EDITORIALS:

Pedro J. del Nido

Developmental and neurologic outcomes late after neonatal corrective surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 425-427. [Full Text]  

Michael J. Liptay

Commentary on sentinel lymph node identification with technetium-99m tin colloid in non–small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 428-430. [Full Text]  

Lawrence I. Bonchek

Off-pump coronary bypass: Is it for everyone?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 431-434. [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD):

Ingram Schulze-Neick, Jia Li, Jayne A. Reader, Lara Shekerdemian, Andrew N. Redington, and Daniel J. Penny

The endothelin antagonist BQ123 reduces pulmonary vascular resistance after surgical intervention for congenital heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 435-441. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Renee E. Margossian, David Solowiejczyk, Francois Bourlon, Howard Apfel, Welton M. Gersony, Allan J. Hordof, and Jan Quaegebeur

Septation of the single ventricle: Revisited
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 442-447. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hedwig H. Hövels-Gürich, Marie-Christine Seghaye, Ralph Schnitker, Magdalene Wiesner, Walter Huber, Ralf Minkenberg, Franz Kotlarek, Bruno J. Messmer, and Götz von Bernuth

Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in school-aged children after neonatal arterial switch operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 448-458. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Max B. Mitchell, David N. Campbell, Deborah A. Bishop, Todd Mackenzie, and David R. Clarke

Surgical options and results of repeated aortic root replacement for failed aortic allografts placed in childhood
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 459-470. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antonio Amodeo, Mauro Grigioni, Guido Oppido, Carla Daniele, Giuseppe D'Avenio, Giovanni Pedrizzetti, Salvatore Giannico, Sergio Filippelli, and Roberto M. Di Donato

The beneficial vortex and best spatial arrangement in total extracardiac cavopulmonary connection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 471-478. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sunil P. Malhotra, V. Mohan Reddy, Stephan Thelitz, You-Ping He, D. Michael McMullan, Frank L. Hanley, and R. Kirk Riemer

The role of oxidative stress in the development of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after cavopulmonary anastomosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 479-485. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY (GTS):

Hiroaki Nomori, Hirotoshi Horio, Tsuguo Naruke, Hideki Orikasa, Kazuto Yamazaki, and Keiichi Suemasu

Use of technetium-99m tin colloid for sentinel lymph node identification in non–small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 486-492. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masaki Tomita, Yasunori Matsuzaki, Masao Edagawa, Masayuki Maeda, Tetsuya Shimizu, Masaki Hara, and Toshio Onitsuka

Correlation between tumor angiogenesis and invasiveness in thymic epithelial tumors
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 493-498. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kimihiro Shimizu, Junji Yoshida, Mituyo Nishimura, Kazuya Takamochi, Rie Nakahara, and Kanji Nagai

Treatment strategy for chylothorax after pulmonary resection and lymph node dissection for lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 499-502. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kotaro Kameyama, Cheng-long Huang, Dage Liu, Taku Okamoto, Eiichi Hayashi, Yasumichi Yamamoto, and Hiroyasu Yokomise

Problems related to TNM staging: Patients with stage III non–small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 503-510. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hubert Vesselle, Jeffrey M. Pugsley, Eric Vallières, and Douglas E. Wood

The impact of fluorodeoxyglucose F 18 positron-emission tomography on the surgical staging of non–small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 511-519. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brack G. Hattler, Laura W. Lund, Joseph Golob, Heide Russian, Michael F. Lann, Thomas L. Merrill, Brian Frankowski, and William J. Federspiel

A respiratory gas exchange catheter: In vitro and in vivo tests in large animals
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 520-530. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (ACD):

Masaaki Kato, Toru Kuratani, Mitsunori Kaneko, Shunei Kyo, and Kenji Ohnishi

The results of total arch graft implantation with open stent-graft placement for type A aortic dissection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 531-540. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

Hemodynamic performance of an unstented xenograft mitral valve substitute
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 541-552. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giuseppe Marinelli, Bruno Chiappini, Marco Di Eusanio, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Ilaria Caldarera, Cinzia Marrozzini, Antonio Marzocchi, and Angelo Pierangeli

Bypass grafting with coronary endarterectomy: Immediate and long-term results
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 553-560. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hwa-Liang Leo, Zhaoming He, Jeffrey T. Ellis, and Ajit P. Yoganathan

