Xynogalos P, Frey N, Karck M, DeSimone R (2024)
Excimer laser electrode extraction in the presence of a leadless pacemaker: a case report.
Clin Res Cardiol. 2024 Oct;113(10):1501-1504. doi: 10.1007/s00392-023-02229-w. Epub 2023 May 20. PMID: 37209149 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
 

Krey R, Jakob M, Karck M, Arif R, Farag M (2024)
Male-female differences following concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting and aortic valve replacement surgery.
ESC Heart Fail. 2024 Oct;11(5):2913-2923. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.14847. Epub 2024 May 26. PMID: 38797557 Free PMC article.
 

Grieshaber P, Jaschinski C, Farag M, Fonseca-Escalante E, Gorenflo M, Karck M, Loukanov T (2024)
Surgical Treatment of Atrial Septal Defects.
Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2024 Sep 29;25(10):350. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2510350. eCollection 2024 Oct. PMID: 39484126 Free PMC article. Review.
 

Lian S, Loganathan S, Mayer T, Kraft P, Sayour AA, Georgevici AI, Veres G, Karck M, Szabó G, Korkmaz-Icöz S (2024)
In a rat model of bypass DuraGraft ameliorates endothelial dysfunction of arterial grafts.
Sci Rep. 2024 Jul 2;14(1):15174. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-66056-3. PMID: 38956161 Free PMC article.
 

Blankenberg S, Seiffert M, Vonthein R, Baumgartner H, Bleiziffer S, Borger MA, Choi YH, Clemmensen P, Cremer J, Czerny M, Diercks N, Eitel I, Ensminger S, Frank D, Frey N, Hagendorff A, Hagl C, Hamm C, Kappert U, Karck M, Kim WK, König IR, Krane M, Landmesser U, Linke A, Maier LS, Massberg S, Neumann FJ, Reichenspurner H, Rudolph TK, Schmid C, Thiele H, Twerenbold R, Walther T, Westermann D, Xhepa E, Ziegler A, Falk V; DEDICATE-DZHK6 Trial Investigators (2024)
Transcatheter or Surgical Treatment of Aortic-Valve Stenosis.
N Engl J Med. 2024 May 2;390(17):1572-1583. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2400685. Epub 2024 Apr 8. PMID: 38588025 Clinical Trial.
 

Meinert ÉFRC, Kremer J, Tochtermann U, Sommer W, Warnecke G, Karck M, Meyer AL (2024)
Pericardial Closure With Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Patch in Left Ventricular Assist Device Surgery.
ASAIO J. 2024 May 1;70(5):371-376. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002126. Epub 2023 Dec 28. PMID: 38153977
 

Wiedmann F, Jamros M, Herlt V, Paasche A, Kraft M, Beck M, Prüser M, Erkal A, Harder M, Zaradzki M, Soethoff J, Karck M, Frey N, Schmidt C (2024)
A porcine large animal model of radiofrequency ablation-induced left bundle branch block.
Front Physiol. 2024 Apr 19;15:1385277. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1385277. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38706948 Free PMC article.
 

Wang C, Karl R, Sharan L, Grizelj A, Fischer S, Karck M, De Simone R, Romano G, Engelhardt S (2024)
Surgical training of minimally invasive mitral valve repair on a patient-specific simulator improves surgical skills.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 1;65(3):ezad387. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad387. PMID: 37988128
 

Karl R, Romano G, Marx J, Eden M, Schlegel P, Stroh L, Fischer S, Hehl M, Kühle R, Mohl L, Karck M, Frey N, De Simone R, Engelhardt S (2024)

An ex-vivo and in-vitro dynamic simulator for surgical and transcatheter mitral valve interventions.

Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2024 Mar;19(3):411-421. doi: 10.1007/s11548-023-03036-4. Epub 2023 Dec 8. PMID: 38064021 Free PMC article.
 

Paasche A, Wiedmann F, Kraft M, Seibertz F, Herlt V, Blochberger PL, Jávorszky N, Beck M, Weirauch L, Seeger T, Blank A, Haefeli WE, Arif R, Meyer AL, Warnecke G, Karck M, Voigt N, Frey N, Schmidt C (2024)

Acute antiarrhythmic effects of SGLT2 inhibitors-dapagliflozin lowers the excitability of atrial cardiomyocytes.

Basic Res Cardiol. 2024 Feb;119(1):93-112. doi: 10.1007/s00395-023-01022-0. Epub 2024 Jan 3. PMID: 38170280 Free PMC article.

Saemann L, Wächter K, Gharpure N, Pohl S, Hoorn F, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Karck M, Veres G, Simm A, Szabó G (2024)

HTK vs. HTK-N for Coronary Endothelial Protection during Hypothermic, Oxygenated Perfusion of Hearts Donated after Circulatory Death.

Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Feb 13;25(4):2262. doi: 10.3390/ijms25042262. PMID: 38396938 Free PMC article.
 

Saemann L, Wächter K, Georgevici AI, Pohl S, Hoorn F, Veres G, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Karck M, Simm A, Szabó G (2024)

Transcriptomic Changes in the Myocardium and Coronary Artery of Donation after Circulatory Death Hearts following Ex Vivo Machine Perfusion.

Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jan 19;25(2):1261. doi: 10.3390/ijms25021261. PMID: 38279260 Free PMC article.

Saemann L, Zubarevich A, Wenzel F, Soethoff J, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Hoorn F, Karck M, Simm A, Szabó G, Veres G (2024)
Central and Peripheral Circulation Differ during Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2024 Jan 16;25(1):30. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2501030. eCollection 2024 Jan. PMID: 39077659 Free PMC article.
 

Benke K, Stengl R, Stark KA, Bai Y, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Csonka M, Karck M, Szabó G, Veres G (2024)

Zinc-aspirin preconditioning reduces endothelial damage of arterial grafts in a rodent model of revascularization.

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2024 Jan 4;10:1288128. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1288128. eCollection 2023. PMID: 38239873 Free PMC article.
 

Meinert ÉFRC, Kremer J, Tochtermann U, Sommer W, Warnecke G, Karck M, Meyer AL (2023)

Pericardial Closure with Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Patch in Left Ventricular Assist Device Surgery.

ASAIO J. 2023 Dec 29. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002126. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38153977
 

Wang C, Karl R, Sharan L, Grizelj A, Fischer S, Karck M, De Simone R, Romano G, Engelhardt S (2023)

Surgical Training of Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair on a Patient-Specific Simulator Improves Surgical Skills.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Nov 21:ezad387. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad387. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37988128
 

Liu B, Korkmaz B, Kraft P, Mayer T, Sayour AA, Grundl MA, Domain R, Karck M, Szabó G, Korkmaz-Icöz S (2023)

Pharmacological inhibition of the cysteine protease cathepsin C improves graft function after heart transplantation in rats.

J Transl Med. 2023 Nov 9;21(1):799. doi: 10.1186/s12967-023-04659-6. PMID: 37946197 Free PMC article.
 

Wiedmann F, Paasche A, Nietfeld J, Kraft M, Meyer AL, Warnecke G, Karck M, Frey N, Schmidt C (2023)

Activation of neurokinin-III receptors modulates human atrial TASK-1 currents.

J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2023 Nov;184:26-36. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2023.09.010. Epub 2023 Oct 2. PMID: 37793594
 

Al-Maisary S, Romano G, Karck M, De Simone R, Kremer J, Arif R (2023)

Octogenarian patients and laser-assisted lead extraction: Should we put a limit?

PLoS One. 2023 Oct 20;18(10):e0284802. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284802. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37862289 Free PMC article.
 

Ruppert M, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Benczik B, Ágg B, Nagy D, Bálint T, Sayour AA, Oláh A, Barta BA, Benke K, Ferdinandy P, Karck M, Merkely B, Radovits T, Szabó G (2023)

Pressure overload-induced systolic heart failure is associated with characteristic myocardial microRNA expression signature and post-transcriptional gene regulation in male rats.

Sci Rep. 2023 Sep 26;13(1):16122. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-43171-1. PMID: 37752166 Free PMC article.
 

Sommer W, Arif R, Kremer J, Al Maisary S, Verch M, Tochtermann U, Karck M, Meyer AL, Warnecke G (2023)

Temporary circulatory support with surgically implanted microaxial pumps in postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock following coronary artery bypass surgery.

JTCVS Open. 2023 Jul 7;15:252-260. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.06.015. eCollection 2023 Sep. PMID: 37808068 Free PMC article.
 

Turra J, Riesterer D, Eisner C, Wenzel F, Möbius A, Karck M, Arif R, Lichtenstern C, Fischer D (2023)

Prospective clinical study testing the efficacy and safety of a new formula to increase the precision of oxygen therapy in the initiation phase of cardiopulmonary bypass.

Perfusion. 2023 Sep;38(6):1203-1212. doi: 10.1177/02676591221100743. Epub 2022 May 24. PMID: 35608437 Free PMC article. 
 

Kremer J, Jahn J, Klein S, Farag M, Borst T, Karck M (2023)

Early versus Delayed Surgery in Patients with Left-Sided Infective Endocarditis and Stroke.

J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2023 Aug 21;10(8):356. doi: 10.3390/jcdd10080356. PMID: 37623369 Free PMC article.
 

Al-Maisary S, Kremer J, Romano G, Karck M, Simone R (2023)

Symptomatic Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis After Laser Lead Extraction.

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Aug 4;38(5):e20220361. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0361. PMID: 37540103 Free PMC article.
 

Saemann L, Georgevici AI, Hoorn F, Gharpure N, Veres G, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Karck M, Simm A, Wenzel F, Szabó G (2023)

Improving Diastolic and Microvascular Function in Heart Transplantation with Donation after Circulatory Death.

Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jul 17;24(14):11562. doi: 10.3390/ijms241411562. PMID: 37511318 Free PMC article.
 

Farag M, Büsch C, Rylski B, Pöling J, Dohle DS, Sarvanakis K, Hagl C, Krüger T, Detter C, Holubec T, Borger MA, Böning A, Karck M, Arif R; German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A Working Group of the German Society of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery. (2023)

Early outcomes of patients with Marfan syndrome and acute aortic type A dissection.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Jul;166(1):25-34.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.07.024. Epub 2021 Jul 21. PMID: 34446289
 

Saeed D, Feldman D, Banayosy AE, Birks E, Blume E, Cowger J, Hayward C, Jorde U, Kremer J, MacGowan G, Maltais S, Maybaum S, Mehra M, Shah KB, Mohacsi P, Schweiger M, Schroeder SE, Shah P, Slepian M, Tops LF, Alvarez P, Arabia F, Aslam S, Benson-Louis L 4th, Birati E, Buchholz HW, Cedars A, Christensen D, Ciarka A, Coglianese E, Cogswell R, Cook J, Copeland J, Costello JG, Drakos SG, Eghtesady P, Elliot T, Estep JD, Eulert-Grehn JJ, Fabrizio R, Garbade J, Gelow J, Guglin M, Hernandez-Montfort J, Horstmanshof D, John R, Kanwar M, Khaliel F, Kim G, Kumar S, Lavee J, Leache M, Leprince P, Lim S, Loforte A, Maly J, Najjar S, Netuka I, Pamboukian SV, Patel SR, Pinney S, Pluym CV, Potapov E, Robson D, Rochlani Y, Russell S, Sandau K, Sandoval E, Sayer G, Schettle S, Schibilsky D, Schlöglhofer T, Schmitto J, Siddique A, Silvestry S, Slaughter MS, Sun B, Takayama H, Tedford R, Teuteberg JJ, Ton VK, Uriel N, Vierecke J, Zimpfer D, D'Alessandro D (2023)

The 2023 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support: A 10- Year Update.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Jul;42(7):e1-e222. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.12.004. Epub 2023 May 25. PMID: 37245143 No abstract available.

 Korkmaz-Icöz S, Abulizi S, Li K, Korkmaz B, Georgevici AI, Sayour AA, Loganathan S, Canoglu H, Karck M, Szabó G (2023)

Preservation solution Custodiol containing human alpha-1-antitrypsin improves graft recovery after prolonged cold ischemic storage in a rat model of heart transplantation.

Front Immunol. 2023 Jun 22;14:1155343. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1155343. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37426668 Free PMC article.
 

Burger L, Sharan L, Karl R, Wang C, Karck M, De Simone R, Wolf I, Romano G, Engelhardt S (2023)

Comparative evaluation of three commercially available markerless depth sensors for close-range use in surgical simulation.

Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2023 Jun;18(6):1109-1118. doi: 10.1007/s11548-023-02887-1. Epub 2023 May 4. PMID: 37140737 Free PMC article.
 

Kraus MJ, Smits JM, Meyer AL, Strelniece A, van Kins A, Boeken U, Reinecke A, Provaznik Z, Van Caenegem O, Ancion A, Berchtold-Herz M, Van Cleemput JJA, Haverich A, Laufer G, Gummert J, Karck M, Warnecke G, Raake PW, Frey N, Kreusser MM (2023)

Outcomes in patients with cardiac amyloidosis undergoing heart transplantation: the eurotransplant experience.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Jun;42(6):778-785. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.01.001. Epub 2023 Jan 12. PMID: 36710093
 

Xynogalos P, Frey N, Karck M, DeSimone R (2023)

Excimer laser electrode extraction in the presence of a leadless pacemaker: a case report.

Clin Res Cardiol. 2023 May 20. doi: 10.1007/s00392-023-02229-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37209149 No abstract available.
 

Gehlen J, Stundl A, Debiec R, Fontana F, Krane M, Sharipova D, Nelson CP, Al-Kassou B, Giel AS, Sinning JM, Bruenger CMH, Zelck CF, Koebbe LL, Braund PS, Webb TR, Hetherington S, Ensminger S, Fujita B, Mohamed SA, Shrestha M, Krueger H, Siepe M, Kari FA, Nordbeck P, Buravezky L, Kelm M, Veulemans V, Adam M, Baldus S, Laugwitz KL, Haas Y, Karck M, Mehlhorn U, Conzelmann LO, Breitenbach I, Lebherz C, Urbanski P, Kim WK, Kandels J, Ellinghaus D, Nowak-Goettl U, Hoffmann P, Wirth F, Doppler S, Lahm H, Dreßen M, von Scheidt M, Knoll K, Kessler T, Hengstenberg C, Schunkert H, Nickenig G, Nöthen MM, Bolger AP, Abdelilah-Seyfried S, Samani NJ, Erdmann J, Trenkwalder T, Schumacher J (2023)

Elucidation of the genetic causes of bicuspid aortic valve disease.

Cardiovasc Res. 2023 May 2;119(3):857-866. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvac099. PMID: 35727948 Free PMC article.
 

Heijman J, Zhou X, Morotti S, Molina CE, Abu-Taha IH, Tekook M, Jespersen T, Zhang Y, Dobrev S, Milting H, Gummert J, Karck M, Kamler M, El-Armouche A, Saljic A, Grandi E, Nattel S, Dobrev D (2023)

Enhanced Ca2+-Dependent SK-Channel Gating and Membrane Trafficking in Human Atrial Fibrillation.

Circ Res. 2023 Apr 28;132(9):e116-e133. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.122.321858. Epub 2023 Mar 17. PMID: 36927079 Free article. 
 

Fischer S, Romano G, Sharan L, Warnecke G, Mereles D, Karck M, De Simone R, Engelhardt S (2023)

Surgical Rehearsal for Mitral Valve Repair: Personalizing Surgical Simulation by 3D-Printing.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Apr;115(4):1062-1067.doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.12.039. Epub 2023 Jan 10.

Morath B, Meid AD, Zaradzki M, Geßele C, Nüse S, Chiriac U, Hoppe-Tichy T, Karck M, Soethoff J (2023)

Analysing and improving preoperative medication management in cardiac surgery.

Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2023 Apr;89(4):1349-1359. doi: 10.1111/bcp.15570. Epub 2022 Nov 15. PMID: 36256482
 

Ding Q, Loganathan S, Zhou P, Sayour AA, Brlecic P, Radovits T, Domain R, Korkmaz B, Karck M, Szabó G, Korkmaz-Icöz S (2023)

Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protects Vascular Grafts of Brain-Dead Rats Against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury.

J Surg Res. 2023 Mar;283:953-964. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.11.047. Epub 2022 Dec 9. PMID: 36915024
 

Krey R, Sommer W, Meyer A, Rivinius R, Schlegel P, Frey N, Karck M, Warnecke G, Arif R (2023)

Influence of Tricuspid Regurgitation After Heart Transplantation: A Single-center Experience.

Transplant Direct. 2023 Feb 17;9(3):e1452. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001452. eCollection 2023 Mar. PMID: 36845859 Free PMC article.

Saemann L, Hoorn F, Kraft P, Großkopf A, Veres G, Wenzel F, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Karck M, Simm A, Szabo G (2023)

Left-ventricular Contraction and Relaxation of Donation after Circulatory Death Hearts Remain Stable During Early Reperfusion after Ex vivo Machine Perfusion with HTK-N but not with Blood.

KARDIOTECHNIK 2023; 032(2):044-048 

Saemann L, Kohl M, Veres G, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Großkopf A, Karck M, Simm A, Wenzel F, Szabó G (2022)

Prediction Model for Contractile Function of Circulatory Death Donor Hearts Based on Microvascular Flow Shifts During Ex Situ Hypothermic Cardioplegic Machine Perfusion.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Dec 6;11(23):e027146. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.027146. Epub 2022 Nov 16. PMID: 36382941 Free PMC article. Review.
 

Meinert ÉFRC, Arif R, Karck M (2022)

Redo aortic arch replacement through a second transcostal approach for closure of type 1A endoleak after endovascular treatment of type B aortic dissection in Marfan syndrome.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Dec 2;63(1):ezac574. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac574. PMID: 36534925
 

Kallenbach K, Berger T, Bürger T, Eggebrecht H, Harringer W, Helmberger T, Heringlake M, Karck M, Kodolitsch YV, Schürholz T, Tengg-Kobligk HV, Blödt S, Czerny M (2022)

Behandlung der Thorakalen Aortendissektion Typ A.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Dec;70(S 03):S107-S126. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1758358. Epub 2022 Dec 26. PMID: 36572054 No abstract available.
 

Kallenbach K, Berger T, Bürger T, Eggebrecht H, Harringer W, Helmberger T, Heringlake M, Karck M, von Kodolitsch Y, Schürholz T, von Tengg-Kobligk H, Blödt S, Czerny M (2022)

Guideline for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Dissection Type A: Summary of the S2k Guideline.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Dec;70(8):603-606. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1759494. Epub 2022 Dec 3. PMID: 36462754 No abstract available.

Kremer J, Meinert ÉFRC, Farag M, Mueller F, Soethoff JP, Karck M, Schmack B, Meyer AL, Warnecke G (2022)

New Wound Management of Driveline Infections with Cold Atmospheric Plasma.

J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2022 Nov 21;9(11):405. doi: 10.3390/jcdd9110405. PMID: 36421940 Free PMC article.
 

Saemann L, Hoorn F, Georgevici AI, Pohl S, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Veres G, Guo Y, Karck M, Simm A, Wenzel F, Szabó G (2022)

Cytokine Adsorber Use during DCD Heart Perfusion Counteracts Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction.

Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Nov 17;11(11):2280. doi: 10.3390/antiox11112280. PMID: 36421466 Free PMC article.
 

Zaradzki M, Mohr F, Lont S, Soethoff J, Remes A, Arif R, Müller OJ, Karck M, Hecker M, Wagner AH (2022)

Short-term rapamycin treatment increases life span and attenuates aortic aneurysm in a murine model of Marfan-Syndrome.

Biochem Pharmacol. 2022 Nov;205:115280. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115280. Epub 2022 Oct 2. PMID: 36198355

Meisenbacher K, Geis U, Kauczor HU, Karck M, Boeckler D, Bischoff MS (2022)

[Discuss Many to Benefit More - Five-Year Analysis of a Multidisciplinary Aortic Board].

Zentralbl Chir. 2022 Oct;147(5):472-479.doi: 10.1055/a-1114-6510. Epub 2020 Mar 23.

Morath B, Meid AD, Zaradzki M, Geßele C, Nüse S, Chiriac U, Hoppe-Tichy T, Karck M, Soethoff J (2022)

Analysing and improving pre-operative medication management in cardiac surgery.

Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2022 Oct 18. doi: 10.1111/bcp.15570. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36256482

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Sistori G, Loganathan S, Sayour AA, Brlecic P, Radovits T, Brune M, Karck M, Szabó G (2022)

Bone Marrow Culture-Derived Conditioned Medium Recovers Endothelial Function of Vascular Grafts following In Vitro Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Diabetic Rats.

Stem Cells Int. 2022 Oct 14;2022:7019088. doi: 10.1155/2022/7019088. eCollection 2022. PMID: 36277042

Kremer J, El-Dor A, Rivinius R, Schlegel P, Sommer W, Warnecke G, Karck M, Ruhparwar A, Meyer AL (2022)

Wound Infections in Adult Patients after Berlin Heart® EXCOR Biventricular Assist Device Implantation.

Life (Basel). 2022 Oct 6;12(10):1550. doi: 10.3390/life12101550. PMID: 36294985

Veres G, Benke K, Stengl R, Weber P, Marina E, Szabó G, Karck M (2022)

Long-Term Outcomes Stratified by Age in Patients with a Mechanical versus Biological Mitral Valve Replacement.

J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2022 Oct 6;9(10):339. doi: 10.3390/jcdd9100339. PMID: 36286291

Szabó G, Brlecic P, Loganathan S, Wagner F, Rastan A, Doenst T, Karck M, Veres G (2022)

Custodiol-N versus Custodiol: a prospective randomized double-blind multicenter phase III trial in patients undergoing elective coronary bypass surgery.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Oct 4;62(5):ezac287. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac287. PMID: 35579350

Arif R, Warninck A, Farag M, Sommer W, Leuschner F, Frey N, Karck M, Warnecke G, Geis NA (2022)

Long-Term Patency of Venous Conduits Targeting the Right Coronary Artery System-Single Is Superior to Sequential bypass Grafting.

J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2022 Aug 26;9(9):285. doi: 10.3390/jcdd9090285. PMID: 36135430

Sommer W, Avsar M, Aburahma K, Salman J, Kaufeld KT, Rojas SV, Meyer AL, Chichelnitskiy E, Süsal C, Kreusser MM, Verboom M, Hallensleben M, Bara C, Blasczyk R, Falk C, Karck M, Haverich A, Ius F, Warnecke G (2022)

Heart transplantation across preformed donor-specific antibody barriers using a perioperative desensitization protocol.

Am J Transplant. 2022 Aug;22(8):2064-2076. doi: 10.1111/ajt.17060. Epub 2022 Apr 25. PMID: 35426974

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Schwär M, Loganathan S, Wächter K, Georgevici AI, Kraft P, Mayer T, Simm A, Karck M, Szabó G (2022) 

Bread crust extract protects rats’ vascular grafts from in vitro ischemia/reperfusion injury.

J Funct Foods 2022 Aug 8 ;95:105187

Kremer J, El-Dor A, Sommer W, Tochtermann U, Warnecke G, Karck M, Ruhparwar A, Meyer AL (2022)

Long-term Paracorporeal Pulsatile Mechanical Circulatory Support in Adolescent and Adult Patients.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2022 Aug 3;35(3):ivac107. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac107. PMID: 35532167

Mayer D, Altvater M, Schenz J, Arif R, Karck M, Leuschner F, Weigand MA, Uhle F, Lichtenstern C (2022)

Monocyte Metabolism and Function in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Jul 13;9:853967. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.853967. eCollection 2022. PMID: 35935635 Free PMC article.

Szabó G, Loganathan S, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Balogh Á, Papp Z, Brlecic P, Hegedüs P, Radovits T, Karck M, Merkely B, Veres G (2022)

Improvement of Left Ventricular Graft Function Using an Iron-Chelator-Supplemented Bretschneider Solution in a Canine Model of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation.

Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jul 5;23(13):7453. doi: 10.3390/ijms23137453. PMID: 35806458 Free PMC article.

Grieshaber P, Merbecks M, Jaschinski C, Fonseca E, Arnold R, Karck M, Gorenflo M, Loukanov T (2022)

Surgical Treatment Following Stent Angioplasty for High-Risk Neonates With Critical Coarctation of the Aorta.

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2022 Jul;13(4):426-435. doi: 10.1177/21501351221099933. PMID: 35757941 Free PMC article.
 

Ruppert M, Barta BA, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Loganathan S, Oláh A, Sayour AA, Benke K, Nagy D, Bálint T, Karck M, Schilling O, Merkely B, Radovits T, Szabó G (2022)

Sex similarities and differences in the reverse and anti-remodeling effect of pressure unloading therapy in a rat model of aortic banding and debanding.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2022 Jul 1;323(1):H204-H222.doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00654.2021. Epub 2022 Jun 10.

Wiedmann F, De Simone R, Rose P, Karck M, Gorenflo M, Frey N, Schmidt C (2022)

Case report of an S-ICD implantation for secondary prevention in a patient with complex congenital heart disease, dextrocardia, and situs solitus.

Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2022 Jun 28;6(7):ytac253. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytac253. eCollection 2022 Jul. PMID: 35821967 Free PMC article.

Wiedmann F, Beyersdorf C, Zhou XB, Kraft M, Paasche A, Jávorszky N, Rinné S, Sutanto H, Büscher A, Foerster KI, Blank A, El-Battrawy I, Li X, Lang S, Tochtermann U, Kremer J, Arif R, Karck M, Decher N, van Loon G, Akin I, Borggrefe M, Kallenberger S, Heijman J, Haefeli WE, Katus HA, Schmidt C (2022)

Treatment of atrial fibrillation with doxapram: TASK-1 potassium channel inhibition as a novel pharmacological strategy.

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Meisenbacher K, Osswald A, Bischoff MS, Böckler D, Karck M, Ruhparwar A, Geisbüsch P (2022)

TEVAR Following FET: Current Outcomes of Rendezvous Procedures in Clinical Practice.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jun;70(4):314-322.doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1722732. Epub 2021 Feb 12.
 

Turra J, Riesterer D, Eisner C, Wenzel F, Möbius A, Karck M, Arif R, Lichtenstern C, Fischer D (2022)

Prospective clinical study testing the efficacy and safety of a new formula to increase the precision of oxygen therapy in the initiation phase of cardiopulmonary bypass.

Perfusion. 2022 May 24:2676591221100743. doi: 10.1177/02676591221100743. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35608437

Kallenbach K, Büsch C, Rylski B, Dohle DS, Krüger T, Holubec T, Brickwedel J, Pöling J, Noack T, Hagl C, Jawny P, Böning A, Chalabi K, Karck M, Arif R (2022)

Treatment of the aortic root in acute aortic dissection type A: insights from the German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 May 2:ezac261. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac261. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35511255

Kallenbach K, Büsch C, Rylski B, Dohle DS, Krüger T, Holubec T, Brickwedel J, Pöling J, Noack T, Hagl C, Jawny P, Böning A, Chalabi K, Karck M, Arif R (2022)

Treatment of the Aortic Root in Acute Aortic Dissection Type A: Insights from the German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA) Registry.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Apr 20:ezac261. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac261. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35441677

Wiedmann F, Kraft M, Kallenberger S, Büscher A, Paasche A, Blochberger PL, Seeger T, Jávorszky N, Warnecke G, Arif R, Kremer J, Karck M, Frey N, Schmidt C (2022)

MicroRNAs Regulate TASK-1 and Are Linked to Myocardial Dilatation in Atrial Fibrillation.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Apr 5;11(7):e023472. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.023472. Epub 2022 Mar 18. PMID: 35301863

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Impact of Right Ventricular Pressure Load After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Apr 5;11(7):e022694. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.022694. Epub 2022 Mar 18. PMID: 35301850

Potapov EV, Politis N, Karck M, Weyand M, Tandler R, Walther T, Emrich F, Reichenspurrner H, Bernhardt A, Barten MJ, Svenarud P, Gummert J, Sef D, Doenst T, Tsyganenko D, Loforte A, Schoenrath F, Falk V (2022)

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Veres G, Benke K, Stengl R, Bai Y, Stark KA, Sayour AA, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Karck M, Szabó G (2022)

Aspirin Reduces Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Induced Endothelial Cell Damage of Arterial Grafts in a Rodent Model.

Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Jan 18;11(2):177. doi: 10.3390/antiox11020177. PMID: 35204060 Free PMC article.

Sharan L, Romano G, Koehler S, Kelm H, Karck M, De Simone R, Engelhardt S (2021)

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IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2022 Jan;26(1):127-138.doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2021.3099858. Epub 2022 Jan 17.

Jaschinski C, Knetsch V, Parzer P, Meyr J, Schroeder B, Fonseca E, Karck M, Kaess M, Loukanov T (2022)

Psychosocial Impact of Congenital Heart Diseases on Patients and Their Families: A Parent's Perspective.

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Sharan L, Romano G, Brand J, Kelm H, Karck M, De Simone R, Engelhardt S (2021)

Point detection through multi-instance deep heatmap regression for sutures in endoscopy.

Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2021 Dec;16(12):2107-2117. doi: 10.1007/s11548-021-02523-w. Epub 2021 Nov 8. PMID: 34748152 Free PMC article.

Morath B, Meid AD, Rickmann J, Soethoff J, Verch M, Karck M, Zaradzki M (2021)

Renal Safety of Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.42 After Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

Drug Saf. 2021 Dec;44(12):1311-1321.doi: 10.1007/s40264-021-01116-5. Epub 2021 Sep 26.

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Saemann L, Zubarevich A, Wenzel F, Soethoff J, Loganathan S, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Karck M, Szabó G, Veres G (2021)

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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Ballikaya B, Soethoff J, Kraft P, Sayour AA, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Karck M, Szabó G, Veres G (2021)

Graft Preservation Solution DuraGraft® Alleviates Vascular Dysfunction Following In Vitro Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats.

Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2021 Oct 9;14(10):1028. doi: 10.3390/ph14101028. PMID: 34681252 Free PMC article.
 

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J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 Oct;40(10):1135-1144. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.07.009. Epub 2021 Jul 26. PMID: 34420849

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Benker MI, Li S, Loganathan S, Karft P, Mayer T, Schubach S, Brlecic P, Sayour AA, Radovits T, Karck M, Szabo G (2021)

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Piezo1 and BK_Ca channels in human atrial fibroblasts: Interplay and remodelling in atrial fibrillation.

J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2021 Sep;158:49-62.doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2021.05.002. Epub 2021 May 8.

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The Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Canagliflozin Alleviates Endothelial Dysfunction Following In Vitro Vascular Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats.

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Al-Maisary S, Farag M, Te Gussinklo WH, Kremer J, Pleger ST, Leuschner F, Karck M, Szabo G, Arif R (2021)

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Saemann L, Großkopf A, Hoorn F, Veres G, Guo Y, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Karck M, Simm A, Wenzel F, Szabó G (2021)

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Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2021;79(1):121-128. doi: 10.3233/CH-219116. PMID: 34487033

Kreibich M, Kremer J, Vötsch A, Berger T, Farag M, Winkler A, Siepe M, Karck M, Beyersdorf F, Rylski B, Czerny M, Gottardi R (2021)

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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jun 14;59(6):1238-1244. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa480. PMID: 33517361
 

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Sun X, Li S, Brlecic P, Loganathan S, Ruppert M, Sayour AA, Radovits T, Karck M, Szabó G (2021)

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J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 May;40(5):387-391.doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.02.013. Epub 2021 Feb 22.

Lugenbiel P, Govorov K, Syren P, Rahm AK, Wieder T, Wunsch M, Weiberg N, Manolova E, Gramlich D, Rivinius R, Finke D, Lehmann LH, Schweizer PA, Frank D, El Tahry FA, Bruehl C, Heimberger T, Sandke S, Weis T, Most P, Schmack B, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Frey N, Katus HA, Thomas D (2021)

Epigenetic regulation of cardiac electrophysiology in atrial fibrillation: HDAC2 determines action potential duration and suppresses NRSF in cardiomyocytes.

Basic Res Cardiol. 2021 Feb 25;116(1):13. doi: 10.1007/s00395-021-00855-x. PMID: 33630168
 

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Zhou P, Guo Y, Loganathan S, Brlecic P, Radovits T, Sayour AA, Ruppert M, Veres G, Karck M, Szabó G (2021)

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived conditioned medium protects vascular grafts of brain-dead rats against in vitro ischemia/reperfusion injury.

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Sharan, L., Romano, G., Koehler, S., Kelm, H., Karck, M., De Simone, R., Engelhardt, S (2021)

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Saemann L, Karck M, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Wenzel F, Szabó G (2020)

Ethical Decision Diagrams on Donation After Cardiocirculatory Death Heart Transplantation Considering Organ Preservation Techniques.

Transplant Direct. 2020 Oct 19;6(11):e617.doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001075. eCollection 2020 Nov.

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Temporary right ventricular circulatory support following right ventricular infarction: results of a groin-free approach.

ESC Heart Fail. 2020 Oct;7(5):2853-2861.doi: 10.1002/ehf2.12888. Epub 2020 Aug 5.

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Li K, Loganathan S, Ding Q, Ruppert M, Radovits T, Brlecic P, Sayour AA, Karck M, Szabó G (2020)

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Am J Transplant. 2020 Oct;20(10):2847-2856.doi: 10.1111/ajt.15843. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

Rahm AK, Müller ME, Gramlich D, Lugenbiel P, Uludag E, Rivinius R, Ullrich ND, Schmack B, Ruhparwar A, Heimberger T, Weis T, Karck M, Katus HA, Thomas D (2020)

Inhibition of cardiac K_v4.3 (I_to) channel isoforms by class I antiarrhythmic drugs lidocaine and mexiletine.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2020 Aug 5;880:173159. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173159. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

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Time to Rethink about Prophylactic Aortic Root Surgery in Patients with Marfan's Syndrome.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jun;68(4):330. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1678681

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Szczechowicz MP, Mkalaluh S, Torabi S, Zhigalov K, Mashhour A, Karck M, Easo J, Weymann A (2020)

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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2020 May;28(4):205-212.doi: 10.1177/0218492320919200. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

Lichtenberg N, Eulzer P, Romano G, Brčić A, Karck M, Lawonn K, De Simone R, Engelhardt S (2020)

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Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2020 Apr;15(4):617-627. doi: 10.1007/s11548-019-02114-w. Epub 2020 Jan 18.

Remes A, Franz M, Zaradzki M, Borowski C, Frey N, Karck M, Kallenbach K, Müller OJ, Wagner AH, Arif R (2020)

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J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr;39(4):389-398. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1338. Epub 2020 Jan 30.

Ruhparwar A, Zubarevich A, Osswald A, Raake PW, Kreusser MM, Grossekettler L, Karck M, Schmack B (2020)

ECPELLA 2.0-Minimally invasive biventricular groin-free full mechanical circulatory support with Impella 5.0/5.5 pump and ProtekDuo cannula as a bridge-to-bridge concept: A first-in-man method description.

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jan;68(1):15-23. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1693655. Epub 2019 Aug 6.

Loganathan S, Guo Y, Jiang W, Radovits T, Ruppert M, Sayour AA, Brune M, Brlecic P, Gude P, Georgevici AI, Yard B, Karck M, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Szabó G (2020)

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Dib B, Seppelt PC, Arif R, Weymann A, Veres G, Schmack B, Beller CJ, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Kallenbach K (2019)

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Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev. 2019 Oct 2;15:246-256. doi: 10.1016/j.omtm.2019.09.009. eCollection 2019 Dec 13.

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Genetic Ablation of TASK-1 (Tandem of P Domains in a Weak Inward Rectifying K+ Channel-Related Acid-Sensitive K+ Channel-1) (K2P3.1) K+ Channels Suppresses Atrial Fibrillation and Prevents Electrical Remodeling.

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Engelhardt S, Sauerzapf S, Preim B, Karck M, Wolf I, De Simone R (2019)

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Clin Case Rep. 2019 May 7;7(6):1167-1170. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2164. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Bekeredjian R, Szabo G, Balaban Ü, Bleiziffer S, Bauer T, Ensminger S, Frerker C, Herrmann E, Beyersdorf F, Hamm C, Beckmann A, Möllmann H, Karck M, Katus HA, Walther T (2019)

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Failed MitraClip therapy: surgical revision in high-risk patients.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Apr 11;14(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s13019-019-0891-1.

Ruppert M, Bódi B, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Loganathan S, Jiang W, Lehmann L, Oláh A, Barta BA, Sayour AA, Merkely B, Karck M, Papp Z, Szabó G, Radovits T (2019)

Myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity correlates with left ventricular contractility during the progression of pressure overload-induced left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy in rats.

J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2019 Apr;129:208-218. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.02.017. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

Osswald A, Schmack B, Goldwasser R, Kreusser MM, Raake PW, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2019)

Impella 5.0® as bridge-to-recovery short-term mechanical circulatory support after LVAD explantation.

J Thorac Dis. 2019 Apr;11(Suppl 6):S960-S962. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.04.34. No abstract available.

Schmack B, Farag M, Kremer J, Grossekettler L, Brcic A, Raake PW, Kreusser MM, Goldwasser R, Popov AF, Mansur A, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2019)

Results of concomitant groin-free percutaneous temporary RVAD support using a centrifugal pump with a double-lumen jugular venous cannula in LVAD patients.

J Thorac Dis. 2019 Apr;11(Suppl 6):S913-S920. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.11.121.

Mkalaluh S, Szczechowicz M, Karck M, Szabo G (2019)

Twenty-year results of surgical pulmonary thromboembolectomy in acute pulmonary embolism.

Scand Cardiovasc J. 2019 Apr;53(2):98-103. doi: 10.1080/14017431.2019.1600013. Epub 2019 Apr 16.

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Li S, Hüttner R, Ruppert M, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Sayour AA, Brlecic P, Lasitschka F, Karck M, Szabó G (2019)

Hypothermic perfusion of donor heart with a preservation solution supplemented by mesenchymal stem cells.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Mar;38(3):315-326. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.12.003. Epub 2018 Dec 6.

Ruppert M, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Li S, Brlecic P, Németh BT, Oláh A, Horváth EM, Veres G, Pleger S, Grabe N, Merkely B, Karck M, Radovits T, Szabó G (2019)

Comparison of the Reverse-Remodeling Effect of Pharmacological Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Activation With Pressure Unloading in Pathological Myocardial Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.

Front Physiol. 2019 Jan 8;9:1869. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01869. eCollection 2018.

Kreusser MM, Tschierschke R, Beckendorf J, Baxmann T, Frankenstein L, Dösch AO, Schultz JH, Giannitsis E, Pleger ST, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Katus HA, Raake PW (2018)

The need for dedicated advanced heart failure units to optimize heart failure care: impact of optimized advanced heart failure unit care on heart transplant outcome in high-risk patients.

ESC Heart Fail. 2018 Dec;5(6):1108-1117. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.12314. Epub 2018 Jul 9.

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Li S, Loganathan S, Radovits T, Ruppert M, Brlecic P, Sayour AA, Veres G, Fleming T, Brune M, Most P, Karck M, Szabó G (2018)

Impairment of the Akt pathway in transplanted Type 1 diabetic hearts is associated with post-transplant graft injury.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018 Dec 1;27(6):884-894. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivy188.

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Brlecic P, Ruppert M, Radovits T, Karck M, Szabó G (2018)

Mechanical pressure unloading therapy reverses thoracic aortic structural and functional changes in a hypertensive rat model.

J Hypertens. 2018 Dec;36(12):2350-2361. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001853.

Mkalaluh S, Szczechowicz M, Dib B, Weymann A, Szabo G, Karck M (2018)

Open surgical thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: The Heidelberg experience.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Dec;156(6):2067-2073. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.05.081. Epub 2018 Jun 6.

Schmidt C, Wiedmann F, El-Battrawy I, Fritz M, Ratte A, Beller CJ, Lang S, Rudic B, Schimpf R, Akin I, Karck M, Borggrefe M, Katus HA, Zhou XB, Thomas D (2018)

Reduced Na+ Current in Native Cardiomyocytes of a Brugada Syndrome Patient Associated With ß-2-Syntrophin Mutation.

Circ Genom Precis Med. 2018 Nov;11(11):e002263. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGEN.118.002263. No abstract available.

Schnuelle P, Benck U, Krämer BK, Yard BA, Zuckermann A, Wagner F, Szabo G, Borggrefe M, Karck M, Gummert J (2018)

Impact of Donor Core Body Temperature on Graft Survival After Heart Transplantation.

Transplantation. 2018 Nov;102(11):1891-1900. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002337.

Veres G, Schmidt H, Hegedus P, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Brlecic P, Li S, Karck M, Szabó G (2018)

Is internal thoracic artery resistant to reperfusion injury? Evaluation of the storage of free internal thoracic artery grafts.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Oct;156(4):1460-1469. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.05.079. Epub 2018 Jun 8.

Engelke J, Karmonik C, Rengier F, Partovi S, Popov AF, Osswald A, Arif R, Schmack B, Raake P, Simon AR, Doesch A, Weymann A, Lotz J, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2018)

Competing Flow Between Partial Circulatory Support and Native Cardiac Output: A Clinical Computational Fluid Dynamics Study.

ASAIO J. 2018 Sep/Oct;64(5):636-642. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000701.

Ruppert M, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Loganathan S, Jiang W, Lehmann L, Oláh A, Sayour AA, Barta BA, Merkely B, Karck M, Radovits T, Szabó G (2018)

Pressure-volume analysis reveals characteristic sex-related differences in cardiac function in a rat model of aortic banding-induced myocardial hypertrophy.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2018 Sep 1;315(3):H502-H511. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00202.2018. Epub 2018 May 25.

Mkalaluh S, Szczechowicz M, Torabi S, Sabashnikov A, Mashhour A, Karck M, Weymann A (2018)

Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Metastases: Analysis of a 13-Year Single-Center Experience.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Aug 9. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1667319. [Epub ahead of print]

Veres G, Hagenhoff M, Schmidt H, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Bai Y, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Brlecic P, Sayour AA, Karck M, Szabó G (2018)

Targeting Phosphodiesterase-5 by Vardenafil Improves Vascular Graft Function.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2018 Aug;56(2):256-263. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2018.03.025. Epub 2018 May 1.

Schmack B, Grossekettler L, Weymann A, Schamroth J, Sabashnikov A, Raake PW, Popov AF, Mansur A, Karck M, Schwenger V, Ruhparwar A (2018)

Prognostic relevance of hemodialysis for short-term survival in patients after LVAD implantation.

Sci Rep. 2018 Jun 4;8(1):8546. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26515-0.

Schmack B, Weymann A, Ruschitzka F, Autschbach R, Raake PW, Jurrmann N, Menon AK, Karck M, Wilhelm MJ, Ruhparwar A (2018)

Successful support of biventricular heart failure patients by new EXCOR® Adult pumps with bileaflet valves: a prospective study.

Clin Res Cardiol. 2018 May;107(5):413-420. doi: 10.1007/s00392-017-1200-4. Epub 2018 Jan 2.

Mkalaluh S, Szczechowicz M, Dib B, Sabashnikov A, Szabo G, Karck M, Weymann A (2018)

Early and long-term results of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery through a right mini-thoracotomy approach: a retrospective propensity-score matched analysis.

PeerJ. 2018 May 28;6:e4810. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4810. eCollection 2018.

Morath B, Green K, Zaradzki M, Heid J, Karck M, Hoppe-Tichy T (2018)

Subtherapeutic valproic acid plasma concentrations under concomitant dipyrone therapy in an epilepsy patient-a case report.

Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2018 May;74(5):675-677. doi: 10.1007/s00228-018-2417-5. Epub 2018 Jan 23. No abstract available.

Kremer J, Mutters NT, Karck M, Last K (2018)

Pulmonary Valve Prosthesis Endocarditis Caused By Coxiella burnetii.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep. 2018 Jan;7(1):e47-e49. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1675841. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

Szczechowicz M, Mkalaluh S, Farag M, Mashhour A, Loukanov T, Kolcz J, Karck M, Weymann A (2018)

Pulmonary valve and right ventricular outflow tract surgery in adults: 23-year experience.

Kardiol Pol. 2018;76(3):602-610. doi: 10.5603/KP.a2017.0260. Epub 2018 Jan 3.

Engelke J, Karmonik C, Rengier F, Partovi S, Popov AF, Osswald A, Arif R, Schmack B, Raake P, Simon AR, Doesch A, Weymann A, Lotz J, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2017)

Competing Flow Between Partial Circulatory Support and Native Cardiac Output: A Clinical Computational Fluid Dynamics Study.

ASAIO J. 2017 Oct 25. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000701. [Epub ahead of print]

Mkalaluh S, Szczechowicz M, Torabi S, Schmack B, Sabashnikov A, Dib B, Karck M, Weymann A (2017)

Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Tumors: Insights from an 18-Year Single-Center Analysis.

Med Sci Monit. 2017 Dec 31;23:6201-6209.

Mkalaluh S, Szczechowicz M, Dib B, Szabo G, Karck M, Weymann A (2017)

Outcomes and Predictors of Mortality After Mitral Valve Surgery in High-Risk Elderly Patients: The Heidelberg Experience.

Med Sci Monit. 2017 Dec 31;23:6193-6200.

Arif R, Zaradzki M, Remes A, Seppelt P, Kunze R, Schröder H, Schwill S, Ensminger SM, Robinson PN, Karck M, Müller OJ, Hecker M, Wagner AH, Kallenbach K (2017)

AP-1 Oligodeoxynucleotides Reduce Aortic Elastolysis in a Murine Model of Marfan Syndrome.

Mol Ther Nucleic Acids. 2017 Dec 15;9:69-79. doi: 10.1016/j.omtn.2017.08.014. Epub 2017 Sep 20.

Shrestha M, Martens A, Kaufeld T, Beckmann E, Bertele S, Krueger H, Neuser J, Fleissner F, Ius F, Abd Alhadi F, Hanke J, Schmitto JD, Cebotari S, Karck M, Haverich A, Chavan A (2017)

Single-centre experience with the frozen elephant trunk technique in 251 patients over 15 years.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Nov 1;52(5):858-866. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx218.

Schmidt C, Wiedmann F, Kallenberger SM, Ratte A, Schulte JS, Scholz B, Müller FU, Voigt N, Zafeiriou MP, Ehrlich JR, Tochtermann U, Veres G, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Katus HA, Thomas D (2017)

Stretch-activated two-pore-domain (K2P) potassium channels in the heart: Focus on atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2017 Nov;130(Pt B):233-243. doi: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2017.05.004. Epub 2017 May 16

Schmack B, Seppelt P, Weymann A, Alt C, Farag M, Arif R, Doesch AO, Raake PW, Kallenbach K, Mansur A, Popov AF, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2017)

Extracorporeal life support with left ventricular decompression-improved survival in severe cardiogenic shock: results from a retrospective study.

PeerJ. 2017 Sep 29;5:e3813. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3813. eCollection 2017.

Osswald A, Karmonik C, Anderson JR, Rengier F, Karck M, Engelke J, Kallenbach K, Kotelis D, Partovi S, Böckler D, Ruhparwar A (2017)

Elevated Wall Shear Stress in Aortic Type B Dissection May Relate to Retrograde Aortic Type A Dissection: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Pilot Study.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2017 Sep;54(3):324-330. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.06.012. Epub 2017 Jul 14.

Li S, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Radovits T, Ruppert M, Spindler R, Loganathan S, Hegedűs P, Brlecic P, Theisinger B, Theisinger S, Höger S, Brune M, Lasitscha F, Karck M, Yard B, Szabó G (2017)

Donor preconditioning after the onset of brain death with dopamine derivate n-octanoyl dopamine improves early posttransplant graft function in the rat.

Am J Transplant. 2017 Jul;17(7):1802-1812. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14207. Epub 2017 Feb 28.

Ruppert M, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Li S, Merkely B, Karck M, Radovits T, Szabó G (2017)

Reverse electrical remodeling following pressure unloading in a rat model of hypertension-induced left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy.

Hypertens Res. 2017 Jul;40(7):637-645. doi: 10.1038/hr.2017.1. Epub 2017 Jan 26.

Farag M, Borst T, Sabashnikov A, Zeriouh M, Schmack B, Arif R, Beller CJ, Popov AF, Kallenbach K, Ruhparwar A, Dohmen PM, Szabó G, Karck M, Weymann A (2017)

Surgery for Infective Endocarditis: Outcomes and Predictors of Mortality in 360 Consecutive Patients.

Med Sci Monit. 2017 Jul 25;23:3617-3626.

Mkalaluh S, Szczechowicz M, Torabi S, Dib B, Sabashnikov A, Mashhour A, Karck M, Weymann A (2017)

Surgery for Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma: A 12-Year Single Institution Experience.

Med Sci Monit Basic Res. 2017 Jul 14;23:258-263.

Schmidt C, Wiedmann F, Zhou XB, Heijman J, Voigt N, Ratte A, Lang S, Kallenberger SM, Campana C, Weymann A, De Simone R, Szabo G, Ruhparwar A, Kallenbach K, Karck M, Ehrlich JR, Baczkó I, Borggrefe M, Ravens U, Dobrev D, Katus HA, Thomas D (2017)

Inverse remodelling of K2P3.1 K+ channel expression and action potential duration in left ventricular dysfunction and atrial fibrillation: implications for patient-specific antiarrhythmic drug therapy.

Eur Heart J. 2017 Jun 7;38(22):1764-1774. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw559.

Seppelt PC, Brcic A, Karck M, Szabó G (2017)

Removal of a giant left ventricular thrombus after myocardial infarction due to dissection of left anterior descending artery.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 Jun 1;24(6):964-966. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivx020.

Farag M, Patil NP, Sabashnikov A, Arif R, Szabó G, Kallenbach K, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Brenner T, Hofer S, Weymann A (2017)

Comparison of Two Miniaturized Cardiopulmonary Bypass Systems Regarding Inflammatory Response.

Artif Organs. 2017 Feb;41(2):139-145. doi: 10.1111/aor.12750. Epub 2016 Sep 22

Weymann A, Ruhparwar A, Karck M (2017)

Repair of pectus excavatum and aortic valve-sparing operation: One-stage strategy.

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2017 Feb;25(2):163. doi: 10.1177/0218492315594496. Epub 2016 Jul 11

Al-Maisary S, Engelhardt S, Graser B, Wolf I, Karck M, De Simone R (2017)

Computer-based comparison of different methods for selecting mitral annuloplasty ring size.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Jan 30;12(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s13019-017-0571-y.

Lugenbiel P, Wenz F, Syren P, Geschwill P, Govorov K, Seyler C, Frank D, Schweizer PA, Franke J, Weis T, Bruehl C, Schmack B, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Frey N, Katus HA, Thomas D (2017)

TREK-1 (K2P2.1) K+ channels are suppressed in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure and provide therapeutic targets for rhythm control.

Basic Res Cardiol. 2017 Jan;112(1):8. doi: 10.1007/s00395-016-0597-7. Epub 2016 Dec 22.

Möbius A, , Weymann A, Roggenbach J, Soso P, Demuth M, Klein B, Neubert C, Bühn B, Wiedensohler H, Schies C, Vasileiadis S, Scheerer B, Gyüge S, Karck M, Tochtermann U (2017)

Die Kinetik der zerebralen Sauerstoffextraktionsrate in Relation zur selektiven zerebralen Perfusion während der extrakorporalen Zirkulation in Hypothermie.

Kardiotechnik 2017; 1:12-19

Farag M, Borst T, Sabashnikov A, Zeriouh M, Schmack B, Arif R, Beller CJ, Popov AF, Kallenbach K, Ruhparwar A, Dohmen PM, Szabo G, Karck M, Weymann A (2016)

Surgery for infective Endocarditis: Outcomes and predictors of mortality in 360 consecutive patients.

Med Sci Monit. 2016 [accepted for publication]

Farag M, Arif R, Sabashnikov A, Zeriouh M, Popov AF, Ruhparwar A, Schmack B, Dohmen PM, Szabo G, Karck M, Weymann A (2016)

Repair or Replacement for Isolated Tricuspid Valve Pathology? Insights From a Surgical Analysis on Long-Term Survival.

Med Sci Monit. 2016 [accepted for publication]

Arif R, Farag M, Zaradzki M, Reissfelder C, Pianka F, Bruckner T, Kremer J, Franz M, Ruhparwar A, Szabo G, Beller CJ, Karck M, Kallenbach K, Weymann A (2016)

Ischemic Colitis after Cardiac Surgery: Can We Foresee the Threat?

PLoS ONE 11(12): e0167601. doi:10.1371/ journal.pone.0167601

Weymann A, Ruhparwar A, Karck M (2016)

Management of abdominal stent graft infection with cryopreserved aortic allograft.

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2016 Nov;24(9):904. Epub 2014 Apr 14.

Farag M, Nikolic M, Arif R, Schmack B, Sabashnikov A, Zeriouh M, Popov AF, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Weymann A (2016)

Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Previous Hepatic or Renal Transplantation: a Pair-Matched Study.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Nov 17. pii: S0003-4975(16)31161-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.092. [Epub ahead of print]

Weymann A, Farag M, Sabashnikov A, Fatullayev J, Zeriouh M, Schmack B, Arif R, Müller F, Alt C, Raake P, Prakash Patil N, Popov AF, Rüdiger Simon A, Karck M, Ruhparwar A; Heidelberg-Cologne-Harefield Cardiothoracic Transplantation & Mechanical Circulatory Support Outcomes Research Group (2016)

Central Extracorporeal Life Support With Left Ventricular Decompression to Berlin Heart Excor: A Reliable "Bridge to Bridge" Strategy in Crash and Burn Patients.

Artif Organs. 2016 Nov 8. doi: 10.1111/aor.12792. [Epub ahead of print]

Kremer J, Farag M, Arif R, Brcic A, Sabashnikov A, Schmack B, Popov AF, Karck M, Dohmen PM, Ruhparwar A, Weymann A (2016)

Total Artificial Heart Implantation after undifferentiated high-grade Sarcoma Excision.

Med Sci Monit Basic Res. 2016 Nov 2;22:128-131.

