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Open AccessRobotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) and standardization of outcome reporting: a prospective, observational study on reaching the “Trifecta and Pentafecta”
Partial nephrectomy (PN) for small renal masses is common, but outcomes are not reported in a standard manner. Traditionally, parameters such as 90-day mortality, blood loss, transfusion rates, length of stay,...
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Open AccessCirculatory efficiency in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis before and after aortic valve replacement
Circulatory efficiency reflects the ratio between total left ventricular work and the work required for maintaining cardiovascular circulation. The effect of severe aortic valve stenosis (AS) and aortic valve ...
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Open AccessShort- and Long-term Outcome After Interventional VSD Closure: A Single-Center Experience in Pediatric and Adult Patients
Interventional closure of congenital ventricular septal defects (VSD) is recording a continuous rise in acceptance. Complete atrioventricular block (cAVB) and residual shunting are major concerns during follow...
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Catheter ablation in ASymptomatic PEDiatric patients with ventricular preexcitation: results from the multicenter “CASPED” study
As there are limited data about the clinical practice of catheter ablation in asymptomatic children and adolescents with ventricular preexcitation on ECG, we performed the multicenter “CASPED” (Catheter ablati...
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Changes in Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile PCR-Ribotype Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance in a German Tertiary Care Hospital Over the Last 10 Years
Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile ribotype 027 (RT027) was detected in Germany for the first time in 2007 during an outbreak in the region of Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate and is today the most prevalent ribot...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Model-Based Therapy Planning Allows Prediction of Haemodynamic Outcome after Aortic Valve Replacement
A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has been fixed in the paper.
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Open AccessModel-Based Therapy Planning Allows Prediction of Haemodynamic Outcome after Aortic Valve Replacement
Optimizing treatment planning is essential for advances in patient care and outcomes. Precisely tailored therapy for each patient remains a yearned-for goal. Cardiovascular modelling has the potential to simul...
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Stabile Erkrankung oder vollständiges Ansprechen?
Immun-Checkpoint-Blockade (ICB) ist eine innovative und effektive Therapieoption für Patienten mit metastasiertem malignem Melanom. Die radiologische Bewertung des Therapieansprechens ist herausfordernd. Die „...
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Mechanical Circulatory Support in Pediatric Population: Clinical Considerations, Indications, Strategies, and Postoperative Management
The main etiologies leading to end-stage heart failure requiring mechanical support in children are dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, and congenital heart disease. Since end-stage heart failure is rather un...
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Retrospektive Berechnung des ISS bei polytraumatisierten Patienten
Das Ausmaß der Verletzungsschwere polytraumatisierter Patienten wird vielfach durch die Berechnung des international etablierten „Injury Severity Score“ (ISS) objektiviert. Diesem Score liegt die AIS („Abbrevi...
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Erratum to: Experimental analysis of the response of fresh wood stems subjected to localized impact loading
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Open AccessNexilin mutations are associated with left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy
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Experimental analysis of the response of fresh wood stems subjected to localized impact loading
The forest is a well known and efficient natural protection solution against rockfall. To compensate for a loss of the forest’s protective function after windstorms or maintenance tasks, some of the felled tre...
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Therapie bei Knochenmarködemsyndrom im Kniegelenk mit Denosumab
Das sog. Knochenmarködemsyndrom (KMÖS) ist eine schmerzhafte Gelenkerkrankung, die meist sonst gesunde Menschen im mittleren Lebensalter betrifft und bisher üblicherweise konservativ behandelt wird.
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Follow-Up of Patients with Interventional Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects with Amplatzer Duct Occluder II
Nonsurgical closure of congenital ventricular septal defects (VSD) has become increasingly acceptable with the availability of different occlusion systems. Transcatheter device treatment is used for perimembra...
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Is MRI-Based CFD Able to Improve Clinical Treatment of Coarctations of Aorta?
Pressure drop associated with coarctation of the aorta (CoA) can be successfully treated surgically or by stent placement. However, a decreased life expectancy associated with altered aortic hemodynamics was f...
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Improving Rebound Models in 3D Rockfall Simulation Codes Used for the Design of Protection Embankments
Rockfall propagation simulation models are widely used to assess rockfall hazards and design protection structures. This research work investigates the relevance of rockfall propagation models to assess rockfa...
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Regional Map** of Forest with a Protection Function Against Rockfall
On mountain slopes, forest can play an important role to protect human lives and facilities against rockfalls. Silvicultural strategies and interventions to maintain or improve protection forest structures are...
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Improving the Integration of Coppice Forest Protection in Rockfall Model
Classical rockfall simulation models do not integrate the effect of coppice forest on bocks propagation. Although field observations and experimental tests have shown that coppice forest can play an important ...
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Gastroenteropankreatische endokrine Tumoren
Gastroenteropankreatische endokrine Tumoren bilden eine heterogene, seltene Tumorgruppe, die ca. 2 % aller gastrointestinalen Tumoren ausmacht.
