EDITORIALS:

S. Khan and A. Trento

Is it better on top? The triumph of supra-annular valves
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 645-646. [Full Text]  

Keith A. Horvath

Shedding light on denervation and transmyocardial laser revascularization
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 647-648. [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR AQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (ACD):

Hirohisa Machida, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Kiyoharu Nakano, Yoshikado Sasako, Junjiro Kobayashi, Ko Bando, Kenji Minatoya, Hiroji Imamura, and Soichiro Kitamura

A morphologic study of Carpentier-Edwards pericardial xenografts in the mitral position exhibiting primary tissue failure in adults in comparison with Ionescu-Shiley pericardial xenografts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 649-655. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

James A. Caccitolo, Heidi M. Connolly, David S. Rubenson, Thomas A. Orszulak, and Hartzell V. Schaff

Operation for anorexigen-associated valvular heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 656-664. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul Dagum, Tomasz Timek, G. Randall Green, George T. Daughters, David Liang, Neil B. Ingels, Jr, and D. Craig Miller

Three-dimensional geometric comparison of partial and complete flexible mitral annuloplasty rings
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 665-673. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ottavio Alfieri, Francesco Maisano, Michele De Bonis, Pier Luigi Stefano, Lucia Torracca, Michele Oppizzi, and Giovanni La Canna

The double-orifice technique in mitral valve repair: A simple solution for complex problems
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 674-681. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Permyos Ruengsakulrach, Norman Eizenberg, Claude Fahrer, Marius Fahrer, and Brian F. Buxton

Surgical implications of variations in hand collateral circulation: Anatomy revisited
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 682-686. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giuseppe Vitolla, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Giovanni Teodori, Valerio Mazzei, Carlo Canosa, Michele Di Mauro, Stefano D'Alessandro, and Antonio Maria Calafiore

Composite lengthened arterial conduits: Long-term angiographic results of an uncommon surgical strategy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 687-690. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nicola Vitale, Ilaria Caldarera, Claudio Muneretto, Riccardo Sinatra, Antonio Scafuri, Elio Di Rosa, Andrea Contini, Nicola Tedesco, Angelo Pierangeli, Mauro Abbate, Tiziano Gherli, Dino Casarotto, Michele Di Summa, Benedetto Marino, Luigi Chiariello, and Luigi de Luca T.S.

Clinical evaluation of St Jude Medical Hemodynamic Plus versus standard aortic valve prostheses: The Italian multicenter, prospective, randomized study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 691-698. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jih-Shiuan Wang, Dominique Shum-Tim, Edgar Chedrawy, and Ray C.-J. Chiu

The coronary delivery of marrow stromal cells for myocardial regeneration: Pathophysiologic and therapeutic implications
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 699-705. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masashi Kano, Yutaka Masuda, Takashi Tominaga, Takaki Hori, Takashi Kitaichi, Masanori Yoshizumi, and Tetsuya Kitagawa

Collagen synthesis and collagenase activity of cryopreserved heart valves
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 706-711. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY:

Anthony J. Minisi, On Topaz, M. Susan Quinn, and Laxmi B. Mohanty

Cardiac nociceptive reflexes after transmyocardial laser revascularization: Implications for the neural hypothesis of angina relief
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 712-719. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takayoshi Ueno, Yoshiki Sawa, Satoru Kitagawa-Sakakida, Motonobu Nishimura, Ryuichi Morishita, Yasufumi Kaneda, Eiji Kohmura, Toshiki Yoshimine, and Hikaru Matsuda

Nuclear factor-B decoy attenuates neuronal damage after global brain ischemia: A future strategy for brain protection during circulatory arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 720-727. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yutaka Wakamatsu, Norihiko Shiiya, Takashi Kunihara, Satoshi Watanabe, and Keishu Yasuda

