Prof. Dr. med. Udo Boeken, verheiratet, 1 Sohn und 2 Töchter

I. Persönliche Daten

Name:    Udo Heinrich Boeken

Adresse: Bergstrasse 61, 41749 Viersen

Geburtsdatum: 22.01.67 in Viersen

Konfession:      römisch-katholisch

Familienstand:  verheiratet

Kinder: 3

Staatsangehörigkeit: deutsch

II. Ausbildung

1973 - 1977 katholische Grundschule Viersen

1977 - 1986: humanistisches Gymnasium Viersen, 12.06.86 allgem. Fachhochschulreife

1986 - 1992: Studium der Humanmedizin an der Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Abschluß mit der Ärztlichen Prüfung (Benotung „gut“) und der Teil- Approbation zum Arzt am 23.11.92

III. Beruflicher Werdegang

04.01.93. - 04.07.94: Arzt im Praktikum (AiP)  an der Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie und Nierentransplantation, HHU Düsseldorf (Direktor: Prof. Dr. W. Sandmann), 4.7.94 Approbation als Arzt

01.08.94 - 30.09.95: wiss. Mitarbeiter der Klinik für Thorax- und Kardiovaskuläre Chirurgie, HHU Düsseldorf (komm. Direktor: Prof. Dr. H.D. Schulte)

01.10.95 – 31.07.09: wiss. Mitarbeiter der Klinik für Thorax- und Kardiovaskuläre Chirurgie, Universtitätsklinikum Düsseldorf (Direktor: Prof. Dr. E. Gams)

01.08.09 – bis heute Oberarzt der Klinik für Kardiovaskuläre Chirurgie, Universtitätsklinikum Düsseldorf (Direktor: Prof. Dr. A. Lichtenberg)

01.02.02 – 31.12.03: Funktionsoberarzt in der Klinik für Thorax-, und Kardiovaskuläre Chirurgie, Universtitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

01.01.04 - heute: Oberarzt in der Klinik für (Thorax-, und) Kardiovaskuläre Chirurgie, Universtitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

06.07.93: Verleihung des medizinischen Doktorgrades für die Dissertationsschrift „Kryopräservierte, homologe Venen als Gefäßersatz zur Beinerhaltung“, Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie und Nierentransplantation, HHU Düsseldorf (Direktor: Prof. Dr. W. Sandmann) (Benotung: „cum laude“)

29.08.94: Fachkunde im Strahlenschutz

05.04.95: Fachkunde „Arzt im Rettungsdienst“

24.01.02: Anerkennung als Facharzt für Herzchirurgie

27.11.03: Habilitation und Verleihung der Venia legendi für das Fach Herzchirurgie durch die Medizinische Fakultät der Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Habilitationsschrift: ”Statisch-Dynamische Kardioplastie durch Implantation eines intrathorakalen, perikardialen Netzes – Ausdehnungsbegrenzung eines dilatierten, kardiomyopathischen Ventrikels; Entwicklung und Ergebnisse einer tierexperimentellen Studie”

22.01.04: Fakultative Weiterbildung „Spezielle herzchirurgische Intensivmedizin“

01.02.04: Weiterbildungsbefugnis für „Spezielle herzchirurgische Intensivmedizin“

05.10.05: Weiterbildungsbefugnis für die Zusatzbezeichnung „Chirurgische Intensivmedizin“

10.08.09: Verleihung einer außerplanmässigen Professur

Seit 8/2009 Bereichsleiter „Herztransplantation / Herzinsuffizienz“ in der Klinik für Kardiovaskuläre Chirurgie des UKD 

VIII. Publikationen

Originalarbeiten / Veröffentlichungen

Boeken U, Feindt P, Zimmermann N, Kalweit G, Petzold T, Gams E. Increased preoperative CRP (C-reactive protein)-values without signs of an infection: Complicated course after CPB (Cardiopulmonary bypass) operations. Eur Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 13 (1998): 541 - 545

Boeken U, Feindt P, Petzold T, Klein M, Micek M, Mohan E, Seyfert UT, Schulte HD, Gams E. Diagnostic value of Procalcitonin: the influence of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Aprotinin, SIRS, and Sepsis. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 1998; 46: 348-351

Boeken U, Feindt P, Zimmermann N, Mohan E, Micek M, Gams E. Vorhofflimmern nach Operationen mit extrakorporaler Zirkulation (EKZ): Beeinflussende Faktoren und postoperative Konsequenzen. Z. Herz-, Thorax-, Gefäßchir.1999; 13: 8-12

Boeken U, Feindt P, Gams E. Das SIRS (systemic inflammatory response)- Sepsis-Syndrom nach Eingriffen mit der extrakorporalen Zirkulation. Kardiovaskuläre Medizin 1999; 3: 81-93

Boeken U, Feindt P, Mohan E, Petzold Th, Micek M, Gams E. The influence of extracorporeal circulation and inflammatory responses such as SIRS and sepsis on secretion of procalcitonin (PCT). J Clin Basic Cardiol1999; 2: 225-227

Boeken U, Feindt P, Mohan E, Zimmermann N, Micek M, Kalweit G, Gams E. Post-Perfusion Syndrome and disturbed microcirculation after cardiac surgery: the role of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 1999; 47: 347-351

Boeken U, Feindt P, Gramsch-Zabel Hildegard, Raunest Jürgen, Micek Mario, Schulte HD, Gams E. The incidence of myocardial contusion in 160 patients with blunt chest trauma: Diagnostic criteria and outcome. Eur J Trauma 2000; 26: 111-115

Boeken U, Feindt P, Gramsch-Zabel H, Raunest J, Schulte HD, Gams E. Auftreten einer Myokardkontusion bei 160 Patienten mit stumpfem Thoraxtrauma: Diagnostik und Ergebnisse. Kardiovaskuläre Medizin 2000; 1: 30-35

Boeken U, Feindt P, Petzold Th, Gams E. The influence of extracorporeal circulation (ECC) on the coagulation and fibrinolytic cascade – correlation to inflammatory reactions ? Kardiovaskuläre Medizin 2000; 2: 66-74

Boeken U, Feindt P, Micek M, Petzold Th, Schulte HD, Gams E. Procalcitonin (PCT) in cardiac surgery: Diagnostic value in systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis and after heart transplantation (HTX).  Cardiovascular Surgery 2000; 8 (7): 550-554

Boeken U, Feindt P, Zimmermann N, Gams E. Einfluss des Rethorakotomie-Zeitpunktes bei Nachblutung auf die Inzidenz sternaler Wundheilungstörungen und weiterer Komplikationen.Z. Herz-, Thorax-, Gefäßchir. 2000; 14: 267-271

Boeken U, Elsner J, Feindt P, Petzold Th, Schulte HD, Gams E. Does the time of resternotomy for bleeding have any influence on the incidence of sternal infections, septic courses or further compliations ? Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2001; 49: 45-48

Boeken U, Feindt P, Schulte HD, Gams E. Elastase release following myocardial ischemia during extracorporeal circulation (ECC) – Marker of ongoing systemic inflammation ? Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2002; 50: 136-140

Boeken U, Litmathe J, Feindt P, Gams E. Comparison of complete and incomplete revascularization in CABG-patients with severely impaired left ventricular function (LVF). Z Kardiol 2004; 93: 216-221

Boeken U, Litmathe J, Feindt P, Gams E.  Neurological complications after cardiac surgery: Risk factors and correlation to the surgical procedure. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2005; 53: 33-36

Boeken U, Litmathe J, Kurt M, Feindt P, Gams E.  Hemodynamic Performance and Clinical Consequences of Aortic Valve Replacement with 21-mm Sized Pericardial Bioprostheses. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2005; 53: 281-284

Boeken U, Kurt M, Litmathe J, Feindt P, Gams E. Perioperatives Management von Patienten mit aortokoronarer Bypass-OP und präoperativer Tirofiban-Medikation. Z Herz-, Thorax-, Gefäßchir. 2006; 20: 137-143

Boeken U, Litmathe J, Kurt M, Feindt P, Gams E. CABG-procedures in patients with pretreatment with the GPIIb/IIIa-receptor antagonist tirofiban (Aggrastat((c))): Modification of perioperative management? Int J Cardiol. 2008; 127 (2): 257-259

Boeken U, Feindt P. Ist das SIRS/Sepsis-Syndrom in der Herzchirurgie Folge der extrakorporalen Zirkulation und damit unvermeidlich ? Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2008; 22: 110-118

Boeken U, Feindt P, Litmathe J, Kurt M, Gams E.  Intraaortic balloon pumping in patients with right ventricular insufficiency after cardiac surgery: parameters to predict failure of IABP support. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2009; 57: 324-328

Boeken U, Feindt P, Schurr P, Lichtenberg A. Mechanische Herz-Kreislauf-Unterstützung mittels intraaortaler Ballon-Gegenpulsation (IABP) – Grundlagen und eigene Ergebnisse. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2010; 24: 58-64

Boeken U, Schurr P, Feindt P, Litmathe J, Kurt M, Gams E. Cardiac valve replacement in patients with end-stage renal failure: impact of prosthesis type on early postoperative course. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2010; 58: 23-27

Boeken U, Schurr P, Schoppe P, Schoppe WD, Feindt P, Lichtenberg A. Acute cor pulmonale and repeated pulmonary embolism in a patient with a “worm-like” transit thrombus crossing a patent foramen ovale. J Card Surg 2010; Feb 23

Boeken U, Schurr P, Kurt M, Feindt P, Lichtenberg A. Early re-intubation after cardiac operations: Impact of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) and non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV). Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2010; 58: 398-402.

Boeken U, Feindt P, Schurr P, Assmann A, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A.
Delayed Sternal Closure (DSC) After Cardiac Surgery: Outcome and Prognostic Markers.
J Card Surg. 2011 Jan;26(1):22-7. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

Kolvenbach R, Sandmann W, Wernet P, Boeken U. Cryopräservierte, homologe Venen als Gefäßersatz zur Beinerhaltung. Z. Herz-, Thorax-, Gefäßchir. 1992; 6:45-48

Kolvenbach R, Sandmann W, Boeken U. Der homologe Venenbypass-ein alternatives Verfahren zum Extremitätenerhalt. Angio Archiv 1991;21:49-50

Kalweit G, Schipke J, Elsner J, Boeken U, Feindt P, Gams E. Coronary vascular stunning in bypass operations during reperfusion and treatment with nitroglycerin. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2000; 48: 285-289

Feindt P, Boeken U, Hoyer B, Schulte HD, Gams E. Controlled reperfusion for treatment of intraoperative low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS): Indications and results. Kardiovaskuläre Medizin 2000; 2: 75-79

Micek M, Feindt P, Petzold T,  Boeken U, Zimmermann N, Gams E. A clinically reliable and fast differentiation between infection and rejection in heart transplantation: results of procalcitonin (PCT) measurement. Kardiovaskuläre Medizin 2000; 4: 143-148

Petzold T,  Feindt P, Sunderdiek U,  Boeken U, Fischer Y, Gams E. Heart-type fatty acid binding protein (hFABP) in the diagnosis of myocardial damage in coronary artery bypass garfting. Eur Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 19 (2001): 859 - 864

Bartels C, Gerdes A, Babin-Ebell J, Beyersdorf F, Boeken U, Doenst T, Feindt P, Heiermann M, Schlensak C, Sievers HH. Cardiopulmonary bypass: Evidence or experience based ? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 Jul; 124 (1): 20-7

Litmathe J, Feindt P, Boeken U, Mayer K, Althaus C, Gams E. Cryptococcus neoformans infection as scleral abscess in a cardiac allograft recipient 6 months after heart transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 2002 ; 34 (8): 3252-3254

Kaczmarek I, Feindt P, Boeken U, Guerler S, Gams E. Effects of direct mechanical ventricular assistance on regional myocardial function in an animal model of acute heart failure. Artificial Organs 2003; 27 (3): 261-266

Litmathe J, Boeken U, Feindt P, Gams E. Predictors of homologous blood transfusion for patients undergoing open heart surgery. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2003; 51: 17-21

Gürler S, Gebhard A, Godsehardt E, Boeken U, Feindt P, Gams E. EuroSCORE as a predictor for complications and outcome. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2003; 51: 57-114

Litmathe J, Boeken U, Feindt P, Gams E. Herzrhythmusstörungen nach kardiochirurgischen Eingriffen: Übersicht, aktueller Kenntnisstand, therapeutische Optionen. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2003; 17: 149-155

Litmathe J, Boeken U, Gramsch-Zabel H, Feindt P, Raunest J, Gams E. Auftreten einer Myokardkontusion bei 123 Patienten mit stumpfem Thoraxtrauma: Diagnostik und Ergebnisse. Intensivmedizin 2003; 40: 585-589

Litmathe J, Boeken U, Feindt P, Gams E. Concomitant CABG-procedures in elderly patients undergoing aortic valve replacement. An additional risk factor ? Z Kardiol 2003; 92: 947-952

Feindt P, Boeken U, Litmathe J, Gams E. Ventricular containment in the prophylaxis and treatment of experimental dilated cardiomyopathy. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2003; 2: 575-580

Litmathe J, Feindt P, Boeken U, Gams E. Mechanical heart support using intraaortic balloon counterpulsation. A retrospective view and current perspectives. Acta Cardiol 2004; 59 (2): 159-164

Litmathe J, Stosch D, Klues HG, Boeken U, Korbmacher B, Gams E. Coronary flow reserve in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy assessed by intracoronary Doppler catheter. Kardiol Pol 2004; 60: 105-109

Litmathe J, Boeken U, Feindt P, Gams E. Coagulation and fibrinolysis during and after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2004; 6 (2)

Litmathe J, Boeken U, Feindt P, Gams E. Auswirkungen der extrakorporalen Zirkulation (EKZ) auf das Gerinnungssystem und die Fibrinolysekaskade. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2004; 18: 222-230

Litmathe J, Stosch D, Klues HG, Boeken U, Korbmacher B, Gams E. Determination of the coronary flow reserve of the LAD in patients with HOCM using the Intracoronary Doppler catheter. Thorac Cardiov Surg 2004; 52: 287-292

Litmathe J, Boeken U, Feindt P, Gams E. Prediktoren neurologischer Komplikationen in der offenen Herzchirurgie: Eine Analyse an 783 Patienten. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2004; 18: 275-280

Litmathe J, Boeken U, Feindt P, Marktanner R, Gams E. Mechanical assist devices as bridging systems to transplantation: a current review, possible risks, and perspectives. Transplantation proceedings 2004; 36: 3123-3128

Feindt P, Litmathe J, Boeken U, Gams E. Reverse remodeling by net cardioplasty in a model of dilated cardiomyopathy: results of an animal study. Int J Artif Organs. 2004 Oct; 27(10): 891-7.

Litmathe J, Kurt M, Boeken U, Röhrborn A, Feindt P, Gams E. Combined cardiothoracic surgery and interventions of the para/thyroid gland. Z Kardiol 2005; 94: 28-32

Feindt P, Litmathe J, Boeken U, Gams E. Anticoagulation during extracorporeal circulation under conditions of an ongoing systemic inflammatory response syndrome: effects of heparin. Perfusion 2005; 20: 11-15

Litmathe J, Boeken U, Feindt P, Gams E. Endothelaktivierung und Gewebehypoperfusion – Ursachen eines SIRS in der offenen Herzchirurgie ?. Intensivmedizin 2005; 42: 510-516

Kurt M, Litmathe J, Boeken U, Feindt P, Gams E. Aortenklappenersatz mit perikardialen Bioprothesen – Hämodynamische Eigenschaften. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2005; 19: 156-161

Feindt P, Boeken U, Schipke JD, Litmathe J, Zimmermann N, Gams E. Ventricular constraint in dilated cardiomyopathy: a new, compliant textile mesh exerts prophylactic and therapeutic properties. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Oct;130(4):1107.

Kurt M, Boeken U, Litmathe J, Feindt P, Gams E. Oxygenierungsversagen nach herzchirurgischen Operationen. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2006; 20: 69-74

Kurt M, Litmathe J, Röhrborn A, Feindt P, Boeken U, Gams E. Abdominal complications following open-heart surgery: a report of 12 cases and review of the literature. Acta cardiologica 2006; 61(3): 301-306

Kurt M, Litmathe J, Boeken U, Feindt P, Gams E. Prediktive Risikofaktoren beim Doppelklappenersatz (AKE+MKE) im Vergleich zum isolierten Aortenklappenersatz (AKE). Z Herz-, Thorax-, Gefäßchir. 2006; 20: 131-136

Litmathe J, Boeken U, Kurt M, Feindt P, Gams E. Predictive risk factors in double-valve replacement (AVR and MVR) compared to isolated aortic valve replacement. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2006; 54: 459-463

Feindt P, Litmathe J, Börgens A, Boeken U, Kurt M, Gams E. Is size-reducing ascending aortoplasty with external reinforcement an option in modern aortic surgery ? Eur Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 31 (2007): 614 - 617

Litmathe J, Boeken U, Kurt M, Feindt P, Gams E. CABG-procedures in patients with advanced age: Early extubation and fast track management as an option ? The Cardiology 2008; 4: 7-10

Kurt M, Boeken U, Litmathe J, Feindt P, Gams E. Oxygenation failure after cardiac surgery: early re-intubation versus treatment by nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) or non-invasive positive pressure entilation (NPPV).Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2008; 70: 71-75

Litmathe J, Hansen E, Feindt P, Kurt M, Boeken U, Gams E. Intermediate coronary revascularization using the Deltastream blood pump: Results from an experimental study. Int J Artif Organs 2009; 32 (1): 43-49

Litmathe J, Kurt M, Feindt P, Gams E, Boeken U.  Predictors and outcome of ICU readmission after cardiac surgery. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2009; 57: 391-394

Litmathe J, Kurt M, Feindt P, Gams E, Boeken U. The impact of pre- and postoperative renal dysfunction on outcome of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2009; 57: 460-463

Litmathe J, Philipp C, Kurt M, Boeken U, Gams E, Feindt P. The use of autologous platelet gel (APG) for high-risk patients in cardiac surgery – is it beneficial? Perfusion 2009; 24: 381-387

Assmann A, Boeken U, Feindt P, Lichtenberg A. Direkte Thrombininhibitoren – Eine Alternative zu Heparin während extrakorporaler Zirkulation ? Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2010; 24: 127-133

Schurr P, Boeken U, Litmathe J, Feindt P, Kurt M, Gams E. Predictors of postoperative complications in octogenarians undergoing cardiac surgery. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2010; 58: 200-203

Schurr P, Boeken U, Litmathe J, Akhyari P, Feindt P, Lichtenberg A.
Impact of mitral valve repair in patients with mitral regurgitation undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
Acta Cardiol. 2010;65(4):441-447

Feindt P, Benk C, Boeken U, Bauer A, Mehlhorn U, Gehron J, Markewitz A, Beckmann A, Beyersdorf F. Einsatz einer extrakorporalen Zirkulation (EKZ) außerhalb eines herzchirurgischen Operationssaals. Kardiotechnik 2010; 3: 58-60

Assmann A, Boeken U, Feindt P, Schurr P, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A.
Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia Type II after Cardiac Surgery: Predictors and Outcome.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Dec;58(8):463-7. Epub 2010 Nov 25.PMID: 21110268

Assmann A, Boeken U, Feindt P, Schurr P, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A.
Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure is Superior to Primary Rewiring in Patients with Deep Sternal Wound Infection.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Feb;59(1):25-9. Epub 2011 Jan 17.

Feindt P, Benk C, Boeken U, Bauer A, Mehlhorn U, Gehron J, Markewitz A, Beckmann A, Beyersdorf F.
Use of Extracorporeal Circulation (ECC) Outside the Cardiac Operating Room: Indications, Requirements and Recommendations for Routine Practice*.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Mar;59(2):66-8. Epub 2011 Mar 7.

Boeken U, Feindt P, Akhyari P, Assmann A, Albert A, Lichtenberg A. Herzchirurgie im Jahr 2011: Neue Techniken und minimalinvasive Methoden. Intensiv 2011; 19: 60-67.

Boeken U, Assmann A, Mehdiani A, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A. Open chest management after cardiac operations: outcome and timing of delayed sternal closure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Mar 30. [Epub ahead of print]

Boeken U, Feindt P, Schurr P, Assmann A, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A. Delayed Sternal Closure (DSC) After Cardiac Surgery: Outcome and Prognostic Markers. J Card Surg. 2011 Jan;26(1):22-7. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

Litmathe J, Feindt P, Kurt M, Gams E, Boeken U. Aortic Valve Replacement in Octogenarians: Outcome and Predictors of Complications. Hellenic J Cardiol 2011; 52: 211-215.

Litmathe J, Boeken U, Bohlen G, Gursoy D, Sucker C, Feindt P. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome After Extracorporeal Circulation: A Predictive Algorithm for the Patient at Risk. Hellenic J Cardiol 2011; 52: 493-500.

Suttner C, Assmann A, Boeken U, Akhyari P, Albert A, Lichtenberg A. Endoskopische Saphenektomie in der Koronarchirurgie – Revolution oder Risiko? Zeitschrift für Herz-,Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie 2011: 1-6, April 14, 2011.

Born F, Albrecht R, Boeken U, Albert A, Lichtenberg A. Extracorporeal life support: Technische Anforderungen und neueste Entwicklungen. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2011; 25: 370-378.

Assmann A, Benim AC, Gül F, Lux P, Akhyari P, Boeken U, Joos F, Feindt P, Lichtenberg A. Pulsatile extracorporeal circulation during on-pump cardiac surgery enhances aortic wall shear stress. Journal of Biomechanics 2012; 45: 156-163.

Assmann A, Boeken U, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A. Appropiate timing of coronary artery bypass grafting after acute myocardial infarction. Thor and Cardiovasc Surgeon 2012;60(7):446-451.

Assmann A, Minol JP, Mehdiani A, Akhyari P, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A. Cardiac surgery in nonagenarians: not only feasible, but also reasonable? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2013;17(2):340-343.

Assmann A, Delfs C, Munakata H, Schiffer F, Horstkötter K, Huynh K, Barth M, Stoldt VR, Kamiya H, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Fibronectin surface coating accelerates the autologous in vivo recellularization of decellularized aortic conduits in a rat implantation model. Biomaterials. 2013; 34(25):6015-6026.

Boeken U, Ansari E, Lichtenberg A. Endovascular Stenting as Treatment for Occult Perforated Abdominal Aorta Caused by Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis as Rare Complication after Heart Transplantation. Ann Vasc Surg. 2014 Apr 2. pii: S0890-5096(14)00219-2. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2014.03.030. [Epub ahead of print].

Ansari E, Blehm A, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A. Successful acute type a aortic dissection repair in a nonagenarian. Heart Surg Forum. 2014 Jun 1;17(3):E178-9. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.2014329.

Engels M, Bilgic E, Pinto A, Vasquez E, Wollschläger L, Steinbrenner H, Kellermann K, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. A cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest rat model for the investigation of the systemic inflammation response and induced organ damage. Journal of Inflammation. 2014, 11:26. DOI: 10.1186/s12950-014-0026-3.

Ballázs C, Akhyari P, Mehdiani A, Kamiya H, Reinecke P, Felsberg J, Saeed D, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Septic-Metastasizing Aspergillus-Encephalitis Mimicking Massive Cerebral Infarction in a Heart Transplant Recipient: A Case Report. Exp Clin Transplant. 2014 Dec 4. doi: 10.6002/ect.2014.0115. [Epub ahead of print].

Boeken U, Minol JP, Assmann A, Mehdiani A, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A. Readmission to the intensive care unit in times of minimally invasive cardiac surgery: does size matter? Heart Surg Forum. 2014;17(6):E296-301. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.2014361.

Aubin H, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A. Herzchirurgie im Wandel der Zeit. Von den ersten Eingriffen am offenen Herzen in Hypothermie bis zur modernen Herzchirurgie in Deutschland. Zeitschrift für Herz-,Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie 2015; 29:68-73.

Minol JP, Boeken U, Weinreich T, Heimann M, Gramsch-Zabel H, Akhyari P, Kamiya H, Lichtenberg A. Isolated Tricuspid Valve Surgery: A Single Institutional Experience with the Technique of Minimally Invasive Surgery via Right Minithoracotomy. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Mar 5. [Epub ahead of print]

Maxhera B, Albert A, Westenfeld R, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Saeed D. Minimally Invasive Right Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in a Patient with HeartWare left ventricular Assist Device. ASAIO J. 2015 Apr 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Sansone R, Stanske B, Keymel S, Schuler D, Horn P, Saeed D, Boeken U, Westenfeld R, Lichtenberg A, Kelm M, Heiss C. Macrovascular and microvascular function after implantation of left ventricular assist devices in end-stage heart failure: Role of microparticles. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Mar 24. pii: S1053-2498(15)01100-6.

Boeken U, Lichtenberg A. Ist die Herztransplantation auch 2015 noch der therapeutische Goldstandard bei terminaler Herzinsuffizienz? Aktuel Kardiol 2015; 4:160-8.

Minol JP, Akhyari P, Boeken U, Kamiya H, Weinreich T, Sixt S, Gramsch-Zabel H, Lichtenberg A. Single-centre experience of mitral valve surgery via right lateral minithoracotomy in octogenarians. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2015; doi:10.1093/icvts/ivv323.

