Editorials:

Erythropoietin Therapy in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Operations

Lawrence T. Goodnough, George J. Despotis, and Curtis A. Parvin
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1579-1580. [Full Text]  

Is Extracorporeal CO₂Removal an Option in the Treatment of Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome?

Jean Deslauriers and John A. Awad
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1581-1582. [Full Text]  

Technology Assessment and Pneumoperitoneum Therapy for Air Leaks and Pleural Spaces

Roger D. Yusen and Benjamin Littenberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1583-1584. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Multimodality Treatment of Thymoma: A Prospective Study

Federico Venuta, Erino A. Rendina, Edoardo O. Pescarmona, Tiziano De Giacomo, Maria Luce Vegna, Paola Fazi, Isac Flaishman, Enrico Guarino, and Costante Ricci
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1585-1591. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Results of Re-resection for Recurrent Thymomas

Jean-François Regnard, Franck Zinzindohoue, Pierre Magdeleinat, Lionel Guibert, Lorenzo Spaggiari, and Philippe Levasseur
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1593-1598. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Total Arteriovenous CO₂ Removal: Simplifying Extracorporeal Support for Respiratory Failure

Robert L. Brunston, Jr, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Weike Tao, Victor J. Cardenas, Jr, Daniel L. Traber, and Akhil Bidani
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1599-1604. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Functional Outcome After Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Perforation

Mark D. Iannettoni, Angelo A. Vlessis, Richard I. Whyte, and Mark B. Orringer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1606-1609. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anterior Approaches to the Thoracic Spine in Patients With Cancer: Indications and Results

Garrett L. Walsh, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Ian E. McCutcheon, Michael T. Mineo, Alan W. Yasko, Stephen G. Swisher, David S. Schrump, Jonathan C. Nesbitt, Joe B. Putnam, Jr, and Jack A. Roth
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1611-1618. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Airway Simulation to Guide Stent Placement for Tracheobronchial Obstruction in Lung Cancer

Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Gerhard R. Wittich, Eric vanSonnenberg, Raleigh F. Johnson, Scott K. Alpard, Sanjay K. Anand, and Robert J. Morrison
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1619-1625. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Diagnosis of Visceral Pleural Invasion in Resected Lung Cancer Using a Jet Stream of Saline Solution

Yukito Ichinose, Tokujiro Yano, Hiroshi Asoh, Hideki Yokoyama, Yasuro Fukuyama, and Yasaburo Katsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1626-1629. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lung Transplantation for Respiratory Failure Resulting From Systemic Disease

Frank A. Pigula, Bartley P. Griffith, Marco A. Zenati, James H. Dauber, Samuel A. Yousem, and Robert J. Keenan
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1630-1634. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Factors Affecting Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality in Destroyed Lung

Semih Halezeroglu, Murat Keles, Aziz Uysal, Muharrem Celik, Canan Senol, Gokhan Haciibrahimoglu, and Bulent Arman
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1635-1638. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition Reduces Neuronal Apoptosis After Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

Elaine E. Tseng, Malcolm V. Brock, Mary S. Lange, Mary E. Blue, Juan C. Troncoso, Christopher C. Kwon, Charles J. Lowenstein, Michael V. Johnston, and William A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1639-1647. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Two-Year Clinical Experience

Valavanur A. Subramanian, John C. McCabe, and Charles M. Geller
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1648-1653. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sodium Nitroprusside Exacerbates Myocardial Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury

Jeffrey T. Cope, David Banks, Victor E. Laubach, Oliver A. R. Binns, R. Christopher King, R. Mark Richardson, Kimberly S. Shockey, Curtis G. Tribble, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1656-1659. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Status of Patients Presently Living 9 to 13 Years After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Roland Hetzer, Wolfgang Albert, Manfred Hummel, Miralem Pasic, Matthias Loebe, Henning Warnecke, Axel Haverich, and Hans Georg Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1661-1668. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Delay for Acute Type A Dissection With Malperfusion

G. Michael Deeb, David M. Williams, Steven F. Bolling, Leslie E. Quint, Hilary Monaghan, Jennifer Sievers, Dean Karavite, and Michael Shea
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1669-1675. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of Pulmonic Position on Durability of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves

Johji Fukada, Kiyohumi Morishita, Kanshi Komatsu, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1678-1680. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adjustable Model of Chronic Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Robert R. Waterford, Joseph R. Van Camp, Marsha A. Gallagher, Michael T. Anderson, Steven F. Bolling, and Louis A. Brunsting, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1682-1685. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin on Transfusion Risk in Coronary Bypass Patients

Michael N. D'Ambra, Richard J. Gray, Robert Hillman, James W. Jones, Hugh C. Kim, Robert Rawitscher, Harold Schnaper, Irma Szymanski, Gus J. Vlahakes, David Kaplan, Karen E. Lynch, Mary Guilfoyle, and Robert I. Abels
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1686-1693. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

PET Scan Predicts Recovery of Left Ventricular Function After Coronary Artery Bypass Operation

Willem J. Flameng, Bharati Shivalkar, Bart Spiessens, Alex Maes, Johan Nuyts, Johan VanHaecke, and Luc Mortelmans
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1694-1701. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of Infected Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators

Louis E. Samuels, Fania L. Samuels, Marla S. Kaufman, Rohinton J. Morris, and Stanley K. Brockman
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1702-1706. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Pacemaker Infection: Surgical Management With and Without Extracorporeal Circulation

Markus J. Wilhelm, Christof Schmid, Dieter Hammel, Sebastian Kerber, Heinz Michael Loick, Mathias Herrmann, and Hans H. Scheld
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1707-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Favorable Results of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation in Patients Older Than 70 Years

Kara J. Quan, Jai H. Lee, Otto Costantini, Anastasios K. Konstantakos, Helen K. Murrell, Mark D. Carlson, Judith A. Mackall, Lee A. Biblo, and Alexander S. Geha
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1713-1717. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation Improves Right Ventricular Failure Resulting From Pressure Overload

William C. Darrah, Michael D. Sharpe, Gerard M. Guiraudon, and Andy Neal
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1718-1723. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative Angiography During Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Operations

Robert R. Lazzara, Bruce A. McLellan, Francis E. Kidwell, D. Thomas Combs, J. Timothy Hanlon, and Eddy K. Young
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1725-1727. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial Revascularization in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Functional Observations

Maurizio Salati, Massimo Lemma, Daniel G. Di Mattia, Paolo Danna, Alessandro Cialfi, Antonino Salvaggio, and Carmine Santoli
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1728-1734. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Failure of Preconditioning to Improve Postcardioplegia Stunning of Minimally Infarcted Hearts

Bouchaib Faris, Jacqueline Peynet, Michel Wassef, Alain Bel, Christian Mouas, Micheline Duriez, and Philippe Menasché
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1735-1741. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Low-Dose Positive Inotropic Drugs on Human Internal Mammary Artery Flow

Jean-Luc Cracowski, Olivier Chavanon, Michel Durand, Elisabeth Borrel, Philippe Devillier, Jean-Michel Mallion, and Dominique Blin
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1742-1746. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Factors Influencing Mortality After Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Failed Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

Harold L. Lazar, Alice K. Jacobs, Gabriel S. Aldea, Oz M. Shapira, Diane Lancaster, and Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1747-1752. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparative Rest and Exercise Hemodynamics of Allograft and Prosthetic Valves in the Aortic Position

Junichi Hasegawa, Soichiro Kitamura, Shigeki Taniguchi, Tetsuji Kawata, Kazuo Niwaya, Kazumi Mizuguchi, Hiroaki Nishioka, and Yoichi Kameda
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1753-1756. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved Results for Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock With the Use of Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Joseph J. DeRose, Jr, Juan P. Umana, Michael Argenziano, Katharine A. Catanese, Howard R. Levin, Benjamin C. Sun, Eric A. Rose, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1757-1762. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Quality of Life With an Implanted Left Ventricular Assist Device

Alan J. Moskowitz, Alan D. Weinberg, Mehmet C. Oz, and Deborah L. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1764-1769. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hypertonicity Induces Injury to Cultured Human Endothelium: Attenuation by Glutamine

Alessandro Parolari, Roberto Sala, Carlo Antona, Ovidio Bussolati, Francesco Alamanni, Paola Mezzadri, Valeria Dall'Asta, Gian C. Gazzola, and Paolo Biglioli
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1770-1775. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Single-Stage Arterial Switch With Aortic Arch Enlargement for Transposition Complexes With Aortic Arch Obstruction

Christo I. Tchervenkov, Stephen A. Tahta, Renzo Cecere, and Marie J. Béland
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1776-1781. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mid- to Long-Term Results of the Two-Stage Approach for Type B Interrupted Aortic Arch and Ventricular Septal Defect

Richard D. Mainwaring and John J. Lamberti
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1782-1785. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modified Ultrafiltration Attenuates Dilutional Coagulopathy in Pediatric Open Heart Operations

Robert H. Friesen, David N. Campbell, David R. Clarke, and Michael A. Tornabene
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1787-1789. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Release of Proinflammatory Cytokines During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Heparin-Bonded Versus Nonbonded Oxygenators

Saeed Ashraf, Yi Tian, Dahlia Cowan, Anthony Entress, Paul G. Martin, and Kevin G. Watterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1790-1794. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Causes of Death After the Modified Norwood Procedure: A Study of 122 Postmortem Cases

Ulrike Bartram, Jürg Grünenfelder, and Richard Van Praagh
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1795-1802. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

Carl L. Backer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1680-1681. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Markus Schwaiger
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Invited Commentary

William P. Santamore
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1723-1724. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Brian Buxton
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Invited Commentary

Walter E. Pae, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1762-1763. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

James L. Monro
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Invited Commentary

Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1806. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Antonio F. Corno
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1819-1820. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Paul A. Spence
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Invited Commentary

Kit V. Arom
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Case Reports:

Pneumoperitoneum to Treat Air Leaks and Spaces After a Lung Volume Reduction Operation

John R. Handy, Jr, Marc A. Judson, and James L. Zellner
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1803-1805. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After Mitral Valve Replacement

Didier De Canniere, Jean-Luc Jansens, Philippe Unger, and Jean-Louis Le Clerc
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1805-1806. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postoperative Myocardial Ischemia Caused by Chest Tube Compression of Vein Graft

Rolf Svedjeholm and Erik Håkanson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1806-1808. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Truncus Arteriosus With Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Normal Aortic Arch

Dennis M. Mello, Doff B. McElhinney, Andrew J. Parry, Norman H. Silverman, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1808-1810. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Coronary Stent Infection

François Bouchart, Arnaud Dubar, Jean Paul Bessou, Michel Redonnet, Jacques Berland, Dominique Mouton-Schleifer, Catherine Haas-Hubscher, and Robert Soyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1810-1813. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Fistula as a Bypass of a Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Stenosis

Evaristo Castedo, Juan Francisco Oteo, Raul Burgos, Manuel Ugarte, Carmen Cristóbal, Eduardo Tebar, and Juan Ugarte
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1813-1814. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heparinoid Anticoagulation and Topical Fibrin Sealant in Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Mark R. Jackson, Christopher A. Danby, and Barbara M. Alving
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1815-1817. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extracardiac Direct Total Cavopulmonary Connection

Masaaki Yamagishi, Yuzuru Nakamura, Toshiyuki Kanazawa, and Noriyasu Kawada
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1817-1819. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cerebral Effects in Superior Vena Caval Cannula Obstruction: The Role of Brain Monitoring

Rosendo A. Rodriguez, Garry Cornel, Lloyd Semelhago, William M. Splinter, and Nihal A. Weerasena
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1820-1822. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Cardiac Transplant Allografts

Alan J. Ying, P. David Myerowitz, and William L. Marsh, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1822-1824. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Resection of Multiple Mediastinal Paragangliomas With Cardiopulmonary Bypass

John A. Kern, Todd A. Milbrandt, Sheri Rolf, and Curtis G. Tribble
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1824-1826. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative Discovery of Neuroblastoma in an Infant With Pulmonary Atresia

Doff B. McElhinney, V. Mohan Reddy, Burt G. Feuerstein, Gerald R. Marx, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1827-1829. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Azygos Vein Agenesis and PAPVR: A Potential Surgical Hazard

