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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2012 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Internal Medicine and Dermatology

Overview

Michael Böhm is affiliated with Saarland University in Germany and has built a substantial body of research in the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their scholarly output includes over a thousand publications, with 568 specifically addressing cardiology and cardiovascular medicine topics.

Their research spans multiple subfields, including Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, as well as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. This interdisciplinary approach supports a comprehensive exploration of cardiovascular health and related medical areas.

Key topics covered in their work include Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation Studies, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes.

Michael Böhm has published frequently in a range of journals, with the highest number of contributions appearing in:

  • European Journal of Heart Failure
  • Clinical Research in Cardiology
  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of Hypertension
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Among their recent papers are influential works such as:

  • "2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure" (2021) - European Heart Journal
  • "Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure" (2020) - New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Empagliflozin in Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Fraction" (2021) - New England Journal of Medicine
  • "2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure" (2022) - European Journal of Heart Failure
  • "2023 Focused Update of the 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure" (2023) - European Heart Journal

Michael Böhm has collaborated extensively with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include Felix Mahfoud, Lucas Lauder, Roland E. Schmieder, Piotr Ponikowski, and Stefan D. Anker, reflecting a strong network within cardiovascular research communities.

The scientist's recognition includes membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, an award received in 2012 in connection with Internal Medicine and Dermatology.

Best Publications

  • 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

    Giuseppe Mancia;Robert Fagard;Krzysztof Narkiewicz;Josep Redon

  • 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure.

    Theresa A McDonagh;Marco Metra;Marianna Adamo;Roy S Gardner

  • Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction

    John J.V. McMurray;Scott D. Solomon;Silvio E. Inzucchi;Lars Køber

  • ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008: the Task Force for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008 of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA) and endorsed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).

    Kenneth Dickstein;Alain Cohen-Solal;Gerasimos Filippatos;John J V McMurray

  • Renal sympathetic denervation in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension (The Symplicity HTN-2 Trial): A randomised controlled trial

    Murray D. Esler;Henry Krum;Paul A. Sobotka;Markus P. Schlaich

  • Ivabradine and outcomes in chronic heart failure (SHIFT): a randomised placebo-controlled study.

    Karl Swedberg;Michel Komajda;Michael Böhm;Jeffrey S Borer

  • Empagliflozin in heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction

    Stefan D Anker;Javed Butler;Gerasimos Filippatos;João P Ferreira

  • Circulating endothelial progenitor cells and cardiovascular outcomes.

    Nikos Werner;Sonja Kosiol;Tobias Schiegl;Patrick Ahlers

  • Intraaortic Balloon Support for Myocardial Infarction with Cardiogenic Shock

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

  • Clinical Features and Outcomes of Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy

    Christian Templin;Jelena R. Ghadri;Johanna Diekmann;L. Christian Napp

  • Randomized trial to determine the effect of nebivolol on mortality and cardiovascular hospital admission in elderly patients with heart failure (SENIORS)

    Marcus D. Flather;Marcelo C. Shibata;Andrew J.S. Coats;Dirk J. Van Veldhuisen

  • Rosuvastatin in Older Patients with Systolic Heart Failure

    John Kjekshus;Eduard Apetrei;Vivencio Barrios;Michael Böhm

  • 2013 Practice guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC): ESH/ESC Task Force for the Management of Arterial Hypertension.

    Giuseppe Mancia;Robert Fagard;Krzysztof Narkiewicz;Josep Redán

  • Physical Training Increases Endothelial Progenitor Cells, Inhibits Neointima Formation, and Enhances Angiogenesis

    Ulrich Laufs;Nikos Werner;Andreas Link;Matthias Endres

  • Update on myocarditis.

    Ingrid Kindermann;Christine Barth;Felix Mahfoud;Christian Ukena

  • Heart rate as a risk factor in chronic heart failure (SHIFT): the association between heart rate and outcomes in a randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Michael Böhm;Karl Swedberg;Michel Komajda;Jeffrey S Borer

  • Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease: Pathophysiological Insights and Therapeutic Options.

    Joachim Jankowski;Jürgen Floege;Danilo Fliser;Michael Böhm

  • Treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis with a paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter.

    Bruno Scheller;Christoph Hehrlein;Wolfgang Bocksch;Wolfgang Rutsch

  • Proposal for a revised definition of dilated cardiomyopathy, hypokinetic non-dilated cardiomyopathy, and its implications for clinical practice : a position statement of the ESC working group on myocardial and pericardial diseases

    Yigal M Pinto;Perry M Elliott;Eloisa Arbustini;Yehuda Adler

  • Executive summary of the guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of acute heart failure

    Nieminen Ms;Böhm M;Drexler H

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Laufs
Ulrich Laufs Saarland University
Georg Nickenig
Georg Nickenig University of Bonn
Roland E. Schmieder
Roland E. Schmieder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Karl Swedberg
Karl Swedberg University of Gothenburg
Markus P. Schlaich
Markus P. Schlaich University of Western Australia
Luigi Tavazzi
Luigi Tavazzi University of Ferrara
Ian Ford
Ian Ford University of Glasgow
Jeffrey S. Borer
Jeffrey S. Borer SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Thomas F. Lüscher
Thomas F. Lüscher University of Zurich
Faiez Zannad
Faiez Zannad University of Lorraine

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