President's Page:

Databases and Accountability

George C. Kaiser
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Editorials:

Routine Surveillance Endomyocardial Biopsy

Gulshan K. Sethi and Jack G. Copeland, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1230. [Full Text]  

Alley-Sheridan Scholar Address:

Understanding the New World of Health Care

Paul N. Uhlig
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1451-1455. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Acute Aortic Dissection Complicating Pregnancy

Clark J. Zeebregts, Marc A. Schepens, Ton M. Hameeteman, Wim J. Morshuis, and Aart Brutel de la Rivière
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1345-1348. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early Evacuation of Traumatic Retained Hemothoraces Using Thoracoscopy: A Prospective, Randomized Trial

Dan M. Meyer, Michael E. Jessen, Michael A. Wait, and Aaron S. Estrera
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1396-1400. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effectiveness of Postoperative Irradiation in Stage IIIA Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer According to Regression Tree Analyses of Recurrence Risks

Timothy E. Sawyer, James A. Bonner, Perry M. Gould, Robert L. Foote, Claude Deschamps, Victor F. Trastek, Peter C. Pairolero, Mark S. Allen, Carla M. Lange, and Hongzhe Li
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1402-1407. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Staging of IIIB Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Before Neoadjuvant Therapy

Tiziano De Giacomo, Erino A. Rendina, Federico Venuta, Giorgio Della Rocca, and Costante Ricci
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1409-1411. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

External Stabilization of Long-Segment Tracheobronchomalacia Guided by Intraoperative Bronchoscopy

Siegfried Hagl, Heinz Jakob, Christian Sebening, Peter van Bodegom, Klaus Schmidt, Eugen Zilow, Franz Fleischer, and Herbert Ulmer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1412-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pericardiocentesis and Intrapericardial Sclerosis: Effective Therapy for Malignant Pericardial Effusions

Leonard N. Girardi, Robert J. Ginsberg, and Michael E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1422-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Management of Tracheal Tumors

Yael Refaely and Dov Weissberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1429-1432. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Metastases in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Syndrome

Keith D. Mortman, Paul A. Sugarbaker, Barry M. Shmookler, Vicente C. DeGuzman, and Mark S. Soberman
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1434-1436. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outpatient Chest Tube Management

Ronald B. Ponn, Howard J. Silverman, and John A. Federico
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1437-1440. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Management of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Neutropenic Patients

Alain Bernard, Denis Caillot, Jean François Couaillier, Olivier Casasnovas, Henri Guy, and Jean Pierre Favre
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1441-1447. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Debridement of Empyema Thoracis

David R. Lawrence, Sunil K. Ohri, Ruth E. Moxon, Edward R. Townsend, and S. William Fountain
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1448-1450. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Routine Surveillance Endomyocardial Biopsy: Late Rejection After Heart Transplantation

David A. Heimansohn, Robert J. Robison, John M. Paris, III, Robert G. Matheny, JoAnne Bogdon, and Carl J. Shaar
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1231-1236. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative Intraaortic Balloon Pump Enhances Cardiac Performance and Improves the Outcome of Redo CABG

Jan T. Christenson, Pierre Badel, François Simonet, and Martin Schmuziger
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1237-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Establishing and Using a Local/Regional Cardiac Surgery Database

Kit V. Arom, Rebecca J. Petersen, Thomas A. Orszulak, R. Morton Bolman, III, Per H. Wickstrom, Lyle D. Joyce, Theodore H. Spooner, Brian L. Tell, and Patricia A. Janey
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1245-1249. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complete Unloading Alone May Not Adequately Protect the Left Ventricle

Masashi Komeda, Abe DeAnda, Jr, Julie R. Glasson, Ann F. Bolger, George T. Daughters, II, Neil B. Ingels, Jr, and D. Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1250-1255. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Does Retrograde Administration of Blood Cardioplegia Improve Myocardial Protection During First Operation for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

Michel Carrier, L. Conrad Pelletier, and Norman R. Searle
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1256-1262. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Results of 1,454 Free Right Internal Thoracic Artery-to-Coronary Artery Grafts

James Tatoulis, Brian F. Buxton, and John A. Fuller
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1263-1268. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Operations in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients

Surindra N. Mitruka, Bartley P. Griffith, Robert L. Kormos, Brack G. Hattler, Frank A. Pigula, Ron Shapiro, John J. Fung, and Si M. Pham
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1270-1278. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neuronal Cell Death in the Ischemic Spinal Cord: The Effect of Methylprednisolone

Georgios K. Kanellopoulos, Hiroyuki Kato, Yingji Wu, Dimitrios Dougenis, Mary Mackey, Chung Y. Hsu, and Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1279-1285. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Third Coronary Artery Bypass Operations: Risks and Costs

Bruce W. Lytle, Jose L. Navia, Paul C. Taylor, Floyd D. Loop, William J. E. Potts, Geoffrey Suszkowski, Robert W. Stewart, Patrick M. McCarthy, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1287-1295. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Decision-Making in End-Stage Coronary Artery Disease: Revascularization or Heart Transplantation?

Harald Hausmann, Hubert Topp, Henrik Siniawski, Sabine Holz, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1296-1301. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mechanical Support in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Signs of Early Left Ventricular Recovery

Stephen Westaby, Xu Y. Jin, Takahiro Katsumata, David P. Taggart, Andrew J. S. Coats, and O. H. Frazier
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1303-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Two-Stage Repair of Adult Coarctation of the Aorta With Congenital Valvular Lesions

Anvay V. Mulay, Saeed Ashraf, and Kevin G. Watterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1309-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evolving Costs of Long-Term Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Annetine C. Gelijns, Alexandra F. Richards, Deborah L. Williams, Mehmet C. Oz, Jason Oliveira, and Alan J. Moskowitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1312-1319. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preconditioning Improves Myocardial Preservation in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Operations

Er-Xiong Lu, Sheng-Xi Chen, Ming-Dao Yuan, Tie-Hui Hu, Han-Cha Zhou, Wan-Jun Luo, Guo-Hu Li, and Liao-Mei Xu
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1320-1324. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vascular Effects of Cyclosporin A and Acute Rejection in Canine Heart Transplantation

Denis Bouchard, Marc-Antoine Despatis, Josie Buluran, and Raymond Cartier
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1325-1330. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Local Transverse Arch Repair for Type A Aortic Dissection

Fritz J. Baumgartner, Bassam O. Omari, Andy Pandya, Avni Pandya, and Daniel M. Bethencourt
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1331-1332. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Expression of Endothelin-1 and Constitutional Nitric Oxide Synthase Messenger RNA in Saphenous Vein Endothelial Cells Exposed to Arterial Flow Shear Stress

Zhi-Gang Zhu, Hui-Hua Li, and Bao-Ren Zhang
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1333-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prosthesis for Aortic Arch Substitution

Stefano Nazari, Susanna Salvi, Alessandro Aluffi, Ettore Visconti, Giuseppe Rescigno, and Paolo Buniva
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1339-1344. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lesions of the Target Vessel During Minimally Invasive Myocardial Revascularization

Francesco Alessandrini, Mario Gaudino, Franco Glieca, Nicola Luciani, Felice Luca Piancone, Marco Zimarino, and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1349-1353. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Time Dependence of Endothelium-Mediated Vasodilation by Intermittent Antegrade Warm Blood Cardioplegia

Diego Curro, Gabriele Bombardieri, Cynthia Barilaro, Palmiro Di Francesco, Carmelita Varano, Gianfederico Possati, and Claudio Pragliola
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1354-1359. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparative Effects of Continuous Warm Blood and Intermittent Cold Blood Cardioplegia on Coronary Reactivity

Motohisa Tofukuji, Alon Stamler, Jianyi Li, Mukesh D. Hariawala, Alvin Franklin, and Frank W. Sellke
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1360-1367. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

On-Pump, Beating-Heart Coronary Artery Operations in High-Risk Patients: An Acceptable Trade-off?

Louis P. Perrault, Philippe Menasché, Jacqueline Peynet, Bouchaib Faris, Alain Bel, Thierry de Chaumaray, Claire Gatecel, Bernard Touchot, Gérard Bloch, and Jean-Marie Moalic
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1368-1373. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evaluation of a Pulsatile Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device in an Acute Right Heart Failure Model

Dominique Shum-Tim, Brian W. Duncan, Victor Hraska, Ingeborg Friehs, Toshiharu Shin'oka, and Richard A. Jonas
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1374-1380. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Detrimental Effects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Cyanotic Infants: Preventing the Reoxygenation Injury

Bradley S. Allen, Shaikh Rahman, Michel N. Ilbawi, Michael Kronon, Kirk S. Bolling, Ari O. Halldorsson, and Harold Feinberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1381-1388. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prevention of Unbalanced Lung Perfusion and Atrial Arrhythmias After the Lateral Tunnel Operation

Monica C. Robotin, Alain Serraf, Lucille Houyel, Jerome Petit, François Lacour-Gayet, Jacqueline Bruniaux, and Claude Planche
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1389-1395. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

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Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

Kenneth L. Kayser
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1249. [Full Text]  

Invited Commenary

Edwin L. Alderman
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1302. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Steven M. Hollenberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1330. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

David J. Girling
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1407-1408. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Mikhail I. Perelman
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1432-1433. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Richard J. Novick
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1456-1459. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Single-Lung Transplantation in a Patient With Cystic Fibrosis and an Asymmetric Thorax

Jarowit A. Piotrowski, Fred H. Splittgerber, Terence J. Donovan, Felix Ratjen, and Hans-R. Zerkowski
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1456-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Embolectomy After Single-Lung Transplantation

Seiichi Noda, Thoralf M. Sundt, III, John P. Lynch, Elbert P. Trulock, Sudhir Sundaresan, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1459-1461. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

FK506-Induced Fulminant Leukoencephalopathy After Single-Lung Transplantation

Ganeshakrishnan K. Thyagarajan, Adnan Cobanoglu, and Wendy Johnston
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1461-1464. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Homograft Aortic Replacement for Infected Mediastinal False Aneurysm

Takahiro Katsumata and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1464-1466. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Blunt Cardiac Trauma: Atrioventricular Valve Disruption and Ventricular Septal Defect

Richard D. Stahl, Joseph C. Liu, and John F. Walsh
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1466-1468. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Videothoracoscopic Treatment of Hepatic Hydrothorax

R. Thomas Temes, Michael S. Davis, Fabrizio M. Follis, Stuart B. Pett, Jr, and Jorge A. Wernly
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1468-1469. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary Pulmonary Thymoma

Bryan Veynovich, Paolo Masetti, Peter D. Kaplan, Katherine M. Jasnosz, Samuel A. Yousem, and Rodney J. Landreneau
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1471-1473. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Radial Artery–Gastroepiploic Artery Composite Graft for Redo CABG

David P. Taggart
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1473-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Massive Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Presenting With Coronary Insufficiency

Frank A. Pigula, Bartley P. Griffith, and Robert L. Kormos
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1475-1476. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lymphangiohemangioma of the Mediastinum

Marc Riquet, Josette Brière, Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes, and Philippe Puyo
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1476-1478. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Tube Thoracostomy

Francis J. Podbielski, Irvin M. Wiesman, Babak Yaghmai, Charles A. Owens, Enrico Benedetti, and Malek G. Massad
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1478-1480. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CT Reconstruction of an Unusual Chronic Posttraumatic Aneurysm of the Thoracic Aorta

Michael J. Reardon, Thomas D. Hedrick, George V. Letsou, Hazim J. Safi, Rafael Espada, and John C. Baldwin
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1480-1482. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Valve Tumor Causing Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Child

Anand P. Deodhar, Andrew J. P. Tometzki, Ian N. Hudson, and Pankaj S. Mankad
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1482-1484. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful Minimally Invasive Triple Coronary Bypass Through Bilateral Parasternal Incisions

Michael H. Hall and Sheel K. Vatsia
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1484-1486. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Partial Mitral Homograft for Tricuspid Valve Repair

Ahmad Ramsheyi, Nicola D'Attellis, Zoé Le Lostec, Sophie Fegueux, and Christophe Acar
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1486-1488. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Carbon Dioxide Field Flooding Minimizes Residual Intracardiac Air After Open Heart Operations

Watts R. Webb, Lynn H. Harrison, Jr, Frederic R. Helmcke, Asuncion Camino-Lopez, Nabil A. Munfakh, Herman A. Heck, Jr, and Peter V. Moulder
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1489-1491. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Videothoracoscopic Surgical Interruption of Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Emmanuel Le Bret, Thierry A. Folliguet, and François Laborde
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1492-1494. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Technique for Complete Subcoronary Implantation of the Medtronic Freestyle Porcine Bioprosthesis

Albert H. Krause, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1495-1498. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thermal Coronary Angiography for Intraoperative Testing of Coronary Patency in Congenital Heart Defects

Jacques A. M. van Son, Volkmar Falk, Thomas Walther, Anno Diegeler, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1499-1500. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimal-Access "J" or "j" Sternotomy for Valvular, Aortic, and Coronary Operations or Reoperations

Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1501-1503. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Temporary Stenting of the Sternum After Difficult Cardiac Operations

Ganeshakrishnan K. Thyagarajan and Adnan Cobanoglu
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1504-1505. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

