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Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016
Editorial
Decellularization of aortic valves: only time will tell
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 707–708, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv361
Report
Sutureless, rapid deployment valves and stented bioprosthesis in aortic valve replacement: recommendations of an International Expert Consensus Panel
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 709–718, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv369
Indications and pitfalls of sutureless aortic valves: recommendations are welcome
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 719–720, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv430
Reviews
Non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic lung resections: the future of thoracic surgery?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 721–731, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv136
A systematic review of the safety and efficacy of distal coronary artery anastomotic devices
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 732–745, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv179
Diagnostic value of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for early diagnosis of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: a meta-analysis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 746–755, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv199
AORTIC SURGERY
Aortic wall thickness in patients with ascending aortic aneurysm versus acute aortic dissection
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 756–762, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv197
Too thin a beam of light in thick fog
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 762–763, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv226
Thoracic endovascular repair first for extensive aortic disease: the staged hybrid approach
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 764–769, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv274
Outcomes of secondary procedures after primary thoracic endovascular aortic repair
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 770–777, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv279
Repair of complicated type B dissection with an isolated left vertebral artery using the stented elephant trunk technique
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 778–782, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv242
Re: Repair of complicated type B dissection with an isolated left vertebral artery using the stented elephant trunk technique
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 782–783, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv286
TRANSPLANTATION AND MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT
Influence of aortic valve opening in patients with aortic insufficiency after left ventricular assist device implantation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 784–787, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv204
Does postoperative blood pressure influence development of aortic regurgitation following continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 788–794, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv221
A modified Glenn shunt reduces right ventricular stroke work during left ventricular assist device therapy
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 795–801, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv171
When all else fails: extracorporeal life support in therapy-refractory cardiogenic shock
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 802–809, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv212
Lung transplantation in childhood and adolescence: unicentric 14-year experience with sex matching as the main prognosticator
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 810–817, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv243
Prolonged pericardial drainage using a soft drain reduces pericardial effusion and need for additional pericardial drainage following orthotopic heart transplantation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 818–822, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv178
THORACIC
A retrospective review comparing treatment outcomes of adjuvant lung resection for drug-resistant tuberculosis in patients with and without human immunodeficiency virus co-infection
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 823–828, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv228
Extended resection of sarcomas involving the mediastinum: a 15-year experience
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 829–834, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv222
Long-term outcome and prognostic factors of surgically treated thymic carcinoma: results of 306 cases from a Japanese Nationwide Database Study
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 835–841, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv239
Influence of the distance between home and the hospital on patients with surgically resected non-small-cell lung cancer
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 842–846, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv253
Postoperative oligo-recurrence of non-small-cell lung cancer: clinical features and survival
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 847–853, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv249
Initial management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a 10-year experience
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 854–859, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv206
Are we ready to go directly to videothoracoscopic surgery at a first presentation of primary spontaneous pneumothorax?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 860–861, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv238
Surgical management of spontaneous pneumothorax: are there any prognostic factors influencing postoperative complications?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 862–867, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv195
Treatment of pneumothorax: minimally or maximally invasive?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 868–869, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv237
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy for lung cancer is associated with a lower 30-day morbidity compared with lobectomy by thoracotomy
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 870–875, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv205
Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: intention-to-treat analysis to convey realistic outcomes
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Page 876, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv216
Pectus Carinatum Evaluation Questionnaire (PCEQ): a novel tool to improve the follow-up in patients treated with brace compression
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 877–882, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv198
CONGENITAL
Aortic valve repair for insufficiency in older children offers unpredictable durability that may not be advantageous over a primary Ross operation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 883–892, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv185
Aortic valve repair and Ross operation in children: the importance of patient selection and surgical technique
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 892–893, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv236
EXPERIMENTAL
Calcification of decellularized and alpha-galactosidase-treated bovine pericardial tissue in an alpha-Gal knock-out mouse implantation model: comparison with primate pericardial tissue
