Annual Meeting

Abduljawwad, E.

Malignant cardiac and pericardial neoplasms: 16-year surgical experience and follow-up

Abdul-Khaliq, H.

Surgical correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) by translocation in children

Freedom from aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients with congenital aortic stenosis after initial balloon valvuloplasty versus operative commissurotomy

Abele, S.

Clopidogrel (Plavix®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

Anti-TNF-α (Infliximab®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

Aboud, A.

Stability after median sternotomy – First results applying a computer based closure technique

Abugameh, A.

Sequential and composite internal thoracic artery grafts in off-pump coronary bypass: a simple way to estimate the required conduit length

Adam, O.

PECAM-1 expression on recipient leukocytes does not influence allograft survival in murine cardiac transplantation

Ahmazade, T.

Endo- vs. Epimyocardial surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: Different methods – different results?

Aicher, D.

Bicuspid aortic valve repair using a differentiated surgical strategy

Akhyari, P.

A quantitative analysis of cell survival, inflammatory response and remodeling processes in a cardiac tissue graft in vivo

The Holly Graft™ first clinical experience with a novel, drug eluting and heparin coated artificial bypass graft

Akintürk, H.

ECMO support after complex cardiac surgery in congenital heart disease

Akiyama, K.

Perioperative coronary artery bypass graft evaluation by parameter identification

Al-Alam, N.

Mid-term results following right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction using contegra valved bovine jugular vein graft

Albers, J.

Pulmonary release of ET-1 during surgical procedures involving right ventricular pressure overload contributes to postoperative mesenteric vascular dysfunction

Albert, A.

The differences in blood flow patterns in bypass grafts according to the revascularized coronary territories: analysis of 2618 grafts

Data mart based risk stratification in heart surgery: comparison to a prospective risk score validation

Sequential and composite internal thoracic artery grafts in off-pump coronary bypass: a simple way to estimate the required conduit length

Seven years of aortic valve replacement with stentless bioprostheses

Albert, M.

Is the aortic valve re-implantation technique the adequate therapy also in elderly patients?

Albes, J. M.

Chronic effects in distal coronary anastomoses using different adhesives in a porcine off-pump model

Treatment of sepsis following cardiovascvular surgery using activated protein C

Reduced distensibility of glutaraldehyde preserved stentless aortic valves impairs physiological function

Systolic hemodynamic properties of stentless aortic valves are determined by their flexible parts rather than annulus size

Aleksic, I.

Heart surgery in patients with cirrhosis

Benefit of biphasic perfusion in lung harvesting

Alexi-Meskishvili, V.

Surgical correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) by translocation in children

Freedom from aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients with congenital aortic stenosis after initial balloon valvuloplasty versus operative commissurotomy

Alexiou, K.

Native infective endocarditis: clinical outcome after surgical treatment

Prosthetic valve endocarditis: importance of surgical treatment

Alten, F.

Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: Long-term evaluation of valved nitinol stents

Ambrus, J.

In vitro study of jet volumes and regurgitant flow rates for quantitative assessment of mitral valve regurgitation

Andrasi, T. B.

Regional cerebral perfusion and brain water content after operative myocardial revascularisation in an adult porcine model: effect of cerebral emboli formations

Pulmonary release of ET-1 during surgical procedures involving right ventricular pressure overload contributes to postoperative mesenteric vascular dysfunction

Anelli-Monti, M.

Comparison between 19-mm and 21-mm size prothesis on patients outcome after aortic valve replacement

Angelis, I.

Cardiac surgery in octogenerians – ten year trends in operative- and post-hospital mortality of 495 patients over 80 years of age

Patency of internal thoracic artery- compared to vein-grafts. Postoperative angiographic findings in 1189 symptomatic patients within 12 years

Is extreme obesity a risk factor for increased in-hospital mortality and postoperative morbidity after cardiac surgery? Results of 2251 obese patients with BMI 30 to 50

Clinical outcome and analysis of risk factors of 5031 patients with bilateral-versus 4695 patients with single-ITA-grafts

Anguseva, T.

Total arterial revascularisation in patients with end-stage heart failure

Left ventricular reconstruction and bypass grafting on beating heart

Anssar, M.

A new minimized perfusion circuit with automatic air detection reduces micro air embolism

Arnhold, S.

Defining the margin of safety of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with various brain protective strategies

Arnrich, B.

Data mart based risk stratification in heart surgery: comparison to a prospective risk score validation

Arribas, A.

Hemodynamic comparison of the carpentier-edwards perimount standard and the perimount magna aortic bioprosthesis

The new carpentier-edwards perimount magna bioprosthesis: early clinical and hemodynamic performance

Arusoglu, L.

Performance of a novel maglev centrifugal pump in cardiogenic shock patients requiring ECMO support

Regulation of plasma BNP in heart transplantation candidates supported by pulsatile and non-pulsatile ventricular assist devices

Performance of a novel magnetically levitated centrifugal pump (CorAide™) in potential destination therapy patients

Predictors of survival in patients requiring IABP support following cardiac surgery

Regulation of G-protein coupled receptor kinases GRK2 and GRK5 in heart transplantation candidates supported by ventricular assist devices

Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation: Predictors of survival

Aslan, H.

Changes of myocardial function after combined coronary revascularization and mitral valve downsizing in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation and advanced cardiomyopathy

Attmann, T.

Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: Long-term evaluation of valved nitinol stents

Augenstein, T.

Frozen elephant trunk technique for radical single step treatment of aortic type A dissections

Augustin, N.

Choice of prosthesis in mitral valve replacement and concomitant coronary revascularization

Aupperle, H.

Autologous bone marrow stem cells mediate paracrine axis in non-ischemic model of failing heart: A novel key mechanism?

Autschbach, R.

Heart rate in atrial fibrillation can be regulated by neurostimulation: results of an experimental study

Cardiopulmonary effects of inhaled and i.v. administered Iloprost in experimental acute lung injury in pigs

Increased systolic energy loss of aortic valve prostheses due to ascending aortic aneurysm

Radial strain rate analysis demonstrates different changes in myocardial function after aortic valve replacement depending on preoperative valve pathology

Aybek, T.

Modified leukocyte filtration timing strategies during cardiac surgery: no evidence for clinical benefit

Bachmann, S.

Impact of different cerebral perfusion temperatures in an experimental pig model of prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion

Bader, M.

Embryonic stem cells induce long-term cardiac allograft acceptance without supplementary host conditioning

Bader, R.

Longterm clinical results in 663 patients after complete arterial off-pump revascularization

Hemodynamic performance and clinical follow-up of the medtronic mosaic bioprosthesis: 10 years experience

Badowski-Zyla, D.

Long-term results after coronary artery reconstructive surgery

Valvular noise after bileaflet mechanical valve replacement – a disregarded problem?

Bahlmann, L.

Intraoperative diagnosis of hibernating myocardium by means of microdialysis

Bail, D. H. L.

Successfull reduction ascending aortoplasty – a question of right indication or right technique?

Baisch, L.

Tissue distribution of radiolabeled bone marrow cells after intramyocardial transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Assessment of cardiac function after bone marrow cell transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Bakhtiari, A.

Comparison of two different harvesting techniques of skeletonization of left internal mammary artery (LIMA)

Bakhtiary, F.

Bilateral pectoralis major flaps for plastic reconstruction of deep sternal wound infection

Normal coronary flow reserve after stentless aortic valve replacement – results from a prospective, randomized study

Ballat, C.

Sheep model of chronic heart failure induced by multiple sequential coronary microembolizations

Balling, G.

Right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit modification of the norwood I operation – what is the implication on further staging?

Bara, C.

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction

Clinically applicable 7-Tesla magnetic resonance and echocardiographic visualization of transplanted human CD-133+ cells labelled with CliniMACS® nano-particles

Quality controlled total arterial CABG with the left internal mammary and radial artery T-graft by Intraoperative angiography

Baraki, H.

Early postoperative results after complete arterial revascularisation using the Left Internal Thoracic Artery (LITA) and a Radial Artery T-graft (RA-T)

Outcome of aortic valve sparing reimplantation surgery in Marfan's syndrome

Bargenda, S.

Impact of the prophylactic use of Metoprolol and Magnesium on perioperative atrial fibrillation

Quality evaluation of anastomotic devices: Historical controls versus hand-sewn graft patency in study cohorts

Barnaciuc, S.

Tissue engineering of heart valves: An efficient method for decellularization of human aortic valve conduits

Bartels, C.

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Perioperative transfusions and prolonged coagulation time significantly increase the mortality in patients with end stage renal disease undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Determinants of long-term survival of patients with end-stage renal disease after cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Barten, M.

Autologous bone marrow stem cells mediate paracrine axis in non-ischemic model of failing heart: A novel key mechanism?

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency: A mathematical approach using dynamic infrared imaging

Barten, M. J.

Immunosuppressive drugs and lymphocyte-apoptosis: A new human whole blood assay

Everolimus suppresses dendritic cell maturation in human heart transplanted recipients

Off pump CABG: proximal coronary anastomoses performed with the PAS-Port device versus hand sewn technique – results from a prospective randomized trial

Bartling, B.

Can DNA microarrays change diagnostics and therapy of lung cancer?

Bashammakh, S.

Embryonic stem cells induce long-term cardiac allograft acceptance without supplementary host conditioning

Batrinac, A.

Tissue engineering of heart valves: An efficient method for decellularization of human aortic valve conduits

Battellini, R. R.

Emergency thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism in patients following surgical procedures and failed thrombolysis

The role of splenectomy in endocarditis surgery

Bauer, J.

ECMO support after complex cardiac surgery in congenital heart disease

Bauer, K.

The differences in blood flow patterns in bypass grafts according to the revascularized coronary territories: analysis of 2618 grafts

Bauer, M.

Gender-specific differences in the pattern of gene expression during post-MI remodeling

Monitoring the effects of selective endothelin receptor A antagonism on cardiac remodeling after experimental myocardial infarction by gene expression profiling

Endothelin-A receptor blockade attenuates ischemia- reperfusion injury in failing rat hearts

Six weeks treatment with SiNiTang, a Chinese herbal cocktail, attenuates left ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction

Bauer, S.

The differences in blood flow patterns in bypass grafts according to the revascularized coronary territories: analysis of 2618 grafts

Impact of gender on cardiovascular artery bypass graft reoperations

Bauernschmitt, R.

The importance of vasodilator therapy for early radial artery string signs identified by intraoperative angiography during coronary artery bypass surgery

A novel rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass with blood cardioplegic arrest, no need for donor blood and precise hemodynamic assessment by conductance catheter technique

Hemodynamic performance of completely supra-annular bioprostheses in patients with small aortic annulus

Choice of prosthesis in mitral valve replacement and concomitant coronary revascularization

Extent of capillary leak caused by ECC related to pulsatile versus nonpulsatile perfusion mode

Full-root versus subcoronary implantation of stentless bioprostheses: Which technique provides superior hemodynamics?

Allograft compared to synthetic materials regarding bacterial adherence in a standardized animal model of prosthetic valve endocarditis

Preoperative patient selection by myocardial viability assessment results in improved long-term survival in ischemic cardiomyopathy after CABG

Baykut, D.

Selective detection of plasma low molecular weight heparin concentration with ultraviolet emission spectroscopy

11-year single institution clinical experience with the ATS Open Pivot® bileaflet heart valve prosthesis

Bechtel, M.

The effects of adrenaline and milrinone on plasma lactate levels in patients with myocardial dysfunction after CABG

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

A risk assessment score for patients with end-stage renal failure undergoing cardiac surgery

Value and limitations of valvular resistance to estimate homograft performance following the Ross procedure

Aortic valve sparing operation: Hemodynamic performance during moderate exercise

Perioperative transfusions and prolonged coagulation time significantly increase the mortality in patients with end stage renal disease undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Determinants of long-term survival of patients with end-stage renal disease after cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Autograft aortic valve replacement: Hemodynamic performance during and after moderate exercise

Becker, A.

Ischemia decreases force development of demembranized taenia coli fibers – contributing to gastrointestinal complications after heart surgery?

Becker, C.

Midterm patency of the radial artery used for myocardial revascularization evaluated by new-generation multi-slice spiral computed tomography

Becker, M.

Radial strain rate analysis demonstrates different changes in myocardial function after aortic valve replacement depending on preoperative valve pathology

Becker, V.

Results of primary repair of tetralogy of fallot are independent of age

Bedke, J.

STAT-1 decoy oligonucleotide treatment reduces acute rejection in mouse heart transplantation

Beholz, S.

The Sorin Freedom Solo Valve: Early experience with a supraannular implantion technique of a new pericardial stentless valve

Beierlein, W.

Pure cardiac effects of milrinone after cardioplegic cardiac arrest in an isolated piglet working heart model: it is not contractility

Anaphylactic reactions to aprotinin: Reexposure within the first month is most dangerous

Beiras, A.

Midterm patency of the radial artery used for myocardial revascularization evaluated by new-generation multi-slice spiral computed tomography

Beller, C. J.

Inosine improves cardiac and pulmonary function after cardiopulmonary bypass

Activation of the peroxynitrite-poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway during neointima proliferation: a new target to prevent restenosis after endarterectomy?

Contractile dysfunction in experimental cardiac allograft rejection: role of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway

Bender, M.

Redo aortic valve replacement after prosthetic infections

Benedikt, P.

Frozen elephant trunk technique for radical single step treatment of aortic type A dissections

Ben Mime, L.

Biological implants as therapeutic option for mid and distal arch stenosis in children

Defining the margin of safety of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with various brain protective strategies

Bennink, G.

Risk stratification with the aristotle score and the risk adjusted congenital heart surgery scoring system

Biological implants as therapeutic option for mid and distal arch stenosis in children

Defining the margin of safety of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with various brain protective strategies

Quality of life and survival in patients after assist device implantation

Berger, F.

Surgical correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) by translocation in children

Freedom from aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients with congenital aortic stenosis after initial balloon valvuloplasty versus operative commissurotomy

Bernet, F.

Selective detection of plasma low molecular weight heparin concentration with ultraviolet emission spectroscopy

11-year single institution clinical experience with the ATS Open Pivot® bileaflet heart valve prosthesis

Beyer, J.

Complicated acute type B dissections: Endovascular treatment

Beyersdorf, F.

Differential changes in respiratory capacity and ischemia tolerance of isolated mitochondria from unloaded and overloaded hearts

Multi-lineage stem cells derived from the thymus gland of children during cardiac surgery as a source for regenerative medicine

Impairment of respiratory capacity and control of isolated mitochondria during the development of hypertrophy in rat heart

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Efficacy and frequency of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in operative management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Time-resolved 3D-phase-contrast MR reveals hemodynamic changes in typ-A aortic dissection after aortic root replacement

Bierbach, B.

Regional cerebral perfusion and brain water content after operative myocardial revascularisation in an adult porcine model: effect of cerebral emboli formations

Off-Pump coronary artery bypass grafting does not alter hemostasis compared to cardiopulmonary bypass and Impella assisted surgery in a porcine model

Binner, C.

Surgical ASD closure after interventional occluder placement – incidence and outcome

The role of splenectomy in endocarditis surgery

Birnbaum, D. E.

Effect of cryopreservation on viability and function of human umbilical vein – a potential scaffold for a tissue-engineered vessel graft

Experience with selected sinus repair in valve sparing aortic root remodeling for aortic root aneurysms

Bittmann, I.

In vivo AAV mediated gene transfer to cardiac endothelial cells is possible but species-specific

Bittner, H. B.

Propensity analysis of beating heart versus cardioplegic arrest coronary artery bypass surgery in emergency patients with acute coronary syndrome

Emergency thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism in patients following surgical procedures and failed thrombolysis

Everolimus suppresses dendritic cell maturation in human heart transplanted recipients

Blanz, U.

Contegra: 5-years-results from the European multicenter trial

Bleese, N.

Longterm clinical results in 663 patients after complete arterial off-pump revascularization

Hemodynamic performance and clinical follow-up of the medtronic mosaic bioprosthesis: 10 years experience

Bleiziffer, S.

Hemodynamic performance of completely supra-annular bioprostheses in patients with small aortic annulus

Full-root versus subcoronary implantation of stentless bioprostheses: Which technique provides superior hemodynamics?

Allograft compared to synthetic materials regarding bacterial adherence in a standardized animal model of prosthetic valve endocarditis

Bloch, W.

Safety of cellular cardiomyoplasty using bone marrow-derived cells

Tissue distribution of radiolabeled bone marrow cells after intramyocardial transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Apoptosis inhibition improves myocardial protection during cardioplegic arrest

Cardiopulmonary bypass increases peroxiredoxin expression in erythrocytes

Apoptosis inhibition improves left ventricular function after prolonged cold cardioplegic arrest

Assessment of cardiac function after bone marrow cell transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Boczor, S.

Changes of myocardial function after combined coronary revascularization and mitral valve downsizing in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation and advanced cardiomyopathy

Bodian, C. A.

Reduction of aorta-related deaths with the bentall procedure in patients with bicuspid aortic valve

Experience with MEP and SSEP-monitored sacrifice of spinal cord arteries in repair of 100 consecutive thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms: is reimplantation a waste of time?

Boehm, D. H.

Pluripotency of tissue resident cells derived from aortic valve leaflets

Midterm results and patient satisfaction after mitral valve surgery: comparison of mic vs. sternotomy approach

Boehm, J.

Preoperative patient selection by myocardial viability assessment results in improved long-term survival in ischemic cardiomyopathy after CABG

Boeken, U.

Amiodarone prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation (AF) of high risk patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): Identification of patients and clinical results

Oxygenation failure after cardiac operations: early re-intubation versus treatment by nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) or non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV)

CABG-procedures in patients with pretreatment with the GPIIb/IIIa-rezeptor antagonist Tirofiban (Aggrastat®): Modification of perioperative management?

Boekstegers, P.

T-grafts in coronary surgery: Comparison of arterial coronary angiography and multi slice computed tomography

Midterm angiographic evaluation of coronary bypass graft distal anastomosis by use of a magnetic coupler

Boening, A.

Immediate surgical management of unstable patients within 48h after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

Boethig, D.

Durability of Contegras compared to homografts at 5 years: A subgroup-forming metaanalysis

Risk factor analysis for somatic development and late complications in patients with Fontan circulation

Contegra: 5-years-results from the European multicenter trial

Bog, A.

Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (stromeylsin-1) results in reduction of neointima formation in autologous vein grafts in vivo

Improved safety of adenoviral gene transfer of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMP-1) for reduction of vascular neointima formation in vivo

Böger, R.

Effects of tacrolimus, sirolimus, and fk778 on different stages of xenograft rejection

Efficacy study of FK778, tacrolimus and sirolimus to prevent posttransplant obliterative airway disease

Boldt, A.

Immunosuppressive drugs and lymphocyte-apoptosis: A new human whole blood assay

ACE-inhibitor treatment attenuates atrial structural remodeling in patients with lone chronic atrial fibrillation

Myocardial protection using PARP-inhibition (INO-1001): Beating heart versus cardioplegic cardiac arrest strategies

Böning, A.

Short and medium term results of the total cavopulmonary connection as intracardial, lateral tunnel with fenestration

Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: Long-term evaluation of valved nitinol stents

Börgermann, J.

Depression of progenitor cell function by advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs): potential relevance for impaired angiogenesis in advanced age and diabetes

Bories, J.

Influence of off-pump artery bypass grafting on the expression of C-reactive protein

Bosse, R.

Multi-lineage stem cells derived from the thymus gland of children during cardiac surgery as a source for regenerative medicine

Bossert, T.

Emergency thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism in patients following surgical procedures and failed thrombolysis

Mitral valve reconstruction is justified in patients with end stage heart failure – Long term follow up in 193 patients

The role of splenectomy in endocarditis surgery

Botsios, S.

Complicated acute type B dissections: Endovascular treatment

Botzenhardt, F.

Hemodynamic performance of completely supra-annular bioprostheses in patients with small aortic annulus

Bouffard, P.

Experiences with the Ross-Konno procedure in young children

Brackhahn, W.

Cardiopulmonary effects of inhaled and i.v. administered Iloprost in experimental acute lung injury in pigs

Brand, S.

Cryopreserved human allografts for arterial repair in case of graft infection

Brandes, G.

Tissue engineered heart valves re-endothelialized under simulated physiological conditions: Preclinical testing

Brandl, U.

Direct thrombin inhibition using hirudin prevents hyperacute xenograft rejection

Combination of hDAF-transgenic pig hearts and immunoadsorption in heterotopic xenotransplantation of immunosuppressed baboons

Braun, J. P.

Hemodynamic performance of the Shelhigh SuperStentless® heart valve in Octogenarians

Breisacher, C.

Efficacy and frequency of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in operative management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Breitbach, M.

Safety of cellular cardiomyoplasty using bone marrow-derived cells

Brenner, P.

Direct thrombin inhibition using hirudin prevents hyperacute xenograft rejection

Combination of hDAF-transgenic pig hearts and immunoadsorption in heterotopic xenotransplantation of immunosuppressed baboons

Breuer, M.

Chronic effects in distal coronary anastomoses using different adhesives in a porcine off-pump model

Stability after median sternotomy – First results applying a computer based closure technique

Is the aortic valve re-implantation technique the adequate therapy also in elderly patients?

Professional perspectives in cardiac surgery: Surgical education is not a risk factor in aortic valve surgery

Preoperative thrombolytic therapy and Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (ECABG) in Cardiogenic Shock (CS): What is the impact for the cardiac surgeon?

Breymann, T.

Durability of Contegras compared to homografts at 5 years: A subgroup-forming metaanalysis

Risk factor analysis for somatic development and late complications in patients with Fontan circulation

Contegra: 5-years-results from the European multicenter trial

Brickwedel, J.

Antegrade cerebral perfusion and hypothermia as a technique of brain protection during ascending aorta and aortic arch operation

Brockmeier, K.

Biological implants as therapeutic option for mid and distal arch stenosis in children

Bröske, P.

Experimental evaluation of different levels of selective cerebral perfusion during complex cardiac surgery

Selective retrograde arterialisation of a cardiac vein in a model of cardiac micro- and macroangiopathy in sheep

Myocardial protection using PARP-inhibition (INO-1001): Beating heart versus cardioplegic cardiac arrest strategies

Bruhin, R.

Stability after median sternotomy – First results applying a computer based closure technique

Brunner, T.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Bugger, H.

Differential changes in respiratory capacity and ischemia tolerance of isolated mitochondria from unloaded and overloaded hearts

Impairment of respiratory capacity and control of isolated mitochondria during the development of hypertrophy in rat heart

Büllesfeld, L.

Retrograde endovascular aortic valve replacement: Initial experiences with the CoreValve® prosthesis

Büning, H.

In vivo AAV mediated gene transfer to cardiac endothelial cells is possible but species-specific

Burdorf, L.

In vivo AAV mediated gene transfer to cardiac endothelial cells is possible but species-specific

Direct thrombin inhibition using hirudin prevents hyperacute xenograft rejection

Busch, R.

Risk factors for systemic ventricular failure 30 years after the mustard operation. A single-center experience in 90 patients

Butrous, G.

Effect of intravenous PDE-5 inhibitor Sildenafil on pulmonary microcirculation n

Büttner, M.

Randomized stentless versus conventional aortic xenograft implantation: Eight year follow-up

Prospectively randomized bileaflet mechanical aortic valve replacement. Eight year follow-up

Buz, S.

Acute traumatic aortic rupture: surgical repair or endovascular stent grafting?

Thoracic aortic endografting in patients with high risk for open surgery

Carstens, U.

Effectiveness of sotalol and magnesium in the prevention of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery

Cebotari, S.

Detergent decellularization of heart valves for tissue engineering: Toxic effects of residual detergents on human endothelial cells

Vascular tissue engineering: Biomechanical studies on autologeous small-calibred vessels

Functional and morphological studies on tissue-engineered autologeous small-calibred vessels

Tissue engineered heart valves re-endothelialized under simulated physiological conditions: Preclinical testing

Tissue engineering of heart valves: An efficient method for decellularization of human aortic valve conduits

Cebulla, R.

Regulation of plasma BNP in heart transplantation candidates supported by pulsatile and non-pulsatile ventricular assist devices

Cesnjevar, R.

Antegrade cerebral perfusion at higher temperatures is more neuroprotective than deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) during aortic arch operations in young piglets

Chalajour, F.

Pluripotency of tissue resident cells derived from aortic valve leaflets

Chang, X.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Chavan, A.

Frozen elephant trunk technique for radical single step treatment of aortic type A dissections

Chavez, T.

Influence of off-pump artery bypass grafting on the expression of C-reactive protein

Cheptanaru, E.

Tissue engineering of heart valves: An efficient method for decellularization of human aortic valve conduits

Chester, A. H.

Ultra-structure of the porcine aortic root

Choi, Y.

Minimizing the cardiopulmonary bypass saves myocardium

Circulating endothelial cells as a novel marker of CPB related endothelial damage in cardiac surgery

Choi, Y. H.

Influence of endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) on SDF-1/TNF-alpha mediated stem cell homing in vivo

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene modified rat MSCs improves heart function after myocardial infarction

CABG and intramyocardial delivery of CD133+ bone marrow cells: 3-years follow-up on safety and efficacy

Christ, F.

ABO incompatible heart transplantation in infants

Midterm angiographic evaluation of coronary bypass graft distal anastomosis by use of a magnetic coupler

Christiansen, S.

Heart rate in atrial fibrillation can be regulated by neurostimulation: results of an experimental study

Cardiopulmonary effects of inhaled and i.v. administered Iloprost in experimental acute lung injury in pigs

Christmann, U.

A new calcium sensitizer levosimendan in cardiac surgical patients with severe mitral insufficiency, poor left ventricular function and coronary artery disease

Cikirikcioglu, M.

Titanium coating improves neo-endothelialisation of ePTFE grafts

Ciornii, A.

Tissue engineering of heart valves: An efficient method for decellularization of human aortic valve conduits

Ciubotaru, A.

Tissue engineering of heart valves: An efficient method for decellularization of human aortic valve conduits

Cleuziou, J.

Risk factors for systemic ventricular failure 30 years after the mustard operation. A single-center experience in 90 patients

Unfavourable early outcome of small sized porcine-valve conduits in reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract

Cobaugh, D.

Performance of a novel maglev centrifugal pump in cardiogenic shock patients requiring ECMO support

Performance of a novel magnetically levitated centrifugal pump (CorAide™) in potential destination therapy patients

Predictors of survival in patients requiring IABP support following cardiac surgery

Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation: Predictors of survival

Constas, C.

Chronic effects in distal coronary anastomoses using different adhesives in a porcine off-pump model

Corno, A.

FloWatch®: Telemetrically adjustable pulmonary artery banding

Costi, M.

Is the development of significant left main stem stenosis (MSSt) induced by percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)?

Cramer, E.

Hemodynamic performance and clinical follow-up of the medtronic mosaic bioprosthesis: 10 years experience

Cremer, J.

Short and medium term results of the total cavopulmonary connection as intracardial, lateral tunnel with fenestration

36-month results of a international multicentre, randomised doppelblinded study of everolimus vs. Azathioprin in stable patients after lung transplantation

Immediate surgical management of unstable patients within 48h after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: Long-term evaluation of valved nitinol stents

Däbritz, S. H.

In vitro fabrication of autologous human cardiovascular patch

A new technique for reconstruction of the aorta and the pulmonary bifurcation in truncus arteriosus communis

Results of primary repair of tetralogy of fallot are independent of age

Tissue engineering of autologous human heart valves for future use in congenital heart surgery

The combination of sirolimus and tacrolimus for primary immunosuppression after heart transplantation –3-year-results

Long-term results of surgical treatment of the aorta – 30 years experience

Long term results in cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure – over 5 years experience

Left-sided mechanical heart valve replacement in pediatric patients

ABO incompatible heart transplantation in infants

Daca, D.

Antispastic effects of Ca2+ sensitizer Levosimendan in radial and thoracica interna grafts

Dacar, D.

Comparison between 19-mm and 21-mm size prothesis on patients outcome after aortic valve replacement

Daehnert, I.

Mid-term results following right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction using contegra valved bovine jugular vein graft

Daenen, W.

Contegra: 5-years-results from the European multicenter trial

Dahlmann, C.

20 years experience with aortopexy in the treatment of tracheal instability in patients with esophagus atresia

Dähnert, I.

Surgical ASD closure after interventional occluder placement – incidence and outcome

Dalladaku, F.

The differences in blood flow patterns in bypass grafts according to the revascularized coronary territories: analysis of 2618 grafts

Impact of gender on cardiovascular artery bypass graft reoperations

Seven years of aortic valve replacement with stentless bioprostheses

Dalmau, M. J.

Hemodynamic comparison of the carpentier-edwards perimount standard and the perimount magna aortic bioprosthesis

The new carpentier-edwards perimount magna bioprosthesis: early clinical and hemodynamic performance

Dandel, M.

Prediction of right ventricular failure after implantation of left ventricular assist devices

Is coronary atherosclerosis of the donor heart acceptable?

Reliability of left ventricular systolic wall motion velocity reduction for non-invasive prediction of transplant coronary artery disease

Danner, B.

Is invasive staging of NSCLC with mediastinoscopy/VATS advantageous to CT scan and PET?

Dapunt, O.

Frozen elephant trunk technique for radical single step treatment of aortic type A dissections

Daubner, D.

Prosthetic valve endocarditis: importance of surgical treatment

David, A.

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Debl, K.

Experience with selected sinus repair in valve sparing aortic root remodeling for aortic root aneurysms

Deiters, S.

Surgical treatment of cardiac myxomas: 16 years experience of 78 patients

Dembinski, R.

Cardiopulmonary effects of inhaled and i.v. administered Iloprost in experimental acute lung injury in pigs

Dengler, T.

Direct immunosuppressive properties of poly (ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibition contribute to increased survival after cardiac transplantation

Depping, R.

The erythropoietin receptor is expressed in the human heart and upregulated after cardio-pulmonary bypass: possible mechanism of myocardial protection

De Simone, R.

Three-dimensional assessment of left ventricular geometry and annular dilatation provides new mechanistic insights into the surgical correction of ischemic mitral regurgitation

In vitro study of jet volumes and regurgitant flow rates for quantitative assessment of mitral valve regurgitation

Detter, C.

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Effect of minimal extracorporeal circulation compared to cardiopulmonary bypass system on organ function and inflammatory response: a prospective randomized study-interims analysis

A risk assessment score for patients with end-stage renal failure undergoing cardiac surgery

Antegrade cerebral perfusion and hypothermia as a technique of brain protection during ascending aorta and aortic arch operation

Perioperative transfusions and prolonged coagulation time significantly increase the mortality in patients with end stage renal disease undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Midterm results and patient satisfaction after mitral valve surgery: comparison of mic vs. sternotomy approach

Deuse, T.

Effects of tacrolimus, sirolimus, and fk778 on different stages of xenograft rejection

Efficacy study of FK778, tacrolimus and sirolimus to prevent posttransplant obliterative airway disease

Midterm results and patient satisfaction after mitral valve surgery: comparison of mic vs. sternotomy approach

Deutsch, M. A.

The controversy of donor serum sodium levels in heart transplantation – a multicenter experience

Dewald, O.

Safety of cellular cardiomyoplasty using bone marrow-derived cells

Dhein, S.

Experimental evaluation of different levels of selective cerebral perfusion during complex cardiac surgery

Selective retrograde arterialisation of a cardiac vein in a model of cardiac micro- and macroangiopathy in sheep

Autologous bone marrow stem cells mediate paracrine axis in non-ischemic model of failing heart: A novel key mechanism?

Immunosuppressive drugs and lymphocyte-apoptosis: A new human whole blood assay

ACE-inhibitor treatment attenuates atrial structural remodeling in patients with lone chronic atrial fibrillation

Functional and electrical integration of engineered heart tissue in a native rat heart

Everolimus suppresses dendritic cell maturation in human heart transplanted recipients

Myocardial protection using PARP-inhibition (INO-1001): Beating heart versus cardioplegic cardiac arrest strategies

Diegeler, A.

Valve sparing aortic root repair with patch technique

Carotid cannulation in acute type A aortic dissection

Implementation of an institutional OPCAB-program using a specific quality management tool

Diener, H.

Cognitive outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery: a longitudinal assessment with a three year follow-up

Dietl, W.

Gender-specific differences in the pattern of gene expression during post-MI remodeling

Monitoring the effects of selective endothelin receptor A antagonism on cardiac remodeling after experimental myocardial infarction by gene expression profiling

Endothelin-A receptor blockade attenuates ischemia- reperfusion injury in failing rat hearts

Six weeks treatment with SiNiTang, a Chinese herbal cocktail, attenuates left ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction

Dietrich, M.

Decalcification of the mitral annulus: 8 years follow up in 81 high risk patients

Quality evaluation of anastomotic devices: Historical controls versus hand-sewn graft patency in study cohorts

Djavidani, B.

Experience with selected sinus repair in valve sparing aortic root remodeling for aortic root aneurysms

Doenst, T.

Differential changes in respiratory capacity and ischemia tolerance of isolated mitochondria from unloaded and overloaded hearts

Impairment of respiratory capacity and control of isolated mitochondria during the development of hypertrophy in rat heart

Dohmen, G.

Increased systolic energy loss of aortic valve prostheses due to ascending aortic aneurysm

Radial strain rate analysis demonstrates different changes in myocardial function after aortic valve replacement depending on preoperative valve pathology

Dohmen, P. M.

Midterm results of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with a tissue engineered pulmonary valve in 30 consecutive patients

Hemodynamic performance of the Shelhigh SuperStentless® heart valve in Octogenarians

Doll, N.

Surgical ASD closure after interventional occluder placement – incidence and outcome

Propensity analysis of beating heart versus cardioplegic arrest coronary artery bypass surgery in emergency patients with acute coronary syndrome

Selective retrograde arterialisation of a cardiac vein in a model of cardiac micro- and macroangiopathy in sheep

Mitral valve reconstruction is justified in patients with end stage heart failure – Long term follow up in 193 patients

Autopsy findings in patients on postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Off pump CABG: proximal coronary anastomoses performed with the PAS-Port device versus hand sewn technique – results from a prospective randomized trial

Dollas, L.

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Donmez Antal, A.

Titanium coating improves neo-endothelialisation of ePTFE grafts

Donndorf, P.

Influence of endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) on SDF-1/TNF-alpha mediated stem cell homing in vivo

Dörge, H.

Is invasive staging of NSCLC with mediastinoscopy/VATS advantageous to CT scan and PET?

STAT-1 decoy oligonucleotide treatment reduces acute rejection in mouse heart transplantation

Sheep model of chronic heart failure induced by multiple sequential coronary microembolizations

Minimally invasive partial inferior sternotomy for congenital heart defects in children

Doss, M.

Plaquebridging long arteriotomies versus coronary endarterectomy, in the treatment of diffuse coronary artery disease. A comparative analysis of survival and graft patency

Decalcification of the mitral annulus: 8 years follow up in 81 high risk patients

Impact of the prophylactic use of Metoprolol and Magnesium on perioperative atrial fibrillation

Normal coronary flow reserve after stentless aortic valve replacement – results from a prospective, randomized study

Drees, G.

The GM-CSF-IL3-IL5/GM-CSF-receptor system is differentially expressed in arteries and veins: Impact on the structural phenotype of the vessel wall

NT-proBNP for risk stratification after biventricular pacing in heart failure patients

Kidney function in heart transplant patients after LVAD bridging

Dunkelmann, S.

CABG and intramyocardial delivery of CD133+ bone marrow cells: 3-years follow-up on safety and efficacy

Dushe, S.

Midterm results of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with a tissue engineered pulmonary valve in 30 consecutive patients

The Sorin Freedom Solo Valve: Early experience with a supraannular implantion technique of a new pericardial stentless valve

Hemodynamic performance of the Shelhigh SuperStentless® heart valve in Octogenarians

Dzemali, O.

Bilateral pectoralis major flaps for plastic reconstruction of deep sternal wound infection

Detection of vein graft disease using 4- and 16 row computed tomography. Evaluation of coronary bypass grafts and correlation with the conventional angiography and the Ca-score

Normal coronary flow reserve after stentless aortic valve replacement – results from a prospective, randomized study

Easo, J.

Frozen elephant trunk technique for radical single step treatment of aortic type A dissections

Eckenstein, J.

Propensity analysis of beating heart versus cardioplegic arrest coronary artery bypass surgery in emergency patients with acute coronary syndrome

Eder, V.

Combination of hDAF-transgenic pig hearts and immunoadsorption in heterotopic xenotransplantation of immunosuppressed baboons

Ehrhardt, K.

Detection of vein graft disease using 4- and 16 row computed tomography. Evaluation of coronary bypass grafts and correlation with the conventional angiography and the Ca-score

Eichinger, W. B.

The importance of vasodilator therapy for early radial artery string signs identified by intraoperative angiography during coronary artery bypass surgery

Hemodynamic performance of completely supra-annular bioprostheses in patients with small aortic annulus

Full-root versus subcoronary implantation of stentless bioprostheses: Which technique provides superior hemodynamics?

Allograft compared to synthetic materials regarding bacterial adherence in a standardized animal model of prosthetic valve endocarditis

Eichler, I.

Off-pump strategy reduces treatment costs due to shorter hospital stay, less complication- and mortality rates compared to On-pump patients with higher Euroscores

Eicken, A.

Unfavourable early outcome of small sized porcine-valve conduits in reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract

Eifert, S.

Prospective randomized study of preoperative intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting patients

Midterm patency of the radial artery used for myocardial revascularization evaluated by new-generation multi-slice spiral computed tomography

T-grafts in coronary surgery: Comparison of arterial coronary angiography and multi slice computed tomography

Midterm angiographic evaluation of coronary bypass graft distal anastomosis by use of a magnetic coupler

Eising, G.

The importance of vasodilator therapy for early radial artery string signs identified by intraoperative angiography during coronary artery bypass surgery

Eitz, T.

Digital frequency analysis of valve sound phenomena in patients after prosthetic valve surgery – its capability as a true home monitoring of valve function

El-Banayosy, A.

Performance of a novel maglev centrifugal pump in cardiogenic shock patients requiring ECMO support

Regulation of plasma BNP in heart transplantation candidates supported by pulsatile and non-pulsatile ventricular assist devices

Performance of a novel magnetically levitated centrifugal pump (CorAide™) in potential destination therapy patients

Predictors of survival in patients requiring IABP support following cardiac surgery

Regulation of G-protein coupled receptor kinases GRK2 and GRK5 in heart transplantation candidates supported by ventricular assist devices

Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation: Predictors of survival

Elert, O.

Risk stratification in cardiac surgery: A comparison of six commonly used risk sore systems

El-Essawi, A.

Effectiveness of sotalol and magnesium in the prevention of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery

A new minimized perfusion circuit with automatic air detection reduces micro air embolism

Emrich, F.

Experimental evaluation of different levels of selective cerebral perfusion during complex cardiac surgery

Ennker, I. C.

The differences in blood flow patterns in bypass grafts according to the revascularized coronary territories: analysis of 2618 grafts

Impact of gender on cardiovascular artery bypass graft reoperations

Seven years of aortic valve replacement with stentless bioprostheses

Ennker, J.

The differences in blood flow patterns in bypass grafts according to the revascularized coronary territories: analysis of 2618 grafts

Impact of gender on cardiovascular artery bypass graft reoperations

Influence of off-pump artery bypass grafting on the expression of C-reactive protein

Data mart based risk stratification in heart surgery: comparison to a prospective risk score validation

Sequential and composite internal thoracic artery grafts in off-pump coronary bypass: a simple way to estimate the required conduit length

Seven years of aortic valve replacement with stentless bioprostheses

Ensminger, S.

CCR7 expression by recipient T-cells and dendritic cells attenuates the development of transplant arteriosclerosis

Clopidogrel (Plavix®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

Anti-TNF-α (Infliximab®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

Erasmi, A.

Ongoing dialogue about the operative strategy in valve sparing root replacement

Value and limitations of valvular resistance to estimate homograft performance following the Ross procedure

Aortic valve sparing operation: Hemodynamic performance during moderate exercise

Ergun, S.

Pluripotency of tissue resident cells derived from aortic valve leaflets

Eschenhagen, T.

Functional and electrical integration of engineered heart tissue in a native rat heart

Eschert, H.

The GM-CSF-IL3-IL5/GM-CSF-receptor system is differentially expressed in arteries and veins: Impact on the structural phenotype of the vessel wall

Esmailzadeh, B.

Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator- therapy – still a surgical domain?

Essig, J.

ABO incompatible heart transplantation in infants

Estremadoyro, V.

Late diagnosis of transposition of the great arteries: Two-stage-repair

Etz, C. D.

Reduction of aorta-related deaths with the bentall procedure in patients with bicuspid aortic valve

Experience with MEP and SSEP-monitored sacrifice of spinal cord arteries in repair of 100 consecutive thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms: is reimplantation a waste of time?

Ewert, P.

Surgical correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) by translocation in children

Fabian, E.

Myocardial protection using PARP-inhibition (INO-1001): Beating heart versus cardioplegic cardiac arrest strategies

Falk, V.

Surgical ASD closure after interventional occluder placement – incidence and outcome

Propensity analysis of beating heart versus cardioplegic arrest coronary artery bypass surgery in emergency patients with acute coronary syndrome

MACE Rate after MIDCAB and PCI in single vessel disease: 5 years follow-up of a randomized trial

Experimental evaluation of different levels of selective cerebral perfusion during complex cardiac surgery

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency: A mathematical approach using dynamic infrared imaging

Mitral valve reconstruction is justified in patients with end stage heart failure – Long term follow up in 193 patients

Randomized stentless versus conventional aortic xenograft implantation: Eight year follow-up

Off pump CABG: proximal coronary anastomoses performed with the PAS-Port device versus hand sewn technique – results from a prospective randomized trial

Benefit of the redo mitral valve surgery – minimally invasive approach

Prospectively randomized bileaflet mechanical aortic valve replacement. Eight year follow-up

Stages to excellence – learning curves of eight surgeons with 1344 MIDCAB-operations

Fazeli, W.

Impairment of respiratory capacity and control of isolated mitochondria during the development of hypertrophy in rat heart

Feindt, P.

Amiodarone prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation (AF) of high risk patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): Identification of patients and clinical results

Oxygenation failure after cardiac operations: early re-intubation versus treatment by nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) or non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV)

CABG-procedures in patients with pretreatment with the GPIIb/IIIa-rezeptor antagonist Tirofiban (Aggrastat®): Modification of perioperative management?

Felbinger, T.

Combination of hDAF-transgenic pig hearts and immunoadsorption in heterotopic xenotransplantation of immunosuppressed baboons

Felderhoff, T.

Retrograde endovascular aortic valve replacement: Initial experiences with the CoreValve® prosthesis

Feldmeier, G.

Influence of endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) on SDF-1/TNF-alpha mediated stem cell homing in vivo

Fellner, B.

Monitoring the effects of selective endothelin receptor A antagonism on cardiac remodeling after experimental myocardial infarction by gene expression profiling

Six weeks treatment with SiNiTang, a Chinese herbal cocktail, attenuates left ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction

Feltri, C.

FloWatch®: Telemetrically adjustable pulmonary artery banding

Fend, F.

Unfavourable early outcome of small sized porcine-valve conduits in reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract

Fichter, M.

Long term results in cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure – over 5 years experience

Fischer, G.

Short and medium term results of the total cavopulmonary connection as intracardial, lateral tunnel with fenestration

Fischer, J.

Defining the margin of safety of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with various brain protective strategies

Fischer, J. H.

Tissue distribution of radiolabeled bone marrow cells after intramyocardial transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Apoptosis inhibition improves myocardial protection during cardioplegic arrest

Apoptosis inhibition improves left ventricular function after prolonged cold cardioplegic arrest

Assessment of cardiac function after bone marrow cell transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Fischer, S.

Outcome following bridge-to-HTX using the HeartMate-I LVAD-system: A single center experience

Fischer, U. M.

Risk stratification with the aristotle score and the risk adjusted congenital heart surgery scoring system

Cost calculation of general thoracic patients in a department of cardiothoracic surgery

Apoptosis inhibition improves myocardial protection during cardioplegic arrest

Cardiopulmonary bypass increases peroxiredoxin expression in erythrocytes

Quality of life and survival in patients after assist device implantation

Apoptosis inhibition improves left ventricular function after prolonged cold cardioplegic arrest

Fischlein, T.

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

A risk assessment score for patients with end-stage renal failure undergoing cardiac surgery

Total arterial revascularisation in patients with end-stage heart failure

Levosimendan: a new inodilatator therapy for the prevention of right heart failure in LVAD-surgery

CCR7 expression by recipient T-cells and dendritic cells attenuates the development of transplant arteriosclerosis

Clopidogrel (Plavix®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

Perioperative transfusions and prolonged coagulation time significantly increase the mortality in patients with end stage renal disease undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Left ventricular reconstruction and bypass grafting on beating heart

Sorin Pericarbon More© intraanular and Soprano© supraanular: Superiority of the new supraanular valve design

Determinants of long-term survival of patients with end-stage renal disease after cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Anti-TNF-α (Infliximab®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

Flacke, S.

Aortic patterns after surgical therapy for stanford type a aortic dissection – a multi-slice spiral CT-study

Fleischmann, B. K.

Safety of cellular cardiomyoplasty using bone marrow-derived cells

Florath, I.

Seven years of aortic valve replacement with stentless bioprostheses

Förster, R.

CCR7 expression by recipient T-cells and dendritic cells attenuates the development of transplant arteriosclerosis

Forsting, M.

Cognitive outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery: a longitudinal assessment with a three year follow-up

Franke, A.

Radial strain rate analysis demonstrates different changes in myocardial function after aortic valve replacement depending on preoperative valve pathology

Franke, U.

Stability after median sternotomy – First results applying a computer based closure technique

Intravenous versus inhalative administration of Iloprost for donor lung pretreatment – which route is superior in experimental pig lung transplantation?

Routine use of antegrade cardioplegia underestimates the risk of regional myocardial ischemia especially in right coronary disease

Is the aortic valve re-implantation technique the adequate therapy also in elderly patients?

Are patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx) getting worse today?

Professional perspectives in cardiac surgery: Surgical education is not a risk factor in aortic valve surgery

Preoperative thrombolytic therapy and Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (ECABG) in Cardiogenic Shock (CS): What is the impact for the cardiac surgeon?

Friedl, R.

Different antiproliferative capacity of evoerolimus and mycophenolat mofetil in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cELLS in vitro

Friedrich, I.

Depression of progenitor cell function by advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs): potential relevance for impaired angiogenesis in advanced age and diabetes

Fritz, M. K.

Epicardial maze procedure: Comparison between high frequency- and cryoablation and first results

Off pump versus on pump coronary artery bypass grafting: long term follow-up in a matched-pair analysis

Fritzsche, D.

Digital frequency analysis of valve sound phenomena in patients after prosthetic valve surgery – its capability as a true home monitoring of valve function

Frydrychowicz, A.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Time-resolved 3D-phase-contrast MR reveals hemodynamic changes in typ-A aortic dissection after aortic root replacement

Gams, E.

Aspirin resistance after CABG: passing or permanent?

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction

Clinically applicable 7-Tesla magnetic resonance and echocardiographic visualization of transplanted human CD-133+ cells labelled with CliniMACS® nano-particles

Application of a biaxial cellstretcher for cardiovascular tissue engineering

Amiodarone prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation (AF) of high risk patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): Identification of patients and clinical results

Oxygenation failure after cardiac operations: early re-intubation versus treatment by nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) or non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV)

Hemodynamic effects of the calcium-sensitizer Levosimendan in patients with cardiogenic shock postoperatively after surgical revascularization

CABG-procedures in patients with pretreatment with the GPIIb/IIIa-rezeptor antagonist Tirofiban (Aggrastat®): Modification of perioperative management?

