Original articles:

Antonio Maria Calafiore, Giovanni Scipioni, Giovanni Teodori, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Michele Di Mauro, Carlo Canosa, Angela Lorena Iacò, and Giuseppe Vitolla

Day 0 intensive care unit discharge — risk or benefit for the patient who undergoes myocardial revascularization?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 377-384. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Quoc-Bao Do, Caroline Goyer, Olivier Chavanon, Pierre Couture, André Denault, and Raymond Cartier

Hemodynamic changes during off-pump CABG surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 385-390. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John B. Christensen, Jens T. Lund, Eli Kassis, and Henning Kelbæk

Complete arterial coronary revascularisation using radial artery conduit for double thoracic artery inlet flow: arterial sling operation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 391-394. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cem Yorgancioglu, Hilmi Tokmakoglu, Kaya Suzer, and Yaman Zorlutuna

Does microalbuminuria in diabetic patients affect the postoperative course after coronary artery bypass surgery?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 395-400. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hilmi Tokmakoglu, Ozer Kandemir, Serdar Gunaydin, Zeki Catav, Cem Yorgancioglu, and Yaman Zorlutuna

Amiodarone versus digoxin and metoprolol combination for the prevention of postcoronary bypass atrial fibrillation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 401-405. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tuula S. Kurki, Otso Järvinen, Matti J. Kataja, Jari Laurikka, and Matti Tarkka

Performance of three preoperative risk indices; CABDEAL, EuroSCORE and Cleveland models in a prospective coronary bypass database
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 406-410. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Ghosh, N. Roberts, R.K. Firmin, J. Jameson, and T.J. Spyt

Risk factors for intestinal ischaemia in cardiac surgical patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 411-416. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Klaus F. Kofoed, Regitze Bangsgaard, Steen Carstensen, Jesper H. Svendsen, Peter R. Hansen, Henrik Arendrup, Birger Hesse, and Henning Kelbæk

Prolonged ischemic heart disease and coronary artery bypass — relation to contractile reserve
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 417-423. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hidetaka Wakiyama, Douglas B. Cowan, Yoshiya Toyoda, Miceline Federman, Sidney Levitsky, and James D. McCully

Selective opening of mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels during surgically induced myocardial ischemia decreases necrosis and apoptosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 424-433. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yasuyuki Kakihana, Akira Matsunaga, Kazumi Tobo, Sumikazu Isowaki, Masayuki Kawakami, Isao Tsuneyoshi, Yuichi Kanmura, and Mamoru Tamura

Redox behavior of cytochrome oxidase and neurological prognosis in 66 patients who underwent thoracic aortic surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 434-439. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. Ascione, M. Caputo, W.J. Gomes, A.A. Lotto, A.J. Bryan, G.D. Angelini, and M.-S. Suleiman

Myocardial injury in hypertrophic hearts of patients undergoing aortic valve surgery using cold or warm blood cardioplegia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 440-446. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean-Michel Grinda, Christian Latremouille, Nicola D'Attellis, Alain Berrebi, Sylvain Chauvaud, Alain Carpentier, Jean-Noël Fabiani, and Alain Deloche

Triple valve repair for young rheumatic patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 447-452. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Olaf Stanger, Peter Oberwalder, Drago Dacar, Igor Knez, and Bruno Rigler

Late dissection of the ascending aorta after previous cardiac surgery: risk, presentation and outcome
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 453-458. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stephen Westaby, Satoshi Saito, Kyriakos Anastasiadis, Narain Moorjani, and X.Y. Jin

Aortic root remodeling in atheromatous aneurysms: The role of selected sinus repair
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 459-464. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hyuk Ahn, Kyung-Hwan Kim, and Yong Jin Kim

Midterm result of leaflet extension technique in aortic regurgitation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 465-469. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Natascha Simon-Kupilik, Jan Bialy, Reinhard Moidl, Marie-Theres Kasimir, Martina Mittlböck, Gernot Seebacher, Ernst Wolner, and Paul Simon

Dilatation of the autograft root after the Ross operation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 470-473. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alessandro Giamberti, John E. Deanfield, Robert H. Anderson, and Marc R. de Leval

Totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection directly to the superior caval vein
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 474-477. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gianluca Rigatelli, Ugo Carraro, Mario Barbiero, Mario Zanchetta, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Franco Cobelli, Riccardo Riccardi, and Giorgio Rigatelli

Activity–rest stimulation protocol improves cardiac assistance in dynamic cardiomyoplasty
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 478-482. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

T. Fujimoto, H. Teschler, L. Hillejan, G. Zaboura, and G. Stamatis

Long-term results of lung volume reduction surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 483-488. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Olgun Kadir Aribas, Fikret Kanat, Emel Turk, and Mustafa Uygar Kalayci

Comparison between pulmonary and hepatopulmonary hydatidosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 489-496. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gulbu Isitmangil, Turgut Isitmangil, Kunter Balkanli, Kamil Cerrahoglu, and Erdogan Kunter

Detection of thoracotomy-induced alterations in cell- and humoral-mediated immune response
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 497-501. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Witold Rzyman, Jan Skokowski, Grzegorz Romanowicz, Piotr Lass, and Rafal Dziadziuszko

Decortication in chronic pleural empyema — effect on lung function
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 502-507. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Enrico Ruffini, Ottavio Rena, Massimo Bongiovanni, Riccardo Cristofori, Maurizio Mancuso, Pier Luigi Filosso, Massimo Molinatti, and Giuliano Maggi

