Editorials:

Tom Treasure
	The evidence on which to base practice: different tools for different times Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:819-824. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Semih Halezeroglu
	Enthusiasm: where thoracic surgery gets its power Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:825-826. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original articles:

Alessandro Stefani, Pamela Natali, Christian Casali, and Uliano Morandi
	Talc poudrage versus talc slurry in the treatment of malignant pleural effusion.: A prospective comparative study Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:827-832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sridhar Rathinam, Manickavasagam Kanagavel, Bangalore Sundaravadanan Tiruvadanan, Rajan Santhosam, and Servarayan M. Chandramohan
	Dysphagia due to tuberculosis Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:833-836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hitoshi Igai, Masashi Gotoh, and Hiroyasu Yokomise
	Computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography with [18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG-PET) images of pulmonary cryptococcosis mimicking lung cancer Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:837-839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Akin Kuzucu, Haldun Sükrü Erkal, Hale Kirimlioglu, Kadir Batçioglu, Neslihan Yücel, and Meltem Serin
	The effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on the healing of tracheal anastomosis following radiation therapy in rats Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:840-845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Joel Dunning, Tom Treasure, Michael Versteegh, Samer A.M. Nashef on behalf of the EACTS Audit and Guidelines Committee
	Guidelines on the prevention and management of de novo atrial fibrillation after cardiac and thoracic surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:852-872. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Roger Dzwonczyk, Carlos L. del Rio, Chittoor Sai-Sudhakar, John H. Sirak, Robert E. Michler, Benjamin Sun, Nicole Kelbick, and Michael B. Howie
	Vacuum-assisted apical suction devices induce passive electrical changes consistent with myocardial ischemia during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:873-876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yoshiharu Soga, Shinji Takai, Hitoshi Okabayashi, Atsushi Nagasawa, Tadaaki Yokota, Kazunobu Nishimura, Mizuo Miyazaki, and Masashi Komeda
	Human gastroepiploic artery has greater chymase activity than the internal thoracic artery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:877-880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Takayuki Ohno, Jiro Ando, Minoru Ono, Toshihiro Morita, Noboru Motomura, Yasunobu Hirata, and Shinichi Takamoto
	The beneficial effect of coronary-artery-bypass surgery on survival in patients with diabetic retinopathy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:881-886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Giuseppe De Cicco, Claudio Russo, Antonella Moreo, Cesare Beghi, Carlo Fucci, Piersilvio Gerometta, and Roberto Lorusso
	Mitral valve periprosthetic leakage: anatomical observations in 135 patients from a multicentre study Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:887-891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Munir Boodhwani, Kathryn Williams, Andrew Babaev, Gurinder Gill, Nusrat Saleem, and Fraser D. Rubens
	Ultrafiltration reduces blood transfusions following cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:892-897. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andreas Künzli, Patrick O. Zingg, Gregor Zünd, Boris Leskosek, and Ludwig K. von Segesser
	Does retrograde cerebral perfusion via superior vena cava cannulation protect the brain? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:906-909. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hilde Høimyr, Thomas D. Christensen, Kristian Emmertsen, Søren P. Johnsen, Anders Riis, Ole Kromann Hansen, and Vibeke E. Hjortdal
	Surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta: up to 40 years of follow-up Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:910-916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Adrian Ooi, Narain Moorjani, Giedrius Baliulis, Barry R. Keeton, Anthony P. Salmon, James L. Monro, and Marcus P. Haw
	Medium term outcome for infant repair in tetralogy of Fallot: indicators for timing of surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:917-922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masamichi Ono, Dietmar Boethig, Heidi Goerler, Melanie Lange, Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck, and Thomas Breymann
	Clinical outcome of patients 20 years after Fontan operation — effect of fenestration on late morbidity Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:923-929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Massimo Griselli, Simon P. McGuirk, Victor Ofoe, Oliver Stümper, John G.C. Wright, Joseph V. de Giovanni, David J. Barron, and William J. Brawn
	Fate of pulmonary arteries following Norwood Procedure Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:930-935. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Iskander Al-Githmi, Nadia Batawil, Norihisa Shigemura, Michael Hsin, Tak Wai lee, Gue-Wei He, and Anthony Yim
	Bronchiolitis obliterans following lung transplantation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:846-851. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Johan Sjögren, Malin Malmsjö, Ronny Gustafsson, and Richard Ingemansson
	Poststernotomy mediastinitis: a review of conventional surgical treatments, vacuum-assisted closure therapy and presentation of the Lund University Hospital mediastinitis algorithm Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:898-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Mladen J. Kocica, Goran Panic, Vesna Lackovic, and Biljana Obrenovic-Kircanski
	‘Butterfly-shaped’ thrombus in the ascending aorta Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:936. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Michal Semrad, Tomas Urban, Jan Tosovsky, and Jan Kunstyr
	A suprasternal false aneurysm caused by posttraumatic innominate artery rupture after dissection type A repair Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:937. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Maarten Van Genechten, Katrien Schelfout, Marek Wojciechowski, and Paul Van Schil
	Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson's tumor) on the anterior chest wall in a 3-year-old boy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:938. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alfonso Fiorello, Giovanni Vicidomini, Vincenzo Pastore, and Mario Santini
	An enormous asymptomatic solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:939. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How to do it:

Panagiotis Yannopoulos, Dimitrios Lytras, and Kosmas I. Paraskevas
	Esophageal reconstruction with intraoperative dilatation of the hypopharynx for the management of chronic corrosive esophageal strictures.: A technical tip Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:940-942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cemal Asim Kutlu and Guven Olgac
	Pleural flap to prevent lobar torsion: a novel technique Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:943-944. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case reports:

Hironori Ishibashi, Shin-ichiro Ohta, Masahide Hirose, and Takehide Akimoto
	Blunt tracheal transection and long tear in posterior membranous trachea Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:945-947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gregory Riehl, Axel Aubert, Cristian Sandu, and Pierre-Yves Brichon
	Malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developing late after pneumonectomy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:948-949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Babajide O. Olubaniyi, Eustace J. Fontaine, and Richard D. Page
	Colo-pleural fistula following pneumonectomy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:950-951. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Pankaj Saxena, Nand Kejriwal, and Mark A.J. Newman
	Use of Blake drains following lung resection Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:952. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Philippe Icard
	Reply to Saxena et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:952-953. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andreas Hoffmeier, Hans H. Scheld, and Stefan Klotz
	Survival after radical resection of cardiac sarcomas Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:953. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
YingXing Wu and Gary L. Grunkemeier
	What is the risk that I will have a major complication after my valve operation? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:953-954. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alexander Kulik and Marc Ruel
	Reply to Wu and Grunkemeier Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:954. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ahmet Ruchan Akar and Zeynep Eyileten
	Optimal timing of surgical revascularisation after acute myocardial infarction Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:954-955. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ERRATUM:

Dusko G. Nezic, Aleksandar M. Knezevic, Predrag S. Milojevic, Bosko P. Dukanovic, Miomir D. Jovic, Milorad D. Borzanovic, and Aleksandar N. Neskovic
	Erratum to "The fate of the radial artery conduit in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery" [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 30 (2) (2006) 341–346] Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:956. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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