Editorials:

Publisher's note
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 1. [Full Text]  

Innovate, evaluate, communicate!
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 2. [Full Text]  

Secretary General's thanks to the departing Editor-in-Chief
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 3. [Full Text]  

Original articles:

Georg W. Herget, Mulugeta Kassa, Ursus Nikolaus Riede, Yao Lu, Ludwig Brethner, and Joachim Hasse

Experimental use of an albumin–glutaraldehyde tissue adhesive for sealing pulmonary parenchyma and bronchial anastomoses
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 4-9. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chung-Ping Hsu, Chih-Yi Chen, Jiun-Yi Hsia, and Sen-Ei Shai

Prediction of prognosis by the extent of lymph node involvement in squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 10-13. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sook Whan Sung and Taehee Won

Effects of basic fibroblast growth factor on early revascularization and epithelial regeneration in rabbit tracheal orthotopic transplantation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 14-18. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Tcherveniakov, P. Tchalakov, and P. Tcherveniakov

Traumatic and iatrogenic lesions of the trachea and bronchi
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 19-24. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hitoshi Ogino, Yuichi Ueda, Takaaki Sugita, Katsuhiko Matsuyama, Keiji Matsubayashi, Takuya Nomoto, and Tatsuya Yoshioka

Aortic arch repairs through three different approaches
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 25-29. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lars G. Svensson, Edward M. Nadolny, and Wendy A. Kimmel

Minimal access aortic surgery including re-operations
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 30-33. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Malcolm P.R. Watters, Raimondo Ascione, Ian G. Ryder, Franco Ciulli, Antonis A. Pitsis, and Gianni D. Angelini

Haemodynamic changes during beating heart coronary surgery with the ‘Bristol Technique’
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 34-40. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Harpreet Wasir, Anil Bhan, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Rajesh Sharma, Sandeep Chauhan, and Panangipalli Venugopal

Pretreatment of human myocardium with adenosine
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 41-46. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Staffan Svenmarker, Erik Sandström, Thomas Karlsson, Sören Häggmark, Erica Jansson, Micael Appelblad, Ronny Lindholm, and Torkel Åberg

Neurological and general outcome in low-risk coronary artery bypass patients using heparin coated circuits
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 47-53. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Luiz Felipe P. Moreira, Noedir A.G. Stolf, Maria de Lourdes Higuchi, Fernando Bacal, Edimar A. Bocchi, and Sérgio A. Oliveira

Current perspectives of partial left ventriculectomy in the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 54-60. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Z. Popovic, M. Miric, A.N. Neskovic, J. Vasiljevic, P. Otasevic, M. Zarkovic, M. Bojic, and S. Gradinac

Functional capacity late after partial left ventriculectomy: relation to ventricular geometry and performance
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 61-67. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arduino A. Mangoni, Thomas G. DiSalvo, Gus J. Vlahakes, Carisi A. Polanczyk, and Michael A. Fifer

Outcome following isolated tricuspid valve replacement
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 68-73. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kenton J. Zehr, Ching Y. Wong, Bennet Chin, Hayden T. Ravert, Robert F. Dannals, Ralph H. Hruban, Dean F. Wong, and William A. Baumgartner

Comparison of myocardial oxygen consumption using ¹¹C acetate positron emission tomography scanning in a working and non-working heart transplant model
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 74-81. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Jean-Pierre Meunier, Etienne Tatou, Roger Brenot, and Michel David

Long term aortic stenosis on magnetic resonance imaging after direct repair for acute traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 82-83. [Full Text]  

Matthew S. Panagiotou, Dimitrios M. Protoyeros, and George M. Palatianos

Complete aortic arch transection after a blunt chest trauma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 84. [Full Text]  

R.J. Williams and M. Ablett

Embolisation of a false aneurysm of the right internal mammary artery complicating routine sternotomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 85-86. [Full Text]  

Fernando Hornero, Maria J. Dalmau, and José A. Montero

Endomyocardial fibrosis of right ventricle
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 87-88. [Full Text]  

Case reports:

G. Veronesi, L. Spaggiari, P.G. Solli, and U. Pastorino

Cardiac dislocation after extended pneumonectomy with pericardioplasty
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 89-91. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ottavio Rena, Caterina Casadio, and Giuliano Maggi

Primitive squamous-cell carcinoma after extrapleural pneumothorax for active tuberculosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 92-95. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jaime F. Vazquez-Jimenez, Alberto Pérez-Bouza, Oliver J. Liakopoulos, and Bruno J. Messmer

Cholesterol crystal embolization after cardiac operations. : Report of two cases
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 96-98. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Piergiorgio Bruno, Massimo Massetti, Gerard Babatasi, and Andre Khayat

Catastrophic consequences of a free floating thrombus in ascending aorta
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 99-101. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eduardo D. Gabe, Julio C. Figal, Jorge N. Wisner, and Ruben Laguens

Radial artery graft vasospasm
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 102-104. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How to do it:

Akhtar Rama, Siamak Mohammadi, Pascal Leprince, and Iradj Gandjbakhch

A simple method for heart stabilization during off-pump multi-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting: surgical technique and short term results
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 105-107. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marcio Scorsin, Philippe Menasché, Patrick Nataf, and Arrigo Lessana

Pressure-adjusted antegrade brain perfusion for surgery of the aortic aneurysm
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 108-110. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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