Ludwig K. von Segesser
	Clinical databases – a double-edged sword! (Editorial) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:749-750. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Martin Hartrumpf, Thomas Claus, Michael Erb, and Johannes M. Albes
	Surgeon performance index: tool for assessment of individual surgical quality in total quality management (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:751-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Luc Noyez
	Editorial comment: Quality measurement in adult cardiac surgery: a challenge (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:758-759. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pedro E. Antunes, José Ferrão de Oliveira, and Manuel J. Antunes
	Risk-prediction for postoperative major morbidity in coronary surgery (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:760-767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Samer A.M. Nashef
	Editorial comment: Predicting morbidity after coronary surgery (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:767-768. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alessandro Brunelli, Richard G. Berrisford, Gaetano Rocco, Gonzalo Varela on behalf of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Committee
	The European Thoracic Database project: composite performance score to measure quality of care after major lung resection (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:769-774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Atsushi Watanabe, Syunsuke Ohori, Shinji Nakashima, Tohru Mawatari, Norio Inoue, Yoshihikoi Kurimoto, and Tetsuya Higami
	Feasibility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery segmentectomy for selected peripheral lung carcinomas (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:775-780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Fiona M. Carnochan and William S. Walker
	Positron emission tomography may underestimate the extent of thoracic disease in lung cancer patients (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:781-785. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Robert James Cerfolio, Todd McCarty, and Ayesha S. Bryant
	Non-imaged pulmonary nodules discovered during thoracotomy for metastasectomy by lung palpation (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:786-791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Francesco Petrella, Pasquale Chieco, Piergiorgio Solli, Giulia Veronesi, Alessandro Borri, Domenico Galetta, Roberto Gasparri, and Lorenzo Spaggiari
	Which factors affect pulmonary function after lung metastasectomy? (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:792-796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Corinna Ludwig, Richard Riedel, Jost Schnell, and Erich Stoelben
	Inhalation with Tobramycin® to improve healing of tracheobronchial reconstruction (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:797-800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nikolaus Pizanis, Jens Heckmann, Daniel Wendt, Konstantinos Tsagakis, Heinz Jakob, and Markus Kamler
	Improvement of pulmonary microcirculation after lung transplantation using phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor modified preservation solution (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:801-806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Waldemar Bartosik, Jim J. Egan, Alan Soo, Kaspar F. Remund, Lars Nölke, James F. McCarthy, and Alfred E. Wood
	A review of the lung transplantation programme in Ireland 2005–2007 (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:807-811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marco Lucchi, Roberta Ricciardi, Franca Melfi, Leonardo Duranti, Fulvio Basolo, Gerardo Palmiero, Luigi Murri, and Alfredo Mussi
	Association of thymoma and myasthenia gravis: oncological and neurological results of the surgical treatment (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:812-816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Antonio D’Andrilli, Claudio Andreetti, Mohsen Ibrahim, Anna Maria Ciccone, Federico Venuta, Ulrich Mansmann, and Erino Angelo Rendina
	A prospective randomized study to assess the efficacy of a surgical sealant to treat air leaks in lung surgery (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:817-821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Federico Tacconi, Eugenio Pompeo, and Tommaso Claudio Mineo
	Duration of air leak is reduced after awake nonresectional lung volume reduction surgery (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:822-828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ignacio Garutti, Federico González-Aragoneses, Maria Teresa Biencinto, Emma Novoa, Carlos Simón, Nicolás Moreno, Patricia Cruz, and Carmen Benito
	Thoracic paravertebral block after thoracotomy: comparison of three different approaches (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:829-832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Maria Pia Tocco, Alberto Costantino, Milva Ballardini, Claudio D’Andrea, Marcello Masala, Eusebio Merico, Luigi Mosillo, and Paolo Sordini
	Improved results of the vacuum assisted closure and Nitinol clips sternal closure after postoperative deep sternal wound infection (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:833-838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Deyan Mihov, Nikolay Bogdanov, Beat Grenacher, Max Gassmann, Gregor Zünd, Anna Bogdanova, and Reza Tavakoli
	Erythropoietin protects from reperfusion-induced myocardial injury by enhancing coronary endothelial nitric oxide production (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:839-846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Patrick Klein, Eduard R. Holman, Michel I.M. Versteegh, Eric Boersma, Harriette F. Verwey, Jeroen J. Bax, Robert A.E. Dion, and Robert J.M. Klautz
	Wall motion score index predicts mortality and functional result after surgical ventricular restoration for advanced ischemic heart failure (Original Articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:847-853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Maqsood Elahi, Sanjay Asopa, Axel Pflueger, Nadey Hakim, and Bashir Matata
	Acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery: impact of early versus late haemofiltration on morbidity and mortality (Review) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:854-863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Hitendu Hasmukhlal Dave, Maurice Comber, Theo Solinger, Dominique Bettex, Ali Dodge-Khatami, and René Prêtre
	Mid-term results of right axillary incision for the repair of a wide range of congenital cardiac defects (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:864-870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Petros V. Anagnostopoulos, Jeffrey M. Pearl, Courtney Octave, Mitchell Cohen, Angelika Gruessner, Erika Wintering, and Michael F. Teodori
	Improved current era outcomes in patients with heterotaxy syndromes (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:871-878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mohamedou Ly, Emre Belli, Bertrand Leobon, Chokri Kortas, Oswin E. Grollmüss, Dominique Piot, Claude Planché, and Alain Serraf
	Results of the double switch operation for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:879-884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lorenzo Boni, Enrique García, Lorenzo Galletti, Ana Pérez, Dolores Herrera, Victoria Ramos, Stefano M. Marianeschi, and Juan V. Comas
	Current strategies in tetralogy of Fallot repair: pulmonary valve sparing and evolution of right ventricle/left ventricle pressures ratio (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:885-890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jeffrey H. Shuhaiber, Sieuw Yen Ho, Michael Rigby, and Babulal Sethia
	Current options and outcomes for the management of atrioventricular septal defect (Review) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:891-900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Ophélie Loup, Daniel Ott, Lars Englberger, and Thierry Carrel
	Ruptured pseudoaneurysm with aorto-pulmonary shunt after aortic arch repair (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:901. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Angelika Hagemann, Georg Lutter, and Jochen Cremer
	Giant false aneurysm after perforation of the right sinus of Valsalva (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:902. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Leonardo Di Ascenzo, Annalisa Angelini, and Gaetano Thiene
	Intimo-intimal intussusception: a rare complication of Stanford type A acute aortic dissection (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:903. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thierry Carrel, Verena Eigenmann, and Jürg Schmidli
	Giant thoracic aneurysm with vertebral osteolysis: possible cause of hypercalcemia? (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:904. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Zan Mitrev, Vladimir Belostotski, Lidija Veljanovska, and Nikola Hristov
	DeBekay repair for type III thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:905. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hideyuki Shimizu, Subaru Hashimoto, Sachio Kuribayashi, and Ryohei Yozu
	Dilation of a prosthetic aortic graft 23 years after implantation (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:906. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mustafa Goz, Nihat Soylemez, and Recep Demirbag
	Multiple spontaneous coronary artery dissection presenting in association with coronary ectasia (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:907. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Maqsood Elahi, Allan Jaipaulsingh, and Ian Nixon
	Giant false aneurysm of innominate artery late after coronary surgery (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:908. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Nemesio Álvarez-García, Eduardo Ortiz-Vázquez, and José J. Cuenca-Castillo
	Role of real-time 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:909. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Fabrizio Gazzoli, Antonino Massimiliano Grande, Francesco Pagani, and Mario Viganò
	Novacor left ventricular assist device inflow valve endocarditis (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:910. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Antonios G. Ziakas, Konstantinos C. Koskinas, Anna Kalogera-Fountzila, and George Parharidis
	Extended aortic dissection following percutaneous coronary intervention: angiographic and computed tomography findings (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:911. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sadi Kaya, Gokturk Findik, Hasan Türüt, and Funda Demirag
	Intrathoracic pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis associated with Bochdalek hernia and lung hypoplasia (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:912. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Giuseppe Zattera, Pasquale Totaro, Andrea Maria D’Armini, and Mario Vigano
	Deltoido-pectoralis approach to axillary vessels for full-flow cardiopulmonary bypass (How-to-do-it) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:913-914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Turki B. Albacker, Darrin M. Payne, Adrian Dancea, and Christo Tchervenkov
	Management of supravalvar aortic stenosis and severely depressed left ventricular function in a neonate with Williams syndrome (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:915-916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hiroaki Toba, Kazuya Kondo, Hiromitsu Takizawa, and Akira Tangoku
	Recurrent thymoma with a pleural dissemination invading the intervertebral foramen (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:917-919. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rebecca A. Leach and Ceri Evans
	Re: Cardiac retransplantation: is it justified in times of critical donor organ shortage? Long-term single-center experience (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:920. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Heidi Goerler and Martin Strueber
	Reply to Leach and Evans (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:920-921. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mattia Glauber, Michele Murzi, and Andrea Farneti
	Prophylactic aortic arch debranching during type A aortic dissection repair (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:921-922. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Naomichi Uchida and Katayama Akira
	Reply to Glauber et al. (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:922. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thorsten Hanke, Martin Misfeld, Ulrich Stierle, and Hans-H. Sievers
	Re: Prospective randomized comparison of left atrial and biatrial radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:922-923. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jiangang Wang and Xu Meng
	Reply to Hanke et al. (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:923-924. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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