Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013

Editorials

Heart transplantation vs long-term mechanical assist devices: clinical equipoise?

Sara J. Shumway

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 195–197, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt210

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Long-term mechanical circulatory support: could it really have a public health impact?

James K. Kirklin

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 198–200, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt246

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Review

Heterotopic heart transplantation: where do we stand?

Erwan Flécher and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 201–206, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt136

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TRANSPLANTATION AND MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

Circulatory support in elderly chronic heart failure patients using the CircuLite® Synergy® system

Alessandro Barbone and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 207–212, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt041

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Implantable left ventricular assist devices as initial therapy for refractory postmyocardial infarction cardiogenic shock

Amit Pawale and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 213–216, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt014

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Editorial Comment: Acute myocardial infarction and refractory cardiogenic shock: the simpler, the better?

Daniel Loisance

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 217–218, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs707

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THORACIC

Editor's Choice

Thymoma and the increased risk of developing extrathymic malignancies: a multicentre study

Pier Luigi Filosso and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 219–224, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs663

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Omitting chest tube drainage after thoracoscopic major lung resection

Kazuhiro Ueda and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 225–229, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs679

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Editorial Comment: Challenging conventional wisdom

Douglas J. Mathisen

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 230, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs706

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Operating on a suspicious lung mass without a preoperative tissue diagnosis: pros and cons

Alan D.L. Sihoe and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 231–237, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs671

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Prediction of in-hospital mortality following pulmonary resections: improving on current risk models

Michael Poullis and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 238–243, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs658

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Video-assisted vs open mediastinal lymphadenectomy for Stage I non-small-cell lung cancer: results of a prospective randomized trial

Emanuel Palade and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 244–249, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs668

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The effects of lung resection on physiological motor activity of the oesophagus

Alfonso Fiorelli and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 250–257, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs711

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Supercharged reversed gastric tube technique: a microvascular anastomosis procedure for pharyngo-oesophageal reconstruction after total laryngopharyngo-oesophagectomy

Pei-Ming Huang and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 258–262, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs672

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Antireflux surgery after congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair: a plea for a tailored approach

Tom Verbelen and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 263–268, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt001

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CONGENITAL

Disparity in right vs left ventricular recovery during follow-up after ventricular septal defect correction in children

Liselotte M. Klitsie and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 269–274, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt003

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Early prediction of capillary leak syndrome in infants after cardiopulmonary bypass

Rouven Kubicki and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 275–281, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt028

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ADULT CARDIAC

Continued mechanical ventilation during coronary artery bypass graft operation attenuates the systemic immune response

Lucian Beer and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 282–287, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs659

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Hybrid revascularization in multivessel coronary artery disease

Alberto Repossini and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 288–294, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt016

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The association between early atrial arrhythmia and long-term return to sinus rhythm for patients following the Cox maze procedure for atrial fibrillation

Niv Ad and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 295–301, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs708

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Is the new EuroSCORE II a better predictor for transapical aortic valve implantation?

Martin Haensig and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 302–308, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt038

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Mechanical heart valve recipients: anticoagulation in patients with genetic variations of phenprocoumon metabolism

Kerstin Brehm and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 309–315, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt002

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Effect of annulus dimension and annuloplasty on bicuspid aortic valve repair

Emiliano Navarra and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 316–323, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt045

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Towards an integrated approach to mitral valve disease: implementation of an interventional mitral valve programme and its impact on surgical activity

Lenard Conradi and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 324–329, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs704

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Radical multidisciplinary approach to primary cardiac sarcomas

Oz M. Shapira and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 330–336, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt029

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Editor's Choice

Treatment of ascending aortic aneurysms using different surgical techniques: a single-centre experience with 548 patients

Klaus Kallenbach and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 337–345, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs661

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Editorial Comment: Surgery for aneurysms of the ascending aorta: keep it simple, safe and straightforward

Marc A.A.M. Schepens

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 345, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs700

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AORTIC SURGERY

Should aortic arch replacement be performed during initial surgery for aortic root aneurysm in patients with Marfan syndrome?

Florian S. Schoenhoff and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 346–351, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs705

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Editorial Comment: Total aortic arch replacement in Marfan patients: caution or boldness?

Jean Bachet

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 351–352, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt160

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Iatrogenic acute aortic dissection type A: insight from the German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA)

Bartosz Rylski and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 353–359, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt055

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Clinical outcomes of emergency surgery for acute type B aortic dissection with rupture

Tomoyuki Minami and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 360–365, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs703

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Intramural haematoma should be referred to as thrombosed-type aortic dissection

Keiji Uchida and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 366–369, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt040

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Basic science

Active mitral ring for post-surgical remote correction of residual mitral regurgitation on the beating heart

Piergiorgio Tozzi and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 370–374, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs710

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SURGICAL TECHNIQUE

Novel intraoperative evaluation for mitral valve regurgitation: retrograde cardioprotective beating test

Kazutoshi Tachibana and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 375–376, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs691

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Case reports

Cardiac dynamic magnetic resonance of a giant lung carcinoma invading the left atrium: do not let the imaging fool you

Alberto Pozzoli and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 377–378, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt039

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Marfan syndrome with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated systemic vasculitis presenting as severe anaemia and haematuria after the Bentall procedure

Li Sijia and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 379–381, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt071

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy after coronary artery bypass grafting with use of an in situ right gastroepiploic artery graft

Mihail Turcanu and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 382–383, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt099

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Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

A rare entity: sternal foramen

Taner Tarladacalisir and Yekta Altemur Karamustafaoglu

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 384, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt091

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Giant neuroendocrine tumour localized to the thoracoabdomen

Oleg Pikin and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 385, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt113

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An interesting oesophageal foreign body: oesophageal trachea

Maruf Sanli and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 386, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt026

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Blunt cardiac trauma: right atrioventricular groove rupture

Seong Cheol Jeong and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 387, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt048

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How to remove subannular pannus formation beneath the prosthetic valve

Celalettin Gunay and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 388, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt111

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Endovascular repair of a late pseudoaneurysm after an extra-anatomic bypass for aortic coarctation

Alexandre Cazavet and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 389, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt072

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Aortic root aneurysm with a persistent left superior vena cava and an absence of the origin of the right coronary artery

Min Zhang and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 390, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt046

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A pedicle screw in the descending thoracic aorta: a surgical approach

Olivier Fouquet and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 391–392, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt151

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Letters to the Editor

Complex pectus excavatum in adults: which is the best solution?

Guglielmo Mario Actis Dato and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 393, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt010

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Reply to Actis Dato et al.

Francesco Puma and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 393–394, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt011

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Bilateral lobar lung transplantation and size mismatch by pTLC-ratio

Michael Eberlein and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 394–395, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt004

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Reply to Eberlein et al.

Ilhan Inci and Walter Weder

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 395–396, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt006

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Red cell distribution width is a predictor of mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery

Sevket Balta and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 396–397, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt073

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Reply to Balta et al.

Michael Poullis

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 397, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt075

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Predictors of aortic events after aortic valve replacement for bicuspid valve stenosis

Victor Dayan and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 398, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt008

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Reply to Dayan et al.

Evaldas Girdauskas

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 399, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt009

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Debranching of the arch in aortic aneurysms

Murat Ugur and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 400, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt005

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Reply to Ugur et al.

Haruhiko Kondoh and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 401, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt007

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Rewarming strategy and neuromonitoring are significant details in neurological outcome after surgical repair of type A aortic dissection

Marko Borojevic and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Page 402, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt047

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THORACIC

¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography and the relationship between fluorodeoxyglucose uptake and the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, glucose transporter-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor in thymic epithelial tumours

Hiroaki Toba and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages e105–e112, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt263

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Resection of thymomas with use of the new minimally-invasive technique of extended thymectomy performed through the subxiphoid-right video-thoracoscopic approach with double elevation of the sternum

Marcin Zieliński and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages e113–e119, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt224

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Is lobectomy really more effective than sublobar resection in the surgical treatment of second primary lung cancer?

Andrea Zuin and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages e120–e125, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt219

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Fluoroscopy-assisted thoracoscopic resection after computed tomography-guided bronchoscopic metallic coil marking for small peripheral pulmonary lesions

Hiroaki Toba and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages e126–e132, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt220

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ADULT CARDIAC

Antiplatelet therapy at the time of coronary artery bypass grafting: a multicentre cohort study

Michael Kremke and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages e133–e140, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt230

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Activation of the receptor activator of the nuclear factor-κB ligand pathway during coronary bypass surgery: comparison between on- and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery procedures

Antonella Galeone and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages e141–e147, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt244

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Editorial Comment: The end of all our exploring …

Song Wan

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages e147–e148, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt299

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Experience, outcomes and impact of delayed indication for video-assisted wide septal myectomy in 69 consecutive patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Tomás Heredia Cambra and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages e149–e155, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt050

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AORTIC SURGERY

The next generation of fenestrated endografts: results of a clinical trial to support an expanded indication for aortic arch aneurysm treatment

Takashi Azuma and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages e156–e163, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt241

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Editorial Comment: When durability is overlooked

Marc A.A.M. Schepens

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages e163–e164, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt269

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TRANSPLANTATION AND MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

Editor's Choice

Heart transplant systolic and diastolic function is impaired by prolonged pretransplant graft ischaemic time and high donor age: an echocardiographic study

Lene A. Rustad and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages e97–e104, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt233

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