Original articles:

Ole Lund, John Christensen, Susanne Holme, Kim Fruergaard, Arne Olesen, Eli Kassis, and Ulrik Abildgaard

On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass: independent risk factors and off-pump graft patency
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 901-907. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Philippe Demers and Raymond Cartier

Multivessel off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in the elderly
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 908-912. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Biswas, F. Clements, L. Diodato, G. Chad Hughes, and K. Landolfo

Changes in systolic and diastolic function during multivessel off-pump coronary bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 913-917. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hervé Corbineau, Jean-Philippe Verhoye, Thierry Langanay, Pascal Ménestret, and Alain Leguerrier

Feasibility of the utilisation of the right internal thoracic artery in the transverse sinus in off pump coronary revascularisation: early angiographic results
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 918-922. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

W.B.M. Gerritsen, W.J.P. van Boven, A.H.G. Driessen, F.J.L.M. Haas, and L.P.H.J. Aarts

Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: oxidative stress and renal function
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 923-929. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J.F. Légaré, G.M. Hirsch, K.J. Buth, C. MacDougall, and J.A. Sullivan

Preoperative prediction of prolonged mechanical ventilation following coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 930-936. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Roberto Lorusso, Giovanni La Canna, Claudio Ceconi, Valentino Borghetti, Pasquale Totaro, Giovanni Parrinello, Giuseppe Coletti, and Gaetano Minzioni

Long-term results of coronary artery bypass grafting procedure in the presence of left ventricular dysfunction and hibernating myocardium
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 937-948. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ira R.A. Goldsmith, Gregory Y.H. Lip, and Ramesh L. Patel

A prospective study of changes in the quality of life of patients following mitral valve repair and replacement
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 949-955. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ulrich O. von Oppell, Thomas Rauch, Gerhard Hindricks, Hans Kottkamp, and Friedrich Mohr

Effectiveness of two radiofrequency ablation systems in atrial tissue
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 956-960. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshito Kawachi, Atsuhiro Nakashima, Yoshihiro Toshima, Kouich Arinaga, and Hiroshi Kawano

Risk stratification analysis of operative mortality in heart and thoracic aorta surgery: comparison between Parsonnet and EuroSCORE additive model
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 961-966. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toshifumi Murashita, Takashi Kunihara, Norihiko Shiiya, Hidetoshi Aoki, Kazuhiro Myojin, and Keishu Yasuda

Is preservation of the aortic valve different between acute and chronic type A aortic dissections?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 967-972. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kazumasa Orihashi, Taijiro Sueda, Masanobu Watari, Kenji Okada, Osamu Ishii, and Yuichiro Matsuura

Endovascular stent-grafting via the aortic arch for distal aortic arch aneurysm: an alternative to endovascular stent-grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 973-978. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Katsuhito Ueno, Shinichi Takamoto, Takeshi Miyairi, Tetsuro Morota, Ko Shibata, Arata Murakami, and Yutaka Kotsuka

Arterial blood gas management in retrograde cerebral perfusion: the importance of carbon dioxide
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 979-985. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christoph Schmitz and Eugene H. Blackstone

International Council of Emboli Management (ICEM) Study Group results: risk adjusted outcomes in intraaortic filtration
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 986-991. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pekka Uotila, Antti Saraste, Tommi Vähäsilta, Erkki Kentala, and Timo Savunen

Stimulated expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in porcine heart after bypass circulation and cardioplegic arrest
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 992-995. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Achim Koch, T.M. Bingold, J. Oberländer, F.-U. Sack, H.F. Otto, S. Hagl, and Ph.A. Schnabel

Capillary endothelia and cardiomyocytes differ in vulnerability to ischemia/reperfusion during clinical heart transplantation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 996-1001. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brigitte Stiller, Roland Hetzer, Rudolf Meyer, Sven Dittrich, Christiane Pees, Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, and Peter E. Lange

Primary cardiac tumours: when is surgery necessary?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1002-1006. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shun-ichi Watanabe, Makoto Oda, Tetsuhiko Go, Yoshio Tsunezuka, Yasuhiko Ohta, Yoh Watanabe, and Go Watanabe

Should mediastinal nodal dissection be routinely undertaken in patients with peripheral small-sized (2 cm or less) lung cancer? Retrospective analysis of 225 patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1007-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Erdal Okur, Altan Kir, Semih Halezeroglu, A. Levent Alpay, and Ali Atasalihi

Pleural tenting following upper lobectomies or bilobectomies of the lung to prevent residual air space and prolonged air leak
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1012-1015. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dalokay Kiliç, Aydin Nadir, Egemen Döner, Sevket Kavukçu, Murat Akal, Nezih Özdemir, Hadi Akay, and Ilker Ökten

Transthoracic approach in surgical management of Morgagni hernia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1016-1019. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M.I. Davydov, R.S. Akchurin, S.S. Gerasimov, B.E. Polotsky, I.S. Stilidi, Z.A. Machaladze, and P.V. Kononets

Simultaneous operations in thoraco-abdominal clinical oncology
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1020-1024. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

