ESTS Presidential address:

Ion Bellenis

Thoracic surgery: is the future optimistic?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 149-150. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Original articles:

Rajashekara H.V. Reddy, Bhaskar Kumar, Rajesh Shah, Saeed Mirsadraee, Kostas Papagiannopoulos, Peter Lodge, and James A.C. Thorpe

Staged pulmonary and hepatic metastasectomy in colorectal cancer—is it worth it?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 151-154. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hiroyuki Sakurai, Tadashi Hasegawa, Shun-ichi Watanabe, Kenji Suzuki, Hisao Asamura, and Ryosuke Tsuchiya

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 155-159. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

György Lang, Attila Csekeö, Georgios Stamatis, Ludwig Lampl, Leif Hagman, Gabriel Mihai Marta, Michael Rolf Mueller, and Walter Klepetko

Efficacy and safety of topical application of human fibrinogen/thrombin-coated collagen patch (TachoComb) for treatment of air leakage after standard lobectomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 160-166. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mehmet Kaplan, Suheyla Bozkurt, Mustafa Sinan Kut, Sevgi Kullu, and Mahmut Murat Demirtas

Histopathological effects of ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive following surgical application: an experimental study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 167-172. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sinasi Yavuzer, Cansel Atinkaya, and Osman Tokat

Clinical predictors of surgical outcome in patients with thoracic outlet syndrome operated on via transaxillary approach
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 173-178. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clemens Aigner, Samy Mazhar, Peter Jaksch, Gernot Seebacher, Sharokh Taghavi, Gabriel Marta, Wilfried Wisser, and Walter Klepetko

Lobar transplantation, split lung transplantation and peripheral segmental resection-reliable procedures for downsizing donor lungs
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 179-183. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clemens Aigner, Peter Jaksch, Samy Mazhar, Kriztina Czebe, Gabriel Marta, Sharokh Taghavi, Georg Lang, and Walter Klepetko

Treatment of severe acute lung allograft rejection with OKT3 and temporary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation bridging
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 184-187. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shaoheng Zhang, Ping Zhang, Jingxuan Guo, Zhuqing Jia, Kangtao Ma, Yonggang Liu, Chunyan Zhou, and Linsong Li

Enhanced cytoprotection and angiogenesis by bone marrow cell transplantation may contribute to improved ischemic myocardial function
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 188-195. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fernando Henpin Yue Cesena, Desiderio Favarato, Luiz Antônio Machado César, Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira, and Protásio Lemos da Luz

Cardiac complications during waiting for elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery: incidence, temporal distribution and predictive factors
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 196-202. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Douglas P.B. Janssen, Luc Noyez, Constantijn Wouters, and Rene M.H.J. Brouwer

Preoperative prediction of prolonged stay in the intensive care unit for coronary bypass surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 203-207. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masaru Yoshikai, Tsuyoshi Ito, Keiji Kamohara, and Junji Yunoki

Endothelial integrity of ultrasonically skeletonized internal thoracic artery: morphological analysis with scanning electron microscopy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 208-211. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gökçen Orhan, Yesim Biçer, Serap Aykut Aka, Murat Sargin, Serap Simsek, Sahin Senay, Zuhal Aykaç, and E. Ergin Eren

Coronary artery bypass graft operations can be performed safely in obese patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 212-217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Armin Alex Klesius, Omer Dzemali, Andreas Simon, Peter Kleine, Ulf Abdel-Rahman, Christopher Herzog, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, and Anton Moritz

Successful treatment of deep sternal infections following open heart surgery by bilateral pectoralis major flaps
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 218-223. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Erkan Kuralay, Faruk Cingöz, Selim Kiliç, Cengiz Bolcal, Celalettin Günay, Ufuk Demirkiliç, and Harun Tatar

Supraventricular tachyarrythmia prophylaxis after coronary artery surgery in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients (early amiodarone prophylaxis trial)
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 224-230. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reza Motallebzadeh, Divna Batas, Oswaldo Valencia, Venkatachalam Chandrasekaran, John Smith, Stephen Brecker, and Marjan Jahangiri

