EDITORIALS:

Asian Cardiovascular Surgery: A New Horizon

Akira Furuse, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 279. [Extract] [Full Text]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Fate of Polytetrafluoroethylene Monocusp Pulmonary Valves in an Animal Model

Luca A Vricella, MD, Steven R Gundry, MD, Hironori Izutani, MD, Michael A Kuhn, MD, Neda Mulla, MD, and Leonard L Bailey, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 280-284. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-Pump Surgery: a Choice in Unstable Angina

Vijay Kohli, MCh, Mukesh Goel, MCh, Vijay Kumar Sharma, MCh, Yugal Mishra, MD, Rajneesh Malhotra, MCh, Yatin Mehta, MD, and Naresh Trehan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 285-288. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ultrasonography and Lung Mechanics Can Diagnose Diaphragmatic Paralysis Quickly

Takahiro Manabe, MD, Masahide Ohtsuka, MD, Yutaka Usuda, MD, Kiyotaka Imoto, MD, Michio Tobe, MD, and Yoshinori Takanashi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 289-292. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Why Are the Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Women Worse?

Bartlomiej Perek, MD, Marek Jemielity, MD, and Wojciech Dyszkiewicz, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 293-298. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis: 12-Year Experience

Rana S Singh, MCh, Sukanta K Behera, MCh, Saji Radhakrishnan, MCh, and Rajinder S Dhaliwal, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 299-303. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beneficial Effect of Aspirin on Renal Function Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Rabin Gerrah, MD and Uzi Izhar, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 304-308. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thrombectomy With Disc Rotation of Medtronic Valves

Suresh B Kale, MS, Devendra S Saksena, FACS, Yeshwant C Agnihotri, MCh, and Kalyan H Ayyer, DM
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 309-313. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Polyurethane Grafts: a Viable Alternative for Dialysis Arteriovenous Access?

Peng Chan Wearn, MMed and Tan Seck Guan, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 314-318. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Combined Aortic and Mitral Valve Repair

Toshinobu Kazui, MD, Hajime Kin, MD, Hiroshi Izumoto, MD, Takayuki Nakajima, MD, Kazuaki Ishihara, MD, and Kouhei Kawazoe, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 319-322. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Predictors of Outcome for Myasthenia Gravis after Thymectomy

Yasser El-Medany, FRCS, Waseem Hajjar, FRCS, Mohamed Essa, MD, Khaled Al-Kattan, FRCS, Zohair Hariri, MD, and Mahmoud Ashour, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 323-327. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lung Function After Deep Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Infants

Su Zhao Kang, MD, Sun Yong, MD, Yang Yan Min, MD, Zhang Hai Bo, MD, and Xu Zhi Wei, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 328-331. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Repair of a Distal Arch Aneurysm with a Stent-graft

Kazuhiko Higuchi, MD, Kenzi Koseni, MD, Motoyuki Hisaki, MD, Yutaka Kotsuka, MD, and Shinichi Takamoto, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 332-336. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extensive Aortic Surgery in Marfan Syndrome: 16-Year Experience

Kaan Kirali, MD, Vedat Erentu, MD, Murat B Rabu, MD, Akin zgi, MD, Nilgün U Bozbua, MD, Korhan Erkanl, MD, Esat Aknc, MD, and Cevat Yakut, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 337-341. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CASE STUDIES:

Total Cavopulmonary Connection in a Bedridden Patient With Sotos Syndrome

Takashi Miyamoto, MD, Kazuo Kitahori, MD, Kagami Miyaji, MD, Nobuhiro Nagata, MD, and Seiyou Yasui, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 342-343. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Esophagopleural Fistula Following Spontaneous Rupture of Traction Diverticulum

Vijay Agarwal, MCh, Sushil Kumar Singh, MCh, Mohd Salman Siddiqi, MS, Lalit Mohan Joshi, MS, and Shekhar Tandon, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 344-345. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of Tuberculous Aneurysm of Distal Aortic Arch

Keshavamurthy Suresh, MCh, Vallikapathalil M Kurian, MCh, Nainar Madhu Sankar, PhD, Alpesh Patel, MS, Peter Joseph, MRCP, and Kotturathu M Cherian, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 346-348. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Anomalies in Turner Syndrome

Emanuela Angeli, MD, Davide Pacini, MD, Gabriella Napoli, MD, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, MD, Rossella Fattori, MD, and Angelo Pierangeli, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 349-351. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of Ascending Aortic Aneurysm in a Patient with Fibrosarcoma over Sternum

Enver Dayioglu, MD, Yusuf Kalko, MD, Murat Basaran, MD, and Ertan Onursal, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 352-354. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chylothorax Following Coronary Bypass Grafting: Treatment by Talc Pleurodesis

Qamar Abid, FRCS(CTh) and Russel W Millner, FRCS(CTh)
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 355-356. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ascending Aorta-Abdominal Aorta Bypass for Takayasu’s Arteritis

Hyuk Ahn, MD and Ho Young Hwang, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 357-358. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Endoscopic-Assisted Atraumatic Coronary Artery Bypass

Thomas A Vassiliades, Jr., MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 359-361. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Suprahepatic Approach for Peritoneal Dialysis in Neonatal Cardiac Surgery

Anil Kumar Dharmapuram, MCh, Timothy Boyd Cartmill, FRACS, and Ivatury Mrutyunjaya Rao, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 362-363. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

REVIEW PAPERS:

Pharmacotherapy of Atrial Fibrillation

Ravi R Kasliwal, MD, Mukesh Singh, MD, Gagan Manohar, MD, Naveen Aggarwal, MD, and Atul Bhatia, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 364-374. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY:

Tension Enterothorax

Wong Poo-Sing, FRCS (CTh) and Simon J Vendargon, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 375. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Dysphagia Lusorum

Varma Praveen, MCh, Mohanraj Anbarasu, MCh, Vitthal Gadhingldajkar Sreenivas, MD, and Kurur Sankaran Neelakandhan, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 376. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Unicuspid Aortic Valve

Giuseppe Bruschi, MD, Mauro Santarone, MD, Elena Ribera, MD, and Giuseppe Tarelli, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 377. [Extract] [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Bilateral Longitudinal Reinforcement of Median Sternotomy Closure

Julian E Losanoff, MD, Bruce W Richman, MA, and James W Jones, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 378. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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