Editorials:

Analysis of Pulmonary Surgery Data: The Next Step

Fred H. Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 927. [Full Text]  

Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Really Minimal?

Nelson Ancalmo and John R. Busby
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 928-929. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Embolotherapy of Large Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: Long-Term Results

Daniel W. Lee, Robert I. White, Jr, Thomas K. Egglin, Jeffrey S. Pollak, Pierre B. Fayad, Joel A. Wirth, Melvin M. Rosenblatt, Kevin W. Dickey, and Catherine M. Burdge
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 930-939. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pleural Cytologies in Lung Cancer Without Pleural Effusions

Sten I. Kjellberg, Carolyn M. Dresler, and Melvyn Goldberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 941-944. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mycophenolate Mofetil for Obliterative Bronchiolitis Syndrome After Lung Transplantation

Richard I. Whyte, Stephen J. Rossi, Michael S. Mulligan, Ros Florn, Laurie Baker, Soma Gupta, Fernando J. Martinez, and Joseph P. Lynch, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 945-948. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Loss of v Integrin Expression and Recurrence in Node-Negative Lung Carcinoma

W. Roy Smythe, Dahlia Wasfi, Joseph E. Bavaria, Steven M. Albelda, and Larry R. Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 949-953. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transsternal Closure of Bronchopleural Fistula After Pneumonectomy

Aart Brutel de la Riviere, Joseph J. Defauw, Paul J. Knaepen, Henry A. van Swieten, Roland C. Vanderschueren, and Jules M. van den Bosch
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 954-957. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary Function at Rest and During Exercise After Resection for Bronchial Carcinoma

Klaus R. Larsen, Ulrik G. Svendsen, Nils Milman, Jørn Brenøe, and Bruno N. Petersen
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 960-964. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Porous-Type Tracheal Prosthesis Sealed With Collagen Sponge

Masayoshi Teramachi, Tatsuo Nakamura, Yasumichi Yamamoto, Tetsuya Kiyotani, Yukinobu Takimoto, and Yasuhiko Shimizu
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 965-969. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gangrene of the Lung: Treatment in Two Stages

Yael Refaely and Dov Weissberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 970-973. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Upper Limb Hyperhidrosis: Looking for the Right Operation

Dominique Gossot, Luis Toledo, Sylvie Fritsch, and Michel Célérier
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 975-978. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Fibrin Glue in the Reduction of Postthoracotomy Alveolar Air Leak

Kit Wong and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 979-981. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Role of Tracheostomy in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

David R. Flum, Omar S. Bholat, and Marc K. Wallack
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 982-985. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Reoperations on the Aortic Root and Ascending Aorta

Dimitrios Dougenis, Bill B. Daily, and Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 986-992. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Attenuates Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Zhengyu Luo, Maurizio Diaco, Toyoaki Murohara, Napoleone Ferrara, Jeffrey M. Isner, and James F. Symes
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 993-998. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Markers in CSF for Determining Neurologic Deficits After Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repairs

Malcolm V. Brock, J. Mark Redmond, Shun Ishiwa, Michael V. Johnston, William A. Baumgartner, John C. Laschinger, and G. Melville Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 999-1003. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Increased ICAM-1 on Reperfusion Injury and Chronic Graft Vascular Disease

Robert S. Poston, Jr, Margaret E. Billingham, Jeffrey Pollard, E. Grant Hoyt, and Robert C. Robbins
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1004-1012. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management Strategy for Simultaneous Carotid Endarterectomy and Coronary Revascularization

Gregory D. Trachiotis and Albert J. Pfister
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1013-1018. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Is Abrogated by Anti-CD8 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy

James S. Allan, Joseph K. Choo, Liana Vesga, J. Scott Arn, Michael R. Pins, David H. Sachs, and Joren C. Madsen
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1019-1025. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Distortions of the Mitral Valve in Acute Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

Joseph H. Gorman, III, Robert C. Gorman, Benjamin M. Jackson, Yuji Hiramatsu, Nicolas Gikakis, Scott T. Kelley, Martin G. St. John Sutton, Theodore Plappert, and L. Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1026-1031. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Root Replacement: Results Using the St. Jude Medical/Hemashield Composite Graft

Leonard N. Girardi, Nirupama G. Talwalkar, and Joseph S. Coselli
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1032-1035. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Catheter-Assisted Totally Thoracoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Feasibility Study

Gilles Soulez, Michel Gagner, Eric Therasse, Fadi Basile, Ignacio Prieto, Philippe Pibarot, Claude Laflamme, Louis Lamarre, and Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1036-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Anatomy of the Internal Thoracic Artery

Jorge A. Henriquez-Pino, Walter J. Gomes, José C. Prates, and Enio Buffolo
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1041-1045. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamic Advantages of Left Atrial Epinephrine Administration in Open Heart Operations

Atilla Aral, Mehmet Oguz, Haldun Özberrak, Yesim Batislam, Tümer Çorapçioglu, Neyyir T. Eren, Refik Tasöz, and Hakki Akalin
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1046-1049. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

ICU Admission Score for Predicting Morbidity and Mortality Risk After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Thomas L. Higgins, Fawzy G. Estafanous, Floyd D. Loop, Gerald J. Beck, Jar-Chi Lee, Norman J. Starr, William A. Knaus, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1050-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Thomas C. Mathew, Ramadas Vasudevan, Laszlo Leb, Stephen M. Pezzella, and A. Thomas Pezzella
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1059-1062. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prevention of Calcification in Glutaraldehyde-Treated Porcine Aortic and Pulmonary Valves

Jyotirmay Chanda, Ryosei Kuribayashi, and Tadaaki Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1063-1066. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Treatment of Aortic Arch Aneurysms in Profound Hypothermia and Circulatory Arrest

Martin Grabenwöger, Marek Ehrlich, Fabiola Cartes-Zumelzu, Martina Mittlböck, Günther Weigel, Günther Laufer, Ernst Wolner, and Michael Havel
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1067-1071. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Late Results of Patch Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta in Adults Using Autogenous Arterial Wall

W. Andrew Owens, Michael J. Tolan, and Jack Cleland
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1072-1074. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Flush-Perfusion on Vascular Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Function

Richard Ingemansson, Algimantas Budrikis, Ramunas Bolys, Trygve Sjöberg, and Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1075-1081. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immediate-Early Gene Expression in Ovine Brain After Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: Effects of Aptiganel

Paula M. Bokesch, Dermot P. Halpin, William R. Ranger, Jonathan J. Drummond-Webb, James E. Marchand, Roderick T. Bronson, Kenneth G. Warner, and Richard M. Kream
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1082-1088. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Late Survival After Valve Operation in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Ignacio G. Duarte, Charles O. Murphy, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Ellis L. Jones, Joseph M. Craver, John Parker Gott, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1089-1095. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

In Vivo Morphology of Woven, Collagen-Sealed Dacron Prostheses in the Thoracic Aorta

Ulrich Franke, Michael J. Jurmann, Kai Uthoff, Axel Köhler, Beate Jurmann, Thorsten Wahlers, and Hans-Georg Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1096-1098. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gradual Reperfusion Reduces Infarct Size and Endothelial Injury but Augments Neutrophil Accumulation

Hiroki Sato, James E. Jordan, Zhi-Qing Zhao, S. S. Sarvotham, and Jakob Vinten-Johansen
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1099-1107. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Valve Conservation in Acute Type A Dissection

Stephen Westaby, Takahiro Katsumata, and Edward Freitas
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1108-1112. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prevention of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias After Open Heart Operation by Low-Dose Sotalol: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Matthias E. Pfisterer, Uta C. D. Klöter-Weber, Maurus Huber, Stefan Osswald, Peter T. Buser, Karl Skarvan, and Peter M. Stulz
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1113-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Factors Influencing HLA Sensitization in Implantable LVAD Recipients

Malek G. Massad, Daniel J. Cook, Steven K. Schmitt, Nicholas G. Smedira, James F. McCarthy, Rita L. Vargo, and Patrick M. McCarthy
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1120-1125. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modified Norwood Operation for Single Left Ventricle and Ventriculoarterial Discordance: An Improved Surgical Technique

Ralph S. Mosca, Hani A. Hennein, Thomas J. Kulik, Dennis C. Crowley, Erik C. Michelfelder, Achi Ludomirsky, and Edward L. Bove
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1126-1132. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Continuous Versus Intermittent Furosemide Infusion in Critically Ill Infants After Open Heart Operations

Giovanni Battista Luciani, Sanjiv Nichani, Anthony C. Chang, Winfield J. Wells, Christopher J. Newth, and Vaughn A. Starnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1133-1139. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Operations in Children With Marfan's Syndrome: Indications and Results

A. Marc Gillinov, Kenton J. Zehr, J. Mark Redmond, Vincent L. Gott, Harry C. Deitz, Bruce A. Reitz, John C. Laschinger, and Duke E. Cameron
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1140-1144. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Strategy for Doubly Committed Subarterial Ventricular Septal Defect With Aortic Cusp Prolapse

Hiroyoshi Komai, Yasuaki Naito, Keiichi Fujiwara, Yasuzo Noguchi, Yoshiharu Nishimura, and Shigeru Uemura
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1146-1149. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Repair of Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot and Unilateral Absence of Pulmonary Artery

Gen-Cheng Zhang, Zeng-Wei Wang, Ren-Fu Zhang, Hun-Yu Zhu, and Ding-Hua Yi
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1150-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

Discussion

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Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

Haruhiko Kondo
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 944. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Robert J. Ginsberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 959. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

John A. Odell
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 973-974. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Richard J. Thurer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 985. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Julie A. Swain
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1088. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1156. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1196. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Left Ventricular Reduction Operation in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Note of Caution

Takahiro Katsumata and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1154-1156. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simultaneous Use of an Implanted Defibrillator and Ventricular Assist Device

Jonathan L. Skinner, Robert C. Bourge, Richard B. Shepard, Andrew E. Epstein, and William L. Holman
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1156-1158. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Onlay Patch Repair of Tracheobronchial Rupture

Raymond D. Crouch, Larry E. Nelson, Philip C. Hawley, Douglas A. Frank, Ccp, and Thomas E. Williams, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1158-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cervicomediastinal Hibernoma

Luigi Santambrogio, Ugo Cioffi, Matilde De Simone, Mario Nosotti, Gianni Pavoni, Valentina Caputo, and Luigi Bonavina
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1160-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the Lung

Michael W. Frank, Thomas W. Shields, Axel W. Joob, Merrill S. Kies, Charles D. Sturgis, Anjana Yeldandi, Allan J. Cribbins, and David A. Fullerton
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1162-1164. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atrial Replacement and Tricuspid Valve Reconstruction After Angiosarcoma Resection

P. Michael McFadden and John L. Ochsner
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1164-1166. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Berry Syndrome, a Complex Aortopulmonary Malformation: One-Stage Repair in a Neonate

Pietro A. Abbruzzese, Maurizio Merlo, Enrico Chiappa, Renzo Bianco, Federica Ferrero, and Carlo M. Cappone
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1167-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral Valve Myxoma

David P. Murphy, David B. Glazier, and Tyrone J. Krause
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1169-1170. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Entrapment During Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement

Max B. Mitchell, James M. Brown, and Martin J. London
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1171-1173. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neurofibroma of the Esophagus

Raymond Lee and Warren A. Williamson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1173-1174. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unusual Cause of Pulmonary Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure in a Newborn

Eric N. Mendeloff, Charles B. Huddleston, and Mark Payne
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1174-1177. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Single-Incision and Single-Element Array Electrode to Lower the Defibrillation Threshold

Volker Kühlkamp, Kourosh Khalighi, Volker Dörnberger, and Gerhard Ziemer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1177-1179. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral Valve Repair in a Patient With Severe Porcelain Aorta

Hitoshi Ogino, Yuichi Ueda, Koichi Morioka, Keiji Matsubayashi, and Takuya Nomoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1179-1181. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ruptured Left Ventricular Diverticulum in Infancy

Stephen Westaby, Takahiro Katsumata, Martin Runciman, and Michael Burch
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1181-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Endoscopic Saphenous Vein Harvesting: Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Saphenectomy

David G. Cable and Joseph A. Dearani
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1183-1185. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Clip for Compression of the Aortic Wall During Gluing

Tohru Sakamoto, Hirokuni Arai, and Makoto Sunamori
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1186-1187. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Mismatch in Heart Transplantation: Readaptation