Gansera, B.

Cardiac surgery in octogenerians – ten year trends in operative- and post-hospital mortality of 495 patients over 80 years of age

Patency of internal thoracic artery- compared to vein-grafts. Postoperative angiographic findings in 1189 symptomatic patients within 12 years

Is extreme obesity a risk factor for increased in-hospital mortality and postoperative morbidity after cardiac surgery? Results of 2251 obese patients with BMI 30 to 50

Clinical outcome and analysis of risk factors of 5031 patients with bilateral-versus 4695 patients with single-ITA-grafts

Is the development of significant left main stem stenosis (MSSt) induced by percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)?

Garbade, J.

Autologous bone marrow stem cells mediate paracrine axis in non-ischemic model of failing heart: A novel key mechanism?

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency: A mathematical approach using dynamic infrared imaging

ACE-inhibitor treatment attenuates atrial structural remodeling in patients with lone chronic atrial fibrillation

Everolimus suppresses dendritic cell maturation in human heart transplanted recipients

Gebauer, I.

Hemodynamic performance of completely supra-annular bioprostheses in patients with small aortic annulus

Gegouskov, V.

Long-term results after coronary artery reconstructive surgery

Valvular noise after bileaflet mechanical valve replacement – a disregarded problem?

Gehling, U. M.

Pluripotency of tissue resident cells derived from aortic valve leaflets

Gehron, J.

ECMO support after complex cardiac surgery in congenital heart disease

Geibel, A.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Geidel, S.

Cardioprotective effect of percutanous intramyocardial stem cell injection in hibernating myocardium

Changes of myocardial function after combined coronary revascularization and mitral valve downsizing in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation and advanced cardiomyopathy

Geissler, H. J.

Cardiopulmonary bypass increases peroxiredoxin expression in erythrocytes

Quality of life and survival in patients after assist device implantation

Genoni, M.

Risk factors and timing of pacemaker implantation after aortic valve replacement

Gerber, W.

Benefit of the redo mitral valve surgery – minimally invasive approach

Gerckens, U.

Retrograde endovascular aortic valve replacement: Initial experiences with the CoreValve® prosthesis

Gerhards, M.

Aortic patterns after surgical therapy for stanford type a aortic dissection – a multi-slice spiral CT-study

Gerö, D.

Activation of the peroxynitrite-poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway during neointima proliferation: a new target to prevent restenosis after endarterectomy?

Contractile dysfunction in experimental cardiac allograft rejection: role of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway

Potent novel peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst FP15 improves ageing-associated cardiac and vascular dysfunction

Gersing, E.

Therapeutic optimization of atrioventricular delay in ICU-patients by non-invasive cardiac output measurements versus pulse contour analysis

Geveke, S.

Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (stromeylsin-1) results in reduction of neointima formation in autologous vein grafts in vivo

Improved safety of adenoviral gene transfer of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMP-1) for reduction of vascular neointima formation in vivo

Gewalt, K.

Incidence of rhabdomyolysis in patients treated with lipid-lowering drugs and extracorporeal circulation

Ghanem, N.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Ghodsizad, A.

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction

Clinically applicable 7-Tesla magnetic resonance and echocardiographic visualization of transplanted human CD-133+ cells labelled with CliniMACS® nano-particles

Application of a biaxial cellstretcher for cardiovascular tissue engineering

Gillrath, G.

Patency of internal thoracic artery- compared to vein-grafts. Postoperative angiographic findings in 1189 symptomatic patients within 12 years

Clinical outcome and analysis of risk factors of 5031 patients with bilateral-versus 4695 patients with single-ITA-grafts

Glanville, A.

A prospective randomized international multi-center investigator driven study comparing tacrolimus and cyclosporin a, both in combination with MMF and steroids after lung transplantation – complete 1 year follow up of 255 patients

Glasmacher, B.

Application of a biaxial cellstretcher for cardiovascular tissue engineering

Glombitza, G.

In vitro study of jet volumes and regurgitant flow rates for quantitative assessment of mitral valve regurgitation

Göbölös, L.

Effect of cryopreservation on viability and function of human umbilical vein – a potential scaffold for a tissue-engineered vessel graft

Goebel, H.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Goerler, H.

Tissue engineered heart valves re-endothelialized under simulated physiological conditions: Preclinical testing

Risk factor analysis for somatic development and late complications in patients with Fontan circulation

Gohrbandt, B.

Outcome following bridge-to-HTX using the HeartMate-I LVAD-system: A single center experience

González-Santos, J. M.

Hemodynamic comparison of the carpentier-edwards perimount standard and the perimount magna aortic bioprosthesis

The new carpentier-edwards perimount magna bioprosthesis: early clinical and hemodynamic performance

Goppel, G.

Allograft compared to synthetic materials regarding bacterial adherence in a standardized animal model of prosthetic valve endocarditis

Goresch, T.

Risk analysis for renal replacement therapy (RRT) after cardiac surgery in patients with preoperatively normal renal function

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit: a 10 year experience with the preliminary results of an ongoing 3 year follow up

Görler, A.

Durability of Contegras compared to homografts at 5 years: A subgroup-forming metaanalysis

Görler, H.

Outcome following bridge-to-HTX using the HeartMate-I LVAD-system: A single center experience

Pexelizumab, a new complement inhibitor, reduces death and myocardial infarction in patients with moderate to severe heart failure: Results from the PRIMO-CABG trial

Gottardi, R.

Endothelin-A receptor blockade attenuates ischemia- reperfusion injury in failing rat hearts

Gradaus, R.

NT-proBNP for risk stratification after biventricular pacing in heart failure patients

Gradistanac, T.

Autopsy findings in patients on postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Grammer, J.

A novel rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass with blood cardioplegic arrest, no need for donor blood and precise hemodynamic assessment by conductance catheter technique

Grauhan, O.

Is coronary atherosclerosis of the donor heart acceptable?

Griepp, R. B.

Reduction of aorta-related deaths with the bentall procedure in patients with bicuspid aortic valve

Experience with MEP and SSEP-monitored sacrifice of spinal cord arteries in repair of 100 consecutive thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms: is reimplantation a waste of time?

Griesinger, F.

Is invasive staging of NSCLC with mediastinoscopy/VATS advantageous to CT scan and PET?

Grize, L.

11-year single institution clinical experience with the ATS Open Pivot® bileaflet heart valve prosthesis

Groetzner, J.

The combination of sirolimus and tacrolimus for primary immunosuppression after heart transplantation –3-year-results

Are patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx) getting worse today?

Professional perspectives in cardiac surgery: Surgical education is not a risk factor in aortic valve surgery

Left-sided mechanical heart valve replacement in pediatric patients

The controversy of donor serum sodium levels in heart transplantation – a multicenter experience

ABO incompatible heart transplantation in infants

Grossmann, M.

Linear bloodpump – a new concept for fluid propagation in cardiac assist devices or total artificial heart

Groth, G.

Changes of myocardial function after combined coronary revascularization and mitral valve downsizing in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation and advanced cardiomyopathy

Grube, E.

Retrograde endovascular aortic valve replacement: Initial experiences with the CoreValve® prosthesis

Grubitzsch, H.

Hemodynamic performance of the Shelhigh SuperStentless® heart valve in Octogenarians

Gruler, M.

Successfull reduction ascending aortoplasty – a question of right indication or right technique?

Grünefeld, J.

The effects of adrenaline and milrinone on plasma lactate levels in patients with myocardial dysfunction after CABG

Guenzinger, R.

The importance of vasodilator therapy for early radial artery string signs identified by intraoperative angiography during coronary artery bypass surgery

A novel rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass with blood cardioplegic arrest, no need for donor blood and precise hemodynamic assessment by conductance catheter technique

Hemodynamic performance of completely supra-annular bioprostheses in patients with small aortic annulus

Gulbins, H.

Results of primary repair of tetralogy of fallot are independent of age

Socio-economic aspects of coronary interventional procedures prior to coronary bypass surgery

Left-sided mechanical heart valve replacement in pediatric patients

Gumiah, M.

Intraoperative diagnosis of hibernating myocardium by means of microdialysis

Gummert, J. F.

Propensity analysis of beating heart versus cardioplegic arrest coronary artery bypass surgery in emergency patients with acute coronary syndrome

Emergency thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism in patients following surgical procedures and failed thrombolysis

Autologous bone marrow stem cells mediate paracrine axis in non-ischemic model of failing heart: A novel key mechanism?

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency: A mathematical approach using dynamic infrared imaging

Immunosuppressive drugs and lymphocyte-apoptosis: A new human whole blood assay

ACE-inhibitor treatment attenuates atrial structural remodeling in patients with lone chronic atrial fibrillation

Mitral valve reconstruction is justified in patients with end stage heart failure – Long term follow up in 193 patients

Randomized stentless versus conventional aortic xenograft implantation: Eight year follow-up

Everolimus suppresses dendritic cell maturation in human heart transplanted recipients

Autopsy findings in patients on postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Off pump CABG: proximal coronary anastomoses performed with the PAS-Port device versus hand sewn technique – results from a prospective randomized trial

Benefit of the redo mitral valve surgery – minimally invasive approach

Prospectively randomized bileaflet mechanical aortic valve replacement. Eight year follow-up

The role of splenectomy in endocarditis surgery

Günther, T.

Choice of prosthesis in mitral valve replacement and concomitant coronary revascularization

Gurdan, M.

A novel rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass with blood cardioplegic arrest, no need for donor blood and precise hemodynamic assessment by conductance catheter technique

Gyöngyösi, M.

Six weeks treatment with SiNiTang, a Chinese herbal cocktail, attenuates left ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction

Haake, N.

Immediate surgical management of unstable patients within 48h after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

Haas, F.

Preoperative patient selection by myocardial viability assessment results in improved long-term survival in ischemic cardiomyopathy after CABG

Haeffner, N.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Hagemann, A.

Immediate surgical management of unstable patients within 48h after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

Hagl, C.

Outcome of aortic valve sparing reimplantation surgery in Marfan's syndrome

Impact of different cerebral perfusion temperatures in an experimental pig model of prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion

Outcome following bridge-to-HTX using the HeartMate-I LVAD-system: A single center experience

Outcome and quality of life after treatment for acute type a aortic dissection: a single center experience

Cerebral microembolization during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion

Quality controlled total arterial CABG with the left internal mammary and radial artery T-graft by Intraoperative angiography

Hagl, S.

Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition improves safe cardiac preservation times and cardiac function during heart transplantation

Inosine improves cardiac and pulmonary function after cardiopulmonary bypass

Three-dimensional assessment of left ventricular geometry and annular dilatation provides new mechanistic insights into the surgical correction of ischemic mitral regurgitation

Right ventricular function in mitral valve incompetence. The impact of additional tricuspid valve surgery in mitral valve repair

Long-term results after coronary artery reconstructive surgery

Activation of the peroxynitrite-poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway during neointima proliferation: a new target to prevent restenosis after endarterectomy?

Direct immunosuppressive properties of poly (ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibition contribute to increased survival after cardiac transplantation

Contractile dysfunction in experimental cardiac allograft rejection: role of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway

Potent novel peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst FP15 improves ageing-associated cardiac and vascular dysfunction

In vitro study of jet volumes and regurgitant flow rates for quantitative assessment of mitral valve regurgitation

Valvular noise after bileaflet mechanical valve replacement – a disregarded problem?

Hake, U.

Pulmonary release of ET-1 during surgical procedures involving right ventricular pressure overload contributes to postoperative mesenteric vascular dysfunction

Comparison of two different harvesting techniques of skeletonization of left internal mammary artery (LIMA)

Hallek, M.

In vivo AAV mediated gene transfer to cardiac endothelial cells is possible but species-specific

Hallstroem, S.

Endothelin-A receptor blockade attenuates ischemia- reperfusion injury in failing rat hearts

Halstead, J. C.

Experience with MEP and SSEP-monitored sacrifice of spinal cord arteries in repair of 100 consecutive thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms: is reimplantation a waste of time?

Hamacher, J.

Intravital microscopy of the coronary microcirculation in heterotopically transplanted mouse hearts

Hambrecht, R.

Surgical ASD closure after interventional occluder placement – incidence and outcome

Hambsch, J.

Mid-term results following right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction using contegra valved bovine jugular vein graft

Hammer, C.

Direct thrombin inhibition using hirudin prevents hyperacute xenograft rejection

Combination of hDAF-transgenic pig hearts and immunoadsorption in heterotopic xenotransplantation of immunosuppressed baboons

Hammerschmidt, R.

Thoracic aortic endografting in patients with high risk for open surgery

Hamsen, U.

Heart surgery in patients with cirrhosis

Oral administration of tadalafil decreases mean pulmonary pressure after cardiac surgery

Hanenkamp, U.

Off-Pump coronary artery bypass grafting does not alter hemostasis compared to cardiopulmonary bypass and Impella assisted surgery in a porcine model

Hanke, T.

The effects of adrenaline and milrinone on plasma lactate levels in patients with myocardial dysfunction after CABG

Value and limitations of valvular resistance to estimate homograft performance following the Ross procedure

Aortic valve sparing operation: Hemodynamic performance during moderate exercise

Autograft aortic valve replacement: Hemodynamic performance during and after moderate exercise

Hannekum, A.

Socio-economic aspects of coronary interventional procedures prior to coronary bypass surgery

Different antiproliferative capacity of evoerolimus and mycophenolat mofetil in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cELLS in vitro

Hansen, G.

Can DNA microarrays change diagnostics and therapy of lung cancer?

Hansen, L.

Longterm clinical results in 663 patients after complete arterial off-pump revascularization

Hemodynamic performance and clinical follow-up of the medtronic mosaic bioprosthesis: 10 years experience

Harder, Y.

Simvastatin inhibits lymphocyte homing to peripheral lymph nodes

Intravital microscopy of the coronary microcirculation in heterotopically transplanted mouse hearts

Harig, F.

Clopidogrel (Plavix®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

The decrease of degeneration rate by means of a permanent antithrombotic theraphy 16 and more years after the biological aortic valve replacement

Harloff, A.

Time-resolved 3D-phase-contrast MR reveals hemodynamic changes in typ-A aortic dissection after aortic root replacement

Harringer, W.

Effectiveness of sotalol and magnesium in the prevention of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery

A new minimized perfusion circuit with automatic air detection reduces micro air embolism

Hartert, M.

Efficacy and frequency of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in operative management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Time-resolved 3D-phase-contrast MR reveals hemodynamic changes in typ-A aortic dissection after aortic root replacement

Hartmut, O.

The erythropoietin receptor is expressed in the human heart and upregulated after cardio-pulmonary bypass: possible mechanism of myocardial protection

Hartrumpf, M.

Reduced distensibility of glutaraldehyde preserved stentless aortic valves impairs physiological function

Systolic hemodynamic properties of stentless aortic valves are determined by their flexible parts rather than annulus size

Haselbach, T.

Midterm results and patient satisfaction after mitral valve surgery: comparison of mic vs. sternotomy approach

Hashemi, A.

Is the development of significant left main stem stenosis (MSSt) induced by percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)?

Hashemi, T.

Safety of cellular cardiomyoplasty using bone marrow-derived cells

Hassanein, W.

The differences in blood flow patterns in bypass grafts according to the revascularized coronary territories: analysis of 2618 grafts

Sequential and composite internal thoracic artery grafts in off-pump coronary bypass: a simple way to estimate the required conduit length

Hauschild, G.

Impact of different cerebral perfusion temperatures in an experimental pig model of prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion

Haushofer, M.

Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator- therapy – still a surgical domain?

Hausmann, H.

In vitro fabrication of autologous human cardiovascular patch

Haverich, A.

Detergent decellularization of heart valves for tissue engineering: Toxic effects of residual detergents on human endothelial cells

36-month results of a international multicentre, randomised doppelblinded study of everolimus vs. Azathioprin in stable patients after lung transplantation

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction

Vascular tissue engineering: Biomechanical studies on autologeous small-calibred vessels

Functional and morphological studies on tissue-engineered autologeous small-calibred vessels

Tissue engineered heart valves re-endothelialized under simulated physiological conditions: Preclinical testing

A quantitative analysis of cell survival, inflammatory response and remodeling processes in a cardiac tissue graft in vivo

Clinically applicable 7-Tesla magnetic resonance and echocardiographic visualization of transplanted human CD-133+ cells labelled with CliniMACS® nano-particles

Application of a biaxial cellstretcher for cardiovascular tissue engineering

Early postoperative results after complete arterial revascularisation using the Left Internal Thoracic Artery (LITA) and a Radial Artery T-graft (RA-T)

Outcome of aortic valve sparing reimplantation surgery in Marfan's syndrome

Impact of different cerebral perfusion temperatures in an experimental pig model of prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion

Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (stromeylsin-1) results in reduction of neointima formation in autologous vein grafts in vivo

Tissue engineering of heart valves: An efficient method for decellularization of human aortic valve conduits

The Holly Graft™ first clinical experience with a novel, drug eluting and heparin coated artificial bypass graft

Improved safety of adenoviral gene transfer of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMP-1) for reduction of vascular neointima formation in vivo

Outcome following bridge-to-HTX using the HeartMate-I LVAD-system: A single center experience

Outcome and quality of life after treatment for acute type a aortic dissection: a single center experience

Cerebral microembolization during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion

Cryopreserved human allografts for arterial repair in case of graft infection

Quality controlled total arterial CABG with the left internal mammary and radial artery T-graft by Intraoperative angiography

Pexelizumab, a new complement inhibitor, reduces death and myocardial infarction in patients with moderate to severe heart failure: Results from the PRIMO-CABG trial

Long term palmar microcirculation after radial artery harvesting – an observational study in 114 patients

Hecker, H.

Durability of Contegras compared to homografts at 5 years: A subgroup-forming metaanalysis

Hemodynamic performance and clinical outcome of the new Medtronic Hall Easy Fit™ heart valve prosthesis (Easy Fit) in aortic position

Hecker, M.

STAT-1 decoy oligonucleotide treatment reduces acute rejection in mouse heart transplantation

Heim, A.

Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (stromeylsin-1) results in reduction of neointima formation in autologous vein grafts in vivo

Improved safety of adenoviral gene transfer of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMP-1) for reduction of vascular neointima formation in vivo

Heimann, A.

Regional cerebral perfusion and brain water content after operative myocardial revascularisation in an adult porcine model: effect of cerebral emboli formations

Heimisch, W.

A novel rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass with blood cardioplegic arrest, no need for donor blood and precise hemodynamic assessment by conductance catheter technique

Extent of capillary leak caused by ECC related to pulsatile versus nonpulsatile perfusion mode

Heine, J.

Vascular tissue engineering: Biomechanical studies on autologeous small-calibred vessels

Functional and morphological studies on tissue-engineered autologeous small-calibred vessels

Heinze, I.

Therapeutic optimization of atrioventricular delay in ICU-patients by non-invasive cardiac output measurements versus pulse contour analysis

Heinze, J.

The effects of adrenaline and milrinone on plasma lactate levels in patients with myocardial dysfunction after CABG

Hekmat, K.

Risk stratification with the aristotle score and the risk adjusted congenital heart surgery scoring system

Biological implants as therapeutic option for mid and distal arch stenosis in children

Cost calculation of general thoracic patients in a department of cardiothoracic surgery

Cardiopulmonary bypass increases peroxiredoxin expression in erythrocytes

Quality of life and survival in patients after assist device implantation

Heller, L.

Longterm clinical results in 663 patients after complete arterial off-pump revascularization

Hellermann, J. P.

Risk factors and timing of pacemaker implantation after aortic valve replacement

Helm, S.

CCR7 expression by recipient T-cells and dendritic cells attenuates the development of transplant arteriosclerosis

Hennig, F.

Prediction of right ventricular failure after implantation of left ventricular assist devices

Heringlake, M.

The effects of adrenaline and milrinone on plasma lactate levels in patients with myocardial dysfunction after CABG

The erythropoietin receptor is expressed in the human heart and upregulated after cardio-pulmonary bypass: possible mechanism of myocardial protection

Herold, U.

Previous percutaneous coronary interventions before coronary artery bypass grafting: do they help or do they bother?

Herrmann, F.

Risk factors for systemic ventricular failure 30 years after the mustard operation. A single-center experience in 90 patients

Herwig, V.

5 years experience with unipolar radiofrequency ablation for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Hess, O. M.

Titanium coating improves neo-endothelialisation of ePTFE grafts

Hettich, I.

Full-root versus subcoronary implantation of stentless bioprostheses: Which technique provides superior hemodynamics?

Hetzer, R.

In vitro fabrication of autologous human cardiovascular patch

Surgical correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) by translocation in children

Freedom from aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients with congenital aortic stenosis after initial balloon valvuloplasty versus operative commissurotomy

Embryonic stem cells induce long-term cardiac allograft acceptance without supplementary host conditioning

Tissue engineering of autologous human heart valves for future use in congenital heart surgery

Acute traumatic aortic rupture: surgical repair or endovascular stent grafting?

Prediction of right ventricular failure after implantation of left ventricular assist devices

Malignant cardiac and pericardial neoplasms: 16-year surgical experience and follow-up

Is coronary atherosclerosis of the donor heart acceptable?

Reliability of left ventricular systolic wall motion velocity reduction for non-invasive prediction of transplant coronary artery disease

Thoracic aortic endografting in patients with high risk for open surgery

Surgical therapy of right-sided active infective endocarditis (RSE): 19-year single centre experience

Risk factor distribution and BMI in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: are there gender differences?

Contegra: 5-years-results from the European multicenter trial

Hiemann, N.

Clopidogrel (Plavix®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

Hilfiker, A.

Detergent decellularization of heart valves for tissue engineering: Toxic effects of residual detergents on human endothelial cells

Tissue engineered heart valves re-endothelialized under simulated physiological conditions: Preclinical testing

Hintze, E.

Sheep model of chronic heart failure induced by multiple sequential coronary microembolizations

Hirt, S.

36-month results of a international multicentre, randomised doppelblinded study of everolimus vs. Azathioprin in stable patients after lung transplantation

Hoda, R.

Three-dimensional assessment of left ventricular geometry and annular dilatation provides new mechanistic insights into the surgical correction of ischemic mitral regurgitation

Hoenicka, M.

Effect of cryopreservation on viability and function of human umbilical vein – a potential scaffold for a tissue-engineered vessel graft

Hoffmann, R.

Radial strain rate analysis demonstrates different changes in myocardial function after aortic valve replacement depending on preoperative valve pathology

Hoffmann-Sommergruber, K.

Six weeks treatment with SiNiTang, a Chinese herbal cocktail, attenuates left ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction

Hoffmeier, A.

Pediatric cardiac tumors in advanced stages – is an operation justified?

NT-proBNP for risk stratification after biventricular pacing in heart failure patients

Surgical treatment of cardiac myxomas: 16 years experience of 78 patients

Hofmann, H. S.

Can DNA microarrays change diagnostics and therapy of lung cancer?

Hohlfeld, T.

Aspirin resistance after CABG: passing or permanent?

Holdmann, L.

Off-pump strategy reduces treatment costs due to shorter hospital stay, less complication- and mortality rates compared to On-pump patients with higher Euroscores

Holinski, S.

Midterm results of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with a tissue engineered pulmonary valve in 30 consecutive patients

Hollenstein, M.

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency: A mathematical approach using dynamic infrared imaging

Holper, K.

Risk factors for systemic ventricular failure 30 years after the mustard operation. A single-center experience in 90 patients

Unfavourable early outcome of small sized porcine-valve conduits in reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract

Holzhey, D. M.