V.V. Sokolov and M.M. Bagirov

Reconstructive surgery for combined tracheo-esophageal injuries and their sequelae
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1025-1029. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

R. Saoji, A. Heroor, S. Sharma, and R. Deshpande

Aneurysmal bone cyst of chest wall
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1030. [Full Text]  

M. Kaptanoglu, A. Nadir, E. Yildiz, and S. Elagoz

Pulmonary hamartoma, a rare presentation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1031. [Full Text]  

Pascal Schroeyers, José Coddens, Yvette Vermeulen, and Hugo Vanermen

Video-assisted Port-Access^TM aortic valve exploration through left atriotomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1032. [Full Text]  

Kanji Kawachi, Tatsuhiro Nakata, Yoshihiro Hamada, and Yasuaki Kashu

Repair with femoral artery autograft for pseudoaneurysm on the ascending aorta
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1033. [Full Text]  

Francesco Patanè, Edoardo Zingarelli, Alessandro Verzini, and Michele di Summa

Complication due to excessive use of Surgicel^®
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1034. [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Martin Kostolny, Jr., Heinz Präuer, Norbert Augustin, and Rüdiger Lange

Extended resection of a chest wall desmoid tumour with concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1040-1041. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gregory Khatchatourian, Catherine Chevalley, Anastase Spiliopoulos, and Marc Licker

Myocardial revascularization and bilateral lung transplantation without cardiopulmonary bypass
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1042-1044. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Piergiorgio Solli, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Francesco Grasso, and Ugo Pastorino

Double prosthetic replacement of pulmonary artery and superior vena cava and sleeve lobectomy for lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1045-1048. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Hoffmeier, M. Semik, E.M. Fallenberg, and H.H. Scheld

Leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery — a diagnostic chameleon
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1049-1051. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K.M. Krishnamoorthy and S. Rao

Pulmonary artery to left atrial fistula
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1052-1053. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Le Guyader, F. Bertin, M. Laskar, and E. Cornu

Blunt chest trauma: a right pulmonary vein rupture
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1054-1056. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Totaro, F. Miraldi, F. Fanelli, and G. Mazzesi

Emergency surgery for retrograde extension of type B dissection after endovascular stent graft repair
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1057-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shunsuke Endo, Noriko Saito, Yoshio Misawa, and Yasunori Sohara

Late pericarditis secondary to pericardial patch implantation 25 years prior
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1059-1060. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How to do it:

M.J. Shackcloth, M. Poullis, J. Lu, and R.D. Page

Preventing of chylothorax after oesophagectomy by routine pre-operative administration of oral cream
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1035-1036. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K.T. Kim, K. Sun, J.S. Shin, and H.M. Kim

A simple and secure technique for tracheal T-tube insertion
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1037-1039. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

J.M. Galbis Caravajal, J.J. Mafé Madueño, B. Baschwitz Gómez, and J.M. Rodriguez Paniagua

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in a patient with pulmonic and endobronchial metastatic disease from a colonic carcinoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1061-1062. [Full Text]  

M. Davydov, I. Stilidi, and V. Bokhyan

Intrapleural colon interposition in gastric carcinoma patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1063-1064. [Full Text]  

Muzaffer Metin, Alper Toker, Adnan Sayar, and Atilla Gürses

Physiological exclusion for massive hemoptysis: when?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1065. [Full Text]  

Rajinder S. Dhaliwal

Reply to Metin et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1066. [Full Text]  

Pasquale Totaro, Carlo Fucci, and Gaetano Minzioni

Preserved pleura space integrity and respiratory dysfunction after coronary surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1067-1068. [Full Text]  

M. Bonacchi, E. Prifti, G. Giunti, and G. Sani

Reply to Totaro et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1069-1070. [Full Text]  

R.S. Jutley, D.E.T. Shepherd, D.W.L. Hukins, and R.R. Jeffrey

Calculating stress magnitude between sternotomy closures and sternum
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1071. [Full Text]  

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

Reply to Jutley et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1072-1073. [Full Text]  

Minoru Ono and Randall K. Wolf

Heart injury and endocarditis caused by a needle migrated from the left arm
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1074. [Full Text]  

Giuseppe D'Ancona, Hratch L. Karamanoukian, and Jacob Bergsland

Is intraoperative measurement of coronary blood flow a good predictor of graft patency?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1075-1076. [Full Text]  

Takashi Hirotani

Reply to D'Ancona et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1077. [Full Text]  

P.R. Belcher and E.W. Muriithi

Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery without the routine application of blood products: is it feasible?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1078. [Full Text]  

M. Wilhelmi

Reply to Belcher and Muriithi
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1079. [Full Text]  

R.H. Anderson

Repair of truncus arteriosus
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1080. [Full Text]  

Mark Danton

Reply to Anderson
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1081. [Full Text]  

Historical pages:

Jacques A.M. van Son, Igor E. Konstantinov, and Volker Zimmermann

Wilhelm Ebstein and Ebstein's malformation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 20: 1082-1085. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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