Original articles:

Michael Grimm, Daniel Zimpfer, Martin Czerny, Juliane Kilo, Marie-Theres Kasimir, Ludwig Kramer, Anna Krokovay, and Ernst Wolner

Neurocognitive deficit following mitral valve surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 265-271. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean-Francois Légaré, Karen J. Buth, Rakesh C. Arora, David A. Murphy, John A. Sullivan, and Gregory M. Hirsch

The dome of the left atrium: an alternative approach for mitral valve repair
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 272-276. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Roland G. Demaria, Pierre Pagé, Tack Ki Leung, Marc Dubuc, Olivier Malo, Michel Carrier, and Louis P. Perrault

Surgical radiofrequency ablation induces coronary endothelial dysfunction in porcine coronary arteries
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 277-282. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin Hartrumpf, Johannes M. Albes, Tanja Krempl, Volker Rudolph, and Thorsten Wahlers

The hemodynamic performance of standard bileaflet valves is impaired by a tilted implantation position
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 283-291. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas D. Christensen, Niels T. Andersen, Jørn Attermann, Vibeke E. Hjortdal, Marianne Maegaard, and J. Michael Hasenkam

Mechanical heart valve patients can manage oral anticoagulant therapy themselves
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 292-298. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Doss, S. Martens, J.P. Wood, T. Aybek, P. Kleine, G. Wimmer Greinecker, and A. Moritz

Performance of stentless versus stented aortic valve bioprostheses in the elderly patient: a prospective randomized trial
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 299-304. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John G. Byrne, Tomas Gudbjartsson, Alexandros N. Karavas, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Bradley J. Phillips, Sary F. Aranki, James D. Rawn, and Lawrence H. Cohn

Biological vs. mechanical aortic root replacement
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 305-310. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Ovroutski, V. Alexi-Meskishvili, P. Ewert, J.-H. Nürnberg, R. Hetzer, and P.E. Lange

Early and medium-term results after modified Fontan operation in adults
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 311-316. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antonio F. Corno, Nicole Sekarski, Marc-André Bernath, Maurice Payot, Piergiorgio Tozzi, and Ludwig K. von Segesser

Pulmonary artery banding: long-term telemetric adjustment
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 317-322. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Szkutnik, J. Bialkowski, J. Kusa, P. Banaszak, J. Baranowski, M. Gasior, P. Chodor, and M. Zembala

Postinfarction ventricular septal defect closure with Amplatzer occluders
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 323-327. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pedro E. Antunes, J. Ferrão de Oliveira, and Manuel J. Antunes

Predictors of cerebrovascular events in patients subjected to isolated coronary surgery. The importance of aortic cross-clamping
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 328-333. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ewa Ahlgren, Anna Lundqvist, Anders Nordlund, Claes Aren, and Hans Rutberg

Neurocognitive impairment and driving performance after coronary artery bypass surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 334-340. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ulrich F.W. Franke, Simone Korsch, Thorsten Wittwer, Johannes M. Albes, Jens Wippermann, Mirko Kaluza, Parwis B. Rahmanian, and Thorsten Wahlers

Intermittent antegrade warm myocardial protection compared to intermittent cold blood cardioplegia in elective coronary surgery – do we have to change?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 341-346. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christian N.H. Enzweiler, Till H. Wiese, Jan Petersein, Alexander E. Lembcke, Adrian C. Borges, Pascal Dohmen, Udo Hoffmann, and Bernd Hamm

Diameter changes of occluded venous coronary artery bypass grafts in electron beam tomography: preliminary findings
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 347-353. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

T. Bardell, J.F. Legare, K.J. Buth, G.M. Hirsch, and I.S. Ali

ICU readmission after cardiac surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 354-359. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antonio Maria Calafiore, Michele Di Mauro, Carlo Canosa, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Angela Lorena Iaco, and Marco Contini

Early and late outcome of myocardial revascularization with and without cardiopulmonary bypass in high risk patients (EuroSCORE6)
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 360-367. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Manoj Kuduvalli, Antony D. Grayson, Aung Y. Oo, Brian M. Fabri, and Abbas Rashid

The effect of obesity on mid-term survival following coronary artery bypass surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 368-373. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serife Tuba Liman, Akin Kuzucu, Abdullah Irfan Tastepe, Gulay Neslihan Ulasan, and Salih Topcu

Chest injury due to blunt trauma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 374-378. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ali Ozdulger, Guven Cetin, S. Erkmen Gulhan, Salih Topcu, Irfan Tastepe, and Sadi Kaya

A review of 24 patients with bronchial ruptures: is delay in diagnosis more common in children?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 379-383. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christophoros N. Foroulis, Christophoros Kotoulas, Helias Lachanas, George Lazopoulos, Marios Konstantinou, and Achilleas G. Lioulias

Factors associated with cardiac rhythm disturbances in the early post-pneumonectomy period: a study on 259 pneumonectomies
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 384-389. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wilson W.L. Li, Rosanna L.M. Lee, T.W. Lee, Calvin S.H. Ng, Alan D.L. Sihoe, Innes Y.P. Wan, Ahmed A. Arifi, and Anthony P.C. Yim

The impact of thoracic surgical access on early shoulder function: video-assisted thoracic surgery versus posterolateral thoracotomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 390-396. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

William S. Walker, Massimiliano Codispoti, Sing Yang Soon, Steven Stamenkovic, Fiona Carnochan, and Gordon Pugh

Long-term outcomes following VATS lobectomy for non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 397-402. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thanos Sioris, Ritva Järvenpää, Pekka Kuukasjärvi, Heikki Helin, Seppo Saarelainen, and Matti Tarkka

Comparison of computed tomography and systematic lymph node dissection in determining TNM and stage in non-small cell lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 403-408. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ottavio Rena, Esther Papalia, Enrico Ruffini, Caterina Casadio, Pier Luigi Filosso, Alberto Oliaro, and Giuliano Maggi

Stage I pure bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: recurrences, survival and comparison with adenocarcinoma of the lung
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 409-414. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ivan Stilidi, Michail Davydov, Vahan Bokhyan, and Elkhan Suleymanov

Subtotal esophagectomy with extended 2-field lymph node dissection for thoracic esophageal cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 415-420. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

G.P. Currie, T. Taylor, W.S. Walker, and R.P. Smith

An unusual case of breathlessness
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 421. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ahmet Cekirdekci, Nusret Akpolat, Erhan Ayan, and Mehmet Duran

Giant thymolipoma in association with myasthenia gravis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 422. [Extract] [Full Text]  

S. Ghotkar, M. Kuduvalli, and W. Dihmis

Ochronosis of the aorta
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 423. [Extract] [Full Text]  

How to do it:

Florian Tomaselli, Alfred Maier, Heiko Renner, and Freyja Maria Smolle-Jüttner

Thoracoscopical water jet lavage in coagulated hemothorax
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 424-425. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

N. Alphonso, P.S. Venugopal, R. Deshpande, and D. Anderson

Complete thoracic ectopia cordis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 426-428. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Georgios P. Georghiou, Eldad Erez, Bernardo A. Vidne, and Dan Aravot

Tricuspid valve papillary fibroelastoma: an unusual cause of intermittent dyspnea
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 429-431. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maurizio Merlo, Amedeo Terzi, Maurizio Tespili, and Paolo Ferrazzi

Reversal of radial artery ‘string sign’ at 6 months follow-up
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 432-434. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Julian E. Losanoff, Bruce W. Richman, and James W. Jones

Median sternotomy closure
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 435. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ivar Risnes

Reply to Losanoff et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 435-436. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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