Publications by authors named "Ezin Deniz"

Background: The study assesses the feasibility of the DuoCor BiVAS, a novel biventricular assist system integrating magnetic levitation technology.

Methods: In an acute large animal model involving five sheep, each received the DuoCor BiVAS without cardiopulmonary bypass. Hemodynamic and device parameters were monitored continuously for 1-h post-implantation.

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  • Acute Type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) with supra-aortic branch (SAB) malperfusion is a serious condition that often leads to high mortality, but the use of the Aortic Arch Modular Device System (AMDS) offers innovative stabilization and management options.
  • A case study of a 63-year-old male patient with severe acute chest pain due to ATAAD demonstrated the effectiveness of the AMDS, enabling successful aortic arch reconstruction and addressing malperfusion issues post-surgery.
  • The findings suggest that AMDS represents a significant advancement in the treatment of ATAAD, allowing for less invasive procedures and improving outcomes through the integration of advanced endovascular techniques.
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Complications after aortic coarctation repair are associated with high mortality and require surgical or endovascular reintervention. For patients unsuitable for endovascular therapies, reoperation remains the only therapeutic option. However, surgical experience and up-to-date follow-up data concerning this overall rare entity in the spectrum of aortic reoperations are still highly limited.

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  • More doctors are using less invasive surgery techniques for complex heart operations, especially for the aorta, but we still need more information on how safe and effective these methods are.
  • A study looked at 86 patients who had surgery to replace parts of their aorta between 2009 and 2023, focusing on how long the surgeries took and the patients' recovery.
  • The results showed that even though surgeries with more complexity took longer, both types of surgery had similar recovery times and long-term survival rates, which is promising for these newer techniques.
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Severe right heart failure, often overlooked and challenging to manage, has prompted a growing interest in innovative approaches to provide functional support. This study uses experimentation in large porcine models to introduce a novel prototype of a pulsatile mechanical circulatory support device and document its effects when deployed as a right ventricular assist device (RVAD). The pulsatile ventricular assist platform (pVAP), featuring a membrane pump driven by an intra-aortic balloon pump console, actively generates pulsatile flow to propel right ventricular blood into the pulmonary artery.

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An intra-cavitary left ventricular (LV) thrombus is a relative contraindication to LV assist device (LVAD) implantation based on increased thromboembolic risks. Herein, we present our experience with LVAD patients with or without preoperative diagnosis of LV-thrombus. We retrospectively investigated 563 patients who received LVAD implantation between 2004 and 2018.

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: Heart failure (HF) is one of the rising problems in the contemporary society with growing incidences of end-stage HF. While heart transplantation (HT) is the gold standard treatment for end-stage HF, its availability is limited by the lack of heart donors. As a consequence, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are becoming key therapies as bridge to transplant (BTT) strategy to improve survival and outcomes.

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Although rare, recovery of cardiac function after mechanical support of the left ventricle is the most desirable therapeutic goal in the treatment of end-stage heart failure.Herein, we present a novel implantable device for explantation of the HeartMate 3™ left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in patients, following cardiac recovery, avoiding (re-) sternotomy.This article demonstrates the feasibility of applying this novel device, which fits into the sewing ring of the LVAD.

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Growing worldwide incidences of end-stage heart failure and declining rates of cardiac transplants have given rise to the need for alternative treatment options, based on mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices such as left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). Technologically advanced LVADs such as the HVAD (HeartWare, Medtronic) facilitate safe and efficient treatment of heart failure patients with reduced post-operative complications, which is attributed to their considerably miniaturized size. This also facilitates the development and implementation of novel, minimally-invasive surgical techniques.

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Background: Functional mitral valve regurgitation is a frequent consequence of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with severe heart failure and is associated with a poor prognosis. It is hypothesized that in this patient group the mitral valve repair, respectively replacement, improves hemodynamics and clinical symptoms. As operative interventions with the help of heart-lung-machine are high risk procedures in these cases, the transcatheter mitral repair with MitraClip (Abbott Vascular, IL, USA) has recently become frequently used.

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Background: Pump thrombosis (PT) is still one of the major adverse events in patients supported with left ventricular assist devices. Nowadays, thrombus detection relies on clinical parameters like reoccurring heart failure symptoms, on changes in pump power consumption, and on laboratory parameters such as increased LDH and hemolysis. Once detected PT is most often persistent and refractory to medical therapy.

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Objectives: Improved outcomes over the past decade have increased confidence of physicians and patients in extended duration of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. This single-centre cohort study reports 5-year outcomes with the HeartMate II (HMII) LVAD.

Methods: We describe a cohort of 89 patients who received a HMII LVAD between February 2004 and December 2010.

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Adequate physical and functional performance is an important prerequisite for renewed participation and integration in self-determined private and (where appropriate) professional lives following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. During cardiac rehabilitation (CR), individually adapted exercise programs aim to increase exercise capacity and functional performance. A retrospective analysis of cardiopulmonary exercise capacity and functional performance in LVAD patients at discharge from a cardiac rehabilitation program was conducted.

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Long-term survival after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation in heart failure patients is mainly determined by a sophisticated after-care. Ambulatory visits only take place every 12 weeks. In case of life-threatening complications (pump thrombosis, driveline infection) this might lead to delayed diagnosis and delayed intervention.

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For the treatment of terminal heart failure, the therapy with left-ventricular assist devices has already been established. In the systems used today, pump speed does not adjust during physical activity so that cardiac output and exercise capacity remain markedly limited. It is the aim of this study to develop an automatic pump speed control based on filling pressure values in order to improve exercise capacity and quality of life in these patients.

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Objectives: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) exchange is becoming a standard surgical procedure. The exchange procedure is an opportunity to upgrade patients to a new generation pump that offers advanced reduction of adverse events or longer battery hours.

Methods: We performed an analysis of 6 consecutive patients who underwent LVAD exchange to HeartMate 3 either from a HeartWare or HeartMate (HM) II device.

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Background: The novel HeartMate 3 (HM3) left ventricular assist device (LVAD) received its CE mark in October 2015. It is a new compact LVAD featuring fully magnetically levitated pump, artificial pulse, large pump gaps, and a modular driveline. Here, we present outcomes and adverse events of a single-center cohort 6 months after HM3 implantation.

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The therapy of terminal heart failure with left ventricular assist devices has become a standard in cardiac surgery. Yet the surgical implantation technique is not standardized and differs from center to center. Complications associated with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) inflow cannula placement are thrombosis, suction events, and flow disturbances.

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Background: Several studies have indicated that younger age is associated with worse recovery after pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared to elder children. In order to verify this association between long-term outcome after moderate to severe TBI and patient's age, direct comparison between different pediatric age groups as well as an adult population was performed.

Methods: This investigation represents a retrospective cohort study at a level I trauma center including patients with moderate to severe, isolated TBI with a minimum follow-up of 10 years.

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Background: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) may lead to significant impairments in personal, social and professional life. However, knowledge of the influence on long-term outcome after TBI is sparse. We therefore aimed to investigate the subjective effects of TBI on long-term outcome at a minimum of 10 years after trauma in one of the largest study populations in Germany.

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