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Niels H. Secher is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on several subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Neurology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their body of work covers a variety of topics, notably:

  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Niels H. Secher has published in several prominent venues across physiology and sports medicine disciplines. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Experimental Physiology
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Journal of Applied Physiology

The scientist has contributed to research articles that span clinical and experimental physiology with an emphasis on cardiovascular function and outcomes. Some notable recent papers include:

  • "The role of lactate in sepsis and COVID-19: Perspective from contracting skeletal muscle metabolism," 2021, Experimental Physiology
  • "Association of the intraoperative peripheral perfusion index with postoperative morbidity and mortality in acute surgical patients: a retrospective observational multicentre cohort study," 2021, British Journal of Anaesthesia
  • "The physiology of rowing with perspective on training and health," 2020, European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • "GDF15 is an exercise-induced hepatokine regulated by glucagon and insulin in humans," 2022, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "Evaluation of Neurologic and Psychiatric Outcomes After Hospital Discharge Among Adult Survivors of Cardiac Arrest," 2022, JAMA Network Open

Collaborations appear frequently with researchers from Finland, as well as with Carsten Lundby, José A. L. Calbet, Robert Boushel, and Truls Raastad, each contributing substantially to the research outputs alongside Secher.

Best Publications

  • Evidence for a release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor from the brain during exercise.

    Peter Rasmussen;Patrice Brassard;Helle Adser;Martin V. Pedersen

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and type 2 diabetes

    K S Krabbe;A R Nielsen;R Krogh-Madsen;P Plomgaard

  • Endurance training enhances BDNF release from the human brain

    Thomas Seifert;Patrice Brassard;Mads Wissenberg;Peter Rasmussen

  • Cerebral perturbations provoked by prolonged exercise.

    Lars Nybo;Niels H Secher

  • Cerebral blood flow and metabolism during exercise.

    Kojiro Ide;Niels H. Secher

  • Blood Lactate is an Important Energy Source for the Human Brain

    Gerrit van Hall;Morten Strømstad;Peter Rasmussen;Øle Jans

  • ‘Liberal’ vs. ‘restrictive’ perioperative fluid therapy – a critical assessment of the evidence

    M. Bundgaard-Nielsen;N. H. Secher;H. Kehlet

  • Syncope, cerebral perfusion, and oxygenation

    Johannes J. Van Lieshout;Wouter Wieling;John M. Karemaker;Niels H. Secher

  • Near-infrared oximetry of the brain

    Per Lav Madsen;Niels H Secher

  • Monitoring of peri‐operative fluid administration by individualized goal‐directed therapy

    M Bundgaard-Nielsen;Kathrine Holte;N H Secher;Henrik Kehlet

  • Inadequate heat release from the human brain during prolonged exercise with hyperthermia.

    Lars Nybo;Niels H. Secher;Bodil Nielsen

  • Brain and central haemodynamics and oxygenation during maximal exercise in humans

    José González-Alonso;Mads K. Dalsgaard;Takuya Osada;Stefanos Volianitis

  • Effect of training on insulin-mediated glucose uptake in human muscle.

    F. Dela;K. J. Mikines;M. von Linstow;N. H. Secher

  • Cerebral metabolic response to submaximal exercise

    Kojiro Ide;Allan Horn;Niels H. Secher

  • Lactate, glucose and O2 uptake in human brain during recovery from maximal exercise.

    Kojiro Ide;Ina K. Schmalbruch;Bjørn Quistorff;Allan Horn

  • Limitations to systemic and locomotor limb muscle oxygen delivery and uptake during maximal exercise in humans

    Stefan P. Mortensen;Ellen A. Dawson;Chie C. Yoshiga;Mads K. Dalsgaard

  • Central and regional circulatory effects of adding arm exercise to leg exercise.

    Niels H. Secher;Jan P. Clausen;Klaus Klausen;Ivan Noer

  • Lactate fuels the human brain during exercise

    Bjørn Quistorff;Niels H. Secher;Johannes J. Van Lieshout

  • Effects of hyperthermia on cerebral blood flow and metabolism during prolonged exercise in humans

    Lars Nybo;Kirsten Møller;Stefanos Volianitis;Bodil Nielsen

  • Glucose ingestion attenuates interleukin-6 release from contracting skeletal muscle in humans

    Mark A. Febbraio;Mark A. Febbraio;Adam Steensberg;Charlotte Keller;Rebecca L. Starkie;Rebecca L. Starkie

Frequent Co-Authors

Bente Klarlund Pedersen
Bente Klarlund Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Craig G. Crandall
Craig G. Crandall The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Henrik Toft Sørensen
Henrik Toft Sørensen Aarhus University
Pär I. Johansson
Pär I. Johansson Copenhagen University Hospital
Michael Kjaer
Michael Kjaer University of Copenhagen
Jere H. Mitchell
Jere H. Mitchell The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Peter Krustrup
Peter Krustrup University of Southern Denmark
Bengt Saltin
Bengt Saltin University of Copenhagen
Jens Bangsbo
Jens Bangsbo University of Copenhagen
Mark A. Febbraio
Mark A. Febbraio Monash University

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