European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Contents
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Editorial Board
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Contents continued
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General thoracic surgery - optimising opportunities at a European level
pp. 857-858(2)
Authors: Klepetko W.; Aberg T.; Bellenis I.; Berrisford R.

En-bloc chest wall and lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer. Predictors of 60-day non-cancer related mortality
pp. 859-864(6)
Authors: Martin-Ucar A.E.; Nicum R.; Oey I.; Edwards J.G.; Waller D.A.

Prognostic value of visceral pleura invasion in non-small cell lung cancer
pp. 865-869(5)
Authors: Kang J.-H.; Kim K.D.; Chung K.Y.

Prognosis of the surgical treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) - relation to DNA ploidy
pp. 870-877(8)
Authors: Gawrychowski J.; Lackowska B.; Gabriel A.

Clinical outcome versus post-mortem finding in thoracic surgery: a 10-year experience
pp. 878-882(5)
Authors: Ooi A.; Goodwin A.T.; Goddard M.; Ritchie A.J.

Advanced thoracoscopic procedures are facilitated by computer-aided robotic technology
pp. 883-887(5)
Authors: Morgan J.A.; Ginsburg M.E.; Sonett J.R.; Morales D.L.S.; Kohmoto T.; Gorenstein L.A.; Smith C.R.; Argenziano M.

Thoracic firearm injuries in children: management and analysis of prognostic factors
pp. 888-893(6)
Authors: Eren S.; Balci A.E.; Ulku R.; Cakir O.; Eren M.N.

Bilateral sequential lung transplantation without sternal division
pp. 894-897(4)
Authors: Venuta F.; Rendina E.A.; De Giacomo T.; Ciccone A.M.; Moretti M.; Mercadante E.; Anile M.; Coloni G.F.

The initial rate of troponin I release post-reperfusion reflects the effectiveness of myocardial protection during cardiac allograft preservation
pp. 898-906(9)
Authors: Ryan J.B.; Hicks M.; Cropper J.R.; Garlick S.R.; Kesteven S.H.; Wilson M.K.; Feneley M.P.; Macdonald P.S.

Cell transplantation to improve ventricular function in the failing heart
pp. 907-916(10)
Authors: Tang G.H.L.; Fedak P.W.M.; Yau T.M.; Weisel R.D.; Kulik A.; Mickle D.A.G.; Li R.-K.

A prospective randomized study to evaluate splanchnic hypoxia during beating-heart and conventional coronary revascularization
pp. 917-924(8)
Authors: Velissaris T.; Tang A.; Murray M.; El-Minshawy A.; Hett D.; Ohri S.

Evaluation of a novel 2 mm internal diameter stainless steel saphenous vein to coronary artery connector: laboratory studies of on-pump and off-pump revascularization
pp. 925-934(10)
Authors: Zehr K.J.; Hamner C.E.; Bonilla L.F.; Berg T.; Cornelius R.; Hindrichs P.; Schaff H.V.

An evaluation of existing risk stratification models as a tool for comparison of surgical performances for coronary artery bypass grafting between institutions
pp. 935-942(8)
Authors: Asimakopoulos G.; Al-Ruzzeh S.; Ambler G.; Omar R.Z.; Punjabi P.; Amrani M.; Taylor K.M.

Risk factors for sternal wound infection and mid-term survival following coronary artery bypass surgery
pp. 943-949(7)
Authors: Lu J.C.Y.; Grayson A.D.; Jha P.; Srinivasan A.K.; Fabri B.M.

A retrospective audit of long-term lower limb complications following leg vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting
pp. 950-955(6)
Authors: Garland R.; Frizelle F.A.; Dobbs B.R.; Singh H.

Improved endothelial function after a modified harvesting technique of the internal thoracic artery
pp. 956-961(6)
Authors: Grapow M.T.R.; Kern T.; Reineke D.C.; Brett W.; Bernet F.; Rueter F.; Muller-Schweinitzer E.; Zerkowski H.-R.

The inhibitory action of protamine on human internal thoracic artery contractions: the effect of free hemoglobin
pp. 962-968(7)
Authors: Golbasi I.; Nacitarhan C.; Ozdem S.; Turkay C.; Karakaya H.; Sadan G.; Bayezid O.

Early changes in plasma antioxidant and lipid peroxidation levels following coronary artery bypass surgery: a complex response
pp. 969-975(7)
Authors: Hadjinikolaou L.; Alexiou C.; Cohen A.S.; Standbridge R.D.L.; McColl A.J.; Richmond W.

Hypoxia and reoxygenation do not upregulate adhesion molecules and natural killer cell adhesion on human endothelial cells in vitro
pp. 976-983(8)
Authors: Maurus C.F.; Schmidt D.; Schneider M.K.J.; Turina M.I.; Seebach J.D.; Zund G.

Cardioplegic arrest induces apoptosis signal-pathway in myocardial endothelial cells and cardiac myocytes
pp. 984-990(7)
Authors: Fischer U.M.; Klass O.; Stock U.; Easo J.; Geissler H.J.; Fischer J.H.; Bloch W.; Mehlhorn U.

Right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit has a favorable impact on postoperative physiology after Stage I Norwood: preliminary results
pp. 991-995(5)
Authors: Pizarro C.; Norwood W.I.

Reoperation after fresh homograft replacement: 23 years' experience with 655 patients
pp. 996-1001(6)
Authors: Sadowski J.; Kapelak B.; Bartus K.; Podolec P.; Rudzinski P.; Myrdko T.; Wierzbicki K.; Dziatkowiak A.

Early failure of the tissue engineered porcine heart valve SYNERGRAFT&unknown; in pediatric patients
pp. 1002-1006(5)
Authors: Simon P.; Kasimir M.T.; Seebacher G.; Weigel G.; Ullrich R.; Salzer-Muhar U.; Rieder E.; Wolner E.

Long-term results after cardiac surgery in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1)
pp. 1007-1016(10)
Authors: Mestres C.-A.; Chuquiure J.E.; Claramonte X.; Munoz J.; Benito N.; Castro M.A.; Pomar J.L.; Miro J.M.; the Hospital Clinic Endocarditis Study Group

Mitral valve repair in patients with end stage cardiomyopathy: who benefits?
pp. 1017-1022(6)
Authors: Gummert J.F.; Rahmel A.; Bucerius J.; Onnasch J.; Doll N.; Walther T.; Falk V.; Mohr F.W.

Analysis of short-term multivariate competing risks data following thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic repair
pp. 1023-1027(5)
Authors: Miller C.C.; Porat E.E.; Estrera A.L.; Vinnerkvist A.N.; Huynh T.T.T.; Safi H.J.

Ischemic preconditioning and nicotinamide in spinal cord protection in an experimental model of transient aortic occlusion
pp. 1028-1033(6)
Authors: Isbir C.S.; Ak K.; Kurtkaya O.; Zeybek U.; Akgun S.; Scheitauer B.W.; Sav A.; Cobanoglu A.

Relationship between coagulation cascade, cytokine, adhesion molecule and aortic aneurysm
pp. 1034-1039(6)
Authors: Nomura F.; Ihara A.; Yoshitatsu M.; Tamura K.; Katayama A.; Ihara K.

Does sodium nitroprusside reduce lung injury under cardiopulmonary bypass?
pp. 1040-1045(6)
Authors: Cakir O.; Oruc A.; Eren S.; Buyukbayram H.; Erdinc L.; Eren N.

Heart surgery with extracorporeal circulation leads to platelet activation at the time of hospital discharge
pp. 1046-1050(5)
Authors: Wahba A.; Videm V.

Anomalus drainage of the right superior vena cava to the left atrium
pp. 1051-1051(1)
Authors: Samir K.; Fraisse A.; Rauzier J.-M.; Kreitmann B.

'Star-like' configuration of the pulmonary veins in a case of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
pp. 1052-1052(1)
Authors: Chessa M.; Lucente M.; Giamberti A.; Carminati M.

Bilateral multiple pulmonary hydatid cysts
pp. 1053-1053(1)
Authors: Eroglu A.; Kurkcuoglu C.; Karaoglanoglu N.

Giant renal cell carcinoma directly invading the heart
pp. 1054-1055(2)
Authors: Schena S.; Gilleran J.; Chernoff A.; Massad M.G.

An unusual cause of hiccup: costal exostosis. Treatment by video-assisted thoracic surgery
pp. 1056-1058(3)
Authors: Alifano M.; Morcos M.; Molina T.; Regnard J.-F.

Late complication of bovine pericardium patches used for lung volume reduction surgery
pp. 1059-1061(3)
Authors: Provencher S.; Deslauriers J.

Spontaneous hemothorax associated with von Recklinghausen's disease
pp. 1062-1064(3)
Authors: Pezzetta E.; Paroz A.; Ris H.-B.; Martinet O.

Mediastinal haemangiomas in children
pp. 1065-1067(3)
Authors: Tan C.; Alphonso N.; Anderson D.; Austin C.

Endovascular stent grafting for contained rupture of the descending thoracic aorta
pp. 1068-1070(3)
Authors: Stoica L.; Chocron S.; Falcoz P.-E.; Etievent J.-P.

Accessory mitral valve tissue associated with situs inversus in an elderly patient
pp. 1071-1073(3)
Authors: Lemke P.; Civelek A.; Brandt R.; Roth M.

An alternative technique for non-infective paraprosthetic leakage repair
pp. 1074-1075(2)
Authors: Moneta A.; Villa E.; Donatelli F.

Reply to Protopapas and Riga
pp. 1076-1077(2)
Authors: Athanassiadi K.; Gerazounis M.

Cavitary pulmonary lesions noted after blunt thoracic trauma: causative relation or pre-existing tuberculosis?
pp. 1076-1076(1)
Authors: Protopapas A.D.; Riga A.T.

Is compromising on surgical margins in tracheal resection for cancer justified?
pp. 1077-1078(2)
Authors: Pramesh C.S.; Mistry R.C.; Deshpande R.K.; Sharma S.

Reply to Pramesh et al.
pp. 1078-1078(1)
Authors: Hazama K.; Miyoshi S.; Matsuda H.; for the Thoracic Surgery Study Group of Osaka University O.

Instructions to Authors
pp. 1079-1080(2)