EDITORIALS:

A Voice for Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Ray Chu-Jeng Chiu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 93-94. [Extract] [Full Text]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Fungal Endocarditis: An Autopsy Study

Sundaram Challa, MD, Aruna Kumari Prayaga, MD, Laxmi Vemu, MD, Jaishankar Sadasivan, MD, Murali Krishna Murthy Jagarlapudi, MD, Raghunadharao Digumarti, MD, and Rajagopal Prabhala, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 95-98. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endovascular Stent-Graft Repair of Aortic Dissection

Xiao-Xi Li, MD, Sheng-Ming Wang, MD, Wei Chen, MD, Wen-Quan Zhuang, MD, Zhuan-Hong Wu, MD, Guang-Qi Chang, MD, Song-Qi Li, MD, Jian-Yong Yang, MD, and Yong-Jie Lin, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 99-102. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Application of Bidirectional Glenn Shunt with Off-Pump Technique

Xin-Jin Luo, MD, Jun Yan, MD, Qing-Yu Wu, MD, Ke-Ming Yang, MD, Jian-Ping Xu, MD, and Ying-Long Liu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 103-106. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Human Leukocyte Antigens in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients in South India

Umapathy Shankarkumar, PhD, Ramasamy Pitchappan, PhD, and Srinivasan Pethaperumal, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 107-110. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Partial Cardiac Autotransplantation for Reduction of the Left Atrium

Hasan B Erdoan, MD, Kaan Kirali, MD, Suat N Ömerolu, MD, Deniz Göksedef, MD, Ömer Iik, MD, and Cevat Yakut, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 111-114. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hyperkalemic Blood versus Crystalloid Cardioplegia in Longer Clamping Times

Alexander A Albert, MD, Bert Arnrich, MS, Jörg A Walter, MD, Wael M Hassanein, MD, Ulrich P Rosendahl, MD, Petra Gehle, MD, Frank Schön, and Jürgen Ennker, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 115-120. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dose Comparison of Tranexamic Acid in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Sandeep Chauhan, MD, Akshay Bisoi, MCh, Neeraj Kumar, MD, Dinesh Mittal, MS, Shailaja Kale, MD, Usha Kiran, MD, and Panangipalli Venugopal, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 121-124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Combined Procedures for Mediastinal Staging in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Masaki Tomita, MD, Yasunori Matsuzaki, MD, Masao Edagawa, MD, Tetsuya Shimizu, MD, Masaki Hara, MD, and Toshio Onitsuka, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 125-129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Echocardiographic Evaluation of Internal Mammary Artery Graft Patency

Min-Ho Song, MD, Mamoru Ito, MS, Sachie Toki, MD, Keisuke Tanaka, MD, Wataru Kato, MD, Jinichi Iwase, MD, and Kazuyoshi Tajima, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 130-132. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Treatment of Coronary Artery Fistulas: 15 Years’ Experience

Ufuk Demirkilic, MD, Ertugrul Ozal, MD, Hakan Bingol, MD, Faruk Cingoz, MD, Celalettin Gunay, MD, Suat Doganci, MD, Erkan Kuralay, MD, and Harun Tatar, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 133-138. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Delayed Cardiac Tamponade after Penetrating Thoracic Trauma

Felipe Rendón, MD, Luis H Gómez Danés, MD, and Mario Castro, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 139-142. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tricuspid Valve Replacement: Bioprosthetic or Mechanical Valve?

Neville A G Solomon, MCh, Remy C H Lim, MB, Parma Nand, FRACS, and Kenneth J Graham, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 143-148. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of Size, Histology, and Gender on Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Andrea Campione, MD, Tommaso Ligabue, MD, Luca Luzzi, MD, Claudia Ghiribelli, MD, Piero Paladini, MD, Luca Voltolini, MD, Maurizio Di Bisceglie, MD, Mario Lonzi, MD, and Giuseppe Gotti, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 149-153. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early Result of Heart Transplantation in Japan: Osaka University Experience

Norihide Fukushima, MD, Yuji Miyamoto, MD, Shigeaki Ohtake, MD, Yoshiki Sawa, MD, Toshiki Takahashi, MD, and Motonobu Nishimura, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 154-158. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CASE STUDIES:

Double Outlet Left Ventricle, Transposition of Great Vessels and Pulmonary Stenosis

Ganesh Shanmugam, MCh, James Pollock, FRCS, and Kenneth Macarthur, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 159-161. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Type B Dissection Complicated with Subacute Visceral Ischemia

Satoshi Yamashiro, MD, Yukio Kuniyoshi, MD, Kazufumi Miyagi, MD, Toru Uezu, MD, Katsuya Arakaki, MD, and Kageharu Koja, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 162-164. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Actinomycosis: An Often Forgotten Diagnosis

Randolph HL Wong, MRCS, Alan DL Sihoe, MRCS, KH Thung, FRCS, Innes YP Wan, FRCS, Margaret BY Ip, MRCPath, and Anthony PC Yim, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 165-167. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Modified Elephant Trunk Technique for Distal Reconstruction of Ragged Descending Thoracic Aorta

Masato Nakajima, MD, Kouji Tsuchiya, MD, Hidenori Inoue, MD, Kensuke Kobayashi, MD, and Koki Takizawa, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 168-170. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Transillumination in Chest Wall Resection

Francis J Podbielski, MD, Roger A Issa, MD, Jacques-Pierre Fontaine, MD, and Heron E Rodriguez, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 171-172. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

REVIEW PAPERS:

Therapeutic Angiogenesis Using Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

Lei Ye, MD, Husnain K Haider, PhD, Shu-Jia Jiang, MD, and Eugene KW Sim, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 173-181. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY:

Pseudoaneurysm in a Marfan Patient 16 Years after Bentall Operation

Martin TR Grapow, MD, Peter Matt, MD, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski, MD, and Franziska Bernet, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 182-183. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Multiple Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Left Ventricle

Yoshihito Irie, MD, Yasuhiro Sato, MD, Souichi Shioguchi, MD, Masahito Saito, MD, Ikkoku Hata, MD, Nobuaki Kaki, MD, and Takao Imazeki, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 184-185. [Extract] [Full Text]  

LETTER TO EDITOR:

Anomalous Circumflex Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery

KM Krishnamoorthy, DM and S Rao, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 186. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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