Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016

Editorial

Left ventricular restoration in heart failure: rebirth due to interventional devices?

Friedhelm Beyersdorf

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 589–592, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw249

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Presidential Address

ESTS Presidential Address: Books, songs and thoracic surgery

Gonzalo Varela

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 593–596, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw248

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Reviews

Lymphadenectomy for clinical early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Di Meng and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 597–604, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw083

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Contemporary outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement with bioprostheses and allografts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Simone A. Huygens and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 605–616, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw101

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CONGENITAL

Current mid-term outcome with an integrated surgical strategy for correction of d-transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction

Benjamin Bierbach and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 617–625, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw058

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Expectations and limitations after bilateral pulmonary artery banding

Takahisa Sakurai and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 626–631, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw056

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Clinical outcome following total cavopulmonary connection: a 20-year single-centre experience

Masamichi Ono and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 632–641, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw091

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Retuning mortality risk prediction in paediatric cardiac surgery: the additional role of early postoperative metabolic and respiratory profile

Marco Ranucci and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 642–649, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw102

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Risk adjustment in paediatric and congenital cardiac surgery

Jeffrey P. Jacobs

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 650–651, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw166

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AORTIC SURGERY

Cerebral perfusion issues in acute type A aortic dissection without preoperative malperfusion: how do surgical factors affect outcomes?

Marianna Buonocore and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 652–659, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw152

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Management of early graft infections in the ascending aorta and aortic arch: a comparison between graft replacement and graft preservation techniques

Julia Umminger and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 660–667, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw150

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TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

Effectiveness and predictability of pleurodesis with the Tachosil® surgical patch compared with talc poudrage: an experimental study

Jacopo Vannucci and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 668–674, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw118

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EXPERIMENTAL

Non-invasive spinal cord oxygenation monitoring: validating collateral network near-infrared spectroscopy for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Konstantin von Aspern and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 675–683, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw063

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Spinal near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring in aortic surgery: the beginning of understanding it or already clinical routine?

Fabian A. Kari and Martin Czerny

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 683–684, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw116

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Systolic flow displacement using 3D magnetic resonance imaging in an experimental model of ascending aorta aneurysm: impact of rheological factors

Ali Ayaon-Albarran and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 685–692, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw132

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ADULT CARDIAC

Outcome of left ventricular surgical remodelling after the STICH trial

Antonio M. Calafiore and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 693–701, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw103

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Surgical ventricular restoration after flawed STICH trial: results when guidelines followed

Gerald D. Buckberg

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 702–703, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw133

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Ventricular volume and myocardial viability, evaluated using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, affect long-term results after surgical ventricular reconstruction

Sachiko Yamazaki and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 704–712, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw213

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Haemodynamic benefits of rapid deployment aortic valve replacement via a minimally invasive approach: 1-year results of a prospective multicentre randomized controlled trial

Michael A. Borger and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 713–720, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw042

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No clinical effect of prosthesis–patient mismatch after transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in intermediate- and low-risk patients with severe aortic valve stenosis at mid-term follow-up: an analysis from the NOTION trial

Hans Gustav Hørsted Thyregod and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 721–728, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw095

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Bilateral internal mammary artery grafting: in situ versus Y-graft. Similar 20-year outcome

Michele Di Mauro and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 729–734, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw100

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Complete myocardial revascularization using only bilateral internal thoracic arteries provides a low-risk and durable 10-year clinical outcome

David Glineur and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 735–741, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw120

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TRANSPLANTATION AND MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

Era effect on survival following paediatric heart transplantation

Bahaaldin Alsoufi and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 742–751, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw108

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Exercise capacity in ventricular assist device patients: clinical relevance of pump speed and power

Libera Fresiello and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 752–757, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw147

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THORACIC

Psf3 is a prognostic biomarker in lung adenocarcinoma: a larger trial using tissue microarrays of 864 consecutive resections

Shunsuke Tauchi and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 758–764, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw077

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Biomarker-driven early lung cancer therapy: the future is now?

Servet Bölükbas and Michael Eberlein

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 764–765, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw121

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Editor's Choice

Comparison of outcomes between neuroendocrine thymic tumours and other subtypes of thymic carcinomas: a joint analysis of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group

Pier Luigi Filosso and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 766–771, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw107

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Risk of postoperative complications in chronic obstructive lung diseases patients considered fit for lung cancer surgery: beyond oxygen consumption

Hanaa Shafiek and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 772–779, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw104

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Ventilatory efficiency slope: an additional prognosticator after lung cancer surgery

Alessandro Brunelli

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 780–781, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw127

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Case Report

Cardiogenic shock induced by a voluminous phaeochromocytoma rescued by concomitant extracorporeal life support and open left adrenalectomy

Simon Dang Van and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 782–783, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw122

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Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Complete remodelling after iatrogenic Stanford type A acute aortic dissection

Thomas R. Wyss and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Page 784, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw172

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Watershed of veno-arterial extracorporeal life support

Philipp Angleitner and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Page 785, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw185

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Aorta-cutaneous fistula following sternal radionecrosis

Maxime Heyndrickx and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, October 2016, Page 786, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw201

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