{"id":691,"date":"2026-10-05T06:57:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T06:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minervainstitute.fi\/?post_type=research-groups&#038;p=691"},"modified":"2026-10-08T14:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T14:13:31","slug":"kardiovaskular-sjukdom-hos-barn-och-unga","status":"publish","type":"research-groups","link":"https:\/\/minervainstitute.fi\/sv\/forskningsgrupper\/kardiovaskular-sjukdom-hos-barn-och-unga\/","title":{"rendered":"Kardiovaskul\u00e4r sjukdom hos barn och unga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"acf-fifty-fifty wp-block-acf-fifty-fifty\">\n        <section class=\"bg-brand-offwhite text-brand-black relative overflow-hidden\">\n            <div class=\"gradient-orb orb-right\"><\/div>\n        <div data-layout=\"text-right\" data-top-margin=\"regular\"\n        data-bottom-margin=\"regular\"\n        class=\"gap-x-23 max-w-8xl relative mx-auto grid grid-cols-1 gap-y-8 px-4 lg:grid-cols-2 lg:px-20\">\n        <div class=\" area-text flex w-full flex-col justify-center\">\n            <div class=\"flex h-full flex-col justify-center\">\n                                                                    <p class=\"lg:pb-5.5 body-m pb-4\"><h3>Gruppledare<\/h3><br \/>\r\nTaisto Sarkola, MD, docent<br \/>\r\ntaisto.sarkola@helsinki.fi<br \/>\r\n <br \/>\r\n<h3>Gruppmedlemmar<\/h3><br \/>\r\nMy Blomqvist, HLT<br \/>\r\nMari Ylinen, MD<br \/>\r\nMichelle Renlund-Vikstr\u00f6m, MD<br \/>\r\nEssi Karikoski, FM<br \/>\r\nLaura Biskop, medicinstudent<br \/>\r\nKarita Hyv\u00f6nen, medicinstudent<br \/>\r\nMaria Finne, FM, forskningskoordinator<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"area-media relative flex h-full flex-col items-start justify-center lg:items-center\">\n            <div class=\"mask w-full\">\n                                    <picture class=\"w-full object-cover h-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/Wo539A-khTzZv3n7lkbLIn2EpwQ=\/960x960\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Fminervainstitute.fi%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FTaisto_Sarkola.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/U25V2WlbruMjYIAbGCElPdWs9WI=\/320x320\/smart\/filters:quality(80)\/https%3A%2F%2Fminervainstitute.fi%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FTaisto_Sarkola.jpg 320w, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/pgpxzJJVdPnv3iIaX3ZZNk6tk1I=\/480x480\/smart\/filters:quality(80)\/https%3A%2F%2Fminervainstitute.fi%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FTaisto_Sarkola.jpg 480w, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/iERlE0SmI814YM3-EZ7mSdm4LGs=\/640x640\/smart\/filters:quality(80)\/https%3A%2F%2Fminervainstitute.fi%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FTaisto_Sarkola.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/Olo_YvkhCVGGMnsKlcNpggXsor4=\/800x800\/smart\/filters:quality(90)\/https%3A%2F%2Fminervainstitute.fi%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FTaisto_Sarkola.jpg 800w, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/-BUfNW-df-EZJS4gyTEilkdVYic=\/960x960\/smart\/filters:quality(90)\/https%3A%2F%2Fminervainstitute.fi%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FTaisto_Sarkola.jpg 960w, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/PdjBkottY6JdzF3RHCh0rB9ulqI=\/1280x1280\/smart\/filters:quality(90)\/https%3A%2F%2Fminervainstitute.fi%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FTaisto_Sarkola.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/fy5kvAmFY-1qD1LDUoIisY2D1Ng=\/1600x1600\/smart\/filters:quality(90)\/https%3A%2F%2Fminervainstitute.fi%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FTaisto_Sarkola.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/F-6s8jUuTZbX8XBs1VzqIrJ7XjI=\/1920x1920\/smart\/filters:quality(90)\/https%3A%2F%2Fminervainstitute.fi%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FTaisto_Sarkola.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full object-cover h-full\" height=\"960\" width=\"960\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 50vw, 80vw\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" \/><\/picture>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"acf-content wp-block-acf-content\">\n        <section class=\"max-w-8xl relative mx-auto px-4 lg:px-20\" data-top-margin=\"regular\"\n            data-bottom-margin=\"regular\">\n                            <div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n                    <h3>Utvalda publikationer<\/h3>\n<p>Renlund M, J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen TJ, Kivel\u00e4 A, Heinonen S, Laivuori H, Sarkola T. Blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and cardiovascular risk profiles in 8-12-year-old children following pre-eclampsia (FINNCARE-study). J Hypertens. 2023 Sep 1;41(9):1429-1437. doi: 10.1097\/HJH.0000000000003485<\/p>\n<p>Renlund M, J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen TJ, Kivel\u00e4 A, Heinonen S, Laivuori H, Sarkola T. Determinants of vascular structure and function in at-risk children born to mothers managed for pre-eclampsia (FINNCARE study). Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Oct 4;10:1264921. doi: 10.3389\/fcvm.2023.1264921.<\/p>\n<p>Pulkkinen MA, Tuomaala AK, Hero M, Gordin D, Sarkola T. Motivational Interview to Improve Vascular Health in Adolescents with Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes (MIAD): A Randomized Controlled Trial. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2020 Jul;8(1):e001216. doi: 10.1136\/bmjdrc-2020-001216.<\/p>\n<p>Sundholm J, Suominen A, Sarkola T, Jahnukainen K. Early arterial intimal thickening and plaque is related with treatment regime and cardiovascular risk factors in young adults following childhood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. J Clin Med. 2020 Jul 13;9(7):2208. doi: 10.3390\/jcm9072208.<\/p>\n<p>Ylinen M, Tyni V, Pihkala JI, Salminen J, Sairanen H, Sarkola T. Procedural riskfactors, incidence, and timing of reintervention after treatment for native coarctation of aorta in children \u2013 a population based study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019 Mar 1;55(3):564-571. doi: 10.1093\/ejcts\/ezy252. doi: 10.1093\/ejcts\/ezy252.<\/p>\n<p>Sundholm JKM, Litwin L, R\u00f6n\u00f6 K, Koivusalo S, Eriksson JG, Sarkola T. Maternal obesity and gestational diabetes: impact on early childhood arterial wall layer thickness and stiffness \u2013 RADIEL six years follow-up. Atherosclerosis 2019;284:237-244. doi: 10.1016\/j.atherosclerosis.2019.01.037.<\/p>\n<p>Sarkola T, Manlhiot C, Slorach C, Bradley TJ, Hui W, Mertens L, Redington AN, Jaeggi E. Evolution of the Arterial Structure and Function from Infancy to Adolescence is related to Anthropometric and Blood Pressure Changes. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2012;32:2516-24. doi: 10.1161\/ATVBAHA.112.252114.<\/p>\n<p>Olander R, Sundholm JKM, Ojala TH, Andersson S, Sarkola T. Neonatal arterial morphology is related to body size in abnormal human fetal growth. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging 2016 Sep;9(9). pii: e004657. doi: 10.1161\/CIRCIMAGING.116.004657.<\/p>\n<p>Sundholm JKM, Paetau A, Alb\u00e4ck A, Pettersson T, Sarkola T. Non-invasive vascular very-high resolution ultrasound to quantify artery intima layer thickness: validation of the four-line pattern. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2019 Aug;45(8):2010-2018. doi: 10.1016\/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.04.017<\/p>\n<p>Sarkola T, Redington A, Keeley F, Bradley T, Jaeggi E. Transcutaneous very-high-resolution ultrasound to quantify arterial wall layers of muscular and elastic arteries: Validation of a method. Atherosclerosis. 2010;212:516-23. doi: 10.1016\/j.atherosclerosis.2010.06.043.<\/p>\n<h3>Finansi\u00e4rer av forskningen<\/h3>\n<p>Stiftelsen f\u00f6r Pediatrisk Forskning<br \/>\nFinska L\u00e4kares\u00e4llskapet<br \/>\nMedicinska Underst\u00f6dsf\u00f6reningen Liv och H\u00e4lsa r.f.<br \/>\nStiftelsen Dorothea Olivia, Karl Walter och Jarl Walter Perkl\u00e9ns minne<\/p>\n<h3>F\u00f6lj<\/h3>\n<p>Helsinki University portal:<a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.helsinki.fi\/en\/persons\/taisto-sarkola\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/researchportal.helsinki.fi\/en\/persons\/taisto-sarkola<\/a><\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-691","research-groups","type-research-groups","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kardiovaskul\u00e4r sjukdom hos barn och unga - 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