Ausgabe 1/2018
Inhalt (134 Artikel)
Which factor is the most effective one in metabolic Sydrome on the outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery? A cohort study of 5 Years
- Open Access
- Research article
Lijuan Wang, Xiangyang Qian, Mingya Wang, Xinran Tang, Hushan Ao
Total arterial revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction – feasibility and outcomes
- Open Access
- Research article
Philippe Grieshaber, Lukas Oster, Tobias Schneider, Victoria Johnson, Coskun Orhan, Peter Roth, Bernd Niemann, Andreas Böning
Dalbavancin treatment in a deep sternal wound MRSA infection after coronary artery bypass surgery: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Aneta GUZEK, Grzegorz SUWALSKI, Dariusz TOMASZEWSKI, Zbigniew RYBICKI
Chest-wall reconstruction with a customized titanium-alloy prosthesis fabricated by 3D printing and rapid prototyping
- Open Access
- Research article
Xiaopeng Wen, Shan Gao, Jinteng Feng, Shuo Li, Rui Gao, Guangjian Zhang
Near-infrared dye marking for thoracoscopic resection of small-sized pulmonary nodules: comparison of percutaneous and bronchoscopic injection techniques
- Open Access
- Research article
Takashi Anayama, Kentaro Hirohashi, Ryohei Miyazaki, Hironobu Okada, Nobutaka Kawamoto, Marino Yamamoto, Takayuki Sato, Kazumasa Orihashi
Reoperation for a giant arch anastomotic pseudoaneurysm eleven years after total arch replacement with island reconstruction
- Open Access
- Case report
Ryohei Matsuura, Yasushi Tsutsumi, Osamu Monta, Hisazumi Uenaka, Kenji Tanaka, Takaaki Samura, Hirokazu Ohashi
Risk factors and treatment of pneumothorax secondary to granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a clinical analysis of 25 cases
- Open Access
- Review
Xuhua Shi, Yongfeng Zhang, Yuewu Lu
Pulmonary valve replacement after right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with homograft vs Contegra®: a case control comparison of mortality and morbidity
- Open Access
- Research article
Nicolas Poinot, Jean-Francois Fils, Hélène Demanet, Hugues Dessy, Dominique Biarent, Pierre Wauthy
Identification of preoperative prediction factors of tumor subtypes for patients with solitary ground-glass opacity pulmonary nodules
- Open Access
- Research article
Meishuang Li, Yanan Wang, Yulong Chen, Zhenfa Zhang
Effect of glycaemic control on complications following cardiac surgery: literature review
- Open Access
- Review
M. Navaratnarajah, R. Rea, R. Evans, F. Gibson, C. Antoniades, A. Keiralla, M. Demosthenous, G. Kassimis, G. Krasopoulos
Clinical outcomes of a combined transcatheter and minimally invasive atrial septal defect repair program using a 'Heart Team' approach
- Open Access
- Research article
Shahrukh N. Bakar, Daniel J. P. Burns, Pantelis Diamantouros, Kumar Sridhar, Bob Kiaii, Michael W. A. Chu
Correlation of structural defects in the ascending aortic wall to ultrasound parameters: benefits for decision-making process in aortic valve surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Saša D. Borović, Milica M. Labudović Borović, Ivan V. Zaletel, Vera N. Todorović, Petar A. Dabić, Jelena T. Rakočević, Jelena M. Marinković-Erić, Predrag S. Milojević
Salvage thoracic surgery in patients with lung cancer: potential indications and benefits
- Open Access
- Research article
Erkan Kaba, Mehmet Oguzhan Ozyurtkan, Kemal Ayalp, Tugba Cosgun, Mazen Rasmi Alomari, Alper Toker
Surgical strategies protecting against right ventricular dilatation following tetralogy of Fallot repair
- Open Access
- Research article
Amr A. Arafat, Elatafy E. Elatafy, Sahar Elshedoudy, Mahmoud Zalat, Neamet Abdallah, Ahmed Elmahrouk
Case report of an unusual combination of purulent pericarditis and false aneurysm of the ascending aorta
- Open Access
- Case report
David Meier, Matthias Kirsch, Salah Dine Qanadli, Olivier Muller, Daniel Fishman, Catalina Trana
Supraclavicular Subclavian access for Sapien Transcatheter aortic valve replacement- a novel approach
- Open Access
- Case report
Thom G. Dahle, Nathaniel J. Castro, Brian M. Stegman, Jacob R. Dutcher, John M. Teskey, Wade T. Schmidt, Daren S. Danielson, Sara J. Dezell, Virginia B. Daniels, Daniel J. Tiede
Modified double patch repair with infarct exclusion technique for ventricular septal perforation: a case study
- Open Access
- Case report
Takuma Yamasaki, Shuhei Fujita, Yuji Kaku, Junko Katagiri, Takeshi Hiramatsu
Patients want more information after surgery: a prospective audit of satisfaction with perioperative information in lung cancer surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Nicola Oswald, John Hardman, Amy Kerr, Ehab Bishay, Richard Steyn, Pala Rajesh, Maninder Kalkat, Babu Naidu
Vena cava anomalies in thoracic surgery
- Open Access
- Case report
Andreina Pagini, Massimiliano Bassi, Daniele Diso, Michele Anzidei, Sara Mantovani, Camilla Poggi, Federico Venuta, Marco Anile
Ground-glass opacity heralding invasive lung adenocarcinoma with prodromal dermatomyositis: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Andrew J. Beel, David S. Demos, Alfred Chung, Charles Liao, Natalie S. Lui
Modification in aortic arch replacement surgery
- Open Access
- Letter to the Editor
Feng Gao, Yongjie Ye, Yongheng Zhang, Bo Yang
Is there a difference in bleeding after left ventricular assist device implant: centrifugal versus axial?
- Open Access
- Research article
Ann C. Gaffey, Carol W. Chen, Jennifer J. Chung, Jason Han, Christian A. Bermudez, Joyce Wald, Pavan Atluri
Influence of coronary territory on flow profiles of saphenous vein grafts
- Open Access
- Research article
Sanaz Amin, Raphael S. Werner, Per Lav Madsen, George Krasopoulos, David P. Taggart
Control angiography for perioperative myocardial Ischemia after coronary surgery: meta-analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Fausto Biancari, Vesa Anttila, Angelo M. Dell’Aquila, Juhani K. E. Airaksinen, Debora Brascia
SIRT1 overexpression is an independent prognosticator for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
- Open Access
- Research article
Ming-Chun Ma, Tai-Jan Chiu, Hung-I Lu, Wan-Ting Huang, Chien-Ming Lo, Wan-Yu Tien, Ya-Chun Lan, Yen-Yang Chen, Chang-Han Chen, Shau-Hsuan Li
Giant thymoma successfully resected via median sternotomy and anterolateral thoracotomy: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Yoko Azuma, Hajime Otsuka, Takashi Makino, Satoshi Koezuka, Yoichi Anami, Sota Sadamoto, Megumi Wakayama, Naobumi Tochigi, Kazutoshi Shibuya, Akira Iyoda
Volume of mural thrombus plays a role in the elevation of inflammatory markers after endovascular aortic repair
- Open Access
- Research article
Jae Hang Lee, Jin-Ho Choi, Eung-Joong Kim
Risk factors and short-term outcomes of postoperative pulmonary complications after VATS lobectomy
- Open Access
- Research article
Paula J. Agostini, Sebastian T. Lugg, Kerry Adams, Tom Smith, Maninder S. Kalkat, Pala B. Rajesh, Richard S. Steyn, Babu Naidu, Alison Rushton, Ehab Bishay
Does full sternotomy have more significant impact than the cardiopulmonary bypass time in patients of mitral valve surgery?
- Open Access
- Research article
Zhibing Qiu, Xin Chen, Yueyue Xu, Fuhua Huang, Liqiong Xiao, Ting Yang, Li Yin
The use of cangrelor with heparin for left ventricular assist device implantation in a patient with acute heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
- Open Access
- Case report
Yan K. Gernhofer, Michael Ross, Swapnil Khoche, Victor Pretorius
The fortune cookie flap for aesthetic reconstruction after chest keloid resection: a small case series
- Open Access
- Research article
Tae Hwan Park, Jang Won Lee, Chan Woo Kim
A standardized approach to treat complex aortic valve endocarditis: a case series
- Open Access
- Research article
Anna Gomes, Jayant S. Jainandunsing, Sander van Assen, Peter Paul van Geel, Bhanu Sinha, Sandro Gelsomino, Daniel M. Johnson, Ehsan Natour
Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally-advanced lung cancer
- Open Access
- Research article
Zhiqiang Yang, Chunbo Zhai
Porcine pulmonary valve decellularization with NaOH-based vs detergent process: preliminary in vitro and in vivo assessments
- Open Access
- Research article
Mathieu van Steenberghe, Thomas Schubert, Sébastien Gerelli, Caroline Bouzin, Yves Guiot, Daela Xhema, Xavier Bollen, Karim Abdelhamid, Pierre Gianello
Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) with mini-thoracotomy for the management of pulmonary hydatid cysts
- Open Access
- Research article
Nizar Abbas, Sarah Zaher Addeen, Fatima Abbas, Tareq Al Saadi, Ibrahem Hanafi, Mahmoud Alkhatib, Tarek Turk, Ahmad Al Khaddour
Retrograde type a dissection in a 24th gestational week pregnant patient – the importance of interdisciplinary interaction to a successful outcome
- Open Access
- Case report
Jerry Easo, Michael Horst, Bernhard Schmuck, Rohit Philip Thomas, Steffen Saupe, Malte Book, Alexander Weymann
Correction to: Exclusive percutaneous peripheral veno-arterial ECMO with distal reperfusion of homolateral limb
- Open Access
- Correction
Lucia Mazzoni, Alexandre Azmoun, Ramzi Ramadan, Saïd Ghostine, Martin Kloeckner, Philippe Brenot, Mohamed Fradi, Rémi Nottin, Philippe Deluze
Video-mediastinoscopy assisted fish bone extraction and superior Medistinal abscess debridement
- Open Access
- Case report
Jun Wang, Wei Bing Wu, Liang Chen, Quan Zhu
Diagnostic accuracy of low-dose dual-source cardiac computed tomography as compared to surgery in univentricular heart patients
- Open Access
- Research article
Narumol Chaosuwannakit, Pattarapong Makarawate
Left upper division segmentectomy with a simultaneous displaced bronchus and pulmonary arteriovenous anomalies: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Kazuki Hayashi, Makoto Motoishi, Kanna Horimoto, Satoru Sawai, Jun Hanaoka
Sternal instability measured with radiostereometric analysis. A study of method feasibility, accuracy and precision
- Open Access
- Research article
Rikke Falsig Vestergaard, Kjeld Søballe, John Michael Hasenkam, Maiken Stilling
The relationship between preoperative psychological evaluation and compensatory sweating
- Open Access
- Research article
Huai-Yu Wang, Yan-Jun Zhu, Jie Liu, Li-Wei Li, Ying-Hui Liu
Generation of ventilation/perfusion ratio map in surgical patients by dual-energy CT after xenon inhalation and intravenous contrast media
- Open Access
- Research article
Kohei Aoki, Yotaro Izumi, Wataru Watanabe, Yuji Shimizu, Hisato Osada, Norinari Honda, Toshihide Itoh, Mitsuo Nakayama
Hybrid surgery in treatment of pulmonary sequestration with abdominal aorta feeding vessel: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Haining Zhou, Shoujun Tang, Quanshui Fu, Li Yu, Lunxu Liu
Minimally invasive mitral valve repair via right mini-thoracotomy in patient with myelodysplastic syndrome
- Open Access
- Case report
Takura Taguchi, Hiroyuki Nishi, Kimihiro Kurose, Kohei Horikawa, Go Kanazawa, Toshiki Takahashi
Bowel obstruction due to retained intraperitoneal left ventricular assist device (LVAD) driveline
- Open Access
- Case report
Daniel Miklin, Ivy Lewis, Howard Lieberman
Surgical repair via submammary thoracotomy, right axillary thoracotomy and median sternotomy for ventricular septal defects
- Open Access
- Research article
Zhi-Nuan Hong, Qiang Chen, Ze-Wei Lin, Gui-Can Zhang, Liang-Wan Chen, Qi-Liang Zhang, Hua Cao
Graft protective effect and induction of CD4+Foxp3+ cell by Thrombomodulin on allograft arteriosclerosis in mice
- Open Access
- Research article
Enzhi Yin, Shigefumi Matsuyama, Masateru Uchiyama, Kento Kawai, Masanori Niimi
Hegar–based method for aortic valve replacement in multiple valve surgery
- Open Access
- Case report
Marco Gennari, Marco Agrifoglio, Gabriella Ricciardi, Gianluca Polvani
Positive impact of retrograde autologous priming in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial
- Open Access
- Research article
Britt Hofmann, Claudia Kaufmann, Markus Stiller, Thomas Neitzel, Andreas Wienke, Rolf-Edgar Silber, Hendrik Treede
Role of pulmonary hemodynamics in determining 6-minute walk test result in atrial septal defect: an observational study
- Open Access
- Research article
Supomo Supomo, Handy Darmawan, Adika Zhulhi Arjana
Short-term outcomes of robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a propensity score matched analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Haiqi He, Qifei Wu, Zhe Wang, Yong Zhang, Nanzheng Chen, Junke Fu, Guangjian Zhang
Adding left atrial appendage closure to open heart surgery provides protection from ischemic brain injury six years after surgery independently of atrial fibrillation history: the LAACS randomized study
- Open Access
- Research article
Jesper Park-Hansen, Susanne J.V. Holme, Akhmadjon Irmukhamedov, Christian L. Carranza, Anders M. Greve, Gina Al-Farra, Robert G. C. Riis, Brian Nilsson, Johan S.R. Clausen, Anne S. Nørskov, Christina R. Kruuse, Egill Rostrup, Helena Dominguez
Anxiety after Sympathectomy in patients with primary palmar hyperhidrosis may prolong the duration of compensatory hyperhidrosis
- Open Access
- Research article
Kai Qian, Yong-Geng Feng, Jing-Hai Zhou, Ru-Wen Wang, Qun-You Tan, Bo Deng
The impact of pericardial approach and myocardial protection onto postoperative right ventricle function reduction
- Open Access
- Research article
Marco Zanobini, Claudia Loardi, Paolo Poggio, Gloria Tamborini, Fabrizio Veglia, Alessandro Di Minno, Veronika Myasoedova, Liborio Francesco Mammana, Raoul Biondi, Mauro Pepi, Francesco Alamanni, Matteo Saccocci
Robotic lobectomy has the greatest benefit in patients with marginal pulmonary function
- Open Access
- Research article
Peter J. Kneuertz, Desmond M. D’Souza, Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, Robert E. Merritt
Postpneumonectomy transthoracic Esophagectomy – a case report: using anatomic change to create Extrathoracic Esophagogastric anastomosis
- Open Access
- Case report
Qiuyuan Li, Jing Guo, Chenwei Li, Xinjian Li
Tuberculosis as a primary cause of oesophageal stricture: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Ronald Mbiine, Ronald Kabuye, Herve Monka Lekuya, William Manyillirah
Chylothorax and constrictive pericarditis in a woman due to generalized lymphatic anomaly: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Hongchun Du, Mai Xiong, Huai Liao, Yifeng Luo, Huijuan Shi, Canmao Xie
Junctional ectopic tachycardia following tetralogy of fallot repair in children under 2 years
- Open Access
- Research article
Mohamed Fouad Ismail, Amr A. Arafat, Tamer E. Hamouda, Amira Esmat El Tantawy, Azzahra Edrees, Abdulbadee Bogis, Nashwa Badawy, Alaa B. Mahmoud, Ahmed Farid Elmahrouk, Ahmed A. Jamjoom
Congenital aortic stenosis due to unicuspid unicommissural aortic valve: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Arnar B. Ingason, Gunnlaugur Sigfusson, Bjarni Torfason
Validity of upfront surgery for patients with unsuspected lymph node metastasis in esophageal cancer: a propensity scoring matching study
- Open Access
- Research article
Jae Kil Park, Jae Jun Kim, Seok Whan Moon, Deog Gon Cho
A case report of pseudoaneurysm of left sinus of Valsalva invaded into the left ventricle with severe aortic regurgitation
