Research Group Structural Heart Surgery
The Structural Heart Surgery research group focuses on advancing minimally invasive techniques for treating heart valve and congenital heart defects. Their work includes refining transcatheter aortic valve implantation and other innovative reconstruction methods to improve patient outcomes. Additionally, their research on external stenting for saphenous vein grafts demonstrates efforts to reduce early postoperative graft failure, enhancing the durability and success of surgical interventions.
Selected publications
- Papadopoulos, N., Ntinopoulos, V., Haeussler, A., Odavic, D., Risteski, P., Biefer, H. R. C., & Dzemali, O. (2024). Less invasive replacement of aortic root, ascending aorta and hemiarch via partial upper sternotomy: a propensity-score matched comparison with full sternotomy. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivae120
- Dushaj, S., Häussler, A., Rings, L., Ntinopoulos, V., Papadopoulos, N., Odavic, D., Biefer, H. R. C., & Dzemali, O. (2024). External stenting for saphenous vein grafts reduce early postoperative graft failure. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 38(6). https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivae099
