Ausgabe 1/2013
Inhalt (233 Artikel)
The utility of lung epithelium specific biomarkers in cardiac surgery: a comparison of biomarker profiles in on- and off-pump coronary bypass surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Gerwin E Engels, Y John Gu, Willem van Oeveren, Gerhard Rakhorst, Massimo A Mariani, Michiel E Erasmus
A combined algorithm for T-wave alternans qualitative detection and quantitative measurement
- Open Access
- Research article
XiangKui Wan, Kanghui Yan, Dehan Luo, Yanjun Zeng
Early bioprosthetic valve calcification with alfacalcidol supplementation
- Open Access
- Case report
Tamaki Takano, Takamitsu Terasaki, Yuko Wada, Noburou Ohashi, Kazunori Komatsu, Daisuke Fukui, Jun Amano
An unusual case of giant cell myocarditis missed in a Heartmate-2 left ventricle apical-wedge section: a case report and review of the literature
- Open Access
- Case report
Kim Anderson, Michel Carrier, Philippe Romeo, Guy B Pelletier, Mark Liszkowski, Normand Racine, Michel White, Anique Ducharme
Experiences with a simple laparoscopic gastric tube construction
- Open Access
- Research article
Bing-Yen Wang, Lien Cheng Tsao, Ching-Yuan Cheng, Ching-Hsiung Lin, Chih-Shiun Shih, Chia-Chuan Liu
A rare case of anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery in an adult patient
- Open Access
- Case report
Pierre O Dionne, Nancy Poirier, Jessica Forcillo, Louis M Stevens, Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre, Samer Mansour, Nicolas Noiseux
Late presentation of congenital diaphragmatic Hernia after a diagnostic laparoscopic surgery (a case report)
- Open Access
- Case report
Kok Hooi Yap, Mark Jones
Mitral valve repair in patient with absent right superior vena cava in visceroatrial situs solitus
- Open Access
- Case report
Toshiro Kobayashi, Takeshi Yagi, Yoshikazu Okazaki, Mitsutaka Jinbo, Satoshi Saito, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Hidenori Gohra
2-[18 F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) positron-emission tomography (PET) findings of chronic expanding intrapericardial hematoma: a potential interpretive pitfall that mimics a malignant tumor
- Open Access
- Case report
Hiroyuki Tokue, Azusa Tokue, Kenzo Okauchi, Yoshito Tsushima
Endovascular repair of a type B aortic dissection with a right-sided aortic arch: case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Weimin Zhou
Arch translocation and the intra-arch elephant-trunk technique with collared graft for extended chronic dissecting aortic aneurysm
- Open Access
- Case report
Shigeru Ikenaga, Akihito Mikamo, Tomoaki Kudo, Hiroshi Kurazumi, Ryo Suzuki, Kimikazu Hamano
Suture fixation of migrated septal occluder device to prevent further migration: a simple surgical technique
- Open Access
- Letters to the Editor
Prashant N Mohite, Sachin A Kuthe, Shrirang D Ranade, Pravin P Kulkarni, Anton Sabashnikov, Aron F Popov
Postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting or cardiac valve surgery: intraoperative use of landiolol
- Open Access
- Research article
Kazuhiro Nakanishi, Shinhiro Takeda, Chol Kim, Shusuke Kohda, Atsuhiro Sakamoto
Open heart surgery in Nigeria; a work in progress
- Open Access
- Research article
Bode Falase, Michael Sanusi, Adetinuwe Majekodunmi, Barakat Animasahun, Ifeoluwa Ajose, Ariyo Idowu, Adewale Oke
Feasibility of transapical aortic valve replacement through a left ventricular apical diverticulum
- Open Access
- Case report
Enrico Ferrari, Mathieu Van Steenberghe, Jegaruban Namasivayam, Denis Berdajs, Lars Niclauss, Ludwig Karl von Segesser
Effects of temporary vascular occluder poloxamer 407 Gel on the endothelium
- Open Access
- Research article
Arif Gucu, Ilkin Cavusoglu, Cuneyt Eris, Faruk Toktas, Tugrul Goncu, Ahmet Ozyazicioglu
Midterm results after treatment of gram-positive deep sternal wound infections with daptomycin for cardiac surgery patients
- Open Access
- Letters to the Editor
Katharina R Ort, Fawad A Jebran, Christian Bireta, Bernhard C Danner, Ioannis Bougioukas, Friedrich A Schoendube, Aron F Popov
Multiple paravalvular leak 17 years after a second mitral valve replacement
- Open Access
- Case report
Tae-Eun Jung, Dong-Hyup Lee
