Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Firdavs Oripov, Robert Ramm, Christine Falk, Tobias Goecke, Johannes Ebken, Ramadan Jashari, Dietmar Boethig, Alexander Horke, Murat Avsar, Dmitry Bobylev, Axel Haverich, Andres Hilfiker, Samir Sarikouch
Summary: Decellularized homograft valves (DHV) may elicit an immune response despite efficient donor cell removal. This study analyzed antibody binding in patients who received DHV implantation and found an increase in antibody binding in younger patients receiving decellularized aortic allografts. However, recipients with a sex mismatch to the donor showed decreased antibody binding.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Rani D'haese, Tom Vrombaut, Herman Roeykens, Stefan Vandeweghe
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of full-arch digital impressions compared to conventional impressions. The results showed that depending on the intra-oral scanner and software, digital impressions can be as accurate as conventional impressions. Impressions taken at the abutment level were found to be more accurate compared to implant level impressions.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Edel P. Kavanagh, Sherif Sultan, Fionnuala Jordan, Ala Elhelali, Declan Devane, Dave Veerasingam, Niamh Hynes
Summary: There is currently insufficient data to compare the outcomes of hybrid repair versus conventional open repair for aortic arch dissection. Hybrid repair may be more favorable, but more research is needed to draw definite conclusions. Future studies should consider adequate sample sizes and long-term follow-up to assess clinically relevant outcomes.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jason Michael Johnson, Melissa M. Chen, Eric M. Rohren, Sujit Prabhu, Beth Chasen, Osama Mawlawi, Ho-Ling Liu, Maria Kristine Gule-Monroe
Summary: This study aimed to determine the ideal FDG imaging time point for untreated glioblastomas and found that delayed imaging time points provide superior conspicuity compared to conventional imaging, which may lead to improvements in distinguishing true progression from pseudoprogression.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Julie Piotte, Felix Louis, Dimitry Buyansky, Eric Mereniuk, Renee Levesque, Ron Wald, Jean-Francois Cailhier, Jean-Maxime Cote, William Beaubien-Souligny
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the use of online hemodiafiltration (HDF) in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and found that there was no association between HDF use and mortality or kidney recovery, but it was associated with an increased risk of filter thrombosis.
KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
(2022)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Nikolaos Donos, Luis Andre Mezzomo, Nikolaos Mardas, Matteo Goldoni, Elena Calciolari
Summary: The study compared tooth-supported and implant-supported removable prostheses in patients with stage IV periodontitis, showing that implant-supported prostheses have higher implant and prosthesis survival rates.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Yi-Jie Zhang, Shu-Jiao Qian, Hong-Chang Lai, Jun-Yu Shi
Summary: This clinical study evaluated the accuracy of photogrammetric imaging for complete arch implant-supported prostheses. The results showed that the distance deviations were within a clinically acceptable range and increased with greater interimplant distances. Interimplant angulations and jaw type did not significantly affect the accuracy of photogrammetric imaging.
JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Hani Tohme, Ghida Lawand, Maja Chmielewska, Joseph Makhzoume
Summary: The purpose of this study was to measure and compare the intraoral scan body deviations of conventional impressions and digital intraoral scanning for implant-supported fixed complete arch prostheses. The results showed that stereophotogrammetry offered the highest accuracy in terms of trueness and precision, while the digital technique exhibited higher trueness at the flat angled surface region of the scan body.
JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Justin Ren, Colin Royse, Alistair Royse
Summary: Coronary surgery provides better long-term outcomes than percutaneous coronary intervention. The use of multiple arterial revascularization or exclusive arterial revascularization has been reported to improve late survival.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Biology
Caroline M. M. Speksnijder, Nadiya E. A. Mutsaers, Sajjad Walji
Summary: This study revealed that most patients with an alloplastic TMJ replacement were able to function without pain, showed good masticatory performance, and were highly satisfied with their treatment. However, their maximum voluntary bite force and jaw opening were lower compared to healthy individuals.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Guannan Wu, Chen Chen, Xiaoling Gu, Yanwen Yao, Dongmei Yuan, Jiawen Lv, Beilei Zhao, Qin Wang
Summary: Based on the meta-analysis, dynamic needle-tip positioning (DNTP) was found to be more effective than conventional palpation and ultrasound methods in arterial cannulation. DNTP achieved higher success rates and reduced cannulation time, while also reducing the risk of complications. These benefits were particularly pronounced in small children and infants.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yoshikazu Ono, Shin Yajima, Satoshi Kainuma, Naonori Kawamoto, Naoki Tadokoro, Takashi Kakuta, Ayumi Koga-Ikuta, Tomoyuki Fujita, Satsuki Fukushima
Summary: This study compared the short-term surgical outcomes and hemodynamics of the Intuity valve with the standard bioprosthesis in Japanese patients. The Intuity group had shorter operation, cardiopulmonary bypass, and aortic cross-clamping times. At 1 year postoperatively, the Intuity group showed better mean pressure gradient and peak velocity. The incidence of complete atrioventricular block was lower in the Intuity group, but there was a slightly higher rate of paravalvular leakage.
