DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 04 · Volume 66 · June 2018 DOI: 10.1055/s-008-40614

Editorial

  • 277
    Heinemann, Markus K.:

    Five Modes of Sudden Death

    • Review Article

  • 278
    Naito, Shiho; Hillebrand, Mathias; Bernhardt, Alexander Martin Justus; Jagodzinski, Annika; Conradi, Lenard; Detter, Christian; Sydow, Karsten; Reichenspurner, Hermann; Kodolitsch, Yskert von; Girdauskas, Evaldas:

    The Value of Circulating Biomarkers in Bicuspid Aortic Valve-Associated Aortopathy

    • Original Cardiovascular

  • 287
    Dinges, Christian; Steindl, Johannes; Hitzl, Wolfgang; Kiesslich, Tobias; Seitelberger, Rainald:

    Evidence-based Surgery of Aortic Regurgitation: Results of a Questionnaire in German-speaking Countries

    • Editor's Commentary

  • 294
    Heinemann, Markus K.:

    Editor's Commentary

    • Original Cardiovascular

  • 295
    Hillebrand, Julia; Alshakaki, Mosab; Martens, Sven; Scherer, Mirela:

    Minimally Invasive Aortic Root Replacement with Valved Conduits through Partial Upper Sternotomy

  • 301
    Monsefi, Nadejda; Risteski, Petar; Miskovic, Aleksandra; Moritz, Anton; Zierer, Andreas:

    Midterm Results of a Minimally Invasive Approach in David Procedure

  • 307
    Shingu, Yasushige; Sugiki, Hiroshi; Ooka, Tomonori; Kato, Hiroki; Wakasa, Satoru; Tachibana, Tsuyoshi; Matsui, Yoshiro:

    Surgery for Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction with a Relatively Thin Interventricular Septum

  • 313
    Alex, Shilpa; Hiebert, Brett; Arora, Rakesh; Menkis, Alan; Shah, Pallav:

    Survival and Long-Term Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Aged 55 to 65 Years

  • 322
    Ennker, Juergen; Zadeh, Behnam; Pons-Kuehnemann, Joern; Niemann, Bernd; Grieshaber, Philippe; Ennker, Ina C.; Boening, Andreas:

    Stentless Bioprostheses for Aortic Valve Replacement in Octogenarians: The Influence of Coronary Artery Disease

  • 328
    Baran, Cagdas; Cakici, Mehmet; Ozcinar, Evren; Durdu, Serkan; Inan, Bahadir; Sirlak, Mustafa; Akar, Ruchan:

    Clinical Results of Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Their Role in Risk Models: A Case-Control Study

    • Short Communication

  • 333
    Wang, Tom Kai Ming; Pemberton, James:

    Performance of Endocarditis-Specific Risk Scores in Surgery for Infective Endocarditis

    • Original Thoracic

  • 336
    Liu, Yu; Lu, Tao; Fan, Hong; Xu, Songtao; Ding, Jianyong; Lin, Zongwu; Wang, Qun:

    Surgical Approaches to Non-thyrogenic and Non-thymic Mediastinal Tumors of the Thoracic Inlet

    • Invited Commentary

  • 344
    Gaissert, Henning A.:

    Invited Commentary

    • Original Thoracic

  • 345
    Tomita, Masaki; Ayabe, Takanori; Tsuchiya, Kazuyo; Nakamura, Kunihide:

    Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Can Provide Useful Information for Differentiating Thymic Epithelial Tumors

    • Invited Commentary

  • 350
    Lococo, Filippo:

    The Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT Scan in Predicting Histological Type of Thymic Epithelial Tumors: Indications and Practical Clinical Considerations

    • Original Thoracic

  • 352
    Fadayomi, Ayotunde B.; Iniguez, Carlos E. Bravo; Chowdhury, Ritam; Coppolino, Antonio; Jacobson, Francine; Jaklitsch, Michael; Mody, Gita N.:

    Propensity Score Adjusted Comparison of Minimally Invasive versus Open Thymectomy in the Management of Early Stage Thymoma