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Switzerland
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
112
Citations
44868
World Ranking
5150
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Heinrich Mattle is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to several related subfields including Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics with a focus on neurological and cardiovascular conditions. Major topics include:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Recent publications from Heinrich Mattle feature in prominent medical journals and cover critical aspects of stroke and cardiovascular research:

  • "Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects in an Analysis of Pooled Individual Patient Data From Randomized Trials of Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale After Stroke" (2021, JAMA)
  • "Proposal for Updated Nomenclature and Classification of Potential Causative Mechanism in Patent Foramen Ovale-Associated Stroke" (2020, JAMA Neurology)
  • "Endovascular Treatment for Stroke Due to Occlusion of Medium or Distal Vessels" (2025, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • "Pooled Analysis of PFO Occluder Device Trials in Patients With PFO and Migraine" (2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
  • "Risk of Paradoxical Embolism (RoPE)-Estimated Attributable Fraction Correlates With the Benefit of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure" (2020, Stroke)

Their frequent publication venues demonstrate a consistent focus on stroke and neurology-related fields. The most common journals include:

  • Stroke
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • JAMA Neurology
  • Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Heinrich Mattle collaborates regularly with a number of researchers in related fields. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Urs Fischer
  • Marcel Arnold
  • Simon Jung
  • Jeffrey L. Saver
  • Morin Beyeler

Best Publications

  • Stent-retriever thrombectomy after intravenous t-PA vs. t-PA alone in stroke

    Jeffrey L. Saver;Mayank Goyal;Alain Bonafe;Hans Christoph Diener

  • Guidelines for management of ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack 2008

    Peter A. Ringleb;Marie Germaine Bousser;Gary Ford;Philip Bath

  • 2017 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases, in collaboration with the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS)

    Victor Aboyans;Jean-Baptiste Ricco

  • Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Cryptogenic Embolism

    Bernhard Meier;Bindu Kalesan;Heinrich P. Mattle;Ahmed Aziz Khattab

  • Treatment and outcomes of acute basilar artery occlusion in the Basilar Artery International Cooperation Study (BASICS): a prospective registry study.

    Wouter J. Schonewille;Christine A. C. Wijman;Patrik Michel;Christina M. Rueckert

  • Therapy of Basilar Artery Occlusion. A Systematic Analysis Comparing Intra-Arterial and Intravenous Thrombolysis

    Perttu J. Lindsberg;Heinrich P. Mattle

  • An index to identify stroke-related vs incidental patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic stroke

    David M. Kent;Robin Ruthazer;Christian Weimar;Jean-Louis Mas

  • Basilar artery occlusion

    Heinrich P Mattle;Marcel Arnold;Perttu J Lindsberg;Wouter J Schonewille

  • Outcome of survivors of accidental deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest treated with extracorporeal blood warming.

    BH Walpoth;BN Walpoth-Aslan;HP Mattle;Bogdan P. Radanov

  • Leitlinien für Diagnostik und Therapie in der Neurologie

    H. C. Diener;C. Weimar;P. Berlit;G. Deuschl

  • Vertebral Artery Dissection Presenting Findings and Predictors of Outcome

    Marcel Arnold;Marie Germaine Bousser;Gregor Fahrni;Urs Fischer

  • Ischaemic stroke in young adults: predictors of outcome and recurrence

    K Nedeltchev;T A der Maur;D Georgiadis;M Arnold

  • NIHSS Score and Arteriographic Findings in Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Urs Fischer;Marcel Arnold;Krassen Nedeltchev;Caspar Brekenfeld

  • Comparison of medical treatment with percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with cryptogenic stroke.

    Stephan Windecker;Andreas Wahl;Krassen Nedeltchev;Marcel Arnold

  • Cerebral blood flow: assessment with dynamic contrast-enhanced T2*-weighted MR imaging at 1.5 T.

    R R Edelman;H P Mattle;D J Atkinson;T Hill

  • Mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke: Consensus statement by ESO-Karolinska Stroke Update 2014/2015, supported by ESO, ESMINT, ESNR and EAN:

    Nils Wahlgren;Tiago Moreira;Patrik Michel;Thorsten Steiner

  • Penumbral imaging and functional outcome in patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke treated with endovascular thrombectomy versus medical therapy: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data

    Bruce C V Campbell;Charles B L M Majoie;Gregory W Albers;Bijoy K Menon

  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score and Vessel Occlusion in 2152 Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Mirjam Rachel Heldner;Christoph Zubler;Heinrich P. Mattle;Gerhard Schroth

  • Assessment of ≥50% and <50% Intracranial Stenoses by Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex Sonography

    Ralf W. Baumgartner;Heinrich P. Mattle;Gerhard Schroth

  • What Is a Minor Stroke

    Urs Fischer;Adrian Baumgartner;Marcel Arnold;Krassen Nedeltchev

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcel Arnold
Marcel Arnold University of Bern
Urs Fischer
Urs Fischer University of Basel
Gerhard Schroth
Gerhard Schroth University of Bern
Bernhard Meier
Bernhard Meier University Hospital of Bern
Patrik Michel
Patrik Michel University of Lausanne
Stephan Windecker
Stephan Windecker University of Bern
Stefan T. Engelter
Stefan T. Engelter University Hospital of Basel
Werner Hacke
Werner Hacke Heidelberg University
Hans-Christoph Diener
Hans-Christoph Diener University of Duisburg-Essen
Jeffrey L Saver
Jeffrey L Saver University of California, Los Angeles

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