Ruediger Lange

Epicardial ablation of atrial fibrillation on the beating heart without cardiopulmonary bypass.

Right parasternal approach for aortic valve replacement after retrosternal gastropexy.

Occurrence and management of atrial arrhythmia after long-term Fontan circulation.

The effective orifice area/patient aortic annulus area ratio: a better way to compare different bioprostheses? A prospective randomized comparison of the Mosaic and Perimount bioprostheses in the aortic position.

Pitfall in the computed-tomography-diagnosis of postcardiotomy infection: iodine accumulation after irrigation mimicking retrosternal abscess.

Exercise hemodynamics of bovine versus porcine bioprostheses: a prospective randomized comparison of the mosaic and perimount aortic valves.

Hemodynamic comparison of bioprostheses for complete supra-annular position in patients with small aortic annulus.

Absent long-term benefit of patch versus linear reconstruction in left ventricular aneurysm surgery.

Rest and exercise performance of the Medtronic Advantage bileaflet valve in the aortic position.

The Toronto root stentless valve in the subcoronary position is hemodynamically superior to the mosaic stented completely supra-annular bioprosthesis.

Hemodynamic evaluation of the Sorin Soprano bioprosthesis in the completely supra-annular aortic position.

Occasional single-beat regurgitation observed with the new Medtronic ADVANTAGE bileaflet heart valve.

The worldwide mid-term experience with the Medtronic ADVANTAGE bileaflet mechanical heart valve.

Graft function, histopathology and morphometry of radial arteries used as conduits for myocardial revascularization in patients beyond age 70.

Occasional single beat regurgitation observed with the medtronic advantage bileaflet heart valve.

Severe superior vena cava syndrome after transvenous pacemaker implantation.

Stent-grafting of the descending aorta: value of early postinterventional computed tomographic control.

Small aortic annulus: the hydrodynamic performances of 5 commercially available tissue valves.

Letter by Bleiziffer et al regarding article, "Long-term outcomes after valve replacement for low-gradient aortic stenosis: impact of prosthesis-patient mismatch".

Prediction of valve prosthesis-patient mismatch prior to aortic valve replacement: which is the best method?

Polymodal conceptual processing of human biological actions in the left inferior frontal lobe.

Influence of completely supra-annular placement of bioprostheses on exercise hemodynamics in patients with a small aortic annulus.

Impact of placing a conduit from the right ventricle to the pulmonary arteries as the first stage of further palliation in the Norwood sequence for hypoplasia of the left heart.

The presence of Down syndrome is not a risk factor in complete atrioventricular septal defect repair.

Patency rates of endoscopically harvested radial arteries one year after coronary artery bypass grafting.

A new home monitoring device for the detection of mechanical valve dysfunction.

Mitral valve repair with the new semirigid partial Colvin-Galloway Future annuloplasty band.

Tricuspid valve surgery: a thirty-year assessment of early and late outcome.

Treatment strategies for pediatric patients with primary cardiac and pericardial tumors: a 30-year review.

A prospective randomized comparison of the Medtronic Advantage Supra and St Jude Medical Regent mechanical heart valves in the aortic position: is there an additional benefit of supra-annular valve positioning?

Hemodynamic performance of the new St. Jude Medical Epic Supra porcine bioprosthesis in comparison to the Medtronic Mosaic on the basis of patient annulus diameter.

Percutaneous cannulation of the femoral vessels for cardiopulmonary bypass.

Twenty-year experience with the St. Jude medical Biocor bioprosthesis in the aortic position.

Neurologic sequelae of the donor arm after endoscopic versus conventional radial artery harvesting.

Results of percutaneous and transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation performed by a surgical team.

Hemodynamic characterization of the Sorin Mitroflow pericardial bioprosthesis at rest and exercise.

The complete supraannular concept: in vivo hemodynamics of bovine and porcine aortic bioprostheses.

Autograft reinforcement to preserve autograft function after the ross procedure: a report from the german-dutch ross registry.

Intermittent regurgitation caused by incomplete leaflet closure of the Medtronic ADVANTAGE bileaflet heart valve: analysis of the underlying mechanism.

Chordal replacement versus quadrangular resection for repair of isolated posterior mitral leaflet prolapse.

Aortic annulus evaluation in transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events after the Ross procedure: a report from the German-Dutch Ross Registry.

Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation and off-pump left internal thoracic artery-left anterior descending anastomosis: back to the future?

Getting safely in and out of a transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedure vascular complications according to the valvular academic research consortium criteria.

Improvements in transcatheter aortic valve implantation outcomes in lower surgical risk patients: a glimpse into the future.

Role of metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases during cardiopulmonary bypass in rats.

An interdisciplinary debate initiated by the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Valvular Heart Disease.

Patient selection for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: patient risk profile and anatomical selection criteria.

Tricuspid valve repair: is ring annuloplasty superior?

Surgical correction of a congenital coronary arterial fistula and a massive sinus of Valsalva aneurysm.

The SURTAVI model: proposal for a pragmatic risk stratification for patients with severe aortic stenosis.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with concomitant mitral and tricuspid regurgitation.

Transatrial antegrade approach for double mitral and tricuspid "valve-in-ring" implantation.

Health-related quality of life after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Transcatheter heart valve implantation for failing surgical bioprostheses: technical considerations and evidence for valve-in-valve procedures.

Safety and efficacy of the subclavian access route for TAVI in cases of missing transfemoral access.

What are the obstacles to training in surgery for congenital heart disease in Germany?

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Europe: adoption trends and factors influencing device utilization.

A 3-center comparison of 1-year mortality outcomes between transcatheter aortic valve implantation and surgical aortic valve replacement on the basis of propensity score matching among intermediate-risk surgical patients.

Successful management of neonatal myocardial infarction with ECMO and intracoronary r-tPA lysis.

Failing surgical bioprosthesis in aortic and mitral position.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical outcomes following mitral valve surgery in octogenarians: implications for transcatheter mitral valve interventions.

Apolipoprotein E genotype, TNF-α 308G/A and risk for cardiac surgery associated-acute kidney injury in Caucasians.

Off-pump transapical implantation of artificial neo-chordae to correct mitral regurgitation: the TACT Trial (Transapical Artificial Chordae Tendinae) proof of concept.

COMT-Val158Met-polymorphism is not a risk factor for acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.

Three-dimensional valve repair-the better care? Midterm results of a saddle-shaped, rigid annuloplasty ring in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation.

Beyond adding years to life: health-related quality-of-life and functional outcomes in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis at high surgical risk undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Ethnic diversity and immunological barriers in heart transplantation.

Unusual mechanism of post-operative pacemaker lead dislodgement.

Erroneous measurement of the aortic annular diameter using 2-dimensional echocardiography resulting in inappropriate CoreValve size selection: a retrospective comparison with multislice computed tomography.

Fluoroscopic anatomy of left-sided heart structures for transcatheter interventions: insight from multislice computed tomography.

Transcatheter heart valve failure: a systematic review.

Do transvalvular pacemaker leads influence functional outcome after tricuspid ring annuloplasty?

Early experiences with a new three-dimensional annuloplasty ring for the treatment of functional tricuspid regurgitation.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in bicuspid aortic valve disease.

Structural valve deterioration 4 years after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: imaging and pathohistological findings.

Matched Comparison of Two Different Biological Prostheses for Complete Supra-annular Aortic Valve Replacement.