Wilfried Wisser, Tatjana Fleck, Doris Hutschala, and Ernst Wolner

The 3rd hand – a simple but useful tool for beating heart total endoscopic coronary bypass grafting (BH-TECAB) (New Ideas - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:519-520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Tor Steensrud, Stig Müller, Petter C. Endresen, and Dag G. Sørlie

Clinical testing of nicorandil supplemented normokalemic cardioplegic solution (Work in progress report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:521-525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carsten J. Beller, Michel R. Labrosse, Francis Robicsek, and Mano J. Thubrikar

Quantitative approach to aortic valve-sparing surgery (Work in progress report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:526-530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Uwe M. Fischer, Albert Antonyan, Wilhelm Bloch, and Uwe Mehlhorn

Impact of antioxidative treatment on nuclear factor kappa-B regulation during myocardial ischemia–reperfusion (Work in progress report - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:531-535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Sangild Sørensen, Gerald Franz Greil, Ole Kromann Hansen, and Jesper Mosegaard

Surgical simulation – a new tool to evaluate surgical incisions in congenital heart disease? (Work in progress report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:536-539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Ludwig K. von Segesser, Piergiorgio Tozzi, Enrico Riccardo Ferrari, Christoph Huber, Dominique Delay, David Jegger, and Judith Horisberger

Small access (30F) clinical central venous smart cannulation: is it adequate? (ESCVS article - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:540-543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guido Van Nooten, Pamela Somers, Maria Cornelissen, Stefaan Bouchez, Frank Gasthuys, Eric Cox, Lisa Sparks, and Kishan Narine

Acellular porcine and kangaroo aortic valve scaffolds show more intense immune-mediated calcification than cross-linked Toronto SPV^® valves in the sheep model (ESCVS article - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:544-549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph D. Cohn, Alberto Caggiati, and Keith F. Korver

Accessory and great saphenous veins as coronary artery bypass conduits (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:550-554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minoru Tabata, Shuichiro Takanashi, Tetsuya Horai, Toshihiro Fukui, and Yasuyuki Hosoda

Emergency conversion in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:555-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hitoshi Hirose

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:559. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias Peltz, Debra S. Douglass, Dan M. Meyer, Michael A. Wait, J. Michael DiMaio, W. Steves Ring, and Michael E. Jessen

Hypothermic circulatory arrest for repair of injuries of the thoracic aorta and great vessels (Institutional report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:560-565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anil Kumar Dharmapuram, Sreekanthan Sundararaghavan, Sunil Kumar Swain, Nagarajan Ramdoss, Pramod Reddy, Vincent Okwulehie, Rohit Agarwal, and Kona Samba Murthy

Morphosurgical correlation of outcomes in complete double outlet right ventricle (Institutional report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:566-569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yusuf Kalko, Unal Aydin, Yusuf Bayrak, Ülkü Kafa, Taylan Kösker, Murat Basaran, Zehra Yangin, and Tahsin Yasar

Carotid endarterectomy under local anesthesia: single institutional experience (Institutional report - Vascular)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:570-573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yujiro Hirasawa, Shigeyuki Aomi, Satoshi Saito, Shin'ichiro Kihara, Hideyuki Tomioka, and Hiromi Kurosawa

Long-term results of modified Bentall procedure using flanged composite aortic prosthesis and separately interposed coronary graft technique (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:574-577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Didier Chatel, Cristina Mica, Didier Blanchard, Francis Baud, Didier Bruere, Arnaud Maudiere, and Patrick Peycher

Short-term hemodynamic advantages of stentless CryoLife-O'Brien valve over stented bioprostheses for aortic valve replacement (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:578-580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juan J. Fibla, Laureano Molins, Carlos Simon, Javier Pérez, and Gonzalo Vidal

Early removal of chest drainage after videothoracoscopic lung biopsy (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:581-583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yusuf Bayrak

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Institutional report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:583. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roger Marx, Gerhard Kalweit, Ulrich Sunderdiek, Thomas W. Jax, Rolf M. Klein, Sebastian Szabo, Hans M. Hoffmeister, and Hartmut Gülker

Stress Doppler echocardiography of the internal thoracic artery – a new non-invasive approach for functional assessment after minimally invasive coronary bypass grafting (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:584-588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ani C. Anyanwu

ICVTS Invited on-line discussion A (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:588. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Osami Honjo, Kozo Ishino, Masaaki Kawada, Teiji Akagi, and Shunji Sano

