Original articles:

Marc de Perrot, Vera Bril, Karen McRae, and Shaf Keshavjee

Impact of minimally invasive trans-cervical thymectomy on outcome in patients with myasthenia gravis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 677-683. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jérôme Mouroux, Nicolas Venissac, Francesco Leo, Françoise Guillot, Bernard Padovani, and Paul Hofman

Usual and unusual locations of intrathoracic mesothelial cysts. Is endoscopic resection always possible?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 684-688. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adel Ayed

Pulmonary resection for massive hemoptysis of benign etiology
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 689-693. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ming-Shian Lu, Hui-Ping Liu, Chi-Hsiao Yeh, Yi-Cheng Wu, Yun-Hen Liu, Ming-Ju Hsieh, and Tzu-Ping Chen

The role of surgery in hemoptysis caused by thoracic actinomycosis; a forgotten disease
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 694-698. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kunter Balkanli, Onur Genç, Mehmet Dakak, Sedat Gürkök, Alper Gözübüyük, Hasan Çaylak, and Orhan Yücel

Surgical management of bronchiectasis: analysis and short-term results in 238 patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 699-702. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wolfgang Pumberger, Marcus Hörmann, Josef Deutinger, Gerhard Bernaschek, Elisabeth Bistricky, and Ernst Horcher

Longitudinal observation of antenatally detected congenital lung malformations (CLM): natural history, clinical outcome and long-term follow-up
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 703-711. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bassam Abboud, Ghassan Sleilaty, Bechara Asmar, and Victor Jebara

Interventions in heart and thyroid surgery: can they be safely combined?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 712-715. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jeong Ryul Lee, Jae Sung Choi, Chang Hyun Kang, Eun Jung Bae, Yong Jin Kim, and Joon Ryang Rho

Surgical results of patients with a functional single ventricle
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 716-722. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Odd Bech-Hanssen, Tina Rydén, Henrik Scherstén, Anders Odén, Folke Nilsson, and Anders Jeppsson

Mortality after mitral regurgitation surgery: importance of clinical and echocardiographic variables
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 723-730. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eric Manasse, Fiorenzo Gaita, Simone Ghiselli, Alessandro Barbone, Lucia Garberoglio, Enrico Citterio, Diego Ornaghi, and Roberto Gallotti

Cryoablation of the left posterior atrial wall: 95 patients and 3 years of mean follow-up
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 731-740. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Raymond V.H.P. Huijskes, Peter M.J. Rosseel, and Jan G.P. Tijssen

Outcome prediction in coronary artery bypass grafting and valve surgery in the Netherlands: development of the Amphiascore and its comparison with the Euroscore
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 741-749. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Otso Järvinen, Timo Saarinen, Juhani Julkunen, Heini Huhtala, and Matti R. Tarkka

Changes in health-related quality of life and functional capacity following coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 750-756. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jens Wippermann, Johannes M. Albes, Harald Brandes, H. Kosmehl, Raimund Bruhin, and Thorsten Wahlers

Acute effects of tourniquet occlusion and intraluminal shunts in beating heart surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 757-761. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. Hughes, J.M. Hasenkam, I.K. Severinsen, and D.A. Steinbrüchel

Right heart assist for beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 762-769. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jin-Hee Kim, Byung Moon Ham, Yong Lak Kim, Jae-Hyon Bahk, Ho-Geol Ryu, Yoon-Seok Jeon, and Ki-Bong Kim

Prophylactic milrinone during OPCAB of posterior vessels: implication in angina patients taking ß-blockers
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 770-776. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sidney Levitsky, Jari Laurikka, Robert D. Stewart, Christian T. Campos, Steven J. Lahey, and James D. McCully

Mitochondrial DNA deletions in coronary artery bypass grafting patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 777-784. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Claudia A.U. Heilmann, Tim Attmann, Alexander Thiem, Eric Haffner, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, and Georg Lutter

Gene therapy in cardiac surgery: intramyocardial injection of naked plasmid DNA for chronic myocardial ischemia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 785-793. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Justus T. Strauch, David Spielvogel, Peter L. Haldenwang, Ning Zhang, Donald Weisz, Carol A. Bodian, and Randall B. Griepp

Impact of hypothermic selective cerebral perfusion compared with hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass on cerebral hemodynamics and metabolism
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 807-816. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Justus T. Strauch, David Spielvogel, Alexander Lauten, Ning Zhang, Howard Shiang, Donald Weisz, Carol A. Bodian, and Randall B. Griepp

Importance of extrasegmental vessels for spinal cord blood supply in a chronic porcine model
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 817-824. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Giuseppe Vassalli, Sylvain Fleury, Jianping Li, Jean-Jacques Goy, Lukas Kappenberger, and Ludwig K. von Segesser

Gene transfer of cytoprotective and immunomodulatory molecules for prevention of cardiac allograft rejection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 794-806. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Charalambos Zisis, Apostolos Dountsis, and Jubrail Dahabreh

Giant chest wall tumor
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 825. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Charalambos Zisis, Apostolos Dountsis, and Jubrail Dahabreh

Multiple bilateral recurrent neurofibromas of the lungs
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 826. [Extract] [Full Text]  

How to do it:

Yukio Kuniyoshi, Kageharu Koja, Kazufumi Miyagi, and Manabu Kakinohana

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic assessment of myocardial protection in a redo ascending-arch aortic operation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 827-829. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Stefania Trimboli, Guido Oppido, Francesco Santini, and Alessandro Mazzucco

Coronary artery spasm after off-pump coronary artery by-pass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 830-833. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stefan Christiansen, Stefan Brose, Lütfü Demircan, and Rüdiger Autschbach

A new right ventricular assist device for right ventricular support
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 834-836. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshikatsu Saiki, Yoshio Nitta, Yusuke Tsuru, and Koichi Tabayashi

Successful weaning from inhaled nitric oxide using dipyridamole
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 837-839. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kunihide Nakamura, Toshio Onitsuka, Mitsuhiro Yano, and Yoshikazu Yano

Surgical resection of right atrial neurilemoma extending to pulmonary vein
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 840-842. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Betsy J. Evans and Marcus P. Haw

Surgical clearance of invasive cardiac leiomyosarcoma with concomitant pneumonectomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 843-846. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gilles D. Touati, Doron Carmi, Alphonse Nzomvuama, and Paul Marticho

Purulent pericarditis caused by malignant oesophago-pericardial fistula
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 847-849. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Younes Boudjemline, Constance Beyler, Damien Bonnet, and Daniel Sidi

Surprising outcome similarities between Contegra^® bovine jugular vein conduit and Shelhigh No-React^® porcine pulmonary valve conduit: role of immunologic reaction
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 850-851. [Extract] [Full Text]  

T. Ishizaka and R.G. Ohye

Reply to Boudjemline et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 851. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ioannis K. Toumpoulis

The role of early ischemic preconditioning in spinal cord protection after transient aortic occlusion
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 852. [Extract] [Full Text]  

C. Selim Isbir and Koray Ak

Reply to Toumpoulis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 853. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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