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

2/2018
vol. 15

Original paper

Long-term results of surgical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in patients over 75 years of age

Krystian Pawlak, Piotr Gabryel, Anna Kujawska, Mariusz Kasprzyk, Cezary Piwkowski, Błażej Kuffel, Wojciech Dyszkiewicz

Kardiochirugia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 65-71

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76470

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Original paper

Evaluation of thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery – a prospective randomized trial

Maciej Obersztyn, Ewa Trejnowska, Paweł Nadziakiewicz, Piotr Knapik

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 72-78

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76471

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Original paper

Sternal wound infections following cardiac surgery and their management: a single-centre study from the years 2016–2017

Agnieszka Kotnis-Gąska, Piotr Mazur, Aldona Olechowska-Jarząb, Andrzej Stanisz, Małgorzata Bulanda, Anetta Undas

Kardiochirugia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 79-85

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76472

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Original paper

Type of cardioplegic solution as a factor influencing the clinical outcome of open-heart congenital procedures

Michał Sobieraj, Marta Kilanowska, Piotr Ładziński, Irina Garbuzowa, Michał Wojtalik, Jerzy Moczko, Wojciech Mrówczyński

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 86-94

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76473

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Original paper

De Vega tricuspid valve annuloplasty – a rightly neglected surgical technique?

Júlia Csanády, Vojtěch Kurfirst, Radim Frána, Aleš Mokráček

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 95-101

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76474

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Original paper

Conversion to thoracotomy of video-assisted thoracoscopic closure of patent ductus arteriosus

Tomasz Stankowski, Sleiman Sebastian Aboul-Hassan, Dirk Fritzsche, Marcin Misterski, Jakub Marczak, Anna Szymańska, Katarzyna Wijatkowska, Cyprian Augustyn, Romuald Cichoń, Bartłomiej Perek

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 102-106

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76475

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Original paper

Quality of life in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot

Natalia Dłużniewska, Piotr Podolec, Maria Olszowska, Piotr Weryński, Bogdan Suder, Grzegorz Kopeć, Lidia Tomkiewicz-Pająk

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 107-113

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76476

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Review paper

Del Nido cardioplegia – what is the current evidence?

Krzysztof Sanetra, Ireneusz Pawlak, Marek Cisowski

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 114-118

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76477

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Review paper

Current views on molecularly targeted therapy for lung cancer – a review of literature from the last five years

Agnieszka Rybarczyk-Kasiuchnicz, Rodryg Ramlau

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 119-124

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76478

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Review paper

Does the timing of aspirin administration influence its antiplatelet effect – review of literature on chronotherapy

Ewa Miciak-Ławicka, Beata Begier-Krasińska, Andrzej Tykarski, Zbigniew Krasiński

Kardiochirugia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 125-129

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76479

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Short communication

The Likert scale is a powerful tool for quality of life assessment among patients after minimally invasive coronary surgery

Łukasz J. Krzych, Małgorzata Lach, Michał Joniec, Marek Cisowski, Andrzej Bochenek

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 130-134

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76480

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Applications of low-cost 3D printing in left atrial appendage closure using epicardial approaches – initial clinical experience

Radoslaw Litwinowicz, Jan Witowski, Mateusz Sitkowski, Grzegorz Filip, Maciej Bochenek, Michal Michalski, Krzysztof Banaszkiewicz, Malgorzata Urbanczyk-Zawadzka, Robert Banys, Robert Sobczynski, Boguslaw Kapelak, Krzysztof Bartus

Kardiochriugia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 135-140

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76481

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Letter to the Editor

Adenocarcinoma adjacent to a rare anatomical variant of right upper lobe

Cheng Shen, Guowei Che

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 141-142

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76482

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Letter to the Editor

Pediatric mitral valve reconstruction in acute endocarditis

Jacek Juściński, Konrad Paczkowski, Maciej Chojnicki, Mariusz Steffens, Anna Romanowicz, Katarzyna Gierat-Haponiuk, Wiktor Szymanowicz, Marta Paśko-Majewska, Ireneusz Haponiuk

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2018; 15 (2): 143-145

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2018.76483

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