Midterm outcome of mitral valve repair for congenital mitral regurgitation in infants and children (Institutional report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:589-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rajnish Duara, Sumanta Shekhar Padhi, Anand Padmanabhan Iyer, Chandrabhanu Parija, and Soman Rema Krishna Manohar

Convulsive syncope after bidirectional Glenn shunts: physiological implications for a neurological event (Negative results - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:594-598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shizuko Iwasa, Toshiharu Shin'oka, Takahiko Sakamoto, Yuzo Nagase, Hisaya Hasegawa, and Hiromi Kurosawa

Successful extracardiac total cavo pulmonary connection (TCPC) after external tracheobronchial stenting for tracheobronchomalacia (Negative results - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:599-601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ingimar Ingolfsson, Erik Gyllstedt, Ramon Lillo-Gil, Andreas Pikwer, Per Jönsson, and Tomas Gudbjartsson

Reoperations are common following VATS for spontaneous pneumothorax: study of risk factors (Negative results - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:602-607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Wahba and Dag Nordhaug

What are the long-term results of cardiac valve replacements in left sided endocarditis with a history of i.v. drug abuse? (Best evidence topic - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:608-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlos A. Mestres

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Best evidence topic - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:610-611. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Does lung cancer screening with low-dose computerised tomography (LDCT) improve disease-free survival? (Best evidence topic - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:612-615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Moataz El-Husseiny, Kareem Salhiyyah, Shahzad G. Raja, and Joel Dunning

Should warfarin be routinely prescribed for the first three months after a bioprosthetic valve replacement? (Best evidence topic - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:616-623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Victoria Close, Manoj Purohit, Marios Tanos, and Steven Hunter

Should patients post-cardiac surgery be given low molecular weight heparin for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis? (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:624-629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Babu Kunadian, Andrew R. Thornley, Marios Tanos, and Joel Dunning

Should clopidogrel be stopped prior to urgent cardiac surgery? (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:630-636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hitoshi Hirose

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:636. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Martin Oberhoffer, Felix Kur, Ingo Kaczmarek, Calin Vicol, and Bruno Reichart

34-Year durability of a DeBakey Surgitool mechanical aortic valve prosthesis (Follow-up papers - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:637-639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yukihiro Kaneko, Jotaro Kobayashi, Fumie Saitoh, and Minoru Ono

Thoracoscopic removal of a papillary fibroelastoma in the left ventricular apex (Brief communication - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:640-642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Cemal Asim Kutlu and Guven Olgac

How does definition of ‘complete resection’ conduct surgical management of non-small cell lung cancer? (Brief communication - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:643-645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sören S. Just, Torsten Müller, Martin Hartrumpf, and Johannes M. Albes

First experience with closed circuit/centrifugal pump extracorporeal circulation: cellular trauma, coagulatory, and inflammatory response (Brief communication - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:646-648. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gábor Egri and Irén Orosz

Elevated anti-cholesterol antibody levels in the sera of non-small cell lung cancer patients (Brief communication - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:649-651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giacomo Leoncini, Luciano Iurilli, Augusto Queirolo, and Giuseppe Catrambone

Primary and secondary purulent pericarditis in otherwise healthy adults (Brief communication - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:652-654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sofìa Martìn-Suàrez, Andrea Dell'Amore, Richard Alan Hopkins, and Giorgio Arpesella

Percutaneous circulatory support for myocardial recovery in cardiogenic shock for late acute rejection (Case report - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:655-657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandro Brunelli, Francesco Xiume, Majed Refai, and Armando Sabbatini

Bilateral staged uniportal VATS for synchronous lung cancers (Case report - Pulmonary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:658-659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J. Jurmann, Thorsten Drews, Rudolf Meyer, and Roland Hetzer

Solid intracardiac mass complicating peritoneovenous shunting (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:660-661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlos A. Mestres

ICVTS on-line discussion A (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:661. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juha Puntila, Tapio Hakala, Jukka Salminen, and Jaana Pihkala

Positive genetic test led to an early diagnosis of myxoma in a 4-year-old boy (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:662-663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mesbah Rahman, Joyce Thekkudan, Adrian Ionescu, and Saeed Ashraf

Spontaneous right atrial thrombus in a patient with Crohn's disease: an unusual right atrial mass (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:664-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guillermo Reyes, José-Luis Navarro, Carlos Gamallo, and María-Carmen delas Cuevas

Type A aortic dissection associated with Dietzia maris (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:666-668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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