Original articles:

Ahmad Sallehuddin, Abdulrahman Mesned, Maie Barakati, Majid Al Fayyadh, Fadel Fadley, and Zohair Al-Halees
	Fontan completion without surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:195-200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marc R. de Leval
	Editorial comment: Fontan completion without surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:201. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nobuyuki Ishibashi, Toshiharu Shin’oka, Masakuni Ishiyama, Takahiko Sakamoto, and Hiromi Kurosawa
	Clinical results of staged repair with complete unifocalization for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:202-208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Nicodème Sinzobahamvya, Boulos Asfour, Margaretha Boscheinen, Joachim Photiadis, Christoph Fink, Ehrenfried Schindler, Victor Hraska, and Anne Marie Brecher
	Compared fate of small-diameter Contegras® and homografts in the pulmonary position Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:209-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Goris Bol Raap, Folkert J. Meijboom, A. Pieter Kappetein, Tjebbe W. Galema, Singh-Chien Yap, and Ad J.J.C. Bogers
	Long-term follow-up and quality of life after closure of ventricular septal defect in adults Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:215-219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Antonio Gambino, Alessia Cerutti, Giuseppe Feltrin, Giuseppe Toscano, Giuseppe Tarantini, Ornella Milanesi, Annalisa Angelini, and Gino Gerosa
	Outcome after pediatric heart transplantation: two decades of a single center experience Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:220-224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Paul P. Lunkenheimer, Klaus Redmann, Colin W. Cryer, Randas V. Batista, Jacobus J. Stanton, Peter Niederer, and Robert H. Anderson
	Beta-blockade at low doses restoring the physiological balance in myocytic antagonism Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:225-230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Maninder S. Kalkat, Ishtiaq Rahman, Kostas Kotidis, Ben Davies, and Robert S. Bonser
	Presentation and outcome of Marfan's syndrome patients with dissection and thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:250-254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Arnar Geirsson, Wilson Y. Szeto, Alberto Pochettino, Michael L. McGarvey, Martin G. Keane, Y. Joseph Woo, John G. Augoustides, and Joseph E. Bavaria
	Significance of malperfusion syndromes prior to contemporary surgical repair for acute type A dissection: outcomes and need for additional revascularizations Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:255-262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Gilles D. Touati, Paul Marticho, Moataz Farag, Doron Carmi, Catherine Szymanski, Misbaou Barry, Faouzi Trojette, and Thierry Caus
	Totally normothermic aortic arch replacement without circulatory arrest Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:263-268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Teruhisa Kazui
	Editorial comment: Normothermic selective cerebral perfusion — how safe is it? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:268-269. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marco Di Eusanio, Michele Ciano, Giuseppe Labriola, Giosuè Lionetti, and Giuseppe Di Eusanio
	Cannulation of the innominate artery during surgery of the thoracic aorta: our experience in 55 patients Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:270-273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Loes D.C. Sauren, Mark la Meir, Meindert Palmen, Ervin Severdija, Frederik H. van der Veen, Werner H. Mess, and Jos G. Maessen
	New ultrasonic radiation reduces cerebral emboli during extracorporeal circulation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:274-280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Carlos A. Mestres, Miguel A. Castro, Eduardo Bernabeu, Miguel Josa, Ramón Cartaná, José L. Pomar, José M. Miró, Jaime Mulet the Hospital Clínico Endocarditis Study Group
	Preoperative risk stratification in infective endocarditis. Does the EuroSCORE model work? Preliminary results Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:281-285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Caterina Simon, Remo Luciani, Fabio Capuano, Antonio Miceli, Antonino Roscitano, Euclide Tonelli, and Riccardo Sinatra
	Mild and moderate renal dysfunction: impact on short-term outcome Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:286-290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Erwan M. Flecher, John W. Curry, Thomas M. Joudinaud, Corrine L. Kegel, Patricia A. Weber, and Carlos M.G. Duran
	Coronary flow obstruction in percutaneous aortic valve replacement. An in vitro study Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:291-294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
René Quaden and Georg Lutter
	Editorial comment: Resection and new stents before valved stent implantation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:295. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Zafer H. Iscan, Kerem M. Vural, Ilknur Bahar, Levent Mavioglu, and Ahmet Saritas
	What to expect after tricuspid valve replacement? Long-term results Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:296-300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marie-Antoinette Rey Meyer, Ludwig K. von Segesser, Michel Hurni, Frank Stumpe, Karam Eisa, and Patrick Ruchat
	Long-term outcome after mitral valve repair: a risk factor analysis Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:301-307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Akira Marui, Keiichi Tambara, Eiji Tadamura, Yoshiaki Saji, Nozomu Sasahashi, Tadashi Ikeda, Takeshi Nishina, and Masashi Komeda
	A novel approach to restore atrial function after the maze procedure in patients with an enlarged left atrium Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:308-312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Necip Becit, Bilgehan Erkut, Munacettin Ceviz, Yahya Unlu, Abdurrahim Colak, and Hikmet Kocak
	The impact of intraoperative transit time flow measurement on the results of on-pump coronary surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:313-318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Massimo Meco, Silvia Cirri, Chiara Gallazzi, Giulia Magnani, and Daniele Cosseta
	Desflurane preconditioning in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a double-blinded, randomised and placebo-controlled study Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:319-325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Khalil Fattouch, Giuseppe Bianco, Giuseppe Speziale, Roberta Sampognaro, Carlo Lavalle, Francesco Guccione, Pietro Dioguardi, and Giovanni Ruvolo
