Statistician's Page:

Actual versus actuarial event-free percentages

Gary L. Grunkemeier and YingXing Wu
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 677-678. [Full Text]  

Hawley H. Seiler Resident Award Paper:

Electroplegia: an alternative to blood cardioplegia for arresting the heart during conventional (on-pump) cardiac operation

Cullen D. Morris, Jason M. Budde, Daniel A. Velez, Satoshi Muraki, Zhi-Qing Zhao, John D. Puskas, Robert A. Guyton, and Jakob Vinten-Johansen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 679-687. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Esophagectomy for achalasia: patient selection and clinical experience

Eric J. Devaney, Mark D. Iannettoni, Mark B. Orringer, and Becky Marshall
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 854-858. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tumor marker expression is predictive of survival in patients with esophageal cancer

Thomas A. Aloia, David H. Harpole, Jr, Carolyn E. Reed, Carmen Allegra, Mary-Beth H. Moore, James E. Herndon, II, and Thomas A. D’Amico
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 859-866. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Three-field lymph node dissection for esophageal cancer in elderly patients over 70 years of age

Wentao Fang, Hiroyasu Igaki, Yuji Tachimori, Hiroshi Sato, Hiroyuki Daiko, and Hoichi Kato
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 867-871. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lateral thoracic expansion for Jeune’s syndrome: midterm results

J. Terrance Davis, Jonathan B. Heistein, Robert G. Castile, Brent Adler, Khaled H. Mutabagani, Rafael E. Villalobos, and Robert L. Ruberg
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 872-877. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Eric W. Fonkalsrud
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 878. [Full Text]  

What is the advantage of a thoracoscopic lobectomy over a limited thoracotomy procedure for lung cancer surgery?

Hiroaki Nomori, Hirotoshi Horio, Tsuguo Naruke, and Keiichi Suemasu
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 879-884. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Induction chemotherapy increases perioperative complications in patients undergoing resection for non–small cell lung cancer

John R. Roberts, Chad Eustis, Russell Devore, David Carbone, Hak Choy, and David Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 885-888. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical outcome of pulmonary resection in chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis

Shunsuke Endo, Yasunori Sohara, Fumio Murayama, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Kenji Tezuka, and Shin-ichi Yamamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 889-893. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Jeffrey M. Piehler
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 894. [Full Text]  

Video-assisted thoracoscopic "resympathicotomy" for palmar hyperhidrosis: analysis of 42 cases

Torng-Sen Lin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 895-898. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved right heart function with a compliant inflow artificial lung in series with the pulmonary circulation

Scott D. Lick, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Dongfang Wang, Donald J. Deyo, Scott K. Alpard, and Sean D. Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 899-904. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Histologic atrial myolysis is associated with atrial fibrillation after cardiac operation

Niv Ad, Eitan Snir, Bernardo A. Vidne, and Eliahu Golomb
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 688-693. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Predictors of conversion of atrial fibrillation after cardiac operation in the absence of class I or III antiarrhythmic medications

Richard J. Soucier, Saema Mirza, Melecio G. Abordo, Ellison Berns, Honora C. Dalamagas, Anis Hanna, and David I. Silverman
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 694-697. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 697-698. [Full Text]  

Safety and efficacy of hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest for operations on the descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Paolo Masetti, Chris K. Rokkas, Suzan F. Murphy, and Eugene H. Blackstone
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 699-708. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved outcome with organs from carbon monoxide poisoned donors for intrathoracic transplantation

Heyman Luckraz, Steven S. Tsui, Jayan Parameshwar, John Wallwork, and Stephen R. Large
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 709-713. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Warfarin therapy does not increase bleeding in patients undergoing heart transplantation

Cullen D. Morris, J. David Vega, Jerrold H. Levy, Nancy N. Buist, Andrew L. Smith, George J. Despotis, and Kirk R. Kanter
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 714-718. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sternal wound infection after heart transplantation: incidence and results with aggressive surgical treatment

Michel Carrier, Louis P. Perrault, Michel Pellerin, Richard Marchand, Pierre Auger, Guy B. Pelletier, Michel White, Normand Racine, and Denis Bouchard
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 719-723. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Nicholas G. Smedira
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 723-724. [Full Text]  

Nosocomial bloodstream infections in patients with implantable left ventricular assist devices

Steven M. Gordon, Steven K. Schmitt, Micah Jacobs, Nicolas M. Smedira, Marlene Goormastic, Michael K. Banbury, Mike Yeager, Janet Serkey, Katherine Hoercher, and Patrick M. McCarthy
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 725-730. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tracheostomy: a risk factor for mediastinitis after cardiac operation

Jack J. Curtis, Nicole C. Clark, Charlotte A. McKenney, Joseph T. Walls, Richard A. Schmaltz, Todd L. Demmy, James W. Jones, William R. Wilson, Jr, and Colette C. Wagner-Mann
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 731-734. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Importance of thymus to maintain operational tolerance to fully allogeneic cardiac grafts

Masanori Niimi, Nozomu Shirasugi, Yosifumi Ikeda, Shigenao Kan, Hiroshi Takami, and Kimikazu Hamano
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 735-739. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-term survival of cardiac xenografts in fully xenogeneic (mouse rat) bone marrow chimeras

Muhammad M. Mohiuddin, Yong Qin, Xiaohua Qian, Yuru Meng, and Verdi J. DiSesa
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 740-745. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Bruce R. Rosengard
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 745-746. [Full Text]  

In vivo hemodynamic performance of the Cleveland Clinic CorAide blood pump in calves

Yoshie Ochiai, Leonard A.R. Golding, Alex L. Massiello, Alexander L. Medvedev, Renee L. Gerhart, Ji-Feng Chen, Masami Takagaki, and Kiyotaka Fukamachi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 747-752. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Age and valve size effect on the long-term durability of the Carpentier-Edwards aortic pericardial bioprosthesis

Michael K. Banbury, Delos M. Cosgrove, III, Jennifer A. White, Eugene H. Blackstone, Robert W. M. Frater, and J. Edward Okies
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 753-757. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The St. Jude "Silzone" valve: midterm results in treatment of active endocarditis

Ralf G. Seipelt, Jaime F. Vazquez-Jimenez, Ingrid M. Seipelt, Andreas Franke, Khaled Chalabi, Friedrich A. Schoendube, and Bruno J. Messmer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 758-762. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

James D. Fonger
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 762-763. [Full Text]  

Tricuspid valve repair with the Cosgrove-Edwards annuloplasty system: early clinical and echocardiographic results

Giuseppe Gatti, Giuseppe Maffei, Anna M. Lusa, and Peppino Pugliese
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 764-767. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

One-stage coronary and abdominal aortic operation with or without cardiopulmonary bypass: early and midterm follow-up

Raimondo Ascione, Gabriele Iannelli, Kelvin H.H. Lim, Hajime Imura, and Nicola Spampinato
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 768-774. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 775. [Full Text]  

Influence of diabetes on mortality and morbidity: off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting versus coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass

Mitchell J. Magee, Todd M. Dewey, Tea Acuff, James R. Edgerton, James F. Hebeler, Syma L. Prince, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 776-781. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

George L. Hicks, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 781. [Full Text]  

Effect of distal graft anastomosis site on retrograde perfusion and flow patterns of native coronary vasculature

Lin-rui Guo, David A. Steinman, Byung C. Moon, Wan-Kei Wan, and Richard J. Millsap
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 782-787. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump bypass grafting is safe in patients with left main coronary disease

Todd M. Dewey, Mitchell J. Magee, James R. Edgerton, Megumi Mathison, Denise Tennison, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 788-792. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Creative arterial bypass grafting can be performed on the beating heart

