DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 03 · Volume 46 · June 1998 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-8716

Original Cardiovascular

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Pehkonen, E.; Honkonen, E.; Mäkynen, P.; Kataja, M.; Tarkka, M.: Stenosis of the Right Coronary Artery and Retrograde Cardioplegia Predispose Patients to Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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Kaemmerer, H.; Oelert, F.; Bahlmann, J.; Blücher, S.; Meyer, G. P.; Mügge, A.: Arterial Hypertension in Adults After Surgical Treatment of Aortic Coarctation
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Mueller, X. M.; Bettex, D.; Tevaearai, H. T.; Segesser, L. K. von: Acute Effects of Transmyocardial Laser Revascularisation on Left-Ventricular Function: an Haemodynamic and Echocardiographic Study
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Kilger, E.; Pichler, B.; Goetz, A. E.; Rank, N.; Welte, M.; Mörstedt, K.; Vetter, H. O.; Gödje, O.; Schmitz, C.; Lamm, P.; Engelschalk, E.; Muehlbeyer, D.; Frey, L.: Procalcitonin as a Marker of Systemic Inflammation After Conventional or Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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Pfeiffer, D.; Omran, H.; Otto, J.; Lê, T. P.; Neugebauer, A.; Lüderitz, B.: Transvasal Closure of Interatrial Defects Using the Babic Double-Umbrella Occluder System

Original Thoracic

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Brunelli, A.; Fianchini, A.; Xiume, F.; Gesuita, R.; Mattei, A.; Carle, F.: Evaluation of the POSSUM Scoring System in Lung Surgery
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Friedel, G.; Hürtgen, M.; Toomes, H.: Intraoperative Thoracic Sonography

Case Report

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Bauer, M.; Redzepagic, S.; Weng, Y.; Hetzer, R.: Successful Surgical Treatment of a Giant Aneurysm of the Right Coronary Artery
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Hammel, D.; Tjan, D. T.; Scheld, H. H.; Schmid, Ch.; Loick, M.; Deng, M. C.: Successful Treatment of a Novacor LVAD Malfunction Without Repeat Sternotomy
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Steger, V.; Heinemann, M. K.; Brenndorff, C. Irtel von; Ziemer, G.: Combined Norwood and Rastelli Procedure for Repair of Interrupted Aortic Arch with Subaortic Stenosis
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Patel, Y.; Jilani, M. I.; Cho, K.: Coarctation of the Aorta Presenting in a 79-Year-Old Male
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Schmid, C.; Garritsen, H. S. P.; Kelsch, R.; Cassens, U.; Baba, H. A.; Sibrowski, W.; Scheld, H. H.: Suppression of Panel-Reactive Antibodies by Treatment with Mycophenolate Mofetil
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Sakakibara, Y.; Jikuya, T.; Soma, S.; Kikuchi, H.: Prevention of Pulmonary Embolization During Excision of an Infected Venous Thrombus
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Goverde, P.; Van Schil, P.; Van den Brande, F.; Vanmaele, R.: Chronic Herniation of the Lung in a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Cardiovascular Review

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Nollert, G.; Shin'oka, T.; Jonas, R. A.: Near-Infrared Spectrophotometry of the Brain in Cardiovascular Surgery
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Moersig, W.: German Thoracic Research Scholarship 1996: Lung Volume Reduction for Endstage Pulmonary Emphysema at the Washington University of St. Louis