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Volume 10, Issue 5

		Excellent Results of Contemporary Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Systematic Application of Modern Perioperative Strategies	pp. E349 - E356
		Farzan Filsoufi, MD, Parwis B. Rahmanian, MD, Javier G. Castillo, MD, et al.
		A Novel Approach for Pain Management in Cardiac Surgery via Median Sternotomy: Bilateral Single-Shot Paravertebral Blocks	pp. E357 - E362
		Jean-FranAois Olivier, MD, MSc, FRCPC, David Bracco, MD, Philippe Nguyen, et al.
		Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvesting Reduces Postoperative Pain and Neurologic Complications	pp. E363 - E365
		Igor Rudez, Daniel Unic, Zeljko Sutlic, et al.
		Sternal Wound Infections following Cardiac Surgery: Risk Factor Analysis and Interdisciplinary Treatment	pp. E366 - E371
		Thomas Strecker, Johannes RAsch, Raymund E. Horch, et al.
		Kinking of Internal Thoracic Artery Graft without Symptoms: Should It Be Revised?	pp. E372 - E375
		Wook Sung Kim, MD, Young Tak Lee, MD, Jin Ho Choi, MD, et al.
		The Effect of Surgical Treatment for Secundum Atrial Septal Defect in Patients More Than 30 Years Old	pp. E376 - E380
		Bilgehan Erkut, MD, Necip Becit, MD, Yahya Unlu, MD, et al.
		Image-Guided Quantification of Cardioplegia Delivery during Cardiac Surgery	pp. E381 - E386
		Edward G. Soltesz, MD, MPH, Rita G. Laurence, BS, Alec M. De Grand, BS, et al.
		Detection of Coronary Arteries and Evaluation of Anastomoses with a Commercially Available 15-MHz, Broadband, Linear Array Transducer	pp. E387 - E391
		Wolfgang Schiller, Heike Rudorf, Klaus Tiemann, et al.
		Preoperative Fibrinogen Levels as a Predictor of Postoperative Bleeding after Open Heart Surgery	pp. E392 - E396
		Halil Ibrahim Ucar, MD, Mehmet Oc, MD, Mustafa Tok, MD, et al.
		Sternal Closure Reinforced with Rib Heads: A Novel Technique for Prevention and Treatment of Sternal Dehiscence	pp. E397 - E400
		A. Hakan Vural, Serhat YalAinkaya, Tamer TA1/4rk, et al.
		Renal Function after Port Access and Median Sternotomy Mitral Valve Surgery	pp. E401 - E407
		Miha Antonic, MD and Borut Gersak, MD, PhD
		Multiple Valve Replacement in Limited Access: A Case Report	pp. E408 - E410
		Tiziano Torre, MD, Rafael Trunfio, MD, Romano Mauri, MD, et al.
		Prophylactic Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump is Useful to Facilitate Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Images from Rescue Cases	pp. E411 - E414
		Michele Schiariti, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Cristina Nesta, et al.
		Successful Surgical Correction of Total Anomalous Systemic Venous Drainage: A Report of 2 Cases	pp. E415 - E417
		Yin-qi Xu, Jian-ping Yao, Zhi-ping Wang, et al.
		Aorto-Innominate Fistula by Gun-Shot Injury: A Case Report	pp. E418 - E423
		Hitoshi Hirose, MD, FACS, Benjamin A. Youdelman, MD, Alberto Nunez, MD, et al.
		Introduction: Outcomes 2007	pp. E498 - E505
		David A. Stump, PhD, John M Murkin, MD, FRCPC, R. Clive Landis, PhD

