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Netherlands
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
157
Citations
103483
World Ranking
880
National Ranking
34

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Eric Boersma is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and specializes in the field of medicine, with a focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research portfolio includes a significant number of publications across several related subfields such as surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work prominently appears in frequent publication venues including:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • International Journal of Cardiology
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • ESC Heart Failure

Boersma's research covers a broad range of topics, centered mainly on cardiovascular health and treatment methods. Key topics they have contributed to include:

  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

They have coauthored numerous papers with frequent collaborators such as Isabella Kardys, K. Martijn Akkerhuis, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, Jasper J. Brugts, and Victor A. Umans. This indicates active participation in collaborative cardiovascular research projects.

Some of the recent papers in which Boersma has contributed include:

  • "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)
  • "Remote haemodynamic monitoring of pulmonary artery pressures in patients with chronic heart failure (MONITOR-HF): a randomised clinical trial" (2023, The Lancet)
  • "Immediate versus staged complete revascularisation in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome and multivessel coronary disease (BIOVASC): a prospective, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised trial" (2023, The Lancet)
  • "Carotid Plaque Characteristics Predict Recurrent Ischemic Stroke and TIA" (2022, JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging)
  • "Telemonitoring for heart failure: a meta-analysis" (2023, European Heart Journal)

Best Publications

  • A prospective survey of patients with valvular heart disease in Europe : The Euro Heart Survey on Valvular Heart Disease.

    Bernard Iung;Gabriel Baron;Eric G. Butchart;François Delahaye

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes

    J.P. Bassand;C.W. Hamm;D. Ardissino;E. Boersma

  • Early and late coronary stent thrombosis of sirolimus-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting stents in routine clinical practice: data from a large two-institutional cohort study

    Joost Daemen;Peter Wenaweser;Keiichi Tsuchida;Linda Abrecht

  • The effect of bisoprolol on perioperative mortality and myocardial infarction in high-risk patients undergoing vascular surgery

    Poldermans D;Boersma E;Bax Jj;Thomson Ir

  • Early thrombolytic treatment in acute myocardial infarction: reappraisal of the golden hour.

    Eric Boersma;Arthur Cp Maas;Jaap W Deckers;Maarten L Simoons

  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Functionally Nonsignificant Stenosis: 5-Year Follow-Up of the DEFER Study

    Nico H.J. Pijls;Pepijn van Schaardenburgh;Ganesh Manoharan;Eric Boersma

  • ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation

    Christian W. Hamm;Jean-Pierre Bassand;Stefan Agewall;Jeroen Bax

  • Decision-making in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis: why are so many denied surgery?

    Bernard Iung;Agnès Cachier;Gabriel Baron;David Messika-Zeitoun

  • Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in acute coronary syndromes: a meta-analysis of all major randomised clinical trials

    Eric Boersma;Robert A Harrington;David J Moliterno;Harvey White

  • Left ventricular dyssynchrony predicts response and prognosis after cardiac resynchronization therapy

    Jeroen J. Bax;Gabe B. Bleeker;Thomas H. Marwick;Sander G. Molhoek

  • Predictors of outcome in patients with acute coronary syndromes without persistent ST-segment elevation. Results from an international trial of 9461 patients. The PURSUIT Investigators.

    Eric Boersma;Karen S. Pieper;Ewout W. Steyerberg;Robert G. Wilcox

  • Soluble CD40 Ligand in Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Christopher Heeschen;Stefanie Dimmeler;Christian W. Hamm;Marcel J. van den Brand

  • Fractional Flow Reserve to Determine the Appropriateness of Angioplasty in Moderate Coronary Stenosis A Randomized Trial

    G. Jan Willem Bech;Bernard De Bruyne;Nico H.J. Pijls;Ebo D. de Muinck

  • A prospective survey of the characteristics, treatments and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. The Euro Heart Survey of Acute Coronary Syndromes (Euro Heart Survey ACS)

    D Hasdai;S Behar;L Wallentin;N Danchin

  • Coronary artery bypass surgery compared with percutaneous coronary interventions for multivessel disease: a collaborative analysis of individual patient data from ten randomised trials

    Mark A. Hlatky;Derek B Boothroyd;Dena M Bravata;Eric Boersma

  • GUIDELINES FOR PRE-OPERATIVE CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENT AND PERIOPERATIVE CARDIAC MANAGEMENT IN NON-CARDIAC SURGERY

    Don Poldermans;Jeroen J. Bax;Eric Boersma;Stefan De Hert

  • A Pooled Analysis of Data Comparing Sirolimus-Eluting Stents with Bare-Metal Stents

    Christian Spaulding;Joost Daemen;Eric Boersma;Donald E. Cutlip

  • Effect of posterolateral scar tissue on clinical and echocardiographic improvement after cardiac resynchronization therapy.

    Gabe B. Bleeker;Theodorus A.M. Kaandorp;Hildo J. Lamb;Eric Boersma

  • Does time matter? A pooled analysis of randomized clinical trials comparing primary percutaneous coronary intervention and in-hospital fibrinolysis in acute myocardial infarction patients

    Eric Boersma

  • Comprehensive Assessment of Coronary Artery Stenoses : Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography Versus Conventional Coronary Angiography and Correlation With Fractional Flow Reserve in Patients With Stable Angina

    W. Bob Meijboom;Carlos A.G. Van Mieghem;Niels van Pelt;Annick Weustink

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeroen J. Bax
Jeroen J. Bax Leiden University Medical Center
Patrick W. Serruys
Patrick W. Serruys University of Galway
Don Poldermans
Don Poldermans Erasmus University Rotterdam
Robert-Jan van Geuns
Robert-Jan van Geuns Radboud University
Maarten L. Simoons
Maarten L. Simoons Erasmus University Rotterdam
Martin J. Schalij
Martin J. Schalij Leiden University Medical Center
Ron T. van Domburg
Ron T. van Domburg Erasmus University Rotterdam
Evelyn Regar
Evelyn Regar University of Zurich
Hector M. Garcia-Garcia
Hector M. Garcia-Garcia MedStar Washington Hospital Center
J. Wouter Jukema
J. Wouter Jukema Leiden University Medical Center

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