J. Gordon Scannell, MD (1914-2002)
Earle Wayne Wilkins
pages 1-2
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Cover photograph
page 6A
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The ABCs of LTX for BAC
Thomas M. Egan, Frank C. Detterbeck
pages 20-22
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Nothing is fair or good alone
Niloo M. Edwards, Kenneth M. Prager
pages 23-24
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Statistical methods
page 27A
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Attenuation of postischemic myocardial injury by cariporide
Dipak K. Das
pages 30-31
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Copyright transfer and author declaration statement
page 33A
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New approach for complete endocardiectomy in left ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis
Raja Joshi, Smartin Abraham, Arkalgud Sampath Kumar
pages 40-42
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Pulmonary transplantation for advanced bronchioloalveolar carcinoma
George L. Zorn, David C. McGiffin, K.Randall Young, C.Bruce Alexander, David Weill, James K. Kirklin
pages 45-48
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Baboons undergoing orthotopic concordant cardiac xenotransplantation surviving more than 300 days: Effect of immunosuppressive regimen
Miki Asano, Steven R. Gundry, Hironori Izutani, Sandra Nehlsen Cannarella, Omar Fagoaga, Leonard L. Bailey
pages 60-70
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Primary thoracoscopic treatment of empyema in children
Gordon Cohen, Vibeke Hjortdal, Marco Ricci, Adam Jaffe, Colin Wallis, Robert Dinwiddie, Martin J. Elliott, Marc R. de Leval
pages 79-84
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Efficacy and safety of tracheobronchoplasty after induction therapy for locally advanced lung cancer
Mitsunori Ohta, Noriyoshi Sawabata, Hajime Maeda, Hikaru Matsuda
pages 96-100
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Effect of preoperative delay on prognosis for patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer
Renée L. Quarterman, Alex McMillan, Mark B. Ratcliffe, Mark I. Block
pages 108-114
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Continuous retrograde blood cardioplegia is associated with lower hospital mortality after heart valve surgery
Willem J. Flameng, Paul Herijgers, Sarah Dewilde, Emmanuel Lesaffre
pages 121-125
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Video-assisted multivessel revascularization through a left anterior small thoracotomy approach with the Symmetry Aortic Connector System
Michal Semrád, Petr Bodlák, Martin Stříteský, Vladimír Vondráček, Tomáš Urban, Petra Vyhnalová, František Holm, Ivan Vaněk
pages 129-134
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Effect of diabetes on early and late survival after isolated first coronary bypass surgery in multivessel disease
Antonio Maria Calafiore, Michele Di Mauro, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Marco Contini, Giuseppe Vitolla, Angela Lorena Iacò, Carlo Canosa, Stefano D'Alessandro
pages 144-154
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Nuclear factor κB mediates a procoagulant response in monocytes during extracorporeal circulation
Elizabeth N. Morgan, Timothy H. Pohlman, Craig Vocelka, Angela Farr, Gina Lindley, Wayne Chandler, Jeanette M. Griscavage-Ennis, Edward D. Verrier
pages 165-171
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Nitrotyrosine and 8-isoprostane formation indicate free radical-mediated injury in hearts of patients subjected to cardioplegia
Uwe Mehlhorn, Andreas Krahwinkel, Hans J. Geissler, Karl LaRosee, Uwe M. Fischer, Oliver Klass, Michael Suedkamp, Khrosro Hekmat, Paschalis Tossios, Wilhelm Bloch
pages 178-183
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Surgical treatment of a primary tracheal angiosarcoma
Jin-Shing Chen, Yih-Leong Chang, Hsao-Shun Shu, Yung-Chie Lee
pages 191-193
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Brucella melitensis endocarditis of ventricular septal defect patch: Successful surgical treatment without replacement
Ugursay Kiziltepe, Adnan Uysalel, Ercan Tutar, Hakki Akalin
pages 196-197
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Aortic root replacement with Freestyle stentless valve for complex aortic root infection
Toshihiro Fukui, Shigefumi Suehiro, Toshihiko Shibata, Koji Hattori, Hidekazu Hirai, Takanobu Aoyama
pages 200-203
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Simultaneous enlargement of the pulmonaryannulus and the pulmonary cusp with atransannular patch
Ahmet Turan Yilmaz, Ertugrul Ozal, Celalettin Gunay, Harun Tatar
pages 206-208
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Apolipoprotein E4 increases aortic atheroma burden in cardiac surgical patients
Lian K. Ti, G.Burkhard Mackensen, Hilary P. Grocott, Daniel T. Laskowitz, Barbara G. Phillips-Bute, Carmelo A. Milano, Andrew K. Hilton, Mark F. Newman, Joseph P. Mathew, the Neurologic Outcome Research Group, Durham, NC
pages 211-213
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Right pneumonectomy and thoracoplasty followed by coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve replacement
I. El-Hamamsy, L-M. Stevens, L.P. Perrault, M. Carrier
pages 215-216
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Determinants of maximal right ventricular function: Role of septal shift
Mark H. Danton
pages 219-220
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Thymolipomas with myasthenia gravis in Japan
Mitsuhiro Yamamura, Takashi Miyamoto, Hideki Yao
pages 220-221
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