Editorials:

The challenges of health disparity and cardiovascular outcomes

Rosalyn P. Scott
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 405-406. [Full Text]  

Progress in international cardiac surgery: emerging strategies

A. Thomas Pezzella
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 407-408. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Use of omentum for mediastinal tracheostomy after total laryngoesophagectomy

Yoshiyuki Kuwabara, Atsushi Sato, Masami Mitani, Noriyuki Shinoda, Koji Hattori, Tomotaka Suzuki, and Yoshitaka Fujii
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 409-413. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 413. [Full Text]  

Esophageal resection in elderly esophageal carcinoma patients: improvement in postoperative complications

Shoichi Kinugasa, Mitsuo Tachibana, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Dipok Kumar Dhar, Muneaki Shibakita, Satoshi Ohno, Hirofumi Kubota, Reiko Masunaga, and Naofumi Nagasue
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 414-418. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Experience and technique of stapled mechanical cervical esophagogastric anastomosis

Deepak Singh, Richard H. Maley, Tibetha Santucci, Robin S. Macherey, Susan Bartley, Robert J. Weyant, and Rodney J. Landreneau
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 419-424. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Investigating extrathoracic metastatic disease in patients with apparently operable lung cancer

Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 425-433. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Gerard A. Silvestri
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 433-434. [Full Text]  

Complications associated with pulmonary resection in lung cancer patients on dialysis

Masanori Tsuchida, Yasushi Yamato, Tadashi Aoki, Takehiro Watanabe, Takehisa Hashimoto, Hirohiko Shinohara, and Jun-ichi Hayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 435-438. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fluoroscopy-assisted thoracoscopic surgery after computed tomography-guided bronchoscopic barium marking

Takehiro Okumura, Haruhiko Kondo, Kenji Suzuki, Hisao Asamura, Toshiaki Kobayashi, Masahiro Kaneko, and Ryosuke Tsuchiya
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 439-442. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical treatment of active and sequelar forms of pulmonary tuberculosis

Redha Souilamas, Marc Riquet, Françoise Le Pimpec Barthes, Antoine Chehab, Athos Capuani, and Eric Faure
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 443-447. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current management of postoperative chylothorax

Hossein Fahimi, Filip P. Casselman, Massimo A. Mariani, Wim J. van Boven, Paul J. Knaepen, and Henry A. van Swieten
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 448-450. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Pierre Fuentes
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 450-451. [Full Text]  

Efficacy study of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery pleurodesis for spontaneous pneumothorax

Patrick Chan, Peter Clarke, Freddy J. Daniel, Simon R. Knight, and Siven Seevanayagam
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 452-454. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tension pneumocephalus resulting from iatrogenic subarachnoid–pleural fistulae: report of three cases

Mark H. Bilsky, Robert J. Downey, Michael G. Kaplitt, Eric H. Elowitz, and Valerie W. Rusch
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 455-457. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful retrieval and function of lungs from non-heart-beating donors

Hani Shennib, Jin-Qiang Kuang, and Adel Giaid
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 458-461. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Save a child’s heart: we can and we should

Amram J. Cohen, Akiva Tamir, Sion Houri, Belay Abegaz, Eli Gilad, Samuel Omohkdion, Deeb Zabeeda, Vadim Khazin, Antol Ciubotaru, and Arie Schachner
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 462-468. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimal sternotomy approach for congenital heart operations

Ian A. Nicholson, David P. Bichell, Emile A. Bacha, and Pedro J. del Nido
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 469-472. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ministernotomy versus full sternotomy in congenital heart defects: a prospective randomized study

Wanjun Luo, Chunfang Chang, and Shenxi Chen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 473-475. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative stents to rehabilitate severely stenotic pulmonary vessels

Ross M. Ungerleider, Troy A. Johnston, Martin P. O’Laughlin, James J. Jaggers, and Peter R. Gaskin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 476-481. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reoperative homograft right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction

Mark R. Bielefeld, Deborah A. Bishop, David N. Campbell, Max B. Mitchell, Frederick L. Grover, and David R. Clarke
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 482-488. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Open commissurotomy for critical isolated aortic stenosis in neonates

