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Contents:  Volume 73, Issue 2  (February 2002)   [Index by Author] 

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       Editorials
       Original Articles: General Thoracic
       Original Articles: Cardiovascular
       Case Reports
       Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery
       How To Do It
       Reviews
       Key References
       Correspondence
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Editorials:

Our responsibility for improving the care of elderly cardiothoracic surgical patients
Joseph LoCicero, III
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 379-380. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Effects of antireflux procedures on respiratory symptoms
Kevin L. Greason, Daniel L. Miller, Claude Deschamps, Mark S. Allen, Francis C. Nichols, III, Victor F. Trastek, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 381-385. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Natural history of pure ground-glass opacity after long-term follow-up of more than 2 years
Ken Kodama, Masahiko Higashiyama, Hideoki Yokouchi, Koji Takami, Keiko Kuriyama, Yoko Kusunoki, Tomio Nakayama, and Fumio Imamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 386-392. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Harvey I. Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 392-393. [Full Text]  

Can FDG-PET reduce the need for mediastinoscopy in potentially resectable nonsmall cell lung cancer?
Kemp H. Kernstine, Kelley A. McLaughlin, Yusuf Menda, Nicholas P. Rossi, Daniel J. Kahn, David L. Bushnell, Michael M. Graham, Carl K. Brown, and Mark T. Madsen
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 394-402. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Detection of estrogen receptor by immunohistochemistry in pulmonary adenocarcinoma
David J. Dabbs, Rodney J. Landreneau, Yulin Liu, Stephen S. Raab, Richard H. Maley, Ming Y. Tung, and Jan F. Silverman
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 403-406. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Role of fiberscopic transbronchial needle aspiration in the staging of N2 disease due to non–small cell lung cancer
Marco Patelli, Luigi Lazzari Agli, Venerino Poletti, Rocco Trisolini, Alessandra Cancellieri, Nicola Lacava, Franco Falcone, and Maurizio Boaron
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 407-411. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Malignant minor pleural effusion detected on thoracotomy for patients with non–small cell lung cancer: is tumor resection beneficial for prognosis?
Noriyoshi Sawabata, Akihide Matsumura, Akira Motohiro, Yoshihiko Osaka, Keiichiro Gennga, Shimao Fukai, and Takashi Mori
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 412-415. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

"True" parahiatal hernia: a rare entity radiologic presentation and clinical management
Michael G. Scheidler, Robert J. Keenan, Richard H. Maley, Robert J. Wiechmann, Dennis Fowler, and Rodney J. Landreneau
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 416-419. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Incidence of major pulmonary morbidity after pneumonectomy: association with timing of smoking cessation
Ara A. Vaporciyan, Kelly W. Merriman, Ferrah Ece, Jack A. Roth, W. Roy Smythe, Stephen G. Swisher, Garrett L. Walsh, Jonathan C. Nesbitt, and Joseph B. Putnam, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 420-426. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current presentation and optimal surgical management of sternoclavicular joint infections
Howard K. Song, T. Sloane Guy, Larry R. Kaiser, and Joseph B. Shrager
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 427-431. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Non-viral gene delivery to atelectatic and ventilated lungs
Uz Stammberger, Aima N. Uduehi, Bartosz Kubisa, Thierry Roth, and Ralph A. Schmid
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 432-437. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Aortic root replacement in 271 Marfan patients: a 24-year experience
Vincent L. Gott, Duke E. Cameron, Diane E. Alejo, Peter S. Greene, Jay G. Shake, David J. Caparrelli, and Harry C. Dietz
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 438-443. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of the thoracic aorta by transaortic stent grafting (open stenting)
Naomichi Uchida, Hiroshi Ishihara, Mitsuru Sakashita, Mikihiro Kanou, and Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 444-448. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Martin Grabenwöger
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 449. [Full Text]  

Total aortic arch grafting for acute type A dissection: analysis of residual false lumen
Yoshiharu Takahara, Yoshio Sudo, Kenzi Mogi, Mituyuki Nakayama, and Manabu Sakurai
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 450-454. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prosthetic replacement of the aorta is a risk factor for aortic root aneurysm development
Natascha Simon-Kupilik, Heinz Schima, Leopold Huber, Reinhard Moidl, Gerhard Wipplinger, Udo Losert, Ernst Wolner, and Paul Simon
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 455-459. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Does ministernotomy improve postoperative outcome in aortic valve operation? A prospective randomized study
Massimo Bonacchi, Edvin Prifti, Gabriele Giunti, Giacomo Frati, and Guido Sani
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 460-465. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Alejandro Aris
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 465-466. [Full Text]  

