Special Presentation:

Recent Developments and Evolving Techniques of Mitral Valve Reconstruction

Frank C. Spencer, Aubrey C. Galloway, Eugene A. Grossi, Greg H. Ribakove, Julie Delianides, F. Gregory Baumann, and Stephen B. Colvin
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 307. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Lung Reduction Operation and Resection of Pulmonary Nodules in Patients With Severe Emphysema

Joseph J. DeRose, Jr, Michael Argenziano, Nabeel El Amir, Lyall A. Gorenstein, Kenneth M. Steinglass, Byron Thomashow, and Mark E. Ginsburg
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 314-318. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Fibrinopurulent Pleural Empyema in 67 Patients

Heinz Striffeler, Matthias Gugger, Vinzenz Im Hof, Andreas Cerny, Markus Furrer, and Hans-Beat Ris
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 319-323. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Efficiency of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Primary and Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Bernward Passlick, Christine Born, Karl Häussinger, and Olaf Thetter
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 324-327. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Operations on Reoperated Chests

Anthony P. C. Yim, Hui-Ping Liu, Stephen R. Hazelrigg, M. Bashar Izzat, Alex L. K. Fung, Theresa M. Boley, and Mitchell J. Magee
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 328-330. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adrenalectomy for a Solitary Adrenal Metastasis From Lung Cancer

Henri L. Porte, Didier Roumilhac, Jean-Pierre Graziana, Luciano Eraldi, Charlotte Cordonier, Philippe Puech, and Alain J. Wurtz
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 331-335. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Lobectomy With Endoarterial Vascular Control: An Experimental Study in Swine

A. Alan Conlan, Charles Hsi, Babs R. Soller, Janice M. BelleIsle, and Thomas J. Vander Salm
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 336-339. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in LVAD Recipients With Pulmonary Hypertension

Michael Argenziano, Asim F. Choudhri, Nader Moazami, Eric A. Rose, Craig R. Smith, Howard R. Levin, Arthur J. Smerling, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 340-345. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Role of Spinal Angiography in Operations on the Thoracic Aorta: Myth or Reality?

Markus K. Heinemann, Friedhelm Brassel, Thomas Herzog, Christoph Dresler, Hartmut Becker, and Hans Georg Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 346-351. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Platelet Thrombin Receptor and Postoperative Bleeding

Victor A. Ferraris, Suellen P. Ferraris, Amandeep Singh, Wendy Fuhr, Darren Koppel, Daniel McKenna, Evelio Rodriguez, and Herbert Reich
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 352-358. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operation for Infective Endocarditis: Results After Implantation of Mechanical Valves

Robert Bauernschmitt, Heinz G. Jakob, Christian-Friedrich Vahl, Rüdiger Lange, and Siegfried Hagl
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 359-364. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of Ascending Versus Descending Balloon Counterpulsation on Bypass Graft Blood Flow

Richard Gitter, Chris M. Cate, Kenneth Smart, and G. Kimble Jett
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 365-370. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prophylactic Tranexamic Acid and -Aminocaproic Acid for Primary Myocardial Revascularization

Jean-François Hardy, Sylvain Bélisle, Charles Dupont, François Harel, Danielle Robitaille, Micheline Roy, and Lyne Gagnon
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 371-376. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Late Outcome of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Young Versus Older Patients

Isabella Rohrer-Gubler, Urs Niederhauser, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 377-382. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Increased Risk and Decreased Morbidity of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Between 1986 and 1994

Fawzy G. Estafanous, Floyd D. Loop, Thomas L. Higgins, Samuel Tekyi-Mensah, Bruce W. Lytle, Delos M. Cosgrove, Jr, and Norman J. Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 383-389. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Superior Recovery of Hypertrophied Rat Myocardium After Cardioplegic Arrest

Seth D. Blank, Joseph A. Lahorra, Robert S. McDonald, Alvin G. Denenberg, James S. Titus, David F. Torchiana, Willard M. Daggett, and Gillian A. Geffin
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 390-396. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease in Aortic Stenosis: A Dipyridamole Echocardiographic Study

Stefano Maffei, Monica Baroni, Marco Terrazzi, Fabrizio Paoli, Paolo Ferrazzi, and Andrea Biagini
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 397-402. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Echocardiography Allows Safer Venous Cannulation During Excision of Large Right Atrial Masses

