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Open AccessInfluence of donor age and donor-recipient age difference on intimal hyperplasia in pediatric patients with young and adult donors vs. adult patients after heart transplantation
Optimal selection and allocation of donor hearts is a relevant aspect in transplantation medicine. Donor age and cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) affect post-transplant mortality. To what extent donor age ...
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Empfehlungen für die Dokumentation des Arzt-Vorbehalts für die stationäre Leistungserbringung im Rahmen des AOP-Vertrags 2023
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Open AccessQuality of life of patients with coronary heart disease treated with the bioresorbable vascular scaffold (ABSORB™): 2-year results from the GABI-R-registry
Numerous studies have reported clinical endpoints following coronary revascularization using bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS), while information about the impact on health-related quality of life is spar...
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Open AccessPermanent pacemaker dependency in patients with new left bundle branch block and new first degree atrioventricular block after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Conduction disorders with need for permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation remain frequent complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Up to 22% of PPM after TAVI are implanted for new o...
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Kommentar zu den 2020er Leitlinien der Europäischen Gesellschaft für Kardiologie (ESC) zum Management des akuten Koronarsyndroms bei Patienten ohne persistierende ST-Strecken-Hebung
Die im August 2020 publizierten Leitlinien der European Society of Cardiology (ESC) zum Management des akuten Koronarsyndroms ohne persistierende ST-Strecken-Hebungen (NSTE-ACS) ersetzen die zuletzt 2015 veröf...
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Antithrombotische Therapie nach strukturellen kardialen Interventionen
In den letzten Jahren finden strukturelle kardiale Interventionen zunehmend Anwendung in der klinischen Routine. Trotz der raschen Einführung und Weiterentwicklung dieser Techniken, ist die Evidenz für die opt...
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Comparison between treatment of “established” versus complex “off-label” coronary lesions with Absorb® bioresorbable scaffold implantation: results from the GABI-R® registry
The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of patients treated with bioresorbable scaffold (BRS) for off-label versus approved indications.
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Open AccessSix Versus Twelve Months Clopidogrel Therapy After Drug-Eluting Stenting in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: An ISAR-SAFE Study Subgroup Analysis
In patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) the optimal duration of dual-antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation remains unclear. At 6 months after intervention, patients...
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Three-year efficacy and safety of new- versus early-generation drug-eluting stents for unprotected left main coronary artery disease insights from the ISAR-LEFT MAIN and ISAR-LEFT MAIN 2 trials
In percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients new-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) has reduced adverse events in comparison to early-generation DES. The aim of the current study was to investigate th...
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Gender differences in therapeutic recommendation after diagnostic coronary angiography: insights from the Coronary Angiography and PCI Registry of the German Society of Cardiology
There is information suggesting differences and underuse of invasive coronary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in women compared to men.
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Randomized comparison of biolimus-eluting stents with biodegradable polymer versus everolimus-eluting stents with permanent polymer coatings assessed by optical coherence tomography
We sought to compare the healing patterns of biolimus-eluting stents with biodegradable polymer (BP-BES, Nobori) versus everolimus-eluting stents with permanent polymer (PP-EES, **ence) using intravascular opt...
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Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Therapy: Focus on Antithrombotic Therapy and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
The epidemiology of coronary artery disease (CAD) differs between women and men: female cardiac patients are older and have poorer risk profiles than their male counterparts. This results in a preferential exc...
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Influence of abciximab on evolution of left ventricular function in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing PCI after clopidogrel pretreatment: lessons from the ISAR-REACT 2 trial
Abciximab reduced the combined endpoint of death, myocardial infarction (MI) and target vessel revascularization in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) undergoing percuta...
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Statin effect on thrombin inhibitor effectiveness during percutaneous coronary intervention: a post-hoc analysis from the ISAR-REACT 3 trial
To determine whether statin therapy influences the efficacy of thrombin inhibitor bivalirudin or unfractionated heparin (UFH) during PCI.
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One-year clinical outcomes with abciximab in acute myocardial infarction: results of the BRAVE-3 randomized trial
In the Bavarian Reperfusion Alternatives Evaluation (BRAVE)-3 study upstream administration of abciximab additional to 600 mg clopidogrel loading did not reduce the infarct size in patients with acute ST-segme...
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Characterization of patients with bleeding complications who are at increased risk of death after percutaneous coronary intervention
Bleeding complications in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) are associated with increased risk of subsequent mortality. We undertook this study to characterize the subset of patien...
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Drug-eluting stents in acute myocardial infarction: updated meta-analysis of randomized trials
Use of drug-eluting stents in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains an “off label” indication due to concerns regarding their performance in this patient subset.
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Prognostic value of minimal blood flow restoration in patients with acute myocardial infarction after reperfusion therapy
The prognostic impact of low-flow reperfusion after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) is unknown. The aim of the study was to in...
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Platelets contribute to postnatal occlusion of the ductus arteriosus
Premature infants can suffer from an anatomical defect in which the ductus arteriosus, a blood vessel that connects the pulmonary artery and the aorta during fetal development, fails to close at birth. Katrin ...