PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:

Bradley J. Harlan

Statewide reporting of coronary artery surgery results: A view from California
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 409-417. [Full Text]  

CONSENSUS CONFERENCE REPORT:

Lynne Warner Stevenson and Robert L. Kormos

Mechanical Cardiac Support 2000: Current applications and future trial designJune 15-16, 2000, Bethesda, Maryland
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 418-424. [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

Randall B. Griepp

Cerebral protection during aortic arch surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 425-427. [Full Text]  

Jeffrey M. Gross

Calcification of bioprosthetic heart valves and its assessment
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 428-430. [Full Text]  

Guo-Wei He

Arterial grafts for coronary surgery: Vasospasm and patency rate
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 431-433. [Full Text]  

Robert C. Robbins

Ethical implications of heart transplantation in elderly patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 434-435. [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Tain-Yen Hsia, Sachin Khambadkone, John E. Deanfield, James F. N. Taylor, Francesco Migliavacca, and Marc R. de Leval

Subdiaphragmatic venous hemodynamics in the Fontan circulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 436-447. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Benjamin J. Pomerantz, Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr, Heather K. Olson, and Marvin Pomerantz

Pulmonary resection for multi–drug resistant tuberculosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 448-453. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas W. Rice, Eugene H. Blackstone, David J. Adelstein, Gregory Zuccaro, Jr, John J. Vargo, John R. Goldblum, Lisa A. Rybicki, Sudish C. Murthy, and Malcolm M. DeCamp

N1 esophageal carcinoma: The importance of staging and downstaging
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 454-464. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John D. Mitchell, Douglas J. Mathisen, Cameron D. Wright, John C. Wain, Dean M. Donahue, James S. Allan, Ashby C. Moncure, and Hermes C. Grillo

Resection for bronchogenic carcinoma involving the carina: Long-term results and effect of nodal status on outcome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 465-471. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Valerie W. Rusch, Dorothy J. Giroux, Michael J. Kraut, John Crowley, Mark Hazuka, David Johnson, Melvyn Goldberg, Frank Detterbeck, Frances Shepherd, Ronald Burkes, Timothy Winton, Claude Deschamps, Robert Livingston, and David Gandara

Induction chemoradiation and surgical resection for non–small cell lung carcinomas of the superior sulcus: Initial results of Southwest Oncology Group Trial 9416 (Intergroup Trial 0160)
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 472-483. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toshio Fujimoto, George Zaboura, Sylvia Fechner, Ludger Hillejan, Thomas Schröder, Alessandro Marra, Thomas Krbek, Marc Hinterthaner, Dieter Greschuchna, and Georgios Stamatis

Completion pneumonectomy: Current indications, complications, and results
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 484-490. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE:

Teruhisa Kazui, Naoki Washiyama, Bashar A. H. Muhammad, Hitoshi Terada, Katsushi Yamashita, and Makoto Takinami

Improved results of atherosclerotic arch aneurysm operations with a refined technique
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 491-499. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elena Pettenazzo, Michael Deiwick, Gaetano Thiene, Gianmario Molin, Birgit Glasmacher, Fedora Martignago, Tomaso Bottio, Helmut Reul, and Marialuisa Valente

Dynamic in vitro calcification of bioprosthetic porcine valves: Evidence of apatite crystallization
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 500-509. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thierry A. Folliguet, Catherine Rücker-Martin, Catherine Pavoine, Edith Deroubaix, Morgagna Henaff, Jean-Jacques Mercadier, and Stéphane N. Hatem

Adult cardiac myocytes survive and remain excitable during long-term culture on synthetic supports
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 510-519. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Akio Matsuura, Kenzo Yasuura, Katsuhiko Yoshida, Hideki Oshima, Shiro Tomari, Hideki Ishida, Satsuki Mori, Genyo Fujii, and Kazuki Iwata

Transplantation of the en bloc vascular system for coronary revascularization
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 520-525. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Permyos Ruengsakulrach, Mark Brooks, David L. Hare, Ian Gordon, and Brian F. Buxton

Preoperative assessment of hand circulation by means of Doppler ultrasonography and the modified Allen test
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 526-531. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carlos Blanche, Dominique A. Blanche, Brenda Kearney, Meenu Sandhu, Lawrence S. C. Czer, Andreas Kamlot, Ann Hickey, and Alfredo Trento

Heart transplantation in patients seventy years of age and older: A comparative analysis of outcome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 532-541. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY:

Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Scott K. Alpard, Weike Tao, Donald J. Deyo, and Akhil Bidani

Percutaneous extracorporeal arteriovenous carbon dioxide removal improves survival in respiratory distress syndrome: A prospective randomized outcomes study in adult sheep
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 542-551. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eugenio Neri, Thomas Toscano, Ugo Papalia, Giacomo Frati, Massimo Massetti, Gianni Capannini, Enrico Tucci, Dimitri Buklas, Luigi Muzzi, Luca Oricchio, and Carlo Sassi

Proximal aortic dissection with coronary malperfusion: Presentation, management, and outcome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 552-560. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mark A. Chaney, Ramòn A. Durazo-Arvizu, Mihail P. Nikolov, Bradford P. Blakeman, and Mamdouh Bakhos

Methylprednisolone does not benefit patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting and early tracheal extubation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 561-569. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Satoshi Muraki, Cullen D. Morris, Jason M. Budde, Daniel A. Velez, Zhi-Qing Zhao, Robert A. Guyton, and Jakob Vinten-Johansen

Experimental off-pump coronary artery revascularization with adenosine-enhanced reperfusion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 570-579. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Todd V. Brennan, Mark D. Rodefeld, Theresa A. Tacy, V. Mohan Reddy, and Frank L. Hanley

Late thrombosis of the native aortic root after Norwood reconstruction for hypoplastic left heart syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 580-582. [Full Text]  

Mitchell I. Cohen, Larry A. Rhodes, Gil Wernovsky, J. William Gaynor, Thomas L. Spray, and Jack Rychik

Atrial pacing: An alternative treatment for protein-losing enteropathy after the Fontan operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 582-583. [Full Text]  

Jean-François Obadia, Olivier Raisky, Laurent Sebbag, Sydney Chocron, Christine Saroul, and Jean-François Chassignolle

Monobloc aorto-mitral homograft as a treatment of complex cases of endocarditis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 584-586. [Full Text]  

Timothy M. Hoffman, J. William Gaynor, Nancy D. Bridges, Stephen M. Paridon, and Thomas L. Spray

Aortic homograft interposition for management of complete tracheal anastomotic disruption after heart-lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 587-588. [Full Text]  

Lars G. Svensson, John Libertino, Andrea Sorcini, Shantesh D. Kaushik, and Erik Marinko

Minimal-access right atrial exposure for tumor extensions into the inferior vena cava
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 589-590. [Full Text]  

Steve Muehlstedt, Shawn Mallery, Lyle Joyce, and Joseph Van Camp

Myxoid leiomyosarcoma of the descending thoracic aorta
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 590-592. [Full Text]  

Ulrik Hvass, Frank Baron, Dominique Fourchy, and Yves Pansard

Mitral homografts for total tricuspid valve replacement: Comparison of two techniques
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 592-594. [Full Text]  

Stefan Fischer, Andrea Matte-Martyn, Marc de Perrot, Thomas K. Waddell, Yasuo Sekine, Michael Hutcheon, and Shaf Keshavjee

Low-potassium dextran preservation solution improves lung function after human lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 594-596. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Tadaomi-Alfonso Miyamoto and Koho-Julio Miyamoto

pH-stat strategy and hypothermia of 25°C alone should protect the central nervous system consistently from 75 minutes of circulatory arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 597. [Full Text]  

Tatu Juvonen, Vesa Anttila, Jussi Rimpiläinen, Matti Pokela, Vilho Vainionpää, and Kai Kiviluoma

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 597-598. [Full Text]  

Tadaomi-Alfonso Miyamoto and Koho-Julio Miyamoto

Oxidative stress during cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 598-599. [Full Text]  

Masahiro Sakurai, Koji Abe, and Koichi Tabayashi

Which cell does heat shock protein 72 induce?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 598-599. [Full Text]  

P. de Haan

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 599. [Full Text]  

Ahmed A. Arifi, Song Wan, and Anthony P. C. Yim

Aortic valve incompetence after implantation of Freestyle stentless bioprosthesis: A technical issue?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 599-600. [Full Text]  

Afksendiyos Kalangos

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 600-601. [Full Text]  

Michael Nathanson and Kai Ihnken

Transmyocardial laser channeling, coronary artery bypass, statistical analyses, and their interpretations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 601. [Full Text]  

Keith B. Allen, Robert D. Dowling, and Carl J. Shaar

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 121: 601-603. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of Interest
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