EDITORIAL:

John A. Elefteriades

What operation for acute type a dissection?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 201-203. [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY (CSP):

Bob Kiaii, Byung C. Moon, David Massel, Yves Langlois, Thomas W. Austin, Andrea Willoughby, C. Guiraudon, Craig R. Howard, and L. Ray Guo

A prospective randomized trial of endoscopic versus conventional harvesting of the saphenous vein in coronary artery bypass surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 204-212. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John H. Lemmer, Jr and George J. Despotis

Antithrombin III concentrate to treat heparin resistance in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 213-217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ying-Fu Chen, Wen-Chan Tsai, Ching-Cheng Lin, Chee-Siong Lee, Chiung-Hui Huang, Pi-Chen Pan, Man-Lin Chen, and Yeo-Shin Huang

Leukocyte depletion attenuates expression of neutrophil adhesion molecules during cardiopulmonary bypass in human beings
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 218-224. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antonio Maria Calafiore, Michele Di Mauro, Stefano D'Alessandro, Giovanni Teodori, Giuseppe Vitolla, Marco Contini, Angela Lorena Iacò, and Giuseppe Spira

Revascularization of the lateral wall: Long-term angiographic and clinical results of radial artery versus right internal thoracic artery grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 225-231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Niv Ad, Johan P. Suyderhoud, Young D. Kim, Martin A. Makary, Kerry W. DeGroot, Henry C. Lue, Eugen A. Pirovic, Weijia Z. Duvall, and James L. Cox

Benefits of prophylactic continuous infusion of furosemide after the maze procedure for atrial fibrillation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 232-236. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD):

J. William Gaynor, Nancy D. Bridges, Mitchell I. Cohen, William T. Mahle, William M. DeCampli, James M. Steven, Susan C. Nicolson, and Thomas L. Spray

Predictors of outcome after the Fontan operation: Is hypoplastic left heart syndrome still a risk factor?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 237-245. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christof Stamm, Ingeborg Friehs, David Zurakowski, Albertus M. Scheule, Adrian M. Moran, James E. Lock, John E. Mayer, Jr, Pedro J. del Nido, and Richard A. Jonas

Outcome after reconstruction of discontinuous pulmonary arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 246-257. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean-Pierre Pfammatter, Bendicht Wagner, Pascal Berdat, Denis C. G. Bachmann, Mladen Pavlovic, Jürg Pfenninger, and Thierry Carrel

Procedural factors associated with early postoperative arrhythmias after repair of congenital heart defects
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 258-262. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marilyne Lévy, Claire Danel, Daniel Tamisier, Pascal Vouhé, and Francine Leca

Histomorphometric analysis of pulmonary vessels in single ventricle for better selection of patients for the Fontan operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 263-270. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY (GTS):

Dominique H. Grunenwald, Christian Mazel, Philippe Girard, Giulia Veronesi, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Dominique Gossot, Denis Debrosse, Raffaele Caliandro, Jean-Luc Le Guillou, and Thierry Le Chevalier

Radical en bloc resection for lung cancer invading the spine
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 271-279. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard J. Battafarano, Jay F. Piccirillo, Bryan F. Meyers, Han-Shui Hsu, Tracey J. Guthrie, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson

Impact of comorbidity on survival after surgical resection in patients with stage I non–small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 280-287. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aditya K. Kaza, Jeffrey T. Cope, Steven M. Fiser, Stewart M. Long, John A. Kern, Curtis G. Tribble, Irving L. Kron, and Victor E. Laubach

Contrasting natures of lung growth after transplantation and lobectomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 288-294. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John H. Stewart, IV, Dao M. Nguyen, G. Aaron Chen, and David S. Schrump

Induction of apoptosis in malignant pleural mesothelioma cells by activation of the Fas (Apo-1/CD95) death-signal pathway
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 295-302. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pier Luigi Filosso, Ottavio Rena, Giovanni Donati, Caterina Casadio, Enrico Ruffini, Esther Papalia, Alberto Oliaro, and Giuliano Maggi

Bronchial carcinoid tumors: Surgical management and long-term outcome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 303-309. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David R. Jones, R. Michael Broad, Laurey D. Comeau, Sarah J. Parsons, and Marty W. Mayo

Inhibition of nuclear factor B chemosensitizes non–small cell lung cancer through cytochrome c release and caspase activation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 310-317. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (ACD):

Matthias Kirsch, Céline Soustelle, Rémi Houël, Marie Line Hillion, and Daniel Loisance

Risk factor analysis for proximal and distal reoperations after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 318-325. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. Finkelstein, G. Rabino, T. Mashiah, Y. Bar-El, Z. Adler, V. Kertzman, O. Cohen, and S. Milo

Vancomycin versus cefazolin prophylaxis for cardiac surgery in the setting of a high prevalence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 326-332. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. L. Weind, C. G. Ellis, and D. R. Boughner

Aortic valve cusp vessel density: Relationship with tissue thickness
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 333-340. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marc P. Buijsrogge, Paul F. Gründeman, Cees W. J. Verlaan, and Cornelius Borst

Unconventional vessel wall apposition in off-pump porcine coronary artery bypass grafting: Low versus high graft flow
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 341-347. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Francisco A. Portela, Mark G. Hazekamp, Margot M. Bartelings, and Adriana C. Gittenberger-de Groot

Quadricuspid aortic valve in transposition of the great arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 348-349. [Full Text]  

Ing-Sh Chiu, Shye-Jao Wu, Ming-Ren Chen, Shyh-Jye Chen, and Jou-Kou Wang

Anatomic relationship of the coronary orifice and truncal valve in truncus arteriosus and their surgical implication
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 350-352. [Full Text]  

Nejat Sariosmanoglu, Eyüp Hazan, Kivanç Metin, Hakki Kazaz, and Öztekin Oto

Intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia and atrial septal defect in adults
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 353-354. [Full Text]  

Tomoaki Suzuki, Takatsugu Shimono, Noriyuki Kato, Uhito Yuasa, Koji Onoda, Tadanori Hirano, Kan Takada, and Isao Yada

Extended total arch replacement by means of the open stent-grafting method to treat intimal tears after transluminal stent-graft placement for a ruptured acute type B aortic dissection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 354-356. [Full Text]  

Yoshio Misawa, Tsutomu Saito, Katsuo Fuse, and Yasunori Sohara

Endoscope-assisted superior septal approach for resection of left atrial myxoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 357-358. [Full Text]  

Majid Ansari, Philippe Eucher, and Louis De Canniere

Strangulated giant transdiaphragmatic hernia: A rare complication of coronary artery bypass grafting with the right gastroepiploic artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 358-359. [Full Text]  

Lars G. Svensson and Lev Khitin

Aortic cross-sectional area/height ratio timing of aortic surgery in asymptomatic patients with Marfan syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 360-361. [Full Text]  

Neyyir Tuncay Eren, Sadik Eryilmaz, Mustafa Sirlak, Mustafa Bahadir Inan, Tümer Çorapçioglu, and Hakki Akalin

Treatment of iatrogenic acute mitral regurgitation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 362-363. [Full Text]  

Kazuhiro Kochi, Kenji Okada, Masanobu Watari, Kazumasa Orihashi, and Taijiro Sueda

Hybrid endovascular stent grafting for aortic arch aneurysm with aortopulmonary fistula
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 363-364. [Full Text]  

Anil Bhan, Saket Agarwal, Rajesh Sharma, and Pannangipalli Venugopal

Juxtaductal coarctation with type B dissection of the aorta: A new operative technique
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 365-367. [Full Text]  

Guglielmo Maria Actis Dato, Anna Arslanian, Pier Luigi Filosso, Enrico Aidala, Mario Adduci, Gianluca Bardi, and Enrico Ruffini

Heart herniation after blunt chest trauma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 367-368. [Full Text]  

Ikuo Fukuda, Shizu Aikawa, Tomohiro Imazuru, and Motoo Osaka

Transapical aortic cannulation for acute aortic dissection with diffuse atherosclerosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 369-370. [Full Text]  

Mikio Ninomiya, Shinichi Takamoto, Yutaka Kotsuka, and Hiroshi Kubota

Stent-graft–induced intimal injury one year after surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 371-372. [Full Text]  

Carlo M. Hatem, George A. Kantis, Dimitri Christoforou, Jeffrey P. Gold, and Konstadinos A. Plestis

Tuberculous aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 373-374. [Full Text]  

M. Gorlitzer, H. J. Ankersmit, G. Wollenek, W. Wisser, G. Wieselthaler, M. Haisjackl, R. Horvat, H. Gabriel, E. Wolner, and M. Grimm

Backtable ventricular and atrial septal defect repair of an Eisenmenger allograft with concomitant domino heart transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 374-376. [Full Text]  

Rainer G. Leyh, Stefan Fischer, Arjang Ruhparwar, Mathias Karck, Wolfgang Harringer, and Axel Haverich

Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in patients after a previous operation for acute type A aortic dissection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 377-378. [Full Text]  

Yoshifumi Iguro, Kenichi Arata, Hirouki Yamamoto, Hiroshi Masuda, and Ryuzo Sakata

A new concept in distal arch aneurysm repair with a stent graft
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 378-380. [Full Text]  

Krister Lindmark and K. Gunnar Engström

Effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on narrow-pore flow behavior of blood
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 381-383. [Full Text]  

Miroslaw Garlicki, Jerzy Domagala, Karol Wierzbicki, Rafal Drwila, Roman Pfitzner, and Antoni Dziatkowiak

Successful use of activated recombinant factor VII to control bleeding abnormalities in a patient with a left ventricular assist device
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 384-385. [Full Text]  

Mitsumasa Hata, Jai S. Raman, Motomi Shiono, Nanao Negishi, Yukiyasu Sezai, Elizabeth D. Croce, and Brian F. Buxton

Apical transthoracic Doppler echocardiography can be useful for analysis of postoperative early function of the left internal thoracic artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 385-387. [Full Text]  

Satoshi Suzuki, Hiromichi Niikawa, Jotaro Shibuya, Tomoko Hosaka, Sumiko Maeda, Takashi Suzuki, and Masashi Handa

Analysis of edema fluids and histologic features of the lung in reexpansion pulmonary edema during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 387-389. [Full Text]  

Hiroshi Date, Yoshifumi Sano, Motoi Aoe, Keiji Goto, Takeo Tedoriya, Shunji Sano, Akio Andou, and Nobuyoshi Shimizu

Living-donor lobar lung transplantation for bronchiolitis obliterans after Stevens-Johnson syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 389-391. [Full Text]  

Iwao Takanami and Tetsuo Imamura

The treatment of Askin tumor: Results of two cases
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 391-392. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

John Fehrenbacher, Harold Halbrook, and Harry Siderys

Operation for acute type A aortic dissection in octogenarians: Is it justified?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 393. [Full Text]  

Eugenio Neri

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 393-394. [Full Text]  

Carl Wong

Alkalosis induced by alpha-stat management: Cause of neuronal injury after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 394-395. [Full Text]  

C. Dean Kurth and Margaret Priestley

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 395-396. [Full Text]  

Pawan Kumar, Anil G. Tendolkar, and Sreedhar Reddy

Preoperative assessment of hand circulation by means of Doppler ultrasonography and the modified Allen test
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 396. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of Interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 397. [Full Text]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.