Abteilung für Herzchirurgie, Kerckhoff-Klinik

Direktor: Prof. Dr. Y.H. Choi

Publikationsliste 2015 – 2020

2020

1. Kubin N, Richter M, Sen-Hild B, Akintürk H, Schönburg M, Kubin T, Cetinkaya A. Macrophages represent the major pool of IL-7Rα expressing cells in patients with myocarditis. Cytokine. 2020 Mar 20;130:155053. doi:10.1016/j.cyto.2020.155053. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32203694.

2. Burger H, Pecha S, Hakmi S, Opalka B, Schoenburg M, Ziegelhoeffer T. Five-year follow-up of

transvenous and epicardial left ventricular leads: experience with more than 1000 leads. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020 Jan 1;30(1):74-80. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivz239. PMID: 31633187.

3. Van Linden A, Hecker F, Lehmann-Grube J, Arsalan M, Richter M, Matzke B, Holubec T,

Walther T. Randomized Trial of 2 Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvesting Devices-Immunofluorescence Assessment. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Feb 10:S0003-4975(20)30182-X. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.12.063. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32057811.

4. Liakopoulos OJ, Choi YH. Commentary: Progressive aortic valve regurgitation after

replacement of the dissected ascending aorta: An unsolved dilemma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Feb 1:S0022-5223(20)30274-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.01.044. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32113719.

5. Weber C, Rahmanian PB, Nitsche M, Gassa A, Eghbalzadeh K, Hamacher S, Merkle J, Deppe

AC, Sabashnikov A, Kuhn EW, Liakopoulos OJ, Wahlers T. Higher incidence of perivalvular abscess determines perioperative clinical outcome in patients undergoing surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020 Feb 3;20(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s12872-020-01338-y. PMID: 32013875; PMCID: PMC6998844.

2019

1. Regazzoli D, Chiarito M, Cannata F, Pagnesi M, Miura M, Ziviello F, Picci A, Reifart J, De Marco F, Bedogni F, Adamo M, Curello S, Teles R, Taramasso M, Barbanti M, Tamburino C, Stefanini GG, Mangieri A, Giannini F, Pagnotta PA, Maisano F, Kim WK, Van Mieghem NM, Colombo A, Reimers B, Latib A; TAVI-SMALL Investigators. Transcatheter Self-Expandable Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis in Small Aortic Annuli: The TAVI-SMALL Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Jan 27;13(2):196-206. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.08.041. Epub 2019vDec 25. PMID: 31883714.

2. Butz M, El Shazly J, Sammer G, Tschernatsch M, Kastaun S, Yenigün M, Braun T, Kaps M,

Böning A, Puvogel U, Bachmann G, Mengden T, Schönburg M, Gerriets T, Juenemann M. Decreasing postoperative cognitive deficits after heart surgery: protocol for a randomized controlled trial on cognitive training. Trials. 2019 Dec 16;20(1):733. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3799-0. PMID: 31842959; PMCID: PMC6916013.

3. Cetinkaya A, Bär S, Hein S, Bramlage K, Bramlage P, Schönburg M, Richter M. Mitral valve

repair for posterior leaflet prolapse: Long-term comparison of loop implantation vs resection. J Card Surg. 2020 Jan;35(1):11-20. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14388. Epub 2019 Dec 3. PMID: 31794075.

4. Squiers JJ, Baumgarten H, Filardo G, Sass D, Pollock B, Edgerton J, Marcel R, DiMaio JM, Smith RL. Prospective Evaluation of a Blood Transfusion Protocol for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Nov 23:S0003-4975(19)31737-0. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.09.099. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31770507.

5. Fischer-Rasokat U, Renker M, Liebetrau C, Weferling M, Rolf A, Doss M, Möllmann H,

Walther T, Hamm CW, Kim WK. Outcome of patients with heart failure after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. PLoS One. 2019 Nov 26;14(11):e0225473. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225473. PMID: 31770401; PMCID: PMC6879149.

6. Holzamer A, Kim WK, Rück A, Sathananthan J, Keller L, Cosma J, Bauer T, Nef H, Amat-Santos

IJ, Brinkert M, Husser O, Pellegrini C, Schofer J, Nerla R, Montorfano M, Giannini F, Stella P, Kuwata S, Hilker M, Castriota F, Ussia GP, Webb JG, Nietlispach F, Toggweiler S. Valve-in-Valve Implantation Using the ACURATE Neo in Degenerated Aortic Bioprostheses: An International Multicenter Analysis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Nov 25;12(22):2309-2316. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.07.042. PMID: 31753302.

7. De Backer O, Dangas GD, Jilaihawi H, Leipsic JA, Terkelsen CJ, Makkar R, Kini

AS, Veien KT, Abdel-Wahab M, Kim WK, Balan P, Van Mieghem N, Mathiassen ON, Jeger RV, Arnold M, Mehran R, Guimarães AHC, Nørgaard BL, Kofoed KF, Blanke P, Windecker S, Søndergaard L; GALILEO-4D Investigators. Reduced Leaflet Motion after Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jan 9;382(2):130-139. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1911426. Epub 2019 Nov 16. PMID: 31733182.

8. Kim WK, Hamm CW. TAVR for mixed aortic valve disease - A good companionship?

Int J Cardiol. 2020 Feb 1;300:113-114. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.09.031. Epub 2019 Oct 25. PMID: 31699455.

