Cardiovascular Epidemiology – Karin Leander research group

Our research is in the field of cardiovascular epidemiology, with a general aim to increase knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors to improve the scientific basis for primary and secondary prevention in women and men. We study cardiometabolic-related factors such as low-grade inflammation, dyslipidemia, hypertension and diabetes and evaluate the importance of lifestyle factors, such as dietary habits, for cardiovascular health. Women-specific risk factors are given special focus.

Part of the Institute of Environmental Medicine

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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; Akesson A; Marklund M; Qian F; Gigante B; Bartz TM; Bassett JK; Birukov A; Campos H; Hirakawa Y; Imamura F; Jaeger 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; Riserus 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
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 FJ; Strawbridge R; Baldassarre D; Veglia FE; Humphries S; Savonen K; Kurl S; Pirro MJ; Smit A; Giral P; Silveira A; Tremoli E; Hamsten A; de Faire U; Gigante B; Leander K
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
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; Engstrom 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; Malarstig A; van't Hooft FM; Hyde C; Hellenius M-L; Troutt JS; Konrad RJ; Ohrvik J; Hamsten A; de Faire U