Philippe Abdel-Sayed, Martins Kalejs, and Ludwig Karl von Segesser

A new training set-up for trans-apical aortic valve replacement (Work in progress report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:599-601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line video]  

Motoyuki Hisagi, Yoshihiro Suematsu, Akihiro Masuzawa, Minoru Ono, Noboru Motomura, and Shinich Takamoto

Image-guided surgical repair of ventricular septal rupture using self-expanding device (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:602-605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Satoshi Iwamoto, Akihiro Higashi, Tetsuya Ueno, Masamichi Goto, Yoshifumi Iguro, and Ryuzo Sakata

Protective effect of sivelestat sodium hydrate (ONO-5046) on ischemic spinal cord injury (Institutional report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:606-609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano Brizzola, Magda de Eguileor, Tiziana Brevini, Annalisa Grimaldi, Terenzio Congiu, Peter Neuenschwander, and Fabio Acocella

Morphologic features of biocompatibility and neoangiogenesis onto a biodegradable tracheal prosthesis in an animal model (Institutional report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:610-614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshiki Tanaka, Kazuhiro Ueda, Masataro Hayashi, and Kimikazu Hamano

Clinical application of an ultrasonic scalpel to divide pulmonary vessels based on laboratory evidence (Institutional report - Thoracic oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:615-618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manuel Carnero-Alcázar, Ali Alswies, Lepoldo Pérez-Isla, Jacobo A. Silva-Guisasola, Juan J. González-Ferrer, Fernando Reguillo-Lacruz, José Luis Zamorano, and Enrique Rodríguez-Hernández

Short-term and mid-term follow-up of sutureless surgery for postinfarction subacute free wall rupture (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:619-623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuka Kurihara, Nobuaki Shime, Takako Miyazaki, Satoru Hashimoto, and Yoshifumi Tanaka

Clinical and hemodynamic factors associated with the outcome of early extubation attempts after right heart bypass surgery (Institutional report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:624-628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaru Kambe, Ryuzo Bessho, Masahiro Fujii, Masami Ochi, and Kazuo Shimizu

Sivelestat reduces myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury in rat hearts even when administered after onset of myocardial ischemia (Institutional report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:629-634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cai Cheng, Amina Haouala, Thorsten Krueger, Francois Mithieux, Jean Y. Perentes, Solange Peters, Laurent A. Decosterd, and Hans-Beat Ris

Drug uptake in a rodent sarcoma model after intravenous injection or isolated lung perfusion of free/liposomal doxorubicin (Institutional report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:635-638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Min-Ho Song, Yoshiyuki Tokuda, Tomohiro Nakayama, Masami Sato, and Keisuke Hattori

Intraoperative heart rate variability of a cardiac surgeon himself in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (Institutional report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:639-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karsten Knobloch

eComment: Stress levels of the surgeon within and beyond theoperating room (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:641. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano Romagnoli, Salvatore Mario Romano, Sergio Bevilacqua, Francesco Ciappi, Chiara Lazzeri, Adriano Peris, Daniele Dini, and Sandro Gelsomino

Cardiac output by arterial pulse contour: reliability under hemodynamic derangements (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:642-646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karsten Knobloch

eComment: Non-invasive ultrasonic cardiac output monitoring in the surgical operating room (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:646. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ove Jonsson, Gunnar Myrdal, Vitas Zemgulis, Johann Valtysson, Lars Hillered, and Stefan Thelin

Selective antegrade cerebral perfusion at two different temperatures compared to hypothermic circulatory arrest – an experimental study in the pig with microdialysis (Institutional report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:647-653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nawid Khaladj, Sven Peterss, Axel Haverich, and Christian Hagl

eComment: Selective antegrade cerebral perfusion and metabolicsuppression (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:653. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Umberto M. Bracale, Francesca Carbone, Luca del Guercio, Daniela Viola, Francesco P. D'Armiento, Simone Maurea, Massimo Porcellini, and Giancarlo Bracale

External iliac artery pseudoaneurysm complicating renal transplantation (ESCVS article - Vascular general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:654-660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juan A. Crestanello, David A. Orsinelli, Michael S. Firstenberg, and Chittoor Sai-Sudhakar

