Original articles:

Constantijn W. Wouters and Luc Noyez

Is no news good news? Organized follow-up, an absolute necessity for the evaluation of myocardial revascularization
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 667-670. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gregory D. Trachiotis, Devika Hanumara, Leanne McKenna, Paul Corso, and Albert Pfister

Surgical revascularization after acute myocardial infarction in patients with end-stage renal disease
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 671-675. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sudath P. Talpahewa, A. Timothy Lovell, Gianni D. Angelini, and Raimondo Ascione

Effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on cortical cerebral oxygenation during coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 676-681. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simona Storti, Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo, Antonio Rizza, Isabella Giannelli, Giuliana Fontani, Mattia Glauber, and Aldo Clerico

Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is associated with a marked reduction in serum homocysteine and folate levels in the early postoperative period
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 682-686. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Y.L. Kwak, Y.J. Oh, S.H. Kim, H.K. Shin, J.Y. Kim, and Y.W. Hong

Efficacy of pre-emptive milrinone in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: comparison between patients with a low and normal pre-graft cardiac index
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 687-693. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alexander Kulik, Marc Ruel, Michael E. Bourke, Lynn Sawyer, John Penning, Howard J. Nathan, Thierry G. Mesana, and Pierre Bédard

Postoperative naproxen after coronary artery bypass surgery: a double-blind randomized controlled trial
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 694-700. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alison Duncan, Darrel Francis, Derek Gibson, John Pepper, and Michael Henein

Electromechanical left ventricular resynchronisation by coronary artery bypass surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 711-719. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mustafa Sirlak, Levent Yazicioglu, Mustafa Bahadir Inan, Sadik Eryilmaz, Refik Tasoz, Atilla Aral, and Umit Ozyurda

Oral thyroid hormone pretreatment in left ventricular dysfunction
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 720-725. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. Tozzi, A.F. Corno, L.V. Lapanashvili, and L.K. von Segesser

Muscular counterpulsation: preliminary results of a non-invasive alternative to intra-aortic balloon pump
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 726-729. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Schmid, C. Etz, H. Welp, M. Rothenburger, H. Reinecke, M. Schäfers, Ch. Schmidt, and H.H. Scheld

Clinical situations demanding weaning from long-term ventricular assist devices
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 730-735. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Silvia Samarin Lovric, Viktor Avbelj, Roman Trobec, Darko Zorman, Peter Rakovec, Sergej Hojker, Borut Gersak, and Metka Milcinski

Sympathetic reinnervation after heart transplantation, assessed by iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging, and heart rate variability
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 736-741. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael Knaut, Sems Malte Tugtekin, Friedrich Jung, and Klaus Matschke

Microwave ablation for the surgical treatment of permanent atrial fibrillation—a single centre experience
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 742-746. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

H. Mächler, M. Perthel, G. Reiter, U. Reiter, M. Zink, P. Bergmann, A. Waltensdorfer, and J. Laas

Influence of bileaflet prosthetic mitral valve orientation on left ventricular flow—an experimental in vivo magnetic resonance imaging study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 747-753. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Amira A.A. Al-Hay, Christopher R. Lincoln, Darryl F. Shore, and Elliot A. Shinebourne

The left atrioventricular valve in partial atrioventricular septal defect: management strategy and surgical outcome
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 754-761. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Edward W.K. Peng, Ganesh Shanmugam, Kenneth J.D. Macarthur, and James C.S. Pollock

Ascending aortic origin of a branch pulmonary artery—surgical management and long-term outcome
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 762-766. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masahiro Koh, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Hideki Uemura, Koji Kagisaki, and Soichiro Kitamura

Functional biventricular repair using left ventricle–pulmonary artery conduit in patients with discordant atrioventricular connections and pulmonary outflow tract obstruction—does conduit obstruction maintain tricuspid valve function?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 767-772. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marie-Theres Kasimir, Gernot Seebacher, Peter Jaksch, Günther Winkler, Katharina Schmid, Gabriel M. Marta, Paul Simon, and Walter Klepetko

Reverse cardiac remodelling in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension after isolated lung transplantation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 776-781. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hans Rostad, Anne Naalsund, Randi Jacobsen, Trond Eirik Strand, Helge Scott, Erik Heyerdahl Strøm, and Jarle Norstein

Small cell lung cancer in Norway. Should more patients have been offered surgical therapy?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 782-786. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shunsuke Endo, Yukio Sato, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Kenji Tetsuka, Shinichi Otani, Noriko Saito, Yasuhiro Tezuka, and Yasunori Sohara

Preoperative chemotherapy increases cytokine production after lung cancer surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 787-791. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ulrich F.W. Franke, Thorsten Wittwer, Marlene Lessel, Kai Liebing, Marc Albert, Valentin Becker, Harald Schubert, and Thorsten Wahlers

Evaluation of isolated lung perfusion as neoadjuvant therapy of lung metastases using a novel in vivo pig model: I. Influence of perfusion pressure and hyperthermia on functional and morphological lung integrity
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 792-799. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ulrich F.W. Franke, Thorsten Wittwer, Mirko Kaluza, Marc Albert, Valentin Becker, Martin Roskos, Marlene Lessel, and Thorsten Wahlers

