List of Reviewers 2009 (Reviewers) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:I-IV. [PDF]

Laureano Molins
	An exciting journey through ESTS: from birth to adulthood (Editorials) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:501-508. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tom Treasure
	Surgery for mesothelioma: MARS landing and future missions (Editorials) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:509-510. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Douglas E. Wood and Farhood Farjah
	Training, certification and practice of cardiac and thoracic surgeons in Europe: a comparison of the members of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:511-515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

René Horsleben Petersen and Henrik Jessen Hansen
	Learning thoracoscopic lobectomy (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:516-520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gonzalo Varela, Nuria Novoa, Esther Ballesteros, Ricardo Oliveira, Marcelo F. Jiménez, Pedro A. Esteban, and José L. Aranda
	Results of a simple exercise test performed routinely to predict postoperative morbidity after anatomical lung resection (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:521-524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cecilia Pompili, Alessandro Brunelli, Majed Refai, Francesco Xiumè, and Armando Sabbatini
	Does chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affect postoperative quality of life in patients undergoing lobectomy for lung cancer? A case-matched study (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:525-530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gonzalo Varela, Alessandro Brunelli, Marcelo F. Jiménez, Luca Di Nunzio, Nuria Novoa, José L. Aranda, and Armando Sabbatini
	Chest drainage suction decreases differential pleural pressure after upper lobectomy and has no effect after lower lobectomy (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:531-534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Majed Refai, Alessandro Brunelli, Gaetano Rocco, Mark K. Ferguson, Sergio N. Fortiparri, Michele Salati, Antonello La Rocca, and Kenji Kawamukai
	Does induction treatment increase the risk of morbidity and mortality after pneumonectomy? A multicentre case-matched analysis (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:535-539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ivan Macia, Juan Moya, Ignacio Escobar, Ricard Ramos, Cristina Masuet, Cristina Gamez, Roger Llatjos, and Ignacio Martinez-Ballarin
	Quality study of a lung cancer committee: study of agreement between preoperative and pathological staging (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:540-545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gang Chen, Xiang-yan Liu, Zhou Wang, and Fan-ying Liu
	Vascular endothelial growth factor C: the predicator of early recurrence in patients with N2 non-small-cell lung cancer (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:546-551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Heyman Luckraz, Mesbah Rahman, Nishith Patel, Adam Szafranek, Allen R. Gibbs, and Eric G. Butchart
	Three decades of experience in the surgical multi-modality management of pleural mesothelioma (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:552-556. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Luca Ampollini, Fabio Sonvico, Elisabetta Barocelli, Andrea Cavazzoni, Rocco Bilancia, Claudio Mucchino, Anna Maria Cantoni, and Paolo Carbognani
	Intrapleural polymeric films containing cisplatin for malignant pleural mesothelioma in a rat tumour model: a preliminary study (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:557-565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alexandra Schramm, Isabelle Opitz, Svenja Thies, Burkhardt Seifert, Holger Moch, Walter Weder, and Alex Soltermann
	Prognostic significance of epithelial–mesenchymal transition in malignant pleural mesothelioma (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:566-572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Valerio Perna, Ester Vilà, Juan José Guelbenzu, and Irene Amat
	Pneumomediastinum: is this really a benign entity? When it can be considered as spontaneous? Our experience in 47 adult patients (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:573-575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

José Jesus Camargo, Tiago Noguchi Machuca, Spencer Marcantônio Camargo, Vivalde F. Lobato, and Carlos Remolina Medina
	Surgical treatment of benign tracheo-oesophageal fistulas with tracheal resection and oesophageal primary closure: is the muscle flap really necessary? (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:576-580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Giuseppe Cardillo, Luigi Carbone, Francesco Carleo, Sandro Batzella, Raffaelle Dello Jacono, Gabriele Lucantoni, and Giovanni Galluccio
	Tracheal lacerations after endotracheal intubation: a proposed morphological classification to guide non-surgical treatment (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:581-587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alfonso Fiorelli, Giovanni Vicidomini, Paolo Laperuta, Luigi Busiello, Anna Perrone, Filomena Napolitano, Gaetana Messina, and Mario Santini
	Pre-emptive local analgesia in video-assisted thoracic surgery sympathectomy (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:588-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Federico Tacconi, Eugenio Pompeo, Eleonora Fabbi, and Tommaso Claudio Mineo
	Awake video-assisted pleural decortication for empyema thoracis (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:594-601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [On-line Video]

Bettina Wiegmann, Patrick Zardo, Nicolas Dickgreber, Florian Länger, Christine Fegbeutel, Axel Haverich, and Stefan Fischer
	Biological materials in chest wall reconstruction: initial experience with the Peri-Guard Repair Patch® (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:602-605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Akin Eraslan Balci and Mehmet Oguzhan Özyurtkan
	Clinical and surgical specifications of adult unilateral diaphragmatic eventration according to their aetiology in 28 patients. Importance of using diaphragmatic patch and minimal thoracotomy incision (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:606-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Joshua A. Vecht, Ludwig Karl von Segesser, Hutan Ashrafian, Christopher Rao, Petros Skapinakis, Srdjan Saso, Ara Darzi, and Thanos Athanasiou
	Translation to success of surgical innovation (Review) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:613-625. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Shaphan R. Jernigan, Guillaume Chanoit, Arun Veeramani, Stephen B. Owen, Matthew Hilliard, Denis Cormier, Bryan Laffitte, and Gregory Buckner
	A laparoscopic knot-tying device for minimally invasive cardiac surgery (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:626-630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael Scharfschwerdt, Hans-H. Sievers, Adel Hussein, Ernst G. Kraatz, and Martin Misfeld
	Impact of progressive sinotubular junction dilatation on valve competence of the 3F Aortic and Sorin Solo stentless bioprosthetic heart valves (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:631-634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lorenz Hansen, Stephan Winkel, Jannick Kuhr, Ralf Bader, Niels Bleese, and Friedrich-Christian Riess
	Factors influencing survival and postoperative quality of life after mitral valve reconstruction (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:635-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Carlo Pace Napoleone, Guido Oppido, Emanuela Angeli, Alessandro Giardini, Elvira Resciniti, and Gaetano Gargiulo
	Results of the modified Fontan procedure are not related to age at operation (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:645-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Ehrenfried Schindler, Joachim Photiadis, Stefan Lagudka, Christoph Fink, Victor Hraska, and Boulos Asfour
	Influence of two perfusion strategies on oxygen metabolism in paediatric cardiac surgery. Evaluation of the high-flow, low-resistance technique (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:651-657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lia Mendes Pedersen, Thais Almeida Lins Pedersen, Erik Morre Pedersen, Hilde Højmyr, Kristian Emmertsen, and Vibeke Elisabeth Hjortdal
	Blood flow measured by magnetic resonance imaging at rest and exercise after surgical bypass of aortic arch obstruction (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:658-661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mehdi Givehchian, Rudi Beschorner, Cornelius Ehmann, Lydia Frauenlob, Matthias Morgalla, Bahram Hashemi, Gerhard Ziemer, and Albertus M. Scheule
	Neuroprotective effects of erythropoietin during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:662-668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ahmet Saritas, Umit Kervan, Kerem M. Vural, Seref A. Kucuker, Soner Yavas, and Levent C. Birincioglu
	Visceral protection during moderately hypothermic selective antegrade cerebral perfusion through right brachial artery (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:669-676. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Oliver Michel Theusinger, Johannes Nürnberg, Lars M. Asmis, Burkhardt Seifert, and Donat Rudolf Spahn
	Rotation thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) stability and reproducibility over time (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:677-683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thomas Schachner, Georg Golderer, Bettina Sarg, Herbert H. Lindner, Nikolaos Bonaros, Gregor Mikuz, Guenther Laufer, and Ernst R. Werner
	The amounts of alpha 1 antitrypsin protein are reduced in the vascular wall of the acutely dissected human ascending aorta (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:684-690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evaldas Girdauskas, Thomas Kuntze, Michael Andrew Borger, Knut Röhrich, Dierk Schmitt, Jens Fassl, Volkmar Falk, and Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr
	Acute respiratory dysfunction after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:691-696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pascal Goube, Nadjib Hammoudi, Jean-Yves Pagny, Redha Boutekadjirt, Daniel Toledano, Paul Achouh, and Christophe Acar
	Radial artery graft stenosis treated by percutaneous intervention (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:697-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Antonios Kourliouros, Oswaldo Valencia, Simon D. Phillips, Paul O. Collinson, Jean-Pierre van Besouw, and Marjan Jahangiri
