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Finn Becker, MD

He is a cardiology fellow and translational researcher at LMU Munich specializing in cardiac xenotransplantation and single-cell genomics. His work focuses on genetically modified porcine cardiac xenografts, using single-nucleus RNA sequencing to characterize immune cell infiltration, endothelial dysfunction, and rejection mechanisms, bridging preclinical pig models with clinical transplant cases

Representative publications include:

von Falkenhausen AS, Gail A, Geipel S, Scherer C, Stockhausen S, Sams LE, Becker F, Massberg S, Kääb S, Sinner MF. Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety After COVID-19 Despite Systematic Telemedical Care: Results From the Prospective COVID-SMART Study. Depress Anxiety. 2025 Apr 13;2025:9989990. doi: 10.1155/da/9989990. PMID: 40259893; PMCID: PMC12009673. go to article

Grundmann D, Neubarth-Mayer J, Müller C, Becker F, Reichart D, Stark K, Grabmaier U, Deseive S, Rizas KD, Hausleiter J, Hagl C, Mehilli J, Massberg S, Orban M. Progress of Angiographic Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Patients With Long-Term Transplantation: Longitudinal Evaluation of Its Association With Dyslipidemia Patterns. Am J Cardiol. 2025 Mar 1;238:47-54. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.11.031. Epub 2024 Nov 28. PMID: 39613280. go to article

Becker F, Novotny J, Jansen N, Clauß S, Möller-Dyrna F, Specht B, Orban M, Massberg S, Kääb S, Reichart D. Real-world experience in initiation of treatment with the selective cardiomyosin inhibitor mavacamten in an outpatient clinic cohort during the 12-week titration period. Clin Res Cardiol. 2024 Oct 8. doi: 10.1007/s00392-024-02544-w. PMID: 39377920. go to article

von Falkenhausen AS, Geipel S, Gail A, Scherer C, Stockhausen S, Sams LE, Becker F, Doldi PM, Lemmermöhle E, de Villèle P, Schleef M, Becker M, Lauterbach M, Massberg S, Kääb S, Sinner MF. Telemedical management of symptomatic COVID-19 outpatients. ERJ Open Res. 2024 Aug 12;10(4):00277-2024. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00277-2024. PMID: 39135664; PMCID: PMC11317893. go to article