Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Evaluation of distant metastases in esophageal cancer: 100 consecutive positron emission tomography scans

James D. Luketich, David M. Friedman, Tracey L. Weigel, Mindi A. Meehan, Robert J. Keenan, David W. Townsend, and Carolyn C. Meltzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1133-1136. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

8-Br-cGMP is superior to prostaglandin e₁ for lung preservation

Sven Hillinger, Ralph A. Schmid, Peter Sandera, Uz Stammberger, Dieter Schneiter, Gabriele Schoedon, and Walter Weder
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1138-1142. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative chemoradiotherapy and surgery for selected non-small cell lung cancer IIIB subgroups: long-term results

Georgios Stamatis, Wilfried Eberhardt, Georg Stüben, Stephan Bildat, Oliver Dahler, and Ludger Hillejan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1144-1149. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heat shock protein suppresses the senescent lung cytokine response to acute endotoxemia

Joseph LoCicero, III, Xiangjun Xu, and Lihua Zhang
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1150-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prospective comparison of radiologic, thoracoscopic, and pathologic staging in patients with early non-small cell lung cancer

John R. Roberts, Matthew G. Blum, Ron Arildsen, Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, Karla R. Christian, Thomas A. Powers, and Walter H. Merrill
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1154-1158. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andrews thoracoplasty as a treatment of post-pneumonectomy empyema: experience in 23 cases

Philippe Icard, Jean Philippe Le Rochais, Bertrand Rabut, Sebastien Cazaban, Bertrand Martel, and Claude Evrard
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1159-1163. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Do mature pulmonary lobes grow after transplantation into an immature recipient?

Lennart F. Duebener, Yutaka Takahashi, Hiromi Wada, Stefan A. Tschanz, Peter H. Burri, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1165-1170. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Factors predicting patterns of recurrence after resection of N1 non-small cell lung carcinoma

Timothy E. Sawyer, James A. Bonner, Perry M. Gould, Robert L. Foote, Claude Deschamps, Carla M. Lange, and Hongzhe Li
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1171-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video assistance reduces complication rate of thoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis

Johannes Zacherl, Martin Imhof, Erik R. Huber, Eugen G. Plas, Friedrich Herbst, Raimund Jakesz, and Reinhold Függer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1177-1181. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical management of airway obstruction in primary tuberculosis in children

Konstantinos A. Papagiannopoulos, Anthony G. Linegar, David G. Harris, and Gawie J. Rossouw
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1182-1186. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Left ventricular assist device bridge-to-transplant network improves survival after failed cardiotomy

David N. Helman, David L.S. Morales, Niloo M. Edwards, Donna M. Mancini, Jonathan M. Chen, Eric A. Rose, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1187-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Public reporting of surgical mortality: a survey of New York State cardiothoracic surgeons

Joshua H. Burack, Paul Impellizzeri, Peter Homel, and Joseph N. Cunningham, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1195-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transmyocardial laser revascularization in the patient with unmanageable unstable angina

Brack G. Hattler, Bartley P. Griffith, Marco A. Zenati, John R. Crew, Mahmood Mirhoseini, Lawrence H. Cohn, Sary F. Aranki, O.H. Frazier, Denton A. Cooley, Allan M. Lansing, Keith A. Horvath, Gregory P. Fontana, Kevin P. Landolfo, James E. Lowe, and Steven W. Boyce
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1203-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-term experience with the St. Jude medical valve prosthesis

James L. Zellner, John M. Kratz, Arthur J. Crumbley, III, Martha R. Stroud, Scott M. Bradley, Robert M. Sade, and Fred A. Crawford, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1210-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Phenylephrine induces delayed cardioprotection against necrosis without amelioration of stunning

Kourosh Baghelai, Laura J. Graham, Andrew S. Wechsler, and Emma R. Jakoi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1219-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serum S100B and hypothermic circulatory arrest in adults

Kausik Bhattacharya, Stephen Westaby, Ravi Pillai, Susan J. Standing, Per Johnsson, and David P. Taggart
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1225-1229. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heparin-coated circuits reduce myocardial injury in heart or heart-lung transplantation: a prospective, randomized study

Song Wan, Jean-Louis LeClerc, Martine Antoine, Jean-Marie DeSmet, Anthony P.C. Yim, and Jean-Louis Vincent
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1230-1235. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary cardiac tumors: early and late results of surgical treatment in 91 patients

Paolo Centofanti, Elio Di Rosa, Luca Deorsola, Guglielmo M. Actis Dato, Francesco Patanè, Michele La Torre, Luciano Barbato, Alessandro Verzini, Guglielmo Fortunato, and Michele di Summa
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1236-1241. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Orthotopic cardiac transplantation technique: a survey of current practice

Tarek M. Aziz, Malcolm I. Burgess, Ahamed El-Gamel, Colin S. Campbell, Ali N. Rahman, Abdul K. Deiraniya, and Nizar A. Yonan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1242-1246. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Risk factors for tricuspid valve regurgitation after orthotopic heart transplantation

Tarek M. Aziz, Malcolm I. Burgess, Ali N. Rahman, Colin S. Campbell, Abdul K. Deiraniya, and Nizar A. Yonan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1247-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coagulofibrinolysis during heparin-coated cardiopulmonary bypass with reduced heparinization

Hiroshi Kumano, Shigefumi Suehiro, Koji Hattori, Toshihiko Shibata, Yasuyuki Sasaki, Mitsuharu Hosono, and Hiroaki Kinoshita
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1252-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting in dialysis patients

Yoshihiro Nakayama, Ryuzo Sakata, Masashi Ura, and Tadaomi-Alfonso Miyamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1257-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Conduction disturbances after superior septal approach for mitral valve repair

Yoshio Misawa, Katsuo Fuse, Koji Kawahito, Tsutomu Saito, and Hiroaki Konishi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1262-1264. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial protection with endogenous overexpression of manganese superoxide dismutase

Ken Suzuki, Yoshiki Sawa, Hajime Ichikawa, Yasufumi Kaneda, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1266-1271. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reappraisal of coronary endarterectomy for the treatment of diffuse coronary artery disease

Thoralf M. Sundt, III, Cynthia J. Camillo, Eric N. Mendeloff, Hendrick B. Barner, and William A. Gay, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1272-1277. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Development of spinal cord ischemia after clamping of noncritical segmental arteries in the pig

Peter de Haan, Cor J. Kalkman, Sven A.G. Meylaerts, Jeroen Lips, and Michael J.H.M. Jacobs
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1278-1284. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Venous air in the bypass circuit: a source of arterial line emboli exacerbated by vacuum-assisted drainage

Timothy W. Willcox, Simon J. Mitchell, and Des F. Gorman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1285-1289. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A clinical dilemma: cardiac and pericardiac echinococcosis

Ahmet T. Ulus, Kemal Arda, and Birol Yamak
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1290-1294. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Risk of low calcium and high magnesium in continuous warm hyperkalemic cardioplegia

Yoshinobu Nakamura, Hiroaki Kuroda, Naoaki Takemoto, Shigetsugu Ohgi, and Tohru Mori
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1295-1301. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic root replacement with the pulmonary autograft: an invariably competent aortic valve?

Karl M. Dossche, Aart Brutel de la Riviére, Wim J. Morshuis, Marc A.A.M. Schepens, Sjef M. Ernst, and Jurriaan J. van den Brand
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1302-1307. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Application of AdvaSeal for acute aortic dissection: experimental study

Keita Tanaka, Shinichi Takamoto, Toshiya Ohtsuka, Yutaka Kotsuka, and Motohiro Kawauchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1308-1312. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Time related quality of life after elective cardiac operation

Kwok L. Yun, Colleen F. Sintek, Alden D. Fletcher, Thomas A. Pfeffer, Gary S. Kochamba, Peter R. Mahrer, and Siavosh Khonsari
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1314-1320. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Trends in rates of reexploration for hemorrhage after coronary artery bypass surgery

John J. Munoz, Nancy J.O. Birkmeyer, Lawrence J. Dacey, John D. Birkmeyer, David C. Charlesworth, Edward R. Johnson, Stephen J. Lahey, Mitchell Norotsky, Reed D. Quinn, Benjamin M. Westbrook, and Gerald T. O’Connor
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1321-1325. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Routine immediate extubation after cardiac operation: a review of our first 100 patients

Colin F. Royse, Alistair G. Royse, and Paul F. Soeding
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1326-1329. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Human cytokine responses to coronary artery bypass grafting with and without cardiopulmonary bypass

Martin Strüber, Jochen T. Cremer, Bernhard Gohrbandt, Christian Hagl, Michaela Jankowski, Birgit Völker, Horst Rückoldt, Michael Martin, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1330-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of perfusion mode on regional and global organ blood flow in a neonatal piglet model

Akif Ündar, Takafumi Masai, Shuang-Qiang Yang, Jan Goddard-Finegold, O.H. Frazier, and Charles D. Fraser, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1336-1342. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical management of tetralogy of fallot in the first year of life

Joseph Caspi, Eli Zalstein, Nili Zucker, Azi Applebaum, Lynn H. Harrison, Jr, Nabil A. Munfakh, Herman A. Heck, Jr, T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Aluizio Stopa, Michael White, and Eudice E. Fontenot
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1344-1348. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Risk factors for failure of aortic valvuloplasty in aortic insufficiency with ventricular septal defect

Mohamed-Adel Elgamal, Mehdi Hakimi, Juanita M. Lyons, and Henry L. Walters, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1350-1355. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-term results of surgical valvuloplasty for congenital valvar aortic stenosis in children

Claude C. Chartrand, Enrique Saro-Servando, and Jitka Suzanne Vobecky
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1356-1359. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemi-Fontan procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: outcome and suitability for Fontan

William I. Douglas, Caren S. Goldberg, Ralph S. Mosca, Ian H. Law, and Edward L. Bove
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1361-1367. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of modified ultrafiltration on plasma thromboxane B2, leukotriene B4, and endothelin-1 in infants undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass

Jeffrey M. Pearl, Peter B. Manning, Jerri L. McNamara, M. Michelle Saucier, and Donald W. Thomas
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1369-1375. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Selective use of chest tubes in thoracotomies for congenital cardiovascular procedures

Giorgio M. Aru, Andrew P. Dabbs, Erin R. Cummins, William L. Reno, Newt P. Harrison, William P. English, and Bobby J. Heath
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1376-1378. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Low-energy epicardial pacing in children: the benefit of autocapture

Urs Bauersfeld, Bernd Nowak, Luciano Molinari, Torsten Malm, Christoph Kampmann, Mariette H. Schönbeck, and Hans Schüller
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1380-1383. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toward designing the optimal total cavopulmonary connection: an in vitro study

Ann E. Ensley, Patricia Lynch, George P. Chatzimavroudis, Carol Lucas, Shiva Sharma, and Ajit P. Yoganathan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1384-1390. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Cardiac transplantation and simultaneous surgical repair of an aortic aneurysm

Alfred A. Kocher, Marek P. Ehrlich, Georg Widhalm, Ernst Wolner, and Günther Laufer
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1391-1392. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aneurysm after subclavian flap angioplasty repair of coarctation of the aorta

Dao M. Nguyen, John Tsang, and Christo I. Tchervenkov
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1392-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Treatment of left atrial dissection after mitral repair: internal drainage

Michele Genoni, Rolf Jenni, Edith R. Schmid, Paul R. Vogt, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1394-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Polymorphous hemangioendothelioma

Thomas F. Rehring, Adam Deutchman, and Jeffrey S. Cross
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1396-1397. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Partial left ventriculectomy combined with transmyocardial laser revascularization

Afksendiyos Kalangos, Alexandre Schweizer, Marc Licker, Lucka Sekoranja, and Bernard Faidutti
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1397-1399. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transcatheter closure of multiple muscular ventricular septal defects using Gianturco coils

Haifa Abdul Latiff, Mazeni Alwi, Geetha Kandhavel, Hasri Samion, and Robaayah Zambahari
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1400-1401. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Direct repair of giant right coronary aneurysm

Stephen Westaby, Giuseppe Vaccari, and Takahiro Katsumata
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1401-1403. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Expanding indications for the Ross procedure

James H. Oury, Bruce G. Hardy, Hong He Luo, Matt Maxwell, and Carlos M.G. Duran
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1403-1406. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unusual origin and fistulization of an aortic pseudoaneurysm: "off-pump" surgical repair

Marco Piciché, Ruggero De Paulis, and Luigi Chiariello
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1406-1407. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Constrictive pericarditis due to Coccidiomycosis

John L. Faul, Khanh Hoang, Joseph Schmoker, Randall H. Vagelos, and Gerald J. Berry
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1407-1409. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early fungal endocarditis in homograft recipients

Paul A. Fedalen, Carol A. Fisher, Barbara A. Todd, Paul J. Mather, and V. Paul Addonizio
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1410-1411. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathologic finding of restenosis in stent-implanted right ventricle–pulmonary artery extracardiac conduit

Shintaro Nemoto, Akira Sakai, Yutaka Miyoshi, Kiyomitsu Yasuhara, and Masashi Seguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1411-1413. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Visualization of diaphragmatic fenestration associated with catamenial pneumothorax

Clayton T. Cowl, William F. Dunn, and Claude Deschamps
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1413-1414. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of cor triatriatum associated with partially unroofed coronary sinus

Jacques A.M. van Son, Rüdiger Autschbach, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1414-1416. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Scimitar syndrome with pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas

Jean Philippe Le Rochais, Philippe Icard, Sepideh Davani, Driss Abouz, and Claude Evrard
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1416-1418. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stent-grafting to descending thoracic aorta during coronary artery bypass grafting

Kazuhiro Kochi, Taijiro Sueda, Hidenori Shibamura, Kazumasa Orihashi, and Yuichiro Matsuura
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1418-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Stanley C. Fell
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1164. [Full Text]  

Anthony P.C. Yim
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1181. [Full Text]  

Craig R. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1264-1265. [Full Text]  

Bruce D. Butler
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1289. [Full Text]  

Jean Bachet
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1312-1313. [Full Text]  

Enio Buffolo
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1335. [Full Text]  

Images in Thoracic Surgery:

Aortic pseudo-coarctation: spiral volumetric computed tomography imaging

Paolo Masiello, Giuseppe Santoro, Emilio Franzesi, Laura De Lillo, Onofrio Fittipaldi, and Giuseppe Di Benedetto
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1421. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Finding the LAD during MIDCAB operations

Michael F. Szwerc, Jeffery C. Lin, and James A. Magovern
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1422-1423. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved surgical field for composite arterial grafts

Josep M. Caralps
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1424-1425. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pectoral implantation of single-lead implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in patients without transvenous access

Hormoz Mehmanesh, Robert Bauernschmitt, and Rüdiger Lange
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1426-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

"Single suture" for circumflex exposure in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Jacob Bergsland, Hratch L. Karamanoukian, Paulo R. Soltoski, and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1428-1430. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preparatory surgical stent placement facilitating extracardiac vascular connections

Gerhard Ziemer and Markus K. Heinemann
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1431-1432. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Giant aneurysm of saphenous vein graft to coronary artery compressing the right atrium

Robert Kalimi, Robert S. Palazzo, and L. Michael Graver
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1433-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Preoperative intraaortic balloon therapy

Jan T. Christenson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1438. [Full Text]  

Reply

William A. Ghali
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1438-1439. [Full Text]  

Doctor Y. K. Wu: father of cardiothoracic surgery in China

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1439-1440. [Full Text]  

The last word on "A proper name for the internal mammary artery?"

Igor E. Konstantinov
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1440-1441. [Full Text]  

Reply

John Kakadellis
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1441. [Full Text]  

Simulation of arterial hemodynamics after prosthetic replacement of the aorta

Michael Poullis
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1441-1442. [Full Text]  

Reply

Robert Bauernschmitt, Stephan Schulz, and Rüdiger Lange
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1442. [Full Text]  

Favorable aspect of stapled anastomosis: an endothelial function study

Olivier Chavanon, Louis P. Perrault, and Philippe Menasché
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1443-1444. [Full Text]  

Bulldog with spikes: clamp for coronary artery operations

Srikrishna Sirivella, Issac Gielchinsky, and Victor Parsonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1443. [Full Text]  

Further descent of descending necrotizing mediastinitis

Pradeep Vaideeswar and Sandeep P. Tandon
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1443. [Full Text]  

Reply

Paul P. Urbanski
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1444. [Full Text]  

Replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve with a valved stentless composite graft

John G. Byrne and Sary F. Aranki
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1444. [Full Text]  

Supplement: Outcomes '99:

Conference on cardiac and vascular surgery: neurobehavioral assessment, physiological monitoring and cerebral protective strategies

Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1445. [Full Text]  

Introduction

John M. Murkin and David A. Stump
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1446-1447. [Full Text]  

Program

Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1448-1451. [Full Text]  

Supplement: Outcomes '99: Point-Counterpoint:

The potential benefits of perioperative hypothermia

Howard J. Nathan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1452-1453. [Full Text]  

Should patients be normothermic in the immediate postoperative period?

Timothy Jones and Raymond C. Roy
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1454-1455. [Full Text]  

Clinical research in academic health centers and beyond: what does industry want from academic investigators?

Peter H. Vlasses and Jay Moskowitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1456. [Full Text]  

Supplement: Outcomes '99: Scientific Abstracts:

Commentary

David A. Stump and John M. Murkin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1457. [Full Text]  

Middle cerebral artery velocities during carotid endarterectomy and the effect of shunt use

P.D. Hayes, T. Vainas, P.R.F. Bell, D.H. Evans, and A.R. Naylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1458. [Full Text]  

Regional abnormalities of cerebral metabolism with cardiopulmonary bypass using 18FDG-PET

D.N. Harris, S. Afolami, C. Barnett, and R. Meyers
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1458. [Full Text]  

Protecting the heart and brain during cardiac surgery by selective cooling of the aortic arch

J.A. Macoviak, S.W. Jamieson, C.G.C. McGregor, and D.A. Stump
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1458. [Full Text]  

Cerebral lactate and high energy phosphates immediately after cardiac surgery using MR spectroscopy

D.N.F. Harris, J.A. Wilson, S. Taylor-Robinson, and K.M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1458. [Full Text]  

Entrained venous air during cardiopulmonary bypass: a source of arterial line emboli exacerbated by vacuum assisted venous drainage

T.W. Willcox, S.J. Mitchell, and D.F. Gorman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1459. [Full Text]  

Cerebral and systemic hemodynamic changes during and after CABG. preliminary results

Ay Razumovsky, P.N. Varelas, C.A.C. Wijman, N. McBee, D.F. Hanley, and W.A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1459. [Full Text]  

A prospective study of cerebral microembolic signals in mechanical heart valve patients and neuropsychological deficit

S.K. Brækken, I. Reinvang, D. Russell, K. Sundet, R. Brucher, and J.L. Svennevig
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1459. [Full Text]  

Cerebral emboli during CABG with differing proximal graft anastomosis techniques

D.C. Adams, E.J. Heyer, C.R. Smith, M.C. Oz, E.A. Rose, N. Edwards, and M.B. Simon
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1459. [Full Text]  

Does aprotinin use influence the volume of shed blood and the number of microemboli during CPB?

D.A. Stump, T.J. Jones, J.W. Hammon, D.M. Moody, W. Brown, and D. Deal
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1460. [Full Text]  

Is blood a liability during profound hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass?

C.H. Wong and R.S. Bonser
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1460. [Full Text]  

Circulatory mechanism of cardiopulmonary bypass related brain injury. Preliminary results

A.Y. Razumovsky, P.N. Varelas, C.A.C. Wijman, N. McBee, M.A. Goldsborough, L.M. Borowicz, G.M. McKhann, D.F. Hanley, and W.A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1460. [Full Text]  

Retrograde cerebral perfusion produces true reverse perfusion in the majority of patients but has little metabolic impact

C.H. Wong and R.S. Bonser
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1460. [Full Text]  

Delayed recovery from surgery requiring DHCA is associated with long-term fine motor dysfunction

D.L. Reich, S. Uysal, and M.H. Tabert
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1462. [Full Text]  

Depression, morbidity, and hospital length of stay after coronary artery bypass grafting

L.M. Borowicz, Jr, M.A. Goldsborough, O.A. Selnes, C. Enger, and G.M. McKhann
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1462. [Full Text]  

Endovascular and conventional aortic aneurysm repair: a comparison of cognitive function and quality of life

A.J. Lloyd, G.D. Treharne, J. Boyle, P.R.F. Bell, and M.M. Thompson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1462. [Full Text]  

The effect of carotid endarterectomy on cognitive function: a long term follow-up

A.J. Lloyd, P.D. Hayes, J.L. Smith, I.M. Loftus, P.R.F. Bell, and A.R. Naylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1462. [Full Text]  

The volume of embolic cerebral ischemic lesions is less during hypothermic CPB

D.A. Stump, T.J.J. Jones, W.R. Brown, D.D. Deal, J.W. Hammon, and D.M. Moody
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1463. [Full Text]  

TCD directed dextran-40 therapy is a cost-effective method of postoperative stroke prevention

P.D. Hayes, A.J. Lloyd, P.R.F. Bell, and A.R. Naylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1463. [Full Text]  

Factors correlating with cognitive decline 5 years after coronary artery bypass grafting

O.A. Selnes, L.M. Borowicz, Jr, M.A. Goldsborough, C. Enger, and G.M. McKhann
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1463. [Full Text]  

Intracranial hemorrhage risk is not predicted by changes in middle cerebral artery velocities during carotid endarterectomy

P.D. Hayes, S. Harley, P.R.F. Bell, D.H. Evans, and A.R. Naylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1463. [Full Text]  

Frontal lobe dysfunction following cardiac surgery is associated with cerebral oxygen desaturation

F.S.F. Yao, C.C. Tseng, W.C. Boyd, K. Shukla, J.M. Braverman, P. Illner, S.K. Levin, S.D. Crockett, D. Barbut, and G.S. Hartman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1464. [Full Text]  

The impact of pulsatility of cerebral blood flow

A. Ündar, T. Masai, S.Q. Yang, M. Mueller, M. McGarry, J. Goddard-Finegold, O.H. Frazier, and C.D. Fraser, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1464. [Full Text]  

Thoracic epidural analgesia improves analgesia and reduces narcotic requirement intra and postoperatively in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery

W.B. Dobkowski, S. Ganapathy, C.A. Stockall, J.M. Murkin, W.D. Boyd, and J. Morgan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1464. [Full Text]  

Incidence of neuropsychological deficit following valve surgery

R.A. Baker, M.J. Andrew, A.C. Kneebone, J.S. Bennetts, and J.L. Knight
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1464. [Full Text]  

Stroke following coronary artery bypass graft surgery

R.A. Baker, M.J. Andrew, J. Ottens, R.F. Newland, A.J. Sanderson, and J.L. Knight
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1465. [Full Text]  

Comparison of cognitive performance in patients having carotid endarterectomy versus spine surgery

E.J. Heyer, R. Sharma, Y. Stern, R.M. Lazar, D.O. Quest, G.J. Todd, R.A. Solomon, P.C. McCormick, J.G. McMurtry, C.J. Riedel, T. Choudhri, J. Mocco, and E.S. Connolly, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1465. [Full Text]  

Low hemoglobin during cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with stroke in elderly patients

C.E. Baisden, A. Hillis, H. Rajab, C.G. Reiter, and W.L. Knight
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1465. [Full Text]  

Hypothermia protects the brain from embolization by reducing and redirecting the embolic load

T.J. Jones, D.A. Stump, D.D. Deal, J.C. Vernon, and J.C. Manuel
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1465. [Full Text]  

Assessment of changes in neuropsychological functioning after CABG surgery

G. Dupuis, E. Kennedy, R. Lindquist, F.B. Barton, M.L. Terrin, B.J. Hoogwerf, S.M. Czajkowski, and J.A. Herd
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1466. [Full Text]  

Health-related quality of life outcomes one year after CABG surgery: findings from the post CABG biobehavioral study

R. Linquist, G. Dupuis, M.L. Terrin, B.J. Hoogwerf, S.M. Czajkowski, and J.A. Herd
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1466. [Full Text]  

Excellent neurologic outcomes for aortic arch aneurysms using selective cerebral perfusion

G.E. Cimochowski, M.D. Harostock, R.F. Stahl, J.J. Filler, and D.B. Burak
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1466. [Full Text]  

A new optical immunoassay for detection of S-100B protein in whole blood

A. Ettinger, A.B. Laumark, R.M. Ostroff, J. Brundell, W.A. Baumgartner, and A.Y. Razumovsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1466. [Full Text]  

Neurological complications after adult cardiac surgery: role of type of pump and CPB variables

F. Alamanni, A. Parolari, V. Franzè, X. Wang, T. Toscano, F. Rossi, S. Sandano, M. Schena, M. Naliato, R. Spirito, and P. Biglioli
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1467. [Full Text]  

Real-time observation of fat cerebral embolism by CCD video-microscope with a needle probe during cardiopulmonary bypass

Kazuhiko Hanzawa, Eisuke Furui, Kenji Shinmyo, Masanobu Yamane, Katsuhiko Tsujioka, Hajime Ohzeki, Jun-ichi Hayashi, and Hiroaki Naritomi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1467. [Full Text]  

Usefulness of high-intensity transient signal frequency analysis during cardiopulmonary bypass

K. Hanzawa, H. Ohzeki, H. Moro, W. Liu, J. Hayashi, E. Furui, and H. Haritomi
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1467. [Full Text]  

Expected versus actual subject recruitment in a recent cardiac surgery and neuroprotective clinical trial

B.D. Cusson, J.C. Manuel, J.L. Johnson, J.C. Thompson, and D.A. Stump
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1467. [Full Text]  

Supplement: Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Abstracts:

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is significantly less after coronary artery revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass

J.M. Murkin, W.D. Boyd, S. Ganapathy, S.J. Adams, R. Peterson, J. Morgan, and P. Lok
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1469. [Full Text]  

Thoracic epidural analgesia increases anastomotic flow in minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery

S. Ganapathy, W.B. Dobkowski, J.M. Murkin, W.D. Boyd, R. Rayman, and J. Morgan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1469. [Full Text]  

Ministernotomy as an approach to pediatric congenital heart operation

J.J. Lee, E.B. Burrill, and A.H. Menkis
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1469. [Full Text]  

Neuropsychologic dysfunction after CABG: standard cardiopulmonary bypass versus MICAB

J. Takkenberg, I. Oudenaarde, E. van der Velden, L. Chalfont, K. Wesnes, and L. van Herwerden
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1469. [Full Text]  

SUPPLEMENT: Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery:

Program

Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1468. [Full Text]  

Evolving techniques and technology in cardiac surgery

Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1473-1474. [Full Text]  

Results of a prospective multicenter study on port-access coronary bypass grafting

Eugene A. Grossi, Mark A. Groh, Edward A. Lefrak, Greg H. Ribakove, Robert A. Albus, Aubrey C. Galloway, and Stephen B. Colvin
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1475-1477. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A two-year, three institution experience with the Medtronic Octopus: systematic off-pump surgery

Ted H. Spooner, James C. Hart, and John Pym
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1478-1481. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

"Off-pump" coronary artery bypass grafting: the first one hundred cases of the Rose City experience

William F. Turner, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1482-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off or on bypass: what is the safety threshold?

Angela L. Iacò, Marco Contini, Giovanni Teodori, Michele Di Mauro, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Giuseppe Vitolla, Teresa Iovino, and Antonio M. Calafiore
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1486-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump surgery decreases postoperative complications and resource utilization in the elderly

W. Douglas Boyd, Nimesh D. Desai, Dario F. Del Rizzo, Richard J. Novick, F. Neil McKenzie, and Alan H. Menkis
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1490-1493. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Systematic off-pump coronary artery revascularization: experience of 275 cases

Raymond Cartier
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1494-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beating heart surgery: why expect less central nervous system morbidity?

John M. Murkin, W. Douglas Boyd, Sugantha Ganapathy, Sandra J. Adams, and Rhonda C. Peterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1498-1501. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Dresden approach for complete multivessel revascularization

Vassilios Gulielmos, Michael Brandt, Michael Knaut, Romuald Cichon, Florian M. Wagner, Utz Kappert, and Stephan Schüler
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1502-1505. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Port-access coronary artery bypass grafting: technique and comparative results

Mark A. Groh, Susan E. Sutherland, Harry G. Burton, III, Alan M. Johnson, and Stephen W. Ely
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1506-1508. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A randomized trial of endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvest in coronary bypass surgery

John D. Puskas, Carolyn E. Wright, Philip K. Miller, Thomas E. Anderson, John Parker Gott, W. Morris Brown, III, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1509-1512. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Open versus endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting: wound complications and vein quality

John D. Crouch, Daniel P. O’Hair, James P. Keuler, Thomas P. Barragry, Paul H. Werner, and Leonard H. Kleinman
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1513-1516. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modification of port-access coronary artery bypass in high-risk patients

Daniel R. Watson and William D. Watson
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1517-1519. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery through right anterolateral minithoracotomy

Yugal K. Mishra, Rajneesh Malhotra, Yatin Mehta, Krishna K. Sharma, Ravi R. Kasliwal, and Naresh Trehan
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1520-1524. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparison between port-access and less invasive valve surgery

Kit V. Arom, Robert W. Emery, Vibhu R. Kshettry, and Patricia A. Janey
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1525-1528. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparison of direct aortic and femoral cannulation for port-access cardiac operations

Donald D. Glower, Fiona M. Clements, Norbert P. Debruijn, Mark Stafford-Smith, R. Duane Davis, Kevin P. Landolfo, and Peter K. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1529-1531. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Less invasive, continuous hemodynamic monitoring during minimally invasive coronary surgery

Oliver Gödje, Christian Thiel, Peter Lamm, Hermann Reichenspurner, Christof Schmitz, Albert Schütz, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1532-1536. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass combined with abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Yoichi Kameda, Shigeki Taniguchi, Tetsuji Kawata, Nobuoki Tabayashi, and Michitaka Kimura
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1537-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic mammary artery mobilization in redo minimally invasive coronary bypass operations

Randall K. Wolf, Kagami Miyaji, and John B. Flege, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1540-1541. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early experience with robotic technology for coronary artery surgery

Dieter H. Boehm, Hermann Reichenspurner, Helmut Gulbins, Christian Detter, Bruno Meiser, Paolo Brenner, Helmut Habazettl, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1542-1546. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intravascular imaging and physiologic lesion assessment to define critical coronary stenoses

Luis Gruberg, Gary S. Mintz, Lowell F. Satler, Kenneth M. Kent, Augusto D. Pichard, and Martin B. Leon
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1547-1551. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Totally endoscopic myocardial revascularization: an experimental study

Gennady P. Vlassov, Nikolay O. Travine, Konstantine S. Deyneka, Alexander S. Ermolov, Maxim B. Belinskiy, Semen D. Klimovskiy, and Igor V. Zhuravlev
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1552-1554. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transabdominal endoscopic computer-enhanced coronary artery bypass grafting

Volkmar Falk, Frederic H. Moll, David J. Rosa, Dave Daunt, Anno Diegeler, Thomas Walther, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1555-1557. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The enabler right ventricular circulatory support system for beating heart coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Gijs G. Geskes, André L. Dekker, Frederik H. van der Veen, Audrey A. Cramers, Jos G. Maessen, David Shoshani, and Kees B. Prenger
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1558-1561. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cost-effectiveness of minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery

Kit V. Arom, Robert W. Emery, Thomas F. Flavin, and Rebecca J. Petersen
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 68: 1562-1566. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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