Dr.scient.med. Thomas Schlöglhofer, MSc
Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Aortic Surgery
Position: Research Associate (Postdoc)
ORCID: 0000-0003-4354-4860
T +43 1 40400 27280
thomas.schloeglhofer@meduniwien.ac.at
Keywords
Algorithms; Artificial Organs; Biomedical Engineering; Cardiac surgery; Cardiovascular System; Outpatients; Patient Outcome Assessment
Research group(s)
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research
Head: Johann Wojta
Research Area: The Ludwig-Boltzmann-Cluster for Cardiovascular Research focuses on interdisciplinary research of therapies for cardiovascular diseases.
Members: - Working Group Schlöglhofer - Mechanical Circulatory Support
Head: Thomas Schlöglhofer
Research Area: The interdisciplinary research group of Dr. Schlöglhofer focuses on innovative technologies and research approaches in the field of mechanical circulatory support systems (MCS). The goal is to enhance the safety, efficiency, and long-term compatibility of cardiac support systems such as left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and Impella systems using state-of-the-art methods from engineering, medicine, and computer science.
Members:
Research interests
Mechanical Circulatory Suppport
- Hemocompatibility, Anticoagulation Therapy
- Human factors engineering of VAD peripheral components and eye tracking supported simulation studies
- Development of a standardized telephone intervention algorithm for improved VAD outpatient survival
- Outcomes research and non-invasive monitoring of VAD patients
- Cold atmospheric plasma for the treatment of driveline infections
Cardiovascular Monitoring
- Semi-Invasive cardiac output monitoring based on pulse contour analysis
Selected publications
- Schlöglhofer, T. et al. (2023) ‘HeartMate 3 Snoopy: Non-invasive cardiovascular diagnosis of patients with fully magnetically levitated blood pumps during echocardiographic speed ramp tests and Valsalva maneuvers’, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation [Preprint]. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2023.09.011.
- Widhalm, G. et al. (2023) ‘Human Factors Evaluation of HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Peripherals: An Eye Tracking Supported Simulation Study’, Journal of Medical Systems, 47(1). Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10916-023-01950-3.
- Schlöglhofer, T. et al. (2023) ‘It’s not only the pump: Assessment of human factors of wearable components and user experience of patients with left ventricular assist devices’, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 42(4), pp. 466–477. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2022.12.015.
- Schlöglhofer, T. et al. (2023) ‘Quality of Anticoagulation With Phenprocoumon and Warfarin in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients: A Multicenter Study’, ASAIO Journal, 69(6), pp. 595–601. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/mat.0000000000001895.
- Schlöglhofer, T. et al. (2022) ‘Inflow cannula position as risk factor for stroke in patients with HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist devices’, Artificial Organs, 46(6), pp. 1149–1157. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aor.14165.