Editorials:

Informed advice

Gordon N. Olinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1545-1546. [Full Text]  

J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper:

Influence of cardiopulmonary bypass perfusion temperature on neurologic and hematologic function after coronary artery bypass grafting

Richard M. Engelman, A. Bernard Pleet, John A. Rousou, Joseph E. Flack, III, David W. Deaton, Penelope S. Pekow, and Cheryl A. Gregory
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1547-1555. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Favorable results after sleeve lobectomy or bronchoplasty for bronchial malignancies

Hon-Chi Suen, Bryan F. Meyers, Tracey Guthrie, Mary S. Pohl, Sudhir Sundaresan, Charles L. Roper, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1557-1562. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Efficacy and safety of extended thymectomy for elderly patients with myasthenia gravis

Masanori Tsuchida, Yasushi Yamato, Takahiro Souma, Katsuo Yoshiya, Takehiro Watanabe, Tadashi Aoki, and Jun-ichi Hayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1563-1567. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prognostic factors for myasthenia gravis treated by thymectomy: review of 61 cases

Isabel P. Nieto, Juan Pedro P. Robledo, Manuel C. Pajuelo, Jose Antonio R. Montes, Joaquin G. Giron, Jose G. Alonso, and Luis G. Sancho
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1568-1571. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prognostic significance of surgical-pathologic N1 disease in non-small cell carcinoma of the lung

Marc Riquet, Dominique Manac’h, Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes, Antoine Dujon, and Antoine Chehab
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1572-1576. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of graft ischemic time on outcomes after bilateral sequential single-lung transplantation

Tetsuya Ueno, Gregory I. Snell, Trevor J. Williams, Thomas C. Kotsimbos, Julian A. Smith, Marc Rabinov, and Donald S. Esmore
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1577-1582. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Ministernotomy versus median sternotomy for aortic valve replacement: a prospective, randomized study

Alejandro Aris, Maria Luisa Cámara, José Montiel, Luis Javier Delgado, Josefina Galán, and Héctor Litvan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1583-1587. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Spinal cord protection during aortic cross-clamping using retrograde venous perfusion

Patrick E. Parrino, Irving L. Kron, Scott D. Ross, Kimberly S. Shockey, Michael J. Fisher, John R. Gaughen, Jr, John A. Kern, and Curtis G. Tribble
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1589-1594. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Holmium: YAG laser transmyocardial revascularization relieves angina and improves functional status

James W. Jones, Sheila E. Schmidt, Bruce W. Richman, Charles C. Miller, III, Kenneth J. Sapire, Daniel Burkhoff, and John C. Baldwin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1596-1601. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Advantage of autograft and homograft valve replacement for complex aortic valve endocarditis

Kazuo Niwaya, Christopher J. Knott-Craig, Kathylee Santangelo, Mary M. Lane, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, and Ronald C. Elkins
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1603-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic root replacement with the freestyle stentless porcine aortic root bioprosthesis

Neal D. Kon, A. Robert Cordell, Sandy M. Adair, John E. Dobbins, and Dalane W. Kitzman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1609-1615. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cryopreserved aortic allografts for aortic root reconstruction: a single institution’s experience

Karl M. Dossche, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Wim J. Morshuis, Marc A.A.M. Schepens, Joseph J.A.M. Defauw, and Sjef M. Ernst
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1617-1622. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pretreatment with a potassium-channel opener before prolonged cardiac storage: an evaluation in an experimental brain death model

Matthias Kirsch, Sylvie Bertrand, Jean-Paul Garnier, Christine Fernandez, Christophe Baufreton, Alain Astier, and Daniel Loisance
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1623-1629. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Radial artery in CABG: could the early results be comparable to internal mammary artery graft?

Anil Bhan, Vivek Gupta, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Rajesh Sharma, Balbir Singh, Rajiv Aggarwal, Balram Bhargava, Ashutosh V. Sharma, and Panangipalli Venugopal
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1631-1636. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bilateral internal mammary artery grafting: midterm results of pedicled versus skeletonized conduits

Antonio M. Calafiore, Giuseppe Vitolla, Angela L. Iaco, Carlo Fino, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Francesco Marchesani, Giovanni Teodori, Giancarlo D’Addario, and Valerio Mazzei
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1637-1642. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pain and quality of life after minimally invasive versus conventional cardiac surgery

Thomas Walther, Volkmar Falk, Sebastian Metz, Anno Diegeler, Roberto Battellini, Rüdiger Autschbach, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1643-1647. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Different approaches for minimally invasive closure of atrial septal defects

Jochen T. Cremer, Andreas Böning, Marcel B. Anssar, Peter Y. Kim, Klaus Pethig, Wolfgang Harringer, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1648-1652. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Technical aspects of total revascularization in off-pump coronary bypass via sternotomy approach

Fritz J. Baumgartner, Ali Gheissari, Eli R. Capouya, George P. Panagiotides, Alireza Katouzian, and Taro Yokoyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1653-1658. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elevated coronary endothelin-1 but not Nitric Oxide in diabetics during CABG

Avadhesh C. Sharma, Bernard G. Fogelson, Sammy I. Nawas, Wickii T. Vigneswaran, Albert D. Sam, II, Kris J. Alden, James L. Ferguson, and William R. Law
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1659-1663. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extended aortic replacement in acute dissection by the separated elephant trunk technique

Toshio Konishi, Kazuhiko Higuchi, Mutumu Fukata, Makoto Takeda, Shinji Akisima, and Shoji Fukuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1664-1668. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Determinants of cognitive change after coronary artery bypass surgery: a multifactorial problem

Ola A. Selnes, Maura A. Goldsborough, Louis M. Borowicz, Jr, Cheryl Enger, Shirley A. Quaskey, and Guy M. McKhann
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1669-1676. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass for redo patients

Kagami Miyaji, Randall K. Wolf, and John B. Flege, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1677-1681. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Insulin improves functional and metabolic recovery of reperfused working rat heart

Torsten Doenst, R. Todd Richwine, Molly S. Bray, Gary W. Goodwin, O.H. Frazier, and Heinrich Taegtmeyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1682-1688. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ischemic preconditioning reduces neutrophil accumulation and myocardial apoptosis

Ning-Ping Wang, Bradley L. Bufkin, Masanori Nakamura, Zhi-Qing Zhao, Josiah N. Wilcox, Karlene O. Hewan-Lowe, Robert A. Guyton, and Jakob Vinten-Johansen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1689-1695. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The closed heart MAZE: a nonbypass surgical technique

Richard Lee, Takashi Nitta, Richard B. Schuessler, David C. Johnson, John P. Boineau, and James L. Cox
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1696-1702. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early experience with partial left ventriculectomy in the Asia-Pacific region

Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Sami S. Kabbani, Hisayoshi Suma, Kaushal Pandey, Kiyofumi Morishita, and Anthony P.C. Yim
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1703-1707. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transmyocardial laser revascularization: experimental studies in healthy porcine myocardium

Georg Lutter, Juergen Martin, Noriyuki Takahashi, Michio Yoshitake, Jirka Schwarzkopf, Egbert Nitzsche, and Friedhelm Beyersdorf
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1708-1713. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved perfusion and contractile reserve after transmyocardial laser revascularization in a model of hibernating myocardium

G. Chad Hughes, Alan P. Kypson, James D. St. Louis, Brian H. Annex, R. Edward Coleman, Timothy R. DeGrado, Carolyn L. Donovan, James E. Lowe, and Kevin P. Landolfo
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1714-1720. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Release of S100B during coronary artery bypass grafting is reduced by off-pump surgery

Russell E. Anderson, Lars-Olof Hansson, and Jarle Vaage
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1721-1725. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gene transfection of hepatocyte growth factor attenuates reperfusion injury in the heart

Hideki Ueda, Yoshiki Sawa, Kunio Matsumoto, Satoru Kitagawa-Sakakida, Youichi Kawahira, Toshikazu Nakamura, Yasufumi Kaneda, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1726-1731. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adenosine A₃ pretreatment before cardioplegic arrest attenuates postischemic cardiac dysfunction

Vinod H. Thourani, Russell S. Ronson, James E. Jordan, Robert A. Guyton, and Jakob Vinten-Johansen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1732-1737. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary artery sling: results with median sternotomy, cardiopulmonary bypass, and reimplantation

Carl L. Backer, Constantine Mavroudis, Michael E. Dunham, and Lauren D. Holinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1738-1744. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The modified Fontan procedure: morphometry and surgical implications

Maria G. Kiaffas, Richard Van Praagh, Chrysoula Hanioti, and Douglas W. Green
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1746-1753. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

"Swiss cheese" septal defects: surgical closure using a single patch with intermediate fixings

Loïc Macé, Patrice Dervanian, Emmanuel Le Bret, Thierry A. Folliguet, Virginie Lambert, Jean Losay, and Jean-Yves Neveux
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1754-1758. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Addition of a small curvature reduces power losses across total cavopulmonary connections

Anja Gerdes, Jörg Kunze, Gerd Pfister, and Hans-Hinrich Sievers
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1760-1764. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Delayed impairment of cerebral oxygenation after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in children

Eero J. Pesonen, Kaija I. Peltola, Reijo E. Korpela, Heikki I. Sairanen, Mauri A. Leijala, Kari O. Raivio, and Sture H.M. Andersson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1765-1770. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Novel techniques of bidirectional Glenn shunt without cardiopulmonary bypass

Kona Samba Murthy, Robert Coelho, Shivaprakasha K. Naik, Anil Punnoose, Wilson Thomas, and Kotturathu M. Cherian
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1771-1774. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Immediate vein graft thrombectomy for acute occlusion after coronary artery bypass grafting

Adam E. Saltman, Walter H. Dzik, and Sidney Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1775-1776. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

An unusual case of hypoxia from benzocaine-induced methemoglobinemia

Mark S. Slaughter, Paul J. Gordon, Jack C. Roberts, and Patroklos S. Pappas
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1776-1778. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ventricular thrombus and subarachnoid bleeding during support with ventricular assist devices

Eva M. Gruber, Rainald Seitelberger, Peter Mares, and Michael J. Hiesmayr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1778-1780. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful treatment of a ruptured mycotic coronary artery aneurysm

Mark A. Osevala, Thomas L. Heleotis, and Brook A. DeJene
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1780-1782. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fibrous ball: a new manifestation of chronic defibrillator and pacemaker infection

G. Hossein Almassi, Charles E. Edmiston, Jr, and Gordon N. Olinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1782-1783. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary revascularization with arterial conduits collateral to the lower limb

Tsuyoshi Shimizu, Tetsuzo Hirayama, Katsusuke Ikeda, Shigeki Ito, and Shin Ishimaru
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1783-1785. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful thrombolysis for massive pulmonary embolism after pulmonary resection

Rana A. Sayeed and Samer A.M. Nashef
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1785-1787. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary thromboembolectomy of donor lungs prior to lung transplantation

Duc Q. Nguyen, Christopher T. Salerno, R. Morton Bolman, III, and Soon J. Park
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1787-1789. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mediastinal bronchogenic cyst manifesting as a catastrophic myocardial infarction

Gregory A. Kennebeck, Andrew K. Wong, William R. Berry, John P. Higgins, and Sergio M. Manubens
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1789-1791. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac echinococcosis causing coronary artery disease

Ruggero De Paulis, Francesco Seddio, Luisa Colagrande, Patrizio Polisca, and Luigi Chiariello
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1791-1793. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac autotransplant for surgical treatment of a malignant neoplasm

Michael J. Reardon, Clement A. DeFelice, Roy Sheinbaum, and John C. Baldwin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1793-1795. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Second primary Barrett’s adenocarcinoma after 19 years

Michael Riben, Riivo Ilves, and Barbara J. McKenna
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1796-1798. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of an ascending aorta pseudoaneurysm by way of superior ministernotomy

Mario Gaudino, Francesco Alessandrini, Carlo Canosa, and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1798-1800. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Late vasospasm of the inferior epigastric artery graft

Yukio Ichikawa, Hirokazu Kajiwara, Toshiyuki Hamada, Ichiya Yamazaki, Yasuyuki Jin, and Sunao Sato
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1800-1801. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement: use of a Teflon patch and glue

Anselmo de la Fuente, Oscar Agudo, Ramón Sánchez, Juan L. Fernández, and Ignacio Moriones
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1802-1803. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tricuspid valve myxoma in a pediatric patient: 10-year follow-up after resection

Manoj Agny, Mark Reller, and Adnan Cobanoglu
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1803-1804. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Tam T.T. Huynh and Hazim J. Safi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1595. [Full Text]  

Manuel Galiñanes
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1630. [Full Text]  

Charles A. Dietl
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1652. [Full Text]  

David A. Stump
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1676. [Full Text]  

Joao Q. Melo
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1702. [Full Text]  

Edward L. Bove
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1758-1759. [Full Text]  

John J. Lamberti
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1774. [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Green aortic valve: alcaptonuria (ochronosis) with severe aortic stenosis

Gregor Zünd, Andreas C. Schmid, Paul R. Vogt, Jürg Grünenfelder, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1805. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Reversed "C" ministernotomy for aortic valve replacement

Alejandro Aris
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1806-1807. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video-assisted approach for transxiphoid bilateral lung metastasectomy

Tommaso Claudio Mineo, Eugenio Pompeo, Vincenzo Ambrogi, and Chiara Pistolese
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1808-1810. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A simplified method of stabilization and hemostasis for minimally invasive coronary artery bypass

Xavier M. Mueller, Hendrik T. Tevaearai, Ludwig K. von Segesser, and Frank Stumpe
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1811-1812. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The incisional pulmonary artery band

Hillel Laks, Jonah N.K. Odim, Ali M. Sadeghi, and Vivek Allada
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1813-1814. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrograde cerebral perfusion for aortic operations through left thoracotomy

Sandro Bartoccioni, Carlo Massini, Paolo Fiaschini, Gino Di Manici, Corrado Fedeli, and Davide Di Lazzaro
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1815-1816. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A new method of myocardial revascularization with the radial artery

Oscar R. Aguero, José L. Navia, José A. Navia, and Esteban Mirtzouian
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1817-1818. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Valve replacement for appetite suppressant–induced valvular heart disease

Shankha S. Biswas, Carolyn L. Donovan, Joseph M. Forbess, Stephen H. Royal, and Kevin P. Landolfo
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1819-1822. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Update:

Chest wall stabilization with synthetic reabsorbable materials

Francesco Puma, Mark Ragusa, Stefano Santoprete, Francesco Ricci, Sandro Casadei, Moira Urbani, and Giuliano Daddi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1823-1824. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Use of radial artery as coronary bypass graft in myocardial revascularization

Jacques A.M. van Son
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1825-1826. [Full Text]  

Surgical management of flail chest

Guglielmo M. Actis Dato, Enrico Aidala, and Enrico Ruffini
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1826-1827. [Full Text]  

An unexpected benefit of the radial artery

Karen M. Brown
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1827-1828. [Full Text]  

Current review of blood activation: actually a call for papers

W. Allan Alexander
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1828. [Full Text]  

Reply

Christophe Baufreton, Matthias Kirsch, and Daniel Y. Loisance
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1828-1829. [Full Text]  

Treatment modalities for thoracic empyema: the right indication for the right disease

Marc Riquet, Jean-Pierre Hubsch, and Antoine Chehab
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1829. [Full Text]  

Reply

Vinod H. Thourani and Joseph I. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1829-1830. [Full Text]  

Aortic Surgery Symposium VI Supplement:

Introduction

Randall B. Griepp and Eva B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1833. [Full Text]  

Session 1: Ascending Aorta:

Surgical treatment of the dilated ascending aorta: when and how?

M. Arisan Ergin, David Spielvogel, Anil Apaydin, Steven L. Lansman, Jock N. McCullough, Jan D. Galla, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1834-1839. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic valve sparing operations: an update

Tirone E. David, Susan Armstrong, Joan Ivanov, and Gary D. Webb
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1840-1842. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ross procedure for ascending aortic replacement

Ronald C. Elkins, Mary M. Lane, and Carolyn McCue
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1843-1845. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic allografts and pulmonary autografts for replacement of the aortic valve and aortic root

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1846-1848. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Recurrence of aortic insufficiency after aortic root remodeling with valve preservation

Giovanni Battista Luciani, Gianluca Casali, Anna Tomezzoli, and Alessandro Mazzucco
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1849-1852. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion: session 1—ascending aorta

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Tirone E. David, Ronald C. Elkins, M. Arisan Ergin, and Giovanni B. Luciani
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1853-1856. [Full Text]  

Session 2: Marfan's Syndrome:

Mutations of extracellular matrix components in vascular disease

Francesco Ramirez and Lygia Pereira
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1857-1858. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operative management of Marfan syndrome: the Johns Hopkins experience

William A. Baumgartner, Duke E. Cameron, J. Mark Redmond, Peter S. Greene, and Vincent L. Gott
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1859-1860. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic dissection in Marfan’s syndrome

Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1861-1863. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extensive aortic reconstruction for aortic aneurysms in Marfan syndrome

Hiroshi Niinami, Shigeyuki Aomi, Osamu Tagusari, Akimasa Hashimoto, and Hitoshi Koyanagi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1864-1867. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion: session 2—Marfan’s syndrome

M. Arisan Ergin, William A. Baumgartner, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Francesco Ramirez, and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1868-1870. [Full Text]  

Session 3: Aortic Arch I:

Assessing the impact of cerebral injury after cardiac surgery: will determining the mechanism reduce this injury?

William A. Baumgartner, Peter L. Walinsky, Jorge D. Salazar, Elaine E. Tseng, Malcolm V. Brock, John R. Doty, J. Mark Redmond, Mary E. Blue, Maura A. Goldsborough, Juan C. Troncoso, and Michael V. Johnston
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1871-1873. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antegrade cerebral perfusion with cold blood: a 13-year experience

Jean Bachet, David Guilmet, Bertrand Goudot, Gilles D. Dreyfus, Philippe Delentdecker, Denis Brodaty, and Claude Dubois
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1874-1878. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrograde cerebral perfusion for aortic arch surgery: analysis of risk factors

Yuichi Ueda, Yutaka Okita, Shigeyuki Aomi, Hitoshi Koyanagi, and Shinichi Takamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1879-1882. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Risk analysis for aortic surgery using hypothermic circulatory arrest with retrograde cerebral perfusion

G. Michael Deeb, David M. Williams, Leslie E. Quint, Hilary M. Monaghan, and Michael J. Shea
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1883-1886. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Temporary neurological dysfunction after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: a clinical marker of long-term functional deficit

M. Arisan Ergin, Suzan Uysal, David L. Reich, Anil Apaydin, Steven L. Lansman, Jock N. McCullough, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1887-1890. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion: session 3—aortic arch I

Randall B. Griepp, Jean Bachet, William A. Baumgartner, G. Michael Deeb, M. Arisan Ergin, and Yuichi Ueda
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1891-1894. [Full Text]  

Session 4: Aortic Arch II:

Cerebral metabolic suppression during hypothermic circulatory arrest in humans

Jock N. McCullough, Ning Zhang, David L. Reich, Tatu S. Juvonen, James J. Klein, David Spielvogel, M. Arisan Ergin, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1895-1899. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Does retrograde cerebral perfusion affect risk factors for stroke and mortality after hypothermic circulatory arrest?

Carl H. Wong and Robert S. Bonser
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1900-1903. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antegrade selective cerebral perfusion in operations on the proximal thoracic aorta

Karl M. Dossche, Marc A.A.M. Schepens, Wim J. Morshuis, Filip E. Muysoms, Johanna J. Langemeijer, and Freddy E.E. Vermeulen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1904-1910. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S-100ß release in hypothermic circulatory arrest and coronary artery surgery

Carl H. Wong, Stephen J. Rooney, and Robert S. Bonser
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1911-1914. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrospective study of somatosensory evoked potential monitoring in deep hypothermic circulatory arrest

Sophie Ghariani, Laura Liard, Joachim Spaey, Philippe H. Noirhomme, Gebrine A. El Khoury, Mariane de Tourtchaninoff, Robert A. Dion, and Jean-Michel Guerit
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1915-1918. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion: session 4—aortic arch II

Randall B. Griepp, Robert S. Bonser, Karl M. Dossche, Jean-Michel Guerit, Stephen Westaby, and Carl H. Wong
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1919-1921. [Full Text]  

Session 5: Descending Aorta I:

Surgical intervention criteria for thoracic aortic aneurysms: a study of growth rates and complications

Michael A. Coady, John A. Rizzo, Graeme L. Hammond, Gary S. Kopf, and John A. Elefteriades
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1922-1926. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Natural history of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms

Randall B. Griepp, M. Arisan Ergin, Jan D. Galla, Steven L. Lansman, Jock N. McCullough, Khanh H. Nguyen, James J. Klein, and David Spielvogel
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1927-1930. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left heart bypass reduces paraplegia rates after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Joseph S. Coselli and Scott A. LeMaire
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1931-1934. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

An approach to spinal cord protection during descending or thoracoabdominal aortic repairs

Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1935-1936. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Spinal cord protection in descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic repair

Hazim J. Safi and Charles C. Miller, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1937-1939. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass for spinal cord protection: rationale and clinical results

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos and Chris K. Rokkas
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1940-1942. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sensitivity, specificity, and surgical impact of somatosensory evoked potentials in descending aorta surgery

Jean-Michel Guerit, Catherine Witdoeckt, Robert Verhelst, Amin J. Matta, Luc M. Jacquet, and Robert A. Dion
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1943-1946. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of somatosensory evoked potentials for thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic resections

Jan D. Galla, M. Arisan Ergin, Steven L. Lansman, Jock N. McCullough, Khanh H. Nguyen, David Spielvogel, James J. Klein, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1947-1952. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion: session 5—descending aorta I

Randall B. Griepp, Joseph S. Coselli, Robert A. Dion, Jan D. Galla, John A. Elefteriades, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Hazim J. Safi, and Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1953-1958. [Full Text]  

Session 6: Descending Aorta II:

Aortic aneurysm operations: past, present, and future

Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1959-1962. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of left heart bypass on the results of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Marc A.A.M. Schepens, Freddy E.E. Vermeulen, Wim J. Morshuis, Karl M. Dossche, Eric P. van Dongen, Huub T. Ter Beek, and Eduard H. Boezeman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1963-1967. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prediction of thoracic aortic aneurysm expansion: validation of formulae describing growth

Ichiro Shimada, Stephen J. Rooney, Domenico Pagano, Pier Andrea Farneti, Paul Davies, Peter J. Guest, and Robert S. Bonser
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1968-1970. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair with an endovascular stent graft: the "first generation"

R. Scott Mitchell, D. Craig Miller, Michael D. Dake, Charles P. Semba, Kathleen A. Moore, and Toyohiko Sakai
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1971-1974. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Subtypes of acute aortic dissection

Steven L. Lansman, Jock N. McCullough, Khanh H. Nguyen, David Spielvogel, James J. Klein, Jan D. Galla, M. Arisan Ergin, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1975-1978. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion: session 6—descending aorta II

Randall B. Griepp, Robert S. Bonser, M. Arisan Ergin, Larry Hollier, D. Craig Miller, Marc A.A.M. Schepens, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1979-1980. [Full Text]  

Session 7: Hemostasis/Infection:

How to obtain hemostasis after aortic surgery

Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1981-1982. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anti-fibrinolytic therapy in thoracic aortic surgery

Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1983-1985. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of infected aortic grafts: development of less invasive surgery using cryopreserved homografts

Paul R. Vogt and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1986-1989. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of thoracic aortic graft infections

Joseph S. Coselli, Cüneyt Köksoy, and Scott A. LeMaire
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1990-1993. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A new method for the treatment of graft infection in the thoracic aorta: in situ preservation

Nobuyuki Nakajima, Masahisa Masuda, Masaharu Ichinose, and Motomi Ando
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1994-1996. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion: session 7—hemostasis and infection

Joseph S. Coselli, Nobuyuki Nakajima, Lars G. Svensson, Marko I. Turina, and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1997-1998. [Full Text]  

Session 8: Aortic Dissection:

Surgery for acute type A aortic dissection

Tirone E. David, Susan Armstrong, Joan Ivanov, and Sion Barnard
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 1999-2001. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of descending aortic dissection

John A. Elefteriades, Constantinos J. Lovoulos, Michael A. Coady, George Tellides, Gary S. Kopf, and John A. Rizzo
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 2002-2005. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: the Hopital Foch experience (1977–1998)

Jean Bachet, Bertrand Goudot, Gilles D. Dreyfus, Denis Brodaty, Claude Dubois, Philippe Delentdecker, and Daniel Guilmet
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 2006-2009. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preservation of the aortic valve in acute type A dissection complicated by aortic regurgitation

Renzo Pessotto, Francesco Santini, Peppino Pugliese, Giuseppe Montalbano, Giovanni Battista Luciani, Giuseppe Faggian, Paolo Bertolini, and Alessandro Mazzucco
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 2010-2013. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion: session 8—aortic dissection

D. Craig Miller, Jean Bachet, Tirone E. David, G. Michael Deeb, John A. Elefteriades, Steven L. Lansman, and Renzo Pessotto
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 67: 2014-2019. [Full Text]  

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