DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 02 · Volume 65 · March 2017 DOI: 10.1055/s-007-33591

Publisher's Note

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Schiff, Daniel: The Importance of Facts and the Role of Academic Publishers in Today's World—A Publisher's View

Editorial

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Heinemann, Markus K.: Independence Day

Reviewers' List

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Reviewers for The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Review Article

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Boening, A.; Karck, M.; Conzelmann, L.O.; Easo, J.; Krüger, T.; Rylski, B.; Weigang, E.: German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A: Structure, Results, and Future Perspectives

Original Cardiovascular

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Huenges, Katharina; Dreyer, Jan; Panholzer, Bernd; Grothusen, Christina; Renner, Jochen; Schäfer, Philipp; Freundt, Miriam; Schoeneich, Felix; Schöttler, Jan; Rahimi-Barfeh, Azizolah; Cremer, Jochen; Haneya, Assad: Iatrogenic Catheter-Induced Acute Aortic Dissection Type A after Coronary Angiography—A Retrospective Consecutive Case Series
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Leontyev, Sergey; Haag, Felix; Davierwala, Piroze M.; Lehmkuhl, Lukas; Borger, Michael A.; Etz, Christian D.; Misfeld, Martin; Gutberlet, Matthias; Mohr, Friedrich W.: Postoperative Changes in the Distal Residual Aorta after Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Impact of False Lumen Patency and Size of Descending Aorta
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Chen, Lei; Qi, Rui-Dong; Liu, Wei; Li, Cheng-Nan; Zhang, Nan; Zhu, Jun-Ming; Sun, Li-Zhong: Repair of Complicated Chronic Type B Dissection with Distal Aortic Arch Involvement Using Left Subclavian Artery Transposition with Implantation of a Stented Elephant Trunk
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Choi, Min Suk; Cho, Yang Hyun; Kim, Wook Sung; Lee, Young Tak; Jeong, Dong Seop; Park, Pyo Won; Sung, Kiick: Favorable Outcomes of Open Surgical Repair for Blunt Aortic Injury in the Era of Endovascular Repair
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Youssef, Marwan; Dünschede, Friedrich; El Beyrouti, Hazem; Salem, Ora; Vahl, Christian-Friedrich; Dorweiler, Bernhard: Endovascular Repair of Paravisceral Aortic Aneurysms Combining Chimney Grafts and the Nellix Endovascular Aneurysm Sealing Technology (Four-Vessel ChEVAS)
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Zhan, Botao; Hu, Zhipeng; Chen, Jiajun; Zhu, Rui; Zhao, Hua; Yang, Junbo; Zhang, Zengwang; Nie, Ronghua: KLF15 Overexpression Protects β-Aminopropionitrile–Induced Aortic Rupture in Rodent Model via Inhibiting Connective Tissue Growth Factor

How to do it

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Tozzi, Piergiorgio; Pralong, Etienne; Gronchi, Fabrizio; Siniscalchi, Giuseppe: A New Combined Technique Reducing the Risk of Paraplegia during Thoracoabdominal Aorta Replacement

Original Thoracic

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Okamoto, Tatsuro; Tagawa, Tetsuzo; Morodomi, Yosuke; Shimamatsu, Shinichiro; Kitahara, Hirokazu; Maehara, Yoshihiko: Underlying Problems in Surgical Treatment of cT1-2N1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Supplementary material
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Ding, Hongdou; Shi, Jingyun; Zhou, Xiao; Xie, Dong; Song, Xiao; Yang, Yang; Liu, Zhongliu; Wang, Haifeng: Value of CT Characteristics in Predicting Invasiveness of Adenocarcinoma Presented as Pulmonary Ground-Glass Nodules
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Hattori, Aritoshi; Matsunaga, Takeshi; Takamochi, Kazuya; Oh, Shiaki; Suzuki, Kenji: Surgical Management of Multifocal Ground-Glass Opacities of the Lung: Correlation of Clinicopathologic and Radiologic Findings
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Nakamura, Haruhiko; Saji, Hisashi; Marushima, Hideki; Tagaya, Rie; Kimura, Hiroyuki; Takagi, Masayuki: Glucose Uptake Values in Positron Emission Tomography Are Useful to Predict Survival after Sublobar Resection for Lung Cancer

Short Communication

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Müller-Arnecke, Dominik: First Hands-On Experience with the Application of a Newly Designed Double-Branched Thoracic Catheter for Thoracic Interventions

How to Do It

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Park, Jong Myung; Kim, Do Hyung: Right-Side Paratracheal Lymph Node Dissection during Single-Incision Thoracoscopic Surgery Featuring Placement of a Bidirectional Retraction Suture