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Teemu
Niiranen
Professor, Internal Medicine
MD, PhD

Contact

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Turku Hypertension Center
ORCID

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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Regional and temporal differences in the associations between cardiovascular disease and its classic risk factors: an analysis of 49 cohorts from 11 European countries (2023)

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Reinikainen Jaakko, Kuulasmaa Kari, Oskarsson Viktor, Amouyel Philippe, Biasch Katia, Brenner Hermann, De Ponti Roberto, Donfrancesco Chiara, Drygas Wojciech, Ferrieres Jean, Grassi Guido, Grimsgaard Sameline, Iacoviello Licia, Jousilahti Pekka, Karhus Line L., Kee Frank, Linneberg Allan, Luksiene Dalia, Marino Joany, Moitry Marie, Palmieri Luigi, Peters Annette, Piwonska Aleksandra, Quarti-Trevano Fosca, Salomaa Veikko, Sans Susana, Schmidt Carsten Oliver, Schoettker Ben, Soederberg Stefan, Tamosiunas Abdonas, Thorand Barbara, Tunstall-Pedoe Hugh, Vanuzzo Diego, Veronesi Giovanni, Woodward Mark, Lekadir Karim, Niiranen Teemu
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

FinnGen provides genetic insights from a well-phenotyped isolated population (2023)

Nature
Kurki MI, Karjalainen J, Palta P, Sipilä TP, Kristiansson K, Donner KM, Reeve MP, Laivuori H, Aavikko M, Kaunisto MA, Loukola A, Lahtela E, Mattsson H, Laiho P, Parolo PD, Lehisto AA, Kanai M, Mars N, Ramö J, Kiiskinen T, Heyne HO, Veerapen K, Rueger S, Lemmela S, Zhou W, Ruotsalainen S, Pärn K, Hiekkalinna T, Koskelainen S, Paajanen T, Llorens V, Gracia-Tabuenca J, Siirtola H, Reis K, Elnahas AG, Sun B, Foley CN, Aalto-Setala K, Alasoo K, Arvas M, Auro K, Biswas S, Bizaki-Vallaskangas A, Carpen O, Chen CY, Dada OA, Ding ZH, Ehm MG, Eklund K, Farkkila M, Finucane H, Ganna A, Ghazal A, Graham RR, Green EM, Hakanen A, Hautalahti M, Hedman AK, Hiltunen M, Hinttala R, Hovatta I, Hu X, Huertas-Vazquez A, Huilaja L, Hunkapiller J, Jacob H, Jensen JN, Joensuu H, John S, Julkunen V, Jung M, Junttila J, Kaarniranta K, Kähönen M, Kajanne R, Kallio L, Kälviäinen R, Kaprio J; FinnGen, Kerimov N, Kettunen J, Kilpeläinen E, Kilpi T, Klinger K, Kosma VM, Kuopio T, Kurra V, Laisk T, Laukkanen J, Lawless N, Liu A, Longerich S, Magi R, Makela J, Makitie A, Malarstig A, Mannermaa A, Maranville J, Matakidou A, Meretoja T, Mozaffari SV, Niemi MEK, Niemi M, Niiranen T, Okafo G, Ollila HM, Palomaki A, Palotie T, Partanen J, Paul DS, Pelkonen M, Pendergrass RK, Petrovski S, Pitkäranta A, Platt A, Pulford D, Punkka E, Pussinen P, Raghavan N, Rahimov F, Rajpal D, Renaud NA, Riley-Gillis B, Rodosthenous R, Saarentaus E, Salminen A, Salminen E, Salomaa V, Schleutker J, Serpi R, Shen HY, Siegel R, Silander K, Siltanen S, Soini S, Soininen H, Sul JH, Tachmazidou I, Tasanen K, Tienari P, Toppila-Salmi S, Tukiainen T, Tuomi T, Turunen JA, Ulirsch JC, Vaura F, Virolainen P, Waring J, Waterworth D, Yang R, Nelis M, Reigo A, Metspalu A, Milani L, Esko T, Fox C, Havulinna AS, Perola M, Ripatti S, Jalanko A, Laitinen T, Mäkelä TP, Plenge R, McCarthy M, Runz H, Daly MJ, Palotie A
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

2023 ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension: Endorsed by the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and the European Renal Association (ERA) (2023)

Journal of Hypertension
Mancia Giuseppe, Kreutz Reinhold, Brunström Mattias, Burnier Michel, Grassi Guido, Januszewicz Andrzej, Muiesan Maria Lorenza, Tsioufis Konstantinos, Agabiti-Rosei Enrico, Algharably Engi Abd Elhady, Azizi Michel, Benetos Athanase, Borghi Claudio, Hitij Jana Brguljan, Cifkova Renata, Coca Antonio, Cornelissen Veronique, Cruickshank J. Kennedy, Cunha Pedro G., Danser A.H. Jan, Pinho Rosa Maria de., Delles Christian, Dominiczak Anna F., Dorobantu Maria, Doumas Michalis, Fernández-Alfonso María S., Halimi Jean-Michel, Járai Zoltán, Jelaković Bojan, Jordan Jens, Kuznetsova Tatiana, Laurent Stephane, Lovic Dragan., Lurbe Empar, Mahfoud Felix, Manolis Athanasios, Miglinas Marius, Narkiewicz Krzystof, Niiranen Teemu, Palatini Paolo, Parati Giangranco, Pathak Atul, Persu Alexandre, Polonia Jorge, Redon Josep, Sarafidis Pantelis, Schmieder Roland, Spronck Bart, Stabouli Stella, Stergiou George, Taddei Stefano, Thomopoulos Costas, Tomaszewski Maciej, Van De Borne Philippe, Wanner Christoph, Weber Thomas, Williams Bryan, Zhang Zhen-Yu, Kjeldsen Sverre E.
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))

Microbiome-based risk prediction in incident heart failure: a community challenge (2023)

Erawijantari PP, Kartal E, Liñares-Blanco J, Laajala TD, Feldman LE, Carmona-Saez P, Shigdel R, Claesson MJ, Bertelsen RJ, Gomez-Cabrero D, Minot S, Albrecht J, Chung V, Inouye M, Jousilahti P, Schultz JH, Friederich HC, Knight R, Salomaa V, Niiranen T, Havulinna AS, Saez-Rodriguez J, Levinson RT, Lahti L; FINRISK Microbiome DREAM Challenge and ML4 Microbiome Communities
(Muu (O2))

Risk prediction of atrial fibrillation and its complications in the community using hs troponin I (2023)

European Journal of Clinical Investigation
Borschel CS, Geelhoed B, Niiranen T, Camen S, Donati MB, Havulinna AS, Gianfagna F, Palosaari T, Jousilahti P, Kontto J, Vartiainen E, Ojeda FM, den Ruijter HM, Costanzo S, de Gaetano G, Di Castelnuovo A, Linneberg A, Vishram-Nielsen JK, Lochen ML, Koenig W, Jorgensen T, Kuulasmaa K, Blankenberg S, Iacoviello L, Zeller T, Soderberg S, Salomaa V, Schnabel RB
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
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