Originalarbeiten aus dem BSZ und Arbeiten unter Mitarbeit des BSZ

Gastrointestinal bleeding during anticoagulation with direct oral anticoagulants compared to vitamin K antagonists.

Dongre K, Schmid Y, Nussbaum L, Winterhalder C, Bassetti S, Holbro A, Degen L, Leuppi-Taegtmeyer AB. Glob Cardiol Sci Pract. 2022 Dec 30;2022(3):e202221. doi: 10.21542/ gcsp.2022.21. eCollection 2022 Dec 30. PMID: 36660168

Extending the no objective testing rules to patients triaged by the European Society of Cardiology 0/1-hour algorithms.

Ratmann PD, Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Lopez-Ayala P, Huré G, Gehrke J, Koechlin L, Wildi K, Mueller P, Bima P, Wussler D, Gisler N, Miro O, Martín-Sánchez FJ, Christ M, Gualandro DM, Twerenbold R, Gimenez MR, Keller DI, Buser A, Mueller C; APACE Investigators. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2022 Nov 30;11(11):834-840. doi: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuac120. PMID: 36179255

Pathogen inactivation treatment of triple-dose apheresis platelets with amoto-salen and ultraviolet a light.

Infanti L, Pehlic V, Mitrovic S, Holbro A, Andresen S, Payrat JM, Lin JS, Buser A. Transfus Med. 2022 Dec;32(6):505-511. doi: 10.1111/tme.12913. Epub 2022 Sep 20. PMID: 36124649

Characterization of pathogen-inactivated COVID-19 convalescent plasma and responses in transfused patients.

Weisser M, Khanna N, Hedstueck A, Sutter ST, Roesch S, Stehle G, Sava M, Deigendesch N, Battegay M, Infanti L, Holbro A, Bassetti S, Pargger H, Hirsch HH, Leuzinger K, Kaiser L, Vu DL, Baur K, Massaro N, Busch MP, Simmons G, Stone M, Felgner PL, de Assis RR, Khan S, Tsai CT, Robinson PV, Seftel D, Irsch J, Bagri A, Buser AS, Corash L.

Transfusion. 2022 Oct;62(10):1997-2011. doi: 10.1111/trf.17083. Epub 2022 Sep 5. PMID: 36054476

Clinical Utility of D-Dimer for Rule-Out or Rule-In of Venous Thromboembolism in Syncope. Badertscher P, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Hammerer-Lercher A, Mueller C; BASEL IX Investigators.

J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2022 Aug 30. doi: 10.1007/s12265-022-10306-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36042144

Prevalence of anti-tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) antibodies in Swiss blood donors in 2014-2015.

Ackermann-Gäumann R, Eyer C, Vock M, Gowland P, Tinguely C, Leib SL, Bori M, Buser A, Fontana S, Thierbach J, Weingand T, Niederhauser C. Blood Transfus. 2022 Aug 9. doi: 10.2450/2022.0099-22. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35969138

Detection of neutralizing antibodies against multiple SARS-CoV-2 strains in dried blood spots using cell-free PCR.

Danh K, Karp DG, Singhal M, Tankasala A, Gebhart D, de Jesus Cortez F, Tandel D, Robinson PV, Seftel D, Stone M, Simmons G, Bagri A, Schreiber MA, Buser A, Holbro A, Battegay M, Morris MK, Hanson C, Mills JR, Granger D, Theel ES, Stubbs JR, Corash LM, Tsai CT. Nat Commun. 2022 Jul 21;13(1):4212. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-31796-1. PMID: 35864104

Indices of iron homeostasis in asymptomatic subjects with HFE mutations and moderate ferritin elevation during iron removal treatment.

Infanti L, Leitner G, Moe MK, Pehlic V, Benkert P, Cattaneo M, Holbro A, Passweg J, Worel N, Buser A. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2022 Nov;97:102689. doi: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2022.102689. Epub 2022 Jun 26. PMID: 35780678

Does the age of packed red blood cells, donor sex or sex mismatch affect the sublingual microcirculation in critically ill intensive care unit patients? A secondary interpretation of a retrospective analysis.

Knobel D, Scheuzger J, Buser A, Hollinger A, Gebhard CE, Achermann R, Zaiser A, Bovey Y, Nuciforo C, Netzer JN, Räber A, Singh J, Siegemund M. J Clin Monit Comput. 2023 Feb;37(1):179-188. doi: 10.1007/s10877- 022-00877-3. Epub 2022 Jun 3. PMID: 35665876

Real-world Data From the Swiss Lenalidomide in MDS del(5q) (SLIM)-Registry Identify New Chances and Challenges in Lenalidomide Treatment of Patients With MDS del(5q).

Rüfer A, Angermann H, Benz R, Bonadies N, Calderoni A, Cantoni N, Efthymiou A, Escher R, Favre G, Friess D, Gschwend A, Himmelmann A, Holbro A, Keller P, Kouroupi E, Lehmann T, Pedarnig N, Rigamonti V, Samii K, Schmidt A, Schäfer HP, Sperb R, Stüssi G, Winkler A, Zenhäusern R, Goede JS. Hemasphere. 2022 Jun 17;6(7):e741. doi: 10.1097/HS9.0000000000000741. eCollection 2022 Jul. PMID: 35747588

Performance of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/ Heart Rhythm Society versus European Society of Cardiology guideline criteria for hospital admission of patients with syncope.

du Fay de Lavallaz J, Zimmermann T, Badertscher P, Lopez-Ayala P, Nestelberger T, Miró Ò, Salgado E, Zaytseva X, Gafner MS, Christ M, Cullen L, Than M, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Di Somma S, Peacock WF, Keller DI, Costabel JP, Sigal A, Puelacher C, Wussler D, Koechlin L, Strebel I, Schuler S, Manka R, Bilici M, Lohrmann J, Kühne M, Breidthardt T, Clark CL, Probst M, Gibson TA, Weiss RE, Sun BC, Mueller C; BASEL IX and SRS Investigators. Heart Rhythm. 2022 Oct;19(10):1712-1722. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.05.024. Epub 2022 May 27. PMID: 35644354

Potent neutralization by monoclonal human IgM against SARS-CoV-2 is impaired by class switch.

Callegari I, Schneider M, Berloffa G, Mühlethaler T, Holdermann S, Galli E, Roloff T, Boss R, Infanti L, Khanna N, Egli A, Buser A, Zimmer G, Derfuss T, Sanderson NSR.

Originalarbeiten aus dem BSZ und Arbeiten unter Mitarbeit des BSZ

Circulatory Neutrophils Exhibit Enhanced Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in Early Puerperium: NETs at the Nexus of Thrombosis and Immunity.

Giaglis S, Sur Chowdhury C, van Breda SV, Stoikou M, Tiaden AN, Daoudlarian D, Schaefer G, Buser A, Walker UA, Lapaire O, Hoesli I, Hasler P, Hahn S. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Dec 20;22(24):13646. doi: 10.3390/ijms222413646. PMID: 34948443 Free PMC article.

Frequency, reactivity and evolution of human leukocyte antigen and human platelet antigen antibodies in the setting of hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Bräutigam M, Volken T, Plattner A, Passweg JR, Halter JP, Drexler B, Heim D, Schaub S, Buser AS, Infanti L, Holbro A. Transfus Apher Sci. 2021 Oct 29:103301. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2021.103301. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34774441

Adverse Events of Percutaneous Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Devices-A Retrospective, Single-Centre Cohort Study.

Zaiser AS, Fahrni G, Hollinger A, Knobel DT, Bovey Y, Zellweger NM, Buser A, Santer D, Pargger H, Gebhard CE, Siegemund M.J Clin Med. 2021 Aug 20;10(16):3710. doi: 10.3390/jcm10163710. PMID: 34442010 Free PMC article.

Transfusions in Aplastic Anemia Patients Cause HLA Alloimmunization: Comparisons of Current and Past Cohorts Demonstrate Progress.

Julen K, Volken T, Holbro A, Infanti L, Halter JP, Schaub S, Wehmeier C, Diesch T, Rovó A, Passweg JR, Buser A, Drexler B. Transplant Cell Ther. 2021 Nov;27(11):939. e1-939.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.07.017. Epub 2021 Jul 24.PMID: 34314891

Long-Term Course of Haemoglobin and Ferritin Values in High-Frequency Donors of Whole Blood and Double Erythrocyte Apheresis.

Pehlic V, Volken T, Holbro A, Jirout Z, Drexler B, Buser A, Infanti L.Transfus Med Hemother. 2021 Mar;48(2):71-78. doi: 10.1159/000509026. Epub 2020 Aug 5. PMID: 33976607 Free PMC article.

International Forum on Transfusion Practices in Haematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation: Responses.

Solves P, Lozano M, Zhiburt E, Anguita Velasco J, Maria Pérez-Corral A, Monsalvo- Saornil S, Yamazaki S, Okazaki H, Selleng K, Aurich K, Krüger W, Buser A, Holbro A, Infanti L, Stehle G, Pierelli L, Matteocci A, Rigacci L, De Vooght KMK, Kuball JHE, Fielding KL, Westerman DA, Wood EM, Cohn CS, Johnson A, Koh MBC, Qadir D, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Daguindau E, Angelot-Delettre F, Tiberghien P, Wendel-Neto S, Fachini RM, Morton S, Craddock C, Lumley M, Antoniewicz-Papis J, Hałaburda K, Łętowska M, Dunbar N. Vox Sang. 2021 May;116(5):e25-e43. doi: 10.1111/vox.13021. Epub 2021 Apr 18. PMID: 33866580 No abstract available.

Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in COVID-19 convalescent blood using a coronavirus antigen microarray.

de Assis RR, Jain A, Nakajima R, Jasinskas A, Felgner J, Obiero JM, Norris PJ, Stone M, Simmons G, Bagri A, Irsch J, Schreiber M, Buser A, Holbro A, Battegay M, Hosimer P, Noesen C, Adenaiye O, Tai S, Hong F, Milton DK, Davies DH, Contestable P, Corash LM, Busch MP, Felgner PL, Khan S.Nat Commun. 2021 Jan 4;12(1):6. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20095-2. PMID: 33397903 Free PMC article.

Identification of patients with cobalamin deficiency crucially depends on the diagnostic strategy

Rothen J.-P.;Walter P.N.;Tsakiris D.A.; Infanti L.;Hersberger K.E.;Arnet I. (2021): Clinical Laboratory, 67,1229-1235

Influence of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors on plasma levels of angiotensin- converting enzyme 2.

Zimmermann T, Walter JE, Lopez-Ayala P, Strebel I, Amrein M, Koechlin M, Honegger U, Mueller C; BASEL VIII Investigators. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Apr;8(2):1717-1721. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13249. Epub 2021 Feb 19. PMID: 34596976 Free PMC article.

Utility of Echocardiography in Patients With Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction and Left Bundle-Branch Block.

Nestelberger T, Boeddinghaus J, Lopez Ayala P, Gehrke J, Twerenbold R, Cullen L, Mueller C; APACE, ADAPT, TRAPID‐AMI Investigators*. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Sep 21;10(18):e021262. doi: 10.1161/ JAHA.121.021262. Epub 2021 Sep 13. PMID: 34514839 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Adherence to the European Society of Cardiology/European Society of Anaesthesiology recommendations on preoperative cardiac testing and association with positive results and cardiac events: a cohort study.

Lurati Buse GAL, Puelacher C, Gualandro DM, Kilinc D, Glarner N, Hidvegi R, Bolliger D, Arslani K, Lampart A, Steiner LA, Kindler C, Wolff T, Mujagic E, Guerke L, Mueller C; Incidence and Outcome of Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Non-cardiac Surgery (BASEL-PMI) Investigators. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Sep;127(3):376-385. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.06.027. Epub 2021 Jul 28.PMID: 34330416

Cardiovascular Biomarkers in the Early Discrimination of Type 2 Myocardial Infarction.

Nestelberger T, Boeddinghaus J, Lopez-Ayala P, Kaier TE, Marber M, Gysin V, Koechlin L, Sanchez AY, Giménez MR, Wussler D, Walter JE, Strebel I, Zimmermann T, Glarner N, Miró Ò, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Zehnder T, Twerenbold R, Keller DI, Mueller C; APACE Investigators. JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Jul 1;6(7):771-780. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.0669. PMID: 33881449

Incidence and outcomes of perioperative myocardial infarction/injury diagnosed by high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I.

Gualandro DM, Puelacher C, Lurati Buse G, Glarner N, Cardozo FA, Vogt R, Hidvegi R, Strunz C, Bolliger D, Gueckel J, Yu PC, Liffert M, Arslani K, Prepoudis A, Calderaro D, Hammerer-Lercher A, Lampart A, Steiner LA, Schären S, Kindler C, Guerke L, Osswald S, Devereaux PJ, Caramelli B, Mueller C; BASEL-PMI Investigators.Clin Res Cardiol. 2021 Sep;110(9):1450-1463. doi: 10.1007/s00392-021-01827-w. Epub 2021 Mar 25.PMID: 33768367 Free PMC article.

Early standardized clinical judgement for syncope diagnosis in the emergency department.

du Fay de Lavallaz J, Badertscher P, Zimmermann T, Nestelberger T, Walter J, Strebel I, Coelho C, Miró Ò, Salgado E, Christ M, Geigy N, Cullen L, Than M, Javier Martin-Sanchez F, Di Somma S, Frank Peacock W, Morawiec B, Wussler D, Keller DI, Gualandro D, Michou E, Kühne M, Lohrmann J, Reichlin T, Mueller C; BASEL IX Investigators.J Intern Med. 2021 Sep;290(3):728-739. doi: 10.1111/ joim.13269. Epub 2021 Mar 23.PMID: 33755279

Development of an electrocardiogram- based risk calculator for a cardiac cause of syncope.

Zimmermann T, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Walter JE, Strebel I, Nestelberger T, Joray L, Badertscher P, Flores D, Widmer V, Geigy N, Miro O, Salgado E, Christ M, Cullen L, Than M, Martín-Sánchez FJ, Di Somma S, Peacock WF, Keller D, Costabel JP, Wussler DN, Kawecki D, Lohrmann J, Gualandro DM, Kuehne M, Reichlin T, Sun B, Mueller C; BASEL IX and SRS Investigators. Heart. 2021 Nov;107(22):1796-1804. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-318430. Epub 2021 Jan 27. PMID: 33504514

Reviews

Immune cytopenia after allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation: challenges, approaches, and future directions.

Baur K, Buser AS, Infanti L, Halter JP, Passweg JR, Holbro A. Lancet Haematol. 2021 Mar;8(3):e229-e239. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(20)30404-X. PMID: 33636143 Review.

Controversies in the Clinical Practice of Patient Blood Management.

Bolliger D, Erb JM, Buser A. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Jul;35(7):1933-1941. doi: 10.1053/j. jvca.2020.11.020. Epub 2020 Nov 12. PMID: 33277164

Case Reports

Immune thrombocytopenia associated with COVID-19 mRNA vaccine tozinameran - a clinical case and global pharmacovigilance data.

Battegay R, Istampoulouoglou I, Holbro A, Buser A, Hirsiger JR, Eckstein J, Berger CT, Koechlin S, Leuppi-Taegtmeyer AB. Swiss Med Wkly. 2021 Dec 12;151:w30084. doi: 10.4414/smw.2021. w30084. eCollection 2021 Dec 6. PMID: 34908388 Free article.

Small crystals with severe consequences.

Klasen JM, Peterson CJ, Fourie LL, Boldanova T, Terracciano LM, Holbro A, Kollmar O. J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Apr 24;2021(4):rjab135. doi: 10.1093/jscr/ rjab135. eCollection 2021 Apr. PMID: 33927869

Rapid and sustained control of itch and reduction in Th2 bias by dupilumab in a patient with Sezary syndrome.

Steck O, Bertschi NL, Luther F, van den Berg J, Winkel DJ, Holbro A, Schlapbach C. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Jun;35(6):1331-1337. doi: 10.1111/jdv.17001. Epub 2020 Nov 22. PMID: 33068311

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Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in COVID-19 convalescent blood using a coronavirus antigen microarray

Rafael R de Assis, Aarti Jain, Rie Nakajima, Algis Jasinskas , Jiin Felgner, Joshua M Obiero, Philip J Norris , Mars Stone, Graham Simmons, Anil Bagri, Johannes Irsch, Martin Schreiber, Andreas Buser, Andreas Holbro, Manuel Battegay, Philip Hosimer, Charles Noesen, Oluwasanmi Adenaiye, Sheldon Tai, Filbert Hong , Donald K Milton, D Huw Davies , Paul Contestable , Laurence M Corash, Michael P Busch, Philip L Felgner, Saahir Khan
Nat Commun
. 2021 Jan 4;12(1):6. doi: 10.1038/s41467- 020-20095-2.

Leucopenia associated with metamizole: a case-control study.

Blaser L, Hassna H, Hofmann S, Holbro A, Haschke M, Rätz Bravo A, Zeller A, Krähenbühl S, Taegtmeyer A.
Swiss Med Wkly. 2020 Dec
30;147:w14438. doi: 10.4414/ smw.2020.14438. eCollection 2017 May 22. PMID: 33378544

Very long-term follow-up of aplastic anemia treated with immunosuppressive therapy or allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Drexler B, Zurbriggen F, Diesch T, Viollier R, Halter JP, Heim D, Holbro A, Infanti L, Buser A, Gerull S, Medinger M, Tichelli A, Passweg JR.
Ann Hematol. 2020 Nov;99(11):2529- 2538. doi: 10.1007/s00277-020-04271-4. Epub 2020 Sep 19. PMID: 32948913 Free PMC article.

Characterising the epidemic spread of influenza A/H3N2 within a city through phylogenetics.

Müller NF, Wüthrich D, Goldman N, Sailer N, Saalfrank C, Brunner M, Augustin N, Seth-Smith HM, Hollenstein Y, Syedbasha M, Lang D, Neher RA, Dubuis O, Naegele M, Buser A, Nickel CH, Ritz N, Zeller A, Lang BM, Hadfield J, Bedford T, Battegay M, Schneider-Sliwa R, Egli A, Stadler T.
PLoS Pathog. 2020 Nov
19;16(11):e1008984. doi: 10.1371/journal. ppat.1008984. eCollection 2020 Nov. PMID: 33211775

Low arginine vasopressin levels in patients with diabetes insipidus are not associated with anaemia.

Winzeler B, Morin B, Refardt J, Imber C, Fenske W, Sailer CO, Holbro A, Christ-Crain M.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2020 Oct;
93(4):456-465. doi: 10.1111/cen.14265. Epub 2020 Jul 13. PMID: 32534481

Association between self-reported functional capacity and major adverse cardiac events in patients at elevated risk undergoing noncardiac surgery: a prospective diagnostic cohort study.

Lurati Buse GAL, Puelacher C, Menosi Gualandro D, Genini AS, Hidvegi R, Bolliger D, Arslani K, Steiner LA, Kindler C, Mueller C; BASEL­PMI Investigators.
Br J Anaesth. 2020 Oct 17:S0007- 0912(20)30723-6. doi: 10.1016/j. bja.2020.08.041. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33081973

Obesity paradox and perioperative myocardial infarction/injury in non-cardiac surgery.

Hidvegi R, Puelacher C, Gualandro DM, Lampart A, Lurati Buse G, Hammerer-­Lerchner A, Walter J, Liffert M, Bolliger D, Steiner L, Kindler C, Espinola J, Strebel I, Gueckel J, Marbot S, Arslani K, Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Zimmermann T, Freese M, Guerke L, Mujagic E, Rikli D, Buser A, Mueller C; BASEL­P.M.I. Investigators. Clin Res Cardiol. 2020 Sep;109(9):1140-1147. doi: 10.1007/ s00392-020-01605-0. Epub 2020 Feb 5. PMID: 32025837

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies with a cell-free PCR assay.

Danh K, Karp DG, Robinson PV, Seftel D, Stone M, Simmons G, Bagri A, Schreibman M, Buser A, Holbro A, Battegay M, Corash LM, Hanson C, Tsai CT.
medRxiv. 2020 Jun
2:2020.05.28.20105692. doi: 10.1101/2020.05.28.20105692. Preprint. PMID: 32577696 Free PMC article.

Early kinetics of cardiac troponin in suspected acute myocardial infarction.

Rubini Giménez M, Wildi K, Wussler D, Koechlin L, Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Badertscher P, Sedlmayer R, Puelacher C, Zimmermann T, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Lopez­Ayala P, Leu K, Rentsch K, Miró Ò, López B, Martín-­Sánchez FJ, Bustamante J, Kawecki D, Parenica J, Lohrmann J, Kloos W, Buser A, Keller DI, Reichlin T, Twerenbold R, Mueller C.
Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2020 May
22:S1885-5857(20)30168-7. doi: 10.1016/j. rec.2020.04.008. Online ahead of print.

Report of a ‘consensus’ on the lines of therapy for primary immune thrombocytopenia in adults, promoted by the Italian Gruppo di Studio delle Piastrine

Cirasino L, Robino AM, Podda G, Andrès E, Despotovic JM, Elalfy M, Holbro A, Kondo T, Lambert MP, Loggetto SR, Mc- Crae KR, Lee JW, Cattaneo M.
Platelets. 2020 May 18;31(4):461-473.

Pretransplant Genetic Susceptibility: Clinical Relevance in Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy.

Gavriilaki E, Touloumenidou T, Sakellari I, Batsis I, Mallouri D, Psomopoulos F, Tsagi- opoulou M, Koutra M, Yannaki E, Papalex- andri A, Taylor P, Nikolousis E, Stamouli M, Holbro A, Baltadakis I, Liga M, Spyridonid- is A, Tsirigotis P, Charchalakis N, Tsakiris DA, Brodsky RA, Passweg J, Stamatopou- los K, Anagnostopoulos A.
Thromb Haemost. 2020 Apr;120(4):638- 646. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1702225. Epub 2020 Mar 4. PMID: 32131130

G-CSF Infusion for Stem Cell Mobilization Transiently Increases Serum Cell-Free DNA and Protease Concentrations.

Stoikou M, van Breda SV, Schäfer G, Voka- lova L, Giaglis S, Plattner A, Infanti L, Hol- bro A, Hahn S, Rossi SW, Buser A.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2020 Apr
28;7:155. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00155. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32411715 Free PMC article.

Early Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction With Point-of-Care High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I.

Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Koechlin L, Wussler D, Lopez­Ayala P, Walter JE, Troester V, Ratmann PD, Seidel F, Zim- mermann T, Badertscher P, Wildi K, Rubini Giménez M, Potlukova E, Strebel I, Freese M, Miró Ò, Martin­Sanchez FJ, Kawecki D, Keller DI, Gualandro DM, Christ M, Twer- enbold R, Mueller C; APACE Investigators.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Mar
17;75(10):1111-1124. doi: 10.1016/j. jacc.2019.12.065.PMID: 32164884

Variations in hemoglobin measurement and eligibility criteria across blood donation services are associated with differing low-hemoglobin deferral rates: a BEST Collaborative study.

Zalpuri S, Romeijn B, Allara E, GoldmanM, Kamel H, Gorlin J, Vassallo R, Grégoire Y, Goto N, Flanagan P, Speedy J, Buser A, Kutner JM, Magnussen K, Castrén J, Culler L, Sussmann H, Prinsze FJ, Belanger K, Compernolle V, Tiberghien P, Cardenas JM, Gandhi MJ, West KA, Lee CK, James S, Wells D, Sutor LJ, Wendel S, Coleman M, Seltsam A, Roden K, Steele WR, Bohonek M, Alcantara R, Di Angelantonio E, van den Hurk K; BEST Collaborative Study Group. Transfusion. 2020 Mar;60(3):544-552. doi: 10.1111/trf.15676. Epub 2020 Feb 8. PMID: 32034925

Case Reports

Rapid and sustained control of itch and reduction in Th2 bias by dupilumab in a patient with Sézary syndrome.

Steck O, Bertschi NL, Luther F, van den Berg J, Winkel DJ, Holbro A, Schlapbach C. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Oct 17.

Reviews

Immune cytopenia after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: challenges, approaches, and future directions.

Baur K, Buser A, Infanti L, Halter J, Passweg J, Holbro A. The Lancet Haematology, accepted for publication

Controversies in the Clinical Practice of Patient Blood Management.

Bolliger D, Erb JM, Buser A. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Nov 12:S1053- 0770(20)31199-X. doi: 10.1053/j. jvca.2020.11.020. Online ahead of print.

Thrombocytopenia as an incidental finding

Holbro A, Passweg JR.
Ther Umsch. Okt 2020;77(8):379-384. doi: 10.1024/0040-5930/a001207. PMID: 33054644 German.

Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Graft­-versus-Host Disease.

Drexler B, Buser A, Infanti L, Stehle G, Halter J, Holbro A.
Transfus Med Hemother. 2020 Jun;
47(3):214-225. doi: 10.1159/000508169. Epub 2020 May 19. PMID: 32595426 Free PMC article. Review.

Targeting compensatory MEK/ERK activation increases JAK inhibitor efficacy in myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Stivala S, Codilupi T, Brkic S, Baerenwaldt A, Ghosh N, Hao-Shen H, Dirnhofer S, Dettmer MS, Simillion C, Kaufmann BA, Chiu S, Keller M, Kleppe M, Hilpert M, Buser AS, Passweg JR, Radimerski T, Skoda RC, Levine RL, Meyer SC.

J Clin Invest. 2019 Mar 4;130:1596-1611. doi: 10.1172/JCI98785. eCollection 2019 Mar 4.

PMID: 30730307

Trends of incidence and survival of patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia between 1999 and 2014: A comparison between Swiss and American population-based cancer registries.

Benzarti S, Daskalakis M, Feller A, Bacher VU, Schnegg-Kaufmann A, Rüfer A, Holbro A, Schmidt A, Benz R, Solenthaler M, Stussi G, Arndt V, Bonadies N; NICER Working Group.

Cancer Epidemiol. 2019 Apr;59:51-57. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2019.01.003. Epub 2019 Jan 25.

PMID: 30690330

The value of the post-thaw CD34+ count with and without DMSO removal in the setting of autologous stem cell transplantation.

Rohner N, Passweg JR, Tsakiris DA, Halter JP, Heim D, Buser AS, Infanti L, Holbro A.

Transfusion. 2019 Mar;59(3):1052-1060. doi: 10.1111/trf.15107. Epub 2018 Dec 17.

PMID: 30556582

Comparison of fourteen rule-out strategies for acute myocardial infarction.

Wildi K, Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Twerenbold R, Badertscher P, Wussler D, Giménez MR, Puelacher C, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Dietsche S, Walter J, Kozhuharov N, Morawiec B, Miró Ò, Javier Martin-Sanchez F, Subramaniam S, Geigy N, Keller DI, Reichlin T, Mueller C; APACE investigators.

Int J Cardiol. 2019 May 15;283:41-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.11.140. Epub 2018 Dec 3.

PMID: 30545622

Discontinuation of dual antiplatelet therapy and bleeding in intensive care in patients undergoing urgent coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective analysis.

Vuilliomenet T, Gebhard C, Bizzozero C, Glauser S, Blum S, Buser A, Bolliger D, Grapow MTR, Siegemund M.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018 Dec 6. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivy330. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 30535154

Low-Frequency Blood Group Antigens in Switzerland.

Gassner C, Degenhardt F, Meyer S, Vollmert C, Trost N, Neuenschwander K, Merki Y, Portmann C, Sigurdardottir S, Zorbas A, Engström C, Gottschalk J, Amar El Dusouqui S, Waldvogel-Abramovski S, Rigal E, Tissot JD, Tinguely C, Mauvais SM, Sarraj A, Bessero D, Stalder M, Infanti L, Buser A, Sigle J, Weingand T, Castelli D, Braisch MC, Thierbach J, Heer S, Schulzki T, Krawczak M, Franke A, Frey BM.

Transfus Med Hemother. 2018 Jul;45(4):239-250. doi: 10.1159/000490714. Epub 2018 Jul 10.

PMID: 30283273

Prospective validation of prognostic and diagnostic syncope scores in the emergency department.

du Fay de Lavallaz J, Badertscher P, Nestelberger T, Isenrich R, Miró Ò, Salgado E, Geigy N, Christ M, Cullen L, Than M, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Bustamante Mandrión J, Di Somma S, Peacock WF, Kawecki D, Boeddinghaus J, Twerenbold R, Puelacher C, Wussler D, Strebel I, Keller DI, Poepping I, Kühne M, Mueller C, Reichlin T; BASEL IX Investigators, Giménez MR, Walter J, Kozhuharov N, Shrestha S, Mueller D, Sazgary L, Morawiec B, Muzyk P, Nowalany-Kozielska E, Freese M, Stelzig C, Meissner K, Kulangara C, Hartmann B, Ferel I, Sabti Z, Greenslade J, Hawkins T, Rentsch K, von Eckardstein A, Buser A, Kloos W, Lohrmann J, Osswald S.

Int J Cardiol. 2018 Oct 15;269:114-121. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.06.088. Epub 2018 Jun 21.

PMID: 30224031

Current hepatitis E virus seroprevalence in Swiss blood donors and apparent decline from 1997 to 2016.

Niederhauser C, Widmer N, Hotz M, Tinguely C, Fontana S, Allemann G, Borri M, Infanti L, Sarraj A, Sigle J, Stalder M, Thierbach J, Waldvogel S, Wiengand T, Züger M, Gowland P.

Euro Surveill. 2018 Aug;23(35). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.35.1700616.

PMID: 30180927

Impact of age on the performance of the ESC 0/1h-algorithms for early diagnosis of myocardial infarction.

Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Twerenbold R, Neumann JT, Lindahl B, Giannitsis E, Sörensen NA, Badertscher P, Jann JE, Wussler D, Puelacher C, Rubini Giménez M, Wildi K, Strebel I, Du Fay de Lavallaz J, Selman F, Sabti Z, Kozhuharov N, Potlukova E, Rentsch K, Miró Ò, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Morawiec B, Parenica J, Lohrmann J, Kloos W, Buser A, Geigy N, Keller DI, Osswald S, Reichlin T, Westermann D, Blankenberg S, Mueller C; APACE, BACC, and TRAPID-AMI Investigators.

Eur Heart J. 2018 Nov 7;39(42):3780-3794. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy514.

PMID: 30169752

Baseline calprotectin fails to predict incidence of acute gastrointestinal graft vs. host disease: a prospective study.

Schmidlin N, Passweg JR, Halter JP, Heim D, Infanti L, Stern A, Plattner A, Plattner R, Medinger M, Kleber M, Rothen C, Buser A, Bucher C, Holbro A.

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2019 Feb;54(2):343-347. doi: 10.1038/s41409-018-0292-4. Epub 2018 Aug 14. No abstract available.

PMID: 30108329

Direct Comparison of Cardiac Troponin T and I Using a Uniform and a Sex-Specific Approach in the Detection of Functionally Relevant Coronary Artery Disease.

Mueller D, Puelacher C, Honegger U, Walter JE, Badertscher P, Schaerli N, Strebel I, Twerenbold R, Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Hollenstein C, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Jeger R, Kaiser C, Wild D, Rentsch K, Buser A, Zellweger M, Reichlin T, Mueller C.

Clin Chem. 2018 Nov;64(11):1596-1606. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2018.286971. Epub 2018 Aug 10.

PMID: 30097496

International Forum on typing and matching strategies in patients on anti-CD38 monoclonal therapy.

De Vooght KMK, Lozano M, Bueno JL, Alarcón A, Romera I, Suzuki K, Zhiburt E, Holbro A, Infanti L, Buser A, Hustinx H, Deneys V, Frélik A, Thiry C, Murphy M, Staves J, Selleng K, Greinacher A, Kutner JM, Bonet Bub C, Castilho L, Kaufman RM, Colling ME, Perseghin P, Incontri A, Dassi M, Brilhante D, Macédo A, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Pendergrast JM, Hawes J, Lundgren MN, Storry JR, Jain A, Marwaha N, Sharma RR.

Vox Sang. 2018 Jun 26. doi: 10.1111/vox.12652. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

Nationwide Implementation of Pathogen Inactivation for All Platelet Concentrates in Switzerland.

Jutzi M, Mansouri Taleghani B, Rueesch M, Amsler L, Buser A.

Transfus Med Hemother. 2018 May;45(3):151-156. doi: 10.1159/000489900. Epub 2018 May 23.

PMID: 29928168

Vox Sanguinis International Forum on typing and matching strategies in patients on anti-CD38 monoclonal therapy: summary.

de Vooght KMK, Lozano M, Bueno JL, Alarcón A, Romera I, Suzuki K, Zhiburt E, Holbro A, Infanti L, Buser A, Hustinx H, Deneys V, Frélik A, Thiry C, Murphy M, Staves J, Selleng K, Greinacher A, Kutner JM, Bonet Bub C, Castilho L, Kaufman R, Colling ME, Perseghin P, Incontri A, Dassi M, Brilhante D, Macêdo A, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Pendergrast JM, Hawes J, Lundgren MN, Storry JR, Jain A, Marwaha N, Sharma RR.

Vox Sang. 2018 May 20. doi: 10.1111/vox.12653. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

A comparative prospective observational study of children and adults with immune thrombocytopenia: 2-year follow-up.

