The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Ptushkina, S.; von Sanden, F.; Fritz, C.; Ewert, P.; Hager, A.; Wolf, C.:

Ventricular Arrhythmia at a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test as Predictor for Severe Arrhythmic Events in Patients with Complex Congenital Heart Disease on 36 Months Follow-up

Müller, M.; Kanitz, M.; Krause, U.; Backhoff, D.; Paul, T.; Schneider, H.:

Left Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation in Young Patients—Influence on the Sympathetic Nervous System

Krogmann, N. O.; Tarusinov, G.; Kullmer, M.; Schöls, W.; Scheid, M.:

Redilatable Coronary Stent in a 1-Year-Old Boy after Cardiac Arrest due to Left Main Stenosis after Arterial Switch with Intramural Course of the LCA

Schöber, M.; Alkassar, M.; Rüffer, A.; Cesnjevar, R.; Münch, F.; Chada, M.; Metzler, M.; Dittrich, S.:

In Osteosarcoma and Anthracycline-Induced Heart Failure Mechanical Left Ventricular Assist Implantation Is Highly Recommended Due to High Relapse Rate of the Tumor

Mueller, N.; Freudenthal, J. N.; Boerter, N.; Breuer, J.:

Establishing Urinary NT-ProBNP as a Pain-Free Monitoring Tool in Children with Congenital Heart Disease

Baden, W.; Spallek, R.; Hofbeck, M.:

Evaluation of a Modified 6-Minute Walk Test with Mobile Spiroergometry

Degener, F.; Opgen-Rhein, B.; Wagner, R.; Boehne, M.; Weigelt, A.; Reineker, K.; Racolta, A.; Müller, G.; Wiegand, G.; Kiski, D.; Rentzsch, A.; Papakostas, K.; Ruf, B.; Hannes, T.; Khalil, M.; Fischer, M.; Kaestner, M.; Steinmetz, M.; Freudenthal, N.; Fischer, G.; Panagiotou, E.; Schweigmann, U.; Pickardt, T.; Klingel, K.; Messroghli, D.; Schubert, S.:

Impact of Endomyocardial Biopsy on Treatment and Outcome in Pediatric Myocarditis: Results from the German Multicenter Registry for Pediatric Myocarditis “MYKKE”

Horst, P. J.; Moosmann, J.; Lang, N.; Alkassar, M.; Bublies, E.; Kubicki, R.; Raschzok, S.; Steif, A.; Ziesenitz, V.; Zschirnt, M.; Michel, M.:

Pediatric Cardiology Training in Germany: First National Survey of Pediatric Cardiology Residents and Fellows by the “Junges Forum” of the DGPK

Neuhäuser, C.; Große, K. Kreymborg; Khalil, M.; Jux, C.; Schranz, D.:

Long-Term NO Dependency, Riociguat, and Reverse Pott Shunt in an Infant with Severe PAH due to Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia

Lang, N.; Ruf, B.; Borgmann, K.; Weirich, G.; Kuhn, H. P.; Seidel, H.; Siegel, C.; Eicken, A.; Ewert, P.; Balling, G.:

Pathology and Genetics of Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia with Misalignment of the Pulmonary Veins and Its Association with Congenital Heart Defects

Diaz-Gil, D.; Stark, V.; Olfe, J.; Reinshagen, K.; Kozlik-Feldmann, R.; Dreimann, M.; Mir, S. T.:

Symptomatic Inferior Vena Cava Stenosis after Scoliosis Surgery in a Marfan’s Syndrome Patient with Pectus Excavatum

Kanaan, M.; Klusmeier, E.; Laser, T. K.; Sandica, E.; Kececioglu, D.:

Erfolgreiche Korrektur einer abnormalen Lungenvenendrainage mittels Kathetertechnik

Gonzalez y Gonzalez, B. M.; Mazhari, N.; Khalil, M.; Logeswaran, T.; Rupp, S.; Thul, J.; Jux, C.:

Effective Atrial Synchronized Single-Site Left Ventricular Pacing Prevents Heart Transplantation in Congenital Left Bundle Branch Block and Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Infants

Beichl, M.; Klebermaß-Schrehof, K.; Ulm, B.; Wiedemann, D.; Michel-Behnke, I.; Zimpfer, D.:

