Volkmar Falk
	The ‘real world’ asks for coronary artery bypass grafting (Editorial) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:609-610. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Umberto Benedetto, Giovanni Melina, Emiliano Angeloni, Simone Refice, Antonino Roscitano, Brenno Fiorani, Gian Domenico Di Nucci, and Riccardo Sinatra
	Coronary artery bypass grafting versus drug-eluting stents in multivessel coronary disease. A meta-analysis on 24,268 patients (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:611-615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

George Naveen Thomas, Eliana Cecilia Martinez, Felix Woitek, Maximilian Y. Emmert, Hisashi Sakaguchi, Sonja Muecke, Chuen Neng Lee, and Theo Kofidis
	Off-pump coronary bypass grafting is safe and efficient in patients with left main disease and higher EuroScore (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:616-620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Corina Naughton, Robert O. Feneck, and James Roxburgh
	Early and late predictors of mortality following on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the elderly as compared to a younger population (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:621-627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Allan M. Conway and Ghassan Musleh
	Which is the best statin for the postoperative coronary artery bypass graft patient? (Review) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:628-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ahmet Ruchan Akar, Serkan Durdu, Mutlu Arat, Mustafa Kilickap, Nuriye Ozlem Kucuk, Onder Arslan, Isinsu Kuzu, and Umit Ozyurda
	Five-year follow-up after transepicardial implantation of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells to ungraftable coronary territories for patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:633-643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Junming Tang, Jianing Wang, Jianye Yang, Xia Kong, Fei Zheng, Linyun Guo, Lei Zhang, and Yongzhang Huang
	Mesenchymal stem cells over-expressing SDF-1 promote angiogenesis and improve heart function in experimental myocardial infarction in rats (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:644-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Aron Frederik Popov, José Hinz, Egbert Godehard Schulz, Jan Dieter Schmitto, Christoph Hermann Wiese, Michael Quintel, Ralf Seipelt, and Friedrich Albert Schoendube
	The eNOS 786C/T polymorphism in cardiac surgical patients with cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with renal dysfunction (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:651-656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gábor Szabó, Tamás Radovits, Gábor Veres, Nelli Krieger, Sivakkanan Loganathan, Peter Sandner, and Matthias Karck
	Vardenafil protects against myocardial and endothelial injuries after cardiopulmonary bypass (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:657-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ludwig K. von Segesser, Martens Kalejs, Enrico Ferrari, Sandra Bommeli, Olaf Maunz, Judith Horisberger, and Piergiorgio Tozzi
	Superior flow for bridge to life with self-expanding venous cannulas (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:665-669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Luca Botta, Vincenzo Russo, Guido Oppido, Marzia Rosati, Francesco Massi, Luigi Lovato, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, and Rossella Fattori
	Role of endovascular repair in the management of late pseudo-aneurysms following open surgery for aortic coarctation (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:670-674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Olivier Raisky, Walid Ben Ali, Fanny Bajolle, Davide Marini, Olivier Metton, Damien Bonnet, Daniel Sidi, and Pascal R. Vouhé
	Common arterial trunk repair: with conduit or without? (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:675-682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Yasuhiro Kotani, Shingo Kasahara, Yasuhiro Fujii, Ko Yoshizumi, Yu Oshima, Shin-ichi Otsuki, Teiji Akagi, and Shunji Sano
	Clinical outcome of the Fontan operation in patients with impaired ventricular function (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:683-687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jean A. Ballweg, Richard F. Ittenbach, Judy Bernbaum, Marsha Gerdes, Troy E. Dominguez, Elaine H. Zackai, Robert R. Clancy, and James William Gaynor
	Hyperglycaemia after Stage I palliation does not adversely affect neurodevelopmental outcome at 1 year of age in patients with single-ventricle physiology (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:688-693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Edward W.K. Peng, Stuart Lilley, Brodie Knight, John Sinclair, Fiona Lyall, Kenneth MacArthur, James C.S. Pollock, and Mark H.D. Danton
	Synergistic interaction between right ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony and pulmonary regurgitation determines early outcome following tetralogy of Fallot repair (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:694-702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael A. Erb, Thomas Claus, Martin Hartrumpf, Sebastian Bachmann, and Johannes M. Albes
	The use of Tachosil® surgical patch or fibrin glue in coronary artery surgery does not affect quality of anastomosis or provoke postoperative adhesions in pigs (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:703-707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Francesco Maisano, Henrik K. Kjærgård, Robert Bauernschmitt, Alain Pavie, Gregorio Rábago, Marc Laskar, Jens Pauli Marstein, and Volkmar Falk
	TachoSil surgical patch versus conventional haemostatic fleece material for control of bleeding in cardiovascular surgery: a randomised controlled trial (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:708-714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Britta Skawran, Martin Dierich, Doris Steinemann, Jens Hohlfeld, Axel Haverich, Brigitte Schlegelberger, Tobias Welte, and Nils von Neuhoff
	Bronchial epithelial cells as a new source for differential transcriptome analysis after lung transplantation (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:715-721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tuncel Iyikesici, Bulent Tuncozgur, Maruf Sanli, Ahmet Feridun Isik, Fatih Meteroglu, and Levent Elbeyli
	Two-piece cryopreserved tracheal allotransplantation: an experimental study (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:722-726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Shunsuke Yamada, Atushi Suga, Yosimasa Inoue, and Hiroshi Inoue
	Use of multi-detector row angiography for the arrangement of video-assisted modified segmental resection (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:727-730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christian Perigaud, Boumédiène Bridji, Jean Christian Roussel, Christine Sagan, Antoine Mugniot, Daniel Duveau, Olivier Baron, and Philippe Despins
	Prospective preoperative mediastinal lymph node staging by integrated positron emission tomography–computerised tomography in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:731-736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lucy K. Satherley, Heyman Luckraz, Kandadai S. Rammohan, Mabel Phillips, Nihal E.P. Kulatilake, and Peter A. O’Keefe
	Routine placement of an intercostal chest drain during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical lung biopsy unnecessarily prolongs in-hospital length of stay in selected patients (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:737-740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ingrid Kappers, Johanna W. van Sandick, Jacques A. Burgers, José S.A. Belderbos, Michel W. Wouters, Nico van Zandwijk, and Houke M. Klomp
	Results of combined modality treatment in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer of the superior sulcus and the rationale for surgical resection (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:741-746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Masaya Tamura, Mir Alireza Hoda, and Walter Klepetko
	Current treatment paradigms of superior sulcus tumours (Review) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:747-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Mertol Gokce, Erdal Okur, Volkan Baysungur, Gokhan Ergene, Gokcen Sevilgen, and Semih Halezeroglu
	Lung decortication for chronic empyaema: effects on pulmonary function and thoracic asymmetry in the late period (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:754-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Delphine Sophie Trousse, Jean-Philippe Avaro, Xavier Benoit D’Journo, Christophe Doddoli, Philippe Astoul, Roger Giudicelli, Pierre A. Fuentes, and Pascal Alexandre Thomas
	Is malignant pleural mesothelioma a surgical disease? A review of 83 consecutive extra-pleural pneumonectomies (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:759-763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sébastien Anguille, Rodrigo Salgado, Sofie Daineffe, and Paul M. Parizel
	Identification of a hypertrophied bronchial artery using three-dimensional computed tomography (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:764. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Tomoyuki Goto, Takeshi Enmoto, Natsuya Keira, and Kazumi Akimoto
	Left atrial myxoma with tumour vascularity: three-dimensional images with multi-slice computed tomography (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:765. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Luis A. García Nielsen, Zuheir Kabbani, Ramiro de la Llana Ducrós, and Rafael Llorens
	Obstructive mass in pulmonary artery (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:766. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Fabrizio Ceresa, Fabrizio Sansone, Matteo Attisani, and Mauro Rinaldi
	Spontaneous coronary dissection due to isolated eosinophilic arteritis as a cause of urgent heart transplantation (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:767. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Andrea Venturini, Domenico Mangino, Alberto Terrini, and Elvio Polesel
	Anomalous position of the right coronary ostium associated with aneurysm of the ascending aorta (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:768. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ruggero De Paulis, Daniele Maselli, Raffaele Scaffa, and Saverio Nardella
	Double-arterial cannulation for aortic valve replacement with porcelain aorta (How-to-do-it) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:769-770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Takashi Azuma, Kenji Yamazaki, Satoshi Saito, and Hiromi Kurosawa
	Aortic valve replacement in Behcet's disease: surgical modification to prevent valve detachment (How-to-do-it) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:771-772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Martins Kalejs, Enrico Ferrari, and Ludwig Karl von Segesser
	Towards no-scar cardiac surgery — minimally invasive access through umbilicus for aortic valve replacement (How-to-do-it) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:773-775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Bettina Marty and Bernhard Egger
	Editorial comment: Access to the heart by a trans-umbilical incision (How-to-do-it) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:775. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rony Atoui, Vynka Lash, Siamak Mohammadi, and Renzo Cecere
	Intra-atrial implantation of a mitral valve prosthesis in a heavily calcified mitral annulus (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:776-778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Abdel-Mohsen Hamad, Giuseppe Marulli, Renato Bulf, and Federico Rea
	Titanium plates support for chest wall reconstruction with Gore-Tex® dual mesh after sternochondral resection (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:779-780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jeremiah R. Brown
	Mortality manifesto: a meta-analysis of aprotinin and tranexamic acid mortality (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:781-782. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Masahiro Sakurai
	Which cell does apoptosis induce? (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:782. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Peter Pastuszko, William J. Greeley, David F. Wilson, and Anna Pastuszko
	Reply to Sakurai. Brain injury in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:782-783. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nicholas A. Charokopos, Christophoros N. Foroulis, Efthymia G. Rouska, and Christos Papakonstantinou
	Fatal rupture of splenic artery mycotic aneurysm after mitral valve replacement for infective endocarditis (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:783-784. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

James R. Winearls, Joseph C. Lee, and John F. Fraser
	Reply to Charokopos et al. (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:784-785. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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