John A. Rousou, Dennis A. Tighe, Robert D. Rifkin, Richard M. Engelman, Joseph E. Flack, Jr, David W. Deaton, Charles A. Anene, and Eugene A. Fernandes
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 403-406. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimal Access Surgical Techniques in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Triple-Vessel Disease

Pyng Jing Lin, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Jaw-Ji Chu, Hui-Ping Liu, Feng-Chun Tsai, Fen-Chiung Lin, Cheng-Wen Chiang, and Peter P. C. Tan
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 407-412. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Port-Access Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With the Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegic Arrest

Hermann Reichenspurner, Vassilios Gulielmos, Jaqueline Wunderlich, Markus Dangel, Florian M. Wagner, Mario F. Pompili, John H. Stevens, Joseph Ludwig, Werner G. Daniel, and Stephan Schüler
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 413-419. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reduction of the Inflammatory Response in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Y. John Gu, Massimo A. Mariani, Willem van Oeveren, Jan G. Grandjean, and Piet W. Boonstra
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 420-424. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Anticoagulation Protocol on Outcome in Patients Undergoing CABG With Heparin-Bonded Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits

Gabriel S. Aldea, Paul O’Gara, Oz M. Shapira, Patrick Treanor, Ashraf Osman, Eva Patalis, Charles Arkin, Rhea Diamond, Viken Babikian, Harold L. Lazar, and Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 425-433. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left Ventricular Volume Predicts Postoperative Course in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Atsushi Yamaguchi, Takashi Ino, Hideo Adachi, Seiichiro Murata, Hitoshi Kamio, Masahiko Okada, and Jun-ichi Tsuboi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 434-438. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Increased Myocardial Tumor Necrosis Factor- in a Crystalloid-Perfused Model of Cardiac Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Daniel R. Meldrum, Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr, Brian S. Cain, Xianzhong Meng, and Alden H. Harken
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 439-443. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using the Right Gastroepiploic Artery

Sari Voutilainen, Kalervo Verkkala, Antero Järvinen, Markku Kaarne, Pekka Keto, Petri Voutilainen, and Severi Mattila
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 444-448. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrograde Coronary Perfusion: Effects on Iatrogenic Edema and Diastolic Properties

David A. Dean, Chao-Xiang Jia, Santos E. Cabreriza, Pablo F. Soto, David G. Rabkin, Michael J. Sardo, Natalya Chalik, and Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 449-453. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anesthetic Technique Influences Brain Temperature During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Dogs

C. Thomas Wass, David G. Cable, Hartzell V. Schaff, and William L. Lanier
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 454-460. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Indications and Timing of Repair of Traumatic Ruptures of the Thoracic Aorta

Roberto Galli, Davide Pacini, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Rossella Fattori, Bruno Turinetto, Giovanni Grillone, and Angelo Pierangeli
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 461-464. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Abciximab and Excessive Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Emergency Cardiac Operations

James S. Gammie, Marco Zenati, Robert L. Kormos, Brack G. Hattler, Lawrence M. Wei, Ronald V. Pellegrini, Bartley P. Griffith, and Cornelius M. Dyke
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 465-469. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

LVAD Power Delivery: A Percutaneous Approach to Avoid Infection

Robert Jarvik, Stephen Westaby, Takahiro Katsumata, David Pigott, and Rhys D. Evans
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 470-473. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of an Angiotensin II Antagonist on Ischemic and Nonischemic Isolated Rat Hearts

Yosef Paz, Jacob Gurevitch, Inna Frolkis, Menachem Matsa, Amir Kramer, Chaim Locker, Rephael Mohr, and Gad Keren
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 474-479. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inflammatory Mediators in Adults Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Comparison of Centrifugal and Roller Pumps

Saeed Ashraf, John Butler, Yi Tian, Dahlia Cowan, Simon Lintin, Nigel R. Saunders, Kevin G. Watterson, and Paul G. Martin
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 480-484. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cosgrove-Edwards Mitral Ring Dynamics Measured With Transesophageal Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

Anita Dall'Agata, Meindert A. Taams, Paolo M. Fioretti, Jos R. T. C. Roelandt, and Lex A. Van Herwerden
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 485-490. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Octogenarians

Leonard N. Girardi and Joseph S. Coselli
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 491-495. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Ross Operation in Children: 10-Year Experience

