Dominique Gossot, Maxime Pryshchepau, Carlos Martinez Barenys, and Pierre Magdeleinat

Throw-off instruments for advanced thoracoscopic procedures (New ideas - Thoracic non-oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:159-160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line video]  

Stefano Nazari

Expandable device type III for easy and reliable approximation of dissection layers in sutureless aortic anastomosis. Ex vivo experimental study (Work in progress report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:161-164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Xavier Ruyra-Baliarda

Preliminary experience with the no prolapse system. A new device for ensuring the proper length of artificial chordae in mitral valve repair (Work in progress report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:165-167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line video]  

Jörg Babin-Ebell, Kristin Gimpel-Henning, Hans-Hinrich Sievers, and Michael Scharfschwerdt

Influence of clamp duration and pressure on endothelial damage in aortic cross-clamping (Work in progress report - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:168-171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jamshid H. Karimov and Mattia Glauber

eComment: Influence of cross-clamp duration and pressure on aortic damage (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:171. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jalal Assouad, Hicham Masmoudi, Pascal Berna, Camille Steltzlen, Dana Radu, Marc Riquet, and Dominique Grunenwald

Isolated rib metastases from renal cell carcinoma (Institutional report - Thoracic oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:172-175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric H.J. Belgers, Jan Siebenga, Anne Marie Bosch, Eric H.J. van Haren, and Ewald C.M. Bollen

Complete video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy and its learning curve. A single center study introducing the technique in The Netherlands (Institutional report - Thoracic oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:176-180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Achim Koch, Sivakkanan Loganathan, Tamas Radovits, Falk-Udo Sack, Matthias Karck, and Gabor B. Szabó

Deferoxamine, the newly developed iron chelator LK-614 and N--acetyl-histidine in myocardial protection (Institutional report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:181-184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcin Zielinski, Jolanta Hauer, Lukasz Hauer, Juliusz Pankowski, Tomasz Nabialek, and Artur Szlubowski

Staging algorithm for diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma (Institutional report - Pulmonary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:185-189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keetie C.J. van Loenhout, Soleyah C. Groves, Marek Galazka, Brian Sherman, Edward Britt, Jose Garcia, Bartley Griffith, and Aldo Iacono

Early outcomes using alemtuzumab induction in lung transplantation (Institutional report - Transplantation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:190-194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicole T.M. Saksens and Luc Noyez

Smoking behaviour and attitudes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The Radboud experience (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:195-199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erdal Tasci, Cagatay Tezel, Alpay Orki, Oral Akin, Okan Falay, and Cemal Asim Kutlu

The role of integrated positron emission tomography and computed tomography in the assessment of nodal spread in cases with non-small cell lung cancer (Institutional report - Thoracic oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:200-203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Engin Usta, Migdat Mustafi, and Gerhard Ziemer

Ultrasound estimation of volume of postoperative pleural effusion in cardiac surgery patients (Institutional report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:204-207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Koichi Toda, Kazuhiro Taniguchi, and Yoshiki Sawa

Left ventricular circumferential plication: novel off-pump ventricular restoration in swine model (Institutional report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:208-212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line video]  

Alain Bel, Levon Kachatryan, Patrick Bruneval, Séverine Peyrard, Christian Gagnieu, Jean-Noël Fabiani, and Philippe Menasché

A new absorbable collagen membrane to reduce adhesions in cardiac surgery (Institutional report - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:213-216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tri-Linh Christian Lu, Elena Rizzo, Pedro Manuel Marques-Vidal, Ludwig Karl von Segesser, Jamshid Dehmeshki, and Salah Dine Qanadli

Variability of ascending aorta diameter measurements as assessed with electrocardiography-gated multidetector computerized tomography and computer assisted diagnosis software (Institutional report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:217-221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel H. Drake, Charles G. Drake, and Dino Recchia

Parabolic resection for mitral valve repair (Institutional report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:222-227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano Nazari

eComment: Physiological chordal stress sharing (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:227. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernd M. Muehling, Sara Toelkes, Hubert Schelzig, Thomas F.E. Barth, and Ludger Sunder-Plassmann

Tyrosine kinase expression in pulmonary metastases and paired primary tumors (Institutional report - Thoracic oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:228-231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vladan Peric, Milorad Borzanovic, Radojica Stolic, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Sasa Sovtic, Dijana Djikic, Zoran Marcetic, and Sinisa Dimkovic

Quality of life in patients related to gender differences before and after coronary artery bypass surgery (ESCVS article - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:232-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Wendt, Brigitte Osswald, Matthias Thielmann, Katrin Kayser, Paschalis Tossios, Parwis Massoudy, Markus Kamler, and Heinz Jakob

The EuroSCORE – still helpful in patients undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement? (ESCVS article - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:239-244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leo A. Bockeria, Ivan I. Scopin, and Yuliya S. Dmitrieva

eComment: Re: The EuroSCORE – still helpful in patients undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement? (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:244. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joana Ferreira, Alexandra Canedo, Daniel Brandão, Miguel Maia, Sandrina Braga, Manuel Chaparro, Paulo Barreto, and Guedes Vaz

Isolated iliac artery aneurysms: six-year experience (ESCVS article - Aortic and aneurysmal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:245-248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yolanda Carrascal, Laura Maroto, Juvenal Rey, Adolfo Arévalo, Jaime Arroyo, José R. Echevarría, Nuria Arce, and Enrique Fulquet

Impact of preoperative anemia on cardiac surgery in octogenarians (ESCVS article - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:249-255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ralph W. White, Mohan U. Sivananthan, and Philip H. Kay

Aortocoronary bypass graft fistula after surgical treatment of circumflex coronary artery fistula: a unique variation of a rare condition successfully treated with percutaneous embolization (Proposal for bail-out procedures - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:256-257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinichiro Oda, Shigeki Morita, Yoshihisa Tanoue, Masataka Eto, Takehisa Matsuda, and Ryuji Tominaga

Experimental use of an elastomeric surgical sealant for arterial hemostasis and its long-term tissue response (Follow-up papers - Experimental)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:258-261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc Gewillig, Stephen C. Brown, Ruth Heying, Benedicte Eyskens, Javier Ganame, Derize E. Boshoff, Werner Budts, and Matthias Gorenflo

Volume load paradox while preparing for the Fontan: not too much for the ventricle, not too little for the lungs (State-of-the-art - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:262-265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sheraz R. Markar, Ramesh Kutty, Lyn Edmonds, Umar Sadat, and Sukumaran Nair

A meta-analysis of minimally invasive versus traditional open vein harvest technique for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (State-of-the-art - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:266-270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Khairul Anuar Abdul Aziz and Ayo Meduoye

Is pH-stat or alpha-stat the best technique to follow in patients undergoing deep hypothermic circulatory arrest? (Best evidence topic - Cardiopulmonary bypass)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:271-282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Freynet and Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz

Is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation effective in relieving postoperative pain after thoracotomy? (Best evidence topic - Thoracic non-oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:283-288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erden Ali, Srdjan Saso, Kamran Ahmed, and Thanos Athanasiou

When harvested for coronary artery bypass graft surgery, does a skeletonized or pedicled radial artery improve conduit patency? (Best evidence topic - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:289-292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erden Ali, Srdjan Saso, Hutan Ashrafian, and Thanos Athanasiou

Does a skeletonized or pedicled right gastro-epiploic artery improve patency when used as a conduit in coronary artery bypass graft surgery? (Best evidence topic - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:293-298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Ogutu, Ishtiaq Ahmed, and Joel Dunning

Should patients with asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation with good left ventricular function undergo surgical repair? (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:299-305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ivan I. Skopin and Irma M. Tsiskaridze

eComment: Optimal management of severe asymptomatic mitral regurgitation (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:305. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan G. Dawson, Sanjay Asopa, and Joel Dunning

Should patients undergoing cardiac surgery with atrial fibrillation have left atrial appendage exclusion? (Best evidence topic - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:306-311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ovidio A. Garcia-Villarreal and Roberto Gonzalez-Oviedo

eComment: The eternal dilemma of the left atrial appendage in the atrial fibrillation surgery (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:311. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabrizio Ceresa and Francesco Patanè

Minimally invasive non-endoscopic vein harvest using a laryngoscope. A preliminary experience (Brief communication - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:312-314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kentaro Honda, Yoshitaka Okamura, Yoshiharu Nishimura, and Shunji Uchita

Twenty-six-year durability of an Ionescu–Shiley standard profile pericardial aortic valve (Case report - Valves)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:315-316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Madhankumar Kuppuswamy, Philemon Gukop, George Sutherland, and Chandrasekaran Venkatachalam

Kawasaki disease presenting as cardiac tamponade with ruptured giant aneurysm of the right coronary artery (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:317-318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ioanna Koniari, Efstratios Apostolakis, Nikolaos G. Baikoussis, and Grigorios Tsigkas

eComment: Coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki disease (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:318-319. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jens Wippermann, Uta C. Hoppe, Narayanswami Sreeram, and Thorsten Wahlers

Failed closure of a ventricular septal defect with an Amplatzer occluder (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:320-321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshiaki Saito, Ikuo Fukuda, Kazuyuki Daitoku, and Satoshi Taniguchi

The semi-clamshell approach for the single-stage treatment of thoracic mycotic aneurysm (Case report - Aortic and aneurysmal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:322-324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kewal Krishan, Sean Pinney, and Anelechi C. Anyanwu

Successful use of continuous flow ventricular assist device in a patient with mechanical mitral and aortic valve prosthesis without replacement or exclusion of valves (Case report - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:325-327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michele Celiento, Giovanni Scioti, Stefano Pratali, and Uberto Bortolotti

Repair of coronary artery perforation following angioplasty using TachoSil^® patches (Case report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:328-330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akhlaque N. Bhat and Scott M. Bradley

Innominate artery cannulation for congenital heart disease (Case report - Congenital)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:331-333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sachin Talwar, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, and Balram Airan

eComment: Re: Innominate artery cannulation for congenital heart disease (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:333. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaya Nakashima, Akihiko Usui, Hideki Oshima, and Yuichi Ueda

The treatment of infectious aneurysms in the thoracic aorta; our experience in treating five consecutive patients (Case report - Vascular thoracic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:334-337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mehrab Marzban

eComment: Endovascular treatment of mycotic aneurysm as a definitive therapy or bridge to surgery in critically ill patients (eComment)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:337. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David L. Diehl, Rekha Cheruvattath, Matthew A. Facktor, and B. Dennis Go

Infection after endoscopic ultrasound-guided aspiration of mediastinal cysts (Case report - Thoracic non-oncologic)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:338-340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sean Galvin, Victor Chen, Richard Bunton, and Terence Doyle

Sutureless pericardial patch augmentation for impending left ventricular free wall rupture (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:341-343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Omar A. Araji, María A. Gutierrez-Martin, Nuria Miranda, and José M. Barquero

Video-assisted cardioscopy for removal of primary left ventricular fibroma (Case report - Cardiac general)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:344-345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]  

Florent Charrot, Amine Tarmiz, Yves Glock, and Bertrand Léobon

Diagnosis and surgical treatment of an aneurysm on a cervical aortic arch associated with an anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery (Case report - Aortic and aneurysmal)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:346-347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshitaka Yamamoto, Teruaki Ushijima, Yujiro Kikuchi, and Go Watanabe

Rerouting revascularization of the living right gastroepiploic artery graft in a patient with de novo gastric cancer (Case report - Coronary)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:348-349. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Taketoshi Maeda, Yoshihisa Tanoue, Atsuhiro Nakashima, and Ryuji Tominaga

Atypical presentation of an apical pseudoaneurysm in a patient on prolonged left ventricular mechanical support (Case report - Assisted circulation)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:350-351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ioanna Koniari, Efstratios Apostolakis, and Martha Mandellou

Corrigendum to ‘eComment: A comparison of the safety of aprotinin and tranexamic acid in cardiac surgery' [Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 9 (2009) 101] (Corrigendum)
Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2010;10:352. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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