CIRCULATION JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Abdulhakim Ibrahim, Arash Motekallemi, Ahmed Yahia, Alexander Oberhuber, Thorsten Eierhoff, Sven Martens, Elena Marchiori, Andreas Rukosujew
Summary: The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of conventional hemi-arch repair (CET) and frozen elephant trunk (FET) techniques in terms of mortality rates, re-intervention rates, and volumetric changes in aortas. The results showed that FET led to a significant increase in true lumen volume, while false lumen volume remained stable. In contrast, after the CET procedure, significant enlargement of the false lumen was observed, leading to a higher re-intervention rate.
Article
Orthopedics
Muzaffar Ali, Anthony Kamson, Charlie Yoo, Inderpreet Singh, Christopher Ferguson, Raymond Dahl
Summary: This retrospective study compared the clinical outcomes of 36 patients who underwent robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty (RA-TKA) with a prior contralateral manual total knee arthroplasty (M-TKA). The results showed that RA-TKA had shorter hospital length of stay and improved pain, stiffness, and knee flexion compared to M-TKA.
JOURNAL OF KNEE SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Paul Sathiadoss, Nicola Schieda, Mohammad Haroon, Heba Osman, Sumaya Alrasheed, Trevor A. Flood, Gerd Melkus
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the image quality and PCa detection ability of quantitative T2 mapping and DWI in prostate MRI of patients with hip prosthesis. The results suggest that T2 mapping may be a valuable adjunct in improving MRI image quality, reader confidence, and accuracy in PI-RADS scoring in patients with hip replacement.
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Alina Zubarevich, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Marcin Szczechowicz, Anja Osswald, Bastian Schmack, Arjang Ruhparwar, Alexander Weymann
Summary: This paper introduces the Artisential (R) surgeon-powered robotic instruments and discusses their advantages compared to conventional and robotic devices.
JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Alina Zubarevich, Marcin Szczechowicz, Rolf-Alexander Janosi, Alexander Lind, Tienush Rassaf, Rizwan Malik, Matthias Thielmann, Bastian Schmack, Markus Kamler, Arjang Ruhparwar, Alexander Weymann, Daniel Wendt
Summary: Transapical and transaortic TAVR in high-risk patients who are not suitable for transfemoral access are still reasonable alternatives, with STS and STS/ACC scores being highly accurate predictors of in-hospital mortality in these patients.
MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY & ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Alina Zubarevich, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Marcin Szczechowicz, Peter Luedike, Achim Koch, Nikolaus Pizanis, Markus Kamler, Arjang Ruhparwar, Alexander Weymann, Bastian Schmack
Summary: This study reviewed the clinical experience with the Impella(R) pump and analyzed the major adverse events associated with the device. The results showed that the Impella(R) pump is an appropriate therapeutic option for patients with acute cardiogenic shock, providing sufficient left ventricular unloading without the risk of stroke.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zaki Haidari, Ender Demircioglu, Kristina Boss, Bartosz Tyczynski, Matthias Thielmann, Bastian Schmack, Andreas Kribben, Alexander Weymann, Mohamed El Gabry, Arjang Ruhparwar, Daniel Wendt
Summary: This study evaluated the clinical effects of intraoperative hemoadsorption in high-risk patients with infective endocarditis. The results showed that intraoperative hemoadsorption significantly reduced sepsis-associated mortality and resulted in faster recovery of hemodynamics and organ function.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ali Haddad, Olga Tsarenko, Cynthia Szalai, Ahmed Mohamed, Marcel Hochreiter, Marc Moritz Berger, Bastian Schmack, Arjang Ruhparwar, Thorsten Brenner, Sharaf-Eldin Shehada
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and accuracy of noninvasive measurement of systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) using Doppler echocardiography compared to invasive measurement using pulmonal artery catheter (PAC) in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) undergoing surgery. The results showed that transesophageal echocardiography underestimated SPAP compared to PAC measurement, and there was a significant difference between the two approaches. Therefore, the use of PAC is recommended for the diagnosis and monitoring of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in MR patients.
