ATS -- Table of Contents (76 [6])

Editorials:

Help wanted: Richard Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1779-1781. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Sleeve lobectomy or pneumonectomy: optimal management strategy using decision analysis techniques: Mark K. Ferguson and Amy G. Lehman
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1782-1788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Menopausal effects on presentation, treatment, and survival of women with non–small cell lung cancer: Kimberly A. Moore, Carlos M. Mery, Michael T. Jaklitsch, Anastasia P. Estocin, Raphael Bueno, Scott J. Swanson, David J. Sugarbaker, and Jeanne M. Lukanich
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1789-1795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lung resection for non–small-cell lung cancer in patients older than 70: mortality, morbidity, and late survival compared with the general population: Özcan Birim, H. Mischa Zuydendorp, Alexander P.W.M. Maat, A. Pieter Kappetein, Marinus J. C. Eijkemans, and Ad J.J.C. Bogers
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1796-1801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Enduring challenge in the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer with clinical stage IIIB: results of a trimodality approach: Domenico Galetta, Alfredo Cesario, Stefano Margaritora, Venanzio Porziella, Giuseppe Macis, Rolando M. D'Angelillo, Lucio Trodella, Silvia Sterzi, and Pierluigi Granone
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1802-1809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Induction chemoradiotherapy and surgical resection for selected stage IIIB non–small-cell lung cancer: Yukito Ichinose, Yasuro Fukuyama, Hiroshi Asoh, Chie Ushijima, Tatsuro Okamoto, Jiro Ikeda, Junichi Okamoto, and Maki Sakai
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1810-1814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: Dominique H. Grunenwald
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1815. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Obstacles for shortening hospitalization after video-assisted pulmonary resection for lung cancer: Kazuhiro Ueda, Yoshikazu Kaneda, Hisashi Sakano, Toshiki Tanaka, Tao-Sheng Li, and Kimikazu Hamano
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1816-1820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Quality of life after tailored combined surgery for stage I non–small-cell lung cancer and severe emphysema: Eugenio Pompeo, Enrico De Dominicis, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Davide Mineo, Stefano Elia, and Tommaso C. Mineo
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1821-1827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Discrepancy of computed tomographic image between lung and mediastinal windows as a prognostic implication in small lung adenocarcinoma: Morihito Okada, Wataru Nishio, Toshihiko Sakamoto, Kazuya Uchino, and Noriaki Tsubota
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1828-1832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: Frank C. Detterbeck
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1832. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Basaloid carcinoma of the lung: a really dismal histologic variant?: Dae Joon Kim, Kil Dong Kim, Dong Hwan Shin, Jae Y Ro, and Kyung Young Chung
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1833-1837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Assessment of outcomes in typical and atypical carcinoids according to latest WHO classification: Maurizio Mezzetti, Federico Raveglia, Tiziana Panigalli, Luigi Giuliani, Fabio Lo Giudice, Stefano Meda, and Serena Conforti
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1838-1842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Management of the second episode of spontaneous pneumothorax: a decision analysis: Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Christine Binquet, François Clement, Djamel Kaili, Catherine Quantin, Sidney Chocron, and Joseph-Philippe Etievent
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1843-1848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Intrapleural fibrinolytic treatment of multiloculated postpneumonic pediatric empyemas: Cemal Ozcelik, Ilhan Inci, Ozgur Nizam, and Serdar Onat
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1849-1853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: Lary A. Robinson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1853. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Is open thoracotomy still a good treatment option for the management of empyema in children?: Christos Alexiou, Anuj Goyal, Richard K. Firmin, and Mark St. J. Hickey
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1854-1858. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lymphogenous and hematogenous metastasis of thymic epithelial tumors: Kazuya Kondo and Yasumasa Monden
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1859-1864. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: Cameron Wright
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1864-1865. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Long-term outcome after multimodality treatment for stage III thymic tumors: Federico Venuta, Erino A. Rendina, Flavia Longo, Tiziano De Giacomo, Marco Anile, Edoardo Mercadante, Luigi Ventura, Mattia F. Osti, Federico Francioni, and Giorgio F. Coloni
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1866-1872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Postoperative systemic artery to pulmonary vessel fistula: analysis of three cases: Gregory Riehl, Philippe Chaffanjon, Gil Frey, Carmine Sessa, and Pierre-Yves Brichon
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1873-1877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Severe hyperhidrosis: clinical features and current thoracoscopic surgical management: Fritz J. Baumgartner and Youn Toh
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1878-1883. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Comparison of tracheal and nasal chondrocytes for tissue engineering of the trachea: Koji Kojima, Lawrence J. Bonassar, Ronald A. Ignotz, Kamil Syed, Joaquin Cortiella, and Charles A. Vacanti
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1884-1888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Results with the freestyle porcine aortic root for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in children: Kirk R. Kanter, Derek A. Fyfe, William T. Mahle, Joseph M. Forbess, and Paul M. Kirshbom
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1889-1895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Medtronic freestyle valves in right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction: Renee S. Hartz, Serafin Y. Deleon, Jason Lane, Jamie Dorotan, James Joyce, Elaine Urbina, Nancy Ross-Ascuitto, and Robert Ascuitto
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1896-1900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Risk factors for sudden death after repair of tetralogy of Fallot: Georg D. A. Nollert, Sabine H. Däbritz, Michael Schmoeckel, Calin Vicol, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1901-1905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Commissural malalignment of aortic-pulmonary sinus in complete transposition of great arteries: Soo-Jin Kim, Woong-Han Kim, Cheong Lim, Sam Se Oh, and Yang-Min Kim
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1906-1910. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cavopulmonary assist: circulatory support for the univentricular fontan circulation: Mark D. Rodefeld, Jack H. Boyd, Cynthia D. Myers, Brian J. LaLone, Alex J. Bezruczko, Andrew W. Potter, and John W. Brown
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1911-1916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: Jeffrey M. Pearl
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1916. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effects of controlled antegrade pulmonary blood flow on cardiac function after bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis: Joseph Caspi, Timothy W. Pettitt, T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Aluizio R. Stopa, and Satinder K. Sandhu
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1917-1921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]

Invited commentary: Richard A. Hopkins
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1921-1922. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clipped tube fenestration after extracardiac Fontan allows for simple transcatheter coil occlusion: Timothy J. Bradley, Derek G. Human, J.A. Gordon Culham, Walter J. Duncan, Michael W. H. Patterson, Jacques G. LeBlanc, and Suvro S. Sett
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1923-1928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgical resection of ventricular cardiac fibromas: early and late results: John M. Cho, Gordon K. Danielson, Francisco J. Puga, Joseph A. Dearani, Christopher G. A. McGregor, Henry D. Tazelaar, and Donald J. Hagler
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1929-1934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Changing management of cardiac myxoma based on a series of 40 cases with long-term follow-up: Chekir Selkane, Brahim Amahzoune, Nicolas Chavanis, Olivier Raisky, Jacques Robin, Jean Ninet, and Jean F. Obadia
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1935-1938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Long-term results of reoperative mitral valve surgery in patients with rheumatic disease: Katsuhiko Matsuyama, Masahiko Matsumoto, Takaaki Sugita, Junichiro Nishizawa, Yujiro Kawansihi, and Kyokuu Uehara
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1939-1943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: Michael A. Borger
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1943. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Aorto-mitral annular dynamics: Tomasz A. Timek, G. Randall Green, Frederick A. Tibayan, David T. Lai, Filiberto Rodriguez, David Liang, George T. Daughters, Neil B. Ingels, Jr, and D. Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1944-1950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mortality and morbidity after total arch replacement using a branched arch graft with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion: Toshihiko Ueda, Hideyuki Shimizu, Kenichi Hashizume, Kiyoshi Koizumi, Mitsuharu Mori, Hankei Shin, and Ryohei Yozu
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1951-1956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Routine extended graft replacement for an acute type a aortic dissection and the patency of the residual false channel: Takashi Hirotani, Tsukasa Nakamichi, Mamoru Munakata, and Shigeyuki Takeuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1957-1961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Extraanatomic aortic bypass for repair of aortic arch coarctation via sternotomy: midterm clinical and magnetic resonance imaging results: Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira, Luiz Augusto F. Lisboa, Luís Alberto O. Dallan, Carlos Alberto C. Abreu F°, Carlos E. Rochitte, and Januário M. de Souza
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1962-1966. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Anatomical study of blood supply to the spinal cord: Kiyofumi Morishita, Gen Murakami, Yasuaki Fujisawa, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Jhoji Fukada, Tatsuya Saito, and Tomio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1967-1971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cerebral physiology and outcome after hypothermic circulatory arrest followed by selective cerebral perfusion: Justus T. Strauch, David Spielvogel, Peter L. Haldenwang, Alexander Lauten, Ning Zhang, Donald Weisz, Carol A. Bodian, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1972-1981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Long-term results of cardiac transplantation in patients 65 years of age and older: a comparative analysis: Jeffrey A. Morgan, Ranjit John, Alan D. Weinberg, Romolo Remoli, Aftab R. Kherani, Deon W. Vigilance, Bella M. Schanzer, Gianluigi Bisleri, Donna M. Mancini, Mehmet C. Oz, and Niloo M. Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1982-1987. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A multicenter comparison of intraaortic balloon pump utilization in isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Roger J. F. Baskett, Gerald T. O'Connor, Gregory M. Hirsch, William A. Ghali, Kathy Sabadosa, Jeremy R. Morton, Cathy S. Ross, Felix Hernandez, William C. Nugent, Jr, Stephen J. Lahey, Donato A. Sisto, Lawrence J. Dacey, John D. Klemperer, Robert E. Helm, Jr, and Andrew Maitland
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1988-1992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: Jan T. Christenson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1992. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Risk factor analysis of Swedish Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) patients: Hans Granfeldt, Bansi Koul, Lars Wiklund, Bengt Peterzén, Urban Lönn, Ankica Babic, and Henrik C. Ahn
