DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 05 · Volume 56 · August 2008 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-12871

Review

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Panesar, S. S.; Chikwe, J.; Mirza, S. B.; Rahman, M. S.; Warren, O.; Rao, C.; Negus, J.; Zacharakis, E.; Darzi, A.; Athanasiou, T.: Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery May Reduce the Incidence of Stroke in Patients with Significant Left Main Stem Disease

Original Thoracic

Original Cardiovascular

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Doll, N.; Piorkowski, C.; Czesla, M.; Kallenbach, M.; Rastan, A. J.; Arya, A.; Mohr, F. W.: Epicardial versus Transvenous Left Ventricular Lead Placement in Patients Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Results from a Randomized Prospective Study
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Mellert, F.; Lindner, P.; Schiller, W.; Gersing, E.; Heinze, I.; Kreuz, J.; Welz, A.; Preusse, C. J.: Therapeutic Optimization of Atrioventricular Delay in Cardiosurgical ICU Patients by Noninvasive Cardiac Output Measurements versus Pulse Contour Analysis
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Hata, M.; Hayasaka, M.; Sezai, A.; Niino, T.; Yoda, M.; Unosawa, S.; Taoka, M.; Osaka, S.; Furukawa, N.; Kimura, H.; Minami, K.: Proton Pump Inhibitors May Increase the Risk of Delayed Bleeding Complications after Open Heart Surgery if Used Concomitantly with Warfarin

Original Cardiovascular

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Geidel, S.; Lass, M.; Krause, K.; Schneider, C.; Boczor, S.; Kuck, K.-H.; Ostermeyer, J.: Early and Late Results of Restrictive Mitral Valve Annuloplasty in 121 Patients with Cardiomyopathy and Chronic Mitral Regurgitation

Original Thoracic

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Lang-Lazdunski, L.; Pilling, J.: Videothoracoscopic Excision of Mediastinal Tumors and Cysts Using the Harmonic Scalpel
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Fang, F.-C.; Cheng, Y.-L.; Lee, S.-C.; Chen, J.-C.; Hsu, H.-H.; Tzao, C.: Clinical Experience of Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum in Adult Female Patients
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Orki, A.; Kosar, A.; Akin, O.; Haciibrahimoglu, G.; Arman, S. B.: Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura
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Liu, C.-C.; Wang, H.-W.; Li, F.-Y.; Hsu, P.-K.; Huang, M.-H.; Hsu, W.-H.; Hsu, H.-S.; Wang, L.-S.: Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura: Clinicopathological Characteristics, Immunohistochemical Profiles, and Surgical Outcomes with Long-Term Follow-Up

Short Communications

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Tsagakis, K.; Pizanis, N.; Kamler, M.; Konorza, T.; Zoepf, T.; Erbel, R.; Jakob, H.: ICU Controlled Delay for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair after Intervention for Total Visceral Malperfusion: A Way Out of a Dilemma?
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Kunihisa, T.; Handa, N.; Okada, Y.: Mini-sternotomy Approach for Aortic Valve Replacement in the Patient with Retrosternal Gastric Tube
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Rabus, M. B.; Kiran, B.; Sunar, H.: Pseudoaneurysm of Brachiocephalic Artery Caused by Blunt Chest Trauma
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Tekinbas, C.; Erol, M. M.; Ozsu, S.; Cobanoglu, U.; Kosucu, P.: Giant Mass due to Castleman's Disease Causing Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Case Reports

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Miyoshi, K.; Nakagawa, T.; Kokado, Y.; Matsuoka, T.; Kameyama, K.; Okumura, N.: Primary Chylopericardium with Pulmonary Lymphedema
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Katsenos, S.; Nikopoloulou, M.; Kokkonouzis, I.; Archondakis, S.: Askin's Tumor: A Rare Chest Wall Neoplasm. Case Report and Short Review

How to do it

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Matsumoto, I.; Oda, M.; Watanabe, G.: Awake Endoscopic Thymectomy via an Infrasternal Approach Using Sternal Lifting

Letter to the Editor

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Carrel, T. P.: Another Disastrous Outcome Following Aortic Root Replacement with the Shelhigh No-React Aortic Valved Tube