INDEPENDENT INNOVATIONS WITH RELEVANCE FOR CLINICAL SERVICES, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND PATIENT MANAGEMENT<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A) Minimally invasive cardiac surgery<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1995 World’s first transmyocardial laser revascularization with a Holmium\u2013YAG laser (CARDIOGENESIS Inc.) on the beating heart via li-lateral minithoracotomy for the surgical treatment of refractory angina pectoris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1997 First MIDCAB operation (minimally invasive bypass with LIMA on LAD via li-lateral minithoracotomy) at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2006 Austria’s first minimally invasive aortic valve replacement operation via re-lat. Thoracotomy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2007 Austria’s first minimally invasive epicardial MAZE operation with the Gemini Bipolar system via bilateral minithoracotomy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B) other cardiac surgical operating techniques<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1992 First heart transplant at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Freiburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1992 First implantation of an aortic homograft at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Freiburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1999 Development, world first and routine clinical application of a new technique for mitral valve reconstruction in cases of prolapse of the anterior mitral valve leaflet: Triangular plication of the anterior mitral leaflet (Triangular plication of the anterior mitral leaflet: a new operative technique. Ann Thorac Surg 2004; 78:e36-7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2001 Austria’s first combined MAZE operation (combination: surgical incision and microwave ablation including additional procedure) for the treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2004 Development and routine use of reconstructive procedures using autologous pericardial patches for florid tricuspid valve endocarditis. (Midterm follow-up of tricuspid valve reconstruction due to active infective endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg 2007; 84:1943-48)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2008 World’s first correction of an atrial septal defect with severe pulmonary hypertension and 10 months of pretreatment with bosentan (Atrial septal defect repair after a 10-month treatment with bosentan in a patient with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension: a case report. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 138:785-786)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2010 World’s first combined operation of a pulmonary artery aneurysm with homograft implantation and correction of a pectus excavatum (case report in preparation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C) Introduction and implementation of new medical technology products<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1997 First implantation of the Freestyle Stentless bioprosthesis in Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1998 World’s first use of the pneumatically operated, biventricular heart support system (BI-VAD, CARDIO TECHNOLOGIES, Inc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1999 First implantation of the Freestyle \u201cextended root\u201d stentless bioprosthesis in Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2002 First implantation of the MC3 tricuspid valve ring in Europe for the reconstructive treatment of tricuspid valve insufficiency<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2003 Second epicardial MAZE operation in the world (first in Austria) for the treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation with the \u201cULTRAMAZE SYSTEM\u201d (Focused Ultrasound) on the beating heart without a heart lung machine<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2006 First implantation of the GC Future Annuloplasty Band for mitral valve reconstruction in Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2008 First implantation of the Mosaic Ultra bioprosthesis in the aortic position in Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2009 First implantation of the Mosaic Ultra Mitral bioprosthesis in the mitral position at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2010 First implantation of the Perceval Sutureless aortic valve prosthesis at the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna (10\/2010)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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