DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 05 · Volume 60 · July 2012 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-23678

Editorial

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Heinemann, M. K.: Please Register Here

Review Article

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Doebler, Klaus; Boukamp, Karin; Mayer, Ernst-Dietrich: Indication and Structures and Management of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Review of the Literature

Original Cardiovascular

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Beckmann, A.; Hamm, C.; Figulla, H. R.; Cremer, J.; Kuck, K. H.; Lange, R.; Zahn, R.; Sack, S.; Schuler, G. C.; Walther, T.; Beyersdorf, F.; Böhm, M.; Heusch, G.; Funkat, A. K.; Meinertz, T.; Neumann, T.; Papoutsis, K.; Schneider, S.; Welz, A.; Mohr, F. W.; for the GARY Executive Board: The German Aortic Valve Registry (GARY): A Nationwide Registry for Patients Undergoing Invasive Therapy for Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis
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Hartrumpf, Martin; Kuehnel, Ralf; Erb, Michael; Loladze, Giorgi; Mueller, Torsten; Albes, Johannes: Favorable Gradients with the Mitroflow Aortic Valve Prosthesis in Everyday Surgery
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Strauch, Justus T.; Scherner, Maximilian; Haldenwang, Peter L.; Madershahian, Navid; Pfister, Roman; kuhn, Elmar W.; Liakopoulos, Oliver J.; Wippermann, Jens; Wahlers, Thorsten: Transapical Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Implantation and Conventional Aortic Valve Replacement in Octogenarians
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Kamiya, Hiroyuki; Akhyari, Payam; Pedraza, Anabel; Tanzeem, Nadine; Kallenbach, Klaus; Lichtenberg, Artur; Karck, Matthias: High Mortality in Late Octogenarians Undergoing Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Valve Stenosis: EuroSCORE Underestimates Mortality in this Cohort

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Invited Commentary

Original Thoracic

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Kawai, Hideki; Harada, Kenji; Ohta, Hideki; Tokushima, Takeshi; Oka, Shiro: Prevention of Alveolar Air Leakage after Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: Comparison of the Efficacy of Methods Involving the Use of Fibrin Glue

How to Do It

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Singh, Aditya Kumar; Agarwal, Saket; Satsangi, Deepak Kumar: Autograft Mitral Valve Replacement: A New Technique
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Wu, Ti Hei; Hsieh, Chih-Ming; Chang, Hung: A Special Method of Dilating Tracheal Stenosis Following Tracheostomy

Short Communication

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Matt, Peter; Arbeleaz, Emilio; Schwirtz, Goetz; Doebele, Thomas; Eckstein, Friedrich: Low-Volume, Single-Shot Crystalloid Cardioplegia is Safe for Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement

Case Reports

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Alozie, A.; Yerebakan, C.; Westphal, B.; Podbielski, A.: Bartonella quintana Endocarditis of the Tricuspid and Mitral Valves
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Krumpolcova, M.; Durand, M.; Rossi-Blancher, M.; Heylbroeck, C.; Vanzetto, G.; Albaladejo, P.; Brichon, P.-Y.: Endobronchial Closure of Bronchopleural Fistula with Amplatzer PFO Device