Yoichi Kawahira, Kyoichi Nishigaki, Takayoshi Ueno, and Naosumi Sekiya

Bidirectional Glenn shunt with concomitant placement of extra-cardiac graft – preparatory procedure for the future total cavo-pulmonary connection (New ideas - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:499-501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eduard Ghersin, Diana Litmanovich, Yoram Agmon, and Simcha Milo

Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa following aortic valve replacement – diagnosis and dynamic evaluation with multidetector CT and transesophageal echocardiography (Case report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:502-504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Uwe Klima, Theo Kofidis, Andreas Boening, and Axel Haverich

Long term angiographic monitoring reveals safety and efficacy of the Converge end-to-side anastomotic coupler (Work in progress report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:505-508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bachar El Oumeiri, Alex Lipski, and Jean-Marie DeSmet

Off-pump treatment of coronary artery perforation after percutaneous intervention with a pericardial patch (Case report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:509-510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alex J. Doyle, Stephen R. Large, and Fiona Murphy

Sternal wound dehiscence after internal mammary artery harvesting. Logical management. Part 2 (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:511-513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vijay Agarwal, Ian Ramnarine, Antonio F. Corno, and Marco Pozzi

Recurrent coarctation in a patient with Alagille syndrome (Case report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:514-516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Li Wan and Qingyu Wu

Myocardial bridge, surgery or stenting? (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:517-520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Eigel, Axel Lars Larsen, and Gerrit van Ingen

Pulmonary valve replacement for pulmonary thrombus formation after previous aortic valve replacement, Guillain-Barré syndrome and enterococcal sepsis (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:521-522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arjuna Weerasinghe and Toufan Bahrami

Bilateral MIDCAB for triple vessel coronary disease (Case report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:523-525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keiichi Hirose, Akira Marui, Yoshio Arai, Masatoshi Fujita, Takamasa Nomura, Masao Mitsuyama, Yasuhiko Tabata, and Masashi Komeda

Sustained-release form of basic fibroblast growth factor prevents catheter-related bacterial invasion in mice (Institutional report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:526-530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sankar Balasubramanian, John Au, and Joel Dunning

Should lobectomy patients with microscopic involvement of the bronchial resection margin undergo re-operation to improve their long-term survival? (Best evidence topic - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:531-537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raymond V.H.P. Huijskes, Ronald M.J. Wesselink, Luc Noyez, Peter M.J. Rosseel, Toni Klok, Bart H.M. van Straten, Alfred Nesselaar, and Jan G.P. Tijssen

Predictive models for thoracic aorta surgery. Is the Euroscore the optimal risk model in the Netherlands? (Institutional report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:538-542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masayoshi Nishimoto, Hiroshi Hazui, Kan Hamori, and Hitoshi Fukumoto

Stent-supported angioplasty of a residual coronary artery dissection following replacement of the ascending aorta for acute type A aortic dissection (Case report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:543-545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Feza Nurozler, Tolga Kutlu, Güngör Küçük, and Candan Ökten

Impact of clopidogrel on postoperative blood loss after non-elective coronary bypass surgery (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:546-549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vivek Shrivastava, Siuchan Sookhoo, Sumaira MacDonald, and Joel Dunning

Is carotid artery stenting equivalent or superior to carotid endarterectomy for treatment of carotid artery stenosis? (Best evidence topic - Vascular)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:550-554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrique Segers, Antonius P. de Jong, Jaap J. Kloek, and Bas A.J.M. de Mol

Poststernotomy mediastinitis: comparison of two treatment modalities (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:555-560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Daniele Camboni, Christof Schmid, Georg Rellensmann, and Tonny D.T. Tjan

Enoxiparin for long-term anticoagulation with the pediatric EXCOR left ventricular assist device (Case report - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:561-562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anish Patel, Peter Swan, and Joel Dunning

Does a percutaneous tracheostomy have a lower incidence of complications compared to an open surgical technique? (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:563-568. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sven Beholz and Wolfgang Konertz

Improvement in cost-effectiveness and customer satisfaction by a quality management system according to EN ISO 9001:2000 (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:569-573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ali Khoynezhad, Ricardo Bello, Douglas R. Smego, Lois Nwakanma, and Konstadinos A. Plestis

Improved outcome after repair of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms using modern adjuncts (ESCVS article - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:574-576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ali Asgar Behranwala, Shahzad G. Raja, and Joel Dunning

Is skeletonised internal mammary harvest better than pedicled internal mammary harvest for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting? (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:577-582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas Granetzny, Mohamad Abd El-Aal, ElRady Emam, Alaa Shalaby, and Ahmad Boseila

Surgical versus conservative treatment of flail chest. Evaluation of the pulmonary status (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:583-587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Umit Özyurda, A. Ruchan Akar, Ozge Uymaz, Mehmet Oguz, Mehmet Ozkan, Celil Yildirim, Alp Aslan, and Refik Tasoz

Early clinical experience with the On-X prosthetic heart valve (Institutional report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:588-594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shigehiko Tokunaga, Shigeki Morita, Shinji Sumiyoshi, and Ryuji Tominaga

Management for intraoperative acute aortic dissection during minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (Case report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:595-596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olga G. Ananiadou, George E. Drossos, Katerina N. Bibou, George M. Palatianos, and Elizabeth O. Johnson

Acute regional neuronal injury following hypothermic circulatory arrest in a porcine model (ESCVS article - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:597-601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiromichi Fujii, Hirokazu Ohashi, Yasushi Tsutsumi, Takahiro Kawai, Kenji Iino, and Masateru Onaka

Reverse remodeling after endoventricular circular patch plasty in the mid-term period (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:602-605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manoranjan Misra, Adil Sadiq, Krishna Soman Rema Manohar, and Kurur Sankaran Neelakandhan

Scimitar syndrome with anomalous connection of left superior pulmonary vein to left innominate vein (Case report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:606-608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandro Brunelli, Paola Pieretti, Majed Al Refai, Nicola Lacava, Francesco Xiume', Maurizio Boaron, Marco Zanello, and Armando Sabbatini

Elective intensive care after lung resection: a multicentric propensity-matched comparison of outcome (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:609-613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noriyoshi Sawabata, Shin-Ichi Takeda, Masayoshi Inoue, Masaru Koma, Toshiteru Tokunaga, and Hajime Maeda

M-tip electro-ablation of pneumo-cysts for treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax as a secondary method to stapling: a confirmation study (Follow-up papers - Pulmonary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:614-617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cheng-Hsin Lin, Meng-Lin Lee, and Ron-Bin Hsu

Cardiac surgery in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:618-621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vladan Peric, Milorad Borzanovic, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Radojica Stolic, Sasa Sovtic, and Goran Trajkovic

The relationship between EuroSCORE preoperative risk prediction and quality of life changes after coronary artery by-pass surgery (ESCVS article - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:622-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohammed Hanif, Anish Patel, and Joel Dunning

Might gene therapy offer symptomatic relief for patients with ‘no option’ angina? (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:627-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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