Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Vol.19 No.4 2003 CONTENTS

Editorial

Current Issues in the Treatment and Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Japan
Akira Ishizawa

Original

Ten Cases of Vascular Ring with Respiratory Failure
Yoshihiro Ko, et al. ……389 Full text PDF
Results of Surgical Treatment for Congenital Heart Disease Associated with Non-cardiac Surgical Disorders
Takeshi Shinkawa, et al. ……394 Full text PDF
Usefulness of Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Diagnosing Acute Kawasaki Disease That Does Not Fulfill Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare Criteria
Hiroshi Katayama, et al. ……407 Full text PDF
A Clinical Study of Supraventricular and Ventricular Premature Contraction in Neonates without Congenital Heart Disease
Hiroyuki Nagasawa, et al. ……417 Full text PDF
Normal Values of Cardiac Structures and Great Vessels in Children:
Review of the Literature and Comparisons with Normal Values
Hiroyuki Aotsuka, et al. ……421 Full text PDF
Single-center Experience of Mechanical Circulatory Support
and Heart Transplantation in Children with End-stage Cardiac Failure
Norihide Fukushima, et al. ……433 Full text PDF

Case Report

Case Report of Acute Myocardial Infarction with Late Right Ventricular Dysfunction Long after Atrial Switch Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries
Daiji Takeuchi, et al. ……440 Full text PDF

Editorial Comments

Surgical Treatment of Congenital Heart Defects Associated with Major Extracardiac Malformations
Masashi Komeda ……405 Full text PDF
Clinical Consideration of Plasma Brain Natriuretic Peptide Elevation in Acute Kawasaki Disease
Masao Nakagawa ……415 Full text PDF
Toward the Standardization of Heart Measurement
Osamu Yamada ……431 Full text PDF
Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices in Children with End-Stage Congestive Heart Failure
Toshiki Kobayashi ……439 Full text PDF