DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 03 · Volume 73 · April 2025 DOI: 10.1055/s-015-61430

Editorial

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Heinemann, Markus K.: Swan Song

Original Cardiovascular

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Sellin, Christian; Sand, Ulrike; Demianenko, Volodymyr; Schmitt, Christoph; Schäfer, Benedikt; Schier, Robert; Doerge, Hilmar: Comparison of Pulmonary Outcome in Minimally Invasive (TCRAT) and Full Sternotomy CABG
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Richter, Markus; Moschovas, Alexandros; Bargenda, Steffen; Freiburger, Sebastian; Mukharyamov, Murat; Caldonazo, Tulio; Kirov, Hristo; Doenst, Torsten: Off-Pump Reduces Risk of Coronary Bypass Grafting in Patients with High MELD-XI Score
Supplementary Material
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Amano, Kentaro; Takami, Yoshiyuki; Maekawa, Atsuo; Yamana, Koji; Akita, Kiyotoshi; Matsuhashi, Kazuki; Niwa, Wakana; Takagi, Yasushi: Outcomes of 881 Consecutive Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients Using Heartstring Device
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Sido, Viyan; Schröter, Filip; Rashvand, Jacqueline; Ostovar, Roya; Chopsonidou, Sofia; Albes, Johannes M.: Female Surgeons in Cardiac Surgery: Does the Surgeon's Gender Affect the Outcome of Routine Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and Isolated Aortic Valve Surgery?
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Kang, Jagdip; Marin-Cuartas, Mateo; Auerswald, Luise; Deo, Salil V.; Borger, Michael; Davierwala, Piroze; Verevkin, Alexander: Does Timing of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting after ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Impact Early- and Long-Term Outcomes?
Supplementary Material
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Eghbalzadeh, Kaveh; Großmann, Clara; Krasivskyi, Ihor; Djordjevic, Ilija; Kuhn, Elmar W.; Origel Romero, Christian; Bakhtiary, Farhad; Mader, Navid; Deppe, Antje Christin; Wahlers, Thorsten C. W.: Impella 5.5 Support for Delayed Surgical Ventricular Septal Defect Repair—A Paradigm Shift?

Original Thoracic

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Yildizeli, Sehnaz Olgun; Arıkan, Hüseyin; Güngör, Sinem; Tufan, Aslı; Kocakaya, Derya; Ataş, Halil; Mutlu, Bülent; Tas, Serpil; Ak, Koray; Bekiroğlu, G. Nural; Yildizeli, Bedrettin: Pulmonary Endarterectomy: Risk Factors for Early and Late Mortality
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Wiedenroth, Christoph B.; Steinhaus, Kristin; Rolf, Andreas; Breithecker, Andreas; Adameit, Miriam S. D.; Kriechbaum, Steffen D.; Haas, Moritz; Roller, Fritz; Hamm, Christian W.; Ghofrani, H.-Ardeschir; Mayer, Eckhard; Guth, Stefan; Liebetrau, Christoph: Patient-Reported Long-Term Outcome of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Inoperable CTEPH
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Kifjak, Daria; Prosch, Helmut; Schwarz, Stefan; Jaksch, Peter; Weber, Michael; Hoetzenecker, Konrad; Schweiger, Thomas: Computed Tomography-Based Body Composition is Related to Perioperative Morbidity in Older Lung Transplant Recipients
Supplementary Material