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Open AccessIs There an Alternative Oral Anticoagulation to Vitamin-K-Antagonists for Patients with Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement? – A Literature Review
Current guidelines exclusively recommend vitamin-K-antagonists (VKA) as anticoagulation for patients after mechanical aortic valve replacement due to the increased postoperative risk of valve thrombosis and th...
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Die Behandlung der akuten Typ-A-Dissektion mit dem Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent bei 57 konsekutiven Patienten
Die Aortendissektion vom Stanford-Typ A ist ein klinischer Notfall, der mit einer hohen Sterblichkeit verbunden ist und eine rasche Diagnose und chirurgische Intervention erfordert. Typischerweise dehnt sich e...
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Apixaban versagt als Antikoagulans bei Patienten mit mechanischer Aortenklappe – PROACT-Xa-Studie
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Open AccessPrognostic value of ascites in patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing cardiac surgery
Mild or moderate liver cirrhosis increases the risk of complications after cardiac surgery. Ascites is the most common complication associated with liver cirrhosis. However, the prognostic value of ascites on ...
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Diagnostik und Therapie des Pneumothorax
Beim Pneumothorax kommt es zu einer thorakalen Ansammlung von Luft im Pleuraspalt. Er ist mit einer Prävalenz von ungefähr 10.000 Fällen/Jahr in Deutschland ein häufiges Krankheitsbild. Der primäre Spontanpneu...
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Open AccessThe impact of thymectomy in subgroups of Myasthenia gravis patients: a single center longitudinal observation
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare neuromuscular disorder. Symptoms can range from ptosis only to life threatening myasthenic crisis. Thymectomy is recommended for anti-acetylcholine receptor-antibody positive p...
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Open AccessContemporary treatment of mitral valve disease with transcatheter mitral valve implantation
Transcatheter mitral valve implantation (TMVI) with self-expanding (SAV) or balloon-expandable (BAV) valves are rising as promising treatment options for high-risk patients with symptomatic mitral valve (MVD) ...
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Open AccessCost-Effectiveness of SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in German Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients at Low Surgical Mortality Risk
In the randomized PARTNER 3 trial, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with the SAPIEN 3 device significantly reduced a composite of all-cause death, stroke, and rehospitalization, compared with sur...
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Herztransplantation
Die Technik der Herztransplantation wurde 1961 von Lower und Shumway beschrieben und stetig weiterentwickelt. Nach der ersten Herztransplantation am Menschen am 3. Dezember 1967, die von Professor Christian du...
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Do you Really Need an ECMO Coordinator? Strategies to Optimize Communication
Mobile ECMO service provides optimal hemodynamic and/or respiratory stabilization to severely heart and/or lung failure patients, especially in non-urban areas, with subsequent safe transport to specialized ce...
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ECMOlogy as the New Medical Discipline: The Way Towards Interdisciplinary Approach of ECMO Therapy
Worldwide, ECMO therapy has become an essential device for patients suffering from cardiac arrest or respiratory failure. Patients under ECMO therapy need special care and trained staff. Specialized centers of...
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Future Perspectives
Due to the permanently increasing number of patients treated with mechanical circulatory systems, particularly ECMO as a standard short-term heart and lung support, medical, academic, and scientific awareness ...
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ECMO Retrieval Program Foundation Financial Aspects and Negotiations with Manufactures
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an advanced medical therapy that currently represents the last frontier of care for several life-threatening diseases. However, significant financial and personnel...
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Ventricular Assist Devices
Die mechanische Herz-Kreislauf-Unterstützung, insbesondere durch linksventrikuläre Assist Devices (LVAD), hat sich zu einer etablierten Therapie der chronischen Herzinsuffizienz entwickelt. Die Hauptindikation...
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Open AccessRedefining the role of surgery in early small-cell lung cancer
Resection is guideline recommended in stage I small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) but not in stage II. In this stage, patients are treated with a non-surgical approach. The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess th...
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Open AccessStage I and II Small-Cell Lung Cancer—New Challenge for Surgery
The recommended treatment for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) currently is surgery in stage I disease. We wondered about stage II SCLC and present a meta-analysis on mean-survival of patients that underwent surg...
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Open AccessIs there a benefit of ICD treatment in patients with persistent severely reduced systolic left ventricular function after TAVI?
In patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction, prediction of postprocedural left ventricular e...
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Herztransplantation
Die Technik der Herztransplantation wurde 1961 von Lower und Shumway beschrieben und stetig weiterentwickelt. Nach der ersten Herztransplantation am Menschen am 3. Dezember 1967, die von Professor Christian du...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Ventricular Assist Devices
Die mechanische Herz-Kreislauf-Unterstützung, insbesondere durch linksventrikuläre Assist Devices (LVAD), hat sich zu einer etablierten Therapie der chronischen Herzinsuffizienz entwickelt. Die Hauptindikation...
