Presidential Address:

The Way Things Were-The Ways Things Ought to Be

Robert L. Replogle
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 923-929. [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Cavopulmonary Shunt and Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations

Yasunaru Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 930-932. [Full Text]  

Do Small Aortic Valves Influence Long-Term Survival?

George T. Christakis and Bernard S. Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 933-934. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Upper Plexus Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Optimal Therapy

Harold C. Urschel, Jr and Maruf A. Razzuk
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 935-939. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Role of Thoracoscopy in the Management of Retained Thoracic Collections After Trauma

B. Todd Heniford, Eddy H. Carrillo, David A. Spain, Jorge L. Sosa, Robert L. Fulton, and J. David Richardson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 940-943. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early Complications in Surgical Treatment of Lung Cancer: A Prospective, Multicenter Study

José L. Duque, Guillermo Ramos, Javier Castrodeza, Jorge Cerezal, Manuel Castanedo, Mariano G. Yuste, and Felix Heras
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 944-950. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mediastinal Parathyroid Cysts

Ofer Landau, Dean W. Chamberlain, Renee S. Kennedy, F. Griffith Pearson, and Shaf Keshavjee
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 951-953. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EPC-K₁ Is Effective in Lung Preservation in an Ex Vivo Rabbit Lung Perfusion Model

Itaru Nagahiro, Motoi Aoe, Motohiro Yamashita, Hiroshi Date, Akio Andou, and Nobuyoshi Shimizu
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 954-959. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Pulmonary AV Malformations After Superior Cavopulmonary Connection: Resolution After Inclusion of Hepatic Veins in the Pulmonary Circulation

Maully J. Shah, Jack Rychik, Mark A. Fogel, John D. Murphy, and Marshall L. Jacobs
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 960-963. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nineteen-Millimeter Aortic St. Jude Medical Heart Valve Prosthesis: Up to Sixteen Years' Follow-up

Dilip Sawant, Arun K. Singh, William C. Feng, Arthur A. Bert, and Fred Rotenberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 964-970. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Circulatory Resuscitation With Left Ventricular Assist Device Support Reduces Interleukins 6 and 8 Levels

Daniel J. Goldstein, Nader Moazami, J. Alex Seldomridge, Hui Laio, Robert C. Ashton, Jr, Yoshifumi Naka, David J. Pinsky, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 971-974. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of Arch Hypoplasia After Successful Coarctation Repair

Maryann M. DeLeon, Serafin Y. DeLeon, Jose A. Quinones, Patrick T. Roughneen, Kathy E. Magliato, Dolores A. Vitullo, Frank Cetta, Timothy J. Bell, and Elizabeth A. Fisher
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 975-980. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Protective Effects of Adenosine on Myocyte Contractility During Cardioplegic Arrest

Monty H. Cox, Seung-Jun O, Latha Hebbar, Rupak Mukherjee, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, and Francis G. Spinale
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 981-987. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Safe and Effective Method of Stabilization for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Beating Heart

Hani Shennib, Allan G. L. Lee, and Jodi Akin
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 988-992. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Addition of a Thiazide: An Effective Remedy for Furosemide Resistance After Cardiac Operations

Farkas Vánky, Mats Broquist, and Rolf Svedjeholm
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 993-997. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of Embolization During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Outcome and Length of Stay

Denise Barbut, Yi-Wen Lo, Jeffrey P. Gold, Rosario R. Trifiletti, F. S. Frank Yao, David N. Hager, Robert B. Hinton, and O. Wayne Isom
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 998-1002. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Desferrioxamine Cardioplegia on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Isolated Rat Heart

Sonia C. Nicholson, Marian Squier, David J. P. Ferguson, Zsuzsanna Nagy, Stephen Westaby, and Rhys D. Evans
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1003-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunohistochemical Abnormalities of Fibrillin in Cardiovascular Tissues in Marfan's Syndrome

Kirk J. Fleischer, Hossein C. Nousari, Grant J. Anhalt, Christopher D. Stone, and John C. Laschinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1012-1017. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Five-Year Follow-up After Heart Valve Replacement With the CarboMedics Bileaflet Prosthesis

Suzanne M. Rödler, Anton Moritz, Wolfgang Schreiner, Adelheid End, Peter Dubsky, and Ernst Wolner
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1018-1025. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Determinants of Longer Duration of Endotracheal Intubation After Adult Cardiac Operations

Ko Bando, Kyung Sun, Robert S. Binford, and Thomas G. Sharp
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1026-1033. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vascular Delay of the Latissimus Dorsi Muscle: An Essential Component of Cardiomyoplasty

Sean M. Carroll, Camilla M. A. Carroll, Richard W. Stremel, Steven J. Heilman, Gordon R. Tobin, and John H. Barker
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1034-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Assessment of Internal Thoracic Artery Vasoreactivity in Response to Sublingual Nitroglycerin

Charles C. Canver, Victoria M. Armstrong, Stephenia D. Cooler, and Ronald D. Nichols
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1041-1043. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right Ventricular Performance and Left Ventricular Assist Device Filling

William A. Mandarino, Stephen Winowich, John Gorcsan, III, Thomas A. Gasior, Si M. Pham, Bartley P. Griffith, and Robert L. Kormos
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1044-1049. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Calcium-Channel Blockers Preserve Coronary Endothelial Reactivity After Ischemia-Reperfusion

Francois Dagenais, Raymond Cartier, Charleen Hollmann, and Josie Buluran
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1050-1056. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Detrimental Effects of Exogenous Glutamate on Spinal Cord Neurons During Brief Ischemia In Vivo

Atsuo Mori, Toshihiko Ueda, Tsukasa Nakamichi, Mikito Yasudo, Ryo Aeba, Hiroshi Odaguchi, Atsuhiro Mitsumaru, Tsutomu Ito, Ryohei Yozu, Atsuo Koto, and Shiaki Kawada
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1057-1062. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cryopreserved Veins in Myocardial Revascularization: Possible Mechanism for Their Increased Failure

Thomas V. Bilfinger, Alan R. Hartman, Yu Liu, Harold I. Magazine, and George B. Stefano
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1063-1069. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Efficacy of a Simple Left Atrial Procedure for Chronic Atrial Fibrillation in Mitral Valve Operations

Taijiro Sueda, Hideyuki Nagata, Kazumasa Orihashi, Satoru Morita, Kenji Okada, Masafumi Sueshiro, Shinji Hirai, and Yuichiro Matsuura
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1070-1075. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Both Plasma- and Leukocyte-Associated C5a Are Essential for Assessment of C5a Generation In Vivo

Geir Hetland, Oddvar Moen, Kåre Bergh, Kolbjørn Högåsen, C. Erik Hack, Tom Eirik Mollnes, and Erik Fosse
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1076-1080. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Treatment of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection Using an Endoprosthesis (Elephant Trunk)

J. Honório Palma, Dirceu R. Almeida, Antonio C. Carvalho, José Carlos S. Andrade, and Enio Buffolo
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1081-1084. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Fontan Procedure in Adults

Richard N. Gates, Hillel Laks, Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, Lydia Lam, Arie Blitz, John S. Child, and Joseph K. Perloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1085-1090. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Physical Protection on the Mesothelial Integrity of the Pericardium

Aquilino Hurlé, María de la Vega, Juan J. Feijóo, Victor G. Ray, Cipriano Abad, Gerardo Ponce, and José L. Pérez-Arellano
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1091-1094. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Significance of Raised Natriuretic Peptides After Bicaval and Standard Cardiac Transplantation

Ahmed El Gamel, Nizar A. Yonan, Brian Keevil, Raymond Warbuton, John Kakadellis, Ashley Woodcock, Colin S. Campbell, Ali N. Rahman, and Abdul K. Deiraniya
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1095-1100. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Obstruction of Mechanical Mitral Prostheses: Analysis of Pathologic Findings

Nicola Vitale, Attilio Renzulli, Lucio Agozzino, Alessio Pollice, Nicola Tedesco, Luigi de Luca Tupputi Schinosa, and Maurizio Cotrufo
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1101-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Contribution of Na⁺/H⁺ Exchange to Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury After Hypothermic Cardioplegic Arrest

Takashi Yamauchi, Hajime Ichikawa, Yoshiki Sawa, Norihide Fukushima, Koji Kagisaki, Kazuhiro Maeda, Hikaru Matsuda, and Ryota Shirakura
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1107-1112. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting During Hypothermic Fibrillatory Arrest

Pyng Jing Lin, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Jaw-Ji Chu, Hui-Ping Liu, Feng-Chun Tsai, Fen-Chiung Lin, Cheng-Wen Chiang, Min-Wen Yang, and Peter P. C. Tan
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1113-1117. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathology of the Radial and Internal Thoracic Arteries Used as Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts

Eric Kaufer, Stephen M. Factor, Rosemary Frame, and Richard F. Brodman
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1118-1122. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Conventional Left Atrial Versus Superior Septal Approach for Mitral Valve Replacement

Mario Gaudino, Francesco Alessandrini, Franco Glieca, Lorenzo Martinelli, Pietro Santarelli, Piergiorgio Bruno, and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1123-1127. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dynamic Evaluation of the 21-mm Medtronic Intact Aortic Bioprosthesis by Dobutamine Echocardiography