	Low cardiopulmonary bypass perfusion temperatures are associated with acute kidney injury following coronary artery bypass surgery (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:704-709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Daniel Heise, Daniela Sundermann, Anselm Braeuer, and Michael Quintel
	Validation of a clinical score to determine the risk of acute renal failure after cardiac surgery (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:710-716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Piotr Knapik, Daniel Ciesla, Maciej Wawrzynczyk, Malgorzata Knapik, Jaroslaw Borkowski, and Marian Zembala
	Incidence and prediction of permanent neurological deficits after cardiac surgery — are the existing models of prediction truly global? (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:717-723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Marco Ranucci, Serenella Castelvecchio, Lorenzo Menicanti, Alessandro Frigiola, and Gabriele Pelissero
	Accuracy, calibration and clinical performance of the EuroSCORE: can we reduce the number of variables? (Original articles) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:724-729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brahim Amahzoune, Catherine Szymansky, Jean-Noël Fabiani, and Rachid Zegdi
	A new endovascular size reducer for large pulmonary outflow tract (How-to-do-it) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:730-732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, Bahare Saidi, and Farideh Roshanali
	Migration of an Amplatzer after patent ductus arteriosus closure (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:733. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Luca Luzzi, Luca Voltolini, Francesco Salvatore Carbone, and Veronica Ricci
	Computed tomography imaging of a fistulating right pleural empyema in the inguinoscrotal region through the retroperitoneal space (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:734. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hüseyin Çakmak and Fazli Cengiz Bayram
	A giant intrathoracic and extrathoracic dumbbell-shaped lipoma (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:735. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Paolo Scanagatta, Giovanna Rizzardi, Andrea Campione, and Alberto Terzi
	Intrathoracic hepatocarcinoma: when a thoracic mass is a fake (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:736. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cecilia Pompili, Alessandro Brunelli, Francesco Xiume’, and Armando Sabbatini
	Chest wall reconstruction with a titanium rib bridge for post-traumatic parietal hernia (Images in cardio-thoracic surgery) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:737. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Luis C. Maroto, José E. Rodríguez, Javier Cobiella, and Pedro Marcos
	Transapical off-pump aortic valve-in-a-valve implantation in two elderly patients with a degenerated porcine bioprosthesis (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:738-740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Stephen C. Brown, Derize E. Boshoff, Bart Meyns, and Marc Gewillig
	Sutureless rescue of a severely hypoplastic pulmonary artery (Case reports) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:741-743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christian Olsson
	EACTS/ESCVS best practice guidelines for reporting treatment results in the thoracic aorta (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:744. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marko Ivan Turina, Janet Martin, and Davy Cheng
	Reply to Olsson (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:745. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Giacomo Cusumano, Alfredo Cesario, Stefano Margaritora, and Pierluigi Granone
	Open versus thoracoscopic thymectomy for non-neoplastic myasthenic patients: is there a space for a third way? (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:746. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mong-Wei Lin, Yih-Leong Chang, Pei-Ming Huang, and Yung-Chie Lee
	Reply to Cusumano et al. Open versus thoracoscopic thymectomy for non-neoplastic myasthenia gravis: a rejoinder (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:746-747. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

José M. Mier, Laureano Molins, and Juan J. Flibla
	Technical modifications in bar removal in the Nuss procedure (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:747-748. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

José Ribas Milanez de Campos, João-Carlos Das-Neves-Pereira, Kauê Milanez Lopes, and Fábio Biscegli Jatene
	Reply to Mier et al. (Letters to the Editor) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010;37:748. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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