EDITORIALS:

Andrew S. Wechsler

Editor's introduction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 227. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Jack G. Copeland

Multicenter bridge to transplantation with the HeartMate assist device: Evaluation from another perspective
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 228-230. [Extract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD):

Boudewijn P. J. Leeuwenburgh, Paul H. Schoof, Paul Steendijk, Jan Baan, Wolter J. Mooi, and Willem A. Helbing

Chronic and adjustable pulmonary artery banding
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 231-237. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John W. Brown, Mark Ruzmetov, Douglas J. Minnich, Palaniswamy Vijay, Christopher A. Edwards, Paul N. Uhlig, Andrew C. Fiore, and Mark W. Turrentine

Surgical management of scimitar syndrome: An alternative approach
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 238-245. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY (GTS):

Reginald V. N. Lord, Ji Min Park, Kumari Wickramasinghe, Steven R. DeMeester, Stefan Oberg, Dennis Salonga, Jon Singer, Jeffrey H. Peters, Kathleen D. Danenberg, Tom R. DeMeester, and Peter V. Danenberg

Vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor expression in esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett esophagus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 246-253. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kanji Nagai, Ryosuke Tsuchiya, Takashi Mori, Hiroto Tada, Yukito Ichinose, Teruaki Koike, and Harubumi Kato

A randomized trial comparing induction chemotherapy followed by surgery with surgery alone for patients with stage IIIA N2 non-small cell lung cancer (JCOG 9209)
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 254-260. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Baiya Krishnadasan, Babu V. Naidu, Karen Byrne, Charles Fraga, Edward D. Verrier, and Michael S. Mulligan

The role of proinflammatory cytokines in lung ischemia-reperfusion injury
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 261-272. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (ACD):

Filip P. Casselman, Sam Van Slycke, Helge Dom, Dave L. Lambrechts, Yvette Vermeulen, and Hugo Vanermen

Endoscopic mitral valve repair: Feasible, reproducible, and durable
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 273-282. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shigeki Morita, Yoshie Ochiai, Yoshihisa Tanoue, Manabu Hisahara, Munetaka Masuda, and Hisataka Yasui

Acute volume reduction with aortic valve replacement immediately improves ventricular mechanics in patients with aortic regurgitation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 283-289. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gary L. Grunkemeier and YingXing Wu

"Our complication rates are lower than theirs": Statistical critique of heart valve comparisons
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 290-300. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heyman Luckraz, Fiona Murphy, Steve Bryant, Susan C. Charman, and Andrew J. Ritchie

Vacuum-assisted closure as a treatment modality for infections after cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 301-305. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. Saeid Farivar, Farzan Filsoufi, and David H. Adams

Mechanisms of Gal1-3Galß1-4GlcNAc-R (Gal) expression on porcine valve endothelial cells
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 306-314. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy in the ovine heart: Mitral annular dynamic three-dimensional geometry
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 315-324. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michel Carrier, Danielle Robitaille, Louis P. Perrault, Michel Pellerin, Pierre Pagé, Raymond Cartier, and Denis Bouchard

Heparin versus danaparoid in off-pump coronary bypass grafting: Results of a prospective randomized clinical trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 325-329. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

George E. Drossos, Ioannis K. Toumpoulis, Demosthenes G. Katritsis, John P. A. Ioannidis, Persephone Kontogiorgi, Eugenia Svarna, and Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos

Is vitamin C superior to diltiazem for radial artery vasodilation in patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 330-335. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alessandro Parolari, Susanna Colli, Luciana Mussoni, Sonia Eligini, Moreno Naliato, Xin Wang, Sara Gandini, Elena Tremoli, Paolo Biglioli, and Francesco Alamanni

Coagulation and fibrinolytic markers in a two-month follow-up of coronary bypass surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 336-343. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mehmet Kaplan, Mustafa Sinan Kut, Umit Akif Icer, and Mahmut Murat Demirtas

Intravenous magnesium sulfate prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 344-352. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY (CSP):

Satoshi Kono, Kazunobu Nishimura, Takeshi Nishina, Sadatoshi Yuasa, Koji Ueyama, Chikuma Hamada, Teruaki Akamatsu, and Masashi Komeda

Autosynchronized systolic unloading during left ventricular assist with a centrifugal pump
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 353-360. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jiang-Yong Min, Yinke Yang, Matthew F. Sullivan, Qingen Ke, Kimber L. Converso, Yu Chen, James P. Morgan, and Yong-Fu Xiao

Long-term improvement of cardiac function in rats after infarction by transplantation of embryonic stem cells
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 361-369. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masahiro Sakurai, Tatsuya Nagata, Koji Abe, Takashi Horinouchi, Yasuto Itoyama, and Koichi Tabayashi

Survival and death-promoting events after transient spinal cord ischemia in rabbits: Induction of Akt and caspase3 in motor neurons
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 370-377. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY (ET):

D. J. Cook, T. A. Orszulak, K. J. Zehr, N. A. Nussmeier, J. J. Livesay, J. W. Hammon, and X. Chen

Effectiveness of the Cobra aortic catheter for dual-temperature management during adult cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 378-384. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marc P. Buijsrogge, Cees W. J. Verlaan, Paul F. Gründeman, and Cornelius Borst

