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1.) [Editorial] Interactive Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery virtual conferences are now printed monthly: more at www.icvts.org

2.) [Work in progress report - Experimental] Effect of systemically administered low potassium dextran solution on oxidative stress in a rat model of lung ischemia

3.) [Work in progress report - Cardiopulmonary bypass] Effects of phosphorylcholine coating on extracorporeal circulation management and postoperative outcome: a double-blind randomized study

4.) [Work in progress report - Cardiac general] Elevated resting and agonist-induced whole blood chemiluminescence in patients with active infective endocarditis

5.) [Work in progress report - Cardiac general] Clinical benefit of cardiac ischemic postconditioning in corrections of tetralogy of Fallot

6.) [Work in progress report - Pulmonary] Effect of median sternotomy on respiratory system compliance in humans: evaluation without sophisticated instrumentation

7.) [Work in progress report - Thoracic general] Intra-scaffold continuous medium flow combines chondrocyte seeding and culture systems for tissue engineered trachea construction

8.) [Work in progress report - Experimental] Adenoviral activin A expression prevents vein graft intimal hyperplasia in a rat model

9.) [Institutional report - Aortic and aneurysmal] The retroperitoneal approach combined with epidural anesthesia reduces morbidity in elective infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair

10.) [Institutional report - Coronary] Changing risk of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery

11.) [Institutional report - Transplantation] Aprotinin's effect on blood product transfusion in off-pump bilateral lung transplantation

12.) [Institutional report - Coronary] Factors affecting post minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting incidence of myocardial infarction, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, coronary artery bypass grafting and mortality of cardiac origin

13.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Long-term efficiency of endoscopic thoracic sympathicotomy: survey 10 years after surgery

14.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] The use of Blake drains following general thoracic surgery: is it an acceptable option?

15.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Sixty tracheal resections - single center experience

16.) [eComment] eComment: Early extubation following tracheal surgery. Is it safe?

17.) [eComment] eComment: Tracheal surgery

18.) [Institutional report - Congenital] Surgical treatment of anomalous coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery

19.) [Institutional report - Valves] Differences in the recovery of platelet counts after biological aortic valve replacement

20.) [eComment] eComment: Lower postoperative platelet levels after aortic valve replacement with Freedom Solo prostheses: are there clinical repercussions?

21.) [eComment] eComment: Freedom Solo stentless aortic bioprosthesis and postoperative thrombocytopenia - interpretation of available data and clinical consequences for surgeons

22.) [Institutional report - Vascular thoracic] Surgical strategies for organ malperfusions in acute type B aortic dissection

23.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Quality of life in the elderly after major lung resection for lung cancer

24.) [Institutional report - Assisted circulation] Multidisciplinary approach decreases length of stay and reduces cost for ventricular assist device therapy

25.) [Institutional report - Pulmonary] Worsened long-term outcomes and postoperative complications in octogenarians with lung cancer following mediastinal lymph-node dissection

26.) [eComment] eComment: Long-term outcomes in octogenarians with lung cancer following mediastinal lymph node dissection

27.) [ESCVS article - Cardiopulmonary bypass] The impact of allogenic red cell transfusion and coated bypass circuit on the inflammatory response during cardiopulmonary bypass: a randomized study

28.) [eComment] eComment: Re: The impact of allogenic red cell transfusion and coated bypass circuit on the inflammatory response during cardiopulmonary bypass: a randomized study

29.) [ESCVS article - Carotid and imaging] Carotid endarterectomy in high-risk Arab patients

30.) [ESCVS article - Coronary] Early results of off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery using bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts in octogenarian patients during ten years

31.) [Negative results - Congenital] An infected pseudoaneurysm following a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt

32.) [eComment] eComment: An infected pseudoaneurysm caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

33.) [Negative results - Thoracic non-oncologic] Pulmonary hernia secondary to limited access for mitral valve surgery and repaired by video thoracoscopic surgery

34.) [Negative results - Vascular thoracic] Complications of open stent-graft in treatment of aortic dissection

35.) [Best evidence topic - Cardiac general] Is intrathecal morphine of benefit to patients undergoing cardiac surgery

36.) [Best evidence topic - Congenital] Does surgical correction of coarctation of the aorta in adults reduce established hypertension?

