Original articles:

Michael Homann, John Cristoph Haehnel, Nikolaus Mendler, Sung Un Paek, Klaus Holper, Hans Meisner, and Rüdiger Lange

Reconstruction of the RVOT with valved biological conduits: 25 years experience with allografts and xenografts
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 624-630. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marco Pozzi, Dipesh B. Trivedi, Denise Kitchiner, and Robert A. Arnold

Tetralogy of Fallot: what operation, at which age
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 631-636. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marjan Jahangiri, Ian A. Nicholson, Pedro J. del Nido, John E. Mayer, and Richard A. Jonas

Surgical management of complex and tunnel-like subaortic stenosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 637-642. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Felix Haas, Caren S. Goldberg, Richard G. Ohye, Ralph S. Mosca, and Edward L. Bove

Primary repair of aortic arch obstruction with ventricular septal defect in preterm and low birth weight infants
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 643-647. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G.S. Haas, H. Hess, M. Black, J. Onnasch, F.W. Mohr, and J.A.M. van Son

Extracardiac conduit Fontan procedure: early and intermediate results
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 648-654. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

W. Daenen, B. Eyskens, B. Meyns, and M. Gewillig

Neonatal pulmonary artery banding does not compromise the short-term function of a Damus–Kaye–Stansel connection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 655-657. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter G. Walker, Tzen T. Howe, Rebecca L. Davies, John Fisher, and Kevin G. Watterson

Distribution of hepatic venous blood in the total cavo-pulmonary connection: an in vitro study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 658-665. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wilfried Wisser, Ömer Senbaklavaci, Cenk Özpeker, Meinhard Ploner, Theo Wanke, Edda Tschernko, Ernst Wolner, and Walter Klepetko

Is long-term functional outcome after lung volume reduction surgery predictable?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 666-672. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Keith S. Naunheim, Steven R. Hazelrigg, Larry R. Kaiser, Robert J. Keenan, Joseph E. Bavaria, Rodney J. Landreneau, Joan Osterloh, and Cesar A. Keller

Risk analysis for thoracoscopic lung volume reduction: a multi-institutional experience
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 673-679. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eugenio Pompeo, Gianluigi Sergiacomi, Italo Nofroni, Walter Roscetti, Giovanni Simonetti, and Tommaso Claudio Mineo

Morphologic grading of emphysema is useful in the selection of candidates for unilateral or bilateral reduction pneumoplasty
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 680-686. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jörg Hutter, Karl Miller, and Erich Moritz

Chronic sequels after thoracoscopic procedures for benign diseases
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 687-690. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sook Whan Sung, Young Tae Kim, and Joo Hyun Kim

Ultra-thin needle thoracoscopic surgery for hyperhidrosis with excellent cosmetic effects
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 691-696. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anthony P.C. Yim, Hui Ping Liu, Tak Wai Lee, Song Wan, and Ahmed A. Arifi

‘Needlescopic’ video-assisted thoracic surgery for palmar hyperhidrosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 697-701. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Francis V. DiPierro, Thomas W. Rice, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Lisa A. Rybicki, and Eugene H. Blackstone

Esophagectomy and staged reconstruction
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 702-709. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mohamed M. El-Fiky, Tarek El-Sayegh, Ahmed S. El-Beishry, Mohamed Abdul Aziz, Hossam Aboul Enein, Saiid Waheid, and Ismail A. Sallam

Limited right anterolateral thoracotomy for mitral valve surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 710-713. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wolfgang Ehrlich, Woitek Skwara, Wolf-Peter Klövekorn, Matthias Roth, and Erwin P. Bauer

Do patients want minimally invasive aortic valve replacement?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 714-717. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

W. Dudley Johnson, A.K. Ganjoo, Christopher D. Stone, Ramahalli C. Srivyas, and Mary Howard

The left atrial appendage: our most lethal human attachment! Surgical implications
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 718-722. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Grünenfelder, G. Zünd, A. Schoeberlein, E.R. Schmid, U. Schurr, R. Frisullo, F. Maly, and M. Turina

Expression of adhesion molecules and cytokines after coronary artery bypass grafting during normothermic and hypothermic cardiac arrest
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 723-728. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Parwis Massoudy, Stefan Zahler, Peter Tassani, Bernhard F. Becker, Josef A. Richter, Martin Pfauder, Rüdiger Lange, and Hans Meisner

Reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and cellular adhesion in CABG procedures with separated pulmonary and systemic extracorporeal circulation without an oxygenator
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 729-736. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin Czerny, Harald Baumer, Juliane Kilo, Andrea Lassnigg, Ahmad Hamwi, Thomas Vukovich, Ernst Wolner, and Michael Grimm

Inflammatory response and myocardial injury following coronary artery bypass grafting with or without cardiopulmonary bypass
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 737-742. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inderpaul Birdi, Nilanjan Chaudhuri, Kirsty Lenthall, Shaker Reddy, and Samer A.M. Nashef

Emergency reinstitution of cardiopulmonary bypass following cardiac surgery: outcome justifies the cost
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 743-746. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andrew T. Goodwin, Martin Goddard, Gordon J. Taylor, and Andrew J. Ritchie

Clinical versus actual outcome in cardiac surgery: a post-mortem study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 747-751. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Takehiko Furusawa, Yukio Fukaya, and Jun Amano

Herniation of the heart due to traumatic rupture of the pericardium
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 752-753. [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Alexandros Karajiannis, Thorsten Krueger, Eduard Stauffer, and Hans-Beat Ris

Large thoracic duct cyst – a case report and review of the literature
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 754-756. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Juan Salvador Espinosa-Caliani, Angela Montijano, José María Melero, and Angel Montiel

Pseudoaneurysm in the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa. A cause of mitral regurgitation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 757-759. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Edvin Prifti, Massimo Bonacchi, Marzia Leacche, and Fabio Miraldi

Undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass using enoxaparin only during a cardiac transplantation procedure
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 760-762. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patrick D.T. Tansley, Mary N. Sheppard, and John Pepper

Symptomatic calcific stenosis of a Toronto stentless porcine valve
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 763-765. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Simon W. MacGowan

Intra-operative trans-oesophageal echocardiography is a potential source of sepsis in the intensive care
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 768. [Full Text]  

Jacques B. Jougon, Jean Dubrez, and Jean-François Velly

Reply to S.W. MacGowan
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 17: 769. [Full Text]  

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