Research

I am currently part-time research assistant at the Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz Austria. My research covers three main topics, evaluating different aspects of atrial fibrillation and interventional procedures in Cardiology:

  • Pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (preclinical studies)
  • Atrial fibrillation and cardiac procedures (especially transcatheter aortic valve implantation)
  • Treatment of atrial fibrillation (cardiac ablation, left atrial appendage closure)

Researcher profiles

Top 5 publications

  1. Zweiker D, Lambert T, Steinwender C, Weber T, Suppan M, Brussee, H, et al. Blood pressure changes after renal denervation are more pronounced in women and nondiabetic patients: findings from the Austrian Transcatheter Renal Denervation Registry. J Hypertens. 2019; 37(11):2290-2297.
  2. Egger F*, Zweiker D*, Freynhofer MK, Loffler V, Rohla M, Geppert A, et al. Impact of On-Site Cardiac Surgery on Clinical Outcomes After Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions. 2018;11:2160-7. * contributed equally
  3. Zweiker D*, Pogran E*, Gargiulo L, Abd El-Razek A, Lechner I, Vosko I, et al. Neutrophile-Lymphocyte Ratio and Outcome in Takotsubo Syndrome. Biology-Basel. 2022;11:1154. DOI: 10.3390/ biology11081154. * contributed equally
  4. Zweiker D, Sieghartseitner R, Fiedler L, Toth-Gayor G, Luha O, Stix G, et al. Indications and Outcome in Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure—The Austrian LAAC Registry. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2020; 9: 3274
  5. Zweiker D, Fiedler L, Toth GG, Strouhal A, Delle-Karth G, Stix G, et al. Not to Rush—Laboratory Parameters and Procedural Complications in Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022;11(21).

Publications

First authorCo-autor
Top 20% publications26
Other publications with impact factor
1121
Total impact factor5494
Abstracts international946
Abstracts national2648

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Awards

  • Hans und Blanca Moser Förderungsstipendium (Hans und Blanca Moser Stiftung, 2019)
  • EuroPCR abstract award (Working Group on Interventional Cardiology, Austrian Society of Cardiology, 2018)
  • Abstract in Featured Poster Session (Annual meeting of the Austrian Society of Cardiology, 2018)
  • Study Grant Support for the dissertation (Medical University of Graz, 2016)
  • Poster award (Austrian Society of Hypertension, 2016)
  • Resident’s award (Austrian Medical Council, 2015)
  • Poster award (Austrian Society of Hypertension, 2015)
  • Diploma thesis awards (Scientific Society of Doctors in Styria, 2015)
  • Study Grant support for the thesis (Medical University of Graz, 2013)
  • Abstract selected for the Best Abstract Session (Annual meeting of the Austrian Society of Cardiology, 2012)
  • Merit scholarship (Medical University of Graz, 2011)

Member of Societies

  • Fellow, Young Electrophysiologists – European Heart Rhythm Association
  • Fellow, European Society of Cardiology
  • Cardiologists of Tomorrow – Austrian Society of Cardiology
  • Working Group on Electrophysiology – Austrian Society of Cardiology
  • Austrian Society for Holter monitoring

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