EDITORIALS:

Michael A. Maddaus

If in doubt...
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 849-850. [Full Text]  

Ray C.-J. Chiu

Therapeutic cardiac angiogenesis and myogenesis: The promises and challenges on a new frontier
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 851-852. [Full Text]  

Jarle Vaage and Russell Anderson

Biochemical markers of neurologic injury in cardiac surgery: The rise and fall of S100ß
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 853-855. [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD):

Zahid Amin, Doff B. McElhinney, Jennifer K. Strawn, John D. Kugler, Kim F. Duncan, V. Mohan Reddy, Edwin Petrossian, and Frank L. Hanley

Hemidiaphragmatic paralysis increases postoperative morbidity after a modified Fontan operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 856-862. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Constantine Mavroudis, Carl L. Backer, Barbara J. Deal, Christopher Johnsrude, and Janette Strasburger

Total cavopulmonary conversion and maze procedure for patients with failure of the Fontan operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 863-871. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kiyozo Morita, Hiromi Kurosawa, Katsushi Koyanagi, Koji Nomura, Yoshimasa Uno, Hirokuni Naganuma, Yoko Matsumura, and Takahiro Inoue

Atrioventricular groove patch plasty for anatomically corrected malposition of the great arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 872-878. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yutaka Imoto, Hideaki Kado, Yuichi Shiokawa, Kazu Minami, and Hisataka Yasui

Experience with the Norwood procedure without circulatory arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 879-882. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Doff B. McElhinney, Song-Gui Yang, Alexa N. Hogarty, Jack Rychik, Marie M. Gleason, Christopher H. Zachary, Jonathan J. Rome, Tom R. Karl, William M. DeCampli, Thomas L. Spray, and J. William Gaynor

Recurrent arch obstruction after repair of isolated coarctation of the aorta in neonates and young infants: Is low weight a risk factor?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 883-890. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY (GTS):

Gianfranco Buccheri and Domenico Ferrigno

Serum biomarkers facilitate the recognition of early- stage cancer and may guide the selection of surgical candidates: A study of carcinoembryonic antigen and tissue polypeptide antigen in patients with operable non–small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 891-899. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yasuhiko Ohta, Makoto Oda, Jian Wu, Yoshio Tsunezuka, Minato Hiroshi, Akitaka Nonomura, and Go Watanabe

Can tumor size be a guide for limited surgical intervention in patients with peripheral non–small cell lung cancer? Assessment from the point of view of nodal micrometastasis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 900-906. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Emanuela Carbone, Hisao Asamura, Hidefumi Takei, Haruhiko Kondo, Kenji Suzuki, Etsuo Miyaoka, Ryosuke Tsuchiya, and Giovanni Motta

T2 tumors larger than five centimeters in diameter can be upgraded to T3 in non–small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 907-912. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (ACD):

J. Mark Jones, Hugh O'Kane, Dennis J. Gladstone, Mazin A.I. Sarsam, Gianfranco Campalani, Simon W. MacGowan, Jack Cleland, and Gordon W. Cran

Repeat heart valve surgery: Risk factors for operative mortality
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 913-918. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rajendra H. Mehta, David Bruckman, Sugata Das, Thomas Tsai, Pamela Russman, Dean Karavite, Hillary Monaghan, Seema Sonnad, Michael J. Shea, Kim A. Eagle, and G. Michael Deeb

Implications of increased left ventricular mass index on in-hospital outcomes in patients undergoing aortic valve surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 919-928. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tirone E. David, Joan Ivanov, Maria J. Eriksson, Joanne Bos, Christopher M. Feindel, and Harry Rakowski

Dilation of the sinotubular junction causes aortic insufficiency after aortic valve replacement with the Toronto SPV bioprosthesis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 929-934. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lee J. Goldstein, Ryan R. Davies, John A. Rizzo, Javier J. Davila, Matthew R. Cooperberg, Richard K. Shaw, Gary S. Kopf, and John A. Elefteriades

Stroke in surgery of the thoracic aorta: Incidence, impact, etiology, and prevention
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 935-945. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. Jane Grande-Allen, Richard P. Cochran, Per G. Reinhall, and Karyn S. Kunzelman

Mechanisms of aortic valve incompetence: Finite-element modeling of Marfan syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 946-954. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Edward Barber, F. Kurtis Kasper, Norman B. Ratliff, Delos M. Cosgrove, Brian P. Griffin, and Ivan Vesely

Mechanical properties of myxomatous mitral valves
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 955-962. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY (CSP):

Eung-Joong Kim, Ren-Ke Li, Richard D. Weisel, Donald A.G. Mickle, Zhi-Qiang Jia, Shinji Tomita, Tetsuro Sakai, and Terrence M. Yau

Angiogenesis by endothelial cell transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 963-971. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zhong-Kai Wu, Erkki Pehkonen, Jari Laurikka, Liisa Kaukinen, Eva L. Honkonen, Seppo Kaukinen, Pekka Laippala, and Matti R. Tarkka

The protective effects of preconditioning decline in aged patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 972-978. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

