Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Official Journal of the Polish Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons

4/2013
vol. 10

Cardiac surgery
Long onlay bypass grafting using the left internal mammary artery for proximal and mid stenosis of the left anterior descending artery

Bilgin Emrecan, Ahmet Coşkun Özdemir, Yusuf İzzettin Alihanoğlu, İsmail Doğu Kılıç

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 325–329

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39734

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Cardiac surgery
Left atrial appendage stapling during totally thoracoscopic ablation of long-standing lone persistent atrial fibrillation – lessons learnt

Anna Witkowska, Radosław Hugon Smoczyński, Dominik Drobiński, Dariusz Kosior, Sławomir Sypuła, Monika Niewińska, Zygmunt Kaliciński, Bartłomiej Szafron, Jarosław Świstowski, Piotr Suwalski

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 330–333

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39732

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Cardiac surgery
Neuropsychological changes after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery

Alicja Michalak, Bożena Szyguła-Jurkiewicz, Mateusz Mościński, Piotr Muzyk, Konrad Samborski, Bogumiła Kłaczek, Piotr Knapik, Marian Zembala, Lech Poloński

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 334–340

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39828

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Cardiac surgery
A simple heart valve replacement technique which improves surgical time

Bilgin Emrecan, Ali Vefa Özcan, Ahmet Coşkun Özdemir

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 341–346

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39730

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Cardiac surgery
Long-term results after concomitant cardiac surgery and pulmonary resection

Alexander Kogan, Merav Rocah, Sergey Preisman, Jacob Lavee, David Simansky, Alon Ben Nun, Ehud Raanani, Leonid Sternik

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 347–351

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39735

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Congenital heart disease in children and adults
Comparison of the Mid-term Results of Pulmonary Valve-sparing Strategy and Transannular Patch Repair in Tetralogy of Fallot

Ozgur Arslan, Taylan Adademir, Ahmet Elibol, Oguz Ugur, Ebuzer Aydın, Mehmet Kalender, Kamil Boyacıoğlu, Numan Ali Aydemir

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 352–356

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39736

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Cardiac surgery
Long-term follow-up in adult patients after Fontan operations

Lidia Tomkiewicz-Pająk, Piotr Hoffman, Olga Trojnarska, Jacek Bednarek, Wojciech Płazak, Jacek Władysław Pająk, Maria Olszowska, Monika Komar, Piotr Stanisław Podolec

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 357–363

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39737

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Thoracic surgery
Early and late results of the Nuss operation for pectus excavatum – a single institution experience

Krystian Pawlak, Paweł Zieliński, Piotr Gabryel, Bartłomiej Gałęcki, Wojciech Dyszkiewicz

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 364–368

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39738

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Thoracic surgery
Thoracoscopy in the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax in children

Andrzej Grabowski, Wojciech Korlacki, Michał Pasierbek, Filip Achtelik

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 369–373

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39739

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Thoracic surgery
Practical comments on recurrent laryngeal nerve neuromonitoring during thyroid surgery

Wioletta Masiak-Segit, Andrzej Dąbrowski, Krystyna Abramowicz, Tomasz Jerzy Jaworski, Grzegorz Wallner

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 374–379

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39740

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Anaesthesiology and intensive care
Does the optimization of intra-operative cerebral regional oxygen saturation have an effect on neurological function in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery?

Ewa Kucewicz, Sławomir Żegleń, Jacek Wojarski, Jan Głowacki, Jarosław Borkowski, Konrad Leśniak, Ewa Podwińska, Katarzyna Skuza, Agata Puzio, Roman Przybylski

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 380–388

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39741

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Anaesthesiology and intensive care
Possibilities of modification of risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in cardiac surgery patients

Marta Wróblewska, Agata Stępniak, Zbigniew Burnos, Marta Kania-Pudło, Piotr Leszczyński, Piotr Hendzel

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 389–396

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39742

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Anaesthesiology and intensive care
Hemodynamic consequences of different ventilation methods used in lung surgery

Hanna Misiołek, Dariusz Budziński, Jacek Karpe, Piotr Knapik, Damian Czyżewski

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 397–402

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39743

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Experimental cardiovascular and lung research
Mobilization of stem cells into the peripheral blood in children with congenital heart disease

Magdalena Borówka, Wojciech Stycuła, Elżbieta Kamycka, Zbigniew Madeja, Ewa Zuba-Surma, Janusz Skalski, Jacek Kołcz

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 403–409

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39744

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Case reports
Synchronous primary lung cancers in a 51-year-old woman – a case report and literature review

Paweł Rogoziński, Marek Kucharzewski, Krzysztof Bruliński

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 410–418

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39745

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Case reports
Partial resection of giant rhabdomyoma of the right ventricle in a neonate

Laurynas Bezuška, Virgilijus Lebetkevičius, Kęstutis Lankutis, Virgilijus Tarutis

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 419–421

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39746

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Case reports
A young woman with Takayasu arteritis: surgical and anesthetic management of Bentall procedure in a patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm and renal artery stenosis

Ayse Baysal, Murat Bulent Rabus, Saleh Alsalehi, Yasar Gul, Tuncer Kocak, Mehmet Balkanay

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 422–424

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39747

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Case reports
Can a psychiatrist be helpful for a cardiologist?

Robert Pudlo, Bożena Szyguła-Jurkiewicz, Magdalena Piegza, Izabela Jaworska, Jerzy Matysiakiewicz, Marian Zembala

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 425–429

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39748

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Rehabilitation
Application of Fullerton test in assessment of the influence of movement rehabilitation on the overall physical fitness of patients with lung cancer

Aleksander Barinow-Wojewódzki, Maria Laurentowska, Katarzyna Domaszewska, Edyta Michalak, Katarzyna Paszkiewicz

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 430–434

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39749

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Rehabilitation
Attempt to assess the physical fitness of elderly patients eligible for resection of lung parenchyma using the Fullerton test

Monika Bal-Bocheńska, Wojciech Kądziołka, Joanna Kądziołka

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 435–440

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39750

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History of cardiac and thoracic surgery
A cardiac surgeon, his way to holiness, and his heritage – the 80^th anniversary of Giancarlo Rastelli’s birthday and the 45^th anniversary of the first Rastelli procedure

Magdalena Mazurak, Jacek Kusa

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 441–446

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39751

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Scientific chronicle
A report from the 6^th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery. Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, February 17-22, 2013

Jacek Białkowski

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (4): 447–448

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39752

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Scientific chronicle
Calendar of events

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.39839

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Cardiac surgeryLong onlay bypass grafting using the left internal mammary artery for proximal and mid stenosis of the left anterior descending artery

Cardiac surgeryLeft atrial appendage stapling during totally thoracoscopic ablation of long-standing lone persistent atrial fibrillation – lessons learnt

Cardiac surgeryNeuropsychological changes after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery

Cardiac surgeryA simple heart valve replacement technique which improves surgical time

Cardiac surgeryLong-term results after concomitant cardiac surgery and pulmonary resection

﻿﻿Congenital heart disease in children and adults Comparison of the Mid-term Results of Pulmonary Valve-sparing Strategy and Transannular Patch Repair in Tetralogy of Fallot

Cardiac surgeryLong-term follow-up in adult patients after Fontan operations

Thoracic surgeryEarly and late results of the Nuss operation for pectus excavatum – a single institution experience

Thoracic surgeryThoracoscopy in the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax in children

Thoracic surgeryPractical comments on recurrent laryngeal nerve neuromonitoring during thyroid surgery

Anaesthesiology and intensive care Does the optimization of intra-operative cerebral regional oxygen saturation have an effect on neurological function in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery?

Anaesthesiology and intensive care Possibilities of modification of risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in cardiac surgery patients

Anaesthesiology and intensive care Hemodynamic consequences of different ventilation methods used in lung surgery

Experimental cardiovascular and lung researchMobilization of stem cells into the peripheral blood in children with congenital heart disease

Case reportsSynchronous primary lung cancers in a 51-year-old woman – a case report and literature review

Case reportsPartial resection of giant rhabdomyoma of the right ventricle in a neonate

Case reportsA young woman with Takayasu arteritis: surgical and anesthetic management of Bentall procedure in a patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm and renal artery stenosis

Case reportsCan a psychiatrist be helpful for a cardiologist?

RehabilitationApplication of Fullerton test in assessment of the influence of movement rehabilitation on the overall physical fitness of patients with lung cancer

RehabilitationAttempt to assess the physical fitness of elderly patients eligible for resection of lung parenchyma using the Fullerton test

History of cardiac and thoracic surgeryA cardiac surgeon, his way to holiness, and his heritage – the 80th anniversary of Giancarlo Rastelli’s birthday and the 45th anniversary of the first Rastelli procedure

Scientific chronicleA report from the 6th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery. Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, February 17-22, 2013

Scientific chronicleCalendar of events

Cardiac surgery
Long onlay bypass grafting using the left internal mammary artery for proximal and mid stenosis of the left anterior descending artery

Cardiac surgery
Left atrial appendage stapling during totally thoracoscopic ablation of long-standing lone persistent atrial fibrillation – lessons learnt

Cardiac surgery
Neuropsychological changes after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery

Cardiac surgery
A simple heart valve replacement technique which improves surgical time

Cardiac surgery
Long-term results after concomitant cardiac surgery and pulmonary resection

Congenital heart disease in children and adults
Comparison of the Mid-term Results of Pulmonary Valve-sparing Strategy and Transannular Patch Repair in Tetralogy of Fallot

Cardiac surgery
Long-term follow-up in adult patients after Fontan operations

Thoracic surgery
Early and late results of the Nuss operation for pectus excavatum – a single institution experience

Thoracic surgery
Thoracoscopy in the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax in children

Thoracic surgery
Practical comments on recurrent laryngeal nerve neuromonitoring during thyroid surgery

Anaesthesiology and intensive care
Does the optimization of intra-operative cerebral regional oxygen saturation have an effect on neurological function in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery?

Anaesthesiology and intensive care
Possibilities of modification of risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in cardiac surgery patients

Anaesthesiology and intensive care
Hemodynamic consequences of different ventilation methods used in lung surgery

Experimental cardiovascular and lung research
Mobilization of stem cells into the peripheral blood in children with congenital heart disease

Case reports
Synchronous primary lung cancers in a 51-year-old woman – a case report and literature review

Case reports
Partial resection of giant rhabdomyoma of the right ventricle in a neonate

Case reports
A young woman with Takayasu arteritis: surgical and anesthetic management of Bentall procedure in a patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm and renal artery stenosis

Case reports
Can a psychiatrist be helpful for a cardiologist?

Rehabilitation
Application of Fullerton test in assessment of the influence of movement rehabilitation on the overall physical fitness of patients with lung cancer

Rehabilitation
Attempt to assess the physical fitness of elderly patients eligible for resection of lung parenchyma using the Fullerton test

History of cardiac and thoracic surgery
A cardiac surgeon, his way to holiness, and his heritage – the 80^th anniversary of Giancarlo Rastelli’s birthday and the 45^th anniversary of the first Rastelli procedure

Scientific chronicle
A report from the 6^th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery. Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, February 17-22, 2013

Scientific chronicle
Calendar of events