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Contents:  Volume 86, Issue 5 (November 2008)   [Index by Author] 

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Editorials:Back

Measuring the Quality of Surgical Outcomes in General Thoracic Surgery: Should Surgical Volume Be Used to Direct Patient Referrals?
 Benjamin D. Kozower, George J. Stukenborg, Christine L. Lau, and David R. Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1405-1408. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:Back

   Panagiotis Misthos, Evangelos Sepsas, John Kokotsakis, Ion Skottis, and Achilleas Lioulias
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1626-1630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]  
Invited Commentary
 Frank Detterbeck
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1631. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Julie E. Bauman, Michael S. Mulligan, Renato G. Martins, Brenda F. Kurland, Keith D. Eaton, and Douglas E. Wood
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1632-1639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Haifeng Wang, Hongsheng Lin, and Gening Jiang
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1640-1645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Xavier Benoit D'Journo, Jocelyne Martin, Louis Gaboury, Pasquale Ferraro, and André Duranceau
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1646-1652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Franz Marhold, Barbara Izay, Johannes Zacherl, Manfred Tschabitscher, and Christoph Neumayer
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1653-1658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for Congenital Heart Surgery:Back

 Tara Karamlou, Brian S. Diggs, Ross M. Ungerleider, Brian W. McCrindle, and Karl F. Welke
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1584-1591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Adult Cardiac:Back

   Willem P. Beukema, Hauw T. Sie, Anand R. Ramdat Misier, Peter Paul H.M. Delnoy, Hein J.J. Wellens, and Arif Elvan
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1409-1414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]  
   Melanie L. Bell, Gary K. Grunwald, Janet H. Baltz, Gerald O. McDonald, Missy R. Bell, Frederick L. Grover, and A. Laurie W. Shroyer
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1415-1423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]  
 Dumbor L. Ngaage, Steven Griffin, Levent Guvendik, Michael E. Cowen, and Alexander R.J. Cale
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1424-1430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Michael E. Halkos, Omar M. Lattouf, John D. Puskas, Patrick Kilgo, William A. Cooper, Cullen D. Morris, Robert A. Guyton, and Vinod H. Thourani
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1431-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Gijong Yi, Young-Nam Youn, Kyung-Jong Yoo, and You-Sun Hong
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1438-1443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Keiji Kamohara, Naoki Minato, Noritoshi Minematsu, Junji Yunoki, Takeshi Hakuba, Hisashi Satoh, Hiroyuki Morokuma, and Yuichi Takao
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1444-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited Commentary
 Jacob Bergsland
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1449. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Todd M. Dewey, David L. Brown, Tony S. Das, William H. Ryan, Jill E. Fowler, Shannon D. Hoffman, Syma L. Prince, Morley A. Herbert, Dan Culica, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1450-1457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Vinod H. Thourani, Richard Myung, Patrick Kilgo, Karen Thompson, John D. Puskas, Omar M. Lattouf, William A. Cooper, J. David Vega, Edward P. Chen, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1458-1465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Stefano M. Marianeschi, Francesco Santoro, Elena Ribera, Emanuele Catena, Gabriele Vignati, Simone Ghiselli, Stefano Pedretti, Ozkan Suleyman, Hasim Ustunsoy, and Pascal A. Berdat
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1466-1472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Joerg Ender, Jasmina Koncar-Zeh, Chirojit Mukherjee, Stephan Jacobs, Michael A. Borger, Christoph Viola, Michael Gessat, Jens Fassl, Friedrich W. Mohr, and Volkmar Falk
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1473-1478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited Commentary
 James I. Fann
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1478-1479. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Rachid Zegdi, Ghassan Sleilaty, Christian Latrémouille, Alain Berrebi, Alain Carpentier, Alain Deloche, and Jean-Noël Fabiani
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1480-1484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Byung-Chul Chang, Suk-Won Song, Sak Lee, Kyung-Jong Yoo, Meyun-Shick Kang, and Namsik Chung
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1485-1493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Kay-Hyun Park, Cheong Lim, Jin Ho Choi, Kiick Sung, Kwhanmien Kim, Young Tak Lee, and Pyo Won Park
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1494-1500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited Commentary
 Oliver Reuthebuch
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1501. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Paolo Masetti, Michael C. Mauney, Michael C. Murphy, and Catherine F. Castner
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1502-1509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited Commentary
 Teruhisa Kazui
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1509. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Tomohiro Tsunekawa, Hitoshi Ogino, Hitoshi Matsuda, Kenji Minatoya, Hiroaki Sasaki, Junjiro Kobayashi, Toshikatsu Yagihara, and Soichiro Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1510-1517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Davide Pacini, Ornella Leone, Simone Turci, Nicola Camurri, Francesca Giunchi, Giuseppe Nicola Martinelli, and Roberto Di Bartolomeo
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1518-1523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Roman Gottardi, Martin Funovics, Nella Eggers, Alexander Hirner, Marion Dorfmeister, Johannes Holfeld, Daniel Zimpfer, Maria Schoder, Konstantin Donas, Ernst Weigang, Johannes Lammer, Michael Grimm, and Martin Czerny
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1524-1529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 G. Chad Hughes, Mani A. Daneshmand, Madhav Swaminathan, Jeffrey J. Nienaber, Errol L. Bush, Aatif H. Husain, Walter G. Wolfe, and Richard L. McCann
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1530-1538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Sandhya K. Balaram, Leslie Tyrie, Mark V. Sherrid, John Afthinos, Zak Hillel, Glenda Winson, and Daniel G. Swistel
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1539-1545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Brian P. Cupps, Douglas R. Bree, Jason R. Wollmuth, Analyn C. Howells, Rochus K. Voeller, Joseph G. Rogers, and Michael K. Pasque
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1546-1553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited Commentary
 Amedeo Anselmi and Carlo Nicola De Cecco
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1553. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Toufan Bahrami, Hunaid A. Vohra, Kasra Shaikhrezai, Samad Tadjkarimi, Nick Banner, Mohammed Amrani, Magdi Yacoub, and Asghar Khaghani
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1554-1556. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Marco Ranucci, Giuseppe Bozzetti, Antonio Ditta, Mauro Cotza, Giovanni Carboni, and Andrea Ballotta
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1557-1562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Kengo Maekawa, Tomoko Goto, Tomoko Baba, Atsushi Yoshitake, Shoji Morishita, and Takaaki Koshiji
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1563-1569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited Commentary
 Rebecca Gottesman and Charles W. Hogue
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1569. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Y. John Gu, Wytze J. Vermeijden, Adrianus J. de Vries, J. Ans M. Hagenaars, Reindert Graaff, and Willem van Oeveren
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1570-1575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Rachael L. Ford, Ira M. Mains, Ebony J. Hilton, Scott T. Reeves, Robert E. Stroud, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, John S. Ikonomidis, and Francis G. Spinale
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1576-1583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Pediatric Cardiac:Back