Prosthetic replacement of tricuspid valve: bioprosthetic or mechanical
Mehmet Kaplan, Mustafa Sinan Kut, Mahmut Murat Demirtas, Serdar Cimen, and Azmi Ozler
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 467-473. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Up to 8-year follow-up of valve replacement with CarboMedics valve
Yoshiharu Soga, Hitoshi Okabayashi, Takeshi Nishina, Sakae Enomoto, Ichiro Shimada, Tadaomi-Alfonso Miyamoto, and Toshihiko Ban
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 474-479. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Jan L. Svennevig
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 479. [Full Text]  

A decade of change—risk profiles and outcomes for isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures, 1990–1999: a report from the STS National Database Committee and the Duke Clinical Research Institute
T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Bradley G. Hammill, Eric D. Peterson, Elizabeth R. DeLong, and Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 480-489. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 489-490. [Full Text]  

Operative and 5-year outcomes of combined carotid and coronary revascularization: review of a large contemporary experience
Anoar Zacharias, Thomas A. Schwann, Christopher J. Riordan, Paul M. Clark, Bernardo Martinez, Samuel J. Durham, Milo Engoren, and Robert H. Habib
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 491-497. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Cary W. Akins
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 497-498. [Full Text]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting with left internal mammary artery and right gastroepiploic artery, with and without bypass
Olivier Chavanon, Michel Durand, Rachid Hacini, Hélène Bouvaist, Marianne Noirclerc, Tarek Ayad, and Dominique Blin
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 499-504. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive single-vessel coronary artery bypass with the internal thoracic artery and early postoperative angiography: midterm results of a prospective study in 120 consecutive patients
Sérgio A. Oliveira, Luiz Augusto F. Lisboa, Luís Alberto O. Dallan, Salomon O. Rojas, and Luiz F. Poli de Figueiredo
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 505-510. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Feasibility and suitability of the routine use of bilateral internal thoracic arteries
Takashi Hirotani, Shogo Shirota, Yasunori Cho, and Shigeyuki Takeuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 511-515. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Interaction between vasodilators and vasopressin in internal mammary artery and clinical significance
Wei Wei, H. Storm Floten, and Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 516-522. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvest: a comparison of postoperative wound complications
Jerene M. Bitondo, Willard M. Daggett, David F. Torchiana, Cary W. Akins, Alan D. Hilgenberg, Gus J. Vlahakes, Joren C. Madsen, Thomas E. MacGillivray, and Arvind K. Agnihotri
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 523-528. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beneficial effects of inhaled nitric oxide in adult cardiac surgical patients
Thomas S. Maxey, Christopher D. Smith, John A. Kern, Curtis G. Tribble, David R. Jones, Irving L. Kron, and Ivan K. Crosby
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 529-533. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Late cardiac reoperation after cardiac transplantation
V. Seenu Reddy, Ho H. Phan, Richard N. Pierson, III, Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, Paul A. Chang, Stacy F. Davis, and Walter H. Merrill
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 534-537. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for adult postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock
Wen-Je Ko, Ching-Yuang Lin, Robert J. Chen, Shoei-Shen Wang, Fang-Yue Lin, and Yih-Sharng Chen
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 538-545. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Joseph B. Zwischenberger
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 545. [Full Text]  

And hemolysis goes on: ventricular assist device in combination with veno-venous hemofiltration
Heyman Luckraz, Michael Woods, and Stephen R. Large
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 546-548. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hepatic dysfunction after left ventricular mechanical assist in patients with end-stage heart failure: role of inflammatory response and hepatic microcirculation
Takafumi Masai, Yoshiki Sawa, Shigeaki Ohtake, Toshirou Nishida, Motonobu Nishimura, Norihide Fukushima, Takashi Yamaguchi, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 549-555. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Non-blood contacting biventricular support for severe heart failure
Mark P. Anstadt, Sebastian A. Schulte-Eistrup, Tadashi Motomura, Ernesto R. Soltero, Tamaki Takano, Issam A. Mikati, Kenji Nonaka, Fernando Joglar, and Yukihiko Nosé
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 556-562. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A biomechanical comparison of three sternotomy closure techniques
David J. Cohen and Lanny V. Griffin
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 563-568. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ischemic preconditioning and Na+/H+ exchange inhibition improve reperfusion ion homeostasis
Steven P. Goldberg, Stanley B. Digerness, Jonathan L. Skinner, Cheryl R. Killingsworth, Charles R. Katholi, and William L. Holman
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 569-574. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial protection by PJ34, a novel potent poly (ADP-ribose) synthetase inhibitor
Renato Faro, Yoshiya Toyoda, James D. McCully, Prakash Jagtap, Eva Szabo, Laszlo Virag, Cesario Bianchi, Sidney Levitsky, Csaba Szabo, and Frank W. Sellke
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 575-581. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Ari O. Halldorsson
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 581. [Full Text]  

