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Contents:  Volume 69, Issue 2  (February 2000)   [Index by Author] 

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Other Issues:
       Editorial Statement
       Presidential Address
       Editorials
       Original Articles: General Thoracic
       Original Articles: Cardiovascular
       Discussions
       Invited Commentaries
       Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery
       Case Reports
       How To Do It
       Our Surgical Heritage
       Current Review
       Report
       Correspondence
       Editor's Note
       Corrections
       Retractions
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Editorial Statement:

Joint statement on redundant (duplicate) publication by the Editors of the undersigned cardiothoracic journals
Bum Koo Cho, Franklin Rosenfeldt, Marko I. Turina, Robert B. Karp, Thomas B. Ferguson, Endre Bodnar, and John A. Waldhausen
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 663. [Full Text]  

Presidential Address:

Reassessing our core values
William A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 321-325. [Full Text]  

Ethics gap in surgery
Robert M. Sade, Timothy H. Williams, David J. Perlman, Cynthia L. Haney, and Martha R. Stroud
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 326-329. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracic surgery education
Fred A. Crawford, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 330-333. [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Substrate enriched warm blood cardioplegia reperfusion: an alternate view
Gerald D. Buckberg
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 334-335. [Full Text]  

Key outcomes ’99: gone west?
Ziad A. Ali and Stephen R. Large
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 336. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Intensive chemotherapy and radical resections for primary nonseminomatous mediastinal germ cell tumors
Garrett L. Walsh, Grant D. Taylor, Jonathan C. Nesbitt, and Robert J. Amato
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 337-343. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of donor bone marrow infusion in clinical lung transplantation
Si M. Pham, Abdul S. Rao, Adriana Zeevi, Kenneth R. McCurry, Robert J. Keenan, J. David Vega, Robert L. Kormos, Brack G. Hattler, John J. Fung, Thomas E. Starzl, and Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 345-350. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamic effect of a low-resistance artificial lung in series with the native lungs of sheep
William R. Lynch, J. Patrick Montoya, David O. Brant, Robert J. Schreiner, Mark D. Iannettoni, and Robert H. Bartlett
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 351-356. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Videothoracoscopic treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a 6-year experience
Giuseppe Cardillo, Francesco Facciolo, Roberto Giunti, Roberto Gasparri, Michele Lopergolo, Remo Orsetti, and Massimo Martelli
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 357-361. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aggressive multimodality therapy for stage III esophageal cancer: a phase I/II study
E. Pendleton Alexander, Timothy Lipman, John Harmon, and Robert Wadleigh
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 363-368. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outpatient management of malignant pleural effusion by a chronic indwelling pleural catheter
Joe B. Putnam, Jr, Garrett L. Walsh, Stephen G. Swisher, Jack A. Roth, Douglas M. Suell, Ara A. Vaporciyan, W. Roy Smythe, Kelly W. Merriman, and Linda L. DeFord
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 369-375. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome after pulmonary resection
Cemal Asim Kutlu, Elizabeth A. Williams, Timothy W. Evans, Ugo Pastorino, and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 376-380. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bilateral sequential single lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension and Eisenmenger’s syndrome
Tetsuya Ueno, Julian A. Smith, Gregory I. Snell, Trevor J. Williams, Thomas C. Kotsimbos, Marc Rabinov, and Donald S. Esmore
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 381-387. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Relationship between amount of lung resected and outcome after lung volume reduction surgery
Matthew Brenner, Robert J. McKenna, Jr, John C. Chen, Dan L. Serna, Ledford L. Powell, Arthur F. Gelb, Richard J. Fischel, and Archie F. Wilson
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 388-393. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transsternal transpericardial approach for the repair of bronchopleural fistula with empyema
M. Sah Topcuoglu, Cem Kayhan, and Tümer Ulus
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 394-397. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Flexible bronchoscopy: a safe method for metal stent implantation in bronchial disease
Hubert Hautmann, Martin Bauer, Klaus J. Pfeifer, and Rudolf M. Huber
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 398-401. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Superoxide possibly produced in endothelial cells mediates the neutrophil-induced lung injury
Tatsuo Tanita, Chun Song, Hiroshi Kubo, Yasushi Hoshikawa, Shinsaku Ueda, and Shigefumi Fujimura
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 402-407. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Mortality and paraplegia after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a risk factor analysis
Joseph S. Coselli, Scott A. LeMaire, Charles C. Miller, III, Zachary C. Schmittling, Cüneyt Köksoy, José Pagan, and Patrick E. Curling
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 409-414. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of temperature and PaCO2 on cerebral embolization during cardiopulmonary bypass in swine
David J. Cook, Walter Plöchl, and Thomas A. Orszulak
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 415-420. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simultaneous carotid endarterectomy and coronary revascularization
Leena Khaitan, Francis P. Sutter, Scott M. Goldman, Themistocles Chamogeorgakis, Mary Ann C. Wertan, Brian P. Priest, and Joseph D. Whitlark
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 421-424. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical management of unstable patients in the evolving phase of acute myocardial infarction
Hitoshi Hirose, Atushi Amano, Shigehiko Yoshida, Toshihiko Nagao, Hiroshi Sunami, Akihito Takahashi, and Naoko Nagano
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 425-428. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Composite cardiac binding in experimental heart failure
Himansu R. Shah, Mikhail Vaynblat, Louis Salciccioli, Paul Impellizzeri, Joseph N. Cunningham, Jr, and Mario Chiavarelli
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 429-434. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Troponin levels in patients with myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass grafting
Michel Carrier, Michel Pellerin, Louis P. Perrault, B. Charles Solymoss, and L. Conrad Pelletier
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 435-440. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracic aortic aneurysms: treatment with endovascular self-expandable stent grafts
Martin Grabenwöger, Doris Hutschala, Marek P. Ehrlich, Fabiola Cartes-Zumelzu, Siegfried Thurnher, Johannes Lammer, Ernst Wolner, and Michael Havel
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 441-445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [ Online Discussion]  

