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Overview

Thomas Thum is affiliated with Hannover Medical School in Germany. Their work spans multiple fields related to medicine and molecular biology, with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The main fields of study for Thomas Thum include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their subfields demonstrate a concentrated interest in cardiovascular health and molecular mechanisms, featuring:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Surgery
  • Physiology

Thomas Thum's research topics include:

  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Circular RNAs in diseases
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies

The scientist has published extensively in several frequent venues, including:

  • European Journal of Heart Failure
  • European Heart Journal
  • Cardiovascular Research
  • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
  • Basic Research in Cardiology

Among recent publications are:

  • Baseline cardiovascular risk assessment in cancer patients scheduled to receive cardiotoxic cancer therapies: a position statement and new risk assessment tools from the Cardio-Oncology Study Group of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology in collaboration with the International Cardio-Oncology Society, 2020, European Journal of Heart Failure
  • Role of cardiovascular imaging in cancer patients receiving cardiotoxic therapies: a position statement on behalf of the Heart Failure Association (HFA), the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and the Cardio-Oncology Council of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), 2020, European Journal of Heart Failure
  • Novel antisense therapy targeting microRNA-132 in patients with heart failure: results of a first-in-human Phase 1b randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Patient profiling in heart failure for tailoring medical therapy. A consensus document of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, 2021, European Journal of Heart Failure
  • Therapeutic and Diagnostic Translation of Extracellular Vesicles in Cardiovascular Diseases, 2021, Circulation

Thomas Thum frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Christian Bär
  • Ke Xiao
  • Andrew J.S. Coats
  • Johann Bauersachs
  • Petar Seferović

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • MicroRNA-21 contributes to myocardial disease by stimulating MAP kinase signalling in fibroblasts

    Thomas Thum;Carina Gross;Jan Fiedler;Thomas Fischer

  • Non-coding RNAs in Development and Disease: Background, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Approaches

    Julia Beermann;Maria-Teresa Piccoli;Janika Viereck;Thomas Thum

  • MicroRNAs in the Human Heart A Clue to Fetal Gene Reprogramming in Heart Failure

    Thomas Thum;Paolo Galuppo;Christian Wolf;Jan Fiedler

  • Cardiac fibroblast–derived microRNA passenger strand-enriched exosomes mediate cardiomyocyte hypertrophy

    Claudia Bang;Sandor Batkai;Seema Dangwal;Shashi Kumar Gupta

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • LDL cholesterol upregulates synthesis of asymmetrical dimethylarginine in human endothelial cells: involvement of S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferases.

    Rainer H. Böger;Karsten Sydow;Jürgen Borlak;Thomas Thum

  • Effect of intravenous iron sucrose on exercise tolerance in anemic and nonanemic patients with symptomatic chronic heart failure and iron deficiency FERRIC-HF: a randomized, controlled, observer-blinded trial

    Darlington O. Okonko;Agnieszka Grzeslo;Tomasz Witkowski;Amit K.J. Mandal

  • Regulation and function of miRNA-21 in health and disease

    Regalla Kumarswamy;Ingo Volkmann;Thomas Thum

  • Circulating Long Noncoding RNA, LIPCAR, Predicts Survival in Patients With Heart Failure

    Regalla Kumarswamy;Christophe Bauters;Ingo Volkmann;Fleur Maury

  • The miRNA-212/132 family regulates both cardiac hypertrophy and cardiomyocyte autophagy

    Ahmet Ucar;Shashi K. Gupta;Jan Fiedler;Erdem Erikci

  • Exosomes: new players in cell-cell communication.

    Claudia Bang;Thomas Thum

  • Baseline cardiovascular risk assessment in cancer patients scheduled to receive cardiotoxic cancer therapies: a position statement and new risk assessment tools from the Cardio-Oncology Study Group of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology in collaboration with the International Cardio-Oncology Society

    Alexander R. Lyon;Susan Dent;Susannah Stanway;Helena Earl

  • Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Uncoupling Impairs Endothelial Progenitor Cell Mobilization and Function in Diabetes

    Thomas Thum;Daniela Fraccarollo;Maximilian Schultheiss;Sabrina Froese

  • Diagnostic and prognostic impact of six circulating microRNAs in acute coronary syndrome.

    Christian Widera;Shashi K. Gupta;Johan M. Lorenzen;Claudia Bang

  • MicroRNA-24 Regulates Vascularity After Myocardial Infarction

    Jan Fiedler;Virginija Jazbutyte;Bettina C. Kirchmaier;Bettina C. Kirchmaier;Shashi K. Gupta

  • MicroRNAs: novel regulators in cardiac development and disease

    Thomas Thum;Daniele Catalucci;Johann Bauersachs

  • Circulating Noncoding RNAs as Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease and Injury.

    Janika Viereck;Thomas Thum

  • 40 MicroRNAs in the human heart: a clue to fetal gene reprogramming in heart failure

    Thomas Thum;Paolo Galuppo;Christian Wolf;Jan Fiedler

Frequent Co-Authors

Johann Bauersachs
Johann Bauersachs Hannover Medical School
Sandor Batkai
Sandor Batkai Cardior Pharmaceuticals
Stephane Heymans
Stephane Heymans Maastricht University
Hermann Haller
Hermann Haller Hannover Medical School
Georg Ertl
Georg Ertl University of Würzburg
Manuel Mayr
Manuel Mayr King's College London
Alexander R. Lyon
Alexander R. Lyon Imperial College London
Dimitrios Tsikas
Dimitrios Tsikas Hannover Medical School
Andrew J.S. Coats
Andrew J.S. Coats The Heart Research Institute
Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner
Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner Hannover Medical School

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