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EDITORIAL:

Endovascular Management of Stanford Type A (Ascending) Aortic Dissection

Yiu-Che Chan, MD FRCS and Stephen W Cheng, MS FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:566-567. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLE:

Identifying Paraplegia Risk Associated with Thoracic Endografting

Ourania Preventza, MD, Grayson H Wheatley, III, MD, James Williams, BS, Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, Julio Rodriguez-Lopez, MD, and Edward B Diethrich, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:568-572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Bioassist: Results of the French Multicenter Cardiomyoplasty Study

Juan C Chachques, MD, Olivier Jegaden, MD, Thierry Mesana, MD, Yves Glock, MD, Pierre A Grandjean, MS, and Alain F Carpentier, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:573-580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stem Cell Experiments and Initial Clinical Trial of Cellular Cardiomyoplasty

Soma Guhathakurta, PhD, Usha R Subramanyan, MPhil, Ramesh Balasundari, MSc, Chandan K Das, MD, Nainar Madhusankar, PhD, and Kotturathu Mammen Cherian, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:581-586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Figure-of-Eight vs. Interrupted Sternal Wire Closure of Median Sternotomy

Abdul-Rahman Mohd Ramzisham, MS, Awang Ruzairee Raflis, MBChB, Mohd Ghani Khairulasri, MD, Joanna Ooi Su Min, MMed, Abdullah Mohd Fikri, FRCS, and Mohd Dimon Zamrin, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:587-591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Impact of Valves in a Biomechanical Heart Model Assisting Failing Hearts

Norbert W Guldner, MD, Peter Klapproth, DMSc, Petra RJ Margaritoff, DMSc, Ralf Noel, DMV, Hans H Sievers, MD, and Martin Grossherr, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:592-597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Blunt Traumatic Bronchial Rupture in Patients Younger than 18 Years

Noureldin Noaman Gwely, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:598-603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prolonged QT Interval and Coronary Artery Bypass Mortality due to Heart Failure

Mahnoosh Foroughi, MD, Zohreh Karkhaneh Yousefi, MD, Masood Majidi Tehrani, MD, Azam Noori Foroutaghe, BSc, Arash Ghanavati, MD, and Seyed-Ahmad Hassantash, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:604-607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Etiopathology and Management Challenges of Blunt Chest Trauma in Nigeria

Martins Oluwafemi Thomas, FICS and Ezekiel O Ogunleye, FWACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:608-611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk Factors for Mediastinitis and Endocarditis after Cardiac Surgery

Javier Gualis, MD, Santiago Flórez, MD, Eduardo Tamayo, MD, Francisco Javier Álvarez, MD, Javier Castrodeza, MD, and Mario Castaño, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:612-616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Incidence and Impact of Cardiac Cachexia in Valvular Surgery

Thitipong Tepsuwan, MD, Suphachai Schuarattanapong, MD, Surin Woragidpoonpol, MD, Supap Kulthawong, BSc, Anong Chaiyasri, MSc, and Weerachai Nawarawong, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:617-621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Integrated Positron-Emission Tomography for Nodal Staging in Lung Cancer

Hyun Joo Lee, MD, Young Tae Kim, MD, Won Jun Kang, MD, Hyun Ju Lee, MD, Chang Hyun Kang, MD, and Joo Hyun Kim, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:622-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-Term Results up to 19 Years of Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty

Mohamed Eid Fawzy, FRCP
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:627-633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CASE STUDIES:

Malignancy of Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung in Aged

Vincent Benouaich, MD, Bertrand Marcheix, MD, Hugues Begueret, MD, Laurent Brouchet, MD, Jean François Velly, MD, and Jacques Jougon, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:634-636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aneurysm of All 3 Sinuses of Valsalva Causing Coronary Insufficiency

PS Seetharama Bhat, MCh, Murali Babu, MCh, Rajeev Gehlot, MCh, and Syed Murfad Peer, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:637-639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Type A Aortic Dissection, Right-Sided Aortic Arch, and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Daijiro Hori, MD, Masashi Tanaka, MD, Atsushi Yamaguchi, MD, and Hideo Adachi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:640-642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Repairing of Infarcted Myocardium Using a Novel Cell Patch Therapy

Hiroki Yokomuro, MD, Yukio Ichikawa, MD, Noritsugu Shiono, MD, and Hirokazu Kajiwara, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:643-646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Late Presentation of Aortic Root Abscess in Endocarditis with Coronary Ischemia

Narayanan Namboodiri, DM, Shomu Bohora, DM, Manoranjan Misra, MCh, Sasidharan Bijulal, DM, Karunakaran Jayakumar, MCh, and Jaganmohan A Tharakan, DM
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:647-649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REVIEW PAPER:

Beating-heart Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review

Kareem Salhiyyah, MRCSEd, MSc and David Taggart, MD, PhD, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:650-658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY:

Giant Cystic Lymphangioma in the Thoracic Wall in a Newborn

evval Eren, MD and Alper Avci, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:659. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heart and Great Vessels after Mediastinal Irradiation

Yuki Okamoto, MD, Masahiko Matsumoto, MD, Hidenori Inoue, MD, and Masatake Katsu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:660-661. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography of Adult Scimitar Syndrome (Variant Form)

Chung-Wah Siu, MBBS, Stephen Chi-Wai Cheung, MBBS, Carmen Wing-Sze Chan, MBBS, Man-Hong Jim, MD, and Hung-Fat Tse, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:662. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension due to In-Situ Pulmonary Thrombus

Jaishankar Krishnamoorthy, MD, Rajendra Deshmukh, MD, and Ajit Mullasari, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;17:663. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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