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  1. Retransfusion of the patient's own blood during surgery is used to reduce the need for allogenic blood transfusion. It has however been found that this blood contains lipid particles, which form emboli in diff...

    Authors: Atli Eyjolfsson, Ignacio Plaza, Björn Brondén, Per Johnsson, Magnus Dencker and Henrik Bjursten
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:48
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. We report a case of successful treatment of postoperative saphenectomy wound infection of the upper left leg with the antibiotic drug Daptomycin.

    Authors: Jan D Schmitto, Aron F Popov, Samuel T Sossalla, Kasim O Coskun, Suyog A Mokashi, Anton Wintner and Friedrich A Schoendube
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:47
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  3. Coronary artery disease progression after primary coronary artery bypass grafting may, beside classical atherosclerosis risk factors, be depending on genetic predisposition.

    Authors: Sandra Eifert, Astrid Rasch, Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Georg Nollert, Bruno Reichart and Peter Lohse
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:46
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. The association of paraneoplastic hypoglycemia [Doege-Potter syndrome] and finger clubbing [Pierre-Marie-Bamberg syndrome] with pleural solitary fibrous tumour is rare. We present a previously unpublished but ...

    Authors: Ahmed Y. Kalebi, Martin J. Hale, Michelle L. Wong, Tessa Hoffman and Jill Murray
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:45
    Content type: Review Published on:

  5. We report a case of chylopericardium after ascending aorta and aortic valve replacement, which presented as late tamponade. We discuss the various treatment options in this rare condition which can result in s...

    Authors: Sing Yang Soon, Sharath Hosmane and Paul Waterworth
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:44
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  7. We report the case of a 67 year-old patient who presented with worsening chest pain and shortness of breath, four days post acute myocardial infarction. Contrast enhanced computed tomography of the chest ruled...

    Authors: Jens Vogel-Claussen, Jan Skrok, Elliot K Fishman, João AC Lima, Ashish S Shah and David A Bluemke
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:42
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  8. In order to assess the short term risks of pneumonectomy for lung cancer in contemporary practice a one year prospective observational study of pneumonectomy outcome was made. Current UK practice for pneumonec...

    Authors: Ellie S Powell, Adrian C Pearce, David Cook, Paul Davies, Ehab Bishay, Geoffrey MR Bowler and Fang Gao
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:41
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the safety and the cost-effectiveness of using preoperative IABP as support compared with postoperative IABP treatment in coronary patients with severe left ven...

    Authors: Zhibing Qiu, Xin Chen, Ming Xu, Yingshuo Jiang, Liqiong Xiao, LeLe Liu and Liming Wang
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:39
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. Bronchopleural fistula following pneumonectomy is a serious and frightening complication in chest surgery with a high mortality rate. The possibility of curing this complication using a conservative treatment ...

    Authors: Mario Nosotti, Ugo Cioffi, Matilde De Simone, Paolo Mendogni, Alessandro Palleschi, Lorenzo Rosso, Michele M Ciulla and Luigi Santambrogio
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:38
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  12. Both tissue sealants and buttressing have been advocated to reduce alveolar air leaks from staple lines following Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS). However, the long term detrimental effects of buttressing...

    Authors: Sridhar Rathinam, Babu V Naidu, Prakash Nanjaiah, Mahmoud Loubani, Maninder S Kalkat and Pala B Rajesh
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:37
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  13. Secondary mitral insufficiency (SMI) is an indicator of a poor prognosis in patients with ischemic and dilated cardiomyopathies. Numerous studies corroborated that mitral valve (MV) surgery improves survival a...

    Authors: Andreas Rukosujew, Stefan Klotz, Henryk Welp, Christian Bruch, Farshad Ghezelbash, Christoph Schmidt, Raluca Weber, Andreas Hoffmeier, Jürgen Sindermann and Hans H Scheld
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:36
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  16. Treatment of thymoma is often based on observation of only a few patients. Surgical resection is considered to be the most important step. Role of a pseudocapsula for surgery, its clinical significance and out...

    Authors: Sebastian Dango, Bernward Passlick, Ulf Thiemann, Gian Kayser and Christian Stremmel
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:33
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) is a widely used risk assessment tool in patients with severe aortic stenosis to determine operability and to select patients for alternati...

    Authors: Dimitri Kalavrouziotis, Debbie Li, Karen J Buth and Jean-Francois Légaré
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:32
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  18. Complete resection seemed to be curative in patients with Castleman disease of any location but the disease is likely to be reactive in its pathogenesis. The relation between Epstein-Barr virus and Castleman d...

    Authors: Chih-Hao Chen, Hung-Chang Liu, Tzu-Ti Hung and Tsang-Pai Liu
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:31
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  19. Small cell lung carcinoma represents 15–20% of lung cancer. Is is characterized by rapid growth and early disseminated disease with poor outcome. For many years surgery was considered a contraindication in Sma...

    Authors: Efstratios N Koletsis, Christos Prokakis, Menelaos Karanikolas, Efstratios Apostolakis and Dimitrios Dougenis
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:30
    Content type: Review Published on:

  20. Angina pectoris early after aortic valve replacement surgery in patients with previously normal coronary arteries may be life threatening and has to be assessed immediately.

    Authors: Sybille Gruber, Choi-Keung Ng, Christian Schwarz and Johann Auer
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:29
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  21. Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma is a rare, benign cardiac tumor. It often arises from valvular endocardium, and non-valvular endocardial location is rare. Although transthoracic echocardiography is usually suf...

    Authors: Murat Bicer, Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, Erman Pektok, Hajo Müller, Sarah Dettwiler and Afksendiyos Kalangos
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:28
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  23. Temporary epicardial pacing wires are routinely used during cardiac surgery; they are dependable in controlling postoperative arrhythmias and are associated with low morbitity.

    Authors: Timothy Sakellaridis, Michalis Argiriou, Victor Panagiotakopoulos and Christos Charitos
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:26
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  25. Left ventricular dysfunction is common after coronary artery bypass graft and valve replacement surgeries and is often treated with inotropic drugs to maintain adequate hemodynamic status. In this study, we ai...

    Authors: Imdad Ahmed, Chad M House and William B Nelson
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:24
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Tracheal defects may occur after trauma or prolonged intubation. Resection of tracheal tumors also poses a major challenge for substitution. In an effort to solve this problem, different techniques have been t...

    Authors: Farhad Anoosh, Hossain Hodjati, Seifollah Dehghani, Nader Tanideh and Perikala V Kumar
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:23
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  27. Bronchial stump reinforcement has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of bronchopleural fistulas. Various coverage techniques have been described in the literature. While the azygous vein flap is ...

    Authors: Faisal Al-Mufarrej, Marc Margolis, Eric Strother, Barbara Tempesta and Farid Gharagozloo
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:22
    Content type: Letters to the Editor Published on:

  28. We report a case of aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) caused by a fish bone that had a successful outcome. Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare complication of foreign body ingestion from which few patients survive. ...

    Authors: Stephen L. Kelly, Paul Peters, Murray J. Ogg, Alan Li and Bernard M. Smithers
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:21
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  29. Preoperative patients' characteristics can predict the need for perioperative blood component transfusion in cardiac surgical operations. The aim of this prospective observational study is to identify perioper...

    Authors: Elsayed M. Elmistekawy, Lee Errett and Hosam F. Fawzy
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:20
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  30. Sternal instability with mediastinitis is a very serious complication after median sternotomy. Biomechanical studies have suggested superiority of rigid plate fixation over wire cerclage for sternal fixation. ...

    Authors: Hosam Fawzy, Nasser Alhodaib, C. David Mazer, Alana Harrington, David Latter, Daniel Bonneau, Lee Errett and James Mahoney
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:19
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. Lobar torsion after lung resection is a quite rare complication. A 50-year-old woman presented typical features on chest radiographs and CT(computed tomography) scan of lobar torsion after a right upper lobect...

    Authors: Chih-Hao Chen, Tzu-Ti Hung, Tung-Ying Chen and Hung-Chang Liu
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:16
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  34. We report a case of a 26-year-old female, who presented at 34 weeks of an uncomplicated pregnancy with an acute ST elevation anterior wall myocardial infarction. Cardiac catheterization suggested a left main c...

    Authors: Shahid Rahman, Mohammed Abdul-Waheed, Tarek Helmy, Lynn C. Huffman, Vipin Koshal, Julian Guitron, Walter H. Merrill, David F. Lewis, Stephanie Dunlap, Yukitaka Shizukuda, Neal L. Weintraub, Cristopher Meyer and Mehmet Cilingiroglu
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:15
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  35. Aortic distensibility is an elasticity index of the aorta, and reflects aortic stiffness. Coronary artery disease has been found to be substantially associated with increased aortic stiffness. In this study we...

    Authors: Bülent Özdemir, Murat Biçer, Levent Özdemir, İbrahim Baran, Aysel Aydın Kaderli, Tunay Şentürk, Ali Emül, Zeynel Abidin Yetgin, Sümeyye Güllülü and Ali Aydınlar
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:14
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. VATS has become a preferred method for benign surgical conditions, yet still remains controversial for malignancies. The purpose of this study was to review our results of pulmonary metastasectomies using both...

    Authors: Marilee Carballo, Mary S. Maish, Dawn E. Jaroszewski and Carmack E. Holmes
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:13
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. A 59 year old man underwent mechanical tricuspid valve replacement and removal of pacemaker generator along with 4 pacemaker leads for pacemaker endocarditis and superior vena cava obstruction after an earlier...

    Authors: Pankaj Kaul, Krishna Adluri, Kalyana Javangula and Wasir Baig
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:12
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  38. Rupture of the free wall of the left ventricle (LV) is a catastrophic complication occurring in 4% of patients after myocardial infarction (MI) and in 23% of those who die of MI. Rarely the rupture is containe...

    Authors: Giampaolo Zoffoli, Domenico Mangino, Andrea Venturini, Alberto Terrini, Angiolino Asta, Chiara Zanchettin and Elvio Polesel
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:11
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  39. Management of an adult patient with aortic coarctation and an associated cardiac pathology poses a great surgical challenge since there are no standard guidelines for the therapy of such complex pathology. Deb...

    Authors: Efstratios Koletsis, Stella Ekonomidis, Nikolaos Panagopoulos, George Tsaousis, James Crockett and Matthew Panagiotou
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:10
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  40. We describe a case of 68-year-old woman which was admitted to our hospital for mitral valve replacement (MVR), in whom acute compresion of the vena cava inferior developed after repair of lacerated atrio-caval...

    Authors: Raif Cavolli, Kaan Kaya and Altay Omer Elalmis
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:9
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  41. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of prophylactic magnesium sulphate and amiodarone in treating arrhythmias that may occur following coronary bypass grafting operations.

    Authors: Osman Tiryakioglu, Sinan Demirtas, Hasan Ari, Selma Kenar Tiryakioglu, Kagan Huysal, Ozer Selimoglu and Ahmet Ozyazicioglu
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:8
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. Coexistence of coronary artery disease and cancer with both requiring surgical treatment at the same time is rare. A 52 year male undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting was incidentally discovered...

    Authors: Pankaj Kaul, David JR Duthie, Somsekhar Ganti and Radhika Ramnath
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:7
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  44. Deep sternal infections, also known as poststernotomy mediastinitis, are a rare but often fatal complication in cardiac surgery. They are a cause of increased morbidity and mortality and have a significant soc...

    Authors: Ina C Ennker, Anita Malkoc, Detlef Pietrowski, Peter M Vogt, Juergen Ennker and Alexander Albert
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:5
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  46. Complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with mechanical defects are associated with poor prognosis. Surgical intervention is indicated for a majority of these patients. The goal of surgical interven...

    Authors: Kasim Oguz Coskun, Sinan Tolga Coskun, Aron Frederik Popov, Jose Hinz, Jan Dieter Schmitto, Kerstin Bockhorst, Kathrin Monika Stich and Reiner Koerfer
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:3
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. We report an unusual case of an aortic type A dissection with a corpus alienum which compresses the right ventricle. The patient successfully underwent an aortic root replacement in deep hypothermia with re-im...

    Authors: Aron Frederik Popov, Mersa Mohammed Baryalei, Jan Dieter Schmitto, Jose Hinz, Christoph Hermann Wiese, Björn Raab, Philipp Kolat, Friedrich Albert Schoendube and Ralf Seipelt
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4:1
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  49. We describe an exceptional case of non-fatal septic rupture of the ascending aorta in a patient with sternal dehiscence, deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) and pleural empyema after aortocoronary bypass surge...

    Authors: Christof M Sommer, Tobias Heye, Ulrike Stampfl, Ursula Tochtermann, Boris A Radeleff, Hans U Kauczor and Goetz M Richter
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008 3:64
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  50. Diabetes mellitus has become a major health issue in the United States and contributes to morbidity and mortality from coronary artery disease. Despite lifestyle changes and medications that have been shown to...

    Authors: Milo Engoren, Robert H Habib, Anoar Zacharias, Thomas A Schwann, Christopher J Riordan, Samuel J Durham and Aamir Shah
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008 3:63
    Content type: Research article Published on:

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