Dr Maciej Tomaszewski
Honorary Consultant Physician
Lekarz, Honours, Medical University of Silesia, Poland (1998)
MD, Honours, Medical University of Silesia, Poland (1999)
FAHA, 2005
FRCP, 2012
Tel: 0116 204 4752
Email: mt142@le.ac.uk
Address: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Glenfield General Hospital, Leicester, LE3 9QP
For general enquiries please email the secretary, Louise Goddard, or telephone 0116 256 3405
Research Interests
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Genetics of cardiovascular diseases
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Sexual dimorphism of cardiovascular risk
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Inflammatory markers and cardiovascular system
Professional Memberships
British Hypertension Society
Polish Society of Hypertension
International Society of Hypertension:
- Member of Membership Committee
- Member of Awards Committee
- Member of New Investigators Committee
World Health Organisation Global Adherence Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN)
American Heart Association – Council for High Blood Pressure Research
American Heart Association – Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease
European Council for Cardiovascular Research
European Society of Hypertension
Editorials Boards
Clinical Science - Member of the Editorial Advisory Panel
Gender Medicine – Associate Editor (Cardiovascular Section)
Hypertension - Member of the Editorial Board
Key Publications
Tomaszewski M, Charchar FJ, Barnes T, Gawron-Kiszka M, Sedkowska A, Podolecka E, Kowalczyk J, Rathbone W, Kalarus Z, Grzeszczak W, Goodall AH, Samani NJ, Zukowska-Szczechowska E. A common variant in low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 gene (LRP6) is associated with LDL-cholesterol. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2009 Sep 29 9 1316-21
Kaess BM, Jozwiak J, Mastej M, Lukas W, Grzeszczak W, Windak A, Piwowarska W, Tykarski A, Konduracka E, Rygiel K, Manasar A, Samani NJ, Tomaszewski M. Association between anthropometric obesity measures and coronary artery disease - a cross-sectional survey of 16,657 subjects from 444 Polish cities. Heart. 2010 Jan;96(2):131-5. Epub 2009 Aug 2
Tomaszewski M, Charchar FJ, Maric C, Kuzniewicz R, Gola M, Grzeszczak W, Samani NJ, Zukowska-Szczechowska E. Association between lipid profile and circulating concentrations of estrogens in young men. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Mar 203 1 257-62
Tobin MD, Tomaszewski M, Braund PS, Hajat C, Raleigh SM, Palmer TM, Caulfield M, Burton PR, Samani NJ. Common Variants in Genes Underlying Monogenic Hypertension and Hypotension and Blood Pressure in the General Population. Hypertension. 2008 Jun 51 6 1658-64
Tomaszewski M, Charchar FJ, Lynch MD, Padmanabhan S, Wang WY, Miller WH, Grzeszczak W, Maric C, Zukowska-Szczechowska E, Dominiczak AF. Fibroblast growth factor 1 gene and hypertension: from the quantitative trait locus to positional analysis. Circulation. 2007 Oct 23 116 17 1915-24
Tomaszewski M, Charchar FJ, Maric C, McClure J, Crawford L, Grzeszczak W, Sattar N, Zukowska-Szczechowska E, Dominiczak AF. Glomerular hyperfiltration: a new marker of metabolic risk. Kidney Int. 2007 Apr 71 8 816-21
Tomaszewski M, Zimmerli L, Charchar FJ, Dominiczak AF. Genetic information in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2006 Aug 8 8 309-16
Tomaszewski M, Charchar FJ, Lacka B, Pesonen U, Wang WY, Zukowska-Szczechowska E, Grzeszczak W, Dominiczak AF. Epistatic interaction between beta2-adrenergic receptor and neuropeptide Y genes influences LDL-cholesterol in hypertension. Hypertension. 2004 Nov 44 5 689-94
Tomaszewski M, Charchar FJ, Przybycin M, Crawford L, Wallace AM, Gosek K, Lowe GD, Zukowska-Szczechowska E, Grzeszczak W, Sattar N, Dominiczak AF. Strikingly low circulating CRP concentrations in ultramarathon runners independent of markers of adiposity: how low can you go? Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2003 Sep 1 23 9 1640-4
Tomaszewski M, Brain NJ, Charchar FJ, Wang WY, Lacka B, Padmanabahn S, Clark JS, Anderson NH, Edwards HV, Zukowska-Szczechowska E, Grzeszczak W, Dominiczak AF. Essential hypertension and beta2-adrenergic receptor gene: linkage and association analysis. Hypertension. 2002 Sep 40 3 286-91
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