Editorials:

Effects of cardioplegic solutions on vasoreactivity of the internal mammary artery

Paul J. Pearson and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 311-312. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Nitric oxide downregulates lung macrophage inflammatory cytokine production

Daniel R. Meldrum, Brian D. Shames, Xianzhong Meng, David A. Fullerton, Robert C. McIntyre, Jr, Frederick L. Grover, and Alden H. Harken
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 313-317. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transbronchial gene transfer of endothelial nitric oxide synthase to transplanted lungs

Anders Jeppsson, Carlo Pellegrini, Timothy O’Brien, Virginia M. Miller, Henry D. Tazelaar, and Christopher G.A. McGregor
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 318-324. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Results of operation in Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare lung disease

Kenwyn G. Nelson, David E. Griffith, Barbara A. Brown, and Richard J. Wallace, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 325-330. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Marvin Pomerantz
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 330. [Full Text]  

Outcome of Medicare patients with emphysema selected for, but denied, a lung volume reduction operation

Bryan F. Meyers, Roger D. Yusen, Stephen S. Lefrak, G. Alexander Patterson, Mary S. Pohl, Veronica J. Richardson, and Joel D. Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 331-336. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis: effective and durable therapy in a high-risk group

Thomas M. Egan, Frank C. Detterbeck, Michael R. Mill, Kristi K. Gott, Jean B. Rea, Judy McSweeney, Robert M. Aris, and Linda J. Paradowski
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 337-346. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zenker’s diverticulum in the elderly: is operation justified?

Donald G. Crescenzo, Victor F. Trastek, Mark S. Allen, Claude Deschamps, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 347-350. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Recombinant kunitz protease inhibitor ameliorates reperfusion injury in rat lung transplantation

Itaru Nagahiro, Tyler White, Motoki Yano, Carlos H.R. Boasquevisque, Masafumi Hiratsuka, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 351-355. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of blood transfusion on survival after esophagogastrectomy for carcinoma

Stewart R. Craig, Donald J. Adam, Peng Lee Yap, H. Anne Leaver, Robert A. Elton, Evan W.J. Cameron, Christopher T.M. Sang, and William S. Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 356-361. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evaluation of 18-hour lung preservation with oxygenated blood for optimal oxygen delivery

Kou Takigami, Shigeyuki Sasaki, Norihiko Shiiya, Masakazu Kawasaki, Eriho Takeuchi, and Keishu Yasuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 362-366. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prospective, randomized comparison of extrapleural versus epidural analgesia for postthoracotomy pain

Andreas M. Kaiser, Andreas Zollinger, Diego De Lorenzi, Felix Largiadèr, and Walter Weder
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 367-372. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Integrilin prevents prolonged bleeding times after cardiopulmonary bypass

Yasuyuki Suzuki, Priscilla Hillyer, Shinji Miyamoto, Stefan Niewiarowski, Ling Sun, A. Koneti Rao, Stanley Hollenbach, and L. Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 373-381. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adenosine-enhanced ischemic preconditioning decreases infarct in the regional ischemic sheep heart

Masahisa Uematsu, Glenn R. Gaudette, Jari O. Laurikka, Sidney Levitsky, and James D. McCully
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 382-387. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical management of ascending and aortic arch disease: refined techniques with improved results

Cary L. Stowe, Mary A. Baertlein, Mercedes D. Wierman, Michael Rucker, and George Ebra
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 388-395. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Replacing the atherosclerotic ascending aorta is a high-risk procedure

Robert C. King, R. Chai Kanithanon, Kimberly S. Shockey, William D. Spotnitz, Curtis G. Tribble, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 396-401. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operation for acute and chronic aortic dissection: recent outcome with regard to neurologic deficit and early death

Hazim J. Safi, Charles C. Miller, III, Michael J. Reardon, Dimitrios C. Iliopoulos, George V. Letsou, Rafael Espada, and John C. Baldwin
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 402-411. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic allograft implantation techniques: pathomorphology and regurgitant jet patterns by doppler echocardiographic studies

Tineke P. Willems, Lex A. Van Herwerden, Meindert A. Taams, Veronica E. Kleyburg-Linker, Jos R.T.C. Roelandt, and Egbert Bos
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 412-416. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preconditioning with cromakalim improves long-term myocardial preservation for heart transplantation

Matthias Kirsch, Christophe Baufreton, Christine Fernandez, Séverine Brunet, Fabien Pasteau, Alain Astier, and Daniel Y. Loisance
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 417-424. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic valve replacement with the biocor PSB stentless xenograft

Paolo Bertolini, Giovanni Battista Luciani, Barbara Vecchi, Peppino Pugliese, and Alessandro Mazzucco
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 425-430. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimal-access aortic and valvular operations, including the "J/j" incision

Lars G. Svensson and Richard S. D’Agostino
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 431-435. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Na⁺/H⁺ exchange inhibition improves long-term myocardial preservation

Yong-In L. Kim, Paul Herijgers, Sarra K. Laycock, Alfons Van Lommel, Eric Verbeken, and Willem J. Flameng
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 436-442. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Up to eight years’ follow-up of 997 patients receiving the CarboMedics prosthetic heart valve

Arnt E. Fiane, Odd R. Geiran, and Jan L. Svennevig
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 443-448. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inhibitory effect of photooxidation on intimal and medial thickening of saphenous vein

Jyotirmay Chanda, Ryosei Kuribayashi, Ke-Xiang Liu, and Yoshiki Shibata
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 449-454. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mechanical properties of human saphenous veins from normotensive and hypertensive patients

Veronica Milesi, Alejandro Rebolledo, Felix Ayala Paredes, Nora Sanz, Juan Tommasi, Gustavo J. Rinaldi, and Angela O. Grassi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 455-461. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cold blood cardioplegia or intermittent cross-clamping in coronary artery bypass grafting?

Zhiyong Liu, Oswaldo Valencia, Tom Treasure, and Andrew J. Murday
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 462-465. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of cardioplegic solutions on the vasoreactivity of the internal mammary artery

Catherine I. Chardigny, Victor A. Jebara, Tony J. Verbeuren, Alain F. Carpentier, and Jean-Noël Fabiani
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 466-470. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Temporary luminal arteriotomy seal: II. coronary artery bypass grafting on the beating heart

Robin H. Heijmen, Cornelius Borst, Rob van Dalen, Cees W.J. Verlaan, Chantal M. Mouës, Yvonne J.M. van der Helm, and Paul F. Gründeman
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 471-476. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary bypass flow during use of intraaortic balloon pumping and left ventricular assist device

Takeo Tedoriya, Michio Kawasuji, Naoki Sakakibara, Hirofumi Takemura, Yoh Watanabe, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 477-481. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vivostat system autologous fibrin sealant: preliminary study in elective coronary bypass grafting

Henrik K. Kjaergard and Horace R. Trumbull
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 482-486. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beneficial effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors during acute revascularization

Harold L. Lazar, Charles Volpe, Yusheng Bao, Samuel Rivers, Joseph A. Vita, and John F. Keaney, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 487-492. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Frank W. Sellke
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 492. [Full Text]  

Experience with antegrade bihemispheric cerebral perfusion in aortic arch operations

Ramesh S. Veeragandham, Ian N. Hamilton, Jr, Christopher O’Connor, Vincenzo Rizzo, and Hassan Najafi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 493-499. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adrenomedullin in patients at high risk for pulmonary hypertension

Palaniswamy Vijay, Laszlo Szekely, Thomas G. Sharp, Andrew Miller, Ko Bando, and John W. Brown
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 500-505. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A 26-year experience with surgical management of tetralogy of fallot: risk analysis for mortality or late reintervention

Christopher J. Knott-Craig, Ronald C. Elkins, Mary M. Lane, Jeannie Holz, Carolyn McCue, and Kent E. Ward
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 506-511. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of modified and classic Blalock-Taussig shunts on the pulmonary arterial tree

