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José Eduardo Krieger

José Eduardo Krieger

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Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
26799
World Ranking
15551
National Ranking
45

Overview

José Eduardo Krieger is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with focused subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Surgery, and Physiology.

The main topics of their work are diverse and concentrated in areas such as:

  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research

José Eduardo Krieger has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Alexandre C. Pereira
  • Marco A. Gutiérrez
  • Raúl D. Santos
  • Felipe Meneguitti Dias
  • Luciana Sacilotto

The scientist's research has been published in a range of venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
  • Scientific Reports
  • ABC Heart Failure & Cardiomyopathy
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Recent publications include the following papers:

  • Before and after AlphaFold2: An overview of protein structure prediction, 2023, published in Frontiers in Bioinformatics
  • Valsartan in early-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a randomized phase 2 trial, 2021, published in Nature Medicine
  • Age and Sex Differences in Heart Rate Variability and Vagal Specific Patterns - Baependi Heart Study, 2020, published in Global Heart
  • A second update on mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19, 2023, published in Nature
  • Wearable potentiometric biosensor for analysis of urea in sweat, 2022, published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Best Publications

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • The genome sequence of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

    A. J.G. Simpson;F. C. Reinach;P. Arruda;F. A. Abreu

  • Multi-Ethnic Genome-wide Association Study for Atrial Fibrillation

    Carolina Roselli;Mark D. Chaffin;Lu Chen Weng;Lu Chen Weng;Stefanie Aeschbacher

  • Heterogeneity of the Angiogenic Response Induced in Different Normal Adult Tissues by Vascular Permeability Factor/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

    Pettersson A;Nagy Ja;Brown Lf;Sundberg C

  • Different TBX5 interactions in heart and limb defined by Holt–Oram syndrome mutations

    Craig T. Basson;Taosheng Huang;Robert C. Lin;David R. Bachinsky

  • Cloning, characterization, and expression of two angiotensin receptor (AT-1) isoforms from the mouse genome.

    Hiroyuki Sasamura;Lutz Hein;Jose E. Krieger;Richard E. Pratt

  • Large-scale analyses of common and rare variants identify 12 new loci associated with atrial fibrillation

    Ingrid E. Christophersen;Ingrid E. Christophersen;Ingrid E. Christophersen;Michiel Rienstra;Carolina Roselli;Carolina Roselli;Xiaoyan Yin;Xiaoyan Yin

  • New Target Regions for Human Hypertension via Comparative Genomics

    Monika Stoll;Anne E. Kwitek-Black;Allen W. Cowley;Eugenie L. Harris

  • Induction of angiotensin converting enzyme in the neointima after vascular injury. Possible role in restenosis.

    Hiromi Rakugi;Duk-Kyung Kim;Jose E. Krieger;Dale S. Wang

  • Regulatory variation in a TBX5 enhancer leads to isolated congenital heart disease

    Scott Smemo;Luciene C. Campos;Ivan P. Moskowitz;José E. Krieger

  • Aerobic Exercise Training–Induced Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Involves Regulatory MicroRNAs, Decreased Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-Angiotensin II, and Synergistic Regulation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2-Angiotensin (1-7)

    Tiago Fernandes;Nara Y. Hashimoto;Flávio C. Magalhães;Fernanda B. Fernandes

  • Duration-controlled swimming exercise training induces cardiac hypertrophy in mice

    F. S. Evangelista;Patricia Chakur Brum;José Eduardo Krieger

  • Suppression of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Expression and Activity by Shear Stress

    M.J. Rieder;R. Carmona;J.E. Krieger;K.A. Pritchard

  • Global perspective of familial hypercholesterolaemia: a cross-sectional study from the EAS Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration (FHSC)

    Antonio J. Vallejo-Vaz;Christophe A.T. Stevens;Alexander R.M. Lyons;Kanika I. Dharmayat

  • Ethnic-Specific Normative Reference Values for Echocardiographic LA and LV Size, LV Mass, and Systolic Function: The EchoNoRMAL Study

    K.K. Poppe;R.N. Doughty;J.M. Gardin;F.D.R. Hobbs

  • Angiotensinogen 235T allele dosage is associated with blood pressure phenotypes

    Alexandre C Pereira;Glória F A Mota;Roberto S Cunha;Fernando L Herbenhoff

  • Novel Natural Peptide Substrates for Endopeptidase 24.15, Neurolysin, and Angiotensin-converting Enzyme

    Vanessa Rioli;Fabio C. Gozzo;Andrea S. Heimann;Alessandra Linardi

  • Vascular injury induces angiotensinogen gene expression in the media and neointima.

    H Rakugi;H J Jacob;J E Krieger;J R Ingelfinger

  • β2 Adrenoceptor Functional Gene Variants, Obesity, and Blood Pressure Level Interactions in the General Population

    Alexandre C. Pereira;Marcilene S. Floriano;Glória F.A. Mota;Roberto S. Cunha

  • Obesity Is Associated With Tissue-Specific Activation of Renal Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme In Vivo Evidence for a Regulatory Role of Endothelin

    Matthias Barton;Renata Carmona;Henning Morawietz;Livius V. d’Uscio

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexandre C. Pereira
Alexandre C. Pereira Universidade de São Paulo
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen
Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen University of Copenhagen
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Evangelos Evangelou
Evangelos Evangelou University of Ioannina
Xiuqing Guo
Xiuqing Guo Lundquist Institute
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland
Paul Elliott
Paul Elliott Imperial College London
Alisa K. Manning
Alisa K. Manning Harvard University

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