Editorials:

Ludwig K. von Segesser

Video-on-command for thoracic and cardio-vascular surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 473-474. [Extract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Video]  

Original articles:

A. Schuetz, C.J. Schulze, K.K. Sarvanakis, H. Mair, H. Plazer, E. Kilger, B. Reichart, and S.M. Wildhirt

Surgical treatment of permanent atrial fibrillation using microwave energy ablation: a prospective randomized clinical trial
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 475-480. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Teresa Santiago, João Melo, Rosa H. Gouveia, José Neves, Miguel Abecasis, Pedro Adragão, and Ana P. Martins

Epicardial radiofrequency applications: in vitro and in vivo studies on human atrial myocardium
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 481-486. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo, Stefano Bevilacqua, Simona Storti, Massimiliano Mariani, Enkel Kallushi, Andrea Ripoli, Aldo Clerico, and Mattia Glauber

Free triiodothyronine: a novel predictor of postoperative atrial fibrillation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 487-492. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masahito Minakawa, Koh Takeuchi, Kazuo Ito, Takao Tsushima, Kozo Fukui, Shunichi Takaya, and Ikuo Fukuda

Restoration of sarcoplasmic reticulum protein level by thyroid hormone contributes to partial improvement of myocardial function, but not to glucose metabolism in an early failing heart
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 493-501. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Guido Michielon, Francesco Parisi, Duccio Di Carlo, Cosimo Squitieri, Adriano Carotti, Michaela Buratta, and Roberto M. Di Donato

Orthotopic heart transplantation for failing single ventricle physiology
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 502-510. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Bol-Raap, J. Weerheim, A.P. Kappetein, M. Witsenburg, and A.J.J.C. Bogers

Follow-up after surgical closure of congenital ventricular septal defect
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 511-515. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Satoshi Numata, Hideki Uemura, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Koji Kagisaki, Masashi Takahashi, and Hideo Ohuchi

Long-term functional results of the one and one half ventricular repair for the spectrum of patients with pulmonary atresia/stenosis with intact ventricular septum
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 516-520. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Manuel Concha, Gonzalo Pradas, Alberto Juffé, Jose María Caffarena, Anastasio Montero, and Pedro J. Aranda

Comprehensive experience with the Ross operation in Spain
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 521-526. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. Saeid Farivar, Lawrence H. Cohn, Edward G. Soltesz, Tomislav Mihaljevic, James D. Rawn, and John G. Byrne

Transcriptional profiling and growth kinetics of endothelium reveals differences between cells derived from porcine aorta versus aortic valve
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 527-534. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alsir A.M. Ahmed, Alastair N.J. Graham, Deirdre Lovell, and Hugh O. O'Kane

Management of mild to moderate aortic valve disease during coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 535-540. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Omar Mangoush, Koki Nakamura, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Thanos Athanasiou, Adrian Chester, and Mohamed Amrani

Effect of ascorbic acid on endothelium-dependent vasodilatation of human arterial conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 541-546. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael J. Flynn, Desmond Winters, Patrick Breen, Gerry O'Sullivan, George Shorten, Damien O'Connell, Aonghus O'Donnell, and Thomas Aherne

Dopexamine increases internal mammary artery blood flow following coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 547-551. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giuseppe D'Ancona, José Ignacio Saez de Ibarra, Richard Baillot, Patrick Mathieu, Daniel Doyle, Jacques Metras, Denis Desaulniers, and Francois Dagenais

Determinants of stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 552-556. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Afschin Gandjour, Iris Neumann, and Karl Wilhelm Lauterbach

Appropriateness of invasive cardiovascular interventions in German hospitals (2000–2001): an evaluation using the RAND appropriateness criteria
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 571-577. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. Beyersdorf

Editorial comment
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 578-579. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Toru Sakuragi, Yukinori Sakao, Kojiro Furukawa, Kazuhisa Rikitake, Satoshi Ohtsubo, Yukio Okazaki, Masafumi Natsuaki, and Tsuyoshi Itoh

Successful management of acute pulmonary embolism after surgery for lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 580-587. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

I.F. Oey, M.D.L. Morgan, and D.A. Waller

Postoperative pain detracts from early health status improvement seen after video-assisted thoracoscopic lung volume reduction surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 588-593. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A.E. Dutly, I. Inci, S. Hillinger, M. Zalunardo, A. Gaspert, V. Rousson, B. Seifert, and W. Weder

Normal gas exchange after 30-h ischemia and treatment with phosphodiesterase inhibitor PDI747
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 594-600. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vassilios S. Avlonitis, Anna Krause, Luca Luzzi, Hazel Powell, Julie A. Phillips, Paul A. Corris, F. Kate Gould, and John H. Dark

