Editorial Board:

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Editorial Board, 2001

Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 1. [Full Text]  

Guest Reviewers:

Guest reviewers for The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 2-8. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Evaluation of lymph node metastases in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus with positron emission tomography

Kwhanmien Kim, Seung Joon Park, Byung-Tae Kim, Kyung Soo Lee, and Young Mog Shim
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 290-294. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Induction of MAGE-3 expression in lung and esophageal cancer cells

Todd S. Weiser, Galen A. Ohnmacht, Zong S. Guo, Maria R. Fischette, Gustavio A. Chen, Julie A. Hong, Dao M. Nguyen, and David S. Schrump
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 295-302. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Colon interposition for esophageal replacement: isoperistaltic or antiperistaltic? Experimental results

Bernhard Dreuw, Jürgen Fass, Svetlana Titkova, Michail Anurov, Michail Polivoda, Alexander P. Öttinger, and Volker Schumpelick
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 303-308. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Survival after resection of metachronous non–small cell lung cancer in 127 patients

Marcel Th.M. van Rens, Pieter Zanen, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Hans R.J. Elbers, Henry A. van Swieten, and Jules M.M. van den Bosch
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 309-313. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Blunt chest trauma with deep pulmonary laceration

Noboru Nishiumi, Fumio Maitani, Toyohiko Tsurumi, Kichizo Kaga, Masayuki Iwasaki, and Hiroshi Inoue
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 314-318. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A comparative study of buttressed versus nonbuttressed staple line in pulmonary resections

Joseph I. Miller, Jr, Rodney J. Landreneau, Carolyn E. Wright, Tibetha S. Santucci, and Bonnie H. Sammons
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 319-323. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Variables predicting adverse outcome in patients with deep sternal wound infection

Marisa De Feo, Attilio Renzulli, Gennaro Ismeno, Rosario Gregorio, Alessandro Della Corte, Riccardo Utili, and Maurizio Cotrufo
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 324-331. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bronchial transsection and reanastomosis in pigs with and without bronchial arterial circulation

John Gade, Klaus Qvortrup, Claus B. Andersen, and Peter S. Olsen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 332-336. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Duration of knowledge in general thoracic surgery

John D. Urschel, Dorothy M. Urschel, Samuel M. Mannella, Joseph G. Antkowiak, Thomas A. Horan, and W. Frederick Bennett
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 337-339. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Richard F. Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 339. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Results of continual devaluation of cardiothoracic surgical codes by the HCFA between 1984 and 1999

James A. Haugen and George E. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 9-12. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Alex G. Little
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 12-13. [Full Text]  

Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: I. Effects of cooling on electroencephalogram and evoked potentials

Mark M. Stecker, Albert T. Cheung, Alberto Pochettino, Glenn P. Kent, Terry Patterson, Stuart J. Weiss, and Joseph E. Bavaria
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 14-21. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: II. Changes in electroencephalogram and evoked potentials during rewarming

Mark M. Stecker, Albert T. Cheung, Alberto Pochettino, Glenn P. Kent, Terry Patterson, Stuart J. Weiss, and Joseph E. Bavaria
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 22-28. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Craig R. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 28. [Full Text]  

Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair under deep hypothermia using subclavian arterial perfusion

Yukinori Moriyama, Yoshifumi Iguro, Koichi Hisatomi, Goichi Yotsumoto, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, and Riichiro Toda
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 29-32. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Emergency operation for acute type A aortic dissection: neurologic complications and early mortality

Riccardo Sinatra, Giovanni Melina, Ivana Pulitani, Brenno Fiorani, Giovanni Ruvolo, and Benedetto Marino
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 33-38. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Choice of venous cannulation for bypass during repair of traumatic rupture of the aorta

Riyad Karmy-Jones, Yvonne Carter, Mark Meissner, and Michael S. Mulligan
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 39-41. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Anthony J. DelRossi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 41-42. [Full Text]  

Prospective randomized trial of azathioprine in cryopreserved valved allografts in children

Robert E. Shaddy, Linda M. Lambert, Thomas C. Fuller, Tracie Profaizer, Dixie D. Thompson, Shawna I. Baker, Karen A. Osborne, and John A. Hawkins
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 43-47. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Richard A. Hopkins, Diane Hoffman–Kim, and Mary S. Maish
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 47-48. [Full Text]  

