Editorials:

Ludwig K. von Segesser
	More CME — is this for me? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 789. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original articles:

Koen D. Reesink, Loes D.C. Sauren, André L.A.J. Dekker, Ervin Severdija, Theo van der Nagel, Gijs G. Geskes, Frederik H. van der Veen, and Jos G. Maessen
	Synchronously counterpulsating extracorporeal life support enhances myocardial working conditions regardless of systemic perfusion pressure Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 790-796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Sabine Gabor, Guenther Prenner, Andrae Wasler, Martin Schweiger, Karl Heinz Tscheliessnigg, and Frejya Maria Smolle-Jüttner
	A simplified technique for implantation of left ventricular epicardial leads for biventricular resynchronisation using video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 797-800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]
Jürgen H. Fischer and Maren Steinhoff
	Effects of aprotinin on endothelium-dependent relaxation of large coronary arteries Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 801-804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Massimo Chello, Costanza Goffredo, Giuseppe Patti, Dario Candura, Rosetta Melfi, Stefano Mastrobuoni, Germano Di Sciascio, and Elvio Covino
	Effects of atorvastatin on arterial endothelial function in coronary bypass surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 805-810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Omar A. Khan, Christopher Torrens, David E. Noakes, Lucilla Poston, Mark A. Hanson, Lucy R. Green, and Sunil K. Ohri
	Effects of pre-natal and early post-natal undernutrition on adult internal thoracic artery function Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 811-815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tobias Walker, Hans Peter Wendel, Liane Tetzloff, Olaf Heidenreich, and Gerhard Ziemer
	Suppression of ICAM-1 in human venous endothelial cells by small interfering RNAs Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 816-820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masahiro Fujii and David J. Chambers
	Myocardial protection with intermittent cross-clamp fibrillation: does preconditioning play a role? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 821-831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jarle Vaage
	Editorial comment: Old skills in a new context—But do we want to use it? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 831-832. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ricardo P.J. Budde, Willem J.L. Suyker, Paul T.W. Suyker, Cees W.J. Verlaan, Rudy Meijer, Cornelius Borst, and Paul F. Gründeman
	Quality assessment of distal S2AS connector anastomosis by 13MHz epicardial ultrasound Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 833-837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Lars Englberger, Hartzell V. Schaff, W.R. Eric Jamieson, Elizabeth D. Kennard, Kyung A. Im, Richard Holubkov, Thierry P. Carrel for the AVERT Investigators
	Importance of implant technique on risk of major paravalvular leak (PVL) after St. Jude mechanical heart valve replacement: a report from the Artificial Valve Endocarditis Reduction Trial (AVERT) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 838-843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Manuel J. Antunes
	Editorial comment: How much can we do to reach the ideal valve prosthesis? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 843-844. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daniele Maselli, Gabriele Borelli, Andrea Amerini, Pietro Bajona, Luca Bellieni, Mariagrazia Croccia, and Gaetano Minzioni
	The ideal theoretical graft oversizing in valve-sparing aortic operations with a standard tubular or a Valsalva graft Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 845-849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mano J. Thubrikar, Michel R. Labrosse, Kenton J. Zehr, Francis Robicsek, Geoffrey G. Gong, and Brett L. Fowler
	Aortic root dilatation may alter the dimensions of the valve leaflets Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 850-855. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Manuel J. Antunes
	Editorial comment: The aortic valve: an everlasting mystery to surgeons Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 855-856. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eugenio Neri, Lucio Barabesi, Dimitrios Buklas, Luca A. Vricella, Antonio Benvenuti, Enrico Tucci, Carlo Sassi, and Massimo Massetti
	Limited role of aortic size in the genesis of acute type A aortic dissection Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 857-863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kuniyoshi Tanaka, Kouichi Morioka, Wei Li, Narihisa Yamada, Atsushi Takamori, Mitsuteru Handa, Sawaka Tanabe, and Akio Ihaya
	Adventitial inversion technique without the aid of biologic glue or Teflon buttress for acute type A aortic dissection Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 864-869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bettina Marty
	Editorial comment: Reinforcing the anastomotic cuff in aortic dissection Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 869-870. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kazumasa Orihashi, Taijiro Sueda, Kenji Okada, and Katsuhiko Imai
	Perioperative diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia in acute aortic dissection by transesophageal echocardiography Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 871-876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Signe Holm Larsen, Jens Pedersen, Jacob Jacobsen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Ole Kromann Hansen, and Vibeke Hjortdal
	The RACHS-1 risk categories reflect mortality and length of stay in a Danish population of children operated for congenital heart disease Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 877-881. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thorsten Kramm, Balthasar Eberle, Stefan Guth, and Eckhard Mayer
	Inhaled iloprost to control residual pulmonary hypertension following pulmonary endarterectomy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 882-888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dinis Reis Miranda, Diederik Gommers, Ard Struijs, Rien Dekker, Joris Mekel, Richard Feelders, Burkhard Lachmann, and Ad J.J.C. Bogers
	Ventilation according to the open lung concept attenuates pulmonary inflammatory response in cardiac surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 889-895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Bettina Marty, Ludwig Karl von Segesser, Daniel Guntern, and Salah Dine Qanadli
	Full metal jacket for thoracoabdominal aneurysm Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 896. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How to do it:

Khalil Zarrabi, Hooman Yarmohammadi, and Mohammad Ali Ostovan
	Retrograde pulmonary embolectomy in massive pulmonary embolism Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 897-899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case reports:

Huai-Min Chen, Hsin-I Tseng, Jiann-Wei Huang, and Zen-Kong Dai
	Coexistence of left pulmonary artery sling and aortopulmonary window complicated with difficult airway—a rare congenital cardiopulmonary defect Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 900-902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Beat Kipfer, Hannu Savolainen, Bernhard Egger, and Thierry P. Carrel
	Delayed visceral malperfusion in aortic dissection—successful surgical revascularization using a saphenous vein graft Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 903-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patrizio Castelli, Roberto Caronno, Gabriele Piffaretti, and Matteo Tozzi
	Emergency endovascular repair for traumatic injury of the inferior vena cava Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 906-908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Pankaj Kumar Mishra
	Stem cell therapy for myocardial regeneration: creating hype ignoring reality Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 909. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Matthias Siepe, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, and Philippe Menasché
	Reply to Mishra Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 909-910. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pankaj Kumar Mishra
	Detailed preoperative information—cruelty or improving quality of informed consent Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 910-911. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bodil Ivarsson, Sylvia Larsson, Carsten Lührs, and Trygve Sjöberg
	Reply to Mishra Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 911. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ozden Altundag, Mehmet Ates, Mustafa A. Atik, and Kadri Altundag
	Adjuvant chemotherapy in patients 80–89 years of age with non-small cell lung cancer Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 911-912. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hidehito Matsuoka, Morihito Okada, Toshihiko Sakamoto, and Noriaki Tsubota
	Reply to Altundag et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 912. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ganesh Shanmugam, Ali Jilaihawi, and Dhruva Prakash
	Pulmonary resections in young octogenarians Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 912-913. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hidehito Matsuoka, Morihito Okada, Toshihiko Sakamoto, and Noriaki Tsubota
	Reply to Shanmugan et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 28: 913. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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