MR-IMPACT II: Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Myocardial Perfusion Assessment in Coronary artery disease Trial: perfusion-cardiac magnetic resonance vs. single …

…, K Huettle, SO Schönberg, A Luchner… - European heart …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Aims Perfusion-cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has emerged as a potential alternative
to single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to assess myocardial ischaemia …

Differential atrial and ventricular expression of myocardial BNP during evolution of heart failure

A Luchner, TL Stevens, DD Borgeson… - American Journal …, 1998 - journals.physiology.org
Although brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) of myocardial origin is important in cardiovascular
and renal function and as a marker of cardiac dysfunction, the expression of BNP in atrial and …

Incremental value of high-sensitive troponin T in addition to the revised cardiac index for peri-operative risk stratification in non-cardiac surgery

M Weber, A Luchner, S Manfred, C Mueller… - European heart …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Aims We aimed to evaluate the incremental value of high-sensitive troponin T (hsTnT) for risk
prediction prior to non-cardiac surgery in comparison with the established revised cardiac …

A 5-year experience with cardiopulmonary resuscitation using extracorporeal life support in non-postcardiotomy patients with cardiac arrest

…, T Bein, M Zimmermann, M Lubnow, A Luchner… - Resuscitation, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using extracorporeal life support (ECLS)
system has been successfully used to support patients with in- and out-of-hospital …

The aging process of the heart: obesity is the main risk factor for left atrial enlargement during aging: the MONICA/KORA (monitoring of trends and determinations in …

…, MRP Markus, S Duderstadt, W Lieb, A Luchner… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
Objectives : This prospective study evaluated the association of obesity and hypertension
with left atrial (LA) volume over 10 years. Background : Although left atrial enlargement (LAE) …

Effect of compensated renal dysfunction on approved heart failure markers: direct comparison of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-BNP

A Luchner, C Hengstenberg, H Löwel… - …, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP) are markers of heart
failure. Although renal dysfunction may increase plasma concentrations, the magnitude of this …

[HTML][HTML] Natriuretic peptides and integrated risk assessment for cardiovascular disease: an individual-participant-data meta-analysis

…, OH Franco, JA de Lemos, A Luchner… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Guidelines for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases focus on prediction
of coronary heart disease and stroke. We assessed whether or not measurement of N-…

Kidney injury molecule‐1 and N‐acetyl‐ß‐d‐glucosaminidase in chronic heart failure: possible biomarkers of cardiorenal syndrome

…, CA Böger, G Riegger, A Luchner - European journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Patients with chronic heart failure are often characterized by impaired renal function,
also referred to as cardiorenal syndrome (CRS). The aim of this study was to assess whether …

Evaluation of brain natriuretic peptide as marker of left ventricular dysfunction and hypertrophy in the population

A Luchner, JC Burnett Jr, M Jougasaki… - Journal of …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Objective To evaluate brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) as marker of left ventricular (LV)
dysfunction and hypertrophy in a population-based sample of 610 middle-aged subjects (50–67 …

Impact of sleep-disordered breathing on myocardial salvage and infarct size in patients with acute myocardial infarction

…, A Satzl, K Debl, A Hetzenecker, A Luchner… - European heart …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) may be a risk factor for expansion of infarct size
early after acute myocardial infarction (MI) by exposing the heart to repetitive oxygen …