Editorials:

Residency Training for the Future, Not the Past
	Timothy J. Gardner Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1519-1521. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Clopidogrel and Postoperative Bleeding
	Piet W. Boonstra and Wim van Oeveren Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1522. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma of the Lung 3 Centimeters or Less in Diameter: A Prognostic Assessment
	Hiroyuki Sakurai, Yoh Dobashi, Eiki Mizutani, Hirochika Matsubara, Shoji Suzuki, Kunio Takano, Shunya Shindo, and Masahiko Matsumoto Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1728-1733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
SCCRO Expression Correlates With Invasive Progression in Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma
	Inderpal S. Sarkaria, DuyKhanh Pham, Ronald A. Ghossein, Simon G. Talbot, Michael Hezel, Maria E. Dudas, Michael I. Ebright, Shaokun Chuai, Natalie Memoli, Ennapadam S. Venkatraman, Vincent A. Miller, Mark G. Kris, Maureen F. Zakowski, Valerie W. Rusch, and Bhuvanesh Singh Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1734-1741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Personal Experience in Surgical Management of Pulmonary Pleomorphic Carcinoma
	Federico Raveglia, Maurizio Mezzetti, Tiziana Panigalli, Simone Furia, Luigi Giuliani, Serena Conforti, and Stefano Meda Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1742-1747. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Arterial Invasion Predicts Early Mortality in Stage I Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
	Taine T. V. Pechet, Shamus R. Carr, Joshua E. Collins, Herbert E. Cohn, and John L. Farber Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1748-1753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Donald Low Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1753-1754. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Frozen Section Diagnoses of Small Pulmonary Nodules: Accuracy and Clinical Implications
	Alberto M. Marchevsky, Chanikarn Changsri, Indu Gupta, Clark Fuller, Ward Houck, and Robert J. McKenna, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1755-1759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Paul H. Schipper and Francis C. Nichols, III Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1760. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Feasibility and Results of Awake Thoracoscopic Resection of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
	Eugenio Pompeo, Davide Mineo, Paola Rogliani, Alessandro F. Sabato, and Tommaso C. Mineo Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1761-1768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Intrapleural Hyperthermic Perfusion With Chemotherapy Increases Apoptosis in Malignant Pleuritis
	Yasunori Matsuzaki, Masao Edagawa, Tetsuya Shimizu, Masaki Hara, Masaki Tomita, Takanori Ayabe, and Toshio Onitsuka Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1769-1772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Roger A. Vertrees and Joseph B. Zwischenberger Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1772-1773. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pleural Biopsy: A Reliable Method for Determining the Diagnosis But Not Subtype in Mesothelioma
	Raphael Bueno, Jason Reblando, Jonathan Glickman, Michael T. Jaklitsch, Jeanne M. Lukanich, and David J. Sugarbaker Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1774-1776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection as a Staging Technique to Determine the Depth of Invasion of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
	Mary S. Maish and Steven R. DeMeester Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1777-1782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Induction Therapy Does Not Increase Surgical Morbidity After Esophagectomy for Cancer
	Frank C.-F. Lin, Amy E. Durkin, and Mark K. Ferguson Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1783-1789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
ERBB2 Amplifications in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
	Peter S. Dahlberg, Blake A. Jacobson, Ganesh Dahal, James M. Fink, Robert A. Kratzke, Michael A. Maddaus, and Lance J. Ferrin Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1790-1800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Long-Term Results of Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis
	Pascal Dumont, Alexandre Denoyer, and Patrick Robin Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1801-1807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Are There Enough Jobs in Cardiothoracic Surgery? The Thoracic Surgery Residents Association Job Placement Survey for Finishing Residents
	Jorge D. Salazar, Richard Lee, Grayson H. Wheatley, III, and John R. Doty Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1523-1527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
EuroSCORE Predicts Intensive Care Unit Stay and Costs of Open Heart Surgery
	Johan Nilsson, Lars Algotsson, Peter Höglund, Carsten Lührs, and Johan Brandt Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1528-1534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Victor A. Ferraris Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1534-1535. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Does Clopidogrel Increase Blood Loss Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?
	Michael W.A. Chu, Steve R. Wilson, Richard J. Novick, Larry W. Stitt, and MacKenzie A. Quantz Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1536-1541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Allogenic Blood Transfusion Does Not Predispose to Infection After Cardiac Surgery
	Ziad A. Ali, Eric Lim, Reza Motalleb-Zadeh, Ayyaz A. Ali, Chris J. Callaghan, Caroline Gerrard, Alain Vuylsteke, Juliet Foweraker, and Steven Tsui Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1542-1546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Identifying Patients at Risk of Intraoperative and Postoperative Transfusion in Isolated CABG: Toward Selective Conservation Strategies
	Rakesh C. Arora, Jean-Francois Légaré, Karen J. Buth, John A. Sullivan, and Gregory M. Hirsch Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1547-1554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Lawrence Tim Goodnough and Aryeh Shander Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1554-1555. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aortic Atheroma Burden and Cognitive Dysfunction After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
	Shahar Bar-Yosef, Marc Anders, G. Burkhard Mackensen, Lian K. Ti, Joseph P. Mathew, Barbara Phillips-Bute, Robert H. Messier, Hilary P. Grocott the Neurological Outcome Research Group and CARE Investigators of the Duke Heart Center Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1556-1562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Diederik van Dijk Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1562-1563. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Impact of Aortic Manipulation on Neurologic Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Risk-Adjusted Study
	Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis, Sotiris C. Stamou, Mercedes K.C. Dullum, Peter C. Hill, Elizabeth Haile, Steven W. Boyce, Ammar S. Bafi, Kathleen R. Petro, and Paul J. Corso Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1564-1571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Particle Separation Using Ultrasound Can Radically Reduce Embolic Load to Brain After Cardiac Surgery
	Henrik Jönsson, Cecilia Holm, Andreas Nilsson, Filip Petersson, Per Johnsson, and Thomas Laurell Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1572-1577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Willem van Oeveren Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1577-1578. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Improving Outcomes in Coronary Surgery: The Impact of Echo-Directed Aortic Cannulation and Perioperative Hemodynamic Management in 500 Patients
	Jeffrey P. Gold, Kaila E. Torres, William Maldarelli, Ilya Zhuravlev, Douglas Condit, and John Wasnick Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1579-1585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Fred Edwards Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1585. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Role of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients Having Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
	Fatema E. Qaddoura, Martin D. Abel, Karen L. Mecklenburg, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, Hartzell V. Schaff, Kenton J. Zehr, Thoralf M. Sundt, and Roger L. Click Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1586-1590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Total Arterial Off-Pump Coronary Surgery: Time to Change Our Habits?
	Massimo A. Mariani, Alessandro D'Alfonso, and Jan G. Grandjean Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1591-1597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Off-Pump Awake Coronary Revascularization Using Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries
	Kaan Kirali, Tuncer Koçak, Füsun Güzelmeriç, Deniz Göksedef, Nihan Kayalar, and Cevat Yakut Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1598-1602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	John Puskas Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1602-1603. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
On-Pump Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Diabetic Patients: A Propensity Score Analysis
	Arun K. Srinivasan, Antony D. Grayson, and Brian M. Fabri Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1604-1609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Surgical Reconstruction of the Left Main Coronary Artery: Fresh Autologous Pericardium or Saphenous Vein Patch
	Ehud Raanani, Alexander Kogan, Yaron Shapira, Alex Sagie, Ran Kornowsky, and Bernardo A. Vidne Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1610-1613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]
Histopathology and Morphometry of Radial Artery Conduits: Basic Study and Clinical Application
	Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, Balram Airan, Pankaj K. Mishra, Shyam S. Kothari, Ganapathy K. Subramaniam, Ruma Ray, Rajvir Singh, and Panangipalli Venugopal Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1614-1621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Stephen M. Wildhirt Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1621-1622. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Latent Infective Endocarditis: Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Unsuspected Endocarditis Detected After Elective Valve Replacement
	Nadiv Shapira, Ofer Merin, Eliezer Rosenmann, Ilia Dzigivker, Dan Bitran, Amos M. Yinnon, and Shuli Silberman Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1623-1629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Descending Thoracic Aortic Rupture: Role of Endovascular Stent-Grafting
	Kiyofumi Morishita, Yoshihiko Kurimoto, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Johji Fukada, Yoshikazu Hachiro, Yasuaki Fujisawa, and Tomio Abe Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1630-1634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Severity of Intraoperative Tricuspid Regurgitation Predicts Poor Late Survival Following Cardiac Transplantation
	Curtis A. Anderson, Stanton K Shernan, Marzia Leacche, James D. Rawn, Subroto Paul, Tomislav Mihaljevic, John A. Jarcho, Lynne W. Stevenson, James Chen-Tson Fang, Eldrin F. Lewis, Gregory S. Couper, Gilbert H. Mudge, and John G. Byrne Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1635-1642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Francis D. Pagani Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1642-1643. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation is Superior to Right Ventricular Assist Device for Acute Right Ventricular Failure After Heart Transplantation
	Shahrokh Taghavi, Andreas Zuckermann, Jan Ankersmit, Georg Wieselthaler, Angela Rajek, Günther Laufer, Ernst Wolner, and Michael Grimm Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1644-1649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Glucose-Insulin-Potassium in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis
	Wolfgang Bothe, Manfred Olschewski, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, and Torsten Doenst Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1650-1657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Jarle Vaage Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1658. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sternal Preservation: A Better Way to Treat Most Sternal Wound Complications After Cardiac Surgery
	E. Charles Douville, James W. Asaph, Ronald J. Dworkin, John R. Handy, Jr, Clifford S. Canepa, Gary L. Grunkemeier, and YingXing Wu Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1659-1664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Prospective Multicenter Trial of Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Early Results
	Nahush A. Mokadam, Patrick M. McCarthy, A. Marc Gillinov, William H. Ryan, Marc R. Moon, Michael J. Mack, Sydney L. Gaynor, Sunil M. Prasad, Samuel A. Wickline, Marci S. Bailey, Nicholas R. Damiano, Yosuke Ishii, Richard B. Schuessler, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1665-1670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Successful Performance of Cox-Maze Procedure on Beating Heart Using Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation: A Feasibility Study in Animals
	Sydney L. Gaynor, Yosuke Ishii, Michael D. Diodato, Sunil M. Prasad, Kara M. Barnett, Nicholas R. Damiano, Gregory D. Byrd, Samuel A. Wickline, Richard B. Schuessler, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1671-1677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ventricular Resynchronization by Multisite Pacing Improves Myocardial Performance in the Postoperative Single-Ventricle Patient
	Emile A. Bacha, Frank J. Zimmerman, Victor Mor-Avi, Lynn Weinert, Joanne P. Starr, Lissa Sugeng, and Roberto M. Lang Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1678-1683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Postpericardiotomy Syndrome After Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Children and Young Adults
	Ilana Zeltser, Larry A. Rhodes, Ronn E. Tanel, Victoria L. Vetter, J. William Gaynor, Thomas L. Spray, and Mitchell I. Cohen Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1684-1687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Improving Outcomes in Functional Single Ventricle and Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
	Andrew J. Lodge, Jack Rychik, Susan C. Nicolson, Richard F. Ittenbach, Thomas L. Spray, and J. William Gaynor Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1688-1695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Associated Factors and Trends in Outcomes of Interrupted Aortic Arch
	Thomas Oosterhof, Anthony Azakie, Robert M. Freedom, William G. Williams, and Brian W. McCrindle Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1696-1702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pediatric Cardiac Transplantation in Children With High Panel Reactive Antibody
	Jeffrey P. Jacobs, James A. Quintessenza, Robert J. Boucek, Victor O. Morell, Luis M. Botero, Vinay Badhwar, Hugh M. van Gelder, Alfred Asante-Korang, Jorge McCormack, and George R. Daicoff Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1703-1709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Basal Metabolic State of Hearts of Patients With Congenital Heart Disease: The Effects of Cyanosis, Age, and Pathology
	Paul Modi, M.-Saadeh Suleiman, Barnaby C. Reeves, Ash Pawade, Andrew J. Parry, Gianni D. Angelini, and Massimo Caputo Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1710-1716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Open Heart Surgery for Small Children Without Homologous Blood Transfusion by Using Remote Pump Head System
	Makoto Ando, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Natsuko Suzuki Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1717-1722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
	Michiaki Imamura, Michael L. Schmitz, Bryan Watkins, Carl W. Chipman, Sherry C. Faulkner, William P. Fiser, Jr, Stephen H. Van Devanter, and Jonathan J. Drummond-Webb Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1723-1727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Congenital Membranous Obstruction of the Inferior Vena Cava
	Sanjiv K. Gandhi and Frank A. Pigula Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1849. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Intrathoracic Giant Lipoma
	Morris Beshay and Ralph A. Schmid Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1850. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

New Technology:

Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation for Myocardial Regeneration: A Novel Strategy for Cell Collection and Surgical Injection
	Giulio Pompilio, Aldo Cannata, Fedro Peccatori, Francesco Bertolini, Angelo Nascimbene, Maurizio C. Capogrossi, and Paolo Biglioli Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1808-1812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Shafie Fazel, Denis Angoulvant, and Richard D. Weisel Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1812-1813. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
New Intraluminal Coronary Shunt Tube for Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Fuyuhiko Yasuda, Manabu Okabe, Mitsuteru Handa, Atsushi Takamori, Tomoaki Suzuki, Chiaki Kondo, and Takazumi Nakamura Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1814-1817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Antonio M. Calafiore Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1817. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case Reports:

Survival After Simultaneous Left Ventricular Free Wall, Papillary Muscle, and Ventricular Septal Rupture
	Peter A. Walts and A. Marc Gillinov Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:e77-e78. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Unrecognized Left Ventricular Thrombus During Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Sanjay Sharma, Afshin Ehsan, Gregory S. Couper, Stanton K. Shernan, Richard M. Wholey, and Sary F. Aranki Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:e79-e80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Surgical Management of Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Rotational Atherectomy Interventions
	Prem S. Shekar, Marzia Leacche, Kyle A. Farnam, Charles G. Hernandez, Gregory S. Couper, and John G. Byrne Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:e81-e82. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pacemaker Lead Thrombosis Treated With Atrial Thrombectomy and Biventricular Pacemaker and Defibrillator Insertion
	David B. Coleman, Dana M. DeBarr, David L. Morales, and Henry M. Spotnitz Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:e83-e84. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Treatment of Iatrogenic Injury of Membranous Trachea With Intercostal Muscle Flap
	Ilias A. Kouerinis, Antonios E. Loutsidis, Panagiotis A. Hountis, Eustratios E. Apostolakis, and Ion P. Bellenis Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:e85-e86. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Intercontinental LVAS Patient Transport
	Michel Haddad, Roy G. Masters, Paul J. Hendry, Akihiko Kawai, John P. Veinot, Gilbert Lavallee, and Tofy V. Mussivand Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1818-1820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Heart Transplantation in a Patient With a Left Ventricular Assist Device and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
	Christof Schmid, Michael Schneider, Christian Etz, and Hans H. Scheld Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1820-1821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Regurgitation of the Native Aortic Valve Caused by Thrombus Formation After Heterotopic Heart Transplantation
	Omar Mangoush, Toufan Bahrami, Fabio De Robertis, Jonathan Swinburn, Nicholas Banner, Magdi H. Yacoub, and Asghar Khaghani Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1821-1823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Giant Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm After Mitral Valve Replacement and Myocardial Infarction
	Yujiro Hirasawa, Tadamasa Miyauchi, Toshihiko Sawamura, and Hiroshi Takiya Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1823-1825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mitral Valve Replacement in a Patient With a Collapsed Lung and a Giant Abscess
	Tetsuya Horai, Keita Tanaka, and Makoto Takeda Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1825-1827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aortopulmonary Fistula Due to Perforation of the Aortic Wall of a Freestyle Stentless Valve
	Yoichi Kameda, Kazumi Mizuguchi, Toshiyuki Kuwata, Tohru Mori, and Shigeki Taniguchi Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1827-1829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Surgery for Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery From the Left Aortic Sinus
	Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr, Marzia Leacche, Tomislav Mihaljevic, James D. Rawn, and John G. Byrne Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1829-1831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Severe Stenosis of Anastomoses by Using the Symmetry Aortic Connector System
	Jose M. Melero, Carlos Porras, Miguel Such, Eduardo Olalla, and Juan Alonso Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1831-1833. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Giant Pseudoaneurysm From Vieussens' Arterial Ring
	Mladen J. Kocica, Mile R. Vranes, Petar L. Djukic, Aleksandar Dj. Mikic, Milos M. Velinovic, Marija Havelka, and Vladimir I. Kanjuh Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1833-1836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Prandial Atrial Fibrillation: Off-Pump Pulmonary Vein Isolation With Hiatal Hernia Repair
	A. Marc Gillinov and Thomas W. Rice Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1836-1838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Use of Saphenous Vein Graft in Axillary Artery Cannulation
	Mahmoud Loubani, Jitendra M. Parmar, Nick W. Clowes, and Qamar Abid Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1838-1839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Case of Pulmonary Artery Sling Associated With Long-Segment Funnel Trachea and Bronchus Suis
	Tsvetomir Loukanov, Christian Sebening, Wolfgang Springer, and Siegfried Hagl Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1839-1842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alveolar Adenoma
