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Vitamin K1 to slow vascular calcification in haemodialysis patients (VitaVasK trial): a rationale and study protocol by Krueger, Thilo, Schlieper, Georg, Schurgers, Leon, Cornelis, Tom, Cozzolino, Mario, Jacobi, Johannes, Jadoul, Michel, Ketteler, Markus, Rump, Lars C, Stenvinkel, Peter, Westenfeld, Ralf, Wiecek, Andrzej, Reinartz, Sebastian, Hilgers, Ralf-Dieter, Floege, Jürgen

“…Patients on haemodialysis (HD) exhibit increased cardiovascular mortality associated with accelerated vascular calcification (VC). VC is influenced by…”
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T2 mapping cardiovascular magnetic resonance identifies the presence of myocardial inflammation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy as compared to endomyocardial biopsy by Spieker, M, Katsianos, E, Gastl, M, Behm, P, Horn, P, Jacoby, C, Schnackenburg, B, Reinecke, P, Kelm, M, Westenfeld, R, Bönner, F

“…The aim of this study was to determine the value of T2 mapping for the non-invasive assessment of myocardial inflammation in different stages of systolic left…”
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Levosimendan Treatment in Patients with Primary Graft Dysfunction after Heart Transplantation by Boeken, U., Aubin, H., Mehdiani, A., Böttger, C., Westenfeld, R., Erbel, S., Sipahi, F., Dalyanoglu, H., Akhyari, P., Lichtenberg, A.

“…Primary graft dysfunction or even failure (PGD/PGF) after heart transplantation (htx) remains a main problem causing poor outcome. Besides mechanical support…”
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Regional analysis of inflammation and contractile function in reperfused acute myocardial infarction by in vivo 19F cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pigs by Bönner, Florian, Gastl, M., Nienhaus, F., Rothe, M., Jahn, A., Pfeiler, S., Gross, U., Schultheiss, H.-P., Ibanez, B., Kozerke, S., Szendroedi, J., Roden, M., Westenfeld, R., Schrader, J., Flögel, U., Heusch, G., Kelm, M.

“…Inflammatory cell infiltration is central to healing after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The relation of regional inflammation to edema, infarct size…”
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Impact of sirolimus, tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil on osteoclastogenesis-implications for post-transplantation bone disease by Westenfeld, Ralf, Schlieper, Georg, Wöltje, Michael, Gawlik, Alexander, Brandenburg, Vincent, Rutkowski, Przemyslaw, Floege, Jürgen, Jahnen-Dechent, Willi, Ketteler, Markus

“…Background. Post-transplantation bone disease is associated with a high degree of morbidity including pain and fractures. Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis…”
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Intermittent Low Speed Software (Lavare Cycle) May Not Reduce the Incidence of Gastro-Intestinal Bleeding Events in Patients with HeartWare HVAD by Maxhera, B, Albert, A, Petrov, G, Westenfeld, R, Lichtenberg, A, Saeed, D

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Aortic Valve Opening Status and Gastrointestinal Bleeding Risk in Patients with HeartWare HVAD by Maxhera, B, Albert, A, Petrov, G, Westenfeld, R, Lichtenberg, A, Saeed, D

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Aortic Valve Opening Status and Stroke Risk in Patients with HeartWare HVAD by Saeed, D, Albert, A, Maxhera, B, Westenfeld, R, Petrov, G, Lichtenberg, A

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Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) Matching in Heart Transplantation: Impact on Cellular Rejection and Survival? by Boeken, U, Albert, A, Mehdiani, A, Petrov, G, Sowinski, B, Westenfeld, R, Saeed, D, Akhyari, P, Lichtenberg, A

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Primary Graft Dysfunction (PGD) After Heart Transplantation (HTx): Veno-Arterial ECMO as Bridge-to-Recovery? by Boeken, U, Mehdiani, A, Sowinski, B, Schmidt, A, Dalyanoglu, H, Westenfeld, R, Akhyari, P, Saeed, D, Lichtenberg, A

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CMR-guidance of passively tracked endomyocardial biopsy in an in vivo porcine model by Behm, P., Gastl, M., Jahn, A., Rohde, A., Haberkorn, S., Krueger, S., Weiss, S., Schnackenburg, B., Sager, M., Düring, K., Clogenson, H., Horn, P., Westenfeld, R., Kelm, M., Neizel-Wittke, M., Bönner, F.

“…Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is considered to be the diagnostic gold-standard in detection of myocardial-inflammation. EMB is usually conducted under…”
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Intermittent Low Speed Software (ILS) May Reduce the Prevalence of De Novo Aortic Insufficiency in Patients Supported With HeartWare HVAD Pump by Saeed, D, Westenfeld, R, Albert, A, Maxhera, B, Keymel, S, Boeken, U, Lichtenberg, A

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Cardiac Troponin T in Heart Donors: Impact on Morbidity and Mortality After Transplantation by Boeken, U, Albert, A, Mehdiani, A, Petrov, G, Westenfeld, R, Saeed, D, Akhyari, P, Lichtenberg, A

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Impact of Donor Hypernatremia on Outcome After Cardiac Transplantation by Boeken, U, Albert, A, Mehdiani, A, Petrov, G, Westenfeld, R, Saeed, D, Akhyari, P, Lichtenberg, A

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Impact of Donor to Recipient Weight Ratios on Outcome After Cardiac Transplantation by Boeken, U, Albert, A, Mehdiani, A, Sowa, C, Ballazs, C, Westenfeld, R, Akhyari, P, Lichtenberg, A

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Use of a Highly Sensitive Assay for Cardiac Troponin T as an Adjunct to Diagnose Acute Rejection after Cardiac Transplant by Boeken, U, Mehdiani, A, Ballazs, C, Sowa, C, Westenfeld, R, Saeed, D, Akhyari, P, Lichtenberg, A

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Towards Reduced Nephrotoxicity Following Heart Transplantation by Extended-Release Calcineurin Inhibition- A Single Center Observational Study by Keymel, S, Stanske, B, Veulemans, V, Boeken, U, Saeed, D, Lichtenberg, A, Kelm, M, Westenfeld, R

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Prolonged Ischemic Time of Donor Hearts: Indication for Additional Cardioplegic Preservation Before Graft Implantation ? by Boeken, U, Albert, A, Mehdiani, A, Petrov, G, Sowinski, B, Westenfeld, R, Saeed, D, Akhyari, P, Lichtenberg, A

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Survival Predictors in Ventricular Assist Device Patients with Prior Extra-Corporeal Life Support: Selecting Appropriate Candidates by Maxhera, B, Albert, A, Ansari, E, Kamiya, H, Westenfeld, R, Boeken, U, Godehardt, E, lichtenberg, A, Saeed, D

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Early Progression of Pulmonary Edema Predicts Mortality in Patients With Extracorporeal Life Support - A Prospective Study by Westenfeld, R, Saeed, D, Horn, P, Esztermann, K, Stanske, B, Rassaf, T, Kelm, M, Lichtenberg, A, Albert, A

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