Angiologie

Clinical research in Vascular Medicine

PD Dr. med. Michael Czihal

Research topics

Clinical decision making in Vascular Medicine

Multimodal vascular sonography

Diagnostic imaging in large vessel vasculitis

Our goal is to improve the diagnostic yield of multimodal vascular imaging, in particular high-end vascular sonography, in the diagnosis and follow up of vascular disorders, with a focus on the large vessel vasculitides giant cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis.

Selected publications

A Diagnostic Algorithm Based on a Simple Clinical Prediction Rule for the Diagnosis of Cranial Giant Cell Arteritis. Czihal M, Lottspeich C, Bernau C, Henke T, Prearo I, Mackert M, Priglinger S, Dechant C, Schulze-Koops H, Hoffmann U. J Clin Med. 2021 Mar 10;10(6):1163.

Temporal artery compression sonography for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis in elderly patients with acute ocular arterial occlusions. Czihal M, Köhler A, Lottspeich C, Prearo I, Hoffmann U, Schulze-Koops H, Priglinger SG, Mackert MJ, Dechant C. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 Oct 30:keaa515.

Early discharge and home treatment of patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism with the oral factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban: an international multicentre single-arm clinical trial. Barco S, Schmidtmann I, Ageno W, Bauersachs RM, Becattini C, Bernardi E, Beyer-Westendorf J, Bonacchini L, Brachmann J, Christ M, Czihal M, Duerschmied D, Empen K, Espinola-Klein C, Ficker JH, Fonseca C, Genth-Zotz S, Jiménez D, Harjola VP, Held M, Iogna Prat L, Lange TJ, Manolis A, Meyer A, Mustonen P, Rauch-Kroehnert U, Ruiz-Artacho P, Schellong S, Schwaiblmair M, Stahrenberg R, Westerweel PE, Wild PS, Konstantinides SV, Lankeit M; HoT-PE Investigators. Eur Heart J. 2020 Jan 21;41(4):509-518.

Assessment of Disease Activity in Takayasu Arteritis: Potential Role of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound. Lottspeich C, Dechant C, Köhler A, Tischler M, Treitl KM, Treitl M, Schulze-Koops H, Hoffmann U, Czihal M. Ultraschall Med. 2019 Oct;40(5):638-645.