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Overview

Georg B. Ehret is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Surgery, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Genetics.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics and have appeared in notable scientific journals. Key papers include:

  • Silent brain infarcts impact on cognitive function in atrial fibrillation, 2022, European Heart Journal
  • Hypertension and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: position paper by the European Society of Hypertension, 2021, Journal of Hypertension
  • Host-symbiont interactions in Angomonas deanei include the evolution of a host-derived dynamin ring around the endosymbiont division site, 2022, Current Biology
  • Feasibility and safety of high-intensity interval training for the rehabilitation of geriatric inpatients (HIITERGY) a pilot randomized study, 2020, BMC Geriatrics
  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Relation to Plasma and Urinary Manganese, 2020, Hypertension

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Murielle Bochud
  • Belén Ponte
  • Menno Pruijm
  • Daniel Ackermann
  • Bruno Vogt

Georg B. Ehret has published frequently in venues such as UNC Libraries, Revue Médicale Suisse, European Heart Journal, Atherosclerosis, and Journal of Hypertension.

Their research covers a range of topics related to cardiovascular health and metabolic regulation. Main topics addressed include:

  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Genome-wide association scan shows genetic variants in the FTO gene are associated with obesity-related traits.

    Angelo Scuteri;Serena Sanna;Wei-Min Chen;Manuela Uda

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

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

  • Genome-wide association study of blood pressure and hypertension

    Daniel Levy;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Kenneth Rice;Germaine C. Verwoert

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

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

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

  • Multiple loci associated with indices of renal function and chronic kidney disease

    Anna Köttgen;Nicole L. Glazer;Abbas Dehghan;Shih Jen Hwang

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk

    Helen R Warren;Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Claudia P Cabrera;He Gao

  • Common variants in KCNN3 are associated with lone atrial fibrillation

    Patrick T. Ellinor;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Nicole L. Glazer;Arne Pfeufer

  • Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

    Louise V. Wain;Germaine C. Verwoert;Paul F. O'Reilly;Gang Shi

  • Genome-wide association study of PR interval

    Arne Pfeufer;Charlotte Van Noord;Kristin D. Marciante;Dan E. Arking

  • Coding Variation in ANGPTL4, LPL, and SVEP1 and the Risk of Coronary Disease

    Nathan O. Stitziel;Kathleen E. Stirrups;Nicholas G. D. Masca;Jeanette Erdmann

  • Common variants at ten loci modulate the QT interval duration in the QTSCD Study

    Arne Pfeufer;Serena Sanna;Dan E. Arking;Martina Müller

  • The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Teresa Ferreira;Daniel I. Chasman;Anne U. Jackson

  • Variants in ZFHX3 are associated with atrial fibrillation in individuals of European ancestry.

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Emelia J. Benjamin;Kenneth M. Rice;Dan E. Arking;Arne Pfeufer

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
Aravinda Chakravarti
Aravinda Chakravarti New York University Langone Medical Center
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Jaspal S. Kooner
Jaspal S. Kooner Imperial College London

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