Okan Toka

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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Okan Toka is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Okan Toka has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 11 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Okan Toka's work include Congenital Heart Disease Studies (10 papers), Congenital heart defects research (6 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (6 papers). Okan Toka is often cited by papers focused on Congenital Heart Disease Studies (10 papers), Congenital heart defects research (6 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (6 papers). Okan Toka collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Türkiye. Okan Toka's co-authors include Friedrich C. Luft, Hakan R. Toka, Christine E. Seidman, Cordula M. Wolf, Ferhaan Ahmad, Ronny Alcalai, Jonathan G. Seidman, Huamei He, Jiandie D. Lin and Zoltàn Arany and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Genetics.

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Okan Toka

36 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Transcriptional coactivator PGC-1α controls the energy state and contractile function of cardiac muscle

2005 565 citations Zoltàn Arany, Huamei He et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Tolvaptan treatment in an adult Fontan patient with protein-losing enteropathy: a serial ²³Na-MRI investigation 2021 ·Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease ·Julia Moosmann, Okan Toka, Peter Linz, Anke Dahlmann, Armin M. Nagel, Mario Schiffer, Michael Uder, Robert Cesnjevar, Sven Dittrich, Christoph Kopp	2
2	Evaluation of ventricular septal defects using high pitch computed tomography angiography of the chest in children with complex congenital heart defects below one year of age 2019 ·Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography ·(unknown), Wolfgang Wuest, Oliver Rompel, Matthias Hammon, (unknown), Okan Toka, Sven Dittrich, (unknown), Robert Cesnjevar, Michael Lell, Michael Uder, Matthias May	5
3	A map of human circular RNAs in clinically relevant tissues 2017 ·Journal of Molecular Medicine ·Philipp G. Maass, Petar Glažar, Sebastian Memczak, Gunnar Dittmar, Irene Hollfinger, Luisa Schreyer, Aisha V. Sauer, Okan Toka, Alessandro Aiuti, Friedrich C. Luft, Nikolaus Rajewsky	266
4	Performance of stented biological valves for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction 2016 ·Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery ·Christian J. Buchholz, Andreas Mayr, Ariawan Purbojo, Martin Glöckler, Okan Toka, Robert Cesnjevar, André Rüffer	4
5	Transmural Placement of Endocardial Pacing Leads in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease 2016 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·(unknown), Ariawan Purbojo, Okan Toka, Sven Dittrich, Robert Cesnjevar, André Rüffer	2
6	Comparable Cerebral Blood Flow in Both Hemispheres During Regional Cerebral Perfusion in Infant Aortic Arch Surgery 2016 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·André Rüffer, (unknown), Frank Münch, Ariawan Purbojo, Okan Toka, Wolfgang Rascher, Robert Cesnjevar, Jörg Jüngert	14
7	The analysis of heterotaxy patients reveals new loss-of-function variants of GRK5 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Davor Lessel, Muhammad Tariq, (unknown), Barbara Moepps, Martin D. Burkhalter, Marc‐Phillip Hitz, Okan Toka, Axel Rentzsch, Stephan Schubert, (unknown), Ulrike Bauer, Christian Kubisch, Stephanie M. Ware, Melanie Philipp	4
8	Novel Loci for Non-Syndromic Coarctation of the Aorta in Sporadic and Familial Cases 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Julia Moosmann, Steffen Uebe, Sven Dittrich, André Rüffer, Arif B. Ekici, Okan Toka	9
