Original articles:

Christian Olsson, Niclas Eriksson, Elisabeth Ståhle, and Stefan Thelin
	Surgical and long-term mortality in 2634 consecutive patients operated on the proximal thoracic aorta Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:963-969. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Stephan Waldmüller, Melanie Müller, Henning Warnecke, Wolfgang Rees, Wolfgang Schöls, Gerhard Walterbusch, Jürgen Ennker, and Thomas Scheffold
	Genetic testing in patients with aortic aneurysms/dissections: a novel genotype/phenotype correlation? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:970-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yoshito Inoue, Toshihiko Ueda, Shinichi Taguchi, Ichiro Kashima, Kiyoshi Koizumi, Ryuichi Takahashi, and Issei Kiso
	Ascending aorta cannulation in acute type A aortic dissection Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:976-979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jean Bachet
	Editorial comment: Ascending aorta cannulation in acute type A aortic dissection Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:979-981. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Vassil Papantchev, Stanislav Hristov, Daniela Todorova, Emanuil Naydenov, Adrian Paloff, Dimitar Nikolov, Alexander Tschirkov, and Wladimir Ovtscharoff
	Some variations of the circle of Willis, important for cerebral protection in aortic surgery — a study in Eastern Europeans Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:982-989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bartolo Zingone, Elisabetta Rauber, Giuseppe Gatti, Aniello Pappalardo, Bernardo Benussi, Gabriella Forti, Umberto Tognolli, and Marco Gabrielli
	Diagnosis and management of severe atherosclerosis of the ascending aorta and aortic arch during cardiac surgery: focus on aortic replacement Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:990-997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Kiyofumi Morishita, Yoshihiko Kurimoto, Hideki Hyodoh, Toshiro Ito, Ryo Harada, Kenji Kuwaki, and Tetsuya Higami
	Spinal cord ischemia after elective endovascular stent-graft repair of the thoracic aorta Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:998-1003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bertrand Marcheix, Yoan Lamarche, Pierre Perrault, Raymond Cartier, Denis Bouchard, Michel Carrier, Louis P. Perrault, and Philippe Demers
	Endovascular management of pseudo-aneurysms after previous surgical repair of congenital aortic coarctation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1004-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cheul Lee, Chang-Ha Lee, Seong Wook Hwang, Hong Gook Lim, Soo-Jin Kim, Jae Young Lee, Woo-Sup Shim, and Woong-Han Kim
	Midterm follow-up of the status of Gore-Tex graft after extracardiac conduit Fontan procedure Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1008-1012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anna Jander, Marcin Tkaczyk, Izabela Pagowska-Klimek, Witold Pietrzykowski, Jacek Moll, Wojciech Krajewski, and Michal Nowicki
	Continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration in children after cardiac surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1022-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jeanette M. van den Goor, Rienk Nieuwland, Peter M. Rutten, Jan G. Tijssen, Chi Hau, Augueste Sturk, León Eijsman, and Bas A. de Mol
	Retransfusion of pericardial blood does not trigger systemic coagulation during cardiopulmonary bypass Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1029-1036. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yong An and Ying-Bin Xiao
	The preventative role of growth hormone on acute liver injury induced by cardiopulmonary bypass in a rat model Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1037-1043. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Grit J. Spalding, Martin Hartrumpf, Tobias Sierig, Nils Oesberg, Christian Günther Kirschke, and Johannes M. Albes
	Cost reduction of perioperative coagulation management in cardiac surgery: value of ‘bedside’ thrombelastography (ROTEM) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1052-1057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mathias Perthel, Lémir El-Ayoubi, Andreas Bendisch, Joachim Laas, and Markus Gerigk
	Clinical advantages of using mini-bypass systems in terms of blood product use, postoperative bleeding and air entrainment: an in vivo clinical perspective Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1070-1075. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Erminio Sisillo, Maria Rosaria Marino, Glauco Juliano, Cristina Beverini, Luca Salvi, and Francesco Alamanni
	Comparison of on pump and off pump coronary surgery: risk factors for neurological outcome Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1076-1080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yoan Lamarche, Louis P. Perrault, Simon Maltais, Karine Tétreault, Jean Lambert, and André Y. Denault
	Preliminary experience with inhaled milrinone in cardiac surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1081-1087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
David G. Healy, Alfred E. Wood, Amanda O’Neill, James F. McCarthy, John M. Fitzpatrick, and R. William Watson
	Can preoperative modelling of individual neutrophil adhesion responses predict renal morbidity? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1088-1093. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yong An, Ying-Bin Xiao, and Qian-Jin Zhong
	Open-heart surgery in patients with liver cirrhosis Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1094-1098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christoph H. Huber, Volkhard Goeber, Pascal Berdat, Thierry Carrel, and Friedrich Eckstein
	Benefits of cardiac surgery in octogenarians — a postoperative quality of life assessment Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1099-1105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bertrand Marcheix, Laurent Brouchet, Claire Renaud, Yoan Lamarche, Antoine Mugniot, Vincent Benouaich, Jean Berjaud, and Marcel Dahan
	Videothoracoscopic silver nitrate pleurodesis for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: an alternative to pleurectomy and pleural abrasion? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1106-1109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Ivan Macia, Juan Moya, Ricard Ramos, Ricard Morera, Ignacio Escobar, Josep Saumench, Valerio Perna, and Francisco Rivas
	Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: 41 cases Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1110-1114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Joo Hun Park, Dong Kwan Kim, Dong Soon Kim, Younsuck Koh, Sang-Do Lee, Woo Sung Kim, Won Dong Kim, and Seung Il Park
	Mortality and risk factors for surgical lung biopsy in patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1115-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tommaso C. Mineo, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Eugenio Pompeo, and Alfonso Baldi
	Immunohistochemistry-detected microscopic tumor spread affects outcome in en-bloc resection for T3-chest wall lung cancer Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1120-1124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Caroline Van De Wauwer, Arne P. Neyrinck, Nele Geudens, Filip R. Rega, Geert M. Verleden, Erik Verbeken, Toni E. Lerut, and Dirk E.M. Van Raemdonck
	Retrograde flush following topical cooling is superior to preserve the non-heart-beating donor lung Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1125-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Bahaaldin Alsoufi, Tara Karamlou, Brian W. McCrindle, and Christopher A. Caldarone
	Management options in neonates and infants with critical left ventricular outflow tract obstruction Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1013-1021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Antonio F. Corno
	Systemic venous drainage: can we help Newton? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1044-1051. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Omar Mangoush, Sanjay Purkayastha, Saleem Haj-Yahia, James Kinross, Martin Hayward, Fabio Bartolozzi, Ara Darzi, and Thanos Athanasiou
	Heparin-bonded circuits versus nonheparin-bonded circuits: an evaluation of their effect on clinical outcomes Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1058-1069. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Tom Waterfall, Rakesh Krishnadas, Alexander Spiers, and Richard Berrisford
	Pulmonary sequestration with unusually large feeding vessel Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1134. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Manuel J. Antunes, Luís Eugénio, and J. Ferrão de Oliveira
	When the sky falls on one's head Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1135. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aron Chakera and Philip Boardman
	Giant vein graft aneurysm Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1136. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mohammad Hossein Mandegar and Farideh Roshanali
	Surgery of saphenous vein graft aneurysm based on 64-slice computed tomography (CT) diagnostic assessment Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1137. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hajime Kin, Kazuhiko Uwabe, Satoshi Ohsawa, and Kunihiro Yoshioka
	Visualization of an oozing rupture of the lateral ventricular wall after myocardial infarction by multislice computed tomography Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1138. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case reports:

Nicola Vistarini, Stéphane Aubert, Iradj Gandjbakhch, and Alain Pavie
	Surgical treatment of a pulmonary artery aneurysm Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1139-1141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shaney Barratt, Zudin A. Puthucheary, and Martin Plummeridge
	Complete regression of a thymoma to glucocorticoids, commenced for palliation of symptoms Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1142-1143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hiroyoshi Tsubochi, Shunsuke Endo, Kohzo Suhara, and Yasunori Sohara
	Endobronchial aspergillosis and actinomycosis associated with broncholithiasis Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1144-1146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Thomas F. Molnar and Ramon Rami-Porta
	Some reflections on talc poudrage Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1147. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alessandro Stefani, Pamela Natali, Christian Casali, and Uliano Morandi
	Reply to Molnar and Rami-Porta Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1147-1148. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Duilio Divisi, Sergio Di Tommaso, and Roberto Crisci
	Preoperative red sudan administration to locate thoracic duct lesion in videothoracoscopy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1148-1149. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Venanzio Porziella, Alfredo Cesario, Stefano Margaritora, and Pierluigi Granone
	Reply to Divisi et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1149. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Darryl Chung and Piotr Krysiak
	Post-mediastinoscopy mortality due to drug-eluting stent thrombosis Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1149-1150. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Murat Ugurlucan and Emin Tireli
	Aortic translocation for transposition of great arteries and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1150-1151. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Victor O. Morell
	Reply to Ugurlucan and Tireli Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1151. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eric Lim
	Interpreting MADCAP: parallelism not divergence Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1151-1152. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Steve Gallivan, Martin Utley, Domenico Pagano, and Tom Treasure
	Reply to Lim: Concerning MADCAP plots Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1152. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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