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 Contents:  Volume 28, Issue1, July 2005   [Index by Author] 
       Original articles
       Images in cardio-thoracic surgery
       How to do it
       Case reports
       Letters to the Editor
       Errata
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Original articles:

Vladimir Ivanovich Onopriev, Vladimir Moiseevich Durleshter, and Vadim Valerevich Ryabchun
Comparative pre- and postoperative results analysis of functional state of the esophagus assessment in patients with various stages of achalasia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 1-6. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Shafqat Hasan, Ali N.A. Jilaihawi, and Dhruva Prakash
Conservative management of iatrogenic oesophageal perforations — a viable option
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 7-10. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Vito Briganti, Lucia Oriolo, Vitaliano Buffa, Salvatore Garofalo, Sebastiano Cavallaro, and Alessandro Calisti
Tracheomalacia in oesophageal atresia: morphological considerations by endoscopic and CT study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 11-15. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Jian Hu, Renyuan Li, Li Sun, and Yiming Ni
Comparison of influence of esophageal carcinoma operations on pulmonary function
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 16-18. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Hyun Joo Ahn, Woo Seok Sim, Young Mog Shim, and Jie Ae Kim
Thoracic epidural anesthesia does not improve the incidence of arrhythmias after transthoracic esophagectomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 19-21. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Kazuya Kondo and Yasumasa Monden
Myasthenia gravis appearing after thymectomy for thymoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 22-25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Xiao Tao Wang, Wulf Sienel, Stephan Eggeling, Corina Ludwig, Erich Stoelben, Johannes Mueller, Christoph A. Klein, and Bernward Passlick
Detection of disseminated tumor cells in mediastinoscopic lymph node biopsies and lymphadenectomy specimens of patients with NSCLC by quantitative RT-PCR
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 26-32. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Christian Casali, Alessandro Stefani, Pamela Natali, Giulio Rossi, and Uliano Morandi
Prognostic factors in surgically resected N2 non-small cell lung cancer: the importance of patterns of mediastinal lymph nodes metastases
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 33-38. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Masafumi Kawamura, Masatoshi Gika, Yotaro Izumi, Hirohisa Horinouchi, Noriko Shinya, Makio Mukai, and Koichi Kobayashi
The sealing effect of fibrin glue against alveolar air leakage evaluated up to 48h; comparison between different methods of application
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 39-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Rajwinder Singh Jutley, Mohammed Wesam Khalil, and Gaetano Rocco
Uniportal vs standard three-port VATS technique for spontaneous pneumothorax: comparison of post-operative pain and residual paraesthesia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 43-46. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Francesco Leo, Jean Dellamonica, Nicolas Venissac, Daniel Pop, and Jérôme Mouroux
Can chest ultrasonography assess pleurodesis after VATS for spontaneous pneumothorax?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 47-49. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Peter Kanngiesser, Florian Liewald, Gisela Halter, and Ludger Sunder-Plassmann
Thoracic surgery in children
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 50-55. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Joachim Photiadis, Michael Hübler, Nicodème Sinzobahamvya, Stanislav Ovroutski, Brigitte Stiller, Roland Hetzer, Andreas E. Urban, and Boulos Asfour
Does size matter? Larger Blalock–Taussig shunt in the modified Norwood operation correlates with better hemodynamics
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 56-60. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Morten Smerup, Thomas Hjertholm, Søren P. Johnsen, Anders K. Pedersen, Peter S. Hansen, Peter T. Mortensen, Ole K. Hansen, and Vibeke Hjortdal
Pacemaker implantation after congenital heart surgery: risk and prognosis in a population-based follow-up study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 61-68. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Abraham Charles Yankah, Miralem Pasic, Holger Klose, Henryk Siniawski, Yuguo Weng, and Roland Hetzer
Homograft reconstruction of the aortic root for endocarditis with periannular abscess: a 17-year study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 69-75. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Einar Bugge, Ian Andrew Nicholson, and Stuart Philip Thomas
Comparison of bipolar and unipolar radiofrequency ablation in an in vivo experimental model
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 76-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Stefano Benussi
Editorial comment
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 80-82. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Jayan Nagendran, Colleen Norris, Andrew Maitland, Arvind Koshal, and David B. Ross
Is mitral valve surgery safe in octogenarians?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 83-87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Stephan C. Knipp, Nadine Matatko, Marc Schlamann, Hans Wilhelm, Matthias Thielmann, Michael Forsting, Hans C. Diener, and Heinz Jakob
Small ischemic brain lesions after cardiac valve replacement detected by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging: relation to neurocognitive function
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 88-96. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Takeshi Miyairi, Shinichi Takamoto, Yutaka Kotsuka, Atsuko Takeuchi, Katsuo Yamanaka, and Hajime Sato
Comparison of neurocognitive results after coronary artery bypass grafting and thoracic aortic surgery using retrograde cerebral perfusion
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 97-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
R.S. Bonser and D.K. Harrington
Editorial comment
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 102-103. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Saida Zen Campwala, Ramesh C. Bansal, Nan Wang, Anees Razzouk, and Ramdas G. Pai
Factors affecting regression of mitral regurgitation following isolated coronary artery bypass surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 104-108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Zhong-Kai Wu, Saila Vikman, Jari Laurikka, Erkki Pehkonen, Tiina Iivainen, Heikki V. Huikuri, and Matti R. Tarkka
Nonlinear heart rate variability in CABG patients and the preconditioning effect
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 109-113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Milo C. Engoren, Robert H. Habib, Anoar Zacharias, Thomas A. Schwann, Christopher J. Riordan, Samuel J. Durham, and Aamir Shah
The association of elevated creatine kinase-myocardial band on mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is time and magnitude limited
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 114-119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Massimo Bonacchi, Edvin Prifti, Massimo Maiani, Gabriele Giunti, and Marzia Leacche
Skeletonized bilateral internal mammary arteries for non-elective surgical revascularization in unstable angina
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 120-126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Jens Wippermann, Johannes M. Albes, Martin Hartrumpf, Mirko Kaluza, Rüdiger Vollandt, Raimund Bruhin, and Thorsten Wahlers
Comparison of minimally invasive closed circuit extracorporeal circulation with conventional cardiopulmonary bypass and with off-pump technique in CABG patients: selected parameters of coagulation and inflammatory system
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 127-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Parwis Massoudy, Sürreya M. Cetin, Matthias Thielmann, P. Kienbaum, Jarowit A. Piotrowski, Günter Marggraf, Christof Specker, and Heinz Jakob
Antiphospholipid syndrome in cardiac surgery—an underestimated coagulation disorder?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 133-137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Krishnanand R. Pai, Ian R. Ramnarine, Antony D. Grayson, and Neeraj K. Mediratta
The effect of chronic steroid therapy on outcomes following cardiac surgery: a propensity-matched analysis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 138-142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Fotios A. Mitropoulos, Jonah Odim, Daniel Marelli, Kalyani Karandikar, David Gjertson, Abbas Ardehali, Jon Kobashigawa, and Hillel Laks
Outcome of hearts with cold ischemic time greater than 300minutes. A case-matched study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 143-148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Hee Jung Kang, Gene Lee, Ji Yeon Kim, Seung Hee Lee, Hyun Cho Wi, Pil Gyu Hwang, Doo Hyun Chung, and Young Tae Kim
Pre-treatment of donor with 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin could alleviate early failure of porcine xenograft in a cobra venom factor treated canine recipient
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 149-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Julian Hance, Rajesh Aggarwal, Rex Stanbridge, Christopher Blauth, Yaron Munz, Ara Darzi, and John Pepper
Objective assessment of technical skills in cardiac surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 157-162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Enrico Ferrari, Frank Stumpe, and Ludwig Karl von Segesser
Giant saphenous vein graft aneurysm
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 163. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Axel Bauer, Christian von Bary, Julia Dorn, and Karl Dennig
Giant free floating left atrial thrombus
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 164. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [HTML Page - index.htslp][On-line Video]  
Giulio Melloni, Monica Casiraghi, Roberto Nicoletti, and Piero Zannini
Post-traumatic intrapulmonary rupture of the pulmonary artery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 165. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Amogh N. Hegde, Shrinivas B. Desai, and Bharat Shivdasani
Tuberculous pericardial abscess
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 166. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How to do it:

