Editorials:

Paul De Leyn, Didier Lardinois, Paul E. Van Schil, Ramon Rami-Porta, Bernward Passlick, Marcin Zielinski, David A. Waller, Tony Lerut, and Walter Weder
	ESTS guidelines for preoperative lymph node staging for non-small cell lung cancer Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:1-8. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Original articles:

Okan Solak, Muzaffer Metin, Hidir Esme, Özlem Solak, Mehmet Yaman, Atilla Pekcolaklar, Atilla Gurses, and Vural Kavuncu
	Effectiveness of gabapentin in the treatment of chronic post-thoracotomy pain Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:9-12. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Katharina Krenn, Walter Klepetko, Shahrokh Taghavi, Patrick Paulus, and Seyedhossein Aharinejad
	Vascular endothelial growth factor increases pulmonary vascular permeability in cystic fibrosis patients undergoing lung transplantation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:35-41. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nikolaus Pizanis, Vitaly Milekhin, Konstantinos Tsagakis, Ivan Aleksic, Markus Kamler, and Heinz Jakob
	PDE-5 inhibitor donor intravenous preconditioning is superior to supplementation in standard preservation solution in experimental lung transplantation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:42-47. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Seyedhossein Aharinejad, Katharina Krenn, Andreas Zuckermann, Romana Schäfer, Patrick Paulus, Gernot Seebacher, Ernst Wolner, and Michael Grimm
	Matrix metalloproteases and their tissue inhibitor in cardiac transplantation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:48-51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tetsuya Ueno, Ryuzo Sakata, Yoshifumi Iguro, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Masahiro Ueno, Takayuki Ueno, and Kazuhisa Matsumoto
	Mid-term changes of left ventricular geometry and function after Dor, SAVE, and Overlapping procedures Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:52-57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Murat Basaran, Ozer Selimoglu, Hamiyet Ozcan, Halide Ogus, Eylul Kafali, Cuneyt Ozcelebi, and Temucin Noyan Ogus
	Being an elderly woman: is it a risk factor for morbidity after coronary artery bypass surgery? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:58-64. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ahmad M. Tarakji and Michael C. Sinclair
	Should axillary artery to coronary artery bypass be part of the cardiac surgeon's armamentarium? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:65-68. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Susana Novella, Ana Cristina Martínez, Rosa María Pagán, Medardo Hernández, Albino García-Sacristán, Angel González-Pinto, José María González-Santos, and Sara Benedito
	Plasma levels and vascular effects of vasopressin in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:69-76. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pertti Loponen, Michael Luther, Jan-Ola Wistbacka, Kari Korpilahti, Jari Laurikka, Harri Sintonen, Heini Huhtala, and Matti R. Tarkka
	Quality of life during 18 months after coronary artery bypass grafting Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:77-82. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hermann Heinze, Carmen Rosemann, Christian Weber, Gerhard Heinrichs, Ludger Bahlmann, Martin Misfeld, Matthias Heringlake, and Wolfgang Eichler
	A single prophylactic dose of pentoxifylline reduces high dependency unit time in cardiac surgery — a prospective randomized and controlled study Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:83-89. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patrick Ruchat, Lam Dang, Jürg Schlaepfer, Nathalie Virag, Ludwig Karl von Segesser, and Lukas Kappenberger
	Use of a biophysical model of atrial fibrillation in the interpretation of the outcome of surgical ablation procedures Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:90-95. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]
Thomas M. Joudinaud, Corrine L. Kegel, Erwan M. Flecher, Patricia A. Weber, Emmanuel Lansac, Ulrich Hvass, and Carlos M.G. Duran
	The papillary muscles as shock absorbers of the mitral valve complex. An experimental study Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:96-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Heinrich Mächler, Gert Reiter, Mathias Perthel, Ulrike Reiter, Peter Bergmann, Michael Zink, Rainer Rienmüller, and Joachim Laas
	Influence of a tilting prosthetic mitral valve orientation on the left ventricular flow — an experimental in vivo magnetic resonance imaging study Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:102-107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Martin Brueck, Wilfried Kramer, Paul Vogt, Nicole Steinert, Peter Roth, Gerold Görlach, Markus Schönburg, and Martin C. Heidt
	Antiplatelet therapy early after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement is unnecessary in patients without thromboembolic risk factors Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:108-112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shekar L.C. Reddy, Antony D. Grayson, Godfrey Smith, Richard Warwick, and John A.C. Chalmers
	Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections following cardiac surgery: incidence, impact and identifying adverse outcome traits Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:113-117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Michele Musci, Henryk Siniawski, Miralem Pasic, Onnen Grauhan, Yuguo Weng, Rudolf Meyer, Charles A. Yankah, and Roland Hetzer
	Surgical treatment of right-sided active infective endocarditis with or without involvement of the left heart: 20-year single center experience Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:118-125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sérgio Lopes, Paulo Calvinho, Ferrão de Oliveira, and Manuel Antunes
	Allograft aortic root replacement in complex prosthetic endocarditis Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:126-130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Carlos A. Mestres and José M. Miró
	Editorial comment: Allograft aortic root replacement in complex prosthetic valve endocarditis Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:131-132. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dietmar Boethig, Heidi Goerler, Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck, Masamichi Ono, Anna Daiber, Axel Haverich, and Thomas Breymann
	Evaluation of 188 consecutive homografts implanted in pulmonary position after 20 years Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:133-142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Rody Boon, Mark Hazekamp, Gerard Hoohenkerk, Marry Rijlaarsdam, Paul Schoof, Dave Koolbergen, Lourdes Heredia, and Robert Dion
	Artificial chordae for pediatric mitral and tricuspid valve repair Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:143-148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Yun Hee Chang, Si Chan Sung, Hyoung Doo Lee, Ji Eun Ban, Ki Seok Choo, and Young Seok Lee
	Does patch closure of subarterial ventricular septal defect affect the growth of pulmonary valve? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:149-155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Iki Adachi, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Koji Kagisaki, Ikuo Hagino, Toru Ishizaka, Junjiro Kobayashi, Soichiro Kitamura, and Hideki Uemura
	Preoperative small pulmonary artery did not affect the midterm results of Fontan operation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:156-162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Tommaso Claudio Mineo
	Epidural anesthesia in awake thoracic surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:13-19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Zhiyuan Ma, Aiqiang Dong, Junqiang Fan, and Haifeng Cheng
	Does sleeve lobectomy concomitant with or without pulmonary artery reconstruction (double sleeve) have favorable results for non-small cell lung cancer compared with pneumonectomy? A meta-analysis Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:20-28. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jan Wind, Egbert J. Smit, Suresh Senan, and Jan-Peter Eerenberg
	Residual disease at the bronchial stump after curative resection for lung cancer Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:29-34. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery:

Vincent Chan, Andrew P. Klug, Pierre Bedard, and Ian G. Burwash
	Traumatic right ventricular rupture Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:163. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]
Nurcan Arat and Nilgun Isiksalan Ozbulbul
	Three-dimensional echocardiography is a useful tool in the diagnosis of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:164. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]
Rathy Kirke, Richard Keal, and Mark Hickey
	Internal mammary artery-to-vein fistula diagnosed by multidetector computed tomography angiography Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:165. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daniele Camboni, Gregor Hülsken, Hans H. Scheld, and Christof Schmid
	Extended myocardial bridge causing chest pain Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:166. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

How to do it:

Heyman Luckraz, Kandadai S. Rammohan, Mabel Phillips, and Peter A. O’Keefe
	Is adhesive paper-tape closure of video assisted thoracoscopic port-sites safe? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:167-168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case reports:

Marcello Migliore and Cliff K. Choong
	Management of concomitant congenital tracheo-oesophageal fistula and cancer of the oesophago–gastric junction in an adult Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:169-170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Keitarou Matsumoto, Kazuto Ashizawa, Tsutomu Tagawa, and Takeshi Nagayasu
	Chest wall implantation of thymic cancer after computed tomography-guided core needle biopsy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:171-173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Olivier Chataigner, Sacha Mussot, Elie Fadel, and Philippe G. Dartevelle
	Two cases of intra-pericardial tumors arising from the ascending aorta in adults Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:174-175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tomoyuki Goto, Yasushi Tsutsumi, Takahiro Kawai, and Hirokazu Ohhashi
	Total arch replacement of late aneurysm after bypass grafting for coarctation of the aorta Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:176-177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jacques Kpodonu, James P. Williams, Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, and Edward B. Diethrich
	Endovascular management of a descending thoracic mycotic aneurysm: mid-term follow-up Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:178-179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Emanuele Pilato, Andrea Dell’Amore, Luca Botta, and Giorgio Arpesella
	Combined heart and liver transplantation for familial amyloidotic neuropathy Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:180-182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Mohamed Fouad Ismail
	Can spontaneous pneumothorax patients be treated by ambulatory care management? Revisited Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:183. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sunghyuk Choi
	Reply to Ismail Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:183-184. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas F. Molnar, Frank Detterbeck, and Zoltan Baliko
	Another perspective of the dysphagia due to tuberculosis Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:184. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sridhar Rathinam and Servarayan M. Chandramohan
	Reply to Molnar et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:184. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mohamed Ismail
	Sleeve lobectomy. Is it valid for all cases of lung cancer? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:185. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bedrettin Yildizeli, Elie Fadel, and Philippe G. Dartevelle
	Reply to Ismail Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:185-186. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Narcis Hudorovic
	Detecting the Ademkiewicz artery: is it really necessary in everyday practice? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:186-187. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Junichi Nojiri, Tsuyoshi Itoh, and Sho Kudo
	Reply to Hudorovic Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:187. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dimitri Kalavrouziotis, Karen J. Buth, and Jean-Francois Legare
	Patient selection for minimally invasive aortic valve implantation Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:188. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jian Ye, Samuel V. Lichtenstein, and John G. Webb
	Reply to Kalavrouziotis et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:188-189. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas Walther, Volkmar Falk, Michael A. Borger, and Friedrich W. Mohr
	Reply to Kalavrouziotis et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:189-190. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Instructions to Authors Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:191-193. [PDF]

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