Editorials:

Editorial board changes

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 673. [Full Text]  

Lessons to be learnt from the Bristol affair

James L. Monro
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 674-675. [Full Text]  

Ethics of rapid surgical technological advancement

James W. Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 676-677. [Full Text]  

Age does not influence early and late tumor-related outcome after surgery for bronchogenic carcinoma

Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 678-679. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Molecular biologic substaging of stage I lung cancer according to gender and histology

Thomas A. D’Amico, Thomas A. Aloia, Mary-Beth H. Moore, James E. Herndon, II, Kelli R. Brooks, Christine L. Lau, and David H. Harpole, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 882-886. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Significance of cyclic adenosine monophosphate and nitroglycerin in ET-Kyoto solution for lung preservation

Toru Bando, Johannes M. Albes, Jörg Schöne, Hiromi Wada, Shigeki Hitomi, Thorsten Wahlers, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 887-891. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prognostic significance of the size of central fibrosis in peripheral adenocarcinoma of the lung

Kenji Suzuki, Tomoyuki Yokose, Junji Yoshida, Mitsuyo Nishimura, Kenro Takahashi, Kanji Nagai, and Yutaka Nishiwaki
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 893-897. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aspergilloma: a series of 89 surgical cases

Jean-François Regnard, Philippe Icard, Maurizio Nicolosi, Lorenzo Spagiarri, Pierre Magdeleinat, Bertrand Jauffret, and Philippe Levasseur
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 898-903. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful treatment of acute, ongoing rat lung allograft rejection with the novel immunosuppressant SDZ-RAD

Bernard Hausen, Katrin Boeke, Gerald J. Berry, Uwe Christians, Walter Schüler, and Randall E. Morris
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 904-909. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Technique of controlled reperfusion of the transplanted lung in humans

Scott D. Lick, Paul S. Brown, Jr, Mark Kurusz, Roger A. Vertrees, Christopher K. McQuitty, and William E. Johnston
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 910-912. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Age does not influence early and late tumor-related outcome for bronchogenic carcinoma

Franziska Bernet, Rudolf Brodbeck, Marie-Olivier Guenin, Guido Schüpfer, James M. Habicht, Peter M. Stulz, and Thierry P. Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 913-918. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Functional assessment of chest wall integrity after methylmethacrylate reconstruction

Didier Lardinois, Markus Müller, Markus Furrer, Andrej Banic, Matthias Gugger, Thorsten Krueger, and Hans-Beat Ris
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 919-923. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

The STS National Database: current changes and challenges for the new millennium

T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Stanley W. Dziuban, Jr, Fred H. Edwards, Mary C. Eiken, A. Laurie W. Shroyer, Peter C. Pairolero, Richard P. Anderson, and Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 680-691. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outcome of thoracoabdominal aortic operations using deep hypothermia and distal exsanguination

Thierry P. Carrel, Pascal A. Berdat, Jürgen Robe, Jan Gysi, Tung Nguyen, Beat Kipfer, and Ulrich Althaus
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 692-695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Discussion]  

Hypothermic circulatory arrest causes multisystem vascular endothelial dysfunction and apoptosis

William A. Cooper, Ignacio G. Duarte, Vinod H. Thourani, Masanori Nakamura, Ning-Ping Wang, W. Morris Brown, III, John Parker Gott, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 696-702. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 703. [Full Text]  

Safety and efficacy of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Kit V. Arom, Thomas F. Flavin, Robert W. Emery, Vibhu R. Kshettry, Patricia A. Janey, and Rebecca J. Petersen
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 704-710. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 710. [Full Text]  

Endothelin receptor pathway in human left ventricular myocytes: relation to contractility

Aron T. Goldberg, Brian R. Bond, Rupak Mukherjee, R. Brent New, James L. Zellner, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, and Francis G. Spinale
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 711-715. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 716. [Full Text]  

Cosgrove-Edwards Annuloplasty System: midterm results

A. Marc Gillinov, Delos M. Cosgrove, III, Takahiro Shiota, Jianxin Qin, Hiroyuki Tsujino, William J. Stewart, James D. Thomas, Massimo Porqueddu, Jennifer A. White, and Eugene H. Blackstone
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 717-721. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 721. [Full Text]  

Preoperative quality of life as a predictive factor of 3-year survival after open heart operations

Sidney Chocron, Joseph-Philippe Etievent, Jean-François Viel, Alain Dussaucy, François Clement, Djamel Kaili, and Yusheng Yan
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 722-727. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Theoretical analysis of right gastroepiploic artery grafting to right coronary artery

Kenzo Yasuura, Yasushi Takagi, Yasuhisa Ohara, Yoshiyuki Takami, Akio Matsuura, and Hiroshi Okamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 728-731. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Low-dose continuous infusion of human atrial natriuretic peptide during and after cardiac surgery

Akira Sezai, Motomi Shiono, Yukihiko Orime, Hiroaki Hata, Mitsumasa Hata, Nanao Negishi, and Yukiyasu Sezai
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 732-738. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral valve replacement with homograft and Maze III procedure

Donald B. Doty, Karikehalli A. Dilip, and Roger C. Millar
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 739-742. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

No benefit of reduced heparinization in thoracic aortic operation with heparin-coated bypass circuits

Christian Olsson, Agneta Siegbahn, Eric Haldén, Bo Nilsson, Per Venge, and Stefan Thelin
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 743-749. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neuron-specific enolase increases in plasma during and immediately after extracorporeal circulation

Per Johnsson, Sten Blomquist, Carsten Lührs, Gunnar Malmkvist, Christer Alling, Jan-Otto Solem, and Erik Ståhl
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 750-754. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anterior mitral leaflet prolapse as a primary cause of pure rheumatic mitral insufficiency

Afksendiyos Kalangos, Maurice Beghetti, Dominique Vala, Edgar Jaeggi, Gürkan Kaya, Vildan Karpuz, Nicolas Murith, and Bernard Faidutti
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 755-761. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of low molecular weight heparin (Fragmin) on bleeding after cardiac surgery

Stephen C. Clark, Nicola Vitale, Joseph Zacharias, and Jonathan Forty
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 762-764. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Conservative surgical treatment of valvular injury after blunt chest trauma

James Halstead, Amir-Reza Hosseinpour, and Francis C. Wells
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 766-768. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Autopsy findings in early and late postoperative death after partial left ventriculectomy

Patricia M. Cury, Maria de Lourdes Higuchi, Paulo S. Gutierrez, Luiz Felipe P. Moreira, Edimar A. Bocchi, Noedir A.G. Stolf, and Adib D. Jatene
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 769-773. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anticoagulative management of patients requiring left ventricular assist device implantation and suffering from heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II

Stefan Christiansen, Uli R. Jahn, Jörg Meyer, Hans H. Scheld, Hugo Van Aken, Beate E. Kehrel, and Dieter Hammel
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 774-777. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of aortic valve disease during aortic surgery

Lars G. Svensson, James Longoria, Wendy A. Kimmel, and Edward Nadolny
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 778-783. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Off-pump bypass graft operation significantly reduces oxidative stress and inflammation

Bashir M. Matata, Andrzej W. Sosnowski, and Manuel Galiñanes
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 785-791. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lazaroid reduces production of IL-8 and IL-1 receptor antagonist in ischemic spinal cord injury

Takashi Kunihara, Shigeyuki Sasaki, Norihiko Shiiya, Hiroshi Ishikura, Yo Kawarada, Akihiro Matsukawa, and Keishu Yasuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 792-798. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mesenteric dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass: role of complement C5a

Motohisa Tofukuji, Gregory L. Stahl, Caroline Metais, Mikio Tomita, Azin Agah, Cesario Bianchi, Mitchell P. Fink, and Frank W. Sellke
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 799-807. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aprotinin and tranexamic acid for high transfusion risk cardiac surgery

Bill I. Wong, Richard F. McLean, Stephen E. Fremes, Katherine A. Deemar, Ellen M. Harrington, George T. Christakis, and Bernard S. Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 808-816. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparative rest and exercise hemodynamics of 23-mm stentless versus 23-mm stented aortic bioprostheses

Roland Fries, Olaf Wendler, Hermann Schieffer, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 817-822. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bedside estimation of risk as an aid for decision-making in cardiac surgery

Alan D. Bernstein and Victor Parsonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 823-828. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Trends during 25 years of coronary artery bypass operation at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Arthur J. Hartz, Jack C. Manley, John A. Walker, Henry H. Gale, Zhixiong He, and Jacob Assa
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 829-833. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Craniocervical and aortic atherosclerosis as neurologic risk factors in coronary surgery

Tomoko Goto, Tomoko Baba, Atsushi Yoshitake, Yoshihiro Shibata, Masashi Ura, and Ryuzo Sakata
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 834-840. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Technical aspects of double-skeletonized internal mammary artery grafting

Jacob Gurevitch, Amir Kramer, Chaim Locker, Itzhak Shapira, Yosef Paz, Menachem Matsa, and Rephael Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 841-846. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The effect of cardiotomy suction on the brain injury marker S100ß after cardiopulmonary bypass

Russell E. Anderson, Lars-Olof Hansson, Jan Liska, Göran Settergren, and Jarle Vaage
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 847-850. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arterial switch after failed atrial baffle procedures for transposition of the great arteries

Constantine Mavroudis and Carl L. Backer
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 851-857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Discussion]  

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 857. [Full Text]  

Surgical intervention for complications of transcatheter dilation procedures in congenital heart disease

Doff B. McElhinney, V. Mohan Reddy, Phillip Moore, Michael M. Brook, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 858-864. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ultra fast track in elective congenital cardiac surgery

Luca A. Vricella, Joseph A. Dearani, Steven R. Gundry, Anees J. Razzouk, Stanley D. Brauer, and Leonard L. Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 865-871. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fast-track congenital heart operations: a less invasive technique and early extubation

Stefano M. Marianeschi, Francesco Seddio, Doff B. McElhinney, Luisa Colagrande, Raul F. Abella, Teresa de la Torre, Marco Meli, Fiore S. Iorio, and Carlo F. Marcelletti
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 872-876. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modification of the subclavian patch aortoplasty for repair of aortic coarctation in neonates and infants

Bradley S. Allen, Ari O. Halldorsson, Mary Jane Barth, and Michel N. Ilbawi
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 877-880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Discussion]  

Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 886. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Timothy A. Denton
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 691. [Full Text]  

Paul T. Sergeant
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 727. [Full Text]  

Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 749. [Full Text]  

Glenn P. Gravlee
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 764-765. [Full Text]  

Norman B. Ratliff
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 773. [Full Text]  

Alan D. Hilgenberg
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 783-784. [Full Text]  

Kevin Turley
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 871. [Full Text]  

Tjark Ebels
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 881. [Full Text]  

David J. Pinsky and Yoshifumi Naka
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 891-892. [Full Text]  

Ari Halldorsson
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 912. [Full Text]  

Antonio F. Corno
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 929-930. [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Diagnosis of a lung mass with a somatostatin analog scan

Eduardo A. Tovar
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 954. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Percutaneous vertebral angioplasty before coronary artery bypass grafting

Ikuo Fukuda, Wahei Mihara, Akinobu Sasaki, and Seigo Gomi
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 924-925. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to cardiac transplantation

Gregory B. Di Russo, Bernard J. Clark, Nancy D. Bridges, Rodolfo I. Godinez, Stephen M. Paridon, Thomas L. Spray, and J. William Gaynor
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 925-927. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Uncommon complication of arterial switch operation: tracheobronchial compression

Alper Toker, Emin Tireli, Korkut Bostanci, Vural Özcan, and Enver Dayioglu
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 927-929. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lemierre’s syndrome with bilateral empyema thoracis

Marco Alifano, Nicolas Venissac, Françoise Guillot, and Jérôme Mouroux
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 930-931. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful treatment of massive arterial air embolism during open heart surgery

Stefan Huber, Bruno Rigler, Heinrich E. Mächler, Helfried Metzler, and Freyja M. Smolle-Jüttner
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 931-933. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma arising in a bronchogenic cyst

Chiaki Endo, Tadashi Imai, Hideyuki Nakagawa, Akio Ebina, and Mitsuomi Kaimori
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 933-935. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Ross operation in a Jehovah’s Witness: a paradigm for heart surgery in children without transfusion

Kagami Miyaji, Robert L. Hannan, Jorge W. Ojito, Jeffrey A. White, and Redmond P. Burke
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 935-937. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative embolization in surgical treatment of mediastinal hemangiopericytoma

Uliano Morandi, Alessandro Stefani, Mario De Santis, Massimiliano Paci, and Renzo Lodi
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 937-939. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Salmonella infection of a ventricular aneurysm with mural thrombus

Yunli Zheng, Mandeep K. Rai, and Karim A. Adal
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 939-940. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Systemic-to-pulmonary shunt in a patient with isolation of the subclavian artery

Makoto Takeda, Akira Furuse, and Shinichi Takamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 940-942. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Leaflet escape in a TEKNA and an original duromedics bileaflet valve

Wolfgang B. Hemmer, Mirko Doss, Andreas Hannekum, and Xaver Kapfer
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 942-944. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mediastinal amyloidosis

John D. Urschel and Dorothy M. Urschel
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 944-946. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Septic paradoxical embolus through a patent foramen ovale after pacemaker implantation

David E. Allie, Mitchell D. Lirtzman, Charles H. Wyatt, Dennis A. Vitrella, and Craig M. Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 946-948. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary artery compression by a giant aortocoronary vein graft aneurysm

Max B. Mitchell and David N. Campbell
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 948-949. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arterial switch operation: successful bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting

Kiron Kumar Somasekharan Nair, Kak Chen Chan, and Mark St. John Hickey
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 949-951. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Constrictive pericarditis after bypass leading to internal mammary graft failure

John G. Raheb and Henry F. Tripp
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 951-953. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Veno-venous bypass to prevent myocardial ischemia during right heart bypass operation in PA, IVS, and RV dependent coronary circulation

Toshihide Asou, Kouji Matsuzaki, Kanzi Matsui, Tom R. Karl, and Roger B.B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 955-956. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arterial cannulation of the innominate artery

Michael K. Banbury and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 957. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Control of perigraft bleeding during ventricular assist device implantation

Christof Schmid, Hans H. Scheld, and Dieter Hammel
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 958-959. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of closed space infections associated with endoscopic vein harvest

Keith B. Allen, Edward B. Fitzgerald, David A. Heimansohn, and Carl J. Shaar
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 960-961. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Sergei S. Brukhonenko: the development of the first heart-lung machine for total body perfusion

Igor E. Konstantinov and Vladimir V. Alexi-Meskishvili
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 962-966. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Surgical management of primary aortoesophageal fistula secondary to thoracic aneurysm

Michael J. Reardon, Robert J. Brewer, Scott A. LeMaire, John C. Baldwin, and Hazim J. Safi
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 967-970. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Combined resection of T4 lung cancer with invasion of the descending thoracic aorta

Shinji Shimokawa, Shun-ichi Watanabe, and Koichi Sakasegawa
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 971. [Full Text]  

Reply

Walter Klepetko
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 971-972. [Full Text]  

Thoracotomy approach in reoperations

Giuseppe D’Ancona, Hratch L. Karamanoukian, Jacob Bergsland, and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 972. [Full Text]  

Reply

Fritz J. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 972. [Full Text]  

Successful treatment of massive pulmonary tumor embolism from renal cell carcinoma

Hiroshi Kubota, Shinichi Takamoto, Yutaka Kotsuka, and Akira Furuse
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 972-973. [Full Text]  

Is it justified to disregard the Bohr effect during alpha-stat hypothermia?

Tadaomi-Alfonso Miyamoto and Koho-Julio Miyamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 973-974. [Full Text]  

Reply

Francesco Alamanni, Alessandro Parolari, Patrizia Rubini, and Paolo Biglioli
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 974-975. [Full Text]  

The hybrid procedure for myocardial revascularization: intermediate results

Thorsten Wittwer, Axel Haverich, Jochen T. Cremer, and Piet W. Boonstra
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 975. [Full Text]  

Extrapleural intercostal nerve block

Jonathan A. Richardson and Alan J. Mearns
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 975-976. [Full Text]  

Flexible input cannula in ventricular assist device

Juan Duarte, Juan Francisco del Cañizo, and J. Carlos Antoranz
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 976. [Full Text]  

Minimally invasive, but too many infections

Massimo Massetti, Gerard Babatasi, Eugenio Neri, and Andre Khayat
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 977-978. [Full Text]  

Outcome of coronary endarterectomy

Ulrich Hake and Hellmut Oelert
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 977. [Full Text]  

Reply

Heinrich E. Mächler, Peter Bergmann, and Bruno Rigler
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 978. [Full Text]  

Assessing renal function in "off-pump" versus "on-pump" coronary revascularization

Augustine Tang and Sunil Ohri
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 978. [Full Text]  

Reply

Raimondo Ascione and M.D. Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 978-979. [Full Text]  

Necessity of postoperative angiography after minimally invasive coronary bypass grafting

Artur Lichtenberg, Uwe Klima, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 979. [Full Text]  

Reply

Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 979-980. [Full Text]  

Perfectly imperfect

Gerald S. Weinstein
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 980-981. [Full Text]  

Less invasive correction of atrial septal defects with transthoracic cannulation

Matthias Bauer, Vladimir V. Alexi-Meskishvili, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 981-982. [Full Text]  

Stroke after repair of atrial septal defect

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 981. [Full Text]  

Reply

Felix Berger and Michael Vogel
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 981. [Full Text]  

Reply

Jochen T. Cremer, Andreas Boening, and Jens K.W. Scheewe
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 69: 982. [Full Text]  

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