Cary W. Akins, D. Craig Miller, Marko I. Turina, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Eugene H. Blackstone, Gary L. Grunkemeier, Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, Tirone E. David, Eric G. Butchart, David H. Adams, David M. Shahian, Siegfried Hagl, John E. Mayer, and Bruce W. Lytle
	Guidelines for reporting mortality and morbidity after cardiac valve interventions (Editorials) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:523-528. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jose I. Aramendi and Carlos-A. Mestres
	Antithrombotic therapy after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement (Editorials) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:529-530. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Andrea Colli, Jean-Philippe Verhoye, Robin Heijmen, Justus Thomas Strauch, Jonathan A.J. Hyde, Domenico Pagano, Manuel Antunes, Heinrich Koertke, Sunil Kumar Ohri, Dorothee Helene Lina Bail, Pascal Leprince, Bart H.M. Van Straten, Tiziano Gherli on behalf of ACTION Registry Investigators
	Antithrombotic therapy after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement: ACTION Registry survey results (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:531-536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Minoru Tabata, Ramanan Umakanthan, Lawrence H. Cohn, Ralph Morton Bolman, III, Prem S. Shekar, Frederick Y. Chen, Gregory S. Couper, and Sary F. Aranki
	Early and late outcomes of 1000 minimally invasive aortic valve operations (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:537-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Daniel Wendt, Matthias Thielmann, Thomas Buck, Rolf-Alexander Jánosi, Torsten Bossert, Nikolaus Pizanis, Markus Kamler, and Heinz Jakob
	First clinical experience and 1-year follow-up with the sutureless 3F-Enable aortic valve prosthesis (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:542-547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Wolfgang A. Goetz, Teing Ee Tan, Khee Hiang Lim, Sidney Le Hung Salgues, Nil Grousson, Fangli Xiong, Yeow Leng Chua, and Joon Hock Yeo
	Truly stentless molded autologous pericardial aortic valve prosthesis with single point attached commissures in a sheep model (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:548-553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Otto E. Dapunt, Jerry Easo, Philipp P.F. Hölzl, Peter Murin, Michael Südkamp, Michael Horst, and Ehsan Natour
	Stentless full root bioprosthesis in surgery for complex aortic valve-ascending aortic disease: a single center experience of over 300 patients (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:554-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Seong Wook Hong, Jae Kwang Shim, Yong Seon Choi, Dae Hee Kim, Byung Chul Chang, and Young Lan Kwak
	Prediction of cognitive dysfunction and patients’ outcome following valvular heart surgery and the role of cerebral oximetry (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:560-565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thomas Kuntze, Michael A. Borger, Volkmar Falk, Joerg Seeburger, Evaldas Girdauskas, Nicolas Doll, Thomas Walther, and Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr
	Early and mid-term results of mitral valve repair using premeasured Gore-Tex loops (‘loop technique’) (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:566-572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Roberto Lorusso, Sandro Gelsomino, Giuseppe De Cicco, Cesare Beghi, Claudio Russo, Michele De Bonis, Andrea Colli, and Andrea Sala
	Mitral valve surgery in emergency for severe acute regurgitation: analysis of postoperative results from a multicentre study (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:573-582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Andre Plass, Ines Valenta, Oliver Gaemperli, Philipp Kaufmann, Hatem Alkadhi, Gregor Zund, Jürg Grünenfelder, and Michele Genoni
	Assessment of coronary sinus anatomy between normal and insufficient mitral valves by multi-slice computertomography for mitral annuloplasty device implantation (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:583-589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Stefano Benussi, Simona Nascimbene, Andrea Galanti, Andrea Fumero, Enrica Dorigo, Valerio Zerbi, Micaela Cioni, and Ottavio Alfieri
	Complete left atrial ablation with bipolar radiofrequency (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:590-595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Marta P. Marques, João Q. Melo, Michel Knaut, Ottavio Alfieri, Stefano Benussi, Mathew R. Williams, and Fernando Hornero
	Restoring sinus rhythm in patients with previous pacemaker implantation submitted to cardiac surgery and concomitant surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:596-599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michele De Bonis, Elisabetta Lapenna, Flavia Sorrentino, Giovanni La Canna, Antonio Grimaldi, Francesco Maisano, Lucia Torracca, and Ottavio Alfieri
	Evolution of tricuspid regurgitation after mitral valve repair for functional mitral regurgitation in dilated cardiomyopathy (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:600-606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Martin Kostolny, Victor Tsang, Johannes Nordmeyer, Carin Van Doorn, Alessandra Frigiola, Sachin Khambadkone, Marc R. de Leval, and Philipp Bonhoeffer
	Rescue surgery following percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:607-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christian Pizarro, Christopher D. Derby, Jeanne M. Baffa, Kenneth A. Murdison, and Wolfgang A. Radtke
