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Jens Flensted Lassen is affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark and has made extensive contributions to medical research, particularly within the field of cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research spans a broad range of topics centered on coronary interventions, cardiac imaging, and acute cardiac care.

The scientist's main fields of study include Medicine, with significant focuses on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Emergency Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach to cardiovascular and emergency medical research.

Lassen has contributed to numerous publications, emphasizing clinical and interventional cardiology. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • EuroIntervention
  • European Heart Journal
  • JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Their research topics cover a range of clinical and diagnostic areas, notably:

  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management

Jens Flensted Lassen's collaborative work includes frequent co-authors such as Lisette Okkels Jensen, Evald Høj Christiansen, Goran Stanković, Christian Juhl Terkelsen, and Francesco Burzotta, indicating active involvement in research networks focused on cardiology and cardiovascular interventions.

Some recent notable papers contributed to by Lassen include:

  • "Microaxial Flow Pump or Standard Care in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock," 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Identification of vulnerable plaques and patients by intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy and ultrasound (PROSPECT II): a prospective natural history study," 2021, The Lancet
  • "Percutaneous coronary intervention for bifurcation coronary lesions: the 15th consensus document from the European Bifurcation Club," 2021, EuroIntervention
  • "The European bifurcation club Left Main Coronary Stent study: a randomized comparison of stepwise provisional vs. systematic dual stenting strategies (EBC MAIN)," 2021, European Heart Journal
  • "Clinical Outcomes Following Coronary Bifurcation PCI Techniques," 2020, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

These publications demonstrate a focus on complex coronary intervention techniques, clinical trial research, and cardiogenic shock management.

Best Publications

  • Diagnostic performance of noninvasive fractional flow reserve derived from coronary computed tomography angiography in suspected coronary artery disease: the NXT trial (Analysis of Coronary Blood Flow Using CT Angiography: Next Steps).

    Bjarne L Nørgaard;Jonathon Leipsic;Sara Gaur;Sujith Seneviratne

  • Randomized study on simple versus complex stenting of coronary artery bifurcation lesions: the Nordic bifurcation study

    Terje K. Steigen;Michael Maeng;Rune Wiseth;Andrejs Erglis

  • Remote ischaemic conditioning before hospital admission, as a complement to angioplasty, and effect on myocardial salvage in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a randomised trial

    Hans Erik Bøtker;Rajesh Kharbanda;Michael R Schmidt;Morten Bøttcher

  • Percutaneous coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass grafting in treatment of unprotected left main stenosis (NOBLE): a prospective, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial.

    Timo Mäkikallio;Niels R Holm;Mitchell Lindsay;Mark S Spence

  • System Delay and Mortality Among Patients With STEMI Treated With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Christian Juhl Terkelsen;Jacob Thorsted Sørensen;Michael Maeng;Lisette Okkels Jensen

  • Prehospital Ticagrelor in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

    Gilles Montalescot;Arnoud W. van 't Hof;Frédéric Lapostolle;Johanne Silvain

  • Mortality rates in patients with ST-elevation vs. non-ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction: observations from an unselected cohort

    Christian Juhl Terkelsen;Jens Flensted Lassen;Bjarne Linde Nørgaard;Jens Christian Gerdes

  • Percutaneous coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass grafting in the treatment of unprotected left main stenosis: updated 5-year outcomes from the randomised, non-inferiority NOBLE trial

    Niels R Holm;Timo Mäkikallio;M Mitchell Lindsay;Mark S Spence

  • Classification of coronary artery bifurcation lesions and treatments: time for a consensus!

    Yves Louvard;Martyn Thomas;Vladimir Dzavik;David Hildick-Smith

  • Randomized Comparison of Final Kissing Balloon Dilatation Versus No Final Kissing Balloon Dilatation in Patients With Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Treated With Main Vessel Stenting The Nordic-Baltic Bifurcation Study III

    Matti Niemelä;Kari Kervinen;Andrejs Erglis;Niels R. Holm

  • Stent thrombosis, myocardial infarction, and death after drug-eluting and bare-metal stent coronary interventions

    Lisette Okkels Jensen;Michael Maeng;Anne Kaltoft;Per Thayssen

  • Routine thrombectomy in percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction: a randomized, controlled trial.

    Anne Kaltoft;Morten Bøttcher;Søren Steen Nielsen;Hans-Henrik Tilsted Hansen

  • Reduction of treatment delay in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: impact of pre-hospital diagnosis and direct referral to primary percutanous coronary intervention.

    Christian Juhl Terkelsen;Jens Flensted Lassen;Bjarne Linde Nørgaard;Jens Christian Gerdes

  • Invasive coronary treatment strategies for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a consensus statement from the European association for percutaneous cardiovascular interventions (EAPCI)/stent for life (SFL) groups

    Marko Noc;Jean Fajadet;Jens F. Lassen;Petr Kala

  • Antiplatelet therapy for stable coronary artery disease in atrial fibrillation patients taking an oral anticoagulant: a nationwide cohort study.

    Morten Lamberts;Gunnar H. Gislason;Gregory Y.H. Lip;Jens Flensted Lassen

  • Coronary plaque quantification and fractional flow reserve by coronary computed tomography angiography identify ischaemia-causing lesions.

    Sara Gaur;Kristian Altern Øvrehus;Damini Dey;Jonathon Leipsic

  • Identification of vulnerable plaques and patients by intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy and ultrasound (PROSPECT II): a prospective natural history study

    David Erlinge;Akiko Maehara;Ori Ben-Yehuda;Hans Erik Bøtker

  • Effect of remote ischaemic conditioning on clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (CONDI-2/ERIC-PPCI): a single-blind randomised controlled trial.

    Derek J Hausenloy;Rajesh K Kharbanda;Ulla Kristine Møller;Manish Ramlall;Manish Ramlall

  • Electromechanical mapping for detection of myocardial viability in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.

    Hans Erik Bøtker;Jens Flensted Lassen;Flemming Hermansen;Henrik Wiggers

  • Mortality Rates in Patients With ST-Elevation vs. Non-ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction: Observations From an Unselected Cohort

    C.J. Terkelsen;J.F. Lassen;B.L. Norgaard

Frequent Co-Authors

Leif Thuesen
Leif Thuesen Aalborg University
Hans Erik Bøtker
Hans Erik Bøtker Aarhus University Hospital
Henrik Toft Sørensen
Henrik Toft Sørensen Aarhus University
David Hildick-Smith
David Hildick-Smith University of Sussex
Lars Køber
Lars Køber Copenhagen University Hospital
Søren Paaske Johnsen
Søren Paaske Johnsen Aalborg University
Steen Dalby Kristensen
Steen Dalby Kristensen Aarhus University Hospital
Christian W. Hamm
Christian W. Hamm University of Giessen
Gilles Montalescot
Gilles Montalescot Baim Institute for Clinical Research
Robert F. Storey
Robert F. Storey University of Sheffield

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