Bacterial colonization of the donor lower airways is a predictor of poor outcome in lung transplantation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 601-607. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Murat Kara, Erkan Dikmen, Haydar Huseyin Erdal, Ilknur Simsir, and Simay Altan Kara

Disclosure of unnoticed rib fractures with the use of ultrasonography in minor blunt chest trauma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 608-613. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inger F. Oey, Michael D.L. Morgan, Sally J. Singh, Tom J. Spyt, and David A. Waller

The long-term health status improvements seen after lung volume reduction surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 614-619. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Codispoti, S.Y. Soon, G. Pugh, and W.S. Walker

Clinical results of thoracoscopic Heller's myotomy in the treatment of achalasia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 620-624. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Migliore, M. Arcerito, A. Vagliasindi, R. Puleo, F. Basile, and G. Deodato

The place of Belsey Mark IV fundoplication in the era of laparoscopic surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 625-630. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jessica S. Donington, Daniel L. Miller, Mark S. Allen, Claude Deschamps, Francis C. Nichols, III, and Peter C. Pairolero

Tumor response to induction chemoradiation: influence on survival after esophagectomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 631-637. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Dumbor L. Ngaage

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: the myth, the logic and the science
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 557-570. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Olgun Kadir Aribas, Fikret Kanat, and Dilek Emlik

An epidural emphysema due to the tracheal laceration that occurred after a blunt trauma: an extremely rare condition
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 638. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Torsten Bossert, Ralf Krakor, Jens Garbade, and Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr

Fibroelastoma of the aortic valve causing drop attack
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 639. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kamil Asaad, J. Rafael Sadaba, and R. Unnikrishnan Nair

Intracardiac extension of squamous cell carcinoma of lung
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 640. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Torsten Bossert, Roberto Battellini, Jan Fritz Gummert, and Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr

Aneurysmal coronary artery disease of the right coronary artery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 641. [Extract] [Full Text]  

S. Qanadli, P. Tozzi, P. Schnyder, and L.K. von Segesser

Slicing the LionHeart for assessment of pump shortening fraction after 1 year of follow-up¹
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 642-643. [Extract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Video]  

How to do it:

Toshiya Ohtsuka, Mikio Ninomiya, Taisei Maemura, and Shinichi Takamoto

Needle-guided mini-entry in video-assisted coronary artery bypass
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 644-646. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Johannes Bonatti, Michael Danzmayr, Thomas Schachner, and Guy Friedrich

Intraoperative angiography for quality control in MIDCAB and OPCAB
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 647-649. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hideki Sasaki and Kenji Ihashi

Chordal-sparing mitral valve replacement: pitfalls and techniques to prevent complications
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 650-652. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshiharu Soga, Kazunobu Nishimura, Kazuhiro Yamazaki, and Masashi Komeda

Simplified chordal reconstruction: ‘oblique’ placement of artificial chordae tendineae in mitral valve replacement
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 653-655. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Tadashi Kitamura, Tetsuro Morota, and Shinichi Takamoto

Emergent pulmonary thromboendarterectomy with percutaneous cardiopulmonary support system for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 656-658. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. Settepani, Eric P. van Dongen, Marc A. Schepens, and Wim J. Morshuis

Intracerebellar hematoma following thoracoabdominal aortic repair: an unreported complication of cerebrospinal fluid drainage
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 659-661. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Pac-Ferrer, N. Uribe-Etxebarria, J.C. Rumbero, and E. Castellanos

Mediastinal paraganglioma irrigated by coronary vessels in a patient with an atypical chest pain
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 662-664. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Marjan Jahangiri and Reza Motallebzadeh

Neurocognitive deficit following mitral valve surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 665. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Michael Grimm and Daniel Zimpfer

Reply to Jahangiri and Motallebzadeh
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 666. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yoshio Misawa

Left ventricular mass index in aortic valve surgery: a new index for early valve replacement?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 667. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Rafael García Fuster, José A. Montero Argudo, Oscar Gil Albarova, Fernando Hornero Sos, Sergio Cánovas López, Ma José Dalmau Sorlí, María Bueno Codoñer, and José A. Buendía Miñano

Reply to Misawa
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 668. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Pushpinder Sidhu and Simon W. MacGowan

Self-managed anticoagulation is safe and effective
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 668. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Thomas D. Christensen, Vibeke E. Hjortdal, and J. Michael Hasenkam

Reply to Sidhu and MacGowan
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 669. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Dafvid J. Chambers

Nicorandil cardioplegia or procaine cardioplegia?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 670. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Tor Steensrud, Dag Nordhaug, Odd P. Elvenes, Christian Korvald, and Dag G. Sørlie

Reply to Chambers
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 671-672. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Pier Luigi Filosso

Large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNC) of the lung: a dilemma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 672. [Extract] [Full Text]  

R. Hage, A. Brutel de la Rivière, and J.M.M. van den Bosch

Reply to Filosso
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 673. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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