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Stephan Windecker

Stephan Windecker

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Medicine
Switzerland
2026

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Stephan Windecker is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland. Their primary research falls within the broad field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine as well as related subfields such as Surgery, Epidemiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research covers a range of topics primarily centered on cardiovascular health, including:

  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Windecker has contributed to several high-impact publications over recent years, highlighting specific advances and clinical guidelines in cardiology. Notable papers include:

  • "2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes," 2023, European Heart Journal
  • "Effect of Alirocumab Added to High-Intensity Statin Therapy on Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction," 2022, JAMA
  • "Dual Antiplatelet Therapy after PCI in Patients at High Bleeding Risk," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Effect of Evolocumab on Coronary Plaque Phenotype and Burden in Statin-Treated Patients Following Myocardial Infarction," 2022, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
  • "[2018 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization. The Task Force on myocardial revascularization of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)]," 2020, PubMed

Windecker frequently collaborates with a consistent group of coauthors, including:

  • Thomas Pilgrim
  • Fabien Praz
  • Dik Heg
  • Marco Valgimigli
  • Stefan Stortecky

Their research outputs are regularly published in prominent cardiovascular and interventional journals, such as:

  • JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • European Heart Journal
  • EuroIntervention
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Best Publications

  • 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

    Giuseppe Mancia;Robert Fagard;Krzysztof Narkiewicz;Josep Redon

  • 2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: The Task Force for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed with the special contribution of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC.

    Piotr Ponikowski;Adriaan A. Voors;Stefan D. Anker;Héctor Bueno

  • [2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease].

    Helmut Baumgartner;Volkmar Falk;Jeroen J. Bax;Michele De Bonis

  • 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

    Paulus Kirchhof;Stefano Benussi;Dipak Kotecha;Anders Ahlsson

  • ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2012

    John J.V. McMurray;Stamatis Adamopoulos;Stefan D. Anker;Angelo Auricchio

  • 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: Task Force for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients Presenting without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    Marco Roffi;Carlo Patrono;Jean-Philippe Collet;Christian Mueller

  • 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular riskThe Task Force for the management of dyslipidaemias of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS)

    François Mach;Colin Baigent;Alberico L Catapano;Konstantinos C Koskinas

  • [2015 ESC guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation].

    Marco Roffi;Carlo Patrono;Jean-Philippe Collet;Christian Mueller

  • Clinical End Points in Coronary Stent Trials A Case for Standardized Definitions

    Donald E. Cutlip;Stephan Windecker;Roxana Mehran;Ashley Boam

  • 2014 ESC/EACTS guidelines on myocardial revascularization.

    Stephan Windecker;Philippe Kolh;Fernando Alfonso;Jean-Philippe Collet

  • 2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: An update of the 2010 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation * Developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association

    A. John Camm;Jeroen J. Bax;Robert Fagard

  • Updated standardized endpoint definitions for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 consensus document.

    A. Pieter Kappetein;Stuart J. Head;Philippe Généreux;Nicolo Piazza

  • 2018 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization.

    Sousa-Uva M;Neumann Fj;Ahlsson A;Alfonso F

  • 2013 ESC guidelines on the management of stable coronary artery disease: the Task Force on the management of stable coronary artery disease of the European Society of Cardiology.

    Gilles Montalescot;Udo Sechtem;Stephan Achenbach;Felicita Andreotti

  • 2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

    A. John Camm;Gregory Y.H. Lip

  • 2013 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy : The Task Force on cardiac pacing and resynchronization therapy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)

    Michele Brignole;Angelo Auricchio;Gonzalo Baron-Esquivias;Pierre Bordachar

  • 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

  • 2014 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization: The Task Force on Myocardial Revascularization of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)Developed with the special contribution of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI).

    Stephan Windecker;Philippe Kolh;Fernando Alfonso;Jean-Philippe Collet

  • Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease (version 2012)

    Alec Vahanian;Ottavio Alfieri

  • 2017 ESC focused update on dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease developed in collaboration with EACTS: The Task Force for dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).

    Marco Valgimigli;Héctor Bueno;Robert A Byrne;Jean-Philippe Collet

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick W. Serruys
Patrick W. Serruys University of Galway
Peter Jüni
Peter Jüni University of Oxford
Bernhard Meier
Bernhard Meier University Hospital of Bern
Marco Valgimigli
Marco Valgimigli University of Bern
Peter Wenaweser
Peter Wenaweser University of Bern
Thomas F. Lüscher
Thomas F. Lüscher University of Zurich
William Wijns
William Wijns University of Galway
Christian W. Hamm
Christian W. Hamm University of Giessen
François Mach
François Mach University of Geneva
Thierry Carrel
Thierry Carrel University of Bern

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