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Assessing the medical literature: let the buyer beware

Victor A. Ferraris and Suellen P. Ferraris
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:4-11. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: evaluation requires controlled prospective studies

Alfred Jaretzki, III, Johan A. Aarli, Henry J. Kaminski, Lawrence H. Phillips, II, and Donald B. Sanders
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1-3. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Airway stenting for malignant and benign tracheobronchial stenosis

Douglas E. Wood, Yun-Hen Liu, Eric Vallières, Riyad Karmy-Jones, and Michael S. Mulligan
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:167-174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elective extracorporeal support for complex tracheal reconstruction in neonates

Michael H. Hines and Douglas R. Hansell
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:175-179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Management of the irradiated bronchus after lobectomy for lung cancer

Kevin L. Greason, Daniel L. Miller, Ricky P. Clay, Claude Deschamps, Craig H. Johnson, Mark S. Allen, Victor F. Trastek, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:180-185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Donald E. Low
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:185-186. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Measurement of chemoresistance markers in patients with stage iii non–small cell lung cancer: a novel approach for patient selection

Kelli R. Brooks, Kathleen To, Mary-Beth Moore Joshi, Debbi H. Conlon, James E. Herndon, II, Thomas A. D’Amico, and David H. Harpole, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:187-193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic value of cytokeratin-positive cells in the bone marrow and lymph nodes of patients with resected nonsmall cell lung cancer: a multicenter prospective study

Kosei Yasumoto, Toshihiro Osaki, Yoh Watanabe, Harubumi Kato, and Takesumi Yoshimura
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:194-201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Paul E. Van Schil
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:201-202. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Immunohistochemical analysis of resectedclinical Stage I pulmonary adenocarcinomas withhigh preoperative levels of serumcarcinoembryonic antigen

Noriyoshi Sawabata, Hiroshi Hirano, Masayoshi Inoue, Yoshitomo Okumura, Hiroki Asada, Shin-ichi Takeda, and Hajime Maeda
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:203-207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Video-assisted mediastinoscopy: experience from 240 consecutive cases

Nicolas Venissac, Marco Alifano, and Jèrôme Mouroux
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:208-212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic significance of CD44v5 expression in human thymic epithelial neoplasms

Shih-Chun Lee, Horng-Jyh Harn, Torng-Sen Lin, Kun-Tu Yeh, Yao-Chi Liu, Chien-Sung Tsai, and Yeung-Leung Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:213-218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

James S. Allan
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:218. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Castleman disease of the pleura: experience with eight surgically proven cases

Sheung-Fat Ko, Shu-Hang Ng, Ming-Jang Hsieh, Jui-Wei Lin, Chung-Cheng Huang, Tze-Yu Lee, and Wei-Jen Chen
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:219-224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of empyema: intraoperative decision making

John R. Roberts
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:225-230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pleurovenous shunting in the treatment of nonmalignant pleural effusion

Omeros Artemiou, Gabriel-Mihai Marta, Walter Klepetko, Ernst Wolner, and Michael-Rolf Müller
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:231-233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Video-assisted diaphragm plication in children

Michael H. Hines
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:234-236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiotrophin-1 is a prophylactic against the development of chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in rats

Norikazu Nomura, Miki Asano, Takayuki Saito, Shigeru Sasaki, Hikaru Suzuki, Tadao Manabe, and Akira Mishima
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:237-243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transplantation of lungs from non–heart-beating donors after functional assessment ex vivo

Stig Steen, Qiuming Liao, Per N. Wierup, Ramunas Bolys, Leif Pierre, and Trygve Sjöberg
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:244-252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Joshua R. Sonett
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:252. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endogenous interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 regulate experimental lung ischemia reperfusion injury

Alexander S. Farivar, Baiya Krishnadasan, Babu V. Naidu, Steven M. Woolley, Edward D. Verrier, and Michael S. Mulligan
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:253-259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suppression of the phytohemagglutinin response to lymphocytes is an independent prognosticator in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

Tadahiro Nozoe, Daisuke Korenaga, Takefumi Ohga, Motonori Futatsugi, and Yoshihiko Maehara
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:260-265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Multivessel off-pump revascularization in octogenarians: early and midterm outcomes

