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Christian Hassager

Christian Hassager

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Medicine

D-Index
98
Citations
43218
World Ranking
8815
National Ranking
103

Overview

Christian Hassager is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has a strong focus on medical research, particularly in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their extensive publication record spans multiple interconnected fields and topics within medicine.

The primary fields of study for Hassager include:

  • Medicine

Within these, their subfields of research emphasize:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Surgery
  • Epidemiology

The main topics covered by their work entail:

  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

Christian Hassager has published frequently in several reputable venues, illustrating their active involvement in the cardiovascular and emergency medicine research communities. These publication venues include:

  • European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care
  • Resuscitation
  • European Heart Journal
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Among their recent papers are the following significant contributions:

  • "2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease," 2021, published in European Heart Journal
  • "2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease," 2021, published in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
  • "Microaxial Flow Pump or Standard Care in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock," 2024, published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Executive summary," 2021, published in Resuscitation
  • "Angiography after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation," 2021, published in New England Journal of Medicine

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Jacob Eifer Møller
  • Jesper Kjærgaard
  • Johannes Grand
  • Rasmus Paulin Beske
  • Lene Holmvang

Best Publications

  • 2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease.

    Alec Vahanian;Friedhelm Beyersdorf;Fabien Praz;Milan Milojevic

  • Targeted Temperature Management at 33°C versus 36°C after Cardiac Arrest

    Niklas Nielsen;Jørn Wetterslev;Tobias Cronberg;David Erlinge

  • Defibrillator Implantation in Patients with Nonischemic Systolic Heart Failure

    Lars Køber;Jens J. Thune;Jens J. Thune;Jens C. Nielsen;Jens C. Nielsen;Jens Haarbo;Jens Haarbo

  • Validation of body composition by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).

    J. Haarbo;A. Gotfredsen;C. Hassager;C. Christiansen

  • Accuracy of measurements of body composition by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in vivo.

    O L Svendsen;J Haarbo;C Hassager;C Christiansen

  • The association between low bone mass at the menopause and cardiovascular mortality

    Peter von der Recke;Marc Allan Hansen;Christian Hassager

  • The use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care: Recommendations of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association

    Patrizio Lancellotti;Susanna Price;Thor Edvardsen;Bernard Cosyns

  • Prevention of disease progression by cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic left ventricular dysfunction: insights from the European cohort of the REVERSE (Resynchronization Reverses Remodeling in Systolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction) trial.

    Claude Daubert;Michael R. Gold;William T. Abraham;Stefano Ghio

  • 2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease.

    Alec Vahanian;Friedhelm Beyersdorf;Fabien Praz;Milan Milojevic

  • Changes in bone mineral density with age in men and women: a longitudinal study.

    L. Warming;C. Hassager;C. Christiansen

  • Prediction of All-Cause Mortality and Heart Failure Admissions From Global Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

    Mads Ersbøll;Nana Valeur;Ulrik Madvig Mogensen;Mads Jønsson Andersen

  • Age- and menopause-associated variations in body composition and fat distribution in healthy women as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

    Ole Lander Svendsen;Christian Hassager;Claus Christiansen

  • Standardized EEG interpretation accurately predicts prognosis after cardiac arrest

    Erik Westhall;Andrea O. Rossetti;Anne Fleur Van Rootselaar;Troels Wesenberg Kjaer

  • Evaluation of right ventricular volume and function by 2D and 3D echocardiography compared to MRI.

    Jesper Kjaergaard;Claus Leth Petersen;Andreas Kjaer;Andreas Kjaer;Bente Krogsgaard Schaadt

  • NT-proBNP: a new diagnostic screening tool to differentiate between patients with normal and reduced left ventricular systolic function

    M Bay;V Kirk;J Parner;C Hassager

  • Effect of an energy-restrictive diet, with or without exercise, on lean tissue mass, resting metabolic rate, cardiovascular risk factors, and bone in overweight postmenopausal women

    Ole Lander Svendsen;Christian Hassager;Claus Christiansen

  • Neuron-Specific Enolase as a Predictor of Death or Poor Neurological Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Targeted Temperature Management at 33°C and 36°C

    Pascal Stammet;Olivier Collignon;Christian Hassager;Matthew P. Wise

  • Targeted Temperature Management for 48 vs 24 Hours and Neurologic Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Hans Kirkegaard;Eldar Søreide;Inge de Haas;Ville Pettilä

  • Right ventricular dysfunction as an independent predictor of short- and long-term mortality in patients with heart failure.

    Jesper Kjaergaard;Dilek Akkan;Kasper Karmark Iversen;Lars Køber

  • 2010 Focused Update of ESC Guidelines on Device Therapy in Heart Failure

    Regitze Videbæk;Jens Cosedis;Lars Køber;Finn Gustafsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Køber
Lars Køber Copenhagen University Hospital
Hans Friberg
Hans Friberg Lund University
Christian Torp-Pedersen
Christian Torp-Pedersen Aalborg University
David Erlinge
David Erlinge Lund University
Jørn Wetterslev
Jørn Wetterslev Copenhagen University Hospital
Pär I. Johansson
Pär I. Johansson Copenhagen University Hospital
Gunnar H. Gislason
Gunnar H. Gislason Copenhagen University Hospital
Kristian Wachtell
Kristian Wachtell Cornell University
Lars Søndergaard
Lars Søndergaard Abbott (United States)
Jens Flensted Lassen
Jens Flensted Lassen University of Southern Denmark

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