University of California San Francisco

Georg Wieselthaler, MD
Georg
Wieselthaler
MD

Emeritus Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Address

500 Parnassus Avenue, #W424
San Francisco, CA 94117
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-353-8196
Fax: 415-353-1312

Biography

Dr. Georg Wieselthaler, a heart and lung surgeon, is director of the Heart Transplant Program and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at the UCSF Heart & Vascular Center. He is one of the world's leading experts in mechanical circulatory support for patients with end-stage heart failure and has performed and supervised more than 350 heart transplants. He also has extensive expertise in implanting ventricular assist devices (VADs), which help failing hearts pump blood.

Wieselthaler, a native of Austria, earned a medical degree at the University of Vienna, where he completed a residency and surgical training. He also completed advanced training in transplantation at the Vienna heart transplant and lung transplant programs.

Wieselthaler has been involved in the development of ventricular assist pumps and a total artificial heart. He has trained surgeons worldwide in implantation techniques and the use of VADs, and he has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Wieselthaler is a member of many national and international medical societies. He is president-elect of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps. He is on the board of the European Society for Artificial Organs and former president of the Austrian Society for Implantology and Tissue Integrated Prosthesis. In April 2011, he was named director of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.

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Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
University of California Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2018
University of Vienna M.D. School of Medicine 1987

Clinical Expertise

Acute Aortic Dissection Repair
Aortic Valve Repair & Replacement
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OBCAB)
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
End Stage Heart Failure
Heart Transplantation
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
Mitral Valve Repair & Replacement
Myocardial Revascularization Surgery
Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
Thoracic Aortic Reconstruction
Ventricular Aneurysm
Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)
Arrhythmia

Program Affiliations

UCSF Heart & Vascular Center

In the News

Heart Failure Patient Loses 100 Pounds Before Transplant Surgery
February, 01, 2013 | UCSF Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery

Research Narrative

In 1984, while still in medical school, Dr. Wieselthaler became involved in the Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Program  at the University of Vienna  and began working in the Biomedical Laboratory on the development of the driving unit for the "New Vienna Total Artificial Heart (TAH)". After graduation, Dr. Wieselthaler became aware of the advantages of rotary blood pumps and organized the world´s the first "International Workshop(s) on Rotary Blood Pumps" in the years 1988 and 1991 in Austria. Out of these meetings, the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps was founded in 1992 with Dr. Wieselthaler acting as Secretary General for the organization for many years.

Dr. Wieselthaler and colleague Dr. Heinrich Schima, a biomedical engineer, then investigated and developed miniaturized centrifugal pumps over15 years in the Biomedical Laboratories of the University of Vienna. Dr. Wieselthaler thereafter became primary surgeon at the Medical University of Vienna where implanted various types of VAD systems and supervised patient care. He developed extensive expertise with pulsatile systems like Novacor LVAS and has had one of the longest supported patients on the device (over 4 1/2  years). He also developed the Thoratec paracorporeal and implantable VADs. One of his patients was supported more than 3 years on the world´s first full implantable VAD in the Arrow LionHeart CUPS Trial.

In 1998, Dr. Wieselthaler implanted the world's first implantable, miniaturized axial flow pumps, the MicroMed-DeBakey VAD and he has since implanted more than 80 patients with this device. Many of Dr. Wieselthaler´s leading scientific papers originated his early experience with the world´s first nonpulsatile pump, articles still cited by colleagues. Dr. Wieselthaler also served as  Principal Investigator and implanted the world´s first implantable, magnetically suspended centrifugal left ventricular assist device (LVAD), the "TERUMO DuraHeart LVAD".

In 2003, Dr. Wieselthaler joined a HeartWare Inc, Miramar, FL as a consultant and over the next three years, played a key role in the development the HeartWare HVAD, a miniaturized hydromagnatically levitated centrifugal pump. and in 2006, he implanted the world's first patients with this system.

Dr. Wieselthaler continued working with HeartWare on the next generation LVAD, known as the "Miniaturised Ventricular Assist Device (MVAD)", leading to two patent applications in his name for the technology: 1) a minimally invasive implantation technique of the MVAD, and 2) a special shaped inflow cannula tip for the MVAD.

Research Interests

Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 106
  1. Late Right Heart Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Contemporary Insights and Future Perspectives.
    Rajapreyar I, Soliman O, Brailovsky Y, Tedford RJ, Gibson G, Mohacsi P, Hajduczok AG, Tchantchaleishvili V, Wieselthaler G, Rame JE, Caliskan K| | PubMed
  2. Left ventricular thrombus with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Novel technique of bronchoscope-guided thrombus retrieval.
    Perri JL, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  3. Time in Therapeutic Range Significantly Impacts Survival and Adverse Events in Destination Therapy Patients.
    Macaluso GP, Pagani FD, Slaughter MS, Milano CA, Feller ED, Tatooles AJ, Rogers JG, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  4. Two-Year Follow Up of the LATERAL Clinical Trial: A Focus on Adverse Events.
    Wieselthaler GM, Klein L, Cheung AW, Danter MR, Strueber M, Mahr C, Mokadam NA, Maltais S, McGee EC| | PubMed
  5. Cost of Thoracotomy Approach: An Analysis of the LATERAL Trial.
    Mokadam NA, McGee E, Wieselthaler G, Pham DT, Bailey SH, Pretorius GV, Boeve TJ, Ismyrloglou E, Strueber M| | PubMed
  6. Detecting Suspected Pump Thrombosis in Left Ventricular Assist Devices via Acoustic Analysis.
    Semiz B, Hersek S, Pouyan MB, Partida C, Blazquez-Arroyo L, Selby V, Wieselthaler G, Rehg JM, Klein L, Inan OT| | PubMed
  7. Evaluation of a lateral thoracotomy implant approach for a centrifugal-flow left ventricular assist device: The LATERAL clinical trial.
    McGee E, Danter M, Strueber M, Mahr C, Mokadam NA, Wieselthaler G, Klein L, Lee S, Boeve T, Maltais S, Pretorius GV, Adler E, Vassiliades T, Cheung A| | PubMed
  8. Feasibility and utility of intraoperative epicardial scar characterization during left ventricular assist device implantation.
    Moss JD, Oesterle A, Raiman M, Flatley EE, Beaser AD, Jeevanandam V, Klein L, Ota T, Wieselthaler G, Uriel N, Tung R| | PubMed
  9. Cast of the Right Bronchial Tree.
    Woodard GA, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  10. Giant right coronary artery aneurysm presenting as cardiac tamponade.
    Ramirez JL, Kratz JR, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
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MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 106
  1. Late Right Heart Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Contemporary Insights and Future Perspectives.
    Rajapreyar I, Soliman O, Brailovsky Y, Tedford RJ, Gibson G, Mohacsi P, Hajduczok AG, Tchantchaleishvili V, Wieselthaler G, Rame JE, Caliskan K| | PubMed
  2. Left ventricular thrombus with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Novel technique of bronchoscope-guided thrombus retrieval.
    Perri JL, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  3. Time in Therapeutic Range Significantly Impacts Survival and Adverse Events in Destination Therapy Patients.
    Macaluso GP, Pagani FD, Slaughter MS, Milano CA, Feller ED, Tatooles AJ, Rogers JG, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  4. Two-Year Follow Up of the LATERAL Clinical Trial: A Focus on Adverse Events.
    Wieselthaler GM, Klein L, Cheung AW, Danter MR, Strueber M, Mahr C, Mokadam NA, Maltais S, McGee EC| | PubMed
  5. Cost of Thoracotomy Approach: An Analysis of the LATERAL Trial.
    Mokadam NA, McGee E, Wieselthaler G, Pham DT, Bailey SH, Pretorius GV, Boeve TJ, Ismyrloglou E, Strueber M| | PubMed
  6. Detecting Suspected Pump Thrombosis in Left Ventricular Assist Devices via Acoustic Analysis.
    Semiz B, Hersek S, Pouyan MB, Partida C, Blazquez-Arroyo L, Selby V, Wieselthaler G, Rehg JM, Klein L, Inan OT| | PubMed
  7. Evaluation of a lateral thoracotomy implant approach for a centrifugal-flow left ventricular assist device: The LATERAL clinical trial.
    McGee E, Danter M, Strueber M, Mahr C, Mokadam NA, Wieselthaler G, Klein L, Lee S, Boeve T, Maltais S, Pretorius GV, Adler E, Vassiliades T, Cheung A| | PubMed
  8. Feasibility and utility of intraoperative epicardial scar characterization during left ventricular assist device implantation.
    Moss JD, Oesterle A, Raiman M, Flatley EE, Beaser AD, Jeevanandam V, Klein L, Ota T, Wieselthaler G, Uriel N, Tung R| | PubMed
  9. Cast of the Right Bronchial Tree.
    Woodard GA, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  10. Giant right coronary artery aneurysm presenting as cardiac tamponade.
    Ramirez JL, Kratz JR, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  11. Intraoperative identification and treatment of a giant right coronary artery aneurysm.
    Ramirez J, Wieselthaler G, Kratz J| | PubMed
  12. Response by Andreas et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Increased Thromboembolic Events With Dabigatran Compared With Vitamin K Antagonism in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial".
    Andreas M, Moayedifar R, Wieselthaler G, Wolzt M, Riebandt J, Haberl T, Angleitner P, Schlöglhofer T, Wiedemann D, Schima H, Laufer G, Zimpfer D| | PubMed
  13. An ISHLT consensus document for prevention and management strategies for mechanical circulatory support infection.
    Kusne S, Mooney M, Danziger-Isakov L, Kaan A, Lund LH, Lyster H, Wieselthaler G, Aslam S, Cagliostro B, Chen J, Combs P, Cochrane A, Conway J, Cowger J, Frigerio M, Gellatly R, Grossi P, Gustafsson F, Hannan M, Lorts A, Martin S, Pinney S, Silveira FP, Schubert S, Schueler S, Strueber M, Uriel N, Wrightson N, Zabner R, Huprikar S| | PubMed
  14. Increased Thromboembolic Events With Dabigatran Compared With Vitamin K Antagonism in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.
    Andreas M, Moayedifar R, Wieselthaler G, Wolzt M, Riebandt J, Haberl T, Angleitner P, Schlöglhofer T, Wiedemann D, Schima H, Laufer G, Zimpfer D| | PubMed
  15. Antithrombotic therapy for left ventricular assist devices in adults: a systematic review.
    Baumann Kreuziger LM, Kim B, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  16. Ventricular assist devices for treatment of acute heart failure and chronic heart failure.
    Kirkpatrick JN, Wieselthaler G, Strueber M, St John Sutton MG, Rame JE| | PubMed
  17. Welcome to ISRBP 2014.
    Wieselthaler GM, Slaughter M| | PubMed
  18. Lack of donor and recipient age interaction in cardiac transplantation.
    Eskandary FA, Kohl M, Dunkler D, Aliabadi A, Grömmer M, Schiferer A, Gökler J, Wieselthaler G, Laufer G, Zuckermann A| | PubMed
  19. Results of the post-market Registry to Evaluate the HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist System (ReVOLVE).
    Strueber M, Larbalestier R, Jansz P, Zimpfer D, Fiane AE, Tsui S, Simon A, Schmitto JD, Khaghani A, Wieselthaler GM, Najarian K, Schueler S| | PubMed
  20. Extended in vivo evaluation of a miniaturized axial flow pump with a novel inflow cannula for a minimal invasive implantation procedure.
    Schima H, Zrunek P, Stoiber M, Larose J, Shambaugh C, Tamez D, Deckert Z, Plasenzotti R, Bergmeister H, Wieselthaler G| | PubMed
  21. Low-molecular-weight heparin for anti-coagulation after left ventricular assist device implantation.
    Sandner SE, Riebandt J, Haberl T, Mahr S, Rajek A, Schima H, Wieselthaler GM, Laufer G, Zimpfer D| | PubMed
  22. Low-level-laser irradiation induces photorelaxation in coronary arteries and overcomes vasospasm of internal thoracic arteries.
    Plass CA, Wieselthaler GM, Podesser BK, Prusa AM| | PubMed
  23. Development of a pump flow estimator for rotary blood pumps to enhance monitoring of ventricular function.
    Granegger M, Moscato F, Casas F, Wieselthaler G, Schima H| | PubMed
  24. Cardiogenic shock in ACS. Part 2: Role of mechanical circulatory support.
    Westaby S, Anastasiadis K, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  25. Evaluation of left ventricular relaxation in rotary blood pump recipients using the pump flow waveform: a simulation study.
    Moscato F, Granegger M, Naiyanetr P, Wieselthaler G, Schima H| | PubMed
  26. Intuitive use and usability of ventricular assist device peripheral components in simulated emergency conditions.
    Geidl L, Deckert Z, Zrunek P, Gottardi R, Sterz F, Wieselthaler G, Schima H| | PubMed
  27. Aortitis requiring aortic repair associated with glaucoma, thyroiditis, glaucoma, and neuropathy: case report.
    Stöllberger C, Avanzini M, Hanafin A, Sanani R, Wieselthaler G, Wick N, Bayer G, Mölzer G, Finsterer J| | PubMed
  28. Multicenter evaluation of an intrapericardial left ventricular assist system.
    Strueber M, O'Driscoll G, Jansz P, Khaghani A, Levy WC, Wieselthaler GM, HeartWare Investigators| | PubMed
  29. Pulmonary embolism in a patient with a biventricular assist device--imaging with multislice computed tomography.
    Beitzke D, Wieselthaler G, Schima H, Loewe C| | PubMed
  30. Initial clinical experience with a novel left ventricular assist device with a magnetically levitated rotor in a multi-institutional trial.
    Wieselthaler GM, O Driscoll G, Jansz P, Khaghani A, Strueber M, HVAD Clinical Investigators| | PubMed
  31. Clinical review: practical recommendations on the management of perioperative heart failure in cardiac surgery.
    Mebazaa A, Pitsis AA, Rudiger A, Toller W, Longrois D, Ricksten SE, Bobek I, De Hert S, Wieselthaler G, Schirmer U, von Segesser LK, Sander M, Poldermans D, Ranucci M, Karpati PC, Wouters P, Seeberger M, Schmid ER, Weder W, Follath F| | PubMed
  32. Continuous assessment of cardiac function during rotary blood pump support: a contractility index derived from pump flow.
    Naiyanetr P, Moscato F, Vollkron M, Zimpfer D, Wieselthaler G, Schima H| | PubMed
  33. Usability and safety of ventricular assist devices: human factors and design aspects.
    Geidl L, Zrunek P, Deckert Z, Zimpfer D, Sandner S, Wieselthaler G, Schima H| | PubMed
  34. Age and outcome after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation as bridge to transplantation.
    Sandner SE, Zimpfer D, Zrunek P, Rajek A, Schima H, Dunkler D, Zuckermann AO, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  35. Renal function and outcome after continuous flow left ventricular assist device implantation.
    Sandner SE, Zimpfer D, Zrunek P, Rajek A, Schima H, Dunkler D, Grimm M, Wolner E, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  36. European experience of DuraHeart magnetically levitated centrifugal left ventricular assist system.
    Morshuis M, El-Banayosy A, Arusoglu L, Koerfer R, Hetzer R, Wieselthaler G, Pavie A, Nojiri C| | PubMed
  37. Coronary hemodynamics and myocardial oxygen consumption during support with rotary blood pumps.
    Voitl P, Vollkron M, Bergmeister H, Wieselthaler G, Schima H| | PubMed
  38. Platelet dysfunction in outpatients with left ventricular assist devices.
    Steinlechner B, Dworschak M, Birkenberg B, Duris M, Zeidler P, Fischer H, Milosevic L, Wieselthaler G, Wolner E, Quehenberger P, Jilma B| | PubMed
  39. Low molecular weight heparin as an alternative to unfractionated heparin in the immediate postoperative period after left ventricular assist device implantation.
    Sandner SE, Zimpfer D, Zrunek P, Steinlechner B, Rajek A, Schima H, Wolner E, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  40. Programmed cell death in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is mediated by suppression of the apoptosis inhibitor Apollon.
    Aharinejad S, Andrukhova O, Lucas T, Zuckermann A, Wieselthaler G, Wolner E, Grimm M| | PubMed
  41. Renal function after implantation of continuous versus pulsatile flow left ventricular assist devices.
    Sandner SE, Zimpfer D, Zrunek P, Dunkler D, Schima H, Rajek A, Grimm M, Wolner E, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  42. Donor myocardial HIF-1alpha is an independent predictor of cardiac allograft dysfunction: a 7-year prospective, exploratory study.
    Aharinejad S, Schäfer R, Krenn K, Zuckermann A, Schneider B, Neumann F, Paulus P, Wieselthaler G, Wolner E, Grimm M| | PubMed
  43. Suction events during left ventricular support and ventricular arrhythmias.
    Vollkron M, Voitl P, Ta J, Wieselthaler G, Schima H| | PubMed
  44. Choroidal microcirculation in patients with rotary cardiac assist device.
    Polska E, Schima H, Wieselthaler G, Schmetterer L| | PubMed
  45. Left ventricular pressure-volume loop analysis during continuous cardiac assist in acute animal trials.
    Moscato F, Vollkron M, Bergmeister H, Wieselthaler G, Leonard E, Schima H| | PubMed
  46. Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to heart transplantation: what remains? Long-term emotional sequelae in patients and spouses.
    Bunzel B, Laederach-Hofmann K, Wieselthaler G, Roethy W, Wolner E| | PubMed
  47. Left ventricular assist devices decrease fixed pulmonary hypertension in cardiac transplant candidates.
    Zimpfer D, Zrunek P, Roethy W, Czerny M, Schima H, Huber L, Grimm M, Rajek A, Wolner E, Wieselthaler G| | PubMed
  48. Post-transplant survival after lowering fixed pulmonary hypertension using left ventricular assist devices.
    Zimpfer D, Zrunek P, Sandner S, Schima H, Grimm M, Zuckermann A, Wolner E, Wieselthaler G| | PubMed
  49. Endocrine function is not impaired in patients with a continuous MicroMed-DeBakey axial flow pump.
    Wieselthaler GM, Riedl M, Schima H, Wagner O, Waldhäusl W, Wolner E, Luger A, Clodi M| | PubMed
  50. Recent trends in heart transplantation: the University of Vienna experience.
    Aliabadi A, Sandner S, Bunzel B, Dunkler D, Mahr S, Paireder M, Zimpfer D, Rödler S, Herics R, Rajek A, Wieselthaler G, Hülsmann M, Wollenek G, Weigel G, Salzer-Muhar U, Wolner E, Grimm M, Zuckermann A| | PubMed
  51. The DuraHeart VAD, a magnetically levitated centrifugal pump: the University of Vienna bridge-to-transplant experience.
    Nishinaka T, Schima H, Roethy W, Rajek A, Nojiri C, Wolner E, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  52. Advanced suction detection for an axial flow pump.
    Vollkron M, Schima H, Huber L, Benkowski R, Morello G, Wieselthaler G| | PubMed
  53. First clinical experience with an automatic control system for rotary blood pumps during ergometry and right-heart catheterization.
    Schima H, Vollkron M, Jantsch U, Crevenna R, Roethy W, Benkowski R, Morello G, Quittan M, Hiesmayr M, Wieselthaler G| | PubMed
  54. Neurocognitive function in patients with ventricular assist devices: a comparison of pulsatile and continuous blood flow devices.
    Zimpfer D, Wieselthaler G, Czerny M, Fakin R, Haider D, Zrunek P, Roethy W, Schima H, Wolner E, Grimm M| | PubMed
  55. Development of a reliable automatic speed control system for rotary blood pumps.
    Vollkron M, Schima H, Huber L, Benkowski R, Morello G, Wieselthaler G| | PubMed
