DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 08 · Volume 57 · December 2009 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-20577

Basic Science

  • 441
    Möllmann, H.; Voss, S.; Nef, H. M.; Lintz, M.; Oltenau, C.; Kostin, S.; Sperzel, J.; Troidl, C.; Skwara, W.; Rolf, A.; Hamm, C.; Elsässer, A.:

    Desynchronization: A Novel Model to Induce Heart Failure

    • Review

  • 449
    Schmid, C.; Philipp, A.; Mueller, T.; Hilker, M.:

    Extracorporeal Life Support – Systems, Indications, and Limitations

    • Original Cardiovascular

  • 455
    Bittner, H. B.; Lange, M.; Lemke, J.; Rastan, A.; Mohr, F. W.:

    Aprotinin-Associated Risks in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

  • 460
    Litmathe, J.; Kurt, M.; Feindt, P.; Gams, E.; Boeken, U.:

    The Impact of Pre- and Postoperative Renal Dysfunction on Outcome of Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

  • 464
    Yoshioka, I.; Sakurai, M.; Namai, A.; Kawamura, T.:

    Postoperative Treatment of Carvedilol Following Low Dose Landiolol has Preventive Effect for Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

  • 468
    Çelik, B.; Sahin, E.; Nadir, A.; Kaptanoglu, M.:

    Sternum Fractures and Effects of Associated Injuries

    • Original Thoracic

  • 472
    Kawachi, R.; Tsukada, H.; Nakazato, Y.; Takei, H.; Furuyashiki, G.; Koshi-ishi, Y.; Goya, T.:

    Early Recurrence after Surgical Resection in Patients with Pathological Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

  • 476
    Athanassiadi, K.; Bagaev, E.; Haverich, A.:

    Autologous Blood Pleurodesis for Persistent Air Leak

  • 480
    Cho, S.; Lee, E. B.:

    Surgical Resection of Chest Wall Tuberculosis

  • 484
    Obuchi, T.; Miyahara, S.; Higuchi, T.; Hamatake, D.; Imakiire, T.; Ueno, T.; Yoshinaga, Y.; Shiraishi, T.; Shirakusa, T.; Iwasaki, A.:

    Prognosis of Patients after Pulmonary Artery Plasty for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    • Short Communications

  • 489
    Bayram, A. S.; Bicer, M.; Yerci, O.; Senkaya, I.; Gebitekin, C.:

    Vena Cava Resection with Venous-Venous Shunt for Hemangioma

  • 491
    Parahuleva, M.; Schifferings, P.; Neuhof, C.; Tillmanns, H.; Erdogan, A.:

    Pneumopericardium and Pneumomediastinum as a Late Complication of Defibrillator Implantation after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

  • 493
    Akcay, A.; Yasim, A.; Koroglu, S.:

    Successful Surgical Treatment of Giant Main Coronary Artery Fistula Connecting to Right Atrium

    • Case Reports

  • 496
    Takenaka, T.; Yano, T.; Kouso, H.; Ohba, T.; Kometani, T.; Shoji, F.; Maehara, Y.:

    Long-Term Survival of a Patient with Type A Thymoma and Masaoka's Stage IV b: Case Report

  • 498
    Miura, N.; Shoji, F.; Kawano, D.; Morodomi, Y.; Ito, K.; Yano, T.; Maehara, Y.:

    A Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemagioma with an Increasing Uptake on PET

  • 500
    Moyer, H. R.; Ghazi, B.; Feliciano, D. V.:

    Sternoclavicular Joint Infection: A Case Report

  • 501
    Wei, B.; Steijlen, K. L.; Stewart, A. S.; Bacchetta, M. D.:

    Simultaneous Pulmonary Embolectomy and Aortic Root Replacement

    • Erratum

  • 504

    Erratum for: Left Ventricular Epicardial Lead Implantation via Left Minithoracotomy