Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Award:

Annular remodeling in chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation: ring selection implications

Frederick A. Tibayan, Filiberto Rodriguez, Frank Langer, Mary K. Zasio, Lynn Bailey, David Liang, George T. Daughters, Neil B. Ingels, Jr, and D. Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1549-1555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Comparison of stages I–II thymoma treated by complete resection with or without adjuvant radiation

Sunil Singhal, Joseph B. Shrager, David I. Rosenthal, Virginia A. LiVolsi, and Larry R. Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1635-1642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical and pathologic predictors of outcome in Thymoma-Associated myasthenia gravis

Manuel López-Cano, José M. Ponseti-Bosch, Eloi Espin-Basany, José L. Sánchez-García, and Manuel Armengol-Carrasco
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1643-1649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Erino A. Rendina
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1649. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The surgical approach to "dumbbell tumors" of the mediastinum

M. Behgam Shadmehr, Henning A. Gaissert, John C. Wain, Ashby C. Moncure, Hermes C. Grillo, Lawrence F. Borges, and Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1650-1654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mediastinitis after pediatric cardiac surgery: a 15-year experience at a single institution

Tia A. Tortoriello, Jeffrey D. Friedman, E. Dean McKenzie, Charles D. Fraser, Timothy F. Feltes, Jessica Randall, and Antonio R. Mott
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1655-1660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Video-assisted thoracic surgical treatment of initial spontaneous pneumothorax in young patients

Marc Margolis, Farid Gharagozloo, Barbara Tempesta, Gregory D. Trachiotis, Nevin M. Katz, and E. Pendleton Alexander
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1661-1664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thoracoscopic ipsilateral approach to contralateral bullous lesion in patients with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax

Yi-Cheng Wu, Yen Chu, Yun-Hen Liu, Chi-Hsiao Yeh, Tzu-Ping Chen, and Hui-Ping Liu
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1665-1667. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Stephen R. Hazelrigg
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1667. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Contributions of bronchoscopic microsampling in the supplemental diagnosis of small peripheral lung carcinoma

Masazumi Watanabe, Akitoshi Ishizaka, Eiji Ikeda, Akira Ohashi, and Koichi Kobayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1668-1672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Joseph Rubin
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1673. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Operation for lung cancer in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: surgical contraindication?

Toshio Fujimoto, Tsuyoshi Okazaki, Tadashi Matsukura, Takeshi Hanawa, Naoki Yamashita, Koichi Nishimura, Masayoshi Kuwabara, and Yoshito Matsubara
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1674-1678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Bryan Meyers
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1679. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary resection following lung transplantation

Torin P. Fitton, Brian T. Bethea, Marvin C. Borja, David D. Yuh, Stephen C. Yang, Jonathan B. Orens, and John V. Conte
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1680-1686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Photodynamic therapy as palliation for esophageal cancer: experience in 215 patients

Virginia R. Litle, James D. Luketich, Neil A. Christie, Percival O. Buenaventura, Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, James S. McCaughan, Ninh T. Nguyen, and Hiran C. Fernando
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1687-1693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy before multimodality therapy in patients with esophageal cancer

Marc Margolis, Pendleton Alexander, Gregory D. Trachiotis, Farid Gharagozloo, and Timothy Lipman
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1694-1698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Periodic pharyngolaryngoscopy detects early head and neck cancer and improves survival in esophageal cancer

Akihito Watanabe, Masao Hosokawa, Masanobu Taniguchi, and Shigeyuki Sasaki
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1699-1705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Short-segment colon interposition for end-stage achalasia

Han-Shui Hsu, Chien-Ying Wang, Chih-Cheng Hsieh, and Min-Hsiung Huang
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1706-1710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Apico-pulmonary artery conduit repair of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect and pulmonary outflow tract obstruction: A 10-year follow-up

Ryo Aeba, Toshiyuki Katogi, Kiyoshi Koizumi, Yoshimi Iino, Mitsuharu Mori, and Ryohei Yozu
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1383-1388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lateral tunnel versus extracardiac conduit fontan procedure: a concurrent comparison

S. Prathap Kumar, Catherine S. Rubinstein, Janet M. Simsic, Ashby B. Taylor, J. Philip Saul, and Scott M. Bradley
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1389-1397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgery for aortic stenosis in children: a 40-year experience

John W. Brown, Mark Ruzmetov, Palaniswamy Vijay, Mark D. Rodefeld, and Mark W. Turrentine
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1398-1411. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical aortic valvotomy in infancy: impact of leaflet morphology on long-term outcomes

Moninder S. Bhabra, Rami Dhillon, Sunil Bhudia, Babulal Sethia, Paul Miller, Oliver Stumper, John G. C. Wright, Joseph V. De Giovanni, David J. Barron, and William J. Brawn
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1412-1416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Video-assisted ductal ligation in premature infants

Michael H. Hines, Karen H. Raines, R. Mark Payne, Wesley Covitz, James F. Cnota, Timothy E. Smith, James J. O’Brien, and Douglas G. Ririe
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1417-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The modern approach to patent ductus arteriosus treatment: complementary roles of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and interventional cardiology coil occlusion

Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Jorge M. Giroud, James A. Quintessenza, Victor O. Morell, Luis M. Botero, Hugh M. van Gelder, Vinay Badhwar, and Redmond P. Burke
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1421-1428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Experience with an alternative technique for the management of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery

Mary Jane Barth, Bradley S. Allen, Mehmet Gulecyuz, Pipit Chiemmongkoltip, Bettina Cuneo, and Michel N. Ilbawi
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1429-1434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcome of pediatric patients treated with extracorporeal life support after cardiac surgery

Nikoleta S. Kolovos, Susan L. Bratton, Frank W. Moler, Edward L. Bove, Richard G. Ohye, Robert H. Bartlett, and Thomas J. Kulik
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1435-1441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Brian W. Duncan
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1441-1442. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peritoneal dialysis after surgery for congenital heart disease in infants and young children

Kwok-lap Chan, Patrick Ip, Clement S. W. Chiu,, and Yiu-fai Cheung,
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1443-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The incidence of dysphagia in pediatric patients after open heart procedures with transesophageal echocardiography

Lisa M. Kohr, Margaret Dargan, Amy Hague, Suzanne P. Nelson, Elise Duffy, Carl L. Backer, and Constantine Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1450-1456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical versus endovascular treatment of acute thoracic aortic rupture: a single-center experience

Mirko Doss, Joern Balzer, Sven Martens, Jeffrey P. Wood, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Hans-Gerd Fieguth, and Anton Moritz
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1465-1470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coronary malperfusion due to type a aortic dissection: mechanism and surgical management

Koji Kawahito, Hideo Adachi, Sei-ichiro Murata, Atsushi Yamaguchi, and Takashi Ino
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1471-1476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Teruhisa Kazui
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1476. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevention of postoperative paraplegia during thoracoabdominal aortic surgery

Yukio Kuniyoshi, Kageharu Koja, Kazufumi Miyagi, Mituyoshi Shimoji, Tooru Uezu, Katuya Arakaki, Satoshi Yamashiro, Katuhito Mabuni, Shigenobu Senaha, and Yoshiyuki Nakasone
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1477-1484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]  

Total aortic arch grafting via median sternotomy using integrated antegrade cerebral perfusion

Yoshiharu Takahara, Kenji Mogi, Manabu Sakurai, and Hirohumi Nishida
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1485-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Wayne E. Richenbacher
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1489. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does competitive flow reduce internal thoracic artery graft patency?

Joseph F. Sabik, III, Bruce W. Lytle, Eugene H. Blackstone, Mohammad Khan, Penny L. Houghtaling, and Delos M. Cosgrove
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1490-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Radial artery patency: are aortocoronary conduits superior to composite grafting?

Hersh S. Maniar, Hendrick B. Barner, Marci S. Bailey, Sunil M. Prasad, Marc R. Moon, Michael K. Pasque, Martha L. Lester, William A. Gay, and Ralph J. Damiano
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1498-1504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of the radial artery graft after transradial catheterization: is it suitable as a bypass conduit?

Hiroyuki Kamiya, Teruaki Ushijima, Taro Kanamori, Chikako Ikeda, Chiemi Nakagaki, Keishi Ueyama, and Go Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1505-1509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meta-analysis of short-term and mid-term outcomes following off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

James T. Reston, Stephen J. Tregear, and Charles M. Turkelson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1510-1515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cerebral cortical oxygenation changes during OPCAB surgery

Sudath P. Talpahewa, Raimondo Ascione, Gianni D. Angelini, and A. Timothy Lovell
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1516-1522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Thomas V. Bilfinger and Ira J. Rampil
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1522. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noninvasive evaluation of arterial grafts with newly released multidetector computed tomography

Jacob Gurevitch, Tamar Gaspar, Boris Orlov, Ron Amar, Dan Dvir, Nathan Peled, and Dan J. Aravot
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1523-1527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coronary artery and myocardial inflammatory reaction induced by intracoronary stent

Walter J. Gomes, Osvaldo Giannotti-Filho, Rodrigo P. Paez, Nelson A. Hossne, Jr, Roberto Catani, and Enio Buffolo
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1528-1532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pressure-diameter relationship in the human greater saphenous vein

Wim Stooker, Murat Gök, Pieter Sipkema, Hans W. M. Niessen, Alexi Baidoshvili, Nico Westerhof, Evert K. Jansen, Charles R. H. Wildevuur, and Léon Eijsman
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1533-1538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Late outcome of mitral valve surgery for patients with coronary artery disease

Peter S. Dahlberg, Thomas A. Orszulak, Charles J. Mullany, Richard C. Daly, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1539-1548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annuloplasty ring selection for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation: lessons from the ovine model

Joseph H. Gorman, III, Robert C. Gorman, Benjamin M. Jackson, Yoshiharu Enomoto, Martin G. St. John-Sutton, and L. Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1556-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Are mechanical valves with enhanced inner diameter advantageous in the small sized aortic annulus?

Johannes M. Albes, Martin Hartrumpf, Volker Rudolph, Tanja Krempl, Egbert Hüttemann, Rüdiger Vollandt, and Thorsten Wahlers
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1564-1570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

W.R. Eric Jamieson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1570. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The beating heart approach is not necessary for the Dor procedure

Thomas S. Maxey, T. Brett Reece, Peter I. Ellman, John A. Kern, Curtis G. Tribble, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1571-1575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noninvasive assessment of cardiac mechanics and clinical outcome after partial left ventriculectomy

Randolph M. Setser, Richard D. White, Bernhard Sturm, Patrick M. McCarthy, Randall C. Starling, James B. Young, Jane Kasper, Tiffany Buda, Nancy Obuchowski, and Michael L. Lieber
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1576-1585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Julius M. Guccione and Mark B. Ratcliffe
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1585-1586. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

"Demand" stimulation of latissimus dorsi heart wrap: experience in humans and comparison with adynamic girdling

Gianluca Rigatelli, Giorgio Rigatelli, Mario Barbiero, Angelo Cotogni, Attilio Bandello, Roberto Riccardi, and Ugo Carraro
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1587-1592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coagulation monitoring and management of anticoagulation during cardiac assist device support

Dietmar Fries, Petra Innerhofer, Werner Streif, Wolfgang Schobersberger, Josef Margreiter, Herwig Antretter, and Christoph Hörmann
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1593-1597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Open heart surgery: one-year self-assessment of quality of life and functional outcome

Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Sidney Chocron, Lucian Stoica, Djamel Kaili, Marc Puyraveau, Mariette Mercier, and Joseph-Philippe Etievent
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1598-1604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

John S. Rumsfeld
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1604. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk factors associated with cardiac surgery during pregnancy

Renato T. Arnoni, Antoninho S. Arnoni, Rômulo C. A. Bonini, Antônio F. S. de Almeida, Camilo A. Neto, Jarbas J. Dinkhuysen, Mário Issa, Paulo Chaccur, and Paulo P. Paulista
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1605-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Primary cardiac valve tumors: early and late results of surgical treatment in 10 patients

Zhixiong Huang, Lizhong Sun, Ming Du, Yingmao Ruan, and Hongyue Wang
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1609-1613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Optimal dose and mode of delivery of Na⁺/H⁺ exchange-1 inhibitor are critical for reducing postsurgical ischemia-reperfusion injury

Joel S. Corvera, Zhi-Qing Zhao, L. Susan Schmarkey, Sara L. Katzmark, Jason M. Budde, Cullen D. Morris, Thomas Ehring, Robert A. Guyton, and Jakob Vinten-Johansen
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1614-1622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid as an additive to st. thomas’ cardioplegia and university of wisconsin solutions on endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor–mediated function in coronary microarteries: influence of temperature and time

Qin Yang, Rong-Zhen Zhang, Anthony P. C. Yim, and Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1623-1630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Improvement of sternal closure stability with reinforced steel wires

Walter E. McGregor, Maryann Payne, Dennis R. Trumble, Kathleen M. Farkas, and James A. Magovern
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1631-1634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Advanced heart failure requiring three devices for survival

Boris Schmidt, Michael P. Siegenthaler, Christoph Bode, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, and Manfred Zehender
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1747. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation of rerouting surgery of a coronary artery anomaly by magnetic resonance angiography

Liesbeth P. Salm, Jeroen J. Bax, Hildo J. Lamb, Mark G. Hazekamp, Albert de Roos, Ernst E. van der Wall, and Hubert W. Vliegen
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1748. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

New Technology:

Intraoperative left atrial ablation (for atrial fibrillation) using a new argon cryocatheter: early clinical experience

Nicolas Doll, Bob B. Kiaii, Alexander M. Fabricius, Jan Bucerius, Patrick Kornherr, Ralf Krakor, Jan F. Gummert, Thomas Walther, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1711-1715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1715. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Failed mitral valve repair caused by polypropylene suture

Buu-Khanh Lam, A. Marc Gillinov, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1716-1717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Repair of acute type a aortic dissection associated with temporal arteritis

Mark F. Berry and Y. Joseph Woo
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1717-1718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful treatment of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium mediastinitis associated with left ventricular assist devices

Preeti N. Malani, David B. S. Dyke, Francis D. Pagani, Wendy S. Armstrong, and Carol E. Chenoweth
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1719-1720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Metastatic carcinoid tumor of the heart

Jon O. Wee, Jerome D. Sepic, Tomislav Mihaljevic, and Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1721-1722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Missile embolism to the pulmonary artery: case report and pitfalls of management

Raymond L. Singer, Dale A. Dangleben, Ali Salim, Stanley J. Kurek, Kamalesh T. Shah, James J. Goodreau, Darryn I. Shaff, and Gary W. Szydlowski
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1722-1725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypereosinophilic thrombus causing aortic stenosis and myocardial infarction

Michael G. D’Souza, Daniel G. Swistel, Jose L. Castro, and Joseph J. DeRose, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1725-1726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intraatrial rerouting by atrial flaps for partial anomalous pulmonary venous return

Satoru Okumura, Masaaki Yamagishi, Yutaka Kanki, and Norimichi Ikeda
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1726-1728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

New "right side median" approach for postoperative re-coarctation of the aorta

Takeshi Shinkawa, Masaaki Yamagishi, Keisuke Shuntoh, Tsutomu Matsushita, Katsuji Fujiwara, and Nobuo Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1728-1730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemoptysis from an unusual pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

Kin Hoi Thung, Alan D. L. Sihoe, Innes Y. P. Wan, Tak Wai Lee, Randolph Wong, and Anthony P. C. Yim
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1730-1733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tuberculosis presenting as pancoast tumor

Morris Beshay, Thierry Roth, Robert M. Stein, and Ralph A. Schmid
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1733-1735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Primary intrapulmonary thymoma successfully resected with vascular reconstruction

Hironori Ishibashi, Satomi Takahashi, Tomoko Hosaka, Jotaro Shibuya, Satoshi Suzuki, and Masashi Handa
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1735-1737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma: report of a case and review of the literature

Hironori Ishibashi, Takuya Moriya, Yasushi Matsuda, Tetsu Sado, Yasushi Hoshikawa, Masayuki Chida, Masami Sato, Hironobu Sasano, and Takashi Kondo
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1738-1740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic pain due to talc pleurodesis for spontaneous pneumothorax

Richard Milton and Alex R. J. Cale
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1740-1741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Management of late distant metastases after trimodality therapy for esophageal cancer

You Sheng Mao, Mohan Suntharalingam, and Mark J. Krasna
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1742-1743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy associated with esophageal cancer

Masaru Morita, Yoshihisa Sakaguchi, Sosei Kuma, Kiyoshi Kajiyama, Kenji Sugio, and Kosei Yasumoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1744-1746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How To Do It:

Harvesting the inferior epigastric artery through a transverse suprapubic incision

Bruno da Costa Rocha, José Ernesto Succi, Renato Bauab Dauar, Alberto Takeshi Kiyose, Luiz Boro Puig, and Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1749-1750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sizing for modified david’s reimplantation procedure

Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1751-1753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Modified ross procedure for dysplasic ascending aorta

Pierre Michel Roux and Nabil Saad
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1754-1756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Management of phrenic nerve stimulation caused by epicardial pacemaker leads in children

Winfield J. Wells and Anjan S. Batra
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1757-1758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews:

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after cavopulmonary anastomosis

Brian W. Duncan and Shailesh Desai
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1759-1766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preoperative risk assessment for marginal patients requiring pulmonary resection

J. Ryan Burke, Ignacio G. Duarte, Vinod H. Thourani, and Joseph I. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1767-1773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review of Recent Books:

Evarts A. Graham: The Life, Lives and Times of the Surgical Spirit of St. Louis: C. Barber Mueller, MD, FACS, Hamilton, Ontario, BC Becker Inc, 2002, 494 pp, illustrated, $48.00isbn: 1-55009-222-7

W. Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1698. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Unusual omniscience valve results

Adel A. Mikhail
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1774. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Unusual omniscience valve results: Reply

Matthew S. Edwards, Gregory B. Russell, Angela F. Edwards, John W. Hammon, Jr, A. Robert Cordell, and Neal D. Kon
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1774. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Late outcome of mild or moderate aortic valve disease present at the time of mitral valve intervention

Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Sachin Talwar, and Arkalgud Sampath Kumar
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1774-1775. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does repair of ischemic mitral regurgitation help?

Robert C. Gorman and Joseph H. Gorman, III
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1775-1776. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Thoralf M. Sundt, III and Kevin M. Harris
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1776. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Extracellular matrix in tissue-engineered pulmonary arteries

Florian Opitz, Ulrich A Stock, Thorsten Wahlers, and Walter Richter
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1777. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Extracellular matrix in tissue-engineered pulmonary arteries: Reply

Stefan Neuenschwander and Simon P. Hoerstrup
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1777. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Energy equivalent pressure formula is for precise quantification of different perfusion modes

Akif Ündar
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1777-1778. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrections:

Correction

Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1778. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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