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  1. Shrunken pore syndrome, preeclampsia, and markers of NO metabolism in pregnant women during the first trimester

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Lorenz Risch

  2. Healthy lifestyle and glucagon-like peptide-1 in young and healthy adults: A population-based study

    Article • Preventive Medicine, August 2017, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  3. Plasma levels of endothelin-1 and renal function among young and healthy adults

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), July 2017, De Gruyter

    Lorenz Risch

  4. Healthy Lifestyle and Blood Pressure Variability in Young Adults

    Article • American Journal of Hypertension, April 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Lorenz Risch

  5. Subclinical sleep apnoea and plasma levels of endothelin-1 among young and healthy adults

    Article • Open Heart, March 2017, BMJ

    Lorenz Risch

  6. Importance of Timing First-Trimester Placental Growth Factor and Use of Serial First-Trimester Placental Growth Factor Measurements in Screening for Preeclampsia

    Article • Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, February 2017, Karger Publishers

    Lorenz Risch

  7. Healthy Elderly Are Perhaps not so Healthy when screened in the medical laboratory

    Article • Medicine, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Lorenz Risch, Professor Urs Ernest Nydegger

  8. Relationships of Measured and Genetically Determined Height With the Cardiac Conduction System in Healthy Adults

    Article • Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, December 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Lorenz Risch

  9. Heart rate, heart rate variability and inflammatory biomarkers among young and healthy adults

    Article • Annals of Medicine, November 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Lorenz Risch

  10. Risk factors for premature ventricular contractions in young and healthy adults

    Article • Heart, October 2016, BMJ

    Lorenz Risch

  11. Heart Rate Variability and Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in the General Population

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, September 2016, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  12. Factors independently associated with cardiac troponin I levels in young and healthy adults from the general population

    Article • Clinical Research in Cardiology, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lorenz Risch

  13. When Hepatitis C Virus holds on

    Article • Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, July 2016, Institute of Rural Health

    Lorenz Risch, Professor Urs Ernest Nydegger

  14. Relationships of iron metabolism with insulin resistance and glucose levels in young and healthy adults

    Article • European Journal of Internal Medicine, July 2016, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  15. Evaluation of a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Detecting Major Bacterial Enteric Pathogens in Fecal Specimens: Intestinal Inflammation and Bacterial Load Are Correlated in Campylobacter Infections

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Thomas Bodmer , Lorenz Risch, Dr Thomas Bodmer

  16. Relationship of N-Terminal fragment of Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and copeptin with erythrocytes-related parameters: A population-based study

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, June 2016, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  17. Association of the cystatin C/creatinine ratio with the renally cleared hormones parathyroid hormone (PTH) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in primary care patients: a cross-sectional study

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, May 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Lorenz Risch

  18. Ratio of cystatin C and creatinine-based estimates of the glomerular filtration rate predicts mortality in healthy seniors independent of kidney function

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, March 2016, Informa Healthcare

    Lorenz Risch

  19. The interrelationships of birthweight, inflammation and body composition in healthy adults

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Investigation, March 2016, Wiley

    Lorenz Risch

  20. Cystatin C/creatinine ratio to be used as biomarker for senescence

    Article • Translational Research, March 2016, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch, Professor Urs Ernest Nydegger

  21. Diagnose Inflammation Using More Than One Lab Specialities

    Article • Mediators of Inflammation, January 2016, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Lorenz Risch, Professor Urs Ernest Nydegger, Dr Thomas Bodmer

  22. Relationships of electrocardiographic parameters with ambulatory hypertension in young and healthy adults

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  23. Healthy lifestyle and heart rate variability in young adults

    Article • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, December 2015, SAGE Publications

    Lorenz Risch

  24. Diabetes mellitus has a long Build-Up time

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, November 2015, EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, Ltd.

