Ludwig K. von Segesser

From action to interaction – the first year of Interactive Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Editorial)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:103-104. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masamichi Ono, Norihide Fukushima, Shigeaki Ohtake, and Hikaru Matsuda

Infectious false aneurysm of the right ventricular outflow tract after repair of congenital heart defect treated with Freestyle^® aortic bioprosthesis (Negative results - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:105-107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qamar Abid, Mohan Devbhandari, Howard Davies, and Martyn Carr

Missing washer of the rib approximator? An easily overlooked foreign body (Case report)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:108-110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sven Dittrich, Joannis Germanakis, Heike Dittrich, Ingo Daehnert, Peter Ewert, Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, Michael Vogel, and Peter E. Lange

Comparison of sodium nitroprusside versus esmolol for the treatment of hypertension following repair of coarctation of the aorta (Institutional review - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:111-115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rainer G. Leyh, Christian Hagl, Theo Kofidis, and Axel Haverich

Impact of ascending aorta replacement combined with a Ross procedure on autograft root distensibility and function in patients with combined pathology of the aortic valve and ascending aorta (Institutional review - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:116-119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ludwig K. von Segesser, Piergiorgio Tozzi, Monique Augstburger, and Antonio Corno

Working heart off-pump cardiac repair (OPCARE) – the next step in robotic surgery? (Work in progress report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:120-124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Jochen Börgermann, Kavous Hakim, Ivar Friedrich, and Claudius Diez

Recurrent thromboembolic events after percutaneous device closure of patent foramen ovale (Case report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:125-127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A.R. Casha, M. Sulaiman, and A.J.R. Cale

Repair of adult Scimitar syndrome with an intra-atrial conduit (Case report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:128-130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Walther and Martin Elliott

Endogenously acquired deep sternal wound infection after congenital cardiac surgery (Case report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:131-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pascal A. Berdat, Volkhard Göber, and Thierry Carrel

Extra-anatomic aortic bypass for complex (re-) coarctation and hypoplastic aortic arch in adolescents and adults (Institutional review - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:133-137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gonzalo Varela, Marcelo F. Jiménez, Nuria Novoa, and Paolo Macrí

Discordance between predicted postoperative forced expiratory volumes in one second (ppoFEV1) calculated before and after resection of bronchogenic carcinoma (Institutional review - Pulmonary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:138-142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aya Saito, Akihiko Sekiguchi, Masahide Chikada, and Kunihiko Tonari

Mitral valve replacement in a 15-month-old infant with infective endocarditis (Case report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:143-145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michele De Bonis, Francesco Maisano, Elisabetta Lapenna, and Ottavio Alfieri

Aortic and mitral valve surgery through a superior ministernotomy in pectus excavatum associated with Marfan's syndrome (Case report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:146-148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

O. Alhabash, A. Tirouvanziam, J.C. Roussel, and D. Duveau

Early and 1 year angiographic evaluation of graft patency in off-pump coronary bypass surgery via sternotomy (Institutional review - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:149-153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G.F.V. Panday, J.G. Grandjean, K.Y.J.A.M. Ho, and P.W. Boonstra

A rare case of herniation of omentum into the pericardial cavity after using the right gastro-epiploic artery for coronary bypass grafting (Case report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:154-155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshiyuki Takami and Hiroshi Ina

Beneficial effects of bilevel positive airway pressure after surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (Institutional review - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:156-159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephan Geidel, Michael Lass, Sigrid Boczor, Karl-Heinz Kuck, and Jörg Ostermeyer

Surgical treatment of permanent atrial fibrillation during heart valve surgery (Institutional review - Arrhythmia)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:160-165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio F. Corno, Junqing Zhou, Piergiorgio Tozzi, and Ludwig K. von Segesser

Off-bypass implantation of a self-expandable valved stent between inferior vena cava and right atrium (New ideas - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:166-169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

José I. Aramendi, Carlos A. Mestres, Vicente Campos, Juan Martínez-León, Caridad Pontes, Genís Muñoz, and José C. Navas

Triflusal versus oral anticoagulation for primary prevention of thromboembolism after bioprosthetic valve replacement (TRAC): rationale and design for a prospective, randomized, co-operative trial (Protocol - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:170-174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomoyuki Yamada and Ario Yamazato

Central cannulation for type A acute aortic dissection (Work in progress report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:175-177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolas Noiseux, Pierre Couture, Peter Sheridan, and Raymond Cartier

Aortic cannulation for type A dissection: guidance by transesophageal echocardiography (Work in progress report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:178-180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroyuki Kamiya, Teruaki Ushijima, Chikako Ikeda, and Go Watanabe

Skeletonized arterial graft holder for coronary artery bypass grafting (Work in progress report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:181-182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

András Kollár and István Hartyánszky

External subcommissural annuloplasty to prevent regurgitation in the pulmonary autograft (Work in progress report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:183-185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Piergiorgio Tozzi, Antonio F. Corno, and Ludwig K. von Segesser

Sutureless thoracic aorta to femoral artery bypass with robotic videoendoscopic approach: a fast track procedure (New ideas - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:186-189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kojiro Furukawa, Masayuki Sakaguchi, Satoshi Ohtsubo, and Tsuyoshi Itoh

Direct coronary reimplantation for anomalous origin of the right coronary from the left sinus of Valsalva (Case report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:190-192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rolf Svedjeholm, Erik Håkanson, Mårten Lindström, and Per Hjort

Post-infarct left ventricular free wall rupture and ventricular septal defect managed by pericardial aspiration during transport to referral hospital (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:193-195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arno Ruusalepp, Jarle Vaage, and Guro Valen

A model of neointima formation in the atherosclerotic carotid artery of mice (Work in progress report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:196-200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaki Tomita, Yasunori Matsuzaki, Masao Edagawa, Tetsuya Shimizu, Masaki Hara, and Toshio Onitsuka

Lack of prognostic significance of tumor angiogenesis in resected pN2 non-small cell lung cancer (Negative results - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:201-205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter H. Hollaus, Ingeborg Pucher, Gerold Wilfing, Peter N. Wurnig, and Nestor S. Pridun

Preoperative attitudes, fears and expectations of non-small cell lung cancer patients (Institutional review - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:206-209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alpay Sarper, Mustafa Ürgüden, Levent Dertsiz, and Abid Demircan

Intrathoracic migration of Steinman wire (Case report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:210-211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sean C.A. Hughes, Mary Sheppard, and Peter Goldstraw

Benign intramural schwannoma of the oesophagus: a diagnostic pitfall (Case report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003;2:212-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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