Ulrich Lüsebrink, David Duncker, Michaela Hess, Irma Heinrichs, Ajmal Gardiwal, Hanno Oswald, Thorben König, and Gunnar Klein. Clinical relevance of slow ventricular tachycardia in heart failure patients with primary prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator indication. Europace doi:10.1093/europace/eus430

 

Duncker D, Oswald H, Gardiwal A, Lüsebrink U, König T, Schreyer H, Klein G.  Stable Cystatin C Serum Levels Confirm Normal Renal Function in Patients With Dronedarone-Associated Increase in Serum Creatinine. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Jul 26.

 

Luesebrink U, Fischer D, Gezgin F, Duncker D, Koenig T, Oswald H, Klein G, Gardiwal A. Ablation of typical right atrial flutter in patients with pulmonary hypertension. Heart Lung Circ. 2012 Nov;21(11):695-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.06.005. Epub 2012 Jul 12.

 

Gold MR, Linde C, Abraham WT, Gardiwal A, Daubert JC: The impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy on the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias in mild heart failure. Heart Rhythm. 2011; 8: 679-84

 

Gardiwal A, Roentgen P, Luesebrink U, Koenig T, Klein G, Oswald H: Left ventricular assist improves autonomic imbalance in patients with persistent myocardial dysfunction. Int.J.Artif.Organs 2010; 33: 851-5

 

Duncker D, Gardiwal A, Oswald H, Luesebrink U, Klein G: The creative method to reduce device-device interferences. Pacing Clin.Electrophysiol. 2010; 33: 909

 

Oswald H, Klein G, Koenig T, Luesebrink U, Duncker D, Gardiwal A: Cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation temporarily modulates the intrinsic cardiac autonomic nervous system. J.Interv.Card Electrophysiol. 2010; 29: 57-62

 

Oswald H, Schultz-Wildelau C, Gardiwal A, Lusebrink U, Konig T, Meyer A, Duncker D, Pichlmaier MA, Klein G, Struber M: Implantable defibrillator therapy for ventricular tachyarrhythmia in left ventricular assist device patients. Eur.J.Heart Fail. 2010; 12: 593-9

 

Koenig T, Gardiwal A, Oswald H, Klein G: A prospective experience with the lead integrity alert: new certainties and new uncertainties. Europace. 2009; 11: 1549-51

 

Gardiwal A, Reissmann LM, Kotlarz D, Oswald H, Korte T, Landmesser U, Klein G, Templin C: Arrhythmia susceptibility in mice after therapy with beta-catenin-transduced hematopoietic progenitor cells after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. Cardiology 2009; 114: 199-207

 

Oswald H, Husemann B, Gardiwal A, Lissel C, Pichlmaier MA, Luesebrink U, Koenig T, Klein G: Morphology of current of injury does not predict long term active fixation ICD lead performance. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol.J. 2009; 9: 81-90

 

Oswald H, Klein G, Struber M, Gardiwal A: Implantable defibrillator with left ventricular assist device compatibility. Interact.Cardiovasc.Thorac.Surg. 2009; 8: 579-80

 

Oswald H, Gardiwal A, Lusebrink U, Klein G: Left atrial substrate ablation in addition to pulmonary vein isolation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation using a large 28-mm cryoballoon. Pacing Clin.Electrophysiol. 2009; 32: 273-4

 

Wiese C, Grieskamp T, Airik R, Mommersteeg MT, Gardiwal A, de Gier-de VC, Schuster-Gossler K, Moorman AF, Kispert A, Christoffels VM: Formation of the sinus node head and differentiation of sinus node myocardium are independently regulated by Tbx18 and Tbx3. Circ.Res. 2009; 104: 388-97

 

Lissel C, Hennigs S, Hoffmann-Castendiek B, Gardiwal A, Oswald H, Welte T, Klein G: Effect of restoring sinus rhythm on sleep apnea in patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter. Am.J.Cardiol. 2008; 102: 709-11

 

Klein G, Gardiwal A, Oswald H: Catheter-based cryoablation of atrial fibrillation: state of the art. Minerva Cardioangiol. 2008; 56: 623-33

 

Klein G, Oswald H, Gardiwal A, Lusebrink U, Lissel C, Yu H, Drexler H: Efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation by cryoballoon ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2008; 5: 802-6

 

Gardiwal A, Yu H, Oswald H, Luesebrink U, Ludwig A, Pichlmaier AM, Drexler H, Klein G: Right ventricular pacing is an independent predictor for ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation occurrence and heart failure events in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Europace. 2008; 10: 358-63

 

Gardiwal A, Klein G, Kraemer K, Durgac T, Koenig T, Niehaus M, Heineke J, Mohammadi B, Krampfl K, Schaefer A, Wollert KC, Korte T: Reduced delayed rectifier K+ current, altered electrophysiology, and increased ventricular vulnerability in MLP-deficient mice. J.Card Fail. 2007; 13: 687-93

 

Yu H, Oswald H, Gardiwal A, Lissel C, Klein G: Comparison of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide versus electrophysiologic study for predicting future outcomes in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator after myocardial infarction. Am.J.Cardiol. 2007; 100: 635-9

 

Oswald H, Gardiwal A, Lissel C, Yu H, Klein G: Difference in humoral biomarkers for myocardial injury and inflammation in radiofrequency ablation versus cryoablation. Pacing Clin.Electrophysiol. 2007; 30: 885-90

 

Klein G, Gardiwal A, Schaefer A, Panning B, Breitmeier D: Effect of ethanol on cardiac single sodium channel gating. Forensic Sci.Int. 2007; 171: 131-5

 

Klein G, Lissel C, Fuchs AC, Gardiwal A, Oswald H, Desousa M, Pichlmaier AM, Lichtinghagen R, Geerlings H, Lippolt P, Niehaus M, Drexler H, Korte T: Predictors of VT/VF-occurrence in ICD patients: results from the PROFIT-Study. Europace. 2006; 8: 618-24

 

Korte T, Fuchs M, Arkudas A, Geertz S, Meyer R, Gardiwal A, Klein G, Niehaus M, Krust A, Chambon P, Drexler H, Fink K, Grohe C: Female mice lacking estrogen receptor beta display prolonged ventricular repolarization and reduced ventricular automaticity after myocardial infarction. Circulation 2005; 111: 2282-90