Glucose-insulin-potassium solution improves left ventricular mechanics in diabetes
Tharumenthiran Ramanathan, Kazuaki Shirota, Shin Morita, Takashi Nishimura, Yifei Huang, and Stephen N. Hunyor
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 582-587. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Clyde Saldanha
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 587. [Full Text]  

Skeletal muscle ventricle aortic counterpulsation: function during chronic heart failure
Bhavik G. Patel, Sachin H. Shah, Lou I. Astra, Robert L. Hammond, Zulfikar A. Sharif, Phillip J. McDonald, and Larry W. Stephenson
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 588-593. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intermediate results of the anatomic repair for congenitally corrected transposition
Michel N. Ilbawi, Catherine B. Ocampo, Bradley S. Allen, Mary Jane Barth, David A. Roberson, Pipit Chiemmongkoltip, and Rene A. Arcilla
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 594-600. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cytokine balance in infants undergoing cardiac operation
Hedwig H. Hövels-Gürich, Kathrin Schumacher, Jaime F. Vazquez-Jimenez, Ma Qing, Ulrike Hüffmeier, Brigitte Buding, Bruno J. Messmer, Götz von Bernuth, and Marie-Christine Seghaye
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 601-608. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
John A. Hawkins
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 608-609. [Full Text]  

ß-Receptor downregulation in congenital heart disease: a risk factor for complications after surgical repair?
Reiner Buchhorn, Martin Hulpke-Wette, Wolfgang Ruschewski, Reinhard Pregla, Jens Fielitz, Roland Hetzer, and Vera Regitz-Zagrosek
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 610-613. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of congenital malformations of the mitral valve: early and midterm results
Edvin Prifti, Vittorio Vanini, Massimo Bonacchi, Giacomo Frati, Massimo Bernabei, Gabriele Giunti, Adrian Crucean, Stefano Vincenzo Luisi, and Bruno Murzi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 614-621. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of preoperative aortic cusp prolapse on long-term outcome after surgical closure of subarterial ventricular septal defect
Yiu-fai Cheung, Clement S.W. Chiu, Tak-cheung Yung, and Adolphus K.T. Chau
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 622-627. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Mediastinal synovial sarcoma: report of two cases with molecular genetic analysis
Jacqueline K. Trupiano, Thomas W. Rice, Kevin Herzog, Frederic G. Barr, Janet Shipley, Cyril Fisher, and John R. Goldblum
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 628-630. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bilateral elastofibroma dorsi
Akif Turna, Muhammet Ali Yilmaz, Nur Ürer, Mehmet Ali Bedirhan, and Atilla Gürses
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 630-632. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bronchial artery aneurysm disguised as a leiomyoma of the esophagus
Stéphane Tringali, Olivier Tiffet, Jean L. Berger, and Jacques Cuilleret
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 632-633. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative diagnosis of a paraesophageal bronchogenic cyst using endosonography
Li Lin Lim, Khek Yu Ho, and Peter Min Goh
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 633-635. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transsternal transpericardial closure of a postlobectomy bronchopleural fistula
Yael Refaely, Michael Paley, David A. Simansky, Yeudit Rozenman, and Alon Yellin
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 635-636. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful repair of an aortoesophageal fistula with aneurysm from esophageal diverticulum
Fuyuhiko Yasuda, Takatsugu Shimono, Hitoshi Tonouchi, Hideto Shimpo, and Isao Yada
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 637-639. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for pulmonary sequestration
Innes Y.P. Wan, Tak Wai Lee, Alan D.L. Sihoe, Calvin S.H. Ng, and Anthony P.C. Yim
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 639-640. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Combined correction of an adult scimitar syndrome and coronary artery bypass grafting
Thorsten Walles, Artur Lichtenberg, Kazuko Shiraga, and Uwe Klima
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 640-642. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic wall alterations after use of gelatin-resorcinol-formalin glue
Matthias Kirsch, Maryvonne Ginat, Laure Lecerf, Rémi Houël, and Daniel Loisance
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 642-644. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Composite graft replacement after aortic valvuloplasty in Takayasu arteritis
Hideyuki Harada, Yukiko Honma, Yoshikazu Hachiro, Tohru Mawatari, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 644-647. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic root replacement with anomalous origin of the coronary arteries
Stacy B. O’Blenes and Christopher M. Feindel
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 647-649. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Recurrence of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after left anterior descending coronary artery revascularization in a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Simon J. Abou Jaoudé, Paul E. Achouh, Ramzi A. Ashoush, and Victor A. Jebara
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 649-650. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reoperative transmyocardial laser revascularization for late recurrent angina
Richard Lee, Keith C. Fischer, and Marc R. Moon
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 650-652. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: is the left internal mammary artery a suitable conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting?
Jim Iliopoulos, Con Manganas, Nigel Jepson, and David C. Newman
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 652-653. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical treatment of coronary sinus orifice atresia with hypoplastic left heart syndrome after total cavo-pulmonary connection
Noritaka Ohta, Kisaburo Sakamoto, Miwako Kado, Masahiko Nishioka, and Michio Yokota
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 653-655. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of transposition of the great arteries with total anomalous pulmonary venous return
Gary W. Raff, Dale M. Geiss, Jitendra J. Shah, Linda M. Bond, and John A. Carroll
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 655-657. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Isolated left ventricular ischemia after the Norwood procedure
Joseph J. DeRose, Jr, Rozelle Corda, M. Renate Dische, Jennifer Eleazar, and Ralph S. Mosca
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 657-659. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortopulmonary window due to balloon angioplasty after arterial switch operation
Hiroo Takayama, Akihiko Sekiguchi, Masahide Chikada, Mio Noma, and Ryoichi Ishida
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 659-661. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modification of the radial procedure in a patient with partial atrioventricular septal defect
Takashi Nitta, Hitoshi Yamauchi, Naoko Ohkubo, Yosuke Ishii, Shigeo Tanaka, Meiso Hayashi, Yoshinori Kobayashi, and Teruo Takano
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 661-663. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathologic findings in atrial musculature seven years after the intraatrial tunnel Fontan
Yasushi Yoshikawa, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Hideki Uemura, Youichi Kawahira, and Toshikatsu Yagihara
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 663-664. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Malignant mesothelioma with osseous differentiation
Hon Chi Suen, Barbara Sudholt, Wallace M. Anderson, Mazhar H. Lakho, and Bill B. Daily
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 665. [Full Text]  

