DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 05 · Volume 54 · August 2006 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-5063

Original Cardiovascular

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Segers, P.; de Jong, A. P.; Kloek, J. J.; van der Horst, C. M.; Spanjaard, L.; de Mol, B. A.: Topical Negative Pressure Therapy in Wounds after Cardiothoracic Surgery: Successful Experience Supported by Literature
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Lu, X.; Wu, S.; Gu, X.; Li, L.; Zhang, G.; Sun, W.; Yu, J.: Long-Term Results of Surgical Treatment of Tetralogy of Fallot in Adults
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Swenne, C. L.; Borowiec, J.; Carlsson, M.; Lindholm, C.: Prediction of and Risk Factors for Surgical Wound Infection in the Saphenous Vein Harvesting Leg in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass
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Nötzold, A.; Michel, K.; Khattab, A. A.; Sievers, H. H.; Hüppe, M.: Diabetes Mellitus Increases Adverse Neurocognitive Outcome after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
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Kaczmarek, I.; Tenderich, G.; Groetzner, J.; Deutsch, M.-A.; Schulz, U.; Beiras-Fernandez, A.; Meiser, B.; Wahlers, T.; Koerfer, R.; Reichart, B.: The Controversy of Donor Serum Sodium Levels in Heart Transplantation - A Multicenter Experience
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Bechtel, J. F. M.; Eichler, W.; Toerber, K.; Weidtmann, B.; Hernandez, M.; Klotz, K. F.; Sievers, H. H.; Bartels, C.: The Na+/H+ Exchange Inhibitor Cariporide is Washed Out of the Myocardium by Crystalloid Cardioplegia

Original Thoracic

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Esme, H.; Solak, O.; Sahin, D. A.; Sezer, M.: Blunt and Penetrating Traumatic Ruptures of the Diaphragm
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Divisi, D.; Gizzonio, D.; Crisci, R.: Multimodal Treatment of Osteosarcoma Lung Metastases
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Luh, S.-P.; Chen, C.-Y.; Tzao, C.-Y.: Malignant Pleural Effusion Treatment Outcomes: Pleurodesis via Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Versus Tube Thoracostomy
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Iwasaki, A.; Shirakusa, T.; Hamada, T.; Inutsuka, K.; Maekawa, T.; Yoshinaga, Y.; Mikami, K.: Less Vigorous Surgery for Second Primary Lung Cancer
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Bund, M.; Henzler, D.; Walz, R.; Rossaint, R.; Piepenbrock, S.: Cardiopulmonary Effects of Intravenous Prostaglandin E1 during Experimental One-Lung Ventilation

Short Communications

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Komatsu, T.; Fukuse, T.; Wada, H.; Sakurai, T.: Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma with Pulmonary Metastasis
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Imren, Y.; Zor, H.; Koksal, P.; Halit, V.: Giant Aneurysm of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Treated by Surgical Off-Pump Therapy
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Bauer, S.; Rosendahl, U.; Pietrowski, D.; Ennker, J.: Fracture of Colvin-Galloway-Future Band in a Patient with Mitral Valve Annuloplasty
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Aydemir, B.; Aydemir, C.; Okay, T.; Celik, M.; Dogusoy, I.: An Aspergilloma in an Echinococcal Cyst Cavity

Case Reports

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Ozaki, N.; Mukohara, N.; Yoshida, M.; Shida, T.: Cardiac Lipoma in the Ventricular Septum - A Case Report
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Reinerth, G.; Konradi, D.; Rupprecht, H.-J.; Münzel, T.; Vahl, C. F.: Revascularisation of a Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm in Suspected Incomplete Kawasaki-Disease

Letter to the Editor

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Schreiber, C.; Lange, R.: Umsetzung des Strukturpapiers für die Behandlung von Patienten mit angeborenen Herzfehlern in Deutschland

Statistic

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Gummert, J. F.; Funkat, A.; Beckmann, A.; Hekmat, K.; Ernst, M.; Krian, A.: Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 2005: A Report on Behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery