University of Leipzig Heart Center View Institution's Website 2 articles published in JoVE Medicine Real-Time Assessment of Spinal Cord Microperfusion in a Porcine Model of Ischemia/Reperfusion Christoph R. Behem1, Till Friedheim1, Sabine H. Wipper2, Hans O. Pinnschmidt3, Michael F. Graessler1, Catharina Gaeth4, Hannes Holthusen1, Adina Rapp5, Timo Suntrop1, Josephina Haunschild6, Christian D. Etz6, Constantin J. C. Trepte1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 2University Department for Vascular Surgery and Department of Operative Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, 3Department of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 4Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg (UHZ), 5Department of Cardiology, Rostock University Medical Center, 6University Department for Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center Leipzig Spinal cord microcirculation plays a pivotal role in spinal cord injury. Most methods do not allow real-time assessment of spinal cord microcirculation, which is essential for the development of microcirculation-targeted therapies. Here, we propose a protocol using Laser-Doppler-Flow Needle probes in a large animal model of ischemia/reperfusion. Medicine The WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device for Atrial Fibrillation Sven Möbius-Winkler1, Marcus Sandri1, Norman Mangner1, Phillip Lurz1, Ingo Dähnert1, Gerhard Schuler1 1University of Leipzig Heart Center The accompanying video describes a procedure for percutaneous placement of the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Device. The WATCHMAN is a nitinol device designed to be permanently implanted at, or slightly distal to, the opening of the left atrial appendage (LAA) to trap blood clots before they exit the LAA, preventing thromboembolic stroke.