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

4/2014
vol. 11

CARDIAC SURGERY
The impact of coronary artery disease severity on late survival after combined aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting – experience of a single cardiac surgery center

Bartłomiej Perek, Marcin Misterski, Wojciech Stachowiak, Piotr Buczkowski, Sebastian Stefaniak, Mateusz Puślecki, Tomasz Urbanowicz, Wiktor Budniak, Marek Jemielity

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 361-366

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47333

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CARDIAC SURGERY
Trends in mechanical aortic valve replacement surgery in a large, multi-surgeon, single hospital practice

Mehmet Kalender, Ali Fedakar, Taylan Adademir, Salih Salihi, Kamil Boyacıoğlu, Babürhan Özbek, Mehmet Taşar, Mehmet Balkanay

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 367-372

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47334

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CARDIAC SURGERY
Different techniques for aortic valve repair and the associated root reconstruction – prospective long-term follow-up of the first 100 patients

Marek J. Jasinski, Radosław Gocol, Marcin Malinowski, Damian Hudziak, Piotr Duraj, Joanna Frackiewicz, Tomasz Kargul, Marek A. Deja, Stanisław Woś

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 373-380

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47335

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CARDIAC SURGERY
Evaluation of olfactory memory after coronary artery bypass grafting

Kemalettin Erdem, Veysel Yurttas, Murat Bilgi, Abdullah Demırhan, Tayfun Apuhan, Onursal Bugra, Bahadir Daglar

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 381-384

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47336

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CARDIAC SURGERY
Use of bone wax is related to increased postoperative sternal dehiscence

Cem Alhan, Cem Arıtürk, Sahin Senay, Murat Okten, A. Umit Güllü, Leyla Kilic, Hasan Karabulut, Fevzi Toraman

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 385-390

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47337

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CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Surgical correction of atrial septal defect in the elderly

Virginija Rudiene, Lina Gumbiene, Alicija Dranenkiene, Rimantas Karalius, Raimondas Sirmenis, Virgilijus Tarutis

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 391-396

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47338

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THORACIC SURGERY
Incidentally diagnosed pulmonary nodules: a diagnostic algorithm

Robert Dziedzic, Witold Rzyman

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 397-403

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47339

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HEART AND LUNG FAILURE, TRANSPLANTOLOGY
The relationship between late gadolinium enhancement imaging and myocardial biopsy in the evaluation of chronic heart failure patients with suspected myocarditis

Jolanta Nowak, Jarosław Wasilewski, Edyta Reichman-Warmusz, Beata Spinczyk, Jan Głowacki, Karol Miszalski-Jamka, Bożena Szyguła-Jurkiewicz, Mateusz Tajstra, Arkadiusz Badziński, Romuald Wojnicz, Lech Poloński

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 404-408

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47340

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EXPERIMENTAL CARDIOVASCULAR AND LUNG RESEARCH
Brain activity monitoring by compressed spectral array during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in acute aortic dissection surgery

Tomasz K. Urbanowicz, Wiktor Budniak, Piotr Buczkowski, Bartłomiej Perek, Maciej Walczak, Jadwiga Tomczyk, Sławomir Katarzyński, Marek Jemielity

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 409-413

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47341

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EXPERIMENTAL CARDIOVASCULAR AND LUNG RESEARCH
Evaluation of the impact of radical tumor resection in lung cancer patients on the activity of selected antioxidant enzymes

Piotr Misiak, Beata Rzepkowska-Misiak, Szymon Wcisło, Katarzyna Dziwińska, Katarzyna Malinowska, Ireneusz Majsterek

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 414-420

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47342

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CASE REPORT
Clinical application of Nuss procedure for chest wall deformity in Poland syndrome

Tomoe Koizumi, Nobuyuki Mitsukawa, Atsuomi Saiga, Kaneshige Satoh

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 421-423

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47343

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COMMENTARY
Comments on the article “Clinical application of Nuss procedure for chest wall deformity in Poland syndrome”

Krystian Pawlak

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 424

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47344

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CASE REPORT
Fistulization of hydatid mediastinal cyst to the anterior thoracic wall: case report

Serpil Sevinc, Ozgur Samancıiar, Taner Ozturk, Saban Unsal, Seyda Ors Kaya

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 425-427

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47345

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CASE REPORT
Successful repeated thrombolysis in a patient with HeartWare thrombosis – the importance of Doppler flow pattern

Lech Paluszkiewicz, Michiel Morshuis, Kavous Hakim-Meibodi, Stephan Ensminger, Jan Gummert

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 428-431

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47346

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CASE REPORT
A large pseudoaneurysm of the left cardiac ventricle in a 57-year-old patient after urgent coronary artery bypass grafting and surgical mitral valve replacement due to acute myocardial infarction

Joanna Wieczorek, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Anna Rybicka-Musialik, Piotr Janusiewicz, Marcin Malinowski, Marek A. Deja

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 432-436

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47347

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CASE REPORT
Ascending aortic dilatation as a late complication after implantation of a mechanical aortic valve performed 37 years earlier

Piotr Zając, Michał Plewka, Waldemar Rogowski, Jarosław D. Kasprzak

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 437-440

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47348

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CASE REPORT
Coronary artery fistula: a huge conus branch aneurysm

Fatemeh Moodi, Sarah Tayebi, Jalal Soltani, Fahime Sadat Saleh, Hami Ashraf, Afsoon Fazli Nezhad

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 441-443

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47349

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COMMENTARY
Comments on the article "Coronary artery fistula: a huge conus branch aneurysm"

Ireneusz Haponiuk

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 444

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47350

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DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
The place of indirect venography tests after pulmonary computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboemboli

Oguzhan Karaoglu, Kemal Can Tertemiz, Erkan Yilmaz, Atila Akkoclu, Neşat Çullu, Funda Dinc Elibol

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 445-451

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47351

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REHABILITATION
Physical activity in patients with grown-up congenital heart defects after comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation

Katarzyna Gierat-Haponiuk, Ireneusz Haponiuk, Radosław Jaworski, Maciej Chojnicki, Dominika Szalewska, Katarzyna Leszczyńska, Stanisław Bakuła

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (4): 452-458

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47352

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SCIENTIFIC CHRONICLE
Announcement

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47424

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SCIENTIFIC CHRONICLE
Calendar of events

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.47425

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CARDIAC SURGERYThe impact of coronary artery disease severity on late survival after combined aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting – experience of a single cardiac surgery center

CARDIAC SURGERYTrends in mechanical aortic valve replacement surgery in a large, multi-surgeon, single hospital practice

CARDIAC SURGERYDifferent techniques for aortic valve repair and the associated root reconstruction – prospective long-term follow-up of the first 100 patients

CARDIAC SURGERYEvaluation of olfactory memory after coronary artery bypass grafting

CARDIAC SURGERYUse of bone wax is related to increased postoperative sternal dehiscence

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN CHILDREN AND ADULTSSurgical correction of atrial septal defect in the elderly

THORACIC SURGERYIncidentally diagnosed pulmonary nodules: a diagnostic algorithm

HEART AND LUNG FAILURE, TRANSPLANTOLOGYThe relationship between late gadolinium enhancement imaging and myocardial biopsy in the evaluation of chronic heart failure patients with suspected myocarditis

EXPERIMENTAL CARDIOVASCULAR AND LUNG RESEARCHBrain activity monitoring by compressed spectral array during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in acute aortic dissection surgery

EXPERIMENTAL CARDIOVASCULAR AND LUNG RESEARCHEvaluation of the impact of radical tumor resection in lung cancer patients on the activity of selected antioxidant enzymes

CASE REPORTClinical application of Nuss procedure for chest wall deformity in Poland syndrome

COMMENTARYComments on the article “Clinical application of Nuss procedure for chest wall deformity in Poland syndrome”

CASE REPORTFistulization of hydatid mediastinal cyst to the anterior thoracic wall: case report

CASE REPORTSuccessful repeated thrombolysis in a patient with HeartWare thrombosis – the importance of Doppler flow pattern

CASE REPORTA large pseudoaneurysm of the left cardiac ventricle in a 57-year-old patient after urgent coronary artery bypass grafting and surgical mitral valve replacement due to acute myocardial infarction

CASE REPORTAscending aortic dilatation as a late complication after implantation of a mechanical aortic valve performed 37 years earlier

CASE REPORTCoronary artery fistula: a huge conus branch aneurysm

COMMENTARYComments on the article "Coronary artery fistula: a huge conus branch aneurysm"

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGINGThe place of indirect venography tests after pulmonary computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboemboli

REHABILITATIONPhysical activity in patients with grown-up congenital heart defects after comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation

SCIENTIFIC CHRONICLE Announcement

SCIENTIFIC CHRONICLE Calendar of events

CARDIAC SURGERY
The impact of coronary artery disease severity on late survival after combined aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting – experience of a single cardiac surgery center

CARDIAC SURGERY
Trends in mechanical aortic valve replacement surgery in a large, multi-surgeon, single hospital practice

CARDIAC SURGERY
Different techniques for aortic valve repair and the associated root reconstruction – prospective long-term follow-up of the first 100 patients

CARDIAC SURGERY
Evaluation of olfactory memory after coronary artery bypass grafting

CARDIAC SURGERY
Use of bone wax is related to increased postoperative sternal dehiscence

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Surgical correction of atrial septal defect in the elderly

THORACIC SURGERY
Incidentally diagnosed pulmonary nodules: a diagnostic algorithm

HEART AND LUNG FAILURE, TRANSPLANTOLOGY
The relationship between late gadolinium enhancement imaging and myocardial biopsy in the evaluation of chronic heart failure patients with suspected myocarditis

EXPERIMENTAL CARDIOVASCULAR AND LUNG RESEARCH
Brain activity monitoring by compressed spectral array during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in acute aortic dissection surgery

EXPERIMENTAL CARDIOVASCULAR AND LUNG RESEARCH
Evaluation of the impact of radical tumor resection in lung cancer patients on the activity of selected antioxidant enzymes

CASE REPORT
Clinical application of Nuss procedure for chest wall deformity in Poland syndrome

COMMENTARY
Comments on the article “Clinical application of Nuss procedure for chest wall deformity in Poland syndrome”

CASE REPORT
Fistulization of hydatid mediastinal cyst to the anterior thoracic wall: case report

CASE REPORT
Successful repeated thrombolysis in a patient with HeartWare thrombosis – the importance of Doppler flow pattern

CASE REPORT
A large pseudoaneurysm of the left cardiac ventricle in a 57-year-old patient after urgent coronary artery bypass grafting and surgical mitral valve replacement due to acute myocardial infarction

CASE REPORT
Ascending aortic dilatation as a late complication after implantation of a mechanical aortic valve performed 37 years earlier

CASE REPORT
Coronary artery fistula: a huge conus branch aneurysm

COMMENTARY
Comments on the article "Coronary artery fistula: a huge conus branch aneurysm"

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
The place of indirect venography tests after pulmonary computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboemboli

REHABILITATION
Physical activity in patients with grown-up congenital heart defects after comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation

SCIENTIFIC CHRONICLE
Announcement

SCIENTIFIC CHRONICLE
Calendar of events