Presidential address:

Marko Ivan Turina

European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery: carrying the torch
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 857-863. [Full Text]  

Original articles:

Edvin Prifti, Adrian Crucean, Massimo Bonacchi, Massimo Bernabei, Bruno Murzi, Stefano Vincenzo Luisi, and Vittorio Vanini

Early and long term outcome of the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: predictors and functional evaluation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 864-873. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tomomi Hasegawa, Masahiho Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Ohshima, Naoki Yoshimura, Shigeteru Oka, and Yoshio Ootaki

Simultaneous repair of pectus excavatum and congenital heart disease over the past 30 years
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 874-878. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. Bartkowski, M. Wojtalik, E. Korman, G. Sharma, J. Henschke, and W. Mrówczynski

Thyroid hormones levels in infants during and after cardiopulmonary bypass with ultrafiltration
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 879-884. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

V.E. Hjortdal, A.N. Redington, M.R. de Leval, and V.T. Tsang

Hybrid approaches to complex congenital cardiac surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 885-890. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ulf Herold, Jarowitt Piotrowski, Dietrich Baumgart, Holger Eggebrecht, Raimund Erbel, and Heinz Jakob

Endoluminal stent graft repair for acute and chronic type B aortic dissection and atherosclerotic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta: an interdisciplinary task
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 891-897. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michal Krejca, Janusz Skarysz, Przemyslaw Szmagala, Danuta Plewka, Grazyna Nowaczyk, Andrzej Plewka, and Andrzej Bochenek

A new outside stent – does it prevent vein graft intimal proliferation?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 898-903. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Laila Hellgren, Per Kvidal, and Elisabeth Ståhle

Improved early results after heart valve surgery over the last decade
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 904-911. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Göran Dellgren, M.J. Eriksson, L.Å. Brodin, and K. Rådegran

Eleven years’ experience with the Biocor stentless aortic bioprosthesis: clinical and hemodynamic follow-up with long-term relative survival rate
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 912-921. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carlos Manuel de Almeida Brandão, Pablo Maria Alberto Pomerantzeff, Luciano Rapold Souza, Flávio Tarasoutchi, Max Grimberg, José Antonio Franchini Ramires, and Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira

Multivariate analysis of risk factors for hospital mortality in valvular reoperations for prosthetic valve dysfunction
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 922-926. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mirko Doss, Sven Martens, Jeffrey P. Wood, Jahn D. Wolff, Christian Baier, and Anton Moritz

Vacuum-assisted suction drainage versus conventional treatment in the management of poststernotomy osteomyelitis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 934-938. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

T. Hakala, A. Hedman, A. Turpeinen, R. Kettunen, O. Vuolteenaho, and M. Hippeläinen

Prediction of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting by measuring atrial peptide levels and preoperative atrial dimensions
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 939-943. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toshifumi Murashita and Keishu Yasuda

The role of Na⁺/H⁺ exchange in the efficacy of multidose hypothermic cardioplegia in immature rabbit hearts
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 944-950. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masazumi Watanabe, Koso Egi, Masato Shimizu, Hideki Nakahara, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tohru Sakamoto, and Makoto Sunamori

Non-depolarizing cardioplegia activates Ca²⁺-ATPase in sarcoplasmic reticulum after reperfusion
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 951-956. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Claudia Heilmann, Patrick von Samson, Kerstin Schlegel, Tim Attmann, Bernd-Ulrich von Specht, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, and Georg Lutter

Comparison of protein with DNA therapy for chronic myocardial ischemia using fibroblast growth factor-2
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 957-964. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J.M. Grinda, C.H. Latremouille, P. Chevalier, N. D'Attelis, F. Boughenou, R. Guillemain, A. Deloche, and J.N. Fabiani

Bridge to transplantation with the DeBakey VAD^® axial pump: a single center report
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 965-970. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

I.M. Keeling, P. Oberwalder, M. Anelli-Monti, H. Schuchlenz, U. Demel, G.P. Tilz, P. Rehak, and B. Rigler

Cardiac myxomas: 24 years of experience in 49 patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 971-977. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michal Savcenko, Gretchen K. Wendt, Syma L. Prince, and Michael J. Mack

Video-assisted thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: an update of a single institution experience
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 978-983. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Akin Eraslan Balci, Nesimi Eren, Sevval Eren, and Refik Ülkü

