Editorials:

Andrew S. Wechsler

The gender initiative
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 617. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Nancy A. Nussmeier

The female perspective: gender in cardiothoracic surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 618-619. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Renee S. Hartz, Julie A Swain, and Lynda Mickleborough

Sixty-year perspective on coronary artery bypass grafting in women
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 620-622. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Francis Robicsek

Robotic cardiac surgery: Quo vadis?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 623-624. [Extract] [Full Text]  

W. Douglas Boyd and Kenneth D. Stahl

The Janus syndrome: a perspective on a new era of computer-enhanced robotic cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 625-630. [Extract] [Full Text]  

John M. Murkin

Retrograde cerebral perfusion: more risk than benefit?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 631-633. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Randall K. Wolf and Volkmar Falk

Intraoperative assessment of coronary artery bypass grafts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 634-637. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary support and physiology:

D.K. Harrington, M. Bonser, A. Moss, M.T.E. Heafield, M.J. Riddoch, and R.S. Bonser

Neuropsychometric outcome following aortic arch surgery: a prospective randomized trial of retrograde cerebral perfusion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 638-644. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christoph Schmitz, Osman Ashraf, Wolfgang Schiller, Claus Jürgen Preusse, Bahman Esmailzadeh, James Anthony Likungu, Rolf Fimmers, and Armin Welz

Transit time flow measurement in on-pump and off-pump coronary artery surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 645-650. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gábor Szabó, Volker Buhmann, Terézia Andrási, Nicole Stumpf, Susanne Bährle, Violetta Kékesi, Siegfried Hagl, Csaba Szabó, and Alexander Juhász-Nagy

Poly-ADP-ribose polymerase inhibition protects against myocardial and endothelial reperfusion injury after hypothermic cardiac arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 651-658. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Costas Bizekis, Giuseppe Pintucci, Christopher C. Derivaux, Fiorella Saponara, Jin-Hee Kim, Kevin M. Hyman, Eugene A. Grossi, F. Gregory Baumann, Paolo Mignatti, and Aubrey C. Galloway

Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases during preparation of vein grafts and modulation by a synthetic inhibitor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 659-665. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mustafa Sirlak, Sadik Eryilmaz, Levent Yazicioglu, Ugursay Kiziltepe, Zeynep Eyileten, Mustafa Serkan Durdu, Refik Tasoz, Neyyir Tuncay Eren, Atilla Aral, Bulent Kaya, and Hakki Akalin

Comparative study of microfibrillar collagen hemostat (Colgel) and oxidized cellulose (Surgicel) in high transfusion-risk cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 666-670. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Danny Chu, Christopher C. Sullivan, Matthew D. Weitzman, Lingling Du, Paul L. Wolf, Stuart W. Jamieson, and Patricia A. Thistlethwaite

Direct comparison of efficiency and stability of gene transfer into the mammalian heart using adeno-associated virus versus adenovirus vectors
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 671-679. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael K. Banbury, Jennifer A. White, Eugene H. Blackstone, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III

Vacuum-assisted venous return reduces blood usage
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 680-687. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Craig H. Selzman, Mihai G. Netea, Michael A. Zimmerman, Adriana Weinberg, Leonid L. Reznikov, Frederick L. Grover, and Charles A. Dinarello

Atherogenic effects of Chlamydia pneumoniae: refuting the innocent bystander hypothesis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 688-693. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for congenital heart disease:

Brian W. Duncan, Roger B. B. Mee, Lourdes R. Prieto, Geoffrey L. Rosenthal, C. Igor Mesia, Athar Qureshi, Om P. Tucker, John F. Rhodes, and Larry A. Latson

Staged repair of tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 694-702. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elisabeth I. van Dongen, Angelique G. Glansdorp, Reinout J. Mildner, Brian W. McCrindle, Andreas G. Sakopoulos, Glen VanArsdell, William G. Williams, and Desmond Bohn

The influence of perioperative factors on outcomes in children aged less than 18 months after repair of tetralogy of Fallot
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 703-710. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

José María Oliver, Ana Garrido, Ana González, Fernando Benito, Marta Mateos, Angel Aroca, and Ernesto Sanz

Rapid progression of midventricular obstruction in adults with double-chambered right ventricle
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 711-717. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter Gessler, Juerg Pfenninger, Jean-Pierre Pfammatter, Thierry Carrel, Oskar Baenziger, and Clemens Dahinden

Plasma levels of interleukin-8 and expression of interleukin-8 receptors on circulating neutrophils and monocytes after cardiopulmonary bypass in children
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 718-725. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

General thoracic surgery:

Bernard J. Park, Raja Flores, Robert J. Downey, Manjit S. Bains, and Valerie W. Rusch

Management of major hemorrhage during mediastinoscopy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 726-731. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joachim Pfannschmidt, Thomas Muley, Hans Hoffmann, and Hendrik Dienemann

Prognostic factors and survival after complete resection of pulmonary metastases from colorectal carcinoma: Experiences in 167 patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 732-739. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. van der Maten, J.L.G. Blaauwgeers, T.G. Sutedja, H.B. Kwa, P.E. Postmus, and Sj.Sc. Wagenaar

Granular cell tumors of the tracheobronchial tree
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 740-743. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Henning A. Gaissert, Hermes C. Grillo, Cameron D. Wright, Dean M. Donahue, John C. Wain, and Douglas J. Mathisen

Complication of benign tracheobronchial strictures by self-expanding metal stents
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 744-747. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steffen Frese, Manuela Schaper, Jan-Rasmus Kuster, Daniela Miescher, Marja Jäättelä, Thomas Buehler, and Ralph A. Schmid

Cell death induced by down-regulation of heat shock protein 70 in lung cancer cell lines is p53-independent and does not require DNA cleavage
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 748-754. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Witold Rzyman, Rafal Dziadziuszko, Jan Skokowski, Radoslaw Wilimski, Artur Raiter, Amelia Szymanowska, and Jacek Jassem

The influence of blood transfusion on survival in operated non–small cell lung cancer patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 755-760. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yves Lacasse, Julie Plante, Simon Martel, and Bruno Raby

Transthoracic needle biopsy in the diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules: a survey of canadian physicians
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 761-768. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ekber Sahin, Serkan Enön, Ayten Kayi Cangir, Hakan Kutlay, Sevket Kavukçu, Hadi Akay, Ilker Ökten, and Sinasi Yavuzer

Single-stage transthoracic approach for right lung and liver hydatid disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 769-773. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michalis Gerazounis, Kalliopi Athanassiadi, Nikolitsa Kalantzi, and Marios Moustardas

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a rare benign entity
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 774-776. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for acquired cardiovascular disease:

Christopher M. Feindel, Zafar Tufail, Tirone E. David, Joan Ivanov, and Susan Armstrong

Mitral valve surgery in patients with extensive calcification of the mitral annulus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 777-781. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eugene H. Blackstone, Delos M. Cosgrove, W.R. Eric Jamieson, Nancy J. Birkmeyer, John H. Lemmer, Jr, D. Craig Miller, Eric G. Butchart, Giulio Rizzoli, Magdi Yacoub, and Akiko Chai

Prosthesis size and long-term survival after aortic valve replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 783-793. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul W.M. Fedak, Mauro P.L. de Sa, Subodh Verma, Nafiseh Nili, Pedram Kazemian, Jagdish Butany, Bradley H. Strauss, Richard D. Weisel, and Tirone E. David

Vascular matrix remodeling in patients with bicuspid aortic valve malformations: implications for aortic dilatation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 797-805. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey A. Gavard, Bernard R. Chaitman, Shunta Sakai, Karen Stocke, Nicolas Danchin, Leif Erhardt, Richard Gallo, Eric Chi, Andreas Jessel, and Pierre Théroux

Prognostic significance of elevated creatine kinase MB after coronary bypass surgery and after an acute coronary syndrome: results from the GUARDIAN trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 807-813. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mirko Doss, Till Woehleke, Jeffrey P. Wood, Sven Martens, Gerhard Wimmer Greinecker, and Anton Moritz

The clamshell approach for the treatment of extensive thoracic aortic disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 814-817. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ulrik Hvass, Franck Baron, and A. Elsebaey

A new aortoventriculoplasty for prosthetic aortic valve replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 818-820. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Daniel Marelli, Hillel Laks, Stephen Bresson, Abbas Ardehali, Jessica Bresson, Fardad Esmailian, Mark Plunkett, Jaime Moriguchi, and Jon Kobashigawa

Results after transplantation using donor hearts with preexisting coronary artery disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 821-825. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Luca Salvatore De Santo, Gianpaolo Romano, Cristiano Amarelli, Francesco Onorati, Michele Torella, Attilio Renzulli, Nicola Galdieri, and Maurizio Cotrufo