Bronchial obstruction by tumor embolus of contralateral lung during pneumonectomy: report of a case
- Open Access
- Case report
Dong Kyu Lee, Heezoo Kim, Sang Ho Lim, Young Ho Choi, Hyun Koo Kim
Improving long term outcome for diabetic patients undergoing surgical revascularization by use of the radial artery conduit: a propensity matched study
- Open Access
- Research article
Darryl M Hoffman, Kamellia R Dimitrova, Helbert DeCastro, Patricia Friedmann, Charles M Geller, Wilson Ko, Robert F Tranbaugh
Mediastinitis and sternal prosthesis infection successfully treated by minimally invasive omental flap transposition
- Open Access
- Case report
Valentina Tassi, Silvia Ceccarelli, Jacopo Vannucci, Francesco Puma
Primary idiopathic silent chylopericardium
- Open Access
- Case report
Jong Bum Kwon, Si Young Choi, Chi Kyung Kim, Chan Beom Park
Surgical implantation of a biventricular pacing system via lower half mini sternotomy
- Open Access
- Case report
Morteza Tavakkoli Hosseini, Aron Frederik Popov, Antonios Kourliouros, Mazin Sarsam
Surgical excision with left atrial reconstruction of a primary functioning retrocardiac paraganglioma
- Open Access
- Case report
María Teresa González López, Sergio González González, Esteban Sarria García, Stella González Romero, Julio Gutiérrez de Loma
Comparison of left ventricular geometry after HeartMate II and HeartWare left ventricular assist device implantation
- Open Access
- Research article
Morteza Tavakkoli Hosseini, Aron Frederik Popov, Andre Ruediger Simon, Mohamed Amrani, Toufan Bahrami
Outcome of surgical treatment for proximal long segment post intubation tracheal stenosis
- Open Access
- Research article
Reza Bagheri, Mohammadreza Majidi, Ehsan Khadivi, Alireza Sharifian attar, Azadeh Tabari
Total aortic arch replacement with patent left internal thoracic artery graft after previous coronary artery bypass graft surgery
- Open Access
- Case report
Junichi Shimamura, Hidehito Endo, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Yusuke Inaba, Yu Takahashi, Hiroshi Kubota
A rare case of Candida parapsilosis endocarditis in a young healthy woman – case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Mijomir Pelemiš, Goran Stevanović, Lidija Lavadinović, Snežana Matić, Ivana Milošević, Miloš Korać, Svetislav Pelemiš, Milan Nedeljković, Milica Prostran
Intracellular lactate signaling cascade in atrial remodeling of mitral valvular patients with atrial fibrillation
- Open Access
- Research article
Jing Xu, Xiaohan Xu, Linjie Si, Lei Xue, Shijiang Zhang, Jianwei Qin, Yanhu Wu, Yongfeng Shao, Yijiang Chen, Xiaowei Wang
Live related donor lobar lung transplantation recipients surviving well over a decade: still an option in times of advanced donor management
- Open Access
- Case report
Prashant N Mohite, Aron F Popov, Magdi H Yacoub, Andre R Simon
Two cases of a rare association: double aortic arch with tetralogy of Fallot
- Open Access
- Case report
Zhi-qiang Li, Ai-jun Liu, Gang Li, Yang Liu, Yao-bin Zhu, Ying-long Liu
Management of a female with recurrence of fibromatosis of the chest wall adjacent to the breast: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Cheng Shen, Yubin Zhou, Guowei Che
Outcome and survival analysis of surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular septal rupture
- Open Access
- Research article
Philip YK Pang, Yoong Kong Sin, Chong Hee Lim, Teing Ee Tan, See Lim Lim, Victor TT Chao, Jang Wen Su, Yeow Leng Chua
Pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma: poor 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in positron emission computed tomography
- Open Access
- Case report
Dong-Hyup Lee, Tae-Eun Jung, Jang-Hoon Lee, Dong-Gu Shin, Won-Jong Park, Jun-Hyuk Choi
Ratio of preoperative atrial natriuretic peptide to brain natriuretic peptide predicts the outcome of the maze procedure in mitral valve disease
- Open Access
- Research article
Masafumi Sato, Akihito Mikamo, Hiroshi Kurazumi, Ryo Suzuki, Masanori Murakami, Toshiro Kobayashi, Koich Yoshimura, Kimikazu Hamano
Biceps sternalis: a Y-shaped muscle on the anterior chest wall
- Open Access
- Case report
Seyed Hadi Anjamrooz
Should bioprostheses be considered the valve of choice for dialysis-dependent patients?
