1. Reduction in left ventricular volume following aortic valve replacement does not predict improved ventricular function

   • Alpha Mathew Kavunkal
   • Jayavelan Ramkumar
   • Vijit Koshy Cherian

   Original articles 25 April 2009 Pages: 1 - 6

2. Mitral valve replacement in the pediatric age group- a single institution experience

   • Saket Agarwal
   • Kaushik Mukherjee
   • Amit Banerjee

   OriginalPaper 25 April 2009 Pages: 7 - 11

3. Comparison of outcomes after mitral valve replacement with a mechanical versus a bioprosthetic valve in patients between forty and sixty years of age

   • Saket Agarwal
   • Sanjeev Gupta
   • Amit Banerjee

   OriginalPaper 25 April 2009 Pages: 12 - 17

4. Results of prophylactic thoracic duct ligation in advanced esophageal carcinoma

   • Mohsen Sokouti
   • Vahid Montazeri

   OriginalPaper 25 April 2009 Pages: 18 - 22

5. Strategies in the management of penetrating cardiac trauma based on 14 surviving patients from a strife-ridden area

   • Ilan Bar
   • Michael Papiashvilli
   • Abdelghaffar Ahmed Alzaanin

   OriginalPaper 25 April 2009 Pages: 23 - 26

6. Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with systemic lupus erythmatosus — A case report

   • Jaideep Trivedi
   • Karunakara Padhy
   • Ponangi Venkata Satyanarayana

   Care Reports 25 April 2009 Pages: 27 - 28

7. Anomalous left distal circumflex artery originating from pulmonary artery-surgical correction using off pump technique — A case report

   • Avinash Sharma
   • Vinay Kulkarni
   • Ram Ghodeshwar

   OriginalPaper 25 April 2009 Pages: 29 - 30

8. Primary cardiac sarcoma presenting as shock

   • Rangaraj Ramalingam
   • Nagaraja Moorthy
   • Manjunath Cholenahalli Nanjappa

   OriginalPaper 25 April 2009 Pages: 31 - 33

9. Pancoast tobias syndrome revealing primary epithelioid pleuro-pericardial angiosarcoma: A case report and review of the literature

   • Coulibaly Béma
   • Payan Marie-José
   • Bouvier Corinne

   OriginalPaper 25 April 2009 Pages: 34 - 37

10. A case of suppurative pericarditis following open safety pin ingestion in 8 month old infant

    • Pradheep Krishnamohan
    • Moorthy Perumal
    • Haroon Shakir

    OriginalPaper 25 April 2009 Pages: 38 - 39

11. Hydatid cyst in the right ventricular outflow tract: Successful surgical outcome of a rare entity

    • Rajat Agarwal
    • Neeraj Kumar
    • Jeevan Lal Sahni

    OriginalPaper 25 April 2009 Pages: 40 - 42

12. Sebastian Sathiya Nesan

    • Richard Saldanha

    Obituary 25 April 2009 Pages: 43 - 43