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Walter Klepetko is affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna in Austria and has focused their research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their scholarly output spans 279 publications, with particular expertise in several subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, Epidemiology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research covers a diverse range of topics, with a strong emphasis on transplantation and pulmonary disorders. Main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • Tracheal and Airway Disorders
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Airway Management and Intubation Techniques

Klepetko has contributed significantly to journals specializing in cardiothoracic and transplant surgery. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (30 publications)
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (6 publications)
  • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (5 publications)
  • American Journal of Transplantation (5 publications)
  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (5 publications)

Several of Klepetko's recent research papers address critical topics in respiratory medicine and oncology, including:

  • "ERS/ESTS/EACTS/ESTRO guidelines for the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma," 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • "Neutrophil extracellular traps promote fibrous vascular occlusions in chronic thrombosis," 2020, Blood
  • "Molecular profiles of small cell lung cancer subtypes: Therapeutic implications," 2021, Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics
  • "Lung transplantation for COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome in a PCR-positive patient," 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Current therapy of KRAS-mutant lung cancer," 2020, Cancer and Metastasis Reviews

Klepetko has collaborated extensively with colleagues in their field. Their frequent co-authors include Konrad Höetzenecker, Péter Jaksch, Bernhard Moser, Alberto Benazzo, and Stefan Schwarz, reflecting ongoing partnerships in research related to transplantation and thoracic surgery.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension: the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), endorsed by the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)

    Galiè N;Hoeper Mm;Humbert M;Torbicki A

  • Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    Adam Torbicki;Arnaud Perrier;Stavros Konstantinides;Giancarlo Agnelli

  • [2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension].

    Nazzareno Galiè;Marc Humbert;Jean-Luc Vachiery;Simon Gibbs

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension

    Marius M. Hoeper;Marc Humbert;Adam Torbicki;Jean-Luc Vachiery

  • Surgical management and outcome of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Results from an international prospective registry

    Eckhard Mayer;David Jenkins;Jaroslav Lindner;Andrea D’Armini

  • Risk factors for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

    D. Bonderman;H. Wilkens;S. Wakounig;H. J. Schäfers

  • Corrigendum to: ‘Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension’ [European Heart Journal (2009) 30, 2493–2537]. The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), endorsed by the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)

    Nazzareno Galiè;Marius M. Hoeper;Marc Humbert;Adam Torbicki

  • Immune and inflammatory cell involvement in the pathology of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.

    Rajkumar Savai;Soni S. Pullamsetti;Julia Kolbe;Ewa Bieniek

  • Inducible NOS Inhibition Reverses Tobacco-Smoke-Induced Emphysema and Pulmonary Hypertension in Mice

    Michael Seimetz;Nirmal Parajuli;Alexandra Pichl;Florian Veit

  • Hypoxia-Dependent Regulation of Nonphagocytic NADPH Oxidase Subunit NOX4 in the Pulmonary Vasculature

    Manish Mittal;Markus Roth;Peter König;Simone Hofmann

  • Medical conditions increasing the risk of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

    Diana Bonderman;Johannes Jakowitsch;Christopher Adlbrecht;Michael Schemper

  • Predictors of Outcome in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

    Diana Bonderman;Nika Skoro-Sajer;Johannes Jakowitsch;Christopher Adlbrecht

  • Interventional and surgical modalities of treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension.

    Walter Klepetko;Eckhard Mayer;Julio Sandoval;Elbert P. Trulock

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension

    Nazzareno Galie;Marius M. Hoeper;Marc Humbert;Adam Torbicki

  • Expression and function of soluble guanylate cyclase in pulmonary arterial hypertension

    Schermuly Rt;Stasch Jp;Pullamsetti Ss;Middendorff R

  • High prevalence of elevated clotting factor VIII in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

    Diana Bonderman;Peter L.Turecek;Johannes Jakowitsch;Ansgar Weltermann

  • Alpha-Gal on bioprostheses: xenograft immune response in cardiac surgery.

    K. Z. Konakci;B. Bohle;R. Blumer;W. Hoetzenecker

  • Special article2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

    Nazzareno Galiè;Marc Humbert;Jean-Luc Vachiery;Simon Gibbs

  • 2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension - web addenda

    Nazzareno Galiè;Marc Humbert;Jean-Luc Vachiery;Simon Gibbs

  • Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

    Adam Torbicki;Arnaud Perrier;Stavros Konstantinides;Giancarlo Agnelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernst Wolner
Ernst Wolner Medical University of Vienna
Bernhard Moser
Bernhard Moser Cardiff University
Walter Berger
Walter Berger Medical University of Vienna
Irene M. Lang
Irene M. Lang Medical University of Vienna
Werner Seeger
Werner Seeger University of Giessen
Horst Olschewski
Horst Olschewski Medical University of Graz
Adam Torbicki
Adam Torbicki Center for Postgraduate Medical Education at ECZ-Otwock
Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl
Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl Medical University of Vienna
Marius M. Hoeper
Marius M. Hoeper Hannover Medical School
Nazzareno Galiè
Nazzareno Galiè University of Bologna

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