Schifferli A, Holbro A, Chitlur M, Coslovsky M, Imbach P, Donato H, Elalfy M, Graciela E, Grainger J, Holzhauer S, Riccheri C, Rodeghiero F, Ruggeri M, Tamary H, Uglova T, Wu R, Kühne T; Intercontinental Cooperative ITP Study Group (ICIS).

Am J Hematol. 2018 Jun;93(6):751-759. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25086. Epub 2018 Mar 30.

PMID: 29516627

Prohormones in the Early Diagnosis of Cardiac Syncope.

Badertscher P, Nestelberger T, de Lavallaz JDF, Than M, Morawiec B, Kawecki D, Miró Ò, López B, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Bustamante J, Geigy N, Christ M, Di Somma S, Peacock WF, Cullen L, Sarasin F, Flores D, Tschuck M, Boeddinghaus J, Twerenbold R, Wildi K, Sabti Z, Puelacher C, Rubini Giménez M, Kozhuharov N, Shrestha S, Strebel I, Rentsch K, Keller DI, Poepping I, Buser A, Kloos W, Lohrmann J, Kuehne M, Osswald S, Reichlin T, Mueller C.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Dec 14;6(12). pii: e006592. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006592.

PMID: 29426039

Handling, processing and disposal of stem cell products in Europe: A survey by the cellular therapy and immunobiology working party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

Holbro A, Baldomero H, Lanza F, Chabannon C, Snowden JA, Buser A, Infanti L, Worel N, Sureda A, Badoglio M, Passweg J, Bonini C; Cellular Therapy & Immunobiology Working Party of the European Society for Blood & Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) and the Joint Accreditation Committee International Society for Cellular Therapy & EBMT (JACIE).

Cytotherapy. 2018 Mar;20(3):453-460. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.12.005. Epub 2018 Jan 17.

PMID: 29352666

Effect of Acute Coronary Syndrome Probability on Diagnostic and Prognostic Performance of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin.

Badertscher P, Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Twerenbold R, Wildi K, Sabti Z, Puelacher C, Rubini Giménez M, Pfäffli J, Flores D, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Miró Ò, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Morawiec B, Lohrmann J, Buser A, Keller DI, Geigy N, Reichlin T, Mueller C.

Clin Chem. 2018 Mar;64(3):515-525. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2017.279513. Epub 2018 Jan 17.

PMID: 29343534

Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: Incidence, Mortality, and Characterization.

Puelacher C, Lurati Buse G, Seeberger D, Sazgary L, Marbot S, Lampart A, Espinola J, Kindler C, Hammerer A, Seeberger E, Strebel I, Wildi K, Twerenbold R, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Steiner L, Gurke L, Breidthardt T, Rentsch K, Buser A, Gualandro DM, Osswald S, Mueller C; BASEL-PMI Investigators.

Circulation. 2018 Mar 20;137(12):1221-1232. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030114. Epub 2017 Dec 4.

PMID: 29203498

Prohormones in the Early Diagnosis of Cardiac Syncope.

Badertscher P, Nestelberger T, de Lavallaz JDF, Than M, Morawiec B, Kawecki D, Miró Ò, López B, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Bustamante J, Geigy N, Christ M, Di Somma S, Peacock WF, Cullen L, Sarasin F, Flores D, Tschuck M, Boeddinghaus J, Twerenbold R, Wildi K, Sabti Z, Puelacher C, Rubini Giménez M, Kozhuharov N, Shrestha S, Strebel I, Rentsch K, Keller DI, Poepping I, Buser A, Kloos W, Lohrmann J, Kuehne M, Osswald S, Reichlin T, Mueller C. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Dec 14;6(12). pii: e006592. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006592.

Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: Incidence, Mortality, and Characterization.

Puelacher C, Lurati Buse G, Seeberger D, Sazgary L, Marbot S, Lampart A, Espinola J, Kindler C, Hammerer A, Seeberger E, Strebel I, Wildi K, Twerenbold R, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Steiner L, Gurke L, Breidthardt T, Rentsch K, Buser A, Gualandro DM, Osswald S, Mueller C. Circulation. 2017 Dec 4. pii: CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030114. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030114. [Epub ahead of print]

Role of liver magnetic resonance imaging in hyperferritinaemia and the diagnosis of iron overload.

Ruefer A, Bapst C, Benz R, Bremerich J, Cantoni N, Infanti L, Samii K, Schmid M, Vallée JP. Swiss Med Wkly. 2017 Nov 9;147:w14550. doi: 10.4414/smw.2017.14550. eCollection 2017 Nov 9.

Effect of Definition on Incidence and Prognosis of Type 2 Myocardial Infarction.

Nestelberger T, Boeddinghaus J, Badertscher P, Twerenbold R, Wildi K, Breitenbücher D, Sabti Z, Puelacher C, Rubini Giménez M, Kozhuharov N, Strebel I, Sazgary L, Schneider D, Jann J, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Miró Ò, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Morawiec B, Kawecki D, Muzyk P, Keller DI, Geigy N, Osswald S, Reichlin T, Mueller C; APACE Investigators. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Sep 26;70(13):1558-1568. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.07.774.

Vox Sanguinis International Forum on platelet cryopreservation: Summary.

Cohn CS, Dumont LJ, Lozano M, Marks DC, Johnson L, Ismay S, Bondar N, T'Sas F, Yokoyama APH, Kutner JM, Acker JP, Bohonek M, Sailliol A, Martinaud C, Pogłód R, Antoniewicz-Papis J, Lachert E, Pun PBL, Lu J, Cid J, Guijarro F, Puig L, Gerber B, Alberio L, Schanz U, Buser A, Noorman F, Zoodsma M, van der Meer PF, de Korte D, Wagner S, O'Neill M. Vox Sang. 2017 Oct;112(7):684-688. doi: 10.1111/vox.12533. Epub 2017 Sep 20.

Vox Sanguinis International Forum on platelet cryopreservation.

Cohn CS, Dumont LJ, Lozano M, Marks DC, Johnson L, Ismay S, Bondar N, T'Sas F, Yokoyama APH, Kutner JM, Acker JP, Bohonek M, Sailliol A, Martinaud C, Pogłód R, Antoniewicz-Papis J, Lachert E, Pun PBL, Lu J, Cid J, Guijarro F, Puig L, Gerber B, Alberio L, Schanz U, Buser A, Noorman F, Zoodsma M, van der Meer PF, de Korte D, Wagner S, O'Neill M. Vox Sang. 2017 Oct;112(7):e69-e85. doi: 10.1111/vox.12532. Epub 2017 Sep 20.

Specificity of two HIV screening tests detecting simultaneously HIV-1 p24 antigen and antibodies to HIV-1 and -2.

Blaich A, Buser A, Stöckle M, Gehringer C, Hirsch HH, Battegay M, Klimkait T, Frei R. J Virol Methods. 2017 Nov;249:143-146. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2017.09.005. Epub 2017 Sep 8.

Associations of oral fluid MMP-8 with periodontitis in Swiss adult subjects.

Mauramo M, Ramseier AM, Mauramo E, Buser A, Tervahartiala T, Sorsa T, Waltimo T. Oral Dis. 2017 Sep 10. doi: 10.1111/odi.12769. [Epub ahead of print]

Amotosalen/ultraviolet A pathogen inactivation technology reduces platelet activatability, induces apoptosis and accelerates clearance.

Stivala S, Gobbato S, Infanti L, Reiner MF, Bonetti N, Meyer SC, Camici GG, Lüscher TF, Buser A, Beer JH. Haematologica. 2017 Oct;102(10):1650-1660. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2017.164137. Epub 2017 Jul 20.

Inability to work and need for disability pension among long-term survivors of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Tichelli A, Gerull S, Holbro A, Buser A, Nair G, Medinger M, Heim D, Halter JP, Passweg JR. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2017 Oct;52(10):1436-1442. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2017.115. Epub 2017 Jun 26.

Leucopenia associated with metamizole: a case-control study.

Blaser L, Hassna H, Hofmann S, Holbro A, Haschke M, Rätz Bravo A, Zeller A, Krähenbühl S, Taegtmeyer A. Swiss Med Wkly. 2017 Jun 21;147:w14438. doi: 10.4414/smw.2017.14438. eCollection 2017 Jun 21.

Donor Safety in Haemapheresis: Development of an Internet-Based Registry for Comprehensive Assessment of Adverse Events from Healthy Donors.

Heuft HG, Fischer E, Weingand T, Burkhardt T, Leitner G, Baume H, Schmidt JP, Buser A, Fauchald G, Reinicke Voigt U, Mansouri-Taleghani B. Transfus Med Hemother. 2017 Jun;44(3):188-200. doi: 10.1159/000452107. Epub 2016 Nov 28.

Direct Comparison of 2 Rule-Out Strategies for Acute Myocardial Infarction: 2-h Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol vs 2-h Algorithm.

Wildi K, Cullen L, Twerenbold R, Greenslade JH, Parsonage W, Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Sabti Z, Rubini-Giménez M, Puelacher C, Cupa J, Schumacher L, Badertscher P, Grimm K, Kozhuharov N, Stelzig C, Freese M, Rentsch K, Lohrmann J, Kloos W, Buser A, Reichlin T, Pickering JW, Than M, Mueller C. Clin Chem. 2017 Jul;63(7):1227-1236. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2016.268359. Epub 2017 May 17.

Human platelet antigen antibody induction in uncomplicated pregnancy is associated with HLA sensitization.

Reiher VSA, Hönger G, Infanti L, Passweg JR, Hösli I, Frey BM, Gassner C, Meyer S, Buser AS, Holbro A, Schaub S. Transfusion. 2017 May;57(5):1272-1279. doi: 10.1111/trf.14053. Epub 2017 Mar 10.

Direct Comparison of 4 Very Early Rule-Out Strategies for Acute Myocardial Infarction Using High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin

I. Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Twerenbold R, Wildi K, Badertscher P, Cupa J, Bürge T, Mächler P, Corbière S, Grimm K, Giménez MR, Puelacher C, Shrestha S, Flores Widmer D, Fuhrmann J, Hillinger P, Sabti Z, Honegger U, Schaerli N, Kozhuharov N, Rentsch K, Miró Ò, López B, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Rodriguez-Adrada E, Morawiec B, Kawecki D, Ganovská E, Parenica J, Lohrmann J, Kloos W, Buser A, Geigy N, Keller DI, Osswald S, Reichlin T, Mueller C. Circulation. 2017 Apr 25;135(17):1597-1611. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.025661. Epub 2017 Mar 10.

Blood Group Antigen Matching Influence on Gestational Outcomes (AMIGO) study.

Delaney M, Wikman A, van de Watering L, Schonewille H, Verdoes JP, Emery SP, Murphy MF, Staves J, Flach S, Arnold DM, Kaufman RM, Ziman A, Harm SK, Fung M, Eppes CS, Dunbar NM, Buser A, Meyer E, Savoia H, Abeysinghe P, Heddle N, Tinmouth A, Traore AN, Yazer MH; BEST Collaborative. Transfusion. 2017 Mar;57(3):525-532. doi: 10.1111/trf.13977. Epub 2017 Feb 5.

Haploidentical hematopoietic bone marrow transplantation followed by living kidney transplantation from the same donor in a sickle cell disease patient with end-stage renal failure.

Knüppel E, Medinger M, Stehle G, Infanti L, Halter J, Burkhalter F, Mujagic E, Heim D, Passweg J. Ann Hematol. 2017 Apr;96(4):703-705. doi: 10.1007/s00277-017-2936-7. Epub 2017 Feb 3. No abstract available.

Early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in patients with mild elevations of cardiac troponin.

Boeddinghaus J, Reichlin T, Nestelberger T, Twerenbold R, Meili Y, Wildi K, Hillinger P, Giménez MR, Cupa J, Schumacher L, Schubera M, Badertscher P, Corbière S, Grimm K, Puelacher C, Sabti Z, Widmer DF, Schaerli N, Kozhuharov N, Shrestha S, Bürge T, Mächler P, Büchi M, Rentsch K, Miró Ò, López B, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Rodriguez-Adrada E, Morawiec B, Kawecki D, Ganovská E, Parenica J, Lohrmann J, Buser A, Keller DI, Osswald S, Mueller C. Clin Res Cardiol. 2017 Jun;106(6):457-467. doi: 10.1007/s00392-016-1075-9. Epub 2017 Feb 1

Trends of classification, incidence, mortality, and survival of MDS patients in Switzerland between 2001 and 2012.

Bonadies N, Feller A, Rovo A, Ruefer A, Blum S, Gerber B, Stuessi G, Benz R, Cantoni N, Holbro A, Schmidt A, Lehmann T, Wilk CM, Arndt V; NICER Working Group. Cancer Epidemiol. 2017 Feb;46:85-92. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2016.12.005. Epub 2017 Jan 2.

Iron deficiency and thrombocytosis.

Holbro A, Volken T, Buser A, Sigle JP, Halter JP, Passweg JR, Tichelli A, Infanti L. Vox Sang. 2017 Jan;112(1):87-92. doi: 10.1111/vox.12454. Epub 2016 Nov 21

Iron deficiency and thrombocytosis

Andreas Holbro, Thomas Volken, Andreas Buser, Jörg P. Sigle, Jörg P. Halter, Jakob R. Passweg, André Tichelli, and Laura Infanti Vox Sanguinis, Vox Sang. 2016 Nov 21. doi: 10.1111/vox.12454.

Impact of donor ABH-secretor status in ABO-mismatched living donor kidney transplantation.

Drexler B, Holbro A, Sigle J, Gassner C, Frey BM, Schaub S, Amico P, Plattner A, Infanti L, Menter T, Mihatsch MJ, Stern M, Buser A, Dickenmann M. Transfusion. 2016 Sep;56(9):2355-61. doi: 10.1111/trf.13711. Epub 2016 Jul 11.

Red blood cell use in Switzerland: trends and demographic challenges.

Volken T, Buser A, Castelli D, Fontana S, Frey BM, Rüsges-Wolter I, Sarraj A, Sigle J, Thierbach J, Weingand T, Taleghani BM. Blood Transfus. 2016 Sep 30:1-10. doi: 10.2450/2016.0079-16.

Gene-expression Profiling in Patients with Plasma Cell Myeloma Treated with Novel Agents.

Medinger M, Halter J, Heim D, Buser A, Gerull S, Lengerke C, Passweg J. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2016 Jul-Aug;13(4):275-9.

Safety and efficacy of cryopreserved autologous platelet concentrates in HLA-alloimmunized patients with hematologic malignancies.

Gerber B, Alberio L, Rochat S, Stenner F, Manz MG, Buser A, Schanz U, Stussi G. Transfusion. 2016 Jun 24. doi: 10.1111/trf.13690.

Increase of endothelial progenitor cells in acute graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukaemia.

Medinger M, Heim D, Gerull S, Halter J, Krenger W, Buser A, Lengerke C, Bucher C, Passweg J. Leuk Res. 2016 Aug;47:22-5. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2016.05.011. Epub 2016 May 17.

Adverse events and retention of donors of double red cell units by apheresis.

Keshelashvili K, O'Meara A, Stern M, Jirout Z, Pehlic V, Holbro A, Buser A, Sigle J, Infanti L. Blood Transfus. 2016 Mar 16:1-8. doi: 10.2450/2016.0237-15.

MNSs genotyping by MALDI-TOF MS shows high concordance with serology, allows gene copy number testing and reveals new St(a) alleles.

Meyer S, Vollmert C, Trost N, Sigurdardottir S, Portmann C, Gottschalk J, Ries J, Markovic A, Infanti L, Buser A, Amar El Dusouqui S, Rigal E, Castelli D, Weingand B, Maier A, Mauvais SM, Sarraj A, Braisch MC, Thierbach J, Hustinx H, Frey BM, Gassner C. Br J Haematol. 2016 Aug;174(4):624-36. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14095. Epub 2016 Apr 13.

Relationship of N-Terminal fragment of Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and copeptin with erythrocytes-related parameters: A population-based study.

Ruperti Repilado FJ, Aeschbacher S, Bossard M, Schoen T, Gugganig R, van der Stouwe JG, Krisai P, Kofler T, Buser A, Risch M, Risch L, Mueller C, Conen D. Clin Biochem. 2016 Jun;49(9):651-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2016.01.021. Epub 2016 Feb 2.

International Forum regarding practices related to donor haemoglobin and iron.

Goldman M, Magnussen K, Gorlin J, Lozano M, Speedy J, Keller A, Pink J, Leung JN, Chu CC, Lee CK, Faed J, Chay J, Tan HH, Teo D, Djoudi R, Woimant G, Fillet AM, Castrén J, Miflin G, Vandewalle GC, Compernolle V, Cardenas JM, Infanti L, Holbro A, Buser A, van den Hurk K, Yahalom VJ, Gendelman V, Shinhar E, Eder AF, Steele WR, O'Neill EM, Kamel H, Vassallo R, Delage G, Lebrun A, Robillard P, Germain M, Gandhi M, West KA, Klein HG. Vox sanguinis, 2016

Human Microtumors Generated in 3D: Novel Tools for Integrated In Situ Studies of Cancer Immunotherapies.

Hambach L, Buser A, Vermeij M, Pouw N, van der Kwast T, Goulmy E. Methods Mol Biol. 2016;1393:147-61. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3338-9_15.

Management of hemolytic anemia following allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Holbro A, Passweg JR. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2015 Dec 5;2015(1):378-84. doi: 10.1182/asheducation-2015.1.378. Unser Leitende Arzt PD Dr. Andreas Holbro hielt im Dezember 2015 anlässlich der Jahrestagung der American Society of Hematology in Orlando eine Weiterbildungsveranstaltung.

Suitability Criteria for Adult Related Donors: A Consensus Statement from the Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Standing Committee on Donor Issues.

Worel N, Buser A, Greinix HT, Hägglund H, Navarro W, Pulsipher MA, Nicoloso de Faveri G, Bengtsson M, Billen A, Espino G, Fechter M, Giudice V, Hölig K, Kanamori H, Kodera Y, Leitner G, Netelenbos T, Niederwieser D, van Walraven SM, Rocha V, Torosian T, Vergueiro C, Weisdorf D, Yabe H, Halter JP. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2015 Dec;21(12):2052-60. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.08.009. Epub 2015 Aug 10.

Lower dose anti-thymocyte globulin for GvHD prophylaxis results in improved survival after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Binkert L, Medinger M, Halter JP, Heim D, Gerull S, Holbro A, Lengerke C, Weisser M, Passweg JR. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2015 Oct;50(10):1331-6. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2015.148. Epub 2015 Jun 29.

Temperature-Sensitive Indicators for Monitoring RBC Concentrates Out of Controlled Temperature Storage.

Sigle JP, Holbro A, Lehmann T, Infanti L, Gerull S, Stern M, Tichelli A, Passweg J, Buser A. Am J Clin Pathol. 2015 Jul;144(1):145-50. doi: 10.1309/AJCPN7L9RTTPNNRW.

Management of a pregnant woman with anti-holley alloantibody.

Braschler T, Vökt CA, Hustinx H, Peyrard T, Infanti L, Buser A, Holbro A. Transfus Med Hemother. 2015 Mar;42(2):129-30. doi: 10.1159/000371499. Epub 2015 Jan 29.

Blood donor to inactive donor transition in the Basel region between 1996 and 2011: a retrospective cohort study.

Volken T, Buser A, Holbro A, Bart T, Infanti L. Vox Sang. 2015 Aug;109(2):155-62. doi: 10.1111/vox.12269. Epub 2015 Apr 20.

Erythropoietin receptor mutation--a rush of blood to the head?

Holbro A, Skoda R, Lundberg P, Passweg J, Buser A, Lehmann T. Ann Hematol. 2015 Jul;94(7):1229-31. doi: 10.1007/s00277-015-2346-7. Epub 2015 Mar 14. No abstract available.

Multicenter experience in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for serious complications of common variable immunodeficiency.

Wehr C, Gennery AR, Lindemans C, Schulz A, Hoenig M, Marks R, Recher M, Gruhn B, Holbro A, Heijnen I, Meyer D, Grigoleit G, Einsele H, Baumann U, Witte T, Sykora KW, Goldacker S, Regairaz L, Aksoylar S, Ardeniz Ö, Zecca M, Zdziarski P, Meyts I, Matthes-Martin S, Imai K, Kamae C, Fielding A, Seneviratne S, Mahlaoui N, Slatter MA, Güngör T, Arkwright PD, van Montfrans J, Sullivan KE, Grimbacher B, Cant A, Peter HH, Finke J, Gaspar HB, Warnatz K, Rizzi M; Inborn Errors Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation and the European Society for Immunodeficiency. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Apr;135(4):988-97.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.11.029. Epub 2015 Jan 14.

Angiogenic markers in plasma cell myeloma patients treated with novel agents.

Medinger M, Halter J, Heim D, Buser A, Gerull S, Stern M, Passweg J. Anticancer Res. 2015 Feb;35(2):1085-90.

Associations of HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 types with oral diseases in Swiss adults.

Mauramo M, Ramseier AM, Buser A, Tiercy JM, Weiger R, Waltimo T. PLoS One. 2014 Jul 29;9(7):

Physiology of iron metabolism.

Waldvogel-Abramowski S, Waeber G, Gassner C, Buser A, Frey BM, Favrat B, Tissot JD. Transfus Med Hemother. 2014 Jun;41(3):213-21. doi: 10.1159/000362888. Epub 2014 May 12. Review.

Impact of recipient ABH secretor status on outcome in minor ABO-incompatible hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Holbro A, Stern M, Infanti L, O'Meara A, Drexler B, Frey BM, Tiercy JM, Passweg JR, Gassner C, Buser A, Sigle JP. Transfusion. 2014 Jul 2. doi: 10.1111/trf.12768. [Epub ahead of print]

Unexpected bone marrow finding in a patient with pancytopenia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Drexler B, Holbro A. Blood. 2014 Jul 31;124(5):678.

Enhanced neutrophil extracellular trap generation in rheumatoid arthritis: analysis of underlying signal transduction pathways and potential diagnostic utility.

Sur Chowdhury C, Giaglis S, Walker UA, Buser A, Hahn S, Hasler P. Arthritis Res Ther. 2014 Jun 13;16(3):R122. doi: 10.1186/ar4579.

High-throughput Kell, Kidd, and Duffy matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization, time-of-flight mass spectrometry-based blood group genotyping of 4000 donors shows close to full concordance with serotyping and detects new alleles.

Meyer S, Vollmert C, Trost N, Brönnimann C, Gottschalk J, Buser A, Frey BM, Gassner C. Transfusion. 2014 Dec;54(12):3198-207.

Cell-free nucleic acids in (maternal) blood: any relevance to (reproductive) immunologists?

Hahn S, Giaglis S, Buser A, Hoesli I, Lapaire O, Hasler P. J Reprod Immunol. 2014 Oct;104-105:26-31.

Human pregnancy and generation of anti-angiotensin receptor and anti-perlecan antibodies.

Hönger G, Cardinal H, Dieudé M, Buser A, Hösli I, Dragun D, Hébert MJ, Schaub S. Transpl Int. 2014 May;27(5):467-74.

Forty years of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a review of the Basel experience.

O'Meara A, Holbro A, Meyer S, Martinez M, Medinger M, Buser A, Halter J, Heim D, Gerull S, Bucher C, Rovo A, Kühne T, Tichelli A, Gratwohl A, Stern M, Passweg JR. Swiss Med Wkly. 2014 Feb 24.

Platelet transfusion: basic aspects.

Holbro A, Infanti L, Sigle J, Buser A. Swiss Med Wkly. 2013 Dec 13;143

Iron and transfusion medicine.

Waldvogel-Abramovski S, Waeber G, Gassner C, Buser A, Frey BM, Favrat B, Tissot JD. Blood Rev. 2013 Nov;27(6):289-95.

Pattern of care of blood donors with early-uncomplicated hereditary haemochromatosis in a Swiss blood donation centre.

Stefashyna O, Stern M, Infanti L, Holbro A, Tichelli A, Buser A, O'Meara A. Vox Sang. 2014 Feb;106(2):111-7.

Anti-leucocyte antibodies in platelet apheresis donors with and without prior immunizing events: implications for TRALI prevention.

Sigle JP, Thierbach J, Infanti L, Muriset M, Hunziker G, Chassot K, Niederhauser C, Gowland P, Holbro A, Sunic K, Buser A, Fontana S. Vox Sang. 2013 Oct;105(3):244-52

Epstein-Barr virus negativity among individuals older than 60 years is associated with HLA-C and HLA-Bw4 variants and tonsillectomy.

Durovic B, Gasser O, Gubser P, Sigle J, Hirsch HH, Stern M, Buser A, Hess C. J Virol. 2013 Jun;87(11):6526-9. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00169-13. Epub 2013 Mar 27.

Role of donor and recipient sex in platelet transfusion.

Stern M, Infanti L, O'Meara A, Sigle J, Buser A. Transfusion. 2013 Nov;53(11):2801-6.

Comparison of transfusion efficacy of amotosalen-based pathogen-reduced platelet components and gamma-irradiated platelet components.

Sigle JP, Infanti L, Studt JD, Martinez M, Stern M, Gratwohl A, Passweg J, Tichelli A, Buser AS. Transfusion. 2013 Aug;53(8):1788-97.

Prognostic impact of posttransplantation iron overload after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Meyer SC, O'Meara A, Buser AS, Tichelli A, Passweg JR, Stern M. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2013 Mar;19(3):440-4.

Cryopreserved stem cell products containing dimethyl sulfoxide lead to activation of the coagulation system without any impact on engraftment.

Holbro A, Graf L, Topalidou M, Bucher C, Passweg JR, Tsakiris DA. Transfusion. 2013 Dec 4.

Lung histology predicts outcome of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Holbro A, Lehmann T, Girsberger S, Stern M, Gambazzi F, Lardinois D, Heim D, Passweg JR, Tichelli A, Bubendorf L, Savic S, Hostettler K, Grendelmeier P, Halter JP, Tamm M. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2013 Jun;19(6):973-80

Human metapneumovirus infection after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Egli A, Bucher C, Dumoulin A, Stern M, Buser A, Bubendorf L, Gregor M, Servida P, Sommer G, Bremerich J, Gratwohl A, Khanna N, Widmer AF, Battegay M, Tamm M, Hirsch HH, Halter JP. Infection. 2012 Dec;40(6):677-84. Epub 2012 Jul 18.

Comparison of transfusion efficacy of amotosalen-based pathogen-reduced platelet components and gamma-irradiated platelet components.

Sigle JP, Infanti L, Studt JD, Martinez M, Stern M, Gratwohl A, Passweg J, Tichelli A, Buser AS. Transfusion. 2012 Nov 26.

Large Granular Lymphocyte Expansion after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Is Associated with a Cytomegalovirus Reactivation and Shows an Indolent Outcome.

Nann-Rütti S, Tzankov A, Cantoni N, Halter J, Heim D, Tsakiris D, Arber C, Buser A, Gratwohl A, Tichelli A, Rovó A. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2012 Nov;18(11):1765-70. Epub 2012 Jul 14

Prognostic Impact of Posttransplantation Iron Overload after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Meyer SC, O'Meara A, Buser AS, Tichelli A, Passweg JR, Stern M. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2012 Oct 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a review and recommendations for follow-up care for the general practitioner.

Passweg J, Halter J, Bucher C, Gerull S, Heim D, Rovó A, Buser A, Stern M, Tichelli A. Swiss Med Wkly. 2012 Oct 15;142:0.

Switching iron deficient whole blood donors to plateletpheresis.

Alix O’Meara, Laura Infanti, Jörg Sigle, Martin Stern and Andreas Buser Transfusion. 2012 Oct;52(10):2183-8. Epub 2012 Mar 8.

A polymorphism affecting HLA-C surface expression associates with herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G seropositivity.

Charoudeh HN, Schmitter K, Buser A, Gonzalez A, Stern M. Tissue Antigens. 2012 Sep;80(3):263-4. Epub 2012 Jun 15. No abstract available.

Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Relapsed or Refractory Lymphoma after Conditioning with BEAM/Fludarabine/TBI.

O'Meara A, Halter J, Heim D, Gerull S, Bucher C, Passweg J, Buser A, Stern M. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2012 Aug 13. [Epub ahead of print]

Quantity of HLA-C surface expression and licensing of KIR2DL+ natural killer cells.

Charoudeh HN, Schmied L, Gonzalez A, Terszowski G, Czaja K, Schmitter K, Infanti L, Buser A, Stern M. Immunogenetics. 2012 Jul 7. [Epub ahead of print]

Management of autoimmune diseases after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Holbro A, Abinun M, Daikeler T. Br J Haematol. 2012 May;157(3):281-90.

Prognostic value of red blood cell parameters and ferritin in predicting deferral due to anemia in whole blood donors.

Martin Stern, Alix O’Meara, Laura Infanti, Joerg-Peter Sigle, and Andreas Buser Ann Hematol. 2012 May;91(5):775-80. Epub 2011 Nov 18.

Lung resection in hematologic patients with pulmonary invasive fungal disease.

Nebiker CA, Lardinois D, Junker L, Gambazzi F, Matt P, Habicht J, Halter J, Heim D, Stern M, Buser AS, Passweg J,Stolz D, Flückiger UM, Weisser M, Battegay M, Bubendorf L, Gratwohl A, Tamm M. Chest. 2012 Mar 29. [Epub ahead of print]

Aplastic anemia in association with a lymphoproliferative neoplasm: Coincidence or causality?

Medinger M, Buser A, Stern M, Heim D, Halter J, Rovo A, Tzankov A, Tichelli A, Passweg J. Leuk Res. 2012 Feb;36(2):250-1. Epub 2011 Oct 1.

Markers of Plaque Instability in the Early Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Schaub N, Reichlin T, Meune C, Twerenbold R, Haaf P, Hochholzer W, Niederhauser N, Bosshard P, Stelzig C, Freese M, Reiter M, Gea J, Buser A, Mebazaa A, Osswald S, Mueller C. Clin Chem. 2012 Jan;58(1):246-56. Epub 2011 Nov 4.

Prospective change control analysis of transfer of platelet concentrate production from a specialized stem cell transplantation unit to a blood transfusion centre.

Joerg-Peter Sigle, Michael Medinger, Martin Stern, Laura Infanti, Dominik Heim, Joerg Halter, Alois Gratwohl, Andreas Buser J Clin Apher. 2012;27(4):178-82. Epub 2012 Mar 10.

Switching iron-deficient whole blood donors to plateletpheresis.

Alix O’Meara, Laura Infanti, Jörg Sigle, Martin Stern and Andreas Buser. Transfusion. Accepted for publication Dec 27 2011 IF 3.3

Markers of plaque instability in the early diagnosis and risk stratification of acute myocardial infarction.

Schaub N, Reichlin T, Meune C, Twerenbold R, Haaf P, Hochholzer W, Niederhauser N, Bosshard P, Stelzig C, Freese M, Reiter M, Gea J, Buser A, Mebazaa A, Osswald S, Mueller C. Clin. Chem. 2011 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print] IF 6.8

Prognostic value of red blood cell parameters and ferritin in predicting deferral due to anemia in whole blood donors.

Martin Stern, Alix O’Meara, Laura Infanti, Joerg-Peter Sigle, and Andreas Buser. Ann Hematol. 2011 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print] IF 2.6

Aplastic anemia in association with a lymphoproliferative neoplasm: coincidence or causality?

Medinger M, Buser A, Stern M, Heim D, Halter J, Rovo A, Tzankov A, Tichelli A, Passweg J. Leuk Res. 2011 Sep 29. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. IF 2.55

Pathogen-inactivation of platelet components with the INTERCEPT Blood System™: a cohort study.

Laura Infanti, Christine Stebler, Shabahang Job, Morven Ruesch, Alois Gratwohl, Johannes Irsch, Lily Lin, Andreas Buser. Transfus Apher Sci. 2011 Oct; 45(2): 175–81. Epub 2011 Aug 15. IF 1.587

The value of routine ferritin measurement in blood donors.

Alix O’Meara, Laura Infanti, Christine Stebler, Morven Ruesch, Joerg-Peter Sigle, Martin Stern and Andreas Buser. Transfusion. 2011 Oct; 51(10): 2183–88. Epub 2011 Apr 25. IF 3.3

Prognostic impact of iron parameters in patients undergoing allo-SCT.

Bazuave GN, Buser A, Gerull S, Tichelli A, Stern M. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2011 Mar 14. [Epub ahead of print] IF 3.66

Case reports

Hyperviscosity syndrome. Sigle JP, Buser A. Blood. 2011 Feb 3; 117(5):1446.

Ausgewählte Kongressbeiträge/Abstracts:

1. The value of routine ferritin measurement in blood donors. O’Meara A, Infanti L, Ruesch M, Sigle J, Stern M and Buser A. Oral presentation SGH 2011 Lausanne. Preis für die beste klinische Arbeit.

2. Prognostic impact of iron overload during follow-up after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Sara C. Meyer, Andreas S. Buser, André Tichelli, Jakob R. Passweg, Martin Stern. Oral presentation Amercian Society of Hematology, San Diego 2011