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Thevathasan T, Füreder L, Fechtner M, Mørk SR, Schrage B, Westermann D, Linde L, Gregers E, Andreasen JB, Gaisendrees C, Unoki T, Axtell AL, Takeda K, Vinogradsky AV, Gonçalves-Teixeira P, Lemaire A, Alonso-Fernandez-Gatta M, Sern Lim H, Garan AR, Bindra A, Schwartz G, Landmesser U, Skurk C. Left-Ventricular Unloading With Impella During Refractory Cardiac Arrest Treated With Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med 2024; 52:464-474. [PMID: 38180032 PMCID: PMC10876179 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is the implementation of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) during refractory cardiac arrest. The role of left-ventricular (LV) unloading with Impella in addition to VA-ECMO ("ECMELLA") remains unclear during ECPR. This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to characterize patients with ECPR receiving LV unloading and to compare in-hospital mortality between ECMELLA and VA-ECMO during ECPR. DATA SOURCES Medline, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, and abstract websites of the three largest cardiology societies (American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and European Society of Cardiology). STUDY SELECTION Observational studies with adult patients with refractory cardiac arrest receiving ECPR with ECMELLA or VA-ECMO until July 2023 according to the Preferred Reported Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis checklist. DATA EXTRACTION Patient and treatment characteristics and in-hospital mortality from 13 study records at 32 hospitals with a total of 1014 ECPR patients. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CI were computed with the Mantel-Haenszel test using a random-effects model. DATA SYNTHESIS Seven hundred sixty-two patients (75.1%) received VA-ECMO and 252 (24.9%) ECMELLA. Compared with VA-ECMO, the ECMELLA group was comprised of more patients with initial shockable electrocardiogram rhythms (58.6% vs. 49.3%), acute myocardial infarctions (79.7% vs. 51.5%), and percutaneous coronary interventions (79.0% vs. 47.5%). VA-ECMO alone was more frequently used in pulmonary embolism (9.5% vs. 0.7%). Age, rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and low-flow times were similar between both groups. ECMELLA support was associated with reduced odds of mortality (OR, 0.53 [95% CI, 0.30-0.91]) and higher odds of good neurologic outcome (OR, 2.22 [95% CI, 1.17-4.22]) compared with VA-ECMO support alone. ECMELLA therapy was associated with numerically increased but not significantly higher complication rates. Primary results remained robust in multiple sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSIONS ECMELLA support was predominantly used in patients with acute myocardial infarction and VA-ECMO for pulmonary embolism. ECMELLA support during ECPR might be associated with improved survival and neurologic outcome despite higher complication rates. However, indications and frequency of ECMELLA support varied strongly between institutions. Further scientific evidence is urgently required to elaborate standardized guidelines for the use of LV unloading during ECPR.
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- Tharusan Thevathasan
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Centre Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, University Heart Center Freiburg, Bad Krozingen, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Aneastesiology and Intensive Care, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Unit, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
- Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Oporto, Portugal
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain
- Centro de Investigación biomédica en Red de Enfermadades Cardiovasculares (CIBER-CV), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Centre Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, University Heart Center Freiburg, Bad Krozingen, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Aneastesiology and Intensive Care, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Unit, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain
- Centro de Investigación biomédica en Red de Enfermadades Cardiovasculares (CIBER-CV), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Centre Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, University Heart Center Freiburg, Bad Krozingen, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Aneastesiology and Intensive Care, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Unit, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
- Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Oporto, Portugal
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain
- Centro de Investigación biomédica en Red de Enfermadades Cardiovasculares (CIBER-CV), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Thevathasan T, Paul J, Gaul AL, Degbeon S, Füreder L, Dischl D, Knie W, Girke G, Wurster T, Landmesser U, Skurk C. Mortality and healthcare resource utilisation after cardiac arrest in the United States - A 10-year nationwide analysis prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Resuscitation 2023; 193:109946. [PMID: 37634860 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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AIM Understanding the public health burden of cardiac arrest (CA) is important to inform healthcare policies, particularly during healthcare crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to analyse outcomes of in-hospital mortality and healthcare resource utilisation in adult patients with CA in the United States over the last decade prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS The United States (US) National Inpatient Sample was utilised to identify hospitalised adult patients with CA between 2010 and 2019. Logistic and Poisson regression models were used to analyse outcomes by adjusting for 47 confounders. RESULTS 248,754 adult patients with CA (without "Do Not Resuscitate"-orders) were included in this study, out of which 57.5% were male. In-hospital mortality was high with 51.2% but improved significantly from 58.3% in 2010 to 46.4% in 2019 (P < 0.001). Particularly, elderly patients, non-white patients and patients requiring complex therapy had a higher mortality rate. Although the average hospital LOS decreased by 11%, hospital expenses have increased by 13% between 2010 and 2019 (each P < 0.001), presumably due to more frequent use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS, e.g. ECMO from 2.6% to 8.7% or Impella® micro-axial flow pump from 1.8% to 14.2%). Strong disparities existed among patient age groups and ethnicities across the US. Of note, the number of young adults with CA and opioid-induced CA has almost doubled within the study period. CONCLUSION Over the last ten years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, CA-related survival has incrementally improved with shorter hospitalisations and increased medical expenses, while strong disparities existed among different age groups and ethnicities. National standards for CA surveillance should be considered to identify trends and differences in CA treatment to allow for standardised medical care.
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- Tharusan Thevathasan
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Potsdamer Str. 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany; Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Potsdamer Str. 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Potsdamer Str. 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany.
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Thevathasan T, Degbeon S, Paul J, Wendelburg DK, Füreder L, Gaul AL, Scheitz JF, Stadler G, Rroku A, Lech S, Buspavanich P, Huemer M, Attanasio P, Nagel P, Reinthaler M, Landmesser U, Skurk C. Safety and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure-A Nationwide Analysis. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4573. [PMID: 37510689 PMCID: PMC10380523 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12144573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has emerged as a non-pharmacological alternative for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) not suitable for anticoagulation therapy. Real-world data on peri-procedural outcomes are limited. The aim of this study was to analyze outcomes of peri-procedural safety and healthcare resource utilization in 11,240 adult patients undergoing LAAC in the United States between 2016 and 2019. Primary outcomes (safety) were in-hospital ischemic stroke or systemic embolism (SE), pericardial effusion (PE), major bleeding, device embolization and mortality. Secondary outcomes (resource utilization) were adverse discharge disposition, hospital length of stay (LOS) and costs. Logistic and Poisson regression models were used to analyze outcomes by adjusting for 10 confounders. SE decreased by 97% between 2016 and 2019 [95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0-0.24] (p = 0.003), while a trend to lower numbers of other peri-procedural complications was determined. In-hospital mortality (0.14%) remained stable. Hospital LOS decreased by 17% (0.78-0.87, p < 0.001) and adverse discharge rate by 41% (95% CI 0.41-0.86, p = 0.005) between 2016 and 2019, while hospital costs did not significantly change (p = 0.2). Female patients had a higher risk of PE (OR 2.86 [95% CI 2.41-6.39]) and SE (OR 5.0 [95% CI 1.28-43.6]) while multi-morbid patients had higher risks of major bleeding (p < 0.001) and mortality (p = 0.031), longer hospital LOS (p < 0.001) and increased treatment costs (p = 0.073). Significant differences in all outcomes were observed between male and female patients across US regions. In conclusion, LAAC has become a safer and more efficient procedure. Significant sex differences existed across US regions. Careful considerations should be taken when performing LAAC in female and comorbid patients.
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- Tharusan Thevathasan
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Potsdamer Str. 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Berlin Institute of Health, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Potsdamer Str. 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Neurology and Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Research Unit Gender in Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Potsdamer Str. 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Science, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Research Unit Gender in Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Sexology and Sexual Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Potsdamer Str. 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Potsdamer Str. 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Potsdamer Str. 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany
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Wilkes MA, Carrivick JL, Castella E, Ilg C, Cauvy-Fraunié S, Fell SC, Füreder L, Huss M, James W, Lencioni V, Robinson C, Brown LE. Glacier retreat reorganizes river habitats leaving refugia for Alpine invertebrate biodiversity poorly protected. Nat Ecol Evol 2023:10.1038/s41559-023-02061-5. [PMID: 37142743 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023-02061-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Alpine river biodiversity around the world is under threat from glacier retreat driven by rapid warming, yet our ability to predict the future distributions of specialist cold-water species is currently limited. Here we link future glacier projections, hydrological routing methods and species distribution models to quantify the changing influence of glaciers on population distributions of 15 alpine river invertebrate species across the entire European Alps, from 2020 to 2100. Glacial influence on rivers is projected to decrease steadily, with river networks expanding into higher elevations at a rate of 1% per decade. Species are projected to undergo upstream distribution shifts where glaciers persist but become functionally extinct where glaciers disappear completely. Several alpine catchments are predicted to offer climate refugia for cold-water specialists. However, present-day protected area networks provide relatively poor coverage of these future refugia, suggesting that alpine conservation strategies must change to accommodate the future effects of global warming.
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- M A Wilkes
- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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- School of Geography and water@leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- VSA, Swiss Water Association, Glattbrugg, Switzerland
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- INRAE, UR RIVERLY, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, Villeurbanne, France
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- School of Geography and water@leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- School of Geography and water@leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Climate and Ecology Unit, Research and Museum Collections Office, MUSE- Science Museum of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Duebendorf, CH and Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- School of Geography and water@leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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Thevathasan T, Füreder L, Donker DW, Nix C, Wurster TH, Knie W, Girke G, Al Harbi AS, Landmesser U, Skurk C. Case report: Refractory cardiac arrest supported with veno-arterial-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and left-ventricular Impella CP ®-Physiological insights and pitfalls of ECMELLA. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:1045601. [PMID: 36407456 PMCID: PMC9674118 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1045601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report which provides insights into patient-specific hemodynamics during veno-arterio-venous-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VAV ECMO) combined with a left-ventricular (LV) Impella® micro-axial pump for therapy-refractory cardiac arrest due to acute myocardial infarction, complicated by acute lung injury (ALI). PATIENT PRESENTATION A 54-year-old male patient presented with ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome complicated by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with ventricular fibrillation upon arrival of the emergency medical service. As cardiac arrest was refractory to advanced cardiac life support, the patient was transferred to the Cardiac Arrest Center for immediate initiation of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) with peripheral VA ECMO and emergency percutaneous coronary intervention using drug eluting stents in the right coronary artery. Due to LV distension and persistent asystole after coronary revascularization, an Impella® pump was inserted for LV unloading and additional hemodynamic support (i.e., "ECMELLA"). Despite successful unloading by ECMELLA, post-cardiac arrest treatment was further complicated by sudden differential hypoxemia of the upper body. This so called "Harlequin phenomenon" was explained by a new onset of ALI, necessitating escalation of VA ECMO to VAV ECMO, while maintaining Impella® support. Comprehensive monitoring as derived from the Impella® console allowed to illustrate patient-specific hemodynamics of cardiac unloading. Ultimately, the patient recovered and was discharged from the hospital 28 days after admission. 12 months after the index event the patient was enrolled in the ECPR Outpatient Care Program which revealed good recovery of neurologic functions while physical exercise capacities were impaired. CONCLUSION A combined mechanical circulatory support strategy may successfully be deployed in complex cases of severe cardio-circulatory and respiratory failure as occasionally encountered in clinical practice. While appreciating potential clinical benefits, it seems of utmost importance to closely monitor the physiological effects and related complications of such a multimodal approach to reach the most favorable outcome as illustrated in this case.
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- Tharusan Thevathasan
- Department of Cardiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Intensive Care Center, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology, TechMed Center, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Berlin, Germany
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Füreder L, Böhmig GA, Schaefer AK, Steinlechner B. Extracorporeal immunoadsorption in heparin- and protamine-induced thrombocytopaenia prior to cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 56:206-207. [PMID: 30541064 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Exposure to heparin and protamine during cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may trigger heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia and/or protamine-induced thrombocytopaenia. Further surgery on CPB with heparin and protamine in the presence of these antibodies implies increased thromboembolic risk. We present the successful application of extracorporeal immunoadsorption to deplete antibodies causing heparin-induced and protamine-induced thrombocytopaenia preoperatively.
