Original Articles: General Thoracic:

CALGB 9380: a prospective trial of the feasibility of thoracoscopy/laparoscopy in staging esophageal cancer

Mark J. Krasna, Carolyn E. Reed, Donna Nedzwiecki, Donna R. Hollis, James D. Luketich, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Robert J. Mayer, and David J. Sugarbaker
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1073-1079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laparoscopic management of giant paraesophageal herniation

Robert J. Wiechmann, Mark K. Ferguson, Keith S. Naunheim, Paul McKesey, Steven J. Hazelrigg, Tibetha S. Santucci, Robin S. Macherey, and Rodney J. Landreneau
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1080-1087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Visceral pleura invasion by non-small cell lung cancer: an underrated bad prognostic factor

Dominique Manac’h, Marc Riquet, Jacques Medioni, Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes, Antoine Dujon, and Claire Danel
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1088-1093. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical treatment of lung cancer invading the chest wall: results and prognostic factors

Pierre Magdeleinat, Marco Alifano, Cedrik Benbrahem, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Calogero Porrello, Philippe Puyo, Philippe Levasseur, and Jean François Regnard
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1094-1099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Segmentectomy for roentgenographically occult bronchogenic squamous cell carcinoma

Motoyasu Sagawa, Teruaki Koike, Masami Sato, Makoto Oda, Takashi Kondo, Harubumi Kato, and Ryosuke Tsuchiya
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1100-1104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preoperative chemotherapy for lung cancer does not increase surgical morbidity

Michael P. Siegenthaler, Katherine M. Pisters, Kelly W. Merriman, Jack A. Roth, Stephen G. Swisher, Garrett L. Walsh, Ara A. Vaporciyan, W. Roy Smythe, and Joe B. Putnam, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1105-1112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Open lung biopsy as an outpatient procedure

Christopher J. Blewett, W. Frederick Bennett, John D. Miller, and John D. Urschel
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1113-1115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Early complications of thoracic endoscopic sympathectomy: a prospective study of 940 procedures

Dominique Gossot, Hassan Kabiri, Raffaele Caliandro, Denis Debrosse, Philippe Girard, and Dominique Grunenwald
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1116-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Validation of an orthotopic model of human lung cancer with regional and systemic metastases

Michael R. Johnston, John B.M. Mullen, Marco E. Pagura, and Randy B. Howard
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1120-1125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endobronchial transfection of naked viral interleukin-10 gene in rat lung allotransplantation

Hideki Itano, Wanjiang Zhang, Jon H. Ritter, Timothy J. McCarthy, Nelson S. Yew, Thalachallour Mohanakumar, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1126-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary macrophages are involved in reperfusion injury after lung transplantation

Steven M. Fiser, Curtis G. Tribble, Stewart M. Long, Aditya K. Kaza, John A. Kern, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1134-1139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raffinose improves 24-hour lung preservation in low potassium dextran glucose solution: a histologic and ultrastructural analysis

Stefan Fischer, David Hopkinson, Mingyao Liu, Alexandra A. MacLean, Vernon Edwards, Ernest Cutz, and Shaf Keshavjee
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1140-1145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Mitral valve procedure in dilated cardiomyopathy: repair or replacement?

Antonio M. Calafiore, Sabina Gallina, Michele Di Mauro, Filoteo Gaeta, Angela L. Iacò, Stefano D’Alessandro, Valerio Mazzei, and Gabriele Di Giammarco
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1146-1152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]  

Invited commentary

Steven F. Bolling
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1152-1153. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Change of c-Myc expression and cardiac hypertrophy in patients with aortic valve replacement

Satoshi Taketani, Yoshiki Sawa, Hajime Ichikawa, Shigeaki Ohtake, Motonobu Nishimura, Naomasa Kawaguchi, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1154-1159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical treatment of brucella endocarditis

Cüneyt Keles, Nilgün Bozbuga, Mesut Sismanoglu, Mustafa Güler, Hasan Basri Erdogan, Esat Akinci, and Cevat Yakut
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1160-1163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment of endocarditis with valve replacement: the question of tissue versus mechanical prosthesis

Marc R. Moon, D. Craig Miller, Kathleen A. Moore, Phillip E. Oyer, R. Scott Mitchell, Robert C. Robbins, Edward B. Stinson, Norman E. Shumway, and Bruce A. Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1164-1171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Repeated thromboembolic and bleeding events after mechanical aortic valve replacement

