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• 27th Annual Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, 16 - 19 November 2017, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia

  • ·Repair of Ischaemic Mitral Valve Regurgitation is Still a Valid Option With Good Outcomes

    Pagina :S501

    Mahmoud Abdelaziz, Arvin Thiruchelvam, Paneer Selvam, Jeswant Dillon, Pau Kiew Kong, Mohd Azhari Yakub

    
  • ·Prevalence and Impact of Iron Deficiency in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: An Indian Perspective

    Pagina :S501

    Surendra Agarwal, Aditya Kapoor, Shantanu Pande, Nilesh Srivastava, Shashank Tripathi

    
  • ·The Results of 100 Extra–Cardiac Fontan Patients

    Pagina :S502

    Do Anh Tien, Le Ngoc Thanh, Doan Quo Hung

    
  • ·Do We Still Need Wall Suction for Chest Drainage?

    Pagina :S502

    Luca Barozzi, Livio San Biagio, Matteo Meneguzzi, Delphine Courvoisier, Inez Cregan, Beat Walpoth, Giuseppe Faggian

    
  • ·Primary Repair of Oesophageal Perforation: An Experience of 81 Cases

    Pagina :S502

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Early Results of Excision of 306 Cases of Primary Chest Wall Tumours in a 15-Year Period

    Pagina :S503

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Outcome of Surgical Management of Pulmonary Aspergilloma: An Experience of 720 Cases in 15 Years

    Pagina :S503

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture: Experience of 336 Cases Over 15 Years

    Pagina :S504

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Surgical Intervention in Treatment Failure Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis: Experience of 162 Cases

    Pagina :S504

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Pneumonectomy for Benign Lung Disease: Peshawar Experience of 1053 Cases

    Pagina :S504

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Space Oblitration for Failed Decortication an Experience of 804 Cases Over a Period of 15 Years

    Pagina :S505

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Total Gastrectomy With Partial Oesophagectomy Roux-en-Y Oesophagojejunosotomy for Adenocarcinoma Stomach and Lower Oesophagus: Peshawar Experience of 478 Cases in 15 Years

    Pagina :S505

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Transthoracic Heller Myotomy for Achalasia: An Experience of 207 Cases Over 15 Years

    Pagina :S505

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Change in Right Ventricular Volume and Function After Pulmonary Valve Replacement

    Pagina :S506

    Andrew Cochrane, John Brookes, Aubrey Almeida, Jacob Goldstein, Adrian Pick, Julian Smith

    
  • ·Triple Valve Surgery: Predicting and Preventing Mortality

    Pagina :S506

    Nicholas Brunger, Nishith Patel, David Mccormack, Adam El Gamel

    
  • ·Pulmonary Metastectomy: A Consensus Statement

    Pagina :S507

    James Caristo, Tristan Yan

    
  • ·Single-surgeon Experience With the Ross Procedure for Treatment of Aortic Valve Disease

    Pagina :S507

    Stephanie Chan, Thalina Bandara, Richard Chard

    
  • ·Fresh Pericardial Valved Conduit for Reconstruction of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract in Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Stenosis or Pulmonary Atresia: Early Results

    Pagina :S507

    Akshay Chauhan, Anurag Agarwal, Nayem Raja, Chirantam Mangukia, Saket Agarwal, Deepak Satsangi

    
  • ·Extremely Elevated B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Predicts Poor Outcomes in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease

    Pagina :S507

    Weidan Chen, Xinxin Chen, Huiying Liang, Hui Shi, Li Ma, Minghui Zou

    
  • ·Pulmonary Metastasectomy – Analysis of Survival and Prognostic Factors in 243 Patients

    Pagina :S508

    Francis Cheung, Naveed Alam, Gavin Wright

    
  • ·Donation After Cicrulatory Death Heart Transplantation: An Update of Current Outcomes and Experience

    Pagina :S508

    Hong Chee Chew, Anne Keogh, Eugene Kotlyar, Chris Hayward, Priya Nair, Phillip Spratt, Kumud Dhital, Peter Macdonald, Arjun Iyer, Claudio Soto, Adam Roshan, Jonathan Cropper, Mark Connellan

    
  • ·The Effect of Human Thymus Fat-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell on Myocardial Infarcted Rat Model

    Pagina :S509

    Junwoo Cho, Ohchoon Kwon, Jaeseok Jang

    
  • ·Early Experiences With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Brunei Darussalam

    Pagina :S509

    Hong Sang Chua, Isham Jaafar, Dhakshina Moorthi Periasamy, Thirunavukkarasu Ganesan, Eugene Sim

    
  • ·Thoracic Impalement Injuries in a Single Trauma Centre

    Pagina :S509

    Emmeline Elaine Cua, Joel Macalino

    
  • ·Management of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery

    Pagina :S510

    Joshua De Bono, Sean Conte, Daniel Florisson, Reece Davies, Andrew Newcomb

    
  • ·Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation Predicts Short-term Outcome in High-risk Cardiac Surgical Patients

    Pagina :S510

    Duc Hoang Doan, Duc Phu Bui

    
  • ·Comparison of Surgical Options in the Management of Ischaemic Mitral Regurgitation With Concurrent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    Pagina :S510

    Fiona Doig, Andy Lu, Susan Smith, Rishendran Naidoo

    
  • ·iTAP Score to Predict Postoperative Survival of Patients Undergoing Surgical Pleurodesis

    Pagina :S511

    Jazmin Eckhaus, Steven Kunz, Simon Knight

    
  • ·Motor Vehicle Driving After Cardiac Surgery Via a Median Sternotomy: Mechanical and Cognitive Considerations

    Pagina :S511

    Doa El-Ansary, Colin Royse, Denehy Linda, Alistair Royse, Melinda Jackson, Mark Howard, Johan Heiberg, Adam Bryant, Sandy Clarke

    
  • ·Diagnosis Modalities and Repair Techniques of Anomalous Origin of The Left Coronary Artery From The Pulmonary Artery Without Mechanical-assisted Device: Single-centre Experience

    Pagina :S512

    Dicky Fakhri, Latifa Hernisa, Radityo Prakoso, Oktavia Lilyasari, Pribadi W. Busro, Poppy S. Roebiono

    
  • ·Needlescopic Video-assisted Thoracic Bilateral Sympathicotomy for the Treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis: An Analysis of 200 Cases

    Pagina :S512

    Xing Feng, Wen Meng, Hong Jiang, Qingsong Ding

    
  • ·Cost Analysis of Pulmonary Lobectomies; Thoracotomy Versus Videothoracoscopy

    Pagina :S513

    Alper Findikcioglu, Oya Yildiz, Sinan Issi, Dalokay Kilic

    
  • ·Clopidogrel in Combination With Aspirin Improves Vein Graft Patency Following CAGS

    Pagina :S513

    Daniel Florisson, Joshua De Bono, Sean Conte, Reece Davies, Andrew Newcomb

    
  • ·Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Lung Transplantation: A Randomised Controlled Trial

    Pagina :S513

    Louise Fuller, Doa El-Ansary, Brenda Button, Monique Corbett, Greg Snell, Silvana Marasco, Anne Holland

    
  • ·Operative Results of Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement in Chronic Ischaemic Mitral Valve Regurgitation

    Pagina :S514

    Damian Gimpel, Levi Bassin, Peter Grant, Zakir Akhunji, Beatrix Weiss, Michael Cheung, Scott Jennings, Hugh Wolfenden

    
  • ·Extended Endarterectomy is a Treatment Option for Diffuse Inoperable Left-Sided Coronary Artery Disease

    Pagina :S514

    Damian Gimpel, David J. McCormack, Adam El-Gamel

    
  • ·Single Clamping During Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Reduces Postoperative Stroke

    Pagina :S515

    Damian Gimpel, David J. McCormack, Adam El-Gamel

    
  • ·Long-term Follow-up Rates Post–Cardiothoracic Surgery: The Need for a Centralised Clinical Data Portal in Each Health Service

