Volkmar Falk

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the barrier function of surface micro-engineered biosynthesized cellulose (BC) membranes and found that the BC membranes established an effective barrier against the bacterial colonization of the outer driveline interface.

TL;DR: Assessment of aortic valve morphology can serve as an additional diagnostic tool for the detection of AS and an estimation of its severity.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated risk factors and the typical clinical course of CS-associated AKI (CS-AKI) to derive strategies for perioperative clinical routine and concluded that an optimal preoperative fluid management might prevent postoperative AKI, especially in patients with preexisting CKD, should be performed for at least 72 hours after surgery to detect an onset of AKI early and initiate renal protective strategies.

TL;DR: Neither in this study3 nor in their ongoing clinical programme have the authors ever experienced any impairment of the circumflex artery while achieving complete LAA closure with the AtriClip, and this strongly advocate for a device­enabled epicardial closure strategy to achieve safe, complete, and durable LAAclosure.

TL;DR: Based on a small sample size, the comparison showed no relevant differences in terms of neurologic outcome and 30-day mortality, confirming RCP, uACP and bACP as safe and reproducible selective cerebral perfusion strategies in surgery for acute type A aortic dissection.