Samak M, Fatullayev J, Sabashnikov A, Zeriouh M, Schmack B, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Popov AF, Dohmen PM, Weymann A (2016)

Total arterial revascularization: bypassing antiquated notions to better alternatives for coronary artery disease.

Med Sci Monit Basic Res. 2016 Oct 4;22:107-114

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Lehner A, Li S, Vater A, Radovits T, Brune M, Ruppert M, Sun X, Brlecic P, Zorn M, Karck M, Szabó G (2016)

Left ventricular pressure-volume measurements and myocardial gene expression profile in type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2016 Oct 1;311(4):H958-H971. doi: 0.1152/ajpheart.00956.2015. Epub 2016 Aug 12

Kamiya H, Schilling M, Akhyari P, Ruhparwar A, Kallenbach K, Karck M, Lichtenberg A (2016)

Outcome analysis for prediction of early and long-term survival in patients receiving intra-aortic balloon pumping after cardiac surgery.

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Oct;64(10):584-91. doi: 10.1007/s11748-016-0679-3. Epub 2016 Jul 25

Schmack B, Weymann A, Mohite P, Garcia Saez D, Zych B, Sabashnikov A, Zeriouh M, Schamroth J, Koch A, Soresi S, Ananiadou O, De Robertis F, Karck M, Simon AR, Popov AF (2016)

Contemporary review of the organ care system in lung transplantation: potential advantages of a portable ex-vivo lung perfusion system.

Expert Review of Medical Devices 2016; doi: 10.1080/17434440.2016.1243464

Ruppert M, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Li S, Németh BT, Hegedüs P, Brlecic P, Mátyás C, Zorn M, Merkely B, Karck M, Radovits T, Szabó G (2016)

Myocardial reverse remodeling after pressure unloading is associated with maintained cardiac mechanoenergetics in a rat model of left ventricular hypertrophy.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2016 Sep 1;311(3):H592-603. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00085.2016. Epub 2016 Jun 24

Schmack B, Weymann A, Zych B, Sabashnikov A, Grossekettler L, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Simon AR, Popov AF (2016)

Extrakorporale Unterstützungsverfahren bei Lungentransplantation.

Z Herz-Thorax-Gefäßchir. 2016; doi:10.1007/s00398-016-0090-5

Schmack B, Karck M, Weymann A (2016)

Right Coronary Artery To Coronary Sinus Fistula.

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2016 Jun;24(5):487. doi: 10.1177/0218492314561099. Epub 2014 Nov 14

Engelhardt S, Wolf I, Al-Maisary S, Schmidt H, Meinzer HP, Karck M, De Simone R (2016)

Intraoperative Quantitative Mitral Valve Analysis Using Optical Tracking Technology.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 May;101(5):1950-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.018

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Al Said S, Radovits T, Li S, Brune M, Hegedűs P, Atmanli A, Ruppert M, Brlecic P, Lehmann LH, Lahrmann B, Grabe N, Yoshikawa Y, Yasui H, Most P, Karck M, Szabó G (2016)

Oral treatment with a zinc complex of acetylsalicylic acid prevents diabetic cardiomyopathy in a rat model of type-2 diabetes: activation of the Akt pathway.

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2016 May 6;15(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s12933-016-0383-8.

Schmack B, Weymann A, Popov AF, Patil NP, Sabashnikov A, Kremer J, Farag M, Brcic A, Lichtenstern C, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2016)

Concurrent LVAD implantation and percutaneous RVAD support via CardiacAssist ProtekDuo TandemHeart to pre-empt right heart failure.

Med Sci Monit Basic Res. 2016 May 5;22:53-7. doi: 10.12659/MSMBR.898897.

Schmack B, Karck M, Weymann A (2014)

Diffuse Left Coronary Artery Fistulae.

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2016 May;24(4):402. doi: 10.1177/0218492314559985. Epub 2014 Nov 5.

Schmidt C, Wiedmann F, Voigt N, Zhou XB, Heijman J, Lang S, Albert V, Kallenberger S, Ruhparwar A, Szabó G, Kallenbach K, Karck M, Borggrefe M, Biliczki P, Ehrlich JR, Baczkó I, Lugenbiel P, Schweizer PA, Donner BC, Katus HA, Dobrev D, Thomas D (2016)

Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Upregulation of K2P3.1 K+ Current Causes Action Potential Shortening in Patients With Chronic Atrial Fibrillation".

Circulation. 2016 Mar 15;133(11):e440-1. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.020662.

Boening A, Karck M, Conzelmann LO, Easo J, Krüger T, Rylski B, Weigang E(2016)

German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A: Structure, Results, and Future Perspectives.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Mar 14. [Epub ahead of print]

Al-Maisary S, Graser B, Engelhardt S, Wolf I, Karck M, De Simone R (2016)

The geometrical effect of different annuloplasty rings on mitral valve annulus.

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2016 May 6. [Epub ahead of print]

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Atmanli A, Radovits T, Li S, Hegedüs P, Ruppert M, Brlecic P, Yoshikawa Y, Yasui H, Karck M, Szabó G (2015)

Administration of zinc complex of acetylsalicylic acid after the onset of myocardial injury protects the heart by upregulation of antioxidant enzymes.

J Physiol Sci. 2016 Mar;66(2):113-25. doi: 10.1007/s12576-015-0403-6. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

Engelhardt S, De Simone R, Al-Maisary S, Kolb S, Karck M, Meinzer HP, Wolf I (2016)

Accuracy evaluation of a mitral valve surgery assistance system based on optical tracking.

Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2016 Feb 25. [Epub ahead of print]

Arif R, Farag M, Gertner V, Szabó G, Weymann A, Veres G, Ruhparwar A, Bekeredjian R, Bruckner T, Karck M, Kallenbach K, Beller CJ (2016)

Female Gender and Differences in Outcome after Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Does Age Play a Role?

PLoS One. 2016 Feb 4;11(2):e0145371. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145371. eCollection 2016.

Seppelt PC, Schwill S, Weymann A, Arif R, Weber A, Zaradzki M, Richter K, Ensminger S, Robinson PN, Wagner AH, Karck M, Kallenbach K (2016)

Loss of Endothelial Barrier in Marfan Mice (mgR/mgR) Results in Severe Inflammation after Adenoviral Gene Therapy.

PLoS One. 2016 Feb 3;11(2):e0148012. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148012. eCollection 2016

Arif R, De Simone R, Karck M, Auch-Schwelk W (2016)

Coronary Stenosis Associated with a Giant Coronary Aneurysm.

J Card Surg. 2016 Feb;31(2):98-9. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12658. Epub 2015 Dec 2

Hegedűs P, Li S, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Radovits T, Mayer T, Al Said S, Brlecic P, Karck M, Merkely B, Szabó G (2016)

Dimethyloxalylglycine treatment of brain-dead donor rats improves both donor and graft left ventricular function after heart transplantation.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Jan;35(1):99-107. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.06.016. Epub 2015 Jul 4.

Veres G, Hegedűs P, Barnucz E, Schmidt H, Radovits T, Zöller R, Karck M, Szabó G (2016)

TiProtec preserves endothelial function in a rat model.

J Surg Res. 2016 Jan;200(1):346-55. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.06.062. Epub 2015 Jul 2.

Li S, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Radovits T, Hegedűs P, Karck M, Szabó G (2015)

Comparison of donor hearts from hypoxic cardiac arrest followed by warm ischemia and from exsanguination as non-beating donor models in rat heart transplantation.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Dec 16;10 Suppl 1:A196. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-10-S1-A196. Epub 2015 Dec 16

Veres G, Hegedues P, Schmidt H, Radovits T, Zöller R, Karck M, Szabó G (2015)

Tiprotec preserves endothelial function after cold ischemia and warm reperfusion: comparison between Saline, Custodiol and Tiprotec.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Dec 16;10 Suppl 1:A74. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-10-S1-A74. Epub 2015 Dec 16

Engelke J, Popov AF, Partovi S, Karck M, Karmonik C, Simon AR, Rengier F, Ruhparwar A (2015)

Influence of outflow cannula geometry on hemodynamics in patients with partial circulatory support : A computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-study.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Dec 16;10 Suppl 1:A95. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-10-S1-A95. Epub 2015 Dec 16

Szabo G, Weymann A, Schmack B, Badowski-Zyla D, Veres G, Wagner F, Rastan A, Doenst T, Karck M (2015)

Custodiol-N versus Custodiol: a prospective randomized double blind multicenter phase III Trial.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Dec 16;10 Suppl 1:A73. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-10-S1-A73. Epub 2015 Dec 16.

Schmack B, Szabo G, Karck M, Weymann A (2015)

Tissue Engineering von Atrioventrikularklappen.

Z Herz-Thorax-Gefäßchir. December 2015, Volume 29, Issue 6, pp 402–409; DOI: 10. 1007/s00398-015-0028-3

Weymann A, Patil NP, Sabashnikov A, Korkmaz S, Li S, Soos P, Ishtok R, Chaimow N, Pätzold I, Czerny N, Schmack B, Popov AF, Simon AR, Karck M, Szabo G (2015)

Perfusion-Decellularization of Porcine Lung and Trachea for Respiratory Bioengineering.

Artif Organs. 2015 Dec;39(12):1024-32. doi: 10.1111/aor.12481. Epub 2015 Apr 20

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Vater A, Li S, Lehner A, Radovits T, Hegedus P, Ruppert M, Brlecic P, Zorn M, Karck M, Szabó G (2015)

Mild type 2 diabetes mellitus improves remote endothelial dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction.

J Diabetes Complications. 2015 Nov-Dec;29(8):1253-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2015.06.012. Epub 2015 Jul 2

Loganathan S, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Radovits T, Li S, Mikles B, Barnucz E, Hirschberg K, Karck M, Szabó G (2015)

Effects of soluble guanylate cyclase activation on heart transplantation in a rat model.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Oct;34(10):1346-53. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.05.006. Epub 2015 Jun 11

Korkmaz S, Atmanli A, Li S, Radovits T, Hegedus P, Barnucz E, Hirschberg K, Loganathan S, Yoshikawa Y, Yasui H, Karck M, Szabó G (2015)

Superiority of zinc complex of acetylsalicylic acid to acetylsalicylic acid in preventing postischemic myocardial dysfunction.

Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2015 Sep;240(9):1247-55. doi: 10.1177/1535370215570184. Epub 2015 Feb 9

Samak M, Fatullayev J, Sabashnikov A, Zeriouh M, Rahmanian PB, Choi YH, Wippermann J, Wahlers T, Schmack B, Ruhparwar A, Dohmen PM, Karck M, Popov AF, Simon AR, Weymann A (2015)

Past and Present of Total Artificial Heart Therapy: A Success Story.

Med Sci Monit Basic Res. 2015 Sep 7;21:183-90. doi: 10.12659/MSMBR.895418.

Weymann A, Ruhparwar A, Karck M (2015)

Repair of pectus excavatum and aortic valve-sparing operation: One-stage strategy.

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2015 Jul 16. pii: 0218492315594496. [Epub ahead of print]

Schmidt C, Wiedmann F, Voigt N, Zhou XB, Heijman J, Lang S, Albert V, Kallenberger S, Ruhparwar A, Szabó G, Kallenbach K, Karck M, Borggrefe M, Biliczki P, Ehrlich JR, Baczkó I, Lugenbiel P, Schweizer PA, Donner BC, Katus HA, Dobrev D, Thomas D (2015)

Upregulation of K2P3.1 K+ Current Causes Action Potential Shortening in Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation.

Circulation. 2015 Jul 14;132(2):82-92. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012657. Epub 2015 May 7

Harada M, Tadevosyan A, Qi X, Xiao J, Liu T, Voigt N, Karck M, Kamler M, Kodama I, Murohara T, Dobrev D, Nattel S (2015)

Atrial Fibrillation Activates AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase and its Regulation of Cellular Calcium Handling: Potential Role in Metabolic Adaptation and Prevention of Progression.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Jul 7;66(1):47-58. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.04.056

Fatullayev J, Samak M, Sabashnikov A, Zeriouh M, Rahmanian PB, Choi YH, Schmack B, Kallenbach K, Ruhparwar A, Eghbalzadeh K, Dohmen PM, Karck M, Wippermann J, Wahlers T, Popov AF, Simon AR, Weymann A (2015)

Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis: A Danger Foreseen is a Danger Avoided.

Med Sci Monit Basic Res. 2015 Jul 1;21:141-4. doi: 10.12659/MSMBR.894840

Korkmaz-Icöz S, Lehner A, Li S, Vater A, Radovits T, Hegedűs P, Ruppert M, Brlecic P, Zorn M, Karck M, Szabó G (2015)

Mild Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Reduces the Susceptibility of the Heart to Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury: Identification of Underlying Gene Expression Changes.

J Diabetes Res. 2015;2015:396414. Epub 2015 Jul 1

Arif R, Eichhorn F, Kallenbach K, Seppelt P, Ruhparwar A, Dienemann H, Karck M (2015)

Resection of thoracic malignancies infiltrating cardiac structures with use of cardiopulmonary bypass.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Jun 25;10(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s13019-015-0296-8

Rivinius R, Helmschrott M, Koch V, Sedaghat-Hamedani F, Fortner P, Darche FF, Thomas D, Ruhparwar A, Schmack B, Karck M, Akhavanpoor M, Erbel C, Gleissner CA, Buss SJ, Mereles D, Ehlermann P, Katus HA, Doesch AO (2015)

Constrictive Pericarditis in the Presence of Remaining Remnants of a Left Ventricular Assist Device in a Heart Transplanted Patient.

Case Rep Transplant. 2015;2015:372698. doi: 10.1155/2015/372698. Epub 2015 May 21

Li S, Loganathan S, Korkmaz S, Radovits T, Hegedűs P, Zhou Y, Karck M, Szabó G (2015)

Transplantation of donor hearts after circulatory or brain death in a rat model.

J Surg Res. 2015 May 1;195(1):315-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.12.038. Epub 2014 Dec 24

Veres G, Hegedűs P, Barnucz E, Zöller R, Klein S, Radovits T, Korkmaz S, Karck M, Szabó G (2015)

Graft preservation with heparinized blood/saline solution induces severe graft dysfunction.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 May;20(5):594-600. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivv010. Epub 2015 Feb 11.

Karmonik C, Partovi S, Rengier F, Meredig H, Farag MB, Müller-Eschner M, Arif R, Popov AF, Kauczor HU, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2015)

Hemodynamic assessment of partial mechanical circulatory support: data derived from computed tomography angiographic images and computational fluid dynamics.

Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2015 Apr;5(2):160-5. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-3652.2015.03.03.

Beller CJ, Farag M, Wannaku S, Seppelt P, Arif R, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Weymann A, Kallenbach K (2015)

Gender-specific differences in outcome of ascending aortic aneurysm surgery.

PLoS One. 2015 Apr 22;10(4):e0124461. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124461. eCollection 2015

Weymann A, Patil NP, Sabashnikov A, Mohite PN, Garcia Saez D, Bireta C, Wahlers T, Karck M, Kallenbach K, Ruhparwar A, Fatullayev J, Amrani M, De Robertis F, Bahrami T, Popov AF, Simon AR (2015)

Continuous-flow left ventricular assist device therapy in patients with preoperative hepatic failure: are we pushing the limits too far?

Artif Organs. 2015 Apr;39(4):336-42. doi: 10.1111/aor.12375. Epub 2014 Oct 27

Veres G, Hegedűs P, Barnucz E, Zöller R, Klein S, Schmidt H, Radovits T, Korkmaz S, Karck M, Szabó G (2015)

Endothelial Dysfunction of Bypass Graft: Direct Comparison of In Vitro and In Vivo Models of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.

PLoS One. 2015 Apr 15;10(4):e0124025. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124025. eCollection 2015

Weymann A, Patil NP, Karck M (2015)

Resolution of Heart Block After Surgical Correction of Failed Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Apr;99(4):1437-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.102.

Takahashi H, Arif R, Almashhoor A, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Kallenbach K (2015)

Long-term results after surgical treatment of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Apr;47(4):720-4. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu248. Epub 2014 Jul 3

Weymann A, Radovits T, Karck M, Szabo G (2015)

Auswirkung des totalen Aortenbogenersatzes auf die ventrikuloarterielle Kopplung.

Z Herz-Thorax-Gefäßchir, 2015 Apr;29(2):133-138

Arif R, Farag M, Seppelt P, Beller CJ, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Kallenbach K (2015)

Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome Undergoing Cardiac Valve Surgery.

J Heart Valve Dis. 2015 Mar;24(2):228-35

Popov AF, García Sáez D, Sabashnikov A, Patil NP, Zeriouh M, Mohite PN, Zych B, Schmack B, Ruhparwar A, Kallenbach K, Dohmen PM, Karck M, Simon AR, Weymann A (2015)

Utilization of the organ care system - a game-changer in combating donor organ shortage.

Med Sci Monit Basic Res. 2015 Mar 12;21:29-32. doi: 10.12659/MSMBR.894020

Li S, Korkmaz S, Loganathan S, Radovits T, Hegedűs P, Karck M, Szabó G (2015)

Short- and long-term effects of brain death on post-transplant graft function in a rodent model.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 Mar;20(3):379-86. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivu403. Epub 2014 Dec 11

Veres G, Radovits T, Merkely B, Karck M, Szabó G (2015)

Custodiol-N, the novel cardioplegic solution reduces ischemia/reperfusion injury after cardiopulmonary bypass.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Feb 28;10(1):27

Popov AF, Sabashnikov A, Patil NP, Zeriouh M, Mohite PN, Zych B, Saez DG, Schmack B, Ruhparwar A; Dohmen PM, Karck M, Simon AR, Weymann A (2015)

Ex vivo lung perfusion - state of the art in lung donor pool expansion.

Med Sci Monit Basic Res. 2015 Feb 3;21:9-14. doi: 10.12659/MSMBR.893674

Ruhparwar A, Piontek P, Ungerer M, Ghodsizad A, Partovi S, Foroughi J, Szabo G, Farag M, Karck M, Spinks GM, Kim SJ (2014)

Electrically Contractile Polymers Augment Right Ventricular Output in the Heart.

