The Jounral of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Myocardial Management, And Support Techniques

CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT

Amelioration of ischemia-reperfusion injury by human thioredoxin in rabbit lung
Kenichi Okubo, MD, Shinji Kosaka, MD, Noritaka Isowa, MD, Toshiki Hirata, MD, Shigeki Hitomi, MD, Junji Yodoi, MD, Minoru Nakano, MD, and Hiromi Wada, MD

Transplantation of genetically marked cardiac muscle cells
Satoshi Gojo, MD, Soichiro Kitamura, MD, Osamu Hatano, PhD, Akira Takakusu, MD, Kenji Hashimoto, PhD, Yumi Kanegae, PhD, and Izumu Saito, MD

Proliferation of smooth muscle cells in acute allograft vascular rejection
Jun Amano, MD, Shigeru Ishiyama, MD, Toshiro Nishikawa, MD, Hiroyuki Tanaka, MD, Ryozo Nagai, MD, Fumiaki Marumo, MD, and Michiaki Hiroe, MD

Optimal dose of basic fibroblast growth factor for long-segment orthotopic tracheal autografts
Ryoichi Nakanishi, MD, Nobuyuki Nagaya, MD, Takashi Yoshimatsu, MD, Takeshi Hanagiri, MD, and Kosei Yasumoto, MD

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY

Long-term results of lung metastasectomy: Prognostic analyses based on 5206 cases
The International Registry of Lung Metastases. Writing Committee: Ugo Pastorino, MD, Marc Buyse, ScD, Godehard Friedel, MD, Robert J. Ginsberg, MD, Philippe Girard, MD, Peter Goldstraw, MD, Michael Johnston, MD, Patricia McCormack, MD, Harvey Pass, MD, and Joe B. Putnam, Jr., MD

Thoracoscopic loop ligation of parenchymal blebs and bullae: Is it effective and safe?
Hui-Ping Liu, MD, Chau-Hsiung Chang, MD, Pyng Jing Lin, MD, and Ming-Jang Hsieh, MD

Recurrence of thymoma: Analysis of clinicopathologic features, treatment, and outcome
Enrico Ruffini, MD, Maurizio Mancuso, MD, Alberto Oliaro, MD, Caterina Casadio, MD, Antonio Cavallo, MD, Roberto Cianci, MD, Pier Luigi Filosso, MD, Massimo Molinatti, MD, Calogero Porrello, MD, Nazario Cappello, PhD, and Giuliano Maggi, MD

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Peritoneal dialysis in children after cardiopulmonary bypass
Heinrich A. Werner, MD, David F. Wensley, MD, David S. Lirenman, MD, and Jacques G. LeBlanc, MD
Commentary: Con
Richard A. Jonas, MD
Commentary: Pro
Roger B. Mee, MB, ChB, FRACS

Cerebral oxygenation during cardiopulmonary bypass in children
C. Dean Kurth, MD, James M. Steven, MD, Susan C. Nicolson, MD, and Marshall L. Jacobs, MD
Commentary
Richard A. Jonas, MD

Factors that influence the development of atrial flutter after the Fontan operation
Steven B. Fishberger, MD, Gil Wernovsky, MD, Thomas L. Gentles, MB, ChB, Kimberlee Gauvreau, ScD, Janice Burnett, John E. Mayer, Jr., MD, and Edward P. Walsh, MD

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE

Efficacy of transcranial motor-evoked myogenic potentials to detect spinal cord ischemia during operations for thoracoabdominal aneurysms
Peter de Haan, MD, Cor J. Kalkman, MD, PhD, Bas A. de Mol, MD, PhD, Leon H. Ubags, Dirk J. Veldman, MD, and Michael J. H. M. Jacobs, MD, PhD
Commentary
Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

Procollagen production in fresh and cryopreserved aortic valve grafts
Flavian M. Lupinetti, MD, James M. Kneebone, MS, Mark D. Rekhter, MD, Kelvin G. M. Brockbank, PhD, and David Gordon, MD

Direct vasodilator effect of milrinone, an inotropic drug, on arterial coronary bypass grafts
James J. Liu, MD, PhD, Laurie A. Doolan, MB,BS, FANZCA, Bing Xie, MD, Joan R. Chen, MD, and Brian F. Buxton, MB,BS, FACS

Effect of altered blood flow on the caliber and morphology of the internal thoracic artery in the dog
Yasuhiro Kouchi, MD, Yoko Onuki, MD, Moses Hong-De Wu, MD, Qun Shi, MD, and Lester R. Sauvage, MD

The treatment of patients with infected implantable cardioverter-defibrillator systems
Sean O'Nunain, MB, Irving Perez, MD, Marc Roelke, MD, Stefan Osswald, MD, Brian A. McGovern, MD, D. Ross Brooks, MD, David F. Torchiana, MD, Gus J. Vlahakes, MD, Jeremy Ruskin, MD, and Hasan Garan, MD

Routine chest roentgenography on admission to intensive care unit after heart operations: Is it of any value?
Walter O'Brien, FFARCSI, Jacek M. Karski, MD, Davy Cheng, MD, Jo Carroll-Munro, RN, Charles Peniston, MD, and Alan Sandler, MD

St. Jude Medical valve prosthesis: An analysis of long-term outcome and prognostic factors
L-F. Debétaz, MD, P. Ruchat, MD, M. Hurni, MD, A. Fischer, MD, F. Stumpe, MD, H. Sadeghi, MD, G. van Melle, PhD, and J-J. Goy, MD

Left ventricular adaptation to aortic regurgitation in conscious dogs
J. William Gaynor, MD, Michael P. Feneley, MD, Stanley A. Gall, Jr., MD, Michael A. Savitt, MD, Scott C. Silvestry, MD, James W. Davis, PhD, J. Scott Rankin, MD, and Donald D. Glower, Jr., MD

Selective motor neuron death and heat shock protein induction after spinal cord ischemia in rabbits
Masahiro Sakurai, MD, Masashi Aoki, MD, Koji Abe, MD, Mitsuaki Sadahiro, MD, and Koichi Tabayashi, MD

Effects of cryopreservation on contractile properties of porcine isolated aortic valve leaflets and aortic wall
Claes Wassenaar, MD, PhD, Willem A. Bax, PhD, Robert-Jan van Suylen, MD, Voijslav D. Vuzevski, MD, PhD, and Egbert Bos, MD, PhD

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, MYOCARDIAL MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TECHNIQUES

A comparison of the early and midterm results after dynamic cardiomyoplasty in patients with ischemic or idiopathic cardiomyopathy
Oguz Tasdemir, MD, Süha D. Küçükaksu, MD, Kerem M. Vural, MD, Fehmi S. Katircioglu, MD, Emine Kütük, MD, and Kemal Bayaz
Commentary
Ray C.-J. Chiu, MD, PhD

Tirofiban provides
Yuji Hiramatsu, MD, Nicolas Gikakis, BSE, Harry L. Anderson III, MD, Joseph H. Gorman III, MD, Cezary Marcinkiewicz, PhD, Robert J. Gould, PhD, Stefan Niewiarowski, MD, PhD, and L. Henry Edmunds, Jr., MD

Prevalence of anaphylactic reactions to aprotinin: Analysis of two hundred forty-eight reexposures to aprotinin in heart operations
W. Dietrich, MD, P. Sp

Preoperative and postoperative comparison of patients with univentricular and biventricular support with the Thoratec ventricular assist device as a bridge to cardiac transplantation
David J. Farrar, PhD, J. Donald Hill, MD, D. Glenn Pennington, MD, Lawrence R. McBride, MD, William L. Holman, MD, Robert L. Kormos, MD, Donald Esmore, FRACS, Laman A. Gray, Jr., MD, Paul E. Seifert, MD, G. Phillip Schoettle, MD, Charles H. Moore, MD, Paul J. Hendry, MD, and Joginder N. Bhayana, MD

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS

Inferior mesenteric artery as a free arterial conduit for myocardial revascularization
Pitambar Shatapathy, MB, MS, MCh, FACS, Bhuvnesh Kumar Aggarwal, MB, MS, MCh, and Julius Punnen, MB, MS

Contribution of hyperoxia to lipid peroxidation in coronary artery operations: Should we keep a low oxygen tension?
Leonidas Hadjinikolaou, MD, Andrew Cohen, FRCS, Hany Hafez, FRCS, William Richmond, PhD, and Brian Glenville, MS, FRCS

Recovery of atrial function after combined treatment with surgical repair for organic heart disease and maze procedure for atrial fibrillation
Kenji Ueshima, MD, PhD, Koya Hashimoto, MD, Makoto Chiba, MD, PhD, Motoyuki Nakamura, MD, PhD, Masataka Nasu, MD, PhD, Katsuhiko Hiramori, MD, PhD, Junya Kamata, MD, Yoko Yagi, MD, PhD, and Kohei Kawazoe, MD, PhD

Cerebral embolization is reduced with use of the stab technique for aortic cannulation compared with the side-clamp technique
Uday Trivedi, FRCS, Christopher Davies, BSc, James Roxburgh, MS, FRCS(C/Th), and Graham Cooper, MD, FRCSEd(C/Th)

Orthotopic heart transplantation for Kawasaki disease after rupture of a giant coronary artery aneurysm
Theodore C. Koutlas, MD, Gil Wernovsky, MD, Nancy D. Bridges, MD, Elsa J. Suh, MD, Rodolfo I. Godinez, MD, Susan C. Nicolson, MD, Thomas L. Spray, MD, and J. William Gaynor, MD

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Obstruction of the right pulmonary veins after the modified Fontan operation
Nynke J. Elzenga, MD, Gertie C. M. Beaufort-Krol, MD, and Tjark Ebels, MD

Low cardiac output syndrome complicating subxiphoid pericardiostomy for pericardial effusion
T. Dosios, MD, and D. Angouras, MD

EVENTS OF INTEREST

Events

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
223 Announcement of 1997 Annual Meeting

The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
224 Announcement of 1997 Annual Meeting

The American Board of Thoracic Surgery
225 Notices

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education
226 Coping With the Health Care Revolution: Upcoming One-Day Program, Saturday, February 1, 1997, San Diego, California

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