Editorials:

Mammary side branch steal: is this a real or even clinically important phenomenon?

Morton J. Kern
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1873-1875. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Cost-effectiveness of FDG-PET for staging non–small cell lung cancer: a decision analysis

Walter J. Scott, James Shepherd, and Sanjiv Sam Gambhir
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1876-1883. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Success of laparoscopic fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease

Rodney J. Landreneau, Robert J. Wiechmann, Stephen R. Hazelrigg, Tibetha S. Santucci, Theresa M. Boley, Mitchell J. Magee, and Keith S. Naunheim
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1886-1892. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inhaled nitric oxide for adult respiratory distress syndrome after pulmonary resection

Douglas J. Mathisen, Elbert Y. Kuo, Chiwon Hahn, Ashby C. Moncure, John C. Wain, Hermes C. Grillo, William E. Hurford, and Cameron D. Wright
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1894-1901. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Is lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery an adequate cancer operation?

Robert J. McKenna, Jr, Randall K. Wolf, Matthew Brenner, Richard J. Fischel, and Peter Wurnig
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1903-1907. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Short-course induction chemoradiotherapy with paclitaxel for stage III non-small-cell lung cancer

Thomas W. Rice, David J. Adelstein, Jay P. Ciezki, Mark E. Becker, Lisa A. Rybicki, Carol F. Farver, Marjorie A. Larto, and Eugene H. Blackstone
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1909-1914. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The clinical significance of hepatocyte growth factor for non–small cell lung cancer

Jill M. Siegfried, Lisa A. Weissfeld, James D. Luketich, Robert J. Weyant, Christopher T. Gubish, and Rodney J. Landreneau
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1915-1918. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operation for chronic pulmonary thromboembolism accompanied by thrombophilia in 8 patients

Motomi Ando, Shinichi Takamoto, Yutaka Okita, Ritsu Matsukawa, Norifumi Nakanishi, Shingo Kyotani, and Toru Satoh
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1919-1924. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stenting for airway obstruction in the carinal region

Takeshi Shiraishi, Katsunobu Kawahara, Takayuki Shirakusa, Kazuo Inada, Kan Okabayashi, and Akinori Iwasaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1925-1929. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pneumonectomy for lung metastases: indications, risks, and outcome

Lorenzo Spaggiari, Dominique H. Grunenwald, Philippe Girard, Piergiorgio Solli, and Thierry Le Chevalier
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1930-1933. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Donor cardiac troponin T: a marker to predict heart transplant rejection

Palaniswamy Vijay, Vincent A. Scavo, Robert J. Morelock, Thomas G. Sharp, and John W. Brown
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1934-1938. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tricuspid valve replacement: UK heart valve registry mid-term results comparing mechanical and biological prostheses

Chandana P. Ratnatunga, Maria-Benedicta Edwards, Caroline J. Dore, and Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1940-1947. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sustained reduction of neointima with c-myc antisense oligonucleotides in saphenous vein grafts

John D. Mannion, Michael L. Ormont, Michael G. Magno, James E. O’Brien, Yi Shi, and Andrew Zalewski
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1948-1952. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preconditioning prevents myocardial stunning after cardiac transplantation

Roderick W. Landymore, Alexander J. Bayes, J. Thomas Murphy, and John H. Fris
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1953-1957. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serum S100ß release after coronary artery bypass grafting: roller versus centrifugal pump

Saeed Ashraf, Kausik Bhattacharya, Sunny Zacharias, Pradeep Kaul, Philip H. Kay, and Kevin G. Watterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1958-1962. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Partial left ventriculectomy for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: early results and six-month follow-up

Sinisa Gradinac, Milutin Miric, Zoran Popovic, Aleksandar D. Popovic, Aleksandar N. Neskovic, Ljiljana Jovovic, Ljiljana Vuk, and Milovan Bojic
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1963-1968. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

What is the marginal cost for marginal risk in cardiac surgery?

Thomas E. Williams, Jr, William J. Fanning, W.C. Benton, Gerard S. Kakos, Randall L. Miller, William J. Esterline, and Thomas D. Hankins
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1969-1971. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparison of the morphologic and vascular reactivity of the proximal and distal radial artery

Adrian H. Chester, Adrian J. Marchbank, Julie A.A. Borland, Magdi H. Yacoub, and David P. Taggart
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1972-1976. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative angiography to assess graft patency after minimally invasive coronary bypass

James A. Goldstein, Robert D. Safian, Darius Aliabadi, William W. O’Neill, Francis L. Shannon, Joseph Bassett, and Marc Sakwa
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1978-1982. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Activity–rest stimulation of latissimus dorsi for cardiomyoplasty: 1-year results in sheep

Giorgio Arpesella, Ugo Carraro, Piero M. Mikus, Franco Dozza, Pierloca Lombardi, Giuseppe Marinelli, Sandra Zampieri, Abdul H. El Messlemani, Katia Rossini, and Angelo Pierangeli
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1983-1990. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heat shock improves recovery and provides protection against global ischemia after hypothermic storage

Ashok Gowda, Chunjie Yang, Gregory K. Asimakis, Sohi Rastegar, and Massoud Motamedi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1991-1997. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Activation of the protein C system during cardiopulmonary bypass with and without aprotinin

Ron G.H. Speekenbrink, Rogier M. Bertina, Francisco España, Charles R.H. Wildevuur, and Leon Eijsman
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1998-2002. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Warm reperfusion and myocardial protection

Sidney Chocron, Kifah Alwan, Yusheng Yan, Gérard Toubin, Djamel Kaili, Thierry Anguenot, Leonardo Latini, François Clement, Jean-François Viel, and Joseph-Philippe Etievent
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2003-2007. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Selective convective brain cooling during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in dogs

C. Thomas Wass, Julian R. Waggoner, III, David G. Cable, Hartzell V. Schaff, Darrell R. Schroeder, and William L. Lanier
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2008-2014. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nitroglycerine reduces neutrophil activation and acute damage in latissimus dorsi muscle grafts

Augustine T.M. Tang, Philip Geraghty, Michael J. Dascombe, Jonathan C. Jarvis, Stanley Salmons, and Timothy L. Hooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2015-2021. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunogenic human leukocyte antigen class II antigens on human cardiac valves induce specific alloantibodies

Franciska M.E. Hoekstra, Marian Witvliet, Christiaan Y. Knoop, Claes Wassenaar, Ad J.J.C. Bogers, Willem Weimar, and Frans H.J. Claas
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2022-2026. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Late tamponade with mechanical circulatory support

Kenneth Smart and G. Kimble Jett
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2027-2028. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neovascularization after transmyocardial laser revascularization in a model of chronic ischemia

G. Chad Hughes, James E. Lowe, Alan P. Kypson, James D. St. Louis, Anne M. Pippen, Kevin G. Peters, R. Edward Coleman, Timothy R. DeGrado, Carolyn L. Donovan, Brian H. Annex, and Kevin P. Landolfo
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2029-2036. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adenosine-enhanced ischemic preconditioning provides enhanced cardioprotection in the aged heart

James D. McCully, Masahisa Uematsu, Robert A. Parker, and Sidney Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2037-2043. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of functional tricuspid regurgitation on right ventricular function

Takaki Sugimoto, Masayoshi Okada, Nobuchika Ozaki, Toshihiro Kawahira, and Masato Fukuoka
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2044-2050. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Does bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting increase surgical risk in diabetic patients?

Miguel Sousa Uva, Eric Braunberger, Marc Fisher, Yves Fromes, Phillipe H. Deleuze, Jean A. Celestin, and Olivier M. Bical
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2051-2055. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steal phenomenon from mammary side branches: when does it occur?