Robert B. Beauford, Daniel J. Goldstein, Frederic F. Sardari, Ravindra Karanam, Brandon Luk, Thomas W. Prendergast, Paul G. Burns, Patricia Garland, Chunguang Chen, Onofrio Patafio, and Craig R. Saunders
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:12-17. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Alfredo Trento
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:17. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benefits of off-pump bypass on neurologic and clinical morbidity: a prospective randomized trial

Jeffrey D. Lee, Shay J. Lee, William T. Tsushima, Hideko Yamauchi, William T. Lau, Jordan Popper, Alan Stein, David Johnson, David Lee, Helen Petrovitch, and Collin R. Dang
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:18-26. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benefit to quality of life after Off-Pump versus On-Pump coronary bypass surgery

Franz F. Immer, Pascal A. Berdat, Alexsandra S. Immer-Bansi, Friedrich S. Eckstein, Sascha Müller, Hugo Saner, and Thierry P. Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:27-31. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myocardial revascularization with and without cardiopulmonary bypass in multivessel disease: impact of strategy on midterm outcome

Antonio M. Calafiore, Michele Di Mauro, Carlo Canosa, Sergio Cirmeni, Angela Lorena Iacò, Marco Contini, and Valerio Mazzei
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:32-36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass: meta-analysis of currently available randomized trials

Alessandro Parolari, Francesco Alamanni, Aldo Cannata, Moreno Naliato, Luigi Bonati, Patrizia Rubini, Fabrizio Veglia, Elena Tremoli, and Paolo Biglioli
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:37-40. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of preoperative aspirin use in off-pump coronary artery bypass operations

Arun K. Srinivasan, Antony D. Grayson, D. Mark Pullan, Brian M. Fabri, and Walid C. Dihmis
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:41-45. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Off-pump complete revascularization through a left lateral thoracotomy (ThoraCAB): the first 200 cases

Sudhir P. Srivastava, Kirit N. Patel, Rajaratnam Skantharaja, Reyna Barrera, Diana Nanayakkara, and Vishwa Srivastava
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:46-49. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Contractions in human coronary bypass vessels stimulated by extracellular nucleotides

Catharina Borna, Lingwei Wang, Tomas Gudbjartsson, Lena Karlsson, Sverker Jern, Malin Malmsjö, and David Erlinge
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:50-57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mechanical properties of porcine and human arteries: implications for coronary anastomotic connectors

Carolien J. van Andel, Peter V. Pistecky, and Cornelius Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:58-64. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:64-65. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A prospective controlled trial of st. jude versus starr edwards aortic and mitral valve prostheses

Andrew J. Murday, Andreas Hochstitzky, Judith Mansfield, Julie Miles, Beverley Taylor, Eileen Whitley, and Tom Treasure
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:66-73. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

William R. E. Jamieson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:73-74. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Current determinants of operative mortality in 1400 patients requiring aortic valve replacement

Ines Florath, Ulrich P. Rosendahl, Amir Mortasawi, Stefan F. Bauer, Fatmir Dalladaku, Ina C. Ennker, and Juergen C. Ennker
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:75-83. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fate of aneurysms of the distal arch and proximal descending thoracic aorta after transaortic endovascular Stent-Grafting

Taijiro Sueda, Kazumasa Orihashi, Kenji Okada, Yuji Sugawara, Katsuhiko Imai, and Kazuhiro Kochi
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:84-89. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Enio Buffolo
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:89. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aortic root replacement with composite valve graft

Davide Pacini, Federico Ranocchi, Emanuela Angeli, Fabrizio Settepani, Marco Pagliaro, Sofia Martin-Suarez, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, and Angelo Pierangeli
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:90-98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Up to 7 years’ experience with valve-sparing aortic root remodeling/reimplantation for acute type a dissection

Armin W. Erasmi, Ulrich Stierle, J.F. Matthias Bechtel, Claudia Schmidtke, Hans H. Sievers, and Ernst G. Kraatz
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:99-104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ischemic preconditioning is not cardioprotective in senescent human myocardium

Babett Bartling, Ivar Friedrich, Rolf-E. Silber, and Andreas Simm
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:105-111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Management of Catheter-Related injuries to the coronary sinus

