2018

Bielefeldt J, Lindner S. Ganzheitliche Betreuung von Patienten in einer VAD-Ambulanz. Pflegezeitschrift. 2018;71:30-3.

Bjorck HM, Du L, Pulignani S, Paloschi V, Lundstromer K, Kostina AS, et al. Altered DNA methylation indicates an oscillatory flow mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition signature in ascending aorta of patients with bicuspid aortic valve. Sci Rep. 2018;8:2777.

Charitos CE, Stock S, Stierle U, Klotz S, Diwoky M, Richardt D, et al. Factors Influencing the Decision Process to Replace the Ascending Aorta in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valves: Insights from 1693 Patients. DGTHG:Aorta I, Basic Disease2018.

da Costa FDA, Etnel JRG, Charitos EI, Sievers HH, Stierle U, Fornazari D, et al. Decellularized Versus Standard Pulmonary Allografts in the Ross Procedure: Propensity-Matched Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018.

David TE. The Ross procedure is alive and well in Lübeck, Germany. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2018;156:77-8.

Egron S, Fujita B, Gullon L, Pott D, Schmitz-Rode T, Ensminger S, et al. Radial Force: An Underestimated Parameter in Oversizing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Prostheses: In Vitro Analysis with Five Commercialized Valves. ASAIO J. 2018;64:536-43.

Ensminger S, Fujita B, Bauer T, Mollmann H, Beckmann A, Bekeredjian R, et al. Rapid Deployment Versus Conventional Bioprosthetic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;71:1417-28.

Ensminger S, Fujita B, Frerker C. Reply: Rapid Deployment But Not Hasty Conclusions. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;72:589-90.

Ensminger SM. Chronic Airway Fibrosis in Orthotopic Mouse Lung Transplantation Models-An Experimental Reappraisal? Transplantation. 2018;102:191-2.

Fujita B, Ensminger S, Bauer T, Mollmann H, Beckmann A, Bekeredjian R, et al. Trends in practice and outcomes from 2011 to 2015 for surgical aortic valve replacement: an update from the German Aortic Valve Registry on 42 776 patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018;53:552-9.

Fujita B, Zimmermann WH. Myocardial tissue engineering strategies for heart repair: current state of the art. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018;27:916-20.

Furukawa N, Kuss O, Emmel E, Scholtz S, Scholtz W, Fujita B, et al. Minimally invasive versus transapical versus transfemoral aortic valve implantation: A one-to-one-to-one propensity score-matched analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018;156:1825-34.

Hagenah J, Evers T, Scharfschwerdt M, Schweikard A, Ernst F. An Support Vector Regression-Based Data-Driven Leaflet Modeling Approach for Personalized Aortic Valve Prosthesis Development. Computing in Cardiology Conference 2018.

Hagenah J, Scharfschwerdt M, Ernst F. Towards Personalized Aortic Valve Prostheses - A Sparse Representation of the Individual Leaflet Shape. Computing in Cardiology Conference. 2018.

Husser O, Fujita B, Hengstenberg C, Frerker C, Beckmann A, Mollmann H, et al. Conscious Sedation Versus General Anesthesia in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The German Aortic Valve Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018;11:567-78.

Klein O, Hanke T, Nebrich G, Yan J, Schubert B, Giavalisco P, et al. Imaging Mass Spectrometry for Characterization of Atrial Fibrillation Subtypes. Proteomics Clin Appl. 2018;12:e1700155.

Klotz S, Desch S, Karluss A, Stock S, Sievers HH. Outflow Graft Occlusion with Vascular Plug as Interventional Alterntive for LVAD Discontinuation. DGTHG:Various2018

Klotz S, Stock S, Sievers HH, Diwoky M, Petersen M, Stierle U, et al. Survival and reoperation pattern after 20 years of experience with aortic valve-sparing root replacement in patients with tricuspid and bicuspid valves. 2018:1403-11.

Mohamed SA, Grewal N, Gittenberger-de Groot AC. The senescence of vascular smooth muscle cells in BAV-associated aortopathy. Atherosclerosis. 2018:317-8.

Nasseri B, Richardt D, Bucsky B, Stock S, Stierle U, Sievers HH. Mid- and Long-term Follow up Comparing Straight versus Sinus Prosthesis for Reimplantation of the Aortic Valve. DGTHG: Aorta I, Basic Diseases. Vol 66(S 01)2018:S1-S110.

Oechtering TH, Schlüter J, Sieren M, Auer C, Scharfschwerdt M, Hüllebrand M, et al. 4D Fluss MRT zur Analyse aortaler Flussmuster bei physiologisch gebogenen Ascendensprothesen. Fortschr Röntgenstr. Herzdiagnostik/Gefäßdiagnostik 2018.

Panagiotopoulos N, Druschler F, Simon M, Vogt FM, Wolfrum S, Desch S, et al. Significance of an additional unenhanced scan in computed tomography angiography of patients with suspected acute aortic syndrome. World J Radiol. 2018;10:150-61.

Radakovic D, Opacic D, Borgermann J, Hsieh WC, Krutzinna M, Gummert J, et al. Model for end-stage liver disease predicts mortality after pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018;27:813-8.

Richardt D, Haban-Rackebrandt SL, Stock S, Scharfschwerdt M, Sievers HH. A matter of thrombosis: different thrombus-like formations in balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve prostheses. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018;54:157-61.

Schmidt C, Heringlake M, Kellner P, Berggreen AE, Maurer H, Brandt S, et al. The effects of systemic oxygenation on cerebral oxygen saturation and its relationship to mixed venous oxygen saturation: A prospective observational study comparison of the INVOS and ForeSight Elite cerebral oximeters. Can J Anaesth. 2018;65:766-75.

Scholtz S, Dimitriadis Z, Vlachojannis M, Piper C, Horstkotte D, Wiemer M, et al. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Nonagenarians: Procedural Outcome and Mid-Term Results. Heart Lung Circ. 2018;27:725-30.

Sievers HH. Advanced imaging unveils aortic valve secrets: What is next, theoretic biology? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018;156:963-4.Sievers HH. Repair follows anatomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018;156:588-9.

Sievers HH. Everybody is different: A plea for individualizing treatment of aortopathy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018;156:481-2.

Sievers HH. Excellent results up to 20 years with the Ross operation, albeit with some sobering. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018.

Sievers HH, Scharfschwerdt M, Hof A. Heart valve prosthesis 2018.Sievers HH, Schubert K, Jamali A, Scharfschwerdt M. The influence of different inflow configurations on computational fluid dynamics in a novel three-leaflet mechanical heart valve prosthesis. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018:475-80.

Sievers HH, Stierle U, Petersen M, Klotz S, Richardt D, Diwoky M, et al. Valve performance classification in 630 subcoronary Ross patients over 22 years. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018;156:79-86 e2.

Sievers HH, Stock S, Stierle U, Klotz S, Charitos EI, Diwoky M, et al. Longer-term results, z scores, and decision nomograms for treatment of the ascending aorta in 1693 bicuspid aortic valve operations. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018;155:549-59 e2.

Sievers H-H, Richardt D, Diwoky M, Auer C, Bucsky B, Nasseri B, et al. Survival and reoperation after valve-sparing root replacement and root repair in acute type A dissection. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2018.

Stock S, Bohm H, Scharfschwerdt M, Richardt D, Meyer-Saraei R, Tsvelodub S, et al. Ex vivo hydrodynamics after central and paracommissural edge-to-edge technique: A further step toward transcatheter tricuspid repair? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018;155:949-55.

Stock S, Sievers HH, Richardt D, Scharfschwerdt M. Mitral valve replacement with the novel TRIBIO and an established stented bioprosthesis in a sheep model. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018;26:438-42.

Stock SSH, Bucsy B, Richardt D., Klotz S. . Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement: Is It Safe in Surgical Training? DGTHG: Continuing Education in Cardiac Surgery. Vol 66(S 01). Wiesbaden2018:S1-S110.

Stock SSM, Warnecke R.J., Richardt D., Tsvelodub S., Sievers H.H. New Device for the Treatment of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Proof-of-Concept in an in Vitro Model. DGTHG:Valvular Heart Disease:AV-Valves I. Vol 66(S 01). Wiesbaden2018:S1-S110

Sunavsky J, Fujita B, Ensminger S, Borgermann J, Morshuis M, Fuchs U, et al. Predictors of failure after high urgent listing for a heart transplant. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018;27:950-7.

Yan J, Lehsau AC, Sauer B, Pieper B, Mohamed SA. Comparison of biomechanical properties in ascending aortic aneurysms of patients with congenital bicuspid aortic valve and Marfan syndrome. Int J Cardiol. 2018.