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Physician profile
Dr. med. Björn Kleibrink
Physician · Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Consultant, Department of Pulmonary Medicine · Ruhrlandklinik Essen
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Profile summary and areas of expertise
Björn Kleibrink is a consultant in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at Ruhrlandklinik in Essen. The publications of Björn Kleibrink focus mainly on follow-up care after lung transplantation, on sleep-related breathing disorders and on COPD. In 2015, Björn Kleibrink obtained his doctorate at the University of Duisburg-Essen with a thesis on non-invasive ventilation during physical exercise in patients with COPD.
- Follow-up care after lung transplantation
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Non-invasive ventilation
Clinical work and institutions
Ruhrlandklinik, Westdeutsches Lungenzentrum am Universitätsklinikum Essen (MedVici profile of the institution)
Klinik für Pneumologie
- currentConsultant
Qualifications and training
- 2015Doctorate (Dr. med.), University of Duisburg-Essen
Publications, talks and media
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Doctoral thesis (1)
- Non-Invasive Ventilation during exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (original source, opens in a new window)
Dissertation, Universität Duisburg-Essen (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)
Scientific publications (10)
- False Positive Ventilation/Perfusion SPECT/CT Mismatch Mimicking Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient With Bilateral Lung Transplant (original source, opens in a new window)
Clinical Nuclear Medicine (PubMed 35714372)
- Akute Bronchitis (original source, opens in a new window)
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift (PubMed 30703838)
- Influence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing on Quality of Life and Exercise Capacity in Lung Transplant Recipients (original source, opens in a new window)
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (PubMed 30680642)
- Airway obstruction and lung hyperinflation in COPD are linked to an impaired left ventricular diastolic filling (original source, opens in a new window)
Respiratory Medicine (PubMed 29605197)
- Cardiovascular risk in patients with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (original source, opens in a new window)
Respiratory Research (PubMed 28915894)
- Deficits in oral health behavior and oral health status in patients after lung transplantation (original source, opens in a new window)
The Clinical Respiratory Journal (PubMed 27860358)
- Predictors of obstructive sleep apnea in lung transplant recipients (original source, opens in a new window)
Sleep Medicine (PubMed 27448482)
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