Isaac Kadir, Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Peter Wilde, Barnaby Reeves, Alan J. Bryan, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1128-1132. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Perioperative Risk and Long-Term Results of Heart Transplantation After Previous Cardiac Operations

Thierry Carrel, Jens Neth, Paul Mohacsi, Augusto Gallino, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1133-1137. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Experience With the MEDOS HIA-VAD System in Infants and Children: A Preliminary Report

Wolfgang Konertz, Holger Hotz, Martin Schneider, Mathias Redlin, and Helmut Reul
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1138-1144. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 939. [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 943. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

W. Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 939. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Thomas M. Egan
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 959. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Pascal R. Vouhé
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 980. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Hans-Georg Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1084. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Daniel J. Ullyot
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1117. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Pedro J. del Nido
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1144. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

William L. Holman
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1146. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Ronald C. Elkins
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1157-1158. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1167. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

James A. Alexander
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1177. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

MEDOS HIA-VAD Biventricular Assist Device for Bridge to Recovery in Fulminant Myocarditis

Juergen Martin, Koppany Sarai, Michael Schindler, Andreas van de Loo, Michio Yoshitake, and Friedhelm Beyersdorf
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1145-1146. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pericardial Cyst Causing Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction

Arthur F. Ng and Jemi Olak
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1147-1148. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transapical Aortic Cannulation in Pediatric Patients

Hiroshi Watanabe, Shoji Eguchi, Haruo Miyamura, Jun-ichi Hayashi, Hajime Ohzeki, Masaaki Sugawara, and Masahide Hiratsuka
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1149-1150. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral Valve Replacement Under Video Assistance Through a Minithoracotomy

Federico J. Benetti, Jose Luis Rizzardi, Lelio Pire, and Aldo Polanco
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1150-1152. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rastelli Procedure for Repair of Transposition of the Great Arteries {S, D, L} Complex

Giovanni Battista Luciani and Alessandro Mazzucco
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1152-1155. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Autograft Implantation in the Dilated Aortic Annulus

Kiyoyuki Eishi, Shunsuke Nakajima, Kiyoharu Nakano, Yoshio Kosakai, Norifumi Nakanishi, Toshikatsu Yagihara, and Shinichi Takamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1155-1157. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of Aortobronchial Fistula Using Extraanatomic Grafts and Hypothermic Arrest

W. Andrew Lawrence, John A. Kern, and Curtis G. Tribble
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1158-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma: 53 Months' Survival After Multidisciplinary Therapy

Tsukasa Nakamichi, Toyoki Fukuda, Takaaki Suzuki, Takashi Kaneko, and Yukihiko Morikawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1160-1161. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Calcified Embolus of the Left Coronary Ostia After Aortic Valve Replacement

Thierry A. Folliguet, Marie-Christine Malergue, Jacques Temkine, Alain Dibie, Jean Petrie, and François Laborde
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1162-1163. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Isolated Right Subclavian Artery, Interrupted Aortic Arch, and Ventricular Septal Defect

Anvay V. Mulay and Kevin G. Watterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1163-1165. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect With Joined Endocardial Patches

Toshihiko Shibata, Shigefumi Suehiro, Takumi Ishikawa, Koji Hattori, and Hiroaki Kinoshita
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1165-1167. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giant Azygos Vein Varix

Francis J. Podbielski, Albert D. Sam, II, Ari O. Halldorsson, J. Iasha-Sznajder, and Wickii T. Vigneswaran
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1167-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extralobar Pulmonary Sequestration Presenting as a Mediastinal Malignancy

Jeffrey M. Sippel, Pasala S. Ravichandran, Ruza Antonovic, and William E. Holden
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1169-1171. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simultaneous Discovery of Bilateral Intralobar and Extralobar Pulmonary Sequestrations

Thierry Jeanfaivre, Moncef Afi, Philippe L'hoste, and Edmond Tuchais
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1171-1173. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

"Sneeze of a Cancer From the Lung": Sternumentum Carcinomae Pulmonariae

Philip I. Hornick, Iain B. Taylor, Garry W. Glover, and Edward R. Townsend
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1174-1175. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extracardiac Fontan Operation Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Redmond P. Burke, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, M. Hashmat Ashraf, Abdulwahab Aldousany, and Anthony C. Chang
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1175-1177. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hepatic Venous Malformation After Modified Fontan Procedure With Partial Hepatic Vein Exclusion

Douglas J. Schneider, Anirban Banerjee, Alan M. Mendelsohn, and William I. Norwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1177-1179. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Video-Assisted Resection of Hypertrophied and Fibrous Intraventricular Tissue

Erwin P. Bauer, Oliver T. Reuthebuch, Matthias Roth, Woitek Skwara, and Wolf-Peter Klövekorn
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1180-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A Technique to Protect the Left Internal Thoracic Artery

Michael A. Wait
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1183-1185. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Free Edge Suture Plication and Remodeling: A Technique for Anterior Mitral Leaflet Prolapse Repair

Pino Fundarò, Daniel G. Di Mattia, Maurizio Salati, and Carmine Santoli
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1186-1188. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bifurcated Anastomosis

Ahmad Rajaii-Khorasani
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1189-1190. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Technique of Right Heart Protection and Deairing During Heartmate Vented Electric LVAD Implantation

Clifford H. Van Meter, Jr, Robert J. Robbins, and John L. Ochsner
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1191-1192. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Charles Drew and the Origins of Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

Anthony R. C. Dobell and John S. Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1193-1199. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Candida Pericarditis: Clinical Profile and Treatment

Reuven Rabinovici, Damian Szewczyk, Philip Ovadia, Jeffrey R. Greenspan, and Jocelyn J. Sivalingam
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1200-1204. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Update:

Cryoablation of Septal Pathways in Patients with Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias

Anthony W. Lee, Fred A. Crawford, jr, Paul C. Gillette, and Susan M. Roble
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1205. [Full Text]  

Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema

Sade mahfood, William R. Hix, Benjamin L. Aaroon, Peter Blaes, and Donald C. Watson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1206-1207. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Radial Artery in Coronary Operations

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1209. [Full Text]  

Iatrogenic Tracheobronchial Lacerations

Jean-Paul d'Odemont, Daniel O. A. Rodenstein, Gilbert Massard, and Jean-Marie Wihlm
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1209-1210. [Full Text]  

Coronary Sinus Retroperfusion With a Simple Method

S. Fehmi Katircioglu, Oguz Tasdemir, Kemal Bayazit, and Gabriel S. Aldea
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1210-1211. [Full Text]  

Antithrombin III, Leukocyte Activation, and Low Systemic Heparinization

Marco Ranucci, Eivind Øvrum, and Vibeke Videm
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1211-1212. [Full Text]  

Methylene Blue Administration in SIRS After Cardiac Operations

Paulo Roberto B. Evora, Paulo J. F. Ribeiro, José Carlos S. de Andrade, and Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1212-1213. [Full Text]  

Mitral Valve Blunt Trauma

Wolfgang Bircks, Thomas A. Orszulak, and Wolfgang Bircks
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1213-1214. [Full Text]  

Technique for Early Bronchopleural Fistula Repair After Lung Resection

Dominique Grunenwald and Lorenzo Spaggiari
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1214-1215. [Full Text]  

Ventricular Tachycardia After Ultrafiltration During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Yasushi Terada, Toshio Mitsui, Wahei Mihara, and Makoto Tanaka
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1215-1216. [Full Text]  

Tetralogy of Fallot With Absent Pulmonary Valve: In Praise of Two-Stage Repair

Zohair Al-Halees, Munir Ahmad, Omar Galal, François Godart, and Claude Planché
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1216-1217. [Full Text]  

Paraplegia Complicating Intraaortic Balloon Pumping

Aquilino Hurlé, Patricio Llamas, Juan Meseguer, and Juan A. Casillas
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1217-1218. [Full Text]  

Sternal Retractor for IMA: Is It Ideal for Redos?

Mukesh D. Hariawala, Joseph Stetz, Jr, Shrikant D. Kole, and Sanjay M. Jain
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1218. [Full Text]  

Medtronic Intact Porcine Bioprosthesis

John A. Odell
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1218-1219. [Full Text]  

Early Extubation After Coronary Bypass

Tanmoy Das, Deepak Shetty, Shubhankar Ganguly, Muralidhar Kanchi, Anoar Zacharias, Milo Engoren, and Robert H. Habib
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1219. [Full Text]  

Minimally Invasive Mitral Operations

Kit V. Arom and Robert W. Emery
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1219-1220. [Full Text]  

Correction of Atrioventricular Septal Defects

Luca Rosti, Bruno Murzi, Pierluigi Festa, Ermanno Mazza, Marco Ranucci, Alessandro Frigiola, and Annamaria Colli
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1220-1221. [Full Text]  

Reinforced Closure of Precarious Sternum After Median Sternotomy

Michele Triggiani, Francesco Donatelli, Giuseppe D'Ancona, Adalberto Grossi, John A. Elefteriades, and William F. Chlosta
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1221-1222. [Full Text]  

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