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Contents:  Volume 73, Issue 4  (April 2002)   [Index by Author] 

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       Editorials
       J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper
       Original Articles: General Thoracic
       Original Articles: Cardiovascular
       Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery
       Case Reports
       How To Do It
       Reviews
       Key References
       Review of Recent Books
       Correspondence
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Editorials:

Aortic valve sparing operations
Tirone E. David
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1029-1030. [Full Text]  

The renegade fact
Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1031. [Full Text]  

A different kind of "total artificial heart": the interactive, computer-based human heart model
Michael K. Pasque
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1032-1034. [Full Text]  

J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper:

Morbidity and mortality after extent II thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Joseph S. Coselli, Scott A. LeMaire, Lori D. Conklin, Cüneyt Köksoy, and Zachary C. Schmittling
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1107-1116. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Results of surgical treatment of adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia
Giovanni de Manzoni, Corrado Pedrazzani, Felice Pasini, Alberto Di Leo, Emilia Durante, Gabriele Castaldini, and Claudio Cordiano
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1035-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Hubert J. Stein and J. Rudiger Siewert
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1040. [Full Text]  

Ischemia-reperfusion injury after lung transplantation increases risk of late bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome
Steven M. Fiser, Curtis G. Tribble, Stewart M. Long, Aditya K. Kaza, John A. Kern, David R. Jones, Mark K. Robbins, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1041-1048. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary large cell carcinomas with neuroendocrine features are high-grade neuroendocrine tumors
Akira Iyoda, Kenzo Hiroshima, Masayuki Baba, Yukio Saitoh, Hidemi Ohwada, and Takehiko Fujisawa
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1049-1054. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prospective study of extended segmentectomy for small lung tumors: the final report
Koichi Yoshikawa, Noriaki Tsubota, Ken Kodama, Hiroyoshi Ayabe, Toshihiko Taki, and Takashi Mori
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1055-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Joe B. Putnam, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1058-1059. [Full Text]  

Clinical significance of nm23 expression in resected pathologic-stage I, non-small cell lung cancer
Hiromichi Katakura, Fumihiro Tanaka, Hiroki Oyanagi, Ryo Miyahara, Kazuhiro Yanagihara, Yosuke Otake, and Hiromi Wada
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1060-1064. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stage I non-small cell lung cancer: a pragmatic approach to prognosis after complete resection
Pascal Thomas, Christophe Doddoli, Xavier Thirion, Olivier Ghez, Marie-José Payan-Defais, Roger Giudicelli, and Pierre Fuentes
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1065-1070. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Results of wedge resection for focal bronchioloalveolar carcinoma showing pure ground-glass attenuation on computed tomography
Shun-ichi Watanabe, Toshio Watanabe, Kazunori Arai, Takahiko Kasai, Joji Haratake, and Hiroshi Urayama
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1071-1075. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Richard F. Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1075. [Full Text]  

Primary thymic carcinoma
Hung-Chang Liu, Wen-Hu Hsu, Yu-Jen Chen, Yu-Jan Chan, Yu-Chung Wu, Biing-Shium Huang, and Min-Hsiung Huang
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1076-1081. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-term results after pulmonary resection of renal cell carcinoma metastases
Stefan Piltz, Georgios Meimarakis, Matthias W. Wichmann, Rudolf Hatz, Friedrich Wilhelm Schildberg, and Heinrich Fuerst
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1082-1087. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Conservative management of thoracobiliary fistula
Bhugwan Singh, Jaynathan Moodley, Mohamed H. Sheik-Gafoor, Naseem Dhooma, and Anunathan Reddi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1088-1091. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplant immunosuppression enhances efficiency of adenoviral-mediated gene retransfection: inhibition of interferon-{gamma} and immunoglobin G
Michiharu Suga, Rebecca Gladdy, Zhou Xing, Shaf H. Keshavjee, and Mingyao Liu
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1092-1097. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Steven R. DeMeester
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1097. [Full Text]  

