Dr. Karin Willeit
Education
| 2006-2012 | Doctor in Human Medicine Innsbruck Medical University, Austria |
| 2012- | PhD student in Clinical Neurosciences Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria |
Awards & Prizes
| 2014 | International Certification for Neurosonology European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics |
Publications
| 1 | Yang X, Yang W, McVey DG, Zhao G, Hu J, Poston RN, Ren M, Willeit K, Coassin S, Willeit J, Webb TR, Samani NJ, Mayr M, Kiechl S, Ye S . FURIN Expression in Vascular Endothelial Cells Is Modulated by a Coronary Artery Disease-Associated Genetic Variant and Influences Monocyte Transendothelial Migration. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 9(4) : e014333. [Full Text] [PubMed] [DOI] |
| 2 | Kiechl S, Pechlaner R, Willeit P, Notdurfter M, Paulweber B, Willeit K, Werner P, Ruckenstuhl C, Iglseder B, Weger S, Mairhofer B, Gartner M, Kedenko L, Chmelikova M, Stekovic S, Stuppner H, Oberhollenzer F, Kroemer G, Mayr M, Eisenberg T, Tilg H, Madeo F, Willeit J. Higher spermidine intake is linked to lower mortality: a prospective population-based study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2018 108 : 371-380. [Full Text] [PubMed] [DOI] |
| 3 | Willeit K, Pechlaner R, Willeit P, Skroblin P, Paulweber B, Schernthaner C, Toell T, Egger G, Weger S, Oberhollenzer M, Kedenko L, Iglseder B, Bonora E, Schett G, Mayr M, Willeit J, Kiechl S. Association Between Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 and Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA Cardiol. 2017 5 : 516-523. [PubMed] [DOI] |
| 4 | Langley SR, Willeit K, Didangelos A, Matic LP, Skroblin P, Barallobre-Barreiro J, Lengquist M, Rungger G, Kapustin A, Kedenko L, Molenaar C, Lu R, Barwari T, Suna G, Yin X, Iglseder B, Paulweber B, Willeit P, Shalhoub J, Pasterkamp G, Davies AH, Monaco C, Hedin U, Shanahan CM, Willeit J, Kiechl S, Mayr M. Extracellular matrix proteomics identifies molecular signature of symptomatic carotid plaques. J Clin Invest. 2017 4 : 1546-1560. [Full Text] [PubMed] [DOI] |
| 5 | Kaudewitz D, Skroblin P, Bender LH, Barwari T, Willeit P, Pechlaner R, Sunderland NP, Willeit K, Morton AC, Armstrong PC, Chan MV, Lu R, Yin X, Gracio F, Dudek K, Langley SR, Zampetaki A, de Rinaldis E, Ye S, Warner TD, Saxena A, Kiechl S, Storey RF, Mayr M. Association of MicroRNAs and YRNAs With Platelet Function. Circ Res. 2016 118 : 420-432. [Full Text] [PubMed] [DOI] |
| 6 | Willeit J, Geley T, Schöch J, Rinner H, Tür A, Kreuzer H, Thiemann N, Knoflach M, Toell T, Pechlaner R, Willeit K, Klingler N, Praxmarer S, Baubin M, Beck G, Berek K, Dengg C, Engelhardt K, Erlacher T, Fluckinger T, Grander W, Grossmann J, Kathrein H, Kaiser N, Matosevic B, Matzak H, Mayr M, Perfler R, Poewe W, Rauter A, Schoenherr G, Schoenherr HR, Schinnerl A, Spiss H, Thurner T, Vergeiner G, Werner P, Wöll E, Willeit P, Kiechl S. Thrombolysis and clinical outcome in patients with stroke after implementation of the Tyrol Stroke Pathway: a retrospective observational study. The Lancet Neurology. 2015 14 : 48-56. [PubMed] [DOI] |
| 7 | Pechlaner R, Willeit P, Summerer M, Santer P, Egger G, Kronenberg F, Demetz E, Weiss G, Tsimikas S, Witztum JL, Willeit K, Iglseder B, Paulweber B, Kedenko L, Haun M, Meisinger C, Gieger C, Müller-Nurasyid M, Peters A, Willeit J, Kiechl S. Heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter microsatellite polymorphism is associated with progressive atherosclerosis and incident cardiovascular disease. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2015 35 : 229-236. [PubMed] [DOI] |
| 8 | Willeit K, Kiechl S. Atherosclerosis and atrial fibrillation - two closely intertwined diseases. Atherosclerosis. 2014 233 : 679-681. [PubMed] [DOI] |
| 9 | Willeit K, Pechlaner R, Egger G, Weger S, Oberhollenzer M, Willeit J, Kiechl S. Carotid Atherosclerosis and Incident Atrial Fibrillation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2013 33 : 2660-2665. [PubMed] [DOI] |