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EDITORIAL:

The Choice of Valve Prosthesis: Are the Guidelines for Everyone?

Zohair Al Halees, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:457-458. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Remodeling after Aortic Valve Replacement

Hikmet Iyem, MD, Cevat Sekuri, MD, Mine Tavli, MD, and Suat Büket, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:459-462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Glutamine Improves Myocardial Function Following Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Gil Bolotin, MD, Jai Raman, MD, Ursula Williams, PhD, Emile Bacha, MD, Masha Kocherginsky, PhD, and Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:463-467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minimally Invasive Right Posterior Minithoracotomy for Open-Heart Procedures

Khaled Samir Mohamed, FETCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:468-471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minimal vs Median Sternotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement

Moustafa A Moustafa, MD, Ayman A Abdelsamad, MD, Gamal Zakaria, MD, and Magdy M Omarah, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:472-475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prosthetic Valve Replacement in Adolescents with Rheumatic Heart Disease

Raja P Akhtar, FRCS, Abdul R Abid, MBBS, Hasnain Zafar, MBBS, Saqib S Sheikh, FCPS, Masud A Cheema, FRCS, and Jawad S Khan, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:476-481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical Experience of Coarctation of the Aorta in Infants and Young Children

Jing-Hao Zheng, MD, Jin-Fen Liu, MD, Zhi-Wei Xu, MD, Zhao-Kang Su, MD, and Wen-Xiang Ding, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:482-485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Age Deteriorates Palmar Microcirculation Following Radial Artery Harvesting

Karsten Knobloch, PhD, Sandra Tomaszek, MD, Axel Haverich, PhD, and Peter M Vogt, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:486-492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anticoagulation for Prosthetic Heart Valves in Pregnancy. Is There an Answer?

Amir J Khamooshi, MD, Fahimeh Kashfi, MScMW, Saeed Hoseini, MD, Mohammad B Tabatabaei, MD, Hossein Javadpour, FETCS, and Fereydoon Noohi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:493-496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anticoagulation in Pregnancy with Mechanical Heart Valves: 10-Year Experience

Raja P Akhtar, FRCS, Abdul R Abid, MBBS, Hasnain Zafar, MBBS, Masud A Cheema, FRCS, and Jawad S Khan, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:497-501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Troponin I Concentrations During On-Pump Coronary Artery Surgery

Fabio Capuano, MD, Caterina Simon, MD, Antonino Roscitano, MD, Gianluca Sclafani, MD, Euclide Tonelli, MD, and Riccardo Sinatra, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:502-506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Learning Curve of Arch-First Technique Analyzed by Cumulative Sum

Min-Ho Song, MD, Yoshiyuki Tokuda, MD, Masaya Hirai, MD, and Yuichi Ueda, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:507-510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Novel Method of Thoracoscopic Surgery for Giant Bulla without Residual Cavity

Tomoki Utsumi, MD, Akinori Akashi, MD, and Soichiro Funaki, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:511-514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CASE STUDIES:

Perforation of a Substernal Interposed Ileocolon Caused by Right Thoracic Herniation

Va-Kei Kok, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:515-517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Rare Complication of Pneumonectomy: Hiatal Hernia Associated with Gastric Volvulus

James AC Thorpe, MD, Christophoros N Foroulis, MD, and Samir Shah, FRCS(C-Th)
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:518-520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aortic Root Replacement in Behçet Disease

Kazuhiro Yoshikawa, MD, Hidetsugu Hori, MD, Shuji Fukunaga, MD, Eiki Tayama, MD, and Shigeaki Aoyagi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:521-523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheomalacia in a Patient with Unilateral Pulmonary and Renal Agenesis

Saulat Fatimi, MD, Sadaf Sheikh, MD, Zaman Shah, MBBS, and Sonia Fatimi, MBBS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:524-525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement in a Patient with Hemophilia B

Roy Thankachen, MCh, Biju George, DM, Vinayak Shukla, MCh, and Roy J Korula, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:526-527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Safe Innominate Artery Cannulation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Neonates

Antonio F Corno, MD and Marco Pozzi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:528-530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chordal Replacement with Temporary Alfieri Stitch for Anterior Leaflet Prolapse

Hironobu Morimoto, MD, Koji Tsuchiya, MD, Masato Nakajima, MD, Yoshitaka Mitsumori, MD, and Kaori Kato, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:531-533. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REVIEW PAPER:

Importance of Perioperative Blood Glucose Management in Cardiac Surgical Patients

Timothy SJ Shine, MD, Mihoko Uchikado, MD, Claudia C Crawford, MD, and Michael J Murray, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:534-538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY:

Emergency Closed Mitral Valvotomy with Transesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance

Rajinder S. Dhaliwal, MCh, Suvitesh Luthra, MCh, and Harkant Singh, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:539. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

An Iatrogenic Bronchial Foreign Body

Manoj Purohit, MCh, Ben McKay, and Augestine TM Tang, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:540. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Feeding Artery of Giant Left Atrial Myxoma Visualized on Computed Tomography

Hajime Kin, MD, Junichi Koizumi, MD, Kunihiro Yoshioka, MD, and Hiroyuki Niinuma, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:541. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTER TO EDITOR:

PAPAVERINE HYDRODISSECTION OF INTERNAL THORACIC ARTERY

Pankaj Saxena, DNB and Robert Tam, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:542. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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CASE STUDIES:

Acute Fatal Post-CABG Low Dose Amiodarone Lung Toxicity

Mihalis Argyriou, MD, Panagiotis Hountis, MD, Nicolaos Antonopoulos, MD, and Maria Mathioudaki, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e66-e68. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Off-pump Pericardiectomy Using an Ultrasonic Scalpel and a Heart Positioner

Atsushi Fukumoto, MD, Masaaki Yamagishi, PhD, Kiyoshi Doi, PhD, Mitsugu Ogawa, MD, Tomoya Inoue, MD, and Hitoshi Yaku, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e69-e71. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Left Ventricle: Report of Two Cases

Haruaki Hino, MD, Takeshi Miyairi, MD, Tadashi Kitamura, MD, Sumio Miura, MD, Ikutaro Kigawa, MD, and Sachito Fukuda, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e72-e74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Combined Coronary Artery Re-operation and Pulmonary Resection for Hemoptysis

Tomonobu Abe, MD, Makoto Kajiyama, MD, Keiji Ohara, MD, Mineo Asaoka, MD, Masashi Toyama, MD, and Atsukata Kobayashi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e75-e76. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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