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Thomas Zeller is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Epidemiology. Their research encompasses multiple subfields and topics related to vascular health and interventions.

Their main topics of study include:

  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Vascular Procedures and Complications
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Aortic Aneurysm Repair Treatments
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases

Zeller's research contributions have appeared prominently in several journals where they have published extensively. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Endovascular Therapy
  • JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • VASA
  • CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
  • European Heart Journal

The scientist has a record of collaborative work with recurrent co-authors such as:

  • Ulrich Beschorner
  • Marianne Brodmann
  • Elias Noory
  • Tanja Böhme
  • Gunnar Tepe

Among the recent papers published by Thomas Zeller are:

  • Intravascular Lithotripsy for Peripheral Artery Calcification, 2021, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Carotid endarterectomy or stenting or best medical treatment alone for moderate-to-severe asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: 5-year results of a multicentre, randomised controlled trial, 2022, The Lancet Neurology
  • Renal Denervation in High-Risk Patients With Hypertension, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Two-Year Efficacy and Safety Results from the IMPERIAL Randomized Study of the Eluvia Polymer-Coated Drug-Eluting Stent and the Zilver PTX Polymer-free Drug-Coated Stent, 2020, CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
  • Efficacy of a Drug-Eluting Stent Versus Bare Metal Stents for Symptomatic Femoropopliteal Peripheral Artery Disease: Primary Results of the EMINENT Randomized Trial, 2022, Circulation

Zeller has contributed to at least one book publication, Germany's Nature, released by Rutgers University Press in 2020.

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

  • Local delivery of paclitaxel to inhibit restenosis during angioplasty of the leg.

    Gunnar Tepe;Thomas Zeller;Thomas Albrecht;Stephan Heller

  • Effect of renal denervation on blood pressure in the presence of antihypertensive drugs: 6-month efficacy and safety results from the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED proof-of-concept randomised trial

    David E Kandzari;Michael Böhm;Felix Mahfoud;Felix Mahfoud;Raymond R Townsend

  • Catheter-based renal denervation in patients with uncontrolled hypertension in the absence of antihypertensive medications (SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED): a randomised, sham-controlled, proof-of-concept trial

    Raymond R Townsend;Felix Mahfoud;Felix Mahfoud;David E Kandzari;Kazuomi Kario

  • Drug-Coated Balloon Versus Standard Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty for the Treatment of Superficial Femoral and Popliteal Peripheral Artery Disease 12-Month Results From the IN.PACT SFA Randomized Trial

    Gunnar Tepe;John Laird;Peter Schneider;Marianne Brodmann

  • Medial vascular calcification revisited: review and perspectives

    Peter Lanzer;Manfred Boehm;Victor Sorribas;Marc Thiriet

  • Nitinol Stent Implantation Versus Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Superficial Femoral Artery Lesions up to 10 cm in Length The Femoral Artery Stenting Trial (FAST)

    Hans Krankenberg;Michael Schlüter;Hermann J. Steinkamp;Karlheinz Bürgelin

  • Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Show Superiority to Balloon Angioplasty and Bare Metal Stents in Femoropopliteal Disease Twelve-Month Zilver PTX Randomized Study Results

    Michael D. Dake;Gary M. Ansel;Michael R. Jaff;Takao Ohki

  • Trial of a Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon for Femoropopliteal Artery Disease

    K. Rosenfield;M.R. Jaff;C.J. White

  • Drug-eluting and bare nitinol stents for the treatment of atherosclerotic lesions in the superficial femoral artery: long-term results from the SIROCCO trial.

    Stephan H. Duda;Stephan H. Duda;Marc Bosiers;Johannes Lammer;Dierk Scheinert

  • Peripheral arterial calcification: prevalence, mechanism, detection, and clinical implications.

    Krishna J. Rocha‐Singh;Thomas Zeller;Michael R. Jaff

  • Efficacy of catheter-based renal denervation in the absence of antihypertensive medications (SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED Pivotal): a multicentre, randomised, sham-controlled trial

    Michael Böhm;Kazuomi Kario;David E. Kandzari;Felix Mahfoud;Felix Mahfoud

  • Sirolimus-Eluting versus Bare Nitinol Stent for Obstructive Superficial Femoral Artery Disease: The SIROCCO II Trial

    Stephan H. Duda;Marc Bosiers;Johannes Lammer;Dierk Scheinert

  • Expert consensus document from the European Society of Cardiology on catheter-based renal denervation

    Felix Mahfoud;Thomas Felix Lüscher;Bert Andersson;Iris Baumgartner

  • Durable Clinical Effectiveness With Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents in the Femoropopliteal Artery: 5-Year Results of the Zilver PTX Randomized Trial

    Michael D. Dake;Gary M. Ansel;Michael R. Jaff;Takao Ohki

  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure Changes After Renal Sympathetic Denervation in Patients With Resistant Hypertension

    Felix Mahfoud;Christian Ukena;Roland E. Schmieder;Bodo Cremers

  • The LEVANT I (Lutonix paclitaxel-coated balloon for the prevention of femoropopliteal restenosis) trial for femoropopliteal revascularization: first-in-human randomized trial of low-dose drug-coated balloon versus uncoated balloon angioplasty

    Dierk Scheinert;Stephan Duda;Thomas Zeller;Hans Krankenberg

  • Drug-Eluting Balloon Versus Standard Balloon Angioplasty for Infrapopliteal Arterial Revascularization in Critical Limb Ischemia 12-Month Results From the IN.PACT DEEP Randomized Trial

    Thomas Zeller;Iris Baumgartner;Dierk Scheinert;Marianne Brodmann

  • ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Artery Diseases

    Michel Tendera;Victor Aboyans;Marie-Louise Bartelink;Iris Baumgartner

  • Renal artery stenosis.

    Thomas Zeller

Frequent Co-Authors

Franz-Josef Neumann
Franz-Josef Neumann University of Freiburg
Michael R. Jaff
Michael R. Jaff Boston Scientific (United States)
Horst Sievert
Horst Sievert Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt
Johannes Lammer
Johannes Lammer Medical University of Vienna
Roland E. Schmieder
Roland E. Schmieder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erich Minar
Erich Minar Medical University of Vienna
Claus D. Claussen
Claus D. Claussen University of Tübingen
Markus P. Schlaich
Markus P. Schlaich University of Western Australia
Alexandra J. Lansky
Alexandra J. Lansky Yale University
Michael D. Dake
Michael D. Dake University of Arizona

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