Case report  

Cardiac tamponade: contrast reflux as an indicator of cardiac chamber equalization

Foeke Jacob Nauta, Wernard Aat Borstlap, Michael Stella, Zain Khalpey Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2012, 7:48 (31 May 2012)

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Letters to the Editor  

Aortic valve stenosis after previous coronary bypass: Transcatheter valve implantation or aortic valve replacement?

Olivier Jegaden, Joel Lapeze, Fadi Farhart, Guy de Gevigney Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2012, 7:47 (29 May 2012)

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Research article  

Impact of patient-prosthesis mismatch on 30-day outcomes in young and middle-aged patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

Daniel Hernández-Vaquero, Juan C Llosa, Rocío Díaz, Zain Khalpey, Carlos Morales, Rubén Álvarez, Jose López, Francisco Boye Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2012, 7:46 (15 May 2012)

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Case report  

Equine pericardial roll graft replacement of infected pseudoaneurysm of the aortic arch

Hiroshi Kubota, Hidehito Endo, Mio Noma, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Akihiro Yoshimoto, Mitsuru Matsukura, Yu Takahashi, Yusuke Inaba, Kenichi Sudo Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2012, 7:45 (14 May 2012)

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Letters to the Editor  

Cardiac inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: does it recur after complete surgical resection in an adult?

Xuedong Yang, Cangsong Xiao, Mei Liu, Yu Wang Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2012, 7:44 (4 May 2012)

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Research article  

Anterolateral minithoracotomy versus median sternotomy for the treatment of congenital heart defects: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Chao Ding, Chunmao Wang, Aiqiang Dong, Minjian Kong, Daming Jiang, Kaiyu Tao, Zhonghua Shen Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2012, 7:43 (4 May 2012)

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Research article  

Dissection of lung parenchyma using electrocautery is a safe and acceptable method for anatomical sublobar resection

Takashi Ohtsuka, Taichiro Goto, Masaki Anraku, Mitsutomo Kohno, Yotaro Izumi, Hirohisa Horinouchi, Hiroaki Nomori Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2012, 7:42 (3 May 2012)

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Research article  

Aggressive treatment with noninvasive ventilation for mild acute hypoxemic respiratory failure after cardiovascular surgery: Retrospective observational study

Keiko Nakazato, Shinhiro Takeda, Keiji Tanaka, Atsuhiro Sakamoto Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2012, 7:41 (3 May 2012)

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Case report  

Sternal reconstruction for unusual chondrosarcoma: innovative technique

Mario Nosotti, Lorenzo Rosso, Paolo Mendogni, Davide Tosi, Alessandro Palleschi, Antonina Parafioriti, Luigi Santambrogio Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2012, 7:40 (2 May 2012)

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