Prof. Dr. Adnan Kastrati

Academic Career and Research Areas

The research interests of Prof. Kastrati (b. 1955) focus on optimizing treatment strategies in patients with acute coronary syndrome and in developing new drug-coated stents with an improved safety and efficacy profile. Another area is optimization of adjunctive peri-procedural antithrombotic therapy and evaluation of prognosis based on genetic and biochemical markers.  

Prof. Kastrati studied medicine in Tirana, Albania, where he graduated in 1979. He trained as a specialist and completed his postdoctoral studies in 1988. An Alexander von Humboldt research grant then took him to the 3rd medical clinic of Heidelberg University and the 1st medical clinic of TUM. Prior to his appointment to the Chair of Internal Medicine at TUM (2000), he worked as visiting researcher at the German Cardiac Center in Munich (DHM). Prof. Kastrati is currently chief physician and Deputy Director of the Cardiovascular Disease Clinic at DHM. He is Director of the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory and the ISARESEARCH Center.

    Awards

    • Paul Morawitz Award, German Society of Cardiology (2015)
    • Andreas Grüntzig Lecture Interventional Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology (2014)
    • ETHICA Award Interventional Cardiology, European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions EAPCI (2014)
    • Sven Effert Award in the field of Interventional Cardiology, German Society of Cardiology (2009)

    Staehli BE, Varbella F, Linke A, Schwarz B, Felix SB, Seiffert M, Kesterke R, Nordbeck P, Witzenbichler B, Lang IM, Kessler M, Valina C, Dibra A, Rohla M, Moccetti M, Vercellino M, Gaede L, Bott-Flugel L, Jakob P, Stehli J, Candreva A, Templin C, Schindler M, Wischnewsky M, Zanda G, Quadri G, Mangner N, Toma A, Magnani G, Clemmensen P, Luscher TF, Munzel T, Schulze PC, Laugwitz KL, Rottbauer W, Huber K, Neumann FJ, Schneider S, Weidinger F, Achenbach S, Richardt G, Kastrati A, Ford I, Maier W, Ruschitzka F, Investigators MA. Timing of Complete Revascularization with Multivessel PCI for Myocardial Infarction. N Engl J Med 2023;389(15):1368-1379.

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    Schupke S, Neumann FJ, Menichelli M, Mayer K, Bernlochner I, Wohrle J, Richardt G, Liebetrau C, Witzenbichler B, Antoniucci D, Akin I, Bott-Flugel L, Fischer M, Landmesser U, Katus HA, Sibbing D, Seyfarth M, Janisch M, Boncompagni D, Hilz R, Rottbauer W, Okrojek R, Mollmann H, Hochholzer W, Migliorini A, Cassese S, Mollo P, Xhepa E, Kufner S, Strehle A, Leggewie S, Allali A, Ndrepepa G, Schuhlen H, Angiolillo DJ, Hamm CW, Hapfelmeier A, Tolg R, Trenk D, Schunkert H, Laugwitz KL, Kastrati A, Investigators I-RT. Ticagrelor or Prasugrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes. N Engl J Med 2019;381(16):1524-1534.

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    Kastrati A, Neumann FJ, Schulz S, Massberg S, Byrne RA, Ferenc M, Laugwitz KL, Pache J, Ott I, Hausleiter J, Seyfarth M, Gick M, Antoniucci D, Schomig A, Berger PB, Mehilli J, Investigators I-RT. Abciximab and heparin versus bivalirudin for non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med 2011;365(21):1980-9.

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    Kastrati A, Neumann FJ, Mehilli J, Byrne RA, Iijima R, Buttner HJ, Khattab AA, Schulz S, Blankenship JC, Pache J, Minners J, Seyfarth M, Graf I, Skelding KA, Dirschinger J, Richardt G, Berger PB, Schomig A, Investigators I-RT. Bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin during percutaneous coronary intervention. N Engl J Med 2008;359(7):688-96.

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    Kastrati A, Mehilli J, Schuhlen H, Dirschinger J, Dotzer F, ten Berg JM, Neumann FJ, Bollwein H, Volmer C, Gawaz M, Berger PB, Schomig A, Intracoronary S, Antithrombotic Regimen-Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment Study I. A clinical trial of abciximab in elective percutaneous coronary intervention after pretreatment with clopidogrel. N Engl J Med 2004;350(3):232-8.

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