EDITORIALS:

D. Craig Miller

Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in patients with the Marfan syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 773-778. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Raimondo Ascione and Gianni D. Angelini

Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: The implications of the evidence
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 779-781. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Brian F. Buxton

Complete arterial grafting for coronary artery disease?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 782-783. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Michael S. Mulligan and Douglas E. Wood

Optimizing lung transplant immunosuppression: Beyond calcineurin inhibition
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 784-786. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Thomas A. D'Amico

Local control without resection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 787-788. [Extract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE:

Nilto Carias de Oliveira, Tirone E. David, Joan Ivanov, Susan Armstrong, Maria J. Eriksson, Harry Rakowski, and Gary Webb

Results of surgery for aortic root aneurysm in patients with Marfan syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 789-796. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. D. Puskas, W. H. Williams, P. G. Duke, J. R. Staples, K. E. Glas, J. J. Marshall, M. Leimbach, P. Huber, S. Garas, B. H. Sammons, S. A. McCall, R. J. Petersen, D. E. Bailey, H. Chu, E. M. Mahoney, W. S. Weintraub, and R. A. Guyton

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting provides complete revascularization with reduced myocardial injury, transfusion requirements, and length of stay: A prospective randomized comparison of two hundred unselected patients undergoing off-pump versus conventional coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 797-808. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Felix Unger, Patrick W. Serruys, Magdi H. Yacoub, Charles Ilsley, Peter Kildeberg Paulsen, Torsten Toftegaard Nielsen, Leon Eysmann, and Ferdinand Kiemeneij

Revascularization in multivessel disease: Comparison between two-year outcomes of coronary bypass surgery and stenting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 809-820. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kazuhiro Kochi, Kazumasa Orihashi, and Taijiro Sueda

The snuffbox technique: A reliable color Doppler method to assess hand circulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 821-825. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Claudio Muneretto, Alberto Negri, Jacopo Manfredi, Alberto Terrini, Giulia Rodella, Suad ElQarra, and Gianluigi Bisleri

Safety and usefulness of composite grafts for total arterial myocardial revascularization: A prospective randomized evaluation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 826-835. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nicolas Doll, Michael A. Borger, Alexander Fabricius, Susann Stephan, Jan Gummert, Friedrich W. Mohr, Johann Hauss, Hans Kottkamp, and Gerd Hindricks

Esophageal perforation during left atrial radiofrequency ablation: Is the risk too high?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 836-842. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY:

Naz Bige Aydin, Hakan Gercekoglu, Burak Aksu, Vedat Ozkul, Tufan Sener, Ilknur Kiygil, Tansel Turkoglu, Serdar Cimen, Funda Babacan, and Murat Demirtas

Endotoxemia in coronary artery bypass surgery: A comparison of the off-pump technique and conventional cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 843-848. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marco Di Eusanio, Ronald M. J. Wesselink, Wim J. Morshuis, Karl M. Dossche, and Marc A. A. M. Schepens

Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and antegrade selective cerebral perfusion during ascending aorta-hemiarch replacement: A retrospective comparative study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 849-854. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vivek Rao, Mehmet C. Oz, Margaret A. Flannery, Katharine A. Catanese, Michael Argenziano, and Yoshifumi Naka

Revised screening scale to predict survival after insertion of a left ventricular assist device
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 855-862. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stanley B. Digerness, Paul S. Brookes, Steven P. Goldberg, Charles R. Katholi, and William L. Holman

Modulation of mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channels and sodium-hydrogen exchange provide additive protection from severe ischemia-reperfusion injury
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 863-871. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ganghong Tian, Bo Xiang, Guangping Dai, Gang Li, Jiankang Sun, Randy Summers, and Roxanne Deslauriers

Retrograde cardioplegia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 872-880. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOTHORACIC TRANSPLANTATION:

J. K. Kirklin, D. C. Naftel, R. C. Bourge, D. C. McGiffin, J. A. Hill, R. J. Rodeheffer, B. E. Jaski, P. J. Hauptman, M. Weston, and C. White-Williams

Evolving trends in risk profiles and causes of death after heart transplantation: A ten-year multi-institutional study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 881-890. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andreas Zuckermann, Hermann Reichenspurner, Tudor Birsan, Henrick Treede, Elena Deviatko, Bruno Reichart, and Walter Klepetko

Cyclosporine A versus tacrolimus in combination with mycophenolate mofetil and steroids as primary immunosuppression after lung transplantation: One-year results of a 2-center prospective randomized trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 891-900. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Makio Hayama, Hiroshi Date, Takahiro Oto, Motoi Aoe, Akio Andou, and Nobuyoshi Shimizu