Steinbrenner H, Bilgic E, Pinto A, Engels M, Wollschläger L, Döhrn L, Kellermann K, Boeken U, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A. Selenium Pretreatment for Mitigation of Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Cardiovascular Surgery: Influence on Acute Organ Damage and Inflammatory Response. Inflammation. 2016 May 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Markus J. Barten, Uwe Schulz, Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Michael Berchtold-Herz, Udo Boeken, Jens Garbade, Stephan Hirt, Manfred Richter,  Arjang Ruhpawar, Jan Dieter Schmitto, Felix Schönrath, Rene Schramm, Martin Schweiger, Markus Wilhelm, Andreas Zuckermann. A Proposal for Early Dosing Regimens in Heart Transplant Patients Receiving Thymoglobulin and Calcineurin Inhibition. Transplantation Direct 2016;2: e81; doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000000594. Published online 20 May 2016.)

Mehdiani A, Petrov G, Akhyari P, Saeed D, Kamiya H, Westenfeld R, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Heart transplantation bridged by mechanical circulatory support in a HIV-positive patient. J Card Surg. 2016 Jun 28. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12787. [Epub ahead of print]

Boeken U, Ensminger S, Burckhardt M, Pilarczyk K, Schmid C, Rastan A, Schlensak C, Klotz S, Falk V, Assmann A, Beckmann A. Erstellung einer S3-Leitlinie „Einsatz der extrakorporalen Zirkulation (ECLS/ECMO) bei Herz- und Kreislaufversagen“. Zeitschrift für Herz-,Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie. doi: 10.1007/s00398-016-0094-1.

Pinto A, Jahn A, Immohr MB, Jenke A, Döhrn L, Kornfeld M, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P, Boeken U. Modulation of Immunologic Response by Preventive Everolimus Application in a Rat CPB Model. Inflammation. 2016 Jul 29. [Epub ahead of print]

Barten MJ, Schulz U, Beiras-Fernandez A, Berchtold-Herz M, Boeken U, Garbade J, Hirt S, Richter M, Ruhpawar A, Schmitto JD, Schönrath F, Schramm R, Schweiger M, Wilhelm M, Zuckermann A. A Proposal for Early Dosing Regimens in Heart Transplant Patients Receiving Thymoglobulin and Calcineurin Inhibition. Transplant Direct. 2016 May 20;2(6):e81. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000000594. eCollection 2016 Jun. Review.

Pinto A, Immohr MB, Jahn A, Jenke A, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. The extracellular isoform of superoxide dismutase has a significant impact on cardiovascular ischaemia and reperfusion injury during cardiopulmonary bypass. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Dec;50(6):1035-1044. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw216.

H. Kamiya, P. Akhyari, JP. Minol, AC. Ites, T. Weinreich, S. Sixt, P. Rellecke, U. Boeken, A. Albert, A. Lichtenberg. Simple technique of repair for Barlow syndrome with posterior resection and chordal transfer via minimally invasive approach: primary experience in a consecutive series of 22 patients. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg DOI 10.1007/s11748-017-0767-z.

Arash Mehdiani, Payam Akhyari, Hiroyuki Kamiya, Joachim Ahlers, Erhard Godehardt, Alexander Albert, Udo Boeken, Artur Lichtenberg. Prognostic value of the new high sensitive cardiac troponin T assay (hs-cTnT) after coronary artery bypass grafting. Acta Cardiologica 2017; 72 (3); Published online: 21 Mar 2017

Moritz Benjamin Immohr, Alexander Jenke, Annika Jahn, Laura Döhrn, Markus Kornfeld, Antonio Pinto, Artur Lichtenberg, Udo Boeken, Payam Akhyari. Exploring  the  Pleiotropic  Effects  of  Levosimendan  –  Impact  on  Systemic  Inflammatory  Parameters  and  Molecular Salvage Path-ways by Modulation of Cytokine Levels and Tissue Apoptosis Rate. J Heart Cardiol 2017; 3 (1).

Anna K. Schmidt, Diyar Saeed, Arash Mehdiani, Bozena Sowinski, Ralf Westenfeld, Payam Akhyari, Artur Lichtenberg, Udo Boeken. CPR, ECLS, BVAD and successful heart transplantation within 2 months: a single-centre case series in two young, high-urgency listed patients. IJAO 2017. DOI:10.5301/ijao.5000624.

A. K. Schmidt, A. Assmann, A. Lichtenberg, U. Boeken. Systemische Inflammation und Herzchirurgie - Bedeutung im Zeitalter von minimierter Herz-Lungen-Maschine und „Off-pump“-Chirurgie. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir. DOI 10.1007/s00398-017-0173-y

Reduced Myocardial Mitochondrial ROS Production in Mechanically Unloaded Hearts.Scheiber D, Zweck E, Jelenik T, Horn P, Albermann S, Masyuk M, Boeken U, Saeed D, Kelm M, Roden M, Szendroedi J, Westenfeld R. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2018 Mar 27. doi: 10.1007/s12265-018-9803-3.

Successful treatment of ventricular arrhythmic storm with percutaneous coronary intervention and catheter ablation in a patient with left ventricular assist device Nihat Firat Sipahi, Arash Mehdiani, Diyar Saeed, Udo Boeken, Hisaki Makimoto, Artur Lichtenberg and Hannan DalyanogluThe International Journal of Artificial Organs 20 8; DOI: 10.1177/0391398818768118

Ann Transplant. 2018 May 15;23:322-333. doi: 10.12659/AOT.908243. A Review of Induction with Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients. Schweiger M, Zuckermann A, Beiras-Fernandez A, Berchtolld-Herz M, Boeken U, Garbade J, Hirt S, Richter M, Ruhpawar A, Schmitto JD, Schönrath F, Schramm R, Schulz U, Wilhelm MJ, Barten MJ

The clinical impact of donor-specific antibodies in heart transplantation Markus J. Barten, Uwe Schulz, Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Michael Berchtold-Herz, Udo Boeken, Jens Garbade, Stephan Hirt, Manfred Richter, Arjang Ruhpawar, Tim Sandhaus, Jan Dieter Schmitto, Felix Schönrath, Rene Schramm, Martin Schweiger, Markus Wilhelm, Andreas Zuckermann PII: S0955-470X(17)30114-3 DOI: doi:10.1016/j.trre.2018.05.002

Dalyanoglu H, Mehdiani A, Minol JP, Sipahi NF, Aubin H, Boeken U, Müller A, Makimoto H, Lichtenberg A, Korbmacher B. Conversion of Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiosurgical Procedures by Vernakalant® as an Atrial Repolarization Delaying Agent (ARDA). Heart Surg Forum. 2018 May 25;21(3):E201-E208. doi: 10.1532/hsf.1970

[Recommendations for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) : Consensus statement of DGIIN, DGK, DGTHG, DGfK, DGNI, DGAI, DIVI and GRC]. Michels G, Wengenmayer T, Hagl C, Dohmen C, Böttiger BW, Bauersachs J, Markewitz A, Bauer A, Gräsner JT, Pfister R, Ghanem A, Busch HJ, Kreimeier U, Beckmann A, Fischer M, Kill C, Janssens U, Kluge S, Born F, Hoffmeister HM, Preusch M, Boeken U, Riessen R, Thiele H. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2018 Jul 2. doi: 10.1007/s00063-018-0452-8.

[Recommendations for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) : Consensus statement of DGIIN, DGK, DGTHG, DGfK, DGNI, DGAI, DIVI and GRC]. Michels G, Wengenmayer T, Hagl C, Dohmen C, Böttiger BW, Bauersachs J, Markewitz A, Bauer A, Gräsner JT, Pfister R, Ghanem A, Busch HJ, Kreimeier U, Beckmann A, Fischer M, Kill C, Janssens U, Kluge S, Born F, Hoffmeister HM, Preusch M, Boeken U, Riessen R, Thiele H. Anaesthesist. 2018 Jul 16. doi: 10.1007/s00101-018-0473-y. [Epub ahead of print] Review. German

G. Michels, T.Wengenmayer, C. Hagl, C. Dohmen, B. W. Böttiger, J. Bauersachs, A.Markewitz, A. Bauer, J.-T. Gräsner, R. Pfister, A. Ghanem, H.-J. Busch, U. Kreimeier, A. Beckmann, M. Fischer, C. Kill, U. Janssens, S. Kluge, F. Born, H. M. Hoffmeister, M. Preusch, U. Boeken, R. Riessen, H. Thiele. Empfehlungen zur extrakorporalen kardiopulmonalen Reanimation (eCPR) - Konsensuspapier der DGIIN, DGK, DGTHG, DGfK, DGNI, DGAI, DIVI und GRC. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00398-018-0262-6

G. Michels, T.Wengenmayer, C. Hagl, C. Dohmen, B. W. Böttiger, J. Bauersachs, A.Markewitz, A. Bauer, J.-T. Gräsner, R. Pfister, A. Ghanem, H.-J. Busch, U. Kreimeier, A. Beckmann, M. Fischer, C. Kill, U. Janssens, S. Kluge, F. Born, H. M. Hoffmeister, M. Preusch, U. Boeken, R. Riessen, H. Thiele. Empfehlungen zur extrakorporalen kardiopulmonalen Reanimation (eCPR) - Konsensuspapier der DGIIN, DGK, DGTHG, DGfK, DGNI, DGAI, DIVI und GRC. Kardiologe https://doi.org/10.1007/s12181-018-0268-z

Recommendations for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR): consensus statement of DGIIN, DGK, DGTHG, DGfK, DGNI, DGAI, DIVI and GRC. Michels G, Wengenmayer T, Hagl C, Dohmen C, Böttiger BW, Bauersachs J, Markewitz A, Bauer A, Gräsner JT, Pfister R, Ghanem A, Busch HJ, Kreimeier U, Beckmann A, Fischer M, Kill C, Janssens U, Kluge S, Born F, Hoffmeister HM, Preusch M, Boeken U, Riessen R, Thiele H. Clin Res Cardiol. 2018 Sep 4. doi: 10.1007/s00392-018-1366-4.

Maxhera B, Sioahi NF, Albert A, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Saeed D. Preoperative and intraoperative extracorporeal memebran oxygenation adoption for long-term left ventricular assist device implantation. Ann Cardiothorac Sur 2018. doi: 10.21037/acs.2018.10.02

Ise H, Kitahara H, Aubin H, Saeed D, Westenfeld R, Akhyari P, Boeken U, Walz R, Albert A, Lichtenberg A, Kamiya H. Additional unloading of the left ventricle using the Impella LP 2.5 during extracorporeal life support in cases of pulmonary congestion. Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2018

Assmann A, Boeken U, Klotz, S, Harringer W, Beckmann A. Organization and application of ECLS therapy- A nationwide survey in all german cardiosurgical departments. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018;  DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675597

Barth M, Selig JI, Klose S, Schomakers A, Kiene LS, Raschke S, Boeken U, Akhyari P, Fischer JW, Lichtenberg A. Degenerative aortic valve disease and diabetes: Implications for a link between proteoglycans and diabetic disorders in the aortic valve. Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2018 Dec 19:1479164118817922. doi: 10.1177/1479164118817922.

S. Klotz, U. Boeken. Zur „S3-Leitlinie Invasive Beatmung und Einsatz extrakorporaler Verfahren bei akuter respiratorischer Insuffizienz“ Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2018; doi.org/10.1007/s00398-018-0256-4

Ventricular assist device in a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries and situs inversus totalis. Wieloch R, Sipahi NF, Boeken U, Albert A, Akhyari P, Westenfeld R, Lichtenberg A, Saeed D. Int J Artif Organs. 2019 Jan 10:391398818823768. doi: 10.1177/0391398818823768.

Antibody-mediated rejection after cardiac transplant: Treatment with immunoadsorption, intravenous immunoglobulin, and anti-thymocyte Globulins Nihat Firat Sipahi1, Diyar Saeed, Hisaki Makimoto, Arash Mehdiani, Payam Akhyari, Hannan Dalyanoglu, Petra Reinecke, Artur Lichtenberg and Udo Boeken. Int J Artif Organs. 2019 Jan 10:391398818823768. doi: 10.1177/0391398818823763. 

G. Michels, T.Wengenmayer, C. Hagl, C. Dohmen, B. W. Böttiger, J. Bauersachs, A.Markewitz, A. Bauer, J.-T. Gräsner, R. Pfister, A. Ghanem, H.-J. Busch, U. Kreimeier, A. Beckmann, M. Fischer, C. Kill, U. Janssens, S. Kluge, F. Born, H. M. Hoffmeister, M. Preusch, U. Boeken, R. Riessen, H. Thiele. Empfehlungen zur extrakorporalen kardiopulmonalen Reanimation (eCPR) - Konsensuspapier der DGIIN, DGK, DGTHG, DGfK, DGNI, DGAI, DIVI und GRC. Anästh Intensivmed 2019;60:84–93; DOI: 10.19224/ai2019.084

Fichtner F, Moerer O, Laudi S, Weber-Carstens S, Nothacker M, Kaisers U; Investigators and the Guideline Group on Mechanical Ventilation and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygena tion in Acute Respiratory Insufficiency: Adamzik M, Bauer A, Bein T, Benk C, Buchwald D, Chaberny I, Deja M, Delis S, Dembinski R, Dubb R, Ellger B, Frohnhofen H, Game de Abreu M, Haberthür C, Hennersdorf M, Janssens U, Karagiannidis C, Klotz S, Kluge S, Markstaller K, Mattner F, Muellenbach R, Müller A, Müller T, Neumann P, Neumann JO, Nicolai T, Putensen C, Quintel M, Ragaller M, Rossaint R, Schädler D, Schaible T, Schönhofer B, Schreiter D, Seeber C, Weiss B, Wrigge H, Boeken U, Brückner U, Fantl R, Hoeper M, Mayer K, Kilger E, Ney L, Rosseau S, Tholen R, Stanić D, Ullrich R, Veit M, Veit W, Weiler N, Werdan K, Sitter H, Hofmann C, Vieler A, Franke A. Mechanical Ventilation and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Acute Respiratory Insufficiency. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2018 Dec 14;115(50):840-847. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0840

Scheiber D, Jelenik T, Zweck E, Horn P, Schultheiss HP, Lassner D, Boeken U, Saeed D, Kelm M, Roden M, Westenfeld R, Szendroedi J. High-resolution respirometry in human endomyocardial biopsies shows reduced ventricular oxidative capacity related to heart failure. Exp Mol Med. 2019 Feb 14;51(2):16. doi: 10.1038/s12276-019-0214-6

Maxhera B, Sipahi NF, Albert A, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Saeed D. Preoperative and intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation adoption for long-term left ventricular assist device implantation. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Jan;8(1):167-169. doi: 10.21037/acs.2018.10.02.

K. Pilarczyk, U. Boeken, M. Thielmann. Zur deutsch-österreichischen S3-Leitline „Infarkt-bedingter kardiogener Schock – Diagnose, Monitoring und Therapie“. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2019; doi.org/10.1007/s00398-019-0311-9

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019;260:146-153. Requirements for a Telemedicine Center to Monitor LVAD Patients. Reiss N, Wegner KK, Hoffmann JD, Schulte Eistrup S, Boeken U, Morshuis M, Schmidt T

A. Assmann, U. Boeken, A. Lichtenberg, A. Albert. Operative Revaskularisation bei akutem Koronarsyndrom. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2019; doi.org 10.1007/s00398-019-0324-4

Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Successful transplantation of a heart donated 5 months after brain death of a pregnant young woman. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Jun 19. pii: S1053-2498(19)31553-0. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.06.011.

Lorusso R, Raffa GM, Kowalewski M, Alenizy K, Sluijpers N, Makhoul M, Brodie D, McMullan M, Wang IW, Meani P, MacLaren G, Dalton H, Barbaro R, Hou X, Cavarocchi N, Chen YS, Thiagarajan R, Alexander P, Alsoufi B, Bermudez CA, Shah AS, Haft J, Oreto L, D'Alessandro DA, Boeken U, Whitman G. Structured review of post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Part 2-pediatric patients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Jul 17. pii: S1053-2498(19)31592-X. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.07.004

Immohr MB, Mehdiani A, Albert A, Boettger C, Dalyanoglu H, Scheiber D, Westenfeld R, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P, Boeken U. Heart transplantation in patients with ventricular assist devices: Impacts of the implantation technique and support duration. J Card Surg. 2019 Dec 5. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14392

Mehdiani A, Immohr MB, Boettger C, Dalyanoglu H, Scheiber D, Westenfeld R, Aubin H, Akhyari P, Saeed D, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation after Heart Transplantation: Impact of Type of Cannulation. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Feb 8. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-3400472.

Ackermann M, Wagner WL, Rellecke P, Akhyari P, Boeken U, Reinecke P. Parvovirus B19-induced angiogenesis in fulminant myocarditis. Eur Heart J. 2020 Feb 26. pii: ehaa092. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa092.

Immohr MB, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U, Akhyari P. Succesful treatment of a severe case of rhabdomyolysis following heart transplantation by hemoadsorption. J Card Surg. 2020 Feb 26. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14481.

Pilarczyk K, Boeken U, Beckmann A, Markewitz A, Schulze PC, Pin M, Gräff I, Schmidt S, Runge B, Busch HJ, Preusch MR, Haake N, Schälte G, Gummert J, Michels G. Recommendations for emergency management of patients with permanent mechanical circulatory support : Consensus statement of DGTHG, DIVI, DGIIN, DGAI, DGINA, DGfK and DGK. Anaesthesist. 2020 Mar 3. doi: 10.1007/s00101-020-00750-5.

Pilarczyk K, Boeken U, Beckmann A, Markewitz A, Schulze PC, Pin M, Gräff I, Schmidt S, Runge B, Busch HJ, Preusch MR, Haake N, Schälte G, Gummert J, Michels G. Recommendations for emergency management of patients with permanent mechanical circulatory support : Consensus statement of DGTHG, DIVI, DGIIN, DGAI, DGINA, DGfK and DGK. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2020 Mar 2. doi: 10.1007/s00063-020-00664-5.

Pilarczyk K, Boeken U, Beckmann A, Markewitz A, Schulze PC, Pin M, Gräff I, Schmidt S, Runge B, Busch HJ, Preusch MR, Haake N, Schälte G, Gummert J, Michels G. Recommendations for emergency management of patients with permanent mechanical circulatory support : Consensus statement of DGTHG, DIVI, DGIIN, DGAI, DGINA, DGfK and DGK. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir. doi.org/10.1007/s00398-020-00366-2. Online publiziert: 2. März 2020.

Pilarczyk K, Boeken U, Beckmann A, Markewitz A, Schulze PC, Pin M, Gräff I, Schmidt S, Runge B, Busch HJ, Preusch MR, Haake N, Schälte G, Gummert J, Michels G. Recommendations for emergency management of patients with permanent mechanical circulatory support : Consensus statement of DGTHG, DIVI, DGIIN, DGAI, DGINA, DGfK and DGK. Kardiologe. doi.org/10.1007/s12181-020-00391-3.

Shekar K, Badulak J, Peek G, Boeken U, Dalton HJ, Arora L, Zakhary B, Ramanathan K, Starr J, Akkanti B, Antonini MV, Ogino MT, Raman L; ELSO Guideline Working Group.Extracorporeal Life Support Organization COVID-19 Interim Guidelines. ASAIO J. 2020 Apr 29. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001193.

Immohr M, Boeken U, Mehdiani A, Boettger C, Aubin H, Dalyanoglu H, Erbel S, Scheiber D, Westenfeld R, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A. Use of Organs for Heart Transplantation After Rescue Allocation: Comparison of Outcome With Regular Allocated High Urgent Recipients. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 May 22. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1710053.

Boeken U, Aubin H, Mehdiani A, Böttger C, Westenfeld R, Erbel S, Sipahi F, Dalyanoglu H, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Levosimendan Treatment in Patients With Primary Graft Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation.  J Heart Lung Transplant 2020 Apr;39(4S):S299. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.667. Epub 2020 Mar 30

Sipahi NF, Akhyari P, Aubin H, Mehdiani A, Erbel S, Westenfeld R, Scheiber D, Dalyanoglu H, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U Successful Heart Transplant in a Childhood Cancer Survivor With Chemoradiotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy. Exp Clin Transplant. 2020 Jun 16. doi: 10.6002/ect.2020.0062

Shekar K, Badulak J, Peek G, Boeken U, Dalton HJ, Arora L, Zakhary B, Ramanathan K, Starr J, Akkanti B, Antonini MV, Ogino MT, Raman L; ELSO Guideline Working Group. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization COVID-19 Interim Guidelines. ASAIO J. 2020 Jul;66(7):707-721.doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001193.

Mehdiani A, Immohr MB, Sipahi NF, Boettger C, Dalyanoglu H, Scheiber D, Westenfeld R, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U, Akhyari P. Successful Heart Transplantation after Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Donors. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Jul 16. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1713351.

Rivinius R, Kaya Z, Schramm R, Boeken U, Provaznik Z, Heim C, Knosalla C, Schoenrath F, Rieth A, Berchtold-Herz M, Barten MJ, Rauschning D, Mücke VT, Heyl S, Pistulli R, Grinninger C, Hagl C, Gummert JF, Warnecke G, Schulze PC, Katus HA, Kreusser MM, Raake PW.
COVID-19 among heart transplant recipients in Germany: a multicenter survey.
Clin Res Cardiol. 2020 Aug 11. doi: 10.1007/s00392-020-01722-w.

Werdan K, Boeken U, Briegel MJ, Buerke M, Geppert A, Janssens U, Kelm M, Michels G, Pilarczyk K, Schlitt A, Thiele H, Willems S, Zeymer U, Zwißler B, Delle-Karth G, Ferrari M, Figulla H, Heller A, Hindricks G, Pichler-Cetin E, Pieske BM, Prondzinsky R, Thielmann M, Bauersachs J, Kopp I, Ruß M. Short version of the 2nd edition of the German-Austrian S3 guidelines "Cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction-Diagnosis, monitoring and treatment". Anaesthesist. 2020 Sep 30. doi: 10.1007/s00101-020-00868-6. Online ahead of print.

Lorusso R, Whitman G, Milojevic M, Raffa G, McMullan DM, Boeken U, Haft J, Bermudez CA, Shah AS, D'Alessandro DA; ESC Scientific Document Group.
2020 EACTS/ELSO/STS/AATS expert consensus on post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support in adult patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg.
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Lorusso R, Whitman G, Milojevic M, Raffa G, McMullan DM, Boeken U, Haft J, Bermudez CA, Shah AS, D'Alessandro DA. 2020 EACTS/ELSO/STS/AATS expert consensus on post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support in adult patients. ASAIO J. 2020 Oct 5. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001301. Online ahead of print.

Lorusso R, Whitman G, Milojevic M, Raffa G, McMullan DM, Boeken U, Haft J, Bermudez CA, Shah AS, D'Alessandro DA. 2020 EACTS/ELSO/STS/AATS Expert Consensus on Post-Cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support in Adult Patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Oct 3:S0003-4975(20)31470-3. doi:
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.07.009. Online ahead of print.

Lorusso R, Whitman G, Milojevic M, Raffa G, McMullan DM, Boeken U, Haft J, Bermudez C, Shah A, D'Alessandro DA. 2020 EACTS/ELSO/STS/AATS expert consensus on post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support in adult patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Oct 7:S0022-5223(20)32642-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.09.045. Online ahead of print.

Werdan K, Boeken U, Briegel MJ, Buerke M, Geppert A, Janssens U, Kelm M, Michels G, Pilarczyk K, Schlitt A, Thiele H, Willems S, Zeymer U, Zwißler B, Delle-Karth G, Ferrari M, Figulla H, Heller A, Hindricks G, Pichler-Cetin E, Pieske BM, Prondzinsky R, Thielmann M, Bauersachs J, Kopp I, Ruß M. Kurzversion der 2. Auflage der deutsch-österreichischen S3-Leitlinie „Infarkt-bedingter Kardiogener Schock – Diagnose, Monitoring und Therapie. Kardiologe 2020. 14: 364-395

Yukiharu Sugimura, Arash Mehdiani, Hug Aubin, Philipp Rellecke MD, Udo Boeken, Artur Lichtenberg,Payam Akhyari. Multimodal mechanical circulatory assist for perioperative biventricular failure. J Card Surg. 2020. DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15198.

Immohr M, Pinto A, Jenke A, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Prävention von I/R-Schäden – Einfluss der extrazellulären Superoxiddismutase und des Ca-Sensitizers Levosimendan in einem Rattenmodell der EKZ. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2020; 34: 374-380.

Immohr MB, Sugimura Y, Aubin H, Rellecke P, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Iron deficiency does not impair the outcome after elective coronary artery bypass and aortic valve procedures. J Card Surg. 2020 Dec 20. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15254.

Pilarczyk K, Werdan K, Russ M, Thiele H, Michels G, Boeken U, Thielmann M. The German-Austrian S3- Guideline „Cardiogenic Shock due to myocardial infarction: Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment.  Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1719155

Immohr MB, Akhyari P, Boettger C, Mehdiani A, Dalyanoglu H, Westenfeld R, Tudorache I, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Effects of Donor Age and Ischemia Time on Outcome After Heart Transplant: A 10-Year Single-Center Experience. Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 Jan 11. doi: 10.6002/ect.2020.0279.

Immohr MB, Boeken U, Mueller F, Prashovikj E, Morshuis M, Böttger C, Aubin H, Gummert J, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Schramm R.  Complications of left ventricular assist devices causing high urgency status on waiting list: impact on outcome after heart transplantation. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Jan 21. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13188.

Minol JP, Dimitrova V, Petrov G, Langner R, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Predictive Value of Body Mass Index in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb 12. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1723973.

