Editorials:

Manuel J. Antunes
	Off-pump aortic valve replacement with catheter-mounted valved stents.: Is the future already here? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1-3. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas Walther and Friedrich W. Mohr
	Aortic valve surgery: time to be open-minded and to rethink Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:4-6. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Friedhelm Beyersdorf
	Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:7-8. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original articles:

Thomas Walther, Volkmar Falk, Michael A. Borger, Todd Dewey, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Gerhard Schuler, Michael Mack, and Friedrich W. Mohr
	Minimally invasive transapical beating heart aortic valve implantation — proof of concept Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:9-15. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jian Ye, Anson Cheung, Samuel V. Lichtenstein, Sanjeevan Pasupati, Ronald G. Carere, Christopher R. Thompson, Ajay Sinhal, and John G. Webb
	Six-month outcome of transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the initial seven patients Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:16-21. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Piergiorgio Tozzi, Malgorzata Pawelec-Wojtalic, Dorota Bukowska, Vassilios Argitis, and Ludwig K. von Segesser
	Endoscopic off-pump aortic valve replacement: does the pericardial cuff improve the sutureless closure of left ventricular access? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:22-25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]
Christian Schreiber, Jürgen Hörer, Manfred Vogt, Sohrab Fratz, Markus Kunze, Christoph Galm, Andreas Eicken, and Rüdiger Lange
	A new treatment option for pulmonary valvar insufficiency: first experiences with implantation of a self-expanding stented valve without use of cardiopulmonary bypass Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:26-30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Denis Berdajs, Gregor Zünd, Ulrich Schurr, Colette Camenisch, Marko I. Turina, and Michele Genoni
	Geometric models of the aortic and pulmonary roots: suggestions for the Ross procedure Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:31-35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Fadi Farhat, Marion Durand, Loïc Boussel, Ingrid Sanchez, Jacques Villard, and Olivier Jegaden
	Should a reimplantation valve sparing procedure be done systematically in type A aortic dissection? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:36-41. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anthony L. Estrera and Hazim J. Safi
	Editorial comment: Proximal reconstruction during Type A aortic dissection Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:41-42. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tirone E. David, Tommaso Regesta, Gheorghe Gavra, Susan Armstrong, and Manjula D. Maganti
	Surgical treatment of paravalvular abscess: long-term results Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:43-48. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Jean-Philippe Verhoye, Issam Abouliatim, Agnes Drochon, Bertand de Latour, Christophe Leclercq, Alain Leguerrier, and Hervé Corbineau
	Collateral blood flow between left coronary artery bypass grafts and chronically occluded right coronary circulation in patients with triple vessel disease.: Observations during complete revascularisation of beating hearts Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:49-54. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Isaac George, Yanping Cheng, Geng-Hua Yi, Kun-Lun He, Xiaolong Li, Mehmet C. Oz, Jeffrey Holmes, and Jie Wang
	Effect of passive cardiac containment on ventricular synchrony and cardiac function in awake dogs Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:55-64. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patrick Ruchat, Lam Dang, Nathalie Virag, Jürg Schlaepfer, Ludwig Karl von Segesser, and Lukas Kappenberger
	A biophysical model of atrial fibrillation to define the appropriate ablation pattern in modified maze Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:65-69. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]
Antonio Bobbio, Domenico Caporale, Eveline Internullo, Luca Ampollini, Stefano Bettati, Elisabetta Rossini, Paolo Carbognani, and Michele Rusca
	Postoperative outcome of patients undergoing lung resection presenting with new-onset atrial fibrillation managed by amiodarone or diltiazem Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:70-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christopher M. Burton, Martin Iversen, Nils Milman, Mikhail Zemtsovski, Jørn Carlsen, Daniel Steinbrüchel, Jann Mortensen, and Claus B. Andersen
	Outcome of lung transplanted patients with primary graft dysfunction Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:75-82. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Calvin S.H. Ng, Song Wan, Connie W.C. Hui, Innes Y.P. Wan, Tak Wai Lee, Malcolm J. Underwood, and Anthony P.C. Yim
	Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for lung cancer is associated with less immunochemokine disturbances than thoracotomy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:83-87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jaroslaw Kuzdzal, Marcin Zielinski, Boleslaw Papla, Andrzej Urbanik, Wadim Wojciechowski, Maciej Narski, Artur Szlubowski, and Lukasz Hauer
	The transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy versus cervical mediastinoscopy in non-small cell lung cancer staging Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:88-94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bedrettin Yildizeli, Elie Fadel, Sacha Mussot, Dominique Fabre, Olivier Chataigner, and Philippe G. Dartevelle
	Morbidity, mortality, and long-term survival after sleeve lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:95-102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Alan D.L. Sihoe, Anthony V. Manlulu, Tak-Wai Lee, Kin-Hoi Thung, and Anthony P.C. Yim
	Pre-emptive local anesthesia for needlescopic video-assisted thoracic surgery: a randomized controlled trial Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:103-108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ottavio Rena, Esther Papalia, Alberto Oliaro, Enrico Ruffini, PierLuigi Filosso, Domenico Novero, Giuliano Maggi, and Caterina Casadio
	Does adjuvant radiation therapy improve disease-free survival in completely resected Masaoka stage II thymoma? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:109-113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chau-Chyun Sheu, Jong-Rung Tsai, Jen-Yu Hung, Meng-Hsuan Cheng, Inn-Wen Chong, Jhi-Jhu Hwang, and Ming-Shyan Huang
	A simple modification of Ciaglia Blue Rhino technique for tracheostomy: using a guidewire dilating forceps for initial dilation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:114-119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mehmet Sirmali, Sezgin Karasu, Hasan Türüt, Suat Gezer, Sadi Kaya, Irfan Tastepe, and Nurettin Karaoglanoglu
	Surgical management of bronchiectasis in childhood Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:120-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Claudia Ghiribelli, Cristian Rapicetta, Tommaso Ligabue, and Giuseppe Gotti
	Unusual evolution of pleural cavity 34 years after left pneumonectomy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:124. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patrick Lauwers, Jeroen Hendriks, and Paul Van Schil
	Posttraumatic pneumopericardium? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:125. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ivana Pulitani, Justo Rafael Sadaba, Virginia Alvarez, and Juan J. Goiti
	Apico-aortic conduit Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:126. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How to do it:

Bansi Koul, Faleh Al-Rashidi, Misha Bhat, and Carl Meurling
	A modified Ross operation to prevent pulmonary autograft dilatation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:127-128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]
Atsushi Watanabe, Tetsuya Koyanagi, Shinji Nakashima, and Tetsuya Higami
	How to clamp the main pulmonary artery during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:129-131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Case reports:

Jalal Assouad, Marc Riquet, Pascal Berna, and Claire Danel
	Intrapulmonary lymph node metastasis and renal cell carcinoma Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:132-134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Victor Bautista-Hernandez, Gerald R. Marx, and Pedro J. del Nido
	One-stage neonatal corrective repair for d-transposition of the great arteries and complete atrio-ventricular canal Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:135-137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Mehmet Ates and Ahmet Umit Gullu
	Which temperature is better in acute type A aortic dissection? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:138. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dheeraj Giri and Pradip Kumar Sarkar
	Successful esophageal repair in patients with Boerhaave's syndrome Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:139-140. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nawid Khaladj, Axel Haverich, and Christian Hagl
	Reply to Ates and Gullu: Hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion: Is this the answer for optimal brain and body protection? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:139. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Luca Ampollini and Antonio Bobbio
	Reply to Giri and Sarkar Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:140. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marc Riquet, Pascal Berna, Joao-Carlos das Neves-Pereira, and Christophe Foucault
	Pulmonary resection in octogenarians Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:141. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hidehito Matsuoka
	Reply to Riquet et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:141. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Elizabeth Belcher and Peter Goldstraw
	Is radical mediastinal dissection mandatory for curative resection of NSCLC? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:142-143. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ganesh Shanmugam
	Reply to Riquet et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:142. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gilbert Massard, Evgenia A. Kochetkova, Vladimir A. Porhanov, and Marc Riquet
	Reply to Belcher and Goldstraw Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:143-144. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Instructions to Authors Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:145-147. [PDF]

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