Aaron Matthew Ranasinghe and Robert Stuart Bonser
	The brain, the spinal cord, selective antegrade cerebral perfusion and corporeal arrest temperature — are we reducing the margin of patient safety in aortic arch surgery? (Editorial) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:943-945. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christian D. Etz, Maximilian Luehr, Fabian A. Kari, Hung Mo Lin, George Kleinman, Stefano Zoli, Konstadinos A. Plestis, and Randall B. Griepp
	Selective cerebral perfusion at 28 °C — is the spinal cord safe? (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:946-955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Yoshihiko Kurimoto, Toshiro Ito, Tetsuya Koyanagi, Akihiko Yamauchi, Masanori Nakamura, Nobuyuki Takagi, and Tetsuya Higami
	Hybrid treatment for aortic arch and proximal descending thoracic aneurysm: experience with stent grafting for second-stage elephant trunk repair (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:956-961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Takashi Kunihara, Kenji Iizuka, Shigeyuki Sasaki, Norihiko Shiiya, Fumihiro Sata, and Yoshiro Matsui
	Optimal proportions of gelatin–resorcin–formalin components in aortic surgery (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:962-966. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Bertrand R.M. Perrin, Michel Dupeux, Piergiorgio Tozzi, Dominique Delay, Philippe Gersbach, and Ludwig K. von Segesser
	Surgical glues: are they really adhesive? (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:967-972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Takahisa Sakurai, Hideaki Kado, Toshihide Nakano, Kazuhiro Hinokiyama, Akira Shiose, Masaki Kajimoto, Kunihiko Joo, and Yuichi Ueda
	Early results of bilateral pulmonary artery banding for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:973-979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Peter Möller, Marcus Weitz, Kai-Oliver Jensen, Karl-Otto Dubowy, Anke K. Furck, Jens Scheewe, Hans-Heiner Kramer, and Anselm Uebing
	Exercise capacity of a contemporary cohort of children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome after staged palliation (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:980-985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evelyn Lechner, Gabriele Wiesinger-Eidenberger, Martin Weissensteiner, Anna Hofer, Gerald Tulzer, Eva Sames-Dolzer, and Rudolf Mair
	Open-heart surgery in premature and low-birth-weight infants — a single-centre experience (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:986-991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Hideki Sasaki, Kristine J. Guleserian, Robert Rose, Christos Fotiadis, Philip J. Boyer, and Joseph M. Forbess
	Hypothermic extracorporeal circulation in immature swine: a comparison of continuous cardiopulmonary bypass, selective antegrade cerebral perfusion and circulatory arrest (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:992-997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

José Manuel Martínez-Comendador, José Rubio Alvarez, Ignacio Mosquera, Juan Sierra, Belén Adrio, Javier G. Carro, Angel Fernández, and José Bengochea
	Preoperative statin treatment reduces systemic inflammatory response and myocardial damage in cardiac surgery (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:998-1005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Kilsoo Yie, Si-Ho Kim, Jung-Hee Bang, Jong-Soo Woo, Chan-Young Na, and Sam-Sae Oh
	Off-pump total left anterior descending area re-vascularisation using left internal thoracic artery auto Y graft; angiographic early and 3-year follow-up results (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1006-1010. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Andre Plass, Naim Azemaj, Hans Scheffel, Lotus Desbiolles, Hatem Alkadhi, Michele Genoni, Volkmar Falk, and Jurg Grunenfelder
	Accuracy of dual-source computed tomography coronary angiography: evaluation with a standardised protocol for cardiac surgeons (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1011-1017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ruifang Liu, Jialin Xing, Na Miao, Weiran Li, Wei Liu, Yong-Qiang Lai, Yi Luo, and Bingyang Ji
	The myocardial protective effect of adenosine as an adjunct to intermittent blood cardioplegia during open heart surgery (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1018-1023. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Solveig Moss Kolseth, Dag Ole Nordhaug, Roar Stenseth, Olav Sellevold, Idar Kirkeby-Garstad, and Alexander Wahba
	Prophylactic treatment with levosimendan: a retrospective matched-control study of patients with reduced left ventricular function (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1024-1030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Makoto Suzuki, Shigetoshi Yoshida, Hajime Tamura, Hironobu Wada, Yasumitsu Moriya, Hidehisa Hoshino, Kiyoshi Shibuya, and Ichiro Yoshino
	Applicability of the revised International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer staging system to operable non-small-cell lung cancers (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1031-1036. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Enrico Ruffini, Pier Luigi Filosso, Maria Cristina Bruna, Francesco Coni, Riccardo Carlo Cristofori, Claudio Mossetti, Paolo Solidoro, and Alberto Oliaro
	Recommended changes for T and N descriptors proposed by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer — Lung Cancer Staging Project: a validation study from a single-centre experience (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1037-1044. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marios Konstantinou, Konstantinos Potaris, Timothy Sakellaridis, and George Chamalakis
	Sleeve lobectomy for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: a simplified approach (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1045-1049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Gilbert Massard
	Editorial comment: Bronchoplastic lobectomies are a viable alternative to pneumonectomy in patients with primary lung cancer (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1049-1051. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Erik C.J. Phernambucq, Femke O.B. Spoelstra, Marinus A. Paul, Suresh Senan, Christian F. Melissant, Pieter E. Postmus, and Egbert F. Smit
	Evaluation of a treatment strategy for optimising preoperative chemoradiotherapy in stage III non-small-cell lung cancer (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1052-1057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Beatrix Hoksch, Benjamin Rufer, Amiq Gazdhar, Murat Bilici, Morris Beshay, Matthias Gugger, and Ralph Alexander Schmid
	Taurolidine in the prevention and therapy of lung metastases (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1058-1063. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Joanna Swiniarska, Ewa Zekanowska, Maciej Dancewicz, Mariusz Bella, Tomasz Jaroslaw Szczesny, and Janusz Kowalewski
	Pneumonectomy due to lung cancer results in a more pronounced activation of coagulation system than lobectomy (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1064-1068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ulrik Sartipy
	Prospective population-based study comparing quality of life after pneumonectomy and lobectomy (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1069-1074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hwan Wook Kim
	Geometric distortion of the mitral annulus by the thrombosed aneurysmal coronary sinus with ostium stenosis resulting in mitral regurgitation (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1075. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Takeshi Komoda, Michael Huebler, Felix Berger, and Roland Hetzer
	Hammock mitral valve and modified Paneth plasty (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1076. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Marco Pocar, Davide Passolunghi, Andrea Moneta, and Francesco Donatelli
	Fulminant prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Listeria monocytogenes (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1077. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

David Prieto, Beatriz Ferreira, and Manuel J. Antunes
	Endocarditis of the mitral valve with left ventricular atrial fistula (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1078. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Andreas Laske, Manfred Ritter, and Piero O. Bonetti
	Right coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1079-1080. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rauf M. Ahsan, Sarah A. Early, Anne O’Meara, and Lars Nölke
	The management of thoracic inlet syndrome associated with Hurler's syndrome: a novel surgical technique (Case report) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1081-1083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Luca Botta, Aldo Cannata, and Luigi Martinelli
	The E-vita prosthesis for challenging operations on the thoracic aorta (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1084. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Davide Pacini, Luca Di Marco, and Roberto Di Bartolomeo
	Reply to Botta et al. (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1085. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mert Kestelli, Ismail Yurekli, Aykut Sahin, and Ali Gurbuz
	Why Fontan procedure fails in the long term (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1086-1087. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Constantine Mavroudis, Carl L. Backer, and Barbara J. Deal
	Reply to Kestelli et al. Long-term ramifications of Fontan circulation (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:1089. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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