Author details Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Cardio-thoracic unit and Cystic Fibrosis Adult Center Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milano, Milan, Italy. Department of Biomedical Science, Personalized Medicine Clinic: Asthma & Allergy Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Humanitas University – Rozzano (Milano), Mi...

32 The Journal of Thoracic and Cardio bjectives: The benefits of statin therapy for patients with coronary artery disease ave been well documented, including those occurring after coronary artery bypass raft surgery. The purposes of this study were to assess statin prescription rates in atients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery and to identify he determinants of postoperat...

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS: www. ICVTS.org) has been allocated a 2012 Impact Factor (IF) of 1.112. This is a very adequate reward for all contributors who have entrusted their work to ICVTS, the editorial team, the sponsoring European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS, www. eacts.org) and the publishers. It is worthy of note that ICVTS was founded as a s...

A 28-year-old man underwent aortic valve replacement and excision of abscess cavity for staphylococcus aureus endocarditis. A large pseudoaneurysm was found on CTangiogram 4 years later (Figs. 1 and 2). This was successfully treated with a redo aortic valve replacement, patch false aneurysm and replacement ascending aorta. www.elsevier.com/locate/ejcts European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surger...

The problems of cardio-vascular surgery in infancy cannot be satisfactorily included in this short review, which will deal with thoracic diseases other than those of the heart and great vessels. The problems will be considered under five headings:I. Oesophageal atresia and stenosis. 2. Diaphragmatic hernia. 3. Mediastinal cysts and neoplasms. 4. Lung cysts and infections. 5. Deformities of the ...

Dept of Cardiology; Dept of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery; Dept of Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Dept of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium; Dept of Cardiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre,...

CE-Perimount aortic bioprosthesis in a 59-year-old-man, implanted 8 years ago, showed non-infective severe structural deterioration. Preoperative echocardiogram demonstrated a prolapsing cusp (Fig. 1(A—C)); however, intra-operative echocardiogram and findings revealed a ‘missing’ leaflet (Figs. 1(D), 2(A and B) and Video 1). www.elsevier.com/locate/ejcts European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surg...

A 57-year-old man, who had undergone subtotal esophagectomy and bowel reconstruction with a stomach roll located in the retrosternal space 4 years before, developed pneumopericardium (Fig. 1) due to ulcer perforation (Fig. 2). He is alive and well 8 years after partial gastrectomy and pericardial drainage followed by pericardiectomy for secondary constrictive pericarditis. European Journal of C...

A 10-year-old girl with symptoms of atypical infection and diagnosed disintegration of the occluder (Fig. 1) was referred for surgery. Intra-operatively the device was incorporated with atrial septum, but its surface was not completely endothelialized. All parts were removed (Fig. 2). The defect was closed with pericardial patch. www.elsevier.com/locate/ejcts European Journal of Cardio-thoracic...