Robert L. Quigley, Steven J. Weiss, Richard Y. Highbloom, and John Pym
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 793-797. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arterial myocardial revascularization with in situ crossover right internal thoracic artery to left anterior descending artery

Oren Lev-Ran, Dimitri Pevni, Menachem Matsa, Yosef Paz, Amir Kramer, and Rephael Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 798-803. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Regional topical hypothermia of the beating heart: preservation of function and tissue

Daniel S. Schwartz, Ross M. Bremner, Craig J. Baker, Kanti M. Uppal, Mark L. Barr, Robbin G. Cohen, and Vaughn A. Starnes
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 804-809. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arterial balloon catheter: a new atraumatic device for dilating arterial grafts

Hugues Jeanmart, Louis P. Perrault, Nathalie Desjardins, Olivier Chavanon, Michel Carrier, and James D. Fonger
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 810-815. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 816. [Full Text]  

Transmyocardial laser revascularization dose response: enhanced perfusion in a porcine ischemia model as a function of channel density

Adam H. Hamawy, Leonard Y. Lee, Sanjay A. Samy, Dean R. Polce, Massimiliano Szulc, Madeline Vazquez, and Todd K. Rosengart
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 817-822. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Ray C.-J. Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 822. [Full Text]  

The Ross/Konno procedure in neonates and infants: intermediate-term survival and autograft function

Richard G. Ohye, Carlen A. Gomez, Bonita J. Ohye, Caren S. Goldberg, and Edward L. Bove
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 823-830. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atrioventricular valve regurgitation in patients with single ventricle: impact of the bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis

William T. Mahle, Meryl S. Cohen, Thomas L. Spray, and Jack Rychik
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 831-835. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of NHE-1 inhibition on cardioprotection and impact on protection by K/Mg cardioplegia

Yoshiya Toyoda, Shaher Khan, Weimin Chen, Robert A. Parker, Sidney Levitsky, and James D. McCully
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 836-843. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Steven E. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 843-844. [Full Text]  

Can hypocapnia reduce cerebral embolization during cardiopulmonary bypass?

Walter Plöchl, Claus G. Krenn, David J. Cook, Eva Gollob, Thomas Pezawas, Heinz Schima, Osman Ipsiroglu, Gregor Wollenek, and Georg Grubhofer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 845-849. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Christopher I. Blauth
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 849. [Full Text]  

Is the use of albumin in colloid prime solution of cardiopulmonary bypass circuit justified?

Ricardo H. Boks, Lex A. van Herwerden, Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, Willem van Oeveren, Y. John Gu, Marianne J. Wijers, and Ad J.J.C. Bogers
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 850-853. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Reduction in recalcitrant pulmonary hypertension after operation for atrial septal defect

Hitoshi Yamauchi, Shigeo Yamaki, Masahiro Fujii, Hideyuki Iwaki, and Shigeo Tanaka
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 905-906. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Robyn Barst
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 906-907. [Full Text]  

Prosthetic mitral valve replacement after atrioventricular septal defect repair: a technique for small children

Makoto Ando and Charles D. Fraser, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 907-909. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Regression of pulmonary fistulas in congenital heart disease after redirection of hepatic venous flow to the lungs

Gabriella Agnoletti, Adele Borghi, Francesco Paolo Annecchino, and Giancarlo Crupi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 909-911. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Congenital aortocaval fistula to the superior vena cava

Abraham Oomman, Robert Mao, Prasad Krishnan, and Maligail Ramakrishna Girinath
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 911-913. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of aneurysmal aortic coarctation in an octogenarian

Deron M. Simon, J. Rodrigo Oyarzun, and James S. Donahoo
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 913-915. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracodorsal artery as a free arterial graft for myocardial revascularization

Gen-ya Yaginuma, Masahiro Sakurai, Taiichiro Meguro, and Katsuya Ota
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 915-916. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impaired flow in left internal mammary artery grafts due to subclavian artery stenosis

Benno Hennen, Torsten Markwirth, Bruno Scheller, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, and Olaf Wendler
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 917-919. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic regurgitation with dilation of ascending aorta and right coronary artery occlusion by a rudimentary aortic cusp

Naoki Washiyama, Teruhisa Kazui, Makoto Takinami, Katsushi Yamashita, Hitoshi Terada, Kazuchika Suzuki, and Bashar A.H. Muhammad
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 919-921. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aorto-atrial fistula through the septum in recurrent aortic dissection

Claudio Russo, Francesca De Chiara, Giuseppe Bruschi, Guglielma Rita Ciliberto, and Ettore Vitali
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 921-922. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Glue aortoplasty repair of aortic dissection after coronary angioplasty

Alsir A.M. Ahmed, Vaikom S. Mahadevan, Samuel W. Webb, and Simon W. MacGowan
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 922-924. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis using the Harmonic Scalpel

Tetsuro Uchida, Ko Bando, Kenji Minatoya, Yoshikado Sasako, Junjiro Kobayashi, and Soichiro Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 924-925. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Floating thrombus in the aorta

Shyam K. Kolvekar, Sanjay Chaubey, and Richard Firmin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 925-927. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary cardiac carcinosarcoma: a rare, aggressive tumor

Ian R. Ramnarine, Leslie Davidson, and Carin A. van Doorn
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 927-929. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pituitary gland macroadenoma: a cause of transient blindness after cardiac surgery

Mahmoud Loubani and Manuel Galiñanes
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 929-931. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Urgent heart surgery for an atrial mass: metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma

Michael W. Chu, Ayman Aboguddah, Peter A. Kraus, and Leith R. Dewar
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 931-933. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Contralateral lung transplantation: a left lung implanted in the right thorax

Jean-Paul Couetil, Pantelis G. Argyriadis, Michael J. Tolan, Antoine Achkar, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 933-935. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of congenital abnormalities of the donor lung

Frank Schmidt, David C. McGiffin, George Zorn, K. Randall Young, David Weill, and James K. Kirklin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 935-937. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chylothorax complicating Gorham’s disease

Nicolas Chavanis, Philippe Chaffanjon, Gil Frey, Gabrielle Vottero, and Pierre-Yves Brichon
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 937-939. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aggressive multimodal treatment of pleuropulmonary blastoma

Susan K. Parsons, Steven J. Fishman, Lidewij E. Hoorntje, Diego Jaramillo, Karen C. Marcus, Antonio R. Perez-Atayde, Harry P. Kozakewich, Holcombe E. Grier, and Robert C. Shamberger
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 939-942. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dental bar tracheopexy in a neonate

Pedro A. Catarino, Satoshi Saito, and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 943-944. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Fluttering valvar myxoma arising from anterior mitral leaflet

Tokuo Koshino, Kiyofumi Morishita, Kanshi Komatsu, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 945. [Full Text]  

Pleural herniation through an intercostal space

Kristijan G. Minanov, Carl M. Pesta, and Michael L. Thornton
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 946. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Technique for replacing the mitral valve with a pulmonary autograft: the Ross-Kabbani operation

Sami S. Kabbani, Hisham Jamil, and Abdo Hammoud
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 947-950. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extended end-to-end anastomosis with modified reverse subclavian flap angioplasty

Alessandro Giamberti, Giuseppe Pomé, Gianfranco Butera, Luca Rosti, Aldo Agnetti, and Alessandro Frigiola
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 951-952. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simplified method of left ventricular thrombectomy

Gerald L. Early, Michael Ballenger, Hamner Hannah, III, and Shauna R. Roberts
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 953-954. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transventricular aortic cannulation for repair of aortic dissection

John B. Flege, Jr and Torkel Åberg
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 955-956. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Iliac vein replacement with a descending aortic homograft

Ashok Handa, Satoshi Saito, Narain Moorjani, and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 957-958. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Clinical and angiographic outcome of different surgical strategies of bilateral internal mammary artery grafting

Raimondo Ascione, Malcom J. Underwood, Clinton T. Lloyd, Jamie Y. Jeremy, Alan J. Bryan, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 959-965. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Experimental and clinical assessment of mitral annular area and dynamics: what are we actually measuring?

Tomasz A. Timek and D. Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 966-974. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Update:

Update 2001: Ambulatory intraaortic balloon counterpulsation

Mayank R. Patel, Scott A. Buchanan, James D. Bergin, Steven M. Fiser, Aditya K. Kaza, and Curtis G. Tribble
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 975. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

The morphology of the pulmonary root in relation to the human heart

Donald N. Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 976. [Full Text]  

The role of endarterectomy and TMR in diffuse coronary artery disease

K.M. Cherian, Mullasari Ajit, and N. Madhu Sankar
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 976-977. [Full Text]  

The role of endarterectomy and TMR in diffuse coronary artery disease: Reply

Victor A. Ferraris and Suellen P. Ferraris
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 977. [Full Text]  

Single-vessel redo coronary artery bypass grafting using the gastroepiploic artery

Charles A. Dietl
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 977-978. [Full Text]  

Single-vessel redo coronary artery bypass grafting using the gastroepiploic artery: Reply

Sotiris C. Stamou, Steven W. Boyce, Aramesh Saremi, and Paul J. Corso
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 978. [Full Text]  

Fluorescein retinal angiography as a useful method of observing cerebral perfusion during aortic arch surgery

Takayuki Ono
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 978-979. [Full Text]  

Lung cancer invading the diaphragm

Marc Riquet, Xavier Chaufour, and Redha Souilamas
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 979-980. [Full Text]  

Fluorescein retinal angiography as a useful method of observing cerebral perfusion during aortic arch surgery: Reply

Peiqing Dong, Yulong Guan, Jing Yang, Meiling He, and Caihong Wan
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 979. [Full Text]  

Lung cancer invading the diaphragm: Reply

Gaetano Rocco and Erino A. Rendina
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 980-981. [Full Text]  

Platelet aggregates and cardiopulmonary bypass

Yoshio Misawa, Hiroaki Konishi, and Katsuo Fuse
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 981-982. [Full Text]  

Platelet aggregates and cardiopulmonary bypass: Reply

Elijah W. Muriithi and Philip R. Belcher
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 982. [Full Text]  

Median sternotomy for primary lung tumors

Cemal Asim Kutlu, Kamrul Hasan, and Joseph Zacharias
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 982-983. [Full Text]  

Median sternotomy for primary lung tumors: Reply

James W. Asaph, E. Charles Douville, John R. Handy, Jr, Andrew C. Tsen, John F. Keppel, Richard C. Rogers, and Gary L. Grunkemeier
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 983-984. [Full Text]  

Management of sternal wound complications by high-pressure suction drainage via a polyurethane foam

Michael J. Shackcloth, Jane Edwards, and Elaine M. Griffiths
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 984. [Full Text]  

Management of sternal wound complications by high-pressure suction drainage via a polyurethane foam: Reply

Pedro A. Catarino, Desiree Robson, Karen Campbell, and Ravi G. Pillai
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 984. [Full Text]  

Corrections:

Correction

Michael S. Firstenberg, James D. Thomas, and Annitta J. Morehead
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 984. [Full Text]  

Supplement: Cardiothoracic Techniques and Technologies:

A renaissance in cardiovascular surgery: endovascular and device-based revascularization

Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S993-S994. [Full Text]  

Minimizing aortic manipulation during OPCAB using the symmetry aortic connector system for proximal vein graft anastomoses

Friedrich S. Eckstein, Luis F. Bonilla, Lars Englberger, Edouard Stauffer, Todd A. Berg, Jürg Schmidli, and Thierry P. Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S995-S998. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Is the GraftConnector a valid alternative to running suture in end-to-side coronary arteries anastomoses?

Piergiorgio Tozzi, Jan Otto Solem, D. Boumzebra, Antonio Mucciolo, Claude Y. Genton, Pascal Chaubert, and Ludwig Karl von Segesser
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S999-S1003. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ventriculocoronary artery bypass results using a mesh-tipped device in a porcine model

Robert W. Emery, Frazier Eales, Clifford H. Van Meter, Jr, Mark B. Knudson, Eric E. Solien, and Katherine S. Tweden
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1004-S1008. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparing clinical outcomes in high-volume and low-volume off-pump coronary bypass operation programs

Phillip P. Brown, Michael J. Mack, April W. Simon, Salvatore L. Battaglia, Lynn G. Tarkington, Steven D. Culler, and Edmund R. Becker
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1009-S1015. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cumulative sum failure analysis of a policy change from on-pump to off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Richard J. Novick, Stephanie A. Fox, Larry W. Stitt, Stuart A. Swinamer, Kris R. Lehnhardt, Reiza Rayman, and W. Douglas Boyd
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1016-S1021. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of gender on outcomes of beating heart operations

Michelle Capdeville, Themistocles Chamogeogarkis, and Jai H. Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1022-S1025. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Further reduction in stroke after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a 10-year experience

Naresh Trehan, Manisha Mishra, Om Prakash Sharma, Anil Mishra, and Ravi R. Kasliwal
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1026-S1032. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump coronary artery bypass may decrease the patency of saphenous vein grafts

Ki-Bong Kim, Cheong Lim, Cheul Lee, In-Ho Chae, Byung-Hee Oh, Myoung-Mook Lee, and Young-Bae Park
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1033-S1037. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump grafting of the main circumflex coronary artery in the atrioventricular groove via sternotomy

Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1038-S1040. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Partial median sternotomy as a minimal access for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: feasibility of the lower-end sternal splitting approach

Hiroshi Niinami, Yasuo Takeuchi, Seiichi Ichikawa, and Yuji Suda
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1041-S1045. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive vein harvest and wound healing using the SaphLITE retractor system

George T. Greenfield, Warren A. Whitworth, Linda L. Tavares, Margaret T. Wittenbraker, Donna M. Wallace, Jose A. Valdivia, Karen Campbell, Liz Williams, Ed Black, Ravi Pillai, Michael P. Caskey, and Mark R. Bladergroen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1046-S1049. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive video-assisted mitral valve surgery: our lessons after a 4-year experience

Pascal Schroeyers, Francis Wellens, Raf De Geest, Ivan Degrieck, Frank Van Praet, Yvette Vermeulen, and Hugo Vanermen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1050-S1054. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Geometric endo-ventricular patch repair of inferior left ventricular scars improves mitral regurgitation and clinical outcome

Jai Raman, Anand Dixit, Meg Storer, David Hare, and Brian F. Buxton
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1055-S1058. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modified button-Bentall operation for aortic root replacement: the miniskirt technique

Guido Michielon, Loris Salvador, Uberto Da Col, and Carlo Valfrè
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1059-S1064. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multicenter experience with the remote access perfusion (RAP) catheter

Guido J. Van Nooten
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1065-S1068. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Novel thermoregulation system for enhancing cardiac function and hemodynamics during coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Nahum Nesher, Tamir Wolf, Igal Kushnir, Miriam David, Gil Bolotin, Ram Sharony, Reuven Pizov, and Gideon Uretzky
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1069-S1076. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Initial clinical trial of substernal epicardial echocardiography: SEEing a new window to the postoperative heart

Anthony P. Furnary, Carmelindo Siqueira, Jr, Robert I. Lowe, Timothy Thigpen, YingXing Wu, and H. Storm Floten
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1077-S1082. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Three-dimensional electromechanical mapping: imaging in the operating room of the future

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Combined endocardial and epicardial radiofrequency ablation of right and left atria in the treatment of atrial fibrillation

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