Frequency of transmission of human parvovirus B19 infection by fibrin sealant used during thoracic surgery
Masafumi Kawamura, Makoto Sawafuji, Masazumi Watanabe, Hirohisa Horinouchi, and Koichi Kobayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1098-1100. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The effect of adhesion molecule blockade on pulmonary reperfusion injury
Adrian J. Levine, Karen Parkes, Stephen J. Rooney, and Robert S. Bonser
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1101-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Aortic root remodeling operation: how do we tailor a tube graft?
Kiyofumi Morishita, Gen Murakami, Tokuo Koshino, Johji Fukada, Yasuaki Fujisawa, Tohru Mawatari, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1117-1121. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dynamic analysis of the aortic valve using a finite element model
Ramakrishna Gnyaneshwar, Ramarathnam Krishna Kumar, and Komarakshi R. Balakrishnan
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1122-1129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Five-year experience in aortic root replacement with the flanged composite graft
Kaan Kirali, Denyan Mansuroglu, Suat Nail Ömeroglu, Vedat Erentug, Ilker Mataraci, Gökhan Ipek, Esat Alcinci, Ömer Isik, and Cevat Yakut
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1130-1137. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Self-expandable aortic stent-grafts for treatment of descending aortic dissections
J. Honório Palma, Jose Augusto Marcondes de Souza, Claudia Maria Rodrigues Alves, Antonio Carlos Carvalho, and Enio Buffolo
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1138-1141. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Michael Grimm
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1141-1142. [Full Text]  

Endovascular treatment of thoracic disease: patient selection and a proposal of a risk score
Claudia Maria Rodrigues Alves, José Honório Palma da Fonseca, José Augusto Marcondes de Souza, Antonio Carlos Camargo Carvalho, and Enio Buffolo
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1143-1148. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Natural history of traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta managed nonoperatively: a longitudinal analysis
James H. Holmes, IV, Robert D. Bloch, R. Alan Hall, Yvonne M. Carter, and Riyad C. Karmy-Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1149-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cold blood spinal cord plegia for prediction of spinal cord ischemia during thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair
Taijiro Sueda, Kenji Okada, Kazumasa Orihashi, Yuji Sugawara, Kazuhiro Kouchi, and Katsuhiko Imai
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1155-1159. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Validation of a left atrial lesion pattern for intraoperative ablation of atrial fibrillation
David C. Kress, David Krum, Valeri Chekanov, John Hare, Nicole Michaud, Masood Akhtar, and Jasbir Sra
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1160-1168. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simple surgical isolation of pulmonary veins for treating secondary atrial fibrillation in mitral valve disease
Renato A.K. Kalil, Gustavo G. Lima, Tiago L.L. Leiria, Rogério Abrahão, Leonardo M. Pires, Paulo R. Prates, and Ivo A. Nesralla
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1169-1173. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cerebral blood flow and cognitive dysfunction after coronary surgery
Hanne Abildstrom, Peter Høgh, Bjørn Sperling, Jakob T. Moller, Stig Yndgaard, and Lars S. Rasmussen
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1174-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
R. Alan Hall
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1178-1179. [Full Text]  

Endoscopic internal thoracic artery dissection leads to significant reduction of pain after minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Jan Bucerius, Sebastian Metz, Thomas Walther, Volkmar Falk, Nicolas Doll, Frank Noack, David Holzhey, Anno Diegeler, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1180-1184. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Jarle Vaage
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1184. [Full Text]  

Endothelin blockade potentiates endothelial protective effects of ace inhibitors in saphenous veins
Lawrence Ko, Andrew Maitland, Paul W.M. Fedak, Aaron S. Dumont, Mitesh Badiwala, Fina Lovren, Christopher R. Triggle, Todd J. Anderson, Vivek Rao, and Subodh Verma
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1185-1188. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved patency in vein grafts harvested with surrounding tissue: results of a randomized study using three harvesting techniques
Domingos S.R. Souza, Michael R. Dashwood, Janice C.S. Tsui, Derek Filbey, Lennart Bodin, Benny Johansson, and Jan Borowiec
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1189-1195. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elimination of cardiopulmonary bypass improves early survival for multivessel coronary artery bypass patients
Mitchell J. Magee, Kathleen A. Jablonski, Sotiris C. Stamou, Albert J. Pfister, Todd M. Dewey, Mercedes K.C. Dullum, James R. Edgerton, Syma L. Prince, Tea E. Acuff, Paul J. Corso, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1196-1203. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alveolar recruitment strategy increases arterial oxygenation during one-lung ventilation
Gerardo Tusman, Stephan H. Böhm, Fernando Melkun, Daniel Staltari, Carlos Quinzio, Carlos Nador, and Elsio Turchetto
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1204-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Therapeutic angiogenesis induced by local autologous bone marrow cell implantation
Kimikazu Hamano, Tao-Sheng Li, Toshiro Kobayashi, Ken Hirata, Masafumi Yano, Michihiro Kohno, and Masunori Matsuzaki
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1210-1215. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Disease-specific remodeling of cardiac mitochondria after a left ventricular assist device
Paul M. Heerdt, Michael Schlame, Roswitha Jehle, Alessandro Barbone, Daniel Burkhoff, and Thomas J.J. Blanck
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1216-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparison of the Nottingham Health Profile and the 36-item health survey questionnaires in cardiac surgery
Pierre Emmanuel Falcoz, Sidney Chocron, Mariette Mercier, Marc Puyraveau, and Joseph Philippe Etievent
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1222-1228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
David B. Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1228. [Full Text]  

Role of apoptosis in myocardial stunning after open heart surgery
Joachim P. Schmitt, Josef Schröder, Heribert Schunkert, Dietrich E. Birnbaum, and Hermann Aebert
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1229-1235. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Robert C. Gorman and Joseph H. Gorman
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1235. [Full Text]  

Protective effects of protein kinase C during myocardial ischemia require activation of phosphatidyl-inositol specific phospholipase C
Mamoru Munakata, Christof Stamm, Ingeborg Friehs, David Zurakowski, Douglas B. Cowan, Hung Cao-Danh, Francis X. McGowan, Jr, and Pedro J. del Nido
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1236-1245. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1245. [Full Text]  

Glucose-insulin-potassium infusion for myocardial protection during off-pump coronary artery surgery
William A. Lell, Vance G. Nielsen, David C. McGiffin, Frank E. Schmidt, Jr, James K. Kirklin, and Alfred W. Stanley, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1246-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Harold L. Lazar
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1251-1252. [Full Text]  

Aprikalim reduces the Na+-Ca2+ exchange outward current enhanced by hyperkalemia in rat ventricular myocytes
Hong-Yu Li, Song Wu, Guo-Wei He, and Tak-Ming Wong
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1253-1259. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Brian F. Buxton
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1259-1260. [Full Text]  

Effects of in vivo myocardial ischemia and reperfusion on interstitial nitric oxide metabolites
Randy M. Stevens, M. Salik Jahania, Jennifer E. Stivers, Robert M. Mentzer, Jr, and Robert D. Lasley
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1261-1266. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic arch advancement: the optimal one-stage approach for surgical management of neonatal coarctation with arch hypoplasia
Mohamed-Adel Elgamal, E. Dean McKenzie, and Charles D. Fraser, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1267-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Individualized total cavopulmonary connection technique for patients with Asplenia syndrome
Ryo Aeba, Toshiyuki Katogi, Kenichi Hashizume, Yoshimi Iino, Shiaki Kawada, and Yuji Yuasa
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1274-1280. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary
Christopher A. Caldarone
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1280-1281. [Full Text]  

Effects of autologous platelet concentrate reinfusion after open heart surgery in patients with congenital heart disease
Takeshi Hiramatsu, Tohru Okamura, Yasuharu Imai, Hiromi Kurosawa, Mitsuru Aoki, Toshiharu Shin’oka, and Yoshinori Takanashi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1282-1285. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Pleuroperitoneal fistula
Anthony P.C. Yim, Tak Wai Lee, Innes Y.P. Wan, and Calvin Ng
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1327. [Full Text]  

