John G. Edwards, Antonio E. Martin-Ucar, Duncan J. Stewart, and David A. Waller
	Right extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant mesothelioma via median sternotomy or thoracotomy?: Short- and long-term results (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:759-764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Antonio E. Martin-Ucar, Apostolos Nakas, John G. Edwards, and David A. Waller
	Case-control study between extrapleural pneumonectomy and radical pleurectomy/decortication for pathological N2 malignant pleural mesothelioma (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:765-770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

David J. Sugarbaker
	Editorial comment (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:770-771. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Isabelle Opitz, Didier Lardinois, Stephan Arni, Sven Hillinger, Peter Vogt, Bernhard Odermatt, Valentin Rousson, and Walter Weder
	Local recurrence model of malignant pleural mesothelioma for investigation of intrapleural treatment (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:772-778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Francesco Leo, Paolo Scanagatta, Pierangelo Baglio, Davide Radice, Giulia Veronesi, Piergiorgio Solli, Francesco Petrella, and Lorenzo Spaggiari
	The risk of pneumonectomy over the age of 70.: A case–control study (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:779-782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tamas Szöke, Klaus Kayser, Imre Trojan, Gian Kayser, Jozsef Furak, Laszlo Tiszlavicz, Jan-Dirk Baumhäkel, and Hans-Joachim Gabius
	The role of microvascularization and growth/adhesion-regulatory lectins in the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer in stage II (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:783-787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hiroyasu Yokomise, Masashi Gotoh, Taku Okamoto, Yasumichi Yamamoto, Shinya Ishikawa, Dage Liu, Shiro Oka, and Cheng-long Huang
	En bloc partial vertebrectomy for lung cancer invading the spine after induction chemoradiotherapy (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:788-790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sherard G. Little, Thomas W. Rice, Bohdan Bybel, David P. Mason, Sudish C. Murthy, Gary W. Falk, Lisa A. Rybicki, and Eugene H. Blackstone
	Is FDG-PET indicated for superficial esophageal cancer? (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:791-796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Yong Soo Kwon, Won-Jung Koh, Joungho Han, Yong Soo Choi, Kwhanmien Kim, Jhingook Kim, and Young Mog Shim
	Clinical characteristics and feasibility of thoracoscopic approach for congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation in adults (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:797-801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Giuseppe Cardillo, Francesco Carleo, Luigi Carbone, Marco Di Martino, Lorenzo Salvadori, Alberto Ricci, Lea Petrella, and Massimo Martelli
	Long-term lung function following videothoracoscopic talc poudrage for primary spontaneous recurrent pneumothorax (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:802-805. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Qiang Tan, Rudolf Steiner, Lin Yang, Manfred Welti, Peter Neuenschwander, Sven Hillinger, and Walter Weder
	Accelerated angiogenesis by continuous medium flow with vascular endothelial growth factor inside tissue-engineered trachea (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:806-811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Carlo Materazzo, Patrizia Piotti, Costanza Mantovani, Rosalba Miceli, and Fabrizio Villani
	Atrial fibrillation after non-cardiac surgery: P-wave characteristics and Holter monitoring in risk assessment (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:812-816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

C. Michael White, Jeffrey Kluger, Kirkeith Lertsburapa, Osman Faheem, and Craig I. Coleman
	Effect of preoperative angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker use on the frequency of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a cohort study from the atrial fibrillation suppression trials II and III (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:817-820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cornelia Schröder, Anke Heintz, Annette Pexa, Ursula Rauen, and Andreas Deussen
	Preclinical evaluation of coronary vascular function after cardioplegia with HTK and different antioxidant additives (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:821-826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael McNeil, Karen Buth, Alan Brydie, Angela MacLaren, and Roger Baskett
	The impact of diffuseness of coronary artery disease on the outcomes of patients undergoing primary and reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:827-833. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Cliff K. Choong, Caroline Gerrard, Kimberley A. Goldsmith, Helen Dunningham, and Alain Vuylsteke
	Delayed re-exploration for bleeding after coronary artery bypass surgery results in adverse outcomes (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:834-838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Liam Ryan, Benjamin Jackson, Landi Parish, Hiroaki Sakamoto, Theodore Plappert, Martin St. John Sutton, Joseph Gorman, III, and Robert Gorman
	Quantification and localization of mitral valve tenting in ischemic mitral regurgitation using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:839-844. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Qing-Qi Han, Zhi-Yun Xu, Bao-Ren Zhang, Liang-Jian Zou, Jia-Hua Hao, and Sheng-Dong Huang
	Primary triple valve surgery for advanced rheumatic heart disease in Mainland China: a single-center experience with 871 clinical cases (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:845-850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, Loes M.A. Klieverik, Jos A. Bekkers, Arie Pieter Kappetein, Jolien W. Roos, Marinus J.C. Eijkemans, and Ad J.J.C. Bogers
	Allografts for aortic valve or root replacement: insights from an 18-year single-center prospective follow-up study (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:851-859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Wolfram Beierlein, Vera Becker, Robert Yates, Victor Tsang, Martin Elliott, Marc de Leval, and Carin van Doorn
	Long-term follow-up after mitral valve replacement in childhood: poor event-free survival in the young child (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:860-865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Malgorzata Procelewska, Jacek Kolcz, Katarzyna Januszewska, Tomasz Mroczek, and Edward Malec
	Coagulation abnormalities and liver function after hemi-Fontan and Fontan procedures — the importance of hemodynamics in the early postoperative period (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:866-872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nicodème Sinzobahamvya, Hedwig C. Blaschczok, Boulos Asfour, Claudia Arenz, Marka J. Jussli, Ehrenfried Schindler, Joachim Photiadis, and Andreas E. Urban
	Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction after arterial switch operation for the Taussig–Bing heart (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:873-878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mark Hazekamp, Francisco Portela, and Margot Bartelings
	The optimal procedure for the great arteries and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.: An anatomical study (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:879-887. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Amir-Reza Hosseinpour, Timothy J. Jones, David J. Barron, William J. Brawn, and Robert H. Anderson
	An appreciation of the structural variability in the components of the ventricular outlets in congenitally malformed hearts (REVIEWS) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:888-893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Olivier Raisky, Eric Bergoend, Gabriella Agnoletti, Phalla Ou, Damien Bonnet, Daniel Sidi, and Pascal R. Vouhé
	Late coronary artery lesions after neonatal arterial switch operation: results of surgical coronary revascularization (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:894-898. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Peter Pastuszko, Huiping Liu, Alberto Mendoza-Paredes, Steven E. Schultz, Scott D. Markowitz, William J. Greeley, David F. Wilson, and Anna Pastuszko
	Brain oxygen and metabolism is dependent on the rate of low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass following circulatory arrest in newborn piglets (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:899-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Edward J. Hickey, Xiaomang You, Vassil Kaimaktchiev, and Ross M. Ungerleider
	Hypoxemic reperfusion exacerbates the neurological injury sustained during neonatal deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: a model of cyanotic surgical repair (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:906-914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pierre-Simon Jouk, Ayman Mourad, Vuk Milisic, Gabrielle Michalowicz, Annie Raoult, Denis Caillerie, and Yves Usson
	Analysis of the fiber architecture of the heart by quantitative polarized light microscopy.: Accuracy, limitations and contribution to the study of the fiber architecture of the ventricles during fetal and neonatal life (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:915-921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ulrik Sartipy, Anders Albåge, Per Thomas Larsson, Per Insulander, and Dan Lindblom
	Changes in B-type natriuretic peptides after surgical ventricular restoration (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:922-928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ayyaz A. Ali, Eric Lim, Mohan Thanikachalam, Catherine Sudarshan, Paul White, Jayan Parameshwar, Kumud Dhital, and Stephen R. Large
	Cardiac arrest in the organ donor does not negatively influence recipient survival after heart transplantation (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:929-933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Satoshi Numata, Hiroki Okada, Hiroto Kitahara, and Kohei Kawazoe
	Four-dimensional evaluation of implanted mechanical valve with 64-row multi-detector computed tomography (IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:934. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Luca Ampollini, Lukla Biasi, Laureline Berteloot, and Tiziano Tecchio
	Cardiac tamponade in patient with giant thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm (IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:935. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Anne Marie McLaughlin, James F. Meaney, Joseph Keane, and Rory A. O’ Donnell
	Left atrial invasion by pulmonary adenocarcinoma (IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:936. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Arnaud Geffroy, Sigismond Lasocki, Nikolaos Paraskevas, and Yves Castier
	A complete traumatic tracheal rupture (IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:937. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hironori Ishibashi, Masahide Hirose, and Shin-ichiro Ohta
	Lung hernia after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy clearly visualized by three-dimensional computed tomography (IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:938. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alexander John, Basel Al-Hariri, Juergen Ackemann, and Henning Warnecke
	Replacing the diseased aortic valve and the proximal aorta in the elderly patient (HOW TO DO IT) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:939-940. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yosuke Takahashi, Yasuyuki Sasaki, Toshihiko Shibata, and Shigefumi Suehiro
	Descending thoracic aortic aneurysm complicated with severe vertebral erosion (CASE REPORTS) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:941-943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evgenij V. Potapov, Semih Buz, and Roland Hetzer
	CO2 embolism during minimally invasive vein harvesting (CASE REPORTS) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:944-945. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ian Hunt, Sarah Hartley, Yasir Alwahab, and Guy J. Birkill
	Aortoesophageal perforation following ingestion of razorblades with massive haemothorax (CASE REPORTS) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:946-948. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alexander Kadner, Margrit Fasnacht, Oliver Kretschmar, and René Prêtre
	Traumatic free wall and ventricular septal rupture — ‘hybrid’ management in a child (CASE REPORTS) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:949-951. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Noëlla Bethuyne, Marijke Proesmans, Wim Daenen, and Marc Gewillig
	Vertical vascular ring around right mainstem bronchus (CASE REPORTS) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:952-954. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Antonio D’Andrilli, Claudio Andreetti, Mohsen Ibrahim, and Erino A. Rendina
	The evolution of a pleural nodule into a giant fibrous tumor associated with hypoglycemic coma (CASE REPORTS) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:955-957. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Douglas West
	European Working Time Directive implementation and cardiothoracic training: larger centers may optimise training (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:958. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Eric Lim
	Reply to West (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:958-959. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Justo Rafael Sádaba, David J. O’Regan, and Arie Pieter Kappetein
	Adapt or die: The imperative for a culture of innovation in cardio-thoracic surgical training (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:959. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Carlos-A. Mestres, Jose M. Revuelta, and A. Charles Yankah
	Reply to Sadaba et al. (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:960. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Robert H. Anderson and Paul P. Lunkenheimer
	Tilting of the mitral valvar annulus (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:960-961. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Giuseppe De Cicco and Roberto Lorusso
	Reply to Anderson and Lunkenheimer: Tilting of the mitral valvar annulus (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:961. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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