DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

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Publication Date: 20 June 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Heimeshoff, Jan; Merz, Constanze; Ricklefs, Marcel; Kirchhoff, Felix; Haverich, Axel; Bara, Christoph; Kühn, Christian: Wearable Cardioverter–Defibrillators following Cardiac Surgery—A Single-Center Experience

Original Cardiovascular

Kunihara, Takashi; Wendler, Olaf; Heinrich, Kerstin; Nomura, Ryota; Schäfers, Hans-Joachim: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Diabetic Patients: Complete Arterial versus Internal Thoracic Artery and Sequential Vein Grafts—A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis
Supplementary Figures

Publication Date: 16 June 2018

How To Do It

Egberts, Jan-Hendrik; Möller, Thorben; Becker, Thomas: Robotic-Assisted Sleeve Lobectomy Using the Four-Arm Technique in the DaVinci Si® and Xi® Systems

Publication Date: 13 June 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Merkle, Julia; Sabashnikov, Anton; Deppe, Antje Christin; Weber, Saskia; Mader, Navid; Choi, Yeong-Hoon; Liakopoulos, Oliver; Kuhn-Régnier, Ferdinand; Wahlers, Thorsten: Impact of Different Aortic Entry Tear Sites on Early Outcomes and Long-Term Survival in Patients with Stanford A Acute Aortic Dissection

Short Communication

Agnino, Alfonso; Lanzone, Alberto Maria; Albertini, Andrea; Anselmi, Amedeo: Follow-Up of the Novel Free Margin Running Suture Technique for Mitral Valve Repair

Publication Date: 31 May 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Kim, Hee Jung; Chung, Jae Eun; Jung, Jae Seung; Kim, In Seup; Son, Ho Sung: Current Status of Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Multiple Coronary Artery Disease Compared with On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: The Korean National Cohort Study

Publication Date: 29 May 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Lee, Jun Ho; Jeong, Dong Seop; Sung, Kiick; Kim, Wook Sung; Park, Pyo Won; Kim, Hyuck; Carriere, K. C.; Lee, Young Tak: Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Versus Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Patients with Multivessel Disease Involving the Right Coronary Artery
Supplementary Material

Original Thoracic

Ali, Kamran; Cho, Sukki; Jang, Hyo Jun; Kim, Kwhanmien; Jheon, Sanghoon: Predictive Factors of Thoracic Lymph Node Metastasis Accompanying Pulmonary Metastasis from Colorectal Cancer

Original Thoracic

Yamanashi, Keiji; Okumura, Norihito; Yamamoto, Yoshiharu; Takahashi, Ayuko; Nakashima, Takashi; Matsuoka, Tomoaki: Comparing Part-Solid and Pure-Solid Tumors in the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer (Eighth Edition)

Publication Date: 27 May 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Nachum, Eyal; Sternik, Leonid; Kassif, Yigal; Raanani, Ehud; Hay, Ilan; Shalabi, Amjad; Buber, Jonathan: Surgical Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis: A Single Tertiary Center Experience

Original Cardiovascular

Reichart, D.; Brand, C.F.; Bernhardt, A.M.; Schmidt, S.; Schaefer, A.; Blankenberg, S.; Reichenspurner, H.; Wagner, F.M.; Deuse, T.; Barten, M.J.: Analysis of Minimally Invasive Left Thoracotomy HVAD Implantation – A Single-Center Experience

Publication Date: 23 May 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Kocaturk, Celalettin Ibrahim; Saydam, Ozkan; Sezen, Celal Bugra; Kalafat, Cem Emrah; Cansever, Levent; Kutluk, Ali Cevat; Akin, Hasan; Metin, Muzaffer: Is Right Sleeve Lower Lobectomy Necessary? Is It Safe?

Publication Date: 17 May 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Glaser, Natalie; Jackson, Veronica; Franco-Cereceda, Anders; Sartipy, Ulrik: Survival after Aortic Valve Replacement with Bovine or Porcine Valve Prostheses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Supplementary Material

Review Article

Kuhtin, Oleg; Veith, Marina; Alghanem, Mohammed; Martel, Ivan; Giller, Dmitrii; Haas, Viktor; Lampl, Ludwig: Thoracoplasty—Current View on Indication and Technique

Short Communication

Lescan, Mario; Hornung, Andreas; Hofbeck, Michael; Schlensak, Christian: Custom-made Stent Grafts for the Treatment of Pseudoaneurysms after Childhood Coarctation Surgery

Publication Date: 08 May 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Ostovar, Roya; Kuehnel, Ralf-Uwe; Erb, Michael; Hartrumpf, Martin; Claus, Thomas; Haase, Robert; Albes, Johannes M.: How Do Transcatheter Heart Valves Fit in Mitral Annuloplasty Rings and Which Combination Can be Recommended?

Original Cardiovascular

Yang, Chun; Liu, Yang; Tang, Jiayou; Jin, Ping; Li, Lanlan; Yu, Shiqiang; Yang, Jian: Prognosis of Transcatheter Closure Compared with Surgical Repair of Paravalvular Leak after Prosthetic Valve Replacement: A Retrospective Comparison

Original Thoracic

Akil, Ali; Semik, Michael; Fischer, Stefan: Efficacy of Miniuniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Selective Sympathectomy (Ramicotomy) for the Treatment of Severe Palmar and Axillar Hyperhidrosis

Publication Date: 01 May 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Cleuziou, Julie; Vitanova, Keti; Pabst von Ohain, Jelena; Ono, Masamichi; Tanase, Daniel; Burri, Melchior; Lange, Rüdiger: Incidence and Risk Factors for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction after the Arterial Switch Operation

Original Cardiovascular

Kolat, Philipp; Guttenberger, Patricia; Ried, Michael; Kapahnke, Julia; Haneya, Assad; Schmid, Christof; Diez, Claudius: ICU Readmission after Cardiac Surgery—Still a Matter of Concern?

Original Cardiovascular

Maier, Sven; Shcherbakova, Maria; Beyersdorf, Friedhelm; Benk, Christoph; Kari, Fabian Alexander; Siepe, Matthias; Czerny, Martin; Rylski, Bartosz: Benefits and Risks of Prophylactic Cerebrospinal Fluid Catheter and Evoked Potential Monitoring in Symptomatic Spinal Cord Ischemia Low-Risk Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair

Original Cardiovascular

Van Linden, Arnaud; Arsalan, Mani; Körschgen, Thore; Blumenstein, Johannes; Kempfert, Jörg; Hecker, Florian; Walther, Thomas: Randomized (CO)mparison of (TRI)fecta and (P)erimount Magna Ease Supraannular Aortic Xenografts—CO.TRI.P Study
Supplementary Data

Original Thoracic

Feng, Xing; Xiong, Xiaoling; Jin, Er; Meng, Wen: Needlescopic Video-Assisted Thoracic Bilateral T4 Sympathicotomy for the Treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis: An Analysis of 200 Cases

Original Thoracic

Sano, Atsushi: Rib Radiography versus Chest Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Rib Fractures

Original Thoracic

Xu, Hao; Zhang, Linyou: The Feasibility of Thoracoscopic Left Pneumonectomy

Original Thoracic

Xu, Hao; Zhang, Linyou: Dissection of Incomplete Fissure Using Electrocautery Is a Safe and Acceptable Method for Thoracoscopic Right Upper Lobectomy

Short Communication

Steimer, Desiree A.; Hernandez, Omar; Mason, David P.; Schwartz, Gary S.: Timing of ECMO Initiation Impacts Survival in Influenza-Associated ARDS

Publication Date: 19 April 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Färber, Gloria; Tkebuchava, Sophie; Dawson, Rodolfo Siordia; Kirov, Hristo; Diab, Mahmoud; Schlattmann, Peter; Doenst, Torsten: Minimally Invasive, Isolated Tricuspid Valve Redo Surgery: A Safety and Outcome Analysis

Original Thoracic

Dobosz, Lukasz; Stefaniak, Tomasz: Evaluation of Quality of Life: Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy after Thoracic Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Original Thoracic

Ibrahim, Islam M.; Elaziz, Montaser Elsawy Abd; El-Hag-Aly, Mohammed Ahmed: Early Autologous Blood-Patch Pleurodesis versus Conservative Management for Treatment of Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Publication Date: 11 April 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Loberman, Dan; Consalvi, Carrie; Healey, Allison; Rivera, Bridget; Poulin, Katherine; Mohr, Rephael; Ziv-Baran, Tomer: Adverse Cerebral Outcomes after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery—More Than a Decade of Experience in a Single Center
Supplementary Material

Publication Date: 06 April 2018

How to Do It

Grimminger, Peter Philipp; Hadzijusufovic, Edin; Ruurda, Jelle Piet-Hein; Lang, Hauke; van Hillegersberg, Richard: The da Vinci Xi Robotic Four-Arm Approach for Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

Original Cardiovascular

Takagi, Hisato; Mitta, Shohei; Ando, Tomo: A Contemporary Meta-Analysis of Antegrade versus Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion for Thoracic Aortic Surgery
Supplementary Table E1 Supplementary Figures

Original Thoracic

Cheufou, Danjouma Housmanou; Mardanzai, Khaled; Ploenes, Till; Theegarten, Dirk; Stamatis, Georgios; Kampe, Sandra; Aigner, Clemens: Effectiveness of Robotic Lobectomy—Outcome and Learning Curve in a High Volume Center

Publication Date: 01 April 2018

Letters to the Editor

Liu, Qing; Xue, Fu-Shan; Yang, Gui-Zhen; Liu, Ya-Yang: Developing a Risk Prediction Model for Intensive Care Unit Mortality after Cardiac Surgery

Original Cardiovascular

Abdillah, Juma N.; Hu, Qinghua; Chen, Xuliang; Chen, Xing; Zhou, Wu; Luo, Wanjun; Huang, Lingjin: Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Infants after Heart Surgery

Original Cardiovascular

El-Sayed Ahmad, Ali; Risteski, Petar; Ay, Mahmut; Papadopoulos, Nestoras; Moritz, Anton; Zierer, Andreas: Moderate Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest (≥ 28°C) with Selective Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion for Total Arch Replacement with Frozen Elephant Trunk Technique

Original Thoracic

Ahn, Hyo Yeong; Cho, Jeong Su; Kim, Yeong Dae; I., Hoseok; Song, Seunghwan; Eom, Jung Seop; Mok, Jeongha: Factors Affecting Postoperative Lung Expansion in Patients with Pyogenic Empyema

Original Thoracic

Casiraghi, Monica; Galetta, Domenico; Borri, Alessandro; Tessitore, Adele; Romano, Rosalia; Diotti, Cristina; Brambilla, Daniela; Maisonneuve, Patrick; Spaggiari, Lorenzo: Ten Years' Experience in Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Early Stage Lung Cancer

Reply to Letter to the Editor

Howitt, Samuel H.; Malagon, Ignacio; McCollum, Charles N.; Grant, Stuart W.: Reply to “Developing a Risk Prediction Model for Intensive Care Unit Mortality after Cardiac Surgery”

Publication Date: 22 March 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Reents, Wilko; Zacher, Michael; Boergermann, Jochen; Kappert, Utz; Hilker, Michael; Färber, Gloria; Albert, Marc; Holzhey, David; Conradi, Lenard; Riess, Friedrich Christian; Veeckman, Philippe; Strauch, Justus T.; Diegeler, Anno; Böning, Andreas: Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Stroke—Exploratory Analysis of the GOPCABE Trial and Methodological Considerations

