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[Mosaic bioprosthesis after 5 years]W Eichinger
Abteilung fur Herzchirurgie, Krankenhaus Munchen Bogenhausen
Herz 25:659-66. 2000..The clinical and hemodynamic performance of the Mosaic prosthesis has been very satisfactory during the first 5 years after clinical introduction. Further data will be necessary to confirm long-term durability...- Occasional single beat regurgitation observed with the medtronic advantage bileaflet heart valveWalter B Eichinger
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center, Munich, Germany
Ann Thorac Surg 82:537-41. 2006..During routine follow-up performed at discharge and annually after the operation, intermittent moderate transvalvular regurgitation was detected by echocardiography in 5 patients... - Occasional single-beat regurgitation observed with the new Medtronic ADVANTAGE bileaflet heart valveWalter B Eichinger
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center, Munich, Germany
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 131:730-1. 2006 - Hemodynamic evaluation of the Sorin Soprano bioprosthesis in the completely supra-annular aortic positionWalter B Eichinger
German Heart Center Munich, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Munich, Germany
J Heart Valve Dis 14:822-7. 2005..The study aim was to evaluate the clinical and hemodynamic performance of the Sorin Soprano bioprosthesis in the aortic position... - Update of the European standards for inactive surgical implants in the area of heart valve prosthesesWalter Eichinger
Clinic for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Lazarettstrasse 36, D 80636 Munich, Germany
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 32:690-5. 2007..This work outlines the differences between the new EN ISO 5840 (2005) and the old EN 12006-1 (1999)... - Twenty-year experience with the St. Jude medical Biocor bioprosthesis in the aortic positionWalter B Eichinger
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany
Ann Thorac Surg 86:1204-10. 2008..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term performance of the St. Jude Medical Biocor stented porcine prosthesis in the aortic position... - Exercise hemodynamics of bovine versus porcine bioprostheses: a prospective randomized comparison of the mosaic and perimount aortic valvesWalter B Eichinger
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 129:1056-63. 2005..This prospective randomized study compares a porcine with a bovine bioprosthesis in the aortic position with regard to hemodynamic performance during exercise... - The effective orifice area/patient aortic annulus area ratio: a better way to compare different bioprostheses? A prospective randomized comparison of the Mosaic and Perimount bioprostheses in the aortic positionWalter B Eichinger
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Lazarettstr 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
J Heart Valve Dis 13:382-8; discussion 388-9. 2004.... - European experience with the Mosaic bioprosthesisWalter Benno Eichinger
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Munich, Lazarettstrasse 36, D 80636 Munich, Germany
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 124:333-9. 2002..The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the clinical and hemodynamic performance of the Mosaic bioprosthesis (Medtronic, Inc, Minneapolis, Minn)... - Left ventricular mass regression after aortic valve replacement with the mosaic bioprosthesisWalter B Eichinger
, Munich, Germany
J Heart Valve Dis 11:529-36; discussion 536. 2002..CONCLUSION: Implantation of the Mosaic bioprosthesis resulted in a significant regression of LV mass for the valves sizes 21 to 27 mm, corresponding to very low pressure gradients for a stented bioprosthesis... - Should root replacement with aortic valve-sparing be offered to patients with bicuspid valves or severe aortic regurgitation?Catalin Constantin Badiu
German Heart Centre Munich, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinic at Technical University Munich, Lazarettstr 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 38:515-22. 2010..To examine the results of root replacement with aortic valve-sparing in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) or severe aortic regurgitation (AR)... - Impact of the indexed effective orifice area on mid-term cardiac-related mortality after aortic valve replacementSabine Bleiziffer
Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Munich, Germany
Heart 96:865-71. 2010..These reference values may not reflect the actual in vivo EOAI and hence, the presence or absence of PPM may be based on false assumptions... - Rest and exercise performance of the Medtronic Advantage bileaflet valve in the aortic positionRalf Guenzinger
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Ann Thorac Surg 80:1319-26. 2005..This is accompanied by a significant left ventricular mass regression, an important indicator for long-term survival... - Left ventricular remodeling with intensive exercise after aortic valve replacementAxel Pressler
Department for Prevention and Sports Medicine, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
J Heart Valve Dis 20:91-3. 2011..These findings indicate that even intensive endurance training after AVR seems to be feasible and safe, and may have a beneficial effect on postoperative cardiac remodeling... - Hemodynamic comparison of bioprostheses for complete supra-annular position in patients with small aortic annulusFlorian Botzenhardt
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany
J Am Coll Cardiol 45:2054-60. 2005..The present study evaluates complete supra-annular bioprostheses in patients with an aortic annulus of 18 to 23 mm in diameter... - Intermittent regurgitation caused by incomplete leaflet closure of the Medtronic ADVANTAGE bileaflet heart valve: analysis of the underlying mechanismWalter B Eichinger
German Heart Center Munich, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Munich, Germany
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 140:611-6. 2010..quot; An in vitro investigation was initiated to identify the underlying mechanism... - The complete supraannular concept: in vivo hemodynamics of bovine and porcine aortic bioprosthesesDaniel J Ruzicka
Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center, Munich, Germany
Circulation 120:S139-45. 2009..We evaluated 5 bioprostheses designed for complete supraannular placement to assess potential hemodynamic differences caused by factors (eg, valve material) other than implantation position... - Prediction of valve prosthesis-patient mismatch prior to aortic valve replacement: which is the best method?Sabine Bleiziffer
Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany
Heart 93:615-20. 2007..To predict the occurrence of valve prosthesis-patient mismatch (VP-PM) after aortic valve replacement (AVR), the surgeon needs to estimate the postoperative effective orifice area index (EOAI)... - Aortic root replacement with re-implantation technique in an infant with Loeys-Dietz syndrome and a bicuspid aortic valveJulie Cleuziou
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Technische Universitat Munchen, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
Pediatr Cardiol 31:117-9. 2010..We performed a valve-sparing aortic root replacement with re-implantation technique using a Dacron graft with pseudo-sinuses (Gelweave Valsalva conduit, Vascutek Terumo, Glasgow, Scotland)... - Hemodynamic characterization of the Sorin Mitroflow pericardial bioprosthesis at rest and exerciseSabine Bleiziffer
Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany
J Heart Valve Dis 18:95-100. 2009..On the basis of its specialized design, with the pericardium mounted on the outside of the stent, the Mitroflow valve is considered to provide optimal opening and orifice areas... - Hemodynamic performance of the new St. Jude Medical Epic Supra porcine bioprosthesis in comparison to the Medtronic Mosaic on the basis of patient annulus diameterDaniel J Ruzicka
German Heart Center Munich, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Munich, Germany
J Heart Valve Dis 17:426-33; discussion 434. 2008..The study aim was to compare the hemodynamic performance of the ES valve with the completely supra-annular Medtronic Mosaic (MM) porcine valve... - The Toronto root stentless valve in the subcoronary position is hemodynamically superior to the mosaic stented completely supra-annular bioprosthesisSabine Bleiziffer
Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Germany
J Heart Valve Dis 14:814-21; discussion 821. 2005.... - Influence of completely supra-annular placement of bioprostheses on exercise hemodynamics in patients with a small aortic annulusIna M Wagner
German Heart Center Munich, Clinic of Cardiovascular Surgery, Munich, Germany
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 133:1234-41. 2007.... - Chordal replacement versus quadrangular resection for repair of isolated posterior mitral leaflet prolapseRuediger Lange
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Clinic at the Technical University, Munich, Germany
Ann Thorac Surg 89:1163-70; discussion 1170. 2010..This study reports midterm results of isolated posterior prolapse repair with chordal replacement without resection as opposed to the quadrangular resection... - Valvular chondromodulin-1 expression is downregulated in a rabbit model of infective endocarditisJoachim B Grammer
German Heart Center Munich, Department of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Clinic at the Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
J Heart Valve Dis 16:623-30; discussion 630. 2007.... - A prospective randomized comparison of the Medtronic Advantage Supra and St Jude Medical Regent mechanical heart valves in the aortic position: is there an additional benefit of supra-annular valve positioning?Ralf Guenzinger
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 136:462-71. 2008..The aim of this prospective randomized trial was to evaluate the impact of complete supraannular positioning of mechanical aortic bileaflet valves... - Transcriptional regulation of alpha5beta1 integrin, fibronectin, VCAM-1, MCSF-1/c-fms, and MCP-1 in atrioventricular valves after valvular surgery and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremiaWalter Benno Eichinger
German Heart Center Munich at the Technical University of Munich, Department of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Germany
Cytokine 31:465-72. 2005.... - In-vivo bacterial adherence to intracardiac prosthetic materials: a new experimental modelWalter Benno Eichinger
German Heart Center Munich, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Germany
J Heart Valve Dis 11:438-46. 2002..The results suggest that, with regard to avoiding the development of bacterial endocarditis, biomaterials have no advantage over Dacron... - Letter by Bleiziffer et al regarding article, "Long-term outcomes after valve replacement for low-gradient aortic stenosis: impact of prosthesis-patient mismatch"Sabine Bleiziffer
Circulation 114:e627; author reply e628. 2006