Volume 34, Number 2 - June 2002

88 Alleviating Heat Loss Associated with Modified Ultrafiltration. Joseph Deptula, J. William Gaynor, James Groneck, Tami Owens, Kellie Rogers, Dee Ann Griffin, Thomas Spray

92 Impella: A Miniaturized Cardiac Support System in an Era of Minimal Invasive Cardiac Surgery Leen Vercaemst, Eddy Vandezande, Patrick Janssens, Traverniers Yvan, Demuylder Peter, Bart Meyns

101 Clinical Application of Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion for Brain Protection During Surgery of Ascending Aortic Aneurysm課ﾓA Report of 50 Cases Peiqing Dong, Yulong Guan, Meiling He, Jing Yang, Caihong Wan, Shunping Du

107 Myocardial Protection Related to Magnesium Content of Cold Blood Hyperkalemic Cardioplegic Solutions in CABG Bingyang Ji, Zhengyi Feng, Jinping Liu, Cun Long

111 Laboratory Evaluation of the Pressure Flow Characteristics of Venous Cannulas During Vacuum-Assisted Venous Drainage Keri Humphries, Joseph J. Sistino

115 Laboratory Evaluation of the Limitations of Positive Pressure Safety Valves on Hard-Shell Venous Reservoirs Daniel K. Almany, Joseph J. Sistino

118 Effects of Increasing FiO2 on Venous Saturation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in the Swine Model Jeffery D. Nichols, Alfred H. Stammers, Scott A. Kmiecik, Jun-Li Liu, Ryan J. Kohtz, Nancy J. Mills, Craig M. Petterson, Hong Zheng

125 Effect of Potassium-Channel Openers on the Release of Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor in Porcine Coronary Arteries Stored in Cold Hyperkalemic Solution Cun Long, Wen Tao Li, Dao-Ming Lin, Jiu-Guang Yang

130 Isolated Limb Perfusion: A Literature Review Jennifer Schaadt, Richard Crowley, Danielle Miller, Maureen Kavanah Nitric Oxide:

144 Platelet Protectant Properties During Cardiopulmonary Bypass/ECMO Julie Jacobson

151 Letters to the Editor Timothy Wilcox and Simon Mitchell

153 Instructions to Authors

157 Calendar of Events