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Following the Rules
Evaluation of Strategies in the Management of Infective Aortic Valve Endocarditis at German Cardiac Surgical Departments
Heart Team: Joint Position of the Swiss Society of Cardiology and the Swiss Society of Cardiac Surgery
German Heart Surgery Report 2020
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Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 2014
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Basisstandards einer Fachabteilung für Herzchirurgie
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Cardiac Surgery Capacity in Sub—Saharan Africa: Quo Vadis?
Bernoulli in the Operating Room: From the Perspective of a Cardiac Surgeon
Different Paths to the Same End: A Response to the Question: Quo Vadis?
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Reyher, Christian; Würfel, Claire; Lindhoff-Last, Edelgard; Meybohm, Patrick; Zacharowski, Kai; Moritz, Anton; Schindewolf, Marc; Weber, Christian Friedrich:
Antifactor Xa Activity for the Management of Anticoagulation during Cardiac Surgery
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Rachwalik, Maciej; Zyśko, Dorota; Diakowska, Dorota; Kustrzycki, Wojciech:
Increased Content of Resistin in Epicardial Adipose Tissue of Patients with Advanced Coronary Atherosclerosis and History of Myocardial Infarction
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Yuan, Biao; Li, Tan; Zhang, Yang; Zhang, Wangde; Ren, Tianhua; Yang, Baozhong:
Effects of Delivering Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator on a New Infusion System during Endovascular Intervention in Patients with Lower Limb Ischemia
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Huuskonen, Antti; Kesävuori, Risto; Raivio, Peter:
Outcomes after Surgery for Endocarditis among Intravenous Drug Users and Nonusers
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Peterss, S.; Khaladj, N.; Pichlmaier, M.; Hoeffler, K.; Wasielewski, R. von; Shrestha, M. L.; Haverich, A.; Hagl, C.:
Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest with “Low Flow” Lower Body Perfusion: An Experimental Feasibility Study of Microcirculatory Parameters
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Hefke, T.; Zittermann, A.; Fuchs, U.; Schulte-Eistrup, S.; Gummert, J. F.; Schulz, U.:
Bosentan Effects on Hemodynamics and Clinical Outcome in Heart Failure Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension Awaiting Cardiac Transplantation
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Deschka, Heinz; Schreier, Romy; El-Ayoubi, Lemir; Erler, Stefan; Alken, Aiman; Wimmer-Greinecker, Gerhard:
Survival, Functional Capacity, and Quality of Life after Cardiac Surgery Followed by Long-Term Intensive Care Stay
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Calafiore, Antonio M.; Sheikh, Azmat A.; Alfonso, Juan J.; Tantawi, Tarek; Maklouf, Belgeit; Shawki, Ahmed; Allam, Ahmed; Awadi, Mohammed O.; Osman, Ahmed A.; Habib, Aly M.; Di Mauro, Michele:
Elective Primary or Secondary Delayed Sternal Closure Improves Outcome in Severely Compromised Patients
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Saha, Shekhar; Lang, Andrea; von der Linden, Julia; Wassilowsky, Dietmar; Peterss, Sven; Pichlmaier, Maximilian; Hagl, Christian; Juchem, Gerd; Joskowiak, Dominik:
Clinical Results and Quality of Life after Nonelective Cardiac Surgery in Octogenarians
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Ge, Yipeng; Sun, Lizhong; Zhu, Junming; Liu, Yongmin; Cheng, Lijian; Chen, Lei; Zheng, Jun; Li, Chengnan; Liu, Wei:
Can EuroSCORE II Predict the Mortality and Length of Intensive Care Unit Stay after Total Aortic Arch Replacement with Stented Elephant Trunk Implantation for DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection?
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Markewitz, Andreas; Trummer, Georg; Pilarczyk, Kevin; Beckmann, Andreas:
Status of Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Medicine in Germany during 2013: A Report on Behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Sachs, Maike K.; Kahr, Peter C.; Scheld, Hans H.; Drees, Gaby:
Need for Psychosocial Assistance in Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery Evaluated by a Seven-Item Questionnaire
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Murin, Peter; Sinzobahamvya, Nicodème; Blaschczok, Hedwig Ch; Photiadis, Joachim; Haun, Christoph; Asfour, Boulos; Hraska, Viktor:
Aortopulmonary Window Associated with Interrupted Aortic Arch: Report of Surgical Repair of Eight Cases and Review of Literature
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Valeske, Klaus; Mueller, Matthias; Hijjeh, Nizar; Boening, Andreas; Schranz, Dietmar; Akintuerk, Hakan:
Modified Repair of Interrupted Aortic Arch Utilizing Retroesophageal Right Subclavian Artery Based on a Neonatal Hybrid Approach in Hypoplastic Left Heart Complex
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Boethig, Dietmar; Schreiber, Christian; Hazekamp, Mark; Blanz, Ute; Prêtre, Rene; Asfour, Boulos; Greco, Ruben; Alexi-Meskishvili, Vladimir; Gonçalves, Arturo; Breymann, Thomas:
Risk Factors for Distal Contegra Stenosis: Results of a Prospective European Multicentre Study
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Zhu, Junming; Cheng, Lijian; Liu, Yongmin; Zheng, Jun; Qiao, Zhiyu; Li, Chengnan; Sun, Lizhong:
One-Stage Repair for Stanford Type B Aortic Dissection Concomitant with Cardiac Diseases: Open Stented Elephant Trunk Technique Combined with Cardiac Operation
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Rescigno, Giuseppe; Aratari, Carlo; Matteucci, Sacha Marco; Parisi, Rosario; Gironi, Giulia; Schicchi, Niccolò; D'Alfonso, Alessandro; Cola, Valentina; Torracca, Lucia:
Saphenous Vein Graft Wrapping by Nitinol Mesh: A Word of Caution
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Apitz, Christian; Honjo, Osami; Friedberg, Mark K.; Assad, Renato S.; Van Arsdell, Glen; Humpl, Tilman; Redington, Andrew N.:
Beneficial Effects of Vasopressors on Right Ventricular Function in Experimental Acute Right Ventricular Failure in a Rabbit Model
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Hulde, Nikolai; Zittermann, Armin; Deutsch, Marcus-Andre; von Dossow, Vera; Gummert, Jan E.; Koster, Andreas:
Moderate Dose of Tranexamic Acid and Complications after Valvular Heart Surgery
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Ibrahim, Khalid Shaker; Kheirallah, Khaled; Mayyas, Fadia; Waqfi, Nizar; Al-Zoubi, Nabil; Wagner, David Van:
Atrial Fibrillation after Rheumatic Heart Valve Surgery: Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes
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Hulde, Nikolai; Zittermann, Armin; Tigges-Limmer, Katharina; Koster, Andreas; Weinrautner, Nicole; Gummert, Jan; von Dossow, Vera:
Preoperative Risk Factors and Early Outcomes of Delirium in Valvular Open-Heart Surgery
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Liebrich, Markus; Hemmer, Wolfgang; Uhlemann, Frank; Merz, Constanze; Voth, Wladimir; Scheid, Michael; Tzanavaros, Ioannis:
A Novel Designed Valved Conduit for RVOT Reconstruction in Grown-up Congenital Heart Patients: a Glimpse Down the Road
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Zhang, Xueqin; Xing, Quansheng; Wu, Qin:
Treatment of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect in Children Weighing Less than 15 kg: Minimally Invasive Periventricular Device Occlusion versus Right Subaxillary Small Incision Surgical Repair
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Verberkmoes, Niels J.; Mostafa Mokhles, M.; Bramer, Sander; van Straten, Albert H.M.; ter Woorst, Joost F.; Maessen, Jos G.; Berreklouw, Eric:
Long-Term Clinical Outcome of the Symmetry Aortic Connector System in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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Xu, Zhiwei; Li, Wenbin; Xu, Xiufang; Zhou, Zifan; Song, Shiqiu; Ma, Jinghui; Zhang, Jianqun:
Long-Term Follow-Up with Ross Procedure at a Single Institution in China
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Aser, Raed; Orhan, Coskun; Niemann, Bernd; Roth, Peter; Perepelitsa, Andre; Attmann, Tim; Böning, Andreas:
Temporary Epicardial Pacemaker Wires: Significance of Position and Electrode Type
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Zittermann, Armin; Engel, Markus; Hohnemann, Sigrid; Kizner, Lukasz; Gummert, Jan F.:
Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System Technique for Liver Failure due to Cardiogenic Shock
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Chen, Qiang; Cao, Hua; Zhang, Gui-Can; Chen, Liang-Wan; Li, Qian-Zhen; Qiu, Zhi-Huang:
Closure of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defects with Intraoperative Device Technique: Another Safe Alternative to Surgical Repair
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Funkat, A.; Beckmann, A.; Lewandowski, J.; Frie, M.; Ernst, M.; Schiller, W.; Gummert, J. F.; Cremer, J.:
Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 2013: A Report on Behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Hagiwara, S.; Iwasaka, H.; Shingu, C.; Matumoto, S.; Hasegawa, A.; Noguchi, T.:
Heat Shock Protein 47 (HSP47) Antisense Oligonucleotides Reduce Cardiac Remodeling and Improve Cardiac Function in a Rat Model of Myocardial Infarction
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Kuhl, Thomas; Michels, Guido; Pfister, Roman; Wendt, Stefanie; Langebartels, Georg; Wahlers, Thorsten:
Comparison of the Avalon Dual-Lumen Cannula with Conventional Cannulation Technique for Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Ozpak, Berkan; Ilhan, Gokhan; Ozcem, Barcin; Kara, Hakan:
Our Short-Term Results with Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy for Treatment of Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis
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Imnadze, Guram; Franz, Norbert; Hofmann, Steffen; Kowalski, Marek; Billion, Michael; Ferdosi, Abbas; Warnecke, Henning:
Benefits of “Best for Groin” Strategy Leading to a Transapical TAVI Dominance
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Oezpeker, U. Cenk; Zittermann, Armin; Erkilet, Guelsuem; Schulz, Uwe; Ensminger, Stephan; Gummert, Jan F.; Morshuis, Michiel:
One-Year Clinical Outcome after Left Ventricular Assist Device Malfunction
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Beer, Lucian; Szerafin, Tamás; Mitterbauer, Andreas; Debreceni, Tamás; Maros, Tamás; Dworschak, Martin; Roth, Georg A.; Ankersmit, Hendrik Jan:
Low Tidal Volume Ventilation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass Reduces Postoperative Chemokine Serum Concentrations
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Okamoto, Yuki; Yamamoto, Kazuo; Sugimoto, Tsutomu; Yoshii, Shinpei:
Early and Late Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement with Aortic Annular Enlargement: A Propensity Analysis
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O'Neal, Wesley T.; Efird, Jimmy T.; Davies, Stephen W.; O'Neal, Jason B.; Anderson, Curtis A.; Chitwood, W. Randolph; Ferguson, T. Bruce; Kypson, Alan P.:
Race and Survival among Diabetic Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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Reuthebuch, Oliver; Koechlin, Luca; Kaufmann, Beat A.; Kessel-Schaefer, Arnheid; Gahl, Brigitta; Eckstein, Friedrich S.:
Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using the JenaValve: A One-Year Follow-up
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Fleissner, Felix; Reitz, Michael; Cebotari, Serghei; Kaufeld, Tim; Haverich, Axel; Shrestha, Malakh; Ismail, Issam; Martens, Andreas:
Total Arterial Revascularization with Radial Artery T-grafts in Patients with Significant Left Main Stem Stenosis Is Not Associated with Higher Perioperative Risk
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Dorweiler, B.; Neufang, A.; Schneider, J.; Ihmels, B.; Weigang, E.; Vahl, C.-F.:
Long-Term Patency of Open Revascularization for Visceral Artery Pathologies
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Gansera, Laura Sophie; Eszlari, Edgar; Deutsch, Oliver; Eichinger, Walter Benno; Gansera, Brigitte:
High-Risk Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Intravenous Drug Abuse and/or Active Hepatitis C or HIV Infection: An Ethical Discussion of Six Cases
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Beckmann, Andreas; Beyersdorf, F.; Diegeler, A.; Mohr, F. W.; Welz, A.; Rein, J.-G.; Cremer, J.:
Basisstandards einer Fachabteilung für Herzchirurgie
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te Kolste, Henryk Jan; Balm, Ron; de Mol, Bas:
Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Leg after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Silent but Dangerous Complication
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Gaudino, M.; Anselmi, A.; Glieca, F.; Tsiopoulos, V.; Pragliola, C.; Morelli, M.; Possati, G.:
Contemporary Results for Isolated Aortic Valve Surgery
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Martin, K.; Gertler, R.; Sterner, A.; MacGuill, M.; Schreiber, C.; Hörer, J.; Vogt, M.; Tassani, P.; Wiesner, G.:
Comparison of Blood-Sparing Efficacy of ε-Aminocaproic Acid and Tranexamic Acid in Newborns Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
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Berger, Tim; Voetsch, Andreas; Alaloh, Diaa; Kreibich, Maximilian; Krombholz-Reindl, Philipp; Winkler, Andreas; Rylski, Bartosz; Wolfgruber, Thomas; Beyersdorf, Friedhelm; Siepe, Matthias; Seitelberger, Rainald; Czerny, Martin; Gottardi, Roman:
Diameter Changes in Traumatic Aortic Injury: Implications for Stent-Graft Sizing
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Beckmann, Andreas; Funkat, Anne-Kathrin; Lewandowski, Jana; Frie, Michael; Ernst, Markus; Hekmat, Khosro; Schiller, Wolfgang; Gummert, Jan F.; Cremer, Joachim Thomas:
Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 2014: A Report on Behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Hasde, Ali Ihsan; Sarıcaoğlu, Mehmet Cahit; Kılıçkap, Mustafa; Durdu, Mustafa Serkan:
Single or Combined Valve Surgery and Concomitant Right Coronary Artery Bypass through Right Anterior Minithoracotomy Approach
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Liu, Tom X.; Tanenbaum, Mira T.; Seo, Claire H.; Park, Dan; Lystash, John C.; Joseph, Mark; Arnold, William S.:
Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction and Pulmonary Hypertension: Outcomes in SAVR
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Bobylev, Dmitry; Boethig, Dietmar; Breymann, Thomas; Mathoni, Annika; Horke, Alexander; Ono, Masamichi:
Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
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Arnáiz-García, María Elena; González-Santos, Jose María; López-Rodríguez, Javier; Dalmau-Sorlí, María José; Bueno-Codoñer, María; Arévalo-Abascal, Adolfo:
Survival after Major Cardiac Surgery: Performance and Comparison of Predictive Ability of EuroSCORE II and Logistic EuroSCORE in a Sample of Mediterranean Population
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Cho, Sang-Ho; Joo, Hyun-Chel; Yoo, Kyung-Jong; Youn, Young-Nam:
Anomalous Origin of Right Coronary Artery from Left Coronary Sinus: Surgical Management and Clinical Result
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Kim, Myeong Jin; Song, Hyun; Oh, Se-yang; Choi, Jai Ho; Kim, Bum-soo; Kang, Joonkyu; Shin, Yong Sam:
Assessment of Stroke and Concomitant Cerebrovascular Disease with Heart Disease Requires Invasive Treatment: Analysis of 249 Consecutive Patients with Heart Disease
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Galeone, Antonella; Lessana, Arrigo; Mascolo, Elisa; Di Serio, Francesca; Marraudino, Nicola; Laborde, Francois; Paparella, Domenico:
Interleukin-1 Receptor-Related Protein ST2 and Mitral Valve Repair Outcome in Patients with Chronic Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation
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Li, J.; Stadlbauer, A.; Terrazas, A.; Floerchinger, B.; Pfister, K.; Creutzenberg, M.; Oikonomou, K.; Schmid, C.; Rupprecht, L.:
Mid-Term Outcomes of a Hybrid Approach Involving Open Surgery Plus TEVAR of the Descending Aorta in the Treatment of Complex Type A Dissection
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Tie, Hongtao; Shi, Rui; Welp, Henryk; Martens, Sven; Li, Zhenhan; Sindermann, Jürgen R.; Martens, Sabrina:
Tricuspid Valve Surgery in Patients Receiving Left Ventricular Assist Devices
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Velders, Bart J.J.; Vriesendorp, Michiel D.; Reardon, Michael J.; Rao, Vivek; Lange, Rüdiger; Patel, Himanshu J.; Gearhart, Elizabeth; Sabik, Joseph F.; Klautz, Robert J.M.:
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement in Contemporary Practice: Clinical and Hemodynamic Performance from a Prospective Multicenter Trial
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Matt, Peter; Albrecht, Franziska; Rueter, Florian; Grapow, Martin; Pargger, Hans; Fassl, Jens; Reuthebuch, Oliver; Eckstein, Friedrich:
Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest Using Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Is Safe for Elective Aortic Arch Surgery
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Borowski, Andreas; Godehardt, Erhard; Paprotny, Gerrit; Kurt, Muhammed:
Intermittent Cold-Blood Cardioplegia and Its Impact on Myocardial Acidosis during Coronary Bypass Surgery
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Coskun, Isa; Colkesen, Yucel; Altay, Hakan; Ozkan, Ugur; Demirturk, O. Saim; Gulcan, Oner; Guvener, Murat:
Hemodynamic Effects of Left Upper Extremity Arteriovenous Fistula on Ipsilateral Internal Mammary Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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Plass, Andre; Goetti, Robert P.; Emmert, Maximilian Y.; Caliskan, Etem; Stolzmann, Paul; Wieser, Monika; Donati, Olivio; Alkadhi, Hatem; Falk, Volkmar:
The Potential Impact of Functional Imaging on Decision Making and Outcome in Patients Undergoing Surgical Revascularization
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Kappert, U.; Ouda, A.; Virmani, R.; Mettler, D.; Matschke, K.; Demertzis, S.:
The C-Port xV® Vascular Anastomosis System: Results from an Animal Trial
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Amorim, Paulo A.; Penov, Kiril; Lehmkuhl, Lukas; Haensig, Martin; Mohr, Friedrich W.; Rastan, Ardawan J.:
Not All Porcelain Is the Same: Classification of Circular Aortic Calcifications (Porcelain Aorta) According to the Impact on Therapeutic Approach
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Obrenović-Kirćanski, Biljana; Mikić, Aleksandar; Parapid, Biljana; Djukić, Petar; Kanjuh, Vladimir; Milić, Nataša; Kovačević-Kostić, Nataša; Velinović, Miloš; Seferović, Petar; Vraneš, Mile:
A 30-Year-Single-Center Experience in Atrial Myxomas: From Presentation to Treatment and Prognosis
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Ramanathan, Rajesh; Parrish, Dan W.; Armour, Trygve K.; Brinster, Derek R.:
Use of del Nido Cardioplegia in Adult Cardiac Surgery
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Baslaim, G.; Jamjoom, A.; Al-Githmi, I.; Al-Malki, F.:
Nitroglycerin Cardioplegia Effect on Coronary Artery Targets in Bypass Grafting
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Goksedef, D.; Omeroglu, S. N.; Balkanay, O. O.; Denli Yalvac, E. S.; Talas, Z.; Albayrak, A.; Ipek, G.:
Hemolysis at Different Vacuum Levels during Vacuum-Assisted Venous Drainage: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial
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Kepez, Alper; Sunbul, Murat; Kivrak, Tarik; Eroglu, Elif; Ozben, Beste; Yildizeli, Bedrettin; Mutlu, Bulent:
Evaluation of Improvement in Exercise Capacity after Pulmonary Endarterectomy in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Correlation with Echocardiographic Parameters
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Baumbach, Hardy; Rustenbach, Christian; Michaelsen, Jens; Hipp, Gernot; Pressmar, Markus; Leinweber, Marco; Franke, Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm:
Minimally Invasive Versus Conventional Extracorporeal Circulation in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Valve Surgery
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Pan, Xu-Dong; Zhang, Ke-Feng; Zheng, Jun; Ma, Wei-Guo; Liu, Yong-Min; Zhu, Jun-Ming; Huang, Lian-Jun; Sun, Li-Zhong:
Hybrid Operation for Descending Aortic Pathologies Involving Distal Aortic Arch
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Sunavsky, Jakub; Zittermann, Armin; Oezpeker, Cenk; Fujita, Buntaro; Fuchs, Uwe; Gummert, Jan F.; Schulz, Uwe:
One-Year Clinical Outcome in End-Stage Heart Failure: Comparison of “High Urgent” Listing for Heart Transplantation with Mechanical Circulatory Support Implantation
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Kawaguchi, Atsushi; Cave, Dominic; Liu, Qi; Yasui, Yutaka:
Development of a Model Identifying Fontan Patients at High Risk for Failed Early Extubation in the Operating Room
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Mellert, F.; Schneider, C.; Esmailzadeh, B.; Balta, O.; Haushofer, M.; Schiller, W.; Preusse, C.J.; Welz, A.:
Implantation of Left Ventricular Epicardial Leads in Cardiosurgical Patients with Impaired Cardiac Function–A Worthwhile Procedure in Concomitant Surgical Interventions?
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Cizmic, Amila; Kuhn, Elmar; Eghbalzadeh, Kaveh; Weber, Carolyn; Rahmanian, Parwis Baradaran; Adam, Matti; Mauri, Victor; Rudolph, Tanja; Baldus, Stephan; Wahlers, Thorsten:
Valve-in-Valve TAVR versus Redo Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Early Outcomes
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Dünschede, Friedrich; Stabrauskaite, Justina; Weisser, Gerhard; Espinola-Klein, Christine; Dorweiler, Bernhard; Vahl, Christian-Friedrich:
Crural Bypass for Critical Lower Limb Ischemia with Omniflow II Prosthesis
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Yalçınkaya, Adnan; Fidan, Nurdan; Sarı, Engin; Özyalçın, Sertan; Diken, Adem İlkay:
Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Bypass Surgery? Is Epicardial Fat a Risk Factor?
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Holubcova, Zdenka; Kunes, Pavel; Mandak, Jiri; Kolackova, Martina; Andrys, Ctirad; Krejsek, Jan; Holubec, Tomas:
Could Pentraxin 3 Be a New Diagnostic Marker for Excessive Inflammatory Response in Cardiac Surgery?
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Sha, Ji-ming; Yan, Zhong-ya; Zhu, Zheng-yan; Tan, Lin; Zheng, Li; Shen, Yun-hua; Lu, Zhong; Wu, Yi-jun; Sun, Yun; Cheng, Guang-cun:
Early and Midterm Results of Repair of Ebstein's Anomaly with Autologous Pericardium
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Drews, Susanne; Bolliger, Daniel; Kaiser, Christoph; Grapow, Martin; Reuthebuch, Oliver; Eckstein, Friedrich; Matt, Peter:
Prasugrel Increases the Need for Platelet Transfusions and Surgical Reexploration Rates Compared with Clopidogrel in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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Papadopoulos, Nestoras; Ahmad, Ali El-Sayed; Marinos, Spiros; Moritz, Anton; Zierer, Andreas:
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Influenza-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Kebschull, L.; Schleicher, C.; Palmes, D.; Sindermann, J.; Suwelack, B.; Senninger, N.; Wolters, H.:
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Kim, Won Ho; Lee, Jong-Hwan; Kim, Eunhee; Kim, Gahyun; Kim, Hyo-Jin; Lim, Hyung Woo:
Can We Really Predict Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury after Aortic Surgery? Diagnostic Accuracy of Risk Scores Using Gray Zone Approach
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Dehaki, Maziar Gholampour; Ghavidel, Alireza Alizadeh; Omrani, Gholamreza; Javadikasgari, Hoda:
Long-Term Outcome of Mechanical Pulmonary Valve Replacement in 121 Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
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Melki, Vilyam; Tano, Eva; Douhan Hakansson, Lena; Tran, Phan-Kiet; Knutson, Folke; Malinski, Tadeusz; Borowiec, Jan:
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Ntinopoulos, Vasileios; Papadopoulos, Nestoras; Odavic, Dragan; Haeussler, Achim; Loeblein, Helen; Dzemali, Omer:
Aortic Root Replacement with Reimplantation of the Aortic Valve: A Low-Volume Center Experience
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Zhang, Xun E.; Geng, Zhi; Shao, Jun; Yao, Hao; Wang, Lu; Li, Xiaobo; Li, Qingguo:
The Heartguard: A Humanitarian Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Program in Rural China
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Luo, Taobo; Ni, Yiming:
Short-term and Long-term Postoperative Safety of Off-Pump versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-analysis for Randomized Controlled Trials
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Gerçek, Muhammed; Ghabrial, Mina; Glaubitz, Lina; Kuss, Oliver; Aboud, Anas; Paluszkiewicz, Lech; Gummert, Jan; Börgermann, Jochen; Gerçek, Mustafa:
Impact of Left Atrial Appendage Amputation on Left Atrial Morphology and Rhythm after Off-Pump CABG
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Issue 05/2022
Beckmann, Andreas; Meyer, Renate; Lewandowski, Jana; Markewitz, Andreas; Blaßfeld, Daniela; Böning, Andreas:
German Heart Surgery Report 2021: The Annual Updated Registry of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Issue 03/2022
Faerber, Gloria; Tkebuchava, Sophie; Scherag, André; Bley, Maximilian; Kirov, Hristo; Diab, Mahmoud; Doenst, Torsten:
Right Mini-Thoracotomy for Aortic Plus Mitral with or without Tricuspid Valve Surgery
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Choi, Jae Woong; Hwang, Ho Young; Lee, Yeiwon; Sohn, Suk Ho; Kim, Kyung Hwan; Kim, Ki-Bong; Ahn, Hyuk:
Incidence and Risk Factors of Pannus after Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement
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Useini, Dritan; Beluli, Blerta; Christ, Hildegard; Schlömicher, Markus; Patsalis, Polykarpos; Haldenwang, Peter; Strauch, Justus:
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients Who Cannot Undergo Transfemoral Access
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Burri, Melchior; Ruge, Hendrik; Erlebach, Magdalena; Lange, Rüdiger:
Surgical Cutdown Avoids Vascular Complications in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Calcified and Small Femoral Arteries
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Joskowiak, Dominik; Meusel, Daniela; Kamla, Christine; Hagl, Christian; Juchem, Gerd:
Impact of Preoperative Functional Status on Quality of Life after Cardiac Surgery
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Issue 02/2022
Fábián, Bálint; Osadczuk, András; Bárány, László; Baksa, Gábor; Rácz, Gergely; Ruttkay, Tamás:
Real 3D Visualization of the Circumflex Artery Surrounding the Mitral Annulus
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Götte, Julia; Zittermann, Armin; Hakim-Meibodi, Kavous; Hata, Masatoshi; Schramm, Rene; Bleiziffer, Sabine; Parsa, Mohammed Amin; Gummert, Jan; Renner, Andre:
Long-Term Clinical Outcome in Elderly Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Repair
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Noack, Thilo; Sieg, Franz; Cuartas, Mateo Marin; Spampinato, Ricardo; Holzhey, David; Seeburger, Joerg; Borger, Michael Andrew:
Clinical Outcomes after Mitral Valve Repair with the Physio II Annuloplasty Ring
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Minol, Jan-Philipp; Dimitrova, Vanessa; Petrov, Georgi; Langner, Robert; Boeken, Udo; Lichtenberg, Artur; Akhyari, Payam:
Predictive Value of Body Mass Index in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
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Pingpoh, Clarence; Donfack, Duchelle; Berger, Tim; Kreibich, Maximillian; Beyersdorf, Friedhelm; Puiu, Paul; Schroefel, Holger; Hochholzer, Willibald; Czerny, Martin; Siepe, Matthias:
Moderate or Severe Functional MR and Severe AS: Is Mitral Valve Surgery Justified?
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Alkady, Hesham; Abouramadan, Sobhy:
A Simple Approach for Minimally Invasive Combined Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery
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Issue 07/2021
Dourado, Luciana Oliveira Cascaes; Pereira, Alexandre C.; Poppi, Nilson Tavares; Cavalcante, Rafael; Gaiotto, Fabio; Dallan, Luis Alberto Oliveira; Bittencourt, Marcio Sommer; Cesar, Luiz Antonio M.; Gowdak, Luis Henrique W.:
The Role of the Heart Team in Patients with Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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Leviner, Dror B.; Zafrir, Barak; Jaffe, Ronen; Saliba, Walid; Flugelman, Moshe Y.; Sharoni, Erez:
Impact of Modifiable Risk Factors on Long-Term Outcomes after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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Beckmann, Andreas; Bitzer, Eva-Maria; Lederle, Mareike; Ihle, Peter; Walker, Jochen; Marshall, Ursula; Horenkamp-Sonntag, Dirk; Schneider, Steffen; Zeymer, Uwe; for the REVASK Study Group:
Health Care Analysis on Myocardial Revascularization in Patients with Chronic Coronary Artery Disease: The Multicenter REVASK Study: Design and Protocol
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Hoffmann, Grischa; Friedrich, Christine; Huenges, Katharina; Petzina, Rainer; Vogt, Astrid-Mareike; Cremer, Joachim; Grothusen, Christina:
Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass in High-Risk Patients with Multivessel Disease
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Bonacchi, Massimo; Howe, Rosemary; Micali, Linda Renata; Weigel, Daniel; Parise, Orlando; Parise, Gianmarco; Gelsomino, Sandro:
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Reduces Cardiac Death in Patients with Peripheral Arteriopathy
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Petricevic, Mirna; Petricevic, Mate; Pasalic, Marijan; Cepulic, Branka Golubic; Raos, Mirela; Dujmic, Dora; Kalamar, Viktor; Mestrovic, Vice; Gasparovic, Hrvoje; Vasicek, Vesna; Goerlinger, Klaus; Biocina, Bojan:
Cost Analysis of Transfusion Therapy in Coronary Artery Surgery
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Petricevic, Mate; Knezevic, Jadranka; Biocina, Bojan; Mikus, Mislav; Konosic, Lucija; Rasic, Mario; Milosevic, Milan; Rotim, Cecilija; Madzar, Tomislav; Rotim, Ante; Gasparovic, Hrvoje; Goerlinger, Klaus:
Association among Clopidogrel Cessation, Platelet Function, and Bleeding in Coronary Bypass Surgery: An Observational Trial
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Issue 06/2021
Sugimura, Yukiharu; Immohr, Moritz Benjamin; Aubin, Hug; Mehdiani, Arash; Rellecke, Philipp; Tudorache, Igor; Lichtenberg, Artur; Boeken, Udo; Akhyari, Payam:
Impact of Reported Donor Ejection Fraction on Outcome after Heart Transplantation
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Immohr, Moritz; Boeken, Udo; Mehdiani, Arash; Boettger, Charlotte; Aubin, Hug; Dalyanoglu, Hannan; Erbel, Sophia; Scheiber, Daniel; Westenfeld, Ralf; Akhyari, Payam; Lichtenberg, Artur:
Use of Organs for Heart Transplantation after Rescue Allocation: Comparison of Outcome with Regular Allocated High Urgent Recipients
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Mehdiani, Arash; Immohr, Moritz Benjamin; Sipahi, Nihat Firat; Boettger, Charlotte; Dalyanoglu, Hannan; Scheiber, Daniel; Westenfeld, Ralf; Aubin, Hug; Lichtenberg, Artur; Boeken, Udo; Akhyari, Payam:
Successful Heart Transplantation after Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Donors
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Guan, Xiaonan; Chen, Mulei; Li, Yanbing; Zhang, Jianjun; Xu, Li; Sun, Hao; Zhang, Dapeng; Wang, Lefeng; Yang, Xinchun:
Comparison of Safety between Different Kinds of Heparins in Patients Receiving Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation
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Vogeler, Elisa; Dieterlen, Maja-Theresa; Garbade, Jens; Lehmann, Sven; Jawad, Khalil; Borger, Michael A.; Meyer, Anna L.:
Benefit of Self-Managed Anticoagulation in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device
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Durak, Koray; Kersten, Alexander; Grottke, Oliver; Zayat, Rashad; Dreher, Michael; Autschbach, Rüdiger; Marx, Gernot; Marx, Nikolaus; Spillner, Jan; Kalverkamp, Sebastian:
Thromboembolic and Bleeding Events in COVID-19 Patients receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Pingpoh, Clarence; Kondov, Stoyan; Schroefel, Holger; Kreibich, Maximillian; Puiu, Paul; Kueri, Sami; Berger, Tim; Beyersdorf, Friedhelm; Siepe, Matthias; Czerny, Martin:
Efficacy of Vascular Closure Devices in Closing Large-Bore Sheath Arterial Sites after Treatment with Extracorporeal Life Support System
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Liu, Wenyan; Yan, Yang; Han, Dan; Li, Yongxin; Wang, Qian; Li, Jing; Liu, Fengfeng; Zheng, Xinglong:
CIRP Secretion during Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is Associated with Increased Risk of Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury
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Issue 05/2021
Petersen, Johannes; Neumann, Niklas; Naito, Shiho; Sequeira Gross, Tatiana; Massel, Robert; Reichenspurner, Hermann; Girdauskas, Evaldas:
Persistence of Reduced Left Ventricular Function after Aortic Valve Surgery for Aortic Valve Regurgitation: Bicuspid versus Tricuspid
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Ibrahim, Khalid S.; Kheirallah, Khalid A.; Mayyas, Fadia A.; Alwaqfi, Nizar A.:
Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury Following Surgical Valve Replacement
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Schlömicher, Markus; Bechtel, Matthias; Useini, Dritan; Naraghi, Hamid; Haldenwang, Peter Lukas; Moustafine, Vadim; Strauch, Justus T.:
Single-Center Outcomes with Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement
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Liakopoulos, Oliver J.; Gerfer, Stephen; Rahmanian, Parwis; Eghbalzadeh, Kaveh; Djordjevic, Ilija; Schlachtenberger, Georg; Zeriouh, Mohamed; Mader, Navid; Choi, Yeong-Hoon; Wahlers, Thorsten:
Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement with the Perceval S and Intuity Elite
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Gerfer, Stephen; Mauri, Victor; Kuhn, Elmar; Adam, Matti; Eghbalzadeh, Kaveh; Djordjevic, Ilija; Ivanov, Borko; Gaisendrees, Christopher; Frerker, Christian; Schmidt, Tobias; Mader, Navid; Rudolph, Tanja; Baldus, Stephan; Liakopoulos, Oliver; Wahlers, Thorsten:
Comparison of Self-Expanding RDV Perceval S versus TAVI ACURATE
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Schaefer, Andreas; Sarwari, Harun; Schofer, Niklas; Schneeberger, Yvonne; Westermann, Dirk; Schoen, Gerhard; Blankenberg, Stefan; Reichenspurner, Hermann; Schäfer, Ulrich; Conradi, Lenard:
TAVI in Patients with Mitral Annular Calcification and/or Mitral Stenosis
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Lin, Nicole; Nores, Marcos A.; James, Taylor M.; Rothenberg, Mark; Stamou, Sotiris C.:
Alternative Access Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Nonagenarians versus Younger Patients
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Useini, Dritan; Beluli, Blerta; Christ, Hildegard; Mügge, Andreas; Patsalis, Polykarpos; Schlömicher, Markus; Haldenwang, Peter; Bechtel, Matthias; Strauch, Justus:
Oversized versus Non-oversized Prosthesis: Midterm Outcomes after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using SAPIEN 3 Valve
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Ahmad, Ali El-Sayed; Salamate, Saad; Amer, Mohamed; Sirat, Sami; Monsefi, Nadejda; Bakhtiary, Farhad:
First Experiences with MANTA Vascular Closure Device in Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
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Issue 04/2021
Beckmann, Andreas; Meyer, Renate; Lewandowski, Jana; Markewitz, Andreas; Gummert, Jan:
German Heart Surgery Report 2020: The Annual Updated Registry of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Beckmann, Erik; Martens, Andreas; Krueger, Heike; Korte, Wilhelm; Kaufeld, Tim; Haverich, Axel; Shrestha, Malakh Lal:
Aortic Valve–Sparing Root Replacement (David I Procedure) in Adolescents: Long-Term Outcome
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Friedrich, Christine; Freundt, Miriam; Salem, Mohamed Ahmed; Panholzer, Bernd; Huenges, Katharina; Puehler, Thomas; Cremer, Jochen; Haneya, Assad:
Sex-Specific Outcome after Ascending Aortic Surgery in Moderate Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
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Salem, Mohamed; Friedrich, Christine; Thiem, Alexander; Huenges, Katharina; Puehler, Thomas; Cremer, Jochen; Haneya, Assad:
Risk Factors for Mortality in Acute Aortic Dissection Type A: A Centre Experience Over 15 Years
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Ehrlich, Tristan; Karliova, Irem; Froede, Lennart; Giebels, Christian; Kunihara, Takashi; Schäfers, Hans-Joachim:
Aortic Root Remodeling in Acute Aortic Dissection
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Nakanishi, Sentaro; Wakabayashi, Naohiro; Ise, Hayato; Kitahara, Hiroto; Hirofuji, Aina; Ishikawa, Natsuya; Kamiya, Hiroyuki:
Proximalized Total Arch Replacement Can Be Safely Performed by Trainee
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Kunihara, Takashi; Vukic, Claudia; Sata, Fumihiro; Schäfers, Hans-Jaochim:
Surgical Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in a Non-High-Volume Institution
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Issue 03/2021
Yankah, Charles Abraham; Trimlett, Richard; Sandoval, Elena; Lotz, Christopher; Ledot, Stephane; Pomar, Jose Luis; Price, Susanna; Meybohm, Patrick:
COVID-19 Pulmonary Failure and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: First Experience from Three European Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Centers
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Mehdiani, Arash; Immohr, Moritz Benjamin; Boettger, Charlotte; Dalyanoglu, Hannan; Scheiber, Daniel; Westenfeld, Ralf; Aubin, Hug; Akhyari, Payam; Saeed, Diyar; Lichtenberg, Artur; Boeken, Udo:
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation after Heart Transplantation: Impact of Type of Cannulation
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Provaznik, Zdenek; Philipp, Alois; Zeman, Florian; Camboni, Daniele; Schmid, Christof; Floerchinger, Bernhard:
Extracorporeal Life Support in Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock: A View on Scenario, Outcome, and Risk Factors in 261 Patients
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Erdem, Hasan; Korun, Oktay; Yanartaş, Mehmed; Taş, Serpil; Erden, Benay; Yerlikhan, Onur; Erkilinç, Atakan; Kaymaz, Cihangir; Sunar, Hasan; Yildizeli, Bedrettin:
Outcomes of Pulmonary Endarterectomy Operation Concomitant with Cardiac Procedures
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Miyahara, Shunsuke; Schröder, Tom A.; Wilkens, Heinrike; Karliova, Irem; Langer, Frank; Kunihara, Takashi; Schäfers, Hans-Joachim:
An Evaluation of the Learning Curve in Pulmonary Endarterectomy Using Propensity Score Matching
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Issue 02/2021
Grieshaber, Philippe; Arneth, Borros; Steinsberger, Ferdinand; Niemann, Bernd; Oswald, Irina; Renz, Harald; Böning, Andreas:
Influence of Left Atrial Appendage Amputation on Natriuretic Peptides—A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Niemann, Bernd; Dominik, Elisabeth; Rohrbach, Susanne; Grieshaber, Philippe; Roth, Peter; Böning, Andreas:
The Same is Not the Same: Device Effect during Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
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Kim, Sue Hyun; Jang, Myoung-jin; Hwang, Ho Young:
Perioperative Beta-Blocker for Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis
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Kuhn, Elmar W.; Liakopoulos, Oliver J.; Choi, Yeong-Hoon; Rahmanian, Parwis; Eghbalzadeh, Kaveh; Slottosch, Ingo; Deppe, Antje Christin; Wahlers, Thorsten C.W.:
Preoperative Statin Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation and Renal Failure after Cardiac Surgery
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Issue 01/2021
Szczechowicz, Marcin Piotr; Easo, Jerry; Zhigalov, Konstantin; Mashhour, Ahmed; Mkalaluh, Sabreen; Weymann, Alexander:
Training of Residents in Cardiac Surgery—Does It Have Impact on the Outcome?