The adenosine triphosphate–sensitive potassium channel opener nicorandil protects the ischemic rabbit spinal cord
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 728-733. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Naoki Washiyama, Teruhisa Kazui, Makoto Takinami, Katsushi Yamashita, Syouji Fujita, Hitoshi Terada, Kazuchika Suzuki, Bashar A. H. Muhammad, Michio Fujie, and Seiji Yamamoto

Experimental study on the effect of antegrade cerebral perfusion on brains with old cerebral infarction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 734-740. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Levent YazicioGlu, Sadik Eryilmaz, Mustafa Sirlak, Mustafa Bahadir Inan, Atilla Aral, Refik Tasöz, Neyyir Tuncay Eren, Bülent Kaya, and Hakki Akalin

Recombinant human erythropoietin administration in cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 741-745. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Irvin Mayers, Thomas Hurst, Lakshmi Puttagunta, Anna Radomski, Taras Mycyk, Grzegorz Sawicki, David Johnson, and Marek W. Radomski

Cardiac surgery increases the activity of matrix metalloproteinases and nitric oxide synthase in human hearts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 746-752. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Karim S. Bandali, Michael P. Belanger, and Carin Wittnich

Is hyperglycemia seen in children during cardiopulmonary bypass a result of hyperoxia?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 753-758. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ken Suzuki, Nigel J. Brand, Sean Allen, Mahboob A. Khan, Aldo O. Farrell, Bari Murtuza, Reida El Oakley, and Magdi H. Yacoub

Overexpression of connexin 43 in skeletal myoblasts: Relevance to cell transplantation to the heart
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 759-766. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jimmy K.F. Hon, Paul Steendijk, Mario Petrou, Kit Wong, and Magdi H. Yacoub

Influence of clenbuterol treatment during six weeks of chronic right ventricular pressure overload as studied with pressure-volume analysis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 767-774. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John H. Artrip, Mehmet C. Oz, and Daniel Burkhoff

Left ventricular volume reduction surgery for heart failure: A physiologic perspective
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 775-782. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY:

Ichiro Yoshino, Makoto Hashizume, Mitsuo Shimada, Morimasa Tomikawa, Makiko Tomiyasu, Ryuichi Suemitsu, and Keizo Sugimachi

Thoracoscopic thymomectomy with the da Vinci computer-enhanced surgical system
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 783-785. [Full Text]  

Minoo N. Kavarana, David N. Helman, Mathew R. Williams, Alessandro Barbone, Juliana A. Sanchez, Eric A. Rose, Mehmet C. Oz, Michael Milbocker, and Robert T. V. Kung

Circulatory support with a direct cardiac compression device: A less invasive approach with the AbioBooster device
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 786-787. [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Valerie W. Rusch, Kenneth Rosenzweig, Ennapadam Venkatraman, Larry Leon, Adam Raben, Louis Harrison, Manjit S. Bains, Robert J. Downey, and Robert J. Ginsberg

A phase II trial of surgical resection and adjuvant high-dose hemithoracic radiation for malignant pleural mesothelioma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 788-795. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dominique H. Grunenwald, Fabrice André, Cécile Le Péchoux, Philippe Girard, Christian Lamer, Agnès Laplanche, Michèle Tarayre, Rodrigo Arriagada, and Thierry Le Chevalier

Benefit of surgery after chemoradiotherapy in stage IIIB (T4 and/or N3) non–small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 796-802. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yukito Ichinose, Harubumi Kato, Teruaki Koike, Ryosuke Tsuchiya, Takehiko Fujisawa, Nobuyoshi Shimizu, Yoh Watanabe, Tetsuya Mitsudomi, Masahiro Yoshimura, and Masahiro Tsuboi

Completely resected stage IIIA non–small cell lung cancer: The significance of primary tumor location and N2 station
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 803-808. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. Henry Ellis, Jr, Xiangjun Xu, Matthew H. Kulke, Joseph LoCicero, III, and Massimo Loda

Malignant transformation of the esophageal mucosa is enhanced in p27 knockout mice
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 809-814. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

