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Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012
Editorials
EuroSCORE II, illum qui est gravitates magni observe*
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 729–731, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs057
Predicting prognosis in cardiac surgery: a prophecy?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 732–733, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs061
ADULT CARDIAC
EuroSCORE II
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 734–745, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs043
Performance of the original EuroSCORE
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 746–754, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr285
Sex differences in outcomes following isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Australian patients: analysis of the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons cardiac surgery database
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 755–762, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr039
Angiographic evaluation of flow distribution in sequential and composite arterial grafts for three vessel disease
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 763–769, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr057
Competitive flow and arterial graft a word of caution
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 768–769, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr064
Propensity matched analysis of bilateral internal mammary artery versus single left internal mammary artery grafting at 17-year follow-up: validation of a contemporary surgical experience
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 770–776, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr213
Bilateral internal mammary arteries: a very important missing trick for coronary artery bypass grafting
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 776–777, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs005
Transcranial Doppler-detected cerebral embolic load during transcatheter aortic valve implantation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 778–784, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr068
Midterm follow-up dynamic echocardiography evaluation after ascending aorta replacement and reimplantation of the aortic valve (David operation) in a matched control study
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 785–788, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr114
Aortic valve haemodynamics after aortic valve-sparing operations
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 788–789, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr119
Current status on stentless aortic bioprosthesis: a clinical and experimental perspective
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 790–799, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr141
Unusual presentation of cryolife O'Brien® stentless aortic valve bioprosthesis dysfunction mimicking infective endocarditis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 800–805, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr191
Does the outcome improve after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery? A propensity-matched comparison
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 806–811, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr107
Primary benign cardiac tumours: long-term results
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 812–819, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr067
THORACIC
The impact of chest tube removal on pain and pulmonary function after pulmonary resection
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 820–823, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr126
Suboptimal perception of illness due to self-realization constraints impairs psychological welfare in surgical patients
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 824–828, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr134
Measuring patients’ views: between enthusiasm and reality
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 829–830, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr229
The values of intrapleural pressure before the removal of chest tube in non-complicated pulmonary lobectomies
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 831–833, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr056
Completeness of lung cancer surgery: is mediastinal dissection common practice?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 834–838, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr059
Action point: intraoperative lymph node staging
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 839–840, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr061
A clinicopathological study of peripheral, small-sized high-grade neuroendocrine tumours of the lung: differences between small-cell lung carcinoma and large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 841–846, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr132
Ten-year experience of mediastinal robotic surgery in a single referral centre
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 847–851, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr112
Correlation between matrix metalloproteinase 9 and 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose-positron emission tomography as diagnostic markers of lung cancer
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 852–860, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr117
Control of post-thoracotomy pain by transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: effect on serum cytokine levels, visual analogue scale, pulmonary function and medication
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 861–868, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr108
Standard uptake value of positron emission tomography in clinical stage I lung cancer: clinical application and pathological correlation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 869–873, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr113
False-positivity of mediastinal lymph nodes has negative effect on survival in potentially resectable non-small cell lung cancer
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 874–879, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr054
Pneumonectomy: calculable or non-tolerable risk factor in trimodal therapy for Stage III non-small-cell lung cancer?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 880–885, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr160
Pneumonectomy following induction therapy: an evidence-based, experienced-based and eloquence-based point of view
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 886–887, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs035
Feasibility of hybrid thoracoscopic lobectomy and en-bloc chest wall resection
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 888–892, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr150
Three-dimensional imaging navigation during a lung segmentectomy using an iPad
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 893–897, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr127
CONGENITAL
A morbidity score for congenital heart surgery based on observed complications
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 898–904, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr161
Scoring complications after congenital heart surgery: gut feelings versus calculations
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 904–905, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr167
Aortic arch enlargement and coarctation repair through a left thoracotomy: significance of ductal perfusion
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 906–912, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr110
Pulmonary artery banding as ‘open end’ palliation of systemic right ventricles: an interim analysis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 913–918, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr078
Basic science
Oral β-glucan reduces infarction size and improves regional contractile function in a porcine ischaemia/reperfusion model
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 919–925, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr125
Fibrinogen/thrombin-based collagen fleece (TachoComb®) promotes regeneration in pulmonary arterial injury
