Andreas M. Zeiher

112.3k total citations · 31 hit papers
564 papers, 69.3k citations indexed

About

Andreas M. Zeiher is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas M. Zeiher has authored 564 papers receiving a total of 69.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 228 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 199 papers in Molecular Biology and 162 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Andreas M. Zeiher's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (73 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (64 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (59 papers). Andreas M. Zeiher is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (73 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (64 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (59 papers). Andreas M. Zeiher collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Andreas M. Zeiher's co-authors include Stefanie Dimmeler, Carmen Urbich, Alexandra Aicher, Volker Schächinger, Stephan Fichtlscherer, Judith Haendeler, Martina Britten, Hans Martin, Christopher Heeschen and Birgit Aßmus and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Andreas M. Zeiher

543 papers receiving 67.8k citations

Hit Papers

Activation of nitric oxide synthase in endothelial cells ... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1999 2000 2001 2002 2006 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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  1. Activation of nitric oxide synthase in endothelial cells by Akt-dependent phosphorylation
    1999 3.0k citations Stefanie Dimmeler, Andreas M. Zeiher et al. profile →
  2. Prognostic Impact of Coronary Vasodilator Dysfunction on Adverse Long-Term Outcome of Coronary Heart Disease
    2000 2.1k citations Volker Schächinger, Andreas M. Zeiher et al. Circulation profile →
  3. Number and Migratory Activity of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells Inversely Correlate With Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease
    2001 1.9k citations Stephan Fichtlscherer, Carmen Urbich et al. profile →
  4. Transplantation of Progenitor Cells and Regeneration Enhancement in Acute Myocardial Infarction (TOPCARE-AMI)
    2002 1.7k citations Birgit Aßmus, Volker Schächinger et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Intracoronary Bone Marrow–Derived Progenitor Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction
    2006 1.4k citations Volker Schächinger, Sandra Erbs et al. profile →
  6. Outcomes of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients Recently Recovered From Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
    2020 1.4k citations Valentina O. Püntmann, Felicitas Escher et al. profile →
  7. Atheroprotective communication between endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells through miRNAs
    2012 1.1k citations Andreas M. Zeiher, Carmen Urbich et al. profile →
  8. Essential role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase for mobilization of stem and progenitor cells
    2003 1.0k citations Carmen Urbich, Andreas M. Zeiher et al. profile →
  9. Circulating MicroRNAs in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
    2010 1.0k citations Stephan Fichtlscherer, Henrik Fox et al. profile →
  10. MicroRNA-92a Controls Angiogenesis and Functional Recovery of Ischemic Tissues in Mice
    2009 987 citations Angelika Bonauer, Guillaume Carmona et al. Science profile →
  11. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) increase endothelial progenitor cells via the PI 3-kinase/Akt pathway
    2001 915 citations Stefanie Dimmeler, Stephan Fichtlscherer et al. profile →
  12. Endothelial Function
    2005 868 citations Andreas M. Zeiher et al. Circulation profile →
  13. Reduced Number of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells Predicts Future Cardiovascular Events
    2005 866 citations Stephan Fichtlscherer, Stefanie Dimmeler et al. Circulation profile →
  14. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) increase endothelial progenitor cells via the PI 3-kinase/Akt pathway
    2001 846 citations Stefanie Dimmeler, Stephan Fichtlscherer et al. profile →
