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Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 603. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Bioabsorbable poly-L-lactide costal coaptation pins and their clinical application in thoracotomy

Akitoshi Tatsumi, Naoki Kanemitsu, Tatsuo Nakamura, and Yasuhiko Shimizu
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 765-768. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Human complement regulatory proteins protect swine lungs from xenogeneic injury

Mark Yeatman, C. William Daggett, Christine L. Lau, Guerard W. Byrne, John S. Logan, Jeffrey L. Platt, and R. Duane Davis
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 769-775. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Removal of cartilage rings of the graft and omentopexy for extended tracheal autotransplantation

Katsumi Murai, Hiroyuki Oizumi, Toshiaki Masaoka, Tsukasa Fujishima, Masami Abiko, Satoshi Shiono, and Yasuhisa Shimazaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 776-780. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Self-expandable coated stent after intraluminal treatment of esophageal cancer: a risky procedure?

Alfred Maier, Hans Pinter, Gerhard B. Friehs, Heiko Renner, and Freyja M. Smolle-Jüttner
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 781-784. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anterior cervical–transsternal approach for resection of benign tumors at the thoracic inlet

George Ladas, Peter H. Rhys-Evans, and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 785-789. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evaluation of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose whole body positron emission tomography imaging in the staging of lung cancer

Catherine A.B. Saunders, Julian E. Dussek, Michael J. O’Doherty, and Michael N. Maisey
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 790-797. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Theophylline improves functional recovery of isolated rat lungs after hypothermic preservation

Roland L. Featherstone, Frank J. Kelly, and David J. Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 798-803. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiovascular effects of induced hypothermia after lung transplantation

Leif T. Eriksson, Roger Roscher, Richard Ingemansson, and Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 804-809. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

MUC1 mucin mRNA expression in stage I lung adenocarcinoma and its association with early recurrence

Akira Ohgami, Tohru Tsuda, Toshihiro Osaki, Tetsuya Mitsudomi, Yasuo Morimoto, Toshiaki Higashi, and Kosei Yasumoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 810-814. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Application of the fold plication method for unilateral lung volume reduction in pulmonary emphysema

Masayuki Iwasaki, Noboru Nishiumi, Kichizo Kaga, Masahiro Kanazawa, Ichiro Kuwahira, and Hiroshi Inoue
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 815-817. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary esophageal repair for Boerhaave’s syndrome

David R. Lawrence, Sunil K. Ohri, Ruth E. Moxon, Edward R. Townsend, and S. William Fountain
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 818-820. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-term observation in 68 patients operated on for pectus excavatum: surgical repair of funnel chest

Janusz Kowalewski and Marian Brocki
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 821-824. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pain control after thoracotomy: bupivacaine versus lidocaine in continuous extrapleural intercostal nerve blockade

Derek S. Watson, Steve Panian, Vaughan Kendall, D. Patrick Maher, and George Peters
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 825-828. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Leukocyte depletion during cardiac operation: a new approach through the venous bypass circuit

Y. John Gu, A.J. de Vries, Paulien Vos, Piet W. Boonstra, and Willem van Oeveren
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 604-609. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aggressive preoperative use of intraaortic balloon pump in elderly patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Dan E. Gutfinger, Richard A. Ott, Mark Miller, Arthur Selvan, Michele A. Codini, Hossein Alimadadian, and Teresa M. Tanner
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 610-613. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Predictive factors for persistence of atrial fibrillation after mitral valve operation

Renato A.K. Kalil, Claudia B. Maratia, Alessandro D’Ávila, and Fernando B. Ludwig
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 614-617. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

2,3-Butanedione monoxime cardioplegia: advantages over hyperkalemia in blood-perfused isolated hearts

A. Mark Jayawant, Edward R. Stephenson, Jr, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 618-623. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Noninvasive assessment of right gastroepiploic artery graft patency using transcutaneous color Doppler echocardiography

Giuseppe Tavilla, Nico H.J. Pijls, Eric Berreklouw, and Kathinka H. Peels
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 624-628. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inverted T graft: novel technique using composite radial and internal thoracic arteries

