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Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017
NEW IDEAS
Adult Cardiac
Stent valve implantation in conventional redo aortic valve surgery to prevent patient–prosthesis mismatch
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 319–323, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw397
ADULT CARDIAC
Safety and efficacy of prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy following open saphenous vein harvest in cardiac surgery: a feasibility study
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 324–328, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw400
Short- and long-term outcomes of intramyocardial implantation of autologous bone marrow-derived cells for the treatment of ischaemic heart disease
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 329–334, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw412
Effect of bioprostheses anti-calcification treatment: comparative follow-up between Mitroflow LX and Magna pericardial xenografts using a propensity score-weighted analysis
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 335–341, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw378
A novel solution to prosthetic valve dehiscence after aortic valve surgery in Behçet’s disease
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 342–347, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw361
20 years experience with the Ross operation in middle-aged patients: the autologous principle is still alive†
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 348–354, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw365
Performance of the Labcor Dokimos Plus pericardial aortic prosthesis: a single-centre experience
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 355–362, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw401
Antegrade and retrograde perfusion in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery with transthoracic aortic clamping: a single-institution experience with 1632 patients over 12 years
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 363–368, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw370
Preoperative vascular screening: a novel breakthrough in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Page 368, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx063
Evidence of subannular and left ventricular morphological differences in patients with bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve stenosis: magnetic resonance imaging-based analysis
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 369–376, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw363
Feasibility and clinical outcome after minimally invasive valve-sparing aortic root replacement
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 377–383, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw362
Robotic-enhanced coronary surgery in octogenarians
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 384–387, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw369
Graft patency is associated with higher health-related quality of life after coronary artery bypass surgery†
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 388–394, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw372
High preoperative monocyte count/high-density lipoprotein ratio is associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation and mortality in coronary artery bypass grafting
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 395–401, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw376
Effects of glutaraldehyde concentration and fixation time on material characteristics and calcification of bovine pericardium: implications for the optimal method of fixation of autologous pericardium used for cardiovascular surgery
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 402–406, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw356
THORACIC
Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung: a rare histological subtype of non-small cell lung cancer with a poor prognosis even at earlier tumour stages
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 407–413, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw392
Current practices in the management of malignant pleural effusions: a survey among members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 414–417, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw373
Surgery for malignant pulmonary nodules in patients with a history of oesophageal cancer
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 418–424, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw358
Efficacy of segmental resection in patients with prenatally diagnosed congenital lung malformations
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 425–429, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw408
CONGENITAL
Surgical management of aortic coarctation in adolescents and adults
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 430–435, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw353
Glial fibrillary acidic protein plasma levels are correlated with degree of hypothermia during cardiopulmonary bypass in congenital heart disease surgery
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 436–442, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw395
VASCULAR
Operative results of the anterolateral thoracotomy with partial sternotomy approach for chronic-type B aortic dissection involving the aortic arch
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 443–449, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw360
STATE-OF-THE-ART
VASCULAR
Classification and outcomes of extended arch repair for acute Type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis†
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 450–459, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw355
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
ADULT CARDIAC
Endocardial linear infarct exclusion technique for infarcted lateral wall
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 460–461, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw396
CASE REPORTS
Transplantation in a patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with infective endocarditis, pericarditis and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 462–463, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw359
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement for a prolapsing asymmetric valve
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 464–465, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw385
Coronary artery and supra-aortic vessel revascularization without aortic clamping for Takayasu arteritis
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 466–467, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw390
Penetration of bronchial wall by knot of absorbable monofilament suture
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 468–470, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw402
CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH
VASCULAR
Challenging treatment of an expanding aortic arch pseudoaneurysm in a high-risk patient with previous coronary surgery
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 471–473, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw334
Treatment solution by Rivas-Oural et al.
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 472–473, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw335
eComment: Expanding aortic arch pseudoaneurysm in a high-risk patient with previous coronary surgery: a treatment strategy "
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Page 473, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw447
BEST OF CTSNET
Novel application of a percutaneous left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplant in a paediatric patient with severe heart failure due to viral myocarditis
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 474–476, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw387
Uniportal middle lobectomy after a previous right upper lobectomy
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages 477–478, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw367
