Hans-Rainer Figulla, MD

Age-Stratified Baseline and Outcome Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Results From the German Multicenter Registry

10/02/2012

Eberhard Grube , MD;

Axel Linke , MD;

Hans-Rainer Figulla , MD;

Harald Mudra , MD;

Karl Eugen Hauptmann , MD;

Raimund Erbel , MD;

Ralf Zahn , MD;

Horst Sievert , MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI;

Rainer Hambrecht ;

Gert Richardt , MD, PhD;

Lutz Buellesfeld , MD;

Christoph K. Naber , MD;

Karl-Heinz Kuck , MD;

Matthias Voehringer ;

Jochen Senges ;

Abstract: Objectives. To analyze age dependencies in patients currently undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) based on the German TAVI registry. Background. TAVI is a promising, less invasive treatment option for surgical...

Abstract: Objectives. To analyze...

10/02/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Successful Percutaneous Implantation of an Aortic Valve Stent Prosthesis in a Patient with a Mechanical Mitral Valve

03/01/2011

Julia Schumm , MD;

Hans-Rainer Figulla , MD;

Markus Ferrari , MD;

ABSTRACT: Percutaneous aortic valve replacement represents a minimally-invasive alternative to open heart valve replacement in high-risk patients. Interventional procedures are used in an increasing number of patients and indications are...

ABSTRACT: Percutaneous aortic...

03/01/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Occlutech Figulla PFO and ASD Occluder: A New Nitinol Wire Mesh Device for Closure of Atrial Septal Defects

03/31/2010

Christian Jung , MD, PhD;

Ziyad M. Hijazi , MD, MPH;

Horst Sievert , MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI;

Alexander Lauten , MD;

Hans-Rainer Figulla , MD;

Markus Ferrari , MD;

Florian Krizanic , MD;

Dietrich Pfeiffer , MD;

Thomas Konorza , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. We investigated the safety, feasibility and efficacy of the Occlutech® devices for patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal defect (ASD) closure in a prospective trial. Methods. The retention discs of the PFO device...

ABSTRACT: Background. We...

03/31/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Intra-Aortic Counterpulsation for Hemodynamic Support in Patients With Acute Ischemic Versus Non-Ischemic Heart Failure

11/01/2012

Wilma Rademacher , MD;

Daniel Kretzschmar , MD;

Hans-Rainer Figulla , MD;

Markus Ferrari , MD;

Björn Goebel , MD;

Alexander Lauten , MD;

Philipp Lauten , MD;

Abstract: Background. Intra-aortic counterpulsation (IABP) is frequently applied to provide hemodynamic support in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock (CS) of ischemic and non-ischemic cause. However, clinical data comparing outcomes...

Abstract: Background....

11/01/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Percutaneous Extracorporeal Life Support in Patients With Circulatory Failure: Results of the German Lifebridge Registry

02/01/2015

Christian Jung , MD, PhD;

Marcus Franz , MD;

Hans-Rainer Figulla , MD;

Steffen Sonntag , MD;

Martin Hug , MD;

Harald Mudra , MD;

Robert Bauerschmitt , MD;

Franz-Xaver Kleber , MD;

Peter Feindt , MD;

Uwe Mehlhorn , MD;

Christian Vahl , MD;

Hans-Juergen Bruns , PhD;

Markus Ferrari , MD;

Mortality rates remain high in patients with cardiogenic shock or acute refractory circulatory failure. This study evaluates the procedural performance and safety of the automated Lifebridge extracorporeal life support system (Zoll Lifebridge...

Mortality rates remain high in...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Plaque Composition and Dynamics

Determinants of Neointimal Proliferation and Stent Coverage After Intracoronary Therapy With Drug-Eluting Devices in Stable Coronary Artery Disease: Role of Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Interleukin-1 Family Cytokines

11/26/2014

Hans-Rainer Figulla , MD;

Sylvia Otto , MD;

Kristina Nitsche ;

Johannes Gassdorf ;

Florian Janiak ;

Björn Goebel , MD;

Tudor C. Poerner , MD;

Christian Jung , MD, PhD;

We used OCT to assess the influence of circulating endothelial progenitor cells and levels of Il-1 cytokines on stent coverage and in-stent proliferation. A high EPC count seems to be a favorable individual patient factor, since it was...

We used OCT to assess the...

11/26/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology