Thomas Meinertz

24.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
305 papers, 17.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas Meinertz is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Meinertz has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 17.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 225 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 65 papers in Surgery and 48 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Thomas Meinertz's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (97 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (74 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (73 papers). Thomas Meinertz is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (97 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (74 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (73 papers). Thomas Meinertz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Thomas Meinertz's co-authors include Thomas Münzel, Thomas Heitzer, Stephan Baldus, Christian W. Hamm, Hanke Mollnau, Ascan Warnholtz, Christopher Heeschen, Thomas Hofmann, M. Skatchkov and Wolfgang Kasper and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Meinertz

302 papers receiving 17.1k citations

Hit Papers

Endothelial Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, and Risk of Ca... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2001 2001 2003 1997 1999 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. 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. Circulation profile →
  2. Mechanisms Underlying Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus
    2001 965 citations Hanke Mollnau, Mathias Oelze et al. profile →
  3. Myeloperoxidase Serum Levels Predict Risk in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
    2003 792 citations Stephan Baldus, Thomas Meinertz et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Emergency Room Triage of Patients with Acute Chest Pain by Means of Rapid Testing for Cardiac Troponin T or Troponin I
    1997 766 citations Christian W. Hamm, Thomas Meinertz et al. profile →
  5. Increased NADH-Oxidase–Mediated Superoxide Production in the Early Stages of Atherosclerosis
    1999 574 citations Ascan Warnholtz, Georg Nickenig et al. Circulation profile →
  6. Effects of Angiotensin II Infusion on the Expression and Function of NAD(P)H Oxidase and Components of Nitric Oxide/cGMP Signaling
    2002 561 citations Hanke Mollnau, Mathias Oelze et al. profile →
  7. High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy Before Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Implantation in Complex Calcified Coronary Lesions
    2012 362 citations Mohamed Abdel‐Wahab, Gert Richardt et al. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions profile →

Peers

Thomas Meinertz
Todd J. Anderson Canada
Raffaele De Caterina Italy
Dimitris Tousoulis Greece
Frank W. Sellke United States
Elena Tremoli Italy
Javier Dı́ez Spain
Tsutomu Imaizumi Japan
Philip S. Tsao United States
Mitsuhiro Yokoyama Japan
Hiroyuki Tsutsui Japan
Todd J. Anderson Canada
Thomas Meinertz
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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Meinertz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Meinertz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Meinertz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Meinertz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Thomas Meinertz. Thomas Meinertz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ferner, Marion, Daniel Wachtlin, Torsten Konrad, et al.. (2015). Rationale and design of the RE-LATED AF—AFNET 7 trial: REsolution of Left atrial-Appendage Thrombus—Effects of Dabigatran in patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 105(1). 29–36. 33 indexed citations
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Baldus, Stephan, Wolfgang Schillinger, Olaf Franzen, et al.. (2012). MitraClip Therapy in Daily Clinical Practice: Initial Results from the German Transcatheter Mitral Valve Interventions (TRAMI) Registry. European Journal of Heart Failure. 14(9). 1050–1055. 178 indexed citations
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Kirchhof, Paulus, Dietrich Andresen, Ralph Bosch, et al.. (2012). Short-term versus long-term antiarrhythmic drug treatment after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (Flec-SL): a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded endpoint assessment trial. The Lancet. 380(9838). 238–246. 91 indexed citations
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Abdel‐Wahab, Mohamed, Gert Richardt, Heinz Joachim Büttner, et al.. (2012). High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy Before Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Implantation in Complex Calcified Coronary Lesions. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 6(1). 10–19. 362 indexed citations breakdown →
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Franzen, Olaf, Jan Van der Heyden, Stephan Baldus, et al.. (2011). MitraClip® Therapy in Patients with End-Stage Systolic Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 13(5). 569–576. 211 indexed citations
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Hammerstingl, Christoph, Jan Malte Sinning, Thomas Meinertz, et al.. (2011). Abstract 11644: Impact of Renal Insufficiency on Outcome After MitraClip-Procedure: Results from the German TRAMI Registry. Circulation. 124. 2 indexed citations
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Franzen, Olaf, Moritz Seiffert, Stephan Baldus, et al.. (2011). Percutaneous mitral valve repair as a bail-out strategy for patients with severe mitral regurgitation after cardiac surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 142(1). 227–230. 7 indexed citations
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Laufs, Ulrich, Uta C. Hoppe, Stephan Rosenkranz, et al.. (2010). Cardiological evaluation after cerebral ischaemia. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 99(10). 609–625. 14 indexed citations
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Conradi, Lenard, Moritz Seiffert, Olaf Franzen, et al.. (2010). First experience with transcatheter aortic valve implantation and concomitant percutaneous coronary intervention. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 100(4). 311–316. 70 indexed citations
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Holubarsch, Christian, et al.. (2008). The Efficacy and Safety of Crataegus Extract WS® 1442 in Patients with Heart Failure: The SPICE Trial. European Journal of Heart Failure. 10(12). 1255–1263. 74 indexed citations
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Schuchert, Andreas & Thomas Meinertz. (2006). Synkope. Herz. 31(9). 901–907.
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Kaehler, Jan, et al.. (2003). Effect of roxithromycin on clinical cardiovascular events in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(6). 335–335. 1 indexed citations
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Koester, Ralf, Ursula M. Gehling, Sonja Loges, et al.. (2003). Coating of intracoronary stents with AC133+ endothelial progenitor cells. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(6). 12–12. 1 indexed citations
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Warnholtz, Ascan, Hanke Mollnau, Thomas Heitzer, et al.. (2002). Adverse effects of nitroglycerin treatment on endothelial function, vascular nitrotyrosine levels and cGMP-dependent protein kinase activity in hyperlipidemic Watanabe rabbits. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 40(7). 1356–1363. 60 indexed citations
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Münzel, Thomas, Hanke Mollnau, Mark Hartmann, et al.. (2000). Effects of a nitrate-free interval on tolerance, vasoconstrictor sensitivity and vascular superoxide production. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 36(2). 628–634. 35 indexed citations
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Köster, Ralf, Dieter Vieluf, Margret Kiehn, et al.. (2000). Nickel and molybdenum contact allergies in patients with coronary in-stent restenosis. The Lancet. 356(9245). 1895–1897. 392 indexed citations
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Beythien, C., K. Gutensohn, Christian W. Hamm, et al.. (1999). Influence of Stent Length and Heparin Coating on Platelet Activation. Thrombosis Research. 94(2). 79–86. 33 indexed citations
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Weiß, Christian, et al.. (1996). Impact of underlying heart disease on longterm outcome following catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(2). 76–76. 1 indexed citations
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Schneider, Birke, Peter Hanrath, Peter Vogel, & Thomas Meinertz. (1990). Improved morphologic characterization of atrial septal aneurysm by transesophageal echocardiography: Relation to cerebrovascular events. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 16(4). 1000–1009. 160 indexed citations

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