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1993-1998. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: John R. Pepper
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1999. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Early and medium-term results after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery surgery: a propensity score analysis: Andreas Boening, Christine Friedrich, Juergen Hedderich, Jan Schoettler, Sandra Fraund, and Jochen T. Cremer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2000-2006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Preoperative C-reactive protein and outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery: Fausto Biancari, Jarmo Lahtinen, Samuli Lepojärvi, Pekka Rainio, Esa Salmela, Risto Pokela, Martti Lepojärvi, Jari Satta, and Tatu S. Juvonen
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2007-2012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Our experiences for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting to the circumflex system: Tomoaki Suzuki, Manabu Okabe, Fuyuhiko Yasuda, Yoichiro Miyake, Mitsuteru Handa, and Takazumi Nakamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2013-2016. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Risks and benefits of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in diabetic patients: Takashi Hirotani, Tsukasa Nakamichi, Mamoru Munakata, and Shigeyuki Takeuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2017-2022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Differential in vitro response of the human radial artery versus left internal thoracic artery to cerivastatin: implications to bypass grafting: Koki Nakamura, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Adrian H. Chester, Charles Ilsley, Magdi H. Yacoub, and Mohamed Amrani
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2023-2028. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Limitations for manual and telemanipulator-assisted motion tracking—implications for endoscopic beating-heart surgery: Stephan Jacobs, David Holzhey, Bob B. Kiaii, Joerg F. Onnasch, Thomas Walther, Friedrich W. Mohr, and Volkmar Falk
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2029-2035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2035-2036. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Perioperative changes in cerebral blood flow after cardiac surgery: influence of anemia and aging: Thomas F. Floyd, Michael McGarvey, E. Andrew Ochroch, Albert T. Cheung, John A. Augoustides, Joseph E. Bavaria, Michael A. Acker, Alberto Pochettino, and John A. Detre
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2037-2042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Successful diagnosis of penetrating cardiac injury using surgeon-performed sonography: Amit N. Patel, Christopher Brennig, Jody Cotner, Mathew A. Lovitt, Michael L. Foreman, Richard E. Wood, and Harold C. Urschel, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2043-2047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Deep sternal wound infection: a sternal-sparing technique with vacuum-assisted closure therapy: Ronny I. Gustafsson, Johan Sjögren, and Richard Ingemansson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2048-2053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: Reida El Oakley
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2053. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Modulation of calcium transport improves myocardial contractility and enzyme profiles after prolonged ischemia-reperfusion: William M. Yarbrough, Rupak Mukherjee, G. Patricia Escobar, Jennifer W. Hendrick, Jeffrey A. Sample, Kathryn B. Dowdy, Julie E. McLean, Joseph T. Mingoia, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, and Francis G. Spinale
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2054-2061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: Sven Dittrich
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2061. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cell transplantation to prevent heart failure: a comparison of cell types: Takeshiro Fujii, Terrence M. Yau, Richard D. Weisel, Nobuhisa Ohno, Donald A. G. Mickle, Noritsugu Shiono, Tsukasa Ozawa, Keiji Matsubayashi, and Ren-Ke Li
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2062-2070. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: Marcio Scorsin
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2070. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Thymic intracapsular hematoma caused by blunt chest trauma: Yutaka Takahashi, Yoshiya Toyoda, and Yukikatsu Okada
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2107. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images of the human coronary sinus ostium obtained from isolated working hearts: Alexander J. Hill, James A. Coles, Jr, Daniel C. Sigg, Timothy G. Laske, and Paul A. Iaizzo
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2108. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

New Technology:

Novel surgical system for reducing lung tissue and preventing air leaks: Eric Vallières, Xavier Gonzalez, Kimberly M. Pedersen, Gena K. Sears, and Steven C. Springmeyer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2071-2074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Invited commentary: Keith S. Naunheim
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2074. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case Reports:

Bronchial sleeve resection for posttransplant stricture: E. Carter Paulson, Sunil Singhal, John C. Kucharczuk, Daniel H. Sterman, Larry R. Kaiser, and M. Blair Marshall
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2075-2076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Complex extralobar sequestration in a 24-year-old woman: Anna Arslanian, Nicole Leflour, Anne Hernigou, Claire Danel, and Marc Riquet
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2077-2078. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Combined video-assisted thoracoscopic lung volume reduction surgery and lobectomy in a high-risk patient: James W. Klena, Arthur F. Saari, David O. Peterson, Christianne Collins, and Joel A. Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2079-2080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor of the pleura: a rare location: Ahlem Ammar, Sadok El Hammami, Habiba Horchani, Naila Sellami, and Tarek Kilani
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2081-2082. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thymoliposarcoma: Ming-Tse Sung, Sheung-Fat Ko, Ming-Jang Hsieh, Yi-Ju Chen, Wei-Jen Chen, and Hsuan-Ying Huang
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2082-2085. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Bronchial adenoma: an unusual cause of recurrent pneumonia in childhood: Francesco Morini, Serena Quattrucci, Denis A. Cozzi, Giancarlo Tancredi, Anna Maria Cicconi, Roberto Guidi, and Fabio Midulla
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2085-2087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Traumatic aortic transection in a child with an anomalous right subclavian artery: Sanjiv K. Gandhi, Derek Von Haag, Steven A. Webber, and Frank A. Pigula
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2087-2089. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Restrictive interatrial communication in hypoplastic left heart syndrome after modified Fontan repair: Hassan W. Nemeh, Sushma Reddy, Henry L. Walters, III, Mehdi Hakimi, and Robert D. Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2089-2091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Atresia of coronary sinus ostium with retrograde drainage via persistent left superior vena cava: Neerod K. Jha, Apoorva Gogna, Teng H. Tan, Keng Y. Wong, and Sriram Shankar
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2091-2092. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Palliative open heart surgery in an infant with factor VII deficiency: Chiho Tokunaga, Yuji Hiramatsu, Hitoshi Horigome, Miho Takahashi-Igari, Mio Noma, and Yuzuru Sakakibara
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2093-2094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Use of recombinant factor VIIa as a rescue treatment for intractable bleeding following repeat aortic arch repair: Greg Stratmann, Isobel A. Russell, and Scott H. Merrick
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2094-2097. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cavernous hemangioma of the tricuspid valve: minimally invasive surgical resection: Elisabetta Lapenna, Michele De Bonis, Lucia Torracca, Giovanni La Canna, Giacomo Dell’Antonio, and Ottavio Alfieri
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2097-2099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A modified valve-on-valve approach for aortic root replacement: Kazuhiro Kurisu, Yoshie Ochiai, Takashi Kajiwara, Hiroshi Kumeda, and Ryuji Tominaga
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2099-2101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Resolved hypersensitivity myocarditis after ventricular circulatory assist: Florian Grabellus, Andreas Hoffmeier, Klaus J. Schmitz, Reinhard Kandolf, Burkhard D. Bültmann, Hans-H. Scheld, and Hideo A. Baba
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2102-2104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

New strategy for treatment of MRSA mediastinitis: one-stage procedure for omental transposition and closed irrigation: Nobuaki Hirata, Shinichi Hatsuoka, Akira Amemiya, Takayoshi Ueno, and Yoshio Kosakai
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2104-2106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How To Do It:

Special considerations on the implantation technique for the MicroMed-DeBakey ventricular assist device axial pump: Georg M. Wieselthaler, Heinrich Schima, and Ernst Wolner
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2109-2111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

New approach in treatment of acute cardiogenic shock requiring mechanical circulatory support: Evgenij V. Potapov, Yuguo Weng, Harald Hausmann, Michael Kopitz, Miralem Pasic, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2112-2114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Totally normothermic aortic arch replacement without circulatory arrest: Gilles D. Touati, Nicolas Roux, Doron Carmi, Alexandra Degandt, Amar Benamar, Paul Marticho, Alphonse Nzomvuama, and Henri J. Poulain
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2115-2117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A technique for evaluating competitive flow for intraoperative decision making in coronary artery surgery: Gil Bolotin, Alan P. Kypson, L. Wiley Nifong, and W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2118-2120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Our Surgical Heritage:

