EDITORIALS:

Surgical Treatments for Endstage Heart Failure Due to Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Kazutomo Minami, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 159-166. [Full Text]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

CARDIOVASCULAR & THORACIC SURGERY:

Cardiac Support Device: Novel Surgical Option for Heart Failure

Wolfgang Konertz, MD, Simon Dushe, MD, Holger Hotz, MD, Claudia Spies, PhD, Christian Enzweiler, MD, and Franz-Xaver Kleber, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 167-170. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Volume Reduction Procedures in Giant Left Atrium

Hasan Basri Erdoan, MD, Gökhan Ipek, MD, Kaan Kirali, MD, Suat Nail Ömerolu, MD, Mustafa Güler, MD, Ömer Iik, MD, and Cevat Yakut, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 171-175. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial Revascularization in Chronic Renal Failure: 10-year Experience

Edvin Prifti, MD, Massimo Bonacchi, MD, Marzia Leacche, MD, Giacomo Frati, MD, Gabriele Giunti, MD, Piero Proietti, MD, Antonio Massimo Cricco, MD, Gianluca Brancaccio, MD, Barbara Furci, MD, Arben Baboci, MD, and Michele Toscano, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 176-181. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fifteen-Year Experience With Shanghai Disc Valve Prosthesis

Zhu Ping, MD and Feng Shu Sheng, MB
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 182-186. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction With Polystan Valved Conduit

Kim Yong Jin, MD, Choi Yong Soo, MD, Lee Jeong Ryul, MD, and Rho Joon Ryang, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 187-191. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defects: the Cutting Edge?

Jacques G LeBlanc, MD, Jennifer L Russell, MD, James E Potts, PhD, Margaret L Deagle, BSc, and Suvro S Sett, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 192-195. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bidirectional Glenn Shunt: 170 Cases

Xie Bin, MD, Zhang Jin Fang, MD, and Devi Prasad Shetty, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 196-199. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of Life-Threatening Hemoptysis

Lim Yeong Phang, FRCS, Daniel Wong, FRCR, and Thirugnanam Agasthian, FRCS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 200-203. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Closure of Bronchial Defects Using Glutaraldehyde-Treated Pericardium

Rajinder S Dhaliwal, MCh, Deepak Puri, MCh, and Kuldip S Sidhu, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 204-207. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carotid Body Tumors (Paragangliomas)

Yahya Ünlü, MD, Azman Ate, MD, Ahmet Özyaziciolu, MD, Necip Becit, MD, Kemal Erol, MD, Münacettin Ceviz, MD, brahim Yekeler, MD, Ünsal Vural, MD, and Hikmet Koçak, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 208-211. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CASE STUDIES:

Cardiac Paraganglioma

Anil Z Apaydin, MD, Derina Wu, MD, and Randall B Griepp, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 212-214. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Treatment of Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm

Wu Qing Yu, MD, Li Dian Yuan, MD, Hu Sheng Shou, MD, Pan Shi Wei, MD, and Qi Shi Tao, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 215-217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gastric Cancer Found Incidentally During Gastroepiploic Artery Harvest

Hitoshi Hirose, MD, Atsushi Amano, MD, Akihito Takahashi, MD, and Naoko Nagano, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 218-220. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of Intercostal Arteries in Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm

Yukifusa Yokoyama, MD, Shuji Tamaki, MD, Masao Ito, MD, Noriyuki Kato, MD, June Yokote, MD, Masato Mutsuga, MD, and Masaho Okada, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 221-222. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Congenital Intrapericardial Left Atrial Aneurysm

Rajinder S Dhaliwal, MCh, Deepak Puri, MCh, and Kuldip S Sidhu, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 223-225. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Paolo Angelini, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 225. [Full Text]  

Resection of Congenital Intrapericardial Right Atrial Aneurysm

Yavuz Beoul, MD, Bülent Tünerir, MD, Celal Kirdar, MD, Bilgin Timuralp, MD, and Recep Aslan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 226-228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Residual Aortopulmonary Window Closure With Amplatzer Septal Occluder

Bagrat G Alekyan, MD, Vitaly A Boukharin, MD, Vladimir P Podzolkov, MD, and Manolis G Poursanov, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 229-231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of Double Coaraction or Aorta With Associated Anomalies

Harinder Singh Bedi, MCh, Maninder Singh Kalkat, MCh, Ved Prakash Sharma, DM, and Vijay Mahajan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 232-233. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ventriculoarterial Connection for Coronary-Pulmonary Artery Fistula

Lee Hyun Sung, MD, Park Young Hwan, MD, and Cho Bum Koo, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 234-236. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Malformation in Thoracopagus Twins

Türkan Tansel, MD, Fehmi Yaziciolu, MD, Atilla Çankaya, MD, and Levent Yaar, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 237-239. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right Atrial Hydatid Cyst With Multiple Organ Involvement

Firat Kardelen, MD, Gayaz Akçurin, MD, Halil Ertu, MD, and Ömer Beyazit, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 240-242. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of Post-Fontan Chylothorax With Non-Valved Silastic Conduit

Vikram Jitendra, FRCS, D Bhaktavatsala Reddy, MD, and M P Naresh Kumar, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 243-245. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

HOW TO DO IT:

Minimally Invasive Saphenous Vein Harvesting Using Conventional Instruments

Vijay Agarwal, MS, Surendra K Agarwal, MCh, Nirmal K Gupta, MCh, and Ashok K Srivastava, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 246-247. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Even a Root Canal Has Its Advantages: Dental Syringe as a Mist Blower

Harinder Singh Bedi, MCh and Maninder Singh Kalkat, MCh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 248-249. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SPECIAL REPORT:

New Visa Limits for Foreign Medical Graduates: Crisis in Subspecialty Care in USA

Richard A Jonas, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 250-251. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Coronary Sinus Retroperfusion With a Simple Method

S Fehmi Katirciolu, MD, A Tulga Ulus, MD, and Aysen Aksoyek, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001 9: 252. [Full Text]  

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