Successful Surgical Treatment of a 1,600 g Preterm with Cardiac Teratoma and Severe Fetal Hydrops

Gravenhorst, V.; Mueller, M.; Paul, T.; Schneider, E. H.:

Reversible String of Pearls-Like Spasm of the Right Iliac Artery in a Young Woman with Williams–Beuren’s Syndrome after Receiving Contrast Agent during Cardiac Catheterization

Plümacher, S. K.; Paul, T.; Sigler, M.:

Expectoration of Bronchial Casts Caused by Ramipril Treatment

Hüners, I.; Böttcher, M.; Westhofen, S.; Köhne, M.; Kozlik-Feldmann, R.; Reichenspurner, H.; Riso, A.; Sachweh, S. J.; Reinshagen, K.; Biermann, D.:

Life-threatening Bronchogenic Cyst in a Pediatric Patient: Importance of Timely Diagnosis and Surgery

Härtel, J. A.; Müller, N.; Manunzio, U.; Manunzio, C.; De Marées, M.; Wolber, M.; Leibold, D.; Jung, T.; Breuer, J.; Herberg, U.:

Physical Exercise Is Safe for Fontan Patients in Hypoxia

Hansen, H. J.; Khodami, K. J.; Moritz, D. J.; Rinne, K.; Fischer, G.; Attmann, T.; Scheewe, J.; Kramer, H. H.:

Fontan-Associated Liver Disease—Higher Prevalence with Increasing Age

Westhoff-Bleck, M.; Klages, C.; Treptau, J.; Zwadlo, C.; Sonnenschein, K.; Sieweke, T. J.; Bauersachs, J.; Bertram, H.; Grosser, U.:

Thromboembolic Prevention in Adolescents and Adults with Long-standing Fontan Circulation: Is ASA Equipotential to Anticoagulation?

Remmele, J.; Pringsheim, M.; Nagdyman, N.; Tutarel, O.; Kaemmerer, H.; Oberhoffer, R.; Ewert, P.:

Cognitive Function in Adults with Fontan Circulation Compared with Adults with Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease: A Pilot Study

Habash, S.; Laser, T. K.; Moosmann, J.; Reif, R.; Glöckler, M.; Dittrich, S.:

Normal Values of Pulmonary Artery Acceleration Time (PAAT) and Right Ventricular Ejection Time (RVET) in Children and Adolescents, and the Impact of PAAT/RVET Index in Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension

Neuhäuser, C.; Zajonz, S. T.; Thul, J.; Schranz, D.; Akintürk, H.; Jux, C.:

Use of Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for Prevention of Right Heart Failure in High-Risk Patients with Suprasystemic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension after Cardiac Surgery

Tulzer, A.; Arzt, W.; Gitter, R.; Prandstetter, C.; Tulzer, G.:

Biventricular Outcome Improves after In Utero Aortic Valvuloplasty in Fetuses with Critical Aortic Stenosis and Evolving Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: An Analysis of 92 Aortic Valve Interventions in a Single Center

Schubert, S.; Kelm, M.; Nodmeyer, J.; Berger, F.:

Early Experience of Percutaneous Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects Using a New CE-Marked VSD Occluder in Pediatric and Adult Patients

Gendera, K.; Eicken, A.; Ewert, P.; Georgiev, S.; Genz, T.; Hosny, M. Fayed; Tanase, D.:

Percutaneous Catheter Interventions via Glidesheath Slender in Small Children

Gabbert, D. D.; Trotz, P.; Wadle, F.; Kheradvar, A.; Kis, E.; Scheewe, J.; Voges, I.; Kramer, H. H.; Rickers, C.:

Abnormal Blood Flow Dynamics Assessed with 4D Flow MRI Are Associated with Shape and Torsion of the Reconstructed Aortic Arch in Patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome after Palliation

Ten, K. Dam; Germund, I.; Haustein, M.; Khalil, M.; Koopman, P. L.; Apitz, C.; Duijnhouwer, L. T.; Huntgeburth, M.; Brockmeier, K.; Helbing, A. W.; Herberg, U.; Sreeram, N.; Tanke, B. R.; Kerst, G.; Udink, A. ten Cate F. E.:

Use of Clinical, Surrogate, and Intermediate End Points in Randomized Controlled Fontan Trials

