Original articles:

Kathryn Fitch, Pablo Lázaro, María Dolores Aguilar, James P. Kahan, Mirjam van het Loo, and Steven J. Bernstein

European criteria for the appropriateness and necessity of coronary revascularization procedures
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 380-387. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Staffan Bjessmo, Niklas Hammar, Eva Sandberg, and Torbjörn Ivert

Reduced risk of coronary artery bypass surgery for unstable angina during a 6-year period
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 388-392. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ulrich Sunderdiek, Peter Feindt, and Emmeran Gams

Aortocoronary bypass grafting: a comparison of HTK cardioplegia vs. intermittent aortic cross-clamping
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 393-399. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alexander M. Fabricius, Andreas Oser, Anno Diegeler, Thomas Rauch, and Friedrich W. Mohr

Endothelial function of human vena saphena magna prepared with different minimally invasive harvesting techniques
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 400-403. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shigeyuki Ozaki, Bart Meyns, Rozalia Racz, Eric Verbeken, Veerle Leunens, Pascal Dohmen, and Willem Flameng

Effect of transmyocardial laser revascularization on chronic ischemic hearts in sheep
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 404-410. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anjum Jalal, Helena R.J. Payne, and K. Jeyasingham

The influence of age on gastro-oesophageal reflux: a re-appraisal of the DeMeester scoring system
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 411-417. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pierluigi Granone, Lucio Trodella, Stefano Margaritora, Alfredo Cesario, Giuseppe Maria Corbo, Giovanna Mantini, Mario Balducci, and Giorgio Fumagalli

Radiotherapy versus follow-up in the treatment of pathological stage Ia and Ib non-small cell lung cancer. Early stopped analysis of a randomized controlled study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 418-424. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kumud Dhital, Catherine A.B. Saunders, Paul T. Seed, Michael J. O'Doherty, and Julian Dussek

[¹⁸F]Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and its prognostic value in lung cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 425-428. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David Featherstone Blyth

Pneumonectomy for inflammatory lung disease
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 429-434. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Matthias Kurt Widmer, Thorsten Krueger, Didier Lardinois, Andrej Banic, and Hans Beat Ris

A comparative evaluation of intrathoracic latissimus dorsi and serratus anterior muscle transposition
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 435-439. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ulrich Franke, Karsten Wiebe, Wolfgang Harringer, Thekla Franke, Thorsten Wittwer, Thorsten Wahlers, and Axel Haverich

Ten years experience with lung and heart–lung transplantation in primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 447-452. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paolo Stassano, Antonino Musumeci, Maria Angela Losi, Cesare Gagliardi, and Nicola Spampinato

Mid-term results of the valve-on-valve technique for bioprosthetic failure
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 453-457. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Edimar Alcides Bocchi, Antonio Esteves-Filho, Giovanni Bellotti, Fernando Bacal, Luis Felipe Moreira, Noedir Stolf, and José Franchini Ramires

Left ventricular regional wall motion, ejection fraction, and geometry after partial left ventriculectomy. Influence of associated mitral valve repair
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 458-465. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Frans B.S. Oei, Marij J.P. Welters, Christiaan J. Knoop, Lenard M.B. Vaessen, Alexander P.A. Stegmann, Willem Weimar, and Ad J.J.C. Bogers

Circulating donor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes with high avidity for donor human leukocyte antigens in pediatric and adult cardiac allograft valved conduit recipients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 466-472. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A.J.J.C. Bogers, G.P. Akkersdijk, P.L. de Jong, A.H. Henrich, J.J.M. Takkenberg, R.T. van Domburg, and M. Witsenburg

Results of primary two-patch repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 473-479. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gary K. Lofland

The management of pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect, and multiple aorta pulmonary collateral arteries by definitive single stage repair in early infancy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 480-486. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

V.V. Lazorishinets, M.D. Glagola, A.S. Stychinsky, M.N. Rudenko, and G.V. Knyshov

Surgical treatment of Wolf–Parkinson–White syndrome during plastic operations in patients with Ebstein's anomaly
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 487-490. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Review articles:

I. Kriaras, A. Michalopoulos, M. Turina, and S. Geroulanos

Evolution of antimicrobial prophylaxis in cardiovascular surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 440-446. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Irfan Tastepe, Aysin Alper, Hatice Esra Özaydin, Leyla Memis, and Güven Çetin

A case of multiple synchronous localized fibrous tumor of the pleura
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 491-494. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael J. Shackcloth and Richard D. Page

Scapular osteochondroma with reactive bursitis presenting as a chest wall tumour
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 495-496. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Natalie Drabe, Gregor Zünd, Paul R. Vogt, and Marko Turina

Constrictive calcified pericarditis associated with non-treated pulmonary tuberculosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 497. [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Angela Montijano, Salvador Espinosa, José M. Melero, and Miguel Such

Delayed mitral regurgitation following transmyocardial revascularization with CO₂ laser
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 498-499. [Full Text]  

Massimo A. Padalino, Giovanni Stellin, Luca Testolin, and Rodolfo A. Neirotti

Surgical treatment of apical muscular ventricular septal defects
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 500. [Full Text]  

René Prêtre and Marko I. Turina

Reply to Dr M.A. Padalino's comment
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 501. [Full Text]  

Aaron R. Casha, Marilyn Gauci, Lang Yang, and Graham J. Cooper

New improved sternal bands – a biomechanical analysis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 18: 502. [Full Text]  

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