Presidential Address:

The practice of medicine in the year 2010: revisited in 2001

Jack M. Matloff
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1105-1112. [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Changing the way we think about medical technology policy

David F. Durenberger and Susan Bartlett Foote
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1113-1115. [Full Text]  

Thoracic surgical involvement in vascular surgery

James A. DeWeese
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1116-1117. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Impact of hospital volume on clinical and economic outcomes for esophagectomy

Elbert Y. Kuo, YuChiao Chang, and Cameron D. Wright
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1118-1124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Laparoscopic repair of large paraesophageal hiatal hernia

Peter S. Dahlberg, Claude Deschamps, Daniel L. Miller, Mark S. Allen, Francis C. Nichols, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1125-1129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Mark D. Iannettoni
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1129. [Full Text]  

Correlation between dysplasia and mutations of six tumor suppressor genes in Barrett’s esophagus

Siva Raja, Sydney D. Finkelstein, Fabien K. Baksh, William E. Gooding, Patricia A. Swalsky, Tony E. Godfrey, Percival O. Buenaventura, and James D. Luketich
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1130-1135. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Photosensitization with hematoporphyrin derivative compared to 5-aminolaevulinic acid for photodynamic therapy of esophageal carcinoma

Alfred Maier, Florian Tomaselli, Veronika Matzi, Peter Rehak, Hans Pinter, and Freyja M. Smolle-Jüttner
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1136-1140. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pharyngo-enteral anastomosis for esophageal reconstruction in diffuse corrosive esophageal stricture

Jae K. Park, Sung B. Sim, Sun H. Lee, Hae M. Jeon, and Moon S. Kwack
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1141-1143. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Predicting the sites of metastases from lung cancer using molecular biologic markers

Thomas A. D’Amico, Thomas A. Aloia, Mary-Beth H. Moore, Debbi H. Conlon, James E. Herndon, II, Michael S. Kinch, and David H. Harpole, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1144-1148. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Morbidity and mortality after neoadjuvant therapy for lung cancer: the risks of right pneumonectomy

Jocelyne Martin, Robert J. Ginsberg, Amir Abolhoda, Manjit S. Bains, Robert J. Downey, Robert J. Korst, Tracey L. Weigel, Mark G. Kris, Ennapadam S. Venkatraman, and Valerie W. Rusch
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1149-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Jean Deslauriers
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1154. [Full Text]  

Results of surgical resection of patients with primary lung cancer: a retrospective analysis of 1,905 cases

Dekang Fang, Dawei Zhang, Guojun Huang, Rugang Zhang, Liangjun Wang, and Dechao Zhang
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1155-1159. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Significance of lymphangiosis carcinomatosa at the bronchial resection margin in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Bernward Passlick, Ivan Sitar, Wulf Sienel, Olaf Thetter, and Alicia Morresi-Hauf
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1160-1164. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, FK3311, in a canine lung transplantation model

Yutaka Sunose, Izumi Takeyoshi, Hirofumi Tsutsumi, Susumu Ohwada, Noboru Oriuchi, Koshi Matsumoto, and Yasuo Morishita
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1165-1171. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

John A. Kern
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1171-1172. [Full Text]  

Digitonin enhances the antitumor effect of cisplatin during isolated lung perfusion

Toshiki Tanaka, Yoshikazu Kaneda, Tao-Sheng Li, Takahisa Matsuoka, Nobuya Zempo, and Kensuke Esato
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1173-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neuroendocrine tumors of the thymus: a clinicopathological and prognostic study

Anthony A. Gal, Michael J. Kornstein, Cynthia Cohen, Ignacio G. Duarte, Joseph I. Miller, and Kamal A. Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1179-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heparin and the nonanticoagulant N-acetyl heparin attenuate capillary no-reflow after normothermic ischemia of the lung

Takayuki Nakamura, Brigitte Vollmar, Johannes Winning, Mitsuomi Ueda, Michael D. Menger, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1183-1189. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

John H. Calhoon, Scott B. Johnson, and Edward Y. Sako
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1189. [Full Text]  

Tracheal allotransplantation in beagle dogs without immunosuppressants

Yu Liu, Tatsuo Nakamura, Yasuhiko Shimizu, Hiroki Ueda, Makoto Yoshitani, Toshinari Toba, and Seijun Fukuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1190-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Stroke after cardiac surgery: short- and long-term outcomes

Jorge D. Salazar, Robert J. Wityk, Maura A. Grega, Louis M. Borowicz, John R. Doty, Jason A. Petrofski, and William A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1195-1201. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Timothy J. Gardner
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1201-1202. [Full Text]  

Evolution of mitral valve surgery: toward a totally endoscopic approach

Jason E. Felger, W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr, L. Wiley Nifong, and Don Holbert
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1203-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prophylactic mitral reconstruction for mitral regurgitation

Iva A. Smolens, Francis D. Pagani, G. Michael Deeb, Richard L. Prager, Seema S. Sonnad, and Steven F. Bolling
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1210-1216. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Exercise hemodynamics of aortic prostheses: comparison between stentless bioprostheses and mechanical valves

Shuli Silberman, Joseph Shaheen, Ofer Merin, Dani Fink, Nadiv Shapira, Nurit Liviatan-Strauss, and Dani Bitran
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1217-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reoperation and coarctation of the aorta: the need for lifelong surveillance

Con Manganas, Jim Iliopoulos, Richard B. Chard, and Graham R. Nunn
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1222-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neurologic outcome after thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Anthony L. Estrera, Charles C. Miller, III, Tam T.T. Huynh, Eyal Porat, and Hazim J. Safi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1225-1231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Single-stage transmediastinal replacement of the ascending, arch, and descending thoracic aorta

Thomas M. Beaver and Tomas D. Martin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1232-1238. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tubercular pseudoaneurysms of aorta

Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Anil Bhan, Sachin Talwar, Mukesh Goyal, Sanjeev Sharma, and Panangipalli Venugopal
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1239-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Vincent L. Gott
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1244. [Full Text]  

Systemic adenosine A_2A agonist ameliorates ischemic reperfusion injury in the rabbit spinal cord

David C. Cassada, James J. Gangemi, Jayson M. Rieger, Joel Linden, Aditya K. Kaza, Stewart M. Long, Irving L. Kron, Curtis G. Tribble, and John A. Kern
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1245-1250. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Predictors for atrial transport function after mini-maze operation

Erwin P. Bauer, Zoltan A. Szalay, Roland R. Brandt, Heinz F. Pitschner, Georg Bachmann, Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca, and Wolf Peter Klövekorn
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1251-1255. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Magnesium infusion dramatically decreases the incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting

Fevzi Toraman, E. Hasan Karabulut, H. Cem Alhan, Sinan Dagdelen, and Sümer Tarcan
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1256-1262. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Initial prospective multicenter clinical trial of robotically-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting

Ralph J. Damiano, Jr, Harold A. Tabaie, Michael J. Mack, James R. Edgerton, Chandra Mullangi, W. Peter Graper, and Sunil M. Prasad
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1263-1269. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Relation of intraoperative flow measurement with postoperative quantitative angiographic assessment of coronary artery bypass grafting

Yoshiyuki Takami and Hiroshi Ina
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1270-1274. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

graft with the radial artery or free left internal mammary artery anastomosed to the right internal mammary artery: flow dynamics

Edvin Prifti, Massimo Bonacchi, Giacomo Frati, Piero Proietti, Gabriele Giunti, and Marzia Leacche
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1275-1281. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting decreases risk-adjusted mortality and morbidity

Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr, A. Laurie W. Shroyer, Anita Y. Chen, Eric Peterson, and Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1282-1289. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparison of endothelium-dependent vasoactivity of internal mammary arteries from hypertensive, hypercholesterolemic, and diabetic patients

Giulio Pompilio, Giuseppe Rossoni, Francesco Alamanni, Paolo Tartara, Isabella Barajon, Cristiano Rumio, Barbara Manfredi, and Paolo Biglioli
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1290-1297. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A cost comparison of heart transplantation versus alternative operations for cardiomyopathy

Jeffrey T. Cope, Aditya K. Kaza, Clifton C. Reade, Kimberly S. Shockey, John A. Kern, Curtis G. Tribble, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1298-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

James D. Fonger
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1305. [Full Text]  

A clinically relevant CTLA4-Ig-based regimen induces chimerism and tolerance to heart grafts

Sen Li, Mohan Thanikachalam, Manhui Pang, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Abdelouahab Aitouche, and Si M. Pham
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1306-1310. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neurologic complications of the Novacor left ventricular assist device

Carole E. Thomas, Draga Jichici, Ralph Petrucci, Victor C. Urrutia, and Robert J. Schwartzman
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1311-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative administration of steroids: influence on adhesion molecules and cytokines after cardiopulmonary bypass

Ulrich P. Schurr, Gregor Zünd, Simon P. Hoerstrup, Jürg Grünenfelder, Friedrich E. Maly, Paul R. Vogt, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1316-1320. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of steroids on microvascular perfusion injury of the bowel induced by extracorporeal circulation

Falk–Udo Sack, Bettina Reidenbach, Ralph Dollner, Alexander Schledt, Martha Maria Gebhard, and Siegfried Hagl
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1321-1326. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Autologous transfusion of shed mediastinal blood after coronary artery bypass grafting and bacterial contamination

Anne Sofie Andreasen, Henrik Schmidt, Jens Otto Jarløv, and Robert Skov
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1327-1330. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carbon dioxide management and the cerebral response to hemodilution during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in dogs

David J. Cook, Umar S. Boston, Thomas A. Orszulak, and Jared M. Slater
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1331-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Physiologic characteristics of canine skeletal muscle: implications for timing skeletal muscle cardiac assist devices

George V. Letsou, James F. Hogan, Charles C. Miller, III, John A. Elefteriades, David Francischelli, John C. Baldwin, and Hazim J. Safi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1336-1342. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

George J. Magovern, Jr and Dennis R. Trumble
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1343. [Full Text]  

De Vega tricuspid annuloplasty for tricuspid regurgitation in children

Kirk R. Kanter, Nancy R. Doelling, Derek A. Fyfe, Shiva Sharma, and Vincent K.H. Tam
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1344-1348. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evolving strategies and improving outcomes of the modified Norwood procedure: a 10-year single-institution experience

Anthony Azakie, Sandra L. Merklinger, Brian W. McCrindle, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Kyong-Jin Lee, Lee N. Benson, John G. Coles, and William G. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1349-1353. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Totally endoscopic computer-enhanced atrial septal defect closure in six patients

Lucia Torracca, Gennaro Ismeno, and Ottavio Alfieri
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1354-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Tom R. Karl
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1357. [Full Text]  

A new percutaneously adjustable, thoracoscopically implantable, pulmonary artery banding: an experimental study

Emmanuel Le Bret, Philipp Bonhoeffer, Thierry A. Folliguet, Daniel Sidi, François Laborde, Marc R. de Leval, and Pascal Vouhé
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1358-1361. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall

David B. Safran and William G. Sullivan
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1362-1364. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Suicidal nonfatal impalement injury of the thorax

Anthony J. Cartwright, Karel O. Taams, M. Jonathan Unsworth-White, Nilofer Mahmood, and Peter M. Murphy
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1364-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation for traumatic chylothorax

Keith G. Buchan, Amir-Reza Hosseinpour, and Andrew J. Ritchie
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1366-1367. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multilocular thymic cyst associated with Sjögren’s syndrome

Kazuya Kondo, Takanori Miyoshi, Syouji Sakiyama, Yukio Shimosato, and Yasumasa Monden
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1367-1369. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ventricular septal rupture caused by myocardial bridging

René A. Tio and Tjark Ebels
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1369-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Congenital pericardial defect and concomitant coronary artery disease

Duc Q. Nguyen, Robert F. Wilson, R. Morton Bolman, III, and Soon J. Park
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1371-1373. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giant coronary artery aneurysm arising from sinus node artery

Naoki Kanemitsu, Takasumi Nakamura, Manabu Okabe, Hironori Tenpaku, Seiichiro Wariishi, and Akira Ohki
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1373-1374. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary artery aneurysm in a patient with Marfan syndrome

Koji Onoda, Kuniyoshi Tanaka, Uhito Yuasa, Takatsugu Shimono, Hideto Shimpo, and Isao Yada
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1374-1377. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aneurysmal change in an internal mammary artery–pulmonary artery fistula

Yoshikazu Hachiro, Satoru Sugimoto, Nobuyuki Takagi, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1377-1378. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of porcelain aorta and calcified great vessels in coronary artery bypass grafting with off-pump and no-touch technology

Hartmuth B. Bittner and Michael A. Savitt
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1378-1380. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive coronary bypass without general endotracheal anesthesia

Marco A. Zenati, Juhan Paiste, John P. Williams, Gail Strindberg, Justin P. Dumouchel, and Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1380-1382. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive removal of a dislocated stent from the right atrium after previous CABG

Thorsten Walles, Uwe Klima, Artur Lichtenberg, Arjang Ruhparwar, Kazuko Shiraga, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1382-1384. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ruptured papillary muscle after mitral valve replacement with preservation of chordae tendineae

Peter Lemke, Matthias Roth, Bernd Kraus, Stephen Hohe, Wolf P. Klövekorn, and Erwin P. Bauer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1384-1386. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Congenital mitral regurgitation from absence of the anterolateral papillary muscle

Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Motohiro Oshiumi, Hiromitsu Takakura, Tatsuumi Sasaki, and Katsuhisa Onoguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1386-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Iatrogenic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm

Liberato S.S. Souza, Ariângelo A. Mesquita, Eduardo D. Chula, and Gilberto A. Lima
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1388-1389. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Delayed postoperative paraplegia complicating repair of type A dissection

Benjamin Medalion, Othman Bder, Amram J. Cohen, Eli Hauptman, and Arie Schachner
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1389-1391. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ventricular septal defect closure in a neonate with combined methylmalonic aciduria/homocystinuria

Markus K. Heinemann, Maren Tomaske, Friedrich K. Trefz, Axel Bosk, Winfried Baden, and Gerhard Ziemer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1391-1392. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Total cavopulmonary connection using a pedicled pericardial conduit for a patient with apicocaval juxtaposition

Hitoshi Kitayama, Hidetaka Oku, Terufumi Matsumoto, and Masahiko Onoe
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1393-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unusual form of coarctation of the distal thoracic aorta

Rodolfo A. Neirotti, Donald D. Malcolm, George T. Sugiyama, and Gwendolyn R. Fosse
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1395-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anomalous origin of the pulmonary artery from the right coronary artery

Qing-yu Wu and Xiu-bin Yang
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1396-1398. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Bifurcating radial artery

Martin H. Chamberlain and David P. Taggart
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1399. [Full Text]  

Traumatic rib fracture caused by a pulse generator

Ádám Böhm, László Hajdú, and István Préda
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1400. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Isolation technique for stroke prevention in patients with a mobile atheroma

Norihiko Shiiya, Takashi Kunihara, Yasuhiro Kamikubo, and Keishu Yasuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1401-1402. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Novel technique to repair type A acute aortic dissection in patients with a left ventricular assist device

Yoshifumi Naka, Niloo M. Edwards, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1403-1404. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modification of bicaval anastomosis technique for orthotopic heart transplantation

Soichiro Kitamura, Takeshi Nakatani, Ko Bando, Yoshikado Sasako, Junjiro Kobayashi, and Toshikatsu Yagihara
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1405-1406. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation before induction of anesthesia in critically ill thoracic transplant patients

Willem J. de Boer, Tjalling W. Waterbolk, Johan Brügemann, Wim van der Bij, and Robert J. Huyzen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1407-1408. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of a 9-year-old child with severe and multiple dog bite injuries of the thorax

Karen M. Brown, Fiona V. Harper, William J. Aston, Peter A. O’Keefe, and Charles Robert Cameron
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1409-1410. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

A rational approach to wound difficulties after sternotomy: the problem

Thomas J. Francel and Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1411-1418. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A rational approach to wound difficulties after sternotomy: reconstruction and long-term results

Thomas J. Francel and Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1419-1429. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Esophageal adenocarcinoma

Jeffrey A. Hagen and Tom R. DeMeester
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1430-1432. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

A response to "Clinical Trials in Lung Cancer: Truth, Justice, and the American Way"

Frederic W. Grannis, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1438. [Full Text]  

A response to "Clinical Trials in Lung Cancer: Truth, Justice, and the American Way": Reply

Richard H. Feins
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1438-1439. [Full Text]  

Boundary between N1 and N2 stations in lung cancer: back to the future of anatomy

Marc Riquet, Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes, and Loïc Lang-Lazdunski
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1439-1440. [Full Text]  

Boundary between N1 and N2 stations in lung cancer: back to the future of anatomy: Reply

Hisao Asamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1440. [Full Text]  

Embolization of anomalous systemic lobar artery

Werner F. Brühlmann
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1440. [Full Text]  

Focus on cosmesis in thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

Pierluigi Granone, Stefano Margaritora, Alfredo Cesario, and Domenico Galetta
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1441-1442. [Full Text]  

Embolization of anomalous systemic lobar artery: Reply

Akira Yamanaka and Takashi Hirai
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1441. [Full Text]  

Focus on cosmesis in thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: Reply

Jan G. Grandjean, Marco Lucchi, and Massimo A. Mariani
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1442. [Full Text]  

We devalue ourselves and our patients if we go quietly: Reply

George E. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1442-1443. [Full Text]  

We devalue ourselves and our patients if we go quietly

James P. Weaver
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1442. [Full Text]  

Vineberg procedure combined with therapeutic angiogenesis: old wine in a new bottle

W. Dudley Johnson, Valeri S. Chekanov, Victor V. Nikolaychik, and Nicholas Kipshidze
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1443-1444. [Full Text]  

Vineberg procedure combined with therapeutic angiogenesis: old wine in a new bottle: Reply

Peter Pecher and Bernd A. Schumacher
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1444. [Full Text]  

Aortocoronary bypass surgery and ascending aortic dissection: letter 1

Christian Hagl and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1444-1445. [Full Text]  

Aortocoronary bypass surgery and ascending aortic dissection: letter 2

Zile Singh Meharwal and Naresh Trehan
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1445. [Full Text]  

Aortocoronary bypass surgery and ascending aortic dissection: Reply

Olivier Chavanon and Louis P. Perrault
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1445-1446. [Full Text]  

Ventricular containment technique in ischemic cardiomyopathy

Mustafa Ünal, Cüneyt Konuralp, and Ercüment Kopman
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1446-1447. [Full Text]  

Does adenosine have cerebro-protective effect during cardiopulmonary bypass?

V.R. Machiraju
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1447-1448. [Full Text]  

Ventricular containment technique in ischemic cardiomyopathy: Reply

Jai S. Raman
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1447. [Full Text]  

Does adenosine have cerebro-protective effect during cardiopulmonary bypass?: Reply

Jakob Vinten-Johansen
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1448. [Full Text]  

Report:

"Change in the wind": report from the 2000 Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Retreat on Thoracic Surgery Graduate Medical Education

Gordon N. Olinger
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1433-1437. [Full Text]  

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