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Overview

Marcus Dörr is affiliated with the University of Greifswald in Germany and has a substantial publication record in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their research spans several subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The main research topics covered by Marcus Dörr include:

  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention

They have contributed to several scientific journals and venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • PLoS ONE

Their recent published papers include:

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe (2021, European Heart Journal)
  • Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Global Effect of Modifiable Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality (2023, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • SCORE2-Diabetes: 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation in type 2 diabetes in Europe (2023, European Heart Journal)
  • Cerebral small vessel disease genomics and its implications across the lifespan (2020, Nature Communications)

Marcus Dörr collaborates regularly with a core group of co-authors, including:

  • Henry Völzke
  • Stephan B. Felix
  • Till Ittermann
  • Martin Bahls
  • Marcello Ricardo Paulista Markus

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

  • Cohort Profile: The Study of Health in Pomerania

    Henry Völzke;Dietrich Alte;Carsten Oliver Schmidt;Dörte Radke

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe

    Steven Hageman;Lisa Pennells

  • Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality

    Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Stephen Kaptoge;David Wormser;Peter Willeit

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

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

  • Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation

    Patrick T Ellinor;Kathryn L Lunetta;Christine M Albert;Christine M Albert;Nicole L Glazer

  • The Predictive Value of Different Measures of Obesity for Incident Cardiovascular Events and Mortality

    Harald J Schneider;Nele Friedrich;Jens Klotsche;Lars Pieper

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

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

  • Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

    Louise V. Wain;Germaine C. Verwoert;Paul F. O'Reilly;Gang Shi

  • Common variants in 22 loci are associated with QRS duration and cardiac ventricular conduction.

    Nona Sotoodehnia;Aaron Isaacs;Paul I W de Bakker;Marcus Dörr

  • Low serum testosterone levels are associated with increased risk of mortality in a population-based cohort of men aged 20–79

    Robin Haring;Henry Völzke;Antje Steveling;Alexander Krebs

  • PCSK9 genetic variants and risk of type 2 diabetes: a mendelian randomisation study

    Amand F Schmidt;Daniel I Swerdlow;Daniel I Swerdlow;Michael V Holmes;Michael V Holmes;Riyaz S Patel;Riyaz S Patel

  • Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

    Matthew R. Robinson;Aaron Kleinman;Mariaelisa Graff;Anna A.E. Vinkhuyzen

  • Ultrasonographic hepatic steatosis increases prediction of mortality risk from elevated serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase levels†‡

    Robin Haring;Henri Wallaschofski;Matthias Nauck;Marcus Dörr

  • Meta-analysis identifies common and rare variants influencing blood pressure and overlapping with metabolic trait loci

    Chunyu Liu;Aldi T Kraja;Jennifer A Smith;Jennifer A Brody

  • Meta-analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies From the CHARGE Consortium Identifies Common Variants Associated With Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Plaque

    Joshua C. Bis;Maryam Kavousi;Nora Franceschini;Aaron Isaacs

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry Völzke
Henry Völzke Greifswald University Hospital
Matthias Nauck
Matthias Nauck Greifswald University Hospital
Henri Wallaschofski
Henri Wallaschofski Greifswald University Hospital
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Christopher Newton-Cheh
Christopher Newton-Cheh Harvard University
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Massimo Mangino
Massimo Mangino King's College London
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam

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