Punsar, Sven, MD (1927-2011)

Sven Punsar was involved early in and central to the operations and analyses of the coronary disease epidemiology studies comparing East and West Finland and has had a long career in CVD epidemiology and prevention.

Finnish participation in the Seven Countries Study was led by Martti Karvonen who started field studies in 1956, after which Punsar became team leader. He also participated in the Helsinki Policemen Study and the Finnish Social Insurance Institution Study.