Reviews:

Robert H. Anderson, Siew Yen Ho, Klaus Redmann, Damian Sanchez-Quintana, and Paul P. Lunkenheimer
	The anatomical arrangement of the myocardial cells making up the ventricular mass Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 517-525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ganesh Shanmugam
	Tirofiban and emergency coronary surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 546-550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited papers:

David Sedmera
	Form follows function: developmental and physiological view on ventricular myocardial architecture Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 526-528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original articles:

Nelson Alphonso, Max Baghai, Prem Sundar, Robert Tulloh, Conal Austin, and David Anderson
	Intermediate-term outcome following the fontan operation: a survival, functional and risk-factor analysis Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 529-535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Leo Bockeria, Elena Golukhova, Madina Dadasheva, Amiran Revishvili, Alexander Levant, Viacheslav Bazaev, Farkhat Rzaev, and Tea Kakuchaya
	Advantages and disadvantages of one-stage and two-stage surgery for arrhythmias and Ebstein's anomaly Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 536-540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ali Dodge-Khatami, Alexander Kadner, Hitendu Dave, Mariette Rahn, René Prêtre, and Urs Bauersfeld
	Left heart atrial and ventricular epicardial pacing through a left lateral thoracotomy in children: a safe approach with excellent functional and cosmetic results Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 541-545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marek Andrzej Deja, Krzysztof S. Golba, Marcin Malinowski, Stanislaw Wos, Maciej Kolowca, Jolanta Biernat, Maciej Kajor, and Tomasz J. Spyt
	Skeletonization of internal thoracic artery affects its innervation and reactivity Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 551-557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas Schachner, Anne Zimmer, Georg Nagele, Herbert Hangler, Günther Laufer, and Johannes Bonatti
	The influence of ascending aortic atherosclerosis on the long-term survival after CABG Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 558-562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tomas Vanek, Martin Jares, Richard Fajt, Zbynek Straka, Karel Jirasek, Miroslav Kolesar, Petr Brucek, and Marek Maly
	Fibrinolytic inhibitors in off-pump coronary surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind TAP study (tranexamic acid, aprotinin, placebo) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 563-568. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Axel Franke, Wolfgang Lante, Volker Fackeldey, Horst P. Becker, Edmond Kurig, Lothar G. Zöller, Christian Weinhold, and Andreas Markewitz
	Pro-inflammatory cytokines after different kinds of cardio-thoracic surgical procedures: is what we see what we know? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 569-575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thierry Caus, Frank Kober, Annick Mouly-Bandini, Alberto Riberi, Dominique R. Métras, Patrick J. Cozzone, and Monique Bernard
	31P MRS of heart grafts provides metabolic markers of early dysfunction Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 576-580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Takehiko Shimoyama, Noriyuki Tabuchi, Katsuo Kojima, Hideki Akamatsu, Hirokuni Arai, Hiroyuki Tanaka, and Makoto Sunamori
	Aprotinin attenuated ischemia–reperfusion injury in an isolated rat lung model after 18-hours preservation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 581-587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ryoichi Nakanishi and Kosei Yasumoto
	Multiglycosidorum tripterygii versus Tacrolimus for rat tracheal allografts Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 588-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bart P. van Putte, Albert Huisman, Jeroen M.H. Hendriks, Paul E.Y. van Schil, Wim J. van Boven, Franz Schramel, Frans Nijkamp, and Gert Folkerts
	Pulmonary intravascular volume can be used for dose calculation in isolated lung perfusion Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 594-598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Panagiotis Misthos, Evangelos Sepsas, Marios Konstantinou, Kalliopi Athanassiadi, Ioannis Skottis, and Achilles Lioulias
	Early use of intrapleural fibrinolytics in the management of postpneumonic empyema. A prospective study Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 599-603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas F. Molnar, Istvan Benko, Zalan Szanto, Terezia Laszlo, and Ors Peter Horvath
	Lung biopsy using harmonic scalpel: a randomised single institute study Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 604-606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dakshesh Parikh and Madan Samuel
	Pulmonary stabilisation followed by delayed surgery results in favourable outcome in congenital cystic lung lesions with pulmonary hypertension Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 607-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dae Joon Kim, Woo-Ick Yang, Se Hoon Kim, In-Kyu Park, and Kyung Young Chung
	Expression of neurotrophin receptors in surgically resected thymic epithelial tumors Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 611-616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Toshihiko Ibaraki, Michiko Muramatsu, Shinji Takai, Denan Jin, Hiroshi Maruyama, Tatsuhiko Orino, Takahiro Katsumata, and Mizuo Miyazaki
	The relationship of tryptase- and chymase-positive mast cells to angiogenesis in stage I non-small cell lung cancer Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 617-621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ramón Rami-Porta, Miquel Mateu-Navarro, Jordi Freixinet, Mercedes de la Torre, Antonio José Torres-García, Yat-Wah Pun, Antonio Cantó Armengod, and on behalf of the Bronchogenic Carcinoma Cooperative Group of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (GCCB-S)
	Type of resection and prognosis in lung cancer. Experience of a multicentre study Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 622-628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Fabrice Barlési, Christophe Doddoli, Jean-Philippe Torre, Roger Giudicelli, Pierre Fuentes, Pascal Thomas, and Philippe Astoul
	Comparative prognostic features of stage IIIAN2 and IIIB non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with surgery after induction therapy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 629-634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tatsuo Nakagawa, Norihito Okumura, Kentaro Miyoshi, Tomoaki Matsuoka, and Kotaro Kameyama
	Prognostic factors in patients with ipsilateral pulmonary metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 635-639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Hyun Joo Lee, Young Tae Kim, Chang Hyun Kang, and Joo Hyun Kim
	An accessory spleen misrecognized as an intrathoracic mass Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 640. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eveline Internullo and Marcello Migliore
	Pneumothorax and mediastinal emphysema due to an air leak from a bulla in an azygos lobe Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 641. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nicola Luciani, Amedeo Anselmi, Mariantonietta Piscitelli, and Gianfederico Possati
	Neovascularization of left atrial myxoma Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 642. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]
Bhaskar K. Somani, Sivakumar Sivalingam, Lakshmi Sreenivasan, and Frank J. Collins
	Giant fibrovascular polyp of the oesophagus Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 643. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Parwis B. Rahmanian, Ulrich Franke, and Thorsten Wahlers
	Unusual neurological deficit following acute aortic dissection Stanford type A Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 644. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How to do it:

Samuel J. Ford, Sridhar Rathinam, Juliet E. King, and Roger Vaughan
	Tuberculous osteomyelitis of the sternum: Successful management with debridement and vacuum assisted closure Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 645-647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hsu-Ting Yen, Hung-Yi Lu, Hui Ping Liu, and Ming-Jang Hsieh
	Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for hydrothorax in peritoneal dialysis patients — check-air-leakage method Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 648-649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case reports:

Camille Dambrin, Bertrand Marcheix, Tudor Bîrsan, and Marie Bernadette Delisle
	Survival after spontaneous aortic rupture in a patient with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 650-652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tanel Laisaar
	Unusual case of self-inflicted thoracic knife wounds with five knives embedded in the left thoracic cavity Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 653-654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Heyman Luckraz, Matt Morgan, Allen R. Gibbs, and Eric G. Butchart
	Pseudomesothelioma resulting from metastatic malignant melanoma Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 655-656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Motoshi Takao, Tomohito Tarukawa, Akira Shimamoto, and Hideto Shimpo
	Principle for video-assisted thoracic surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 657. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masato Sasaki, Seiya Hirai, Masakazu Kawabe, and Kuniyoshi Tanaka
	Reply to Takao et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 657-658. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marc Riquet, Patrick Bagan, and Françoise Le Pimpec Barthes
	Esophago-gastric submucosal lymphatic drainage Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 658. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
C.S. Pramesh and Rajesh C. Mistry
	Management of esophagogastric anastomotic leaks Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 659. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mathias H. Aazami and Mehrdad Salehi
	Atrial fibrillation after off-pump versus on-pump: Are we not missing a common pathophysiological pathway? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 659-660. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yavuz Enc and Sertac Cicek
	Reply to Aazami and Salehi Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 660-661. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shahzad G. Raja
	Reply to Aazami and SalehiBias in surgical randomised controlled trials can be minimized but not eliminated Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 661. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reza Motallebzadeh and Olaf Wendler
	Reactivity of the human internal thoracic artery to vasodilators in coronary artery bypass grafting Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 661-662. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Katsunori Takeuchi
	Reply to Motallebzadeh and Wendler Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 662-663. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shahzad Gull Raja
	Mechanism of autograft dilatation after Ross operation: some more insight please! Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 663. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mark Hazekamp and Paul Schoof
	Reply to Raja Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 663-664. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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