DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 04 · Volume 45 · August 1997 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-8737

Editorial

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Antunes, M. J.: Valvuloplasty for Acquired Aortic Valve Disease

Original Cardiovascular

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Borowiec, J.; Bagge, L.; Saldeen, T.; Thelin, S.: Biocompatibility Reflected by Haemostasis Variables during Cardiopulmonary Bypass Using Heparin-Coated Circuits
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Schaeffer, U.; Tanner, B.; Strohschneider, T.; Stadtmüller, A.; Hannekum, A.: Damage to Arterial and Venous Endothelial Cells in Bypass Grafts Induced by Several Solutions Used in Bypass Surgery
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Männer, J.; Seidl, W.; Steding, G.: Embryological Observations on the Formal Pathogenesis of Double-Outlet Left Ventricle With a Right-Ventricular Infundibulum
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Nollert, G.; Fischlein, T.; Bouterwek, St.; Böhmer, Ch.; Dewald, O.; Kreuzer, E.; Welz, A.; Netz, H.; Klinner, W.; Reichart, B.: Long-Term Results of Total Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot in Adulthood: 35 years Follow-up in 104 Patients Corrected at the Age of 18 or Older*
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Honkonen, E. L.; Kaukinen, L.; Pehkonen, E. J.; Kaukinen, S.: Right Ventricle is Protected Better by Warm Continuous than by Cold Intermittent Retrograde Blood Cardioplegia in Patients with Obstructed Right Coronary Artery
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Aleksic, I.; Freimark, D.; Blanche, C.; Czer, L. S. C.; Dalichau, H.; Valenza, M.; Takkenberg, J. J. M.; Trento, A.: The Duration of Administration of Monoclonal Antibody OKT3 for Induction Immunosuppression after Heart Transplantation

Original General Thoracic

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Kayser, K.; Altiner, M.; Dienemann, H.; Gabius, H.-J.: Changes During the Last Decade in Clinical Parameters of Operated Lung Carcinoma Patients of a Center for Thoracic Surgery and the Prognostic Significance of TNM, Morphometric, Cytometric, and Glycohistochemical Properties

Case Report

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Osswald, B. R.; Vahl, C. F.; Fleischer, F.; Hagl, S.: Successful Revascularisation for Unstable Angina of a Patient with Asymptomatic Bilateral Internal Carotid Occlusion, 70% Stenoses of the External Carotid Arteries, and Other Circulation Disturbances
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Huwez, F. U.; Belcher, P. R.; Pathi, V. L.; Naik, S. K.; Wheatley, D. J.: Osteonecrosis of the Calcaneum in a Heart Transplant Recipient
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Nomori, H.; Horio, H.; Mimura, T.; Morinaga, S.: Massive Hemoptysis from an Endobronchial Metastasis of Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma
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Watanabe, T.; Tajima, K.; Shimomura, T.; Suenaga, Y.; Murase, M.: Intra-abdominal Bleeding after Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
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Topçu, S.; Soysal, Ö; Balkan, E.; Yalçinkaya, I.; Demircan, S.; Gülhan, E.: Mediastinal Cystic Lymphangioma: Report of Two Cases
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Suzuki, T.; Suzuki, S.; Kitami, A.; Hori, G.; Inoue, T.; Kubota, T.: A Thymoma Associated with Hyperparathyroidism

Letter to the Editor

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Wollert, H.-G.; Grossmann, H.; Eckel, L.: Magnesium Sulfate Prevents Atrial Tachyarrhythmias After Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Surgery - What is the Common Mechanism?*