Veli Pekka Harjola

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Affiliation: Helsinki University Central Hospital
Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Two cases of pericarditis associated with blood culture-positive meningococcal septicemia
    V-P Harjola
    Division of Emergency Care, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Post Box 340, 00029, HUS, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24:569-70. 2005
  2. ncbi Characteristics, outcomes, and predictors of mortality at 3 months and 1 year in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure
    Veli Pekka Harjola
    Division of Emergency Care, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, PO Box 340, Helsinki 00029 HUS, Finland
    Eur J Heart Fail 12:239-48. 2010
  3. ncbi The hemodynamic and pharmacokinetic interactions between chronic use of oral levosimendan and digoxin in patients with NYHA Classes II-III heart failure
    V P Harjola
    Division of Emergency Care, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther 46:389-99. 2008
  4. ncbi EuroHeart Failure Survey II (EHFS II): a survey on hospitalized acute heart failure patients: description of population
    Markku S Nieminen
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4, PO Box 340, 00029 HUS, Finland
    Eur Heart J 27:2725-36. 2006
  5. ncbi Characteristics, outcomes, and predictors of 1-year mortality in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure
    Krista Siirilä-Waris
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki, University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur Heart J 27:3011-7. 2006
  6. ncbi Prognostic value of cystatin C in acute heart failure in relation to other markers of renal function and NT-proBNP
    Johan Lassus
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4, POB 340, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur Heart J 28:1841-7. 2007
  7. ncbi Gender related differences in patients presenting with acute heart failure. Results from EuroHeart Failure Survey II
    Markku S Nieminen
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
    Eur J Heart Fail 10:140-8. 2008
  8. ncbi Markers of renal function and acute kidney injury in acute heart failure: definitions and impact on outcomes of the cardiorenal syndrome
    Johan P E Lassus
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur Heart J 31:2791-8. 2010
  9. ncbi Levosimendan in cardiac surgery
    Krista Siirilä-Waris
    Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 19:345-9. 2005
  10. ncbi Oral levosimendan improves filling pressure and systolic function during long-term treatment
    Mikko Jalanko
    Department of Cardiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Scand Cardiovasc J 45:91-7. 2011

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Publications15

  1. ncbi Two cases of pericarditis associated with blood culture-positive meningococcal septicemia
    V-P Harjola
    Division of Emergency Care, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Post Box 340, 00029, HUS, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24:569-70. 2005
  2. ncbi Characteristics, outcomes, and predictors of mortality at 3 months and 1 year in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure
    Veli Pekka Harjola
    Division of Emergency Care, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, PO Box 340, Helsinki 00029 HUS, Finland
    Eur J Heart Fail 12:239-48. 2010
    ..Acute heart failure (AHF) has a poor prognosis. We evaluated 3- and 12-month mortality in different clinical classes of AHF patients from 30 European countries who were included in the EuroHeart Failure Survey (EHFS) II...
  3. ncbi The hemodynamic and pharmacokinetic interactions between chronic use of oral levosimendan and digoxin in patients with NYHA Classes II-III heart failure
    V P Harjola
    Division of Emergency Care, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther 46:389-99. 2008
    ..The aim of this exploratory study was to assess the hemodynamic and pharmacokinetic interactions between digoxin and oral levosimendan as well as the proarrhythmic potential of this combination in patients with chronic heart failure...
  4. ncbi EuroHeart Failure Survey II (EHFS II): a survey on hospitalized acute heart failure patients: description of population
    Markku S Nieminen
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4, PO Box 340, 00029 HUS, Finland
    Eur Heart J 27:2725-36. 2006
    ....
  5. ncbi Characteristics, outcomes, and predictors of 1-year mortality in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure
    Krista Siirilä-Waris
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki, University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur Heart J 27:3011-7. 2006
    ..However, studies on AHF characteristics, treatment, and prognostic factors are few. Our aim was to investigate the characteristics, treatment, and 1-year prognosis of AHF and identify prognostic factors in different clinical groups...
  6. ncbi Prognostic value of cystatin C in acute heart failure in relation to other markers of renal function and NT-proBNP
    Johan Lassus
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4, POB 340, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur Heart J 28:1841-7. 2007
    ..We investigated the prognostic value of cystatin C in acute heart failure (AHF) in comparison to other markers of renal function and NT-proBNP...
  7. ncbi Gender related differences in patients presenting with acute heart failure. Results from EuroHeart Failure Survey II
    Markku S Nieminen
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
    Eur J Heart Fail 10:140-8. 2008
    ..This analysis evaluates the gender differences in patients hospitalised for acute heart failure (AHF) in the EuroHeart Failure Survey II (EHFS)...
  8. ncbi Markers of renal function and acute kidney injury in acute heart failure: definitions and impact on outcomes of the cardiorenal syndrome
    Johan P E Lassus
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur Heart J 31:2791-8. 2010
    ..However, definitions and prognostic impact of AKI in AHF have been variable. Cystatin C is a prospective new marker of AKI. The objective of this study was to investigate the use of cystatin C as a marker of early AKI in AHF...
  9. ncbi Levosimendan in cardiac surgery
    Krista Siirilä-Waris
    Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 19:345-9. 2005
    ....
  10. ncbi Oral levosimendan improves filling pressure and systolic function during long-term treatment
    Mikko Jalanko
    Department of Cardiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Scand Cardiovasc J 45:91-7. 2011
    ..The effects of long-term treatment with oral levosimendan were investigated on echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular function in patients with chronic heart failure...
  11. ncbi The use of more than one inotrope in acute heart failure is associated with increased mortality: a multi-centre observational study
    Juhani Rossinen
    Divisions of Emergency Care and Cardiology Department of Internal Medicine, Helsinki, Finland
    Acute Card Care 10:209-13. 2008
    ..Although weakly supported by scientific evidence, according to guidelines the use of inotropes in acute heart failure is indicated in the presence of hypoperfusion refractory to fluid resuscitation...
  12. ncbi Prognostic role of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and their polymorphisms in acute decompensated heart failure
    Kati H Miettinen
    Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
    Eur J Heart Fail 10:396-403. 2008
    ..Cytokines play an important role in chronic heart failure (HF), but little is known about their involvement in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF)...
  13. ncbi Definition and epidemiology of acute heart failure syndromes
    Markku S Nieminen
    Division of Cardiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Am J Cardiol 96:5G-10G. 2005
    ..The epidemiology of AHFS has been studied in large and small registries and surveys in both North America and Europe. The properties of the population of patients with acute HF are discussed in light of these data...
  14. ncbi Cystatin C: a step forward in assessing kidney function and cardiovascular risk
    Johan Lassus
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Heart Fail Rev 17:251-61. 2012
    ..In conclusion, CysC appears to be an interesting marker of renal function and is useful for risk stratification in heart failure...
  15. ncbi Reduction in membrane component of diffusing capacity is associated with the extent of acute pulmonary embolism
    Päivi Piirilä
    Department of Clinical Physiology, HUSLAB, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
    Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 31:196-202. 2011
    ..DM was inversely related to central mass of embolism. Reduction in DM mainly explains the sustained decrease in DL,CO in PE after 7 months despite modern treatment of PE...