Microflow fields in the hinge region of the CarboMedics bileaflet mechanical heart valve design
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 561-574. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ko Bando, Junjiro Kobayashi, Yoshio Kosakai, Mitsuhiro Hirata, Yoshikado Sasako, Satoshi Nakatani, Toshikatsu Yagihara, and Soichiro Kitamura

Impact of Cox maze procedure on outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation and mitral valve disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 575-583. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Edgar G. Chedrawy, Jih-Shiuan Wang, Dao M. Nguyen, Dominique Shum-Tim, and Ray C. J. Chiu

Incorporation and integration of implanted myogenic and stem cells into native myocardial fibers: Anatomic basis for functional improvements
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 584-590. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Avrum I. Gotlieb, Alan Rosenthal, and Pedram Kazemian

Fibroblast growth factor 2 regulation of mitral valve interstitial cell repair in vitro
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 591-597. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael Mack, Donna Bachand, Tea Acuff, James Edgerton, Syma Prince, Todd Dewey, and Mitchell Magee

Improved outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting with beating-heart techniques
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 598-607. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY (CSP):

J. Börgermann, I. Friedrich, S. Flohé, J. Spillner, M. Majetschak, O. Kuss, A. Sablotzki, T. Feldt, J. C. Reidemeister, and F. U. Schade

Tumor necrosis factor- production in whole blood after cardiopulmonary bypass: Downregulation caused by circulating cytokine-inhibitory activities
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 608-617. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Mikio Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Taketani, Toshiya Ohtsuka, Noboru Motomura, and Shinichi Takamoto

A rare type of left atrial dissection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 618-620. [Full Text]  

Koutaro Tsunemi, Shinji Takai, Masayoshi Nishimoto, Atsushi Yuda, Denan Jin, Masato Sakaguchi, Yoshihide Sawada, Kunio Asada, Keiichiro Kondo, Shinjiro Sasaki, and Mizuo Miyazaki

Lengthy suppression of vascular proliferation by a chymase inhibitor in dog grafted veins
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 621-625. [Full Text]  

Kazutoshi Kotani, Shingo Ichiba, Masanori Andou, Yoshifumi Sano, Hiroshi Date, Takeo Tedoriya, Keiji Goto, and Nobuyoshi Shimizu

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with nafamostat mesilate as an anticoagulant for massive pulmonary hemorrhage after living-donor lobar lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 626-627. [Full Text]  

Andrew M. Atz, Amy K. Lefler, David L. Fairbrother, Walter E. Uber, and Scott M. Bradley

Sildenafil augments the effect of inhaled nitric oxide for postoperative pulmonary hypertensive crises
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 628-629. [Full Text]  

Thierry C. Roth and Ralph A. Schmid

Pneumopericardium after blunt chest trauma: A sign of severe injury?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 630-631. [Full Text]  

Gaetano Di Rienzo, Tetsuhiko Go, and Paolo Macchiarini

Simplified anastomotic technique for end-to-side bronchial reimplantation onto the trachea or contralateral main bronchus after complex tracheobronchial resections
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 632-635. [Full Text]  

Seiki Hasegawa, Yosuke Otake, Toru Bando, Hiroyuki Cho, Kenji Inui, and Hiromi Wada

Pulmonary dissemination of tumor cells after extended resection of thyroid carcinoma with cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 635-636. [Full Text]  

Malek G. Massad, Alexander Evans, Helene Rubeiz, Fadi Khoury, Andrew Brown, Janet Karol, Janeen Hernan, and Kelly Kalcevich

Sympathectomy for truncal hyperhydrosis after traumatic paraplegic injury
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 636-638. [Full Text]  

Kenji Kojima, Kohei Yokoi, Haruhisa Matsuguma, Tetsuro Kondo, Yukari Kamiyama, Kiyoshi Mori, and Seiji Igarashi

Middle mediastinal thymoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 639-640. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Jan van der Linden, Anders Albåge, and Göran Dellgren

Megadose of milrinone as an alternative to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for treatment of graft failure early after cardiac transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 641-642. [Full Text]  

Shahrokh Taghavi and Michael Grimm

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 642. [Full Text]  

Anil M. Patwardhan, Vidyadhar S. Lad, and Vasudev Pai

Esophageal injury during radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: Inherent safety of radiofrequency bipolar coagulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 642-643. [Full Text]  

A. Marc Gillinov, Gosta Pettersson, and Thomas Rice

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 643. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of Interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 644. [Full Text]  

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