Artif Organs. 2014 Dec;38(12):1034-9. doi: 10.1111/aor.12300. Epub 2014 Apr 1

Hegedűs P, Korkmaz S, Radovits T, Schmidt H, Li S, Yoshikawa Y, Yasui H, Merkely B, Karck M, Szabó G (2014)

Bis (Aspirinato) Zinc (II) Complex Successfully Inhibits Carotid Arterial Neointima Formation after Balloon-injury in Rats.

Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2014 Dec;28(6):533-9. doi: 10.1007/s10557-014-6549-2

Weymann A, Patil NP, Sabashnikov A, Jungebluth P, Korkmaz S, Li S, Veres G, Soos P, Ishtok R, Chaimow N, Pätzold I, Czerny N, Schies C, Schmack B, Popov AF, Simon AR, Karck M, Szabo G (2014)

Bioartificial Heart: a human-sized porcine model - the way ahead.

PLoS One. 2014 Nov 3; 9(11): e111591. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111591

Graser B, Al-Maisary S, Zimmermann N, Nabers D, Meinzer HP, Wolf I, Karck M, De Simone R (2014)

Computerunterstütztes „ring sizing“ für die Anuloplastie.

Z Herz-,Thorax- Gefäßchir, Oct 2014, 28, (5):347-351

Kamiya H, Tanzeem N, Akhyari P, Pedraza A, Kallenbach K, Lichtenberg A, Karck M (2014)

Impact of Severe Postoperative Complications after Cardiac Surgery on Mortality in Patients Aged over 80 Years.

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Oct 20;20(5):383-9. Epub 2013 Jul 31

Ghodsizad A, Bordel V, Wiedensohler H, Elbanayosy A, Koerner M, Berjon JG, Barrios R, Farag M, Zeriouh M, Loebe M, Noon G, Koegler G, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2014)

Magnetically guided recellularization of decellularized stented porcine pericardium derived aortic valve for TAVI.

ASAIO J. 2014 Sep-Oct;60(5):582-6. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000110.

Roggenbach J, Klamann M, von Haken R, Bruckner T, Karck M, Hofer S (2014)

Sleep-disordered breathing is a risk factor for delirium after cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study.

Crit Care. 2014 Sep 5;18(5):477. doi: 10.1186/s13054-014-0477-1

Sandrio S, Springer W, Karck M, Gorenflo M, Weymann A, Ruhparwar A, Loukanov T (2014)

Extracorporeal life support with an integrated left ventricular vent in children with a low cardiac output.

Cardiol Young. 2014 Aug;24(4):654-60. doi: 10.1017/S1047951113001017. Epub 2013 Aug 6.

Weymann A*, Radovits T*, Schmack B, Korkmaz S, Li S, Chaimow N, Pätzold I, Becher PM, Hartyanszky I, Soos P, Merkely G, Nemeth BT, Istok R, Veres G, Merkely B, Terytze K, Karck M, Szabo G (2014)

Total aortic arch replacement: Superior ventriculo-arterial coupling with decellularized allografts compared with conventional prostheses.

PLoS One. 2014 Jul 31;9(7):e103588. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103588. eCollection 2014.

Farag MB, Karmonik C, Rengier F, Loebe M, Karck M, von Tengg-Kobligk H, Ruhparwar A, Partovi S (2014)

Review of recent results using computational fluid dynamics simulations in patients receiving mechanical assist devices for end-stage heart failure.

Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2014 Jul;10(3):185-9. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-10-3-185

Weymann A, Radovits T, Schmack B, Li S, Korkmaz S, Soós P, Istók R, Veres G, Chaimow N, Karck M, Szabó G (2014)

In Vitro Generation of Atrioventricular Heart Valve Neoscaffolds.

Artif Organs. 2014 Jul;38(7):E118-28. doi: 10.1111/aor.12321. Epub 2014 May 20

Schwill S, Seppelt P, Robinson PN, Karck M, Kallenbach K (2014)

mgR/mgR-Maus-Modell für die Gentherapie des Marfan-Syndroms.

Z Herz-,Thorax- Gefäßchir 2014, Jun 28(3):222-224

Weymann A, Schmack B, Rauch H, Rosendal C, Karck M, Szabó G (2014)

Entanglement of a circular mapping catheter in the mitral valve with persistent iatrogenic atrial septal defect after attempted pulmonary vein isolation: a word of caution.

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jun 21;20(3):250-2. Epub 2012 Dec 26.

Geis NA, Chorianopoulos E, Kallenbach K, André F, Pleger ST, Karck M, Katus HA, Bekeredjian R (2014)

Feasibility of sheathless transfemoral aortic valve implantation in patients with small access vessel diameters.

Clin Res Cardiol. 2014 Oct;103(10):775-80. doi: 10.1007/s00392-014-0713-3. Epub 2014 Apr 21.

Weymann A, Ruhparwar A, Karck M (2014)

Management of abdominal stent graft infection with cryopreserved aortic allograft.

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2014 Apr 14. [Epub ahead of print]

Karmonik C, Partovi S, Loebe M, Schmack B, Weymann A, Lumsden AB, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2014)

Computational fluid dynamics in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist device support show hemodynamic alterations in the ascending aorta.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Apr;147(4):1326-1333.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.09.069. Epub 2013 Dec 15.

Weymann A, Schmack B, Sabashnikov A, Bowles CT, Raake P, Arif R, Verch M, Tochtermann U, Roggenbach J, Popov AF, Simon AR, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2014)

Central Extracorporeal Life Support with Left Ventricular Decompression for the Treatment of Refractory Cardiogenic Shock and Lung Failure.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Mar 29;9:60. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-9-60.

Weymann A, Borst T, Popov AF, Sabashnikov A, Bowles C, Schmack B, Veres G, Chaimow N, Simon AR, Karck M, Szabo G (2014)

Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis in active intravenous drug users: A justified procedure?

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Mar 24;9(1):58. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-9-58.

Schwill S, Robinson PN, Seppelt P, Karck M, Kallenbach K (2014)

Die Maus als Modell für die Grundlagenforschung bei Marfan-Syndrom.

Gefäßchirurgie 2014; 2:161-8; DOI 10.1007/s00772-013-1294-6

Karmonik C, Partovi S, Schmack B, Weymann A, Loebe M, Noon GP, Piontek P, Karck M, Lumsden AB, Ruhparwar A (2014)

Comparison of hemodynamics in the ascending aorta between pulsatile and continuous flow left ventricular assist devices using computational fluid dynamics based on computed tomography images.

Artif Organs. 2014 Feb;38(2):142-8. doi: 10.1111/aor.12132. Epub 2013 Jul 25

Sandrio S, Karck M, Gorenflo M, Loukanov T (2014)

Results of using cardiopulmonary bypass for spinal cord protection during surgical repair of complex aortic coarctation.

Cardiol Young. 2014 Feb;24(1):113-9. doi: 10.1017/S1047951113000115. Epub 2013 Feb 6.

Voigt N, Heijman J, Wang Q, Chiang DY, Li N, Karck M, Wehrens XH, Nattel S, Dobrev D (2014)

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of atrial arrhythmogenesis in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Circulation. 2014 Jan 14;129(2):145-56. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.006641. Epub 2013 Nov 18

Arif R, Ruhparwar A, Kallenbach K, Weymann A, Schmack B, Karck M, Gorenflo M (2014)

Amplatzer Device Implantation in a Patient with Biventricular HeartWare.

Int J Artif Organs. 2014 Jan 31;1(37):93-5. doi: 10.5301/ijao.5000260. Epub 2014 Jan 30

Farag M, Weymann A, Schmack B, Rauch H, Karck M, Szabo G (2014)

Massive Calcified Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in a Patient with Dual Lumen Tunneled Venous Catheter.

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014;20 Suppl:730-3. doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.13.02275. Epub 2013 Jun 26.

Takahashi H, Gertner V, Arif R, Kallenbach K, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2014)

Facilitated Aortic Valve Replacement with Complete Sternotomy and Minimal Skin Incision Using Endoscopy: A Case of Surgical Report.

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014;20 Suppl:709-12. doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.12.01917. Epub 2013 Mar 26.

Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Hartmann A, Ismail I, Hiroyuki K, Minol JP, Kofidis T, Klima U, Karck M, Haverich (2013)

Influence of Prosthesis Type on Long-Term Survival after Re-replacement of Aortic Valve Prosthesis.

Heart Surg Forum. 2013 Dec 1;16(6):E298-302. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20111167.

Szabó G, Schmack B, Bulut C, Soós P, Weymann A, Stadtfeld S, Karck M (2013)

Constrictive pericarditis: risks, aetiologies and outcomes after total pericardiectomy: 24 years of experience.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Dec;44(6):1023-8. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt138. Epub 2013 Jun 12.

Ghodsizad A, Ruhparwar A, Bordel V, Mirsaidighazi E, Klein HM, Koerner MM, Karck M, El-Banayosy A (2013)

Clinical Application of Adult Stem Cells for Therapy of Cardiac Disease.

Cardiovasc Ther. 2013 Dec;31(6):323-34. doi: 10.1111/1755-5922.12032

Ius F, Fleissner F, Pichlmaier M, Karck M, Martens A, Haverich A, Shrestha M (2013)

Total aortic arch replacement with the frozen elephant trunk technique: 10-year follow-up single-centre experience.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Nov;44(5):949-57. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt229. Epub 2013 May 9.

Seppelt P, Karck M, Kallenbach K (2013)

Aortic Mispuncture during Routine Catheterization Requires Emergency Cardiac Operation.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Oct;61(7):610-1. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1333846. Epub 2013 Jul 1.

Li Z, Galli U, Becker LE, Bruns H, Nickkolgh A, Hoffmann K, Karck M, Schemmer P (2013)

Sulforaphane protects hearts from early injury after experimental transplantation.

Ann Transplant. 2013 Oct 15;18:558-66. doi: 10.12659/AOT.889342.

Roggenbach J, Tan B, von der Leyen E, Weymann A, Karck M, Martin E, Hofer S (2013)

Association of sleep disordered breathing with clinical trajectories in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Critical Care 2013; 3:17(2).

Korkmaz S, Bährle-Szabó S, Loganathan S, Li S, Karck M, Szabó G (2013)

Marginal donors: can older donor hearts tolerate prolonged cold ischemic storage?

Aging Clin Exp Res. 2013 Oct;25(5):597-600. doi: 10.1007/s40520-013-0131-9. Epub 2013 Aug 15.

Ghodsizad A, Koerner M, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2013)

Coronary artery occlusion after cardiac transplantation.

Heart Surg Forum. 2013 Aug 1;16(4):E237. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20131017

Veres G, Hegedüs P, Barnucz E, Zöller R, Radovits T, Korkmaz S, Kolonics F, Weymann A, Karck M, Szabo G. (2013)

Addition of Vardenafil into Storage Solution Protects the Endothelium in a Hypoxia-Reoxygenation Model.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2013 Aug;46(2):242-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2013.05.006. Epub 2013 Jun 7.

Hirschberg K, Tarcea V, Páli S, Barnucz E, Gwanmesia PN, Korkmaz S, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Merkely B, Karck M, Szabó G (2013)

Cinaciguat prevents neointima formation after arterial injury by decreasing vascular smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation.

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Jul 31;167(2):470-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.032. Epub 2012 Feb 20.

Radovits T, Arif R, Bömicke T, Korkmaz S, Barnucz E, Karck M, Merkely B, Szabó G (2013)

Vascular dysfunction induced by hypochlorite is improved by the selective phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitor vardenafil .

Eur J Pharmacol. 2013 Jun 15;710(1-3):110-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.04.012. Epub 2013 Apr 23

Loukanov T, Jaschinski C, Kirilov M, Klimpel H, Karck M, Gorenflo M (2013)

Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in lung in patients with congenital heart malformations and pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Jun;61(4):307-11. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1337446. Epub 2013 May 16.

Ius F, Fleissner F, Pichlmaier M, Karck M, Martens A, Haverich A, Shrestha M (2013)

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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 May 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Korkmaz S, Zitron E, Bangert A, Seyler C, Li S, Hegedüs P, Scherer D, Li J, Fink T, Schweizer PA, Giannitsis E, Karck M, Szabó G, Katus HA, Kaya Z (2013)

Provocation of an autoimmune response to cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.5 induces cardiac conduction defects in rats.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Jul 23;62(4):340-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.04.041. Epub 2013 May 15.

Kallenbach K, Karck M (2013)

Chirurgische Therapie bei angeborenen Aortenerkrankungen.

Med Welt 2013;64:115-121

Takahashi H, Arif R, Kallenbach K, Tochtermann U, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2013)

Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Endocarditis With Left Ventricular-Aortic Discontinuity.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul;96(1):72-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.060. Epub 2013 May 11.

Korkmaz S, Barnucz E, Li S, Radovits T, Hegedüs P, Zubarevich A, Hirschberg K, Weymann A, Puskás LG, Ózsvári B, Faragó N, Kanisai I, Fábián G, Gyuris M, Merkely B, Karck M, Szabó S, Szabó G (2013)

Q50, an iron-chelating and zinc-complexing agent, improves cardiac function in rat models of ischemia/reperfusion-induced myocardial injury.

Circ J. 2013;77(7):1817-26. Epub 2013 Apr 11.

Barnucz E, Veres G, Hegedus P, Klein S, Zoller R, Radovits T, Korkmaz S, Horkay F, Merkely B, Karck M, Szabo G (2013)

Prolyl-hydroxylase inhibition preserves endothelial cell function in a rat model of vascular ischemia reperfusion injury.

J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2013 Apr;345(1):25-31. doi: 10.1124/jpet.112.200790. Epub 2013 Feb 6

Weymann A, Georgiev S, Vogelsang C, Ivad A, Karck M, Gorenflo M, Loukanov T (2013)

Temporary Tricuspid Valve Detachment For Ventricular Septal Defect Closure: Is It Worth Doing It?

Heart Surg Forum. 2013 Apr 1;16(2):E99-E102. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20121111

Plaschke K, Hauth S, Jansen C, Bruckner T, Schramm C, Karck M, Kopitz J (2013)

The influence of preoperative serum anticholinergic activity and other risk factors for the development of postoperative cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Mar;145(3):805-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.043. Epub 2012 Aug 27.

Beller CJ, Schmack B, Seppelt P, Arif R, Bekeredjian R, Krumsdorf U, Katus HA, Karck M, Kallenbach K (2013)

The groin first approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: are we pushing the limits for transapical implantation?

Clin Res Cardiol. 2013 Feb;102(2):111-7. doi: 10.1007/s00392-012-0502-9. Epub 2012 Aug 5

Kallenbach K, Kojic D, Oezsoez M, Bruckner T, Sandrio S, Arif R, Beller CJ, Weymann A, Karck M (2013)

Treatment of ascending aortic aneurysms using different surgical techniques: a single-centre experience with 548 patients.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Aug;44(2):337-45. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs661. Epub 2013 Jan 7.

Schwill S, Seppelt P, Grünhagen J, Ott CE, Jugold M, Ruhparwar A, Robinson PN, Karck M, Kallenbach K (2013)

The fibrillin-1 hypomorphic mgR/mgR murine model of Marfan syndrome shows severe elastolysis in all segments of the aorta.

J Vasc Surg. 2013 Jun;57(6):1628-36, 1636.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.10.007. Epub 2013 Jan 4.

Weymann A, Schmack B, Rosendal C, Karck M, Szabo G (2013).

Surgical Management of Subaortic Stenosis.

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013;19(5):390-3. Epub 2012 Nov 30.

Korkmaz S, Loganathan S, Mikles B, Radovits T, Barnucz E, Hirschberg K, Li S, Hegedüs P, Páli S, Weymann A, Karck M, Szabó G (2013)

Nitric Oxide- and Heme-Independent Activation of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Attenuates Peroxynitrite-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction in Rat Aorta.

J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2013 Jan;18(1):70-7. doi: 10.1177/1074248412455696. Epub 2012 Aug 22.

Weymann A, Schmack B, Okada T, Soos P, Istok R, Radovits T, Straub B, Barnucz E, Loganathan S, Paetzold I, Chaimow N, Schies C, Korkmaz S, Tochtermann U, Karck M, Szabo G (2013)

Reendothelialization of Human Heart Valve Neoscaffolds Using Umbilical Cord Derived Endothelial Cells.

Circ J. 2013;77(1):207-16. Epub 2012 Sep 21.

Ghodsizad A, Bordel V, Zugck C, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2012)

Transfemoral Biopsy--A Routine Procedure after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation for Dilated Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Hypoplastic Right Superior Vena Cava.

Heart Surg Forum. 2012 Dec 1;15(6):E313-5. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20121070

Ghodsizad A, Koch A, Ungerer MN, Bordel V, Zugck C, Ehlermann P, Doesch A, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2012)

Immunosuppression with Tacrolimus Early after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: A Comparison of Prograf and Advagraf.

Heart Surg Forum. 2012 Dec 1;15(6):E307-9. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20111145

Li S, Korkmaz S, Loganathan S, Weymann A, Radovits T, Barnucz E, Hirschberg K, Hegedüs P, Zhou Y, Tao L, Pali S, Veres G, Karck M, Szabo G (2012)

Acute Ethanol Exposure Increases the Susceptibility of the Donor Hearts to Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury after Transplantation in Rats.

PLoS One. 2012;7(11):e49237. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049237. Epub 2012 Nov 14.

Karmonik C, Partovi S, Loebe M, Schmack B, Ghodsizad A, Robbin MR, Noon GP, Kallenbach K, Karck M, Davies MG, Lumsden AB, Ruhparwar A (2012)

Influence of LVAD Cannula Outflow Tract Location on Hemodynamics in the Ascending Aorta: A Patient-Specific Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach.

ASAIO J. 2012 Nov;58(6):562-7. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e31826d6232.

Arif R, Seppelt P, Schwill S, Kojic D, Ghodsizad A, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Kallenbach K (2012)

Predictive Risk Factors for Patients With Cirrhosis Undergoing Heart Surgery.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Dec;94(6):1947-52. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.057. Epub 2012 Aug 24.

Kamiya H, Al-Maisary SS, Akhyari P, Ruhparwar A, Kallenbach K, Lichtenberg A, Karck M (2012)

The number of wires for sternal closure has a significant influence on sternal complications in high-risk patients.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Oct;15(4):665-70. Epub 2012 Jul 6.

Weymann A, Schmack B, Rosendal C, Karck M, Szabo G (2012)

Thromboembolus crossing patent foramen ovale: appearance in multislice computed tomography and echocardiography.

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012;18(3):256-8.

Ghodsizad A, Bordel V, Ungerer M, Karck M, Bekeredjian R, Ruhparwar A (2012)

Ex vivo coronary angiography of a donor heart in the organ care system.

Heart Surg Forum. 2012 Jun 1;15(3):E161-3.

Takahashi H, Rauch H, Karck M, Fritz M (2012)

Surgical conversion early after failed percutaneous repair with the Mitraclip system.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Dec;42(6):1053. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs334. Epub 2012 Jun 1.

Krumsdorf U, Chorianopoulos E, Pleger ST, Kallenbach K, Karck M, Katus HA, Bekeredjian R (2012)

C-reactive protein kinetics and its prognostic value after transfemoral aortic valve implantation.

J Invasive Cardiol. 2012 Jun;24(6):282-6.

Kamiya H, Akhyari P, Pedraza A, Tanzeem N, Kallenbach K, Lichtenberg A, Karck M (2012)

High Mortality in Late Octogenarians Undergoing Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Valve Stenosis: EuroSCORE Underestimates Mortality in this Cohort.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jul;60(5):343-50. Epub 2012 May 21.

Weymann A, Schmack B, Karck M, Szabo G (2012)

Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in a Patient with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava.

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Dec 20;18(6):554-6. Epub 2012 Apr 27

Ghodsizad A, Fahy BN, Waclawczyk S, Liedtke S, Gonzalez Berjon JM, Barrios R, Mehrabi A, Karck M, Ruhparwar A, Kögler G (2012)

Portal Application of Human Unrestricted Somatic Stem Cells to Support Hepatic Regeneration after Portal Embolization and Tumor Surgery.

ASAIO J. 2012 May;58(3):255-261

Ghodsizad A, Bordel V, Bruckner B, Loebe M, Fuerst G, Mirsaidi I, Sucker M, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Klein HM (2012)

Clinical Labeling and Imaging of Transplanted CD133+/CD34+ Stem Cells in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease.

Heart Surg Forum. 2012 Apr 1;15(2):E116-E118

Ghodsizad A, Farag MB, Ungerer M, Karck M, Tochtermann U, Ruhparwar A (2012)

Modified reposition of the JOTEC prosthesis in the frozen elephant trunk procedure.

Heart Surg Forum. 2012 Apr 1;15(2):E90-1

Beller CJ, Kallenbach K, Karck M (2012)

Was gibt es Neues zum Aortenersatz?

In: Was gibt es Neues in der Chirurgie? Jahresband der Dt. Gesellschaft für Chirurgie 2012; ECOMED-Verlag.

Kallenbach K, Beller CJ, Karck M (2012)

Akute Aortendissektion Typ A – Strategien der arteriellen Kanülierung zum Anschluß an die Herz-Lungen-Maschine.

Z Herz-Thorax-Gefäßchir, 2012;26(1):5-6

Weymann A, Schmack B, Rosendal C, Rauch H, Karck M, Tochtermann U, Szabo G (2012)

Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis with Septic Pulmonary Emboli in a Drug Addict.

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012;18(5):481-4. Epub 2012 Mar 24.

Akhyari P, Mehrabi A, Adhiwana A, Kamiya H, Nimptsch K, Minol JP, Tochtermann U, Godehardt E, Weitz J, Lichtenberg A, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2012)

Is simultaneous splenectomy an additive risk factor in surgical treatment for active endocarditis?

Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2012 Dec;397(8):1261-6. doi: 10.1007/s00423-012-0931-y. Epub 2012 Mar 1.

Conzelmann LO, Hoffmann I, Blettner M, Kallenbach K, Karck M, Dapunt O, Borger MA, Weigang E; on behalf of the GERAADA Investigators (2012)

Analysis of risk factors for neurological dysfunction in patients with acute aortic dissection type A: data from the German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA).

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Sep;42(3):557-565. Epub 2012 Mar 1.

Karck M (2012)

The glue crisis in surgery of acute aortic dissection type A is ongoing.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Apr;41(4):e36-7. Epub 2012 Feb 6.

Szabó G, Loganathan S, Merkely B, Groves JT, Karck M, Szabó C, Radovits T (2012)

Catalytic peroxynitrite decomposition improves reperfusion injury after heart transplantation.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jun;143(6):1443-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.02.008. Epub 2012 Mar 7.

Loganathan S, Radovits T, Korkmaz S, Hirschberg K, Barnucz E, Weymann A, Bömicke T, Arif R, Karck M, Szabó G (2012) 

Enhancement of Myocardial and Vascular Function after Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition in a Rat Model. 

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jun;60(4):247-54. Epub 2012 Jan 17.

Soos P, Schmack B, Weymann A, Veres G, Merkely B, Karck M, Szabó G (2011)

Perioperative risk factors for serious gastrointestinal complications treated by laparotomy after cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass.

Crit Care. 2011;15 (Suppl 1 31st International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicinehttp://ccforum.com/supplements/notes/ccv15s1-info.pdf):P6

Loukanov T, Hoss K, Tonchev P, Klimpel H, Arnold R, Sebening C, Karck M, Gorenflo M (2011)

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphism (Glu298Asp) and pulmonary hypertension in children with congenital heart diseases.

Cardiol Young. 2011 Apr;21(2):161-9. Epub 2010 Dec 10.

Szabó G, Veres G, Radovits T, Gerő D, Modis K, Miesel-Gröschel C, Horkay F, Karck M, Szabó C (2011)

Cardioprotective effects of hydrogen sulfide.

Nitric Oxide. 2011 Aug 1;25(2):201-10. Epub 2010 Nov 19.

Ghodsizad A, Farag M, Loebe M, Lumsden E, Phiechaczek C, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2011)

Application of CD271+ Human Bone Marrow-derived Stem Cells for Ischaemic Heart Disease Therapy

European Cardiology, 2011;7(4):280-2

Weymann A, Schmack B, Karck M, Szabo G (2011)

Giant Pseudoaneurysm of the Ascending Aorta Caused by Chronic Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection. 

Can J Cardiol. 2011 Nov;27(6):871.e3-4.

Benck U, Hoeger S, Brinkkoetter PT, Gottmann U, Doenmez D, Boesebeck D, Lauchart W, Gummert J, Karck M, Lehmkuhl HB, Bittner HB, Zuckermann A, Wagner F, Schulz U, Koch A, Bigdeli AK, Bara C, Hirt S, Berchtold-Herz M, Brose S, Herold U, Boehm J, Welp H, Strecker T, Doesch A, Birck R, Krämer BK, Yard BA, Schnuelle P (2011) 

Effects of donor pre-treatment with dopamine on survival after heart transplantation a cohort study of heart transplant recipients nested in a randomized controlled multicenter trial. 

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Oct 18;58(17):1768-77

Beller CJ, Kallenbach K, Karck M (2011)

Die chirurgische Therapie des thorakoabdominellen Aneurysmas.

Z Herz-Thorax-Gefäßchir 2011; 25(4):193-200

Kallenbach K, Schwill S, Karck M (2011) 

[Modern aortic surgery in Marfan syndrome - 2011.] [Article in German]

Herz. 2011 Sep;36(6):505-12.

Conzelmann LO, Krüger T, Hoffmann I, Rylski B, Easo J, Oezkur M, Kallenbach K, Dapunt O, Karck M, Weigang E; für die teilnehmenden GERAADA-Zentren (2011) 

[German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA) : Initial results.] [Article in German]

Herz. 2011 Sep;36(6):513-24

Cunha SR, Hund TJ, Hashemi S, Voigt N, Li N, Wright P, Koval O, Li J, Gudmundsson H, Gumina RJ, Karck M, Schott JJ, Probst V, Le Marec H, Anderson ME, Dobrev D, Wehrens XH, Mohler PJ (2011) 

Defects in ankyrin-based membrane protein targeting pathways underlie atrial fibrillation. [Article in German]

Circulation. 2011 Sep 13;124(11):1212-22. Epub 2011 Aug 22.

Ghodsizad A, Loebe M, Piechaczek C, Bordel V, Ungerer MN, Gregoric I, Bruckner B, Noon GP, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2011) 

Surgical therapy of end-stage heart failure: Understanding cell-mediated mechanisms interacting with myocardial damage. 

Int J Artif Organs. 2011 Jul;34(7):529-45. doi: 10.5301/ijao.5000004.

Heine J, Schmiedl A, Cebotari S, Karck M, Mertsching H, Haverich A, Kallenbach K (2011) 

Tissue Engineering Human Small-Caliber Autologous Vessels Using a Xenogenous Decellularized Connective Tissue Matrix Approach: Preclinical Comparative Biomechanical Studies. 

Artif Organs. 2011 Oct;35(10):930-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2010.01199.x. Epub 2011 Jul 7.

Beller CJ, Bekeredjian R, Krumsdorf U, Leipold R, Katus HA, Karck M, Rottbauer W, Kallenbach K (2011) 

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation after previous mechanical mitral valve replacement: expanding indications? 

Heart Surg Forum. 2011 Jun 1;14(3):E166-70

Ghodsizad A, Kar BJ, Layolka P, Okur A, Gonzales J, Bara C, Ungerer MN, Karck M, Gregoric ID, Ruhparwar A (2011) 

Less invasive off-pump implantation of axial flow pumps in chronic ischemic heart failure: Survival effects. 

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Jul;30(7):834-7. Epub 2011 May 6.

Ghodsizad A, Ungerer MN, Bordel V, Kallenbach K, Kögler G, Bruckner B, Niehaus M, Gregoric I, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2011) 

Transplanted human cord blood-derived unrestricted somatic stem cells preserve high-energy reserves at the site of acute myocardial infarction.

Cytotherapy. 2011 Sep;13(8):956-61. Epub 2011 Mar 21.

Weigang E, Görgen C, Kallenbach K, Dapunt O, Karck M; GERAADA Study Group (2011) 

German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA) - New Software Design, Parameters and Their Definitions.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Mar;59(2):69-77. Epub 2011 Mar 7

Szabó G, Seres L, Soós P, Gorenflo M, Merkely B, Horkay F, Karck M, Radovits T (2011)

Tetrahydrobiopterin improves cardiac and pulmonary function after cardiopulmonary bypass.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Sep;40(3):695-700. Epub 2011 Feb 15

Loukanov T, Bucsenez D, Springer W, Sebening C, Rauch H, Roesch E, Karck M, Gorenflo M (2011)

Comparison of inhaled nitric oxide with aerosolized iloprost for treatment of pulmonary hypertension in children after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.

Clin Res Cardiol. 2011 Jul;100(7):595-602. Epub 2011 Feb 13.

Heine J, Schmiedl A, Cebotari S, Mertsching H, Karck M, Haverich A, Kallenbach K (2011) 

Preclinical Assessment of a Tissue-Engineered Vasomotive Human Small-Calibered Vessel Based on a Decellularized Xenogenic Matrix: Histological and Functional Characterization. 

Tissue Eng Part A. 2011 May;17(9-10):1253-61. Epub 2011 Feb 3

Kallenbach K, Karck M (2011)

Typa A Aortic Dissection - What cannulation site should be used in Type A dissection: ascending aorta? 

In: Controversies and Updates in Vascular Surgery 2011 (Hrsg. Jean-Pierre Becquemin). Edizioni Minerva Medica, Turin 2011

Radovits T, Korkmaz S, Miesel-Gröschel C, Seidel B, Stasch JP, Merkely B, Karck M, Szabó G (2011) 

Pre-conditioning with the soluble guanylate cyclase activator Cinaciguat reduces ischaemia-reperfusion injury after cardiopulmonary bypass. 

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Feb;39(2):248-55. Epub 2010 Jun 29.

Schwill S, Kallenbach K, Beller CJ, Karck M (2011) 

An alternative surgical approach for the combined treatment of pectus excavatum and acute aortic dissection type-a in Marfan syndrome. 

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Apr;12(4):526-8. Epub 2011 Jan 12.

Weymann A, Loganathan S, Takahashi H, Schies C, Claus B, Hirschberg K, Soós P, Korkmaz S, Schmack B, Karck M, Szabó G (2011) 

Development and Evaluation of a Perfusion Decellularization Porcine Heart Model: Generation of Three-Dimensional Myocardial Neoscaffolds. 

Circ J. 2011 Mar 25;75(4):852-60. Epub 2011 Feb 2

Gertner V, Bordel V, Tochtermann U, Kallenbach K, Verch M, Ungerer M, Piontek P, Arif R, Hasani MR, Takahashi H, Farag M, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Ghodsizad A, Hasani AR (2010)

Management of Biventricular Assist device Implantation in patients with necrotic Pancreatitis.

Heart Surg Forum 2010; Dec 1;13(6):E413-4

Ghodsizad A, Voelkel T, Moebius JM, Gregoric I, Bordel V, Straach E, Knöbel S, Widera D, Seitz O, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Kaltschmidt B, Kaltschmidt C, Piechaczek C (2010)

Biological Similarities Between Mesenchymal Stem Cells (Mscs) and Fibroblasts.

J Cytology & Histology 2010; Volume 1; Issue 1

Veres G, Radovits T, Seres L, Horkay F, Karck M, Szabó G (2010)

Effects of inosine on reperfusion injury after cardiopulmonary bypass.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Nov 8;5:106.

Schmack B, Weymann A, Soos P, Karck M, Szabo G (2010)

Custodiol-N, a novel organ protection solution protects against myocardial and endothelial reperfusion injury after orthotopic heart transplantation.

Proceedings 15th World Congress on Heart Disease

Bara C, Niehaus M, Ghodsizad A, Akhyari P, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2010)

Echocardiographic detection of cardiac ectopy: a possible alternative to electrophysiological mapping?

Heart Surg Forum. 2010 Oct 1;13(5):E324-7

Bekeredjian R, Krumsdorf U, Chorianopoulos E, Kallenbach K, Karck M, Katus HA, Rottbauer W (2010)

Usefulness of Percutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation to Improve Quality of Life in Patients >80 Years of Age.

Am J Cardiol. 2010 Dec 15;106(12):1777-81. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.08.017. Epub 2010 Nov 4.

Plaschke K, Fichtenkamm P, Schramm C, Hauth S, Martin E, Verch M, Karck M, Kopitz J (2010)

Early postoperative delirium after open-heart cardiac surgery is associated with decreased bispectral EEG and increased cortisol and interleukin-6.

Intensive Care Med. 2010 Dec;36(12):2081-9. Epub 2010 Aug 6.

Gwanmesia P, Ziegler H, Eurich R, Barth M, Kamiya H, Karck M, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P (2010)

Opposite effects of transforming growth factor-β1 and vascular endothelial growth factor on the degeneration of aortic valvular interstitial cell are modified by the extracellular matrix protein fibronectin: implications for heart valve engineering.

Tissue Eng Part A. 2010 Dec;16(12):3737-46. Epub 2010 Sep 21.

Beller CJ, Gebhard MM, Karck M, Labrosse MR (2010)

Usefulness and limitations of computational models in aortic disease risk stratification.

J Vasc Surg. 2010 Dec;52(6):1572-9. Epub 2010 Jul 31.

Akhyari P, Kamiya H, Gwanmesia P, Aubin H, Tschierschke R, Hoffmann S, Karck M, Lichtenberg A (2010)

In vivo functional performance and structural maturation of decellularised allogenic aortic valves in the subcoronary position.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Nov;38(5):539-46

Weigang E, Conzelmann LO, Kallenbach K, Dapunt O, Karck M (2010):

German registry for acute aortic dissection type A (GERAADA)--lessons learned from the registry.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Apr;58(3):154-8 [Epub 2010 Apr 7]

Loganathan S, Radovits T, Hirschberg K, Korkmaz S, Koch A, Karck M, Szabó G (2010)

Effects of Custodiol-N, a Novel Organ Preservation Solution, on Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Apr;139(4):1048-56. Epub 2009 Nov 27

Karck M (2010):

Stent implantation or surgical treatment for chronic and acute aortic dissection - For surgical treatment. [Article in German]

Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2010 Apr;135(13):623. Epub 2010 Mar 23.

Veres G, Radovits T, Otila G, Hirschberg K, Haider H, Krieger N, Knoll A, Weigang E, Szabolcs Z, Karck M, Szabó G (2010):

Efficacy of the non-adenosine analogue A1 adenosine receptor agonist (BR-4935) on cardiovascular function after cardiopulmonary bypass.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Mar;58(2):86-92. Epub 2010 Mar 23.

Hirschberg K, Radovits T, Korkmaz S, Loganathan S, Zöllner S, Seidel B, Páli Sz, Barnucz E, Merkely B, Karck M, Szabó G (2010)

Combined superoxide dismutase mimetic and peroxynitrite scavenger protects against neointima formation after endarterectomy in association with decreased proliferation and nitro-oxidative stress.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2010 Aug;40(2):168-75

Szabó G, Veres G, Radovits T, Haider H, Krieger N, Bährle S, Niklisch S, Miesel-Gröschel C, van de Locht A, Karck M (2010):

The novel synthetic serine protease inhibitor CU-2010 dose-dependently reduces postoperative blood loss and improves postischemic recovery after cardiac surgery in a canine model.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Mar;139(3):732-740

Koch A, Loganathan S, Radovits T, Sack FU, Karck M, Szabó GB (2010):

Deferoxamine, the newly developed iron chelator LK-614 and N-alpha-acetyl-histidine in myocardial protection.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Feb;10(2):181-4. Epub 2009 Nov 13.

Szabó G, Veres G, Radovits T, Haider H, Krieger N, Bährle S, Miesel-Gröschel C, Niklisch S, Karck M, van de Locht A (2010):

Effects of novel synthetic serine protease inhibitors on postoperative blood loss, coagulation parameters, and vascular relaxation after cardiac surgery.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Jan;139(1):181-8; discussion 188

Ruhparwar A, Kallenbach K, Klein G, Bara C, Ghodsizad A, Sigg DC, Karck M, Haverich A, Niehaus M (2010):

Adenylate-Cyclase VI Transforms Ventricular Cardiomyocytes Into Biological Pacemaker Cells.

