Editorials:

Hans G. Borst

Cardiac surgery beyond the Urals
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 223-228. [Full Text]  

Original articles:

Jörg Sachweh, Sabine Däbritz, Vassilos Didilis, Jaime F. Vazquez-Jimenez, Götz v. Bernuth, and Bruno J. Messmer

Pulmonary artery stenosis after systemic-to-pulmonary shunt operations
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 229-234. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tomás Tláskal, Bohumil Hucín, Jaroslav Hruda, Jan Marek, Václav Chaloupecky, Martin Kostelka, Jan Janousek, and Jan Skovránek

Results of primary and two-stage repair of interrupted aortic arch
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 235-242. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Borowski, M.R. Raji, H.C. Eichstaedt, S. Schickendantz, and H. Korb

Myocardial protection by pressure- and volume-controlled continuous hypothermic coronary perfusion in combination with Esmolol and nitroglycerine for correction of congenital heart defects in pediatric risk patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 243-249. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Uwe Klima, J. Luis Guerrero, and Gus J. Vlahakes

Contribution of the interventricular septum to maximal right ventricular function
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 250-255. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fumihiro Tanaka, Ryo Miyahara, Yohsuke Ohtake, Kazuhiro Yanagihara, Tatsuo Fukuse, Shigeki Hitomi, and Hiromi Wada

Advantage of post-operative oral administration of UFT (Tegafur and Uracil) for completely resected p-stage I-IIIa non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 256-262. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Riccardo E. Vandoni, Jean-François Cuttat, Stéphane Wicky, and Michel Suter

CT-guided methylene-blue labelling before thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary nodules
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 265-270. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marc Pauwels, Paul Van Schil, Wilfried De Backer, Filip Van den Brande, and Erik Eyskens

Repeat mediastinoscopy in the staging of lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 271-273. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Esat Akinci, Muzaffer Degertekin, Mustafa Güler, Bahadir Daglar, Nilgün Bozbuga, Turan Berki, and Cevat Yakut

Less invasive approaches for closed mitral commissurotomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 274-278. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Augustinus Bader, Tobias Schilling, Omke Enno Teebken, Gudrun Brandes, Tanja Herden, Gustav Steinhoff, and Axel Haverich

Tissue engineering of heart valves – human endothelial cell seeding of detergent acellularized porcine valves
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 279-284. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

William R. Burfeind, Jr., Francis G. Duhaylongsod, David Samuelson, and Bruce J. Leone

The effects of mechanical cardiac stabilization on left ventricular performance
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 285-289. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ryszard Kalawski, Pawel Bugajski, Juliusz Smielecki, Henryk Wysocki, Roman Olszewski, Ranjit More, Desmond J. Sheridan, and Tomasz Siminiak

Soluble adhesion molecules in reperfusion during coronary bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 290-295. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas D. Lampros and Adnan Cobanoglu

Discrete subaortic stenosis: an acquired heart disease
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 296-303. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ahsan T. Ali, Benjamin Y. Chiang, William P. Santamore, Robert D. Dowling, and A. David Slater

Preconditioning of the latissimus dorsi muscle in cardiomyoplasty: vascular delay or chronic electrical stimulation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 304-310. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin A. Nørgaard, Claus B. Andersen, and Gösta Pettersson

Does bronchial artery revascularization influence results concerning bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and/or obliterative bronchiolitis after lung transplantation?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 311-318. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ruben Greco, Gregorio Cordovilla, Ernesto Sanz, Javier Benito, Ana Criado, Mercedes Gonzalez, and Enrique De Miguel

Warm ischemic time tolerance after ventilated non-heart-beating lung donation in piglets
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 319-325. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS COMMENT:

Giuliano Maggi and Enrico Ruffini

Advantage of postoperative oral administration of UFT (Tegafur and Uracil) for completely resected p-Stage I–IIIa non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 263-264. [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Shui-Yun Wang, Taisto Talvensaari, and Matti R. Tarkka

Aortic valve stenosis causing a left-to-right shunt in persistent left superior vena cava communicating with the left atrium
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 326-328. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jhingook Kim, Hojoong Kim, Kwhanmien Kim, and Young Mog Shim

Open surgery for removal of a failing Gianturco stent with reversed sleeve resection of the right middle and lower lobes
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 329-331. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giuseppe Santoro, Luigi Ballerini, Jacek Bialkowski, and Ramon Bermùdez-Canete

Stent implantation for post-Mustard systemic venous obstruction
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 332-334. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adnan Uysalel, Levent Yazicioglu, Atilla Aral, and Hakki Akalin

A multivesicular cardiac hydatid cyst with hepatic involvement
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 335-337. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How to do it:

Juan José Legarra, José Aurelio Sarralde, José Luis López Coronado, and Alejandro Martín Trenor

Surgical approach for cardiac surgery in a patient with tracheostoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 338-339. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Enrico Ruffini, Andrea Parola, Andrea Agostinucci, and Giuliano Maggi

Giant benign localized fibrous tumor of the pleura
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 340-341. [Full Text]  

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