Andrew S. Wechsler and Pamela W. Fried

Editorials from The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Content, context, perception, and perspective
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S1. [Extract] [Full Text]  

William C. Nugent

In health care, geography is destiny
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S2-S3. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Christophe Acar

The mitral homograft—Is it worthwhile?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S4-S5. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey M. Gross

Calcification of bioprosthetic heart valves and its assessment
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S6-S8. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Robert Frater

Tricuspid insufficiency
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S9-S11. [Extract] [Full Text]  

S. Khan and A. Trento

Is it better on top? The triumph of supra-annular valves
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S12-S13. [Extract] [Full Text]  

John E. Mayer, Jr

In search of the ideal valve replacement device
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S14-S15. [Extract] [Full Text]  

David R. Clarke

Independent factors associated with longevity of prosthetic pulmonary valves and valved conduits
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S16. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yousuf Mahomed and John M. Miller

Return cycle mapping: Have we come full cycle?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S17-S19. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Lawrence L. Creswell and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr

Postoperative atrial fibrillation: An old problem crying for new solutions
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S20-S23. [Extract] [Full Text]  

James L. Cox

Intraoperative options for treating atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valve disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S24-S27. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Eugene H. Blackstone

Neurologic injury from cardiac surgery—an important but enormously complex phenomenon
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S28-S30. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Jarle Vaage and Russell Anderson

Biochemical markers of neurologic injury in cardiac surgery: The rise and fall of S100ß
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S31-S33. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Martin F. McKneally

"We don't do that here": Reflections on the Siena experience with dissecting aneurysms of the thoracic aorta in octogenarians
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S34-S35. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Randall B. Griepp

Cerebral protection during aortic arch surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S36-S38. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Richard A. Jonas

Optimal pH strategy for hypothermic circulatory arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S39-S40. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gerald D. Buckberg

Congestive heart failure: Treat the disease, not the symptom—return to normalcy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S41-S49. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Daniel Burkhoff

New heart failure therapy: The shape of things to come?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S50-S52. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Richard D. Weisel, Ren-Ke Li, Donald A. G. Mickle, and Terrence M. Yau

Cell transplantation comes of age
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S53-S54. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ray C.-J. Chiu

Therapeutic cardiac angiogenesis and myogenesis: The promises and challenges on a new frontier
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S55-S56. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Lynda L. Mickleborough

Is mitral valvuloplasty always indicated in patients with poor left ventricular function and ischemic cardiomyopathy?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S57. [Extract] [Full Text]  

D. Craig Miller

Ischemic mitral regurgitation redux—to repair or to replace?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S58-S61. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Robert C. Robbins

Ethical implications of heart transplantation in elderly patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S62-S63. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ralph J. Damiano, Jr

Endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting—the first steps on a long journey
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S64-S65. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kenneth L. Mattox

Variations in technology
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S66-S67. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Guo-Wei He

Arterial grafts for coronary surgery: Vasospasm and patency rate
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S68-S70. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Bruce W. Lytle

Skeletonized internal thoracic artery grafts and wound complications
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S71-S73. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Keith A. Horvath

Shedding light on denervation and transmyocardial laser revascularization
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S74-S75. [Extract] [Full Text]  

William C. Nugent and Stephen K. Plume

Bulk buying [Hospital size, case volume, and cost for coronary artery bypass surgery]
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S76-S77. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hani Shennib

Enter the era of facilitated anastomotic devices for coronary bypass surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S78-S79. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Bruce W. Lytle

Evolving technology: Recognition and opportunity^*
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S80-S81. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Marshall L. Jacobs

Aortic reconstruction in hypoplastic left heart syndrome—A reappraisal
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S82-S84. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Erle H. Austin

Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S85-S86. [Extract] [Full Text]  

J. William Gaynor

Management strategies for infants with coarctation and an associated ventricular septal defect
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S87-S89. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ludwig K. von Segesser

Safety and efficacy of heparin-bonded surfaces in cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S90-S91. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gerald D. Buckberg

Endothelial and myocardial stunning
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S92-S93. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Jean Deslauriers

Should screening for lung cancer be revisited?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S94-S95. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Michael A. Maddaus

If in doubt [Preoperative evaluation of non-small cell lung cancer]...
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S96-S97. [Extract] [Full Text]  

J. William Gaynor

Use of ultrafiltration during and after cardiopulmonary bypass in children
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: S98-S100. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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