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Thomas F. Lüscher

Thomas F. Lüscher

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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
  • 2001 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Thomas F. Lüscher is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research spans across the discipline of Medicine, with a primary focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine among other related subfields such as Surgery, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Immunology.

Their work covers a range of topics within cardiovascular science including:

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

They have contributed extensively to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in leading venues such as:

  • European Heart Journal (93 publications)
  • Cardiovascular Research (22 publications)
  • Atherosclerosis (10 publications)
  • European Journal of Heart Failure (5 publications)
  • European Journal of Clinical Investigation (5 publications)

Some recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Thomas F. Lüscher include:

  • COVID-19 is, in the end, an endothelial disease, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Long COVID: post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 with a cardiovascular focus, 2022, European Heart Journal
  • Inflammation, Aging, and Cardiovascular Disease, 2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Targeting cardiovascular inflammation: next steps in clinical translation, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Calcific aortic valve disease: from molecular and cellular mechanisms to medical therapy, 2021, European Heart Journal

Frequent collaborators include researchers such as Giovanni G. Camici, Simon Kraler, Alexander Akhmedov, Christian M. Matter, and Luca Liberale, with whom they have co-published multiple works.

Thomas F. Lüscher has been recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea since 2001, reflecting acknowledgment by an academic body.

Best Publications

  • 2003 European society of hypertension - European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

    G Mancia;EA Rosei;R Cifkova;G DeBacker

  • 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

  • Clinical Features and Outcomes of Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy

    Christian Templin;Jelena R. Ghadri;Johanna Diekmann;L. Christian Napp

  • Ferric Carboxymaltose in Patients with Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency.

    Stefan D. Anker;Josep Comin Colet;Gerasimos Filippatos;Ronnie Willenheimer

  • 2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management: The Joint Task Force on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA).

    Steen Dalby Kristensen;Juhani Knuuti;Antti Saraste;Stefan Anker

  • Diabetes and Vascular Disease Pathophysiology, Clinical Consequences, and Medical Therapy: Part I

    Thomas F. Lüscher;Mark A. Creager;Joshua A. Beckman;Francesco Cosentino

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition With Quinapril Improves Endothelial Vasomotor Dysfunction in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease The TREND (Trial on Reversing ENdothelial Dysfunction) Study

    G.B. J. Mancini;G. C. Henry;C. Macaya;B. J. O'Neill

  • Release of endothelin from the porcine aorta. Inhibition by endothelium-derived nitric oxide.

    C Boulanger;T F Lüscher

  • The Assessment of Endothelial Function From Research Into Clinical Practice

    Andreas J. Flammer;Todd Anderson;David S. Celermajer;Mark A. Creager;Mark A. Creager

  • International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome (Part I): Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Criteria, and Pathophysiology

    Jelena Rima Ghadri;Ilan Shor Wittstein;Abhiram Prasad;Scott Sharkey

  • Drug-Eluting Stent and Coronary Thrombosis: Biological Mechanisms and Clinical Implications

    Thomas F. Lüscher;Jan Steffel;Franz R. Eberli;Michael Joner

  • Biology of the endothelium

    Thomas F. Lüscher;Matthias Barton

  • Endothelium-dependent contractions to acetylcholine in the aorta of the spontaneously hypertensive rat.

    T F Lüscher;P M Vanhoutte

  • Prasugrel versus clopidogrel for acute coronary syndromes without revascularization

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

  • Temporary scaffolding of coronary arteries with bioabsorbable magnesium stents: a prospective, non-randomised multicentre trial

    Raimund Erbel;Carlo Di Mario;Jozef Bartunek;Johann Bonnier

  • Endothelial function and dysfunction. Part II: Association with cardiovascular risk factors and diseases. A statement by the Working Group on Endothelins and Endothelial Factors of the European Society of Hypertension

    Hanspeter Brunner;John R Cockcroft;John E Deanfield;Ann Donald

  • Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion in Coronary Artery Disease by Magnetic Resonance A Comparison With Positron Emission Tomography and Coronary Angiography

    J. Schwitter;D. Nanz;S. Kneifel;K. Bertschinger

  • COVID-19 is, in the end, an endothelial disease.

    Peter Libby;Thomas Lüscher

  • High Glucose Increases Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression and Superoxide Anion Generation in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells

    Francesco Cosentino;Keiichi Hishikawa;Zvonimir S. Katusic;Thomas F. Lüscher

  • Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Treatment Improves Endothelial Function in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

    David Hürlimann;Adrian Forster;Georg Noll;Frank Enseleit

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Ruschitzka
Frank Ruschitzka University of Zurich
Ulf Landmesser
Ulf Landmesser Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Stephan Windecker
Stephan Windecker University of Bern
Roberto Corti
Roberto Corti University of Zurich
Francesco Cosentino
Francesco Cosentino Karolinska University Hospital
François Mach
François Mach University of Geneva
Nicolas Rodondi
Nicolas Rodondi University of Bern
Massimo Volpe
Massimo Volpe Sapienza University of Rome
Arnold von Eckardstein
Arnold von Eckardstein University of Zurich
Philipp A. Kaufmann
Philipp A. Kaufmann University of Zurich

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