EDITORIALS:

New Era of Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Cho Bum Koo, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 191-192. [Extract] [Full Text]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Doppler Echocardiographic Evaluation of Prosthetic Valves in Tricuspid Position

Shigeaki Aoyagi, MD, Hiroshi Tomoeda, MD, Hiroshi Kawano, MD, Shogo Yokose, MD, and Shuji Fukunaga, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 193-197. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Soluble Adhesion Molecules in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Minxin Wei, MD, Jari Laurikka, MD, Pekka Kuukasjärvi, MD, Erkki Pehkonen, MD, and Matti Tarkka, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 198-202. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Deep Pericardial Stitch Enables Hemodynamically Stable Exposure of Beating Heart

Bartlomiej Perek, MD, Marek Jemielity, MD, Jadwiga Tomczyk, MD, Estilita Camacho, MD, and Wojciech Dyszkiewicz, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 203-207. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Single-Stage Treatment of Aortic Coarctation and Aortic Valve Disease

Sun Li Zhong, MD, Luo Xin Jin, MD, and Liu Yong Min, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 208-212. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary Surgical Repair of Ventricular Septal Defect

M Kemal Demirag, MD, Hasan Tahsin Keçeligil, MD, and Fersat Kolbakir, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 213-216. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Coronary Artery Disease: an Indian Perspective

Gupta Hansa, MD, Kartikeya Bhargava, MD, Manish Bansal, MD, Sharad Tandon, DNB, and Ravi R Kasliwal, DM
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 217-221. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Biatrial Pacing to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass

Wing-Kuk Au, FRCS, Shiu-Wah Chiu, FRCS, Man-Ping Sun, BSc, Lik-Ching Cheung, FRCS, and Lik-Cheung Cheng, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 222-225. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparison of Different Approaches for Pediatric Congenital Heart Diseases

Wu Qingyu, MD, Luo Guohua, MD, Li Shoujun, MD, Shen Xiangdong, MD, and Lu Feng, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 226-228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Accordion-Like Prosthesis for Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt

Antonio F Corno, MD, Michel Hurni, MD, Piergiorgio Tozzi, MD, and Ludwig K von Segesser, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 229-232. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Combined Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Hiroshi Ohuchi, MD, Masaaki Kato, MD, Haruhiko Asano, MD, Hiroaki Tanabe, MD, Masanori Ogiwara, MD, Kazuhito Imanaka, MD, Satoshi Gojo, MD, Yuji Yokote, MD, and Shunei Kyo, Md
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 233-236. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rejection and Indirect Revascularization of Glycerin-Preserved Tracheal Implant

Maurício G Saueressig, MSc, Alexandre H Moreschi, MSc, Gilberto V Barbosa, MD, Maria IA Edelweiss, PhD, Felipe H de Souza, JD, Fabrício L Savegnago, JD, and Amarílio V de Macedo Neto, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 237-244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tracheal Replacement in Rabbits with a New Composite Silicone-Metallic Prosthesis

Ali Dodge-Khatami, MD, Hans WM Niessen, MD, Leo H Koole, PhD, Marloes G Klein, MS, Thomas M van Gulik, MD, and Bas AJM de Mol, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 245-249. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

One-Stage Repair of Cardiac and Arch Anomalies Without Circulatory Arrest

Kona Samba Murthy, MCh, Robert Coelho, MCh, Christopher Roy, MCh, Snehal Kulkarni, DNB, Benjamin Ninan, MD, and Kotturathu Mammen Cherian, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 250-254. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CASE STUDIES:

Angioscopic Appearance and Histopathology of Coronary Artery Thrombi

Takayoshi Ohba, MD, Noritake Hata, MD, and Yoshiharu Ohaki, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 255-257. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left Ventricular Fibroma Causing Atypical Chest Pain

Mukesh Goel, MCh, Rajneesh Malhotra, MCh, Vijay Kohli, MCh, Manisha Mishra, MD, Sudhir Jain, MD, Yatin Mehta, MD, and Naresh Trehan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 258-260. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atresia of Coronary Sinus Ostium With Coronary Venous Flow to Left Atrium

Nilgün Bozbua, MD, Mehmet Balkanay, MD, Serpil Ta, MD, Vedat Erentug, MD, and Cevat Yakut, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 261-262. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early Repolarization Pattern Occurring With the Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Kian Keong Poh, MRCP, Adrian Low, MRCP, Huay Cheem Tan, MRCP, and Boon Lock Chia, FRACP
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 263-265. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Spontaneous Rupture of the Left Subclavian Artery in Neurofibromatosis

Worawong Slisatkorn, MD, Thaworn Subtaweesin, MD, Pansak Laksanabunsong, MD, and Malee Warnnissorn, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 266-268. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of Excimer Laser for Thrombus Containing Lesion

Erdogan Ilkay, MD, Ilgin Karaca, MD, Mustafa Yavuzkir, MD, Özlem Gündodu, MD, and Nadi Arslan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 269-271. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Posttraumatic Intrapancreatic Aortosplenic Fistula Causing Portal Hypertension

Òscar Estrada, MD, Carlos-A Mestres, FETCS, Miguel-A López-Boado, MD, Juan A Salmerón, MD, José Visa, PhD, and Juan-Carlos García-Valdecasas, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 272-274. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY:

An Unusual Late Complication of Infective Endocarditis

On-Hing Kwok, FACC, Wing-Hing Chow, FRCP, and David LC Cheung, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 275. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Complete Bronchial Rupture after Blunt Thoracic Trauma

Theodor Tirilomis, MD, Markus Roessler, MD, and Federico Saldaña, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 276. [Extract] [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Malaria and Open Heart Surgery

Manoj Purohit, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 277-278. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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