- Open Access
- Review
Qiu Zhibing, Chen Xin, Xu Ming, Liu Lele, Jiang YingShuo, Wang LiMing
Risk factor analysis for fast track protocol failure
- Open Access
- Research article
Arndt H Kiessling, Patrick Huneke, Christian Reyher, Tobias Bingold, Andreas Zierer, Anton Moritz
Right lower lobectomy eight years after left pneumonectomy for a second primary lung cancer
- Open Access
- Case report
Yunpeng Liu, Peipeng Cui, Zhiguang Yang, Peng Zhang, Rui Guo, Guoguang Shao
The effect of vasopressin on the hemodynamics in CABG patients
- Open Access
- Research article
Hu Yimin, Liu Xiaoyu, Hu Yuping, Li Weiyan, Li Ning
Perioperative application of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Hua Liu, Chunsheng Wang, Lan Liu, Yamin Zhuang, Xiaomei Yang, Ying Zhang
Application of peripheral-blood-derived endothelial progenitor cell for treating ischemia-reperfusion injury and infarction: a preclinical study in rat models
- Open Access
- Research article
Zhi-Tang Chang, Lang Hong, Hong Wang, Heng-Li Lai, Lin-Feng Li, Qiu-Lin Yin
Preoperative hospital length of stay as a modifiable risk factor for mediastinitis after cardiac surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Stephane Leung Wai Sang, Rakesh Chaturvedi, Ahsan Alam, Gordan Samoukovic, Benoit de Varennes, Kevin Lachapelle
Depicting adverse events in cardiac theatre: the preliminary conception of the RECORD model
- Open Access
- Letters to the Editor
Haralabos Parissis, Lorraine Mc Grath-Soo, Bassel Al-Alao, Alan Soo
Surgical treatment of esophageal carcinoma with curative intent: analysis of a single center experience
- Open Access
- Research article
Tiziano De Giacomo, Paolo Trentino, Federico Venuta, Socratis Tsagkaropoulos, Pasquale Bartolomeo Berloco, Daniele Diso, Federico Francioni
“V-PLASTY”: a novel technique to reconstruct pulmonary valvular and annular stenosis in patients with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction
- Open Access
- Research article
Hasim Ustunsoy, Gokhan Gokaslan, Ozerdem Ozcaliskan, Cem Atik, Osman Baspinar, Yavuz Arslanoglu, Eren Oral Kalbisade
A clinical student exchange program organized by cardiothoracic department: feedback of participants
- Open Access
- Research article
Theodor Tirilomis, Friedrich A Schoendube
Factors affecting mortality of hospitalized chest trauma patients in United Arab Emirates
- Open Access
- Research article
Essa M AlEassa, Mariam J Al-Marashda, Amgad Elsherif, Hani O Eid, Fikri M Abu-Zidan
Emergency coronary artery bypass grafting using minimized versus standard extracorporeal circulation – a propensity score analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Michael Ried, Assad Haneya, Philipp Kolat, Alois Philipp, Reinhard Kobuch, Michael Hilker, Christof Schmid, Claudius Diez
Aortic valve replacement via right anterolateral thoracotomy in the case of a patient with extreme mediastinal right-shift following pneumonectomy
- Open Access
- Case report
Mathias Wilhelmi, Thomas Rodt, Issam Ismail, Axel Haverich
The correlation of SUVmax with pathological characteristics of primary tumor and the value of Tumor/ Lymph node SUVmax ratio for predicting metastasis to lymph nodes in resected NSCLC patients
- Open Access
- Research article
Deniz Koksal, Funda Demirag, Hulya Bayiz, Ozlem Ozmen, Ebru Tatci, Bahadir Berktas, Koray Aydoğdu, Erdal Yekeler
Clinical outcome and quality of life after reoperative CABG: off-pump versus on-pump – observational pilot study
- Open Access
- Research article
Engin Usta, Raoof Elkrinawi, Adrian Ursulescu, Ragi Nagib, Martin Mädge, Schahriar Salehi-Gilani, Ulrich FW Franke
Progressive cyanosis following Kawashima operation: slow resolution after redirection of hepatic veins
- Open Access
- Case report
Signe Holm Larsen, Kristian Emmertsen, Jesper Bjerre, Vibeke Elisabeth Hjortdal
Reexpansion pulmonary edema after treatment of simultaneous bilateral spontaneous tension pneumothorax
- Open Access
- Case report
Jong Bum Kwon, Si Young Choi, Chi Kyung Kim, Chan Beom Park
Hydroxyethyl starch 6%, 130/0.4 vs. a balanced crystalloid solution in cardiopulmonary bypass priming: a randomized, prospective study
- Open Access
- Research article
Hasan Alper Gurbuz, Ahmet Baris Durukan, Nevriye Salman, Murat Tavlasoglu, Elif Durukan, Halil İbrahim Ucar, Cem Yorgancioglu
Profound hyperacute cardiac allograft rejection rescue with biventricular mechanical circulatory support and plasmapheresis, intravenous immunoglobulin, and rituximab therapy
- Open Access
- Case report
David J Kaczorowski, Jashodeep Datta, Malek Kamoun, Daniel L Dries, Y Joseph Woo
Mitral valve reoperation under ventricular fibrillation through right mini-thoracotomy using three-dimensional videoscope
- Open Access
- Research article
Arudo Hiraoka, Masahiko Kuinose, Toshinori Totsugawa, Genta Chikazawa, Hidenori Yoshitaka
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for recurrent pneumothorax in pulmonary lymphangioleimyomatosis with tuberous sclerosis complex
- Open Access
- Case report
Chia-Fen Tsai, Chen-Hao Hsiao, Jang-Ming Lee, Ke-Cheng Chen, Ming-Jium Shieh, Hong-Shiee Lai, Jin-Shing Chen
Left ventricular endocardial ecchinococcosis associated with multiple intracranial hydatid cysts
- Open Access
- Case report
Ahmad K Darwazah, Mahmoud Zaghari, Mohammed Eida, Mohammed Batrawy
Persufflation (gaseous oxygen perfusion) as a method of heart preservation
- Open Access
- Review
Thomas M Suszynski, Michael D Rizzari, William E Scott III, Peter M Eckman, James D Fonger, Ranjit John, Nicolas Chronos, Linda A Tempelman, David ER Sutherland, Klearchos K Papas
Prognostic significance of postoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen levels in patients with completely resected pathological-stage I non-small cell lung cancer
- Open Access
- Research article
Yoshiki Kozu, Tomohiro Maniwa, Shoji Takahashi, Mitsuhiro Isaka, Yasuhisa Ohde, Takashi Nakajima
N-acetylcysteine attenuates cardiopulmonary bypass-induced lung injury in dogs
- Open Access
- Research article
Xianfeng Qu, Qianyu Li, Xiaofei Wang, Xiaoping Yang, Dongguo Wang
Early malperfusion, ischemia reperfusion injury, and respiratory failure in acute complicated type B aortic dissection after thoracic endovascular repair
- Open Access
- Research article
Jiang Xiong, Minhong Zhang, Wei Guo, Xiaoping Liu, Tai Yin, Xin Jia, Hongpeng Zhang, Yongle Xu, Lijun Wang
Endovascular treatment for traumatic thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysm: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Po-Sung Li, Chung-Lin Tsai, Tzu-Chieh Lin, Siu-Wan Hung, Sung-Yuan Hu
The role of remote ischemic preconditioning on postoperative kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac and vascular interventions: a meta-analysis
- Open Access
- Review
Lan Li, Guogang Li, Chaohui Yu, Youming Li
Primary pleural squamous cell carcinoma misdiagnosed as localized mesothelioma: a case report and review of the literature
- Open Access
- Case report
Xiao-Ming Lin, Chuang Chi, Jun Chen, Yu Liu, Peng Li, Yi Yang
Arterial myocardial revascularization with right internal thoracic artery and epigastric artery in a patient with Leriche’s syndrome
- Open Access
- Case report
Dmitry Bobylev, Felix Fleissner, Ruoyu Zhang, Axel Haverich, Issam Ismail
Blood transfusion in cardiac surgery is a risk factor for increased hospital length of stay in adult patients
- Open Access
- Research article
Filomena RBG Galas, Juliano P Almeida, Julia T Fukushima, Eduardo A Osawa, Rosana E Nakamura, Carolina MPDC Silva, Elisângela Pinto Marinho de Almeida, Jose Otavio Costa Auler Jr, Jean-Louis Vincent, Ludhmila A Hajjar
Using a double-plicated posterior leaflet as an anchor for mitral valve replacement: a case of mitral annular calcification
- Open Access
- Case report
Shinichi Taguchi, Tatsuru Niibori, Ichiro Hayashi, Hirofumi Kasahara, Ryohei Yozu
Efficacy of iloprost and montelukast combination on spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury in a rat model
- Open Access
- Research article
Gokhan Lafci, Hikmet Selcuk Gedik, Kemal Korkmaz, Havva Erdem, Omer Faruk Cicek, Osman Arikan Nacar, Levent Yildirim, Ertugrul Kaya, Handan Ankarali
Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma: a retrospect of four cases
- Open Access
- Case report
Mi Zhang, Xiaohong Liu, Zhigang Song, Liangjian Zou, Bo Xiang
Stentless aortic valve replacement in the young patient: long-term results
- Open Access
- Research article
Torsten Christ, Herko Grubitzsch, Benjamin Claus, Wolfgang Konertz
The oral cavity is not a primary source for implantable pacemaker or cardioverter defibrillator infections
- Open Access
- Research article
Jörg Eberhard, Nico Stumpp, Fadi Ismail, Ulrike Schnaidt, Wieland Heuer, Maximilian Pichlmaier, Christian Kühn, Axel Haverich, Meike Stiesch
The occurrence of adverse events in relation to time after registration for coronary artery bypass surgery: a population-based observational study
- Open Access
- Research article
Boris G Sobolev, Guy Fradet, Lisa Kuramoto, Basia Rogula
Less invasive coronary artery revascularization with a minimized extracorporeal circulation system: preliminary results of a comparative study with off-pump-procedures
- Open Access
- Research article
Thorsten Wittwer, Anton Sabashnikov, Parwis B Rahmanian, Yeong-Hoon Choi, Mohamed Zeriouh, Thorsten O Mehler, Thorsten Wahlers
Significance of intraoperative testing in right-sided implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
- Open Access
- Research article
Andreas Keyser, Michael K Hilker, Ekrem Ücer, Sigrid Wittmann, Christof Schmid, Claudius Diez
Surgical management for acute type A aortic dissection in patients over 70 years-old
- Open Access
- Research article
Jiayu Zheng, Shuyang Lu, Xiaoning Sun, Tao Hong, Shouguo Yang, Hao Lai, Chunsheng Wang
A rare case of crossed pulmonary arteries in an infant - case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Jin Chen, Yue Feng
Refractory bleeding from a chest wall sarcoma: a rare indication for palliative resection
- Open Access
- Case report
Daniel J Weber, John J Coleman, Kenneth A Kesler
Isolation and culture of smooth muscle cells from human acute type A aortic dissection