History of Emphysema Surgery

Andreas P. Naef
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1506-1508. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Reviews:

Ischemic Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture: Prediction, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Michael J. Reardon, Christian L. Carr, Angela Diamond, George V. Letsou, Hazim J. Safi, Rafael Espada, and John C. Baldwin
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1509-1513. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Cardiac Surgery in the Adult: Edited by L. Henry Edmonds, Jr, MD New York, McGraw-Hill Health Professions Division, 1997 1,542 pp, illustrated, $195.00 ISBN: 0-07-018963-3

Harry Siderys
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1455. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Book: Endosurgery

Robert M. Craig
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1498. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Warm Cardioplegia in Cardiac Transplantation

Komarakshi Rajagopalan Balakrishnan, Richard Saldanha, Srinivas Sai, Keshavamurthy Suresh, and Usha Parvathy
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1518. [Full Text]  

Method of Repair of Cocaine-Induced Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection

Fritz J. Baumgartner and Bassam O. Omari
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1518-1519. [Full Text]  

Segmentectomy on a Single Lung by Femorofemoral Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Lorenzo Spaggiari, Michele Rusca, Paolo Carbognani, Sergio Contini, Guglielmo Barboso, and Paolo Bobbio
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1519. [Full Text]  

Sternal Stent for Delayed Closure

Luc Haenen, Inez E. Rodrigus, Christiane J. Boeckxstaens, Bram J. Amsel, Adrian C. Moulijn, Hisashi Satoh, Kei Sakai, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1519-1520. [Full Text]  

Addition of Calcium to Euro-Collins' Solution: A Word of Caution

Nicholas J. Odom and Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1520-1522. [Full Text]  

The First Coronary Artery Bypass Operation and Forgotten Pioneers

Igor E. Konstantinov
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1522-1523. [Full Text]  

Ninety-Degree Two-Stage Venous Cannula

Liberato Sávio S. Souza
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1523-1524. [Full Text]  

Nitric Oxide in Homograft Vein Function

Jyotirmay Chanda, Ryosei Kuribayashi, Tadaaki Abe, Thomas V. Bilfinger, Alan R. Hartman, Yu Liu, Harold I. Magazine, and George B. Stefano
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1524-1525. [Full Text]  

Vascular Delay and Cardiomyoplasty

John M. Alvarez, Richard W. Stremel, and John H. Barker
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1525-1526. [Full Text]  

Radial Artery in Coronary Operation

Andrzej W. Sosnowski, Marcin A. Sosnowski, and Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1526. [Full Text]  

Giant Azygos Vein Varix

Paul D. Hatton, Deborah L. Manjoney, Francis J. Podbielski, and Wickii T. Vigneswaran
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1527-1528. [Full Text]  

Macroscopic Bubbles From Dissolved Nitrogen During CPB

Terrell E. Dye, Richard P. Cochran, Karyn S. Kunzelman, Craig R. Vocelka, Ccp, Hiroji Akimoto, Robert Thomas, Louise O. Soltow, and Bruce D. Spiess
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1527. [Full Text]  

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Using a Centrifugal Pump

Stephen Horton and Tom R. Karl
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1528. [Full Text]  

Corrections:

Correction

Eduardo A. Tovar
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Supplement: Cardiovascular Surgery: Then and Now:

Forty Years of Open Heart Surgery Then and Now: A Tribute to William H. Muller, Jr, MD

R. Scott Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1531-1532. [Full Text]  

The Early History of Congenital Heart Surgery: Closed Heart Operations

John A. Waldhausen
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1533-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reflections on the Evolution of Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Stanton P. Nolan, Richard Zacour, and J. Francis Dammann
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1540-1543. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early Development of Congenital Heart Surgery: Open Heart Procedures

Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1544-1548. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Development of Valvular Heart Surgery Over the Past 50 Years (1947–1997): Personal Recollections

Frank C. Spencer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1549-1554. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery of the Thoracic Aorta

Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1555-1558. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Severe Stenosis of the Left Main Coronary Artery With Endarterectomy and Graft: 33-Year Follow-up

David C. Sabiston, Jr, Alan P. Kypson, and Gottlieb C. Friesinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1559-1560. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation of the Heart: Reminiscences of the Past and Inklings of the Future

Henry T. Bahnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1561-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Root Aneurysms: Remodeling or Composite Replacement?

Tirone E. David
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1564-1568. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Quality Assessment and Tracking Results of Cardiac Surgery

C. Rollins Hanlon
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1569-1573. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Surgery in the 21st Century

Robert W. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1574-1578. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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