Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Challenges in reversing esophageal discontinuity operations

Christina Barkley, Mark B. Orringer, Mark D. Iannettoni, and John Yee
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:989-995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Immunohistochemistry analysis of micrometastasis in pretreatment lymph nodes from patients with esophageal cancer

Xiaolong Jiao, Afshin Eslami, Olga Ioffe, King F. Kwong, Michael Henry, Qingling Zeng, Yael Refaely, Whitney Burrows, Ziv Gamliel, and Mark J. Krasna
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:996-1000. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The risk of second primary tumors after resection of Stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer

David Rice, Hyung-Woo Kim, Anita Sabichi, Scott Lippman, J. Jack Lee, Brendell Williams, Ara Vaporciyan, W. Roy Smythe, Stephen Swisher, Garrett Walsh, Joe B. Putnam, Jr, Waun Ki Hong, and Jack Roth
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1001-1008. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for Stage I lung cancer

Farid Gharagozloo, Barbara Tempesta, Marc Margolis, and E. Pendleton Alexander
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1009-1015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A clinicopathological study of resected subcentimeter lung cancers: a favorable prognosis for ground glass opacity lesions

Hisao Asamura, Kenji Suzuki, Shun-ichi Watanabe, Yoshihiro Matsuno, Arafumi Maeshima, and Ryosuke Tsuchiya
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1016-1022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pneumonectomy for Stage I (T1N0 and T2N0) nonsmall cell lung cancer has potent, adverse impact on survival

Christos Alexiou, David Beggs, Patrick Onyeaka, Kostas Kotidis, Sudip Ghosh, Lynda Beggs, David N. Hopkinson, John P. Duffy, W. Ellis Morgan, and Gaetano Rocco
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1023-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intraoperative solumedrol helps prevent postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema

Robert J. Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, John S. Thurber, Cynthia Sales Bass, William A. Lell, and Alfred A. Bartolucci
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1029-1035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacokinetics after pulmonary artery perfusion with gemcitabine

Bart P. Van Putte, Jeroen M. H. Hendriks, Sander Romijn, Bea Pauwels, Gert De Boeck, Gunther Guetens, Ernst De Bruijn, and Paul E. Y. Van Schil
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1036-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thymic carcinoma: involvement of great vessels indicates poor prognosis

Yau-Lin Tseng, Shan-Tair Wang, Ming-Ho Wu, Mu-Yen Lin, Wu-Wei Lai, and Fen-Fen Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1041-1045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of the immediate postoperative outcome of using the conventional two drains versus a single drain after lobectomy

Joseph Alex, Junaid Ansari, Pradeep Bahalkar, Sandeep Agarwala, Mazhar Ur Rehman, Ahmed Saleh, and Michael E. Cowen
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1046-1049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The effect of standard posterolateral versus Muscle-Sparing thoracotomy on multiple parameters

Yigit Akçali, Hasan Demir, and Bekir Tezcan
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1050-1054. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A prospective, double-blinded, randomized trial evaluating the use of preemptive analgesia of the skin before thoracotomy

Robert James Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, Cynthia Sale Bass, and Alfred A. Bartolucci
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1055-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Tetralogy of fallot with subarterial ventricular septal defect

Makoto Ando, Yukihiro Takahashi, Toshio Kikuchi, and Katsuhiko Tatsuno
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1059-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Expanding the indications for pulmonary valve replacement after repair of tetralogy of fallot

Kenneth G. Warner, Patrick K. H. O’Brien, Jonathan Rhodes, Avnit Kaur, Davida A. Robinson, and Douglas D. Payne
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1066-1071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Michel N. Ilbawi
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1071-1072. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Liberal use of tricuspid valve detachment for transatrial ventricular septal defect closure

Ryo Aeba, Toshiyuki Katogi, Kenichi Hashizume, Kiyoshi Koizumi, Yoshimi Iino, Mitsuharu Mori, and Ryohei Yozu
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1073-1077. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparative long-term results of surgery versus balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonary valve stenosis in infants and children

Claire Peterson, Johanneke J. Schilthuis, Ali Dodge-Khatami, J. Francois Hitchcock, Erik J. Meijboom, and Ger B.W.E. Bennink
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1078-1083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Early experience with a modified norwood procedure using right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit

William T. Mahle, Angel R. Cuadrado, and Vincent K. H. Tam
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1084-1088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

James Jaggers
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1089. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transverse arch hypoplasia may predispose patients to aneurysm formation after patch repair of aortic coarctation

Thomas S. Maxey, Stephanus J. Serfontein, T. Brett Reece, Karen S. Rheuban, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1090-1093. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mild to moderate mitral regurgitation in patients undergoing coronary bypass grafting: effects on operative mortality and long-term significance

Domenico Paparella, Lynda L. Mickleborough, Susan Carson, and Joan Ivanov
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1094-1100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allogeneic blood transfusion requirements after minimally invasive versus conventional aortic valve replacement: a risk-Adjusted analysis

Sotiris C. Stamou, Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis, Robert Lowery, Kathleen A. Jablonski, Timothy L. Frankel, and Paul J. Corso
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1101-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mass regression in aortic stenosis after valve replacement with small size pericardial bioprosthesis

Giordano Tasca, Federico Brunelli, Marco Cirillo, Andrea Amaducci, Zen Mhagna, Giovanni Troise, and Eugenio Quaini
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1107-1113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac surgery in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus

Gregory D. Trachiotis, E. Pendleton Alexander, Debra Benator, and Farid Gharagozloo
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1114-1118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]  

Gender influence on cognitive function after cardiac operation

Charles W. Hogue, Jr, Rema Lillie, Tamara Hershey, Stanley Birge, Abdullah M. Nassief, Betsy Thomas, and Kenneth E. Freedland
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1119-1125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Expanded use of suction and stabilization devices in cardiothoracic surgery

Thanos Athanasiou, Pankaj Kumar, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Omer Aziz, Alexandros Charitou, Jonathan Hart, Brian Glenville, and Roberto Casula
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1126-1130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Do hospitals with low mortality rates in coronary artery bypass also perform well in valve replacement?

Philip P. Goodney, Gerald T. O'Connor, David E. Wennberg, and John D. Birkmeyer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1131-1137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Conversion in Off-Pump coronary artery bypass grafting: an analysis of predictors and outcomes

James R. Edgerton, Todd M. Dewey, Mitchell J. Magee, Morley A. Herbert, Syma L. Prince, Katherine K. Jones, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1138-1143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heparin-coated circuits and reduced systemic anticoagulation applied to 2500 consecutive first-time coronary artery bypass grafting procedures

Eivind Øvrum, Geir Tangen, Stein Tølløfsrud, and Mari Anne L. Ringdal
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1144-1148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Gabriel Aldea
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1148. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting in Type II diabetic patients: a comparison between insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent patients at short- and mid-term follow-up

Nicola Luciani, Giuseppe Nasso, Mario Gaudino, Antonio Abbate, Franco Glieca, Francesco Alessandrini, Fabiana Girola, Filippo Santarelli, and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1149-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is the hospital volume-mortality relationship in coronary artery bypass surgery the same for low-risk versus high-risk patients?

Laurent G. Glance, Andrew W. Dick, Dana B. Mukamel, and Turner M. Osler
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1155-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mid-term results of combined transmyocardial laser revascularization and coronary artery bypass

Mahmoud Loubani, Derek Chin, Joseph N. Leverment, and Manuel Galiñanes
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1163-1166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuous axial-flow left ventricular assist device (Jarvik 2000) maintains kidney and liver perfusion for up to 6 months

George V. Letsou, Timothy J. Myers, Igor D. Gregoric, Reynolds Delgado, Nyma Shah, Kimberly Robertson, Branislav Radovancevic, and O. H. Frazier
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1167-1170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myosplint decreases wall stress without depressing function in the failing heart: a finite element model study

Julius M. Guccione, Ali Salahieh, Scott M. Moonly, Jeroen Kortsmit, Arthur W. Wallace, and Mark B. Ratcliffe
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1171-1180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Michael K. Pasque
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1180. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brain protection using antegrade selective cerebral perfusion: a multicenter study

