Felix Berger

Mutations in sarcomere protein genes in left ventricular noncompaction.

[Is transcatheter occlusion of a persistent foramen ovale a possibility for the avoidance of a paradoxical embolism?].

Cardiac troponin I is increased after interventional closure of atrial septal defects.

Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation: two-centre experience with more than 100 patients.

Transcatheter closure of a coronary sinus defect with an Amplatzer septal occluder.

Evaluation of a new combined SpO2/PtcCO2 sensor in anaesthetized paediatric patients.

Early results of using the bovine jugular vein for right ventricular outflow reconstruction during the Ross procedure.

Percutanous closure of patent ductus arteriosus in small infants of less than 8 kg body weight using different devices.

Early results of the bovine jugular vein graft used for reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract.

Arrhythmias in patients with surgically treated atrial septal defects.

Aortic sinus-left atrial fistula after interventional closure of atrial septal defect.

Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of the great arteries in patients with congenital heart disease: an accurate tool for planning catheter-guided interventions.

Right axillary incision: a cosmetically superior approach to repair a wide range of congenital cardiac defects.

Intubation depth markings allow an improved positioning of endotracheal tubes in children.

Remodelling of the right ventricle after early pulmonary valve replacement in children with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: assessment by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

Carotid-subclavian artery index: new echocardiographic index to detect coarctation in neonates and infants.

Identification and functional analysis of CITED2 mutations in patients with congenital heart defects.

Images in cardiovascular medicine. Cast of complex congenital heart malformation in a living patient.

Thrombolysis of venous and arterial thrombosis by catheter-directed low-dose infusion of tissue plasminogen activator in children.

Impact of right ventricular size on ECG after percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect with Amplatzer Septal Occluder.

Magnetic resonance imaging-guided balloon angioplasty of coarctation of the aorta: a pilot study.

Influence of intravenous sildenafil on cerebral oxygenation measured by near-infrared spectroscopy in infants after cardiac surgery.

Covered Cheatham-platinum stents for aortic coarctation: early and intermediate-term results.

Postoperative phrenic nerve palsy: early clinical implications and management.

Detection of lower torso ischemia by near-infrared spectroscopy during cardiopulmonary bypass in a 6.8-kg infant with complex aortic anatomy.

Methylprednisolone attenuates hypothermia- and rewarming-induced cytotoxicity and IL-6 release in isolated primary astrocytes, neurons and BV-2 microglia cells.

Management of pediatric patients after implantation of the Berlin Heart EXCOR ventricular assist device.

Preserved regional atrial contractile function following extra-atrial rather than intra-atrial type Fontan operation: a tissue Doppler imaging study.

Pulmonary hypertension in a case of Hb-Mainz hemolytic anemia.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for perioperative cardiac support in children I: experience at the Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin (1987-2005).

Mid-term follow-up in patients with diaphragmatic plication after surgery for congenital heart disease.

S100B modulates IL-6 release and cytotoxicity from hypothermic brain cells and inhibits hypothermia-induced axonal outgrowth.

Hypothermia suppresses inflammation via ERK signaling pathway in stimulated microglial cells.

Coagulation management in pediatric mechanical circulatory support.

Assessment of regional atrial function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathies using tissue Doppler imaging.

Combination of a Hetzer operation and a Sebening stitch for Ebstein's anomaly.

Biventricular repair in children with complete atrioventricular septal defect and a small left ventricle.

Mitral valve repair for infective endocarditis in children.

Hybrid approach facilitates use of a minimized CPB circuit and transfusion free surgery in an extended Norwood stage II procedure.

Mutations in GATA4, NKX2.5, CRELD1, and BMP4 are infrequently found in patients with congenital cardiac septal defects.

Dilatation and stenting of the fontan pathway: impact of the stenosis treatment on chronic ascites.

Early and mid-term results with the Growth Stent--a possible concept for transcatheter treatment of aortic coarctation from infancy to adulthood by stent implantation?

Comparison of different near-infrared spectroscopic cerebral oxygenation indices with central venous and jugular venous oxygenation saturation in children.

Relationship of immunosuppression to Epstein-Barr viral load and lymphoproliferative disease in pediatric heart transplant patients.

Intravenous clonidine infusion in infants after cardiovascular surgery.

Biomarker responses during mid-term mechanical cardiac support in children.

Characterization of TBX20 in human hearts and its regulation by TFAP2.

