Ethics in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Surgical databases: ethics in evolution

James W. Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 983-985. [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Transfusion and outcome in heart surgery

Bruce D. Speiss
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 986-987. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Surgical resection of multifocal non-Small cell lung cancer is associated with prolonged survival

Richard J. Battafarano, Bryan F. Meyers, Tracey J. Guthrie, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 988-994. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nd:YAG laser resection of lung cancer invading the airway as a bridge to surgery and palliative treatment

Federico Venuta, Erino A. Rendina, Tiziano De Giacomo, Edoardo Mercadante, Federico Francioni, Francesco Pugliese, Marco Moretti, and Giorgio F. Coloni
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 995-998. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Predictors of early morbidity after major lung resection in patients with and without airflow limitation

Alessandro Brunelli, Majed Al Refai, Marco Monteverde, Armando Sabbatini, Francesco Xiumé, and Aroldo Fianchini
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 999-1003. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical resection of lung cancer in patients with underlying interstitial lung disease

Emmanuel Martinod, Jacques F. Azorin, Danielle Sadoun, Marie-Dominique Destable, Philippe Le Toumelin, Elisabeth Longchampt, Marianne Kambouchner, Loïc Guillevin, and Dominique Valeyre
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1004-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Induction chemotherapy before operation for multiple endobronchial squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

Kotaro Kameyama, Cheng-long Huang, Eiichi Hayashi, Dage Liu, Taku Okamoto, Yasumichi Yamamoto, and Hiroyasu Yokomise
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1008-1010. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The paracorporeal artificial lung improves 5-day outcomes from lethal smoke/burn-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome in sheep

Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Dongfang Wang, Scott D. Lick, Donald J. Deyo, Scott K. Alpard, and Sean D. Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1011-1018. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Excellent quality of life after Nissen fundoplication depends on successful elimination of reflux symptoms and not the invasiveness of the surgical approach

Christopher G. Streets, Steven R. DeMeester, Tom R. DeMeester, Jeffrey H. Peters, Jeffrey A. Hagen, Peter F. Crookes, and Cedric G. Bremner
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1019-1025. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

An analysis of multiple staging management strategies for carcinoma of the esophagus: computed tomography, endoscopic ultrasound, positron emission tomography, and thoracoscopy/laparoscopy

Michael B. Wallace, Paul J. Nietert, Craig Earle, Mark J. Krasna, Robert H. Hawes, Brenda J. Hoffman, and Carolyn E. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1026-1032. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adjuvant radiation therapy for stage II thymoma

Abeel A. Mangi, Cameron D. Wright, James S. Allan, John C. Wain, Dean M. Donahue, Hermes C. Grillo, and Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1033-1037. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Free deepithelialized anterolateral thigh myocutaneous flaps for chronic intractable empyema with bronchopleural fistula

Feng-chou Tsai, Hung-chi Chen, Samuel Huan-tang Chen, Bruno Coessens, Hui-ping Liu, Yi-cheng Wu, and Ping-chang Lin
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1038-1042. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Is it safe to train residents to perform cardiac surgery?

Roger J. F. Baskett, Karen J. Buth, Jean-Francois Legaré, Ansar Hassan, Camille Hancock Friesen, Gregory M. Hirsch, David B. Ross, and John A. Sullivan
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1043-1049. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Martin F. McKneally
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1049. [Full Text]  

Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation using the epicardial radiofrequency approach: mid-term results and risk analysis

Stefano Benussi, Simona Nascimbene, Eustachio Agricola, Giliola Calori, Simone Calvi, Alessandro Caldarola, Michele Oppizzi, Valter Casati, Carlo Pappone, and Ottavio Alfieri
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1050-1057. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Replacement of the ascending and transverse aortic arch: determinants of long-term survival

Anthony L. Estrera, Charles C. Miller, III, Tam T.T. Huynh, Eyal E. Porat, and Hazim J. Safi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1058-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ruptured descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Leonard N. Girardi, Karl H. Krieger, Nasser K. Altorki, Charles A. Mack, Leonard Y. Lee, and O. Wayne Isom
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1066-1070. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Perigraft to right atrial shunt by using autologous pericardium for control of bleeding in acute type A dissections

Haken Posacioglu, Anil Ziya Apaydin, Tanzer Calkavur, Tahir Yagdi, and Fatih Islamoglu
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1071-1074. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heart transplantation: echocardiographic assessment of morphology and function after more than 10 years of follow-up

Michaela Wilhelmi, Klaus Pethig, Mathias Wilhelmi, Hien Nguyen, Martin Strüber, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1075-1079. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

William M. DeCampli
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1079. [Full Text]  

End-organ function during chronic nonpulsatile circulation

Satoshi Saito, Stephen Westaby, David Piggot, Sergai Dudnikov, Desiree Robson, Pedro A. Catarino, Colin Clelland, and Chisato Nojiri
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1080-1085. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Trends in intraaortic balloon counterpulsation complications and outcomes in cardiac surgery

Jan T. Christenson, Marc Cohen, James J. Ferguson, III, Robert J. Freedman, Michael F. Miller, E. Magnus Ohman, Ramachandra C. Reddy, Gregg W. Stone, and Philip M. Urban
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1086-1090. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

David F. Torchiana
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1090-1091. [Full Text]  

Cardiomyoplasty reduces myocardial oxygen consumption: implications for direct mechanical compression

Osamu Kawaguchi, Yi Fei Huang, Takeshi Yuasa, Kazuaki Shirota, Russell A. J. Carrington, and Stephen N. Hunyor
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1092-1096. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

William P. Santamore
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1096-1097. [Full Text]  

Results of bioprosthetic versus mechanical aortic valve replacement performed with concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting

Cary W. Akins, Alan D. Hilgenberg, Gus J. Vlahakes, Thomas E. MacGillivray, David F. Torchiana, and Joren C. Madsen
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1098-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of implant technique following freestyle stentless aortic valve replacement

David S. Bach, Paul C. Cartier, Neal D. Kon, Katherine G. Johnson, G. Michael Deeb, and Donald B. Doty
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1107-1113. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Thomas A. Orszulak
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1113-1114. [Full Text]  

Is prophylactic aortic valve replacement indicated during mitral valve surgery for mild to moderate aortic valve disease?

Jong-Won Ha, Seung-Hyuck Choi, Byung-Chul Chang, Chung Mo Nam, Yangsoo Jang, Namsik Chung, Won-Heum Shim, Seung-Yun Cho, and Sung-Soon Kim
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1115-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A comparison of the in vivo performance of the 19-mm St. Jude medical hemodynamic plus and 21-mm standard valve

Hiroshi Niinami, Shigeyuki Aomi, Hideyuki Tomioka, Kiyoharu Nakano, and Hitoshi Koyanagi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1120-1124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The risks of moderate and extreme obesity for coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes: a study from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ database

Ganga Prabhakar, Constance K. Haan, Eric D. Peterson, Laura P. Coombs, Jose L. Cruzzavala, and Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1125-1131. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative transfection of vein grafts with the NFB decoy in a canine aortocoronary bypass model: a strategy to attenuate intimal hyperplasia

Takuji Shintani, Yoshiki Sawa, Toshiki Takahashi, Goro Matsumiya, Nariaki Matsuura, Yuji Miyamoto, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1132-1137. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Timothy H. Pohlman
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1137-1138. [Full Text]  

The Heartflo device for distal coronary anastomoses: clinical experiences in 60 patients

Sven Martens, Markus Dietrich, Mirko Doss, Anton Moritz, and Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1139-1143. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of radial artery graft reduces the morbidity of coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients aged 65 years and older

Thomas Modine, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Waseem Mazrani, Fazil Azeem, Mahmoud Bustami, Charles Ilsley, and Mohamed Amrani
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1144-1147. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postoperative cardiac tamponade in the modern surgical era

Jeffrey T. Kuvin, Nibal A. Harati, Natesa G. Pandian, Robert M. Bojar, and Kamal R. Khabbaz
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1148-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

In vitro preprogramming of marrow stromal cells for myocardial regeneration

Bindu Bittira, Jin-Qiang Kuang, Abdulaziz Al-Khaldi, Dominique Shum-Tim, and Ray C.-J. Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1154-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gene transfer to coronary artery bypass conduits

Cynthia K. Chiu-Pinheiro, Timothy O’Brien, Zvonimir S. Katusic, Luis F. Bonilla, Chad E. Hamner, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1161-1166. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Subodh Verma, Richard D. Weisel, and Ren-Ke Li
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1166. [Full Text]  

Lung protection during total cardiopulmonary bypass by isolated lung perfusion: preliminary results of a novel perfusion strategy

Hans-H Sievers, Cordula Freund-Kaas, Sawas Eleftheriadis, Thomas Fischer, Hermann Kuppe, Ernst G. Kraatz, and J.F. Matthias Bechtel
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1167-1172. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

David P. Taggart
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1172. [Full Text]  

Increased neutrophil priming and sensitization before commencing cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgical patients

Y. John Gu, Pieter Schoen, Izaak Tigchelaar, Bart G. Loef, Tjark Ebels, Andrew J. Rankin, and Willem van Oeveren
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1173-1179. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of blood transfusion on long-term survival after cardiac operation

Milo C. Engoren, Robert H. Habib, Anoar Zacharias, Thomas A. Schwann, Christopher J. Riordan, and Samuel J. Durham
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1180-1186. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serum levels of prophylactic cefazolin during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery

Erika K. Fellinger, Bruce J. Leavitt, and James C. Hebert
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1187-1190. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prophylactic positive end-expiratory pressure and reduction of postoperative blood loss in open-heart surgery

Bryan Collier, Jacob Kolff, Rajsekhar Devineni, and Luis S. Gonzalez, III
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1191-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A retrospective review of three antibiotic prophylaxis regimens for pediatric cardiac surgical patients

Kevin O. Maher, Kristen VanDerElzen, Edward L. Bove, Ralph S. Mosca, Carol E. Chenoweth, and Thomas J. Kulik
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1195-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A novel peroxynitrite decomposer catalyst (FP-15) reduces myocardial infarct size in an in vivo peroxynitrite decomposer and acute ischemia-reperfusion in pigs

Cesario Bianchi, Hidetaka Wakiyama, Renato Faro, Tanveer Khan, James D. McCully, Sidney Levitsky, Csaba Szabó, and Frank W. Sellke
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1201-1207. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of hypothermia on myocardial substrate selection

Nathan F. Gilbert, Paul E. Meyer, M. Peter Tauriainen, Robert Y. Chao, Jayendra B. Patel, Craig R. Malloy, and Michael E. Jessen
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1208-1212. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Potent adenylate cyclase agonist forskolin restores myoprotective effects of ischemic preconditioning in rat hearts after myocardial infarction

Shigetoshi Mieno, Hitoshi Horimoto, Fusao Watanabe, Yasunari Nakai, Eisuke Furuya, and Shinjiro Sasaki
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1213-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mortality of pulmonary artery banding in the current era: recent mortality of PA banding

Hiroo Takayama, Akihiko Sekiguchi, Masahide Chikada, Mio Noma, Akira Ishizawa, and Shinichi Takamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1219-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Metastatic melanoma to the pleural space

Andy C. Kiser and Thomas M. Egan
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1257-0. [Full Text]  

An absolute contraindication to use of the left internal mammary artery

Zoltan A. Szalay and Paul R. Vogt
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1258-0. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Spontaneous sternoclavicular joint infections

Michel Haddad, Donna E. Maziak, and Farid M. Shamji
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1225-1227. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Malignant triton tumor of the right vagus

Amal K. Bose, Anand P. Deodhar, and Andrew J. Duncan
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1227-1228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acquired systemic-to-pulmonary arteriovenous malformation secondary to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis empyema

Chadrick E. Denlinger, Thomas M. Egan, and David R. Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1229-1231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intrathoracic myoplasty for prosthesis infection after superior vena cava replacement for lung cancer

Lorenzo Spaggiari, Piergiorgio Solli, Giulia Veronesi, and Ugo Pastorino
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1231-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful management of a nonmalignant esophageal perforation with a coated stent

Hamid Mumtaz, Gary W. Barone, Beverley L. Ketel, and Aytekin Ozdemir
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1233-1235. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video-assisted thoracoscopic extirpation of a posterior mediastinal mass using the da Vinci computer enhanced surgical system

Ichiro Yoshino, Makoto Hashizume, Mitsuo Shimada, Morimasa Tomikawa, and Keizo Sugimachi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1235-1237. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A 30-year follow-up after ventricular septation: the first and the present patient

Koji Nomura, Hiromi Kurosawa, and Tatsuta Arai
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1237-1238. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Obstructed hemianomalous pulmonary venous drainage: is intervention necessary?

Kevin S. Roman, Anthony P. Salmon, and Joseph J. Vettukattil
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1238-1240. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Treatment of humoral rejection with rituximab

H. Edward Garrett, Jr, Kenneth Groshart, Denise Duvall-Seaman, Deena Combs, and Rita Suggs
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1240-1242. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bicaval anastomosis in a heart transplant recipient with left superior vena cava

Gregorio Rábago, Alejandro Martín-Trenor, José Luis López-Coronado, Alfonso Macias, Juan Cosín-Sales, and Jesús M. Herreros
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1242-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Less-invasive thoracic aortic aneurysm repair

Johji Fukada, Kiyofumi Morishita, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Akira Yamada, Nobuhiro Harada, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1244-1246. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of recurrent aneurysm after aortic valve and ascending aortic replacement

Per H. Wickstrom
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1246-1248. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extensive coronary dissection treated with endarterectomy and coronary reconstruction

