Special Report:

Congenital heart surgery nomenclature and database project: update and proposed data harvest

J. William Gaynor, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Marshall L. Jacobs, Martin J. Elliott, Francois Lacour-Gayet, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Bohdan Maruszewski, and Constantine Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1016-1018. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Acute type A aortic dissection: can we dramatically reduce the surgical mortality?

Jean Bachet
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 701-703. [Full Text]  

Gene therapy for thoracic disease: practice, promise, and pragmatism

W. Roy Smythe
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 704-706. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Thoracic duct tributaries from intrathoracic organs

Marc Riquet, Françoise Le Pimpec Barthes, Redha Souilamas, and Geneviève Hidden
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 892-898. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Danel L. Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 898-899. [Full Text]  

A prospective trial of systematic nodal dissection for lung cancer by video-assisted thoracic surgery: can it be perfect?

Motoyasu Sagawa, Masami Sato, Akira Sakurada, Yuji Matsumura, Chiaki Endo, Masashi Handa, and Takashi Kondo
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 900-904. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Donald E. Low
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 904. [Full Text]  

Ganciclovir prodrug therapy is effective in a murine xenotransplant model of human lung cancer

Roland Kurdow, Arnd S. Boehle, Sieglinde Haye, Lars Boenicke, Bodo Schniewind, Peter Dohrmann, and Holger Kalthoff
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 905-910. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Benign broncho-esophageal fistula in the adult

Abeel A. Mangi, Henning A. Gaissert, Cameron D. Wright, James S. Allan, John C. Wain, Hermes C. Grillo, and Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 911-915. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical impact of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of celiac axis lymph nodes (M1a disease) in esophageal cancer

Kiran S. Parmar, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Angela L. Reeves, and Irving Waxman
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 916-920. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

James D. Luketich
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 920-921. [Full Text]  

Pulmonary complications after esophagectomy

Christopher E. Avendano, Patrick A. Flume, Gerard A. Silvestri, Lydia B. King, and Carolyn E. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 922-926. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical significance of telomerase activity in peripheral blood of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Kazuo Koyanagi, Soji Ozawa, Nobutoshi Ando, Yuko Kitagawa, Masakazu Ueda, and Masaki Kitajima
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 927-932. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Expression status of E-cadherin and -, ß-, and -catenins in thymoma

Ichiro Yoshino, Shinichiro Kase, Tokujiro Yano, Kenji Sugio, and Keizo Sugimachi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 933-937. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Experience with ultraflex expandable metallic stents in the management of endobronchial pathology

Brendan P. Madden, Subir Datta, and Nick Charokopos
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 938-944. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Keith S. Naunheim
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 944. [Full Text]  

Endobronchial neodymium:yttrium-aluminum garnet laser for noninvasive closure of small proximal bronchopleural fistula after lung resection

Masanobu Kiriyama, Yoshitaka Fujii, Yosuke Yamakawa, Ichiro Fukai, Motoki Yano, Masahiro Kaji, and Hidefumi Sasaki
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 945-948. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Douglas E. Wood
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 948-949. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Acute type A dissection: conservative methods provide consistently low mortality

Stephen Westaby, Satoshi Saito, and Takahiro Katsumata
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 707-713. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Factors influencing intensive care unit length of stay after surgery for acute aortic dissection type A

Daniel Hoefer, Elfriede Ruttmann, Markus Riha, Wolfgang Schobersberger, Andreas Mayr, Guenther Laufer, and Johannes Bonatti
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 714-718. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Marc A.A.M. Schepens
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 718-719. [Full Text]  

Reduction aortoplasty for dilatation of the ascending aorta in patients with bicuspid aortic valve

Matthias Bauer, Miralem Pasic, Raymond Schaffarzyk, Henryk Siniawski, Friedrich Knollmann, Rudolf Meyer, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 720-723. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Neal D. Kon
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 724. [Full Text]  

Complete aortic root replacement in patients with small aortic annulus

Paul P. Urbanski
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 725-728. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 728-729. [Full Text]  

Renal perfusion during thoracoabdominal aortic operations: cold crystalloid is superior to normothermic blood

Cüneyt Köksoy, Scott A. LeMaire, Patrick E. Curling, Steven A. Raskin, Zachary C. Schmittling, Lori D. Conklin, and Joseph S. Coselli
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 730-738. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effectiveness of combined blood conservation measures in thoracic aortic operations with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest

Ko Shibata, Shinichi Takamoto, Yutaka Kotsuka, and Hajime Sato
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 739-743. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

John A. Elefteriades
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 743-744. [Full Text]  

Right ventricular dysfunction and organ failure in left ventricular assist device recipients: a continuing problem

Minoo N. Kavarana, Melissa S. Pessin-Minsley, Jacqueline Urtecho, Katharine A. Catanese, Margaret Flannery, Mehmet C. Oz, and Yoshifumi Naka
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 745-750. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Patrick M. McCarthy
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 750. [Full Text]  

Reductive annuloplasty of double orifices in patients with primary dilated cardiomyopathy

Ninoslav Radovanovic, Bogoljub Mihajlovic, Jan Selestiansky, Vladimir Torbica, Milan Mijatov, Miroslava Popov, and Zivojin S. Jonjev
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 751-755. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improvement of tricuspid regurgitation after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

Thomas Menzel, Thorsten Kramm, Stephan Wagner, Susanne Mohr-Kahaly, Eckhard Mayer, and Juergen Meyer
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 756-761. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Patricia A. Thistlethwaite
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 761. [Full Text]  

Assessment of cardiac performance using Tei indices in patients undergoing pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

Thomas Menzel, Thorsten Kramm, Susanne Mohr-Kahaly, Eckhard Mayer, Hellmut Oelert, and Juergen Meyer
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 762-766. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Are stentless valves hemodynamically superior to stented valves? A prospective randomized trial

Gideon Cohen, George T. Christakis, Campbell D. Joyner, Christopher D. Morgan, Miguel Tamariz, Naoji Hanayama, Hari Mallidi, J.P. Szalai, Marko Katic, Vivek Rao, Stephen E. Fremes, and Bernard S. Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 767-778. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Dieter Horstkotte
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 778. [Full Text]  

Aortic valve surgery after previous coronary artery bypass grafting with functioning internal mammary artery grafts

John G. Byrne, Alexandros N. Karavas, Farzan Filsoufi, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Lishan Aklog, David H. Adams, Lawrence H. Cohn, and Sary F. Aranki
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 779-784. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

A. Marc Gillinov and Bruce W. Lytle
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 784. [Full Text]  

Paravalvular leak and other events in silzone-coated mechanical heart valves: a report from AVERT

Hartzell V. Schaff, Thierry P. Carrel, W.R. Eric Jamieson, Kent W. Jones, Juán José Rufilanchas, Denton A. Cooley, Roland Hetzer, Frank Stumpe, Daniel Duveau, Patterson Moseley, Wim Jan van Boven, Gary L. Grunkemeier, Elizabeth D. Kennard, and Richard Holubkov
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 785-792. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Safety and efficacy of one stage off-pump coronary artery operation and carotid endarterectomy

Zile Singh Meharwal, Anil Mishra, and Naresh Trehan
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 793-797. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

David A. Fullerton
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 797. [Full Text]  

Conversion to off-pump coronary bypass without increased morbidity or change in practice

Ani C. Anyanwu, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Shane J. George, Rikin Patel, Magdi H. Yacoub, and Mohamed Amrani
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 798-802. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Morbidity after procurement of radial arteries in diabetic patients and the elderly undergoing coronary revascularization

V. Seenu Reddy, Samir M. Parikh, Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, Amy Lo, Thomas P. Rauth, Rosemary M. Moleski, and Paul A. Chang
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 803-808. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Epicardial ultrasound in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: potential aid in intraoperative coronary diagnostics

Patrick Klein, Rudy Meijer, Jan H. R. Eikelaar, Paul F. Gründeman, and Cornelius Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 809-812. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The importance of intraoperative angiographic findings for predicting long-term patency in coronary artery bypass operations