- Open Access
- Research article
Shuyang Lu, Xiaoning Sun, Tao Hong, Kai Song, Shouguo Yang, Chunsheng Wang
Middle lobe syndrome associated with major haemoptysis
- Open Access
- Case report
Kasra Shaikhrezai, Maziar Khorsandi, Vipin Zamvar
Open triple-branched stent graft applied to patient of acute type a aortic dissection with Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery
- Open Access
- Case report
Changfa Guo, Kai Zhu, Demin Xu, Chunsheng Wang
Extraanatomical coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with severely atherosclerotic (Porcelain) aorta
- Open Access
- Research article
Gokce Sirin, Kamil Sarkislali, Murat Konakci, Ergun Demirsoy
Aggressive adenocarcinoma of the lung consisting solely of discohesive cells
- Open Access
- Case report
Yoshiki Kozu, Mitsuhiro Isaka, Yasuhisa Ohde, Takashi Nakajima
Mean platelet volume may predict early clinical outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting
- Open Access
- Research article
Ertekin Utku Unal, Anil Ozen, Sabit Kocabeyoglu, Ahmet Baris Durukan, Sercan Tak, Murat Songur, Umit Kervan, Cemal Levent Birincioglu
Expression of CLDN1 and CLDN10 in lung adenocarcinoma in situ and invasive lepidic predominant adenocarcinoma
- Open Access
- Research article
Zhenfa Zhang, Anlei Wang, Bingsheng Sun, Zhongli Zhan, Kexin Chen, Changli Wang
Impact of prosthesis-patient mismatch on early and late mortality after aortic valve replacement
- Open Access
- Research article
Bart M Koene, Mohamed A Soliman Hamad, Wobbe Bouma, Massimo A Mariani, Kathinka C Peels, Jan-Melle van Dantzig, Albert H van Straten
Pseudoaneurysm inside of a true aneurysm
- Open Access
- Case report
Pedro Sousa, Walter Santos, Pedro Cordeiro, Salomé Pereira, Rui Ferrinha, Victor Brandão, Manuel P Magalhães, Ilídio Jesus
Two-port approach for fully thoracoscopic right upper lobe sleeve lobectomy
- Open Access
- Case report
Wenjie Jiao, Yandong Zhao, Tao Huang, Yi Shen
An unruptured, thrombosed 10 cm right coronary artery aneurysm mimicking a pericardial cyst
- Open Access
- Case report
Aakash Chauhan, Harsha Musunuru, Richard L Hallett, Mark Walsh, Szabolcs Szabo, Walter Halloran
STAT3 expression correlates with prognosis of thymic epithelial tumors
- Open Access
- Research article
Chao Li, Zhou Wang, Yan Liu, Peng Wang, Runqi Zhang
Determination of mitral valve area with echocardiography, using intra-operative 3-dimensional versus intra- & post-operative pressure half-time technique in mitral valve repair surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Woon-Seok Kang, Jae Won Choi, Joo-Eun Kang, Jin Woo Chung, Seong-Hyop Kim
Evaluation of the intraoperative specimens of the thoracic and abdominal aorta
- Open Access
- Research article
Andrzej Juraszek, Günther Bayer, Tomasz Dziodzio, Artur Kral, Günther Laufer, Marek Ehrlich
An unusual pattern of three major components of the cardiovascular system: multimodality imaging and review of the literature
- Open Access
- Case report
Dimitris Flessas, Ioannis Mamarelis, Vasilis Maniatis, George Souretis, Nikolaos Laschos, Christophoros Kotoulas, Kyriakos Lazaridis
Determination of standard number, size and weight of mediastinal lymph nodes in postmortem examinations: reflection on lung cancer surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Sedat Ziyade, Nur Buyuk Pinarbasili, Nihan Ziyade, Osman Cemil Akdemir, Feyzi Sahin, Ömer Soysal, Alper Toker
Limited resection and two-staged lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer with ground-glass opacity
- Open Access
- Research article
Kazuto Ohtaka, Yasuhiro Hida, Kichizo Kaga, Tatsuya Kato, Jun Muto, Reiko Nakada-Kubota, Satoshi Hirano, Yoshiro Matsui
Single-stage surgical repair in a complex case of aberrant right subclavian artery aneurysm and common carotid trunk
- Open Access
- Case report
Ioannis Kokotsakis, Leanne Harling, Vania Anagnostakou, Dimitris Tassopoulos, Christos Charitos, Hutan Ashrafian, Thanos Athanasiou
Straight aortic endograft in abdominal aortic disease
- Open Access
- Research article
Daniela Mazzaccaro, Maria Teresa Occhiuto, Giovanni Malacrida, Silvia Stegher, Andrea Raspadori, Stefano Manfrini, Domenico G Tealdi, Giovanni Nano
Thrombosis during off pump LVAD placement in a patient with heparin induced thrombocytopenia using bivalirudin
- Open Access
- Case report
Hamdy Awad, Richard Bryant, Obaid Malik, Galina Dimitrova, Chittoor Bhaskar Sai-Sudhakar
Endovascular repair of an aortic arch pseudoaneurysm with double chimney stent grafts: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Weimin Zhou, Wei Zhou, Jiehua Qiu
Congenital quadricuspid aortic valve associated with aortic insufficiency and mitral regurgitation
- Open Access
- Case report
Jiaquan Zhu, Junwen Zhang, Shubin Wu, Yunjiao Zhang, Fangbao Ding, Ju Mei
Surgical repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection shunting from left atrium to innominate vein
- Open Access
- Case report
Dmitry Bobylev, Thomas Breymann, Dietmar Boethig, Masamichi Ono
