DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 01 · Volume 63 · February 2015 DOI: 10.1055/s-005-28391

Editorial

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Heinemann, Markus K.: Let It Bleed

Review Article

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Petricevic, Mate; Kopjar, Tomislav; Biocina, Bojan; Milicic, Davor; Kolic, Kresimir; Boban, Marko; Skoric, Bosko; Lekic, Ante; Gasparovic, Hrvoje: The Predictive Value of Platelet Function Point-of-Care Tests for Postoperative Blood Loss and Transfusion in Routine Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review
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Dimarakis, Ioannis; Grant, Stuart; Corless, Rebecca; Velissaris, Theodore; Prince, Martin; Bridgewater, Ben; Asimakopoulos, George: Impact of Hepatic Cirrhosis on Outcome in Adult Cardiac Surgery

Original Basic Science Article

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Mutlak, Haitham; Reyher, Christian; Meybohm, Patrick; Papadopoulos, Nestoras; Hanke, Alexander Alfons; Zacharowski, Kai; Weber, Christian Friedrich: Multiple Electrode Aggregometry for the Assessment of Acquired Platelet Dysfunctions during Extracorporeal Circulation

Original Cardiovascular

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Drews, Susanne; Bolliger, Daniel; Kaiser, Christoph; Grapow, Martin; Reuthebuch, Oliver; Eckstein, Friedrich; Matt, Peter: Prasugrel Increases the Need for Platelet Transfusions and Surgical Reexploration Rates Compared with Clopidogrel in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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Isil, Canan Tulay; Yazici, Pinar; Bakir, Ihsan: Risk Factors and Outcome of Increased Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Cardiac Surgical Patients Aged 65 Years and Older
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Hata, Mitsumasa; Shiono, Motomi; Akiyama, Kenji; Sezai, Akira; Wakui, Shinji; Kimura, Haruka; Sekino, Hisakuni: Incidence of Drug Interaction When Using Proton Pump Inhibitor and Warfarin According to Cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) Genotype in Japanese
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Haneya, Assad; Diez, Claudius; Kolat, Philipp; Suesskind-Schwendi, Marietta von; Ried, Michael; Schmid, Christof; Hirt, Stephan W.: Re-Exploration for Bleeding or Tamponade after Cardiac Surgery: Impact of Timing and Indication on Outcome
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Almdahl, Sven Martin; Rynning, Stein Erik; Veel, Terje; Halvorsen, Per; Mølstad, Per: Postoperatively Increased Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Level Is Closely Associated with Mortality after Cardiac Surgery

Letter to the Editor

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Petricevic, Mate; Biocina, Bojan; Mihaljevic, Martina Zrno; Boban, Marko; Samardzic, Jure; Konosic, Sanja; Ivancan, Visnja: Preoperative Prasugrel Discontinuation Management in Coronary Artery Surgery
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Fenton, Kathleen N.; Cardarelli, Marcello: Different Paths to the Same End: A Response to the Question: Quo Vadis?

Original Thoracic

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Sue, Gloria; Price, Gary; Stahl, Richard; Teng, Edward; Narayan, Deepak: Major Bleeding in Patients with Mediastinitis: A Heartbreaking Series
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Qu, Jichen; Chen, Guangyu; Xie, Boxiong; Ding, Jiaan; Jiang, Gening: Progressive Chest Wall Bleeding Caused by Bronchial Stump Nails after Lobectomy