   William T. Mahle, Glenn Ianucci, Robert N. Vincent, and Kirk R. Kanter
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1592-1597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]  
Invited Commentary
 William C. Oliver, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1597-1598. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Andreea Dragulescu, Virginie Fouilloux, Olivier Ghez, Alain Fraisse, Bernard Kreitmann, and Dominique Metras
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1599-1606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 John W. Brown, Mark Ruzmetov, Mark D. Rodefeld, and Mark W. Turrentine
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1607-1612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Pranava Sinha, David Zurakowski, and Richard A. Jonas
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1613-1619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Joseph Atallah, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Frank Cecchin, Daniel J. DiBardino, Edward P. Walsh, and Charles I. Berul
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1620-1625. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:Back

Cardiovascular Dual Source Computed Tomography for Aortic Coarctation in a Neonate: One-Second Scan With Ultra-Low Radiation Dose
   Gorka Bastarrika, Carlo Nicola De Cecco, Patricia Bastero, Maria Arraiza, Joaquín Barba, Amedeo Anselmi, and Valentin Alzina
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:e4. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Migration of a Rigid Mitral Valve Ring
 Ilhan Sanisoglu, Liva Ertan Sagbas, Cihan Duran, Baris Caynak, and Tahsin Belhhan Akpinar
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1696. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Isolated Left Subclavian Artery
 Stefano Schena and Sanjiv K. Gandhi
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1697. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Imaging Characteristics of a Mucinous Colorectal Pulmonary Metastasis
 Elizabeth Belcher, Andrew G. Nicholson, David M. Hansell, and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1698. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

New Technology:Back

 Nicolas Doll, Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann, Markus Czesla, Joerg Kempfert, Monika Anna Stenzel, Michael A. Borger, and Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1659-1663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited Commentary
 Randall K. Wolf
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1663. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:Back

