Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Long-Term Survival After Resection of Primary Adenoid Cystic and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Trachea and Carina
	Henning A. Gaissert, Hermes C. Grillo, M. Behgam Shadmehr, Cameron D. Wright, Manjusha Gokhale, John C. Wain, and Douglas J. Mathisen Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1889-1897. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Medium-Term Follow-Up After Deployment of Ultraflex Expandable Metallic Stents to Manage Endobronchial Pathology
	Brendan P. Madden, John E. S. Park, and Abhijat Sheth Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1898-1902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Repeat FDG-PET After Neoadjuvant Therapy is a Predictor of Pathologic Response in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
	Robert J. Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, Thomas S. Winokur, Buddhiwardhan Ohja, and Alfred A. Bartolucci Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1903-1909. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	W. Roy Smythe Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1909. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Accuracy of Helical CT in the Detection of Pulmonary Metastases: Is Intraoperative Palpation Still Necessary?
	Alden M. Parsons, Frank C. Detterbeck, and Leonard A. Parker Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1910-1918. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Isolated Lung Perfusion With Melphalan for Resectable Lung Metastases: A Phase I Clinical Trial
	Jeroen M. H. Hendriks, Marco J. J. H. Grootenboers, Franz M. N. H. Schramel, Wim J. van Boven, Bernard Stockman, Huub T. M. ter Beek, Cornelis A. Seldenrijk, Pieter ten Broecke, Catherijne A. J. Knibbe, Peter Slee, Ernst De Bruijn, Renate Vlaeminck, Jos Heeren, Jan B. Vermorken, Bart van Putte, Sander Romijn, Eric Van Marck, and Paul E. Y. Van Schil Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1919-1927. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Clinicopathological Analysis of Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma
	Akira Iyoda, Kenzo Hiroshima, Mitsutoshi Shiba, Yukiko Haga, Yasumitsu Moriya, Yasuo Sekine, Kiyoshi Shibuya, Toshihiko Iizasa, and Takehiko Fujisawa Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1928-1931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Endobronchial Gene Transfer of Soluble Type I Interleukin-1 Receptor Ameliorates Lung Graft Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
	Tsutomu Tagawa, Sekhar Dharmarajan, Makio Hayama, Takaaki Ishiyama, Takashi Suda, Hideki Itano, and G. Alexander Patterson Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1932-1939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Recovery of Chronic Renal Impairment With Sirolimus After Lung Transplantation
	Federico Venuta, Tiziano De Giacomo, Erino A. Rendina, Serena Quattrucci, Edoardo Mercadante, Giuseppe Cimino, Moshen Ibrahim, Daniele Diso, Alessandra Bachetoni, and Giorgio F. Coloni Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1940-1943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bone Marrow Micrometastases and Markers of Angiogenesis in Esophageal Cancer
	Gary M. Spence, Alastair N. J. Graham, Kathleen Mulholland, Perry Maxwell, W. Glenn McCluggage, James M. Sloan, and James A. McGuigan Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1944-1949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Masaki Tomita Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1950. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Outcome of Right Ventricle–to–Pulmonary Artery Shunt in First-Stage Palliation of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A Multi-Institutional Study
	Shunji Sano, Kozo Ishino, Hideaki Kado, Yuichi Shiokawa, Kisaburo Sakamoto, Michio Yokota, and Masaaki Kawada Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1951-1958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduit Reduces Interim Mortality After Stage 1 Norwood for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
	Christian Pizarro, Tomasz Mroczek, Edward Malec, and William I. Norwood Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1959-1964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Midterm Ventricular Performance After Norwood Procedure With Right Ventricular–Pulmonary Artery Conduit
	Yoshihisa Tanoue, Hideaki Kado, Yuichi Shiokawa, Naoki Fusazaki, and Shiro Ishikawa Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1965-1971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Ralph S. Mosca Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1971. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Risk Factors for Readmission After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
	Andrew S. Mackie, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Jane W. Newburger, John E. Mayer, and Lars C. Erickson Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1972-1978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Wan Li Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1978. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
New Onset Arrhythmias After the Extracardiac Conduit Fontan Operation Compared With the Intraatrial Lateral Tunnel Procedure: Early and Midterm Results
	Jan Hendrik Nürnberg, Stanislav Ovroutski, Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, Peter Ewert, Roland Hetzer, and Peter. E. Lange Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1979-1988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Scott M. Bradley Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1988. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Primary Repair for Aortic Arch Obstruction Associated With Ventricular Septal Defect
