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François Mach is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has made extensive contributions to the field of medicine, particularly focusing on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including surgery, immunology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, as well as economics and econometrics.

Their research predominantly addresses topics related to lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, atherosclerosis and related cardiovascular diseases, acute myocardial infarction, and the intersection of diabetes and cardiovascular risks. Additional areas of focus include health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, cardiac health combined with mental health, and antiplatelet therapy in cardiovascular conditions.

Frequent publication venues for François Mach include:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Atherosclerosis
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • Revue Médicale Suisse
  • Circulation

Several noteworthy recent papers authored by or involving François Mach include:

  • 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk, 2020, Russian Journal of Cardiology
  • Lipoprotein(a) in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and aortic stenosis: a European Atherosclerosis Society consensus statement, 2022, European Heart Journal
  • Effect of Alirocumab Added to High-Intensity Statin Therapy on Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2022, JAMA
  • 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice, 2022, Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)
  • Combination lipid-lowering therapy as first-line strategy in very high-risk patients, 2021, European Heart Journal

François Mach has collaborated frequently with a core group of coauthors, including:

  • Christian M. Matter
  • Bariş Gencer
  • David Nanchen
  • Lorenz Räber
  • David Carballo

Their publication history lists a total of 354 works in medicine, with a significant emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, which constitutes 114 of these works. The emphasis on interdisciplinary research involving surgery (80 works), immunology (48 works), and metabolism-related topics (28 works) reflects a broad scientific approach within their domain.

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

  • 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk

    A Halliday;C Baigent;F Mach;B Mihaylova;B Mihaylova

  • 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

    Frank L J Visseren;François Mach;Yvo M Smulders;David Carballo

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • Statins as a newly recognized type of immunomodulator

    Brenda Kwak;Flore Mulhaupt;Samir Myit;François Mach

  • Rosuvastatin in Older Patients with Systolic Heart Failure

    John Kjekshus;Eduard Apetrei;Vivencio Barrios;Michael Böhm

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • 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

  • Reduction of atherosclerosis in mice by inhibition of CD40 signalling

    François Mach;Uwe Schönbeck;Galina K. Sukhova;Elizabeth Atkinson

  • Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

    Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta

  • Generation of biologically active IL-1 beta by matrix metalloproteinases: a novel caspase-1-independent pathway of IL-1 beta processing.

    Uwe Schönbeck;François Mach;Peter Libby

  • Ticagrelor plus aspirin for 1 month, followed by ticagrelor monotherapy for 23 months vs aspirin plus clopidogrel or ticagrelor for 12 months, followed by aspirin monotherapy for 12 months after implantation of a drug-eluting stent: a multicentre, open-label, randomised superiority trial

    Pascal Vranckx;Marco Valgimigli;Peter Jüni;Christian Hamm

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

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

  • Macrophages and atherosclerotic plaque stability

    Peter Libby;Yong Jian Geng;Masanori Aikawa;Uwe Schoenbeck

  • Low dose oral cannabinoid therapy reduces progression of atherosclerosis in mice

    Sabine Steffens;Niels R. Veillard;Claire Arnaud;Graziano Pelli

  • Clinical efficacy and safety of achieving very low LDL-cholesterol concentrations with the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab: a prespecified secondary analysis of the FOURIER trial

    Robert P. Giugliano;Terje R. Pedersen;Jeong Gun Park;Gaetano M. De Ferrari

  • Plasma ceramides predict cardiovascular death in patients with stable coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes beyond LDL-cholesterol.

    Reijo Laaksonen;Kim Ekroos;Marko Sysi-Aho;Mika Hilvo

  • Antagonism of RANTES Receptors Reduces Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation in Mice

    Niels R. Veillard;Brenda Kwak;Graziano Pelli;Flore Mulhaupt

  • Inhibition of CD40 signaling limits evolution of established atherosclerosis in mice

    U. Schönbeck;G. K. Sukhova;K. Shimizu;F. Mach

  • Inflammation and atherosclerosis.

    Sabine Steffens;François Mach

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabrizio Montecucco
Fabrizio Montecucco University of Genoa
Thomas F. Lüscher
Thomas F. Lüscher University of Zurich
Nicolas Rodondi
Nicolas Rodondi University of Bern
Stephan Windecker
Stephan Windecker University of Bern
Franco Dallegri
Franco Dallegri University of Genoa
Ulf Landmesser
Ulf Landmesser Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Peter Jüni
Peter Jüni University of Oxford
Jaspal S. Kooner
Jaspal S. Kooner Imperial College London
Georg B. Ehret
Georg B. Ehret University of Geneva
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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