Cardiovascular Epidemiology – Karin Leander research group

Publications

Selected publications

• Article: CIRCULATION. 2024;149(4):305-316

  Role of Polyunsaturated Fat in Modifying Cardiovascular Risk Associated With Family History of Cardiovascular Disease: Pooled De Novo Results From 15 Observational Studies.

  Laguzzi F; Åkesson A; Marklund M; Qian F; Gigante B; Bartz TM; Bassett JK; Birukov A; Campos H; Hirakawa Y; Imamura F; Jäger S; Lankinen M; Murphy RA; Senn M; Tanaka T; Tintle N; Virtanen JK; Yamagishi K; Allison M; Brouwer IA; De Faire U; Eiriksdottir G; Ferrucci L; Forouhi NG; Geleijnse JM; Hodge AM; Kimura H; Laakso M; Risérus U; van Westing AC; Bandinelli S; Baylin A; Giles GG; Gudnason V; Iso H; Lemaitre RN; Ninomiya T; Post WS; Psaty BM; Salonen JT; Schulze MB; Tsai MY; Uusitupa M; Wareham NJ; Oh S-W; Wood AC; Harris WS; Siscovick D; Mozaffarian D; Leander K; Fatty Acids and Outcomes Research Consortium (FORC
• Article: CIRCULATION-GENOMIC AND PRECISION MEDICINE. 2023;16(3):236-247

  Cross-Sectional Gene-Smoking Interaction Analysis in Relation to Subclinical Atherosclerosis-Results From the IMPROVE Study.

  Maitusong B; Laguzzi F; Strawbridge RJ; Baldassarre D; Veglia F; Humphries SE; Savonen K; Kurl S; Pirro M; Smit AJ; Giral P; Silveira A; Tremoli E; Hamsten A; de Faire U; Gigante B; Leander K; IMPROVE Study group
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION. 2021;60(1):123-134

  Alcohol consumption in relation to carotid subclinical atherosclerosis and its progression: results from a European longitudinal multicentre study.

  Laguzzi F; Baldassarre D; Veglia F; Strawbridge RJ; Humphries SE; Rauramaa R; Smit AJ; Giral P; Silveira A; Tremoli E; Hamsten A; de Faire U; Frumento P; Leander K; IMPROVE Study group
• Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2017;14(11):e1002445

  Postmenopausal hormone therapy and risk of stroke: A pooled analysis of data from population-based cohort studies.

  Carrasquilla GD; Frumento P; Berglund A; Borgfeldt C; Bottai M; Chiavenna C; Eliasson M; Engström G; Hallmans G; Jansson J-H; Magnusson PK; Nilsson PM; Pedersen NL; Wolk A; Leander K
• Article: CIRCULATION. 2016;133(13):1230-1239

  Circulating Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) Predicts Future Risk of Cardiovascular Events Independently of Established Risk Factors.

  Leander K; Mälarstig A; Van't Hooft FM; Hyde C; Hellénius M-L; Troutt JS; Konrad RJ; Öhrvik J; Hamsten A; de Faire U

Funding

Funders

• Do individuals with a family history of cardiovascular disease specifically need to avoid having a diet too low in polyunsaturated fats?

  Swedish Research Council
• Cardiometabolic risk factors for fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events in women and men

  Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
• Gene-lifestyle interactions behind subclinical cardiovascular disease - explorative analyses based on genome-wide data

  Swedish Research Council

Members and contact

Group leader

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  Karin Leander

  Senior Lecturer | Docent

  Telephone +46852487498

  E-mail karin.leander@ki.se

All members of the group

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  German Carrasquilla

  Affiliated to Research

  E-mail german.carrasquilla@ki.se
• Åsa Chaikiat Ståhl

  Adjunct Lecturer

  E-mail asa.chaikiat.stahl@ki.se
• Lena Hillert

  Affiliated to Research | Docent

  Telephone +46852487636

  E-mail lena.hillert@ki.se
• 

  Federica Laguzzi

  Assistant Professor

  E-mail federica.laguzzi@ki.se
• 

  Karin Leander

  Senior Lecturer | Docent

  Telephone +46852487498

  E-mail karin.leander@ki.se
• Max Vikström

  Statistician

  E-mail max.vikstrom@ki.se
• Maria Wolodarski

  Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring

  E-mail maria.wolodarski@ki.se

Other people connected to the group

• Quintana, Hedley
• Jansson, Sophia
• Maitusong, Buamina

Visiting address

Karolinska Institutet, Institutet för Miljömedicin, Nobels väg 13, Stockholm

Postal address

Karolinska Institutet, Institutet för Miljömedicin, Box 210, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden