Editorials:

American Board of Thoracic Surgery: changes in the recertification requirements effective in the year 2001

Marvin Pomerantz
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 693. [Full Text]  

Thoracic surgeons and tobacco: past failures and present opportunity

Frederic W. Grannis, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 694-696. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complementary use of antegrade and retrograde cardioplegia

Gabriel S. Aldea
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 697-698. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Controlled reperfusion prevents pulmonary injury after 24 hours of lung preservation

Ari O. Halldorsson, Michael Kronon, Bradley S. Allen, Shaikh Rahman, Tingrong Wang, Michael Layland, and Douglas Sidle
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 877-885. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Detection of extrathoracic metastases by positron emission tomography in lung cancer

Walter Weder, Ralph A. Schmid, Helke Bruchhaus, Sven Hillinger, Gustav K. von Schulthess, and Hans C. Steinert
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 886-893. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus: results of surgical treatment

Gaetano Rocco, Victor F. Trastek, Claude Deschamps, Mark S. Allen, Daniel L. Miller, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 894-897. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lobectomy improves ventilatory function in selected patients with severe COPD

Robert J. Korst, Robert J. Ginsberg, Maneesh Ailawadi, Manjit S. Bains, Robert J. Downey, Jr, Valerie W. Rusch, and Diane Stover
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 898-902. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Isolated lung liposome-mediated gene transfer produces organ-specific transgenic expression

Richard Lee, Carlos H.R. Boasquevisque, Mariano M. Boglione, Masafumi Hiratsuka, Ronald K. Scheule, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 903-907. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reoperative pulmonary metastasectomy for sarcomatous pediatric histologies

Barbara K. Temeck, Leonard H. Wexler, Seth M. Steinberg, Linda L. McClure, Marc A. Horowitz, and Harvey I. Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 908-913. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Standardized clinical care pathways for major thoracic cases reduce hospital costs

Kenton J. Zehr, Patty B. Dawson, Stephen C. Yang, and Richard F. Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 914-919. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Axillary lymph node metastases from bronchogenic carcinoma

Marc Riquet, Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes, and Claire Danel
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 920-922. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endoscopic treatment of postoperative bronchopleural fistula: experience with 45 cases

Peter H. Hollaus, Franz Lax, Dan Janakiev, Paolo Lucciarini, Elfi Katz, Alois Kreuzer, and Nestor S. Pridun
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 923-927. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Helmut W. Unruh
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 927. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Aortic valve replacement for octogenarians: are small valves bad?

Benjamin Medalion, Bruce W. Lytle, Patrick M. McCarthy, Robert W. Stewart, Kristopher L. Arheart, John H. Arnold, Floyd D. Loop, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 699-706. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral valve replacement: randomized trial of St. Jude and Medtronic Hall prostheses

Andrew C. Fiore, Hendrick B. Barner, Marc T. Swartz, Lawrence R. McBride, Arthur J. Labovitz, Kathy J. Vaca, Jan St. Vrain, Gary L. Grunkemeier, and George C. Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 707-713. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bilateral radial artery grafts in coronary reconstruction: technique and early results in 261 patients

James Tatoulis, Brian F. Buxton, and John A. Fuller
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 714-720. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left ventricular functional improvement after transmyocardial laser revascularization

Keith A. Horvath, Rodney Greene, Noam Belkind, Bonnie Kane, David D. McPherson, and David A. Fullerton
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 721-725. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preconditioning during simulated MIDCABG attenuates blood flow defects and neutrophil accumulation

Bradley L. Bufkin, Steven T. Shearer, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Ignacio G. Duarte, Vinod H. Thourani, Masanori Nakamura, Zhi-Qing Zhao, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 726-732. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase after myocardial ischemia increases coronary flow

Patrick E. Parrino, Victor E. Laubach, John R. Gaughen, Jr, Kimberly S. Shockey, Terri-Ann Wattsman, Robert C. King, Curtis G. Tribble, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 733-739. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative predictors of cost in medicare-age patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Kathleen M. Longo, Mark E. Cowen, Morris A. Flaum, Paola Valsania, M. Anthony Schork, Leslie A. Wagner, and Richard L. Prager
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 740-746. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modifying risk for extracorporeal circulation: trial of four antiinflammatory strategies

John Parker Gott, William A. Cooper, Frank E. Schmidt, Jr, W. Morris Brown, III, Carolyn E. Wright, John D. Merlino, James D. Fortenberry, W. Scott Clark, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 747-754. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial protection during antegrade versus retrograde cardioplegia

