Walter Klepetko
	Visions and revisions—a society visiting its roots (EACTS PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:1. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

John Alfred Carr and Edward B. Savage
	Aortic valve repair for aortic insufficiency in adults: a contemporary review and comparison with replacement techniques (REVIEWS) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:6. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marianne Debrunner, Barbara Naegeli, Michele Genoni, Marko Turina, and Osmund Bertel
	Prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac valvular surgery by epicardial, biatrial synchronous pacing (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:16. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael Malyshev, Igor Gladyshev, Alexander Safuanov, Dmitry Siniukov, Dmitry Borovikov, and Natalie Rostovykh
	Surgical angioplasty of the left main coronary artery and/or proximal segment of the right coronary artery by pulmonary autograft patch (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:21. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christophe Decoene, Thomas Modine, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Thanos Athanasiou, Dina Fawzi, Richard Azzaoui, Annie Pol, and Georges Fayad
	Analysis of thoracic aortic blood flow during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:26. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lena Wehlin, Jenny Vedin, Jarle Vaage, and Joachim Lundahl
	Activation of complement and leukocyte receptors during on- and off pump coronary artery bypass surgery (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Robert W. Emery, Thierry Carrel, Randall K. Wolf, Marvin J. Slepian, and Katherine S. Tweden
	Description and evaluation of a ventriculo-coronary artery bypass device that provides bi-directional coronary flow (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:43. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ioannis K. Toumpoulis, Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos, Joseph J. DeRose, and Daniel G. Swistel
	European system for cardiac operative risk evaluation predicts long-term survival in patients with coronary artery bypass grafting (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Luc Noyez and Frans M. van Eck
	Long-term cardiac survival after reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:59. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pierre Monney, Daniel Hayoz, Francine Tinguely, Jacques Cornuz, Erik Haesler, Xavier M. Mueller, Ludwig K. von Segesser, and Hendrik T. Tevaearai
	High prevalence of unsuspected abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients hospitalised for surgical coronary revascularisation (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Guro Valen, Anders Öwall, Shigeto Takeshima, Michel Goiny, Urban Ungerstedt, and Jarle Vaage
	Metabolic changes induced by ischemia and cardioplegia: a study employing cardiac microdialysis in pigs (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:69. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Laurent Barandon, Thierry Couffinhal, Pascale Dufourcq, Jérome Ezan, Pierre Costet, Danièle Daret, Claude Deville, and Cécile Duplàa
	Frizzled A, a novel angiogenic factor: promises for cardiac repair (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:76. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alexander Lembcke, Simon Dushe, Christian N.H. Enzweiler, Christian Kloeters, Till H. Wiese, Kay-Geert A. Hermann, Bernd Hamm, and Wolfgang F. Konertz
	Passive external cardiac constraint improves segmental left ventricular wall motion and reduces akinetic area in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:84. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Falk-Udo Sack, Thomas J. Vielfort, Achim Koch, Markus Haass, Sarah Taylor, Herwart F. Otto, Siegfried Hagl, and Philipp A. Schnabel
	The role of platelet derived growth factor in endomyocardial biopsies shortly after heart transplantation in relation to postoperative course (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jürgen H. Fischer, Claudia Funcke, Goichi Yotsumoto, Stephanie Jeschkeit-Schubbert, and Ferdinand Kuhn-Régnier
	Maintenance of physiological coronary endothelial function after 3.3 h of hypothermic oxygen persufflation preservation and orthotopic transplantation of non-heart-beating donor hearts (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Serdar Akgun, Atike Tekeli, Ozlem Kurtkaya, Ali Civelek, Selim C. Isbir, Koray Ak, Sinan Arsan, and Aydin Sav
	Neuroprotective effects of FK-506, L-carnitine and azathioprine on spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Joseph Alex, Vinay P. Rao, Alex R.J. Cale, Steven C. Griffin, Michael E. Cowen, and Levent Guvendik
	Surgical nurse assistants in cardiac surgery: a UK trainee's perspective (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

M. Flynn, S. Reddy, W. Shepherd, C. Holmes, D. Armstrong, C. Lunn, K. Khan, and S. Kendall
	Fast-tracking revisited: routine cardiac surgical patients need minimal intensive care (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Shilajit Ghosh, Richard S. Steyn, Joseph F.K. Marzouk, Frank J. Collins, and Palababu B. Rajesh
	The effectiveness of high dependency unit in the management of high risk thoracic surgical cases (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

P. Fiala, S. Cernohorsky, J. Cermák, J. Pátek, E. Krepela, and M. Moucková
	Tracheal stenosis complicated with tracheoesophageal fistula (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

W. Sienel, C. Varwerk, A. Linder, D. Kaiser, M. Teschner, M. Delire, G. Stamatis, and B. Passlick
	Melanoma associated antigen (MAGE)-A3 expression in Stages I and II non-small cell lung cancer: results of a multi-center study (ORIGINAL ARTICLES) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Dimitrios Mikroulis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Vasiliki Kaloutsi, and Vassilios Didilis
	Mediastinal Castleman disease with calcific deposits (IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:135. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

J. Smith, S. Karthik, and J.A.C. Thorpe
	Pulmonary azygous lobe: a potential obstacle during thoracoscopic sympathectomy (IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:137. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

José M. Rodríguez-López and Clemente Muriel
	Right coronary artery aneurysm: transesophageal echocardiography view (IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:138. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

N. Motoyoshi, G. Takahashi, M. Sakurai, and K. Tabayashi
	Safety and efficacy of epidural cooling for regional spinal cord hypothermia during thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair (HOW TO DO IT) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ulrich O. von Oppell and Kandadai S. Rammohan
	Risk factors for sternal wound infection following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:142. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brian M. Fabri and Antony D. Grayson
	Reply to VonOppell (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:142. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Christoph Lutz, and Joachim Schöllhorn
	A retrospective audit of long-term lower limb complications following leg vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:143. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

R. Garland, F.A. Frizelle, B.R. Dobbs, and H. Singh
	Reply to Beyersdorf et al. (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:144. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Aristotle D. Protopapas
	Anastomotic devices for coronary bypass: lethal complications have been previously reported! (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:145. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marius J. Swart and Gina Joubert
	The EuroSCORE does well for a single surgeon outside Europe (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:145. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Samer A.M. Nashef
	Reply to Swart and Joubert (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:146. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christo Shipkov and Angel Uchikov
	The latissimus dorsi muscle previously divided in the course of thoracotomy for empyema cavity obliteration (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:146. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Elizabeth Johnson
	Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: myths and realities in the surgical management (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:147. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Fabrice Barlesi, Christophe Doddoli, Jean-Pierre Kleisbauer, and Pascal Thomas
	Reply to Johnson (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:148. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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