Mario Gaudino, Michele Serricchio, Franco Glieca, Piergiorgio Bruno, Paolo Tondi, Alessandro Giordano, Carlo Trani, Maria Lucia Calcagni, Paolo Pola, and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2056-2062. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fucoidin reduces coronary microvascular leukocyte accumulation early in reperfusion

Leslie S. Ritter, Jack G. Copeland, and Paul F. McDonagh
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2063-2071. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparison of troponin-I and troponin-T after pediatric cardiovascular operation

Franz F. Immer, Franco P. Stocker, Andrea M. Seiler, Jean-Pierre Pfammatter, Gerhardt Printzen, and Thierry P. Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2073-2077. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atrioventricular septal defect with tetralogy of fallot: results of surgical correction

Stacey B. O’Blenes, David B. Ross, Maurice A. Nanton, and David A. Murphy
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2078-2082. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Gerard A. Silvestri
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1884-1885. [Full Text]  

Willard A. Fry
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1914. [Full Text]  

Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1933. [Full Text]  

Charles A. Dietl
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1976-1977. [Full Text]  

Patrick G. Hogan and Mark F. O’Brien
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2026. [Full Text]  

Takuya Miura
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2072. [Full Text]  

Tjark Ebels
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2082-2084. [Full Text]  

Jorge Nin Vivó and Ramon Scola
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2111. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Percutaneous coronary sinus cannulation guided by transesophageal echocardiography

Igor M. Plotkin, Charles D. Collard, Sary F. Aranki, Robert J. Rizzo, and Stanton K. Shernan
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2085-2087. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transposition of the great arteries and isolated origin of the sinus node artery

Massimo A. Mariani, Tjalling W. Waterbolk, and Tjark Ebels
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2087-2089. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery

Pascal Dumont, Patrice Diot, Michel R. Aupart, and Bernard Toumieux
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2089-2091. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Damage to the circumflex coronary artery during mitral valve repair with sliding leaflet technique

Giuseppe Tavilla and Davide Pacini
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2091-2093. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Compression of anomalous circumflex coronary artery by a prosthetic valve ring

John P. Veinot, Virbala C. Acharya, and Pierre Bedard
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2093-2094. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pelvic leiomyoma in the right atrium

Takahiro Katsumata, Amihay Shinfeld, Rémi Houel, and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2095-2096. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump coronary bypass using interposed radial artery graft

Toshiki Takahashi, Shigeaki Ohtake, Takayoshi Ueno, Masahiro Koh, Yoshiki Sawa, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2096-2098. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary desmoid tumor of the posterior mediastinum

Theodosios J. Dosios, Dimitrios C. Angouras, and Dimosthenis G. Floros
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2098-2099. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Daily and long-term balloon dilation via minitracheostomy in cicatric bronchial stenosis

Hiroaki Nomori, Hirotoshi Horio, and Keiichi Suemasu
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2100-2102. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after epicardial patch electrode placement

William H. Maisel, Jeanne M. Lukanich, Raphael Bueno, Peter L. Friedman, and Sharon C. Reimold
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2102-2104. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A new minimally invasive approach to the subclavian artery

Peter Y. Kim, Uwe Klima, Artur Lichtenberg, Ingo Kutschka, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2104-2106. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Recurrence of stage I thymoma 32 years after total excision

Wael I. Awad, Pennie J. Symmans, and Jules E. Dussek
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2106-2108. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A brimmed valved conduit in repair of fibrous skeleton abscess

Takayuki Kameyama, Fumitaka Ando, Fumio Okamoto, Masaharu Hanada, and Nozomu Sasahashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2108-2110. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum in a 3.5-year-old child

Luis C. Maroto, Yolanda Carrascal, Maria J. López, Alberto Forteza, Ana Pérez, and Claudio Zavanella
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2110-2111. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The surgical importance of coronary sinus orifice atresia

James O. Fulton, Carlos Mas, Christian P.R. Brizard, and Tom R. Karl
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2112-2114. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Repair of right ventricular rupture complicating mediastinitis

Hon Chi Suen and Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2115-2116. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Facile left ventricular deairing by administration of cardioplegia into the left ventricular vent

Steven R. Gundry
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2117-2118. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Biventricular cannulation for the thoratec ventricular assist device

Francisco A. Arabía, Venki Paramesh, Bruce Toporoff, David A. Arzouman, Gulshan K. Sethi, and Jack G. Copeland
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2119-2120. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Three-graft technique for ascending aorta and total aortic arch replacement

Gen-ya Yaginuma, Yoshiyuki Iijima, Kazuo Abe, Yoshiyuki Okada, and Michitoshi Ottomo
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2121-2122. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endoscopic harvesting of the radial artery as a coronary artery bypass graft

Yasushi Terada, Akiko Uchida, Ikuo Fukuda, Julio Hochberg, Toshio Mitsui, and Fujio Sato
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2123-2124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reduction of wound healing problems after median sternotomy by use of retention sutures

Peter Lamm, Oliver L. Gödje, Thomas Lange, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2125-2126. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral valve replacement with homograft

Donald B. Doty and Christophe Acar
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2127-2131. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Lyman A. Brewer III (1907–1988): surgeon-scientist, inspirational teacher, and humanist

Richard Carter
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2132-2134. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on leukocyte and endothelial adhesion molecules

George Asimakopoulos and Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2135-2144. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The platelet in cardiopulmonary bypass

Arjuna Weerasinghe and Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2145-2152. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Update:

The Carpentier-Edwards Pericardial Aortic Valve: Intermediate Results

Robert W.M. Frater
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2153-2154. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Guiding the surgeon’s hand : Edited by Juan Rosai, MD, Washington, DC, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 295 pp, illustrated, $ price, ISBN: 1-881-041-42-5

Thomas W. Shields
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 1885. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

"Radial" and "Modified Papworth" maze procedures for atrial fibrillation

Stephen R. Large and Andrew A. Grace
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2155-2156. [Full Text]  

Reply

Moninder S. Bhabra, David N. Hopkinson, Trudi E. Shaw, Natasha Onwu, and Timothy L. Hooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2155. [Full Text]  

Controlled perfusion protects lung grafts during a transient early increase in permeability

Stephen J. Rooney and Robert S. Bonser
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2155. [Full Text]  

Reply

Takashi Nitta, Richard B. Schuessler, and John P. Boineau
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2156-2157. [Full Text]  

Left atrial wall plication for valve replacement in extensively calcified posterior mitral annulus

Michele Triggiani, Orazio Ferro, and Ottavio Alfieri
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2157-2158. [Full Text]  

Reconstruction plates for internal fixation of flail chest

Peter U. Reber, Horst W. Kniemeyer, and Hans-Beat Ris
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2158. [Full Text]  

Reply

J. Rodrigo Oyarzun, Andrew P. Bush, John R. McCormick, and Paul J.P. Bolanowski
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2158. [Full Text]  

Aortic valve replacement using circulatory arrest

Shuli Silberman, Daniel Fink, and Dani Bitran
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2158-2159. [Full Text]  

Reply

John G. Byrne, Sary F. Aranki, and Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2159. [Full Text]  

Modified incision for the long saphenous vein harvest

Hannan Chaugle and Daniel J.M. Keenan
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2159. [Full Text]  

Reply

Andrew Chukwuemeka and Lindsay John
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2160. [Full Text]  

Reply

Safuh Attar
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2160-2161. [Full Text]  

Superior sulcus tumors

Cemal Asim Kutlu, Muzaffer Metin, and Adnan Sayar
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2160. [Full Text]  

Growth of the subclavian artery to pulmonary artery anastomosis: a caveat

Zohair Al-Halees, Omar Galal, and Fadel Al-Fadley
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2161. [Full Text]  

Reply

Naoki Yoshimura, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Oshima, Teruo Tei, and Kyoichi Ogawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2161-2162. [Full Text]  

Reply

Katsuhiko Matsuyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2162-2163. [Full Text]  

Angiogenesis in lung cancer

John S. Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2162. [Full Text]  

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors during acute revascularization

Harold L. Lazar
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2163. [Full Text]  

Ischemic preconditioning in children undergoing open heart operation

Luo Wan-Jun
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2163-2164. [Full Text]  

Reply

Keijo Peuhkurinen
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2164. [Full Text]  

STS Annual Meeting:

Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting January 25–27, 1999 Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas

Ann Thorac Surg 1998 66: 2165. [Full Text]  

Corrections:

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