9. Kim WK, Liebetrau C, Fischer-Rasokat U, Renker M, Rolf A, Doss M, Möllmann H, Nef H,

Walther T, Hamm CW. Challenges of recognizing bicuspid aortic valve in elderly patients

undergoing TAVR. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Feb;36(2):251-256. doi:10.1007/s10554-019-01704-8. Epub 2019 Oct 5. PMID:31587128.

10. Lanz J, Kim WK, Walther T, Burgdorf C, Möllmann H, Linke A, Redwood S, Thilo C, Hilker M,

Joner M, Thiele H, Conzelmann L, Conradi L, Kerber S, Schymik G, Prendergast B, Husser O, Stortecky S, Heg D, Jüni P, Windecker S, Pilgrim T;SCOPE I investigators. Safety and efficacy of a self-expanding versus a balloon-expandable bioprosthesis for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis: a randomised non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2019 Nov 2;394(10209):1619-1628. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32220-2. Epub 2019 Sep 27. PMID: 31570258.

11. Cetinkaya A, Poggenpohl J, Bramlage K, Hein S, Doss M, Bramlage P, Schönburg M, Richter M. Long-term outcome after mitral valve replacement using biological versus mechanical valves. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Jun 28;14(1):120. doi: 10.1186/s13019-019-0943-6. PMID: 31253187; PMCID: PMC6599286.

12. Kim WK, Schäfer U, Tchetche D, Nef H, Arnold M, Avanzas P, Rudolph T,Scholtz S, Barbanti M, Kempfert J, Mangieri A, Lauten A, Frerker C, Yoon SH,

Holzamer A, Praz F, De Backer O, Toggweiler S, Blumenstein J, Purita P, Tarantini G, Thilo C, Wolf A, Husser O, Pellegrini C, Burgdorf C, Antolin RAH, Díaz VAJ, Liebetrau C, Schofer N, Möllmann H, Eggebrecht H, Sondergaard L, Walther T, Pilgrim T, Hilker M, Makkar R, Unbehaun A, Börgermann J, Moris C, Achenbach S, Dörr O, Brochado B, Conradi L, Hamm CW. Incidence and outcome of peri-procedural transcatheter heart valve embolization and migration: the TRAVEL registry (TranscatheteR HeArt Valve EmboLization and Migration). Eur Heart J. 2019 Oct 7;40(38):3156-3165. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz429. PMID: 31230081.

13. Keranov S, Kim WK, Arsalan M, Renker M, Keller T, Bauer T, Dörr O, Nef HM, Gaede L, Möllmann H, Walther T, Hamm CW, Liebetrau C. Predictive value of preprocedural procalcitonin for short- and long-term mortality after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Heart Vessels. 2019 Dec;34(12):1993-2001. doi: 10.1007/s00380-019-01448-4. Epub 2019 Jun 7. PMID: 31175405.

14. Schunkert H, Boening A, von Scheidt M, Lanig C, Gusmini F, de Waha A, Kuna

C, Fach A, Grothusen C, Oberhoffer M, Knosalla C, Walther T, Danner BC, Misfeld M, Zeymer U, Wimmer-Greinecker G, Siepe M, Grubitzsch H, Joost A, Schaefer A, Conradi L, Cremer J, Hamm C, Lange R, Radke PW, Schulz R, Laufer G, Grieshaber P, Pader P, Attmann T, Schmoeckel M, Meyer A, Ziegelhöffer T, Hambrecht R, Kastrati A, Sandner SE. Randomized trial of ticagrelor vs. aspirin in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting: the TiCAB trial. Eur Heart J. 2019 Aug 1;40(29):2432-2440. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz185. PMID: 31145798.

15. Fischer-Rasokat U, Renker M, Liebetrau C, van Linden A, Arsalan M, Weferling M, Rolf A, Doss M, Möllmann H, Walther T, Hamm CW, Kim WK. 1-Year Survival After TAVR of Patients With Low-Flow, Low-Gradient and High-Gradient Aortic Valve Stenosis in Matched Study Populations. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Apr 2;12(8):752-763. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.01.233. PMID: 31000012.

16. Pagnesi M, Kim WK, Conradi L, Barbanti M, Stefanini GG, Zeus T, Pilgrim T,

Schofer J, Zweiker D, Testa L, Taramasso M, Hildick-Smith D, Abizaid A, Wolf A, Van Mieghem NM, Sedaghat A, Wöhrle J, Khogali S, Van der Heyden JAS, Webb JG, Estévez-Loureiro R, Mylotte D, MacCarthy P, Brugaletta S, Hamm CW, Bhadra OD, Schäfer U, Costa G, Tamburino C, Cannata F, Reimers B, Veulemans V, Asami M, Windecker S, Eitan A, Schmidt A, Bianchi G, Bedogni F, Saccocci M, Maisano F, Alsanjari O, Siqueira D, Jensen CJ, Naber CK, Ziviello F, Sinning JM, Seeger J, Rottbauer W, Brouwer J, Alenezi A, Wood DA, Tzalamouras V, Regueiro A, Colombo A, Latib A. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With Next-Generation Self- Expanding Devices: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Propensity-Matched Comparison of Evolut PRO Versus Acurate neo Transcatheter Heart Valves. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Mar 11;12(5):433-443. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.11.036. PMID: 30846081.