George C. Economopoulos, Alkiviadis Michalis, George M. Palatianos, and George E. Sarris
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:112-116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myocardial and lung injury after cardiopulmonary bypass: role of interleukin (IL)-10

Pierpaolo Giomarelli, Sabino Scolletta, Emma Borrelli, and Bonizella Biagioli
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:117-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]  

Effects of preoperative enoxaparin versus unfractionated heparin on bleeding indices in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Edward H. Kincaid, Michelle L. Monroe, David L. Saliba, Neal D. Kon, Wesley G. Byerly, and Marc G. Reichert
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:124-128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A prospective, double-blind study on the efficacy of the bioline surface-heparinized extracorporeal perfusion circuit

George M. Palatianos, Christophoros N. Foroulis, Maria I. Vassili, George Astras, Konstantinos Triantafillou, Emmanuel Papadakis, Angela A. Lidoriki, Eugenia Iliopoulou, and Efthimia N. Melissari
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:129-135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuous ultrafiltration attenuates the pulmonary injury that follows open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Huimin Huang, Tingjun Yao, Wei Wang, Deming Zhu, Wei Zhang, Hong Chen, and Weiding Fu
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:136-140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ventricular constraint in severe heart failure halts decline in cardiovascular function associated with experimental dilated cardiomyopathy

Jai S. Raman, Melissa J. Byrne, John M. Power, and Clif A. Alferness
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:141-147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intravenous flecainide for the treatment of junctional ectopic tachycardia after surgery for congenital heart disease

Gabriele Bronzetti, Roberto Formigari, Alessandro Giardini, Guido Frascaroli, Gaetano Gargiulo, and Fernando M. Picchio
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:148-151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Ko Bando
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:151. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interim mortality in infants with systemic-to–pulmonary artery shunts

Kathleen N. Fenton, Ralph D. Siewers, Beverley Rebovich, and Frank A. Pigula
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:152-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Ivan M. Rebeyka
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:156-157. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Closure of muscular ventricular septal defects guided by en face reconstruction and pictorial representation

Kothandam Sivakumar, Sivadasan Radha Anil, Suresh G. Rao, Krishnanaik Shivaprakash, and Raman Krishna Kumar
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:158-166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Novel thoracic imaging augments diagnosis of bronchial obstruction

Steven E. Finkelstein, David S. Schrump, Dao M. Nguyen, Rakesh Mullick, and Ronald M. Summers
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:296. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Baritosis of the mediastinal lymph nodes

Theodosios Dosios and Andeas G. Karydas
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:297. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Simplified technique for correction of anomalous origin of left coronary artery from the anterior aortic sinus

John M. Karamichalis, Luca A. Vricella, Daniel J. Murphy, and Bruce A. Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:266-267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A reoperation of Adult-Type Bland-White-Garland syndrome

Tetsuya Niino, Motomi Shiono, Tatsuya Inoue, Mitsumasa Hata, Akira Sezai, and Nanao Negishi
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:267-269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emergency mitral valve replacement in the octogenarian

Joseph H. Gorman, III, Benjamin M. Jackson, Daniel M. Kolansky, and Robert C. Gorman
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:269-271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Calcified patent ductus arteriosus diagnosed following aortic valve replacement

Gareth J. Morgan-Hughes, Jamie Villaquiran, Carl A. Roobottom, Nick J. Ring, James Kuo, and Andrew J. Marshall
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:271-273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bivalrudin use in off-pump myocardial revascularization in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Jeffrey N. Bott, Karan Reddy, and Stacie Krick
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:273-275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Left main coronary arterial lesion after microwave epicardial ablation

Eric Manasse, Dante Medici, Simone Ghiselli, Diego Ornaghi, and Roberto Gallotti
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:276-277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cavoatrial bypass for occlusion of the inferior caval vein in a patient with budd-chiari syndrome

Markus P. Wilhelm, Gerhard Spillner, Martin Rössle, Claudia Kurtz, Koppany Sarai, and Friedhelm Beyersdorf
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:278-280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preservation of the LIMA pedicle after cardiac surgery in left upper lobectomy

Michael E. Halkos, Andrew J. Sherman, and Joseph I. Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:280-281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A fatal complication due to radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: atrio-esophageal fistula

