Markku Laakso
Preventive Cardiology
University of Eastern Finland
About
Markku Laakso works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with University of Eastern Finland.
Markku Laakso is a Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital. He leads research on the genetics and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes, focusing on its cardiovascular complications. He is involved in multiple international consortia studying cardiometabolic traits and diseases.
Research focus
Genetics of coronary artery diseaseCardiovascular complications in type 2 diabetesLipoprotein metabolism and cardiovascular riskInsulin resistance and heart failureMetabolomics in cardiometabolic diseases
Impact
1,217 pubs · 168,293 cites · h-index 173
Affiliations
Work Experience
University of Eastern Finland
1995 - Present