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 926–932, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr128
Modulation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression by ischaemic preconditioning in a lung autotransplant model
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 933–939, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr049
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
An instrument facilitates mitral valve repair training at home
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 940–941, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr087
Case reports
Concomitant frozen elephant trunk procedure and pulmonary embolectomy
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 942–944, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr124
Intracardiac varix of the left atrium
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 945–946, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr043
The spectrum of double-outlet right atrium including hearts with three atrioventricular valves
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 947–949, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr073
Single site venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as an alternative to invasive ventilation in post-pneumonectomy fistula with acute respiratory failure
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 950–952, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr103
Images in cardio-thoracic surgery
Delayed syndrome of thoracic insufficiency: a consequence of non-rigid reconstruction of a large chest wall defect
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 953–954, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr120
Multiple bilateral intraparenchymal pulmonary artery aneurysms
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 955, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr058
An unusual cervical thymoma
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 956, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr111
Coronary pseudoaneurysm secondary to blunt chest trauma
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 957, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr115
Extrapericardial cardiac tamponade by a retrosternal haematoma after blunt chest trauma
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 958, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr116
Penetrating chest wound with twisted steel
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 959, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr118
A rare case of left ventricular non-compaction in early infancy
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 960, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr121
Left atrial appendage perforation during interventional occluder implantation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 961, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr084
Angiofibroma in the right atrium and inferior vena cava
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 962, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr077
Left ventricular septal perforation after apico-aortic conduit
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 963, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr122
Letters to the Editor
Results of ring annuloplasty for mitral regurgitation due to cardiomyopathy
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 964, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr075
Reply to Kestelli et al.
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 964–965, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr076
Comparison of small and enlarged aortic roots
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 965, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr099
Reply to Kestelli et al.
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 966, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr100
Post-intubation membranous trachitis after endotracheal intubation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 967, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr096
Reply to Anile et al.
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 967–968, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr098
A prospective randomized trial to assess the effectiveness of Coseal to seal air leaks in lung surgery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 968–969, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr095
Reply to D'Andrilli and Rendina
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 969–970, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr097
The EuroSCORE: are we contributing to its overprediction of mortality in cardiac surgery nowadays?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 970–971, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr092
Reply to Nezic et al.
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 971, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr094
How important is the size of the mitral ring?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 972, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr060
Reply to Yurekli et al.
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 972–973, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr062
Issues related to increased systemic perfusion pressure during cardiopulmonary bypass and its safety
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 973, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr063
Reply to Siric et al.
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 974, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr065
Reconstruction of the free margin of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve and replacement of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve with autologous pericardium
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page 975, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr129
List of Reviewers
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery – 2011 Reviewers
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 976–981, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs160
ADULT CARDIAC
Total arterial off-pump surgery provides excellent outcomes and does not compromise complete revascularization
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages e25–e31, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr225
Durability of aortic valve preservation with root reconstruction for acute type A aortic dissection
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages e32–e36, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr292
The glue crisis in surgery of acute aortic dissection type A is ongoing
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages e36–e37, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs020
Subtle changes in renal function are associated with differences in late survival following adult cardiac surgery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages e38–e42, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr329
THORACIC
Robotic extended thymectomy for early-stage thymomas
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages e43–e47, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr322
TX & MCS
Does the cardioplegic solution have an effect on early outcomes following heart transplantation?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages e48–e53, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr321
Improving donor heart preservation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages e53–e55, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs058
Case reports
Prosthetic azygo-atrial bypass for palliation of superior vena cava syndrome
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages e56–e58, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr289
Compression of an anomalous single coronary artery from pulmonary artery by banding
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages e59–e61, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr269
Two separate thoroscopic segmentectomies with vessel sealing system
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages e62–e64, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr332
Images in cardio-thoracic surgery
Coronary artery bypass surgery in a patient with congenital absence of the left pericardium
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2012, Page e65, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr262
