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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

2001-4011 – Coronary Revascularisation Through Re-Sternotomy Utilising Arterial Conduits 47 Years After Correction Of Pectus Excavatum: An Unusual Technical Challenge
Aristotle D. Protopapas, Andrew T. Forsyth

 

EDITORIALS

2001-1111 – Neurocognitive Decline Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Marco Ricci, Tomas A. Salerno

 

2001-8009 – Xenotransplantation Update
Stewart McLendon Long, Benjamin Banks Peeler, Steven Mark Fiser, Aditya Krishna Kaza, Curtis Green Tribble

 

ARTICLES

2001-58921 – Evaluation of a Novel Synthetic Sealant for Inhibition of Cardiac Adhesions and Clinical Experience in Cardiac Surgery Procedures
Marc Hendrikx, Urbain Mees, Arthur C. Hill, Barbara Egbert, George T. Coker, Trudy D. Estridge

   

2001-43986 – A Technique for the Treatment of Sternal Infections Using the Vacuum Assisted Closure™ Device
Robert E. Hersh, Aditya K. Kaza, Stewart M. Long, Steven M. Fiser, David B. Drake, Curtis G. Tribble

   

2001-87347 – Effect of Sialyl Lewis^x Selectin Blockade on Myocardial Protection During Cardioplegic Arrest and Reperfusion
H. Henning Sauer, Steven J. Allen, Charles S. Cox Jr., Glen A. Laine

   

2001-1485 – Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvest: A New Approach
Mark H. Genovesi, Lisa Torrillo, James Fonger, Nilesh Patel, J.C. McCabe, V.A. Subramanian

   

2001-3244 – The Advantages of the Harmonic Scalpel® for the Harvesting of Radial Arteries for Coronary Artery Bypass
Creighton B. Wright, Hendrick B. Barner, Aijun Gao, Renee Obial, Bruce Bandy, Loretta Perry, John Ronan, Colleen R. Kelly

   

2001-7114 – Does Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Reduce Mortality in High Risk Patients?
Belhhan Akpinar, Mustafa Guden, Ilhan Sanisoglu, Ertan Sagbas, Baris Çaynak, Zehra Bayramoglu, Osman Bayindir

   

2001-0021 – Chronic Effects of Arterial Balloon Dilatation on Internal Mammary Artery Endothelial Function
Eric Dumont, Louis P. Perrault, Nathalie Desjardins, Michel Carrier, Olivier Chavanon, James D. Fonger

   

2000-0771 – Coronary Artery Exposure in Off-Pump CABG: A Word of Caution
Giuseppe D'Ancona, Hratch Karamanoukian, Akira Kawaguchi, Jacob Bergsland

   

2001-7896 – Case Report: Cardiac Hemangioma
Rachel L. Tillett, Peter M.C. Jiskoot, Brian E. Glenville

   

2001-30488 – Case Report: Off-Pump Total Myocardial Revascularization for Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus
Imad F. Tabry, James Calabrese, Hassan Zammar, Kamel AbouKasem, Housny Akeilan, Nahed Gharbieh, Hisham Zinati, Wael Noureddine, Atef elHout, Mosbah Tayah, Lu'ay Khalidy, Marwan Yaghi

   

2001-2339 – Graft Control by Transit Time Flow Measurement and Intraoperative Angiography in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Per Kristian Hol, Erik Fosse, Bjørn Erik Mørk, Runar Lundblad, Kjell-Arne Rein, Per Snorre Lingaas, Odd Geiran, Jan Ludvig Svennevig, Tor-Inge Tonnessen, Sigurd Nitter-Hauge, Paulina Due-Tonnessen, Karleif Vatne, Hans-Jørgen Smith