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Johannes Waltenberger

Johannes Waltenberger

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Medicine

D-Index
87
Citations
32630
World Ranking
13521
National Ranking
724

Overview

Johannes Waltenberger is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany and focuses primarily on medical research. Their work predominantly lies in the field of Medicine, with a specific concentration in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research spans several subfields including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

The main topics covered in Johannes Waltenberger's research include:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases

Waltenberger has contributed to several recent influential papers, including:

  • "2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure" (2021) published in European Heart Journal
  • "2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy" (2021) published in EP Europace
  • "Endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19: a position paper of the ESC Working Group for Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology, and the ESC Council of Basic Cardiovascular Science" (2020) published in Cardiovascular Research
  • "Endothelial function in cardiovascular medicine: a consensus paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Groups on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology, Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation, and Thrombosis" (2020) published in Cardiovascular Research
  • "ACC/AHA and ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Diseases" (2023) published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Frequent co-authors in Waltenberger's research collaborations include:

  • Paul C. Evans
  • Paulus Kirchhof
  • Jan Steffel
  • Jean-Claude Deharo
  • Christian Weber

The scientist's publications are often found in the following venues:

  • Cardiovascular Research
  • European Heart Journal
  • EP Europace
  • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
  • Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel

Best Publications

  • Different signal transduction properties of KDR and Flt1, two receptors for vascular endothelial growth factor.

    J Waltenberger;L Claesson-Welsh;A Siegbahn;M Shibuya

  • Inhibition of VEGF receptors causes lung cell apoptosis and emphysema

    Yasunori Kasahara;Rubin M. Tuder;Laimute Taraseviciene-Stewart;Timothy D. Le Cras

  • The vascular endothelial growth factor receptor Flt-1 mediates biological activities. Implications for a functional role of placenta growth factor in monocyte activation and chemotaxis.

    Matthias Clauss;Herbert Weich;Georg Breier;Ulrike Knies

  • 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

  • Role of PlGF in the intra- and intermolecular cross talk between the VEGF receptors Flt1 and Flk1

    Monica Autiero;Johannes Waltenberger;Didier Communi;Andrea Kranz

  • Inhibition of the VEGF receptor 2 combined with chronic hypoxia causes cell death-dependent pulmonary endothelial cell proliferation and severe pulmonary hypertension

    Laimute Taraseviciene-Stewart;Yasunori Kasahara;Lori Alger;Peter Hirth

  • C-reactive protein in the arterial intima: role of C-reactive protein receptor-dependent monocyte recruitment in atherogenesis.

    Michael Torzewski;Carsten Rist;Richard F. Mortensen;Thomas P. Zwaka

  • C-Reactive Protein Frequently Colocalizes With the Terminal Complement Complex in the Intima of Early Atherosclerotic Lesions of Human Coronary Arteries

    Jan Torzewski;Michael Torzewski;David E. Bowyer;Margit Fröhlich

  • A novel vascular endothelial growth factor encoded by Orf virus, VEGF‐E, mediates angiogenesis via signalling through VEGFR‐2 (KDR) but not VEGFR‐1 (Flt‐1) receptor tyrosine kinases

    Marlene Meyer;Matthias Clauss;Albrecht Lepple-Wienhues;Johannes Waltenberger

  • The Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor KDR Activates Multiple Signal Transduction Pathways in Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells

    Jens Kroll;Johannes Waltenberger

  • Consensus guidelines for the use and interpretation of angiogenesis assays

    Patrycja Nowak-Sliwinska;Kari Alitalo;Elizabeth Allen;Andrey Anisimov

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor stimulates chemotactic migration of primary human osteoblasts

    U Mayr-wohlfart;J Waltenberger;H Hausser;S Kessler

  • VEGF-A Induces Expression of eNOS and iNOS in Endothelial Cells via VEGF Receptor-2 (KDR)

    Jens Kroll;Johannes Waltenberger

  • Selective Inhibition of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Receptor 2 (KDR/Flk-1) Activity by a Monoclonal Anti-VEGF Antibody Blocks Tumor Growth in Mice

    Rolf A. Brekken;Jay P. Overholser;Victor A. Stastny;Johannes Waltenberger

  • Reactive Oxygen Species as Downstream Mediators of Angiogenic Signaling by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2/KDR

    Renata Colavitti;Giovambattista Pani;Barbara Bedogni;Rosanna Anzevino

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-driven actin-based motility is mediated by VEGFR2 and requires concerted activation of stress-activated protein kinase 2 (SAPK2/p38) and geldanamycin-sensitive phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase.

    Simon Rousseau;François Houle;Helen Kotanides;Larry Witte

  • Impaired collateral vessel development in diabetes: potential cellular mechanisms and therapeutic implications.

    Johannes Waltenberger

  • Neuroprotection by Hypoxic Preconditioning Requires Sequential Activation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor and Akt

    Antje Wick;Wolfgang Wick;Johannes Waltenberger;Michael Weller

  • Endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19: a position paper of the ESC Working Group for Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology, and the ESC Council of Basic Cardiovascular Science.

    Paul C. Evans;G. Ed Rainger;Justin C. Mason;Tomasz J. Guzik

  • Functional Upregulation of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor KDR by Hypoxia

    Johannes Waltenberger;Ulrike Mayr;Siegwald Pentz;Vinzenz Hombach

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Wouter Jukema
J. Wouter Jukema Leiden University Medical Center
Pieter A. Doevendans
Pieter A. Doevendans Utrecht University
Gerard Pasterkamp
Gerard Pasterkamp Utrecht University
Paulus Kirchhof
Paulus Kirchhof University of Birmingham
Rune R. Frants
Rune R. Frants Leiden University
Christian Weber
Christian Weber Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Robbert J. de Winter
Robbert J. de Winter University of Amsterdam
Winfried März
Winfried März Medical University of Graz
Tim Leiner
Tim Leiner Utrecht University
Andreas Ströhle
Andreas Ströhle Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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