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CORONARY
ARRHYTHMIA
VALVES
THORACIC GENERAL
CARDIAC GENERAL
EXPERIMENTAL
AORTIC AND ANEURYSMAL (ICVTS ONLY)
PULMONARY
TRANSPLANTATION
ESOPHAGUS
CONGENITAL
VASCULAR THORACIC
ASSISTED CIRCULATION
VASCULAR GENERAL (ICVTS ONLY)
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CORONARY

Roberto Cini, Federica Iezzi, Paolo Sordini, and Vincenzo Pasceri

Spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.182345 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Wilma Rademacher, Alexander Knape, Julia Schumm, Markus Ferrari, Alexander Lauten, Harald Mudra, and Hans Reiner Figulla

Acute and long-term outcome of unprotected left main coronary angioplasty compared to the anticipated surgical risk
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 4, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.178632 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Fausto Biancari, Olli-Pekka Kangasniemi, Muhammad Ali Asim Mahar, Elsi Rasinaho, Antti Satomaa, Valentina Tiozzo, Matti Niemela, and Martti Lepojarvi

Changing risk of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 21, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.173922 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Mika Kohonen, Ossi Teerenhovi, Tiina Terho, Jari Laurikka, and Matti Tarkka

Non-harvestable radial artery. A bilateral problem?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.172569 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Pertti Loponen, Michael Luther, Juha Nissinen, Jan-Ola Wistbacka, Fausto Biancari, Jari Laurikka, Harri Sintonen, and Matti R. Tarkka

EuroSCORE predicts health-related quality of life after coronary artery bypass grafting
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 7, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.174144 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Muhammed Tamim, Maher Omrani, Adel Tash, and Ahmed El Watidy

Carbon dioxide embolism during endoscopic vein harvesting
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 1, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.174581 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Go Watanabe, Shohjiro Yamaguchi, Shigeyuki Tomita, and Hiroshi Ohtake

Awake subxyphoid minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass yielded minimum invasive cardiac surgery for high risk patients
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on March 20, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.173377 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

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ARRHYTHMIA

Rony Atoui, Vidal Essebag, Valerie We, Yin Ge, Marie-Helene Auclair, Tom Hadjis, and Dominique Shum-Tim

Biventricular pacing for end-stage heart failure: early experience in surgical versus transvenous left ventricular lead placement
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.178301 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Tomas Vanek, Miroslav Kolesar, Michal Nejedly, and Radovan Jirmar

Rescue peri-operative management of the patient with giant electrical storm and severe left ventricular dysfunction: support by levosimendan and intraaortic balloon counterpulsation
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 8, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.176883 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments] [On-line video]  

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VALVES

Aleksandar Nikolic, Ditmaer Schranz, Nikola Hristov, and Zan Mitrev

Amplatzer occlusion of paravalvular leak of mitral mechanical prosthesis following a reoperation for trombosed mitral mechanical prosthesis
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.181867 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments] [On-line Video]  

Dimitrios Buklas, Massimo Massetti, Eugenio Neri, and Sidney Chocron

Built-in defect of a biological pericardial aortic prosthesis?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 12, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.180448 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Can Yerebakan, Alexander Kaminski, Bernd Westphal, Guenther Kundt, Murat Ugurlucan, Gustav Steinhoff, and Andreas Liebold

Thrombocytopenia after aortic valve replacement with the freedom solo stentless bioprosthesis
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 27, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.169326 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Luca Weltert, Ruggero De Paulis, Daniele Maselli, and Raffaele Scaffa

Sorin Solo stentless valve: extended adaptability for sinotubular junction mismatch
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 16, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.176941 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Christos Tourmousoglou, Spiros Lalos, and Themistokles Psarros

Do statins slow the progression of aortic valve stenosis?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 15, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.178038 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Lydia Richardson, Michael Richardson, and Steven Hunter

Is a port-access mitral valve repair superior to the sternotomy approach in accelerating postoperative recovery?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 11, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.180182 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

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THORACIC GENERAL

Siyamek Neragi-Miandoab, Shoshana Winer, and David J. Sugarbaker

Incidence of atrial fibrillation after extrapleural pneumonectomy versus pleurectomy in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.181099 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Emanuel Melloul, Bernhard Egger, Thorsten Krueger, Cai Cheng, Francois Mithieux, Christiane Ruffieux, Lennart Magnusson, and Hans-Beat Ris

Mortality, complications and loss of pulmonary function after pneumonectomy versus sleeve lobectomy in patients younger and older than 70 years
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 4, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.182279 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Bruno J. Chenuel, Mathias Poussel, Phi-Linh Nguyen Thi, Jean-Pierre Villemot, and Philippe Haouzi

Arterial oxygen partial pressure and cardiovascular surgery in elderly patients
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 26, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.176560 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Nikolaos Barbetakis, Georgios Samanidis, Dimitrios Paliouras, and Christodoulos Tsilikas

Tracheal laceration following double-lumen intubation during Ivor Lewis esophagogastrectomy
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 24, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.172387 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Tohru Sakuragi, Yukio Okazaki, Masahiro Mitsuoka, and Tsuyoshi Itoh

Dramatic hemostasis of the transected pulmonary artery model using SOFT COAG electrosurgical output
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 23, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.177923 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments] [On-line Video]  

Bernhard C. Danner, Vassilios Didilis, Hilmar Dorge, Dimitrios Mikroulis, Georgios Bougioukas, and Friedrich A. Schondube

Surgical treatment of pulmonary aspergillosis/mycosis in immunocompromised patients
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 23, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.171579 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Qiang Tan, Sven Hillinger, Clemens A. van Blitterswijk, and Walter Weder

Intra-scaffold continuous medium flow combines chondrocyte seeding and culture systems for tissue engineered trachea construction
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 12, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.179804 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Kazuro Sugi, Seiki Kobayashi, Ryuji Yagi, and Takahisa Matsuoka

Usefulness of sentinel lymph node biopsy for the detection of lymph node micrometastasis in early lung cancer
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 5, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.174052 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Masaki Tomita, Tetsuya Shimizu, Masaki Hara, Takanori Ayabe, and Toshio Onitsuka

Prognostic impact of thrombocytosis in resectable non-small cell lung cancer
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 23, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.174391 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

John Kakadellis and Elias Karfis

The posterior membranous flap technique for bronchial closure after pneumonectomy
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 20, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.177782 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Shin-ichi Takeda, Yasuyo Onishi, Tomohiro Kawamura, and Hajime Maeda

Clinical spectrum of pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 15, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.173476 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Haruhisa Matsuguma, Rie Nakahara, Yoshinori Ishikawa, Haruko Suzuki, Koichi Inoue, Susumu Katano, and Kohei Yokoi

Postoperative radiotherapy for patients with completely resected pathological stage IIIa-N2 non-small cell lung cancer: focusing on an effect of number of mediastinal lymph node station involved
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 15, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.174342 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Rizwan Qureshi, Ann Nugent, Javed Hayat, Muhammad Qureshi, and Robert Norton

Should surgical pleurectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax be always thoracoscopic?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 11, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.174755 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Jorge Freixinet, Pedro M. Rodriguez, Mohamed Hussein, Begona Sanroman, Jorge Herrero, and Rita M. Gil

Elastofibroma of the thoracic wall
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 11, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.174722 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Morris Beshay, Giovanni Carboni, Beatrix Hoksch, Marc A. Reymond, and Ralph A. Schmid

The role of muscle flap in preventing bronchus stump insufficiency after pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma in high-risk patients
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 1, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.166546 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Hunaid A. Vohra, Louise Adamson, and David F. Weeden

Does video-assisted thoracoscopic pleurectomy result in better outcomes than open pleurectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on February 20, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.176081 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

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CARDIAC GENERAL

Stig Eggen Hermansen, Magna Hansen, Marius Roaldsen, Stig Muller, Ole-Jakob How, and Truls Myrmel

Utilization and outcome of coronary revascularization and valve procedures in acute heart failure. An evaluation based on the classification from the European Society of Cardiology
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 4, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.175067 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Alexander R. Manche, Aaron R. Casha, Jacek Rychter, Emanuel Farrugia, and Miriam Debono

Early dialysis in acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 4, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.181909 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Marzia Leacche, Jorge M. Balaguer, Ramanan Umakanthan, and John G. Byrne

Prosthetic valve sparing aortic root replacement: an improved technique
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 2, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.182915 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Stephan Geidel, Michael Lass, and Jorg Ostermeyer

A 5-year clinical experience with bipolar radiofrequency ablation for permanent atrial fibrillation concomitant to coronary artery bypass grafting and aortic valve surgery
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 2, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.179622 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Mohammad Shihata, Victor Pretorius, and Roderick MacArthur

Repair of an acute type A aortic dissection combined with an emergency cesarean section in a pregnant woman
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 26, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.182766 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Krishnanand R. Pai, Alan Conant, Paul G. Browning, and Walid C. Dihmis

Phenoxybenzamine treatment can lead to loss of endothelial cell viability
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 23, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.175281 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Janne J. Jokinen, Mikko J. Hippelainen, Tuomo Hanninen, Anu K. Turpeinen, and Juha E.K. Hartikainen

Prospective assessment of quality of life of octogenarians after cardiac surgery: factors predicting long-term outcome
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 13, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.178095 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Maninder Kalkat, Asad Abedin, Stephen Rooney, Alan Doherty, Muzaffar Faroqui, Michael Wallace, and Timothy R. Graham

Renal tumours with cavo-atrial extension: surgical management and outcome
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 12, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.180026 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

George Dimitrakakis, Ulrich Von Oppell, Heyman Luckraz, and Peter Groves

Surgical repair of triple coronary-pulmonary artery fistulae with associated atrial septal defect and aortic valve regurgitation
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 10, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.181388 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Ulf Lockowandt, Adrian Levine, Tim Strang, and Joel Dunning

If a patient arrests after cardiac surgery is it acceptable to delay cardiopulmonary resuscitation until you have attempted either defibrillation or pacing?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 10, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.182980 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

David G. Healy, Martin Hargrove, Kishore Doddakulla, John Hinchion, Aongus O'Donnell, and Thomas Aherne

Impact of pacing modality and biventricular pacing on cardiac output and coronary conduit flow in the post cardiotomy patient
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.180497 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Andrew J. Turley, Shahzad G. Raja, Kareem Salhiyyah, and Kumaresan Nagarajan

Does cardiac resynchronisation therapy improve survival and quality of life in patients with end-stage heart failure?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.183707 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Tatjana M. Fleck, Bernhard Kickinger, Reinhard Moidl, Ferdinand Waldenberger, Ernst Wolner, Martin Grabenwoger, and Wilfried Wisser

Management of open chest and delayed sternal closure with the vacuum assisted closure system: preliminary experience
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.177527 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Hariharan Subramanian, Babu Kunadian, and Joel Dunning

Is it worth performing surgical ventricular restoration in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and akinetic but non-aneurysmal segments in the left ventricle?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 21, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.182790 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Tetsuya Ueno, Ryuzo Sakata, Yoshifumi Iguro, and Hiroyuki Yamamoto

Intervalvular fibrosa pseudoaneurysm with projectile shunt flow to left atrium
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 20, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.181230 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments] [On-line video]  

Thomas Puehler, Sandra Fraund-Cremer, Jochen Cremer, and Andreas Boening

Successful six-year follow-up of a sutureless device for proximal anastomoses in a severely calcified ascending aorta
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 20, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.179218 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Kutay Tasdemir, Bahadir Sarli, Mehmet G. Kaya, and Ozgur Gunebakmaz

Mobile biatrial thrombus in a patient with mitral stenosis under heparin infusion
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 16, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.179093 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Parvez Ahmed, Ahmad A. Khan, Alan Smith, Murali Pagala, Sunil Abrol, Joseph N. Cunningham, Jr., and Mikhail Vaynblat

Expedient pulmonary embolectomy for acute pulmonary embolism: improved outcomes
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.176735 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Andre Plass, Jurg Grunenfelder, Rene Pretre, and Michele Genoni

Titanium plate osteosynthesis for the correction of severe sternal deformity in a 13-year-old boy
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.174565 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Christine R. Herman, John A. Sullivan, Karen J. Buth, and Jean-Francois Legare

Intraoperative graft flow measurements during coronary artery bypass surgery predict in-hospital outcomes
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 8, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.175208 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Manuel Carnero Alcazar, Fernando Reguillo-Lacruz, Fernando O'Connor, and Enrique Rodriguez-Hernandez

Hypereosinophilic syndrome and myocardial fibrosis
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 22, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.175687 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Gerson Cipriano, Antonio Carlos de Camargo Carvalho, Graziella Franca Bernardelli, and Paulo Alberto Tayar Peres

Short-term transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation after cardiac surgery: effect on pain, pulmonary function and electrical muscle activity
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 16, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.168542 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Augusto D'Onofrio, Nicola Abbiate, Paolo Magagna, and Alessandro Fabbri

Intraoperative coronary angiography in postinfarction ventricular free wall rupture: how technology can change diagnostic and therapeutic timing
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 7, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.174904 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Baris Caynak, Frank Van Praet, Nicholas Walcot, and Hugo Vanermen

Excision of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum via port-access
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on March 12, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.170753 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Ganesh Shanmugam, Blaine Kent, Sarah Kirby, and Roger Baskett

Serotonin syndrome following cardiac surgery
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on March 11, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.173104 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

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EXPERIMENTAL

Makoto Ando, Tatsuya Murai, and Yukihiro Takahashi

The effect of sivelestat sodium on post-cardiopulmonary bypass acute lung injury in a neonatal piglet model
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 2, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.177576 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Junming Tang, Jianing Wang, Jianye Yang, and Xia Kong

Adenovirus-mediated stromal cell-derived-factor-1 gene transfer induces cardiac preservation after infarction via angiogenesis of CD133⁺ stem cells and anti-apoptosis
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 24, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.169896 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Yuji Maruyama and David J. Chambers

Myocardial protection: efficacy of a novel magnesium-based cardioplegia (RS-C) compared to St Thomas' Hospital cardioplegic solution
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 11, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.181057 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Stefanos D. Demertzis, Matthias W. Laschke, Francesco P.A. Siclari, and Michael D. Menger

Non-robotic thoracoscopic internal mammary artery preparation in the pig. A training model
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 23, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.176636 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments] [On-line video]  

Giuseppe D'Ancona, Joost M. Hartman, Fabio Bartolozzi, Elza van Deel, Dirk J.C.M. Duncker, Ad J.J.C. Bogers, Michele Pilato, and Arie P. Kappetein

Epicardial coronary artery Doppler: validation in the animal model
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 16, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.177584 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Vassilios K. Kouritas, Chrisi Hatzoglou, Christophoros N. Foroulis, and Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis

Human parietal pleura present electrophysiology variations according to location in pleural cavity
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.172007 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Furuzan Numan, Harun Arbatli, Walter Bruszewski, and Mustafa Cikirikcioglu

Total endovascular aortic arch reconstruction via fenestration in situ with cerebral circulatory support: an acute experimental study
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 16, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.175000 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments] [On-line Video]  

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AORTIC AND ANEURYSMAL (ICVTS ONLY)

Michael Gorlitzer, Gerard Mertikian, Hubert Trnka, Alexander Froeschl, Johann Meinhart, Gabriel Weiss, Martin Grabenwoeger, and Thomas Rand

Translumbar treatment of type II endoleaks after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 2, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.178624 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Dusko Nezic, Milan Cirkovic, Aleksandar Knezevic, and Miomir Jovic

Modified Bentall procedure - 'a collar technique' to control bleeding from coronary ostia anastomoses
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 13, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.180745 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Stefanos Demertzis, Gabriele Casso, Tiziano Torre, and Francesco Siclari

Direct epiaortic ultrasound scanning for the rapid confirmation of intraoperative aortic dissection
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.178335 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Joel Dunning, Janet E. Martin, Hani Shennib, and Davy C. Cheng

Is it safe to cover the left subclavian artery when placing an endovascular stent in the descending thoracic aorta?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 8, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.181222 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Martti Mosorin, Eija Niemela, Jouni Heikkinen, Jarmo Lahtinen, Valentina Tiozzo, Jari Satta, Tatu Juvonen, and Fausto Biancari

The use of statins and fate of small abdominal aortic aneurysms
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 22, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.178103 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

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PULMONARY

Fengshi Chen, Takuji Fujinaga, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Ryo Miyahara, Toru Bando, Kenichi Okubo, Toshiki Hirata, and Hiroshi Date

Pulmonary resection for metastasis from renal cell carcinoma
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on July 1, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.181065 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Fengshi Chen, Kiyoshi Sato, Hiroaki Sakai, Ryo Miyahara, Toru Bando, Kenichi Okubo, Toshiki Hirata, and Hiroshi Date

Pulmonary resection for metastasis from esophageal carcinoma
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 13, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.180778 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Riccardo Giovannetti, Marco Alifano, Alessandro Stefani, Antoine Legras, Madalina Grigoroiu, Jean-Yves Collet, Pierre Magdelenat, and Jean-Francois Regnard

Surgical treatment of bronchiectasis: early and long-term results
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 19, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.163972 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Tao Jin, Chong Zhang, Zhiying Feng, and Yiming Ni

Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 8, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.177816 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

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TRANSPLANTATION

Takeshi Shimamoto, Akira Marui, Tsutomu Takagi, and Masashi Komeda

Significance of morphological and electrophysiological left ventricular restoration in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on June 6, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.179192 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments] [On-line Video]  

Manuel Antunes, Martha Biernat, Emilia Sola, Luis Oliveira, David Prieto, Fatima Franco, and Luis Providencia

Cardiac allograft systolic function. Is the aetiology (ischaemic or idiopathic) a determinant of ventricular function in the heart transplant patient?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 8, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.167924 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

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ESOPHAGUS

Rui Haddad, Rodrigo Teixeira Lima, Carlos Henrique Boasquevisque, and Giovanni Antonio Marsico

Symptomatic mucocele after esophageal exclusion
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 28, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.179028 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

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CONGENITAL

Matthew Panagiotou, Vasilios Filias, Christos Prokakis, and Efstratios Koletsis

Asymptomatic pseudo-aneurysm of the aortic arch in a patient with aberrant right subclavian artery. A complication of Kommerell's diverticulum?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 27, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.175372 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Samuel Menahem, Zeffie Poulakis, and Margot Prior

Children subjected to cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease. Part 2: Parental emotional experiences
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 19, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.171066 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments] [On-line Supplemental Data]  

Samuel Menahem, Zeffie Poulakis, and Margot Prior

Children subjected to cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease. Part 1: Emotional and psychological outcomes
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 19, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.171058 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments] [On-line Supplemental Data]  

Hunaid A. Vohra, Louise Adamson, and Marcus P. Haw

Is early primary repair for correction of tetralogy of Fallot comparable to surgery after 6 months of age?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 19, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.180083 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Mohsen Karimi, Ahmed Farouk, John Stork, and Hani A. Hennein

Right ventricular aneurysm following modified Norwood-Sano operation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 16, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.171777 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Mariano Vicchio, Giuseppe Santoro, Marianna Carrozza, and Giuseppe Caianiello

Hybrid approach in a case of arterial tortuosity syndrome
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 8, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.165001 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Yasunobu Hayabuchi, Miki Inoue, and Shoji Kagami

Rare venous connection causing severe hypoxia after Fontan operation
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 11, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.175596 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments] [On-line Video]  

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VASCULAR THORACIC

Yoshikatsu Saiki, Shunsuke Kawamoto, Sadahiro Sai, and Koichi Tabayashi

An effective vacuum-assisted closure treatment for mediastinitis with aortic arch replacement
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 21, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.176727 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Paul P. Urbanski and Stefan Frank

New vascular graft for simplification of the aortic valve reimplantation technique
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 19, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.175513 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments] [On-line Video]  

Cherif Attia, Fadi Farhat, Loic Boussel, Jacques Villard, Didier Revel, and Philippe Douek

Endovascular repair of lesions involving the descending thoracic aorta. Mid-term morphological changes
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 16, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.175315 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Sebastian Pagni, Brian L. Ganzel, and Thomas Tabb

Hemiarch aortic replacement for acute type A dissection in a Marfan patient with twin pregnancy
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 15, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.171397 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Kei Aizawa, Shin-ichi Ohki, Hiroaki Konishi, and Yoshio Misawa

Extraanatomical ascending-abdominal aorta bypass with stump closure for aortic graft infection
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 13, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.178699 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Mathias H. Wilhelmi, Omke E. Teebken, Axel Haverich, and A. Max Pichlmaier

High resolution computed tomography imaging for individualized allograft replacement of an infected Dacron aortic arch prosthesis
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 21, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.171819 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

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ASSISTED CIRCULATION

Satoru Osaki, Niloo M. Edwards, Maryl R. Johnson, and Takushi Kohmoto

A novel use of the implantable ventricular assist device for isolated right heart failure
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 20, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.180620 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

John Augoustides, Ted Plappert, and Joseph E. Bavaria

Hemodynamic collapse during pulmonary embolectomy due to loss of venous return from acute occlusion of the cardiopulmonary venous cannula with thromboembolus
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 14, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.176024 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Michel Kindo, Diego Carranza, Bernard Eisenmann, and Jean-Philippe Mazzucotelli

Biventricular assist device implantation as bridge to heart transplantation concomitant with open repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysm
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on May 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.172114 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

Romuald Lango, Maciej Michal Kowalik, Katarzyna Klajbor, and Jan Rogowski

Circulatory support with right ventricular assist device and intra aortic balloon counterpulsation in a patient with right ventricle failure after pulmonary embolectomy
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 9, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.175877 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

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VASCULAR GENERAL (ICVTS ONLY)

Hassan Jamal-Eddine, Adel K. Ayed, Ahmed Al-Moosa, and Nael Al-Sarraf

Graft repair of tracheo-innominate artery fistula following percutaneous tracheostomy
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on April 7, 2008 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.174656 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

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CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS

Ilias A. Kouerinis, Antonios Kourtesis, Mahmoud El-Ali, Theodoros Sergentanis, Athena Plagou, Michalis Argiriou, Nikolaos Theakos, and Aikaterini Giannakopoulou

Heparin induced thrombocytopenia diagnosis in cardiac surgery: is there a role for thromboelastography?
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg published on December 3, 2007 as doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.161679 [Abstract] [Journal Format PDF] [eComments]  

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