Improved lung function by means of retrograde flush in canine lung transplantation with non-heart-beating donors
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 901-906. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rafael Aguiló, Enric Serra, Bernat Togores, Andrés de la Peña, Carmen Santos, and Alvar G. N. Agustí

Long-term (72 hours) preservation of rat lungs
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 907-912. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Kenneth A. Kesler, Jo Ann Brooks, Karen M. Rieger, Naomi S. Fineberg, Lawrence H. Einhorn, and John W. Brown

Mediastinal metastases from testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumors: Patterns of dissemination and predictors of long-term survival with surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 913-923. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Teruaki Koike, Yasushi Yamato, Katsuo Yoshiya, Takehiko Shimoyama, and Ryuta Suzuki

Intentional limited pulmonary resection for peripheral T1 N0 M0 small-sized lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 924-928. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Luis J. Herrera, Hiran C. Fernando, Yaron Perry, William E. Gooding, Percival O. Buenaventura, Neil A. Christie, and James D. Luketich

Radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary malignant tumors in nonsurgical candidates
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 929-937. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robert James Cerfolio, Buddhiwardhan Ojha, Sudipto Mukherjee, Amanda Harrison Pask, Cynthia Sale Bass, and Charles R. Katholi

Positron emission tomography scanning with 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose as a predictor of response of neoadjuvant treatment for non-small cell carcinoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 938-944. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Harold M. Burkhart, Claude Deschamps, Mark S. Allen, Francis C. Nichols, III, Daniel L. Miller, and Peter C. Pairolero

Surgical management of sternoclavicular joint infections
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 945-949. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Naozumi Saiki, Shin Ishimaru, Satoshi Kawaguchi, Taro Shimazaki, Yoshihiko Yokoi, and Yukio Obitsu

Endografting facilitated by axillary-axillary bypass for distal arch aneurysm after left internal thoracic artery to left anterior descending artery bypass surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 950-952. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kenji Minatoya, Matthias Karck, Eugeniusz Szpakowski, Wolfgang Harringer, and Axel Haverich

Ascending aortic cannulation for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection: Another option
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 952-953. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Douglas M. Bowley, Mark P. Gordon, and Kenneth D. Boffard

Thoracic impalement after ultralight aircraft crash
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 954-955. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yoshifumi Iguro, Goichi Yotsumoto, Naoki Ishizaki, Kenichi Arata, and Ryuzo Sakata

Endovascular stent-graft repair for thoracoabdominal aneurysm after reconstruction of the superior mesenteric and celiac arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 956-958. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gerard Babatasi, Massimo Massetti, Jean-Michel Radoux, and Andre Khayat

Abdominal aneurysm rupture and left main stenosis: Emergency one-stage repair with off-pump coronary surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 958-960. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Armin Sablotzki, Elke Czeslick, Ekkehard Gruenig, Ivar Friedrich, Susann Schubert, Jochen Börgermann, and Thomas Hentschel

First experiences with the stable prostacyclin analog iloprost in the evaluation of heart transplant candidates with increased pulmonary vascular resistance
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 960-962. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mehmet Özkan, Alp Aslan, Mehmet Oguz, Celil Yildirim, Levent Oktar, Göksel Ergül, and Ümit Özyurda

A carbon dioxide insufflation technique for preparation of the internal thoracic artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 963-964. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Afksendiyos Kalangos, Maurice Beghetti, and Jan T. Christenson

Tricuspidalization of a bicuspid aortic valve with severe aortic valve insufficiency
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 964-966. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Masaaki Yamagishi, Keisuke Shuntoh, Tsutomu Matsushita, Katsuji Fujiwara, Takeshi Shinkawa, Takako Miyazaki, and Nobuo Kitamura

Half-turned truncal switch operation for complete transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 966-968. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Peter C. Minneci and Douglas J. Mathisen

Minor challenges: Modified diverticulectomy and myotomy for recurrent Zenker diverticulum
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 969-971. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Samir Nusair, Shaden Salameh-Giryes, Chaim Springer, and Uzi Izhar

Congenital bronchial cyst with recurrent submassive hemoptysis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 972-973. [Extract] [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Christian Kreutzer

Rastelli repair for transposition of the great arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 974. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Harold L. Lazar

Quinaprilat during cardioplegic arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 974-975. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hermes C. Grillo

Tracheal replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 975. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Paul A. Kirschner

Cardiac herniation after intrapericardial pneumonectomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 975-976. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Alessandro Baisi, Ugo Cioffi, and Luigi Santambrogio

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 976. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Henning A. Gaissert

Intussusception and spontaneous amputation of the esophagus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 976. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Jarmo A. Salo, Ari Ristimäki, Jukka T. Salminen, and Jukka Sirén

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 976-977. [Extract] [Full Text]  

EVENTS OF INTEREST:

Events of interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 978. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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