J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper:

Does arterial revascularization decrease the risk of infarction after coronary artery bypass grafting?

Paul T. Sergeant, Eugene H. Blackstone, and Bart P. Meyns
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1-11. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Award:

Angiogenesis and growth factor expression in a model of transmyocardial revascularization

Marc P. Pelletier, Adel Giaid, Sujith Sivaraman, Julia Dorfman, Carlos M. Li, Anie Philip, and Ray C.-J. Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 12-18. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Early pulmonary resection for localized mycobacterium avium complex disease

Yuji Shiraishi, Kanae Fukushima, Hikotaro Komatsu, and Atsuyuki Kurashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 183-186. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multicenter VATS experience with mediastinal tumors

Todd L. Demmy, Mark J. Krasna, Frank C. Detterbeck, Gary G. Kline, Leslie J. Kohman, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Jr, and John C. Wain
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 187-192. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 192. [Full Text]  

Superior sulcus (Pancoast) tumor: experience with 105 patients

Safuh Attar, Mark J. Krasna, Joshua R. Sonett, John R. Hankins, Robert G. Slawson, Charles M. Suter, and Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 193-198. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lung retransplantation in children

Charles B. Huddleston, Eric N. Mendeloff, Alan H. Cohen, Stuart C. Sweet, David T. Balzer, and George B. Mallory, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 199-204. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Origin of regenerated epithelium in cryopreserved tracheal allotransplantation

Takahiro Mukaida, Nobuyoshi Shimizu, Motoi Aoe, Akio Andou, Hiroshi Date, and Shigeharu Moriyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 205-208. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tracheal replacement with cryopreserved tracheal allograft: experiment in dogs

Takashi Tojo, Kazuo Niwaya, Noriyoshi Sawabata, Keiji Kushibe, Kunimoto Nezu, Sigeki Taniguchi, and Soichiro Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 209-213. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical treatment of hepatic and pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancers

Jean-Francois Regnard, Dominique Grunenwald, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Philippe Girard, Dominique Elias, Michel Ducreux, Pierre Baldeyrou, and Philippe Levasseur
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 214-218. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Jonathan C. Nesbitt
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 218-219. [Full Text]  

Predictive respiratory complication quotient predicts pulmonary complications in thoracic surgical patients

Jose A. Melendez and Rafael Barrera
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 220-224. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Addition of aprotinin to organ preservation solutions decreases lung reperfusion injury

Randall F. Roberts, Garabed P. Nishanian, Joseph N. Carey, Sevak H. Darbinian, Jong D. Kim, Yasushi Sakamaki, Jerry Y. Chang, Vaughn A. Starnes, and Mark L. Barr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 225-230. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Resection of pulmonary metastases in six patients with disease-free interval greater than 10 years

Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Toshikazu Hirai, Osamu Kawashima, and Yasuo Morishita
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 231-233. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for invasive primary mediastinal tumors

Emile A. Bacha, Alain R. Chapelier, Paolo Macchiarini, Elie Fadel, and Philippe G. Dartevelle
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 234-239. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Lawrence H. Einhorn
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 239. [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Hans Gerd Fieguth
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 256. [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

J. Honório Palma, Antonio C. Carvalho, Enio Buffolo, Dirceu R. Almeida, Walter J. Gomes, and Luiz A. Brasil
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 256-258. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Endovascular stent graft repair for aneurysms on the descending thoracic aorta

Marek Ehrlich, Martin Grabenwoeger, Fabiola Cartes-Zumelzu, Michael Grimm, Dietmar Petzl, Johannes Lammer, Siegfried Thurnher, Ernst Wolner, and Michael Havel
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 19-24. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 24-25. [Full Text]  

Endoscopic versus traditional saphenous vein harvesting: a prospective, randomized trial

Keith B. Allen, Gary L. Griffith, David A. Heimansohn, Robert J. Robison, Robert G. Matheny, John J. Schier, Edward B. Fitzgerald, and Carl J. Shaar
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 26-32. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arterial inflow via an axillary artery graft for the severely atheromatous aorta

Yvon R. Baribeau, Benjamin M. Westbrook, David C. Charlesworth, and Christopher T. Maloney
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 33-37. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrograde cerebral perfusion enhances cerebral protection during prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest: a study in a chronic porcine model

Tatu Juvonen, Ning Zhang, David Wolfe, Donald J. Weisz, Carol A. Bodian, Howard H. Shiang, Jock N. McCullough, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 38-50. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative MIDCABG arteriography via the left radial artery: a comparison with doppler ultrasound for assessment of graft patency

Joseph R. Elbeery, Philip M. Brown, and W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 51-55. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 55. [Full Text]  

Inflammatory response after myocardial revascularization with or without cardiopulmonary bypass

Luiz A. Brasil, Walter J. Gomes, Reinaldo Salomão, and Enio Buffolo
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 56-59. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac operations in octogenarians: perioperative risk factors for death and impaired autonomy

Matthias Kirsch, Laurent Guesnier, Paul LeBesnerais, Marie-Line Hillion, Matthieu Debauchez, Jacques Seguin, and Daniel Y. Loisance
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 60-67. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical management of mitral regurgitation associated with marfan’s syndrome

Jean-François G. Fuzellier, Sylvain M. Chauvaud, Paul Fornes, Alain J. Berrebi, Paul S. Lajos, Patrick Bruneval, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 68-72. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Vincent L. Gott
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 72. [Full Text]  

Function of adult pig hearts after 2 and 12 hours of cold cardioplegic preservation

Algimantas Budrikis, Ramunas Bolys, Quiming Liao, Richard Ingemansson, Trygve Sjöberg, and Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 73-78. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Assessment of internal thoracic artery graft with intraoperative color doppler ultrasonography

Katsushi Oda, Kunihiko Hirose, Hideaki Nishimori, Koji Sato, Toshiyuki Yamashiro, and Shohei Ogoshi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 79-81. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elephant trunk procedure for surgical treatment of aortic dissection

Motomi Ando, Shinichi Takamoto, Yutaka Okita, Tetsuro Morota, Ritsu Matsukawa, and Soichiro Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 82-87. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 87. [Full Text]  

Repeat aortic root replacement

Chiwon Hahn, Stanley K.C. Tam, Gus J. Vlahakes, Alan D. Hilgenberg, Cary W. Akins, and Mortimer J. Buckley
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 88-91. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serious wound infections after minimally invasive coronary bypass procedures

Sebastian Pagni, Ellis J. Salloum, Gordon R. Tobin, Daniel J. VanHimbergen, and Paul A. Spence
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 92-94. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atrial ablation with an IRK-151 infrared coagulator

Hiroshi Kubota, Akira Furuse, Mika Takeshita, Yutaka Kotsuka, and Shinichi Takamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 95-100. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thromboembolism and mechanical heart valves: a randomized study revisited

Carl E.E. Kuntze, Eugene H. Blackstone, and Tjark Ebels
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 101-107. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Can L-arginine improve myocardial protection during cardioplegic arrest? Results of a phase I pilot study

Michel Carrier, Michel Pellerin, Pierre L. Pagé, Norman R. Searle, Raymond Martineau, Claire Caron, B. Charles Solymoss, and L. Conrad Pelletier
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 108-112. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rupture of the ascending aorta caused by blunt trauma

Peter J. Symbas, W. Stewart Horsley, and Panagiotis N. Symbas
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 113-117. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Critical cerebral perfusion pressure during tepid heart operations in dogs

Walter Plöchl, David J. Cook, Thomas A. Orszulak, and Richard C. Daly
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 118-123. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Arthur S. Keats
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 124. [Full Text]  

Impact of gender on coronary bypass operative mortality

Fred H. Edwards, Joseph S. Carey, Frederick L. Grover, Joseph W. Bero, and Renee S. Hartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 125-131. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reduction of neurologic injury after high-risk thoracoabdominal aortic operation

Lars G. Svensson, Kenneth R. Hess, Richard S. D’Agostino, Michael H. Entrup, Kinan Hreib, Wendy A. Kimmel, Edward Nadolny, and David M. Shahian
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 132-138. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive saphenous vein harvesting: endothelial integrity and early clinical results

David G. Cable, Joseph A. Dearani, Eric A. Pfeifer, Richard C. Daly, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 139-143. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of age-specific lung function on survival after coronary bypass

Charles C. Canver, Ronald D. Nichols, and George M. Kroncke
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 144-147. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inhibition of the pacemaker current: a bradycardic therapy for off-pump coronary operations

Alain Bel, Louis P. Perrault, Bouchaib Faris, Christian Mouas, Jean-Paul Vilaine, and Philippe Menasché
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 148-152. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aprotinin in pediatric cardiac operations: a benefit in complex malformations and with high-dose regimen only

Thierry P. Carrel, Mike Schwanda, Paul R. Vogt, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 153-158. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acute functional consequences of left ventriculotomy

Louis R. DiBernardo, Paul M. Kirshbom, Lynne A. Skaryak, Renee L. Quarterman, Ronald L. Johnson, Mark J. Davies, J. William Gaynor, and Ross M. Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 159-165. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 165. [Full Text]  

Heparin-coated bypass circuits: effects on inflammatory response in pediatric cardiac operations

Hedi H. Schreurs, Marianne J. Wijers, Y. John Gu, Wim van Oeveren, Ron T. van Domburg, Johan H. de Boer, and Ad J.J.C. Bogers
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 166-171. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of congenital tricuspid valve abnormalities with artificial chordae tendineae

V. Mohan Reddy, Doff B. McElhinney, Michael M. Brook, Norman H. Silverman, Paul Stanger, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 172-176. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Delayed cardioplegic reoxygenation reduces reoxygenation injury in cyanotic immature hearts

Kai Ihnken, Kiyozo Morita, and Gerald D. Buckberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 177-182. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Skeletonized right gastroepiploic artery used for coronary artery bypass grafting

Piervincenzo Gagliardotto, Philippe Coste, Mokhtar Lazreg, and Vincent Dor
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 240-242. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cephalad resuspension of aortic leaflet of the mitral valve in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Jacques A.M. van Son, Robert H. Anderson, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 242-244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Absent pulmonary valve syndrome with interrupted aortic arch

Carmelo Mignosa, Dirk G. Wilson, Andrew Wood, C. Richard Kirk, and Francesco Musumeci
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 244-246. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Traumatic left ventricular aneurysm and tricuspid insufficiency in a child

Ramesh S. Veeragandham, Carl L. Backer, Constantine Mavroudis, and Allen D. Wilson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 247-248. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video-assisted cardioscopy for left ventricular thrombectomy in a child

Ida L. Mazza, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Abdulwahab Aldousany, Anthony C. Chang, and Redmond P. Burke
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 248-250. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unilateral absence of pulmonary artery and ventricular septal defect in an infant

Kazuhito Imanaka, Susumu Shimizu, Jun Matsumoto, Kohei Hashizume, Keiji Tsuchiya, and Tamiko Takemura
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 251-252. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Treatment of a persistent postoperative chylothorax with somatostatin

Peter C. Rimensberger, Beatrice Müller-Schenker, Afksendiyos Kalangos, and Maurice Beghetti
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 253-254. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left atrial reduction for chronic atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valve disease

N. Madhu Sankar and Alan E. Farnsworth
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 254-256. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical management of spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection

Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, Riyad Y. Tarazi, Frank J. Giordano, and Stuart W. Jamieson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 258-260. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transcatheter closure of an extracardiac fontan fenestration

Evan M. Zahn, Anthony C. Chang, Redmond P. Burke, and Jeffrey P. Jacobs
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 260-262. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reconstruction of the aortic arch in invasive thymoma under retrograde cerebral perfusion

Shozo Fujino, Noriaki Tezuka, Shoji Watarida, Kazuhiko Katsuyama, Shuhei Inoue, and Atsumi Mori
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 263-264. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

One-stage repair of interrupted aortic arch, aortopulmonary window, and anomalous origin of right pulmonary artery with autologous tissues

Massimiliano Codispoti and Pankaj S. Mankad
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 264-267. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Combined mitral and aortic homograft valve replacement for acute bacterial endocarditis

Roberto Amado-Cattaneo
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 267-268. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass in a gravid patient: perioperative changes in endothelin levels

James L. Zellner, Scott B. Kribbs, B. Hugh Dorman, and Francis G. Spinale
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 268-270. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Autograft from quadrangular resection for floppy valve repair in endocarditis

Alfonso Penta de Peppo, Jacob Zeitani, Ruggero De Paulis, and Luigi Chiariello
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 270-271. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Trapdoor thoracotomy as a surgical approach for aortic arch aneurysm

Takao Imazeki, Takashi Yamada, Yoshihito Irie, Yasushi Katayama, and Hiroshi Kiyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 272-274. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modified biatrial approach for the extensive resection of left atrial myxomas

Massimo Massetti, Gerard Babatasi, Olivier Le Page, Satar Bhoyroo, and Andre Khayat
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 275-276. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Closure of short, wide patent ductus arteriosus with cardiopulmonary bypass and balloon occlusion

Bassam O. Omari, Shelly Shapiro, Leonard Ginzton, Jeffrey C. Milliken, and Fritz J. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 277-278. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modified incision for long saphenous vein harvest

Andrew Chukwuemeka and Lindsay John
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 279. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Implantation technique of aortic homograft root: emphasis on matching the host root to the graft

William F. Northrup, III and Vibhu R. Kshettry
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 280-284. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Collective Review:

Recurrent cardiac myxoma: seeding or multifocal disease?

Amihay Shinfeld, Takahiro Katsumata, and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 285-288. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

The diaphragm

Darroch W.O. Moores
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 289-290. [Full Text]  

Update:

Superior Vena Caval Reconstruction Using Autologous Pericardium

William H. Warren, William J. Piccione, Jr, and L. Penfield Faber
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 291-292. [Full Text]  

Alain R. Chapelier
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 292-293. [Full Text]  

CTSNet:

CTSNet: building bridges between national societies

Bruce E. Keogh
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 294-295. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Reply

Ahmed El Gamel
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 296-297. [Full Text]  

Delayed sternal closure

Adrian J. Levine, Babulal Sethia, and William J. Brawn
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 296. [Full Text]  

Muscle flap transfer or omental transfer for treatment of poststernotomy mediastinitis

Yoshio Misawa and Katsuo Fuse
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 296-297. [Full Text]  

Reply

Ahmed El Gamel
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 297-298. [Full Text]  

Sternal closure and muscle flaps for mediastinitis

J. Ernesto Molina
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 297-298. [Full Text]  

Does propofol alter the gas exchange in membrane oxygenators?

Nader Nader-Djalal, Wiam Z. Khadra, Wendy Spaulding, and Anthony L. Panos
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 298-299. [Full Text]  

Outpatient chest tubes

Kieran G. McManus, Gary M. Spence, and James A. McGuigan
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 299-300. [Full Text]  

Reply

Ronald B. Ponn and John A. Federico
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 300. [Full Text]  

Improved selection of winners: a working hypothesis for neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Gilbert Massard, Romain Kessler, and Jean-Marie Wihlm
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 300-301. [Full Text]  

Topical hypothermia and diaphragmatic paralysis

Gerald S. Weinstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 301-302. [Full Text]  

Reply

Dimitri J. Nikas and John A. Elefteriades
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 302. [Full Text]  

Intrathoracic subclavian artery cannulation as an alternative to femoral or axillary artery cannulation

Joseph D. Whitlark and Francis P. Sutter
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 303. [Full Text]  

Is it justified to ignore oncologic principles during VATS major lung resections?

Lorenzo Spaggiari, Paolo Carbognani, Piergiorgio Solli, and Michele Rusca
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 303-304. [Full Text]  

Reply

Ralph J. Lewis, Robert J. Caccavale, Glenn E. Sisler, and Jean-Philippe Bocage
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 304. [Full Text]  

Avoidance of sternal nonunion with cyanoacrylate gluing

M. Murat Demirtas, Murat Akçar, and Sabit Sarikaya
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 304-306. [Full Text]  

Reply

John C. Opie
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 305-306. [Full Text]  

Prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding after a cardiac operation

Olivier A. Stchepinsky, Yves V. Theodose, Jean-Paul D. Huisman, Yvon M. Gaultier, and Hans C. Maas
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 306-307. [Full Text]  

Reply

Thoralf M. Sundt, III and William A. Gay, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 307-308. [Full Text]  

Previous CABG is not a risk factor for aortic valve replacement

Malcolm J.R. Dalrymple-Hay, Shahid A. Sami, Steve A. Livesey, and James L. Monro
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 307-308. [Full Text]  

Systemic air embolism in laser operations

Keith Stoneback
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 308. [Full Text]  

Postpneumonectomy contralateral thoracotomy for carcinoma

Raymond A. Dieter, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 308-309. [Full Text]  

Reply

Lorenzo Spaggiari and Dominique Grunenwald
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 309-310. [Full Text]  

Small left ventricles and biventricular repairs

Pietro A. Abbruzzese, Donato Montemurro, and Maria Teresa Cascarano
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 310. [Full Text]  

Corrections:

Correction

Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 310. [Full Text]  

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