Tadashi Tashiro, Katsuhiko Nakamura, Akio Iwakuma, Ryuzi Zaitu, Hidehiko Iwahashi, Akira Murai, and Michio Kimura
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 629-631. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive internal thoracic artery harvest: the hybrid approach

Massimo Massetti, Gerard Babatasi, Patrick Nataf, Satar Bhoyroo, Olivier Le Page, and Andre Khayat
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 632-634. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Subjective versus statistical model assessment of mortality risk in open heart surgical procedures

Joan M.V. Pons, Josep M. Borras, Josep A. Espinas, Victor Moreno, Maria Cardona, and Alícia Granados
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 635-640. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Recycling of arterial grafts during reoperative coronary artery operations

Philippe H. Noirhomme, Malcolm J. Underwood, Gebrine A. El Khoury, David Glineur, Badwi Elias, Yves d’Udekem, and Robert A. Dion
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 641-644. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vascular complications of the intraaortic balloon pump in patients undergoing open heart operations: 15-year experience

Osama E. Arafa, Thore H. Pedersen, Jan L. Svennevig, Erik Fosse, and Odd R. Geiran
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 645-651. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary artery surgery is associated with different forms of atherogenic lipoprotein modifications

Marjan Jahangiri, Iren B. Kovacs, Colin D. Ridler, Gareth M. Rees, and Peter Gorog
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 652-656. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Common brachiocephalic trunk: strategies for revascularization

Anthony Azakie, Doff B. McElhinney, Louis M. Messina, and Ronald J. Stoney
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 657-660. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Variables predicting reintubation after cardiac surgical procedures

Milo Engoren, Nancy Fenn Buderer, Anoar Zacharias, and Robert H. Habib
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 661-665. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Experimental application of microwave tissue coagulation to ventricular myocardium

Hiroshi Watanabe, Jun-ichi Hayashi, Masaaki Sugawara, Masahide Hiratsuka, and Shoji Eguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 666-671. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparative study of retrograde and selective cerebral perfusion with transcranial Doppler

Yoshihisa Tanoue, Ryuji Tominaga, Yoshie Ochiai, Kouji Fukae, Shigeki Morita, Yoshito Kawachi, and Hisataka Yasui
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 672-675. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simulation of arterial hemodynamics after partial prosthetic replacement of the aorta

Robert Bauernschmitt, Stephan Schulz, Andreas Schwarzhaupt, Uwe Kiencke, Christian-Friedrich Vahl, Rüdiger Lange, and Siegfried Hagl
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 676-682. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial metabolism and hemodynamics during coronary surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass

Hannu J. Penttilä, Martti V.K. Lepojärvi, Päivi K. Kaukoranta, Kai T. Kiviluoma, Kari V. Ylitalo, and Keijo J. Peuhkurinen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 683-688. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hematologic evaluation of cardiopulmonary bypass circuits prepared with a novel block copolymer

Fraser D. Rubens, Rosalind S. Labow, Gilbert R. Lavallée, Maura I. Watson, James A. Robblee, Marc E. Voorhees, and Howard J. Nathan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 689-696. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adenosine-enhanced ischemic preconditioning provides myocardial protection equal to that of cold blood cardioplegia

James D. McCully, Masahisa Uematsu, and Sidney Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 699-704. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The relationship of myocardial stroke work to coronary flow velocity immediately after aortic valve replacement

Xu Y. Jin, Derek G. Gibson, and John R. Pepper
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 705-710. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A prospective, randomized study of cardiopulmonary bypass temperature and blood transfusion

Paul E. Stensrud, Gregory A. Nuttall, Maria A. de Castro, Martin D. Abel, Mark H. Ereth, William C. Oliver, Jr, Sandra C. Bryant, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 711-715. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Time course and cellular localization of inducible nitric oxide synthases expression during cardiac allograft rejection

Neil K. Worrall, Thomas P. Misko, Mitchell D. Botney, Patrick M. Sullivan, Jia-J Hui, Gloria M. Suau, Pamela T. Manning, and T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 716-722. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The REMATCH trial: rationale, design, and end points

Eric A. Rose, Alan J. Moskowitz, Milton Packer, Josephine A. Sollano, Deborah L. Williams, Anita R. Tierney, Daniel F. Heitjan, Paul Meier, Deborah Davis Ascheim, Ronald G. Levitan, Alan D. Weinberg, Lynne Warner Stevenson, Peter A. Shapiro, Ronald M. Lazar, John T. Watson, Daniel J. Goldstein, and Annetine C. Gelijns
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 723-730. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of ischemia on pulmonary dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass

Paul J. Chai, J. Andrew Williamson, Andrew J. Lodge, C. William Daggett, John E. Scarborough, Jon N. Meliones, Ira M. Cheifetz, James J. Jaggers, and Ross M. Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 731-735. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outcome of surgical closure of doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect

Eugene K.W. Sim, Robert T. Grignani, May-Ling Wong, Swee Chye Quek, Julia C.L. Wong, William C.L. Yip, and Chuen Neng Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 736-738. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Oxygen transport in critically ill infants after congenital heart operations

Anthony F. Rossi, Howard S. Seiden, Ronda P. Gross, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 739-744. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Semilunar valve switch procedure: autotransplantation of the native aortic valve to the pulmonary position in the ross procedure

Patrick T. Roughneen, Serafin Y. DeLeon, Benjamin W. Eidem, Neil J. Thomas, Frank Cetta, Dolores A. Vitullo, Kathy E. Magliato, Teresa E. Berry, and Mamdouh Bakhos
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 745-750. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic atresia with a ventricular septal defect: modified single-stage neonatal biventricular repair

Michael D. Black, Jeffery F. Smallhorn, and Robert M. Freedom
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 751-755. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Is direct closure dangerous for treatment of doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect?

Kouichi Hisatomi, Akira Taira, and Yukinori Moriyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 756-758. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evolving surgical management for ventricular septal defect, pulmonary atresia, and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries

Kona Samba Murthy, Suresh G. Rao, Shivaprakasha K. Naik, Robert Coelho, Usha S. Krishnan, and Kotturathu M. Cherian
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 760-764. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Tracheoesophageal fistula caused by a self-expanding esophageal stent

Carl G. Schowengerdt
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 830-831. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anastomosis to the wrong vessel during off-pump bypass surgery via mini-thoracotomy

Christof Schmid, Tonny D.T. Tjan, Karl J. Henrichs, Dietrich Boppert, and Hans H. Scheld
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 831-832. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical treatment of tracheomediastinal fistula from recurrent hodgkin’s lymphoma

David G. Tse, Adam Summers, James R. Sanger, and George B. Haasler
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 832-834. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical management and follow-up of a complex tracheobronchial injury

Scot C. Schultz, John W. Hammon, Jr, Charles S. Turner, Will F. McGuirt, Jr, and Jean M. Nelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 834-836. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Severe anaphylactic reaction after primary exposure to aprotinin

Daniel M. Cohen, Jose Norberto, Richard Cartabuke, and Grace Ryu
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 837-838. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic valve replacement after substernal colon interposition

A. Marc Gillinov, Filip P. Casselman, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 838-839. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angiosarcoma of the chest wall

Donna E. Maziak, Farid M. Shamji, Rebecca Peterson, and D. Garth Perkins
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 839-841. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heart/single-lung transplant for a "failed Fontan" with pulmonary A-V malformation

Antonio R. Mott, Thomas L. Spray, and Nancy D. Bridges
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 841-843. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Isolated fracture of the ventricular septum after blunt chest trauma

Roland B. Schaffer, Pascal A. Berdat, Christian Seiler, and Thierry P. Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 843-844. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ewing’s sarcoma presenting as a posterior mediastinal mass: a lesson learned

Jeffrey M. Silver, Albert Losken, Andrew N. Young, and Kamal A. Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 845-847. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Helical computed tomographic minimum-intensity projection of a slit in an airway obstruction

Shunsuke Endo, Fumio Murayama, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Yasunori Sohara, and Katsuo Fuse
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 847-849. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chest wall arteriovenous fistula: an unusual complication after chest tube placement

Terrence D. Coulter, Janet R. Maurer, Michael T. Miller, and Atul C. Mehta
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 849-850. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Malignant melanoma presenting as a mediastinal mass

Christine L. Lau, Rex C. Bentley, Jon P. Gockerman, Loretta G. Que, and Thomas A. D’Amico
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 851-852. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Echocardiography and excision of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum

Donald C. Oxorn, Gerald Edelist, Bernard S. Goldman, and Campbell D. Joyner
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 852-854. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bronchial artery aneurysm

Kazuhiro Yanagihara, Youichirou Ueno, Takanobu Kobayashi, Jun Isobe, and Masatoshi Itoh
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 854-855. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thyroid lung metastasis diagnosed 47 years after thyroidectomy

Peter Fonseca
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 856-857. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 644. [Full Text]  

T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 671. [Full Text]  

L. Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 696-697. [Full Text]  

Shukri F. Khuri
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 697-698. [Full Text]  

Kent E. Ward
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 750. [Full Text]  

Carl L. Backer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 758-759. [Full Text]  

Jeffrey A. Grass
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 828-829. [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Distal anastomotic pseudoaneurysm 7 years after repair of a chronic type B aortic dissection

Thoralf M. Sundt, III, Brian G. Rubin, and Michael K. Pasque
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 858. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

A simple technique to perform combined ultrafiltration

Francisco A. Portela, Alberto Pensado, Amelia Sánchez, Rita Español, and Claudio Zavanella
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 859-861. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angle-adjustable sheath for a dual-stage venous cannula

Kazuya Akiyama, Arifumi Takazawa, Tomohiro Maeda, Toshimasa Akazawa, and Hideki Yamanishi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 862-863. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Innominate vein cannulation for venous drainage in minimally invasive aortic valve replacement

Amnony Y. Zlotnick, Michael S. Gilfeather, David H. Adams, Lawrence H. Cohn, and Gregory S. Couper
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 864-865. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Microvascular vastus lateralis muscle flap for chronic empyema associated with a large cavity

Hung-chi Chen, Eric Santamaria, Hern-hsin Chen, Ming-huei Cheng, Chau-hsiung Chang, and Yueh-bih Tang
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 866-869. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting on the beating heart: a simple technique for subluxating the heart

Hani Shennib and Amr Bastawisy
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 870-871. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Advantages of a modified gastroscope for video-assisted internal mammary artery harvesting

Hendrik T. Tevaearai, Xavier M. Mueller, Frank Stumpe, Patrick Ruchat, and Ludwig K. von Segesser
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 872-873. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cannulation of the supraceliac aorta for perfusion in small infants

Akira Mishima, Miki Asano, Shigeki Yamamoto, Takayuki Saito, and Tadao Manabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 874-875. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

The Allen test

David G. Cable, Charles J. Mullany, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 876-877. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Pharmacology of coronary artery bypass grafts

Franklin L. Rosenfeldt, Guo-Wei He, Brian F. Buxton, and James A. Angus
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 878-888. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Chest wall tumors

Mark S. Allen, Daniel L. Miller, Claude Deschamps, Victor F. Trastek, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 889-890. [Full Text]  

Update:

New surgical technique for total-defect aortopulmonary window

Osamu Matsuki and Toshikatsu Yagihara
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 891. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Semiprone position relieved airway obstruction resulting from dilated pulmonary artery

Naoki Yahagi, Keiji Kumon, Hironobu Tanigami, and Yasuhiko Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 892. [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive MIDCABG and TMLR

Francis Robicsek
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 892. [Full Text]  

Unexpected complications of postcoronary operation: the role of intracoronary ultrasound

Khalid E. Al-Ebrahim and Hussein Shafei
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 892-893. [Full Text]  

High-flow gas insufflation to facilitate MIDCAB

Louis P. Perrault, Philippe Menasché, and Paul M. Vanhoutte
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 893. [Full Text]  

Training model for "beating-heart" coronary artery anastomoses

Moisés Calderón
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 893-894. [Full Text]  

Radial artery harvest using the harmonic scalpel

Alistair G. Royse
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 894-895. [Full Text]  

Warfarin danshen interaction

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 894. [Full Text]  

Reply

Hakan Posacioglu and Ahmet Hamulu
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 895-896. [Full Text]  

Closure of pericardial defects with parietal pleura after pneumonectomy

Árpád Péterffy and Éva Tamás
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 896. [Full Text]  

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