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Contents:  Volume 77, Issue 5 (May 2004)   [Index by Author] 

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Editorial Board:Back

Editorial board changes
 Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1507. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:Back

Long-term results of operation for 420 patients with early squamous cell esophageal carcinoma discovered by screening
 Guo-Qing Wang, Guang-Gen Jiao, Fu-Bao Chang, Wei-Hong Fang, Jin-Xiang Song, Ning Lu, Dong-Mei Lin, Yong-Qiang Xie, and Ling Yang
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1740-1744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Experience with programmed steroid treatment with thymectomy in nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis
 Shunsuke Endo, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Noriko Saito, Shinichi Otani, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Yukio Sato, and Yasunori Sohara
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1745-1750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Upregulated hypoxia-inducible factor-1 DNA binding activity to the vascular endothelial growth factor-A promoter mediates increased vascular permeability in donor lung grafts
 Dietmar Abraham, Katharina Krenn, Gernot Seebacher, Patrick Paulus, Walter Klepetko, and Seyedhossein Aharinejad
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1751-1755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
A novel technique for localization and excisional biopsy of small or Ill-defined pulmonary lesions
 Thomas M. Daniel, Talissa A. Altes, Patrice K. Rehm, Mark B. Williams, David R. Jones, Alexander V. Stolin, and Spencer B. Gay
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1756-1762. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Hajime Saito, Yoshihiro Minamiya, and Jun-ichi Ogawa
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1762. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Endoscopic ultrasound in lung cancer patients with a normal mediastinum on computed tomography
 Michael B. Wallace, James Ravenel, Mark I. Block, Mostafa Fraig, Gerard Silvestri, Stephan Wildi, Nathan Schmulewitz, Shyam Varadarajulu, Stacey Roberts, Brenda J. Hoffman, Robert H. Hawes, and Carolyn E. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1763-1768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Visceral pleural involvement in nonsmall cell lung cancer: prognostic significance
 Toshihiro Osaki, Akira Nagashima, Takashi Yoshimatsu, Sosuke Yamada, and Kosei Yasumoto
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1769-1773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Clifton F. Mountain
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1773. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Accuracy of virtual bronchoscopy to detect endobronchial lesions
 Yves Lacasse, Simon Martel, Amélie Hébert, Guy Carrier, and Bruno Raby
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1774-1780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Bronchial carcinoid tumors: nodal status and long-term survival after resection
 Giuseppe Cardillo, Francesco Sera, Marco Di Martino, Paolo Graziano, Roberto Giunti, Luigi Carbone, Francesco Facciolo, and Massimo Martelli
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1781-1785. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Prognostic significance of lymph node metastasis found during pulmonary metastasectomy for extrapulmonary carcinoma
 Sina Ercan, Francis C. Nichols, III, Victor F. Trastek, Claude Deschamps, Mark S. Allen, Daniel L. Miller, Cathy D. Schleck, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1786-1791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Prospective randomized study evaluating a biodegradable polymeric sealant for sealing intraoperative air leaks that occur during pulmonary resection
 Mark S. Allen, Douglas E. Wood, Ronald W. Hawkinson, David H. Harpole, Robert J. McKenna, Garrett L. Walsh, Eric Vallieres, Daniel L. Miller, Francis C. Nichols, III, W. Roy Smythe, and Robert D. Davis
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1792-1801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Lung wedge resection improves outcome in stage I primary spontaneous pneumothorax
 Martin Czerny, Andreas Salat, Tatjana Fleck, Wolfgang Hofmann, Daniel Zimpfer, Franz Eckersberger, Walter Klepetko, Ernst Wolner, and Michael-Rolf Mueller
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1802-1805. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:Back

Predictors of health-related quality of life after coronary artery bypass surgery
 John S. Rumsfeld, P. Michael Ho, David J. Magid, Martin McCarthy, Jr, A. Laurie W. Shroyer, Samantha MaWhinney, Frederick L. Grover, and Karl E. Hammermeister
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1508-1513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Does preoperative atrial fibrillation reduce survival after coronary artery bypass grafting?
 Mohammed A. Quader, Patrick M. McCarthy, A. Marc Gillinov, Joan M. Alster, Delos M. Cosgrove, III, Bruce W. Lytle, and Eugene H. Blackstone
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1514-1524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Surgical treatment of right coronary arteries with anomalous origin and slit ostium
 Raúl García-Rinaldi, Javier Sosa, Samuel Olmeda, Hernán Cruz, Jorge Carballido, and Cyd Quintana
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1525-1529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Rationale for off-pump coronary revascularization to small branches—angiographic study of 1,283 anastomoses in 408 patients
 Kaoru Matsuura, Junjiro Kobayashi, Osamu Tagusari, Ko Bando, Kazuo Niwaya, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Toshikatsu Yagihara, and Soichiro Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1530-1534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Exercise therapy after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized comparison of a high and low frequency exercise therapy program
 Inge D. van der Peijl, Thea P. M. Vliet Vlieland, Michel I. M. Versteegh, Judith J. Lok, Marten Munneke, and Robert A. E. Dion
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1535-1541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
First-year outcomes of beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting using proximal mechanical connectors
 Todd M. Dewey, Katherine Crumrine, Morley A. Herbert, Allison Leonard, Syma L. Prince, Christina Worley, James R. Edgerton, Mitchell J. Magee, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1542-1549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Skeletonized radial artery graft with the St. Jude medical symmetry bypass system (aortic connector system)
 Go Watanabe, Hirofumi Takemura, Shigeyuki Tomita, Hiroshi Nagamine, Hiroyuki Kamiya, and Taro Kanamori
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1550-1552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Friedrich S. Eckstein
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1552. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Safety and efficacy of perioperative cell salvage and autotransfusion after coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized trial
 Gavin J. Murphy, Simon M. Allen, Jonathon Unsworth-White, C. Terence Lewis, and Malcolm J. R. Dalrymple-Hay
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1553-1559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Off-Pump coronary artery bypass operation does not increase procoagulant and fibrinolytic activity: preliminary results
 Lars Englberger, Franz F. Immer, Friedrich S. Eckstein, Pascal A. Berdat, Andre Haeberli, and Thierry P. Carrel
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1560-1566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Do off-pump techniques reduce the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in elderly patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
 Thanos Athanasiou, Omer Aziz, Omar Mangoush, Arjuna Weerasinghe, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Sanjay Purkayastha, John Pepper, Mohamed Amrani, Brian Glenville, and Roberto Casula
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1567-1574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Diseased vein grafts express elevated inflammatory cytokine levels compared with atherosclerotic coronary arteries
 Jan Felix Christiansen, Dirk Hartwig, J.F. Matthias Bechtel, Harald Klüter, Hans- H. Sievers, Uwe Schönbeck, and Claus Bartels
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1575-1579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Local application of rapamycin inhibits neointimal hyperplasia in experimental vein grafts
 Thomas Schachner, Yping Zou, Alexander Oberhuber, Alexandar Tzankov, Thomas Mairinger, Günther Laufer, and Johannes O. Bonatti
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1580-1585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Endoscopic localization and assessment of coronary arteries by 13 MHz epicardial ultrasound
 Ricardo P. J. Budde, Rudy Meijer, Patricia F. A. Bakker, Cornelius Borst, and Paul F. Gründeman
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1586-1592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Effect of prior malignancy on survival after cardiac surgery
 Wilhelm P. Mistiaen, Philip Van Cauwelaert, Philip Muylaert, Floris Wuyts, Fernand Harrisson, and Hilde Bortier
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1593-1597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 John G. Byrne and Marzia Leacche
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1597. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Edge-to-edge (Alfieri) mitral repair: results in diverse clinical settings
 Sunil K. Bhudia, Patrick M. McCarthy, Nicholas G. Smedira, Buu-Khanh Lam, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, and Eugene H. Blackstone
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1598-1606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]  
Biological or mechanical prostheses in tricuspid position? a meta-analysis of intra-institutional results
 Giulio Rizzoli, Igor Vendramin, Georgios Nesseris, Tomaso Bottio, Cosimo Guglielmi, and Laura Schiavon
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1607-1614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
High-intensity transient signals due to prosthetic valve obstruction: diagnostic and therapeutic implications
 Ryoichi Hiratsuka, Shuji Fukunaga, Eiki Tayama, Kazuyoshi Takagi, Koichi Arinaga, Takahiro Shojima, Hideki Teshima, and Shigeaki Aoyagi
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1615-1621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Acute type B aortic dissection in elderly patients: clinical features, outcomes, and simple risk stratification rule
 Rajendra H. Mehta, Eduardo Bossone, Arturo Evangelista, Patrick T. O'Gara, Dean E. Smith, Jeanna V. Cooper, Jae K. Oh, James L. Januzzi, Stuart Hutchison, Dan Gilon, Linda A. Pape, Christoph A. Nienaber, Eric M. Isselbacher, and Kim A. Eagle
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1622-1628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Vincent Gott
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1629. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Neurocognitive outcome after retrograde cerebral perfusion
 Takeshi Miyairi, Shinichi Takamoto, Yutaka Kotsuka, Atsuko Takeuchi, Katsuo Yamanaka, and Hajime Sato
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1630-1634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 David L. Reich and Suzan Uysal
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1635. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Evaluation of native valve-sparing aortic root reconstruction with direct imaging— reimplantation or remodeling?
 Kojiro Furukawa, Hitoshi Ohteki, Zhi-Li Cao, Yasushi Narita, Yukio Okazaki, Satoshi Ohtsubo, and Tsuyoshi Itoh
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1636-1641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Initial experience with miniature axial flow ventricular assist devices for postcardiotomy heart failure
 Michael J. Jurmann, Henryk Siniawski, Michael Erb, Thorsten Drews, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1642-1647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Prolonged 24-hour subzero preservation of heterotopically transplanted rat hearts using antifreeze proteins derived from arctic fish
 Gabriel Amir, Boris Rubinsky, Liana Horowitz, Liron Miller, Jonathan Leor, Yigal Kassif, David Mishaly, Aram K. Smolinsky, and Jacob Lavee
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1648-1655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Hemodilution elevates cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism during cardiopulmonary bypass in piglets
 Takahiko Sakamoto, Georg D. A. Nollert, David Zurakowski, Janet Soul, Lennart F. Duebener, Jason Sperling, Mitsugi Nagashima, George Taylor, Adre J. duPlessis, and Richard A. Jonas
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1656-1663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 John W. Hammon
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1663. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Use of a pH-stat strategy during retrograde cerebral perfusion improves cerebral perfusion and tissue oxygenation
 Jian Ye, Zhijun Li, Yanmin Yang, Luojia Yang, Allan Turner, Michael Jackson, and Roxanne Deslauriers
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1664-1670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Marek Ehrlich
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1670. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Continuous measurement of oxygen consumption during cardiopulmonary bypass: description of the method and in vivo observations
 Jia Li, Jacqueline Stokoe, Igor E. Konstantinov, David Edgell, Michael M. H. Cheung, Rajesh K. Kharbanda, and Andrew N. Redington
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1671-1677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
A new poly-2-methoxyethylacrylate-coated cardiopulmonary bypass circuit possesses superior platelet preservation and inflammatory suppression efficacy
 Takeshi Ikuta, Hiromichi Fujii, Toshihiko Shibata, Koji Hattori, Hidekazu Hirai, Hiroshi Kumano, and Shigefumi Suehiro
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1678-1683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Myocyte contractility with caspase inhibition and simulated hyperkalemic cardioplegic arrest
 Rupak Mukherjee, William M. Yarbrough, Emily S. Reese, Jennifer S. Leiser, Jeffrey A. Sample, Joseph T. Mingoia, Amy E. Hardin, Robert E. Stroud, Julie E. McLean, Jennifer W. Hendrick, and Francis G. Spinale