Per K. Hol, Erik Fosse, Runar Lundblad, Sigurd Nitter-Hauge, Paulina Due-Tønnessen, Karleif Vatne, and Hans-Jørgen Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 813-818. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Anthony P.C. Yim and Song Wan
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 818. [Full Text]  

Vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated, endothelium-dependent relaxation in human internal mammary artery

Ming-Hui Liu, Hongkui Jin, H. Storm Floten, Zhev Ren, Anthony P.C. Yim, and Guo-Wei He
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 819-824. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Daniel Burkhoff
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 824. [Full Text]  

Robotically assisted versus conventional freehand technique during beating heart anastomoses of left internal thoracic artery to left anterior descending artery

Luis H. Diodato, John E. Scarborough, Patrick W. Domkowski, Monica L. Smith, Shankha S. Biswas, Ted Schwartz, and Kevin P. Landolfo
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 825-829. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

An experimental model of saphenous vein-to-coronary artery anastomosis with the St. Jude medical stainless steel connector

Hartzell V. Schaff, Kenton J. Zehr, Luis F. Bonilla, Lucas H. Brennecke, Todd Berg, Rick Cornelius, Paul Hindrichs, and William Swanson
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 830-836. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardioplegic arrest with L-arginine improves myocardial protection: results of a prospective randomized clinical trial

Michel Carrier, Michel Pellerin, Louis P. Perrault, Denis Bouchard, Pierre Pagé, Norman Searle, and Joel Lavoie
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 837-841. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Thomas J. Vander Salm
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 842. [Full Text]  

Is there a place for preconditioning during cardiac operations in humans?

Bruno Pouzet, Jean-Baptiste Lecharny, Monique Dehoux, Sandrine Paquin, Masafumi Kitakaze, Jean Mantz, and Philippe Menasché
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 843-848. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Functional recovery of the native heart after cardiomyoplasty in sheep with heart failure: passive and dynamic effects of volume loading

Kazuaki Shirota, Yifei Huang, Osamu Kawaguchi, Takeshi Yuasa, Peter W. Brady, Yuichi Ueda, and Stephen N. Hunyor
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 849-854. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Midterm results of surgical treatment of systemic ventricular outflow obstruction in Fontan patients

Takeshi Hiramatsu, Yasuharu Imai, Hiromi Kurosawa, Yoshinori Takanashi, Mitsuru Aoki, Toshiharu Shin'oka, and Takahiko Sakamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 855-860. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

John J. Lamberti
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 860-861. [Full Text]  

Effects of dilutional and modified ultrafiltration in plasma endothelin-1 and pulmonary vascular resistance after the Fontan procedure

Takeshi Hiramatsu, Yasuharu Imai, Hiromi Kurosawa, Yoshinori Takanashi, Mitsuru Aoki, Toshiharu Shin'oka, and Makoto Nakazawa
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 862-865. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extending the usable size range of homografts in the pulmonary circulation: outcome of bicuspid homografts

Bhagawan Koirala, Sandra L. Merklinger, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Brian W. McCrindle, Michael A. Borger, Christopher A. Caldarone, John G. Coles, and William G. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 866-870. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

PTFE monocusp valve reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract

Mark W. Turrentine, Ryan P. McCarthy, Palaniswamy Vijay, Kevin W. McConnell, and John W. Brown
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 871-880. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bronchial compression by posteriorly displaced ascending aorta in patients with congenital heart disease

Yang Min Kim, Shi-Joon Yoo, Woong Han Kim, Tae Hoon Kim, Joon Hee Joh, and Soo Jin Kim
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 881-886. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Jeffrey E. Sell
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 886. [Full Text]  

Current results with intraaortic balloon pumping in infants and children

Kerrie A. Pinkney, L. LuAnn Minich, Lloyd Y. Tani, Gregory B. Di Russo, L. George Veasy, Edwin C. McGough, and John A. Hawkins
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 887-891. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited commentary

Ralph E. Delius
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 891. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Preoperative fenestration for type A acute aortic dissection with mesenteric malperfusion