Evaluation of isolated lung perfusion as neoadjuvant therapy of lung metastases using a novel in vivo pig model: II. High-dose cisplatin is well tolerated by the native lung tissue
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 800-806. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shin-ichi Takeda, Shinichiro Miyoshi, Masato Minami, and Hikaru Matsuda

Intrathoracic neurogenic tumors—50 years' experience in a Japanese institution
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 807-812. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Niccolo' Daddi, Piero Ferolla, Moira Urbani, Antonia Semeraro, Nicola Avenia, Rodolfo Ribacchi, Francesco Puma, and Giuliano Daddi

Surgical treatment of neuroendocrine tumors of the lung
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 813-817. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anna Maria Ciccone, Tiziano De Giacomo, Federico Venuta, Mohsen Ibrahim, Daniele Diso, Giorgio Furio Coloni, and Erino A. Rendina

Operative and non-operative treatment of benign subglottic laryngotracheal stenosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 818-822. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Thanos Athanasiou, Omer Aziz, Omar Mangoush, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Sujit Nair, Vitali Malinovski, Roberto Casula, and Brian Glenville

Does off-pump coronary artery bypass reduce the incidence of post-operative atrial fibrillation? A question revisited
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 701-710. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ioannis Dimarakis and Aristotle D. Protopapas

Vocal cord palsy as a complication of adult cardiac surgery: surgical correlations and analysis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 773-775. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Madathipat Unnikrishnan, Milan Kundu, Samavedam Sandhyamani, and Shrinivas Vitthal Gadhinglajkar

Giant posterior mediastinal benign cystic teratomatous ganglioneurofibro-lipoma in the first decade
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 823. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Alberto Terzi, Sonia Pergher, Giovanni Falezza, and Francesco Calabrò

Cervical and mediastinal hematoma from ruptured aneurysm of the inferior thyroid artery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 824-825. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mehmet Sirmali, Yetkin Agaçkiran, Ertan Aydin, and Sadi Kaya

Aneurysmal bone cyst of the first rib
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 826-827. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kyung-Hwan Kim and Kook Nam Han

Aortic paraannular abscess with pseudoaneurysm of noncoronary sinus of Valsalva
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 828. [Extract] [Full Text]  

D. Mangino, R. Moretti, E. Polesel, and C. Zussa

A rare case of intimal rupture of the ascending aortic wall
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 829. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Christos Alexiou, Justiaan Swanevelder, George Doukas, and Tom J. Spyt

Imminent dislodgement of atheromatous aortic plaque during insertion of a balloon catheter prevented by transoesophageal echocardiography
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 830. [Extract] [Full Text]  

How to do it:

Marco Di Eusanio, Andrea Quarti, Michele D. Pierri, and Giuseppe Di Eusanio

Cannulation of the brachiocephalic trunk during surgery of the thoracic aorta: a simplified technique for antegrade cerebral perfusion
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 831-833. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fraser W.H. Sutherland, Mark West, and Vivek Pathi

Aortic valve replacement with continuously perfused beating heart in patients with patent bypass conduits
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 834-836. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Riza Turkoz, Oner Gulcan, Emrah Uguz, and Hasan Berat Cihan

Mitral valve replacement after application of atrial appendix flap in endocarditis with posterior annular abscess
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 837-838. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rafael García Fuster, Jordi Estornell, Oscar Gil, and José Anastasio Montero

Arterial graft extension with radial artery: a method of total arterial revascularization
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 839-841. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Hürtgen, B. Metzler, G. Friedel, and H. Toomes

Mediastinoscopic ultrasonography (MUS)
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 842-844. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Fadi Farhat, Stéphane Aubert, Pascale Blanc, and Olivier Jegaden

Totally endoscopic off-pump bilateral internal thoracic artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 845-847. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wolfgang A. Goetz, Andreas Liebold, Ferdinand Vogt, and Dietrich E. Birnbaum

Tricuspid valve repair in a case with congenital absence of left thoracic pericardium
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 848-849. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prem S. Shekar, James R. Stone, and Gregory S. Couper

Dissecting sub-epicardial hematoma—challenges to surgical management
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 850-853. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marco L.S. Matteucci, Giuseppe Rescigno, Giancarlo Crupi, and Paolo Ferrazzi

Unusual complication of arterial switch operation: ventricular septal aneurysm treated with surgical ventricular restoration
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 854-856. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hongkun Zhang, Ming Li, Wei Jin, and Zhongao Wang

Endoluminal and surgical treatment for the management of Stanford Type A aortic dissection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 857-859. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Andreas Hoschtitzky, Louise Crawford, Mick Brack, and John Au

Acute coronary syndrome following repair of aortic dissection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 860-862. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simon Bays, Eamon Nicholson, Nigel Humphreys, and Andrew Parry

Aortic root replacement after recent intracerebral hemorrhage
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 863-865. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toshifumi Murashita, Kimihiro Yoshimoto, Hiroshi Sugiki, and Keishu Yasuda

Bilateral coronary ostial patch angioplasty with autologous pericardium in Takayasu arteritis: a case requiring replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 866-868. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Sinan Arsan, Koray AK, and Selim Cemil Isbir

Clopidogrel in coronary artery surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 869. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Christophoros N. Foroulis and Nikolaos Desimonas

Delayed rupture of a primary esophageal repair for Boerhaave's syndrome
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 870. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Jacques Jougon and Jean-François Velly

Reply to Foroulis and Desimonas
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 870-871. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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