Thomas Heitzer

9.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas Heitzer is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Heitzer has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 17 papers in Physiology and 9 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Thomas Heitzer's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (16 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (9 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (9 papers). Thomas Heitzer is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (16 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (9 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (9 papers). Thomas Heitzer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Thomas Heitzer's co-authors include Thomas Münzel, Thomas Meinertz, H Just, Ascan Warnholtz, T. Meinertz, Stephan Baldus, Volker Rudolph, Hanke Mollnau, Stefanie Albers and David G. Harrison and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Heitzer

47 papers receiving 6.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Endothelial Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, and Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

2001 1.6k citations Thomas Heitzer, Thomas Meinertz et al. profile →
Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

2013 714 citations Thomas Heitzer, Achim Barmeyer et al. profile →
Increased NADH-Oxidase–Mediated Superoxide Production in the Early Stages of Atherosclerosis

1999 574 citations Ascan Warnholtz, Thomas Heitzer et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Prospective, multi-center evaluation of a silicon carbide coated cobalt chromium bare metal stent for percutaneous coronary interventions: Two-year results of the ENERGY Registry 2014 ·Cardiovascular revascularization medicine ·Raimund Erbel, Holger Eggebrecht, Ariel Roguin, Erwin Schroëder, Sebastian Philipp, Thomas Heitzer, (unknown), (unknown), Antonio Serra, Nicolas Delarche, Andreas Luchner, Ton Slagboom	5
2	Intra-individual head-to-head comparison of Sirolimus®- and Paclitaxel®-eluting stents for coronary revascularization. A randomized, multi-center trial 2012 ·International Journal of Cardiology ·Marc Kollum, Thomas Heitzer, Claudia Schmoor, Markus Brunner, Bernard Witzenbichler, Marcus Wiemer, R. Hoffmann, Klaus Gutleben, (unknown), Dieter Horstkotte, Johannes Brachmann, T. Meinertz, Ch. Bode, Manfred Zehender	3
3	Impact of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers on the Long-Term Outcome after Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation 2010 ·Cardiology ·Hanno U. Klemm, Thomas Heitzer, (unknown), Thomas Meinertz, Rodolfo Ventura	13
4	Introduction of an expert system for the discrimination of local pulmonary vein and atrial far field signals 2010 ·Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology ·Hanno U. Klemm, Thomas Heitzer, (unknown), Christin Johnsen, Thomas Meinertz, Rodolfo Ventura	1
5	Comparison of quantitative coronary angiography and first‐pass perfusion magnetic resonance imaging for the detection of an impaired coronary perfusion in nonsevere coronary stenosis 2008 ·Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·Achim Barmeyer, Alexander Stork, Kai Muellerleile, (unknown), (unknown), Ralf Koester, Thomas Heitzer, Gerhard Adam, Thomas Meinertz, Gunnar Lund	7
6	Activation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in patients with impaired left ventricular function 2007 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Volker Rudolph, Tanja K. Rudolph, J. Christopher Hennings, Stefan Blankenberg, Renate B. Schnabel, Daniel Steven, Munif Haddad, (unknown), (unknown), Jürgen J. Wenzel, Thomas Münzel, Thomas Heitzer, Thomas Meinertz, Christian A. Hübner, Stephan Baldus	43
7	Contrast-enhanced Cardiac MR Imaging in the Detection of Reduced Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve 2007 ·Radiology ·Achim Barmeyer, Alexander Stork, Kai Muellerleile, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Heitzer, Thomas Hofmann, Gerhard Adam, Thomas Meinertz, Gunnar Lund	10
8	Impaired capacity for acute endogenous fibrinolysis in smokers is restored by ascorbic acid 2007 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Jan Kaehler, (unknown), (unknown), Reinhard Schneppenheim, Thomas Meinertz, Thomas Heitzer	14
9	Inhibition of xanthine oxidase improves myocardial contractility in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy 2006 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Stephan Baldus, Kai Müllerleile, (unknown), Daniel Steven, Volker Rudolph, Gunnar Lund, (unknown), Alexander Stork, Ralf Köster, Jan Kähler, Christian Weiß, Thomas Münzel, Thomas Meinertz, Bruce Α. Freeman, Thomas Heitzer	53
10	Coronary plaque injury triggers neutrophil activation in patients with coronary artery disease 2006 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Volker Rudolph, Daniel Steven, Ursula M. Gehling, Britta Goldmann, Tanja K. Rudolph, Kai Friedrichs, T. Meinertz, Thomas Heitzer, Stephan Baldus	32
11	Implantation of paclitaxel-eluting stents in saphenous vein grafts: clinical and angiographic follow-up results from a multicentre study 2006 ·Heart ·Rainer Hoffmann, Tilmann Pohl, Roelof Koster, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Heitzer	36
12	AT1-receptor blockade with irbesartan improves peripheral but not coronary endothelial dysfunction in patients with stable coronary artery disease 2006 ·Atherosclerosis ·Ascan Warnholtz, Mir Abolfazl Ostad, Thomas Heitzer, (unknown), (unknown), Peter Tschentscher, Edzard Schwedhelm, Rainer H. Böger, Thomas Meinertz, Thomas Münzel	26
13	Rauchen und koronare Herzkrankheit 2005 ·Zeitschrift für Kardiologie ·Thomas Heitzer, T. Meinertz	17
14	Oxypurinol improves coronary and peripheral endothelial function in patients with coronary artery disease 2005 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Stephan Baldus, Ralf Köster, Phillip Chumley, Thomas Heitzer, Volker Rudolph, Mir Abolfazl Ostad, Ascan Warnholtz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jürgen Berger, Thomas Meinertz, Bruce Α. Freeman, Thomas Münzel	83
15	Adverse effects of nitroglycerin treatment on endothelial function, vascular nitrotyrosine levels and cGMP-dependent protein kinase activity in hyperlipidemic Watanabe rabbits 2002 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Ascan Warnholtz, Hanke Mollnau, Thomas Heitzer, Anatol Kontush, (unknown), (unknown), Adel Giaid, Ulrike Beisiegel, Stefan L. Marklund, Ulrich Walter, Thomas Meinertz, Thomas Münzel	60
16	Beneficial effects of α-lipoic acid and ascorbic acid on endothelium-dependent, nitric oxide-mediated vasodilation in diabetic patients: relation to parameters of oxidative stress 2001 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Thomas Heitzer	157
17	Effect of vitamin E on endothelial vasodilator function in patients with hypercholesterolemia, chronic smoking or both 1999 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Thomas Heitzer, Seppo Ylä‐Herttuala, (unknown), Jukka Luoma, Helmut Drexler	103
18	Role for NADPH/NADH Oxidase in the Modulation of Vascular Tone^a 1999 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Thomas Münzel, Ulrich Hink, Thomas Heitzer, Thomas Meinertz	81
19	Dissociation of coronary vascular tolerance and neurohormonal adjustments during long-term nitroglycerin therapy in patients with stable coronary artery disease 1996 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·(unknown), Thomas Heitzer, Sabine Kurz, David G. Harrison, (unknown), Linda Pape, Manfred Olschewski, Hanjörg Just	54
20	New insights into mechanisms underlying nitrate tolerance 1996 ·The American Journal of Cardiology ·Thomas Münzel, Sabine Kurz, Thomas Heitzer, David G. Harrison	73

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