DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 07 · Volume 59 · October 2011 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-22359

Editorial

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Heinemann, M. K.: Letter from the Editor

Original Cardiovascular

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Hagiwara, S.; Iwasaka, H.; Shingu, C.; Matumoto, S.; Hasegawa, A.; Noguchi, T.: Heat Shock Protein 47 (HSP47) Antisense Oligonucleotides Reduce Cardiac Remodeling and Improve Cardiac Function in a Rat Model of Myocardial Infarction
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Badreldin, A. M. A.; Kania, A.; Ismail, M. M. A.; Lehmann, T.; Gummert, J.; Doenst, T.; Hekmat, K.: KCH, the German Preoperative Score for Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Is it Superior to the Logistic EuroSCORE?
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Joskowiak, D.; Szlapka, M.; Kappert, U.; Matschke, K.; Tugtekin, S. M.: Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Implantation Does Not Affect Long-Term Survival after Isolated CABG in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
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Hostiuc, S.; Curca, G. C.; Dermengiu, D.; Dermengiu, S.; Hostiuc, M.; Rusu, M. C.: Morphological Changes Associated with Hemodynamically Significant Myocardial Bridges in Sudden Cardiac Death
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Baslaim, G.; Jamjoom, A.; Al-Githmi, I.; Al-Malki, F.: Nitroglycerin Cardioplegia Effect on Coronary Artery Targets in Bypass Grafting
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Ito, N.; Tashiro, T.; Sakata, N.; Morishige, N.; Nishimi, M.; Takeuchi, K.; Hayashida, Y.; Minematsu, N.; Kuwahara, G.; Sukehiro, Y.; Teratani, H.; Fukagawa, H.: Histological Evaluation of Skeletonized Internal Thoracic Artery Using ForceTriad™
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Hijazi, E.: Aspirin Does Not Increase Bleeding and Allogeneic Blood Transfusion in Coronary Artery Surgery

Original Basic Science

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Kammerer, I.; Bach, J.; Saggau, W.; Isgro, F.: Functional Evaluation of Platelet Aspirin Resistance after On-Pump Coronary Bypass Grafting Using Multiple Aggregation Tests

Original Thoracic

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Ruan, Z.; Zhou, Y.; Wang, S.; Zhang, J.; Wang, Y.; Xu, W.: Clinical Use of Lymphangiography for Intractable Spontaneous Chylothorax

How to do it

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Huang, P.-M.; Lee, Y.-C.: A New Technique of Continuous Pleural Irrigation with Minocycline Administration for Refractory Chylothorax

Case Reports

Cardiovascular

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Voth, V.; Usta, E.; Schneider, W.; Ziemer, G.: Multiple Giant Coronary Aneurysms – Exclusion by Vein Graft Interposition
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AlWaqfi, N.; Ibrahim, K.; Kharashgah, M. N.: Coronary Artery Bypass as Adequate Treatment for Entrapped Coronary Angioplasty Catheter
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Wu, M.; Wang, Q.; Xu, X.-F.; Xiang, J.-J.: Bronchial Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma in Children

Thoracic

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Bolca, C.; Trahan, S.; Frechette, E.: Intrapleural Thoracolithiasis: A Rare Intrathoracic Pearl-Like Lesion