Publication Date: 06 March 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Akça, Barış; Erdil, Nevzat; Colak, Mehmet Cengiz; Disli, Olcay Murat; Battaloglu, Bektas; Colak, Cemil: Is There Any Difference in Risk Factors between Male and Female Patients in New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

Original Thoracic

Chiappetta, Marco; Nachira, Dania; Congedo, Maria Teresa; Meacci, Elisa; Porziella, Venanzio; Margaritora, Stefano: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Chest Wall Involvement: Integrated Treatment or Surgery Alone?
Supplementary Tables

Short Communication

Calafiore, Antonio Maria; De Filippo, Carlo Maria; Totaro, Antonio; Pelini, Piero; Mauro, Michele Di: Full Orifice Patching without Annuloplasty for Severe Functional Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation

Publication Date: 28 February 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Eghbalzadeh, Kaveh; Kuhn, Elmar W.; Sabashnikov, Anton; Weber, Carolyn; Sahyoun, Cherif; Rudolph, Tanja; Baldus, Stephan; Wahlers, Thorsten C.W.; Mader, Navid: “Vascular Outlining”: Augmented Imaging for Transfemoral Access—A Preclinical Investigation

Original Cardiovascular

Salman, Jawad; Fleißner, Felix; Naqizadah, Jamshid; Avsar, Murat; Shrestha, Malakh; Warnecke, Gregor; Ismail, Issam; Rümke, Stefan; Cebotari, Serghei; Haverich, Axel; Tudorache, Igor: Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery in Re-Do Cases—The New Standard Procedure?

Review Article

Wachter, Kristina; Franke, Ulrich F.W.; Rustenbach, Christian J.; Baumbach, Hardy: Minimally Invasive versus Conventional LVAD-Implantation—An Analysis of the Literature

Publication Date: 20 February 2018

How to Do It

Estevez-Cid, Francisco; Herrera-Norena, Jose María; de Sierra, Carlos Velasco-García: The “Auto-sliding Graft” Aortic Wrapping Technique

Original Basic Science

Jungk, Luisa; Franke, Heike; Salameh, Aida; Dhein, Stefan: Golgi Fragmentation in Human Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation: A New Aspect of Remodeling

Original Thoracic

Kutluk, Ali Cevat; Kocaturk, Celalettin Ibrahim; Akin, Hasan; Erdogan, Sertan; Bilen, Salih; Karapinar, Kemal; Sezen, Celal Bugra; Saydam, Ozkan: Which is the Best Minimal Invasive Approach for the Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax? Uniport, Two, or Three Ports: A Prospective Randomized Trail
Supplementary Material

Publication Date: 02 February 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Leinberger, Tetyana; Heilmann, Claudia; Sorg, Stefan; Mueller, Matthias; Kueri, Sami; Schmoor, Claudia; Siepe, Matthias; Beyersdorf, Friedhelm: The COSTA Study: Sternal Closure in High-Risk Patients - A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial
Supplementary Material

Publication Date: 30 January 2018

Original Thoracic

Xu, Hao; Zhang, Linyou: The Bronchus First and Vessels Simultaneously Stapled Technique: A Safe and Simple Method for Video-Assisted Right Upper Lobe Lobectomy

Publication Date: 22 January 2018

Original Thoracic

Lee, Geun Dong; Park, Chul Hwan; Park, Heae Surng; Byun, Min Kwang; Lee, Ik Jae; Kim, Tae Hoon; Lee, Sungsoo: Lung Adenocarcinoma Invasiveness Risk in Pure Ground-Glass Opacity Lung Nodules Smaller than 2 cm

Publication Date: 19 January 2018

Commentary

Heinemann, Markus K.: Editor's Commentary

Original Cardiovascular

Magsino, Karen; Sanjanwala, Rohan; Hiebert, Brett; Rothney, Janet; Manji, Rizwan; Arora, Rakesh; Shah, Pallav: Treatment Outcomes for Right-Sided Endocarditis in Intravenous Drug Users: A Systematic Review and Analysis of Outcomes in a Tertiary Centre

Original Cardiovascular

Vitanova, Keti; Leopold, Cornelius; von Ohain, Jelena Pabst; Wolf, Cordula; Beran, Elisabeth; Lange, Rüdiger; Cleuziou, Julie: Reasons for Failure of Systemic-to-Pulmonary Artery Shunts in Neonates

Original Thoracic

Park, Chul Hwan; Sung, MinDong; Lee, Geun Dong; Do, Young Woo; Park, Hee Min; Kim, Junu; Hur, Jin; Han, Kyunghwa; Kim, Tae Hoon; Song, Jason Jungsik; Lee, Sungsoo: Risk of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax According to Chest Configuration

Review Article

Takami, Yoshiyuki; Takagi, Yasushi: Roles of Transit-Time Flow Measurement for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Publication Date: 09 January 2018

Original Cardiovascular

Howitt, Samuel Henry; Caiado, Camila; McCollum, Charles; Goldstein, Michael; Malagon, Ignacio; Venkateswaran, Rajamiyer; Grant, Stuart William: Validation of Three Postoperative Risk Prediction Models for Intensive Care Unit Mortality after Cardiac Surgery

Publication Date: 31 December 2017

Original Cardiovascular

Bauer, Adrian; Hausmann, Harald; Schaarschmidt, Jan; Szlapka, Michal; Scharpenberg, Martin; Eberle, Thomas; Hasenkam, J. Michael: Is 300 Seconds ACT Safe and Efficient during MiECC Procedures?

Original Cardiovascular

Kuhn, Elmar W.; Liakopoulos, Oliver; Slottosch, Ingo; Deppe, Antje Christin; Choi, Yeong-Hoon; Madershahian, Navid; Wahlers, Thorsten C. W.: Buckberg versus Calafiore Cardioplegia in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

Original Thoracic

Hofmann, Hans-Stefan; Suttner, Tobias; Neu, Reiner; Potzger, Tobias; Szöke, Tamas; Grosser, Christian; Ried, Michael: Burden between Undersupply and Overtreatment in the Care of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Original Thoracic

Pu, Zhenye; Qi, Xiaotong; Xue, Tao; Liu, Zhiyong; Wu, Yanhu: B-type Natriuretic Peptide and Other Risk Factors for Predicting Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Thoracic Surgery

Publication Date: 12 December 2017

Original Cardiovascular

ElMahrouk, Ahmed F.; Ismail, Mohamed Fouad; Hamouda, Tamer; Shaikh, Rafik; Mahmoud, Alaa; Shihata, Mohammad Sabry; Alradi, Osman; Jamjoom, Ahmed: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Postcardiotomy Pediatric Patients—15 Years of Experience Outside Europe and North America

Original Thoracic

Emiralioglu, Nagehan; Dogru, Deniz; Yalcin, Songul; Tugcu, Gokcen Dılsa; Yalcin, Ebru; Ozcelik, Ugur; Ekinci, Saniye; Kiper, Nural: Impact of Surgery on Growth, Pulmonary Functions, and Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations in Children with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

Original Thoracic

Refaely, Yael; Koyfman, Leonid; Friger, Michael; Ruderman, Leonid; Saleh, Mahmud Abu; Sahar, Gidon; Shaked, Gad; Klein, Moti; Brotfain, Evgeni: Clinical Outcome of Urgent Thoracotomy in Patients with Penetrating and Blunt Chest Trauma: A Retrospective Survey

