EDITORIALS:

D. Craig Miller

Ischemic mitral regurgitation redux—To repair or to replace?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1059-1062. [Full Text]  

STATISTICS FOR THE REST OF US (STATS):

Eugene H. Blackstone and Thomas W. Rice

Clinical-pathologic conference: Use and choice of statistical methods for the clinical study, "Superficial adenocarcinoma of the esophagus"
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1063-1076. [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY (GTS):

Thomas W. Rice, Eugene H. Blackstone, John R. Goldblum, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Sudish C. Murthy, Gary W. Falk, Adrian H. Ormsby, Lisa A. Rybicki, Joel E. Richter, and David J. Adelstein

Superficial adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1077-1090. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David G. Cable, Claude Deschamps, Mark S. Allen, Daniel L. Miller, Francis C. Nichols, Victor F. Trastek, and Peter C. Pairolero

Lobar torsion after pulmonary resection: Presentation and outcome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1091-1093. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jonathan W. Haft, Patrick Montoya, Osamma Alnajjar, Steven R. Posner, Joseph L. Bull, Mark D. Iannettoni, Robert H. Bartlett, and Ronald B. Hirschl

An artificial lung reduces pulmonary impedance and improves right ventricular efficiency in pulmonary hypertension
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1094-1100. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshifumi Ikeda, Masanori Niimi, Shigenao Kan, Tomoo Shatari, Hiroshi Takami, and Susumu Kodaira

Clinical significance of tissue blood flow during esophagectomy by laser Doppler flowmetry
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1101-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (ACD):

Eugene A. Grossi, Judith D. Goldberg, Angelo LaPietra, Xiang Ye, Peter Zakow, Martin Sussman, Julie Delianides, Alfred T. Culliford, Rick A. Esposito, Greg H. Ribakove, Aubrey C. Galloway, and Stephen B. Colvin

Ischemic mitral valve reconstruction and replacement: Comparison of long-term survival and complications
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1107-1124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Marc Gillinov, Per Nils Wierup, Eugene H. Blackstone, Ehab S. Bishay, Delos M. Cosgrove, Jennifer White, Bruce W. Lytle, and Patrick M. McCarthy

Is repair preferable to replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitation?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1125-1141. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. W. Baumgartner, A. Frick, C. Kremer, E. Oechslin, E. Russi, J. Turina, and D. Georgiadis

Microembolic signal counts increase during hyperbaric exposure in patients with prosthetic heart valves
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1142-1146. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshihiro Suematsu, Shinichi Takamoto, and Toshiya Ohtsuka

Intraoperative echocardiographic imaging of coronary arteries and graft anastomoses during coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1147-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY (CSP):

Ilhan Inci, André Dutly, Valentin Rousson, Annette Boehler, and Walter Weder

Trimetazidine protects the energy status after ischemia and reduces reperfusion injury in a rat single lung transplant model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1155-1161. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ahmad D. Chishti, John H. Dark, Patrick Kesteven, Hazel Powell, Christopher Snowden, Brian K. Shenton, John A. Kirby, and Simon V. Baudouin

Expression of chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 during cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1162-1166. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andrew T. Goodwin, Ryszard T. Smolenski, Caroline C. Gray, Jay Jayakumar, Mohamed Amrani, and Magdi H. Yacoub

Role of endogenous endothelin on coronary reflow after cardioplegic arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1167-1173. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vicens Martí, Isabel Romeo, Rosa Aymat, Joan García, Pere Guiteras, Manel Ballester, Nasrin Aminian, Josep M. Caralps, and Josep M. Augé

Coronary endothelial dysfunction as a predictor of intimal thickening in the long term after heart transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1174-1180. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Federico Bizzarri, Sabino Scolletta, Enrico Tucci, Mara Lucidi, Giuseppe Davoli, Thomas Toscano, Eugenio Neri, Luigi Muzzi, and Giacomo Frati

Perioperative use of tirofiban hydrochloride (Aggrastat) does not increase surgical bleeding after emergency or urgent coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1181-1185. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY (ET):

O. H. Frazier, Eric A. Rose, Mehmet C. Oz, Walter Dembitsky, Patrick McCarthy, Branislav Radovancevic, Victor L. Poirier, and Kurt A. Dasse

Multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist system in patients awaiting heart transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1186-1195. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stefan Fischer, Martin Strüber, Andre R. Simon, Marcel Anssar, Michaela Wilhelmi, Rainer G. Leyh, Wolfgang Harringer, and Axel Haverich

Video-assisted minimally invasive approach in clinical bilateral lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1196-1198. [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD):

Alain Serraf, Dominique Piot, Emre Belli, François Lacour-Gayet, Anita Touchot, Régine Roussin, Joy Zoghbi, Jacqueline Bruniaux, and Claude Planché

Biventricular repair of transposition of the great arteries and unbalanced ventricles
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1199-1207. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yen Chang, Chen-Chi Tsai, Huang-Chien Liang, and Hsing-Wen Sung

Reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract with a bovine jugular vein graft fixed with a naturally occurring crosslinking agent (genipin) in a canine model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1208-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anthony Azakie, Brian W. McCrindle, Glen Van Arsdell, Lee N. Benson, John Coles, Robert Hamilton, Robert M. Freedom, and William G. Williams

Extracardiac conduit versus lateral tunnel cavopulmonary connections at a single institution: Impact on outcomes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1219-1228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Takashi Hishitani, Kiyoshi Ogawa, Kenji Hoshino, Hiroshi Ono, Takashi Urashima, Michio Yoshitake, Yoshihiro Ko, Yuzuru Nakamura, Tadashi Iwanaka, and Misako Suzuki

Usefulness of continuous monitoring of airway resistance and flow-volume curve in the perioperative management of infants with central airway obstruction: A case of vascular ring
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1229-1233. [Full Text]  

C. S. Carr and P. A. O'Keefe

An ectopic thymoma with spontaneous infarction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1234-1235. [Full Text]  

Thomas Schoeller, Markus Öhlbauer, Gottfried Wechselberger, Hildegunde Piza-Katzer, and Raimund Margreiter

Successful immediate phrenic nerve reconstruction during mediastinal tumor resection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1235-1237. [Full Text]  

Qingyu Wu and Zhixiong Huang

Anatomic correction of Ebstein anomaly
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1237-1238. [Full Text]  

A. Marc Gillinov, Gosta Pettersson, and Thomas W. Rice

Esophageal injury during radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1239-1240. [Full Text]  

Takeshi Miyairi, Yutaka Kotsuka, Tetsuro Morota, Hiroshi Kubota, Ko Shibata, Yorinobu Ikeda, Tadashi Kitamura, Takeshi Kashima, and Shinichi Takamoto

Paraplegia after open surgery using endovascular stent graft for aortic arch aneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1240-1243. [Full Text]  

Igor Konstantinov, Lynda L. Mickleborough, James Graba, and Naeem Merchant

Intraventricular mitral annuloplasty technique for use with repair of posterior left ventricular aneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1244-1247. [Full Text]  

Gökhan Ipek, Suat Nail Ömeroglu, Denyan Mansuroglu, Kaan Kirali, Kemal Uzun, and Mesut Sismanoglu

Coronary artery bypass grafting in a 26-year-old man with total occlusion of the left main coronary artery related to Behçet disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1247-1249. [Full Text]  

Thoralf M. Sundt, Marc R. Moon, and Haodong Xu

Reoperation for dilatation of the pulmonary autograft after the Ross procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1249-1252. [Full Text]  

Carmelo Mignosa, Vincenzo Duca, Giuseppe Ferlazzo, Innocenzo Bianca, and Dario Salvo

Chylothorax: An unusual manifestation of a large atrial septal defect
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1252-1253. [Full Text]  

Andreas Koster, Oliver Meyer, Thomas Fischer, Marian Kukucka, Thomas Krabatsch, Matthias Bauer, Herman Kuppe, and Roland Hetzer

One-year experience with the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonist tirofiban and heparin during cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1254-1255. [Full Text]  

Kojiro Furukawa, Hitoshi Ohteki, Kenji Hirahara, Yasushi Narita, and Shugo Koga

The use of argatroban as an anticoagulant for cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1255-1256. [Full Text]  

Steven M. Fiser, Irving L. Kron, Stewart M. Long, Aditya K. Kaza, Mark Robbins, John A. Kern, and Curtis G. Tribble

Donor lung salvage after neurogenic pulmonary edema with the use of post-transplant extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1257-1258. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of Interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1259. [Full Text]  

CORRECTIONS:

Notice of correction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1263. [Full Text]  

Notice of correction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1263. [Full Text]  

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