Original articles:

Eugene Baudet
	Cardiac surgery in the 21st century: the future is now? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:545-553. [PDF]
Nenad Ilic, Ante Petricevic, Zeljko Mimica, Sonja Tanfara, and Nives Frleta Ilic
	War injuries to the thoracic esophagus Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Abdullah Irfan Tastepe, Ismail Cüneyt Kurul, Sedat Demircan, Serife Tuba Liman, Sadi Kaya, and Güven Çetin
	Long-term survival following bronchotomy for polypoid bronchial carcinoid tumours Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Abdullah Irfan Tastepe, Neslihan Gülay Ulasan, Serife Tuba Liman, Sedat Demircan, and Ali Uzar
	Thoracic actinomycosis Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bernard Eisenmann, Arnaud Charpentier, Sorin Popescu, Eric Epailly, Philippe Billaud, and Amine Jirari
	Is a prosthetic ring required for mitral repair of mitral insufficiency due to posterior leaflet prolapse? Long-term results in 96 patients submitted to repair with no ring Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tjalling W. Waterbolk, Margreet Th.E. Bink-Boelkens, Nynke J. Elzenga, Gertie C.M. Beaufort-Krol, and Tjark Ebels
	The right auricle tunnel as intercaval tunnel in total cavopulmonary connection may prevent atrial flutter Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
M. Caputo, A.J. Bryan, A.M. Calafiore, M.-S. Suleiman, and G.D. Angelini
	Intermittent antegrade hyperkalaemic warm blood cardioplegia supplemented with magnesium prevents myocardial substrate derangement in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hanh M. Tran, Hugh S. Paterson, William Meldrum-Hanna, and Richard B. Chard
	Tunnelling versus open harvest technique in obtaining venous conduits for coronary bypass surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Juergen Martin, Koppany Sarai, Michio Yoshitake, Joerg Haberstroh, Noriyuki Takahashi, Georg Lutter, and Friedhelm Beyersdorf
	Orthotopic transplantation of pig hearts harvested after 30 min of normothermic ischemia: controlled reperfusion with blood cardioplegia containing the Na+-H+-exchange inhibitor HOE 642 Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eugeniusz Jadczuk
	High doses of hydrocortisone improved tracheal autograft revascularization Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Honored guest lecture:

Floyd D. Loop
	Coronary artery surgery: the end of the beginning Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Review articles:

V. Aboyans, P. Lacroix, E. Ostyn, E. Cornu, and M. Laskar
	Diagnosis and management of entrapped embolus through a patent foramen ovale Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

James Laredo, Donald J. Morris, and Robert L. Thurer
	Metastatic melanoma to the manubrium sternum Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:629. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case reports:

Pascal A. Berdat, Paul Mohacsi, Ulrich Althaus, and Thierry Carrel
	Successful heart transplantation in a patient with Ivemark syndrome combined with situs inversus, single atrium and ventricle after total cavo-pulmonary connection Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A. Kornberg, S.M. Wildhirt, E. Kreuzer, and B. Reichart
	Asymptomatic right atrial leiomyosarcoma with tricuspid valve obstruction in a young female patient Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Edward Brackenbury, Helena Gardiner, Kak Chan, and Mark Hickey
	Internal mammary artery to coronary artery bypass in paediatric cardiac surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

E. Prifti, M. Maccherini, G. Capannini, and G. Sani
	Coronary revascularization after liver transplantation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:643. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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