The role of coronary angiography in acute type A aortic dissection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 231-235. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kona Samba Murthy, Robert Coelho, Snehal Kulkarni, Benjamin Ninan, and Kotturathu Mammen Cherian

Arterial switch operation with in situ coronary reallocation for transposition of great arteries with single coronary artery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 246-249. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fernando A. Atik, Edmar Atik, Claudio R. da Cunha, Luiz Fernando Caneo, Renato S. Assad, Marcelo B. Jatene, Arlindo Riso, and Miguel Barbero-Marcial

Long-term results of correction of tetralogy of Fallot in adulthood
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 250-255. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Manuel R. Adrianzén Vargas, Mark H. Danton, Sheikh M. Javaid, Jim Gray, Caroline Tobin, William J. Brawn, and David J. Barron

Pharmacokinetics of intravenous flucloxacillin and amoxicillin in neonatal and infant cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 256-260. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adrianus J. de Vries, Y. John Gu, Yvonne L. Douglas, Wendy J. Post, Harm Lip, and Willem van Oeveren

Clinical evaluation of a new fat removal filter during cardiac surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 261-266. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Donald C. Whitaker, Stanton P. Newman, Jan Stygall, Chris Hope-Wynne, Michael J.G. Harrison, and Robin K. Walesby

The effect of leucocyte-depleting arterial line filters on cerebral microemboli and neuropsychological outcome following coronary artery bypass surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 267-274. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nobuo Tsunooka, Kazutaka Maeyama, Yoshihiro Hamada, Hiroshi Imagawa, Shinji Takano, Yuji Watanabe, and Kanji Kawachi

Bacterial translocation secondary to small intestinal mucosal ischemia during cardiopulmonary bypass. Measurement by diamine oxidase and peptidoglycan
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 275-280. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Truls Myrmel, David T.M. Lai, and D. Craig Miller

Can the principles of evidence-based medicine be applied to the treatment of aortic dissections?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 236-242. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean Bachet

Editorial comment: The potatoes and the bottle
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 243-245. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Enrico Aidala and Pietro Angelo Abbruzzese

Mixed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 281. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Arkadiusz A. Derkacz, Przemyslaw J. Nowicki, Przemyslaw Jazwiec, and Agnieszka Magott-Derkacz

The rare case of pulmonary artery–right inferior pulmonary vein shunt
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 282. [Extract] [Full Text]  

J.P. Muller, O. Reuthebuch, R. Jenni, and M.I. Turina

Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle near the non-coronary sinus valsalvae after aortic valve replacement
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 283. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gürkan Çetin, Emin Tireli, Ahmet Özkara, and Kaya Süzer

Occlusion and stenosis of coronary perfusion graft after reconstruction of ascending aorta with the cabrol technique
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 284-285. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Peter Matt, Atanas Todorov, Martin Grapow, and Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski

Ascending aortic thrombus causing stroke
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 286. [Extract] [Full Text]  

How to do it:

Shun-ichi Watanabe, Keigo Takagi, Yoshihiro Nakamura, and Ryuzo Sakata

Tracheal release and thymus wrapping of the tracheoplasty anastomosis through mini-sternotomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 287-289. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Domenico Mazzitelli, Wael Bedda, Diana Petrova, and Ruediger Lange

Right parasternal approach for aortic valve replacement after retrosternal gastropexy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 290-292. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fitsum Lakew, Steffen Fröhner, and Paul P. Urbanski

Surgical one-stage approach for coronary artery disease and occlusive disease of all aortic arch branches
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 293-295. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Frederic W. Grannis, Jr.

Can we avert the need for pneumonectomy by screening for lung cancer?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 296. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Branislav Jeremic, Frank B. Zimmermann, Carsten Nieder, and Michael M. Molls

Radiation therapy alone as an alternative to surgery in patients with early stage non-small-cell lung cancer having cardiovascular (and other) comorbidity
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 297. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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