Effects of continuous renal replacement therapy on renal inflammatory cytokines during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a porcine model
- Open Access
- Research article
Hu Yimin, Yu Wenkui, Shi Jialiang, Chen Qiyi, Shen Juanhong, Lin Zhiliang, He Changsheng, Li Ning, Li Jieshou
Risk factors for postoperative hypoxemia in patients undergoing Stanford A aortic dissection surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Yinghua Wang, Song Xue, Hongsheng Zhu
Minimal access median sternotomy for aortic valve replacement in elderly patients
- Open Access
- Research article
Yousuf Alassar, Yalin Yildirim, Simon Pecha, Christian Detter, Tobias Deuse, Hermann Reichenspurner
Innominate truncal and arch blowout with left hemiparesis and right hemothorax followed by delayed cheese-wire perforation of innominate graft
- Open Access
- Case report
Pankaj Kaul, Rodolfo Paniagua
Totally thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of atrial septal defect without of the robotic Da Vinci surgical system
- Open Access
- Research article
Gaoli Liu, Yanli Qiao, Liming Ma, Liangchun Ni, Shanguang Zeng, Qingchen Li
Myocardial protection against global ischemia with Krebs-Henseleit buffer-based cardioplegic solution
- Open Access
- Research article
Sarkis M Minasian, Michael M Galagudza, Yuri V Dmitriev, Dmitry I Kurapeev, Timur D Vlasov
Interstage mortality for functional single ventricle with heterotaxy syndrome: a retrospective study of the clinical experience of a single tertiary center
- Open Access
- Research article
Jinyoung Song, I-Seok Kang, June Huh, Ok Jeong Lee, Geena Kim, Tae Gook Jun, Ji Hyuk Yang
Extramedullary haematopoiesis presented as intrathoracic tumour in a patient with alpha-thalassaemia
- Open Access
- Case report
Dmitry Bobylev, Ruoyu Zhang, Axel Haverich, Marcus Krueger
Epicardial unipolar radiofrequency ablation for left ventricular aneurysm related ventricular arrhythmia
- Open Access
- Case report
Yang Yu, Ming-xin Gao, Cheng-xiong Gu
Reduction of intraoperative air leaks with Progel in pulmonary resection: a comprehensive review
- Open Access
- Review
Clark Fuller
Concealed primary aortic sarcoma induced hypertensive encephalopathy resulting from a thoracic aortic occlusion: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Hyunmin Choi, Hee-Jeoung Yoon, Woo-Ik Jang, Chang-Young Kim, Joon-Hyung Doh
Obesity and statins are both independent predictors of enhanced coronary arteriolar dilation in patients undergoing heart surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
James Cassuto, Attila Feher, Ling Lan, Vijay S Patel, Vinayak Kamath, Daniel C Anthony, Zsolt Bagi
Modified hypothermic circulatory arrest for emergent repair of acute aortic dissection type a: a single-center experience
- Open Access
- Research article
Hong Qian, Jia Hu, Lei Du, Ying Xue, Wei Meng, Er-yong Zhang
The feasibility of a Two-incision video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy
- Open Access
- Research article
Hyun Hyun Kim, Ho Ho Sung, Hyun Hyun Lee, Young Young Choi
Segmentectomy as a safe and equally effective surgical option under complete video-assisted thoracic surgery for patients of stage I non-small cell lung cancer
- Open Access
- Research article
Xiaojing Zhao, Liqiang Qian, Qingquan Luo, Jia Huang
Expandable external support device to improve Saphenous Vein Graft Patency after CABG
- Open Access
- Research article
Yanai Ben-Gal, David P Taggart, Mathew R Williams, Eyal Orion, Gideon Uretzky, Rona Shofti, Shmuel Banai, Liad Yosef, Gil Bolotin
Radiotherapy in the treatment of postoperative chylothorax
- Open Access
- Research article
Zsolt Sziklavari, Michael Allgäuer, Georg Hübner, Reiner Neu, Michael Ried, Christian Grosser, Tamas Szöke, Rudolf Schemm, Hans-Stefan Hofmann
Epidural analgesia is not superior to systemic postoperative analgesia with regard to preventing chronic or neuropathic pain after thoracotomy
- Open Access
- Research article
Sandra Kampe, Joachim Lohmer, Gerhard Weinreich, Moritz Hahn, Georgios Stamatis, Stefan Welter
Deep sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Hiroshi Kubota, Hiroaki Miyata, Noboru Motomura, Minoru Ono, Shinichi Takamoto, Kiyonori Harii, Norihiko Oura, Shinichi Hirabayashi, Shunei Kyo
Effect of morphine-induced postconditioning in corrections of tetralogy of fallot
- Open Access
- Research article
Rufang Zhang, Li Shen, Yewei Xie, Lin Gen, Xiaobing Li, Qiang Ji
Splenectomy increases the survival time of heart allograft via developing immune tolerance
- Open Access
- Research article
Jinguo Zhu, Shuzhen Chen, Jinju Wang, Cheng Zhang, Wei Zhang, Peng Liu, Ruilian Ma, Yanfang Chen, Zhen Yao
Bilateral staged thoracotomy for multiple lung hydatidosis
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Human comparative experimental study of surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation by epicardial techniques
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Glomus tumor of uncertain malignant potential arising in the bronchus
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ECM-related gene expression profile in vascular smooth muscle cells from human saphenous vein and internal thoracic artery
