Funding Statement: The authors of the mini- review articles that appear in this supplement were invited to submit to the journal following presentations made at the XVII Paavo Nurmi Symposium. These mini-review articles have been peer-reviewed and revised according to Annals of Medicine's usual peer-review standards before being accepted for publication. The funding of this supplement was provided by the Paavo Nurmi Foundation.
Declaration of interest: IP has received funding for clinical research on haemodynamics of hypertension from the Paavo Nurmi Foundation. TH reports no conflicts of interest.