Editorials:

Andrew S. Wechlser

The editorial board of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1-4. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Bruce W. Lytle

Radial versus right internal thoracic artery as a second arterial conduit for coronary surgery: early and midterm outcomes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 5-6. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Paul A. Kurlansky

Is there a hypercoagulable state after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery? What do we know and what can we do?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 7-10. [Extract] [Full Text]  

General thoracic surgery:

Raja M. Flores, Timothy Akhurst, Mithat Gonen, Steven M. Larson, and Valerie W. Rusch

Positron emission tomography defines metastatic disease but not locoregional disease in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 11-15. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 15-16. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Malcolm M. DeCamp, Thomas W. Rice, David J. Adelstein, Mark A. Chidel, Lisa A. Rybicki, Sudish C. Murthy, and Eugene H. Blackstone

Value of accelerated multimodality therapy in stage IIIA and IIIB non–small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 17-25. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 25-27. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ali Mahtabifard, Robert E. Merritt, Reiko E. Yamada, Ronald G. Crystal, and Robert J. Korst

In vivo gene transfer of pigment epithelium-derived factor inhibits tumor growth in syngeneic murine models of thoracic malignancies
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 28-38. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for acquired cardiovascular disease:

Massimo Caputo, Barnaby Reeves, Giovanni Marchetto, Balakrishnan Mahesh, Kelvin Lim, and Gianni D. Angelini

Radial versus right internal thoracic artery as a second arterial conduit for coronary surgery: early and midterm outcomes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 39-47. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Randolph M. Setser, Jane M. Kasper, Michael L. Lieber, Randall C. Starling, Patrick M. McCarthy, and Richard D. White

Persistent abnormal left ventricular systolic torsion in dilated cardiomyopathy after partial left ventriculectomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 48-55. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kun-lun He, Juichiro Shimizu, Geng-hua Yi, Anguo Gu, M. Abul Kashem, Deborah L. Crabbe, Sulli Popilskis, Ed X. Wu, William P. Santamore, David Melvin, and Jie Wang

Left ventricular systolic performance in failing heart improved acutely by left ventricular reshaping
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 56-65. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giulio Rizzoli, Tomaso Bottio, Gaetano Thiene, Giuseppe Toscano, and Dino Casarotto

Long-term durability of the Hancock II porcine bioprosthesis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 66-74. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

O. Alfieri, M. De Bonis, E. Lapenna, E. Agricola, A. Quarti, and F. Maisano

The "clover technique" as a novel approach for correction of post-traumatic tricuspid regurgitation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 75-79. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hsi-Yu Yu, Yi-Lwun Ho, Shu-Hsun Chu, Yih-Sharng Chen, Shoei-Shen Wang, and Fang-Yue Lin

Long-term evaluation of Carpentier-Edwards porcine bioprosthesis for rheumatic heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 80-89. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rahul Saxena, Jack Lemmon, Jeffrey Ellis, and Ajit Yoganathan

An in vitro assessment by means of laser Doppler velocimetry of the medtronic advantage bileaflet mechanical heart valve hinge flow
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 90-98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [ Supplemental Videos]  

Tomaso Bottio, Gaetano Thiene, Elena Pettenazzo, Paolo Ius, Uberto Bortolotti, Giulio Rizzoli, Carlo Valfré, Dino Casarotto, and Marialuisa Valente

Hancock II bioprosthesis: A glance at the microscope in mid–long-term explants
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 99-105. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sakari Kakko, Tuija Räisänen, Minna Tamminen, Juhani Airaksinen, Kaj Groundstroem, Tatu Juvonen, Antti Ylitalo, Paavo Uusimaa, and Markku J. Savolainen

Candidate locus analysis of familial ascending aortic aneurysms and dissections confirms the linkage to the chromosome 5q13-14 in Finnish families
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 106-113. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary support and physiology:

Takayuki Saito, Jin-Qiang Kuang, Charles C. H. Lin, and Ray C.-J. Chiu

Transcoronary implantation of bone marrow stromal cells ameliorates cardiac function after myocardial infarction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 114-122. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 122-123. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Sunil Rangappa, John W. C. Entwistle, Andrew S. Wechsler, and J. Yasha Kresh

Cardiomyocyte-mediated contact programs human mesenchymal stem cells to express cardiogenic phenotype
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 124-132. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sudip Ghosh and Manuel Galiñanes

Protection of the human heart with ischemic preconditioning during cardiac surgery: role of cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 133-142. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mahmoud Loubani, Sudip Ghosh, and Manuel Galiñanes

The aging human myocardium: tolerance to ischemia and responsiveness to ischemic preconditioning
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 143-147. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yuka Uchiyama, Hajime Otani, Takayuki Okada, Takamichi Uchiyama, Hideki Ninomiya, Masakuni Kido, Hiroji Imamura, Shinichi Nakao, and Koh Shingu

Integrated pharmacological preconditioning in combination with adenosine, a mitochondrial K_ATP channel opener and a nitric oxide donor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 148-159. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Darius G. Nabavi, Joerg Stockmann, Christof Schmid, Michael Schneider, Dieter Hammel, Hans H. Scheld, and E. Bernd Ringelstein

Doppler microembolic load predicts risk of thromboembolic complications in Novacor patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 160-167. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Randall K. Wolf, Edwin L. Alderman, Michael P. Caskey, Allen R. Raczkowski, Mercedes K. Dullum, Dwight C. Lundell, Arthur C. Hill, Nan Wang, and Michael A. Daniel

Clinical and six-month angiographic evaluation of coronary arterial graft interrupted anastomoses by use of a self-closing clip device: a multicenter prospective clinical trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 168-177. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 177-178. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yu-Jing Gao, Homer Yang, Kevin Teoh, and Robert M.K.W. Lee

Detrimental effects of papaverine on the human internal thoracic artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 179-185. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Janet M. Simsic, Scott M. Bradley, and Denise M. Mulvihill

Sodium nitroprusside infusion after bidirectional superior cavopulmonary connection: preserved cerebral blood flow velocity and systemic oxygenation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 186-190. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evolving technology:

Jules S. Scheltes, Carolien J. van Andel, Peter V. Pistecky, and Cornelius Borst

Coronary anastomotic devices: blood-exposed non-intimal surface and coronary wall stress
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 191-199. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiothoracic transplantation:

Babu V. Naidu, Baiya Krishnadasan, Alexander S. Farivar, Steven M. Woolley, Robert Thomas, Nico Van Rooijen, Edward D. Verrier, and Michael S. Mulligan

Early activation of the alveolar macrophage is critical to the development of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 200-207. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wei Zou, Qin Yang, Anthony P. C. Yim, and Guo-Wei He

Impaired endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor–mediated relaxation in porcine pulmonary microarteries after cold storage with Euro-Collins and University of Wisconsin solutions
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 208-215. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael P. Fischbein, James Yun, Hillel Laks, Yoshihito Irie, Laura Oslund-Pinderski, Michael C. Fishbein, Benjamin Bonavida, and Abbas Ardehali

Regulated interleukin-10 expression prevents chronic rejection of transplanted hearts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 216-223. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Philippe Demers, Susan Moffatt, Philip E. Oyer, Sharon A. Hunt, Bruce A. Reitz, and Robert C. Robbins

Long-term results of heart transplantation in patients older than 60 years
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 224-231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for congenital heart disease:

Roger J. F. Baskett, Maurice A. Nanton, Andrew E. Warren, and David B. Ross

Human leukocyte antigen-DR and ABO mismatch are associated with accelerated homograft valve failure in children: implications for therapeutic interventions
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 232-238. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 238-239. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Flavian M. Lupinetti, Brian W. Duncan, Mark Lewin, Umesh Dyamenahalli, and Geoffrey L. Rosenthal

Comparison of autograft and allograft aortic valve replacement in children
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 240-245. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 245-246. [Extract] [Full Text]  

