Editorial Statement:

Joint statement on redundant (duplicate) publication by the editors of the undersigned cardiothoracic journals

Bum Koo Cho, Marko I. Turina, Robert B. Karp, Thomas B. Ferguson, Endre Bodnar, and John A. Waldhausen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1. [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Thoracic surgical clinical trials: Y2K and beyond

Valerie W. Rusch
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 2-3. [Full Text]  

Hawley H. Seiler Resident Award Paper:

Intermittent perfusion protects the brain during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest

Stephen M. Langley, Paul J. Chai, Sara E. Miller, James R. Mault, James J. Jaggers, Steven S. Tsui, Andrew J. Lodge, Ann Lefurgey, and Ross M. Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 4-12. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Percutaneous extracorporeal arteriovenous CO₂ removal for severe respiratory failure

Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Steven A. Conrad, Scott K. Alpard, Laurie R. Grier, and Akhil Bidani
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 181-187. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extent of chest wall invasion and survival in patients with lung cancer

Robert J. Downey, Nael Martini, Valerie W. Rusch, Manjit S. Bains, Robert J. Korst, and Robert J. Ginsberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 188-193. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive lobectomy directed toward frail and high-risk patients: a case-control study

Todd L. Demmy and Jackie J. Curtis
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 194-200. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lung cancer staging and treatment in multidisciplinary trials: cancer and leukemia group B cooperative group approach

Mark J. Krasna, Carolyn E. Reed, William C. Nugent, Jemi Olak, David J. Sugarbaker, Mark R. Green, and Leslie J. Kohman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 201-207. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative microbiologic screening and antibiotic prophylaxis in pulmonary resection operations

Joachim Boldt, Sven Piper, Dirk Uphus, Roswita Füssle, and Gunter Hempelmann
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 208-211. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of descending necrotizing mediastinitis: an aggressive treatment for an aggressive disease

Charles-Henri Marty-Ané, Jean-Philippe Berthet, Pierre Alric, Jean-Dominique Pegis, Philippe Rouvière, and Henri Mary
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 212-217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative ultrasound during thoracoscopic procedures for solitary pulmonary nodules

Roberto Santambrogio, Marco Montorsi, Paolo Bianchi, Angelo Mantovani, Filippo Ghelma, and Maurizio Mezzetti
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 218-222. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mediastinoscopy in superior vena cava obstruction: analysis of 80 consecutive patients

Tommaso Claudio Mineo, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Italo Nofroni, and Chiara Pistolese
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 223-226. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prognostic factors and results after surgical treatment of primary sarcomas of the lung

Jean-François Régnard, Philippe Icard, Lionel Guibert, Vincent Thomas de Montpreville, Pierre Magdeleinat, and Philippe Levasseur
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 227-231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Coronary bypass and carotid endarterectomy: does a combined approach increase risk? A metaanalysis

Michael A. Borger, Stephen E. Fremes, Richard D. Weisel, Gideon Cohen, Vivek Rao, Thomas F. Lindsay, and C. David Naylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 14-20. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hyperdynamic circulation of arteriovenous fistula preconditions the heart and limits infarct size

Mahmoud A. Mahgoub, Jian-Hau Guo, Shi-Ping Gao, Mohiuddin M. Taher, David D. Salter, Andrew S. Wechsler, and Anwar S. Abd-Elfattah
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 22-28. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamic effects of carbon dioxide insufflation under single-lung ventilation during thoracoscopy

Toshiya Ohtsuka, Kazuhito Imanaka, Munemoto Endoh, Tadasu Kohno, Jun Nakajima, Yutaka Kotsuka, and Shinichi Takamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 29-32. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of hypothermic and normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass on brain oxygenation

Yuji Kadoi, Fuminori Kawahara, Shigeru Saito, Toshihiro Morita, Fumio Kunimoto, Fumio Goto, and Nao Fujita
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 34-39. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

"I" ministernotomy for aortic valve replacement

Yu-Sheng Chang, Pyng Jing Lin, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Jaw-Ji Chu, and Peter P.C. Tan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 40-45. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiomyoplasty: the benefits of electrical prestimulation of the latissimus dorsi muscle in situ

Augustine T.M. Tang, Jonathan C. Jarvis, Timothy L. Hooper, and Stanley Salmons
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 46-51. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass in multivessel CABG reduces cytokine response and myocardial injury

Song Wan, Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Tak Wai Lee, Innes Y.P. Wan, Nelson L.S. Tang, and Anthony P.C. Yim
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 52-56. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of different autotransfusion devices on the quality of salvaged blood

Wilko Reents, Jörg Babin-Ebell, Martina R. Misoph, Andreas Schwarzkopf, and Olaf Elert
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 58-62. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Midterm results of mitral valve repair with homemade annuloplasty rings

Wiwat Warinsirikul, Pirapat Mokarapong, Surapot Sangchote, Sant Chaiyodsilp, and Supreecha Tanamai
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 63-66. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Potassium-channel opener cardioplegia is superior to St. Thomas’ solution in the intact animal

A. Mark Jayawant, Edward R. Stephenson, Jr, Gregory S. Matte, George A. Prophet, Kathryn F. LaNoue, James W. Griffith, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 67-74. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Incidence of atrial flutter/fibrillation in adults with atrial septal defect before and after surgery

Felix Berger, Michael Vogel, Andrea Kramer, Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, Yugo Weng, Peter E. Lange, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 75-78. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reduction of intimal and medial thickening in sheathed vein grafts

Heinz Robert Zurbrügg, Markus Wied, Gianni D. Angelini, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 79-83. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inhibitory effect of methylene blue-induced photooxidation on intimal thickening of vein graft

Ke-Xiang Liu, Fumio Yamamoto, Satoshi Sekine, Yoshikazu Goto, Keiji Seki, Katsuyuki Kondoh, and Yan Fu
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 84-88. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cerebral microemboli during cardiopulmonary bypass: increased emboli during perfusionist interventions

Ruth L. Taylor, Michael A. Borger, Richard D. Weisel, Ludwig Fedorko, and Christopher M. Feindel
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 89-93. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump revascularization of the circumflex artery: technical aspect and short-term results

Raymond Cartier and Robert Blain
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 94-99. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fixed left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in presumed hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: implications for therapy

Charles J. Bruce, Rick A. Nishimura, A. Jamil Tajik, Hartzell V. Schaff, and Gordon K. Danielson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 100-104. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The spectrum of aortic complications after heart transplantation

Mario Viganó, Mauro Rinaldi, Andrea M. D’Armini, Carlo Pederzolli, Gaetano Minzioni, and Antonino M. Grande
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 105-111. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Recovery of LV contractility in man is enhanced by preischemic administration of enflurane

Alfonso Penta de Peppo, Patrizio Polisca, Fabrizio Tomai, Ruggero De Paulis, Franco Turani, Enrico Zupancich, Luigi Sommariva, Patrizio Pasqualetti, and Luigi Chiariello
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 112-118. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pressure delivery of AS-ICAM-1 ODN with LFA-1 mAb reduces reperfusion injury in cardiac allografts

Brian T. Feeley, Aric K. Park, Sophoclis Alexopoulos, E. Grant Hoyt, Michael P. Ennen, Robert S. Poston, Jr, and Robert C. Robbins
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 119-124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Are there vascular density gradients along myocardial laser channels?

Xavier M. Mueller, Hendrick T. Tevaearai, Claude-Yves Genton, Pascal Chaubert, and Ludwig K. von Segesser
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 125-129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multiple minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting for the complete revascularization of the left ventricle

Go Watanabe, Takuro Misaki, Keijyu Kotoh, Kyousuke Kawakami, Akio Yamashita, and Katsushi Ueyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 131-136. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Increased incidence of antiphospholipid antibodies in left ventricular assist system recipients

Dana R. Fastenau, Dawn R. Wagenknecht, and John A. McIntyre
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 137-142. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Morphology and histology of human and canine internal thoracic arteries

Tadahiro Sasajima, Vishwanath Bhattacharya, Moses Hong-De Wu, Qun Shi, Naoki Hayashida, and Lester R. Sauvage
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 143-148. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Periventricular closure of ventricular septal defects without cardiopulmonary bypass

Zahid Amin, Xiaoping Gu, James M. Berry, Jack L. Titus, Samuel S. Gidding, and Albert P. Rocchini
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 149-153. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in infancy: experience from a developing country

Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Anil Bhan, Rajesh Sharma, Alok Mathur, Balram Airan, Anita Saxena, Shyam Sunder Kothari, Rajnish Juneja, and Panangipalli Venugopal
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 155-159. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peritoneal dialysis after infant open heart surgery: observations in 27 patients

Sven Dittrich, Ingo Dähnert, Michael Vogel, Brigitte Stiller, Nikolaus A. Haas, Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, and Peter E. Lange
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 160-163. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary vein stenosis with normal connection: associated cardiac abnormalities and variable outcome

John P. Breinholt, John A. Hawkins, LuAnn Minich, Lloyd Y. Tani, Garth S. Orsmond, Saskia Ritter, and Robert E. Shaddy
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 164-168. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Time course of endothelin-1 and adrenomedullin after the Fontan procedure

Takeshi Hiramatsu, Yasuharu Imai, Yoshinori Takanashi, Kazuhiro Seo, Masatsugu Terada, Mitsuru Aoki, and Makoto Nakazawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 169-172. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Placement of a permanent epicardial pacemaker in children using a subcostal approach

Kenneth G. Warner, Dermot P. Halpin, Charles I. Berul, and Douglas D. Payne
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 173-175. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rejection with heart failure after pediatric cardiac transplantation

Mindee J. Flippin, David T. Balzer, Paula R. Murphy, Susan E. Ruble, Eric N. Mendeloff, Charles B. Huddleston, and Charles E. Canter
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 176-180. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Hepatic vein to the azygous vein anastomosis for pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae

Roger J.F. Baskett, David B. Ross, Andrew E. Warren, Geoffrey P. Sharratt, and David A. Murphy
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 232-233. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass using H graft for pleural symphysis

Kagami Miyaji, Randall K. Wolf, and John B. Flege, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 234-235. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bronchial obstruction after upper lobectomy: kinked bronchus relieved by stenting

Marc Van Leuven, Julie A. Clayman, and Norman Snow
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 235-237. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rapid onset of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after cavopulmonary anastomosis

Ulhas M. Pandurangi, Maully J. Shah, Renuka Murali, and Kottoourathu M. Cherian
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 237-239. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary homograft repair of a mycotic aortic aneurysm in an infant

Curt J. Daniels, Daniel M. Cohen, Luke J. Lamers, and Khaled H. Mutabagani
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 239-241. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary venous aneurysm presenting as a mediastinal mass in ischemic cardiomyopathy

Srikrishna Sirivella and Isaac Gielchinsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 241-243. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Noninvasive methods of diagnosing thoracic splenosis

Margaret F. Naylor, Nolan Karstaedt, Sanford J. Finck, and Omer L. Burnett
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 243-244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Supraarterial decompression myotomy for myocardial bridging in a child

Neal D. Hillman, Constantine Mavroudis, Carl L. Backer, and C. Elise Duffy
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 244-246. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Septal branch right ventricular fistula: a complication in coronary artery snaring

Kazuo Tanemoto, Keiichiro Kuroki, Yuji Kanaoka, and Takashi Murakami
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 246-248. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ascending aortic aneurysm associated with aortic insufficiency due to Takayasu’s arteritis

Afksendiyos Kalangos, Ary Baldovinos, Maurice Beghetti, Dominique Vala, and Bernard Faidutti
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 248-250. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pleural incarceration of the gastric graft after trans-hiatal esophagectomy

Adam Frank, Richard C. Montgomery, Thomas E. LeVoyer, and Melvyn Goldberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 250-252. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repeat syncopal attacks due to postsurgical right ventricular pseudoaneurysm

Raffaele Calabrò, Giuseppe Santoro, Carlo Pisacane, Giuseppe Pacileo, Maria Giovanna Russo, and Carlo Vosa
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 252-254. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cholelithoptysis and pleural empyema

Priya Chopra, Patrick Killorn, and Reza John Mehran
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 254-255. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction with mitral mechanical prosthesis

José M. Melero, Isabel Rodriguez, Miguel Such, Carlos Porras, and Eduardo Olalla
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 255-257. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early valve failure after aortic valve-sparing root reconstruction

Keiji Kamohara, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Masafumi Natsuaki, Hiroaki Norita, and Kozo Naito
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 257-259. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Harold C. Urschel, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 21. [Full Text]  

Ronald C. Hill
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 32-33. [Full Text]  

Edward M. Boyle, Jr and Edward D. Verrier
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 56-57. [Full Text]  

Kamuran A. Kadipasaoglu and O.H. Frazier
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 130. [Full Text]  

John E. Mayer, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 233. [Full Text]  

J. Deane Waldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 246. [Full Text]  

Tirone E. David
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 259. [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Left atrial malignant fibrohistiocytoma in extracorporeal resection prior to autotransplantation

Michael J. Reardon
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 260. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Use of the anterior mitral leaflet to reinforce the posterior mitral annulus after debridement of calcium

Filip P. Casselman, A. Marc Gillinov, Monica L. McDonald, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 261-262. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative detection of embedded coronary arteries in MIDCAB using a color Doppler microprobe

Katsushi Oda, Kunihiko Hirose, Takashi Fukutomi, Toshiyuki Yamashiro, and Shohei Ogoshi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 263-264. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Technique for heterotopic pig heart xenotransplantation in primates

David H. Adams, Raymond H. Chen, Alexander Kadner, and Sepehre Naficy
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 265-268. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Exploring the depth of knowledge with The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Dan M. Meyer and Michael E. Jessen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 268. [Full Text]  

Remnant omental transfer for the mediastinitis after coronary bypass surgery with right gastroepiploic artery

Hitoshi Yokoyama, Mitsuaki Sadahiro, Atsusi Iguchi, Mikio Ohmi, Koichi Tabayashi, and Shigeo Tanaka
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 269-271. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fenestrated felt facilitates anastomotic stability and safety in "off-pump" coronary bypass

John A. Rousou, Richard M. Engelman, Joseph E. Flack, III, and David W. Deaton
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 272-273. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A special adapted retractor for the mini-sternotomy approach

Massimo Massetti, Gerard Babatasi, Satar Bhoyroo, Olivier Le Page, and Andre Khayat
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 274-277. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Collective Review:

Aprotinin in deep hypothermic circulatory arrest

Craig R. Smith and Talia B. Spanier
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 278-286. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Pulmonary metastasectomy

Joseph B. Zwischenberger and Scott K. Alpard
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 287-288. [Full Text]  

Update:

Aortic allografts: reconstruction of right ventricle-pulmonary artery continuity

Kevin Turley
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 289-290. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Cardiac anesthesia. Fourth edition. : Edited by Joel Kaplan, MD, David Reich, MD, and Steven Konstandt, MD, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1998, 1,440 pp, illustrated, $279.00, ISBN: 0-7216-7509-3

Stanton K. Shernan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 277. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Foreign bodies in the heart: surgical or medical therapy?

Guglielmo M. Actis Dato, Enrico Aidala, and Giuseppe F. Zattera
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 291-292. [Full Text]  

Reply

Scott A. LeMaire, Matthew J. Wall, Jr, and Kenneth L. Mattox
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 292. [Full Text]  

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery

Miguel A. Maluf, Michael R. Smith, and Miguel Rati
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 292-293. [Full Text]  

Right-sided partial sternotomy for adult congenital heart disease

Luo Wan-Jun
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 293-294. [Full Text]  

Reply

Peter W. Radke and Bruno J. Messmer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 293. [Full Text]  

Left superior vena cava in a distal arch aneurysm: could it be of any advantage?

Anil Bhan, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Rajesh Sharma, and Panangipalli Venugopal
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 294. [Full Text]  

Reply

Hitoshi Kasegawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 294. [Full Text]  

Lymphatic angiogenesis induced by transmyocardial laser revascularization

Jiri T. Beranek
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 295. [Full Text]  

Reply

G. Chad Hughes, Brian H. Annex, Kevin G. Peters, Karri J.A. Paavonen, BMed, James E. Lowe, and Kevin P. Landolfo
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 295-296. [Full Text]  

On the therapeutic value of patience

Dov Weissberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 296. [Full Text]  

Reply

Marc Riquet
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 296-297. [Full Text]  

Coexistent coronary and cerebrovascular disease: a place for carotid stenting

Gerard Babatasi, Massimo Massetti, and Jacques Theron
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 297. [Full Text]  

Reply

Harold L. Lazar and James O. Menzoian
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 297. [Full Text]  

Report:

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education

Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 298-300. [Full Text]  

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