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EDITORIAL:

New Strategy for Cardiac Repair: Genetically Modified Skeletal Myoblasts

Eugene KW Sim, FRCS, Lei Ye, PhD, and Husnain Kh Haider, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:183-184. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Proteomics of Ascending Aortic Aneurysm with Bicuspid or Tricuspid Aortic Valve

Peter Matt, MD, Anne von Orelli, MD, Franziska Bernet, MD, Thomas Grussenmeyer, PhD, Ivan Lefkovits, PhD, and Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:185-190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peratrial Closure of Atrial Septal Defects without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Xiang-Jun Zeng, PhD, Xu-Fa Chen, MD, Duan Cheng, PhD, Xiao-Jing Ma, MD, Xue-Song Hu, MD, and Liang Tao, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:191-193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Monitoring of Brain Oxygen in Infant Cardiac Surgery

Ji-Hong Huang, MD, Zhao-Kang Su, MD, and Shun-Min Wang, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:194-199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Omental Transposition: the Final Solution for Major Sternal Wound Infection

Kalliopi Athanassiadi, MD, Nick Theakos, MD, Georgios Benakis, MD, Stamatis Kakaris, PhD, and Ion Skottis, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:200-203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicorandil Attenuates Reperfusion Injury after Long Cardioplegic Arrest

Kyoumi Takarabe, MD, Yukio Okazaki, MD, Shinya Higuchi, MD, Junichi Murayama, MD, Masafumi Natsuaki, MD, and Tsuyoshi Itoh, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:204-209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitral Valve Repair for Extended Commissural Prolapse Involving Complex Prolapse

Hironobu Morimoto, MD, Koji Tsuchiya, MD, Masato Nakajima, MD, Okihiko Akashi, MD, and Kaori Kato, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:210-213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interleukin-4 C-590T Polymorphism Has No Role in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Mohamad N Bittar, FRCS C-Th, Noman H Khasati, FRCS, Abdul K Deiraniya, FRCS, and Nizar Yonan, FRCS C-Th
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:214-217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacological Prevention of the Deleterious Effects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Seyed A Hassantash, MD, Gholam R Omrani, MD, Nozar Givtaj, PhD, and Maryam Afrakhteh, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:218-224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement in Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Minoru Tabata, MD, Sary F Aranki, MD, John A Fox, MD, Gregory S Couper, MD, Lawrence H Cohn, MD, and Prem S Shekar, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:225-228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thromboendarterectomy for Severe Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Keiichi Ishida, MD and Masahisa Masuda, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:229-233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endothoracic Papaverine Application for Internal Thoracic Artery Harvest

Muzaffer Bahcivan, MD, Fersat Kolbakir, MD, Hakan Karamustafa, MD, and H Tahsin Keceligil, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:234-237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Definitive Management of Advanced Empyema by Two-Window Video-Assisted Surgery

Andrew J Drain, MRCS, Jonathon I Ferguson, FRCS, Rana Sayeed, FRCS, Sharon Wilkinson, BSc, and Andy Ritchie, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:238-239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Repair of Anomalous Origin of Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery

Hong-Wei Guo, MD, Jiang-Ping Xu, MD, Yun-Hu Song, MD, Xiang-Dong Shen, MD, Shou-Jun Li, MD, and Sheng-Shou Hu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:240-242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CASE STUDIES:

Successful Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Transplantation

Sak Lee, MD, Young-Hwan Park, MD, Sang-Hyun Lim, MD, Young-Tae Kwak, MD, Hoon Kim, MD, and Byung-Chul Chang, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:243-245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lupus Anticoagulant and Off-pump Coronary Bypass: Dilemma of Anticoagulation

Madan M Maddali, MD and Maher J Albahrani, FCCP
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:246-248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diaphragmatic Laceration, Partial Liver Herniation and Catamenial Pneumothorax

Antonio Bobbio, MD, Paolo Carbognani, MD, Luca Ampollini, MD, and Michele Rusca, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:249-251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

High-Risk Repair of Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Due to Giant Cell Aortitis

Pavan Atluri, MD and Y Joseph Woo, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:252-254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coincidence of Spinal Canal Stenosis and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Justin James, FRCS Ed, Manoj Kuduvalli, FRCS, John Y Lu, FRCS, and Abbas Rashid, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:255-257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Mitral Valve Repair in Infants and Children

Devi P Shetty, MS, Colin N John, FRACS, Shekar Rao, MCh, Sankaran J Puthenveetil, FRACS, and R Benedict Raj, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:258-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Modified Sandwich Technique for Acute Aortic Dissection

Toshihiro Ohata, MD, Yuji Miyamoto, MD, Masataka Mitsuno, MD, Mitsuhiro Yamamura, MD, Hiroe Tanaka, MD, and Masaaki Ryomoto, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:261-263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REVIEW PAPER:

Myocardial Revascularization: Surgery or Stenting?

Sunny H Wong, MBChB, Song Wan, FRCS, and Malcolm J Underwood, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:264-269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY:

Coarctation of Aorta with Intercostal Artery Aneurysm and Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Manoj K Rohit, DM, Shyam K Thingam, MCh, Sridhar Gopal, DM, Hariram Vuppaladadhiam, DM, and Anil Grover, DM
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:270. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giant Localized Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura

Luca Ampollini, MD, Antonio Bobbio, MD, Paolo Carbognani, PhD, and Michele Rusca, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:271. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intracardiac Migration of a Kirschner Wire from the Right Clavicle

Kazuhiko Nishizaki, MD and Toshio Seki, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:272-273. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Multi-Slice Scanner in Transdiaphragmatic Coronary and Abdominal Aortic Surgery

Georges Fayad, MD, Thomas Modine, MD, Stephan Haulon, MD, Richard Azzaoui, MD, Christophe Lions, MD, and Mohamed Koussa, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:274. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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CASE STUDIES:

Differential Ventilation with Spontaneous Respiration for Bilateral Emphysema

Murali Chakravarthy, MD and Vivek Jawali, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e35-e37. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection with Child B Liver Cirrhosis

Seiji Matsukuma, MD, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, MD, and Masayoshi Hamawaki, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e38-e40. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Strategy for Adult Aortic Coarctation Complicated by Coronary Artery Disease

Yasuaki Fujisawa, MD, Kiyofumi Morishita, MD, Johji Fukada, MD, Yoshikazu Hachiro, MD, Tatsuya Saito, MD, and Tomio Abe, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e41-e42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safe Treatment of Post Thoracotomy Seroma

Nicolas Durrleman, MD, Maksim Pryshipov, MD, Jean-Marie Wihlm, PhD, and Gilbert Massard, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e43-e45. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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