37.) [eComment] eComment: Surgical treatment of coarctation in adult patients yields better long-term results with regard to hypertension but carries a substantial risk

38.) [Best evidence topic - Thoracic general] Establishing a role for intra-pleural fibrinolysis in managing traumatic haemothoraces

39.) [Best evidence topic - Aortic and aneurysmal] Is aortic valve-sparing operation or replacement with a composite graft the best option for aortic root and ascending aortic aneurysm?

40.) [Best evidence topic - Cardiac general] Could we use abdominal compressions rather than chest compression in patients who arrest after cardiac surgery?

41.) [eComment] eComment: Questioning a 'best evidence' search arguing against abdominal-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation and for external cardiac massage

42.) [Brief communication - Cardiac general] Efficacy of antimicrobial activity of slow release silver nanoparticles dressing in post-cardiac surgery mediastinitis

43.) [Brief communication - Coronary] To-and-fro pattern: an indication of flow competition or a sign of incompetent coronary anastomosis?

44.) [Brief communication - Aortic and aneurysmal] Type A aortic dissection involving the carotid arteries: carotid stenting during open aortic arch surgery

45.) [eComment] eComment: Everyday clinical practice consequences?

46.) [Case report - Thoracic general] Bilocular pericardial cyst in an aberrant location

47.) [Case report - Vascular general] Idiopathic true brachial artery aneurysm in a nine-month infant

48.) [Case report - Congenital] Emergency redo mitral valve replacement and caesarean section in a patient with previous atrioventricular septal defect repair in childhood

49.) [Case report - Thoracic general] Successful angiographic embolisation of bleeding into the chest wall after chest drain insertion

50.) [Case report - Cardiopulmonary bypass] Possibilities and limitations of a miniaturized long-term extracorporeal life support system as bridge to transplantation in a case with biventricular heart failure

51.) [Case report - Congenital] Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for bilateral diaphragm paralysis after pediatric cardiac surgery

52.) [Case report - Valves] First experience of cardiac autotransplantation for giant left atrium treatment

53.) [Case report - Esophagus] Chylopericardial tamponade complicating oesophago-gastrectomy

54.) [eComment] eComment: Unexpected chylopericardium and its treatment after cardiothoracic operations

55.) [Work in progress report - Cardiac general] Totally robotic resection of myxoma and atrial septal defect repair

56.) [Work in progress report - Vascular thoracic] Rapid and safe establishment of cardiopulmonary bypass in repair of acute aortic dissection: improved results with double cannulation

57.) [eComment] eComment: Rapid and safe establishment of cardiopulmonary bypass in repair of acute aortic dissection: improved results with double cannulation

58.) [Work in progress report - Thoracic general] Low copy number and low oxidative damage of mitochondrial DNA are associated with tumor progression in lung cancer tissues after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

59.) [Work in progress report - Experimental] Carbon monoxide induces relaxation of human internal thoracic and radial arterial grafts

60.) [eComment] eComment: Carbon monoxide and its vasodilatative properties: another good reason for clinical implication

61.) [Work in progress report - Vascular thoracic] Preassembled stentless valved-conduit for the replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic root

62.) [Work in progress report - Cardiopulmonary bypass] Bicarbonate buffered ultrafiltration leads to a physiologic priming solution in pediatric cardiac surgery

63.) [Work in progress report - Valves] Vena cava as autologous tissue for pulmonary valve substitute

64.) [Work in progress report - Experimental] Comparison of active and passive coronary perfusion in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

65.) [Institutional report - Cardiac general] Renal tumours with cavo-atrial extension: surgical management and outcome

66.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Mortality, complications and loss of pulmonary function after pneumonectomy vs. sleeve lobectomy in patients younger and older than 70 years

67.) [Institutional report - Arrhythmia] Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation using cryothermy in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery

68.) [Institutional report - Pulmonary] Initial experience of video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy with partial removal of the pulmonary artery

69.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Recent results regarding the clinical impact of smoking history on postoperative complications in lung cancer patients

70.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Surgical outcome in thymic tumors with myasthenia gravis after plasmapheresis - a comparative study

71.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Changes in ventilatory capacity, exercise capacity, and pulmonary blood flow after lobectomy in patients with lung cancer - which lobectomy has the most loss in exercise capacity?

72.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Video-assisted cervical mediastinoscopy: our seven-year experience

73.) [Institutional report - Pulmonary] Clinical parameters affecting prediction accuracy of postoperative lung function in non-small cell lung cancer

74.) [Institutional report - Vascular general] Mobility one year after unilateral lower limb amputation: a modern, UK institutional report

75.) [eComment] eComment: Survival and lower limb amputees

76.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Tuberculotic osteomyelitis of rib - a surgical entity

77.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Experiences in severe chest trauma of children in 20 years

78.) [Institutional report - Assisted circulation] Anticoagulant monitoring in ventricular assist device patients: a feasibility study

79.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Incidence of atrial fibrillation after extrapleural pneumonectomy vs. pleurectomy in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

80.) [eComment] eComment: Postoperative atrial fibrillation following extrapleural pneumonectomy - which atrium is the driving force?

81.) [Institutional report - Pulmonary] Cytologically malignant margin without continuous pulmonary tumor lesion: cases of wedge resection, segmentectomy and lobectomy

82.) [Institutional report - Congenital] Fenoldopam in newborn patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass: controlled clinical trial

83.) [Institutional report - Cardiac general] Can estimated glomerular filtration rate improve the EuroSCORE?

84.) [Institutional report - Congenital] Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage beyond childhood

85.) [Institutional report - Vascular thoracic] Bio-ValsalvaTM prosthesis: 'new' conduit for 'old' patients

86.) [Institutional report - Cardiac general] Sympathetic and sensory nerve activation during negative pressure therapy of sternotomy wounds

87.) [Institutional report - Cardiopulmonary bypass] TNF{beta}+250 polymorphism and hyperdynamic state in cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation

88.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Experience with pulmonary resection for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

89.) [Institutional report - Cardiopulmonary bypass] Is prompt exploratory laparotomy the best attitude for mesenteric ischemia after cardiac surgery?

90.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Pectus excavatum: evaluation of Nuss technique by objective methods

91.) [Institutional report - Experimental] Lung perfusion during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: is it necessary?

92.) [ESCVS article - Cardiopulmonary bypass] Temporary caval stenting improves venous drainage during cardiopulmonary bypass

93.) [ESCVS article - Cardiac general] Retrospective cross-validation of simplified predictive index for renal replacement therapy after cardiac surgery

94.) [Proposal for bail-out procedures - Vascular thoracic] Surgical management for Stanford type A aortic dissection: direct cannulation of real lumen at the level of the Botallo's ligament by Seldinger technique

95.) [eComment] eComment: Perfusion of the true lumen during surgery for aortic dissection

96.) [Negative results - Valves] Built-in defect of a biological pericardial aortic prosthesis?

97.) [eComment] eComment: Early postoperative failure of a pericardial aortic prosthesis

98.) [Negative results - Cardiac general] Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after pericardiocentesis

99.) [Negative results - Thoracic general] Occult injury in the residual lung after pneumonectomy in mice

100.) [Negative results - Aortic and aneurysmal] Consequences of incomplete repair of acute type A aortic dissection

101.) [Negative results - Vascular thoracic] Late thoracic pseudo-aneurysm causing collapse of vascular prostheses

102.) [Negative results - Cardiac general] Pneumopericardium caused by a permanent endocardial pacing lead

103.) [Negative results - Valves] Wall rupture of Medtronic Freestyle stentless porcine aortic root bioprosthesis

104.) [Negative results - Valves] Displacement of the Amplatzer occluder device from the mitral paraprosthetic leak

105.) [Negative results - Valves] Aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma that developed rapidly after open-heart surgery

106.) [eComment] eComment: Did the papillary fibroelastoma really grow rapidly?

107.) [eResponse] eResponse: Did the papillary fibroelastoma really grow rapidly?