	Matthew S. Hartman, David M. Epstein, Stanley J. Geyer, and Robert J. Keenan Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1842-1843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection for Pulmonary Sequestration
	Tsutomu Sakuma, Makoto Sugita, Motoyasu Sagawa, Masanobu Ishigaki, and Hirohisa Toga Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1844-1845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cavernoscopic Removal of a Fungus Ball for Pulmonary Complex Aspergilloma
	Motoyasu Sagawa, Tsutomu Sakuma, Tsugimasa Isobe, Makoto Sugita, Yuko Waseda, Hideo Morinaga, and Keiji Iuchi Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1846-1848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How To Do It:

Partial Translocation for Repair of Left Ventricular Rupture After Mitral Valve Replacement
	Hitoshi Yaku, Yasuyuki Shimada, Yoshiaki Yamada, Kyoko Hayashida, Atsushi Fukumoto, Taiji Watanabe, and Nobuo Kitamura Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1851-1853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Konno Procedure Using Atrioventricular Groove Patch Plasty After Arterial Switch Operation
	Yoshimichi Kosaka, Hiromi Kurosawa, and Masayoshi Nagatsu Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1854-1855. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Systematic Traction Techniques in Minimal-Access Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
	Hiroshi Oiwa, Ryoichi Ishida, and Kenichi Sudo Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1856-1857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Upper Lobe Trisegmentectomy for Early-Stage Left Apical Lung Cancer
	Ward V. Houck, Clark B. Fuller, and Robert J. McKenna, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1858-1860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Hybrid Coronary Revascularization in the Era of Drug-Eluting Stents
	Gavin J. Murphy, Alan J. Bryan, and Gianni D. Angelini Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1861-1867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Report from the STS Workforce on Evidence-Based Surgery:

Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: A Position Article
	David M. Shahian, Eugene H. Blackstone, Fred H. Edwards, Frederick L. Grover, Gary L. Grunkemeier, David C. Naftel, Samer A.M. Nashef, William C. Nugent, and Eric D. Peterson Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1868-1877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Correspondence:

Graft Occlusion After Deployment of the Aortic Connector Symmetry System: Is Anticoagulation a Necessity?
	Klaus Matschke, Utz Kappert, and Jens Schneider Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1878. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Oliver Reuthebuch, Alexander Kadner, and Marko I. Turina Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1878-1879. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Friedrich S. Eckstein Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1879. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Repair of Barlow's Mitral Valve: To Do or Not to Do
	Keita Tanaka and Makoto Takeda Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1879-1880. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Roland Fasol Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1880. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Acute Renal Injury and Lowest Hematocrit During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Not Only a Matter of Cellular Hypoxemia
	Marco Ranucci, Lorenzo Menicanti, and Alessandro Frigiola Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1880-1881. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Madhav Swaminathan, Barbara G. Phillips-Bute, and Mark Stafford-Smith Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1881-1882. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Protection of a Surgeon From Dangerous Needlesticks
	Alexander A. Fokin, Francis Robicsek, Thomas N. Masters, and Chad R. Swan Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1882. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Gregory Trachiotis and E. Pendleton Alexander Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1882-1883. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Concomitant Carotid Endarterectomy and Off-Pump Coronary Revascularization
	Raúl García-Rinaldi and Hernán Cruz Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1883. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Double-Flap Technique for Repair of Anomalous Origin of Right Pulmonary Artery From Ascending Aorta
	Edvin Prifti, Massimo Bonacchi, Vittorio Vanini, and Fabio Bartolozzi Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1883-1884. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pitfalls in the Measurement of Serum VEGF in Children With Congenital Heart Disease
	Elisa Arena and Simone Ferrero Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1884-1885. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Yoshio Ootaki, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Naoki Yoshimura, Shigeteru Oka, Masahiro Yoshida, and Tomomi Hasegawa Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1885-1886. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Successful Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot With Aortic Valvular Stenosis
	Kenny K. Wong, Suvro S. Sett, and Derek G. Human Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1886. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Olivier Ghez, Bernard Kreitmann, and Dominique Metras Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1886-1887. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Should Lobectomy Ever Be the First Choice for Patients With Small Pulmonary Lesions?
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The Diagnostic Approach to Mediastinal Masses
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