Louis Labrousse, Laurent Barandon, Emmanuel Choukroun, and Claude Deville

‘Double patch and glue’ technique for early repair of posterior post-infarction ventricular septal defect (Work in progress report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:195-196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew Panagiotou, Efstratios N. Koletsis, Konstantinos Markakis, and Nikolaos Mourtzis

Chinese-hat patch glue repair of incomplete apical ventricular rupture (Proposal for bail-out procedures - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:197-199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James D. St. Louis

Pentalogy of Cantrell associated with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and herniation of the ventricular mass into the abdominal cavity (Negative results - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:200-201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph W. Turek, Louis R. Dibernardo, Andrew J. Lodge, Shu S. Lin, R. Duane Davis, Carmelo A. Milano, and Sinan A. Simsir

Histopathology and transmurality of acute microwave lesions on the beating human atrium (Institutional report - Arrhythmia)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:202-206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew Ronald, K. Anuar AbdulAziz, Thomas George Day, and Martin Scott

In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, thoracic epidural analgesia combined with general anaesthesia results in faster recovery and fewer complications but does not affect length of hospital stay (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:207-216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Massimiliano Codispoti, Thiagarajmurthy Sundaramoorthi, Rasheed A. Saad, Alan Reid, Colin Sinclair, and Pankaj Mankad

Optimal myocardial protection strategy for coronary artery bypass grafting without cardioplegia: prospective randomised trial (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:217-221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Apostolos Karagounis, George Asimakopoulos, Gunaratnam Niranjan, Oswaldo Valencia, and Venkatachalam Chandrasekaran

Complex off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery can be safely taught to cardiothoracic trainees (ESCVS article - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:222-226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark Ruzmetov, Palaniswamy Vijay, Mark D. Rodefeld, Mark W. Turrentine, and John W. Brown

Long-term results of surgical repair in patients with congenital subaortic stenosis (Follow-up papers - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:227-233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suzanne Kats, Peter L. de Jong, Maarten Witsenburg, and Ad J.J.C. Bogers

Massive haemorrhage at resternotomy after stent implantation in ventriculo-pulmonary shunt after Norwood procedure (Case report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:234-235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Grayson H. Wheatley and Edward B. Diethrich

How to retrain the cardiothoracic surgeon (Brief communication - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:236-237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andre P. Naef

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Brief communication - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:237-238. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans J. Geissler, Uwe M. Fischer, Stephanie Grunert, Ferdinand Kuhn-Régnier, Arnulf Hoelscher, Robert H.G. Schwinger, Uwe Mehlhorn, and Khosro Hekmat

Incidence and outcome of gastrointestinal complications after cardiopulmonary bypass (Institutional report - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:239-242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vladyslav Getman, Elena Devyatko, Ernst Wolner, Seyedhossein Aharinejad, and Michael Rolf Mueller

Fleece bound sealing prevents pleural adhesions (Institutional report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:243-246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arash Salemi and Gosta B. Pettersson

Aortic arch reconstruction utilizing a simple reversed graft trimming technique (Work in progress report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:247-248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marco Pocar, Andrea Moneta, and Francesco Donatelli

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Work in progress report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:248. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Moishe Liberman and Jean-Jacques Klopfenstein

Chylopericardial tamponade (Case report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:249-250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Anish Patel, Sanjay Asopa, and Joel Dunning

Should patients receiving a radial artery conduit have post-operative calcium channel blockers? (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:251-257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nobumasa Takahashi, Hiroyuki Oizumi, Naoki Yanagawa, and Mitsuaki Sadahiro

A bronchial glomus tumor surgically treated with segmental resection (Case report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:258-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacques Jougon, Gilbert Dubois, Frédéric Delcambre, and Jean-François Velly

Combination of surgical and endoscopic approach for Zenker's diverticulum (Work in progress report - Esophagus)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:261-262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María José Dalmau, José MaríaGonzález-Santos, Javier López-Rodríguez, Maria Bueno, and Antonio Arribas

The Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Magna aortic xenograft: a new design with an improved hemodynamic performance (Institutional report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:263-267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shishir Karthik, Nasim Tahir, Bibhuti Thakur, and Unnikrishnan Nair

Risk factor awareness and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: are we doing enough? (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:268-271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Baiju Sasidharan, Ijaz Moideen, Girish Warrier, Anil Prabhu, Sajan Koshy, Suresh Gangadharan Nair, Suresh Gururaja Rao, and Krishnanaik Shivaprakasha

Cardiac herniation following closure of atrial septal defect through limited posterior thoracotomy (Negative results - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:272-274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aliu Sanni, Adam Critchley, and Joel Dunning

Should chest drains be put on suction or not following pulmonary lobectomy? (Best evidence topic - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:275-278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johannes Bonatti, Thomas Schachner, Nikolaos Bonaros, and Günther Laufer

A new exposure technique for the circumflex coronary artery system in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting (Case report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:279-281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Andrew J. Drain, Caroline Gerrard, Jonathan I. Ferguson, Fay Cafferty, Roy Gurprashad, and Alain Vuylsteke

Does body mass index (BMI) affect cost in cardiac surgery? ‘A pound (£) for pound (lb) analysis’ (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:282-284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tatjana Fleck, Paul Simon, Gudrun Burda, Ernst Wolner, and Gregor Wollenek

Vacuum assisted closure therapy for the treatment of sternal wound infections in neonates and small infants (Institutional report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:285-288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

AlfredoGiuseppe Cerillo, Simona Storti, Dorela Haxhiademi, Marco Solinas, Paolo Del Sarto, Pier Andrea Farneti, Aldo Clerico, and Mattia Glauber

The double balloon cannula: a means to prevent backward flow of retrograde cardioplegia to the right atrium (Institutional report - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:289-293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Davide Pacini, Sofia Martin-Suarez, Antonino Loforte, Andrea Dell'Amore, Marinella Ferlito, Giovanni Bracchetti, and Giuseppe Bozzetti

Valsalva prosthesis in aortic valve-sparing operations (Institutional report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:294-298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Wahba

Centrifugal blood pump use in routine cardiac surgery (Brief communication - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:299-300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kun-Kuang Lee, Chih-Hsien Wang, Hsi-Yu Yu, and Yih-Sharng Chen

Hand-made sizing balloon in surgical ventricular restoration (New ideas - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:301-302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steffen Leinung, Christian Möbius, Hans-Stefan Hofmann, Rudolf Ott, Henrik Rüffert, Ernst Schuster, and Uwe Eichfeld

Iatrogenic tracheobronchial ruptures – treatment and outcomes (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:303-306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tanel Laisaar, Veronika Palmiste, Tõnu Vooder, and Triin Umbleja

Life expectancy of patients with malignant pleural effusion treated with video-assisted thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:307-310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carol Tan, Tom Treasure, John Browne, Martin Utley, Christopher W.H. Davies, and Harry Hemingway

Appropriateness of VATS and bedside thoracostomy talc pleurodesis as judged by a panel using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method (RAM) (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:311-316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Casali, Alessandro Stefani, Erica Storelli, and Uliano Morandi

Prognostic factors and survival after resection of lung metastases from epithelial tumours (Institutional report - Pulmonary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:317-321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshiyuki Tokuda, Peter W. Grant, Hugh D. Wolfenden, Con Manganas, William J. Lyon, and John S.K. Murala

Levosimendan for patients with impaired left ventricular function undergoing cardiac surgery (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:322-326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohamed Fahmy Ibrahim

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:326. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Wahba

ICVTS on-line discussion B (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:326. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Mark Jones, Deidre Lovell, Gordon W. Cran, and Simon W. MacGowan

Impact of coronary artery bypass grafting on survival after aortic valve replacement (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:327-330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.