Research Highlights - Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Vol 3, No 1 (January 28, 2014): Atrial fibrillation surgery

Breakthroughs in hybrid management of stand-alone AF

Laurent Pison

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Heart team approach for left atrial appendage therapies: in addition to stroke prevention—is electrical isolation important?

Sacha P. Salzberg, David Hürlimann, Roberto Corti, Jürg Grünenfelder

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Improvement of left atrial function and left atrial reverse remodeling after surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Sandro Gelsomino, Fabiana Lucà, Carmelo Massimiliano Rao, Orlando Parise, Laurant Pison, Francis Wellens, Jos Maessen, Mark La Meir

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Performance of the Cox Maze procedure—a large surgical ablation center’s experience

Linda Henry, Niv Ad

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Vol 2, No 4 (July 30, 2013): Total arterial revascularization

Twenty-year fate of the radial artery graft

Paul Achouh, Christophe Acar

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Importance of the third arterial graft in multiple arterial grafting strategies

David Glineur

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Improved late survival with arterial revascularization

Chaim Locker, Hartzell V. Schaff, Joseph A. Dearani, Richard C. Daly

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Vol 2, No 3 (May 30, 2013): Aortic arch surgery (II)

Hybrid aortic arch repair

Rachel E. Clough, Shamim Lotfi, Jonathan Powell, Alexandra Lee, Peter R. Taylor

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International E-vita open registry

Heinz Jakob, Konstantinos Tsagakis

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Vol 2, No 2 (March 18, 2013): Aortic Arch Surgery (I)

Open aortic arch reconstruction

Himanshu J. Patel, G. Michael Deeb

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Influence of operative strategy for the aortic arch in DeBakey type I aortic dissection - analysis of the German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection type A (GERAADA)

Jerry Easo, Ernst Weigang, Philipp P.F. Hölzl, Michael Horst, Isabell Hoffmann, Maria Blettner, Otto E. Dapunt

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Vol 2, No 1 (January 28, 2013): Aortic Valve Repair

Aortic valve sparing operations in aortic root aneurysms: remodeling or reimplantation?

David Tian, Mohammad Rahnavardi, Tristan D. Yan

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Hemodynamics of the aortic valve and root: implications for surgery

Ruggero De Paulis, Andrea Salica, Giuseppe Pisani, Umberto Morbiducci, Luca Weltert, Daniele Maselli

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Vol 1, No 4 (November 29, 2012): Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Radical pleurectomy and photodynamic therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Joseph S. Friedberg

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Important recent insights into the genetics and biology of malignant pleural mesothelioma

Robert McMillan, Marjorie Zauderer, Matthew Bott, Marc Ladanyi

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Mesothelin-targeted immunotherapies for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Jonathan Villena-Vargas, Prasad S. Adusumilli

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Biomarkers and prognostic factors for mesothelioma

Harvey I. Pass

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Novel radiation therapy approaches in malignant pleural mesothelioma

Andreas Rimner, Kenneth E. Rosenzweig

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Vol 1, No 2 (July 26, 2012): Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation

3-year outcomes of self-expanding Corevalve prosthesis - The Italian Registry

Marco Barbanti, Gian Paolo Ussia, Stefano Cannata, Alessandra Giarratana, Carmelo Sgroi, Corrado Tamburino

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Aortic valve calcium scoring is a predictor of paravalvular aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Andrea Colli, Michele Gallo, Eduardo Bernabeu, Augusto D’Onofrio, Vincenzo Tarzia, Gino Gerosa

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Transapical aortic valve implantation with anatomically oriented prostheses

Simon Sündermann, Volkmar Falk

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Patient-prosthesis mismatch after transapical aortic valve implantation

Marian Kukucka, Miralem Pasic, Stephan Dreysse, Semih Buz, Thorsten Drews, Alexander Mladenow, Helmut Habazettl, Hermann Kuppe, Axel Unbehaun, Roland Hetzer

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Aortic valve calcium load before tavi: Is it important?

Martin Haensig, Ardawan Julian Rastan

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The learning curve associated with transapical aortic valve implantation

Jörg Kempfert, Ardawan Rastan, David Holzhey, Axel Linke, Gerhard Schuler, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr, Thomas Walther

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Vol 3, No 1 (January 28, 2014): Atrial fibrillation surgery

Breakthroughs in hybrid management of stand-alone AF

Heart team approach for left atrial appendage therapies: in addition to stroke prevention—is electrical isolation important?

Improvement of left atrial function and left atrial reverse remodeling after surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Performance of the Cox Maze procedure—a large surgical ablation center’s experience

Vol 2, No 4 (July 30, 2013): Total arterial revascularization

Twenty-year fate of the radial artery graft

Importance of the third arterial graft in multiple arterial grafting strategies

Improved late survival with arterial revascularization

Vol 2, No 3 (May 30, 2013): Aortic arch surgery (II)

Hybrid aortic arch repair

International E-vita open registry

Vol 2, No 2 (March 18, 2013): Aortic Arch Surgery (I)

Open aortic arch reconstruction

Influence of operative strategy for the aortic arch in DeBakey type I aortic dissection - analysis of the German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection type A (GERAADA)

Vol 2, No 1 (January 28, 2013): Aortic Valve Repair

Aortic valve sparing operations in aortic root aneurysms: remodeling or reimplantation?

Hemodynamics of the aortic valve and root: implications for surgery

Vol 1, No 4 (November 29, 2012): Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Radical pleurectomy and photodynamic therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Important recent insights into the genetics and biology of malignant pleural mesothelioma

Mesothelin-targeted immunotherapies for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Biomarkers and prognostic factors for mesothelioma

Novel radiation therapy approaches in malignant pleural mesothelioma

Vol 1, No 2 (July 26, 2012): Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation

3-year outcomes of self-expanding Corevalve prosthesis - The Italian Registry

Aortic valve calcium scoring is a predictor of paravalvular aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Transapical aortic valve implantation with anatomically oriented prostheses

Patient-prosthesis mismatch after transapical aortic valve implantation

Aortic valve calcium load before tavi: Is it important?

The learning curve associated with transapical aortic valve implantation

Vol 1, No 1 (May 01, 2012): Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Resection

Training in video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy

Efficacy of mediastinal lymph node dissection during thoracoscopic lobectomy

Robotic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Multi-center registry study of long-term oncologic results

Vol 1, No 3 (September 26, 2012): Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Open surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms - the Massachusetts General Hospital experience

Staged approach for spinal cord protection in hybrid thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Deep versus mild hypothermia during thoracoabdominal aortic surgery