List of works by Thomas Krabatsch

A case of an obstructive inflow thrombus in a HeartMate 3 from the left ventricle into the pump

scientific article published in January 2018

A promoter polymorphism -945C>G in the connective tissue growth factor in heart failure patients with mechanical circulatory support: a new marker for bridge to recovery?

scientific article published on 27 October 2014

A titanium plug simplifies left ventricular assist device removal after myocardial recovery

scientific article published on 11 August 2010

A two-stage rotary blood pump design with potentially lower blood trauma: a computational study

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Accidental intraperitoneal tunneling of driveline of left ventricular assist device.

scientific article published in November 2010

Acoustic spectral analysis for determining pump thrombosis in rotary blood pumps.

scientific article published in September 2014

Advances in mechanical circulatory support: year in review

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

Alternative technique for implantation of biventricular support with HeartWare implantable continuous flow pump.

scientific article published in July 2011

Anticoagulation assessment

scientific article published in September 2014

Aortic Valve Pathology in Patients Supported by Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device

scientific article published on 28 April 2016

Arterial wall histology in chronic pulsatile-flow and continuous-flow device circulatory support

scientific article published on 18 September 2012

Biological mitral valve prosthesis in a patient supported with a permanent left ventricle assist device.

scientific article published in November 2011

Biventricular circulatory support with two miniaturized implantable assist devices.

scientific article published in September 2011

Biventricular support using 2 HeartMate 3 pumps.

scientific article published on 27 July 2016

Body mass index and outcome after ventricular assist device placement

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Cardiac allograft failure: retransplant or long-term ventricular assist device?

scientific article published on 15 December 2013

Cardiac surgery in patients on dialysis: decreased 30-day mortality, unchanged overall survival

scientific article published in January 2008

Cerebral protection system applied during washout of thrombus occluding inflow cannula of HeartWare HVAD left ventricular assist device.

scientific article published in December 2015

Concomitant surgery during ventricular assist device implantation

scientific article published in November 2014

Corrigendum to 'Prognostic value of 3-dimensional echocardiographical heart volume assessment in patients scheduled for left ventricular assist device implantation' [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezy002].

scientific article published on 10 April 2018

Derivation and Validation of a Novel Right-Sided Heart Failure Model After Implantation of Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices:The EUROMACS (European Registry for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support) Right-Sided Heart Failure Ri

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Design changes in continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices and life-threatening pump malfunctions

scientific article published on 10 September 2014

Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm for Blood Flow Obstructions in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device

scientific article published on June 2016

Different surgical strategies for implantation of continuous-flow VADs-Experience from Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin

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Discontinuation of HeartWare RVAD support without device removal in chronic BIVAD patients.

scientific article published in January 2012

Effect of modified ultrafiltration on bivalirudin elimination and postoperative blood loss after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: assessment of different filtration strategies

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Effectiveness of bivalirudin as a replacement for heparin during cardiopulmonary bypass in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

scientific article published in February 2004

Emergency procedures for patients with a continuous flow left ventricular assist device

scientific article published on 15 November 2016

Evaluation of the HeartWare HVAD centrifugal pump for right ventricular assistance in an in vitro model

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

Expeditious and less traumatic explantation of a heartware LVAD after myocardial recovery.

scientific article published in September 2012

Experience with over 1000 implanted ventricular assist devices

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Factors influencing results and outcome after transmyocardial laser revascularization

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Fully Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist System for Treating Advanced HF: A Multicenter Study

scientific article published on December 2015

Gender differences and outcomes in left ventricular assist device support: The European Registry for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support

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Gender differences during mechanical circulatory support

scientific article published in July 2012

Heart Failure After 5 Years on LVAD: Diagnosis and Treatment of Outflow Graft Obstruction

scientific article published on 22 March 2016

Heart failure reversal by ventricular unloading in patients with chronic cardiomyopathy: criteria for weaning from ventricular assist devices

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HeartMate 3 implantation via left lateral thoracotomy with outflow graft anastomosis to the descending aorta.

scientific article published on 15 January 2016

Heparin-level-based anticoagulation management during cardiopulmonary bypass: a pilot investigation on the effects of a half-dose aprotinin protocol on postoperative blood loss and hemostatic activation and inflammatory response

scientific article published in February 2004

High-dose aprotinin effectively reduces blood loss during on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with bivalirudin anticoagulation

scientific article published in March 2008

Impact of tricuspid valve annulus dilation on mid-term survival after implantation of a left ventricular assist device.

scientific article published in September 2012

In Vitro Evaluation of Inflow Cannula Fixation Techniques in Left Ventricular Assist Device Surgery

scientific article published on 18 April 2016

Is bridge to recovery more likely with pulsatile left ventricular assist devices than with nonpulsatile-flow systems?

scientific article published on 27 March 2011

Late post-pump blood flow obstruction in a novel left ventricular assist device: The unusual case of a twisted outflow graft

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Left ventricular assist device or heart transplantation: impact of transpulmonary gradient and pulmonary vascular resistance on decision making.

scientific article published on 7 July 2010

Left ventricular vs. biventricular mechanical support: Decision making and strategies for avoidance of right heart failure after left ventricular assist device implantation

scientific article published on 02 July 2015

Levitronix CentriMag to Berlin Heart Excor: a "bridge to bridge" solution in refractory cardiogenic shock

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

Life on the driveline: Molecular detection and fluorescence in situ hybridization-based visualization of microbial species in patients with left ventricular assist devices

scientific article published on 30 September 2017

Load dependency of right ventricular performance is a major factor to be considered in decision making before ventricular assist device implantation.

scientific article published in September 2013

Long-term biventricular support with the heartware implantable continuous flow pump

scientific article published on 22 April 2010

Long-term follow-up of a patient with Uhl anomaly after biologic and mechanical circulatory support.

scientific article published on 10 February 2015

Long-term mechanical circulatory support in 198 patients: largest single-center experience worldwide

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Management of complications in long-term LVAD support

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Managing long-term complications of left ventricular assist device therapy

scientific article published on May 2011

Mechanical circulatory support of systemic ventricle in adults with transposition of great arteries.

scientific article published in January 2012

Mechanical circulatory support-results, developments and trends.

scientific article published on 11 March 2011

Minimally invasive continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation: Avoiding a median sternotomy.

scientific article published on 8 September 2014

Monitoring of bivalirudin anticoagulation during and after cardiopulmonary bypass using an ecarin-activated TEG system

scientific article published in July 2008

Myocardial rewarming mirrors intraoperative mammary artery graft function.

scientific article published in September 2003

Neurohumoral and inflammatory markers for prediction of right ventricular failure after implantation of a left ventricular assist device.

scientific article published on 12 January 2011

Off-pump implantation of the HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device through a bilateral thoracotomy approach

scientific article published on 22 September 2016

Outcomes of HeartWare Ventricular Assist System support in 141 patients: a single-centre experience

scientific article published in August 2012

Outcomes of elective versus emergent permanent mechanical circulatory support in the elderly: a single-center experience.

scientific article published in January 2010

Paracorporeal biventricular mechanical circulatory support for more than 4 years.

scientific article published on 4 February 2010

Percutaneous balloon occlusion of a left ventricular assist device outflow cannula to facilitate evaluation of myocardial recovery.

scientific article published on 27 August 2011

Pre-explant stability of unloading-promoted cardiac improvement predicts outcome after weaning from ventricular assist devices.

scientific article published in September 2012

Prediction of survival in patients with cardiogenic shock and multiorgan failure treated with biventricular assist device

scientific article published in July 2010

Preexisting mitral valve prosthesis in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation.

scientific article published on 26 September 2011

Preliminary Results From the C-Pulse OPTIONS HF European Multicenter Post-Market Study

scientific article published on 18 February 2016

Preoperative treatment with levosimendan in candidates for mechanical circulatory support

