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Peter Vestergaard

Peter Vestergaard

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Medicine

D-Index
98
Citations
34929
World Ranking
8924
National Ranking
104

Overview

Peter Vestergaard is affiliated with the Steno Diabetes Center in Denmark and has contributed substantially to the field of medicine with a focus on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their publications span various aspects of diabetes management, bone health, and related metabolic disorders.

Their frequent research topics include:

  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments

Vestergaard's main fields of study consist primarily of medicine, with focused subfields that cover:

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Surgery
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Epidemiology

The scientist has published extensively in prominent journals, frequently appearing in:

  • Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Bone
  • Osteoporosis International

Notable recent papers include:

  • Denosumab and cinacalcet for primary hyperparathyroidism (DENOCINA): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial, 2020, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events, Severe Hypoglycemia, and All-Cause Mortality for Widely Used Antihyperglycemic Dual and Triple Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes Management: A Cohort Study of All Danish Users, 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Type 2 diabetes classification: a data-driven cluster study of the Danish Centre for Strategic Research in Type 2 Diabetes (DD2) cohort, 2022, BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
  • Glucose-Lowering Therapy in Patients With Postpancreatitis Diabetes Mellitus: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study, 2021, Diabetes Care
  • The Effectiveness of Telemedicine Solutions for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression, 2021, Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Morten Hasselstrøm Jensen
  • Ole Hejlesen
  • Stine Hangaard
  • Joop P. van den Bergh
  • Thomas Kronborg

Best Publications

  • Discrepancies in bone mineral density and fracture risk in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes--a meta-analysis.

    Peter Vestergaard

  • Relative fracture risk in patients with diabetes mellitus, and the impact of insulin and oral antidiabetic medication on relative fracture risk

    P. Vestergaard;L. Rejnmark;L. Mosekilde

  • Overweight and obesity as risk factors for atrial fibrillation or flutter : The Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health Study

    Lars Frost;Lone Juul Hune;Peter Vestergaard

  • Global vitamin D levels in relation to age, gender, skin pigmentation and latitude: an ecologic meta-regression analysis.

    T. Hagenau;R. Vest;T. N. Gissel;C. S. Poulsen

  • Proton pump inhibitors, histamine H2 receptor antagonists, and other antacid medications and the risk of fracture.

    P. Vestergaard;L. Rejnmark;L. Mosekilde

  • Fracture Risk in Patients with Celiac Disease, Crohn’s Disease, and Ulcerative Colitis: A Nationwide Follow-up Study of 16,416 Patients in Denmark

    Peter Vestergaard;Leif Mosekilde

  • Increased mortality in patients with a hip fracture-effect of pre-morbid conditions and post-fracture complications.

    P. Vestergaard;L. Rejnmark;L. Mosekilde

  • Smoking and thyroid disorders: A meta-analysis

    Peter Vestergaard

  • Vitamin D status and its adequacy in healthy Danish perimenopausal women: relationships to dietary intake, sun exposure and serum parathyroid hormone.

    Christine Brot;Peter Vestergaard;Niels Kolthoff;Jeppe Gram

  • Fractures in patients with hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism: a nationwide follow-up study in 16,249 patients.

    Peter Vestergaard;Leif Mosekilde

  • Hyperthyroidism and risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter: A population-based study

    L. Frost;P.M. Vestergaard;L. Mosekilde

  • Fracture rates and risk factors for fractures in patients with spinal cord injury.

    P Vestergaard;K Krogh;L Rejnmark;L Mosekilde

  • Cohort study of risk of fracture before and after surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism.

    Peter Vestergaard;Charlotte L Mollerup;Vibe Gedsø Frøkjær;Peer Christiansen

  • Hyperthyroidism, bone mineral, and fracture risk--a meta-analysis.

    Peter Vestergaard;Leif Mosekilde

  • Fracture risk associated with use of antiepileptic drugs.

    Peter Vestergaard;Lars Rejnmark;Leif Mosekilde

  • Diabetes and Its Complications and Their Relationship with Risk of Fractures in Type 1 and 2 Diabetes

    Peter Vestergaard;Lars Rejnmark;Leif Mosekilde

  • Hip fracture patients at risk of second hip fracture: a nationwide population-based cohort study of 169,145 cases during 1977-2001.

    Jesper Ryg;Jesper Ryg;Lars Rejnmark;Soren Overgaard;Soren Overgaard;Kim Brixen;Kim Brixen

  • Fracture risk associated with the use of morphine and opiates

    Peter Vestergaard;Lars Rejnmark;Leif Mosekilde

  • Treatment with beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and calcium-channel blockers is associated with a reduced fracture risk: a nationwide case-control study.

    Lars Rejnmark;Peter Vestergaard;Leif Mosekilde

  • Osteoporosis is markedly underdiagnosed: a nationwide study from Denmark

    Peter Vestergaard;Lars Rejnmark;Leif Mosekilde

Frequent Co-Authors

Leif Mosekilde
Leif Mosekilde Aarhus University Hospital
Lars Rejnmark
Lars Rejnmark Aarhus University
Kim Brixen
Kim Brixen University of Southern Denmark
Cyrus Cooper
Cyrus Cooper University of Southampton
Peter Laurberg
Peter Laurberg Aalborg University
Hubert G. M. Leufkens
Hubert G. M. Leufkens Utrecht University
Nigel K. Arden
Nigel K. Arden University of Oxford
Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen
Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen University of Copenhagen
Robin Christensen
Robin Christensen University of Southern Denmark
Finn Cilius Nielsen
Finn Cilius Nielsen Copenhagen University Hospital

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