EDITORIALS:

A Proposal for International Certification in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Robert L Replogle, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 283-284. [Extract] [Full Text]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Growth of Pulmonary Autograft After Ross Operation in Pediatric Patients

Shahzad G Raja, MRCS and Marco Pozzi, FECTS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 285-290. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Erdogan Ilkay, MD, Ilgin Karaca, MD, Mehmet Akbulut, MD, A Erhan Kiliçolu, MD, Mustafa Yavuzkir, MD, and Nadi Arslan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 291-295. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Closure of Atrial Septal Defect in Children Under Two Years of Age

Usha Parvathy, MCh, Komarakshi R Balakrishnan, MCh, Madathil S Ranjith, MD, Richard Saldanha, MCh, and Mahesh Vakamudi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 296-299. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Outcome of Subtypes of Aortic Arch Dissection

Kaan Kirali, MD, Hasan Ardal, MD, Vedat Erentu, MD, Denyan Mansurolu, MD, Nilgün U Bozbua, MD, and Cevat Yakut, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 300-305. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Analysis of 5-Year Experience

Shahzad G Raja, MRCS, Zulfiqar Haider, FRCS, and Haider Zaman, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 306-311. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Surgery in an Iranian Teaching Hospital: Outcome and Risk Factors

Seyed-Ahmad Hassantash, MD, Koorosh Mirpoor, MD, and Maryam Afrakhteh, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 312-315. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for Active, Culture Negative Endocarditis

Makiko I Hasegawa, PhD, Shunei Kyo, MD, Haruhiko Asano, MD, and Kazuhito Imanaka, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 316-319. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Management of Pulmonary Aspergilloma

Ismail C Kurul, MD, Sedat Demircan, MD, Ulku Yazici, MD, Tamer Altinok, MD, Salih Topcu, MD, and Mehmet Unlü, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 320-323. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of Age on The Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Amir Mortasawi, MD, Bert Arnrich, Jörg Walter, PhD, Inez Frerichs, PhD, Ulrich Rosendahl, MD, and Jürgen Ennker, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 324-329. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Preoperative Transbronchial Biopsy on Prognosis of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Jun Nakajima, MD, Shinichi Takamoto, MD, Jun Matsumoto, MD, Eriho Takeuchi, MD, and Yoichi M Ito, MSc
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 330-335. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early and Midterm Results with The Ross Procedure: A Study of The First 31 Cases

George Matalanis, FRACS, Manoj Durairaj, MCh, Pallav Shah, MCh, and Brian Buxton, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 336-340. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral Valve Repair with Aortic Valve Replacement in Rheumatic Heart Disease

Huynh-Quang Tri Ho, MD, Van-Phan Nguyen, MD, Kim-Phuong Phan, MD, and Nguyen-Vinh Pham, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 341-345. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Can Cause Severe Post CPB Vasodilation Current UK Opinion

Mohan P Devbhandari, FRCS, Sendhil K Balasubramanian, FRCS, Max Codispoti, FRCS, Onyekwelu C Nzewi, FRCS, and Sai U Prasad, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 346-349. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multiple Purpose Simulator Using a Natural Porcine Mitral Valve

Makoto Arita, MS, Sumihiro Tono, MS, Hitoshi Kasegawa, MD, and Mitsuo Umezu, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 350-356. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CASE STUDIES:

Multiple Sclerosing Hemangiomas of The Lung

Vyas J Soumil, FRCS, Bhambhani Navin, MS, Desai Sangeeta, MD, Jambhekar Na, MD, Sanjay Sharma, MS, and Ramakant Deshpande, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 357-359. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ruptured Right Aortic Arch Aneurysm

Worawong Slisatkorn, MD, Pansak Laksanabunsong, MD, and Punnarerk Thongcharoen, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 360-362. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

One-and-a-Half Ventricle Repair for Right Ventricular Endomyocardial Fibrosis

Mohanraj Anbarasu, MS, Soman R Krishna Manohar, MCh, Thomas Titus, DM, and Kurur S Neelakandhan, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 363-365. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Left Inferior Epigastric Artery as Collateral

Osami Honjo, MD, Osamu Oba, MD, Takeshi Shichijo, MD, Keiji Yunoki, MD, Masahiro Inoue, MD, and Takanori Suezawa, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 366-368. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Triple Valve Replacement with Carpentier-Edwards Bioprostheses

Soma Guhathakurta, MCh and Kotturathu M Cherian, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 369-371. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Simplified Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion and Myocardial Protection during Stage I Norwood Procedure

Luca A Vricella, MD, Piya Samankatiwat, MD, Marc R de Leval, MD, Victor T Tsang, MD, and Pascal R Vouhé, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 372-373. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Prevention of Nerve Injury in Aortic Arch Aneurysmal Surgery

Yukio Kuniyoshi, MD, Kageharu Koja, MD, Kazufumi Miyagi, MD, Tooru Uezu, MD, Satoshi Yamashiro, MD, and Katuya Arakaki, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 374-375. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient with Takayasu’s Disease without Cross-clamping The Calcified Ascending Aorta

Thanos Athanasiou, PhD, Pankaj Kumar, FRCS, Hutan Ashrafian, MBBS, Sujit Nair, MRCS, Alex Charitou, MRCS, and Rex D Stanbridge, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 376-378. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

REVIEW PAPERS:

Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Edward A Black, FRCS, Sudip Ghosh, PhD, Kenny Sin, FRCS, Tom Spyt, MD, and Ravi Pillai, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 379-386. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY:

An Unusual History of a Foreign Body Aspiration

Sedat Demircan, MD, Burçin Çelik, MD, and Ahmet Basoglu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 387. [Extract] [Full Text]  

LETTER TO EDITOR:

Low-Molecular-Weight-Heparin before Cardiac Surgery: To Give or Not To Give?

Shahzad G Raja, MRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 388. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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