DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 06 · Volume 64 · September 2016 DOI: 10.1055/s-006-32458

Editorial

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Heinemann, Markus K.: “Nullius in Verba”

Original Cardiovascular

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Beckmann, Andreas; Funkat, Anne-Katrin; Lewandowski, Jana; Frie, Michael; Ernst, Markus; Hekmat, Khosro; Schiller, Wolfgang; Gummert, Jan F.; Welz, Armin: German Heart Surgery Report 2015: The Annual Updated Registry of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Menon, Ares K.; Mechelinck, Mare; Unterkofler, Jan; Goetzenich, Andreas; Autschbach, Rüdiger; Tewarie, Lachmandath; Moza, Ajay: Predictive Value of EuroSCORE II in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy
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Akil, Ali; Fischer, Dieter; Holthaus, Alexander J.; Martens, Sven; Scherer, Mirela; Sindermann, Jürgen R.: Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Bridge to Cardiac Recovery in Nonischemic Heart Failure: Keeping Weaning from the Device in Mind
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Kjellberg, Gunilla; Sartipy, Ulrik; van der Linden, Jan; Nissborg, Emelie; Lindvall, Gabriella: An Adjusted Calculation Model Allows for Reduced Protamine Doses without Increasing Blood Loss in Cardiac Surgery
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Reyher, Christian; Würfel, Claire; Lindhoff-Last, Edelgard; Meybohm, Patrick; Zacharowski, Kai; Moritz, Anton; Schindewolf, Marc; Weber, Christian Friedrich: Antifactor Xa Activity for the Management of Anticoagulation during Cardiac Surgery

Original Thoracic

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Graeter, Thomas P.; Sebastian, Benni; Bischof, Marc; Kugler, Gudrun; Fischer, Juergen R.; Schneider, Thomas: Analysis of Patients Unable to Undergo Adjuvant Chemotherapy after Surgery in Stage IIIA/B Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Will They Benefit from Mediastinal Radiotherapy?
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Yoshida, Yukihiro; Murayama, Tomonori; Sato, Yasunori; Suzuki, Yoshio; Saito, Haruhisa; Nomura, Yukihiro: Gender Differences in Long-Term Survival after Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Huang, Hong Bo; Ge, Ming Jian: The Effects of Different Surgical Approaches on the Perioperative Level of Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Steunenberg, Bastiaan; Aerts, Bart; De Groot, Hans; Boot, Conny; Romme, Piet; Aerts, Joachim; Veen, Eelco: Quality Assessment of Video Mediastinoscopy Performed for Staging in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Haruki, Tomohiro; Miwa, Ken; Araki, Kunio; Taniguchi, Yuji; Nakamura, Hiroshige: Distribution and Prevalence of Locoregional Recurrence after Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Primary Lung Cancer
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Cao, Ming; Zhu, Qiang; Wang, Wei; Zhang, Tian Xiao; Jiang, Min Zhong; Zang, Qi: Clinical Application of Fully Covered Self-Expandable Metal Stents in the Treatment of Bronchial Fistula

How to Do It

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Turtiainen, Johanna; Räsänen, Jari V.; Hiippala, Seppo; Tukiainen, Erkki; Salo, Jarmo A.: Amplatzer Device in Bronchial Stump Fistula after Extrapleural Pneumonectomy

Letter to the Editor

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Çubuk, Sezai; Yücel, Orhan: A Comment on the Pulmonary Contusion Model
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Boybeyi, Ozlem; Soyer, Tutku: Reply by the Authors of the Original Article
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Oncel, Murat; Sunam, Guven Sadi; Yıldıran, Huseyın: Is Clipping the Sympathetic Chain Effective for Palmar Skin Temperature?

Reply to Letter to the Editor

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Kilic, Dalokay: Reply by the Authors of the Original Article