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Prognosis after the implantation of an intra-aortic balloon pump in cardiac surgery calculated with a new score

scientific article published on September 2002

Pump exchange for cable damage in patients supported with HeartMate II left ventricular assist device.

scientific article published in November 2012

Rapid Application Is Crucial

scientific article published on January 2016

Regression of myocardial hypertrophy after aortic valve replacement: faster in women?

scientific article published on September 2010

Reimplantation of left ventricular assist device late after weaning of device using a titanium plug.

scientific article published on 25 June 2014

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Response of a physiological controller for ventricular assist devices during acute patho-physiological events: an in vitro study

scientific article published on 9 February 2017

Retrospective hemolysis comparison between patients with centrifugal biventricular assist and left ventricular assist devices.

scientific article published in September 2011

Reversibility of fixed pulmonary hypertension in left ventricular assist device support recipients.

scientific article published on 26 February 2011

Right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation with concomitant pulmonary embolectomy needing right ventricular assist device support in a patient with terminal heart failure and asymptomatic pulmonary thrombus.

scientific article published on 15 October 2009

Right-to-left ventricular end-diastolic diameter ratio and prediction of right ventricular failure with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices

scientific article published on 29 October 2010

Role of Survival Scores Before Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: The New CHRiSS Compared to the HeartMate II Score

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Role of flow for the deposition of platelets.

scientific article published on 16 June 2016

Rotary Blood Pumps as Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Review of a 15-Year Berlin Experience

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Severe left atrium compression after percutaneous coronary intervention with perforation of a circumflex branch of the left coronary artery

scientific article published on August 25, 2010

Simple Implantation of a Temporary Right Ventricular Device for Right Ventricular Failure After Left Ventricular Device Implantation via a Left Lateral Thoracotomy

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Simultaneous aortic valve replacement in left ventricular assist device recipients: single-center experience

scientific article published in July 2012

Stent-grafting of the thoracic aorta by the cardiothoracic surgeon

scientific article published in February 2007

Subcostal approach for replacement of failing circulatory pumps

scientific article published on 01 November 2012

Successful Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device After Treatment With the Paracor HeartNet.

scientific article published in September 2010

Surgical Treatment of Mediastinitis with Omentoplasty in Ventricular Assist Device Patients: Report of Referral Center Experience

scientific article published on 26 July 2016

Surgical management of driveline infections in patients with left ventricular assist devices

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Temporary right ventricular mechanical support in high-risk left ventricular assist device recipients versus permanent biventricular or total artificial heart support

scientific article published on 4 April 2013

The European Registry for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support (EUROMACS) of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS): second report

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The European Registry for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support (EUROMACS): first annual report

scientific article published on 27 March 2015

Thrombosis and cable damage in the HeartWare pump: clinical decisions and surgical technique

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Tricuspid incompetence and geometry of the right ventricle as predictors of right ventricular function after implantation of a left ventricular assist device.

scientific article published in December 2008

Tricuspid valve repair in patients supported with left ventricular assist devices.

scientific article published in September 2011

Two Pumps for Single Ventricle: Mechanical Support for Establishment of Biventricular Circulation

scientific article published in August 2017

Use of polytetrafluoroethylene vascular graft to cover the kinking protector of left ventricular assist device facilitates later pump exchange.

scientific article published on 27 March 2014

Usefulness of a temporary endovascular left ventricular assist system as a bridge to facilitate treatment of mediastinitis associated with a permanent device

scientific article published on 16 October 2018

Using medical imaging for the detection of adverse events ("incidents") during the utilization of left ventricular assist devices in adult patients with advanced heart failure

scientific article published on 12 March 2016

Ventricular assist devices for all?

scientific article published on 01 December 2012

[Technical possibilities and limitations of mechanical circulatory support]

scientific article published on 17 June 2011

[Treatment of chronic heart failure: what's not (yet) in the guidelines].

scientific article published on 25 March 2015