Briefly occlusive coronary anastomosis with tissue adhesive
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 385-390. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Abul Kashem, Sarmina Hassan, Deborah L. Crabbe, David B. Melvin, and William P. Santamore

Left ventricular reshaping: Effects on the pressure-volume relationship
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 391-399. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CLINICAL-PATHOLOGIC CONFERENCE (CPC):

Renee S. Hartz and Philip J. Daroca

Clinical-pathologic conference: Cutaneous paraneoplastic pemphigus associated with benign encapsulated thymoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 400-406. [Extract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Zoltán Galajda, István Szentkirályi, and Árpád Péterffy

Brachial artery cannulation in type A aortic dissection operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 407-409. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Naotaka Motoyoshi, Tsunehiro Komatsu, Yoshimasa Moizumi, and Koichi Tabayashi

Atypical paraplegia after aortic intramural hematoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 409-410. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hermann Aebert and Dietrich E. Birnbaum

Tuberculous pseudoaneurysms of the aortic arch
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 411-412. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Peter J. Oberwalder, Gernot Tilz, and Bruno Rigler

Spontaneous acute type A aortic dissection as a result of autoimmune aortitis without previous aortic dilatation in a 43-year-old man
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 413. [Extract] [Full Text]  

L. Hornik, G. Tenderich, K. Minami, D. Fassbender, T. O. Schulz, B. Beinert, and R. Koerfer

First experience with the St Jude Medical, Inc, Symmetry Bypass System (Aortic Connector System)
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 414-417. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Dino Casarotto, Tomaso Bottio, Antonio Gambino, Luca Testolin, and Gino Gerosa

The last to die is hope: Prolonged mechanical circulatory support with a Novacor left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 417-418. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yuji Naito, Yasuharu Imai, Toshiharu Shin'oka, Junichi Kashiwagi, Mitsuru Aoki, Manabu Watanabe, Goki Matsumura, Yoshimichi Kosaka, Takeshi Konuma, Narutoshi Hibino, Akira Murata, Takeshi Miyake, and Hiromi Kurosawa

Successful clinical application of tissue-engineered graft for extracardiac Fontan operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 419-420. [Extract] [Full Text]  

David Mishaly, Julius Hegesh, Mira Frand, Aram Smolinsky, and Gabriel Amir

Unintended right-to-left shunt after Fontan operation: Consequence of unligated vertical vein in a child with total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, single ventricle, and heterotaxy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 421-423. [Extract] [Full Text]  

José M. Caffarena, Miguel Rovirosa, and Jose M. Gòmez-Ullate

Mitral annular and left ventricular outflow tract enlargement with autologous tissue: Extended application of the Ross-Konno procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 423-425. [Extract] [Full Text]  

M. Grayling and C. D. Deakin

Methylene blue during cardiopulmonary bypass to treat refractory hypotension in septic endocarditis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 426-427. [Extract] [Full Text]  

G. Veronesi, L. Spaggiari, T. De Pas, P. G. Solli, F. De Braud, G. P. Catalano, G. Curigliano, F. Leo, and U. Pastorino

Preoperative chemotherapy is essential for conservative surgery of Askin tumors
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 428-429. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Benjamin D. Kozower, Bryan F. Meyers, Anna Maria Ciccone, Tracey J. Guthrie, and G. Alexander Patterson

Potential for detrimental hyperinflation after lung transplantation with application of negative pleural pressure to undersized lung grafts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 430-432. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Philippe Icard, Olivier Le Page, Massimo Massetti, Barbara Alkofer, Jean Philippe Le Rochais, and André Khayat

Resection of anterior mediastinal tumor through a ministernotomy: Preliminary experience with ten cases
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 432-434. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Michael A. Greene and Mark A. Malias

Aggressive multimodality treatment of invasive thymic carcinoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 434-436. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kagami Miyaji, Nobuhiro Nagata, Takashi Miyamoto, and Kazuo Kitahori

Combined therapy with inhaled nitric oxide and intravenous epoprostenol (prostacyclin) for critical pulmonary perfusion after the Fontan procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 437-439. [Extract] [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

O. H. Frazier

Multicenter bridge to transplantation with the HeartMate assist device: Evaluation from another perspective. A rebuttal
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 440-441. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Amir Elami

Cerebral protection with retrograde cerebral perfusion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 441. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Robert Bonser, Deborah Harrington, and Domenico Pagano

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 441. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Valeri Chekanov and Nicholas Kipshidze

Angiogenesis by means of endothelial cell transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 441-442. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ren-Ke Li and Richard D. Weisel

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 442. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yossef Aelony

Missing data from mesothelioma study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 442-443. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Oliver Reuthebuch, Mario Lachat, Alexander Kadner, and Marko Turina

Early bypass occlusion in patients with the St Jude Medical Symmetry connector
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 443-444. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Richard A. Jonas

Horner syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 444. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Branislav Jeremic

Impact of comorbidity on survival after surgical resection in patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 444-445. [Extract] [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 446. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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