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Editors-in-Chief: Vipin Zamvar, (Managing Editor-in-Chief), Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; David Taggart, Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery is ready to receive manuscripts on all aspects of research in the field of cardiothoracic surgery.

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Latest articles

Case report    
Bentall Procedure 39 years after Implantation of a Starr-Edwards Aortic Caged- Ball-Valve Prosthesis
Jan D. Schmitto, Philipp Ortmann, Aron F. Popov, Kasim O. Coskun, Hanna Schotola, Martin Friedrich, Christoph H. Wiese, Christian Sohns, Suyog A. Mokashi, Vassilios N. Didilis, Friedrich A. Schoendube
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:12 (18 March 2010)
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Case report    
Spontaneous chylous cardiac tamponade: a case report
Nikolaos Barbetakis, Christos Asteriou, Dimitrios Konstantinou, Dimitrios Giannoglou, Christodoulos Tsilikas, Georgios Giannoglou
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:11 (17 March 2010)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]




Case report    
Intrathoracic fire during preparation of the left internal thoracic artery for coronary artery bypass grafting
Martin Friedrich, Theodor Tirilomis, Jan D Schmitto, Aron F Popov, Suyog A Mokashi, Marc Hinterthaner, Gunnar G Hanekop, Paul Zwaka, Friedrich A Schoendube
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:10 (10 March 2010)
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Case report    
Intravenous levosimendan-norepinephrine combination during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in a hemodialysis patient with severe myocardial dysfunction
Georgios Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G Baikoussis, Petros Tzimas, Stavros N Siminelakis, Menelaos Karanikolas
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:9 (2 March 2010)
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Research article    
Preoperative statin is associated with decreased operative mortality in high risk coronary artery bypass patients
James A Magovern, Robert J Moraca, Stephen H Bailey, David A Dean, Kathleen A Simpson, Thomas D Maher, Daniel H Benckart, George J Magovern Jr
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:8 (24 February 2010)
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Research article    
Intra-operative intravenous fluid restriction reduces perioperative red blood cell transfusion in elective cardiac surgery, especially in transfusion-prone patients: a prospective, randomized controlled trial
George Vretzakis, Athina Kleitsaki, Konstantinos Stamoulis, Metaxia Bareka, Stauroula Georgopoulou, Menelaos Karanikolas, Athanasios Giannoukas
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:7 (24 February 2010)
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Study protocol    
"The non-ischemic repair" as a safe alternative method for repair of anterior post-infarction VSD
Efstratios E Apostolakis, Antonios Kallikourdis, Nikolaos G Baikoussis, Panagiotis Dedeilias, Dimitrios Dougenis
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:6 (19 February 2010)
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