Presidential address:

Heikki Toomes

General thoracic surgery as a monospeciality — a realistic vision?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 1-4. [Full Text]  

Original articles:

Robin H. Heijmen, Ivo G. Deblier, Frans L. Moll, Karl M. Dossche, Jos C. van den Berg, Tim Th. Overtoom, Sjef M. Ernst, and Marc A. Schepens

Endovascular stent-grafting for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 5-9. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Franz F. Immer, Eva Krähenbühl, Alexsandra S. Immer-Bansi, Pascal A. Berdat, Beat Kipfer, Friedrich S. Eckstein, Hugo Saner, and Thierry P. Carrel

Quality of life after interventions on the thoracic aorta with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 10-14. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Edvin Prifti, Massimo Bonacchi, Giacomo Frati, Piero Proietti, Gabriele Giunti, Gerard Babatasi, Massimo Massetti, and Guido Sani

Early and long-term outcome in patients undergoing aortic root replacement with composite graft according to the Bentall's technique
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 15-21. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Theo Kofidis, Stefan Fischer, Rainer Leyh, Helmut Mair, Maria Deckert, Roman Haberl, Axel Haverich, and Bruno Reichart

Clinical relevance of intracranial high intensity transient signals in patients following prosthetic aortic valve replacement
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 22-26. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yukihiro Tomita, Hisataka Yasui, Ryuji Tominaga, Shigeki Morita, Munetaka Masuda, Kazuhiro Kurisu, and Yosuke Nishimura

Extensive use of polytetrafluoroethylene artificial grafts for prolapse of bilateral mitral leaflets
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 27-31. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. Paluszkiewicz, P. Kwinecki, M. Jemielity, A. Szyszka, W. Dyszkiewicz, and A. Cieslinski

Myocardial perfusion correlates with improvement of systolic function of the left ventricle after CABG. Dobutamine echocardiography and Tc-99m-MIBI SPECT study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 32-35. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sadik Eryilmaz, Tümer Çorapçioglu, Neyyir Tuncay Eren, Levent Yazicioglu, Kaan Kaya, and Hakki Akalin

Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in the left ventricular dysfunction
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 36-40. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serban C. Stoica, Linda D. Sharples, Ishtaq Ahmed, François Roques, Stephen R. Large, and Samer A.M. Nashef

Preoperative risk prediction and intraoperative events in cardiac surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 41-46. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John W. Brown, Mark Ruzmetov, Palaniswamy Vijay, and Mark W. Turrentine

Surgical repair of congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis in children
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 50-56. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sami Ceran, Güven Sadi Sunam, Olgun Kadir Aribas, Niyazi Gormus, and Hasan Solak

Chest trauma in children
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 57-59. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martine Reynaud-Gaubert, Pascal Thomas, Régine Gregoire, Monique Badier, Pierre Cau, José Sampol, Roger Giudicelli, and Pierre Fuentes

Clinical utility of bronchoalveolar lavage cell phenotype analyses in the postoperative monitoring of lung transplant recipients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 60-66. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. Lardinois and H.B. Ris

Minimally invasive video-endoscopic sympathectomy by use of a transaxillary single port approach
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 67-70. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Katsuo Yamada, Pankaj Kumar, and Peter Goldstraw

Cervical mediastinoscopy after total laryngectomy and radiotherapy: its feasibility
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 71-73. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Didier Lardinois, Alexandra Horsch, Thorsten Krueger, Michael Dusmet, and Hans-Beat Ris

Mediastinal reinforcement after induction therapy and pneumonectomy: comparison of intercostal muscle versus diaphragm flaps
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 74-78. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lajos Kotsis, Zoltán Krisár, Károly Orbán, and Attila Csekeö

Late complications of coloesophagoplasty and long-term features of adaptation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 79-83. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Bohdan Maruszewski, Francois Lacour-Gayet, Martin J. Elliott, J. William Gaynor, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Marshall L. Jacobs, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Hiromi Kurosawa, and Constantine Mavroudis

Congenital heart surgery nomenclature and database project: update and proposed data harvest
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 47-49. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Jacques Jougon, Frédéric Delcambre, Tarun MacBride, and Jean-François Velly

A right bronchial rupture
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 84. [Full Text]  

Donald Oxorn, Edward Boyle, Jr, and Gabriel Aldea

Right coronary and aortic dissection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 85. [Full Text]  

Oktay Burma, Ali Rahman, and Erdogan Ilkay

Coronary arteriovenous fistulas from both coronary arteries to pulmonary artery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 86. [Full Text]  

V.M. Beshlyaga, V.B. Demyanchuk, M.D. Glagola, and V.V. Lazorishinets

Echinococcus cyst of the left ventricle in 10-year-old patient
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 87. [Full Text]  

Pratap K. Paruchuru, K. Adluri, and Ramesh L. Patel

Windsock deformity of the mitral valve — a late presentation of endocarditis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 88. [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Naotaka Motoyoshi, Katsuhiko Oda, Yusuke Tsuru, and Koichi Tabayashi

Ascending aortic replacement through right thoracotomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 97-99. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rainer G. Leyh, Stefan Fischer, Wolfgang Harringer, and Axel Haverich

Intraoperative acute type A dissection caused by an intra-aortic filter (EMBOL-X^®) in a patient undergoing mitral valve re-replacement for acute endocarditis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 100-101. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshio Misawa, Tsutomu Saito, Shin-ichi Oki, and Katsuo Fuse

