Andrea Garatti, Giuseppe Bruschi, Carlo Girelli, and Ettore Vitali

Small intestine capsule endoscopy in magnetic suspended axial left ventricular assist device patient (Case report - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:1-4. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shahrul Hashim and David Richens

Finite element method in cardiac surgery (Work in progress report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:5-8. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Yoshihisa Tanoue, Munetaka Masuda, Masataka Eto, and Ryuji Tominaga

Venous cannulation for extracorporeal circulation after total cavopulmonary connection with extracardiac conduit (New ideas - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:9-10. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tatiana Fleck, Marek Ehrlich, Martin Czerny, Ernst Wolner, Martin Grabenwoger, and Michael Grimm

Intraoperative iatrogenic type A aortic dissection and perioperative outcome (Institutional report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:11-14. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruyun Jin and Gary L. Grunkemeier

Does the logistic EuroSCORE offer an advantage over the additive model? (Brief communication - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:15-17. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marina Juez, Juan Martínez León, Javier Haba, and Eduardo Otero Coto

Surgical treatment of aneurysm of right aortic arch with cervical aorta (Case report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:18-19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shilajit Ghosh, Prakash Nanjiah, and Joel Dunning

Should all patients with non-small cell lung cancer who are surgical candidates have cervical mediastinoscopy preoperatively? (Best evidence topic - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:20-24. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luis Fernando López Almodóvar, Pedro Lima, Alfonso Cañas, and Manuel Calleja

Fatal anaphylactoid reaction after primary exposure to aprotinin (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:25-26. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wim B. Gerritsen, Wim-Jan P. van Boven, David S. Boss, Fred J. Haas, Eric P. van Dongen, and Leon P. Aarts

Malondialdehyde in plasma, a biomarker of global oxidative stress during mini-CABG compared to on- and off-pump CABG surgery: a pilot study (Institutional report - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:27-31. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniele Maselli, Raffaella Pizio, and Francesco Musumeci

Multifrequency transcranial Doppler for intraoperative automatic detection and characterisation of cerebral microemboli during port-access mitral valve surgery (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:32-35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anish Patel, Sanjay Asopa, and Joel Dunning

Does radial artery harvest with a harmonic scalpel result in fewer complications than standard electrocautery methods? (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:36-41. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Han-Shui Hsu, Chien-Sheng Huang, Biing-Shiun Huang, Hui-Chen Lee, Ko-Pei Kao, Wen-Hu Hsu, and Min-Hsiung Huang

Thymoma is associated with relapse of symptoms after transsternal thymectomy for myasthenia gravis (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:42-46. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adel K. Ayed and Aaron Adesina

Prognostic significance of cyclin D1 expression in resected stage I, II non-small cell lung cancer in Arabs (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:47-51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shahzad G. Raja, Kenneth J. MacArthur, and James C. Pollock

Is sildenafil effective for treating pulmonary hypertension after pediatric heart surgery? (Best evidence topic - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:52-54. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guowei Che, Jun Chen, Lunxu Liu, and Qinghua Zhou

Rupture of aorta arch aneurysm into the lung with formation of pseudoaneurysm (Negative results - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:55-57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tom Treasure, Carol Tan, Loïc Lang-Lazdunski, and David Waller

The MARS trial: mesothelioma and radical surgery (Protocol - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:58-59. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexandre LeGuyader, Reina Watanabe, Julien Berbé, Ahmed Boumediene, Michel Cogné, and Marc Laskar

Platelet activation after aortic prosthetic valve surgery (ESCVS article - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:60-64. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dharmendra Agrawal, Keng-Leong Ang, and Sai Prasad

Massive CO₂ embolism in cardiopulmonary bypass circuit – a near miss (Negative results - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:65-66. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bingyang Ji, Mingzheng Liu, Feng Lu, Jinping Liu, Guyan Wang, Zhengyi Feng, and Qiang Hu

Warm induction cardioplegia and reperfusion dose influence the occurrence of the post CABG TnI level (Institutional report - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:67-70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fadi Farhat, Mathieu Vergnat, Pascale Blanc, Pascal Chiari, and Olivier Jegaden

Which place for Port Access^TM surgery in coronary artery bypass grafting? A mid-term follow up study (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:71-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caterina Simon, Antonino Roscitano, Fabio Capuano, Umberto Benedetto, Giandomenico Di Nucci, Euclide Tonelli, and Riccardo Sinatra

Effect of topic defibrillation on serum markers of myocardial damage (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:75-77. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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