Clinic for Vascular Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen
European Vascular Centre Aachen-Maastricht

Focus I – Aortic surgery

Clinical        

Retrospective/prospective mono- and multicentre evaluation of aortic surgery procedures, focus: thoracoabdominal aorta

Fundamentals

• Perioperative biomarker studies
• Aortic tissue study – focus of studies on various aortic segments of
  • affected patients
  • Donor aortas
  • Primate aortas
• With a focus on inflammation and different mesenchymal cells

Translational

Genetic aortic diseases – cooperation with national and international research centres

Focus II – Deep venous system

Clinical retrospective/prospective
mono- and multicentre evaluation of therapies for acute and chronic diseases of the deep venous system

Fundamentals

• Perioperative biomarker studies
• Investigation of different stent designs and materials in in vitro flow models