DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 05 · Volume 61 · August 2013 DOI: 10.1055/s-003-25424

Editorial

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Heinemann, Markus K.: On Metrics

Original Cardiovascular

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Wilbring, Manuel; Alexiou, Konstantin; Schumann, Elisabeth; Matschke, Klaus; Tugtekin, Sems Malte: Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Small Aortic Annulus—A High-Risk Group on Long-Term Follow-Up
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Pfannmueller, Bettina; Verevkin, Alexander; Borger, Michael Andrew; Mende, Meinhard; Davierwala, Piroze; Garbade, Jens; Mohr, Friedrich Wilhelm; Misfeld, Martin: Role of Tricuspid Valve Repair for Moderate Tricuspid Regurgitation during Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
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Nardi, Paolo; Mvondo, Charles Mve; Scafuri, Antonio; Pellegrino, Antonio; D'Auria, Francesca; Polisca, Patrizio; Zeitani, Jacob; Chiariello, Luigi: Left Atrial Radiofrequency Ablation Associated with Valve Surgery: Midterm Outcomes
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Musci, Michele; Amiri, Aref; Siniawski, Henryk; Stein, Julia; Weng, Yuguo; Hetzer, Roland: Further Experience with the “No-React” Bioprosthesis in Patients with Active Infective Endocarditis: 11-Year Single Center Results in 402 Patients
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Blumenstein, Johannes M.; Van Linden, Arnaud; Moellmann, Helge; Seeburger, Joerg; Rastan, Ardawan; Kim, Won-Keung; Mohr, Friedrich W.; Kempfert, Joerg; Walther, Thomas: DynaCT-Guided Anatomical Rotation of the SAPIEN XT Valve during Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation: Proof of Concept
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Usta, Engin; Elkrinawi, Raoof; Salehi-Gilani, Shahriar; Adili, Sara; Sonnentag, Thorsten; Alscher, Mark; Artunc, Ferruh; Franke, Ulrich: Risk Factors Predicting the Successful Function and Use of Autogenous Arteriovenous Fistulae for Hemodialysis
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Yuan, Biao; Li, Tan; Zhang, Yang; Zhang, Wangde; Ren, Tianhua; Yang, Baozhong: Effects of Delivering Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator on a New Infusion System during Endovascular Intervention in Patients with Lower Limb Ischemia
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Yuksel, Volkan; Huseyın, Serhat; Ozdemır, Ahmet Coskun; Ege, Turan: Vascular Complications of the Intra-aortic Balloon Pump in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery: 10 Years' Experience

Original Cardiovascular/Society Paper

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Van Linden, Arnaud; Kempfert, Jörg; Blumenstein, Johannes; Rastan, Ardawan; Holzhey, David; Lehmann, Sven; Mohr, Friedrich W.; Walther, Thomas: Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using the Edwards SAPIEN™ Prosthesis

Case Report

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Conradi, Lenard; Baldus, Stephan; Treede, Hendrik; Seiffert, Moritz; Schirmer, Johannes; Rudolph, Volker; Blankenberg, Stefan; Reichenspurner, Hermann: The Best of Both Worlds: Staged Hybrid Approach to Complex Cardiac Disease in a Patient at High Surgical Risk
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Haldenwang, Peter L.; Bechtel, Matthias; Schlömicher, Markus; Lindstaedt, Michael; Strauch, Justus T.: Annular Rupture Leading to Fatal Complications in an Elderly Patient with Calcified Aortic and Mitral Annulus Undergoing Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation
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Bleiziffer, Sabine; Mazzitelli, Domenico; Nöbauer, Christian; Ried, Thomas; Lange, Rüdiger: Successful Treatment of Pure Aortic Insufficiency with Transapical Implantation of the JenaValve
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Schramm, René; Mair, Helmut; Becker, Christoph; Schwarz, Florian; Bombien, René; Juchem, Gerd; Sodian, Ralf; Kupatt, Christian; Schmitz, Christoph: Partial Inferior Sternotomy and Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest for Rescue of a Failed TAVI Case: What Does Constitute ‘Inoperable’?
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Lazopoulos, George; Papaioannou, George; Kantartzis, Michael: Cardiac Surgery for Ergotamine-Induced Multivalvular Heart Disease

Erratum

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Erratum: Name Correction : Charles Mve Mvondo (3 articles)

Addendum

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Heinemann, Markus K.: Editor's Note: Expression of Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 in Lung Tissue during Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Induced Lung Injury in Dogs by Wang et al. (epub ahead of print)