  56. Remember - treat the patient not the ECG!
    Sodeck GH, Schmidinger H, Wieselthaler G, Domanovits H| | PubMed
  57. Physiology of continuous blood flow in recipients of rotary cardiac assist devices.
    Thalmann M, Schima H, Wieselthaler G, Wolner E| | PubMed
  58. Posttraumatic stress disorder after implantation of a mechanical assist device followed by heart transplantation: evaluation of patients and partners.
    Bunzel B, Laederach-Hofmann K, Wieselthaler GM, Roethy W, Drees G| | PubMed
  59. Clinical results with an ePTFE inflow conduit for mechanical circulatory support.
    Mussivand T, Hetzer R, Vitali E, Meyns B, Noirhomme P, Koerfer R, El-Banayosy A, Wolner E, Wieselthaler G, Reichart B, Uberfuhr P, Halfmann R, Portner P| | PubMed
  60. Emergency reinforcement of cracked paracorporeal blood pumps.
    Schima H, Reindl C, Stoiber M, Röthy W, Wieselthaler G| | PubMed
  61. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is superior to right ventricular assist device for acute right ventricular failure after heart transplantation.
    Taghavi S, Zuckermann A, Ankersmit J, Wieselthaler G, Rajek A, Laufer G, Wolner E, Grimm M| | PubMed
  62. Pre-emptive treatment with oral valganciclovir in management of CMV infection after cardiac transplantation.
    Devyatko E, Zuckermann A, Ruzicka M, Bohdjalian A, Wieselthaler G, Rödler S, Wolner E, Grimm M| | PubMed
  63. Extensive coagulation monitoring in patients after implantation of the MicroMed Debakey continuous flow axial pump.
    Bonaros N, Mueller MR, Salat A, Schima H, Roethy W, Kocher AA, Roche AA, Wolner E, Wieselthaler GM| | PubMed
  64. Development of a suction detection system for axial blood pumps.
    Vollkron M, Schima H, Huber L, Benkowski R, Morello G, Wieselthaler G| | PubMed
  65. Weaning of rotary blood pump recipients after myocardial recovery: a computer study of changes in cardiac energetics.
    Schima H, Vollkron M, Boehm H, Röthy W, Haisjackl M, Wieselthaler G, Wolner E| | PubMed
  66. Automatic system for noninvasive blood pressure determination in rotary pump recipients.
    Schima H, Boehm H, Huber L, Schmallegger H, Vollkron M, Hiesmayr M, Noisser R, Wieselthaler G| | PubMed
  67. Quantitative analysis of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) expression in arteries and hearts of patients with ischaemic or dilated cardiomyopathy.
    Mehrabi MR, Haslmayer P, Humpeler S, Strauss-Blasche G, Marktl W, Tamaddon F, Serbecic N, Wieselthaler G, Thalhammer T, Glogar HD, Ekmekcioglu C| | PubMed
  68. Special considerations on the implantation technique for the MicroMed-DeBakey ventricular assist device axial pump.
    Wieselthaler GM, Schima H, Wolner E| | PubMed
  69. A retrospective analysis of extracorporel membrane oxygenation versus right ventricular assist device in acute great failure after heart transplantation.
    Taghavi S, Ankersmit J, Zuckermann A, Roth GA, Wieselthaler G, Rajek A, Wolner E, Grimm M| | PubMed
  70. Rapamycin as rescue therapy in a patient supported by biventricular assist device to heart transplantation with consecutive ongoing rejection.
    Ankersmit HJ, Roth G, Zuckermann A, Moser B, Obermaier R, Taghavi S, Brunner M, Wieselthaler G, Lanzenberger M, Ullrich R, Laufer G, Grimm M, Wolner E| | PubMed
  71. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) is highly expressed in human heart ventricles.
    Mehrabi MR, Thalhammer T, Haslmayer P, Glogar HD, Wieselthaler G, Humpeler S, Marktl W, Ekmekcioglu C| | PubMed
  72. Cognitive deficit after aortic valve replacement.
    Zimpfer D, Czerny M, Kilo J, Kasimir MT, Madl C, Kramer L, Wieselthaler GM, Wolner E, Grimm M| | PubMed