17. Kim WK, Brinkert M, Mangner N, Gatto F, Husser O, Renker M, Liebetrau C, Gasior T, Doss M, Walther T, Hamm C, Linke A, Toggweiler S, Möllmann H. Transfemoral implantation of the ACURATE neo prosthesis using a low-profile expandable introducer system: A multicenter registry. Int J Cardiol. 2019 Apr 15;281:76-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.01.081. Epub 2019 Jan 25. PMID: 30711266.

18. Yoon SH, Bleiziffer S, Latib A, Eschenbach L, Ancona M, Vincent F, Kim WK, Unbehaum A, Asami M, Dhoble A, Silaschi M, Frangieh AH, Veulemans V, Tang GHL, Kuwata S, Rampat R, Schmidt T, Patel AJ, Nicz PFG, Nombela-Franco L, Kini A, Kitamura M, Sharma R, Chakravarty T, Hildick-Smith D, Arnold M, de Brito FS Jr, Jensen C, Jung C, Jilaihawi H, Smalling RW, Maisano F, Kasel AM, Treede H, Kempfert J, Pilgrim T, Kar S, Bapat V, Whisenant BK, Van Belle E, Delgado V, Modine T, Bax JJ, Makkar RR. Predictors of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Jan 28;12(2):182-193. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.12.001. PMID: 30678797.

19. Liakopoulos OJ, Wahlers T. Commentary: Annular reduction of the tricuspid

valve-maybe less, maybe a little more? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Dec 14:S0022-5223(19)37091-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.11.108. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31955935.

20. Weber C, Gassa A, Eghbalzadeh K, Merkle J, Djordjevic I, Maier J, Sabashnikov

A, Deppe AC, Kuhn EW, Rahmanian PB, Liakopoulos OJ, Wahlers T. Characteristics and outcomes of patients with right-sided endocarditis undergoing cardiac surgery. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Nov;8(6):645-653. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.08.02. PMID: 31832354; PMCID: PMC6892730.

21. Weber C, Esser M, Eghbalzadeh K, Sabashnikov A, Djordjevic I, Maier J, Merkle

J, Choi YH, Madershahian N, Liakopoulos O, Deppe AC, Wahlers TCW. Levosimendan Reduces Mortality and Low Cardiac Output Syndrome in Cardiac Surgery. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Nov 26. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-3400496. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31770777.

22. Djordjevic I, Rahmanian P, Zeriouh M, Eghbalzadeh K, Sangsari S, Merkle J,

Kuhn E, Deppe AC, Weber C, Sabashnikov A, Liakopoulos O, Wahlers T. Treatment of cardiogenic shock in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Case series from a tertiary ECMO center. J Card Surg. 2020 Jan;35(1):254-257. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14324. Epub 2019 Nov 9. PMID: 31705816.

23. Djordjevic I, Eghbalzadeh K, Sabashnikov A, Deppe AC, Kuhn EW, Seo J, Weber

C, Merkle J, Adler C, Rahmanian PB, Liakopoulos OJ, Mader N, Kuhn-Regnier F, Zeriouh M, Wahlers T. Single center experience with patients on veno arterial ECMO due to postcardiotomy right ventricular failure. J Card Surg. 2020 Jan;35(1):83-88. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14332. Epub 2019 Nov 6. PMID: 31692108.

24. Liakopoulos OJ. Commentary: Two-year outcomes after surgical aortic valve

replacement with a new bioprostheses-The data are still good! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Sep 19:S0022-5223(19)31815-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.08.061. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31635878.

25. Liakopoulos OJ. Commentary: Extracellular matrix tube graft in the mitral position: It's feasible, but is it durable? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Sep 20:S0022-5223(19)31895-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.08.096. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31627950.

26. Merkle J, Sunny J, Ehlscheid L, Sabashnikov A, Weber C, Eghbalzadeh K,

Djordjevic I, Liakopoulos O, Choi YH, Wahlers T, Zeriouh M. Early and long-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery with and without use of heart-lung machine and with special respect to renal function - A retrospective study. PLoS One. 2019 Oct 10;14(10):e0223806. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223806. PMID: 31600308; PMCID: PMC6786630.

27. Caliskan E, de Souza DR, Böning A, Liakopoulos OJ, Choi YH, Pepper J, Gibson

CM, Perrault LP, Wolf RK, Kim KB, Emmert MY. Saphenous vein grafts in contemporary coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2020 Mar;17(3):155-169. doi: 10.1038/s41569-019-0249-3. Epub 2019 Aug 27. PMID: 31455868.

28. Weber C, Liakopoulos OJ, Wahlers T. Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020

Mar;109(3):985. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.06.097. Epub 2019 Aug 24. PMID: 31454524.

29. Liakopoulos OJ. Commentary: Postconditioning of the injured spinal cord: Can

we do more? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Mar;159(3):827-828. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.106. Epub 2019 May 24. PMID: 31235355.

30. Liakopoulos OJ. Commentary: Spinal cord injury after the frozen elephant

trunk procedure: Are we really safe now? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Apr;159(4):1199-1200. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.008. Epub 2019 Apr 24. PMID: 31101345.

31. Zeriouh M, Sabashnikov A, Tenbrock A, Neef K, Merkle J, Eghbalzadeh K, Weber

C, Liakopoulos OJ, Deppe AC, Stamm C, Cowan DB, Wahlers T, Choi YH. Dysregulation of proangiogeneic factors in pressure-overload left-ventricular hypertrophy results in inadequate capillary growth. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2019 Jan-Dec;13:1753944719841795. doi: 10.1177/1753944719841795. PMID: 31088231; PMCID: PMC6535753.

32. Liakopoulos OJ, Schlachtenberger G, Wendt D, Choi YH, Slottosch I, Welp H,

Schiller W, Martens S, Welz A, Neuhäuser M, Jakob H, Wahlers T, Thielmann M. Early Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Myocardial Revascularization for Acute Coronary Syndromes Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock: A Report From the North- Rhine-Westphalia Surgical Myocardial Infarction Registry. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 May 21;8(10):e012049. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.012049. PMID: 31070076; PMCID: PMC6585325.

33. Merkle J, Sabashnikov A, Liebig L, Weber C, Eghbalzadeh K, Liakopoulos O,

Zeriouh M, Kuhn-Régnier F, Wahlers T. Factors predictive for early and late mortality after surgical repair for Stanford A acute aortic dissection. Perfusion. 2019 Jul;34(5):375-383. doi: 10.1177/0267659118822947. Epub 2019 Jan 11. PMID: 30632892.

34. Wernly B, Zappe AK, Unbehaun A, Sinning JM, Jung C, Kim WK, Fichtlscherer S, Lichtenauer M, Hoppe UC, Alushi B, Beckhoff F, Wewetzer C, Franz M, Kretzschmar D, Navarese E, Landmesser U, Falk V, Lauten A. Correction to: Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation (VinV-TAVR) for failed surgical aortic bioprosthetic valves. Clin Res Cardiol. 2019 Jan;108(1):117. doi: 10.1007/s00392-018-1350-z. Erratum for: Clin Res Cardiol. 2019 Jan;108(1):83-92. PMID: 30182163.

35. Cetinkaya A, Bramlage P, Schönburg M, Richter M. Atresia of the inferior

vena cava in a patient undergoing mitral and tricuspid valve surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2019 Feb 1;28(2):324-326. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivy240. PMID: 30084986.

36. Pecha S, Burger H, Castro L, Gosau N, Atlihan G, Willems S, Reichenspurner H, Hakmi S. The Bridge Occlusion Balloon for Venous Angioplasty in Superior Vena Cava Occlusion. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jun 1;34(3):368-371. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0289. PMID: 31310478; PMCID: PMC6629218.

37. Yoon SH, Whisenant BK, Bleiziffer S, Delgado V, Dhoble A, Schofer N, Eschenbach L, Bansal E, Murdoch DJ, Ancona M, Schmidt T, Yzeiraj E, Vincent F, Niikura H, Kim WK, Asami M, Unbehaun A, Hirji S, Fujita B, Silaschi M, Tang GHL, Kuwata S, Wong SC, Frangieh AH, Barker CM, Davies JE, Lauten A, Deuschl F, Nombela-Franco L, Rampat R, Nicz PFG, Masson JB, Wijeysundera HC, Sievert H, Blackman DJ, Gutierrez-Ibanes E, Sugiyama D, Chakravarty T, Hildick-Smith D, de Brito FS Jr, Jensen C, Jung C, Smalling RW, Arnold M, Redwood S, Kasel AM, Maisano F, Treede H, Ensminger SM, Kar S, Kaneko T, Pilgrim T, Sorajja P, Van Belle E, Prendergast BD, Bapat V, Modine T, Schofer J, Frerker C, Kempfert J, Attizzani GF, Latib A, Schaefer U, Webb JG, Bax JJ, Makkar RR. Outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve replacement for degenerated bioprostheses, failed annuloplasty rings, and mitral annular calcification. Eur Heart J. 2019 Feb 1;40(5):441-451. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy590. PMID: 30357365.

2018

1. Cetinkaya A, Skwara W, Hein S, Bramlage P, Schönburg M, Richter M. Angiosarcoma of the right atrium with extension to the superior and inferior vena cavae. J Card Surg. 2018 Dec;33(12):806-807. doi: 10.1111/jocs.13964. Epub 2018 Dec 11. PMID: 30537242. Vikhorev PG, Smoktunowicz N, Munster AB, Copeland ON, Kostin S, Montgiraud C, Messer AE, Toliat MR, Li A, Dos Remedios CG, Lal S, Blair CA, Campbell KS, Guglin M, Richter M, Knöll R, Marston SB. Author Correction: Abnormal contractility in human heart myofibrils from patients with dilated cardiomyopathy due to mutations in TTN and contractile protein genes. Sci Rep. 2018 Sep 24;8(1):14485. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-32408-z. Erratum for: Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 1;7(1):14829. PMID: 30250041; PMCID: PMC6155132.

2. Kim WK, Hamm CW. Early discharge and late onset conduction disturbances - A conflict of interest? Int J Cardiol. 2018 Dec 15;273:88-89. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.09.037. Epub 2018 Sep 11. PMID: 30224254.

