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Participating in a School-Integrated Daily ExerciseProgramImproves Motor Performance Significantly in School-Children - EN

REBIRTH active school: 5 minutes of exercise per lesson (elementary school) significantly improves strength, fitness and coordination.

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PCI and CABG for Treating Stable Coronary Artery Disease: JACC Review Topic of the Week - EN

 Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are considered revascularization procedures, but only CABG can prolong life in stable coronary artery disease.

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Perspectives of operative myocardial revascularization minimally invasive coronary bypass an alternative? - EN

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery has evolved as a reliable method to perform left internal mammary artery (LIMA) bypass surgery to the LAD. This novel technique represents a synthesis of known approaches to a less invasive, minimally invasive surgical approach.

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Pushing the boundaries of innovation: the potential of ex vivo organ perfusion from an interdisciplinary point of view - EN

The work describes the multidisciplinary, clinical and experimental options for  application of a system developed primarily for organ transport

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Surgical treatment of active infective endocarditis with paravalvular involvement - EN

The use of an antibiotic fibrin compound appears to be a useful prophylactic tool to prevent postoperative residual endocarditis.

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Telemonitoring-supportedexercisetraining, metabolicsyndromeseverity, and workability in companyemployees: a randomisedcontrolledtrial - EN

6 months of supervised training (30 min/day) leads to an improvement in the metabolic synrome and lowers the depression index.

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The efficacy of controlled antibiotic release for prevention of polyethyleneterephthalate- (Dacron-) related infection in cardiovascular surgery - EN

Infection of prostheses containing polyethyleneterephthalate (Dacron) remains a dreaded complication in cardiovascular surgery despite perioperative antibiotic (AB) prophylaxis.

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The Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease Current Status Six Decades After the First Bypass Operation - EN

In terms of vascular biology, bypass surgery offers better options for maintaining arterial function and long-term openness rates.

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Tissue engineering of pulmonary heart valves on allogenic acellular matrix conduits: in vivo restoration of valve tissue - EN

Tissue engineering using in vitro-cultivated autologous vascular wall cells is a new approach to biological heart valve replacement. In the present study, we analyzed a new concept to process allogenic acellular matrix scaffolds.

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Total Arterial Revascularization with Radial Artery and Internal Thoracic Artery T-Grafts Is Associated with Superior Long-Term Survival in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - EN

Compelling evidence encourages the use of the radial artery (RA) as the second arterial graft in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, its long-term benefits remain disputed. Here, we show improved long-term survival.

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Prof. dr. dr. h.c. Axel Haverich