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EDITORIAL:

New Era in Management of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Shunji Sano, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:83-85. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Effect of the Cardiac Cycle on the Coronary Anastomosis Assessed by Ultrasound

Khalid S Ibrahim, MD, Lasse Løvstakken, MSc, Idar Kirkeby-Garstad, PhD, Hans Torp, PhD, Harald Vik-Mo, PhD, and Rune Haaverstad, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:86-90. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Histological/Biological Characterization of Decellularized Bovine Jugular Vein

Wu Li, MD, Wei-Yong Liu, Ding-Hua Yi, MD, Shi-Qiang Yu, MD, and Zhen-Xiao Jin, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:91-96. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Middle Cerebral Arterial Blood Flow Velocity and Hemodynamics in Heart Surgery

Abid Demirci, MD, Süheyla Ünver, MD, Ümit Karadeniz, MD, Yeim Çetinta, MD, Dilek Kazanci, MD, and Özcan Erdemli, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:97-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation of Bioprosthetic Valve for Small Aortic Root in Elderly Patients

Noritsugu Shiono, MD, Yoshinori Watanabe, MD, Muneyasu Kawasaki, MD, Hiroki Yokomuro, MD, Takeshirou Fujii, MD, and Nobuya Koyama, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:102-105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Radial Artery Graft Use and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Outcome

Ahmet T Gurbuz, MD, Orhan Findik, MD, Haiyan Cui, PhD, and Aydin Aytac, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:106-112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oral Sildenafil to Control Pulmonary Hypertension after Congenital Heart Surgery

Farah Peiravian, MD, Ahmad A Amirghofran, MD, Mohammad Borzouee, MD, Gholam H Ajami, MD, Mohammad R Sabri, MD, and Sara Kolaee, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:113-117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Subclavian Cannulation Improves Outcome of Surgery for Type A Aortic Dissection

Seyed M Nouraei, FRCS, SA Reza Nouraei, MBBChir, Anand K Sadashiva, MBBS, and Thasee Pillay, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:118-122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deep Pericardial Suture vs Apical Suction for Off-Pump Bypass Grafting

Hasim Ustunsoy, MD, Hakki Kazaz, MD, Mehmet A Celkan, MD, Celalettin Kayiran, MD, Rengin Hayta, MD, and Ekrem Bayar, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:123-126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aortic and Mitral Prosthetic Valve Replacement in Age Groups 61–65 & 66–70 Years

Kriengchai Prasongsukarn, MD, WR Eric Jamieson, MD, Eva Germann, MSc, Florence Chan, and Samuel V Lichtenstein, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:127-133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Experience with Resection in 106 Cases

Rishendran Naidoo, FC Cardio (SA)
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:134-138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fast-Track Cardiac Surgery: Application in an Australian Setting

Julian Gooi, FRACS, Silvana Marasco, FRACS, Michael Rowland, FRACS, Don Esmore, FRACS, Justin Negri, FRACS, and Adrian Pick, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:139-143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of Fast-Track Recovery after Coronary Artery Bypass in the Elderly

Nicholas Charokopos, MD, Polychronis Antonitsis, MD, Michalis Toumbouras, MD, John Konstantinopoulos, MD, and Efthymia Rouska, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:144-148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical Embolectomy in Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism

Ahmad A Amirghofran, MD, Abbas Emami Nia, MD, and Ramin Javan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:149-153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CASE STUDIES:

Wandering Bullet Embolizing to the Pulmonary Artery: A Case Report

Surendra K Agarwal, MCh, Amrendra Singh, MS, Manoj Kathuria, MD, and Probal K Ghosh, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:154-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Off-Pump Resection of Aorto-Saphenous Vein Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Mohamad N Bittar, FRCS C-Th and Andrew J Duncan, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:157-158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Composite Y-Graft for Syphilitic Ostial Stenosis in Left Main Coronary Artery

Keita Tanaka, MD, Makoto Takeda, MD, and Kazuhiro Nagayama, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:159-161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Simple and Secure Aortotomy Closure

Jayapadman Bhaskar, FRCS and Ashok K Sharma, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:162-163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Distal Carotid Perfusion in Combined Carotid Endarterectomy and OP-CABG

Parachuri V Rao, FRCS, Praveen K Hosabettu, MCh, Sanjay Dhaded, MCh, Avery Mathew, MCh, Julius Punnen, MCh, and Muralidhar Kanchi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:164-166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REVIEW PAPER:

Pharmacological Neuroprotection During Cardiac Surgery

Yuji Kadoi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:167-177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY:

Gastric Volvulus after Diaphragm Rupture

Yun-Hen Liu, MD, Yi-Chih Kao, MD, Ming-Ju Hsieh, MD, Yi-Cheng Wu, MD, Po-Jen Ko, MD, and Hui-Ping Liu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:178-179. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atypical Traumatic Thoracic Aorta after Rib Fractures

El Hassane Kabiri, MD, Adil Arsalane, MD, Abdelfettah Zidane, MD, and Fouad Atoini, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:180-181. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTER TO EDITOR:

SIMPLE WIRING FOR STERNAL FRACTURE

R Karthik Vaidyanathan, MS, Sanjay Theodore, MCh, Madhu N Sankar, PhD, and KM Cherian, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:182. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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CASE STUDIES:

Pulmonary Hypertension Alters Natural History of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery

Jayesh Akbari, MS, Sanjay Theodore, MS, Soman R Krishnamanohar, MCh, and Kurur S Neelakandhan, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e23-e24. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emergency Stent-Grafting for Patients Over 85 Years of Age with Thoracic Aortic Rupture

Kiyofumi Morishita, MD, Yoshihiko Kurimoto, MD, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, MD, Hisayoshi Osawa, MD, Toshiyuki Maeda, MD, and Tomio Abe, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e25-e27. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Partial Obstruction of the Inferior Vena Cava after Surgery for Left Atrial Myxoma

Gino Di Manici, MD, Davide Di Lazzaro, MD, Giuliana Bardelli, MD, Francesco Grasselli, MD, Uberto Da Col, MD, and Temistocle Ragni, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e28-e29. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Revascularization and Mitral Valve Replacement in a Patient with Porcelain Aorta

Nicholas Charokopos, PhD, Polychronis Antonitsis, MD, Efthymia Rouska, MD, and Michalis Toumbouras, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e30-e32. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intra-aortic Filtration is Effective in Collecting Hazardous Materials

Carlos-A Mestres, FECTS, Eduardo Bernabeu, MD, Claudio Fernández, MD, Andrea Colli, MD, and Miguel Josa, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e33-e34. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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