Aortic valve thrombosis after implantation of temporary left ventricular assist device (Negative results - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:661-662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line video]  

Tomoya Uchimuro, Toshihiro Fukui, Wahei Mihara, and Shuichiro Takanashi

Acute thrombosis after endarterectomy of stented left anterior descending artery (Negative results - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:663-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dusko Nezic, Aleksandar Knezevic, Slobodan Micovic, and Milan Cirkovic

eComment: Islets technique to reduce endarterectomized area included into graft during left anterior descending coronary artery endarterectomy (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:665. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ozlem Soran, Aarush Manchanda, and Stephan Schueler

Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass surgery in multivessel disease: a current perspective (State-of-the-art - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:666-671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rui M.S. Almeida

eComment: Costs of percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronaryartery bypass surgery (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:672. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Vaughan, Farah Bhatti, Steven Hunter, and Joel Dunning

Does biventricular pacing provide a superior cardiac output compared to univentricular pacing wires after cardiac surgery? (Best evidence topic - Arrhythmia)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:673-678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karsten Knobloch and Uzung Yoon

eComment: Improving reporting quality in meta-analyses – endorsement of the QUOROM statement (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:678. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ioanna Koniari

eComment: Biventricular pacing improves cardiac function compared to univenticular pacing alone in postoperative patients (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:678-679. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nikolaos Barbetakis, Georgios Samanidis, Dimitrios Paliouras, and Christodoulos Tsilikas

Tension pneumocephalus complicating Pancoast tumor resection (Case report - Thoracic oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:680-681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gordan Samoukovic, Cristian Rosu, Nadia Giannetti, and Renzo Cecere

The Impella^® LP 5.0 as a bridge to long-term circulatory support (Case report - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:682-683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Wendt, Holger Eggebrecht, Philipp Kahlert, and Matthias Thielmann

Successful transapical aortic valve implantation four weeks before 97th birthday (Case report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:684-686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Palaniappan Saravanan and Isaac Kadir

Apolipoprotein E alleles and bicuspid aortic valve stenosis in monozygotic twins (Case report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:687-688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hakan Aydin and Kanat Ozisik

Surgical removal of an embolized patent ductus arteriosus coil from pulmonary artery without cardiopulmonary bypass (Case report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:689-690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohammad Abbasi, Ghasem Soltani, Ali Shomali, and Hadi Javan

A large saphenous vein graft aneurysm one year after coronary artery bypass graft surgery presenting as a left lung mass (Case report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:691-693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karsten Knobloch

eComment: Saphenous graft aneurysms (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:693. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nikolaos Barbetakis, Theoharis Xenikakis, Andreas Efstathiou, and Ioannis Fessatidis

eComment: Surgical technique can prevent saphenous vein wall damageduring coronary artery bypass graft surgery (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:693. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roman Dutta, Arvind Kumar, Tarun Jindal, and Sandeep Rajinder Mathur

Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the thymus gland with sternal invasion (Case report - Thoracic oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:694-696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomohiro Maniwa, Hiroyuki Kaneda, and Yukihito Saito

Management of a complicated pulmonary fistula caused by lung cancer using a fibrin glue-soaked polyglycolic acid sheet covered with an intercostal muscle flap (Case report - Thoracic oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:697-698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio Scafuri, Kyriakos Bellos, Paolo Nardi, and Luigi Chiariello

Right ventricle mass in a woman discovered after preeclampsia (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:699-700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Isowa, Hiroshi Miura, and Hirokazu Tokuyasu

Systemic lupus erythematosus with multiple lung cysts (Case report - Pulmonary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:701-702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amit Modi, Arturas Lipnevicius, Narain Moorjani, and Marcus Haw

Prolonged survival with left atrial spindle cell sarcoma (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:703-704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kota Agematsu, Toru Okamura, Kazuaki Ishihara, and Hiromi Kurosawa

Remarkable giant right atrial diverticulum in asymptomatic patient (Case report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;8:705-707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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