Tuomas
Kiviniemi
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
MD, PhD, FESC
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Areas of expertise
Cardiology
Clinical trials
Atrial fibrillation
Coronary artery disease
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Pacemaker
Anticoagulation
Bleeding;
Biography
As a clinical cardiologist with a specific research interest in atrial fibrillation (AF) and long-term complications after percutaneous and surgical procedures, I have established a research group, which includes 10 PhD students at present. From a clinical point of view, my specific focus is AF patients undergoing cardiac procedures.
Teaching
Cardiology, ECG, Echocardiography, Atrial fibrillation, Anticoagulation
Research
PI leads CAREFIB Consortium, which aims to reduce the burden of atrial fibrillation and its adverse outcome stroke in patients undergoing cardiac procedures. This consortium is divided into three major studies: a retrospective epidemiological CAREAVR study; a prospective CAREBANK biobank and a prospective LAA-CLOSURE trial.
Publications
Alkoholi ja sydän (2016)
(Artikkeli ammatillisessa kokoomateoksessa (D2))Detecting atrial fibrillation via existing smartphones without any add-ons (2016)
European Heart Journal Supplements
(Muu (O2))
Stroke as the First Manifestation of Atrial Fibrillation (2016)
PLoS ONE
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Reumasairaudet (2016)
(Artikkeli ammatillisessa kokoomateoksessa (D2))Detection of increased myocardial integrin alphaVbeta3 expression in a pig model of inducible myocardial ischemia using [68Ga]-NODAGA-RGD PET (2015)
EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
(Muu (O2))
Outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stage 3B-5 chronic kidney disease (2015)
European Society of Cardiology 2015 Congress, European Heart Journal
(Muu (O2))
Predictors of permanent work disability among ≤50-year-old patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. (2015)
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Renal Impairment and Prognosis of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Coronary Intervention - The AFCAS Trial (2015)
PLoS ONE
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Eteisvärinä, sepelvaltimotauti ja suorat antikoagulantit (2015)
Lääkärilehti
(Artikkeli ammattilehdessä tai kirjoitus ammatillisessa blogissa (D1))
Incidence and risk factors of postpericardiotomy syndrome requiring medical attention: The Finland postpericardiotomy syndrome study (2015)
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))