W. Dudley Johnson, Tanvir K. Bajwa, Suhail Q. Allaqaband, and Mary R. Howard
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1248-1250. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Severe complex regional pain syndrome type II after radial artery harvesting

Christof Schmid, Tonny D.T. Tjan, and Hans H. Scheld
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1250-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Type B lactic acidosis: a rare complication of antiretroviral therapy after cardiac surgery

Bernard G. Vasseur, Hideki Kawanishi, Nahir Shah, and Mark L. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1251-1252. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giant papillary fibroelastoma of the right atrium: an unusual presentation

Juan A. Crestanello and Thomas A. Orszulak
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1252-1254. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transesophageal echocardiography guided placement of a coronary sinus pacing lead

John H. Artrip, Darren Sukerman, Marc L. Dickstein, and Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1254-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Microwave ablation of atrial fibrillation during mitral valve operations

A. Marc Gillinov, Nicholas G. Smedira, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1259-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A novel method for performing sequential grafts with the radial artery

Silvana Marasco and Donald Esmore
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1262-1263. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arch-first technique for aortic arch aneurysm repair through median sternotomy

Motonobu Nishimura, Shigeaki Ohtake, Yoshiki Sawa, Toshiki Takahashi, Goro Matsumiya, Koji Kagisaki, Yuji Miyamoto, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1264-1266. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical management of Novacor drive-line exit site infections

Michael K. Pasque, Tina Hanselman, Kim Shelton, Beth A. Kehoe-Huck, Robyn Hedges, Stephen D. Cassivi, Gregory A. Ewald, and Joseph G. Rogers
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1267-1268. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A simple technique for aortic valve replacement in patients with a patent left internal mammary artery bypass graft

Michael A. Savitt, Taranpreet Singh, Sunil Agrawal, Ambuj Choudhary, Hanan Chaugle, and Aftab Ahmed
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1269-1270. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Thoracoscopy before Jacobaeus

Beatrix Hoksch, Hanno Birken-Bertsch, and Joachim M. Müller
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1288-1290. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Immunology and failure of valved allografts in children

Robert E. Shaddy and John A. Hawkins
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1271-1275. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The intraaortic balloon pump in cardiac surgery

Roger J.F. Baskett, William A. Ghali, Andrew Maitland, and Gregory M. Hirsch
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1276-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Mechanical support for cardiac and respiratory failure in pediatric patients: Edited by Brian W. Duncan, MD, 2001, New York, New York, Marcel Dekker, Inc, 369 pp, illustrated, $165.00, ISBN: 0-8247-0275-1

Joseph B. Zwischenberger
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1287. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Hemostatic herbs

Alejandro Aris
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1291. [Full Text]  

Reply

Peter H. Hollaus
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1291. [Full Text]  

Esophagectomy in elderly patients over 70 years of age

Yingjie Cui and Hongyi Chen
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1291-1292. [Full Text]  

Single-stage replacement of the thoracic aorta

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Paolo Masetti, and Chris K. Rokkas
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1292. [Full Text]  

Reply

Thomas M. Beaver and Tomas D. Martin
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1293. [Full Text]  

Subclavian artery stenosis impairs flow in left internal mammary artery grafts

Simon Fortier, Roland G. Demaria, and Louis P. Perrault
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1293-1294. [Full Text]  

Corrections:

Correction

Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: 1294. [Full Text]  

Supplement: Cardiothoracic Techniques and Technologies:

Surgical revascularization for coronary artery disease: are we about to surrender or cross the chasm?

Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1297-S1300. [Full Text]  

Intraoperative saline-irrigated radiofrequency modified Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation

Mustafa Güden, Belhhan Akpinar, Ilhan Sanisoglu, Ertan Sagbas, and Osman Bayindir
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1301-S1306. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beating-heart surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation with microwave ablation

Jos G. Maessen, Jan F.M.A. Nijs, Joep L.R.M. Smeets, Jindra Vainer, and Bas Mochtar
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1307-S1311. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The On-X prosthetic heart valve at five years

Reinhard Moidl, Paul Simon, and Ernst Wolner
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1312-S1317. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimal access aortic valve replacement: effects on morbidity and resource utilization

Nicolas Doll, Michael A. Borger, Joerg Hain, Jan Bucerius, Thomas Walther, Jan F. Gummert, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1318-S1322. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral surgery after prior cardiac operation:port-access versus sternotomy or thoracotomy

William R. Burfeind, Donald D. Glower, R.Duane Davis, Kevin P. Landolfo, James E. Lowe, and Walter G. Wolfe
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1323-S1325. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimal access closure of patent foramen ovale: is it also recommended for patients with paradoxical emboli?

Ramzi K. Deeik, Ryan M. Thomas, Pranya Sakiyalak, Sally Botkin, Bradford Blakeman, and Mamdouh Bakhos
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1326-S1329. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A new expandable venous cannula for minimal access heart surgery

Xavier M. Mueller, Hendrik T. Tevaearai, David Jegger, Judith Horisberger, Giuseppe Mucciolo, and Ludwig K. von Segesser
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1330-S1333. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary stenting versus MIDCAB: preliminary report–Comparision of two methods of revascularization in single left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis

Marek Cisowski, Janusz Drzewiecki, Agnieszka Drzewiecka-Gerber, Andrzej Jaklik, Wojciech Kruczak, Michal Szczeklik, and Andrzej Bochenek
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1334-S1339. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary artery bypass in patients 80 years and over: is off-pump the operation of choice?

Steven J. Hoff, Stephen K. Ball, William H. Coltharp, David M. Glassford, Jr, John W. Lea, IV, and Michael R. Petracek
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1340-S1343. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical revascularization in patients with poor left ventricular function: on- or off-pump?

Hani Shennib, Munemoto Endo, Osama Benhamed, and Jean F. Morin
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1344-S1347. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acute effects of beating heart coronary surgery on left ventricular performance

Lucia Torracca, Jan J. Schreuder, Andrea Quarti, Gennaro Ismeno, Vincenzo Franzé, and Ottavio Alfieri
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1348-S1352. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump multivessel coronary artery surgery in high-risk patients

Zile Singh Meharwal, Yugal K. Mishra, Vijay Kohli, Ramesh Bapna, Sandeep Singh, and Naresh Trehan
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1353-S1357. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hybrid robotic coronary artery surgery and angioplasty in multivessel coronaryartery disease

Kenneth D. Stahl, W.Douglas Boyd, Thomas A. Vassiliades, and Hratch L. Karamanoukian
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1358-S1362. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Two generations of the St. Jude Medical ATG coronary connector systems for coronary artery anastomoses in coronary artery bypass grafting

Friedrich S. Eckstein, Luis F. Bonilla, Hartzell Schaff, Lars Englberger, Stephan Windecker, Paul Hindrichs, and Thierry P. Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1363-S1367. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pretreatment with -adrenergic blockers for prevention of radial artery spasm

C. Locker, R. Mohr, Y. Paz, O. Lev-Ran, I. Herz, G. Uretzky, and I. Shapira
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1368-S1370. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bilateral skeletonized internal thoracic artery graftings in off-pump coronary artery bypass: early result of Y versus in situ grafts

Ki-Bong Kim, Kwang Ree Cho, Woo-Ik Chang, Cheong Lim, Byung Moon Ham, and Yong Lak Kim
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1371-S1376. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump coronary artery bypass with complete avoidance of aortic manipulation

Ki-Bong Kim, Chang Hyun Kang, Woo-Ik Chang, Cheong Lim, Jin Hee Kim, Byung Moon Ham, and Yong Lak Kim
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1377-S1382. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary perfusion methods during off-pump coronary artery bypass: results of a randomized clinical trial

Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr, James L. Nielsen, and James L. Lonquist
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1383-S1389. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative color Doppler ultrasound assessment of LIMA-to-LAD anastomoses in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Rune Haaverstad, Nicola Vitale, Ole Tjomsland, Arve Tromsdal, Hans Torp, and Stein O. Samstad
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1390-S1394. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Electron beam coronary angiography to assess patency in the off-pump coronary bypass graft

Fernando M. Jara, Jean Kalush, and Mark L. Kahn
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1395-S1397. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in coronary surgery: first experiences with a new tool for diagnosis of coronary artery disease

Hendrik Treede, Christoph Becker, Hermann Reichenspurner, Andreas Knez, Christian Detter, Maximilian Reiser, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1398-S1402. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The evolution of training in Off-Pump coronary surgery in a single institution

Massimo Caputo, Alan J. Bryan, Radek Capoun, Balakrishnan Mahesh, Franco Ciulli, Jonathan Hutter, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1403-S1407. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

PulseCO: a less-invasive method to monitor cardiac output from arterial pressure after cardiac surgery

Timothy T. Hamilton, Lynne M. Huber, and Michael E. Jessen
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1408-S1412. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Obliteration of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm by thrombin injection

James R. Edgerton, David O. Moore, Donna Nichols, B.Ward Lane, Mitchell J. Magee, Todd M. Dewey, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1413-S1415. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The extracardiac Fontan procedure without cardiopulmonary bypass: technique and intermediate-term results

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