Rationale and design of the LURIC study-a resource for functional genomics, pharmacogenomics and long-term prognosis of cardiovascular disease

BR Winkelmann, W März, BO Boehm, R Zotz… - …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Background and aim: Coronary artery disease (CAD), arterial hypertension and Type 2
diabetes mellitus are common polygenetic disorders which have a major impact on public …

OMEGA, a randomized, placebo-controlled trial to test the effect of highly purified omega-3 fatty acids on top of modern guideline-adjusted therapy after myocardial …

B Rauch, R Schiele, S Schneider, F Diller, N Victor… - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—There is no randomized, double-blind trial testing the prognostic effect of
highly purified omega-3 fatty acids in addition to current guideline-adjusted treatment of …

[HTML][HTML] Defibrillator implantation early after myocardial infarction

G Steinbeck, D Andresen, K Seidl… - … England Journal of …, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The rate of death, including sudden cardiac death, is highest early after a
myocardial infarction. Yet current guidelines do not recommend the use of an implantable …

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: first results from a multi-centre real-world registry

R Zahn, U Gerckens, E Grube, A Linke… - European heart …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Aims Treatment of elderly symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis and co-
morbidities is challenging. Transcatheter aortic valve interventions [balloon valvuloplasty …

Annual rate of transvenous defibrillation lead defects in implantable cardioverter-defibrillators over a period of> 10 years

T Kleemann, T Becker, K Doenges, M Vater, J Senges… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The number of patients with longer follow-up after implantation of an
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is increasing continuously. Defibrillation lead failure is …

Exercise anaerobic threshold and ventilatory efficiency identify heart failure patients for high risk of early death

AK Gitt, K Wasserman, C Kilkowski, T Kleemann… - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The maximal oxygen uptake (peak V̇o2) is used in risk stratification of
patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Peak V̇o2 might be lower than maximally possible …

Aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: incidence and early outcome. Results from the German transcatheter aortic valve interventions registry

M Abdel-Wahab, R Zahn, M Horack, U Gerckens… - Heart, 2011 - heart.bmj.com
Background Significant aortic regurgitation (AR) is rare following surgical aortic valve
replacement and has been associated with worse outcome. Following transcatheter aortic …

One-year outcomes and predictors of mortality after MitraClip therapy in contemporary clinical practice: results from the German transcatheter mitral valve interventions …

M Puls, E Lubos, P Boekstegers… - European heart …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Aims The transcatheter mitral valve interventions (TRAMI) registry was established in order
to assess safety and efficacy of catheter-based mitral valve interventional techniques in …

Predictors of in-hospital mortality in 1333 patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock treated with primary percutaneous coronary …

U Zeymer, A Vogt, R Zahn, MA Weber… - European heart …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Aims Acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock is associated with an
exceedingly high mortality, even if patients are treated with early reperfusion therapy. The …

MitraClip therapy in daily clinical practice: initial results from the German transcatheter mitral valve interventions (TRAMI) registry

S Baldus, W Schillinger, O Franzen… - European journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aims A substantial percentage of patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) in need of mitral
valve repair are currently considered not suitable for conventional surgery. In Germany, the …