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Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1365. [PDF]  

Presidential Address:

A partnership in courage

Constantine Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1366-1371. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Statistician's Page:

Simulation models to predict outcome after aortic valve replacement

Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, John P.A. Puvimanasinghe, and Gary L. Grunkemeier
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1372-1376. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Mediastinitis in heart and lung transplantation: 15 years experience

Qamar Abid, Udim U. Nkere, Asif Hasan, Kate Gould, Jonathan Forty, Paul Corris, Colin J. Hilton, and John H. Dark
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1565-1571. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-term evaluation of the replacement of the trachea with an autologous aortic graft

Emmanuel Martinod, Agathe Seguin, Karel Pfeuty, Paul Fornes, Marianne Kambouchner, Jacques F. Azorin, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1572-1578. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1578. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Tracheobronchial obstruction in children: experience with endoscopic airway stenting

Pankaj Kumar, Andrew P. Bush, George P. Ladas, and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1579-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fibrin glue in pulmonary resection: a prospective, randomized, blinded study

Thomas Fabian, John A. Federico, and Ronald B. Ponn
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1587-1592. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Suction versus water seal after thoracoscopy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: prospective randomized study

Adel K. Ayed
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1593-1596. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Loss of heterozygosity on the long arm of chromosome 21 in non–small cell lung cancer

Eung Bae Lee, Tae In Park, Sun Ha Park, and Jae Yong Park
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1597-1600. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prospective study of thoracoscopic limited resection for ground-glass opacity selected by computed tomography

Masao Nakata, Shigeki Sawada, Hideyuki Saeki, Shigemitsu Takashima, Hiroshi Mogami, Norihiro Teramoto, and Kenji Eguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1601-1605. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Cris A. Meyer and Kenneth A. Kesler
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1605-1606. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Videothoracoscopic management of the solitary pulmonary nodule: a single-institution study on 429 cases

Giuseppe Cardillo, Mohamed Regal, Francesco Sera, Marco Di Martino, Luigi Carbone, Francesco Facciolo, and Massimo Martelli
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1607-1611. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Stephen R. Hazelrigg
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1611-1612. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Median sternotomy for pneumonectomy in patients with pulmonary complications of tuberculosis

Cliff P. Connery, James Knoetgen, III, Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos, and Madeline V. Svitak
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1613-1617. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lower sternal reinforcement improves the stability of sternal closure

Uday K. Dasika, Dennis R. Trumble, and James A. Magovern
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1618-1621. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Cognitive changes with coronary artery disease: a prospective study of coronary artery bypass graft patients and nonsurgical controls

Ola A. Selnes, Maura A. Grega, Louis M. Borowicz, Jr, Richard M. Royall, Guy M. McKhann, and William A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1377-1386. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of single clamp versus double clamp technique on neurologic outcome

Maura A. Grega, Louis M. Borowicz, and William A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1387-1391. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outcomes and perioperative hyperglycemia in patients with or without diabetes mellitus undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Carlos A. Estrada, James A. Young, L. Wiley Nifong, and W.Randolph Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1392-1399. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Emergency surgery after unsuccessful coronary angioplasty: a review of 15 years’ experience

Michael S. Barakate, Paul G. Bannon, Clifford F. Hughes, Matthew D. Horton, Ann Callaway, and Tara Hurst
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1400-1405. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Determinants of mid- and long-term results in patients after surgical revascularization for ischemic cardiomyopathy

Georg Kleikamp, Ariane Maleszka, Nils Reiss, Benjamin Stüttgen, and Reiner Körfer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1406-1412. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

James R. Pluth
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1412-1413. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Radial artery use is safe in patients with moderate to severe left ventricular dysfunction

Shafie Fazel, Hari R. Mallidi, Marc P. Pelletier, Jeri Y. Sever, George T. Christakis, Bernard S. Goldman, and Stephen E. Fremes
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1414-1421. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Supraclavicular control of patent internal thoracic artery graft flow during aortic valve replacement

Erkan Kuralay, Faruk Cingöz, Celalettin Günay, Bilgehan Savas Öz, Nezihi Küçükarslan, Vedat Yildirim, S.Yavuz Sanisoglu, Ertugrul Özal, Ufuk Demirkiliç, Mehmet Arslan, and Harun Tatar
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1422-1428. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

David A. Fullerton
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1428. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Does skeletonization compromise the integrity of internal thoracic artery grafts?