	Improving the outcome of high-risk neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: hybrid procedure or conventional surgical palliation? (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:613-618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ardawan J. Rastan, Thomas Walther, Nidal Al Alam, Ingo Daehnert, Michael A. Borger, Friedrich W. Mohr, Jan Janousek, and Martin Kostelka
	Moderate versus deep hypothermia for the arterial switch operation — experience with 100 consecutive patients (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:619-625. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Marshall L. Jacobs, Glenn J. Pelletier, Kamal K. Pourmoghadam, C. Igor Mesia, Nandini Madan, Harvey Stern, Roy Schwartz, and John D. Murphy
	Protocols associated with no mortality in 100 consecutive Fontan procedures (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:626-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Harinder Singh Bedi, Jeet Amol Singh Gill, and Sandeep Singh Bakshi
	Can we perform coronary artery bypass grafting on the basis of computed tomographic angiography alone? A comparison with conventional coronary angiography (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:633-638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ahmed Shalaby, Timo Rinne, Otso Järvinen, Antti Saraste, Jari Laurikka, Helena Porkkala, Pekka Saukko, and Matti Tarkka
	Initial results of a clinical study: adenosine enhanced cardioprotection and its effect on cardiomyocytes apoptosis during coronary artery bypass grafting (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:639-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Munir Boodhwani, Pierre Voisine, Marc Ruel, Neel R. Sodha, Jun Feng, Shu-Hua Xu, Cesario Bianchi, and Frank W. Sellke
	Comparison of vascular endothelial growth factor and fibroblast growth factor-2 in a swine model of endothelial dysfunction (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:645-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

David J. Chambers
	Editorial comment (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:651-652. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Dumbor L. Ngaage, Michael E. Cowen, Steven Griffin, Levant Guvendik, and Alexander R. Cale
	Early neurological complications after coronary artery bypass grafting and valve surgery in octogenarians (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:653-659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Torsten Doenst, Michael A. Borger, Richard D. Weisel, Terrence M. Yau, Manjula Maganti, and Vivek Rao
	Relation between aortic cross-clamp time and mortality — not as straightforward as expected (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:660-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Luca Salvatore De Santo, Ciro Bancone, Giuseppe Santarpino, Gianpaolo Romano, Marisa De Feo, Michelangelo Scardone, Nicola Galdieri, and Maurizio Cotrufo
	Microbiologically documented nosocomial infections after cardiac surgery: an 18-month prospective tertiary care centre report (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:666-672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Anand Sachithanandan, Prakash Nanjaiah, Peter Nightingale, Ian C. Wilson, Timothy R. Graham, Stephen J. Rooney, Bruce E. Keogh, and Domenico Pagano
	Deep sternal wound infection requiring revision surgery: impact on mid-term survival following cardiac surgery (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:673-678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ulrich Geisen, Claudia Heilmann, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Christoph Benk, Michael Berchtold-Herz, Christian Schlensak, Ulrich Budde, and Barbara Zieger
	Non-surgical bleeding in patients with ventricular assist devices could be explained by acquired von Willebrand disease (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:679-684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Juan C. Chachques, Olivier J. Jegaden, Valeria Bors, Thierry Mesana, Christian Latremouille, Pierre A. Grandjean, Jean Noel Fabiani, and Alain Carpentier
	Heart transplantation following cardiomyoplasty: a biological bridge (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:685-690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Charles C. Miller, III, Martin A. Villa, Paul Achouh, Anthony L. Estrera, Ali Azizzadeh, Sheila M. Coogan, Eyal E. Porat, and Hazim J. Safi
	Intraoperative skeletal muscle ischemia contributes to risk of renal dysfunction following thoracoabdominal aortic repair (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:691-694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Makoto Hamaishi, Kazumasa Orihashi, Shinya Takahashi, Mitsuhiro Isaka, Kenji Okada, and Taijiro Sueda
	Transcranial motor-evoked potentials following intra-aortic cold blood infusion facilitates detection of critical supplying artery of spinal cord (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:695-699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hans-Joachim Schäfers and Takashi Kunihara
	Towards safer reoperations: special aspects in aortic dissection (Reviews) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:700-702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Paul E. Van Schil and Michèle De Waele
	A second mediastinoscopy: how to decide and how to do it? (Reviews) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:703-706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marco Lucchi, Fulvio Basolo, and Alfredo Mussi