Khodami, K. J.; Hansen, H. J.; Rinne, K.; Kramer, H. H.:

Shear-Wave Elastography—A Diagnostic Tool for Surveillance of Fontan-Associated Liver Disease

Ten, K. Dam; Germund, I.; Haustein, M.; Khalil, M.; Koopman, P. L.; Apitz, C.; Duijnhouwer, L. T.; Tjwa, L. E. T. T.; Huntgeburth, M.; Brockmeier, K.; Helbing, A. W.; Herberg, U.; Sreeram, N.; Tanke, B. R.; Kerst, G.; Udink, A. ten Cate F. E.:

Gut Inflammation in Fontan Patients Is Associated with Increased Enteric Protein Loss, Augmented Systemic Inflammation, and Alterations in Vitamin D Homeostasis

Jakob, A.; Dubinski, I.; Haas, N.; Walter, S.; König, M.; Fischer, M.:

Biologicals in Severe Kawasaki’s Disease—A Monocentric Experience

Pallivathukal, S.; Ulmer, F.; Lava, G. S. A.:

High Perceived Needs to Train Clinical Skills in Pediatric Cardiology at a University Children’s Hospital

Al-Wakeel-Marquard, N.; Degener, F.; Herbst, C.; Kühnisch, J.; Dartsch, J.; Schmitt, B.; Kuehne, T.; Messroghli, D.; Berger, F.; Klaassen, S.:

Risk Assessment in Pediatric Primary Cardiomyopathy—The RIKADA Study

Miera, O.; Morales, S. D. L.; Thul, M. J.; Amodeo, A.; Menon, K. A.; Humpl, T.:

Improvement of Survival in Low Weight Children on Berlin Heart EXCOR Ventricular Assist Device Support

Mazhari, N.; Pantke, J.; Sprengel, A.; Thul, J.; Skrzypek, S.; Valeske, K.; Mueller, M.; Jux, C.; Akintürk, H.:

ABO-Incompatible Heart Transplantation—Experience of a Single Center

Schubert, S.; Schmitt, K.; Miera, O.; Danne, F.; Cho, Y. M.; Photiadis, J.; Berger, F.:

Improved Long-Term Survival with Adaptation of Immunosuppressive Therapy in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients

Recla, S.; Steinbrenner, B.; Rueblinger, L.; Logeswaran, T.; Skrzypek, S.; Gummel, K.; Reich, B.; Schmidt, D.; Thul, J.; Mueller, M.; Jux, C.; Akintürk, H.; Schranz, D.:

Combined Surgical and Medical Approach in Left Ventricular Dilated Cardiomyopathy for Restoring Synchrony and Ventricular–Ventricular Interaction

Steinbrenner, B.; Recla, S.; Rueblinger, L.; Logeswaran, T.; Skrzypek, S.; Gummel, K.; Reich, B.; Thul, J.; Schmidt, D.; Jux, C.; Mueller, M.; Akintuerk, H.; Schranz, D.:

Pulmonary Artery Banding in Patients with Left Ventricular Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Goal-Directed Postoperative Therapy for Safe Patient Guidance

Völkner, J.; Schmitt, L. K. R.; Pfitzer, C.; Berger, F.; Photiadis, J.; Miera, O.:

Illuminating Risk Factors for Berlin Heart EXCOR Device Support in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: Lessons Learned!

Murin, P.; Boettcher, W.; Ozaki, S.; Schulz, A.; Wloch, A.; Cho, Y. M.; Redlin, M.; Miera, O.; Sinzobahamvya, N.; Photiadis, J.:

Asanguineous Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Infants: Impact on Postoperative Mortality and Morbidity

Seibold, C.; Vorisek, N. C.; Piekarski, B.; Oladunjoye, O. O.; Emani, M. S.:

Evaluating Common Anticoagulation Laboratory Values in Single Ventricle Patients following Cardiac Surgery

Vorisek, N. C.; Sleeper, A. L.; Seibold, C.; Lu, M.; Piekarski, B.; Oladunjoye, O. O.; Emani, M. S.:

Postoperative Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusions Are Associated with Thrombotic Events in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Hock, J.; Ewert, P.; Oberhoffer, R.; Hager, A.:

Improved Exercise Capacity in Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot after Repair without Right Bundle Branch Block