Cardiac output measurement in children: comparison of the Ultrasound Cardiac Output Monitor with thermodilution cardiac output measurement.

Initial clinical manifestations and mid- and long-term results after surgical repair of double-chambered right ventricle in children and adults.

Balloon valvuloplasty of aortic valve stenosis in childhood: early and medium term results.

Coronary flow reserve measurement detects transplant coronary artery disease in pediatric heart transplant patients.

Stent implantation and balloon angioplasty for treatment of branch pulmonary artery stenosis in children.

Prediction of cardiac transcription networks based on molecular data and complex clinical phenotypes.

Physical models aiding in complex congenital heart surgery.

Protein S-100 is present in extracerebral fluids before and after cardiac surgery in children.

Transfusion-free arterial switch operation in a 1.7-kg premature neonate using a new miniature cardiopulmonary bypass system.

Modified surgical techniques and long-term outcome of mitral valve reconstruction in 111 children.

Continuous, non-invasive techniques to determine cardiac output in children after cardiac surgery: evaluation of transesophageal Doppler and electric velocimetry.

Oral everolimus inhibits neointimal proliferation in prosthetic pulmonary valved stents in pigs.

Hypothermia downregulates inflammation but enhances IL-6 secretion by stimulated endothelial cells.

Feasibility and efficacy of stent redilatation in aortic coarctation.

Staged surgical palliation in hypoplastic left heart syndrome and its variants.

Analysis of arrhythmias after correction of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection.

Partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in young pediatric patients: the role of magnetic resonance imaging.

Absence of pulmonary artery growth after fontan operation and its possible impact on late outcome.

Pediatric heart transplant candidates with failed donor heart allocation after Eurotransplant urgency listing profit from pretransplant mechanical circulatory support bridging.

Growth of mitral annulus in the pediatric patient after suture annuloplasty of the entire posterior mitral annulus.

A new miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass system reduces transfusion requirements during neonatal cardiac surgery: initial experience in 13 consecutive patients.

Exercise capacity reflects ventricular function in patients having the Fontan circulation.

Methylprednisolone and tacrolimus prevent hypothermia-induced endothelial dysfunction.

Specific p38 inhibition in stimulated endothelial cells: a possible new anti-inflammatory strategy after hypothermia and rewarming.

Three-dimensional alignment of the aggregated myocytes in the normal and hypertrophic murine heart.

Long-term cardiopulmonary exercise capacity after modified Fontan operation.

The practical clinical value of three-dimensional models of complex congenitally malformed hearts.

A gain-of-function TBX20 mutation causes congenital atrial septal defects, patent foramen ovale and cardiac valve defects.

Functional analysis of the components of the right ventricle in the setting of tetralogy of Fallot.

Hammock mitral valve and modified Paneth plasty.

Integrated assessment of diastolic and systolic ventricular function using diagnostic cardiac magnetic resonance catheterization: validation in pigs and application in a clinical pilot study.

Molecular genetics of congenital atrial septal defects.

Transcatheter creation of an aortopulmonary shunt in an animal model.

Hypothermia-induced neurite outgrowth is mediated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for intraoperative cardiac support in children with congenital heart disease.

ICD therapy in children and young adults: low incidence of inappropriate shock delivery.

Sexuality and reproductive health in women with congenital heart disease.

The role of stents in the treatment of congenital heart disease: Current status and future perspectives.

New aortic root remodeling surgery in aortic root aneurysm.

Mechanisms of hypothermia-induced cell protection mediated by microglial cells in vitro.

Influence of external cardiac pacing on cerebral oxygenation measured by near-infrared spectroscopy in children after cardiac surgery.

Vascular endothelial growth factor and its soluble receptor in infants with congenital cardiac disease.

Integrated analysis of atrioventricular interactions in tetralogy of Fallot.

Modified repair in patients with Ebstein's anomaly.

Pulmonary vascular resistance, collateral flow, and ventricular function in patients with a Fontan circulation at rest and during dobutamine stress.

Predictors for the use of left ventricular assist devices in infants with anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.

Cerebral expression of neuroglobin and cytoglobin after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in neonatal piglets.

Flow-sensitive four-dimensional cine magnetic resonance imaging for offline blood flow quantification in multiple vessels: a validation study.

First implantation of the CE-marked transcatheter Sapien pulmonic valve in Europe.

Atrial septal defect: waiting for symptoms remains an unsolved medical anachronism.

Contraception in women with congenital heart disease.

Fate of the aortic valve following the arterial switch operation.

Mutations in the sarcomere gene MYH7 in Ebstein anomaly.

Paravertebral venous access for closure of a collateral in a pediatric patient after Fontan operation.

Hypothermia protects H9c2 cardiomyocytes from H2O2 induced apoptosis.

How does hypothermia protect cardiomyocytes during cardioplegic ischemia?

Single-center experience with treatment of cardiogenic shock in children by pediatric ventricular assist devices.

Pediatric heart transplantation: 23-year single-center experience.

Rescue extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children with refractory cardiac arrest.

First experiences with the HeartWare ventricular assist system in children.

Sarcomere gene mutations in isolated left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy do not predict clinical phenotype.

Flow-sensitive four-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging facilitates and improves the accurate diagnosis of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage.

Repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in infants and children.

Investigation of association between PFO complicated by cryptogenic stroke and a common variant of the cardiac transcription factor GATA4.

Percutaneous tricuspid valve replacement in congenital and acquired heart disease.

Small animal Look-Locker inversion recovery (SALLI) for simultaneous generation of cardiac T1 maps and cine and inversion recovery-prepared images at high heart rates: initial experience.

Adaptive growth and remodeling of transplanted hearts in children.

Assessment of diffuse myocardial fibrosis in rats using small-animal Look-Locker inversion recovery T1 mapping.

Influence of size disparity of transplanted hearts on cardiac growth in infants and children.

Capability of a new paediatric oesophageal Doppler monitor to detect changes in cardiac output during testing of external pacemakers after cardiac surgery.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation and simultaneous closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defect.

Cardiac alpha-myosin (MYH6) is the predominant sarcomeric disease gene for familial atrial septal defects.

Upper cavo-pulmonary anastomosis by transcatheter technique.

Interventional closure of atrial septal defects without fluoroscopy in adult and pediatric patients.

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance of myocardial edema using a short inversion time inversion recovery (STIR) black-blood technique: diagnostic accuracy of visual and semi-quantitative assessment.

Establishment of a coculture model for studying inflammation after pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass: from bench to bedside.

Systemic-to-pulmonary collateral flow in patients with palliated univentricular heart physiology: measurement using cardiovascular magnetic resonance 4D velocity acquisition.

Nonsymptomatic myocardial injury after radiofrequency and cryoablation: a study of children and patients with congenital heart disease.

Right ventricular hypertrophy after atrial switch operation: normal adaptation process or risk factor? A cardiac magnetic resonance study.

Four-dimensional velocity-encoded magnetic resonance imaging improves blood flow quantification in patients with complex accelerated flow.

Implantation of a fully subcutaneous ICD in a patient with single ventricle morphology and Eisenmenger physiology.

Improved early postoperative outcome for extracardiac Fontan operation without cardiopulmonary bypass: a single-centre experience.

Flow-sensitive four-dimensional velocity-encoded magnetic resonance imaging reveals abnormal blood flow patterns in the aorta and pulmonary trunk of patients with transposition.

Reverse graft placement in the Florida sleeve procedure for aortic root aneurysm.

Effects of moderate and deep hypothermia on RNA-binding proteins RBM3 and CIRP expressions in murine hippocampal brain slices.

End-stage heart failure in children or patients suffering from congenital heart disease: are new treatment options emerging?

Analysis of the risk factors for early failure after extracardiac Fontan operation.

Fine Mapping of the 1p36 Deletion Syndrome Identifies Mutation of PRDM16 as a Cause of Cardiomyopathy.

Regional Analysis of Longitudinal Systolic Function of the Right Ventricle After Corrective Surgery of Tetralogy of Fallot Using Myocardial Isovolumetric Acceleration Index.

Clopidogrel in infants with systemic-to-pulmonary-artery shunts.

Blood: a very special juice. The good and the evil.

Transcatheter Decellularized Tissue-Engineered Heart Valve (dTEHV) Grown on Polyglycolic Acid (PGA) Scaffold Coated with P4HB Shows Improved Functionality over 52 Weeks due to Polyether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Insert.

Retraction: Bruder, L. et al. Transcatheter Decellularized Tissue-Engineered Heart Valve (dTEHV) Grown on Polyglycolic Acid (PGA) Scaffold Coated with P4HB Shows Improved Functionality over 52 Weeks due to Polyether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Insert. . 2018, (4), 64.

Acute and midterm outcomes of the post-approval MELODY Registry: a multicentre registry of transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation.