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Teemu
Niiranen
Professor, Internal Medicine
MD, PhD

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Areas of expertise

Cardiovascular epidemiology
cohort studies
blood pressure
hypertension
blood pressure measurement

Biography

Teemu Niiranen, MD, PhD, is a physician-scientist and a clinical hypertension specialist with a track record of productivity in hypertension research, successful mentoring, international research grant procurement, and inter-institutional international collaborations. His research on hypertension in large population cohorts has led to >200 publications that are cited by the European, American, British, and Japanese clinical hypertension guidelines. These publications include first- or last-author articles in BMJ, Circulation, European Heart Journal, Nature Communications and JAMA Cardiology.

After finishing his PhD and clinical training, Dr. Niiranen received in-depth training in cardiovascular disease epidemiology and omics during a post-doctoral period at the Framingham Heart Study, the oldest and most prestigious cardiovascular cohort study in the world. After his post-doctoral period, he was selected as one of the new Group Leaders of the University of Turku Collegium of Science and Medicine and in 2020, the professor of internal medicine at the university. He is also employed as a Medical Specialist by the National Institute for Health and Welfare and chairs the work of the Cardiometabolic Clinical Expert Group of the FinnGen study, a project that has genotyped up to 500 000 unique Finnish blood samples and merged this genetic data with nationwide healthcare registers.

Dr. Niiranen has received young investigator awards from the American and Finnish Societies of Hypertension, and the American Heart Association. He is the chair of the Finnish Hypertension Society and is currently mentoring, or has mentored 12 PhD students. He is an editorial board member of Hypertension, the leading journal in hypertension research.

Teaching

Semester leadership: Fall Semester, Clinical research path for fourth year medical students.

Course leadership: PGS1728: Getting Started with Medical Research (Year 4); PGS1741: Clinical Research Literature Exam (Year 4)

Course teaching: MEDI0117: General Propedeutics (Year 4)

Pedagogic training: Medical Pedagogy course (10 credits)

Research

In addition to general cardiovascular epidemiology, Dr. Niiranen's research has focused on the epidemiology of hypertension in large scale population cohorts. His studies particularly focused on home monitoring of blood pressure and more recently he has moved into examining the relation between hypertension and omics (genome, metagenome and metabolome).

Publications

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Early diagnosis and better rhythm management to improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: the 8th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference (2022)

EP-Europace
Schnabel Renate B., Marinelli Elena Andreassi, Arbelo Elena, Boriani Giuseppe, Boveda Serge, Buckley Claire M., Camm A. John, Casadei Barbara, Chua Winnie, Dagres Nikolaos, de Melis Mirko, Desteghe Lien, Diederichsen Søren Zöga, Duncker David, Eckardt Lars, Eisert Christoph, Engler Daniel, Fabritz Larissa, Freedman Ben, Gillet Ludovic, Goette Andreas, Guasch Eduard, Svendsen Jesper Hastrup, Hatem Stéphane N., Haeusler Karl Georg, Healey Jeff S., Heidbuchel Hein, Hindricks Gerhard, Hobbs F.D. Richard, Hübner Thomas, Kotecha Dipak, Krekler Michael, Leclercq Christophe, Lewalter Thorsten, Lin Honghuang, Linz Dominik, Lip Gregory Y.H., Løchen Maja-Lisa, Lucassen Wim, Malaczynska-Rajpold Katarzyna, Massberg Steffen, Merino Jose L., Meyer Ralf, Mont Lluis, Myers Michael C., Neubeck Lis, Niiranen Teemu, Oeff Michael, Oldgren Jonas, Potpara Tatjana S., Psaroudakis George, Pürerfellner Helmut, Ravens Ursula, Rienstra Michiel, Rivard Lena, Scherr Daniel, Schotten Ulrich, Shah Dipen, Sinner Moritz F., Smolnik Rüdiger, Steinbeck Gerhard, Steven Daniel, Svennberg Emma, Thomas Dierk, Hills Mellanie True, van Gelder Isabelle C., Vardar Burcu, Palà Elena, Wakili Reza, Wegscheider Karl, Wieloch Mattias, Willems Stephan, Witt Henning, Ziegler André, Zink Matthias Daniel, Kirchhof Paulus
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Risk Stratification by Cross-Classification of Central and Brachial Systolic Blood Pressure (2022)

Hypertension
Cheng Yi-Bang, Thijs Lutgarde, Aparicio Lucas S., Huang Qi-Fang, Wei Fang-Fei, Yu Yu-Ling, Barochiner Jessica, Sheng Chang-Sheng, Yang Wen-Yi, Niiranen Teemu J., Boggia José, Zhang Zhen-Yu, Stolarz-Skrzypek Katarzyna, Gilis-Malinowska Natasza, Tikhonoff Valérie, Wojciechowska Wiktoria, Casiglia Edoardo, Narkiewicz Krzysztof, Filipovský Jan, Kawecka-Jaszcz Kalina, Wang Ji-Guang, Li Yan, Staessen Jan A.
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Substantial Fat Loss in Physique Competitors Is Characterized by Increased Levels of Bile Acids, Very-Long Chain Fatty Acids, and Oxylipins (2022)

Metabolites
Sarin Heikki V, Hulmi Juha J, Qin Youwen, Inouye Michael, Ritchie Scott C, Cheng Susan, Watrous Jeramie D, Nguyen Thien-Tu C, Lee Joseph H, Jin Zhezen, Terwilliger Joseph D, Niiranen Teemu, Havulinna Aki, Salomaa Veikko, Pietiläinen Kirsi H, Isola Ville, Ahtiainen Juha P, Häkkinen Keijo, Jain Mohit, Perola Markus
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Risk of sudden cardiac death associated with QRS, QTc, and JTc intervals in the general population (2022)

Heart Rhythm
Tikkanen Jani T., Kentta Tuomas, Porthan Kimmo, Anttonen Olli, Eranti Antti, Aro Aapo L., Kerola Tuomas, Rissanen Harri A., Knekt Paul, Heliövaara Markku, Holkeri Arttu, Haukilahti Anette, Niiranen Teemu, Hernesniemi Jussi, Jula Antti, Nieminen Markku S., Myerburg Robert J., Albert Christine M., Salomaa Veikko, Huikuri Heikki V., Junttila M. Juhani
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Publisher Correction: Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries (vol 611, pg 115, 2022) (2022)

Nature
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Pankratz N, Jackson RD, Nielsen JB, Giulianini F, Puurunen MK, Ibrahim M, Heckbert SR, Bammler TK, McCauley BM, Taylor KD, Pankow JS, Reiner AP, Gabrielsen ME, Deleuze JF, O'Donnell CJ, Kim J, McKnight B, Kraft P, Hansen JB, Rosendaal FR, Heit JA, Tang WH, Morange PE, Johnson AD, Kabrhel C, van Dijk EJ, van Dijk EJ, Koudstaal PJ, Luijckx GJ, Nederkoorn PJ, van Oostenbrugge RJ, Visser MC, Wermer MJH, Kappelle LJ, Esko T, Esko T, Metspalu A, Magi R, Nelis M, Irvin MR, Irvin MR, de Leeuw FE, Levi CR, Maguire J, Jimenez-Conde J, Sharma P, Sudlow CLM, Rannikmae K, Schmidt R, Slowik A, Pera J, Thijs VNS, Lindgren AG, Ilinca A, Melander O, Engstrom G, Rexrode KM, Rothwell PM, Stanne TM, Johnson JA, Danesh J, Butterworth AS, Heitsch L, Boncoraglio GB, Kubo M, Pezzini A, Rolfs A, Giese AK, Weir D, Jackson RD, Ross OA, Lemmons R, Soderholm M, Cushman M, Jood K, McDonough CW, Bell S, Linkohr B, Lee TH, Putaala J, Anderson CD, Anderson CD, Lopez OL, Jian XQ, Schminke U, Cullell N, Delgado P, 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Jensen GB, Benn M, Afzal S, Kamstrup PR, van Setten J, van Setten J, van der Laan SW, Vonk JMJ, Kim BJ, Kim BJ, Curtze S, Curtze S, Tiainen M, Kinnunen J, Menon V, Menon V, Sung YJ, Yang CR, Saillour-Glenisson F, Gravel S, Onland-Moret NC, Onland-Moret NC, Heath AK, Millwood IY, Gieger C, Ninomiya T, Grabe HJ, Jukema JW, Rissanen IL, Strbian D, Kim YJ, Chen PH, Mayerhofer E, Howson JMM, Irvin MR, Adams H, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Christensen K, Ikram MA, Rundek T, Worrall BB, Lathrop GM, Riaz M, Simonsick EM, Korv J, Franca PHC, Zand R, Prasad K, Frikke-Schmidt R, de Leeuw FE, Liman T, Haeusler KG, Ruigrok YM, Heuschmann PU, Longstreth WT, Jung KJ, Bastarache L, Pare G, Damrauer SM, Chasman DI, Rotter JI, Anderson CD, Zwart JA, Niiranen TJ, Fornage M, Liaw YP, Seshadri S, Fernandez-Cadenas I, Walters RG, Ruff CT, Owolabi MO, Huffman JE, Milani L, Kamatani Y, Dichgans M, Debette S
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