President's Page:

Take advantage of changes in STS structure and membership

William A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1-2. [Full Text]  

Presidential Address:

Unity and participation: embracing counterintuitive survival skills

Mark B. Orringer
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 3-12. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Subsequent pulmonary resection for bronchogenic carcinoma after pneumonectomy

Jessica S. Donington, Daniel L. Miller, Charles C. Rowland, Claude Deschamps, Mark S. Allen, Victor F. Trastek, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 154-159. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of computed tomography-positron emission tomography fusion in staging patients with thoracic malignancies

Thomas A. D’Amico, Terence Z. Wong, David H. Harpole, Stephen D. Brown, and R. Edward Coleman
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 160-163. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery as part of combined modality treatment in stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer

Cordula C.M. Pitz, Klaartje W. Maas, Henry A. Van Swieten, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Pieter Hofman, and Franz M.N.H. Schramel
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 164-169. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fluoroscopy-assisted thoracoscopic resection of lung nodules marked with lipiodol

Hiroaki Nomori, Hirotoshi Horio, Tsuguo Naruke, and Keiichi Suemasu
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 170-173. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serum carcinoembryonic antigen level in surgically resected clinical stage i patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Noriyoshi Sawabata, Mitsunori Ohta, Shin-ichi Takeda, Hirotsugu Hirano, Yoshitomo Okumura, Hiroki Asada, and Hajime Maeda
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 174-179. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Plasma brain natriuretic peptide as a noninvasive marker for efficacy of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

Noritoshi Nagaya, Motomi Ando, Hideo Oya, Yutaka Ohkita, Shingo Kyotani, Fumio Sakamaki, and Norifumi Nakanishi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 180-184. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 184. [Full Text]  

Surgical considerations for pulmonary actinomycosis

Shunsuke Endo, Fumio Murayama, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Shin-ichi Yamamoto, Shin-ichi Otani, Noriko Saito, and Yasunori Sohara
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 185-190. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical treatment of pulmonary hydatid cysts: is capitonnage necessary?

Akif Turna, Muhammet Ali Yilmaz, Gökhan Haciibrahimoglu, Cemal Asim Kutlu, and Mehmet Ali Bedirhan
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 191-195. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sputum retention after lung operation: prospective, randomized trial shows superiority of prophylactic minitracheostomy in high-risk patients

Pramod Bonde, Ioannis Papachristos, Aveen McCraith, Barry Kelly, Carol Wilson, James A. McGuigan, and Kieran McManus
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 196-203. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thymectomy by partial sternotomy for the treatment of myasthenia gravis

Paulo M. Pêgo-Fernandes, José Ribas Milanez de Campos, Fabio Biscegli Jatene, Paulo Marchiori, Francisco Vargas Suso, and Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 204-208. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reconstruction of diaphragm using autologous fascia lata: an experimental study in dogs

Kazuya Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yasushi Itou, Katsuyuki Asai, Hiroshi Shimota, and Teruhisa Kazui
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 209-212. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early and late mortality after pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion

Alain Bernard, Régis Bernard de Dompsure, Olivier Hagry, and Jean Pierre Favre
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 213-217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-term follow-up of thoracoscopic pleurodesis for hydrothorax complicating peritoneal dialysis

Siu-ka Mak, Kyaw Nyunt, Ping-nam Wong, Kin-yee Lo, Gensy M.W. Tong, Yuk-ping Tai, and Andrew K.M. Wong
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 218-221. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Expression of heat shock protein 70 in grossly resected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Tsuyoshi Noguchi, Shinsuke Takeno, Tomotaka Shibata, Yuzo Uchida, Shigeo Yokoyama, and Wolfram Müller
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 222-226. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postesophagectomy morbidity, mortality, and length of hospital stay after preoperative chemoradiation therapy

John R. Doty, Jorge D. Salazar, Arlene A. Forastiere, Elisabeth I. Heath, Lawrence Kleinberg, and Richard F. Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 227-231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Lung and heart-lung transplantation in patients with end-stage cystic fibrosis: the stanford experience

Luca A. Vricella, John M. Karamichalis, Shahzad Ahmad, Robert C. Robbins, Richard I. Whyte, and Bruce A. Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 13-18. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Xenotransplant cardiac chimera: immune tolerance of adult stem cells

Takayuki Saito, Jin-Qiang Kuang, Bindu Bittira, Abdulaziz Al-Khaldi, and Ray C.-J. Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 19-24. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

David K.C. Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 24. [Full Text]  

Cardiomyocyte transplantation does not reverse cardiac remodeling in rats with chronic myocardial infarction

Yutaka Sakakibara, Keiichi Tambara, Fanglin Lu, Takeshi Nishina, Noritoshi Nagaya, Kazunobu Nishimura, and Masashi Komeda
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 25-30. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Routine enlargement of the small aortic root: a preventive strategy to minimize mismatch

Luis J. Castro, Joseph M. Arcidi, Jr, Audrey L. Fisher, and Vincent A. Gaudiani
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 31-36. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Valve replacement in patients on chronic renal dialysis: implications for valve prosthesis selection

William T. Brinkman, Willis H. Williams, Robert A. Guyton, Ellis L. Jones, and Joseph M. Craver
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 37-42. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive tricuspid operation using port access

Alan P. Kypson and Donald D. Glower
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 43-45. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Living, autologous pulmonary artery conduits tissue engineered from human umbilical cord cells

Simon P. Hoerstrup, Alexander Kadner, Christian Breymann, Christine F. Maurus, Christina I. Guenter, Ralf Sodian, Jeroen F. Visjager, Gregor Zund, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 46-52. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Analysis of valve motion after the reimplantation type of valve-sparing procedure (David I) with a new aortic root conduit

Ruggero De Paulis, Giovanni Maria De Matteis, Paolo Nardi, Raffaele Scaffa, Carlo Bassano, and Luigi Chiariello
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 53-57. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Morphometric analysis of aortic media in patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valve

Matthias Bauer, Miralem Pasic, Rudolf Meyer, Nadine Goetze, Ulrike Bauer, Henryk Siniawski, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 58-62. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hydrodynamic function of the second-generation mitroflow pericardial bioprosthesis

Louise M. Jennings, Abdusalam El-Gatit, Zsolt L. Nagy, John Fisher, Peter G. Walker, and Kevin G. Watterson
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 63-68. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A comparison of two individual amiodarone regimens to placebo in open heart surgery patients

C. Michael White, Satyendra Giri, James P. Tsikouris, Alisha Dunn, Kathy Felton, Prabashni Reddy, and Jeffrey Kluger
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 69-74. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical outcome of acute type A aortic dissection: analysis of risk factors

Teruhisa Kazui, Naoki Washiyama, Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar, Hitoshi Terada, Takayasu Suzuki, Kazuhiro Ohkura, and Katsushi Yamashita
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 75-81. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Robert A. Dion
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 81-82. [Full Text]  

Open stent-grafting for aortic arch aneurysm is associated with increased risk of paraplegia

Takeshi Miyairi, Yutaka Kotsuka, Masahiko Ezure, Minoru Ono, Tetsuro Morota, Hiroshi Kubota, Ko Shibata, Katsuhito Ueno, and Shinichi Takamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 83-89. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Platelet-derived growth factor-induced expression of c-fos in human vascular smooth muscle cells: implications for long-term graft patency

Dario F. Del Rizzo, Natalia Yurkova, Michael C. Moon, Brenda Litchie, and Peter Zahradka
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 90-95. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sutureless patch technique for postinfarction left ventricular rupture

Kevin Lachapelle, Benoit deVarennes, Patrick L. Ergina, and Renzo Cecere
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 96-101. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

James A.R. Pluth
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 101. [Full Text]  

Revascularization during acute myocardial infarction: risks and benefits revisited

Johannes M. Albes, Michael Gross, Ulrich Franke, Jens Wippermann, Tina U. Cohnert, Rüdiger Vollandt, and Thorsten Wahlers
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 102-108. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cerebral oxygen saturation assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy during coronary artery bypass grafting and early postoperative cognitive function

Wilko Reents, Wolfgang Muellges, Dorothea Franke, Joerg Babin-Ebell, and Olaf Elert
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 109-114. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting decreases morbidity and mortality in a selected group of high-risk patients

Hartmuth B. Bittner and Michael A. Savitt
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 115-118. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Severity of coronary artery stenosis at preoperative angiography and midterm mammary graft status

Mario Gaudino, Francesco Alessandrini, Giuseppe Nasso, Piergiorgio Bruno, Alessandro Manzoli, and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 119-121. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Konno aortoventriculoplasty in children and adolescents: from prosthetic valves to the ross operation

Eldad Erez, Kirk R. Kanter, Vincent K.H. Tam, and Willis H. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 122-126. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intermediate follow-up of a composite stentless porcine valved conduit of bovine pericardium in the pulmonary circulation

Bertrand Aupècle, Alain Serraf, Emre Belli, Siamak Mohammadi, François Lacour-Gayet, Paul Fornes, and Claude Planché
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 127-132. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Total correction of tetralogy of fallot in the first year of life: late results

Adnan Cobanoglu and Jess M. Schultz
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 133-138. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Duroflo II heparin bonding does not attenuate cytokine release or improve pulmonary function

John Butler, Elijah W. Murithi, Vivek L. Pathi, Kenneth J.D. MacArthur, and Geoffrey A. Berg
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 139-142. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hypoxic preconditioning in coronary microarteries: role of EDHF and K⁺ channel openers

Zhen Ren, Qin Yang, H. Storm Floten, and Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 143-148. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Glove punctures and postoperative skin flora of hands in cardiac surgery

Anne M. Eklund, Juhani Ojajärvi, Kirsi Laitinen, Matti Valtonen, and Kalervo A. Werkkala
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 149-153. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

LVAD support in patients with bioprosthetic valves

Alessandro Barbone, Vivek Rao, Mehmet C. Oz, and Yoshifumi Naka
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 232-234. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoratec left ventricular assist device for bridging to recovery in fulminant acute myocarditis

Masood S. Joharchi, Uwe Neiser, Ute Lenschow, Jochen Schubert, Wolfgang Kienast, Gabriele Noeldge-Schomburg, and Gustav Steinhoff
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 234-235. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Traumatic coronary artery dissection

Hideyuki Harada, Yukiko Honma, Yoshikazu Hachiro, Tohru Mawatari, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 236-237. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Combined endovascular and open repair of a penetrating innominate artery and tracheal injury

Seth B. Blattman, Gregg S. Landis, Mark Knight, Thomas F. Panetta, Salvatore J.A. Sclafani, and Joshua H. Burack
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 237-239. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pericarditis after trauma resulting in delayed cardiac tamponade

Riyad Karmy-Jones, Tina Yen, and Carol Cornejo
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 239-241. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pyopneumopericardium caused by mediastinal granuloma

Lorne J. Gula, Richard A. Malthaner, and Mackenzie A. Quantz
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 241-243. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Homograft aortic root replacement during pregnancy

Kapil Gopal, Ida M. Hudson, Jack Ludmir, Michael N. Braffman, Stanley Ewing, Joseph E. Bavaria, Kar-Lai Wong, and Charles R. Bridges
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 243-245. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of a complex aortic arch anomaly associated with cutaneous hemangioma

Gaetano Gargiulo, Carlo Pace Napoleone, Alessandro Giardini, Roberto Formigari, and Angelo Pierangeli
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 245-246. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic fistulas

Bertrand Léobon, Daniel Roux, Antoine Mugniot, Hervé Rousseau, Alain Cérene, Yves Glock, and Gérard Fournial
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 247-249. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coexistence of sinus rhythm and segmental atrial fibrillation after maze procedure

Yasushi Matsumoto, Go Watanabe, Masamitsu Endo, Hisao Sasaki, and Fuminori Kasashima
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 249-251. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maze procedure and cor triatriatum repair

Hiroyuki Nakajima, Junjiro Kobayashi, Takashi Kurita, and Soichiro Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 251-253. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dilatable banding of a Blalock-Taussig shunt

Masahide Chikada, Akihiko Sekiguchi, Shinichi Oho, Takashi Miyamoto, Ryouichi Ishida, Hiroo Takayama, and Akira Ishizawa
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 253-255. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemoptysis resulting from unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis

Essam Farghly and Michael Bousamra, II
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 255-257. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acute respiratory failure after pleurodesis with doxycycline

Daniel J. DiBardino, Jason M. Vanatta, Shawn P. Fagan, and Samir S. Awad
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 257-258. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical staple metalloptysis after apical bullectomy: a reaction to bovine pericardium?

Mohammed F. Shamji, Donna E. Maziak, Farid M. Shamji, Frederick R.K. Matzinger, and D. Garth Perkins
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 258-261. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Airway obstruction complicating mediastinal tuberculosis: a life-threatening presentation

Wael I. Awad, Tracey D. Graves, Veronica C. White, and Kit Wong
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 261-263. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic ultrasonic coagulation of thoracic duct in management of postoperative chylothorax

Sadanori Takeo, Koji Yamazaki, Mikako Takagi, and Atsuhiro Nakashima
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 263-265. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Total pericardial defect: risk factor for traumatic aortic type a dissection

Jean-Pierre Meunier, Stéphane Lopez, Jacques Teboul, and Jacques Jourdan
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 266. [Full Text]  

Anomalous segmental vein for right upper lobe: an unusual anatomical variation

Lorenzo Spaggiari, Piergiorgio Solli, Francesco Leo, Giulia Veronesi, and Ugo Pastorino
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 267. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

A simple trick for repairing coronary pseudoaneurysm complicating a Bentall operation

Joseph D. Schmoker and D. Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 268-270. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative confirmation of ulnar collateral blood flow during radial artery harvesting using the "squirt test"

Inderpaul Birdi and Andrew J. Ritchie
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 271-272. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ultrasonic evaluation of graft anastomoses during coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass

Yoshihiro Suematsu, Toshiya Ohtsuka, Takeshi Miyairi, Noboru Motomura, and Shinichi Takamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 273-275. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Salinoma window technique for mediastinal lymph node biopsy

Brian W. Goodacre, Clare Savage, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Gerhard R. Wittich, and Eric vanSonnenberg
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 276-277. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Clinical significance of micrometastasis in lung and esophageal cancer: a new paradigm in thoracic oncology

Xiaolong Jiao and Mark J. Krasna
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 278-284. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura

Marc de Perrot, Stefan Fischer, Marie-Anne Bründler, Yasuo Sekine, and Shaf Keshavjee
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 285-293. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

VHI report card gets a failing grade

Robert S.D. Higgins, Abe DeAnda, and Vigneshwar Kasirajan
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 294. [Full Text]  

Reply

David M. Shahian
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 294. [Full Text]  

Patch-and-glue technique for left ventricular free wall rupture

Pasquale Totaro and Gaetano Minzioni
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 294-295. [Full Text]  

Reply

Martin H. McMullan and Michael D. Maples
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 295-296. [Full Text]  

Safety of low hematocrits during cardiopulmonary bypass

William J. DeBois, Leonard Y. Lee, and Karl H. Krieger
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 296-297. [Full Text]  

Is Allen’s test not reliable in the selection of patients for radial artery harvest?

Lokeswara Rao Sajja, Gopichand Mannam, and Sriramulu Sompalli
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 296. [Full Text]  

Reply

Gordon R. DeFoe and Gerald T. O’Connor
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 297. [Full Text]  

Transventricular aortic cannulation

Francis Robicsek
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 298. [Full Text]  

Reply

John B. Flege, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 298. [Full Text]  

Successful cellular cardiomyoplasty in canine idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Nicolas Borenstein, Valérie Chetboul, Charissa Rajnoch, Patrick Bruneval, and Alain Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 298-299. [Full Text]  

Reply

Ren-Ke Li, Richard D. Weisel, Paul W.M. Fedak, and Donald A.G. Mickle
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 299. [Full Text]  

Combined coronary artery bypass grafting and lung cancer operation

Carlos Ibarra-Pérez
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 299-300. [Full Text]  

Reply

Alsir A.M. Ahmed and Mazin A.I. Sarsam
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 300. [Full Text]  

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