ATS -- Table of Contents (66 [4])

Editorials:

New Feature: Tom Ferguson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1127. [Full Text]

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Evaluation of treatment modalities for thoracic empyema: a cost-effectiveness analysis: Vinod H. Thourani, Kevin M. Brady, Kamal A. Mansour, Joseph I. Miller, Jr, and Robert B. Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1121-1127. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Operation and photodynamic therapy for pleural mesothelioma: 6-year follow-up: Thomas L. Moskal, Thomas J. Dougherty, John D. Urschel, Joseph G. Antkowiak, Anne-Marie Regal, Deborah L. Driscoll, and Hiroshi Takita
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1128-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Comparison of staged thoracoscopy and median sternotomy for lung volume reduction: Stephen R. Hazelrigg, Theresa M. Boley, Mitchell J. Magee, Carl H. Lawyer, and Joseph Q. Henkle
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1134-1139. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Lung cancer in women compared with men: stage, treatment, and survival: Denise Ouellette, Geneviève Desbiens, Claude Emond, and Gilles Beauchamp
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1140-1143. [Abstract] [Full Text]

: Kathy S. Albain
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1143-1144. [Full Text]

Balance of proinflammatory and antiinflammatory cytokines at thoracic cancer operation: Darryl M. Atwell, Katherine P. Grichnik, Mark F. Newman, Joseph G. Reves, and William T. McBride
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1145-1150. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Repair of congenital sternal cleft in infants and adolescents: José Ribas M. de Campos, Luiz T.B. Filomeno, Angelo Fernandez, Raul Lopes Ruiz, Hélio Minamoto, Eduardo de Campos Werebe, and Fabio B. Jatene
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1151-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Is video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy a unified approach?: Anthony P.C. Yim, Rodney J. Landreneau, Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Alex L.K. Fung, and Song Wan
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1155-1158. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Prognostic significance of HER-2/neu overexpression in stage I adenocarcinoma of lung: Chih-Cheng Hsieh, Kuan-Chih Chow, Huei-Jyh Fahn, Chun-Ming Tsai, Wing-Yin Li, Min-Hsiung Huang, and Liang-Shun Wang
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1159-1163. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Invited commentary: David H. Harpole, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1163-1164. [Full Text]

Completion pneumonectomy: analysis of operative mortality and survival: Filip E. Muysoms, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Joseph J. Defauw, Karl M. Dossche, Paul J. Knaepen, Henry A. van Swieten, and Jules M.M. van den Bosch
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1165-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Videothoracoscopic lung biopsy in diffuse infiltrative lung diseases: a 5-year surgical experience: Rachid Zegdi, Jacques Azorin, Bruno Tremblay, Marie Dominique Destable, Paul S. Lajos, and Dominique Valeyre
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1170-1173. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Cold abscess of the chest wall: a surgical entity?: Eric Faure, Redha Souilamas, Marc Riquet, Antoine Chehab, Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes, Dominique Manac’h, and Bernard Debesse
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1174-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text]

: Dov Weissberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1178. [Full Text]

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Circulatory arrest under moderate systemic hypothermia and cold retrograde cerebral perfusion: Yaron Moshkovitz, Tirone E. David, Michael Caleb, Christopher M. Feindel, and Mauro P.L. de Sa
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1179-1184. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Controlled intermittent asystole: pharmacologic potentiation of vagal-induced asystole: Bradley L. Bufkin, John D. Puskas, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Steven T. Shearer, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1185-1190. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Endothelial sodding of the permaflow prosthetic coronary artery bypass conduit: Michael R. Phillips, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Virginia M. Miller, Stuart Williams, James J. Morris, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1191-1197. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Inaccurate and misleading valve sizing: a proposed standard for valve size nomenclature: George T. Christakis, Karen J. Buth, Bernard S. Goldman, Stephen E. Fremes, Vivek Rao, Gideon Cohen, Michael A. Borger, and Richard D. Weisel
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1198-1203. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Effect of extended cross-clamp time during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: Hazim J. Safi, Anders Winnerkvist, Charles C. Miller, III, Dimitrios C. Iliopoulos, Michael J. Reardon, Rafael Espada, and John C. Baldwin
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1204-1208. [Abstract] [Full Text]

invited commentary: Marc A.A.M. Schepens
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1208-1209. [Full Text]

Heparin preserves nitric oxide activity in coronary endothelium during ischemia-reperfusion injury: Peter C. Kouretas, Young D. Kim, Paul A. Cahill, Adam K. Myers, Lam N. To, Yi-Ning Wang, Robert B. Wallace, Irving L. Kron, and Robert L. Hannan
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1210-1215. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Recombinant human megakaryocyte growth and development factor attenuates postbypass thrombocytopenia: Masanori Nakamura, Christopher F. Toombs, Ignacio G. Duarte, Russell S. Ronson, L. Susan Schmarkey, Sara L. Katzmark, Jill Robinson, Dirck L. Dillehay, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1216-1223. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Morbidity, cost, and six-month outcome of minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting: James A. Magovern, Daniel H. Benckart, Rodney J. Landreneau, Tamara Sakert, and George J. Magovern, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1224-1229. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Rapid-staged strategy for concomitant critical carotid and left main coronary disease with left ventricular dysfunction: IABP use: David E. Allie, Mitchell Lirtzman, Arshed P. Malik, Joseph M. Kowalski, Esmond A. Barker, and Craig M. Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1230-1235. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Minimally invasive mammary artery Doppler flow velocity evaluation in minimally invasive coronary operations: Antonio M. Calafiore, Sabina Gallina, Angela Iacò, Giovanni Teodori, Teresa Iovino, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Valerio Mazzei, and Giuseppe Vitolla
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1236-1241. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Invited commentary: Mohammad Bashar Izzat
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1241. [Full Text]

Recognition and management of catheter-induced pulmonary artery rupture: Michael H. Mullerworth, Peter Angelopoulos, Melanie A. Couyant, Alison M. Horton, Susan M. Robinson, Oscar U. Petring, Peter J. Mitchell, and Jeffrey J. Presneill
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1242-1245. [Abstract] [Full Text]

High-flow gas insufflation to facilitate MIDCABG: effects on coronary endothelium: William R. Burfeind, Jr, Francis G. Duhaylongsod, Brian H. Annex, and David Samuelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1246-1249. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Brain damage after aortic arch repair using selective cerebral perfusion: Mikio Ohmi, Koichi Tabayashi, Masaki Hata, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Mitsuaki Sadahiro, and Haruo Saito
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1250-1253. [Abstract] [Full Text]

A national study of postoperative mortality associated with coronary artery bypass grafting in Israel: Benjamin Mozes, Liraz Olmer, Noya Galai, and Elisheva Simchen
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1254-1262. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Invited commentary: William C. Nugent
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1263. [Full Text]

Computed tomographic evaluation of retrosternal adhesions after pericardial substitution: Jarmo Lahtinen, Jari Satta, Seppo Lähde, Ilkka Suramo, Juha Nissinen, Risto Pokela, and Tatu Juvonen
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1264-1268. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Residual aortic valve regurgitation after aortic root remodeling without a direct annuloplasty: Carlo Bassano, Ruggero De Paulis, Alfonso Penta de Peppo, Antonio Tondo, Laura Fratticci, Giovanni M. De Matteis, Alessandro Ricci, Luigi Sommariva, and Luigi Chiariello
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1269-1272. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Simultaneous coronary artery bypass grafting and abdominal aneurysm repair decreases stay and costs: Robert C. King, Patrick E. Parrino, Janet L. Hurst, Kimberly S. Shockey, Curtis G. Tribble, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1273-1276. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Pulsed Doppler intraoperative flow assessment and midterm coronary graft patency: Yves A.G. Louagie, Carlos E. Brockmann, Jacques Jamart, Erwin Schroeder, Michel Buche, Philippe M. Eucher, and Jean-Claude Schoevaerdts
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1282-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Invited commentary: Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1288. [Full Text]