Hövels-Gürich, H.; Ostermayer, S.; Hamada, S.; Kirschfink, A.; Marx, N.; Kerst, G.; Frick, M.:

Increase of Right Ventricular Stroke Volume during Dobutamine Stress Magnetic Resonance: Relation to Lung Perfusion and Peak Oxygen Uptake in Young Adults after Neonatal Arterial Switch Operation in Transposition of the Great Arteries

von Sanden, F.; Ptushkina, S.; Fritz, C.; Ewert, P.; Hager, A.; Wolf, C.:

Severe Arrhythmic Events in Patients with Complex Congenital Heart Disease on Long-Term Follow-up

Pujol, C. Salvador; Schiele, S.; Fritz, C.; Hager, A.; Ewert, P.; Tutarel, O.:

Characteristics of Patients with a Univentricular Heart Over the Age of 40 Years

Weil, J.; Klein, G.; De Haan, F.:

Hans Blömer: A Pioneer of Cardiac Catheterization in Germany in the Postwar Period

Sigler, M.; Cleuziou, J.; Schubert, S.; Foth, R.; Michel-Behnke, I.; Scheidmann, R.; Jewgenow, P.; Paul, T.; Schmiady, M.:

Pathogenesis of Endocarditis in Bioprosthetic Heart Valves—Re-evaluation of the Current Concept

Haas, N.; Lehner, A.; Jakob, A.; Fernandez, S.; Dietl, M.; Dalla-Pozza, R.; Fischer, M.:

The Risk of Bacterial Endocarditis after Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation—A Meta-analysis of the Currently Available Valves

Ditkowski, B.; Bezulska-Ditkowska, M.; Veloso, R.; Jashari, R.; Gewillig, M.; Hoylaerts, M.; Meyns, B.; Heying, R.:

Why Do Some Grafts Used in Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Revalvulation Get Infected and Others Do Not?

Sarikouch, S.; Theodoridis, K.; Hilfiker, A.; Boethig, D.; Laufer, G.; Andreas, M.; Cebotari, S.; Tudorache, I.; Bobylev, D.; Maegel, L.; Teiken, K.; Robertus, L. J.; Jonigk, D.; Beerbaum, P.; Haverich, A.; Horke, A.; The ESPOIR and ARISE Study Group:

Early Insight into In Vivo Recellularization of Cell-Free Allogenic Heart Valves

Arenz, C.; Suchowerskyj, P.; Blaschczok, C. H.; Ksellmann, A.; Asfour, B.:

Further Evolution of the Delamination Technique for Very Small Pulmonary Valves in the Primary Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot

Lehner, A.; Daskalova, T.; Ulrich, M. S.; Fernandez, S. Rodriguez; Schneider, H.; Tarusinov, G.; Kampmann, C.; Fischer, M.; Jakob, A.; Kantzis, M.; Kanaan, M.; Dalla-Pozza, R.; Haas, A. N.:

Early Outcomes of Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation Using the Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve System—German Experience

Backhoff, D.; Betz, T.; Müller, J. M.; Schneider, H.; Paul, T.; Krause, J. U.:

Effects of Contact Force-Guided Radiofrequency Current Application on Lesion Size and Coronary Arteries in Developing Porcine Myocardium

Mewes, M.; Salameh, A.; Vollroth, M.; Seeger, J.; Dähnert, I.:

Cardioprotection of CPB-Induced Injuries by EGCG and Pulsatile Blood Flow

Herbst, C.; Kühnisch, J.; Al-Wakeel-Marquard, N.; Degener, F.; Dartsch, J.; Messroghli, D.; Berger, F.; Klaassen, S.; Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease-AG Klaassen:

Systematic Analysis of Cardiac Disease Genes Reveals Genetic Variants in PRDM16 as Important Cause of cardiomyopathies

Demal, J. T.; Heise, M.; Reiz, B.; Dogra, D.; Braenne, I.; Reichenspurner, H.; Männer, J.; Aherrahrou, Z.; Schunkert, H.; Erdmann, J.; Abdelilah-Seyfried, S.:

A Familial Congenital Heart Disease with a Possible Multigenic Origin Involving a Mutation in BMPR1A

Remmele, J.; Pringsheim, M.; Nagdyman, N.; Tutarel, O.; Kaemmerer, H.; Oberhoffer, R.; Ewert, P.:

Cognitive Function in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease and Its Association with Cyanosis Duration: A Pilot Study in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

Vorisek, N. C.; Weixler, H. V.; Axt-Fliedner, R.; del Nido, J. P.; Friehs, I.:

Possible Inhibitors of Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Targeting Endocardial Fibroelastosis

Steinmetz, M.; Stümpfig, T.; Seehase, M.; Kowallick, J.; Schuster, A.; Uecker, M.; Lotz, J.; Paul, T.:

Impaired Exercise Tolerance after Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot—Insights from Real-Time Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Hanser, A.; Martirosian, P.; Hornung, A.; Grosse, U.; Esser, M.; Engel, C.; Hofbeck, M.; Schäfer, J.; Schick, F.; Sieverding, L.:

Contrast Agent Free MRI of the Thoracic Duct: Cream Improves Feasibility

Latus, H.; Born, D.; Mkrtchyan, N.; Stern, H.; Hager, A.; Georgiev, S.; Tanase, D.; Meierhofer, C.; Ewert, P.; Eicken, A.; Tutarel, O.:

Impaired Biventricular Filling and Response to Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation in Patients with RVOT Dysfunction

Mandilaras, G.; Klau, S.; Walter, S.; König, M.; Haas, N.; Fischer, M.; Dalla-Pozza, R.; Lehner, A.; Ulrich, S.; Jakob, A.:

Evaluation of Coronary Artery Z-Score Models in a German Population-Based Study Cohort of 310 Patients

Oberhoffer, S. F.; Abdul-Khaliq, H.; Jung, M. A.; Rohrer, R. T.; Abd, M. El Rahman:

Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Turner’s Syndrome

Meister, M.; Graupner, O.; Götte, M.; Wolter, A.; Müller, V.; Herrmann, J.; Axt-Fliedner, R.; Enzensberger, C.:

Speckle Tracking in Fetal Echocardiography—Generation of Reference Values of Global Longitudinal Strain for Quantification of Atrial, Ventricular, and Biventricular Fetal Heart Function

Alkassar, M.; Dittrich, S.; Duong, M.T.:

Establishment of a 4D Computational Model for Wall Stress Calculation in Healthy and Diseased Hearts, Using a Rat Infarction Model

Alkassar, M.; Dittrich, S.; Seufert, J.:

A Noninvasive Way to Calculate Myocardial Infarct Size in Rats after Permanent Coronary Artery Ligation Using 4D High-Resolution Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Vivo

Mitschke, T.; Follmann, P.; Zimmer, M.; Postina, P.; Klauke, B.; Milting, H.; Kriebel, T.:

A New Genetic Variant of Unknown Clinical Significance in a Case of Familiar Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy

Logeswaran, T.; Thul, J.; Recla, S.; Steinbrenner, B.; Akintürk, H.; Jux, C.; Hahn, A.:

Survival, Neurocognitive Outcome, and Quality of Life after Cardiac Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in Children—A Single-Center Study

Logeswaran, T.; Thul, J.; Mazhari, N.; Skrypek, S.; Akintürk, H.; Rüblinger, L.; Hahn, A.; Jux, C.:

Cognitive Outcome and Health-Related Quality of Life in School-Aged Children and Young Adults after Heart Transplantation in Early Childhood

Brüning, C. J.; Rohr, A.; Granert, O.; Jerosch-Herold, M.; Gabbert, D.; Wegner, P.; Hansen, T.; Voges, I.; Jansen, O.; Kramer, H. H.; Rickers, C.:

Prevalence of Neuroradiological Brain Damage Patterns and Assessment of Cerebral Volumes in Children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome after Three-Staged Palliation

Hébert, S.; Schirrmeister, J.; Dittrich, S.; Rascher, W.; Gravou-Apostolatou, C.:

Terminal Heart Disease in Pediatric Cardiology—Improvement of Disease Management by Pediatric Palliative Home Care

Kuhn, V.; Carpenter, L. J.; Tague, L.; Donofrio, T. M.; Murnick, J.; Zurakowski, D.; Axt-Fliedner, R.; Jonas, A. R.; Limperopoulos, C.; Yerebakan, C.:

Brain Injury Scores of Neonates with Complex Congenital Heart Disease