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Title:	Transcatheter Repair versus Mitral-Valve Surgery for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation.
Authors:	Baldus S; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Doenst T; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Pfister R; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Gummert J; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Kessler M; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Boekstegers P; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Lubos E; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Schröder J; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Thiele H; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Walther T; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Kelm M; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Hausleiter J; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Eitel I; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Fischer-Rasokat U; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Bufe A; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Schmeisser A; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Ince H; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Lurz P; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., von Bardeleben RS; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Hagl C; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Noack T; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Reith S; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Beucher H; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Reichenspurner H; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Rottbauer W; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Schulze PC; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Müller W; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Frank J; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Hellmich M; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Wahlers T; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany., Rudolph V; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.
Corporate Authors:	MATTERHORN Investigators
Source:	The New England journal of medicine [N Engl J Med] 2024 Nov 14; Vol. 391 (19), pp. 1787-1798. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 31.
Publication Type:	Comparative Study; Equivalence Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study
Journal Info:	Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0255562 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1533-4406 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00284793 NLM ISO Abbreviation: N Engl J Med Subsets: MEDLINE
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Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Gummert+J%22">Gummert J</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Kessler+M%22">Kessler M</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Boekstegers+P%22">Boekstegers P</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Lubos+E%22">Lubos E</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Schröder+J%22">Schröder J</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Thiele+H%22">Thiele H</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Walther+T%22">Walther T</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Kelm+M%22">Kelm M</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Hausleiter+J%22">Hausleiter J</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Eitel+I%22">Eitel I</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Fischer-Rasokat+U%22">Fischer-Rasokat U</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Bufe+A%22">Bufe A</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Schmeisser+A%22">Schmeisser A</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Ince+H%22">Ince H</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Lurz+P%22">Lurz P</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22von+Bardeleben+RS%22">von Bardeleben RS</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Hagl+C%22">Hagl C</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Noack+T%22">Noack T</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Reith+S%22">Reith S</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Beucher+H%22">Beucher H</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Reichenspurner+H%22">Reichenspurner H</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Rottbauer+W%22">Rottbauer W</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Schulze+PC%22">Schulze PC</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Müller+W%22">Müller W</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Frank+J%22">Frank J</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Hellmich+M%22">Hellmich M</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Wahlers+T%22">Wahlers T</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Rudolph+V%22">Rudolph V</searchLink>; From the Department of Internal Medicine III (S.B., R.P.), the Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (W.M., J.F., M.H.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (T. Wahlers), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (T.D.) and Cardiology (P.C.S.), Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J.G.) and General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology (V.R.), Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Medical Faculty OWL, Bad Oeynhausen, the Department of Cardiology, Ulm University Heart Center, Ulm (M. Kessler, W.R.), the Faculty of Health, School of Medicine (P.B.), and Helios Klinikum Krefeld (A.B.), University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Marienkrankenhaus (E.L.), the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf (E.L.), and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (H.R.), Hamburg, the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (J.S.), Cardiac Surgery (T.N.), Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University (H.T.), and Leipzig Heart Science (H.T.), Leipzig, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (T. Walther), University Hospital Düsseldorf and CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf (M. Kelm), Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I (J.H.) and the Department of Cardiac Surgery (C.H.), Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Lübeck (I.E.), the Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim (U.F.-R.), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg (A.S.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock (H.I.), the Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz (P.L., R.S.B.), and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhine Main (P.L.), Mainz, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster (S.R.), and the Department of Cardiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg (H.B.) - all in Germany. – Name: AuthorCorporate Label: Corporate Authors Group: Au Data: <searchLink fieldCode="CA" term="%22MATTERHORN+Investigators%22">MATTERHORN Investigators</searchLink> – Name: TitleSource Label: Source Group: Src Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%220255562%22">The New England journal of medicine</searchLink> [N Engl J Med] 2024 Nov 14; Vol. 391 (19), pp. 1787-1798. <i>Date of Electronic Publication: </i>2024 Aug 31. – Name: TypePub Label: Publication Type Group: TypPub Data: Comparative Study; Equivalence Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study – Name: TitleSource Label: Journal Info Group: Src Data: <i>Publisher: </i><searchLink fieldCode="PB" term="%22Massachusetts+Medical+Society%22">Massachusetts Medical Society </searchLink><i>Country of Publication: </i>United States <i>NLM ID: </i>0255562 <i>Publication Model: </i>Print-Electronic <i>Cited Medium: </i>Internet <i>ISSN: </i>1533-4406 (Electronic) <i>Linking ISSN: </i><searchLink fieldCode="IS" term="%2200284793%22">00284793 </searchLink><i>NLM ISO Abbreviation: </i>N Engl J Med <i>Subsets: </i>MEDLINE
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