Filip P. Casselman, Michiel L. Bots, Willem Van Lommel, Paul J. Knaepen, Ruud Lensen, and Freddy E.E. Vermeulen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1172-1180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Endre Bodnar
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1180. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intermediate-term results with 1,019 Carbomedics aortic valves

Hui-Hua Li, Joar Hahn, Paul Urbanski, Marius Torka, Gary L. Grunkemeier, and Robert W. Hacker
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1181-1187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Eric G. Butchart
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1187-1188. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation for the elimination of chronic atrial fibrillation in cardiac valvular surgery

Taijiro Sueda, Katsuhiko Imai, Osamu Ishii, Kazumasa Orihashi, Masanobu Watari, and Kenji Okada
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1189-1193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful cardiac transplantation with methanol or carbon monoxide-poisoned donors

Michael J. Bentley, John C. Mullen, Steven R. Lopushinsky, and Dennis L. Modry
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1194-1197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Optimal timing of revascularization: transmural versus nontransmural acute myocardial infarction

Daniel C. Lee, Mehmet C. Oz, Alan D. Weinberg, Susan X. Lin, and Windsor Ting
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1198-1204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sequential grafting of the right gastroepiploic artery in coronary artery bypass surgery

Masami Ochi, Ryuzo Bessho, Yoshiaki Saji, Masahiro Fujii, Nobuo Hatori, and Shigeo Tanaka
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1205-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1209. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Limited flow capacity of the right gastroepiploic artery graft: postoperative echocardiographic and angiographic evaluation

Masami Ochi, Nobuo Hatori, Masahiro Fujii, Yoshiaki Saji, Shigeo Tanaka, and Hiroshi Honma
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1210-1214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Off-pump coronary operations can be safely taught to cardiothoracic trainees

Massimo Caputo, Martin H. Chamberlain, Faruk Özalp, Malcolm J. Underwood, Franco Ciulli, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1215-1219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Louis P. Perrault
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1219. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elective intraaortic balloon counterpulsation for high-risk off-pump coronary artery bypass operations

Joseph M. Craver and C. Patrick Murrah
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1220-1223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Early results of coronary grafting using ultrasonically skeletonized internal thoracic arteries

Tetsuya Higami, Teruo Yamashita, Hideaki Nohara, Kazuhiko Iwahashi, Tsutomu Shida, and Kyoichi Ogawa
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1224-1228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of mammary artery grafts after minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery

Herbert O. Vetter, Rudolf Driever, Heinrich Mertens, Udo Kempkes, and Bernhard M. Cramer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1229-1232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A new predictive model for adverse outcomes after elective thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Scott A. LeMaire, Charles C. Miller, III, Lori D. Conklin, Zachary C. Schmittling, Cüneyt Köksoy, and Joseph S. Coselli
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1233-1238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preoperative risk factors for hospital mortality in acute type A aortic dissection

Koji Kawahito, Hideo Adachi, Atsushi Yamaguchi, and Takashi Ino
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1239-1243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does the extent of proximal or distal resection influence outcome for type A dissections?

Marc R. Moon, Thoralf M. Sundt, III, Michael K. Pasque, Hendrick B. Barner, Charles B. Huddleston, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr, and William A. Gay, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1244-1249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1249-1250. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bulboventricular foramen resection: hemodynamic and electrophysiologic results

Robert H. Pass, David E. Solowiejczyk, Jan M. Quaegebeur, Leonardo Liberman, Karen Altmann, Welton M. Gersony, and Allan J. Hordof
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1251-1254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Systemic right ventricular failure after atrial switch operation: midterm results of conversion into an arterial switch

Sabine H. Daebritz, Andreas R. Tiete, Jörg S. Sachweh, Wolfgang Engelhardt, Götz von Bernuth, and Bruno J. Messmer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1255-1259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Roberto M. Di Donato
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1259. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgery for coarctation of the aorta in infants weighing less than 2 kg

Emile A. Bacha, Melvin Almodovar, David L. Wessel, David Zurakowski, John E. Mayer, Jr, Richard A. Jonas, and Pedro J. del Nido
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1260-1264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Division of modified Blalock-Taussig shunt at correction avoids distortion of the pulmonary artery

Qiang Chen and James L. Monro
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1265-1266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assisted venous drainage cardiopulmonary bypass in congenital heart surgery

Jorge W. Ojito, Robert L. Hannan, Kagami Miyaji, Jeffrey A. White, Todd W. McConaghey, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, and Redmond P. Burke
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1267-1271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]  

Invited commentary

J. William Gaynor
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1271-1272. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A novel organ culture method to study intimal hyperplasia at the site of a coronary artery bypass anastomosis

Dario F. Del Rizzo, Michael C. Moon, Jeffrey P. Werner, and Peter Zahradka
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1273-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Bartley P. Griffith and William R. Wagner
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1279-1280. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Opening of mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels enhances cardioplegic protection

Yoshiya Toyoda, Sidney Levitsky, and James D. McCully
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1281-1288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Michael E. Jessen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1288-1289. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cell volume and ionic transport systems after cold preservation of coronary endothelial cells

Juliana Redondo, María E. Pacheco, Ana M. Manso, Mercedes Salaices, and Jesús Marín
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1290-1295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

William L. Holman
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1295. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preconditioning protects the severely atherosclerotic mouse heart

Guohu Li, Shinichi Tokuno, Peeter Tähepôld, Jarle Vaage, Christian Löwbeer, and Guro Valen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1296-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Philippe Menasché
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1303-1304. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pentoxifylline reduces coronary leukocyte accumulation early in reperfusion after cold ischemia

Stephen C. Gale, Jason Y. Hokama, Leslie S. Ritter, Grace D. Gorman, Jack G. Copeland, and Paul F. McDonagh
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1305-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laboratory confirmation of clinical heart allograft preservation variability

Todd L. Demmy, Timothy A. Turpin, and Colette C. Wagner-Mann
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1312-1319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myocardial function in hearts with transgenic overexpression of the G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5

Edward P. Chen, Hartmuth B. Bittner, Shahab A. Akhter, Walter J. Koch, and R. Duane Davis
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1320-1324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Histopathologic consequences of hyperglycemic cerebral ischemia during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in pigs

Brendan P. Conroy, Marjorie R. Grafe, Larry W. Jenkins, Alejandro H. Vela, Cheng Y. Lin, Douglas S. DeWitt, and William E. Johnston
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1325-1334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysms

Ruggero De Paulis, Giovanni M. De Matteis, Luisa Colagrande, Maria Michela Buratta, and Luigi Chiariello
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1372. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Treatment of severe carinal stenosis with overlapping metallic endoprosthesis

Constance P.L. Lo, Tan Bien Soo, Anne A.L. Hsu, and Philip C.T. Eng
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1335-1336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Solitary pulmonary lymphangioma

Chad Wilson, Frederic B. Askin, and Richard F. Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1337-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dysphagia caused by a fetus-in-fetu in a 27-year-old man

Malek G. Massad, Lawrence Kong, Enrico Benedetti, Daniel Resnick, Luna Ghosh, Alexander S. Geha, and Herand Abcarian
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1338-1341. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Subcutaneous emphysema of the thorax heralding colonic perforation

Pedro A. Catarino and Edward E.J. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1341-1343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Combined off-pump coronary surgery and right lung resections through midline sternotomy

Massimo A. Mariani, Wim J. van Boven, Vincent A.M. Duurkens, Sjef M. Ernst, and Henry A. van Swieten
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1343-1344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Midterm results after ventricular septation for double-inlet left ventricle in early infancy

Yasuaki Naito, Keiichi Fujiwara, Hiroyoshi Komai, and Shigeru Uemura
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1344-1346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aneurysmal pericardial patch producing right ventricular inflow obstruction

Ger B.W.E. Bennink, Francois J. Hitchcock, Mirella Molenschot, Paul Hutter, and Narayanswami Sreeram
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1346-1347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary root translocation for biventricular repair of double-outlet left ventricle

Yoshio Ootaki, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Oshima, Naoki Yoshimura, and Shigeteru Oka
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1347-1349. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cleft on tricuspid anterior leaflet

Naotaka Motoyoshi, Motohisa Tofukuji, Masahiro Sakurai, Mikio Ohmi, and Koichi Tabayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1350-1351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical repair of superior vena cava syndrome

Moisés C. Calderon, Victor M. Lozano, Arturo Jaquez, and Cesar Villaseñor
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1351-1353. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transmitral diagnostic cardioscopy in a coronary artery bypass graft patient

Dumbor L. Ngaage and Alexander R.J. Cale
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1353-1354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Left ventricular reconstruction after resection of a large fibroma

Jean-Michel Grinda, Juan Carlos Chachques, Jerome Jouan, Christian Latremouille, Alain Deloche, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1354-1356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fistula between a saphenous vein graft aneurysm and the pulmonary artery trunk

Maher Dabboussi, Yves Assad Saade, Anne Poncet, and Bernard Baehrel
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1356-1358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Septal dissection and rupture evolved as an inferobasal pseudoaneurysm

Isidoro Di Bella, Gaetano Minzioni, Daniele Maselli, Stefano Pasquino, and Mario Viganò
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1358-1360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myocardial abscess with contained rupture: successful repair

David G. Harris and Gawie J. Rossouw
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1360-1361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the heart causing aortic regurgitation

Lingaraj Krishna, Wai-Lin Ng, and Naresh Chachlani
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1361-1363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycotic arch aneurysm and aortoesophageal fistula in a patient with melioidosis

Manisha A. Patel, Joseph D. Schmoker, Peter L. Moses, Raza Anees, and Robert D’Agostino
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1363-1365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocarditis after nipple piercing in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve

Christoph Ochsenfahrt, Reinhard Friedl, Andreas Hannekum, and Bernd A. Schumacher
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1365-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fracture-embolization of Duromedics valve prosthesis and microscopic uncommon lesions

Etienne Tatou, Mountajab Saleh, Jean Christophe Eicher, Roger Brenot, and Michel David
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1366-1369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Venoarterial air embolus: a complication of vacuum-assisted venous drainage

Richard M. Davila, Thomas Rawles, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1369-1371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How To Do It:

Pulmonary vein augmentation for single lung transplantation

Roberto P. Casula, Serban C. Stoica, John Wallwork, and John Dunning
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1373-1374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bentall procedure with a stentless valve and a new aortic root prosthesis

Ruggero De Paulis, Paolo Nardi, Giovanni Maria De Matteis, Patrizio Polisca, and Luigi Chiariello
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1375-1376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Artificial mitral valve chordae replacement made simple

David H. Adams, Alexander Kadner, and Raymond H. Chen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1377-1378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Michael A. Acker
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1378-1379. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Commissure holder: an innovative device for aortic valve-sparing technique

Hiroji Akimoto, Yusuke Tsuru, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Mitsuaki Sadahiro, and Koichi Tabayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1380-1381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Implantation of cardioverter device in young children: the perirenal approach

Mark G. Hazekamp, Nico A. Blom, Paul H. Schoof, Martin J. Schalij, and Robert A.E. Dion
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1382-1383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A new repair for anomalous left coronary artery

Kona Samba Murthy, Shivaprakasha Krishnanaik, Smruti Ranjan Mohanty, Roy Varghese, and Kotturathu Mammen Cherian
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1384-1386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Leo Eloesser: an American cardiothoracic surgeon in China

Yi Shan Wang and Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1387-1388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Collective Review:

Anatomic and hemodynamic considerations influencing the efficiency of retrograde cardioplegia

Permyos Ruengsakulrach and Brian F. Buxton
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1389-1395. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Update:

Update 2001: late follow-up of pleural chondrosarcoma

Harold D. Head
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1396. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Update 2001: dextrorphan inhibits the release of excitatory amino acids during spinal cord ischemia

Chris K. Rokkas and Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1397-1398. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

The true father of circulation: Harvey or Hippocrates?

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1399. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Excellence and low case volume

Amit Chandra
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1399. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Excellence and low case volume: Reply

Gerald L. Early and Shauna R. Roberts
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1399-1400. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preoperative intraaortic balloon pump in high-risk patients

Roger J.F. Baskett, Gregory M. Hirsch, and William A. Ghati
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1400. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preoperative intraaortic balloon pump in high-risk patients: Reply

Jan T. Christenson
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1400-1401. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Avulsion of the left internal mammary artery graft after minimally invasive coronary surgery

Marc A. Radermecker, Thierry Grenade, Quentin Desiron, and Raymond Limet
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1401. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Avulsion of the left internal mammary artery graft after minimally invasive coronary surgery: Reply

Marco Ricci, Hratch L. Karamanoukian, Giuseppe D’Ancona, Jacob Bergsland, and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1401-1402. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Autologous blood pleurodesis for treating persistent air leak after lung resection

Michael Shackcloth, Mike Poullis, and Richard Page
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1402-1403. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Bristol Affair: lessons to be learned

James D. Wisheart and Janardan P. Dhasmana
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1403-1404. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Autologous blood pleurodesis for treating persistent air leak after lung resection: Reply

Juan J. Rivas de Andrés, Sandra Blanco, and Mercedes de la Torre
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1403. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Bristol Affair: lessons to be learned: Reply

James L. Monro
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1404. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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