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- Lisa Füreder
- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Division of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Division of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Schaefer AK, Donhauser B, Kroeckel I, Füreder L, Holaubek C, Braunschmid T, Mouhieddine M, Panzer S, Dworschak M, Steinlechner B. Heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia diagnostic testing after adult cardiac surgery: a single-centre experience and development. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 55:722-728. [PMID: 30395203 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the incidence and outcome of heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia (HIT) in patients after cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and to review the time course of platelet counts and the use of different immunological diagnostic tests. METHODS All patients ≥18 years of age who underwent CPB from 2006 to 2015 and who were postoperatively admitted to our cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) were included in this retrospective study. Screening for heparin/platelet factor-4 antibodies was performed using an antibody test, which was later replaced with a screening test specific for IgG antibodies without IgA/IgM cross-reactivity. The enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the detection of antibodies of all immunoglobulin classes against heparin/PF4 complexes was replaced with an IgG-specific EIA. HIT was confirmed by a heparin-induced platelet aggregation test until 2014. RESULTS Among 4978 patients admitted between 2006 and 2015, 539 (11%) patients were evaluated for HIT. Patients were excluded because of age <18 years (n = 9), non-cardiac surgery without CPB (n = 10) or incomplete data (n = 3). Of the remaining 517 patients, 43 (8.3%) patients were HIT-positive. HIT incidence was 0.86%. The proportion of HIT-positive patients was similar in men and women (8.4% and 8.2%, respectively). Men and women with suspected HIT also had similar in-hospital mortality (odds ratio ≈ 1; P = 0.926). CONCLUSIONS The incidence of HIT was lower in our study than previously reported. Novel immunological tests have improved to specifically detect IgG antibodies. Furthermore, they are able to detect anti-protamine antibodies, which may be present in patients with high clinical probability of testing negative for HIT. Incidence and clinical relevance of heparin/protamine antibodies will be subjects of future investigation.
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- Anne-Kristin Schaefer
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Blood Group Serology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Robak O, Vaida S, Somri M, Gaitini L, Füreder L, Frass M, Szarpak L. Inter-center comparison of EasyTube and endotracheal tube during general anesthesia in minor elective surgery. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0178756. [PMID: 28575056 PMCID: PMC5456362 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background The EasyTube® (EzT) is a supraglottic airway device (SAD) enabling ventilation irrespective of its placement into the esophagus or trachea. Data obtained on SADs from multicenter studies, performed in highly specialized centers cannot always be transferred to other sites. However, data on comparability of different sites are scarce. This study focused on inter-site variability of ventilatory and safety parameters during general anesthesia with the EzT. Methods 400 patients with ASA physical status I-II undergoing general anesthesia for elective surgery in four medical centers (EzT group (n = 200), ETT group (n = 200)). Mallampati classification, success of insertion, insertion time, duration of ventilation, number of insertion attempts, ease of insertion, tidal volumes, leakage, hemodynamic parameters, oxygenation, and complications rates with the EasyTube (EzT) or endotracheal tube (ETT) in comparison within the sites and in between the sites were recorded. Results Intra-site and inter-site comparison of insertion success as primary outcome did not differ significantly. The inter-site comparison of expiratory minute volumes showed that the volumes achieved over the course of anesthesia did not differ significantly, however, mean leakage at one site was significantly higher with the EzT (0.63 l/min, p = 0.02). No significant inter-site differences in heart rate, blood pressure, or oxygenation were observed. Sore throat and blood on the cuff after removal of the device were the most frequent complications with significantly more complications at one site with the EzT (p = 0.01) where insertion was also reported significantly more difficult (p = 0.02). Conclusion Performance of the EzT but not the ETT varied between sites with regard to insertion difficulty, leakage, and complications but not insertion success, ventilation, hemodynamics, and oxygenation parameters in patients with ASA physical status 1–2 during general anesthesia undergoing minor elective surgery.
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- Oliver Robak
- Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Centre, Hershey, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Bnai Zion Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Bnai Zion Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, General Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Füreder L, Summerer M, Brandstätter A. Phylogeny and species composition of five European species ofBranchiobdella(Annelida: Clitellata: Branchiobdellida) reflect the biogeographic history of three endangered crayfish species. J Zool (1987) 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00601.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kozuharov D, Trichkova T, Botev I, Hubenov Z, Füreder L. Invasion of Dreissena Polymorpha(Pallas, 1771) to Reservoirs in the Struma River Basin (Aegean Sea Drainage Basin, Southwest Bulgaria). BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2009.10818398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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- D. Sint
- River Ecology and Invertebrate Biology, Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Laimburg, Ora/Auer, Italy
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- River Ecology and Invertebrate Biology, Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße, Innsbruck, Austria
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