Marco Di Eusanio, Marc A.A.M. Schepens, Wim J. Morshuis, Karl M. Dossche, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Davide Pacini, Angelo Pierangeli, Teruhisa Kazui, Kazuhiro Ohkura, and Naoki Washiyama
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1181-1189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safety of lumbar drains in thoracic aortic operations performed with extracorporeal circulation

Albert T. Cheung, Alberto Pochettino, Dmitri V. Guvakov, Stuart J. Weiss, Skandan Shanmugan, and Joseph E. Bavaria
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1190-1197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The incidence of transient neurologic dysfunction after ascending aortic replacement with circulatory arrest

Tatjana M. Fleck, Martin Czerny, Doris Hutschala, Herbert Koinig, Ernst Wolner, and Martin Grabenwoger
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1198-1202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Late reoperation for proximal aortic and arch complications after previous composite graft replacement in marfan patients

Teruhisa Kazui, Katsushi Yamashita, Hitoshi Terada, Naoki Washiyama, Takayasu Suzuki, Kazuhiro Ohkura, and Kazuchika Suzuki
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1203-1207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1207-1208. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is extended arch replacement for acute Type A aortic dissection an additional risk factor for mortality?

M. Erwin S. H. Tan, Karl M. E. Dossche, Wim J. Morshuis, Johannes C. Kelder, Frans G. J. Waanders, and Marc A.A.M. Schepens
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1209-1214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pH-stat versus alpha-stat perfusion strategy during experimental hypothermic circulatory arrest: a microdialysis study

Matti Pokela, Sebastian Dahlbacka, Fausto Biancari, Vilho Vainionpää, Timo Salomäki, Kai Kiviluoma, Erkka Rönkä, Timo Kaakinen, Janne Heikkinen, Jorma Hirvonen, Pekka Romsi, Vesa Anttila, and Tatu Juvonen
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1215-1226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myocardial protection with intermittent cold blood during aortic valve operation: antegrade versus retrograde delivery

Attilio A. Lotto, Raimondo Ascione, Massimo Caputo, Alan J. Bryan, Gianni D. Angelini, and M-Saadeh Suleiman
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1227-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ONO-6818, a novel, potent neutrophil elastase inhibitor, reduces inflammatory mediators during simulated extracorporeal circulation

Yukihiro Yoshimura, Yuji Hiramatsu, Yukio Sato, Satoshi Homma, Yoshiharu Enomoto, Tomoaki Jikuya, and Yuzuru Sakakibara
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1234-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Protection of myocardium by cyclosporin A and insulin: in vitro simulated ischemia study in human myocardium

Aviva Schneider, Niv Ad, Uzi Izhar, Igor Khaliulin, Joseph B. Borman, and Herzl Schwalb
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1240-1245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of developmental endothelial locus-1 angiogenic factor with vascular endothelial growth factor in a porcine model of cardiac ischemia

Murray H. Kown, Takeshi Suzuki, Mark L. Koransky, Kalyani Penta, Gordon Sakamoto, Christina L. Jahncke, Andrew J. Carter, Thomas Quertermous, and Robert C. Robbins
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1246-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intra-myocyte ion homeostasis during ischemia-reperfusion injury: effects of pharmacologic preconditioning and controlled reperfusion

James E. Davies, Stanley B. Digerness, Steven P. Goldberg, Cheryl R. Killingsworth, Charles R. Katholi, Paul S. Brookes, and William L. Holman
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1252-1258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Stephen Fremes
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1258. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atrial compartment operation for atrial fibrillation: to isolate the left atrium or not?

Huey-Ming Lo, Fang-Yue Lin, and Yung Zu Tseng
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1259-1263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cariporide is cardioprotective after iatrogenic ventricular fibrillation in the intact swine heart

David G. Rabkin, Santos E. Cabreriza, Faisal H. Cheema, Adam A. Hill, Lauren J. Curtis, Robert R. Sciacca, Ralph S. Mosca, and Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1264-1269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

MDCT scan visualizes the Adamkiewicz artery

Ryushi Maruyama, Tamotsu Kamishima, Norihiko Shiiya, Takeshi Asano, Kenji Matsuzaki, Kazuo Miyasaka, and Keishu Yasuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1308. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giant postdissection aneurysm of the ascending aorta after aortic valve replacement

