Epidemiology of Heart Failure - Publications

Mehrhof F, Loffler M, Gelbrich G, Özcelik C, Posch M, Hense HW, Keil U, Scheffold T, Schunkert H, Angermann C, Ertl G, Jahns R, Pieske B, Wachter R, Edelmann F, Wollert KC, Maisch B, Pankuweit S, Erbel R, Neumann T, Herzog W, Katus H, Muller-Tasch T, Zugck C, Düngen HD, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Lehmkuhl E, Störk S, Siebert U, Wasem J, Neumann A, Gohler A, Anker SD, Kohler F, Mockel M, Osterziel KJ, Dietz R, Rauchhaus M: A network against failing hearts - introducing the German "Competence Network Heart Failure". Int J Cardiol 2010;145:135-138.
Völzke H, Alte D, Schmidt CO, Radke D, Lorbeer R, Friedrich N, Aumann N, Lau K, Piontek M, Born G, Havemann C, Ittermann T, Schipf S, Haring R, Baumeister SE, Wallaschofski H, Nauck M, Frick S, Arnold A, Junger M, Mayerle J, Kraft M, Lerch MM, Dorr M, Reffelmann T, Empen K, Felix SB, Obst A, Koch B, Glaser S, Ewert R, Fietze I, Penzel T, Doren M, Rathmann W, Haerting J, Hannemann M, Ropcke J, Schminke U, Jurgens C, Tost F, Rettig R, Kors JA, Ungerer S, Hegenscheid K, Kuhn JP, Kuhn J, Hosten N, Puls R, Henke J, Gloger O, Teumer A, Homuth G, Volker U, Schwahn C, Holtfreter B, Polzer I, Kohlmann T, Grabe HJ, Rosskopf D, Kroemer HK, Kocher T, Biffar R, John U, Hoffmann W: Cohort Profile: The Study of Health in Pomerania. Int J Epidemiol 2010; doi: 10.1093/ije/dyp394.
Markus MR, Stritzke J, Wellman J, Duderstadt S, Siewert U, Lieb W, Luchner A, Doring A, Keil U, Schunkert H, Hense HW: Implications of prevalent and incident diabetes mellitus on left ventricular geometry and function in the ageing heart: The MONICA/KORA Augsburg cohort study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2009; doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2009.09.005.
Muth C, Gensichen J, Beyer M, Hutchinson A, Gerlach FM: The systematic guideline review: method, rationale, and test on chronic heart failure. BMC Health Serv Res 2009;9:74.
Reffelmann T, Dörr M, Völzke H, Kors J, Ruppert J, Robinson D, Felix SB: Combination of electrocardiographic and echocardiographic information identifies individuals prone to a progressive increase in left ventricular mass over 5 years. J Hypertens 2009;27:861-868.
Stritzke J, Linsel-Nitschke P, Markus MR, Mayer B, Lieb W, Luchner A, Doring A, Koenig W, Keil U, Hense HW, Schunkert H: Association between degenerative aortic valve disease and long-term exposure to cardiovascular risk factors: results of the longitudinal population-based KORA/MONICA survey. Eur Heart J 2009;30:2044-2053.
Stritzke J, Markus MR, Duderstadt S, Lieb W, Luchner A, Doring A, Keil U, Hense HW, Schunkert H: Kardiovaskuläre Alterungsprozesse: Auswirkungen von Änderungen des Körpergewichts auf Blutdruck und linksventrikuläre Geometrie. Ergebnisse aus dem MONICA-Augsburg/KORA-Projekt. J Hyperton 2009;13:7-12.
Stritzke J, Markus MR, Duderstadt S, Lieb W, Luchner A, Doring A, Keil U, Hense HW, Schunkert H: The aging process of the heart: obesity is the main risk factor for left atrial enlargement during aging the MONICA/KORA (monitoring of trends and determinations in cardiovascular disease/cooperative research in the region of Augsburg) study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;54:1982-1989.
