Vol 6, Supplement 1 (March 24, 2014): Journal of Thoracic Disease (Cardiothoracic diseases closely related from diagnosis to treatment)

Preface

Cardiothoracic diseases: basic treatment
Paul Zarogoulidis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Ioannis Kioumis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Editorial

Current options for treatment of chronic coronary artery disease
Sotirios N. Prapas, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Theodora Tsiouda, Antonios Sakkas, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Original Article

Effect of lornoxicam in lung inflammatory response syndrome after operations for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
Kosmas Tsakiridis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Giorgos Vretzkakis, Dimitris Mikroulis, Andreas Mpakas, Georgios Kesisis, Stamatis Arikas, Alexandros Kolettas, Giorgios Moschos, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Theodora Tsiouda, Stavros Siminelakis, Thomas Beleveslis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Early reoperation performed for the management of complications in patients undergoing general thoracic surgical procedures
Christophoros N. Foroulis, Athanasios Kleontas, Avgerinos Karatzopoulos, Chryssoula Nana, George Tagarakis, Paschalis Tossios, Paul Zarogoulidis, Kyriakos Anastasiadis

Brief Report

Thirteen years follow-up of heart myxoma operated patients: what is the appropriate surgical technique?
Stavros Siminelakis, Alexandra Kakourou, Alexandra Batistatou, Stelios Sismanidis, Alexandra Ntoulia, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Theodora Syminelaki, Eleftherios Apostolakis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Theodora Tsiouda, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Georgios Dryllis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Andreas Mpakas, Thomas Beleveslis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Review Article

Review of mitral valve insufficiency: repair or replacement
Athanasios Madesis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, George Kesisis, Theodora Tsiouda, Thomas Beleveslis, Alexander Koletas, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Right heart failure post left ventricular assist device implantation
Mihalis Argiriou, Styliani-Maria Kolokotron, Timothy Sakellaridis, Orestis Argiriou, Christos Charitos, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Theodora Tsiouda, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Cerebral oximetry in cardiac anesthesia
George Vretzakis, Stauroula Georgopoulou, Konstantinos Stamoulis, Georgia Stamatiou, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogianis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Theodora Tsiouda, Andreas Mpakas, Thomas Beleveslis, George Vretzakis, Alexander Koletas, Stavros N. Siminelakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Left atrial appendage exclusion—Where do we stand?
Timothy Sakellaridis, Mihalis Argiriou, Christos Charitos, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Theodora Tsiouda, Stamatis Arikas, Andreas Mpakas, Thomas Beslevis, Alexander Koletas, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Lung inflammatory response syndrome after cardiac-operations and treatment of lornoxicam
Kosmas Tsakiridis, Andreas Mpakas, George Kesisis, Stamatis Arikas, Michael Argyriou, Stavros Siminelakis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Theodora Tsiouda, Eirini Sarika, Ioanna Katamoutou, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Pneumothorax after transthoracic needle biopsy of lung lesions under CT guidance
Tatjana Boskovic, Jelena Stanic, Slobodanka Pena-Karan, Paul Zarogoulidis, Kostas Drevelegas, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Andreas Mpakas, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Georgios Kesisis, Theodora Tsiouda, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Stamatis Arikas, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Pancoast tumors: characteristics and preoperative assessment
Nikolaos Panagopoulos, Vasilios Leivaditis, Efstratios Koletsis, Christos Prokakis, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Nikolaos Baltayiannis, Antonios Hatzimichalis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Theodora Tsiouda, Georgios Kesisis, Stavros Siminelakis, Athanasios Madesis, Dimitrios Dougenis
Influence of apnoeic oxygenation in respiratory and circulatory system under general anaesthesia
Alexander Kolettas, Vasilis Grosomanidis, Vasilis Kolettas, Paul Zarogoulidis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Theodora Tsiouda, Ioanna Kiougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Georgios Drylis, Georgios Kesisis, Thomas Beleveslis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome (ACOS): current literature review
Antonis Papaiwannou, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Dionysios Spyratos, Ioannis Kioumis, Georgia Pitsiou, Athanasia Pataka, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Stamatis Arikas, Andreas Mpakas, Theodora Tsiouda, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Stavros Siminelakis, Alexander Kolettas, George Kessis, Thomas Beleveslis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Pneumothorax and asthma
Konstantinos Porpodis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Dionysios Spyratos, Kalliopi Domvri, Ioannis Kioumis, Nikolaos Angelis, Maria Konoglou, Alexandros Kolettas, Georgios Kessisis, Thomas Beleveslis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Theodora Tsiouda, Michael Argyriou, Maria Kotsakou, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Preoperative evaluation for lung cancer resection
Dionysios Spyratos, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Nikolaos Angelis, Antonios Papaiwannou, Ioannis Kioumis, Georgia Pitsiou, Athanasia Pataka, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Andreas Mpakas, Stamatis Arikas, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Theodora Tsiouda, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Stavros Siminelakis, Michael Argyriou, Maria Kotsakou, George Kessis, Alexander Kolettas, Thomas Beleveslis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nikolaos Angelis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Dionysios Spyratos, Ioannis Kioumis, Antonis Papaiwannou, Georgia Pitsiou, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Andreas Mpakas, Stamatis Arikas, Theodora Tsiouda, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Michael Argyriou, George Kessisis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Surgical Technique

Surgical management of cardiac implantable electronic device infections
Michael Koutentakis, Stavros Siminelakis, Panagiotis Korantzopoulos, Alexandra Petrou, Eleftheria Priavali, Andreas Mpakas, Eleftheria Gesouli, Eleftheria Apostolakis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Theodora Tsiouda, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Therapeutic modalities for Pancoast tumors
Panagopoulos Nikolaos, Livaditis Vasilios, Koletsis Efstratios, Alexopoulos Panagiotis, Prokakis Christos, Baltayiannis Nikolaos, Hatzimichalis Antonios, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Theodora Tsiouda, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Athanasios Madesis, Georgios Vretzakis, Alexandros Kolettas, Dougenis Dimitrios

Case Report

Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the trachea—a rare entity case report
Maria Konoglou, Aggeliki Cheva, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Athanasia Pataka, Aggeliki Mpaliaka, Antonios Papaiwannou, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Theodoros Karaiskos, Georgios Kesisis, Alexander Kolettas, Alina Giouleka, Athanasios Madesis, George Vretzakis, Leonidas Sakkas, Kosmas Tsakiridis

Disclosure:

The supplement “Cardiothoracic diseases closely related from diagnosis to treatment” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Paul Zarogoulidis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Ioannis Kioumis and Konstantinos Zarogoulidis served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the supplement.