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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Volume 36; Issue 3

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Volume 36; Issue 3

1

Preoperative intrathoracic lymph node staging in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: accuracy of integrated positron emission tomography and computed tomography☆

Billé, Andrea, Pelosi, Ettore, Skanjeti, Andrea, Arena, Vincenzo, Errico, Luca, Borasio, Piero, Mancini, Maurizio, Ardissone, Francesco

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

2

Constrictive pericarditis, still a diagnostic challenge: comprehensive review of clinical management

Schwefer, Markus, Aschenbach, Rene, Heidemann, Jan, Mey, Celia, Lapp, Harald

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

3

Spontaneous right ventricular rupture in re-operative cardiac surgery

Al-Ebrahim, Khaled E.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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4

Cardiopulmonary effects following endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for primary hyperhidrosis☆

Cruz, Jorge M., Fonseca, Manuel, Pinto, Fausto J., Oliveira, Antonio G., Carvalho, L. Silva

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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5

Editorial commentGreat golf, safe landings and better surgical education

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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6

Stage IIIA N2 non-small-cell lung cancer: current controversies in combined-modality therapy

Thomas, Pascal Alexandre

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

7

Are we allowed to declare radial artery graft with a ‘string sign’ for a patent conduit?

Nezic, Dusko, Knezevic, Aleksandar, Cirkovic, Milan

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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8

Evaluation of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy requiring emergency conversion to thoracotomy

Sawada, Shigeki, Komori, Eisaku, Yamashita, Motohiro

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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9

Surgical management of huge tracheo-oesophageal fistula with oesophagus segment in situ as replacement of the posterior membranous wall of the trachea

He, Jianxing, Chen, Manyin, Shao, Wenlong, Wang, Daoyuan

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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10

The value of mediastinal staging with endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in patients with lung cancer☆

Ømark Petersen, Henrik, Eckardt, Jens, Hakami, Ardeshir, Olsen, Karen Ege, Jørgensen, Ole Dan

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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11

Sustained improvement after combined anterior mitral valve leaflet retention plasty and septal myectomy in preventing systolic anterior motion in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in children☆

Delmo Walter, Eva Maria B., Siniawski, Henryk, Hetzer, Roland

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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12

Evaluation of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration for the treatment of cardiogenic shock in conjunction with acute renal failure after cardiac surgery☆

Vidal, Sylvain, Richebé, Philippe, Barandon, Laurent, Calderon, Joachim, Tafer, Nadir, Pouquet, Olivier, Fournet, Nelly, Janvier, Gérard

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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13

Reply to Nezic et al. Interpretation of string sign in radial artery patency bypass grafts

Buxton, Brian F., Hayward, Philip A.R.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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14

The pattern and prevalence of lymphatic spread in thoracic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Chen, Junqiang, Liu, Suoyan, Pan, Jianji, Zheng, Xiongwei, Zhu, Kunshou, Zhu, Ji, Xiao, Jinrong, Ying, Mingang

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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15

The impact of the lung allocation scoring system at the single national Veterans Affairs Hospital lung transplantation program☆

Osaki, Satoru, Maloney, James D., Meyer, Keith C., Cornwell, Richard D., Edwards, Niloo M., De Oliveira, Nilto C.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

16

Video-assisted versus open pulmonary metastasectomy: the surgeon's finger or the radiologist's eye?☆

Nakas, Apostolos, Klimatsidas, Michael N., Entwisle, James, Martin-Ucar, Antonio E., Waller, David A.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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17

Concurrent prophylactic left atrial appendage exclusion: results from a randomized controlled trial pilot study☆

Nagpal, Atul Dave, Torracca, Lucia, Fumero, Andrea, Denti, Paolo, Cioni, Micaela, Alfieri, Ottavio

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

18

Editorial commentToward quality improvement of thoracic aortic surgery: estimating volume–outcome effect from nationwide survey

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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19

Role of fluorine-flurodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in preoperative assessment of anterior mediastinal masses☆

Luzzi, Luca, Campione, Andrea, Gorla, Alberto, Vassallo, Giuseppe, Bianchi, Andrea, Biggi, Alberto, Terzi, Alberto

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

20

The role of CD133 in the identification and characterisation of tumour-initiating cells in non-small-cell lung cancer☆☆☆

Tirino, Virginia, Camerlingo, Rosa, Franco, Renato, Malanga, Donatella, La Rocca, Antonello, Viglietto, Giuseppe, Rocco, Gaetano, Pirozzi, Giuseppe

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

21

Study of telomerase activity in pleural lavage fluid specimens in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and its clinical significance

Li, Weidong, Ni, Yiming, Tu, Zhengliang, Wu, Shengjun, Wu, Zhiyong, Zheng, Shusen

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

22

Toward quality improvement of thoracic aortic surgery: estimating volume-outcome effect from nationwide survey☆

