DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 08 · Volume 56 · December 2008 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-13880

Basic Science

  • 441
    Xin, Z.; Meng, W.; Ya-ping, H.; Wei, Z.:

    Different Biological Properties of Circulating and Bone Marrow Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction Rats

    • Original Cardiovascular

  • 449
    Al-Sarraf, N.; Thalib, L.; Hughes, A.; Tolan, M.; Young, V.; McGovern, E.:

    Lack of Correlation between Smoking Status and Early Postoperative Outcome following Valve Surgery

  • 456
    Civelek, A.; Ak, K.; Akgün, S.; Isbir, S. C.; Arsan, S.:

    Tricuspid Valve Replacement: An Analysis of Risk Factors and Outcomes

  • 467
    Böning, A.; Bürger, S.; Fraund, S.; Attmann, T.; Cremer, J. T.; Hedderich, J.; Lutter, G.:

    Should the Aortic Valve Be Replaced in Patients with Mild Aortic Stenosis Admitted for Coronary Surgery?

    • Original Thoracic

    Original Cardiovascular

  • 461
    Albert, A.; Hassanein, W.; Florath, I.; Voehringer, L.; Abugameh, A.; Ennker, J.:

    Technical Aspects of Composite Arterial T-Grafts: Estimation of Required Conduit Length by a Simple Formula

  • 471
    Pfannschmidt, J.; Bischoff, M.; Muley, T.; Kunz, J.; Zamecnik, P.; Schnabel, P. A.; Hoffmann, H.; Dienemann, H.; Heussel, C. P.:

    Diagnosis of Pulmonary Metastases with Helical CT: The Effect of Imaging Techniques

  • 476
    Bölükbas, S.; Beqiri, S.; Bergmann, T.; Trainer, S.; Fisseler-Eckhoff, A.; Schirren, J.:

    Pulmonary Resection of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Is Survival in the Elderly Not Affected by Tumor Stage after Complete Resection?

  • 482
    Nadir, A.; Sahin, E.; Ozum, U.; Karadag, O.; Tezeren, G.; Kaptanoglu, M.:

    Thoracotomy in Spine Surgery

    • Short Communications

  • 485
    Strauch, J. T.; Madershahian, N.; Haldenwang, P.; Wahlers, T.:

    Case of Left Atrial Metastasis of a Sarcomatoid Carcinoma

  • 486
    Bicer, M.; Saba, D.; Özdemir, B.; Ercan, A.:

    Idiopathic Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Case Report

  • 488
    O'Callaghan, D. S.; Breen, D. P.; Young, V.:

    Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium Masquerading as Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism

  • 490
    Botta, L.; Sonker, U.; Heijmen, R. H.:

    Diffuse Atherosclerosis of Thoracic Aorta Involving Supraaortic and Coronary Arteries: Single-Stage Surgical Revascularization

  • 492
    Ono, M.; Goerler, H.; Boethig, D.; Breymann, T.:

    Neonatal Kawashima Intraventricular Repair for Taussig-Bing Anomaly with Oblique Relationship of the Great Arteries

    • Case Reports

  • 496
    Kilic, D.; Findikcioglu, A.; Sahin, E.; Bilen, A.; Bakiner, O.; Hatipoglu, A.:

    Bilateral Trapped Lung with Concomitant Wermer's Syndrome and Cutis Laxa

  • 498
    Onen, A.; Karacam, V.; Eyuboglu, G. M.; Karapolat, S.; Sanli, A.; Ozer, E.:

    Primer Hydatid Cyst of Thymus: Report of a Case

  • 500
    Huang, T.-W.; Lee, S.-C.; Chen, J.-C.; Hsu, H.-H.; Cheng, Y.-L.:

    Cavernous Hemangioma of the Sternum