François Godart, Shakeel A. Qureshi, Ary Simha, Philip B. Deverall, David R. Anderson, Edward J. Baker, and Michael Tynan
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 512-517. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Jeffrey P. Gold
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 518. [Full Text]  

Neonatal mechanical bridging to total orthotopic heart transplantation

Michael Weyand, Deniz Kececioglu, Hans G. Kehl, Christof Schmid, Heinz M. Loick, Johannes Vogt, and Hans H. Scheld
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 519-522. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Total cavopulmonary anastomosis (Fontan) in children with Down’s syndrome

Rosalie M. Campbell, Ian Adatia, Robert M. Gow, Gary D. Webb, William G. Williams, and Robert M. Freedom
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 523-526. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Upregulated and downregulated transcription of myocardial genes after pulmonary artery banding in pigs

Erwin P. Bauer, Satoru Kuki, Rene Zimmermann, and Wolfgang Schaper
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 527-531. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Decreased exhaled nitric oxide may be a marker of cardiopulmonary bypass–induced injury

Maurice Beghetti, Philip E. Silkoff, Marlova Caramori, Helen M. Holtby, Arthur S. Slutsky, and Ian Adatia
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 532-534. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hematologic and economic impact of aprotinin in reoperative pediatric cardiac operations

Bruce E. Miller, Steven R. Tosone, Vincent K.H. Tam, Kirk R. Kanter, Nina A. Guzzetta, James M. Bailey, and Jerrold H. Levy
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 535-540. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Celia C. D’Errico and Edward L. Bove
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 541. [Full Text]  

Pulmonary function after one-lung ventilation in newborns: the basis for neonatal thoracoscopy

Martin Tönz, Denis Bachmann, Daniel Mettler, and Georges Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 542-546. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Mediastinal germ cell tumor in a child with precocious puberty and Klinefelter syndrome

Gregory G. Bebb, Frederic W. Grannis, Jr, Isaac B. Paz, Marilyn L. Slovak, and Robert Chilcote
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 547-548. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alternative to reconstruction of the pulmonary outflow tract in the ross procedure

Kiyofumi Morishita, Tomio Abe, Johji Fukada, Hiroki Sato, and Cikara Shiiku
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 549-550. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Delayed presentation of foreign body reaction secondary to retained pacing wires

Darryl A. Chung and Edward E.J. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 550-551. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracic splenosis

James V. O’Connor, Christopher Coleman Brown, Jared K. Thomas, James Williams, and Eugene Wallsh
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 552-553. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful removal of massive cardiac neurilemoma with cardiopulmonary bypass

Takehisa Hashimoto, Shoji Eguchi, Takashi Nakayama, Hajime Ohzeki, and Jun-ichi Hayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 553-555. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Recovery from end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy during long-term LVAD support

Lars Pietsch, Horst Laube, Gerd Baumann, and Wolfgang Konertz
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 555-557. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraabdominal hemorrhage during combined coronary artery bypass and carotid endarterectomy

Seiichi Noda, Michael J. Buckmaster, Charles W. Hogue, Jr, Brian G. Rubin, and Thoralf M. Sundt, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 557-558. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fetal cardiac tamponade due to an intrapericardial teratoma

Tim Tollens, Filip Casselman, Hugo Devlieger, Marc H. Gewillig, Kamiel Vandenberghe, Toni E. Lerut, and Willem J. Daenen
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 559-560. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Isolated tricuspid regurgitation caused by a dilated tricuspid annulus

Akira Marui, Takaaki Mochizuki, Norimasa Mitsui, Tadaaki Koyama, and Mayumi Horibe
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 560-562. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paradoxical embolism of a shotgun pellet

John S. Ikonomidis, Steven J. Nisco, David H. Liang, and Robert C. Robbins
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 562-564. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Combined therapies for composite graft infection after Bentall’s procedure

Tamaki Takano, Yukio Fukaya, Hirofumi Nakano, Hideo Kuroda, and Jun Amano
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 564-566. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complicating a pulmonary sequestration

Stefano Elia, Marco Alifano, Maria Gentile, Pasquale Somma, Francesco P. D’Armiento, and Giovanni Ferrante
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 566-567. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass with danaparoid sodium and ancrod in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Robin R. Kanagasabay, M. Jonathan Unsworth-White, Grant Robinson, David Bevan, Gillian Farnsworth, Elizabeth J. Haxby, and Edward E.J. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 567-569. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemothorax in type I neurofibromatosis

George P. Teitelbaum, Richard J. Hurvitz, and Barry C. Esrig
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 569-571. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of recurrent ventricular tachycardia with ventricular assist device placement

David M. Kulick, R. Morton Bolman, III, Christopher T. Salerno, Alan J. Bank, and Soon J. Park
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 571-573. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of perioperative coronary sinus trauma

Nancy C. Poirier, Patricia Ugolini, Michel Pellerin, Robert Petitclerc, and Jean-Claude Tardif
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 573-575. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Off-pump coronary bypass grafting: how to use the octopus tissue stabilizer

Erik W.L. Jansen, Jaap R. Lahpor, Cornelius Borst, Paul F. Gründeman, and Johan J. Bredée
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 576-579. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Training model for "beating-heart" coronary artery anastomoses

Mohammad Bashar Izzat, M. Hazem El-Zufari, and Anthony P.C. Yim
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 580-581. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Muscle-sparing anterior thoracotomy for one-stage bilateral lung volume reduction operation

Marc de Perrot, Marc Licker, and Anastase Spiliopoulos
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 582-584. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sudhir Sundaresan
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 584. [Full Text]  

Walter Klepetko
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 585. [Full Text]  

Pericardial closure using fascia lata in patients undergoing pneumonectomy with pericardiectomy

Yoshihiko Kageyama, Kazuya Suzuki, Kozo Matsushita, Hiroshi Nogimura, and Teruhisa Kazui
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 586-587. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modified subclavian flap aortoplasty for coarctation repair in patients less than three months of age

Miki Asano, Akira Mishima, Shigeki Yamamoto, Takayuki Saito, and Tadao Manabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 588-589. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Axillary thoracoscopy

Michael W. Frank, Carl L. Backer, Constantine Mavroudis, and Axel W. Joob
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 590-591. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Reviews:

Minimally invasive management for first and recurrent pneumothorax

Gilbert Massard, Pascal Thomas, and Jean-Marie Wihlm
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 592-599. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

If I were a young thoracic surgeon...

Robert W. Jamplis
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 600. [Full Text]  

Coarctation with valvular lesions in adults

Stephen C. Clark, Joseph Zacharias, J.R. Leslie Hamilton, and Asif Hasan
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 600-601. [Full Text]  

Postoperative mediastinitis and ß-adrenergic drugs

Aitizaz Uddin Syed, Ahmed Al Watidy, and Reida M. El Oakley
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 601. [Full Text]  

Reply

Catarina Y. Bitkover and Bengt Gårdlund
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 601-602. [Full Text]  

Sternal dehiscence in poststernotomy mediastinitis

Yoshio Misawa and Katsuo Fuse
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 602. [Full Text]  

Reply

Catarina Y. Bitkover and Bengt Gårdlund
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 602-603. [Full Text]  

Ascending versus descending balloon counterpulsation

Harold L. Lazar
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 603. [Full Text]  

Aortic coarctation associated with aortic or mitral valve disease: which lesion to correct first?

Francesco Musumeci and William J. Penny
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 603-604. [Full Text]  

Pneumoperitoneum for prolonged air leaks after lower lobectomies

Paolo Carbognani, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Piergiorgio Solli, and Michele Rusca
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 604-605. [Full Text]  

Reply

John R. Handy, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 604-605. [Full Text]  

Recurrence of the mediastinal growing teratoma syndrome

Gilbert Massard, Françoise Eichler, Bernard Gasser, Jean-Pierre Bergerat, and Jean-Marie Wihlm
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 605-606. [Full Text]  

Reply

George J. Bosl
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 606. [Full Text]  

Operation on the thoracic aorta

E. Regis Jucá
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 606-607. [Full Text]  

Reply

Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 607. [Full Text]  

Percutaneous drainage of pericardial cyst with right-sided heart failure

Basem Shabb, Maurice Khuri, and Maurice Haddad
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 607. [Full Text]  

Reply

Adrian C. Borges, Christian Witt, and Gert Baumann
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 607-608. [Full Text]  

Reply

Arthur F. Ng
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 608. [Full Text]  

A simple method of aortic root venting for CABG

Aaron R. Casha and Venkat Chandrasekaran
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 608-609. [Full Text]  

Aortic root hemorrhage and presealed composite grafts with porous sewing cuffs

David A. Browdie and R. Varick Bernstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 609. [Full Text]  

Reply

Jack G. Copeland
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 609. [Full Text]  

Reply

Alan D. Hilgenberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 610. [Full Text]  

Air leaks and pleural spaces after lung volume reduction

Julian A. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 610. [Full Text]  

Reply

Roger D. Yusen and Benjamin Littenberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 610-611. [Full Text]  

Reply

John R. Handy, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 611. [Full Text]  

Modern management of traumatic rupture of the aortic isthmus

James W. Pate
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 611-612. [Full Text]  

Reply

Roberto Galli
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 612. [Full Text]  

Left atrial catheter removal

Yoav Paz, Amihay Shinfeld, Jonathan Tsehori, and Aram K. Smolinsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 612. [Full Text]  

Supplement:

Introduction

Carlo F. Marcelletti and Fiore S. Iorio
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 615. [Full Text]  

What is a ventricle?

Robert H. Anderson and Siew Yen Ho
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 616-620. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Which hearts are unsuitable for biventricular correction?

Robert H. Anderson and Siew Yen Ho
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 621-626. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Echocardiography of hypoplastic ventricles

Norman H. Silverman and Doff B. McElhinney
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 627-633. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Which two ventricles cannot be used for a biventricular repair? Echocardiographic assessment

Norman H. Silverman and Doff B. McElhinney
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 634-640. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Biventricular hearts not amenable to biventricular repair

Robert M. Freedom and Glen S. Van Arsdell
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 641-643. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The pathology of subaortic obstruction

Robert H. Anderson and Siew Yen Ho
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 644-648. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Subaortic obstruction and the fontan operation

Robert M. Freedom
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 649-652. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atrioventricular valve dysfunction: evaluation by doppler and cross-sectional ultrasound

Norman H. Silverman and Doff B. McElhinney
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 653-658. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cavopulmonary anastomosis in staging toward fontan operation: pathologic substrates

Annalisa Angelini, Carla Frescura, Giovanni Stellin, and Gaetano Thiene
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 659-663. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The physiology of the bidirectional cavopulmonary connection

Robert M. Freedom, David Nykanen, and Lee N. Benson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 664-667. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Additional pulmonary blood flow with the bidirectional Glenn anastomosis: does it make a difference?

Doff B. McElhinney, Stefano M. Marianeschi, and V. Mohan Reddy
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 668-672. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathologic substrates for 1 ventricular repair

Robert H. Anderson and Siew Yen Ho
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 673-677. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A practical approach to 1 ventricle repairs

Glen S. Van Arsdell, William G. Williams, and Robert M. Freedom
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 678-680. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connections and consideration of the fontan or one-ventricle repair

Robert M. Freedom and Aijaz Hashmi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 681-682. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anomalous pulmonary venous return in the staged palliation of functional univentricular heart defects

Doff B. McElhinney and V. Mohan Reddy
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 683-687. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in and out of the setting of congenital heart disease

Stefano M. Marianeschi, Doff B. McElhinney, and V. Mohan Reddy
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 688-691. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Consensus statement on hypoplastic and rudimentary ventricles: morphology, angiography, and echocardiography

Carlo F. Marcelletti and Fiore S. Iorio
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 692. [Full Text]  

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