EDITORIALS:

Developing a Cardiothoracic Surgical Registry in Asia

Richard KH Wyse and Kenneth M Taylor, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 255-258. [Full Text]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Videothoracoscopic Internal Mammary Artery Harvest for Coronary Bypass

Kaan Kirali, MD, Mustafa Güler, MD, Bahadir Dalar, MD, Gökhan Ipek, MD, Mehmet Balkanay, MD, Esat Akinci, MD, Turan Berki, MD, Ali Gürbüz, MD, Ömer Iik, MD, and Cevat Yakut, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 259-262. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of Lactation on Internal Mammary Artery Size and Flow

Erkan Kuralay, MD, Ufuk Demirkiliç, MD, Erturul Özal, MD, Bilgehan Öz, MD, Faruk Cingöz, MD, and Harun Tatar, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 263-266. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Taurine Potentiates the Efficacy of Hypothermia

Nobuhisa Ohno, MD, Koho-Julio Miyamoto, MD, PhD, and Tadaomi-Alfonso Miyamoto, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 267-271. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brucella Endocarditis: Seven Cases Treated Surgically

Attilio Renzulli, MD, Rosario Gregorio, MD, GianPaolo Romano, MD, Antonio Carozza, MD, Joseph Marmo, MD, Riccardo Utili, MD, Marisa De Feo, MD, and Maurizio Cotrufo, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 272-275. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Role of Intraaortic Balloon Pump in Left Ventricular Endoaneurysmorrhaphy

Hossam Eldin Eid, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 276-281. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Enlargement of Small Aortic Annulus by Modified Manouguian's Technique

Nainar Madhu Sankar, PhD, Sethurathinam Rajan, MS, MCh, Rajarathinam Karnan Kalyan Singh, MD, and Kotturathu Mammen Cherian, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 282-286. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intracardiac Right-to-Left Shunt Complicating Right Ventricular Failure

Hasanat Sharif, MD, A Thomas Pezzella, MD, Husam H Farah, MD, Raj Baljepally, MD, and Dennis Maki, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 287-291. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Techniques and Outcomes of Two Modes of Pericardial Drainage

Albert Leung Wai Suen, FRCP, Ho Leung Sing, FRCS, Chan Ngai Yin, MRCP, Chan Mui Tong, FRCS, Tsang Hing Hung, MRCP, and Kwok Miu Fong, MRCP
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 292-296. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Subxiphoid Approach for Treatment of Pericardial Effusion

Ali Sarigül, MD, Bora Farsak, MD, M anser Ate, MD, Metin Demircin, MD, and lhan Paaolu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 297-300. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patent Ductus Arteriosus in a Population-Based Study

Victor Grech, PhD, MRCP
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 301-304. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lung Infections Due to Aspirated Foreign Bodies: Analysis of 84 Cases

Cemal Kahraman, MD, Fahri Ouzkaya, MD, Yiit Akçali, MD, and Atalay Sahin, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 305-308. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Ventilation on Lung Function After Normothermic Ischemia

Alper Toker, MD, Korkut Bostanci, MD, Dilek Yilmazbayhan, MD, Enver Dayiolu, MD, and Ertan Onursal, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 309-312. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CASE STUDIES:

Total Occlusion of Left Main Coronary Artery Trunk in a Young Man

Akihiro Nabuchi, MD, Li Qing He, MD, and Zhu Zhan Lai, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 313-315. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intrapulmonary Hematoma and Hemothorax Following Penetrating Chest Injury

Mustafa Çikirikçiolu, MD, Ufuk Çairici, MD, Hakan Posaciolu, MD, Yüksel Atay, MD, Recep Sava, MD, Münevver Yüksel, MD, and Önol Bilkay, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 316-318. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intrathoracic Migration of a Kirschner Wire

Ö Naci Emiroullari, MD, Cemal Kahraman, MD, Kutay Tademir, MD, and Fahri Ouzkaya, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 319-320. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right Heart Bypass for Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombus Extending into Heart

Bhuvnesh Kumar Aggarwal, MCh, Pitambar Shatapathy, MCh, Sevagur Ganesh Kamath, MCh, Gulam Ali Yawari, MS, and Sasidharan Krishnapillai, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 321-323. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst and Endogenous Lipoid Pneumonia

Levent Elbeyli, MD, Ayten Filiz, MD, Bülent Tunçözgür, MD, Yalçin Kepekci, MD, and Reat Kervanciolu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 324-325. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endobronchial Inflammatory Pseudotumor: A Cause of Chronic Cough

Zeki Yildirim, MD, Ömer Soysal, MD, Münire Gökirmak, MD, Hasan Berat Cihan, MD, Bülent Mizrak, MD, and H Canan Hasanolu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 326-328. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Modified Elephant Trunk Procedure for Type-A Aortic Dissection

Hitoshi Ogino, MD, Yuichi Ueda, MD, Keiji Matsubayashi, MD, and Takuya Nomoto, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 329-330. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Flexible Angle-Retaining Dual-Stage Venous Cannula

Kazuya Akiyama, MD, Arifumi Takazawa, MD, Naohito Taniyasu, MD, and Hiroaki Sato, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 331-332. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

REVIEW PAPERS:

Ultrasonic Devices in Cardiac Surgery

Probal Ghosh, FRCS, FETCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 333-338. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takayasu's Arteritis: Current Status of Angioplasty and Stenting

Harinder K Bali, DM and Anshul K Jain, DM
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 339-344. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

PRODUCT REVIEWS:

Biosense Left Ventricular Electromechanical Mapping

Balram Bhargava, MD, DM and Ran Kornowski, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 345-348. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Ho Siew Yen, PhD, FRCPath and Robert H Anderson, MD, FRCPath
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 349-352. [Full Text]  

Comparison of Nikkiso and Bio-Medicus Pumps in Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery

Joseph S Coselli, MD, Dwayne F Ledesma, MD, Scott A LeMaire, MD, Eiki Tayama, MD, PhD, Steve A Raskin, CCP, Satoshi Ohtsubo, MD, Stuart Harlin, MD, Neil G Browning, MD, and Yukihiko Nosé, MD, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 353-358. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

We Can Top That With a Photo

Reida El Oakley, FRCS, MD and Emad Al Bukhari, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 359. [Full Text]  

The Emerging Global Cardiothoracic Surgical Community: Need for Increasing Communication and Cooperation

A Thomas Pezzella, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999 7: 360. [Full Text]  

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