Golnaz Karoubi, Mathias Gugger, Ralph Schmid, and André Dutly

OCT4 expression in human non-small cell lung cancer: implications for therapeutic intervention,, (Work in progress report - Thoracic oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:393-397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michail Mantelas, Polychronis Antonitsis, Dimitrios Kaitzis, Ananias Hatzibaloglou, and Ioannis Moros

Spontaneous isolated dissection of the abdominal aorta: single-center experience (Institutional report - Aortic and aneurysmal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:398-401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masato Mutsuga, Yuji Narita, Aika Yamawaki, Makoto Satake, Hiroaki Kaneko, Akihiko Usui, and Yuichi Ueda

Development of novel drug-eluting biodegradable nano-fiber for prevention of postoperative pulmonary venous obstruction, (Institutional report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:402-407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Luke G. Wolfe, and Angel Medina

Adverse influence of female gender on outcomes after coronary bypass surgery: a propensity matched analysis (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:408-411. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefan Limmer, Lena Hauenschild, Christian Eckmann, Ralf Czymek, Henriette Schmidt, Hans-Peter Bruch, and Peter Kujath

Thoracic surgery in the elderly – co-morbidity is the limit (Institutional report - Thoracic non-oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:412-416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Imagawa, Masahiro Ryugo, Fumiaki Shikata, Tatsuhiro Nakata, Mitsugi Nagashima, and Kannji Kawachi

Coagulant activity during one year after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement (Institutional report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:417-420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Farideh Roshanali, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, Mohammad Ali Yousefnia, Farshid Alaeddini, and Bahare Saidi

Prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting via atrial electromechanical interval and use of amiodarone prophylaxis (Institutional report - Arrhythmia)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:421-425. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mats Johansson, Ann-Kristin Karlsson, Anna Myredal, and Evy Lidell

Arterial baroreflex dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:426-430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naoyuki Kimura, Masashi Tanaka, Koji Kawahito, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Takashi Ino, and Hideo Adachi

Early postoperative aortic rupture following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection (Institutional report - Aortic and aneurysmal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:431-434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

In Seok Jeong, Chang-Ha Lee, Cheul Lee, Hong Gook Lim, In Sub Kim, Hyo Chul Youn, Seong Wook Hwang, and Hong-Joo Seo

Surgical outcomes of the modified single-patch technique in complete atrioventricular septal defect (Institutional report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:435-438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Kramer, Payson Oberg-Higgins, Louis Russo, and John H. Braxton

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with thrombosis syndrome managed with plasmapheresis (Proposal for bail-out procedures - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:439-441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karsten Knobloch, Marc Busche, and Kay H. Busch

eComment: Plasmapheresis for near-fatal heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:441. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arman Kilic, Frank C. Sciurba, James D. Luketich, and Sebastien Gilbert

Spontaneous bronchopleural fistula following lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema (Negative results - Pulmonary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:442-443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicola Schulz, Klaus Püschel, and Elisabeth E. Turk

Fatal complications of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: medical malpractice? (Negative results - Arrhythmia)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:444-448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Petar S. Risteski, Sven Martens, Amin Rouhollahpour, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Anton Moritz, and Mirko Doss

Prospective randomized evaluation of stentless vs. stented aortic biologic prosthetic valves in the elderly at five years (Follow-up papers - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:449-453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vivek Srivastava, Joel Dunning, and John Au

Does video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication in advanced malignant mesothelioma improve prognosis? (Best evidence topic - Thoracic oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:454-456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anastasia Alevizou, Joel Dunning, and James David Park

Can a mini-bypass circuit improve perfusion in cardiac surgery compared to conventional cardiopulmonary bypass? (Best evidence topic - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:457-466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amit Modi, Hunaid A. Vohra, and David F. Weeden

Does surgery for primary non-small cell lung cancer and cerebral metastasis have any impact on survival? (Best evidence topic - Thoracic oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:467-473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jagdish Ambwani, Dolly Ubhrani, Rasheed Saad, and Joel Dunning

Could atrial natriuretic peptide be a useful drug therapy for high-risk patients after cardiac surgery? (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:474-478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takahiro Tomoyasu, Kagami Miyaji, Takashi Miyamoto, and Nobuyuki Inoue

The bilateral pulmonary artery banding for hypoplastic left heart syndrome with a diminutive ascending aorta (Case report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:479-481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abdulrazzaq Sulaiman, Alaric Cavaille, Brigitte Vaunois, and Olivier Tiffet

Swyer–James–MacLeod syndrome; repeated chest drainages in a patient misdiagnosed with pneumothorax (Case report - Thoracic non-oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:482-484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thorsten Walles, Thomas Kyriss, A. Sibylle Maier, and Godehard Friedel

eComment: Swyer–James–MacLeod syndrome: addendum to the clinicalappearance (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:484. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nikolaos Barbetakis, Dimitrios Paliouras, Christos Asteriou, and Georgios Samanidis

eComment: Diagnostic and surgical considerations in Swyer–James–MacLeod syndrome (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:484. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ryu Kanzaki, Masahiko Higashiyama, Jiro Okami, and Ken Kodama

Surgical treatment for patients with solitary metastasis in the mediastinal lymph node from renal cell carcinoma (Case report - Thoracic oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:485-487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maximilian Luehr, Matthias Siepe, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, and Christian Schlensak

Extra-anatomic bypass for recurrent abdominal aortic and renal in-stent stenoses following radiotherapy for neuroblastoma (Case report - Aortic and aneurysmal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:488-490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcio Da Rocha, Domingo Adriani, Fernando Leon, and Vicente A. Riambau

Endovascular occlusion of a common iliac artery aneurysm after open repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (Case report - Aortic and aneurysmal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:491-492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karsten Knobloch, Omke Teebken, and Max Pichlmaier

eComment: Endovascular repair of iliac aneurysms (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:493. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Muzaffer Bahcivan, Onur Doyurgan, Melih Urkmez, and Hasan Tahsin Keceligil

Successful combination of interventional and surgical treatment of left atrium perforation (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:494-495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emanuele Ferrero, Andrea Gaggiano, Michelangelo Ferri, and Franco Nessi

Mobile floating carotid plaque post-trauma. Diagnosis and treatment (Case report - Carotid and imaging)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:496-497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Koray Ak, Taylan Adademir, Selim Isbir, and Sinan Arsan

Right ventricular mural endocarditis presenting as an isolated apical mass in a non-addict patient with congenital deafness and aphasia (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:498-500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ashish Joshi, Diane Smith, Mohit Arora, and Robert Poston

Corrigendum to ‘Anticoagulant monitoring in ventricular assist device patients: a feasibility study’ [Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 7 (2008) 1035–1038] (Corrigendum)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:501. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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