Sofìa Martìn-Suàrez, Marcello Bergonzini, Davide Pacini, Luca Di Marco, and Roberto Di Bartolomeo
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1309. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

New Technology:

Reducing the incidence and severity of pericardial adhesions with a sprayable polymeric matrix

Wolfgang F. Konertz, Martin Kostelka, Friedrich W. Mohr, Roland Hetzer, Michael Hübler, Julia Ritter, Jianchi Liu, Christina Koch, and Jon E. Block
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1270-1274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Brian F. Buxton
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1274. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

A pulmonary cavernous hemangioma causing massive hemoptysis

Mehmet Sirmali, Funda Demirag, Ertan Aydin, Sezgin Karasu, and Sadi Kaya
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1275-1276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Weerda diverticuloscope: novel use to remove embedded esophageal foreign bodies

John C. Kucharczuk, Larry R. Kaiser, and M. Blair Marshall
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1276-1278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Papillary adenocarcinoma in a thymic cyst: a pitfall of thoracoscopic excision

Nona Zaitlin, Judith Rozenman, and Alon Yellin
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1279-1281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgery for unilateral absence of pulmonary artery using autologous tissue

Yoshimichi Kosaka, Hiromi Kurosawa, Shuichi Hoshino, Toshiharu Shin’oka, Yukihisa Isomatsu, and Yasuhiro Tsuji
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1281-1283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Staged biventricular repair of taussig-bing anomaly with subaortic stenosis and coarctation of aorta

Hong Gook Lim, Woong-Han Kim, Young Tak Lee, Jae Jin Han, Soo-Cheol Kim, Cheong Lim, and Chan-Young Na
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1283-1286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful treatment for intraoperatively evolving acute aortic dissection in a neonate

Thomas Walther, Herbert Kiefer, Ingo Dähnert, and Martin Kostelka
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1286-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reimplantation of anomalous right coronary artery arising from the pulmonary trunk leading to normal coronary flow reserve late after surgery

Josef Veselka, Petr Widimský, and Josef Kautzner
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1287-1289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Orthotopic cardiac transplantation 30 months after successful dynamic cardiomyoplasty

George V. Letsou, Jane E. Carter, Saleh Shenaq, Igor D. Gregoric, Reynolds Delgado, and O. H. Frazier
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1289-1291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Circumflex artery stenosis induced by intraoperative radiofrequency ablation

Georges Fayad, Thomas Modine, Thierry Le Tourneau, Christophe Decoene, Richard Azzaoui, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Jean Marc Lablanche, and Henri Warembourg
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1291-1293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thrombolytic therapy for delayed, in-hospital stroke after cardiac surgery

Ikuo Fukuda, Tomohiro Imazuru, Motoo Osaka, Ko Watanabe, Kotoo Meguro, and Mitsuyosi Wada
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1293-1295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aortic arch homograft as a bypass conduit for superior vena cava obstruction

J. Stephen Billing, Catherine D. Sudarshan, Peter M. Schofield, Francis Murgatroyd, and Francis C. Wells
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1296-1297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preoperative construction of an extracranial arterial shunt for resection of an aortic arch aneurysm with occluded left carotid artery

Hisato Takagi, Yoshio Mori, Yukio Umeda, Yukiomi Fukumoto, Yoshimasa Mizuno, Yasuhiko Kaku, Noboru Sakai, and Hajime Hirose
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1298-1301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aortic dissection coexistent with two saccular aneurysms

Hitoshi Hirose and Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1301-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Infectious endocarditis of a Chiari network

Darrin M. Payne, Roger J. F. Baskett, and Gregory M. Hirsch
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1303-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful resection of a symptomatic right ventricular lipoma

Sonja Schrepfer, Tobias Deuse, Christian Detter, Hendrik Treede, Andreas Koops, Dieter H. Boehm, Stephan Willems, François Lacour-Gayet, and Hermann Reichenspurner
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1305-1307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How To Do It:

Thoracoscopic thymectomy using anterior chest wall lifting method

Mitsunori Ohta, Hirohisa Hirabayasi, Meinoshin Okumura, Masato Minami, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1310-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A technique for aortic valve replacement on the beating heart with continuous retrograde coronary sinus perfusion with warm oxygenated blood