	Surgical treatment of pleural recurrence from thymoma (Reviews) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:707-711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hong Kwan Kim, Yong Soo Choi, Kwhanmien Kim, Young Mog Shim, Kiick Sung, Young Tak Lee, Pyo Won Park, and Jhingook Kim
	Surgical treatment for pulmonary artery sarcoma (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:712-716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Maurício G. Saueressig, Amarilio Macedo Neto, Elaine A.F. Fortis, Douglas Westphal, Maria I.A. Edelweiss, Luise Meurer, and Ursula Matte
	Vascular endothelial growth factor gene therapy induces early re-establishment of canine bronchial circulation (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:717-722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Stefano Elia, Renato Massoud, Gianluca Guggino, Benedetto Cristino, Claudio Cortese, Alessia Raffaella De Massimi, and Rossella Zenobi
	Tumor type M2-pyruvate-kinase levels in pleural fluid versus plasma in cancer patients: a further tool to define the need for invasive procedures (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:723-727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Wulf Sienel, Sebastian Dango, Andreas Kirschbaum, Beatrix Cucuruz, Wolfram Hörth, Christian Stremmel, and Bernward Passlick
	Sublobar resections in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer: segmentectomies result in significantly better cancer-related survival than wedge resections (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:728-734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Thomas Joudinaud, Franck Baron, Ivan Philip, and Nawwar Al Attar
	A blister on the heart: large abscess of the annulus in aortic endocarditis (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:735. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Thomas Modine, Benoît Larrue, Olivier Leroy, and Georges Fayad
	Surgical atrial septal defect closure after interventional occluder placement (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:736. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vecih Oduncu, Taylan Akgun, Ayhan Erkol, and Bülent Mutlu
	Biventricular noncompaction presenting with stroke (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:737. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Enoch F. Akowuah, Rajani Rajnish, Sally Tomkins, and Jonathan Hutter
	Pseudo cardiac tamponade: a rare complication of temporary epicardial pacing wires (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:738. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Karthik Ramakrishnan Vaidyanathan, Ravi Agarwal, Madhu Nainar Sankar, and Kotturathu Mammen Cherian
	Ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm following open heart surgery (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:739. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Giuseppe Gatti, Bernardo Benussi, Aniello Pappalardo, and Bartolo Zingone
	Aortic root replacement with a valved conduit containing a stented xenograft (How-to-do-it) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:740-741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Richard G. Berrisford, Rakesh Krishnadas, Peter O. Froeschle, and Saj Wajed
	Transgastric drainage of the oesophagus: managing difficult oesophageal injuries (How-to-do-it) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:742-744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Gary R. Small, Marianne Nicolson, Keith Buchan, and Paul Broadhurst
	Pericardial malignant mesothelioma: a latent complication of radiotherapy? (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:745-747. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Kevin A. Michael and John M. Morgan
	Not letting the left side know what the right is doing! (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:748-750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Abdulaziz Al-Khaldi, Fahad Alhabshan, Omar Tamimi, and Nerood Jha
	Repair of aortic arch atresia with diffuse hypoplasia of the descending thoracic aorta (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:751-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marco Agrifoglio, Fabio Barili, Luca Dainese, and Paolo Biglioli
	The Allen test is not adequate enough for the screening of hand circulation (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:754. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yahya Unlu
	Is the Allen test reliable enough? (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:754. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lokeswara Rao Sajja
	Assessment of ulnar collateral circulation by the Allen test in patients undergoing radial artery harvest (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:755. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mika Kohonen
	Reply to Agrifolio et al., Unlu, Sajja • Is the Allen test reliable enough? (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:756. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Luigi Ferri, Alfredo Cesario, Stefano Margaritora, and Pierluigi Granone
	Pulmonary rehabilitation in patients undergoing resection for non-small cell lung cancer. A preoperative and postoperative added value (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:757. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Antonio Bobbio and Alfredo Chetta
	Reply to Ferri et al. (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:758. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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