Traumatic aortic arch injury
Kirit Patel, Keith Allen, Clay Hinrichs, Ayad Jihayel, and James S. Donahoo
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 666. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Enlargement of the aortic annulus using a double-patch technique: a safe and effective method
J. Ernesto Molina
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 667-670. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Open inferior vena caval anastomosis during bicaval heart transplantation
Lishan Aklog, Jerome Sepic, Farzan Filsoufi, John G. Byrne, and David H. Adams
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 671-672. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

An alternative surgical approach to facilitate minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
Dimitrios C. Angouras and Robert E. Michler
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 673-674. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Neuroendocrine carcinoma (carcinoid) of the thymus associated with Cushing’s syndrome
Marc de Perrot, Anastase Spiliopoulos, Stefan Fischer, Martin Totsch, and Shaf Keshavjee
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 675-681. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endothelial damage during myocardial preservation and storage
Alessandro Parolari, Patrizia Rubini, Aldo Cannata, Luigi Bonati, Francesco Alamanni, Elena Tremoli, and Paolo Biglioli
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 682-690. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Diaphragm pacing
John A. Elefteriades and Jacquelyn A. Quin
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 691-692. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Talc: isn’t it safe?
Morris J. Peacock
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 693. [Full Text]  

Talc: isn’t it safe?: Reply
C. Peter Clarke
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 693. [Full Text]  

Left gastric to coronary artery bypass
John B. Flege, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 693. [Full Text]  

On the originality of the technique described by Sueda and coworkers
Noedir A.G. Stolf
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 694. [Full Text]  

Dilated aortic root and stentless valve implantation
Robert P. Siebenmann
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 694. [Full Text]  

Dilated aortic root and stentless valve implantation: Reply
Massimo Massetti, Gerard Babatasi, and Andre Khayat
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 694-695. [Full Text]  

Valved stentless composite graft
Paul P. Urbanski
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 695-696. [Full Text]  

Valved stentless composite graft: Reply
Ruggero De Paulis, Paolo Nardi, and Luigi Chiariello
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 696. [Full Text]  

Cardiac valve replacement in patients on dialysis
Ryuji Higashita, Yasuo Takeuchi, and Mamiko Ohara
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 696-697. [Full Text]  

The use of the Shelhigh porcine valve conduit in infants
Jeffrey M. Pearl and Peter B. Manning
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 697-698. [Full Text]  

The use of the Shelhigh porcine valve conduit in infants: Reply
Stefano M. Marianeschi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 698. [Full Text]  

Double-inlet left ventricle: successfully staged ventricular septation with 12.5 years follow-up
Jaap Ottenkamp and Mark G. Hazekamp
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 699. [Full Text]  

Ave Sina was an Islamic physician
Feridoun Sabzi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 699. [Full Text]  

Cardiac hydatid cysts
Julian E. Losanoff, Bruce W. Richman, and James W. Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 699-700. [Full Text]  

Cardiac hydatid cysts: Reply
Mehmet Kaplan, Mahmut Murat Demirtas, and Ilgaz Dogusoy
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 700. [Full Text]  

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