The Jounral of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

  • Cardiac And Pulmonary Replacement
  • General Thoracic Surgery
  • Surgery For Congenital Heart Disease
  • Surgery For Acquired Heart Disease
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Myocardial Management, And Support Techniques
  • Brief Communications
  • Letters To The Editor
  • Announcements
  • Reader Services


    • CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT



    Inhaled nitric oxide and pentoxifylline in rat lung transplantation from non-heart-beating donors
    Shinya Murakami, MD, Emile A. Bacha, MD, Philippe Hervé, MD, Hél

    Increased nitric oxide levels in exhaled air of rat lung allografts
    Takatoshi Mizuta, MD, Yoshitaka Fujii, MD, Masato Minami, MD, Satonori Tanaka, MD, Tomoki Utsumi, MD, Hiroaki Kosaka, MD, Ryouta Shirakura, MD, and Hikaru Matsuda, MD

    GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY



    Esophagogastrectomy for carcinoma of the esophagus and cardia: A comparison of findings and results after standard resection in three consecutive eight-year intervals with improved staging criteria
    F. Henry Ellis, Jr., MD, PhD, Gerald J. Heatley, MS, M. J. Krasna, MD, Warren A. Williamson, MD, and Karoly Balogh, MD

    Nitric oxide improves pulmonary vascular impedance, transpulmonary efficiency, and left ventricular filling in chronic pulmonary hypertension
    Edward P. Chen, MD, Hartmuth B. Bittner, MD, Frank Tull, BA, Damian Craig, MS, R. Duane Davis, MD, and Peter Van Trigt, MD

    SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE



    One-stage complete unifocalization in infants: When should the ventricular septal defect be closed?
    V. Mohan Reddy, MD, Edwin Petrossian, MD, Doff B. McElhinney, MS, Phillip Moore, MD, David F. Teitel, MD, and Frank L. Hanley, MD

    Long-term follow-up of truncus arteriosus repaired in infancy: A twenty-year experience
    Hiranya A. Rajasinghe, MD, Doff B. McElhinney, MS, V. Mohan Reddy, MD, Bassem N. Mora, MD, and Frank L. Hanley, MD

    Regenerative healing of incisional wounds in midgestational murine hearts in organ culture
    Christopher J. Blewett, MD, Robert E. Cilley, MD, H. Paul Ehrlich, PhD, James H. Blackburn II, MD, Peter W. Dillon, MD, and Thomas M. Krummel, MD

    Delayed sternal closure after cardiac operations in a pediatric population
    S. Tabbutt, MD, PhD, B. W. Duncan, MD, D. McLaughlin, RN, D. L. Wessel, MD, R. A. Jonas, MD, and P. C. Laussen, MB, BS

    SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE



    Pulmonary autograft versus homograft replacement of the aortic valve: A prospective randomized trial
    Francesco Santini, MD, Cornelius Dyke, MD, Sue Edwards, George Stavri, FRCS, Mariano Feccia, FRCS, Hasnat Khan, FRCS, Emma Birks, MRCP, and Magdi H. Yacoub, FRCS, FRCP

    Extent and pattern of regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with small size CarboMedics aortic valves
    Ruggero De Paulis, MD, Luigi Sommariva, MD, Giovanni Maria De Matteis, MD, Elisabetta Caprara, MD, Fabrizio Tomai, MD, Alfonso Penta de Peppo, MD, Patrizio Polisca, MD, Carlo Bassano, MD, and Luigi Chiariello, MD

    Low-intensity oral anticoagulation plus low-dose aspirin versus high-intensity oral anticoagulation alone: A randomized trial in patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves
    Susana S. Meschengieser, MD, Carlos G. Fondevila, MD, Juan Frontroth, PhD, Mar

    CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, MYOCARDIAL MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TECHNIQUES



    Retrograde cardioplegia preserves myocardial function after induced coronary air embolism
    Aqeel A. Sandhu, MD, Henry M. Spotnitz, MD, Marc L. Dickstein, MD, Eric A. Rose, MD, and Robert E. Michler, MD

    Dynamic cardiac compression improves contractile efficiency of the heart
    Osamu Kawaguchi, MD, Yoichi Goto, MD, Yuichi Ohgoshi, MD, Hitoshi Yaku, MD, Mitsuya Murase, MD, and Hiroyuki Suga, MD

    Depolarizing cardiac arrest and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor
    Guo-Wei He, MD, PhD, Cheng-Qin Yang, MD, and Jian-An Yang, MD

    Effect of preoperative supplementation with a-tocopherol and ascorbic acid on myocardial injury in patients undergoing cardiac operations
    Justin Westhuyzen, PhD, Andrew D. Cochrane, MBBS, FRACS, FRCS, Peter J. Tesar, MBBS, FRACS, Terrence Mau, MBBS, FRACS, David B. Cross, MBBS, FRACP, Michael P. Frenneaux, MD, MRCP(UK), FRACP, Frederick A. Khafagi, MBBS(Hons), FRACP, and Simon J. Fleming, MD, FRACP, FRCP

    BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS


    Bilateral minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting with the use of two arterial grafts
    Go Watanabe, MD, Takuro Misaki, MD, Keijyu Kotoh, MD, Yoshinobu Abe, MD, Akio Yamashita, MD, and Katsushi Ueyama, MD

    Migration of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patch into the right atrium
    Eugenio Mulero, MD, Ravindra Nath Karanam, MD, and Ryszard Krol, MD

    S-100 protein release in a range of cardiothoracic surgical procedures
    P. Kumar, MA, BM, BCh, K. Dhital, BSc, FRCS, M. Hossein-Nia, BSc, PhD, S. Patel, D. Holt, PhD, FRCPath, and T. Treasure, MD, MS, FRCS

    Platypnea and orthodeoxia: Shunting associated with an aortic aneurysm
    Katherine A. Laybourn, MD, Edward T. Martin, MD, Randolph A. S. Cooper, MD, and William L. Holman, MD

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR


    The role of annuloplasty in mitral valve repair
    Roberto Scrofani, MD, and Carmine Santoli, MD

    Reply: John M. Alvarez, MB, BS, FRACS

    Pedicled pericardial flaps
    Hvass Ulrik, MD

    Transmanubrial approach to the thoracic inlet
    Dominique Grunenwald, MD, Lorenzo Spaggiari, MD, Philippe Girard, MD, and Pierre Baldeyrou, MD

    Endorsement for sparing the clavicle in the transcervical approach to the thoracic inlet
    Michael T. Jaklitsch, MD, and Alfredo Rego, MD

    Reply: Philippe Dartevelle, MD, and Paolo Macchiarini, MD

    Coronary arteries arising from the contralateral aortic sinus: Electron beam computed tomographic demonstration of the initial course of the artery with respect to the aorta and the right ventricular outflow tract
    Robert H. Anderson, BSc, MD, FRCPath

    Reply: E. Mousseaux, MD, PhD, Anne Hernigou, MD, and Jean-Claude Gaux, MD

    EVENTS OF INTEREST



    Events

    ANNOUNCEMENTS



    965 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Graham Traveling Fellowship, 1998-1999

    966 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Dwight Harken Research Scholarship, 1998-2000

    966 Announcing The American Association for Thoracic Surgery International Traveling Fellowship

    967 Announcement of 1998 Annual Meeting


    968 Announcement of 1997 Annual Meeting

    969 Program of 1997 Annual Meeting


    973 Notices

    READER SERVICES


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