# West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen

**Type:** Institutions  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/institutions/west-german-heart-and-vascular-center-essen/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Avg h-index | 72.7 |
| Citations | 461,152 |
| City | Essen |
| Country | DE |
| Description | West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen is a research organisation in Essen, DE. OpenAlex records 5,367 works and 461,152 citations for it. 1,266 researchers list it as their most recent affiliation. |
| Homepage | http://www.whgz.de/de/ |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/I4210161917 |
| Researchers | 1,266 |
| ROR ID | https://ror.org/05aw6p704 |
| Type | healthcare |
| Works | 5,367 |

## University papers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Plasma nitrite reflects constitutive nitric oxide synthase activity in mammals](https://scholariq.org/papers/plasma-nitrite-reflects-constitutive-nitric-oxide-synthase-activity-in-mammals/)
- [Endovascular stent–graft placement in aortic dissection: a meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/endovascular-stent-graft-placement-in-aortic-dissection-a-meta-analysis/)
- [Silent and Apparent Cerebral Ischemia After Percutaneous Transfemoral Aortic Valve Implantation](https://scholariq.org/papers/silent-and-apparent-cerebral-ischemia-after-percutaneous-transfemoral-aortic/)
- [Cardioprotective and prognostic effects of remote ischaemic preconditioning in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: a single-centre randomised, double-blind, controlled trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/cardioprotective-and-prognostic-effects-of-remote-ischaemic-preconditioning-in/)
- [First-line Therapy with Coagulation Factor Concentrates Combined with Point-of-Care Coagulation Testing Is Associated with Decreased Allogeneic Blood Transfusion in Cardiovascular Surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/first-line-therapy-with-coagulation-factor-concentrates-combined-with-point-of/)
- [2017 EACTS Guidelines on perioperative medication in adult cardiac surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/2017-eacts-guidelines-on-perioperative-medication-in-adult-cardiac-surgery/)
- [One year follow-up of the multi-centre European PARTNER transcatheter heart valve study](https://scholariq.org/papers/one-year-follow-up-of-the-multi-centre-european-partner-transcatheter-heart/)
- [Protection by remote ischemic preconditioning during coronary artery bypass graft surgery with isoflurane but not propofol – a clinical trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/protection-by-remote-ischemic-preconditioning-during-coronary-artery-bypass/)
- [The German Aortic Valve Registry (GARY): in-hospital outcome](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-german-aortic-valve-registry-gary-in-hospital-outcome/)
- [Cerebral Embolization During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation](https://scholariq.org/papers/cerebral-embolization-during-transcatheter-aortic-valve-implantation/)
- [Multicenter Evaluation of a Next-Generation Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve](https://scholariq.org/papers/multicenter-evaluation-of-a-next-generation-balloon-expandable-transcatheter/)
- [Society of Thoracic Surgeons Score Is Superior to the EuroSCORE Determining Mortality in High Risk Patients Undergoing Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement](https://scholariq.org/papers/society-of-thoracic-surgeons-score-is-superior-to-the-euroscore-determining/)

## University researchers

- [Matthias Thielmann](https://scholariq.org/researchers/matthias-thielmann/)
- [Heinz Jakob](https://scholariq.org/researchers/heinz-jakob/)

## University top topics

Showing 8 of 25.

- [Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-valve-diseases-and-treatments/)
- [Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/atrial-fibrillation-management-and-outcomes/)
- [Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches](https://scholariq.org/topics/aortic-disease-and-treatment-approaches/)
- [Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-imaging-and-diagnostics/)
- [Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-electrophysiology-and-arrhythmias/)
- [Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiovascular-function-and-risk-factors/)
- [Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers](https://scholariq.org/topics/cancer-immunotherapy-and-biomarkers/)
- [Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-arrhythmias-and-treatments/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.