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EDITORIALS:

The Next Step Forward

David LC Cheung, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:199. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CARDIOVASCULAR & THORACIC SURGERY:

Surgical Steps Toward Complete Revascularization in Off-Pump Coronary Bypass

Kit V Arom, MD, Robert W Emery, MD, Thomas F Flavin, MD, Vibhu R Kshettry, MD, and Patricia Janey, RN
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:201-205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Off-Pump Coronary Artery Surgery in the Elderly

Zile S Meharwal, MCh and Naresh Trehan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:206-210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coronary Artery Bypass in Patients With Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Dronamraju Dilip, FRCS, Mangu H Rao, MD, Abha Chandra, MCh, M Sanjeeva Rao, MCh, Durgaprasad Rajasekhar, DM, Sribhasyam Venkateswara Prasad, MD, and Alladi Mohan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:211-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Redo Mitral Valve Surgery Using the Port-Access System

Naresh Trehan, MD, Yugal K Mishra, PhD, Satish G Mathew, MCh, Krishna K Sharma, MD, Sameer Shrivastava, DM, and Yatin Mehta, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:215-218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Intravenous Triiodothyronine During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Mustafa Güden, MD, Belhhan Akpinar, MD, Ertan Sagba, MD, lhan Sanisolu, MD, Emine Cakali, MD, and Osman Bayindir, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:219-222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cerebral Metabolism of Nitric Oxide During Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion

Katsuhito Ueno, MD, Shinichi Takamoto, MD, Takeshi Miyairi, MD, Tetsuro Morota, MD, Ko Shibata, MD, Arata Murakami, MD, and Yutaka Kotsuka, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:223-227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

Yu Shi Qiang, MD, Cai Zhen Jie, MD, Cheng Yun Ge, MD, Duan Da Wei, MCh, Xu Xue Zheng, MD, Chen Wen Sheng, MD, and Zhou Gen Xu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:228-230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcome Following Repair of Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defects in Children

Jennifer L Russell, MD, Jacques G LeBlanc, MD, Margaret L Deagle, BSc, James E Potts, and PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:231-234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Two-Stage Arterial Switch Operation: is Late Ever Too Late?

Howaida O Al Qethamy, MD, Khawar Aizaz, FRCSI, Saber AR Aboelnazar, MD, Samina Hijab, MBBS, and Yahya Al Faraidi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:235-239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Limited Right Posterior Thoracotomy Approach to Atrial Septal Defect

Gopalraj S Sunil, MCh, Sajan Koshy, MCh, Seetharaman Dhinakar, MSc, Krishnanaik Shivaprakasha, MCh, and Suresh G Rao, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:240-243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CARDIOLOGY:

Evaluation of Tc-99m Tetrofosmin Scan for Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis

Elie Chammas, MD, Ahmad Yatim, MD, Chadi Hage, MD, Kozhaya Sokhn, MD, Walid Tarcha, MD, and Georges Ghanem, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:244-247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CASE STUDIES:

Patch Enlargement of the Posterior Mitral Leaflet in Ischemic Regurgitation

Felipe Rendón, MD, José I Aramendi, MD, David Rodrigo, MD, Christian Baraldi, MD, and Pablo Martínez, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:248-250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Septic Pulmonary Emboli Caused by a Hemodialysis Catheter

Qamar Abid, FRCS(CTh), Dallas Price, MRCP, Michael J Stewart, FRCP, and Simon Kendall, FRCS(CTh)
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:251-253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Limb Ischemia Due to Use of Internal Thoracic Artery in Coronary Bypass

Fikri Yapici, MD, Aybanu G Tuygun, MD, Ibrahim A Tarhan, MD, Mehmet Yilmaz, MD, Abdullah K Tuygun, MD, Nihan Yapici, MD, and Azmi Özler, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:254-255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Postinfarction Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture Repaired Successfully

Emin Tireli, MD, Yusuf Kalko, MD, Eylül Kafali, MD, and Murat Basaran, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:256-258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vascular Echinococcosis

Kamil Kaynak, MD, Cengiz Köksal, MD, Kamuran Kazimolu, MD, and Cihan Ozbek, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:259-261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Congenital Cleft of Anterior Tricuspid Leaflet in Adolescent

Hüseyin Okutan, MD, Turhan Yavuz, MD, Selçuk Bilgin, MD, Harun Düver, MD, and Ali Kutsal, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:262-263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiomyoplasty: First Clinical Case With New Cardiomyostimulator

Valeri S Chekanov, MD, Duane E Sands, MD, Conville S Brown, MD, Fernando Brum, MD, Pedro Arzuaga, MD, Sebastian Gava, MD, Ferdinand P Eugenio, MD, Vladimir Melamed, MD, and Howard W Spencer, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:264-266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Goldenhar’s Syndrome

Özcan Özdemir, MD, Kemal Arda, MD, Hasan Turhan, MD, and Özgür Tosun, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:267-269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correction of Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome Using a Pericardial Valved Conduit

Sukasom Attanawanich, MD, Pongsak Khowsathit, MD, and Wichaya Withurawanit, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:270-272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acromegaly: a Rare Manifestation of Bronchial Carcinoid

Anil Bhansali, DM, Rana S Singh, MCh, Sujit Bhattacharya, DM, Rajgopal Muralidharan, DM, Radharaman J Dash, DM, and Ashru K Banerjee, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:273-274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wegener’s Granulomatosis Presenting as Necrosis of the Left Mainstem Bronchus

Paul Schneider, MD, Jörn Gröne, MD, Jürgen Braun, MD, Alejandra Perez-Canto, MD, and Heinz J Buhr, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:277-279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Retroesophageal Hematoma Caused by Fish Bone Perforation of the Esophagus

Jacques Jougon, MD, Antonio Minniti, MD, Patrick Moralès, MD, François Laurent, MD, and Jean François Velly, Md
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:280-281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Plasmacytoma of the Rib in Young Male

Sara M George, MD, Kamaraju S Ratnakar, MD, Durjoy K Shome, MD, Rajasekharan Nair, MCh, and Abdulla Al Ajmi, FRCPA
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:282-284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Reappraisal of Fascia Lata Grafts for Reconstruction of Chest Wall Defects

Tomohiro Murakawa, MD, Jun Nakajima, MD, Katsuhide Maeda, MD, Makoto Tanaka, MD, and Shinichi Takamoto, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:285-286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY:

Giant Left Ventricular Aneurysm

Theodore J Velissaris, AFRCS, Clinton T Lloyd, FRCS, and Sunil K Ohri, FRCS(CTh)
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:287. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Outcome of Cardiac and Thoracic Aortic Operation in Patients Over 80 Years Old

Hafil B Abdulgani, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:288. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pericardiectomy for Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis

Theodor Tirilomis, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:288-289. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Operative Atlas of Endoluminal Aneurysm Surgery

Joseph S Coselli, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:290. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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