    Lorenz Risch, Professor Urs Ernest Nydegger

  25. First-Trimester Placental Growth Factor in Screening for Gestational Diabetes

    Article • Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, October 2015, Karger Publishers

    Lorenz Risch

  26. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm) and prediabetes are age-related: Results from the senior labor study

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, August 2015, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  27. Plasma copeptin levels and ambulatory blood pressure characteristics in healthy adults

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, August 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Lorenz Risch

  28. Incidence of preeclampsia in pregnant Swiss women

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, July 2015, EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, Ltd.

    Lorenz Risch

  29. Vitamin B12 and folate levels in healthy Swiss senior citizens: a prospective study evaluating reference intervals and decision limits

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lorenz Risch

  30. Early and current days of transfusion medicine help to understand longevity and particularities of transfusion therapy in the elderly

    Article • Transfusion and Apheresis Science, June 2015, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  31. Laboratory parameters in the elderly

    Article • May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lorenz Risch

  32. Plasma levels of glucagon-like peptide 1 and markers of obesity among young and healthy adults

    Article • Clinical Endocrinology, April 2015, Wiley

    Lorenz Risch

  33. Plasma endothelin-1 and cardiovascular risk among young and healthy adults

    Article • Atherosclerosis, March 2015, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  34. Symptomorientierte Notfalldiagnostik im Praxislabor

    Article • Therapeutische Umschau, February 2015, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Lorenz Risch

  35. Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 and Blood Pressure in Young and Healthy Adults from the General Population

    Article • Hypertension, December 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Lorenz Risch

  36. Relationship Between High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I and Blood Pressure Among Young and Healthy Adults

    Article • American Journal of Hypertension, November 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Lorenz Risch

  37. Prevalence of prediabetes according to hemoglobin A1c versus fasting plasma glucose criteria in healthy adults

    Article • Acta Diabetologica, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lorenz Risch

  38. Association of smoking and nicotine dependence with pre-diabetes in young and healthy adults

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, October 2014, EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, Ltd.

    Lorenz Risch

  39. Age-Specific Differences Between Conventional and Ambulatory Daytime Blood Pressure ValuesNovelty and Significance

    Article • Hypertension, September 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Lorenz Risch

  40. Serum bilirubin levels and risk of prediabetes in young and healthy adults

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, February 2014, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  41. The serum uromodulin level is associated with kidney function

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2014, De Gruyter

    Lorenz Risch

  42. Chronobiology and circadian rhythms establish a connection to diagnosis

    Article • Diagnosis, January 2014, De Gruyter

    Lorenz Risch

  43. Oxidative Stress in Hypobaric Hypoxia and Influence on Vessel-Tone Modifying Mediators

    Article • High Altitude Medicine & Biology, September 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Lorenz Risch

  44. Factors Other than the Glomerular Filtration Rate That Determine the Serum Beta-2-Microglobulin Level

    Article • PLOS One, August 2013, PLOS

    Lorenz Risch

  45. Pitfalls bei Laborwerten – Elektrolyte, Harnstoff und Kreatinin

    Article • Therapeutische Umschau, August 2013, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Lorenz Risch

  46. Vitamin D - a liposoluble vitamin deficient in the elderly

    Article • BMC Medicine, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lorenz Risch, Professor Urs Ernest Nydegger

  47. Correction: The Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in a Primary Care Setting: A Swiss Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • PLOS One, July 2013, PLOS

    Lorenz Risch

  48. The Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in a Primary Care Setting: A Swiss Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • PLOS One, July 2013, PLOS

    Lorenz Risch

  49. Anemia as a normal consequence of aging — Insights from the www.seniorlabor.ch study

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, July 2013, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  50. Genetic and phenotypic determinants of blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors (GAPP)

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, January 2013, EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, Ltd.

