EDITORIALS:

Is it Time to Look for an Alternative?

Sami S Kabbani, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 79-81. [Full Text]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

CARDIOVASCULAR & THORACIC SURGERY:

Delayed Sternal Closure After Cardiac Operations

Mohammad Mubeen, MS, Surajit Dan, MCh, Surendra Kumar Agarwal, MCh, Ashok Kumar Srivastava, MCh, and Vivek M Kanhere, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 82-85. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemostatic Markers and Renal Function After Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Mustafa Yilmaz, MD, brahim Haznedarolu, MD, M anser Ate, MD, erafettin Kirazli, MD, PhD, and lhan Paaolu, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 86-89. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chordal Replacement With Polytetrafluoroethylene Suture: Midterm Results

Taweesak Chotivatanapong, MD, Pradistchai Chaiseri, MD, Choosak Kasemsarn, MD, Chaiwuth Yosthasurodom, MD, and Vibhan Sungkahapong, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 90-92. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. Influence of Early Management on Results

Ahmad El-Bishry, MD, Najib Al-Khaja, MD, PhD, Hans Krebber, MD, Mohamed El Fiki, MD, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, MD, Hosam Aboul Enein, MD, Mohamed Saeed, MD, and Ismail Sallam, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 93-96. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Descending Thoracic Aortobifemoral Bypass for Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease

Akio Ihaya, MD, Yukio Chiba, MD, Tetsuya Kimura, MD, Koichi Morioka, MD, and Takahiko Uesaka, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 97-100. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aprotinin for Open Cardiac Surgery in Cyanotic Heart Disease

Rupinder Singh, MD, Manimozhi Vellaichamy, MD, Nagaraj Gowda, MD, Vasanth Kumar, MD, Sanjay Kumar Banakal, MD, Colin John, FRACS, and Muralidhar Kanchi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 101-104. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Antonio F Corno, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 105. [Full Text]  

Cor Triatriatum: Clinical Presentation of 18 Cases

Ryszard W Lupinski, MD, PhD, Sriram Shankar, MBBS, Wong Keng Yean, MBBS, Chan Yoke Hwee, MBBS, Susan M Vosloo, MBChB, and Jacek J Moll, MD, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 106-110. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortopulmonary Window Repair: 15-Year Surgical Experience

Khawar Aizaz, MBBS, Howaida Al Qethamy, MBBS, Khalid Al Jubair, MBBS, Yahya Al Faraidi, MBBS, and Mohammed R Al Fagih, MBBS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 111-114. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOLOGY:

Power Versus Temperature-Controlled Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardia

Tan Ru San, MBBS, Ruth Kam Ming Li, MBBS, and Teo Wee Siong, MBBS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 115-118. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Second Chinese National Registry of Catheter Ablation of Tachyarrhythmia

Hu Da Yi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 119-122. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CASE STUDIES:

Extensive Left Atrial Tear During Mitral Valve Replacement: a Word of Caution

Harinder Singh Bedi, MCh, Maninder Singh Kalkat, MCh, and Ashwani Nayyar, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 123-124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rupture of Left Atrial Appendage and Pericardium Due to Blunt Trauma

Neerod Kumar Jha, MCh, David R Craddock, FRACS, Bruce M Thomson, MBBS, Kallukudige Jayaprasanna, MCh, and Walter J Russell, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 125-127. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right Coronary Artery Origin in Stenosed Left Anterior Descending Artery

M Kamil Göl, MD, Veli Vefali, MD, Bayram Yilmazkaya, MD, Sabahattin Göksel, MD, Vedat Nisanolu, MD, Ülkü Yildiz, MD, Ali Yener, MD, and Ouz Tademir, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 128-129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Venous Cannula Obstruction by Embolus During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Ashutosh A Hardikar, MCh, John Stubberfield, FRACS, and David R Craddock, FRACS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 130-131. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tricuspid Endocarditis and Paradoxical Embolism

Michael Caleb, MBBS, Sriram Shankar, MBBS, and Thirugnanam Agasthian, MBBS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 132-134. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Posttraumatic Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm in a Child

M Emin Özdoan, MD, G Levent Oktar, MD, Sedef Tunaolu, MD, Mustafa Büyükate, MD, Serdar Kula, MD, and Rana Olguntürk, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 135-137. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Palliative Bilateral Unidirectional Glenn Shunts

Kalpesh Satishkumar Malik, MS, Praveen Kumar Neema, MD, Sivasubramaniam Sivasankaran, DM, and Soman Rema Krishna Manohar, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 138-141. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Antonio F Corno, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 141. [Full Text]  

Familial Atrial Septal Defect With Atrioventricular Conduction Abnormalities

Mustafa Emir, MD, Temuçin Ogu, MD, Ömer Iik, MD, and M Sertaç Çiçek, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 142-143. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intrathoracic Extrapulmonary Hydatid Cyst

Kazim Beirli, MD, Mohamad Said Burhani, MD, Caner Arslan, MD, Hasan Tüzün, MD, and Kamil Kaynak, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 144-145. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Mucormycosis

Hong Yoon Joo, MD, Lee Doo Yun, MD, and Park Young Sik, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 146-149. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postintubation Tracheal Rupture

Ramazan Kutlu, MD, Akin Kuzucu, MD, Ömer Soysal, MD, Tamer Baysal, MD, brahim Karaman, MD, and Ahmet Akbulut, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 150-152. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chest Trauma Due to Impalement in a Fall

Kok Va Kei, MD and Chiang Tai Chow, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 153-154. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Combined Lung Resection and Aortic Valve Replacement via Ministernotomy

Carlos-A Mestres, MD, PhD, José Belda, MD, Ernesto Greco, MD, Ramón Cartañá, MD, and José M Gimferrer, MD, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 155-156. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SPECIAL REPORT:

CTSNet and Asia: a New Horizon

Cho Bum Koo, MD and Frank L Tamru
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 157-158. [Full Text]  

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