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Pierre Ducimetière

Researcher at French Institute of Health and Medical Research

Publications -  409
Citations -  37099

Pierre Ducimetière is an academic researcher from French Institute of Health and Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 93, co-authored 408 publications receiving 35348 citations. Previous affiliations of Pierre Ducimetière include Université Paris-Saclay & Paris Descartes University.

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Aortic stiffness is an independent predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertensive patients.

TL;DR: This study provides the first direct evidence that aortic stiffness is an independent predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with essential hypertension.
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Plasma fibrinogen level and the risk of major cardiovascular diseases and nonvascular mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis.

TL;DR: In this article, a large-scale individual participant meta-analysis was conducted to assess the relationship of fibrinogen levels with risk of major vascular and non-vascular outcomes based on individual participant data.
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Pulse Pressure A Predictor of Long-term Cardiovascular Mortality in a French Male Population

TL;DR: In a large population of men with a relatively low cardiovascular risk, a wide pulse pressure is a significant independent predictor of all-cause, cardiovascular, and, especially, coronary mortality in all age and mean pressure groups.
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Heart-rate profile during exercise as a predictor of sudden death.

TL;DR: The heart-rate profile during exercise and recovery is a predictor of sudden death among apparently healthy persons, with a moderate but significantly increased risk of death from any cause but not of nonsudden death from myocardial infarction.