3. Kim WK, Hengstenberg C, Hilker M, Kerber S, Schäfer U, Rudolph T, Linke A,

Franz N, Kuntze T, Nef H, Kappert U, Zembala MO, Toggweiler S, Walther T, Möllmann H. The SAVI-TF Registry: 1-Year Outcomes of the European Post-Market Registry Using the ACURATE neo Transcatheter Heart Valve Under Real-World Conditions in 1,000 Patients. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Jul 23;11(14):1368-1374. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.03.023. PMID: 30025731.

4. Wernly B, Zappe AK, Unbehaun A, Sinning JM, Jung C, Kim WK, Fichtlscherer S, Lichtenauer M, Hoppe UC, Alushi B, Beckhoff F, Wewetzer C, Franz M, Kretzschmar D, Navarese E, Landmesser U, Falk V, Lauten A. Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation (VinV-TAVR) for failed surgical aortic bioprosthetic valves. Clin Res Cardiol. 2019 Jan;108(1):83-92. doi: 10.1007/s00392-018-1326-z. Epub 2018 Jul 12. Erratum in: Clin Res Cardiol. 2018 Sep 4;: PMID: 30003366.

5. Liebetrau C, Gaede L, Kim WK, Arsalan M, Blumenstein JM, Fischer-Rasokat U, Wolter JS, Kriechbaum S, Huber MT, van Linden A, Berkowitsch A, Dörr O, Nef H, Hamm CW, Walther T, Möllmann H. Early changes in N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels after transcatheter aortic valve replacement and its impact on long-term mortality. Int J Cardiol. 2018 Aug 15;265:40-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.02.037. PMID: 29885699.

6. Barten MJ, Schulz U, Beiras-Fernandez A, Berchtold-Herz M, Boeken U, Garbade J, Hirt S, Richter M, Ruhpawar A, Sandhaus T, Schmitto JD, Schönrath F, Schramm R, Schweiger M, Wilhelm M, Zuckermann A. The clinical impact of donor-specific antibodies in heart transplantation. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2018 Oct;32(4):207-217. doi: 10.1016/j.trre.2018.05.002. Epub 2018 May 8. PMID: 29804793.

7. Kim WK, Möllmann H, Liebetrau C, Renker M, Rolf A, Simon P, Van Linden A, Arsalan M, Doss M, Hamm CW, Walther T. The ACURATE neo Transcatheter Heart Valve: A Comprehensive Analysis of Predictors of Procedural Outcome. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Sep 10;11(17):1721-1729. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.04.039. Epub 2018 May 23. PMID: 29803694.

8. Aliabadi-Zuckermann AZ, Gökler J, Kaider A, Riebandt J, Moayedifar R, Osorio E, Haberl T, Angleitner P, Laufer G, Forsythe J, Knezevic I, Skoric B, Erasmus M, van Cleemput J, Caliskan K, De Jonge N, Szabolcs Z, Prodán Z, Wasler A, Bara C, Udovičić M, Sandhaus T, Garbade J, Ruhparwar A, Schoenrath F, Hirt S, Antretter H, Schulz U, Richter M, Thul J, Barten MJ, Haneya A, Aleksic I, Eifert S, Berchtold-Herz M, Smits J, Zuckermann AO. Donor heart selection and outcomes: An analysis of over 2,000 cases. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Aug;37(8):976-984. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.04.014. Epub 2018 Apr 30. PMID: 29802081. Schweiger M, Zuckermann A, Beiras-Fernandez A, Berchtolld-Herz M, Boeken U, Garbade J, Hirt S, Richter M, Ruhpawar A, Schmitto JD, Schönrath F, Schramm R, Schulz U, Wilhelm MJ, Barten MJ. A Review of Induction with Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients. Ann Transplant. 2018 May 15;23:322-333. doi: 10.12659/AOT.908243. PMID: 29760372; PMCID: PMC6248300.

9. Kim WK, Renker M, Rolf A, Liebetrau C, Van Linden A, Arsalan M, Doss M, Rieck J, Opolski MP, Möllmann H, Walther T, Hamm CW. Accuracy of device landing zone calcium volume measurement with contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography. Int J Cardiol. 2018 Jul 15;263:171-176. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.02.042. PMID: 29754916. Van Linden A, Arsalan M, Körschgen T, Blumenstein J, Kempfert J, Hecker F, Walther T. Randomized (CO)mparison of (TRI)fecta and (P)erimount Magna Ease Supraannular Aortic Xenografts-CO.TRI.P Study. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jun;67(4):266-273. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1637011. Epub 2018 May 1. PMID: 29715705.

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2017

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30. Benstoem C, Stoppe C, Liakopoulos OJ, Ney J, Hasenclever D, Meybohm P, Goetzenich A. Remote ischaemic preconditioning for coronary artery bypass grafting (with or without valve surgery). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 May 5;5(5):CD011719. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011719.pub3. PMID: 28475274; PMCID: PMC6481544.

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33. Sabashnikov A, Heinen S, Deppe AC, Zeriouh M, Weymann A, Slottosch I, Eghbalzadeh K, Popov AF, Liakopoulos O, Rahmanian PB, Madershahian N, Kroener A, Choi YH, Kuhn-Régnier F, Simon AR, Wahlers T, Wippermann J. Impact of gender on long-term outcomes after surgical repair for acute Stanford A aortic dissection: a propensity score matched analysis. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 May 1;24(5):702-707. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw426. PMID: 28453793.