- Open Access
- Case report
Hyun Oh Park, Joung Hun Byun, Seong Ho Moon, Jong Woo Kim, Sung Hwan Kim, Ki Nyun Kim, Jae Jun Jung, Dong Hoon Kang, Jun Young Choi, Jun Ho Yang, In Seok Jang, Chung Eun Lee
Potentially clinically relevant concentrations of Cefazolin, Midazolam, Propofol, and Sufentanil in auto-transfused blood in congenital cardiac surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Gerda A. Zeilmaker-Roest, Annewil van Saet, Joost van Rosmalen, Soma Bahmany, Antony van Dijk, Enno D. Wildschut, Dick Tibboel, Ad J. J. C. Bogers
A rare case of human pulmonary dirofilariasis with nodules mimicking malignancy: approach to diagnosis and treatment
- Open Access
- Case report
Paolo Albino Ferrari, Antonella Grisolia, Stefano Reale, Rosa Liotta, Alessandra Mularoni, Alessandro Bertani
Isolated right superior vena cava draining into the left atrium in a child with vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation—case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Ahmed F. Elmahrouk, Abdelmonem Helal, Mohamed F. Ismail, Tamer Hamouda, Mohammed Mashali, Ahmed A. Jamjoom, Jameel A. Al-Ata
Diastolic dysfunction is common and predicts outcome after cardiac surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Thomas S. Metkus, Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Todd C. Crawford, Jennifer S. Lawton, Lee Goeddel, Jeffrey Dodd-o, Monica Mukherjee, Theodore P. Abraham, Glenn J. Whitman
Feasibility of a novel, synthetic, self-assembling peptide for suture-line haemostasis in cardiac surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Suresh Giritharan, Kareem Salhiyyah, Geoffrey M. Tsang, Sunil K. Ohri
Sutureless technique versus conventional surgery in the primary treatment of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Yuhao Wu, Zhichao Wu, Junmeng Zheng, Yonggang Li, Yuehang Zhou, Hongyu Kuang, Xin Jin, Chun Wu
Very late presentation of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Pairoj Chattranukulchai, Jule Namchaisiri, Monravee Tumkosit, Sarinya Puwanant, Yongkasem Vorasettakarnkij, Suphot Srimahachota, Smonporn Boonyaratavej
Case reports of atrial and pericardial rupture from blunt cardiac trauma
- Open Access
- Case report
D. Baldwin, K. L. Chow, H. Mashbari, E. Omi, J. K. Lee
Is isolated aortic valve replacement sufficient to treat concomitant moderate functional mitral regurgitation? A propensity-matched analysis
- Open Access
- Research article
Robert A. Sorabella, Anna Olds, Halit Yerebakan, Dua Hassan, Michael A. Borger, Michael Argenziano, Craig R. Smith, Isaac George
Atrial fibrillation after transhiatal esophagectomy with transcervical endoscopic esophageal mobilization: one institution’s experience
- Open Access
- Research article
Elizabeth M. Colwell, Carlos O. Encarnacion, Lisa E. Rein, Aniko Szabo, George Haasler, Mario Gasparri, William Tisol, David Johnstone
Controller and battery changes due to technical problems related to the HVAD® left ventricular assist device - a single center experience
- Open Access
- Research article
Emil Najjar, Ann Hallberg Kristensen, Tonje Thorvaldsen, Laila Hubbert, Peter Svenarud, Magnus Dalén, Agneta Månsson Broberg, Lars H. Lund
Single stage repair for aortic root aneurysm in a patient with coexisting coarctation incorporating the Cabrol technique: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Yassir Iqbal, Omar A. Jarral, Pantelis Tsipas, Ilias Samiotis, Theodoros Kratimenos, John Kokotsakis, Thanos Athanasiou
Candidate plasma biomarkers for predicting ascending aortic aneurysm in bicuspid aortic valve disease
- Open Access
- Research article
Oliver J. Harrison, Felino Cagampang, Sunil K. Ohri, Christopher Torrens, Kareem Salhiyyah, Amit Modi, Narain Moorjani, Anthony D. Whetton, Paul A. Townsend
The EZ-blocker for one-lung ventilation in patients undergoing thoracic surgery: clinical applications and experience in 100 cases in a routine clinical setting
- Open Access
- Research article
Andreas Moritz, Andrea Irouschek, Torsten Birkholz, Johannes Prottengeier, Horia Sirbu, Joachim Schmidt
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts recurrence in patients with resected stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer
- Open Access
- Research article
Shinjiro Mizuguchi, Nobuhiro Izumi, Takuma Tsukioka, Hiroaki Komatsu, Noritoshi Nishiyama
Anomaly of Haughton type D left cervical aortic arch in combination with type B dissection: case report and literature review
- Open Access
- Case report
Alicja Zientara, Igor Schwegler, Nicolas Attigah, Michele Genoni, Omer Dzemali
Stanford type B aortic dissection is more frequently associated with coronary artery atherosclerosis than type A
- Open Access
- Research article
Naoki Hashiyama, Motohiko Goda, Keiji Uchida, Yukihisa Isomatsu, Shinichi Suzuki, Makoto Mo, Takahiro Nishida, Munetaka Masuda
Aorto-left ventricular tunnel with anomalous origin of right coronary artery and bicuspid aortic valve: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Xiaochun Ma, Jinzhang Li, Qian Zhang, Xiangqian Kong, Guidao Yuan, Zhengjun Wang, Chengwei Zou
Successful emergent repair of a subacute left ventricular free wall rupture after acute inferoposterolateral myocardial infarction
- Open Access
- Case report
Arjan J. F. P. Verhaegh, Wobbe Bouma, Kevin Damman, M. Nasser Morei, Massimo A. Mariani, Joost M. Hartman
Surgical repair of massive dilatation of the right atrium with tricuspid regurgitation
- Open Access
- Case report
Masaho Okada, Hirotaka Watanuki, Kayo Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Futamura, Katsuhiko Matsuyama
Treatment of cardiac synovial sarcoma: experience of two cases
- Open Access
- Case report
Antonella Coli, Giovanni Alfonso Chiariello, Mariangela Novello, Christian Colizzi, Massimo Massetti
The role of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in surgery for renal or adrenal tumor with vena cava thrombus: a single-institution experience
- Open Access
- Research article
Peng Zhu, Songlin Du, Shijun Chen, Shaobin Zheng, Yu Hu, Li Liu, Shaoyi Zheng
Thoracoscopic one-stage lobectomy and diaphragmatic plication for T3 lung cancer
- Open Access
- Case report
Yuki Takahashi, Masahiro Miyajima, Taijiro Mishina, Ryunosuke Maki, Makoto Tada, Kodai Tsuruta, Atsushi Watanabe
Pericardial windows have limited diagnostic success
- Open Access
- Research article
Lindsay Volk, Hirohisa Ikegami, Leonard Y. Lee, Anthony Lemaire
Extrapulmonary sequestration with a left internal thoracic arterial feeding vessel in an infant treated with video-assisted thoracoscopic resection: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Laura DiChiacchio, Clint D. Cappiello, Jose Greenspon
Lobectomy for lung cancer in a myelodysplastic syndrome patient with decreasing platelet aggregation: report of a case
- Open Access
- Case report
Satoshi Koezuka, Yoshinobu Hata, Hajime Otsuka, Takashi Makino, Yoko Azuma, Takashi Azumi, Yoichi Anami, Kazuhiko Natori, Akira Iyoda
The midterm results of coronary endarterectomy in patients with diffuse coronary artery disease
- Open Access
- Research article
Zhibing Qiu, L. Auchoybur Merveesh, Yueyue Xu, Yinshuo Jiang, Liming Wang, Ming Xu, Fei Xiang, Xin Chen
Radiofrequency ablation of stage IA non–small cell lung cancer in patients ineligible for surgery: results of a prospective multicenter phase II trial
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- Research article
J. Palussière, F. Chomy, M. Savina, F. Deschamps, J. Y. Gaubert, A. Renault, O. Bonnefoy, F. Laurent, C. Meunier, C. Bellera, S. Mathoulin-Pelissier, T. de Baere
Differences of patients’ characteristics in acute type A aortic dissection – surgical data from Belgian and Japanese centers-
- Open Access
- Research article
Motohiko Goda, Tomoyuki Minami, Kiyotaka Imoto, Keiji Uchida, Munetaka Masuda, Bart Meuris
Yellow nail syndrome with chylothorax after coronary artery bypass grafting
- Open Access
- Case report
Sarah Waliany, Julia Chandler, David Hovsepian, Jack Boyd, Natalie Lui
Microbiological and clinical profile of infective endocarditis patients: an observational study experience from tertiary care center Karachi Pakistan
- Open Access
- Research article
Uzma Shahid, Hasanat Sharif, Joveria Farooqi, Bushra Jamil, Erum Khan
Myocardial insufficiency is related to reduced subunit 4 content of cytochrome c oxidase
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- Research article
Sebastian Vogt, Volker Ruppert, Sabine Pankuweit, Jürgen P. J. Paletta, Annika Rhiel, Petra Weber, Marc Irqsusi, Pia Cybulski, Rabia Ramzan
Early hemodynamic performance of the Trifecta™ surgical bioprosthesis aortic valve in Indian patient population: 12 month outcomes of the EVEREST post-market study
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- Research article
Gopichand Mannam, Yugal Mishra, Rajan Modi, Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale, Rajan Sethuratnam, Kaushal Pandey, Rajneesh Malhotra, Sumit Anand, Anushreeta Borah, Sushan Mukhopadhyay, Dhiren Shah, Tek Singh Mahant
Treatment of malignant primary cardiac lymphoma with tumor resection using minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Open Access
- Case report
Yuki Endo, Yoshitsugu Nakamura, Miho Kuroda, Yusuke Nakanishi, Yujiro Ito, Takaki Hori, Rumiko Okamoto, Hiroshi Konishi
Early diaphragmatic plication after cardiac surgery: a case report in an obese patient
- Open Access
- Case report
Valérie Lafrenière-Bessi, Frédéric Jacques, Richard Baillot, Jean Bussières, Paola A. Ugalde, Stephan Langevin
Primary pulmonary meningioma mimicking lung metastatic tumor: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Ji-Zhuang Luo, Cheng Zhan, Xiang Ni, Yu Shi, Qun Wang
Prosthesis-patient mismatch after mitral valve replacement: a single-centered retrospective analysis in East China
- Open Access
- Research article
Armah M Akuffu, Haige Zhao, Junnan Zheng, Yiming Ni
Percutaneous versus thoracoscopic ablation of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a randomised controlled trial - the FAST II study
- Open Access
- Research article
Jesper Eske Sindby, Henrik Vadmann, Søren Lundbye-Christensen, Sam Riahi, Søren Hjortshøj, Lucas V A Boersma, Jan Jesper Andreasen
Early-BYRD: alternative early pacing and defibrillation lead replacement avoiding venous puncture
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- Research article
Andreas Keyser, Simon Schopka, Carsten Jungbauer, Maik Foltan, Christof Schmid
Cost-effectiveness analysis of single use negative pressure wound therapy dressings (sNPWT) compared to standard of care in reducing surgical site complications (SSC) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Leo M Nherera, Paul Trueman, Michael Schmoeckel, Francis A Fatoye
Reoperation for isolated rheumatic tricuspid regurgitation
- Open Access
- Research article
Younes Moutakiallah, Mahdi Aithoussa, Noureddine Atmani, Aniss Seghrouchni, Azeddine Moujahid, Abdedaïm Hatim, Iliyasse Asfalou, Zouhair Lakhal, Abdelatif Boulahya
Skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvesting: a low thermal damage electrosurgical device provides improved endothelial layer and tendency to better integrity of the vessel wall compared to conventional electrosurgery
- Open Access
- Research article
Alicja Zientara, Paul Komminoth, Burkhardt Seifert, Dragan Odavic, Omer Dzemali, Achim Häussler, Michele Genoni
Aortic arch cannulation with the guidance of transesophageal echocardiography for Stanford type A aortic dissection
- Open Access
- Research article
Hao Ma, Zhenghua Xiao, Jun Shi, Lulu Liu, Chaoyi Qin, Yingqiang Guo
Aspergillus mural endocarditis presenting with multiple cerebral abscesses
- Open Access
- Case report
Andrew A. Pavlina, Jared W. Peacock, Saad A. Ranginwala, Peter M. Pavlina, Joshua Ahier, Courtney R. Hanak
Mitral valve repair, how to make volume not matter; techniques, tendencies, and outcomes, a single center experience
- Open Access
- Research article
Manuel Giraldo-Grueso, Néstor Sandoval-Reyes, Jaime Camacho, Ivonne Pineda, Juan P. Umaña
Safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of intraoperative blood salvage in OPCABG with different amount of bleeding: a single-center, retrospective study
