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P. Zilla — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 46
Works: 217
Citations: 7,918

Most-cited papers

Off-the-shelf human decellularized tissue-engineered heart valves in a non-human primate model.
B. Weber, P. Dijkman, J. Scherman, Bart Sanders +21 more
2013Biomaterials193 citations Open access
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Global Unmet Needs in Cardiac Surgery.
P. Zilla, M. Yacoub, L. Zühlke, F. Beyersdorf +28 more
2018Global Heart186 citations Open access
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Polymeric heart valves for surgical implantation, catheter-based technologies and heart assist devices.
D. Bezuidenhout, David F. Williams, P. Zilla
2015Biomaterials177 citations
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Group A Streptococcus, Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease: Epidemiology and Clinical Considerations
L. Zühlke, A. Beaton, M. Engel, C. Hugo-Hamman +9 more
2017Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine142 citations Open access
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Bioinspired Heart Valve Prosthesis Made by Silicone Additive Manufacturing
F. Coulter, M. Schaffner, Jakob A. Faber, A. Rafsanjani +5 more
2019Matter113 citations Open access
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Differentiating transmural from transanastomotic prosthetic graft endothelialization through an isolation loop-graft model.
T. Pennel, P. Zilla, D. Bezuidenhout
2013Journal of Vascular Surgery71 citations Open access
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Management of valvular disease in pregnancy: a global perspective.
K. Sliwa, Mark R. Johnson, P. Zilla, J. Roos-Hesselink
2015European Heart Journal70 citations
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The Performance of Cross-linked Acellular Arterial Scaffolds as Vascular Grafts; Pre-clinical Testing in Direct and Isolation Loop Circulatory Models
T. Pennel, George Fercana, D. Bezuidenhout, Agneta Simionescu +3 more
2014Biomaterials60 citations Open access
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Rheumatic heart disease: the tip of the iceberg.
K. Sliwa, P. Zilla
2012Circulation52 citations Open access
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A glimpse of hope: cardiac surgery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
P. Zilla, R. Bolman, P. Boateng, K. Sliwa
2020Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy51 citations Open access
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Transmural capillary ingrowth is essential for confluent vascular graft healing.
T. Pennel, D. Bezuidenhout, J. Koehne, N. Davies +1 more
2018Acta Biomaterialia49 citations
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Children's heart disease in sub-Saharan Africa : challenging the burden of disease : children's heart disease
J. Hewitson, P. Zilla
201749 citations Open access
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Cell specific ingrowth hydrogels.
M. Bracher, D. Bezuidenhout, M. Lutolf, T. Franz +3 more
2013Biomaterials49 citations Open access
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Long-Term Stability and Biocompatibility of Pericardial Bioprosthetic Heart Valves
David F. Williams, D. Bezuidenhout, J. de Villiers, P. Human +1 more
2021Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine45 citations Open access
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Improved vascularization of porous scaffolds through growth factor delivery from heparinized polyethylene glycol hydrogels.
Aliza Janse van Rensburg, N. Davies, Anel Oosthuysen, Cindy Chokoza +2 more
2017Acta Biomaterialia39 citations
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Dual electrospinning with sacrificial fibers for engineered porosity and enhancement of tissue ingrowth.
J. Voorneveld, Anel Oosthuysen, T. Franz, P. Zilla +1 more
2017Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part B - Applied biomaterials38 citations
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Coacervate Delivery of Growth Factors Combined with a Degradable Hydrogel Preserves Heart Function after Myocardial Infarction.
N. Johnson, M. Kruger, K. Goetsch, P. Zilla +3 more
2015ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering36 citations
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The effect of hydrogel injection on cardiac function and myocardial mechanics in a computational post-infarction model
J. Kortsmit, N. Davies, Renee M. Miller, J. Macadangdang +2 more
2013Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering35 citations
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Progressive Reinvention or Destination Lost? Half a Century of Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
P. Zilla, M. Deutsch, D. Bezuidenhout, N. Davies +1 more
2020Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine31 citations Open access
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The Technological Basis of a Balloon-Expandable TAVR System: Non-occlusive Deployment, Anchorage in the Absence of Calcification and Polymer Leaflets
H. Appa, Kenneth S. Park, D. Bezuidenhout, Braden van Breda +22 more
2022Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine30 citations Open access
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Pharmacodynamic effects of C-domain-specific ACE inhibitors on the renin-angiotensin system in myocardial infarcted rats
Sarah-Kate Sharp, M. Poglitsch, P. Zilla, N. Davies +1 more
2015Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System29 citations Open access
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Protective constriction of coronary vein grafts with knitted nitinol.
L. Moodley, T. Franz, P. Human, M. Wolf +3 more
2013European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery29 citations Open access
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Preclinical evaluation of a transcatheter aortic valve replacement system for patients with rheumatic heart disease.
J. Scherman, C. Ofoegbu, A. Myburgh, J. Swanevelder +6 more
2019EuroIntervention26 citations
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Outcomes of myocardial infarction hydrogel injection therapy in the human left ventricle dependent on injectate distribution
Renee M. Miller, N. Davies, J. Kortsmit, P. Zilla +1 more
2013International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering26 citations
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Rheumatic mitral repair versus replacement in a threshold country: the impact of commissural fusion.
