Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017

EDITORIAL

Transatlantic Editorial: thoracic surgeons need recognition of competence in thoracic oncology

Gilbert Massard and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 611–615, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx294

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GUIDELINE

Editor's Choice

2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease

Volkmar Falk and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 616–664, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx324

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REVIEWS

Postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: a persistent complication

Jason W. Greenberg and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 665–672, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx039

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Pulmonary resection for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis based on survival outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hyunsuk Frank Roh and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 673–678, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx209

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THORACIC

Cannabis increased the risk of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in tobacco smokers: a case–control study

Winnie Hedevang Olesen and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 679–685, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx160

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A novel strategy to initiate a peroral endoscopic myotomy program

J. Matthew Reinersman and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 686–691, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx144

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Risk factors of myasthenic crisis after thymectomy for thymoma patients with myasthenia gravis

Liang Xue and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 692–697, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx163

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Exhaustive preoperative staging increases survival in resected adrenal oligometastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: a multicentre study

Julien De Wolf and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 698–703, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx193

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Results from more than 20 years of surgical pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in Denmark

Kasper Korsholm and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 704–709, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx182

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Pectus excavatum repair after sternotomy: the Chest Wall International Group experience with substernal Nuss bars

Dawn E. Jaroszewski and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 710–717, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx221

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ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC SURGERY

Type 1a endoleak following Zone 1 and Zone 2 thoracic endovascular aortic repair: effect of bird-beak configuration

Tomoaki Kudo and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 718–724, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx254

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Is the frozen elephant trunk procedure superior to the conventional elephant trunk procedure for completion of the second stage?

Saad Rustum and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 725–732, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx199

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Elective frozen elephant trunk procedure using the E-Vita Open Plus prosthesis in 94 patients: a multicentre French registry

Jean-Philippe Verhoye and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 733–739, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx159

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GENERAL ADULT CARDIAC

European prospective multicentre study of hybrid thoracoscopic and transcatheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: the HISTORIC-AF trial

Claudio Muneretto and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 740–745, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx162

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Multiarterial grafts improve the rate of early major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in patients undergoing coronary revascularization: analysis of 12 615 patients with multivessel disease

Chaim Locker and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 746–752, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx171

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Does the use of a free internal mammary artery graft on the left anterior descending artery compromise long-term survival?

Nicola Vistarini and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 753–759, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx136

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Anaortic off-pump versus clampless off-pump using the PAS-Port device versus conventional coronary artery bypass grafting: mid-term results from a matched propensity score analysis of 5422 unselected patients

Nobuyuki Furukawa and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 760–767, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx235

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Prosthetic valve endocarditis: predictors of early outcome of surgical therapy. A multicentric study

Nicola Luciani and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 768–774, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx169

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TRANSPLANTATION AND MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

Prognostic value of mean pulmonary artery pressure in the stable phase after heart transplantation

Jan-Philip Molkentin and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 775–780, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx180

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The aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase (DeRitis) ratio predicts mid-term mortality and renal and respiratory dysfunction after left ventricular assist device implantation

Kevin Pilarczyk and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 781–788, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx247

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CONGENITAL

Early and late outcomes after surgical repair of congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis: a European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association multicentric study

Massimo A. Padalino and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 789–797, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx245

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Midterm results of the Ross procedure in children: an appraisal of the subannular implantation with interrupted sutures technique

Phan-Kiet Tran and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 798–804, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx113

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Doubly committed ventricular septal defect closure using eccentric occluder via ultraminimal incision

Jin Yu and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 805–809, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx269

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TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

Gene expression profiling of acute type A aortic dissection combined with in vitro assessment

Naoyuki Kimura and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 810–817, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx095

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SURGICAL TECHNIQUES

MitraClip removal: surgical techniques to preserve native mitral valve leaflets

Guido Gelpi and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 818–819, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx205

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Mitral valve repair using a prosthetic ring with chordal sizing system: a modified technique in the presence of myxomatous leaflets

Antonio Lio and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 820–822, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx229

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CASE REPORTS

Basiliximab for posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome after lung transplantation

Hiroya Yamagishi and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 823–824, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx151

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Iatrogenic subintimal aortic dissection that disappeared without a trace

Kazumasa Orihashi and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 825–826, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx130

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IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Massive relaxation of the diaphragm

Marcello Migliore and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Page 827, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx183

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Successful removal of giant primary osteosarcoma in the anterior mediastinum invading the superior vena cava and right lung with artificial blood vessel reconstruction

Han-Yu Deng and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Page 828, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx168

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Wedge resection and lymph node dissection

Marc Riquet and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Page 829, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx154

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Conversion after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: where are the quality markers?

Bilal H. Kirmani and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 829–830, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx153

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Reliability of axillary artery cannulation

Emre Boysan and Renda Circi

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Page 830, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx185

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Reply to Boysan and Ciri

Paul P. Urbanski

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 830–831, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx186

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CORRIGENDUM

Corrigendum to ‘2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2017;52:616-664]

Volkmar Falk and others

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Page 832, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx363

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SPOTLIGHT – ICVTS RECENT ARTICLES

Spotlight on recently published ICVTS articles

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2017, Page 833, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx345

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