MACE Rate after MIDCAB and PCI in single vessel disease: 5 years follow-up of a randomized trial

Randomized stentless versus conventional aortic xenograft implantation: Eight year follow-up

Prospectively randomized bileaflet mechanical aortic valve replacement. Eight year follow-up

Stages to excellence – learning curves of eight surgeons with 1344 MIDCAB-operations

Holzki, W.

20 years experience with aortopexy in the treatment of tracheal instability in patients with esophagus atresia

Hölzl, P.

Frozen elephant trunk technique for radical single step treatment of aortic type A dissections

Homann, T. M.

Reduction of aorta-related deaths with the bentall procedure in patients with bicuspid aortic valve

Hörer, J.

Risk factors for systemic ventricular failure 30 years after the mustard operation. A single-center experience in 90 patients

Unfavourable early outcome of small sized porcine-valve conduits in reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract

Horstick, G.

Regional cerebral perfusion and brain water content after operative myocardial revascularisation in an adult porcine model: effect of cerebral emboli formations

Off-Pump coronary artery bypass grafting does not alter hemostasis compared to cardiopulmonary bypass and Impella assisted surgery in a porcine model

Horstkotte, D.

Digital frequency analysis of valve sound phenomena in patients after prosthetic valve surgery – its capability as a true home monitoring of valve function

Huber, H.

Direct thrombin inhibition using hirudin prevents hyperacute xenograft rejection

Huber, S.

Comparison between 19-mm and 21-mm size prothesis on patients outcome after aortic valve replacement

Huberts, U.

Retrojugular approach for carotid endarterectomy – experience in 536 patients

Hübler, M.

Surgical correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) by translocation in children

Freedom from aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients with congenital aortic stenosis after initial balloon valvuloplasty versus operative commissurotomy

Is coronary atherosclerosis of the donor heart acceptable?

Hübner, N.

A new calcium sensitizer levosimendan in cardiac surgical patients with severe mitral insufficiency, poor left ventricular function and coronary artery disease

Hügel, W.

20 years experience with aortopexy in the treatment of tracheal instability in patients with esophagus atresia

Hülsken, G.

NT-proBNP for risk stratification after biventricular pacing in heart failure patients

Hurni, M.

Late diagnosis of transposition of the great arteries: Two-stage-repair

Hüttemann, E.

Is the aortic valve re-implantation technique the adequate therapy also in elderly patients?

Irqsusi, M.

Myocardprotection by Heat Shock – protein expression results in mitochondrial gene-import and gene-upregulation of Cytochrome c-oxidase

Isgro, F.

Predictors of acute renal failure after cardiac surgery

Incidence of rhabdomyolysis in patients treated with lipid-lowering drugs and extracorporeal circulation

Ismail, M.

Antegrade cerebral perfusion and hypothermia as a technique of brain protection during ascending aorta and aortic arch operation

Iversen, S.

Retrograde endovascular aortic valve replacement: Initial experiences with the CoreValve® prosthesis

Jacobs, S.

Surgical ASD closure after interventional occluder placement – incidence and outcome

MACE Rate after MIDCAB and PCI in single vessel disease: 5 years follow-up of a randomized trial

Stages to excellence – learning curves of eight surgeons with 1344 MIDCAB-operations

Jacobs, V. R.

Effect of cryopreservation on viability and function of human umbilical vein – a potential scaffold for a tissue-engineered vessel graft

Jahnke, T.

Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: Long-term evaluation of valved nitinol stents

Jakob, H.

Cognitive outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery: a longitudinal assessment with a three year follow-up

Heart surgery in patients with cirrhosis

Effect of intravenous PDE-5 inhibitor Sildenafil on pulmonary microcirculation n

Benefit of biphasic perfusion in lung harvesting

Oral administration of tadalafil decreases mean pulmonary pressure after cardiac surgery

Early postoperative predictors of intestinal ischemia after cardiac surgery

PDE-5 inhibitor modified lung perfusion improves graft function after 24h ischemia

Previous percutaneous coronary interventions before coronary artery bypass grafting: do they help or do they bother?

Janousek, J.

Mid-term results following right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction using contegra valved bovine jugular vein graft

Jaquet, K.

Cardioprotective effect of percutanous intramyocardial stem cell injection in hibernating myocardium

Jordanov, L.

Hemodynamic performance and clinical outcome of the new Medtronic Hall Easy Fit™ heart valve prosthesis (Easy Fit) in aortic position

Juchem, G.

Role of vascular-derived mesenchymal stem cells in hemostasis

Tissue engineering: Optimalization of time intervals for endothelialization processess in a preclinical setup

Long term results in cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure – over 5 years experience

Jueckstock, H.

Experience with selected sinus repair in valve sparing aortic root remodeling for aortic root aneurysms

Jung, C.

Extent of capillary leak caused by ECC related to pulsatile versus nonpulsatile perfusion mode

Jüttner, W.

Linear bloodpump – a new concept for fluid propagation in cardiac assist devices or total artificial heart

Kaczmarek, I.

A new technique for reconstruction of the aorta and the pulmonary bifurcation in truncus arteriosus communis

Results of primary repair of tetralogy of fallot are independent of age

Prospective randomized study of preoperative intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting patients

The combination of sirolimus and tacrolimus for primary immunosuppression after heart transplantation –3-year-results

Long-term results of surgical treatment of the aorta – 30 years experience

Long term results in cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure – over 5 years experience

The controversy of donor serum sodium levels in heart transplantation – a multicenter experience

ABO incompatible heart transplantation in infants

Kadner, A.

Experiences with the Ross-Konno procedure in young children

Risk factors and timing of pacemaker implantation after aortic valve replacement

Kaiser, N.

Autograft aortic valve replacement: Hemodynamic performance during and after moderate exercise

Kalangos, A.

Titanium coating improves neo-endothelialisation of ePTFE grafts

Kalden, P.

Assessment of coronary artery bypass grafts diameter. Comparing magnetic resonance imaging and quantitative coronary angiography

Kallenbach, K.

Vascular tissue engineering: Biomechanical studies on autologeous small-calibred vessels

Functional and morphological studies on tissue-engineered autologeous small-calibred vessels

Outcome of aortic valve sparing reimplantation surgery in Marfan's syndrome

Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (stromeylsin-1) results in reduction of neointima formation in autologous vein grafts in vivo

Improved safety of adenoviral gene transfer of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMP-1) for reduction of vascular neointima formation in vivo

Outcome following bridge-to-HTX using the HeartMate-I LVAD-system: A single center experience

Outcome and quality of life after treatment for acute type a aortic dissection: a single center experience

Cerebral microembolization during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion

Kaluza, M.

Routine use of antegrade cardioplegia underestimates the risk of regional myocardial ischemia especially in right coronary disease

Kaminski, A.

Influence of endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) on SDF-1/TNF-alpha mediated stem cell homing in vivo

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene modified rat MSCs improves heart function after myocardial infarction

Kamiya, H.

Early postoperative results after complete arterial revascularisation using the Left Internal Thoracic Artery (LITA) and a Radial Artery T-graft (RA-T)

Outcome of aortic valve sparing reimplantation surgery in Marfan's syndrome

Outcome and quality of life after treatment for acute type a aortic dissection: a single center experience

Cerebral microembolization during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion

Urgent stent-grafting by an original small size stent-graft system for thoracic aortic diseases

Quality controlled total arterial CABG with the left internal mammary and radial artery T-graft by Intraoperative angiography

Kamler, M.

Effect of intravenous PDE-5 inhibitor Sildenafil on pulmonary microcirculation n

Benefit of biphasic perfusion in lung harvesting

PDE-5 inhibitor modified lung perfusion improves graft function after 24h ischemia

Kapeller, B.

Changes in the extracellular matrix of cardiomyocytes by electrical microcurrent application. A possible novel approach for the treatment of heart failure

Kappel, L.

Bicuspid aortic valve repair using a differentiated surgical strategy

Kappert, U.

Native infective endocarditis: clinical outcome after surgical treatment

Prosthetic valve endocarditis: importance of surgical treatment

Karaca, S.

Titanium coating improves neo-endothelialisation of ePTFE grafts

Karck, M.

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction

Clinically applicable 7-Tesla magnetic resonance and echocardiographic visualization of transplanted human CD-133+ cells labelled with CliniMACS® nano-particles

Outcome of aortic valve sparing reimplantation surgery in Marfan's syndrome

Impact of different cerebral perfusion temperatures in an experimental pig model of prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion

Outcome and quality of life after treatment for acute type a aortic dissection: a single center experience

Cerebral microembolization during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion

Long term palmar microcirculation after radial artery harvesting – an observational study in 114 patients

Kasper-König, W.

Regional cerebral perfusion and brain water content after operative myocardial revascularisation in an adult porcine model: effect of cerebral emboli formations

Off-Pump coronary artery bypass grafting does not alter hemostasis compared to cardiopulmonary bypass and Impella assisted surgery in a porcine model

Kassner, A.

Regulation of G-protein coupled receptor kinases GRK2 and GRK5 in heart transplantation candidates supported by ventricular assist devices

Kawakami, K.

The erythropoietin receptor is expressed in the human heart and upregulated after cardio-pulmonary bypass: possible mechanism of myocardial protection

Kayhan, N.

Ischemia decreases force development of demembranized taenia coli fibers – contributing to gastrointestinal complications after heart surgery?

Stimulatory effects of phenylephrine and 4β-phorbol-12β 13α-dibutyrate on phospholipase D activity in hypertrophied myocardium in a rat model*

Right ventricular function in mitral valve incompetence. The impact of additional tricuspid valve surgery in mitral valve repair

Comparison of two different harvesting techniques of skeletonization of left internal mammary artery (LIMA)

Keil, A.

11-year single institution clinical experience with the ATS Open Pivot® bileaflet heart valve prosthesis

Kemkes, B. M.

Cardiac surgery in octogenerians – ten year trends in operative- and post-hospital mortality of 495 patients over 80 years of age

Patency of internal thoracic artery- compared to vein-grafts. Postoperative angiographic findings in 1189 symptomatic patients within 12 years

Is extreme obesity a risk factor for increased in-hospital mortality and postoperative morbidity after cardiac surgery? Results of 2251 obese patients with BMI 30 to 50

Clinical outcome and analysis of risk factors of 5031 patients with bilateral-versus 4695 patients with single-ITA-grafts

Is the development of significant left main stem stenosis (MSSt) induced by percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)?

Kempfert, J.

Randomized stentless versus conventional aortic xenograft implantation: Eight year follow-up

Off pump CABG: proximal coronary anastomoses performed with the PAS-Port device versus hand sewn technique – results from a prospective randomized trial

Prospectively randomized bileaflet mechanical aortic valve replacement. Eight year follow-up

Kempski, O.

Regional cerebral perfusion and brain water content after operative myocardial revascularisation in an adult porcine model: effect of cerebral emboli formations

Off-Pump coronary artery bypass grafting does not alter hemostasis compared to cardiopulmonary bypass and Impella assisted surgery in a porcine model

Kerstin, B.

Impact of gender on cardiovascular artery bypass graft reoperations

Khabiri, E.

Titanium coating improves neo-endothelialisation of ePTFE grafts

Khaladj, N.

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction

Outcome of aortic valve sparing reimplantation surgery in Marfan's syndrome

Impact of different cerebral perfusion temperatures in an experimental pig model of prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion

Outcome and quality of life after treatment for acute type a aortic dissection: a single center experience

Cerebral microembolization during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion

Khan, S.

Effectiveness of sotalol and magnesium in the prevention of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery

Khosravi, A.

Minimizing the cardiopulmonary bypass saves myocardium

Kiask, T.

Patency of internal thoracic artery- compared to vein-grafts. Postoperative angiographic findings in 1189 symptomatic patients within 12 years

Is extreme obesity a risk factor for increased in-hospital mortality and postoperative morbidity after cardiac surgery? Results of 2251 obese patients with BMI 30 to 50

Kiessling, A. H.

Predictors of acute renal failure after cardiac surgery

Incidence of rhabdomyolysis in patients treated with lipid-lowering drugs and extracorporeal circulation

Kilger, E.

Risk analysis for renal replacement therapy (RRT) after cardiac surgery in patients with preoperatively normal renal function

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit: a 10 year experience with the preliminary results of an ongoing 3 year follow up

Kilian, E.

Redo aortic valve replacement after prosthetic infections

Kimura, K.

Urgent stent-grafting by an original small size stent-graft system for thoracic aortic diseases

Kirsch, S.

PECAM-1 expression on recipient leukocytes does not influence allograft survival in murine cardiac transplantation

Kiss, E.

STAT-1 decoy oligonucleotide treatment reduces acute rejection in mouse heart transplantation

Kitamura, S.

Extensive total arch replacement for DeBakey I acute aortic dissection

Kizner, L.

Performance of a novel maglev centrifugal pump in cardiogenic shock patients requiring ECMO support

Performance of a novel magnetically levitated centrifugal pump (CorAide™) in potential destination therapy patients

Predictors of survival in patients requiring IABP support following cardiac surgery

Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation: Predictors of survival

Klass, O.

Apoptosis inhibition improves myocardial protection during cardioplegic arrest

Klauke, B.

A combination of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the human cardiac ryanodine receptor is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Klaus, S.

Intraoperative diagnosis of hibernating myocardium by means of microdialysis

Klein, H. M.

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction

Clinically applicable 7-Tesla magnetic resonance and echocardiographic visualization of transplanted human CD-133+ cells labelled with CliniMACS® nano-particles

Application of a biaxial cellstretcher for cardiovascular tissue engineering

Klein, R.

Anaphylactic reactions to aprotinin: Reexposure within the first month is most dangerous

Kleine, H. D.

CABG and intramyocardial delivery of CD133+ bone marrow cells: 3-years follow-up on safety and efficacy

Kleine, P.

Bilateral pectoralis major flaps for plastic reconstruction of deep sternal wound infection

Normal coronary flow reserve after stentless aortic valve replacement – results from a prospective, randomized study

Klemm, W.

Videoassisted decortication for pleural empyema – alternative to conventional treatment? Indication, technique, results

Klepetko, W.

A prospective randomized international multi-center investigator driven study comparing tacrolimus and cyclosporin a, both in combination with MMF and steroids after lung transplantation – complete 1 year follow up of 255 patients

Klima, U.

A quantitative analysis of cell survival, inflammatory response and remodeling processes in a cardiac tissue graft in vivo

Early postoperative results after complete arterial revascularisation using the Left Internal Thoracic Artery (LITA) and a Radial Artery T-graft (RA-T)

Outcome of aortic valve sparing reimplantation surgery in Marfan's syndrome

The Holly Graft™ first clinical experience with a novel, drug eluting and heparin coated artificial bypass graft

Outcome and quality of life after treatment for acute type a aortic dissection: a single center experience

Cerebral microembolization during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion

Quality controlled total arterial CABG with the left internal mammary and radial artery T-graft by Intraoperative angiography

Kloevekorn, W. P.

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Klotz, S.

Kidney function in heart transplant patients after LVAD bridging

Klügl, S. J.

Implementation of an institutional OPCAB-program using a specific quality management tool

Knaut, M.

Native infective endocarditis: clinical outcome after surgical treatment

Prosthetic valve endocarditis: importance of surgical treatment

Knez, I.

Antispastic effects of Ca2+ sensitizer Levosimendan in radial and thoracica interna grafts

Comparison between 19-mm and 21-mm size prothesis on patients outcome after aortic valve replacement

Knipp, S.

Cognitive outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery: a longitudinal assessment with a three year follow-up

Knobloch, K.

Feasability of preclinical cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance in helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) in thoracic pain – the ultrasonic cardiac output monitor uscom

Outcome and quality of life after treatment for acute type a aortic dissection: a single center experience

Long term palmar microcirculation after radial artery harvesting – an observational study in 114 patients

Knörig, J. M.

5 years experience with unipolar radiofrequency ablation for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Troponin T and CK/CKMB levels in patients with myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass grafting

Knosalla, C.

Embryonic stem cells induce long-term cardiac allograft acceptance without supplementary host conditioning

Is coronary atherosclerosis of the donor heart acceptable?

Kobuch, R.

Experience with selected sinus repair in valve sparing aortic root remodeling for aortic root aneurysms

Koch-Nolte, F.

Effects of tacrolimus, sirolimus, and fk778 on different stages of xenograft rejection

Efficacy study of FK778, tacrolimus and sirolimus to prevent posttransplant obliterative airway disease

Kofidis, T.

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction

A quantitative analysis of cell survival, inflammatory response and remodeling processes in a cardiac tissue graft in vivo

Early postoperative results after complete arterial revascularisation using the Left Internal Thoracic Artery (LITA) and a Radial Artery T-graft (RA-T)

The Holly Graft™ first clinical experience with a novel, drug eluting and heparin coated artificial bypass graft

Quality controlled total arterial CABG with the left internal mammary and radial artery T-graft by Intraoperative angiography

Kögler, G.

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction

Kondruweit, M.

Levosimendan: a new inodilatator therapy for the prevention of right heart failure in LVAD-surgery

Konertz, W.

Midterm results of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with a tissue engineered pulmonary valve in 30 consecutive patients

The Sorin Freedom Solo Valve: Early experience with a supraannular implantion technique of a new pericardial stentless valve

Hemodynamic performance of the Shelhigh SuperStentless® heart valve in Octogenarians

König, C.

Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: Long-term evaluation of valved nitinol stents

Könke, C.

Stability after median sternotomy – First results applying a computer based closure technique

Körber, W.

Is invasive staging of NSCLC with mediastinoscopy/VATS advantageous to CT scan and PET?

Korbmacher, B.

Hemodynamic effects of the calcium-sensitizer Levosimendan in patients with cardiogenic shock postoperatively after surgical revascularization

Körfer, R.

Digital frequency analysis of valve sound phenomena in patients after prosthetic valve surgery – its capability as a true home monitoring of valve function

Performance of a novel maglev centrifugal pump in cardiogenic shock patients requiring ECMO support

A combination of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the human cardiac ryanodine receptor is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Regulation of plasma BNP in heart transplantation candidates supported by pulsatile and non-pulsatile ventricular assist devices

Performance of a novel magnetically levitated centrifugal pump (CorAide™) in potential destination therapy patients

Predictors of survival in patients requiring IABP support following cardiac surgery

Regulation of G-protein coupled receptor kinases GRK2 and GRK5 in heart transplantation candidates supported by ventricular assist devices

The controversy of donor serum sodium levels in heart transplantation – a multicenter experience

Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation: Predictors of survival

Kormann, J.

Longterm clinical results in 663 patients after complete arterial off-pump revascularization

Kortmann, H.

Retrojugular approach for carotid endarterectomy – experience in 536 patients

Kosmehl, H.

Chronic effects in distal coronary anastomoses using different adhesives in a porcine off-pump model

Kosse, J.

Activation of the peroxynitrite-poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway during neointima proliferation: a new target to prevent restenosis after endarterectomy?

Kostelka, M.

Surgical ASD closure after interventional occluder placement – incidence and outcome

Experimental evaluation of different levels of selective cerebral perfusion during complex cardiac surgery

Myocardial protection using PARP-inhibition (INO-1001): Beating heart versus cardioplegic cardiac arrest strategies

Mid-term results following right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction using contegra valved bovine jugular vein graft

Kostolny, M.

Right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit modification of the norwood I operation – what is the implication on further staging?

Risk factors for systemic ventricular failure 30 years after the mustard operation. A single-center experience in 90 patients

Unfavourable early outcome of small sized porcine-valve conduits in reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract

Kovacs, A.

Visualization of graft patency, anatomical course and nonstenotic plaque texture with multislice CT in patients undergoing redo cardiac surgery – important information for the surgeon?

Aortic patterns after surgical therapy for stanford type a aortic dissection – a multi-slice spiral CT-study

Kowert, A.

Role of vascular-derived mesenchymal stem cells in hemostasis

Kozlik-Feldmann, R.

Results of primary repair of tetralogy of fallot are independent of age

Krabatsch, T.

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

A risk assessment score for patients with end-stage renal failure undergoing cardiac surgery

Perioperative transfusions and prolonged coagulation time significantly increase the mortality in patients with end stage renal disease undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Thoracic aortic endografting in patients with high risk for open surgery

Determinants of long-term survival of patients with end-stage renal disease after cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Krakor, R.

Off-pump strategy reduces treatment costs due to shorter hospital stay, less complication- and mortality rates compared to On-pump patients with higher Euroscores

Kramann, R.

Radial strain rate analysis demonstrates different changes in myocardial function after aortic valve replacement depending on preoperative valve pathology

Kramer, H. H.

Short and medium term results of the total cavopulmonary connection as intracardial, lateral tunnel with fenestration

Krämer, L.

Tissue engineering of autologous human heart valves for future use in congenital heart surgery

Krane, M.

Extent of capillary leak caused by ECC related to pulsatile versus nonpulsatile perfusion mode

Krasemann, T.

Pediatric cardiac tumors in advanced stages – is an operation justified?

Krause, K.

Cardioprotective effect of percutanous intramyocardial stem cell injection in hibernating myocardium

Kreuzer, E.

Long-term results of surgical treatment of the aorta – 30 years experience

Redo aortic valve replacement after prosthetic infections

Krieg, P.

Are patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx) getting worse today?

Professional perspectives in cardiac surgery: Surgical education is not a risk factor in aortic valve surgery

Kroener, A.

Risk stratification with the aristotle score and the risk adjusted congenital heart surgery scoring system

Quality of life and survival in patients after assist device implantation

Kuck, K. H.

Cardioprotective effect of percutanous intramyocardial stem cell injection in hibernating myocardium

Changes of myocardial function after combined coronary revascularization and mitral valve downsizing in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation and advanced cardiomyopathy

Kuebler, W.

Tissue engineering of autologous human heart valves for future use in congenital heart surgery

Kuehnel, R. U.

Systolic hemodynamic properties of stentless aortic valves are determined by their flexible parts rather than annulus size

Kuhlen, R.

Cardiopulmonary effects of inhaled and i.v. administered Iloprost in experimental acute lung injury in pigs

Kühnel, R.

Treatment of sepsis following cardiovascvular surgery using activated protein C

Kühnel, R. U.

Reduced distensibility of glutaraldehyde preserved stentless aortic valves impairs physiological function

Kühnel, W.

Ultra-structure of the porcine aortic root

Kuntze, T.

Benefit of the redo mitral valve surgery – minimally invasive approach

Künzli, A.

Risk factors and timing of pacemaker implantation after aortic valve replacement

Kur, F.

Midterm patency of the radial artery used for myocardial revascularization evaluated by new-generation multi-slice spiral computed tomography

Direct thrombin inhibition using hirudin prevents hyperacute xenograft rejection

The beneficial effect of one preoperative HLA-A/-B and -DR-identical blood transfusion in the long term follow-up – a prospective randomised 12-years follow up after heart transplantation

Kuroczynski, W.

Comparison of two different harvesting techniques of skeletonization of left internal mammary artery (LIMA)

Kurt, M.

Aspirin resistance after CABG: passing or permanent?

Oxygenation failure after cardiac operations: early re-intubation versus treatment by nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) or non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV)

Kurz, M.

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit: a 10 year experience with the preliminary results of an ongoing 3 year follow up

Kutschka, I.

Effectiveness of sotalol and magnesium in the prevention of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery

A new minimized perfusion circuit with automatic air detection reduces micro air embolism

Laas, J.

Hemodynamic performance and clinical outcome of the new Medtronic Hall Easy Fit™ heart valve prosthesis (Easy Fit) in aortic position

Lachat, M. L.

Risk factors and timing of pacemaker implantation after aortic valve replacement

Lachmann, N.

Autopsy findings in patients on postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Laczkovics, A. M.

Epicardial maze procedure: Comparison between high frequency- and cryoablation and first results

Off pump versus on pump coronary artery bypass grafting: long term follow-up in a matched-pair analysis

Ladenburger, S.

36-month results of a international multicentre, randomised doppelblinded study of everolimus vs. Azathioprin in stable patients after lung transplantation

Ladilov, Y.

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Circulating endothelial cells as a novel marker of CPB related endothelial damage in cardiac surgery

Lai, Y.

Reliability of left ventricular systolic wall motion velocity reduction for non-invasive prediction of transplant coronary artery disease

Lakew, F.

Valve sparing aortic root repair with patch technique

Lamm, P.

Role of vascular-derived mesenchymal stem cells in hemostasis

Tissue engineering: Optimalization of time intervals for endothelialization processess in a preclinical setup

Risk analysis for renal replacement therapy (RRT) after cardiac surgery in patients with preoperatively normal renal function

Long-term results of surgical treatment of the aorta – 30 years experience

Long term results in cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure – over 5 years experience

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit: a 10 year experience with the preliminary results of an ongoing 3 year follow up

Landrath, J.

Linear bloodpump – a new concept for fluid propagation in cardiac assist devices or total artificial heart

Lange, M.

Risk factor analysis for somatic development and late complications in patients with Fontan circulation

Lange, R.

Right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit modification of the norwood I operation – what is the implication on further staging?

The importance of vasodilator therapy for early radial artery string signs identified by intraoperative angiography during coronary artery bypass surgery

A novel rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass with blood cardioplegic arrest, no need for donor blood and precise hemodynamic assessment by conductance catheter technique

Hemodynamic performance of completely supra-annular bioprostheses in patients with small aortic annulus

Choice of prosthesis in mitral valve replacement and concomitant coronary revascularization

Extent of capillary leak caused by ECC related to pulsatile versus nonpulsatile perfusion mode

Risk factors for systemic ventricular failure 30 years after the mustard operation. A single-center experience in 90 patients

Full-root versus subcoronary implantation of stentless bioprostheses: Which technique provides superior hemodynamics?

Allograft compared to synthetic materials regarding bacterial adherence in a standardized animal model of prosthetic valve endocarditis

Preoperative patient selection by myocardial viability assessment results in improved long-term survival in ischemic cardiomyopathy after CABG

Unfavourable early outcome of small sized porcine-valve conduits in reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract

Langebartels, G.

Heart rate in atrial fibrillation can be regulated by neurostimulation: results of an experimental study

Langer, F.

Intravital microscopy of the coronary microcirculation in heterotopically transplanted mouse hearts

Bicuspid aortic valve repair using a differentiated surgical strategy

Lass, M.

Changes of myocardial function after combined coronary revascularization and mitral valve downsizing in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation and advanced cardiomyopathy

Lausberg, H.

Bicuspid aortic valve repair using a differentiated surgical strategy

Lazala, R.

Experience with MEP and SSEP-monitored sacrifice of spinal cord arteries in repair of 100 consecutive thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms: is reimplantation a waste of time?

Ledwon, M.

The decrease of degeneration rate by means of a permanent antithrombotic theraphy 16 and more years after the biological aortic valve replacement

Lefik, E.

Vascular tissue engineering: Biomechanical studies on autologeous small-calibred vessels

Lehle, K.

Effect of cryopreservation on viability and function of human umbilical vein – a potential scaffold for a tissue-engineered vessel graft

Lehmann, A.

Predictors of acute renal failure after cardiac surgery

Incidence of rhabdomyolysis in patients treated with lipid-lowering drugs and extracorporeal circulation

Lehmann, S.

Randomized stentless versus conventional aortic xenograft implantation: Eight year follow-up

Myocardial protection using PARP-inhibition (INO-1001): Beating heart versus cardioplegic cardiac arrest strategies

Prospectively randomized bileaflet mechanical aortic valve replacement. Eight year follow-up

Lehmkuhl, E.

Risk factor distribution and BMI in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: are there gender differences?

Lehmkuhl, H. B.

Prediction of right ventricular failure after implantation of left ventricular assist devices

Is coronary atherosclerosis of the donor heart acceptable?

Reliability of left ventricular systolic wall motion velocity reduction for non-invasive prediction of transplant coronary artery disease

Risk factor distribution and BMI in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: are there gender differences?

Lembcke, A.

Midterm results of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with a tissue engineered pulmonary valve in 30 consecutive patients

Lescan, M.

Pure cardiac effects of milrinone after cardioplegic cardiac arrest in an isolated piglet working heart model: it is not contractility

Leschber, G.

Videoassisted decortication for pleural empyema – alternative to conventional treatment? Indication, technique, results

Leyh, R.

Heart surgery in patients with cirrhosis

Early postoperative predictors of intestinal ischemia after cardiac surgery

Previous percutaneous coronary interventions before coronary artery bypass grafting: do they help or do they bother?

Li, W.

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene modified rat MSCs improves heart function after myocardial infarction

Liakopoulos, O.

Sheep model of chronic heart failure induced by multiple sequential coronary microembolizations

Lichtenberg, A.

Detergent decellularization of heart valves for tissue engineering: Toxic effects of residual detergents on human endothelial cells

Vascular tissue engineering: Biomechanical studies on autologeous small-calibred vessels

Functional and morphological studies on tissue-engineered autologeous small-calibred vessels

Tissue engineered heart valves re-endothelialized under simulated physiological conditions: Preclinical testing

Tissue engineering of heart valves: An efficient method for decellularization of human aortic valve conduits

Long term palmar microcirculation after radial artery harvesting – an observational study in 114 patients

Liebold, A.

Influence of endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) on SDF-1/TNF-alpha mediated stem cell homing in vivo

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Minimizing the cardiopulmonary bypass saves myocardium

Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene modified rat MSCs improves heart function after myocardial infarction

CABG and intramyocardial delivery of CD133+ bone marrow cells: 3-years follow-up on safety and efficacy

Circulating endothelial cells as a novel marker of CPB related endothelial damage in cardiac surgery

Lindemann, Y.

Carotid cannulation in acute type A aortic dissection

Lindner, P.

Therapeutic optimization of atrioventricular delay in ICU-patients by non-invasive cardiac output measurements versus pulse contour analysis

Linneweber, J.

Hemodynamic performance of the Shelhigh SuperStentless® heart valve in Octogenarians

Lipinski, C.

Autologous bone marrow stem cells mediate paracrine axis in non-ischemic model of failing heart: A novel key mechanism?

Litmathe, J.

Amiodarone prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation (AF) of high risk patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): Identification of patients and clinical results

Oxygenation failure after cardiac operations: early re-intubation versus treatment by nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) or non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV)

CABG-procedures in patients with pretreatment with the GPIIb/IIIa-rezeptor antagonist Tirofiban (Aggrastat®): Modification of perioperative management?

Liu, J.

The Sorin Freedom Solo Valve: Early experience with a supraannular implantion technique of a new pericardial stentless valve

Loeff, M.

ABO incompatible heart transplantation in infants

Löffelhoz, K.

Stimulatory effects of phenylephrine and 4β-phorbol-12β 13α-dibutyrate on phospholipase D activity in hypertrophied myocardium in a rat model*

Logemann, F.

Cerebral microembolization during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion

Löher, A.

NT-proBNP for risk stratification after biventricular pacing in heart failure patients

López-Rodríguez, J.

Hemodynamic comparison of the carpentier-edwards perimount standard and the perimount magna aortic bioprosthesis

The new carpentier-edwards perimount magna bioprosthesis: early clinical and hemodynamic performance

Lorenz, P.

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Lotfi, S.

Cardiopulmonary effects of inhaled and i.v. administered Iloprost in experimental acute lung injury in pigs

Lotz, J.

Clinically applicable 7-Tesla magnetic resonance and echocardiographic visualization of transplanted human CD-133+ cells labelled with CliniMACS® nano-particles

Ludena, M.

The role of splenectomy in endocarditis surgery

Ludwig-Schindler, K.

Selective retrograde arterialisation of a cardiac vein in a model of cardiac micro- and macroangiopathy in sheep

Lueders, C.

In vitro fabrication of autologous human cardiovascular patch

Tissue engineering of autologous human heart valves for future use in congenital heart surgery

Luehr, M.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Efficacy and frequency of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in operative management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Time-resolved 3D-phase-contrast MR reveals hemodynamic changes in typ-A aortic dissection after aortic root replacement

Lukas, N.

A combination of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the human cardiac ryanodine receptor is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Lutomsky, B.

Endo- vs. Epimyocardial surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: Different methods – different results?

Lutter, G.

Immediate surgical management of unstable patients within 48h after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: Long-term evaluation of valved nitinol stents

Ma, N.

Influence of endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) on SDF-1/TNF-alpha mediated stem cell homing in vivo

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene modified rat MSCs improves heart function after myocardial infarction

Circulating endothelial cells as a novel marker of CPB related endothelial damage in cardiac surgery

Ma, Y.

Six weeks treatment with SiNiTang, a Chinese herbal cocktail, attenuates left ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction

Macfelda, K.

Changes in the extracellular matrix of cardiomyocytes by electrical microcurrent application. A possible novel approach for the treatment of heart failure

Mächler, H. E.

Comparison between 19-mm and 21-mm size prothesis on patients outcome after aortic valve replacement

Madershahian, N.

Are patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx) getting worse today?

Mahesh, G. M.

A new calcium sensitizer levosimendan in cardiac surgical patients with severe mitral insufficiency, poor left ventricular function and coronary artery disease

Mai, M.

Risk stratification in cardiac surgery: A comparison of six commonly used risk sore systems

Mair, H.

Prospective randomized study of preoperative intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting patients

Long-term results of surgical treatment of the aorta – 30 years experience

Long term results in cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure – over 5 years experience

Left-sided mechanical heart valve replacement in pediatric patients

ABO incompatible heart transplantation in infants

Manoharan, M.

CCR7 expression by recipient T-cells and dendritic cells attenuates the development of transplant arteriosclerosis

Mäntele, W.

Selective detection of plasma low molecular weight heparin concentration with ultraviolet emission spectroscopy

Marcsek, P.

Antegrade cerebral perfusion and hypothermia as a technique of brain protection during ascending aorta and aortic arch operation

Marggraf, G.

Heart surgery in patients with cirrhosis

Oral administration of tadalafil decreases mean pulmonary pressure after cardiac surgery

Early postoperative predictors of intestinal ischemia after cardiac surgery

Maringka, M.

Early postoperative results after complete arterial revascularisation using the Left Internal Thoracic Artery (LITA) and a Radial Artery T-graft (RA-T)

The Holly Graft™ first clinical experience with a novel, drug eluting and heparin coated artificial bypass graft

Markl, M.

Time-resolved 3D-phase-contrast MR reveals hemodynamic changes in typ-A aortic dissection after aortic root replacement

Martens, A.

Early postoperative results after complete arterial revascularisation using the Left Internal Thoracic Artery (LITA) and a Radial Artery T-graft (RA-T)

The Holly Graft™ first clinical experience with a novel, drug eluting and heparin coated artificial bypass graft

Martens, S.

Plaquebridging long arteriotomies versus coronary endarterectomy, in the treatment of diffuse coronary artery disease. A comparative analysis of survival and graft patency

Decalcification of the mitral annulus: 8 years follow up in 81 high risk patients

Modified leukocyte filtration timing strategies during cardiac surgery: no evidence for clinical benefit

Impact of the prophylactic use of Metoprolol and Magnesium on perioperative atrial fibrillation

Quality evaluation of anastomotic devices: Historical controls versus hand-sewn graft patency in study cohorts

Martin, U.

A quantitative analysis of cell survival, inflammatory response and remodeling processes in a cardiac tissue graft in vivo

Masberg, F.

Minimizing the cardiopulmonary bypass saves myocardium

Massoudy, P.

Previous percutaneous coronary interventions before coronary artery bypass grafting: do they help or do they bother?

Matatko, N.

Cognitive outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery: a longitudinal assessment with a three year follow-up

Matschke, K.

Native infective endocarditis: clinical outcome after surgical treatment

Prosthetic valve endocarditis: importance of surgical treatment

Matsuda, H.

Extensive total arch replacement for DeBakey I acute aortic dissection

Matsui, O.

Urgent stent-grafting by an original small size stent-graft system for thoracic aortic diseases

Mauser-Weber, P.

Antegrade cerebral perfusion at higher temperatures is more neuroprotective than deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) during aortic arch operations in young piglets

Mayer, J. M.

Different antiproliferative capacity of evoerolimus and mycophenolat mofetil in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cELLS in vitro

Maykan, R.

Effect of intravenous PDE-5 inhibitor Sildenafil on pulmonary microcirculation n

Mehlhorn, U.

Risk stratification with the aristotle score and the risk adjusted congenital heart surgery scoring system

Tissue distribution of radiolabeled bone marrow cells after intramyocardial transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Cost calculation of general thoracic patients in a department of cardiothoracic surgery

Unchanged LV function after autologous bone marrow cell therapy during CABG surgery in patients with chronic myocardial infarction

Defining the margin of safety of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with various brain protective strategies

Apoptosis inhibition improves myocardial protection during cardioplegic arrest

Cardiopulmonary bypass increases peroxiredoxin expression in erythrocytes

Quality of life and survival in patients after assist device implantation

Apoptosis inhibition improves left ventricular function after prolonged cold cardioplegic arrest

Assessment of cardiac function after bone marrow cell transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Meier, M.

Regional cerebral perfusion and brain water content after operative myocardial revascularisation in an adult porcine model: effect of cerebral emboli formations

Meijboom, E.

Late diagnosis of transposition of the great arteries: Two-stage-repair

Meinzer, H. P.

Three-dimensional assessment of left ventricular geometry and annular dilatation provides new mechanistic insights into the surgical correction of ischemic mitral regurgitation

In vitro study of jet volumes and regurgitant flow rates for quantitative assessment of mitral valve regurgitation

Meiser, B. M.

The combination of sirolimus and tacrolimus for primary immunosuppression after heart transplantation –3-year-results

Combination of hDAF-transgenic pig hearts and immunoadsorption in heterotopic xenotransplantation of immunosuppressed baboons

The controversy of donor serum sodium levels in heart transplantation – a multicenter experience

The beneficial effect of one preoperative HLA-A/-B and -DR-identical blood transfusion in the long term follow-up – a prospective randomised 12-years follow up after heart transplantation

Meller, J.

Is invasive staging of NSCLC with mediastinoscopy/VATS advantageous to CT scan and PET?

Mellert, F.

Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator- therapy – still a surgical domain?

Therapeutic optimization of atrioventricular delay in ICU-patients by non-invasive cardiac output measurements versus pulse contour analysis

Aortic patterns after surgical therapy for stanford type a aortic dissection – a multi-slice spiral CT-study

Melnychenko, I.

Functional and electrical integration of engineered heart tissue in a native rat heart

Mempel, W.

The beneficial effect of one preoperative HLA-A/-B and -DR-identical blood transfusion in the long term follow-up – a prospective randomised 12-years follow up after heart transplantation

Mendler, N.

A novel rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass with blood cardioplegic arrest, no need for donor blood and precise hemodynamic assessment by conductance catheter technique

Mengel, M.

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction

Menger, M. D.

Simvastatin inhibits lymphocyte homing to peripheral lymph nodes

Intravital microscopy of the coronary microcirculation in heterotopically transplanted mouse hearts

PECAM-1 expression on recipient leukocytes does not influence allograft survival in murine cardiac transplantation

Merk, J.

Videoassisted decortication for pleural empyema – alternative to conventional treatment? Indication, technique, results

Merkely, B.

Quantification of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony by conductance catheter in the failing heart: Effect of biventricular pacing

Mertsching, H.

Functional and morphological studies on tissue-engineered autologeous small-calibred vessels

Messmer, B. J.

Left-sided mechanical heart valve replacement in pediatric patients

Meyer, A.

Outcome following bridge-to-HTX using the HeartMate-I LVAD-system: A single center experience

Meyer, R.

5 years experience with unipolar radiofrequency ablation for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Surgical therapy of right-sided active infective endocarditis (RSE): 19-year single centre experience

Meyer-Brotnitz, I.

Outcome and quality of life after treatment for acute type a aortic dissection: a single center experience

Michel-Behnke, I.

ECMO support after complex cardiac surgery in congenital heart disease

Mikhail, B.

Three-dimensional assessment of left ventricular geometry and annular dilatation provides new mechanistic insights into the surgical correction of ischemic mitral regurgitation

Milekhin, V.

Effect of intravenous PDE-5 inhibitor Sildenafil on pulmonary microcirculation n

Benefit of biphasic perfusion in lung harvesting

PDE-5 inhibitor modified lung perfusion improves graft function after 24h ischemia

Milting, H.

A combination of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the human cardiac ryanodine receptor is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Regulation of plasma BNP in heart transplantation candidates supported by pulsatile and non-pulsatile ventricular assist devices

Regulation of G-protein coupled receptor kinases GRK2 and GRK5 in heart transplantation candidates supported by ventricular assist devices

Minami, K.

Perioperative coronary artery bypass graft evaluation by parameter identification

Minatoya, K.

Extensive total arch replacement for DeBakey I acute aortic dissection

Mirzaie, M.

Sheep model of chronic heart failure induced by multiple sequential coronary microembolizations

Mischke, K.

Heart rate in atrial fibrillation can be regulated by neurostimulation: results of an experimental study

Misfeld, M.

In-vitro studies of distal perfusion through the "elefant trunk" in two-stage aortic surgery

The effects of adrenaline and milrinone on plasma lactate levels in patients with myocardial dysfunction after CABG

Ongoing dialogue about the operative strategy in valve sparing root replacement

Ultra-structure of the porcine aortic root

Value and limitations of valvular resistance to estimate homograft performance following the Ross procedure

Mitrev, Z.

Total arterial revascularisation in patients with end-stage heart failure

Left ventricular reconstruction and bypass grafting on beating heart

Mitterer, G.

Gender-specific differences in the pattern of gene expression during post-MI remodeling

Monitoring the effects of selective endothelin receptor A antagonism on cardiac remodeling after experimental myocardial infarction by gene expression profiling

Mochalski, M.

MACE Rate after MIDCAB and PCI in single vessel disease: 5 years follow-up of a randomized trial

Stages to excellence – learning curves of eight surgeons with 1344 MIDCAB-operations

Moebius, J.

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Mohr, F. W.

Surgical ASD closure after interventional occluder placement – incidence and outcome

Propensity analysis of beating heart versus cardioplegic arrest coronary artery bypass surgery in emergency patients with acute coronary syndrome

MACE Rate after MIDCAB and PCI in single vessel disease: 5 years follow-up of a randomized trial

Emergency thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism in patients following surgical procedures and failed thrombolysis

Experimental evaluation of different levels of selective cerebral perfusion during complex cardiac surgery

Selective retrograde arterialisation of a cardiac vein in a model of cardiac micro- and macroangiopathy in sheep

Autologous bone marrow stem cells mediate paracrine axis in non-ischemic model of failing heart: A novel key mechanism?

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency: A mathematical approach using dynamic infrared imaging

Immunosuppressive drugs and lymphocyte-apoptosis: A new human whole blood assay

ACE-inhibitor treatment attenuates atrial structural remodeling in patients with lone chronic atrial fibrillation

Functional and electrical integration of engineered heart tissue in a native rat heart

Mitral valve reconstruction is justified in patients with end stage heart failure – Long term follow up in 193 patients

Randomized stentless versus conventional aortic xenograft implantation: Eight year follow-up

Everolimus suppresses dendritic cell maturation in human heart transplanted recipients

Autopsy findings in patients on postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Myocardial protection using PARP-inhibition (INO-1001): Beating heart versus cardioplegic cardiac arrest strategies

Mid-term results following right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction using contegra valved bovine jugular vein graft

Off pump CABG: proximal coronary anastomoses performed with the PAS-Port device versus hand sewn technique – results from a prospective randomized trial

Benefit of the redo mitral valve surgery – minimally invasive approach

Prospectively randomized bileaflet mechanical aortic valve replacement. Eight year follow-up

Full-root versus subcoronary implantation of stentless bioprostheses: Which technique provides superior hemodynamics?

The role of splenectomy in endocarditis surgery

Stages to excellence – learning curves of eight surgeons with 1344 MIDCAB-operations

Monzon-Posadas, W. O.

Apoptosis inhibition improves left ventricular function after prolonged cold cardioplegic arrest

Moosdorf, R.

Myocardprotection by Heat Shock – protein expression results in mitochondrial gene-import and gene-upregulation of Cytochrome c-oxidase

Mordstein, V.

In vivo AAV mediated gene transfer to cardiac endothelial cells is possible but species-specific

Mörike, C.

Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (stromeylsin-1) results in reduction of neointima formation in autologous vein grafts in vivo

Improved safety of adenoviral gene transfer of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMP-1) for reduction of vascular neointima formation in vivo

Moritz, A.

Bilateral pectoralis major flaps for plastic reconstruction of deep sternal wound infection

Detection of vein graft disease using 4- and 16 row computed tomography. Evaluation of coronary bypass grafts and correlation with the conventional angiography and the Ca-score

Plaquebridging long arteriotomies versus coronary endarterectomy, in the treatment of diffuse coronary artery disease. A comparative analysis of survival and graft patency

Assessment of coronary artery bypass grafts diameter. Comparing magnetic resonance imaging and quantitative coronary angiography

Decalcification of the mitral annulus: 8 years follow up in 81 high risk patients

Modified leukocyte filtration timing strategies during cardiac surgery: no evidence for clinical benefit

Impact of the prophylactic use of Metoprolol and Magnesium on perioperative atrial fibrillation

Quality evaluation of anastomotic devices: Historical controls versus hand-sewn graft patency in study cohorts

Normal coronary flow reserve after stentless aortic valve replacement – results from a prospective, randomized study

Morshuis, M.

Performance of a novel maglev centrifugal pump in cardiogenic shock patients requiring ECMO support

Regulation of plasma BNP in heart transplantation candidates supported by pulsatile and non-pulsatile ventricular assist devices

Performance of a novel magnetically levitated centrifugal pump (CorAide™) in potential destination therapy patients

Predictors of survival in patients requiring IABP support following cardiac surgery

Regulation of G-protein coupled receptor kinases GRK2 and GRK5 in heart transplantation candidates supported by ventricular assist devices

Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation: Predictors of survival

Mottl-Link, S.

Three-dimensional assessment of left ventricular geometry and annular dilatation provides new mechanistic insights into the surgical correction of ischemic mitral regurgitation

Muehler, E. G.

Left-sided mechanical heart valve replacement in pediatric patients

Mueller, J.

Changes in the extracellular matrix of cardiomyocytes by electrical microcurrent application. A possible novel approach for the treatment of heart failure

Mueller, M.

The combination of sirolimus and tacrolimus for primary immunosuppression after heart transplantation –3-year-results

Mueller-Ehmsen, J.

Tissue distribution of radiolabeled bone marrow cells after intramyocardial transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Unchanged LV function after autologous bone marrow cell therapy during CABG surgery in patients with chronic myocardial infarction

Assessment of cardiac function after bone marrow cell transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Mulahasanovic, S.

Acute traumatic aortic rupture: surgical repair or endovascular stent grafting?

Müller, M.

ECMO support after complex cardiac surgery in congenital heart disease

Müller-Hülsbeck, S.

Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: Long-term evaluation of valved nitinol stents

Müller-Stahl, K.

A quantitative analysis of cell survival, inflammatory response and remodeling processes in a cardiac tissue graft in vivo

Munk-Schulenburg, S.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Musci, M.

Surgical therapy of right-sided active infective endocarditis (RSE): 19-year single centre experience

Muzdalo, L.

Aortic patterns after surgical therapy for stanford type a aortic dissection – a multi-slice spiral CT-study

Nägele, H.

Laser lead extraction of pacemaker or ICD leads in patients with lead infections and/or lead dysfunction is a save and efficative method even in patients with subclavian vein occlusion and a need for vein recanalization

Nagib, R.

Are patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx) getting worse today?

Nakata, K. I.

Perioperative coronary artery bypass graft evaluation by parameter identification

Naraghi, H.

