IN MEMORIAM EDITORIALS:

Harold C. Urschel, Jr

DONALD L. PAULSON (1912-1999)
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 411-412. [Full Text]  

John A. Waldhausen

EDITORIAL FOREWORD
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 413. [Full Text]  

Wiley W. Souba

EDITORIAL: THE CORE OF LEADERSHIP
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 414-419. [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Robert J. Downey, Valerie Rusch, F. Ida Hsu, Larry Leon, Ennapadam Venkatraman, David Linehan, Manjit Bains, Kimberly van Zee, Robert Korst, and Robert Ginsberg

CHEST WALL RESECTION FOR LOCALLY RECURRENT BREAST CANCER: IS IT WORTHWHILE?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 420-428. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. M.W. Pisters, R. J. Ginsberg, D. J. Giroux, J. B. Putnam, Jr, M. G. Kris, D. H. Johnson, J. R. Roberts, J. Mault, J. J. Crowley, and P. A. Bunn, Jr

INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY BEFORE SURGERY FOR EARLY-STAGE LUNG CANCER: A NOVEL APPROACH
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 429-439. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mark K. Ferguson and Theodore Karrison

DOES PNEUMONECTOMY FOR LUNG CANCER ADVERSELY INFLUENCE LONG-TERM SURVIVAL?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 440-448. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John R. Roberts, Yu Shyr, Karla R. Christian, Davis Drinkwater, and Walter Merrill

PREEMPTIVE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT MANAGEMENT REDUCES ASPIRATION AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE AFTER THORACIC OPERATIONS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 449-452. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stefano Merigliano, Daniela Molena, Alberto Ruol, Giovanni Zaninotto, Matteo Cagol, Sabrina Scappin, and Ermanno Ancona

CHYLOTHORAX COMPLICATING ESOPHAGECTOMY FOR CANCER: A PLEA FOR EARLY THORACIC DUCT LIGATION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 453-457. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOTHORACIC TRANSPLANTATION:

S. Scott Huerd, T. N. Hodges, F. L. Grover, J. R. Mault, M. B. Mitchell, D. N. Campbell, Salim Aziz, P. Chetham, F. Torres, and M. R. Zamora

SECONDARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT OUTCOME AFTER SINGLE LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 458-465. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clifford W. Barlow, Robert C. Robbins, Marc R. Moon, Olufemi Akindipe, James Theodore, and Bruce A. Reitz

HEART-LUNG VERSUS DOUBLE-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION FOR SUPPURATIVE LUNG DISEASE
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 466-476. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Helmut Grimm, Petra Mages, Gertraut Lindemann, Mechthild Potthoff, Ulrich Bohnet, Stephan Korom, and Leander Ermert

EVIDENCE AGAINST A PIVOTAL ROLE OF PREFORMED ANTIBODIES IN DELAYED REJECTION OF A GUINEA PIG–TO–RAT HEART XENOGRAFT
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 477-487. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stefan Fischer, David Hopkinson, Mingyao Liu, and Shaf Keshavjee

RAFFINOSE IMPROVES THE FUNCTION OF RAT PULMONARY GRAFTS STORED FOR TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN LOW-POTASSIUM DEXTRAN SOLUTION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 488-492. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carlo Pellegrini, Anders Jeppsson, C. Burcin Taner, Timothy O’Brien, Virginia M. Miller, Henry D. Tazelaar, and Christopher G. A. McGregor

HIGHLY EFFICIENT EX VIVO GENE TRANSFER TO THE TRANSPLANTED HEART BY MEANS OF HYPOTHERMIC PERFUSION WITH A LOW DOSE OF ADENOVIRAL VECTOR
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 493-500. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Heather T. Keenan, Ravi Thiagarajan, Kenton E. Stephens, Glyn Williams, Chandra Ramamoorthy, and Flavian M. Lupinetti

PULMONARY FUNCTION AFTER MODIFIED VENOVENOUS ULTRAFILTRATION IN INFANTS: A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED TRIAL
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 501-505. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Frank L. Hanley

Commentary
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 506-507. [Full Text]  

Marjan Jahangiri, David Zurakowski, John E. Mayer, Pedro J. del Nido, and Richard A. Jonas

REPAIR OF THE TRUNCAL VALVE AND ASSOCIATED INTERRUPTED ARCH IN NEONATES WITH TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 508-514. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hani K. Najm, W. Jack Wallen, Michael P. Belanger, William G. Williams, John G. Coles, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Michael D. Black, Christine Boutin, and Carin Wittnich

DOES THE DEGREE OF CYANOSIS AFFECT MYOCARDIAL ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE LEVELS AND FUNCTION IN CHILDREN UNDERGOING SURGICAL PROCEDURES FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 515-524. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jia Li, Ingram Schulze-Neick, Christopher Lincoln, Darryl Shore, Michael Scallan, Andrew Bush, Andrew N. Redington, and Daniel J. Penny

OXYGEN CONSUMPTION AFTER CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS SURGERY IN CHILDREN: DETERMINANTS AND IMPLICATIONS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 525-533. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sandra L. Starnes, Brian W. Duncan, James M. Kneebone, Geoffrey L. Rosenthal, Thomas K. Jones, Ronald G. Grifka, Frank Cecchin, David J. Owens, Collette Fearneyhough, and Flavian M. Lupinetti

VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR AND BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR IN CHILDREN WITH CYANOTIC CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 534-539. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE:

Keith B. Allen, Robert D. Dowling, Anthony J. DelRossi, Fidel Realyvasques, Edward A. Lefrak, Thomas A. Pfeffer, Tommy L. Fudge, Mark Mostovych, Douglas Schuch, Szabolc Szentpetery, and Carl J. Shaar

TRANSMYOCARDIAL LASER REVASCULARIZATION COMBINED WITH CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING: A MULTICENTER, BLINDED, PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED TRIAL
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 540-549. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lynda L. Mickleborough, Susan Carson, Miguel Tamariz, and Joan Ivanov

RESULTS OF REVASCULARIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 550-557. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Teruhisa Kazui, Naoki Washiyama, Bashar Abul Hasan Muhammad, Hitoshi Terada, Katsushi Yamashita, Makoto Takinami, and Yukihiko Tamiya

EXTENDED TOTAL ARCH REPLACEMENT FOR ACUTE TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTION: EXPERIENCE WITH SEVENTY PATIENTS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 558-565. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Parwis Massoudy, Stefan Zahler, Tobias Freyholdt, Richard Henze, Andreas Barankay, Bernhard F. Becker, Siegmund L. Braun, and Hans Meisner

SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE IN PATIENTS WITH COMPROMISED LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION UNDERGOING CORONARY BYPASS: REDUCTION OF CARDIAC PROINFLAMMATORY SUBSTANCES
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 566-574. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michele De Bonis, Franco Cavaliere, Francesco Alessandrini, Elisabetta Lapenna, Filippo Santarelli, Umberto Moscato, Rocco Schiavello, and Gian Federico Possati

TOPICAL USE OF TRANEXAMIC ACID IN CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS OPERATIONS: A DOUBLE-BLIND, PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 575-580. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY:

A. El-Banayosy, L. Arusoglu, L. Kizner, G. Tenderich, K. Minami, K. Inoue, and R. Körfer

NOVACOR LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM VERSUS HEARTMATE VENTED ELECTRIC LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM AS A LONG-TERM MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE IN BRIDGING PATIENTS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 581-587. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Scott D. Ross, John A. Kern, James J. Gangemi, Char R. St Laurent, Kimberly S. Shockey, Irving L. Kron, and Curtis G. Tribble

