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Thomas Meinertz

Thomas Meinertz

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Medicine

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99
Citations
40637
World Ranking
8522
National Ranking
484

Overview

Thomas Meinertz is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany and has contributed substantially to research in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their scholarly work spans several subfields including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, nephrology, and neurology.

The scientist has explored a range of main topics related to cardiac health and management. These include:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

Their recent published papers illustrate the breadth and focus of their research. Selected works include:

  • "Prognostic markers of all-cause mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation: data from the prospective long-term registry of the German Atrial Fibrillation NETwork (AFNET)", 2021, published in EP Europace
  • "Long-term outcome of perimembranous VSD closure using the Nit-Occlud® Lê VSD coil system", 2020, Clinical Research in Cardiology
  • "Versorgung von Erwachsenen mit angeborenen Herzfehlern in Deutschland - tragende Rolle von Internisten und Hausärzten", 2022, Der Internist
  • "Serum creatinine baseline fluctuation and acute kidney injury after intravenous or intra-arterial contrast agent administration-an intraindividual comparison as part of a randomized controlled trial", 2022, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • "Zu Unrecht vergessen: Carl Ludwig, Begründer der modernen Physiologie", 2021, DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Meinertz has frequently collaborated with other researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Peter Ewert
  • Maria Bosserdt
  • Peter Martus
  • R Tauber
  • Henryk Dreger

Their work has appeared in multiple scholarly journals and publication venues. Frequent venues of publication include:

  • EP Europace
  • Clinical Research in Cardiology
  • Der Internist
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Best Publications

  • Endothelial Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, and Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

    Thomas Heitzer;Titus Schlinzig;Karoline Krohn;Thomas Meinertz

  • Mechanisms Underlying Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus

    Ulrich Hink;Huige Li;Hanke Mollnau;Mathias Oelze

  • Emergency Room Triage of Patients with Acute Chest Pain by Means of Rapid Testing for Cardiac Troponin T or Troponin I

    Christian W. Hamm;Britta U. Goldmann;Christopher Heeschen;Georg Kreymann

  • Myeloperoxidase Serum Levels Predict Risk in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Stephan Baldus;Christopher Heeschen;Thomas Meinertz;Andreas M. Zeiher

  • Increased NADH-Oxidase–Mediated Superoxide Production in the Early Stages of Atherosclerosis Evidence for Involvement of the Renin-Angiotensin System

    Ascan Warnholtz;Georg Nickenig;Eberhard Schulz;Roland Macharzina

  • Effects of Angiotensin II Infusion on the Expression and Function of NAD(P)H Oxidase and Components of Nitric Oxide/cGMP Signaling

    Hanke Mollnau;Maria Wendt;Katalin Szöcs;Bernard Lassègue

  • Nickel and molybdenum contact allergies in patients with coronary in-stent restenosis

    Ralf Köster;Dieter Vieluf;Margret Kiehn;Martin Sommerauer

  • Tetrahydrobiopterin Improves Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation in Chronic Smokers Evidence for a Dysfunctional Nitric Oxide Synthase

    Thomas Heitzer;Carsten Brockhoff;Bernd Mayer;Ascan Warnholtz

  • Outcome parameters for trials in atrial fibrillation: executive summary.

    Paulus Kirchhof;Angelo Auricchio;Jeroen Bax;Harry Crijns

  • Inhibition of the Sodium-Hydrogen Exchanger With Cariporide to Prevent Myocardial Infarction in High-Risk Ischemic Situations Main Results of the GUARDIAN Trial

    Pierre Théroux;B. R. Chaitman;N. Danchin;L. Erhardt

  • The Registry of the German Competence NETwork on Atrial Fibrillation: patient characteristics and initial management.

    Michael Nabauer;Andrea Gerth;Tobias Limbourg;Steffen Schneider

  • High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy Before Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Implantation in Complex Calcified Coronary Lesions: The Randomized ROTAXUS (Rotational Atherectomy Prior to Taxus Stent Treatment for Complex Native Coronary Artery Disease) Trial

    Mohamed Abdel-Wahab;Gert Richardt;Heinz Joachim Büttner;Ralph Toelg

  • Myeloperoxidase mediates neutrophil activation by association with CD11b/CD18 integrins

    Denise Lau;Hanke Mollnau;Jason P. Eiserich;Bruce A. Freeman

  • Acute outcomes of MitraClip therapy for mitral regurgitation in high-surgical-risk patients: emphasis on adverse valve morphology and severe left ventricular dysfunction

    Olaf Franzen;Stephan Baldus;Volker Rudolph;Sven Meyer

  • Substrate modification combined with pulmonary vein isolation improves outcome of catheter ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation : a prospective randomized comparison

    Stephan Willems;Hanno Klemm;Thomas Rostock;Benedikt Brandstrup

  • MitraClip® therapy in patients with end-stage systolic heart failure.

    Olaf Franzen;Jan van der Heyden;Stephan Baldus;Michael Schlüter

  • Prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardioversion: results of the PAFAC trial

    Thomas Fetsch;Peter Bauer;Rolf Engberding;Hans P. Koch

  • Intramural Hematoma of the Aorta Predictors of Progression to Dissection and Rupture

    Yskert von Kodolitsch;Susanne K. Csösz;Dietmar H. Koschyk;Ilka Schalwat

  • Myeloperoxidase acts as a profibrotic mediator of atrial fibrillation.

    Volker Rudolph;René P. Andrié;Tanja K. Rudolph;Kai Friedrichs

  • The German Aortic Valve Registry (GARY): in-hospital outcome.

    Christian W. Hamm;Helge Möllmann;David Holzhey;Andreas Beckmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephan Baldus
Stephan Baldus University of Cologne
Thomas Münzel
Thomas Münzel Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Christian W. Hamm
Christian W. Hamm University of Giessen
Karl-Heinz Kuck
Karl-Heinz Kuck Universität Hamburg
Paulus Kirchhof
Paulus Kirchhof University of Birmingham
Stefan H. Hohnloser
Stefan H. Hohnloser Goethe University Frankfurt
Christoph A. Nienaber
Christoph A. Nienaber National Institutes of Health
Gerhard Steinbeck
Gerhard Steinbeck Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Günter Breithardt
Günter Breithardt University of Münster
Ursula Ravens
Ursula Ravens University of Freiburg

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