Tarek Bekfani

2.1k total citations
39 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Tarek Bekfani is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tarek Bekfani has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 12 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Tarek Bekfani's work include Heart Failure Treatment and Management (19 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (10 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (9 papers). Tarek Bekfani is often cited by papers focused on Heart Failure Treatment and Management (19 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (10 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (9 papers). Tarek Bekfani collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Slovakia and Slovenia. Tarek Bekfani's co-authors include Stephan von Haehling, Miroslava Valentová, Nicole Ebner, Wolfram Doehner, Anja Sandek, Stefan D. Anker, Mitja Lainščak, Sebastian Elsner, John G.F. Cleland and P. Christian Schulze and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Free Radical Biology and Medicine and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Tarek Bekfani

36 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tarek Bekfani Germany	16	635	445	180	134	113	39	1.2k
Miroslava Valentová Germany	20	702 1.1×	792 1.8×	278 1.5×	143 1.1×	133 1.2×	46	1.6k
Goran Loncar Serbia	18	512 0.8×	309 0.7×	138 0.8×	49 0.4×	74 0.7×	52	984
Jochen Springer Germany	9	240 0.4×	416 0.9×	138 0.8×	9 0.1×	68 0.6×	10	690
Akiyoshi Hashimoto Japan	25	1.6k 2.6×	229 0.5×	133 0.7×	13 0.1×	38 0.3×	112	2.2k
Sameer Ather United States	20	1.3k 2.1×	86 0.2×	352 2.0×	29 0.2×	47 0.4×	42	1.7k
Kyu-Hyung Ryu South Korea	19	838 1.3×	120 0.3×	125 0.7×	21 0.2×	39 0.3×	65	1.2k
Roberto Formisano Italy	15	377 0.6×	138 0.3×	135 0.8×	56 0.4×	45 0.4×	37	686
Kengo Suzuki Japan	17	773 1.2×	119 0.3×	77 0.4×	13 0.1×	51 0.5×	66	1.1k
Caroline Morbach Germany	18	570 0.9×	92 0.2×	291 1.6×	13 0.1×	33 0.3×	95	1.0k
Paul Beckers Belgium	23	1.2k 2.0×	309 0.7×	201 1.1×	18 0.1×	885 7.8×	53	1.7k

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Kempf, Tibor, Jan Fuge, Marius M. Hoeper, et al.. (2025). Oral Ferric Maltol Improves Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 27(11). 2325–2327. 1 indexed citations

Haehling, Stephan von, Birgit Aßmus, Tarek Bekfani, et al.. (2024). Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: diagnosis, risk assessment, and treatment. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 113(9). 1287–1305. 11 indexed citations

Gertler, Christoph, Patrick Freyhardt, Miroslava Valentová, et al.. (2023). Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Organ Iron Before and After Correction of Iron Deficiency in Patients with Heart Failure. ESC Heart Failure. 10(3). 1847–1859. 7 indexed citations

Kragholm, Kristian, Anna Meta Dyrvig Kristensen, Tarek Bekfani, et al.. (2023). Ticagrelor or prasugrel vs. clopidogrel in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal Open. 4(1). oead134–oead134. 1 indexed citations

Peters, Anthony E., Ambarish Pandey, Colby Ayers, et al.. (2021). Association of Liver Fibrosis Risk Scores with Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Findings from TOPCAT. ESC Heart Failure. 8(2). 842–848. 41 indexed citations

Bekfani, Tarek, Steffen Derlien, Ali Hamadanchi, et al.. (2021). Psychosocial Factors, Mental Health, and Coordination Capacity in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Compared with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. ESC Heart Failure. 8(4). 3268–3278. 14 indexed citations

Bekfani, Tarek, Ali Hamadanchi, Mohamed M. Bekhite, et al.. (2021). Relation of Left Atrial Function with Exercise Capacity and Muscle Endurance in Patients with Heart Failure. ESC Heart Failure. 8(6). 4528–4538. 9 indexed citations

Bekhite, Mohamed M., Tina Müller, Jasmine Wu, et al.. (2021). The role of ceramide accumulation in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes on mitochondrial oxidative stress and mitophagy. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 167. 66–80. 59 indexed citations

Jirak, Peter, Rudin Pistulli, Michael Lichtenauer, et al.. (2020). Expression of the Novel Cardiac Biomarkers sST2, GDF-15, suPAR, and H-FABP in HFpEF Patients Compared to ICM, DCM, and Controls. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(4). 1130–1130. 22 indexed citations

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Bekhite, Mohamed M., Jasmine Wu, Tarek Bekfani, et al.. (2020). Longitudinal metabolic profiling of cardiomyocytes derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells. Basic Research in Cardiology. 115(4). 37–37. 20 indexed citations

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Bekfani, Tarek, Mohamed M. Bekhite, Steffen Derlien, et al.. (2020). Skeletal Muscle Function, Structure, and Metabolism in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Circulation Heart Failure. 13(12). e007198–e007198. 57 indexed citations

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Bekfani, Tarek, Marat Fudim, John G.F. Cleland, et al.. (2020). A current and future outlook on upcoming technologies in remote monitoring of patients with heart failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 23(1). 175–185. 44 indexed citations

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Bekfani, Tarek, Pierpaolo Pellicori, Daniel A. Morris, et al.. (2018). Iron deficiency in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and its association with reduced exercise capacity, muscle strength and quality of life. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 108(2). 203–211. 76 indexed citations

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Westphal, Julian, Tarek Bekfani, & P. Christian Schulze. (2018). What’s new in heart failure therapy 2018?†. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 27(6). 921–930. 8 indexed citations

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Bekfani, Tarek, Pierpaolo Pellicori, Daniel A. Morris, et al.. (2016). Sarcopenia in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Impact on muscle strength, exercise capacity and quality of life. International Journal of Cardiology. 222. 41–46. 180 indexed citations

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Bekfani, Tarek & William T. Abraham. (2016). Current and future developments in the field of central sleep apnoea. EP Europace. 18(8). 1123–1134. 14 indexed citations

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Valentová, Miroslava, Stephan von Haehling, Juergen Bauditz, et al.. (2016). Intestinal congestion and right ventricular dysfunction: a link with appetite loss, inflammation, and cachexia in chronic heart failure. European Heart Journal. 37(21). 1684–1691. 160 indexed citations

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Morris, Daniel A., Kyoko Otani, Tarek Bekfani, et al.. (2014). Multidirectional Global Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Normal Subjects and Patients with Hypertension: Multicenter Evaluation. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 27(5). 493–500. 44 indexed citations

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Ebner, Nicole, Tarek Bekfani, Lisa Steinbeck, et al.. (2014). Predictors of Anaemia-Development in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: Results from the Studies Investigating Co-Morbidities Aggravating Heart Failure (SICA-HF). Journal of Cardiac Failure. 20(8). S38–S38.

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Bekfani, Tarek, Miroslava Valentová, Nicole Ebner, et al.. (2013). Body composition in patients with diastolic dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and its effect on muscle strength and exercise capacity. European Heart Journal. 34(suppl 1). P2441–P2441. 1 indexed citations

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