Publication Date: 24 November 2017

Original Cardiovascular

Eghbalzadeh, Kaveh; Kuhn, Elmar W.; Sabashnikov, Anton; Weber, Carolyn; Rahmanian, Parwis Baradaran; Siedek, Florian; Mauri, Victor; Rudolph, Tanja; Baldus, Stephan; Madershahian, Navid; Wahlers, Thorsten C.: Latest Generation of Balloon-Expandable Valve, the Edwards Sapien 3 Valve: Less Paravalvular Regurgitation but Higher Transvalvular Pressure Gradients

Original Cardiovascular

Kreibich, Maximilian; Benk, Christoph; Leitner, Sophie; Beyersdorf, Friedhelm; Morlock, Julia; Scherer, Christian; Rylski, Bartosz; Trummer, Georg: Local and Lower Limb Complications during and after Femoral Cannulation for Extracorporeal Life Support

Original Cardiovascular

Sharifi, Mehrzad; Kamali, Alireza; Ghandi, Yazdan: Effect of Sustained Use of Aspirin until the Time of Surgery on Outcomes following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Publication Date: 28 October 2017

Original Cardiovascular

Homsi, Rami; Mellert, Fritz; Luechinger, Roger; Thomas, Daniel; Doerner, Jonas; Luetkens, Julian; Schild, Hans H.; Naehle, Claas P.: Safety and Feasibility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain at 1.5 Tesla in Patients with Temporary Transmyocardial Pacing Leads

Publication Date: 27 October 2017

Original Thoracic

Chiappetta, Marco; Lococo, Filippo; Nachira, Dania; Ciavarella, Leonardo Petracca; Congedo, Maria Teresa; Porziella, Venanzio; Meacci, Elisa; Margaritora, Stefano: Digital Devices Improve Chest Tube Management: Results from a Prospective Randomized Trial

Original Thoracic

Schmitt, Sonja; Krinner, Sebastian; Langenbach, Andreas; Hennig, Friedrich F.; Schulz-Drost, Stefan: Analysis on the Age Distribution of Sternum Fractures

Short Communication

Mosala Nezhad, Zahra; Poncelet, Alain; Fervaille, Caroline; Gianello, Pierre: Comparing the Host Reaction to CorMatrix and Different Cardiac Patch Materials Implanted Subcutaneously in Growing Pigs

Publication Date: 09 October 2017

Original Thoracic

Lee, Kanghoon; Kim, Hyeong Ryul; Park, Seung-Il; Kim, Dong Kwan; Kim, Yong-Hee; Choi, Se Hoon: Surgical Outcome of Colon Interposition in Esophageal Cancer Surgery: Analysis of Risk Factors for Conduit-Related Morbidity

Publication Date: 07 October 2017

Original Cardiovascular

Rodriguez Cetina Biefer, Hector; Sündermann, Simon H.; Alkadhi, Hatem; Genoni, Michele; Maisano, Francesco; Emmert, Maximilian Y.; Plass, André: Sternal Anomalies in Asymptomatic Patients after Median Sternotomy and Potential Influencing Factors

Publication Date: 18 September 2017

Original Cardiovascular

Freundt, Miriam; Philipp, Alois; Kolat, Philipp; Rupprecht, Leopold; Friedrich, Christine; Hirt, Stephan W.; Haneya, Assad: Impact of Elevated Donor Troponin I as Predictor of Adverse Outcome in Adult Heart Transplantation: A Single-center Experience

Original Cardiovascular

Ostovar, Roya; Claus, Thomas; Hartrumpf, Martin; Kuehnel, Ralf Uwe; Braun, Christian; Butter, Christian; Albes, Johannes M.: MitraClip for High-Risk Patients with Significant Mitral Insufficiency: Shall We Unreservedly Recommend It?