Management of anomalous right coronary arteries encountered during aortic valve surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 102-104. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takeshi Shinkawa, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Naoki Yoshimura, and Shigeteru Oka

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery A case using the autologous pulmonary arterial wall graft
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 105-107. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Edvin Prifti, Massimo Bonacchi, Giacomo Frati, and Gabriele Giunti

Reoperative revascularization of an occluded left subclavian artery and left internal mammary artery ostial stenosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 108-110. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Edvin Prifti, Massimo Bonacchi, Stefano Vincenzo Luisi, and Vittorio Vanini

Coronary revascularization after arterial switch operation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 111-113. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

V.B. Demyanchuk, S.E. Dykucha, A.M. Dovgan, and V.V. Lazorishinets

Pseudoaneurysm of subclavian artery 21-years after staged repair of tetralogy of Fallot
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 114-116. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vinayak Nilkanth Bapat, Karen Brown, Apostolos Nakas, and Fick Shabbo

Retropharyngeal hematoma — a rare complication of anticoagulant therapy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 117-118. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Misfeld, S.A. Khan, C. Ilsley, and M. Amrani

Epicardial haematoma: rare cause of acute myocardial ischaemia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 119-120. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thierry Roth, Beat Kipfer, Jukka Takala, and Ralph A. Schmid

Delayed heart perforation after blunt trauma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 121-123. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ali Kutsal, Selim Tansal, Hüseyin Okutan, and Ilhan Tuncer

Primary malignant mesenchymoma of the heart
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 124-126. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R.S. Jutley, R.D. Gray, J.M. MacKenzie, and J.S. Cockburn

A leiomyosarcoma of the oesophagus presenting incidentally without dysphagia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 127-129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K.N. Kotidis, M.L. Rogers, K.R. Knowles, and F.D. Beggs

Coexisting achalasia and paraoesophageal hiatal hernia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 130-132. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Murat Akal, Erkan Dikmen, Ayse Sertçelik, and Serpil Dizbaysak

Giant dumbbell-shaped gastroenteric cyst presenting with total situs inversus
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 133-135. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hayrettin Cebeci, Melih Paksoy, Asim Kaytaz, and Ethem Unal

Cololaryngostomy procedure in caustic esophageal burns
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 136-139. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cemal Asim Kutlu, Ali Yeginsu, Tevrat Ozalp, and Reha Baran

Modified slide tracheoplasty for the management of tracheobroncopathia osteochondroplastica
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 140-142. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antonio Bobbio, Marco Alifano, Pierre Magdeleinat, and Jean-François Regnard

Postpneumonectomy syndrome and pre-existing thoracic scoliosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 143-145. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Murat Akal and Murat Kara

The use of a homologous preserved costal cartilage in an infant with Poland's syndrome
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 146-148. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chiara Dall'Asta, Luigi Santambrogio, Massimo Castellani, and Bruno Ambrosi

Difficulties in diagnosis and treatment of ectopic ACTH-producing tumors of the chest
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 149-151. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tohru Sakuragi, Kazuhisa Rikitake, Masafumi Nastuaki, and Tsuyoshi Itoh

Complete resection of recurrent thymic carcinoid using cardiopulmonary bypass
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 152-154. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How to do it:

Marek Bednarkiewicz, G. Khatchatourian, J.T. Christenson, and B. Faidutti

Aortic arch replacement using a four-branched aortic arch graft
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 89-91. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Foroulis, Chr. Kotoulas, M. Konstantinou, and A. Lioulias

The use of pedicled pleural flaps for the repair of pericardial defects, resulting after intrapericardial pneumonectomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 92-93. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toshiya Ohtsuka, Jun Matsumoto, Jun Nakajima, and Shinichi Takamoto

Video-assisted limited anterior thoracotomy approach for lingular segmentectomy and left anterior descending coronary artery bypass
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 94-96. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Muzaffer Metin, Adnan Sayar, Akif Turna, and Atilla Gürses

Tracheal bronchus obliterated with bronchial carcinoid
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 155. [Full Text]  

Hiroaki Nomori, Hirotoshi Horio, Tsuguo Naruke, and Keiichi Suemasu

Posterolateral thoracotomy is behind limited thoracotomy and thoracoscopic surgery in terms of postoperative pulmonary function and walking capacity
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 155-156. [Full Text]  

B. Nyawo and P. Sarkar

Sternal dehiscence after cardiac surgery and ACE type 1 inhibition
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 156-157. [Full Text]  

Qamar Abid and Simon Kendall

Reply to Nyawo and Sarkar
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 157. [Full Text]  

Jean G. Dumesnil and Philippe Pibarot

The approach does not disqualify prosthesis–patient mismatch
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 157-158. [Full Text]  

M.H. Cooper, D.R. Onsager, D. Ende, and P.S. Chopra

Prosthetic valve endocarditis occurring on a silzone^TM coated heart valve used as treatment for rheumatic mitral valve disease
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 158-159. [Full Text]  

Pasquale Totaro, Roberto Lorusso, and Gaetano Minzioni

Postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary surgery and prolonged intensive care unit stay: a coin with two sides
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 159. [Full Text]  

Janusz Siebert, Lech Anisimowicz, Rafal Pawlaczyk, and Miroslawa Narkiewicz

Reply to Totaro et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 159-160. [Full Text]  

Valter Casati

Is it the time to avoid routine application of blood products in cardiac surgery?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 160-161. [Full Text]  

Michaela Wilhelmi

Reply to Casati
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 161. [Full Text]  

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