Radiographic demonstration of giant cardiac false aneurysm
Andras Kollar and Walter H. Merrill
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1328. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Tracheal polyp
T. Clark Gamblin, Lisa A. Farmer, R. Jonathan Dean, R. Andrew Bradley, and Martin L. Dalton
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1286-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Symptomatic Bochdalek hernia in an octogenarian
Paul Perch, Ward V. Houck, and Abe DeAnda, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1288-1289. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Videothoracoscopic splanchnicectomy for intractable pain from adrenal metastasis
Loïc Lang-Lazdunski, Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes, and Marc Riquet
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1290-1292. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Flow cytometric analysis of a localized malignant mesothelioma
José Javier Gómez-Román, Roberto Mons-Lera, Isabel Seco Olmedo, and José Fernando Val-Bernal
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1292-1294. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Spontaneous esophageal perforation presenting as meningitis
Carlo C. Jurani, Gerald L. Early, and Shauna R. Roberts
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1294-1296. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Proliferative myositis: a rare pseudosarcoma of the chest wall
Michael S. Kent, Douglas B. Flieder, Jeffrey L. Port, and Nasser K. Altorki
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1296-1298. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Histological confirmation of healing of gastrobronchial fistula using a muscle flap
Manabu Okuyama, Reijiro Saito, Satoru Motoyama, Michihiko Kitamura, and Jun-ichi Ogawa
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1298-1299. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful treatment of pulmonary hypertension with inhaled nitric oxide after pulmonary embolectomy
Georg Trummer, Michael Berchtold-Herz, Jürgen Martin, and Friedhelm Beyersdorf
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1299-1301. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral annular aneurysm resulting from subaortic muscle resection
Manabu Watanabe, Yorikazu Harada, Takamasa Takeuchi, Gengi Satomi, and Satoshi Yasukouchi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1302-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm late after mitral valve replacement
Minoru Ono and Randall K. Wolf
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1303-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary valve lipoma presenting as syncope
Carlo Pederzolli, Alberto Terrini, Alessandro Ricci, Alessandro Motta, Luigi Martinelli, and Angelo Graffigna
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1305-1306. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eosinophilic heart disease with vasculitis: supported by HeartMate left ventricular assist device and heart transplantation
Chiao-Po Hsu, Shiao-Hwang Chang, Jih-Shiuan Wang, Chun-Che Shih, Shiau-Ting Lai, and An-Hang Yang
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1307-1310. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac involvement in a case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Ashutosh Hardikar, Prem Shekar, John Stubberfield, David R. Craddock, and Leon P. Bignold
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1310-1312. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial revascularization with the posterior tibial artery
Vichai Benjacholamas, Sirachai Jindarak, and Wacin Buddhari
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1312-1314. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Delayed cardiac tamponade after coronary artery laceration
John Bozinovski, Shaohua Wang, and Someshewar Nakai
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1314-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis after radial artery harvesting
Mitsumasa Hata, Alexander Rosalion, Siven Seevanayagam, Kazuhiro Kohch, and Brian F. Buxton
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1316-1317. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Single-stage anatomical repair of complete atrioventricular canal, double-outlet right ventricle, and cor triatriatum using ventricular septal defect translocation
Christo I. Tchervenkov, Stephen J. Korkola, and Marie J. Béland
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1317-1320. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of neonatal bronchovenous fistula after cardiopulmonary bypass
Olaf Reinhartz, Anil M. DeSilva, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1320-1322. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and systemic-pulmonary collateral arteries
Sonia B. Albanese, Adriano Carotti, Alessandra Toscano, Bruno Marino, and Roberto M. Di Donato
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1322-1324. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection presenting as cardiac tamponade
Balaji Badmanaban, David McCarty, Damian J. Mole, Pascal P. McKeown, and Mazin A.I. Sarsam
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1324-1326. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Thoracoscopic esophagectomy combined with mediastinoscopy via the neck
Yoshifumi Ikeda, Masanori Niimi, Shigenao Kan, Hiroshi Takami, and Susumu Kodaira
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1329-1331. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A method of repair for asymmetric aneurysmal dilatation of the ascending aorta
Leonid Sternik, Kenton J. Zehr, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1332-1334. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Periareolar mediastinoscopy: a new technique
Georges S. Tabet, Elie B. Kassabian, Jihane N. Rohayem, and Victor A. Jebara
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1335-1336. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Implant technique for the Jarvik 2000 heart
Stephen Westaby, O.H. Frazier, David W. Pigott, Satoshi Saito, and Robert K. Jarvik
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1337-1340. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Remodeling of arterial conduits in coronary grafting
Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1341-1345. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cause of degenerative disease of the trileaflet aortic valve: review of subject and presentation of a new theory
Francis Robicsek, Mano J. Thubrikar, and Alexander A. Fokin
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1346-1354. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Transmyocardial laser revascularization
Keith A. Horvath
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1355-1356. [PDF]  

Review of Recent Books:

Ischemia-reperfusion injury in cardiac surgery: Edited by Friedhelm Beyersdorf, MD, 2000, Georgetown, TX, Landes Bioscience, 227 pp, 51 figures, 20 tables, $119.00, ISBN: 1-58706-002-7
Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1362. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Tension pneumocephalus secondary to iatrogenic subarachnoid pleural fistula: certain clarifications
Rana Sandip Singh and Ashis Pathak
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1357. [Full Text]  

Reply
Mark H. Bilsky
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1357. [Full Text]  

Open lung biopsy in patients with congenital heart disease
Matthias Gorenflo
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1357-1358. [Full Text]  

Precise quantification of pulsatile flow
Akif Ündar, Mohammed S. Koudieh, and Charles D. Fraser, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1358. [Full Text]  

Reply
Toshihide Nakano and Ryuji Tominaga
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1358-1359. [Full Text]  

Harvesting of the radial artery: skeletonization versus pedicled technique
Federico Bizzarri and Giacomo Frati
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1359. [Full Text]  

Reply
David Taggart
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1359-1360. [Full Text]  

Is retrograde perfusion necessary for spinal cord protection?
Tadaomi-Alfonso Miyamoto and Koho-Julio Miyamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1360. [Full Text]  

Reply
James J. Gangemi, John A. Kern, Irving L. Kron, and Curtis G. Tribble
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1360-1361. [Full Text]  

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