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Angel Herraiz-Adillo

Postdoc

My research mainly focuses on the early in life determinants of cardiovascular health and atherosclerosis in middle age.

Presentation

I am a registered nurse in Primary Care with a postdoc research position at Linkoping University. I have studied how the “Life´s Essential 8”, a novel score created by the American Heart Association, conveys subclinical atherosclerosis within the SCAPIS project (Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study).

In addition, I have studied the early in life determinants of cardiovascular health and atherosclerosis in middle age, particularly: cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, BMI, BMI during pregnancy, cognitive ability and blood pressure.

About me

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  • Postdoctoral position at Linköping University, Sweden, 2022-onwards.
  • Family and Community Nursing Specialist, Spanish Government, 2023.
  • PhD in Public Health and Physical Activity, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, 2015-2018. Doctoral thesis: The diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease in Primary Care.
  • Master’s in Public Health Research, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, 2014-2015.
  • Degree in Nursing, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, 1995-1999.


Publications

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Ángel Herraiz-Adillo, Viktor H. Ahlqvist, Sara Higueras-Fresnillo, Kristofer Hedman, Emil Hagström, Melony Fortuin- de Smidt, Bledar Daka, Cecilia Lenander, Daniel Berglind, Carl Johan Östgren, Karin Rådholm, Francisco B. Ortega, Pontus Henriksson (2024)
Physical fitness in male adolescents and atherosclerosis in middle age: a population-based cohort study

British Journal of Sports Medicine , Vol.58 , s.411-420 Continue to DOI

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Ángel Herraiz-Adillo, Sara Higueras-Fresnillo, Viktor H. Ahlqvist, Daniel Berglind, Maria B. Syrjälä, Bledar Daka, Cecilia Lenander, Johan Sundström, Francisco B. Ortega, Carl Johan Östgren, Karin Rådholm, Pontus Henriksson (2024)
Life's Essential 8 and Life's Simple 7 in Relation to Coronary Atherosclerosis: Results From the Population-Based SCAPIS Project

Mayo Clinic proceedings , Vol.99 , s.69-80 Continue to DOI

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Ángel Herraiz Adillo, Viktor H. Ahlqvist, Sara Higueras-Fresnillo, Daniel Berglind, Patrik Wennberg, Cecilia Lenander, Bledar Daka, Mattias Ekstedt, Johan Sundstrom, Francisco B. Ortega, Carl Johan Östgren, Karin Rådholm, Pontus Henriksson (2023)
Lifes Essential 8 and carotid artery plaques: the Swedish cardiopulmonary bioimage study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine , Vol.10 Continue to DOI

2025

Eva Rodriguez-Gutierrez, Vicente Martinez-Vizcaino, Irene Sequi-Dominguez, Sergio Nunez de Arenas-Arroyo, Pontus Henriksson, Ángel Herraiz-Adillo, Ana Torres-Costoso (2025) Device-measured physical activity and adiposity in schoolchildren: a 30-week follow-up study BMC Medicine, Vol. 23, Article 329 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2024

Maryam Shirvanifar, Viktor H. Ahlqvist, Michael Lundberg, Kyriaki Kosidou, Ángel Herraiz-Adillo, Daniel Berglind, Cecilia Magnusson, Pontus Henriksson (2024) Adverse pregnancy outcomes attributable to overweight and obesity across maternal birth regions: a Swedish population-based cohort study The Lancet Public Health, Vol. 9, p. e776-e786 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Lana Hebib, Ángel Herraiz-Adillo, Sara Higueras-Fresnillo, Daniel Berglind, Bledar Daka, Patrik Wennberg, Emil Hagstrom, Cecilia Lenander, Viktor H. Ahlqvist, Carl Johan Östgren, Karin Rådholm, Pontus Henriksson (2024) Life's Essential 8 is inversely associated with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein Scientific Reports, Vol. 14, Article 15024 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Sara Higueras-Fresnillo, Ángel Herraiz-Adillo, Viktor H. Ahlqvist, Robin Oberg, Cecilia Lenander, Patrik Wennberg, Josefin Wangdahl, Daniel Berglind, Bledar Daka, Carl Johan Östgren, Karin Rådholm, Pontus Henriksson (2024) Associations of psychological factors with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular health in middle-age: the population-based Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage study (SCAPIS) BMC Public Health, Vol. 24, Article 1455 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Ángel Herraiz-Adillo, Viktor H. Ahlqvist, Sara Higueras-Fresnillo, Kristofer Hedman, Emil Hagström, Melony Fortuin- de Smidt, Bledar Daka, Cecilia Lenander, Daniel Berglind, Carl Johan Östgren, Karin Rådholm, Francisco B. Ortega, Pontus Henriksson (2024) Physical fitness in male adolescents and atherosclerosis in middle age: a population-based cohort study British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 58, p. 411-420 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Research

Research projects

  • Ideal cardiovascular health in SCAPIS: prevalence, determinants and health effects of ideal cardiovascular health in a Swedish population-based study.
  • Clinical utility of the International Fitness Scale to estimate cardiovascular risk in two population-based cohort studies: the CIFIS project.
  • Associations of migration and socioeconomic status with body weight, gestational weight gain and self-rated health before, during and after pregnancy.

Coworkers

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Pontus Henriksson

Senior Associate Professor

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Karin Rådholm

Senior Associate Professor

Organisation

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Division of Society and Health (SH)

We are an interdisciplinary division with research and education in several subject areas. The division consist of two units, Health Care Analysis and Public Health Science, and includes the Master´s programme in Medical Science.
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Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.

News

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Body weight important in pregnancy – regardless of country of birth

Overweight is a major contributor to complications during pregnancy and childbirth – this applies to both women born in Sweden and women who have moved here, something that has not been well researched so far.

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