	Beneficial effects of C1 esterase inhibitor in ST-elevation myocardial infarction in patients who underwent surgical reperfusion: a randomised double-blind study Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:326-332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Constantinos Pantos, Iordanis Mourouzis, Konstantinos Markakis, Antonios Dimopoulos, Christodoulos Xinaris, Alexandros D. Kokkinos, Matthew Panagiotou, and Dennis V. Cokkinos
	Thyroid hormone attenuates cardiac remodeling and improves hemodynamics early after acute myocardial infarction in rats Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:333-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gábor Veres, Tamás Radovits, Holger Schultz, Li-ni Lin, Joachim Hütter, Ernst Weigang, Zoltán Szabolcs, and Gábor Szabó
	Effect of recombinant aprotinin on postoperative blood loss and coronary vascular function in a canine model of cardiopulmonary bypass Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:340-345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mohammad Al-Abdullatief, Abdulrazzak Wahood, Nehad Al-Shirawi, Yaseen Arabi, Mohammed Wahba, Mohammed Al-Jumah, Saud Al-Sheha, and Nizar Yamani
	Awake anaesthesia for major thoracic surgical procedures: an observational study Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:346-350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]
Ashvini Menon, Richard Milton, James Andrew Charles Thorpe, and Kostas Papagiannopoulos
	The value of video-assisted mediastinoscopy in pulmonary metastasectomy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:351-354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tom Treasure
	Editorial comment: Surgical resection of pulmonary metastases Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:354-355. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masashi Muraoka, Shinji Akamine, Tadayuki Oka, Tsutomu Tagawa, Akihiro Nakamura, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Tomayoshi Hayashi, and Takeshi Nagayasu
	Sentinel node sampling limits lymphadenectomy in stage I non-small cell lung cancer Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:356-361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alberto Dominguez-Ventura, Stephen D. Cassivi, Mark S. Allen, Dennis A. Wigle, Francis C. Nichols, Peter C. Pairolero, and Claude Deschamps
	Lung cancer in octogenarians: factors affecting long-term survival following resection Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:370-374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marcello Migliore, Cliff K. Choong, Eric Lim, Kimberley A. Goldsmith, Andy Ritchie, and Francis C. Wells
	A surgeon's case volume of oesophagectomy for cancer strongly influences the operative mortality rate Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:375-380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Stephen H. Gilbert, Alan P. Benson, Pan Li, and Arun V. Holden
	Regional localisation of left ventricular sheet structure: integration with current models of cardiac fibre, sheet and band structure Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:231-249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sukumaran K. Nair, Matus Petko, and Martin P. Hayward
	Aetiology and management of chylothorax in adults Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:362-369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Christian Schreiber, Julie Cleuziou, Sohrab Fratz, and Rüdiger Lange
	Complex aortic anomaly with atretic thoracic aorta — extraanatomic conduit treatment Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:381-382. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bachar El Oumeiri, Filip Casselman, and Hugo Vanermen
	Video-assisted left ventricle mass removal Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:383. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]
Rachid Zegdi, Alain Berrebi, Paul Achouh, and Alain Deloche
	A traumatic ventricular septal defect Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:384. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case reports:

Jens Schneider, Reinhard Baier, Christian Dinges, and Felix Unger
	Retroesophageal right subclavian artery (lusoria) as origin of traumatic aortic rupture Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:385-387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Atsushi Nakahira, Hitoshi Ogino, Hiroaki Sasaki, and Nobuyuki Katakami
	Long-term survival of a pulmonary artery sarcoma produced by aggressive surgical resection and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:388-390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bernhard Voss, Robert Bauernschmitt, Gernot Brockmann, and Rüdiger Lange
	Osteosynthetic thoracic stabilization after complete resection of the sternum Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:391-393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tomasz Grodzki, Janusz Wójcik, Jaroslaw Pieróg, and Bartosz Kubisa
	Long-term survival after resection of giant chondrosarcoma of the chest wall weighing 9.6 kg Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:394-396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Stefano Margaritora, Alfredo Cesario, Maria Letizia Vita, and Pierluigi Granone
	Single versus multiple access video-assisted thoracic surgery in the treatment of malignant pleural effusion Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:397. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alessandro Stefani, Pamela Natali, Christian Casali, and Uliano Morandi
	Reply to Margaritora et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:397-398. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Emmanuel Villa, Antonio Messina, Marco Cirillo, and Giovanni Troise
	Size matters in atrial fibrillation surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:398-399. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ki-Bong Kim
	Reply to Villa et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:399. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hisato Takagi, Toshiyuki Tanabashi, Norikazu Kawai, and Takuya Umemoto
	Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass versus percutaneous coronary stenting for stenosis of the left anterior descending artery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:400. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Zehra Jaffery, Marcin Kowalski, W. Douglas Weaver, and Sanjaya Khanal
	Reply to Takagi et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:400-401. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bingyang Ji and Jinping Liu
	Is there any difference in lactate level between washed and unwashed donor blood during pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:401-402. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christine G. Swindell and Timothy J. Jones
	Reply to Ji and Liu Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:402. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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