EDITORIALS:

Evolving Healthcare for Congenital Heart Disease in China

Richard A Jonas, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 151-152. [Full Text]  

INVITED REVIEW:

Recent Advances In Echocardiography of Aortic Disorders

Ajay Kanojia, MD and Ravi R Kasliwal, DM
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 153-157. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Mitral Valvuloplasty With Carpentier's Techniques

Phan Nguyen Van, MD, Phuong Phan Kim, MD, Vinh Pham Nguyen, MD, Yen Dang Thi Bach, MD, Trung Dao Huu, MD, Hiep Chu Trong, MD, Quy Nguyen Thi, MD, Hào Nguyen Tiên, MD, Alain Deloche, MD, PhD, and Alain Carpentier, MD, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 158-161. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

In Vitro Self-Training in the Surgical Technique of Aortic Valve Repair and Reconstruction

Luo Hong He, MD, Choo Suk Jung, MD, James H Oury, MD, and Carlos MG Duran, MD, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 162-165. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dobutamine Stress Test to Evaluate Different Sizes of Prosthetic Aortic Valves

Nese Çam, MD, Hakan Gerçekolu, MD, Seden Çelik, MD, Metin Gürsürer, MD, Gülah Tayyareci, MD, Hasan Karabulut, MD, Ahmet Narin, MD, Tuna Tezel, MD, and Besim Yiiter, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 166-173. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Pregnancy on Long-Term Follow-Up of Mitral Valve Bioprostheses

Mustafa Emir, MD, Gürkan Uzunonat, MD, Birol Yamak, MD, A Tulga Ulus, MD, M Kamil Göl, MD, Zafer Iscan, MD, S Fehmi Katirciolu, MD, Binali Mavita, MD, Ouz Tademir, MD, and Kemal Bayazit, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 174-178. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prosthetic Cardiac Valve Replacement: Management Problems

Navneet Sharma, MD, Anil Grover, DM, and Bishan Das Radotra, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 179-182. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Medium-Term Outcome With Small Size ATS Medical Valves in Aortic Position

Ufuk Demirkiliç, MD, Erkan Kuralay, MD, Erturul Özal, MD, Hakan Bingöl, MD, Cemal Sa, MD, Ahmet T Yilmaz, MD, and Harun Tatar, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 183-187. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antegrade-Retrograde Cardioplegia for Myocardial Protection During Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Tarek A Abdel Aziz, MD, Najib Al Khaja, MD, PhD, Mohamed A Ali, MD, Ali S Maklad, MD, Mohamed F Bassiouny, MD, Murdo Turner, FRCS, and Donald G Roberts, MD, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 188-194. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting After Failed Angioplasty

Binali Mavita, MD, A Tulga Ulus, MD, Ülkü Yildiz, MD, Birol Yamak, MD, C Levent Birinciolu, MD, S Fehmi Katirciolu, MD, Can Özer, MD, Ouz Tademir, MD, and Kemal Bayazit, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 195-198. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Selection and Placement of Double-Lumen Tubes in Asian Patients

Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, Jay B Brodsky, MD, Teresa M Alcantara, MD, James Monje, MD, and Florian R Nuevo, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 199-202. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intravenous Diltiazem for Treatment of Supraventricular Tachycardia After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

C Levent Birinciolu, MD, A Tulga Ulus, MD, Birol Yamak, MD, S Fehmi Katirciolu, MD, Binali Mavita, MD, and Ouz Tademir, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 203-207. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tuberculous Lymphadenopathy Causing Dysphagia: Report of Two Cases

Omer S Alamoudi, MRCP, Julio S Montaner, MD, Kenneth Evans, MD, and J Mark FitzGerald, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 208-211. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chest Wall Tumors

B Ali Özuslu, MD, Onur Genç, MD, Sedat Gürkök, MD, and Kunter Balkanli, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 212-215. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CASE STUDIES:

Mitral Valve Replacement and Preservation of Subvalvular Apparatus Using Cox's Maze Operation

Masafumi Hioki, MD, Yoshio Iedokoro, MD, Shigeki Yamagishi, MD, Yasuo Yamashita, MD, Kouan Orii, MD, Shigeyuki Hirano, MD, Tomomi Hirata, MD, Noriyoshi Kutukata, MD, Sakae Masuda, MD, Takao Hisayoshi, MD, and Shigeo Tanaka, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 216-218. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Side-Branch of Internal Mammary Artery Bypass Graft Causing Coronary Steal

Pasquale Mastroroberto, MD, Massimo Chello, MD, Saverio Zofrea, MD, Roberto Ceravolo, MD, and Francesco Perticone, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 219-220. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

One-Stage Repair of Aortic Coarctation, Aneurysm, and Calcified Stenosis

Taro Yokoyama, MD, PhD, Eli R Capouya, MD, Ali Gheissari, MD, and Ilana Platin, PA-C
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 221-223. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Post-Enteric Mycotic Aneurysm of Abdominal Aorta with Total Disruption

Rajendar Krishan Suri, MS, Neerod Kumar Jha, MCh, Katragadda Lakshmi Narasimha Rao, MCh, Mandeep Singh, DM, and Pramila Chari, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 224-226. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Balloon Mitral Valvotomy in Pregnant Patient with Anomalous Inferior Vena Cava

Manoj K Agarwala, DM, Mandeep Singh, DM, Anil Grover, DM, and Jagmohan S Varma, DM
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 227-228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally Invasive Ligation of Coronary Artery Fistula

Sunil K Kaushal, MCh, Sitaraman Radhakrishnan, DM, and Krishna S Iyer, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 229-231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giant Thoracic Aneurysm Associated with Coarctation of the Aorta

Mehmet ah Topcuolu, MD, Orhan Kemal Salih, MD, Bülent Kisacikolu, MD, Cem Kayhan, MD, and Tümer Ulus, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 232-234. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary Chylopericardium in a Heroin Addict

Massimo Chello, MD, Pasquale Mastroroberto, MD, Francesco Cirillo, MD, and Emanuele Malta,, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 235-236. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bloodless Pediatric Cardiac Surgery? Deliverance with Erythropoietin

W David Creery, MD, Michael D Black, MD, Ian Adatia, MD, and Brian McIntyre, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 237-238. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Poor Outcome Following Pericardiectomy for Postirradiation Constrictive Pericarditis

Abha Chandra, MCh, Lalit Kapoor, MCh, Anoop K Ganjoo, MCh, and Rajiv Bajaj, DM
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 239-240. [Full Text]  

Stent Entrapment in Ostium of Left Main Coronary Artery: Emergency Surgical Removal

Senol Yavuz, MD, Tahsin Bozat, MD, Hakan Vural, MD, Osman Tiryakiolu, MD, Tamer Türk, MD, Nurcan Ayabakan, Cüneyt Eris, MD, Vedat Koca, MD, and I Ayhan Özdemir, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 240-241. [Full Text]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Landmarks in Cardiac Surgery

Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998 6: 242. [Full Text]  

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