Original articles:

Vassilios Gulielmos, Michael Knaut, Romuald Cichon, Klaus Matschke, Utz Kappert, Michael Brandt, Jörg Hoffmann, and Stephan Schueler

Experiences with a minimally invasive surgical technique for the treatment of coronary artery multivessel disease in 100 patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 347-352. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Olivier Jegaden, Laurence Bontemps, Guy de Gevigney, Armand Eker, Pietro Montagna, Christian Chatel, Roland Itti, and Philippe Mikaeloff

Does the extended used of arterial grafts compromise the myocardial recovery after coronary artery bypass grafting in left ventricular dysfunction?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 353-359. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Klein, P.R. Keith, H.-P. Dauben, H.D. Schulte, H. Beckmann, G. Mayer, O. Elert, and E. Gams

Aprotinin counterbalances an increased risk of peri-operative haemorrhage in CABG patients pre-treated with Aspirin
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 360-366. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heike Göbel, Christian Ihling, Janine Dentz, Hans E. Schaefer, Andreas M. Zeiher, and Gustav Fraedrich

Increased tissue endothelin-1-like immunoreactivity in the internal mammary artery of patients with diabetes or hypercholesterolemia modulates the graft flow in the peri-operative period
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 367-372. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Massimo Chello, Pasquale Mastroroberto, Francesco Cirillo, E. Bevacqua, Antonio Carrano, Francesco Perticone, and Antonietta R. Marchese

Neutrophil-endothelial cells modulation in diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 373-379. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gioacchino Castrucci, Venanzio Porziella, Pier Luigi Granone, and Aurelio Picciocchi

Tailored surgery for esophageal body diverticula
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 380-387. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fahri Oguzkaya, Yigit Akçali, Cemal Kahraman, Mehmet Bilgin, and Atalay Sahin

Tracheobronchial foreign body aspirations in childhood: a 10-year experience
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 388-392. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul Vadasz and Lajos Kotsis

Surgical aspects of 175 mediastinal goiters
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 393-397. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Federico Rea, Donatella Callegaro, Adolfo Favaretto, Monica Loy, Adriano Paccagnella, Umberto Fantoni, Giuliana Festi, and Francesco Sartori

Long term results of surgery and chemotherapy in small cell lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 398-402. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Karl Geissbühler, Alfred Leiser, Jürg Fuhrer, and Hans-Beat Ris

Video-assisted thoracoscopic pericardial fenestration for loculated or recurrent effusions
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 403-408. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Staffan Svenmarker, Sören Häggmark, Erica Jansson, Ronny Lindholm, Micael Appelblad, and Torkel Åberg

Quality assurance in clinical perfusion
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 409-414. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hitoshi Ogino, Yuichi Ueda, Takaaki Sugita, Koichi Morioka, Yutaka Sakakibara, Keiji Matsubayashi, and Takuya Nomoto

Monitoring of regional cerebral oxygenation by near-infrared spectroscopy during continuous retrograde cerebral perfusion for aortic arch surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 415-418. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joachim Winter, John E. Heil, Claudia Schumann, Yayun Lin, Christiana M. Schannwell, Ulrich Michel, Jochen D. Schipke, Hagen D. Schulte, and Emmeran Gams

Effect of implantable cardioverter/defibrillator lead placement in the right ventricle on defibrillation energy requirements. A combined experimental and clinical study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 419-425. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beat H. Walpoth, Markus F. Müller, Bülent Celik, Beatrice Nicolaus, Nazan Walpoth, Thomas Schaffner, Ulrich Althaus, and Thierry Carrel

Assessment of cardiac rejection by MR-imaging and MR-spectroscopy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 426-430. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Jacques Jougon and Louis Couraud

Esophageal patching for an unsuturable tracheoesophageal fistula
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 431-433. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alessandro Stefani, Uliano Morandi, and Renzo Lodi

Migration of pectus excavatum correction metal support into the abdomen
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 434-436. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bora Farsak, Mustafa Yilmaz, Sadi Kaplan, and Erkmen Böke

Cervical aortic arch with aneurysm formation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 437-439. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wael I. Awad, Adam Coumbe, and Robin K. Walesby

Venous gangrene of the lower limbs following aortic valve replacement for native valve endocarditis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 14: 440-442. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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