DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Ausgabe 01 · Volume 64 · Januar 2016 DOI: 10.1055/s-006-30848

Editorial

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Heinemann, Markus K.: New Year Resolutions

Original Cardiovascular

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Gansera, Laura Sophie; Eszlari, Edgar; Deutsch, Oliver; Eichinger, Walter Benno; Gansera, Brigitte: High-Risk Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Intravenous Drug Abuse and/or Active Hepatitis C or HIV Infection: An Ethical Discussion of Six Cases

Editor's Commentary

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Editor's Commentary

Invited Commentary

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Invited Commentary
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Invited Commentary: High Risk Cardiac Surgery in Intravenous Drug-Addicted Patients: Are There Any Limits for Repetitive Surgical Treatment?
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Invited Commentary
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Invited Commentary: From Moral Reflexes to Ethical Reflection: Ethical Commentary on the Refusal of Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Intravenous Drug Abuse, Active Hepatitis C, or HIV/AIDS

Letter to the Editor

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Fenton, Kathleen N.: Ethical Dilemmas at the Bedside: How Do We Decide?
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Weiland, Hans-Christian: “Meglio e La Piccola Certezza Che la Gran Bugia” (The Little Truth is Better than the Big Lie) – Leonardo da Vinci Or: The Obligation to Say “Yes” and a Right to Say “No”

Special Report

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Thorax-, Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie (DGTHG), Berlin, Germany; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pädiatrische Kardiologie (DGPK), Düsseldorf, Germany: Grundvoraussetzungen herzchirurgischer Einheiten zur Behandlung von Patienten mit angeborenen Herzfehlern Konsensuspapier der Vorstände der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Thorax-, Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie (DGTHG) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Pädiatrische Kardiologie (DGPK)

Original Cardiovascular

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Sandica, Eugen; Boethig, Dietmar; Blanz, Ute; Goerg, Rainer; Haas, Nikolaus Andreas; Laser, Kai Thorsten; Kececioglu, Deniz; Bertram, Harald; Sarikouch, Samir; Westhoff-Bleck, Mechthild; Beerbaum, Philipp; Horke, Alexander: Bovine Jugular Veins versus Homografts in the Pulmonary Position: An Analysis across Two Centers and 711 Patients—Conventional Comparisons and Time Status Graphs as a New Approach
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Liebrich, Markus; Hemmer, Wolfgang; Uhlemann, Frank; Merz, Constanze; Voth, Wladimir; Scheid, Michael; Tzanavaros, Ioannis: A Novel Designed Valved Conduit for RVOT Reconstruction in Grown-up Congenital Heart Patients: a Glimpse Down the Road
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Kawaguchi, Atsushi; Cave, Dominic; Liu, Qi; Yasui, Yutaka: Development of a Model Identifying Fontan Patients at High Risk for Failed Early Extubation in the Operating Room
Supplementary material
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Giordano, Raffaele; Arcieri, Luigi; Cantinotti, Massimiliano; Pak, Vitali; Poli, Vincenzo; Maizza, Anna; Melo, Manuel; Assanta, Nadia; Moschetti, Riccardo; Murzi, Bruno: Custodiol Solution and Cold Blood Cardioplegia in Arterial Switch Operation: Retrospective Analysis in a Single Center

How to Do It

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Erek, Ersin; Aydin, Selim; Suzan, Dilek: Right Atrial Flap Repair for Left Superior Vena Cava Draining into Left Atrium

Original Thoracic

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Nagasao, Tomohisa; Hamamoto, Yusuke; Tamai, Motoki; Kogure, Tetsukuni; Jiang, Hua; Takano, Naoki; Tanaka, Yoshio: Scoring of Deformed Costal Cartilages Reduces Postoperative Pain after Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum
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Chang, Pei-Yeh; Zeng, Qi; Wong, Kin-Sun; Wang, Chao-Jan; Chang, Chee-Jen: Chest Wall Constriction after the Nuss Procedure Identified from Chest Radiograph and Multislice Computed Tomography Shortly after Removal of the Bar
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Yoo, Gyeol; Rha, Eun Young; Jeong, Jin Yong; Lee, Jongho; Sim, Sung Bo; Jo, Keon Hyon: Emerging Fixation Technique to Prevent Pectus Bar Displacement: Needlescope-Assisted 3-Point Fixation
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Bilgi, Zeynep; Ermerak, Nezih Onur; Laçin, Tunç; Bostancı, Korkut; Yüksel, Mustafa: Previously Complicated Nuss Procedure Does Not Preclude Blind Removal of the Bar

Commentary

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Heinemann, Markus K.: Editor's Commentary