Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014

Editorial

Editor's Choice

Great Debate: a new section in the EJCTS

Friedhelm Beyersdorf

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Page 155, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu255

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GREAT DEBATE

Editor's Choice

Operative techniques in patients with type A dissection complicated by cerebral malperfusion

Bartosz Rylski and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 156–166, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu251

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Reviews

Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: an updated review

Ana C. Pinho-Gomes and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 167–178, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt584

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Development of ventricular assist devices in China: present status, opportunities and challenges

Kaiyun Gu and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 179–185, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu020

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TRANSPLANTATION AND MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

Extracorporeal life support for cardiogenic shock: influence of concomitant intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation

Sun Kyun Ro and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 186–192, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu005

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Pathological analysis of the aortic valve after long-term left ventricular assist device support

Hiroki Hata and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 193–197, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt559

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ADULT CARDIAC

Editor's Choice

Perioperative outcomes of cardiac surgery patients with ongoing ticagrelor therapy: boon and bane of a new drug

Hanna Schotola and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 198–205, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt571

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Antiplatelet agents and heart surgery: new drugs, new challenges?

Marco Ranucci

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 205–206, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt588

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Manual versus automatic detection of aortic annulus plane in a computed tomography scan for transcatheter aortic valve implantation screening

Arnaud Van Linden and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 207–212, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt600

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Ablation in selective patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: medium-term results of the Dallas lesion set

Jian-Gang Wang and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 213–220, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt593

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Ministernotomy versus conventional sternotomy for aortic valve replacement: matched propensity score analysis of 808 patients

Nobuyuki Furukawa and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 221–227, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt616

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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with ascending aortic dilatation: safety of the procedure and mid-term follow-up

Bartosz Rylski and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 228–233, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt594

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Correlation between systolic transvalvular flow and proximal aortic wall changes in bicuspid aortic valve stenosis

Evaldas Girdauskas and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 234–239, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt610

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AORTIC SURGERY

The ascending aorta with bicuspid aortic valve: a phenotypic classification with potential prognostic significance

Alessandro Della Corte and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 240–247, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt621

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Endovascular therapy in patients with genetically triggered thoracic aortic disease: applications and short- and mid-term outcomes

Ourania Preventza and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 248–253, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt636

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THORACIC

Observations in lung cancer over multiple decades: an analysis of outcomes and cost at a single high-volume institution

Michael Lanuti and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 254–261, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt611

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Accurate and safe mediastinal restaging by combined endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasound-guided needle aspiration performed by single ultrasound bronchoscope

Artur Szlubowski and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 262–266, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt570

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Should males ever undergo wedge resection for stage 1 non-small-cell lung cancer? A propensity analysis

Neeraj Mediratta and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 267–273, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt603

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Clinical stage T1–T2N0M0 oesophageal cancer: accuracy of clinical staging and predictive factors for lymph node metastasis

Sumin Shin and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 274–279, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt607

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Treatment strategies in the management of severe complications following slide tracheoplasty in children

Juan L. Antón-Pacheco and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 280–285, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt617

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A new surgical procedure for palmar hyperhidrosis: is it possible to perform endoscopic sympathectomy under deep sedation without intubation?

Hua Tang and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 286–290, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt599

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CONGENITAL

Anomalous branch of pulmonary artery from the aorta and tetralogy of Fallot: morphology, surgical techniques and results

Sachin Talwar and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 291–296, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt632

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Outcomes of the rehabilitative procedure for patients with pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect and hypoplastic pulmonary arteries beyond the infant period

Yonghui Zhang and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 297–303, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt622

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The Fuwai hospital experience with patients presenting late with pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect and hypoplastic pulmonary arteries

Yves d'Udekem

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 304–305, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt643

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Basic science

Caval collapse during cardiopulmonary bypass: a reproducible bench model

Liang Li and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 306–312, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt620

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Left ventricular function can be continuously monitored with an epicardially attached accelerometer sensor

Stefan Hyler and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 313–320, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt653

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SURGICAL TECHNIQUE

Tailored repair of the subvalvular apparatus using ‘cut and transfer’ technique in patients with chronic ischaemic mitral regurgitation and severe tethering of the mitral leaflets

Giampiero Esposito and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 321–323, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu003

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Use of free subcutaneous fat pad for reduction of intraoperative air leak in thoracoscopic pulmonary resection cases with lung cancer

Yasushi Shintani and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 324–326, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt608

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Thoracoscopic 360 degree apical pleurodesis with turned-over parietal pleura

Masatsugu Hamaji and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 327–328, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt409

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Case reports

Pulmonary infarction complicating thoracoscopic removal of congenital foregut cyst

Anupama Barua and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 329–330, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt578

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Pulmonary malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour

Ilhan Inci and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 331–332, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt544

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Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Giant true inferoposterior left ventricular aneurysm presenting with heart failure: insights from multimodality imaging

Adam Penkalla and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Page 333, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt590

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Severe calcification of a Shelhigh stentless valved conduit

Fabian Gisler and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Page 334, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt569

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Letters to the Editor

Impact of preoperative antiplatelet therapy on in-hospital outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting

Antonino S. Rubino and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Page 335, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt648

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Reply to Rubino et al.

Antonio Miceli and Gianni D. Angelini

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Page 336, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt624

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Is there any difference in aortic wall quality between patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis and those with bicuspid aortic valve insufficiency?

Evaldas Girdauskas and Mina Rouman

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Page 337, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt639

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Reply to Girdauskas and Rouman

Jaroslav Benedik and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Page 338, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt640

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ADULT CARDIAC

Treatment for severe functional tricuspid regurgitation: annuloplasty versus valve replacement

Ho Young Hwang and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages e21–e27, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu224

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Superiority of 5% NaHCO₃ for preoperative hair removal in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery with a limb vein: a randomized controlled trial

Lei Ding and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages e28–e32, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu203

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Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

A ring on the heart

Qun-Jun Duan and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Page e33, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu240

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Positron emission tomography/computed tomography images of pulmonary and spinal tuberculosis

Xin Gao and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 2, August 2014, Page e34, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu212

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