Päivi K. Kaukoranta, Martti V.K. Lepojärvi, Kai T. Kiviluoma, Kari V. Ylitalo, and Keijo J. Peuhkurinen
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 755-761. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral valve replacement with the St. Jude medical prosthesis: a 15-year follow-up

Jean-Paul Remadi, Philippe Bizouarn, Olivier Baron, Oussama Al Habash, Phillipe Despins, Jean-Luc Michaud, and Daniel Duveau
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 762-767. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The adenosine-triphosphate–sensitive potassium-channel opener pinacidil is effective in blood cardioplegia

Jennifer S. Lawton, Peng-Wie Hsia, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 768-773. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operation for chronic traumatic aortic aneurysm: when and how?

Takahiro Katsumata, Amihay Shinfeld, and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 774-778. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early and late risk factors in surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissection

Stefano Pansini, Pier Vincenzo Gagliardotto, Esmeralda Pompei, Francesco Parisi, Gianluca Bardi, Enzo Castenetto, Fulvio Orzan, and Michele di Summa
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 779-784. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A dual-vent left heart deairing technique markedly reduces carotid artery microemboli

F. Paget Milsom and Simon J. Mitchell
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 785-791. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fibrinolysis-adjusted perioperative low-dose aprotinin reduces blood loss in bypass operations

Martin Misfeld, Sven Dubbert, Sawas Eleftheriadis, Hans-Joachim Siemens, Thomas Wagner, and Hans-Hinrich Sievers
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 792-799. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Roque Pifarré
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 799. [Full Text]  

Operative results after the Cox/maze procedure combined with a mitral valve operation

Hiroshi Izumoto, Kohei Kawazoe, Hiroto Kitahara, and Junya Kamata
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 800-804. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fifth-year hemodynamic performance of the prima stentless aortic valve

Xu Y. Jin, Kumud Dhital, Kausik Bhattacharya, Rajeeva Pieris, Naomali Amarasena, and Ravi Pillai
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 805-809. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical experience with intracardiac myxomas: long-term follow-up

Anil Bhan, Ramji Mehrotra, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Rajesh Sharma, Dorairaj Prabhakar, Balram Airan, Arkalgud Sampath Kumar, and Panangipalli Venugopal
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 810-813. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gene transfer to vein graft wall by HVJ–liposome method: time course and localization of gene expression

Hong-zhi Bai, Yoshiki Sawa, Wei-da Zhang, Tomoyuki Yamakawa, Ryuichi Morishita, Yasufumi Kaneda, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 814-819. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Zhengyu Luo and Jeffrey M. Isner
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 819-820. [Full Text]  

Effect of modified ultrafiltration in high-risk patients undergoing operations for congenital heart disease

Ko Bando, Mark W. Turrentine, Palaniswamy Vijay, Thomas G. Sharp, Yasuo Sekine, Brian J. Lalone, Laszlo Szekely, and John W. Brown
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 821-828. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primum atrial septal defect in children: early results, risk factors, and freedom from reoperation

Hani K. Najm, William G. Williams, Suphachai Chuaratanaphong, Stefan B. Watzka, John G. Coles, and Robert M. Freedom
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 829-835. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Does banding the pulmonary artery affect pulmonary valve function after the Damus-Kaye-Stansel operation?

Zahid Amin, Carl L. Backer, C. Elise Duffy, and Constantine Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 836-841. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arterial switch in hearts with left ventricular outflow and pulmonary valve abnormalities

Young-Sang Sohn, Christian P.R. Brizard, Andrew D. Cochrane, James L. Wilkinson, Carlos Mas, and Tom R. Karl
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 842-848. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Homograft replacement of mitral valve in children

Mark D. Plunkett, Douglas J. Schneider, Jitendra J. Shah, Stephen E. Bash, Linda M. Bond, and Dale M. Geiss
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 849-852. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Jose M. Revuelta
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 852. [Full Text]  

Video-assisted thoracoscopic ligation of patent ductus arteriosus: safe and outpatient

Michael H. Hines, Andrew S. Bensky, John W. Hammon, Jr, and D. Glenn Pennington
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 853-859. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Validation of relative value scale for congenital heart operations

Kathy J. Jenkins, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Jane W. Newburger, Ludmila B. Kyn, Lisa I. Iezzoni, and John E. Mayer
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 860-869. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Association between age and blood loss in children undergoing open heart operations

Glyn D. Williams, Susan L. Bratton, Elizabeth C. Riley, and Chandra Ramamoorthy
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 870-875. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Joanne Guay and Jean-Françoise Hardy
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 875-876. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 7-year-old child

Seiichi Noda, Sudhir Sundaresan, and Eric N. Mendeloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 928-929. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

An unexpected complication after harvesting of the radial artery for coronary artery bypass grafting

Joseph Nunoo-Mensah
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 929-931. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Interleukin-6 and "complex" cardiac myxoma

Yoshihiko Mochizuki, Yoshitaka Okamura, Hiroshi Iida, Hideaki Mori, and Kouichiro Shimada
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 931-933. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extracardiac fontan operation with tube fenestration allowing transcatheter coil occlusion

Shubhayan Sanatani, Suvro S. Sett, Derek G. Human, J.A. Gordon Culham, and Jacques G. LeBlanc
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 933-934. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Absent aortic valve: successful palliation in the neonate

Yorikazu Harada, Takamasa Takeuchi, Gengi Satomi, and Satoshi Yasukouchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 935-936. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful repair of aortoesophageal fistula secondary to traumatic pseudoaneurysm

Talat S. Chughtai and Nathan M. Sheiner
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 936-938. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical retrieval of an embolized central venous catheter in a premature baby

Pietro A. Abbruzzese, Enrico Chiappa, Pierclaudio Murru, Lino Stefanini, Stefano Longo, and Roberto Balagna
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 938-939. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tracheal obstruction in achalasia: a role for airway stenting?

Richard G. Berrisford, Aung Oo, Martin J. Walshaw, and Michael J. Drakeley
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 939-941. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A taste of Chinese medicine!

Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Anthony P.C. Yim, and M. Hazem El-Zufari
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 941-942. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Double-outlet right ventricle with complete atrioventricular canal

Michiaki Imamura, Jonathan J. Drummond-Webb, George E. Sarris, Daniel J. Murphy, Jr, and Roger B.B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 942-944. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical resection of lung cancer originating in a tracheal bronchus

Jhingook Kim, ChoungKyu Park, Hojoong Kim, and Kyung Soo Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 944-946. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical management of superior vena caval syndrome in sarcoidosis

Deepak Narayan, Louis Brown, and John O. Thayer
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 946-948. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inflammatory pseudotumors of the lung

Christos Alexiou, Zbigniev Obuszko, David Beggs, and William E. Morgan
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 948-950. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Purposeful delay in the repair of a traumatic rupture of the aorta with coexistent liver injury

James W. Klena, Ehyal Shweiki, Edward L. Woods, and Matthew Indeck
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 950-952. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tophaceous pseudogout of the mitral valve

Marc R. Moon, James I. Fann, Prakash C. Deedwania, Rollington Ferguson, Jon C. Kosek, and Thomas A. Burdon
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 952-954. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiomyoplasty after implantation of a pacemaker and cardioverter/defibrillator

Valeri S. Chekanov, Sanjay Deshpande, David Francischelli, Paul Werner, Deborah Waller, and Donald H. Schmidt
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 954-956. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Reversible snaring for proper prosthetic seating during valve replacement

Fritz J. Baumgartner, Bassam O. Omari, Lillia Stuart, Jeffrey C. Milliken, Ronald J. Nelson, and John M. Robertson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 957-958. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Advancement flaps to treat superficial wound infections after cardiac operations

Giuseppe Rescigno, Miguel Sousa Uva, Richard Raffoul, Marcio Scorsin, and Arrigo Lessana
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 959-960. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hybrid-type stabilizer for off-pump direct coronary artery bypass grafting

Toshio Konishi, Kazuhiko Higuchi, Mutumu Fukata, Shinji Akisima, and Shoji Fukuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 961-962. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved visualization in minimally invasive coronary bypass grafting

Simon P. Hoerstrup, Mario L. Lachat, Gregor Zünd, Paul R. Vogt, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 963-964. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Counteracting paradoxical motion in videoendoscopic operations

Anthony P.C. Yim, Mohammad Bashar Izzat, and Tak Wai Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 965. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Accurate length adjustment of aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass grafts

Aurangzeb Durrani, Eugene K.W. Sim, and Robert T. Grignani
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 966-967. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Reviews:

Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with cerebrovascular disease

Harold L. Lazar and James O. Menzoian
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 968-974. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Circulatory support devices for bridge to recovery

Tofy Mussivand, Paul J. Hendry, Roy G. Masters, Kevin S. Holmes, and Wilbert J. Keon
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 975-976. [Full Text]  

Update:

Skeletal Muscle Ventricles in the Pulmonary Circulation: Up to 16 Weeks' Experience

Larry W. Stephenson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 977-979. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Cardiothoracic interrelationships in clinical practice: Edited by Anthony M. Cosentino, MD, and Richard J. Martin, MD, Armonk, NY, Futura, 1997, 220 pp, illustrated, $47.00, ISBN: 0-87993-655-X

Mark T. Metzdorff
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 962. [Full Text]  

Drug therapy in cardiothoracic surgery: Edited by Pieter A. van Zwieten and Leon Eijsman, Alphen a/d Rijn, Van Zuiden Communications BV, 1997 292 pages, illustrated, $115.00 ISBN: 90-75141-40-8

James W. Frederiksen
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 976. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Severe truncal valve dysplasia: association with digeorge syndrome?

Bruno Marino, Maria Cristina Digilio, and Bruno Dallapiccola
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 980. [Full Text]  

What is "minimally invasive"?

Fritz J. Baumgartner, Ali Gheissari, George P. Panagiotides, Eli R. Capouya, and Taro Yokoyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 980-981. [Full Text]  

Reply

Hermann Reichenspurner
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 981. [Full Text]  

Severe postoperative hemorrhage after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for invasive thymoma

Federico Venuta, Erino A. Rendina, Tiziano De Giacomo, Anna Maria Ciccone, and Giorgo Furio Coloni
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 981-982. [Full Text]  

Angioscopic pulmonary embolectomy and ecmo

Koji Kawahito, Seiichiro Murata, Takashi Ino, and Katsuo Fuse
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 982-983. [Full Text]  

Reply

Hitoshi Ohteki, Kohjiro Furukawa, and Hiroyuki Onishi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 983. [Full Text]  

Omental transplantation for vascular myelopathy caused by an aortic operation

Hernando Rafael
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 983-984. [Full Text]  

Reply

Aquilino Hurlé, Patricio Llamas, Juan Meseguer, and Juan A. Casillas
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 984. [Full Text]  

Why aren’t valve sizers and prostheses labeled accurately?

Lawrence I. Bonchek
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 984-985. [Full Text]  

Reply

Claus Bartels and Hans-Hinrich Sievers
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 985. [Full Text]  

How high should mammary artery be harvested for the minimally invasive approach?

Toshiya Ohtsuka
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 985-987. [Full Text]  

Reply

Jacob Bergsland and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 986. [Full Text]  

Reply

Antonio M. Calafiore
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 986-987. [Full Text]  

Retrograde autologous priming reduces blood use

William J. DeBois and Todd K. Rosengart
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 987. [Full Text]  

Reply

Oz M. Shapira
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 987-988. [Full Text]  

Surgical procedure for bilateral lung and liver hydatid cysts

Nurettin Karaoglanoglu, Atilla Eroglu, and K. Yalçin Polat
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 988. [Full Text]  

Reply

Rajinder S. Dhaliwal and Maninder S. Kalkat
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 988-989. [Full Text]  

Repeated pulmonary metastasectomy

John A. Odell
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 989. [Full Text]  

Reply

Daniela Kandioler-Eckersberger
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 989. [Full Text]  

Supplement:

Facts and Myths of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Current Trends in Thoracic Surgery IV

Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 995-997.  

Introduction

Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 997. [Full Text]  

The LAST operation: techniques and results before and after the stabilization era

Antonio M. Calafiore, Giuseppe Vitolla, Valerio Mazzei, Giovanni Teodori, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Teresa Iovino, and Angela Iaco’
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 998-1001. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Safety and cost-effectiveness of MIDCABG in high-risk CABG patients

Dario F. Del Rizzo, W. Douglas Boyd, Richard J. Novick, F. Neil McKenzie, Nemish D. Desai, and Alan H. Menkis
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1002-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left anterior descending coronary artery bypass grafting through minimal thoracotomy

Ernesto Weinschelbaum, Carlos Rodríguez, Mariana Lelia Cabello, Alfonso Dos Santos, Alejandro Machain, Alejandro Bertolotti, and Hugo Fraguas
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1008-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic harvest of the internal thoracic artery: a multicenter experience in 218 cases

Francis G. Duhaylongsod, William R. Mayfield, and Randall K. Wolf
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1012-1017. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive surgical treatment of coronary artery multivessel disease

Vassilios Gulielmos, Michael Knaut, Romuald Cichon, Michael Brandt, Thorsten Jost, Klaus Matschke, and Stephan Schüler
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1018-1021. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass: early experience and follow-up

Anno Diegeler, Volkmar Falk, Merajoddin Matin, Roberto Battellini, Thomas Walther, Rüdiger Autschbach, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1022-1025. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive saphenous vein harvesting

Rohinton J. Morris, Michael T. Butler, and Louis E. Samuels
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1026-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Feasibility study of a mechanical suturing device for less invasive mitral operations

Ching-Tsorng Huang, Francis G. Duhaylongsod, William R. Burfeind, Jr, Chia-Hsun Lin, Tetsuro Morota, and Tetsuji Kawata
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1029-1031. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary artery bypass on the beating heart with the Octopus: a North American experience

Ted H. Spooner, Peter E. Dyrud, Bjorn K. Monson, Ginny E. Dixon, and Len D. Robinson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1032-1035. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting: port-access approach versus off-pump techniques

Hermann Reichenspurner, Dieter H. Boehm, Armin Welz, Christoph Schmitz, Stephen Wildhirt, Costas Schulze, Bruno Meiser, Albert Schütz, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1036-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Facilitated vascular anastomoses: the one-shot device

Patrick Nataf, Peter Hinchliffe, Scott Manzo, James Simpson, Wolff M. Kirsch, Yong Hua Zhu, and Toomas Anton
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1041-1044. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beyond stents: third-generation coronary devices

Stephen N. Oesterle
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1045-1049. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Less invasive cardiac operations through a median sternotomy: 100 consecutive cases

Massimo Massetti, Gerard Babatasi, Anne Lotti, Satar Bhoyroo, Olivier Le Page, and Andre Khayat
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1050-1054. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arterial graft patency in coronary artery bypass grafting: what do we really know?

Michael J. Mack, John A. Osborne, and Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1055-1059. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Computer-assisted telemanipulation: an enabling technology for endoscopic coronary artery bypass

Hani Shennib, Amr Bastawisy, Michael J. Mack, and Frederic H. Moll
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1060-1063. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robotically assisted microsurgery for endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting

Edward R. Stephenson, Jr, Sachin Sankholkar, Christopher T. Ducko, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1064-1067. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump multivessel coronary bypass via sternotomy is safe and effective

John D. Puskas, Carolyn E. Wright, Russell S. Ronson, W. Morris Brown, III, John Parker Gott, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1068-1072. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive coronary revascularization in elderly patients

Hartmut Oster, Jürgen Graff, Wigand Knake, and Ralf Widera
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1073-1075. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beating heart operations including hybrid revascularization: initial experiences

Friedrich-Christian Riess, Joachim Schofer, Peter Kremer, Andreas G. Riess, Heinz Bergmann, Sina Moshar, Detlef Mathey, and Niels Bleese
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1076-1081. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left ventricular geometry and cardiac function during minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting

Michael J. Jurmann, Ares K. Menon, Leo Haeberle, Schahriah Salehi-Gilani, and Gerhard Ziemer
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1082-1086. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Role of graft flow measurement technique in anastomotic quality assessment in minimally invasive CABG

Saad F. Jaber, Steven C. Koenig, Bobby BhaskerRao, Daniel J. VanHimbergen, Patricia B. Cerrito, Daniel J. Ewert, Laman A. Gray, Jr, and Paul A. Spence
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1087-1092. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial damage after minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting on the beating heart

Johannes Bonatti, Herbert Hangler, Christoph Hörmann, Johannes Mair, Jürgen Falkensammer, and Peter Mair
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1093-1096. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transit-time flow measurement for detection of early graft failure during myocardial revascularization

Beat H. Walpoth, Andreas Bosshard, Igor Genyk, Beat Kipfer, Pascal A. Berdat, Otto M. Hess, Ulrich Althaus, and Thierry P. Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1097-1100. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive valve surgery versus the conventional approach

Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1101-1105. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Valve operations through a minimally invasive approach

Ernesto Weinschelbaum, Pablo Stutzbach, Alejandro Machain, Roberto Favaloro, Victor Caramutti, Alejandro Bertolotti, and Hugo Fraguas
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1106-1109. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

"J" incision minimal-access valve operations

Lars G. Svensson and Richard S. D’Agostino
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1110-1112. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transmyocardial laser as an adjunct to minimally invasive CABG for complete myocardial revascularization

Naresh Trehan, Yugal Mishra, Yatin Mehta, and Dhan Raj Jangid
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1113-1118. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Should smart operators mix business and surgery?

Stephen Klaidman
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1119-1120. [Full Text]  

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