Ethics in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Deceiving insurance companies: new expression of an ancient tradition

Robert M. Sade
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1449-1453. [Full Text]  

Editorials:

What’s in a name? Would that which we call death by any other name be less tragic?

Jagat Narula and Ragavendra Baliga
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1454-1456. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Prediction of early bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy: a multivariate analysis

Francisco Javier Algar, Antonio Alvarez, Jose Luis Aranda, Angel Salvatierra, Carlos Baamonde, and Francisco Javier López–Pujol
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1662-1667. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Accelerated treatment for early and late postpneumonectomy empyema

Didier Schneiter, Paulo Cassina, Stephan Korom, Ilhan Inci, Mohammad Al-Abdullatief, André Dutly, Peter Kestenholz, and Walter Weder
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1668-1672. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lung transplantation for primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension

John V. Conte, Marvin J. Borja, Chandrahas B. Patel, Steven C. Yang, Rajiv M. Jhaveri, and Jonathan B. Orens
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1673-1680. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Role of anti-Gal1,3Gal and anti–platelet antibodies in hyperacute rejection of pig lung by human blood

Steffen Pfeiffer, George L. Zorn, III, Sean Kelishadi, Rafael Oriol, Philippe Wolf, Richard N. Pierson, III, and Agnes M. Azimzadeh
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1681-1690. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Decade-long experience with surgical therapy of myasthenia gravis: early complications of 324 transsternal thymectomies

József Kas, Dorottya Kiss, Veronika Simon, Egon Svastics, László Major, and Albert Szobor
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1691-1697. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Combined video-assisted mediastinoscopy and video-assisted thoracoscopy in the management of lung cancer

Jérôme Mouroux, Nicolas Venissac, and Marco Alifano
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1698-1704. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stair-climbing test to evaluate maximum aerobic capacity early after lung resection

Alessandro Brunelli, Marco Monteverde, Michele Salati, Alessandro Borri, Majed Al Refai, and Aroldo Fianchini
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1705-1710. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current strategy for surgical management of bronchiectasis

Toshio Fujimoto, Ludger Hillejan, and Georgios Stamatis
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1711-1715. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pneumoperitoneum for the management of pleural air space problems associated with major pulmonary resections

Tiziano De Giacomo, Erino A. Rendina, Federico Venuta, Federico Francioni, Marco Moretti, Francesco Pugliese, and Giorgio Furio Coloni
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1716-1719. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A novel technique for the reconstruction of infected full-thickness chest wall defects

Wassim Raffoul, Michael Dusmet, Michel Landry, and Hans-Beat Ris
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1720-1724. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Involvement of apoptosis in neurological injury after hypothermic circulatory arrest: a new target for therapeutic intervention?

Christian Hagl, Nadine A. Tatton, Nawid Khaladj, Ning Zhang, Sarah Nandor, Stephanie Insolia, Donald J. Weisz, David Spielvogel, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1457-1464. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Systemic steroid pretreatment improves cerebral protection after circulatory arrest

Dominique Shum-Tim, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Al-Maleek Jamal, Toni Nimeh, Chwan-Yau Luo, Edgar Chedrawy, Eric Laliberte, Anie Philip, Colin P. Rose, and Josee Lavoie
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1465-1472. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A new procedure for chronic atrial fibrillation: bilateral appendage-preserving maze procedure

Fumitaka Isobe, Hiroshi Kumano, Takumi Ishikawa, Yasuyuki Sasaki, Seiji Kinugasa, Keima Nagamachi, and Yasuyuki Kato
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1473-1478. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atrial fibrillation surgery simplified with cryoablation to improve left atrial function

Jae Won Lee, Suk Jung Choo, Kun Il Kim, Jae Kwan Song, Duk Hyun Kang, Jong Min Song, Hyun Song, Sang Kwon Lee, and Meong Gun Song
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1479-1483. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative radiofrequency maze ablation for atrial fibrillation: the Berlin modification

Miralem Pasic, Peter Bergs, Peter Müller, Michael Hofmann, Onnen Grauhan, Hermann Kuppe, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1484-1491. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ross operation for active culture-positive aortic valve endocarditis with extensive paravalvular involvement

Alain Prat, Jose I. Saez de Ibarra, Andre Vincentelli, Christophe Decoene, Olivier H. Fabre, Bruno Jegou, and Christine Savoye
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1492-1495. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Christopher Feindel
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1495-1496. [Full Text]  

