EDITORIALS:

Randall K. Wolf

Where are we going with computer-assisted or robotic cardiac surgery? A piece of the totally endoscopic coronary bypass puzzle
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1029-1030. [Full Text]  

Francis G. Spinale

The bioactive peptide endothelin causes multiple biologic responses relevant to myocardial and vascular performance after cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1031-1034. [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (ACD):

Hiroshi Ishihara, Naomichi Uchida, Chikara Yamasaki, Mitsuru Sakashita, and Mikihiro Kanou

Extensive primary repair of the thoracic aorta in Stanford type A acute aortic dissection by means of a synthetic vascular graft with a self-expandable stent
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1035-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. Menicanti, M. Di Donato, A. Frigiola, G. Buckberg, C. Santambrogio, M. Ranucci, and D. Santo

Ischemic mitral regurgitation: Intraventricular papillary muscle imbrication without mitral ring during left ventricular restoration
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1041-1050. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shawn L. Tittle, Raymond J. Lynch, Patricia E. Cole, Harsimran S. Singh, John A. Rizzo, Gary S. Kopf, and John A. Elefteriades

Midterm follow-up of penetrating ulcer and intramural hematoma of the aorta
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1051-1059. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alfred Hager, Harald Kaemmerer, Ulrike Rapp-Bernhardt, Sebastian Blücher, Karl Rapp, Thomas M. Bernhardt, Michael Galanski, and John Hess

Diameters of the thoracic aorta throughout life as measured with helical computed tomography
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1060-1066. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY (CSP):

Nasim Hedayati, J. Timothy Sherwood, Steve J. Schomisch, Joseph L. Carino, and Brian L. Cmolik

Circulatory benefits of diastolic counterpulsation in an ischemic heart failure model after aortomyoplasty
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1067-1073. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Subodh Verma, Andrew Maitland, Richard D. Weisel, Paul W. M. Fedak, Neil C. Pomroy, Shu-Hong Li, Donald A. G. Mickle, Ren-Ke Li, and Vivek Rao

Novel cardioprotective effects of tetrahydrobiopterin after anoxia and reoxygenation: Identifying cellular targets for pharmacologic manipulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1074-1083. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Valter Casati, Luca Sandrelli, Giovanni Speziali, Giliola Calori, Maria Antonietta Grasso, and Salvatore Spagnolo

Hemostatic effects of tranexamic acid in elective thoracic aortic surgery: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1084-1091. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mario Gaudino, Roberto Zamparelli, Felicita Andreotti, Francesco Burzotta, Licia Iacoviello, Franco Glieca, Maria Benedetta Donati, Attilio Maseri, Rocco Schiavello, and Gianfederico Possati

Normothermia does not improve postoperative hemostasis nor does it reduce inflammatory activation in patients undergoing primary isolated coronary artery bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1092-1100. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eros Leotta, Gerald Patejunas, Glenn Murphy, Joseph Szokol, Leslie McGregor, JoAnn Carbray, Adam Hamawy, David Winchester, Neil Hackett, Ronald Crystal, and Todd Rosengart

Gene therapy with adenovirus-mediated myocardial transfer of vascular endothelial growth factor 121 improves cardiac performance in a pacing model of congestive heart failure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1101-1113. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Subodh Verma, Andrew Maitland, Richard D. Weisel, Paul W. M. Fedak, Shu-Hong Li, Donald A. G. Mickle, Ren-Ke Li, Lawrence Ko, and Vivek Rao

Increased endothelin-1 production in diabetic patients after cardioplegic arrest and reperfusion impairs coronary vascular reactivity: Reversal by means of endothelin antagonism
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1114-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Subodh Verma, Andrew Maitland, Richard D. Weisel, Shu-Hong Li, Paul W. M. Fedak, Neil C. Pomroy, Donald A. G. Mickle, Ren-Ke Li, Lawrence Ko, and Vivek Rao

Hyperglycemia exaggerates ischemia-reperfusion–induced cardiomyocyte injury: Reversal with endothelin antagonism
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1120-1124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY (ET):

S. Dogan, T. Aybek, E. Andreßen, C. Byhahn, S. Mierdl, K. Westphal, G. Matheis, A. Moritz, and G. Wimmer-Greinecker

Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting on cardiopulmonary bypass with robotically enhanced telemanipulation: Report of forty-five cases
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1125-1131. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shinji Tomita, Donald A. G. Mickle, Richard D. Weisel, Zhi-Qiang Jia, Laura C. Tumiati, Yasmin Allidina, Peter Liu, and Ren-Ke Li

Improved heart function with myogenesis and angiogenesis after autologous porcine bone marrow stromal cell transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1132-1140. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stephen W. Downing, William A Herzog, Jr, Joseph S. McLaughlin, and Timothy P. Gilbert

Beating-heart mitral valve surgery: Preliminary model and methodology
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1141-1146. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD):

Mark D. Rodefeld, V. Mohan Reddy, Lenardo D. Thompson, Sam Suleman, Phillip C. Moore, David F. Teitel, and Frank L. Hanley

Surgical creation of aortopulmonary window in selected patients with pulmonary atresia with poorly developed aortopulmonary collaterals and hypoplastic pulmonary arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1147-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. Lindberg, A. K. Olsson, P. Jögi, and C. Jonmarker

How common is severe pulmonary hypertension after pediatric cardiac surgery?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1155-1163. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Albertus M. Scheule, David Zurakowski, Elizabeth D. Blume, Christof Stamm, Pedro J. del Nido, John E. Mayer, Jr, and Richard A. Jonas

Arterial switch operation with a single coronary artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1164-1172. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY (GTS):

Abdul R. Jazieh, Mohammad J. Kyasa, Goplan Sethuraman, and John Howington

Disparities in surgical resection of early-stage non–small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1173-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Koji Kojima, Lawrence J. Bonassar, Amit K. Roy, Charles A. Vacanti, and Joaquin Cortiella

Autologous tissue-engineered trachea with sheep nasal chondrocytes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1177-1184. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. Wettstein, D. Erni, P. Berdat, D. Rothenfluh, and A. Banic

Radical sternectomy and primary musculocutaneous flap reconstruction to control sternal osteitis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1185-1190. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

W. Roy Smythe, Imran Mohuiddin, Mustafa Ozveran, and Xiaobo X. Cao

Antisense therapy for malignant mesothelioma with oligonucleotides targeting the bcl-xl gene product
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1191-1198. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christian Schlensak, Torsten Doenst, Stefan Preußer, Mark Wunderlich, Manuela Kleinschmidt, and Friedhelm Beyersdorf

Cardiopulmonary bypass reduction of bronchial blood flow: A potential mechanism for lung injury in a neonatal pig model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1199-1205. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Alessandro Baisi, Ugo Cioffi, Mario Nosotti, Matilde De Simone, Lorenzo Rosso, and Luigi Santambrogio

Intrapericardial left pneumonectomy after induction chemotherapy: The risk of cardiac herniation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1206-1207. [Full Text]  

Antonio Ríos Zambudio, Juan Torres Lanzas, Pedro José Galindo Fernández, María José Roca Calvo, and Pascual Parrilla Paricio

Hodgkin disease of thymic origin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1208-1210. [Full Text]  

Hiroshi Date, Yoshifumi Sano, Motoi Aoe, Hiromi Matsubara, Kengo Kusano, Keiji Goto, Takeo Tedoriya, and Nobuyoshi Shimizu

Living-donor single-lobe lung transplantation for primary pulmonary hypertension in a child
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1211-1213. [Full Text]  

Alfred Hager, Harald Kaemmerer, Andreas Eicken, Sohrab Fratz, and John Hess

Long-term survival of patients with univentricular heart not treated surgically
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1214-1217. [Full Text]  

Diego Martín Raymondi, Sergio Mejía Viana, Alejandro Berenguel Senén, Jorge Palazuelos Molinero, José Daniel Sáenz de Buruaga, Alejandro Martín Trenor, and Jesús Herreros González

Supravalvular pulmonary stenosis as a late complication of surgery for anomalous coronary origin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1218-1220. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Luca A. Vricella and Michael D. Black

Aortic arch reconstruction in neonates without hypothermic circulatory arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1221. [Full Text]  

Yutaka Imoto and Hideaki Kado

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1221-1222. [Full Text]  

Paul W. M. Fedak, Subodh Verma, Jagdish Butany, Richard D. Weisel, and Tirone E. David

Aortic valve malformations and pulmonary autograft root dilatation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1222-1223. [Full Text]  

Giovanni Battista Luciani, Luca Barozzi, Anna Tomezzoli, Gianluca Casali, and Alessandro Mazzucco

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1223-1224. [Full Text]  

CORRECTIONS:

Notice of correction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1224. [Full Text]  

Notice of correction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1224. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of Interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 123: 1225. [Full Text]  

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