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Franz H. Messerli

Franz H. Messerli

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Medicine

D-Index
115
Citations
50833
World Ranking
4525
National Ranking
55

Overview

Franz H. Messerli is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research encompasses related subfields including nutrition and dietetics, infectious diseases, surgery, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

Their scholarly output includes several recent papers addressing topics from cardiovascular impacts of COVID-19 to sodium intake and its health implications. Notable publications include:

  • Special Article - Acute myocardial injury in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection: A review (2020, Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases)
  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Do Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Have a Biphasic Effect? (2020, Journal of the American Heart Association)
  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection and Renin Angiotensin System Blockers (2020, JAMA Cardiology)
  • Salt and cardiovascular disease: insufficient evidence to recommend low sodium intake (2020, European Heart Journal)
  • Sodium intake, life expectancy, and all-cause mortality (2020, European Heart Journal)

Frequent coauthors working alongside Franz H. Messerli include Emrush Rexhaj, George C.M. Siontis, Sripal Bangalore, Chirag Bavishi, and Adrian W. Messerli.

Regular publication venues for their work are:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of Hypertension
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Circulation

They have focused research interests in several main topics including:

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Sodium Intake and Health
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Renal function and acid-base balance

This profile depicts a researcher deeply involved in exploring the intersections of cardiovascular health, dietary factors, and infectious diseases, with a substantial record of publications and collaborations in these areas.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines on the management of stable angina pectoris: executive summary: the task force on the management of stable angina pectoris of the European society of cardiology.

    Franz H Messerli;Giuseppe Mancia;Charles Richard Conti;Carl J Pepine

  • A Calcium Antagonist vs a Non-Calcium Antagonist Hypertension Treatment Strategy for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease The International Verapamil-Trandolapril Study (INVEST): A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Carl J. Pepine;Eileen M. Handberg;Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff;Ronald G. Marks

  • Fixed-Dose Combinations Improve Medication Compliance: A Meta-Analysis

    Sripal Bangalore;Gayathri Kamalakkannan;Sanobar Parkar;Franz H. Messerli

  • Feasibility of Treating Prehypertension with an Angiotensin-Receptor Blocker

    Stevo Julius;Shawna D. Nesbitt;Brent M. Egan;Michael A. Weber

  • Metabolic effects of carvedilol vs metoprolol in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension: a randomized controlled trial.

    George L. Bakris;George L. Bakris;George L. Bakris;Vivian Fonseca;Vivian Fonseca;Richard E. Katholi;Richard E. Katholi;Janet B. McGill

  • A meta-analysis of the effects of treatment on left ventricular mass in essential hypertension

    Arnfried U Klingbeil;Markus Schneider;Markus Schneider;Peter Martus;Peter Martus;Franz H Messerli;Franz H Messerli

  • Hypertension and sudden death: Increased ventricular ectopic activity in left ventricular hypertrophy☆

    Franz H. Messerli;Hector O. Ventura;David J. Elizardi;Francis G. Dunn

  • Obesity Paradox in Patients with Hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease

    Seth Uretsky;Franz H. Messerli;Sripal Bangalore;Annette Champion

  • Serum Uric Acid in Essential Hypertension: An Indicator of Renal Vascular Involvement

    Franz H. Messerli;Edward D. Frohlich;Gerald R. Dreslinski;Daniel H. Suarez

  • Atrial fibrillation and obesity—results of a meta-analysis

    Nikolas Wanahita;Franz H. Messerli;Sripal Bangalore;Apoor S. Gami

  • Should a Moratorium Be Placed on Sublingual Nifedipine Capsules Given for Hypertensive Emergencies and Pseudoemergencies

    Ehud Grossman;Franz H. Messerli;Tomasz Grodzicki;Peter Kowey

  • β-Blocker Use and Clinical Outcomes in Stable Outpatients With and Without Coronary Artery Disease

    Sripal Bangalore;Gabriel Steg;Prakash Deedwania;Kevin Crowley

  • Perioperative β blockers in patients having non-cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis

    Sripal Bangalore;Jørn Wetterslev;Shruthi Pranesh;Sabrina Sawhney

  • Dimorphic Cardiac Adaptation to Obesity and Arterial Hypertension

    Franz H. Messerli;Kirsten Sundgaard-Riise;Efrain D. Reisin;Gerald R. Dreslinski

  • Antihypertensive drugs and risk of cancer: network meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses of 324 168 participants from randomised trials

    Sripal Bangalore;Sunil Kumar;Sverre E Kjeldsen;Harikrishna Makani

  • Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Hypertension in Men and Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Alexandros Briasoulis;Vikram Agarwal;Franz H. Messerli

  • The Transition From Hypertension to Heart Failure: Contemporary Update

    Franz H. Messerli;Stefano F. Rimoldi;Sripal Bangalore

  • J-curve revisited: An analysis of blood pressure and cardiovascular events in the Treating to New Targets (TNT) Trial.

    Sripal Bangalore;Franz H. Messerli;Chuan-Chuan Wun;Andrea L. Zuckerman

  • Obesity and Essential Hypertension: Hemodynamics, Intravascular Volume, Sodium Excretion, and Plasma Renin Activity

    Franz H. Messerli;Barbara Christie;Jose G. R. DeCarvalho;Gerardo G. Aristimuno

  • Blood Pressure Targets in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus/Impaired Fasting Glucose Observations From Traditional and Bayesian Random-Effects Meta-Analyses of Randomized Trials

    Sripal Bangalore;Sunil Kumar;Iryna Lobach;Franz H. Messerli

Frequent Co-Authors

Sripal Bangalore
Sripal Bangalore New York University
Edward D. Frohlich
Edward D. Frohlich Ochsner Health System
Hector O. Ventura
Hector O. Ventura University of Queensland
Roland E. Schmieder
Roland E. Schmieder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Carl J. Lavie
Carl J. Lavie University of Queensland
Carl J. Pepine
Carl J. Pepine University of Florida
Richard V. Milani
Richard V. Milani University of Queensland
George L. Bakris
George L. Bakris University of Chicago
Giuseppe Mancia
Giuseppe Mancia University of Milano-Bicocca
Peter R. Kowey
Peter R. Kowey Thomas Jefferson University

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