EDITORIALS:

Memories, Milestones, and the Millennium Ahead

Frank L Tamru
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 83-84. [Full Text]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Minimally Invasive Vein Harvest for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Li Chiu Yang, MD, Lai Shiau Ting, MD, Yu Tarng Jenn, MD, and Wang Jih Shiuan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 85-87. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally Invasive Technique for Closure of Atrial Septal Defect

Jacques AM van Son, MD, PhD, Anno Diegeler, MD, Eugene KW Sim, MD, Rüdiger Autschbach, MD, PhD, and Friedrich W Mohr, MD, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 88-90. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thrombolytic Therapy for Stuck Prosthetic Valves: Phenomenon of Delayed Opening

Chaganti Venkateswara Rao, MD, DM, Tirumalai Nallan Chakravarthi Padmanabhan, MD, DM, Damera Seshagiri Rao, MD, DM, Prabhala Rajagopal, MS, MCh, and Sadasivan Jaishankar, MD, DM
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 91-94. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection Using Deep-Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

Adrian E Manapat, MD, Jorge M Garcia, MD, Joseph B Barril, MD, Gary A Lopez, MD, and Diomedes A Talavera, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 95-100. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Treatment of Aortoesophageal Fistula

Gu Chun Jiu, MD, Zhang Zhi Wei, MD, Bao Wei Ke, MD, Yan De Min, MD, Yuan Yi Hua, MD, and Xiu Zong Yi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 101-103. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Role of Lymphocyte Subsets in Pathogenesis of Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease

Rajendar K Suri, MS, Neerod K Jha, MCh, Harpreet Vohra, PhD, Ratna S Manjari, MCh, Rajam Venkateshwaran, MS, Madhulika Sharma, MSc, Shyam KS Thingnam, MCh, and Nirmal K Ganguly, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 104-107. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Approach to Myocardial Rupture After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Chukwumere E Nwogu, MD, John M Moran, MD, Richard M Becker, MD, and A Thomas Pezzella, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 108-114. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of a Pericardial Fat Pad for Alveolar Air Leaks After Pulmonary Resections

Osamu Kawashima, MD, Toshikazu Hirai, MD, Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, MD, Susumu Ishikawa, MD, and Yasuo Morishita, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 115-117. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Profile of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in United Arab Emirates: Dubai Hospital Experience

Rajan Sadanandam, MS, Najib Al Khaja, PhD, Mohd A Aziz, MD, and Murdo A Turner, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 118-124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CASE STUDIES:

Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy for Pacemaker-Induced Thrombosis

Erdoan Ilkay, MD, Ilgin Karaca, MD, Selami Serhatlioglu, MD, Nadi Aslan, MD, and Mutlu Cihangiroglu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 125-126. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Refractory Left Ventricular Failure Due to Large Left Ventricular Thrombus

Filiz Özerkan, MD, Meral Kayikçiolu, MD, and Azem Akilli, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 127-128. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discordant Limb-Lead and Precordial-Lead QRS Voltages in Inferior Myocardial Infarction

James Yip Wei Luen, MBBS, MRCP, Lim Yean Teng, MBBS, MRCP, Tan Huay Cheem, MBBS, M MED, and Chia Boon Lock, MBBS, FRACP
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 129-131. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angina Pectoris Due to Severe Muscular Bridge in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

M ah Topcuolu, MD, Ayhan Usal, MD, Cem Kayhan, MD, Aladdin Pekedis, MD, Acar Tokcan, MD, Abdi Bozkurt, MD, Mehmet Kanadasi, MD, and Tümer Ulus, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 132-134. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aneurysm of Right Cervical Aortic Arch with Abnormal Branching Pattern

Sandeep Shrivastava, MCh, Shipra Shrivastava, MCh, and Kurur Sankaran Neelakandhan, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 135-137. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extracardiac Unruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Presenting with Aortic Incompetence

Berent Discigil, MD, Mehmet Boga, MD, Ugur Gürcün, MD, Cahide Soydas, MD, and Münevver Yüksel, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 138-140. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Balloon Dilatation of Membranous Obstruction of the Inferior Vena Cava

Hemant Pramod Pathare, MS and Reshma Manoj Biniwale, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 141-142. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Cannulation of Left Inferior Pulmonary Vein and Distal Thoracic Aorta for Left Heart Bypass

Zubin Nalladaru, MCh, Chen Qiang, MD, and Ashok Kumar Sharma, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 143-144. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Silk Loop for Ligation of Running Sutures

Chiu Ing Sh, MD, PhD and Lin Shou Fong, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 145. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Surgical Management of Ruptured Iliac Artery Aneurysm by Inlay Grafting

Srinivasan Muralidharan, MCh, Ramanathan Sundar, MCh, Padmanabhan Chandrasekar, DNB (Thor), Balakrishnan Soundaravalli, MD, Sundar Rajani, MD, and Elayappa Krishnan, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 146-147. [Full Text]  

Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm Caused by External Fixator

Satish R Das, DNB, Nandkishore Agrawal, MCh, Anil Gangadhar Tendolkar, MCh, MS, and Ashutosh A Hardikar, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 147. [Full Text]  

Extrapleural Approach for Interruption of Double Aortic Arch to Relieve Vascular Ring

Hemant Pramod Pathare, MS, Reshma Manoj Biniwale, MS, Namrata Gaur, MS, Sanjay Basavaraj Dhaded, MCh, Jagdish Khandeparkar, MCh, and Ratna A Magotra, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 147-148. [Full Text]  

Nonhealing Sternal Sinuses

Vijit Koshy Cherian, MS, Arun Kumar Gupta, MD, and Soman Rema Krishna Manohar, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 149. [Full Text]  

Clinical Significance of Isolated Coronary Bridges

Aditya Kapoor, MD and Satyendra Tewari, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 150. [Full Text]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

The History of Cardiothoracic Surgery from Early Times

Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 131. [Full Text]  

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