Surgical outcome of double-outlet right ventricle with subpulmonary VSD

Koh Takeuchi, Francis X. McGowan, Jr, Adrian M. Moran, David Zurakowski, John E. Mayer, Jr, Richard A. Jonas, and Pedro J. del Nido
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 49-53. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cryopreserved homografts in the pulmonary position: determinants of durability

Joseph M. Forbess, Ashish S. Shah, James D. St. Louis, James J. Jaggers, and Ross M. Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 54-59. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

David R. Clarke
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 59-60. [Full Text]  

Unexpected death after reconstructive surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome

William T. Mahle, Thomas L. Spray, J. William Gaynor, and Bernard J. Clark, III
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 61-65. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pediatric cardiac retransplantation: intermediate-term results

Joseph A. Dearani, Anees J. Razzouk, Steven R. Gundry, Richard E. Chinnock, Ranae L. Larsen, Michael J. del Rio, Joyce K. Johnston, and Leonard L. Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 66-70. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early experience with extracardiac Fontan operation

Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, Stanislav Ovroutski, Ingo Dähnert, Peter E. Lange, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 71-76. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Richard D. Mainwaring
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 76-77. [Full Text]  

Valvuloplasty with glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium in patients with complex mitral valve pathology

Choi-Keung Ng, Joachim Nesser, Christian Punzengruber, Otmar Pachinger, Johannes Auer, Herbert Franke, and Peter Hartl
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 78-85. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The CryoLife O’Brien stentless porcine aortic bioprosthesis: 5-year follow-up

Sandro Gelsomino, Romeo Frassani, Paolo DaCol, Lorenzo Porreca, Gianluca Masullo, Giorgio Morocutti, and Ugolino Livi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 86-91. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

In vivo hemodynamic, histologic, and antimineralization characteristics of the Mosaic bioprosthesis

Ignacio G. Duarte, Malcolm J. MacDonald, William A. Cooper, Susan L. Schmarkey, John Parker Gott, W. Morris Brown, III, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 92-99. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

W. Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 99. [Full Text]  

Acute endocarditis treated with radical debridement and implantation of mechanical or stented bioprosthetic devices

Jan Aagaard and Per V. Andersen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 100-103. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Richard J. Novick
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 104. [Full Text]  

Tricuspid valve replacement with bioprostheses: long-term results and causes of valve dysfunction

Kiyoharu Nakano, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Junjiro Kobayashi, Yoshikado Sasako, and Toshikatsu Yagihara
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 105-109. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Temperature during coronary artery bypass surgery affects quality of life

Parinda Khatri, Michael Babyak, Narda D. Croughwell, Rebecca Davis, William D. White, Mark F. Newman, Joseph G. Reves, Daniel B. Mark, and James A. Blumenthal
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 110-116. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Increased incidence of acute ascending aortic dissection with off-pump aortocoronary bypass surgery?

Olivier Chavanon, Michel Carrier, Raymond Cartier, Yves Hébert, Michel Pellerin, Pierre Pagé, and Louis P. Perrault
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 117-121. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary endothelial injury after local occlusion on the human beating heart

Herbert B. Hangler, Kristian Pfaller, Herwig Antretter, Otto E. Dapunt, and Johannes O. Bonatti
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 122-127. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Louis P. Perrault
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 127. [Full Text]  

Left hemispheric strokes in coronary surgery: implications for end-hole aortic cannulas

Gerald S. Weinstein
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 128-132. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Direct measurement of nitric oxide release from saphenous vein: abolishment by surgical preparation

Zhi-Gang Liu, Xiao-Cheng Liu, Anthony P.C. Yim, and Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 133-137. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparison of systemic vasodilators: effects on flow in internal mammary and radial arteries

Deeb Zabeeda, Benjamin Medalion, Simon Jackobshvilli, Shaul Ezra, Arie Schachner, and Amram J. Cohen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 138-141. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Growth potential of left internal thoracic artery grafts: analysis of angiographic findings

Yoshihiro Nakayama, Ryuzo Sakata, and Masashi Ura
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 142-147. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 147. [Full Text]  

The impact of chronic renal failure on atherosclerosis of the internal thoracic arteries

Masashi Ura, Ryuzo Sakata, Yoshihiro Nakayama, Yoshio Arai, Mitsuhiko Kitaoka, and Hiroyoshi Fukui
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 148-151. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Different CABG methods in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Mustafa Güler, Kaan Kirali, Mehmet E. Toker, Nilgün Bozbuga, Suat N. Ömeroglu, Esat Akinci, and Cevat Yakut
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 152-157. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ultra-low dose aprotinin decreases transfusion requirements and is cost effective in coronary operations

Rebecca J. Dignan, David W. Law, Peng W. Seah, Con W. Manganas, David C. Newman, Peter W. Grant, and Hugh D. Wolfenden
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 158-164. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complete revascularization in coronary artery bypass grafting with and without cardiopulmonary bypass

Martin Czerny, Harald Baumer, Juliane Kilo, Andreas Zuckermann, Georg Grubhofer, Orest Chevtchik, Ernst Wolner, and Michael Grimm
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 165-169. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass versus off-pump cardiopulmonary bypass grafting: does eliminating the pump reduce morbidity and cost?

David A. Bull, Leigh A. Neumayer, James C. Stringham, Patricia Meldrum, David G. Affleck, and Shreekanth V. Karwande
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 170-175. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Revascularization of severe hibernating myocardium in the beating heart: early hemodynamic and metabolic features

Evasio Pasini, Gianna Ferrari, George Cremona, and Mario Ferrari
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 176-179. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The radial artery versus the saphenous vein graft in contemporary CABG: a case-matched study

Gideon Cohen, Miguel G. Tamariz, Jeri Y. Sever, Negin Liaghati, Veena Guru, George T. Christakis, Gopal Bhatnagar, Charles Cutrara, Labib Abouzahr, Bernard S. Goldman, and Stephen E. Fremes
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 180-186. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Concomitant subclavian and coronary artery disease

Thomas J. Takach, George J. Reul, Igor Gregoric, Zvonimer Krajcer, J. Michael Duncan, James J. Livesay, and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 187-189. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary artery fistulas: long-term results of surgical correction

David L.C. Cheung, Wing-Kuk Au, Henry H.C. Cheung, Clement S.W. Chiu, and Wai-Tsun Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 190-195. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reoperative CABG using left thoracotomy: a tailored strategy

John G. Byrne, Lishan Aklog, David H. Adams, Lawrence H. Cohn, and Sary F. Aranki
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 196-200. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical strategy for left ventricular free wall rupture after acute myocardial infarction

Junzo Iemura, Hidetaka Oku, Masaki Otaki, Hitoshi Kitayama, Takehiro Inoue, and Toshihiko Kaneda
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 201-204. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved outcomes with an implantable left ventricular assist system: a multicenter study

Peer M. Portner, Piet G. M. Jansen, Philip E. Oyer, Dereck R. Wheeldon, and Narayanan Ramasamy
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 205-209. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

When to discontinue extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for postcardiotomy support

Steven M. Fiser, Curtis G. Tribble, Aditya K. Kaza, Stewart M. Long, Richard K. Zacour, John A. Kern, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 210-214. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A new method of monitoring recovery and weaning the thoratec left ventricular assist device

Mark S. Slaughter, Marc A. Silver, David J. Farrar, Antone J. Tatooles, and Patroklos S. Pappas
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 215-218. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

William L. Holman
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 218. [Full Text]  

Effects of metabolic stimulation on cardiac allograft recovery

Vivek Rao, Christopher M. Feindel, Gideon Cohen, Michael A. Borger, Heather J. Ross, and Richard D. Weisel
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 219-225. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Induction of inflammatory mediators during reperfusion of the human heart

Guro Valen, Gabrielle Paulsson, and Jarle Vaage
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 226-232. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

ß-Chemokine secretion patterns in relation to clinical course and outcome in children after cardiopulmonary bypass: continuing the search to abrogate systemic inflammatory response

Danny Lotan, Dorit Zilberman, Ovdi Dagan, Natan Keller, Ron Ben-Abraham, Avi A. Weinbroum, Ran Harel, Zohar Barzilay, and Gideon Paret
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 233-237. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of a platelet-activating factor antagonist on lung injury and ventilation after cardiac operation

David P. Taggart
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 238-242. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Morphometric identification of luminal narrowing of myocardial capillaries after cardioplegic arrest

Ying-Fu Chen, Su-Chuan Wu, Chiung-Hui Huang, Pi-Chen Pan, Chee-Siong Lee, and Ching-Cheng Lin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 243-248. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrograde versus antegrade crystalloid cardioplegia in coronary surgery: value of troponin-I measurement

