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Michiel L. Bots is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work addresses several core topics, including:

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Michiel L. Bots has published frequently in a range of academic journals. Notable publication venues include:

  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • European Heart Journal
  • BMJ Open
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Among recent papers published by Bots are:

  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression as Surrogate Marker for Cardiovascular Risk (2020, Circulation)
  • Effect of Hemodiafiltration or Hemodialysis on Mortality in Kidney Failure (2023, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Sex Differences in Symptom Presentation in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2020, Journal of the American Heart Association)
  • Sex differences in the risk of vascular disease associated with diabetes (2020, Biology of Sex Differences)
  • C-Reactive Protein and Risk of Incident Heart Failure in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease (2023, Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Frequent collaborators in Bots' research include:

  • Frank L.J. Visseren (57 coauthored papers)
  • Robin W.M. Vernooij (42 coauthored papers)
  • Folkert W. Asselbergs (37 coauthored papers)
  • Marianne C. Verhaar (35 coauthored papers)
  • Gert J. de Borst (32 coauthored papers)

Best Publications

  • Prediction of Clinical Cardiovascular Events With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Matthias W. Lorenz;Hugh S. Markus;Michiel L. Bots;Maria Rosvall

  • Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Risk of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction The Rotterdam Study

    Michiel L. Bots;Arno W. Hoes;Peter J. Koudstaal;Albert Hofman

  • Homocysteine and risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke: A meta-analysis

    R. Clarke;R. Collins;S. Lewington;A. Donald

  • 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

  • Atherosclerosis, apolipoprotein E, and prevalence of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the Rotterdam Study.

    Albert Hofman;Alewijn Ott;Monique M B Breteler;Michiel L Bots

  • Simvastatin with or without Ezetimibe in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

    John J.P. Kastelein;Fatima Akdim;Erik S.G. Stroes;Aeilko H. Zwinderman

  • Association between arterial stiffness and atherosclerosis: the Rotterdam Study

    Nicole M. van Popele;Diederick E. Grobbee;Michiel L. Bots;Roland Asmar

  • 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

  • Cerebral white matter lesions, vascular risk factors, and cognitive function in a population‐based study The Rotterdam Study

    M.M.B. Breteler;J. C. van Swieten;M. L. Bots;D. E. Grobbee

  • Effect of Rosuvastatin on Progression of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Low-Risk Individuals With Subclinical Atherosclerosis: The METEOR Trial

    John R. Crouse;Joel S. Raichlen;Ward A. Riley;Gregory W. Evans

  • Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Elderly The Rotterdam Study

    Wouter T. Meijer;Arno W. Hoes;Dominique Rutgers;Michiel L. Bots

  • Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Measurements in Cardiovascular Risk Prediction A Meta-analysis

    Hester M. den Ruijter;Sanne A.E. Peters;Todd J. Anderson;Annie R. Britton

  • Predictive value of noninvasive measures of atherosclerosis for incident myocardial infarction - The Rotterdam study

    Irene M. van der Meer;Michiel L. Bots;Albert Hofman;Antonio Iglesias del Sol

  • Effect of Torcetrapib on Carotid Atherosclerosis in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

    John J. P. Kastelein;Sander I. van Leuven;Leslie Burgess;Greg W. Evans

  • Carotid intima-media thickness progression to predict cardiovascular events in the general population (the PROG-IMT collaborative project): a meta-analysis of individual participant data.

    Matthias W. Lorenz;Joseph F. Polak;Maryam Kavousi;Ellisiv B. Mathiesen

  • Mendelian randomization of blood lipids for coronary heart disease

    Michael V. Holmes;Folkert W. Asselbergs;Tom M. Palmer;Fotios Drenos

  • Associations of C-Reactive Protein With Measures of Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Healthy, Middle-Aged Women

    A. E. Hak;C. D. A. Stehouwer;M. L. Bots;K. H. Polderman

  • Carotid artery intima‐media thickness as an indicator of generalized atherosclerosis

    D. E. Grobbee;M. L. Bots

  • Effect of Online Hemodiafiltration on All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes

    Muriel P.C. Grooteman;Marinus A. van den Dorpel;Michiel L. Bots;E. Lars Penne

  • Torcetrapib and carotid intima-media thickness in mixed dyslipidaemia (RADIANCE 2 study): a randomised, double-blind trial.

    Michiel L Bots;Frank L Visseren;Gregory W Evans;Ward A Riley

Frequent Co-Authors

Diederick E. Grobbee
Diederick E. Grobbee Utrecht University
Yvonne T. van der Schouw
Yvonne T. van der Schouw Utrecht University
Frank L.J. Visseren
Frank L.J. Visseren Utrecht University
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Yolanda van der Graaf
Yolanda van der Graaf Utrecht University
Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal
Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal Utrecht University
Pieter A. Doevendans
Pieter A. Doevendans Utrecht University
Frans L. Moll
Frans L. Moll Utrecht University
Weihua Zhang
Weihua Zhang Imperial College London

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