Editorials:

Jarle Vaage

The cardiothoracic surgeon and the basic scientist
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 237-238. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Original articles:

Gábor Szabó, Davis Soans, Andy Graf, Carsten J. Beller, Lee Waite, and Siegfried Hagl

A new computer model of mitral valve hemodynamics during ventricular filling
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 239-247. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evangelos Boutsianis, Hitendu Dave, Thomas Frauenfelder, Dimos Poulikakos, Simon Wildermuth, Marko Turina, Yiannis Ventikos, and Gregor Zund

Computational simulation of intracoronary flow based on real coronary geometry
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 248-256. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas C. Dessing, Ricardo P.J. Budde, Rudy Meijer, Patricia F.A. Bakker, Cornelius Borst, and Paul F. Gründeman

Geometry assessment of coronary artery anastomoses with construction errors by epicardial ultrasound
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 257-261. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Koso Egi, Nicole E. Conrad, Jennifer Kwan, Costas Schulze, Richard Schulz, and Stephen M. Wildhirt

Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase and superoxide production reduces matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity and restores coronary vasomotor function in rat cardiac allografts
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 262-269. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kazuhiro Yamazaki, Senri Miwa, Kunihiro Ueda, Seigo Tanaka, Shinya Toyokuni, Oriyanhan Unimonh, Kazunobu Nishimura, and Masashi Komeda

Prevention of myocardial reperfusion injury by poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase inhibitor, 3-aminobenzamide, in cardioplegic solution: in vitro study of isolated rat heart model
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 270-275. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshitaka Hayashi, Yoshiki Sawa, Motonobu Nishimura, Naoto Fukuyama, Hajime Ichikawa, Shigeaki Ohtake, Hiroe Nakazawa, and Hikaru Matsuda

Peroxynitrite, a product between nitric oxide and superoxide anion, plays a cytotoxic role in the development of post-bypass systemic inflammatory response
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 276-280. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gefeng Li, R. William Currie, and Imtiaz S. Ali

Insulin potentiates expression of myocardial heat shock protein 70
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 281-288. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shigeki Tabata, Syohjiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Nagamine, Shigeyuki Tomita, Sadahiko Arai, Hirofumi Takemura, and Go Watanabe

Efficacy of FK633, an ultra-short acting glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonist on platelet preservation during and after cardiopulmonary bypass
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 289-293. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christos Alexiou, Augustine A.T. Tang, Stuart V. Sheppard, David C. Smith, Roz Gibbs, Steven A. Livesey, James L. Monro, and Marcus P. Haw

The effect of leucodepletion on leucocyte activation, pulmonary inflammation and respiratory index in surgery for coronary revascularisation: a prospective randomised study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 294-300. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antonio F. Corno, Yves Boone, Iker Mallabiabarrena, Monique Augstburger, and Ludwig K. von Segesser

Aqueous oxygen: the solution to relief hypoxic pulmonary hypertension
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 301-305. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jonathan Cohen, Alex Kogan, Gideon Sahar, Shaul Lev, Bernardo Vidne, and Pierre Singer

Hypophosphatemia following open heart surgery: incidence and consequences
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 306-310. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jan J. Andreasen and Conny Nielsen

Prophylactic tranexamic acid in elective, primary coronary artery bypass surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 311-317. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shishir Karthik, Arun K. Srinivasan, Antony D. Grayson, Mark Jackson, David A.C. Sharpe, Daniel J.M. Keenan, Ben Bridgewater, and Brian M. Fabri

Limitations of additive EuroSCORE for measuring risk stratified mortality in combined coronary and valve surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 318-322. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jan Pirk, Jan Bytesnik, Josef Kautzner, Petr Peichl, Vlastimil Vancura, Katerina Lefflerova, Ivo Skalsky, and Vladimir Vinduska

Surgical ablation of post-infarction ventricular tachycardia guided by mapping in sinus rhythm: long term results
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 323-329. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Philippe Chevalier, Haran Burri, Fadi Fahrat, Michel Cucherat, Olivier Jegaden, Jean-François Obadia, Gilbert Kirkorian, and Paul Touboul

Perioperative outcome and long-term survival of surgery for acute post-infarction mitral regurgitation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 330-335. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Suk Jung Choo, Nam Hee Park, Sang Kwon Lee, Jong Woo Kim, Jae Kwan Song, Hyun Song, Meong Gun Song, and Jae Won Lee

Excellent results for atrial fibrillation surgery in the presence of giant left atrium and mitral valve disease
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 336-341. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tatiana M. Fleck, Herbert Koinig, Martin Czerny, Doris Hutschala, Ernst Wolner, Marek Ehrlich, and Martin Grabenwoger

Impact of surgical era on outcomes of patients undergoing elective atherosclerotic ascending aortic aneurysm operations
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 342-347. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. Nomura, K. Tamura, M. Yoshitatsu, A. Katayama, K. Katayama, and K. Ihara

Changes in coagulation condition, cytokine, adhesion molecule after repair of type A aortic dissection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 348-350. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Loïc Lang-Lazdunski, Jean Bachet, and Chris Rogers

Repair of the descending thoracic aorta: impact of open distal anastomosis technique on spinal cord perfusion, neurological outcome and spinal cord histopathology
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 351-358. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Koichi Akutsu, Jun Nejima, Kaname Kiuchi, Kenji Sasaki, Masami Ochi, Keiji Tanaka, and Teruo Takano

