Alexander Lauten, Kai Liebing, Ulrich Franke, and Thorsten Wahlers

The Jena universal perfusion system: a universal cardiopulmonary bypass circuit for cardiac surgery (New ideas - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:1-4. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enrico Ferrari, Piergiorgio Tozzi, and Ludwig Karl von Segesser

The Vascular Join: a new sutureless anastomotic device to perform end-to-end anastomosis. Preliminary results in an animal model (Work in progress report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:5-8. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetsuya Ueno, Ryuzo Sakata, Masahiro Ueno, and Takayuki Ueno

Papillary muscle elevation: an alternative subvalvular procedure for selective relocation of displaced posterior papillary muscle in posteroinferior infarction (Work in progress - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:9-11. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masatoshi Gika, Masafumi Kawamura, Yotaro Izumi, and Koichi Kobayashi

The short-term efficacy of fibrin glue combined with absorptive sheet material in visceral pleural defect repair (Work in progress report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:12-15. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fadi Farhat, Marion Durand, François Delahaye, and Olivier Jegaden

Prosthetic valve sewing-ring sealing with antibiotic and fibrin glue in infective endocarditis. A prospective clinical study (Work in progress report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:16-20. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlo Pace Napoleone, Guido Oppido, Emanuela Angeli, and Gaetano Gargiulo

Resternotomy in pediatric cardiac surgery: CoSeal^® initial experience (Work in progress report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:21-23. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mariko Kobayashi, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Makoto Ando

Ideal timing of surgical repair of isolated complete atrioventricular septal defect (Institutional report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:24-26. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antoine Digonnet, Antoine Moya-Plana, Stéphane Aubert, Erwan Flecher, Nicolas Bonnet, Pascal Leprince, Alain Pavie, and Iradj Gandjbakhch

Acute pulmonary embolism: a current surgical approach (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:27-29. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Orit Kluck, Marius Berman, Alon Stamler, Gideon Sahar, Alexander Kogan, Eyal Porat, and Alexander Sagie

Value of echocardiography for stroke and mortality prediction following coronary artery bypass grafting (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:30-34. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reza Barkhordarian, Hideki Uemura, Michael L. Rigby, Babulal Sethia, Darryl Shore, Aruna Goebells, and Siew Yen Ho

A retrospective review in 50 patients with subaortic stenosis and intact ventricular septum: 5-year surgical experience (Institutional report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:35-38. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Vivek Pathi, and Andrew Murday

Post myocardial infarction left ventricular free wall rupture (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:39-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olivier Chavanon, Victor Costache, Vincent Bach, Anis Kétata, Michel Durand, Rachid Hacini, Frédéric Thony, and Dominique Blin

Preoperative predictive factors for mortality in acute type A aortic dissection: an institutional report on 217 consecutives cases (Institutional report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:43-46. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vlad Gariboldi, Dominique Grisoli, François Kerbaul, Roch Giorgi, Alberto Riberi, Dominique Metras, Thierry G. Mesana, and Frédéric Collart

Long-term outcomes after repaired acute type A aortic dissections (Institutional report - Aortic and aneurysmal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:47-51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mehmet Ates

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Institutional report - Aortic and aneurysmal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:51. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renato Ragusa, Giuseppe Faggian, Alessio Rungatscher, Diego Cugola, Alessandro Marcon, and Alessandro Mazzucco

Use of gelatin powder added to rifamycin versus bone wax in sternal wound hemostasis after cardiac surgery (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:52-55. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruno Chiappini, Anne-Catherine Pouleur, Philippe Noirhomme, Jean-Christophe Funken, Parla Astarci, Robert Verhelst, Alain Poncelet, and Gebrine ElKhoury

Repair of trileaflet aortic valve prolapse: mid-term outcome in patients with normal aortic root morphology (Institutional report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:56-59. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Piero Brustia, Alessandra Renghi, Andrea Fassiola, Luca Gramaglia, Francesco Della Corte, Renato Cassatella, and Andrea Cumino

Fast-track approach in abdominal aortic surgery: left subcostal incision with blended anesthesia (ESCVS article - Aortic and aneurysmal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:60-64. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Narcis Hudorovic

ICVTS on-line discussion A (ESCVS article - Aortic and aneursymal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:64-65. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ieva Norkiene, Donata Ringaitiene, Kestutis Rucinskas, Robertas Samalavicius, Alis Baublys, Saulius Miniauskas, and Vytautas Sirvydis

Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in decompensated cardiomyopathy patients: bridge to transplantation or assist device (ESCVS article - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:66-70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sofìa Martìn-Suàrez, Barbara Claysset, Luca Botta, Marinella Ferlito, Davide Pacini, Carlo Savini, Giuseppe Marinelli, and Roberto DiBartolomeo

Surgery for atrial fibrillation with radiofrequency ablation: four years experience (ESCVS article - Arrhythmia)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:71-76. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Syed Tarique Hussain, Anil Bhan, Savita Sapra, Rajnish Juneja, Shambhu Das, and Sanjiv Sharma

The bidirectional cavopulmonary (Glenn) shunt without cardiopulmonary bypass: is it a safe option? (ESCVS article - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:77-82. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maninder S. Kalkat, Sara A. Thorne, Peter Guest, and Robert S. Bonser

Management of re-coarctation due to prosthetic graft pseudo-intimal dissection (Proposal for bail-out procedures - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:83-84. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshihiko Ueda, Shinichi Taguchi, Yoshito Inoue, and Ichiro Kashima

Hypothermic circulatory arrest through a left thoracotomy in a 12-year-old child with aortic coarctation (Proposal for bail-out procedures - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:85-86. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eleodoro Barreda, Erwan Flecher, Stéphane Aubert, and Pascal Leprince

Extracorporeal life support in right ventricular rupture secondary to blast injury (Proposal for bail-out procedures - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:87-88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naruhito Watanabe, Satoshi Saito, Hiroyuki Saito, and Hiromi Kurosawa

Valve-sparing aortic root replacement with repair of leaflet prolapse after Ross operation (Proposal for bail-out procedures - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:89-91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ryutaro Kikuchi, Noritaka Isowa, Hirokazu Tokuyasu, and Yuji Kawasaki

Intraoperative migration of a nail from the left B¹⁰b to the main bronchus (Negative results - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:92-93. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jaswinder Singh, Shyam K.S. Thingnam, Debasis Das, Harkant Singh, Rajeshwar Sharma, and Rajesh Vijayvergia

Surgical removal of entrapped and broken percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloon catheter (Negative results - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:94-96. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshihisa Tanoue, Hideaki Kado, Noriko Boku, Hideki Tatewaki, Toshihide Nakano, Kouji Fukae, Munetaka Masuda, and Ryuji Tominaga

Three hundred and thirty-three experiences with the bidirectional Glenn procedure in a single institute (Follow-up papers - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:97-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian Hunt, Elaine Teh, Rachel Southon, and Tom Treasure

Using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) following pleurodesis (Best evidence topic - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:102-104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vivek Shrivastava, Sriram Vundavalli, Leslie Mitchell, and Joel Dunning

Is cardiac computed tomography a reliable alternative to percutaneous coronary angiography for patients awaiting valve surgery? (Best evidence topic - Carotid and imaging)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:105-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas West, Sameena Rashid, and Joel Dunning

Does video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy produce equal cancer clearance compared to open lobectomy for non-small cell carcinoma of the lung? (Best evidence topic - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:110-116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian Hunt, Brendan Barber, Rachel Southon, and Tom Treasure

Is talc pleurodesis safe for young patients following primary spontaneous pneumothorax? (Best evidence topic - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:117-120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael C. Sinclair

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Best evidence topic - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:120. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noritaka Ota, Akio Ikai, Keiichi Hirose, and Kisaburo Sakamoto

Retrospective analysis of stage I Norwood procedures with tricuspid valve insufficiency in the past 5 years (Brief communication - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:121-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sören S. Just, Torsten Müller, and Johannes M. Albes

Minimized closed circuit/centrifugal pump extracorporeal circulation: an effective aid in coronary bypass operations in Jehovah's Witnesses (Brief communication - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:124-125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Witold D. Pietrzykowski, Maciej Moll, Artur Kobielski, and Jacek J. Moll

Left atrial approach to close the atrial septal defect type II in case of right lung agenesis with extreme dextroversion (Case report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:126-127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomoya Yoshizaki, Noriyuki Tabuchi, and Satoru Makita

Inferior vena cava occlusion secondary to an inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm (Case report - Aortic and aneurysmal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:128-129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arin Saha, Martin Jarvis, James A.C. Thorpe, and David J. O'Regan

Atypical presentation of Boerhaave's syndrome as Enterococcal bacterial pericardial effusion (Case report - Esophagus)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:130-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lara Chalabreysse, Alessandro Orsini, Christophe Vial, and François Tronc

Microscopic thymoma (Case report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:133-135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Grandmougin and Olivier Tiffet

Video-assisted thoracoscopic epicardial ablation of left pulmonary veins for lone permanent atrial fibrillation (Case report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:136-138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marian Gaspar, Horea Feier, Petre Deutsch, and Stefan I. Dragulescu

Spontaneous aortic arch rupture with pseudoaneurysm and constrictive-effusive pericarditis formation (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:139-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - 2006 Reviewers (Other)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:143-146. [PDF]  

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