Thorsten Wittwer
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Heart Center
University Hospital of Cologne
Germany
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- Off-pump or minimized on-pump coronary surgery - initial experience with Circulating Endothelial Cells (CEC) as a supersensitive marker of tissue damage. Wittwer, T., Choi, Y.H., Neef, K., Schink, M., Sabashnikov, A., Wahlers, T. J. Cardiothorac. Surg (2011)
 - Marginal donor grafts in heart transplantation: lessons learned from 25 years of experience. Wittwer, T., Wahlers, T. Transpl. Int. (2008)
 - Preischemic iloprost application for improvement of graft preservation: which route is superior in experimental pig lung transplantation: inhaled or intravenous? Wittwer, T., Franke, U.F., Sandhaus, T., Thiene, M., Groetzner, J., Strauch, J.T., Wippermann, J., Ochs, M., Muehlfeld, C. Transplant. Proc. (2007)
 - Endobronchial donor pre-treatment with ventavis: is a second administration during reperfusion beneficial to optimize post-ischemic function of non-heart beating donor lungs?. Wittwer, T., Franke, U.F., Sandhaus, T., Groetzner, J., Strauch, J.T., Wippermann, J., Ochs, M., Mühlfeld, C., Börner, A., Streck, S., Wahlers, T. J. Surg. Res. (2006)
 - Donor pretreatment using the aerosolized prostacyclin analogue iloprost optimizes post-ischemic function of non-heart beating donor lungs. Wittwer, T., Franke, U.F., Fehrenbach, A., Ochs, M., Sandhaus, T., Schuette, A., Richter, S., Dreyer, N., Knudsen, L., Müller, T., Schubert, H., Richter, J., Wahlers, T. J. Heart Lung Transplant. (2005)
 - Experimental lung transplantation: impact of preservation solution and route of delivery. Wittwer, T., Franke, U.F., Fehrenbach, A., Ochs, M., Sandhaus, T., Schuette, A., Richter, S., Dreyer, N., Knudsen, L., Müller, T., Schubert, H., Richter, J., Wahlers, T. J. Heart Lung Transplant. (2005)
 - Inhalative pre-treatment of donor lungs using the aerosolized prostacyclin analog iloprost ameliorates reperfusion injury. Wittwer, T., Franke, U.F., Ochs, M., Sandhaus, T., Schuette, A., Richter, S., Dreyer, N., Knudsen, L., Müller, T., Schubert, H., Richter, J., Wahlers, T. J. Heart Lung Transplant. (2005)
 - Lung retrieval from non-heart-beating donors: first experience with an innovative preservation strategy in a pig lung transplantation model. Wittwer, T., Franke, U.F., Fehrenbach, A., Sandhaus, T., Pfeifer, F., Dreyer, N., Mueller, T., Schubert, H., Petrow, P., Richter, J., Wahlers, T. Eur. Surg. Res (2004)
 - Impact of retrograde graft preservation in Perfadex-based experimental lung transplantation. Wittwer, T., Franke, U., Fehrenbach, A., Meyer, D., Sandhaus, T., Pfeifer, F., Dreyer, N., Mueller, T., Schubert, H., Richter, J., Wahlers, T. J. Surg. Res. (2004)
 - Innovative pulmonary preservation of non-heart-beating donor grafts in experimental lung transplantation. Wittwer, T., Franke, U.F., Fehrenbach, A., Ochs, M., Sandhaus, T., Dreyer, N., Richter, J., Wahlers, T. Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg (2004)
 - Experimental lung preservation with Perfadex: effect of the NO-donor nitroglycerin on postischemic outcome. Wittwer, T., Albes, J.M., Fehrenbach, A., Pech, T., Franke, U.F., Richter, J., Wahlers, T. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. (2003)
 - Impact of PAF antagonist BN 52021 (Ginkolide B) on post-ischemic graft function in clinical lung transplantation. Wittwer, T., Grote, M., Oppelt, P., Franke, U., Schaefers, H.J., Wahlers, T. J. Heart Lung Transplant. (2001)
 - Aerosolized iloprost for severe pulmonary hypertension as a bridge to heart transplantation. Wittwer, T., Pethig, K., Strüber, M., Hoeper, M., Harringer, W., Haverich, A., Franke, U., Wahlers, T. Ann. Thorac. Surg. (2001)
 - Myocardial "hybrid" revascularisation with minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting combined with coronary angioplasty: preliminary results of a multicentre study. Wittwer, T., Cremer, J., Boonstra, P., Grandjean, J., Mariani, M., Mügge, A., Drexler, H., den Heijer, P., Leitner, E.R., Hepp, A., Wehr, M., Haverich, A. Heart (2000)
 - Retrograde flush perfusion with low-potassium solutions for improvement of experimental pulmonary preservation. Wittwer, T., Fehrenbach, A., Meyer, D., Brandes, H., Albes, J., Richter, J., Wahlers, T. J. Heart Lung Transplant. (2000)
 - Follow-up experience with coronary hybrid-revascularisation. Wittwer, T., Haverich, A., Cremer, J., Boonstra, P., Franke, U., Wahlers, T. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg (2000)
 - Celsior solution for improvement of currently used clinical standards of lung preservation in an ex vivo rat model. Wittwer, T., Wahlers, T., Cornelius, J.F., Elki, S., Haverich, A. Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg (1999)
 - Combined use of prostacyclin and higher perfusate temperatures further enhances the superior lung preservation by Celsior solution in the isolated rat lung. Wittwer, T., Wahlers, T., Fehrenbach, A., Cornelius, J.F., Elki, S., Ochs, M., Fehrenbach, H., Albes, J., Haverich, A., Richter, J. J. Heart Lung Transplant. (1999)
 - Improvement of pulmonary preservation with Celsior and Perfadex: impact of storage time on early post-ischemic lung function. Wittwer, T., Wahlers, T., Fehrenbach, A., Elki, S., Haverich, A. J. Heart Lung Transplant. (1999)
 









