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Hertzel C. Gerstein

Hertzel C. Gerstein

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Medicine
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
139
Citations
130100
World Ranking
1714
National Ranking
61

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Hertzel C. Gerstein is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and focuses primarily on medical research with a specialization in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their scholarly contributions include a significant volume of work within the field of medicine, particularly emphasizing diabetes-related treatment, management, and associated cardiovascular risks.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Pancreatic Function and Diabetes
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Their notable recent papers include:

  • Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Efpeglenatide in Type 2 Diabetes, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Cardiovascular, mortality, and kidney outcomes with GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials, 2021, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression as Surrogate Marker for Cardiovascular Risk, 2020, Circulation
  • Consensus Report: Definition and Interpretation of Remission in Type 2 Diabetes, 2021, Diabetes Care
  • Effect of dulaglutide on cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes: an exploratory analysis of the REWIND trial, 2020, The Lancet Neurology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Guillaume Paré
  • Tali Cukierman-Yaffe
  • Matthew C. Riddle
  • Salim Yusuf
  • Jonathan E. Shaw

The scientist's work appears regularly in several prominent academic venues, reflecting an ongoing engagement with diabetes-focused research communities. These venues include:

  • Diabetes Care
  • Diabetes
  • Journal of Diabetes
  • Canadian Journal of Diabetes
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism

Hertzel C. Gerstein's body of research covers a broad range of topics intersecting diabetes and cardiovascular health, with particular attention to the impact of pharmacological treatments and biomarkers on patient outcomes. Their contributions span both clinical and metabolic aspects of diabetes and its complications, emphasizing patterns of cardiovascular risk, kidney outcomes, and cognitive impairment related to type 2 diabetes.

Best Publications

  • Effects of intensive glucose lowering in type 2 diabetes

    Hertzel C Gerstein;Michael E Miller;Robert P Byington

  • Effects of intensive blood-pressure control in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    C. Cushman;Gregory W. Evans;Robert P. Byington;Jeffrey A. Cutler

  • Effects of combination lipid therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Henry N. Ginsberg;Laura C. Lovato;Lawrence A. Leiter;Peter Linz

  • Evidence-Based Medicine: A New Approach to Teaching the Practice of Medicine

    Gordon Guyatt;John Cairns;David Churchill;Deborah Cook

  • Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in People With Diabetes Mellitus A scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association

    John B. Buse;Henry N. Ginsberg;George L. Bakris;Nathaniel G. Clark

  • 1998 clinical practice guidelines for the management of diabetes in Canada

    S. Meltzer;L. Leiter;D. Daneman;H. C. Gerstein

  • Albuminuria and risk of cardiovascular events, death, and heart failure in diabetic and nondiabetic individuals

    Hertzel C. Gerstein;Johannes F. E. Mann;Qilong Yi;Bernard Zinman

  • Effects of ramipril on cardiovascular and microvascular outcomes in people with diabetes mellitus: results of the HOPE study and MICRO-HOPE substudy. Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study Investigators.

    Jfe Mann;HC Gerstein;S Yusuf

  • Stress hyperglycaemia and increased risk of death after myocardial infarction in patients with and without diabetes : a systematic overview

    Sarah E Capes;Dereck Hunt;Klas Malmberg;Hertzel C Gerstein

  • The relationship between glucose and incident cardiovascular events. A metaregression analysis of published data from 20 studies of 95,783 individuals followed for 12.4 years.

    M Coutinho;H C Gerstein;Y Wang;S Yusuf

  • Stress Hyperglycemia and Prognosis of Stroke in Nondiabetic and Diabetic Patients A Systematic Overview

    Sarah E. Capes;Dereck Hunt;Klas Malmberg;Parbeen Pathak

  • Effect of rosiglitazone on the frequency of diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose: a randomised controlled trial.

    rosiglitazone Medication Trial Investigators;H C Gerstein;S Yusuf

  • Lixisenatide in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Marc A. Pfeffer;Brian L. Claggett;Rafael Diaz;Kenneth Dickstein

  • Basal insulin and cardiovascular and other outcomes in dysglycemia

    Origin Trial Investigators;Hertzel C Gerstein;Jackie Bosch;Gilles R Dagenais

  • Renal insufficiency as a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes and the impact of ramipril: the HOPE randomized trial

    J.F.E Mann;H.C Gerstein;J Pogue;J Bosch

  • USERS' GUIDES TO THE MEDICAL LITERATURE. II: HOW TO USE AN ARTICLE ABOUT THERAPY OR PREVENTION A. ARE THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY VALID ?

    Gordon H. Guyatt;David L. Sackett;Deborah J. Cook;Gordon Guyatt

  • Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: III. How to Use an Article About a Diagnostic Test A. Are the Results of the Study Valid?

    Roman Jaeschke;Gordon Guyatt;David L. Sackett;Eric Bass

  • Effects of medical therapies on retinopathy progression in type 2 diabetes.

    Emily Y. Chew;Walter T. Ambrosius;Matthew D. Davis;Ronald P. Danis

  • ACTION TO CONTROL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN DIABETES STUDY GROUP. EFFECTS OF INTENSIVE GLUCOSE LOWERING IN TYPE 2 DIABETES

    H C Gerstein;M E Miller;R P Byington

  • Cognitive decline and dementia in diabetes- : systematic overview of prospective observational studies

    T. Cukierman;H. C. Gerstein;J. D. Williamson

Frequent Co-Authors

Salim Yusuf
Salim Yusuf McMaster University
Sonia S. Anand
Sonia S. Anand McMaster University
Jackie Bosch
Jackie Bosch McMaster University
Guillaume Paré
Guillaume Paré Population Health Research Institute
Gilles R. Dagenais
Gilles R. Dagenais Université Laval
Rafael Diaz
Rafael Diaz University of Alberta
Matthew J. McQueen
Matthew J. McQueen McMaster University
Jeffrey L. Probstfield
Jeffrey L. Probstfield University of Washington
Koon K. Teo
Koon K. Teo McMaster University
Eva Lonn
Eva Lonn McMaster University

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