Editorials:

Tuning a Stradivarius

L.Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1407-1408. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evolving technology: recognition and opportunity

Bruce W Lytle
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1409. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas B. Ferguson Lecture:

Public policy and the practicing physician

The Honorable Bill Frist
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1410-1414. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Prospective randomized trial compares suction versus water seal for air leaks

Robert J Cerfolio, Cyndi Bass, and Charles R Katholi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1613-1617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Randomized controlled trial of a synthetic sealant for preventing alveolar air leaks after lobectomy

Henri L Porte, Thomas Jany, Rias Akkad, Massimo Conti, Patricia A Gillet, Anne Guidat, and Alain J Wurtz
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1618-1622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trial of a novel synthetic sealant in preventing air leaks after lung resection

John C Wain, Larry R Kaiser, David W Johnstone, Stephen C Yang, Cameron D Wright, Joseph S Friedberg, Richard H Feins, Richard F Heitmiller, Douglas J Mathisen, and Murray R Selwyn
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1623-1629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endotracheal balloon dilatation and stent implantation in benign stenoses

Bernd Schmidt, Heidi Olze, Adrian C Borges, Matthias John, Uta Liebers, Oliver Kaschke, Konrad Haake, and Christian Witt
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1630-1634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in thoracic sarcomas

Akira Iyoda, Kenzo Hiroshima, Masayuki Baba, Takehiko Fujisawa, Toshikazu Yusa, and Hidemi Ohwada
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1635-1639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

David R Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1639. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evolving management and outcome of esophageal cancer with airway involvement

E.Pendleton Alexander, Gregory D Trachiotis, Timothy O Lipman, and Robert G Wadleigh
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1640-1644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Retinoic acid enhances lung growth after pneumonectomy

Aditya K Kaza, Irving L Kron, John A Kern, Stewart M Long, Steven M Fiser, Richard P Nguyen, Curtis G Tribble, and Victor E Laubach
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1645-1650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Richard N Pierson, III
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1650. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Recipient intramuscular gene transfer of active transforming growth factor-β1 attenuates acute lung rejection

Takashi Suda, Franco D’Ovidio, Niccolo Daddi, Jon H Ritter, Thalachallour Mohanakumar, and G.Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1651-1656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Combretastatin A-4 prodrug inhibits growth of human non–small cell lung cancer in a murine xenotransplant model

Arnd S Boehle, Bence Sipos, Ursula Kliche, Holger Kalthoff, and Peter Dohrmann
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1657-1665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheal allotransplantation maintaining cartilage viability with long-term cryopreserved allografts

Keiji Kushibe, Kunimoto Nezu, Kazuhiko Nishizaki, Makoto Takahama, and Shigeki Taniguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1666-1669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

High lactate predicts the failure of intraaortic balloon pumping after cardiac surgery

Andrew R Davies, Rinaldo Bellomo, Jai S Raman, Geoffrey A Gutteridge, and Brian F Buxton
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1415-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

An extracorporeal membrane oxygenation–based approach to cardiogenic shock in an older population

Christopher Smith, Rinaldo Bellomo, Jai S Raman, George Matalanis, Alexander Rosalion, Jonathan Buckmaster, Graeme Hart, William Silvester, Geoffrey A Gutteridge, Ben Smith, Laurie Doolan, and Brian F Buxton
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1421-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]  

Risk factors for post-cardiopulmonary bypass vasoplegia in patients with preserved left ventricular function

Armand Mekontso-Dessap, Rémi Houël, Céline Soustelle, Matthias Kirsch, Dominique Thébert, and Daniel Y Loisance
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1428-1432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S100B as a predictor of size and outcome of stroke after cardiac surgery

Henrik Jönsson, Per Johnsson, Marianne Birch-Iensen, Christer Alling, Stephen Westaby, and Sten Blomquist
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1433-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Total orthotopic heart transplantation for primary cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma: factors influencing long-term survival