Paul Modi and Joseph Rahamim
Fibrin sealant treatment of splenic injuries during oesophagectomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 167-168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Mario Santini, Giovanni Vicidomini, Giovanni La Monica, and Vincenzo Pastore
Use of a modified endobronchial tube for mechanical ventilation of patients with bronchopleural fistula
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 169-171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Thierry A. Folliguet, Fabrice Vanhuyse, Zanis Konstantinos, and François Laborde
Early experience with robotic aortic valve replacement
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 172-173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case reports:

Chee-Yueh Angie Ho, Chun-Yu Chen, Min-Wen Yang, and Hung-Ping Liu
Use of the Arndt wire-guided endobronchial blocker via nasal for one-lung ventilation in patient with anticipated restricted mouth opening for esophagectomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 174-175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Toshihiro Matsuo, Norman Yusuke Kimura, Shinzo Takamori, and Kazuo Shirouzu
Recurrent pulmonary mucinous cystadenoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 176-177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Omar A. Khan, Clifford W. Barlow, David F. Weeden, and Khalid M. Amer
Recurrent spontaneous esophageal rupture
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 178-179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Mustafa Yüksel, Bedrettin Yildizeli, Serdar Evman, and Nihat Kodalli
Postpneumonectomy esophageal compression: an unusual complication
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 180-181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Alessandro Brunelli
Gender and early mortality after lung resection in elderly
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 182. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Hans Rostad, Trond-Eirik Strand, and Jarle Norstein
Reply to Brunelli
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 182-183. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Ganesh Shanmugam
Maze III—still the holy grail?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 183. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Krishna Khargi, Barbara A. Hutten, Bernd Lemke, and Thomas Deneke
Reply to Shanmugam
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 183-184. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
José B. García-Bengochea, Angel L. Fernández, Antonio Amaro, and Julian Alvarez
Surgical implantation of left ventricular epicardial leads for cardiac resynchronization
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 184-185. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Helmut Mair and Sabine Daebritz
Reply to Garcia-Bengochea et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 185. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Ian R. Ramnarine and Antony D. Grayson
Simultaneous repair of post-infarct ventricular septal defect and coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 185-186. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Anders Jeppsson and Per Johnsson
Reply to Ramnarine and Grayson
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 186-187. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

José Ignacio Aramendi, Carlos-Alfonso Mestres, Juan Martinez-León, Vicente Campos, Geníus Muñoz, and Carlos Navas
Corrigendum to "Triflusal versus oral anticoagulation for primary prevention of thromboembolism after bioprosthetic valve replacement (trac): prospective, randomized, co-operative trial" [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 27 (2005) 854–860]
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 188. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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