The evolution of cardiovascular surgery in China: Song Wan and Anthony P. C. Yim
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2147-2155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Statins in coronary bypass surgery: rationale and clinical use: José Pablo Werba, Elena Tremoli, Paola Massironi, Marina Camera, Aldo Cannata, Francesco Alamanni, Paolo Biglioli, and Alessandro Parolari
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2132-2140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Leg wound infection after coronary artery bypass grafting: a meta-analysis comparing minimally invasive versus conventional vein harvesting: Thanos Athanasiou, Omer Aziz, Petros Skapinakis, Branco Perunovic, Jonathan Hart, Mary-Claire Crossman, Vassilis Gorgoulis, Brian Glenville, and Roberto Casula
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2141-2146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Review of Recent Books:

Cardiac cell and gene transfer: principles, protocols and applications: Edited by Joseph M. Metzger, MD, 2003, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 260 pp, illustrated, $110.00, ISBN: 0-89603-994-3: Shafie Fazel and Richard D. Weisel
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2171. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Workforce Report:

The STS future planning conference for adult cardiac surgery: Lawrence I. Bonchek, Daniel P. Harley, Robert H. Wilbur, Jeffrey B. Rich, Mark S. Bonchek, Ryan Erenhouse, and John E. Mayer
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2156-2166. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Correspondence:

Usefulness of pulsatile bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt in high-risk Fontan patients: Richard D. Mainwaring and John J. Lamberti
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2167. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Usefulness of pulsatile bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt in high-risk Fontan patients: Reply: Mashide Chikada and Akihiko Sekiguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2167. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Expected freedom from structural degeneration and patient outgrowth for the bovine jugular vein conduit: is it possible to calculate a safe rate for children?: Tomaso Bottio, Vladimiro L. Vida, Giovanni Stellin, Gaetano Thiene, Dino Casarotto, and Gino Gerosa
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2167-2168. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Expected freedom from structural degeneration and patient outgrowth for the bovine jugular vein conduit: is it possible to calculate a safe rate for children?: Reply: Thierry Bové, Helene Demanet, Frank E. Deuvaert, and Valerie Segers
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2168. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Assessment of different procedures for surgical left atrial appendage exclusion: Pierre-Yves Pennec, Yannick Jobic, Jean-Jacques Blanc, Eric Bezon, and Jean-Aubert Barra
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2168-2169. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Revisiting Dr Carlos Duran’s work: Matt Maxwell, Stephen P. Hiro, and Stephen A. Tahta
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2169. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Revisiting Dr Carlos Duran’s work: Reply: Mazin A. I. Sarsam
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2169-2170. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

STS Annual Meeting:

STS/AATS Tech-Con 2004 January 24–25, 2004 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, Texas: Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2172-2174. [PDF]

Fortieth Annual Meeting January 26–28, 2004 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, Texas: Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2175-2184. [PDF]

Corrections:

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and cardiac surgery: Theodore E. Warkentin and Andreas Greinacher
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2121-2131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Supplement: Gibbon & His Heart-Lung Machine:

Gibbon & his heart-lung machine: 50 years & beyond: Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2185-S2186. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Introduction: Herbert E. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2187. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

John Gibbon and the heart-lung machine: a personal encounter and his import for cardiovascular surgery: Michael E. DeBakey
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2188-S2194. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reminiscences of John H. Gibbon, Jr, Md: Harris B Shumacker, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2195-S2197. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Retrospective on Dr Gibbon and his heart-lung machine: Joeann Guthrey Taylor Fraser
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2197-S2198. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Remembering John H. Gibbon, Jr, MD: Rudolph C. Camishion
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2199-S2200. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Recollections on Dr John H. Gibbon, Jr: Anthony R. C. Dobell
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2201-S2202. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Laboratory work preceding the first clinical application of cardiopulmonary bypass: Bernard J. Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2203-S2209. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The evolution of the helical reservoir pump-oxygenator system at the University of Minnesota: Richard A. DeWall
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2210-S2215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The development of the modern oxygenator: William S. Haworth
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2216-S2219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Advances in the heart-lung machine after John and Mary Gibbon: L. Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2220-S2223. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The development and use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonates: Philip J. Wolfson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2224-S2229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mechanical heart valves: 50 years of evolution: Vincent L. Gott, Diane E. Alejo, and Duke E. Cameron
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2230-S2239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Advances in the treatment of coronary artery disease: Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2240-S2245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The emerging role of pharmacogenomics in the treatment of patients with heart failure: Arthur M. Feldman
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2246-S2253. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgical treatment of congestive heart failure: evolving options: Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:S2254-S2259. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]