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Contents:  Volume 67, Issue 5  (May 1999)   [Index by Author] 

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Other Issues:
       Ralph D. Alley Lecture
       Original Articles: General Thoracic
       Original Articles: Cardiovascular
       Case Reports
       Invited Commentaries
       Images in Thoracic Surgery
       How To Do It
       Our Surgical Heritage
       Collective Review
       Key References
       Update
       Review of Recent Books
       Correspondence
       Report
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Ralph D. Alley Lecture:

Medical leadership and the future of health care
Miles F. Shore
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1219-1226. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Gene transfer of heat shock protein 70 protects lung grafts from ischemia-reperfusion injury
Masafumi Hiratsuka, Bassem N. Mora, Motoki Yano, Thalachallour Mohanakumar, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1421-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reduced neutrophil infiltration protects against lung reperfusion injury after transplantation
Scott D. Ross, Curtis G. Tribble, John R. Gaughen, Jr, Kimberly S. Shockey, Patrick E. Parrino, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1428-1433. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prognostic value of positive pleural lavage in patients with lung cancer resection
Carolyn M. Dresler, Cori Fratelli, and James Babb
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1435-1439. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Initial experience with two sequential anterolateral thoracotomies for bilateral lung transplantation
Shahrokh Taghavi, Tudor Bîrsan, Rainald Seitelberger, Natascha Kupilik, Peter Mares, Andreas Zuckermann, and Walter Klepetko
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1440-1443. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Assessment of pulmonary complications after lung resection
Jun Wang, Jemi Olak, Ruth E. Ultmann, and Mark K. Ferguson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1444-1447. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Temporary tracheobronchial stenting in malignant lymphoma
Bernd Schmidt, Gero Massenkeil, Matthias John, Renate Arnold, and Christian Witt
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1448-1450. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Young lung cancer patients in Japan: different characteristics between the sexes
Ikuo Sekine, Yutaka Nishiwaki, Tomoyuki Yokose, Kanji Nagai, Kenji Suzuki, and Tetsuro Kodama
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1451-1455. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical behavior of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura
Marc de Perrot, Anne-Marie Kurt, John H. Robert, Bettina Borisch, and Anastase Spiliopoulos
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1456-1459. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prediction of hypoxemia and mechanical ventilation after lung resection for cancer
Marc Filaire, Mario Bedu, Adel Naamee, Sylvie Aubreton, Laurent Vallet, Bernadette Normand, and Georges Escande
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1460-1465. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endoscopic ultrasonography in the staging of esophageal carcinoma after preoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy
Ernesto Laterza, Giovanni de Manzoni, Alfredo Guglielmi, Luca Rodella, Pietro Tedesco, and Claudio Cordiano
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1466-1469. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

The NF{kappa}B inhibitory peptide, I{kappa}B{alpha}, prevents human vascular smooth muscle proliferation
Craig H. Selzman, Brian D. Shames, Robert C. McIntyre, Jr, Anirban Banerjee, and Alden H. Harken
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1227-1231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical experience with 111 thoratec ventricular assist devices
Lawrence R. McBride, Keith S. Naunheim, Andrew C. Fiore, Debbie A. Moroney, and Marc T. Swartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1233-1238. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft
Michael Weyand, Sebastian Kerber, Christof Schmid, Norbert Rolf, and Hans H. Scheld
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1240-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Individualized surgical strategy for the reduction of stroke risk in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Mario Gaudino, Franco Glieca, Francesco Alessandrini, Carlo Cellini, Nicola Luciani, Claudio Pragliola, Rocco Schiavello, and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1246-1253. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endothelium-derived nitric oxide enhances the effect of intraaortic balloon pumping on diastolic coronary flow
Eiji Toyota, Masami Goto, Hiroshi Nakamoto, Jun Ebata, Hiroyuki Tachibana, Osamu Hiramatsu, Yasuo Ogasawara, and Fumihiko Kajiya
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1254-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Quality of life in survivors of thoracic aortic surgery
Christian Olsson and Stefan Thelin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1262-1267. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A prospective randomized trial of Duraflo II heparin-coated circuits in cardiac reoperations
Patrick M. McCarthy, Jean-Pierre P. Yared, Robert C. Foster, David A. Ogella, Judith A. Borsh, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1268-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Blunt cardiac rupture: the utility of emergency department ultrasound
Nikolas P. Symbas, Philip F. Bongiorno, and Panagiotis N. Symbas
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1274-1276. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inhibition by dipyridamole of neutrophil adhesion to vascular endothelium during coronary bypass surgery
Massimo Chello, Pasquale Mastroroberto, Emanuele Malta, Francesco Cirillo, and Vittoria Celi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1277-1282. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

