Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014

Presidential Address

ESTS Presidential Address Education motivation . . . inspiration of Generation Y. The evolution of our species

Federico Venuta

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 761–766, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu295

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Reviews

Bioprinting of artificial blood vessels: current approaches towards a demanding goal

Eva Hoch and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 767–778, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu242

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Ex vivo lung perfusion in clinical lung transplantation—State of the art

Anders S.I. Andreasson and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 779–788, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu228

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TRANSPLANTATION AND MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

Incidence and severity of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation using rejected grafts reconditioned with ex vivo lung perfusion

Massimo Boffini and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 789–793, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu239

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Lung transplantation from initially rejected donors after ex vivo lung reconditioning: the French experience

Edouard Sage and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 794–799, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu245

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Towards a better understanding of ex vivo lung perfusion

Clemens Aigner and Alexis Slama

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 800–801, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu297

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Right heart failure and benefits of adjuvant tricuspid valve repair in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation

Tomoyuki Fujita and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 802–807, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu040

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ADULT CARDIAC

Editor's Choice

The German Aortic Valve Registry: 1-year results from 13 680 patients with aortic valve disease

Friedrich W. Mohr and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 808–816, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu290

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The GARY Registry: a new paradigm of outcomes assessment

David Holmes and Michael Mack

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 816–817, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu315

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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation reduces grade of concomitant mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation and pulmonary hypertension

Manuel Wilbring and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 818–824, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu037

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Twenty-year durability of the aortic Hancock II bioprosthesis in young patients: is it durable enough?

Dai Une and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 825–830, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu014

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Bicuspid aortic valve: phosphorylation of c-Kit and downstream targets are prognostic for future aortopathy

Nimrat Grewal and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 831–839, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu319

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Risk stratification for in-hospital mortality after cardiac surgery: external validation of EuroSCORE II in a prospective regional registry

Domenico Paparella and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 840–848, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt657

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Non-heart transplant surgical approaches with left ventricular restoration and mitral valve operation for advanced ischaemic cardiomyopathy

Yasunori Cho and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 849–856, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu011

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Simultaneous hybrid carotid stenting and coronary bypass surgery versus concomitant open carotid and coronary bypass surgery: a pilot, feasibility study

Slobodan Mićović and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 857–862, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu009

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Re: Simultaneous hybrid carotid stenting and coronary bypass surgery versus concomitant open carotid and coronary bypass surgery: a pilot, feasibility study

Miguel Sousa Uva and A. Ross Naylor

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 863–864, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu106

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Blood conservation strategies in cardiac surgery: more is better

Dimitrios V. Avgerinos and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 865–870, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt661

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Maze surgery normalizes left ventricular function in patients with persistent lone atrial fibrillation

Alberto Pozzoli and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 871–876, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu034

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Basic science

A new strategy in the treatment of chemoresistant lung adenocarcinoma via specific siRNA transfection of SRF, E2F1, Survivin, HIF and STAT3

Mircea Gabriel Stoleriu and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 877–886, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu087

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AORTIC SURGERY

Mortality characteristics of aortic root surgery in North America

Manuel Caceres and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 887–893, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu083

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Strategies for the treatment of aorto-oesophageal fistula

Yutaka Okita and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 894–900, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu094

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THORACIC

Thoracotomy and decortication: impact of culture-positive empyema on the outcome of surgery

Lawrence Okiror and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 901–906, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu104

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Postoperative pain control: videothoracoscopic versus conservative mini-thoracotomic approach

Claudio Andreetti and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 907–912, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu092

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Case reports

Successful Fontan conversion combined with cardiac resynchronization therapy for a case of failing Fontan circulation with ventricular dysfunction

Daiji Takeuchi and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 913–915, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu084

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Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with neurofibromatosis I

Yoshihiro Suematsu and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 916–918, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu071

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Hilar lymph node metastasis of amelanotic malignant melanoma of unknown origin

Kentaro Miura and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 919–920, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu105

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Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Unusual complication of neurofibromatosis

Andrew Chatzis and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Page 921, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu052

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Chronic contained rupture of the posterior left ventricular wall two years after balloon dilatation of a degenerated mitral bioprosthesis

Herbert De Praetere and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Page 922, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu060

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Simultaneous mobile thrombi of the aortic valve and thoracic aorta

Wahei Mihara and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Page 923, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu063

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Acute aortic dissection in an adult patient with retro-oesophageal aortic arch

Jamil Hajj-Chahine and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Page 924, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu042

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Letters to the Editor

Can the female gender influence risk factor identification for aortic valve surgery?

Kuk Hui Son and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Page 925, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu122

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Reply to Son et al.

Elsayed Elmistekawy and Munir Boodhwani

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Page 926, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu126

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Aortic arch surgery: beyond surgical technique alone

Michael Poullis

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Page 927, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu124

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Reply to Poullis Data capture in aortic registries

David H. Tian and Tristan D. Yan

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Page 928, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu123

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A critical analysis of segmentectomy versus lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer

Christopher Cao and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 928–929, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu142

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Reply to Cao et al.

Feichao Bao and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages 929–930, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu143

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TRANSPLANTATION AND MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

Outcomes after implantation of 139 full-support continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to transplantation

Anton Sabashnikov and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages e59–e66, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu325

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Basic science

Prevention of late postpneumonectomy complications using a 3D printed lung in dog models

Xiaojun Li and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages e67–e73, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu296

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THORACIC

B-type natriuretic peptide following thoracic surgery: a predictor of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications

Lucio Cagini and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Pages e74–e80, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu348

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B-type natriuretic peptide following thoracic surgery

Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 46, Issue 5, November 2014, Page e81, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu382

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