President's Page:

The International Community of Cardiothoracic Surgeons

Robert L. Replogle
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Special Report:

Less Invasive Coronary Surgery: Consensus From the Oxford Meeting

Stephen Westaby and Federico J. Benetti
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Editorials:

One Hundred Years of Cardiac Surgery

Alejandro Aris
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 636-637. [Full Text]  

VATS ASD Closure: A Time Not Yet Come

Constantine Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 638-639. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Early Lung Allograft Function in Twin Recipients From the Same Donor: Risk Factor Analysis

K. Eric Sommers, Bartley P. Griffith, Robert L. Hardesty, and Robert J. Keenan
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 784-790. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nitroprusside Ameliorates Lung Allograft Reperfusion Injury

Motohiro Yamashita, Ralph A. Schmid, Koei Ando, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 791-796. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular Markers Help Characterize Neuroendocrine Lung Tumors

Valerie W. Rusch, David S. Klimstra, and Ennapadam S. Venkatraman
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 798-809. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Spiral CT With Multiplanar and Three-Dimensional Reconstructions Accurately Predicts Tracheobronchial Pathology

Joseph LoCicero, III, Phillip Costello, Christian T. Campos, Nicola Francalancia, Kevin M. Dushay, Ronald C. Silvestri, and Joseph D. Zibrak
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 811-817. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Results of Video-Assisted Exposure of the Anterior Thoracic Spine in Idiopathic Scoliosis

Marc E. Pollock, Kelly O'Neal, George Picetti, and Ronald Blackman
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 818-822. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bronchoplasty in the Management of Low-Grade Airway Neoplasms and Benign Bronchial Stenoses

Raphael Bueno, John C. Wain, Cameron D. Wright, Ashby C. Moncure, Hermes C. Grillo, and Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 824-828. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postresection Irradiation for T2 N0 M0 Non–Small Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective, Randomized Study

Jean J. Lafitte, Michel E. Ribet, Bernard M. Prévost, Bernard H. Gosselin, Marie-Christine Copin, and Anne H. Brichet
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 830-834. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Meanings of c-erbB and int-2 Amplification in Superficial Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Yoshifumi Ikeda, Soji Ozawa, Nobutoshi Ando, Yuhkoh Kitagawa, Masakazu Ueda, and Masaki Kitajima
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 835-838. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Colon Perforation After Lung Transplantation

Thomas M. Beaver, David A. Fullerton, Martin R. Zamora, David B. Badesch, David Weill, James M. Brown, David N. Campbell, and Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 839-843. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Expandable Metallic Stents for Tracheobronchial Stenoses in Esophageal Cancer

Shinzo Takamori, Hiromasa Fujita, Akihiro Hayashi, Kohsuke Tayama, Masahiro Mitsuoka, Shoji Ohtsuka, and Kazuo Shirouzu
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 844-847. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Isolated Lung Perfusion With FUDR in the Rat: Pharmacokinetics and Survival

Jeffrey L. Port, Bruce Ng, Jennifer L. Ellis, Sumihiko Nawata, Jeffrey T. Lenert, and Michael E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 848-852. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extended Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis Patients: A 20-Year Review

Akira Masaoka, Yosuke Yamakawa, Hiroshi Niwa, Ichiro Fukai, Satoshi Kondo, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Yoshitaka Fujii, and Yasumasa Monden
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 853-859. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Granular Cell Tumors of the Esophagus: A Clinical and Pathologic Study of 13 Cases

John R. Goldblum, Thomas W. Rice, Gregory Zuccaro, and Joel E. Richter
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 860-865. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Major Histocompatibility Complex Expression and Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion in Rats

Thomas K. Waddell, Reginald M. Gorczynski, Kleber N. DeCampos, G. Alexander Patterson, and Arthur S. Slutsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 866-872. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Eradication of Aortic Infections With the Use of Cryopreserved Arterial Homografts

Paul R. Vogt, Ludwig K. von Segesser, Yves Goffin, Urs Niederhäuser, Michele Genoni, Andreas Künzli, Mario Lachat, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 640-645. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outpatient Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Destination Rather Than a Bridge

Katharine A. Catanese, Daniel J. Goldstein, Deborah L. Williams, Ann T. Foray, Christopher D. Illick, Michael T. Gardocki, Alan D. Weinberg, Howard R. Levin, Eric A. Rose, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 646-652. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiomyocyte Transplantation Improves Heart Function

Ren-Ke Li, Zhi-Qiang Jia, Richard D. Weisel, Donald A. G. Mickle, Ji Zhang, Molly K. Mohabeer, Vivek Rao, and Joan Ivanov
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 654-660. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Triiodothyronine Optimizes Sheep Ventriculoarterial Coupling for Work Efficiency

Francis V. DiPierro, Joseph E. Bavaria, Edward B. Lankford, David J. Polidori, Michael A. Acker, James T. Streicher, and Timothy J. Gardner
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 662-669. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Defining the Role of Aprotinin in Heart Transplantation

Thomas W. Prendergast, Satoshi Furukawa, A. James Beyer, III, Howard J. Eisen, James B. McClurken, and Valluvan Jeevanandam
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 670-674. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved Left Ventricular Function After Chronic Left Ventricular Unloading

O. H. Frazier, Claude R. Benedict, Branislav Radovancevic, Roger J. Bick, Pavel Capek, William E. Springer, Michael P. Macris, Reynolds Delgado, and L. Maximilian Buja
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 675-681. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Valve Substitute on Changes in Left Ventricular Function and Hypertrophy After Aortic Valve Replacement

Xu Y. Jin, Zhong-Ming Zhang, Derek G. Gibson, Magdi H. Yacoub, and John R. Pepper
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 683-690. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

North American Experience With the Perma-Flow Prosthetic Coronary Graft

Robert W. Emery, Noel L. Mills, F. Javier Teijeira, Kit V. Arom, Pam Baldwin, Rebecca J. Petersen, Lyle D. Joyce, George L. B. Grinnan, Marc S. Sussman, Jack G. Copeland, III, John L. Ochsner, Steven W. Boyce, and Demetre M. Nicoloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 691-695. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video-Assisted Cardiac Surgery in Closure of Atrial Septal Defect

Chau-Hsiung Chang, Pyng Jing Lin, Jaw-Ji Chu, Hui-Ping Liu, Feng-Chun Tsai, Fun-Chung Lin, Cheng-Wen Chiang, Wen-Jen Su, Min-Wen Yang, and Peter P. C. Tan
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 697-701. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adverse Effects of Crystalloid Cardioplegia and Slow Cooling for Protection of Immature Rat Hearts

Matthias Karck, Philipp A. Schnabel, Andreas Kilkowski, Steffen Schulte, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 702-709. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How Should We Optimally Describe Complex Congenitally Malformed Hearts?

Robert H. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 710-716. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adverse Effects of Postoperative Infusion of Shed Mediastinal Blood

Roger A. Vertrees, Vincent R. Conti, Scott D. Lick, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Laura B. McDaniel, and Gerald Shulman
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 717-723. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Rupture in the Pediatric Patient

Gregory D. Trachiotis, Jeffrey E. Sell, Gail D. Pearson, Gerard R. Martin, and Frank M. Midgley
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 724-731. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Smaller Physical Size on Complex Arterial Grafting in Coronary Artery Operations

Hiroshi Nishida, Masato Nakajima, Kenji Ihashi, Motoki Sato, Akira Shiikawa, Masahiro Endo, and Hitoshi Koyanagi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 733-736. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Iatrogenic Myocardial Edema: Increased Diastolic Compliance and Time Course of Resolution In Vivo

Mehrdad M. R. Amirhamzeh, David A. Dean, Chao-Xiang Jia, Santos E. Cabreriza, Joanne P. Starr, Michael J. Sardo, Natalya Chalik, Marc L. Dickstein, and Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 737-743. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Cardioplegic Arrest and Reperfusion on Coronary Reserve and Autoregulation

Hidenori Gohra, Hidetoshi Tsuboi, George Sasaki, Yoshihide Minami, Kimikazu Hamano, Tomoe Katoh, Yoshihiko Fujimura, and Kensuke Esato
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 744-749. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nitric Oxide Might Reduce the Need for Extracorporeal Support in Children With Critical Postoperative Pulmonary Hypertension

Allan P. Goldman, Ralph E. Delius, John E. Deanfield, Marc R. de Leval, Paul E. Sigston, and Duncan J. Macrae
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 750-755. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Valve Replacement on Ventricular Mechanics in Mitral Regurgitation and Aortic Stenosis

David H. Harpole, Jr, Stanley A. Gall, Jr, Walter G. Wolfe, J. Scott Rankin, and Robert H. Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 756-761. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial Substrate Oxidation During Warm Continuous Blood Cardioplegia

Terje S. Larsen, Øivind Irtun, Terje K. Steigen, Thomas V. Andreasen, and Dag Sørlie
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 762-768. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Normothermic Papaverine to Relieve Intraoperative Spasm of the Internal Thoracic Artery

Fuat Bilgen, M. Fikri Yapici, Aykut SerbetçioGlu, I. Arif Tarhan, Türkan Çoruh, and Azmi Özler
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 769-771. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of Glutaraldehyde on Calcification of Pericardial Bioprosthetic Heart Valve Material

Martin Grabenwöger, Jamil Sider, Florian Fitzal, Christian Zelenka, Ursula Windberger, Michael Grimm, Anton Moritz, Peter Böck, and Ernst Wolner
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 772-777. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Isolated Aortic Coarctation in Neonates and Infants: Results of Resection and End-to-End Anastomosis

Jean-Pierre Pfammatter, Gerhard Ziemer, Renate Kaulitz, Markus K. Heinemann, Ingrid Luhmer, and Hans C. Kallfelz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 778-782. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

Discussion

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Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

D. Emerick Szilagyi
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Invited Commentary

Ulrich O. Von Oppell
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 731-732. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Joseph J. Amato
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 782-783. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

David P. Naidich
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 817. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Calcifying Fibrous Pseudotumor of the Chest Wall

Mark K. Reed, Linda R. Margraf, Hisashi Nikaidoh, and David C. Cleveland
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 873-874. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adenosine for Refractory Pulmonary Hypertension

David A. Fullerton, James Jaggers, Stephen D. Jones, James M. Brown, and Robert C. McIntyre, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 874-877. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Emergency Bypass Without Bypass!

Vivek L. Pathi, Paul S. Ramphal, Geoffrey A. Berg, and Kenneth J. D. MacArthur
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 877-878. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extensive Use of Artificial Chordae for Repairing Diffuse Mitral Valve Prolapse

Shigeki Morita, Hisataka Yasui, Yasuhiko Harasawa, Yukihiro Tomita, and Ryuji Tominaga
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 878-880. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atrial Blood Cyst: A Rare Finding

Peter F. Roberts, A. Jorge Serra, Kathleen W. McNicholas, Nadiv Shapira, and Gerald M. Lemole
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 880-882. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Massive Right Ventricular Fibroma Treated With Partial Resection and a Cavopulmonary Shunt

Maurice Beghetti, Isabel Haney, William G. Williams, John Mawson, Robert M. Freedom, and Robert M. Gow
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 882-884. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Removal of Stent Entrapped in Proximal Left Coronary Artery System

Eldad Erez, Itzhak Herz, Eitan Snir, Ehud Raanani, Hanoch Menkes, and Bernardo A. Vidne
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 884-885. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Use of Extracorporeal Lung Assist for a Patient in Status Asthmaticus

Masahito Sakai, Hitoshi Ohteki, Kazuyosi Doi, and Yasusi Narita
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 885-887. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Type B Aortic Dissection Involving an Isolated Right-Sided Aortic Arch

Paolo Masiello, Generoso Mastrogiovanni, Giuseppe Santoro, Franco Triumbari, Giuliano Naimoli, and Giuseppe Di Benedetto
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 887-888. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Closure of Ruptured Coronary Sinus by a Pericardial Patch

Seyedhossein Aharinejad, Helmut Baumgartner, Aurelia Miksovsky, and Werner Mohl
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 889-891. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Approach for Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Left Atrium

Joseph Patane, David R. Flum, Joseph T. McGinn, Jr, and Denis H. Tyras
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 891-892. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Double-Orifice Right Atrioventricular Valve Associated With Partial Atrioventricular Septal Defect

Brian Prendergast, Andrew Tometzki, and Pankaj S. Mankad
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 893-895. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Percutaneous Tamponade of Inadvertent Transthoracic Catheterization of the Aorta

Eric M. Walser, Wayne N. Crow, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, and Vincent R. Conti
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 895-896. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heart Transplantation Complicated by a Patent Foramen Ovale of the Recipient Atrial Septum

Kwok L. Yun, Hermann Reichenspurner, Joseph Schmoker, Bob Hu, and Edward B. Stinson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 897-899. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Resection of a Thrombus Floating in the Aortic Arch

