Articles:

RE Delius, RV Kumar, MJ Elliott, J Stark, and MR de Leval

Atrioventricular septal defect and tetralogy of Fallot: a 15-year experience
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 171-176. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Kostelka, B Hucin, T Tlaskal, V Chaloupecky, O Reich, J Janousek, J Marek, and J Skovranek

Bidirectional Glenn followed by total cavopulmonary connection or primary total cavopulmonary connection?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 177-183. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Hruda, J Sulc, J Radvansky, B Hucin, and M Samanek

Good exercise tolerance and impaired lung function after atrial repair of transposition
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 184-189. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CF Wippermann, FX Schmid, C Kampmann, B Eberle, I Brandey, D Schranz, and RG Huth

Evaluation of gastric intramucosal pH during and after pediatric cardiac surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 190-194. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LK von Segesser, T Tkebuchava, U Niederhauser, A Kunzli, M Lachat, M Genoni, P Vogt, R Jenni, and MI Turina

Aortobronchial and aortoesophageal fistulae as risk factors in surgery of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 195-201. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Rizzoli, D Scalia, D Casarotto, and E Tiso

Aortic dissection type A versus type B: a different post-surgical death hazard?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 202-208. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Ashour

Pneumonectomy for tuberculosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 209-213. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Waller, S Clarke, G Tsang, and P Rajesh

Is there a role for video-assisted thoracoscopy in the staging of non- small cell lung cancer?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 214-217. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Fukuse, T Hirata, F Tanaka, K Yanagihara, S Hitomi, and H Wada

Prognosis of ipsilateral intrapulmonary metastases in resected nonsmall cell lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 218-223. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Gdeedo, P Van Schil, B Corthouts, F Van Mieghem, J Van Meerbeeck, and E Van Marck

Comparison of imaging TNM [(i)TNM] and pathological TNM [pTNM] in staging of bronchogenic carcinoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 224-227. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SS Tsui, PM Kirshbom, MJ Davies, MT Jacobs, FH Kern, JW Gaynor, WJ Greeley, and RM Ungerleider

Thromboxane A2-receptor blockade improves cerebral protection for deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 228-235. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Kawasuji, T Yasuda, S Tomita, N Sakakibara, H Takemura, and Y Watanabe

Near-infrared monitoring of myocardial oxygenation during intermittent warm blood cardioplegia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 236-241. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Hirata, K Sakai, M Ohtani, S Sakaki, and K Ohnishi

Assessment of myocardial distribution of retrograde and antegrade cardioplegic solution in the same patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 242-247. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AS Cohen, L Hadjinikolaou, A McColl, W Richmond, RA Sapsford, and BE Glenville

Lipid peroxidation, antioxidant status and troponin-T following cardiopulmonary bypass. A comparison between intermittent crossclamp with fibrillation and crystalloid cardioplegia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 248-253. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Caputo, W Dihmis, I Birdi, B Reeves, MS Suleiman, GD Angelini, and AJ Bryan

Cardiac troponin T and troponin I release during coronary artery surgery using cold crystalloid and cold blood cardioplegia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 254-260. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Aebert, T Cornelius, DE Birnbaum, AV Siegel, GA Riegger, and H Schunkert

Induction of early immediate genes and programmed cell death following cardioplegic arrest in human hearts
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 261-267. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Bannan, A Danby, D Cowan, S Ashraf, M Gesinde, and P Martin

Cell activation and thrombin generation in heparin bonded cardiopulmonary bypass circuits using a novel in vitro model
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 268-275. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Trehan, M Mishra, R Bapna, A Mishra, P Maheshwari, and A Karlekar

Transmyocardial laser revascularisation combined with coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 276-284. [Abstract] [PDF]  

BA de Mol, M Kallewaard, F Lewin, GL van Gaalen, and RB van den Brink

Single-institution effectiveness assessment of open-heart surgery in octogenarians
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 285-290. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Sinatra, F Macrina, M Braccio, G Melina, G Luzi, G Ruvolo, and B Marino

Left ventricular aneurysmectomy; comparison between two techniques; early and late results
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 291-297. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MJ Dalrymple-Hay, SM Langley, P Ramesh, R Pickering, VT Tsang, SA Livesey, RK Lamb, and JL Monro

Surgical treatment of acquired ventricular septal defects in the elderly
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 298-303. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Brandrup-Wognsen, H Berggren, K Caidahl, T Karlsson, H Sjoland, and J Herlitz

Predictors for recurrent chest pain and relationship to myocardial ischaemia during long-term follow-up after coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 304-311. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Sato, T Isomura, N Hayashida, and S Aoyagi

Coronary artery revascularization in an adult with coronary aneurysms probably secondary to childhood Kawasaki disease
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 312-314. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Yagyu, H Saitoh, M Ninomiya, and A Furuse

Four-channeled aortic dissection and rupture
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 315-318. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Yuksel, B Yildizeli, F Zonuzi, and HF Batirel

Isolated primary chylopericardium
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 319-321. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JA van Son and FW Mohr

Repair of anomalous connection of the left coronary artery to the pulmonary artery using native aortic and pulmonary tissue flaps
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 322-324. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters:

Y Moriyama and A Taira

Aortic root replacement in type A dissection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 325-326. [PDF]  

H Shafei and K al-Ebrahim

Lung volume reduction for congenital lobar emphysema
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 327-328. [PDF]  

A Mazzucco, GB Luciani, and R Pessotto

Surgical approach for replacement of degenerated mitral bioprostheses
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 12: 329-331. [PDF]  

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