President's Page:

Interesting Times

George C. Kaiser
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Editorials:

What Shall We Call Ourselves? The Time for Standardization

Mark B. Orringer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 596-598. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Multiple Left Heart Obstructions (Shone's Anomaly) With Mitral Valve Involvement: Long-Term Surgical Outcome

Ron A. Brauner, Hillel Laks, Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, Frank Scholl, and Sharon McCaffery
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 721-729. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Septal Myectomy in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Late Results With Stress Echocardiography

M. Kamil Göl, Mustafa Emir, Talat Keles, Seref A. Küçüker, C. Levent Birincioglu, Y. Haldun Karagöz, Tevfik Kural, Oguz Tasdemir, Siber Göksel, and Kemal Bayazit
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 739-745. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bowel Interposition for Esophageal Replacement: Twenty-Five–Year Experience

Kamal A. Mansour, F. Curtis Bryan, and Grant W. Carlson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 752-756. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Colon Interposition for Esophageal Replacement: Current Indications and Long-Term Function

Pascal Thomas, Pierre Fuentes, Roger Giudicelli, and Eugène Reboud
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 757-764. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Role of Positron Emission Tomography in Staging Esophageal Cancer

James D. Luketich, Philip R. Schauer, Carolyn Cidis Meltzer, Rodney J. Landreneau, G. Kathleen Urso, David W. Townsend, Peter F. Ferson, Robert J. Keenan, and Chandra P. Belani
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 765-769. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improvement in Staging of Esophageal Cancer With the Addition of Positron Emission Tomography

Mark I. Block, G. Alexander Patterson, R. Sudhir Sundaresan, Marci S. Bailey, Fidelma L. Flanagan, Farrokh Dehdashti, Barry A. Siegel, and Joel D. Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 770-776. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula: Surgical Experience Over Two Decades

Josephine Y. Tsai, Leah Berkery, David E. Wesson, S. Frank Redo, and Nitsana A. Spigland
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 778-783. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Laparoscopic Esophageal Myotomy and Anterior Partial Fundoplication for the Treatment of Achalasia

Andrew J. Graham, Richard J. Finley, Daniel F. Worsley, Sunny R. Dong, Joanne C. Clifton, and Carol Storseth
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 785-789. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Belsey Mark IV Antireflux Procedure for Complicated Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Kathleen N. Fenton, Joseph I. Miller, Jr, Robert B. Lee, and Kamal A. Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 790-794. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acellular Low-Potassium Dextran Preserves Pulmonary Function After 48 Hours of Ischemia

Robert C. King, Oliver A. R. Binns, R. Chai Kanithanon, Patrick E. Parrino, T. Brett Reece, James D. Maliszewskyj, Kimberly S. Shockey, Curtis G. Tribble, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 795-800. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extended Preservation of Ischemic Pulmonary Graft by Postmortem Alveolar Expansion

Dirk E. M. Van Raemdonck, Nicole C. P. Jannis, Filip R. L. Rega, Paul R. J. De Leyn, Willem J. Flameng, and Toni E. Lerut
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 801-808. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postoperative Prognosis in Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer With Synchronous Ipsilateral Intrapulmonary Metastasis

Ichiro Yoshino, Ryoichi Nakanishi, Toshihiro Osaki, Shota Hasuda, Satoshi Taga, Mitsuhiro Takenoyama, Takashi Yoshimatsu, and Kosei Yasumoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 809-813. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Donor Treatment With the Lazeroid U74389G Reduces Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury in a Rat Lung Transplant Model

Bernard Hausen, Peter Mueller, Marcus Bahra, Raj Ramsamooj, Randall E. Morris, and Charles W. Hewitt
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 814-820. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Free Radical-Mediated Tissue Injury in Acute Lung Allograft Rejection and the Effect of Superoxide Dismutase

Takeshi Shiraishi, Ataru Kuroiwa, Takayuki Shirakusa, Katsunobu Kawahara, Satoshi Yoneda, Keiko Kitano, Kan Okabayashi, and Akinori Iwasaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 821-825. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Single Versus Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafts: 10-Year Outcome Analysis

Adrian W. Pick, Thomas A. Orszulak, Betty J. Anderson, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 599-605. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Operations in Patients 80 Years Old and Older

Cary W. Akins, Willard M. Daggett, Gus J. Vlahakes, Alan D. Hilgenberg, David F. Torchiana, Joren C. Madsen, and Mortimer J. Buckley
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 606-614. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally Invasive Versus Conventional Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass

Keith B. Allen, Robert G. Matheny, Robert J. Robison, David A. Heimansohn, and Carl J. Shaar
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 616-622. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of "Natural" Hibernation Induction Triggers for Myocardial Protection

Steven F. Bolling, Nicole L. Tramontini, Kenneth S. Kilgore, Tsung-Ping Su, Peter R. Oeltgen, and Henry H. Harlow
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 623-627. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Creation of Chimeric Hearts: A Tool for Testing the "Passenger Leukocyte" Hypothesis

Simon D. Eiref, Wei Zhang, Sicco H. Popma, Lisa J. Shah, Jonni S. Moore, and BruceR. Rosengard
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 628-633. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Partial Left Ventriculectomy to Treat End-Stage Heart Disease

Randas J. V. Batista, Jose Verde, Paul Nery, Lise Bocchino, Noriaki Takeshita, Joginder N. Bhayana, Jacob Bergsland, Susan Graham, James P. Houck, and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 634-638. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of Previous Thoracic Aneurysm Repair on Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Management

Joseph S. Coselli, Luiz F. Poli de Figueiredo, and Scott A. LeMaire
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 639-650. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Previous Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Is Not a Risk Factor for Aortic Valve Replacement

Thoralf M. Sundt, III, Suzan F. Murphy, Benico Barzilai, Richard B. Schuessler, Eric N. Mendeloff, Charles B. Huddleston, Michael K. Pasque, and William A. Gay, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 651-657. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Aortic Homograft: Evolution of Indications, Techniques, and Results in 107 Patients

Richard L. Prager, Carl R. Fischer, Bobby Kong, James P. Byrne, Diane J. Jones, M. LaWaun Hance, and Otto Gago
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 659-663. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Open Distal Anastomosis in Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion for Repair of Ascending Aortic Dissection

Chojiro Yamashita, Masayoshi Okada, Keiji Ataka, Masato Yoshida, Naoki Yoshimura, Takashi Azami, Keitarou Nakagiri, Hidetaka Wakiyama, and Teruo Yamashita
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 665-669. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right Latissimus Dorsi Cardiomyoplasty Improves Left Ventricular Energetics

Lishan Aklog, Frederick Y. Chen, BrianJ. deGuzman, MichaelP. Murphy, WendelJ. Smith, RitaG. Laurence, RobertF. Appleyard, and Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 670-677. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Revascularization for Acute Coronary Insufficiency: Analysis of Risk Factors for Hospital Mortality

Biagio Tomasco, Antonino Cappiello, Rosario Fiorilli, Archimede Leccese, Raniero Lupino, Antonio Romiti, and Ugo F. Tesler
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 678-683. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Echocardiographic Recognition of Iatrogenic Aortic Valve Leaflet Perforation

Arthur C. Hill, Ramesh C. Bansal, Anees J. Razzouk, Meizhen Liu, Leonard L. Bailey, and Steven R. Gundry
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 684-689. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Process Cost Analysis

Charles A. S. Marrin, Lisa C. Johnson, Virginia L. Beggs, and Paul B. Batalden
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 690-694. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cerebral Hypoxia During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

W. Alan C. Mutch, Lawrence N. Ryner, Piotr Kozlowski, Gordon Scarth, R. Keith Warrian, Gerald R. Lefevre, Ted G. Wong, Darren B. Thiessen, Linda G. Girling, Leonard Doiron, Chris McCudden, and John K. Saunders
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 695-701. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Axilloaxillary Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Practical Alternative to Femorofemoral Bypass

DavidP. Bichell, Jorge M. Balaguer, Sary F. Aranki, Gregory S. Couper, David H. Adams, Robert J. Rizzo, John J. Collins, Jr, and Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 702-705. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A Coronary Artery Bypass "Fast-Track" Protocol Is Practical and Realistic in a Rural Environment

Robert L. Quigley and Felice L. Reitknecht
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 706-709. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass: A Series With Early Qualitative Angiographic Follow-up

Inderjit S. Gill, Gerald M. FitzGibbon, Lyall A. J. Higginson, Azim Valji, and Wilbert J. Keon
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 710-714. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preliminary Report of a Genetic Basis for Cognitive Decline After Cardiac Operations

Barbara E. Tardiff, Mark F. Newman, Ann M. Saunders, Warren J. Strittmatter, James A. Blumenthal, William D. White, Narda D. Croughwell, R. Duane Davis, Jr, Allen D. Roses, and Joseph G. Reves
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 715-720. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ventricular Hypertrophy as a Risk Factor in Ventricular Septation for Double-Inlet Left Ventricle

Mitsugi Nagashima, Yasuharu Imai, Yoshinori Takanashi, Shuichi Hoshino, Kazuhiro Seo, Masatsugu Terada, and Mitsuru Aoki
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 730-734. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serum Lactates Correlate With Mortality After Operations for Complex Congenital Heart Disease

Ira M. Cheifetz, Frank H. Kern, Scott R. Schulman, William J. Greeley, Ross M. Ungerleider, and Jon N. Meliones
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 735-738. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Small Left Coronary Arteries After Arterial Switch Operation for Complete Transposition

Koichi Yatsunami, Makoto Nakazawa, Chisato Kondo, Hidetake Teshima, Kazuo Momma, Yoshinori Takanashi, and Yasuharu Imai
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 746-750. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postinjury Thromboxane Receptor Blockade Ameliorates Acute Lung Injury

Charles D. Goff, R. Scott Corbin, Steven D. Theiss, Henry F. Frierson, Jr, Gerald A. Cephas, Curtis G. Tribble, Irving L. Kron, and Jeffrey S. Young
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 826-829. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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Invited Commentaries:

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Ralph D. Siewers
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Arnold G. Coran
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Clifton F. Mountain
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Case Reports:

Posttraumatic Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Due to Intramyocardial Dissecting Hematoma

Daniele Maselli, Ezio Micalizzi, Raffaella Pizio, Andrea Audo, and Carlo De Gasperis
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 830-831. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coincidence of True and False Left Ventricular Aneurysm

Asish Kumar Das, Geoffrey M. Wilson, and Anthony P. Furnary
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 831-834. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postpneumonectomy Interatrial Right-to-Left Shunt: Successful Percutaneous Treatment

François Godart, Henri L. Porte, Christian Rey, Jean-Marc Lablanche, and Alain Wurtz
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 834-836. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anomalous Origin of Left Coronary From Right Pulmonary Artery in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

George E. Sarris, Jonathan J. Drummond-Webb, Makram R. Ebeid, Larry A. Latson, and Roger B. B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 836-838. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unusual Right Coronary Artery Anomaly With Major Implication During Cardiac Operations

Mario Gaudino, Franco Glieca, Piergiorgio Bruno, Felice Luca Piancone, Francesco Alessandrini, and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 838-839. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Replacement of an Intracorporeal Left Ventricular Assist Device

Jonathan L. Skinner, Robert C. Bourge, James K. Kirklin, David C. McGiffin, and William L. Holman
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 839-841. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary Pulmonary Malignant Hemangiopericytoma Associated With Coagulopathy

Yu-Chung Wu, Liang-Shun Wang, Wenby Chen, Huei-Jyh Fahn, Min-Hsiung Huang, and Jacqueline Whang-Peng
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 841-843. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arrhythmia/Ischemia Management During Minimally Invasive Cardiac Operation

Michael F. Borges, Phillip K. Spohn, and Alan S. Coulson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 843-844. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Enlarging Mediastinal Mass After Cardiac Transplantation

Samuel Weinstein, Karen D. Horvath, Benjamin E. Romney, and Robert E. Michler
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 845-847. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of Internal Thoracic Artery as a Systemic–Pulmonary Artery Shunt

Seiya Kikuchi, Ryuji Kashino, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 847-849. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Congenital Absence of a Single Pulmonary Valve Cusp

Stephen Westaby and Takahiro Katsumata
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 849-851. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Compression of the Trachea by a Mediastinal Parathyroid Cyst

Erik J. Hauet, Marinus A. Paul, and Marc K. M. Salu
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 851-852. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Severe Hemoptysis Requiring Lobectomy in an 11-Year-Old Patient With Kartagener's Syndrome

Helmut Schwarzenberg, Ronald J. Elfeldt, Erich Schlüter, Johann Link, and Martin Heller
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 852-854. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Management of Persistent Mediastinitis After Coronary Bypass Grafting

