Area of research
Genetics · Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, and Thyroid Disorders and Treatments.
Meta-analysis of genome-wide associations and polygenic risk prediction for atrial fibrillation in more than 180,000 cases
Genome-wide association study meta-analysis provides insights into the etiology of heart failure and its subtypes
Combined endurance and resistance exercise training in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a randomized controlled trial
Telemedicine-supported lifestyle intervention for glycemic control in patients with CHD and T2DM: multicenter, randomized controlled trial
Clinical and Imaging Markers of Cardiac Function and Brain Health
Sex Differences in the Relationship of Socioeconomic Position With Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Estimated Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Results of the German National Cohort
Physiological serum uric acid concentrations correlate with arterial stiffness in a sex-dependent manner
Magnesium Depletion, Metabolic Impairment, and Cardiac Alterations: The NAKO-MRI Study With Mendelian Randomization
A Large-Scale Genome-wide Association Study of Blood Pressure Accounting for Gene-Depressive Symptomatology Interactions in 564,680 Individuals from Diverse Populations
Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits
Prognostic Value of Cardiovascular Biomarkers in the Population
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Reference Ranges From the Healthy Hearts Consortium
Prediction of individual lifetime cardiovascular risk and potential treatment benefit: development and recalibration of the LIFE-CVD2 model to four European risk regions
Large-scale assessment of physical activity in a population using high-resolution hip-worn accelerometry: the German National Cohort (NAKO)
Sex differences in cardiovascular disease in relation to socioeconomic position in the NAKO study
The optimal healthy ranges of thyroid function defined by the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality: systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
Identification of candidate metabolite biomarkers for metabolic syndrome and its five components in population-based human cohorts
The DZHK research platform: maximisation of scientific value by enabling access to health data and biological samples collected in cardiovascular clinical studies
Supervised Exercise Training in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial (Ex-VAD Trial)
Biomarker-based prediction of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular outcomes in individuals with diabetes mellitus
Correlation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure with echocardiographic phenotypes of cardiac structure and function from three German population-based studies
High Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Low Free Triiodothyronine Levels Are Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in Three Population-Based Studies from Germany
Framework and baseline examination of the German National Cohort (NAKO)
Genome-wide associations of aortic distensibility suggest causality for aortic aneurysms and brain white matter hyperintensities
Association between common cardiovascular risk factors and clinical phenotype in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) EurObservational Research Programme (EORP) Cardiomyopathy/Myocarditis registry
N-Terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide Reference Values in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
tRNA-like Transcripts from the NEAT1-MALAT1 Genomic Region Critically Influence Human Innate Immunity and Macrophage Functions
Resting heart rate and incident atrial fibrillation: A stratified Mendelian randomization in the AFGen consortium
Genetic and clinical determinants of abdominal aortic diameter: genome-wide association studies, exome array data and Mendelian randomization study
Physical activity, sedentary behavior and risk of coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study