Sugimura Y, Katahira S, Aubin H, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Less invasive left ventricular assist device implantation with "Furoshiki" technique. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Feb 22:S0003-4975(21)00328-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.11.091.

Immohr MB, Sugimura Y, Aubin H, Rellecke P, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Response to letter to the editor: "Association between iron deficiency and clinical outcomes following cardiac surgery". J Card Surg. 2021 Mar 2. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15461.

Jenke A, Yazdanyar M, Miyahara S, Chekhoeva A, Immohr MB, Kistner J, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. AdipoRon Attenuates Inflammation and Impairment of Cardiac Function Associated With Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Induced Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Mar 5:e018097. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.018097.

Kowalewski M, Zieliński K, Brodie D, MacLaren G, Whitman G, Raffa GM, Boeken U, Shekar K, Chen YS, Bermudez C, D'Alessandro D, Hou X, Haft J, Belohlavek J, Dziembowska I, Suwalski P, Alexander P, Barbaro RP, Gaudino M, Di Mauro M, Maessen J, Lorusso R. Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Postcardiotomy Shock-Analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. Crit Care Med. 2021 Feb 23. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004922.

Immohr MB, Sugimura Y, Kröpil P, Aubin H, Minol JP, Albert A, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Impact of standardized computed tomographic angiography for minimally invasive mitral and tricuspid valve surgery.J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Mar 20;16(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s13019-021-01400-6.

K. Werdan, U. Boeken, J. Briegel, M. Buerke, A. Geppert, I.B. Kopp, M. Ruß. Infarktbedingter kardiogener Schock – Diagnose, Monitoring und Therapie - Deutsch-österreichische S3 Leitlinie. Intensiv- und Notfallbehandlung, Jahrgang 46, Nr. 1/2021, S. 1-110

Trummer G, Müller T, Muellenbach RM, Markewitz A, Pilarczyk K, Bittner S, Boeken U, Benk C, Baumgärtel M, Bauer A, Michels G. Ausbildungsmodul Extrakorporaler Life Support (ECLS): Konsensuspapier der DIVI, DGTHG, DGfK, DGAI, DGIIN, DGF, GRC und der DGK. Kardiologe (2021). doi.org/10.1007/s12181-021-00464-x.
 
Trummer G, Müller T, Muellenbach RM, Markewitz A, Pilarczyk K, Bittner S, Boeken U, Benk C, Baumgärtel M, Bauer A, Michels G. Ausbildungsmodul Extrakorporaler Life Support (ECLS): Konsensuspapier der DIVI, DGTHG, DGfK, DGAI, DGIIN, DGF, GRC und der DGK. Anaesthesist (2021). doi.org/10.1007
 
Trummer G, Müller T, Muellenbach RM, Markewitz A, Pilarczyk K, Bittner S, Boeken U, Benk C, Baumgärtel M, Bauer A, Michels G. Ausbildungsmodul Extrakorporaler Life Support (ECLS): Konsensuspapier der DIVI,DGTHG,DGfK,DGAI,DGIIN, DGF, GRC und der DGK. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed (2021). doi.org/10.1007/s00063-021-00815-2
 
Trummer G, Müller T, Muellenbach RM, Markewitz A, Pilarczyk K, Bittner S, Boeken U, Benk C, Baumgärtel M, Bauer A, Michels G. Ausbildungsmodul Extrakorporaler Life Support (ECLS): Konsensuspapier der DIVI, DGTHG, DGfK, DGAI, DGIIN, DGF, GRC und der DGK. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir (2021). doi.org/10.1007/s00398-021-00427-0
 
Trummer G, Müller T, Muellenbach RM, Markewitz A, Pilarczyk K, Bittner S, Boeken U, Benk C, Baumgärtel M, Bauer A, Michels G. Ausbildungsmodul Extrakorporaler Life Support (ECLS): Konsensuspapier der DIVI, DGTHG, DGfK, DGAI, DGIIN, DGF, GRC und der DGK. Notfall Rettungsmed (2021). doi.org/10.1007/s10049-021-00865-1

Sugimura Y, Immohr MB, Aubin H, Mehdiani A, Rellecke P, Tudorache I, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U, Akhyari P. Impact of Reported Donor Ejection Fraction on Outcome after Heart Transplantation. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr 16. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1725179.

Immohr MB, Akhyari P, Boettger C, Erbel S, Westenfeld R, Scheiber D, Tudorache I, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Levosimendan for Treatment of Primary Graft Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation: Optimal Timing of Application. Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 Apr 16. doi: 10.6002/ect.2020.0342

Immohr MB, Akhyari P, Aubin H, Westenfeld R, Mehdiani A, Bruno RR, Sipahi NF, Erbel-Khurtsidze S, Reinecke P, Tudorache I, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Treatment of donor-specific antibody-mediated rejection after heart transplantation by IgM-enriched human immunoglobulin. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 May 10. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13409.

Zweck E, Scheiber D, Jelenik T, Bönner F, Horn P, Pesta D, Schultheiss HP, Boeken U, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Kelm M, Roden M, Westenfeld R, Szendroedi J. Exposure to Type 2 Diabetes Provokes Mitochondrial Impairment in Apparently Healthy Human Hearts. Diabetes Care. 2021 May;44(5):e82-e84. doi: 10.2337/dc20-2255.

Sugimura Y, Mehdiani A, Katahira S, Loberg C, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U, Akhyari P. Combined heart transplantation and replacement of atheromatous proximal arch. Clin Case Rep. 2021 May 19;9(5):e04073. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4073.

Katahira S, Sugimura Y, Mehdiani A, Assmann A, Rellecke P, Tudorache I, Boeken U, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P.  Coronary artery bypass grafting under sole Impella 5.0 support for patients with severely depressed left ventricular function. J Artif Organs. 2021 Jun 24. doi: 10.1007/s10047-021-01285-1.

Oehler D, Bruno RR, Boeken U, Westenfeld R.  Moderate Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination in patients pre and post heart transplantation: Experiences from a German Transplant Centre. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 2. doi: 10.1111/tid.13681.

Schramm R, Costard-Jäckle A, Rivinius R, Fischer B, Müller B, Boeken U, Haneya A, Provaznik Z, Knabbe C, Gummert J. Poor humoral and T-cell response to two-dose SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA vaccine BNT162b2 in cardiothoracic transplant recipients. Clin Res Cardiol. 2021 Jul 9:1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00392-021-01880-5.

Sipahi FN, Sugimura Y, Boeken U, Yilmaz E, Makimoto H, Lichtenberg A, Dalyanoĝlu H. Treatment of Postoperative New Onset Atrial Fibrillation with Repolarization Delaying Agents after Heart Surgery. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jul 19. doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.21-00070

Lorusso R, Shekar K, MacLaren G, Schmidt M, Pellegrino V, Meyns B, Haft J, Vercaemst L, Pappalardo F, Bermudez C, Belohlavek J, Hou X, Boeken U, Castillo R, Donker DW, Abrams D, Ranucci M, Hryniewicz K, Chavez I, Chen YS, Salazar L, Whitman G. ELSO Interim Guidelines for Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adult Cardiac Patients. ASAIO J. 2021 Aug 1;67(8):827-844. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001510

Roth S, Jansen C, M’Pembele R, Stroda A, Boeken U, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Hollmann WM, Huhn R, Lurati Buse G Aubin H. Fibrinogen–Albumin Ratio is an independent predictor of thromboembolic complications in patients undergoing VA ECMO. Scientifc Reports (2021) 11:16648

Sugimura Y, Katahira S, Immohr MB, Sipahi NF, Mehdiani A, Assmann A, Rellecke P, Tudorache I, Westenfeld R, Boeken U, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Initial experience covering 50 consecutive cases of large Impella implantation at a single heart centre. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Sep 4. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13594. Online ahead of print.

Immohr MB, Eschlböck SM, Rellecke P, Dalyanoglu H, Tudorache I, Boeken U, Akhyari P, Albert A, Lichtenberg A, Aubin H. The quality of afterlife: surviving extracorporeal life support after therapy-refractory circulatory failure-a comprehensive follow-up analysis. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Sep 4. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13554. Online ahead of print.

Scheiber D, Zweck E, Albermann S, Jelenik T, Spieker M, Bönner F, Horn P, Schultheiss HP, Aleshcheva G, Escher F, Boeken U, Akhyari P, Roden M, Kelm M, Szendroedi J, Westenfeld R. Human myocardial mitochondrial oxidative capacity is impaired in mild acute heart transplant rejection. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Sep 6. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13607.

Immohr MB, Akhyari P, Böttger C, Mehdiani A, Dalyanoglu H, Westenfeld R, Oehler D, Tudorache I, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Cytomegalovirus mismatch after heart transplantation: Impact of antiviral prophylaxis and intravenous hyperimmune globulin. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2021 Sep 15. doi: 10.1002/iid3.508.

Born F, Müller C, Hanuna M, Boeken U, Hagl C. Patient transport and networks for use of extracorporeal life support. Z Herz Thorax Gefasschir. 2021 Sep 15:1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00398-021-00453-y.

Boeken U, Assmann A, Beckmann A, Schmid C, Werdan K, Michels G, Miera O, Schmidt F, Klotz S, Starck C, Pilarczyk K, Rastan A, Burckhardt M, Nothacker M, Muellenbach R, Zausig Y, Haake N, Groesdonk H, Ferrari M, Buerke M, Hennersdorf M, Rosenberg M, Schaible T, Köditz H, Kluge S, Janssens U, Lubnow M, Flemmer A, Herber-Jonat S, Wessel L, Buchwald D, Maier S, Krüger L, Fründ A, Jaksties R, Fischer S, Wiebe K, Hartog CS, Dzemali O, Zimpfer D, Ruttmann-Ulmer E, Schlensak C, Kelm M, Ensminger S. Extracorporeal Circulation (ECLS/ECMO) for Cardio-circulatory Failure-Summary of the S3 Guideline. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Sep;69(6):483-489. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1735464. Epub 2021 Sep 21

M'Pembele R, Roth S, Stroda A, Lurati Buse G, Sixt SU, Westenfeld R, Polzin A, Rellecke P, Tudorache I, Hollmann MW, Aubin H, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Huhn R, Boeken U. Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in Patients with Preserved Renal Function.  J Clin Med. 2021 Sep 12;10(18):4117. doi: 10.3390/jcm10184117

Erbel-Khurtsidze S, Immohr MB, Akhyari P, Tudorache I, Aubin H, Bruno RR, Westenfeld R, Feldt T, Lübke N, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Adequate immune response after SARS-CoV-2 infection and single dose vaccination despite rapid heart transplantation. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Oct 4. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13635.

Immohr MB, Aubin H, Erbel-Khurtsidze S, Dalyanoglu H, Bruno RR, Westenfeld R, Tudorache I, Akhyari P, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A. Impact of pretransplant left ventricular assist device support duration on outcome after heart transplantation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021 Oct 14:ivab265. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab265.

Boeken U, Assmann A, Beckmann A, Schmid C, Werdan K, Michels G, Miera O, Schmidt F, Klotz S, Starck C, Pilarczyk K, Rastan A, Burckhardt M, Nothacker M, Muellenbach R, Zausig Y, Haake N, Groesdonk H, Ferrari M, Buerke M, Hennersdorf M, Rosenberg M, Schaible T, Köditz H, Kluge S, Janssens U, Lubnow M, Flemmer A, Herber-Jonat S, Wessel L, Buchwald D, Maier S, Krüger L, Fründ A, Jaksties R, Fischer S, Wiebe K, Hartog CS, Dzemali O, Zimpfer D, Ruttmann-Ulmer E, Schlensak C, Kelm M, Ensminger S. S3 Guideline of Extracorporeal Circulation (ECLS/ECMO) for Cardiocirculatory Failure. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Sep;69(S 04):S121-S212. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1735490. Epub 2021 Oct 15.

Katahira S, Sugimura Y, Aubin H, Ise H, Saiki Y, Lichtenberg A, Westenfeld R, Boeken U, Akhyari P. Transplantation after Mustard operation for transposition of the great arteries. Clin Case Rep. 2021 Oct 10;9(10):e04930. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4930. eCollection 2021 Oct. PMID: 34659757
 
Boeken U, Ensminger S, Assmann A, Schmid C, Werdan K, Michels G, Miera O, Schmidt F, Klotz S, Starck C, Pilarczyk K, Rastan A, Burckhardt M, Nothacker M, Muellenbach R, Zausig Y, Haake N, Groesdonk H, Ferrari M, Buerke M, Hennersdorf M, Rosenberg M, Schaible T, Köditz H, Kluge S, Janssens U, Lubnow M, Flemmer A, Herber-Jonat S, Wessel L, Buchwald D, Maier S, Krüger L, Fründ A, Jaksties R, Fischer S, Wiebe K, Hartog C, Dzemali O, Zimpfer D, Ruttmann-Ulmer E, Schlensak C, Kelm M, Beckmann A. Use of extracorporeal circulation (ECLS/ECMO) for cardiac and circulatory failure : Short version of the S3 guideline. Anaesthesist. 2021 Oct 19. doi: 10.1007/s00101-021-01058-8.
 
