Publications by authors named "Sophia Schmidt"

Novel fused phenazines were synthesized through a combination of gold-catalyzed hydroamination and cascade cyclization reactions towards azaacenes. In total, 30 new compounds were synthesized and investigated with respect to their structural and optoelectronic properties. In solution, these targets exhibit strong green to red emission, with quantum yields of up to 60 %.

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Erwinia amylovora is a bacterial pathogen that causes fire blight, an important disease in apples and pears. Applying the antibiotic streptomycin during the phenological bloom stage is considered the most effective management tactic for fire blight. Though streptomycin-resistant (SmR) E.

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Background: The impact of sex-differences on the release of cardiac biomarkers after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains unknown. The aim of our study was to (1) investigate the impact of sex-differences in cardiac biomarker release after CABG and (2) determine sex-specific thresholds for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) and creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB) associated with 30-day major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and mortality.

Methods: A consecutive cohort of 3687 patients, comprising 643 women (17.

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Background And Aims: In chronic ischaemic heart failure, revascularisation strategies control symptoms but are less effective in improving left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). The aim of this trial is to investigate the safety of cardiac shockwave therapy (SWT) as a novel treatment option and its efficacy in increasing cardiac function by inducing angiogenesis and regeneration in hibernating myocardium.

Methods: In this single-blind, parallel-group, sham-controlled trial (cardiac shockwave therapy for ischemic heart failure, CAST-HF; NCT03859466) patients with LVEF ≤40% requiring surgical revascularisation were enrolled.

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