DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 04 · Volume 63 · June 2015 DOI: 10.1055/s-005-29256

Editorial

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Heinemann, Markus K.: 256 Shades of Grey

Original Cardiovascular

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Beckmann, Andreas; Funkat, Anne-Kathrin; Lewandowski, Jana; Frie, Michael; Ernst, Markus; Hekmat, Khosro; Schiller, Wolfgang; Gummert, Jan F.; Cremer, Joachim Thomas: Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 2014: A Report on Behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Plass, Andre; Goetti, Robert P.; Emmert, Maximilian Y.; Caliskan, Etem; Stolzmann, Paul; Wieser, Monika; Donati, Olivio; Alkadhi, Hatem; Falk, Volkmar: The Potential Impact of Functional Imaging on Decision Making and Outcome in Patients Undergoing Surgical Revascularization
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Songur, Murat C.; Vural, Kerem M.; Erdolu, Burak; Ozyalcin, Sertan: Remote Targets for Right Coronary Artery Bypass: Distal Trunk or Posterior Descending Artery Grafting
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Unal, Ertekin U.; Cicekcioglu, Ferit; Ozen, Anil; Yilmaz, Metin; Kubat, Emre; Iscan, Hakki Z.; Birincioglu, Cemal L.: Assessment of Radial Artery Graft Patency in Symptomatic Patients
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Chiu, Kuan-Ming; Lin, Tzu-Yu; Chen, Jer-Shen; Huang, Jih-Hsin; Chen, Robert Jeen-Chen; Chu, Shu-Hsun: Intraoperative Measurement of Fractional Flow Reserve in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass: A Pilot Study
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Rescigno, Giuseppe; Aratari, Carlo; Matteucci, Sacha Marco; Parisi, Rosario; Gironi, Giulia; Schicchi, Niccolò; D'Alfonso, Alessandro; Cola, Valentina; Torracca, Lucia: Saphenous Vein Graft Wrapping by Nitinol Mesh: A Word of Caution
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te Kolste, Henryk Jan; Balm, Ron; de Mol, Bas: Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Leg after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Silent but Dangerous Complication
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Borowski, Andreas; Godehardt, Erhard; Paprotny, Gerrit; Kurt, Muhammed: Intermittent Cold-Blood Cardioplegia and Its Impact on Myocardial Acidosis during Coronary Bypass Surgery
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Reser, Diana; Hemelrijck, Mathias van; Pavicevic, Jovana; Tolboom, Herman; Holubec, Tomas; Falk, Volkmar; Jacobs, Stephan: Mid-Term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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Luo, Taobo; Ni, Yiming: Short-term and Long-term Postoperative Safety of Off-Pump versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-analysis for Randomized Controlled Trials

Letters to the Editor

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Emery, Robert; Solien, Eric; Puskas, John: Saphenous Vein Graft Wrapping by Nitinol Mesh: A Word of Caution
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Bayir, Hakan; Yildiz, Isa: Malnutrition and Adverse Effects in Cardiac Surgery

Original Thoracic

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Huang, Hai-Tao; Wang, Fei; Shen, Liang; Xia, Chun-Qiu; Lu, Chen-Xi; Zhong, Chong-Jun: Clinical Outcome of Middle Thoracic Esophageal Cancer with Intrathoracic or Cervical Anastomosis
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Song, In-Hag; Cho, Sukki; Yang, Hee Chul; Jheon, Sanghoon: The Role of Maximum Standardized Uptake Value in PET/CT as a Prognostic Factor in Patients with Resected Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Jeon, Hyun Woo; Kim, Kyung Soo; Sung, Sook Whan; Park, Hyung Joo; Kim, Young-Du; Park, Jae Kil: Prognostic Value of the Maximum Standardized Uptake Value on Positron Emission Tomography for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Letter to the Editor

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Petricevic, Mate; Biocina, Bojan; Boban, Marko; Zrno, Martina; White, Alexandra; Rotim, Cecilija; Subasic, Ante; Milicic, Davor: Clinical Relevance and Practical Value of Platelet Function Assessment Using Multiple Electrode Aggregometry during Extracorporeal Circulation

Erratum

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Beckmann, Andreas; Funkat, Anne-Kathrin; Lewandowski, Jana; Frie, Michael; Ernst, Markus; Hekmat, Khosro; Schiller, Wolfgang; Gummert, Jan F.; Cremer, Joachim Thomas: Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 2014: A Report on Behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery