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May 2002

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Copyright transfer and author declaration statement

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Responsibilities of investigators

Robert M. Sade,
Martin McKneally
For the Ethics Forum^*

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p837-838

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Controversies in cardiothoracic surgery: Is it ethical to advertise surgical results to increase referrals?

Martin F. McKneally

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p839-841

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The Insulin Cardioplegia Trial

Harold L. Lazar

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p842-844

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Gain and subsequent loss of lung function after lung volume reduction surgery in cases of severe emphysema with different morphologic patterns

Konrad E. Bloch,
Carmina L. Georgescu,
Erich W. Russi,
Walter Weder

Published in issue: May 2002

p845-854

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Gene transfer of human prostacyclin synthase into the liver is effective for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension in rats

Hitoshi Suhara,
Yoshiki Sawa,
Norihide Fukushima,
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Tadashi Tanabe,
Shigeaki Ohtake,
Hikaru Matsuda

Published in issue: May 2002

p855-861

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Despite some expression of folate receptor α in human mesothelioma cells, internalization of methotrexate is predominantly carrier mediated

Nushmia Z. Khokhar,
Alicia F.Y. Lam,
Valerie W. Rusch,
F.M. Sirotnak

Published in issue: May 2002

p862-868

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Internal thoracic artery grafting in the elderly patient undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: Room for process improvement?

T.Bruce Ferguson Jr,
Laura P. Coombs,
Eric D. Peterson

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p869-880

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Septal-lateral annular cinching abolishes acute ischemic mitral regurgitation

Tomasz A. Timek,
David T. Lai,
Frederick Tibayan,
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Paul Dagum,
Neil B. Ingels Jr,
D.Craig Miller

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p881-888

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Cardiomyoplasty: Ventricular reconstruction after tumor resection

Juan-Carlos Chachques,
Pantelis G. Argyriadis,
Christian Latremouille,
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Patrick Bruneval,
Jean-Paul Couetil,
Alain F. Carpentier

Published in issue: May 2002

p889-894

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Vacuum-assisted closure therapy guided by C-reactive protein level in patients with deep sternal wound infection

Ronny Gustafsson,
Per Johnsson,
Lars Algotsson,
Sten Blomquist,
Richard Ingemansson

Published in issue: May 2002

p895-900

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Extrathoracic cannulation of the left common carotid artery in thoracic aorta operations through a left thoracotomy: Preliminary experience in 26 patients

Eugenio Neri,
Massimo Massetti,
Lucio Barabesi,
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Gianni Capannini,
Fabio Miraldi,
Carlo Sassi

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p901-910

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Dynamic balance of the aortomitral junction

Emmanuel Lansac,
Khee Hiang Lim,
Yu Shomura,
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Nolan T. Rice,
Hashim Saber,
Carlos M.G. Duran

Published in issue: May 2002

p911-918

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Curative treatment of atrial fibrillation with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation: Short-term and midterm results

Friedrich W. Mohr,
Alexander M. Fabricius,
Volkmar Falk,
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Anno Diegeler,
Hans Kottkamp,
Gerd Hindricks

Published in issue: May 2002

p919-927

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The Insulin Cardioplegia Trial: Myocardial protection for urgent coronary artery bypass grafting

Vivek Rao,
George T. Christakis,
Richard D. Weisel,
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Michael A. Borger,
Gideon Cohen
For the ICT Investigators

Published in issue: May 2002

p928-935

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Use of the Cobra catheter for targeted temperature management during cardiopulmonary bypass in swine

Jared M. Slater,
Thomas A. Orszulak,
Kenton J. Zehr,
David J. Cook

Published in issue: May 2002

p936-942

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Failure of retrograde cerebral perfusion to attenuate metabolic changes associated with hypothermic circulatory arrest

R.S. Bonser,
C.H. Wong,
D. Harrington,
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M. Wilkes,
T. Clutton-Brock,
M. Faroqui

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p943-950

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Tissue factor as the main activator of the coagulation system during cardiopulmonary bypass

F. De Somer,
Y. Van Belleghem,
F. Caes,
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J. Arnout,
Y. Taeymans,
G. Van Nooten

