DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 06 · Volume 50 · December 2002 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-2278

Statistik

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Kalmár, P.; Irrgang, E.: Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 2001: A Report by the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Original Cardiovascular

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Manabe, S.; Tabuchi, N.; Toyama, M.; Kuriu, K.; Mizuno, T.; Sunamori, M.: Measurement of Ulnar Flow is Helpful in Predicting Ischemia after Radial Artery Harvest
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Stöhr, I. M.; Albes, J. M.; Franke, U.; Wippermann, J.; Cohnert, T. U.; Hüttemann, E.; Wahlers, T.: Outcome of Patients after Cardiac Surgery Transferred to Other Hospitals Following Prolonged Intensive Care Stay
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Brockes, C.; Rahn-Schönbeck, M.; Duru, F.; Candinas, R.; Seifert, B.; Turina, M.: ICD Implantation with and without Combined Myocardial Revascularisation - Incidence of ICD Therapy and Late Survival
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Detter, C.; Deuse, T.; Boehm, D. H.; Reichenspurner, H.; Reichart, B.: Midterm Results and Quality of Life after Minimally Invasive vs. Conventional Aortic Valve Replacement
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Schmid, C.; Welp, H.; Klotz, S.; Trösch, F.; Schmidt, C.; Wilhelm, M. J.; Scheld, H. H.: Left Ventricular Assist Stand-by for High-Risk Cardiac Surgery
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Asfour, B.; Baba, H. A.; Scheld, H. H.; Hruban, R. H.; Hammel, D.; Byrne, B. J.: Uniform Long-Term Gene Expression using Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) by Ex Vivo Recirculation in Rat-Cardiac Isografts
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Rothenburger, M.; Rukosujew, A.; Hammel, D.; Dorenkamp, A.; Schmidt, C.; Schmid, C.; Wichter, T.; Scheld, H. H.: Mitral Valve Surgery in Patients with Poor Left Ventricular Function

Original Thoracic

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Hanaoka, N.; Tanaka, F.; Wada, H.: Prognostic Significance of p53 Status in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Correlation with Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy

Case Report

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Watanabe, S.; Kariatsumari, K.; Sakasegawa, K.; Imagama, I.; Yotsumoto, G.; Sakata, R.: Primary Chylopericardium Treated with Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
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Kodama, K.; Higashiyama, M.; Higaki, N.; Takami, K.: Pros and Cons of Chest Wall Reconstruction Using Prosthetic Meshes in a Two-Layer Fashion
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von Schnakenburg, C.; Fink, C.; Peuster, M.; Wessel, A.; Vazquez-Jimenez, J. F.: Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in a 1445 g Preterm Neonate on the First Day of Life

Originalarbeit

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Martens, S.; Dietrich, M.; Özaslan, F.; Wimmer-Greinecker, G.; Moritz, A.: Left Ventricular Thrombus Capture by an Intra-aortic Filter Device

Special Report

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Geissler, H. J.: Reduction of Myocardial Reperfusion Injury by High-Dose β-Blockade with Esmolol
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Scheld, H.: Valvular Disease: The Case for Conventional Treatment
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Groetzner, J.; Kaczmarek, I.; Meiser, B.; Müller, M.; Daebritz, S.; Überfuhr, P.; Reichart, B.: The New German Allocation System for Donated Thoracic Organs Causes Longer Ischemia and Increased Costs
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Schmid, C.; Krempel, S.; Scheld, H. H.: Jehovah's Witnesses - How to Encounter the Transfusion Issue

Letter of the Editor

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Rubens, F.; Nathan, H.: Cardiopulmonary Bypass Copolymer Surface Modification Reduces neither Blood Loss nor Transfusions in Coronary Artery Surgery
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Losanoff, J. E.; Richman, B. W.; Jones, J. W.: Risk Analysis of Deep Sternal Wound Infection and Mediastinitis in Cardiac Surgery