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Tanja Zeller is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, particularly focusing on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields including Surgery, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The research output of this scientist covers a range of topics within cardiovascular health and disease management. Key areas of investigation include:

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

Tanja Zeller has a record of publications in several prominent scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Clinical Research in Cardiology
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Among recent papers associated with or co-authored by Zeller are:

  • Endotoxinemia Accelerates Atherosclerosis Through Electrostatic Charge-Mediated Monocyte Adhesion (2020), published in Circulation
  • Multi-organ assessment in mainly non-hospitalized individuals after SARS-CoV-2 infection: The Hamburg City Health Study COVID programme (2021), European Heart Journal
  • Alcohol consumption, cardiac biomarkers, and risk of atrial fibrillation and adverse outcomes (2020), European Heart Journal
  • Metabolic Communication by SGLT2 Inhibition (2023), Circulation
  • Clinical application of the 4th Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (2020), European Heart Journal

Zeller's collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Stefan Blankenberg
  • Renate B. Schnabel
  • Dirk Westermann
  • Veikko Salomaa
  • Raphael Twerenbold

The scientist has also contributed to academic books published by reputable academic presses. These include:

  • Consuming Landscapes (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022)
  • Driving Germany (Berghahn Books, 2022)

Best Publications

  • Renal sympathetic denervation in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension (The Symplicity HTN-2 Trial): A randomised controlled trial

    Murray D. Esler;Henry Krum;Paul A. Sobotka;Markus P. Schlaich

  • Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • Sensitive Troponin I Assay in Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Till Keller;Tanja Zeller;Dirk Peetz;Stergios Tzikas

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Cristian Pattaro;Carsten A. Böger;Christian Fuchsberger

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe

    Steven Hageman;Lisa Pennells

  • Genome-wide study for circulating metabolites identifies 62 loci and reveals novel systemic effects of LPA

    Johannes Kettunen;Ayşe Demirkan;Ayşe Demirkan;Peter Würtz;Harmen H M Draisma

  • Multi-Ethnic Genome-wide Association Study for Atrial Fibrillation

    Carolina Roselli;Mark D. Chaffin;Lu Chen Weng;Lu Chen Weng;Stefanie Aeschbacher

  • Medial vascular calcification revisited: review and perspectives

    Peter Lanzer;Manfred Boehm;Victor Sorribas;Marc Thiriet

  • Genetics and Beyond – The Transcriptome of Human Monocytes and Disease Susceptibility

    Tanja Zeller;Philipp Wild;Silke Szymczak;Maxime Rotival

  • Serial changes in highly sensitive troponin I assay and early diagnosis of myocardial infarction.

    Till Keller;Tanja Zeller;Francisco Ojeda;Stergios Tzikas

  • New susceptibility locus for coronary artery disease on chromosome 3q22.3

    Jeanette Erdmann;Anika Großhennig;Peter S Braund;Inke R König

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses of multiancestry cohorts identify multiple new susceptibility loci for refractive error and myopia

    Virginie J M Verhoeven;Pirro G Hysi;Robert Wojciechowski;Robert Wojciechowski;Qiao Fan

  • Distribution and Medical Impact of Loss-of-Function Variants in the Finnish Founder Population

    Elaine T. Lim;Peter Würtz;Peter Würtz;Peter Würtz;Aki S. Havulinna;Priit Palta;Priit Palta

  • Copeptin improves early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.

    Till Keller;Stergios Tzikas;Tanja Zeller;Ewa Czyz

  • Contribution of 30 biomarkers to 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation in 2 population cohorts: the MONICA, risk, genetics, archiving, and monograph (MORGAM) biomarker project.

    Stefan Blankenberg;Tanja Zeller;Olli Saarela;Aki S. Havulinna

  • Sex Differences and Similarities in Atrial Fibrillation Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Mortality in Community Cohorts : Results From the BiomarCaRE Consortium (Biomarker for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Europe)

    Christina Magnussen;Teemu J. Niiranen;Francisco M. Ojeda;Francesco Gianfagna

  • Distribution and Medical Impact of Loss-of-Function Variants in the Finnish Founder Population

    Elaine T. Lim;Peter Wuertz;Aki S. Havulinna;Priit Palta

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Blankenberg
Stefan Blankenberg Universität Hamburg
Thomas Münzel
Thomas Münzel Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Renate B. Schnabel
Renate B. Schnabel Universität Hamburg
Veikko Salomaa
Veikko Salomaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Karl J. Lackner
Karl J. Lackner Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Kari Kuulasmaa
Kari Kuulasmaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Torben Jørgensen
Torben Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Andreas Ziegler
Andreas Ziegler University of Ulm

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