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1684-1689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Y. Chandrashekhar and Jagat Narula
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1689-1690. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Selective timing for the arterial switch operation
 Brian W. Duncan, Nancy C. Poirier, Roger B. B. Mee, Jonathan J. Drummond-Webb, Athar Qureshi, C. Igor Mesia, June A. Graney, Cheryl L. Malek, and Larry A. Latson
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1691-1696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Francois Lacour-Gayet
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1697. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Preoperative brain injury in newborns with transposition of the great arteries
 Steven P. Miller, Patrick S. McQuillen, Daniel B. Vigneron, David V. Glidden, A. James Barkovich, Donna M. Ferriero, Shannon E. G. Hamrick, Anthony Azakie, and Tom R. Karl
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1698-1706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Contegra bovine jugular vein right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit in Ross procedure
 Manoj Purohit, Denise Kitchiner, and Marco Pozzi
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1707-1710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Medtronic freestyle valve for right ventricular reconstruction in pediatric ross operations
 William M. Novick, Darko Anic, Alfredo Lora Solf, Miguel Arboleda Torres, Ivan Niño De Guzmán León, Robert W. Reid, and Thomas G. Di Sessa
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1711-1716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Repair of complete atrioventricular septal defects in patients weighing less than 5 kg
 Edvin Prifti, Massimo Bonacchi, Massimo Bernabei, Adrian Crucean, Bruno Murzi, Fabio Bartolozzi, Vincenzo Stefano Luisi, Marzia Leacche, Nadia S. Nathan, and Vittorio Vanini
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1717-1726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Impact of right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit on outcome of the modified norwood procedure
 Anthony Azakie, Daniel Martinez, Anil Sapru, Jeffrey Fineman, David Teitel, and Tom R. Karl
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1727-1733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Mycophenolic mofetil reduces the HLA antibody response of children to valved allograft implantation
 Robert E. Shaddy, Thomas C. Fuller, Jeffrey B. Anderson, Linda M. Lambert, Maureen K. Brinkman, Tracie Profaizer, and John A. Hawkins
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1734-1739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 David B. Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1739. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:Back

Smoking-related greater vessel stenoses and bilateral axillary artery revascularization
 Christian R. Baeza, Erik Beyer, and Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1847. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
An unusual ectopic calcification in the aorta
 Toshihiro Fukui, Shuichiro Takanashi, Wahei Mihara, Kazunori Ishikawa, and Yasuyuki Hosoda
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1848. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:Back

Heart transplantation in a patient with isolated noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium
 Sotiris C. Stamou, Edward A. Lefrak, Freydoon C. Athari, Nelson A. Burton, and Paul S. Massimiano
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1806-1808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Monitoring weaning from BIVAD thoratec with peak oxygen consumption
 Pascal H. Colson, Frederique Ryckwaert, Max Saussine, Marc Ferrière, and Bernard Albat
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1808-1810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Mitral valve repair in a 55-year-old man with left lung agenesis
 Ghassan S. Musleh, Pedro Fernandez, Pankaj K. Jha, and Ragheb Hasan
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1810-1811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Transesophageal echocardiography-guided chordal replacement for tricuspid regurgitation
 Christophe Baufreton, Jacques Laporte, Jacques Langlais, Michel Mehreb, Patrice Binuani, and Jean Louis de Brux
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1811-1813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Delayed rupture of a postinfarction left ventricular true aneurysm
 Sinan Arsan, Serdar Akgun, Muhsin Turkmen, Nuri Kurtoglu, and Tekin Yildirim
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1813-1815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
A man with saphenous vein graft aneurysms after bypass surgery
 Matthew L. Williams, Edward Rampersaud, and Walter G. Wolfe
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1815-1817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Fatal complications after use of the symmetry aortic connector in coronary artery bypass surgery