{varepsilon}-aminocaproic acid administration and stroke following coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, William F. Spillane, William D. White, Lawrence H. Muhlbaier, Stanley A. Gall, Jr, Peter K. Smith, and Mark F. Newman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1283-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of exsanguinating hemoptysis during cardiopulmonary bypass
W. Roy Smythe, Robert C. Gorman, William M. DeCampli, Thomas L. Spray, Larry R. Kaiser, and Micheal A. Acker
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1288-1291. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Identification of P waves after the Cox-maze procedure: significance of right precordial leads V3R through V6R
Miralem Pasic, Michele Musci, Barbara Edelmann, Henrik Siniawski, Peter Bergs, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1292-1294. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of topical vasodilators on gastroepiploic artery graft
Olivier Chavanon, Jean-Luc Cracowski, Rachid Hacini, Françoise Stanke, Michel Durand, Marianne Noirclerc, and Dominique Blin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1295-1298. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The CarboMedics "Top-Hat" supraannular prosthesis
José M. Bernal, Rafael Martin-Duran, José M. Rabasa, and José M. Revuelta
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1299-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vascular delay of the latissimus dorsi provides an early hemodynamic benefit in dynamic cardiomyoplasty
Ahsan T. Ali, William P. Santamore, Ben Y. Chiang, Robert D. Dowling, Gordon R. Tobin, and A. David Slater
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1304-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Perinatal mitral valve interventions: a report of 10 cases
Cemal Levent Birincioglu, Seref A. Küçüker, Elif G. Yapar, Ülkü Yildiz, Ahmet T. Ulus, Birol Yamak, Salih Fehmi Katircioglu, and Oguz Tasdemir
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1312-1314. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Biocompatibility of a silicone-coated polypropylene hollow fiber oxygenator in an in vitro model
Hiroshi Watanabe, Jun-ichi Hayashi, Hajime Ohzeki, Hisanaga Moro, Masaaki Sugawara, and Shoji Eguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1315-1319. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass and oxygen consumption: oxygen delivery and hemodynamics
Alessandro Parolari, Francesco Alamanni, Tiziano Gherli, Antonella Bertera, Luca Dainese, Cristina Costa, Mara Schena, Erminio Sisillo, Rita Spirito, Massimo Porqueddu, Paolo Rona, and Paolo Biglioli
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1320-1327. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: the subxiphoid approach
Haldun Y. Karagoz, Kemal Bayazit, Bektas Battaloglu, Murat Kurtoglu, Gökhan Özerdem, Beyhan Bakkaloglu, and Beril Sönmez
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1328-1332. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early and late outcome after elective cardiac surgery in patients with cirrhosis
Philippe Bizouarn, Antoine Ausseur, Pascal Desseigne, Yann Le Teurnier, Bertrand Nougarede, Michel Train, and Jean Luc Michaud
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1334-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A new method of double cardiomyoplasty: "contractile muscular sling"
Hidetoshi Furuta, Go Watanabe, Takuro Misaki, and Katsushi Ueyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1339-1344. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of cardioplegic flushing, storage, and reperfusion on coronary circulation in the pig
Algimantas Budrikis, Qiuming Liao, Ramunas Bolys, Boris Westerlaken, and Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1345-1349. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracic and cardiovascular interventions after orthotopic heart transplantation
Toshiya Koyanagi, Kazutomo Minami, Gero Tenderich, Nils Reiss, Michael Morshius, Nikolas Mirow, and Reiner Körfer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1350-1354. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Ross operation: mid-term results
Jean E. Rubay, Michel Buche, Gébrine A. El Khoury, Jean-Louis J. Vanoverschelde, Thierry Sluysmans, Baudouin Marchandise, Jean-Claude Schoevaerdts, and Robert A. Dion
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1355-1358. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial revascularization with the left internal thoracic artery <$O_SSF>Y<$C_SSF> graft configuration
M. Keith Odayan and Hugh S. Paterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1359-1361. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Selective protection of gray and white matter during spinal cord ischemic injury
Fabrizio M. Follis, Karen S. Blisard, Poseidon S. Varvitsiotis, Stuart B. Pett, Jr, R. Thomas Temes, and Jorge A. Wernly
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1362-1369. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Procoagulant activity after off-pump coronary operation: is the current anticoagulation adequate?
Massimo A. Mariani, Y. John Gu, Piet W. Boonstra, Jan G. Grandjean, Willem van Oeveren, and Tjark Ebels
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1370-1375. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of aortic coarctation in patients more than 50 years of age
Alejandro Aris, M. Teresa Subirana, Pere Ferrés, and Miguel Torner-Soler
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1376-1379. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiovascular effects of inhaled nitric oxide in a canine model of cardiomyopathy
Evan Loh, Edward B. Lankford, David J. Polidori, Elana B. Doering-Lubit, C. William Hanson, and Michael A. Acker
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1380-1385. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operation for mid-arch coarctation
Takahiro Katsumata and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1386-1390. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outcome after repair of tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve
Bryan E. McDonnell, Gary W. Raff, J. William Gaynor, Jack Rychik, Rudolfo I. Godinez, William M. DeCampli, and Thomas L. Spray
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1391-1395. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Does the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt cause growth of the contralateral pulmonary artery?
Marjan Jahangiri, Christopher Lincoln, and Elliot A. Shinebourne
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1397-1399. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac pacing in premature infants and neonates: steroid eluting leads and automatic output adaptation
Franz X. Schmid, Bernd Nowak, Christoph Kampmann, Michael Hilker, and Hellmut Oelert
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1400-1402. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ventricular morphology and coronary arterial anatomy in hearts with isomeric atrial appendages
Hideki Uemura, Siew Yen Ho, Robert H. Anderson, and Toshikatsu Yagihara
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1403-1411. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of partial atrioventricular septal defect in children less than five years of age: late results
Manoj Agny and Adnan Cobanoglu
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1412-1414. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraaortic balloon pumping in children
Clement Akomea-Agyin, Nand K. Kejriwal, Roger Franks, Peter Driscoll Booker, and Marco Pozzi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1415-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Acute cardiovascular changes of partial left ventriculectomy without mitral valve repair
Robert D. Dowling, Steven C. Koenig, Daniel L. Ewert, Mary Ann Laureano, and Laman A. Gray
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1470-1472. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right aortic arch, right ligamentum, absent left pulmonary artery: a rare vascular ring
Ali Dodge-Khatami, Carl L. Backer, Michael E. Dunham, and Constantine Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1472-1474. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraosseous neurilemoma of the sternum
Kohei Takata, Kosuke Okuda, and Mitsuo Ochi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1474-1476. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mobilization of the anterior mitral leaflet for excision of a left ventricular myxoma
Nirupama G. Talwalkar, James J. Livesay, Bernardo Treistman, and Casper E. Lacle
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1476-1478. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary ostial patch angioplasty in children
Kulvinder S. Lall, Eccard Dombrowicz, Thaseegaran M. Pillay, and James C.S. Pollock
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1478-1480. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Spontaneous chylothorax associated with primary lymphedema and a lymphangioma malformation
Francois Dagenais, Pasquale Ferraro, and Andre Duranceau
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1480-1482. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Expanding mesh stent in the emergency treatment of Boerhaave’s syndrome
Andrew P. Davies and Roger Vaughan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1482-1483. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stuck valve leaflet detected by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography
Hiroshi Kumano, Shigefumi Suehiro, Toshihiko Shibata, Koji Hattori, and Hiroaki Kinoshita
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1484-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extrathoracic subclavian internal thoracic artery bypass grafting
Eduardo A. Tovar
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1485-1487. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Severe aortic regurgitation immediately after mitral valve annuloplasty
Anique Ducharme, Jean-François Courval, Annie Dore, Yves Leclerc, and Jean-Claude Tardif
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1487-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inverted left atrial appendage presenting as a left atrial mass after cardiac surgery
Amram J. Cohen, Akiva Tamir, Ofer Yanai, Sion Houri, and Arie Schachner
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1489-1491. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inverted left atrial appendage: an unusual complication in cardiac surgery
Keiichi Fujiwara, Yasuaki Naito, Yasuzo Noguchi, Hiroki Hayashi, and Shigeru Uemura
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1492-1493. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intrahepatic venovenous shunting to an accessory hepatic vein after Fontan type operation
Naoki Yoshimura, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Oshima, Teruo Tei, and Kyoichi Ogawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1494-1496. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atraumatic lung hernia
R.T. Ross and Clay M. Burnett
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1496-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Combined coronary artery bypass grafting and repair of aneurysm of the descending aorta
Tomislav Mihaljevic, Martin Tönz, Ludwig K. von Segesser, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1497-1499. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Robert W. Emery
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1244-1245. [Full Text]  

Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1273. [Full Text]  

Christopher J. Knott-Craig
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1291. [Full Text]  

Larry W. Stephenson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1311. [Full Text]  

W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1333. [Full Text]  

Stanley Salmons
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1344. [Full Text]  

William G. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1399. [Full Text]  

Antonio F. Corno
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1493-1494. [Full Text]  

Images in Thoracic Surgery:

Traumatic paramediastinal air cyst
Nermin Halkic and François Mosimann
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1500. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve with a valved stentless composite graft
Paul P. Urbanski
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1501-1502. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

"mini-sternotomy" for bilateral pulmonary wedge resections
Ara Keshishian and Jorge O. Just-Viera
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1503-1504. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reversed-J inferior sternotomy for beating heart coronary surgery
Jan G. Grandjean, Carlo Canosa, Massimo A. Mariani, and Piet W. Boonstra
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1505-1506. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Split pectoralis major muscle flap reconstruction after clavicular-manubrial resection
Kenton J. Zehr, Richard F. Heitmiller, and Stephen C. Yang
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1507-1508. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lateral thoracotomy closure technique
G.R. Mason
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1509. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Glue containment and anastomosis reinforcement in repair of aortic dissection
Eugenio Neri, Massimo Massetti, Gianni Capannini, Enrico Carone, and Carlo Sassi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1510-1511. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

William Carlos Williams (1883–1963): physician-writer and "godfather of avant garde poetry"
Richard Carter
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1512-1517. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Collective Review:

Thoracic complications of peritoneal dialysis
G. Chad Hughes, Terry L. Ketchersid, Jonathan M. Lenzen, and James E. Lowe
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1518-1522. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

The Fontan operation
John J. Lamberti and Karen C. Uzark
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1523-1524. [Full Text]  

Update:

Coronary artery bypass without cardiopulmonary bypass
Albert J. Pfister
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1525. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Transmyocardial laser revascularization: scientific basis and clinical value : Edited by T. Krabatsch and R. Hertzer, Landsberg, Germany, Ecomed Verlagsgesellschaft, 1998, 120 pp, illustrated, DM98, ÖS715, sfr91, ISBN: 3-609-51320-9
Keith A. Horvath
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1239. [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery : Mehmet C. Oz and Daniel J. Goldstein, Totowa, NJ, The Humana Press Inc, 1998, 237 pp, illustrated, $125.00, ISBN: 0-89603-635-9
Robert W. Emery and Vibhu R. Kshettry
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1276. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Endoaortic occlusion for the calcified thoracic aorta
Hisanaga Moro, Jun-ichi Hayashi, and Hiroyuki Hirahara
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1536. [Full Text]  

Reply
John R. Liddicoat, John R. Doty, and R. Scott Stuart
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1536. [Full Text]  

Adjustment of faulty graft length in aortocoronary bypass
Melih Erdinc, Ahmet Ocal, Omer Sait Atalay, Cuneyt Ozturk, and Husnu Sezer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1536-1537. [Full Text]  

Reply
Eugene K.W. Sim
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1537. [Full Text]  

Advancement flaps for superficial sternal wound infection
Massimo Massetti, Gerard Babatasi, and Andre Khayat
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1537-1538. [Full Text]  

Reply
Giuseppe Rescigno
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1538. [Full Text]  

Aprotinin-enhanced lung preservation solutions: is it worthwhile
Thorsten Wittwer, Thorsten Wahlers, Sebastian Elki, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1538-1539. [Full Text]  

Reply
Mark L. Barr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1539-1540. [Full Text]  

Ongoing prospective study of extended segmentectomy for small lung tumors
Ralph J. Lewis, Robert J. Caccavale, and Jean-Philippe Bocage
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1540-1541. [Full Text]  

Reply
Noriaki Tsubota
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1541. [Full Text]  

Why does partial left ventriculectomy work on dilated cardiomyopathy?
Yingjie Cui
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1541-1542. [Full Text]  

An unexplained cluster of thrombosed bileaflet mechanical heart valve prostheses
Nilanjan Chaudhuri, Mark St.J. Hickey, and Tomasz J. Spyt
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1542-1543. [Full Text]  

Reply
Luiz Felipe P. Moreira and Noedir A.G. Stolf
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1542. [Full Text]  

Small aortic valve prostheses in octogenarians
Probal K. Ghosh
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1543-1544. [Full Text]  

Reply
Todd K. Rosengart
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1543. [Full Text]  

Optimizing mitral valve exposure with azygous vein ligation
Michael W. Frank and Mark J. Stout
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1544. [Full Text]  

Cerebrospinal fluid drainage
Shigeru Kazama
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1544. [Full Text]  

Report:

Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1526-1535. [Full Text]  

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