Ulrich Franke, Thorsten Wahlers, Tina U. Cohnert, Jasper Koenig, Norbert F. Rath, Michaela Wirsing, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 249-253. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of carnitine on cardiac function after cardioplegic ischemia in neonatal rabbit hearts

Shintaro Nemoto, Mitsuru Aoki, Chang Dehua, and Yasuharu Imai
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 254-259. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hierarchy of regional oxygen delivery during cardiopulmonary bypass

Umar S. Boston, Jared M. Slater, Thomas A. Orszulak, and David J. Cook
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 260-264. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Short ischemia causes endothelial dysfunction in porcine coronary vessels in an in vivo model

Ulf Lockowandt, Jan Liska, and Anders Franco-Cereceda
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 265-269. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Safety and efficacy of a heparin removal device: a prospective randomized preclinical outcomes study

Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Weike Tao, Donald J. Deyo, Roger A. Vertrees, Scott K. Alpard, and Gerald Shulman
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 270-277. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Posttransplant function of a nonbeating heart is predictable by an ex vivo perfusion method

Kotaro Suehiro, Makoto Mohri, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Masami Takagaki, Kunikazu Hisamochi, Toru Morimoto, and Shunji Sano
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 278-283. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Increased coronary artery blood flow with aortomyoplasty in chronic heart failure

Brian L. Cmolik, Dirk R. Thompson, J. Timothy Sherwood, Alexander S. Geha, and David T. George
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 284-289. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Cocaine abuse and coronary artery dissection

Khalid E. Eskander, Neil S. Brass, and Elliot T. Gelfand
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 340-341. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vineberg graft: flow reserve of bilateral implantation after 27 years

Roger Marx, Thomas W. Jax, Malte Kelm, Frank C. Schoebel, and Bodo E. Strauer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 341-343. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left ventricular–right atrial fistula complicating redo mitral valve replacement

Malte Weinrich, Thomas P. Graeter, Frank Langer, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 343-345. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical treatment of a hemangioma of the mitral valve

Scott W. Nye, David A. Orsinelli, Peter B. Baker, and David A. Brown
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 345-347. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoabdominal aortic repair in a 190-kg patient: optimized perfusion with two oxygenators

Erich Gygax, Peter Schüpbach, and Thierry P. Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 347-349. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pyodera gangrenosum after aortic valve replacement

Markus Rothenburger, Toni D.T. Tjan, Christof Schmid, Christoph Schmidt, Thomas Schwarz, and Hans H. Scheld
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 349-351. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac operation for a patient with autoimmune hemolytic anemia with warm-reactive antibodies

Masahiko Onoe, Tatsuo Magara, and Yoshio Yamamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 351-352. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stunned myocardium after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Herko Grubitzsch, Knut Ansorge, Hans-Georg Wollert, and Lothar Eckel
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 352-355. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect, and coronary-pulmonary artery fistula

Yukihiro Kaneko, Hideo Okabe, Nobuhiro Nagata, Jotaro Kobayashi, Arata Murakami, and Shinichi Takamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 355-356. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anomalous right coronary artery originating from the left main coronary artery

Steven R. Lopushinsky, John C. Mullen, and Michael J. Bentley
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 357-358. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Double orifice right atrioventricular valve in atrioventricular septal defect: morphology and extension of the concept of fusion of leaflets

Marc A. Radermecker, Jane Somerville, Wei Li, Robert H. Anderson, and Marc R. de Leval
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 358-360. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Absorbable pulmonary artery banding in tricuspid atresia

Damien Bonnet, Daniel Sidi, and Pascal R. Vouhé
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 360-361. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

P. Syamasundar Rao
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 361-362. [Full Text]  

Simplified retrograde systemic perfusion for removal of air from the aorta in an infant

Si Chan Sung, Hee Jae Jun, and Jong Soo Woo
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 362-364. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nitric oxide usage after posttraumatic pneumonectomy

Feza Nurozler, Michael Argenziano, and Mark E. Ginsburg
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 364-366. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful treatment of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the carina

Fengshi Chen, Akitoshi Tatsumi, and Yoshihiro Miyamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 366-368. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Removal of an intrathoracic migrated fixation pin by thoracoscopy

Casey M. Calkins, Ernest E. Moore, Jeffrey L. Johnson, and Wade R. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 368-370. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Alvin Crawford
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 370. [Full Text]  

Ruptured thymoma causing mediastinal hemorrhage resected via partial sternotomy

Shinji Shimokawa, Shun-ichi Watanabe, Koh-ichi Sakasegawa, and Atsushi Tani
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 370-372. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hydatid disease of rib

Nurettin Karaoglanoglu, Metin Gorguner, and Atilla Eroglu
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 372-373. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Intramural aortic hematoma syndrome

Nicholas Kang and Mark G. Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 374. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

A new operation for ventricular septal defect with aortic incompetence

Qingyu Wu, Dongjin Wang, and Xiangyang Qian
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 375-377. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transaortic approach for the Alfieri stitch

Göran Källner, Jan van der Linden, Leonidas Hadjinikolaou, and Dan Lindblom
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 378-379. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Mehmet Oz and Christopher Mutrie
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 379-380. [Full Text]  

Triangular resection of the anterior leaflet for repair of the mitral valve

Roland Fasol and Elrina Joubert-Hübner
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 381-383. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Redo left anterior descending artery grafting via left anterior small thoracotomy: an alternative approach

Paul C. Kerr, Marco Ricci, Reginald Abraham, Giuseppe D’Ancona, and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 384-385. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Giant bronchial carcinoid tumors: a multidisciplinary approach

Stefan Fischer, Marelise Kruger, Karen McRae, Naeem Merchant, Ming S. Tsao, and Shaf Keshavjee
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 386-393. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Severe respiratory failure

Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Scott K. Alpard, and Akhil Bidani
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 394-396. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

General Thoracic Surgery, Fifth Edition: Edited by Thomas W. Shields, MD, Joseph LoCicero III, MD, and Ronald B. Ponn, MD, Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000, 2624 pp, illustrated, $259.00, ISBN: 0-683-30619-7

James B.D. Mark
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 380. [Full Text]  

Key Topics in Thoracic Surgery: Edited by A.G. Casson, MB, ChB, FRCSC, and M.R. Johnston, MD, FRCSC, Oxford, United Kingdom, BIOS Scientific Publishers, Ltd, 1999, 296 pp, illustrated, £22.95, ISBN: 185996155X

Nicholas J. Demos
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 404. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Reversibility of anorexigenic valvulopathy

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 397. [Full Text]  

Reversibility of anorexigenic valvulopathy: Reply

Mandeep R. Mehra
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 397. [Full Text]  

Epiaortic ultrasound, Y graft, and postoperative neuropsychological dysfunction

Christian Olsson
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 397. [Full Text]  

Epiaortic ultrasound, Y graft, and postoperative neuropsychological dysfunction: Reply

Alistair G. Royse and Colin F. Royse
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 398. [Full Text]  

Resident training in off-pump CABG

Joshua Burack
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 398. [Full Text]  

Resident training in off-pump CABG: Reply

Hratch L. Karamanoukian and Jacob Bergsland
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 398-399. [Full Text]  

Innominate artery cannulation in patients with severe porcelain aorta

Edvin Prifti, Massimo Bonacchi, Marzia Leacche, and Giacomo Frati
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 399-400. [Full Text]  

Stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting: are we forgetting atrial fibrillation?

John A. Odell, Joseph L. Blackshear, David Hodge, and Kent R. Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 400-401. [Full Text]  

Innominate artery cannulation in patients with severe porcelain aorta: Reply

Michael K. Banbury
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 400. [Full Text]  

Stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting: are we forgetting atrial fibrillation?: Reply

Ranjit John and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 401-402. [Full Text]  

Advantages of pressure-controlled intermittent coronary sinus occlusion over left ventricle-powered coronary sinus retroperfusion

Harold L. Lazar
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 402. [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive resection of mediastinal parathyroid adenomas

Eduardo A. Tovar
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 402-403. [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive resection of mediastinal parathyroid adenomas: Reply

Cristina Medrano, Rodney J. Landreneau, Theresa M. Boley, Tilitha Shawgo, Anthony Grasch, and Stephen R. Hazelrigg
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 403. [Full Text]  

Long-term preservation of isolated heart

Ahmet Özyazicioglu, Azman Ates, and Ibrahim Yekeler
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 403-404. [Full Text]  

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