L. Kappenberger

Publication List Details

Period

1988 - 2007

Number

80

Co-Authors

Implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy systems in the CARE-HF trial: procedural success rate and safety (2007)

Gras, D., Böcker, D., Lunati, M., Wellens, H.J.J., Calvert, M., Freemantle, N., ...

Aims To assess procedural characteristics and adjudicated procedure-related (≤30 days) major adverse events among patients who underwent cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) implantation in the...

20. ICD: Primary Prevention, Utilization & Costs: 20.1 Reduced Ejection Fraction After Myocardial Infarction: Is it Sufficient to Justify Implantation of a Defibrillator? (2005)

Pascale, P., Taffe, P., Regamey, C., Kappenberger, L., Fromer, M.

Background Improved survival after prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) after myocardial infarction (MI) has been demonstrated...

Localization and quantification of mitral valve prolapse using three-dimensional echocardiography (2004)

Delabays, A., Jeanrenaud, X., Von Segesser, L.K., Kappenberger, L.

Aims: Mitral valve prolapse is a common source of severe mitral regurgitation in Western countries. Three-dimensional echocardiography can provide views of the entire valve, allowing a complete...

Alloimmunity and nonimmunologic risk factors in cardiac allograft vasculopathy (2003)

Vassalli, G., Gallino, A., Weis, M., Von Scheidt, W., Kappenberger, L., Von Segesser, L.K., ...

Graft vasculopathy is an accelerated form of coronary artery disease that occurs in transplanted hearts. Despite major advances in immunosuppression, the prevalence of the disease has remained...

Incessant atrioventricular dissociation due to far-field QRS oversensing and recurrent mode switch in a dual chamber pacemaker (2002)

Maury, P., Schlaepfer, J., Arbane, M., Girod, G., Kappenberger, L.

We report the case of a repetitive and incessant activation of mode switch in a dual chamber pacemaker because of the inappropriate sensing by the atrial lead of far-fields signals from the...

The World Survey of Cardiac Pacing and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: calendar year 1997--Europe (2001)

Rickards, A F, Kappenberger, L, Linde, C, Vardas, P, Oto, A, ...

The registry of the European Working Group on Cardiac Pacing (EWGCP) is based on the European Pacemaker Identification Card originally designed in July 1978. National registration centers collect the...

Effects of multisite biventricular pacing in patients with heart failure and intraventricular conduction delay (2001)

Cazeau, S., Leclercq, C., Lavergne, T., Walker, S., Varma, C., Linde, C., ...

Background: One third of patients with chronic heart failure have electrocardiographic evidence of a major intraventricular conduction delay, which may worsen left ventricular systolic dysfunction...

Significant improvement of quality of life following atrioventricular synchronous pacing in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Data from 1 year of follow-up (1999)

Gadler, F., Linde, C., Daubert, C., McKenna, W., Meisel, E., Aliot, E., ...

Aims Atrioventricular synchronous pacing exerts beneficial effects, including reduction of left ventricular outflow tract gradients, in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. The...

Recurrent cardioembolic stroke related to late dislodgment of a right atrial pacing lead into the left atrium (1999)

Arbane, M., Schläpfer, J., Aebischer, N., Kappenberger, L.

A 76-year-old woman had a permanent transvenous DDDR pacemaker implanted for complete atrioventricular block. She was hospitalized 4 years later for recurrent transient ischaemic attacks related to...

Pacing in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: A randomized crossover study (1997)

Kappenberger, L., Linde, C., Daubert, C., McKenna, W., Meisel, E., Sadoul, N., ...

Background Uncontrolled studies have shown that short atrioventricular delay dual chamber pacing reduces outflow tract obstruction in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Although the exact...

The effect of simvastatin on progression of coronary artery disease: The Multicenter Coronary Intervention Study (CIS) (1997)

Rensing, U. F. E., Roskamm, H., Betz, P., Benesch, L., Schemeitat, K., ...

Background In several angiographic trials, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors have shown a beneficial effect on the progression of coronary artery disease. Using 20 mg simvastatin day−1, a treatment...

Impact of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator on rehospitalizations (1996)

Valenti, R., Schlapfer, J., Fromer, M., Fischer, A., Kappenberger, L.

Patients who survive out-of-hospital ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation are at risk of sudden cardiac death and often return to hospital after initial discharge. The frequency and...

Quantitative angiographic follow-up of the coronary wallstent in native vessels and bypass grafts (European experience - March 1986 to March 1990) (1992)

Strauss, B.H., Bertrand, M.E., Puel, J., Meier, B., Goy, J.J., ...

The coronary stent has been investigated as an adjunct to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty to obviate the problems of early occlusion and late restenosis. From March 1986 to March 1990,...

Angiographic follow-up after placement of a self-expanding coronary artery stent (1990)

Strauss, B.H., Beatt, K.J., Bertrand, M.E., Puel, J., Rickards, A.F., ...

BACKGROUND. The placement of stents in coronary arteries after coronary angioplasty has been investigated as a way of treating abrupt coronary-artery occlusion related to the angioplasty and of...

Is there an isolated arrhythmogenic right atrial myocarditis? (1990)

FROMER, M., GENTON, C., SCHLAEPFER, J., GOY, JJ., KAPPENBERGER, L.

Two cases with drug refractory ectopic atrial tachycardia are described. A map-guided partial resection of the right atrium (RA) was done after preoperative endocardial catheter mapping hadshown...

Prevention of coronary restenosis by stenting (1988)

Sigwart, U., Kaufmann, U., Grbic, M., Golf, S., Essinger, A., ...

Balloon angioplasty fails to provide acceptable long-term results for a significant proportion of patients. An intravascular mechanical support, developed with the aim of preventing restenosis and...

Can early closure and restenosis after endoluminal stenting be predicted from clinical, procedural, and angiographic variables at the time of intervention?

Eeckhout, E., Van Melle, G., Stauffer, J. C., Vogt, P., Kappenberger, L., Goy, J. J.

OBJECTIVES--To develop a statistical model to assess the risk of early closure and restenosis on the basis of the information available at the time of stent implantation. DESIGN--An exploratory...

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome after transplantation of the heart.

Goy, J J, Kappenberger, L, Turina, M

The classic features of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome developed in a 49 year old man after he was given the heart of a donor who had had a normal electrocardiogram. The recipient showed type A...

Endoluminal vessel reconstruction by stent placement in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease who are poor surgical candidates

Eeckhout, E, Stauffer, J, Vogt, P, Kappenberger, L, Goy, J

Objective—To investigate the safety and efficacy of endoluminal vessel reconstruction by intracoronary stenting in patients with single or multivessel disease who have been turned down for surgical...