REVIEWS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Alexander Weymann, Javad Foroughi, Robert Vardanyan, Prakash P. P. Punjabi, Bastian Schmack, Sinmisola Aloko, Geoffrey M. M. Spinks, Chun H. H. Wang, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Arjang Ruhparwar
Summary: Medical soft robotics is a rapidly developing field in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, offering a promising future for heart failure patients worldwide. This review focuses on artificial muscle-based soft robotic biomedical devices, particularly electrothermally artificial heart muscles (AHMs), and their potential to support cardiac function. These artificial muscles can undergo complex deformations, aiding cardiac function while maintaining a limited weight and use of space. Future research opportunities and directions, as well as the limitations of currently available devices, are critically analyzed.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Alina Zubarevich, Anja Osswald, Lukman Amanov, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Bastian Schmack, Arjang Ruhparwar, Alexander Weymann
Summary: Through ex vivo perfusion and decellularization, we have successfully created bioengineered transplantable heart-lung scaffolds. The development of this technology could provide a life-saving conduit, significantly reducing the risks of heart-lung surgery and improving postoperative quality of life.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Simon Wernhart, Maria Papathanasiou, Aiste Jakstaite, Julia Hoffmann, Bastian Schmack, Juergen Hedderich, Arjang Ruhparwar, Tienush Rassaf, Peter Luedike
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate whether left ventricular assist device (LVAD) can reverse exercise oscillatory ventilation (EOV) in patients with heart failure and prevent short-term rehospitalization. The results showed that lower maximal oxygen consumption (VO2peak) was associated with rehospitalization, and the occurrence rate of EOV was similar in LVAD and heart failure patients. This may indicate insufficient unloading during exercise in chronic LVAD therapy and limited exercise capacity following LVAD implantation. Further studies are needed to determine whether EOV can serve as a non-invasive predictor of insufficient LV unloading and necessitating LVAD reprograming.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Alina Zubarevich, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Lukman Amanov, Marcin Szczechowicz, Anja Osswald, Saeed Torabi, Bastian Schmack, Arjang Ruhparwar, Alexander Weymann
Summary: In this study, we reviewed the experience of using sutureless aortic valve replacement in patients with pure aortic regurgitation. The results showed that the surgery achieved good postoperative outcomes in these patients.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Correction
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Bernd Niemann, Christian Stoppe, Michael Wittenberg, Susanne Rohrbach, Diyar Saeed, Michael Billion, Evgenij Potapov, Mehmet Oezkur, Payam Akhyari, Bastian Schmack, David Schibilsky, Alexander M. Bernhardt, Jan D. Schmitto, Christian Hagl, Paolo Masiello, Andreas Boening
THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Peter Luedike, Maria Papathanasiou, Bastian Schmack, Markus Kamler, Christian Perings, Arjang Ruhparwar, Tienush Rassaf
Summary: Diagnosis and treatment of heart failure is challenging, and the development of specialized HF networks is necessary for patients to access guideline directed therapies. These networks should include different levels of healthcare providers and consider regional peculiarities, academic standards, quality indicators, interdisciplinarity, and reimbursement strategies. Certification systems at the national and regional level are important to ensure guideline standards and prevent regional hierarchies or dependencies. The networks should also incorporate digital communication, educational programs, telehealth concepts, and follow-up algorithms to enhance sustainability and efficacy.
Article
Respiratory System
Anja Osswald, Alexander Weymann, Konstantinos Tsagakis, Alina Zubarevich, Matthias Thielmann, Bastian Schmack, Arjang Ruhparwar, Christof Karmonik
Summary: Distal stent graft induced new entry (dSINE) is an emerging complication after frozen elephant trunk (FET) procedure. This computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study investigated the role of wall shear stress (WSS) after the development of dSINE based on hemodynamic changes. The results suggest that the increase in WSS may play an important role in weakening the aortic wall and other adverse events similar to aortic rupture.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jamila Kremer, Etienne Fasolt Richard Corvin Meinert, Mina Farag, Florian Mueller, Jasmin Penelope Soethoff, Matthias Karck, Bastian Schmack, Anna Lassia Meyer, Gregor Warnecke
Summary: Cold atmospheric plasma treatment is an effective, safe, and non-invasive adjunct technique for treating driveline infections in LVAD patients.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Bernd Niemann, Christian Stoppe, Michael Wittenberg, Susanne Rohrbach, Saeed Diyar, Michael Billion, Evgenij Potapov, Mehmet Oezkur, Payam Akhyari, Bastian Schmack, David Schibilsky, Alexander M. Bernhardt, Jan D. Schmitto, Christian Hagl, Paolo Masiello, Andreas Boening
Summary: Cardiac support systems are increasingly used in the treatment of heart failure and cardiogenic shock. Choosing the appropriate support device, management strategies, and treatment approaches are crucial for the recovery of patients. However, it remains unclear which patients benefit from certain systems, when to initiate mechanical circulatory support, which support system to choose, and what the future prospects and developments are.
THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
A. Ruhparwar, J. Foroughi, B. Schmack, A. Osswald, A. Weymann
JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
(2022)