108.) [Follow-up papers - Vascular general] Upper limb ischemia in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis

109.) [Best evidence topic - Cardiac general] Does cardiac resynchronisation therapy improve survival and quality of life in patients with end-stage heart failure?

110.) [eComment] eComment: Does cardiac resynchronisation therapy improve survival andquality of life in patients with end-stage heart failure?

111.) [Best evidence topic - Arrhythmia] Should amiodarone or lidocaine be given to patients who arrest after cardiac surgery and fail to cardiovert from ventricular fibrillation?

112.) [Best evidence topic - Thoracic general] Does non-invasive ventilation associated with chest physiotherapy improve outcome after lung resection?

113.) [Brief communication - Thoracic general] Survey on chest drainage systems adopted in Europe

114.) [eComment] eComment: A tribute to Gotthard Bulau and Vincenzo Monaldi

115.) [Brief communication - Coronary] Left internal thoracic artery harvesting: measurement of the length required for coronary bypass surgery

116.) [eComment] eComment: No need to open the upper part of the sternum to measure the length of the left internal mammary artery

117.) [Brief communication - Cardiac general] Is blood versus crystalloid cardioplegia relevant? Significantly improved protection may require new cardioplegic concepts!

118.) [Case report - Aortic and aneurysmal] Giant left coronary ostial aneurysm after modified Bentall procedure in a Marfan patient

119.) [eComment] eComment: Stabilizing aortic tissue after aortic root surgery in Marfan syndrome

120.) [eComment] eComment: Giant left coronary ostial aneurysm after modified Bentall procedure in a Marfan patient

121.) [Case report - Valves] Freedom from complications related to dual ball-and-cage mechanical valve prostheses despite thirty years without anticoagulation

122.) [eComment] eComment: Freedom from complications related to dual ball-and-cage mechanical valve prostheses despite thirty years without anticoagulation

123.) [Case report - Thoracic general] A rapid bail-out technique for reinsertion of a displaced tracheostomy tube in difficult situations

124.) [Case report - Cardiopulmonary bypass] Open heart surgery in a patient with diabetes insipidus

125.) [Case report - Congenital] Congenital atresia of the left coronary artery - myocardial revascularization in two children

126.) [Case report - Congenital] Enlarged bronchial collateral artery complicating recovery after arterial switch for simple transposition of the great arteries

127.) [Case report - Thoracic general] Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for treatment of bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax

128.) [Case report - Congenital] Total cavopulmonary connection for functionally single ventricle with pulmonary atresia and abnormal arborization of pulmonary arteries - exclusion of overwhelmed area by collateral arteries from Fontan circulation

129.) [Case report - Thoracic general] Isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery as a cause of massive hemoptysis

130.) [Case report - Esophagus] Post-esophagectomy chylous leakage from a duplicated left-sided thoracic duct ligated successfully with left-sided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

131.) [Case report - Vascular thoracic] Endovascular repair after stent elephant trunk procedure for extensive thoracic aortic aneurysm

132.) [Case report - Thoracic general] Intrapulmonary glomus tumor in a young woman

133.) [Case report - Thoracic general] Amyloidoma of the chest wall: a rare entity

134.) [Case report - Thoracic general] Huge thymoma: role of preoperative WHO histological classification

135.) [Case report - Valves] Severe mitral regurgitation due to cardiac amyloidosis - a rare reason for ruptured chordae

136.) [Case report - Cardiac general] Cardiac mesothelial/monocytic-incidental-excrescence: more than an artifactual lesion?

137.) [Case report - Arrhythmia] Isolated papillary endothelial hyperplasia in the left atrial appendage

138.) [eComment] eComment: Cardiac papillary endothelial hyperplasia: a current assessment

139.) [Case report - Coronary] Infarction-exclusion technique with the on-pump beating heart approach for ventricular septal perforation

140.) [Case report - Thoracic general] Extrathoracic herniation of a lung bulla through a tube thoracostomy site

141.) [Work in progress report - Experimental] Myocardial protection: efficacy of a novel magnesium-based cardioplegia (RS-C) compared to St Thomas' Hospital cardioplegic solution