Borut Gersak
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1312-1314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Homemade mitral ring

Daniel Roux, Jean-Michel Grinda, Bertrand Leobon, Natacha Prandy, Jean-Yves Collet, Gérard Fournial, and Alain Deloche
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1315-1316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Warning hint of a hidden early left main stem bifurcation during antegrade cardioplegia

Armin W. Erasmi, Martin Misfeld, and Hans-H. Sievers
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1317-1318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews:

Active, specific immunotherapy for lung cancer: hurdles and strategies using genetic modification

Robert J. Korst and Ronald G. Crystal
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1319-1326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung cancer and cyclooxygenase-2

J. Esteban Castelao, Robert D. Bart, III, Costanzo A. DiPerna, Eric M. Sievers, and Ross M. Bremner
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1327-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review of Recent Books:

Thoracic surgery, 2nd edition: Edited by F. Griffith Pearson, MD, Joel D. Cooper, MD, Jean Deslauriers, MD, Robert J. Ginsberg, MD, Clement Hiebert, MD, G. Alexander Patterson, MD, and Harold C. Urschel, MD, 2002, New York, Churchill Livingstone, Inc, 1520 pp, illustrated, $249.00, ISBN: 0-44307-5956

Mark K. Ferguson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1342. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Legal consequences of disregarding the wishes of a patient

Donald T. Ridley
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1336. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Legal consequences of disregarding a patient’s wishes: Reply

Robert M. Sade
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1336-1337. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Legal consequences of disregarding a patient’s wishes: Reply

Martin F. McKneally
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1337. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuous retrograde cardioplegia simplifies aortic valve replacement in the presence of a patent internal mammary artery

Yaron Bar-El, Arkady Kophit, Oved Cohen, and Victor Kertzman
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1337-1338. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuous retrograde cardioplegia simplifies aortic valve replacement in the presence of a patent internal mammary artery: Reply

Alexandros N. Karavas and John G. Byrne
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1338. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuous retrograde cardioplegia simplifies aortic valve replacement in the presence of a patent internal mammary artery: Reply

Michael A. Savitt
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1338. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Randomized trial of stentless versus stented bioprostheses for aortic valve replacement

James C. Halstead and Steven S. Tsui
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1338-1339. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Are composite Y-grafts able to fully respond to the left coronary system flow demand early after coronary bypass graft?

Massimo Lemma, Andrea Mangini, Guido Gelpi, Andrea Innorta, Amedeo Spina, and Carlo Antona
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1339-1340. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Are composite Y-grafts able to fully respond to the left coronary system flow demand early after coronary bypass graft?Reply

Genichi Sakaguchi and Masashi Komeda
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1340. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Early ischemic preconditioning for spinal cord protection

Ioannis K. Toumpoulis and Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1340-1341. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Supplement: Understanding Disparities in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgical Outcomes in African-Americans:

Understanding disparities in cardiovascular and thoracic surgical outcomes in African Americans: San Diego, California, January 30, 2003

Robert S.D. Higgins and Eddie L. Hoover
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S1343-S1344. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letter from the Secretary of Health and Human Services

Tommy G. Thompson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S1345. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Understanding disparities in outcomes in cardiovascular medicine and thoracic oncology in African-American patients

Robert S.D. Higgins
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S1346-S1347. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Historical perspectives on the care of african americans with cardiovascular disease

Rosalyn P. Scott and Kevin C. Heslin
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S1348-S1355. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac surgery in African Americans

Charles R. Bridges
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S1356-S1362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung cancer in african americans

Robert S. D. Higgins, Cleveland Lewis, and William H. Warren
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S1363-S1366. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geographical distribution and racial disparity in esophageal cancer

Allan Pickens and Mark B. Orringer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S1367-S1369. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Impact of renal disease in cardiovascular surgery: emphasis on the African-American patient

William A. Cooper, William Brinkman, Rebecca J. Petersen, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S1370-S1376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Unequal treatment: report of the institute of medicine on racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare

Alan R. Nelson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S1377-S1381. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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