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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Ausgabe 1/2020

Inhalt (325 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Comparison of quality of life in patients who underwent mechanical mitral valve replacement: star GK vs SJM

Jiang-Shan Huang, Ning Xu, Kai-Peng Sun, Zhi-Nuan Hong, Liang-Wan Chen, Yur-Ren Kuo, Qiang Chen

Open Access Research article

Peroperative epicardial ultrasonography of distal coronary artery bypass graft anastomoses using a stabilizing device. A feasibility study

Jan Jesper Andreasen, Dorte Nøhr, Alex Skovsbo Jørgensen, Poul Erik Haahr

Open Access Research article

Cardiac surgery in acute myocardial infarction: crystalloid versus blood cardioplegia – an experimental study

Andreas Boening, Maximilian Hinke, Martina Heep, Kerstin Boengler, Bernd Niemann, Philippe Grieshaber

Open Access Research article

Perioperative routines and surgical techniques for saphenous vein harvesting in CABG surgery: a national cross-sectional study in Sweden

Hanna Larsson, Maria Hälleberg-Nyman, Örjan Friberg, Karin Falk-Brynhildsen

Open Access Case report

Two cases of granuloma mimicking local recurrence after pulmonary segmentectomy

Mikio Okazaki, Yoshifumi Sano, Yu Mori, Nobuhiko Sakao, Syungo Yukumi, Hisayuki Shigematsu, Hironori Izutani

Open Access Research article

Transcatheter and intraoperative device closure of atrial septal defect in infants under three years of age

Yangyang Han, Xiquan Zhang, Fengwei Zhang

Open Access Case report

A surgical case of mediastinal hematoma caused by a minor traffic injury

Katsuyuki Suzuki, Satoshi Shiono, Kazuki Hayasaka, Makoto Endoh

Open Access Case report

Adult ALCAPA: from histological picture to clinical features

Hiroshi Kubota, Hidehito Endo, Hikaru Ishii, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Yusuke Inaba, Katsunari Terakawa, Yu Takahashi, Mio Noma, Kazuya Takemoto, Seiichi Taniai, Konomi Sakata, Kyoko Soejima, Hiroaki Shimoyamada, Hiroshi Kamma, Hayato Kawakami, Yukihiro Kaneko, Satoru Hirono, Daisuke Izumi, Kazuyuki Ozaki, Tohru Minamino, Hideaki Yoshino, Kenichi Sudo

Open Access Case report

Extended use of extra corporeal membrane oxygenation as bridge to lung transplantation in two patients

Elin Skansebo, Michael Broomé, Jesper Magnusson, Gerdt C. Riise, Göran Dellgren

Open Access Case report

Giant right coronary artery aneurysm mimicking a right intra-ventricular mass: a case report

Peng Teng, Chengyao Ni, Qianhui Sun, Yiming Ni

Open Access Research article

Blood consumption in total arterial coronary artery bypass grafting

Raphael Sven Werner, Christoph Lipps, Stefan Waldhans, Andreas Künzli

Open Access Research article

Effects of inhaled nitric oxide for postoperative hypoxemia in acute type A aortic dissection: a retrospective observational study

Hang Zhang, Yaoyang Liu, Xiangdong Meng, Dicheng Yang, Sheng Shi, Jian Liu, Zhongxiang Yuan, Tongtong Gu, Lin Han, Fanglin Lu, Zhiyun Xu, Yang Liu, Min Yu

Open Access Research article

Bioresorbable vascular stents and drug-eluting stents in treatment of coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis

Le Ni, Hao Chen, Zhurong Luo, Yunqiang Yu

Open Access Research article

Bleeding complications after cardiac surgery, before anticoagulation start and then with argatroban or heparin in the early postoperative setting

Matthias Klingele, Julia Enkel, Timo Speer, Hagen Bomberg, Lea Baerens, Hans-Joachim Schäfers

Open Access Research article

A meta-analysis of perventricular device closure of doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defects

Jiang-Shan Huang, Kai-Peng Sun, Shu-Ting Huang, Qiang Chen, Liang-Wan Chen, Yur-Ren Kuo

Open Access Research article

11-year experience with Chest Wall resection and reconstruction for primary Chest Wall sarcomas

Ori Wald, Idais Islam, Korach Amit, Rudis Ehud, Erez Eldad, Or Omer, Zik Aviad, Shapira Oz. Moshe, Izhar Uzi

Open Access Case report

Behcet’s disease involved the root of aorta in the treatment with modified Bentall procedure: a case report

Zeyi Cheng, Zhefeng Kang, Yupeng Ji, Yingqiang Guo

Open Access Case report

Combined one-stage minimally invasive surgery for primary pulmonary carcinoma and mitral regurgitation

Chengfeng Huang, Chao Yang, Jiawen Huang, Qiuying Liao, Xiaoshen Zhang, Shengjie Liao

Open Access Research article

Efficacy and safety of endoscopic submucosal tunnel dissection for superficial esophageal neoplastic lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wei Peng, Shali Tan, Yutang Ren, Huan Li, Yan Peng, Xiangsheng Fu, Xiaowei Tang

Open Access Research article

Do storage solutions protect endothelial function of arterialized vein graft in an experimental rat model?

Olivier Fouquet, Jean-David Blossier, Simon Dang Van, Pauline Robert, Agnès Barbelivien, Frédéric Pinaud, Patrice Binuani, Maroua Eid, Daniel Henrion, Christophe Baufreton, Laurent Loufrani

Open Access Research article

Thoracoscopic surgery approach to mediastinal mature teratomas: a single-center experience

Lu Huu Pham, Diep Ke Trinh, Anh Viet Nguyen, Lanh Sy Nguyen, Dung Thanh Le, Dinh-Hoa Nguyen, Hung Quoc Doan, Uoc Huu Nguyen

Open Access Research article

Surgical treatment of benign mediastinal teratoma: summary of experience of 108 cases

Zhenhuan Tian, Hongsheng Liu, Shanqing Li, Yeye Chen, Dongjie Ma, Zhijun Han, Cheng Huang

Open Access Case report

Rosai-Dorfman disease with pulmonary involvement mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma

Haneen Al-Maghrabi, Ahmed Elmahrouk, Maun Feteih, Ahmed Jamjoom, Jaudah Al-Maghrabi

Open Access Case report

The application of the single branch-first combined with the mid-arch clamping technique and the embedded anastomosis technique for DeBakey type II aortic dissection

Quan Li, Hong Qu, Tianqi Liu, Min Li, Shanliang Chen, Peijie Li, Li Xu, Hengbao Wang

Open Access Review

Two decades on - cardiothoracic surgical care practitioners in the UK: a narrative review

Mohammed Bahran Shegafi, Samer Nashef, Roksolana Starodub, Gerry Lee

Open Access Research article

Comparison of different bridging anticoagulation therapies used after mechanical heart valve replacement in Chinese patients - a prospective cohort study

Bo-Xia Li, Shi-Dong Liu, Liang Qi, Shusen Sun, Wei Sun, Yuan-Min Li, Bing Song, Xin-An Wu

Open Access Case report

Tracheo-innominate artery fistula with continuous bleeding successfully treated through the suprasternal approach: a case report

Shotaro Kaneko, Keiji Uchida, Norihisa Karube, Keiichiro Kasama, Tomoyuki Minami, Tomoki Cho, Ryo Izubuchi, Kenichi Fushimi, Naoto Yabu, Motohiko Goda, Munetaka Masuda

Open Access Case report

Surgical mitral valve replacement using direct implantation of Sapien 3 valve in a patients with severe mitral annular calcification without adjunctive techniques, a case report

Turki B. Albacker, Bakir Bakir, Ahmed Eldemerdash, Fayez Elshaer, Hanan Albacker, Murtadha Alawami, Tariq Kashour

Open Access Research article

The short-term outcomes of pulmonary metastasectomy or stereotactic body radiation therapy for pulmonary metastasis from epithelial tumors

Ryu Kanzaki, Osamu Suzuki, Takashi Kanou, Naoko Ose, Soichiro Funaki, Yasushi Shintani, Masato Minami, Keisuke Tamari, Keisuke Otani, Yuji Seo, Fumiaki Isohashi, Kazuhiko Ogawa, Meinoshin Okumura

