DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 04 · Volume 68 · June 2020 DOI: 10.1055/s-010-48692

In Memoriam

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    Heinemann, Markus K.:

    Farewell, Gentle Giant: Francis Robicsek (4.7.1925–3.4.2020)

    • Original Cardiovascular

  • 263
    Beckmann, Andreas; Meyer, Renate; Lewandowski, Jana; Markewitz, Andreas; Gummert, Jan:

    German Heart Surgery Report 2019: The Annual Updated Registry of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

  • 277
    Robicsek, Francis; Madjarov, Jeko M.; Padera, Robert F.:

    Cause of Ascending Aortic Dilatation in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valves: The Final Link

  • 282
    Kimura, Fumiaki; Kadohama, Takayuki; Kitahara, Hiroto; Ise, Hayato; Nakanishi, Sentaro; Akasaka, Nobuyuki; Kamiya, Hiroyuki:

    Serum Neuron-Specific Enolase Level as Predictor of Neurologic Outcome after Aortic Surgery

  • 294
    Uchino, Gaku; Yoshida, Takeshi; Kakii, Bunpachi; Furui, Masato:

    Influence of Luminal Communication on Aortic Enlargement after Hemiarch Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

  • 301
    Puehler, Thomas; Freitag-Wolf, Sandra; Friedrich, Christine; Salem, Mohamed; Renner, Jochen; Cremer, Joachim; Haneya, Assad:

    Outcomes of Patients after Implantation of the Pericardial All-Biological Valve No-React Aortic Conduit (BioIntegral) for Root Replacement in Complex Surgical Procedures

  • 309
    Salem, Mohamed; Mohammad, Baland; Huenges, Katharina; Friedrich, Christine; Panholzer, Bernd; Cremer, Jochen; Hanyea, Assad:

    Severe Calcification of the Ascending Aorta Detected Incidentally in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

  • 315
    Maier, Sven; Morlock, Julia; Benk, Christoph; Kari, Fabian Alexander; Siepe, Matthias; Beyersdorf, Friedhelm; Czerny, Martin; Rylski, Bartosz:

    Impact of Intermittent Functional Internal Iliac Artery Occlusion on Spinal Cord Blood Supply during TEVAR

  • 322
    Laux, Magdalena L.; Ostovar, Roya; Braun, Christian; Hartrumpf, Martin; Claus, Thomas; Schröter, Filip; Albes, Johannes M.:

    Wrapping in Ascending Aortic Aneurysms as an Alternative for Replacement: Is It Beneficial?

    Supplementary Material (PDF)

    • Editor's Commentary

  • 281
    Heinemann, Markus K.:

    Editor's Commentary

    • Letter to the Editor

  • 291
    Yang, He; Xue, Fu-Shan; Shao, Liu-Jia-Zi; Hou, Hai-Jun:

    Use of Serum Neuron-Specific Enolase Level to Predict Adverse Neurologic Outcomes after Aortic Surgery

  • 293
    Kimura, Fumiaki:

    Reply to “Use of Serum Neuron-Specific Enolase Level to Predict Adverse Neurologic Outcomes after Aortic Surgery”

    • Short Communication

  • 328
    Robicsek, Francis:

    Should We Move Up the Clock on Preventive Intervention in Marfan's Disease?

  • 352
    Smelt, Jeremy; Pontiki, Antonia; Jahangiri, Marjan; Rhode, Kawal; Nair, Arjun; Bille, Andrea:

    Three-Dimensional Printing for Chest Wall Reconstruction in Thoracic Surgery: Building on Experience

  • 357
    Agrafiotis, Apostolos C.; Etienne, Harry; Le Roux, Marielle; Mazzoni, Lucia; Giol, Mihaela; Debrosse, Denis; Assouad, Jalal:

    A Single-Center Experience of Osteosynthesis Material Infection after Rib Fixation for Blunt Trauma

    • Invited Commentary

  • 330
    Karck, Matthias:

    Time to Rethink about Prophylactic Aortic Root Surgery in Patients with Marfan's Syndrome

    • Review Article

  • 331
    Kuhtin, Oleg; Veith, Marina; Alghanem, Mohammed; Martel, Ivan; Giller, Dmitrii; Haas, Viktor; Lampl, Ludwig:

    Thoracoplasty—Current View on Indication and Technique

    • Original Thoracic

  • 341
    Schroeder-Finckh, Alexander; Lopez-Pastorini, Alberto; Galetin, Thomas; Defosse, Jerome; Stoelben, Erich; Koryllos, Aris:

    Anterior Chest Wall Reconstruction Using Polypropylene Mesh: A Retrospective Study