Original articles:

Henry J.C.M. van de Wal, Ruth Ouknine, Daniel Tamisier, Marilyne Lévy, Pascal R. Vouhé, and Francine Leca

Bi-directional cavopulmonary shunt: is accessory pulsatile flow, good or bad?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 104-110. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas Yeh, Jr., William G. Williams, Brian W. McCrindle, Lee N. Benson, John G. Coles, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Gary G. Webb, and Robert M. Freedom

Equivalent survival following cavopulmonary shunt: with or without the Fontan procedure
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 111-116. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas Breymann, Günter Kirchner, Ute Blanz, Eric Cherlet, Hermann Knobl, Hans Meyer, Reiner Körfer, and Wolf-Rüdiger Thies

Results after Norwood procedure and subsequent cavopulmonary anastomoses for typical hypoplastic left heart syndrome and similar complex cardiovascular malformations
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 117-124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin A. Nørgaard, Poul Lauridsen, Morten Helvind, and Gösta Pettersson

Twenty-to-thirty-seven-year follow-up after repair for Tetralogy of Fallot
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 125-130. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Olivier Jegaden, Laurence Bontemps, Guy de Gevigney, Christian Chatel, Roland Itti, and Philippe Mikaeloff

Two-year assessment by exercise Thallium scintigraphy of myocardial revascularization using bilateral internal mammary and gastroepiploic arteries
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 131-134. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Georgios K. Kanellopoulos, Aud Svindland, Arnfinn Ilebekk, Ingeborg Goverud, and Knut Kvernebo

Transventricular non-transmural laser treatment of hypoperfused porcine myocardium acutely reduces left ventricular contractile function
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 135-143. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Oliver Reuthebuch, Thomas Podzuweit, Sylvia Thomas, Klaus Binz, Matthias Roth, Wolf-Peter Klövekorn, and Erwin Philipp Bauer

Transmyocardial laser revascularisation has no beneficial effect on high energy phosphates and lactate content during acute myocardial ischaemia in pigs
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 144-149. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kerem M. Vural, Mehmet C. Oz, Hui Liao, Hasan F. Batirel, and David J. Pinsky

Membrane stabilization in harvested vein graft storage: effects on adhesion molecule expression and nitric oxide synthesis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 150-155. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nobuaki Hirata, Shouhei Maeda, Shin Takiuchi, Keishi Iwata, Shigeaki Ohtake, Yoshiki Sawa, and Hikaru Matsuda

Real time assessment of myocardial revascularization during coronary artery bypass surgery by means of ultrasonic integrated backscatter
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 156-159. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Grossebner, A. Arifi, Y. Bourov, G. Taylor, S. Gray, and A. Ritchie

No change in O₂ saturation but measurable difference in thenar flexor power after radial artery harvest
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 160-162. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Musci, M. Pasic, R. Meyer, M. Loebe, E. Wellnhofer, Y. Weng, H. Kuppe, and R. Hetzer

Coronary artery bypass grafting after orthotopic heart transplantation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 163-168. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tadashi Aoki, Yasushi Yamato, Masanori Tsuchida, Takahiro Souma, Katsuo Yoshiya, Takehiro Watanabe, and Jun-ichi Hayashi

Successful tracheal transplantation using cryopreserved allografts in a rat model
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 169-173. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stefanos Demertzis, Frank Langer, Thomas Graeter, Alexander Dwenger, Thomas Georg, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers

Amelioration of lung reperfusion injury by L- and E- selectin blockade
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 174-180. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter H. Hollaus, Monika Huber, Franz Lax, Peter N. Wurnig, Gerhard Böhm, and Nestor S. Pridun

Closure of bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy with a pedicled intercostal muscle flap
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 181-186. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sook-Whan Sung, Chang Hyun Kang, Young Tae Kim, Sung Koo Han, Young-Soo Shim, and Joo Hyun Kim

Surgery increased the chance of cure in multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 187-193. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Didier Lardinois, Martin Sippel, Matthias Gugger, Michael Dusmet, and Hans-Beat Ris

Morbidity and validity of the hemiclamshell approach for thoracic surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 194-199. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Luis Miguel Melero Sancho, Helio Minamoto, Angelo Fernandez, Luiz Ubirajara Sennes, and Fabio Biscegli Jatene

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: a retrospective surgical experience
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 200-205. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chris Brown Mahoney and Gerald M. Lemole

Transfusion after coronary artery bypass surgery: the impact of heparin-bonded circuits
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 206-210. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Georg Matheis, Sven Martens, Gerhard Oremek, Ulf Abdel-Rahman, and Anton Moritz

Synthetic protein treated versus heparin coated cardiopulmonary bypass surfaces: similar clinical results and minor biochemical differences
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 211-217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Francesco Santini, Giuseppe Gatti, Valentino Borghetti, Guido Oppido, and Alessandro Mazzucco

Routine left atrial catheterization for the post-operative management of cardiac surgical patients: is the risk justified?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 218-221. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

O. Gödje, P. Lamm, K. Adelhard, A. Schütz, E. Kilger, A. Götz, T. Lange, H. Mair, and B. Reichart

Surgical versus medical care for postoperative cardiac surgical patients at the general ward
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 222-227. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ardeshir Hakami, William P. Santamore, Richard W. Stremel, Gordon Tobin, and Vibeke E. Hjortdal

Evaluation of stimulation parameters on aortomyoplasty, using Latissimus Dorsi muscle in a goat model: an acute study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 228-232. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anders B. Ericsson, Tsutomu Kawakami, and Jarle Vaage

Intermittent warm blood cardioplegia does not provide adequate myocardial resuscitation after global ischaemia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 233-239. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Masahiro Yoshida, Yutaka Okita, Motomi Ando, and Soichiro Kitamura

The formation of two layers detectable by intraoperative echocardiography is a reliable predictor of late thrombosis within the false lumen of a dissected aorta
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 240-242. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jacques Robin, Francois Tronc, Catherine Vedrinne, and Gérard Champsaur

Video-assisted tricuspid valve surgery: a new surgical option in endocarditis on pacemaker
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 243-245. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andreas Boening, Christoph Dresler, Axel Haverich, and Jochen Cremer

Two-stage repair of a combined aneurysm of the descending aorta and the aberrant right subclavian artery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 246-248. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Pierre Corbi, Mourad Boufi, Guillaume Thierry, and Paul Menu

Giant pleural lipoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 16: 249-250. [Full Text]  

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