Circulation -- Table of Contents (Volume 104, Issue 90001)

Volume 104, Issue 90001; September 18, 2001

Myocardial Protection and Vascular Biology

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease

Surgery for Valvular Heart Disease

Thoracic Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Devices

Aortic and Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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	Myocardial Protection and Vascular Biology:
	All-Blood (Miniplegia) Versus Dilute Cardioplegia in Experimental Surgical Revascularization of Evolving Infarction Daniel A. Velez, Cullen D. Morris, Jason M. Budde, Satoshi Muraki, Rachel N. Otto, Robert A. Guyton, and Jakob Vinten-Johansen Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-296-I-302, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094838 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Heat Shock Protein 70 Gene Transfection Protects Mitochondrial and Ventricular Function Against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Jay Jayakumar, Ken Suzuki, Ivan A. Sammut, Ryszard T. Smolenski, Mak Khan, Najma Latif, Haitham Abunasra, Bari Murtuza, Mohamed Amrani, and Magdi H. Yacoub Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-303-I-307, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094932 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Overexpression of Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Provides Cardioprotection Against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Associated With Reduction in Apoptosis Ken Suzuki, Bari Murtuza, Ryszard T. Smolenski, Ivan A. Sammut, Noriko Suzuki, Yasufumi Kaneda, and Magdi H. Yacoub Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-308-I-313, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094871 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Time Course of Functional Recovery of Stunned and Hibernating Segments After Surgical Revascularization Jeroen J. Bax, Frans C. Visser, Don Poldermans, Abdou Elhendy, Jan H. Cornel, Eric Boersma, Arthur van Lingen, Paolo M. Fioretti, and Cees A. Visser Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-314-I-318, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094853 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Biochemical and Structural Evidence for Pig Myocardium Adherens Junction Disruption by Cardiopulmonary Bypass Cesario Bianchi, Eugenio G. Araujo, Kaori Sato, and Frank W. Sellke Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-319-I-324, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094519 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Gelatin Sheet Incorporating Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Enhances Healing of Devascularized Sternum in Diabetic Rats Atsushi Iwakura, Yasuhiko Tabata, Nobushige Tamura, Kazuhiko Doi, Kazunobu Nishimura, Tatsuo Nakamura, Yasuhiko Shimizu, Masatoshi Fujita, and Masashi Komeda Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-325-I-329, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094544 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Relationship Between Early Diastolic Intraventricular Pressure Gradients, an Index of Elastic Recoil, and Improvements in Systolic and Diastolic Function Michael S. Firstenberg, Nicholas G. Smedira, Neil L. Greenberg, David L. Prior, Patrick M. McCarthy, Mario J. Garcia, and James D. Thomas Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-330-I-335, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094834 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Expression of Endomyocardial Nitric Oxide Synthase and Coronary Endothelial Function in Human Cardiac Allografts Stephen M. Wildhirt, Michael Weis, Costas Schulze, Nicole Conrad, Sinan Pehlivanli, Gabi Rieder, Georg Enders, Wolfgang von Scheidt, and Bruno Reichart Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-336-I-343, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094598 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Comparison of Nitric Oxide Release and Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor–Mediated Hyperpolarization Between Human Radial and Internal Mammary Arteries Guo-Wei He and Zhi-Gang Liu Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-344-I-349, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094930 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Inhibition of Tumor Necrosis Factor- ${alpha}$ Improves Postischemic Recovery of Hypertrophied Hearts Christof Stamm, Ingeborg Friehs, Douglas B. Cowan, Adrian M. Moran, Hung Cao-Danh, Lennart F. Duebener, Pedro J. del Nido, and Francis X. McGowan, Jr Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-350-I-355, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094851 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:
	Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization Remodels the Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System in a Chronic Setting R. C. Arora, G. M. Hirsch, K. Hirsch, and J. A. Armour Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-115-I-120, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094901 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Late Outcome After Arterial Switch Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries J. Losay, A. Touchot, A. Serraf, A. Litvinova, V. Lambert, J. D. Piot, F. Lacour-Gayet, A. Capderou, and C. Planche Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-121-I-126, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094716 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children After the Fontan Operation Joseph M. Forbess, Karen J. Visconti, David C. Bellinger, and Richard A. Jonas Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-127-I-132, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094816 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Posterior Pericardial Ascending-to-Descending Aortic Bypass: An Alternative Surgical Approach for Complex Coarctation of the Aorta Heidi M. Connolly, Hartzell V. Schaff, Uzi Izhar, Joseph A. Dearani, Carole A. Warnes, and Thomas A. Orszulak Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-133-I-137, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094897 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	General Health Status of Children With D-Transposition of the Great Arteries After the Arterial Switch Operation Carolyn Dunbar-Masterson, David Wypij, David C. Bellinger, Leonard A. Rappaport, Annette L. Baker, Richard A. Jonas, and Jane W. Newburger Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-138-I-142, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094782 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term Survival After Mitral Valve Replacement in Children Aged <5 Years: A Multi-Institutional Study Christopher A. Caldarone, Geetha Raghuveer, Christine B. Hills, Dianne L. Atkins, Trudy L. Burns, Douglas M. Behrendt, and James H. Moller Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-143-I-147, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094840 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Factors Related to Pleural Effusions After Fontan Procedure in the Era of Fenestration Raymond T. Fedderly, Beth N. Whitstone, Stephanie J. Frisbee, James S. Tweddell, and S. Bert Litwin Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-148-I-151, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094817 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Are Outcomes of Surgical Versus Transcatheter Balloon Valvotomy Equivalent in Neonatal Critical Aortic Stenosis? Brian W. McCrindle, Eugene H. Blackstone, William G. Williams, Rekwan Sittiwangkul, Thomas L. Spray, Anthony Azakie, and Richard A. Jonas Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-152-I-158, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094837 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Impact of Inspired Gas Mixtures on Preoperative Infants With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome During Controlled Ventilation Sarah Tabbutt, Chandra Ramamoorthy, Lisa M. Montenegro, Suzanne M. Durning, C. Dean Kurth, James M. Steven, Rodolfo I. Godinez, Thomas L. Spray, Gil Wernovsky, and Susan C. Nicolson Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-159-I-164, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094818 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Vascular dysfunction after repair of coarctation of the aorta: Impact of Early Surgery Marcello de Divitiis, Carlo Pilla, Mia Kattenhorn, Mariutzka Zadinello, Ann Donald, Paul Leeson, Sharon Wallace, Andrew Redington, and John E. Deanfield Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-165-I-170, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094900 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease:
	Clinical and Angiographic Effects of Chronic Calcium Channel Blocker Therapy Continued Beyond First Postoperative Year in Patients With Radial Artery Grafts: Results of a Prospective Randomized Investigation Mario Gaudino, Franco Glieca, Nicola Luciani, Francesco Alessandrini, and Gianfederico Possati Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-64-I-67, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094819 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Does Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Alone Correct Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation? Lishan Aklog, Farzan Filsoufi, Kathryn Q. Flores, Raymond H. Chen, Lawrence H. Cohn, Nadia S. Nathan, John G. Byrne, and David H. Adams Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-68-I-75, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094706 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Coronary Artery Bypass With Only In Situ Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries and Right Gastroepiploic Artery Hiroshi Nishida, Yasuko Tomizawa, Masahiro Endo, Hitoshi Koyanagi, and Hiroshi Kasanuki Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-76-I-80, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094812 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Sustained Angina Relief 5 Years After Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization With a CO₂ Laser Keith A. Horvath, Sary F. Aranki, Lawrence H. Cohn, Robert J. March, O. Howard Frazier, Kamuran A. Kadipasaoglu, Steven W. Boyce, Bruce W. Lytle, Kevin P. Landolfo, James E. Lowe, Brack Hattler, Bartley P. Griffith, and Allan M. Lansing Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-81-I-84, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094774 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Neuroprotective Effect of Mild Hypothermia in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Randomized Trial Howard J. Nathan, George A. Wells, Janet L. Munson, and Denise Wozny Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-85-I-91, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094710 