Boeken U, Ensminger S, Assmann A, Schmid C, Werdan K, Michels G, Miera O, Schmidt F, Klotz S, Starck C, Pilarczyk K, Rastan A, Burckhardt M, Nothacker M, Muellenbach R, Zausig Y, Haake N, Groesdonk H, Ferrari M, Buerke M, Hennersdorf M, Rosenberg M, Schaible T, Köditz H, Kluge S, Janssens U, Lubnow M, Flemmer A, Herber-Jonat S, Wessel L, Buchwald D, Maier S, Krüger L, Fründ A, Jaksties R, Fischer S, Wiebe K, Hartog C, Dzemali O, Zimpfer D, Ruttmann-Ulmer E, Schlensak C, Kelm M, Beckmann A. Use of extracorporeal circulation (ECLS/ECMO) for cardiac and circulatory failure : Short version of the S3 guideline. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2021 Oct 19. doi: 10.1007/s00063-021-00868-3.
 
Boeken U, Ensminger S, Assmann A, Schmid C, Werdan K, Michels G, Miera O, Schmidt F, Klotz S, Starck C, Pilarczyk K, Rastan A, Burckhardt M, Nothacker M, Muellenbach R, Zausig Y, Haake N, Groesdonk H, Ferrari M, Buerke M, Hennersdorf M, Rosenberg M, Schaible T, Köditz H, Kluge S, Janssens U, Lubnow M, Flemmer A, Herber-Jonat S, Wessel L, Buchwald D, Maier S, Krüger L, Fründ A, Jaksties R, Fischer S, Wiebe K, Hartog C, Dzemali O, Zimpfer D, Ruttmann-Ulmer E, Schlensak C, Kelm M, Beckmann A. Use of extracorporeal circulation (ECLS/ECMO) for cardiac and circulatory failure : Short version of the S3 guideline. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir: doi.org/10.1007/s00398-021-00465-8, Online publiziert: 19. Oktober 2021
 
Boeken U, Ensminger S, Assmann A, Schmid C, Werdan K, Michels G, Miera O, Schmidt F, Klotz S, Starck C, Pilarczyk K, Rastan A, Burckhardt M, Nothacker M, Muellenbach R, Zausig Y, Haake N, Groesdonk H, Ferrari M, Buerke M, Hennersdorf M, Rosenberg M, Schaible T, Köditz H, Kluge S, Janssens U, Lubnow M, Flemmer A, Herber-Jonat S, Wessel L, Buchwald D, Maier S, Krüger L, Fründ A, Jaksties R, Fischer S, Wiebe K, Hartog C, Dzemali O, Zimpfer D, Ruttmann-Ulmer E, Schlensak C, Kelm M, Beckmann A. Use of extracorporeal circulation (ECLS/ECMO) for cardiac and circulatory failure : Short version of the S3 guideline. Kardiologe: doi.org/10.1007/s12181-021-00514-4
 
Ronco D, Matteucci M, Kowalewski M, De Bonis M, Formica F, Jiritano F, Fina D, Folliguet T, Bonaros N, Russo CF, Sponga S, Vendramin I, De Vincentiis C, Ranucci M, Suwalski P, Falcetta G, Fischlein T, Troise G, Villa E, Dato GA, Carrozzini M, Serraino GF, Shah SH, Scrofani R, Fiore A, Kalisnik JM, D'Alessandro S, Lodo V, Kowalówka AR, Deja MA, Almobayedh S, Massimi G, Thielmann M, Meyns B, Khouqeer FA, Al-Attar N, Pozzi M, Obadia JF, Boeken U, Kalampokas N, Fino C, Simon C, Naito S, Beghi C, Lorusso R. Surgical Treatment of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Rupture. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Oct 1;4(10):e2128309. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28309.
 
Sugimura Y, Sipahi NF, Immohr MB, Yilmaz E, Aissa J, Boeken U, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P, Dalyanoglu H. Effect of preoperative erector spinae muscles mass on postoperative outcomes in patients with left ventricular assist devices. J Card Surg. 2021 Oct 20. doi: 10.1111/jocs.16100.

M'Pembele R, Roth S, Stroda A, Buse GL, Sixt SU, Westenfeld R, Polzin A, Rellecke P, Tudorache I, Hollmann MW, Aubin H, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Huhn R, Boeken U. Life impact of VA-ECMO due to primary graft dysfunction in patients after orthotopic heart transplantation. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Nov 4. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13686.

Haurand JM, Haberkorn S, Haschemi J, Oehler D, Aubin H, Akhyari P, Boeken U, Kelm M, Westenfeld R, Horn P. Outcome of patients with non-ischaemic cardiogenic shock supported by percutaneous left ventricular assist device. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Aug 23. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13546.

Guido Michels · Stephan Ensminger · Alexander Assmann · Christof Schmid · Karl Werdan · Malte Kelm · Andreas Beckmann · Udo Boeken · S3 Guideline Group. Einsatz der extrakorporalen Zirkulation (ECLS/ECMO) bei Herz- und Kreislaufversagen (AWMF-S3-Leitlinie): Bedeutung für die präklinische und klinische Notfallmedizin. Notfall Rettungsmed. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10049-021-00955-0

Niazy N, Mrozek L, Barth M, Immohr MB, Kalampokas N, Saeed D, Aubin H, Sugimura Y, Westenfeld R, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Altered mRNA Expression of Interleukin-1 Receptors in Myocardial Tissue of Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. J Clin Med. 2021 Oct 22;10(21):4856. doi: 10.3390/jcm10214856

Assmann A, Beckmann A, Schmid C, Werdan K, Michels G, Miera O, Schmidt F, Klotz S, Starck C, Pilarczyk K, Rastan A, Burckhardt M, Nothacker M, Müllenbach R, Zausig Y, Haake N, Groesdonk H, Ferrari M, Buerke M, Hennersdorf M, Rosenberg M, Schaible T, Köditz H, Kluge S, Janssens U, Lubnow M, Flemmer A, Herber-Jonat S, Wessel L, Buchwald D, Maier S, Krüger L, Fründ A, Jaksties R, Fischer S, Wiebe K, Hartog CS, Dzemali O, Zimpfer D, Ruttmann-Ulmer E, Schlensak C, Kelm M, Ensminger S, Boeken U. Use of extracorporeal circulation (ECLS/ECMO) for cardiac and circulatory failure -A clinical practice Guideline Level 3. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Nov 22. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13718.

Staudacher DL, Wengenmayer T, Boeken U, Ghanem A, Napp LC, Preusch MR, Thiele H, Michels G. Extracorporeal life support (ECLS): 2021 update. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2021 Nov 24. doi: 10.1007/s00063-021-00883-4

Boeken, U., Ensminger, S., Assmann, A. et al. Einsatz der extrakorporalen Zirkulation (ECLS/ECMO) bei Herz- und Kreislaufversagen. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 35, 349–357 (2021). doi.org/10.1007/s00398-021-00465-8

Immohr MB, Boeken U, Smiris K, Erbel-Khurtsidze S, Oehler D, Dalyanoglu H, Westenfeld R, Aubin H, Tudorache I, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Removal of Electrophysiological Devices in the Context of Heart Transplantation: Comparison of Combined and Staged Extraction Procedures. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Dec 11. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1736532.

Immohr MB, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P, Boeken U. Multimodal temporary mechanically circulatory assistance for primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation: a case report.Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2021 Dec 9;5(12):ytab501. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytab501. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Hug Aubin, Artur Lichtenberg, Udo Boeken.  Entwicklung der Herzchirurgie in den letzten 6 Jahrzehnten - Von der Hypothermie über die Herz-Lungen-Maschine zur modernen Herzchirurgie. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2021. doi.org/10.1007/s00398-021-00475-6

Barth M, Mrozek L, Niazy N, Selig JI, Boeken U, Sugimura Y, Kalampokas N, Horn P, Westenfeld R, Kröpil P, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Degenerative changes of the aortic valve during left ventricular assist device support. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Dec 21. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13767.

Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Development of cardiac surgery in the last six decades. Z Herz Thorax Gefasschir. 2021 Dec 20:1-6. doi: 10.1007/s00398-021-00475-6

Udo Boeken · Payam Akhyari · Andreas Beckmann. Handlungsalgorithmus: ECMO/ECLS bei SARS-CoV-2 Disease. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2022. doi.org/10.1007/s00398-021-00483-6

Boeken U, Akhyari P, Beckmann A. lgorithm for action: ECMO/ECLS in SARS-CoV-2 disease. Z Herz Thorax Gefasschir. 2022 Feb 1:1-3. doi: 10.1007/s00398-021-00483-6.

Immohr MB, Aubin H, Westenfeld R, Erbel-Khurtsidze S, Tudorache I, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U.  Heart Transplantation of the Elderly-Old Donors for Old Recipients: Can We Still Achieve Acceptable Results ? J Clin Med. 2022 Feb 10;11(4):929. doi: 10.3390/jcm11040929

Roth S, M'Pembele R, Stroda A, Voit J, Lurati Buse G, Sixt SU, Westenfeld R, Polzin A, Rellecke P, Tudorache I, Hollmann MW, Boeken U, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Huhn R, Aubin H.  Days alive and out of hospital after left ventricular assist device implantation. ESC Heart Fail. 2022 May 5. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13942.

Oehler D, Bruno RR, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U, Westenfeld R. COVID-19 pandemic deteriorates aftercare attendance in heart transplant recipients independently of perceived impact on social life. Transpl Infect Dis. 2022 May 3. doi: 10.1111/tid.13844.

Oehler D, Immohr MB, Erbel-Khurtsidze S, Aubin H, Bruno RR, Holst HT, Westenfeld R, Horn P, Kelm M, Tudorache I, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Intracerebral bleeding in donors is associated with reduced short-term to midterm survival of heart transplant recipients. ESC Heart Fail. 2022 May 4. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13935.

Immohr MB, Hettlich V, Brandenburger T, Kindgen-Milles D, Feldt T, Tudorache I, Akhyari P, Aubin H, Dalyanoglu H, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. ECMO cannulation for COVID-19. Z Herz Thorax Gefasschir. 2022 Apr 26:1-5. doi: 10.1007/s00398-022-00504-y.

Lorusso R, Bartlett RH, Shekar K, MacLaren G, Schmidt M, Pellegrino V, Meyns B, Haft J, Vercaemst L, Pappalardo F, Bermudez C, Belohlavek J, Hou X, Boeken U, Castillo R, Donker DW, Abrams D, Ranucci M, Hryniewicz K, Chavez I, Chen YS, Salazar L, Whitman G; 2021 ELSO Adult Cardiac Interim Guidelines Task Force. Reply Letter to the Editor Regarding the ELSO Interim Guidelines for Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adult Cardiac Patients. ASAIO J. 2022 Jun 1;68(6):e111-e112. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001701. Epub 2022 Mar 18

Gökler J, Aliabadi-Zuckermann AZ, Kaider A, Ambardekar AV, Antretter H, Artemiou P, Bertolotti AM, Boeken U, Brossa V, Copeland H, Generosa Crespo-Leiro M, Eixeré-Esteve A, Epailly E, Farag M, Hulman M, Khush KK, Masetti M, Patel J, Ross HJ, Rudež I, Silvestry S, Suarez SM, Vest A, Zuckermann AO. Indications, Complications, and Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery After Heart Transplantation: Results From the Cash Study. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Jun 9;10:879612. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.879612. eCollection 2022

Oehler D, Bruno RR, Holst HT, Aubin H, Tudorache I, Akhyari P, Westenfeld R, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Recipient Indication Does Not Impact Outcome After Heart Transplantation.Exp Clin Transplant. 2022 Jun;20(6):580-584. doi: 10.6002/ect.2022.0091.

Roth S, M'Pembele R, Nucaro A, Stroda A, Tenge T, Lurati Buse G, Sixt SU, Westenfeld R, Rellecke P, Tudorache I, Hollmann MW, Aubin H, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Huhn R, Boeken U.Impact of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Donors on Days Alive and Out of Hospital after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation. J Clin Med. 2022 Jul 3;11(13):3853. doi: 10.3390/jcm11133853

Schulze PC, Barten MJ, Boeken U, Färber G, Hagl CM, Jung C, Leistner D, Potapov E, Bauersachs J, Raake P, Reiss N, Saeed D, Schibilsky D, Störk S, Veltmann C, Rieth AJ, Gummert J. Implantation of mechanical circulatory support systems and heart transplantation in patients with end-stage heart failure : Consensus paper of the DGK, DGTHG.  Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2022 Jul 11. doi: 10.1007/s00063-022-00942-4. 