Surgical treatment of post-traumatic tracheobronchial injuries: 14-year experience
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 984-989. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Duilio Divisi, Carmelo Battaglia, William Di Francescantonio, Guido Torresini, and Roberto Crisci

Giant bullous emphysema resection by VATS. Analysis of laser and stapler techniques
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 990-994. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

Peripheral small-sized (2 cm or less) non-small cell lung cancer with mediastinal lymph node metastasis; clinicopathologic features and patterns of nodal spread
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 995-999. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Erdogan Cetinkaya, Akif Turna, Pinar Yildiz, Recep Dodurgali, Mehmet Ali Bedirhan, Atilla Gürses, and Veysel Yilmaz

Comparison of clinical and surgical-pathologic staging of the patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1000-1005. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Plinio Pinna Pintor, Salvatore Colangelo, and Marco Bobbio

Evolution of case-mix in heart surgery: from mortality risk to complication risk
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 927-933. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Seock Yeol Lee, Hyung Joo Park, Cheol Sae Lee, and Kihl Rho Lee

Giant pulmonary hamartoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1006. [Full Text]  

Toshiki Matsubara

Purulent pneumopericarditis due to ulcer of the retrosternal stomach roll after esophagectomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1007. [Full Text]  

Case reports:

P. Aurea, M. Grazia, F. Petrella, and R. Bazzocchi

Giant leiomyoma of the esophagus
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1008-1010. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Soumil J. Vyas, Arun R. Chitale, and Ramakant K. Deshpande

Late splenic metastasis after curative resection for oesophageal carcinoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1011-1013. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey R. Lee, Mark P. Anstadt, Shamsuddin Khwaja, and Linda K. Green

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the posterior mediastinum
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1014-1016. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P.F.G. Cardoso, L.C.C. da Silva, T.P. Bonamigo, and G. Geyer

Intrathoracic desmoid tumor with invasion of the great vessels
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1017-1019. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alper Toker, Serhan Tanju, Sukru Dilege, and Goksel Kalayci

Sleeve resection of the right main bronchus for postlobectomy broncho-pleural fistula
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1020-1022. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin Breuer, Jens Wippermann, Ulrich Franke, and Thorsten Wahlers

Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum and upper right atrial inflow obstruction
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1023-1025. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshitaka Hayashi, Masakatsu Ohtani, Toshihiro Soma, and Yoshikado Sasako

Aortic valve replacement for a patient with warm-reactive autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1026-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

I.R. Ramnarine, A. McLean, and J.C.S. Pollock

Vacuum-assisted closure in the paediatric patient with post-cardiotomy mediastinitis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1029-1031. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kazuhito Imanaka, Shunei Kyo, and Shin-ichi Ban

Possible close relationship between non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia and cholesterol crystal embolism after cardiovascular surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1032-1034. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Hitoshi Hirose and Atsushi Amano

Composite graft using the gastroepiploic artery, regarding the study design
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1035. [Full Text]  

Gilmar G. Santos and Noedir A.G. Stolf

Reply to Hirose and Amano
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1036. [Full Text]  

John P. Veinot

Non-uniform aortic medial degenerative changes associated with aortic valve disease
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1036-1037. [Full Text]  

L. Agozzino, A. Della Corte, M. De Feo, and M. Cotrufo

Reply to Veinot
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1037-1038. [Full Text]  

Igor E. Konstantinov

Resection of Kommerell's diverticulum and left subclavian artery transfer does not always relieve symptoms
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1038-1039. [Full Text]  

Carl L. Backer

Reply to Konstantinov
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1039. [Full Text]  

Branislav Jeremic

Second primary cancers occurring in patients with early stage non-small-cell lung cancer treated with radiation therapy alone
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1039-1040. [Full Text]  

D. Prakash

Reply to Jeremic
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1040-1041. [Full Text]  

Errata:

G. Stellin, V.L. Vida, O. Milanesi, M. Rubino, M.A. Padalino, S. Secchieri, G. Pittarello, and D. Casarotto

Erratum to "Surgical treatment of complex cardiac anomalies: the ‘one and one half ventricle repair’" [Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg. 22 (2002) 431–437]
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1042. [Full Text]  

G. Stellin, V.L. Vida, O. Milanesi, M. Rubino, M.A. Padalino, S. Secchieri, G. Pittarello, and D. Casarotto

Surgical treatment of complex cardiac anomalies: the ‘one and one half ventricle repair’
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 22: 1043-1049. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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