Vasan RS, Glazer Nl, Felix JF, Lieb W, Wild PS, Felix SB, Watzinger N, Larson MG, Smith Nl, Dehghan A, Grosshennig A, Schillert A, Teumer A, Schmidt R, Kathiresan S, Lumley T, Aulchenko YS, Konig IR, Zeller T, Homuth G, Struchalin M, Aragam J, Bis JC, Rivadeneira F, Erdmann J, Schnabel RB, Dorr M, Zweiker R, Lind L, Rodeheffer RJ, Greiser KH, Levy D, Haritunians T, Deckers JW, Stritzke J, Lackner KJ, Volker U, Ingelsson E, Kullo I, Haerting J, O'donnell CJ, Heckbert SR, Stricker BH, Ziegler A, Reffelmann T, Redfield MM, Werdan K, Mitchell GF, Rice K, Arnett DK, Hofman A, Gottdiener JS, Uitterlinden AG, Meitinger T, Blettner M, Friedrich N, Wang TJ, Psaty BM, Van Duijn CM, Wichmann HE, Munzel TF, Kroemer HK, Benjamin EJ, Rotter JI, Witteman JC, Schunkert H, Schmidt H, Volzke H, Blankenberg S: Genetic variants associated with cardiac structure and function: a meta-analysis and replication of genome-wide association data. JAMA 2009;302:168-178.
Völzke H, Stritzke J, Kuch B, Schmidt CO, Ludemann J, Doring A, Schunkert H, Hense HW: Regional differences in the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy within Germany. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2009;16:392-400.
Buchner S, Muscholl M, Debl K, Hense HW, Doring A, Stritzke J, Schunkert H, Jougasaki M, Burnett JC, Riegger GA, Luchner A: Left atrial size by planimetry is superior to M-mode diameter: biochemical calibration by atrial and brain natriuretic peptide. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2008;21:380-385.
Hense HW, Koesters E, Wellmann J, Meisinger C, Volzke H, Keil U: Evaluation of a recalibrated Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation cardiovascular risk chart: results from Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation Germany. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2008;15:409-415.
Markus M, Stritzke J, Lieb W, Mayer B, Luchner A, Döring A, Keil U, Hense HW, H S: Implications of persistent prehypertension for ageing-related chages in left ventricular geometry and function: The MONICA/KORA Augsburg study. J Hypertens 2008;26:2040-2048.
Stritzke J, Mayer B, Lieb W, Luchner A, Doring A, Hense HW, Schunkert H: Haematocrit levels and left ventricular geometry: results of the MONICA Augsburg Echocardiographic Substudy. J Hypertens 2007;25:1301-1309.
Volzke H, Schwahn C, Dorr M, Aumann N, Felix SB, John U, Rettig R, Doren M, Biffar R, Kocher T: Inverse association between number of teeth and left ventricular mass in women. J Hypertens 2007;25:2035-2043.
Volzke H, Schwahn C, Wallaschofski H, Dorr M: Review: The association of thyroid dysfunction with all-cause and circulatory mortality: is there a causal relationship? J Clin Endocr Metab 2007;92:2421-2429.
Volzke H, Warnke C, Dorr M, Kramer A, Guertler L, Hoffmann W, Kors JA, John U, Felix SB: Association between cardiac disorders and a decades-previous history of diphtheria. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2006;25:651-656.
Keil U: Das weltweite WHO-MONICA-Projekt: Ergebnisse und Ausblick. Gesundheitswesen 2005;67 Suppl 1:38-45.
Schunkert H, Doring A, Kuch B, Holmer S, Luchner A, Muscholl M, Fischer M, Hengstenberg C, Riegger GA, Hense HW: Cardiovascular phenotypes and functional parameters in the general population--results of the MONICA/KORA studies. Gesundheitswesen 2005;67 Suppl 1:74-78.
Hense H-W: Epidemiologie der Herzinsuffizienz. Med Welt 2004;11/12:374.