34. Sabashnikov A, Kuhn-Régnier F, Zeriouh M, Choi YH, Madershahian N, Wahlers T. Prevention of cardiac herniation and left artery descending obstruction in cases of extensive surgical pericardial window procedure. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Nov;9(11):4597-4598. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.10.37. PubMed PMID: 29268531; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5721005

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2016

1. Holubcova Z, Kunes P, Mandak J, Vlaskova D, Kolackova M, Holmannova D, Andrys C, Krejsek J, Holubec T. Pentraxin 3 and other inflammatory biomarkers related to atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery. Perfusion. 2017 May;32(4):269-278. doi: 10.1177/0267659116679248. Epub 2016 Nov 16. PMID: 27852958.

2. Arsalan M, Squiers JJ, Herbert MA, MacHannaford JC, Chamogeorgakis T, Prince SL, Hamman BL, Knoff C, Moore DO, Harrington KB, DiMaio JM, Mack MJ, Brinkman WT. Comparison of Outcomes of Operative Therapy for Acute Type A Aortic Dissections Provided at High-Volume Versus Low-Volume Medical Centers in North Texas. Am J Cardiol. 2017 Jan 15;119(2):323-327. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.09.034. Epub 2016 Oct 8. PMID: 27839772.

3. Lange R, Beckmann A, Neumann T, Krane M, Deutsch MA, Landwehr S, Kötting J, Welz A, Zahn R, Cremer J, Figulla HR, Schuler G, Holzhey DM, Funkat AK, Heusch G, Sack S, Pasic M, Meinertz T, Walther T, Kuck KH, Beyersdorf F, Böhm M, Möllmann H, Hamm CW, Mohr FW; GARY Executive Board. Quality of Life After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Prospective Data From GARY (German Aortic Valve Registry). JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Dec 26;9(24):2541-2554. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.09.050. PMID: 28007203.

4. de Waha A, Sandner S, von Scheidt M, Boening A, Koch-Buettner K, Hammel D, Hambrecht R, Danner BC, Schöndube FA, Goerlach G, Fischlein T, Schmoeckel M, Oberhoffer M, Schulz R, Walther T, Ziegelhöffer T, Knosalla C, Schönrath F, Beyersdorf F, Siepe M, Attmann T, Misfeld M, Mohr FW, Sievers HH, Joost A, Putman LM, Laufer G, Hamm C, Zeymer U, Kastrati A, Radke PW, Lange R, Cremer J, Schunkert H. A randomized, parallel group, double-blind study of ticagrelor compared with aspirin for prevention of vascular events in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft operation: Rationale and design of the Ticagrelor in CABG (TiCAB) trial: An Investigator-Initiated trial. Am Heart J. 2016 Sep;179:69-76. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.05.017. Epub 2016 Jun 18. PMID: 27595681.

5. Arsalan M, Filardo G, Kim WK, Squiers JJ, Pollock B, Liebetrau C, Blumenstein J, Kempfert J, Van Linden A, Arsalan-Werner A, Hamm C, Mack MJ, Moellmann H, Walther T. Prognostic value of body mass index and body surface area on clinical outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Clin Res Cardiol. 2016 Dec;105(12):1042-1048. doi: 10.1007/s00392-016-1027-4. Epub 2016 Aug 17. PMID: 27535139.

6. Gaede L, Kim WK, Blumenstein J, Liebetrau C, Dörr O, Nef H, Hamm C, Walther T, Achenbach S, Elsässer A, Möllmann H. Temporal trends in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement : An analysis of aortic valve replacements in Germany during 2012-2014. Herz. 2017 May;42(3):316-324. English. doi: 10.1007/s00059-016-4461-1. Epub 2016 Aug 5. PMID: 27491767.

7. Martire A, Bedada FB, Uchida S, Pöling J, Krüger M, Warnecke H, Richter M, Kubin T, Herold S, Braun T. Mesenchymal stem cells attenuate inflammatory processes in the heart and lung via inhibition of TNF signaling. Basic Res Cardiol. 2016 Sep;111(5):54. doi: 10.1007/s00395-016-0573-2. Epub 2016 Jul 19. PMID: 27435289; PMCID: PMC4951509.

8. Arsalan M, Smith RL, Squiers JJ, Wang A, DiMaio JM, Mack MJ. Robotic Excision of a Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Mitral Chordae. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jun;101(6):e187-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.10.015. PMID: 27211977.

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10. Schleicher N, Tomkins AJ, Kampschulte M, Hyvelin JM, Botteron C, Juenemann M, Yeniguen M, Krombach GA, Kaps M, Spratt NJ, Gerriets T, Nedelmann M. Sonothrombolysis with BR38 Microbubbles Improves Microvascular Patency in a Rat Model of Stroke. PLoS One. 2016 Apr 14;11(4):e0152898. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152898. PMID: 27077372; PMCID: PMC4831751.

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13. Kastaun S, Gerriets T, Schwarz NP, Yeniguen M, Schoenburg M, Tanislav C, Juenemann M. The Relevance of Postoperative Cognitive Decline in Daily Living: Results of a 1-Year Follow-up. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Apr;30(2):297-303. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.12.008. Epub 2015 Dec 3. PMID: 27013120.