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Volume 10, Issue 4

		Cardiac Tamponade As the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Adenocarcinoma from the Colon: A Case Report	pp. E329 - E330
		Jia-Lin Chen, MD, Tsai-Wang Huang, MD, Po-Shun Hsu, MD, et al.
		Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Arrested Heart	pp. E338 - E342
		Marc R. Katz, MD, FACS and Johannes O. Bonatti, MD, FETCS
		How to Build a Cath-Lab Operating Room	pp. E344 - E348
		Johannes Bonatti, Thomas Vassiliades, Wiley Nifong, et al.
		Training Models for Coronary Surgery	p. E248
		Thomas Schachner, Nikolaos Bonaros, Elfriede Ruttmann, et al.
		Implantation of Cardio West Total Artificial Heart for Irreversible Acute Myocardial Infarction Shock	pp. E251 - E256
		M. Morshuis, N. Reiss, L. Arusoglu, et al.
		Comparative Application of Multivariate Models Developed in Italy and Europe to Predict Early (28 Days) and Late (1 Year) Postoperative Death after On- or Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	pp. E258 - E266
		Alfonso Sciangula, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Michele Schiariti, et al.
		Anticoagulation in Pregnant Women with a Bileaflet Mechanical Cardiac Valve Replacement	pp. E267 - E270
		Kyung-Hwan Kim, MD, Dong Seop Jeong, MD, Hyuk Ahn, MD
		Endovascular Treatment of Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Transection÷Role of Timing: A Case Report	pp. E271 - E272
		Sahin Senay, Atilla Damlacik, Hasan Karabulut, et al.
		Idiopathic Asymptomatic Main Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm: Surgery or Conservative Management? A Case Report	pp. E273 - E275
		A. Hakan Vural, Tamer Tƒrk, Yusuf Ata, et al.
		Atherosclerosis in Type IV Dual Left Anterior Descending Artery and Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Left Circumflex Artery in Association with Rheumatic Valve Disease: A Case Report	pp. E276 - E278
		Atila Bitigen, MD, Ayhan Erkol, MD, Vecih Oduncu, MD, et al.
		Effects of Beating- versus Arrested-Heart Revascularization on Cardiac Autonomic Regulation and Arrhythmias	pp. E279 - E287
		Jurij M. Kalisnik, MD, PhD, Viktor Avbelj, PhD, Roman Trobec, PhD, et al.
		Aortic Valve-Sparing Repair with Autologous Pericardial Leaflet Extension Has Low Long-Term Mortality and Reoperation Rates in Children and Adults	pp. E288 - E291
		Oved Cohen, David J. De La Zerda, Jonah Odim, et al.
		Hybrid Coronary Artery Revascularization÷Review and Update 2007	pp. E292 - E296
		Guy J. Friedrich and Johannes Bonatti
		Asymptomatic Balanced-Type Double Aortic Arch in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report	pp. E297 - E298
		Mert Yilmaz, Mustafa Tok, Mete Cengiz
		Intravenous and Oral Amiodarone for the Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery	pp. E299 - E303
		Tamer Turk, Yusuf Ata, Hakan Vural, et al.
		Off-Pump Open Pulmonary Embolectomy for Patients with Major Pulmonary Embolism	pp. E304 - E308
		Young Jo Sa, Si Young Choi, Jong Ho Lee, et al.
		A Practical and Effective Approach for the Prevention of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury after Acute Myocardial Infarction: Pressure-Regulated Tepid Blood Reperfusion	pp. E309 - E314
		Ozer Selimoglu, MD, Murat Basaran, MD, Hamiyet Ozcan, MD, et al.
		How I do it: Traction of Ascending Aorta with Starfish Heart Positioner During Proximal Saphenous Vein Graft Anastomosis Using the PAS-Port System in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	pp. E315 - E316
		Satoru Nishida, MD, Yujiro Kikuchi, MD, Go Watanabe, MD, et al.
		Discrete Membranous Subaortic Stenosis Complicated by Infective Endocarditis: A Case Report	pp. E317 - E319
		Emre Gurel, MD, Tansu Karaahmet, MD, Ali Cevat Tanalp, MD, et al.
		Does Intermittent Aortic Cross Clamping Decrease the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Bypass Surgery?	pp. E320 - E324
		Serdar Akgun, Kanat Ozisik, Ali Kutsal, et al.
		Right Coronary Artery Fistula Draining into the Right Atrium and Associated with Mitral Valve Stenosis: A Case Report	pp. E325 - E328
		Ali Gƒrbƒz, Ufuk Yetkin, Σmer Tetik, et al.
		Successful Single Lung Fontan Operation in 2 Children: Case Reports	pp. E331 - E333
		D. Schmauss, I. Kaczmarek, J. Sachweh, et al.
		Epidural Analgesia in Cardiac Surgery: An Updated Risk Assessment	pp. E334 - E337
		David Bracco and Thomas Hemmerling