    Pagina :S515

    Damian Gimpel, Jody Walters, Ajay Iyengar, Ross Mejia

    
  • ·Peripheral Vascular Trauma: Review of 3000 Cases in the Past 25 Years From June 1992 to June 2017

    Pagina :S515

    Anil Gupta

    
  • ·Flail Chest Reconstruction—A Challenge: Review of 3000 Cases in the Past 25 Years from June 1992 to June 2017

    Pagina :S516

    Anil Gupta

    
  • ·Microsurgical Dexterity Tuition of Students and House Surgeons: A Necessary and Worthwhile Investment

    Pagina :S516

    Cheyaanthan Haran, Nicholas Brunger, Oliver Pumphrey, Kelsey Simpson, Jacque Roberts, Nand Kejriwal, Grant Parkinson, David Mccormack, Adam El-Gamel

    
  • ·The Use of Small Intestinal Submucosa Extracellular Matrix (CorMatrix®) in Cardiovascular Surgery: A Systematic Review

    Pagina :S516

    Hajar Hasan Kheslat, Alistair Royse

    
  • ·Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Single-centre Experience

    Pagina :S517

    Mohammed Aslam Hossain, Dharmendra Joshi

    
  • ·Outcome of Rib Fixation With Titanium Devices in Traumatic Fracture of Ribs at a Single Centre

    Pagina :S517

    Kazi Saiful Islam, Harish Mithiran Muthiah, Ooi Oon Cheong, John Tam Kit Chung, Evangelos Papadimas

    
  • ·Prospective Nonrandomised Comparative Study of Right Mini–Thoracotomy Aortic Valve Replacement Between Sutureless and Sutured Pericardial Bioprostheses in Septuagenarians

    Pagina :S517

    Varissara Javakijkarnjanakul, Suchart Chaiyaroj, Panuwat Lertsitthichai, Omchai Rattananont, Chawannuch Ruaengsri

    
  • ·Early Clinical Outcomes of Tricuspid Ring Annuloplasty Using the New Three-dimensional Annuloplasty Ring, Tri-Ad

    Pagina :S518

    Woohyun Jung, Jaewon Song, Jae-Woon Choi, Ho Young Hwang, Ki-Bong Kim, Hyuk Ahn, Kyung-Hwan Kim

    
  • ·Does the Ratio of Protamine to Heparin Impact Transfusion and Bleeding Following Cardiac Surgery?

    Pagina :S518

    Niamh Keenan, Robert Baker, Jayme Bennetts, Richard Newland

    
  • ·Outcomes of Redo Valve Surgery in Indigenous Australians

    Pagina :S518

    Niamh Keenan, Jayme Bennetts, Richard Newland, Robert Baker

    
  • ·Retrospective Survival Analysis of 84 Patients With Multiple Pulmonary Metastases From Solid Tumours Treated by a 1318-nm Diode Laser Combined With Anatomical Lung Resection

    Pagina :S519

    Alexander Kern, Axel Rolle, Beata Bis, Steffen Drewes

    
  • ·13-Year Experience of Management of Corrosive Intake at Nishtar Hospital Multan

    Pagina :S519

    Iftikhar Hussain Khan, Ali Sufian, Muhammad Kaleem Ullah, Muhammad Asif, Azeem Mir, Mansoor Ali, Muhammad Rashid, Fuad-Ul-Hasan Khan, Rabeea Gul

    
  • ·Outcomes of Surgery for Infective Endocarditis in Children: A 30-Year Review

    Pagina :S520

    Brandon Khoo, Edward Buratto, Igor Konstantinov

    
  • ·Long-term Results of Conventional Total Aortic Arch Replacement

    Pagina :S520

    Yoichi Kikuchi, Yoshiaki Astute, Tikara Sheik

    
  • ·Different Prosthetic Treatment Modalities for Chest Wall Reconstruction: Experience With 96 Patients

    Pagina :S520

    Dalokay Kilic, Alper Findikcioglu, Sinan Issý, Oya Yildiz, Sevket Kavukcu

    
  • ·Factors Affecting Choice of Prosthetic Material for Sternum Reconstruction After Resection: Experience With 30 Patients

    Pagina :S521

    Dalokay Kilic, Alper Findikcioglu, Sinan Issý, Oya Yildiz, Sevket Kavukcu

    
  • ·Use of Decellularised Porcine Intestinal Submucosa Extracellular Matrix in Airway Reconstruction to Enable Lung-sparing Oncological Surgery

    Pagina :S521

    Michelle Kim, Nisal Perera, Simon Knight, Stephen Barnett, Julian Gooi, Siven Seevanayagam

    
  • ·Comparison of Bioprosthetic and Mechanical Valve Replacement for Left-sided Infective Endocarditis

    Pagina :S522

    Sue Hyun Kim, Jae-Woong Choi, Hak-Ju Kim, Hyuk Ahn

    
  • ·Evaluation of Limited Resection of Lung Cancer >20 mm in Diameter or Including Solid Part in Half or More Size of Tumour Diameter

    Pagina :S522

    Katsuo Kojima, Makoto Yano, Kenichi Ohkubo, Hideki Akamatsu

    
  • ·Comparison of Predictive Value of Preoperative and Immediate Postoperative Proteinuria With Cardiac Surgery-associated Acute Kidney Injury

    Pagina :S522

    Shahrul Hashim, Yeong Sing Lee, Kenny Cheng, Ashvin Nair, Sivakumar Krishnasamy, Raja Amin Raja Mokhtar

    
  • ·Personalised External Aortic Root Support Procedure in Severe Pectus Excavatum

    Pagina :S523

    Josephine Mak, David Mccormack, Nicholas Odom, Adam El-Gamel

    
  • ·Are Two Ventricles Better Than One in the Fontan Circulation?

    Pagina :S523

    Supreet Marathe, William Shi, Charlotte Verrall, Jascha Kehr, Gopinath Perumal, Jessica Sun, Tom Gentles, Nelson Alphonso, David Andrews, Julian Ayer, Diana Zannino, Karin Du Plessis, Yves D’Udekem, David Winlaw.

    
  • ·Urinary Oxygen Tension Versus Plasma and Urinary Biomarkers for Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury

    Pagina :S524

    Andrew Martin, Michael Zhu, Jennifer Ngo, Andrew Cochrane, Julian Smith, Amanda Thrift, Roger Evans

    
  • ·Single-Port VATS vs Multiport VATS Multi-Institutional Single-Surgeon Training Experience Comparison

    Pagina :S524

    Yaroslav Mayorchak, Yana Oborska, Waleed Aty, Eric Lo, Jason Shin, Naveed Alam, Gavin Wright, Robert Costa

    
  • ·Carcinoid Heart Disease: A Simple Pulmonary Valve Solution

    Pagina :S524

    Oliver Pumphrey, David McCormack, Damian Gimpel, Adam El-Gamel

    
  • ·Mortality From Cardiac Arrest After Cardiac Surgery: What Can be Done?

    Pagina :S525

    David McCormack, Adam El-Gamel, Cheyaanthan Haran, Paul Conaglen, Nand Kejriwal, Zaw Lin, Nick Odom, Grant Parkinson, Adrian Levine, Tom O’Rourke

    
  • ·UK National Induction Programme for Higher Cardiothoracic Surgical Training: An Experience of Immersive Simulation Training

    Pagina :S525

    David McCormack, Narain Moorjani, Michael Lewis, Tim Graham, Sridhar Rathinam

    
  • ·Recovery From Operation Quality Assessment System: A Novel Technology for the Real-time Assessment of Recovery Following Cardiac Surgery

    Pagina :S526

    David McCormack, Damian Balmforth, Philipp Lohrmann, Sammra Ibrahim, Rakesh Uppal, Alex Shipolini, Adam El-Gamel

    
  • ·Sound Pressure Levels in Cardiac Recovery Units: An Invisible Harm

    Pagina :S526

    David McCormack, Eyal Ben-David, Gopal Soppa, Philippa Borra, Jonathan Anderson, Adam El-Gamel

    
  • ·Readmission Following Cardiac Surgery: Does Inpatient Recovery Predict Readmission?

