Press releases
World Heart Day Information by the European Commission – Rebuilding young lives with cell-free heart valves
The ARISE project has been chosen as a theme for the World Heart Day information campaign by the European Commission. The report can be found here. [more]
Neuer Artikel in der HAZ
Hier finden Sie den Artikel Wie eine Gewebespende diesem 26-Jährigen das Leben rettete vom 6. Juni 2018. [more]
Report on the training workshop for surgeons
Please find the Report on the training workshop for surgeons in Barcelona hier. [more]
ARISE clinical study presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the European Association For Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) 2017 in Vienna
Brazilian group reports results of decellularised allografts used for RVOT construction during the ROSS operation Training workshop for young surgeons held in Barcelona in November 2017 Prof. Dr. Samir Sarikouch presented the... [more]
ARISE Clinical Trial half-time on the road
Patient inclusion to the ARISE trial is proceeding nicely. Figure 1 is showing the numbers of patients operated within the trial already as well as the number of scheduled operations. Therefore the ARISE consortium is confident... [more]
Presentation at the STS/AATS Tech-Con on Saturday 21, 2017 in Houston, Texas about the ARISE study
The ARISE study will be presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons 53rd annual meeting during the STS/AATS Tech-Con on Saturday 21st in Houston, Texas (10:15-12:00 pm Adult Cardiac Track/Endovascular. Moderators: Michael... [more]
ESPOIR project closing meeting held in Zurich in December 2016
Long-term follow up initiated - the European post-authorisation study on regenerative pulmonary heart valve replacement enrolled 120 patients [more]
Happy ending after long ordeal
Ventricular assist device saves four-year-old’s life / MHH doctors bridge gap until transplantation / Success for Department of Paediatrics’ centre for people with congenital heart disease Nina is laughing and playing happily,... [more]
University of Barcelona second centre to start clinical trial on decellularized homografts for aortic valve replacement
A team of surgeons at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, led by Dr. Eduard Quintana (MD, PhD, FETCS), successfully performed the first implantation of a decellularized aortic homograft for aortic valve replacement in Spain. The... [more]
3rd ARISE Steering Committee Meeting / Study start at second clinical centre upcoming
Members of the ARISE Steering Committee met in Venice on the 18th and 19th of March 2016 and discussed progress within the ARISE project, which focuses on decellularized homografts for aortic valve replacement. Within the... [more]
New study on decellularized aortic homografts for aortic valve and aorta ascendens replacement published
Researchers from Hannover Medical School/Germany and the University Hospital in Chisinau/Moldavia have published the early results of decellularized aortic homografts (DAH) for aortic valve replacement (AVR) in February 2016... [more]
Start of the ARISE clinical trial - First patient included at Hanover Medical School / EACTS 2015 Techno College Presentation
The ARISE clinical study has started in Hannover with the inclusion of the first patient, a 24-year-old man with severe aortic stenosis, due to a degenerated bioprosthesis, and markedly reduced left ventricular... [more]
Holding up under pressure: the MHH heads clinical study on lifelong aortic heart valve replacements EU awards 5 million Euro to the ARISE project
March 2015 saw the Kick-off Meeting of the EU-funded clinical study "Aortic Valve Replacement using Individualised Regenerative allografts: Bridging the Therapeutic Gap", which is to receive 5 million Euro in funding... [more]
ESPOIR study start at KU Leuven / New EU-project ARISE
Belgian surgeons, led by Prof. Bart Meyns, successfully implanted the first ESPOIR PV valve within the ESPOIR study at the University hospital of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven on the 22th of January 2015. KU Leuven... [more]
Successful start for the ESPOIR study at Moldova State Medical University
A team of Moldavian surgeons, led by Prof. Anatol Ciubotaru, successfully operated the first patient in Chisinau/Mo on Wednesday, 03 September 2014. In an uneventful procedure, the young female patient received a decellularized... [more]