  15. Modulation of coronary vasomotor tone in humans. Progressive endothelial dysfunction with different early stages of coronary atherosclerosis.
    1991 821 citations Andreas M. Zeiher et al. Circulation profile →
  16. Increase in Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells by Statin Therapy in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease
    2001 818 citations Stephan Fichtlscherer, Andreas M. Zeiher et al. Circulation profile →
  17. Transplantation of progenitor cells and regeneration enhancement in acute myocardial infarction
    2004 813 citations Volker Schächinger, Birgit Aßmus et al. profile →
  18. Myeloperoxidase Serum Levels Predict Risk in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
    2003 792 citations Andreas M. Zeiher, Christian W. Hamm et al. Circulation profile →
  19. Transcoronary Transplantation of Progenitor Cells after Myocardial Infarction
    2006 783 citations Birgit Aßmus, Jörg Honold et al. profile →
  20. Suppression of Apoptosis by Nitric Oxide via Inhibition of Interleukin-1β–converting Enzyme (ICE)-like and Cysteine Protease Protein (CPP)-32–like Proteases
    1997 699 citations Stefanie Dimmeler, Andreas M. Zeiher et al. profile →
  21. Role of Dicer and Drosha for Endothelial MicroRNA Expression and Angiogenesis
    2007 670 citations Carmen Urbich, Andreas M. Zeiher et al. profile →
  22. Erythropoietin is a potent physiologic stimulus for endothelial progenitor cell mobilization
    2003 664 citations Stephan Fichtlscherer, Carmen Urbich et al. profile →
  23. Soluble CD40 Ligand in Acute Coronary Syndromes
    2003 659 citations Stefanie Dimmeler, Christian W. Hamm et al. profile →
  24. Correction of endothelial dysfunction in coronary microcirculation of hypercholesterolaemic patients by L-arginine
    1991 650 citations Andreas M. Zeiher et al. profile →
  25. Soluble factors released by endothelial progenitor cells promote migration of endothelial cells and cardiac resident progenitor cells
    2005 590 citations Carmen Urbich, Andreas M. Zeiher et al. profile →
  26. Elevated C-Reactive Protein Levels and Impaired Endothelial Vasoreactivity in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
    2000 534 citations Stephan Fichtlscherer, Stefanie Dimmeler et al. Circulation profile →
  27. Endothelium-mediated coronary blood flow modulation in humans. Effects of age, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    1993 529 citations Andreas M. Zeiher et al. profile →
  28. SIRT1 controls endothelial angiogenic functions during vascular growth
    2007 508 citations Michael Potente, Marina Mione et al. profile →
  29. Profoundly Reduced Neovascularization Capacity of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Derived From Patients With Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease
    2004 502 citations Jörg Honold, Birgit Aßmus et al. Circulation profile →
  30. T1-Mapping and Outcome in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
    2016 336 citations Valentina O. Püntmann, Andreas M. Zeiher et al. profile →
  31. Association of Mutations Contributing to Clonal Hematopoiesis With Prognosis in Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure
    2018 326 citations Birgit Aßmus, Tina Rasper et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andreas M. Zeiher Germany 139 32.0k 17.8k 17.6k 11.4k 10.6k 564 69.3k
Stefanie Dimmeler Germany 143 42.9k 1.3× 11.7k 0.7× 15.9k 0.9× 17.0k 1.5× 9.6k 0.9× 518 73.2k
Toyoaki Murohara Japan 88 18.0k 0.6× 14.1k 0.8× 11.1k 0.6× 4.3k 0.4× 6.6k 0.6× 1.2k 45.3k
Jeffrey M. Isner United States 104 30.6k 1.0× 9.2k 0.5× 16.5k 0.9× 7.5k 0.7× 3.7k 0.3× 365 51.9k
Russell Ross United States 110 25.1k 0.8× 13.3k 0.7× 16.6k 0.9× 9.0k 0.8× 7.2k 0.7× 245 79.4k
Kenneth Walsh United States 113 28.3k 0.9× 9.8k 0.5× 7.2k 0.4× 5.3k 0.5× 13.1k 1.2× 462 54.0k
Yūji Matsuzawa Japan 123 16.7k 0.5× 16.7k 0.9× 14.8k 0.8× 4.5k 0.4× 25.2k 2.4× 700 80.5k
Thomas F. Lüscher Switzerland 127 11.6k 0.4× 28.1k 1.6× 13.6k 0.8× 2.8k 0.2× 16.5k 1.6× 1.1k 62.6k
Issei Komuro Japan 103 20.5k 0.6× 16.8k 0.9× 6.8k 0.4× 2.7k 0.2× 6.1k 0.6× 1.2k 42.9k
Napoleone Ferrara United States 140 61.5k 1.9× 3.4k 0.2× 9.5k 0.5× 23.9k 2.1× 3.8k 0.4× 259 99.3k
Seppo Ylä‐Herttuala Finland 109 21.8k 0.7× 4.2k 0.2× 9.0k 0.5× 4.6k 0.4× 4.6k 0.4× 748 44.5k

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All Works

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Rolf, Andreas, Hui Zhou, Felicitas Escher, et al.. (2024). Comparison of diagnostic algorithms in clinically suspected viral myocarditis: Agreement between cardiovascular magnetic resonance, endomyocardial biopsy, and troponin T. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 26(2). 101087–101087.
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Mas‐Peiró, Silvia, Wesley Abplanalp, Tina Rasper, et al.. (2023). Mosaic loss of Y chromosome in monocytes is associated with lower survival after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. European Heart Journal. 44(21). 1943–1952. 34 indexed citations
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Moriarty, Patrick M., Philippe Gabríel Steg, Jennifer McGinniss, et al.. (2022). Relation of red blood cell distribution width to risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, death, and effect of alirocumab after acute coronary syndromes. Journal of clinical lipidology. 16(5). 747–756. 2 indexed citations
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Gerçek, Muhammed, Lothar Faber, Volker Rudolph, et al.. (2020). Myocardial adaptation as assessed by speckle tracking echocardiography after isolated mitral valve surgery for primary mitral regurgitation. International journal of cardiac imaging. 37(3). 913–920. 4 indexed citations
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Mathur, Anthony, Francisco Fernández‐Avilés, Jozef Bartunek, et al.. (2020). The effect of intracoronary infusion of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells on all-cause mortality in acute myocardial infarction: the BAMI trial. European Heart Journal. 41(38). 3702–3710. 45 indexed citations
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Nicin, Luka, Wesley Abplanalp, Badder Kattih, et al.. (2020). Cell type-specific expression of the putative SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 in human hearts. European Heart Journal. 41(19). 1804–1806. 206 indexed citations
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Murray, Marie‐Isabel, Roberta De Rosa, Silvia Mas‐Peiró, et al.. (2019). Life beyond 5 Years after TAVI: Patients’ Perceived Health Status and Long-Term Outcome after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 2019. 1–7. 8 indexed citations
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Püntmann, Valentina O., Andreas M. Zeiher, & Eike Nagel. (2018). T1 and T2 mapping in myocarditis: seeing beyond the horizon of Lake Louise criteria and histopathology. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 16(5). 319–330. 23 indexed citations
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Büttner, Stefan, Benjamin Koch, Andreas Zierer, et al.. (2016). Aortic Valve Stenosis in a Dialysis Patient Waitlisted for Kidney Transplantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 102(5). e437–e438. 9 indexed citations
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Honold, Jörg, et al.. (2015). Aspirations- und Pneumonierisiko nach präklinischer invasiver Beatmung Endotracheale Intubation und supraglottische Atemwegssicherung mittels Larynxtubus S. Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin. 110(7). 526–533. 1 indexed citations
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Michalik, Katharina, Xintian You, Wei Chen, et al.. (2014). Abstract 18783: Regulation and Function of the Laminar Flow-induced Non-coding Rnas in Endothelial Cells. Circulation. 1 indexed citations
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Rhodes, Christopher J., John Wharton, Reinier A. Boon, et al.. (2012). Reduced MicroRNA-150 Is Associated with Poor Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 187(3). 294–302. 134 indexed citations
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Rixe, Johannes, Andreas Rolf, Stephan Fichtlscherer, et al.. (2011). Abstract 15162: Plasma Levels of Circulating MicroRNAs Correlate with Coronary Plaque Burden as Assessed by Cardiac Computed Tomography. Circulation. 124. 3 indexed citations
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Pullamsetti, Soni Savai, Carmen Doebele, Ariane Fischer, et al.. (2011). Inhibition of MicroRNA-17 Improves Lung and Heart Function in Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 185(4). 409–419. 185 indexed citations
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Bonauer, Angelika, Guillaume Carmona, Masayoshi Iwasaki, et al.. (2009). MicroRNA-92a Controls Angiogenesis and Functional Recovery of Ischemic Tissues in Mice. Science. 324(5935). 1710–1713. 987 indexed citations breakdown →
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Erbs, Sandra, Axel Linke, Volker Schächinger, et al.. (2007). Restoration of Microvascular Function in the Infarct-Related Artery by Intracoronary Transplantation of Bone Marrow Progenitor Cells in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 116(4). 366–374. 155 indexed citations
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Schächinger, Volker, Sandra Erbs, A. Elsasser, et al.. (2006). Improved clinical outcome after intracoronary administration of bone-marrow-derived progenitor cells in acute myocardial infarction: final 1-year results of the REPAIR-AMI trial. European Heart Journal. 27(23). 2775–2783. 374 indexed citations
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Maier, W, B Meier, M. Rotter, et al.. (2004). The European Registry of Cardiac Catheter Interventions 1998. Journal für Kardiologie (Krause & Pachernegg GmbH). 6 indexed citations

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