DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 04 · Volume 63 · June 2015 DOI: 10.1055/s-005-29256

Editorial

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    Heinemann, Markus K.:

    256 Shades of Grey

  • Original Cardiovascular

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    Beckmann, Andreas; Funkat, Anne-Kathrin; Lewandowski, Jana; Frie, Michael; Ernst, Markus; Hekmat, Khosro; Schiller, Wolfgang; Gummert, Jan F.; Cremer, Joachim Thomas:

    Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 2014: A Report on Behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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    Plass, Andre; Goetti, Robert P.; Emmert, Maximilian Y.; Caliskan, Etem; Stolzmann, Paul; Wieser, Monika; Donati, Olivio; Alkadhi, Hatem; Falk, Volkmar:

    The Potential Impact of Functional Imaging on Decision Making and Outcome in Patients Undergoing Surgical Revascularization

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    Unal, Ertekin U.; Cicekcioglu, Ferit; Ozen, Anil; Yilmaz, Metin; Kubat, Emre; Iscan, Hakki Z.; Birincioglu, Cemal L.:

    Assessment of Radial Artery Graft Patency in Symptomatic Patients

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    Chiu, Kuan-Ming; Lin, Tzu-Yu; Chen, Jer-Shen; Huang, Jih-Hsin; Chen, Robert Jeen-Chen; Chu, Shu-Hsun:

    Intraoperative Measurement of Fractional Flow Reserve in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass: A Pilot Study

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    Rescigno, Giuseppe; Aratari, Carlo; Matteucci, Sacha Marco; Parisi, Rosario; Gironi, Giulia; Schicchi, Niccolò; D'Alfonso, Alessandro; Cola, Valentina; Torracca, Lucia:

    Saphenous Vein Graft Wrapping by Nitinol Mesh: A Word of Caution

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    Reser, Diana; Hemelrijck, Mathias van; Pavicevic, Jovana; Tolboom, Herman; Holubec, Tomas; Falk, Volkmar; Jacobs, Stephan:

    Mid-Term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

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  • Letters to the Editor

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  • Original Thoracic

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    Huang, Hai-Tao; Wang, Fei; Shen, Liang; Xia, Chun-Qiu; Lu, Chen-Xi; Zhong, Chong-Jun:

    Clinical Outcome of Middle Thoracic Esophageal Cancer with Intrathoracic or Cervical Anastomosis

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    Jeon, Hyun Woo; Kim, Kyung Soo; Sung, Sook Whan; Park, Hyung Joo; Kim, Young-Du; Park, Jae Kil:

    Prognostic Value of the Maximum Standardized Uptake Value on Positron Emission Tomography for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

  • Letter to the Editor

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    Petricevic, Mate; Biocina, Bojan; Boban, Marko; Zrno, Martina; White, Alexandra; Rotim, Cecilija; Subasic, Ante; Milicic, Davor:

    Clinical Relevance and Practical Value of Platelet Function Assessment Using Multiple Electrode Aggregometry during Extracorporeal Circulation

  • Erratum

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    Beckmann, Andreas; Funkat, Anne-Kathrin; Lewandowski, Jana; Frie, Michael; Ernst, Markus; Hekmat, Khosro; Schiller, Wolfgang; Gummert, Jan F.; Cremer, Joachim Thomas:

    Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 2014: A Report on Behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery