President's Page:

Responsibility, Honor, and Integrity (or, How Do We Write the Perfect Practice Guidelines?)

Robert L. Replogle
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 7-8. [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Central Nervous System Injury After Aortic Operations: Profits of Amending Old Ways

Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 9-11. [Full Text]  

Herbert Sloan Lecture:

Extended Operations for the Treatment of Lung Cancer

Philippe G. Dartevelle
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 12-19. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Clinical-Pathologic Analysis of 40 Patients With Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Lung

Carolyn M. Dresler, Jon H. Ritter, G. Alexander Patterson, Eric Ross, Marci S. Bailey, and Mark R. Wick
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 180-185. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reduction Pneumonoplasty for Patients With a Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second of 500 Milliliters or Less

John Eugene, Amrit Dajee, Raouf Kayaleh, Harmohinder S. Gogia, Clyde Dos Santos, and Alan B. Gazzaniga
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 186-192. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer at the Extremes of Age: Impact on Diagnosis and Treatment

William C. Nugent, Mark T. Edney, Paul G. Hammerness, Bradley J. Dain, L. Herbert Maurer, and James R. Rigas
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 193-197. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right-to-Left Interatrial Shunt After Pneumonectomy

Nicholas C. Bakris, Ather J. Siddiqi, Charles D. Fraser, Jr, and Atul C. Mehta
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 198-201. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prolonged Ischemia Is Associated With More Pronounced Rejection in the Lung Allograft

Cyril Serrick, Adel Giaid, Alex Reis, and Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 202-208. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tracheal Wire Stent Complications in Malacia: Implications of Position and Design

John E. Hramiec and George B. Haasler
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 209-213. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Radical Resection of Radiation-Induced Sarcoma of the Chest Wall: Report of 15 Cases

Alain R. Chapelier, Emile A. Bacha, Vincent Thomas de Montpreville, Elisabeth M. Dulmet, Mario Rietjens, Alvaro Margulis, Paolo Macchiarini, and Philippe G. Dartevelle
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 214-219. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Coronary Microvascular Reactivity After Ischemic Cold Storage and Reperfusion

Charles O. Murphy, Pan-Chih, John Parker Gott, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 20-27. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paraplegia After Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Is Dissection a Risk Factor?

Joseph S. Coselli, Scott A. LeMaire, Luiz Poli de Figueiredo, and Randall P. Kirby
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 28-36. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Surgical Manipulation on Coronary Stents: Should Surgical Strategy Be Altered?

Eduard A. Tovar and Alan Borsari
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 37-40. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Blood and Crystalloid Cardioplegia on Adrenergic and Myogenic Vascular Mechanisms

Steven Y. Wang, Alon Stamler, Motohisa Tofukuji, Travis E. Deuson, and Frank W. Sellke
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 41-49. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heparin Coating With Aprotinin Reduces Blood Activation During Coronary Artery Operations

Christophe Baufreton, Piet G. M. Jansen, Paul Le Besnerais, Henkte Velthuis, Caroliene M. Thijs, Charles R. H. Wildevuur, and Daniel Y. Loisance
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 50-56. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative Platelet Dysfunction Increases the Benefit of Aprotinin in Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Michael J. Ray, BAppSc, Neville A. Marsh, Sarah J. E. Just, BAppSc, Emma J. Perrin, BAppSc, Mark F. O'Brien, and Geoffrey A. T. Hawson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 57-63. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Aprotinin on Plasma Fibronectin Levels During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Dhafir M. Al Khudhairi, Faris Nadeem, A. M. Mehrun Zuleika, Arif Hussain, Abdelaziz Ahmed, and Mohammed El Sharkawy
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 64-67. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

"Low-Dose" Aprotinin Modifies Hemostasis but Not Proinflammatory Cytokine Release

Saeed Ashraf, Yi Tian, Dalia Cowan, Unnikrishnan Nair, Ranjit Chatrath, Nigel R. Saunders, Kevin G. Watterson, and Paul G. Martin
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 68-73. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Differing Effects of Aprotinin and -Aminocaproic Acid on Cytokine-Induced Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression

Gary E. Hill, Janice A. Taylor, and Richard A. Robbins
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 74-77. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative Hetastarch Infusion Impairs Hemostasis After Cardiac Operations

Jeffrey T. Cope, David Banks, Michael C. Mauney, Tananchai Lucktong, Kimberly S. Shockey, Irving L. Kron, and Curtis G. Tribble
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 78-83. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hyperkalemia Exposure Impairs EDHF-Mediated Endothelial Function in the Human Coronary Artery

Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 84-87. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Arch Operation Using Selective Cerebral Perfusion for Nondissecting Thoracic Aneurysm

Jun-ichi Hayashi, Shoji Eguchi, Keishu Yasuda, Sakuzo Komatsu, Koichi Tabayashi, Masahisa Masuda, Ryohei Yozu, Kuniko Amemiya, Eiji Takeuchi, Susumu Nakano, Seiji Adachi, Hiroshi Matsuo, and Makoto Takamiya
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 88-92. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operation for Nondissecting Aneurysm in the Descending Thoracic Aorta

Jun-ichi Hayashi, Shoji Eguchi, Keishu Yasuda, Sakuzo Komatsu, Koichi Tabayashi, Masahisa Masuda, Ryohei Yozu, Kuniko Amemiya, Eiji Takeuchi, Susumu Nakano, Seiji Adachi, Hiroshi Matsuo, and Makoto Takamiya
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 93-97. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Is Warm Retrograde Blood Cardioplegia Better Than Cold for Myocardial Protection?

Andreas Kamlot, Stephen D. Bellows, Boris Z. Simkhovich, Sharon L. Hale, Atsushi Aoki, Robert A. Kloner, and Gregory L. Kay
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 98-104. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Attenuation of Changes in Leukocyte Surface Markers and Complement Activation With Heparin-Coated Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Oddvar Moen, Kolbjørn Høgåsen, Erik Fosse, Einar Dregelid, Vibeke Brockmeier, Per Venge, Morten Harboe, and Tom Eirik Mollnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 105-111. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ross-Konno Operation With Resection of Endocardial Fibroelastosis for Critical Aortic Stenosis With Borderline-Sized Left Ventricle in Neonates

Jacques A. M. van Son, Volkmar Falk, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 112-116. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Previous Open Heart Operation: A Contribution to Impaired Outcome After Cardiac Transplantation?

Kay Uthoff, Thorsten Wahlers, Joachim Cremer, and Hans-Georg Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 117-123. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Late Outcome and Quality of Life After Complicated Heart Operations

Kristina Söderlind, Hans Rutberg, and Christian Olin
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 124-128. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Synergistic Immunosuppression Caused by High-Dose Methylprednisolone and Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Hisanori Mayumi, Qui-Wei Zhang, Atsuhiro Nakashima, Munetaka Masuda, Hiroyuki Kohno, Yoshito Kawachi, and Hisataka Yasui
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 129-137. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early Repair of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Rupture

Duncan A. Killen, Jeffrey M. Piehler, A. Michael Borkon, Michael E. Gorton, and William A. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 138-142. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Open Heart Operations After Renal Transplantation

Christoph Dresler, Kai Uthoff, Thorsten Wahlers, Volker Kliem, Jochen Schäfers, Karl Oldhafer, and Hans-Georg Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 143-146. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preconditioning and Hypothermic Cardioplegia Protect Human Heart Equally Against Ischemia

Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr, Daniel R. Meldrum, Robert T. Rowland, Anirban Banerjee, and Alden H. Harken
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 147-152. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adenosine Prevents Hyperkalemia-Induced Calcium Loading in Cardiac Cells: Relevance for Cardioplegia

Aleksander Jovanovic, Alexey E. Alekseev, Jóse R. López, Win K. Shen, and Andre Terzic
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 153-161. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Flow Characteristics of the Hemopump: An Experimental In Vitro Study

Urban Lönn, John Wulff, Karl-Yngve Keck, Bengt Wranne, Per Ask, Bengt Peterzén, and Henrik Casimir-Ahn
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 162-166. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Relative Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow During Cardiac Operations Using Xenon-133 Clearance Versus Transcranial Doppler Sonography

Uday H. Trivedi, Ramesh L. Patel, Mark R. J. Turtle, Graham E. Venn, and David J. Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 167-174. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Operation for Interruption of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Adults

Jaw-Ji Chu, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Pyng Jing Lin, Hui-Ping Liu, Feng-Chun Tsai, Delon Wu, Cheng-Wen Chiang, Fen-Chiung Lin, and Peter P.C. Tan
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 175-179. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

Discussion

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Discussion

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Discussion

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Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

James T. Diehl
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 82-83. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Philippe Menasché
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 104. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Victor Parsonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 128. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Richard M. Engelman
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 152. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Redmond P. Burke
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 178-179. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Keith S. Naunheim
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 213. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Jeffrey P. Gold
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 250. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Severe Deformity of a Palmaz-Schatz Stent After Normal Surgical Manipulation

Eduardo A. Tovar, Nathan Blau, Alan Borsari, Daniel W. Landa, and Jay M. Packer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 220-221. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Visualization of Ventricular Fibroelastoma With a Video-Assisted Thoracoscope

Rafael Espada, Nirupama G. Talwalker, George Wilcox, Neal S. Kleiman, and Mario S. Verani
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 221-223. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Treatment of Aortic Dissection and Ruptured Abdominal Aneurysm With Coronary Bypass

Kourosh C. Ghalili and Jamal H. Khan
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 223-225. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Valve Replacement via Left Thoracotomy After an Esophageal Operation

Yoshiharu Takahara, Yoshio Sudo, and Nobuyuki Nakazima
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 225-227. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Danger of False Intubation After Traumatic Tracheal Transection

Fritz J. Baumgartner, Bruce Ayres, and Charles Theuer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 227-228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Correction of Anomalous Systemic Venous Drainage: Transposition of Left SVC to Left PA

Thomas J. Takach, Michael Cortelli, James L. Lonquist, and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 228-230. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tracheal Mucormycosis

David R. Andrews, Andrew Allan, and Robert I. Larbalestier
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 230-232. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anomalous Papillary Muscle as a Cause of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in an Adult

Mark W. S. Kon, Ever D. Grech, Siew Yen Ho, J. Graeme Bennett, and Peter D. Collins
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 232-234. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myxoma of the Aortic Valve

Shoji Watarida, Kazuhiko Katsuyama, Ryuzaburo Yasuda, Tatsuo Magara, Masahiko Onoe, Takehisa Nojima, and Takaaki Sugita
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 234-236. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early Cardioverter Defibrillator Infection: Value of Indium-111 Leukocyte Imaging

Rafeeque A. Bhadelia and Elizabeth Oates
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 236-238. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dual-Inflow Great Vessel Aneurysm: Delayed Presentation After Penetrating Trauma

Mario M. Rossbach, Reginald C. Baptiste, Mellick T. Sykes, Edward Y. Sako, John H. Calhoon, O. Lawayne Miller, and Scott B. Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 238-240. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nonoperative Management of Tracheal Laceration During Endotracheal Intubation

Howard M. Ross, Florence J. Grant, Roger S. Wilson, and Michael E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 240-242. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anaphylactic Shock After Aprotinin Reexposure: Time Course of Aprotinin-Specific Antibodies

Albertus M. Scheule, Michael J. Jurmann, Hans P. Wendel, Leo Häberle, Friedrich S. Eckstein, and Gerhard Ziemer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 242-244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stent Angioplasty for Renovascular Disease Associated With Acute Aortic Dissection

Masaki Hata, Masayuki Zuguchi, Haruo Saito, and Koichi Tabayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 244-246. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transhiatal Closure of Right-Sided Esophageal Rupture After a Left Pneumonectomy

Lajos Kotsis, László Agócs, and Judit Kovács
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 246-247. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Tamponade After a Systemic-Pulmonary Shunt Complicated by Serous Leakage

Luis García-Guereta, Margarita Burgueros, Daniel Borches, Virginia Gonzalez, and José Jiménez
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 248-249. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Prevention of Lower Extremity Ischemia During Cardiopulmonary Bypass via Femoral Cannulation

Thomas J. Vander Salm
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 251-252. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Forty-Five--Degree Two-Stage Venous Cannula: Advantages Over Standard Two-Stage Venous Cannulation

David R. Lawrence and Jatin B. Desai
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 253-254. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patient Position for a Synchronous Cervicothoracoabdominal Two-Team Esophagectomy

Sandro Mattioli, Franco D'Ovidio, Massimo P. Di Simone, Andrea Lazzari, Rolando Paladini, and Bruno Begliomini
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 255-257. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modified Technique for Heterotopic Heart Transplantation in Small Primates

Oktavijan P. Minanov, Pawel Kwiatkowski, Sulli Popilskis, and Robert E. Michler
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 258-260. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Two-Directional Aortic Annular Enlargement for Aortic Valve Replacement in the Small Aortic Annulus

Masaki Otaki, Hidetaka Oku, Susumu Nakamoto, Hitoshi Kitayama, Masao Ueda, and Terufumi Matsumoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 261-263. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

John McCrae (1872–1918): Doctor-Soldier-Poet

Richard Carter
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 264-268. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Reviews:

Cytokine Responses to Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Lessons Learned From Cardiac Transplantation

Song Wan, Jean-Louis LeClerc, and Jean-Louis Vincent
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 269-276. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endothelial Cell Injury in Cardiovascular Surgery: The Systemic Inflammatory Response

Edward M. Boyle, Jr, Timothy H. Pohlman, Marion C. Johnson, and Edward D. Verrier
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 277-284. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Patricia A. Penkoske
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 285-286. [Full Text]  

Update:

New Technique for Repair of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Dissections

Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 287. [Full Text]  

Repair of Large Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects in Infants Employing Left Ventriculotomy

Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 288-289. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Case Reports, Clinical Studies in Extracorporeal Circulation, Volume 2: Edited by John M. Toomasian, Mark Kurusz, and Trudy B. Stafford Houston, PREF Press, 1996 240 pp, illustrated, $50.00 ISBN 0-9643233-1-1

Y. Sako
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 260. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

The Role of Autologous Pericardium in Cardiac Surgery

Roberto Scrofani, Maurizio Salati, Pietro Di Biasi, and Carmine Santoli
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 291. [Full Text]  

Cerebral Oxygenation Measured by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Georg Nollert, Hans-George Wollert, Lothar Eckel, Piers E. F. Daubeney, and Steven A. Webber
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 291-293. [Full Text]  

Right Atrial Metastatic Melanoma

Uberto Bortolotti
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 293. [Full Text]  

Modification in the Carpentier Retractor

B. Neelakandan
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 293-294. [Full Text]  

Physiology and Biomechanics of Intraaortic Balloon Pumping

Frederick Y. Chen, Lishan Aklog, Gregory S. Couper, Lawrence H. Cohn, Shin Y. Kim, David E. Euler, and Roque Pifarré
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 294-297. [Full Text]  

Protection of the Retrosternal Right Internal Mammary Artery With Stented Grafts

Kenton J. Zehr, Duke E. Cameron, and Anoar Zacharias
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 297-298. [Full Text]  

Maximal Use of Internal Mammary Artery

A. David Slater and Lawrence I. Bonchek
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 298. [Full Text]  

Magnesium Sulfate to Facilitate Weaning of Nitric Oxide in Pulmonary Hypertension

Zohair Al-Halees, Barima Afrane, Mahmoud El-Barbary, David A. Fullerton, and Robert C. McIntyre, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 298-299. [Full Text]  

Additional Insights Into Combined Surfactant and Nitric Oxide Therapy

Pierina Kapur, Michael S. Irish, Philip L. Glick, Martin Strüber, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 299-300. [Full Text]  

Background Mortality and Aortic Valve Replacement in the Elderly

Adrian C. Moulijn, Hans A. Verheul, Egbart Dekker, Bram J. Amsel, Guo-Wei He, Gary L. Grunkemeier, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 300-301. [Full Text]  

Developments in Surgical Palliation of Univentricular Physiology

Jacques A. M. van Son and Volkmar Falk
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 301-303. [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Bypass in a Patient With Pernicious Anemia

Yuzuru Sakakibara, Yuichiro Kaminishi, and Syoichi Mitsuhashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 303. [Full Text]  

Operation for Pectus Excavatum

Jaroslav Stark and J. Alex Haller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 303-304. [Full Text]  

Internal Thoracic Artery Pedicle Hematoma Management With Radial Artery Extension

Gutti Ramasubrahmanyam, Guntuboina Usha Rani, and Dasari Prasada Rao
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 304. [Full Text]  

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