DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 07 · Volume 62 · October 2014 DOI: 10.1055/s-004-27867

Editorial

  • 535
    Heinemann, Markus K.:

    Weighty Matters

    • Original Cardiovascular

  • 536
    Markewitz, Andreas; Trummer, Georg; Pilarczyk, Kevin; Beckmann, Andreas:

    Status of Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Medicine in Germany during 2013: A Report on Behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

    • Letter to the Editor

  • 543
    Dhein, Stefan:

    Fat and the Heart: A More and More Complex Interplay

    • Original Basic Science

  • 547
    Rothe, Susanne; Busch, Andrea; Bittner, Hartmuth; Kostelka, Martin; Dohmen, Pascal Maria; Mohr, Friedrich-Wilhelm; Dhein, Stefan:

    Body Mass Index Affects Connexin43 Remodeling in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    • Original Cardiovascular

  • 554
    Rachwalik, Maciej; Zyśko, Dorota; Diakowska, Dorota; Kustrzycki, Wojciech:

    Increased Content of Resistin in Epicardial Adipose Tissue of Patients with Advanced Coronary Atherosclerosis and History of Myocardial Infarction

  • 561
    Ivanovic, Branislava; Tadic, Marijana; Bradic, Zeljko; Zivkovic, Nevenka; Stanisavljevic, Dejana; Celic, Vera:

    The Influence of the Metabolic Syndrome on Atrial Fibrillation Occurrence and Outcome after Coronary Bypass Surgery: A 3-Year Follow-up Study

  • 569
    Wilbring, Manuel; Ploetze, Katrin; Bormann, Susann; Waldow, Thomas; Matschke, Klaus:

    Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Reduce the Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with History of Prior Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    • Short Communication

  • 575
    Schulz-Stübner, Sebastian; Schorer, Cornelia; Ennker, Jürgen; Bauer, Stefan; Schaumann, Reiner:

    72 Hours Standby Time of Wet-Primed Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits: A Microbiological Quality Assurance Study

    • Original Thoracic

  • 578
    Fiorelli, Alfonso; Vicidomini, Giovanni; Mazzella, Antonio; Messina, Gaetana; Milione, Roberta; Di Crescenzo, Vincenzo Giuseppe; Santini, Mario:

    The Influence of Body Mass Index and Weight Loss on Outcome of Elderly Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Resection

  • 588
    Kozu, Yoshiki; Maniwa, Tomohiro; Takahashi, Shoji; Isaka, Mitsuhiro; Ohde, Yasuhisa:

    Results of Surgical Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Positive Sputum Cytology: Experience from a Single Institution

  • 593
    Jo, Kyung-Wook; Kim, Hyeong Ryul; Kim, Dong Kwan; Kim, Yong-Hee; Park, Seung-Il; Choi, Se Hoon; Choi, Chang-Min:

    Value of Flexible Bronchoscopy for the Preoperative Assessment of NSCLC Diagnosed Using Percutaneous Core Needle Biopsy

  • 599
    Jeon, Hyun Woo; Moon, Mi Hyung; Kim, Kyung Soo; Kim, Young Du; Wang, Young Pil; Park, Hyung Joo; Park, Jae Kil:

    Extent of Removal for Mediastinal Nodal Stations for Patients with Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Effect on Outcome

  • 605
    Yuksel, Cabir; Bozkurt, Melih; Yenigun, Bulent Mustafa; Enon, Serkan; Ozkan, Murat; Kose, S. Kenan; Cangir, Ayten Kayı:

    The Outcome of Bifocal Surgical Resection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Synchronous Brain Metastases: Results of a Single Center Retrospective Study

  • 612
    Cheufou, Danjouma Housmanou; Welter, Stefan; Chalvatzoulis, Eleftherios; Christof, Daniel; Theegarten, Dirk; Stamatis, Georgios:

    Surgery of Primary Lung Cancer with Oligometastatic M1b Synchronous Single Brain Metastasis: Analysis of 37 Cases

  • 616
    Shin, Sumin; Park, Joon Suk; Kim, Hong Kwan; Choi, Yong Soo; Shim, Young Mog; Lee, Ho Yun; Kim, Jhingook:

    Approach to Metastasis-Suspected Nodule Accompanying Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

  • 624
    Citak, Necati; Buyukkale, Songul; Kok, Abdulaziz; Celikten, Alper; Metin, Muzaffer; Sayar, Adnan; Gurses, Atilla:

    Does Video-Assisted Mediastinoscopy Offer Lower False-Negative Rates for Subcarinal Lymph Nodes Compared with Standard Cervical Mediastinoscopy?

    • Case Report

  • 631
    Aboukhoudir, Falah; Pansieri, Michel; Rekik, Sofiene:

    Chronic Calcific Constrictive Pericarditis Complicating Churg–Strauss Syndrome: First Reported Case

    • Letter to the Editor

  • 634
    Nezic, Dusko; Borzanovic, Milorad:

    Clinical Performances of the EuroSCORE II Risk Stratification Model Compared with Old EuroSCORE Models