Articles to Appear in Future Issues

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Aortic Valve Replacement With or Without Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: The Risk of Surgery in Patients >80 Years Old

A. Maslow, P. Casey, A. Poppas, C. Schwartz, and A. Singh; Providence, RI

Effect of Aortic Valve Surgery on Left Ventricular Diastole Assessed by Echocardiography and Neuroendocrine Response: Percutaneous Versus Surgical Approach

F. Guarracino, E. Talini, G. Landoni, S. Petronio, C. Giannini, and V. Di Bello; Pisa, Italy

Outcome After Implantation of Cardiac Resynchronization/Defibrillation Systems in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure and Left Bundle-Branch Block

G. Pfau, T. Schilling, A. Kozian, A. Lux, A. Götte, C. Huth, and T. Hachenberg; Magdeberg, Germany

Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain for Perioperative Cardiac Monitoring in Aortic Aneurysm Surgery Using Transthoracic 2-Dimensional Echocardiography: A Feasibility and Repeatability Study

R. Kroijer, N. Eldrup, W.P. Paaske, P. Torp, K. Sivesgaard, and E. Sloth; Aarhus, Denmark

Epicardial Real-Time 3-Dimensional Echocardiography With the Use of a Pediatric Transthoracic Probe: Proposal for a Technical Approach

V. Salandin, S. De Castro, E. Cavarretta, L. Salvador, F. Papetti, C. Valfrè, and N.G. Pandian; Treviso, Italy

Reducing Mortality in Cardiac Surgery With Levosimendan: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

G. Landoni, A. Mizzi, G. Biondi-Zoccai, G. Bruno, E. Bignami, L. Corno, M. Zambon, C. Gerli, and A. Zangrillo; Milan, Italy

Effects of the Infusion of Fenoldopam Mesylate on Central Hemodynamics and Renal Flow in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Color Doppler Echocardiographic Evaluation

M. Meco and S. Cirri; Milan, Italy

A Prospective, Randomized Study of the Effects of Continuous Ultrafiltration in Hepatic Patients After Cardiac Surgery

M.R. El-Tahan, R.A. Hamad, Y.F. Ghoneimy, M.I. El Shehawi, and M.A. Shafi; Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Preoperative Heparin Therapy Causes Immune Mediated Hypotension Upon Heparin Administration for Cardiac Surgery

P.A. Casthely, V. Defilippi, L. Cornwell, Z. Samuel, T. Yoganathan, C. Komer, S. Cisbarros, and A. Acevedo; Paterson, NJ

Safety and Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid Compared With Aprotinin in Thoracic Aortic Surgery With Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

R. Nicolau-Raducu, K. Subramaniam, J. Marquez, C. Wells, I. Hilmi, and E. Sullivan; Chicago, IL

Insulin Therapy in Divided Doses Coupled With Blood Transfusion Versus Large Bolus in Patients at High Risk for Hyperkalemia During Liver Transplantation

V.W. Xia, R. Obaidi, C. Park, M. Braunfeld, G. Neelakanta, H. Nourmand, K.-Q. Hu, and R.H. Steadman; Los Angeles, CA

Revised Cardiac Risk Index (Lee) and Perioperative Cardiac Events as Predictors of Long-term Mortality in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

S. Archan, C.R. Roscher, R.M. Fairman, and L.A. Fleisher; Philadelphia, PA

Time Course of Desflurane-Induced Preconditioning in Rabbits

T.M. Smul, A. Redel, J. Stumpner, M. Lange, C. Lotz, N. Roewer, and F. Kehl; Wrzburg, Germany

High Transoxygenator Pressure Gradient in a Patient With Polycythemia Vera

M.A. Fieldwalker, S.C. Jackson, and D. Seal; Vancouver, BC, Canada

Nonfatal Intracardiac Thromboembolism During Liver Transplantation

A. Mejia, M.L. Mendoza, D. Kieta, H. Gulden, A.E.S. Aramoonie, G.W. Lee, and S. Cheng; Dallas, TX