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EDITORIAL:

Surgical Ventricular Restoration and the STICH Trial

Marisa Di Donato, MD, Lorenzo Menicanti, MD, and Hisayoshi Suma, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:269-271. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endovascular Management of Complicated Acute Type B Aortic Dissection

Yiu Che Chan, MD and Stephen WK Cheng, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:272-273. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Arterial Switch Operation: Troponin T Does Not Predict Ventilation Requirements

Madan M Maddali, MD, John Valliattu, FRCS, Taha al Delamie, FRCS, Sunny Zacharias, FRCS, Ahmed R Ahmed, MS, and Shyam S Ganguly, PhD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:274-277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemodynamic Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Thomas Wittlinger, MD, Omer Dzemali, MD, Farhad Bakhtiary, MD, Anton Moritz, PhD, and Peter Kleine, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:278-283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Troponin T in Acute Coronary Syndrome with Renal Insufficiency

Huck Chin Chew, MMed
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:284-287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Esophageal Stethoscope in Thoracoscopic Interruption of Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Mahdi Kahrom, MD and Hadi Kahrom, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:288-291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Predictors of Sinus Rhythm after Radiofrequency Maze and Mitral Valve Surgery

Suchart Chaiyaroj, FACS, Tachapong Ngarmukos, FACC, and Panuwat Lertsithichai, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:292-297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Esophageal Injuries Due to Aluminum Phosphide Tablet Poisoning in India

Anshuman Darbari, MCh, Shekhar Tandon, MCh, Sushant Chaudhary, MS, Manu Bharadwaj, MBBS, Ambrish Kumar, MS, and Gyan P Singh, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:298-300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mortality in Open Heart Surgery with Intraaortic Balloon Pump Support

Abbasali Karimi, MD, Namvar Movahedi, MD, Abbas Salehiomran, MD, Mehrab Marzban, MD, Seyed Hesameddin Abbasi, MD, and Parin Yazdanifard, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:301-304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anomalous Origin of Right Coronary Artery From Left Coronary Sinus

Gadah Hamzeh, MD, Alex Crespo, MD, Rafael Estarán, MD, Miguel A Rodríguez, MD, Roberto Voces, MD, and José I Aramendi, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:305-308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Novel Anti-Adhesive Pericardial Substitute for Multistage Cardiac Surgery

Goki Matsumura, MD, Toshiharu Shin’oka, MD, Yoshito Ikada, PhD, Takahiko Sakamoto, MD, and Hiromi Kurosawa, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:309-312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mammary Artery Patch Reconstruction of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery

Anil D Prabhu, MCh, Ismail E Thazhkuni, PhD, Sunil Rajendran, MRCS, Ranjish A Thamaran, MS, Kannan A Vellachamy, MD, and Murali P Vettath, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:313-317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CASE STUDIES:

Early Repair of Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistula

Chou-Ming Yeh, MD and Chia-Man Chou, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:318-320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Retrieval of Broken Paravertebral Catheter by Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Alan DL Sihoe, FRCSEd(CTh), Subid R Das, FCAnaes, Leong-Chow Ling, FHKAM, and Lik-Cheung Cheng, FRCS(Ed)
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:321-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from Non-facing Pulmonary Sinus

Masanori Hirota, MD, Masaaki Kawada, MD, Kozo Ishino, MD, and Shunji Sano, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:324-326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simultaneous Bilateral Carotid Endarterectomy Under Local Anesthesia

Athanassios Portinos, MD, Emmanuel Kefaloyannis, MD, George Philippakis, MD, Apostolos Dountsis, MD, Charalambos Zisis, MD, and Ion Bellenis, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:327-328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOW TO DO IT:

A Simple Method of Inspection of Proximal Bleeding in Bentall Procedure

Min-Ho Song, MD, Yoshiyuki Tokuda, MD, Tomohiro Nakayama, MD, and Keisuke Hattori, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:329-330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REVIEW PAPER:

Pathophysiology of Aortocoronary Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft Disease

Seyed-Ahmad Hassantash, MD, Behnood Bikdeli, MD, Shadi Kalantarian, MD, Maryam Sadeghian, MD, and Haleh Afshar, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:331-336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endovascular Repair of Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injuries: a Critical Appraisal

Peter H Lin, MD, Tam T Huynh, MD, Panagiotis Kougias, MD, Mathew J Wall, Jr, MD, Joseph S Coselli, MD, and Kenneth L Mattox, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:337-345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY:

Left Upper Limb Shortening Following Reverse Flap Subclavian Artery Angioplasty

Madan M Maddali, MD, Raj G Menon, McH, John Valliattu, FRCS, and Hilal A Maimouna, MBChB
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:346-347. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Rare Cause of Pericardial Tamponade

Saravanan Nanjappan, MBBS, Jayanth RajagopalaReddy, MBBS, Vimalraj Velayutham, MS, Surendran Rajagopal, MCh, and Gunasekaran DoraiRajan, MS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:348. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTER TO EDITOR:

NEONATAL SHUNT OPERATIONS

Dilek Erer, MD, Maciej Banach, MD, and Murat Ugurlucan, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:349-350. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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CASE STUDIES:

Correction of Anomalous Drainage of Right Superior Vena Cava to Left Atrium

Lokeswara R Sajja, FACS, Nageswara R Koneti, MD, Gopichand Mannam, FRCS, and M Kalyana Sundaram, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:e32-e34. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Right Atrial Thrombus Masquerading as Intracardiac Cyst: a Case Report

Arvind V Singh, FRCS, John T Walsh, FRCP, and Inderpaul S Birdi, FRCS CTh
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:e35-e36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Right Cervical Aortic Arch with Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery

Yanto S Tjang, MD, José I Aramendi, MD, Alejandro Crespo, MD, Gadah Hamzeh, MD, Roberto Voces, MD, and Miguel A Rodríguez, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:e37-e39. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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