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  • 1999 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Internal Medicine and Dermatology

Overview

Karl Werdan is affiliated with Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. The primary focus of their research lies within the broad field of Medicine, with a notable concentration on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their work also spans Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Emergency Medicine, and General Health Professions.

The subfields of Werdan's research include:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Emergency Medicine
  • General Health Professions

The central topics covered by their work encompass:

  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

Werdan has contributed to various frequent publication venues, including:

  • Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin
  • Clinical Research in Cardiology
  • Der Kardiologe
  • Herz
  • The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Werdan include:

  • "Arterial Lactate in Cardiogenic Shock" (2020), published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • "Use of extracorporeal circulation (ECLS/ECMO) for cardiac and circulatory failure -A clinical practice Guideline Level 3" (2021), published in ESC Heart Failure
  • "Effect of serelaxin on cardiac, renal, and hepatic biomarkers in the relaxin in acute heart failure (RELAX-AHF) development program: Correlation with outcomes" (2021), published in UNC Libraries
  • "S3-Leitlinie Sepsis - Prävention, Diagnose, Therapie und Nachsorge" (2020), published in Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin
  • "Curriculum Kardiologie" (2020), published in Der Kardiologe

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Werdan are:

  • Michael Buerke
  • Uwe Zeymer
  • Uwe Janssens
  • Udo Boeken
  • Markus Ferrari

Throughout their career, Karl Werdan has been recognized by professional bodies such as the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, where they were awarded in 1999 for contributions related to Internal Medicine and Dermatology.

Best Publications

  • Intraaortic Balloon Support for Myocardial Infarction with Cardiogenic Shock

    Holger Thiele;Uwe Zeymer;Franz-Josef Neumann;Miroslaw Ferenc

  • Serelaxin, recombinant human relaxin-2, for treatment of acute heart failure (RELAX-AHF): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    John R Teerlink;Gad Cotter;Beth A Davison;G Michael Felker

  • Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (IABP-SHOCK II): final 12 month results of a randomised, open-label trial

    Holger Thiele;Uwe Zeymer;Franz-Josef Neumann;Miroslaw Ferenc

  • Alkalization of the Chloroplast Stroma Caused by Light-Dependent Proton Flux Into the Thylakoid Space

    Hans W. Heldt;Karl Werdan;Mirjana Milovancev;Gerlinde Geller

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in >80,000 subjects identifies multiple loci for C-reactive protein levels

    Abbas Dehghan;Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Maja Barbalic;Joshua C. Bis

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Mechanical circulatory support in cardiogenic shock

    Karl Werdan;Stephan Gielen;Henning Ebelt;Judith S Hochman

  • Effect of Serelaxin on Cardiac, Renal, and Hepatic Biomarkers in the Relaxin in Acute Heart Failure (RELAX-AHF) Development Program: Correlation With Outcomes

    Marco Metra;Gad Cotter;Beth A. Davison;G. Michael Felker

  • The role of pH in the regulation of carbon fixation in the chloroplast stroma. Studies on CO2 fixation in the light and dark.

    Karl Werdan;Hans W. Heldt;Mirjana Milovancev

  • Specific transport of inorganic phosphate, 3-phosphoglycerate and triosephosphates across the inner membrane of the envelope in spinach chloroplasts.

    Rainer Fliege;Ulf-Ingo Flügge;Karl Werdan;Hans W. Heldt

  • Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: the prospective, randomized IABP SHOCK Trial for attenuation of multiorgan dysfunction syndrome.

    Roland Prondzinsky;Henning Lemm;Michael Swyter;Nikolas Wegener

  • Autonomic dysfunction predicts mortality in patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome of different age groups.

    Hendrik Schmidt;Ursula Müller-Werdan;Thomas Hoffmann;Darrel P. Francis

  • Plasma atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide are increased in septic shock: impact of interleukin-6 and sepsis-associated left ventricular dysfunction.

    Rochus Witthaut;Christian Busch;Peter Fraunberger;Autar Walli

  • Skeletal muscle partial pressure of oxygen in patients with sepsis.

    Peter Boekstegers;Stephan Weidenhöfer;Thomas Kapsner;Karl Werdan

  • Intraaortic Balloon Pump in Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction: Long-Term 6-Year Outcome of the Randomized IABP-SHOCK II Trial.

    Holger Thiele;Uwe Zeymer;Nathalie Thelemann;Franz-Josef Neumann

  • Score-based immunoglobulin G therapy of patients with sepsis: the SBITS study.

    Karl Werdan;Günter Pilz;Oskar Bujdoso;Peter Fraunberger

  • Systemic Inflammatory Response and Progression to Severe Sepsis in Critically Ill Infected Patients

    Corinne Alberti;Christian Brun-Buisson;Sylvie Chevret;Massimo Antonelli

  • Cerebrovascular reactivity is impaired in patients with cardiac failure

    D Georgiadis;M Sievert;S Cencetti;F Uhlmann

  • Evaluation of Definitions of Sepsis

    Günter Pilz;Paul McGinn;Karl Werdan

  • Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies in > 80 000 Subjects Identifies Multiple Loci for C-Reactive Protein Levels

    Abbas Dehghan;Josee Dupuis;Maja Barbalic;Joshua C. Bis

Frequent Co-Authors

Holger Thiele
Holger Thiele Leipzig University
Erland Erdmann
Erland Erdmann University of Cologne
Uwe Zeymer
Uwe Zeymer University of Göttingen
Steffen Desch
Steffen Desch Leipzig University
Ingo Eitel
Ingo Eitel University of Lübeck
Gerhard Schuler
Gerhard Schuler Leipzig University
Konrad Reinhart
Konrad Reinhart Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Tobias Welte
Tobias Welte University of Hannover
Joachim Thiery
Joachim Thiery Leipzig University
Franz-Josef Neumann
Franz-Josef Neumann University of Freiburg

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