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Gluing from wood for structural applications - basics and selected examples
(2022)Educational Material -
HeartWare to HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device exchange via a left lateral thoracotomy
(2022)Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic SurgeryA continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implant is a well-established therapy for patients with end-stage heart failure. Currently, the HeartMate 3 device is the only commercially available durable left ventricular assist device. Therefore, patients on HeartWare HVAD support who require a pump exchange must have a HeartMate 3 implanted.Educational Material -
Minimally invasive surgical aortic valve replacement via a partial upper ministernotomy
(2022)Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic SurgeryMinimally invasive aortic valve replacement has become a feasible approach to treat various aortic valve pathologies with limited procedural trauma. Several minimally invasive aortic valve replacement approaches with different levels of complexity and technical requirements are currently available.Educational Material -
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Standard Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
(2022)Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic SurgeryThe introduction of the transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedure has revolutionized the standards of care in patients with aortic valve pathologies and has significantly increased the quality of the medical treatment provided. The durability and constant technical improvements in the modern transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedure have broadened the indications towards younger patient groups with low-risk profiles. ...Educational Material -
Power to the People
(2022)Studio Series New EcologiesWho owns and controls the energy we use? The energy crisis looming over Europe this fall as a consequence of the Ukraine war has made it clear that European geopolitics and power asymmetries have been built on fossil fuels. Yet the discussions around energy transition usually revolve around reducing carbon emissions through technofix solutions, without questioning the broader politics of energy. The promise of energy transition, that ...Educational Material -
Healthification, a short animation about what can we do to lower the socioeconomic inequalities in health
(2022)Academic GIFtNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) impose enormous health burdens on individuals and lead to substantial health economic challenges. NCDs’ risk factors relate primarily to a lifestyle characterized by tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, or an unbalanced diet. This lifestyle can lead to obesity, hypertension, and other cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Unfortunately, individuals with lower socioeconomic ...Educational Material -
Tentacular Writing. A peer-to-peer writing retreat. An ETH-EPFL Summer School.
(2022)“It matters what stories we tell to tell other stories with; [it matters] (…) what thoughts think thoughts” (Haraway, 2016). In academic research, the way we write matters in what kind of knowledge we produce, what perspectives we illuminate, what connections we build. Yet, writing a PhD dissertation is often restrained into specific types of textuality and understood as an individual process that the researcher undertakes anxiously alone. ...Educational Material -
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