14. Arsalan M, Squiers JJ, Farkas R, Worley C, Herbert M, Stewart W, Brinkman WT, Ungchusri E, Brown DL, Mack MJ, Holper EM. Prognostic Usefulness of Acute Kidney Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Apr 15;117(8):1327-31. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.01.037. Epub 2016 Feb 2. PMID: 26976788.

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16. Kim WK, Praz F, Blumenstein J, Liebetrau C, Gaede L, Van Linden A, Hamm C, Walther T, Windecker S, Möllmann H. Transfemoral aortic valve implantation of Edwards SAPIEN 3 without predilatation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Jan;89(1):E38-E43. doi: 10.1002/ccd.26464. Epub 2016 Mar 4. PMID: 26945934.

17. Gaede L, Liebetrau C, Blumenstein J, Troidl C, Dörr O, Kim WK, Gottfried K, Voss S, Berkowitsch A, Walther T, Nef H, Hamm CW, Möllmann H. Plasma microRNA-21 for the early prediction of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing major cardiac surgery. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2016 May;31(5):760-6. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfw007. Epub 2016 Mar 2. PMID: 26940124.

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19. Sabashnikov A, Heinen S, Deppe AC, Zeriouh M, Weymann A, Slottosch I, Eghbalzadeh K, Popov AF, Liakopoulos OJ, Rahmanian PB, Madershahian N, Kroener A, Choi YH, Kuhn-Régnier F, Simon AR, Wahlers T, Wippermann J.

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20. Zeriouh M, Mohite P, Rai B, Sabashnikov A, Fatullayev J, Saez DG, Zych B, Ghodsizad A, Rahmanian P, Choi YH, Wahlers T, Simon AR, Popov AF, Koch A.

Short-term ventricular assist device as a bridge to decision in cardiogenic shock: is it a justified strategy? Int J Artif Organs. 2016 May 16;39(3):114-20. doi: 10.5301/ijao.5000488 Kappler B, Anic P, Becker M, Bader A, Klose K, Klein O, Oberwallner B, Choi YH, Falk V, Stamm C. The cytoprotective capacity of processed human cardiac extracellular matrix. J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2016 Jul;27(7):120. doi: 10.1007/s10856-016-5730-5

21. Deppe AC, Weber C, Zimmermann J, Kuhn EW, Slottosch I, Liakopoulos OJ, Choi YH, Wahlers T. Point-of-care thromboelastography/thromboelastometry-based coagulation management in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of 8332 patients. J Surg Res. 2016 Jun 15;203(2):424-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.03.008

22. Cardiac Hypertrophy: An Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Basis.

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20. Kuhn EW, Choi YH, Pyun JM, Neef K, Liakopoulos OJ, Stamm C, Wittwer T, Wahlers T. Endothelial Injury Associated with Cold or Warm Blood Cardioplegia during Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:256905. doi: 10.1155/2015/256905. Epub 2015 May 19. PMID: 26090394; PMCID: PMC4452219.

21. Slottosch I, Liakopoulos O, Kuhn E, Deppe A, Lopez-Pastorini A, Schwarz D, Neef K, Choi YH, Jung K, Mühlfeld C, Wahlers T. Erratum to "Controlled lung reperfusion to reduce pulmonary ischaemia/reperfusion injury after cardiopulmonary bypass in a porcine model [Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2014;19(6):962-970] ". Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 Apr;20(4):567. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivv045. Erratum for: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2014 Dec;19(6):962-70. Sterner-Kock, Anja [added]. PMID: 25791967.

22. Deppe AC, Liakopoulos OJ, Kuhn EW, Slottosch I, Scherner M, Choi YH, Rahmanian PB, Wahlers T. Minimally invasive direct coronary bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention for single-vessel disease: a meta- analysis of 2885 patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Mar;47(3):397-406; discussion 406. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu285. Epub 2014 Aug 6. PMID: 25100715.

23. Treskes P, Neef K, Cowan DB, Stamm C, Scherner M, Wittwer T, Hescheler J, Wahlers T, Choi YH; Preconditioning of Skeletal Myoblast based Engineered Tissue Constructs Enables Functional Coupling to Myocardium in vivo; J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jan;149(1):348-56. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.09.034. Epub 2014 Sep 18.

24. Scherner M, Madershahian N, Ney S, Kuhr K, Rosenkranz S, Rudolph TK, Kuhn E, Slottosch I,

Deppe A, Choi YH, Baldus S, Wahlers T.; Focus on the surgical approach to transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Complications, outcome, and preoperative risk adjustment.; J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Oct;150(4):841-9

25. Madershahian N, Scherner M, Pfister R, Rudolph T, Deppe AC, Slottosch I, Kuhn E, Choi YH,

Wahlers T. (shared last author); Prophylactic intraoperative tranexamic acid administration and postoperative blood loss after transapical aortic valve implantation.; J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Mar 28;10:45. doi: 10.1186/s13019-015-0246-5

26. Madershahian N, Scherner M, Weber C, Kuhn E, Choi YH, Slottosch I, Wahlers T.; Temporary

biventricular pacing improves bypass graft flows in coronary artery bypass graft patients with

permanent atrial fibrillation.; Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 Jun 23. pii: ivv169. [Epub

ahead of print]

27. Zeriouh M, Mohite PN, Sabashnikov A, Zych B, Patil NP, Garcia-Saez D, Koch A, Ghodsizad A,

Weymann A, Soresi S, Wittwer T, Choi YH, Wippermann J, Wahlers T, Popov AF, Simon AR.; Lung transplantation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term survival, freedom from bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, and factors influencing outcome.; Clin Transplant. 2015 Apr; 29(4):383-92. doi: 10.1111/ctr.12528. Epub 2015 Mar 5.

28. Anton Sabashnikov, Alexander Weymann, Shouvik Haldar, Rafik F.B. Soliman, Javid Fatullayev, David Jones, Wajid Hussain, Yeong-Hoon Choi, Mohamed Zeriouh, Pascal M.

Dohmen, Aron-Frederik Popov, Vias Markides, Tom Wong, Toufan Bahrami; Position of Totally Thoracoscopic Surgical Ablation in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: An Alternative Method of Conduction Testing; Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2015; 21:76-80

29. Javid Fatullayev, Mostafa Samak, Anton Sabashnikov, Mohamed Zeriouh, Parwis B.

Rahmanian, Yeong-Hoon Choi, Bastian Schmack, Klaus Kallenbach, Arjang Ruhparwar, Kaveh Eghbalzadeh, Pascal M. Dohmen, Matthias Karck, Jens Wippermann, Thorsten Wahlers, Aron-Frederik Popov, Andre R. Simon, Alexander Weymann; Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis: A Danger Foreseen is a Danger Avoided; Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2015; 21:141-144

30. Brodarac A, Šarić T, Oberwallner B, Mahmoodzadeh S, Neef K, Albrecht J, Burkert K, Oliverio

M, Nguemo F, Choi YH, Neiss WF, Morano I, Hescheler J, Stamm C.; Susceptibility of murine induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes to hypoxia and nutrient deprivation.; Stem Cell Res Ther. 2015 Apr 23;6:83. doi: 10.1186/s13287-015-0057-6.

31. Oberwallner B, Brodarac A, Anić P, Šarić T, Wassilew K, Neef K, Choi YH, Stamm C.; Human

cardiac extracellular matrix supports myocardial lineage commitment of pluripotent stem cells.; Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Mar;47(3):416-25; discussion 425. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu163. Epub 2014 Apr 28.

32. Diener Y, Jurk M, Kandil B, Choi YH, Wild S, Bissels U, Bosio A.; RNA-based, transient

modulation of gene expression in human haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. ; Sci Rep. 2015 Nov 24;5:17184

33. Roy R, Haase T, Ma N, Bader A, Becker M, Seifert M, Choi YH, Falk V, Stamm C; Decellularized

amniotic membrane attenuates postinfarct left ventricular remodeling; J Surg Res. 2015 Aug 22. pii: S0022-4804(15)00864-1

34. Bader AM, Klose K, Bieback K, Korinth D, Schneider M, Seifert M, Choi YH, Kurtz A, Falk V,

Stamm C; Hypoxic Preconditioning Increases Survival and Pro-Angiogenic Capacity of Human Cord Blood Mesenchymal Stromal Cells In Vitro; PLoS One. 2015 Sep 18;10(9):e0138477

35. Mazzitelli D, Fischlein T, Rankin JS, Choi YH, Stamm C, Pfeiffer S, Pirk J, Detter C, Kroll J,

Beyersdorf F, Griffin CD, Shrestha M, Nöbauer C, Crooke PS, Schreiber C, Lange R; Geometric ring annuloplasty as an adjunct to aortic valve repair: clinical investigation of the HAART 300 device.; Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Jul 8. pii: ezv234

36. Samak M, Fatullayev J, Sabashnikov A, Zeriouh M, Rahmanian PB, Choi YH, Wippermann J,

Wahlers T, Schmack B, Ruhparwar A, Dohmen PM, Karck M, Popov AF, Simon AR, Weymann A.; Past and Present of Total Artificial Heart Therapy: A Success Story.; Med Sci Monit Basic Res. 2015 Sep 7;21:183-90

37. Zeriouh M, Heider A, Rahmanian PB, Choi, YH, Sabashnikov A, Scherner A, Popov AF, Weymann A, Ghodsizad A, Deppe AC, Kuhn-Regnier F, Wippermann J, Wahlers T Six-years survival and predictors of mortality after CABG using cold vs. warm blood cardioplegia in elective and emergent settings; J Cardiothorac Surg (2015) 10:180;

38. Klaus Neef, Philipp Treskes, Guoxing Xu, Florian Drey, Sureshkumar Perumal Srinivasan,

Tomo Šaric, Christof Stamm, D. Cowan, Antje-Christin Deppe, Maximilian Scherner, Thorsten Wittwer, Jürgen Hescheler, Thorsten Wahlers and Yeong-Hoon Choi; Dynamic Support Culture of Murine Skeletal Muscle-derived Stem Cells Improves Their Cardiogenic Potential In Vitro; Stem Cells Int 2015

39. Antje-Christin Deppe, Wasim Arbash, Elmar W. Kuhn, Ingo Slottosch, Maximilian Scherner,

Oliver J. Liakopoulos, Yeong-Hoon Choi and Thorsten Wahlers (shared last author); Current evidence of coronary artery bypass grafting off-pump versus on-pump: a systematic review with meta-analysis of over 16 900 patients investigated in randomized controlled trials; Eur J of Cardio-Thor Surg 2015 doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezv268