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EDITORIAL:

Time to Intervention During Cardiac Interventions. Are We Forgetting a Confounder?

Jeffrey Shuhaiber, MD and James Reston, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:1-3. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Exposure During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Yosuke Takahashi, MD, Toshihiko Shibata, MD, Yasuyuki Sasaki, MD, Hiromichi Fujii, MD, Yasuyuki Bito, MD, and Shigefumi Suehiro, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:4-6. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neonatal Blalock-Taussig Shunt: Technical Aspects and Postoperative Management

Sunil K Swain, MCh, Anil K Dharmapuram, MCh, Pramod Reddy, MCh, Nagarajan Ramdoss, MD, Sreekanth S Raghavan, AB (Ped. Card.), and Samba M Kona, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:7-10. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Repair of Aortic Coarctation in Adults: the Fate of Hypertension

Khosro Hashemzadeh, MD, Shahriar Hashemzadeh, MD, and Farzad Kakaei, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:11-15. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Masoumali Masoumi, MD, Mohammad R Saidi, MD, Farhanaz Rostami, BSc, Helen Sepahi, BSc, and Daem Roushani, MSc
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:16-20. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preoperative Autologous Blood Donation for Cardiac Surgery in Children

Narutoshi Hibino, MD, Mitsugi Nagashima, MD, Harumitsu Sato, MD, Takaki Hori, MD, Hitoshi Ishitoya, MD, and Tetsuo Tomino, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:21-24. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-Term Results of Isolated Tricuspid Valve Replacement

Shigehiko Tokunaga, MD, Munetaka Masuda, MD, Akira Shiose, MD, Yukihiro Tomita, MD, Shigeki Morita, MD, and Ryuji Tominaga, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:25-28. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coronary Artery Fistulas in Pulmonary Atresia and Ventricular Septal Defect

Sathiakar P Collison, DNB, Kulbhushan S Dagar, MCh, Sunil K Kaushal, MCh, Sitaraman Radhakrishanan, DM, Savitri Shrivastava, DM, and Krishna S Iyer, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:29-32. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is Treatment of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection in Septuagenarians Justifiable?

Malakh Shrestha, MBBS, Nawid Khaladj, MD, Axel Haverich, MD, and Christian Hagl, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:33-36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitral Valve Replacement in Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Mohammad Mubeen, MCh, Amrendra K Singh, MD, Surendra K Agarwal, MCh, Jeewan Pillai, MS, Shalini Kapoor, MD, and Ashok K Srivastava, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:37-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvesting: Patient Satisfaction and Complications

Satoru Nishida, MD, Yujiro Kikuchi, MD, Go Watanabe, MD, Munehisa Takata, MD, Shigeki Ito, MD, and Kenji Kawachi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:43-46. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Replacement of Right Coronary Leaflet With Bovine Pericardium

Liang Tao, MD and Xiang-Jun Zeng, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:47-49. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isolation of ckit-Positive Cardiosphere-Forming Cells from Human Atrial Biopsy

Koippallil G Aghila Rani, MSc, Karunakaran Jayakumar, MCh, Gopal Srinivas, PhD, Renuka R Nair, PhD, and Chandrasekharan C Kartha, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:50-56. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CASE STUDIES:

Endobronchial Sclerosing Hemangioma: A Rare Presentation of a Parenchymal Tumor

Mohamed-Sadok Boudaya, MD, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, MD, Marco Alifano, MD, Sophie Camilleri-Broet, MD, and Jean-François Régnard, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:57-58. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical Closure of Adult Patent Ductus Arteriosus Using a Pursestring Suture

Hirotaka Inaba, MD, Kazuhiko Higuchi, MD, Kenji Koseni, MD, Hiroshi Osawa, MD, and Osamu Kinoshita, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:59-61. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Multiple Pulmonary Metastases from Benign Pleomorphic Adenoma

Ko Yung Sit, MRCS, Wing Hung Chui, FRCS, Elaine Wang, Dip Am Board (Path), and Shui Wah Chiu, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:62-64. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clear-Cut Complete Rupture of Origin of Right Main Bronchus

Petros T Mihos, PhD, Konstantinos Potaris, PhD, Ioannis Gakidis, MD, Pavlos M Myrianthefs, PhD, and George J Baltopoulos, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:65-67. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endovascular Treatment of Gastroduodenal Artery Aneurysm

Weng Wah Roland Chong, MBBS, Seck Guan Tan, FRCS, and Maung Myint Austin Htoo, FRCR
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:68-72. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Right Coronary Artery Translocation in Tetralogy of Fallot

Wan-Jun Luo, MD, Ri-Mao Huang, MD, Yong Tang, MD, and Bei Li, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:73-75. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vettath’s Blower and Blower/Mister — A Simple Device for OPCAB Surgery

Murali P Vettath, MD, Kannan A Vellachamy, MD, Rameshwara Talya, MD, Ismail Thazhakuni, MD, Jayaprakash Moothencheri, BSc, and Jiji Thomas, BS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:76-77. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Conduit from Hypoplastic Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery in Tricuspid Atresia

Muhammad M Amanullah, FRCS C-Th, Asif Hasan, FRCS C-Th, and Richard Kirk, FRCP
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:78-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REVIEW PAPER:

Coronary Heart Disease Service Framework for Revascularization in Pakistan

Maqsood M Elahi, MRCS and Jawad S Khan, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:81-85. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY:

Cardiac Computed Tomography of Aortocoronary Bypass in Type A Aortic Dissection

Markus Weininger, MD, Christian O Ritter, MD, Dietbert Hahn, MD, and Matthias Beissert, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:86-87. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemoptysis Due to Aortic Aneurysm at the Site of Coarctation Repair

Ahmad A Amirghofran, MD, Reza Mollazadeh, MD, and Javad Kojuri, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:88-89. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pleural Chondroma

Hatice Eryigit, MD, Reha Baran, MD, and Cemal Asim Kutlu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:90. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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CASE STUDIES:

Left Ventricular-Right Atrial Communication Complicated by Aortic Regurgitation

Toru Okamura, MD, Yuzo Nagase, MD, Fujio Mitsui, MD, and Masao Shibairi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:e1-e3. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Rare Cause of Dissection of Ascending Aorta after Aortic Valve Replacement

Zenichi Masuda, MD, Takashi Murakami, PhD, Eishun Shishido, MD, and Masahiko Kuinose, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:e4-e6. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leiomyosarcoma of the Left Atrium

Júlia anádyová, MD, Marek etina, MD, Simona Smetanová, MD, and Ales Mokráek, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:e7-e9. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Unforeseen Scenario in Removal of a Tracheobronchial Foreign Body

Hasan Türüt, MD, Erkmen Gulhan, MD, and Irfan Tastepe, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:e10-e11. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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