SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

David R. Clarke

Editorial: Independent factors associated with longevity of prosthetic pulmonary valves and valved conduits
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1021. [Full Text]  

Christopher A. Caldarone, Brian W. McCrindle, Glen S. Van Arsdell, John G. Coles, Gary Webb, Robert M. Freedom, and William G. Williams

Independent factors associated with longevity of prosthetic pulmonary valves and valved conduits
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1022-1031. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Erle H. Austin

Editorial: Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1032-1033. [Full Text]  

Pascal A. Berdat, Tushar Chatterjee, Jean-Pierre Pfammatter, Stefan Windecker, Bernhard Meier, and Thierry Carrel

Surgical management of complications after transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect or patent foramen ovale
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1034-1039. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, Michael M. Madani, Jolene M. Kriett, Kirk Milhoan, and Stuart W. Jamieson

Surgical management of congenital obstruction of the left main coronary artery with supravalvular aortic stenosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1040-1046. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zahid Amin, Doff B. McElhinney, Philip Moore, V. Mohan Reddy, and Frank L. Hanley

Coronary arterial size late after the atrial inversion procedure for transposition of the great arteries: Implications for the arterial switch operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1047-1052. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bruce H. Smaill, David C. McGiffin, Ian J. LeGrice, Alistair A. Young, Peter J. Hunter, and Andrew J. Galbraith

The effect of synthetic patch repair of coarctation on regional deformation of the aortic wall
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1053-1063. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Francesco Puma, Mark Ragusa, Nicola Avenia, Moira Urbani, Andrea Droghetti, Niccolò Daddi, and Giuliano Daddi

The role of silicone stents in the treatment of cicatricial tracheal stenoses
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1064-1069. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wilson Y. Szeto, Alyssa M. Krasinskas, Daniel Kreisel, Sicco H. Popma, and Bruce R. Rosengard

Donor antigen–presenting cells are important in the development of obliterative airway disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1070-1077. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Uz Stammberger, Jürg Hamacher, Sven Hillinger, and Ralph A. Schmid

sCR1sLe^X ameliorates ischemia/reperfusion injury in experimental lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1078-1084. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. Flamen, A. Lerut, E. Van Cutsem, J. P. Cambier, A. Maes, W. De Wever, M. Peeters, P. De Leyn, D. Van Raemdonck, and L. Mortelmans

The utility of positron emission tomography for the diagnosis and staging of recurrent esophageal cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1085-1092. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jan B. F. Hulscher, Ester ter Hofstede, Jaap Kloek, Hugo Obertop, Peter de Haan, and J. Jan B. van Lanschot

Injury to the major airways during subtotal esophagectomy: Incidence, management, and sequelae
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1093-1096. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Salih Topçu, Ismail Cüneyt Kurul, Irfan Tastepe, Durmus Bozkurt, Erkmen Gülhan, and Güven Çetin

Surgical treatment of pulmonary hydatid cysts in children
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1097-1101. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE:

Kenneth L. Mattox

Editorial: Variations in technology
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1102-1103. [Full Text]  

Stephen W. Downing, Marcelo G. Cardarelli, Jason Sperling, Safuh Attar, Douglas C. Wallace, Aurelio Rodriguez, Jamie Brown, Glenn J. R. Whitman, and Joseph S. McLaughlin

Heparinless partial cardiopulmonary bypass for the repair of aortic trauma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1104-1111. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

William L. Holman, Qing Li, Catarina I. Kiefe, David C. McGiffin, Eric D. Peterson, Richard M. Allman, Vance G. Nielsen, and Albert D. Pacifico

Prophylactic value of preincision intra-aortic balloon pump: Analysis of a statewide experience
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1112-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Raphael Saginur, Daniel Croteau, and Michel G. Bergeron

Comparative efficacy of teicoplanin and cefazolin for cardiac operation prophylaxis in 3027 patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1120-1130. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY:

Jussi Rimpiläinen, Matti Pokela, Kai Kiviluoma, Vesa Anttila, Vilho Vainionpää, Jorma Hirvonen, Pasi Ohtonen, Ari Mennander, Elina Remes, and Tatu Juvonen

Leukocyte filtration improves brain protection after a prolonged period of hypothermic circulatory arrest: A study in a chronic porcine model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1131-1140. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lars G. Svensson and Wendy A. Kimmel

Commentary
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1141. [Full Text]  

Tetsuya Higami, Ayako Maruo, Teruo Yamashita, Tsutomu Shida, and Kyoichi Ogawa

Histologic and physiologic evaluation of skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvesting with an ultrasonic scalpel
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1142-1147. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masahiro Sakurai, Koji Abe, Takeshi Hayashi, Yasuhiro Setoguchi, Gen-ya Yaginuma, Taiichiro Meguro, and Koichi Tabayashi

Adenovirus-mediated glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor gene delivery reduces motor neuron injury after transient spinal cord ischemia in rabbits
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1148-1157. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY:

Ulrich A. Stock, Takahiko Sakamoto, Shinichi Hatsuoka, David P. Martin, Mitsugi Nagashima, Adrian M. Moran, Marsha A. Moses, Philipe N. Khalil, Frederick J. Schoen, Joseph P. Vacanti, and John E. Mayer, Jr

Patch augmentation of the pulmonary artery with bioabsorbable polymers and autologous cell seeding
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1158-1167. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ren-Ke Li and Terrence M. Yau

Commentary
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1168. [Full Text]  

Eugene A. Grossi, Angelo LaPietra, Robert M. Applebaum, Greg H. Ribakove, Aubrey C. Galloway, F. Gregory Baumann, Patricia Ursomanno, Bryan M. Steinberg, and Stephen B. Colvin

Case report of robotic instrument–enhanced mitral valve surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1169-1171. [Full Text]  

W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr, L. Wiley Nifong, Joseph E. Elbeery, William H. Chapman, Robert Albrecht, Victor Kim, and James A. Young

Robotic mitral valve repair: Trapezoidal resection and prosthetic annuloplasty with the da Vinci Surgical System
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1171-1172. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000 120: 1173. [Full Text]  

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