Ronald C. Elkins, Christopher J. Knott-Craig, Kent E. Ward, and Mary M. Lane
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 496-502. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acute Changes in Preload, Afterload, and Systolic Function After Superior Cavopulmonary Connection

Mary T. Donofrio, Marshall L. Jacobs, Thomas L. Spray, and Jack Rychik
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 503-508. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Anatomy of Aorto–Left Ventricular Tunnel

Siew Yen Ho, Michaela Muriago, Andrew C. Cook, Gaetano Thiene, and Robert H. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 509-514. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Side-to-Side Aorto–Gore-Tex Central Shunt

Richard N. Gates, Hillel Laks, and Keith Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 515-516. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Trends in the Management of Truncal Valve Insufficiency

Doff B. McElhinney, V. Mohan Reddy, Hiranya A. Rajasinghe, Bassem N. Mora, Norman H. Silverman, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 517-524. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complement and Contact Activation During Cardiovascular Operations in Infants

Josef Sonntag, Ingo Dähnert, Brigitte Stiller, Roland Hetzer, and Peter E. Lange
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 525-531. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Reconstruction of Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis With Autologous Pulmonary Artery

Zohair Al-Halees, Ganga Prabhakar, and Omar Galal
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 532. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Resection of a Chest Chondrosarcoma Invading the Spine and the Aorta

Philippe Noirhomme, Yves d'Udekem, Everard Munting, Gebrine El Khoury, Yves Humblet, and Robert A. Dion
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 534. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva Producing Aortic Valve Regurgitation and Myocardial Ischemia

Yoshiharu Takahara, Yoshio Sudo, Tooru Sunazawa, and Nobuyuki Nakajima
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 535. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tricuspid Valve Repair in a Mountaineer

Adrian J. Marchbank, Dinah V. Parums, and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 537. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

An Unusual Cause of Hemoptysis

Beatrix E. Urbat, John R. Haapaniemi, Bruce T. Weyhing, and Frank A. Baciewicz, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 539. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tricuspid Valve Closure for Neonatal Ebstein’s Anomaly

Masato Endo, Mikio Ohmi, Kaori Sato, Takashi Tanaka, Hideyuki Kakizawa, and Koichi Tabayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 540. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A Late Complication of Tuberculous Pericarditis After Partial Pericardial Resection

Anita K. Gregory, Cliff P. Connery, and Constantinos E. Anagnostopoulos
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 542. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative Identification and Operative Management of Intraatrial Extension of Lung Tumors

Martin J. Heslin, Ephraim S. Casper, Patrick Boland, Jeffrey P. Gold, and Michael E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 544. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simultaneous Total Aortic Replacement Without a Sternotomy Incision

Norihiko Shiiya, Keishu Yasuda, Toshifumi Murashita, Yoshiro Matsui, and Shigeyuki Sasaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 546. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Vein Injury Through Repetitive Clip Friction: An Unusual Cause of Hemothorax

Horia Sîrbu, Bernhard Herse, Thomas Busch, and Harald Dalichau
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 548. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right Ventricular Obstruction by Tricuspid Pouch in Simple Ventricular Septal Defect

Yukihiro Kaneko, Hideo Okabe, Nobuhiro Nagata, Shinya Kanemoto, and Shin-ichi Yamada
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 550. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Isolated Right Ventricular Hypoplasia: Intraoperative Balloon Occlusion Test

Kazutomo Goh, Tadahiro Sasajima, Masashi Inaba, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Eiji Kawashima, and Yoshihiko Kubo
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 551. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Partial Breast Necrosis After MIDCABG via Small Anterolateral Thoracotomy

Yaron Har-Shai, Roni Ammar, Amir Taran, Ami Barak, Shraga Mayblum, and Gideon Uretzky
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 553. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraaortic Balloon Pump After Treatment of Anomalous Origin of Left Coronary Artery

Marco Pozzi, Gaetano Santoro, and Seshadri Makundan
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 555. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Percutaneous Placement of Tracheal T Tube

Douglas E. Wood, Brandon Reynolds, and Eric Vallières
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 557. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Trachea

Ignacio G. Duarte, Anthony A. Gal, and Kamal A. Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 559. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Aneurysm Repaired With Saphenous Vein Patch Plasty

Yukinori Moriyama, Kouichi Hisatomi, Shinji Shimokawa, Akira Taira, and Shinichi Arima
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 561. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Autoblood Plus OK432 Pleurodesis With Open Drainage for Persistent Air Leak After Lobectomy