Reduction of ischemic spinal cord injury by dextrorphan: Comparison of several methods of administration
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 979-985. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Matthias Karck, Satonori Tanaka, Steven F. Bolling, Andre Simon, Tsung-Ping Su, Peter R. Oeltgen, and Axel Haverich

Myocardial protection by ischemic preconditioning and -opioid receptor activation in the isolated working rat heart
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 986-992. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ryuzo Bessho and David J. Chambers

Myocardial protection: The efficacy of an ultra-short-acting ß-blocker, esmolol, as a cardioplegic agent
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 993-1003. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ganghong Tian, Guangping Dai, Bo Xiang, Jiankang Sun, William G. Lindsay, and Roxanne Deslauriers

Effect on myocardial perfusion of simultaneous delivery of cardioplegic solution through a single coronary artery and the coronary sinus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1004-1010. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gerhard A. Kalweit, Jochen D. Schipke, Erhard Godehardt, and Emmeran Gams

Changes in coronary vessel resistance during postischemic reperfusion and effectiveness of nitroglycerin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1011-1018. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Takashi Kunihara, Norihiko Shiiya, and Keishu Yasuda

Changes in S100ß protein levels in cerebrospinal fluid after thoracoabdominal aortic operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1019-1020. [Full Text]  

Birgit Ahrens, Joachim Wit, Markus Schmitt, Ulrich Wahn, Bodo Niggemann, and Karl Paul

Symptomatic bronchogenic cyst in a six-month-old infant: Case report and review of the literature
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1021-1023. [Full Text]  

Devyani Chowdhury, Kaie Ojamaa, Vincent A. Parnell, Claire McMahon, Cristina P. Sison, and Irwin Klein

A prospective randomized clinical study of thyroid hormone treatment after operations for complex congenital heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1023-1025. [Full Text]  

Shinpei Yoshii, Shoji Suzuki, Shigeru Hosaka, Hiroshi Osawa, Wataru Takahashi, Kohki Takizawa, Samuel J.K. Abraham, Yusuke Tada, Hisashi Sugiyama, Tetsushi Tan, and Toshie Kadono

A case of Uhl anomaly treated with one and a half ventricle repair combined with partial right ventriculectomy in infancy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1026-1028. [Full Text]  

Emile A. Bacha, Jose Quinones, Madelyn D. Kahana, Joseph M. Baron, and Ziyad M. Hijazi

Embolic coronary occlusion after the arterial switch procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1028-1030. [Full Text]  

Masamichi Ono, Shigeaki Otake, Norihide Fukushima, Yoshiki Sawa, Hajime Ichikawa, Koji Kagisaki, and Hikaru Matsuda

Huge right ventricle–right coronary artery fistula compromising right ventricular function in a patient with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum: A case report
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1030-1032. [Full Text]  

K. M.John Chan, David Pontefract, Richard Andrews, and Surendra K. Naik

Paraganglioma of the left atrium
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1032-1033. [Full Text]  

Angelo Di Giorgio, Monir Al Mansour, Carlo Luigi Cardini, Giovanni Battista Fonsi, Giuseppe Carmenini, and Nicola Gueli

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung presenting as pyopneumothorax in an eighteen-year-old woman
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1034-1036. [Full Text]  

Shoh Tatebe, Michael J. Davies, Victor T. Tsang, and Martin J. Elliott

Perioperative monitoring of left ventricular contractility
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1036-1038. [Full Text]  

Hiroyuki Tanaka, Satoru Hasegawa, Koso Egi, Hiroki Tachou, Fumihiro Saitoh, and Makoto Sunamori

Successful radical resection of a leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary trunk
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1039-1040. [Full Text]  

Kotaro Yasui, Susumu Kanazawa, Hidefumi Mimura, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, Masafumi Kataoka, Noriaki Tanaka, and Yoshio Hiraki

Assessment of aortic invasion by pulmonary carcinoma with the use of intra-aortic endovascular sonography: A case report
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1041-1042. [Full Text]  

Matthias Loebe, Evgenij Potapov, Ralf Sodian, Michael Kopitz, and George P. Noon

A safe and simple method of preserving right ventricular function during implantation of a left ventricular assist device
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1043. [Full Text]  

Roland G. Demaria, Simon Fortier, Michel Carrier, and Louis P. Perrault

Early multifocal stenosis after coronary artery snaring during off-pump coronary artery bypass in a patient with diabetes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1044-1045. [Full Text]  

Charles L. Roper and Joel D. Cooper

Chronic expanding hematoma of the thorax
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1046-1048. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

William E. Walker

Surgery for acute aortic dissection in octogenarians
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1049. [Full Text]  

Martin F. McKneally

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1049-1050. [Full Text]  

John S. Ikonomidis

Operation for acute type A aortic dissection in octogenarians
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1050. [Full Text]  

Christian Hagl and Randall B. Griepp

Acute type A dissection in octogenarians
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1050-1051. [Full Text]  

Eugenio Neri

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1051-1052. [Full Text]  

Pierre J. Corbi, Mohammad Rahmati, and Jean-Claude Lecron

Inflammatory response associated with cardiopulmonary bypass and effect of methylprednisolone
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1052. [Full Text]  

Mark A. Chaney

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1052-1053. [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of Interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 122: 1054. [Full Text]  

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