Influence of technique of coronary artery implantation on long-term results in composite aortic root replacement

Aristotelis Panos, Brahim Amahzoune, Jacques Robin, Gerard Champsaur, and Jean Ninet
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1497-1501. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan’s syndrome: the Southampton experience

Christos Alexiou, Stephen M. Langley, Phillip Charlesworth, Marcus P. Haw, Steven A. Livesey, and James L. Monro
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1502-1507. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Jan D. Galla
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1508. [Full Text]  

Replacement of degenerated mitral and aortic bioprostheses without explantation

Alexander S. Geha, Malek G. Massad, and Norman J. Snow
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1509-1514. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chordal plication and free edge remodeling for mitral anterior leaflet prolapse repair: 8-year follow-up

Pino Fundarò, Andrea Moneta, Emmanuel Villa, Marco Pocar, Michele Triggiani, Francesco Donatelli, and Adalberto Grossi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1515-1519. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of double-chambered right ventricle: surgical results and long-term follow-up

Yoshikazu Hachiro, Nobuyuki Takagi, Tetsuya Koyanagi, Masayuki Morikawa, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1520-1522. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Self-managed anticoagulation: results from a two-year prospective randomized trial with heart valve patients

Pushpinder Sidhu and Hugh O. O’Kane
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1523-1527. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Eric G. Butchart
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1527. [Full Text]  

In-hospital outcomes of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass procedures: a multicenter experience

Felix Hernandez, William E. Cohn, Yvon R. Baribeau, Joan F. Tryzelaar, David C. Charlesworth, Robert A. Clough, John D. Klemperer, Jeremy R. Morton, Benjamin M. Westbrook, Elaine M. Olmstead, and Gerald T. O’Connor
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1528-1534. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Better ischemic event-free survival after two internal thoracic artery grafts: 13 years of follow-up

Eric Berreklouw, Phillip P.C. Rademakers, Jurgen M. Koster, Linda van Leur, Brigitte J.W. van der Wielen, and Paul Westers
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1535-1541. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Brian Buxton
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1541. [Full Text]  

Combined off-pump myocardial revascularization and carotid endarterectomy: early experience

Arshad M. Youssuf, Ravindra Karanam, Thomas Prendergast, Bruce Brener, Steven Hertz, Craig R. Saunders, and Daniel J. Goldstein
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1542-1545. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sudden cardiac death after coronary artery bypass grafting is not predicted by signal-averaged ECG

Christoph Scharf, Hermann Redecker, Firat Duru, Reto Candinas, Hans Peter Brunner-La Rocca, Andreas Gerber, Osmund Bertel, Marko I. Turina, and Wolfgang Kiowski
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1546-1551. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Predictors of radial artery patency for coronary bypass operations

Sergio V. Moran, Ricardo Baeza, Eduardo Guarda, Ricardo Zalaquett, Manuel J. Irarrazaval, Eugenio Marchant, and Carlos Deck
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1552-1556. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Functional status of the hand after radial artery harvesting: results in 3,977 cases

Zile Singh Meharwal and Naresh Trehan
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1557-1561. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative assessment of coronary artery bypass graft: transit-time flowmetry versus angiography

Hankei Shin, Ryohei Yozu, Atsuhiro Mitsumaru, Yoshimi Iino, Kenichi Hashizume, Toru Matayoshi, and Shiaki Kawada
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1562-1565. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Metabolic changes and myocardial injury during cardioplegia: a pilot study

Jai S. Raman, Rinaldo Bellomo, Matthew Hayhoe, Mary Tsamitros, and Brian F. Buxton
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1566-1571. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Does warm blood retrograde cardioplegia preserve right ventricular function?

Pankaj Kulshrestha, John A. Rousou, Richard M. Engelman, Joseph E. Flack, III, David W. Deaton, Richard B. Wait, and Heather M. Hampf
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1572-1575. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Opioid preconditioning: myocardial function and energy metabolism

Daniel C. Sigg, James A. Coles, Jr, William J. Gallagher, Peter R. Oeltgen, and Paul A. Iaizzo
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1576-1582. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Diagnosis and treatment of nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia after open heart surgery

Stefan Klotz, Thomas Vestring, Jürgen Rötker, Christoph Schmidt, Hans H. Scheld, and Christof Schmid
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1583-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sternal wound infections in patients undergoing open heart surgery: randomized study comparing intracutaneous and transcutaneous suture techniques

Ivar Risnes, Michel Abdelnoor, Svein Tore Baksaas, Runar Lundblad, and Jan L. Svennevig
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1587-1591. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Is it possible to cure mediastinitis in patients with major postcardiac surgery complications?