Effects of the patent false lumen on the long-term outcome of type B acute aortic dissection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 359-366. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David H. Song, Robert F. Lohman, John D. Renucci, Valluvan Jeevanandam, and Jai Raman

Primary sternal plating in high-risk patients prevents mediastinitis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 367-372. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kalliopi Athanassiadi, Michalis Gerazounis, and Nikolaos Theakos

Management of 150 flail chest injuries: analysis of risk factors affecting outcome
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 373-376. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thanos Athanasiou, George Krasopoulos, Pradeep Nambiar, Tim Coats, Mario Petrou, Patrick Magee, and Rakesh Uppal

Emergency thoracotomy in the pre-hospital setting: a procedure requiring clarification
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 377-385. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kalliopi Athanassiadi

Editorial comment
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 386. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Akin Eraslan Balci, Ahmet Kazez, Sevval Eren, Erhan Ayan, Koray Özalp, and Mehmet Nesimi Eren

Blunt thoracic trauma in children: review of 137 cases
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 387-392. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A.E. Martin-Ucar, G.K. Chetty, R. Vaughan, and D.A. Waller

A prospective audit evaluating the role of video-assisted cervical mediastinoscopy (VAM) as a training tool
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 393-395. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Do Hyung Kim, Hyo Chae Paik, and Doo Yun Lee

Comparative analysis of T2 selective division of rami-communicantes (ramicotomy) with T2 sympathetic clipping in the treatment of craniofacial hyperhidrosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 396-400. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shin-ichi Takeda, Noriyoshi Sawabata, Masayoshi Inoue, Masaru Koma, Hajime Maeda, and Hiroshi Hirano

Thymic carcinoma. Clinical institutional experience with 15 patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 401-406. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marcin Zielinski, Jaroslaw Kuzdzal, Bartlomiej Staniec, Maria Harazda, Tomasz Nabialek, Juliusz Pankowski, Artur Szlubowski, and Jerzy Medon

Safety for preoperative use of steroids for transsternal thymectomy in myasthenia gravis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 407-411. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Federico Rea, Giuseppe Marulli, Rodolfo Girardi, Luigi Bortolotti, Adolfo Favaretto, Alessandra Galligioni, and Francesco Sartori

Long-term survival and prognostic factors in thymic epithelial tumours
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 412-418. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Liang-Shun Wang, Kuan-Chih Chow, Yung-Chang Lien, Kuang-Tai Kuo, and Wing-Yin Li

Prognostic significance of nm23-H1 expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 419-424. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chung Ping Hsu, Jen Miaw, Sen Ei Shai, and Chih Yi Chen

Correlation between telomerase expression and terminal restriction fragment length ratio in non-small cell lung cancer—an adjusted measurement and its clinical significance
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 425-431. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Crnjac, M. Sok, and M. Kamenik

Impact of pleural effusion pH on the efficacy of thoracoscopic mechanical pleurodesis in patients with breast carcinoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 432-436. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Berkant Ozpolat, Murat Ozeren, Taylan Akkaya, and Ertan Yucel

Giant lipoma of chest wall
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 437. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Chu-Lin Tsai, Wei-Tien Chang, and Wen-Jone Chen

Idiopathic left ventricular aneurysm
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 438-439. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kunihiro Yoshioka, Hiroyuki Niinuma, Kohei Kawazoe, and Shigeru Ehara

Three-dimensional demonstration of the Adamkiewicz artery and its collateral supply with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 440-441. [Extract] [Full Text]  

E. Akin, K. Knobloch, M. Pichlmaier, and A. Haverich

Instent restenosis after carotid stenting necessitating open carotid surgical repair
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 442-443. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Sacha P. Salzberg, Mario L. Lachat, Gregor Zünd, and Marko I. Turina

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) enables survival during 7 h of sustained ventricular fibrillation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 444-446. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adrian Ooi, Michael Lavrsen, James Monro, and Stephen M. Langley

Successful emergency surgery on triple-vessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 447-449. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gino Gerosa, Roberto Bianco, Gianfranco Buja, and Francesca di Marco

Totally endoscopic robotic-guided pulmonary veins ablation: an alternative method for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 450-452. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simon Bays, Chanaka Rajakaruna, Ed Sheffield, and Anthony Morgan

Fibrosing mediastinitis as a cause of superior vena cava syndrome
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 453-455. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Murat Kara, Erkan Dikmen, Cengiz Akarsu, and Ahu Birol

Unilateral hyperhydrosis in Pourfour du Petit syndrome
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 456-458. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Ottavio Rena, Giuliano Maggi, Alberto Oliaro, and Caterina Casadio

Upper trachea sleeve resection and anastomosis for invasive thyroid carcinoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 459-460. [Extract] [Full Text]  

C.S. Pramesh, Rajesh C. Mistry, Gouri H. Pantvaidya, and Vivek V. Upasani

Cervical ultrasound in operable non-small cell lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 460. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Anthony P.C. Yim

Reply to Pramesh et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 460-461. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Robert H. Anderson

Systolic ventricular filling
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 461. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Francisco Torrent-Guasp, Mladen J. Kocica, Antonio F. Corno, and Francesc Carreras-Costa

Reply to Anderson
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 461-462. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Errata:

A. Gogbashian, A. Sedrakyan, and T. Treasure

Corrigendum to ‘EuroSCORE: a systematic review of international performance’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 25 (2004) 695–700]
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 463. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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