Prof Wenzel is a specialist in internal medicine, cardiology and internal intensive care medicine with additional qualifications in interventional cardiology and heart failure, among others. His scientific expertise lies in researching vascular inflammatory processes and their role in cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension, myocardial infarction and heart failure. He pays particular attention to the interaction of immune cells, coagulation factors and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. His translational research aims to develop new therapeutic approaches for inflammation-related cardiovascular diseases.
Prof. Wenzel will continue to work at the RheinMain site on a pro rata basis and will therefore remain a member of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK).
Read the detailed press release from Darmstadt Hospital here