Thomas Walther, Michael Mochalski, Volkmar Falk, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 899-901. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Radial Artery From Left Subclavian Artery in Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Antonio M. Calafiore and Hisayoshi Suma
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 901-902. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Transatrial Approach to Posterior Postinfarct Ventricular Septal Defects

Barry B. K. Chan, Stanton P. Nolan, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 903-904. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Technique for the Repair of Diaphragmatic Eventration

Jérôme Mouroux, Bernard Padovani, Nancy Claire Poirier, Daniel Benchimol, André Bourgeon, Jean Deslauriers, and Henri Richelme
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 905-907. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sternal Retractor for Internal Mammary Artery

Sanjay M. Jain and Shrikant D. Kole
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 908-909. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

The Scientific Basis for Hypocalcemic Cardioplegia and Reperfusion in Cardiac Surgery

Ray H. Chen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 910-914. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endothelial Cell Injury in Cardiovascular Surgery

Edward D. Verrier and Edward M. Boyle, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 915-922. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Physiologic Evaluation of the Lung Resection Candidate

Lewis Wetstein and James R. Mault
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 923. [Full Text]  

Report:

Guidelines for Reporting Morbidity and Mortality After Cardiac Valvular Operations

L. Henry Edmunds, Jr, Richard E. Clark, Lawrence H. Cohn, Gary L. Grunkemeier, D. Craig Miller, and Richard D. Weisel
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 932-935. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Atlas of Cardiothoracic Surgery: Edited by D. C. Sabiston Philadelphia, Saunders, 1995 612 pp, illustrated, $175.00 ISBN 0721-63498-2

Thomas W. Shields
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 669. [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Principles and Techniques of Extra-Corporeal Circulation: Edited by Christina T. Mora, New York, Springer-Verlag, 1995, 504 pages, illustrated, $139.00, ISBN 0387-94242-4

Barry C. Esrig
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 952. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Video-Assisted Closure of Atrial Septal Defect

Devi P. Shetty, Mahadev D. Dixit, Mohan D. Gan, Mrinal B. Das, Raghavan Harish, Lalit Kapoor, and Koiloor V. Surendranath
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 940. [Full Text]  

Medtronic Intact Porcine Bioprosthesis

Herwig Antretter and James G. Foster
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 940-941. [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Volume and Mortality

Stuart B. Pett, Jr, Richard E. Clark, A. Laurie W. Shroyer, Bradley A. Warner, Frederick L. Grover, and Karl E. Hammermeister
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 941-943. [Full Text]  

Solid Tumors After Heart Transplantation

Angel L. Fernandez-Gonzalez, Agustín España, and Pedro Redondo
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 943-944. [Full Text]  

Chordae Tendineae Mimicking Vegetation After Mitral Valve Replacement

Henri R. Malaterre, Mavungu Sunda, Mehmet C. Oz, Shunichi Homma, Eric A. Rose, Thomas J. Vander Salm, and Linda A. Pape
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 944-945. [Full Text]  

Avoiding Early or Late Failure in "Off-Pump" Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Kerem M. Vural, OGuz Tasdemir, Haldun Y. Karagöz, and Kemal Bayazit
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 945-946. [Full Text]  

Embolization of Biological Glue After Repair of Acute Aortic Dissection

Pasquale Mastroroberto, Massimo Chello, and Thierry Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 946-947. [Full Text]  

Recycling of Mammary Arteries

Vladimir Velebit, Jean P. Maurice, Carlo Antona, Alessandro Parolari, Paolo Biglioli, and Luc Noyez
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 947-949. [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Atresia, IVS, and RV-CAC: Can CABG Alter Choice of Repair?

S. Sivasubramanian and J. Deane Waldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 949-950. [Full Text]  

Prostacyclin for Spinal Cord Protection During Aortic Occlusion

S. Fehmi KatircioGlu, Murat Bayazit, OGuz Tasdemir, and Kemal Bayazit
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 950. [Full Text]  

The ABIOMED and Bleeding

Francis P. Sutter, Scott M. Goldman, Mary Ann C. Wertan, John M. Mitchell, Brian P. Priest, and Donald N. Tomasello
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 950-951. [Full Text]  

Coronary Sinus Size as a Determinant of Outcome in Cardiac TAPVC

Anil Bhan, Anita Saxena, Rajesh Sharma, and Panangipalli Venugopal
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 951. [Full Text]  

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