Intraoperative map guided operation for atrial fibrillation due to mitral valve disease
Atsushi Harada, Toshio Konishi, Mutumu Fukata, Kazuhiko Higuchi, Tadahiko Sugimoto, and Kenji Sasaki
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 446-450. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Low-dose aprotinin is ineffective to treat excessive bleeding after cardiopulmonary bypass
François Forestier, Sylvain Bélisle, Danielle Robitaille, Raymond Martineau, Louis P. Perrault, and Jean-François Hardy
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 452-456. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A single-center experience with 1,378 CarboMedics mechanical valve implants
Malcolm J.R. Dalrymple-Hay, Rachel Pearce, Sam Dawkins, Marcus P. Haw, Robert K. Lamb, Steven A. Livesey, and James L. Monro
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 457-463. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Risk factors and outcomes after coronary reoperation in 739 elderly patients
Masumi Yamamuro, Bruce W. Lytle, Shelly K. Sapp, Delos M. Cosgrove, III, Floyd D. Loop, and Patrick M. McCarthy
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 464-474. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ischemic preconditioning protects against paraplegia after transient aortic occlusion in the rat
V. Simon Abraham, Julie A. Swain, Andrew J. Forgash, Bradley L. Williams, and Matthew M. Musulin
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 475-479. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Human aortocoronary grafts and nitric oxide release: relationship to pulsatile pressure
Thomas V. Bilfinger and George B. Stefano
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 480-485. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Risk of dysphagia after transesophageal echocardiography during cardiac operations
John A. Rousou, Dennis A. Tighe, Jane L. Garb, Howard Krasner, Richard M. Engelman, Joseph E. Flack, III, and David W. Deaton
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 486-489. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Biologically variable pulsation improves jugular venous oxygen saturation during rewarming
W. Alan C. Mutch, R. Keith Warrian, Gerald M. Eschun, Linda G. Girling, Leonard Doiron, Mary S. Cheang, and Gerald R. Lefevre
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 491-497. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complete myocardial revascularization with bilateral internal thoracic artery T graft
Badih El Nakadi, Chaouki Choghari, and Marc Joris
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 498-500. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mannitol, furosemide, and dopamine infusion in postoperative renal failure complicating cardiac surgery
Srikrishna Sirivella, Isaac Gielchinsky, and Victor Parsonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 501-506. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evaluation of valve sound and its effects on ATS prosthetic valves in patients’ quality of life
Akira Sezai, Motomi Shiono, Yukihiko Orime, Hiroaki Hata, Shinya Yagi, Nanao Negishi, and Yukiyasu Sezai
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 507-512. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Platelets and prostacyclin in arterial bypasses: implications for coronary artery surgery
Catherine I. Chardigny, Kristien Van der Perre, Serge Simonet, Jean-Jacques Descombes, Jean-Noël Fabiani, and Tony J. Verbeuren
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 513-519. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endoscopic and traditional saphenous vein harvest: a histologic comparison
Gary L. Griffith, Keith B. Allen, Bruce F. Waller, David A. Heimansohn, Robert J. Robison, John J. Schier, and Carl J. Shaar
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 520-523. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Efficacy of the internal mammary artery in combined aortic valve replacement-coronary artery bypass grafting
Stanley Gall, Jr, James E. Lowe, Walter G. Wolfe, H. Newland Oldham, Jr, Peter Van Trigt, III, and Donald D. Glower
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 524-530. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Regression of hypertrophy after Carpentier-Edwards pericardial aortic valve replacement
Steven S. Khan, Robert J. Siegel, Michele A. DeRobertis, Carlos E. Blanche, Robert M. Kass, Wen Cheng, Gregory P. Fontana, and Alfredo Trento
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 531-535. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of biopump with and without intraaortic balloon on the coronary and carotid flow
Paulo M. Pêgo-Fernandes, Noedir A.G. Stolf, Luiz Felipe P. Moreira, Helio A. Fabri, Adolfo A. Leirner, Sergio A. Oliveira, and Adib D. Jatene
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 536-540. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Amelioration of the bleeding tendency of preoperative aspirin after aortocoronary bypass grafting
Benjamin P. Bidstrup, Beverley J. Hunt, Sajila Sheikh, Rachel N. Parratt, Janet M. Bidstrup, and Ralph N. Sapsford
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 541-547. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evaluation of the practice of routine culturing of native valves during valve replacement surgery
Wayne N. Campbell, Willy Tsai, and Luis A. Mispireta
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 548-550. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A controlled trial of substrate-enhanced, warm reperfusion ("hot shot") versus simple reperfusion
Rhian Edwards, Tom Treasure, Mojgen Hossein-Nia, Andrew Murday, George H. Kantidakis, and David W. Holt
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 551-555. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anatomy of the muscular subpulmonary infundibulum with regard to the Ross procedure
Anna F. Merrick, Magdi H. Yacoub, Siew Yen Ho, and Robert H. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 556-561. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Issues and outcomes in the management of supravalvar aortic stenosis
Doff B. McElhinney, Edwin Petrossian, Wayne Tworetzky, Norman H. Silverman, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 562-567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [ ][Online Discussion]  

Single coronary artery and complete transposition of the great arteries: a technical challenge resolved?
Vinayak Shukla, Robert M. Freedom, and Michael D. Black
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 568-571. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pectoralis major muscle flap for deep sternal wound infection in neonates
Eldad Erez, Miriam Katz, Erez Sharoni, Yaakov Katz, Amos Leviav, Bernardo A. Vidne, and Ovadia Dagan
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 572-577. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Utility of near-infrared spectroscopic measurements during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Toshiharu Shin’oka, Georg Nollert, Dominique Shum-Tim, Adre du Plessis, and Richard A. Jonas
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 578-583. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical efficacy of heparin-bonded bypass circuits related to cytokine responses in children
Tsukasa Ozawa, Katsunori Yoshihara, Nobuya Koyama, Yoshinori Watanabe, Noritsugu Shiono, and Yoshinori Takanashi
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 584-590. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postoperative recovery in children after minimum versus full-length sternotomy
Peter C. Laussen, David P. Bichell, Frank X. McGowan, David Zurakowski, David Ray DeMaso, and Pedro J. del Nido
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 591-596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Discussion]  

Surgical closure of apical ventricular septal defects through a right ventricular apical infundibulotomy
Giovanni Stellin, Massimo Padalino, Ornella Milanesi, Maurizio Rubino, Dino Casarotto, Richard Van Praagh, and Stella Van Praagh
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 597-601. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Continuous pulmonary perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass prevents lung injury in infants
Takaaki Suzuki, Toyoki Fukuda, Tsutomu Ito, Yoshito Inoue, Yasunori Cho, and Ichiro Kashima
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 602-606. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussions:

Discussion
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 343-344. [Full Text]  

Discussion
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 350. [Full Text]  

Discussion
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 356. [Full Text]  

Discussion
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 368. [Full Text]  

Discussion
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 375. [Full Text]  

Discussion
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 414. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Gilbert Massard
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 361-362. [Full Text]  

Frank C. Detterbeck
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 380. [Full Text]  

Mikhail I. Perelman
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 397. [Full Text]  

Thomas M. Egan
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 408. [Full Text]  

Keith J. Ruskin
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 420. [Full Text]  

Ray C.-J. Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 434. [Full Text]  

James J. McKinnie and T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 450-451. [Full Text]  

Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 474. [Full Text]  

Albert T. Cheung and Charles W. Hogue, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 489-490. [Full Text]  

V. Simon Abraham
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 506. [Full Text]  

Julio Hochberg
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 577. [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Aortobronchial fistula
Anil Z. Apaydin, Jorge L. Camunas, and M. Arisan Ergin
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 640. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Aortic valve repair after arterial switch operation
Michiaki Imamura, Jonathan J. Drummond-Webb, James F. McCarthy, and Roger B.B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 607-608. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for recurrent hepatic hydrothorax
Lori D. Conklin, Anthony L. Estrera, Morris A. Weiner, Patrick R. Reardon, and Michael J. Reardon
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 609-611. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thrombosed giant coronary artery aneurysm presenting as an intracardiac mass
Gregory M. Hirsch, Patrick J. Casey, Asma Raza-Ahmad, Robert M. Miller, and Kristine J. Hirsch
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 611-613. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pericardiectomy using an oscillating saw
Aaron Casha and Venkat Chandrasekaran
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 613-614. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rhinolalia: an underappreciated sign of pneumomediastinum
Lance R. Hoover, Dennis L. Febinger, and Henry F. Tripp
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 615-616. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral and tricuspid valve rupture after moderate blunt chest trauma
Peter L. Bailey, Raul Peragallo, Shreekanth V. Karwande, and Paul Lapunzina
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 616-618. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical management of massive atrial size mismatch in heart transplantation
Ehab S. Bishay and Nicholas G. Smedira
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 618-620. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ectopic thyroid tissue in the left ventricular outflow tract
Doan Baykut, Udo Fiegen, Arno Krian, and Andreas Thiel
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 620-621. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Traumatic rupture of an aberrant right subclavian artery
Julian J. Alcocer, Laurence Spier, Cornelius M. Dyke, Bartley P. Griffith, and James S. Gammie
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 621-623. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm combined with aortic occlusion
Ryuji Kunitomo, Hiraaki Goto, Junichi Utoh, and Nobuo Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 623-625. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Injection of vasodilators into arterial grafts through cardiac catheter to relieve spasm
Guo-Wei He, Katherine Yue-Yan Fan, Shui-Wah Chiu, and Wing-Hing Chow
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 625-628. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Weaning from mechanical support in a patient with acute heart failure and multiple sclerosis
Ulf W. Kjellman, Per Hallgren, Claes-Håkan Bergh, Jan Lycke, Anders Oldfors, and Lars Wiklund
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 628-630. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aberrant right pulmonary artery and double outlet ventricle: one-stage repair
Yvan Gybels, Martin T.R. Grapow, Atanas Todorov, Gisbert Wagner, and Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 630-632. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Redo lung volume reduction surgery in a patient with {alpha}1-antitrypsin deficiency
Uz Stammberger, Robert Thurnheer, Ralph A. Schmid, Erich W. Russi, and Walter Weder
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 632-633. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after cavopulmonary connection
Marshall L. Jacobs, Kamal K. Pourmoghadam, Elaine M. Geary, Karen L. Wright, and Vincent R. Zales
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 634-635. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aorticoright atrial tunnel
Afksendiyos Kalangos, Maurice Beghetti, Dominique Vala, Said Chraibi, and Bernard Faidutti
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 635-637. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Occlusion of left coronary artery ostium by an aortic valve cusp
Robert Kalimi, Robert S. Palazzo, and L. Michael Graver
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 637-639. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Deep circumflex iliac artery as a free arterial graft for myocardial revascularization
Gen-ya Yaginuma, Masahiro Sakurai, Taiichiro Meguro, Katsuya Ota, and Kazuo Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 641-642. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary root translocation in transposition of great arteries repair
Jose Pedro da Silva, Jose Francisco Baumgratz, and Luciana da Fonseca
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 643-645. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Exposure of the mitral valve by transecting the ascending aorta during aortic and mitral valve replacement
V.R. Machiraju, Claudio A.B. Lima, Michael H. Culig, Robert D. Bennett, and Navin S. Thakur
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 646-647. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Methods for graft size selection in aortic valve-sparing operations
Donald B. Doty and Joseph M. Arcidi, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 648-650. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Rudolf Nissen’s years in Bosphorus and the pioneers of thoracic surgery in Turkey
Hasan F. Batirel and Mustafa Yüksel
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 651-654. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Myocardial laser revascularization: the controversy and the data
Charles R. Bridges
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 655-662. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Report:

1999 meeting—Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
Carolyn E. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 672. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

The lower plexus innervates the opponens pollicis and abductor pollicis brevis
Asa J. Wilbourn and Michael Cherington
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 664-665. [Full Text]  

Intrinsic hand muscles are innervated by C8 and T1, not C6 and C7, roots
Jun Kimura
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 665. [Full Text]  

Reply
Harold C. Urschel, Jr and Maruf A. Razzuk
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 665. [Full Text]  

Median-innervated intrinsic hand muscles
Michael J. Aminoff
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 666. [Full Text]  

Aortobronchial fistula after coarctation repair
Alper Toker, Vural Özcan, and Emin Tireli
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 666-667. [Full Text]  

Continuous intravenous insulin infusion reduces infections in diabetics after CABG
Lokeswara Rao Sajja, Pankaj Kulshresth, and Ramesh Babu Yarlagadda
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 667-668. [Full Text]  

Reply
Aldo Milano, Marco De Carlo, and Uberto Bortolotti
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 667. [Full Text]  

Reply
Anthony P. Furnary, Kathryn J. Zerr, Gary L. Grunkemeier, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 668. [Full Text]  

Pectoralis major muscle flap reconstruction after clavicular-manubrial resection
Carlos Del Campo
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 668-669. [Full Text]  

Reply
Kenton J. Zehr, Richard F. Heitmiller, and Stephen C. Yang
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 669-670. [Full Text]  

"Mini-sternotomy" for resection of anterior mediastinal masses
Shinj Shimokawa, Shunichi Watanabe, and Koichi Sakasegawa
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 670-671. [Full Text]  

Reply
Ara Keshishian
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 671. [Full Text]  

Editor's Note:

Editor’s note
Thomas B. Ferguson
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 664. [Full Text]  

Corrections:

Correction
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 671. [Full Text]  

Retractions:

Retraction
Anthony D. Fox, Jane Phillips-Hughes, Justin Roake, and Mark Whiteley
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 664. [Full Text]  

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