Presidential Address:

Thoracic surgery at century’s end

Richard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 897-902. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Type of lymph node involvement and survival in pathologic N1 stage III non–small cell lung carcinoma

Edwin van Velzen, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Hans J.J. Elbers, Jan-Willem J. Lammers, and Jules M.M. van den Bosch
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 903-907. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beneficial effect of prostaglandin E₁ on blood flow to the gastric tube after esophagectomy

Yasunori Matsuzaki, Masao Edagawa, Masayuki Maeda, Tetsuya Shimizu, Ryo Sekiya, Kunihide Nakamura, and Toshio Onitsuka
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 908-910. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Microvascular prefabricated free skin flaps for esophageal reconstruction in difficult patients

Hung-chi Chen, Yur-ren Kuo, Tsann-long Hwang, Hern-hsin Chen, Chau-hsiung Chang, and Yueh-bih Tang
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 911-916. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pleurodesis by autologous blood, doxycycline, and talc in a rabbit model

Randall E. Mitchem, Betty L. Herndon, Russell M. Fiorella, Agostino Molteni, Cynthia N. Battie, and George R. Reisz
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 917-921. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sealing effect of rapidly curable gelatin-poly (L-glutamic acid) hydrogel glue on lung air leak

Yuto Otani, Yasuhiko Tabata, and Yoshito Ikada
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 922-926. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prognostic factors in clinical stage I non–small cell lung cancer

Kenji Suzuki, Kanji Nagai, Junji Yoshida, Eiji Moriyama, Mitsuyo Nishimura, Kenro Takahashi, and Yutaka Nishiwaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 927-932. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inflammatory pseudotumors of the lung

Robert J. Cerfolio, Mark S. Allen, Antonio G. Nascimento, Claude Deschamps, Victor F. Trastek, Daniel L. Miller, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 933-936. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Heart-lung transplantation for primary pulmonary hypertension

Richard I. Whyte, Robert C. Robbins, Julie Altinger, Clifford W. Barlow, Ramona Doyle, James Theodore, and Bruce A. Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 937-941. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Risk stratification for cardiac valve replacement. National Cardiac Surgery Database

W.R. Eric Jamieson, Fred H. Edwards, Marc Schwartz, Joseph W. Bero, Richard E. Clark, and Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 943-951. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unconventional approaches to cardiac pacing in patients with inaccessible cardiac chambers

Daniel J. Goldstein, David Rabkin, and Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 952-958. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Traumatic aortic rupture: recent outcome with regard to neurologic deficit

Safuh Attar, Marcelo G. Cardarelli, Stephen W. Downing, Aurelio Rodriguez, Douglas C. Wallace, Robert S. West, and Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 959-964. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left ventricular mass reduction after aortic valve replacement: homografts, stentless and stented valves

Daniele Maselli, Raffaella Pizio, Lantieri Pasquale Bruno, Isidoro Di Bella, and Carlo De Gasperis
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 966-971. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass using roller or centrifugal pumps

Christophe Baufreton, Liliane Intrator, Piet G.M. Jansen, Henk te Velthuis, Paul Le Besnerais, Alexander Vonk, Jean-Pierre Farcet, Charles R.H. Wildevuur, and Daniel Y. Loisance
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 972-977. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multiple sequential insults cause post-pump syndrome

Anthony L. Picone, Charles J. Lutz, Christine Finck, David Carney, Louis A. Gatto, Andrew Paskanik, Bruce Searles, Kathy Snyder, and Gary Nieman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 978-985. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of porcelain aorta during coronary artery bypass grafting

Rainer G. Leyh, Claus Bartels, Axel Nötzold, and Hans-Hinrich Sievers
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 986-988. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outcome of coronary endarterectomy: a case-control study

George Asimakopoulos, Kenneth M. Taylor, and Chandana P. Ratnatunga
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 989-993. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heparin-coated circuits for high-risk patients: a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial

Marco Ranucci, Alessandro Mazzucco, Renzo Pessotto, Giovanni Grillone, Valter Casati, Lorenzo Porreca, Roberto Maugeri, Marco Meli, Paolo Magagna, Silvia Cirri, Pierpaolo Giomarelli, Roberto Lorusso, and Annette de Jong
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 994-1000. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive versus conventional aortic valve operations: a prospective study in 120 patients

Heinrich E. Mächler, Peter Bergmann, Michael Anelli-Monti, Drago Dacar, Peter Rehak, Igor Knez, Luay Salaymeh, Elisabeth Mahla, and Bruno Rigler
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1001-1005. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamic effects of methylprednisolone in patients undergoing cardiac operation and early extubation

Mark A. Chaney, Mihail P. Nikolov, Bradford P. Blakeman, Mamdouh Bakhos, and Stephen Slogoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1006-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Assessment of heparin anticoagulation: comparison of two commercially available methods

Hanne I. Flom-Halvorsen, Eivind Øvrum, Michel Abdelnoor, Stine Bjørnsen, and Frank Brosstad
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1012-1016. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical results of video-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass

Kagami Miyaji, Randall K. Wolf, and John B. Flege, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1018-1021. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dynamic abdominal and thoracic aortomyoplasty in heart failure: assessment of counterpulsation

Edmundo I. Cabrera Fischer, Alejandra I. Christen, Eduardo de Forteza, and Marcelo R. Risk
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1022-1029. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved clinical outcomes after operation of the proximal aorta: a 10-year experience

Oz M. Shapira, Gabriel S. Aldea, Susan M. Cutter, Carmel A. Fitzgerald, A.N.P. Harold L. Lazar, and Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1030-1037. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Quick, simple clamping technique in descending thoracic aortic aneurysm repair

Paolo Biglioli, Rita Spirito, Massimo Porqueddu, Marco Agrifoglio, Giulio Pompilio, Alessandro Parolari, Luca Dainese, and Erminio Sisillo
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1038-1043. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of diabetes mellitus on early and late outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting

Vinod H. Thourani, William S. Weintraub, Bernardo Stein, Suzanne S.P. Gebhart, Joseph M. Craver, Ellis L. Jones, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1045-1052. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular and functional mechanisms of right ventricular adaptation in chronic pulmonary hypertension

Edward P. Chen, Shahab A. Akhter, Hartmuth B. Bittner, Walter J. Koch, R. Duane Davis, and Peter Van Trigt, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1053-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sodium nitroprusside during coronary artery bypass grafting: evidence for an antiinflammatory action

Parwis Massoudy, Stefan Zahler, Andreas Barankay, Bernhard F. Becker, Josef A. Richter, and Hans Meisner
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1059-1064. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Distribution of cerebral flow using retrograde versus antegrade cerebral perfusion

Michael G. Katz, Vadim Khazin, Adam Steinmetz, Michael Sverdlov, Andrew Rabin, David Chamovitz, Arie Schachner, and Amram J. Cohen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1065-1069. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A 23-year experience with composite valve graft replacement of the aortic root

Karl M. Dossche, Marc A.A.M. Schepens, Wim J. Morshuis, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Paul J. Knaepen, and Freddy E.E. Vermeulen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1070-1077. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of internal thoracic artery preparation on blood loss, lung function, and pain

Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Mohssen Yosseef-Hakimi, Torsten Rinne, Roland Buhl, Georg Matheis, Sven Martens, Klaus Westphal, and Anton Moritz
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1078-1082. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endothelial regulation of vascular contraction in radial and internal mammary arteries

David G. Cable, James A. Caccitolo, Eric A. Pfeifer, Richard C. Daly, Joseph A. Dearani, Charles J. Mullany, Timothy O’Brien, Thomas A. Orszulak, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1083-1090. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrograde cerebral perfusion versus selective cerebral perfusion as evaluated by cerebral oxygen saturation during aortic arch reconstruction

Tetsuya Higami, Syuichi Kozawa, Tatsuro Asada, Hidefumi Obo, Kunio Gan, Kazuhiko Iwahashi, and Hideaki Nohara
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1091-1096. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of gender on postoperative outcomes and hospital stays after coronary artery bypass grafting

Gabriel S. Aldea, Jennifer M. Gaudiani, Oz M. Shapira, Alice K. Jacobs, Janice Weinberg, Adrienne L. Cupples, Harold L. Lazar, and Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1097-1103. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

601 octogenarians undergoing cardiac surgery: outcome and comparison with younger age groups

Joseph M. Craver, John D. Puskas, William W. Weintraub, Yannan Shen, Robert A. Guyton, John Parker Gott, and Ellis L. Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1104-1110. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Superior vena cava obstruction: bypass using spiral vein graft

John R. Doty, Jean H. Flores, and Donald B. Doty
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1111-1116. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coarctation of the aorta with right aortic arch: surgical technique and new classification

Niv Ad and Bernardo A. Vidne
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1125-1129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Compression of the central airways by a dilated aorta in infants and children with congenital heart disease

Doff B. McElhinney, V. Mohan Reddy, Mark S. Pian, Phillip Moore, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1130-1136. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Direct neonatal ventriculo-arterial connections (REV): early results and future implications

Michael D. Black, Vinayak Shukla, and Robert M. Freedom
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1137-1141. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improving early and intermediate results of truncus arteriosus repair: a new technique of truncal valve repair

Michiaki Imamura, Jonathan J. Drummond-Webb, George E. Sarris, and Roger B.B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1142-1146. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Surgical angioplasty of left main coronary stenosis complicating supravalvular aortic stenosis

Hankei Shin, Toshiyuki Katogi, Ryohei Yozu, and Shiaki Kawada
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1147-1148. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cerebral embolism associated with left ventricular assist device support and successful therapy with intraarterial urokinase

Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Nicholas G. Smedira, John Perl, II, and Patrick M. McCarthy
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1148-1150. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Valve sparing operation in a child with aneurysmal disease of the ascending aorta

Arun Gowdamarajan, Daniel M. Cohen, Daniel G. Rowland, J. Terrance Davis, and Gail M. Schauer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1151-1152. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video-assisted coronary artery bypass in patients with preexisting tracheostomy

Patrick Nataf, Mary Regan, Emanuele Cantoni, Nicolas Bonnet, and Iradj Gandjbakhch
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1153-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Leiomyosarcoma of the diaphragm

Justus T. Strauch, Ivan Aleksic, Bernd Schorn, and Harald Dalichau
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1154-1155. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Resection of primary brachial plexus tumor using a modified Dartevelle anterior approach

Andrew Morton, Mark J. Krasna, Charles S. White, and Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1156-1157. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nicorandil-induced peripheral vasodilatation during cardiopulmonary bypass

Bode A. Falase, Balwinder S. Bajaj, Tracey J. Wall, Vincenzo Argano, and Aprim Y. Youhana
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1158-1159. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Membranous tracheobronchial injury repaired with gastric serosal patch

Richard Gitter, Thomas M. Daniel, Bradley W. Kesser, James F. Reibel, and Curtis G. Tribble
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1159-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic dissection of Kommerell’s diverticulum in Marfan’s syndrome

Eric Braunberger, Frederic Mercier, Paul Fornes, Pierre L. Julia, and Jean-Noël Fabiani
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1160-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shunt control of bleeding after homograft replacement of the ascending aorta

Mary C. Mancini and Eleanor M. Cush
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1162-1163. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effective reduction of a giant left atrium by partial autotransplantation

Arrigo Lessana, Marcio Scorsin, Claude Scheublé, Richard Raffoul, and Giuseppe Rescigno
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1164-1165. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operative strategies for resection of pulmonary sarcomas extending into the left atrium

Robert J. Korst and Todd K. Rosengart
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1165-1167. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Application of successive principles of repair to correct supravalvular aortic stenosis

René Prêtre, Urs Arbenz, Paul R. Vogt, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1167-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The use of pulsatile perfusion during aortic valve replacement in pregnancy

Henry F. Tripp, Robert M. Stiegel, and Joseph P. Coyle
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1169-1171. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ministernotomy for aortic valve replacement in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta

Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Song Wan, Innes Y.P. Wan, Kim S. Khaw, and Anthony P.C. Yim
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1171-1173. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Assessing flow during minimally invasive coronary artery bypass: an Allen’s test equivalent

Solomon Aronson and Mario Albertucci
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1173-1174. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 907. [Full Text]  

Charles L. Byrd
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 958. [Full Text]  

Erik Fosse
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1000. [Full Text]  

Benjamin P. Bidstrup
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1016-1017. [Full Text]  

Joseph S. Coselli and Scott A. LeMaire
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1043-1044. [Full Text]  

Michael D. Crittenden
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1069. [Full Text]  

Julie A. Swain
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1096. [Full Text]  

John Butterworth
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1124. [Full Text]  

Christian Cabrol
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1163. [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Early Italian contributions to cavopulmonary shunt surgery

Tom R. Karl and Giovanni Stellin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1175. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Coronary reimplantation in aortic root replacement: a method to avoid tension

Stephen Westaby, Takahiro Katsumata, and Giuseppe Vaccari
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1176-1177. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tetralogy of Fallot with anomalous coronary artery: double outflow technique

B. Reddy Dandolu, H. Scott Baldwin, William I. Norwood, Jr, and Marshall L. Jacobs
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1178-1180. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic resection of the lung with the ultrasonic scalpel

Teruhiro Aoki and Shizuka Kaseda
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1181-1183. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Iodine-impregnated drapes enable recording of precordial electrocardiogram

Yoshihiko Mochizuki, Yoshitaka Okamura, Hiroshi Iida, Hideaki Mori, and Koichiro Shimada
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1184-1185. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A new strategy of total arterial revascularization

Antonis A. Pitsis, Hugh C. Cullen, Francesco Musumeci, Azfar G. Zaman, and Eric G. Butchart
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1186-1187. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Looped device for inferior vena cava taping through a right parasternal approach

Katsuhiko Oda, Takao Togo, Kei Sakuma, Takeshi Saito, Naoshi Sato, and Shigekazu Sato
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1188-1189. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

A Chinese thoracic surgeon and his two decisions

Song Wan and Anthony P.C. Yim
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1190-1193. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Congenital obstructive lesions of the right aortic arch

Doff B. McElhinney, Wayne Tworetzky, Frank L. Hanley, and Abraham M. Rudolph
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1194-1202. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Update:

Human immunodeficiency virus and the cardiac surgeon: a survey of attitudes

Robert W.M. Frater
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1203-1204. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Landmarks in cardiac surgery : Edited by Stephen Westaby with Cecil Bosher, United Kingdom, Oxford University Press, 1998, 684 pp, illustrated, $150.00 isbn: 1-8990654-03

James J. Rams
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 932. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Figure-of-eight wiring technique may hamper sternal growth

Melih Erdinc, Ahmet Ocal, Cuneyt Ozturk, and Husnu Sezer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1209-1210. [Full Text]  

Absence of GRF glue effect two years after aortic repair

Ashraf A. Bassiony, Sujay K. Shad, and Michael D. Rosin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1209. [Full Text]  

Left atrial replacement

John Wright
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1210. [Full Text]  

Reply

Francesco Santini, Pierfranco Peranzoni, and Alessandro Mazzucco
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1210-1211. [Full Text]  

Patch angioplasty of left main coronary artery

Hisanaga Moro, Jun-ichi Hayashi, and Takashi Nakayama
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1211. [Full Text]  

Reply

Juan Meseguer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1211. [Full Text]  

Left main coronary artery patch angioplasty: follow-up with spiral computed tomography

Nand Kishore Kapadia, Swati Kapadia, and André Khayat
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1211-1212. [Full Text]  

Reply

Juan Meseguer, Aquilino Hurlé, and Jesus Gomez-Plana
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1212. [Full Text]  

Repair of coarctation of the aorta

Jacques A.M. van Son
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1212-1213. [Full Text]  

Dose effect of fenfluramine-phentermine in the production of valvular heart disease

Eduardo A. Tovar, Daniel W. Landa, and Bradley E. Borsari
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1213-1214. [Full Text]  

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

A.M. Patwardhan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1214. [Full Text]  

Reply

Fritz J. Baumgartner, Bassam O. Omari, and Jeffrey C. Milliken
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1215. [Full Text]  

Balloon use for patent ductus arteriosus closure with cardiopulmonary bypass

Riichiro Toda, Yukinori Moriyama, and Akira Taira
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1215. [Full Text]  

Tracheal prostheses

Sina Ercan, Mustafa Yüksel, Hasan F. Batirel, and Bedrettin Yildizeli
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1215-1216. [Full Text]  

Angiogenesis: can we combine the very old with the very new?

Francis Robicsek, Cornelius M. Dyke, and Alexander Fokin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1216-1217. [Full Text]  

Bilateral anterior thoracotomies for lung volume reduction

Julian A. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1217-1218. [Full Text]  

The prevention of leg ischemia in femoral cannulation

Münacettin Ceviz, Ahmet Özyazicioglu, and Hikmet Koçak
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1217. [Full Text]  

Reply

Marc de Perrot, Marc Licker, and Anastase Spiliopoulos
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1218. [Full Text]  

Report:

The 1996 coronary artery bypass risk model: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac National Database

A. Laurie W. Shroyer, Mary E. Plomondon, Frederick L. Grover, and Fred H. Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1205-1208. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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