DOI:
        10.1055/s-00000085
      
      
        The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
      
      
        
          
            Issue 03 ·
           Volume 62 ·
           April 2014
            
          
           DOI: 10.1055/s-004-26836 
          
          
          
        
        
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
        
          
            
              
              
              
                
                  
                    
                    
                      
                          
                          
                            
                            Editorial
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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                            Letter to the Editor
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Sinzobahamvya, Nicodeme; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Arenz, Claudia; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Hraska, Viktor; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Asfour, Boulos: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Koestenberger, Martin; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Ravekes, William: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
        270
      
    
  
  
  
                      
                          
                          
                            
                            Original Cardiovascular
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
        203
      
    
  
  
  
    
    
    
      
    
    
      
        
          
            
              
            
          
            
              
            
          
            
              
            
          
            
              
            
          
            
              
            
          
            
              
            
          
            
              
            
          
          
          
            
              
              Ihlenburg, Susanne; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Rompel, Oliver; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Rueffer, Andre; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Purbojo, Ariawan; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Cesnjevar, Robert; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Dittrich, Sven; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Gloeckler, Martin: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Fang, Minhua; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Wang, Huishan; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Jin, Yan; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Wang, Zengwei; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Wang, Zhenlong; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Zhang, Chunzhen: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Xu, Zhiwei; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Li, Wenbin; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Xu, Xiufang; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Zhou, Zifan; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Song, Shiqiu; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Ma, Jinghui; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Zhang, Jianqun: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                            
                            How to Do It
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Bobylev, Dmitry; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Breymann, Thomas; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Ono, Masamichi: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Bilal, Mehmet Salih; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Yildirim, Ozgur; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Ozyuksel, Arda; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Yerebakan, Can: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                            
                            Original Thoracic
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Sengul, Aysen Taslak; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Sahin, Bunyamin; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Celenk, Cetin; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Basoglu, Ahmet; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Sengul, Bilal: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Gürkan, Ufuk; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Aydemir, Bülent; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Aksoy, Sukru; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Akgöz, Haldun; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Tosu, Aydın Rodi; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Öz, Dilaver; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Güngör, Barış; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Yılmaz, Hale; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Bolca, Osman: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Schmidt, Joachim; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Redwan, Bassam; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Koesek, Volkan; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Aebert, Hermann; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Tjan, Tonny Djie-Tiong; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Martens, Sven; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Wiebe, Karsten: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Schulz-Drost, Stefan; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Syed, Julia; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Besendoerfer, Manuel; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Carbon, Roman T.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                            
                            Case Report
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Pecha, Simon; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Yildirim, Yalin; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Hahnel, Fabian; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Reichenspurner, Hermann; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Aydin, Muhammed Ali: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Shapiro, M.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Bittermann, C.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Flores, R. M.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Ahn, Hyo Yeong; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Kim, Yeong Dae; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Jeon, So Eun; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Park, Seong Shik; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Park, Su Eun; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Lee, In Suk; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Choi, Kyoung Woon: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Iino, Kenji; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Oda, Makoto; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Matusmoto, Isao; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Tomita, Shigeyuki; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Noda, Yukihiro; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Koshida, Yoshinao; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Yamaguchi, Shojiro; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Ohtake, Hiroshi; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Watanabe, Go: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Liu, Feng-yong; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Wang, Mao-qiang; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Duan, Feng; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Wang, Zhi-jun: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                            
                            Book Review
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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                            Erratum
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Badreldin, Akmal M. A.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Doerr, Fabian; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Elsobky, Sherif; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Brehm, Bernhard R.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Abul-dahab, Mohamed; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Lehmann, Thomas; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Bayer, Ole; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Wahlers, Thorsten; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Hekmat, Khosro: