Pediatric Cardiovascular Medicine
Research Area: Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease
Team Leader: Univ.-Prof. Dr.med.univ. Ina Michel-Behnke
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUV
E-Mail: ina-michel-behnke@meduniwien.ac.at
Projects and Project Leaders:
„Inflammation and Stem Cell Markers in Pediatric Implants for Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease“
Project Leaders: Dr.med.univ. Erwin Kitzmüller; Univ.-Prof.Dr. Mariann Gyöngyösi; Ena Hašimbegović; MSc. Kathrin Zlabinger
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUV
Cooperation partner: Department of Internal Medicine II, Cardiology, MedUV
E-Mail: erwin.kitzmueller@meduniwien.ac.at; mariann.gyongyosi@meduniwien.ac.at@meduniwien.ac.at; ena.hasimbegovic@meduniwien.ac.at; katrin.zlabinger@meduniwien.ac.at
„Circulating and Myocardial miRNA - Novel Biomarkers in Pediatric Heart Failure“
Project Leaders: Dr.med.univ. Beatrice Kahl; Dr.med.univ. Matthias Michelitsch
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUV
E-Mail: beatrice.kahl@meduniwien.ac.at; matthias.michelitsch@meduniwien.ac.at
„Regenerative Therapies in Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Heart Failure“
Project Leaders: Dr.med.univ. Imre Pavo; Dr.med.univ. Julian Heno
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUV
E-Mail: imre.pavo@meduniwien.ac.at; julian.heno@meduniwien.ac.at
„Role of Noncoding RNA’s in Congenital Heart Disease (Characterization of the Diseased and Failing Heart“
Project Leaders: Prof. Dr. med. Univ. Ina Michel-Behnke; Dr.med.univ. Imre Pavo
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUV
E-Mail: ina-michel-behnke@meduniwien.ac.at; imre.pavo@meduniwien.ac.at
„Cardiovascular Genetics and Sports in Marfan Patients“
Project Leaders: PD Dr. Christiane Pees; Dr.med.univ. Julian Heno
Institute of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUV
E-Mail: christiane.pees@meduniwien.ac.at; julian.heno@meduniwien.ac.at
„Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Univentricular and Biventricular Hearts“
Project Leaders: Prof. Dr. med. Univ. Ina Michel-Behnke; Dr.med.univ. Beatrice Kahl
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUV
E-Mail: ina.michel-behnke@meduniwien.ac.at; beatrice.kahl@meduniwien.ac.at
„Advanced Echocardiography as Surrogate for Long Term Outcome of Congenital Heart Defects”
Project Leaders: Dr.med.univ. Matthias Beichl; Dr.med.univ. Sabine Greil
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUV
E-Mail: matthias.beichl@meduniwien.ac.at; sabine.greil@meduniwien.ac.at
„Maternal Hyperoxygenation in Treatment of Fetal Borderline Left Ventricle“
Project Leader: Prof. Dr. med. Univ. Elisabeth Seidl-Mlczoch
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUV, Div. of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Gynecology and obstetrics
E-Mail: elisabeth.seidl-mlczoch@meduniwien.ac.at
„Characterization and Treatment of Arrhythmia in Childhood“
Project Leaders: Prof. Dr. med. Univ. Manfred Marx; Dr.med.univ. Matthias Gass
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUV
E-Mail: manfred.marx@meduniwien.ac.at; matthias.gass@meduniwien.ac.at
„Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Univentricular and Biventricular Hearts“
Project Leaders: Prof. Dr. med. Univ. Ina Michel-Behnke; Dr.med.univ. Beatrice Kahl
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUV
E-Mail: ina.michel-behnke@meduniwien.ac.at; beatrice.kahl@meduniwien.ac.at
„Post-Transplant Surveillance after Pediatric Heart Transplantation“
Project Leaders: Dr.med.univ. Sabine Greil; Dr.med.univ. Julian Heno
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUV
E-Mail: sabine.greil@meduniwien.ac.at; julian.heno@meduniwien.ac.at
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Research Area: Applied Research in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Team Leader: Univ.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. MBA Daniel Zimpfer
Division of Cardiac Surgery, MedUV
E-Mail: daniel.zimpfer@meduniwien.ac.at
Projects and Project Leaders:
„Mechanical Circulatory Support of the Failing Fontan Circulation“
Project Leader: Dr.med.univ. Erhan Urganci
Division of Cardiac Surgery, MedUV
E-Mail: erhan.urganci@meduniwien.ac.at
„Development of a Centrifugal Blood Pump for Support of the Failing Fontan Circulation“
Project Leaders: Dr. Marcus Granegger; Dr.med.univ. Erhan Urganci
Division of Cardiac Surgery, MedUV
E-Mail: marcus.granegger@meduniwien.ac.at; erhan.urganci@meduniwien.ac.at
„Development and Implementation of a Single Ventricle Animal Model“
Project Leaders: Dr. Marcus Granegger; Dr.med.univ. Erhan Urganci
Division of Cardiac Surgery, MedUV
E-Mail: marcus.granegger@meduniwien.ac.at; erhan.urganci@meduniwien.ac.at
„Development of a Centrifugal Blood Pump for Support of Pediatric Patients with Terminal Heart Failure“
Project Leaders: Dr. Marcus Granegger; Dr.med.univ. Erhan Urganci
Division of Cardiac Surgery, MedUV
E-Mail: marcus.granegger@meduniwien.ac.at; erhan.urganci@meduniwien.ac.at
„Patient Tailored Treatment of Congenital Aortic Valve Disease“
Project Leader: Dr.med.univ. Johanna Schlein
Division of Cardiac Surgery, MedUV
E-Mail: johanna.schlein@meduniwien.ac.at
„Ventricular Rehabilitation for Borderline Left Ventricles“
Project Leader: Dr.med.univ. Johanna Schlein
Division of Cardiac Surgery, MedUV
E-Mail: johanna.schlein@meduniwien.ac.at
„Evaluation of the Melody Valve for Hybrid AV-Valve Replacement“
Project Leader: Dr.med.univ. Erhan Urganci
Division of Cardiac Surgery, MedUV
E-Mail: erhan.urganci@meduniwien.ac.at
„Influence of Perfusion Techniques on Outcomes of Aortic Arch Surgery in Neonates and Infants“
Project Leader: Dr.med.univ. Claudia Herbst
Division of Cardiac Surgery, MedUV
E-Mail: claudia.herbst@meduniwien.ac.at
„Influence of Patch Material on PRA Development and Immunological Sensibilisation after Norwood Operations“
Project Leader: Dr.med.univ. Claudia Herbst
Division of Cardiac Surgery, MedUV
E-Mail: claudia.herbst@meduniwien.ac.at
„Clinical Evaluation of Biological Heart Valves as RV-PA Conduit“
Project Leader: Dr.med.univ. Johanna Schlein
Division of Cardiac Surgery, MedUV
E-Mail: johanna.schlein@meduniwien.ac.at
„3D Modelling of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery“
Project Leader: Dr.med.univ. Claudia Herbst
Division of Cardiac Surgery, MedUV
E-Mail: claudia.herbst@meduniwien.ac.at
„Modern Multiparametric Cardiac Imaging in Newborns and Infants“
Project Leaders: Dr. Dietrich Beitzke; Dr.med.univ. Lukas Reider; Ao.Univ.-Prof. Dr.med.univ. Christian Loewe
Department of Bioimaging and Image-Guided Therapy; Division of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, MedUV
E-Mail: dietrich.beitzke@meduniwien.ac.at; lukas.reider@meduniwien.ac.at; christian.loewe@meduniwien.ac.at