Ludwig K. von Segesser

Enhanced virtual conferencing on ICVTS: introduction of DOIs makes eComments citable (Editorial)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:331-332. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Kubota, Hidehito Endo, and Kenichi Sudo

New open stent-graft delivery system: the CLATE flexible metal graft holder (New ideas - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:333-335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jai Raman, David H. Song, Gil Bolotin, and Valluvan Jeevanandam

Sternal closure with titanium plate fixation – a paradigm shift in preventing mediastinitis (Work in progress report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:336-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alex Frydrychowicz, Ernst Weigang, Mathias Langer, and Michael Markl

Flow-sensitive 3D magnetic resonance imaging reveals complex blood flow alterations in aortic Dacron graft repair (Work in progress report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:340-342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Brigitte R. Osswald, Ursula Tochtermann, Ahmed Tanzeem, and Siegfried Hagl

Minimal touch surgical implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantations (Work in progress report - Arrhythmia)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:343-344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Koh Takeuchi, Arata Murakami, Tetsuhiro Takaoka, and Shinichi Takamoto

Evaluation of valved saphenous vein homograft as right ventricle-pulmonary artery conduit in modified stage I Norwood operation (Work in progress report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:345-348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José Ignacio Aramendi, Miguel Angel Rodriguez, Teresa Luis, and Roberto Voces

No patch technique for complete atrioventricular canal repair (Work in progress report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:349-352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Murat Basaran

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Work in progress report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:352. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samir S. Shah, J. Rafael Sadaba, Timothy J.P. Batchelor, Patrick Coughlin, Maria T. Burniston, Mark Barnfield, and Christopher M. Munsch

Tissue perfusion in non-donor and donor forearm/hand after radial artery harvest: 1- and 5-year follow-up (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:353-355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arkalgud Sampath Kumar, Sachin Talwar, Anita Saxena, Rajvir Singh, and Devagourou Velayoudam

Results of mitral valve repair in rheumatic mitral regurgitation (Institutional report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:356-361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohammad Ali Yousefnia, Farideh Roshanali, and M.H. Mandegar

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Institutional report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:361. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tatsuro Okamoto, Riichiroh Maruyama, Ryuichi Suemitsu, Yoshiro Aoki, Hiroshi Wataya, Miyako Kojo, and Yukito Ichinose

Prognostic value of the histological subtype in completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:362-366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Narcis Hudorovic

Reduction in hospitalisation rates following simultaneous carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass grafting; experience from a single centre (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:367-372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrian Ranga, Olivier Bouchot, Rosaire Mongrain, Patricia Ugolini, and Raymond Cartier

Computational simulations of the aortic valve validated by imaging data: evaluation of valve-sparing techniques (Institutional report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:373-378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Luisa Santambrogio, Tiziana Bianchi, Marinella Fuardo, Fabrizio Gazzoli, Roberto Veronesi, Antonio Braschi, and Marco Maurelli

Right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device insertion: preoperative risk factors (Institutional report - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:379-382. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshiyuki Takami and Hiroshi Masumoto

Brain magnetic resonance angiography-based strategy for stroke reduction in coronary artery bypass grafting (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:383-386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ivo Deblier, Anna M. Sadowska, Annelies Janssens, Inez Rodrigus, and Wilfried A. DeBacker

Markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in patients undergoing CABG with CPB with and without ventilation of the lungs: a pilot study (Institutional report - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:387-391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Srikrishna Sirivella and Isaac Gielchinsky

Clinical outcomes of surgery of mitral valve regurgitation and coronary artery bypass grafting (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:392-397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Pieter Kappetein, Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, John P.A. Puvimanasinghe, W.R. Eric Jamieson, Marinus Eijkemans, and Ad.J.J.C. Bogers

Does the type of biological valve affect patient outcome? (Institutional report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:398-402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric Bezon, Jean Noël Choplain, Ahmed Abdel Aziz Khalifa, Habib Numa, Nicolas Salley, and Jean Aubert Barra

Continuous retrograde blood cardioplegia ensures prolonged aortic cross-clamping time without increasing the operative risk (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:403-407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cristian Leva, Pier Giorgio Bruno, Claudio Gallorini, Ilaria Lazzarini, Giorgio Musazzi, Luigi Vittonati, Laura Rizzo, and Germano Di Credico

Complete myocardial revascularization and sutureless technique for left ventricular free wall rupture: clinical and echocardiographic results (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:408-412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshihiro Fukui, Shuichiro Takanashi, Yasuyuki Hosoda, and Shigefumi Suehiro

In situ bilateral skeletonized internal thoracic arterial grafting for left-side myocardial revascularization using an off-pump technique (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:413-417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christoph Schimmer, Konrad Neukam, and Olaf Elert

Staging of non-small cell lung cancer: clinical value of positron emission tomography and mediastinoscopy (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:418-423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flora H.F. Tsang, Shiu-Shek Chung, and Alan D.L. Sihoe

Video-assisted thoracic surgery for bronchopulmonary sequestration (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:424-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alon Ben Nun, Michael Orlovsky, and Lael Anson Best

Percutaneous tracheostomy in patients with cervical spine fractures – feasible and safe (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:427-429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gaetano Rocco, Alessandro Brunelli, Raj Jutley, Michele Salati, Francesco Scognamiglio, Carmine La Manna, Antonello La Rocca, and Nicola Martucci

Uniportal VATS for mediastinal nodal diagnosis and staging (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:430-432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guillermo Reyes, Alfredo Traba, Lidia López, Ángel Pinto, Juan Duarte, and José Luis Vallejo

Neurological damage after radial artery harvesting in coronary surgery: a direct measure (ESCVS article - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:433-438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Murat Özeren

ICVTS on-line discussion A (ESCVS article - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:438. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephan Raab, Frank Oertel, Tatjana Weimann, Vladimir Danov, and Michael Beyer

Brain natriuretic peptide – a reliable parameter for the effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy after coronary artery bypass grafting (ESCVS article - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:439-443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanjay Mehta and Walter Pae

Conversion of the TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device to long-term support (Proposal for bail-out procedures - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:444-445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Alfred Carr and Jeffrey M. Silver

The false assumption of lung cancer based upon a positive positron emission tomographic scan (Negative results - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:446-447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Praveen Kumar Neema, Manikandan Sethuraman, Soman Rema Krishnamanohar, and Ramesh Chandra Rathod

Severe hypotension and overflowing of venous reservoir at the initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient undergoing repair of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: management issues (Negative results - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:448-450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joost M. Hartman, Jos A. Bekkers, Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink, and Ad J. J. C. Bogers

Underestimated abdominal vascular pathology in a patient with Takayasu arteritis (Negative results - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:451-453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohamed Fahmy Ibrahim and Amal Refaat

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Negative results - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:453. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew P. Asherson, Hunaid A. Vohra, Mark J. Mason, and Jullien A. Gaer

Non-anastomotic avulsion of a left internal mammary artery graft – a rare complication of minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery (Negative results - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:454-455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar, Teruhisa Kazui, Kazuchika Suzuki, Hitoshi Terada, Katsushi Yamashita, and Naoki Washiyama

Open stent-grafting: aborted procedure in a patient with mega aorta syndrome (Negative results - Vascular)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:456-458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mehmet Ates

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Negative results - Vascular)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:458-459. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Uday Dandekar, Maninder Kalkat, and Christopher Smallpeice

Fatal early acute thrombosis of mechanical mitral prosthesis (Negative results - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:460-461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shohjiro Yamaguchi, Go Watanabe, and Shinichiro Yamamoto

Rapid formation of the left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after sutureless repair of a subacute left ventricular free wall rupture (Negative results - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:462-463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin Stritesky, Milos Dobias, Rudolf Demes, Michal Semrad, Eva Poliachova, Tomas Cermak, Jiri Charvat, and Ivan Malek

Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy – its effect in the treatment of refractory angina pectoris (Follow-up paper - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:464-468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Khairul Anuar Abdul Aziz, Omar Masood, J. Andreas Hoschtitzky, and Andrew Ronald

Does use of the Hepcon^® point-of-care coagulation monitor to optimise heparin and protamine dosage for cardiopulmonary bypass decrease bleeding and blood and blood product requirements in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery? (Best evidence topic - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:469-482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian Hunt, Mayooran Siva, Rachel Southon, and Tom Treasure

Does lung cancer screening with chest X-ray improve disease-free survival? (Best evidence topic - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:483-487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas West, Alan J.B. Kirk, and Joel Dunning

Chemotherapy following complete resection of non-small-cell lung cancer is of small but significant benefit in terms of survival (Best evidence topic - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:488-492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marios Tanos and Joel Dunning

Is recombinant activated factor VII useful for intractable bleeding after cardiac surgery? (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:493-498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leena Mildh, Paula Tynkkynen, Ilkka Mattila, and Paula Rautiainen

Initial experience of enoxaparine as anticoagulant during mechanical circulatory support in children (Brief communication - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:499-501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas van de Loo and Friedhelm Beyersdorf

Stenting of unprotected left main stem stenosis in cardiogenic shock after orthotopic heart transplantation (Case report - Transplantation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:502-504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frank A. Baciewicz and Mallory Williams

Off-pump myocardial revascularizaton in a Jehovah's Witness patient with pheochromocytoma (Case report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:505-506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chong Zhang, Jian Hu, Yiming Ni, and Heyun Xu

Successful salvage of post-traumatic metallic foreign body partially retained in the posterior papillary muscle of the left ventricle (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:507-508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuo Sekine, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Shinichiro Motohashi, and Takehiko Fujisawa

Triple reconstruction of pulmonary artery, superior vena cava and bronchus for lung cancer (Case report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:509-510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yusuf Bayrak

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Case report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:511. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chi Kyung Kim, Chan Beom Park, Ung Jin, and Eun Joo Seo

Pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis presented with recurrent pneumothorax (Case report - Pulmonary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:512-513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen D. Cassivi and Mark E. Wylam

Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor associated with histoplasmosis (Case report - Pulmonary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:514-516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Viorel Nicu Parvulescu, Dragos Camen, Lucian Ioncica, and Rodica Traistaru

Right postpneumonectomy gained dextrocardia (Case report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:517-518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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