Seppo Lehto

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

Mortality from Coronary Heart Disease in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes and in Nondiabetic Subjects with and without Prior Myocardial Infarction

Our data suggest that diabetic patients without previous myocardial infarction have as high a risk of myocardial infarction as nondiabetic patients with previous myocardial infa...

Does NIDDM increase the risk for coronary heart disease similarly in both low- and high-risk populations?

EUROASPIRE IV: A European Society of Cardiology survey on the lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management of coronary patients from 24 European countries

A large majority of coronary patients do not achieve the guideline standards for secondary prevention with high prevalences of persistent smoking, unhealthy diets, physical inac...

Cost-effectiveness of optimizing prevention in patients with coronary heart disease: the EUROASPIRE III health economics project

These results underscore the societal value of optimizing prevention in most patients with established CHD, but also highlight the need for setting priorities towards patients m...

Intake of Mercury From Fish, Lipid Peroxidation, and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Coronary, Cardiovascular, and Any Death in Eastern Finnish Men

Background Even though previous studies have suggested an association between high fish intake and reduced coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality, men in Eastern Finland, who ha...

Impact of Diabetes on Mortality After the First Myocardial Infarction

OBJECTIVE To study diabetic and nondiabetic patients with their first myocardial infarction to determine overall 1-year mortality, out-of-hospital mortality, 28-day mortality of...

Dyslipidemia and Hyperglycemia Predict Coronary Heart Disease Events in Middle-Aged Patients With NIDDM

Patients with NIDDM are at increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). However, information on the predictive value of cardiovascular risk factors and the degree of hypergl...

Dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia predict coronary heart disease events in middle-aged patients with NIDDM