Original articles:

D. Metras, B. Kreitmann, A. Fraisse, A. Riberi, F. Wernert, C Nassi, C. Cestino, and M. Voisin

Anatomic repair of corrected transposition or atrio-ventricular discordance: Report of 8 cases
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 117-123. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rosendo A. Rodriguez, Nihal Weerasena, Garry Cornel, William M. Splinter, and David J. Roberts

Cerebral effects of aortic clamping during coarctation repair in children: A transcranial Doppler study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 124-129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clarke A. Thuys, Richard J. Mullaly, Stephen B. Horton, Eve B. O'Connor, Andrew D. Cochrane, Christian P.R. Brizard, and Tom R. Karl

Centrifugal ventricular assist in children under 6 kg
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 130-134. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Claudio A. Salles, Enio Buffolo, José Carlos Andrade, J. Honório Palma, Roney R.P. Silva, Ricardo Santiago, Ivan S. Casagrande, and Maria Consolação V. Moreira

Mitral valve replacement with glutaraldehyde preserved aortic allografts
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 135-143. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Urs Niederhäuser, Hannes Rüdiger, Paul Vogt, Andreas Künzli, Gregor Zünd, and Marko Turina

Composite graft replacement of the aortic root in acute dissection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 144-150. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

W.R. Eric Jamieson, A. Ian Munro, Robert T. Miyagishima, Gary L. Grunkemeier, Lawrence H. Burr, Samuel V. Lichtenstein, and G. Frank O. Tyers

Multiple mechanical valve replacement surgery comparison of St. Jude Medical and CarboMedics prostheses
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 151-159. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gregor Zünd, Simon P. Hoerstrup, Andreina Schoeberlein, Mario Lachat, Georg Uhlschmid, Paul R. Vogt, and Marko Turina

Tissue engineering: A new approach in cardiovascular surgery; Seeding of human fibroblasts followed by human endothelial cells on resorbable mesh
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 160-164. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pierre Gouny, Christophe Lancelin, Pierre-Marie Girard, Claire Hocquet-Cheynel, Willy Rozenbaum, and Oscar Nussaume

Pericardial effusion and AIDS: benefits of surgical drainage
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 165-169. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Xavier M. Mueller, Hendrik H. Tevaearai, Claude-Yves Genton, Dominique Bettex, and Ludwig K. von Segesser

Transmyocardial laser revascularisation in acutely ischaemic myocardium
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 170-175. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ulf Herold, Heinz Jakob, Markus Kamler, Rudolf Thiele, Ursula Tochtermann, Jörg Weinmann, Johann Motsch, Martha Maria Gebhard, and Siegfried Hagl

Interruption of bronchial circulation leads to a severe decrease in peribronchial oxygen tension in standard lung transplantation technique
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 176-183. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bernard Meunier, Christian Stasik, Jean-Luc Raoul, Yorgos Spiliopoulos, Mohamed Lakehal, Jean-Pierre Campion, and Bernard Launois

Gastric bypass for malignant esophagotracheal fistula: A series of 21 cases
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 184-189. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vincent Thomas de Montpréville, Elisabeth M. Dulmet, and Nabila Nashashibi

Frozen section diagnosis and surgical biopsy of lymph nodes,: tumors and pseudotumors of the mediastinum
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 190-195. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

H. Porte, D. Roumilhac, L. Eraldi, C. Cordonnier, P. Puech, and A. Wurtz

The role of mediastinoscopy in the diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 196-199. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How to do it:

A. Spiliopoulos, J.H. Robert, N. Murith, and G. Chassot

Protective subpleural blanketing of intrathoracic esogastric anastomosis after esophagectomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 200-202. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Udim U. Nkere, M.C.S. Hall, and P.A. Corris

Sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: a potential cause of graft failure following heart transplantation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 203-205. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. de Perrot, A. Schweizer, A. Spiliopoulos, and M. Licker

Early improvement of respiratory function after surgical plication for unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 206-208. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gregorio Rábago, Alejandro Martín-Trenor, José-Luis Lopez Coronado, and José Calabuig

Coronary angioplasty and stenting following heart transplantation with older donors.: Is this a rational approach?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 209-212. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Roberto Lorusso, Ottavio Alfieri, Ugo Carraro, Jan J. Schreuder, and Hein J.J. Wellens

Preserved skeletal muscle structure with modified electrical stimulation protocol in a cardiomyoplasty patient: a clinico-pathological report
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 213-215. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

M. Roth, O. Reuthebuch, W.P. Klövekorn, and E.P. Bauer

Thrombus formation of the right heart
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 13: 216-217. [Full Text]  

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