GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Takashi Miura, Tatsuo Shimada, Koichi Tanaka, Masao Chujo, and Yuzo Uchida

Lymphatic drainage of carbon particles injected into the pleural cavity of the monkey, as studied by video-assisted thoracoscopy and electron microscopy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 437-447. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE:

Christophe Acar

Editorial: The mitral homograft—Is it worthwhile?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 448-449. [Full Text]  

A. Sampath Kumar, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Alok Mathur, Anita Saxena, Ruma Roy, and Prem Chopra

Homograft mitral valve replacement: Five years' results
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 450-458. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tsuyoshi Shimizu, Tetsuzo Hirayama, Hiroyuki Suesada, Katsusuke Ikeda, Shigeki Ito, and Shin Ishimaru

Effect of flow competition on internal thoracic artery graft: Postoperative velocimetric and angiographic study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 459-465. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kazumasa Orihashi, Yuichiro Matsuura, Taijiro Sueda, Masanobu Watari, Kenji Okada, Yuji Sugawara, and Osamu Ishii

Aortic arch branches are no longer a blind zone for transesophageal echocardiography: A new eye for aortic surgeons
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 466-472. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steven R. Gundry, Kirby Black, and Hironori Izutani

Sutureless coronary artery bypass with biologic glued anastomoses: Preliminary in vivo and in vitro results
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 473-477. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giovanni Battista Luciani, Giuseppe Montalbano, Gianluca Casali, and Alessandro Mazzucco

Predicting long-term functional results after myocardial revascularization in ischemic cardiomyopathy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 478-489. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rossella Fattori, Ilaria Caldarera, Claudio Rapezzi, Guido Rocchi, Gabriella Napoli, Mario Parlapiano, Marco Favali, Angelo Pierangeli, and Giampaolo Gavelli

Primary endoleakage in endovascular treatment of the thoracic aorta: Importance of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 490-495. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hisayoshi Suma, Tadashi Isomura, Taiko Horii, and Toru Sato

Late angiographic result of using the right gastroepiploic artery as a graft
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 496-498. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jocelyne Martin, Danielle Robitaille, Louis P. Perrault, Michel Pellerin, Pierre Pagé, Norman Searle, Raymond Cartier, Yves Hébert, L. Conrad Pelletier, Howard T. Thaler, and Michel Carrier

Reinfusion of mediastinal blood after heart surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 499-504. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christian Stoll, Gustav Schelling, Alwin E. Goetz, Erich Kilger, Andreas Bayer, Hans-Peter Kapfhammer, Hans-Bernd Rothenhäusler, Eckart Kreuzer, Bruno Reichart, and Klaus Peter

Health-related quality of life and post-traumatic stress disorder in patients after cardiac surgery and intensive care treatment
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 505-512. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter de Haan, Ivo Vanicky, Michael J. H. M. Jacobs, Onno Bakker, Jeroen Lips, Sven A.G. Meylaerts, and Cor J. Kalkman

Effect of ischemic pretreatment on heat shock protein 72, neurologic outcome, and histopathologic outcome in a rabbit model of spinal cord ischemia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 513-519. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY:

Valter Casati, Davide Guzzon, Michele Oppizzi, Ferdinando Bellotti, Annalisa Franco, Chiara Gerli, Mariangelo Cossolini, Giorgio Torri, Giliola Calori, Stefano Benussi, and Ottavio Alfieri

Tranexamic acid compared with high-dose aprotinin in primary elective heart operations: Effects on perioperative bleeding and allogeneic transfusions
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 520-527. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ryuzo Bessho and David J. Chambers

Experimental study of intermittent crossclamping with fibrillation and myocardial protection: Reduced injury from shorter cumulative ischemia or intrinsic protective effect?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 528-537. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elijah W. Muriithi, Philip R. Belcher, Jagan N. Rao, Mubarak A. Chaudhry, Denise Nicol, and David J. Wheatley

The effects of heparin and extracorporeal circulation on platelet counts and platelet microaggregation during cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 538-543. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ganghong Tian, Bo Xiang, Gunagping Dai, William G. Lindsay, Jiankang Sun, Jie Shen, Randy Summers, and Roxanne Deslauriers

The effects of retrograde cardioplegia technique on myocardial perfusion and energy metabolism: A magnetic resonance imaging and localized phosphorus 31 spectroscopy study in isolated pig hearts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 544-551. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kyra N. Maquelin, Rienk Nieuwland, Eef G. W. M. Lentjes, Anita N. Böing, Bas Mochtar, Leòn Eijsman, and Augueste Sturk

Aprotinin administration in the pericardial cavity does not prevent platelet activation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 552-557. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshitaka Hayashi, Yoshiki Sawa, Motonobu Nishimura, Shinichiro J. Tojo, Naoto Fukuyama, Hiroe Nakazawa, and Hikaru Matsuda

P-selectin participates in cardiopulmonary bypass–induced inflammatory response in association with nitric oxide and peroxynitrite production
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 558-565. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOTHORACIC TRANSPLANTATION:

Martin Strüber, Jens M. Hohlfeld, Sandra Fraund, Peter Kim, Gregor Warnecke, and Axel Haverich

Low-potassium dextran solution ameliorates reperfusion injury of the lung and protects surfactant function
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 566-572. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stefan Fischer, Alexandra A. MacLean, Mingyao Liu, Baljit Kalirai, and Shaf Keshavjee

Inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme by captopril: A novel approach to reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury after lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 573-580. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ashish S. Shah, David C. White, Oliver Tai, Jonathan A. Hata, Katrina H. Wilson, Anne Pippen, Alan P. Kypson, Donald D. Glower, Robert J. Lefkowitz, and Walter J. Koch

Adenovirus-mediated genetic manipulation of the myocardial ß-adrenergic signaling system in transplanted hearts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 581-588. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Ryo Aeba, Toshiyuki Katogi, Ichiro Kashima, Tadashi Omoto, Shiaki Kawada, and Kazuyuki Omae

Factors influencing arterial oxygenation early after bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt without additional sources of pulmonary blood flow
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 589-595. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

James M. Kneebone and Flavian M. Lupinetti

Procollagen synthesis by fresh and cryopreserved rat pulmonary valve grafts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 596-603. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael A. Portman, Collette Fearneyhough, Xue-Han Ning, Brian W. Duncan, Geoffrey L. Rosenthal, and Flavian M. Lupinetti

Triiodothyronine repletion in infants during cardiopulmonary bypass for congenital heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 604-608. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Francesco Donatelli, Giovanni Marchetto, Marco Pocar, Lorenza C. Zingale, Marco Cicardi, and Adalberto Grossi

Does acquired angioedema increase the risk of surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 609-610. [Full Text]  

Mobeen Iqbal, Jeffrey Posen, Tawfiqul Alam Bhuiya, Rudy P. Lackner, Harry N. Steinberg, and Leonard J. Rossoff

Lymphocyte-rich pleural liposarcoma mimicking pericardial cyst
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 610-612. [Full Text]  

Richard D. Mainwaring, Regina M. Healy, John D. Murphy, and William I. Norwood

Norwood/Batista operation for a newborn with dilated myopathy of the left ventricle
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 612-615. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

A. Hedley Brown

Assessment of sternal vascularity with single photon emission computed tomography after harvesting of the internal thoracic artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 616. [Full Text]  

Amram J. Cohen

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 616. [Full Text]  

Yoshihiro Sawamura, Kei Takase, Haruo Saito, Sekinori Kikuchi, and Takashi Ito

A pitfall of reusing disposable apparatus for endoscopic surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 617. [Full Text]  

Andrew S. Wechsler

Editorial comment
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 617. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of Interest
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