Surgical repair of acute type a aortic dissection: continuous pulmonary perfusion during retrograde cerebral perfusion prevents lung injury in a pilot study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 826-831. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rumana Z. Omar, Linda S. Morton, Shahed Murad, and Kenneth M. Taylor

Use of flexibility tests in the manufacturing process of 60° björk-shiley convexo-concave valves and the risk of outlet strut fracture
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 832-836. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masashi Tanaka, Koji Kawahito, Hideo Adachi, and Takashi Ino

Platelet dysfunction in acute type A aortic dissection evaluated by the laser light-scattering method
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 837-841. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ruth J. Okamoto, Haodong Xu, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Marc R. Moon, and Thoralf M. Sundt, III

The influence of mechanical properties on wall stress and distensibility of the dilated ascending aorta
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 842-850. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evolving technology:

Gianluca Bonanomi, Keith Rebello, Kyle Lebouitz, Cameron Riviere, Elena Di Martino, David Vorp, and Marco A. Zenati

Microelectromechanical systems for endoscopic cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 851-852. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Brief communications:

Osamu Aramaki, Nozomu Shirasugi, Yosinobu Akiyama, Yoshifumi Ikeda, Shiho Yabuki, Motohide Shimazu, Masaki Kitajima, and Masanori Niimi

Prolonged survival of fully allogeneic cardiac grafts in naive mice and those with sensitization induced by antigen delivery through the respiratory tract
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 853-854. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mehmet Nesimi Eren, Akin Eraslan Balci, and Sevval Eren

Benign intrapulmonary teratoma: report of a case
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 855-857. [Extract] [Full Text]  

James W. Klena, Steven J. Danek, Todd K. Bostwick, Melissa Romero, and Joel A. Johnson

Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection for intralobar pulmonary sequestration: single modality treatment with video-assisted thoracic surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 857-859. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Daniel J. DiBardino, R. Espada, P. Seu, and J.A. Goss

Management of complicated pneumatocele
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 859-861. [Extract] [Full Text]  

C. J. McNamee, D. Lien, L. Puttagunta, and A. Alan Conlan

Solitary squamous papillomas of the bronchus: a case report and literature review
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 861-863. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Seth D. Force, Christine L. Lau, Nadar Moazami, Elbert P. Trulock, and G. Alexander Patterson

Bilateral lung transplantation and pulmonary artery reconstruction in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 864-866. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Tetsuhiko Go, Matthias Altmayer, Matthias Richter, and Paolo Macchiarini

Decompressing manubriectomy under apneic oxygenation to release the median thoracic outlet compartment in bechterew disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 867-869. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Masafumi Yamaguchi, Ichiro Yoshino, Atsushi Osoegawa, Toshifumi Kameyama, Tetsuzo Tagawa, Seiichi Fukuyama, Yoshinao Oda, Masazumi Tsuneyoshi, and Yoshihiko Maehara

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the mediastinum presenting as superior vena cava syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 870-872. [Extract] [Full Text]  

W. Wandschneider and H. Illiasch

Intralobar sequestration: a rare cause of severe hemothorax
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 872-873. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Frank Langer, Wolfram Wilhelm, Dietmar Tscholl, Rene Schramm, Henning Lausberg, Olaf Wendler, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers

Intraoperative inhalation of the long-acting prostacyclin analog iloprost for pulmonary hypertension
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 874-875. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gaëlle Dauriat, Olivier Brugière, Hervé Mal, Juliette Camuset, Yves Castier, Guy Lesèche, and Michel Fournier

Refractory chylothorax after lung transplantation for lymphangioleiomyomatosis successfully cured with instillation of povidone
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 875-877. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Lorenzo Ferri, Rick Fraser, Louis Gaboury, and David Mulder

Epstein-Barr virus-associated pulmonary leiomyosarcoma arising twenty-nine years after renal transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 877-879. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Syed Tarique Hussain, Velayoudham Devagourou, and Arkalgud Sampath Kumar

Management of mitral paravalvular leak: Therapy or misadventure?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 879-880. [Extract] [Full Text]  

A. Colli, A. M. Budillon, G. DeCicco, A. Agostinelli, F. Nicolini, D. Tzialtas, G. Zoffoli, D. Corradi, R. Maestri, C. Beghi, and T. Gherli

Recurrence of a right ventricular hemangioma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 881-883. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yuji Naito, Masato Nakajima, Hidenori Inoue, Eiki Mizutani, and Koji Tsuchiya

