Peter Lamm

Summary

Affiliation: University of Munich
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Continuous graft perfusion: optimizing the quality of saphenous vein grafts
    P Lamm
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians Universit t Munchen, Munich, Germany
    Heart Surg Forum 5:S355-61. 2002
  2. ncbi Autologous endothelialized vein allograft: a solution in the search for small-caliber grafts in coronary artery bypass graft operations
    P Lamm
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Anatomy, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany
    Circulation 104:I108-14. 2001
  3. ncbi Fibrin glue in coronary artery bypass grafting operations: casting out the Devil with Beelzebub?
    Peter Lamm
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Munich Heart Clinic, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Wolkerweg 16, 81375 Munich, Germany
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 32:567-72. 2007
  4. ncbi The harmonic scalpel: optimizing the quality of mammary artery bypass grafts
    P Lamm
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians Universitat Munchen, Germany
    Ann Thorac Surg 69:1833-5. 2000
  5. ncbi Early and mid term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting in women depends on the surgical protocol: retrospective analysis of 3441 on- and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting procedures
    Sandra Eifert
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany
    J Cardiothorac Surg 5:90. 2010
  6. ncbi Mid-term outcomes of patients with PCI prior to CABG in comparison to patients with primary CABG
    Sandra Eifert
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany uni muenchen de
    Vasc Health Risk Manag 6:495-501. 2010
  7. ncbi Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure after cardiac surgery
    Erich Kilger
    Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig Maximilians Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    Heart Surg Forum 13:E91-5. 2010
  8. ncbi Stress doses of hydrocortisone in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery: effects on interleukin-6 to interleukin-10 ratio and early outcome
    Florian Weis
    Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Klinikum Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
    Crit Care Med 37:1685-90. 2009
  9. ncbi Bizarre case of migration of a retained epicardial pacing wire
    Gerd Juchem
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Munich, Munchen, Germany
    Europace 10:1348-9. 2008
  10. ncbi Renal recovery after conversion to a calcineurin inhibitor-free immunosuppression in late cardiac transplant recipients
    Jan Groetzner
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University Hospital Grosshadern, Marchioninistrasse 15, D 81377 Munich, Germany
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 25:333-41. 2004

Detail Information

Publications32

  1. ncbi Continuous graft perfusion: optimizing the quality of saphenous vein grafts
    P Lamm
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians Universit t Munchen, Munich, Germany
    Heart Surg Forum 5:S355-61. 2002
    ..We compared minimally invasive vein harvesting with conventional vein harvesting and studied the influence of a continuous perfusion of the veins with patient autologous blood on their endothelial integrity...
  2. ncbi Autologous endothelialized vein allograft: a solution in the search for small-caliber grafts in coronary artery bypass graft operations
    P Lamm
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Anatomy, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany
    Circulation 104:I108-14. 2001
    ..To overcome these problems, we developed an easily accessible, quality-controlled graft...
  3. ncbi Fibrin glue in coronary artery bypass grafting operations: casting out the Devil with Beelzebub?
    Peter Lamm
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Munich Heart Clinic, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Wolkerweg 16, 81375 Munich, Germany
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 32:567-72. 2007
    ....
  4. ncbi The harmonic scalpel: optimizing the quality of mammary artery bypass grafts
    P Lamm
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians Universitat Munchen, Germany
    Ann Thorac Surg 69:1833-5. 2000
    ..We compared the effect on the endothelium of the mammary arteries when the harvest was done either by the harmonic scalpel (HS) or the high-frequency electrocauter (HF)...
  5. ncbi Early and mid term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting in women depends on the surgical protocol: retrospective analysis of 3441 on- and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting procedures
    Sandra Eifert
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany
    J Cardiothorac Surg 5:90. 2010
    ..Our objective was to investigate the gender-related mortality in both groups...
  6. ncbi Mid-term outcomes of patients with PCI prior to CABG in comparison to patients with primary CABG
    Sandra Eifert
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany uni muenchen de
    Vasc Health Risk Manag 6:495-501. 2010
    ..016). Patients with prior PCI presented for CABG with more severe CAD. Morbidity, mortality and reoperation rate during mid term were significantly higher in patients with prior PCI...
  7. ncbi Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure after cardiac surgery
    Erich Kilger
    Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig Maximilians Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    Heart Surg Forum 13:E91-5. 2010
    ..To evaluate the feasibility and outcomes of protocol-driven noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) after cardiac surgery...
  8. ncbi Stress doses of hydrocortisone in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery: effects on interleukin-6 to interleukin-10 ratio and early outcome
    Florian Weis
    Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Klinikum Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
    Crit Care Med 37:1685-90. 2009
    ..Stress doses of hydrocortisone have been successfully used to improve outcome of CS. The interleukin (IL)-6 to IL-10 ratio is associated with outcome after trauma and major surgery...
  9. ncbi Bizarre case of migration of a retained epicardial pacing wire
    Gerd Juchem
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Munich, Munchen, Germany
    Europace 10:1348-9. 2008
    ..We suspect that the contaminated pacing wire migrated via the left atrium and left ventricle into the right carotid artery causing an infective endocarditis of the prosthetic mitral valve and the native aortic valve...
  10. ncbi Renal recovery after conversion to a calcineurin inhibitor-free immunosuppression in late cardiac transplant recipients
    Jan Groetzner
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University Hospital Grosshadern, Marchioninistrasse 15, D 81377 Munich, Germany
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 25:333-41. 2004
    ..The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a completely CNI-free immunosuppressive regimen [mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and sirolimus (Sir)] in HTx-recipients with late post-transplant renal impairment...
  11. ncbi Central venous pressure, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and intrathoracic blood volumes as preload indicators in cardiac surgery patients
    O Godje
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 13:533-9; discussion 539-40. 1998
    ..Measurement of right atria, right ventricular, global end diastolic and intrathoracic blood volume index by arterial thermal dye dilution utilizing the COLD-system may represent an alternative...
  12. ncbi Association between vasopressor dependence and early outcome in patients after cardiac surgery
    F Weis
    Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Munich, Klinikum Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
    Anaesthesia 61:938-42. 2006
    ..001). Vasopressor dependence could be predicted from a combination of factors, including pre-operative ejection fraction < 37%, cardiopulmonary bypass lasting > 94 min, and postoperative interleukin-6 > 837 pg x ml(-1)...
  13. ncbi Re-OPCAB vs. Re-CABG for myocardial revascularization
    A Schutz
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Herzklinik am Augustinum, Munchen, Germany
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 49:144-8. 2001
    ..The present study compared redo coronary artery bypass grafting (Re-OPCAB) techniques with conventional redo coronary artery bypass grafting (Re-CABG) with particular focus on myocardial damage and clinical outcome parameters...
  14. ncbi Intraoperative coronary angiography in the management of patients with acute aortic dissection and endocarditis
    E Kilian
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 136:792-3. 2008
  15. ncbi Intensive care after minimally invasive and conventional coronary surgery: a prospective comparison
    E Kilger
    Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Klinikum Grosshadern, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
    Intensive Care Med 27:534-9. 2001
    ..The purpose of this study was to compare the intensive care course of patients after minimally invasive coronary surgery to conventional coronary artery bypass grafting...
  16. ncbi Trendelenburg positioning after cardiac surgery: effects on intrathoracic blood volume index and cardiac performance
    D A Reuter
    Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Department of Anaesthesiology, Munich, Germany
    Eur J Anaesthesiol 20:17-20. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Trendelenburg's manoeuvre caused only a slight increase of preload volume, despite marked increases in cardiac-filling pressures, without significantly improving cardiac performance...
  17. ncbi Markers of myocardial ischemia after minimally invasive and conventional coronary operation
    E Kilger
    Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
    Ann Thorac Surg 70:2023-8. 2000
    ....
  18. ncbi Long-term results after ablation for long-standing atrial fibrillation concomitant to surgery for organic heart disease: is microwave energy reliable?
    Calin Vicol
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grosshadern Medical Center, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 136:1156-9. 2008
    ..Microwave ablation has been reported as efficient for the surgical treatment of long-standing atrial fibrillation. However, the influence of ablation lesions on long-term results is not known...
  19. ncbi Preventing blood loss during application of the HEARTSTRING proximal seal system
    Peter Lamm
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    Ann Thorac Surg 88:310-2. 2009
    ..This modified technique is applied whenever the system is used and allows the safe use of the device even in high-risk patients with hepatitis or human immunodeficiency virus...
  20. ncbi The need for a tailored immunosuppression in older heart transplant recipients
    Ingo Kaczmarek
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
    J Heart Lung Transplant 24:1965-8. 2005
    ..Less chronic rejection but increased risk for infectious complications, renal failure and neoplasms indicate the need for decreased immunosuppression and effective infection prophylaxis in older recipients...
  21. ncbi Optimizing fluid therapy in mechanically ventilated patients after cardiac surgery by on-line monitoring of left ventricular stroke volume variations. Comparison with aortic systolic pressure variations
    D A Reuter
    Department of Anaesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich, Germany
    Br J Anaesth 88:124-6. 2002
    ..451; CI: 0.17-0.74). CONCLUSIONS: Monitoring of SVV enables real-time prediction and monitoring of the left ventricular response to preload enhancement in patients after cardiac surgery and is helpful for guiding volume therapy...
  22. ncbi Less invasive, continuous hemodynamic monitoring during minimally invasive coronary surgery
    O Godje
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
    Ann Thorac Surg 68:1532-6. 1999
    ..We evaluated a less invasive device which calculates cardiac output (CO) and hemodynamics based on arterial pulse-contour analysis...
  23. ncbi Successful use of transvenous coil electrodes as single element subcutaneous array leads
    Gerd Juchem
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Marchioninistr 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
    Europace 11:391-4. 2009
    ..We report the successful use of transvenous coil electrodes as single element subcutaneous array leads in order to lower the DFT...
  24. ncbi Stress doses of hydrocortisone reduce severe systemic inflammatory response syndrome and improve early outcome in a risk group of patients after cardiac surgery
    Erich Kilger
    Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Klinikum Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
    Crit Care Med 31:1068-74. 2003
    ....
  25. ncbi Stress doses of hydrocortisone reduce chronic stress symptoms and improve health-related quality of life in high-risk patients after cardiac surgery: a randomized study
    Florian Weis
    Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 131:277-82. 2006
    ....
  26. ncbi Continuous cardiac output by femoral arterial thermodilution calibrated pulse contour analysis: comparison with pulmonary arterial thermodilution
    O Goedje
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximillians University of Munich, Germany
    Crit Care Med 27:2407-12. 1999
    ..Good agreement between the methods would indicate the potential of pulse contour analysis to monitor CO continuously and at reduced invasiveness...
  27. ncbi Mediastinal pheochromocytoma with single coronary blood supply: a case report
    Andres Beiras-Fernandez
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
    Heart Surg Forum 10:E196-8. 2007
    ..The tumor was highly vascularized and presented a blood supply derived from the circumflex artery. The mass was successfully removed by open heart surgery, and the patient was discharged 10 days postoperatively...
  28. ncbi Goal-directed fluid management reduces vasopressor and catecholamine use in cardiac surgery patients
    Matthias S G Goepfert
    Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
    Intensive Care Med 33:96-103. 2007
    ..We examined whether guiding therapy by an algorithm based on optimizing the global end-diastolic volume index (GEDVI) reduces the need for vasopressor and inotropic support and helps to shorten ICU stay in cardiac surgery patients...
  29. ncbi Usefulness of left ventricular stroke volume variation to assess fluid responsiveness in patients with reduced cardiac function
    Daniel A Reuter
    Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Grosshadern University Hospital, Germany
    Crit Care Med 31:1399-404. 2003
    ....
  30. ncbi Influence of tidal volume on left ventricular stroke volume variation measured by pulse contour analysis in mechanically ventilated patients
    Daniel A Reuter
    Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
    Intensive Care Med 29:476-80. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: In addition to intravascular volume status SVV is affected by the depth of tidal volume under mechanical ventilation. This influence must be regarded when using SVV for functional preload monitoring...
  31. ncbi Stroke volume variations for assessment of cardiac responsiveness to volume loading in mechanically ventilated patients after cardiac surgery
    Daniel A Reuter
    Department of Anesthesiology, Grosshadern University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
    Intensive Care Med 28:392-8. 2002
    ..68, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: SVV may help to determine the preload condition of ventilated patients following cardiac surgery and to predict and continuously monitor effects of volume administered as part of their hemodynamic management...