Publication Date: 13 September 2017

Original Thoracic

Akil, Ali; Semik, Michael; Freermann, Stefan; Reichelt, Jan; Redwan, Bassam; Görlich, Dennis; Fischer, Stefan: Use of a Powered Stapling System for Minimally Invasive Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: Results of a Prospective Double-Blind Single-Center Randomized Trial
Supplementary Figure Supplementary Table

Publication Date: 04 September 2017

How to Do It

Grimminger, Peter P.; Hadzijusufovic, Edin; Lang, Hauke: Robotic-Assisted Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy (RAMIE) with a Standardized Intrathoracic Circular End-to-side Stapled Anastomosis and a Team of Two (Surgeon and Assistant Only)

Publication Date: 06 August 2017

Original Cardiovascular

Botzet, Katrin; Dalyanoglu, Hannan; Schäfer, Ralf; Lichtenberg, Artur; Schipke, Jochen D.; Korbmacher, Bernhard: Anxiety and Depression in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery: A Prospective Clinical Study

Original Cardiovascular

Rupprecht, Leopold; Putz, Christina; Flörchinger, Bernhard; Zausig, York; Camboni, Daniele; Unsöld, Bernhard; Schmid, Christof: Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis: An Institution's 21 Years Experience

Publication Date: 27 July 2017

Original Cardiovascular

Folkmann, Sandra; Seeburger, Joerg; Garbade, Jens; Schon, Uta; Misfeld, Martin; Mohr, Friedrich W.; Pfannmueller, Bettina: Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery for Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis

Publication Date: 19 June 2017

Short Communications

Padalino, Massimo A.; Carrozzini, Massimiliano; Vida, Vladimiro; Stellin, Giovanni: Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy for the Treatment of Poststernotomy Wound Dehiscence in Neonates and Infants

Publication Date: 11 June 2017

Original Cardiovascular

Kavakbasi, Erhan; Scheld, Hans Heinrich; Kessler, Torsten; Sindermann, Jürgen R.; Kösek, Volkan; Tjan, T. D. T.; Martens, Sven; Hoffmeier, Andreas: Postoperative Complications and Long-Term Results after Primary Cardiac Sarcoma Resection

Original Cardiovascular

Schroeter, Thomas; Vondran, Maximilian; Wehbe, Mahmoud Sleiman; Mende, Meinhard; Sauer, Matthias; Aydin, Muhammed Ikbal; Bakhtiary, Farhad; Mohr, Friedrich Wilhelm: Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Retrospective Analysis of a High-Risk Cohort

Publication Date: 05 June 2017

How-to-Do-It

Hecker, Matthias; Hecker, Andreas; Mayer, Konstantin; Witte, Biruta: Management of Persistent Air Leaks with Intrabronchial Valves

Short Communication

Shoji, Fumihiro; Katsura, Masakazu; Haratake, Naoki; Akamine, Takaki; Takamori, Shinkichi; Takada, Kazuki; Toyokawa, Gouji; Okamoto, Tatsuro; Maehara, Yoshihiko: Surgical Repair of Pleuroperitoneal Communication with Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Publication Date: 30 May 2017

Letter to the Editor

Russo, Marco; Nardi, Paolo; Saitto, Guglielmo; Bovio, Emanuele; Ruvolo, Giovanni: Focusing on Patient Subcategories: When Could We Expect a Suboptimal Late Result after Coronary Endarterectomy?

Reply to Letter to the Editor

Bitan, Ohad; Leshem, Eyal: Reply by the Authors of the Original Article

Publication Date: 17 May 2017

How to Do It

Grimminger, Peter P.; Lang, Hauke: Totally Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy and Gastric Pull-Up Reconstruction with an Intrathoracic Circular Stapled Anastomosis with a Team of Two (Surgeon and Assistant Only)
Supplementary Figure

Letter to the Editor

Domanin, Maurizio; Romagnoni, Giovanni: Reply by the Authors of the Original Article

Letter to the Editor

Robicsek, Francis: Prevention of Seroconversion after HIV-Infected Needle Stick

Publication Date: 16 May 2017

Original Cardiovascular

Essa, Yasin; Zeynalov, Natig; Sandhaus, Tim; Hofmann, Michael; Lehmann, Thomas; Doenst, Torsten: Low Fibrinogen Is Associated with Increased Bleeding-Related Re-exploration after Cardiac Surgery

