Editorials:

Discontinuing the LVAD: Ethical Considerations

Tia P. Powell and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1223-1224. [Full Text]  

Who Should Undergo Esophagectomy?

Carolyn E. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1225-1226. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Pulmonary Resection as an Adjunct in the Treatment of Multiple Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Marc Van Leuven, Mark De Groot, Karen P. Shean, Ulrich O. Von Oppell, and Paul A. Willcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1368-1372. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Diltiazem Versus Digoxin on Dysrhythmias and Cardiac Function After Pneumonectomy

David Amar, Nancy Roistacher, Michael E. Burt, Valerie W. Rusch, Manjit S. Bains, Denis H. Y. Leung, Robert J. Downey, and Robert J. Ginsberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1374-1381. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inhaled Nitric Oxide at the Time of Harvest Improves Early Lung Allograft Function

Shozo Fujino, Itaru Nagahiro, Anastasios N. Triantafillou, Carlos Henrique R. Boasquevisque, Motoki Yano, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1383-1389. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Natural History of Bronchopleural Fistula After Pneumonectomy: A Review of 96 Cases

Peter H. Hollaus, Franz Lax, Basem B. El-Nashef, Herwig H. Hauck, Paolo Lucciarini, and Nestor S. Pridun
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1391-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Low-Dose Sodium Nitroprusside Reduces Pulmonary Reperfusion Injury

Robert C. King, Oliver A. R. Binns, R. Chai Kanithanon, Jeffrey T. Cope, Robert L. Chun, Kimberly S. Shockey, Curtis G. Tribble, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1398-1404. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved Results in the Management of Surgical Candidates With Lung Cancer

Christopher J. Knott-Craig, C. Eric Howell, Billy D. Parsons, Stephen M. Paulsen, Brent R. Brown, and Ronald C. Elkins
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1405-1409. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pain Treatment After Thoracotomy: Is It a Special Problem?

Georg M. Salzer, Paul Klingler, Anton Klingler, and Andreas Unger
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1411-1414. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

One Hundred Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical Simultaneously Stapled Lobectomies Without Rib Spreading

Ralph J. Lewis, Robert J. Caccavale, Glenn E. Sisler, Jean-Philippe Bocage, and James W. Mackenzie
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1415-1421. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Esophagectomy for Cancer in the Patient Aged 70 Years and Older

Jacques B. Jougon, Michel Ballester, John Duffy, Jean Dubrez, Christophe Delaisement, Jean-François Velly, and Louis Couraud
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1423-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Lung Preservation With Euro-Collins and University of Wisconsin Solutions on Endothelium-Dependent Relaxations

Martin Strüber, Klaus A. Ehlers, Folke N. Nilsson, Virginia M. Miller, Christopher G. A. McGregor, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1428-1435. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lymph Node Type as a Prognostic Factor for Survival in T2 N1 M0 Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Edwin van Velzen, Repke J. Snijder, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Hans R. J. Elbers, and Jules M. M. van den Bosch
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1436-1440. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Survival and Prognostic Factors in Resected N2 Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Study of 140 Cases

Johan F. Vansteenkiste, Paul R. De Leyn, Georges J. Deneffe, Georges Stalpaert, Kris L. Nackaerts, Toni E. Lerut, and Maurits G. Demedts
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1441-1450. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Impact of Size Mismatch and Left Ventricular Function on Performance of the St. Jude Disc Valve After Aortic Valve Replacement

Ole Lund, Kristian Emmertsen, Torsten T. Nielsen, Finn T. Jensen, Christian Flø, Hans K. Pilegaard, Bodil S. Rasmussen, Ole K. Hansen, and Liselotte H. Kristensen
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1227-1234. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Fistulas in Infants and Children: A Surgical Review and Discussion of Coil Embolization

Constantine Mavroudis, Carl L. Backer, Albert P. Rocchini, Alexander J. Muster, and Melanie Gevitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1235-1242. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Regional Blood Flow During Pulsatile Cardiopulmonary Bypass and After Circulatory Arrest in an Infant Model

Andrew J. Lodge, Akif Ündar, C. William Daggett, Thomas M. Runge, John H. Calhoon, and Ross M. Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1243-1250. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Variable Response to Inhaled Nitric Oxide After Cardiac Surgery

David A. Fullerton, James Jaggers, Mary M. Wollmering, Fran Piedalue, Frederick L. Grover, and Robert C. McIntyre, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1251-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Internal Mammary Artery Malperfusion Syndrome: Late Angiographic Verification

Mario Gaudino, Carlo Trani, Nicola Luciani, Francesco Alessandrini, and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1257-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Determination of Size of Aortic Emboli and Embolic Load During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Denise Barbut, Fun-Sun F. Yao, Yi-Wen Lo, Ronald Silverman, David N. Hager, Rosario R. Trifiletti, and Jeffrey P. Gold
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1262-1267. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Normothermic Retrograde Blood Cardioplegia With or Without Preceding Ischemic Preconditioning

Päivi K. Kaukoranta, Martti P. K. Lepojärvi, Kari V. Ylitalo, Kai T. Kiviluoma, and Keijo J. Peuhkurinen
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1268-1274. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Physiology, Histology, and 2-Week Morphology of Acute Transmyocardial Channels Made With a CO₂ Laser

Takushi Kohmoto, Peter E. Fisher, Anguo Gu, Shu-Ming Zhu, Carolyn M. DeRosa, Craig R. Smith, and Daniel Burkhoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1275-1283. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simultaneous Subclavian Artery Reconstruction in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Masami Ochi, Shigeo Yamauchi, Toshimi Yajima, Ryuzo Bessho, and Shigeo Tanaka
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1284-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Enzymes and Autotransfusion of Shed Mediastinal Blood After Myocardial Revascularization

Henrik Schmidt, Poul Erik Mortensen, Søren Lars Følsgaard, and Esther A. Jensen
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1288-1292. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial Edema: Comparison of Effects on Filling Volume and Stiffness of the Left Ventricle in Rats and Pigs

Mehrdad M. R. Amirhamzeh, Daphne T. Hsu, Santos E. Cabreriza, Chao-Xiang Jia, and Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1293-1297. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative ECMO in Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease Using the AREC System

Gerhard Trittenwein, Gerhard Fürst, Johann Golej, Karola Frenzel, Gudrun Burda, Michael Hermon, Manfred Marx, Gregor Wollenek, and Arnold Pollak
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1298-1302. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardioplegia Preserves Hypoxic Response in Isolated Coronary Arteries but Not in Isolated Hearts

Christine C. Barbé, Frank F. Diemont, and Pierre M. Bonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1303-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Risks of Cardiac Operations for Elderly Patients: Reduction of the Age Factor

Nevin M. Katz and Gary A. Chase
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1309-1314. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Spinal Cord Preconditioning on Paraplegia During Cross-Clamping of the Thoracic Aorta

Katsuhiko Matsuyama, Yukio Chiba, Akio Ihaya, Tetsuya Kimura, Nobuhiko Tanigawa, and Ryusuke Muraoka
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1315-1320. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bidirectional Inferior Vena Cava-Pulmonary Artery Shunt

Loïc Macé, Patrice Dervanian, Jean Losay, Thierry A. Folliguet, Jean-Michel Grinda, Sami Abdelmoulah, Jean-Félix Verrier, Francesco Santoro, and Jean-Yves Neveux
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1321-1325. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Perfluorocarbon Emulsion in the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Prime Reduces Neurologic Injury

Richard P. Cochran, Karyn S. Kunzelman, Craig R. Vocelka, Hiroji Akimoto, Robert Thomas, Louise O. Soltow, and Bruce D. Spiess
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1326-1332. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Using a Centrifugal Pump and a Servo Regulator to Prevent Negative Inlet Pressure

Thore H. Pedersen, Vibeke Videm, Jan L. Svennevig, Harald Karlsen, Randi Wolden Østbakk, Øystein Jensen, and Tom Eirik Mollnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1333-1339. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Midterm Results of Mitral Valve Repair With the Sculptor Annuloplasty Ring

Evelyn M. Lee, Leonard M. Shapiro, and Francis C. Wells
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1340-1345. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Radial Artery Has Higher Receptor-Mediated Contractility but Similar Endothelial Function Compared With Mammary Artery

Guo-Wei He and Cheng-Qin Yang
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1346-1352. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rapid Cooling Contracture With Cold Cardioplegia

Joseph A. Lahorra, David F. Torchiana, George Tolis, Jr, C. Allen Bashour, Chiwon Hahn, James S. Titus, Gillian A. Geffin, and Willard M. Daggett
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1353-1360. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endothelin-1 and Neutrophil Activation During Heparin-Coated Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Runar Lundblad, Oddvar Moen, and Erik Fosse
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1361-1367. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

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Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

Neal W. Salomon
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1314. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Robert H. Bartlett
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1339. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Victor F. Trastek
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1396-1397. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Thomas J. Kirby
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1421-1422. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Robert J. Ginsberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1450. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Dyspnea After Pneumonectomy: The Result of an Atrial Septal Defect

Othmar Zueger, Markus Solèr, Peter Stulz, Augustinus Jacob, and André P. Perruchoud
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1451-1452. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multiple-Leaflet Mitral Valve as a Rare Cause of Congenital Mitral Insufficiency

Afksendiyos Kalangos, Ingrid Oberhansli, Gregory Khatchatourian, Beat Friedli, and Bernard Faidutti
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1452-1455. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Traumatic Lung Herniation

Gary S. Allen and Ronald P. Fischer
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1455-1456. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Repair of a Large Residual Atrial Septal Defect After Transcatheter Closure

Khosro Hekmat, Uwe Mehlhorn, and E. Rainer de Vivie
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1456-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Permanent Mechanical Circulatory Support With an Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Device

Patrick M. McCarthy, James B. Young, Nicholas G. Smedira, Robert E. Hobbs, Rita L. Vargo, and Randall C. Starling
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1458-1461. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Therapy of Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus

Farzin Adili and Stefan P. Mönig
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1461-1463. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral Valve Replacement and Tricuspid Valve Repair After Cardiac Transplantation

Daniel J. Goldstein, Evan S. Garfein, Keith Aaronson, Nancy Zuech, and Robert E. Michler
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1463-1465. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Pacemaker Dysfunction in Children After Thoracic Drainage Catheter Manipulation

Kevin W. Lobdell, Henry L. Walters, III, Claudia Hudson, and Mehdi Hakimi
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1466-1467. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simultaneous Single-Lung Transplantation and Lung Volume Reduction

Thomas R. J. Todd, Jean Perron, Timothy L. Winton, and Shafique H. Keshavjee
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1468-1470. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ischemic Gastric Ulcer After Coronary Bypass Using the Right Gastroepiploic Artery

Pascal Schroeyers, Gebrine El Khoury, Pierre Goffette, Yves d'Udekem, and Robert A. Dion
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1470-1472. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Recurrent Left Ventricular False Aneurysm

Michael W. Stanton, Mark B. Douthit, Ronald D. Jenkins, Matthew R. Holland, Stephen L. Martin, and Misa A. Albreht
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1472-1473. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Diagnosis and Repair of a Morgagni Hernia With Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Richard L. Hussong, Jr, Rodney J. Landreneau, and F. Hammond Cole, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1474-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

MRI in the Evaluation and Management of a Newborn Infant With Cardiac Rhabdomyoma

Robert Berkenblit, Hugo Spindola-Franco, Robert W. M. Frater, Bernard B. Fish, and Julie S. Glickstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1475-1477. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair Using Transthoracic Aortic Occlusion

W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr, Joseph R. Elbeery, and Jon F. Moran
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1477-1479. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful Surgical Treatment of a Complete Traumatic Tracheal Disruption

Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Shunsuke Endo, Yasunori Sohara, Osamu Kamisawa, Fumio Murayama, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, and Katsuo Fuse
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1479-1480. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral Homograft Replacement of the Tricuspid Valve for Endocarditis

Takahiro Katsumata and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1480-1482. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of Congenital Pulmonary Incompetence by Bicuspidization of the Pulmonary Valve

M. Adebambo Kadri, Robert R. Lazzara, Bruce A. McLellan, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1482-1483. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Retrosternal Fat Pad for Prevention of Suppurative Sternitis

Nand K. Kejriwal and Hugh S. Paterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1484-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preperitoneal Suprahepatic Pacemaker Generator Placement in the Pediatric Population

J. Nilas Young, Tobias J. Bacaner, and Carl A. Powell
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1486-1488. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Technique to Repair Tetralogy of Fallot With Absent Pulmonary Valve

Stefano Conte, Alain Serraf, François Godart, François Lacour-Gayet, Jerome Petit, Jacqueline Bruniaux, and Claude Planché
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1489-1491. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of the Uncontrollable Pulmonary Air Leak With Cyanoacrylate Glue

W. Stewart Horsley and Joseph I. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1492-1493. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A Dedicated Prosthesis for Open Thoracostomy

Luiz T. B. Filomeno, José M. de Campos, Antonio W. de Almeida, Eduardo de Campos Werebe, Fábio B. Jatene, and Adolfo A. Leirner
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1494-1496. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Collective Review:

Thoracic Drainage

Edward R. Munnell
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1497-1502. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Malignant Mesothelioma

David B. Campbell
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1503-1505. [Full Text]  

Update:

Thermal Coronary Angiography: A Method for Assessing Graft Patency and Coronary Anatomy in Coronary Bypass Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1506-1507. [Full Text]  

Correlates of Survival in Patients With Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect

Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1508-1509. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

The Stanford Manual of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation: Edited by Julian A. Smith, Patrick M. McCarthy, George E. Sarris, Edward B. Stinson, and Bruce A. Reitz Armonk, NY, Futura, 1996 306 pp, illustrated, $65.00 ISBN 0-87993-637-1

David A. Fullerton
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1505. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Traumatic Subarachnoid-Pleural Fistula

Stanley C. Fell and Virendar Sarwal
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1511. [Full Text]  

Troponin-T in Minimally Invasive Coronary Operations

Leonidas K. Hadjinikolaou, Andrew S. Cohen, Helen Aitkenhead, William Richmond, and Rex De L. Stanbridge
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1511-1512. [Full Text]  

Which Stent to Use for Tracheobronchial Stenoses: Metallic or Silicone?

Anthony P. C. Yim, Victor J. Abdullah, Mohammad Bashar Izzat, and Shinzo Takamori
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1512-1513. [Full Text]  

Role of Intraoperative Autotransfusion After Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Charles W. Whitten and Gary S. Kochamba
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1513-1514. [Full Text]  

Calcification in Cardiac Bioprostheses

Armin Schroll, Sophie M. Carpentier, Alain F. Carpentier, Lin Chen, Ming Shen, Lillian J. Quintero, and Thomas H. Witzel
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1514-1515. [Full Text]  

Double Stents for Carcinoma of the Esophagus Invading the Airway

Federico Venuta, Tiziano De Giacomo, Erino A. Rendina, Paolo Trentino, Giorgio Della Rocca, Costante Ricci, and Shinzo Takamori
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1515-1516. [Full Text]  

Henry Swan II, MD

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1997 63: 1516. [Full Text]  

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