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Case report    
Bentall Procedure 39 years after Implantation of a Starr-Edwards Aortic Caged- Ball-Valve Prosthesis
Jan D. Schmitto, Philipp Ortmann, Aron F. Popov, Kasim O. Coskun, Hanna Schotola, Martin Friedrich, Christoph H. Wiese, Christian Sohns, Suyog A. Mokashi, Vassilios N. Didilis, Friedrich A. Schoendube
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:12 (18 March 2010)
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Case report    
Spontaneous chylous cardiac tamponade: a case report
Nikolaos Barbetakis, Christos Asteriou, Dimitrios Konstantinou, Dimitrios Giannoglou, Christodoulos Tsilikas, Georgios Giannoglou
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:11 (17 March 2010)
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Case report    
Intrathoracic fire during preparation of the left internal thoracic artery for coronary artery bypass grafting
Martin Friedrich, Theodor Tirilomis, Jan D Schmitto, Aron F Popov, Suyog A Mokashi, Marc Hinterthaner, Gunnar G Hanekop, Paul Zwaka, Friedrich A Schoendube
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:10 (10 March 2010)
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Case report    
Intravenous levosimendan-norepinephrine combination during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in a hemodialysis patient with severe myocardial dysfunction
Georgios Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G Baikoussis, Petros Tzimas, Stavros N Siminelakis, Menelaos Karanikolas
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:9 (2 March 2010)
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Research article    
Preoperative statin is associated with decreased operative mortality in high risk coronary artery bypass patients
James A Magovern, Robert J Moraca, Stephen H Bailey, David A Dean, Kathleen A Simpson, Thomas D Maher, Daniel H Benckart, George J Magovern Jr
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:8 (24 February 2010)
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Research article    
Intra-operative intravenous fluid restriction reduces perioperative red blood cell transfusion in elective cardiac surgery, especially in transfusion-prone patients: a prospective, randomized controlled trial
George Vretzakis, Athina Kleitsaki, Konstantinos Stamoulis, Metaxia Bareka, Stauroula Georgopoulou, Menelaos Karanikolas, Athanasios Giannoukas
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:7 (24 February 2010)
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Study protocol    
"The non-ischemic repair" as a safe alternative method for repair of anterior post-infarction VSD
Efstratios E Apostolakis, Antonios Kallikourdis, Nikolaos G Baikoussis, Panagiotis Dedeilias, Dimitrios Dougenis
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:6 (19 February 2010)
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Research article    
Microembolic signals and strategy to prevent gas embolism during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Paolo Zanatta, Alessandro Forti, Enrico Bosco, Loris Salvador, Maurizio Borsato, Fabrizio Baldanzi, Carolina Longo, Carlo Sorbara, Pierluigi longatti, Carlo Valfrè
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:5 (4 February 2010)
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Case report    
Acute Complex Type A Dissection associated with peripheral malperfusion syndrome treated with a staged approach guided by lactate levels
Amna Suliman, Michael Dialynas, Hutan Ashrafian, Colin Bicknell, Maziar Mireskandari, Mohamad Hamady, Thanos Athanasiou
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:4 (28 January 2010)
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Research article    
Human cardiac tissue in a microperfusion chamber simulating extracorporeal circulation - ischemia and apoptosis studies
Engin Usta, Mirijam Renovanz, Migdat Mustafi, Gerhard Ziemer, Hermann Aebert
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:3 (18 January 2010)
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Research article    
Flexible bronchoscopic management of benign tracheal stenosis: long term follow-up of 115 patients
Nader Abdel Rahman, Oren Fruchter, David Shitrit, Benjamin D Fox, Mordechai R Kramer
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:2 (17 January 2010)
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Review    
Strategies to prevent intraoperative lung injury during cardiopulmonary bypass
Efstratios E Apostolakis, Efstratios N Koletsis, Nikolaos G Baikoussis, Stavros N Siminelakis, Georgios S Papadopoulos
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:1 (11 January 2010)
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Case report    
Gastro-tracheal fistula - unusual and life threatening complication after esophagectomy for cancer: a case report
Jane E Nardella, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Hubert Piessevaux, Pierre Deprez, Raphaël Droissart, Jean-Pierre Staudt, David Heuker, Etienne van Vyve
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:69 (29 November 2009)
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Case report    
Schwannoma of the vagus nerve, a rare middle mediastinal neurogenic tumor: case report
Kyriakos St Rammos, Stylianos K Rammos, Christophoros N Foroulis, Thomas K Zaramboukas
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:68 (26 November 2009)
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Review    
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction of the cardiac surgery patient; a point of view for the cardiac surgeon and cardio-anesthesiologist
Efstratios E Apostolakis, Nikolaos G Baikoussis, Haralabos Parissis, Stavros N Siminelakis, Georgios S Papadopoulos
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:67 (24 November 2009)
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Research article    
Sutureless technique to support anastomosis during thoracic aorta replacement
Efstratios E Apostolakis, Vassilios N Leivaditis, Constantinos Anagnostopoulos
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:66 (13 November 2009)
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Case report    
Cardiac surgery in a patient with retroperitoneal fibrosis and heart valvulopathy, both due to pergolide medication for Parkinson's disease
Efstratios E Apostolakis, Nikolaos G Baikoussis, Dimitrios Tselikos, Ioanna Koniari, Christos Prokakis, Eleftherios Fokaeas, Menelaos Karanikolas
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:65 (13 November 2009)
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Case report    
Repair of injured right inferior pulmonary vein during mitral valve replacement
Efstratios Apostolakis, Vassilios N Leivaditis, Antonios Kallikourdis, Panagiotis Dedeilias
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:64 (7 November 2009)
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Case report    
Use of endobronchial one-way valves reveals questions on etiology of spontaneous pneumothorax: report of three cases
Wai Cho Yu, Yiu Cheong Yeung, Yiu Chang, Yuet Ling Tsang, Kwok Chu Kwong, Hau Chung Kwok, YC Gary Lee
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:63 (7 November 2009)
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Research article    
Coronary arteriovenous fistulas in the adults: natural history and management strategies
Yusuf Ata, Tamer Turk, Murat Bicer, Mihriban Yalcin, Filiz Ata, Senol Yavuz
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:62 (6 November 2009)
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