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 894–900, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv189
Short intra-aortic balloon pump in a swine model of myocardial ischaemia: a proof-of-concept study
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 901–909, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv271
ADULT CARDIAC
A predictive scoring system for deep sternal wound infection after bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 910–917, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv208
Coronary artery bypass surgery without cardioplegia: hospital results in 8515 patients
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 918–925, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv177
Outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stage 3b–5 chronic kidney disease
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 926–930, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv233
Transfusion of 1 and 2 units of red blood cells does not increase mortality and organ failure in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 931–936, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv252
Differential impairment of adherens-junction expression/phosphorylation after cardioplegia in diabetic versus non-diabetic patients
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 937–943, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv202
EuroSCORE II underestimates mortality after cardiac surgery for infective endocarditis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 944–951, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv223
Relevance of residual left ventricular hypertrophy after surgery for isolated aortic stenosis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 952–959, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv240
Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement with a sutureless valve through a right anterior mini-thoracotomy versus transcatheter aortic valve implantation in high-risk patients
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 960–965, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv210
Right ventricular function after aortic valve replacement: a pilot study comparing surgical and transcatheter procedures using 3D echocardiography
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 966–971, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv227
Three-year haemodynamic performance of the St Jude Trifecta bioprosthesis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 972–977, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv211
Clinical and haemodynamic outcomes in 658 patients receiving the Perceval sutureless aortic valve: early results from a prospective European multicentre study (the Cavalier Trial)
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 978–986, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv257
Geometric ring annuloplasty as an adjunct to aortic valve repair: clinical investigation of the HAART 300 device
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 987–993, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv234
Why can't the aortic valve be more like the mitral?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Page 994, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv429
Statin initiation and acute kidney injury following elective cardiovascular surgery: a population cohort study in Denmark
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 995–1000, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv246
Is new-onset statin an apple and postoperative acute kidney injury mixed fruit?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 1001–1003, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv292
Case reports
Left ventricular pacing can be a complementary solution for systolic anterior motion after mitral valve plasty
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 1004–1005, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv121
Metastatic breast cancer with right ventricular erosion
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 1006–1007, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv158
Complex posterior thoracic wall reconstruction using a crossover combined latissimus dorsi and serratus anterior free flap
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 1008–1009, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv141
Images in cardio-thoracic surgery
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after transapical aortic valve-in-valve implantation
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 1010–1011, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv144
Pericardial tamponade caused by a migratory Kirschner wire
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Page 1012, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv156
Type 3 endoleak following chest trauma in a patient with a hybrid replacement of the thoracic aorta
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 1013–1014, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv146
Trans-pericardial penetration in a stab injury to the chest
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Page 1015, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv157
Postinfarction ventricular septal defect secondary to infective endocarditis
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 1016–1017, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv164
Letters to the Editor
High incidence of vascular complication after computed tomography guided lung biopsy: what's the matter, the patient or the technique?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Page 1018, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv250
Reply to Chiappetta et al.
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 1018–1019, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv251
Reply to West
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 1019–1020, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv231
Cardiothoracic surgery remains an attractive career in the United Kingdom
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Page 1019, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv232
Reply to Repossini and Bisleri
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 1020–1021, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv213
Freedom SOLO: avoiding pitfalls to avoid premature failures?
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Page 1020, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv214
The EuroSCORE II performances in the Spanish cardiac surgical population
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Page 1021, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv277
Reply to Nezic
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 1021–1022, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv278
Corrigenda
Corrigendum to ‘Morphological and functional consequences of transradial coronary angiography on the radial artery: implications for its use as a bypass conduit’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015;48:370–4]
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Page 1023, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv477
Corrigendum to ‘Statistical and data reporting guidelines for the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and the Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery ’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015;48:180–93]
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Page 1024, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw003
Images in cardio-thoracic surgery
An insidious cause of spontaneous pneumothorax in an elderly woman
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages e63–e64, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv439
