SURGERY FOR ADULT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE:

Julie R. Glasson, Masashi Komeda, George T. Daughters, Ann F. Bolger, Matts O. Karlsson, Linda E. Foppiano, Motoya Hayase, Stephen N. Oesterle, Neil B. Ingels, Jr., and D. Craig Miller

Early systolic mitral leaflet "loitering" during acute ischemic mitral regurgitation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 193-205. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Julie A. Borland, Adrian H. Chester, Simon Crabbe, James B. Parkerson, John D. Catravas, and Magdi H. Yacoub

Differential action of angiotensin II and activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme in human bypass grafts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 206-212. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fumiki Yoshihara, Toshio Nishikimi, Yoshio Kosakai, Fumitaka Isobe, Hiroaki Matsuoka, Shuichi Takishita, Yasunaru Kawashima, Yoshihiko Saito, Hisayuki Matsuo, and Kenji Kangawa

Atrial natriuretic peptide secretion and body fluid balance after bilateral atrial appendectomy by the maze procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 213-217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fumitaka Isobe and Yasunaru Kawashima

The outcome and indications of the Cox maze III procedure for chronic atrial fibrillation with mitral valve disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 220-224. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Z. Davis, H. Kurt Jacobs, Mark Zhang, Celia Thomas, and Yolanda Castellanos

Endoscopic vein harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting: technique and outcomes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 228-235. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tirone E. David, Rudolph Puschmann, Joan Ivanov, Joanne Bos, Susan Armstrong, Christopher M. Feindel, and Hugh E. Scully

Aortic valve replacement with stentless and stented porcine valves: a case-match study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 236-240. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOTHORACIC TRANSPLANTATION:

Max B. Mitchell, David N. Campbell, David R. Clarke, David A. Fullerton, Frederick L. Grover, Mark M. Boucek, Biagio Pietra, Mary Luna, A. Laurie Shroyer, Joseph R. Coll, and Jeffrey W. Rosky

Infant heart transplantation: improved intermediate results
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 242-246. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Daniel Y. Sze, Robert C. Robbins, Charles P. Semba, Mahmood K. Razavi, and Michael D. Dake

Superior vena cava syndrome after heart transplantation: percutaneous treatment of a complication of bicaval anastomoses
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 253-257. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takahiro Mukaida, Nobuyoshi Shimizu, Motoi Aoe, Akio Andou, Hiroshi Date, Kazunori Okabe, Motohiro Yamashita, and Shingo Ichiba

Experimental study of tracheal allotransplantation with cryopreserved grafts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 262-266. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Sandro Mattioli, Franco D'Ovidio, Massimo P. Di Simone, Francesco Bassi, Stefano Brusori, Vladimiro Pilotti, Valentino Felice, Luca Ferruzzi, and Natalino Guernelli

Clinical and surgical relevance of the progressive phases of intrathoracic migration of the gastroesophageal junction in gastroesophageal reflux disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 267-275. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tsuneyo Takizawa, Masanori Terashima, Teruaki Koike, Takehiro Watanabe, Yuzo Kurita, Akira Yokoyama, and Keiichi Honma

Lymph Node Metastasis In Small Peripheral Adenocarcinoma Of The Lung
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 276-280. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

L. Lindberg, A-K. Olsson, K. Anderson, and P. Jögi

SERUM S-100 PROTEIN LEVELS AFTER PEDIATRIC CARDIAC OPERATIONS: A POSSIBLE NEW MARKER FOR POSTPERFUSION CEREBRAL INJURY
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 281-285. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. M. F. Berger, G. Bol-Raap, W.J.C. Hop, A.J.J.C. Bogers, and J. Hess

HEPARIN AS A RISK FACTOR FOR PERIGRAFT SEROMA COMPLICATING THE MODIFIED BLALOCK-TAUSSIG SHUNT
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 286-293. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Victoria L. Morgan, Thomas P. Graham, Jr., Robert J. Roselli, and Christine H. Lorenz

Alterations in pulmonary artery flow patterns and shear stress determined with three-dimensional phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging in fontan patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 294-304. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brian W. Duncan, Andra E. Ibrahim, Viktor Hraska, Pedro del Nido, Peter C. Laussen, David L. Wessel, John E. Mayer, Jr., Lynne K. Bower, and Richard A. Jonas

Use of rapid-deployment extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the resuscitation of pediatric patients with heart disease after cardiac arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 305-309. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY:

Junya Katoh, Kouji Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Osawa, Wataru Sato, Gouki Matsumura, Yoshinao Iida, Shoji Suzuki, Shigeru Hosaka, Shinpei Yoshii, and Yusuke Tada

Cimetidine reduces impairment of cellular immunity after cardiac operations with cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 312-316. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kentaro Dote, Roger A. Wolff, and Donna Van Winkle

HYPOTHERMIA INCREASES THE THRESHOLD FOR ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 319-323. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kai Ihnken, Anke Winkler, Christian Schlensak, Koppy Sarai, Gerd Neidhart, Uwe Unkelbach, Alexander Mülsch, and Adrian Sewell

Normoxic cardiopulmonary bypass reduces oxidative myocardial damage and nitric oxide during cardiac operations in the adult
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 327-331. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Koh Takeuchi, Hung Cao-Danh, Ingeborg Friehs, Paul Glynn, Donato D'Agostino, Elena Simplaceanu, Francis X. McGowan, and Pedro del Nido

ADMINISTRATION OF FRUCTOSE 1,6-DIPHOSPHATE DURING EARLY REPERFUSION SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES RECOVERY OF CONTRACTILE FUNCTION IN THE POSTISCHEMIC HEART
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 335-339. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sun Hi Lee, Nicolai Doliba, Mary Osbakken, Mehmet Oz, and Donna Mancini

Improvement of myocardial mitochondrial function after hemodynamic support with left ventricular assist devices in patients with heart failure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 344-349. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Dagmar Buschbeck, Friedrich-Christian Riess, Bernd Dobritzsch, Bernhard Dahme, and Niels Bleese

Short-term neuropsychologic differences after normothermic versus hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 350-354. [Full Text]  

Lee D. Roberson, Donald E. Netherland, Robin Dhillon, and Bobby J. Heath

Air leaks after surgical stapling in lung resection: a comparison between stapling alone and stapling with staple-line reinforcement materials in a canine model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 353-354. [Full Text]  

Haldun Y. Karagoz, Murat Kurtoglu, Gokhan Ozerdem, Bektas Battaloglu, Sule Korkmaz, and Kemal Bayazit

Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting: The rib cage–lifting technique
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 354-356. [Full Text]  

Giovanni Battista Luciani, Caterina Piccin, and Alessandro Mazzucco

Minimal-access median sternotomy for repair of congenital heart defects
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 357-358. [Full Text]  

Liu Ying-long, Zhang Hong-jia, Sun Han-shong, Li Shou-jun, Su Jun-wu, and Yu Cun-tao

Correction of cardiac defects through a right thoracotomy in children
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 359-361. [Full Text]  

Francis Robicsek, Joseph W Cook, and Walter Rizzoni

STERNOPLASTY FOR INCOMPLETE STERNUM SEPARATION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 361-362. [Full Text]  

Jürg Grünenfelder, Gregor Zünd, René Prêtre, Jürg Schmidli, Paul R. Vogt, and Marko I. Turina

Right Coronary Artery From Aorto–Left Ventricular Tunnel: Case Report Of A New Surgical Approach
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 363-365. [Full Text]  

R. Temes, P. Quinn, M. Davis, S. Endara, F. Follis, S. Pett, and J. Wernly

ENDOSCOPIC RESECTION OF ESOPHAGEAL LIPOSARCOMA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 365-367. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Uwe Mehlhorn

Impact of coronary venous pressure elevation on left ventricular function: Implications for the Fontan circulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 368. [Full Text]  

Robert J. M. Klautz, Gerda L. van Rijk-Zwikker, Paul Steendijk, Jim Wilde, David F. Teitel, and Jan Baan

Impact of coronary venous pressure elevation on left ventricular function: Implications for the Fontan circulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 368-369. [Full Text]  

Charles R. Bridges

The Batista procedure for dilated cardiomyopathy: An analysis that goes beyond "hand waving"
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 369-370. [Full Text]  

Jyotirmay Chanda and Ryosei Kuribayashi

The Batista procedure for dilated cardiomyopathy: An analysis that goes beyond "hand waving"
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 370-371. [Full Text]  

Marc L. Dickstein, Henry M. Spotnitz, Eric A. Rose, and Daniel Burkhoff

The Batista procedure for dilated cardiomyopathy: An analysis that goes beyond "hand waving"
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 371. [Full Text]  

Eduardo A. Tovar

Pleural tenting for upper lobectomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 371-372. [Full Text]  

Alessandro Brunelli, Majed Al Refai, and Aroldo Fianchini

Isolated bronchogenic cyst of the lower mediastinum
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 372-373. [Full Text]  

Frank A. Baciewicz, Jr.

Aprotinin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 373-374. [Full Text]  

Marek Ehrlich

Aprotinin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 374. [Full Text]  

Fred Kerns, Marilyn Zimmerman, and Kevin Tu

Cultures for sternal infection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 116: 374. [Full Text]  

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