Tissue Eng Part A. 2010 Jun;16(6):1867-72

Koch A, Mechtersheimer G, Tochtermann U, Karck M (2010):

Ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the pulmonary artery--rare manifestation of a primary pulmonary artery sarcoma.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Jan;10(1):120-1. Epub 2009 Oct 14

Bruckner BA, Ghodsizad A, Loebe M, Beyer E, Ramchandani M, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Burchardt ER, Patel AN, Reardon M (2009):

Surgical stem cell therapy for advanced heart failure patients.

Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2009;5(2):13-7

Conzelmann LO, Dapunt O, Kallenbach K, Karck M, Weigang E (2009):

Deutsches Register für akute Aortendissektion Typ A (GERAADA)

Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2009; 23:298-304

Kristen AV, Sack FU, Schonland SO, Hegenbart U, Helmke BM, Koch A, Schnabel PA, Röcken C, Hardt S, Remppis A, Goldschmidt H, Karck M, Ho AD, Katus HA, Dengler TJ (2009):

Staged heart transplantation and chemotherapy as a treatment option in patients with severe cardiac light-chain amyloidosis.

Eur J Heart Fail. 2009 Oct;11(10):1014-20

*Kamiya H, *Kallenbach K, Halmer D, Özsöz M, Ilg K, Lichtenberg A, Karck M (*both authors equally contributed to this work) (2009):

Comparison of ascending aorta versus femoral artery cannulation for acute aortic dissection type a.

Circulation. 2009 Sep 15;120(11 Suppl):S282-6

Koch A, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Sack FU, Karck M, Szabó GB (2009):

Myocardial protection with the use of L-arginine and N-alpha-acetyl-histidine.

Transplant Proc. 2009 Jul-Aug;41(6):2592-4

Loukanov TS, Sebening C, Springer W, Hagl S, Karck M, Gorenflo M (2009):

The evolution of the pulmonary arterial sling syndrome, with particular reference to the need for reoperations because of untreated tracheal stenosis.

Cardiol Young. 2009 Sep;19(5):446-50. Epub 2009 Aug 7

Korkmaz S, Radovits T, Barnucz E, Hirschberg K, Neugebauer P, Loganathan S, Veres G, Pali S, Seidel B, Zöllner S, Karck M, Szabo G (2009):

Pharmacological activation of soluble guanylate cyclase protects the heart against ischemic injury.

Circulation. 2009 Aug 25;120(8):677-86. Epub 2009 Aug 10

Korkmaz S, Radovits T, Barnucz E, Neugebauer P, Arif R, Hirschberg K, Loganathan S, Seidel B, Karck M, Szabó G (2009):

Dose-dependent effects of a selective phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitor on endothelial dysfunction induced by peroxynitrite in rat aorta.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2009 Aug 1;615(1-3):155-62. Epub 2009 May 29

Radovits T, Korkmaz S, Loganathan S, Barnucz E, Bömicke T, Arif R, Karck M, Szabó G (2009):

Comparative investigation of the left ventricular pressure-volume relationship in rat models of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2009 Jul;297(1):H125-33. Epub 2009 May 8

Sayed S, Fischer S, Karck M, Hassouna A, Haverich A (2009):

Effect of different preoperative patient characteristics on coronary surgery outcome: a comparative study between a developing and a developed country.

J Card Surg. 2009 May-Jun;24(3):275-80. Epub 2008 Sep 12

Beller CJ, Maurer T, Labrosse MR, Mesana T, Karck M, Veinot JP (2009):

Gender-specific differences in aortic sinus curvature during aging: an anatomical and computational study.

Cardiovasc Pathol. 2009 May-Jun;18(3):148-55. Epub 2008 Apr 23

Akhyari P, Kamiya H, Heye T, Lichtenberg A, Karck M (2009):

Aortic dissection type A after supra-aortic debranching and implantation of an endovascular stent-graft for type B dissection: A word of caution.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 May;137(5):1290-2. Epub 2009 Feb 23

Kristen AV, Ammon K, Koch A, Dösch AO, Erbel C, Celik S, Karck M, Sack FU, Katus HA, Dengler TJ (2009):

Return to work after heart transplantation: discrepancy with subjective work ability.

Transplantation. 2009 Apr 15;87(7):1001-5

Radovits T, Bömicke T, Kökény G, Arif R, Loganathan S, Kécsán K, Korkmaz S, Barnucz E, Sandner P, Karck M, Szabó G (2009)

The phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor vardenafil improves cardiovascular dysfunction in experimental diabetes mellitus.

Br J Pharmacol 2009; 156 (6); 909-19

Szabó G, Radovits T, Veres G, Krieger N, Loganathan S, Sandner P, Karck M (2009):

Vardenafil protects against myocardial and endothelial injuries after cardiopulmonary bypass.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Oct;36(4):657-64. Epub 2009 Jun 11

Osswald BR, De Simone R, Most S, Tochtermann U, Tanzeem A, Karck M (2009):

High defibrillation threshold in patients with implantable defibrillator: how effective is the subcutaneous finger lead?

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Mar;35(3):489-92. Epub 2009 Jan 14

Kallenbach K, Karck M (2009):

Percutaneous aortic valve implantation - contra

Herz. 2009 Mar;34(2):130-9

Kallenbach K, Salcher R, Heim A, Karck M, Mignatti P, Haverich A (2009):

Inhibition of smooth muscle cell migration and neointima formation in vein grafts by overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase-3.

J Vasc Surg. 2009 Mar;49(3):750-8

Radovits T, Zotkina J, Lin LN, Karck M, Szabó G (2009):

Endothelial dysfunction after hypoxia-reoxygenation: Do in vitro models work?

Vascul Pharmacol. 2009 Jul;51(1):37-43. Epub 2009 Feb 4

Hirschberg K, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Entz L, Beller CJ, Gross ML, Sandner P, Karck M, Szabó G (2009):

Selective phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition reduces neointimal hyperplasia in rat carotid arteries after surgical endarterectomy.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Jun;137(6):1508-14. Epub 2009 Feb 10

Ghodsizad A, Niehaus M, Koegler G, Martin U, Wernet P, Bara C, Khaladj N, Loos A, Makoui M, Thiele J, Mengel M, Karck M, Klein HM, Haverich A, Ruhparwar A (2009):

Transplanted human cord blood derived unrestricted somatic stem cells improve left-ventricular function and prevent left-ventricular dilation and scar formation after acute myocardial infarction.

Heart. 2009 Jan;95(1):27-35. Epub 2008 Jun 2.

Seitel M, Maier-Hein L, Rietdorf U, Nikoloff S, Seitel A, Franz A, Kenngott H, Karck M, De Simone R, Wolf I, Meinzer HP (2009):

Towards a mixed reality environment for preoperative planning of cardiac surgery.

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2009;142:307-9

Sayed S, Fischer S, Karck M, Hassouna A, Haverich A (2008):

Effect of Different Preoperative Patient Characteristics on Coronary Surgery Outcome: A Comparative Study Between a Developing and a Developed Country.

J Card Surg. 2008 Sep 12. [Epub ahead of print]

Radovits T, Gerö D, Lin LN, Loganathan S, Hoppe-Tichy T, Szabó C, Karck M, Sakurai H, Szabó G (2008)

Improvement of Aging-Associated Cardiovascular Dysfunction by the Orally Administered Copper(II)-aspirinate Complex.

Rejuvenation Res. 2008 Oct;11(5):945-56

Kamiya H, Koch A, Sack FU, Akhyari P, Remppis A, Dengler TJ, Karck M, Lichtenberg A (2008):

Who needs 'bridge' to transplantation in the presence of the Eurotransplant high-urgency heart transplantation program?

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Dec;34(6):1129-33; discussion 1134-5. Epub 2008 Aug 12.

Loganathan S, Radovits T, Hirschberg K, Korkmaz S, Barnucz E, Karck M, Szabó G (2008):

Effects of Selective Phosphodiesterase-5-Inhibition on Myocardial Contractility and Reperfusion Injury After Heart Transplantation.

Transplantation. 2008 Nov 27;86(10):1414-8

Akhyari P, Kamiya H, Haverich A, Karck M, Lichtenberg A (2008):

Myocardial tissue engineering: the extracellular matrix.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Aug;34(2):229-241. Epub 2008 May 27

Khaladj N, Shrestha M, Peterss S, Strueber M, Karck M, Pichlmaier M, Haverich A, Hagl C (2008):

Ascending aortic cannulation in acute aortic dissection type A: the Hannover experience.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Oct;34(4):792-6; disussion 796. Epub 2008 Jun 25

Kallenbach K, Karck M (2008):

Gene therapy of bypass-stenosis.

BIOforum Europe 2008; 6:30-33

Karck M, Kamiya H (2008):

Progress of the treatment for extended aortic aneurysms; is the frozen elephant trunk technique the next standard in the treatment of complex aortic disease including the arch?

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Jun;33(6):1007-13. Epub 2008 Apr 10

Koch A, Feucht S, Helmke BM, Dengler TJ, Haass M, Sack FU, Karck M, Schnabel PA (2008):

Interstitial leukocytes in right ventricular endomyocardial biopsies after heart transplantation in patients with complicated versus uneventful postoperative course.

Transplant Proc. 2008 May;40(4):947-50

Koch A, Roth W, Steffek TM, Dengler TJ, Haass M, Karck M, Sack FU, Schirmacher P, Schnabel PA (2008):

Impact of apoptosis in acute rejection episodes after heart transplantation: immunohistochemical examination of right ventricular myocardial biopsies.

Transplant Proc. 2008 May;40(4):943-6

Loukanov T, Sebening C, Springer W, Khalil M, Ulmer HE, Hagl S, Karck M, Gorenflo M (2008):

Replacement of valved right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduits: an observational study with focus on right ventricular geometry.

Clin Res Cardiol. 2008 Mar;97(3):169-75. Epub 2007 Nov 28

Beller CJ, Labrosse MR, Hagl S, Gebhard MM, Karck M (2008):

Aortic root motion remodeling after aortic valve replacement - implications for late aortic dissection.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008 May;7(3):407-11; discussion 411. Epub 2008 Mar 11

Loukanov T, Arnold R, Gross J, Sebening C, Klimpel H, Eichhorn J, Hoss K, Ulmer HE, Karck M, Gorenflo M (2008):

Endothelin-1 and asymmetric dimethylarginine in children with left-to-right shunt after intracardiac repair.

Clin Res Cardiol. 2008 Jun;97(6):383-8. Epub 2008 Feb 22

Radovits T, Lin LN, Zotkina J, Koch A, Rauen U, Köhler G, Karck M, Szabó G (2008)

Endothelial dysfunction after long term cold storage in HTK organ preservation solutions - effects of iron chelators and N-alpha-acetyl-L-histidine.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Feb;27(2):208-16

Ruhparwar A, Ghodsizad A, Lichtenberg A, Karck M (2008):

Visualization of transplanted cells within the myocardium.

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Feb 20;124(1):22-6. Epub 2007 Apr 17.

Arnold R, Ley-Zaporozhan J, Ley S, Loukanov T, Sebening C, Kleber JB, Goebel B, Hagl S, Karck M, Gorenflo M (2008):

Outcome after mechanical aortic valve replacement in children and young adults.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb;85(2):604-10

Sack FU, Kristen A, Goldschmidt H, Schnabel PA, Dengler T, Koch A, Karck M (2008):

Treatment options for severe cardiac amyloidosis: heart transplantation combined with chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation for patients with AL-amyloidosis and heart and liver transplantation for patients with ATTR-amyloidosis.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Feb;33(2):257-62. Epub 2007 Dec 21.

Kamiya H, Akhyari P, Martens A, Karck M, Haverich A, Lichtenberg A (2008):

Sternal microcirculation after skeletonized versus pedicled harvesting of the internal thoracic artery: a randomized study.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jan;135(1):32-7

Bara C, Ghodsizad A, Kar B, Gregoric ID, Lichtenberg A, Haverich A, Karck M, Ruhparwar A (2007):

A novel mechanical circulatory approach for patients with cardiogenic shock in the intensive care unit.

Heart Surg Forum. 2007;10(2):E170-2

Baraki H, Hagl C, Khaladj N, Kallenbach K, Weidemann J, Haverich A, Karck M (2007):

The frozen elephant trunk technique for treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Feb;83(2):S819-23; discussion S824-31

Heye T, Karck M, Richter G, Hosch W (2007):

Visualization of entry and re-entry tears in a complex type A aortic dissection by 64-slice dual-source computer tomography.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2007 Dec;32(6):935. Epub 2007 Oct 29.

Hoda MR, Schwarz T, Wolf I, Mottl-Link S, Meinzer HP, Karck M, De Simone R (2007):

[Three-dimensional echocardiography in cardiac surgery : Current status and perspectives.][Article in German].

Chirurg. 2007 May;78(5):435-42

Kallenbach K, Baraki H, Khaladj N, Kamiya H, Hagl C, Haverich A, Karck M (2007):

Aortic valve-sparing operation in Marfan syndrome: what do we know after a decade?

Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Feb;83(2):S764-8; discussion S785-S790

Kamiya H, Hagl C, Kropivnitskaya I, Weidemann J, Kallenbach K, Khaladj N, Haverich A, Karck M (2007):

Quick proximal arch replacement with moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Mar;83(3):1055-1058

Kamiya H, Hagl C, Kropivnitskaya I, Bothig D, Kallenbach K, Khaladj N, Martens A, Haverich A, Karck M (2007):

The safety of moderate hypothermic lower body circulatory arrest with selective cerebral perfusion: a propensity score analysis.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Feb;133(2):501-509

Koch A, Burgschweiger A, Herpel E, Sack FU, Schirmacher P, Szabo GB, Karck M, Schnabel PA (2007):

Inducible NO synthase expression in endomyocardial biopsies after heart transplantation in relation to the postoperative course.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2007 Oct;32(4):639-43. Epub 2007 Aug 6

Koch A, Schmidt CI, Dengler TJ, Remppis A, Sack FU, Schirmacher P, Hagl S, Karck M, Schnabel PA (2007):

Differentiated expression patterns of growth factors in routine formalin-fixed endomyocardial biopsies in the early postoperative phase after heart transplantation.

Transplant Proc. 2007 Mar;39(2):554-7

Loukanov T, Sebening C, Springer W, Khalil M, Ulmer HE, Hagl S, Karck M, Gorenflo M (2007):

Replacement of valved right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduits: an observational study with focus on right ventricular geometry.

Clin Res Cardiol. 2007 Nov 28 [Epub ahead of print]

Miller DC, Bachet J, Cameron DE, Cohen O, David TE, El Khoury G, Erasmi AW, Karck M, Schafers HJ, Settepani F (2007):

Panel discussion: session I-ascending aorta.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Feb;83(2):S785-90

Radovits T, Seres L, Gero D, Berger I, Szabo C, Karck M, Szabo G (2007):

Single dose treatment with PARP-inhibitor INO-1001 improves aging-associated cardiac and vascular dysfunction.

Exp Gerontol. Jul; 42 (7):676-85. Epub 2007 Feb 20

Radovits T, Zotkina J, Lin LN, Bömicke T, Arif R, Gero D, HorvathEM, Karck M, Szabo C, Szabo G (2007):

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition improves endothelial dysfunction induced by hypochlorite.

Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2007 Oct;232(9):1204-12

Radovits T, Lin LN, Zotkina J, Gero D, Szabo C, Karck M, Szabo G (2007):

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition improves endothelial dysfunction induced by reactive oxidant hydrogen peroxide in vitro.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2007 Jun 14;564(1-3):158-66; Epub 12 Mar 2007

Ruhparwar A, Er F, Martin U, Radke K, Gruh I, Niehaus M, Karck M, Haverich A, Hoppe UC (2007):

Enrichment of cardiac pacemaker-like cells: neuregulin-1 and cyclic AMP increase I (f)-current density and connexin 40 mRNA levels in fetal cardiomyocytes.

Med Biol Eng Comput. 2007 Feb;45(2):221-7. Epub 2007 Jan 23

Bara C, Ghodsizad A, Niehaus M, Makoui M, Piechaczek C, Martin U, Warnecke G, Karck M, Gams E, Klein HM, Haverich A, Ruhparwar A (2006)

In vivo echocardiographic imaging of transplanted human adult stem cells in the myocardium labeled with clinically applicable CliniMACS nanoparticles.

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2006 May;19(5):563-8

Kamiya H, Knobloch K, Lotz J, Bog A, Lichtenberg A, Hagl C, Kallenbach K, Haverich A, Karck M (2006)

Surgical treatment of aberrant right subclavian artery (arteria lusoria) aneurysm using three different methods.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Jul;82(1):187-90

Kamiya H, Pichlmaier M, Haverich A, Karck M (2006)

Aortic cannulation through the aneurysm for repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 May;81(5):1916-7

Kamiya H, Klima U, Hagl C, Logemann F, Winterhalter M, Shrestha ML, Kallenbach K, Khaladj N, Haverich A, Karck M (2006)

Cerebral microembolization during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Feb;81(2):519-21

Kamiya H, Klima U, Hagl C, Kallenbach K, Shrestha ML, Khaladj N, Bog A, Haverich A, Karck M (2006)

Short Moderate Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest without Any Adjunctive Cerebral Protection for Surgical Repair of the Ascending Aorta Extending into the Proximal Aortic Arch: Is It Safe?

Heart Surg Forum. 2006;9(4):E759-61

Karck M, Kamiya H, Bara C, Haverich A (2006)

Complete aortic root reimplantation facilitates preservation of the aortic valve.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Mar;29(3):416-8. Epub 2006 Jan 25

Khaladj N, Peterss S, Oetjen P, von Wasielewski R, Hauschild G, Karck M, Haverich A, Hagl C (2006)

Hypothermic circulatory arrest with moderate, deep or profound hypothermic selective antegrade cerebral perfusion: which temperature provides best brain protection?

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Sep;30(3):492-8

Knobloch K, Tomaszek S, Lichtenberg A, Karck M, Haverich A (2006)

Long-term palmar microcirculation after radial artery harvesting: an observational study.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 May;81(5):1700-7

Kuhn C, Teebken OE, Weidemann J, Karck M, Pichlmaier M, Haverich A (2006)

Surgical treatment of an aneurysm involving ascending aorta, aortic arch, and a rupture of a descending aortic aneurysm 26 years following acute type A aortic dissection.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jan;131(1):235-236

Lichtenberg A, Tudorache I, Cebotari S, Suprunov M, Tudorache G, Goerler H, Park JK, Hilfiker-Kleiner D, Ringes-Lichtenberg S, Karck M, Brandes G, Hilfiker A, Haverich A (2006)

Preclinical testing of tissue-engineered heart valves re-endothelialized under simulated physiological conditions.

Circulation. 2006 Jul 4;114(1 Suppl):I559-65

Macchiarini P, Kamiya H, Hagl C, Winterhalter M, Barbera J, Karck M, Pomar J, Haverich A (2006)

Pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: is deep hypothermia required?

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Aug;30(2):237-41; discussion 241-3

Petersen C, Leonhardt J, Duderstadt M, Karck M, Ure BM (2006)

Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum - shifting the paradigm?

Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Apr;16(2):75-8

Singh KK, Rommel K, Mishra A, Karck M, Haverich A, Schmidtke J, Arslan-Kirchner M (2006)

TGFBR1 and TGFBR2 mutations in patients with features of Marfan syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome.

Hum Mutat. 2006 Aug;27(8):770-7

2005

Baraki H, Karck M, Haverich A (2005) 
[Cardiac surgery in elderly patients]
Chirurg. 2005 Feb;76(2):131-8. Review

Chavan A, Karck M, Hagl C, Winterhalter M, Baus S, Galanski M, Haverich A (2005) 
Hybrid endograft for one-step treatment of multisegment disease of the thoracic aorta.
J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2005 Jun;16(6):823-9

Kallenbach K, Karck M, Pak D, Salcher R, Khaladj N, Leyh R, Hagl C, Haverich A (2005) 
Decade of aortic valve sparing reimplantation: are we pushing the limits too far?
Circulation. 2005 Aug 30;112(9 Suppl):I253-9

Karck M, Chavan A, Khaladj N, Friedrich H, Hagl C, Haverich A (2005) 
The frozen elephant trunk technique for the treatment of extensive thoracic aortic aneurysms: operative results and follow-up.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Aug;28(2):286-90; discussion 290

Kuhn C, Teebken OE, Gohrbandt B, Lotz J, Karck M, Haverich A (2005)
One-stage treatment of aortic coarctation associated with coronary heart disease, ascending aortic aneurysm, and aortic valve stenosis with an extra-anatomic ascending-descending aortic bypass.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Aug;130(2):582-3

Rommel K, Karck M, Haverich A, von Kodolitsch Y, Rybczynski M, Muller G, Singh KK, Schmidtke J, Arslan-Kirchner M (2005)
Identification of 29 novel and nine recurrent fibrillin-1 (FBN1) mutations and genotype-phenotype correlations in 76 patients with Marfan syndrome.
Hum Mutat. 2005 Dec;26(6):529-39

Ruhparwar A, Kofidis T, Ruebesamen N, Karck M, Haverich A, Martin U (2005)
Intra-vital fluorescence microscopy for intra-myocardial graft detection following cell transplantation.
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2005 Oct;21(5):569-74

2004

Hagl C, Khaladj N, Peterss S, Hoeffler K, Winterhalter M, Karck M, Haverich A (2004) 
Hypothermic circulatory arrest with and without cold selective antegrade cerebral perfusion: impact on neurological recovery and tissue metabolism in an acute porcine model.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2004 Jul;26(1):73-80

Kallenbach K, Oelze T, Salcher R, Hagl C, Karck M, Leyh RG, Haverich A (2004) 
Evolving strategies for treatment of acute aortic dissection type A.
Circulation. 2004 Sep 14;110(11 Suppl 1):II243-9

Kallenbach K, Leyh RG, Salcher R, Karck M, Hagl C, Haverich A (2004) 
Acute aortic dissection versus aortic root aneurysm: comparison of indications for valve sparing aortic root reconstruction.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2004 May;25(5):663-70

Karck M, Kallenbach K, Hagl C, Rhein C, Leyh R, Haverich A (2004)
Aortic root surgery in Marfan syndrome: Comparison of aortic valve-sparing reimplantation versus composite grafting.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Feb;127(2):391-8

Schroder F, Klein G, Frank T, Bastein M, Indris S, Karck M, Drexler H, Wollert KC (2004) 
Src family tyrosine kinases inhibit single L-type: Ca2+ channel activity in human atrial myocytes.
J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2004 Sep;37(3):735-45

2003

Chavan A, Lotz J, Oelert F, Galanski M, Haverich A, Karck M (2003)
Endoluminal treatment of aortic dissection.
Eur Radiol 2003; 13(11):2521-2534.

Hagl C, Khaladj N, Karck M, Kallenbach K, Leyh R, Winterhalter M, Haverich A (2003)
Hypothermic circulatory arrest during ascending and aortic arch surgery: the theoretical impact of different cerebral perfusion techniques and other methods of cerebral protection.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003; 24(3):371-378.

Karck M, Chavan A, Hagl C, Friedrich H, Galanski M, Haverich A (2003)
The frozen elephant trunk technique: a new treatment for thoracic aortic aneurysms.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 125(6):1550-1553.

Karck M, Hagl C, Kallenbach K, Haverich A (2003)
The gut-first approach for repair of Crawford extent III thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 126(2):602-604.

Leyh RG, Kofidis T, Hagl C, Fischer S, Knobloch K, Akhyari P, Karck M, Haverich A (2003)
[Ross procedure with combined replacement of the ascending aorta: impact on autograft root function and distensibility].
Z Kardiol 2003; 92(5):392-397.

Leyh R, Kallenbach K, Karck M, Hagl C, Fischer S, Haverich A (2003)
Impact of preoperative aortic root diameter on lng-term aortic valve function after valve sparing aortic root reimplantation.
Circulation 2003; 08(Suppl 1:II):285-290.

Minatoya K, Karck M, Szpakowski E, Harringer W, Haverich A (2003)
Ascending aortic cannulation for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection: another option.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 125(4):952-953.

von Kodolitsch Y, Csosz SK, Koschyk DH, Schalwat I, Loose R, Karck M, Dieckmann C, Fattori R, Haverich A, Berger J, Meinertz T, Nienaber CA (2003)
Intramural hematoma of the aorta: predictors of progression to dissection and rupture.
Circulation 2003; 107(8):1158-1163.

2002

Kallenbach K, Karck M, Leyh RG, Hagl C, Walles T, Harringer W, Haverich A (2002)

Valve-sparing aortic root reconstruction in patients with significant aortic insufficiency.

Ann Thorac Surg 2002; 74(5):S1765-S1768.

Karck M, Hagl C, Kallenbach K, Pichlmaier M, Chavan A, Haverich A (2002)

[Recent developments in surgery of the thoracic aorta].

Herz 2002; 27(5):418-425.

Karck M, Meliss R, Hestermann M, Mengel M, Pethig K, Levitzki A, Banai S, Golomb G, Fishbein I, Chorny M, Haverich A (2002)

Inhibition of aortic allograft vasculopathy by local delivery of platelet-derived growth factor receptor tyrosine-kinase blocker AG-1295.

Transplantation 2002; 74(9):1335-1341.

Leyh RG, Fischer S, Ruhparwar A, Karck M, Harringer W, Haverich A (2002)

Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in patients after a previous operation for acute type A aortic dissection.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002; 123(2):377-378.

Minatoya K, Karck M, Hagl C, Meyer A, Brassel F, Harringer W, Haverich A (2002)The impact of spinal angiography on the neurological outcome after surgery on the descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta.

Ann Thorac Surg 2002; 74(5):S1870-S1872.

Olivson A, Berman E, Houminer E, Borman JB, Merin G, Karck M, Haverich A, Chisin R, Schwalb H (2002)

Glucose metabolism, energetics, and function of rat hearts exposed to ischemic preconditioning and oxygenated cardioplegia.

J Card Surg 2002; 17(3):214-225.

Rommel K, Karck M, Haverich A, Schmidtke J, Arslan-Kirchner M (2002)

Mutation screening of the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene in 76 unrelated patients with Marfan syndrome or Marfanoid features leads to the identification of 11 novel and three previously reported mutations.

Hum Mutat 2002; 20(5):406-407.

von Kodolitsch Y, Aydin MA, Koschyk DH, Loose R, Schalwat I, Karck M, Cremer J, Haverich A, Berger J, Meinertz T, Nienaber CA (2002)

Predictors of aneurysmal formation after surgical correction of aortic coarctation.

J Am Coll Cardiol 2002; 39(4):617-624.

Wilhelmi M, Fischer S, Mertsching H, Leyh R, Karck M, Haverich A (2002)

[Is chronic graft rejection the reason for degenerative changes in allogeneic and xenogeneic heart valve prostheses: immunohistochemical evaluation of inflammatory factors].

Z Kardiol 2002; 91(10):825-832.

2001

Karck M, Tanaka S, Berenshtein E, Sturm C, Haverich A, Chevion M (2001)
The push-and-pull mechanism to scavenge redox-active transition metals: a novel concept in myocardial protection.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001; 121(6):1169-1178.

Karck M, Tanaka S, Bolling SF, Simon A, Su TP, Oeltgen PR, Haverich A (2001).
Myocardial protection by ischemic preconditioning and delta-opioid receptor activation in the isolated working rat heart.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001; 122(5):986-992.

Meliss RR, Pethig K, Schmidt A, Heublein B, Harringer W, Karck M, Choritz H, Haverich A (2001)
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy: adventitial immunoreactivity for PDGF-B and PDGFr-beta in extra- versus intramural coronary arteries.
Transplant Proc 2001; 33(1-2):1579-1580.

2000

Cohnert TU, Chavan A, Wahlers T, Oelert F, Karck M, Galanski M, Haverich A (2000)
Simultaneous treatment of thoracic and infrarenal aortic aneurysm using a combination of conventional surgery and endoluminal stent grafting.
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2000; 385(1):27-30.

Teebken OE, Karck M, Harringer W, Haverich A (2000)
[Harvesting the vena saphena magna for aortocoronary bypass operations--is the subcutaneous suture necessary?].
Swiss Surg 2000; 6(2):69-73.

1999

El-Aleem AA, Karck M, Haverich A, Schmidtke J, Arslan-Kirchner M (1999)
Identification of 9 novel FBN1 mutations in German patients with Marfan syndrome.
Hum Mutat. 1999 Aug 19;14(2):181.

Fukunaga S, Karck M, Harringer W, Cremer J, Rhein C, Haverich A (1999)
The use of gelatin-resorcin-formalin glue in acute aortic dissection type A.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999; 15(5):564-569.

1998

Cremer J, Karck M, Ahnsel T, Steinhoff G, Brandt M, Hollander D, Teebken O, Zick G, Haverich A (1998)
Ischemic preconditioning as an adjunct to crystalloid or blood cardioplegia for myocardial protection in routine coronary surgery.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 Sep;46 Suppl 2:298-301

Fraund S, Pethig K, Wahlers T, Harringer W, Wiebe K, Struber M, Karck M, Mehler D, Haverich A (1998) 
ON-X bileaflet valve in aortic position--early experience shows an improved hemodynamic profile.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 Oct;46(5):293-7

Karck M, Tanaka S, Oeltgen P, Su TS, Bolling SF, Haverich A (1998) 
[Ischemic preconditioning of the heart can be simulated by pharmacologic hibernation enkephalins]
Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl Kongressbd. 1998;115(Suppl I):1-6

Tanaka S, Karck M, Steinhoff G, Haverich A (1998) 
[Altitude exposure induces hypoxic preconditioning of the heart]
Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl Kongressbd. 1998;115(Suppl I):669-74

Teebken OE, Karck M, Schulz R, Haverich A (1998)
Rupture of the ascending aorta in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome after surgical repair of multiple arteriovenous malformations with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 Oct;116(4):660-1

von Kodolitsch Y, Raghunath M, Karck M, Haverich A, Nienaber CA (1998) 
[Marfan syndrome: therapy of cardiovascular manifestations]
Z Kardiol. 1998 Mar;87(3):173-84. Review

1997

Cremer J, Steinhoff G, Karck M, Ahnsell T, Brandt M, Teebken OE, Hollander D, Haverich A (1997)

Ischemic preconditioning prior to myocardial protection with cold blood cardioplegia in coronary surgery.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1997 Nov;12(5):753-8.

1996

Haverich A, Karck M (1996)
[Exogenous adenosine in cardioplegia]
Z Kardiol. 1996;85 Suppl 6:201-4. Review

Karck M, Cremer J, Wawersik J, Haverich A (1996)
Reoperation for aneurysmal disease of the ascending aorta in patients with concomitant aortic valve incompetence.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1996 Nov;112(5):1392-3

Karck M, Schnabel PA, Kilkowski A, Schulte S, Haverich A (1996)
Adverse effects of crystalloid cardioplegia and slow cooling for protection of immature rat hearts.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Sep;62(3):702-9

Karck M, Rahmanian P, Haverich A (1996) 
Ischemic preconditioning enhances donor heart preservation.
Transplantation. 1996 Jul 15;62(1):17-22

Karck M, Ziemer G, Haverich A (1996)
Myocardial protection in chronic volume-overload hypertrophy of immature rat hearts.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1996;10(8):690-8

1995

Haverich A, Karck M, Harringer W, Cremer J, Regensburger D (1995) 
[Prevention and therapy of prosthesis infections in the thoracic area]
Zentralbl Chir. 1995;120(8):630-4. Review

Karck M, Ziemer G, Zoeller M, Schulte S, Juergens KD, Weisser H, Haverich A (1995)
Protection of the chronic hypoxic immature rat heart during global ischemia.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1995 Mar;59(3):699-706

Schlitt HJ, Hundrieser J, Hisanaga M, Uthoff K, Karck M, Achtelik M, Wahlers T, Wonigeit K, Pichlmayr R (1995)
Donor-type microchimerism after heart transplantation-a dynamic process.
Transplant Proc. 1995 Feb;27(1):155-7

1994

Haverich A, Karck M (1994) 
Role of calcium channel blockers in postischemic lungs.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1994 Jun 17;723:51-8

Karck M, Ziemer G, Zoller M, Schulte S, Jurgens KD, Haverich A (1994) 
[The value of myocardia protection in chronic hypoxic immature rat hearts]
Helv Chir Acta. 1994 Dec;60(6):1143-50

Karck M, Haverich A (1994) 
Heart transplantation under coumarin therapy: friend or foe?
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 1994 Nov;11(6):475-9

Schlitt HJ, Hundrieser J, Hisanaga M, Uthoff K, Karck M, Wahlers T, Wonigeit K, Pichlmayr R (1994) 
Patterns of donor-type microchimerism after heart transplantation.
Lancet. 1994 Jun 11;343(8911):1469-71

Stamme C, Lubbe N, Mahr KH, Dralle H, Karck M (1994) 
[Mediastinal tumor and airway obstruction in general anesthesia. Case report and review of the literature]
Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 1994 Dec;29(8):512-5. Review

1993

Karck M, Forgione L, Haverich A (1993) 
The efficacy of controlled antibiotic release for prevention of polyethyleneterephthalate- (Dacron-) related infection in cardiovascular surgery.
Clin Mater. 1993;13(1-4):149-54

1992

Cohn D, Elchai Z, Gershon B, Karck M, Lazarovici G, Sela J, Chandra M, Marom G, Uretzky G (1992) 
Introducing a selectively biodegradable filament wound arterial prosthesis: a short-term implantation study.
J Biomed Mater Res. 1992 Sep;26(9):1184-204

Haverich A, Hirt S, Karck M, Siclari F, Wahlig H (1992) 
Prevention of graft infection by bonding of gentamycin to Dacron prostheses.
J Vasc Surg. 1992 Jan;15(1):187-93

Karck M, Laas J, Heinemann M, Borst HG (1992)
Long-term follow-up after separate replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta.
Herz. 1992 Dec;17(6):394-7

Karck M, Vivi A, Tassini M, Schwalb H, Askenasy N, Navon G, Borman JB, Uretzky G (1992)
The effectiveness of University of Wisconsin solution on prolonged myocardial protection as assessed by phosphorus 31-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and functional recovery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1992 Nov;104(5):1356-64

1991

Heinemann M, Laas J, Jurmann M, Karck M, Borst HG (1991) 
Surgery extended into the aortic arch in acute type A dissection. Indications, techniques, and results.
Circulation. 1991 Nov;84(5 Suppl):III25-30

1990

Heinemann M, Laas J, Karck M, Borst HG (1990) 
Thoracic aortic aneurysms after acute type A aortic dissection: necessity for follow-up.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1990 Apr;49(4):580-4

Karck M, Schmid C, Siclari F, Dammenhayn L, Haverich A (1990) 
Effects of calcium channel blockage in postischemic lung reperfusion.
Transplant Proc. 1990 Oct;22(5):2237

Karck M, Siclari F, Wahlig H, Sperling U, Schmid C, Haverich A (1990)
Pretreatment of prosthetic valve sewing-ring with the antibiotic/fibrin sealant compound as a prophylactic tool against prosthetic valve endocarditis.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1990;4(3):142-6

Karck M, Laas J, Heinemann M, Borst HG (1990) 
[After care and reoperation after primary intervention in chronic type A aortic dissection]
Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl II Verh Dtsch Ges Chir. 1990; 499-501

Reimer P, Hendrickx P, Karck M, Laas J, Grote R, Galanski M (1990)
[Postoperative diagnosis following separate replacement of an aortic valve and an ascending aorta using IV-DSA and CT]
Rofo. 1990 Apr;152(4):421-4

1989

Hendrickx P, Rieder P, Prokop M, Milbradt H, Karck M, Laas J (1989)
Intravenous DSA and dynamic computed tomography for postoperative follow-up of type A aortic dissections.
Eur J Radiol. 1989 Aug;9(3):158-62

1985

Kreipe H, Radzun HJ, Karck M, Parwaresch MR (1985)
Establishment of thymidine kinase (EC 2.7.1.21)-deficient mutants of human monocytic cell line U-937.
Cell Immunol. 1985 Apr 1;91(2):498-504