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David Erlinge

David Erlinge

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Medicine

D-Index
92
Citations
36098
World Ranking
11191
National Ranking
210

Overview

David Erlinge is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the medical field, primarily focusing on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research portfolio includes over 600 publications within medicine, with a significant emphasis on cardiovascular-related topics.

Their scholarly work is concentrated across several subfields, including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine

Among the main research topics covered by David Erlinge are:

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management

David Erlinge's frequently published venues include:

  • European Heart Journal (56 publications)
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (18 publications)
  • American Heart Journal (11 publications)
  • Journal of the American Heart Association (10 publications)
  • Circulation (9 publications)

Significant research articles authored or co-authored by David Erlinge are:

  • Identification of vulnerable plaques and patients by intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy and ultrasound (PROSPECT II): a prospective natural history study, 2021, The Lancet
  • Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine (authored by Josef Dankiewicz)
  • Prevalence of Subclinical Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in the General Population, 2021, Circulation (authored by Göran Bergström)
  • Dapagliflozin in Myocardial Infarction without Diabetes or Heart Failure, 2023, NEJM Evidence (authored by Stefan James)
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Vulnerable Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (authored by Gregg W. Stone)

David Erlinge has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Stefan James (78 joint works)
  • Tomas Jernberg (76 joint works)
  • Moman A. Mohammad (72 joint works)
  • Ole Fröbert (61 joint works)
  • Elmir Ömerovic (58 joint works)

Best Publications

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

    Niklas Nielsen;Jørn Wetterslev;Tobias Cronberg;David Erlinge

  • Thrombus aspiration during ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

    Ole Fröbert;Bo Lagerqvist;Göran K. Olivecrona;Elmir Omerovic

  • Prasugrel versus clopidogrel for acute coronary syndromes without revascularization

    Matthew T. Roe;Paul W. Armstrong;Keith A.A. Fox;Harvey D. White

  • Instantaneous Wave-free Ratio versus Fractional Flow Reserve to Guide PCI

    Matthias Götberg;Evald H. Christiansen;Ingibjörg J. Gudmundsdottir;Lennart Sandhall

  • Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

    Josef Dankiewicz;Tobias Cronberg;Gisela Lilja;Janus C. Jakobsen

  • Clinical presentation, aetiology and outcome of infective endocarditis. Results of the ESC-EORP EURO-ENDO (European infective endocarditis) registry: a prospective cohort study

    G Habib;P A Erba;P A Erba;B Iung;E Donal

  • Ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes and diabetes: a substudy from the PLATelet inhibition and patient Outcomes (PLATO) trial.

    Stefan James;Dominick J. Angiolillo;Jan H. Cornel;David Erlinge

  • Prasugrel achieves greater and faster P2Y12receptor-mediated platelet inhibition than clopidogrel due to more efficient generation of its active metabolite in aspirin-treated patients with coronary artery disease

    Lars Wallentin;Christoph Varenhorst;Stefan James;David Erlinge

  • P2 receptors in cardiovascular regulation and disease

    David Erlinge;Geoffrey Burnstock

  • Improved outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction during the last 20 years are related to implementation of evidence-based treatments: experiences from the SWEDEHEART registry 1995-2014.

    Karolina Szummer;Karolina Szummer;Lars Wallentin;Lars Lindhagen;Joakim Alfredsson

  • Medical Therapy for Secondary Prevention and Long-Term Outcome in Patients With Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease.

    Bertil Lindahl;Tomasz Baron;David Erlinge;Nermin Hadziosmanovic

  • Standardized EEG interpretation accurately predicts prognosis after cardiac arrest

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

  • Oxygen Therapy in Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Robin Hofmann;Stefan K James;Stefan K James;Tomas Jernberg;Bertil Lindahl

  • Genetic variation of CYP2C19 affects both pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic responses to clopidogrel but not prasugrel in aspirin-treated patients with coronary artery disease

    Christoph Varenhorst;Stefan James;David Erlinge;John T. Brandt

  • 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

  • Targeting reperfusion injury in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: trials and tribulations.

    Derek J. Hausenloy;Hans Erik Botker;Thomas Engstrom;David Erlinge

  • Cardiospecific microRNA plasma levels correlate with troponin and cardiac function in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction, are selectively dependent on renal elimination, and can be detected in urine samples.

    Olof Gidlöf;Patrik Gilje;Jesper vanderPals;Matthias Götberg

  • Clinical use of intracoronary imaging. Part 2: acute coronary syndromes, ambiguous coronary angiography findings, and guiding interventional decision-making: an expert consensus document of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions.

    Thomas W Johnson;Lorenz Räber;Carlo di Mario;Christos Bourantas

  • Platelets activated during myocardial infarction release functional miRNA which can be taken up by endothelial cells and regulate ICAM1 expression

    Olof Gidlof;Marcel Brug;Jenny Ohman;Patrik Gilje

  • Patients with poor responsiveness to thienopyridine treatment or with diabetes have lower levels of circulating active metabolite, but their platelets respond normally to active metabolite added ex vivo.

    David Erlinge;Christoph Varenhorst;Oscar Ö. Braun;Stefan James

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan James
Stefan James Uppsala University
Christian Hassager
Christian Hassager University of Copenhagen
Hans Friberg
Hans Friberg Lund University
Lars Edvinsson
Lars Edvinsson Lund University
Bertil Lindahl
Bertil Lindahl Uppsala University
Dan Atar
Dan Atar University of Oslo
Lars Wallentin
Lars Wallentin Uppsala University
Jørn Wetterslev
Jørn Wetterslev Copenhagen University Hospital
György Marko-Varga
György Marko-Varga Lund University
Ulf Ekelund
Ulf Ekelund Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

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