A. Geldenhuys, J. Koshy, P. Human, Juliana F Mtwale +2 more
2012Journal of Heart Valve Disease26 citations
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Decellularization and engineered crosslinking: a promising dual approach towards bioprosthetic heart valve longevity.
P. Human, C. Ofoegbu, Helen Ilsley, D. Bezuidenhout +3 more
2020European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery25 citations Open access
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Residual Bioprosthetic Valve Immunogenicity: Forgotten, Not Lost
P. Human, D. Bezuidenhout, E. Aikawa, P. Zilla
2022Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine22 citations Open access
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TAVI for low to middle income countries
J. Scherman, D. Bezuidenhout, C. Ofoegbu, David F. Williams +1 more
201722 citations
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The Cape Town Declaration on Access to Cardiac Surgery in the Developing World
P. Zilla, R. Bolman, M. Yacoub, F. Beyersdorf +6 more
2018Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals21 citations Open access
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Isolated mechanical aortic valve replacement in rheumatic patients in a low‐ to middle‐income country
J. Scherman, R. Manganyi, P. Human, T. Pennel +3 more
2019Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery18 citations Open access
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Momentum builds for a global response to rheumatic heart disease.
K. Sliwa, Alastair White, Pillar Milan, Ana Olga Mocumbi +2 more
2018European Heart Journal17 citations Open access
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The Cape Town Declaration on access to cardiac surgery in the developing world.
P. Zilla, R. Bolman, M. Yacoub, F. Beyersdorf +6 more
2018Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery17 citations Open access
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Regulation of tissue ingrowth into proteolytically degradable hydrogels.
Kyle Goetsch, M. Bracher, D. Bezuidenhout, P. Zilla +1 more
2015Acta Biomaterialia17 citations
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Covalent incorporation and controlled release of active dexamethasone from injectable polyethylene glycol hydrogels.
D. Bezuidenhout, Anel Oosthuysen, N. Davies, Lage Ahrenstedt +3 more
2013Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A17 citations
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Pulmonary artery banding: still a valuable option in developing countries?
A. Brooks, A. Geldenhuys, L. Zühlke, P. Human +1 more
2012European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery17 citations Open access
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Poorly suited heart valve prostheses heighten the plight of patients with rheumatic heart disease.
J. Scherman, P. Zilla
2020International Journal of Cardiology15 citations
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A slow-release fibrin matrix increases adeno-associated virus transduction of wound repair cells in vivo
Christian Schmidt, D. Bezuidenhout, P. Zilla, N. Davies
2014Journal of Biomaterials Applications14 citations
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Computational predictions of improved of wall mechanics and function of the infarcted left ventricle at early and late remodelling stages: comparison of layered and bulk hydrogel injectates
J. Kortsmit, N. Davies, Renee M. Miller, P. Zilla +1 more
201414 citations
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Micro-structurally detailed model of a therapeutic hydrogel injectate in a rat biventricular cardiac geometry for computational simulations
M. Sirry, N. Davies, K. Kadner, L. Dubuis +5 more
2013Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering13 citations Open access
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United in earnest: first pilot sites for increased surgical capacity for rheumatic heart disease announced by cardiac surgery intersociety alliance.
Z. Enumah, R. Bolman, P. Zilla, P. Boateng +9 more
2021European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery12 citations Open access
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Performance Analysis of the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) on Blood Flow Hemodynamics: An Optical Imaging-based In Vitro Study.
Utku Gülan, H. Appa, Pascal Corso, C. Templin +4 more
2019Artificial Organs12 citations
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Assessment of the immunogenicity of mechanically induced interferon aggregates in a transgenic mouse model.
P. Human, Helen Ilsley, C. Roberson, E. Grovender +3 more
2015Journal of Pharmacy and Science12 citations Open access
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Flexible Leaflet Polymeric Heart Valves
D. Bezuidenhout, P. Zilla
201312 citations
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Correlations between the alpha-Gal antigen, antibody response and calcification of cardiac valve bioprostheses: experimental evidence obtained using an alpha-Gal knockout mouse animal model
F. Naso, A. Colli, P. Zilla, A. Calafiore +5 more
2023Frontiers in Immunology10 citations Open access
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TAVR for Patients With Rheumatic Heart Disease: Opening the Door for the Many?
P. Zilla, David F. Williams, D. Bezuidenhout
2021Journal of the American College of Cardiology10 citations Open access
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Long term outcome and EuroSCORE II validation in native valve surgery for active infective endocarditis in a South African cohort
J. Koshy, M. Engel, H. Carrara, J. Brink +1 more
2018SA Heart10 citations Open access
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Raising awareness for rheumatic mitral valve disease
Livia S. A. Passos, M. Nunes, P. Zilla, M. Yacoub +1 more
2020Global Cardiology Science & Practice9 citations Open access
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A Novel Hybrid Membrane VAD as First Step Toward Hemocompatible Blood Propulsion
A. Ferrari, C. Giampietro, Björn J. Bachmann, L. Bernardi +21 more
2020Annals of Biomedical Engineering9 citations Open access
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Transcatheter valve with a hollow balloon for aortic valve insufficiency.
J. Scherman, Braden van Breda, H. Appa, C. V. Van Heerden +3 more
2018Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery9 citations
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The Neglected Villain of Bioprosthetic Degeneration: Inflammatory and Immune Processes.
P. Human, P. Zilla
2017Journal of long-term effects of medical implants9 citations
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