Schulze PC, Barten MJ, Boeken U, Färber G, Hagl CM, Jung C, Leistner D, Potapov E, Bauersachs J, Raake P, Reiss N, Saeed D, Schibilsky D, Störk S, Veltmann C, Rieth AJ, Gummert J. Implantation mechanischer Unterstützungssysteme und Herztransplantation bei Patienten mit terminaler Herzinsuffizienz: Konsensuspapier DGK, DGTHG. Kardiologie 2022. doi.org/10.1007/s12181-022-00561-5. 

Schulze PC, Barten MJ, Boeken U, Färber G, Hagl CM, Jung C, Leistner D, Potapov E, Bauersachs J, Raake P, Reiss N, Saeed D, Schibilsky D, Störk S, Veltmann C, Rieth AJ, Gummert J. Implantation mechanischer Unterstützungssysteme und Herztransplantation bei Patienten mit terminaler Herzinsuffizienz: Konsensuspapier DGK, DGTHG. ZHTG 2022 

Daniel Oehler, Charlotte Böttger, Moritz Benjamin Immohr, Raphael Romano Bruno, Jafer Haschemi, Daniel Scheiber, Patrick Horn, Hug Aubin, Igor Tudorache,Ralf Westenfeld, Payam Akhyari, Malte Kelm, Artur Lichtenberg and Udo Boeken.Outcome and Midterm Survival after Heart Transplantation Is Independent from Donor Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Life 2022, 12, 1053. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12071053

Moritz Benjamin Immohr, Charlotte Böttger, Hug Aubin, Ralf Westenfeld, Daniel Oehler, Raphael Romano Bruno, Hannan Dalyanoglu, Igor Tudorache, Payam Akhyari, Artur Lichtenberg and Udo Boeken. IgM-enriched immunoglobulin as adjuvant therapy for heart transplant after infection of left ventricular assist devices. ESC Heart Failure (2022); Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14074

Vincent Hettlich · Moritz B. Immohr · Timo Brandenburger · Detlef Kindgen-Milles ·Torsten Feldt · Payam Akhyari · Igor Tudorache · Hug Aubin · Hannan Dalyanoglu ·Artur Lichtenberg · Udo Boeken. Venovenöse extrakorporale Membranoxygenierung bei COVID-19 - Erkenntnisse eines Zentrums aus 96 konsekutiven Fällen. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00398-022-00528-4

Sugimura Y, Bauer S, Immohr MB, Mehdiani A, Rellecke P, Westenfeld R, Aubin H, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Outcome of Patients Supported by Large Impella Systems After Re-implantation Due to Continued or Recurrent Need of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Jul 7;9:926389. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.926389. 
 
Oehler D, Bruno RR, Holst HT, Tudorache I, Aubin H, Sigetti D, Horn P, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Westenfeld R, Boeken U. COVID-19 after heart transplantation: experiences from a German transplantation center. Z Herz Thorax Gefasschir. 2022 Jul 20:1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00398-022-00529-3. 
 
Oehler D, Böttger C, Immohr MB, Bruno RR, Haschemi J, Scheiber D, Horn P, Aubin H, Tudorache I, Westenfeld R, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Outcome and Midterm Survival after Heart Transplantation Is Independent from Donor Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Life (Basel). 2022 Jul 14;12(7):1053. doi: 10.3390/life12071053

Costard-Jäckle A, Schramm R, Fischer B, Rivinius R, Bruno R, Müller B, Zittermann A, Boeken U, Westenfeld R, Knabbe C, Gummert J.Third dose of the BNT162b2 vaccine in cardiothoracic transplant recipients: predictive factors for humoral response. Clin Res Cardiol. 2022 Aug 22. doi: 10.1007/s00392-022-02075-2. 

Minol JP, Dalyanoglu H, Yilmaz E, Dalyanoglu I, Immohr MB, Korbmacher B, Aissa J, Boeken U, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Sugimura Y. Impact of psoas muscle evaluation on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2022 Sep 1;23(9):608-614. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001361.

Oehler D, Immohr MB, Böttger C, Bruno RR, Sigetti D, Haschemi J, Aubin H, Horn P, Tudorache I, Westenfeld R, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Donor hypernatremia is associated with increased mortality after heart transplantation: a retrospective study. Clin Transplant. 2022 Aug 25:e14803. doi: 10.1111/ctr.14803. 

Supady A, Michels G, Lepper PM, Ferrari M, Wippermann J, Sabashnikov A, Thiele H, Hennersdorf M, Lahmer T, Boeken U, Gummert J, Tigges E, Muellenbach RM, Spangenberg T, Wengenmayer T, Staudacher DL. ECMO support during the first two waves of the corona pandemic-a survey of high case volume centers in Germany. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2022 Sep 8. doi: 10.1007/s00063-022-00951-3.

Staudacher DL, Wengenmayer T, Boeken U, Ghanem A, Preusch MR, Thiele H, Michels G. Extracorporeal life support (ECLS)-Update 2022. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2022 Sep 15. doi: 10.1007/s00063-022-00962-0. 

Boeken U, Holst T, Hettlich V, Dörge H, Böning A, Lichtenberg A. Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf die Herzchirurgie. Z Herz Thorax Gefasschir. 2022 

Fischer S, Assmann A, Beckmann A, Schmid C, Werdan K, Michels G, Miera O, Schmidt F, Klotz S, Starck C, Pilarczyk K, Rastan AJ, Burckhardt M, Nothacker M, Muellenbach R, Zausig Y, Haake N, Goesdonk H, Ferrari MW, Buerke M, Hennersdorf M, Rosenberg M, Schaible T, Köditz H, Kluge S, Janssens U, Lubnow M, Flemmer A, Herber-Jonat S, Wessel LM, Buchwald D, Maier S, Krüger L, Fründ A, Jaksties R, Wiebe K, Hartog C, Dzemali O, Zimpfer D, Ruttmann-Ulmer E, Schlensak C, Ensminger S, Kelm M, Boeken U. Recommendations of the S3 Guideline "Use of Extracorporeal Circulation (ECLS/ ECMO) for Cardiac and Circulatory Failure" of the Association of Scientific Medical Societies in Germany.  Zentralbl Chir. 2022 Sep 27. doi: 10.1055/a-1918-1999. 

P. Christian Schulze, Markus J. Barten, Udo Boeken, Gloria Färber, Christian M. Hagl, Christian Jung, David Leistner, Evgenij Potapov, Johann Bauersachs, Philip Raake, Nils Reiss, Diyar Saeed, David Schibilsky, Stefan Störk, Christian Veltmann, Andreas J. Rieth & Jan Gummert. Implantation mechanischer Unterstützungssysteme und Herztransplantation bei Patienten mit terminaler Herzinsuffizienz - Konsensuspapier DGK, DGTHG. Zeitschrift für Herz-,Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie volume 36, pages 311–322 (2022)

M'Pembele R, Roth S, Stroda A, Reier T, Lurati Buse G, Sixt SU, Westenfeld R, Rellecke P, Tudorache I, Hollmann MW, Aubin H, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Huhn R, Boeken U. Validation of days alive and out of hospital as a new patient-centered outcome to quantify life impact after heart transplantation. Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 1;12(1):18352. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21936-4

Rieth AJ, Rivinius R, Lühring T, Grün D, Keller T, Grinninger C, Schüttler D, Bara CL, Helmschrott M, Frey N, Sandhaus T, Schulze C, Kriechbaum S, Vietheer J, Sindermann J, Welp H, Lichtenberg A, Choi YH, Richter M, Tello K, Richter MJ, Hamm CW, Boeken U.Hemodynamic markers of pulmonary vasculopathy for prediction of early right heart failure and mortality after heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Oct 9:S1053-2498(22)02168-4. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.10.002. 

Kotton CN, Torre-Cisneros J; International CMV Symposium Faculty, Aguado JM, Alain S, Baldanti F, Baumann G, Boeken U, de la Calle M, Carbone J, Ciceri F, Comoli P, Couzi L, Danziger-Isakov L, Fernández-Ruiz M, Girmenia C, Grossi PA, Hirsch HH, Humar A, Kamar N, Kotton C, Ljungman P, Malagola M, Mira E, Mueller N, Sester M, Teng CJ, Torre-Cisneros J, Ussetti P, Westall G, Wolf D, Zamora M. Cytomegalovirus in the transplant setting: Where are we now and what happens next? A report from the International CMV Symposium 2021. Transpl Infect Dis. 2022 Oct 21:e13977. doi: 10.1111/tid.13977.

Lorusso R, De Piero ME, Mariani S, Di Mauro M, Folliguet T, Taccone FS, Camporota L, Swol J, Wiedemann D, Belliato M, Broman LM, Vuylsteke A, Kassif Y, Scandroglio AM, Fanelli V, Gaudard P, Ledot S, Barker J, Boeken U, Maier S, Kersten A, Meyns B, Pozzi M, Pedersen FM, Schellongowski P, Kirali K, Barrett N, Riera J, Mueller T, Belohlavek J; EuroECMO-COVID Study Group. In-hospital and 6-month outcomes in patients with COVID-19 supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (EuroECMO-COVID): a multicentre, prospective observational study.Lancet Respir Med. 2022 Nov 16:S2213-2600(22)00403-9. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00403-9.

Immohr MB, Boeken U, Bruno RR, Sugimura Y, Mehdiani A, Aubin H, Westenfeld R, Tudorache I, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Optimizing Anastomoses Technique in Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: Comparison of Biatrial, Bicaval and Modified Bicaval Technique. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2022 Nov 20;9(11):404. doi: 10.3390/jcdd9110404

Omer Dzemal, Christoph Starck, Lukas Wessel, Oliver Miera, Karl Werdan, Marion Burckhardt, Ralf Muellenbach, Rolf Jaksties, Florian Schmidt, Karsten Wiebe, Christof Schmid, Stefan Kluge, Kevin Pilarczyk, Nils Haake, Thomas Schaible, Andreas Flemmer, Stefan Klotz, Alexander Assmann, Uwe Janssens, Matthias Lubnow, Susanne Herber-Jonat, Markus Ferrari, Dirk Buchwald, Stephan Ensminger, York Zausig, Andreas Beckmann, Mark Rosenberg, Malte Kelm, Marcus Hennersdorf, Christiane Hartog, Stefan Fischer, Ardawan Rastan, Daniel Zimpfer, Andreas Fründ, Sven Maier, Elfriede Ruttmann-Ulmer, Heinrich Groesdonk, Christian Schlensak, Monika Nothacker, Michael Buerke, Harald Köditz, Guido Michels, Lars Krüger, Udo Boeken.Extracorporeal life support use in cardiac and circulatory failure: a summary of recently published S3 guidelines. Cardiovasc Med. 2022;25:w10175. doi: 10.4414/cvm.2022.w10175

Oehler D, Böttger C, Immohr MB, Bruno RR, Haschemi J, Scheiber D, Voß F, Horn P, Aubin H, Tudorache I, Westenfeld R, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Donor Noradrenaline Support Is Not Associated with Decreased Survival in Heart Transplant Recipients. J Clin Med. 2022 Dec 7;11(24):7271. doi: 10.3390/jcm11247271.
 
Tenge T, Roth S, M'Pembele R, Lurati Buse G, Boenner F, Ballázs C, Tudorache I, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Neukirchen M, Huhn R, Aubin H. Impact of Left Ventricular Assist Devices on Days Alive and Out of Hospital in Hemodynamically Stable Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure: A Propensity Score Matched Study. Life (Basel). 2022 Nov 24;12(12):1966. doi: 10.3390/life12121966.

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. Outcomes in patients with cardiac amyloidosis undergoing heart transplantation: the eurotransplant experience.J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Jan 12:S1053-2498(23)00001-3. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.01.001.

M'Pembele R, Roth S, Nucaro A, Stroda A, Tenge T, Lurati Buse G, Bönner F, Scheiber D, Ballázs C, Tudorache I, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Huhn R, Boeken U. Postoperative high-sensitivity troponin T predicts 1-year mortality and days alive and out of hospital after orthotopic heart transplantation. Eur J Med Res. 2023 Jan 9;28(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s40001-022-00978-4.

Sugimura Y, Kalampokas N, Arikan M, Rellecke P, Dalyanoglu H, Tudorache I, Westenfeld R, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P, Aubin H. Preoperative Levosimendan therapy reduces postoperative right ventricular failure in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2023 Jan 9;36(1):ivac289. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac289.