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Debus, Eike Sebastian; Dolg, Maximilian; Reichenspurner, Hermann; Grundmann, Reinhart T.:
Publication Performance in German Academic Heart Surgery
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Lee, Jun Ho; Yang, Ji-Hyuk; Park, Pyo Won; Song, Jinyoung; Huh, June; Kang, I-Seok; Jun, Tae-Gook:
Surgical Repair of a Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: A 22-Year Single-Center Experience
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Estevez-Cid, Francisco; Serrano-Teruel, Maria E.; Fernandez-Rodriguez, Fernando; Bouzas-Mosquera, Alberto; Fernandez-Moreno, Mercedes; Dieguez-Garcia, Paula; Cuenca-Castillo, Jose J.; Bautista-Hernandez, Victor:
Postoperative Plasma Mitochondrial DNA and Cytokine Profiles of Elderly Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
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Schröter, Filip; Hartrumpf, Martin; Kuehnel, Ralf-Uwe; Ostovar, Roya; Albes, Johannes M.:
Further Evolution of a New Nonbiological Transcatheter Valvular Prosthesis
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Gasser, Simone; Stastny, Lukas; Kofler, Markus; Krapf, Christoph; Bonaros, Nikolaos; Grimm, Michael; Dumfarth, Julia:
Rapid Response in Type A Aortic Dissection: Is There a Decisive Time Interval for Surgical Repair?
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Koshty, Ahmed; Bork, Magdalena; Böning, Andreas; Gündüz, Dursun; Pleger, Sebastian Paul:
Coronary Artery Disease as a Relevant Risk Factor in Screening of Abdominal Aortic Ectasia and Aneurysm
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Ren, Wanjun; Du, Yuejuan; Jiang, Huili; Xu, Dongmei:
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Issue 08/2020
Gestrich, Christopher; Lagemann, Doreen; Duerr, Georg Daniel; Konrad, Nicole; Sinning, Jan-Malte; Mellert, Fritz:
Surgical Revascularization of Chronically Occluded Coronary Arteries—What You See Is What You Get?
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Andreas, Martin; Zeitlinger, Markus; Shabanian, Shiva; Wisser, Wilfried; Thell, Rainer; Edlinger-Stanger, Maximilian; Maier-Salamon, Alexandra; Jaeger, Walter; Kocher, Alfred; Laufer, Guenther; Hiesmayr, Joerg-Michael; Hutschala, Doris:
Early Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prior to Bypass Surgery Improves Tissue Penetration
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Pal, Soumik; Hartley, Philip; Salmasi, Yousuf; Asimakopoulos, George:
Establishing the Safety of Training in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Retrospective Comparison of Outcomes between Trainees and a Consultant Surgeon
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Neumann, Anneke; Vöhringer, Luise; Fischer, Julia; Mustafi, Migdat; Schneider, Wilke; Krüger, Tobias; Schlensak, Christian:
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Focus on Safety and Completeness of Revascularization
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Puehler, Thomas; Zittermann, Armin; Dia, Mohamad; Emmel, Eric; Gercek, Mustafa; Börgermann, Jochen; Hakim-Meibodi, Kavous; Gummert, Jan:
Off-pump Revascularization with Bilateral versus Single Mammary Arteries—A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
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Enginoev, Soslan; Koz'min, Dmitry; Magomedov, Gasan; Makeev, Sergey; Chernov, Igor; Ilov, Nikolay; Tarasov, Dmiry; Zhigalov, Konstantin; Weymann, Alexander:
Ligation of Left Atrial Appendage during Off-Pump Coronary Surgery
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Filip, Tomas; Schröther, Filip; Haase, Robert; Rudolph, Nicol; Claus, Thomas; Albes, Johannes M.:
Patient Satisfaction and Clinical Complications after Endoscopic or Surgical Saphenous Vein Harvesting
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Hu, Yu-Ning; Luo, Chwan-Yau; Tsai, Meng-Ta; Lin, Ting-Wei; Kan, Chung-Dann; Roan, Jun-Neng:
Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Medications in Dialysis Patients: Do We Need to Change Strategies?
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Schlachtenberger, Georg; Deppe, Antje Christin; Gerfer, Stephen; Choi, Yeong-Hoon; Zeriouh, Mohamed; Liakopoulos, Oliver; Wahlers, Thorsten C.W.:
Major Bleeding after Surgical Revascularization with Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
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Zhu, Lan; Pan, Zilai; Li, Zehang; Chang, Yunxiao; Zhu, Yunpeng; Yan, Fuhua; Tu, Shengxian; Yang, Wenjie:
Can the Wall Shear Stress Values of Left Internal Mammary Artery Grafts during the Perioperative Period Reflect the One-Year Patency?
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Nachum, Eyal; Sternik, Leonid; Kassif, Yigal; Raanani, Ehud; Hay, Ilan; Shalabi, Amjad; Buber, Jonathan:
Surgical Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis: A Single Tertiary Center Experience
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Roth, Peter; Stella, Jenna; Niemann, Bernd; Grieshaber, Philippe; Roehrig, Rainer; Böning, Andreas:
Fibrin-Coated Collagen Fleece Seems to Prevent Sternal Instability after Cardiac Surgery: A Matched Pair Data Analysis
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Issue 07/2020
Amorim, Paulo A.; Diab, Mahmoud; Walther, Mario; Färber, Gloria; Hagendorff, Andreas; Bonow, Robert O.; Doenst, Torsten:
Limitations in the Assessment of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch
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Hartrumpf, Martin; Kuehnel, Ralf-Uwe; Schroeter, Filip; Haase, Robert; Laux, Magdalena L.; Ostovar, Roya; Albes, Johannes M.:
Clinical Short-Term Outcome and Hemodynamic Comparison of Six Contemporary Bovine Aortic Valve Prostheses
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Tkebuchava, Sophie; Tasar, Raphael; Lehmann, Thomas; Faerber, Gloria;