Original articles:

Patrick Nataf and Michael Mack
	World Congress of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Overview of Proceedings Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S1-S2. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
James D Fonger and John R Doty
	The expanded role of minimally invasive coronary grafting Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S3-S6. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Johannes Bonatti, Ruth Ladurner, Herwig Antretter, Christoph Hörmann, Guy Friedrich, Nico Moes, Volker Mühlberger, and Otto Dapunt
	Single coronary artery bypass grafting – a comparison between minimally invasive 'off pump' techniques and conventional procedures Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S7-S12. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Diegeler, V Falk, K Krähling, M Matin, Th Walther, R Autschbach, R Battelini, and F.W Mohr
	Less-invasive coronary artery bypass grafting: different techniques and approaches Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S13-S19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Denis Bouchard and Raymond Cartier
	Off-pump revascularization of multivessel coronary artery disease has a decreased myocardial infarction rate Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S20-S24. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Richard Holubkov, Marco Zenati, Jodi J. Akin, Lyndall Erb, and Anita Courcoulas
	MIDCAB characteristics and results: the CardioThoracic Systems (CTS) registry Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S25-S30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yugal Mishra, Yatin Mehta, Sanjay Mittal, Mahendra Mairal, Anil Karlekar, Ashok Seth, Tarlochan Singh Kler, and Naresh Trehan
	Mammary coronary artery anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass through minithoracotomy: one year clinical experience Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S31-S37. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Stanislaw Wos, Ryszard Bachowski, Wojciech Ceglarek, Wojciech Domaradzki, Maciej Matuszewski, and Ewa Kucewicz
	Coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass – initial experience of 50 cases Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S38-S42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chi-Hsiao Yeh, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Pyng Jing Lin, Feng-Chun Tsai, Min-Wen Yang, and Peter P.C Tan
	Totally minimally invasive cardiac surgery for coronary artery disease Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S43-S47. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Vassilios Gulielmos and Stephan Schueler
	Minimally invasive cardiac surgery for the treatment of coronary artery multi-vessel disease Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S48-S53. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Randall K Wolf, Toshiya Ohtsuka, and John B Flege, Jr
	Early results of thoracoscopic internal mammary artery harvest using an ultrasonic scalpel Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S54-S57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mohammed Akhter, Thomas Z Lajos, Gary Grosner, Jacob Bergsland, and John Visco
	Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting using the right gastroepiploic artery without pump Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S58-S61. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Carlo Antona, Giulio Pompilio, Attilio A Lotto, Silvia Di Matteo, Marco Agrifoglio, and Paolo Biglioli
	Video-assisted minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S62-S67. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gian Luca Martinelli, Mauro Cassese, Giovanni Speziali, Alessandro Testa, Marco Lirici, Mario Bobbio, Maurizio Braccio, and Marco Diena
	Myocardial revascularization through a mini-thoracotomy with thoracoscopic assistance Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S68-S70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Johannes Bonatti, Ruth Ladurner, Herbert Hangler, and Franz Katzgraber
	Anatomical studies concerning technical feasibility of minimally invasive axillocoronary bypass grafting Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S71-S75. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Beat H Walpoth, Andreas Bosshard, Beat Kipfer, Pascal A Berdat, Althaus Ueli, and Thierry Carrel
	Failed coronary artery bypass anastomosis detected by intraoperative coronary flow measurement Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S76-S81. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gérard Babatasi, Massimo Massetti, Patrick Nataf, Sabine Fradin, Denis Agostini, Gilles Grollier, Jean-Louis Gerard, and André Khayat
	Minimally invasive coronary surgery: surgical considerations and assessment of cardiac troponin I Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S82-S87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Suzane Gupta, Francis Murgatroyd, K Widenka, T.J Spyt, and D.P De Bono
	Role of transcutaneous ultrasound in evaluation of graft patency following minimally invasive coronary surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S88-S92. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shunei Kyo, Koichi Kaneko, Yoshinori Nishikiori, Ryoichi Konou, Hiroshi Hojo, and Ryozo Omoto
	Endoscopic harvest of saphenous vein graft for coronary artery bypass grafting: Saitama–Olympus technique Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S93-S99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Keith B Allen, Robert D Dowling, David A Heimansohn, Eileen Reitsma, Luanne Didelot, and Carl J Shaar
	Transmyocardial revascularization utilizing a holmium:YAG Laser Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S100-S104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aldo Milano, Stefano Pratali, Marco De Carlo, Andrea Pietrabissa, and Uberto Bortolotti
	Transmyocardial holmium laser revascularization: feasibility of a thoracoscopic approach Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S105-S110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jose Cuenca, Miguel A Rodriguez-Delgadillo, Jose V Valle, Vicente Campos, Jose M Herrera, Fernando Rodriguez, Francisco Portela, Fernando Sorribas, and Alberto Juffe
	Is the femoral cannulation for minimally invasive aortic valve replacement necessary? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S111-S114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
José Enrique Rodríguez, José Cortina, Enrique Pérez de la Sota, Luis Maroto, Fernando Ginestal, and Juan José Rufilanchas
	A new approach to cardiac valve replacement through a small midline incision and inverted L shape partial sternotomy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S115-S116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rüdiger Autschbach, Thomas Walther, Volkmar Falk, Anno Diegeler, Sebastian Metz, and Friedrich W Mohr
	S-shaped in comparison to L-shaped partial sternotomy for less invasive aortic valve replacement Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S117-S121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bruce L Frazier, Marvin J Derrick, Sarj S Purewal, Lawrence R Sowka, and Samir Johna
	Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S122-S125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Carmine Minale, Hans J Reifschneider, Edgar Schmitz, and Frank P Uckmann
	Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement without sternotomy. Experience with the first 50 cases Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S126-S129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rony Ammar, Eyal Porat, Dorit Schlag Eisenberg, and Gideon Uretzky
	Utility of spiral CT in minimally invasive approach for aortic valve replacement Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S130-S133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert K.W Tam and Aubrey A Almeida
	Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement via hemi-sternotomy: a preliminary report Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S134-S137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Massimo Massetti, Gerard Babatasi, Anne Lotti, Satar Bhoyroo, Olivier Le Page, and Andre Khayat
	Less-invasive heart surgery: the preservation of median approach Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S138-S142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Donald D Glower, Kevin P Landolfo, Fiona Clements, Norbert P Debruijn, Mark Stafford-Smith, Peter K Smith, and Francis Duhaylongsod
	Mitral valve operation via Port Access versus median sternotomy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S143-S147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Vassilios Gulielmos, Jaqueline Wunderlich, Markus Dangel, Florian M Wagner, Pune Karbalai, Hermann Reichenspurner, Sems M Tugtekin, and Stephan Schueler
	Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery – clinical experiences with a PortAccess system Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S148-S153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yi-Cheng Wu, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Pyng Jing Lin, Jaw-Ji Chu, Hui-Ping Liu, Min-Wen Yang, Hung-Chang Hsieh, and Feng-Chun Tsai
	Minimally invasive cardiac surgery for intracardiac congenital lesions Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S154-S159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yu-Sheng Chang, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Pyng Jing Lin, Jaw-Ji Chu, Hui-Ping Liu, Hung-Chang Hsieh, Feng-Chun Tsai, and Min-Wen Yang
	Video-assisted cardiac surgery for intracardiac tumors Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: S160-S165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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