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Irene M. Lang is affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Internal Medicine. The subfields demonstrate a multidisciplinary approach toward studying complex cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions.

Their main topics of work include pulmonary hypertension research and treatments, venous thromboembolism diagnosis and management, acute myocardial infarction research, coronary interventions and diagnostics, cardiovascular function and risk factors, cardiac valve diseases and treatments, and cardiac imaging and diagnostics.

Frequently publishing in scientific journals, Irene M. Lang has contributed extensively to:

  • European Heart Journal
  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Circulation

Significant recent papers include:

  • 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension, 2022, European Heart Journal
  • 2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of adult congenital heart disease, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Effect of Alirocumab Added to High-Intensity Statin Therapy on Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2022, JAMA
  • ERS statement on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • Optimal follow-up after acute pulmonary embolism: a position paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Pulmonary Circulation and Right Ventricular Function, in collaboration with the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology, endorsed by the European Respiratory Society, 2021, European Heart Journal

Irene M. Lang collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Christian Hengstenberg
  • Christian Gerges
  • Anna S. Ondracek
  • Thomas M. Hofbauer
  • Nika Skoro-Sajer

Their work consistently contributes to advancing understanding and treatment approaches in cardiopulmonary medicine, reflected through interdisciplinary research and co-authorship networks. The broad scope of publications and topics illustrates a comprehensive engagement with current challenges in cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases.

Best Publications

  • 2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension: The Joint Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS): Endorsed by: Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT).

    Nazzareno Galiè;Marc Humbert;Jean-Luc Vachiery;Simon Gibbs

  • Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    Adam Torbicki;Arnaud Perrier;Stavros Konstantinides;Giancarlo Agnelli

  • 2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism developed in collaboration with the European respiratory society (ERS)

    Stavros Konstantinides;Guy Meyer;Cecilia Becattini;Héctor Bueno

  • [2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension].

    Nazzareno Galiè;Marc Humbert;Jean-Luc Vachiery;Simon Gibbs

  • 2018 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy

    Vera Regitz-Zagrosek;Jolien W Roos-Hesselink;Johann Bauersachs;Carina Blomstrom-Lundqvist

  • Fibrinolysis for Patients with Intermediate- Risk Pulmonary Embolism

    Guy Meyer;Eric Vicaut;Thierry Danays;Giancarlo Agnelli

  • Predictors of outcome in severe, asymptomatic aortic stenosis.

    Raphael Rosenhek;Thomas Binder;Gerold Porenta;Irene Lang

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension

    Marius M. Hoeper;Marc Humbert;Adam Torbicki;Jean-Luc Vachiery

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

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

  • 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism

    Stavros Konstantinides;Stavros Konstantinides;Adam Torbicki;Giancarlo Agnelli;Nicolas Danchin

  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) Results From an International Prospective Registry

    Joanna Pepke-Zaba;Marion Delcroix;Irene Lang;Eckhard Mayer

  • 2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism developed in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) : The Task Force for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    Stavros V. Konstantinides;Guy Meyer;Cecilia Becattini;Héctor Bueno

  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

    Nick H. Kim;Marion Delcroix;David P. Jenkins;Richard Channick

  • Selexipag for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

    Olivier Sitbon;Richard Channick;Kelly M Chin;Aline Frey

  • Surgical management and outcome of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Results from an international prospective registry

    Eckhard Mayer;David Jenkins;Jaroslav Lindner;Andrea D’Armini

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

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

  • Bosentan for treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: BENEFiT (Bosentan Effects in iNopErable Forms of chronIc Thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension), a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

    Xavier Jaïs;Andrea M. D'Armini;Pavel Jansa;Adam Torbicki

  • Long-Term Outcome of Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Results From an International Prospective Registry.

    Marion Delcroix;Irene Lang;Joanna Pepke-Zaba;Pavel Jansa

  • Special article2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

    Nazzareno Galiè;Marc Humbert;Jean-Luc Vachiery;Simon Gibbs

  • 2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension - web addenda

    Nazzareno Galiè;Marc Humbert;Jean-Luc Vachiery;Simon Gibbs

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald Maurer
Gerald Maurer Medical University of Vienna
Walter Klepetko
Walter Klepetko Medical University of Vienna
Marius M. Hoeper
Marius M. Hoeper Hannover Medical School
Nazzareno Galiè
Nazzareno Galiè University of Bologna
Hossein Ardeschir Ghofrani
Hossein Ardeschir Ghofrani University of Giessen
Gérald Simonneau
Gérald Simonneau University of Paris-Saclay
Stavros Konstantinides
Stavros Konstantinides Democritus University of Thrace
Olivier Sitbon
Olivier Sitbon University of Paris-Saclay
Lewis J. Rubin
Lewis J. Rubin University of California, San Diego
Adam Torbicki
Adam Torbicki Center for Postgraduate Medical Education at ECZ-Otwock

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