Current Research Projects

Project Leader Project Title
Balmer Therapy of low cardiac output syndrome after Cardiac Surgery in Infants and Children: A double blind randomized study comparing Dobutamine and Milrinone
Neonatal Pulse Oximetry Screening for Congenital Heart Defects in Switzerland: Range of Pathology in Screening-Positive Individuals
Knirsch Kretschmar Interventional closure of secundum type atrial septal defects with or without fluoroscopy – patient selection, limitations, and results
Frequency and risk factors of arterial and venous femoral thrombosis after cardiac catheterization in infants during first year of life
Kretschmar Diagnostic and interventional percutaneous catheterization in the early postoperative period (≤30 days) after congenital heart surgery in children
Interventional closure of atrial septal defect in small children with a bodyweight <15kg
Migraine headache after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect in children
Kretschmar Knirsch Construction of a local and national database/ registry for cardiovascular stent implantations in children with congenital heart diseases
Tomaske Bauersfeld Multi-center study on chronic ventricular pacing in children
Cardiac syncope in children: follow up and risk factors
Valsangiacomo Aortic wall properties after surgical or interventional coarctation repair
Evaluation of flow and pulsation of the peripheral pulmonary arteries in presence of severe pulmonary regurgitation: a magnetic resonance imaging study
Velocity distribution in the pulmonary artery side branches in the presence of significant pulmonary regurgitation
Valsangiacomo-Büchel Atrial haemodynamic and function in congenital heart disease evaluated by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

Completed Research Projects

Project Leader Project Title
Balmer Longterm follow-up after Pacemaker implantation in Neonates and Infants
Feeding problems in neonates postoperative cardiac surgery
Cardiomyopathy in newborns and infants
Management of newborns with d transposition of the great arteries
Early outcome after surgically created systemic to pulmonary artery shunt
Paediatric Heart Transplantation in Zurich within the last 10 years
Bauersfeld Long-term follow-up of bipolar, steroid eluting epicardial pacing leads
Resynchronisation effects of accessory pathway catheter ablation
Adverse effects of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome with right septal or paraseptal accessory pathways on cardiac function
Evolution of paced QRS duration in children with permanent epicardial pacing
ECG changes after VSD device closure
Mortality and Mode of Death in Pediatric Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Long-term experiences of AutoCapture® controlled pacing in children
Efficacy of structured pacemaker follow-up in paediatric patients
Short term follow up of implantable cardioverter defibrillator systems using epicardial and pleural electrodes in pediatric patients
Do daily threshold trend fluctuations of epicardial leads correlate with pacing and sensing characteristics?
Impact of epicardial pacing site on ventricular desynchronisation and cardiac function
Cardiac resynchronization with single-site left ventricular pacing in children
Mid-term follow up of epicardial and pleural lead ICD systems in pediatric patients
Safety and efficacy of pediatric outpatient radiofrequency catheter ablations
Bauersfeld Tomaske Sudden cardiac death: clinical evaluation of family members and risk stratification
Cardiac synchrony and function with chronic single-site left versus right ventricular epicardial pacing in paediatric patients after patch closure of ventricular septal
Fasnacht Identification of normal values for the 6 minute walking distance in healthy school children
Jackson Valsangiacomo-Büchel Kellenberger Bauersfeld Assessment of regional myocardial function by using CMR
Knirsch Validation and Clinical Usability of the Paediatric CardiacQP Cardiac output Oesophageal Doppler Monitor for non-invasive haemodynamic monitoring in Paediatrics
Molecular basics of defects of lateralisation in congenital heart disease
The role of brain natriuretic peptide in patients with congenital heart disease
Noncompaction of ventricular myocard in patients with congenital heart disease
Ballon angioplasty versus endovascular stenting for treatment of branch pulmonary artery stenosis
Knirsch Kretschmar Age-dependent therapy of aortic coarctation in children – immediate and medium term follow up of surgical and interventional approach
Kretschmar Measurement of the right ventricle volume with cardiac MRI and by angiocardiography
Validation and Clinical Usability of Non-invasive Haemodynamic Monitors in Paediatrics during Heart Catheterization
Aspirn resistance in children following interventional cardiac catheterization
Long-term follow-up of acute changes in coronary artery diameter caused by Kawasaki Disease
Early and mid-term results of balloon dilatation of the stenotic bovine jugular vein graft in the right ventricular outflow tract
Early and mid-term results of interventional VSD closure
Early and mid-term results of balloon dilatation of the stenotic bovine jugular vein graft in the right ventricular outflow tract
Long-term follow-up of acute changes in coronary artery diameter caused by Kawasaki Disease
Early and mid-term follow-up after Enoxaparin therapy for arterial thrombosis in infants with congenital heart disease
Follow-up after aortic balloon valvuloplasty in children – analysis of more than 1000 patients from 20 centers.
BioSTAR® ASD Study In Children (BASIC study)
Follow-up after aortic balloon valvuloplasty in children – analysis of more than 1000 patients from 20 centers.
Stambach Symptoms and Treatment in Newborns with Atrial Ectopic Tachycardia
Does early pulmonary valve replacement in children with pulmonary regurgitation after repair of tetralogy of Fallot influence exercise capacity ?
Tomaske Bauersfeld Sudden cardiac death: clinical evaluation of family members and risk stratification
Valsangiacomo Change of tapering profiles of the thoracic aorta during somatic growth. An in vivo MRI study.
Valsangiacomo Büchel The geometry of the pulmonary artery bifurcation in children– an MRI in vivo study
Normal values of aortic diameters in children assessed in vivo by contrast-enhanced MR angiography
Assessment of normal values for right- and left ventricular volumes and myocardial mass by using CMR imaging with the SSFP sequence in healthy children.
Normal right- and left ventricular volumes and myocardial mass in children measured by Steady State Free Precession cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Valsangiacomo Buechel Outcome of biventricular repair in infants with multiple left heart obstructive lesions
Valsangiacomo-Büchel Assessment of regional myocardial function by using CMR
Impact of prenatal diagnosis on outcome of univentricular heart disease
Evaluation of flow and pulsation of the peripheral pulmonary arteries in presence of severe pulmonary regurgitation: a magnetic resonance imaging study
Normal right- and left ventricular volumes and myocardial mass in children measured by Steady State Free Precession cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Normal right- and left ventricular volumes and myocardial mass in children measured by Steady State Free Precession cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Valsangiacomo-Buechel The fate of children with microdeletion 22q11 syndrome and congenital heart defect: clinical course and cardiac outcome
The clinical impact of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in paediatric patients with congenital heart disease
Evaluation of myocardial perfusion by magnetic resonance imaging in children with congenital or acquired coronary artery disease
Flow and pulsation of the peripheral pulmonary arteries in presence of severe pulmonary regurgitation: a magnetic resonance study
Remodeling of the right ventricle after early pulmonary valve replacement in children with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: assessment by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

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