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Effect of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on the heart in a healthy piglet model
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Postoperative differences between colonization and infection after pediatric cardiac surgery-a propensity matched analysis
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IgG4-related lung disease showing high standardized uptake values on FDG-PET: report of two cases
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Circulating miRNAs reflect early myocardial injury and recovery after heart transplantation
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Bronchogenic cyst of the interatrial septum
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Extension of the right internal thoracic artery with the radial artery in extensive re-do coronary artery bypass grafting
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Preoperative risk stratification models fail to predict hospital cost of cardiac surgery patients
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Innovative method using circulating tumor cells for prediction of the effects of induction therapy on locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
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Potential biomarkers for predicting outcomes in CABG cardiothoracic surgeries
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Double left ventricular pacing following accidental malpositioning of the right ventricular electrode during implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy device
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Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with a bicaval dual-lumen catheter in a SynCardia total artificial heart patient
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Obesity and the risk of late mortality after aortic valve replacement with small prosthesis
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Hydrogen ion concentration and coronary artery bypass graft surgery with and without cardiopulmonary bypass
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Acute thrombosis of bioprosthetic mitral valve
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The effect of venovenous extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy on immune inflammatory response of cerebral tissues in porcine model
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Mixed venous O2 saturation and fluid responsiveness after cardiac or major vascular surgery
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Hybrid debranching and TEVAR of the aortic arch off-pump, in re-do patients with complicated chronic type-A aortic dissections: a critical report
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Elevated preoperative neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of increased long-term survival in minimal invasive coronary artery bypass surgery compared to sternotomy
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Expression changes of ionic channels in early phase of cultured rat atrial myocytes induced by rapid pacing
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The eNOS 894G/T gene polymorphism and its influence on early and long-term mortality after on-pump cardiac surgery
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Risk factors for early postoperative cognitive dysfunction after non-coronary bypass surgery in Chinese population
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The impact of academic calendar cycle on coronary artery bypass outcomes: a comparison of teaching and non-teaching hospitals
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Complete excision of a giant thyroid goiter in posterior mediastinum
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Xin Chen, Hongfei Xu, Yiming Ni, Ke Sun, Weidong Li
Report of a rare case: occult hemothorax due to blunt trauma without obvious injury to other organs
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Massive hemoptysis controlled with transection of a pulmonary vein and bronchus-a case report
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Successful management of trachea stenosis with massive substernal goiter via thacheobronchial stent
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A new type of aortic valved stent with good stability and no influence on coronary artery
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Diaphragm motion and lung function prediction in patients operated for lung cancer – a pilot study on 27 patients
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Dragan R Subotic, Ruza Stevic, Milan Gajic, Radomir Vesovic
Effects of gender, ejection fraction and weight on cardiac force development in patients undergoing cardiac surgery – an experimental examination
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Constanze Bening, Helge Weiler, Christian-Friedrich Vahl
Risk factors for endotracheal re-intubation following coronary artery bypass grafting