Benjamin Immohr M, Mehdiani A, Oehler D, Hendrik Hettlich V, Sophie Jenkins F, Westenfeld R, Aubin H, Tudorache I, Boeken U, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Impact of circadian rhythm and daytime variation on outcome after heart transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2023 Feb 22:e14939. doi: 10.1111/ctr.14939

Heuts S, Mariani S, van Bussel CT, Boeken U, Samalavicius R, Bounader K, Hou X, Bunge JJH, Sriranjan K, Wiedeman D, Saeed D, Pozzi M, Loforte A, Salazar L, Meyns B, Mazzeffi MA, Matteucci S, Sponga S, Sorokin V, Russo C, Formica F, Sakiyalak P, Fiore A, Camboni D, Raffa GM, Diaz R, Wang IW, Jung JS, Belohlavek J, Pellegrino V, Bianchi G, Pettinari M, Barbone A, Garcia JP, Shekar K, Whitman G, Lorusso R; PELS-1 Investigators. The Relation between Obesity and Mortality in Postcardiotomy Veno-arterial Membrane Oxygenation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Apr 2:S0003-4975(23)00353-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.03.025

Akhyari P, Immohr MB, Bönner F, Reinecke P, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Transplantation of hearts from SARS-CoV-2 positive donors. ESC Heart Fail. 2023 Apr 23. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.14389.

Tie H, Li T, Huang B, Mariani S, Li T, van Bussel BCT, Wu Q, Pei J, Welp H, Martens S, Li Z, Shi R, Zhu J, Luo S, Lichtenberg A, Aubin H, Boeken U, Lorusso R, Dan C. Presence and Impact of Anemia in Patients Supported with Left Ventricular Assist Devices.J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Apr 29:S1053-2498(23)01844-2. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.04.013.

Immohr MB, Hettlich VH, Kindgen-Milles D, Brandenburger T, Feldt T, Aubin H, Tudorache I, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Dalyanoglu H, Boeken U. Changes in Therapy and Outcome of Patients Requiring Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 May 5. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-57032

Mariani S, Wang IW, van Bussel BCT, Heuts S, Wiedemann D, Saeed D, van der Horst ICC, Pozzi M, Loforte A, Boeken U, Samalavicius R, Bounader K, Hou X, Bunge JJH, Buscher H, Salazar L, Meyns B, Herr D, Matteucci S, Sponga S, Ramanathan K, Russo C, Formica F, Sakiyalak P, Fiore A, Camboni D, Raffa GM, Diaz R, Jung JS, Belohlavek J, Pellegrino V, Bianchi G, Pettinari M, Barbone A, Garcia JP, Shekar K, Whitman G, Lorusso R; PELS-1 Investigators. The Importance of Timing in Post-Cardiotomy Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: a Descriptive Multicenter Observational Study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 May 16:S0022-5223(23)00366-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.04.042.

M. Berchtold-Herz, U. Boeken, P. Raake, J. Gummert. HU-Kriterien für die Herzallokation nach den neuen RiLi der BÄK zur HTX und HLTX. Zeitschrift für Herz-,Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie volume 37, pages 143–146 (2023)

Heuts S, Mariani S, van Bussel BCT, Boeken U, Samalavicius R, Bounader K, Hou X, Bunge JJH, Sriranjan K, Wiedemann D, Saeed D, Pozzi M, Loforte A, Salazar L, Meyns B, Mazzeffi MA, Matteucci S, Sponga S, Sorokin V, Russo C, Formica F, Sakiyalak P, Fiore A, Camboni D, Raffa GM, Diaz R, Wang IW, Jung JS, Belohlavek J, Pellegrino V, Bianchi G, Pettinari M, Barbone A, Garcia JP, Shekar K, Whitman G, Lorusso R; PELS-1 Investigators. The Relation Between Obesity and Mortality in Postcardiotomy Venoarterial Membrane Oxygenation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Jul;116(1):147-154. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.03.025. Epub 2023.

Immohr MB, Hettlich VH, Kindgen-Milles D, Brandenburger T, Feldt T, Aubin H, Tudorache I, Akhyari P, Lichtenberg A, Dalyanoglu H, Boeken U. Changes in Therapy and Outcome of Patients Requiring Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 May 5. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-57032.

Mariani S, Wang IW, van Bussel BCT, Heuts S, Wiedemann D, Saeed D, van der Horst ICC, Pozzi M, Loforte A, Boeken U, Samalavicius R, Bounader K, Hou X, Bunge JJH, Buscher H, Salazar L, Meyns B, Herr D, Matteucci S, Sponga S, Ramanathan K, Russo C, Formica F, Sakiyalak P, Fiore A, Camboni D, Raffa GM, Diaz R, Jung JS, Belohlavek J, Pellegrino V, Bianchi G, Pettinari M, Barbone A, Garcia JP, Shekar K, Whitman G, Lorusso R; PELS-1 (PELS-1, Post-Cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support Study) Investigators. The importance of timing in postcardiotomy venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A descriptive multicenter observational study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 May 17:S0022-5223(23)00366-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.04.042.

F. S. Jenkins, A. Assmann, S. Ensminger, A. Beckmann, U. Boeken. Aktuelle Entwicklungen in der ECMO-/ECLS-Therapie bei Herz - und Kreislaufversagen. Z Herz- Thorax- Gefäßchir 2023 doi.org/10.1007/s00398-023-00594-2

Mariani S, Schaefer AK, van Bussel BCT, Di Mauro M, Conci L, Szalkiewicz P, De Piero ME, Heuts S, Ravaux J, van der Horst ICC, Saeed D, Pozzi M, Loforte A, Boeken U, Samalavicius R, Bounader K, Hou X, Bunge JJH, Buscher H, Salazar L, Meyns B, Herr D, Matteucci S, Sponga S, MacLaren G, Russo C, Formica F, Sakiyalak P, Fiore A, Camboni D, Raffa GM, Diaz R, Wang IW, Jung JS, Belohlavek J, Pellegrino V, Bianchi G, Pettinari M, Barbone A, Garcia JP, Whitman G, Shekar K, Wiedemann D, Lorusso R; PELS-1 Investigators. On-Support and Post-Weaning Mortality in Post-Cardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Jul 4:S0003-4975(23)00681-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.05.045. 

Mariani S, Heuts S, van Bussel BCT, Di Mauro M, Wiedemann D, Saeed D, Pozzi M, Loforte A, Boeken U, Samalavicius R, Bounader K, Hou X, Bunge JJH, Buscher H, Salazar L, Meyns B, Herr D, Matteucci MLS, Sponga S, MacLaren G, Russo C, Formica F, Sakiyalak P, Fiore A, Camboni D, Raffa GM, Diaz R, Wang IW, Jung JS, Belohlavek J, Pellegrino V, Bianchi G, Pettinari M, Barbone A, Garcia JP, Shekar K, Whitman GJR, Lorusso R; PELS‐1 Investigators. Patient and Management Variables Associated With Survival After Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adults: The PELS-1 Multicenter Cohort Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jul 8:e029609. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.029609.

Oehler D, Böttger C, Immohr MB, Bruno RR, Haschemi J, Scheiber D, Horn P, Aubin H, Tudorache I, Westenfeld R, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Reply to Thet et al. Comment on "Oehler et al. Outcome and Midterm Survival after Heart Transplantation Is Independent from Donor Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Life 2022, 12, 1053. Life (Basel). 2023 Jun 26;13(7):1444. doi: 10.3390/life13071444

Sugimura Y, Immohr MB, Mehdiani A, Boeken U, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Impact of Impella Support on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Aug 3. doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.23-00076

Oehler D, Oehler H, Sigetti D, Immohr MB, Böttger C, Bruno RR, Haschemi J, Aubin H, Horn P, Westenfeld R, Bönner F, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U.Early Postoperative Neurologic Events Are Associated With Worse Outcome and Fatal Midterm Survival After Adult Heart Transplantation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Aug 7:e029957. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.029957.

Simons J, Di Mauro M, Mariani S, Ravaux J, van der Horst ICC, Driessen RGH, Sels JW, Delnoij T, Brodie D, Abrams D, Mueller T, Taccone FS, Belliato M, Broman ML, Malfertheiner MV, Boeken U, Fraser J, Wiedemann D, Belohlavek J, Barrett NA, Tonna JE, Pappalardo F, Barbaro RP, Ramanathan K, MacLaren G, van Mook WNKA, Mees B, Lorusso R.Bilateral Femoral Cannulation Is Associated With Reduced Severe Limb Ischemia-Related Complications Compared With Unilateral Femoral Cannulation in Adult Peripheral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Results From the Extracorporeal Life Support Registry. Crit Care Med. 2023 Sep 6. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006040.

Jenkins FS, Boettger C, Immohr MB, Akhyari P, Aubin H, Tudorache I, Sigetti D, Oehler D, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Synchronous Donor Heart and Lung Procurement Does Not Impair Outcomes After Heart Transplant. Exp Clin Transplant. 2023 Aug;21(8):678-683. doi: 10.6002/ect.2023.0151.

Jung C, Boeken U, Schulze PC, Frantz S, Hermes C, Kill C, Marohl R, Voigt I, Wolfrum S, Bernhard M, Michels G. Monitoring of emergency cardiovascular patients in the emergency department : Consensus paper of the DGK, DGINA and DGIIN. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2023 Sep 15. doi: 10.1007/s00063-023-01069-w. Online ahead of print.

Jung C, Boeken U, Schulze PC, Frantz S, Hermes C, Kill C, Marohl R, Voigt I, Wolfrum S, Bernhard M, Michels G. Monitoring kardiovaskulärer Notfallpatienten in der Notaufnahme: Konsensuspapier der DGK, DGINA und DGIIN. Die Kardiologie 2023. doi.org/10.1007/s12181-023-00632-1

Jung C, Boeken U, Schulze PC, Frantz S, Hermes C, Kill C, Marohl R, Voigt I, Wolfrum S, Bernhard M, Michels G. Monitoring kardiovaskulärer Notfallpatienten in der Notaufnahme: Konsensuspapier der DGK, DGINA und DGIIN. Notfall+Rettungsmedizin 2023. doi.org/10.1007/s12181-023-00632-1

Sugimura Y, Bauer S, Immohr MB, Mehdiani A, Rellecke P, Tudorache I, Horn P, Westenfeld R, Boeken U, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Akhyari P. Clinical outcomes of hundred large Impella implantations in cardiogenic shock patients based on individual clinical scenarios. Artif Organs. 2023 Sep 19. doi: 10.1111/aor.14646.

Ronco D, Ariza-Solé A, Kowalewski M, Matteucci M, Di Mauro M, López-de-Sá E, Ranucci M, Sionis A, Bonaros N, De Bonis M, Russo CF, Uribarri A, Montero S, Fischlein T, Kowalówka A, Naito S, Obadia JF, Martín-Asenjo R, Aboal J, Thielmann M, Simon C, Andrea-Riba R, Parra C, Folliguet T, Martínez-Sellés M, Sanmartín Fernández M, Al-Attar N, Viana Tejedor A, Serraino GF, Burgos Palacios V, Boeken U, Raposeiras Roubin S, Solla Buceta MA, Sánchez Fernández PL, Scrofani R, Pastor Báez G, Jorge Pérez P, Actis Dato G, Garcia-Rubira JC, de Gea Garcia JH, Massimi G, Musazzi A, Lorusso R. The current clinical practice for management of post-infarction ventricular septal rupture: a European survey. Eur Heart J Open. 2023 Sep 22;3(5):oead091. doi: 10.1093/ehjopen/oead091. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Kotton CN, Torre-Cisneros J, Yakoub-Agha I, Boeken U. CMV International Symposium Faculty. Slaying the "Troll of Transplantation"-new frontiers in cytomegalovirus management. A report from the CMV International Symposium 2023.Transpl Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 9:e14183. doi: 10.1111/tid.14183.

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Buchbeiträge

Lorusso R., Whitman G., Boeken U., MacLaren G., Guarracino F., Saeed D., Meyns B. Post-Cardiotomy ECLS and other temporary MCS in adult patients. ELSO 2023. ISBN 978-0-9656756-9-7

Boeken U, Assmann A, Klotz S, Born F, Rieth A, Schmid C. Mechanische Unterstützung im akuten Kreislaufversagen. 1. Auflage, Springer-Verlag Heidelberg 2020

Boeken U, Assmann A, Born F, Klotz S, Schmid C. Mechanische Herz-Kreislauf-Unterstützung. 2. Auflage, Springer-Verlag Heidelberg 2017

Klotz S, Boeken U, Assmann A. Leben mit einem Kunstherz, Ratgeber für Betroffene, Angehörige und Interessierte, Deutsche Herzstiftung 2016

Boeken U, Assmann A, Born F, Schmid C. Mechanische Herz-Kreislauf-Unterstützung: Indikationen, Systeme, Implantationstechniken. Springer-Verlag Berlin 2013.

Feindt P, Harig F, Weyand M. Empfehlungen zum Einsatz und zur Verwendung der Herz-Lungen-Maschine. Steinkopff Verlag Darmstadt 2006

Feindt P, Vetter HO, Weyand M. Synopsis der biologischen und mechanischen Kreislaufunterstützung. Steinkopff Verlag Darmstadt 2003

Bartels C, Babin-Ebell J, Boeken U, Doenst T, Feindt P, Gerdes A, Heiermann M, Schlensak C. Extrakorporale Zirkulation – wissenschaftlich begründet ? Steinkopff Verlag Darmstadt 2001