Original articles:

F.W. Mohr, J.F. Onnasch, V. Falk, T. Walther, A. Diegeler, R. Krakor, F. Schneider, and R. Autschbach

The evolution of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery – 2 year experience
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 233-239. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yves Louagie, Michel Buche, Philippe Eucher, and Jean-Claude Schoevaerdts

Intraoperative flow measurements in gastroepiploic grafts using pulsed Doppler
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 240-246. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Olaf Wendler, Dietmar Tscholl, Qi Huang, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers

Free flow capacity of skeletonized versus pedicled internal thoracic artery grafts in coronary artery bypass grafts
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 247-250. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mario Gaudino, Michele Serricchio, Paolo Tondi, Franco Glieca, Piergiorgio Bruno, Gianfederico Possati, and Paolo Pola

Do internal mammary artery side-branches have the potential for haemodynamically significant flow steal?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 251-254. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

V. Lucchetti, F. Capasso, M. Caputo, G. Grimaldi, M. Capece, G. Brando, S. Caprio, and G.D. Angelini

Intracoronary shunt prevents left ventricular function impairment during beating heart coronary revascularization
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 255-259. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

V. Falk, J.F. Gummert, T. Walther, M. Hayase, G.J. Berry, and F.W. Mohr

Quality of computer enhanced totally endoscopic coronary bypass graft anastomosis – comparison to conventional technique
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 260-265. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin Breuer, Albert Schütz, Brigitte Gansera, Walter Eichinger, Josef Weingartner, and Bernhard Kemkes

Intraoperative local fibrinolysis as emergency therapy after early coronary artery bypass thrombosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 266-270. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yaron Bar-El, Zvi Adler, Arcadi Kophit, Victor Kertzman, Shtiwi Sawaed, Andre Ross, Oved Cohen, and Simcha Milo

Myocardial protection in operations requiring more than 2 h of aortic cross-clamping
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 271-275. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rajesh Sharma, Anil Bhan, Rajneesh Juneja, Shyam Sunder Kothari, Anita Saxena, and Panangipalli Venugopal

Double switch for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 276-282. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Munetaka Masuda, Hideaki Kado, Yuichi Shiokawa, Kouji Fukae, Yasuo Kanegae, Yishito Kawachi, Shigeki Morita, and Hisataka Yasui

Clinical results of arterial switch operation for double-outlet right ventricle with subpulmonary VSD
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 283-288. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Youichi Kawahira, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Hideki Uemura, Toru Ishizaka, Ko Yoshizumi, and Soichiro Kitamura

Use of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures as artificial tendinous cords in children with congenital mitral regurgitation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 289-293. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zsolt L. Nagy, John Fisher, Peter G. Walker, and Kevin G. Watterson

The influence of size mismatch on the hemodynamic performance of the pulmonary autograft in vitro
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 294-301. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Filip P. Casselman, A. Marc Gillinov, Rami Akhrass, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Eugene H. Blackstone, and Delos M. Cosgrove

Intermediate-term durability of bicuspid aortic valve repair for prolapsing leaflet
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 302-308. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fernando Moraes, Cleuza Lapa, Sheila Hazin, Euclides Tenorio, Claudio Gomes, and Carlos R. Moraes

Surgery for endomyocardial fibrosis revisited
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 309-313. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Licker, M. de Perrot, L. Höhn, J.-M. Tschopp, J. Robert, J.-G. Frey, A. Schweizer, and A. Spiliopoulos

Perioperative mortality and major cardio-pulmonary complications after lung surgery for non-small cell carcinoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 314-319. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Alexiou, F.D. Salama, D. Beggs, E.T. Brackenbury, and K.R. Knowles

Comparison of long-term results of total fundoplication gastroplasty and Belsey Mark IV antireflux operations in relation to the severity of oesophagitis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 320-326. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. Jeyasingham, T. Lerut, and R.H.R. Belsey

Functional and mechanical sequelae of colon interposition for benign oesophageal disease
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 327-332. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paolo Macchiarini, François Le Roy Ladurie, Jacques Cerrina, Elie Fadel, Alain Chapelier, and Philippe Dartevelle

Clamshell or sternotomy for double lung or heart-lung transplantation?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 333-339. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andreas Liebold, Cornelius Keyl, and Dietrich E. Birnbaum

The heart produces but the lungs consume proinflammatory cytokines following cardiopulmonary bypass
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 340-345. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean-Pierre Carteaux, Sébastien Roux, Medhi Siaghy, Bruno Schjöth, Patricia Dolofon, Yves Bechamps, Paul Michel Mertes, and Jean-Pierre Villemot

Acute pulmonary hypertension after cardiopulmonary bypass in pig: the role of endogenous endothelin
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 346-352. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fraser D. Rubens, Marc Ruel, Gilbert Lavallee, Maura Watson, Jim Robblee, Denise Wozny, and Howard Nathan

Circuits with surface modifying additive alter the haemodynamic response to cardiopulmonary bypass
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 353-358. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elrina Joubert-Hübner, Anja Gerdes, Peter Klapproth, Katja Esders, Joachim Prosch, Peter Henke, Gerd Pfister, and Hans-H. Sievers

An in-vitro evaluation of aortic arch vessel perfusion characteristics comparing single versus multiple stream aortic cannulae
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 359-364. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A.R. Casha, L. Yang, P.H. Kay, M. Saleh, and G.J. Cooper

A biomechanical study of median sternotomy closure techniques
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 365-369. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Evangelos Sivitanidis, Rifaat Tosson, Albrecht Wiebalck, and Axel Laczkovics

Combination of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and pulmonary lavage in a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 370-372. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

T. Bossert, J.A.M. van Son, R. Autschbach, and F.W. Mohr

Resection of a right atrial metastatic melanoma with unknown origin of primary tumor
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 15: 373-375. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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