Juan Carlos Chachques
	Cardiomyoplasty: is it still a viable option in patients with end-stage heart failure? (Editorial) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:201-203. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Stanley Salmons
	Cardiac assistance from skeletal muscle: a reappraisal (Reviews) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:204-213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Francesco Nicolini and Tiziano Gherli
	Alternatives to transplantation in the surgical therapy for heart failure (Reviews) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:214-228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Jan D. Schmitto, Hilmar Doerge, Heiner Post, Marlon Coulibaly, Christian Sellin, Aron F. Popov, Samuel Sossalla, and Friedrich A. Schoendube
	Progressive right ventricular failure is not explained by myocardial ischemia in a pig model of right ventricular pressure overload (Original Article) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:229-234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Dumbor L. Ngaage, Michael E. Cowen, and Alexander R. Cale
	Cardiopulmonary bypass and left ventricular systolic dysfunction impacts operative mortality differently in elderly and young patients (Original Article) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:235-240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ahmed A. Alsaddique, Alistair G. Royse, Colin F. Royse, and Mohammed A. Fouda
	Management of diastolic heart failure following cardiac surgery (Review) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:241-249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gerald Vanzetto, Estelle Berger-Coz, Gilles Barone-Rochette, Olivier Chavanon, Helene Bouvaist, Rachid Hacini, Dominique Blin, and Jacques Machecourt
	Prevalence, therapeutic management and medium-term prognosis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: results from a database of 11,605 patients (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:250-254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Dumbor L. Ngaage, Afil A. Jamali, Steven Griffin, Levent Guvendik, Michael E. Cowen, and Alexander R. Cale
	Non-infective morbidity in diabetic patients undergoing coronary and heart valve surgery (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:255-259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nawid Khaladj, Malakh Shrestha, Sven Peterss, Ingo Kutschka, Martin Strueber, Ludwig Hoy, Axel Haverich, and Christian Hagl
	Isolated surgical aortic valve replacement after previous coronary artery bypass grafting with patent grafts: is this old-fashioned technique obsolete? (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:260-264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mohamed A. Soliman Hamad, Ellen van Eekelen, Ton van Agt, and Albert H.M. van Straten
	Self-management program improves anticoagulation control and quality of life: a prospective randomized study (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:265-269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Kenji Okada, Akiko Tanaka, Hiroshi Munakata, Masamichi Matsumori, Yoshihisa Morimoto, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Tadaaki Maehara, and Yutaka Okita
	Extended replacement of aortic arch aneurysms through left posterolateral thoracotomy (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:270-275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Abdullah Kaya, Robin H. Heijmen, Hervé Rousseau, Christoph A. Nienaber, Marek Ehrlich, Philippe Amabile, Jean-Paul Beregi, and Rossella Fattori
	Emergency treatment of the thoracic aorta: results in 113 consecutive acute patients (the Talent Thoracic Retrospective Registry) (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:276-281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Eleftherios Sarantis Xenos, David J. Minion, Daniel L. Davenport, Omar Hamdallah, Nick N. Abedi, Ehab E. Sorial, and Eric D. Endean
	Endovascular versus open repair for descending thoracic aortic rupture: institutional experience and meta-analysis (Review) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:282-286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Elena Fernández, Joaquín Calatayud, José Ramón Jarabo, Florentino Hernando, Olga Rodríguez, Ana María Gómez, Ana Soria, and Francisco Del Río
	Profitability of our lung retrieval program from non heart beating donors (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:287-292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Walter Weder, Ilhan Inci, Stephan Korom, Peter B. Kestenholz, Sven Hillinger, Christine Eich, Sarosh Irani, and Didier Lardinois
	Airway complications after lung transplantation: risk factors, prevention and outcome (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:293-298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Anat Amital, David Shitrit, Yael Raviv, Milton Saute, Ilana Bakal, Benjamin Medalion, and Mordechai R. Kramer
	Surfactant as salvage therapy in life threatening primary graft dysfunction in lung transplantation (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:299-303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Niels P. van der Kaaij, Jolanda Kluin, Jack J. Haitsma, Michael A. den Bakker, Bart N. Lambrecht, Burkhard Lachmann, Ron W.F. de Bruin, and Ad J.J.C. Bogers
	Surfactant pretreatment decreases long-term damage after ischemia-reperfusion injury of the lung (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:304-312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jackson B. Lopes, Luis A.O. Dallan, Sérgio P. Campana-Filho, Luiz A.F. Lisboa, Paulo S. Gutierrez, Luiz Felipe P. Moreira, Sergio A. Oliveira, and Noedir A.G. Stolf
	Keratinocyte growth factor: a new mesothelial targeted therapy to reduce postoperative pericardial adhesions (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:313-318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christopher Soll, Dieter Hahnloser, Thomas Frauenfelder, Erich W. Russi, Walter Weder, and Peter B. Kestenholz
	The postpneumonectomy syndrome: clinical presentation and treatment (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:319-324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mario Santini, Alfonso Fiorello, Luigi Mansi, Pier Francesco Rambaldi, Giovanni Vicidomini, Luigi Busiello, Gaetana Messina, and Paola Nargi
