Research Group Heart Failure and Heart Transplant

The heart failure and heart transplant research group is dedicated to improving transplant outcomes and developing innovative treatment options for patients with advanced heart disease. Their research explores strategies to reduce immune rejection and enhance graft durability.

Selected publications

  • Horke, A., Bobylev, D., Avsar, M., Cvitkovic, T., Meyns, B., Rega, F., Hazekamp, M., Cesnjevar, R., Schmiady, M., Staebler, B., Dewald, O., Ciubotaru, A., Michel-Behnke, I., Zimpfer, D., Jashari, R., Boethig, D., Cebotari, S., Beerbaum, P., Tudorache, I., & Sarikouch, S. (2024). Paediatric aortic valve replacement using decellularized allografts: a multicentre update following 143 implantations and five-year mean follow-up. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery65(4). https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezae112
  • Schmiady, M. O., Bec, L. P., Shallah, M., Flammer, A. J., Vogt, P. R., & Wilhelm, M. J. (2023). Long-distance donor heart procurement using an innovative cold static storage system. Perfusion39(5), 1006–1008. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591231163018

Team

Igor Tudorache, Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich-St. Gallen)

Tel. +41 43 253 43 74
Specialties: Transplant surgery (heart/lung), Heart failure and mechanical circulatory support, Reconstructive minimally invasive valve surgery

Lilly Burger, Dr. med.

Attending Physician ad interim, Department of Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich-St. Gallen)

Tel. +41 43 253 10 92