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Olof Heimbürger

Olof Heimbürger

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Medicine

D-Index
93
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33963
World Ranking
10830
National Ranking
204

Overview

Olof Heimbürger is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on nephrology. Their research encompasses topics such as Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Potassium and Related Disorders, Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments, Muscle and Compartmental Disorders, and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Their recent published papers include: Blood-brain barrier and gut barrier dysfunction in chronic kidney disease with a focus on circulating biomarkers and tight junction proteins (2022, Scientific Reports), First-year mortality in incident dialysis patients: results of the Peridialysis study (2022, BMC Nephrology), Functional vitamin K insufficiency, vascular calcification and mortality in advanced chronic kidney disease: A cohort study (2021, PLoS ONE), Retraining for prevention of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients: A randomized controlled trial (2020, Peritoneal Dialysis International), Choice of dialysis modality among patients initiating dialysis: results of the Peridialysis study (2020, Clinical Kidney Journal).

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Peter Stenvinkel, Bengt Lindholm, Peter Bárány, Carla María Avesani, and Abdul Rashid Tony Qureshi.

Heimbürger has published regularly in the following venues:

  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Clinical Kidney Journal
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Peritoneal Dialysis International
  • BMC Nephrology

Their work covers mainly the field of Medicine, with a notable focus on Nephrology, alongside research in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, and Hematology.

Best Publications

  • Strong association between malnutrition, inflammation, and atherosclerosis in chronic renal failure

    Peter Stenvinkel;Olof Heimbürger;Olof Heimbürger;Furcy Paultre;Furcy Paultre;Ulf Diczfalusy;Ulf Diczfalusy

  • IL-10, IL-6, and TNF-α: Central factors in the altered cytokine network of uremia—The good, the bad, and the ugly

    Peter Stenvinkel;Markus Ketteler;Richard J. Johnson;Bengt Lindholm

  • Are there two types of malnutrition in chronic renal failure? Evidence for relationships between malnutrition, inflammation and atherosclerosis (MIA syndrome)

    Peter Stenvinkel;Olof Heimbürger;Bengt Lindholm;George A. Kaysen

  • Inflammation, Malnutrition, and Cardiac Disease as Predictors of Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients

    A. Rashid Qureshi;Anders Alvestrand;José C. Divino-Filho;Alberto Gutierrez

  • Emerging biomarkers for evaluating cardiovascular risk in the chronic kidney disease patient: how do new pieces fit into the uremic puzzle?

    Peter Stenvinkel;Juan Jesús Carrero;Jonas Axelsson;Bengt Lindholm

  • Serum Albumin, C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin 6, and Fetuin A as Predictors of Malnutrition, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality in Patients With ESRD

    Hirokazu Honda;Abdul Rashid Qureshi;Olof Heimbürger;Peter Barany

  • Associations between circulating inflammatory markers and residual renal function in CRF patients.

    Roberto Pecoits-Filho;Olof Heimbürger;Peter Bárány;Mohamed Suliman

  • Comparative Associations of Muscle Mass and Muscle Strength with Mortality in Dialysis Patients

    Naohito Isoyama;Abdul Rashid Qureshi;Carla Maria Avesani;Bengt Lindholm

  • Interleukin‐6 is an independent predictor of mortality in patients starting dialysis treatment

    Roberto Pecoits‐Filho;Peter Bárány;Bengt Lindholm;Olof Heimbürger

  • Impact of inflammation on epigenetic DNA methylation - a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

    P. Stenvinkel;M. Karimi;S. Johansson;J. Axelsson

  • Low fetuin-A levels are associated with cardiovascular death: Impact of variations in the gene encoding fetuin.

    Peter Stenvinkel;Kai Wang;Abdul Rashid Qureshi;Jonas Axelsson

  • Peritoneal transport in CAPD patients with permanent loss of ultrafiltration capacity

    Olof Heimbürger;Jacek Waniewski;Andrzej Warynski;Anders Tranæus

  • Nutritional status in dialysis patients: a European consensus

    Francesco Locatelli;Denis Fouque;Olof Heimburger;Tilman B. Drüeke

  • Icodextrin Improves the Fluid Status of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Results of a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

    Simon J. Davies;Graham Woodrow;Kieron Donovan;Jörg Plum

  • Hand-grip muscle strength, lean body mass, and plasma proteins as markers of nutritional status in patients with chronic renal failure close to start of dialysis therapy

    Olof Heimbürger;Abdul Rashid Qureshi;Abdul Rashid Qureshi;William S. Blaner;William S. Blaner;Lars Berglund;Lars Berglund

  • Muscle atrophy, inflammation and clinical outcome in incident and prevalent dialysis patients.

    Juan Jesús Carrero;Michal Chmielewski;Michal Chmielewski;Jonas Axelsson;Sunna Snaedal

  • Management of disturbances of calcium and phosphate metabolism in chronic renal insufficiency, with emphasis on the control of hyperphosphataemia.

    Francesco Locatelli;Jorge B. Cannata‐Andía;Tilman B. Drüeke;Walter H. Hörl

  • Mortality, malnutrition, and atherosclerosis in ESRD: What is the role of interleukin-6?

    Peter Stenvinkel;Peter Barany;Olof Heimbürger;Roberto Pecoits-Filho

  • Elevated resistin levels in chronic kidney disease are associated with decreased glomerular filtration rate and inflammation, but not with insulin resistance

    J. Axelsson;A. Bergsten;A.R. Qureshi;O. Heimbürger

  • Serum Trimethylamine-N-Oxide Is Strongly Related to Renal Function and Predicts Outcome in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Catharina Missailidis;Jenny Hällqvist;Abdel Rashid Qureshi;Peter Barany

Frequent Co-Authors

Bengt Lindholm
Bengt Lindholm Karolinska Institute
Peter Stenvinkel
Peter Stenvinkel Karolinska Institute
Peter Bárány
Peter Bárány Karolinska Institute
Abdul Rashid Qureshi
Abdul Rashid Qureshi Karolinska Institute
Juan Jesus Carrero
Juan Jesus Carrero Karolinska Institute
Roberto Pecoits-Filho
Roberto Pecoits-Filho Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Friedo W. Dekker
Friedo W. Dekker Leiden University Medical Center
Adrian Covic
Adrian Covic Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Raymond T. Krediet
Raymond T. Krediet University of Amsterdam
Martin Schalling
Martin Schalling Karolinska Institute

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