| | Editorials Retroactive Indexing: The Apotheosis of a Laboratory Bulletin? Editor-in-Chief James J. Ferguson, III Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 205. PMCID: PMC521754 The Key that Opened the Door: 50 Years of Open Heart Surgery Surgeon-in-Chief Denton A. Cooley Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 206. PMCID: PMC521755 Announcement of a New Series: From the Archives of the Texas Heart Institute Journal O. H. Frazier Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 207. PMCID: PMC521756 Editorial Commentary: Reflections on the History of Coronary Surgery James J. Livesay Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 208–209. PMCID: PMC521757 Clinical Investigations Off-Pump Bypass Surgery: The Early Experience, 1969–1985 Jay L. Ankeney Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 210–213. PMCID: PMC521758 Catheter–Based Transendocardial Delivery of Autologous Bone-Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cells in Patients Listed for Heart Transplantation Guilherme V. Silva, Emerson C. Perin, Hans F.R. Dohmann, Radovan Borojevic, Suzana A. Silva, Andre L.S. Sousa, Joao A.R. Assad, William K. Vaughn, Claudio T. Mesquita, Luciano Belém, Antonio C. Carvalho, Hans J.F. Dohmann, Ellen Barroso do Amaral, Joaquim Coutinho, Rodrigo Branco, Edie Oliveira, and James T. Willerson Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 214–219. PMCID: PMC521759 Closure of Atrial Septal Defects in Children: Surgery versus Amplatzer® Device Implantation Jacek Bialkowski, Blandyna Karwot, Malgorzata Szkutnik, Pawel Banaszak, Jacek Kusa, and Janusz Skalski Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 220–223. PMCID: PMC521760 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Dialysis-Dependent Renal Failure Chung-Dann Kan and Yu-Jen Yang Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 224–230. PMCID: PMC521761 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization as an Adjunct to Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Randomized, Multicenter Study with 4-Year Follow-Up O. H. Frazier, Egemen Tuzun, Harald Eichstadt, Steven W. Boyce, Allan M. Lansing, Robet J. March, Michele Satori, and Kamuran A. Kadipasaoglu Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 231–239. PMCID: PMC521762 Is Posterior Leaflet Extension and Associated Commissurotomy: Effective in Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease? Long-Term Outcome Suat Nail Omeroglu, Kaan Kirali, Denyan Mansuroglu, Deniz Goksedef, Mehmet Balkanay, Gokhan Ipek, Omer Isik, and Cevat Yakut Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 240–245. PMCID: PMC521763 Long-Term Results of Cusp-Level Chordal Shortening for Anterior Mitral Leaflet Prolapse J. S. Kumar Murala and A. Sampath Kumar Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 246–250. PMCID: PMC521764 The Predictive Value of Mitral Leaflet Motion and Thickness Index Scores on Early Restenosis after Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty Mustafa Akin, Abdi Sagcan, Sanem Nalbantgil, Filiz Ozerkan, Azem Akilli, Oguz Yavuzgil, and Mehdi Zoghi Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 251–256. PMCID: PMC521765 Ray C. Fish Lecture The Role of Surgical Intervention in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation James L. Cox Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 257–265. PMCID: PMC521766 Coronary Anomalies — New Section Announcement of a New Section: Coronary Artery Anomalies Forum Editor-in-Chief James J. Ferguson, III Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 266. PMCID: PMC521767 Kugel's Artery: An Anatomical and Angiographic Study Using a New Technique Christos E. Nerantzis, Soultana K. Marianou, Spyridon N. Koulouris, Emmanouil B. Agapitos, John A. Papaioannou, and Lampros J. Vlahos Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 267–270. PMCID: PMC521768 Editorial Commentary: Kugel's Artery: What's in a Name? Questions on Atrial Circulation Paolo Angelini Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 271–272. PMCID: PMC521769 Myocardial Ischemia Caused by a Coronary Anomaly: Left Circumflex Coronary Artery Arising from Right Sinus of Valsalva Mustafa Aydin, Ali Ozeren, Irfan Peksoy, Mehmet Cabuk, Mehmet Bilge, Aydin Dursun, and Mehmet Ali Elbey Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 273–275. PMCID: PMC521770 Editorial Commentary: A Casual versus Causal Relationship in Corona: A Question of Method Paolo Angelini Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 276–277. PMCID: PMC521771 Cardiovascular Devices Novel Left Ventricular Assist System® II Domingo Liotta Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 278–282. PMCID: PMC521772 Surgical Technique Hybrid Endovascular and Off-Pump Open Surgical Treatment for Synchronous Aneurysms of the Aortic Arch, Brachiocephalic Trunk, and Abdominal Aorta Germano Melissano, Efrem Civilini, M. M. Marrocco-Trischitta, and Roberto Chiesa Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 283–287. PMCID: PMC521773 Archives of the Journal — New Series Editorial Commentary: An Abdominal Left Ventricular Assist Device (ALVAD): Perspectives and Prospects O. H. Frazier Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 288. PMCID: PMC521774 Archival Article: AN ABDOMINAL LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (ALVAD): PERSPECTIVES AND PROSPECTS John C. Norman Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 289–302. PMCID: PMC521775 Case Reports Replacement of a Björk-Shiley Delrin Aortic Valve Still Functioning after 25 Years M. Ismail Badak, Erdem Ali Ozkisacik, Mehmet Boga, Ugur Gurcun, and Berent Discigil Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 303–305. PMCID: PMC521776 Composite Graft Endocarditis: Repair with a Mechanical Prosthesis Anil Z. Apaydin, Hakan Posacioglu, Fatih Islamoglu, Kenan Degirmenciler, and Isa Durmaz Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 306–308. PMCID: PMC521777 Large Mediastinal Teratoma Originating from the Aortic Adventitia Ufuk Yetkin, Aylin Orgencalli, Gokhan Yuncu, and Ali Gurbuz Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 309–312. PMCID: PMC521778 Brief Communications Epicardial Mesothelial Cyst Located over the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Suat Nail Omeroglu, Atilla Omeroglu, Hasan Ardal, Atakan Erkilinc, Ebru Bal, Gokhan Ipek, and Cevat Yakut Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 313–315. PMCID: PMC521779 Mitral Valve Reoperation through the Left Atrial Appendage in a Patient with Mesocardia Soma Guhathakurta, V. M. Kurian, Manmohan, and K. M. Cherian Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 316–318. PMCID: PMC521780 Pseudoaneurysm and Aortobronchial Fistula after Aortic Coarctation Repair by Patch Aortoplasty Hakan Posacioglu and Anil Z. Apaydin Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 319–321. PMCID: PMC521781 Images in Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Aortic Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma Tomaso Bottio, Demetrio Pittarello, Raffaele Bonato, Gaetano Thiene, Gino Gerosa, Dino Casarotto, and Cristina Basso Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 322–323. PMCID: PMC521782 Isolated Large Right Atrial Myxoma Manifested by Syncope Mehmet Yazici, Hakan Ozhan, Omer Tetik, Ozan Kinay, and Oktay Ergene Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 324–325. PMCID: PMC521783 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of a Pulmonary Autograft in the Mitral Position Gurpreet Singh Gulati, Sanjiv Sharma, Priya Jagia, Sachin Talwar, and A. Sampath Kumar Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 326–327. PMCID: PMC521784 A Rare Consequence of Uncorrected Atrial Septal Defect: Diffuse Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms Cihan Cevik, Cemil Izgi, and Bilal Boztosun Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 328–329. PMCID: PMC521785 Resolution of an Anastomotic Aortic Pseudoaneurysm 4 Years after Endovascular Treatment Germano Melissano, Efrem Civilini, M. M. Marrocco-Trischitta, and Roberto Chiesa Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 330–332. PMCID: PMC521786 Book Review A Practical Textbook of Congenital and Acquired Diseases of the Aorta Zvonimir Krajcer Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 333. PMCID: PMC521787 Correspondence A Sempiternal Chest Tube? Herbert L. Fred Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 334–335. PMCID: PMC521789 In Pursuit of an Eponym Paul Damus Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 335. PMCID: PMC521790 In Pursuit of an Eponym Dimitris-Solon G. Georgopoulos Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 335. PMCID: PMC521791 The Mythology of Antioxidant Therapy H. J. Roberts Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 335–336. PMCID: PMC521792 John Kirklin as a General Surgeon Ronald B. Workman Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 336. PMCID: PMC521793 Erratum Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(3): 333. PMCID: PMC521788 Corrects: O. H. Frazier, et al. First Clinical Use of the Redesigned HeartMate® II Left Ventricular Assist System in the United States: A Case Report. Tex Heart Inst J. 2004; 31(2): 157–159. |