Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Vol.18 No.4 2002 CONTENTS

Editorial

A Few Thoughts Following the Congress Meeting
Shoichi Awa

Review

Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Cardiomyocyte Survival
and Possible Therapeutic Application for Heart Failure
Isao Shiraishi,, et al. ……466 Full text PDF

Original

Long-term Results of Surgical Closure of Ventricular Septal Defect
with Aortic Cusp Herniation
Masahiro Yoshida,1) Masahiro Yamaguchi,1) Naoki Yoshimura,1)
Shigeteru Oka,1) Yoshio Ootaki,1) Tomomi Hasegawa,1)
Teruo Tei,2) Kenji Kuroe,2) Sachiko Kido,2) Kazuya Tsukuda,2)
and Yutaka Okita3) ……475 Full text PDF
Indications and Surgical Significance of Palliative Arterial Switch Operation
Yoshinori Takanashi,1) Yasuharu Imai,2) Katsunori Yoshihara,4) Jun Matano,6) Seiya Kikuchi,8) Masatsugu Terada,1)
Keisuke Sakai,6) Mitsuru Aoki,2) Kouichirou Takeda,7)
Masato Yokozawa,9) Yoshifumi Higashidate,9) Tsutomu Saji,5)
and Makoto Nakazawa3) ……482 Full text PDF
Different Secretion and Metabolic Clearance of Atrial and Brain Natriuretic Peptides in Pediatric Patients with Left Ventricular Volume Overload
Tohru Takahashi, et al. ……489 Full text PDF

Case Report

Two Patients with Low Cardiac Output Derived
from Increased Pulmonary Resistance in the Acute Phase
after Fontan-type Operation
Tadahiko Ito,, et al. ……494 Full text PDF
Successful Combination Therapy with Amphotericin B
and Itraconazole for Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused
by Candida Parapsilosis: A Case Report
Takumi Sato,1) Katuhiko Mori,1) Yoshiho Hatai,1)
Shigekazu Mimori,1) Yasuo Murakami,1) Kiyoshi Suzuki,1)
Mitunori Nishiyama,1) Hitoshi Kasegawa,2)
and Yukihiro Takahashi2) ……500 Full text PDF

Editorial Comments

Developmental Mechanism and Surgical Treatment of Ventricular Septal Defect with Aortic Regurgitation
Katsuhiko Tatsuno ……480 Full text PDF
Fungal Endocarditis
Masao Yoshinaga ……507 Full text PDF