- Open Access
- Research article
Huan Wang, Weijian Zheng, Weiping Fang, Gaige Meng, Lei Zhang, Yannan Zhou, Erwei Gu, Xuesheng Liu
Case report and management approach in idiopathic pulmonary arteries aneurysm
- Open Access
- Case report
Saleem Haj-Yahia, Mohammad Sbaih, Khalil Bali, Ahmad Darwazah, Wafiq Othman, Mahmoud Zaghari, Gianni Angelini, Massimo Caputo, Abdel-karim Barqawi
Suture fixation of tracheal stents for the treatment of upper trachea stenosis: a retrospective study
- Open Access
- Research article
Jingtao Huang, Zhongwei Zhang, Tao Zhang
Intrathoracic fibrolipoma resected using complete thoracoscopic surgery: a case report
- Open Access
- Case report
Satoshi Kamata, Itaru Ishida, Yuyo Suzuki, Takehiro Yamada, Hiroshi Yaegashi, Hiroyuki Oura
The surgical management of non-malignant aerodigestive fistula
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Epicardial infrared ablation to create a linear conduction block on a beating right atrium
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Assessment of the prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio following complete resection of thymoma
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Intra-thymic bronchogenic cyst an extremely rare tumor of anterior mediastinum in adults
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Intraoperative transit-time flowmetry in patients undergoing coronary surgery to determine relationships between graft flow and patency and prior coronary interventions and flow demand: a retrospective study
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Long-term clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting with pedicled saphenous vein grafts
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Comparison of non-invasive to invasive oxygenation ratios for diagnosing acute respiratory distress syndrome following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective derivation-validation cohort study
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Reconstruction of anterior chest wall: a clinical analysis
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Combined perventricular closure of ventricular septal defect and atrial septal defect via lower ministernotomy
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Late thrombosis of a Transcatheter aortic valve: the border between a proactive and reactive management
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R0 resection and reconstruction for a large, rapidly progressive chest wall sarcoma
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Video assisted thoracic surgery vs. thoracotomy for locally advanced lung squamous cell carcinoma after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
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Comparison of surgical and conservative treatment outcomes for type a aortic dissection in elderly patients
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Aberrant right subclavian artery re-routing for hybrid repair of proximal descending aortic aneurysm
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Platelets function assessment in patients qualified for cardiac surgery – clinical problems and a newer diagnostic possibilities
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Beating aortic valve replacement surgery as an alternative to transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a patient with severe aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction
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Feasibility, safety, and short-term outcome of totally thoracoscopic mitral valve procedure
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Surgical experience and patient-related restrictions predict the adequacy of cervical mediastinoscopy in non-small cell lung carcinoma lymph node staging
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Theo J. Klinkenberg, Wobbe Bouma, Caroline Van De Wauwer, Rienhart F. E. Wolf, Massimo A. Mariani, Harry J. M. Groen
