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Erik S.G. Stroes is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as surgery, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, cancer research, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and immunology.

The scientist's main areas of study include topics related to lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, cancer, lipids, and metabolism, diabetes, cardiovascular risks, and lipoproteins, lipid metabolism and disorders, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases, cardiac imaging and diagnostics, and cardiac valve diseases and treatments.

Erik S.G. Stroes has contributed to a variety of research papers. Notable recent publications include:

  • Lipoprotein(a) in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and aortic stenosis: a European Atherosclerosis Society consensus statement (2022, European Heart Journal)
  • Lipoprotein(a) Reduction in Persons with Cardiovascular Disease (2020, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and their remnants: metabolic insights, role in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and emerging therapeutic strategies-a consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society (2021, European Heart Journal)
  • Evinacumab in Patients with Refractory Hypercholesterolemia (2020, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Global perspective of familial hypercholesterolaemia: a cross-sectional study from the EAS Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration (FHSC) (2021, The Lancet)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stroes include Nick S. Nurmohamed, Laurens F. Reeskamp, Jeffrey Kroon, Yannick Kaiser, and G. Kees Hovingh.

Their work has been published extensively in venues such as Atherosclerosis, European Heart Journal, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Circulation, and European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Best Publications

  • 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular riskThe Task Force for the management of dyslipidaemias of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS)

    François Mach;Colin Baigent;Alberico L Catapano;Konstantinos C Koskinas

  • Transfer of Intestinal Microbiota From Lean Donors Increases Insulin Sensitivity in Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome

    Anne Vrieze;Els Van Nood;Frits Holleman;Jarkko Salojarvi

  • Familial hypercholesterolaemia is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the general population: guidance for clinicians to prevent coronary heart disease: consensus statement of the European Atherosclerosis Society

    Borge G. Nordestgaard;M. John Chapman;Steve E. Humphries;Henry N. Ginsberg

  • Efficacy and Safety of Alirocumab in Reducing Lipids and Cardiovascular Events

    Jennifer G. Robinson;Michel Farnier;Michel Krempf;Jean Bergeron

  • Simvastatin with or without Ezetimibe in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

    John J.P. Kastelein;Fatima Akdim;Erik S.G. Stroes;Aeilko H. Zwinderman

  • Statin-associated muscle symptoms: impact on statin therapy—European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel Statement on Assessment, Aetiology and Management

    Erik S. Stroes;Paul D. Thompson;Alberto Corsini;Georgirene D. Vladutiu

  • Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: new insights and guidance for clinicians to improve detection and clinical management. A position paper from the Consensus Panel on Familial Hypercholesterolaemia of the European Atherosclerosis Society

    Marina Cuchel;Eric Bruckert;Henry N. Ginsberg;Frederick J. Raal

  • Improvement of Insulin Sensitivity after Lean Donor Feces in Metabolic Syndrome Is Driven by Baseline Intestinal Microbiota Composition

    Ruud S. Kootte;Evgeni Levin;Jarkko Salojärvi;Loek P. Smits

  • Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Children and Adolescents: Gaining Decades of Life by Optimizing Detection and Treatment

    Albert Wiegman;Samuel S. Gidding;Gerald F Watts;M John Chapman

  • Tetrahydrobiopterin restores endothelial function in hypercholesterolemia.

    E Stroes;J Kastelein;F Cosentino;W Erkelens

  • Lipoprotein(a) Reduction in Persons with Cardiovascular Disease.

    Tsimikas S;Karwatowska-Prokopczuk E;Gouni-Berthold I;Tardif Jc

  • Lipoprotein(a), PCSK9 Inhibition, and Cardiovascular Risk.

    Michelle L. O’Donoghue;Sergio Fazio;Robert P. Giugliano;Erik S.G. Stroes

  • Homozigot ailevi hiperkolesterolemi: klinisyenlerin tanıyı ve klinik yönetimi geliştirmelerine yönelik yeni anlayışlar ve rehberlik. Avrupa Ateroskleroz Derneği’nin Ailevi Hiperkolesterolemi Üzerine Uzlaşı Paneli yazılı görüşü

    Marina Cuchel;Eric Bruckert;Henry N. Ginsberg;Frederick J. Raal

  • Antisense oligonucleotides targeting apolipoprotein(a) in people with raised lipoprotein(a): two randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trials

    Nicholas J Viney;Julian C van Capelleveen;Richard S Geary;Shuting Xia

  • Anti-PCSK9 Antibody Effectively Lowers Cholesterol in Patients With Statin Intolerance : The GAUSS-2 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Evolocumab

    Erik Stroes;David Colquhoun;David Sullivan;Fernando Civeira

  • Loss of Endothelial Glycocalyx During Acute Hyperglycemia Coincides With Endothelial Dysfunction and Coagulation Activation In Vivo

    Max Nieuwdorp;Timon W. van Haeften;Mirella C.L.G. Gouverneur;Hans L. Mooij

  • The polygenic nature of hypertriglyceridaemia: implications for definition, diagnosis, and management

    Robert A. Hegele;Henry N. Ginsberg;M. John Chapman;Børge G. Nordestgaard

  • Efficacy and safety of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol-increasing compounds: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Rakesh S. Birjmohun;Barbara A. Hutten;John J.P. Kastelein;Erik S.G. Stroes

  • Vascular function in the forearm of hypercholesterolaemic patients off and on lipid-lowering medication.

    E.S.G. Stroes;H.A. Koomans;T.J. Rabelink;T.W.A. de Bruin

  • Impact of oral vancomycin on gut microbiota, bile acid metabolism, and insulin sensitivity

    Anne Vrieze;Carolien Out;Susana Fuentes;Lisanne Jonker

Frequent Co-Authors

John J.P. Kastelein
John J.P. Kastelein University of Amsterdam
Max Nieuwdorp
Max Nieuwdorp University of Amsterdam
G. Kees Hovingh
G. Kees Hovingh University of Amsterdam
Kay-Tee Khaw
Kay-Tee Khaw University of Cambridge
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge
Daniel Gaudet
Daniel Gaudet University of Montreal
S. Matthijs Boekholdt
S. Matthijs Boekholdt University of Amsterdam
Zahi A. Fayad
Zahi A. Fayad Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sotirios Tsimikas
Sotirios Tsimikas University of California, San Diego
Albert K. Groen
Albert K. Groen University of Amsterdam

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