Takashi Ueda, Shigeki Taniguchi, Tetsuji Kawata, Kazumi Mizuguchi, Mitsuru Nakajima, and Akira Yoshioka
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1429-1433. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pitfalls and key lessons with the symmetry proximal anastomotic device in coronary artery bypass surgery

Thierry P. Carrel, Friedrich S. Eckstein, Lars Englberger, Stefan Windecker, and Bernhard Meier
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1434-1436. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nitric oxide donating aspirins: novel drugs for the treatment of saphenous vein graft failure

Nilima Shukla, Gianni D. Angelini, Raimondo Ascione, Sudath Talpahewa, Radek Capoun, and Jamie Y. Jeremy
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1437-1442. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endogenous myocardial angiogenesis and revascularization using a gastric submucosal patch

Marc A. Ruel, Frank W. Sellke, Cesario Bianchi, Tanveer A. Khan, Renato Faro, Jian-Ping Zhang, and William E. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1443-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Development of abnormal tissue architecture in transplanted neonatal rat myocytes

Peter Whittaker, Jochen Müller-Ehmsen, Joan S. Dow, Larry H. Kedes, and Robert A. Kloner
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1450-1456. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

In vivo repopulation of xenogeneic and allogeneic acellular valve matrix conduits in the pulmonary circulation

Rainer G. Leyh, Mathias Wilhelmi, Philip Rebe, Stefan Fischer, Theo Kofidis, Axel Haverich, and Heike Mertsching
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1457-1463. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right ventricular cardiomyoplasty: 10-year follow-up

Juan C. Chachques, Pantelis G. Argyriadis, Guy Fontaine, Jean-Louis Hebert, Robert A. Frank, Nicola D’Attellis, Jean-N.oël Fabiani, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1464-1468. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preliminary experience with the LionHeart left ventricular assist device in patients with end-stage heart failure

Aly El-Banayosy, Latif Arusoglu, Lukas Kizner, Michiel Morshuis, Gero Tenderich, Walter E. Pae, Jr, and Reiner Körfer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1469-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Three or more median sternotomies for patients with valve disease: role of computed tomography

Kiyofumi Morishita, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Jhoji Fukada, Akira Yamada, Tsukamoto Masaru, Kenji Kuwaki, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1476-1480. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Jeffrey M. Piehler
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1481. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Prognosis after aortic root replacement with cryopreserved allografts in adults

Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, Marinus J.C. Eijkemans, Lex A. van Herwerden, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Mary M. Lane, Ronald C. Elkins, J.Dik F. Habbema, and Ad J.J.C. Bogers
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1482-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left atrial maze procedure: a useful addition to other corrective operations

Norihiro Kondo, Kenji Takahashi, Masahito Minakawa, and Kazuyuki Daitoku
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1490-1494. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intra-atrial temperatures in radiofrequency endocardial ablation: histologic evaluation of lesions

Teresa Santiago, João Q. Melo, Rosa H. Gouveia, and Ana P. Martins
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1495-1501. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The conduction system in hearts with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum

Aneel Ansari, Diane Goltz, Karen Patricia McCarthy, Andrew Cook, and Siew Yen Ho
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1502-1505. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Blood loss in infants and children for open heart operations: albumin 5% versus fresh-frozen plasma in the prime

William C. Oliver, Jr, Froukje M. Beynen, Gregory A. Nuttall, Darrell R. Schroeder, Mark H. Ereth, Joseph A. Dearani, and Francisco J. Puga
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1506-1512. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta in pediatric patients

Riyad Karmy-Jones, Eric Hoffer, Mark Meissner, and Robert D. Bloch
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1513-1517. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Valve sparing aortic root replacement for dilatation of the pulmonary autograft and aortic regurgitation after the Ross procedure

Toru Ishizaka, Eric J. Devaney, Stephen R. Ramsburgh, Takaaki Suzuki, Richard G. Ohye, and Edward L. Bove
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1518-1522. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vascular endothelial growth factor in children with congenital heart disease

