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Petr Widimsky

Petr Widimsky

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Medicine
Czechia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
94
Citations
84279
World Ranking
10227
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Petr Widimsky is affiliated with Charles University in the Czech Republic and specializes in medicine, with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research contributions span multiple subfields including epidemiology, neurology, surgery, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging. Widimsky's work concentrates primarily on acute ischemic stroke management, atrial fibrillation management and outcomes, and antiplatelet therapy related to cardiovascular diseases.

The scientist's research portfolio features significant publications such as:

  • Left Atrial Appendage Closure Versus Direct Oral Anticoagulants in High-Risk Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • 4-Year Outcomes After Left Atrial Appendage Closure Versus Nonwarfarin Oral Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Acute ischaemic stroke: recent advances in reperfusion treatment, 2022, European Heart Journal

Widimsky frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • European Heart Journal
  • European Heart Journal Supplements
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Widimsky include:

  • Petr Toušek
  • Jakub Sulženko
  • Ivana Štětkářová
  • John W. Eikelboom
  • Salim Yusuf

Key topics within Widimsky's research focus involve:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

Best Publications

  • 2007 Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

    Giuseppe Mancia;Guy De Backer;Anna Dominiczak;Renata Cifkova

  • ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008: the Task Force for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008 of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA) and endorsed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).

    Kenneth Dickstein;Alain Cohen-Solal;Gerasimos Filippatos;John J V McMurray

  • Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    Adam Torbicki;Arnaud Perrier;Stavros Konstantinides;Giancarlo Agnelli

  • ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment eleva...

    C. W. Hamm;J.-P. Bassand;S. Agewall;J. Bax

  • Universal definition of myocardial infarction.

    Kristian Thygesen;Joseph S. Alpert;Harvey D. White;Allan S. Jaffe

  • Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with persistent ST-segment elevation: the Task Force on the Management of ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction of the European Society of Cardiology.

    Frans Van de Werf;Jeroen Bax;Amadeo Betriu;Carina Blomstrom-Lundqvist

  • Radial versus femoral access for coronary angiography and intervention in patients with acute coronary syndromes (RIVAL): a randomised, parallel group, multicentre trial.

    Sanjit S Jolly;Salim Yusuf;John Cairns;Kari Niemelä

  • Rivaroxaban with or without Aspirin in Stable Cardiovascular Disease

    John W. Eikelboom;Stuart J. Connolly;Jackie Bosch;Gilles R. Dagenais

  • ESC Guidelines for the management of grown-up congenital heart disease (new version 2010).

    Helmut Baumgartner;Philipp Bonhoeffer;Natasja M. S. De Groot;Fokko de Haan

  • Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

    A. John Camm;Paulus Kirchhof;Gregory Y H Lip;Ulrich Schotten

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension

    Marius M. Hoeper;Marc Humbert;Adam Torbicki;Jean-Luc Vachiery

  • 2017 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases, in collaboration with the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS)

    Victor Aboyans;Jean-Baptiste Ricco

  • Routine vs Selective Invasive Strategies in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Collaborative Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

    Shamir R. Mehta;Christopher P. Cannon;Keith A. A. Fox;Lars Wallentin

  • Prasugrel versus clopidogrel for acute coronary syndromes without revascularization

    Matthew T. Roe;Paul W. Armstrong;Keith A.A. Fox;Harvey D. White

  • Early versus Delayed Invasive Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Shamir R. Mehta;Christopher B. Granger;William E. Boden;Philippe Gabriel Steg

  • Dose comparisons of clopidogrel and aspirin in acute coronary syndromes.

    R. Mehta;Jean-Pierre Bassand;Rafael Diaz;Estudios Clinicos Latinoamérica

  • GUIDELINES FOR PRE-OPERATIVE CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENT AND PERIOPERATIVE CARDIAC MANAGEMENT IN NON-CARDIAC SURGERY

    Don Poldermans;Jeroen J. Bax;Eric Boersma;Stefan De Hert

  • Reperfusion therapy for ST elevation acute myocardial infarction in Europe: description of the current situation in 30 countries

    Petr Widimsky;William Wijns;Jean Fajadet;Mark de Belder

  • Effect of Platelet Inhibition with Cangrelor during PCI on Ischemic Events

    Deepak L. Bhatt;Gregg W. Stone;Kenneth W. Mahaffey;C. Michael Gibson

  • 2010 focused update of ESC Guidelines on device therapy in heart failure: an update of the 2008 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure and the 2007 ESC Guidelines for cardiac and resynchronization therapy. Developed with the special contribution of the Heart Failure Association and the European Heart Rhythm Association.

    Kenneth Dickstein;Panos E. Vardas;Angelo Auricchio;Jean-Claude Daubert

Frequent Co-Authors

Michal Tendera
Michal Tendera Medical University of Silesia
Christian Funck-Brentano
Christian Funck-Brentano Université Paris Cité
Keith A.A. Fox
Keith A.A. Fox University of Edinburgh
Alec Vahanian
Alec Vahanian Université Paris Cité
Paul W. Armstrong
Paul W. Armstrong University of Alberta
Gilles Montalescot
Gilles Montalescot Baim Institute for Clinical Research
Gerasimos Filippatos
Gerasimos Filippatos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Steen Dalby Kristensen
Steen Dalby Kristensen Aarhus University Hospital
Salim Yusuf
Salim Yusuf McMaster University
Christopher B. Granger
Christopher B. Granger Duke University

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