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Peter A. Ringleb is affiliated with University Hospital Heidelberg in Germany. Their research primarily covers the field of Medicine, with specific focus on Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Internal Medicine, and Rehabilitation. The scientist's work contributes to various aspects of cerebrovascular and neurological health.

Their main topics of study include:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Several recent papers demonstrate their active role in stroke-related research:

  • European Stroke Organisation guideline on endarterectomy and stenting for carotid artery stenosis, 2021, European Stroke Journal
  • Noncontrast Computed Tomography vs Computed Tomography Perfusion or Magnetic Resonance Imaging Selection in Late Presentation of Stroke With Large-Vessel Occlusion, 2021, JAMA Neurology
  • Multimodal Predictive Modeling of Endovascular Treatment Outcome for Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Machine-Learning, 2020, Stroke
  • European Stroke Organisation guideline on endarterectomy and stenting for carotid artery stenosis, 2021, European Stroke Journal
  • Carotid endarterectomy or stenting or best medical treatment alone for moderate-to-severe asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: 5-year results of a multicentre, randomised controlled trial, 2022, The Lancet Neurology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Markus Möhlenbruch
  • Simon Nagel
  • Martin Bendszus
  • Patrik Michel
  • Silvia Schönenberger

Peter A. Ringleb publishes regularly in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Stroke
  • Neurological Research and Practice
  • European Stroke Journal
  • European Journal of Neurology
  • Frontiers in Neurology

The scientist's body of work addresses key challenges in the management and treatment of stroke, cerebrovascular disease, and related neurological conditions through clinical guidelines, comparative imaging studies, and predictive modeling using advanced technologies such as machine learning.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for management of ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack 2008

    Peter A. Ringleb;Marie Germaine Bousser;Gary Ford;Philip Bath

  • Point-of-Care International Normalized Ratio Testing Accelerates Thrombolysis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Oral Anticoagulants

    Timolaos Rizos;Christian Herweh;Ekkehart Jenetzky;Christoph Lichy

  • 30 day results from the SPACE trial of stent-protected angioplasty versus carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients: a randomised non-inferiority trial.

    Ringleb Pa;Allenberg J;Brückmann H

  • Pioglitazone after Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

    W. N. Kernan;C. M. Viscoli;K. L. Furie;L. H. Young

  • Results of the Stent-Protected Angioplasty versus Carotid Endarterectomy (SPACE) study to treat symptomatic stenoses at 2 years: a multinational, prospective, randomised trial.

    Hans-Henning Eckstein;Peter Ringleb;Jens-Rainer Allenberg;Jürgen Berger

  • Intravenous desmoteplase in patients with acute ischaemic stroke selected by MRI perfusion-diffusion weighted imaging or perfusion CT (DIAS-2): a prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

    Werner Hacke;Anthony J Furlan;Yasir Al-Rawi;Antoni Davalos

  • Acute stroke: usefulness of early CT findings before thrombolytic therapy.

    R von Kummer;K L Allen;R Holle;L Bozzao

  • Efficacy and safety of nerinetide for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke (ESCAPE-NA1): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial.

    Michael D Hill;Mayank Goyal;Bijoy K Menon;Raul G Nogueira

  • Transcranial Low-Frequency Ultrasound-Mediated Thrombolysis in Brain Ischemia Increased Risk of Hemorrhage With Combined Ultrasound and Tissue Plasminogen Activator: Results of a Phase II Clinical Trial

    Michael Daffertshofer;Achim Gass;Peter Ringleb;Matthias Sitzer

  • Short-term outcome after stenting versus endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis: a preplanned meta-analysis of individual patient data.

    Leo H Bonati;Joanna Dobson;Ale Algra

  • Effect of Conscious Sedation vs General Anesthesia on Early Neurological Improvement Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke Undergoing Endovascular Thrombectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Silvia Schönenberger;Lorenz Uhlmann;Werner Hacke;Simon Schieber

  • Amplified benefit of clopidogrel versus aspirin in patients with diabetes mellitus.

    Deepak L Bhatt;Steven P Marso;Alan T Hirsch;Peter A Ringleb

  • Extending thrombolysis to 4·5–9 h and wake-up stroke using perfusion imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

    Bruce C V Campbell;Bruce C V Campbell;Henry Ma;Henry Ma;Peter A Ringleb;Mark W Parsons

  • Implementation and outcome of thrombolysis with alteplase 3–4·5 h after an acute stroke: an updated analysis from SITS-ISTR

    Niaz Ahmed;Nils Wahlgren;Martin Grond;Michael Hennerici

  • Penumbral imaging and functional outcome in patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke treated with endovascular thrombectomy versus medical therapy: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data

    Bruce C V Campbell;Charles B L M Majoie;Gregory W Albers;Bijoy K Menon

  • Superiority of Clopidogrel Versus Aspirin in Patients With Prior Cardiac Surgery

    Deepak L. Bhatt;Derek P. Chew;Alan T. Hirsch;Peter A. Ringleb

  • Outcome and Symptomatic Bleeding Complications of Intravenous Thrombolysis Within 6 Hours in MRI-Selected Stroke Patients Comparison of a German Multicenter Study With the Pooled Data of ATLANTIS, ECASS, and NINDS tPA Trials

    Götz Thomalla;Christian Schwark;Jan Sobesky;Erich Bluhmki

  • Systematic Review of Guidelines for the Management of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

    Anne Abbott;Kosmas Ioannis Paraskevas;Stavros K Kakkos;Jonathan Golledge

  • Sex-based differences in response to recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A pooled analysis of randomized clinical trials

    David M. Kent;Lori Lyn Price;Peter Ringleb;Michael D. Hill

  • Stroke magnetic resonance imaging within 6 hours after onset of hyperacute cerebral ischemia

    Peter D. Schellinger;Jochen B. Fiebach;Olav Jansen;Peter A. Ringleb

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner Hacke
Werner Hacke Heidelberg University
Martin Bendszus
Martin Bendszus University Hospital Heidelberg
Olav Jansen
Olav Jansen Kiel University
Peter D. Schellinger
Peter D. Schellinger Ruhr University Bochum
Martin M. Brown
Martin M. Brown University College London
Thorsten Steiner
Thorsten Steiner University Hospital Heidelberg
Jean-Louis Mas
Jean-Louis Mas Université Paris Cité
Michael G. Hennerici
Michael G. Hennerici Heidelberg University
Stefan T. Engelter
Stefan T. Engelter University Hospital of Basel
Didier Leys
Didier Leys University of Lille

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