Research Focus

Cardiovascular & Perioperative Medicine

Area of Research

Diagnosis and therapy of cardiovascular diseases

• APACE: Advantageous Predictors of Acute Coronary Syndromes Evaluation (APACE)
• BASEL VIII/PET: Biochemical and Electrocardiographic Signatures in the Detection of Exercise-induced Myocardial Ischemia
• BASEL IX (Syncope): Syncope EvaLuation (BASEL IX)
• Heart&Muscle: Reliability of Cardiac Troponins for the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of Skeletal Muscle Disease
• CARE-HK: Cardiovascular and Renal Treatment in Heart Failure Patients With Hyperkalaemia or at High Risk of Hyperkalaemia
• Herzinsuffizienz USB: Heart Failure-USB: Prediction and Progression
• SOS-Ami: Selatogrel Outcome Study in Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction (SOS-AMI)
• PRESC1SE-MI: Prospective Evaluation of the European Society of Cardiology 0/1h-algorithm`s Safety and Efficacy for Triage of Patients with Suspected Myocardial Infarction
• HORIZON: Assessing the Impact of Lipoprotein (a) Lowering With Pelacarsen (TQJ230) on Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients With CVD (Lp(a)HORIZON)
• AEGIS: Study to  investigate CSL112 in Subjects with Acute Coronary Sndrome (AEGIS-II)
• PERFORM-TSIX: Clinical Performance of Elecsys® Troponin T hs Gen 6 in Subjects with Symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrom
• MACIS: Incidence, Patient Characteristics and Outcome of Myocarditis After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine
• TropoLimb: Origin of cardiac troponis T/I in patients with muscle ischemia: Heart or sceletal muscle?

National Collaborations

• Cantonal Hospital Liestal
• Cantonal Hospital Bruderholz
• Cantonal Hospital Aarau 
• Cantonal Hospital Olten
• Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
• Cantonal Hospital Lucerne
• Klinik St. Clara, Basel
• Emergency Department
• Klinik St. Anna, Luzern
• Spital Wolhusen
• Spital Limmattal, Schlieren
• Inselspital / University Hospital Bern
• University Hospital Zurich

International Collaborations

• University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (GER)
• Hospital del Mar, Barcelona (ESP)
• Hospital Clinic, Barcelona (ESP) 
• University Central Hospital Helsiniki (FIN)
• Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino (ITA)
• Attikon General Hospital, Athen (GRC)
• University Hospital Brno (CZE)
• Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna (AUT)
• Medical University of Vienna (AUT)
• St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital (AUS)
• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (USA)
• Queen Giovanna Univ. Hospital, Sofia (BUL)
• ACIBADEM City Clinic, Sofia(BUL)
• Institute for Emergency Cardiov. Disease Bucharest (ROU)
• Georgetown University Hospital, Washington
• AO San Giovanni Addolorata, Roma (IT)
• Wane State University (USA)
• Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, (UK)
• Hôpitaux Universit. Paris-Seine-Saint-Denis (FRA)
• Hospital Universitario Madrid, (ESP)
• University of Maryland, School of Medicine (USA)
• University of Barcelona (ESP)
• University Hospital Ramon y Cajal (ESP)
• Royal London Hospital (UK)
• Heart Center Bad Krozingen (GER)
• GREAT Network (Global Research on Acute Conditions Team) with 18 participating countries

• APACE: Advantageous Predictors of Acute Coronary Syndromes Evaluation (APACE)
• BASEL VIII/PET: Biochemical and Electrocardiographic Signatures in the Detection of Exercise-induced Myocardial Ischemia
• BASEL IX (Syncope): Syncope EvaLuation (BASEL IX)
• Heart&Muscle: Reliability of Cardiac Troponins for the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of Skeletal Muscle Disease
• CARE-HK: Cardiovascular and Renal Treatment in Heart Failure Patients With Hyperkalaemia or at High Risk of Hyperkalaemia
• Herzinsuffizienz USB: Heart Failure-USB: Prediction and Progression
• SOS-Ami: Selatogrel Outcome Study in Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction (SOS-AMI)
• PRESC1SE-MI: Prospective Evaluation of the European Society of Cardiology 0/1h-algorithm`s Safety and Efficacy for Triage of Patients with Suspected Myocardial Infarction
• HORIZON: Assessing the Impact of Lipoprotein (a) Lowering With Pelacarsen (TQJ230) on Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients With CVD (Lp(a)HORIZON)
• AEGIS: Study to  investigate CSL112 in Subjects with Acute Coronary Sndrome (AEGIS-II)
• PERFORM-TSIX: Clinical Performance of Elecsys® Troponin T hs Gen 6 in Subjects with Symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrom
• MACIS: Incidence, Patient Characteristics and Outcome of Myocarditis After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine
• TropoLimb: Origin of cardiac troponis T/I in patients with muscle ischemia: Heart or sceletal muscle?