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Edmund J. Lewis is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with a particular emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Other subfields include endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, cancer research, neurology, and developmental neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to cardiovascular health and associated physiological mechanisms. Main topics of their research include:

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation

Edmund J. Lewis has contributed to publications in various prominent venues, including:

  • The Lancet (2 publications)
  • The Lancet Oncology (1 publication)
  • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (1 publication)
  • Cell Reports (1 publication)
  • European Heart Journal (1 publication)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Lewis include:

  • "Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis," 2021, The Lancet
  • "Age-stratified and blood-pressure-stratified effects of blood-pressure-lowering pharmacotherapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and death: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis," 2021, The Lancet
  • "Antihypertensive treatment and risk of cancer: an individual participant data meta-analysis," 2021, The Lancet Oncology
  • "Blood pressure-lowering treatment for prevention of major cardiovascular diseases in people with and without type 2 diabetes: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis," 2022, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Defining the molecular identity and morphology of glia limitans superficialis astrocytes in vertebrates," 2025, Cell Reports

Frequent collaborators of Edmund J. Lewis comprise several researchers with whom they have co-authored multiple publications. These include Mark Woodward, Sverre E. Kjeldsen, John Chalmers, Barry R. Davis, and Kazem Rahimi.

Best Publications

  • The effect of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibition on diabetic nephropathy. The collaborative study group

    E J Lewis;L G Hunsicker;R P Bain;R D Rohde

  • The effect of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibition on diabetic nephropathy.

    Edmund J. Lewis;Lawrence G. Hunsicker;Raymond P. Bain;Richard D Rohde

  • Aliskiren Combined with Losartan in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy

    Hans-Henrik Parving;Frederik Persson;Julia B. Lewis;Edmund J. Lewis

  • A controlled trial of plasmapheresis therapy in severe lupus nephritis. The Lupus Nephritis Collaborative Study Group.

    Edmund J. Lewis;Lawrence G. Hunsicker;Shu-Ping Lan;Richard D. Rohde

  • GFR decline as an end point for clinical trials in CKD: a scientific workshop sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation and the US Food and Drug Administration.

    Andrew S. Levey;Lesley A. Inker;Kunihiro Matsushita;Tom H Greene

  • Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis

    Kazem Rahimi;Zeinab Bidel;Milad Nazarzadeh;Emma Copland

  • Independent and Additive Impact of Blood Pressure Control and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockade on Renal Outcomes in the Irbesartan Diabetic Nephropathy Trial: Clinical Implications and Limitations

    Marc A. Pohl;Samuel Blumenthal;Daniel J. Cordonnier;Fernando De Alvaro

  • Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Irbesartan Diabetic Nephropathy Trial of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Overt Nephropathy

    Tomas Berl;Lawrence G. Hunsicker;Julia B. Lewis;Marc A. Pfeffer

  • Proteinuria reduction and progression to renal failure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and overt nephropathy

    Robert C. Atkins;Esther M. Briganti;Julia B. Lewis;Lawrence G. Hunsicker

  • Factors predictive of outcome in severe lupus nephritis

    Stephen M. Korbet;Edmund J. Lewis;Melvin M. Schwartz;Morris Reichlin

  • Impact of Achieved Blood Pressure on Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Irbesartan Diabetic Nephropathy Trial

    Tomas Berl;Lawrence G. Hunsicker;Julia B. Lewis;Marc A. Pfeffer

  • Glomerulopathies of neoplasia.

    Jeremiah W. Eagen;Edmund J. Lewis

  • Severe Lupus Nephritis: Racial Differences in Presentation and Outcome

    Stephen M. Korbet;Melvin M. Schwartz;Joni Evans;Edmund J. Lewis

  • Primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: Clinical Course and Response to Therapy

    Stephen M. Korbet;Melvin M. Schwartz;Edmund J. Lewis

  • Value of a complete or partial remission in severe lupus nephritis.

    Yiann E. Chen;Stephen M. Korbet;Robert S. Katz;Melvin M. Schwartz

  • Pulmonary hemorrhage in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Jeremiah W. Eagen;Vincent A. Memoli;Jimmy L. Roberts;Guy R. Matthew

  • Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in Nephrotic Adults: Presentation, Prognosis, and Response to Therapy of the Histologic Variants

    Micky J Chun;Stephen M Korbet;Melvin M Schwartz;Edmund J Lewis

  • Significance of histologic patterns of glomerular injury upon long-term prognosis in severe lupus glomerulonephritis

    Christopher C. Najafi;Christopher C. Najafi;Stephen M. Korbet;Stephen M. Korbet;Edmund J. Lewis;Edmund J. Lewis;Melvin M. Schwartz;Melvin M. Schwartz

  • Predictors of the progression of renal insufficiency in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes and overt diabetic nephropathy

    Julia A. Breyer;Raymond P. Bain;Joni K. Evans;N. Stanley Nahman

  • Change in albuminuria as a surrogate endpoint for progression of kidney disease: a meta-analysis of treatment effects in randomised clinical trials

    Hiddo J L Heerspink;Tom Greene;Hocine Tighiouart;Hocine Tighiouart;Ron T Gansevoort

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Lachin
John M. Lachin George Washington University
Andrew S. Levey
Andrew S. Levey Tufts Medical Center
Norman K. Hollenberg
Norman K. Hollenberg Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dick de Zeeuw
Dick de Zeeuw University of Groningen
Itamar Raz
Itamar Raz Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hans-Henrik Parving
Hans-Henrik Parving University of Copenhagen
Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Samuel Z. Goldhaber Brigham and Women's Hospital
Marc A. Pfeffer
Marc A. Pfeffer Harvard Medical School
Francesco Locatelli
Francesco Locatelli University of Pavia
Peter H. Schur
Peter H. Schur Brigham and Women's Hospital

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