Daniel Grandmougin, Georges Fayad, Christophe Decoene, Annie Pol, and Henri Warembourg
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1438-1441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of Celsior for flush and hypothermic storage of cardiac allografts

J. David Vega, John L. Ochsner, Valluvan Jeevanandam, David C. McGiffin, Kenneth R. McCurry, Robert M. Mentzer, Jr, James C. Stringham, Richard N. Pierson, III, O.H. Frazier, Alan H. Menkis, Edward D. Staples, Dennis L. Modry, Robert W. Emery, William Piccione, Jr, Michel Carrier, Paul J. Hendry, Salim Aziz, Satoshi Furukawa, and Si M. Pham
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1442-1447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical management of valvular disease in patients requiring left ventricular assist device support

Vivek Rao, James P Slater, Niloo M Edwards, Yoshifumi Naka, and Mehmet C Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1448-1453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Nicholas G Smedira
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1453. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Favorable outcome after composite valve-graft replacement in patients older than 65 years

Marek P Ehrlich, M.Arisan Ergin, Jock N McCullough, Steven L Lansman, Jan D Galla, Carol A Bodian, and Randall B Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1454-1459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Redo aortic root replacement: experience with 31 patients

Ehud Raanani, Tirone E David, Göran Dellgren, Susan Armstrong, Joan Ivanov, and Christopher M. Feindel
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1460-1463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Repair of anterior leaflet prolapse by papillary muscle repositioning: a new surgical option

Gilles D Dreyfus, Toufan Bahrami, Naji Alayle, Sherban Mihealainu, Claude Dubois, and Philippe De Lentdecker
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1464-1470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Midterm evaluation of the Tissuemed (Aspire) porcine bioprosthesis: 493 patients, 506 bioprostheses

Ira R.A Goldsmith, Tomasz J Spyt, Maria Boehm, Simon Kendall, and Michael D Rosin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1471-1476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical outcomes, angiographic patency, and resource utilization in 200 consecutive off-pump coronary bypass patients

John D Puskas, Vinod H Thourani, J.Jeffrey Marshall, Steven J Dempsey, Mark A Steiner, Bonnie H Sammons, W.Morris Brown, III, John Parker Gott, William S Weintraub, and Robert A Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1477-1484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Technical aspects and outcome of in situ right internal thoracic artery grafting to the major branches of the circumflex artery via the transverse sinus

Masashi Ura, Ryuzo Sakata, Yoshihiro Nakayama, Yoshio Arai, Shuichi Oshima, Katsuo Noda, and Mitsuhiko Kitaoka
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1485-1490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atrial fibrillation: prevalence after minimally invasive direct and standard coronary artery bypass

Marilyn Hravnak, Leslie A Hoffman, Melissa I Saul, Thomas G Zullo, Julie F Cuneo, Gayle R Whitman, John M Clochesy, and Bartley P Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1491-1495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemodynamics and gas exchange during carbon dioxide insufflation for totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting

Christian Byhahn, Stephan Mierdl, Dirk Meininger, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Georg Matheis, and Klaus Westphal
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1496-1501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

W.Randolph Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1501-1502. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minimally invasive saphenous vein harvesting: effects on endothelial and smooth muscle function

Edward A. Black, Tomasz J. Guzik, Nick E.J. West, Karen Campbell, Ravi Pillai, Chandi Ratnatunga, and Keith M. Channon
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1503-1507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is tranexamic acid safe in patients undergoing coronary endarterectomy?

Marc A. Ruel, Feng Wang, Michael E. Bourke, Jean-Yves Dupuis, James A. Robblee, Wilbert J. Keon, and Fraser D. Rubens
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1508-1511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increase in serum S100A1-B and S100BB during cardiac surgery arises from extracerebral sources

Russell E Anderson, Lars-Olof Hansson, Olle Nilsson, Jan Liska, Göran Settergren, and Jarle Vaage
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1512-1517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass induces the synthesis and release of matrix metalloproteinases

Cassandra Joffs, Himali R. Gunasinghe, Marlina M. Multani, B. Hugh Dorman, John M. Kratz, A. Jackson Crumbley, III, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, and Francis G. Spinale
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1518-1523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RETRACTED: Prophylactic use of pentoxifylline on inflammation in elderly cardiac surgery patients

Joachim Boldt, Christian Brosch, Andreas Lehmann, Günter Haisch, Johannes Lang, and Frank Isgro
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1524-1529. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Reverse subclavian flap repair of hypoplastic transverse aorta in infancy

Kirk R. Kanter, Robert N. Vincent, and Derek A. Fyfe
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1530-1536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saphenous vein homograft: a superior conduit for the systemic arterial shunt in the Norwood operation

Vincent K.H Tam, Kathy Murphy, W.James Parks, Anthony A Raviele, Robert N Vincent, Margaret Strieper, and Angel R Cuadrado
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1537-1540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]  

Total cavopulmonary connections in children with a previous Norwood procedure

Anthony Azakie, Brian W. McCrindle, Lee N. Benson, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Jennifer L. Russell, John G. Coles, David Nykanen, Robert M. Freedom, and William G. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1541-1546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac arrhythmia in patients undergoing surgical repair of Ebstein’s anomaly

Sylvain M Chauvaud, Gianluca Brancaccio, and Alain F Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1547-1552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A policy of elective delayed sternal closure does not improve the outcome after arterial switch

W. Andrew Owens, Nicola Vitale, Asif Hasan, and J.R. Leslie Hamilton
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1553-1555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetralogy of Fallot: surgical management individualized to the patient

Charles D Fraser, Jr, E.Dean McKenzie, and Denton A Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1556-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aortic valvotomy for congenital valvular aortic stenosis: a 37-year experience

Christian Detter, Teddy Fischlein, Christina Feldmeier, Georg Nollert, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1564-1571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intranasal mupirocin reduces sternal wound infection after open heart surgery in diabetics and nondiabetics

George E Cimochowski, Michael D Harostock, Robert Brown, Mark Bernardi, Nancy Alonzo, and Kathy Coyle
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1572-1579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Closed drainage using Redon catheters for poststernotomy mediastinitis: results and risk factors for adverse outcome

Matthias Kirsch, Armand Mekontso-Dessap, Rémi Houël, Emmanuelle Giroud, Marie-Line Hillion, and Daniel Y. Loisance
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1580-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]  

Cardiac hydatid cysts with intracavitary expansion

Mehmet Kaplan, Murat Demirtas, Serdar Cimen, and Azmi Ozler
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1587-1590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Protection of the spinal cord with pentobarbital and hypothermia

Shigeru Kazama, Yutaka Miyoshi, Masaki Nie, Hiroshi Imai, Zong Bo Lin, Atsushi Kurata, and Masato Machii
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1591-1595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Are macrophages involved in early myocardial reperfusion injury?

Lucia Formigli, Lidia Ibba Manneschi, Chiara Nediani, Elena Marcelli, Geri Fratini, Sandra Zecchi Orlandini, and Avio M Perna
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1596-1602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy of a new coating material, PMEA, for cardiopulmonary bypass circuits in a porcine model

Hitoshi Suhara, Yoshiki Sawa, Motonobu Nishimura, Hiroaki Oshiyama, Kenji Yokoyama, Noboru Saito, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1603-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BioGlue surgical adhesive for thoracic aortic repair during coagulopathy: efficacy and histopathology

Charles W Hewitt, Steven W Marra, Brian R Kann, Hoang S Tran, Matthew M Puc, Frank A Chrzanowski, Jr, Jean-Luc V Tran, Steven D Lenz, Jonathan H Cilley, Jr, Vincent A Simonetti, and Anthony J DelRossi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1609-1612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Multislice helical computed tomography for minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Yoshihiro Sawamura, Kei Takase, Sekinori Kikuchi, and Takashi Ito
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1707. [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Dissection of atrial septum after mitral valve replacement

