Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015

Guideline

Combined endobronchial and esophageal endosonography for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline, in cooperation with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)

Peter Vilmann and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 1–15, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv194

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Editorial

Surgery of the thymus in 2015: more quality from the available data

Gaetano Rocco

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 16–17, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv182

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Reviews

Prognostic factors of remission in myasthenia gravis after thymectomy

Zhifeng Mao and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 18–24, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu309

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Flow capacity of skeletonized versus pedicled internal thoracic artery in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression

Michel Pompeu Barros Oliveira Sá and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 25–31, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu344

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Erythropoietin administration for prevention of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Hong-Tao Tie and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 32–39, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu378

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THORACIC

Robotic thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis: neurological and surgical outcomes

Marlies Keijzers and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 40–45, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu352

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Myasthenia gravis and thymectomy: many doubts and few certainties

Giuseppe Marulli and Federico Rea

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 46–47, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu398

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Does the World Health Organization histological classification predict outcomes after thymomectomy? Results of a multicentre study on 750 patients

Francesco Guerrera and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 48–54, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu368

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Editor's Choice

Clinical management of atypical carcinoid and large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: a multicentre study on behalf of the European Association of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Lung Working Group

Pier Luigi Filosso and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 55–64, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu404

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The burden of death following discharge after lobectomy

Laura Schneider and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 65–70, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu427

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Re: The burden of death following discharge after lobectomy

Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 70–71, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu450

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An aggregate score to predict the risk of large pleural effusion after pulmonary lobectomy

Ralitsa Hristova and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 72–76, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu413

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Outcomes of segmentectomy for cT1bN0M0 lung adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma: a possible association with pathological invasion

Hiroyuki Ogawa and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 77–82, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu429

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CONGENITAL

Impact of residual right ventricular outflow tract obstruction on biventricular strain and synchrony in patients after repair of tetralogy of Fallot: a cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking study

Heiner Latus and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 83–90, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu396

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Need of transannular patch in tetralogy of Fallot surgery carries a higher risk of reoperation but has no impact on late survival: results of Fallot repair in Finland

Pekka Ylitalo and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 91–97, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu401

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EXPERIMENTAL

Alternative approach for right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device placement in animal model

Tomohiro Saito and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 98–103, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu364

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Development of a next-generation tissue valve using a glutaraldehyde-fixed porcine aortic valve treated with decellularization, α-galactosidase, space filler, organic solvent and detoxification

Hong-Gook Lim and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 104–113, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu385

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Re: Development of a next-generation tissue valve using a glutaraldehyde-fixed porcine aortic valve treated with decellularization, α-galactosidase, space filler, organic solvent and detoxification

Alessandro Parolari and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Page 114, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu432

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ADULT CARDIAC

Editor's Choice

Routine use of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts for left-sided myocardial revascularization in insulin-dependent diabetic patients: early and long-term outcomes

Giuseppe Gatti and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 115–120, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu360

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Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts for myocardial revascularization in insulin-dependent diabetic patients: time for wide clinical practice?

Fabio Biscegli Jatene and Philippe Kolh

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 121–122, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu459

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The number of valves requiring surgery does not affect early and late survival in redo valvular surgery

Naoto Fukunaga and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 123–128, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu403

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Comparison between biological and mechanical aortic valve prostheses in middle-aged patients matched through propensity score analysis: long-term results

Mazen Roumieh and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 129–136, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu392

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First registry results from the newly approved ACURATE TA™ TAVI system

Jörg Kempfert and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 137–141, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu367

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AORTIC SURGERY

Acute type A aortic dissection: characteristics and outcomes comparing patients with bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve

Christian D. Etz and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 142–150, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu388

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The conundrum of aortic dissection in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: the tissue, the mechanics and the mathematics

Alessandro Della Corte

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 150–151, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu418

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Clinical outcomes of combined aortic root reimplantation technique and total arch replacement

Hitoshi Minami and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 152–157, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu387

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TX & MCS

Isolated permanent right ventricular assist device implantation with the HeartWare continuous-flow ventricular assist device: first results from the European Registry for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support

Alexander M. Bernhardt and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 158–162, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu406

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SURGICAL TECHNIQUE

Direct distal aortic arch graft cannulation after the elephant trunk procedure: technique for central cannulation during second-stage repair

Eduard Quintana and Alberto Pochettino

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 163–165, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu371

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Case reports

Mediastinal mass presented 36 years after coronary bypass grafting: is vein graft pseudoaneurysm a differential diagnosis?

Haytham Elgharably and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 166–168, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu342

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Migration of a retained temporary epicardial pacing wire into an abdominal aortic aneurysm

Kosuke Mukaihara and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 169–170, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu334

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Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Complete calcification of right atrial myxoma

Ana López-Marco and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Page 171, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu399

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Late left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Thilo Noack and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 172–173, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu353

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Massive mitral valve calcification

María Elena Arnáiz-García and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Page 174, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu409

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Three-dimensional demonstration of the collateral circulation to the artery of Adamkiewicz via inferior epigastric artery with computed tomography angiography

Kunihiro Yoshioka and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Page 175, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu400

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Letters to the Editor

N2 involvement in lung cancer: the Danaïdes' barrel

Marc Riquet and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Page 176, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu369

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Reply to Riquet et al.

Takeshi Matsunaga and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 176–177, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu374

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External validation of the EuroSCORE II risk stratification model in the USA

Daniel Hernández-Vaquero and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Page 177, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu460

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Reply to Hernández-Vaquero et al.

Ruben L. Osnabrugge and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages 177–178, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu461

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THORACIC

Development of a prediction model and risk score for procedure-related complications in patients undergoing percutaneous computed tomography-guided lung biopsy

Michele Anzidei and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages e1–e6, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv172

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Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

A giant congenital aneurysm of the left atrium

Yong Luo and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2015, Pages e7–e8, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv181

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