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Rainer Hambrecht

Rainer Hambrecht

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Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
40563
World Ranking
10731
National Ranking
586

Overview

Rainer Hambrecht is affiliated with the University of Lübeck in Germany and has a research focus rooted in medicine, particularly within cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their academic portfolio spans 134 publications in medicine, with a notable emphasis on 86 works related to cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, alongside contributions to surgery, public health, environmental and occupational health, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

Key topics explored in Hambrecht's research include cardiovascular function and risk factors, heart failure treatment and management, and acute myocardial infarction research. Additional focal areas consist of cardiac health and mental health, cardiac valve diseases and treatments, health promotion and cardiovascular prevention, and diabetes treatment and management.

Their published work includes a range of recent papers, among them:

  • "2020 ESC Guidelines on sports cardiology and exercise in patients with cardiovascular disease," 2020, European Heart Journal
  • "ACTIVATION (PercutAneous Coronary inTervention prIor to transcatheter aortic VAlve implantaTION)," 2021, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • "General Versus Local Anesthesia With Conscious Sedation in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation," 2020, Circulation
  • "Temporary mechanical circulatory support in infarct-related cardiogenic shock: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials with 6-month follow-up," 2024, The Lancet
  • "Impact of Anesthesia Strategy and Valve Type on Clinical Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement," 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Frequently publishing in several established journals, Hambrecht has contributed extensively to the European Heart Journal, as well as Clinical Research in Cardiology, The American Journal of Cardiology, Der Kardiologe, and Aktuelle Kardiologie.

Collaborations feature prominently in Hambrecht's work, with frequent co-authors including Harm Wienbergen, Rico Osteresch, Johannes Schmucker, Andreas Fach, and Ingo Eitel.

Best Publications

  • Intraaortic Balloon Support for Myocardial Infarction with Cardiogenic Shock

    Holger Thiele;Uwe Zeymer;Franz-Josef Neumann;Miroslaw Ferenc

  • Intracoronary bone marrow-derived progenitor cells in acute myocardial infarction.

    Volker Schächinger;Sandra Erbs;Albrecht Elsässer;Werner Haberbosch

  • Effect of Exercise on Coronary Endothelial Function in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

    Rainer Hambrecht;Anamaria Wolf;Stephan Gielen;Axel Linke

  • Regular Physical Activity Improves Endothelial Function in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease by Increasing Phosphorylation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase

    R. Hambrecht;V. Adams;S. Erbs;A. Linke

  • Regular physical exercise and low-fat diet. Effects on progression of coronary artery disease.

    G Schuler;R Hambrecht;G Schlierf;J Niebauer

  • Regular Physical Exercise Corrects Endothelial Dysfunction and Improves Exercise Capacity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure.

    R Hambrecht;E Fiehn;C Weigl;S Gielen

  • Percutaneous coronary angioplasty compared with exercise training in patients with stable coronary artery disease : A randomized trial

    Rainer Hambrecht;Claudia Walther;Sven Möbius-Winkler;Stephan Gielen

  • Effects of exercise training on left ventricular function and peripheral resistance in patients with chronic heart failure: A randomized trial.

    Rainer Hambrecht;Stephan Gielen;Axel Linke;Eduard Fiehn

  • Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (IABP-SHOCK II): final 12 month results of a randomised, open-label trial

    Holger Thiele;Uwe Zeymer;Franz-Josef Neumann;Miroslaw Ferenc

  • Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: first results from a multi-centre real-world registry

    Ralf Zahn;Ulrich Gerckens;Eberhard Grube;Axel Linke

  • Randomized comparison of intra-aortic balloon support with a percutaneous left ventricular assist device in patients with revascularized acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock

    Holger Thiele;Peter Sick;Enno Boudriot;Klaus-Werner Diederich

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of exercise training in the skeletal muscle of patients with chronic heart failure

    Stephan Gielen;Volker Adams;Sven Möbius-Winkler;Axel Linke

  • Effects of Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition With Allopurinol on Endothelial Function and Peripheral Blood Flow in Hyperuricemic Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Results From 2 Placebo-Controlled Studies

    Wolfram Doehner;Nina Schoene;Mathias Rauchhaus;Francisco Leyva-Leon

  • Physical training in patients with stable chronic heart failure: effects on cardiorespiratory fitness and ultrastructural abnormalities of leg muscles.

    Rainer Hambrecht;Josef Niebauer;Eduard Fiehn;Barbara Kälberer

  • Fractional Flow Reserve-Guided Multivessel Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction

    Pieter C. Smits;Mohamed Abdel-Wahab;Franz-Josef Neumann;Bianca M. Boxma-de Klerk

  • Attenuated Progression of Coronary Artery Disease After 6 Years of Multifactorial Risk Intervention Role of Physical Exercise

    Josef Niebauer;Rainer Hambrecht;Tamás Velich;Klaus Hauer

  • Various intensities of leisure time physical activity in patients with coronary artery disease: Effects on cardiorespiratory fitness and progression of coronary atherosclerotic lesions☆

    Rainer Hambrecht;Josef Niebauer;Christian Marburger;Martin Grunze

  • Increase of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease After Exercise-Induced Ischemia

    Volker Adams;Karsten Lenk;Axel Linke;Dominik Lenz

  • Effects of Exercise Training on Left Ventricular Function and Peripheral Resistance in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

    Rainer Hambrecht;Stephan Gielen;Axel Linke;Eduard Fiehn

  • Physical Training in Patients with Stable Chronic Heart Failure: Effects on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Ultrastructural Abnormalities of Leg Muscles

    Rainer Hambrecht;Joseph Niebauer;Eduard Fiehn

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Schuler
Gerhard Schuler Leipzig University
Axel Linke
Axel Linke TU Dresden
Holger Thiele
Holger Thiele Leipzig University
Horst Sievert
Horst Sievert Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt
Ingo Eitel
Ingo Eitel University of Lübeck
Christian W. Hamm
Christian W. Hamm University of Giessen
Steffen Desch
Steffen Desch Leipzig University
Andreas M. Zeiher
Andreas M. Zeiher Goethe University Frankfurt
Torsten Tonn
Torsten Tonn TU Dresden
Stefanie Dimmeler
Stefanie Dimmeler Goethe University Frankfurt

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