Omar Di Gregorio, Carmela Nardi, Aldo Milano, Marco De Carlo, Maria Grana, and Uberto Bortolotti
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1670-1672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Three-year follow-up of an atrial septal aneurysm

Tadashi Shinohara, Tamizo Kimura, Hiroshi Yoshizu, and Fumitaka Ohsuzu
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1672-1673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Left ventricular hamartoma associated with ventricular tachycardia

Minh H.T Dinh, Joseph M Galvin, Thomas H Aretz, and David F Torchiana
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1673-1675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A primary cardiac sarcoma with unusual histology and clinical course

Hans P Brunner-La Rocca, Paul R Vogt, Allen P Burke, Jakob Schneider, Rolf Jenni, and Marko I Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1675-1677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma on the pulmonary valve: a rare cardiac tumor

Kenji Okada, Taijiro Sueda, Kazumasa Orihashi, Masanobu Watari, and Yuichiro Matsuura
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1677-1679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safe technique for removal of extensive renal cell tumors

Dumbor L Ngaage, David A.C Sharpe, Stephen Prescott, and Philip H Kay
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1679-1681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful VATS ligation of a large anomalous branch producing IMA steal syndrome after MIDCAB

Sebastian Pagni, Michael Bousamra, II, Melissa Walton Shirley, and Paul A Spence
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1681-1682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intravascular migration of fractured sternal wire presenting with hemoptysis

Andrew J Schreffler and John D Rumisek
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1682-1684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fenestrated arterial switch operation: surgical approach to an unusual transposition of the great arteries complex

Carmelo Mignosa, Vincenzo Duca, Innocenzo Bianca, Dario Salvo, Giuseppe Ferlazzo, and Mauro Abbate
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1684-1686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transposition with absent pulmonary valve syndrome: early repair of a rare case

Guido Oppido, Adriano Carotti, Sonia B Albanese, Antonio Amodeo, Luciano Pasquini, and Roberto M Di Donato
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1686-1688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Idiopathic main pulmonary artery aneurysm

Kiron K.S Nair and Adnan M Cobanoglu
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1688-1690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helical computed tomographic angiography in obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage

Isao Shiraishi, Masaaki Yamagishi, Naoya Iwasaki, Kentaro Toiyama, and Kenji Hamaoka
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1690-1692. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giant midesophageal pulsion diverticulum: a report of two operated cases

Sivert Svane
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1692-1694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Metalloptysis: a late complication of lung volume reduction surgery

Inger Oey and David A Waller
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1694-1695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Redoing reconstruction of the esophagus using remnants of the ileo-left colon aided by microvascular anastomosis

Yau-Lin Tseng, Ming-Ho Wu, Mu-Yen Lin, and Jing-Wei Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1695-1697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thoracoscopic resection of an ectopic intrathoracic goiter

Sean C Grondin, Percival Buenaventura, and James D Luketich
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1697-1698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intrathoracic desmoid tumor mimicking primary lung neoplasm

Mobeen Iqbal, Leonard J Rossoff, Leonard Kahn, and Rudy P Lackner
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1698-1700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bronchial anastomotic stricture caused by ossification of an intercostal muscle flap

Maher E Deeb, Daniel H Sterman, Joseph B Shrager, and Larry R Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1700-1702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Erino A Rendina and Stanley C Fell
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1702. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A unique congenital mediastinal malformation

Henri L Porte, David G Massouille, Gilles R Lebuffe, and Alain J Wurtz
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1703-1704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical correction of postpneumonectomy stridor by saline breast implantation

Inderpaul Birdi, Max Baghai, and Francis C Wells
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1704-1706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How To Do It:

Aortic stent-graft for patent ductus arteriosus in adults: the aortic exclusion technique

François Roques, Jean-Luc Hennequin, Bruno Sanchez, Alex Ridarch, and Hervé Rousseau
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1708-1709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical treatment of an aneurysm in the right aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery

Takuro Tsukube, Keiji Ataka, Masahiro Sakata, Noboru Wakita, and Yutaka Okita
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1710-1711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

New method of coronary artery occlusion for beating-heart coronary artery bypass surgery

Yih-Sharng Chen, Tsai-Fu Chou, Jiun-Yi Lee, Fang-Yue Lin, and Shoei-Shan Wang
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1712-1713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The use of adenosine for repair of penetrating cardiac injuries: a novel method

Roger Lim, Inderjit S. Gill, R. Thomas Temes, and Charles E. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1714-1715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transxiphoid approach for intracardiac repair using video-assisted cardioscopy

Kagami Miyaji, Arata Murakami, Jotaro Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Suematsu, and Shinichi Takamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1716-1718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A new off-pump technique for thoratec right ventricular assist device insertion

Vivek Rao, Mehmet C Oz, Niloo M Edwards, and Yoshifumi Naka
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1719-1720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Video-assisted extended thymectomy in patients with thymoma by lifting the sternum

Sadanori Takeo, Takashi Sakada, and Tokujirou Yano
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1721-1723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Current Review:

Myocyte transplantation for myocardial repair: a few good cells can mend a broken heart

Reida M El Oakley, Oon Cheong Ooi, Ariff Bongso, and Magdi H Yacoub
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1724-1733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Update:

Update 2001: Preoperative use of erythropoietin for cardiovascular operations in anemia

Toshio Konishi, Mutsumu Fukata, Makoto Takeda, and Kanji Matsuzaki
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1734-1735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Update 2001: Skeletal muscle ventricles: left ventricular apex to aorta configuration

Gregory A Thomas and Larry W Stephenson
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1736-1737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Report:

Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Gordon F Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1738-1747. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Antithrombotic treatment in patients with unstable coronary artery disease undergoing CABG

Elisabeth Stahle and Bertil Lindahl
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1748. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antithrombotic treatment in patients with unstable coronary artery disease undergoing CABG: Reply

Stephen C Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1748-1749. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Remaining procoagulant property of wound blood washed by a cell-saving device

Noriyuki Tabuchi, Makoto Sunamori, Takatoshi Koyama, and Aya Shibamiya
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1749. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Remaining procoagulant property of wound blood washed by a cell-saving device: Reply

Wilko Reents, Jörg Babin-Ebell, and Olaf Elert
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1749-1750. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in high-risk patients

Giulio Pompilio, Marco Zanobini, Gianluca Polvani, Francesco Alamanni, and Paolo Bignoli
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1750-1751. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OPCAB selection bias

Michael A Wait
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1751. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OPCAB selection bias: Reply

Vibhu R Kshettry, Thomas F Flavin, Robert W Emery, Demetre M Nicoloff, and Rebecca J Petersen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1751. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OPCAB selection bias: Reply

Michael J Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1751-1752. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitral valve repair in the elderly

Victor Jebara
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1752-1753. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simple shunting of thoracoabdominal aneurysms with visceral perfusion

Salvatore Privitera and Robert J. Cusimano
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1753. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simple shunting of thoracoabdominal aneurysms with visceral perfusion: Reply

Ryuji Kunitomo
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1753. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful recovery of allograft failure with biventricular support

Angel L Fernández and Amparo Martínez
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1753-1754. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful recovery of allograft failure with biventricular support: Reply

Johannes M Albes
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1754. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Different technical approaches on cardiac binding procedures

Mustafa Ünal, Ilyas Kayacioglu, Murat Demirtas, and Murat Akçar
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1754-1755. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Different technical approaches on cardiac binding procedures: Reply

Mario Chiavarelli and Mikhail Vaynblat
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1755. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Controlled perfusion of the transplanted lung

Stephen C Clark, Catherine D Sudarshan, and John H Dark
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1755-1756. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Controlled perfusion of the transplanted lung: Reply

Scott D Lick
Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1756. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

Editorial Board changes

Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1405-1406. [PDF]  

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