    Lorenz Risch

  51. Selected Topics of the 4th International Cooperative Study Group Meeting on Immune Thrombocytopenia Revisited

    Article • Seminars in Hematology, January 2013, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  52. Prevalence of vitamin B12 depletion and deficiency in Liechtenstein

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, December 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Lorenz Risch

  53. Insights on urinary NGAL obtained in a primary care setting

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, April 2012, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  54. Frühschwangerschaft-Risikoevaluation bezüglich einer Präeklampsie und neonatalen Outcomes

    Article • Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie, April 2012, Thieme Publishing Group

    Lorenz Risch

  55. Cystatin C is a strong predictor of survival in patients with cirrhosis: is a cystatin C-based MELD better?

    Article • Liver International, March 2012, Wiley

    Lorenz Risch

  56. Benefits and risks of IgA in immunoglobulin preparations

    Article • Transfusion and Apheresis Science, February 2012, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  57. The intellectual contribution of laboratory medicine professionals to research papers on laboratory medicine topics published in high-impact general medicine journals

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2012, De Gruyter

    Lorenz Risch

  58. The relationship of leukocyte anisocytosis to holotranscobalamin, a marker of cobalamin deficiency

    Article • International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, November 2011, Wiley

    Lorenz Risch

  59. Diagnostic relevance of simultaneous testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    Article • Infection, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lorenz Risch

  60. Comparison of MALDI TOF with conventional identification of clinically relevant bacteria

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, September 2010, EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, Ltd.

    Lorenz Risch

  61. Stability of hematological analytes depends on the hematology analyser used: A stability study with Bayer Advia 120, Beckman Coulter LH 750 and Sysmex XE 2100

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, November 2008, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  62. Alanine aminotransferase and gamma-glutamyl transferase are associated with the metabolic syndrome but not with angiographically determined coronary atherosclerosis

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, November 2008, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  63. Type 2 diabetes significantly modulates the cardiovascular risk conferred by the PAI-1 −675 4G/5G polymorphism in angiographied coronary patients

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, October 2008, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  64. Laboruntersuchungen in der Gesundheitsvorsorge

    Article • Therapeutische Umschau, September 2008, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Lorenz Risch

  65. LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION, THE CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHIC STATE, AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN ANGIOGRAPHIED CORONARY PATIENTS

    Article • Atherosclerosis Supplements, May 2008, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  66. PRESENCE OF TYPE 2 DIABETES SIGNIFICANTLY MODULATES THE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK CONFERRED BY THE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR-1 -675 5G/4G POLYMORPHISM

    Article • Atherosclerosis Supplements, May 2008, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  67. Metabolic and anti-inflammatory benefits of eccentric endurance exercise – a pilot study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Investigation, April 2008, Wiley

    Lorenz Risch

  68. Glomerular filtration rate estimates decrease during high altitude expedition but increase with Lake Louise acute mountain sickness scores

    Article • Acta Physiologica, March 2008, Wiley

    Lorenz Risch

  69. Relationship between the adipose-tissue hormone resistin and coronary artery disease

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, November 2007, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  70. Low serum adiponectin is independently associated with both the metabolic syndrome and angiographically determined coronary atherosclerosis

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, August 2007, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  71. Leptin, leptin soluble receptor and coronary atherosclerosis

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Investigation, August 2007, Wiley

    Lorenz Risch

  72. PO5-159 THE −11377 C>G PROMOTER VARIANT OF THE ADIPONECTIN GENE, PREVALENCE OF CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS, AND INCIDENCE OF VASCULAR EVENTS IN MEN

    Article • Atherosclerosis Supplements, June 2007, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  73. Fabrication of a nano-scale NAND memory array based on a SONOS Fin-FET cell using e-beam lithography and hydrogen-silsesquioxane resist

    Article • Microelectronic Engineering, May 2007, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  74. Prevalence of decreased glomerular filtration rate in patients seeking non-nephrological medical care — An evaluation using IDMS-traceable creatinine based MDRD as well as Mayo Clinic quadratic equation estimates

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, March 2007, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  75. The –11377 C>G promoter variant of the adiponectin gene, prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis, and incidence of vascular events in men

    Article • Thrombosis and Haemostasis, February 2007, Schattauer GmbH

    Lorenz Risch

  76. Relationship between glomerular filtration rate and the adipokines adiponectin, resistin and leptin in coronary patients with predominantly normal or mildly impaired renal function

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, February 2007, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  77. Evaluation of two fully automated novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the determination of human adiponectin in serum

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, November 2006, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  78. Diagnosis and treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in neonates and children

    Article • Thrombosis Research, January 2006, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  79. Hämoglobinopathien – Klinik und Diagnostik von Thalassämien und anomalen Hämoglobinen

    Article • Therapeutische Umschau, January 2006, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Lorenz Risch

  80. Differences in Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimates by 2 Cystatin C-Based Equations

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, November 2005, AACC

    Lorenz Risch

  81. Course of glomerular filtration rate markers in patients receiving high-dose glucocorticoids following subarachnoidal hemorrhage

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, October 2005, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  82. Recent Developments in the Evaluation of Glomerular Filtration Rate: Is There a Place for  -Trace?

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, August 2005, AACC

    Lorenz Risch

  83. Assessing glomerular filtration rate in renal transplant recipients by estimates derived from serum measurements of creatinine and cystatin C

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, June 2005, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  84. Rapid, accurate and non-invasive detection of cerebrospinal fluid leakage using combined determination of β-trace protein in secretion and serum

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, January 2005, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  85. Improving the Definition of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, August 2004, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Lorenz Risch

  86. The predictive characteristics of D-dimer testing in outpatients with suspected venous thromboembolism: a Bayesian approach

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, July 2004, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  87. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in paediatrics: clinical characteristics, therapy and outcomes

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, May 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lorenz Risch

  88. Differentialdiagnose der Anämien

    Article • Therapeutische Umschau, February 2004, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Lorenz Risch

  89. Neue und alte Parameter in der Diagnostik von hämatologischen Erkrankungen

    Article • Therapeutische Umschau, February 2004, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Lorenz Risch

  90. Telehematology: critical determinants for successful implementation

    Article • Blood, January 2004, American Society of Hematology

    Lorenz Risch

  91. Dehalorespiration with hexachlorobenzene and pentachlorobenzene by Dehalococcoides sp. strain CBDB1

    Article • Archives of Microbiology, December 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lorenz Risch

  92. Association of anti-heparin platelet factor 4 antibody levels and thrombosis in pediatric intensive care patients without thrombocytopenia

    Article • Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, January 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Lorenz Risch

  93. A differentiated approach to assess the diagnostic usefulness of a rapid particle gel immunoassay for the detection of antibodies against heparin-platelet factor 4 in cardiac surgery patients

    Article • Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, January 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Lorenz Risch

  94. Glucocorticoids and increased serum cystatin C concentrations

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, June 2002, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  95. Serum cystatin C in transplantation

    Article • Kidney International, April 2002, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  96. Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of cystatin C as a marker of impaired glomerular filtration rate

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, March 2002, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  97. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia-Associated Thrombosis in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients

    Article • PEDIATRICS, January 2002, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Lorenz Risch

  98. Comparison of a Rotavirus Latex Agglutination Test with Two Rapid Immunochromatographic Test Devices for Detection of Rotavirus in Human Feces

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, May 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lorenz Risch

  99. Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, May 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lorenz Risch

  100. ASSESSMENT OF RENAL FUNCTION IN RENAL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS USING CYSTATIN C. A COMPARISON TO OTHER RENAL FUNCTION MARKERS AND ESTIMATES

    Article • Renal Failure, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Lorenz Risch

  101. ET gets HIT — thrombocytotic heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in a patient with essential thrombocythemia (ET)

    Article • Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, October 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Lorenz Risch

  102. Self-use of rapid tests for malaria diagnosis

    Article • The Lancet, January 2000, Elsevier

    Lorenz Risch

  103. Rapid and accurate assessment of glomerular filtration rate in patients with renal transplants using serum cystatin C

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, August 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Lorenz Risch