Olivier Fabre, Andre Vincentelli, Serge Willoteaux, Jean Paul Beregi, and Alain Prat
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 950-951. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Traumatic aortic transection: evidence for the osseous pinch mechanism

Hossein Javadpour, John J. O’Toole, J. Niall McEniff, David A. Luke, and Vincent K. Young
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 951-953. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful repair of intraoperative aortic dissection detected by transesophageal echocardiography

David Varghese, Bernhard J.C.J. Riedel, S. Nicholas Fletcher, Mohammed I. Al-Momatten, and Asghar Khaghani
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 953-955. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful stent-grafting for perforation of the thoracic aorta by an intraaortic balloon pump

Victor Bautista-Hernández, Javier Moya, Jorge Martinell, Maria Luz Polo, and Julián Fraile
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 956-958. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intramural hematoma of the thoracic aorta in a woman with neurofibromatosis

Omar A. Ali, Nsidinanya Okike, Robert G. Hogan, and Richard C. Becker
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 958-960. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Biventricular pacing for weaning from extracorporeal circulation in heart failure

Peter Kleine, Mirko Doss, Tayfun Aybek, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, and Anton Moritz
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 960-962. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ex-vivo mitral valve repair prior to orthotopic cardiac transplantation

Robert E. Michler and Diego R. Camacho
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 962-963. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Correction of traumatic tricuspid regurgitation using the double orifice technique

Sina L. Moainie, T. Sloane Guy, Ted Plappert, Joseph H. Gorman, III, and Robert C. Gorman
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 963-965. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Replacement of a thrombosed valve after the Bentall procedure

Hideyuki Harada, Toshiro Ito, Tohru Mawatari, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 965-967. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tetralogy of Fallot with aortic valvular stenosis: surgical correction in one case

Olivier Y. Ghez, Philippe M. Chetaille, Bruce J. Campbell, Richard Van Praagh, and Dominique Metras
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 967-969. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right coronary artery and interatrial septal aneurysms with fistulous connection to the right atrium

Antonino G.M. Marullo and Joseph F. Sabik
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 969-970. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ruptured right coronary artery aneurysm presenting as a myocardial mass

Luis D. Berrizbeitia and Louis E. Samuels
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 971-973. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Three-decade follow-up in pulmonary artery ectasia: risk assessment strategy

Christof Rose and Armin Wessel
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 973-975. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful arterial switch operation for post-mustard pulmonary venous obstruction and secondary pulmonary hypertension

Masahiro Inoue, Osamu Oba, Sadahiko Arai, Takeshi Shichijo, and Taiichi Takasaki
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 975-977. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Treatment of persistent chylothorax after Norwood procedure with somatostatin

Timothy W. Pettitt, Joseph Caspi, and Anne Borne
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 977-979. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left atrial cardiac hemangioma associated with shortness of breath and palpitations

Lucy J. Lo, Ramsay C. Nucho, John W. Allen, Richard L. Rohde, and Francis Y.K. Lau
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 979-981. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sclerosing hemangioma with metastases to multiple nodal stations

Motoki Yano, Yosuke Yamakawa, Masanobu Kiriyama, Masaki Hara, and Takayuki Murase
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 981-983. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative embolization of a massive solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura

Beatrix Weiss and David A. Horton
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 983-985. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right aortic arch with left lung cancer: focusing on left recurrent laryngeal nerve

Dai Shida, Yuji Asato, Ryuta Amemiya, Akifumi Suzuki, and Fuyo Yoshimi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 985-986. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Behavior of free jejunal flaps after early disruption of blood supply

Hung-Chi Chen, Bien-Keem Tan, Ming-Huei Cheng, Chau-Hsiung Chang, and Yueh-bih Tang
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 987-989. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Left atrial myxoma with tumor vascularity arising from the left and right coronary arteries

Matthias Bauer and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 990. [Full Text]  

Single coronary artery-right ventricular fistula

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty, Kona Samba Murthy, and Kotturathu Mammen Cherian
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 991. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Modified extracardiac Fontan in a patient with separate hepatic venous drainage