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p951-958

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Sodium/hydrogen-exchanger inhibition during cardioplegic arrest and cardiopulmonary bypass: An experimental study

Charles S. Cox Jr,
Henning Sauer,
Steven J. Allen,
L.Maximilian Buja,
Glen A. Laine

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p959-966

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Virtual bronchoscopy for evaluation of malignant tumors of the thorax

Steven E. Finkelstein,
Ronald M. Summers,
Dao M. Nguyen,
John H. Stewart IV,
Jean A. Tretler,
David S. Schrump

Published in issue: May 2002

p967-972

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Interruption of patent ductus arteriosus in children: Robotically assisted versus videothoracoscopic surgery

Emmanuel Le Bret,
Spiridon Papadatos,
Thierry Folliguet,
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Alain Batisse,
Jean Bachet,
François Laborde

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p973-976

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Postauricular percutaneous power delivery for permanent mechanical circulatory support

Stephen Westaby,
Robert Jarvik,
Andrew Freeland,
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Satoshi Saito,
Pedro Catarino,
O.H. Frazier

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p977-983

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Single fibers of skeletal muscle as a novel graft for cell transplantation to the heart

Ken Suzuki,
Bari Murtuza,
Louise Heslop,
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Noriko Suzuki,
Terence A. Partridge,
Magdi H. Yacoub

Published in issue: May 2002

p984-992

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Solitary arterial trunk with absence of the ascending aorta: Embryologic considerations

Alejandro R. Peirone,
Lisa K. Hornberger,
Shi-Joon Yoo,
Glen S. Van Arsdell,
Robert M. Freedom

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p993-995

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Intra-atrial rerouting by transference of the posterior left atrial wall for cardiac-type total anomalous pulmonary venous return

Masaaki Yamagishi,
Keisuke Shuntoh,
Akiyuki Takahashi,
Takeshi Shinkawa,
Takako Miyazaki,
Nobuo Kitamura

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p996-999

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Atrial septum around the fossa ovalis: An ideal patch for the ventricular septal defect

Masaaki Yamagishi,
Keisuke Shuntoh,
Akiyuki Takahashi,
Takeshi Shinkawa,
Takako Miyazaki,
Nobuo Kitamura

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p999-1000

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A simple and useful option for treatment of acute type A dissection with the tear beyond the aortic arch

Kazuhito Imanaka,
Shunei Kyo,
Masaaki Kato,
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Hiroshi Ohuchi,
Haruhiko Asano,
Yuji Yokote

Published in issue: May 2002

p1001-1003

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Cerebrospinal fluid drainage as a useful treatment option to relieve paraplegia after stent-graft implantation for acute aortic dissection type B

Tatjana Fleck,
Doris Hutschala,
Michael Weissl,
Ernst Wolner,
Martin Grabenwöger

Published in issue: May 2002

p1003-1005

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Aortic balloon occlusion catheter with perfusion lumen for protection of lower body during distal anastomosis in aortic arch repair

Hisato Takagi,
Yoshio Mori,
Hisashi Iwata,
Yukio Umeda,
Yukihiro Matsuno,
Hajime Hirose

Published in issue: May 2002

p1006-1008

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Coronary artery bypass in the ambulatory patient

Gladyston Luiz Lim Souto,
Celme da Silva Caetano Júnior,
José Bruno Silveira de Souza,
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Marco Antonio Teixeira,
Márcio Roberto Moraes de Carvalho,
Antonio Carlos Botelho da Silva

Published in issue: May 2002

p1008-1009

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Saved by the bell: Early surgical treatment for cardiosystemic thromboembolism

Dumbor L. Ngaage,
Gurpreet S. Bhamra,
Sydney Gaynor,
Unnikrishna R. Nair

Published in issue: May 2002

p1010-1011

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Vasopressin reversal of phenoxybenzamine-induced hypotension after the Norwood procedure

Stacy B. O'Blenes,
Nathalie Roy,
Igor Konstantinov,
Desmond Bohn,
Glen S. Van Arsdell

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p1012-1013

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The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

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The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

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The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

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The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

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The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

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