M Hernelahti

Summary

Affiliation: University of Helsinki
Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Muscle fiber-type distribution predicts weight gain and unfavorable left ventricular geometry: a 19 year follow-up study
    Jouko Karjalainen
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
    BMC Cardiovasc Disord 6:2. 2006
  2. ncbi Long-term vigorous training in young adulthood and later physical activity as predictors of hypertension in middle-aged and older men
    M Hernelahti
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Int J Sports Med 23:178-82. 2002
  3. ncbi Relative roles of heredity and physical activity in adolescence and adulthood on blood pressure
    Miika Hernelahti
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
    J Appl Physiol 97:1046-52. 2004
  4. ncbi Stability and change of volume and intensity of physical activity as predictors of hypertension
    Miika Hernelahti
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Scand J Public Health 32:303-9. 2004
  5. ncbi Muscle fiber-type distribution as a predictor of blood pressure: a 19-year follow-up study
    Miika Hernelahti
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Hypertension 45:1019-23. 2005
  6. ncbi Hypertension in master endurance athletes
    M Hernelahti
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
    J Hypertens 16:1573-7. 1998
  7. ncbi Effect of physical activity and muscle morphology on endothelial function and arterial stiffness
    M Rönnback
    Folkhalsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhalsan Research Center, University of Helsinki, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Scand J Med Sci Sports 17:573-9. 2007
  8. ncbi Occurrence of chronic disease in former top-level athletes. Predominance of benefits, risks or selection effects?
    Urho M Kujala
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Sports Med 33:553-61. 2003

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Muscle fiber-type distribution predicts weight gain and unfavorable left ventricular geometry: a 19 year follow-up study
    Jouko Karjalainen
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
    BMC Cardiovasc Disord 6:2. 2006
    ..Cross-sectional studies have associated low percentage of type-I fibers (type-I%) with many cardiovascular risk factors...
  2. ncbi Long-term vigorous training in young adulthood and later physical activity as predictors of hypertension in middle-aged and older men
    M Hernelahti
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Int J Sports Med 23:178-82. 2002
    ..Later physical activity was also associated with lower risk...
  3. ncbi Relative roles of heredity and physical activity in adolescence and adulthood on blood pressure
    Miika Hernelahti
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
    J Appl Physiol 97:1046-52. 2004
    ..The association between aerobic exercise in adolescence and low diastolic BP in adulthood is a new finding, as is the observation that the factors partly share the same genes...
  4. ncbi Stability and change of volume and intensity of physical activity as predictors of hypertension
    Miika Hernelahti
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Scand J Public Health 32:303-9. 2004
    ..Therefore we investigated how the stability and change of volume and intensity of physical activity are associated with the risk of hypertension in Finnish men and women...
  5. ncbi Muscle fiber-type distribution as a predictor of blood pressure: a 19-year follow-up study
    Miika Hernelahti
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Hypertension 45:1019-23. 2005
    ..A high proportion of type I fibers in skeletal muscle is an independent predictor of low blood pressure and explains part of the known association between high levels of physical activity and low blood pressure...
  6. ncbi Hypertension in master endurance athletes
    M Hernelahti
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
    J Hypertens 16:1573-7. 1998
    ..To determine whether long-term very vigorous endurance training prevents hypertension...
  7. ncbi Effect of physical activity and muscle morphology on endothelial function and arterial stiffness
    M Rönnback
    Folkhalsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhalsan Research Center, University of Helsinki, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Scand J Med Sci Sports 17:573-9. 2007
    ..005). Muscle fiber-type distribution is not a determinant of arterial stiffness or endothelial function. Impaired endothelial function was observed in physically active men, underlining the need for further research...
  8. ncbi Occurrence of chronic disease in former top-level athletes. Predominance of benefits, risks or selection effects?
    Urho M Kujala
    Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Sports Med 33:553-61. 2003
    ..Given the nature of the available data, the possible health consequences of recent changes in different characteristics of sports, such as training practices, professionalism and use of doping, cannot be properly predicted...