Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg • Bad Krozingen

Stipendium „Tandem PRO“ der Medizinischen Fakultät der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Jahr 2025 (Dr. med. Vera Oettinger, M.Sc./Laura Anna Vágner)

PD Dr. Christian Besler

PD Dr. Dalibor Bockelmann, MBA

Dr. Nadine Gauchel

Dr. Tau Hartikainen

Prof. Dr. Ingo Hilgendorf

PD Dr. Klaus Kaier

Prof. Dr. Till Keller

PD Dr. Alexander Maier

Prof. Dr. Christoph B. Olivier

PD Dr. Jonathan Rilinger

Prof. Dr. Peter Stachon

PD Dr. Christian Valina

Prof. Dr. Constantin von zur Mühlen

Prof. Dr. Dirk Westermann

Prof. Dr. Dennis Wolf

Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. Manfred Zehender

• Maier A, Weber C, von zur Mühlen C, Steinfurt J, Rilinger J, Oettinger V, Heger LA, Ehlert C, Staudacher DL, Reiss S, Westermann D, Arentz T, Kaier K, Jäckel M. Pulsed field ablation compared to thermal ablation techniques in atrial fibrillation: A German-wide in-hospital safety analysis. Europace. 2025; 27(8):euaf157. doi: 10.1093/europace/euaf157.
• Oettinger V, von zur Mühlen C, Kaier K, Wolf D, Rilinger J, Maier A, Jäckel M, Westermann D, Hilgendorf I, Bockelmann D. GLP-1 receptor agonists in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus or obesity: Investigation of the potential role in a German inpatient dataset. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 2025. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s00392-025-02735-z.
• Jäckel M, Kaier K, Steinfurt J, Gressler A, Staudacher DL, Oettinger V, Hilgendorf I, Gjermeni D, Rilinger J, Eichenlaub M, Westermann D, Arentz T, von zur Mühlen C, Maier A. In-hospital safety of cryoballoon and radiofrequency ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation – German nationwide analysis of more than 300,000 procedures. Heart Rhythm. 2025; S1547-5271(25)00193-6. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.02.024.
• Oettinger V, Zimmermann J, von zur Mühlen C, Kaier K, Faber T, Paulus T, Heidt T, Westermann D, Zehender M. Development of a patient-centered app in Germany as a special health and organizational support by surveying patients with cardiovascular diseases. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 2024. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s00392-024-02542-y.
• Maier A, Gissler MC, Jäckel M, Oettinger V, Bacmeister L, Heidenreich A, Rilinger J, Heger LA, Bojti I, Weber C, Wolf D, Hilgendorf I, Rahimi F, Ferenc M, Westermann D, Kaier K, von zur Mühlen C. Procedural safety of rotational atherectomy and modified balloon angioplasty: Insights from a German national registry. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 2024. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s00392-024-02538-8.
• Kaier K, Heidenreich A, Jäckel M, Oettinger V, Maier A, Hilgendorf I, Breitbart P, Hartikainen T, Keller T, Westermann D, von zur Mühlen C. Reweighting and validation of the hospital frailty risk score using electronic health records in Germany: A retrospective observational study. BMC Geriatrics. 2024; 24(1):517. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-05107-w.
• Oettinger V, Hilgendorf I, Wolf D, Stachon P, Heidenreich A, Zehender M, Westermann D, Kaier K, von zur Mühlen C. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Germany with need for a surgical bailout. Journal of Cardiology. 2024; 84(2):99-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2024.01.003.
• Oettinger V, Hehn P, Bode C, Zehender M, von zur Mühlen C, Westermann D, Stachon P, Kaier K. Center volumes correlate with likelihood of stent implantation in German coronary angiography. Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 2023; 2023:3723657. doi: 10.1155/2023/3723657.
• Oettinger V, Hilgendorf I, Wolf D, Rilinger J, Maier A, Zehender M, Westermann D, Kaier K, von zur Mühlen C. Comparing balloon-expandable and self-expanding transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement based on subgroups in Germany 2019/2020. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 2024; 113(1):168-176. doi: 10.1007/s00392-023-02326-w.
• Oettinger V, Hilgendorf I, Wolf D, Stachon P, Heidenreich A, Zehender M, Westermann D, Kaier K, von zur Mühlen C. Treatment of pure aortic regurgitation using surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement between 2018 and 2020 in Germany. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2023; 10:1091983. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1091983.
• Heidenreich A, Stachon P, Oettinger V, Hilgendorf I, Heidt T, Rilinger J, Zehender M, Westermann D, von zur Mühlen C, Kaier K. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aortic valve replacement procedures in Germany. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2023; 23(1):187. doi: 10.1186/s12872-023-03213-y.
• Oettinger V, Heidenreich A, Kaier K, Zehender M, Bode C, Duerschmied D, von zur Mühlen C, Westermann D, Stachon P. Hospital intervention volume affects outcomes of emergency transcatheter aortic valve implantations in Germany. Scientific Reports. 2022; 12(1):17483. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20336-y.
• Oettinger V, Stachon P, Hilgendorf I, Heidenreich A, Zehender M, Westermann D, Kaier K, von zur Mühlen C. COVID-19 pandemic affects STEMI numbers and in-hospital mortality: Results of a nationwide analysis in Germany. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 2023; 112(4):550-557. doi: 10.1007/s00392-022-02102-2.
• Oettinger V, Kaier K, von zur Mühlen C, Zehender M, Bode C, Beyersdorf F, Stachon P, Bothe W. Impact of procedure volume on the outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 2024; 72(3):173-180. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1754352.
• Jäckel M, Kaier K, Rilinger J, Wolf D, Peikert A, Roth K, Oettinger V, Staudacher DL, Zehender M, Bode C, von zur Mühlen C, Stachon P. Outcomes of female and male patients suffering from coronary artery disease. A nation-wide registry of patients admitted as emergency. Medicine. 2021; 100(38):e27298. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027298.
• Stachon P, Hehn P, Wolf D, Heidt T, Oettinger V, Zehender M, Bode C, von zur Mühlen C, Kaier K. In-hospital outcomes of self-expanding and balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valves in Germany. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 2021; 110(12):1977-1982. doi: 10.1007/s00392-021-01928-6.
• Stachon P, Kaier K, Hehn P, Peikert A, Wolf D, Oettinger V, Staudacher D, Duerschmied D, Zirlik A, Zehender M, Bode C, von zur Mühlen C. Coronary artery bypass grafting versus stent implantation in patients with chronic coronary syndrome and left main disease: Insights from a register throughout Germany. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 2022; 111(7):742-749. doi: 10.1007/s00392-021-01931-x.
• Stachon P, Kaier K, Oettinger V, Bothe W, Zehender M, Bode C, von zur Mühlen C. Transapical aortic valve replacement versus surgical aortic valve replacement: A subgroup analyses for at-risk populations. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021; 162(6):1701-1709.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.02.078.
• Oettinger V, Kaier K, Heidt T, Hortmann M, Wolf D, Zirlik A, Zehender M, Bode C, von zur Mühlen C, Stachon P. Outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantations in high-volume or low-volume centres in Germany. Heart. 2020; 106(20):1604-1608. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-316058.
• Kaier K, Oettinger V, Reinecke H, Schmoor C, Frankenstein L, Vach W, Hehn P, von zur Mühlen C, Bode C, Zehender M, Reinöhl J. Volume-outcome relationship in transcatheter aortic valve implantations in Germany 2008–2014: A secondary data analysis of electronic health records. BMJ Open. 2018; 8(7):e020204. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020204.