EDITORIALS:

A Flight from Minneapolis to Munich

Kit V Arom, MD, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 1-2. [Full Text]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

CARDIOVASCULAR & THORACIC SURGERY:

Harmonic Scalpel: Initial Experience

Anil Bhan, MCh, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, MCh, Manuj Saikia, MS, Rajesh Sharma, MCh, and Panangipalli Venugopal, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 3-6. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Internal Thoracic Artery Harvest: Angiographic Assessment

Nobuaki Hirata, MD, Shigeaki Ohtake, MD, Yoshiki Sawa, MD, Masao Yoshitatsu, MD, Hiroshi Kato, MD, Nobukazu Ohkubo, MD, and Hikaru Matsuda, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 7-9. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral Valve Repair With Autologous Pericardial Ring

Taweesak Chotivatanapong, MD, Choosak Kasemsarn, MD, Vibhan Sungkahapong, MD, Pradistchai Chaiseri, MD, Chaiwuth Yosthasurodom, MD, and Sireethorn Cholitkul, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 10-13. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Development of In-Vitro Evaluation System for Annuloplasty Rings

Makoto Arita, MS, Hitoshi Kasegawa, MD, and Mitsuo Umezu, MD, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 14-18. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Calcification of Experimental Valve Bioprostheses

Chung Sung Woon, MD, Kim Jong Won, MD, Lee Hyung Ryul, MD, Kim Yeong Dae, MD, and Chung Hwang Kiw, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 19-23. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Limit of Indication for Plication of Giant Left Atrium

Ece Tonguç, MD, Mert Kestelli, MD, brahim Özsöyler, MD, Levent Yilik, MD, Arif Yilmaz, MD, Cengiz Özbek, MD, Ayhan Akçay, MD, and Murat Yeil, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 24-26. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A 2-mm Videothoracoscopic Incision for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Kim Joung Taek, MD, Kim Kwang Ho, MD, Yoon Yong Han, MD, Baek Wan Ki, MD, and Lim Hyun Kyoung, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 27-30. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOLOGY:

Abciximab During Rescue Angioplasty After Failed Thrombolysis

Upendra Kaul, MD, Rakesh Sapra, MD, Balbir Singh, MD, Dinesh Sudan, MD, Tapan Ghose, MD, Narayan Shyamsunder Dixit, FRCP, and Harbans Singh Wasir, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 31-35. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Trend of Atherosclerosis Risk Factors in Children of Isfahan

Roya Kelishadi, MD, Mahin Hashemipour, MD, Nizal Sarraf-Zadegan, MD, and Masoud Amiri, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 36-40. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prevalence of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Yemen

Abdul Nasser Al-Munibari, MD, Thabet Mohsen Nasher, FRCP, Siddig Ahmed Ismail, FRCP, and El-daw Ahmed Mukhtar, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 41-44. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CASE STUDIES:

Complicated Cardiac Surgery in Renal Transplant Patient

Hitoshi Hirose, MD, Atsushi Amano, MD, Akihito Takahashi, MD, and Naoko Nagano, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 45-47. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acute Dissection of Ascending Aorta After Aortic Valve Replacement

enol Yavuz, MD, Mehmet Adnan Celkan, MD, Mustafa Mavi, MD, Tamer Türk, MD, Mehmet Turul Göncü, MD, and brahim Ayhan Özdemir, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 48-50. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of Graft Injury During Repeat Coronary Bypass Surgery

Sudhansu S Bhattacharya, MCh, Shrikant D Kole, MCh, and Dilip H Oswal, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 51-52. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Injury From Thoracic Vertebral Stabilization Instrument

Oktay Burma, MD, Ali Rahman, MD, Ahmet Çekirdekçi, MD, Ihsan Sami Uyar, MD, and Cahide Topsakal, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 53-55. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right Mid-Ventricular Constriction Due to Constrictive Pericarditis

Serdar Çimen, MD, Mehmet Kaplan, MD, Murat Demirta, MD, Onur Türek, MD, zzet Erdinler, MD, Mehmet Eren, MD, Kadir Gürkan, MD, Tuna Tezel, MD, and Azmi Özler, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 56-58. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Excision of Aortic Vegetation in Brucella Endocarditis

Enver Duran, MD, Hasan Sunar, MD, Turan Ege, MD, Suat Canbaz, MD, Filiz Akata, MD, and Gültaç Özbay, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 59-61. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intrapulmonary Heterotopic Pancreas Presenting As Lung Abscess

Ghulam Nabi Lone, MCh, Ghulam Nabi Sofi, MD, Mohammed Akbar Bhat, MCh, Abdul Majid Dar, MCh, Abdul Gani Ahanger, MCh, and Noor Ali, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 62-64. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extrathoracic Heart (Ectopia Cordis)

Balram Airan, MCh, Harpreet Wasir, MCh, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, MCh, Shyam Sunder Kothari, DM, Anita Saxena, DM, and Panangipalli Venugopal, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 65-67. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heart Leiomyosarcoma Mimicking Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Hu Sheng Shou, MD, Sun Cheng Chao, MD, and Zheng Zhe, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 68-70. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transaortic Excision of Left Ventricular Papillary Fibroelastoma

Suhas C Bendre, MD, Alec Baker, PA-C, and Todd M Grehl, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 71-72. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pseudoaneurysms of the Profunda Femoris Artery

enol Yavuz, MD, Özer Selimolu, MD, Mehmet Tugrul Göncü, MD, and brahim Ayhan Özdemir, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 73-75. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Necrotizing Fasciitis of Thoracic Wall Complicating Chest Tube Drainage

Jorge Freixinet, MD, Pedro Rodríguez, MD, Norberto Santana, MD, Mohamed Hussein, MD, Francisco Cruz, MD, and Felipe Rodríguez de Castro, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 76-77. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

King of Hearts: The True Story of the Maverick Who Pioneered Open Heart Surgery

Harinder Singh Bedi, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 78. [Full Text]  

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