DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 03 · Volume 64 · April 2016 DOI: 10.1055/s-006-31479

Erratum

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Kaya, Mehmet; Savaş, Ayfer Utku; Erkanli, Korhan; Güler, Salih; Kyaruzi, Mugisha; Birant, Ali; Karaçalilar, Mehmet; Akkuş, Murat; Bakir, Ihsan: Erratum to: The Preventive Effects of Posterior Pericardiotomy with Intrapericardial Tube on the Development of Pericardial Effusion, Atrial Fibrillation, and Acute Kidney Injury after Coronary Artery Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Editorial

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Heinemann, Markus K.: Wired

Original Cardiovascular

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Deutsch, Oliver; Gansera, Laura; Wunderlich, Markus; Eichinger, Walter; Gansera, Brigitte: Does Bilateral ITA Grafting Increase Perioperative Complications? Outcome of 6,476 Patients with Bilateral versus 5,020 Patients with Single ITA Bypass
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Fleissner, Felix; Reitz, Michael; Cebotari, Serghei; Kaufeld, Tim; Haverich, Axel; Shrestha, Malakh; Ismail, Issam; Martens, Andreas: Total Arterial Revascularization with Radial Artery T-grafts in Patients with Significant Left Main Stem Stenosis Is Not Associated with Higher Perioperative Risk
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Monsefi, Nadejda; Zierer, Andreas; Honarpisheh, Gazal; Bauer, Ralf; Kerl, Matthias; Beiras-Fernandez, Andres; Moritz, Anton: One-Year Patency of Valvulotomized Vein Grafts Is Similar to That of Arterial Grafts
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Kim, Tae Sik; Na, Chan-Young; An, Hyonggin: Cabrol-Type Aortocoronary Anastomosis Technique in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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Kaya, Mehmet; Utkusavaş, Ayfer; Erkanlı, Korhan; Güler, Salih; Kyaruzi, Mugisha; Birant, Ali; Karaçalılar, Mehmet; Akkuş, Murat; Bakır, İhsan: The Preventive Effects of Posterior Pericardiotomy with Intrapericardial Tube on the Development of Pericardial Effusion, Atrial Fibrillation, and Acute Kidney Injury after Coronary Artery Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial
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Zhang, Renteng; Jiang, Hui; Wang, Huishan; Yang, Zhonglu; Zhou, Nan; Gao, Hao: Effect of Advanced Age on Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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Gorki, Hagen; Liu, Jun; Poelzing, Frank; Gorki, Susanne D.; Pasche, Heidi; Albrecht, Guenter; Liebold, Andreas: On-Pump Nonrobotic Total Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Animal Study

Invited Commentary

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Albes, Johannes M.: Conflicts, Compromises, and Common Sense

Short Communication

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Suwalski, Grzegorz; Emery, Robert W.: Validation of an External Support for Coronary Artery Saphenous Vein Grafts without Fibrin Sealant
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Huang, Pei-Ming; Chou, Nai-Kuan; Lin, Tzu-Hsin; Chen, Chiung-Nien: Intrapleural Epinephrine Irrigation for Massive Malignant Hemothorax

Original Thoracic

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Kaplan, Tevfik; Gunal, Nesimi; Gulbahar, Gultekin; Kocer, Bulent; Han, Serdar; Eryazgan, Mehmet Ali; Ozsoy, Arzu; Naldoken, Seniha; Alhan, Aslıhan; Sakinci, Unal: Painful Chest Wall Swellings: Tietze Syndrome or Chest Wall Tumor?
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Schmidt, Joachim; Redwan, Bassam; Koesek, Volkan; Heitplatz, Barbara; Bedetti, Benedetta; Aebert, Hermann; Wiebe, Karsten: Thoracic Wall Reconstruction with Acellular Porcine Dermal Collagen Matrix
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Botianu, Petre Vlah-Horea; Botianu, Alexandru Mihail; Bacarea, Vladimir Constantin: Muscle Flaps and Thoracomyoplasty as a Re-redo Procedure for Postoperative Empyema
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Karapinar, Kemal; Saydam, Özkan; Metin, Muzaffer; Erdogan, Sertan; Aker, Cemal; Arik, Burcu; Citak, Necati: Experience with Vacuum-Assisted Closure in the Management of Postpneumonectomy Empyema: An Analysis of Eight Cases

How to Do It

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Robinson, Lary A.; Grubbs, Deanna M.: Using “Rebar” to Stabilize Rigid Chest Wall Reconstruction

Letter to the Editor

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Erol, Gokhan; Dilmen, Serkan; Selcuk, Ismail; Doganci, Suat: How Can Relation Between Pericardial Effusion and Acute Kidney Injury Be Explained?

Reply to Letter to the Editor

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Kaya, Mehmet; Kyaruzi, Mugisha; Bakır, İhsan: Reply by the Authors of the Original Article