Open Access Case report

Rare case of diaphragmatic rupture following resuscitation in a pregnant woman first in literature

Saleem Haj-Yahia, Amro Al Aqra, Kamal Abed, Khalil Bali, Mohammad N. Sbaih, Mohanad Al Asmar, Massimo Caputo, Wafiq Othman, Ahmed Al-Adhami

Open Access Case report

Uniportal VATS right superior lobectomy: management of pulmonary vein variation: a case report

Zhao Wang, Yungang Sun, Qiang Zhang, Feng Shao

Open Access Research article

Is lobe specific lymph node dissection adequate for cN0–1 non-small cell lung cancer?

Likui Fang, Jinming Xu, Bo Ye, Guocan Yu, Gang Chen, Jun Yang

Open Access Research article

Application of a new blood flow regulator in aortic endovascular therapy

Chang Liu, Yun-xing Xue, Dong-jin Wang, Qing Zhou

Open Access Research article

The elevated admission white blood cell count relates to adverse surgical outcome of acute Stanford type a aortic dissection

Mingjia Ma, Juan Shi, Xin Feng, Jing Wang, Ligang Liu, Xiang Wei

Open Access Research article

Prognostic value of clinical and morphologic findings in patients with type B aortic intramural hematoma

Zilun Li, Chenshu Liu, Ridong Wu, Jian Zhang, Hong Pan, Jinghong Tan, Zhuang Guo, Yingying Guo, Nan Yu, Chen Yao, Guangqi Chang

Open Access Review

History of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in ancient China: a narrative review

Yang Yu, Xiaojie Liu, Li Juan Wang, Sudena Wang, Hushan Ao

Open Access Case report

Concurrence of primary pulmonary malignant melanoma with invasive pulmonary adenocarcinoma: a case report

Luhuan Yang, Yunhong Lei, Rong Zhang, Yufei Liu, Wenli Dai, Fei Tian, Jinglan Liu

Open Access Case report

Removal of tumor thrombus from the azygos vein in an esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patient

Qijue Lu, Bowen Shi, Jiang Hong, Hezhong Chen, Chunguang Li

Open Access Case report

Case report: cardiac herniation following robotic-assisted thymectomy

John Espey, Stephen Acosta, Lavinia Kolarczyk, Jason Long

Open Access Research article

Clinical analysis of surgery for type III esophageal atresia via thoracoscopy: a study of a Chinese single-center experience

Jianqin Zhang, Qiang Wu, Liu Chen, Yunjin Wang, Xu Cui, Wenhua Huang, Chaoming Zhou

Open Access Research article

Epicardial left atrial appendage occlusion with a new medical device: assessment of procedural feasibility, safety and efficacy in a large animal model

Maximilian Y. Emmert, Michael S. Firstenberg, Arthur T. Martella, Liming Lau, Stephen Zlock, Ashik Mohan, Taylor Spangler, Sarah Currie, Sacha P. Salzberg, Etem Caliskan

Open Access Research article

Surgery of ascending aorta with complex procedures for aortic dissection through upper mini-sternotomy versus conventional sternotomy

Yang Wu, Wei Jiang, Dong Li, Lei Chen, Weihua Ye, Chonglei Ren, Cangsong Xiao

Open Access Research article

The efficacy of hydrogel foams in talc Pleurodesis

Joy Baxter, Thamires A. Lima, Richard Huneke, Colin Joseph Kanach, Priya Johal, Emily Reimold, Nicolas J. Alvarez, Glenn W. Laub

Open Access Case report

Ventriculoatrial malalignment in atrioventricular septal defect resulting in uniatrial biventricular connection: surgical options

Michael Hofbeck, Gesa Wiegand, Jörg Michel, Christian Schlensak

Open Access Research

The use of cIMT as a predictor of postoperative stroke in patients undergoing surgical repair of acute type a aortic dissection

Kai Zhang, Si-Chong Qian, Xu-Dong Pan, Song-Bo Dong, Jun Zheng, Hong Liu, Yue-Li Wang, Li-Zhong Sun

Open Access Case report

Isolated diaphragmatic metastasis from periosteal osteosarcoma of the humerus: a case report

Luo Zhao, Yingzhi Qin, Dongjie Ma, Wenze Wang, Shanqing Li, Hongsheng Liu

Open Access Review

Blunt thoracic aortic injury – concepts and management

Nicolas J. Mouawad, Joseph Paulisin, Stephen Hofmeister, Matthew B. Thomas

Open Access Research article

Minimization of the complications associated with bar removal after the Nuss procedure in adults

Min-Shiau Hsieh, Shao-Syuan Tong, Bo-Chun Wei, Cheng-Chin Chung, Yeung-Leung Cheng

Open Access Research article

Is chest tube drainage necessary after subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy?

Jiaduo Li, Guoyan Qi, Xiaohe Zhang, Xuguang Zheng

Open Access Research article

Mitral valve replacement in mitral stenosis; the problem of small left ventricle

Hesham Alkady, Ahmed Saber, Sobhy Abouramadan, Ahmed Elnaggar, Sherif Nasr, Eman Mahmoud

Open Access Research article

Single-center experience of simultaneous bilateral uni-portal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for multiple ground-glass opacities

Rirong Qu, Zhipeng Hao, Yang Zhang, Lei Bie, Xiangning Fu, Ni Zhang

Open Access Research article

Effect of continuous nursing interventions on valve noise-related anxiety and quality of life in patients who underwent mechanical mitral valve replacement

Qiu-Yu Chen, Ning Xu, Shu-Ting Huang, Ze-Wei Lin, Hua Cao, Liang-Wan Chen, Qiang Chen

Open Access Case report

Rapidly vanishing left atrial dissection following mitral valve replacement: a case report

Atsushi Morishita, Seiichiro Katahira, Takeshi Hoshino, Kazuhiko Hanzawa, Hideyuki Tomioka

Open Access Research article

Hypo-attenuated leaflet thickening in surgically-implanted mitral bioprosthesis

Soh Hosoba, Makoto Mori, Yoshihiro Goto, Yuichiro Fukumoto, Tetsuro Shimura, Masanori Yamamoto

Open Access Research article

Parents’ knowledge and attitudes regarding transthoracic device closure of VSD in children: a cross-sectional study

Ze-Wei Lin, Shu-Ting Huang, Ning Xu, Hua Cao, Qiang Chen

Open Access Research article

Cardiac surgery in patients with Hemophilia:is it safe?

Amjad Shalabi, Erez Kachel, Alexander Kogan, Leonid Sternik, Liza Grosman-Rimon, Ronny Ben-Avi, Diab Ghanem, Eyalon Ram, Ehud Raanani, Mudi Misgav

Open Access Case report

Anterior mediastinal metastasis of primary fallopian tube adenocarcinoma: a case report

Bo Zhang, Renwang Liu, Tong Li, Feng Chen, Huandong Huo, Dian Ren, Fan Ren, Song Xu, Xiaohong Xu, Zuoqing Song

Open Access Research article

The influence of postoperative albumin levels on the outcome of cardiac surgery

David Berbel-Franco, Juan Carlos Lopez-Delgado, Alessandro Putzu, Francisco Esteve, Herminia Torrado, Elisabet Farrero, David Rodríguez-Castro, Maria Lluïsa Carrio, Giovanni Landoni

Open Access Research article

Comparing the effects of ketorolac and Paracetamol on postoperative pain relief after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. A randomized clinical trial

Fatemeh Javaherforooshzadeh, Hasan Abdalbeygi, Farahzad Janatmakan, Behnam Gholizadeh

Open Access Research article

The effect of music therapy on pain, anxiety and depression in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting

Wang-Sheng Dai, Shu-Ting Huang, Ning Xu, Qiang Chen, Hua Cao

Open Access Case report

Metastatic non-functional paraganglioma to the lung

Mohamad K. Abou Chaar, Aseel Khanfer, Nidal M. Almasri, Mohammad Abu Shattal, Abdellatif O. Alibraheem, Obada Al-Qudah

Open Access Research article

Surgical repair for persistent truncus arteriosus in neonates and older children

Rawan M. Alamri, Ahmed M. Dohain, Amr A. Arafat, Ahmed F. Elmahrouk, Abdullah H. Ghunaim, Ahmed A. Elassal, Ahmed A. Jamjoom, Osman O. Al-Radi

Open Access Review

Short-term outcomes of on- vs off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with left ventricular dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Zhiyuan Guan, Xiaoqing Guan, Kaiyun Gu, Xuanqi Lin, Jin Lin, Wenjun Zhou, Ming Xu, Fen Wan, Zhe Zhang, Chunli Song

Open Access Case report

“Left ventricular lipoma….. a rare case”, case report

Fahad Shamsi, Gurjyot Bajwa, Hussam Ghalib

Open Access Research article

Delay in coronary artery bypass grafting for STEMI patients improves hospital morbidity and mortality

Anthony Lemaire, Tudor Vagaonescu, Hirohisa Ikegami, Lindsay Volk, Nina Verghis, Leonard Y. Lee

Open Access Research article

Quality of life in sexagenarians after aortic biological vs mechanical valve replacement: a single-center study in China

Li-Wen Wang, Ning Xu, Shu-Ting Huang, Liang-Wan Chen, Hua Cao, Qiang Chen

Open Access Research article

Meta-analysis of subxiphoid approach versus lateral approach for thoracoscopic Thymectomy

Jiaduo Li, Guoyan Qi, Yaling Liu, Xuguang Zheng, Xiaohe Zhang

Open Access Research article

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) diagnosed in children and adolescents

Zhang Jinmei, Ling Yunfei, Wang Yue, Qian Yongjun

Open Access Research article

Utility of erector spinae plane block in thoracic surgery

Naghmeh Pirsaharkhiz, Kelly Comolli, Wakana Fujiwara, Susan Stasiewicz, Jeanne M. Boyer, Eileen V. Begin, Adam J. Rubinstein, Hayley R. Henderson, John F. Lazar, Thomas J. Watson, Christopher M. Eger, Christine T. Trankiem, Debra G. Phillips, Puja Gaur Khaitan

Open Access Research article

Cardiac operation under cardiopulmonary bypass during pregnancy

Yanli Liu, Fengzhen Han, Jian Zhuang, Xiaoqing Liu, Jimei Chen, Huanlei Huang, Sheng Wang, Chengbin Zhou

Open Access Case report

Perigraft abscess after DeBakey type-1 aortic dissection: a case report

Lingling Xu, Shan Lin, Yali Yang

Open Access Research article

National survey of enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery practice in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Alina-Maria Budacan, Rana Mehdi, Amy Pamela Kerr, Salma Bibi Kadiri, Timothy J. P. Batchelor, Babu Naidu

Open Access Research article

Endoscopic injection of human fibrin sealant in treatment of intrathoracic anastomotic leakage after esophageal cancer surgery

Xueyu Chen, Xiaoqin Yuan, Zhongyuan Chen, Lianggang Zhu

Open Access Research article

A summary of second systemic pulmonary shunt for congenital heart disease with pulmonary hypoxemia

Xue-Yong Yang, Xiao-Yong Jing, Zhe Chen, Lun Li, Xiang-Ming Fan, Jun-Wu Su

Open Access Research article

Successful percutaneous transvenous retrieval of intravascular fractured port catheter: a single center experience

Yahua Li, Jianjian Chen, Zhaonan Li, Huibin Lu, Kewei Ren, Jianzhuang Ren, Xinwei Han

Open Access Research article

Clinical and surgical aspects of congenital lobar over-inflation: a single center retrospective study

Mohamed Abdel-Bary, Mohamed Abdel-Naser, Ahmed Okasha, Mohammed Zaki, Khaled Abdel-Baseer

Open Access Case report

Difficult removal: a Swan-Ganz catheter coiled on the central venous catheter

Jian Shen, Luyao Ma, He Huang

Open Access Case report

Primary sarcoma of the heart: case report and literature review

Rieneke Moeri-Schimmel, Elisabeth Pras, Ingrid Desar, Stijn Krol, Pètra Braam

Open Access Research article

Short-term outcomes of modified Y-graft technique in acute type a aortic dissection using the femoral artery bypass and one minute systemic circulatory arrest technique

Xiangfei Sun, Qi Zhao, Yufeng Huo, Jinfeng Zhou, Fen Zhao, Yimin Liu, Yonghai Du, Songxiong He, Chao Liu, Detian Jiang, Wenyu Sun

Open Access Research article

Preconditioning with levosimendan reduces postoperative low cardiac output in moderate-severe systolic dysfunction patients who will undergo elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a cost-effective strategy

Juan José Jiménez-Rivera, Andrea Álvarez-Castillo, Jorge Ferrer-Rodríguez, José Luis Iribarren-Sarrías, Martín Jesús García-González, Pablo Jorge-Pérez, Juan Lacalzada-Almeida, Rosalía Pérez-Hernández, Javier Montoto-López, Rafael Martínez-Sanz

Open Access Case report

Diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis in pregnancy: a case report

Jing Wang, Anlong Wang, Yong Cui, Ceng Wang, Jian Zhang

Open Access Research article

Development of an effective method utilizing fibrin glue to repair pleural defects in an ex-vivo pig model

Nobuyuki Kondo, Yoshitaka Takegawa, Masaki Hashimoto, Seiji Matsumoto, Shiro Oka, Seiki Hasegawa

Open Access Research article

Cox-maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation during valve surgery: a single institution experience

Chang-tian Wang, Lei Zhang, Tao Qin, Zhi-long Xi, Lei Sun, Hai-wei Wu, De-min Li

Open Access Letter to the Editor

No drains in thoracic surgery with ERAS program

Cheng Shen, Guowei Che

Open Access Research article

Right heart failure before LVAD implantation predicts right heart failure after LVAD implantation – is it that easy?

Tobias Wagner, Alexander M. Bernhardt, Christina Magnussen, Hermann Reichenspurner, Stefan Blankenberg, Hanno Grahn

Open Access Case report

Madelung’s disease and pulmonary aspergillosis: a case report and literature review

Weijiang Ma, Xilong Zhao, Xu Li, Chenxi Zang, Limin Yang, Yan Wang, Xin Liu

Open Access Research article

Learning curve associated with thoraco-laparoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer patients in the prone position

Tao Wang, Mu-yuan Ma, Bo Wu, Yang Zhao, Xiao-feng Ye, Tao Li

Open Access Research article

A clinical study of efficacy of polyglycolic acid patch in surgery for pneumothorax:a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yuang Mao, Zulei Zhang, Weibiao Zeng, Wenxiong Zhang, Jianyong Zhang, Guangmiao You, Yiping Wei

Open Access Research article

Effects of cardiopulmonary bypass with low-priming volume on clinical outcomes in children undergoing congenital heart disease surgery

Lei Wang, Qiang Chen, Yong Qiang Qiu, Jian Xi Ye, Jian Zhi Du, Xiao Chai Lv, Yan Ting Hou, Liang Wan Chen

Open Access Study protocol

Durability of bioprosthetic aortic valves in patients under the age of 60 years – rationale and design of the international INDURE registry

Bart Meuris, Michael A. Borger, Thierry Bourguignon, Matthias Siepe, Martin Grabenwöger, Günther Laufer, Konrad Binder, Gianluca Polvani, Pierluigi Stefano, Enrico Coscioni, Wouter van Leeuwen, Philippe Demers, Francois Dagenais, Sergio Canovas, Alexis Theron, Thierry Langanay, Jean-Christian Roussel, Olaf Wendler, Giovanni Mariscalco, Renzo Pessotto, Beate Botta, Peter Bramlage, Ruggero de Paulis

Open Access Case report

Laparoscopic omental flap for the treatment of thoracic aortic graft infection: report of two cases and review of the literature

Jiawei Zhou, Junfeng Sun, Xingxing Yao, Guochang Zhao, Fuqiang Sun, Weiyong Sheng, Fanfan Lu, Haibo Zhan, Chao Liu

Open Access Research article

Minimally invasive beating heart technique for mitral valve surgery in patients with previous sternotomy and giant left ventricle

