Original Articles:

Exclusive Y graft operation for multivessel coronary revascularization

Alistair G. Royse, Colin F. Royse, and Jai S. Raman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1612-1618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Oncolytic therapy using a mutant type-1 herpes simplex virus and the role of the immune system

Eric S. Lambright, David J. Caparrelli, Abbas E. Abbas, Takane Toyoizumi, George Coukos, Katherine L. Molnar-Kimber, and Larry R. Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1756-1760. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Photodynamic therapy for esophageal lesions: selectivity depends on wavelength, power, and light dose

Jolanda van den Boogert, Hugo J. van Staveren, Ron W.F. de Bruin, Jan H.R. Eikelaar, Peter D. Siersema, and Richard van Hillegersberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1763-1769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reoperative pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

Makoto Mo, David P. Kapelanski, Surindra N. Mitruka, William R. Auger, Peter F. Fedullo, Richard N. Channick, Kim Kerr, Carol Archibald, and Stuart W. Jamieson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1770-1776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A multidisciplinary surgical approach to superior sulcus tumors with vertebral invasion

Sunil Gandhi, Garrett L. Walsh, Ritsuko Komaki, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Jonathan C. Nesbitt, Joe B. Putnam, Jr, Jack A. Roth, Kelly W. Merriman, Ian E. McCutcheon, Reginald F. Munden, and Stephen G. Swisher
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1778-1784. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cognitive decline after major noncardiac operations: a preliminary prospective study

Katherine P. Grichnik, Alexander J.J. Ijsselmuiden, Thomas A. D’Amico, David H. Harpole, Jr, William D. White, James A. Blumenthal, and Mark F. Newman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1786-1791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Two years’ outcome of lung volume reduction surgery in different morphologic emphysema types

Jürg Hamacher, Konrad E. Bloch, Uz Stammberger, Ralph A. Schmid, Irene Laube, Erich W. Russi, and Walter Weder
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1792-1798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Important prognostic factors in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, managed surgically

Valerie W. Rusch and Ennapadam S. Venkatraman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1799-1804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ex vivo transfection of pulmonary artery segments in lung isografts

Motoki Yano, Masafumi Hiratsuka, Itaru Nagahiro, Bassem N. Mora, Ronald K. Scheule, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1805-1809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transfection of pulmonary artery segments in lung isografts during storage

Motoki Yano, Masafumi Hiratsuka, Bassem N. Mora, Ronald K. Scheule, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1810-1814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fluoroscopy-aided thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary nodule localized with contrast media

Seok-Whan Moon, Young-Pil Wang, Keon-Hyon Jo, Moon-Sub Kwack, Se-Wha Kim, Ou-Kyoung Kwon, and Hye-Suk Jang
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1815-1820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Postoperative adjuvant therapy for stage II non–small-cell lung cancer

Jong Ho Park, Young Mog Shim, Hee Jong Baek, Mi-Sook Kim, Du Hwan Choe, Kyung-Ja Cho, Choon-Taek Lee, and Jae Ill Zo
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1821-1826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atrial fibrillation after operation for lung cancer: clinical and prognostic significance

Daniela Cardinale, Alessandro Martinoni, Carlo M. Cipolla, Maurizio Civelli, Giuseppina Lamantia, Cesare Fiorentini, and Maurizio Mezzetti
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1827-1831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Bradykinin pretreatment improves ischemia tolerance of the rabbit heart by tyrosine kinase mediated pathways

Jun Feng and Eliot R. Rosenkranz
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1567-1572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sinus of valsalva aneurysm or fistula: management and outcome

Thomas J. Takach, George J. Reul, J. Michael Duncan, Denton A. Cooley, James J. Livesay, David A. Ott, and O.H. Frazier
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1573-1577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Platelet-activating factor receptor antagonism improves cerebral recovery after circulatory arrest

Stephen M. Langley, Paul J. Chai, James J. Jaggers, and Ross M. Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1578-1584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is distal anastomosis only to the true channel in chronic type B aortic dissection justified?

Yutaka Okita, Osamu Tagusari, Kenji Minatoya, Motomi Ando, Soichiro Kitamura, Nobuyuki Nakajima, and Shinichi Takamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1586-1591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alabama Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Cooperative Project: baseline data

William L. Holman, Eric D. Peterson, Constantine L. Athanasuleas, Richard M. Allman, Monique Sansom, Caterina Kiefe, and Robert G. Sherrill
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1592-1598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oral amiodarone reduces incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation

Kushagra Katariya, Eduardo DeMarchena, and Hooshang Bolooki
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1599-1603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Right ventricular dysfunction after cardiac transplantation: primarily related to status of donor heart

Hartmuth B. Bittner, Edward P. Chen, Shankha S. Biswas, Peter Van Trigt, III, and R. Duane Davis
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1605-1611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Blood flow in composite arterial grafts and effect of native coronary flow

Alistair G. Royse, Colin F. Royse, Karen L. Groves, and Gang Yu
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1619-1622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of skeletonization of the internal thoracic artery on vessel wall integrity

Mario Gaudino, Amelia Toesca, Stefania Lucia Nori, Franco Glieca, and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1623-1627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increased temperature reduces the protective effect of University of Wisconsin solution in the heart

Ruchong Ou, John B. Gavin, Donald S. Esmore, and Franklin L. Rosenfeldt
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1628-1634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angiographic anatomy of the grafted left internal mammary artery

Antonio M. Calafiore, Marco Contini, Angela L. Iacò, Nicola Maddestra, Leonardo Paloscia, Teresa Iovino, and Michele Di Mauro
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1636-1639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Blood product use in cardiac revascularization: comparison of on- and off-pump techniques

Nader D. Nader, Wiam Z. Khadra, Neal T. Reich, Douglas R. Bacon, Tomas A. Salerno, and Anthony L. Panos
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1640-1643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Favorable impact of stents after emergent coronary artery bypass for failed angioplasty

Harold L. Lazar, Yusheng Bao, Diane Lancaster, Oz M. Shapira, Gabriel S. Aldea, and Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1644-1647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adjuvant treatment of deep sternal wound infection with collagenous gentamycin

Rainer G. Leyh, Claus Bartels, and Hans-Hinrich Sievers
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1648-1651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Autologous blood donation with recombinant human erythropoietin in anemic patients

Hiroshi Kiyama, Nagahisa Ohshima, Takao Imazeki, and Takashi Yamada
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1652-1656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient–prosthesis mismatch is negligible with modern small-size aortic valve prostheses

Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Isaac Kadir, Barnaby Reeves, Peter Wilde, Alan J. Bryan, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1657-1660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inhibitory effect of milrinone on cytokine production after cardiopulmonary bypass

Nobuhiko Hayashida, Hiroshi Tomoeda, Takeshi Oda, Eiki Tayama, Shingo Chihara, Takemi Kawara, and Shigeaki Aoyagi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1661-1667. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute descending aortomyoplasty induces coronary blood flow augmentation

Gil Bolotin, Tamir Wolf, Frederik H. van der Veen, Rona Shofti, Roberto Loruso, Jan J. Shreuder, and Gideon Uretzky
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1668-1675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reoperations on the ascending aorta and aortic root: pitfalls and results in 134 patients

Marc A.A.M. Schepens, Karl M. Dossche, and Wim J. Morshuis
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1676-1680. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antegrade/retrograde cardioplegia for valve replacement: a prospective study

François Dagenais, L. Conrad Pelletier, and Michel Carrier
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1681-1685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Partial tricuspid valve transfer for repair of mitral insufficiency due to ruptured chordae tendineae

Francisco Gregori, Jr, Celso O. Cordeiro, Ulisses A. Croti, Sergio S. Hayashi, Samuel S. da Silva, and Thelma E.F. Gregori
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1686-1690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-term survival and functional follow-up in patients after the arterial switch operation

Felix Haas, Michael Wottke, Holger Poppert, and Hans Meisner
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1692-1697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Modified Fontan without use of cardiopulmonary bypass

Vincent K.H. Tam, Bruce E. Miller, and Kathy Murphy
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1698-1703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Significant intraoperative right ventricular outflow gradients after repair for tetralogy of Fallot: to revise or not to revise?

Sunil K. Kaushal, Sitaraman Radhakrishanan, Kulbhushan Singh Dagar, Parvathi U. Iyer, Sameer Girotra, Savitri Shrivastava, and Krishna S. Iyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1705-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bosentan prevents hypoxia-reoxygenation–induced pulmonary hypertension and improves pulmonary function

Jeffrey M. Pearl, Scott A. Wellmann, Jerri L. McNamara, John P. Lombardi, Connie J. Wagner, Jenni L. Raake, and David P. Nelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1714-1721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after partial atrioventricular septal defect repair

A. Tayfun Gurbuz, William M. Novick, Connie A. Pierce, and Donald C. Watson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1723-1726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Commissuroplasty: a method of valve repair for mitral and tricuspid endocarditis

David T.M. Lai and Richard B. Chard
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1727-1730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Redirection of hepatic venous drainage after total cavopulmonary shunt in left isomerism

Hideki Uemura, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Reiji Hattori, Youichi Kawahira, Shinya Tsukano, and Ken Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1731-1735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myocardial self-preservative effect of heat shock protein 70 on an immature lamb heart

Fumikazu Nomura, Mitsuru Aoki, Joseph M. Forbess, and John E. Mayer, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1736-1741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minimally invasive surgery with cardioscopy for congenital heart defects

Vivek Rao, Robert M. Freedom, and Michael D. Black
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1742-1745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Left atrioventricular valve repair technique in partial atrioventricular septal defects

Erkan Kuralay, Ertugrul Özal, Ufuk Demirkiliç, Faruk Cingöz, and Harun Tatar
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1746-1750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IL-6 and IL-8 levels after cardiopulmonary bypass are not affected by surface coating

Stephen B. Horton, Warwick W. Butt, Richard J. Mullaly, Clarke A. Thuys, Eve B. O’Connor, Keith Byron, Andrew D. Cochrane, Christian P. Brizard, and Tom R. Karl
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1751-1755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited Commentaries:

James H. Southard
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1634-1635. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph R. Elbeery
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1643. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael N. D’Ambra
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1656. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juan Carlos Chachques
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1675. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tirone E. David
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1690-1691. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric L. Ceithaml
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1750. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1761. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary E. Sunday
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1761-1762. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlo F. Marcelletti
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1848. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J. Reardon
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1860. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacques A.M. van Son
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1871-1872. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Biphasic pulse wave due to asyncronous heart contractions in heterotopic cardiac transplantation

Alejandro Aris
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1866. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

An adult case of Bland White Garland syndrome with huge right coronary aneurysm

Sinan Arsan, Erdesir Naseri, and Nurgül Keser
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1832-1833. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A review of aortopulmonary fistulas in aortic dissection

Marco Piciché, Ruggero De Paulis, and Luigi Chiariello
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1833-1836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nephrobronchial fistula secondary to xantogranulomatous pyelonephritis

Marco Alifano, Nicolas Venissac, Daniel Chevallier, and Jérôme Mouroux
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1836-1837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemolytic anemia after atrioventricular septal defect repair without synthetic material

John C. Tsang, Dominique Shum-Tim, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Luc Jutras, and Brian Sinclair
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1838-1840. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac allograft valvulopathy: a case of donor-anorexigen-induced valvular disease

Ananth Prasad, Mandeep Mehra, Myung Park, Robert Scott, Patricia A. Uber, and P. Michael McFadden
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1840-1841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aneurysms complicating pulmonary autograft procedure for aortic valve replacement

Maie S. Shahid, Zohair Al-Halees, Shahid M. Khan, and Frans A.A. Pieters
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1842-1843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intraatrial mitral valve insertion with native valve preservation in children

Serafin Y. DeLeon, Frank Cetta, Thyyar M. Ravindranath, Patrick T. Roughneen, and Elizabeth A. Fisher
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1843-1845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The failing Fontan with atrial flutter: a successful surgical option

Fumikazu Nomura, Kirsten Finucane, Warren Smith, and Alan R. Kerr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1845-1848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Accelerated allograft degeneration after aortic valve endocarditis

Ashraf Osman, James McCann, Richard J. Shemin, and Harold L. Lazar
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1849-1850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Common arterial trunk associated with double aortic arch

Christian Schreiber, Victor T. Tsang, Robert Yates, Sachin Khambadkone, Siew Yen Ho, and Robert H. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1850-1852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transthoracic fistula with erosion of the ascending aorta along an IMA-protecting graft

Theo Kofidis, Jochen T. Cremer, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1853-1855. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evolution toward dissection of an intramural hematoma of the ascending aorta

Eugenio Neri, Gianni Capannini, Enrico Carone, Francesco Diciolla, and Carlo Sassi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1855-1856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Postoperative mediastinal chyloma

Kenji Suzuki, Junji Yoshida, Mitsuyo Nishimura, Kenro Takahashi, and Kanji Nagai
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1857-1858. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stentless tricuspid valve replacement

Thomas Walther, Volkmar Falk, Johannes Schneider, Claudia Walther, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1858-1860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enlargement of ulcer-like projections after repair of acute type A aortic dissection

Tokuo Koshino, Kiyofumi Morishita, Yukihiko Tamiya, Johji Fukada, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1860-1863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basaloid carcinoma of the thymus

Osamu Kawashima, Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Shuji Sakata, Terumasa Kurihara, Susumu Ishikawa, and Yasuo Morishita
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1863-1865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How To Do It:

A simple method of treating coronary air embolism after cardiopulmonary bypass

Nilanjan Chaudhuri and Mark St.J. Hickey
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1867-1868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Left superior vena cava to the left atrium: do we have to change the traditional approach?

Shahar Zimand, Patricia Benjamin, Mira Frand, David Mishaly, Aram K. Smolinsky, and Julius Hegesh
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1869-1871. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A new patch for the Norwood procedure

Gaetano Gargiulo, Carlo Pace Napoleone, Marco Solinas, Guido Frascaroli, and Angelo Pierangeli
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1873-1874. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A novel method to reduce device-related infections in patients supported with the HeartMate device

Latif Arusoglu, Reiner Koerfer, Gero Tenderich, William A. Alexander, and Aly El-Banayosy
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1875-1877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Direct aortic cannulation for port-access mitral or coronary artery bypass grafting

Donald D. Glower, Jan Komtebedde, Fiona M. Clements, Norbert P. Debruijn, Mark Stafford-Smith, and Mark F. Newman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1878-1880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Current Review:

Papillary fibroelastoma: increasing recognition of a surgical disease

Richard A. Howard, Gabriel S. Aldea, Oz M. Shapira, John M. Kasznica, and Ravin Davidoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1881-1885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Key References:

Postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula

Marc de Perrot and Anastase Spiliopoulos
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1886-1887. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Giant mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysm

Afksendiyos Kalangos
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1888. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transmanubrial approach reproposed

Lorenzo Spaggiari, Ugo Pastorino, and Dominique H. Grunenwald
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1888. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Uwe Klima, Artur Lichtenberg, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1888. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shunt control of ascending aortic bleeding

John B. Flege, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1889. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Kazuhiro Yanagihara
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1889. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Multiple transmyocardial puncture revascularization

John E. Hershey
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1890-1891. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Mary C. Mancini and Eleanor M. Cush
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1890. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Operative excision of atrial septal fat

William C. Roberts
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1890. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Donald C. Oxorn, Gerald Edelist, Bernard S. Goldman, and Campbell D. Joyner
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1890. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reduction of wound healing problems after median sternotomy by use of retention sutures

A. Thomas Pezzella
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1891-1892. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung transplantation from a donor sustaining cardiac arrest while running a marathon

Michael W. Frank, Marc W. Gerdisch, Edward R. Garrity, Jr, Edward B.J. Winslow, and Mamdouh Bakhos
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1892. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Repair of right ventricular rupture complicating mediastinitis

Tamás Szerafin, Osama Jaber, and Árpád Péterffy
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1892-1893. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Oliver L. Godje, Peter Lamm, Thomas Lange, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1892. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transmyocardial laser revascularization: a historical perspective

George E. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1893-1894. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Keith A. Horvath
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1894. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Supplement: Myocardial Protection from Surgical Ischemic-Reperfusion Injury:

Acknowledgments

Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1895-1896. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Introduction

John W. Hammon, Jr and Jakob Vinten-Johansen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1897. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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