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Effects of thoracic epidural analgesia on plasma cAMP and cGMP levels in patients with heart failure
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Cryoablation for a right atrial myxoma arising from the Koch’s triangle: a case report
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Sotirios Marinakis, Dimiter Mircev, Pierre Wauthy
Single-port one-stage bilateral thoracoscopic sympathicotomy for severe hyperhidrosis: prospective analysis of a standardized approach
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Surgical techniques and results of the pulmonary artery reconstruction for patients with central non-small cell lung cancer
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Double esophageal duplication cysts, with ectopic gastric mucosa: a case report
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The role of segmental nodes in the pathological staging of non-small cell lung cancer
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Masatoshi Hata, Jan F Gummert, Jochen Börgermann, Kavous Hakim-Meibodi
The ascending aortic image quality and the whole aortic radiation dose of high-pitch dual-source CT angiography
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Does the revised cardiac risk index predict cardiac complications following elective lung resection?
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Efficacy of perioperative high-dose prednisolone therapy during thymectomy in myasthenia gravis patients
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A mandatory modification in extracorporeal biventricular assist device (BIVAD) implantation: intercostal tunnel application: a case report
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Unusual cause of dyspnoea: a case presentation of an echocardiographic pitfall
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Integrated FDG-PET/CT imaging is useful in the approach to carcinoid tumors of the lung
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Impact of epicardial ablation of concomitant atrial fibrillation on atrial natriuretic peptide levels and atrial function in 6 months follow-up: does preoperative ANP level predict outcome of ablation?
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Airway obstruction by a retropharyngeal hematoma secondary to thoracic aortic aneurysm rupture
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Hiroshi Kubota, Hidehito Endo, Mio Noma, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Akihiro Yoshimoto, Yusuke Inaba, Yoshifumi Nishino, Ayaka Tsuboi, Yuki Sato, Naoyuki Kohno
Successful bridge to recovery using two-stage HeartWare LVAD explantation approach after embolic stroke
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Anton Sabashnikov, Benjamin A Högerle, Prashant N Mohite, Aron-Frederik Popov, Diana García Sáez, Javid Fatullayev, Mohamed Amrani, Thorsten Wahlers, André R Simon, Toufan Bahrami
Safety and efficacy of thoracoscopic wedge resection for elderly high-risk patients with stage I peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer
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Development of a predictive model for major adverse cardiac events in a coronary artery bypass and valve population
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Christine R Herman, Karen J Buth, Jean-François Légaré, Adrian R Levy, Roger Baskett
Cooling after successful resuscitation in cardiac surgery patients
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Impact of bubble size in a rat model of cerebral air microembolization
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Martin Juenemann, Mesut Yeniguen, Nadine Schleicher, Johannes Blumenstein, Max Nedelmann, Marlene Tschernatsch, Georg Bachmann, Manfred Kaps, Petr Urbanek, Markus Schoenburg, Tibo Gerriets
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Giant lateral left ventricular wall aneurysm sparing the submitral apparatus
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Localizing intramyocardially embedded left anterior descending artery during coronary bypass surgery: literature review
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A modified root reinforcement technique for acute aortic dissection with a weakened aortic root: a modified Florida sleeve technique and two cases report
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Surgical approach for the treatment of aortoesophageal fistula combined with dual aortic aneurysms: a case report
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Rihao Xu, Tiance Wang, Dan Li, Zhicheng Zhu, Shudong Zhang, Chengluan Xuan, Wen Yan, Kexiang Liu
Left ventricular post-infraction pseudoaneurysm mimicking mitral valve endocarditis
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Panagiotis Dedeilias, Ioannis Koukis, Antonios Roussakis, Pantelis Tsipas, Effie Rouska
Recurrence risk after Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy for cancer
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