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Wouter Wieling is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine as well as surgery and physiology. Wieling's work primarily addresses cardiovascular syncope and autonomic disorders, heart rate variability and autonomic control, and cardiac arrhythmias and treatments, among other related topics.

The scientist's research spans several subfields including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Physiology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Neurology

Wieling has published in multiple academic venues, most frequently in Clinical Autonomic Research, with six publications. Other common venues include the European Heart Journal, Autonomic Neuroscience, The Lancet Neurology, and BMC Emergency Medicine.

Key recent research papers authored by Wieling include:

  • Diagnosis and treatment of orthostatic hypotension, 2022, The Lancet Neurology
  • Systemic and cerebral circulatory adjustment within the first 60 s after active standing: An integrative physiological view, 2020, Autonomic Neuroscience
  • Salt supplementation in the management of orthostatic intolerance: Vasovagal syncope and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, 2021, Autonomic Neuroscience
  • Diagnostic accuracy of evaluation of suspected syncope in the emergency department: usual practice vs. ESC guidelines, 2020, BMC Emergency Medicine
  • Diagnostic criteria for initial orthostatic hypotension: a narrative review, 2021, Clinical Autonomic Research

Frequent collaborators in Wieling's research include Veera K. van Wijnen, Mark P. M. Harms, Victoria E. Claydon, David L. Jardine, and Horacio Kaufmann. These coauthors have worked alongside Wieling on multiple publications, reflecting ongoing contributions within the field.

The scientist's research covers several main topics such as:

  • Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009): the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    Wouter Wieling

  • Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope and the postural tachycardia syndrome

    Roy Freeman;Wouter Wieling;Felicia B. Axelrod;David G. Benditt

  • Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope

    Michele Brignole;P. Alboni;D. Benditt;L. Bergfeldt

  • Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope-update 2004. Executive Summary.

    Michele Brignole;Paolo Alboni;David G. Benditt;Lennart Bergfeldt

  • Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope--update 2004.

    Paolo Alboni;David G. Benditt;Lennart Bergfeldt;Jean-Jacques Blanc

  • Prediction of tonic parasympathetic cardiac control using respiratory sinus arrhythmia: the need for respiratory control.

    Paul Grossman;John Karemaker;Wouter Wieling

  • Non-invasive continuous finger blood pressure measurement during orthostatic stress compared to intra-arterial pressure.

    B.P.M. Imholz;J.J. Settels;A.H. van der Meiracker;K.H. Wesseling

  • Pacemaker therapy in patients with neurally mediated syncope and documented asystole:Third International Study on Syncope of Uncertain Etiology (ISSUE-3): a randomized trial

    Michele Brignole;Carlo Menozzi;Angel Moya;Dietrich Andresen

  • Early application of an implantable loop recorder allows effective specific therapy in patients with recurrent suspected neurally mediated syncope

    Michele Brignole;Richard Sutton;Carlo Menozzi;Roberto Garcia-Civera

  • Initial orthostatic hypotension: review of a forgotten condition.

    Wouter Wieling;C. T. Paul Krediet;Nynke van Dijk;Mark Linzer

  • Management of Vasovagal Syncope Controlling or Aborting Faints by Leg Crossing and Muscle Tensing

    C.T. Paul Krediet;Nynke van Dijk;Mark Linzer;Johannes J. van Lieshout

  • Syncope, cerebral perfusion, and oxygenation

    Johannes J. Van Lieshout;Wouter Wieling;John M. Karemaker;Niels H. Secher

  • Prevalence and triggers of syncope in medical students.

    Karin S. Ganzeboom;Nancy Colman;Johannes B. Reitsma;Win K. Shen

  • Pathophysiological basis of orthostatic hypotension in autonomic failure

    Adrianus A. J. Smit;John R. Halliwill;Phillip A. Low;Wouter Wieling

  • Lifetime cumulative incidence of syncope in the general population: a study of 549 Dutch subjects aged 35-60 years.

    Karin S. Ganzeboom;Gideon Mairuhu;Johannes B. Reitsma M.D.;Mark Linzer

  • Indications for the use of diagnostic implantable and external ECG loop recorders

    Michele Brignole;Panos Vardas;Ellen Hoffman

  • The vasovagal response.

    J J van Lieshout;W Wieling;J M Karemaker;D L Eckberg

  • ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope (Version 2009)

    Ángel Moya;Richard Sutton;Fabrizio Ammirati;Jean-Jacques Blanc

  • Feasibility of ambulatory, continuous 24-hour finger arterial pressure recording.

    B. P. M. Imholz;G. J. Langewouters;G. A. Van Montfrans;G. Parati

  • Effectiveness of Physical Counterpressure Maneuvers in Preventing Vasovagal Syncope: The Physical Counterpressure Manoeuvres Trial (PC-Trial)

    Nynke van Dijk;Fabio Quartieri;Jean-Jaques Blanc;Roberto Garcia-Civera

Frequent Co-Authors

Michele Brignole
Michele Brignole University of Wisconsin–Madison
David G. Benditt
David G. Benditt University of Minnesota
J. Gert van Dijk
J. Gert van Dijk Leiden University
Roland D. Thijs
Roland D. Thijs Leiden University
Arthur A.M. Wilde
Arthur A.M. Wilde University of Amsterdam
Jacques W.M. Lenders
Jacques W.M. Lenders Radboud University
Mark Linzer
Mark Linzer Hennepin County Medical Center
Win Kuang Shen
Win Kuang Shen Mayo Clinic
Johannes B. Reitsma
Johannes B. Reitsma Utrecht University
Rose Anne Kenny
Rose Anne Kenny Trinity College Dublin

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