DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 03 · Volume 65 · April 2017 DOI: 10.1055/s-007-33769

Editorial

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  • Original Cardiovascular

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    Perrotta, Sossio; Jeppsson, Anders; Fröjd, Victoria; Svensson, Gunnar:

    Surgical Treatment for Infective Endocarditis: A Single-Centre Experience

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    Noack, Thilo; Emrich, Fabian; Kiefer, Philipp; Hoyer, Alexandro; Holzhey, David Michael; Davierwala, Piroze; Misfeld, Martin; Bakhtiary, Farhad; Seeburger, Joerg; Mohr, Friedrich-Wilhelm:

    Preoperative Predictors and Outcome of Triple Valve Surgery in 487 Consecutive Patients

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    Stoliński, Jarosław; Plicner, Dariusz; Fijorek, Kamil; Grudzień, Grzegorz; Kruszec, Paweł; Andres, Janusz; Kapelak, Bogdan:

    Respiratory System Function in Patients after Aortic Valve Replacement through Right Anterior Minithoracotomy

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    Reser, Diana; Walser, Roman; van Hemelrijk, Mathias; Holubec, Tomas; Weber, Alberto; Plass, André; Maisano, Francesco:

    Long-Term Outcomes after Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery through Right Anterior Minithoracotomy

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    Kottmaier, Marc; Hettich, Ina; Deutsch, Marcus-André; Badiu, Catalin; Krane, Markus; Lange, Ruediger; Bleiziffer, Sabine:

    Quality of Life and Anxiety in Younger Patients after Biological versus Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement

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    Baumbach, Hardy; Ahad, Samir; Rustenbach, Christian; Hill, Stephan; Schäufele, Tim; Wachter, Kristina; Franke, Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm:

    Conventional versus Transapical Aortic Valve Replacement: Is It Time for Shift in Indications?

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    Stock, Sina; Scharfschwerdt, Michael; Meyer-Saraei, Roza; Richardt, Doreen; Charitos, Efstratios I.; Sievers, Hans-Hinrich; Hanke, Thorsten:

    Does Undersizing of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Bioprostheses during Valve-in-Valve Implantation Avoid Coronary Obstruction? An In Vitro Study

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    Kuehnel, Ralf-Uwe; Hartrumpf, Martin; Erb, Michael; Albes, Johannes M.:

    Hemodynamic Performance of Endovascular Valves as Valve-in-Valve in Small Stented Bioprosthesis

  • Short Communication

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    Mosala Nezhad, Zahra; Poncelet, Alain; Fervaille, Caroline; de Kerchove, Laurent; Gianello, Pierre:

    Experimental Aortic Valve Cusp Extension with CorMatrix in a Porcine Model

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    Zhong, Yonglong; Zhou, Yifan; Jiang, Lingyu; Lin, Hui; Li, Xiangwei; Wen, Zhaoke; Long, Xiaomao; Luo, Jinlong:

    Modified Transsubxiphoid Thoracoscopic Extended Thymectomy in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis

  • Invited Commentary

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  • How to Do It

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  • Original Thoracic

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    Leuzzi, Giovanni; Alessandrini, Gabriele; Sperduti, Isabella; Forcella, Daniele; Marino, Mirella; Ceribelli, Anna; Facciolo, Francesco:

    Induction Therapy versus Initial Surgery in Advanced Thymic Tumors: Perioperative and Oncological Outcome

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    Ried, Michael; Hnevkovsky, Stefanie; Neu, Reiner; von Süßkind-Schwendi, Marietta; Götz, Andrea; Hamer, Okka W.; Schalke, Berthold; Hofmann, Hans-Stefan:

    Impact of Surgical Evaluation of Additional Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Advanced Thymoma with Infiltration of Adjacent Structures: The Thoracic Surgeon's View

  • Erratum

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    Mosala Nezhad, Zahra; Poncelet, Alain; Fervaille, Caroline; de Kerchove, Laurent; Gianello, Pierre:

    Erratum: Experimental Aortic Valve Cusp Extension with CorMatrix in a Porcine Model