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Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016
Editorials
The EJCTS publication family is growing: the appointment of new editors for ICVTS and MMCTS
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 361–364, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv461
Multiscale modelling of single-ventricle hearts for clinical decision support: a Leducq Transatlantic Network of Excellence
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 365–368, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv368
Review
Quality of life after intervention on the thoracic aorta
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 369–389, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv119
How are you feeling today? Quality of life after aortic surgery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 389–390, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv174
ADULT CARDIAC
Age-dependent trends in postoperative mortality and preoperative comorbidity in isolated coronary artery bypass surgery: a nationwide study
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 391–397, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv060
Doing better in more complex patients: leading the way for QUIP
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 397–398, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv262
Validation and quality measurements for EuroSCORE and EuroSCORE II in the Spanish cardiac surgical population: a prospective, multicentre study
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 399–405, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv090
On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery among patients with type 2 diabetes in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes trial
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 406–416, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv170
Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft in patients with type 2 diabetes: pushing the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation Type 2 Diabetes trial too far
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 416–418, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv215
Coronary artery bypass grafting in diabetic patients: do not bypass the pump!
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 418–419, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv218
Continuous postoperative insulin infusion reduces deep sternal wound infection in patients with diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting using bilateral internal mammary artery grafts: a propensity-matched analysis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 420–426, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv106
Stable and moderate glycaemic control in diabetic patients with bilateral internal mammary grafting: a simple and important recommendation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Page 427, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv161
The role of annular dimension and annuloplasty in tricuspid aortic valve repair
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 428–438, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv050
New insights in the association between bicuspid aortic valve phenotype, aortic configuration and valve haemodynamics
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 439–446, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv087
Early and late outcomes of complex aortic root surgery in patients with aortic root abscesses
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 447–455, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv138
A comparison of aortic valve replacement via an anterior right minithoracotomy with standard sternotomy: a propensity score analysis of 492 patients
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 456–463, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv038
Propensity score analysis of outcomes following minimal access versus conventional aortic valve replacement
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 464–470, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv061
Red cell distribution width improves the prediction of prognosis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 471–477, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv152
The TRIBECA study: (TRI)fecta (B)ioprosthesis (E)valuation versus (C)arpentier Magna-Ease in (A)ortic position
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 478–485, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv070
Comparison of two valve systems for transapical aortic valve implantation: a propensity score-matched analysis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 486–492, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv042
North American trial results at 1 year with the Sorin Freedom SOLO pericardial aortic valve
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 493–499, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv169
Re-expansion pulmonary oedema after minimally invasive cardiac surgery with right mini-thoracotomy
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 500–505, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv089
Unilateral lung injury after minimally invasive cardiac surgery: more questions than answers
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 505–506, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv130
CONGENITAL
The Ross procedure in young adults: over 20 years of experience in our Institution
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 507–513, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv053
A 17-year, single-centre experience with the Ross procedure: fulfilling the promise of a durable option without anticoagulation?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 514–519, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv074
Early risk; late reward?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 520–521, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv103
17-year experience in surgical management of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: a single-centre's experience
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 522–527, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv148
Anatomic repair for congenitally corrected transposition: the promise and the reality
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 528–529, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv122
Ten-year outcomes of Fontan conversion in Australia and New Zealand demonstrate the superiority of a strategy of early conversion
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 530–535, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv112
Fontan conversion: guidelines from Down Under
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 536–537, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv165
A single-centre 37-year experience with reoperation after primary repair of atrioventricular septal defect
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 538–545, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv115
Biventricular repair for common atrioventricular canal defect with parachute left atrioventricular valve
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 546–552, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv114
Contemporary long-term outcomes of an aggressive approach to mitral valve repair in children: is it effective and durable for both congenital and acquired mitral valve lesions?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 553–560, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv099
Cardiomyopathy in Marfan syndrome
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 561–568, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv073
THORACIC
Evaluation of the proposed International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)/International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group (ITMIG) staging revisions in thymic well-differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma patients
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 569–573, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv137
Clinical evaluation of a new tumour–node–metastasis staging system for thymic malignancies proposed by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee and the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 574–579, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv389
A comparison of the proposed classifications for the revision of N descriptors for non-small-cell lung cancer
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 580–588, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv134
The mortality after surgery in primary lung cancer: results from the Danish Lung Cancer Registry
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 589–594, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv107
When is the burden of responsibility over for the surgeon?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 594–595, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv160
Evaluating the fate of patients who undergo resections of very large, node-negative lung cancers using the National Cancer DataBase
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 596–601, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv139
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus open lobectomy for primary non-small-cell lung cancer: a propensity-matched analysis of outcome from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeon database
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 602–609, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv154
Re: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus open lobectomy for primary non-small-cell lung cancer: a propensity-matched analysis of outcome from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeon database
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 609–610, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv167
Suction on chest drains following lung resection: evidence and practice are not aligned
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 611–616, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv133
Intraoperative diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in non-small-cell lung cancer by a semi-dry dot-blot method
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 617–622, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv118
Impact of Transcollation technology in thoracic surgery: a retrospective study
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 623–626, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv105
Transcollation: lost in translation?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 627–628, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv145
Patient and tumour characteristics as prognostic markers for oesophageal cancer: a retrospective analysis of a cohort of patients at Groote Schuur Hospital
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 629–634, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv135
AORTIC SURGERY
Aortopathy in patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis: role of aortic root functional parameters
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 635–644, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv123
Trying to overcome the ‘chicken or egg’ impasse in bicuspid aortopathy research
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 644–645, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv173
Open aortic arch replacement in high-risk patients: the gold standard
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 646–651, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv149
Extra-anatomic revascularization for preoperative cerebral malperfusion due to distal carotid artery occlusion in acute type A aortic dissection
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 652–659, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv064
Impact of clinical factors and surgical techniques on early outcome of patients treated with frozen elephant trunk technique by using EVITA open stent-graft: results of a multicentre study
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 660–666, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv150
Re: Impact of clinical factors and surgical techniques on early outcome of patients treated with frozen elephant trunk technique by using EVITA open stent-graft: results of a multicentre study
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 666–667, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv248
TRANSPLANTATION AND MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT
Allogeneic blood transfusion in bilateral lung transplantation: impact on early function and mortality
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 668–674, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv155
EXPERIMENTAL
Perivenous application of cyanoacrylate tissue sealants reduces intimal and medial thickening of the vein graft and inflammatory responses in a rabbit model of carotid artery bypass grafting
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 675–681, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv111
Inhibition of factor IXa by the pegnivacogin system during cardiopulmonary bypass: a potential substitute for heparin. A study in baboons
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 682–689, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv159
Thoracoscopic ultrasonography for localization of subcentimetre lung nodules
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 690–697, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv124
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
Dual outline of navigating utensil in thoracoscopic segmentectomy: a new method
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 698–700, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv151
Case Report
Left ventricular apical masses: distinguishing benign tumours from apical thrombi
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 701–703, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv098
Images in cardio-thoracic surgery
A partly thrombosed, non-coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 704–705, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv117
Associated aortic coarctation and thoraco-abdominal aneurysm in a 17-year old woman with moderate mitral regurgitation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Page 706, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv113
THORACIC
Bilobectomy for lung cancer: contemporary national early morbidity and mortality outcomes
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages e38–e43, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv407
AORTIC SURGERY
Mortality in patients with acute aortic dissection type A: analysis of pre- and intraoperative risk factors from the German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA)
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages e44–e52, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv356
Mortality in patients with acute aortic dissection type A—analysis of pre- and intraoperative risk factors from the German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A: is this the real world?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages e52–e53, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv394
EXPERIMENTAL
Impact of levosimendan and ischaemia–reperfusion injury on myocardial subsarcolemmal mitochondrial respiratory chain, mitochondrial membrane potential, Ca2+ cycling and ATP synthesis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages e54–e62, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv397