Bingur Sonmez, Ergun Demirsoy, Naci Yagan, Mehmet Unal, Harun Arbatli, Deniz Sener, Turker Baran, and Feryal Ilkova
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:281-283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Descending aorta to carotid bypass for takayasu arteritis as a redo operation

Norihiko Shiiya, Kenji Matsuzaki, Tohru Watanabe, Satoshi Kuroda, and Keishu Yasuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:283-285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cerebral embolism and thrombus in a membranous interventricular septal aneurysm

Jose Salazar, Andres Gutierrez, Eduardo Cay, Carlos Ballester, Jose J. Salazar, and Luis Placer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:286-287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Decreased plasma neurohormones and improved cardiac performance after surgical treatment of chronic pulmonary embolism

Igor I. Tulevski, Paul Bresser, Alexander Hirsch, Maarten Groenink, Richard N. Channick, Stuart W. Jamieson, and Barbara J. M. Mulder
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:287-290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catamenial pneumothorax caused by endometriosis in the visceral pleura

Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Takahiro Ohmori, and Hidefumi Takei
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:290-291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Liver metastases from lung cancer: is surgical resection justified?

Isidoro Di Carlo, Giuseppe Grasso, Domenico Patané, Domenico Russello, and Ferdinando Latteri
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:291-293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the thymus resected using combined thoracoscopic and transcervical approaches

Shunsuke Yamada, Kohno Tadasu, Mun Mingyon, Abe Yoshiaki, and Motoi Noriko
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:293-295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How To Do It:

Minimally ischemic off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: active perfusion-assist with nitroglycerin-supplemented blood

Satoshi Muraki, Masaru Tsukamoto, Kanshi Komatsu, Jyunichi Sakata, Syunsuke Ohori, Takeo Hasegawa, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:298-300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A novel operative approach to scimitar syndrome

Royce F. Calhoun and Roger B. B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:301-303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Repair of a recurrent benign Tracheoesophageal fistula with a Gore-Tex membrane

Romeo Bardini, Valentina Radicchi, Paolo Parimbelli, Sara Maria Tosato, and Surendra Narne
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:304-306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A new thoracoscopic lung biopsy clamp simplifies excision of pulmonary nodules

John E. Langenfeld
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:307-308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Surgery for atrial septal defect: from the first experiments to clinical practice

Vladimir V. Alexi-Meskishvili and Igor E. Konstantinov
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:322-327. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews:

Aortic dissection in pregnancy: analysis of risk factors and outcome

Franz F. Immer, Anne G. Bansi, Alexsandra S. Immer-Bansi, Jane McDougall, Kenton J. Zehr, Hartzell V. Schaff, and Thierry P. Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:309-314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Circulation of the spinal cord: an important consideration for thoracic surgeons

Mohammed F. Shamji, Donna E. Maziak, Farid M. Shamji, Robert J. Ginsberg, and Ron Pon
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:315-321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Report:

Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:328-336. [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Mismatching of annular sizers and cardiac prosthetic valve sewing cuff sizes

Bram D. Zuckerman and Wolf Sapirstein
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:337. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aortic media in bicuspid valve disease

Francis Robicsek
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:337-338. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Matthias Bauer, Miralem Pasic, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:338. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bridge over troubled water: bridging a gap

Henri J. Poulain
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:338-339. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A word of caution on deep pericardial sutures for off-pump coronary bypass procedures

Tomas Antonio Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:339. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Toshihiro Fukui and Shigefumi Suehiro
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:339. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Avoiding compliance with histocompatibility dogma using immune privileged cell xenografts

Husnain Kh. Haider, Yel Lei, Shujia Jiang, Peter K. Law, and Eugene K. W. Sim
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:339-340. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Takayuki Saito and Ray C.-J. Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:340. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment of persistent chylothorax with somatostatin

Takehiko Matsuo, Masahiko Matsumoto, Takaaki Sugita, Junichiro Nishizawa, Katsuhiko Matsuyama, Yoshiyuki Tokuda, and Kazunori Yoshida
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:340-341. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Timothy Pettitt and Joseph Caspi
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:341-342. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Remarks about usefulness of videothoracoscopic intrapericardial examination of pulmonary vessels to assess the resectability of clinical T4 lung cancer

Alain J. Wurtz
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:342. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Jesús Loscertales
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:342. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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