Hiroyasu Yokomise, Kiyoshi Satoh, Nobuhiro Ohno, and Koiti Tamura
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 563. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Leaflet’s Free Edge Suspension for Correction of Aortic Insufficiency Associated With Ventricular Septal Defect

Afksendiyos Kalangos, Maurice Beghetti, Nicolas Murith, and Bernard Faidutti
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 566. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right-Sided Partial Sternotomy for Minimally Invasive Valve Operation: "Open Door Method"

Hitoshi Kasegawa, Tomoki Shimokawa, Yasushi Matsushita, Satoshi Kamata, Takao Ida, and Mitsuhiko Kawase
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 569. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modified Minimally Invasive Technique for Greater Saphenous Vein Harvesting

Mark S. Slaughter, Dawn C. Gerchar, and Patroklos S. Pappas
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 571. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Full-Spectrum Cardiac Surgery Through a Minimal Incision: Mini-Sternotomy (Lower Half) Technique

Donald B. Doty, Gregory B. DiRusso, and John R. Doty
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 573. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

The Mask of Thomas Mann (1875-1955): Medical Insights and Last Illness

Richard Carter
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 578. [PDF]  

Current Reviews:

Adenosine Prevents K-Induced Ca² Loading: Insight Into Cardioprotection During Cardioplegia

Aleksandar Jovanovic, Jose R. Lopez, Alexey E. Alekseev, Win K. Shen, and Andre Terzic
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 586. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Update:

Four Years' Experience With Fibrin Sealant in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

William D. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 592.  

Report:

1997 Meeting, Souther Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 606.  

Review of Recent Books:

Pathology of Lung Tumors, edited by Bryan Corrin

Thomnas W. Shields
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 514. [PDF]  

CTSNet:

Organizational Reengineering Using CTSNet

Paul T Sergeant
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 594.  

Correspondence:

Open Heart Operations After Renal Transplantation

Emin Tireli, Ali Kubilay Korkut, Cevahir Haberal, Korkut Bostanci, and Ertan Onursal
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 596. [PDF]  

Reimplantation of Infected Antiarrhythmic Implantable Devices

Erkmen Böke, Mustafa Yilmaz, and Murat Özkan
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 596-597. [PDF]  

Reply

J. Ernesto Molina
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 597. [PDF]  

The Autopsy: Still Important

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 597-598. [PDF]  

An Unusual Type of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

Kevin W. Lobdell, Henry L. Walters, III, and Mehdi Hakimi
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 598. [PDF]  

Size Distribution of Aortic Emboli

Richard P. Spencer
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 598-599. [PDF]  

Clinical Experience With Thotascopic TMR Versus Minimally Invasive Approach

Josef G. Vincent
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 599-600. [PDF]  

Reply

Brian J. deGuzman and Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 600. [PDF]  

Telectronics 300-801 Lead Extraction

Victor Parsonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 600-601. [PDF]  

Retrosternal Fat Pad for Prevention of Suppurative Sternitis

Nandkishore Kapadia and Pierantonio A. Russo
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 601. [PDF]  

Reply

Hugh S. Paterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 601. [PDF]  

Aortic Valve Repair With Bovine Pericardium

Zohair Al-Halees, Begonia Gomciza, and Carlos M. G. Duran
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 601-602. [PDF]  

Reply

James L. Monro
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 602. [PDF]  

Left Ventricular Aneurysm Repair

Noel H. Fishman
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 602. [PDF]  

Reply

Oz M. Shapira
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 602-603. [PDF]  

Central Venous Pressure Lines in Children Undergoing Heart Operations

José V. Nozar and Carlos E. Zuniga
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 603. [PDF]  

Paraplegia Caused by Aortic Dissection After Intraaortic Balloon Pump Assist

Sven Beholz, Joachim Braun, Knut Ansorge, Hans-Georg Wollert, and Lothar Eckel
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 603-604. [PDF]  

Reply

Aquilino Hurlé, Patrico Llamas, Juan Meseguer, and Juan A. Casillas
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 604. [PDF]  

Aortic Stenosis Bicuspid Valve Repair Using Pericardium

Edward A. Freitas
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 604-605. [PDF]  

Reply

M. Adebambo Kadri, Hagop Hovaguimian, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 65: 605. [PDF]  

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