142.) [eComment] eComment: Myocardial protection: efficacy of a novel magnesium-basedcardioplegia (RS-C) compared to St Thomas' Hospital cardioplegic solution

143.) [Work in progress report - Valves] The changing spectrum of bioprostheses hydrodynamic performance: considerations on in-vitro tests

144.) [Work in progress report - Transplantation] Early tracheal extubation in adults undergoing single-lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: pilot evaluation of perioperative outcome

145.) [Work in progress report - Cardiac general] The Haemonetics(R) Cell Saver 5 washing properties: effect of different washing pump and centrifuge speeds

146.) [Work in progress report - Thoracic general] Dramatic hemostasis of the transected pulmonary artery model using SOFT COAG electrosurgical output

147.) [Work in progress report - Experimental] Adenovirus-mediated stromal cell-derived- factor-1{alpha} gene transfer induces cardiac preservation after infarction via angiogenesis of CD133+ stem cells and anti-apoptosis

148.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Surgical treatment of pulmonary aspergillosis/mycosis in immunocompromised patients

149.) [Institutional report - Cardiac general] A 5-year clinical experience with bipolar radiofrequency ablation for permanent atrial fibrillation concomitant to coronary artery bypass grafting and aortic valve surgery

150.) [Institutional report - Aortic and aneurysmal] Translumbar treatment of type II endoleaks after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm

151.) [Institutional report - Experimental] The effect of sivelestat sodium on post-cardiopulmonary bypass acute lung injury in a neonatal piglet model

152.) [Institutional report - Coronary] Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in very high-risk patients: adjustment and preliminary results

153.) [Institutional report - Vascular thoracic] Extending hybrid approach to residual Stanford type A dissecting aortic aneurysm

154.) [Institutional report - Coronary] Non-harvestable radial artery. A bilateral problem?

155.) [eComment] eComment: Is the inner diameter of radial artery reliable for its suitability as a graft?

156.) [eComment] eComment: Radial artery doppler study in every case?

157.) [Institutional report - Cardiac general] Management of open chest and delayed sternal closure with the vacuum assisted closure system: preliminary experience

158.) [Institutional report - Cardiac general] Impact of pacing modality and biventricular pacing on cardiac output and coronary conduit flow in the post-cardiotomy patient

159.) [eComment] eComment: Biventricular pacing in cardiac surgery - potential role for non-invasive cardiac output monitoring and nt-pro-BNP determination

160.) [Institutional report - Pulmonary] Pulmonary resection for metastasis from esophageal carcinoma

161.) [Institutional report - Cardiac general] Prospective assessment of quality of life of octogenarians after cardiac surgery: factors predicting long-term outcome

162.) [eComment] eComment: Prospective assessment of quality of life of octogenarians after cardiac surgery

163.) [Institutional report - Thoracic general] Arterial oxygen partial pressure and cardiovascular surgery in elderly patients

164.) [Institutional report - Pulmonary] Pulmonary resection for metastasis from renal cell carcinoma

165.) [eComment] eComment: Surgery for pulmonary metastases of renal cell carcinoma. Video-assisted thoracoscopic or open procedure?

166.) [Institutional report - Cardiac general] Early dialysis in acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery

167.) [Institutional report - Cardiac general] Utilization and outcome of coronary revascularization and valve procedures in acute heart failure - an evaluation based on the classification from the European Society of Cardiology

168.) [Institutional report - Arrhythmia] Biventricular pacing for end-stage heart failure: early experience in surgical vs. transvenous left ventricular lead placement

169.) [Institutional report - Cardiac general] Outcomes after emergency department thoracotomy for penetrating cardiac injuries: a new perspective

170.) [eComment] eComment: Emergency department thoracotomy and middle income countries

171.) [ESCVS article - Aortic and aneurysmal] Impact of pre-existing conditions, age and the length of cardiopulmonary bypass on postoperative outcome after repair of the ascending aorta and aortic arch for aortic aneurysms and dissections

172.) [ESCVS article - Carotid and imaging] Occult carotid artery disease in patients who have undergone coronary angioplasty

173.) [Proposal for bail-out procedures - Thoracic general] Donor cryopreserved rib allografts for chest wall reconstruction

174.) [Proposal for bail-out procedures - Transplantation] Intraoperative removal of a knotted Swan-Ganz catheter during lung transplantation

175.) [eComment] eComment: Double-knotted Swan-Ganz catheter - potential for non-invasive ultrasonic cardiac output monitoring?