Michael D. Black and Robert M. Freedom
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1829-1831. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral Valve Repair for Isolated Double-Orifice Mitral Valve With Torn Chordae

Yukihiro Tomita, Hisataka Yasui, and Ryuji Tominaga
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1831-1834. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Intraoperative Angiography in Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

R. Marius Barstad, Erik Fosse, Karleif Vatne, Kai Andersen, Tor-Inge Tønnessen, Jan L. Svennevig, and Odd R. Geiran
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1835-1839. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative Catheterization of the Left Internal Mammary Artery via the Left Radial Artery

Joseph R. Elbeery and W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1840-1842. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally Invasive Right Heart Operations: Techniques for Bicaval Occlusion and Cardioplegia

William S. Peters, John H. Stevens, Julian A. Smith, Franklin L. Rosenfeldt, Lawrence C. Siegel, and Thomas A. Burdon
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1843-1845. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anterior Axillary Muscle-Sparing Thoracotomy for Lung Transplantation

Alberto Pochettino and Joseph E. Bavaria
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1846-1848. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reconstruction of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract by Pedicled Pericardial Valved Conduit

Junzo Iemura, Hidetaka Oku, Mashaki Otaki, Hitoshi Kitayama, and Terufumi Matsumoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1849-1851. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Routine Sternal Closure Using Six Overlapping Figure-of-8 Wires

Kevin D. Murray and Michael K. Pasque
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1852-1854. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

The Women of Salerno: Contribution to the Origins of Surgery From Medieval Italy

Zoë Alaina Ferraris and Victor A. Ferraris
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1855-1857. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Reviews:

Cardiac Xenotransplantation

Verdi J. DiSesa
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1858-1865. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Update:

Cardiac Transplantation in Patients over 60 Years of Age

O. H. Frazier, Michael P. Macris, J. Michael Duncan, Charles T. Van Buren, and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1866-1867. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Surfactant in Lung Injury and Lung Transplantation: By James F. Lewis, Richard J. Novick, and Ruud A. W. Veldhuizen Georgetown, TX, R.G. Landes Company, 1997 181 pp, illustrated ISBN 0-412-11561-1

Scott B. Johnson
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Correspondence:

Semiskeletonized Internal Thoracic Artery

Giuseppe Rescigno, Miguel Sousa Uva, Arrigo Lessana, Taiko Horii, and Hisayoshi Suma
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1869. [Full Text]  

VATS Simultaneously Stapled Lobectomy

Ralph J. Lewis, Robert J. Caccavale, Glenn E. Sisler, Jean-Philippe Bocage, and James W. Mackenzie
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1869-1871. [Full Text]  

Weight Lifting, Marfan's Syndrome, and Acute Aortic Dissection

Fritz J. Baumgartner, Bassam O. Omari, and John M. Robertson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1871. [Full Text]  

Dyspnea After Pneumonectomy: The Result of an Atrial Septal Defect

John M. Alvarez
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1872. [Full Text]  

MIDCABG: Lessons Learned From Routine "On-Table" Angiography

M. Bashar Izzat and Anthony P. C. Yim
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1872-1874. [Full Text]  

Ischemic Preconditioning Before Normothermic Retrograde Cardioplegia

Louis P. Perrault, Philippe Menasché, Kari V. Ylitalo, and Keijo J. Peuhkurinen
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1874-1876. [Full Text]  

Thoracic Drainage and the Contribution of Gotthard Bülau

Paul E. Van Schil and Edward R. Munnell
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1876. [Full Text]  

Reverse Redistribution Phenomenon After CABG: Differences Between ITA and SV Grafts

Shoji Watarida, Shoichirou Shiraishi, Kazuhiko Katsuyama, Yasuhiko Nakajima, and Atsumi Mori
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 64: 1876-1877. [Full Text]  

The History of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Raymond Hurt
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Thoracic Wall Reconstruction After Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Evaristo Castedo, Carlos Garcia Montero, Santiago Serrano-Fiz, Jorge Roda, Juan Ugarte, and Antonio M. Calafiore
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Corrections:

Correction

Waldemar Storm and Jerry J. Zimmerman
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