Interest on tricuspid valve (TV)(and hence in TV anatomy) has increased in the last two
decades with the awareness that functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) is an insidious …

Abstract Background The TRANSFORM (Multicenter Experience With Rapid Deployment
Edwards INTUITY Valve System for Aortic Valve Replacement) trial (NCT01700439) …

Based on a long-standing voluntary registry founded by the German Society for Thoracic
and Cardiovascular Surgery (GSTCVS), well-defined data of all cardiac, thoracic, and …

Tiefe sternale Wundheilungsstörungen stellen, mit einer Inzidenz von 0, 5–4%, abhängig
vom behandelnden Zentrum, eine seltene, jedoch bedrohliche Erkrankung mit einer Letalität …

Based on a voluntary registry of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Surgery (GSTCVS), data of all heart surgery procedures performed in 78 German cardiac …

On the basis of a long-standing voluntary registry, which was founded by the German
Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (GSTCVS), well-defined data of all heart …

Non-fixed, decellularized allogeneic heart valve scaffolds seem to be the best choice for
heart valve replacement, their availability, however, is quite limited. Cryopreservation could …

Objectives Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation (ViV) is emerging as a novel treatment
option for patients with deteriorated bioprostheses. We report our cumulative experience …

Introduction Despite increased operative time, minimally invasive cardiac surgery is
associated with a lower morbidity than conventional aortic valve replacement (AVR). On the …

Background Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation (MECC) is predominantly used in
coronary operations. Data supporting the benefits of MECC in minimally invasive valve …