Myocardprotection by Heat Shock – protein expression results in mitochondrial gene-import and gene-upregulation of Cytochrome c-oxidase

Nassau, K.

Risk analysis for renal replacement therapy (RRT) after cardiac surgery in patients with preoperatively normal renal function

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit: a 10 year experience with the preliminary results of an ongoing 3 year follow up

Nasseri, B.

Surgical correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) by translocation in children

Freedom from aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients with congenital aortic stenosis after initial balloon valvuloplasty versus operative commissurotomy

Natour, E.

Frozen elephant trunk technique for radical single step treatment of aortic type A dissections

Nauerz, M.

Cardioprotective effect of percutanous intramyocardial stem cell injection in hibernating myocardium

Negishi, N.

Perioperative coronary artery bypass graft evaluation by parameter identification

Nemat, A.

Cost calculation of general thoracic patients in a department of cardiothoracic surgery

Nesselmann, C.

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene modified rat MSCs improves heart function after myocardial infarction

Neumaier-Prauser, P.

Is extreme obesity a risk factor for increased in-hospital mortality and postoperative morbidity after cardiac surgery? Results of 2251 obese patients with BMI 30 to 50

Niebel, W.

Early postoperative predictors of intestinal ischemia after cardiac surgery

Niehaus, M.

Clinically applicable 7-Tesla magnetic resonance and echocardiographic visualization of transplanted human CD-133+ cells labelled with CliniMACS® nano-particles

Niklas, M.

Risk analysis for renal replacement therapy (RRT) after cardiac surgery in patients with preoperatively normal renal function

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit: a 10 year experience with the preliminary results of an ongoing 3 year follow up

Nöbauer, C.

Choice of prosthesis in mitral valve replacement and concomitant coronary revascularization

Noetzold, A.

The erythropoietin receptor is expressed in the human heart and upregulated after cardio-pulmonary bypass: possible mechanism of myocardial protection

Nollert, G.

The beneficial effect of one preoperative HLA-A/-B and -DR-identical blood transfusion in the long term follow-up – a prospective randomised 12-years follow up after heart transplantation

Oberhoffer, M.

Prospective randomized study of preoperative intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting patients

Midterm patency of the radial artery used for myocardial revascularization evaluated by new-generation multi-slice spiral computed tomography

T-grafts in coronary surgery: Comparison of arterial coronary angiography and multi slice computed tomography

Long-term results of surgical treatment of the aorta – 30 years experience

Redo aortic valve replacement after prosthetic infections

Midterm angiographic evaluation of coronary bypass graft distal anastomosis by use of a magnetic coupler

Oberwalder, P.

Comparison between 19-mm and 21-mm size prothesis on patients outcome after aortic valve replacement

Oesberg, S.

Treatment of sepsis following cardiovascvular surgery using activated protein C

Oetjen, P.

Impact of different cerebral perfusion temperatures in an experimental pig model of prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion

Oezpeker, C.

Performance of a novel maglev centrifugal pump in cardiogenic shock patients requiring ECMO support

Ogino, H.

Extensive total arch replacement for DeBakey I acute aortic dissection

Ohl, L.

CCR7 expression by recipient T-cells and dendritic cells attenuates the development of transplant arteriosclerosis

Ohtake, H.

Urgent stent-grafting by an original small size stent-graft system for thoracic aortic diseases

Ong, L. L.

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene modified rat MSCs improves heart function after myocardial infarction

Onnasch, J. F.

Benefit of the redo mitral valve surgery – minimally invasive approach

Ono, M.

Durability of Contegras compared to homografts at 5 years: A subgroup-forming metaanalysis

Risk factor analysis for somatic development and late complications in patients with Fontan circulation

Osanai, T.

Perioperative coronary artery bypass graft evaluation by parameter identification

Osorio Da Cruz, S.

Titanium coating improves neo-endothelialisation of ePTFE grafts

Osswald, B. R.

Long-term results after coronary artery reconstructive surgery

Valvular noise after bileaflet mechanical valve replacement – a disregarded problem?

Ostermeyer, J.

Cardioprotective effect of percutanous intramyocardial stem cell injection in hibernating myocardium

Changes of myocardial function after combined coronary revascularization and mitral valve downsizing in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation and advanced cardiomyopathy

Osterziel, K. J.

A combination of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the human cardiac ryanodine receptor is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Overbeck, T.

Is invasive staging of NSCLC with mediastinoscopy/VATS advantageous to CT scan and PET?

Ovroutski, S.

Surgical correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) by translocation in children

Palmaers, T.

Antegrade cerebral perfusion at higher temperatures is more neuroprotective than deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) during aortic arch operations in young piglets

Pasic, M.

Acute traumatic aortic rupture: surgical repair or endovascular stent grafting?

Is coronary atherosclerosis of the donor heart acceptable?

Surgical therapy of right-sided active infective endocarditis (RSE): 19-year single centre experience

Paul, T.

Minimally invasive partial inferior sternotomy for congenital heart defects in children

Pazurek, J.

Is coronary atherosclerosis of the donor heart acceptable?

Peivandi, A. A.

Stimulatory effects of phenylephrine and 4β-phorbol-12β 13α-dibutyrate on phospholipase D activity in hypertrophied myocardium in a rat model*

Right ventricular function in mitral valve incompetence. The impact of additional tricuspid valve surgery in mitral valve repair

Comparison of two different harvesting techniques of skeletonization of left internal mammary artery (LIMA)

Perrot, A.

A combination of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the human cardiac ryanodine receptor is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Perthel, M.

Hemodynamic performance and clinical outcome of the new Medtronic Hall Easy Fit™ heart valve prosthesis (Easy Fit) in aortic position

Peters, S.

A combination of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the human cardiac ryanodine receptor is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Petersen, M.

Value and limitations of valvular resistance to estimate homograft performance following the Ross procedure

Peterss, S.

Impact of different cerebral perfusion temperatures in an experimental pig model of prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion

Pfeiffer, S.

Sorin Pericarbon More© intraanular and Soprano© supraanular: Superiority of the new supraanular valve design

Pfriem, D.

Apoptosis inhibition improves myocardial protection during cardioplegic arrest

Phillips, R.

Feasability of preclinical cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance in helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) in thoracic pain – the ultrasonic cardiac output monitor uscom

Pichlmaier, M.

Cryopreserved human allografts for arterial repair in case of graft infection

Piechaczek, C.

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Pietrowski, D.

Impact of gender on cardiovascular artery bypass graft reoperations

Influence of off-pump artery bypass grafting on the expression of C-reactive protein

Piper, S.

Predictors of acute renal failure after cardiac surgery

Pitzer-Hartert, K.

Efficacy and frequency of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in operative management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Pizanis, N.

Effect of intravenous PDE-5 inhibitor Sildenafil on pulmonary microcirculation n

Benefit of biphasic perfusion in lung harvesting

Early postoperative predictors of intestinal ischemia after cardiac surgery

PDE-5 inhibitor modified lung perfusion improves graft function after 24h ischemia

Previous percutaneous coronary interventions before coronary artery bypass grafting: do they help or do they bother?

Plenz, G. A.

The GM-CSF-IL3-IL5/GM-CSF-receptor system is differentially expressed in arteries and veins: Impact on the structural phenotype of the vessel wall

Podesser, B. K.

Gender-specific differences in the pattern of gene expression during post-MI remodeling

Monitoring the effects of selective endothelin receptor A antagonism on cardiac remodeling after experimental myocardial infarction by gene expression profiling

Endothelin-A receptor blockade attenuates ischemia- reperfusion injury in failing rat hearts

Six weeks treatment with SiNiTang, a Chinese herbal cocktail, attenuates left ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction

Pohl, A.

Reduced distensibility of glutaraldehyde preserved stentless aortic valves impairs physiological function

Pohl, M.

Reduced distensibility of glutaraldehyde preserved stentless aortic valves impairs physiological function

Systolic hemodynamic properties of stentless aortic valves are determined by their flexible parts rather than annulus size

Pöling, J.

A new calcium sensitizer levosimendan in cardiac surgical patients with severe mitral insufficiency, poor left ventricular function and coronary artery disease

Intraoperative diagnosis of hibernating myocardium by means of microdialysis

Poll, U.

Results of primary repair of tetralogy of fallot are independent of age

Post, H.

Sheep model of chronic heart failure induced by multiple sequential coronary microembolizations

Postrach, J.

In vivo AAV mediated gene transfer to cardiac endothelial cells is possible but species-specific

Potapov, E. V.

Prediction of right ventricular failure after implantation of left ventricular assist devices

Pozzi, M.

FloWatch®: Telemetrically adjustable pulmonary artery banding

Preusse, C. J.

Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator- therapy – still a surgical domain?

Therapeutic optimization of atrioventricular delay in ICU-patients by non-invasive cardiac output measurements versus pulse contour analysis

Pritisanac, A.

Socio-economic aspects of coronary interventional procedures prior to coronary bypass surgery

Probst, C.

Visualization of graft patency, anatomical course and nonstenotic plaque texture with multislice CT in patients undergoing redo cardiac surgery – important information for the surgeon?

Aortic patterns after surgical therapy for stanford type a aortic dissection – a multi-slice spiral CT-study

Probst, M.

Apoptosis inhibition improves myocardial protection during cardioplegic arrest

Pruss, A.

Midterm results of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with a tissue engineered pulmonary valve in 30 consecutive patients

Pühler, T.

36-month results of a international multicentre, randomised doppelblinded study of everolimus vs. Azathioprin in stable patients after lung transplantation

Pützer, B.

Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene modified rat MSCs improves heart function after myocardial infarction

Qedra, N.

Malignant cardiac and pericardial neoplasms: 16-year surgical experience and follow-up

Quaden, R.

Immediate surgical management of unstable patients within 48h after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: Long-term evaluation of valved nitinol stents

Radovits, T.

Activation of the peroxynitrite-poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway during neointima proliferation: a new target to prevent restenosis after endarterectomy?

Potent novel peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst FP15 improves ageing-associated cardiac and vascular dysfunction

Rahimi, A.

Immediate surgical management of unstable patients within 48h after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

Rahmel, A.

Mitral valve reconstruction is justified in patients with end stage heart failure – Long term follow up in 193 patients

Raisky, O.

Experiences with the Ross-Konno procedure in young children

Raji, R.

Risk stratification with the aristotle score and the risk adjusted congenital heart surgery scoring system

Biological implants as therapeutic option for mid and distal arch stenosis in children

Cost calculation of general thoracic patients in a department of cardiothoracic surgery

Defining the margin of safety of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with various brain protective strategies

Quality of life and survival in patients after assist device implantation

Ramudo, L.

Different antiproliferative capacity of evoerolimus and mycophenolat mofetil in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cELLS in vitro

Rashid, S.

Reduction of aorta-related deaths with the bentall procedure in patients with bicuspid aortic valve

Rassoulian, D.

Midterm patency of the radial artery used for myocardial revascularization evaluated by new-generation multi-slice spiral computed tomography

Rastan, A.

Surgical ASD closure after interventional occluder placement – incidence and outcome

Propensity analysis of beating heart versus cardioplegic arrest coronary artery bypass surgery in emergency patients with acute coronary syndrome

Experimental evaluation of different levels of selective cerebral perfusion during complex cardiac surgery

Mitral valve reconstruction is justified in patients with end stage heart failure – Long term follow up in 193 patients

Autopsy findings in patients on postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Myocardial protection using PARP-inhibition (INO-1001): Beating heart versus cardioplegic cardiac arrest strategies

Mid-term results following right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction using contegra valved bovine jugular vein graft

Off pump CABG: proximal coronary anastomoses performed with the PAS-Port device versus hand sewn technique – results from a prospective randomized trial

The role of splenectomy in endocarditis surgery

Rau, G.

Application of a biaxial cellstretcher for cardiovascular tissue engineering

Rees, W.

A new calcium sensitizer levosimendan in cardiac surgical patients with severe mitral insufficiency, poor left ventricular function and coronary artery disease

Intraoperative diagnosis of hibernating myocardium by means of microdialysis

Regitz-Zagrosek, V.

Risk factor distribution and BMI in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: are there gender differences?

Rehak, P.

Antispastic effects of Ca2+ sensitizer Levosimendan in radial and thoracica interna grafts

Reichart, B.

In vitro fabrication of autologous human cardiovascular patch

Role of vascular-derived mesenchymal stem cells in hemostasis

A new technique for reconstruction of the aorta and the pulmonary bifurcation in truncus arteriosus communis

Results of primary repair of tetralogy of fallot are independent of age

Prospective randomized study of preoperative intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting patients

Midterm patency of the radial artery used for myocardial revascularization evaluated by new-generation multi-slice spiral computed tomography

T-grafts in coronary surgery: Comparison of arterial coronary angiography and multi slice computed tomography

Tissue engineering of autologous human heart valves for future use in congenital heart surgery

Tissue engineering: Optimalization of time intervals for endothelialization processess in a preclinical setup

In vivo AAV mediated gene transfer to cardiac endothelial cells is possible but species-specific

Direct thrombin inhibition using hirudin prevents hyperacute xenograft rejection

The combination of sirolimus and tacrolimus for primary immunosuppression after heart transplantation –3-year-results

Long-term results of surgical treatment of the aorta – 30 years experience

Long term results in cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure – over 5 years experience

Combination of hDAF-transgenic pig hearts and immunoadsorption in heterotopic xenotransplantation of immunosuppressed baboons

The controversy of donor serum sodium levels in heart transplantation – a multicenter experience

ABO incompatible heart transplantation in infants

Redo aortic valve replacement after prosthetic infections

Midterm angiographic evaluation of coronary bypass graft distal anastomosis by use of a magnetic coupler

The beneficial effect of one preoperative HLA-A/-B and -DR-identical blood transfusion in the long term follow-up – a prospective randomised 12-years follow up after heart transplantation

Reichenspurner, H.

Pluripotency of tissue resident cells derived from aortic valve leaflets

Effects of tacrolimus, sirolimus, and fk778 on different stages of xenograft rejection

Laser lead extraction of pacemaker or ICD leads in patients with lead infections and/or lead dysfunction is a save and efficative method even in patients with subclavian vein occlusion and a need for vein recanalization

Endo- vs. Epimyocardial surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: Different methods – different results?

Efficacy study of FK778, tacrolimus and sirolimus to prevent posttransplant obliterative airway disease

Effect of minimal extracorporeal circulation compared to cardiopulmonary bypass system on organ function and inflammatory response: a prospective randomized study-interims analysis

Combination of hDAF-transgenic pig hearts and immunoadsorption in heterotopic xenotransplantation of immunosuppressed baboons

Antegrade cerebral perfusion and hypothermia as a technique of brain protection during ascending aorta and aortic arch operation

Midterm results and patient satisfaction after mitral valve surgery: comparison of mic vs. sternotomy approach

A prospective randomized international multi-center investigator driven study comparing tacrolimus and cyclosporin a, both in combination with MMF and steroids after lung transplantation – complete 1 year follow up of 255 patients

Reimann, A.

Sorin Pericarbon More© intraanular and Soprano© supraanular: Superiority of the new supraanular valve design

Reinerth, G.

Pulmonary release of ET-1 during surgical procedures involving right ventricular pressure overload contributes to postoperative mesenteric vascular dysfunction

Repin, O.

Tissue engineering of heart valves: An efficient method for decellularization of human aortic valve conduits

Resetar, M. E.

Selective retrograde arterialisation of a cardiac vein in a model of cardiac micro- and macroangiopathy in sheep

ACE-inhibitor treatment attenuates atrial structural remodeling in patients with lone chronic atrial fibrillation

Reuthebuch, O.

Risk factors and timing of pacemaker implantation after aortic valve replacement

Richter, M.

Emergency thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism in patients following surgical procedures and failed thrombolysis

Everolimus suppresses dendritic cell maturation in human heart transplanted recipients

Off pump CABG: proximal coronary anastomoses performed with the PAS-Port device versus hand sewn technique – results from a prospective randomized trial

Riess, F. C.

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

A risk assessment score for patients with end-stage renal failure undergoing cardiac surgery

Perioperative transfusions and prolonged coagulation time significantly increase the mortality in patients with end stage renal disease undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Longterm clinical results in 663 patients after complete arterial off-pump revascularization

Determinants of long-term survival of patients with end-stage renal disease after cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Hemodynamic performance and clinical follow-up of the medtronic mosaic bioprosthesis: 10 years experience

Rigler, B.

Antispastic effects of Ca2+ sensitizer Levosimendan in radial and thoracica interna grafts

Comparison between 19-mm and 21-mm size prothesis on patients outcome after aortic valve replacement

Rockstroh, N.

STAT-1 decoy oligonucleotide treatment reduces acute rejection in mouse heart transplantation

Roell, W.

Safety of cellular cardiomyoplasty using bone marrow-derived cells

Roemer, U.

ABO incompatible heart transplantation in infants

Röfe, D.

Regulation of plasma BNP in heart transplantation candidates supported by pulsatile and non-pulsatile ventricular assist devices

Römer, U.

A new technique for reconstruction of the aorta and the pulmonary bifurcation in truncus arteriosus communis

Rörick, O.

Antegrade cerebral perfusion at higher temperatures is more neuroprotective than deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) during aortic arch operations in young piglets

Rosendahl, U.

The differences in blood flow patterns in bypass grafts according to the revascularized coronary territories: analysis of 2618 grafts

Impact of gender on cardiovascular artery bypass graft reoperations

Data mart based risk stratification in heart surgery: comparison to a prospective risk score validation

Sequential and composite internal thoracic artery grafts in off-pump coronary bypass: a simple way to estimate the required conduit length

Seven years of aortic valve replacement with stentless bioprostheses

Rosenthal, H.

The Holly Graft™ first clinical experience with a novel, drug eluting and heparin coated artificial bypass graft

Röthemeyer, S.

Intraoperative diagnosis of hibernating myocardium by means of microdialysis

Rothenburger, M.

NT-proBNP for risk stratification after biventricular pacing in heart failure patients

Kidney function in heart transplant patients after LVAD bridging

CNI-free immunosupression using everolimus in long term heart transplant recipients -procedures of switching protocols and side effects

Surgical treatment of cardiac myxomas: 16 years experience of 78 patients

Röttger, C.

CNI-free immunosupression using everolimus in long term heart transplant recipients -procedures of switching protocols and side effects

Rucker, A.

Combination of hDAF-transgenic pig hearts and immunoadsorption in heterotopic xenotransplantation of immunosuppressed baboons

Rueckriehm, B.

Unchanged LV function after autologous bone marrow cell therapy during CABG surgery in patients with chronic myocardial infarction

Rüffer, A.

Troponin T and CK/CKMB levels in patients with myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass grafting

Ruhparwar, A.

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction

Clinically applicable 7-Tesla magnetic resonance and echocardiographic visualization of transplanted human CD-133+ cells labelled with CliniMACS® nano-particles

Application of a biaxial cellstretcher for cardiovascular tissue engineering

Rukosujew, A.

The GM-CSF-IL3-IL5/GM-CSF-receptor system is differentially expressed in arteries and veins: Impact on the structural phenotype of the vessel wall

Rupprecht, L.

Effect of cryopreservation on viability and function of human umbilical vein – a potential scaffold for a tissue-engineered vessel graft

Ruschewski, W.

Minimally invasive partial inferior sternotomy for congenital heart defects in children

Saavedra Blume, J. C.

Implementation of an institutional OPCAB-program using a specific quality management tool

Sachweh, J. S.

A new technique for reconstruction of the aorta and the pulmonary bifurcation in truncus arteriosus communis

Results of primary repair of tetralogy of fallot are independent of age

20 years experience with aortopexy in the treatment of tracheal instability in patients with esophagus atresia

Left-sided mechanical heart valve replacement in pediatric patients

Sadoni, S.

The combination of sirolimus and tacrolimus for primary immunosuppression after heart transplantation –3-year-results

Saeed, D.

Predictors of survival in patients requiring IABP support following cardiac surgery

Saenger, S.

5 years experience with unipolar radiofrequency ablation for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Saggau, W.

Predictors of acute renal failure after cardiac surgery

Incidence of rhabdomyolysis in patients treated with lipid-lowering drugs and extracorporeal circulation

Sahraoui, K.

Is the development of significant left main stem stenosis (MSSt) induced by percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)?

Salameh, A.

Selective retrograde arterialisation of a cardiac vein in a model of cardiac micro- and macroangiopathy in sheep

Salaymeh, L.

Antispastic effects of Ca2+ sensitizer Levosimendan in radial and thoracica interna grafts

Comparison between 19-mm and 21-mm size prothesis on patients outcome after aortic valve replacement

Salcher, R.

Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (stromeylsin-1) results in reduction of neointima formation in autologous vein grafts in vivo

Improved safety of adenoviral gene transfer of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMP-1) for reduction of vascular neointima formation in vivo

Saldana, F.

Is invasive staging of NSCLC with mediastinoscopy/VATS advantageous to CT scan and PET?

Salha, S.

Stimulatory effects of phenylephrine and 4β-phorbol-12β 13α-dibutyrate on phospholipase D activity in hypertrophied myocardium in a rat model*

Sanada, J.

Urgent stent-grafting by an original small size stent-graft system for thoracic aortic diseases

Sandhaus, T.

Intravenous versus inhalative administration of Iloprost for donor lung pretreatment – which route is superior in experimental pig lung transplantation?

Sänger, S.

Troponin T and CK/CKMB levels in patients with myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass grafting

Sankai, Y.

Perioperative coronary artery bypass graft evaluation by parameter identification

Sarai, K.

Multi-lineage stem cells derived from the thymus gland of children during cardiac surgery as a source for regenerative medicine

Sarathchandra, P.

Ultra-structure of the porcine aortic root

Sarnowski, P.

Regulation of plasma BNP in heart transplantation candidates supported by pulsatile and non-pulsatile ventricular assist devices

Performance of a novel magnetically levitated centrifugal pump (CorAide™) in potential destination therapy patients

Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation: Predictors of survival

Sarris, G.

Contegra: 5-years-results from the European multicenter trial

Sasaki, H.

Extensive total arch replacement for DeBakey I acute aortic dissection

Sassen, S.

Unfavourable early outcome of small sized porcine-valve conduits in reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract

Sattler, A.

Myocardprotection by Heat Shock – protein expression results in mitochondrial gene-import and gene-upregulation of Cytochrome c-oxidase

Schad, H.

A novel rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass with blood cardioplegic arrest, no need for donor blood and precise hemodynamic assessment by conductance catheter technique

Extent of capillary leak caused by ECC related to pulsatile versus nonpulsatile perfusion mode

Schäfer, H.

Effects of tacrolimus, sirolimus, and fk778 on different stages of xenograft rejection

Efficacy study of FK778, tacrolimus and sirolimus to prevent posttransplant obliterative airway disease

Schäfers, H. J.

Simvastatin inhibits lymphocyte homing to peripheral lymph nodes

Intravital microscopy of the coronary microcirculation in heterotopically transplanted mouse hearts

PECAM-1 expression on recipient leukocytes does not influence allograft survival in murine cardiac transplantation

Bicuspid aortic valve repair using a differentiated surgical strategy

Scharfschwerdt, M.

In-vitro studies of distal perfusion through the "elefant trunk" in two-stage aortic surgery

Schauerte, P.

Heart rate in atrial fibrillation can be regulated by neurostimulation: results of an experimental study

Scheewe, J.

Short and medium term results of the total cavopulmonary connection as intracardial, lateral tunnel with fenestration

Scheid, C.

Unchanged LV function after autologous bone marrow cell therapy during CABG surgery in patients with chronic myocardial infarction

Scheiner, O.

Six weeks treatment with SiNiTang, a Chinese herbal cocktail, attenuates left ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction

Scheld, H. H.

Pediatric cardiac tumors in advanced stages – is an operation justified?

The GM-CSF-IL3-IL5/GM-CSF-receptor system is differentially expressed in arteries and veins: Impact on the structural phenotype of the vessel wall

NT-proBNP for risk stratification after biventricular pacing in heart failure patients

Kidney function in heart transplant patients after LVAD bridging

CNI-free immunosupression using everolimus in long term heart transplant recipients -procedures of switching protocols and side effects

Surgical treatment of cardiac myxomas: 16 years experience of 78 patients

Schelenz, C.

Is the aortic valve re-implantation technique the adequate therapy also in elderly patients?

Scheubel, R. J.

Depression of progenitor cell function by advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs): potential relevance for impaired angiogenesis in advanced age and diabetes

Can DNA microarrays change diagnostics and therapy of lung cancer?

Scheule, A. M.

Pure cardiac effects of milrinone after cardioplegic cardiac arrest in an isolated piglet working heart model: it is not contractility

Anaphylactic reactions to aprotinin: Reexposure within the first month is most dangerous

Schild, H.

Visualization of graft patency, anatomical course and nonstenotic plaque texture with multislice CT in patients undergoing redo cardiac surgery – important information for the surgeon?

Schiller, W.

Visualization of graft patency, anatomical course and nonstenotic plaque texture with multislice CT in patients undergoing redo cardiac surgery – important information for the surgeon?

Therapeutic optimization of atrioventricular delay in ICU-patients by non-invasive cardiac output measurements versus pulse contour analysis

Aortic patterns after surgical therapy for stanford type a aortic dissection – a multi-slice spiral CT-study

Schimmer, C.

Risk stratification in cardiac surgery: A comparison of six commonly used risk sore systems

Schindler, C.

11-year single institution clinical experience with the ATS Open Pivot® bileaflet heart valve prosthesis

Schindler, R.

Cardiopulmonary bypass increases peroxiredoxin expression in erythrocytes

Schipke, J. D.

Hemodynamic effects of the calcium-sensitizer Levosimendan in patients with cardiogenic shock postoperatively after surgical revascularization

Schlamann, M.

Cognitive outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery: a longitudinal assessment with a three year follow-up

Schlaudraff, K.

Late diagnosis of transposition of the great arteries: Two-stage-repair

Schlensak, C.

Multi-lineage stem cells derived from the thymus gland of children during cardiac surgery as a source for regenerative medicine

Schmid, C.

Kidney function in heart transplant patients after LVAD bridging

CNI-free immunosupression using everolimus in long term heart transplant recipients -procedures of switching protocols and side effects

Schmid, F. X.

Effect of cryopreservation on viability and function of human umbilical vein – a potential scaffold for a tissue-engineered vessel graft

Experience with selected sinus repair in valve sparing aortic root remodeling for aortic root aneurysms

Schmid, M.

Heart rate in atrial fibrillation can be regulated by neurostimulation: results of an experimental study

Schmidt, K.

Bicuspid aortic valve repair using a differentiated surgical strategy

Schmidt, M.

Tissue distribution of radiolabeled bone marrow cells after intramyocardial transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Socio-economic aspects of coronary interventional procedures prior to coronary bypass surgery

Unchanged LV function after autologous bone marrow cell therapy during CABG surgery in patients with chronic myocardial infarction

Assessment of cardiac function after bone marrow cell transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Schmidt, W.

Gender-specific differences in the pattern of gene expression during post-MI remodeling

Schmidt, W. M.

Monitoring the effects of selective endothelin receptor A antagonism on cardiac remodeling after experimental myocardial infarction by gene expression profiling

Schmidtler, F.

Cardiac surgery in octogenerians – ten year trends in operative- and post-hospital mortality of 495 patients over 80 years of age

Patency of internal thoracic artery- compared to vein-grafts. Postoperative angiographic findings in 1189 symptomatic patients within 12 years

Clinical outcome and analysis of risk factors of 5031 patients with bilateral-versus 4695 patients with single-ITA-grafts

Schmiedl, A.

Functional and morphological studies on tissue-engineered autologeous small-calibred vessels

Schmits, R.

Simvastatin inhibits lymphocyte homing to peripheral lymph nodes

PECAM-1 expression on recipient leukocytes does not influence allograft survival in murine cardiac transplantation

Schmitt-Knosalla, I.

Embryonic stem cells induce long-term cardiac allograft acceptance without supplementary host conditioning

Schmitto, J.

Sheep model of chronic heart failure induced by multiple sequential coronary microembolizations

Schmitz, C.

Visualization of graft patency, anatomical course and nonstenotic plaque texture with multislice CT in patients undergoing redo cardiac surgery – important information for the surgeon?

Increased systolic energy loss of aortic valve prostheses due to ascending aortic aneurysm

Schmoeckel, M.

Prospective randomized study of preoperative intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting patients

In vivo AAV mediated gene transfer to cardiac endothelial cells is possible but species-specific

Direct thrombin inhibition using hirudin prevents hyperacute xenograft rejection

The combination of sirolimus and tacrolimus for primary immunosuppression after heart transplantation –3-year-results

Long term results in cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure – over 5 years experience

Combination of hDAF-transgenic pig hearts and immunoadsorption in heterotopic xenotransplantation of immunosuppressed baboons

ABO incompatible heart transplantation in infants

Schneider, C.

Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator- therapy – still a surgical domain?

Changes of myocardial function after combined coronary revascularization and mitral valve downsizing in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation and advanced cardiomyopathy

Schneider, J.

Off-pump strategy reduces treatment costs due to shorter hospital stay, less complication- and mortality rates compared to On-pump patients with higher Euroscores

Schnöring, H.

20 years experience with aortopexy in the treatment of tracheal instability in patients with esophagus atresia

Schoenburg, M.

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Perioperative transfusions and prolonged coagulation time significantly increase the mortality in patients with end stage renal disease undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Schoendube, F.

Minimally invasive partial inferior sternotomy for congenital heart defects in children

Schoendube, F. A.

Linear bloodpump – a new concept for fluid propagation in cardiac assist devices or total artificial heart

Scholl, A.

ACE-inhibitor treatment attenuates atrial structural remodeling in patients with lone chronic atrial fibrillation

Scholz, M.

Modified leukocyte filtration timing strategies during cardiac surgery: no evidence for clinical benefit

Schomaecker, K.

Tissue distribution of radiolabeled bone marrow cells after intramyocardial transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Assessment of cardiac function after bone marrow cell transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Schönburg, M.

Determinants of long-term survival of patients with end-stage renal disease after cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Schöndube, F. A.

Is invasive staging of NSCLC with mediastinoscopy/VATS advantageous to CT scan and PET?

STAT-1 decoy oligonucleotide treatment reduces acute rejection in mouse heart transplantation

Sheep model of chronic heart failure induced by multiple sequential coronary microembolizations

Schönebeck, J.

Effect of minimal extracorporeal circulation compared to cardiopulmonary bypass system on organ function and inflammatory response: a prospective randomized study-interims analysis

Schönrock, U.

A new minimized perfusion circuit with automatic air detection reduces micro air embolism

Schramm, R.

Simvastatin inhibits lymphocyte homing to peripheral lymph nodes

Intravital microscopy of the coronary microcirculation in heterotopically transplanted mouse hearts

PECAM-1 expression on recipient leukocytes does not influence allograft survival in murine cardiac transplantation

Schranz, D.

ECMO support after complex cardiac surgery in congenital heart disease

Schreiber, C.

Right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit modification of the norwood I operation – what is the implication on further staging?

Risk factors for systemic ventricular failure 30 years after the mustard operation. A single-center experience in 90 patients

Unfavourable early outcome of small sized porcine-valve conduits in reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract

Schrepfer, S.

Effects of tacrolimus, sirolimus, and fk778 on different stages of xenograft rejection

Efficacy study of FK778, tacrolimus and sirolimus to prevent posttransplant obliterative airway disease

Schröder, L.

Selective detection of plasma low molecular weight heparin concentration with ultraviolet emission spectroscopy

Schubert, A.

Autologous bone marrow stem cells mediate paracrine axis in non-ischemic model of failing heart: A novel key mechanism?

Schuermann, K.

Complicated acute type B dissections: Endovascular treatment

Schuetz, A.

The importance of vasodilator therapy for early radial artery string signs identified by intraoperative angiography during coronary artery bypass surgery

Schuhmann, N. K.

In vivo AAV mediated gene transfer to cardiac endothelial cells is possible but species-specific

Schuler, G.

MACE Rate after MIDCAB and PCI in single vessel disease: 5 years follow-up of a randomized trial

Schulz, U.

The controversy of donor serum sodium levels in heart transplantation – a multicenter experience

Schürmann, C.

Regulation of G-protein coupled receptor kinases GRK2 and GRK5 in heart transplantation candidates supported by ventricular assist devices

Schurr, U.

Risk factors and timing of pacemaker implantation after aortic valve replacement

Schwaiger, M.

Preoperative patient selection by myocardial viability assessment results in improved long-term survival in ischemic cardiomyopathy after CABG

Schwedhelm, E.

Effects of tacrolimus, sirolimus, and fk778 on different stages of xenograft rejection

Efficacy study of FK778, tacrolimus and sirolimus to prevent posttransplant obliterative airway disease

Schweiger, S.

Antispastic effects of Ca2+ sensitizer Levosimendan in radial and thoracica interna grafts

Comparison between 19-mm and 21-mm size prothesis on patients outcome after aortic valve replacement

Schwering, L.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Schwinger, R. H.

Tissue distribution of radiolabeled bone marrow cells after intramyocardial transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Unchanged LV function after autologous bone marrow cell therapy during CABG surgery in patients with chronic myocardial infarction

Assessment of cardiac function after bone marrow cell transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Sedelnikov, N.

Titanium coating improves neo-endothelialisation of ePTFE grafts

Seghaye, M. C.

20 years experience with aortopexy in the treatment of tracheal instability in patients with esophagus atresia

Seifert, M.

Embryonic stem cells induce long-term cardiac allograft acceptance without supplementary host conditioning

Seipelt, R.

Sheep model of chronic heart failure induced by multiple sequential coronary microembolizations

Minimally invasive partial inferior sternotomy for congenital heart defects in children

Seitz, T.

Antegrade cerebral perfusion at higher temperatures is more neuroprotective than deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) during aortic arch operations in young piglets

Sorin Pericarbon More© intraanular and Soprano© supraanular: Superiority of the new supraanular valve design

Sekarski, N.

Late diagnosis of transposition of the great arteries: Two-stage-repair

Selkinski, I.

Impact of the prophylactic use of Metoprolol and Magnesium on perioperative atrial fibrillation

Seres, L.

Inosine improves cardiac and pulmonary function after cardiopulmonary bypass

Potent novel peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst FP15 improves ageing-associated cardiac and vascular dysfunction

Severin, T.

Multi-lineage stem cells derived from the thymus gland of children during cardiac surgery as a source for regenerative medicine

Sezer, Ö

Pediatric cardiac tumors in advanced stages – is an operation justified?

CNI-free immunosupression using everolimus in long term heart transplant recipients -procedures of switching protocols and side effects

Shahani, R.

Reduction of aorta-related deaths with the bentall procedure in patients with bicuspid aortic valve

Experience with MEP and SSEP-monitored sacrifice of spinal cord arteries in repair of 100 consecutive thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms: is reimplantation a waste of time?

Shakibaei, M.

Tissue engineering of autologous human heart valves for future use in congenital heart surgery

Shrestha, M.

Early postoperative results after complete arterial revascularisation using the Left Internal Thoracic Artery (LITA) and a Radial Artery T-graft (RA-T)

Outcome and quality of life after treatment for acute type a aortic dissection: a single center experience

Cerebral microembolization during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion

Quality controlled total arterial CABG with the left internal mammary and radial artery T-graft by Intraoperative angiography

Siegenthaler, M. P.

Efficacy and frequency of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in operative management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Time-resolved 3D-phase-contrast MR reveals hemodynamic changes in typ-A aortic dissection after aortic root replacement

Siepe, M.

Multi-lineage stem cells derived from the thymus gland of children during cardiac surgery as a source for regenerative medicine

Sievers, H. H.

In-vitro studies of distal perfusion through the "elefant trunk" in two-stage aortic surgery

Ongoing dialogue about the operative strategy in valve sparing root replacement

Ultra-structure of the porcine aortic root

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

The erythropoietin receptor is expressed in the human heart and upregulated after cardio-pulmonary bypass: possible mechanism of myocardial protection

A risk assessment score for patients with end-stage renal failure undergoing cardiac surgery

Value and limitations of valvular resistance to estimate homograft performance following the Ross procedure

Aortic valve sparing operation: Hemodynamic performance during moderate exercise

Perioperative transfusions and prolonged coagulation time significantly increase the mortality in patients with end stage renal disease undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Determinants of long-term survival of patients with end-stage renal disease after cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Autograft aortic valve replacement: Hemodynamic performance during and after moderate exercise

Silber, R. E.

Depression of progenitor cell function by advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs): potential relevance for impaired angiogenesis in advanced age and diabetes

Can DNA microarrays change diagnostics and therapy of lung cancer?

Silovitz, D.

Reduction of aorta-related deaths with the bentall procedure in patients with bicuspid aortic valve

Simm, A.

Depression of progenitor cell function by advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs): potential relevance for impaired angiogenesis in advanced age and diabetes

Can DNA microarrays change diagnostics and therapy of lung cancer?

Simon, A.

Modified leukocyte filtration timing strategies during cardiac surgery: no evidence for clinical benefit

Simon, A. R.

Outcome following bridge-to-HTX using the HeartMate-I LVAD-system: A single center experience

Sindermann, J. R.

The GM-CSF-IL3-IL5/GM-CSF-receptor system is differentially expressed in arteries and veins: Impact on the structural phenotype of the vessel wall

Surgical treatment of cardiac myxomas: 16 years experience of 78 patients

Siniawski, H.

Is coronary atherosclerosis of the donor heart acceptable?

Surgical therapy of right-sided active infective endocarditis (RSE): 19-year single centre experience

Sircar, R.

Efficacy and frequency of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in operative management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Skrabal, C.

Influence of endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) on SDF-1/TNF-alpha mediated stem cell homing in vivo

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Minimizing the cardiopulmonary bypass saves myocardium

Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene modified rat MSCs improves heart function after myocardial infarction

Circulating endothelial cells as a novel marker of CPB related endothelial damage in cardiac surgery

Skuras, J. A.

Incidence of rhabdomyolysis in patients treated with lipid-lowering drugs and extracorporeal circulation

Sodian, R.

In vitro fabrication of autologous human cardiovascular patch

Results of primary repair of tetralogy of fallot are independent of age

Tissue engineering of autologous human heart valves for future use in congenital heart surgery

Soeparwata, R.

Surgical treatment of cardiac myxomas: 16 years experience of 78 patients

Sommer, S. P.

Heart surgery in patients with cirrhosis

Soós, P.

Quantification of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony by conductance catheter in the failing heart: Effect of biventricular pacing

Spalding, G.

Treatment of sepsis following cardiovascvular surgery using activated protein C

Spielvogel, D.

Reduction of aorta-related deaths with the bentall procedure in patients with bicuspid aortic valve

Experience with MEP and SSEP-monitored sacrifice of spinal cord arteries in repair of 100 consecutive thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms: is reimplantation a waste of time?

Spiliopoulos, K.

Is the development of significant left main stem stenosis (MSSt) induced by percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)?

Spriewald, B.

CCR7 expression by recipient T-cells and dendritic cells attenuates the development of transplant arteriosclerosis

Anti-TNF-α (Infliximab®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

Sreeram, N.

Biological implants as therapeutic option for mid and distal arch stenosis in children

Stamm, C.

Influence of endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) on SDF-1/TNF-alpha mediated stem cell homing in vivo

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene modified rat MSCs improves heart function after myocardial infarction

A risk assessment score for patients with end-stage renal failure undergoing cardiac surgery

CABG and intramyocardial delivery of CD133+ bone marrow cells: 3-years follow-up on safety and efficacy

Perioperative transfusions and prolonged coagulation time significantly increase the mortality in patients with end stage renal disease undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Determinants of long-term survival of patients with end-stage renal disease after cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Stauder, H.

Pure cardiac effects of milrinone after cardioplegic cardiac arrest in an isolated piglet working heart model: it is not contractility

Anaphylactic reactions to aprotinin: Reexposure within the first month is most dangerous

Stefanelli, G.

Midterm results of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with a tissue engineered pulmonary valve in 30 consecutive patients

Stein, S.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Steinhoff, G.

Influence of endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) on SDF-1/TNF-alpha mediated stem cell homing in vivo

A comparison study of AC133+ cell transplantation of myocardial infarction model

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Minimizing the cardiopulmonary bypass saves myocardium

Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene modified rat MSCs improves heart function after myocardial infarction

CABG and intramyocardial delivery of CD133+ bone marrow cells: 3-years follow-up on safety and efficacy

Circulating endothelial cells as a novel marker of CPB related endothelial damage in cardiac surgery

Steinhoff, M.

Apoptosis inhibition improves myocardial protection during cardioplegic arrest

Steinseifer, U.

Increased systolic energy loss of aortic valve prostheses due to ascending aortic aneurysm

Stierle, U.

Ongoing dialogue about the operative strategy in valve sparing root replacement

Value and limitations of valvular resistance to estimate homograft performance following the Ross procedure

Aortic valve sparing operation: Hemodynamic performance during moderate exercise

Autograft aortic valve replacement: Hemodynamic performance during and after moderate exercise

Stiller, B.

Surgical correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) by translocation in children

Stock, U. F.

Treatment of sepsis following cardiovascvular surgery using activated protein C

Reduced distensibility of glutaraldehyde preserved stentless aortic valves impairs physiological function

Systolic hemodynamic properties of stentless aortic valves are determined by their flexible parts rather than annulus size

Stojanovic, T.

STAT-1 decoy oligonucleotide treatment reduces acute rejection in mouse heart transplantation

Stracke, S.

Different antiproliferative capacity of evoerolimus and mycophenolat mofetil in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cELLS in vitro

Strauch, J.

Routine use of antegrade cardioplegia underestimates the risk of regional myocardial ischemia especially in right coronary disease

Is the aortic valve re-implantation technique the adequate therapy also in elderly patients?

Are patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx) getting worse today?

Professional perspectives in cardiac surgery: Surgical education is not a risk factor in aortic valve surgery

Stripling, J. H.

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

A risk assessment score for patients with end-stage renal failure undergoing cardiac surgery

Perioperative transfusions and prolonged coagulation time significantly increase the mortality in patients with end stage renal disease undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

Strüber, M.

Outcome following bridge-to-HTX using the HeartMate-I LVAD-system: A single center experience

Struening, C.

Preoperative thrombolytic therapy and Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (ECABG) in Cardiogenic Shock (CS): What is the impact for the cardiac surgeon?

Stumpf, N. A.

Ischemia decreases force development of demembranized taenia coli fibers – contributing to gastrointestinal complications after heart surgery?

Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition improves safe cardiac preservation times and cardiac function during heart transplantation

Direct immunosuppressive properties of poly (ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibition contribute to increased survival after cardiac transplantation

Contractile dysfunction in experimental cardiac allograft rejection: role of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway

Pulmonary release of ET-1 during surgical procedures involving right ventricular pressure overload contributes to postoperative mesenteric vascular dysfunction

Stypmann, J.

Kidney function in heart transplant patients after LVAD bridging

CNI-free immunosupression using everolimus in long term heart transplant recipients -procedures of switching protocols and side effects

Sunderdiek, U.

Hemodynamic effects of the calcium-sensitizer Levosimendan in patients with cardiogenic shock postoperatively after surgical revascularization

Suprunov, M.

Tissue engineered heart valves re-endothelialized under simulated physiological conditions: Preclinical testing

Syrakas, C.

Is extreme obesity a risk factor for increased in-hospital mortality and postoperative morbidity after cardiac surgery? Results of 2251 obese patients with BMI 30 to 50

Szabó, C.

Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition improves safe cardiac preservation times and cardiac function during heart transplantation

Activation of the peroxynitrite-poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway during neointima proliferation: a new target to prevent restenosis after endarterectomy?

Contractile dysfunction in experimental cardiac allograft rejection: role of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway

Potent novel peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst FP15 improves ageing-associated cardiac and vascular dysfunction

Szabó, G.

Quantification of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony by conductance catheter in the failing heart: Effect of biventricular pacing

Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition improves safe cardiac preservation times and cardiac function during heart transplantation

Inosine improves cardiac and pulmonary function after cardiopulmonary bypass

Activation of the peroxynitrite-poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway during neointima proliferation: a new target to prevent restenosis after endarterectomy?

Direct immunosuppressive properties of poly (ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibition contribute to increased survival after cardiac transplantation

Contractile dysfunction in experimental cardiac allograft rejection: role of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway

Potent novel peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst FP15 improves ageing-associated cardiac and vascular dysfunction

Szentivanyi, A.

Application of a biaxial cellstretcher for cardiovascular tissue engineering

Tamisier, D.

Experiences with the Ross-Konno procedure in young children

Tandler, R.

Levosimendan: a new inodilatator therapy for the prevention of right heart failure in LVAD-surgery

Tang, G.

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Tassani-Prell, P.

Choice of prosthesis in mitral valve replacement and concomitant coronary revascularization

Teebken, O.

Cryopreserved human allografts for arterial repair in case of graft infection

Tenderich, G.

The controversy of donor serum sodium levels in heart transplantation – a multicenter experience

Teßmann, R.

Outcome following bridge-to-HTX using the HeartMate-I LVAD-system: A single center experience

Thein, E.

Direct thrombin inhibition using hirudin prevents hyperacute xenograft rejection

Thelitz, S.

Quality of life and survival in patients after assist device implantation

Therapidis, P.

Bilateral pectoralis major flaps for plastic reconstruction of deep sternal wound infection

Quality evaluation of anastomotic devices: Historical controls versus hand-sewn graft patency in study cohorts

Thiel, S.

Experimental evaluation of different levels of selective cerebral perfusion during complex cardiac surgery

Myocardial protection using PARP-inhibition (INO-1001): Beating heart versus cardioplegic cardiac arrest strategies

Thiele, H.

MACE Rate after MIDCAB and PCI in single vessel disease: 5 years follow-up of a randomized trial

Thieleczek, R.

A combination of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the human cardiac ryanodine receptor is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Thielmann, M.

Cognitive outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery: a longitudinal assessment with a three year follow-up

Oral administration of tadalafil decreases mean pulmonary pressure after cardiac surgery

Early postoperative predictors of intestinal ischemia after cardiac surgery

PDE-5 inhibitor modified lung perfusion improves graft function after 24h ischemia

Previous percutaneous coronary interventions before coronary artery bypass grafting: do they help or do they bother?

Thiene, M.

Intravenous versus inhalative administration of Iloprost for donor lung pretreatment – which route is superior in experimental pig lung transplantation?

Thomsen, A. R.

Multi-lineage stem cells derived from the thymus gland of children during cardiac surgery as a source for regenerative medicine

Thul, J.

ECMO support after complex cardiac surgery in congenital heart disease

Tiete, A. R.

Left-sided mechanical heart valve replacement in pediatric patients

Tille, J. C.

Titanium coating improves neo-endothelialisation of ePTFE grafts

Tirilomis, T.

Minimally invasive partial inferior sternotomy for congenital heart defects in children

Tischler, I.

Cardiac surgery in octogenerians – ten year trends in operative- and post-hospital mortality of 495 patients over 80 years of age

Tochtermann, U.

Long-term results after coronary artery reconstructive surgery

Valvular noise after bileaflet mechanical valve replacement – a disregarded problem?

Toller, W.

Antispastic effects of Ca2+ sensitizer Levosimendan in radial and thoracica interna grafts

Tomaszek, S.

Long term palmar microcirculation after radial artery harvesting – an observational study in 114 patients

Tossios, P.

Tissue distribution of radiolabeled bone marrow cells after intramyocardial transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Unchanged LV function after autologous bone marrow cell therapy during CABG surgery in patients with chronic myocardial infarction

Assessment of cardiac function after bone marrow cell transplantation in pigs with myocardial infarction

Treede, H.

Pluripotency of tissue resident cells derived from aortic valve leaflets

Laser lead extraction of pacemaker or ICD leads in patients with lead infections and/or lead dysfunction is a save and efficative method even in patients with subclavian vein occlusion and a need for vein recanalization

A prospective randomized international multi-center investigator driven study comparing tacrolimus and cyclosporin a, both in combination with MMF and steroids after lung transplantation – complete 1 year follow up of 255 patients

Trescher, K.

Gender-specific differences in the pattern of gene expression during post-MI remodeling

Monitoring the effects of selective endothelin receptor A antagonism on cardiac remodeling after experimental myocardial infarction by gene expression profiling

Endothelin-A receptor blockade attenuates ischemia- reperfusion injury in failing rat hearts

Six weeks treatment with SiNiTang, a Chinese herbal cocktail, attenuates left ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction

Tsagakis, K.

Benefit of biphasic perfusion in lung harvesting

Oral administration of tadalafil decreases mean pulmonary pressure after cardiac surgery

Early postoperative predictors of intestinal ischemia after cardiac surgery

PDE-5 inhibitor modified lung perfusion improves graft function after 24h ischemia

Tudorache, I.

Detergent decellularization of heart valves for tissue engineering: Toxic effects of residual detergents on human endothelial cells

Vascular tissue engineering: Biomechanical studies on autologeous small-calibred vessels

Functional and morphological studies on tissue-engineered autologeous small-calibred vessels

Tissue engineered heart valves re-endothelialized under simulated physiological conditions: Preclinical testing

Tissue engineering of heart valves: An efficient method for decellularization of human aortic valve conduits

Tugtekin, S.

Native infective endocarditis: clinical outcome after surgical treatment

Prosthetic valve endocarditis: importance of surgical treatment

Turina, M. I.

Risk factors and timing of pacemaker implantation after aortic valve replacement

Tzanavaros, I.

5 years experience with unipolar radiofrequency ablation for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Uchita, S.

Direct thrombin inhibition using hirudin prevents hyperacute xenograft rejection

Combination of hDAF-transgenic pig hearts and immunoadsorption in heterotopic xenotransplantation of immunosuppressed baboons

Uenal, N.

Unchanged LV function after autologous bone marrow cell therapy during CABG surgery in patients with chronic myocardial infarction

Ullmann, C.

Experimental evaluation of different levels of selective cerebral perfusion during complex cardiac surgery

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency: A mathematical approach using dynamic infrared imaging

Myocardial protection using PARP-inhibition (INO-1001): Beating heart versus cardioplegic cardiac arrest strategies

Ullmann, K.

Selective retrograde arterialisation of a cardiac vein in a model of cardiac micro- and macroangiopathy in sheep

Untied, J.

Longterm clinical results in 663 patients after complete arterial off-pump revascularization

Urbanski, P.

Valve sparing aortic root repair with patch technique

Carotid cannulation in acute type A aortic dissection

Vahl, C. F.

Regional cerebral perfusion and brain water content after operative myocardial revascularisation in an adult porcine model: effect of cerebral emboli formations

Ischemia decreases force development of demembranized taenia coli fibers – contributing to gastrointestinal complications after heart surgery?

Stimulatory effects of phenylephrine and 4β-phorbol-12β 13α-dibutyrate on phospholipase D activity in hypertrophied myocardium in a rat model*

Right ventricular function in mitral valve incompetence. The impact of additional tricuspid valve surgery in mitral valve repair

Pulmonary release of ET-1 during surgical procedures involving right ventricular pressure overload contributes to postoperative mesenteric vascular dysfunction

Comparison of two different harvesting techniques of skeletonization of left internal mammary artery (LIMA)

Off-Pump coronary artery bypass grafting does not alter hemostasis compared to cardiopulmonary bypass and Impella assisted surgery in a porcine model

Vahlhaus, C.

NT-proBNP for risk stratification after biventricular pacing in heart failure patients

Valeske, K.

ECMO support after complex cardiac surgery in congenital heart disease

Varsanyi, M.

A combination of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the human cardiac ryanodine receptor is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Vazquez-Jimenez, J. F.

20 years experience with aortopexy in the treatment of tracheal instability in patients with esophagus atresia

Vicol, C.

Prospective randomized study of preoperative intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting patients

Midterm patency of the radial artery used for myocardial revascularization evaluated by new-generation multi-slice spiral computed tomography

T-grafts in coronary surgery: Comparison of arterial coronary angiography and multi slice computed tomography

Midterm angiographic evaluation of coronary bypass graft distal anastomosis by use of a magnetic coupler

Viehweg, M.

Randomized stentless versus conventional aortic xenograft implantation: Eight year follow-up

Prospectively randomized bileaflet mechanical aortic valve replacement. Eight year follow-up

Vogel, V.

Selective detection of plasma low molecular weight heparin concentration with ultraviolet emission spectroscopy

Vogt, J.

A combination of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the human cardiac ryanodine receptor is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Vogt, M.

Risk factors for systemic ventricular failure 30 years after the mustard operation. A single-center experience in 90 patients

Vogt, S.

Myocardprotection by Heat Shock – protein expression results in mitochondrial gene-import and gene-upregulation of Cytochrome c-oxidase

Vöhringer, L.

Sequential and composite internal thoracic artery grafts in off-pump coronary bypass: a simple way to estimate the required conduit length

Volk, H. D.

Embryonic stem cells induce long-term cardiac allograft acceptance without supplementary host conditioning

Vollmar, B.

Influence of endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) on SDF-1/TNF-alpha mediated stem cell homing in vivo

von Canal, F.

The importance of vasodilator therapy for early radial artery string signs identified by intraoperative angiography during coronary artery bypass surgery

von Samson, P.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Efficacy and frequency of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in operative management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Time-resolved 3D-phase-contrast MR reveals hemodynamic changes in typ-A aortic dissection after aortic root replacement

von Segesser, L. K.

Late diagnosis of transposition of the great arteries: Two-stage-repair

von Wasielewski, R.

Impact of different cerebral perfusion temperatures in an experimental pig model of prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion

Voss, B.

The importance of vasodilator therapy for early radial artery string signs identified by intraoperative angiography during coronary artery bypass surgery

Extent of capillary leak caused by ECC related to pulsatile versus nonpulsatile perfusion mode

Vouhé, P. R.

Experiences with the Ross-Konno procedure in young children

Wachsmann, B.

A quantitative analysis of cell survival, inflammatory response and remodeling processes in a cardiac tissue graft in vivo

Wachter, R.

Sheep model of chronic heart failure induced by multiple sequential coronary microembolizations

Wagenpfeil, S.

Preoperative patient selection by myocardial viability assessment results in improved long-term survival in ischemic cardiomyopathy after CABG

Wagner, A.

STAT-1 decoy oligonucleotide treatment reduces acute rejection in mouse heart transplantation

Wagner, F. M.

Endo- vs. Epimyocardial surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: Different methods – different results?

Wagner, I.

Hemodynamic performance of completely supra-annular bioprostheses in patients with small aortic annulus

Allograft compared to synthetic materials regarding bacterial adherence in a standardized animal model of prosthetic valve endocarditis

Wagner, J. M.

The erythropoietin receptor is expressed in the human heart and upregulated after cardio-pulmonary bypass: possible mechanism of myocardial protection

Wagner, K. F.

The erythropoietin receptor is expressed in the human heart and upregulated after cardio-pulmonary bypass: possible mechanism of myocardial protection

Wahl, G.

Hemodynamic performance and clinical follow-up of the medtronic mosaic bioprosthesis: 10 years experience

Wahle, T.

Off pump versus on pump coronary artery bypass grafting: long term follow-up in a matched-pair analysis

Wahlers, T.

Chronic effects in distal coronary anastomoses using different adhesives in a porcine off-pump model

Stability after median sternotomy – First results applying a computer based closure technique

Intravenous versus inhalative administration of Iloprost for donor lung pretreatment – which route is superior in experimental pig lung transplantation?

Routine use of antegrade cardioplegia underestimates the risk of regional myocardial ischemia especially in right coronary disease

Is the aortic valve re-implantation technique the adequate therapy also in elderly patients?

Are patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx) getting worse today?

Professional perspectives in cardiac surgery: Surgical education is not a risk factor in aortic valve surgery

The controversy of donor serum sodium levels in heart transplantation – a multicenter experience

Preoperative thrombolytic therapy and Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (ECABG) in Cardiogenic Shock (CS): What is the impact for the cardiac surgeon?

Waldmann-Beushausen, R.

Sheep model of chronic heart failure induced by multiple sequential coronary microembolizations

Walker, T.

Pure cardiac effects of milrinone after cardioplegic cardiac arrest in an isolated piglet working heart model: it is not contractility

Successfull reduction ascending aortoplasty – a question of right indication or right technique?

Walpoth, B.

Titanium coating improves neo-endothelialisation of ePTFE grafts

Walter, J.

Data mart based risk stratification in heart surgery: comparison to a prospective risk score validation

Walterbusch, G.

Complicated acute type B dissections: Endovascular treatment

Walther, T.

Surgical ASD closure after interventional occluder placement – incidence and outcome

Propensity analysis of beating heart versus cardioplegic arrest coronary artery bypass surgery in emergency patients with acute coronary syndrome

Experimental evaluation of different levels of selective cerebral perfusion during complex cardiac surgery

Autologous bone marrow stem cells mediate paracrine axis in non-ischemic model of failing heart: A novel key mechanism?

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency: A mathematical approach using dynamic infrared imaging

Mitral valve reconstruction is justified in patients with end stage heart failure – Long term follow up in 193 patients

Randomized stentless versus conventional aortic xenograft implantation: Eight year follow-up

Autopsy findings in patients on postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Myocardial protection using PARP-inhibition (INO-1001): Beating heart versus cardioplegic cardiac arrest strategies

Mid-term results following right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction using contegra valved bovine jugular vein graft

Off pump CABG: proximal coronary anastomoses performed with the PAS-Port device versus hand sewn technique – results from a prospective randomized trial

Prospectively randomized bileaflet mechanical aortic valve replacement. Eight year follow-up

Full-root versus subcoronary implantation of stentless bioprostheses: Which technique provides superior hemodynamics?

Waluga, N.

Anaphylactic reactions to aprotinin: Reexposure within the first month is most dangerous

Wanner, M.

Sequential and composite internal thoracic artery grafts in off-pump coronary bypass: a simple way to estimate the required conduit length

Warnecke, H.

A new calcium sensitizer levosimendan in cardiac surgical patients with severe mitral insufficiency, poor left ventricular function and coronary artery disease

Intraoperative diagnosis of hibernating myocardium by means of microdialysis

Warnecke, R. H.

Hemodynamic performance and clinical outcome of the new Medtronic Hall Easy Fit™ heart valve prosthesis (Easy Fit) in aortic position

Watanabe, G.

Urgent stent-grafting by an original small size stent-graft system for thoracic aortic diseases

Weigang, E.

Thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute type A dissections in absence of a known genetic syndrome

Efficacy and frequency of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in operative management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Time-resolved 3D-phase-contrast MR reveals hemodynamic changes in typ-A aortic dissection after aortic root replacement

Weinbrenner, F.

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Weingartner, J. S.

Cardiac surgery in octogenerians – ten year trends in operative- and post-hospital mortality of 495 patients over 80 years of age

Clinical outcome and analysis of risk factors of 5031 patients with bilateral-versus 4695 patients with single-ITA-grafts

Is the development of significant left main stem stenosis (MSSt) induced by percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)?

Weis, F.

Risk analysis for renal replacement therapy (RRT) after cardiac surgery in patients with preoperatively normal renal function

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit: a 10 year experience with the preliminary results of an ongoing 3 year follow up

Weis, M.

Prospective randomized study of preoperative intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting patients

Weisse, U.

Predictors of acute renal failure after cardiac surgery

Weisz, D.

Experience with MEP and SSEP-monitored sacrifice of spinal cord arteries in repair of 100 consecutive thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms: is reimplantation a waste of time?

Weitz-Schmidt, G.

Simvastatin inhibits lymphocyte homing to peripheral lymph nodes

Wellnhofer, E.

Reliability of left ventricular systolic wall motion velocity reduction for non-invasive prediction of transplant coronary artery disease

Welp, H.

NT-proBNP for risk stratification after biventricular pacing in heart failure patients

Kidney function in heart transplant patients after LVAD bridging

CNI-free immunosupression using everolimus in long term heart transplant recipients -procedures of switching protocols and side effects

Welz, A.

Safety of cellular cardiomyoplasty using bone marrow-derived cells

Visualization of graft patency, anatomical course and nonstenotic plaque texture with multislice CT in patients undergoing redo cardiac surgery – important information for the surgeon?

Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator- therapy – still a surgical domain?

Therapeutic optimization of atrioventricular delay in ICU-patients by non-invasive cardiac output measurements versus pulse contour analysis

Aortic patterns after surgical therapy for stanford type a aortic dissection – a multi-slice spiral CT-study

Wendel, H. P.

Pure cardiac effects of milrinone after cardioplegic cardiac arrest in an isolated piglet working heart model: it is not contractility

Anaphylactic reactions to aprotinin: Reexposure within the first month is most dangerous

Wendt, D.

Heart surgery in patients with cirrhosis

Oral administration of tadalafil decreases mean pulmonary pressure after cardiac surgery

Early postoperative predictors of intestinal ischemia after cardiac surgery

Wendt, M. O.

Reduced distensibility of glutaraldehyde preserved stentless aortic valves impairs physiological function

Systolic hemodynamic properties of stentless aortic valves are determined by their flexible parts rather than annulus size

Weng, Y. G.

Surgical correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) by translocation in children

Freedom from aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients with congenital aortic stenosis after initial balloon valvuloplasty versus operative commissurotomy

Acute traumatic aortic rupture: surgical repair or endovascular stent grafting?

Prediction of right ventricular failure after implantation of left ventricular assist devices

Is coronary atherosclerosis of the donor heart acceptable?

Surgical therapy of right-sided active infective endocarditis (RSE): 19-year single centre experience

Wenke, K.

Cardiac surgery in octogenerians – ten year trends in operative- and post-hospital mortality of 495 patients over 80 years of age

Clinical outcome and analysis of risk factors of 5031 patients with bilateral-versus 4695 patients with single-ITA-grafts

Is the development of significant left main stem stenosis (MSSt) induced by percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)?

Wenzel, F.

Aspirin resistance after CABG: passing or permanent?

Wenzelburger, F.

Kidney function in heart transplant patients after LVAD bridging

CNI-free immunosupression using everolimus in long term heart transplant recipients -procedures of switching protocols and side effects

Wernerus, M.

The effects of adrenaline and milrinone on plasma lactate levels in patients with myocardial dysfunction after CABG

Westhof, F. B.

Carotid cannulation in acute type A aortic dissection

Westhoff-Bleck, M.

Risk factor analysis for somatic development and late complications in patients with Fontan circulation

Westphal, B.

Influence of endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) on SDF-1/TNF-alpha mediated stem cell homing in vivo

Minimizing the cardiopulmonary bypass saves myocardium

Weyand, M.

Antegrade cerebral perfusion at higher temperatures is more neuroprotective than deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) during aortic arch operations in young piglets

Levosimendan: a new inodilatator therapy for the prevention of right heart failure in LVAD-surgery

CCR7 expression by recipient T-cells and dendritic cells attenuates the development of transplant arteriosclerosis

Clopidogrel (Plavix®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

The decrease of degeneration rate by means of a permanent antithrombotic theraphy 16 and more years after the biological aortic valve replacement

Sorin Pericarbon More© intraanular and Soprano© supraanular: Superiority of the new supraanular valve design

Anti-TNF-α (Infliximab®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

Wichter, T.

CNI-free immunosupression using everolimus in long term heart transplant recipients -procedures of switching protocols and side effects

Wilbring, M.

Prosthetic valve endocarditis: importance of surgical treatment

Wildhirt, S. M.

The importance of vasodilator therapy for early radial artery string signs identified by intraoperative angiography during coronary artery bypass surgery

A novel rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass with blood cardioplegic arrest, no need for donor blood and precise hemodynamic assessment by conductance catheter technique

Preoperative patient selection by myocardial viability assessment results in improved long-term survival in ischemic cardiomyopathy after CABG

Wilhelm, H.

Cognitive outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery: a longitudinal assessment with a three year follow-up

Willems, S.

Endo- vs. Epimyocardial surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: Different methods – different results?

Wimmer, C.

Direct thrombin inhibition using hirudin prevents hyperacute xenograft rejection

Combination of hDAF-transgenic pig hearts and immunoadsorption in heterotopic xenotransplantation of immunosuppressed baboons

Wimmer-Greinecker, G.

Bilateral pectoralis major flaps for plastic reconstruction of deep sternal wound infection

Decalcification of the mitral annulus: 8 years follow up in 81 high risk patients

Modified leukocyte filtration timing strategies during cardiac surgery: no evidence for clinical benefit

Quality evaluation of anastomotic devices: Historical controls versus hand-sewn graft patency in study cohorts

Winkel, S.

Longterm clinical results in 663 patients after complete arterial off-pump revascularization

Hemodynamic performance and clinical follow-up of the medtronic mosaic bioprosthesis: 10 years experience

Winter, J.

Aspirin resistance after CABG: passing or permanent?

Winterhalter, M.

Cerebral microembolization during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion

Wintersperger, B.

Midterm patency of the radial artery used for myocardial revascularization evaluated by new-generation multi-slice spiral computed tomography

T-grafts in coronary surgery: Comparison of arterial coronary angiography and multi slice computed tomography

Wippermann, J.

Chronic effects in distal coronary anastomoses using different adhesives in a porcine off-pump model

Stability after median sternotomy – First results applying a computer based closure technique

Routine use of antegrade cardioplegia underestimates the risk of regional myocardial ischemia especially in right coronary disease

Is the aortic valve re-implantation technique the adequate therapy also in elderly patients?

Professional perspectives in cardiac surgery: Surgical education is not a risk factor in aortic valve surgery

Preoperative thrombolytic therapy and Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (ECABG) in Cardiogenic Shock (CS): What is the impact for the cardiac surgeon?

Wittekind, C.

Autopsy findings in patients on postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Wittlinger, T.

Detection of vein graft disease using 4- and 16 row computed tomography. Evaluation of coronary bypass grafts and correlation with the conventional angiography and the Ca-score

Assessment of coronary artery bypass grafts diameter. Comparing magnetic resonance imaging and quantitative coronary angiography

Normal coronary flow reserve after stentless aortic valve replacement – results from a prospective, randomized study

Wittwer, T.

Intravenous versus inhalative administration of Iloprost for donor lung pretreatment – which route is superior in experimental pig lung transplantation?

Is the aortic valve re-implantation technique the adequate therapy also in elderly patients?

Are patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx) getting worse today?

Professional perspectives in cardiac surgery: Surgical education is not a risk factor in aortic valve surgery

Wojta, J.

Monitoring the effects of selective endothelin receptor A antagonism on cardiac remodeling after experimental myocardial infarction by gene expression profiling

Wojtalik, M.

Contegra: 5-years-results from the European multicenter trial

Wolf, H.

Tissue engineering: Optimalization of time intervals for endothelialization processess in a preclinical setup

Wolf, I.

Three-dimensional assessment of left ventricular geometry and annular dilatation provides new mechanistic insights into the surgical correction of ischemic mitral regurgitation

In vitro study of jet volumes and regurgitant flow rates for quantitative assessment of mitral valve regurgitation

Wollin, M.

Clopidogrel (Plavix®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

Anti-TNF-α (Infliximab®) significantly reduced the development of transplant arteriosclerosis in murine aortic allografts

Wolner, E.

Gender-specific differences in the pattern of gene expression during post-MI remodeling

Endothelin-A receptor blockade attenuates ischemia- reperfusion injury in failing rat hearts

Six weeks treatment with SiNiTang, a Chinese herbal cocktail, attenuates left ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction

Woo, Y. R.

In vitro study of jet volumes and regurgitant flow rates for quantitative assessment of mitral valve regurgitation

Wood, J.

Plaquebridging long arteriotomies versus coronary endarterectomy, in the treatment of diffuse coronary artery disease. A comparative analysis of survival and graft patency

Decalcification of the mitral annulus: 8 years follow up in 81 high risk patients

Wottke, M.

Choice of prosthesis in mitral valve replacement and concomitant coronary revascularization

Preoperative patient selection by myocardial viability assessment results in improved long-term survival in ischemic cardiomyopathy after CABG

Wrigge, H.

Therapeutic optimization of atrioventricular delay in ICU-patients by non-invasive cardiac output measurements versus pulse contour analysis

Wyrembek, F.

Treatment of sepsis following cardiovascvular surgery using activated protein C

Yacoub, M. H.

Ultra-structure of the porcine aortic root

Yang, A.

Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator- therapy – still a surgical domain?

Yang, C.

In vitro fabrication of autologous human cardiovascular patch

Yates, A.

Antispastic effects of Ca2+ sensitizer Levosimendan in radial and thoracica interna grafts

Yildirim, C.

Benefit of biphasic perfusion in lung harvesting

Zacher, M.

Valve sparing aortic root repair with patch technique

Carotid cannulation in acute type A aortic dissection

Implementation of an institutional OPCAB-program using a specific quality management tool

Zahn, P.

Surgical treatment of cardiac myxomas: 16 years experience of 78 patients

Zarse, M.

Heart rate in atrial fibrillation can be regulated by neurostimulation: results of an experimental study

Zentner, J.

Efficacy and frequency of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in operative management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Zerkowski, H. R.

Selective detection of plasma low molecular weight heparin concentration with ultraviolet emission spectroscopy

11-year single institution clinical experience with the ATS Open Pivot® bileaflet heart valve prosthesis

Zhang, N.

Reduction of aorta-related deaths with the bentall procedure in patients with bicuspid aortic valve

Ziaukas, V.

A new calcium sensitizer levosimendan in cardiac surgical patients with severe mitral insufficiency, poor left ventricular function and coronary artery disease

Intraoperative diagnosis of hibernating myocardium by means of microdialysis

Ziegelhoeffer, T.

Preexisting atrial fibrillation as predictor for late-time mortality in hemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Ziemer, G.

Pure cardiac effects of milrinone after cardioplegic cardiac arrest in an isolated piglet working heart model: it is not contractility

Anaphylactic reactions to aprotinin: Reexposure within the first month is most dangerous

Successfull reduction ascending aortoplasty – a question of right indication or right technique?

Ziggert, K.

In-vitro studies of distal perfusion through the "elefant trunk" in two-stage aortic surgery

Zimmer, M.

Freedom from aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients with congenital aortic stenosis after initial balloon valvuloplasty versus operative commissurotomy

Zimmermann, N.

Aspirin resistance after CABG: passing or permanent?

Zimmermann, W.

Functional and electrical integration of engineered heart tissue in a native rat heart

Zipfel, B.

Acute traumatic aortic rupture: surgical repair or endovascular stent grafting?

Thoracic aortic endografting in patients with high risk for open surgery

Zurakowski, D.

Pure cardiac effects of milrinone after cardioplegic cardiac arrest in an isolated piglet working heart model: it is not contractility

Öri, F.

Novel gene carrier enhances therapeutic gene VEGF165 expression in myocardial infarction model

Özaslan, F.

Quality evaluation of anastomotic devices: Historical controls versus hand-sewn graft patency in study cohorts

Überfuhr, P.

Risk analysis for renal replacement therapy (RRT) after cardiac surgery in patients with preoperatively normal renal function

Long-term results of surgical treatment of the aorta – 30 years experience

Redo aortic valve replacement after prosthetic infections

The beneficial effect of one preoperative HLA-A/-B and -DR-identical blood transfusion in the long term follow-up – a prospective randomised 12-years follow up after heart transplantation