Editorials:

Physician leadership in cardiac outcomes reporting

Gerald T. O’Connor
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 693-694. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Minimally invasive esophagectomy

James D. Luketich, Philip R. Schauer, Neil A. Christie, Tracey L. Weigel, Siva Raja, Hiran C. Fernando, Robert J. Keenan, and Ninh T. Nguyen
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 906-911. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 911-912. [Full Text]  

Combined analysis of p53 and retinoblastoma protein expressions in esophageal cancer

Masahide Ikeguchi, Shinichi Oka, Yoshihito Gomyo, Shunichi Tsujitani, Michio Maeta, and Nobuaki Kaibara
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 913-917. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic completion thymectomy in refractory nonthymomatous myasthenia

Eugenio Pompeo, Italo Nofroni, Nicola Iavicoli, and Tommaso Claudio Mineo
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 918-923. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Yasumasa Monden
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 923. [Full Text]  

Comparison between closed drainage techniques for the treatment of postoperative mediastinitis

Hans F. Berg, Willem G.B. Brands, Theo R. van Geldorp, Marjolein F.Q. Kluytmans-VandenBergh, and Jan A.J.W. Kluytmans
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 924-929. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inhibition of NF-B sensitizes non–small cell lung cancer cells to chemotherapy-induced apoptosis

David R. Jones, R. Michael Broad, Lee V. Madrid, Albert S. Baldwin, Jr, and Marty W. Mayo
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 930-936. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 936. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Derick H.M. Lau
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 937. [Full Text]  

Pulmonary function after lobectomy: video-assisted thoracic surgery versus thoracotomy

Masao Nakata, Hideyuki Saeki, Nobuji Yokoyama, Akira Kurita, Wataru Takiyama, and Shigemitsu Takashima
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 938-941. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pneumoperitoneum after concomitant resection of the right middle and lower lobes (bilobectomy)

Robert J. Cerfolio, William L. Holman, and Charles R. Katholi
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 942-946. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 946-947. [Full Text]  

Reduction pneumoplasty versus respiratory rehabilitation in severe emphysema: a randomized study

Eugenio Pompeo, Mario Marino, Italo Nofroni, Giuseppe Matteucci, and Tommaso Claudio Mineo
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 948-953. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 954. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Washington State’s model of physician leadership in cardiac outcomes reporting

J. Richard Goss, Richard W. Whitten, Richard C. Phillips, G. Gilbert Johnston, Bradley O. Hofer, Peter B. Mansfield, Sandra L. Tidwell, John A. Spertus, and James P. LoGerfo
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 695-701. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Identification of risk factors for increased cost, charges, and length of stay for cardiac patients

Samantha MaWhinney, Elizabeth R. Brown, Janet Malcolm, Catherine VillaNueva, Bertron M. Groves, Robert A. Quaife, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Bradley A. Warner, Karl E. Hammermeister, Frederick L. Grover, and A. Laurie W. Shroyer
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 702-710. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Are bilateral superior vena cavae a risk factor for single ventricle palliation?

Ganeshakrishnan K.T. Iyer, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Frank P. Dicke, Brian W. McCrindle, John G. Coles, and William G. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 711-716. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparison of porcine xenografts and homografts for pulmonary valve replacement in children

Sven Dittrich, Vladimir V. Alexi-Meskishvili, Abraham C. Yankah, Ingo Dähnert, Rudolf Meyer, Roland Hetzer, and Peter E. Lange
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 717-722. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

John J. Lamberti
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 722. [Full Text]  

Right ventricular outflow tract after non-conduit repair of tetralogy of Fallot with coronary anomaly

Sanjeev Kalra, Rajesh Sharma, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Balram Airan, Anil Bhan, Anita Saxena, Shyam Sunder Kothari, and Panangipalli Venugopal
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 723-726. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The long-term outcome of a surgical repair of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm

Yoshihisa Naka, Keishi Kadoba, Shigeaki Ohtake, Yoshiki Sawa, Nobuaki Hirata, Motonobu Nishimura, and Hikaru Matuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 727-729. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video-assisted cardioscopy for intraventricular repair in congenital heart disease

Kagami Miyaji, Robert L. Hannan, Jorge Ojito, James M. Dygert, Jeffrey A. White, and Redmond P. Burke
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 730-737. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 737. [Full Text]  

Repair of cardiac defects through a shorter right lateral thoracotomy in children

Ying-long Liu, Hong-jia Zhang, Han-song Sun, Shou-jun Li, Jun Yan, Jun-wu Su, and Cun-tao Yu
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 738-741. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rapid cardiopulmonary support for children with complex congenital heart disease

Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Jorge W. Ojito, Todd W. McConaghey, Bryan D. Boden, Anthony C. Chang, Abdul Aldousany, Evan M. Zahn, and Redmond P. Burke
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 742-750. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Pedro J. del Nido
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 749-750. [Full Text]  

Hyperoxia for management of acid-base status during deep hypothermia with circulatory arrest

Jeffrey M. Pearl, Donald W. Thomas, Gary Grist, Jodie Y. Duffy, and Peter B. Manning
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 751-755. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Richard A. Jonas
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 755. [Full Text]  

The role of cardioplegia induction temperature and amino acid enrichment in neonatal myocardial protection

Michael T. Kronon, Bradley S. Allen, Kirk S. Bolling, Shaikh Rahman, Tingrong Wang, Hersh S. Maniar, Sunil M. Prasad, and Michel N. Ilbawi
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 756-764. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reducing postischemic reperfusion damage in neonates using a terminal warm substrate-enriched blood cardioplegic reperfusate

Michael T. Kronon, Bradley S. Allen, Shaikh Rahman, Tingrong Wang, N. Arif Tayyab, Kirk S. Bolling, and Michel N. Ilbawi
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 765-770. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Papillary muscle repair surgery in ischemic mitral valve patients

Roland Fasol, Fitzum Lakew, Bettina Pfannmüller, Marvin J. Slepian, and Elrina Joubert-Hubner
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 771-777. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 776-777. [Full Text]  

Influence of concomitant CABG and urgent/emergent status on mitral valve replacement surgery

Vinod H. Thourani, William S. Weintraub, Joseph M. Craver, Ellis L. Jones, John Parker Gott, W. Morris Brown, III, John D. Puskas, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 778-783. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 783-784. [Full Text]  

Survival advantage of stentless aortic bioprostheses

Stephen Westaby, Matthew Horton, Xu Yu Jin, Takahiro Katsumata, Omar Ahmed, Satoshi Saito, Hui-Hua Li, and Gary L. Grunkemeier
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 785-791. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 790-791. [Full Text]  

Viability of cryopreserved semilunar valves: an evaluation of cytosolic and mitochondrial activities

Takashi Tominaga, Tetsuya Kitagawa, Yutaka Masuda, Takaki Hori, Masashi Kano, Osamu Yasuta, and Itsuo Katoh
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 792-795. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-term follow-up after carpentier-Edwards ring annuloplasty for tricuspid regurgitation

Koji Onoda, Fuyuhiko Yasuda, Motoshi Takao, Takatsugu Shimono, Kuniyoshi Tanaka, Hideto Shimpo, and Isao Yada
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 796-799. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The influence of gender on the outcome of coronary artery bypass surgery

Dan Abramov, Miguel G. Tamariz, Jeri Y. Sever, George T. Christakis, Gopal Bhatnagar, Amie L. Heenan, Bernard S. Goldman, and Stephen E. Fremes
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 800-805. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Lynda L. Mickleborough
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 806. [Full Text]  

Reperfusion injury associated with one-fourth of deaths after coronary artery bypass grafting

Saara M. Weman, Pekka J. Karhunen, Antti Penttilä, Antero A. Järvinen, and Ulla-Stina Salminen
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 807-812. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early and long-term results of coronary artery bypass grafting in dialysis patients

Dion L. Franga, John M. Kratz, A. Jackson Crumbley, James L. Zellner, Martha R. Stroud, and Fred A. Crawford
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 813-818. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 819. [Full Text]  

Right Y-graft, a new surgical technique using mammary arteries for total myocardial revascularization

Massimo Bonacchi, Edvin Prifti, Gabriele Giunti, and Andrea Salica
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 820-823. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Basic fibroblast growth factor may improve devascularized sternal healing

Atsushi Iwakura, Yasuhiko Tabata, Kazunobu Nishimura, Tatsuo Nakamura, Yasuhiko Shimizu, Masatoshi Fujita, and Masashi Komeda
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 824-828. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

VEGF gene transfer mobilizes endothelial progenitor cells in patients with inoperable coronary disease

Christoph Kalka, Hassan Tehrani, Bernd Laudenberg, Peter R. Vale, Jeffrey M. Isner, Takayuki Asahara, and James F. Symes
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 829-834. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 834. [Full Text]  

Robotic-assisted instruments enhance minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

Angelo LaPietra, Eugene A. Grossi, Christopher C. Derivaux, Robert M. Applebaum, Costas D. Hanjis, Greg H. Ribakove, Aubrey C. Galloway, Patricia M. Buttenheim, Bryan M. Steinberg, Alfred T. Culliford, and Stephen B. Colvin
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 835-838. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 838. [Full Text]  

A comparison of robot-assisted versus manually constructed endoscopic coronary anastomosis

W. Douglas Boyd, Nimesh D. Desai, Bob Kiaii, Reiza Rayman, Alan H. Menkis, F. Neil McKenzie, and Richard J. Novick
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 839-843. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 842-843. [Full Text]  

Midterm angiographic assessment of coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass

Kaan Kirali, Mustafa Güler, Mehmet Erdem Toker, and Cevat Yakut
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 844-849. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 850. [Full Text]  

Composite graft replacement of the aortic root after previous cardiac surgery: a 20-year experience

Michael P. Vallely, Clifford F. Hughes, Paul G. Bannon, P. Nicholas Hendel, Bruce G. French, and Matthew S. Bayfield
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 851-855. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Safety of left innominate vein division during aortic arch surgery

Chitoor B. Sai Sudhakar and John A. Elefteriades
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 856-858. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Autologous smooth muscle cell transplantation improved heart function in dilated cardiomyopathy

Kyung-Jong Yoo, Ren-Ke Li, Richard D. Weisel, Donald A.G. Mickle, Guangming Li, and Terrence M. Yau
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 859-865. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 865. [Full Text]  

Immediate coronary artery bypass surgery after platelet inhibition with eptifibatide: results from PURSUIT

Cornelius M. Dyke, Devinder Bhatia, Todd J. Lorenz, Steven P. Marso, Barbara E. Tardiff, Charissa Hogeboom, and Robert A. Harrington
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 866-871. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 871-872. [Full Text]  

A randomized trial of antithrombin concentrate for treatment of heparin resistance

Mathew R. Williams, Alyssa B. D’Ambra, James R. Beck, Talia B. Spanier, David L.S. Morales, David N. Helman, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 873-877. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improvement by phosphoramidon of damaged endothelial function in porcine coronary artery

Irén Krassói, János Pataricza, Ladislaus L. Torday, Attila Kun, and Julius Gy. Papp
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 878-882. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 882. [Full Text]  

Nitroglycerin is preferable to diltiazem for prevention of coronary bypass conduit spasm

Oz M. Shapira, Joseph D. Alkon, Donald S.F. Macron, John F. Keaney, Jr, Joseph A. Vita, Gabriel S. Aldea, and Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 883-888. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 888-889. [Full Text]  

Sialyl Lewis^X oligosaccharide preserves myocardial and endothelial function during cardioplegic ischemia

Marc L. Schermerhorn, David P. Nelson, Elizabeth D. Blume, Laurie Phillips, and John E. Mayer, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 890-894. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preconditioning of swine heart with monophosphoryl lipid A improves myocardial preservation

Tetsuya Yoshida, Richard M. Engelman, Daniel T. Engelman, John A. Rousou, Nilanjana Maulik, Motoaki Sato, Gary T. Elliott, and Dipak K. Das
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 895-900. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial protection using diadenosine tetraphosphate with pharmacological preconditioning

Ismayil Ahmet, Yoshiki Sawa, Motonobu Nishimura, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Masafumi Kitakaze, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 901-905. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Main pulmonary artery laceration after blunt trauma: accurate preoperative diagnosis

Gunaseelan Ambrose, Leonard O. Barrett, George L.D. Angus, Tauriq Absi, and Gerald W. Shaftan
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 955-957. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mediastinal dumbbell angiolipoma

Giampiero Negri, Paolo Regolo, Simonetta Gerevini, Gianluigi Arrigoni, and Piero Zannini
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 957-958. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left ventricular reduction in a Jehovah’s Witness

David Michael McMullan, Erik A.K. Beyer, Igor Gregoric, Branislav Radovancevic, and O.H. Frazier
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 958-960. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Marco Ricci and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 960-961. [Full Text]  

Dramatic improvement of LV function after coronary sinus thromboembolectomy

Eugenio Neri, Alberto Tripodi, Enrico Tucci, Gianni Capannini, and Carlo Sassi
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 961-963. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reoperative revascularization of a left internal mammary artery ostial stenosis

Duc Q. Nguyen, R. Morton Bolman, III, and Soon J. Park
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 963-964. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortobronchial fistula late after transverse arch replacement

Minoru Ono, Shinichi Takamoto, Motohiro Kawauchi, Jun Egami, and Yutaka Kotsuka
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 964-966. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endarteritis and false aneurysm complicating aortic coarctation

Messaoud Idir, Rocco Denisi, Marie Parrens, Raymond Roudaut, and Claude Deville
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 966-968. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Miralem Pasic and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 968-969. [Full Text]  

Right ventricle lipoma with pseudoaneurysmatic appearance

Omeros Artemiou, Walter Klepetko, Helmut Baumgartner, Herbert Frank, Michael Grimm, and Ernst Wolner
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 969-970. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

LR shunt: a serious consequence of TAPVC repair without ligation of vertical vein

Maully J. Shah, Shaunak Shah, Shreyans Shankargowda, Usha Krishnan, and Kottoorathu M. Cherian
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 971-973. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Division of venous collateral after Glenn shunt by minimally invasive surgery

R. Mark Payne, Andrew S. Bensky, and Michael H. Hines
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 973-975. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Jeffrey T. Cope and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 973. [Full Text]  

Hemangioma of the right ventricular outflow tract

Brian R. Kann, William J. Kim, Jonathan H. Cilley, Jr, Steven W. Marra, and Anthony J. DelRossi
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 975-977. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rare presentation of cardiac hemangiomas

Beat Kipfer, Lars Englberger, Edouard Stauffer, and Thierry Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 977-979. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Missiles in the heart causing coronary artery disease 44 years after injury

Ralf G. Seipelt, Jaime F. Vazquez-Jimenez, and Bruno J. Messmer
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 979-981. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Changes in graft flow pattern from the descending aorta due to intraaortic balloon pump

Masanori Tsuchida, Yasushi Yamato, Takehiro Watanabe, Hajime Ohzeki, and Jun-ichi Hayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 981-982. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Assessment of thoracoscopic sympathectomy by infrared thermal imaging

Koichi Toda, Charles J. DiCorte, and P. Michael McFadden
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 983. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Transcervical–transtracheal endoluminal repair of membranous tracheal disruptions

Christophe Lancelin, Alain R. Chapelier, Elie Fadel, Paolo Macchiarini, and Philippe G. Dartevelle
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 984-986. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wedge carinal resection for closure of the main bronchus after pneumonectomy

Hossein Fahimi, Filip Casselman, Massimo A. Mariani, Wim Jan van Boven, and Henry van Swieten
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 987-989. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A circuit to perform a combined ultrafiltration procedure in pediatric open heart surgery

Gianluca Brancaccio, Fabio Miraldi, Luigi Tritapepe, Massimo Goracci, and Edvin Prifti
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 990-992. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Congenital foramen of the left pericardium

Kenneth R. Bennett
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 993-998. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Update:

Update: simplified, standardized technique for cervical esophagogastric anastomosis

Richard F. Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 999-1000. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Pathology of the lungs: By Bryan Corrin, MD, Edinburgh, Scotland, Churchill Livingstone, 2000, 668 pages, illustrated, $295, isbn: 0-443-057133

Philip G. Robinson
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1006. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Volume–outcome relationship in thoracic surgery

John D. Urschel and Dorothy M. Urschel
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1001. [Full Text]  

Reply

Gerald L. Early and Shauna R. Roberts
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1001. [Full Text]  

pH-stat strategies protect 60-minute central nervous system ischemia at 29.5°C

Tadaomi-Alfonso Miyamoto and Koho-Julio Miyamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1001-1002. [Full Text]  

Cardiac and pericardiac echinococcosis

Hikmet Koçak and Necip Becit
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1002-1003. [Full Text]  

Reply

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1003-1004. [Full Text]  

How to avoid problems with freestyle valve implantation

Afksendiyos Kalangos
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1004. [Full Text]  

Reply

Kazunori Uemura and Junichi Utoh
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1004-1005. [Full Text]  

The ITA pedicle: a "protecting cloak" for the graft of choice

Luc Noyez
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1005. [Full Text]  

Reply

Mario Gaudino and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1005. [Full Text]  

Supplement: Cardiothoracic Techniques & Technologies:

Emergence of a new direction in our specialty: catheter-assisted cardiac surgery

Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1013-1016. [Full Text]  

A review of 1,582 consecutive Octopus off-pump coronary bypass patients

James C. Hart, Ted H. Spooner, John Pym, Thomas F. Flavin, James R. Edgerton, Michael J. Mack, and Erik W.L. Jansen
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1017-1020. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Is low ejection fraction safe for off-pump coronary bypass operation?

Kit V. Arom, Thomas F. Flavin, Robert W. Emery, Vibhu R. Kshettry, Rebecca J. Petersen, and Patricia A. Janey
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1021-1025. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump redo coronary artery bypass grafting

Naresh Trehan, Yugal K. Mishra, Rajneesh Malhotra, Krishna K. Sharma, Yatin Mehta, and Samir Shrivastava
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1026-1029. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump coronary operation at the Favaloro Foundation: results in 264 patients

Ernesto E. Weinschelbaum, Alejandro Machain, Héctor A. Raffaelli, Víctor M. Caramutti, Mariano R. Favaloro, Eduardo A. Dulbecco, and Rafael Danielo
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1030-1033. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump surgery for anterior vessels in patients with severe dysfunction of the left ventricle

Sems M. Tugtekin, Vassilios Gulielmos, Romuald Cichon, Utz Kappert, Klaus Matschke, Michael Knaut, and Stephan Schüler
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1034-1036. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical strategies in patients at high risk for stroke undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Naresh Trehan, Manisha Mishra, Ravi R. Kasliwal, and Anil Mishra
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1037-1045. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

An automated interrupted suturing device for coronary artery bypass grafting: automated coronary anastomosis

Hani Shennib, Stephen J. Korkola, Nicolas Bousette, and Adel Giaid
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1046-1048. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting on the beating heart evaluated with integrated backscatter

Kenichi Imasaka, Shigeki Morita, Ichiro Nagano, Munetaka Masuda, Ryuji Tominaga, and Hisataka Yasui
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1049-1053. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Predictors of outcome in a multicenter port-access valve registry

Donald D. Glower, Lawrence C. Siegel, Karen J. Frischmeyer, Aubrey C. Galloway, Greg H. Ribakove, Eugene A. Grossi, Newell B. Robinson, William H. Ryan, and Stephen B. Colvin
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1054-1059. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robotic-enhanced arterial revascularization for multivessel coronary artery disease

Romuald Cichon, Utz Kappert, Jens Schneider, Ina Schramm, Vassilios Gulielmos, Sems M. Tugtekin, and Stephan Schüler
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1060-1062. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting: intermediate-term results

Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr, Edwin W. Rogers, James L. Nielsen, and James L. Lonquist
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1063-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angiographic evaluation of graft patency in minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting

Fabio B. Jatene, Paulo M. Pêgo-Fernandes, Alexandre C. Hueb, Patrícia Marques de Oliveira, Luís A. Dallan, Ricardo Fontes, Rafael Coelho, and Noedir A.G. Stolf
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1066-1069. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Initial experience at one community hospital

Felix Hernandez, Robert A. Clough, John D. Klemperer, and James M. Blum
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1070-1072. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral valvuloplasty with sutures used for aortic prosthesis implantation

Wojciech Sarnowski, Andrzej Szyszka, Zofia Oko-Sarnowska, Piotr Buczkowski, and Wojciech Dyszkiewicz
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1073-1076. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimal access approach for surgical management of cardiac tumors

Edwin Ravikumar, Nikunj Pawar, Roy Gnanamuthu, Prem Sundar, Meena Cherian, and Sarah Thomas
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1077-1079. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Combined stentless mitral valve implantation and radiofrequency ablation

Thomas Walther, Volkmar Falk, Claudia Walther, Beate Krauss, Gerd Hindricks, Hans Kottkamp, Martin Kostelka, Anno Diegeler, Rüdiger Autschbach, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1080-1082. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right heart circulatory support facilitates coronary artery bypass without cardiopulmonary bypass

Megumi Mathison, Enio Buffolo, Adib D. Jatene, Fabio B. Jatene, Hermann Reichenspurner, Robert G. Matheny, Hani Shennib, Jodi J. Akin, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1083-1085. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting: initial experience and learning curve

Juan Mariano Vrancic, Fernando Piccinini, Guillermo Vaccarino, Eduardo Iparraguirre, Jorge Albertal, and Daniel Navia
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1086-1089. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of three-dimensional computed tomography images in deciding the approach for ministernotomy operations

Shinichi Taguchi, Tatsuru Niibori, and Katsumi Moro
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1090-1093. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cerebral microemboli during minimally invasive and conventional mitral valve operations

Felix Schneider, Jörg-Friedrich Onnasch, Volkmar Falk, Thomas Walther, Rüdiger Autschbach, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1094-1097. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamic effects of carbon dioxide insufflation during endoscopic vein harvesting

Richard M. Vitali, Ramachandra C. Reddy, Peter J. Molinaro, Mario F. Sabado, and Israel J. Jacobowitz
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1098-1099. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pain is significantly reduced by cryoablation therapy in patients with lateral minithoracotomy

Jan Bucerius, Sebastian Metz, Thomas Walther, Nicolas Doll, Volkmar Falk, Anno Diegeler, Rüdiger Autschbach, and Friedrich W. Mohr
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Wrist-enhanced instrumentation: moving toward totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting

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A method for mediastinal drainage after cardiac procedures using small silastic drains

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Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1109-1110. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects on coronary endothelial function of the Cohn stabilizer for beating heart bypass operations

Louis P. Perrault, Caroline Nickner, Nathalie Desjardins, and Michel Carrier
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1111-1114. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Instrumental validation of percutaneous transmyocardial revascularization: follow-up data at one year

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Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1115-1118. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Capture of particulate emboli during cardiac procedures in which aortic cross-clamp is used

Wolfgang Harringer
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1119-1123. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ventricular containment as an adjunctive procedure in ischemic cardiomyopathy: early results

Jai S. Raman, John M. Power, Brian F. Buxton, Clif Alferness, and David Hare
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1124-1126. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outcome of geometric endoventricular repair in impaired left ventricular function

Jai S. Raman, Genichi Sakaguchi, and Brian F. Buxton
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1127-1129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Symptomatic improvement after transmyocardial laser revascularization: how long does it last?

Marco De Carlo, Aldo D. Milano, Stefano Pratali, Maurizio Levantino, Rita Mariotti, and Uberto Bortolotti
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1130-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inflammatory response and angiogenesis after percutaneous transmyocardial laser revascularization

Alessandro S. Bortone, Donato D’Agostino, Stefano Schena, Giuseppe Rubini, Paolino Brindicci, Vito Sardaro, Angelo D’Addabbo, and Luigi de Luca Tupputi Schinosa
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 70: 1134-1138. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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