Christian Gerges

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Christian Gerges is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Gerges has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 38 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Christian Gerges's work include Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (41 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (21 papers) and Congenital Heart Disease Studies (10 papers). Christian Gerges is often cited by papers focused on Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (41 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (21 papers) and Congenital Heart Disease Studies (10 papers). Christian Gerges collaborates with scholars based in Austria, France and United States. Christian Gerges's co-authors include Iréne Lang, Mario Gerges, Johannes Jakowitsch, Marie Lang, Nika Skoro‐Sajer, Gerald Maurer, Yuhui Zhang, Peter Probst, Thomas Binder and Pia Trip and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Christian Gerges

41 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Treatment algorithm for pulmonary arterial hypertension

2024 50 citations Kelly Chin, Seán Gaine et al. European Respiratory Journal profile →

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Benoît Decante France

Roberto Poscia Italy

Céline Chabanne France

Mariëlle C. van de Veerdonk Netherlands

Marco C. Post Netherlands

John Gerard Coghlan United Kingdom

Rolana Marrash-Chahla France

Elena Peña Canada

Kathy Edelman United States

Russell L. Berdoff United States

Benoît Decante France

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362 ×0.4

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120 ×0.9

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137 ×1.0

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117 ×1.2

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Woolley, Joshua R., Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Alexander Rothman, et al.. (2025). Development of a Novel, Pulmonary Endovascular Device to Treat Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension. Pulmonary Circulation. 15(3). e70131–e70131.

Weatherald, Jason, Anna R. Hemnes, Bradley A. Maron, et al.. (2024). Phenotypes in pulmonary hypertension. European Respiratory Journal. 64(3). 2301633–2301633. 14 indexed citations

Chin, Kelly, Seán Gaine, Christian Gerges, et al.. (2024). Treatment algorithm for pulmonary arterial hypertension. European Respiratory Journal. 64(4). 2401325–2401325. 50 indexed citations breakdown →

Gerges, Christian, et al.. (2024). Updated Clinical Classification and Hemodynamic Definitions of Pulmonary Hypertension and Its Clinical Implications. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 11(3). 78–78. 7 indexed citations

Shafran, Inbal, Adelheid Panzenböck, Roela Sadushi‐Kolici, et al.. (2024). Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and NT-proBNP Levels Provide Synergistic Information in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. JACC Heart Failure. 12(6). 1089–1097. 2 indexed citations

Gerges, Christian, Nika Skoro‐Sajer, Varius Dannenberg, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and safety of the Aria pulmonary endovascular device in pulmonary hypertension. European Heart Journal. 45(Supplement_1).

Gerges, Christian, Mario Gerges, Thomas M. Hofbauer, et al.. (2023). Left Ventricular Filling Pressure in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 81(7). 653–664. 20 indexed citations

Laggner, Maria, Felicitas Oberndorfer, Bahar Golabi, et al.. (2022). EGR1 Is Implicated in Right Ventricular Cardiac Remodeling Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension. Biology. 11(5). 677–677. 9 indexed citations

Hofer, Felix, Patrick Sulzgruber, Christian Gerges, et al.. (2022). Relationship of Diabetes, Heart Failure, and N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide with Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. ESC Heart Failure. 9(4). 2367–2377. 3 indexed citations

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Schwarz, Stefan, Cécilia Veraar, Mario Gerges, et al.. (2022). Larger pulmonary artery to ascending aorta ratios are associated with decreased survival of patients undergoing pulmonary endarterectomy. JTCVS Open. 10. 62–72. 1 indexed citations

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Gerges, Christian, et al.. (2020). Schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review. European Respiratory Review. 29(155). 190089–190089. 33 indexed citations

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Schneider, Matthias, Hong Ran, Anna Maria Pistritto, et al.. (2020). Pulmonary artery to ascending aorta ratio by echocardiography: A strong predictor for presence and severity of pulmonary hypertension. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0235716–e0235716. 14 indexed citations

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Vossen, Matthias G., Christian Gerges, Elisabeth Lobmeyr, et al.. (2019). Hypoalbuminemia as predictor of recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift. 131(3-4). 68–74. 14 indexed citations

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Ran, Hong, Matthias Schneider, Anna Maria Pistritto, et al.. (2019). Echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular filling pressures in patients with pulmonary hypertension. International journal of cardiac imaging. 35(5). 861–868. 7 indexed citations

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Skoro‐Sajer, Nika, Christian Gerges, Mario Gerges, et al.. (2018). Usefulness of thrombosis and inflammation biomarkers in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension—sampling plasma and surgical specimens. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 37(9). 1067–1074. 21 indexed citations

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Hoeper, Marius M., Carolyn S.P. Lam, Jean‐Luc Vachiéry, et al.. (2016). Pulmonary hypertension in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a plea for proper phenotyping and further research†. European Heart Journal. 38(38). ehw597–ehw597. 91 indexed citations

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Gerges, Mario, Christian Gerges, Marie Lang, et al.. (2015). Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure. Epidemiology, Right Ventricular Function, and Survival. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 192(10). 1234–1246. 183 indexed citations

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Gerges, Mario, Christian Gerges, & Iréne Lang. (2015). Advanced Imaging Tools Rather Than Hemodynamics Should Be the Primary Approach for Diagnosing, Following, and Managing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 31(4). 521–528. 10 indexed citations

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Gerges, Christian, Mario Gerges, Nika Skoro‐Sajer, et al.. (2015). Hemodynamic Thresholds for Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension. CHEST Journal. 149(4). 1061–1073. 29 indexed citations

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Gerges, Christian, Nika Skoro‐Sajer, & Iréne Lang. (2014). Right Ventricle in Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Embolism (2013 Grover Conference Series). Pulmonary Circulation. 4(3). 378–386. 27 indexed citations

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