Search Results - "Seebacher, Gernot"
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Unexpected Lymph Node Disease in Resections for Pulmonary Metastases
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (2015)“…Background Pulmonary metastasectomy is widely accepted for different malignant diseases. The role of mediastinal lymph node (LN) dissection in these procedures…”
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Tumour cell PD-L1 expression is prognostic in patients with malignant pleural effusion: the impact of C-reactive protein and immune-checkpoint inhibition
Published in Scientific reports (01-04-2020)“…Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) confers dismal prognosis and has limited treatment options. While immune-checkpoint inhibition (ICI) proved clinical efficacy…”
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A Single-Center Experience With the Ross Procedure Over 20 Years
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (2014)“…Background The Ross procedure offers several potential advantages in a young patient population. The widespread use of the procedure is still limited due to…”
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in type 2 diabetics: symptom load and pathophysiologic aspects - a retro-pro study
Published in BMC gastroenterology (23-08-2013)“…Information about gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with Diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2D) is scarce, although the incidence of both disorders…”
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The decellularized porcine heart valve matrix in tissue engineering: platelet adhesion and activation
Published in Thrombosis and haemostasis (01-09-2005)“…An approach in tissue engineering of heart valves is the use of decellularized xenogeneic matrices to avoid immune response after implantation. The…”
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Quality of life after lung transplantation: a cross-sectional study
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-04-2005)“…The increase in life expectancy has raised the importance of quality of life after lung transplantation, although this issue has not yet been systematically…”
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Improvement of cardiac function in the failing rat heart after transfer of skeletal myoblasts engineered to overexpress placental growth factor
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-05-2011)“…Background Transplant of skeletal myoblasts is an attractive alternative to repair irreversibly damaged myocardium in ischemic heart failure. We investigated…”
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Permanent Chronic Atrial Fibrillation: Is Pulmonary Vein Isolation Alone Enough?
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-10-2007)“…Background The efficacy of mere pulmonary vein isolation epicardially for the treatment of permanent chronic atrial fibrillation, in comparison with the left…”
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Experimental Stent-Graft Treatment of Ascending Aortic Dissection
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-02-2008)“…Background This study assessed the feasibility of stent graft treatment of ascending aortic dissections in a porcine in vitro model. Methods The entire…”
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Evaluation of the EMIT Mycophenolic Acid assay from dade behring
Published in Therapeutic drug monitoring (01-12-1999)“…The Emit Mycophenolic Acid Assay, a new homogeneous enzyme immunoassay for the quantitative analysis of mycophenolic acid (MPA) in human plasma, was evaluated…”
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The nodule in the emphysematous lung: an appeal for surgery in a lung volume reduction concept
Published in Journal of thoracic disease (30-06-2023)“…Emphysema patients, who are candidates for lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) usually present with an extensive smoking history and thus have an increased…”
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A simple HPLC method for monitoring mycophenolic acid and its glucuronidated metabolite in transplant recipients
Published in Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (01-04-1999)“…Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is nowadays in broad clinical use as a substitute for azathioprine. An immunoassay for MPA recently received approval for clinical…”
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A novel mutation of the folliculin gene causing Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome as rare cause for secondary pneumothorax
Published in Oxford Medical Case Reports (01-03-2020)“…Abstract The Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome is an orphan genetic disease characterized by the development of renal neoplasms, fibrofolliculomas, pulmonary cysts and…”
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Decellularization protocols of porcine heart valves differ importantly in efficiency of cell removal and susceptibility of the matrix to recellularization with human vascular cells
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-02-2004)“…We compared 3 different decellularization protocols in porcine heart valves for efficiency of complete cell removal and potential for recellularization…”
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Bilateral lung volume reduction surgery outperforms the unilateral approach in functional improvement
Published in Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (08-10-2024)“…Lung volume reduction surgery is an established treatment approach for patients with severe pulmonary emphysema, enhancing lung function and quality of life in…”
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The Ross procedure offers excellent survival compared with mechanical aortic valve replacement in a real-world setting
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-09-2014)“…OBJECTIVES The ideal prosthesis for young patients requiring aortic valve replacement has not been defined to date. Although the Ross procedure provides…”
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Increased lymphangiogenesis in lung metastases from colorectal cancer is associated with early lymph node recurrence and decreased overall survival
Published in Clinical & experimental metastasis (01-02-2016)“…Pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) is an accepted treatment modality in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients with pulmonary tumor spread. Positive intrathoracic lymph…”
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Tissue engineering of heart valves : Decellularized porcine and human valve scaffolds differ importantly in residual potential to attract monocytic cells
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (31-05-2005)“…Tissue-engineered or decellularized heart valves have already been implanted in humans or are currently approaching the clinical setting. The aim of this study…”
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Decellularization does not eliminate thrombogenicity and inflammatory stimulation in tissue-engineered porcine heart valves
Published in The Journal of heart valve disease (01-03-2006)“…In tissue engineering of heart valves using decellularized xenogenic valves, it has been suggested that cell elimination would result in a biologically inert…”
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Virus load dynamics of individual CMV-genotypes in lung transplant recipients with mixed-genotype infections
Published in Journal of medical virology (01-08-2008)“…Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a major cause of disease and transplant dysfunction in lung transplant recipients. Simultaneous emergence of more than one…”
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