DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 05 · Volume 52 · October 2004 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-3647

Original Cardiovascular

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Gansera, B.; Rohrbach, H.; Gillrath, G.; Vogel, V.; Angelis, I.; Kiask, T.; Neumaier-Prauser, P.; Nerlich, A.; Kemkes, B. M.: Is There a Difference Between Diabetic and Non-Diabetic ITAs? Histomorphological and Immunohistochemical Examinations of Internal Thoracic Arteries
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Gansera, B.; Gillrath, G.; Lieber, M.; Angelis, I.; Schmidtler, F.; Kemkes, B. M.: Are Men Treated Better Than Women? Outcome of Male Versus Female Patients After CABG Using Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries
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Ashraf, M. N.; Mortasawi, A.; Grayson, A. D.; Oo, A. Y.: Effect of Smoking Status on Mortality and Morbidity Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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Dill, T.; Breidenbach, C.; John, A.; Brandt, R. R.; Ekinci, O.; Szalay, Z.; Bauer, E. P.; Ricken, W.; Bachmann, G.; Hamm, C. W.: Pre- and Postoperative Assessment of Left Ventricular Function by Magnetic Resonance Imaging and 2-D-Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Aneurysmectomy
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Berdat, P. A.; Belli, E.; Lacour-Gayet, F.; Planché, C.; Serraf, A.: Additional Pulmonary Blood Flow Has No Adverse Effect on Outcome After TCPC
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Litmathe, J.; Stosch, D.; Klues, H. G.; Boeken, U.; Korbmacher, B.; Gams, E.: Determination of the Coronary Flow Reserve of the LAD in Patients with HOCM Using the Intracoronary Doppler Catheter

Original Thoracic

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Iwasaki, A.; Shirakusa, T.; Yoneda, S.; Makimoto, Y.; Enatsu, S.; Hamada, T.: Results of Surgical Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer of 20 mm or Less in Diameter
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Athanassiadi, K.; Vassilikos, K.; Misthos, P.; Theakos, N.; Kakaris, S.; Sepsas, E.; Skottis, I.: Late Postpneumonectomy Bronchopleural Fistula

Short Communication

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Schlaudraff, K.; Grunenfelder, J.; Turina, M.: Cystic Tumor in the Left Atrium: An Unusual Aspect of a Myxoma

Special Report

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Dewald, O.; Frangogiannis, N. G.; Zoerlein, M. P.; Duerr, G. D.; Taffet, G.; Michael, L. H.; Welz, A.; Entman, M. L.: A Murine Model of Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Induced by Repetitive Ischemia and Reperfusion

Statistik

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Kalmár, P.; Irrgang, E.: Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 2003: A Report by the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery