EDITORIALS:

The Growing Role of the Asian Annals in Cardiothoracic Education

Carlos-A Mestres, MD, PhD, FETCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 1-2. [Full Text]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

CARDIOVASCULAR & THORACIC SURGERY:

In Vitro Hydrodynamics of Four Bileaflet Valves in Mitral Position

Feng Zhong Gang, PhD, Mitsuo Umezu, PhD, Tetsuo Fujimoto, MD, Toshiya Tsukahara, MS, Masakazu Nurishi, MS, and Daisuke Kawaguchi, BS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 3-10. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Low-Dose Warfarin in Patients With Carbomedics Heart Valve Prostheses

Per V Andersen, MD and Jan Aagaard, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 11-14. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dosage of Epsilon-Aminocaproic Acid to Reduce Postoperative Blood Loss

Sandeep Chauhan, MD, Akshay Kumar Bisoi, MCh, Beeraka Heramba Rao, MD, M Sanjeeva Rao, MCh, Nita Saxena, MD, and Panangipalli Venugopal, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 15-18. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Troponin T as a Marker of Infarction During Coronary Bypass Surgery

Tarek A Abdel Aziz, MD, Mohamed A Ali, MD, Donald G Roberts, MD, PhD, and Najib Al Khaja, MD, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 19-23. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Treatment of Coronary Artery Fistula

Gu Chun Jiu, MD, Zhang Zhi Wei, MD, Yan De Min, MD, Gu Tian Xiang, MD, Yuan Yi Hua, MD, and Xiu Zong Yi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 24-26. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Two-Coronary Repair for Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery

Sachin Talwar, MS, Anil Bhan, MCh, Rajesh Sharma, MCh, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, MCh, Balram Airan, MCh, Anita Saxena, DM, Shyam Sunder Kothari, DM, Rajnish Juneja, DM, and Panangipalli Venugopal, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 27-31. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Paolo Angelini, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 32-33. [Full Text]  

Myocardial Damage Induced by Uncontrolled Reoxygenation

Antonio F Corno, MD, FRCS, Giuseppina Milano, PhD, Michele Samaja, PhD, and Ludwig K von Segesser, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 34-37. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Closure of Isolated Secundum Atrial Septal Defects in Infancy

Raju S Iyer, MCh, Andreas Hoschtitzky, MD, Jefferey Jacobs, MD, Martin Elliott, MD, Marc de Leval, MD, and Jaroslav Stark, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 38-40. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atypical Carcinoid Tumors of Lung: Clinicopathologic Study of Six Cases

Girish Moghe, MD, Nirmala A Jambhekar, MD, Ramakant K Deshpande, MS, Rahul Hejmadi, MD, and Jitendra Vyas, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 41-45. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOLOGY:

Electron-Beam Computed Tomography for Symptomatic Coronary Disease

Bernard Kwok Wing Kuin, MRCP, Lim Yean Teng, FRCP, Quek Swee Tian, FRCR, and Lenny Tan Kheng Ann, FRACR
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 46-49. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CASE STUDIES:

Early Postoperative Thrombosis of Pericardial Xenograft Aortic Valve

Carlos-A Mestres, MD, PhD, FETCS, F Javier García-Real, MD, and Manuel Fuentes, MD, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 50-51. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video-Assisted Modified Left Sympathectomy for Long-QT Syndrome

Weng Guo Xing, MD, Ding Hang, MD, Qi Juan, MD, and Xu Chun Xuan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 52-53. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Spontaneous Dissection of Left Main Coronary Artery: Surgical Management

Lokeswara Rao Sajja, MCh, Afroz Farooqi, MCh, Ramesh Babu Yarlagadda, MD, Mastan Saheb Shaik, MD, and Ramesh Babu Pothineni, DM
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 54-55. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aorto-Left Ventricular Communication Through Extracardiac Tunnel

Gökhan Ipek, MD, Kaan Kirali, MD, Altu Tuncer, MD, Necmettin Yakut, MD, Suat Ömerolu, MD, Ali Gürbüz, MD, and Cevat Yakut, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 56-58. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Spontaneous Pneumopericardium and Pneumomediastinum

Kemal Arda, MD, Olcay Eldem, MD, Ahmet Siirci, MD, and Fikri Özgür Özkan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 59-61. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary Echinococcosis of the First Rib

Abdullah Al-Qudah, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 62-63. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral Valve Myxoma

Senol Yavuz, MD, Adnan Celkan, MD, Yusuf Ata, MD, Mustafa Mavi, MD, Tamer Türk, MD, Cüneyt Eris, MD, and Ayhan Özdemir, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 64-66. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary Pulmonary Leiomyosarcoma: A Rare Presentation

Naik Madhava Janardhan, FRCS, Lim Chong Hee, FRCS, and Agasthian Thirugnanam, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 67-69. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Pericardial Reinforcement for Hemostasis in Aortic Aneurysm Surgery

Ashok K Srivastava, MS, MCh, Shantanu Pandey, MS, and Aditya Kapoor, MD, DM
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 70-72. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Duplex Pericardial Patch Aortoplasty

Melih Erdinc, MD, Ahmet Ocal, MD, Omer Sait Atalay, MD, Cuneyt Ozturk, MD, and Husnu Sezer, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 73-75. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

New Technique For Reinforced Sternal Closure

Ufuk Özergin, MD, Kadir Durgut, MD, Cevat Özpinar, MD, Niyazi Görmü, MD, Güven Sadi Sunam, MD, Tahir Yüksek, MD, and Hasan Solak, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 76-77. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

REVIEW PAPERS:

Management Strategies for Complex Bronchopleural Fistula

Junaid H Khan, MD, Sarah B Rahman, MD, Doff B McElhinney, MD, Adam L Harmon, MD, James P Anthony, MD, Timothy S Hall, MD, and David M Jablons, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 78-84. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition After Myocardial Infarction

Zhu Yi Zhun, MD and Lee How Sung, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 85-90. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Simple Maneuver to Visualize Blalock-Taussig Shunt During Angiography

Jabadurai Ratnaraj, MD, Natarajan Sivakadaksham, MD, DM, Christopher Roy, MS, MCh, and MP Naresh Kumar, MS, MCh, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 91. [Full Text]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Stentless Bioprosthesis

Carlos MG Duran, MD, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 92-93. [Full Text]  

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

W Randolph Chitwood, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000 8: 94. [Full Text]  

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