Ludwig K. von Segesser

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS) has been selected to be indexed and included in MEDLINE/PubMed (Editorial)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:579. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masato Nakajima, Koji Tsuchiya, Yuki Okamoto, and Fuminaga Suetsugu

Intraoperative saline injection leak test – a simple method to assess mitral valve repair when a simultaneous aortotomy does not allow pressurization of the left ventricle (New ideas - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:580-581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohamed Fahmy Ibrahim and Amal A. Refaat

ICVTS on-line discussion A Great idea (New ideas - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:581. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nasser F. Abou’Seada

ICVTS on-line discussion B LV injection testing for MV repair in simultaneous aortotomy setting (New ideas - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:581-582. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Biancosino, Marcus Albert, and Albert Linder

Acute toxicity of irinotecan in the ex-vivo isolated perfused human lung model – high-dose therapy during isolated perfusion without acute toxic lung edema (Work in progress report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:583-587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcel van't Veer, Bart van Straten, Frans vande Vosse, and Nico Pijls

Influence of orientation of bi-leaflet valve prostheses on coronary perfusion pressure in humans (Work in progress report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:588-592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Polychronis Antonitsis, Elisavet Ioannidou-Papagiannaki, Aikaterini Kaidoglou, and Christos Papakonstantinou

In vitro cardiomyogenic differentiation of adult human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. The role of 5-azacytidine (Work in progress report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:593-597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lukasz Jaworski, Piotr Siondalski, Krzysztof Jarmoszewicz, and Jan Rogowski

Arm temperature distribution in thermographic pictures after radial artery harvesting for coronary bypass operation (Work in progress report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:598-602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hussein Rayatzadeh, Mohammad H. Mandegar, and Farideh Roshanlai

ICVTS on-line discussion A Re: Arm temperature distribution in thermographic pictures after radial artery harvesting for coronary bypass operation (Work in progress report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:602. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alistair G. Royse and Colin F. Royse

ICVTS on-line discussion B Radial artery harvest preserves forearm blood flow (Work in progress report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:602. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gerard M. Guiraudon, Douglas L. Jones, Daniel Bainbridge, and Terry M. Peters

Mitral valve implantation using off-pump closed beating intracardiac surgery: a feasibility study (Work in progress report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:603-607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hao Liu, Zhi-yong Liu, and Qin Guan

Oral sildenafil prevents and reverses the development of pulmonary hypertension in monocrotaline-treated rats (Institutional report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:608-613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Motoki Sakuraba, Hideaki Miyamoto, Shiaki Oh, Kazu Shiomi, Satoshi Sonobe, Nobumasa Takahashi, Kota Imashimizu, and Yukinori Sakao

Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy vs. conventional lobectomy via open thoracotomy in patients with clinical stage IA non-small cell lung carcinoma (Institutional report - Pulmonary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:614-617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Faleh Al-Rashidi, Misha Bhat, Leif Pierre, and Bansi Koul

Acute plateletpheresis and aprotinin reduces the need for blood transfusion following Ross operation (Institutional report - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:618-622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chung-Dann Kan

ICVTS on-line discussion A Plateletpheresis or aprotinin, which is the key element? (Institutional report - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:622. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bansi Koul, Faleh Al-Rashidi, Misha Bhat, and Leif Pierre

ICVTS on-line discussion A1 Reply to Kan (Institutional report - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:622. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jan J. Andreasen, Mikkel Westen, Peter A. Pallesen, Søren Jensen, Anders Gorst-Rasmussen, and Søren P. Johnsen

Transfusion practice in coronary artery bypass surgery in Denmark: a multicenter audit (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:623-627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leena Mildh, Ville Pettilä, Heikki Sairanen, and Paula Rautiainen

Predictive value of paediatric risk of mortality score and risk adjustment for congenital heart surgery score after paediatric open-heart surgery (Institutional report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:628-631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinji Kanemitsu, Keizo Tanaka, Jin Tanaka, Hitoshi Suzuki, and Toshihiko Kinoshita

Initial clinical impact of drug eluting stents on coronary artery bypass graft surgery (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:632-635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kun Yu, Yinglong Liu, Hongyue Wang, Shengshou Hu, and Cun Long

Epidemiological and pathological characteristics of cardiac tumors: a clinical study of 242 cases (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:636-639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elaine Teh, John Edwards, John Duffy, and David Beggs

Boerhaave's syndrome: a review of management and outcome (Institutional report - Esophagus)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:640-643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adel Abdellaoui, Manal Atwan, Fergus Reid, and Paul Wilson

Endoscopic assisted transaxillary first rib resection (ESCVS article - Vascular general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:644-646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Samy S. Nitecki, Tony Karram, Aaron Hoffman, and Arie Bass

Venous trauma in the Lebanon War – 2006 (ESCVS article - Venous)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:647-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Narcis Hudorovic

ICVTS on-line discussion A Venous war injuries (ESCVS article - Venous)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:650-651. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Senol Yavuz

ICVTS on-line discussion B Traumatic venous injury: ligation or repair? (ESCVS article - Venous)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:651. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandro Mazzola, Renato Gregorini, Guglielmo DeCurtis, and Marco Ciocca

Bilateral axillary artery inflow in the treatment of a rare case of pseudocoartaction of the aortic arch (Proposal for bail-out procedures - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:652-653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chung-Dann Kan and Hsin-Ling Lee

ICVTS on-line discussion Bilateral axillary artery inflow (Proposal for bail-out procedures - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:653. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Niels J. Verberkmoes, Suzanne Kats, Ivonne Tan-Go, and Jacques P.A.M. Schönberger

Resection of a lipomatous hypertrophic interatrial septum involving the right ventricle (Negative results - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:654-657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sibylle Masi, Urbain Mees, Jos Vandekerkhof, and Marc Hendrikx

Acute thrombosis of an abdominal aortic aneurysm following intra-aortic balloon pumping (Negative results - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:658-660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shahzad G. Raja, Kareem Salhiyyah, and Kumaresan Nagarajan

Does neoadjuvant chemotherapy improve survival in patients with resectable thoracic oesophageal cancer? (Best evidence topic - Esophagus)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:661-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonios Kallikourdis and Samuel Jacob

Is a stentless aortic valve superior to conventional bioprosthetic valves for aortic valve replacement? (Best evidence topic - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:665-672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitsugu Ogawa, Kiyoshi Doi, Atsushi Fukumoto, and Hitoshi Yaku

Reverse-remodeling after coronary artery bypass grafting in ischemic cardiomyopathy: assessment of myocardial viability by delayed-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging can help cardiac surgeons (Brief communication - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:673-675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nikolaos Zarbis, Thomas F.E. Barth, Nikolaus M. Blumstein, and Hubert Schelzig

Pecoma of the lung: a benign tumor with extensive ¹⁸F-2-deoxy-D-glucose uptake (Case report - Thoracic general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:676-678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Javier Gualis, Yolanda Carrascal, Luis de la Fuente, and Jose Ramón Echevarría

Heart transplantation treatment for a malignant cardiac granular cell tumor: 33 months of survival (Case report - Transplantation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:679-681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ikuo Fukuda, Masahito Minakawa, Kozo Fukui, and Yasuyuki Suzuki

Management of an aorto-caval fistula from a ruptured aortic false aneurysm using a covered stent graft (Case report - Aortic and aneurysmal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:682-684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beatrix Hoksch, René Fahrner, and Ralph Alexander Schmid

Erratum to ‘Procalcitonin and brain natriuretic peptide as parameters in the postoperative course of patients with major pulmonary resection’: [Interactive CardioVasc Thorac Surg 6 (2007) 155–159 (Erratum)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:684. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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