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Contents:  Volume 77, Issue 4 (April 2004)   [Index by Author] 

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Statistician's Page:Back

Bootstrap resampling methods: something for nothing?
 Gary L. Grunkemeier and YingXing Wu
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1142-1144. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ethics in Cardiothoracic Surgery:Back

The surgeon's work in transition: should surgeons spend more time outside the hospital?
 Jamie Dickey, Ross M. Ungerleider, Joseph S. Coselli, Lori D. Conklin, and Robert M. Sade
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1145. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [See related article (Pro)][See related article (Con)][See related article (Conclusion)]  
Pro
 Jamie Dickey and Ross M. Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1145-1148. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [See related article (Intro)][See related article (Con)][See related article (Conclusion)]  
Con
 Joseph S. Coselli and Lori D. Conklin
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1149-1150. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [See related article (Intro)][See related article (Pro)][See related article (Conclusion)]  
Concluding remarks
 Robert M. Sade
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1150-1151. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [See related article (Intro)][See related article (Pro)][See related article (Con)]  

Editorials:Back

Validity of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database
 Karl F. Welke, T. Bruce Ferguson,, Jr, Laura P. Coombs, Rachel S. Dokholyan, Cindy J. Murray, Mary A. Schrader, and Eric D. Peterson
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1137-1139. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guidelines
 Fred H. Edwards and T. Bruce Ferguson
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1140-1141. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:Back

Sleeve lobectomy versus pneumonectomy for lung cancer: a comparative analysis of survival and sites or recurrences
 Jean Deslauriers, Jocelyn Grégoire, Louis F. Jacques, Michel Piraux, Liu Guojin, and Yves Lacasse
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1152-1156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Predictive factors for survival in surgically resected clinical IA peripheral adenocarcinoma of the lung
 Yukinori Sakao, Takahiko Nakazono, Toru Sakuragi, Masafumi Natsuaki, and Tsuyoshi Itoh
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1157-1161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Harvey Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1161-1162. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung: a 10-year clinicopathologic retrospective study
 Massimiliano Paci, Alberto Cavazza, Valerio Annessi, Innocenza Putrino, Guglielmo Ferrari, Salvatore De Franco, and Giorgio Sgarbi
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1163-1167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung: an aggressive disease potentially treatable with surgery
 Christophe Doddoli, Fabrice Barlesi, Bruno Chetaille, Louise Garbe, Pascal Thomas, Roger Giudicelli, and Pierre Fuentes
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1168-1172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Histological determinants of survival in completely resected T1-2N1M0 nonsmall cell cancer of the lung
 Omar A. Khan, James J. Fitzgerald, Mark L. Field, Irshad Soomro, F. David Beggs, W. Ellis Morgan, and John P. Duffy
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1173-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Pulmonary metastasectomy for uterine cervical cancer: a multivariate analysis
 Kaichiro Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Kenji Shiromizu, Toshiaki Saito, Kazuo Kuzuya, Ryuichiro Tsunematsu, and Toshiharu Kamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1179-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
WHO histologic classification is a prognostic indicator in thymoma
 Kazuya Kondo, Kiyoshi Yoshizawa, Masaru Tsuyuguchi, Suguru Kimura, Masayuki Sumitomo, Junji Morita, Takanori Miyoshi, Shoji Sakiyama, Kiyoshi Mukai, and Yasumasa Monden
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1183-1188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Metachronous gastric carcinoma from a gastric tube after radical surgery for esophageal carcinoma
 Nobuhiko Okamoto, Soji Ozawa, Yuko Kitagawa, Yoshimasa Shimizu, and Masaki Kitajima
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1189-1192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Preoperative chemoradiation therapy does not improve early survival after esophagectomy for patients with clinical stage III adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
 Jessica S. Donington, Daniel L. Miller, Mark S. Allen, Claude Deschamps, Francis C. Nichols, III, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1193-1199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Complicated hydatid cysts of the lung: clinical and therapeutic issues
 Akin Kuzucu, Ömer Soysal, Mehmet Özgel, and Saim Yologlu
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1200-1204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Predictors of prolonged air leak after pulmonary lobectomy
 Alessandro Brunelli, Marco Monteverde, Alessandro Borri, Michele Salati, Rita D. Marasco, and Aroldo Fianchini
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1205-1210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Cameron Wright
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1210. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Complete laryngotracheal disruption caused by blunt injury
 Ming-Ho Wu, Yueh-Feng Tsai, Mu-Yen Lin, I-Lin Hsu, and Yaou Fong
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1211-1215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Measurement of tracheal size in children with congenital heart disease by computed tomography
 Shyh-Jye Chen, Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih, Kao-Lang Liu, Ing-Sh Chiu, Mei-Hwan Wu, Hsu-Yi Chen, and Wen-Jeng Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1216-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Overexpressed nuclear factor {kappa}B correlates with enhanced expression of interleukin-1ß and inducible nitric oxide synthase in aged murine lungs to endotoxic stress
 Cheow K. Chang and Joseph LoCicero, III
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1222-1227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Mark I. Block
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1227. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:Back

Transmyocardial revascularization: 5-year follow-up of a prospective, randomized multicenter trial
 Keith B. Allen, Robert D. Dowling, William W. Angell, Deepak M. Gangahar, Tommy L. Fudge, Wayne Richenbacher, Samuel L. Selinger, Michael R. Petracek, and Douglas Murphy
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1228-1234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Early mortality in coronary bypass surgery: the EuroSCORE versus The Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk algorithm
 Johan Nilsson, Lars Algotsson, Peter Höglund, Carsten Lührs, and Johan Brandt
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1235-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Jeffrey Gold
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1239-1240. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Postoperative atrial fibrillation is a major cause of stroke after on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
 Jarmo Lahtinen, Fausto Biancari, Esa Salmela, Martti Mosorin, Jari Satta, Pekka Rainio, Jussi Rimpiläinen, Martti Lepojärvi, and Tatu Juvonen
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1241-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Coronary surgery in patients with peripheral vascular disease: effect of avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass
 Shishir Karthik, Ghassan Musleh, Antony D. Grayson, Daniel J. M. Keenan, D. Mark Pullan, Walid C. Dihmis, Ragheb Hasan, and Brian M. Fabri
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1245-1249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: impact on postoperative renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy
 Jan Bucerius, Jan F. Gummert, Thomas Walther, Dierk V. Schmitt, Nicolas Doll, Volkmar Falk, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1250-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Skeletonization does not influence internal thoracic artery innervation
 Mario Gaudino, Amelia Toesca, Franco Glieca, Fabiana Girola, Nicola Luciani, and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1257-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Robotic skeletonizing of the internal thoracic artery: is it safe?
 Gil Bolotin, Walter W. Scott, Jr, Trevor C. Austin, Patrick J. Charland, Alan P. Kypson, L. Wiley Nifong, Kenneth Salleng, and W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1262-1265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Role of transvalvular gradient in outcome from valve replacement for aortic stenosis
 Arjuna Weerasinghe, Merangani Yusuf, Thanos Athanasiou, Alan Wood, Patrick Magee, and Rakesh Uppal
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1266-1271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Midterm results of aortic valve repair with the pericardial cusp extension technique in rheumatic valve disease
 Nilgün Bozbuga, Vedat Erentug, Kaan Kirali, Esat Akinci, Ömer Isik, and Cevat Yakut
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1272-1276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Long-term follow-up after the mini-maze procedure
 Zoltan A. Szalay, Ali Civelek, Thorsten Dill, Wolf Peter Klövekorn, Iram Kilb, and Erwin P. Bauer
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1277-1281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Atrial reduction plasty Cox maze procedure: extended indications for atrial fibrillation surgery
 Matthew A. Romano, David S. Bach, Francis D. Pagani, Richard L. Prager, G. Michael Deeb, and Steven F. Bolling
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1282-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Indicators of atrial fibrillation risk in cardiac surgery patients on prophylactic amiodarone
 James S. Kalus, C. Michael White, Michael F. Caron, Craig I. Coleman, Hiroyoshi Takata, and Jeffrey Kluger
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1288-1292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
High-frequency QRS potentials as a marker of myocardial dysfunction after cardiac surgery
 Shonosuke Matsushita, Yuzuru Sakakibara, Tomohiro Imazuru, Mio Noma, Yuji Hiramatsu, Osamu Shigeta, Tomoaki Jikuya, and Toshio Mitsui
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1293-1297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Left heart bypass during descending thoracic aortic aneurysm repair does not reduce the incidence of paraplegia
 Joseph S. Coselli, Scott A. LeMaire, Lori D. Conklin, and Gerald J. Adams
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1298-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair through redo left-sided thoracotomy
 Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Kiyofumi Morishita, Johji Fukada, Yoshikazu Hachiro, Kazuhiro Takahashi, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1304-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Management strategies for type A dissection complicated by peripheral vascular malperfusion
 Leonard N. Girardi, Karl H. Krieger, Leonard Y. Lee, Charles A. Mack, Anthony J. Tortolani, and O. Wayne Isom
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1309-1314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]  
Invited commentary
 Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1314. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Cannulation of the axillary artery with a side graft reduces morbidity
 Joseph F. Sabik, Hassan Nemeh, Bruce W. Lytle, Eugene H. Blackstone, A. Marc Gillinov, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, and Delos M. Cosgrove
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1315-1320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Longitudinal change in quality of life and impact on survival after left ventricular assist device implantation
 Kathleen L. Grady, Peter M. Meyer, Diane Dressler, Annette Mattea, Suzanne Chillcott, Alice Loo, Connie White-Williams, Barbara Todd, Sophia Ormaza, Annemarie Kaan, Maria Rosa Costanzo, and William Piccione
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1321-1327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Robotic techniques improve quality of life in patients undergoing atrial septal defect repair
 Jeffrey A. Morgan, Joy C. Peacock, Takushi Kohmoto, Mauricio J. Garrido, Bella M. Schanzer, Aftab R. Kherani, Deon W. Vigilance, Faisal H. Cheema, Sadi Kaplan, Craig R. Smith, Mehmet C. Oz, and Michael Argenziano
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1328-1333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Improved early results with the Fontan operation in adults with functional single ventricle
 Antonio R. Mott, Timothy F. Feltes, E. Dean McKenzie, Dean B. Andropoulos, Louis I. Bezold, Arnold L. Fenrich, Shannon L. Bedford, Howaida El-Said, Stephen A. Stayer, and Charles D. Fraser, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1334-1340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support of the Fontan and bidirectional Glenn circulations
 Karen L. Booth, Stephen J. Roth, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Melvin C. Almodovar, Pedro J. del Nido, and Peter C. Laussen
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1341-1348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Bidirectional Glenn procedure without cardiopulmonary bypass
 Jinfen Liu, Yanan Lu, Huiwen Chen, Zhenying Shi, Zhaokang Su, and Wenxiang Ding
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1349-1352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Is extended arch aortoplasty the operation of choice for infant aortic coarctation? Results of 15 years' experience in 181 patients
 Alfred E. Wood, Hossein Javadpour, Desmond Duff, Paul Oslizlok, and Kevin Walsh
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1353-1358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Health status, functional abilities, and quality of life after the Mustard or Senning operation
 Philip Moons, Leentje De Bleser, Werner Budts, Thierry Sluysmans, Daniel De Wolf, Martial Massin, Marc Gewillig, Agnes Pasquet, Bert Suys, and André Vliers
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1359-1365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Glen Van Arsdell
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1365. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Pacing activity, patient and lead survival over 20 years of permanent epicardial pacing in children
 John D. R. Thomson, Michael E. Blackburn, Carin Van Doorn, Ann Nicholls, and Kevin G. Watterson
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1366-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Management of deep sternal infection in infants and children with advanced pectoralis major muscle flaps
 Kiick Sung, Tae-Gook Jun, Pyo Won Park, Kay-Hyun Park, Young Tak Lee, and Ji-Hyuk Yang
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1371-1375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Acidosis-induced apoptosis in human and porcine heart
 Hemant S. Thatte, Jin-Hwa Rhee, Sofija E. Zagarins, Patrick R. Treanor, Vladimir Birjiniuk, Michael D. Crittenden, and Shukri F. Khuri
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1376-1383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Improved profile of bad phosphorylation and caspase 3 activation after blood versus crystalloid cardioplegia
 Jun Feng, Cesario Bianchi, Jianyi Li, and Frank W. Sellke
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1384-1389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Hermann Aebert
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1389-1390. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Replacing potassium with nicorandil in cold St. Thomas' Hospital cardioplegia improves preservation of energetics and function in pig hearts
 Tor Steensrud, Dag Nordhaug, Kjell V. Husnes, Ebrahim Aghajani, and Dag G. Sørlie
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1391-1397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Experimental studies on myocardial protection with intermittent cross-clamp fibrillation: additive effect of the sodium-hydrogen exchanger inhibitor, cariporide
 Masahiro Fujii, Metin Avkiran, and David J Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1398-1407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Glucose-insulin-potassium solution improves left ventricular energetics in chronic ovine diabetes
 Tharumenthiran Ramanathan, Shin Morita, Yifei Huang, Kazuaki Shirota, Takashi Nishimura, Xing Zheng, and Stephen N. Hunyor
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1408-1414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:Back

Ascending aortic aneurysm, coarctation of the aortic isthmus and hypoplastic aortic arch: simultaneous treatment through sternotomy
 Thierry P. Carrel and Pascal A. Berdat
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1463. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Dissociated brain blood flow during cardiac surgery
 Vladimir Birjiniuk, Patrick R. Treanor, Val Pochay, Michael D. Crittenden, and Viken L. Babikian
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1464. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

New Technology:Back

A new tissue-sealing technique using the ligasure system for nonanatomical pulmonary resection: preliminary results of sutureless and stapleless thoracoscopic surgery
 Norihisa Shigemura, Akinori Akashi, Tomoyuki Nakagiri, Mitsunori Ohta, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1415-1418. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Eddie Hoover
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1419. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:Back

Stenting of the mainstem bronchus in children: a word of caution
 Winfield J. Wells, Namath S. Hussain, and John C. Wood
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1420-1422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Complete tracheal rupture after a failed suicide attempt
 Victor S. Costache, Claire Renaud, Laurent Brouchet, Tudor Toma, François Le Balle, Jean Berjaud, and Marcel Dahan
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1422-1423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
A novel approach to the management of tracheoinnominate artery fistula
 Mario G. Gasparri, Alfred C. Nicolosi, and G. Hossein Almassi
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1424-1426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Peripheral arterial embolism arising from pulmonary adenocarcinoma
 Jesus Loscertales, Miguel Congregado, Carlos Arenas, Andres Arroyo, Juan Carlos Giron, Javier Ayarra, and Rafael Jimenez-Merchan
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1426-1428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Transcontinental transport of a patient with an AbioMed BVS 5000 BVAD
 Evgenij V. Potapov, Frank Merkle, Andreas Güttel, Miralem Pasic, Michael Caleb, Michael Kopitz, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1428-1430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Temporary assist device for postcardiotomy cardiac failure
 Antonis A. Pitsis, Petros Dardas, Nikolaos Mezilis, Nikolaos Nikoloudakis, Gerasimos Filippatos, and Daniel Burkhoff
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1431-1433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass in a cardiac transplant recipient with allograft vasculopathy
 Ivan Aleksic, Jarowit A. Piotrowski, Markus Kamler, Ulf Herold, and Heinz G. Jakob
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1433-1434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Late cardiac perforation following transcatheter atrial septal defect closure
 Ourania Preventza, Sridhar Sampath-Kumar, John Wasnick, and Jeffrey P. Gold
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1435-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Minimal invasive endoscopic resection of a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm
 Bob Kiaii, Nicolas Doll, Michael Kuehl, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1437-1438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Endoventricular pocket repair of type I myocardial rupture after mitral valve replacement: a new technique using pericardial patch, Teflon felt, and BioGlue
 Saqib Masroor, John Schor, Roger Carrillo, and Donald B. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1439-1441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Left ventricular–coronary sinus/right ventricular fistula late after mitral valve replacement
 Luis Fernando López Almodóvar, Juan José Rufilanchas, Fernando Enríquez, Luis Maroto, Enrique Pérez de la Sota, and José Cortina
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1441-1443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Immediate structural valve deterioration of 27-mm Carpentier-Edwards aortic pericardial bioprosthesis
 Arlen G. Fleisher, Rocco J. Lafaro, and Richard A. Moggio
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1443-1445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
New access to facilitate endovascular repair of descending aorta aneurysms
 Carmine Minale, Pierluigi Cappiello, Bruno Cimmino, and Maurilio Di Natale
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1445-1447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Lethal thrombus in the carotid artery during operation for acute aortic dissection with cerebral malperfusion
 Kazuhito Imanaka, Motonobu Nishimura, Ayumu Masuoka, Masanori Ogiwara, Masaaki Kato, Haruhiko Asano, and Shunei Kyo
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1448-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Left ventricular dysfunction after pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis
 Richard S. Schofield, Steven B. Shoemaker, Eugene G. Ryerson, Gary R. Cooper, and William D. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1449-1451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Successful off-pump coronary artery bypass for Behcet's disease
 Min-Ho Song, Takashi Watanabe, and Hajime Nakamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1451-1454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Late myocardial revascularization in patients with tetralogy of Fallot
 Marianne Coutu, Nancy C. Poirier, Annie Dore, Michel Carrier, and Louis P. Perrault
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1454-1455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Reversal of protein-losing enteropathy with calcium replacement in a patient after Fontan operation
 Soo-Jin Kim, In-Seung Park, Jin-Young Song, Jae-Young Lee, and Woo-Sup Shim
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1456-1457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Autologous patch angioplasty of the left main coronary artery in a pediatric patient: 7-year follow-up
 Petros V. Anagnostopoulos, Frank A. Pigula, John L. Myers, Lee B. Beerman, Ralph D. Siewers, and Sanjiv K. Gandhi
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1457-1459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
A new cryoprobe for intraoperative ablation of atrial fibrillation
 Nicolas Doll, Ralf Meyer, Thomas Walther, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1460-1462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How To Do It:Back