	The role of technetium-99m hexakis-2-methoxyisobutyl isonitrile in the detection of neoplastic lung lesions (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:325-331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Artur Szlubowski, Jaroslaw Kuzdzal, Marcin Kolodziej, Jerzy Soja, Juliusz Pankowski, Anna Obrochta, Piotr Kopinski, and Marcin Zielinski
	Endobronchial ultrasound-guided needle aspiration in the non-small cell lung cancer staging (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:332-336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Masahiko Higashiyama, Kazuyuki Oda, Jiro Okami, Jun Maeda, Ken Kodama, Akemi Takenaka, Tomio Nakayama, and Gen-ichiro Yoneda
	Prognostic value of intraoperative pleural lavage cytology for lung cancer without carcinomatous pleuritis: importance in patients with early stage disease during long-term follow-up (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:337-342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Biruta Witte, Antje Messerschmidt, Hubertus Hillebrand, Stefan Groß, Michael Wolf, Elke Kriegel, Wolfgang Neumeister, and Martin Hürtgen
	Combined videothoracoscopic and videomediastinoscopic approach improves radicality of minimally invasive mediastinal lymphadenectomy for early stage lung carcinoma (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:343-347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Erik Jakobsen, Torben Palshof, Kell Østerlind, and Hans Pilegaard
	Data from a national lung cancer registry contributes to improve outcome and quality of surgery: Danish results (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:348-352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gaetano Rocco, Carlo Lauro, Neri Lauro, Manuela Sarnelli, Graziano Olivieri, Salvatore Gatti, Antonello La Rocca, and Carmine La Manna
	Partial least squares path modelling for the evaluation of patients’ satisfaction after thoracic surgical procedures (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:353-358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Narain Moorjani, Charles Peebles, Geoffrey Tsang, and Steven Livesey
	Effusive constrictive pericarditis: dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:359. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Jinwook Choi, Sungsoo Lee, Jonghwan Moon, and Ho Choi
	Fish bone induced aortic rupture treated with endovascular stent graft (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:360. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

José M. Bernal, Francisco Gutiérrez, Elena Arnaiz, and Alejando Pontón
	Intravenous leiomyomatosis extending to both pulmonary arteries: the longest tumour (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:361. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Paul E. Achouh, Rachid Zegdi, Arshid Azarine, and Jean-Noel Fabiani
	Cardiac epicardial tumor with coronary artery compression (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:362. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Boguslaw Kapelak, Krzysztof Wrobel, Piotr Wegrzyn, and Jerzy Sadowski
	Removal of patent foramen ovale occluder with adherent left atrial thrombus (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:363. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yuki Okamoto, Masahiko Matsumoto, and Hidenori Inoue
	Migration of an inferior vena cava filter to the right ventricular outflow tract (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:364. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yiu Che Chan, Albert C. Ting, Simon Law, and Stephen W. Cheng
	Secondary infection of a pre-existing thoracic aortic aneurysm by iatrogenic oesophageal perforation with aorta-oesophageal fistula formation (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:365-367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Claire A. Irving and Milind P. Chaudhari
	Fatal presentation of congenital isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:368-369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Anthony J. Rousou, Sodienye Tetenta, and Daniel J. Boffa
	Pulmonary artery agenesis and Kommerell's diverticulum presenting with hemoptysis (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:370-372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Jalal Assouad, Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes, and Marc Riquet
	Lobectomy for metachronous lung cancer after pneumonectomy (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:373-374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Semih Halezeroglu
	Pulmonary resection after pneumonectomy: preoperative mediastinal assessment and resection method of choice (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:375. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tomasz Grodzki
	Reply to Halezeroglu (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:376. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Efstratios E. Apostolakis, Karolina Akinosoglou, and Dimitrios Dougenis
	On-pump or off-pump transapical aortic valve implantation provides better clinical outcomes? (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:376-377. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thomas Walther, Jörg Kempfert, and Michael A. Borger
	Reply to Apostolakis et al. (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:377-378. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sameh I. Sersar, Walid A. AbuKhudair, and Ahmed A. Jamjoom
	Left ventricular wall rupture: revisited and updated (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:378. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Onur Sokullu, Hayati Deniz, Soner Sanioglu, and Fuat Bilgen
	Reply to Sersar et al. (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:378-379. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marco Ranucci
	Italian hospital mortality risk model vs additive and logistic EuroSCORE in coronary operations (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:379-380. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Paola D’Errigo, Fulvia Seccareccia, Danilo Fusco, and Carlo Alberto Perucci
	Reply to Ranucci (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:380-381. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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