Editorials:

VATS and thoracic oncology: anathema or opportunity

Joshua R. Sonett
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 795-796. [Full Text]  

Cardioplegia delivery: more (or less) than what you see

Solomon Aronson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 797-798. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Sleeve resection and prosthetic reconstruction of the pulmonary artery for lung cancer

Erino A. Rendina, Federico Venuta, Tiziano De Giacomo, Anna Maria Ciccone, Marco Moretti, Giovanni Ruvolo, and Giorgio Furio Coloni
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 995-1001. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Compliance and functional residual capacity after staple versus combined staple/holmium laser lung volume reduction surgery in a rabbit emphysema model

Dan L. Serna, Ledford L. Powell, Matthew Brenner, Shannon M. O’Connor, Robert J. McKenna, Jr, Nai-San Wang, and John C. Chen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1003-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endobronchial transfection of naked TGF-ß1 cDNA attenuates acute lung rejection

Franco D’Ovidio, Motoki Yano, Jon H. Ritter, Thalachallour Mohanakumar, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1008-1013. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Results of the Collis-Nissen gastroplasty in patients with Barrett’s esophagus

Long-Qi Chen, Dimitrios Nastos, Chun-Yan Hu, Talat S. Chughtai, Raymond Taillefer, Pasquale Ferraro, and André C. Duranceau
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1014-1020. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

PET, CT, and MRI with Combidex for mediastinal staging in non-small cell lung carcinoma

Kemp H. Kernstine, William Stanford, Brian F. Mullan, Nicholas P. Rossi, Brad H. Thompson, David L. Bushnell, Kelley A. McLaughlin, and Jeffrey A. Kern
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1022-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postoperative gastrointestinal complications after lung volume reduction operations

Ibrahim B. Cetindag, Theresa M. Boley, Mitchell J. Magee, and Stephen R. Hazelrigg
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1029-1033. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tumor angiogenesis and recurrence in stage I non-small cell lung cancer

Yasuhiko Ohta, Yoshiharu Tomita, Makoto Oda, Shunichi Watanabe, Shinya Murakami, and Yoh Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1034-1038. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extrathoracic staging is not necessary for non-small-cell lung cancer with clinical stage T1–2 N0

Keiko Tanaka, Kaoru Kubota, Tetsuro Kodama, Kanji Nagai, and Yutaka Nishiwaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1039-1042. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tracheal allograft reconstruction: the total North American and worldwide pediatric experiences

Jeffrey P. Jacobs, James A. Quintessenza, Tom Andrews, Redmond P. Burke, Zorik Spektor, Ralph E. Delius, Richard J.H. Smith, Martin J. Elliott, and Claus Herberhold
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1043-1051. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Treatment of refractory chylothorax with externalized pleuroperitoneal shunts in children

Andrew B. Wolff, Mark L. Silen, Evan R. Kokoska, and Bradley M. Rodgers
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1053-1057. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

The Cox-Maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease

Ki-Bong Kim, Kwang Ree Cho, Dae-Won Sohn, Hyuk Ahn, and Joon Ryang Rho
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 799-803. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Initial experience with the radial incision approach for atrial fibrillation

Takashi Nitta, Yosuke Ishii, Hidetsugu Ogasawara, Shunichiro Sakamoto, Yasuo Miyagi, Kenichi Yamada, Shigeto Kanno, and Shigeo Tanaka
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 805-810. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Normalization of left ventricular dimensions after ross operation with aortic annular reduction

Kazuo Niwaya, Ronald C. Elkins, Christopher J. Knott-Craig, KathyLee Santangelo, M. Bruce Cannon, and Mary M. Lane
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 812-818. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Is anterior leaflet repair always necessary in repair of bileaflet mitral valve prolapse?

A. Marc Gillinov, Delos M. Cosgrove, III, Sudhir Wahi, William J. Stewart, Bruce W. Lytle, Nicholas G. Smedira, Patrick M. McCarthy, Per N. Wierup, Joseph F. Sabik, and Eugene H. Blackstone
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 820-824. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Up-regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor mrna and angiogenesis after transmyocardial laser revascularization

Keith A. Horvath, Elaine Chiu, Dipen C. Maun, Jon W. Lomasney, Rodney Greene, William H. Pearce, and David A. Fullerton
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 825-829. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gene therapy with vascular endothelial growth factor for inoperable coronary artery disease

James F. Symes, Douglas W. Losordo, Peter R. Vale, Kishor G. Lathi, Darryl D. Esakof, Michael Mayskiy, and Jeffrey M. Isner
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 830-836. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Computer-assisted endoscopic coronary artery bypass anastomoses: a chronic animal study

Edward R. Stephenson, Jr, Christopher T. Ducko, Sachin Sankholkar, Eric M. Hoenicke, G. Allen Prophet, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 838-843. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nitric oxide–generating ß-adrenergic blocker nipradilol preserves postischemic cardiac function

Hitoshi Horimoto, Adam E. Saltman, Glenn R. Gaudette, and Irvin B. Krukenkamp
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 844-849. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Risk neutralization in cardiac operations: detection and treatment of associated carotid disease

John Parker Gott, Vinod H. Thourani, Carolyn E. Wright, W. Morris Brown, III, Andrew B. Adams, George M. Skardasis, William M. McKinnon, Patrick M. Battey, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 850-856. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Computed tomography of the sternum and mediastinum after median sternotomy

Catarina Y. Bitkover, Kerstin Cederlund, Bengt Åberg, and Jarle Vaage
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 858-863. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Optimal blood flow for cooled brain at 20°C

Takao Watanabe, Naoshi Oshikiri, Kiyoshige Inui, Setsuo Kuraoka, Takashi Minowa, Jun Hosaka, Toshiki Takahashi, and Yasuhisa Shimazaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 864-869. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bileaflet mechanical valve (St. Jude Medical valve) replacement in long-term dialysis patients

Masashi Ura, Ryuzo Sakata, Yoshihiro Nakayama, and Hiroyoshi Fukui
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 870-873. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ischemic preconditioning reduces neurologic injury in a rat model of spinal cord ischemia

David A. Zvara, David M. Colonna, Dwight D. Deal, Jason C. Vernon, Mamatha Gowda, and John C. Lundell
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 874-880. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-term clinical experience with the omnicarbon prosthetic valve

Salvador Torregrosa, Jesús Gómez-Plana, Francisco J. Valera, José Caffarena, José M. Maroñas, Francisco García-Sánchez, José Peris, Ramón Frías, and José M. Caffarena
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 881-886. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiovascular operations in patients with dialysis-dependent renal failure

Michael Frenken and Arno Krian
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 887-893. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of mitral valve replacement on regional left ventricular systolic strain

Marc R. Moon, Abe DeAnda, Jr, George T. Daughters, II, Neil B. Ingels, Jr, and D. Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 894-902. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prolonged preservation of the blood-perfused canine heart with glycolysis-promoting solution

Koh Takeuchi, Hung Cao-Danh, Akihiko Kawai, Akihiko Ohkado, Hiroaki Konishi, Francis X. McGowan, and Pedro J. del Nido
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 903-907. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Integrated left anterior small thoracotomy and angioplasty for coronary artery revascularization

Clinton T. Lloyd, Antonio M. Calafiore, Peter Wilde, Raimondo Ascione, Leonardo Paloscia, Christopher R. Monk, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 908-911. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reduction of retrosternal and pericardial adhesions with rapidly resorbable polymer films

Naoki Okuyama, Catherine Y. Wang, Eric A. Rose, Kathleen E. Rodgers, Eli Pines, Gere S. diZerega, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 913-918. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic valve replacement: is the stentless xenograft an alternative to the homograft? midterm results

Christoph Gross, Wolfgang Harringer, Helmut Beran, Rudolf Mair, Kurt Sihorsch, Robert Hofmann, and Peter Brücke
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 919-924. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary perfusate composition influences diastolic properties, myocardial water content, and histologic characteristics of the rat left ventricle

Joanne P. Starr, Chao-Xiang Jia, Mehrdad M.R. Amirhamzeh, David G. Rabkin, Joseph P. Hart, Daphne T. Hsu, Peter E. Fisher, Matthias Szabolcs, and Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 925-930. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Is atrial fibrillation caused by extracorporeal circulation?

Kjell Saatvedt, Arnt E. Fiane, Olav Sellevold, and Kenneth Nordstrand
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 931-933. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Optimal timing of preoperative intraaortic balloon pump support in high-risk coronary patients

Jan T. Christenson, François Simonet, Pierre Badel, and Martin Schmuziger
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 934-939. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Economic evaluation of high-dose and low-dose aprotinin therapy during cardiopulmonary bypass

Michael J. Ray, Kaye F. Brown, Colin A. Burrows, and Mark F. O’Brien
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 940-945. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump obtuse marginal grafting with local stabilization: thoracotomy approach in reoperations

Fritz J. Baumgartner, Ali Gheissari, George P. Panagiotides, Eli R. Capouya, Richard J. Declusin, and Taro Yokoyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 946-948. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Does dilatation of the sinotubular junction cause aortic regurgitation?

Kojiro Furukawa, Hitoshi Ohteki, Zhi-Li Cao, Kazuyoshi Doi, Yasushi Narita, Naoki Minato, and Tsuyoshi Itoh
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 949-953. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial perfusion during warm antegrade and retrograde cardioplegia: a contrast echo study

Michael A. Borger, Kevin S. Wei, Richard D. Weisel, John S. Ikonomidis, Vivek Rao, Gideon Cohen, Toshizumi Shirai, Ahmad S. Omran, Samuel C. Siu, and Harry Rakowski
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 955-961. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Staged surgical approach to neonates with aortic obstruction and single-ventricle physiology

Jonah N.K. Odim, Hillel Laks, Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, Barbara L. George, James Yun, Morris Salem, and Vivek Allada
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 962-967. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Importance of acquired systemic-to-pulmonary collaterals in the Fontan operation

Kirk R. Kanter, Robert N. Vincent, and Anthony A. Raviele
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 969-974. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bidirectional Glenn shunt in association with congenital heart repairs: the 1 1/2 ventricular repair

Constantine Mavroudis, Carl L. Backer, Lisa M. Kohr, Barbara J. Deal, John Stinios, Alexander J. Muster, and David F. Wax
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 976-981. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of ventricular septal defect: a survey of practice in the United Kingdom

Anna F. Merrick, Manisha Lal, Robert H. Anderson, and Darryl F. Shore
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 983-988. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary artery sling: reimplantation versus antetracheal translocation

Jacques A.M. van Son, Jörg Hambsch, Gary S. Haas, Peter Schneider, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 989-994. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Yoshio Misawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 863. [Full Text]  

Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 886. [Full Text]  

Piet Boonstra
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 911-912. [Full Text]  

Robert W.M. Frater
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 953-954. [Full Text]  

Carlo F. Marcelletti
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 982. [Full Text]  

Richard A. Jonas
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 994. [Full Text]  

Joseph I. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1059-1060. [Full Text]  

Gerald M. Lawrie
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1068-1069. [Full Text]  

Images in Thoracic Surgery:

Asbestosis

Nermin Halkic, Daliah Gintzburger, and Michel Gillet
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1087. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Bronchoperitoneal fistula secondary to chronic Klebsiella pneumoniae subphrenic abscess

Stephan M. Stockberger, Jr, Kenneth A. Kesler, Lynn S. Broderick, and Thomas J. Howard
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1058-1059. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unusual presentation of aortic pseudoaneurysm: middle lobe pneumonia

Edward G. Izzo and Patricia A. Conant
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1060-1061. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A minimally invasive approach to chylopericardium after coronary artery surgery

David A.C. Sharpe, Mark D.M. Pullen, and Joseph P. McGoldrick
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1062-1063. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transaortic video-assisted removal of a left ventricular thrombus

Takuro Tsukube, Masayoshi Okada, Yoshio Ootaki, Yoshihiko Tsuji, and Chojiro Yamashita
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1063-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiogenic shock due to coronary narrowings one day after a MAZE III procedure

Eric Berreklouw, Frank Bracke, Albert Meijer, Kathinka H. Peels, and Dorus Relik
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1065-1066. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of acute descending aortic dissection complicated by visceral ischemia

Nan Wang, David T. Wong, Jorge L. Rivera, Ramesh C. Bansal, and Steven R. Gundry
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1067-1068. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of CABG on coronary flow reserve in atresia of the left coronary ostium

Kenji Hamaoka, Kentaro Toiyama, Hisashi Satoh, Zenshiro Onouchi, and Kazuhiro Kitaura
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1069-1071. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tracheoplasty in a large tracheoesophageal fistula

Genaro Galán, Vicente Tarrazona, Juan Soliveres, Victor Calvo, and Francisco París
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1071-1072. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Procainamide-induced postoperative pyrexia

Kevin D. Murray and Jon J. Vlasnik
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1072-1074. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Resection of a large right atrial hemangioma in a neonate after prenatal diagnosis

Friedrich S. Eckstein, Markus K. Heinemann, Gunther J. Mielke, Annette Greschniok, Peter Bader, and Gerhard Ziemer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1074-1075. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pediatric heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: management with Danaparoid (Orgaran)

Ben R. Saxon, Michael D. Black, David Edgell, Dionne Noel, and Michael T. Leaker
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1076-1078. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac transplantation in a patient with protein S deficiency

Talia B. Spanier, Jonathan M. Chen, Donna M. Mancini, Craig R. Smith, and Niloo M. Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1078-1080. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of wound and left ventricular assist device pocket infection

William L. Holman, R. Jobe Fix, Brian A. Foley, David C. McGiffin, Barry K. Rayburn, and James K. Kirklin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1080-1082. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A complication of pectus excavatum operation: endomyocardial steel strut

Ertan Onursal, Alper Toker, Korkut Bostanci, Ufuk Alpagut, and Emin Tireli
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1082-1083. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-term survival after surgical resections of bronchogenic carcinoma and adrenal metastasis

Marc de Perrot, Marc Licker, John H. Robert, and Anastase Spiliopoulos
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1084-1085. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Indwelling catheter-induced right ventricular rupture

Ismael N. Nuño, Kenneth A. Ashton, Kanti M. Uppal, Patricia W. Lee, and Vaughn A. Starnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1085-1086. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

A new instrument for endoscopic gluing for bronchopleural fistulae

Yoshio Tsunezuka, Hideo Sato, Toshihide Tsukioka, and Chikashi Hiranuma
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1088-1089. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: a simple method for aortic implantation with autogenous arterial tissue

Takahiro Katsumata and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1090-1091. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

New technique for the outflow cannulation of right ventricular assist device

Kazutomo Minami, Yukihiro Bonkohara, Latif Arusoglu, Aly El-Banayosy, and Reiner Körfer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1092-1093. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary hypertension during beating heart coronary surgery: intermittent inferior vena cava snaring

François Dagenais and Raymond Cartier
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1094-1095. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Orientation of tilting disc and bileaflet aortic valve substitutes for optimal hemodynamics

Joachim Laas, Peter Kleine, Michael J. Hasenkam, and Hans Nygaard
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1096-1099. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Cavo-pulmonary shunt: from the first experiments to clinical practice

Igor E. Konstantinov and Vladimir V. Alexi-Meskishvili
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1100-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome after cardiopulmonary bypass

George Asimakopoulos, Peter L.C. Smith, Chandana P. Ratnatunga, and Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1107-1115. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Traumatic injury to the thoracic aorta

A. Tayfun Gurbuz, Darryl S. Weiman, and James W. Pate
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1116-1117. [Full Text]  

Update:

Endothelial Effects of Hemostatic Devices for Continuous Cardioplegia or Minimally Invasive Operations

Olivier Chavanon, Louis P. Perrault, Philippe Menasché, Michel Carrier, and Paul M. Vanhoutte
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1118-1120. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Surgical ethics : Edited by Lawrence B. McCullough, James W. Jones, and Baruck A. Brody, Cary, NC, USA, Oxford University Press, 1999, 396 pp, $49.50, ISBN: 0-19-510347-5

Peter Angelos
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 843. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Bronchoperitoneal fistula secondary to Klebsiella pneumoniae

Kenneth A. Kesler
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1121. [Full Text]  

The role of cardiac troponin T to predict heart transplant rejection

Jonathan R. Anderson and David W. Holt
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1121-1122. [Full Text]  

Reply

Palaniswamy Vijay, Thomas G. Sharp, and John W. Brown
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1122. [Full Text]  

Decompressing tracheostomy for the treatment of postintubation tracheal rupture

Stefano Nazari, Paolo Buniva, Alessandro Aluffi, Susanna Salvi, and Ziad Mourad
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1122-1124. [Full Text]  

Reply

Lorenzo Spaggiari
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1124-1125. [Full Text]  

Reply

Jean-Paul d’Odemont and Daniel O.A. Rodenstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1124. [Full Text]  

Reply

Gilbert Massard and Jean-Marie Wihlm
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1125-1126. [Full Text]  

Platelet studies during cardiopulmonary bypass

Philip R. Belcher and Valentine C. Menys
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1126. [Full Text]  

Comparison of omental and pectoralis flaps for poststernotomy mediastinitis

Jong Bum Choi and Jae O. Han
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1126-1127. [Full Text]  

Reply

Carmelo A. Milano and Walter A. Wolfe
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1127. [Full Text]  

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