PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:

David R. Clarke

Presidential address: Value, viability, and valves
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 1-6. [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

Andrew S. Wechlser

The Editorial Board of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 7. [Full Text]  

Editorial Board: 2002-2003
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 8-10. [Full Text]  

Victor A. Ferraris

Heroes and evidence
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 11-13. [Full Text]  

Charles B. Huddleston

How do you study blue?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 14-15. [Full Text]  

Bradley S. Allen

The reoxygenation injury: Is it clinically important?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 16-19. [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY (CSP):

Claus Bartels, Anja Gerdes, Jörg Babin-Ebell, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Udo Boeken, Torsten Doenst, Peter Feindt, Michael Heiermann, Christian Schlensak, and Hans-Hinrich Sievers

Cardiopulmonary bypass: Evidence or experience based?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 20-27. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marc Ruel, Roger J. Laham, J. Anthony Parker, Mark J. Post, J. Anthony Ware, Michael Simons, and Frank W. Sellke

Long-term effects of surgical angiogenic therapy with fibroblast growth factor 2 protein
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 28-34. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jerrold H. Levy, Lawrence T. Goodnough, Philip E. Greilich, Grant V. S. Parr, Robert W. Stewart, Irwin Gratz, Joyce Wahr, John Williams, Mark E. Comunale, Dennis Doblar, George Silvay, Marc Cohen, Jonathan S. Jahr, and Gus J. Vlahakes

Polymerized bovine hemoglobin solution as a replacement for allogeneic red blood cell transfusion after cardiac surgery: Results of a randomized, double-blind trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 35-42. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

Alterations in left ventricular torsion in tachycardia-induced dilated cardiomyopathy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 43-49. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yutaka Sakakibara, Kazunobu Nishimura, Keiichi Tambara, Masaya Yamamoto, Fanglin Lu, Yasuhiko Tabata, and Masashi Komeda

Prevascularization with gelatin microspheres containing basic fibroblast growth factor enhances the benefits of cardiomyocyte transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 50-56. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alfred C. Nicolosi, Gina West, John G. Markley, Brent Logan, and Gordon N. Olinger

Gadolinium attenuates regional stunning in the canine heart in vivo
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 57-62. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY (ET):

T. Kofidis, P. Akhyari, J. Boublik, P. Theodorou, U. Martin, A. Ruhparwar, S. Fischer, T. Eschenhagen, H. P. Kubis, T. Kraft, R. Leyh, and A. Haverich

In vitro engineering of heart muscle: Artificial myocardial tissue
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 63-69. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD):

John M. Cho, Francisco J. Puga, Gordon K. Danielson, Joseph A. Dearani, Douglas D. Mair, Donald J. Hagler, Paul R. Julsrud, and Duane M. Ilstrup

Early and long-term results of the surgical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia, with or without major aortopulmonary collateral arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 70-81. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carlos A. C. Pedra, Henri Justino, David G. Nykanen, Glen VanArsdell MD, John G. Coles, William G. Williams, Robert M. Freedom, and Lee N. Benson

Percutaneous stent implantation to stenotic bioprosthetic valves in the pulmonary position
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 82-87. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Winfield J. Wells, Hector Arroyo, Jr, Ross M. Bremner, John Wood, and Vaughn A. Starnes

Homograft conduit failure in infants is not due to somatic outgrowth
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 88-96. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kathy J. Jenkins and Kimberlee Gauvreau

Center-specific differences in mortality: Preliminary analyses using the Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) method
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 97-104. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antonio F. Corno, Giuseppina Milano, Michele Samaja, Piergiorgio Tozzi, and Ludwig K. von Segesser

Chronic hypoxia: A model for cyanotic congenital heart defects
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 105-112. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY (GTS):

Nader Moazami, Thomas W. Rice, Lisa A. Rybicki, David J. Adelstein, Sudish C. Murthy, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Gene H. Barnett, Mark A. Chidel, John H. Suh, and Eugene H. Blackstone

Stage III non–small cell lung cancer and metachronous brain metastases
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 113-122. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael I. Ebright, Jonathan S. Zager, Sandeep Malhotra, Keith A. Delman, Tracey L. Weigel, Valerie W. Rusch, and Yuman Fong

Replication-competent herpes virus NV1020 as direct treatment of pleural cancer in a rat model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 123-129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (ACD):

Derk J. Drenth, Jobst B. Winter, Nic J. G. M. Veeger, Stefan H. J. Monnink, Ad J. van Boven, Jan G. Grandjean, Massimo A. Mariani, and Piet W. Boonstra

Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with stenting in isolated high-grade stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery: Six months' angiographic and clinical follow-up of a prospective randomized study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 130-135. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Margaret A. Olsen, Patricia Lock-Buckley, Diane Hopkins, Louis B. Polish, Thoralf M. Sundt, and Victoria J. Fraser

The risk factors for deep and superficial chest surgical-site infections after coronary artery bypass graft surgery are different
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 136-145. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Göran Dellgren, Tirone E. David, Ehud Raanani, Susan Armstrong, Joan Ivanov, and Harry Rakowski

Late hemodynamic and clinical outcomes of aortic valve replacement with the Carpentier-Edwards Perimount pericardial bioprosthesis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 146-154. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chris K. Rokkas, Suzan F. Murphy, and Nicholas T. Kouchoukos

Aortic coarctation in the adult: Management of complications and coexisting arterial abnormalities with hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 155-161. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

George A. Perdrizet, Christopher J. Lena, David S. Shapiro, and Michael J. Rewinski

Preoperative stress conditioning prevents paralysis after experimental aortic surgery: Increased heat shock protein content is associated with ischemic tolerance of the spinal cord
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 162-170. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CLINICAL-PATHOLOGIC CONFERENCE (CPC):

G. Alexander Patterson

Clinical-pathologic conference in general thoracic surgery: Bilateral lung transplantation for sarcoidosis with aspergilloma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 171-175. [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Junichi Kashiwagi, Yasuharu Imai, Mitsuru Aoki, Toshiharu Shin'oka, Ikuo Hagino, and Makoto Nakazawa

An arterial switch operation for a concordant crisscross heart with the complete transposition of the great arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 176-178. [Full Text]  

Motonobu Nishimura, Shegeaki Ohtake, Yoshiki Sawa, Norihide Fukushima, Goro Matsumiya, and Hikaru Matsuda

Severe aortic valve fusion after nearly three years of support with the Novacor left ventricular assist system
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 179-180. [Full Text]  

Pierre Alric and Charles Henri Marty-Ané

Endovascular treatment of ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysms
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 180-182. [Full Text]  

Meike Körner

Acute chest pain 16 days after coronary artery bypass surgery: An unusual cause
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 182-184. [Full Text]  

Andrea Agostinelli, Stefano Saccani, Alessandro M. Budillon, Francesco Nicolini, Cesare Beghi, Pietro Larini, and Tiziano Gherli

Repair of coexistent infrarenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: Combined endovascular and open surgical procedure with visceral vessel relocation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 184-185. [Full Text]  

Elliot J. Smith, Ragheb Hasan, and Nicholas P. Curzen

The Achilles heel of composite arterial grafting: Early occlusion of the distal right coronary limb
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 186-188. [Full Text]  

Patrick Tansley and Magdi Yacoub

Minimally invasive explantation of implantable left ventricular assist devices
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 189-191. [Full Text]  

Augusto Orlandi, Amedeo Ferlosio, Vladimiro Dell'Anna, Raffaella Quitadamo, Antonio Pellegrino, and Luigi Giusto Spagnoli

Undifferentiated sarcoma of the heart: A rare clinicopathologic presentation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 192-193. [Full Text]  

Jen-Ping Chang, Chiung-Lun Kao, and Ming-Jang Hsieh

Totally autologous Ross procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 194-195. [Full Text]  

Howard K. Song and Joseph I. Miller

Primary myxofibrosarcoma of the esophagus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 196-197. [Full Text]  

Manuel Pera, José Belda, Oscar Vidal, Matilde Rubio, and Luis Grande

Mediastinal chyloma after esophageal cancer resection: An unusual complication causing left cardiac failure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 198-199. [Full Text]  

Johanna M. M. Gijtenbee, H. I. Piccardt Brouwer, Rudolf H. Boerman, Ruurd G. Wiggenraad, Charles J. Vecht, and Peter A. E. Sillevis Smitt

Extensive epidural cufflike growth of malignant pleural mesothelioma causing spinal cord compression
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 200-202. [Full Text]  

Victor O. Morell, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, and James A. Quintessenza

Right postpneumonectomy syndrome and severe pectus excavatum in a child: Surgical management
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 203-204. [Full Text]  

Jarmo A. Salo, Ari Ristimäki, Jukka T. Salminen, and Jukka Sirén

Intussusception and spontaneous amputation of the esophagus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 205-206. [Full Text]  

Yoshitaka Hayashi, Masakatsu Ohtani, Taizo Hiraishi, and Yasuhiko Kobayashi

Postoperative synthetic human atrial natriuretic peptide infusion and oral spironolactone administration for a patient with giant atria and low plasma level of atrial natriuretic peptide
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 206-209. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Emmanuel Villa, Andrea Moneta, and Francesco Donatelli

Optimizing neurologic outcome in coronary bypass surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 210-211. [Full Text]  

Shin'ichiro Kihara and Tadayuki Shimakura

Reply to the Editor:
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 211. [Full Text]  

Thorsten Wittwer, Ulrich Franke, and Thorsten Wahlers

Impact of aerosolized prostacyclin analog for severe pulmonary hypertension in thoracic organ transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 211-213. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of interest
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