DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 03 · Volume 58 · April 2010 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-20931

Review

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Calafiore, A. M.; Iacò, A. L.; Tash, A.; Abukudair, W.; Di Mauro, M.: Mitral Valve Surgery for Functional Mitral Regurgitation in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure – Update of the Results

Original Cardiovascular

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Hoffmann, J.; Glassford, A. J.; Doyle, T. C.; Robbins, R. C.; Schrepfer, S.; Pelletier, M. P.: Angiogenic Effects Despite Limited Cell Survival of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells under Ischemia
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Oberhuber, A.; Erhard, L.; Orend, K. H.; Sunder-Plassmann, L.: Ten Years of Endovascular Treatment of Traumatic Aortic Transection – A Single Centre Experience
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Ding, R.; Hu, D. Y.; Xia, K.; Yang, X. C.: Increased RhoA/ROK mRNA Expression and Function in Diabetic Vein Grafts Compared with Nondiabetic Vein Grafts and Diabetic Arterial Grafts
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Weigang, E.; Conzelmann, L. O.; Kallenbach, K.; Dapunt, O.; Karck, M.: German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA) – Lessons Learned from the Registry
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Böning, A.; Lutter, G.; Mrowczynski, W.; Attmann, T.; Bödeker, R.-H.; Scheibelhut, C.; Cremer, J.: Octogenarians Undergoing Combined Aortic Valve Replacement and Myocardial Revascularization: Perioperative Mortality and Medium-Term Survival
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Niino, T.; Hata, M.; Sezai, A.; Yoshitake, I.; Unosawa, S.; Fujita, K.; Shimura, K.; Osaka, S.; Minami, K.: Efficacy of Neutrophil Elastase Inhibitor on Type A Acute Aortic Dissection

Original Thoracic

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Bischoff, G.; Muehling, B.; Orend, K.; Bischoff, M.; Sunder-Plassmann, L.: A New Treatment Concept for Bronchial Stump Insufficiency

Short Communications

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Feng, Q.; Wu, S.; Yu, G.: Surgical Treatment of a 56-Year-Old Woman with an Intracardiac Type of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
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Shijo, T.; Toda, K.; Taniguchi, K.: Repair of Huge Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm after Sutureless Repair
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Schramm, R.; Langer, F.; Schaefers, H.-J.: Fulminant Unilateral Pulmonary Edema on the Wrong Side
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Nikolaidis, N.; Velissaris, T.; Haw, M. P.: Pulmonary Artery Banding for Hemi-Truncus Arteriosus in Adulthood

Case Reports

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Lin, M.-W.; Lee, J.-M.; Lee, Y.-C.: Penrose Drain Tube as a Guide for Endostaplers during Lobectomy via Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
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Zhang, P.; Jiang, G.; Xie, B.; Ding, J.: Video-assisted Repair of Cervical Lung Hernia
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Fama', F.; Berry, M. G.; Linard, C.; Gioffre’-Florio, M.; Metois, D.: Successful Unilateral Thoracoscopy for Bilateral Ectopic Mediastinal Parathyroidectomy

Letter to the Editor

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Urbanski, P.: How Many Aortic Valve Repairs Are Really Performed in Germany?