Presidential address:

Marcos Murtra

The adventure of cardiac surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 167-180. [Full Text]  

Original articles:

Pedro E. Antunes, Gabriel Anacleto, J.M. Ferrão de Oliveira, Luís Eugénio, and Manuel J. Antunes

Staged carotid and coronary surgery for concomitant carotid and coronary artery disease
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 181-186. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Navid Sadeghi, Sarmad Sadeghi, Zhoobin Abbasi Mood, and Abbasali Karimi

Determinants of operative mortality following primary coronary artery bypass surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 187-192. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Riha, M. Danzmayr, G. Nagele, L. Mueller, D. Hoefer, H. Ott, G. Laufer, and J. Bonatti

Off pump coronary artery bypass grafting in EuroSCORE high and low risk patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 193-198. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. Pinna-Pintor, M. Bobbio, S. Colangelo, F. Veglia, M. Giammaria, D. Çuni, F. Maisano, and O. Alfieri

Inaccuracy of four coronary surgery risk-adjusted models to predict mortality in individual patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 199-204. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Frans M. van Eck, Luc Noyez, Freek W.A. Verheugt, and Rene M.H.J. Brouwer

Changing profile of patients undergoing redo-coronary artery surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 205-211. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

W. Stooker, H.W.M. Niessen, W.R. Wildevuur, V.W.M. van Hinsbergh, J. Fritz, E.K. Jansen, Ch.R.H. Wildevuur, and L. Eijsman

Perivenous application of fibrin glue reduces early injury to the human saphenous vein graft wall in an ex vivo model
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 212-217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ulf Lockowandt, Staffan Bjessmo, Torbjörn Ivert, and Anders Franco-Cereceda

Plasma levels and vascular effects of endothelin and big endothelin in patients with stable and unstable angina pectoris undergoing coronary bypass grafting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 218-223. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Kröner, R. Seitelberger, J. Schirnhofer, O. Bernecker, R. Mallinger, S. Hallström, M. Ploner, and B.K. Podesser

Diltiazem during reperfusion preserves high energy phosphates by protection of mitochondrial integrity
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 224-231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marc Ruel, Richard B. Streeter, Ralph de la Torre, John R. Liddicoat, and William E. Cohn

Intracardiac ultrasonic suture welding for knotless mitral valve replacement
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 245-248. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yang Guang, Cai Zhen-jie, Liu Wei Yong, Li Tong, and Li Ying

Evaluation of clinical treatment of atrial fibrillation associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease by radiofrequency ablation
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 249-254. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Dodge-Khatami, O.I. Miller, R.H. Anderson, J.M. Gil-Jaurena, A.P. Goldman, and M.R. de Leval

Impact of junctional ectopic tachycardia on postoperative morbidity following repair of congenital heart defects
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 255-259. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A.C. Yankah, H. Klose, R. Petzina, M. Musci, H. Siniawski, and R. Hetzer

Surgical management of acute aortic root endocarditis with viable homograft: 13-year experience
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 260-267. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. Lansac, H.S. Lim, Y. Shomura, K.H. Lim, W. Goetz, N.T. Rice, C. Acar, and C.M.G. Duran

Aortic and pulmonary root: are their dynamics similar?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 268-275. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marc A. Schepens, Karl M. Dossche, Wim J. Morshuis, Peter J. van den Barselaar, Robin H. Heijmen, and Freddy E. Vermeulen

The elephant trunk technique: operative results in 100 consecutive patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 276-281. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thierry Langanay, Jean-Philippe Verhoye, Hervé Corbineau, Alfonso Agnino, Thierry Derieux, Pascal Menestret, Yves Logeais, and Alain Leguerrier

Surgical treatment of acute traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta a timing reappraisal?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 282-287. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simon M. Higgs, Afzal Hussain, Mark Jackson, Raymund J. Donnelly, and Richard G. Berrisford

Long term results of diaphragmatic plication for unilateral diaphragm paralysis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 294-297. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M.L. Rogers, L. Henderson, R.P. Mahajan, and J.P. Duffy

Preliminary findings in the neurophysiological assessment of intercostal nerve injury during thoracotomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 298-301. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Cardillo, F. Facciolo, L. Carbone, M. Regal, F. Corzani, A. Ricci, M. Di Martino, and M. Martelli

Long-term follow-up of video-assisted talc pleurodesis in malignant recurrent pleural effusions
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 302-306. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Ríos, J. Torres, P.J. Galindo, M.J. Roca, J.M. Rodríguez, J. Sola, and P. Parrilla

Prognostic factors in thymic epithelial neoplasms
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 307-313. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yuji Shiraishi, Yutsuki Nakajima, Keiichiro Takasuna, Takaomi Hanaoka, Naoya Katsuragi, and Hidehiro Konno