The significance of intraoperative pleural effusion during surgery for bronchogenic carcinoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 508-513. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ottavio Rena, Alberto Oliaro, Antonio Cavallo, Pier Luigi Filosso, Giovanni Donati, Paolo Di Marzio, Giuliano Maggi, and Enrico Ruffini

Stage I non-small cell lung carcinoma: really an early stage?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 514-519. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

B. Passlick, B. Kubuschock, W. Sienel, O. Thetter, K. Pantel, and J.R. Izbicki

Mediastinal lymphadenectomy in non-small cell lung cancer: effectiveness in patients with or without nodal micrometastases — results of a preliminary study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 520-526. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tarek M. Aziz, Rasheed A. Saad, Jonathan Glasser, Ali N. Jilaihawi, and Dhruva Prakash

The management of second primary lung cancers. A single centre experience in 15 years
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 527-533. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J.-F. Legare, H.J. Henteleff, and A.G. Casson

Results of Collis gastroplasty and selective fundoplication, using a left thoracoabdominal approach, for failed antireflux surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 534-540. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Christine Förster, Helmut Ostertag, and Paolo Macchiarini

Infiltrative mediastinal hemangioma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 541. [Full Text]  

M. Di Eusanio and M.A.A.M. Schepens

Left atrial thrombus on a Teflon patch for ASD closure
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 542. [Full Text]  

Anand Sachithanandan, Balaji Badmanaban, David McEneaney, and Simon W. MacGowan

Left atrial myxoma presenting with acute myocardial infarction
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 543. [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Alfredo Cesario, Domenico Galetta, Stefano Margaritora, and Pierluigi Granone

Unsuspected primary pulmonary meningioma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 553-555. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

B.C. Vassallo, D. Cavadas, E. Beveraggi, and E. Sivori

Treatment of postoperative chylothorax through laparoscopic thoracic duct ligation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 556-557. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Bedii Salman

Left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with intrathoracic ectopic liver lobule
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 558-560. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David C. Rice and Joe B. Putnam, Jr

Recurrent bronchogenic cyst causing recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 561-563. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dirk F. Peek, Robin H. Heijmen, Sjef M. Ernst, and Marc A. Schepens

Extensive mediastinal lipomatosis in a patient with severe aortic valve stenosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 564-565. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

N.V. Mandke, Z.M. Nalladaru, A. Chougule, and A.N. Mandke

Intra myocardial dissecting hematoma with epicardial rupture — an unusual complication of the octopus 3 stabilizer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 566-567. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Navid Sadeghi, Sarmad Sadeghi, and Abbasali Karimi

Mitral valve recurrence of a left atrial myxoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 568-573. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giulio Pompilio, Paolo Tartara, Chiara Varesi, and Paolo Biglioli

Intimal-type primary sarcoma of the thoracic aorta: an unusual case presenting with left arm embolization
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 574-576. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rainer G. Leyh, Stefan Fischer, Arjang Ruhparwar, and Axel Haverich

Anticoagulation for prosthetic heart valves during pregnancy: is low-molecular-weight heparin an alternative?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 577-579. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean-Michel Grinda, Emmanuel Lansac, Alain Berrebi, and Alain Deloche

Intermittent cyanosis: unusual diagnosis of an ascending aortic aneurysm
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 580-581. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Y. Kaneko, A. Murakami, T. Miyamoto, and S. Takamoto

Hepatic vein-to-azygos vein connection in a patient with interrupted inferior vena cava
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 582-584. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jaroslav Benedík, B. Uchytil, and J. Cernosek

Pneumopericardial tamponade after coronary artery bypass operation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 585-586. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jackie Gordon, Syed M. Saleem, Dumbor L. Ngaage, and James A.C. Thorpe

Swallow syncope associated with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 587-590. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Benedík, Jr, J. Cerny, J. Benedík, and M. Dendis

Pericardial constriction caused by Candida albicans
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 591-592. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sükrü Dilege, Alper Toker, Serhan Tanju, and Göksel Kalayci

An unusual intrapleural foreign body: ignored aspiration
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 593-594. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How to do it:

R.R. Kanagasabay and G. Matalanis

A novel approach to reconstructing the distal aortic arch
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 544-545. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M.P. Siegenthaler, J. Martin, O.H. Frazier, and F. Beyersdorf

Implantation of the permanent Jarvik-2000 left-ventricular-assist-device: surgical technique
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 546-548. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

N. Roberts, S. Ghosh, M. Boehm, and M. Galiñanes

The radial hyperaemic response: a new and objective assessment of ulnar collateral supply to the hand
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 549-552. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Z. Gunluoglu, O. Solak, M. Metin, and A. Gurses

The prognostic significance of skip mediastinal lymphatic metastasis in resected non-small cell lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 595. [Full Text]  

Masaki Tomita, Yasunori Matsuzaki, and Toshio Onitsuka

Relationship between expression of cancer-related proteins and tumor invasiveness in thymoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 596. [Full Text]  

Gilles D. Touati, Doron Carmi, Henri Sevestre, and Henri Poulain

Multiple aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma: do not miss the other one
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 596-597. [Full Text]  

N. Tabuchi and M. Sunamori

Scope-guide of stent-graft for acute dissection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 597-598. [Full Text]  

Kazumasa Orihashi

Reply to Tabuchi and Sunamori
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 598. [Full Text]  

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