9	Aortic arch obstruction neonates with biventricular physiology: left-open compared to closed inter-atrial communication during primary repair – a retrospective study 2015 ·Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery ·André Rüffer, (unknown), Ariawan Purbojo, Okan Toka, Martin Glöckler, Sven Dittrich, Robert Cesnjevar	4
10	Impaired myocardial performance in a normotensive rat model of intrauterine growth restriction 2014 ·Pediatric Research ·Carlos Menendez‐Castro, Okan Toka, Fabian B. Fahlbusch, Nada Cordasic, (unknown), Karl F. Hilgers, Wolfgang Rascher, Andrea Hartner	26
11	Functional Null Mutations in the Gonosomal Homologue Gene TBL1Y are Associated with Non-Syndromic Coarctation of the Aorta 2012 ·Current Molecular Medicine ·Andreas Tagariello, Christian Breuer, (unknown), Samuel Schmidt, André Koch, Robert Cesnjevar, André Rüffer, Sven Dittrich, Hal E. Schneider, Andreas Winterpacht, Heinrich Sticht, (unknown), Okan Toka	15
12	Cardiac fibrosis in mice with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is mediated by non-myocyte proliferation and requires Tgf-β 2010 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Polakit Teekakirikul, Seda Eminaga, Okan Toka, Ronny Alcalai, Libin Wang, Hiroko Wakimoto, Matthew Nayor, Tetsuo Konno, Joshua Gorham, Cordula M. Wolf, Jae Bum Kim, Joachim P. Schmitt, Jeffery D. Molkentin, Russell A. Norris, Andrew M. Tager, (unknown), Roger R. Markwald, Christine E. Seidman, Jonathan G. Seidman	353
13	Congenital Anomalies of Kidney and Urinary Tract 2010 ·Seminars in Nephrology ·Hakan R. Toka, Okan Toka, Ali Hariri, Hiep T. Nguyen	75
14	Dental aspects in patients with DiGeorge syndrome. 2010 ·PubMed ·Okan Toka, Matthias Karl, Sven Dittrich, Stefan Holst, Alexandra Ioana Holst	7
15	Transcriptional coactivator PGC-1α controls the energy state and contractile function of cardiac muscle breakdown → 2005 ·Cell Metabolism ·Zoltàn Arany, Huamei He, Jiandie D. Lin, Kirsten Hoyer, Christoph Handschin, Okan Toka, Ferhaan Ahmad, Takashi Matsui, Sherry Chin, Pei-Hsuan Wu, Igor I. Rybkin, John M. Shelton, Monia Manieri, Saverio Cinti, Frederick J. Schöen, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby, Anthony Rosenzweig, Joanne S. Ingwall, Bruce M. Spiegelman	565
16	Autonomic nervous system function in patients with monogenic hypertension and brachydactyly: a field study in north-eastern Turkey 2001 ·Journal of Human Hypertension ·Jens Tank, Okan Toka, (unknown), Jens Jordan, André Diedrich, Andreas Busjahn, Friedrich C. Luft	11
17	Severely Impaired Baroreflex-Buffering in Patients With Monogenic Hypertension and Neurovascular Contact 2000 ·Circulation ·Jens Jordan, Hakan R. Toka, Karsten Heusser, Okan Toka, J. R. Shannon, Jens Tank, André Diedrich, (unknown), Mandy Stoffels, Ramin Naraghi, W. Oelkers, Herbert Schuster, Hans P. Schobel, Hermann Haller, Friedrich C. Luft	50
18	Absence of hypertensive retinopathy in a Turkish kindred with autosomal dominant hypertension and brachydactyly 1998 ·British Journal of Ophthalmology ·Lars‐Olof Hattenbach, Hakan R. Toka, Okan Toka, H. Schuster, Friedrich C. Luft	14
19	A cross-over medication trial for patients with autosomal-dominant hypertension with brachydactyly 1998 ·Kidney International ·Herbert Schuster, Okan Toka, Hakan R. Toka, Andreas Busjahn, Özgür Öztekin, Thomas F. Wienker, N Bilginturan, Sylvia Bähring, F. Skrabal, Hermann Haller, Friedrich C. Luft	21
20	Severe autosomal dominant hypertension and brachydactyly in a unique Turkish kindred maps to human chromosome 12 1996 ·Nature Genetics ·Herbert Schuster, Thomas F. Wienker, Sylvia Bähring, N Bilginturan, Hakan R. Toka, Heidemarie Neitzel, (unknown), Okan Toka, Dennis A. Gilbert, Adam J. Lowe, Jürg Ott, Hermann Haller, Friedrich C. Luft	95

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