Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019

Congenital

Original Articles

Durability of pulmonary homografts for reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract: how relevant are donor-related factors?

Eva Dekens and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 503–509, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy316

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Fluid accumulation in the staged Fontan procedure: the impact of colloid osmotic pressures

Marianne Indrebø and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 510–517, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy298

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Thoracic

Original Articles

Siewert type I and II oesophageal adenocarcinoma: sensitivity/specificity of computed tomography, positron emission tomography and endoscopic ultrasound for assessment of lymph node metastases in groups of thoracic and abdominal lymph node stations

Egesta Lopci and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 518–525, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy314

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Editor's Choice

A systematic review and meta-analysis of robotic versus open and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery approaches for lobectomy

Katie E O’Sullivan and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 526–534, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy315

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Aspirin for patients undergoing major lung resections: hazardous or harmless?

Davor Stamenovic and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 535–541, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy255

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Preoperative thoracic muscle area on computed tomography predicts long-term survival following pneumonectomy for lung cancer

Fabian M Troschel and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 542–549, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy280

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Best Evidence Topics

Is systematic lymph node dissection mandatory or is sampling adequate in patients with stage I non-small-cell lung cancer?

Sofoklis Mitsos and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 550–554, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy309

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Does the ‘non-intubated’ anaesthetic technique offer any advantage for patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy?

Jason M Ali and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 555–558, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy312

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Adult Cardiac

Original Articles

Incidental thoracic findings in computed tomography scans before transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Till Markowiak and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 559–565, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy299

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Randomized evaluation of fibrinogen versus placebo in complex cardiovascular surgery: post hoc analysis and interpretation of phase III results

Niels Rahe-Meyer and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 566–574, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy302

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Minimally invasive mitral valve repair or replacement for degenerative mitral regurgitation

Masatoshi Hata and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 575–580, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy305

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New postoperative conduction abnormalities after the implantation of a rapid-deployment aortic valve prosthesis

Christian Mogilansky and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 581–586, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy307

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Comparison of cardiac energetics after transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacements

Yoshiyuki Yamashita and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 587–593, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy292

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Durable left ventricular assist device support as a bridge to heart transplant candidacy†

Steven M Shaw and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 594–601, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy288

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Changing clinical profiles and in-hospital outcomes of octogenarians undergoing cardiac surgery over 18 years: a single-centre experience^†

Ahmed M Habib and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 602–606, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy293

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Male patients with diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting have increased major adverse cerebral and cardiovascular events

Xiaojie Liu and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 607–612, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy287

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Best Evidence Topic

Do patients who require re-exploration for bleeding have inferior outcomes following cardiac surgery?

Jason M Ali and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 613–618, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy285

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Brief Communication

Sandro Botticelli’s Madonna of the Pomegranate: the hidden cardiac anatomy

Davide Lazzeri and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 619–621, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy321

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Vascular

Original Articles

Anatomical variations of the aortic arch branches in a sample of Chinese cadavers: embryological basis and literature review

Yumin Qiu and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 622–628, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy296

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Morphological predictor of remodelling of the descending thoracic aortic false lumen that remains patent after repair of acute type A dissection

Toshitaka Watanabe and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 629–634, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy284

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Best Evidence Topic

The role of sartorius muscle flaps in the management of complex groin wounds

Emmanuel Katsogridakis and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 635–637, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy300

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Case Reports

Congenital

Late complication of intramural coronary transfer during the arterial switch operation

Victoria M Stoll and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 638–639, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy289

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Anomalous origin of both the right and left coronary arteries: a singular anomaly†

Martin Kostolny and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 640–641, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy301

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Adult Cardiac

Cryptococcal infective endocarditis in a child with acute lymphocytic leukaemia

Ryosuke Kowatari and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 642–644, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy291

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Giant right atrial aneurysm

Aisling Kinsella and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 645–646, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy304

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Hybrid treatment of aortic valve regurgitation and right heart failure 22 years after heterotopic heart transplantation

Hassiba Smail and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 647–649, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy295

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Thoracoscopic retrieval of an atrial appendage occlusion device after embolization into the left ventricular outflow tract and damaging the mitral valve requiring replacement

Alaaddin Yilmaz and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 650–651, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy290

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Vascular

A thoracic venous aneurysm mimicking a chronic expanding haematoma

Ryusuke Tsujimura and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 652–654, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy318

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Retrograde Stanford type A dissection caused by a multilayer stent graft in a patient with chronic type B dissection

Myriam Johanna Schafigh and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 655–656, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy313

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Blunt abdominal aortic injury may accompany bowel transection

Chih-Chen Kao and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 657–658, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy286

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Reviewers

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery – 2018 Reviewers

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 659–664, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivz078

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