Preserved homograft function 32 years after surgery in a young patient , 25 March 2010
Ismail El-Hamamsy, James T. Willerson, Magdi H. Yacoub
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 6, Pages e141-e142)
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Pericardial defects and traumatic tricuspid valve rupture: A serendipitous association? , 30 July 2009
Giovanni Battista Luciani, Fabio Patelli, Giuseppe Faggian, Alessandro Mazzucco
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 6, Pages e142-e144)
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Subepicardial congenital vascular malformation mimicking a bulky tumor with severe compression of the right heart chambers , 01 May 2009
Naser Qedra, Takeshi Komoda, Marian Kukucka, Roland Hetzer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages e100-e102)
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An adult man presenting with hemoptysis caused by mature teratoma with rupture into the bronchus and pericardium and complicated by Haemophilus influenzae infection , 11 May 2009
Karthik Jothianandan, Amit S. Tibb, Michael McLemore, Steven Keller, David W. Appel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages e104-e107)
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Solitary fibrous mediastinal tumor with coronary vascular supply: An unusual case , 19 January 2009
N. Qedra, M. Kadry, E. Ivanitskaia-Kühn, S. Buz, R. Meyer, H. Laube, R. Hetzer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages e23-e25)
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Hetastarch increases the risk of bleeding complications in patients after off-pump coronary bypass surgery: A randomized clinical trial , 28 May 2009
Marketa Hecht-Dolnik, Howard Barkan, Ananse Taharka, John Loftus
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 3, Pages 703-711)
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Stability of an autologous platelet clot in the pericardial sac: An experimental and clinical study , 05 February 2009
Leonard M. Rademakers, Paul F. Gründeman, Robert W. Bolderman, Frederik H. van der Veen, Jos G. Maessen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 5, Pages 1190-1194)
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Tagged cine magnetic resonance imaging with a finite element model can predict the severity of retrosternal adhesions prior to redo cardiac surgery , 23 February 2009
Ichiro Yoshioka, Yoshikatsu Saiki, Azusa Ichinose, Kei Takase, Shoki Takahashi, Toshiro Ohashi, Masaaki Sato, Koichi Tabayashi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 957-962)
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Resection and reconstruction of the roof of the coronary sinus for an unusually attached left atrial myxoma , 06 May 2008
Igor E. Konstantinov, Pankaj Saxena, Trenton Barrett, Graham Jenkins
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 1032-1034)
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Partial resection of persistent left superior vena cava for a T4 lung cancer , 18 July 2008
Erdal Okur, Cagatay Tezel, Volkan Baysungur, Semih Halezeroğlu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 1080-1081)
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Chylopericardium in adults: A literature review over the past decade (1996–2006) , 03 June 2008
Chadi Dib, A. Jamil Tajik, Soon Park, Mohammed E.L. Kheir, Bijoy Khandieria, Farouk Mookadam
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Pages 650-656)
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Total resection and complete reconstruction of the tricuspid valve in acute infective endocarditis , 21 May 2008
Igor E. Konstantinov
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 2, Pages 531-532)
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Partial bileaflet resection and reconstruction of mitral valve in acute infective endocarditis , 12 May 2008
Igor E. Konstantinov
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 2, Pages 533-534)
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Unmasked diabetes insipidus after pericardial drainage and biopsy for pericardial effusion in association with Erdheim–Chester disease , 06 May 2008
John G.T. Augoustides, Wilson Y. Szeto
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 217-218)
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A near fatal presentation of a bronchogenic cyst compressing the left main coronary artery
Fazil Azeem, Claire Rathwell, Wael I. Awad
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Pages 1395-1396)
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Tension pneumopericardium leads to cardiac tamponade during hand-assisted ventilation in patients with uremia
Qun Su, Zhiying Feng, Tong Li, Tao Jin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 432-433)
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Wakeboarding-related water impact trauma as a cause of fatal cardiac rupture
Jang Wen Su, Chong Hee Lim, Ju Le Tan, Yeow Leng Chua, Paul Peng Sun Chui
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 506-507)
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Rotational pericardial flap: An alternative tension-free technique for pericardial closure
Faranak Kargar, Mathias H. Aazami
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 510-511)
