Armin Zittermann

17.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
267 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Armin Zittermann is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Armin Zittermann has authored 267 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 98 papers in Surgery and 75 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Armin Zittermann's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (104 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (41 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (39 papers). Armin Zittermann is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (104 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (41 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (39 papers). Armin Zittermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Armin Zittermann's co-authors include Stefanie Schulze Schleithoff, Peter Stehle, Stefan Pilz, Reiner Koerfer, Heiner K. Berthold, Jan Gummert, Gero Tenderich, Reiner Köerfer, Jochen Börgermann and Joachim Kühn and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Armin Zittermann

257 papers receiving 10.0k citations

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Vitamin D supplementation improves cytokine profiles in patients with congestive heart failure: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

2006 745 citations Stefanie Schulze Schleithoff, Armin Zittermann et al. profile →
Vitamin D in preventive medicine: are we ignoring the evidence?

2003 685 citations Armin Zittermann profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Regulation of Renal and Extrarenal Calcitriol Synthesis and Its Clinical Implications 2025 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Armin Zittermann	0
2	Association between magnesium and vitamin D status in adults with high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency 2024 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·Armin Zittermann, Sieglinde Zelzer, Marcus E. Kleber, (unknown), (unknown), Stefan Pilz	2
3	Classification of Vitamin D Status Based on Vitamin D Metabolism: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Hypertensive Patients 2024 ·Nutrients ·Sieglinde Zelzer, Andreas Meinitzer, Dietmar Enko, Martin H. Keppel, Markus Herrmann, Verena Theiler‐Schwetz, Christian Trummer, (unknown), Andreas Tomaschitz, Patrick Sadoghi, Jutta Dierkes, Paweł Płudowski, Armin Zittermann, Winfried März, Stefan Pilz	3
4	Dietary protein and blood pressure: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and evaluation of the evidence 2024 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·Heiner Boeing, (unknown), (unknown), Annemarie Schmidt, Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Anette E. Buyken, Sarah Egert, Sabine Ellinger, Anja Kroke, Stefan Lorkowski, Sandrine Louis, Katharina Nimptsch, Matthias B. Schulze, Alexandra Schutkowski, Lukas Schwingshackl, Roswitha Siener, Armin Zittermann, Bernhard Watzl, Gabriele I. Stangl, (unknown)	4
5	Impact of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch on Long-term Outcomes After Aortic Valve Replacement 2024 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·(unknown), Sabine Bleiziffer, Armin Zittermann, (unknown), (unknown), Nazan Puluca, Markus Krane, Anatol Prinzing	3
6	Outcomes after SynCardia® temporary total artificial heart implantation: A 20‐year single‐center experience in 196 patients 2024 ·Artificial Organs ·(unknown), Melchior Burri, Armin Zittermann, (unknown), (unknown), Sebastián V. Rojas, Henrik Fox, René Schramm, Jan Gummert, (unknown), Michiel Morshuis	3
7	Protein intake and cancer: an umbrella review of systematic reviews for the evidence-based guideline of the German Nutrition Society 2024 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·Tilman Kühn, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Lehmann, Annemarie Schmidt, Anette E. Buyken, Sarah Egert, Sabine Ellinger, Anja Kroke, Stefan Lorkowski, Sandrine Louis, Matthias B. Schulze, Lukas Schwingshackl, Roswitha Siener, Gabriele I. Stangl, Bernhard Watzl, Armin Zittermann, Katharina Nimptsch, (unknown)	4
8	Associations of Parameters of the Tryptophan–Kynurenine Pathway with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hypertensive Patients 2023 ·Nutrients ·Verena Theiler‐Schwetz, Christian Trummer, Martin Grübler, Martin H. Keppel, Armin Zittermann, Andreas Tomaschitz, Winfried März, Andreas Meinitzer, Stefan Pilz	5
9	Protein intake and risk of urolithiasis and kidney diseases: an umbrella review of systematic reviews for the evidence-based guideline of the German Nutrition Society 2023 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·Thomas Remer, (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Lehmann, Annemarie Schmidt, Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Sarah Egert, Sabine Ellinger, Anja Kroke, Tilman Kühn, Stefan Lorkowski, Katharina Nimptsch, Lukas Schwingshackl, Armin Zittermann, Bernhard Watzl, Roswitha Siener, (unknown)	15
10	Protein intake and type 2 diabetes mellitus: an umbrella review of systematic reviews for the evidence-based guideline for protein intake of the German Nutrition Society 2023 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·Matthias B. Schulze, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Lehmann, Annemarie Schmidt, Anette E. Buyken, Sarah Egert, Sabine Ellinger, Anja Kroke, Tilman Kühn, Sandrine Louis, Katharina Nimptsch, Lukas Schwingshackl, Roswitha Siener, Armin Zittermann, Bernhard Watzl, Stefan Lorkowski, (unknown)	11
11	Protein intake and bone health: an umbrella review of systematic reviews for the evidence-based guideline of the German Nutrition Society 2023 ·Osteoporosis International ·Armin Zittermann, Annemarie Schmidt, (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Lehmann, Sarah Egert, Sabine Ellinger, Anja Kroke, Stefan Lorkowski, Sandrine Louis, Matthias B. Schulze, Lukas Schwingshackl, Roswitha Siener, Gabriele I. Stangl, Dorothee Volkert, Bernhard Watzl, Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, (unknown)	11
12	Protein intake and body weight, fat mass and waist circumference: an umbrella review of systematic reviews for the evidence-based guideline on protein intake of the German Nutrition Society 2023 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·Sabine Ellinger, (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Lehmann, Annemarie Schmidt, Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Anette E. Buyken, Anja Kroke, Tilman Kühn, Sandrine Louis, Stefan Lorkowski, Katharina Nimptsch, Matthias B. Schulze, Lukas Schwingshackl, Roswitha Siener, Gabriele I. Stangl, Dorothee Volkert, Armin Zittermann, Bernhard Watzl, Sarah Egert, (unknown)	7
13	High Efficacy and Low Early Mortality in High-Volume Center Tricuspid Valve Surgery 2023 ·The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon ·(unknown), Armin Zittermann, René Schramm, Sabine Bleiziffer, (unknown), André Renner, Jan Gummert	1
14	Third dose of the BNT162b2 vaccine in cardiothoracic transplant recipients: predictive factors for humoral response 2022 ·Clinical Research in Cardiology ·Angelika Costard‐Jäckle, René Schramm, Bastian Fischer, Rasmus Rivinius, Raphael Romano Bruno, Benjamin Müller, Armin Zittermann, Udo Boeken, Ralf Westenfeld, Cornelius Knabbe, Jan Gummert	4
15	PASCAL mitral valve repair system versus MitraClip: comparison of transcatheter edge-to-edge strategies in complex primary mitral regurgitation 2021 ·Clinical Research in Cardiology ·Muhammed Gerçek, Fabian Roder, Tanja K. Rudolph, Vera Fortmeier, Armin Zittermann, Volker Rudolph, Kai Friedrichs	13
16	The effect of vitamin D on fibroblast growth factor 23: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 2020 ·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Armin Zittermann, Heiner K. Berthold, Stefan Pilz	34
17	SynCardia Total Artificial Heart: A17-Year Single-Center Experience with 187 Patients 2020 ·The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon ·(unknown), (unknown), Armin Zittermann, (unknown), Kavous Hakim‐Meibodi, (unknown), Michiel Morshuis	0
18	Vitamin D and cardiovascular disease: Update and outlook 2012 ·Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation ·Stefan Pilz, Katharina Kienreich, Andreas Tomaschitz, Elisabeth Lerchbaum, Andreas Meinitzer, Winfried März, Armin Zittermann, Joost Dekker	40
19	Poor Outcome in End-Stage Heart Failure Patients with Low Circulating Calcitriol Levels 2008 ·European Journal of Heart Failure ·Armin Zittermann, Stefanie Schulze Schleithoff, C Götting, (unknown), U Fuchs, Joachim Kühn, K Kleesiek, Gero Tenderich, Reiner Köerfer	100
20	Low-Dose International Normalized Ratio Self-Management: A Promising Tool to Achieve Low Complication Rates After Mechanical Heart Valve Replacement 2005 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Heinrich Koertke, Armin Zittermann, Kazutomo Minami, Gero Tenderich, Otto Wagner, (unknown), A. Krian, Juergen Ennker, Uwe Taborski, W. P. Klövekorn, Rainer Moosdorf, W. Saggau, Michiel Morshuis, (unknown), Dirk Seifert, Reiner Köerfer	26

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