EDITORIALS:

Robert M. Sade and Martin McKneally

Responsibilities of investigators
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 837-838. [Full Text]  

Martin F. McKneally

Controversies in cardiothoracic surgery: Is it ethical to advertise surgical results to increase referrals?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 839-841. [Full Text]  

Harold L. Lazar

The Insulin Cardioplegia Trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 842-844. [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY (GTS):

Konrad E. Bloch, Carmina L. Georgescu, Erich W. Russi, and Walter Weder

Gain and subsequent loss of lung function after lung volume reduction surgery in cases of severe emphysema with different morphologic patterns
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 845-854. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hitoshi Suhara, Yoshiki Sawa, Norihide Fukushima, Koji Kagisaki, Chieko Yokoyama, Tadashi Tanabe, Shigeaki Ohtake, and Hikaru Matsuda

Gene transfer of human prostacyclin synthase into the liver is effective for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension in rats
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 855-861. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nushmia Z. Khokhar, Alicia F. Y. Lam, Valerie W. Rusch, and F. M. Sirotnak

Despite some expression of folate receptor in human mesothelioma cells, internalization of methotrexate is predominantly carrier mediated
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 862-868. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (ACD):

T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Laura P. Coombs, and Eric D. Peterson

Internal thoracic artery grafting in the elderly patient undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: Room for process improvement?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 869-880. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tomasz A. Timek, David T. Lai, Frederick Tibayan, David Liang, George T. Daughters, Paul Dagum, Neil B. Ingels, Jr, and D. Craig Miller

Septal-lateral annular cinching abolishes acute ischemic mitral regurgitation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 881-888. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Juan-Carlos Chachques, Pantelis G. Argyriadis, Christian Latremouille, Nicola D'Attellis, Paul Fornes, Patrick Bruneval, Jean-Paul Couetil, and Alain F. Carpentier

Cardiomyoplasty: Ventricular reconstruction after tumor resection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 889-894. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ronny Gustafsson, Per Johnsson, Lars Algotsson, Sten Blomquist, and Richard Ingemansson

Vacuum-assisted closure therapy guided by C-reactive protein level in patients with deep sternal wound infection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 895-900. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eugenio Neri, Massimo Massetti, Lucio Barabesi, Giorgio Pula, Rossana Tassi, Thomas Toscano, Enrico Tucci, Antonio Benvenuti, Gianni Capannini, Fabio Miraldi, and Carlo Sassi

Extrathoracic cannulation of the left common carotid artery in thoracic aorta operations through a left thoracotomy: Preliminary experience in 26 patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 901-910. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Emmanuel Lansac, Khee Hiang Lim, Yu Shomura, Wolfgang A. Goetz, Hou Sen Lim, Nolan T. Rice, Hashim Saber, and Carlos M. G. Duran

Dynamic balance of the aortomitral junction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 911-918. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Friedrich W. Mohr, Alexander M. Fabricius, Volkmar Falk, Rüdiger Autschbach, Nicolas Doll, Ulrich von Oppell, Anno Diegeler, Hans Kottkamp, and Gerd Hindricks

Curative treatment of atrial fibrillation with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation: Short-term and midterm results
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 919-927. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY (CSP):

Vivek Rao, George T. Christakis, Richard D. Weisel, Joan Ivanov, Michael A. Borger, and Gideon Cohen

The Insulin Cardioplegia Trial: Myocardial protection for urgent coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 928-935. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jared M. Slater, Thomas A. Orszulak, Kenton J. Zehr, and David J. Cook

Use of the Cobra catheter for targeted temperature management during cardiopulmonary bypass in swine
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 936-942. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. S. Bonser, C. H. Wong, D. Harrington, D. Pagano, M. Wilkes, T. Clutton-Brock, and M. Faroqui

Failure of retrograde cerebral perfusion to attenuate metabolic changes associated with hypothermic circulatory arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 943-950. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. De Somer, Y. Van Belleghem, F. Caes, K. François, H. Van Overbeke, J. Arnout, Y. Taeymans, and G. Van Nooten

Tissue factor as the main activator of the coagulation system during cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 951-958. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Charles S. Cox, Jr, Henning Sauer, Steven J. Allen, L. Maximilian Buja, and Glen A. Laine

Sodium/hydrogen-exchanger inhibition during cardioplegic arrest and cardiopulmonary bypass: An experimental study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 959-966. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY (ET):

Steven E. Finkelstein, Ronald M. Summers, Dao M. Nguyen, John H. Stewart, IV, Jean A. Tretler, and David S. Schrump

Virtual bronchoscopy for evaluation of malignant tumors of the thorax
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 967-972. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Emmanuel Le Bret, Spiridon Papadatos, Thierry Folliguet, Daniel Carbognani, Jean Pétrie, Yacine Aggoun, Alain Batisse, Jean Bachet, and François Laborde

Interruption of patent ductus arteriosus in children: Robotically assisted versus videothoracoscopic surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 973-976. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stephen Westaby, Robert Jarvik, Andrew Freeland, David Pigott, Desiree Robson, Satoshi Saito, Pedro Catarino, and O. H. Frazier

Postauricular percutaneous power delivery for permanent mechanical circulatory support
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 977-983. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ken Suzuki, Bari Murtuza, Louise Heslop, Jennifer E. Morgan, Ryszard T. Smolenski, Noriko Suzuki, Terence A. Partridge, and Magdi H. Yacoub

Single fibers of skeletal muscle as a novel graft for cell transplantation to the heart
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 984-992. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Alejandro R. Peirone, Lisa K. Hornberger, Shi-Joon Yoo, Glen S. Van Arsdell, and Robert M. Freedom

Solitary arterial trunk with absence of the ascending aorta: Embryologic considerations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 993-995. [Full Text]  

Masaaki Yamagishi, Keisuke Shuntoh, Akiyuki Takahashi, Takeshi Shinkawa, Takako Miyazaki, and Nobuo Kitamura

Intra-atrial rerouting by transference of the posterior left atrial wall for cardiac-type total anomalous pulmonary venous return
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 996-999. [Full Text]  

Masaaki Yamagishi, Keisuke Shuntoh, Akiyuki Takahashi, Takeshi Shinkawa, Takako Miyazaki, and Nobuo Kitamura

Atrial septum around the fossa ovalis: An ideal patch for the ventricular septal defect
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 999-1000. [Full Text]  

Kazuhito Imanaka, Shunei Kyo, Masaaki Kato, Hiroaki Tanabe, Hiroshi Ohuchi, Haruhiko Asano, and Yuji Yokote

A simple and useful option for treatment of acute type A dissection with the tear beyond the aortic arch
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1001-1003. [Full Text]  

Tatjana Fleck, Doris Hutschala, Michael Weissl, Ernst Wolner, and Martin Grabenwöger

Cerebrospinal fluid drainage as a useful treatment option to relieve paraplegia after stent-graft implantation for acute aortic dissection type B
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1003-1005. [Full Text]  

Hisato Takagi, Yoshio Mori, Hisashi Iwata, Yukio Umeda, Yukihiro Matsuno, and Hajime Hirose

Aortic balloon occlusion catheter with perfusion lumen for protection of lower body during distal anastomosis in aortic arch repair
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1006-1008. [Full Text]  

Gladyston Luiz Lim Souto, Celme da Silva Caetano, Jún, José Bruno Silveira de Souza, Hanry Barros Souto, Ary Getúlio de Paula Filho, Marco Antonio Teixeira, Márcio Roberto Moraes de Carvalho, and Antonio Carlos Botelho da Silva

Coronary artery bypass in the ambulatory patient
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1008-1009. [Full Text]  

Dumbor L. Ngaage, Gurpreet S. Bhamra, Sydney Gaynor, and Unnikrishna R. Nair

Saved by the bell: Early surgical treatment for cardiosystemic thromboembolism
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1010-1011. [Full Text]  

Stacy B. O'Blenes, Nathalie Roy, Igor Konstantinov, Desmond Bohn, and Glen S. Van Arsdell

Vasopressin reversal of phenoxybenzamine-induced hypotension after the Norwood procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1012-1013. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Z. Galajda, T. Fülöp, and Á. Péterffy

Subacute left ventricular rupture complicated by free wall rupture: Repair with a TachoComb sheet and Tissucol glue
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1014-1015. [Full Text]  

Francesco Alamanni, Alessandro Parolari, and Paolo Biglioli

Reply to the Editor:
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1015-1016. [Full Text]  

A. Thomas Pezzella

Worldwide maldistribution of access to cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1016. [Full Text]  

James L. Cox

Reply to the Editor:
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1016-1017. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1018. [Full Text]  

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