Simple technique for maximal thoracic muscle harvest
 M. Blair Marshall, Larry R. Kaiser, and John C. Kucharczuk
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1465-1466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
A simplified technique for closing thoracostomy incisions
 Bernard G. Vasseur
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1467-1468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
A novel technique for creation of adjustable pneumoperitoneum
 M. Matej Puc, Francis J. Podbielski, and A. Alan Conlan
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1469-1471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Robotically assisted left ventricular epicardial lead implantation for biventricular pacing: the posterior approach
 Joseph J. Derose, Jr, Scott Belsley, Daniel G. Swistel, Roxana Shaw, and Robert C. Ashton, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1472-1474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews:Back

Evolving options in the management of esophageal perforation
 Clayton J. Brinster, Sunil Singhal, Lawrence Lee, M. Blair Marshall, Larry R. Kaiser, and John C. Kucharczuk
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1475-1483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Photodynamic therapy in nonsmall cell lung cancer: a systematic review
 Donna E. Maziak, Barbara R. Markman, Jean A. MacKay, and William K. Evans
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1484-1491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Key References:Back

Truncus arteriosus
 Edward L. Bove
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1492-1493. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review of Recent Books:Back

Advanced therapy of cardiac surgery, 2nd edition: Edited by Kenneth Franco, MD, and Edward Verrier, MD, 2003, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, BC Decker, 642 pp, illustrated, $129.00, ISBN: 1-55009-061-5
 Verdi J. DiSesa
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1505-1506. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Workforce Report:Back

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline series: transmyocardial laser revascularization
 Charles R. Bridges, Keith A. Horvath, William C. Nugent, David M. Shahian, Constance K. Haan, Richard J. Shemin, Keith B. Allen, and Fred H. Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1494-1502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:Back

Aristotle, esophagectomy, and pulmonary complications
 Francesco Leo, Nicolas Venissac, Razvan Palihovici, Felice Lo Faso, and Jérôme Mouroux
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1503. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Limited resection of non–small cell lung cancer: should brachytherapy be indicated in all cases?
 Noriyoshi Sawabata, Masayoshi Inoue, Shin-ichi Takeda, and Hajime Maeda
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1503-1504. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Limited resection of non-small cell lung cancer: should brachytherapy be indicated in all cases?: Reply
 Benedict D. T. Daly and Thomas A. DiPetrillo
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1504. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Preserving infected pacemaker systems
 Raymond A. Dieter, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1504-1505. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Preserving infected pacemaker systems: Reply
 Makoto Yamada and Toshihiro Takaba
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1505. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Preservation of saphenous vein endothelium
 Aurelio Chaux
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1505. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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