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Waiting for Cardiac Surgery: Results of a Risk-Stratified Queuing Process A. Andrew Ray, Karen J. Buth, John A. Sullivan, David E. Johnstone, and Gregory M. Hirsch Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-92-I-98, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094904 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Left Mini-Thoracotomy for Beating Heart Bypass Grafting: A Safe Alternative to High-Risk Intervention for Selected Grafting of the Circumflex Artery Distribution Todd M. Dewey, Mitchell Magee, James Edgerton, Rhonda Vela, Syma L. Prince, Tea Acuff, and Michael J. Mack Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-99-I-101, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094902 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Development of Robotic Enhanced Endoscopic Surgery for the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease Utz Kappert, Jens Schneider, Romuald Cichon, Vassilios Gulielmos, Sems-Malte Tugtekin, Joachim Nicolai, Klaus Matschke, and Stephan Schueler Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-102-I-107, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094601 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Autologous Endothelialized Vein Allograft: A Solution in the Search for Small-Caliber Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Operations Peter Lamm, Gerd Juchem, Stefan Milz, Matthias Schuffenhauer, and Bruno Reichart Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-108-I-114, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094527 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Surgery for Valvular Heart Disease:
	Very Long-Term Survival and Durability of Mitral Valve Repair for Mitral Valve Prolapse Dania Mohty, Thomas A. Orszulak, Hartzell V. Schaff, Jean-Francois Avierinos, Jamil A. Tajik, and Maurice Enriquez-Sarano Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-1-I-7, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094903 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Very Long-Term Results (More Than 20 Years) of Valve Repair With Carpentier’s Techniques in Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Insufficiency E. Braunberger, A. Deloche, A. Berrebi, F. Abdallah, J.A Celestin, P. Meimoun, G. Chatellier, S. Chauvaud, J.N. Fabiani, and A. Carpentier Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-8-I-11, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094780 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Long-Term (29 Years) Results of Reconstructive Surgery in Rheumatic Mitral Valve Insufficiency Sylvain Chauvaud, Jean-François Fuzellier, Alain Berrebi, Alain Deloche, Jean-Noël Fabiani, and Alain Carpentier Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-12-I-15, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094707 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Incidence, Location, Pathology, and Significance of Pulmonary Homograft Stenosis After the Ross Operation Gerald S. Carr-White, Philip J. Kilner, Jimmy K.F. Hon, Thomas Rutledge, Sue Edwards, Elisabeth D. Burman, Dudley J. Pennell, and Magdi H. Yacoub Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-16-I-20, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094545 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Time Course of Aortic Valve Function and Root Dimensions After Subcoronary Ross Procedure for Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Aortic Valve Disease Claudia Schmidtke, Matthias Bechtel, Michael Hueppe, and Hans-H. Sievers Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-21-I-24, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094835 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Does Histocompatibility Affect Homograft Valve Function After the Ross Procedure? J.F. Matthias Bechtel, Claus Bartels, Claudia Schmidtke, Wim Skibba, Michael Müller-Steinhardt, Harald Klüter, and Hans-Hinrich Sievers Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-25-I-28, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094899 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Edge-to-Edge Mitral Repair: Tension on the Approximating Suture and Leaflet Deformation During Acute Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation in the Ovine Heart Sten Lyager Nielsen, Tomasz A. Timek, David T. Lai, George T. Daughters, David Liang, J. Michael Hasenkam, Neil B. Ingels, and D. Craig Miller Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-29-I-35, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094523 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Surgical Management of Left-Sided Carcinoid Heart Disease Heidi M. Connolly, Hartzell V. Schaff, Charles J. Mullany, Joseph Rubin, Martin D. Abel, and Patricia A. Pellikka Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-36-I-40, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094898 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Anterior Chordal Transection Impairs Not Only Regional Left Ventricular Function But Also Regional Right Ventricular Function in Mitral Regurgitation Thierry Le Tourneau, Daniel Grandmougin, Claude Foucher, Eugene P. McFadden, Pascal de Groote, Alain Prat, Henri Warembourg, and Ghislaine Deklunder Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-41-I-46, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094602 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Pathogenesis of Mitral Regurgitation in Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy Tomasz A. Timek, Paul Dagum, David T. Lai, David Liang, George T. Daughters, Neil B. Ingels, Jr, and D. Craig Miller Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-47-I-53, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094913 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy After Surgical Therapy for Aortic Stenosis Is Associated With Changes in Extracellular Matrix Gene Expression Thomas Walther, Andreas Schubert, Volkmar Falk, Christian Binner, Andreas Kanev, Sabine Bleiziffer, Claudia Walther, Nico Doll, Rüdiger Autschbach, and Friedrich W. Mohr Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-54-I-58, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094777 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Influence of Atrial Fibrillation on Outcome Following Mitral Valve Repair Eric Lim, Clifford W. Barlow, A. Reza Hosseinpour, Christopher Wisbey, Kate Wilson, Willis Pidgeon, Susan Charman, John B. Barlow, and Francis C. Wells Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-59-I-63, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094813 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Thoracic Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Devices:
	Survival Benefit of the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator in Patients on the Waiting List for Cardiac Transplantation Sigrid E. Sandner, Georg Wieselthaler, Andreas Zuckermann, Shahrokh Taghavi, Herwig Schmidinger, Richard Pacher, Meinhard Ploner, Guenther Laufer, Ernst Wolner, and Michael Grimm Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-171-I-176, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094916 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Increased Prevalence of Autoimmune Phenomena and Greater Risk for Alloreactivity in Female Heart Transplant Recipients Katherine Lietz, Ranjit John, Alfred Kocher, Michael Schuster, Donna M. Mancini, Niloo M. Edwards, and Silviu Itescu Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-177-I-183, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094704 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Reliability of Tissue Doppler Wall Motion Monitoring After Heart Transplantation for Replacement of Invasive Routine Screenings by Optimally Timed Cardiac Biopsies and Catheterizations Michael Dandel, Manfred Hummel, Johannes Müller, Ernst Wellnhofer, Rudolf Meyer, Natalia Solowjowa, Ralf Ewert, and Roland Hetzer Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-184-I-191, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094855 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Procalcitonin, A Donor-Specific Predictor of Early Graft Failure-Related Mortality After Heart Transplantation Frank D. Wagner, Britta Jonitz, Evgenij V. Potapov, Naser Qedra, Karl Wegscheider, Klaus Abraham, Ekaterina A. Ivanitskaia, Matthias Loebe, and Roland Hetzer Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-192-I-196, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094836 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Evidence of Functional Myocardial Ischemia Associated With Myocardial Dysfunction in Brain-Dead Pigs Carole Seguin, Yvan Devaux, Sandrine Grosjean, El Medhy Siaghy, Pierre Mairose, Faiez Zannad, Nicole de Talancé, Dan Ungureanu-Longrois, and Paul Michel Mertes Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-197-I-201, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094714 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Upregulation of Bcl-2 Through Caspase-3 Inhibition Ameliorates Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rat Cardiac Allografts Jürg Grünenfelder, Douglas N. Miniati, Seiichiro Murata, Volkmar Falk, E. Grant Hoyt, Murray Kown, Mark L. Koransky, and Robert C. Robbins Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-202-I-206, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094833 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction Using Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–Expressing Skeletal Myoblasts Ken Suzuki, Bari Murtuza, Ryszard T. Smolenski, Ivan A. Sammut, Noriko Suzuki, Yasufumi Kaneda, and Magdi H. Yacoub Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-207-I-212, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094524 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Intracoronary Infusion of Skeletal Myoblasts Improves Cardiac Function in Doxorubicin-Induced Heart Failure Ken Suzuki, Bari Murtuza, Noriko Suzuki, Ryszard T. Smolenski, and Magdi H. Yacoub Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-213-I-217, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094929 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Enhanced Myocardial Angiogenesis by Gene Transfer With Transplanted Cells Terrence M. Yau, Karen Fung, Richard D. Weisel, Takeshiro Fujii, Donald A.G. Mickle, and Ren-Ke Li Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-218-I-222, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094896 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Is Skeletal Myoblast Transplantation Clinically Relevant in the Era of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors? Bruno Pouzet, Saïd Ghostine, Jean-Thomas Vilquin, Isabelle Garcin, Marcio Scorsin, Albert A. Hagège, Denis Duboc, Ketty Schwartz, and Philippe Menasché Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-223-I-228, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094593 