THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY:

Delos M. Cosgrove

2000 AATS Scientific Achievement Award Recipient—Denton A. Cooley, MD
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 1-2. [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Rosendo A. Rodriguez, Garry Cornel, Nihal A. Weerasena, and William M. Splinter

Effect of Trendelenburg head position during cardiac deairing on cerebral microemboli in children: A randomized controlled trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 3-9. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gary K. Lofland, Brian W. McCrindle, William G. Williams, Eugene H. Blackstone, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Rekwan Sittiwangkul, and Richard A. Jonas

Critical aortic stenosis in the neonate: A multi-institutional study of management, outcomes, and risk factors
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 10-27. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christof Stamm, Ingeborg Friehs, John E. Mayer, Jr, David Zurakowski, John K. Triedman, Adrian M. Moran, Edward P. Walsh, James E. Lock, Richard A. Jonas, and Pedro J. del Nido

Long-term results of the lateral tunnel Fontan operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 28-41. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

O. S. Breathnach, D. J. Kwiatkowski, D. M. Finkelstein, J. Godleski, D. J. Sugarbaker, B. E. Johnson, and S. Mentzer

Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma of the lung: Recurrences and survival in patients with stage I disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 42-47. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Garrett L. Walsh, Bryan M. Davis, Stephen G. Swisher, Ara A. Vaporciyan, W. Roy Smythe, Kelly Willis-Merriman, Jack A. Roth, and Joe B. Putnam, Jr

A single-institutional, multidisciplinary approach to primary sarcomas involving the chest wall requiring full-thickness resections
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 48-60. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Abujiang Pataer, W. Roy Smythe, Robert Yu, Bingliang Fang, Tim McDonnell, Jack A. Roth, and Stephen G. Swisher

Adenovirus-mediated Bak gene transfer induces apoptosis in mesothelioma cell lines
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 61-67. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paolo Macchiarini, Jean-Philippe Verhoye, Alain Chapelier, Elie Fadel, and Philippe Dartevelle

Partial cricoidectomy with primary thyrotracheal anastomosis for postintubation subglottic stenosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 68-76. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eckhard Mayer, Jörg Kriegsmann, Andreas Gaumann, Hans Ulrich Kauczor, Manfred Dahm, Ulrich Hake, Franz Xaver Schmid, and Hellmut Oelert

Surgical treatment of pulmonary artery sarcoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 77-82. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE:

Michael A. Borger, Vivek Rao, Richard D. Weisel, Alejandro A. Floh, Gideon Cohen, Christopher M. Feindel, Hugh E. Scully, Lynda L. Mickleborough, and Terrence M. Yau

Reoperative coronary bypass surgery: Effect of patent grafts and retrograde cardioplegia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 83-90. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marisa Di Donato, Michel Sabatier, Vincent Dor, Gian Franco Gensini, Anna Toso, Mauro Maioli, Alfred W. H. Stanley, Constantine Athanasuleas, and Gerald Buckberg

Effects of the Dor procedure on left ventricular dimension and shape and geometric correlates of mitral regurgitation one year after surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 91-96. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lynda L. Mickleborough

Editorial: Is mitral valvuloplasty always indicated in patients with poor left ventricular function and ischemic cardiomyopathy?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 97. [Full Text]  

Hiroki Yokomuro, Ren-Ke Li, Donald A. G. Mickle, Richard D. Weisel, Subodh Verma, and Terrence M. Yau

Transplantation of cryopreserved cardiomyocytes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 98-107. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Katarina Jansson, Lars Bengtsson, Jesper Swedenborg, and Anders Haegerstrand

In vitro endothelialization of bioprosthetic heart valves provides a cell monolayer with proliferative capacities and resistance to pulsatile flow
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 108-115. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mohanraj K. Karunanithi, Jerzy Michniewicz, Jason A. Young, and Michael P. Feneley

Effect of acutely increased left ventricular afterload on work output from the right ventricle in conscious dogs
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 116-124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY:

Michael J. Neville, John Butterworth, Robert L. James, John W. Hammon, and David A. Stump

Similar neurobehavioral outcome after valve or coronary artery operations despite differing carotid embolic counts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 125-136. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kejie Lu, Hajime Otani, Tadashi Yamamura, Yoshihisa Nakao, Reiji Hattori, Hideki Ninomiya, Motohiko Osako, and Hiroji Imamura

Protein kinase C isoform–dependent myocardial protection by ischemic preconditioning and potassium cardioplegia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 137-148. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOTHORACIC TRANSPLANTATION:

Evan S. Garfein, Mark E. Ginsberg, Lyall Gorenstein, Carlton C. McGregor, and Larry L. Schulman

Superiority of end-to-end versus telescoped bronchial anastomosis in single lung transplantation for pulmonary emphysema
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 149-154. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Egidijus Kevelaitis, Abdeslam Oubénaissa, Christian Mouas, Jacqueline Peynet, and Philippe Menasché

Ischemic preconditioning with opening of mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate–sensitive potassium channels or Na⁺/H⁺ exchange inhibition: Which is the best protective strategy for heart transplants?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 155-162. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CLINICAL-PATHOLOGIC CONFERENCE:

Thoralf M. Sundt

Clinical-pathologic conference in thoracic surgery: Proximal pulmonary artery obstruction secondary to Takayasu arteritis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 163-175. [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Osman Bayindir, Mustafa Güden, Belhhan Akpinar, Ilhan SanisoGlu, and Ertan SaGbas

Ondansetron hydrochloride for the treatment of delirium after coronary artery surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 176-177. [Full Text]  

Yoshifumi Ikeda, Masanori Niimi, Yuzo Sasaki, Tomoo Shatari, Hiroshi Takami, and Susumu Kodaira

Thoracoscopic repair of a spontaneous perforation of the esophagus with the endoscopic suturing device
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 178-179. [Full Text]  

Shinichiro Okada, Hideyuki Yamauchi, Shotaro Ishimori, Shoichi Satoh, Hiromitsu Sugawara, and Yoshiaki Tanaba

Endoscopic surgery with a flexible bronchoscope and argon plasma coagulation for tracheobronchial tumors
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 180-182. [Full Text]  

Kenji Okada, Taijiro Sueda, Kazumasa Orihashi, Masanobu Watari, and Osamu Ishii

An alternative procedure of endovascular stent-graft repair for distal arch aortic aneurysm involving arch vessels
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 182-184. [Full Text]  

Nicole J. C. W. van Haaren, Ger B. W. E. Bennink, and Jaap W. de Vries

Pitfalls in neonatal cardiac surgery using antegrade cerebral perfusion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 184-186. [Full Text]  

Mehmet Rasit Güney, Nazan Aksoy, and Özge Sezerman

Repair of lacerated inferior vena cava with the intravascular tube graft in redo cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 187-188. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of Interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 189. [Full Text]  

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