    Pagina :S526

    David McCormack, Damian Balmforth, Adam El-Gamel, Sammra Ibrahim, Philipp Lohrmann, Rakesh Uppal, Alex Shipolini

    
  • ·The Functional Disability Questionnaire: Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of a New Tool for Measuring Physical Function Following Cardiac Surgery

    Pagina :S527

    Katijjahbe Md Ali, Linda Denehy, Catherine Granger, Alistair Royse, Colin Royse, Sarah Logie, Tamica Sturgess, Margaret Mcmanus, Nur Ayub Mohd Ali, Sandy Clarke, Doa El-Ansary

    
  • ·Rib Fixation for Trauma: A 15-Year Experience

    Pagina :S527

    Felicity Meikle, Phillip Antippa

    
  • ·A Novel Method to Stabilise Pectus Bars Using Sternal ZipFix

    Pagina :S527

    Harish Mithiran, Keith Yong, John Tam Kit Chung

    
  • ·Endoscopic Vein Harvesting at an Australian Public Hospital: Outcomes in the First Year

    Pagina :S528

    Jose Nadal, Michael Worthington

    
  • ·Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery Through Manubrium-limited Sternotomy Approach

    Pagina :S528

    Mohammad Hassan Nezafati, Pouya Nezafati, Mehdi Kahrom

    
  • ·Upper Mini–sternotomy for the Treatment of Proximal Aortic Dissecting Aneuryms

    Pagina :S528

    An Nguyen, Tien Tran

    
  • ·Monocusp for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Tetralogy of Fallot

    Pagina :S529

    Kingsfield Ong, Robert Grignani, Sriram Shankar

    
  • ·Clinical Correlation Between Recurrence Rate of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Presence of Bullae in Chest Computed Tomography in the First Episode of Pneumothorax

    Pagina :S529

    Byungmo Gu, Bongsuk Park, Hongkyu Lee, Hyoungsoo Kim, Weonyong Lee, Yongjoon Ra

    
  • ·Does the Use of Saphenous Vein Graft in Coronary Surgery Affect Patient Survival at Different Ages?

    Pagina :S529

    Zulfayandi Pawanis, Colin Royse, David Canty, Christopher Reid, Alistair Royse

    
  • ·Totally Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery for Partial Atrioventricular Septal Defect Repair Without Robotic Assistance

    Pagina :S530

    Huy Dang, Thanh Le, Huu Nguyen, Dai Tran

    
  • ·Microwave Ablation for Malignant Pulmonary Nodules: A Case Series

    Pagina :S530

    Marie Adrianne Pimentel, Trevor Tnay, Latham Berry, Harsh Singh

    
  • ·Branch-first Aortic Arch Surgery: The Wellington Experience

    Pagina :S530

    Kamaraj Radhakrishnan, Sean Galvin

    
  • ·Validation of Thorax Trauma Severity Score Using Early Emergency Department Computed Tomography (MDCT 64 Slice/Multirow Detector)

    Pagina :S531

    Anurag Rai, D.K. Srivastava, S.S. Rajput

    
  • ·Evolution of Dynamic Chemical Imaging Towards Live Tissue Assessment During Surgery

    Pagina :S531

    Jaishankar Raman

    
  • ·Accuracy, Calibration, and Clinical Performance of EuroSCORE II and Age, Creatinine, and Ejection Fraction Score in 53,472 Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgeries in Australia and New Zealand

    Pagina :S532

    Fabio Ramponi, Deborah Black, Paul Bannon, Christopher Read, Julian Smith, Bruce Cartwright

    
  • ·Long-term Survival After Surgical Resection for Lung Cancer in a Regional Centre: A 13-Year Experience

    Pagina :S532

    James Ross, Henry Liao, Rebecca Langmaid, Tali Lior, Andrew Lowe, Gavin Wright, Bruce Stewart

    
  • ·New Coronary Artery Bypass? Coronary Surgery Without Saphenous Vein: Analysis of More Than 50,000 Patients

    Pagina :S532

    Alistair Royse, Zulfayandi Pawanis, David Canty, Christopher Reid, Colin Royse

    
  • ·Preoperative Atrial Fibrillation Portends Poor Outcomes After Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta–analysis

    Pagina :S533

    Akshat Saxena, Sohaib Virk, Sebastian Bowman, Richmond Jeremy, Paul Bannon

    
  • ·Limiting the Learning Curve for Pulmonary Endarterectomy: An Australian Single-Centre Experience

    Pagina :S533

    Sarah Scheuer, Sam Emmanuel, Anne Keogh, Joanna Pepke-Zaba, David Boshell, David Jenkins, Eugene Kotylar, Kumud Dhital

    
  • ·Hybrid Procedure for Ventricle Septal Defect Closure: Early Experience in Indonesia

    Pagina :S534

    YanEfrata Sembiring, Arif Rahman Hakim, Oky Revianto, Paul Tahalele, Heroe Subroto, Ito Puruhito, Agung Prasmono, Mahrus Rahman, Alit Utamayasa, Teddy Ontoseno, Syahrian Andrian

    
  • ·Comparing Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With and Without Use of the Internal Mammary Artery in a Tertiary Care Hospital

    Pagina :S534

    Syed Shahabuddin, Shiraz Hashmi, Shahid Sami

    
  • ·Experience in Adolescent and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery Over the First Decade of a New Program

    Pagina :S535

    William Shi, Andrew Cochrane, Aubrey Almeida, Jacob Goldstein, Adrian Pick, Prashant Joshi, Julian Smith

    
  • ·How to Overcome the Gap in Perception Between the Ideal Implementation of Trans–catheter Aortic Valve Replacement and the Reality? Experience of Negotiations for Establishing a Guideline for Monitoring Trans–catheter Aortic Valve Replacement

    Pagina :S535

    Sung Ho Shinn, Suk Jung Choo, Kyung Hwan Kim, Wook Sung Kim, Sam-Sae Oh, Sak Lee

    
  • ·Nonoperative Management of Blunt Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury: Systematic Review and Meta–analysis of 3776 Patients

    Pagina :S535

    Tse Kiat Soong, Fan Shuen Tseng, Nicholas Syn, Andrew Choong

    
  • ·The Use of Point-of-Care Testing for Monitoring of Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time in Patients Receiving Heparin Infusion is Not Safe

    Pagina :S536

    Timothy Surman, Michael Worthington

    
  • ·Short Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Preventing Potential Occlusion to the Celiac or Renal Artery in Asian Population

    Pagina :S536

    Nasir Syed, Nurul Azimah, Shahida Wahab, Adli Azam, Zuhanis Hamid, Mohammad Arif, Mohammad Hamzah

    
  • ·Experience With the Axillary Artery as an Arterial Cannulation Site in Patients With Type A Aortic Dissection

    Pagina :S536

    Arpit Talwar, Elvina Wiadji, Manu Mathur

    
  • ·Mid-term Survival After Open and Endovascular Aortic Repair Procedures

    Pagina :S537

    Anna Tam, Kenny Sin

    
  • ·Redo Aortic Valve Replacement: Risk Factors for Postoperative Morbidity and Long-Term Survival

    Pagina :S537

    Marina Tan, Susan Smith, Dannie Zarate, James Mcgree, Rishendran Naidoo

    
  • ·A Novel Technique for the Aortic Valve Leaflet Reconstruction Using Autologous Pericardium Guided by 3D Hologram Obtained from a New Workstation Visalius3D

    Pagina :S537

    Takeo Tedoriya, Kenichi Kamiya, Tadamasa Miyauchi, Masaomi Fukuzumi

    
  • ·Suction Versus Nonsuction Drainage in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Primary Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Pagina :S538

    Sameer Thakur, Andrew Nienaber, Wade Huish, Mark Newman, Lucas Sanders, Pragnesh Joshi

    
  • ·Hybrid Surgery for Complex Aortic Dissecting Aneurysms

    Pagina :S538

    Tien Tran, An Nguyen

    
  • ·Aortic Root Surgery After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair

    Pagina :S538

    Kyokun Uehara, Hitoshi Matsuda, Jiro Matsuo, Teppei Toya, Yosuke Inoue, Atsushi Omura, Yoshimasa Seike, Hiroaki Sasaki, Junjiro Kobayashi

    
  • ·Bifid Stomach Tube: A New Conduit as Neo-Esophagus

    Pagina :S539

    Muhammad Kaleem Ullah, Muhammad Rashid, Ali Sufian, Azeem Mir, Fuad-Ul-Hasan Khan, Rabeea Gul, Iftikhar Hussain Khan, Mansoor Ali, Muhammad Asif

    
  • ·Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction: Nishtar Experience of 56 Cases

    Pagina :S539

    Muhammad Kaleem Ullah, Ali Sufian, Muhammad Asif, Mansoor Ali, Muhammad Rashid, Azeem Mir, Rabeea Gul, Fuad-Ul-Hasan Khan, Iftikhar Hussain Khan

    
  • ·Surgical Treatment for Valvular Heart Disease and Pregnancy

    Pagina :S540

    Dung Van, Phan Nguyen, Phuong Phan, Quy Nguyen

    
  • ·Surgery for Primary Tracheobronchial Neoplasms

    Pagina :S540

    Huu Vinh Vu

    
  • ·Surgical Reconstruction for Congenital Tracheal Malformation

    Pagina :S540

    Huu Vinh Vu

    
  • ·Hybrid Versus Conventional Surgery of Stanford A Dissection: Reintervention for the Distal Residual Aorta

    Pagina :S541

    Zanxin Wang, Rong Ren, Qiang Fu, Junmin Wen, Minxin Wei

    
  • ·Impact of Visceral Pleural Invasion on the Timing of Postoperative Recurrence in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Pagina :S541

    Katsuya Watanabe, Kentaro Sakamaki, Munetaka Masuda, Haruhiko Nakayama, Takamitsu Maehara, Taketsugu Yamamoto, Teppei Nishii

    
  • ·Cardiac Remodelling After Mitral Valve Procedure With Simultaneous Aortic Valve Surgery: Repair or Replacement?

    Pagina :S541

    Sahaporn Wathanawanichakun, Choosak Kasemsan

    
  • ·Long-Term Result of Aortic Valve-sparing Root Replacement Operation With Reimplantation Technique (David Procedure)

    Pagina :S542

    Surin Woragidpoonpol, Apichart Tantraworasin, Chararoon Rimsukjareonchai, Amarit Phothikul

    
  • ·Cost of Paediatric Heart Transplantation in Australia

    Pagina :S542

    Xin Tao Ye, Alice Parker, Melissa Lee, Rob Weintraub, Johann Brink, Igor Konstantinov

    
  • ·Quality of Life in Adult Survivors After Paediatric Heart Transplantation in Australia

    Pagina :S543

    Xin Tao Ye, Alice Parker, Melissa Lee, Igor Konstantinov, Jacob Mathew, Yves D’Udekem, Christian Brizard, Johann Brink

    
  • ·Three-port Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy for Primary Lung Cancer

    Pagina :S543

    Shinji Yuhara, Tadasu Kohno, Naoko Kimura, Souichiro Suzuki, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Mizuki Morota, Makoto Wakatabe, Akira Kohno

    
  • ·Results of False Lumen Status of Different Methods for Aortic Arch Treatment in Stanford A Aortic Dissection

    Pagina :S543

    Qing Zhou, Dongjin Wang, Yunxing Xue, Fudong Fan, Hailong Cao, Xiyu Zhu

    
  • ·Root Management Strategy in Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection: Reconstruction Rather Than Replacement

    Pagina :S544

    Dongjin Wang, Yunxing Xue, Qing Zhou, Dongfu Fan, Hailong Cao, Xiyu Zhu

    
  • ·Urinary Hypoxia: An Intraoperative Marker of Risk of Cardiac Surgery-associated Acute Kidney Injury

    Pagina :S544

    Michael Z.L. Zhu, Andrew Martin, Andrew D. Cochrane, Julian A. Smith, Amanda G. Thrift, Jennifer P. Ngo, Gerard K. Harrop, Roger G. Evans

    
  • ·Mitral Valve Repair With Sorin Memo Three-dimensional Rechord Annuloplasty Ring: An Early New Zealand Single-centre Experience

    Pagina :S545

    Shafiq R. Abdul G Shabiyulla, Trevor Tnay, John Lainchbury, Harsh Singh

    
  • ·Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery in Patients With Preoperative Dialysis

    Pagina :S545

    Umar Ali, Charles Jenkinson, Suanne Macconnell, Robert Larbalestier

    
  • ·Double to Single Chest Drain Following Empyema Decortication: Outcome Analysis

    Pagina :S546

    Ali Ali Akbar Fazuludeen, Keerthi Rajapaksha, Zhen Wei Choo, Goh Paul-Jon, Aneez D.B. Ahmed

    
  • ·A Rare Case of Left Ventricular Cardiac Myxoma With Obstruction of the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract

    Pagina :S546

    Mazisa Ansyori, Heroe Soebroto, Yan Efrata Sembiring, Paul Tahalele, Ito Puruhito

    
  • ·Proximal Right Coronary Artery Inflow for RITA Conduit in Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    Pagina :S546

    Nuttapon Arayawudhikul

    
  • ·Traumatic Heart Rupture: Case Series

    Pagina :S547

    Samrit Attasiriluk

    
  • ·Mini-thoracotomy Single-vessel Coronary Artery Revascularisation: Early Outcome With Angiographic Follow-up

    Pagina :S547

    Kwabena Ayim, Pragnesh Joshi, Mark Newman, Ngozichukwuka Okiwelu, Sameer Thakur

    
  • ·VAT Removal of Large Symptomatic Bronchogenic Cyst Causing Left Atrial Compression

    Pagina :S547

    Vipin Balachandran, Pragnesh Joshi

    
  • ·VAT Management of Iatrogenic Brachiocephalic Vein Injury

    Pagina :S547

    Vipin Balachandran, Charles Jenkinson, Christopher Merry

    
  • ·Early Outcomes Following Magna Ease Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Implants

    Pagina :S548

    Prakash Balakrishnan, Jessica Kusel, Sean Galvin, Barry Mahon, James Mcgiven, John Riordan

    
  • ·Delayed Surgical Management of Left Upper Lobe Pulmonary Mucormycosis in a Critically Unwell Woman

    Pagina :S548

    Thilina Bandara, Himanshu Desai

    
  • ·Single-centre Experience With Inferior Vena Cava Repair Using Median Sternotomy and Laparotomy

    Pagina :S548

    Thilina Bandara, Stephanie Chan, Richard Chard

    
  • ·Experience of Decortication for Empyema Thoracis Over 15 Years

    Pagina :S549

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Retrosternal Goiter and Surgical Approaches: Peshawar Experience of 207 Cases Over 15 Years

    Pagina :S549

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Thoracoplasty: An Experience of 874 Cases in a 15-Year Period in a Developing Country

    Pagina :S549

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·To Compare the Outcome of Surgical Resection for Bronchiectasis With and Without Intercostal Muscle Flap: 15-Year Peshawar Experience

    Pagina :S550

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Surgical Resection of Pulmonary Hydatid: An Experience of 819 Cases Over a Period of 15 Years

    Pagina :S550

    Amer Bilal

    
  • ·Outcomes of Patients With Moderate Ischaemic Mitral Regurgitation Who Underwent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Alone vs CABG With Mitral Valve Surgery

    Pagina :S550

    Elmo Bombase, Christopher Cheng

    
  • ·Pneumocytoma (Sclerosing Haemangioma of the Lung): An Unusual Case and Literature Review

    Pagina :S551

    John Brookes, Prashant Joshi, Andrew Cochrane

    
  • ·Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Case Series

    Pagina :S551

    Nicholas Brunger, David Mccormack, Nand Kejriwal

    
  • ·Surgical Correction of Atrial Fibrillation Concomitant With Rheumatic Mitral Valve Surgery: Mid-Term Result

    Pagina :S551

    Ashok Kumar Chahal, Nilesh Aggarwal, Divya Arora, Kuldeep Singh Lallar, Shamsher Singh Lohchab

    
  • ·Surgical Management of a Patient With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

    Pagina :S551

    Stephanie Chan, Ian Nicholson

    
  • ·Inferior Pulmonary Ligament Release During Surgery for Primary Pneumothorax: Time-consuming Without Reduced Recurrence

    Pagina :S552

    Wing Yan Joyce Chan, Peter S.Y. Yu, Rainbow W.H. Lau, Innes Y.P. Wan, Calvin S.H. Ng

    
  • ·Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery Reduces Length of Hospital Stay and Costs: A Single Tertiary Centre Experience

    Pagina :S552

    Jianye Chen, Lowell Leow, Sherlyn Tham, Yijie Chew, Peggy Hu, Theodoros Kofidis

    
  • ·Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Reduces Postoperative Serum Lactate Level and Its Associated Complications

    Pagina :S552

    Yi Jie Chew, Sherlyn Yen Yu Tham, Siew Pang Chan, Jianye Chen, Lowell Leow, Theodoros Kofidis

    
  • ·Successful Surgical Repair of a Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Into the Coronary Sinus in an Adult

    Pagina :S553

    Tze Yang Chin, Van Truong, Vinod Sharma, Douglas Wall

    
  • ·Long-term Results of Aortic Root Replacement for Aortic Regurgitation in Behçet's Disease

    Pagina :S553

    Jae Woong Choi, Hyuk Ahn, Kyung Hwan Kim, Ho Young Hwang, Kyung-Hak Lee, Sue Hyun Kim

    
  • ·Does MIDCAB Improve Outcomes Compared to Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass via Sternotomy in Patients Undergoing Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

    Pagina :S554

    Daniel Florisson, Joshua De Bono, Sean Conte, Reece Davies, Andrew Newcomb

    
  • ·Percutaneous Carotid Stenting for Cerebral Malperfusion Post-Acute Type A Dissection Repair

    Pagina :S554

    Joshua De Bono, Amul Sibal, Anoop Madan

    
  • ·Long-term Results of Mitral Valve Replacement With Mechanical Prothesis

    Pagina :S554

    Que Do

    
  • ·Long-term Results of Multidisciplinary Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Lymph Node Metastasis

    Pagina :S554

    Que Do

    
  • ·Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation Predicts Short-term Outcome in High-risk Cardiac Surgical Patients

    Pagina :S555

    Duc Hoang Doan, Bui Duc Phu, Huynh Van Minh

    
  • ·Interesting Presentation of Aortic Coarctation

    Pagina :S555

    Fiona Doig, Anil Prabhu, Peter Tesar

    
  • ·Cardiac Arrest in the Case of an Anomalous Left Main Coronary Artery

    Pagina :S555

    Siyaguna Ekanayake, Chaudhury Masud, Rishendran Naidoo, Peter Tesar

    
  • ·Sternal Micromotion During Upper Limb Movements: Is It Time for a Change to Sternal Precautions Following Cardiac Surgery via a Median Sternotomy?

    Pagina :S556

    Doa El-Ansary, Sulakshana Balachandran, Alistair Royse, Linda Denehy, Annemarie Lee, Colin Royse

    
  • ·How Reliable is Radial Artery Pressure for Blood Pressure Monitoring in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Using Retrograde Perfusion?

    Pagina :S556

    Sam Emmanuel, Yoshitsugu Nakamura, Chihiro Shirai, Fumiaki Shikata, Yujiro Kawanishi

    
  • ·False Positivity of Fludeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Patients With Isolated Mediastinal Lymph Node Involvement With Extrathoracic Malignancies

    Pagina :S557

    Alper Findikcioglu, Oya Yildiz, Sinan Issi, Dalokay Kilic

    
  • ·Posterior Approach Thoracic Surgery: A Unit Experience of 210 Procedures

    Pagina :S557

    Campbell Flynn, James Caristo, Ashleigh Xie, Chin Poh, Tristan Yan

    
  • ·Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Lodged Rotablator

    Pagina :S557

    William Foot, Lachlan Marshall, Bruce Thomson

    
  • ·Management of Competitive Flow in Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta

    Pagina :S558

    Damian Gimpel, David J. McCormack, Adam El-Gamel

    
  • ·Postoperative Cardiothoracic X-ray Protocols Deliver Low Clinical Yield and Results That are not Cost-effective

    Pagina :S558

    Damian Gimpel, David J. McCormack, Ej O’Malley, Paul Conaglen, Zaw Lin, Nand Kerjiwal, Nick Odom, Adam El-Gamel

    
  • ·Negative-pressure Wound Therapy With Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Splay for Empyema With Bronchial Fistula After Lung Resection: A Case

    Pagina :S558

    Tatsuya Goto, Masanori Tsuchida, Terumoto Koike, Seijiro Sato, Akihiko Kitahara, Akihiro Nakamura

    
  • ·Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: Is It a Safe Procedure for Pleural Empyema? Aceh Experiences

    Pagina :S559

    Yopie Afriandi Habibie, Khalis Hamdani

    
  • ·Bacteriological Profile of Pleural Empyema: Surgical Management Plays an Important Role in Comprehensive Treatment. Aceh Experiences

    Pagina :S559

    Yopie Afriandi Habibie, Khalis Hamdani

    
  • ·Ethnicity and Premorbidity State of Patients for Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: The Waikato Cardiothoracic Unit Experience

    Pagina :S560

    Stephanie Rees, Cheyaanthan Haran, David Mccormack, Adam El-Gamel

    
  • ·Minimally Invasive Tricuspid Valve Repair With Autologous Pericardium

    Pagina :S560

    Jonathan Hartono, Vinod Sharma, Homayoun Jalali

    
  • ·Surgical Closure of Right Patent Ductus Arteriosus With an Ipsilateral Aortic Arch: A Case Report

    Pagina :S560

    Mohammed Aslam Hossain

    
  • ·Agreement of Central Venous Saturation and Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension After Cardiac Surgery

    Pagina :S560

    Shuai Hu, Zhi-Yan Han, Xiao-Jian Wang, Yi Sun, Dian-Yuan Li

    
  • ·Correlations of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Pectus Excavatum: Does the Nuss Procedure Affect the Scoliotic Curvature?

    Pagina :S561

    Jin Yong Jeong, Sung Bo Sim, Keon Hyeon Jo, In Soo Oh

    
  • ·A Simple Proximal Anastomosis Technique for a Patient With Calcified Ascending Aorta Who Underwent Coronary Aretery Bypass Grafting

    Pagina :S561

    Paradorn Jetwanna, Watchara Samakkanthai, Uraiwan Nunual

    
  • ·Surgical Options for Malignant Mesothelioma: A Single-centre Experience

    Pagina :S562

    Seung Ri Kang, Yong-Hee Kim

    
  • ·Surgical Outcome of Colon Interposition in Oesophageal Cancer Surgery: Analysis of Risk Factors for Conduit-related Morbidity

    Pagina :S562

    Seung Ri Kang, Kanghoon Lee, Hyeong Ryul Kim, Yong-Hee Kim

    
  • ·Treatment Modality and Diagnostic Clues of Complicated Hydatid Cyst of the Thorax: A Review of 65 Cases

    Pagina :S562

    Dalokay Kilic, Alper Findikcioglu, Oya Yildiz, Sinan Issý

    
  • ·Clinical Outcomes in Laparoscopic Surgical Management of Morgagni Hernia

    Pagina :S563

    Seok Kim, Ju Sik Yun, Sang Yun Song, Kook Joo Na

    
  • ·Trend Analysis for the Choice and Cost of Lung Cancer Treatment in South Korea, 2003–13

    Pagina :S563

    Dohun Kim, So Young Kim, Beomseok Suh, Jong Hyock Park

    
  • ·Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Diaphragmatic Plication With Mesh Repair: A Novel Technique

    Pagina :S563

    Michelle Kim, Bibhusal Thapa, Siven Seevanayagam

    
  • ·Is it True That Thoracoscopic Surgery Causes Less Pleural Adhesion Than Thoracotomy? Comparison Between Cases of Second Surgery After Thoracoscopic Surgery and Thoracotomy

    Pagina :S564

    Naoko Kimura, Makoto Wakatabe, Shinji Yuhara, Tadasu Kohno, Sakashi Fujimori, Souichiro Suzuki, Mitsuaki Kawashima, Shinichiro Kikunaga, Mizuki Morota, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Akira Kohno

    
  • ·Three-port Thoracoscopic Bronchoplasty

    Pagina :S564

    Akira Kohno, Tadasu Kohno, Sakashi Hujimori, Soichiro Suzuki, Shinichiro Kikunaga, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Mizuki Morota, Shinji Yuhara, Makoto Wakatabe

    
  • ·Thoracoscopic Lung Segmentectomy for Multiple Ground-glass Nodules Following Virtual-assisted Lung Mapping: A Case

    Pagina :S565

    Terumoto Koike, Masanori Tsuchida, Seijiro Sato, Akihiko Kitahara, Tatsuya Goto, Akihiro Nakamura

    
  • ·Application of Passive Orthostatism for Patients with Impaired Oxygenation After Cardiac Surgery

    Pagina :S565

    Yasumasa Kumazaki, Yukio Umeda, Teruki Moro, Yoshihiko Kitamura, Yasuaki Takahashi, Tomonari Yamashita, Shintarou Tanihata, Toshiyuki Noda, Yoshio Mori, Hiroshi Takiya

    
  • ·Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Reduces Postoperative Hospital Stay

    Pagina :S565

    Lowell Leow, Jianye Chen, Sherlyn Tham, Yi Jie Chew, Peggy Hu, Theodoros Kofidis

    
  • ·Primary Benign Right Ventricuar Tumours: Clinical Experiences and Mid-term Results

    Pagina :S566

    Fei Li, Yue-Tang Wang, Wei Wang, Ze-Ping Huang

    
  • ·Transcatheter Heart Valve Dislocation: Midterm Follow-up and A Novel Designed Positioning Element to Avoid Left Ventricular Embolism

    Pagina :S566

    Fei Li, Wei Wang, Xu Wang, Fei Xu, Ze-Ping Huang

    
  • ·An Audit of Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Thymectomy

    Pagina :S566

    Guan Lim, Pragnesh Joshi, Sameer Thakur, Ayim Kwabena

    
  • ·Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Masquerading as a Sternal Mass: A Case Report

    Pagina :S567

    John Michael Lopez, Josefino Sanchez, Teodoro Bautista

    
  • ·Robotic-assisted Resection of Diaphragmatic Osteochondroma

    Pagina :S567

    Sudharsan Madhavan, Fazuludeen A. Akbar, Dokev B.A. Aneez

    
  • ·Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: An Audit of Contemporaneous Practice

    Pagina :S568

    Josephine Mak, Rory Kelleher, Paul Conaglen, Zaw Lin, Nand Kejriwal, Nicholas Odom, Grant Parkinson, David Mccormack, Adam El-Gamel

    
  • ·Massive Adrenal Tumour with Intravascular Invasion and Right Atrial Extension: The Role of the Cardiothoracic Surgeon Within A Collaborative Team of Experts

    Pagina :S568

    David Mccormack, Neal Banga, Peter Hill, Paul Morrison, Long Jiao, David Nicol, Jonathan Anderson

    
  • ·Risk Factors for Respiratory Tract Infection Following Cardiac Surgery: Insights from the Recovery from Operation Quality Assessment System Investigators

    Pagina :S568

    David Mccormack, Damian Balmforth, Adam El-Gamel, Sammra Ibrahim, Philipp Lohrmann, Rakesh Uppal, Alex Shipolini

    
  • ·Normothermic Humidified Carbon Dioxide Reduces Gaseous Embolic Load in Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery

    Pagina :S569

    David Mccormack, Adam El-Gamel

    
  • ·Wake-up to Sleep Apnoea Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    Pagina :S569

    David Mccormack, Alexandra Hogan, Melanie Marshall, Sammra Ibrahim, Ann-Marie Openshaw, Francesca Cormack, Alex Shipolini

    
  • ·An Unusual Intrathoracic Tumour on Pleural Ultrasound for Suspected Effusion

    Pagina :S570

    Felicity Mcivor, John Mackintosh, Fiona Doig, Verena Zajac, Peter Robinson, Rishendran Naidoo

    
  • ·Where did the Fluid go? Benign Emptying of fhe Pneumonectomy Space

    Pagina :S570

    Felicity Meikle, Phillip Antippa

    
  • ·Malignant Spindle and Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Left Atrium: A Case Report

    Pagina :S570

    Delbrynth P. Mitchao, Mark Edward Anthony M. Maruya, Josel Rey L. Aguelo

    
  • ·Evaluation of Resection for Pulmonary Metastasis of Pancreatic Cancer After Pancreatectomy

    Pagina :S571

    Mizuki Morota, Tadasu Kohno, Sakashi Fujimori, Naoko Kimura, Souichiro Suzuki, Mitsuaki Kawasima, Sinichiro Kikunaga, Ryuichi Yoshimura

    
  • ·Surgical Outcomes of Cardiac Valve Infective Endocarditis

    Pagina :S571

    Chan-Young Na

    
  • ·Aortic Root Surgery in Marfan Syndrome

    Pagina :S571

    Chan-Young Na

    
  • ·Giant Papillary Fibroelastoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

    Pagina :S572

    Jose Nadal, Adam Nelson, James Edwards

    
  • ·Salvage Surgery for Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma in Our Hospital

    Pagina :S572

    Satoshi Nagasaka, Satuki Kina, Yoshihito Arimoto, Fumi Yokote, Yuusuke Setojima, Ryusuke Sumiya

    
  • ·Completion Pneumonectomy with Combined Resection of the Aortic Wall Following Stent Graft Insertion for Local Recurrence of Metachronous Lung Cancer After Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: A Case

    Pagina :S572

    Akihiro Nakamura, Masanori Tsuchida, Takeshi Okamoto, Terumoto Koike, Seijiro Sato, Akihiko Kitahara, Tatsuya Goto

    
  • ·Preoperative Anaemia in Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Pagina :S573

    Benson Nardino, Andrew Marriott, Chenghon Yap, Eileen Moore

    
  • ·Five-chambered Heart: Case of a Huge Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm

    Pagina :S573

    Pouya Nezafati, Mohammad Hassan Nezafati, Alireza Khooei, Hossein Nazari Hayanou, Mehdi Kahrom

    
  • ·Urgent Operation for Aortic Dissecting Aneurysm in Pregnant Women

    Pagina :S573

    An Nguyen, Tien Tran

    
  • ·Combination of Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair and Open Surgery for Complex Aortic Disease

    Pagina :S573

    An Nguyen, Tien Tran

    
  • ·Does Radial Artery Harvest Lead to Atheroma in the Remaining Ulnar Artery 18 Years Postoperatively?

    Pagina :S574

    Megan O’Donnell, Colin Royse, David Canty, Laura Mocioaca, Alistair Royse

    
  • ·Does Radial Artery Harvest Adversely Affect Forearm Blood Flow at Rest and Exercise?

    Pagina :S574

    Megan O’Donnell, Colin Royse, David Canty, Laura Mocioaca, Alistair Royse

    
  • ·A Case of Branched Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair for Distal Arch Aneurysm

    Pagina :S574

    Takeshi Okamoto, Yoshihiko Yokoi, Kenji Aoki, Osamu Namura, Kazuhiko Hanzawa, Masanori Tsuchida

    
  • ·Trials and Tribulations of Atrial Fibrillation Surgery: A Small-centre Single-surgeon Experience

    Pagina :S575

    Ngozichukwuka Okiwelu, Lucas Sanders, Tittu Thomas, Kwabena Ayim

    
  • ·Endovascular Aortic Repair with Recanalisation of a Chronically Occluded Common Iliac Artery

    Pagina :S575

    Ryo Onishi, Takeshi Okamoto, Norihito Nakamura, Kenji Aoki, Kazuhiko Hanzawa, Osamu Namura, Masanori Tsuchida

    
  • ·Diagnostic Dilemma: Malignancy Presenting with a Paraneoplastic Arthritis and Leukocytosis

    Pagina :S575

    Sarah Page, Robert Grant, Matthew Yong, Anand Iyer

    
  • ·Intrapulmonary Shunting in a Case of Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma

    Pagina :S576

    Sarah Page, Matthew Yong, Robert Grant, Sumit Yadav

    
  • ·Recurrent Bioprosthetic Valve Thrombosis: A Case for Life-long Anticoagulation

    Pagina :S576

    Sarah Page, Matthew Yong, Robert Grant, Pankaj Saxena, Sumit Yadav

    
  • ·Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma Originating From the Left Ventricular Septum: A Case Report

    Pagina :S576

    Sarah Page, Robert Grant, Matthew Yong, Anand Iyer

    
  • ·Interim Results of Thoracic Aortofemoral Bypass in Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease

    Pagina :S576

    Weonyong Lee, Bongsuk Park, Yongjoon Na

    
  • ·Surgical Outcome of Native Valve Endocarditis

    Pagina :S577

    Bongsuk Park, Weonyong Lee, Yongjoon Ra

    
  • ·Huge Aortic False Aneurysm in a Patient with Undifferentiated Spondyloarthropathy

    Pagina :S577

    Chul Hyun Park, Kun Woo Kim, Kuk Hui Son, Hyo Jin Choi, Seok In Lee, Kook Yang Park

    
  • ·Lymph Node Involvement and Survival of Pathological Predominant Subtype in Clinical Stage I Adenocarcinoma Using the Forthcoming Eighth Staging System

    Pagina :S577

    Kisung Park, Chihoon Bae, Daesung Hyun, Sungmin Kang

    
  • ·Less Invasive Laryngeal Mark Airway Induction in Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Wedge Resection for Pneumothorax

    Pagina :S578

    Sungjoon Park, Jae Hoon Lee, Eui Suk Chung

    
  • ·Mini-invasive Mitral Valve Repair: Progress to a Totally Endoscopic Approach Without Robotic Assistance

    Pagina :S578

    Thanh Dat Pham, Cong Huu Nguyen, Ngoc Thanh Le

    
  • ·Outcomes After Isolated Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in Young Patients (<50 years): A Single-centre Study

    Pagina :S579

    Vitoon Pitiguagool, Jamorn Udomkusonsri, Siriwasan Akanitthapichat, Permyos Ruengsakulrach, Piyapan Pamornsing, Kosin Thupvong, Somboon Boonkasem

    
  • ·Triple Valve Replacement in a Rare Case of Left-sided Carcinoid Heart Disease

    Pagina :S579

    Neelprada Pradhan, Karan Sian, Rosauro Mejia

    
  • ·An Unusual Presentation of a Mycotic Coronary Aneurysm with a Pyopericardium

    Pagina :S579

    Neelprada Pradhan, Karan Sian, Rosauro Mejia

    
  • ·Early Experience of Fontan Operation in a Single Tertiary Care Centre

    Pagina :S580

    Sompop Prathanee, Cherdchai Tontisirin, Chusak Kuptarnond, Seehapong Phetcharat

    
  • ·Correlation Ankle Brachial Index and Arteriography Findings of Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 at the Dr. Zainoel Abidin General Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

    Pagina :S580

    Indra Wijaya Putra, Yopie Afriandi Habibie

    
  • ·Surgical Treatment of Huge Empyema Involving Total Compression of Ipsilateral Lung Parenchyma and Induces Shifting of Mediastinum Resulting in Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction

    Pagina :S580

    Yongjoon Ra

    
  • ·Retrograde Autologous Priming: The Wellington Experience

    Pagina :S580

    Kamaraj Radhakrishnan, Sean Galvin

    
  • ·VATS: Evaluation and Current Need in Management of Thoracic Trauma

    Pagina :S581

    Anurag Rai, D.K. Srivastava, S.S. Rajput

    
  • ·Evaluation of Thoracomyoplasty in Chronic Empyema Thoracis: An Institutional Experience

    Pagina :S581

    Anurag Rai, D.K. Srivastava, S.S. Rajput

    
  • ·Case Report: Penetrating Thoracic Injury Caused by Impalement on Multiple Steel Frames

    Pagina :S582

    Mohamad Rizki, Dhihintia Jiwangga Suta, Agung Prasmono

    
  • ·Outcomes After Valve Surgery for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Western Australia

    Pagina :S582

    Kieran Robinson, Charles Jenkinson, Jamie Rankin, Robert Larbalestier, James Marangou

    
  • ·Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia Complicating Adult Cardiac Surgery

    Pagina :S582

    Arindam Roy, Harpreet Singh Minhas, Ankit Jain, Saumya Sekhar Jenasamant

    
  • ·Incidental Finding of Coarctation of the Aorta in a Patient With Marfan Syndrome: A Case Report

    Pagina :S583

    Arindam Roy, Subodh Sathyarthy, Utsav Gupta, Muhammed Abid Geelani, Sanjay Tyagi

    
  • ·Dysphagia Lusoria in a Patient With Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

    Pagina :S583

    Arindam Roy, Saket Agarwal, Muhammad Abid Geelani, Akshay Chauhan, Aklesh Singh Tomar

    
  • ·LIMA-RA Y Graft Angiographic Patency

    Pagina :S583

    Alistair Royse, Anthony Brennan, Zulfayandi Pawanis, David Canty, Colin Royse

    
  • ·Surgical Outcome of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage at a Single Institute

    Pagina :S583

    Ilango Sadasivan, Zameer Bin Abdul Aziz, Shanthi Shridhar Shetty, Nakao Masakazu, Loh Yee Jim, Ong Kim Kiat

    
  • ·Five-year Experience of Atrial Fibrillation Surgery in Lampang Hospital

    Pagina :S584

    Boonsap Sakboon, Nuttapon Arayawudhikul, Jareon Cheewinmathasiri, Angsu Chartrungson

    
  • ·Cardiac Surgical Risk-scoring Models in New Zealand

    Pagina :S584

    Miniruwani Samarakoon, Sean Galvin, Marcus Fruen, Shawn Sturland, Paul Teal, Shieak Yc Tzeng

    
  • ·Sternotomy: Reduced Pain With ‘Self-hug’

    Pagina :S584

    Lucas Sanders, Monika Ziolkiewicz, Julien Graziet, Steven Cindric, Mark Newman, Jurgen Passage, Elizabeth Tran

    
  • ·Fast-track Lung Surgery: Review of Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Results

    Pagina :S585

    Lucas Sanders, Louis Okiwelu, Sameer Thakur

    
  • ·Is Double-barrelled Distal Anastomosis in Chronic Descending Aortic Dissection With Reinforcement of Aortic Edge Justified?

    Pagina :S585

    Yoshiei Shimamura, Kazuma Maisawa

    
  • ·Incidence, Risk Factors and Effect on Short-Term Results of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Indian Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    Pagina :S585

    Surendra Agarwal, Shantanu Pande, Nilesh Srivastava, Aditya Kapoor, Gauranga Majumdar

    
  • ·The Role of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Case of Dumbbell Tumours of the Mediastinum: Medico-Legal Need in the Modern Era

    Pagina :S586

    Dharmendra Srivastava, Dipak Singh, Shivani Rastogi, Bhuwan Tiwari, S. Rajput, Ap Jain

    
  • ·Intrapulmonary Teratoma: A Rare Case

    Pagina :S586

    I. Wayan Sudarma, Dhihintia Jiwangga

    
  • ·Effect of Blood Transfusion on Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Review of 50 Cases

    Pagina :S586

    Mohammad Samir Azam Sunny, Rajat Pradhan, Mohammed Aslam Hossain, Asit Baran Adhikary

    
  • ·Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Noncardiac Surgery

    Pagina :S587

    Timothy Surman, Martinelli Nadal, Michael Worthington

    
  • ·Thorascopic Sympathectomy for Long QT Syndrome: Literature Review and Case Study

    Pagina :S587

    Timothy Surman, Justin Chan, Robert Stuklis

    
  • ·Surgical Resection of Lung Adenocarcinoma ?20 mm in Diameter

    Pagina :S587

    Souichiro Suzuki, Akira Kohno, Tadasu Kohno, Sakashi Fujimori, Naoko Kimura, Mituaki Kawashima, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Mizuki Morota, Makoto Wakatabe, Shinji Yuhara

    
  • ·Robotic Thymectomy in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis

    Pagina :S588

    Yee Shyn Tai, Anna Le Wen Tam, Aneez D.B. Ahmed, Atasha Asmat

    
  • ·A Questionnaire Survey of Paramedic Staff Who Experienced Passive Orthostatism for Early Mobilisation in Intensive Care Unit Patients After Cardiac Surgery

    Pagina :S588

    Yasuaki Takahashi, Masahiro Nakashima, Yukio Umeda, Yasumasa Kumazaki, Teruki Mori, Hiroshi Takiya, Yoshio Mori, Toshiyuki Noda, Shintaro Tanihata, Tomonari Yamashita

    
  • ·Thymic Metastasis From a Likely Colorectal Primary Carcinoma

    Pagina :S589

    Arpit Talwar, Julian Gooi

    
  • ·Challenges Faced During Surgical Management of the Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Arising From the Left Coronary Cusp in Adults

    Pagina :S589

    Arpit Talwar, Manu Mathur

    
  • ·Surgical Management of Primary Spontaneous Haemopneumothorax

    Pagina :S589

    Anna Tam, Boon Ong, Tina Koh, Chong Lim

    
  • ·Arrhythmias After Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery: Our Recent Experience

    Pagina :S590

    Anna Tam, Chi Keong Ching, Kenny Sin

    
  • ·Inpatient Versus Outpatient Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: Our Experience

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    Darren Tan, Charles Jenkinson, Robert Larbalestier

    
  • ·Endovascular Stent-grafting for Treatment of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Some Premilinary Results

    Pagina :S591

    Tien Tran, Hung Phan

    
  • ·Rare Case of Post-traumatic Lung Herniation Through Sternal Defect

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    Minh Tran, Jason Varzaly, Fabiano Viana

    
  • ·First-in-Australia Novel Sternal Reconstruction With Titanium-Printed Custom-made Prosthesis

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    Minh Tran, Jason Varzaly, Michael Worthington

    
  • ·Undiagnosed Phaeochromocytoma in Cardiac Surgery

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    Van Truong, Rishendran Naidoo, Anil Prabhu, Douglas Wall, Vinod Sharma

    
  • ·Rare Case of Lactobacillus rhamnosus Infective Endocarditis

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    Van Truong, Rishendran Naidoo, Andrew Clarke, Vinod Sharma

    
  • ·Eleven-Year Outcomes After Isolated Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery at Bangkok Heart Hospital

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    Jamorn Udomkusonsri, Vitoon Pitiguagool, Siriwasan Akanitthapichat, Permyos Ruengsakulrach, Piyapan Pamornsing, Kosin Thupvong, Somboon Boonkasem

    
  • ·Passive Orthostatism Using Tilt Table in Critical Patients After Cardiovascular Surgery

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    Yukio Umeda, Hiroshi Takiya, Yasumasa Kumazaki, Teruki Mori, Masahiro Nakashima, Yasuaki Takahashi, Tomonari Yamashita, Shintaro Tanihata, Toshiyuki Noda, Yoshio Mori

    
  • ·Arterial Switch Operation, Cor Triatriatum Repair, Patent Ductus Arteriosis Transection and Atrial Septal Defect Patching in a 1-Month-Old Male for D Transposition of the Great Arteries, Cor Triatriatum Sinister and Atrial Septal Defect Secundum Type With Dextrocardia

    Pagina :S593

    Cherisse Vinoya, Alan Jay Junio, Jetz Marionne Cruz

    
  • ·Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Repair in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery

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    Anh Vo, Dinh Nguyen, Trang Nguyen, Huy Ngo, Thien Vu, Tuan Anh Pham Tho

    
  • ·Mid-term Outcomes After Mitral Valve Repair for Patients With Infective Endocarditis

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    Somchai Waikittipong

    
  • ·Treatment Outcomes of Three-port Thoracoscopic Surgery for Multiple Lung Metastases

    Pagina :S594

    Makoto Wakatabe, Akira Kohno, Shinji Yuhara, Tadasu Kohno, Sakashi Fujimori, Naoko Kimura, Soichiro Suzuki, Mitsuaki Kawashima, Shinichiro Kikunaga, Mizuki Morota, Ryuichi Yoshimura

    
  • ·Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps: A Review of Institutional Usage and Complications of Use

    Pagina :S594

    Edward Wang, Lucas Sanders, Pragnesh Joshi, Jurgen Passage, Mark Newman

    
  • ·Long-term Result of Intentional Limited Resection for Ground Glass Opacity-Dominant Adenocarcinoma

    Pagina :S595

    Takehiro Watanabe, Tatsuhiko Hirono, Takahisa Koizumi

    
  • ·A Systematic Review of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Via Carotid Artery Access

    Pagina :S595

    Ian Wee, Thomas Stonier, Michael Harrison, Andrew Choong

    
  • ·Carney Complex Syndrome: A Rare Case Report

    Pagina :S595

    Rakadian Wijaya, Phaleno Widaryo, Oky Revianto, Yan Sembiring, Paul Tahalele

    
  • ·Repair of Left Ventriculoatrial Fistula Following Aortic Valve Replacement for Endocarditis

    Pagina :S596

    Robert Xu, Timothy Surman, Fabiano Viana, Robert Stuklis, James Edwards, Michael Worthington

    
  • ·Repair of Gerbode Defect Following Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement and Left Ventricular Outflow Myomectomy

    Pagina :S596

    Robert Xu, Minh Tran, Fabiano Viana, Robert Stuklis, James Edwards, Michael Worthington

    
  • ·Off-Pump Coronary Artery Grafting in a Patient With Chronic Infected Pneumonectomy Space and Eloesser Flap

    Pagina :S596

    Robert Xu, Mart Nadal, Robert Stuklis, James Edwards, Michael Worthington, Fabiano Viana

    
  • ·Interrupted Aortic Arch With Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm in an Adult: A Case Report

    Pagina :S597

    John Andrew Yam, Gisel Catalan, Ramon Ribu

    
  • ·Health-related Quality of Life of Paediatric Heart Transplant Recipients in Australia

    Pagina :S597

    Xin Tao Ye, Alice Parker, Melissa Lee, Robert Weintraub, Johann Brink, Igor Konstantinov

    
  • ·Preferred Procedure and Clinical Outcomes of Three-Port Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Extended Thymectomy in Patinets With Myasthenia Gravis

    Pagina :S597

    Ryuichi Yoshimura, Tadasu Kohno, Sakashi Fujimori, Naoko Kimura, Souichiro Suzuki, Mitsuaki Kawashima, Shinichiro Kikunaga, Mizuki Morota

    
  • ·Emergency Endovascular Aortic Repair for Rupture of Kommerell Diverticulum in Right-Sided Aortic Arch

    Pagina :S598

    Hiroaki Yusa, Tomoaki Tanabe, Yoshikatsu Hanzawa, Shou Tatebe, Imun Tei, Shigeyuki Aomi

    
  • ·Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Type A Aortic Dissection Mimics Acute Coronary Syndrome With Oral Antiplatelet Agents

    Pagina :S598

    Yunxing Xue, Dongjin Wang, Qing Zhou, Dongfu Fan, Hailong Cao, Xiyu Zhu

    
  • ·The Sternal Management Accelerated Recovery Trial (SMART): Standard Restrictive Versus an Intervention of Modified Sternal Precautions Following Cardiac Surgery Via a Median Sternotomy: A Randomised Controlled Trial

    Pagina :S598

    Katijjahbe Md Ali, Catherine Granger, Linda Denehy, Alistair Royse, Colin Royse, Rebecca Bates, Sarah Logie, Nur Ayub Mohd Ali, Sandy Clarke, Doa El-Ansary

    

• Author Index

  • ·Author Index

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