Hang Zhang, Hua-shan Xu, Bing Wen, Wen-zeng Zhao, Chao Liu

Open Access Research article

Clinical application and observation of single-port inflatable mediastinoscopy combined with laparoscopy for radical esophagectomy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Qifan Yin, Huining Liu, Yongbin Song, Shaohui Zhou, Guang Yang, Wenhao Wang, Peng Qie, Xuejiao Xun, Lijun Liu

Open Access Research article

Comparisons between minimally invasive and open esophagectomy for esophageal cancer with cervical anastomosis: a retrospective study

Zongjie Li, Canhui Liu, Yuanguo Liu, Sheng Yao, Biao Xu, Guohua Dong

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Treatment approach to coronary aneurysms: percutaneous or surgical?

Ahmet Güner, Ezgi Gültekin Güner, Ali Kemal Kalkan, Fatih Uzun, Mehmet Ertürk

Open Access Case report

Right sleeve pneumonectomy for local recurrent lung cancer following right sleeve upper lobectomy with bronchoplasty: a case report

Jun Hanaoka, Yo Kawaguchi, Keigo Okamoto, Ryosuke Kaku, Yasuhiko Ohshio

Open Access Case report

Echocardiography-guided subxiphoidal transapical TAVR in a challenging anatomy: a case report

Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Angela Kornberger, Martin Geyer, Alexander Tamm, Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben

Open Access Research article

Chimney grafts in renal arteries: a clinical model for coronary perfusion in future transcatheter aortic root repair techniques

Enrico Ferrari, Changtian Wang, Denis Berdajs, Ludwig Karl von Segesser

Open Access Research article

Video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy versus modified Wittmoser method in surgical management of primary hyperhidrosis

Duilio Divisi, Gino Zaccagna, Giovanna Imbriglio, William Di Francescantonio, Andrea De Vico, Mirko Barone, Roberto Crisci

Open Access Research article

Normoxic re-oxygenation ameliorates end-organ injury after cardiopulmonary bypass

Yun-Wen Peng, Terry Major, Azmath Mohammed, Kristopher B. Deatrick, John R. Charpie

Open Access Research article

Infective endocarditis at a tertiary-care hospital in China

Lulu Ma, Ying Ge, Haobo Ma, Bo Zhu, Qi Miao

Open Access Research article

Toll-like receptor 9 and the inflammatory response to surgical trauma and cardiopulmonary bypass

Hatam Naase, Leanne Harling, Emaddin Kidher, Amir Sepehripour, Bao Nguyen, Alkistis Kapelouzou, Dennis Cokkinos, George Stavridis, Gianni Angelini, Paul C. Evans, Thanos Athanasiou

Open Access Case report

Stepwise external wrapping procedure for Stanford type A aortic dissection in extremely high-risk patients: case reports

Yoshihiro Suematsu, Satoshi Nishi, Daisuke Arima, Akihiro Yoshimoto

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Sudden cardiac arrest during Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum

Do Yeon Kim, Jin Yong Jeong

Open Access Research article

Clinical outcomes and hemodynamic performance of Dafodil™ aortic and mitral pericardial bioprosthesis: 1-year results from Dafodil-1 first-in-human trial

C. S. Hiremath, Anil R. Jain, Anurag Garg, Nirmal Gupta, Yugal K. Mishra, Zile Singh Meharwal, Nityanand Thakur, Atul A. Maslekar, Naman Shastri

Open Access Case report

Good syndrome with cytomegalovirus hepatitis: successful resection of Thymoma: a case report

Sho Isobe, Atsushi Sano, Hajime Otsuka, Yoko Azuma, Satoshi Koezuka, Takashi Makino, Takashi Sakai, Takafumi Ito, Tadashi Maeda, Kozue Ejima, Sakae Homma, Akira Iyoda

Open Access Case report

Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for electrical injury induced cardiogenic shock support: a case report

Tamer Jamal, Amjad Shalabi, Liza Grosman-Rimon, Diab Ghanim, Offer Amir, Erez Kachel

Open Access Research article

Surgical ligation of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm neonates weighing less than 1500g: a 9-year single center experience

Jun Ho Lee, Hyun Ju Lee, Hyun-Kyung Park, Ja-Hye Ahn, Hee Sun Kim, Hyo Jun Jang, Sun Kyun Ro, Hyuck Kim

Open Access Research article

Sex-specific risk factors for early mortality and survival after surgery of acute aortic dissection type a: a retrospective observational study

Christine Friedrich, Mohamed Ahmed Salem, Thomas Puehler, Grischa Hoffmann, Georg Lutter, Jochen Cremer, Assad Haneya

Open Access Research article

Simplified, minimally invasive, beating-heart technique for redo isolated tricuspid valve surgery

Shuyang Lu, Kai Song, Wangchao Yao, Limin Xia, Lili Dong, Yongxin Sun, Tao Hong, Shouguo Yang, Chunsheng Wang

Open Access Research article

Mitral prosthetic size predictor in minimally invasive mitral valve replacement

Anh T. Vo, Nguyen T. H. Nguyen, Khoi M. Le, Nguyen L. Vuong, Trang T. T. Nguyen, Thanh T. Vu, Sy V. Hoang, Dinh H. Nguyen

Open Access Case report

Fetal aortic valvuloplasty: first report of two cases from Saudi Arabia

Merna Atiyah, Ahmed Kurdi, Osama Al Tuwaijry, Atif Al Sahari, Maha Al Rakaf, Inas Babic, Fahad Al Habshan, Zohair Alhalees, Khalid Al Najashi

Open Access Research article

Comparative postoperative outcomes of GGN-dominant vs single lesion lung adenocarcinomas

Takamasa Hotta, Yukari Tsubata, Akari Tanino, Mika Nakao, Yoshihiro Amano, Megumi Hamaguchi, Shunichi Hamaguchi, Koji Kishimoto, Takeshi Isobe

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Cardiac surgery in patients with Hemophilia:is it safe?

Amjad Shalabi, Erez Kachel, Alexander Kogan, Leonid Sternik, Liza Grosman-Rimon, Ronny Ben-Avi, Diab Ghanem, Eilon Ram, Ehud Raanani, Mudi Misgav

Open Access Research article

Both the presence of a micropapillary component and the micropapillary predominant subtype predict poor prognosis after lung adenocarcinoma resection: a meta-analysis

Wei Wang, Zaoxiu Hu, Jie Zhao, Yunchao Huang, Sunyin Rao, Jichen Yang, Shouyong Xiao, Run Cao, Lianhua Ye

Open Access Research article

Comparison of dual antiplatelet therapies after coronary endarterectomy combined with coronary artery bypass grafting: a cohort study

Hua Yan, Xieraili Tiemuerniyazi, Yangwu Song, Fei Xu, Wei Feng

Open Access Research article

Mid-term outcomes of Sapien 3 versus Perimount Magna Ease for treatment of severe aortic stenosis

Marko P. O. Virtanen, Markku Eskola, Mikko Savontaus, Tatu Juvonen, Matti Niemelä, Teemu Laakso, Annastiina Husso, Maina P. Jalava, Tuomas Tauriainen, Tuomas Ahvenvaara, Pasi Maaranen, Eeva-Maija Kinnunen, Sebastian Dahlbacka, Mika Laine, Timo Mäkikallio, Antti Valtola, Peter Raivio, Stefano Rosato, Paola D’Errigo, Antti Vento, Juhani Airaksinen, Fausto Biancari

Open Access Research article

Association between institutional case volume and mortality following thoracic aorta replacement: a nationwide Korean cohort study

Karam Nam, Eun Jin Jang, Jun Woo Jo, Jae Woong Choi, Minkyoo Lee, Ho Geol Ryu

Open Access Research article

The impact of age on outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting

Anthony Lemaire, Cassandra Soto, Lauren Salgueiro, Hirohisa Ikegami, Mark J. Russo, Leonard Y. Lee

Open Access Case report

Thoracoscopic lobectomy for a 4-day-old neonate with a large congenital pulmonary airway malformation: a case report

Jinxi Huang, Chaoming Zhou, Qiang Chen, Dianming Wu, Junjie Hong, Songming Hong

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