HYPOTHERMIC RETROGRADE VENOUS PERFUSION WITH ADENOSINE COOLS THE SPINAL CORD AND REDUCES THE RISK OF PARAPLEGIA AFTER THORACIC AORTIC CLAMPING
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 588-595. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. Körfer, A. El-Banayosy, L. Arusoglu, K. Minami, M. M. Körner, L. Kizner, O. Fey, U. Schütt, M. Morshuis, and H. Posival

SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE WITH THE THORATEC VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 596-600. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bernard G. Fogelson, Sammy I. Nawas, and William R. Law

MECHANISMS OF MYOCARDIAL PROTECTION BY ADENOSINE-SUPPLEMENTED CARDIOPLEGIC SOLUTION: MYOFILAMENT AND METABOLIC RESPONSES
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 601-609. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sidney Chocron, Djamel Kaili, Yusheng Yan, Gérard Toubin, Leonardo Latini, François Clement, Jean-Francois Viel, and Joseph-Philippe Etievent

INTERMEDIATE LUKEWARM (20°C) ANTEGRADE INTERMITTENT BLOOD CARDIOPLEGIA COMPARED WITH COLD AND WARM BLOOD CARDIOPLEGIA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 610-616. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Rosendo A. Rodriguez, Garry Cornel, Erle H. Austin, III, Steve M. Auden, and Nihal A. Weerasena

BRAIN FUNCTION MONITORING DURING BIDIRECTIONAL GLENN PROCEDURES
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 617-619. [Full Text]  

Yukinori Moriyama, Yoshifumi Iguro, Goichi Yotsumoto, Shunichi Watanabe, and Hiroyuki Yamamoto

ENDOVASCULAR STENT-GRAFT REPAIR WITH A FLEXIBLE STENT-GRAFT AND A SIMPLE APPLICATOR PREPARED FROM A SYRINGE
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 620-621. [Full Text]  

Maher Deeb, Joseph B. Shrager, Jeffrey D. Edelman, and Larry Kaiser

LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS: THE SURGEON’S ROLE IN DIAGNOSIS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 622-623. [Full Text]  

CLINICAL-PATHOLOGIC CONFERENCE:

G. Alexander Patterson and David B. Campbell

CLINICAL-PATHOLOGIC CONFERENCE IN THORACIC SURGERY: MASAOKA STAGE 2-A THYMOMA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 624-629. [Full Text]  

RETRACTION:

Hani A Hennein

Venovenous modified ultrafiltration after cardiopulmonary bypass in children: A prospective randomized study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 630. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Tadaomi-A. Miyamoto and Koho-J. Miyamoto

Alternate explanation of the additive protective effects of regional infusion of hypothermic saline and adenosine solutions
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 631-632. [Full Text]  

Paulo Roberto B. Evora

Should methylene blue be the drug of choice to treat vasoplegias caused by cardiopulmonary bypass and anaphylactic shock?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 632-633. [Full Text]  

Patrick Yiu

Should methylene blue be the drug of choice to treat vasoplegias caused by cardiopulmonary bypass and anaphylactic shock?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 633-634. [Full Text]  

Tsung O. Cheng

Combined mitral valve repair and the Cox maze procedure for mitral valve prolapse and regurgitation and associated atrial fibrillation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 634. [Full Text]  

Rosendo A. Rodriguez, Nihal A. Weerasena, and Garry Cornel

Should the bidirectional Glenn procedure be better performed through the support of cardiopulmonary bypass?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 634-635. [Full Text]  

Marjan Jahangiri, Elliot A. Shinebourne, Brian Keogh, and Christopher Lincoln

Should the bidirectional Glenn procedure be better performed through the support of cardiopulmonary bypass?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 635. [Full Text]  

Mazin A. I. Sarsam

Preimplantation retrograde pneumoplegia in clinical lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 635-636. [Full Text]  

Federico Venuta

Preimplantation retrograde pneumoplegia in clinical lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 636. [Full Text]  

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR:

John A. Waldhausen

RETIREMENT OF JOURNAL EDITOR
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 637. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 119: 638. [Full Text]  

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