Surgery for Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease in the clarithromycin era
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 314-318. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christos Alexiou, C.V. Patrick Onyeaka, David Beggs, Ruchan Akar, Lynda Beggs, Fayek D. Salama, John P. Duffy, and W. Ellis Morgan

Do women live longer following lung resection for carcinoma?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 319-325. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hung-Chang Liu, Kuo-Sheng Lee, Charng-Jer Huang, Ching-Ron Cheng, Wen-Hu Hsu, and Ming-Hsiung Huang

Silicone T-tube for complex laryngotracheal problems
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 326-330. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tsai-Fwu Chou, Ming-Shiou Wu, Chiang-Ting Chien, Chia-Cherng Yu, and Chau-Fong Chen

Enhanced expression of nitric oxide synthase in the early stage after increased pulmonary blood flow in rats
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 331-336. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

D. Paparella, T.M. Yau, and E. Young

Cardiopulmonary bypass induced inflammation: pathophysiology and treatment. An update
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 232-244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. Richens, M. Field, M. Neale, and C. Oakley

The mechanism of injury in blunt traumatic rupture of the aorta
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 288-293. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Shunsuke Endo, Fumio Murayama, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, and Yasunori Sohara

Pleural perforation of a saprophytic aspergilloma secondary to blunt chest trauma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 337. [Full Text]  

Murat Kara, Göknur Alver, Özhan Aksu, and Sevket Kavukçu

Synovial cyst arising from pseudoarthrosis of a rib fracture following trauma
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 338. [Full Text]  

Stefano Margaritora, Domenico Galetta, Alfredo Cesario, and Pierluigi Granone

Giant neurofibroma of the chest wall
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 339. [Full Text]  

Torsten Bossert, Jan F. Gummert, and Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr

Giant cystic lymphangioma of the mediastinum
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 340. [Full Text]  

Frank A. Baciewicz, Jr, Lourdes Andaya, and David M. Williams

Type III dissection treated with percutaneous fenestration and stenting
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 341. [Full Text]  

How to do it:

Mustafa Ünal, Cüneyt Konuralp, Mustafa Idiz, and Murat Akçar

Creating a bicuspid valve from the aortic wall: a new surgical approach on aortic valve disease (in vitro study)
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 342-344. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Franca M.A. Melfi, Gian Franco Menconi, Antonio Chella, and Carlo Alberto Angeletti

The management of malignant pericardial effusions using permanently implanted devices
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 345-347. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin Hürtgen, Godehard Friedel, Heikki Toomes, and Peter Fritz

Radical video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy (VAMLA) – technique and first results
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 348-351. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case reports:

Olgun Kadir Aribas, Fikret Kanat, Niyazi Gormus, and Emel Turk

Cold abscess of the chest wall as an unusual complication of BCG vaccination
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 352-354. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mauricio Fica, Patricio Rodríguez, Rafael Prats, and María Mañana

Tracheal hamartoma: pericardial flap replacement of membranous tracheal wall
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 355-357. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ansar Hassan, Donald R. Campbell, Drew C. Bethune, and Imtiaz S. Ali

Fistulae of the internal thoracic vessels: report of two cases
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 358-360. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pradeep Narayan, Massimo Caputo, Maya Roidl, and Roberto Casula

The use of off pump surgery for management of penetrating coronary artery injury
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 361-362. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eugenio Neri, Massimo Massetti, and Carlo Sassi

Bypassing a dilemma: intraoperative coronary angiography in acute aortic dissection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 363-364. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P.R. Kalra, A.T.M. Tang, J.M. Morgan, and M.P. Haw

Complex and extensive infective endocarditis: a novel surgical approach
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 365-368. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Tomas Vanek, Petr Brucek, and Zbynek Straka

Fast track as a routine for open-heart surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 369. [Full Text]  

S. Oxelbark

Reply to Vanek et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 369-370. [Full Text]  

Emel Turk Aribas and Niyazi Gormus

A rarely seen cause of prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis: Salmonella enteritidis
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 370. [Full Text]  

Alper Toker, Sükrü Dilege, and Göksel Kalayci

Combined left pneumonectomy and off-pump coronary artery bypass: principles of cancer surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 370-371. [Full Text]  

P. Nataf

Reply to Toker et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 371. [Full Text]  

Thomas F. Molnar, Laszlo Lukacs, and Örs Peter Horvath

Sternal replacement using composite allograft
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 371-372. [Full Text]  

L. Lampl

Reply to Molnar et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 372-373. [Full Text]  

Lajos Kotsis, Zsolt Pápay, and Károly Orbán

The risk of surgical procedures for the treatment of malignant respiratory fistulas
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 373. [Full Text]  

Ivan S. Stilidi

Reply to Kotsis et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 21: 373-374. [Full Text]  

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