Alain Combes, Jean-Louis Trouillet, Jérôme Baudot, Mourad Mokhtari, Jean Chastre, and Claude Gibert
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1592-1597. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Survival, function, and hemolysis of shed red blood cells processed as nonwashed blood and washed red blood cells

C. Robert Valeri, Richard C. Dennis, Gina Ragno, Linda E. Pivacek, Herbert B. Hechtman, and Shukri F. Khuri
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1598-1602. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Report of a substudy on warm versus cold cardiopulmonary bypass: changes in creatinine clearance

Madhav Swaminathan, Christopher East, Barbara Phillips-Bute, Mark F. Newman, Joseph G. Reves, Peter K. Smith, and Mark Stafford-Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1603-1609. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortopulmonary size discrepancy is not a contraindication to the pediatric Ross operation

Frank A. Pigula, Joseph Paolillo, Michael McGrath, Sanjiv K. Gandhi, John L. Myers, Beverly Rebovich, and Ralph D. Siewers
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1610-1614. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neonatal aortic arch reconstruction avoiding circulatory arrest and direct arch vessel cannulation

Christo I. Tchervenkov, Stephen J. Korkola, Dominique Shum-Tim, Christos Calaritis, Eric Laliberté, Teodoro U. Reyes, and Josée Lavoie
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1615-1620. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect

Fred A. Crawford, Jr and Martha R. Stroud
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1621-1629. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical results in patients with double outlet right ventricle: a 20-year experience

John W. Brown, Mark Ruzmetov, Yuji Okada, Palaniswamy Vijay, and Mark W. Turrentine
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1630-1635. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improving outcomes of the Fontan operation in children with atrial isomerism and heterotaxy syndromes

Anthony Azakie, Sandra L. Merklinger, William G. Williams, Glen S. Van Arsdell, John G. Coles, and Ian Adatia
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1636-1640. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thrombosis of intracardiac or extracardiac conduits after modified Fontan operation in patients with azygous continuation of the inferior vena cava

Igor E. Konstantinov, Francisco J. Puga, and Vladimir V. Alexi-Meskishvili
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1641-1644. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Correction of simple congenital heart defects in infants and children through a minithoracotomy

Ulf Abdel-Rahman, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Georg Matheis, Armin Klesius, Uwe Seitz, Roland Hofstetter, and Anton Moritz
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1645-1649. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Jochen T. Cremer and Andreas Boening
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1649. [Full Text]  

Insulin-like growth factor-1 improves postischemic recovery in hypertrophied hearts

Ingeborg Friehs, Christof Stamm, Hung Cao-Danh, Francis X. McGowan, Jr, and Pedro J. del Nido
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1650-1656. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right ventricular gene therapy with a ß-adrenergic receptor kinase inhibitor improves survival after pulmonary artery banding

Sitaram M. Emani, Ashish S. Shah, David C. White, Donald D. Glower, and Walter J. Koch
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1657-1661. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Transesophageal echocardiography: not an innocuous procedure

William T. Brinkman, Jack S. Shanewise, Stephen D. Clements, and Kamal A. Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1725-1726. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cerebrovascular accident after vacuum-assisted venous drainage in a Fontan patient: a cautionary tale

Marjan Jahangiri, Alan Rayner, Brian Keogh, and Christopher Lincoln
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1727-1728. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tension pneumopericardium after blunt chest trauma

Jon C. Gould and Michael A. Schurr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1728-1730. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for acute heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Theodore E. Warkentin, Geoffrey L. Dunn, and Irene J. Cybulsky
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1730-1732. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left circumflex coronary artery to left atrial fistula in a patient with mitral regurgitation after excision of a left atrial myxoma

Andrew C. Burns, Serge Osula, Alexander Harley, and Abbas Rashid
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1732-1733. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ostial stenosis of coronary arteries after complete replacement of aortic root using gelatin-resorcinol-formaldehyde glue

Hiroyuki Tsukui, Shigeyuki Aomi, Hiroshi Nishida, Masahiro Endo, and Hitoshi Koyanagi
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1733-1735. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A case of asymptomatic thoracic aorta mural thrombi

Imran Hassan, Kenton J. Zehr, and William K. Freeman
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1735-1737. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pneumococcal aortic valve endocarditis causing aortopulmonary artery fistula