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Normalized Diastolic Properties After Left Ventricular Assist Result From Reverse Remodeling of Chamber Geometry Alessandro Barbone, Mehmet C. Oz, Daniel Burkhoff, and Jeffrey W. Holmes Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-229-I-232, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094914 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Quantitative Myocardial Cytokine Expression and Activation of the Apoptotic Pathway in Patients Who Require Left Ventricular Assist Devices Emma J. Birks, Najma Latif, Virginia Owen, Christopher Bowles, Leanne E. Felkin, Anthony J. Mullen, Asghar Khaghani, Paul J.R. Barton, Julia M. Polak, John R. Pepper, Nicholas R. Banner, and Magdi H. Yacoub Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-233-I-240, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094872 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Initial Effects of the Left Ventricular Repair by Plication May Not Last Long in a Rat Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Model Takeshi Nishina, Kazunobu Nishimura, Sadatoshi Yuasa, Senri Miwa, Takuya Nomoto, Yutaka Sakakibara, Nobuhiro Handa, Ichiro Hamanaka, Yoshihiko Saito, and Masashi Komeda Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-241-I-245, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094522 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Protection From Reperfusion Injury After Cardiac Transplantation by Inhibition of Adenosine Metabolism and Nucleotide Precursor Supply Ryszard T. Smolenski, Olivier Raisky, Ewa M. Slominska, Haitham Abunasra, Kameljit K. Kalsi, Jay Jayakumar, Ken Suzuki, and Magdi H. Yacoub Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-246-I-252, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094712 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Modified Ultrafiltration Reduces Morbidity After Adult Cardiac Operations: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial Giovanni Battista Luciani, Tiziano Menon, Barbara Vecchi, Stefano Auriemma, and Alessandro Mazzucco Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-253-I-259, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094931 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Effects of Hematocrit on Cerebral Microcirculation and Tissue Oxygenation During Deep Hypothermic Bypass Lennart F. Duebener, Takahiko Sakamoto, Shin-ichi Hatsuoka, Christof Stamm, David Zurakowski, B. Vollmar, Michael D. Menger, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, and Richard A. Jonas Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-260-I-264, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094912 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Aprotinin But Not ${epsilon}$ -Aminocaproic Acid Decreases Interleukin-10 After Cardiac Surgery With Extracorporeal Circulation: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study in Patients Receiving Aprotinin and ${epsilon}$ -Aminocaproic Acid Philip E. Greilich, Kuniyuki Okada, Paige Latham, Ramaswamy Ravi Kumar, and Michael E. Jessen Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-265-I-269, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094781 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Passive Containment and Reverse Remodeling by a Novel Textile Cardiac Support Device Wolfgang F. Konertz, J. Edward Shapland, Holger Hotz, Simon Dushe, Jan Peter Braun, Katrin Stantke, and Franz Xaver Kleber Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-270-I-275, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094525 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Aortic and Peripheral Vascular Surgery:
	Aprotinin, Blood Loss, and Renal Dysfunction in Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest Christina T. Mora Mangano, Michael J. Neville, Ping H. Hsu, Iulia Mignea, Jennifer King, and D. Craig Miller Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-276-I-281, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094702 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Mediates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis in Cystic Medial Degeneration Associated With Marfan’s Syndrome Hirotaka Nagashima, Yasunari Sakomura, Yoshikazu Aoka, Kenta Uto, Kin-ichi Kameyama, Motoko Ogawa, Shigeyuki Aomi, Hitoshi Koyanagi, Naoko Ishizuka, Mitsuhide Naruse, Masatoshi Kawana, and Hiroshi Kasanuki Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-282-I-287, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094856 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
	Plasma Levels of Metalloproteinases-3 and -9 as Markers of Successful Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Exclusion After Endovascular Graft Treatment Giuseppe Sangiorgi, Rita D’Averio, Alessandro Mauriello, Monya Bondio, Marina Pontillo, Serenella Castelvecchio, Santi Trimarchi, Valerio Tolva, Giovanni Nano, Vincenzo Rampoldi, Luigi Giusto Spagnoli, and Luigi Inglese Circulation. 2001;104 [Suppl I]:I-288-I-295, doi:10.1161/hc37t1.094596 Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF
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Volume 104, Issue 90001; September 18, 2001

Myocardial Protection and Vascular Biology:

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease:

Surgery for Valvular Heart Disease:

Thoracic Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Devices:

Aortic and Peripheral Vascular Surgery:

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