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Continuous graft perfusion: optimizing the quality of saphenous vein graftsP 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...
Autologous endothelialized vein allograft: a solution in the search for small-caliber grafts in coronary artery bypass graft operationsP 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...
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....
The harmonic scalpel: optimizing the quality of mammary artery bypass graftsP 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)...
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 proceduresSandra 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...
Mid-term outcomes of patients with PCI prior to CABG in comparison to patients with primary CABGSandra 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...
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure after cardiac surgeryErich 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...
Stress doses of hydrocortisone in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery: effects on interleukin-6 to interleukin-10 ratio and early outcomeFlorian 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...
Bizarre case of migration of a retained epicardial pacing wireGerd 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...
Renal recovery after conversion to a calcineurin inhibitor-free immunosuppression in late cardiac transplant recipientsJan 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...
Central venous pressure, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and intrathoracic blood volumes as preload indicators in cardiac surgery patientsO 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...
Association between vasopressor dependence and early outcome in patients after cardiac surgeryF 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)...
Re-OPCAB vs. Re-CABG for myocardial revascularizationA 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...
Intraoperative coronary angiography in the management of patients with acute aortic dissection and endocarditisE Kilian
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 136:792-3. 2008
Intensive care after minimally invasive and conventional coronary surgery: a prospective comparisonE 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...
Trendelenburg positioning after cardiac surgery: effects on intrathoracic blood volume index and cardiac performanceD 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...
Markers of myocardial ischemia after minimally invasive and conventional coronary operationE Kilger
Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
Ann Thorac Surg 70:2023-8. 2000....
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...
Preventing blood loss during application of the HEARTSTRING proximal seal systemPeter 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...
The need for a tailored immunosuppression in older heart transplant recipientsIngo 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...
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 variationsD 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...
Less invasive, continuous hemodynamic monitoring during minimally invasive coronary surgeryO 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...
Successful use of transvenous coil electrodes as single element subcutaneous array leadsGerd 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...
Stress doses of hydrocortisone reduce severe systemic inflammatory response syndrome and improve early outcome in a risk group of patients after cardiac surgeryErich Kilger
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Klinikum Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
Crit Care Med 31:1068-74. 2003....
Stress doses of hydrocortisone reduce chronic stress symptoms and improve health-related quality of life in high-risk patients after cardiac surgery: a randomized studyFlorian Weis
Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 131:277-82. 2006....
Continuous cardiac output by femoral arterial thermodilution calibrated pulse contour analysis: comparison with pulmonary arterial thermodilutionO 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...
Mediastinal pheochromocytoma with single coronary blood supply: a case reportAndres 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...
Goal-directed fluid management reduces vasopressor and catecholamine use in cardiac surgery patientsMatthias 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...
Usefulness of left ventricular stroke volume variation to assess fluid responsiveness in patients with reduced cardiac functionDaniel A Reuter
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Grosshadern University Hospital, Germany
Crit Care Med 31:1399-404. 2003....
Influence of tidal volume on left ventricular stroke volume variation measured by pulse contour analysis in mechanically ventilated patientsDaniel 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...
Stroke volume variations for assessment of cardiac responsiveness to volume loading in mechanically ventilated patients after cardiac surgeryDaniel 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...
