CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT:

Shinya Murakami, Emile A. Bacha, Philippe Hervé, Hélène Détruit, Alain R. Chapelier, Philippe G. Dartevelle, Guy-Michel Mazmanian, and The Paris-Sud University Lung Transplantation Group

INHALED NITRIC OXIDE AND PENTOXIFYLLINE IN RAT LUNG TRANSPLANTATION FROM NON-HEART-BEATING DONORS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 821-829. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takatoshi Mizuta, Yoshitaka Fujii, Masato Minami, Satonori Tanaka, Tomoki Utsumi, Hiroaki Kosaka, Ryouta Shirakura, and Hikaru Matsuda

INCREASED NITRIC OXIDE LEVELS IN EXHALED AIR OF RAT LUNG ALLOGRAFTS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 830-835. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

F. Henry Ellis, Jr., Gerald J. Heatley, M. J. Krasna, Warren A. Williamson, and Karoly Balogh

ESOPHAGOGASTRECTOMY FOR CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS AND CARDIA: A COMPARISON OF FINDINGS AND RESULTS AFTER STANDARD RESECTION IN THREE CONSECUTIVE EIGHT-YEAR INTERVALS WITH IMPROVED STAGING CRITERIA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 836-848. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Edward P. Chen, Hartmuth B. Bittner, Frank Tull, Damian Craig, R. Duane Davis, and Peter Van Trigt

NITRIC OXIDE IMPROVES PULMONARY VASCULAR IMPEDANCE, TRANSPULMONARY EFFICIENCY, AND LEFT VENTRICULAR FILLING IN CHRONIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 849-857. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

V. Mohan Reddy, Edwin Petrossian, Doff B. McElhinney, Phillip Moore, David F. Teitel, and Frank L. Hanley

ONE-STAGE COMPLETE UNIFOCALIZATION IN INFANTS: WHEN SHOULD THE VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT BE CLOSED?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 858-868. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hiranya A. Rajasinghe, Doff B. McElhinney, V. Mohan Reddy, Bassem N. Mora, and Frank L. Hanley

LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS REPAIRED IN INFANCY: A TWENTY-YEAR EXPERIENCE
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 869-879. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christopher J. Blewett, Robert E. Cilley, H. Paul Ehrlich, James H. Blackburn, II, Peter W. Dillon, and Thomas M. Krummel

REGENERATIVE HEALING OF INCISIONAL WOUNDS IN MIDGESTATIONAL MURINE HEARTS IN ORGAN CULTURE
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 880-885. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Tabbutt, B. W. Duncan, D. McLaughlin, D. L. Wessel, R. A. Jonas, and P. C. Laussen

DELAYED STERNAL CLOSURE AFTER CARDIAC OPERATIONS IN A PEDIATRIC POPULATION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 886-893. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE:

Francesco Santini, Cornelius Dyke, Sue Edwards, George Stavri, Mariano Feccia, Hasnat Khan, Emma Birks, and Magdi H. Yacoub

PULMONARY AUTOGRAFT VERSUS HOMOGRAFT REPLACEMENT OF THE AORTIC VALVE: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 894-900. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ruggero De Paulis, Luigi Sommariva, Giovanni Maria De Matteis, Elisabetta Caprara, Fabrizio Tomai, Alfonso Penta de Peppo, Patrizio Polisca, Carlo Bassano, and Luigi Chiariello

EXTENT AND PATTERN OF REGRESSION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN PATIENTS WITH SMALL SIZE CARBOMEDICS AORTIC VALVES
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 901-909. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Susana S. Meschengieser, Carlos G. Fondevila, Juan Frontroth, María T. Santarelli, and María A. Lazzari

LOW-INTENSITY ORAL ANTICOAGULATION PLUS LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN VERSUS HIGH-INTENSITY ORAL ANTICOAGULATION ALONE: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL IN PATIENTS WITH MECHANICAL PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 910-916. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, MYOCARDIAL MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TECHNIQUES:

Aqeel A. Sandhu, Henry M. Spotnitz, Marc L. Dickstein, Eric A. Rose, and Robert E. Michler

RETROGRADE CARDIOPLEGIA PRESERVES MYOCARDIAL FUNCTION AFTER INDUCED CORONARY AIR EMBOLISM
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 917-922. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Osamu Kawaguchi, Yoichi Goto, Yuichi Ohgoshi, Hitoshi Yaku, Mitsuya Murase, and Hiroyuki Suga

DYNAMIC CARDIAC COMPRESSION IMPROVES CONTRACTILE EFFICIENCY OF THE HEART
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 923-931. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Guo-Wei He, Cheng-Qin Yang, and Jian-An Yang

DEPOLARIZING CARDIAC ARREST AND ENDOTHELIUM-DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR–MEDIATED HYPERPOLARIZATION AND RELAXATION IN CORONARY ARTERIES: THE EFFECT AND MECHANISM
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 932-941. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Justin Westhuyzen, Andrew D. Cochrane, Peter J. Tesar, Terrence Mau, David B. Cross, Michael P. Frenneaux, Frederick A. Khafagi, and Simon J. Fleming

EFFECT OF PREOPERATIVE SUPPLEMENTATION WITH -TOCOPHEROL AND ASCORBIC ACID ON MYOCARDIAL INJURY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CARDIAC OPERATIONS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 942-948. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Go Watanabe, Takuro Misaki, Keijyu Kotoh, Yoshinobu Abe, Akio Yamashita, and Katsushi Ueyama

BILATERAL MINIMALLY INVASIVE DIRECT CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING WITH THE USE OF TWO ARTERIAL GRAFTS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 949-951. [Full Text]  

Eugenio Mulero, Ravindra Nath Karanam, and Ryszard Krol

MIGRATION OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR PATCH INTO THE RIGHT ATRIUM
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 951-952. [Full Text]  

P. Kumar, K. Dhital, M. Hossein-Nia, S. Patel, D. Holt, and T. Treasure

S-100 PROTEIN RELEASE IN A RANGE OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 953-954. [Full Text]  

Katherine A. Laybourn, Edward T. Martin, Randolph A. S. Cooper, and William L. Holman

PLATYPNEA AND ORTHODEOXIA: SHUNTING ASSOCIATED WITH AN AORTIC ANEURYSM
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 955-956. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Roberto Scrofani and Carmine Santoli

The role of annuloplasty in mitral valve repair
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 957. [Full Text]  

John M. Alvarez

The role of annuloplasty in mitral valve repair
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 957-958. [Full Text]  

Hvass Ulrik

Pedicled pericardial flaps
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 958. [Full Text]  

Dominique Grunenwald, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Philippe Girard, and Pierre Baldeyrou

Transmanubrial approach to the thoracic inlet
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 958-959. [Full Text]  

Michael T. Jaklitsch and Alfredo Rego

Endorsement for sparing the clavicle in the transcervical approach to the thoracic inlet
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 959-960. [Full Text]  

Philippe Dartevelle and Paolo Macchiarini

Endorsement for sparing the clavicle in the transcervical approach to the thoracic inlet
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 960-961. [Full Text]  

Robert H. Anderson BSc

Coronary arteries arising from the contralateral aortic sinus: Electron beam computed tomographic demonstration of the initial course of the artery with respect to the aorta and the right ventricular outflow tract
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 961. [Full Text]  

E. Mousseaux, Anne Hernigou, and Jean-Claude Gaux

Coronary arteries arising from the contralateral aortic sinus: Electron beam computed tomographic demonstration of the initial course of the artery with respect to the aorta and the right ventricular outflow tract
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 113: 961-962. [Full Text]  

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