Our research group’s scientific output continues to grow year after year, and the high quality of its work is evidenced by publications in high-impact-factor journals and a strong track record in securing external funding.
Selected Publications in High-Impact Journals
Global and regional DNA methylation patterns in heart failure: a case-control analysis.
Krolevets M, ten Cate V, Prochaska JH, Schulz A, Rapp S, Zeid S, Tenzer S, Andrade-Navarro MA, Lu A, Strauch K, Schuster AK, Beutel ME, Heinrich I, Weinmann-Menke J, Lackner KJ, Lurz P, Horvath S, Niehrs C, Wild PS. EBioMedicine. 2026 Jun 23;129:106340. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106340
Chronotropic response in heart failure: clinical, structural, and metabolic predictors and long-term mortality.
Bélanger N, Zeid S, Gieswinkel A, Kazemi-Asrar F, Velmeden D, Rausch F, Dinh W, Lackner KJ, Gori T, Lurz P, Prochaska JH, Simon P, Wild PS. Eur J Heart Fail. 2026 Jun 16:xuag139. doi: 10.1093/ejhf/xuag139
Blood DNA Methylation Patterns Across Carotid, Coronary, and Peripheral Atherosclerosis: A Comparative Analysis in 2 Prospective Cohorts.
Ingold M, Müller C, Krolevets M, Yapıcı E, Rapp S, Schuster AK, Tesarz J, Heinrich I, Weinmann-Menke J, Strauch K, Lackner KJ, Konstantinides S, Ruf W, Andrade-Navarro MA, Niehrs C, Gori T, Lurz P, Wild PS, Ten Cate V; GHS Research Consortium. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Jun 3:S0735-1097(26)06209-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.04.009
App-Based Coaching Improves Physical Activity in Patients With HFpEF: Results of the MyoMobile Trial.
Zeid S, Buch G, Söhne J, Velmeden D, Tröbs SO, Dinh W, Simon P, Michal M, Prochaska JH, Wild PS. JACC Heart Fail. 2026 May;14(5):102845. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102845
The relation between socioeconomic status and societal development with cardiovascular disease - A systematic review and meta-analysis on global data.
Khatami SG, Baumkötter R, Petersen J, Ten Cate V, Wild PS. Atherosclerosis. 2026 Apr;415:120697. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2026.120697
Cardiac vagal activity is associated with insulin metabolism in heart failure: Results from the Myovasc study.
Bélanger N, Zeid S, Velmeden D, Schulz A, Koeck T, Rausch F, Fooß B, Kazemi-Asrar F, Lackner KJ, Gori T, Münzel T, Prochaska JH, Simon P, Wild PS. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Jan 8;25(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s12933-025-03040-9
Risk tools for predicting long-term sequelae based on symptom profiles after known and undetected SARS-CoV-2 infections in the population.
Baumkötter R, Yilmaz S, Chalabi J, Ten Cate V, Mamoor Alam AS, Golriz Khatami S, Zahn D, Hettich-Damm N, Prochaska JH, Schmidtmann I, Lehnert K, Steinmetz A, Dörr M, Pfeiffer N, Münzel T, Lackner KJ, Beutel ME, Wild PS. Eur J Epidemiol. 2025 Jul;40(7):789-801. doi: 10.1007/s10654-025-01223-y
Circulating microRNAs predict recurrence and death following venous thromboembolism.
Ten Cate V, Rapp S, Schulz A, Pallares Robles A, Jurk K, Koeck T, Espinola-Klein C, Halank M, Seyfarth HJ, Beutel ME, Schuster AK, Marini F, Hobohm L, Lankeit M, Lackner KJ, Ruf W, Münzel T, Andrade-Navarro MA, Prochaska JH, Konstantinides SV, Wild PS. J Thromb Haemost. 2023 Oct;21(10):2797-2810. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.07.010
Autoantibodies against the chemokine receptor 3 predict cardiovascular risk.
Müller FS, Aherrahrou Z, Grasshoff H, Heidorn MW, Humrich JY, Johanson L, Aherrahrou R, Reinberger T, Schulz A, Ten Cate V, Robles AP, Koeck T, Rapp S, Lange T, Brachaczek L, Luebber F, Erdmann J, Heidecke H, Schulze-Forster K, Dechend R, Lackner KJ, Pfeiffer N, Ghaemi Kerahrodi J, Tüscher O, Schwarting A, Strauch K, Münzel T, Prochaska JH, Riemekasten G, Wild PS. Eur Heart J. 2023 Dec 14;44(47):4935-4949. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad666
Clinical profile and outcome of isolated pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ten Cate V, Prochaska JH, Schulz A, Nagler M, Robles AP, Jurk K, Koeck T, Rapp S, Düber C, Münzel T, Konstantinides SV, Wild PS. EClinicalMedicine. 2023 Apr;59:101973. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101973
Renin, aldosterone, the aldosterone-to-renin ratio, and incident hypertension among normotensive subjects from the general population.
Arnold N, Hermanns IM, Schulz A, Hahad O, Schmitt VH, Panova-Noeva M, Prochaska JH, Binder H, Pfeiffer N, Beutel M, Lackner KJ, Münzel T, Wild PS. Cardiovasc Res. 2023 Mar 17;119(1):294-301. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvac019