EDITORIALS:

Andrew S. Wechsler

Statistics for the rest of us
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 207-208. [Full Text]  

J. William Gaynor

Use of ultrafiltration during and after cardiopulmonary bypass in children
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 209-211. [Full Text]  

James L. Cox

Intraoperative options for treating atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valve disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 212-215. [Full Text]  

STATISTICS FOR THE REST OF US (STATS):

Gary L. Grunkemeier and YingXing Wu

Interpretation of nonfatal events after cardiac surgery: Actual versus actuarial reporting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 216-219. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD):

LeNardo D. Thompson, Doff B. McElhinney, Pauline Findlay, Wanda Miller-Hance, Mark J. Chen, Mariko Minami, Ed Petrossian, Andrew J. Parry, V. Mohan Reddy, and Frank L. Hanley

A prospective randomized study comparing volume-standardized modified and conventional ultrafiltration in pediatric cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 220-228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takaaki Sugita, Yuichi Ueda, Masahiko Matsumoto, Hitoshi Ogino, Jun-ichiro Nishizawa, and Katsuhiko Matsuyama

Early and late results of partial plication annuloplasty for congenital mitral insufficiency
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 229-233. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Biliciler-Denktas, R. H. Feldt, H. M. Connolly, A. L. Weaver, F. J. Puga, and G. K. Danielson

Early and late results of operations for defects associated with corrected transposition and other anomalies with atrioventricular discordance in a pediatric population
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 234-241. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takaaki Suzuki, Tsutomu Ito, Ichiro Kashima, Koji Teruya, and Toyoki Fukuda

Continuous perfusion of pulmonary arteries during total cardiopulmonary bypass favorably affects levels of circulating adhesion molecules and lung function
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 242-248. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (ACD):

Hauw T. Sie, Willem P. Beukema, Anand R. Ramdat Misier, Arif Elvan, Jacob J. Ennema, Max M.P. Haalebos, and Hein J.J. Wellens

Radiofrequency modified maze in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing concomitant cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 249-256. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steven S. Khan, Alfredo Trento, Michele DeRobertis, Robert M. Kass, Meenu Sandhu, Lawrence S. C. Czer, Carlos Blanche, Sharo Raissi, Gregory P. Fontana, Wen Cheng, Aurelio Chaux, and Jack M. Matloff

Twenty-year comparison of tissue and mechanical valve replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 257-269. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Frank Langer, Thomas Graeter, Nikolaous Nikoloudakis, Diana Aicher, Olaf Wendler, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers

Valve-preserving aortic replacement: Does the additional repair of leaflet prolapse adversely affect the results?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 270-277. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Victor A. Ferraris, Suellen P. Ferraris, R. Christopher Harmon, and Boyd D. Evans

Risk factors for early hospital readmission after cardiac operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 278-286. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Odd Bech-Hanssen, Kenneth Caidahl, Ingemar Wallentin, Per Ask, and Bengt Wranne

Assessment of effective orifice area of prosthetic aortic valves with Doppler echocardiography: An in vivo and in vitro study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 287-295. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robert Dion, David Glineur, David Derouck, Robert Verhelst, Philippe Noirhomme, Gebrine El Khoury, Etienne Degrave, and Claude Hanet

Complementary saphenous grafting: Long-term follow-up
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 296-304. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martijn A.W. Broeders, Pieter A. Doevendans, Jos G. Maessen, Erik van Gorsel, Mirjam G.A. Oude Egbrink, Mat J. A.P. Daemen, G. J. Tangelder, Robert S. Reneman, and Rien van der Zee

The human internal thoracic artery releases more nitric oxide in response to vascular endothelial growth factor than the human saphenous vein
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 305-309. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean-Francois Légaré, David B. Ross, Thomas B. Issekutz, Wendy Ruigrok, Kimberley Creaser, Greg M. Hirsch, and Timothy D.G. Lee

Prevention of allograft heart valve failure in a rat model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 310-317. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY (GTS):

Robert James Cerfolio, Allan Pickens, Cyndi Bass, and Charles Katholi

Fast-tracking pulmonary resections
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 318-324. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kazuya Takamochi, Kanji Nagai, Junji Yoshida, Kenji Suzuki, Yasuhisa Ohde, Mituyo Nishimura, Satoshi Sasaki, and Yutaka Nishiwaki

Pathologic N0 status in pulmonary adenocarcinoma is predictable by combining serum carcinoembryonic antigen level and computed tomographic findings
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 325-330. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY (CPS):

Marek P. Ehrlich, Christian Hagl, Jock N. McCullough, Ning Zhang, Howard Shiang, Carol Bodian, and Randall B. Griepp

Retrograde cerebral perfusion provides negligible flow through brain capillaries in the pig
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 331-338. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takahiko Sakamoto, Shin'ichi Hatsuoka, Ulrich A. Stock, Lennart F. Duebener, Hart G. W. Lidov, Gregory L. Holmes, Jason S. Sperling, Mamoru Munakata, Peter C. Laussen, and Richard A. Jonas

Prediction of safe duration of hypothermic circulatory arrest by near-infrared spectroscopy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 339-350. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Naotaka Motoyoshi, Masahiro Sakurai, Takeshi Hayashi, Masashi Aoki, Koji Abe, Yasuto Itoyama, and Koichi Tabayashi

Establishment of a local cooling model against spinal cord ischemia representing prolonged induction of heat shock protein
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 351-357. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brian R. Bond, B. Hugh Dorman, Mark J. Clair, C. Allyson Walker, Mark L. Pinosky, Scott T. Reeves, Scott Walton, John M. Kratz, James L. Zellner, A. Jackson Crumbley, III, Marlina M. Multani, and Francis G. Spinale

Endothelin-1 during and after cardiopulmonary bypass: Association to graft sensitivity and postoperative recovery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 358-364. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cassandra Joffs, C. Allyson Walker, Jennifer W. Hendrick, David J. Fary, Daniel K. Almany, Jennifer N. Davis, Aron T. Goldberg, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, and Francis G. Spinale

Endothelin receptor subtype A blockade selectively reduces pulmonary pressure after cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 365-370. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David C. Stuesse, George D. Giraud, Angelo A. Vlessis, Albert Starr, and Donald D. Trunkey

Hemodynamic effects of S-nitrosocysteine, an intravenous regional vasodilator
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 371-377. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY (ET):

A. Sampath Kumar, Saket Aggarwal, and Shiv Kumar Choudhary

Mitral valve replacement with the pulmonary autograft: The Ross II procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 378-379. [Full Text]  

Louis E. Samuels, Matthew P. Thomas, Elena C. Holmes, Jaguat Narula, Jane Fitzpatrick, Diana Wood, Billie Fyfe, and Andrew S. Wechsler

Insufficiency of the native aortic valve and left ventricular assist system inflow valve after support with an implantable left ventricular assist system: Signs, symptoms, and concerns
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 380-381. [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Afksendiyos Kalangos, Maurice Beghetti, Dominique Vala, Nicolas Murith, and Bernard Faidutti

Interventricular septal enlargement for left atrioventricular valve replacement with a larger prosthesis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 382-384. [Full Text]  

Pierre Cattan, Philippe Chiche, Thierry Berney, Bruno Halimi, Karen Aïdan, Michel Célérier, and Emile Sarfati

Surgical approach by cervicosternolaparotomy for the treatment of extended cervical stenoses after reconstruction for caustic injury
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 384-386. [Full Text]  

Carsten Schröder, Gabriele Fröhlich, Claus-Peter Harms, Matthias Kleckow, and Paolo Macchiarini

Fistulectomy as an alternative to segmentectomy for pulmonary arteriovenous fistula
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 386-388. [Full Text]  

Francisco Torrent-Guasp, Manel Ballester, Gerald D. Buckberg, Francesc Carreras, Albert Flotats, Ignasi Carrió, Ana Ferreira, Louis E. Samuels, and Jagat Narula

Spatial orientation of the ventricular muscle band: Physiologic contribution and surgical implications
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 389-392. [Full Text]  

Masaaki Yamagishi, Katsuji Fujiwara, Yoshiaki Yamada, Keisuke Shuntoh, and Nobuo Kitamura

A new surgical technique for one-stage repair of interrupted aortic arch with valvular aortic stenosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 392-393. [Full Text]  

Ma Jianyang, Zhang Xiuhui, Yuan Hongsheng, Dong Li, Zhang Huaibin, and Shi Yingkang

Sarcomatous mesothelioma in the left ventricle: A rare entity
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 394-395. [Full Text]  

John S. Ikonomidis, Abe DeAnda, Jr, and D. Craig Miller

Resection of ascending aortic aneurysm without use of an interposition aortic graft
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 395-397. [Full Text]  

Permyos Ruengsakulrach, Mark Brooks, Roger Sinclair, David Hare, Ian Gordon, and Brian Buxton

Prevalence and prediction of calcification and plaques in radial artery grafts by ultrasound
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 398-399. [Full Text]  

Nicholas Kontorinis, David J. Holthouse, William M. Carroll, and Mark Newman

Third nerve palsy after coronary artery bypass surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 400-401. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Tadaomi-Alfonso Miyamoto and Koho-Julio Miyamoto

Use of pH-stat strategy for hypothermic circulatory arrest might obviate the need for leukocyte filtration
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 402. [Full Text]  

Tatu Juvonen, Fausto Biancari, and Jussi Rimpiläinen

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 402. [Full Text]  

Antonio Corno, Philippe Monnier, and Ludwig K. von Segesser

Tracheal resection associated with slide tracheoplasty for long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis involving the carina
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 403-404. [Full Text]  

Emmanuel Le Bret, Erea-Noel Garabédian, and Pascal Vouhé

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 403-404. [Full Text]  

Kenzo Yasuura, Hiroshi Okamoto, and Akio Matsuura

Effect of flow competition on internal thoracic artery: Postoperative velocimetric and angiographic study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 404. [Full Text]  

Hirofumi Fujii and Shirosaku Koide

Prevention of antegrade flow into the false lumen in acute aortic dissection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 404-405. [Full Text]  

R. Clive Landis and Kenneth M. Taylor

Aprotinin administration in the pericardial cavity does not prevent platelet activation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 405. [Full Text]  

Kyra N. Sturk-Maquelin, Rienk Nieuwland, and Augueste Sturk

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 405-406. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of Interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 407. [Full Text]  

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