DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 08 · Volume 64 · December 2016 DOI: 10.1055/s-006-33002

Editorial

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Gaissert, Henning: Diaphragm Season

Review Article

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Original Thoracic

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Rombolá, Carlos; Crespo, Marta Genovés; López, Pedro Tárraga; Martínez, Antonio Honguero; Atance, Pablo León; Ramírez, Ana Triviño; Montes, José Antonio Rodríguez: Video-Assisted Minithoracotomy Diaphragmatic Plication: Respiratory Effects in Adults
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Rapicetta, Cristian; Voltolini, Luca; Lococo, Filippo; Vecchioni, Ilaria; Tenconi, Sara; Paci, Masimiliano; Ricchetti, Tommaso; Rossi, Marcello; Gotti, Giuseppe: Time-Trend Analysis of Pulmonary and Diaphragmatic Functionality in Patients with Diaphragmatic Palsy or with Chronic Diaphragmatic Hernia after Surgical Treatment

Original Cardiovascular

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Goette, Julia; Weimar, Timo; Vosseler, Martina; Raab, Michael; Walle, Ulrike; Czesla, Markus; Doll, Nicolas: Freezing Equals Freezing? Performance of Two Cryoablation Devices in Concomitant Mitral Valve Repair
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Ziegelhoeffer, Tibor; Siebel, Alexander; Markewitz, Andreas; Doll, Nicolas; Bärsch, Volker; Reinartz, Markus; Oswald, Brigitte; Bimmel, Dieter; Meyer, Alexander; Weimar, Timo; Walther, Thomas; Burger, Heiko: Intraoperative Defibrillation Testing Should Not Be Generally Abandoned for All ICD Procedures—A Multicenter Study on 4,572 Consecutive Patients
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Vlahou, Athanasia; Diplaris, Konstantinos; Ampatzidou, Fotini; Karagounnis, Lampos; Drossos, George: The Role of Blood Transfusion in the Development of Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Christmas Special

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