A. Aharonyan, H. G. Zohrabyan, V. Manukyan, and H. Hovaguimian

Complete excision of secondary chordae of the anterior mitral leaflet as an adjunct in surgical management of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in pediatric patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 815-816. [Full Text]  

Hiroshi Date, Itaru Nagahiro, Motoi Aoe, Hiromi Matsubara, Kengo Kusano, Keiji Goto, and Nobuyoshi Shimizu

Living-donor lobar lung transplantation for primary pulmonary hypertension in an adult
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 817-818. [Full Text]  

S. Taghavi, H. J. Ankersmit, G. Wieselthaler, M. Gorlitzer, A. Rajek, E. Wolner, and M. Grimm

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for graft failure after heart transplantation: Recent Vienna experience
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 819-820. [Full Text]  

Adrien Schaefer, François Piquard, Stephane Doutreleau, Bertrand Mettauer, Eric Epailly, Bernard Eisenmann, Jean Lonsdorfer, and Bernard Geny

Reduced exercise capacity is associated with reduced nitric oxide production after heart transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 821-822. [Full Text]  

T. Kofidis, M. Strüber, M. Wilhelmi, M. Anssar, A. Simon, W. Harringer, and A. Haverich

Reversal of severe vasoplegia with single-dose methylene blue after heart transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 823-824. [Full Text]  

Antonio Ríos Zambudio, Juan Torres Lanzas, María José Roca Calvo, Enrique Martínez Barba, and Pascual Parrilla Paricio

Thymolipomas in association with myasthenia gravis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 825-826. [Full Text]  

Akif Ündar, Harald C. Eichstaedt, Takafumi Masai, Shuang-Qiang Yang, Joyce E. Bigley, Mary Claire McGarry, Maryann Mueller, William K. Vaughn, and Charles D. Fraser, Jr

Comparison of six pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass pumps during pulsatile and nonpulsatile perfusion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 827-829. [Full Text]  

Masanobu Watari, Taijiro Sueda, Osamu Ishii, Katsuhiko Imai, Shibamura Hidenori, Hiroshi Sakai, Hideichi Wada, Kenji Okada, and Kazumasa Orihashi

Shrinkage of excluded aneurysmal spaces: The excellent results of endovascular stent grafting through the aortic arch for distal arch aneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 829-832. [Full Text]  

Osamu Sakai, Masaaki Yamagishi, Keisuke Shuntoh, Takahisa Okano, Yoshiaki Yamada, Katuji Fujiwara, and Nobuo Kitamura

Critical aneurysmal dilatation of congenital kinking of the aorta
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 832-833. [Full Text]  

Martin Misfeld, Philipp Ehlermann, and Hans-Hinrich Sievers

Transaortic repair of blunt traumatic cardiac wall and papillary muscle rupture
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 834-835. [Full Text]  

Francesco Alamanni, Andrea Fumero, Alessandro Parolari, Piero Trabattoni, Aldo Cannata, Gianluca Berti, and Paolo Biglioli

Sutureless double-patch-and-glue technique for repair of subacute left ventricular wall rupture after myocardial infarction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 836-837. [Full Text]  

Tetsu Sado, Masami Sato, Motoyasu Sagawa, Kazuyoshi Shimada, Yoshinori Okada, Yuji Matsumura, Tatsuo Tanita, and Takashi Kondo

Scintigraphic distribution of lymphatic flow in the mediastinum after oral administration of radiolabeled lipid and its influx into blood circulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 838-840. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Yingjie Cui

Determinants of perioperative morbidity and mortality after completion pneumonectomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 841. [Full Text]  

Toshio Fujimoto and Georgios Stamatis

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 841-842. [Full Text]  

Donald B. Doty

Anomalous origin of the left circumflex coronary artery associated with bicuspid aortic valve
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 842-843. [Full Text]  

John G. Byrne

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 843. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of Interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 844. [Full Text]  

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