	Martin Kostelka, Thomas Walther, Imke Geerdts, Ardawan Rastan, Stefan Jacobs, Ingo Dähnert, Herbert Kiefer, Wilfried Bellinghausen, and Friedrich W. Mohr Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1989-1993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Ralph S. Mosca Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1993. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Interim Mortality in Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum
	Kathleen N. Fenton, Frank A. Pigula, Sanjiv K. Gandhi, Linda Russo, and Kim F. Duncan Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1994-1998. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Marjan Jahangiri Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1998. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Impaired Endothelial Function of the Umbilical Artery After Fetal Cardiac Bypass
	Yasuhisa Oishi, Munetaka Masuda, Toru Yasutsune, Noriko Boku, Shigehiko Tokunaga, Shigeki Morita, and Hisataka Yasui Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1999-2003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Markus K. Heinemann Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2004. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Effect of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting on Survival During 20 Postoperative Years
	Bruce W. Lytle, Eugene H. Blackstone, Joseph F. Sabik, Penny Houghtaling, Floyd D. Loop, and Delos M. Cosgrove Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2005-2014. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Outcomes After Usage of a Quality Initiative Program for Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Comparison With On-Pump Surgery
	Sherif R. Gobran, Scott Goldman, Francis Ferdinand, Mary Ann Wertan, Candace Trace, Gary L. Grunkemeier, YingXing Wu, and Francis P. Sutter Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2015-2021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Fred Edwards Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2021. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Development of a Score to Predict the Need for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in Patients With Non-ST Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes
	Santiago Garcia, Mariana J. Canoniero, Julio A. Chirinos, Eduardo de Marchena, Tomas Salerno, and Alexandre Ferreira Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2022-2026. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Verdi J. DiSesa Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2026-2027. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Factors Associated With Presence of Ascending Aortic Atherosclerosis in CABG Patients
	Thomas Schachner, Georg Nagele, Andre Kacani, Günther Laufer, and Johannes Bonatti Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2028-2032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Yvon Baribeau and Benjamin M. Westbrook Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2032. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Early and Mid-Term Outcome of Anastomosis of Gastroepiploic Artery to Left Coronary Artery
	Kenji Takahashi, Kazuyuki Daitoku, Sei Nakata, Shigeru Oikawa, Masahito Minakawa, and Norihiro Kondo Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2033-2036. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	George M. Palatianos Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2036. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Concomitant Carotid Endarterectomy and Coronary Bypass Surgery: Outcome of On-Pump and Off-Pump Techniques
	Yugal Mishra, Harpreet Wasir, Vijay Kohli, Zile Singh Meharwal, Rajneesh Malhotra, Yatin Mehta, and Naresh Trehan Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2037-2042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Michael A. Borger Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2042-2043. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Renal Dysfunction
	Minoru Tabata, Shuichiro Takanashi, Toshihiro Fukui, Tetsuya Horai, Tomoya Uchimuro, Katsukiyo Kitabayashi, and Yasuyuki Hosoda Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2044-2049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Routine Use of Bilateral Skeletonized Internal Thoracic Artery Grafts in Middle-Aged Diabetic Patients
	Olivier M. Bical, Wassim Khoury, Yves Fromes, Marc Fischer, Miguel Sousa Uva, Gilles Boccara, and Philipe H. Deleuze Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2050-2053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Flow in Coronary Bypass Conduits On-Pump and Off-Pump
	Henrik K. Kjaergard, Akhmad Irmukhamedov, John B. Christensen, and Thomas A. Schmidt Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2054-2056. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hemodynamic Changes During Posterior Vessel Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass: Comparison Between Deep Pericardial Sutures and Vacuum-Assisted Apical Suction Device
	Woo-Ik Chang, Ki-Bong Kim, Jin Hee Kim, Byung Moon Ham, and Yong Lak Kim Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2057-2062. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Annular Geometry and Motion in Human Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Novel Assessment With Three-Dimensional Echocardiography and Computer Reconstruction
