Research Focus

Cardiovascular & Perioperative Medicine

Area of Research

• Vascular ultrasound imaging (Duplex, CEUS, 3D-ultrasound) 
• Atherosclerosis
• Venous thromboembolism
• Giant cell arteritis
• Endovenous laser therapy in varicose veins
• Registry (VTE, PAD)

Approved Research Projects

• Evaluation of carotid atherosclerosis by contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in high risk patients with suspected coronary artery disease (Collaboration with CRIB, Prof. Christian Müller)
• Evaluation of perivascular venous vascularization and inflammation by contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in patients with acute deep vein thrombosis and superficial thrombophlebitis (NCT01367769)
• Rivaroxaban for thrombosis prophylaxis in endovenous laser ablation with and without miniphlebectomy: a multicenter experience
• Edoxaban treatment in routine clinical practice in patients with venous thromboembolism in Europe (ETNA-VTE-Europe)
• PREFER in VTE Prevention of Thromboembolic Events – European Registry in Venous Thromboembolism
• A Prospective, Multicenter, Single Arm Real-World Registry Investigating the Clinical Use and Safety of the Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon PTA Catheter for Treatment of Below-the-knee (BTK) Arteries
• XATOC – Xarelto + Acetylsalicylic Acid: Treatment patterns and Outcomes across the disease Continuum in patients with CAD and/or PAD

Collaborations

National Collaborations

• CRIB (Prof. Christian Müller)
• Retrospective cohort study of patients suspected of having GCA at the University Hospital Basel (Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Daikeler, Rheumatology, University Hospital Basel)
• Prophylactic versus therapeutic anticoagulation with Apixaban to treat calf vein thrombosis: The APICALF randomized trial. (The APICALF study) (Prof. Dr. med. Marc Righini Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève) (NCT04981327)
• Timing of revascularization in patients with diabetic foot ulcer and non-critical peripheral artery disease: a randomized, controlled trial (Prof. Dr. med. Iris Baumgartner Inselspital, University of Bern) (NCT04939038)

International Collaborations

• Sasan Partovi (interventional Radiology, Cleveland Clinic)
• The Prospective Studies of Atherosclerosis (Proof-ATHERO) consortium
• PROG-IMT study group
• ESC Working Group on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases
• Carotid Imaging Consensus group

Ongoing Research Projects

• Predictive value of carotid lesion neovascularization detected by contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (NCT01732523)
• Swiss Endovenous Therapy (SET) Registry
• Retrospective cohort study of patients suspected of having GCA at the University Hospital Basel (Collaboration with Prof. Daikeler, Rheumatology, University Hospital Basel)