Santiago A. Endara, Michael A. Corkeron, Al Mutazz Diqer, Angus J. Neal, and Dong Kang
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1737-1738. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sarcoma associated with silver coated mechanical heart valve prosthesis

Herko Grubitzsch, Hans-Georg Wollert, and Lothar Eckel
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1739-1740. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Octreotide to treat postoperative chylothorax after cardiac operations in children

Usha Pratap, Zdenek Slavik, Victor D. Ofoe, Obed Onuzo, and Rodney C.G. Franklin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1740-1742. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary agenesis with interrupted aortic arch

Yoshio Ootaki, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Oshima, Naoki Yoshimura, and Shigeteru Oka
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1742-1744. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reoperation for interrupted aortic arch with the use of retrograde cerebral perfusion

Naoki Yoshimura, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Oshima, Shigeteru Oka, and Yoshio Ootaki
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1744-1746. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Midterm follow-up of the Amplatzer device in left ventricle-to-aorta conduits

Roberto Formigari, Marco Bonvicini, Andrea Donti, Gaetano Gargiulo, and Fernando M. Picchio
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1746-1748. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Exsanguinating hemoptysis revealing the absence of left pulmonary artery in an adult

Pascal Thomas, Martine Reynaud-Gaubert, Jean-Michel Bartoli, Annie Augé, Louise Garbe, Roger Giudicelli, and Pierre Fuentes
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1748-1750. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Catamenial hemoptysis

Fred Weber
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1750-1751. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multiple persistent circumscribed pulmonary hematomas due to a blunt chest trauma

Sivert Svane
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1752-1753. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimal access thoracic surgery for esophageal hemangioma

Yi-Cheng Wu, Hui-Ping Liu, Yun-Hen Liu, Ming-Ju Hsieh, and Pyng-Jing Lin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1754-1755. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dynamic thoracoplasty for asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy

Imad L. Kaddoura, Mounir Y. Obeid, Salman M. Mroueh, and Ali A. Nasser
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1755-1758. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative radioguided thoracoscopic removal of ectopic parathyroid adenoma

Michael C. Ott, Richard A. Malthaner, and Robert Reid
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1758-1760. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acute pulmonary toxicity after low-dose amiodarone therapy

Shantesh Kaushik, Ali Hussain, Peter Clarke, and Harold L. Lazar
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1760-1761. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction due to mitral valve anomaly

Raffaele Calabrò, Giuseppe Santoro, Carlo Pisacane, Maria Giovanna Russo, Giuseppe Pacileo, Giuseppe Caianiello, and Yves LeCompte
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1762. [Full Text]  

Aortic rupture presenting with hemoptysis

Thoralf M. Sundt, III and Fernando R. Gutierrez
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1763. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Management of right-sided aortic arch aneurysms

Barbara L.A.C. Robinson, Edward M. Nadolny, Michael H. Entrup, and Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1764-1765. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Redo operation for thoracoaortic aneurysm after entire aortic replacement

Akira Ingu, Motomi Ando, Yutaka Okita, Naoaki Yamada, and Soichiro Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1766-1767. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extended unroofing procedure for creation of a new ostium for anomalous left coronary artery

Hiroyuki Nakajima, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Hideki Uemura, Youichi Kawahira, and Yoshiro Yoshikawa
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1768-1769. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Oxygenator support for partial left-heart bypass

William R. Leach, Thoralf M. Sundt, III, and Marc R. Moon
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1770-1771. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Venous drainage with a single peripheral bicaval cannula for less invasive atrial septal defect repair

Hendrik T. Tevaearai, Xavier M. Mueller, David Jegger, Patrick Ruchat, and Ludwig K. von Segesser
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1772-1773. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

A tribute to Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini, MD

Ricardo Lima, Fernando A. Lucchese, Domingo M. Braile, and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1789-1792. [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Retrograde cerebral perfusion as a method of neuroprotection during thoracic aortic surgery

David L. Reich, Suzan Uysal, M. Arisan Ergin, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1774-1782. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gastroaortic fistula as an early complication of esophagectomy

Carlos Molina-Navarro, Shorland W. Hosking, Stephen J. Hayward, and Alistair D.S. Flowerdew
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1783-1788. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Beating heart coronary artery surgery: Edited by Tomas A. Salerno, MD, Marco Ricci, MD, PhD, Hratch L. Karamanoukian, MD, Giuseppe D’Ancona, MD, and Jacob Bergsland, MD, Armonk, NY, Futura Publishing Co, Inc, 2001, 296 pp, illustrated, $75.00, ISBN: 0-87993-473-5

Song Wan
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1697. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Military medicine in ancient Greece

Peter H. Hollaus
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1793. [Full Text]  

Leaving a corridor after the maze procedure: letter 1

Takashi Nitta
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1793. [Full Text]  

Modifications of the Cox-maze procedure: letter 2

A. Marc Gillinov and Patrick M. McCarthy
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1793-1794. [Full Text]  

Modifications of the Cox-maze procedure: Reply

Ki-Bong Kim
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1794. [Full Text]  

History of mitral valve anterior leaflet repair with triangular resection

Eugene A. Grossi, Angelo LaPietra, Aubrey C. Galloway, and Stephen B. Colvin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1794-1795. [Full Text]  

Simulation techniques to support prosthetic valve choice in aortic valve replacement

Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, Marinus J.C. Eijkemans, and Ewout W. Steyerberg
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1795. [Full Text]  

Simulation techniques to support prosthetic valve choice in aortic valve replacement: Reply

Nancy J.O. Birkmeyer
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1795-1796. [Full Text]  

Traumatic rupture of the aorta and paraplegia

James W. Pate and Elizabeth A. Tolley
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1796. [Full Text]  

Traumatic rupture of the aorta and paraplegia: Reply

Riyad Karmy-Jones, Mark Meissner, and Michael S. Mulligan
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1796-1797. [Full Text]  

Preoperative and immediate postoperative aspirin also reduces morbidity

Javed Hayat and Wald C. Dihmis
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1797. [Full Text]  

Preoperative and immediate postoperative aspirin also reduces morbidity: Reply

Lawrence J. Dacey
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1797-1798. [Full Text]  

Cost analysis of diltiazem and nitroglycerin for the prevention of coronary bypass conduit spasm

Prabashni Reddy, C. Michael White, and Jessica Song
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1798. [Full Text]  

Cost analysis of diltiazem and nitroglycerin for the prevention of coronary bypass conduit spasm: Reply

Oz M. Shapira
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1798-1799. [Full Text]  

Bypass prime and plasma expander can interfere with cardiac troponin I assay

Hans-Jürgen Dieterich
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1799. [Full Text]  

Bypass prime and plasma expander can interfere with cardiac troponin I assay: Reply

Ulrich Franke, Thorsten Wahlers, and Tina U. Cohnert
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1799-1800. [Full Text]  

Intraoperative location of muscular ventricular septal defects

Carl Wong, Karen Mason, J.R. Leslie Hamilton, and Asif Hasan
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1800. [Full Text]  

Intraoperative location of muscular ventricular septal defects: Reply

Michael D. Black, Vinayak Shukla, Vivek Rao, Jeffrey F. Smallhorn, and Robert M. Freedom
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1800-1801. [Full Text]  

Video thoracoscopic sympathectomy with intraoperative monitoring of Palmar skin temperature for Palmar hyperhidrosis

Ming-Chien Kao
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1801. [Full Text]  

Video thoracoscopic sympathectomy with intraoperative monitoring of Palmar skin temperature for Palmar hyperhidrosis: Reply

Peter Goh
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: 1801-1802. [Full Text]  

Supplement: Mechanisms and Attenuation of Abnormalities in Hemostasis/Inflammation and Neurologic Injury: Implications for Patient Outcomes:

Proceedings: Mechanisms and attenuation of abnormalities in hemostasis/inflammation and neurologic injury: implications for patient outcomes

Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1803. [Full Text]  

Attenuating defects in hemostasis, inflammatory response, and neurologic outcomes: all are desirable goals

Norig Ellison and George J. Despotis
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1804-S1805. [Full Text]  

Red blood cells: an analysis of risk versus benefit

Norig Ellison
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1806-S1807. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

New antiinflammatory and platelet-preserving effects of aprotinin

R. Clive Landis, Dorian O. Haskard, and Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1808-S1813. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pharmacologic preservation of the hemostatic system during cardiac surgery

Jerrold H. Levy
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1814-S1820. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mechanisms and attenuation of hemostatic activation during extracorporeal circulation

George J. Despotis, Michael S. Avidan, and Charles W. Hogue, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1821-S1831. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Blood transfusion: the silent epidemic

Bruce D. Spiess
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1832-S1837. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Attenuation of neurologic injury during cardiac surgery

John M. Murkin
Ann Thorac Surg 2001 72: S1838-S1844. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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