Albert Miralles
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1188-1190. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Fine-Needle Aspiration of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules

Michael Bousamra, II and Lawrence Clowry, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1191-1193. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ventriculotomy Repair During Revascularization of Intracavitary Anterior Descending Coronary Arteries

Eduardo A. Tovar, Alan Borsari, Daniel W. Landa, Paul B. Weinstein, and Alan B. Gazzaniga
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1194-1196. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Implantation of the Toronto SPV Stentless Porcine Bioprosthesis in Dilated Ascending Aorta

Robert P. Siebenmann
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1197-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Cemil Topuzlu Pacha and His Arterial Suture Technique

Hasan F. Batirel and Mustafa Yüksel
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1201-1203. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Angiogenesis in the Pathobiology and Treatment of Vascular and Malignant Diseases

David S. Winlaw
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1204-1211. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Surgery for Acquired Aortic Valve Disease: Edited by Armand Piwnica, MD, and Stephen Westaby, FRCS Oxford, UK, Isis Medical Media, 1997 485 pp, illustrated, $150.00

A. Robert Cordell
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1153. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

A Proper Name for the Internal Mammary Artery?

Tomas A. Salerno and John Kakadellis
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1218. [Full Text]  

Stroke From Heparin-Coated Circuits and Reduced Systemic Anticoagulation

Mrinal K. Dewanjee
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1218-1219. [Full Text]  

Internal Thoracic Artery Spasm and Normothermic Papaverine

Melih Erdinc and Ahmet Ocal
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1219-1220. [Full Text]  

PTFE Membranes, Redo Operations, and Epicardial Echocardiography

Francois J. Hitchcock, Ger B. W. E. Bennink, and Narayanswami Sreeram
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1220. [Full Text]  

Maximal Use of Internal Mammary Artery

Edward A. Freitas
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1220-1221. [Full Text]  

Effects of Different Methods of Internal Mammary Artery Harvesting

Idris M. Ali
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1221. [Full Text]  

Low Heparinization and Heparin-Bonded Circuits

Ronald C. Hill, Sally Bannan, and Paul G. Martin
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1221-1222. [Full Text]  

Rapid Recovery in the Elderly

Duane S. Bietz and Richard A. Ott
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1222-1223. [Full Text]  

Aortic Valve Repair in Children

Syed Aitizaz Uddin, Akhlaque Nabi Bhat, Emad Abdullah Bukhari, Mohammed Rashid Al Fagih, James L. Monro, Michael J. Tolan, Piers E. Daubeney, Zdenek Slavik, Barry R. Keeton, and Anthony P. Salmon
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1223. [Full Text]  

Noncardioplegic Myocardial Protection for CABG

Michael K. Wood
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1223-1224. [Full Text]  

Approach to Severe Blunt Thoracic Trauma and Thoracoplasty

Hasan F. Batirel, Mustafa Yüksel, Ferzat Zonüzi, Sina Ercan, Bedrettin Yildizeli, and Mark De Groot
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1224-1225. [Full Text]  

Cognitive Outcome After CABG

Stuart M. Browne, Peter W. Halligan, David P. Taggart, Guy M. McKhann, Ola A. Selnes, Cheryl Enger, Maura A. Goldsborough, and Louis M. Borowicz, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1225-1226. [Full Text]  

Papillary Fibroelastoma

Marshall D. Goldin, Keith B. Allen, Ramon Mitra, and Rafael Espada
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1226. [Full Text]  

Delayed Sternal Closure With Sternal Zipper

M. Murat Demirtas and Raju Iyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1226-1227. [Full Text]  

Traumatic Subarachnoid–Pleural Fistula

Theodosios J. Dosios
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1227. [Full Text]  

Conservative Treatment of Tracheal Lacerations Secondary to Endotracheal Intubation

Laureano Molins, L. Jaime Buitrago, Gonzalo Vidal, and Michael E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1227-1228. [Full Text]  

Report:

Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Report 1995–1997

John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1212-1215. [Full Text]  

Corrections:

Correction

Uday H. Trivedi, Ramesh L. Patel, Mark R. J. Turtle, Graham E. Venn, and David J. Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1228. [Full Text]  

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