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Condensed Contents Statistics for the Rest of Us E. H. Blackstone
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Control chart methods for monitoring cardiac surgical performance and their interpretation Œ
Monitoring clinical performance: A commentary Œ D. J. Spiegelhalter
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Monitoring cardiac surgical performance: A commentary Œ T. Treasure, S. Gallivan, and C. Sherlaw-Johnson
E. Øvrum, G. Tangen, S. Tølløfsrud, R. Øystese, M. A. L. Ringdal, and R. Istad
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Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in Ebstein anomaly: Management and outcome
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The Contegra conduit in the right ventricular outflow tract induces supravalvular stenosis B. Meyns, L. Van Garsse, D. Boshoff, B. Eyskens, L. Mertens, M. Gewillig, S. Fieuws, E. Verbeken, and W. Daenen
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Targeted overexpression of leukemia inhibitory factor to preserve myocardium in a rat model of postinfarction heart failure M. F. Berry, T. J. Pirolli, V. Jayasankar, K. J. Morine, M. A. Moise, O. Fisher, T. J. Gardner, P. H. Patterson, and Y. J. Woo
A. Khositseth, G. K. Danielson, J. A. Dearani, T. M. Munger, and C. J. Porter
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Cold blood cardioplegia versus cold crystalloid cardioplegia: A prospective randomized study of 1440 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
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Specific inhibition of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase with FR167653 attenuates vascular proliferation in monocrotalineinduced pulmonary hypertension in rats J. Lu, H. Shimpo, A. Shimamoto, A. J. Chong, C. R. Hampton, D. J. Spring, M. Yada, M. Takao, K. Onoda, I. Yada, T. H. Pohlman, and E. D. Verrier
C. A. Rogers, B. C. Reeves, M. Caputo, J. S. Ganesh, R. S. Bonser, and G. D. Angelini
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Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology (CSP)
Preoperative cerebral blood flow is diminished in neonates with severe congenital heart defects D. J. Licht, J. Wang, D. W. Silvestre, S. C. Nicolson, L. M. Montenegro, G. Wernovsky, S. Tabbutt, S. M. Durning, D. M. Shera, J. W. Gaynor, T. L. Spray, R. R. Clancy, R. A. Zimmerman, and J. A. Detre
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Long-segment tracheal stenosis: Slide tracheoplasty and a multidisciplinary approach improve outcomes and reduce costs E. Kocyildirim, M. Kanani, D. Roebuck, C. Wallis, C. McLaren, C. Noctor, N. Pigott, Q. Mok, B. Hartley, C. Dunne, S. Uppal, and M. J. Elliott (continued on page 2A)
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Cisplatin enhances apoptosis induced by a tumor-selective adenovirus expressing tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis-inducing ligand
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R. M. Reddy, W. S. Tsai, M. F. Ziauddin, J. Zuo, G. W. Cole, Jr, J. B. Maxhimer, B. Fang, D. S. Schrump, and D. M. Nguyen
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T. B. Reece, D. O. Okonkwo, P. I. Ellman, P. S. Warren, R. L. Smith, A. S. Hawkins, J. Linden, I. L. Kron, C. G. Tribble, and J. A. Kern
Value of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography after induction therapy of locally advanced bronchogenic carcinoma
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D. Hellwig, T. P. Graeter, D. Ukena, T. Georg, C.-M. Kirsch, and H.-J. Schäfers
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Experimental generation of a tissue-engineered functional and vascularized trachea
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Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease (ACD) Monitoring the performance of residents during training in off-pump coronary surgery Œ
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Recurrent mitral regurgitation after annuloplasty for functional ischemic mitral regurgitation E. C. McGee, Jr, A. M. Gillinov, E. H. Blackstone, J. Rajeswaran, G. Cohen, F. Najam, T. Shiota, J. F. Sabik, B. W. Lytle, P. M. McCarthy, and D. M. Cosgrove
Successful use of one dose of recombinant factor VIIa to control severe bleeding after emergency aortic arch replacement in deep hypothermic circulatory arrest C. Wiesenack, M. Arlt, A. Liebold, and F. X. Schmid
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M. Caputo, B. C. Reeves, C. A. Rogers, R. Ascione, and G. D. Angelini
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Improved survival after living-donor lobar lung transplantation H. Date, M. Aoe, Y. Sano, I. Nagahiro, K. Miyaji, K. Goto, M. Kawada, S. Sano, and N. Shimizu
T. Walles, B. Giere, M. Hofmann, J. Schanz, F. Hofmann, H. Mertsching, and P. Macchiarini
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The evolution of ischemic spinal cord injury in function, cytoarchitecture, and inflammation and the effects of adenosine A2A receptor activation
Atrioventricular discordance with ventriculoarterial concordance: A remaining indication for the atrial switch operation I. E. Konstantinov, L. Lai, S. D. Colan, W. G. Williams, J. Li, R. A. Jonas, and R. Van Praagh
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Dysphagia: An unusual presentation of giant aneurysm of the right coronary artery and supravalvular aortic stenosis in Williams syndrome C. Mignosa, S. Agati, S. Di Stefano, G. Pizzimenti, E. Di Maggio, D. Salvo, and G. Ciccarello
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