Original articles:

William G. Williams, Brian W. McCrindle, David A. Ashburn, Richard A. Jonas, Constantine Mavroudis, Eugene H. Blackstone, and the members of the Congenital Heart Surgeon's Society

Outcomes of 829 neonates with complete transposition of the great arteries 12–17 years after repair
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 1-10. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brian W. Duncan, Roger B.B. Mee, C. Igor Mesia, Athar Qureshi, Geoffrey L. Rosenthal, Shivaprakash G. Seshadri, Geoffrey K. Lane, and Larry A. Latson

Results of the double switch operation for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 11-20. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Edvin Prifti, Adrian Crucean, Massimo Bonacchi, Massimo Bernabei, Marzia Leacche, Bruno Murzi, Fabio Bartolozzi, and Vittorio Vanini

Postoperative outcome in patients with anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery branch from the aorta
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 21-27. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Ricci, M. Elliott, G.A. Cohen, G. Catalan, J. Stark, M.R. de Leval, and V.T. Tsang

Management of pulmonary venous obstruction after correction of TAPVC: risk factors for adverse outcome
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 28-36. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simon P. McGuirk, David S. Winlaw, Stephen M. Langley, Oliver F. Stumper, Joseph V. de Giovanni, John G. Wright, William J. Brawn, and David J. Barron

The impact of ventricular morphology on midterm outcome following completion total cavopulmonary connection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 37-46. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M.J. Thompson, A. Behranwala, C. Campanella, W.S. Walker, and E.W.J. Cameron

Immediate and long-term results of mitral prosthetic replacement using a right thoracotomy beating heart technique
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 47-51. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heinrich Koertke, Annette Hoffmann-Koch, Dietmar Boethig, Kazutomo Minami, Thomas Breymann, Mahmoud El-Arousy, Dirk Seifert, and Reiner Koerfer

Does the noise of mechanical heart valve prostheses affect quality of life as measured by the SF-36^® questionnaire?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 52-58. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kim Rajappan, Nicholas G. Bellenger, Giovanni Melina, Marco Di Terlizzi, Magdi H. Yacoub, Desmond J. Sheridan, and Dudley J. Pennell

Assessment of left ventricular mass regression after aortic valve replacement – cardiovascular magnetic resonance versus M-mode echocardiography
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 59-65. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shishir Karthik, Ghassan Musleh, Antony D. Grayson, Daniel J.M. Keenan, Ragheb Hasan, D. Mark Pullan, Walid C. Dihmis, and Brian M. Fabri

Effect of avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass in non-elective coronary artery bypass surgery: a propensity score analysis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 66-71. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Daniel J. Goldstein, Robert B. Beauford, Brandon Luk, Ravindra Karanam, Thomas Prendergast, Frederic Sardari, Paul Burns, and Craig Saunders

Multivessel off-pump revascularization in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 72-80. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Massimo Lemma, Andrea Mangini, Guido Gelpi, Andrea Innorta, Paolo Danna, Francesco Lavarra, Emanuela Piccaluga, and Carlo Antona

Effects of heart rate on phasic Y-graft blood flow and flow reserve in patients with complete arterial myocardial revascularizaton: an intravascular Doppler catheter study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 81-85. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kyung-Jong Yoo, Donghoon Choi, Byoung Wook Choi, Sang-Hyun Lim, and Byung-Chul Chang

The comparison of the graft patency after coronary artery bypass grafting using coronary angiography and multi-slice computed tomography
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 86-91. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Claus Bartels, Armin Erasmi, Friedhelm Sayk, Reinhard Eggers, Andreas Dendorfer, Thomas Feyerabend, Wolfgang Eichler, and Hans.-H. Sievers

Prophylactic gamma radiation of unaffected vein grafts failed to prevent vein graft disease in a chronic hypercholesterolemic porcine model
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 92-97. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A.K. Hasnat, Enno T. van der Velde, Jimmy K.F. Hon, and Magdi H. Yacoub

Reproducible model of post-infarction left ventricular dysfunction: haemodynamic characterization by conductance catheter
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 98-104. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yutaka Sakakibara, Keiichi Tambara, Genichi Sakaguchi, Fanglin Lu, Masaya Yamamoto, Kazunobu Nishimura, Yasuhiko Tabata, and Masashi Komeda

Toward surgical angiogenesis using slow-released basic fibroblast growth factor
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 105-112. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Salzberg, M. Lachat, G. Zünd, E. Oechslin, E.R. Schmid, M. DeBakey, and M. Turina

Left ventricular assist device as bridge to heart transplantation – lessons learned with the MicroMed DeBakey axial blood flow pump
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 113-118. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shinichi Suzuki, Cornelius A. Davis, III, Charles C. Miller, III, Tam T.T. Huynh, Anthony L. Estrera, Eyal E. Porat, Anders Vinnerkvist, and Hazim J. Safi

Cardiac function predicts mortality following thoracoabdominal and descending thoracic aortic aneurysm repair
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 119-124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dominique Shum-Tim, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Eric Laliberté, Al-Maleek Jamal, Toni Nimeh, Chwan-Yau Luo, Bindu Bittira, and Anie Philip

Timing of steroid treatment is important for cerebral protection during cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest: minimal protection of pump prime methylprednisolone
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 125-132. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mehmet Sirmali, Hasan Türüt, Salih Topçu, Erkmen Gülhan, Ülkü Yazici, Sadi Kaya, and Irfan Tastepe

A comprehensive analysis of traumatic rib fractures: morbidity, mortality and management
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 133-138. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kenji Hazama, Akinori Akashi, Norihisa Shigemura, and Tomoyuki Nakagiri

Less invasive needle thoracoscopic laser ablation of small bullae for primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 139-144. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alessandro Brunelli, Majed Al Refai, Marco Monteverde, Alessandro Borri, Michele Salati, and Aroldo Fianchini

Predictors of exercise oxygen desaturation following major lung resection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 145-148. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S.Y. Soon, G. Saidi, M.L.H. Ong, A. Syed, M. Codispoti, and W.S. Walker

Sequential VATS lung volume reduction surgery: prolongation of benefits derived after the initial operation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 149-153. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

André E. Dutly, Ariana Gaspert, Ilhan Inci, Didier Schneiter, Stephan Korom, and Walter Weder

The influence of the rapamycin-derivate SDZ RAD on the healing of airway anastomoses
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 154-158. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Fabrice Barlesi, Christophe Doddoli, Céline Gimenez, Bruno Chetaille, Roger Giudicelli, Pierre Fuentes, Jean-Pierre Kleisbauer, and Pascal Thomas

Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: myths and realities in the surgical management
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 159-164. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Arup K. Ghosh, Pradeep Narayan, J.A. Morgan, and Raimondo Ascione

Multidisciplinary management of giant malignant endo-thoracic nerve sheath tumor
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 165-167. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Bini, M. Grazia, F. Petrella, and R. Bazzocchi

Pulmonary infiltration from retroperitoneal carcinoma requiring diaphragm, chest wall and lung resection after thoracoabdominal access
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 168-170. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

H.V. Rajashekara Reddy, Scott Queen, D. Prakash, and Ali N.A. Jilaihawi

Tension pneumocephalus: an unusual complication after lung resection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 171-173. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Pier Luigi Filosso and Enrico Ruffini

Synchronous bilateral typical carcinoid of the lung
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 174. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Morris Beshay, Thierry Roth, Robert Stein, and Ralph A. Schmid

Reply to Filosso and Ruffini
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 175. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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