EDITORIALS:

Vascular Endothelial Function Related to Cardiac Surgery

Guo-Wei He, DSc
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 1-2. [Extract] [Full Text]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Bleeding Following Coronary Surgery After Preoperative Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin

Ulf Myhre, MD, Roar Stenseth, MD, Asbjørn Karevold, MD, Lise Bjella, MD, Per Snorre Lingaas, MD, Per Olav Olsen, MD, Rune Haaverstad, MD, Idar Kirkeby-Garstad, MD, and Olaf Walle Levang, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 3-6. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Use of Autologous Pericardium for Complicated Mitral Valve Annulus

Mustafa Güden, MD, Kamran Kazimolu, MD, lhan Sanisolu, MD, Ertan Saba, MD, Reit Yaman, MD, and Belhhan Akpinar, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 7-10. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Open Fixation in Flail Chest: Review of 64 Patients

Akin Eraslan Balci, MD, evval Eren, MD, Ömer Çakir, MD, and M Nesimi Eren, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 11-15. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Interlocking Sternotomy: Initial Experience

Raja Joshi, MCh, Smartin Abraham, MS, and Arkalgud Sampath Kumar, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 16-18. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Application of Mechanical Dilatation of the Pyloric Sphincter in Esophagectomy for Esophageal Carcinoma

Yong-Qing Wang, MD, Wei-Wen Ye, MD, Tao Lu, MD, Wei-Ming Zhang, MD, and Yong Xu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 19-22. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simple Method for Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Pleuritis: A Statistical Approach

Mostafa Ghanei, MD, Jafar Aslani, MD, Hossein Bahrami, MD, and Hossein Adhami, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 23-29. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multivessel Total Arterial Revascularization via Left Thoracotomy

Sushil Kumar Singh, MCh, Surya Kumar Mishra, MCh, Deepak Kumar, MD, Ram Deo Yadave, DM, and Subhash Kumar Sinha, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 30-32. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Predicting the Response to Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Using Scintigraphy

Norihisa Shigemura, MD, Akinori Akashi, MD, Tomoyuki Nakagiri, MD, Mitsunori Ohta, MD, and Hikaru Matsuda, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 33-37. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arterial Switch Operation without Coronary Translocation: Mid-term Results

Kona Samba Murthy, MCh, Robert Coelho, MCh, Snehal Kulkarni, MD, Benjamin Ninan, MD, and Kotturathu Mammen Cherian, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 38-40. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Implication of Atrial and Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Min-Ho Song, MD, Yoshie Kobayashi, RN, and Hiroyasu Michi, BS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 41-46. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Activated Clotting Time During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Is Repetition Necessary During Open Heart Surgery?

Praveen Kumar Neema, MD, Prabhat Kumar Sinha, MD, and Ramesh Chandra Rathod, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 47-52. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Assessment Based on EuroSCORE of Ministernotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement

Jean-Marie De Smet, MD, Benoît Rondelet, MD, Jean-Luc Jansens, MD, Martine Antoine, MD, Didier De Cannière, PhD, and Jean-Louis Le Clerc, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 53-57. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lung Perfusion with Oxygenated Blood During Aortic Clamping Prevents Lung Injury

Jing-Hao Zheng, MD, Zhi-Wei Xu, MD, Wei Wang, MD, Zhu-Ming Jiang, Xiao-Qing Yu, Zhao-Kang Su, MD, and Wen-Xiang Ding, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 58-60. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Limiting Pericardial Adhesions after Coronary Artery Bypass: Experimental Study

Kamalas Saha, FRCS, Winston McEwan, MBChB, Frank A Frizelle, FRACS, and Harsh Singh, FRCSI
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 61-64. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elective Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease

Masafumi Yamaguchi, MD, Ichiro Yoshino, MD, Ryuichi Suemitsu, MD, Atsushi Osoegawa, MD, Toshifumi Kameyama, MD, Tetsuzo Tagawa, MD, Seiichi Fukuyama, MD, and Yoshihiko Maehara, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 65-68. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extensive Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Using Deep Hypothermic Bypass and Circulatory Arrest

Hiroyuki Nishi, MD, Satoru Miyamoto, MD, Hirokazu Minamimura, MD, Takumi Ishikawa, MD, Yasuyuki Kato, MD, Hideki Arimoto, MD, Kensuke Ohue, MD, and Yoshihiro Shimizu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 69-74. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CASE STUDIES:

Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm with Congenital Aortic Stenosis and Aortic Coarctation

Toshihiro Ohata, MD, Yuji Miyamoto, MD, Toshiki Takahashi, MD, Hajime Ichikawa, MD, Koji Kagisaki, MD, and Hikaru Matsuda, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 75-77. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bilateral Isolated Coronary Ostial Stenosis Following Mediastinal Irradiation

Anand Sachithanandan, AFRCSI, Alsir Ahmed, FRCS, and Hugh O’Kane, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 78-80. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion for Treatment of Air Embolism After Valve Surgery

Vitthal Gadhinglajkar Shrinivas, MD, R Sankarkumar, MCh, and Sreedhar Rupa, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 81-82. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis After Renal Transplantation Treated by Surgery

Paolo Scanagatta, MD, Alberto Terzi, FECTS, Luigino Boschiero, MD, Angelo Cazzadori, MD, Alessandro Lonardoni, MD, and Francesco Calabrò, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 83-85. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Staphylococcus aureus Pancarditis Complicated by a Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm

Ahmed A Arifi, MD, Alwin Koehler, MD, Thomas MT Hwong, FRCS, Song Wan, MD, Innes YP Wan, FRCS, and Anthony PC Yim, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 86-88. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY:

Intraoperative View of Cardiac Lipoma by Using a Compact Camera

Masao Yoshitatsu, MD, Fumikazu Nomura, MD, Akira Katayama, MD, Kentaro Tamura, MD, Keijiro Katayama, MD, and Katsuhiko Ihara, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 89. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm

Ganesh Shanmugam, MCh and Robert Jeffrey, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 90. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Spasm of a Non-Culprit Vessel During Off-Pump Bypass Surgery

On-Hng Kwok, FACC, Wing-Hing Chow, FRCP, and Shui-Wah Chiu, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 91. [Extract] [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Risk in Elderly Patients After Stentless versus Stented Aortic Valve Surgery

Alexander John, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 92. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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