Hans Wedel
Top Publications Effects of intensive blood-pressure lowering and low-dose aspirin in patients with hypertension: principal results of the Hypertension Optimal Treatment (HOT) randomised trial (1998) – 5,787 citations Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction in hypertension study (LIFE): a randomised trial against atenolol (2002) – 5,436 citations Effects of Bariatric ... <a title="Hans Wedel" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/hans-wedel/" aria-label="Read more about Hans Wedel">Read more</a>
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Top Publications
- Effects of intensive blood-pressure lowering and low-dose aspirin in patients with hypertension: principal results of the Hypertension Optimal Treatment (HOT) randomised trial (1998) - 5,787 citations
- Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction in hypertension study (LIFE): a randomised trial against atenolol (2002) - 5,436 citations
- Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects (2007) - 4,694 citations
- Lifestyle, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors 10 Years after Bariatric Surgery (2004) - 4,493 citations
- Prevention of coronary and stroke events with atorvastatin in hypertensive patients who have average or lower-than-average cholesterol concentrations, in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial—Lipid Lowering Arm (ASCOT-LLA): a multicentre randomised controlled trial (2003) - 3,802 citations
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- Full name
- Hans Wedel
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-7571-0021
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5005456371
Research interests
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Heart Failure Treatment and Management
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- 5,787OpenAlex citations
- 5,436OpenAlex citations
- Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects ↗2007 · New England Journal of Medicine4,694OpenAlex citations
- Lifestyle, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors 10 Years after Bariatric Surgery ↗2004 · New England Journal of Medicine4,493OpenAlex citations
- 3,802OpenAlex citations
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- Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects ↗2007 · New England Journal of Medicine
- Lifestyle, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors 10 Years after Bariatric Surgery ↗2004 · New England Journal of Medicine
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