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Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009
Editorial
Cardiomyoplasty: is it still a viable option in patients with end-stage heart failure?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 201–203, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.028
Review
Cardiac assistance from skeletal muscle: a reappraisal
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 204–213, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.015
Alternatives to transplantation in the surgical therapy for heart failure
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 214–228, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.11.003
Articles
Progressive right ventricular failure is not explained by myocardial ischemia in a pig model of right ventricular pressure overload
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 229–234, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.010
Cardiopulmonary bypass and left ventricular systolic dysfunction impacts operative mortality differently in elderly and young patients
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 235–240, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.043
Review
Management of diastolic heart failure following cardiac surgery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 241–249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.038
Articles
Prevalence, therapeutic management and medium-term prognosis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: results from a database of 11,605 patients
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 250–254, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.023
Non-infective morbidity in diabetic patients undergoing coronary and heart valve surgery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 255–259, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.08.009
Isolated surgical aortic valve replacement after previous coronary artery bypass grafting with patent grafts: is this old-fashioned technique obsolete?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 260–264, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.051
Self-management program improves anticoagulation control and quality of life: a prospective randomized study
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 265–269, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.020
Extended replacement of aortic arch aneurysms through left posterolateral thoracotomy
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 270–275, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.048
Emergency treatment of the thoracic aorta: results in 113 consecutive acute patients (the Talent Thoracic Retrospective Registry)
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 276–281, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.052
Review
Endovascular versus open repair for descending thoracic aortic rupture: institutional experience and meta-analysis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 282–286, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.042
Articles
Profitability of our lung retrieval program from non heart beating donors
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 287–292, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.030
Airway complications after lung transplantation: risk factors, prevention and outcome
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 293–298, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.035
Surfactant as salvage therapy in life threatening primary graft dysfunction in lung transplantation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 299–303, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.039
Surfactant pretreatment decreases long-term damage after ischemia-reperfusion injury of the lung
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 304–312, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.050
Keratinocyte growth factor: a new mesothelial targeted therapy to reduce postoperative pericardial adhesions
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 313–318, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.046
The postpneumonectomy syndrome: clinical presentation and treatment
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 319–324, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.07.070
The role of technetium-99m hexakis-2-methoxyisobutyl isonitrile in the detection of neoplastic lung lesions
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 324–331, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.033
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided needle aspiration in the non-small cell lung cancer staging
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 332–336, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.022
Prognostic value of intraoperative pleural lavage cytology for lung cancer without carcinomatous pleuritis: importance in patients with early stage disease during long-term follow-up
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 337–342, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.013
Combined videothoracoscopic and videomediastinoscopic approach improves radicality of minimally invasive mediastinal lymphadenectomy for early stage lung carcinoma
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 343–347, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.044
Data from a national lung cancer registry contributes to improve outcome and quality of surgery: Danish results
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 348–352, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.026
Partial least squares path modelling for the evaluation of patients’ satisfaction after thoracic surgical procedures
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 353–358, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.027
Images in cardio-thoracic surgery
Effusive constrictive pericarditis: dynamic magnetic resonance imaging
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Page 359, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.11.013
Fish bone induced aortic rupture treated with endovascular stent graft
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Page 360, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.051
Intravenous leiomyomatosis extending to both pulmonary arteries: the longest tumour
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Page 361, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.054
Cardiac epicardial tumor with coronary artery compression
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Page 362, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.044
Removal of patent foramen ovale occluder with adherent left atrial thrombus
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Page 363, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.050
Migration of an inferior vena cava filter to the right ventricular outflow tract
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Page 364, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.11.019
Case report
Secondary infection of a pre-existing thoracic aortic aneurysm by iatrogenic oesophageal perforation with aorta-oesophageal fistula formation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 365–367, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.049
Fatal presentation of congenital isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 368–369, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.039
Pulmonary artery agenesis and Kommerell’s diverticulum presenting with hemoptysis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 370–372, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.053
Lobectomy for metachronous lung cancer after pneumonectomy
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 373–374, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.11.012
Letter to the Editor
Pulmonary resection after pneumonectomy: preoperative mediastinal assessment and resection method of choice
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Page 375, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.035
On-pump or off-pump transapical aortic valve implantation provides better clinical outcomes?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 376–377, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.025
Reply to the Letter to the Editor
Reply to Halezeroglu
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Page 376, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.036
Reply to Apostolakis et al
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 377–378, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.026
Reply to Sersar et al
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 378–379, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.11.002
Letter to the Editor
Left ventricular wall rupture: revisited and updated
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Page 378, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.11.001
Italian hospital mortality risk model vs additive and logistic EuroSCORE in coronary operations
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 379–380, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.031
Reply to the Letter to the Editor
Reply to Ranucci
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 380–381, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.032