Christos Alexiou, Stephen M. Langley, Malcolm J.R. Dalrymple-Hay, Anthony P. Salmon, Barry R. Keeton, Marcus P. Haw, and James L. Monro
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 489-493. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outcome after repair of tetralogy of Fallot in the first year of life

Christos Alexiou, Hyam Mahmoud, Ahmed Al-Khaddour, James Gnanapragasam, Anthony P. Salmon, Barry R. Keeton, and James L. Monro
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 494-500. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left atrial appendage insertion for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction

Ryo Aeba, Toshiyuki Katogi, Ichiro Kashima, Katsumi Moro, Tsutomu Ito, Shiaki Kawada, and Etsuro Takahashi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 501-505. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Douglas M. Behrendt
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 505-506. [Full Text]  

Improved in-hospital mortality in women undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Daniel J. O’Rourke, David J. Malenka, Elaine M. Olmstead, Hebe B. Quinton, John H. Sanders, Jr, Stephen J. Lahey, Mitchell Norotsky, Reed D. Quinn, Yvon R. Baribeau, Felix Hernandez, Jr, Mary P. Fillinger, and Gerald T. O’Connor
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 507-511. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of race, with or without gender, on operative mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting: a study using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons national database

Renee S. Hartz, Anuradha V. Rao, Mary E. Plomondon, Frederick L. Grover, and A. Laurie W. Shroyer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 512-520. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of body size on operative, intermediate, and long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass operation

Thomas A. Schwann, Robert H. Habib, Anoar Zacharias, Gary L. Parenteau, Christopher J. Riordan, Samuel J. Durham, and Milo Engoren
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 521-530. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Timothy J. Gardner
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 530-531. [Full Text]  

Survival after transmyocardial laser revascularization in relation to nonlasered perfused myocardial zones

Ernst-Guenter Kraatz, Martin Misfeld, Britta Jungbluth, and Hans-Hinrich Sievers
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 532-536. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Target vessel revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass in elderly high-risk patients

Juliane Kilo, Harald Baumer, Martin Czerny, Michael J. Hiesmayr, Meinhard Ploner, Ernst Wolner, and Michael Grimm
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 537-542. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients on chronic hemodialysis: surgical outcome in diabetic nephropathy versus nondiabetic nephropathy patients

Yasuyuki Hosoda, Taira Yamamoto, Kenji Takazawa, Motoshige Yamasaki, Shin Yamamoto, Ichiro Hayashi, and Kazunori Kudoh
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 543-548. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of age on outcome of bilateral skeletonized internal thoracic artery grafting

Jacob Gurevitch, Menachem Matsa, Yosef Paz, Amir Kramer, Dimitri Pevni, Itzhak Shapira, and Rephael Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 549-554. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Verdi J. DiSesa
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 554. [Full Text]  

Does routine use of the radial artery increase complexity or morbidity of coronary bypass surgery?

Ani C. Anyanwu, Imran Saeed, Mahmoud Bustami, Charles Ilsley, Magdi H. Yacoub, and Mohamed Amrani
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 555-559. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

James Tatoulis
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 559-560. [Full Text]  

Clinical results with left axillary to left anterior descending coronary artery bypass

James A. Magovern, Timothy J. Hunter, and Pyongsoo D. Yoon
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 561-564. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial preservation during coronary surgery with and without cardiopulmonary bypass

Hannu J. Penttilä, Martti V.K. Lepojärvi, Kai T. Kiviluoma, Päivi K. Kaukoranta, Ilmo E. Hassinen, and Keijo J. Peuhkurinen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 565-570. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Anthony P.C. Yim and Song Wan
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 570-571. [Full Text]  

Serial change in the atrial transport function after the radial incision approach

Yosuke Ishii, Takashi Nitta, Masahiro Fujii, Hidetsugu Ogasawara, Hideyuki Iwaki, Naoko Ohkubo, and Shigeo Tanaka
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 572-576. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical analysis of results of a simple left atrial procedure for chronic atrial fibrillation

Katsuhiko Imai, Taijiro Sueda, Kazumasa Orihashi, Masanobu Watari, and Yuichiro Matsuura
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 577-581. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tricuspid valve supra-annular implantation in adult patients with Ebstein’s anomaly

Masashi Tanaka, Toshihiro Ohata, Sachito Fukuda, Ikutaro Kigawa, Yoichi Yamashita, and Yasuhiko Wanibuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 582-586. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sinus node function after mitral valve surgery using the superior septal approach

Hankei Shin, Ryohei Yozu, Shigeki Higashi, and Shiaki Kawada
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 587-590. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac surgery in the octogenarian: evaluation of risk, cost, and outcome

G. James Avery, II, S. Jill Ley, J. Donald Hill, James J. Hershon, and Stuart E. Dick
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 591-596. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic valve replacement in geriatric patients: determinants of in-hospital mortality

Larry Z. Bloomstein, Isaac Gielchinsky, Alan D. Bernstein, Victor Parsonnet, Craig Saunders, Ravi Karanam, and Bette Graves
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 597-600. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outcome and follow-up of aortic valve replacement with the freestyle stentless bioprosthesis

A. Pieter Kappetein, Jerry Braun, Leo H.B. Baur, Alain Prat, Katinka Peels, Mark G. Hazekamp, Paul H. Schoof, and Hans A. Huysmans
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 601-608. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamic evaluation of 19-mm Carpentier-Edwards pericardial bioprosthesis in aortic position

Hiromitsu Takakura, Tatsuumi Sasaki, Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Takashi Hachiya, Katsuhisa Onoguchi, Motohiro Oshiumi, and Shigeyuki Takeuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 609-613. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fungal left ventricular assist device endocarditis

Feza Nurozler, Michael Argenziano, Mehmet C. Oz, and Yoshifumi Naka
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 614-618. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shelhigh No-React porcine pulmonic valve conduit: a new alternative to the homograft

Stefano M. Marianeschi, Gabriele M. Iacona, Francesco Seddio, Raul F. Abella, Claudia Condoluci, Adriano Cipriani, Fiore S. Iorio, Shlomo Gabbay, and Carlo F. Marcelletti
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 619-623. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A novel strategy of decoy transfection against nuclear factor-B in myocardial preservation

Taichi Sakaguchi, Yoshiki Sawa, Norihide Fukushima, Motonobu Nishimura, Hajime Ichikawa, Yasufumi Kaneda, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 624-629. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Baiya Krishnadasan and Edward D. Verrier
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 629-630. [Full Text]  

Cardiac ischemic preconditioning improves lung preservation in valve replacement operations

Guohu Li, Shenxi Chen, Erxiong Lu, and Wanjun Luo
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 631-635. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of potassium channel opener aprikalim on the receptor-mediated vasoconstriction in the human internal mammary artery

Ming-Hui Liu, H. Storm Floten, Anthony P. Furnary, Anthony P.C. Yim, and Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 636-641. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

ATP-sensitive potassium channel openers may mimic the effects of hypoxic preconditioning on the coronary artery

Zhen Ren, Qin Yang, H. Storm Floten, Anthony P. Furnary, Anthony P.C. Yim, and Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 642-647. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carnitine affects fatty acid metabolism after cardioplegic arrest in neonatal rabbit hearts

Takahiko Sakamoto, Mitsuru Aoki, Yasuharu Imai, and Shintaro Nemoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 648-653. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mechanism underlying mechanical dysfunction in the border zone of left ventricular aneurysm: a finite element model study

Julius M. Guccione, Scott M. Moonly, Pavlos Moustakidis, Kevin D. Costa, Michael J. Moulton, Mark B. Ratcliffe, and Michael K. Pasque
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 654-662. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Robert C. Gorman and Joseph H. Gorman, III
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 662. [Full Text]  

Platelet Pl^A2 polymorphism enhances risk of neurocognitive decline after cardiopulmonary bypass

Joseph P. Mathew, Christine S. Rinder, J. Greg Howe, Manuel Fontes, Jill Crouch, Mark F. Newman, Barbara Phillips-Bute, and Brian R. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 663-666. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Is there a relationship between cognitive dysfunction and systemic inflammatory response after cardiopulmonary bypass?

Stephen Westaby, Kjell Saatvedt, Samantha White, Takahiro Katsumata, Willem van Oeveren, and Peter W. Halligan
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 667-672. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical implication of orbital ultrasound monitoring during selective cerebral perfusion

Kazumasa Orihashi, Yuichiro Matsuura, Taijiro Sueda, Hiroo Shikata, Masanobu Watari, and Kenji Okada
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 673-677. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with type II heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Abdellah Aouifi, Pascale Blanc, Vincent Piriou, Olivier H. Bastien, Patrick Ffrench, Michel Hanss, and Jean-Jacques Lehot
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 678-683. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of combined conventional and modified ultrafiltration in adult patients

Ugursay Kiziltepe, Adnan Uysalel, Tumer Corapcioglu, Klara Dalva, Hamdi Akan, and Hakki Akalin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 684-693. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Cervical and thoracic components of multiorgan lymphangiomatosis managed surgically

Ali Shahriari and John A. Odell
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 694-696. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Recurrence of pulmonary mucinous cystic tumor of borderline malignancy

Gary N. Mann, Sharon P. Wilczynski, Kenneth Sager, and Frederic W. Grannis, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 696-697. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inflammatory endobronchial stenosis

Kazuhiro Yanagihara, Katsunari Matsuoka, Nobuharu Hanaoka, Katsunori Toda, and Kotaro Muro
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 698-699. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Middle mediastinal parathyroid: diagnosis and surgical approach

Robin P. Boushey and Thomas R.J. Todd
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 699-701. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postpneumonectomy syndrome after left pneumonectomy

Rosemary F. Kelly, David W. Hunter, and Michael A. Maddaus
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 701-703. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Drug-induced methemoglobinemia during thoracoscopic lung biopsy

David R. Lorelli, David E. Morris, and Joseph W. Lewis, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 703-705. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stented elephant trunk method for multiple thoracic aneurysms

Shinji Miyamoto, Tetsuo Hadama, Hirofumi Anai, Hidenori Sako, and Osamu Shigemitsu
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 705-707. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giant pseudoaneurysm of the right sinus of valsalva

Takahiko Misumi, Kuni Nishikawa, Mikito Yasudo, Takaaki Suzuki, and Hiroya Kumamaru
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 707-708. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary vein orifice isolation for elimination of chronic atrial fibrillation

Taijiro Sueda, Katsuhiko Imai, Kazumasa Orihashi, Masanobu Watari, and Kenji Okada
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 708-710. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Late-onset dysphagia lusoria

Cullen D. Morris, Kirk R. Kanter, and Joseph I. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 710-712. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac pheochromocytoma

Jean-Pierre Meunier, Etienne Tatou, Alain Bernard, Roger Brenot, and Michel David
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 712-713. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Interventional and surgical management of aortic stenosis and coarctation

Alan G. Magee, Christopher I. Blauth, and Shakeel A. Qureshi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 713-715. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful staged-Fontan operation in a patient with ectopia cordis

Shigehiko Tokunaga, Hideaki Kado, Yutaka Imoto, Yuichi Shiokawa, and Hisataka Yasui
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 715-717. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Infant partial left ventriculectomy for failure to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass

Stephen Westaby, Pedro A. Catarino, and Takahiro Katsumata
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 717-719. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left atrial aneurysm

J. Mark Morales, Sanjeet G. Patel, Joseph H. Jackson, James A. Duff, and James W. Simpson
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 719-722. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis associated with cor triatriatum

Masayoshi Ito, Seiya Kikuchi, Yoshikazu Hachiro, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 722-723. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modified repair of mixed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Pascal A. Berdat, Jean-Pierre Pfammatter, Igor Genyk, and Thierry P. Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 723-725. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cavopulmonary connection after repair of pulmonary vein stenoses

Thierry Bove, Hélène Demanet, Hughes Dessy, Pierre Viart, and Frank E. Deuvaert
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 725-727. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endovascular stent graft treatment of a pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm

Robert L. Hannan, Kagami Miyaji, Redmond P. Burke, and Evan M. Zahn
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 727-729. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A vascular ring: right aortic arch and descending aorta with left ductus arteriosus

Jae Jin Han, Sejung Sohn, Hae Soon Kim, Tae Hee Won, and Jae Ho Ahn
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 729-731. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Cardiac denervation after transmyocardial laser

Olav M. Sola, Qun Shi, Robert B. Vernon, and Robert R. Lazzara
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 732. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Resection of right atrial tumor thrombi without circulatory arrest

Marc Ruel, Pierre Bedard, Christopher G. Morash, Mark Hynes, and Graeme G. Barber
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 733-734. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of ECMO without the oxygenator to provide ventricular support after Norwood Stage I procedures

Edward M. Darling, David Kaemmer, Dale Scott Lawson, James J. Jaggers, and Ross M. Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 735-736. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pericardial reinforcement after partial atrial resection in idiopathic enlargement of the right atrium

Afksendiyos Kalangos, Ruth Ouaknine, Sylvie Hulin, Laurence Cohen, and Yves Lecompte
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 737-738. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endoscopic vein harvesting with the aid of carbon dioxide insufflation

Malcolm J.R. Dalrymple-Hay, Aiman Alzetani, Robert Costa, and Sunil K. Ohri
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 739-741. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Technique for blood conservation in ABIOMED BVS 5000 ventricular assist device exchange

John G. Byrne, Michael S. Gilfeather, and Gregory S. Couper
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 742-744. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Aprotinin and the systemic inflammatory response after cardiopulmonary bypass

Christopher F. Mojcik and Jerrold H. Levy
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 745-754. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Update:

Development of tolerance to experimental cardiac allografts in utero: updated in 2001

Verdi J. DiSesa and Muhammad M. Mohiuddin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 755-756. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

The surgeon and the follow-up clinic

F. Hammond Cole, Jr, James W. Pate, and Darryl Weiman
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 757. [Full Text]  

The surgeon and the follow-up clinic: reply

Sébastien Gilbert, Kenneth R. Reid, and Dimtri Petsikas
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 757. [Full Text]  

Reconstruction of the pulmonary artery with a pericardial tubular graft

Carlos Del Campo
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 757-758. [Full Text]  

Reconstruction of the pulmonary artery with a pericardial tubular graft: reply

Erino A. Rendina, Federico Venuta, Tiziano De Giacomo, Anna Maria Ciccone, and G. Furio Coloni
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 758. [Full Text]  

Control of bleeding from fragile sternum with a resorbable hemostyptic

Helmut Mair, Albert Schütz, Peter Lamm, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 759-760. [Full Text]  

Types of esophageal repair after primary aortoesophageal fistula resection

Lajos Kotsis
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 759. [Full Text]  

Types of esophageal repair after primary aortoesophageal fistula resection: reply

Michael J. Reardon
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 759. [Full Text]  

Control of bleeding from fragile sternum with a resorbable hemostyptic: reply

Henrik K. Kjaergard
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 760. [Full Text]  

Steel strut fracture after pectus excavatum operation: a technical problem?

Guglielmo M. Actis Dato and Enrico Ruffini
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 760-761. [Full Text]  

Leaflet escape in a Tekna valve in aortic position

Stefan Christiansen, Hans H. Scheld, and Dieter Hammel
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 761. [Full Text]  

Leaflet escape in a Tekna valve in aortic position: reply

Wolfgang B. Hemmer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 761. [Full Text]  

Plica transversae aortae—fold of Rindfleisch

George Falkowski, Ilya Dzigivker, and Dani Bitran
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 761-762. [Full Text]  

Repeat coronary artery bypass via left thoracotomy

Thoralf M. Sundt, III and Arun K. Singhal
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 762. [Full Text]  

Adjusting length of aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass grafts

Murat Güvener
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 762-763. [Full Text]  

Plica transversae aortae—fold of Rindfleisch: reply

Felix Unger and W. Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 762. [Full Text]  

Report:

2000 Meeting: Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Carolyn E. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 71: 764. [Full Text]  

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