Miyata, Hiroaki, Motomura, Noboru, Ueda, Yuichi, Tsukihara, Hiroyuki, Tabayashi, Koichi, Takamoto, Shinichi

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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23

Surgical multimodality treatment for baseline resectable stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer. Degree of mediastinal lymph node involvement and impact on survival☆

Decaluwé, Herbert, De Leyn, Paul, Vansteenkiste, Johan, Dooms, Christophe, Van Raemdonck, Dirk, Nafteux, Philippe, Coosemans, Willy, Lerut, Toni

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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24

Comparison of outcomes of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery for posterior, anterior and bileaflet prolapse☆

Seeburger, Joerg, Borger, Michael A., Doll, Nicolas, Walther, Thomas, Passage, Jurgen, Falk, Volkmar, Mohr, Friedrich W.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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25

Transcatheter stent-valve implantation in a stenotic pulmonary conduit via a sub-xyphoidian access

Ferrari, Enrico, Sulzer, Christopher, Rizzo, Elena, von Segesser, Ludwig Karl

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

26

Haemolysis in patients with ventricular assist devices: major differences between systems☆

Heilmann, Claudia, Geisen, Ulrich, Benk, Christoph, Berchtold-Herz, Michael, Trummer, Georg, Schlensak, Christian, Zieger, Barbara, Beyersdorf, Friedhelm

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

27

Surgical training in the 48-h week: a novel simulation and educational tool. From amateur golfer to professional pilot

Papaspyros, Sotiris C., Javangula, Kalyana C., O’Regan, David J.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

28

Surgical repair for unguarded tricuspid orifice: our successful experience using the Fontan procedure with total right ventricular exclusion

Kariya, Taro, Imai, Yasushi, Murakami, Arata

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

29

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement: computed tomography scan after valved stent implantation in human cadaver hearts

Bombien, René, Hümme, Tim, Schünke, Michael, Lutter, Georg

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

30

Unusual complication after mitral valve surgery in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient — giant postoperative thoracic seroma

Martinek, Martin, Boehm, Gernot, Nesser, Hans-Joachim

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

31

Long-term clinical outcome of mitral valve repair in asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation☆☆☆

Chenot, Fabien, Montant, Patrick, Vancraeynest, David, Pasquet, Agnès, Gerber, Bernhard, Noirhomme, Philippe Henri, Khoury, Gébrine El, Vanoverschelde, Jean-Louis

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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32

Carbon dioxide embolism induced right coronary artery ischaemia during off-pump obtuse marginalis artery grafting

Shim, Jae Kwang, Choi, Yong Seon, Yoo, Kyung Jong, Kwak, Young Lan

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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33

Endogenous stem cells in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Dotsenko, Olena, Jahangiri, Marjan

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

34

Postoperative exostosis of the xiphoid process: a contraindication for precordial thump

Grauhan, Onnen, Solowjowa, Natalja, Meyer, Rudolf, Hetzer, Roland

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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35

Corrigendum to “‘Conditioning’ the heart during surgery” [Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg. 35 (6) (2009) 977–987]

Venugopal, Vinod, Ludman, Andrew, Yellon, Derek M., Hausenloy, Derek J.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

36

Patient-derived xenografts of non-small-cell lung cancer: a pre-clinical model to evaluate adjuvant chemotherapy?☆

Merk, Johannes, Rolff, Jana, Becker, Michael, Leschber, Gunda, Fichtner, Iduna

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 319 KB

english, 2009

37

Uncommon functional ‘bicuspid’ aortic valve associated with an aortic root aneurysm

Rubin, Sylvain, Sandu, Sebastien, Durand, Emmanuelle, Baehrel, Bernard

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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english, 2009

38

Valve-sparing aortic root remodeling with partial preservation of the intact native aortic sinuses

Charitos, Efstratios I., Stierle, Ulrich, Sievers, Hans-Hinrich, Misfeld, Martin

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 77 KB

english, 2009

39

Reply to Kariya et al.

Hirota, Masanori, Kawada, Masaaki, Ishino, Kozo, Sano, Shunji

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 33 KB

english, 2009

40

Impending rupture of the left atrium after impaction of left atrial ablation catheter

Hegazy, Yasser Yehia, Hassanein, Wael, Sadek, Marwan, Ennker, Juergen

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 73 KB

english, 2009

41

A high quality of life is maintained late after Maze III surgery for atrial fibrillation

Lönnerholm, Stefan, Blomström, Per, Nilsson, Leif, Blomström-Lundqvist, Carina

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 129 KB

english, 2009

42

Reply to Al-Ebrahim

Elsayed, Hany, Bashir, Mohamad, Thelogou, Thomas, Mediratta, Neeraj

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2009

Language:

english

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PDF, 33 KB

english, 2009