Friedrich S. Eckstein, Johannes M. Albes, Michael J. Jurmann, Albertus M. Scheule, Sabine Raygrotzki, Michael Laniado, and Gerhard Ziemer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 854-856. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transaortic Approach in Double-Outlet Right Ventricle With Subaortic Ventricular Septal Defect

Kisaburo Sakamoto, Arnaud Charpentier, Sorin Popescu, Bernard De Geeter, and Bernard Eisenmann
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 856-858. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Transthoracic Intraaortic Counterpulsation: A Simple Method for Balloon Catheter Positioning

Francesco Santini and Alessandro Mazzucco
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 859-860. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful Implantation of Thoratec Assist Device: Wrapping of Outflow Conduit in Hemashield Graft

Kazutomo Minami, Latif Arusoglu, Toshiya Koyanagi, Aly El-Banayosy, Michael M. Körner, and Reiner Körfer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 861-862. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of a Cast Spreader During Reoperative Sternotomy

John W. Rhee and John R. Garrett
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 863. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complete Direct Mammary Harvest for Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass

H. Edward Garrett, Jr, James C. Gilmore, Gregory A. Lowdermilk, and Daniel McCoy
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 864-866. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atraumatic Gastric Transposition After Transhiatal Esophagectomy

Robert J. Korst, Mithran Sukumar, and Michael E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 867-869. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Francisco Romero, the First Heart Surgeon

Alejandro Aris
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 870-871. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Clinical Presentation and Treatment Options for Mitral Valve Myxoma

Nabil Chakfé, Jean-Georges Kretz, Philippe Valentin, Bernard Geny, Hélène Petit, Sorin Popescu, Saleem Edah-Tally, and Gilbert Massard
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 872-877. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Myocardial Protection and Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Neonates and Infants

Pedro J. del Nido
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Update:

Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Premature Infants Less Than 21,000 Grams of Body Weight

Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 880-881. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

The Pericardium: A Comprehensive Textbook: By David H. Spodick, MD New York, Marcel Dekker, 1997 464 pages, illustrated, $165.00 ISBN: 0-8247-9316-1

Örn Arnar
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Correspondence:

What to Do With Surgical Coronary Patients Who Have Minimal LAD Disease?

Khalid E. Al-Ebrahim
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 883. [Full Text]  

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator for Pulmonary Embolism

Shyamsunder K. Kolvekar, Giles J. Peek, Andrzej W. Sosnowski, Richard K. Firmin, Renee S. Hartz, and Michael J. Davies
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 883-884. [Full Text]  

Lower Limb Ischemia With Compartment Syndrome Related to Femoral Artery Cannulas

Abdallah K. Alameddine and Thomas J. Vander Salm
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 884-885. [Full Text]  

Maximal Utilization of the Left Internal Mammary Artery for Coronary Bypass Grafting

Jong Bum Choi, Hyun Woong Yang, Chul Burm Lee, Lawrence I. Bonchek, Mark W. Burlingame, Edward F. Lundy, and Brad E. Vazales
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 885-887. [Full Text]  

The Value of Minicardioplegia in the Clinical Setting

Venkat R. Machiraju, Claudio A. B. Lima, and Michael H. Culig
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 887. [Full Text]  

Appropriate Exposure and Drainage for Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis

Fritz J. Baumgartner, Bassam O. Omari, Stanley R. Klein, and Hans-Beat Ris
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 887-888. [Full Text]  

Avoidance of Sternal Nonunion

John C. Opie and William S. Stoney
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Hemodynamic Control During Left Heart Bypass With a Piezometric Tower

Giorgio Noera and A. Petralia
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Postthoracoscopy Pain: Is TENS the Answer?

Fabrizio Benedetti, Martina Amanzio, Caterina Casadio, Antonio Cavallo, Roberto Cianci, Roberto Giobbe, Maurizio Mancuso, Enrico Ruffini, Giuliano Maggi, Jay B. Brodsky, and James B. D. Mark
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Transcranial Doppler Sonography and Cerebral Blood Flow During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Gregory A. Nuttall, David J. Cook, Uday H. Trivedi, Ramesh L. Patel, Mark R. J. Turtle, Graham E. Venn, and David J. Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 891. [Full Text]  

Corrections:

Nomori H, Horio H. Gelatin-Resorcinol-Formaldehyde-Glutaraldehyde Glue-Spread Stapler Prevents Air Leakage From the Lung.

Hiroaki Nomori and Hirotoshi Horio
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 892. [Full Text]  

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