Nobuchika Ozaki, Nobuhiko Mukohara, Masato Yoshida, and Tsutomu Shida

Successful resection of giant hemangiopericytoma originating from the left atrium (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:79-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, Farideh Roshanali, Mohammad Ali Yousefnia, and Mehrab Marzban

Papillary muscle approximation combined with ventriculoplasty in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and functional mitral regurgitation: effects on mitral valve and LV shape (Work in progress report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:81-84. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio di Virgilio, Francesco Onorati, Pasquale Mastroroberto, and Attilio Renzulli

Beating-heart ablation of the cavo-tricuspid isthmus (Work in progress report - Arrhythmia)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:85-87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stéphane Aubert, Pascal Leprince, Nicolas Bonnet, Théodoro Barreda, Alexandre Ouattara, Shaida Varnous, Alain Pavie, and Iradj Gandjbakhch

Limited mechanical circulatory support following orthotopic heart transplantation (Institutional report - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:88-89. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason Williams and John Conte

Ventricular assist device placement following surgical ventricular restoration (Work in progress report - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:90-91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandro Brunelli, Francesco Xiume', Majed Al Refai, Michele Salati, Rita Marasco, and Armando Sabbatini

Risk-adjusted morbidity, mortality and failure-to-rescue models for internal provider profiling after major lung resection (Institutional report - Pulmonary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:92-96. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maciej Dancewicz, Janusz Kowalewski, and Janusz Peplinski

Factors associated with perioperative complications after pneumonectomy for primary carcinoma of the lung (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:97-100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Poo-Sing Wong, Atasha Asmat, Yiong-Huak Chan, and Chuen-Neng Lee

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a COX-2 inhibitor (Rofecoxib) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:101-104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noriyoshi Sawabata, Soichiro Yokota, Hajime Maeda, Masaru Nakagawa, Toshihiko Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Okada, and Masami Itho

Diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodule: optimal strategy based on nodal size (Institutional report - Pulmonary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:105-108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shunsuke Endo, Hiroyoshi Tsubochi, Yuji Ohtsuka, and Takanori Murayama

Contralateral pulmonary edema following surgical repair of a ruptured hemidiaphragm (Case report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:109-110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Cosgrave, J. Brendan Foley, Eilis McGovern, Kathleen Bennett, Vincent Young, Michael Tolan, Peter Crean, and Michael Walsh

Brain natriuretic peptide elevation and the development of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery (Institutional report - Arrhythmia)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:111-114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luc Noyez, Athanasios L.P. Markou, and Fabiola C.F. van Breugel

Quality of life one year after myocardial revascularization. Is preoperative quality of life important? (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:115-120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlos-A. Mestres, Salvador Ninot, and Jaime Mulet

Erosion of lumbar vertebral bodies by an anastomotic false aneurysm late after implantation of a prosthetic aortic bifurcated graft (Case report - Vascular)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:121-122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniela Fortuna, Maria Vizioli, Andrea Contini, Italo Ghidoni, Bruno Biagi, Davide Pacini, Giannantonio Carnelos, and Roberto Grilli

Assessing clinical performance in cardiac surgery. Does a specialised clinical database make a difference? (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:123-127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julius Asante-Siaw, James Tyrrell, Andreas Hoschtitzky, and Joel Dunning

Does the use of a centrifugal pump offer any additional benefit for patients having open heart surgery? (Best evidence topic - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:128-134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Siyamek Neragi-Miandoab and G.J. Vlahakes

Elevated troponin I level with hemoglobin based oxygen carrying solutions (HBOCs) as a priming solution despite improved left ventricular function (Institutional report - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:135-138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jan R. Kuester, Steffen Frese, Robert M. Stein, Thierry Roth, Morris Beshay, and Ralph A. Schmid

Treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in Switzerland: results of a survey (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:139-144. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tatjana Fleck, Reinhard Moidl, Pietro Giovanoli, Oscar Aszmann, Anna Bartunek, Alexander Blacky, Martin Grabenwoger, and Ernst Wolner

A conclusion from the first 125 patients treated with the vacuum assisted closure system for postoperative sternal wound infection (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:145-148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fadi Farhat, Thomas Sassard, Albinka Maghiar, and Olivier Jegaden

Primary spontaneous coronary artery dissection complicated by iatrogenous aortic dissection: from David procedure to full arterial coronary revascularization (Negative results - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:149-152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hassan H. Khalaf, Mohammed R. Arafah, Amal A. Refaat, and Mohamed F. Ibrahim

Coronary artery bypass grafting for Takayasu arteritis with severe coronary, carotid, subclavian, and renal artery involvement and subsequent pregnancy (Case report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:153-155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsutomu Matsushita, Anh Tuan Huynh, and Allen James

Misplacement of hemodialysis catheter to brachiocephalic artery required urgent sternotomy (Negative results - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:156-158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lois Nwakanma, Hataya Kristy Poonyagariyagorn, Ricardo Bello, Ali Khoynezhad, Douglas Smego, and Konstadinos A. Plestis

Early and late results of combined carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass versus isolated coronary artery bypass (ESCVS article - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:159-165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew Ronald and Joel Dunning

Does perioperative thyroxine have a role during adult cardiac surgery? (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:166-178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fumikazu Nomura, Tadashi Isomura, Taiko Horii, Hiroshi Irie, Joji Hoshino, Haruka Makinae, and Hisayoshi Suma

Efficacy of left ventricular restoration with mitral valve surgery for endstage ischemic cardiomyopathy (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:179-182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniele Maselli, Raffaella Pizio, Gabriele Borelli, and Francesco Musumeci

Endovascular balloon versus transthoracic aortic clamping for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: impact on cerebral microemboli (Institutional report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:183-186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Franz F. Immer, Véronique Grobéty, Alexander Lauten, and Thierry P. Carrel

Does malperfusion syndrome affect early and mid-term outcome in patients suffering from acute type A aortic dissection? (Institutional report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:187-190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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