Original Thoracic

Lin, Tzu-Hsin; Huang, Pei-Ming: Early Postoperative Endoscopy for Evaluation of the Anastomosis after Esophageal Reconstruction

Publication Date: 02 May 2017

Original Thoracic

Lei, Yiyan; Feng, Yanfen; Zeng, Bo; Zhang, Xin; Chen, Jingfu; Zou, Jianyong; Su, Chunhua; Liu, Zhenguo; Luo, Honghe; Zhang, Shuishen: Effect of Prophylactic Thoracic Duct Ligation in Reducing the Incidence of Postoperative Chylothorax during Esophagectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Publication Date: 20 April 2017

Original Cardiovascular

Liakopoulos, Oliver J.; Kuhn, Elmar W.; Slottosch, Ingo; Thielmann, Matthias; Wendt, Daniel; Kuhr, Kathrin; Jakob, Heinz; Wahlers, Thorsten; on behalf of the North-Rhine-Westphalia Study Group: Statin Therapy in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Acute Coronary Syndrome

Publication Date: 12 April 2017

How to do it

Shaikhrezai, Kasra; Spadaccio, Cristiano; Hunter, Steven: Box Lesion with Single Radiofrequency Clamp

Original Cardiovascular

Leon, Maximiliano De; Stanham, Roberto; Soca, Gerardo; Dayan, Victor: Do Flow and Pulsatility Index within the Accepted Ranges Predict Long-Term Outcomes after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

Publication Date: 29 March 2017

Original Cardiovascular

Dourado, Luciana Oliveira Cascaes; Bittencourt, Marcio Sommer; Pereira, Alexandre Costa; Poppi, Nilson Tavares; Dallan, Luis Alberto Oliveira; Krieger, José Eduardo; Cesar, Luiz Antonio Machado; Gowdak, Luís Henrique Wolff: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Diffuse Advanced Coronary Artery Disease: 1-Year Clinical and Angiographic Results

Publication Date: 24 March 2017

Short Communication

Karabulut, Ramazan; Turkyilmaz, Zafer; Sonmez, Kaan; Basaklar, Abdullah Can: Conservative Treatment with Octreotide to Provide Early Recovery of Children with Esophageal Perforation

Publication Date: 17 March 2017

Original Cardiovascular

Bitan, Ohad; Pirundini, Paul A.; Leshem, Eyal; Consalvi, Carrie; McGurk, Siobhan; King, Quincy; Loberman, Dan: Coronary Endarterectomy or Patch Angioplasty for Diffuse Left Anterior Descending Artery Disease

Original Cardiovascular

Calafiore, Antonio M.; Sheikh, Azmat A.; Alfonso, Juan J.; Tantawi, Tarek; Maklouf, Belgeit; Shawki, Ahmed; Allam, Ahmed; Awadi, Mohammed O.; Osman, Ahmed A.; Habib, Aly M.; Di Mauro, Michele: Elective Primary or Secondary Delayed Sternal Closure Improves Outcome in Severely Compromised Patients

Publication Date: 04 March 2017

Letter to the Editor

Heinemann, Markus K.: Reply by the Authors of the Original Article

Publication Date: 31 December 2016

Erratum

Zhang, Ruoyu; Bures, Maximilian; Höffler, Klaus; Jonigk, Danny; Haverich, Axel; Krueger, Marcus: In Vitro Comparison of Two Widely Used Surgical Sealants for Treating Alveolar Air Leak

Publication Date: 17 November 2016

Original Thoracic

Garza-Castillon, Rafael; Berger, Jonathan; Andrade, Rafael; Podgaetz, Eitan: The Pharyngostomy Tube: Indications, Technique, Efficacy, and Safety in Modern Surgical Practice

Publication Date: 05 October 2016