Johann Willeit

Research interests

Publications

• SCORE2-Diabetes: 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation in type 2 diabetes in Europe

  European Heart Journal · 2023 · 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad260

• Dietary spermidine improves cognitive function

  Cell Reports · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108985

• Higher spermidine intake is linked to lower mortality: a prospective population-based study

  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqy102

• Circulating MicroRNA-122 Is Associated With the Risk of New-Onset Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes

  Diabetes · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.2337/db16-0731

• Cardioprotection and lifespan extension by the natural polyamine spermidine

  Nature Medicine · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.4222

• PCSK9 genetic variants and risk of type 2 diabetes: a mendelian randomisation study

  The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-8587(16)30396-5

• Lipidomics Profiling and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the Prospective Population-Based Bruneck Study

  Circulation · 2014 · 10.1161/circulationaha.113.002500

• Genetic association study of QT interval highlights role for calcium signaling pathways in myocardial repolarization

  Nature Genetics · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3014

• Discrimination and Net Reclassification of Cardiovascular Risk With Lipoprotein(a)

  Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2014.03.061

• Leucocyte Telomere Length and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: New Prospective Cohort Study and Literature-Based Meta-Analysis

  PLoS ONE · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112483

• Glycated Hemoglobin Measurement and Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease

  JAMA · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.1873

• Blockade of receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANKL) signaling improves hepatic insulin resistance and prevents development of diabetes mellitus

  Nature Medicine · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.3084

• Diabetes Is an Independent Predictor for Severe Osteoarthritis

  Diabetes Care · 2012 · 10.2337/dc12-0924

• Prospective Study on Circulating MicroRNAs and Risk of Myocardial Infarction

  Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2012 · 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.03.056

• Telomere Length and Risk of Incident Cancer and Cancer Mortality

  JAMA · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.897

• Cellular Aging Reflected by Leukocyte Telomere Length Predicts Advanced Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

  Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1161/atvbaha.110.205492

• Plasma MicroRNA Profiling Reveals Loss of Endothelial MiR-126 and Other MicroRNAs in Type 2 Diabetes

  Circulation Research · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.110.226357

• Influences on the reduction of relative telomere length over 10 years in the population-based Bruneck Study: introduction of a well-controlled high-throughput assay

  International Journal of Epidemiology · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyp273

• Cadmium Is a Novel and Independent Risk Factor for Early Atherosclerosis Mechanisms and In Vivo Relevance

  Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2009 · 10.1161/atvbaha.109.190082

• Oxidized Phospholipids, Lipoprotein(a), Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Activity, and 10-Year Cardiovascular Outcomes

  Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1161/atvbaha.107.145805

• Insulin Resistance as Estimated by Homeostasis Model Assessment Predicts Incident Symptomatic Cardiovascular Disease in Caucasian Subjects From the General Population

  Diabetes Care · 2007 · 10.2337/dc06-0919

• Oxidized Phospholipids Predict the Presence and Progression of Carotid and Femoral Atherosclerosis and Symptomatic Cardiovascular Disease

  Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.001

• Plasma Fibrinogen Level and the Risk of Major Cardiovascular Diseases and Nonvascular Mortality

  JAMA · 2005 · 10.1001/jama.294.14.1799

• Restless legs syndrome

  Neurology · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000163996.64461.a3

• Prevalence of movement disorders in men and women aged 50–89 years (Bruneck Study cohort): a population-based study

  The Lancet Neurology · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(05)70226-x

• Osteoprotegerin Is a Risk Factor for Progressive Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease

  Circulation · 2004 · 10.1161/01.cir.0000127957.43874.bb

• Carotid Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease in the Metabolic Syndrome

  Diabetes Care · 2003 · 10.2337/diacare.26.4.1251

• Toll-like Receptor 4 Polymorphisms and Atherogenesis

  New England Journal of Medicine · 2002 · https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa012673

• Chronic Infections and the Risk of Carotid Atherosclerosis

  Circulation · 2001 · 10.1161/01.cir.103.8.1064

• Serum Soluble Heat Shock Protein 60 Is Elevated in Subjects With Atherosclerosis in a General Population

  Circulation · 2000 · 10.1161/01.cir.102.1.14

• Endothelial Cytotoxicity Mediated by Serum Antibodies to Heat Shock Proteins of Escherichia coli and Chlamydia pneumoniae

  Circulation · 1999 · 10.1161/01.cir.99.12.1560

• Association of endotoxemia with carotid atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease

  Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1999 · 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00448-9

• Role of Lipoprotein(a) and Apolipoprotein(a) Phenotype in Atherogenesis

  Circulation · 1999 · https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.100.11.1154

• Prevalence of insulin resistance in metabolic disorders: the Bruneck Study.

  Diabetes · 1998 · 10.2337/diabetes.47.10.1643

• Body Iron Stores and the Risk of Carotid Atherosclerosis

  Circulation · 1997 · 10.1161/01.cir.96.10.3300

• Insulin sensitivity and regular alcohol consumption: large, prospective, cross sectional population study (Bruneck study)

  BMJ · 1996 · 10.1136/bmj.313.7064.1040

• Association of serum antibodies to heat-shock protein 65 with carotid atherosclerosis

  The Lancet · 1993 · 10.1016/0140-6736(93)92613-x

Current projects

No projects listed.