Original articles:

Florian Tomaselli, Alfred Maier, Hans Pinter, Heidi Stranzl, and Freyja Maria Smolle-Jüttner

Photodynamic therapy enhanced by hyperbaric oxygen in acute endoluminal palliation of malignant bronchial stenosis (Clinical pilot study in 40 patients)
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 549-554. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fumihiro Tanaka, Kazuhiro Yanagihara, Yosuke Otake, Tomoko Yamada, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Ryo Miyahara, Kenji Inui, and Hiromi Wada

Prognostic factors in patients with resected pathologic (p-) T1-2N1M0 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 555-561. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marcelo F. Jiménez

Prospective study on video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the resection of pulmonary nodules: 209 cases from the Spanish Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Study Group
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 562-565. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marco Lucchi, Alfredo Mussi, Fulvio Basolo, Marcello Carlo Ambrogi, Gabriella Fontanini, and Carlo Alberto Angeletti

The multimodality treatment of thymic carcinoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 566-569. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alfredo Mussi, Marco Lucchi, Luigi Murri, Roberta Ricciardi, Luca Luchini, and Carlo Alberto Angeletti

Extended thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: a team-work of neurologist, thoracic surgeon and anaesthesist may improve the outcome
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 570-575. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Mattioli, F. D'Ovidio, P. Tazzari, V. Pilotti, N. Daddi, G. Bandini, M. Piccioli, and S. Pileri

Iliac crest biopsy versus rib segment resection for the detection of bone marrow isolated tumor cells from lung and esophageal cancer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 576-579. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

El Hassane Kabiri, Said Al Aziz, Abderrahman El Maslout, and Abdelatif Benosman

Desmoid tumors of the chest wall
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 580-583. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Warzelhan, E. Stoelben, A. Imdahl, and J. Hasse

Results in surgery for primary and metastatic chest wall tumors
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 584-588. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kalliopi Athanassiadi, Georgios Kalavrouziotis, Dimitra Rondogianni, Antonios Loutsidis, Antonios Hatzimichalis, and Ion Bellenis

Primary chest wall tumors: early and long-term results of surgical treatment
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 589-593. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David L. Reich, Suzan Uysal, M. Arisan Ergin, Carol A. Bodian, Sabera Hossain, and Randall B. Griepp

Retrograde cerebral perfusion during thoracic aortic surgery and late neuropsychological dysfunction
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 594-600. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carlo Bassano, Giovanni M. De Matteis, Paolo Nardi, M. Michaela Buratta, Jacob Zeitani, Ruggero De Paulis, and Luigi Chiariello

Mid-term follow-up of aortic root remodelling compared to Bentall operation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 601-605. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michele Genoni, Matthias Paul, Rolf Jenni, Kirk Graves, Burkhardt Seifert, and Marko Turina

Chronic ß-blocker therapy improves outcome and reduces treatment costs in chronic type B aortic dissection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 606-610. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rolf Svedjeholm, Erik Håkanson, Zoltán Szabó, and Farkas Vánky

Neurological injury after surgery for ischemic heart disease: risk factors, outcome and role of metabolic interventions
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 611-618. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mario Gaudino, Franco Glieca, Nicola Luciani, Carlo Cellini, Mauro Morelli, Paola Spatuzza, Michele Di Mauro, Francesco Alessandrini, and Gianfederico Possati

Should severe monolateral asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis be treated at the time of coronary artery bypass operation?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 619-626. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael A. Borger, Joan Ivanov, Richard D. Weisel, Vivek Rao, and Charles M. Peniston

Stroke during coronary bypass surgery: principal role of cerebral macroemboli
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 627-632. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Hendrikx, F. Rega, L. Jamaer, T. Valkenborgh, H. Gutermann, and U. Mees

Na⁺/H⁺-exchange inhibition and aprotinin administration: promising tools for myocardial protection during minimally invasive CABG
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 633-639. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rufus Baretti, Asatoshi Mizuno, Gerald D. Buckberg, Helen H. Young, and Roland Hetzer

Cold continuous antegrade blood cardioplegia: high versus low hematocrit
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 640-646. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tamotsu Yasuda, Hiroyuki Kamiya, Yoko Tanaka, and Go Watanabe

Ultra-short-acting cardioselective beta-blockade attenuates postischemic cardiac dysfunction in the isolated rat heart
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 647-652. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ferenc I. Tarr, Mária Sasvári, Gábor Dudás, Mária Kroó, András Somogyi, and István Tomcsányi

Quantitative measurement of endothelium derived nitric oxide production of the internal mammary artery bypass graft during extracorporeal circulation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 653-656. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michaela Wilhelmi, Ulrich Franke, Tina Cohnert, Petra Weber, Jörg Kaukemüller, Stefan Fischer, Thorsten Wahlers, and Axel Haverich

Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery without the routine application of blood products: is it feasible?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 657-661. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael Brandt, Kristina Harder, Knut P. Walluscheck, Jan Schöttler, Aziz Rahimi, Frank Möller, and Jochen Cremer

Severe obesity does not adversely affect perioperative mortality and morbidity in coronary artery bypass surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 662-666. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M.G. Hazekamp, M.M.J. Kurvers, P.H. Schoof, H.W. Vliegen, B.M. Mulder, A.A.W. Roest, J. Ottenkamp, and R.A.E. Dion

Pulmonary valve insertion late after repair of Fallot's tetralogy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 667-670. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christo I. Tchervenkov, Dominique Shum-Tim, Marie J. Béland, Luc Jutras, and Robert Platt

Single ventricle with systemic obstruction in early life: comparison of initial pulmonary artery banding versus the Norwood operation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 671-677. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Saito, S. Westaby, D. Piggott, T. Katsumata, S. Dudnikov, D. Robson, P. Catarino, and C. Nojiri

Reliable long-term non-pulsatile circulatory support without anticoagulation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 678-683. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tadashi Isomura, Hisayoshi Suma, Taiko Horii, Toru Sato, Teisei Kobashi, Hideo Kanemitsu, Joji Hoshino, and Kouichi Hisatomi

Left ventricle restoration in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: risk factors and predictors of outcome and change of mid-term ventricular function
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 684-689. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michele De Bonis, Lindsay Reynolds, Junnet Barros, and Brendan P. Madden

Tacrolimus as a rescue immunosuppressant after heart transplantation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 690-695. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mauro Rinaldi, Carlo Pellegrini, Andrea Maria D'Armini, Marco Aiello, Maria Negri, Eloisa Arbustini, Giovanbattista Ippoliti, and Mario Viganò

Neoplastic disease after heart transplantation: single center experience
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 696-701. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John Yap, Carlo Pellegrini, Timothy O'Brien, Henry D. Tazelaar, and Christopher G.A. McGregor

Conditions of vector delivery improve efficiency of adenoviral-mediated gene transfer to the transplanted heart
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 702-707. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

R.G. Kanegaonkar and J.E. Dussek

Removal of migrating pectus bars by video-assisted thoracoscopy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 713-715. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Olgun Kadir Aribas and Niyazi Görmüs

Obstructing endobronchial malignant fibrous histiocytoma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 716-718. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. Carroll and P.B. Rajesh

Colonic metastases from primary squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 719-720. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beat Kipfer, Didier Lardinois, Jürgen Triller, and Thierry Carrel

Embolization of a ruptured intercostal artery aneurysm in type I neurofibromatosis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 721-723. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C.S. Carr, R. Rawlins, K.M. Brown, J.F. Reidy, and C.R. Cameron

Intraluminal biopsy of a superior vena cava mass
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 724-725. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P.I. Woolfson, N. Watson, D.J.M. Keenan, and L. Cotter

Left cervical aortic arch associated with pseudocoarctation and aortic and mitral regurgitation: one-stage surgical repair
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 726-728. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Piergiorgio Tozzi, Assad Al-Darweesh, Pierre Vogt, and Frank Stumpe

Silver-coated prosthetic heart valve: a double-bladed weapon
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 729-731. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How to do it:

C.I. Tchervenkov, S.J. Korkola, and D. Shum-Tim

Surgical technique to avoid circulatory arrest and direct arch vessel cannulation during neonatal aortic arch reconstruction
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 708-710. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Gürkök, O. Genç, M. Dakak, and K. Balkanli

The use of absorbable material in correction of pectus deformities
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 711-712. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Joseph E. Arrowsmith and John J. Dunning

Normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass is beneficial for cognitive brain function after coronary artery bypass grafting – a prospective randomized trial
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 732-733. [Full Text]  

M. Grimm

Reply to Arrowsmith and Dunning
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 734. [Full Text]  

Á. Péterffy and I. Szentkirályi

Mechanical valves in tricuspid position: cause of thrombosis and prevention
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 735. [Full Text]  

Hiroshi Kawano and Shigeaki Aoyagi

Reply to Péterffy and Szentkirályi
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 19: 736. [Full Text]  

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