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Bleeding sarcoma of the aorta mimicking a symptomatic aneurysm
Bart P. Van Putte, Thomas L. Bollen, Marc A.A.M. Schepens
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1643-1644.e1)
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Gastropericardial fistula after laparoscopic surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease
Daniel Pop, Nicolas Venissac, Laurent Rami, Jérôme Mouroux
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1676-1677)
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Immunohistologic examination of pedicled autologous pericardium 9 years after implantation for an extracardiac conduit in Fontan pathway: Comparison with in situ pericardium and pulmonary arterial tissue from the same patient
Iki Adachi, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Koji Kagisaki, Ikuo Hagino, Toru Ishizaka, Hideki Uemura
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1101-1103)
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Tension pneumopericardium and pneumothorax during spontaneous ventilation
Francesco Petteruti, Paolo Stassano, Giuseppe De Luca, Luigi Di Tommaso, Antonella Luciano, Paolo Pepino
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 829-830)
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Cardiac constriction induced by fibrotic peel formation of myocardium due to polytetrafluoroethylene membrane
Dong Jin Kim, Jae Gun Kwak, Woong-Han Kim
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 843-844)
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Superior vena cava replacement for lung cancer using a heterologous (bovine) prosthesis: Preliminary results
Federico Rea, Giuseppe Marulli, Francesco Sartori
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 2, Page 592)
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis in a child with chickenpox
César Pérez-Caballero Macarrón, Alfonso Pérez Palomino, José Antonio Matute de Cárdenas, Nieves Sanz Villa, Luis Moreno Fernández
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 271-272)
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Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome combined with constrictive pericarditis after coronary artery bypass surgery
Masaki Hashimoto, Yasuhide Okawa, Hiroshi Baba, Yoshiyuki Nishimura, Masakazu Aoki
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 5, Pages 1225-1226)
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Mesothelium regeneration on acellular bovine pericardia loaded with an angiogenic agent (ginsenoside Rg1) successfully reduces postsurgical pericardial adhesions
Yen Chang, Po-Hong Lai, Chung-Chi Wang, Sung-Ching Chen, Wei-Chun Chang, Hsing-Wen Sung
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 867-874.e3)
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Primary sutureless repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: The value of intrapleural hilar reapproximation
Igor E. Konstantinov
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 3, Pages 729-730)
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A method for chest drainage after pediatric cardiac surgery: A prospective randomized trial
Salvatore Agati, Carmelo Mignosa, Placido Gitto, Eugenio Santo Trimarchi, Giuseppe Ciccarello, Dario Salvo, Giuseppe Trimarchi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1306-1309)
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Intrapericardial colonic herniation
Hon Chi Suen, Sundeep Das, Ronald L. Palmer, Cami L. Watkins, Ajit S. Nagra
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 919-920)
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Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery pericardial window
Gaetano Rocco, Antonello La Rocca, Carmine La Manna, Francesco Scognamiglio, Massimiliano D’Aiuto, Raj Jutley, Nicola Martucci
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 921-922)
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Delayed cardiac tamponade by iatrogenic aortic perforation with pacemaker implantation
Charles C. Sticco, Leonard O. Barrett
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 480-481)
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Fontan operation with a viable and growing conduit using pedicled autologous pericardial roll: Serial changes in conduit geometry
Iki Adachi, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Koji Kagisaki, Ikuo Hagino, Toru Ishizaka, Masahiro Koh, Hideki Uemura, Soichiro Kitamura
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1517-1522.e1)
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Cardiac tamponade: Rare presentation of acquired pericardial-esophageal fistula
Carmelo Mignosa, Salvatore Agati, Placido Gitto, Dario Salvo, Eugenio Santo Trimarchi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1711-1712.e1)
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Pericardiodiaphragmatic rupture and cardiac herniation after multiple blunt trauma: Diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties
Z. Witkowski, J. Lasek, M. Wujtewicz, M. Stasiak, W. Marks, A. Kawecka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages e1-e2)
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Lymphangiomatous hamartoma: Cause or bystander of the isolated chylopericardium?
Charalambos Zisis, Dimitra Rontogianni, Eliana Charalambous, Ion Bellenis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1201-1202)
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Tissue regeneration observed in a porous acellular bovine pericardium used to repair a myocardial defect in the right ventricle of a rat model
Yen Chang, Sung-Ching Chen, Hao-Ji Wei, Tsu-Juey Wu, Huang-Chien Liang, Po-Hong Lai, Hang-Hsing Yang, Hsing-Wen Sung
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 705.e1-705.e10)
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Successful removal of migrated acupuncture needles in a patient with cardiac tamponade by means of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic assistance
Jae-Hyeong Park, Hong Ju Shin, Suk Jung Choo, Jae Kwan Song, Jae-Joong Kim
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 1, Pages 210-212)
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Giant metastatic myxoid liposarcoma of the mediastinum: A case report
Gabriele Di Giammarco, Michele Di Mauro, Marco Pano, Sergio Cirmeni, Marco Contini, Carlo Di Lorenzo, Antonio Bivona, Gerardo Liberti
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 6, Pages 1440-1442)
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Paradoxical hemopericardium in type B acute aortic dissection
Hisato Takagi, Hideaki Manabe, Seishiro Sekino, Takayoshi Kato, Yukihiro Matsuno, Takuya Umemoto
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 4, Pages 939-940)
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Three-layered synthetic pericardial substitutes reduce postoperative pericardial adhesions
Noriyoshi Kajihara, Masataka Eto, Yasuhisa Oishi, Noriko Boku, Kunio Kuwahara, Naoki Nishiguchi, Chikara Kotani, Shigeki Morita
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 1, Pages 18-24)
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Transsternal transpericardial approach for acute descending necrotizing mediastinitis
Franco Stella, Francesco Petrella
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 1, Pages 212-214)
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Repair of an isolated huge congenital left ventricular diverticulum
Yoav Paz, Eduard Fridman, Fayez M. Shakalia, Joseph Danieli, David Mishaly
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 2, Pages 313-314)
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Adenoviral-mediated transfer of vascular endothelial growth factor 121 cDNA enhances myocardial perfusion and exercise performance in the nonischemic state
Paul Schalch, G.Farah Rahman, Gerald Patejunas, Robert A Goldschmidt, JoAnn Carbray, Mauricio A Retuerto, David Kim, Karyn Esser, Ronald G Crystal, Todd K Rosengart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 535-540)
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Maintenance of hemodynamic stability during pericardiectomy with the Starfish 2 Heart Positioner
Eric L.R Bédard, Yves Leclerc
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 280-281)
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Urgent inferior vena cava replacement with an autologous pericardium tube graft
B-Khanh Lam, Gosta B Pettersson, David P Vogt
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 2101-2103)
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To close or not to close?
Dov Weissberg
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1176-1177)
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Reply
Alessandro Baisi, Luigi Santambrogio, Ugo Cioffi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Page 1177)
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Cardiac herniation after intrapericardial pneumonectomy
Paul A. Kirschner
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 975-976)
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Reply
Alessandro Baisi, Ugo Cioffi, Luigi Santambrogio
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Page 976)
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Intrapericardial left pneumonectomy after induction chemotherapy: The risk of cardiac herniation
Alessandro Baisi, Ugo Cioffi, Mario Nosotti, Matilde De Simone, Lorenzo Rosso, Luigi Santambrogio
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 6, Pages 1206-1207)
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in a cardiac surgical unit
Michel Carrier, Richard Marchand, Pierre Auger, Yves Hébert, Michel Pellerin, Louis P. Perrault, Raymond Cartier, Denis Bouchard, Nancy Poirier, Pierre Pagé
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 1, Pages 40-44)
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