Angiographic predictors of graft patency and disease progression after coronary artery bypass grafting with arterial and venous grafts: Hannu I. Manninen, Pekka Jaakkola, Matti Suhonen, Sinikka Rehnberg, Rauli Vuorenniemi, and Pekka J. Matsi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1289-1294. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Traumatic aortic rupture: diagnosis and management: James S. Gammie, Ashish S. Shah, Brack G. Hattler, Robert L. Kormos, Andrew B. Peitzman, Bartley P. Griffith, and Si M. Pham
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1295-1300. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Video-assisted minimal access in excision of left atrial myxoma: Po-Jen Ko, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Pyng Jing Lin, Jaw-Ji Chu, Feng-Chun Tsai, Chuen Hsueh, and Min-Wen Yang
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1301-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Central venous catheter use in low-risk coronary artery bypass grafting: Robert D. Stewart, Triffin Psyhojos, Stephen J. Lahey, Sidney Levitsky, and Christian T. Campos
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1306-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Coronary artery operation in patients after breast cancer therapy: Eldad Erez, Samuel Eldar, Erez Sharoni, Dan Abramov, Aharon Sulkes, and Bernardo A. Vidne
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1312-1317. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Potassium-channel opener in cardioplegia may restore coronary endothelial function: Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1318-1322. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Results of a regional study of modes of death associated with coronary artery bypass grafting: Gerald T. O’Connor, John D. Birkmeyer, Lawrence J. Dacey, Hebe B. Quinton, Charles A.S. Marrin, Nancy J.O. Birkmeyer, Jeremy R. Morton, Bruce J. Leavitt, Christopher T. Maloney, Felix Hernandez, Robert A. Clough, William C. Nugent, Elaine M. Olmstead, David C. Charlesworth, and Stephen K. Plume
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1323-1328. [Abstract] [Full Text]

The superiority of pinacidil over adenosine cardioplegia in blood-perfused isolated hearts: A. Mark Jayawant and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1329-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Invited commentary: Jakob Vinten-Johansen
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1335-1336. [Full Text]

Should a bicuspid aortic valve be replaced in the presence of subvalvar or supravalvar aortic stenosis?: Ralph E. Delius, Margaret M. Samyn, and Douglas M. Behrendt
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1337-1342. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Daily noninvasive rejection monitoring improves long-term survival in pediatric heart transplantation: Roland Hetzer, Evgueni V. Potapov, Johannes Müller, Matthias Loebe, Manfred Hummel, Yuguo Weng, Henning Warnecke, and Peter E. Lange
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1343-1349. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Biventricular repair in neonates with hypoplastic left heart complex: Christo I. Tchervenkov, Stephen A. Tahta, Luc C. Jutras, and Marie J. Béland
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1350-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text]

The importance of cardioplegic infusion pressure in neonatal myocardial protection: Michael Kronon, Kirk S. Bolling, Bradley S. Allen, Ari O. Halldorsson, Tingrong Wang, and Shaikh Rahman
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1358-1364. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Repair of coarctation with resection and extended end-to-end anastomosis: Carl L. Backer, Constantine Mavroudis, Elias A. Zias, Zahid Amin, and Thomas J. Weigel
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1365-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Invited commentary: Joseph J. Amato
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1370-1371. [Full Text]

Increased pulmonary blood flow produces endothelial cell dysfunction in neonatal swine: Eugene V. Vitvitsky, John P. Griffin, Margaret H. Collins, Thomas L. Spray, and J. William Gaynor
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1372-1377. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Repair of coarctation of the aorta during infancy minimizes the risk of late hypertension: Peter A. Seirafi, Kenneth G. Warner, Robert L. Geggel, Douglas D. Payne, and Richard J. Cleveland
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1378-1382. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Perioperative conduction and rhythm disturbances after the Ross procedure in young patients: J.R. Bockoven, Gil Wernovsky, Victoria L. Vetter, Tammy S. Wieand, Thomas L. Spray, and Larry A. Rhodes
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1383-1388. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Interventricular communication in complete atrioventricular septal defect: Kiyoshi Suzuki, Siew Yen Ho, Robert H. Anderson, Anton E. Becker, William H. Neches, Katsuhiko Tatsuno, and Shigekazu Mimori
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1389-1393. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Mixed type of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: Yutaka Imoto, Hideaki Kado, Toshihide Asou, Yuichi Shiokawa, Ryuji Tominaga, and Hisataka Yasui
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1394-1397. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Case Reports:

Iatrogenic mammary arteriovenous fistula caused by sternal wire: Jacobo Silva, José Gonzalez-Santos, María Pérez, Manuel Ruiz, and José L. Vallejo
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1398-1399. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Less invasive aortic root replacement: Stephen Westaby, Takahiro Katsumata, and Ahmed Arifi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1400-1401. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Intraoperative map-guided operation for chronic atrial fibrillation: Atsushi Harada, Tadahiko Sugimoto, Tetsuo Asano, and Kenichi Yamada
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1401-1403. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Anomalous coronary artery with tetralogy of fallot and aortopulmonary window: Victor O. Morell, Mariano Feccia, Seamus Cullen, and Martin J. Elliott
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1403-1405. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Resection of a leiomyosarcoma of the azygos vein: Uday Dasika, Nazli Shariati, and John M. Brown, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1405. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Origin of the circumflex coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in infants: Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, Ingo Dähnert, Roland Hetzer, Peter E. Lange, and Tom R. Karl
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1406-1409. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hodgkin’s disease presenting with a bronchoesophageal fistula: Edmund S. Kassis, Chandra P. Belani, Peter F. Ferson, Robert J. Keenan, and James D. Luketich
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1409-1410. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Extramedullary hematopoiesis mimicking metastatic lung carcinoma: F. Ida Hsu, Daniel A. Filippa, Hugo Castro-Malaspina, and Robert J. Downey
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1411-1413. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Funnel graft to innominate vein to control epicardial bleeding: Inder D. Mehta and John A. Elefteriades
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1413-1414. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Combined lung volume reduction and mitral valve reconstruction: Richard I. Whyte, William Bria, Fernando J. Martinez, Pamela Lewis, and Steven F. Bolling
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1414-1416. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Transposition of the great arteries with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: Masaaki Yamagishi, Takeshi Emmoto, Yukio Wada, and Takahiro Oka
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1416-1418. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Primary esophageal lymphoma: a diagnostic challenge: Christopher T. Salerno, Nathaniel S. Kreykes, Alfredo Rego, and Michael A. Maddaus
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1418-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Left anterior thoracotomy for pulmonary embolectomy with 29-year follow-up: Åke Senning
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1420-1421. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Repair of left ventricular diverticulum with ventricular bigeminy in an infant: Hiroaki Kawata, Hidefumi Kishimoto, Takayoshi Ueno, Futoshi Kayatani, and Tohru Mori
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1421-1423. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Primary malignant lymphoma of superior vena cava: Hiroaki Nomori, Sadahiro Nara, Shojiroh Morinaga, and Kyoko Soejima
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1423-1424. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Internal thoracic artery atherosclerosis after coarctation repair in an adult: Mario Castaño, Jacobo Silva, Ramón Fortuny, Javier López, and José L. Vallejo
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1424-1426. [Abstract] [Full Text]

How To Do It:

Subxiphoidal videomediastinoscopy for diagnostic access to the anterior mediastinum: Joerg Hutter, Werner Junger, Karl Miller, and Erich Moritz
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1427-1428. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Full sternotomy through a minimally invasive incision: a cardiac surgeon’s true comfort zone: Cary W. Akins
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1429-1430. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Intraoperative "direct" LIMA angiography for beating heart operations: Mohammad Bashar Izzat, M. Hazem El-Zufari, and Anthony P.C. Yim
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1431-1432. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Repair of secundum atrial septal defect: limiting the incision without sacrificing exposure: Junaid H. Khan, Doff B. McElhinney, V. Mohan Reddy, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1433-1435. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Tube device for facilitating distal anastomosis in aortic arch replacement: Tadahiro Sasajima, Kazutomo Goh, Hidenori Asada, Tokihito Sugawara, and Norifumi Ohtani
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1436-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Use of the "chimney patch" technique for norwood stage I procedures: Mark D. Plunkett, Linda M. Bond, and Dale M. Geiss
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1438-1439. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Our Surgical Heritage:

Nikolai Terebinski: a pioneer of the open valve operation: Vladimir V. Alexi-Meskishvili, Evgenij V. Potapov, Erik A.K. Beyer, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1440-1443. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Current Review:

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery: preoperative and postoperative hemodynamics: Peter W. Radke, Bruno J. Messmer, Philipp K. Haager, and Heinrich G. Klues
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1444-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Update:

Triiodothyronine-Enhanced Left Ventricular Function After Ischemic Injury: Cornelius M. Dyke
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1450-1451. [Full Text]

Invited commentary: John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1451. [Full Text]

Review of Recent Books:

Vascular surgery: a comprehensive review: Wesley S. Moore and Walter J. McCarthy, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1139. [Full Text]

Correspondence:

Is there a need for a utility thoracotomy during VATS major lung resections?: Eduardo A. Tovar
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1466-1467. [Full Text]

Reply: Masayuki Iwasaki and Hiroshi Inoue
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1466-1467. [Full Text]

Use of a venous double-lumen cannula for ECMO in a neonate with congenital heart disease: Kouichi Hisatomi, Haruhiko Yamada, Hiroyuki Noguchi, and Akira Taira
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1467-1468. [Full Text]

Reply: Gerhard Trittenwein, Johann Golej, Gudrun Burda, and Michael Hermon
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1468. [Full Text]

Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass: just another commentary: Robert Santoscoy and Luis C. Martinez
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1469. [Full Text]

Circulating adhesion molecules in cardiac surgical patients: Joseph L. Galea, Alex Manché, and Adam R. Finn
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1469. [Full Text]

Implantation of mechanical valves for infective endocarditis: Hisanaga Moro, Jun-ichi Hayashi, and Osamu Namura
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1470. [Full Text]

Reply: Robert Bauernschmitt, Rüdiger Lange, and Siegfried Hagl
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1470-1471. [Full Text]

CABG risk model: Joan Ivanov
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1471. [Full Text]

Reply: A. Laurie W. Shroyer, Gary K. Grunwald, Fred H. Edwards, and Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1471-1472. [Full Text]

Reoperation for cardiac postoperative bleeding: David B. Ross, Allan McIntyre, and Carolyn MacDougall
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1472. [Full Text]

Reply: Marc P. Pelletier and Ray C.-J. Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1472. [Full Text]

Supplement:

Conference on Cardiac and Vascular Surgery: Neurobehavioral Assessment, Physiological Monitoring and Cerebral Protective Strategies: Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1473. [Full Text]

Introduction: John M. Murkin and David A. Stump
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1474-1475. [Full Text]

Outcomes ’98 "The Key West Meeting": Thursday, May 28, 1998: Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1476-1479. [Full Text]

Carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass: The staged approach: Robert G. Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1480-1482. [Full Text]

Combined carotid endarterectomy and coronary revascularization operation: Cary W. Akins
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1483-1484. [Full Text]

Outcomes after vascular operations: federal and private perspectives: Jay Moskowitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1485. [Full Text]

Health-related quality of life outcomes in clinical research: NHLBI policy and perspectives: Susan M. Czajkowski
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1486-1487. [Full Text]

Commentary: David A. Stump and John M. Murkin
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1488. [Full Text]