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| Gerhard PölzlSummaryAffiliation: Innsbruck Medical University Country: Austria Publications
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Feasibility and accuracy of transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic estimation of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure applying different methodsG Poelzl
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Innsbruck, Anichstr 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Eur J Heart Fail 3:553-60. 2001..Pulmonary wedge pressure (PWP) is an established index of cardiac function and an essential component in the management of patients with congestive heart failure and in critically ill patients...- [Adaptation of guidelines for the treatment of chronic heart failure in a specialized heart failure clinic]Gerhard Pölzl
Klinische Abteilung für Kardiologie, Universitatsklinik Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Osterreich
Wien Klin Wochenschr 114:833-9. 2002..The aim of our study was to analyse 1. the efficiency of a specialized heart failure clinic in translating guidelines into clinical practice, and 2. the effect of optimized neurohormonal therapy on patient outcome... - Bilateral perirenal fluid accumulation associated with Eisenmenger's syndromeGerhard Pölzl
Department of Internal Medicine, Innsbruck University Hospital, Innsbruck, Austria
Nephrol Dial Transplant 19:1928-9. 2004 - Short-term improvement in submaximal exercise capacity by optimized therapy with ACE inhibitors and beta blockers in heart failure patients is associated with restoration of peripheral endothelial functionGerhard Poelzl
Clinical Division of Cardiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Int J Cardiol 108:48-54. 2006.... - Chronic heart failure is associated with vascular remodeling of the brachial arteryGerhard Poelzl
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Eur J Heart Fail 7:43-8. 2005..We therefore investigated the hypothesis that vascular remodeling is associated with functional changes in peripheral conduit arteries and with systemic overexpression of ET-1 in patients suffering from CHF... - Capillary deposition of the complement fragment C4d in cardiac allograft biopsies is associated with allograft vasculopathyGerhard Poelzl
Division of Cardiology, University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Transpl Int 18:313-7. 2005..We were able to show that CAV is highly associated with C4d deposition in capillaries of cardiac allografts and that serial C4d studies may predict development of CAV at 1-year post-transplantation... - Interventional and medical treatment of acute heart failure due to inflammation: four casesGerhard Poelzl
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Herz 31:761-6. 2006..One patient died of cerebral hemorrhage on day 12 after VAD implantation. In summary, patients with life-threatening fulminant myocarditis can be successfully bridged to recovery or transplantation with mechanical circulatory support... - [Biomarker for diagnosis of rejection after heart transplantation]Matthias Frick
Universitätsklink für Innere Medizin III Kardiologie, Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Osterreich
Herz 35:11-6. 2010..Using microarray technique gene expression profiles can be detected, which are associated with an increased risk for rejection. Ongoing studies will demonstrate, whether microarrays can at least reduce the number of EMBs... - Cardiac hepatopathy before and after heart transplantationWolfgang Dichtl
Clinical Division of Cardiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Transpl Int 18:697-702. 2005..These parameters significantly improve within 3 months after HTX. Therefore, chronic cardiac hepatopathy seems to be a benign, potentially reversible disease... - Early detection and successful therapy of fulminant chlamydia pneumoniae myocarditisDaniel Hoefer
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
ASAIO J 51:480-1. 2005..This is the first case to report detecting C pneumoniae as the pathogen responsible for fulminant myocarditis while the patient was still alive and to report long-term follow-up data... - Outcome evaluation of the bridge-to-bridge concept in patients with cardiogenic shockDaniel Hoefer
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Ann Thorac Surg 82:28-33. 2006..If weaning from ECMO is impossible, the implantation of a ventricular assist device (VAD) is required. Patients either go for recovery of myocardial function (bridge to recovery) or for heart transplantation (bridge to transplant)... - Cardiac transplantation complicated by acute thrombotic occlusion of the right coronary arteryJuliane Kilo
Department for Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Heart Surg Forum 8:E311-3. 2005..This case shows that intense interdisciplinary cooperation of cardiac specialists allows the successful management of very complex patients in serious clinical conditions... - Fatal course of parvovirus B19-associated myocarditis in a female liver transplant recipientPatrycja Jonetzko
Clinical Division of Cardiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Liver Transpl 11:463-6. 2005..In conclusion, to our knowledge this is the first report of PVB19-induced myocarditis confirmed by detection of viral genome in myocardium in a liver transplant recipient... - [Myocarditis and sudden cardiac death in athletes. Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention]Matthias Frick
Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III Kardiologie, Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Osterreich
Herz 34:299-304. 2009..For prevention of myocarditis and sudden cardiac death it is recommended to stop elite sport for 4 weeks after an unspecific infection. Whether moderate sport can be started earlier is unclear... - [Evaluation of the potential organ donor with special regards to heart donation]Daniel Hofer
Universitätsklinik für Herzchirurgie, Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Wien Klin Wochenschr 122:441-51. 2010..Exact donor evaluation allows for matching the organ to the most suitable recipient and is therefore especially in the context of marginal donors a crucial step within transplantation process... - Co-infection with two Chlamydophila species in a case of fulminant myocarditisGernot Walder
Department of Hygiene, Microbiology and Social Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Crit Care Med 35:623-6. 2007.... - [Is it possible to reduce CMV-infections after heart transplantation with a three-month antiviral prophylaxis? 7 years experience with ganciclovir]Herwig Antretter
Klinische Abteilung für Herzchirurgie, Universitatsklinik fur Chirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Osterreich
Wien Klin Wochenschr 116:542-51. 2004..Demographic data of organ recipients and donors in both groups were comparable, except for underlying cardiac diseases (p = 0.016). All patients had identical postoperative immunosuppressive regimes... - B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is more sensitive to rapid hemodynamic changes in acute heart failure than N-terminal proBNPJohannes Mair
Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Division of Cardiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Clin Chim Acta 379:163-6. 2007.... - B-type natriuretic peptide as a marker of allograft rejection after heart transplantationAngelika Hammerer-Lercher
Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Division of Clinical Biochemistry, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
J Heart Lung Transplant 24:1444. 2005..BNP monitoring seems to be a useful addition in the individual follow-up of heart transplant recipients to rule out significant rejection... - Successful administration of levosimendan in a patient with low-gradient low-output aortic stenosisDaniel Hoefer
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Wien Klin Wochenschr 118:60-2. 2006..No levosimendan-specific adverse events were observed, in particular no hypotension. The excellent postoperative result was maintained after the patient was discharged from hospital... - Mitral valve repair provides improved outcome over replacement in active infective endocarditisElfriede Ruttmann
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 130:765-71. 2005..The aim of the investigation was to compare valve repair and valve replacement in respect to the extent of destruction and to analyze survival, recurrent endocarditis, and reoperation (event-free survival)... - Effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on ventricular repolarization in patients with congestive heart failureThomas Berger
Innsbruck Medical University, Clinical Division of Cardiology, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16:611-7. 2005..01), as compared to SR (114 +/- 22 ms). CONCLUSIONS: Using a high-resolution surface ECG, biventricular pacing resulted in a significant reduction of ECG markers of ventricular dispersion of repolarization... - Cardiac phosphorus-31 two-dimensional chemical shift imaging in patients with hereditary hemochromatosisMichael F H Schocke
Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Magn Reson Imaging 22:515-21. 2004..The decreased PCr to beta-ATP ratios in HHC might be caused by mitochondrial impairment due to cardiac iron overload...