Artificial Hearts & Active Implant Technologies

The working group "artificial-heart" under the leadership of Prof. Schmitto is part of the Heart, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery (HTTG) and now also in the NIFE research landscape.

Research

The working group conducts groundbreaking scientific research in the field of mechanical circulatory support, which receives much national and international attention and is published in the highest medical journals.

The focus is on improvements of current implants, new medical devices, further development of new surgical techniques, which are validated in numerous animal experiments, as well as continuous improvements of the electronic components of the implants. The continuous further development of existing systems and the development of the latest mechanical circulatory support systems are central goals of this AG.

GROUP LEADER
Prof. Dr. med.
Jan D. Schmitto
Clinic for Heart, Thorax, Transplant and Vascular Surgery

Selected publications

Five-year outcomes of patients supported with HeartMate 3: a single-center experience. Schmitto JD, Mariani
S, Li T, Dogan G, Hanke JS, Bara C, Pya Y, Zimpfer D, Krabatsch T, Garbade J, Rao V, Morshuis M, Beyersdorf F,
Marasco S, Netuka I, Bauersachs J, Haverich A. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jun 14;59(6):1155-1163.

Left Ventricular Assist Devices for Advanced Heart Failure.
Schmitto JD, Rojas SV, Haverich A. N Engl J Med. 2017 May 11;376(19):1894.

Increase in left ventricular assist device thrombosis.
Schmitto JD, Avsar M, Haverich A. N Engl J Med. 2014 Apr 10;370(15):1463-4.

Long-term evaluation of a fully magnetically levitated circulatory support device for advanced heart
failure-two-year results from the HeartMate 3 CE Mark Study.

Schmitto JD, Pya Y, Zimpfer D, Krabatsch T, Garbade J, Rao V, Morshuis M, Beyersdorf F, Marasco S, Sood P,
Damme L, Netuka I. Eur J Heart Fail. 2019 Jan;21(1):90-97.

Two-year outcome after implantation of a full magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device: results from
the ELEVATE Registry. Zimpfer D, Gustafsson F, Potapov E, Pya Y, Schmitto J, Berchtold-Herz M, Morshuis M,
Shaw SM, Saeed D, Lavee J, Heatley G, Gazzola C, Garbade J. Eur Heart J. 2020 Oct 14;41(39):3801-3809.

Minimally invasive valve surgery.
Schmitto JD, Mokashi SA, Cohn LH. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Aug 3;56(6):455-62.

Fully Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist System for Treating Advanced HF: A Multicenter Study.
Netuka I, Sood P, Pya Y, Zimpfer D, Krabatsch T, Garbade J, Rao V, Morshuis M, Marasco S, Beyersdorf F, Damme.
L, Schmitto JD. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Dec 15;66(23):2579-2589.

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Contact

Prof. Dr. Jan D. Schmitto, MBA

schmitto.jan(at)mh-hannover.de

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