Successful treatment of a mycotic aortic arch aneurysm associated with an isolated left vertebral artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 883-885. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Satoshi Gojo, Shunei Kyo, Hiroshige Sato, Motonobu Nishimura, Toshihisa Asakura, Hiroyuki Ito, and Kaoru Koyama,

Successful LVAS and RVAS-ECMO support in a patient with fulminant myocarditis who failed to recover from ventricular fibrillation with PCPS and IABP
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 885-886. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Paul P. Urbanski

Cannulation of the left common carotid artery for proximal aortic repair
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 887-888. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Nawwar Al Attar, Jean-Louis Sablayrolles, and Patrick Nataf

Giant atherosclerotic aneurysm of the left anterior descending artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 888-890. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Helmut Gulbins, Angelika Goldemund, Antje Uhlig, Anita Pritisanac, Bruno Meiser, and Bruno Reichart

Implantation of an autologously endothelialized homograft
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 890-891. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Lars G. Svensson, Kyung-Hwan Kim, Bruce W. Lytle, and Delos M. Cosgrove

Relationship of aortic cross-sectional area to height ratio and the risk of aortic dissection in patients with bicuspid aortic valves
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 892-893. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Marjan Jahangiri, James Clark, Fredrico Prefumo, Charles Pumphrey, and David Ward

Cardiac surgery during pregnancy: pulsatile or nonpulsatile perfusion?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 894-895. [Extract] [Full Text]  

David H. Song, Jayant P. Agarwal, and Valluvan Jeevanandam

Rigid sternal fixation in the cardiac transplant population
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 896-897. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yoshihiro Ko, Yuzuru Nakamura, Koji Nomura, Katsushi Kinouchi, Tadashi Iwanaka, and Hiroshi Kawashima

Congenital thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 897-899. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Davide Pacini, Sandro Mattioli, Massimo P Di Simone, Federico Ranocchi, Giovanni Grillone, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, and Angelo Pierangeli

Syphilitic aortic aneurysm: a rare case of tracheomalacia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 900-902. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Manabu Sudou, Kazuro Sugi, and Tomoyuki Murakami

Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma arising from a congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation in an adolescent: the first case report from the orient
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 902-903. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Tadashi Kitamura, Noboru Motomura, Toshiya Ohtsuka, Ko Shibata, Hiroo Takayama, Yutaka Kotsuka, and Shinichi Takamoto

Aortopulmonary fistula in pseudoaneurysm after ascending aortic surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 904-905. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Andreas Koster, Derek Chew, Wolfgang Kuebler, Helmut Habazettl, Roland Hetzer, and Herman Kuppe

High antithrombin III levels attenuate hemostatic activation and leukocyte activation during cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 906-907. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kohei Kawazoe, Hiroshi Izumoto, Jyunichi Tsuboi, and Jyunichi Koizumi

Tricuspidization of incompetent bicuspid aortic valve
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 908-910. [Extract] [Full Text]  

C. J. McNamee, D. L. Modry, D. Lien, and A. Alan Conlan

Drowned donor lung for bilateral lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 910-912. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ioannis A. Paraskevaidis, Konstantinos Triantafilou, Dimitrios Karatzas, and Dimitrios Th. Kremastinos

Right ventricular multiple myxomas obstructing right ventricular outflow tract
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 913-914. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Joao Q. Melo, Stefano Benussi, Walter Tortoriello, Vicenzo Santinelli, Simone Calvi, Simona Nascimbene, Carlo Pappone, and Ottavio Alfieri

Origin of atrial fibrillation from the pulmonary veins in a mitral patient
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 914-916. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Martin Czerny, Tatjana Fleck, Daniel Zimpfer, Juliane Kilo, Dominique Sandner, Manfred Cejna, Johannes Lammer, Ernst Wolner, and Martin Grabenwoger

Combined repair of an aortic arch aneurysm by sequential transposition of the supra-aortic branches and endovascular stent-graft placement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 916-918. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Alejandro Aris

Controlled exsanguination during sternal reentry
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 918-919. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the editor:

Paul Lunkenheimer

The helix and the heart
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 920-921. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gerald D. Buckberg

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 921-922. [Extract] [Full Text] [On-line-only illustrations]  

Eugene A. Grossi, Ram Sharony, and Stephen B. Colvin

Mitral valve in ischemic versus idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 922. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Vipin Zamvar and Rajesh Sivaprakasam

The left anterior descending coronary artery is the best recipient
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 923. [Extract] [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 924-925. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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