Jeong Ryul Lee, Cheul Lee, Ji Min Chang, Eun Jung Bae, and Chung Il Noh
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 992-993. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alternate technique for implantation of left ventricular assist system: left thoracotomy for reoperative cases

Shawn L. Tittle, Divakar Mandapati, Gary S. Kopf, and John A. Elefteriades
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 994-996. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left ventricular assist device implantation via left thoracotomy: alternative to repeat sternotomy

Richard N. Pierson, III, Renee Howser, Terri Donaldson, Walter H. Merrill, Rebecca J. Dignan, Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, Karla G. Christian, Javed Butler, Don Chomsky, John R. Wilson, Rick Clark, and Stacy F. Davis
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 997-999. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Avoiding aortic clamping during coronary artery bypass using an automated anastomotic device

Munemoto Endo, Osama Benhameid, Jean F. Morin, and Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1000-1001. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reviews:

The endothelium in clinical cardiac transplantation

Serban C. Stoica, Martin Goddard, and Stephen R. Large
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1002-1008. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multimodality therapy for resectable cancer of the thoracic esophagus

John W.C. Entwistle, III and Melvyn Goldberg
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1009-1015. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Radiologic diagnosis of diseases of the chest: Nestor L. Müller, MD, PhD, Richard S. Fraser, MD, Neil C. Colman, MD, and P. D. Pare, MD 2001, Philadelphia: WB Saunders Hardcover, 816 pp, illustrated, $135.00 ISBN: 072168808X

Thomas W. Shields
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 932. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Implementation of new technology for CABG in low-risk patients: could it be too soon?

Louis P. Perrault, Yves Hébert, and Michel Carrier
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1020. [Full Text]  

Implementation of new technology for CABG in low-risk patients: could it be too soon?: Reply

Selami Dogan and Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1020. [Full Text]  

Triangular resection of prolapsing anterior mitral leaflet

Shigeaki Aoyagi, Shuji Fukunaga, and Hiroshi Tomoeda
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1020-1021. [Full Text]  

Triangular resection of prolapsing anterior mitral leaflet: Reply

Roland Fasol
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1021. [Full Text]  

Simple pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation

Renato A. K. Kalil and Gustavo G. Lima
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1022. [Full Text]  

Simple pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation: Reply

Taijiro Sueda
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1022-1023. [Full Text]  

Spinal cord protection during descending aortic aneurysm repair

Teruhisa Kazui
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1023. [Full Text]  

Spinal cord protection during descending aortic aneurysm repair: Reply

Anthony L. Estrera, Charles C. Miller, III, and Hazim J. Safi
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1023-1024. [Full Text]  

The wider adoption of minimally invasive valvular heart surgery

Serban C. Stoica, Susan Charman, and Francis C. Wells
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1024-1025. [Full Text]  

The wider adoption of minimally invasive valvular heart surgery: Reply

Eugene A. Grossi and F. Gregory Baumann
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1025. [Full Text]  

Inflammatory response after bioglue application: Reply

Charles W. Hewitt, Steven W. Marra, Brian R. Kann, Hoang S. Tran, Matthew M. Puc, Frank A. Chrzanowski, Jr, Jean-Luc V. Tran, Jonathan H. Cilley, Jr, Vincent A. Simonetti, Anthony J. DelRossi, and Steven D. Lenz
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1025. [Full Text]  

Preoperative IABP in high-risk patients reduces postoperative lactate release and subsequent mortality

Jan T. Christenson and Marc Cohen
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1026-1027. [Full Text]  

Preoperative IABP in high-risk patients reduces postoperative lactate release and subsequent mortality: Reply

Andrew Davies, Rinaldo Bellomo, Jai Raman, Geoffrey Gutteridge, and Brian Buxton
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1027. [Full Text]  

Problems in the evaluation of thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

Alfred Jaretzki, III, Henry J. Kaminski, L.H. Phillips, II, and Donald B. Sanders
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1027-1028. [Full Text]  

Problems in the evaluation of thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: Reply

Jason M. Budde and Joseph I. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1028. [Full Text]  

Report:

2001 meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Carolyn E. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 73: 1019. [Full Text]  

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