Prof. Dr. med. Tsvetomir Loukanov

Prof. Dr. med. Tsvetomir Loukanov

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  • Cardiac Surgeon
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26 yrs
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About Prof. Dr. med. Tsvetomir Loukanov

  • Prof. Dr. med. Tsvetomir Loukanov is a pediatric cardiac surgeon with 22+ years of experience.
  • His forte is cardiac surgery using the hybrid procedure, beating heart surgery, vascular compression syndromes of the intrathoracic trachea, valve reconstruction, univentricular heart, aortic arch and tracheal surgery and congenital heart defects.
  • He has 60+ publications under his name in peer-reviewed journals.
  • He got certification for pediatric cardiac surgery from the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.
  • Dr. Loukanov did a congenital heart surgery training course at Harvard Medical University, Boston.
  • He is a member of the European Association for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery EACTS, German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery DGTHG, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and European Union for Surgical Oncology ESSO.
  • He did graduation from the Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria and PhD from Rupprecht – Karls Universität Heidelberg.

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  • VerifiedGraduation, Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria(1994)

Papers Published

  • Plaschke K, Weiskircher A, Benner L, Klein B, Loukanov T, Gorenflo M, Weigand MA, Rauch H (2020). Depth of anesthesia by Narcotrend ® and postoperative characteristics in children undergoing cardiac surgery under extracorporeal circulation: a retrospective comparison of two anesthetic regimens. Perfusion. 2020 Jan 11: 267659119895447. doi: 10.1177 / 0267659119895447. [Epub ahead of print]
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  • Eichhorn JG, Ley S, Kropp F, Fink C, Brockmeier K, Loukanov T, Ley-Zaporozhan J (2019) Aortic Coarctation a Systemic Vessel Disease-Insights from Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Dec; 67 (S 04): e1-e10. doi: 10.1055 / s-0039-1697915. Epub 2019 Nov 1.
  • Köhler D, Arnold R, Loukanov T, Gorenflo M (2013) Right ventricular failure and pathobiology in patients with congenital heart disease - implications for long-term follow-up. Front Pediatr. 2013 Nov 19; 1:37. doi: 10.3389 / fped.2013.00037. Review.
  • Loukanov T, Takahashi H, Tonchev P, Gross J, Bettendorf M, Gorenflo M (2011) Plasma cyclic 3 ', 5'-adenosine monophosphate in patients with elevated pulmonary pressure due to left-to-right shunt. Can J Cardiol. 2011 Jul-Aug; 27 (4): 523.e25-9. doi: 10.1016 / j.cjca.2010.12.063. Epub 2011 Jun 8. English, French.
  • Ley S, Loukanov T, Ley-Zaporozhan J, Springer W, Sebening C, Sommerburg O, Hagl S, Gorenflo M (2010) Long-term outcome after external tracheal stabilization due to congenital tracheal instability. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Mar; 89 (3): 918-25. doi: 10.1016 / j.athoracsur.2009.11.066.
  • Loukanov TS, Sebening C, Springer W, Hagl S, Karck M, Gorenflo M (2009). The evolution of the pulmonary arterial sling syndrome, with particular reference to the need for reoperations because of untreated tracheal stenosis. Cardiol Young. 2009 Sep; 19 (5): 446-50. doi: 10.1017 / S1047951109990576. Epub 2009 Aug 7.
  • Loukanov T, Arnold R, Gross J, Sebening C, Klimpel H, Eichhorn J, Hoss K, Ulmer HE, Kark M, Gorenflo M (2008). Endothelin-1 and asymmetric dimethylarginine in children with left-to-right shunt after intracardiac repair. Clin Res Cardiol. 2008 Jun; 97 (6): 383-8. doi: 10.1007 / s00392-008-0645-x. Epub 2008 Feb 22.
  • Loukanov T, Sebening C, Springer W, Ulmer H, Hagl S (2005). Simultaneous management of congenital tracheal stenosis and cardiac anomalies in infants. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Dec; 130 (6): 1537-41.
  • Loukanov T, Marinov S, Lazarov S, Pilossoff V (2003): Cardiopulmonary bypass - principles, effect on organism and possible mechanisms for decreasing of the complications. II. Inflammatory response to CPB. Pediatrics 4: 11-17
  • Loukanov T, Lazarov S, Lacheva A, Pilossoff V (2002): Extracorporeal Memebrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Bulg. Cardiology 4: 31-36
  • Loukanov T (2001): Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) Selective Inhibitors and Potential Mechanisms for Colorectal Cancer Chemopreventetion. Hepatogastroenterology 67: 152-155
  • Loukanov T (2000): Angiogenic therapy of the malignant diseases. In: Chernozemsky I, Shipkov T, editors. Oncology 2001. 1st ed. Ciela-Soft and Publishing; 2000. p. 199-205.
  • Mueller-Decker K, Albert C, Loukanov T, Winde F, Marks G, Fuerstenberger G (1999): Cellular localization of cyclooxygenase isoenzymes in Crohn's colitis and colorectal cancer. Int. Journal of Colorectal Diseases 14: 212-218
  • Loukanov T, Botev C, Markov N, Djongov L, Dimitrov V (1998): Fibrin tissue adhesives in surgical oncology. Journal of BUON. 4: 297-300

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Prof. Dr. med. Tsvetomir Loukanov practices at University Hospital Heidelberg

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Prof. Dr. med. Tsvetomir Loukanov specialty is Cardiac Surgeon

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Prof. Dr. med. Tsvetomir Loukanov is Cardiac Surgeon with 26 years of experience.

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