176.) [Negative results - Esophagus] Esophageal laceration with intramural dissection mimics esophageal perforation

177.) [Negative results - Thoracic general] Tracheal laceration following double-lumen intubation during Ivor Lewis esophagogastrectomy

178.) [eComment] eComment: Autologous or bovine pericardial patch for the repair of membranous tracheal wall lacerations?

179.) [eResponse] eResponse: Should autologous irradiated pericardium be used for tracheal lacerations?

180.) [Negative results - Thoracic general] Transmediastinal migration of Kirschner wire

181.) [Follow-up papers - Coronary] Acute and long-term outcome of unprotected left main coronary angioplasty compared to the anticipated surgical risk

182.) [Best evidence topic - Cardiac general] If a patient arrests after cardiac surgery is it acceptable to delay cardiopulmonary resuscitation until you have attempted either defibrillation or pacing?

183.) [eComment] eComment: Avoiding the adverse consequences of external cardiac massage during in-hospital resuscitation after cardiac surgery

184.) [eComment] eComment: Early emergency resternotomy is crucial in cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery

185.) [eComment] eComment: External cardiac massage may be harmful as well as unnecessary

186.) [eComment] eComment: Also in cardiac arrest it is important to think first

187.) [eComment] eComment: The sooner the beginning of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the better the outcome for the arrested cardiac operated patient

188.) [Best evidence topic - Cardiac general] Is manipulation of mediastinal chest drains useful or harmful after cardiac surgery?

189.) [Best evidence topic - Cardiopulmonary bypass] Is unilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion equivalent to bilateral cerebral perfusion for patients undergoing aortic arch surgery?

190.) [Best evidence topic - Cardiac general] Is steroid therapy ever of benefit to patients in the intensive care unit going into septic shock

191.) [Best evidence topic - Aortic and aneurysmal] Does the administration of mannitol prevent renal failure in open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery?

192.) [Brief communication - Coronary] Awake subxyphoid minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting yielded minimum invasive cardiac surgery for high risk patients

193.) [Brief communication - Thoracic general] Usefulness of sentinel lymph node biopsy for the detection of lymph node micrometastasis in early lung cancer

194.) [Brief communication - Cardiac general] Phenoxybenzamine treatment can lead to loss of endothelial cell viability

195.) [Brief communication - Cardiac general] Prosthetic valve sparing aortic root replacement: an improved technique

196.) [Brief communication - Cardiac general] Accuracy of core temperature measurement in deep hypothermic circulatory arrest

197.) [Brief communication - Experimental] New and simplified method for multiple left ventricle catheterizations in small animals

198.) [eComment] eComment: Left ventricular catheterization for pressure-volume loop measurements in small laboratory animals

199.) [eResponse] eResponse: Left ventricular catheterization for pressure-volume loop measurements in small laboratory animals

200.) [Case report - Cardiac general] Hypereosinophilic syndrome and myocardial fibrosis

201.) [Case report - Transplantation] Significance of morphological and electrophysiological left ventricular restoration in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

202.) [Case report - Cardiac general] Surgical repair of triple coronary-pulmonary artery fistulae with associated atrial septal defect and aortic valve regurgitation

203.) [Case report - Cardiac general] Titanium plate osteosynthesis for the correction of severe sternal deformity in a 13-year-old boy

204.) [Case report - Cardiac general] Repair of an acute type A aortic dissection combined with an emergency cesarean section in a pregnant woman

205.) [eComment] eComment: Acute type A aortic dissection at seven weeks of gestation in a Marfan patient

206.) [Case report - Valves] Amplatzer occlusion of paravalvular leak of mitral mechanical prosthesis following a reoperation for thrombosed mitral mechanical prosthesis

207.) [Case report - Coronary] Spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection

208.) [Case report - Cardiac general] Primary left atrial haemangioendothelioma

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