  73. Interaction of the cardiovascular system with an implanted rotary assist device: simulation study with a refined computer model.
    Vollkron M, Schima H, Huber L, Wieselthaler G| | PubMed
  74. Transitory immunologic response after implantation of the DeBakey VAD continuous-axial-flow pump.
    Ankersmit HJ, Wieselthaler G, Moser B, Gerlitz S, Roth G, Boltz-Nitulescu G, Wolner E| | PubMed
  75. The University of Vienna experience in heart transplantation.
    Zuckermann A, Bohdjalian A, Deviatko E, Dunkler D, Rödler S, Ehrlich M, Wieselthaler G, Pacher R, Bunzel B, Wollenek G, Laczkovics A, Laufer G, Wolner E, Grimm M| | PubMed
  76. Lessons learned from the first clinical implants of the DeBakey ventricular assist device axial pump: a single center report.
    Wieselthaler GM, Schima H, Lassnigg AM, Dworschak M, Pacher R, Grimm M, Wolner E| | PubMed
  77. Beta-blocker therapy reduces mortality on the waiting list for cardiac transplantation.
    Lanzenberger ME, Sandner S, Gorlitzer M, Wieselthaler G, Kocher A, Taghavhi S, Ploner M, Wolner E, Grimm M| | PubMed
  78. Survival benefit of the implantable cardioverter/defibrillator in patients listed for cardiac transplantation.
    Sandner S, Wieselthaler G, Zuckermann A, Wolner E, Grimm M| | PubMed
  79. First clinical experience with the DeBakey VAD continuous-axial-flow pump for bridge to transplantation.
    Wieselthaler GM, Schima H, Hiesmayr M, Pacher R, Laufer G, Noon GP, DeBakey M, Wolner E| | PubMed
  80. [The DeBakey VAD axial flow pump: first clinical experience with a new generation of implantable, nonpulsatile blood pumps for long-term support prior to transplantation].
    Wieselthaler GM, Schima H, Lassnigg A, Pacher R, Ovsenk T, Laufer G, Noon GP, DeBakey ME, Wolner E| | PubMed
  81. Improved graft function using a new myocardial preservation solution: Celsior. Preliminary data from a randomized prospective study.
    Wieselthaler GM, Chevtchik O, Konetschny R, Moidl R, Mallinger R, Mares P, Griessmacher A, Grimm M, Wolner E, Laufer G| | PubMed
  82. Noninvasive monitoring of peak filling rate with acoustic quantification echocardiography accurately detects acute cardiac allograft rejection.
    Moidl R, Chevtchik O, Simon P, Grimm M, Wieselthaler G, Ullrich R, Mittlböck M, Wolner E, Laufer G| | PubMed
  83. Post-transplant acute myeloid leukemia (PT-AML).
    Thalhammer-Scherrer R, Wieselthaler G, Knoebl P, Schwarzinger I, Simonitsch I, Mitterbauer G, Berlakovich GA, Mannhalter C, Haas OA, Mayer G, Muehlbacher F, Wolner E, Klepetko W, Lechner K, Jaeger U| | PubMed
  84. High turnover bone disease following lung transplantation.
    Aringer M, Kiener HP, Koeller MD, Artemiou O, Zuckermann A, Wieselthaler G, Klepetko W, Seidl G, Kainberger F, Bernecker P, Smolen JS, Pietschmann P| | PubMed
  85. Aerobic endurance training program improves exercise performance in lung transplant recipients.
    Stiebellehner L, Quittan M, End A, Wieselthaler G, Klepetko W, Haber P, Burghuber OC| | PubMed
  86. Bilateral lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension.
    Birsan T, Zuckermann Z, Artermiou O, Senbaklavci O, Taghavi S, Wieselthaler G, Dekan G, Wislocki W, Klepetko W| | PubMed
  87. Downsizing of the donor lung: peripheral segmental resections and lobar transplantation.
    Artemiou O, Wieselthaler G, Zuckermann A, Wisser W, Wekerle T, Senbaklavaci O, Birsan T, Dekan G, Kritzinger M, Klepetko W| | PubMed
  88. Flow measurement at the pump head of centrifugal pumps: comparison of ultrasonic transit time and ultrasonic Doppler systems.
    Schima H, Huber L, Schmallegger H, Drost CJ, Droudt A, Wieselthaler G, Losert U| | PubMed
  89. Pharmacologically induced heart failure for the evaluation of circulatory assistance.
    Schmidt C, Schwendenwein I, Wieselthaler G, Roschal K, Schima H, Losert U, Wolner E| | PubMed
  90. Pharmacologically Induced Heart Failure for the Evaluation of Circulatory Assistance.
    Schmidt C, Schwendenwein I, Wieselthaler G, Roschal K, Schima H, Losert U, Wolner E| | PubMed
  91. Anemia and erythropoietin levels in lung transplant recipients.
    End A, Stift A, Wieselthaler G, Griesmacher A, Schlechta B, Koppensteiner R, Schreiner W, Geissler K, Stockenhuber F, Klepetko W| | PubMed
  92. Thromboembolism associated with junctional escape rhythm and atrial standstill after orthotopic heart transplantation.
    Koller-Strametz J, Wieselthaler G, Kratochwill C, Laufer G, Pacher R, Heinz G| | PubMed
  93. The impact of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators on mortality among patients on the waiting list for heart transplantation.
    Grimm M, Wieselthaler G, Avanessian R, Grimm G, Schmidinger H, Schreiner W, Podczeck A, Wolner E, Laufer G| | PubMed
  94. A clinical monitoring system for centrifugal blood pumps.
    Holzer S, Scherer R, Schmidt C, Schwendenwein I, Wieselthaler G, Noisser R, Schima H| | PubMed
  95. An implantable seal-less centrifugal pump with integrated double-disk motor.
    Schima H, Schmallegger H, Huber L, Birgmann I, Reindl C, Schmidt C, Roschal K, Wieselthaler G, Trubel W, Losert U| | PubMed
  96. Mechanically induced blood trauma: are the relevant questions already solved, or is it still an important field to be investigated?
    Schima H, Wieselthaler G| | PubMed
  97. ICD therapy in survivors of sudden cardiac death awaiting heart transplantation.
    Grimm M, Grimm G, Zuckermann A, Wieselthaler G, Feuerstein M, Daneschvar H, Schmiedinger H, Schreiner W, Wolner E, Laufer G| | PubMed
  98. [Strategies in management of heart transplantation candidates with tachycardic ventricular arrhythmia anamnesis].
    Grimm M, Grimm G, Zuckermann A, Wieselthaler G, Daneschvar H, Kocher A, Feuerstein M, Schmidinger H, Podczeck A, Pacher R| | PubMed
  99. The Vienna implantable centrifugal blood pump.
    Schima H, Trubel W, Wieselthaler G, Schmidt C, Müller MR, Siegl H, Losert U, Wolner E| | PubMed
  100. Effect of lung transplantation on diaphragmatic function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Wanke T, Merkle M, Formanek D, Zifko U, Wieselthaler G, Zwick H, Klepetko W, Burghuber OC| | PubMed
  101. [Cytomegalovirus infection following lung transplantation].
    Schmuth M, End A, Grimm M, Ringel H, Wisser W, Wieselthaler G, Wollenek G, Klepetko W| | PubMed
  102. Diminished release of atrial natriuretic factor in calves with a total artificial heart.
    Windberger U, Urbanek P, Vierhapper H, Wieselthaler G, Dolezel S, Nowotny P, Trubel W, Dostal M, Vasku J, Losert U| | PubMed
  103. [A measuring device for calculating electrical impedance of the heart in clinical conditions].
    Schmidt C, Schima H, Raderer F, Wieselthaler G| | PubMed
  104. Noninvasive monitoring of rotary blood pumps: necessity, possibilities, and limitations.
    Schima H, Trubel W, Moritz A, Wieselthaler G, Stöhr HG, Thoma H, Losert U, Wolner E| | PubMed
  105. Action of endogenous atrial natriuretic peptide in calves with experimental acute central venous congestion and low cardiac output.
    Rokitansky AM, Losert UM, Trubel W, Wieselthaler G, Krausler S, Shreiner W, Buxbaum P, Vierhapper H, Waldhäusl WK, Wolner E| | PubMed
  106. Atrial natriuretic factor production and secretion during clinical total artificial heart-bridge-to-transplantation.
    Trubel W, Wieselthaler G, Buxbaum P, Rokitansky A, Schima H, Schreiner W, Vierhapper H, Waldhäusl WK, Losert UM, Wolner E| | PubMed