ZMB Member Tienush Rassaf
ZMB Member
Tienush Rassaf
Next ZMB-Member
Prof. Dr. Tienush Rassaf
Director of:
Clinic for Cardiology and Vascular Medicine
University Hospital Essen
Hufelandstraße 55
45147 Essen
- +49 201 723 4801
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- ZMB Research Program
Oncology
Research Overview
- Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion syndrome
- Ischemic pre- and postconditioning
- Hypoxic vasodilation
- NO-metabolism
- Hypoxic nitrite signaling
- Cardio-oncology
Press Releases


Bewilligung und Weiterförderung von drei Graduiertenkollegs Forschungsstärke der Universität Duisburg-Essen führt zu dreifachem Erfolg
[08.11.2023] Mit zwei neu bewilligten und einem verlängerten Graduiertenkolleg erzielt die UDE in der Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses bei der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) einen großen Erfolg. Damit verstärkt die Universität ihre Forschung in der Medizin, in der Arbeitsmarkt- und in der Wirtschaftspolitik. Die DFG unterstützt diese herausragende Nachwuchsförderung für die nächsten fünf Jahre mit insgesamt rund 20 Mio. Euro.


Mehr Lebensqualität für Schwerkranke Forschungsteam testet neue Herzmedikamente
[27.02.2023] Herzkranke, in deren Körper zusätzlich ein bösartiger Tumor wütet, sehen sich mit einem besonders drastischen Einbruch der Lebensqualität konfrontiert – vor allem im Alter. Alltägliches, wie sich zu waschen oder zur Toilette zu gehen, kann zur unüberwindbaren Hürde werden. Abhilfe könnte eine individuelle Therapie mit kardiovaskulären Medikamenten schaffen, die Forschende der Medizinischen Fakultät der UDE in einer Studie unter die Lupe nehmen. Ihr Vorhaben wird von der Brost-Stiftung noch bis zum Sommer 2024 mit 600.000 Euro gefördert.
Selected Publications
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Incidence and predictors of weaning failure from veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy in patients with cardiogenic shockIn: European Journal of Heart Failure (2025) in pressOnline Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Malnutrition and outcomes in patients with tricuspid regurgitation undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve repairIn: European Journal of Heart Failure (2025) in pressOnline Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Association between left ventricular ejection fraction, mortality and use of mechanical circulatory support in patients with non-ischaemic cardiogenic shockIn: Clinical Research in Cardiology Vol. 113 (2024) Nr. 4, pp. 570 - 580Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Cardiac wasting and cancerIn: European Heart Journal Vol. 45 (2024) Nr. 34, pp. 3135 - 3137Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Cardiovascular toxicities of immune therapies for cancer : a scientific statement of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC and the ESC Council of Cardio-OncologyIn: European Journal of Heart Failure Vol. 26 (2024) Nr. 10, pp. 2055 - 2076Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Clinical presentation, shock severity and mortality in patients with de novo versus acute-on-chronic heart failure-related cardiogenic shockIn: European Journal of Heart Failure Vol. 26 (2024) Nr. 2, pp. 432 - 444Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Comparison of pulsed field ablation versus cryoballon and radiofrequency ablation for pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation patients with heart failureIn: European Heart Journal Vol. 45 (2024) Nr. Supplement_1, ehae666.578Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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High neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with cancer therapy-related cardiovascular toxicity in high-risk cancer patients under immune checkpoint inhibitor therapyIn: Clinical Research in Cardiology Vol. 113 (2024) Nr. 2, pp. 301 - 312Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Percutaneous repair of moderate-to-severe or severe functional mitral regurgitation in patients with symptomatic heart failure : Baseline characteristics of patients in the RESHAPE-HF2 trial and comparison to COAPT and MITRA-FR trialsIn: European Journal of Heart Failure Vol. 26 (2024) Nr. 7, pp. 1608 - 1615Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Residual tricuspid regurgitation after tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair : Insights into the EuroTR registryIn: European Journal of Heart Failure Vol. 26 (2024) Nr. 8, pp. 1850 - 1860Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Routine extracorporeal life support in infarct-related cardiogenic shock : 1-year results of the ECLS-SHOCK trialIn: European Heart Journal Vol. 45 (2024) Nr. 39, pp. 4200 - 4203Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Scrutinizing the Role of Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation : Has Clinical Practice Outpaced the Evidence?In: Circulation Vol. 149 (2024) Nr. 13, pp. 1033 - 1052Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Sex-related differences in patients presenting with heart failure–related cardiogenic shockIn: Clinical Research in Cardiology Vol. 113 (2024) Nr. 4, pp. 612 - 625Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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The prognostic value of the Dandel's index in patients undergoing tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repairIn: European Journal of Heart Failure (2024) in pressOnline Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Diastolic exercise stress testing in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction : The DEST-HF studyIn: European Journal of Heart Failure Vol. 25 (2023) Nr. 10, pp. 1768 - 1780Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Use of mechanical circulatory support in patients with non-ischaemic cardiogenic shockIn: European Journal of Heart Failure Vol. 25 (2023) Nr. 4, pp. 562 - 572Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Cardiotoxicity from chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy for advanced malignanciesIn: European Heart Journal Vol. 43 (2022) Nr. 20, pp. 1928 - 1940Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Targeting early stages of cardiotoxicity from anti-PD1 immune checkpoint inhibitor therapyIn: European Heart Journal Vol. 43 (2022) Nr. 4, pp. 316 - 329Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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The RUHR Heart Failure Network : Improved heart failure care in a metropolitan areaIn: European Heart Journal Vol. 43 (2022) Nr. 45, pp. 4675 - 4676Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Assessment of coronary artery disease during hospitalization for cancer treatmentIn: Clinical Research in Cardiology Vol. 110 (2021) Nr. 2, pp. 200 - 210Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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The INFluence of Remote monitoring on Anxiety/depRession, quality of lifE, and Device acceptance in ICD patients : A prospective, randomized, controlled, single-center trialIn: Clinical Research in Cardiology Vol. 110 (2021) Nr. 6, pp. 789 - 800Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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The West German heart and vascular center at university medicine EssenIn: European Heart Journal Vol. 42 (2021) Nr. 10, pp. 963 - 964Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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A clinical perspective on the 2019 ESC/EAS guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: PCSK-9 inhibitors for all?In: European Heart Journal Vol. 41 (2020) Nr. 24, pp. 2331Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Anemia increases long-term mortality in patients undergoing conventional coronary angiography – the ECAT registry
ESC Congress 2020 – The Digital Experience 29 August – 1 September 2020,In: European Heart Journal Vol. 41 (2020) Nr. Supplement_2, pp. 1508Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ -
Capacity changes in German certified chest pain units during COVID-19 outbreak responseIn: Clinical Research in Cardiology Vol. 109 (2020) Nr. 12, pp. 1469 - 1475Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Cardiac fibroblast activation detected by positron emission tomography/computed tomography as a possible sign of cardiotoxicityIn: European Heart Journal Vol. 41 (2020) Nr. 9, pp. 1060Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Evaluating biomarkers as predictors of cancer therapy cardiotoxicity : All you need is a meta-analysis? ReplyIn: European Journal of Heart Failure Vol. 22 (2020) Nr. 7, pp. 1285 - 1286Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Onco-Cardiology : Consensus Paper of the German Cardiac Society, the German Society for Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects and the German Society for Hematology and Medical OncologyIn: Clinical Research in Cardiology (2020)Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Troponins and brain natriuretic peptides for the prediction of cardiotoxicity in cancer patients : a meta-analysisIn: European Journal of Heart Failure Vol. 22 (2020) Nr. 2, pp. 350 - 361Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Contemporaneous 3D characterization of acute and chronic myocardial I/R injury and responseIn: Nature Communications Vol. 10 (2019) Nr. 1, pp. 2312Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Publisher Correction: Contemporaneous 3D characterization of acute and chronic myocardial I/R injury and responseIn: Nature Communications Vol. 10 (2019) Nr. 1, pp. 2768Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Weightlifting unmasks high-risk coronary anomalyIn: European Heart Journal Vol. 40 (2019) Nr. 1, pp. 72Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Impact of dietary nitrate on age-related diastolic dysfunctionIn: European Journal of Heart Failure Vol. 18 (2016) Nr. 6, pp. 599 - 610Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Time to Give Up on Cardioprotection? : A Critical Appraisal of Clinical Studies on Ischemic Pre-, Post-, and Remote ConditioningIn: Circulation Research Vol. 119 (2016) Nr. 5, pp. 676 - 695Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Circulating nitrite contributes to cardioprotection by remote ischemic preconditioningIn: Circulation Research Vol. 114 (2014) Nr. 10, pp. 1601 - 1610Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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TNF-α, myocardial perfusion and function in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and primary percutaneous coronary interventionIn: Clinical Research in Cardiology Vol. 101 (2012) Nr. 10, pp. 815 - 827Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/