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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Hugo A. Katus is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany. Their research spans several fields with a focus on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, the primary subfields of study include Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Surgery, and Epidemiology.

Their work covers multiple topics related to cardiovascular health, notably:

  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

Hugo A. Katus has contributed frequently to several scientific journals, with notable publication venues including:

  • Clinical Research in Cardiology
  • European Heart Journal
  • ESC Heart Failure
  • Circulation
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Hugo A. Katus are:

  • 2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • 2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of adult congenital heart disease, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • 2020 ESC Guidelines on sports cardiology and exercise in patients with cardiovascular disease, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • European Society of Cardiology: cardiovascular disease statistics 2021, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy, 2021, EP Europace

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hugo A. Katus include:

  • Norbert Frey
  • Benjamin Meder
  • Evangelos Giannitsis
  • Dierk Thomas
  • Elham Kayvanpour

Best Publications

  • Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Lars Wallentin;Richard C. Becker;Andrzej Budaj;Christopher P. Cannon

  • Myocardial infarction redefined--a consensus document of The Joint European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology Committee for the redefinition of myocardial infarction.

    Elliott Antman;Jean-Pierre Bassand;Werner Klein;Magnus Ohman

  • 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

  • Effect of carvedilol on survival in severe chronic heart failure.

    Milton Packer;Andrew Js Coats;Michael B Fowler;Hugo A Katus

  • 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

  • Universal definition of myocardial infarction.

    Kristian Thygesen;Joseph S. Alpert;Harvey D. White;Allan S. Jaffe

  • 2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease.

    Alec Vahanian;Friedhelm Beyersdorf;Fabien Praz;Milan Milojevic

  • 2017 ESC focused update on dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease developed in collaboration with EACTS: The Task Force for dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).

    Marco Valgimigli;Héctor Bueno;Robert A Byrne;Jean-Philippe Collet

  • Myocardial infarction redefined - A consensus document of the Joint European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology committee for the redefinition of myocardial infarction

    J. S. Alpert;E. Antman;F. Apple;P. W. Armstrong

  • Effect of carvedilol on survival in severe chronic heart failure

    M Packer;A.J.S Coats;M.B Fowler

  • Clinical Features and Outcomes of Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy

    Christian Templin;Jelena R. Ghadri;Johanna Diekmann;L. Christian Napp

  • Effect of Carvedilol on the Morbidity of Patients With Severe Chronic Heart Failure Results of the Carvedilol Prospective Randomized Cumulative Survival (COPERNICUS) Study

    Milton Packer;Michael B. Fowler;Ellen B. Roecker;Andrew J.S. Coats

  • 2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of adult congenital heart disease.

    Helmut Baumgartner;Julie De Backer;Sonya V Babu-Narayan;Werner Budts

  • Cardiac Troponin T Levels for Risk Stratification in Acute Myocardial Ischemia

    Ohman Em;Armstrong Pw;Christenson Rh;Granger Cb

  • The prognostic value of serum troponin T in unstable angina.

    Christian W. Hamm;Jan Ravkilde;Willie Gerhardt;Poul Jørgensen

  • Analytical validation of a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay

    Evangelos Giannitsis;Kerstin Kurz;Klaus Hallermayer;Jochen Jarausch

  • 2020 ESC Guidelines on sports cardiology and exercise in patients with cardiovascular disease.

    Antonio Pelliccia;Sanjay Sharma;Sabiha Gati;Maria Bäck

  • 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapyDeveloped by the Task Force on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) With the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)

    Michael Glikson;Jens Cosedis Nielsen;Mads Brix Kronborg;Yoav Michowitz

  • Diagnostic efficiency of troponin T measurements in acute myocardial infarction.

    H A Katus;A Remppis;F J Neumann;T Scheffold

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Evangelos Giannitsis
Evangelos Giannitsis University Hospital Heidelberg
Benjamin Meder
Benjamin Meder Heidelberg University
Stefan James
Stefan James Uppsala University
Robert F. Storey
Robert F. Storey University of Sheffield
Lars Wallentin
Lars Wallentin Uppsala University
Richard C. Becker
Richard C. Becker University of Cincinnati
Andreas Keller
Andreas Keller Saarland University
Steen Husted
Steen Husted Aarhus University Hospital
Christopher P. Cannon
Christopher P. Cannon Brigham and Women's Hospital
Wolfgang Kübler
Wolfgang Kübler Heidelberg University

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