	Rashid M. Ahmad, A. Marc Gillinov, Patrick M. McCarthy, Eugene H. Blackstone, Carolyn Apperson-Hansen, Jian Xin Qin, Deborah Agler, Takahiro Shiota, and Delos M. Cosgrove Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2063-2068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Thomas Orszulak Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2068. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tricuspid Valve Repair: An Old Disease, a Modern Experience
	José M. Bernal, Jesús Gutiérrez-Morlote, Javier Llorca, José M. San José, Dieter Morales, and José M. Revuelta Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2069-2074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Michel Carrier Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2074-2075. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Long-Term Results of Aortic Valve Replacement With the St. Jude Toronto Stentless Porcine Valve
	Nimesh D. Desai, Ofer Merin, Gideon N. Cohen, Jaclyn Herman, Sofia Mobilos, Jeri Y. Sever, Stephen E. Fremes, Bernard S. Goldman, and George T. Christakis Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2076-2083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Biomatrix/Polymer Composite Material for Heart Valve Tissue Engineering
	Christof Stamm, Amir Khosravi, Niels Grabow, Kathleen Schmohl, Nadine Treckmann, Anne Drechsel, Ma Nan, Klaus-Peter Schmitz, Axel Haubold, and Gustav Steinhoff Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2084-2093. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Umbilical Cord Blood Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Tissue Engineering of Vascular Grafts
	Dörthe Schmidt, Christian Breymann, Alberto Weber, Christina I. Guenter, Stefan Neuenschwander, Gregor Zund, Marko Turina, and Simon P. Hoerstrup Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2094-2098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aortic Dissection After Previous Cardiovascular Surgery
	Hitoshi Hirose, Lars G. Svensson, Bruce W. Lytle, Eugene H. Blackstone, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, and Delos M. Cosgrove Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2099-2105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Daniel Loisance Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2105. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Increased Tissue Microarray Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression Favors Proteolysis in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections
	George J. Koullias, Pars Ravichandran, Dimitris P. Korkolis, David L. Rimm, and John A. Elefteriades Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2106-2110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	John S. Ikonomidis and Francis G. Spinale Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2110-2111. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Long-Term Outcome of Type B Aortic Intramural Hematoma: Comparison With Classic Aortic Dissection Treated by the Same Therapeutic Strategy
	Eijun Sueyoshi, Ichiro Sakamoto, Masatoshi Fukuda, Kuniaki Hayashi, and Tatsuya Imada Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2112-2117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Septal Myectomy Results in Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients With Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
	Subrato J. Deb, Hartzell V. Schaff, Joseph A. Dearani, Rick A. Nishimura, and Steve R. Ommen Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2118-2122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Left Ventricular Assist Device Performance With Long-Term Circulatory Support: Lessons From the REMATCH Trial
	Walter P. Dembitsky, Alfred J. Tector, Soon Park, Alan J. Moskowitz, Annetine C. Gelijns, Nuala S. Ronan, William Piccione, Jr, William L. Holman, Satoshi Furukawa, O. H. Frazier, Alan D. Weinberg, Gerald Heatley, Victor L. Poirier, Laura Damme, and James W. Long Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2123-2130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Closed Perfusion System With Heparin Coating and Centrifugal Pump Improves Cardiopulmonary Bypass Biocompatibility in Elderly Patients
	Lena Lindholm, Martin Westerberg, Anders Bengtsson, Rolf Ekroth, Eva Jensen, and Anders Jeppsson Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2131-2138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Song Wan Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2138. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Prospective Randomized Study to Evaluate the Effect of Leukodepletion on the Rate of Alveolar Production of Exhaled Nitric Oxide During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
	Christos Alexiou, Augustine T.M. Tang, Stuart V. Sheppard, Marcus P. Haw, Roz Gibbs, and David C. Smith Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2139-2145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Three-Dimensional Demonstration of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return With Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography
	Kunihiro Yoshioka, Hiroyuki Niinuma, Tomoko Kawakami, Kotaro Oyama, Kazuaki Ishihara, and Kohei Kawazoe Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ruptured Left Coronary Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Into the Left Ventricle
	Takayuki Saito, Miki Asano, Michiko Ishida, Shigeru Sasaki, Norikazu Nomura, Tomohiko Ukai, and Akira Mishima Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2187. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

New Technology:

Method and Value of Digital Recording of Operations for Congenital Heart Disease
	Mazyar Kanani, Ergin Kocyildirim, Gordon Cohen, Kieran Bentham, and Martin J. Elliott Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2146-2149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Jeffrey P. Gold Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2149. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Replacement of the Aortic Valve and Ascending Aorta With an Extended Root Stentless Xenograft
	Wolfgang B. Hemmer, Cornelius A. Botha, Jürgen O. Böhm, Tobias Herrmann, Christoph Starck, and Joachim-Gerd Rein Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2150-2152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
INVITED COMMENTARY
	Rainald Seitelberger and Ernst Wolner Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2153. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case Reports:

Calcifying Fibrous Pseudotumor of the Pleura
	Ki Seok Jang, Young-Ha Oh, Hong Xiu Han, Soon-Ho Chon, Won Sang Chung, Chan Kum Park, and Seung Sam Paik Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:e87-e88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Severe Argatroban-Induced Coagulopathy in a Patient With a History of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
	Hrvoje Gasparovic, Nadia S. Nathan, Daniel Fitzgerald, and Sary F. Aranki Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:e89-e91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Use of the Alfieri Edge-to-Edge Technique to Eliminate Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction Caused By Mitral Systolic Anterior Motion
	A. Marc Gillinov, Nicholas G. Smedira, and Takahiro Shiota Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:e92-e93. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Saccular Aneurysm of the Superior Vena Cava Detected By Computed Tomography and Successfully Treated With Surgery
	Kazimierz Gozdziuk, Elzbieta Czekajska-Chehab, Andrzej Wrona, Andrzej Tomaszewski, and Andrzej Drop Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:e94-e95. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cardiac Varix in Relation to Right Atrial Free Wall Presenting as a Mass Compressing the Right Atrium and Mimicking a Pericardial Cyst
	Abraham Oomman, Panchapakesan Ramachandran, Rajan Santhosham, Louis Felix Sridhar, Binu Ramesh, and Samy Jayaraman Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:e96-e97. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Metachronous and Synchronous Lung Tumors: Five Malignant Lung Pathologies in 1 Patient During 7 Years
	Michael J. Flynn, Doris Rassl, Amira El Shahira, Bernard Higgins, and Sion Barnard Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2154-2155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Successful Removal of Bovine Pericardium by Bronchoscope After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
	Akinori Iwasaki, Yasuteru Yoshinaga, and Takayuki Shirakusa Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2156-2157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Combined Blunt Aortic and Bronchial Injury
	Poo-Sing Wong, Ramesh R. Koirala, and Chuen-Neng Lee Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2157-2159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Acute Postoperative Shingles After Thoracic Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis
	Malek G. Massad, Rafael A. Navarro, Helene Rubeiz, Jacques Kpodonu, Janet Karol, Mathew Blacha, and Alexander Evans Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2159-2161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anterior Mediastinal Presentation of a Giant Angiomyolipoma
	Afzal M.I. Amir, Clark J. Zeebregts, and H. Jan Mulder Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2161-2163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Leiomyoma of an Accessory Tracheal Bronchus
	Masaya Tamura, Tomomi Murata, Hiroshi Kurumaya, and Yasuhiko Ohta Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2163-2165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Video-Assisted Bronchial Stump Reinforcement With an Intercostal Muscle Flap
	Motoyasu Sagawa, Makoto Sugita, Yuji Takeda, Hirohisa Toga, and Tsutomu Sakuma Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2165-2166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cardiopulmonary Bypass With Bivalirudin in Type II Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
	Stephanie B. Clayton, Jeffrey R. Acsell, Arthur J. Crumbley, III, Anthony G. Shackelford, and Walter E. Uber Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2167-2169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Coronary Ostial Stenosis After Aortic Valve Replacement, Revisited
	Jain B. Pillai, Thasee M. Pillay, and Javed Ahmad Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2169-2171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mitral Valve Aneurysm With Infective Endocarditis
	Changqing Gao, Cangsong Xiao, and Bojun Li Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2171-2173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aorto-Right Atrial Fistula Caused by Type A Aortic Dissection
	Hironori Matsuhisa, Hidefumi Obo, Keitaro Nakagiri, Nobuhiko Mukohara, and Tsutomu Shida Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2173-2175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ischemic Esophageal Necrosis Secondary to Traumatic Aortic Transection
	Nam-Hee Park, Jae-Hyun Kim, Dae-Yung Choi, Sae-Young Choi, Chang-Kwon Park, Kwang-Sook Lee, Seong-Wook Han, and Young-Sun Yoo Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2175-2178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Long-Term Survival With Acquired Ventricular Septal Defect After Myocardial Infarction
	Peter Alter, Bernhard Maisch, and Rainer Moosdorf Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2178-2180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Double Intramural Coronary Arteries in D-Transposition of the Great Arteries
	Massimo A. Padalino, Richard G. Ohye, Eric J. Devaney, and Edward L. Bove Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2181-2183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Direct Aortic Interposition of Anomalous Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass
	Niyazi Cebi, Johannes Frömke, and Gerd Walterbusch Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2183-2185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How To Do It:

Fixation of Silicone Stents in the Subglottic Trachea: Preventing Stent Migration Using a Fixation Apparatus
	Keisuke Miwa, Shinzo Takamori, Akihiro Hayashi, Mari Fukunaga, and Kazuo Shirouzu Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2188-2190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Minimizing Foreign Material in the Reconstruction of Infected Complex Annuloaortic Disruption
	Kiick Sung, Young Tak Lee, Pyo Won Park, Kay-Hyun Park, Tae-Gook Jun, and Ji-Hyuk Yang Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2191-2192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Improvement of Coronary Artery Fistula Surgery by Intraoperative Imaging
	Per Kristian Hol, Odd Geiran, Kai Andersen, Karleif Vatne, Jon Offstad, Jan Ludvig Svennevig, and Erik Fosse Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2193-2195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Distal Aortic Perfusion During Aortic Arch Reconstruction: Another Tool for the Aortic Surgeon
	Charles T. Klodell, Philip J. Hess, Thomas M. Beaver, Dale Clark, and Tomas D. Martin Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2196-2198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Percutaneous Valve Replacement: Current State and Future Prospects
	Georg Lutter, Reza Ardehali, Jochen Cremer, and Philipp Bonhoeffer Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2199-2206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Correspondence:

Time to Move Beyond Retrospective Analyses for Thymic Neoplasms and Conduct a Prospective Multi-Institutional Clinical Trial
	Charles R. Thomas, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2207. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Joseph B. Shrager and Larry R. Kaiser Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2207-2208. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Argatroban as a Heparin Substitute in Cases of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
	Kojiro Furukawa and Hitoshi Ohteki Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2208. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Theodore E. Warkentin and Andreas Greinacher Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2208-2209. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Neurological Dysfunction in Elderly Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Operation
	Zile Singh Meharwal and Naresh Trehan Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2209-2210. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Tomoko Goto Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2210. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Fenestration in Extracardiac-Conduit Fontan Operation
	Alessandro Giamberti and Alessandro Frigiola Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2210-2211. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Christian Kreutzer Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2211. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Interatrial Septal Defect at Lowest Part of the Septum
	Carlos Ibarra-Pérez Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2211-2212. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Additional Uses of Stabilization Devices in Cardiac Surgery
	Reza Motallebzadeh and Robin R. Kanagasabay Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2212. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Thanos Athanasiou, Omer Aziz, Roberto Casula, and Brian Glenville Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2212-2213. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Delayed Paraplegia After Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair: Timing of Reinsertion of Spinal Drain
	Ian Hunt, Ranjit P. Deshpande, Christopher Aps, and Christopher P. Young Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2213. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Thoralf M. Sundt, III Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2214. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alternative Mitral Valve Ring
	Lakshman Mohanakrishnan, Koyilil Vijayakumar, Ponnusamy Sukumaran, Narendran Menon, and S. Natarajan Partheeben Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2214-2215. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Bertrand Léobon, Daniel Roux, and Jean-Michel Grinda Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2215. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Annulus Sizing in Aortic Remodeling Procedure
	Raymond Cartier and Miguel Chaput Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2215-2216. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Lars G. Svensson Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2216. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

STS Annual Meeting:

STS/AATS Tech-Con 2005 January 22–23, 2005 Tampa Convention Center Tampa, Florida
	Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2217-2219. [PDF]
Forty-First Annual Meeting January 24–26, 2005 Tampa Convention Center Tampa, Florida
	Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2220-2231. [PDF]

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