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Andreas Greinacher is affiliated with Greifswald University Hospital in Germany and focuses primarily on medicine, with significant contributions to hematology, surgery, genetics, internal medicine, and emergency medicine. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics related to blood disorders and treatments, including platelet disorders, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis, venous thromboembolism diagnosis and management, blood groups and transfusion, intramuscular injections and effects, as well as blood properties and coagulation.

The scientist has published extensively on issues surrounding immune thrombocytopenia and vaccine-related thrombosis, evidenced by notable papers such as "Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia after ChAdOx1 nCov-19 Vaccination" (2021, New England Journal of Medicine), "Insights in ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia" (2021, Blood), and has co-authored research related to vaccine-related thrombotic events. These publications have contributed to ongoing discussions in top-tier medical journals.

Other frequently cited works in the broader field of blood traits and genetics include "The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases" (2020, Cell) and "Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations" (2020, Cell), underscoring an interdisciplinary approach to hematology and genetics that complements their main studies.

Andreas Greinacher collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Jan Wesche, Thomas Thiele, Linda Schönborn, Raghavendra Palankar, and Theodore E. Warkentin, reflecting a network of partnerships in hematological research.

The most frequent venues of publication for this scientist's work include:

  • Hämostaseologie
  • Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Blood
  • Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy
  • Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Their research contributions across these venues align with the main and subfields of study, notably focusing on hematology and related clinical practices. Their publication record shows a sustained engagement with contemporary medical challenges, particularly in the diagnosis and management of thrombotic and platelet disorders.

Best Publications

  • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia after ChAdOx1 nCov-19 Vaccination.

    Andreas Greinacher;Thomas Thiele;Theodore E. Warkentin;Karin Weisser

  • Evaluation of pretest clinical score (4 T's) for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in two clinical settings

    G. K. Lo;D. Juhl;T. E. Warkentin;C. S. Sigouin

  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention: The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy

    Theodore E. Warkentin;Andreas Greinacher

  • Treatment and Prevention of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition)

    Theodore E. Warkentin;Andreas Greinacher;Andreas Koster;A. Michael Lincoff

  • Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: towards consensus.

    Theodore E. Warkentin;Beng H. Chong;Andreas Greinacher

  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia.

    Andreas Greinacher

  • The polygenic and monogenic basis of blood traits and diseases

    Dragana Vuckovic;Erik L. Bao;Parsa Akbari;Caleb A. Lareau

  • Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations.

    Ming-Huei Chen;Laura M Raffield;Abdou Mousas;Saori Sakaue

  • American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.

    Adam Cuker;Gowthami M. Arepally;Beng H. Chong;Douglas B. Cines

  • Heparin-associated thrombocytopenia: isolation of the antibody and characterization of a multimolecular PF4-heparin complex as the major antigen.

    A Greinacher;B Pötzsch;J Amiral;V Dummel

  • CLINICAL PRACTICE. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia.

    Andreas Greinacher

  • A genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 22 loci associated with eight hematological parameters in the HaemGen consortium

    Nicole Soranzo;Nicole Soranzo;Tim D Spector;Massimo Mangino;Brigitte Kühnel

  • Recombinant Hirudin (Lepirudin) Provides Safe and Effective Anticoagulation in Patients With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia A Prospective Study

    A Greinacher;H Völpel;U Janssens;V Hach-Wunderle

  • Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and cardiac surgery.

    Theodore E Warkentin;Andreas Greinacher

  • Clinical features of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia including risk factors for thrombosis. A retrospective analysis of 408 patients.

    Andreas Greinacher;Beate Farner;Hartmut Kroll;Thomas Kohlmann

  • New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation

    Christian Gieger;Aparna Radhakrishnan;Ana Cvejic;Weihong Tang

  • A rapid and sensitive test for diagnosing heparin-associated thrombocytopenia.

    A Greinacher;I Michels;V Kiefel;C Mueller-Eckhardt

  • Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with thromboembolic complications: meta-analysis of 2 prospective trials to assess the value of parenteral treatment with lepirudin and its therapeutic aPTT range

    Andreas Greinacher;Petra Eichler;Petra Eichler;Norbert Lubenow;Norbert Lubenow;Harald Kwasny;Harald Kwasny

  • Multiple loci influence erythrocyte phenotypes in the CHARGE Consortium

    Santhi K. Ganesh;Santhi K. Ganesh;Neil A. Zakai;Frank J A Van Rooij;Nicole Soranzo;Nicole Soranzo

  • The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases

    Dragana Vuckovic;Dragana Vuckovic;Erik L. Bao;Erik L. Bao;Parsa Akbari;Caleb A. Lareau;Caleb A. Lareau

Frequent Co-Authors

Theodore E. Warkentin
Theodore E. Warkentin McMaster University
Uwe Völker
Uwe Völker University of Greifswald
Volker Kiefel
Volker Kiefel University of Rostock
Willem H. Ouwehand
Willem H. Ouwehand University of Cambridge
Matthias Nauck
Matthias Nauck Greifswald University Hospital
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Alexander Teumer
Alexander Teumer Greifswald University Hospital
Heyo K. Kroemer
Heyo K. Kroemer University of Göttingen
Nicole Soranzo
Nicole Soranzo Wellcome Sanger Institute
Alexander P. Reiner
Alexander P. Reiner University of Washington

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