Yoshio Ootaki, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Naoki Yoshimura, Shigeteru Oka, Masahiro Yoshida, and Tomomi Hasegawa
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1523-1526. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Secundum ASD closure using a right lateral minithoracotomy: Five-Year experience in 122 patients

Nicolas Doll, Thomas Walther, Volkmar Falk, Christian Binner, Jan Bucerius, Michael A. Borger, Jan F. Gummert, Friedrich W. Mohr, and Martin Kostelka
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1527-1530. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Richard A. Hopkins
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1530-1531. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Safety and efficacy of minimally invasive atrial septal defect closure

William H. Ryan, Jorge Cheirif, Todd M. Dewey, Syma L. Prince, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1532-1534. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anatomic repair of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery by aortic reimplantation: early survival, patterns of ventricular recovery and late outcome

Anthony Azakie, Jennifer L. Russell, Brian W. McCrindle, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Lee N. Benson, John G. Coles, and William G. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1535-1541. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Contrast echocardiography: potential for the in-vivo study of pediatric myocardial preservation

Meredith L.K. Sheil, Timothy B. Cartmill, Graham R. Nunn, Gary F. Sholler, Olli T. Raitakari, and David S. Celermajer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1542-1548. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

William M. DeCampli
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1549. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative high leukocyte count: a novel risk factor for stroke after cardiac surgery

Alexander A. Albert, Carsten J. Beller, Jörg A. Walter, Bert Arnrich, Ulrich P. Rosendahl, Horst Priss, and Jürgen Ennker
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1550-1557. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass times on splanchnic perfusion and markers of splanchnic organ function

Bernhard Kumle, Joachim Boldt, Stefan W. Suttner, Swen N. Piper, Andreas Lehmann, and Markus Blome
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1558-1564. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Thoracotomy for correction of a kinked right internal mammary artery graft

Ibrahim B. Cetindag, Jacquelyn A. Quin, Anthony L. Grasch, and Stephen R. Hazelrigg
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1655. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary invasion in multisystem langerhans cell histiocytosis

Vassilios N. Didilis, Grigorios I. Bitzikas, Dimitrios A. Mikroulis, and Georgios I. Bougioukas
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1656. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Successful use of argatroban as a heparin substitute during cardiopulmonary bypass: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a high-risk cardiac surgical patient

Jeff T. Edwards, James K. Hamby, and Neil K. Worrall
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1622-1624. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Timing of transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosing patent foramen ovale in patients supported with left ventricular assist device

Kenneth K. Liao, Leslie Miller, Cynthia Toher, Sophia Ormaza, Cynthia S. Herrington, Hartmuth B. Bittner, and Soon J. Park
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1624-1626. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Graft occlusion after deployment of the symmetry bypass system

Oliver T. Reuthebuch, Alexander Kadner, Mario L. Lachat, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1626-1629. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chronic expanding hematoma in the pericardial cavity after cardiac surgery

Shinji Hirai, Yoshiharu Hamanaka, Norimasa Mitsui, Mitsuhiro Isaka, and Taira Kobayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1629-1631. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Detection of pannus by multidetector-row computed tomography

Hideki Teshima, Nobuhiko Hayashida, Naofumi Enomoto, Shigeaki Aoyagi, Koji Okuda, and Masafumi Uchida
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1631-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unexpected durability of Smeloff-Cutter aortic ball valve prosthesis

Yuji Naito, Masato Nakajima, Hidenori Inoue, Narutoshi Hibino, Eiki Mizutani, and Koji Tsuchiya
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1633-1635. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Staged laparoscopic splenectomy and valve replacement in splenic abscess and infective endocarditis

Sinan A. Simsir, Sarah H. Cheeseman, Robert A. Lancey, Thomas J. Vander Salm, and James S. Gammie
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1635-1637. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Traumatic arteriovenous fistula of ascending aorta and left innominate vein

Anu Reddi, Raj Madansein, and Tshimbi Mathivha
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1637-1640. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

New approach to the surgical management of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after cavopulmonary anastomosis

Jay Steinberg, George M. Alfieris, Berkeley Brandt, III, Frank Smith, Craig J. Byrum, Gregory W. Fink, and Jeffrey Halter
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1640-1642. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical treatment of the left circumflex coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in an adult patient

Roberto Bolognesi, Ottavio Alfieri, Dimitri Tsialtas, and Carlo Manca
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1642-1643. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intrapleural tumor dissemination after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery metastasectomy

Keng Leong Ang, Carol Tan, Michael Hsin, and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1643-1645. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Malignant "triton" tumor of the posterior mediastinum: prolonged survival after staged resection

Loïc Lang-Lazdunski, François Pons, and René Jancovici
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1645-1648. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Castleman’s disease associated with myasthenia gravis

Jonathan R.S. Day, Duncan Bew, Mark Ali, Roberto Dina, and Peter L.C. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1648-1650. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chylotamponade: an unusual presentation of gorham’s syndrome

Matthew Reed Swelstad, Carmine Frumiento, Alice Garry-McCoy, Rashmi Agni, and Tracey L. Weigel
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1650-1652. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cystic pulmonary metastases from epithelioid cell sarcoma

David P.N. Chan, James F. Griffith, Tak-Wai Lee, Louis T.C. Chow, and Anthony P.C. Yim
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1652-1654. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

A new method for reliable fenestration in extracardiac conduit Fontan operations

Christián Kreutzer, Andres J. Schlichter, Jorge L. Simon, Willy M. Conejeros Parodi, Christian Blunda, and Guillermo O. Kreutzer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1657-1659. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A method for descending thoracic aortic replacement retaining a posterior strip bearing intercostal vessels

James C. Halstead, Max Baghai, Eric Lim, John J. Dunning, and Stephen R. Large
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1660-1661. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A new method for detection of post-pneumonectomy broncho-pleural fistulas

Marco Alifano, Sergio Sepulveda, Andrè Mulot, Olivier Schussler, and Jean-François Regnard
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1662-1664. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hand-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Gavin M. Wright, C.Peter Clarke, and Joseph M. Paiva
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1665-1667. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

Cardioplegia in pediatric cardiac surgery: do we believe in magic?

Torsten Doenst, Christian Schlensak, and Friedhelm Beyersdorf
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1668-1677. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Heart valve choices in the adult: mechanical or bioprosthetic?

Cary W. Akins
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1678-1679. [PDF]  

Review of Recent Books:

Non-neoplastic disorders of the lower respiratory tract: William D. Travis, MD, Thomas V. Colby, MD, Michael N. Koss, MD, Melissa L. Rosado-de-Christenson, Col, USAF, MC, Nestor Luiz Müller, MD, PhD, and Talmadge E. King Jr, MD,Washington, DC, American Registry of Pathology, 2002,939 pp, illustrated, $195.00,ISBN: 1-881041-79-4

Juan Rosai
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1494. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial reduction for chronic atrial fibrillation secondary to mitral valve disease

N.Madhu Sankar, Keshavamurthy Suresh, Ravi Agarwal, and Kotturathu M. Cherian
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1680. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Reply

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 2003 75: 1680. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Glove punctures in cardiac surgery

James W. Pate
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1680-1681. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Reply

Anne M. Eklund and Juhani Ojajärvi
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1681. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Skeletonization of arterial conduits: method of choice

Raúl García, Gustavo E. Bellow, and Javier Sosa-Faría
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1681-1682. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Reply

Hitoshi Hirose
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1682. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Does hydroxyethyl starch increase blood loss in cardiac operations

Michel Durand and Olivier Chavanon
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1682-1683. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Reply

Mahlon M. Wilkes
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1683. [Extract] [Full Text]  

A suggestion regarding catamenial pneumothorax

Henry F. Tripp, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1683-1684. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Reply

Thierry Roth, Marco Alifano, Olivier Schussler, Pierre Magdeleinat, and Jean-François Regnard
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1684. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Corrections:

Correction: Sherrid MV, Chaudhry FA, Swistel DG. Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Echocardiography, Pathophysiology, and the Continuing Evolution of Surgery for Obstruction. Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:620–32.

Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1684. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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