| | Editorial Unusual Diagnosis: Annular Submitral Left Ventricular Aneurysm Raymond F. Stainback PMCID: PMC1764958 Historical Perspective Nikolai N. Anichkov and His Theory of Atherosclerosis Igor E. Konstantinov, Nicolai Mejevoi, and Nikolai M. Anichkov PMCID: PMC1764970 Review A Proposed Alternative Mechanism of Action for Transmyocardial Revascularization Prefaced by a Review of the Accepted Explanations Marcelo Cardarelli PMCID: PMC1764952 Laboratory Investigation A New Protocol for Quantifying CD34+ Cells in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Akie Kikuchi-Taura, Toshihiro Soma, Tomohiro Matsuyama, David M. Stern, and Akihiko Taguchi PMCID: PMC1764968 Clinical Investigations Flow Analysis of Left Internal Thoracic Artery in Myocardial Revascularization Surgery Using Y Graft José G. Lobo Filho, Maria C.A. Leitão, Antonio J.V. Forte, Heraldo G. Lobo Filho, André A. Silva, Eduardo S. Bastos, and Henrique Murad PMCID: PMC1764972 Hyperexpansion of Coronary Stents and Clinical Outcomes Alexandre Schaan de Quadros, Rogério Sarmento-Leite, Carlos A.M. Gottschall, Guilherme V. Silva, and Emerson C. Perin PMCID: PMC1764960 Continuous Insulin Infusion Improves Postoperative Glucose Control in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Jiun-Yi Li, Shen Sun, and Shye-Jao Wu PMCID: PMC1764949 Directed Retrograde Cerebral Protection during Moderate Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest Vahe Yacoubian, Aarne Jyrala, and Gregory L. Kay PMCID: PMC1764964 Predictors of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation during the Early Postoperative Period after Valve Surgery Maqsood M. Elahi, Darren Lee, and Ramana Rao V. Dhannapuneni PMCID: PMC1764945 Hybrid Coronary Revascularization in High-Risk Patients Melih Hulusi Us, Murat Basaran, Mehmet Yilmaz, Bengi Yaymaci, Eralp Ulusoy, Soner Sanioglu, Cihan Ozbek, Yucesin Arslan, Sibel Pocan, and Ahmet Turan Yilmaz PMCID: PMC1764963 The Diameters of the Aorta and Its Major Branches in Patients with Isolated Coronary Artery Ectasia Halil Kahraman, Mehmet Ozaydin, Ercan Varol, Suleyman M. Aslan, Abdullah Dogan, Ahmet Altinbas, Mehmet Demir, Omer Gedikli, Gurkan Acar, and Oktay Ergene PMCID: PMC1764942 Surgical Techniques Tandem Pedicled Internal Thoracic Artery Conduit for Sequential Grafting of Multiple Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Lesions Dusko Nezic, Aleksandar Knezevic, Predrag Milojevic, Miomir Jovic, Dragan Sagic, and Bosko Djukanovic PMCID: PMC1764961 Retrograde Pulmonary Perfusion Improves Results in Pulmonary Embolectomy for Massive Pulmonary Embolism Salvatore Spagnolo, Maria Antonia Grasso, and Ugo Filippo Tesler PMCID: PMC1764971 Case Series Surgical Approaches to the Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery Yuksel Atay, Cagatay Engin, Hakan Posacioglu, Ruhi Ozyurek, Coskun Ozcan, Tahir Yagdi, Fatih Ayik, and Emin Alp Alayunt PMCID: PMC1764953 Arteriopathy in the High-Performance Athlete Thomas J. Takach, Peter N. Kane, Jeko M. Madjarov, Jeremiah H. Holleman, Tzvi Nussbaum, Francis Robicsek, and Timothy S. Roush PMCID: PMC1764965 Case Reports Use of a Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device for Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock due to Critical Aortic Stenosis Christopher M. Frank, Nanthini Palanichamy, Biswajit Kar, James M. Wilson, Igor D. Gregoric, Pranav Loyalka, and Andrew B. Civitello PMCID: PMC1764950 First Use of the TandemHeart® Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Short-Term Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation Saverio La Francesca, Nanthini Palanichamy, Biswajit Kar, and Igor D. Gregoric PMCID: PMC1764955 Perforated Submitral Left Ventricular Aneurysm Resulting in Severe Mitral Annular Regurgitation Leo Simpson, J. Michael Duncan, and Raymond F. Stainback PMCID: PMC1764966 Cardiac Autotransplantation for Surgical Resection of a Primary Malignant Left Ventricular Tumor Michael J. Reardon, Jon-Cecil M. Walkes, Clement A. DeFelice, and Zbigniew Wojciechowski PMCID: PMC1764947 Successful Surgical Treatment of Massive Pulmonary Embolism after Coronary Bypass Surgery Tankut Hakki Akay, Atilla Sezgin, Suleyman Ozkan, Bahadir Gultekin, Erdal Aslim, and Sait Aslamaci PMCID: PMC1764967 Brugada Syndrome Unmasked by Pneumonia Ali A. Sovari, Marylin A. Prasun, Abraham G. Kocheril, and Ramon Brugada PMCID: PMC1764959 Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm after Coronary Artery Bypass and Valve Replacement for Post-Infarction Mitral Regurgitation Jong Bum Choi, Soon Ho Choi, Seok Kyu Oh, and Nam Ho Kim PMCID: PMC1764941 Severe Gastroparesis Causing Splenic Rupture: A Unique, Early Complication after Heart–Lung Transplantation Bindi Naik-Mathuria, Fady Jamous, George P. Noon, Mattias Loebe, Harish Seethamraju, and Remzi Bag PMCID: PMC1764954 Acute Myocardial Infarction with Normal Coronary Arteries in a Patient with Hodgkin's Disease: A Late Complication of Irradiation and Chemotherapy Konstantinos P. Letsas, Panagiotis Korantzopoulos, Dimitrios Evangelou, Loukas K. Pappas, and Fotis Kardaras PMCID: PMC1764962 Emergency Stenting of Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery after Acute Catheter-Induced Occlusive Dissection Ferit Akgul, Talantbek Batyraliev, Fikret Besnili, and Zarema Karben PMCID: PMC1764943 Purulent Pericarditis Caused by Group A Streptococcus Sumita Bhaduri-McIntosh, Meeta Prasad, José Moltedo, and Marietta Vázquez PMCID: PMC1764956 Free Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage after Open-Heart Surgery: An Unusual Gastrointestinal Complication Erkan Iriz, Emrah Ereren, Osman Yuksel, and Sedat Kalaycioglu PMCID: PMC1764969 Brief Communication Iatrogenic Cardiac Herniation and Torsion after Surgery for a Penetrating Cardiac Injury Gokhan Onem, Ahmet Baltalarli, Hulya Sungurtekin, Harun Evrengul, Ali Vefa Ozcan, Seyda Kaya, and Mustafa Sacar PMCID: PMC1764948 Images in Cardiovascular Medicine Large Annular Subvalvular Left Ventricular Aneurysm: Diagnostic Evaluation Using Computed Tomographic Angiography Oliver Warren, Thanos Athanasiou, Rachel Massey, Mohammed Hamady, and Rex Stanbridge PMCID: PMC1764974 Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism after Migration of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter to the Right Ventricle Igor E. Konstantinov, Pankaj Saxena, Nathan Stewart, and Mark A.J. Newman PMCID: PMC1764940 Origin of the Right Pulmonary Artery from the Ascending Aorta in a 25-Year-Old Man Ming Wu and Guangzhao Yang PMCID: PMC1764951 Diagnosis of Marfan Syndrome by Computed Tomography Pedro Abad, Benjamin Cheong, and Scott D. Flamm PMCID: PMC1764957 Correspondence Are Muscular Bridges Capable of Causing Myocardial Infarction? Morton J. Kern PMCID: PMC1764973 Are Muscular Bridges Capable of Causing Myocardial Infarction? Fernando Leon, Hector Salazar, Wendel Moreira, and Paolo Angelini PMCID: PMC1764944 Use of Double Wires in Sternal Closure: A Useful Technique Pankaj Saxena, Igor E. Konstantinov, and Mark A.J. Newman PMCID: PMC1764946 |