 Abbas Emaminia, Lynn M. Fedoruk, Klaus D. Hagspiel, Ugur Bozlar, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1664-1665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Joerg Kempfert, Thomas Walther, Michael A. Borger, Sven Lehmann, Johannes Blumenstein, Jens Fassl, Gerhard Schuler, and Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1665-1668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Satoru Wakasa, Tomonori Ooka, Suguru Kubota, Norihiko Shiiya, Toshifumi Murashita, and Yoshiro Matsui
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1668-1670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Kiyohito Yamamoto, Hisato Ito, and Takane Hiraiwa
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1670-1672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Fadia Haddad, Issam El-Rassi, Fadi G. Haddad, Rita Nemnoum, and Victor A. Jebara
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1672-1674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Qiang Fu, Hao Zhang, Min Peng, Hua Gao, Liqun Jia, and Minxin Wei
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1674-1676. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Prashanth Katrapati and Jon C. George
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1676-1677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Masami Takagaki, Chris Wurzer, Richard Wade, Richard Lee, Sukit Chris Malaisrie, Patrick M. McCarthy, and Edwin C. McGee, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1677-1679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Teodorico Iarussi, Alessandro Marolla, Alessandro Pardolesi, Rosa Lucia Patea, Pierpaolo Camplese, and Rocco Sacco
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1680-1681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Giuseppe Santoro, Giuseppe Caianiello, Giovanni Rossi, Gabriella Farina, Maria Giovanna Russo, and Raffaele Calabrò
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1682-1684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Amit Modi, Hunaid A. Vohra, Ivan Brown, and Stephen M. Langley
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1684-1686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Yasuji Terada, Yasuto Sakaguchi, Tomoya Kono, Jun Nohara, and Tetsuo Noguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1686-1688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Rony Atoui, Saeeda Almarzooqi, Waleed Saleh, Sorana Marcovitz, and David Mulder
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1688-1690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Firas Ali, Ahmed Mostafa, Antoine Charachon, Mehdi Karoui, Daniel Loisance, and Matthias Kirsch
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1690-1693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Barbara L. Robinson and David M. Shahian
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1693-1695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How To Do It:Back

 Kristopher M. George and A. Marc Gillinov
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1699-1700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Shoji Suzuki, Hiroshi Watanabe, Shinpei Yoshii, Shigeaki Kaga, Yoshihiro Honda, Natsuya Ishikawa, and Masahiko Matsumoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1701-1703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
 Chang Chen and Yi-ming Zhou
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1704-1706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Our Surgical Heritage:Back

 Prashanth Katrapati and Jon C. George
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1713-1716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews:Back

 Jun D. Parker and Jonathan Golledge
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1707-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Key References:Back

Statistical Risk Modeling and Outcomes Analysis
 David M. Shahian and Fred H. Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1717-1720. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:Back

Time of Measurement of Troponin is Essential When We Think About Prediction or Phenomena
 Omid Assar, Jmashid Bagheri, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, and Farideh Roshanali
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1721. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Reinforcement of Anastomosis in Aortic Dissection Surgery
 Roberto Gaeta, Salvatore Lentini, Fabrizio Tancredi, and Francesco Monaco
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1721. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Pericardial Tube for Translocation in Anomalous Origin of Coronary Arteries
 Tayyar Sarioglu, Ece Salihoglu, Ersin Erek, and Yusuf Kenan Yalcinbas
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1722. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Reply
 Qingyu Wu
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1722. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Complement Activation After Cardiac Surgery Follows a Biphasic Pattern
 Cornelia W. Hoedemaekers, Marcel van Deuren, and Johannes G. van der Hoeven
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1723. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Reply
 Bertrand Marcheix and Michel Carrier
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1723. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Can Computed Tomography Guide the Extent of Surgery in Early, Resectable Lung Cancer?
 C.S. Pramesh, Rajesh C. Mistry, Nilendu Purandare, and Jai Prakash Agarwal
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1723-1724. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Reply
 Haruhiko Nakayama and Hiroyuki Ito
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1724-1725. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Successful Long-Term Outcome in Locally Advanced Masaoka IVA Thymoma With Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Complete Resection and Adjuvant Radiotherapy
 Herbert E. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1725. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Reply
 Cameron D. Wright
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1725. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrections:Back

Correction
 Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1726. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Correction
 Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1726. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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