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Thoracic Surgery
Axel Haverich
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Open AccessEchocardiographic guided, transatrial closure of a patent foramen ovale
The management of an incidental patent foramen ovale found during planned cardiac surgery remains a challenge, and current guidelines are not helpful. Although evidence is accumulating, that closure of an inci...
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Open AccessECLS supported transport of ICU patients: does out-of -house implantation impact survival?
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is an established tool to stabilize severely ill patients with therapy-refractory hemodynamic or respiratory failure. Recently, we established a mobile ECLS retrieval service...
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Open AccessVascular procedures in patients with left ventricular assist devices: single-center experience
A growing number of patients suffering from heart failure is living with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and is in the need for non-cardiac surgery. Vascular procedures due to ischemia, bleeding, or ot...
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Chirurgische Beiträge zur kardialen Stammzelltherapie
Die hohe Inzidenz der Herzinsuffizienz bedeutet eine besonders große Herausforderung für die kardiovaskuläre Medizin. Eine vielversprechende Quelle für kardioregenerative Ansätze stellt die Stammzelltherapie d...
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Aktueller Stand der Transplantationsmedizin im Bereich Herz- und Lungentransplantation
Die Transplantationsmedizin in Deutschland ist klar strukturiert und verbindlich geregelt. Zur Stärkung der Organspende wurden die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen in den letzten Jahren mehrfach angepas...
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Open AccessPreoperative pericardial hematoma in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD): Do we need an adjusted treatment?
An acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD) is a critical emergency and remains one of the most challenging diseases in cardiothoracic surgery. The existence of a pericardial hematoma caused by an aortic rupture ...
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Open surgical replacement of the descending aorta: single-center experience
This study presents a single center’s experience and analyzes clinical outcomes following elective open surgical descending aortic replacement.
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Open AccessCorrection: Preoperative pericardial hematoma in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD): Do we need an adjusted treatment?
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Frauen in der Herzchirurgie
Obwohl mehr Frauen das Medizinstudium absolvieren, sind fast ausschließlich Männer in leitenden Positionen in der Herzchirurgie tätig. Trotz intensiver Diskussion ist über die realen Arbeitsbedingungen der Fra...