John A. Hawkins, Neal D. Hillman, Linda M. Lambert, Jamison Jones, Gregory B. Di Russo, Tracie Profaizer, Thomas C. Fuller, L. LuAnn Minich, Richard V. Williams, and Robert E. Shaddy

Immunogenicity of decellularized cryopreserved allografts in pediatric cardiac surgery: comparison with standard cryopreserved allografts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 247-252. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 252-253. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yosuke Ishii, Takashi Nitta, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Shigeo Tanaka, and Goro Asano

Incisional atrial reentrant tachycardia: experimental study on the conduction property through the isthmus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 254-262. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ingeborg Friehs, Hung Cao-Danh, Christof Stamm, Douglas B. Cowan, Francis X. McGowan, and Pedro J. del Nido

Postnatal increase in insulin-sensitive glucose transporter expression is associated with improved recovery of postischemic myocardial function
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 263-271. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David W. Brown, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Adrian M. Moran, Kathy J. Jenkins, Stanton B. Perry, Pedro J. del Nido, and Steven D. Colan

Clinical outcomes and utility of cardiac catheterization prior to superior cavopulmonary anastomosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 272-281. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brief communications:

Paul H. Schoof, Andrew Tjon Joek Tjien, Jan Lam, Irene Kuipers, Jaap Ottenkamp, Mark Hazekamp, and Robert Dion

Valve-sparing aortic root reconstruction with a valveless aortic allograft
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 282-283. [Extract] [Full Text]  

J. Braun, P.G. Voigt, M.I.M. Versteegh, and R.A.E. Dion

Restrictive mitral annuloplasty in refractory cardiogenic shock with acute postinfarction mitral insufficiency and intact papillary muscle
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 284-286. [Extract] [Full Text]  

A. Marc Gillinov

A self-retaining retractor for the maze procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 287-288. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Michele Genoni, Reza Tavakoli, Christoph Hofer, Osmund Bertel, and Marko Turina

Clopidogrel before urgent coronary artery bypass graft
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 288-289. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ikuo Fukuda and Tomohiro Imazuru

Intentional delay of surgery for acute type A dissection with stroke
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 290-291. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Robert C. Ashton, Jr, Cliff P. Connery, Daniel G. Swistel, and Joseph J. DeRose, Jr

Robot-assisted lobectomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 292-293. [Extract] [Full Text]  

James B. McClurken, William J. Hammer, and Bradford J. Lin

Transcardiac gunshot wound recognized forty-eight years later
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 293-295. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Richard Lee, Eric N. Mendeloff, Charles Huddleston, Stuart C. Sweet, and Maite de la Morena

Bilateral lung transplantation for pulmonary hypoplasia caused by congenital diaphragmatic hernia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 295-297. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yung-Chie Lee, Yih-Leong Chang, Chung-Wei Chen, Nai-Chuan Chien, and Pei-Ming Huang

Use of autologous pleural flap buttress in thoracoscopic lung volume reduction surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 298-299. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Renato S. Assad, Paulo Zielinsky, Renato Kalil, Gustavo Lima, Anna Aramayo, Ari Santos, Roberto Costa, Miguel B. Marcial, and Sérgio A. Oliveira

New lead for in utero pacing for fetal congenital heart block
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 300-302. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the editor:

J. Mark Jones, L. Doug Paxton, and Alastair N. J. Graham

Acute postoperative lobar torsion associated with pulmonary arterial rupture
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 303. [Extract] [Full Text]  

A. Sampath Kumar

Free right atrial patches for septal defect closure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 303-304. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yoshihiro Suematsu and Shinichi Takamoto

Future technologic innovations for intraoperative visualization of native coronary artery and graft anastomoses
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 304. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Cornelius Borst, Jan H. R. Eikelaar, Rudy Meijer, Wim Jan van Boven, Patrick Klein, and Paul F. Gründeman

Reply to the editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 304-305. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Events of interest:

Events of interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 306-307. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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