 Jarmo Lahtinen, Fausto Biancari, Martti Mosorin, Jouni Heikkinen, Pekka Rainio, Tatu S. Juvonen, and Martti Lepojärvi
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1817-1819. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Coronary artery bypass grafting in an immune thrombocytopenic purpura patient using off-pump techniques
 Yoichi Inoue, Remy C. H. Lim, and Parma Nand
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1819-1821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Surgical treatment of five patients with aortobronchial fistula in the aortic arch
 Junichiro Nishizawa, Masahiko Matsumoto, Takaaki Sugita, Katsuhiko Matsuyama, Yoshiyuki Tokuda, Kazunori Yoshida, and Takehiko Matsuo
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1821-1823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Acute respiratory insufficiency and giant coronary artery aneurysm with fistula
 Carmelo Mignosa, Salvatore Agati, Innocenzo Bianca, Dario Salvo, Giuseppe Pittella, and Giuseppe Ciccarello
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1823-1825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Resolution of pulmonary arteriovenous fistula by redirection of hepatic venous blood
 Hajime Ichikawa, Norihide Fukushima, Masamichi Ono, Tomoko Kita, Toru Matsushita, Yuji Miyamoto, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1825-1827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Simultaneous repair of pectus excavatum and congenital heart defect in adults by using the convex bar
 Toru Okamura, Yuzo Nagase, Fujio Mitsui, Masao Shibairi, Kazuo Utsumi, and Hiroshi Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1827-1829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Idiopathic tracheal and bronchial stenosis in two pediatric patients
 Emma Beddow, Alexander J. Rice, Mary N. Sheppard, and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1829-1832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
A case of primary diffuse tracheobronchial amyloidosis
 Hayssam Gibbaoui, S. Abouchacra, and M. Yaman
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1832-1834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Successful thoracoscopic debridement of descending necrotizing mediastinitis
 Noritaka Isowa, Tetsu Yamada, Takeshi Kijima, Kazuki Hasegawa, and Koji Chihara
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1834-1837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Surgical resection of recurrent bilateral mediastinal liposarcoma through the clamshell approach
 Yasuhiko Ohta, Tomomi Murata, Masaya Tamura, Hideo Sato, Hiroshi Kurumaya, and Kazuyoshi Katayanagi
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1837-1839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Plasmapheresis as effective treatment for thyrotoxic storm after sleeve pneumonectomy
 Jurgen Petry, Paul E. Y. Van Schil, Pascale Abrams, and Philippe G. Jorens
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1839-1841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Primary lung tumor mimicking acute type A aortic dissection
 Uday Sonker, Dirk F. P. M. Peek, Jacoba J. C. van Der Meij, Robin H. Heijmen, Cornelis A. Seldenrijk, and Paul J. Knaepen
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1841-1843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Klippel-Trenauney-Weber syndrome associated with hemoptysis
 Arup Kumar Ghosh, Sara F. Smithson, Andrew Mumford, Mathew Patteril, and Khalid Amer
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1843-1845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Pulmonary inverted schneiderian papilloma
 Stefano Margaritora, Alfredo Cesario, Domenico Galetta, Venanzio Porziella, Antonino Mulé, and Pierluigi Granone
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1845-1846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How To Do It:Back

Creation of a diaphragm patch to facilitate placement of the AbioCor implantable replacement heart
 Robert D. Dowling, Aziz S. Ghaly, and Laman A. Gray, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1849-1850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Intraabdominal placement of a Novacor ventricular assist system by using an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene pouch
 Goro Matsumiya, Yuji Miyamoto, Norihide Fukushima, Osamu Monta, Yoshiki Sawa, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1851-1853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Coronary ostial enlargement to prevent stenosis after prosthetic aortic valve replacement
 Francesco Santini, Samuele Pentiricci, Antonio Messina, and Alessandro Mazzucco
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1854-1856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Overlapping annuloplasty of the mitral valve in children
 René Prêtre, Alexander Kadner, Hitendu Dave, Dominique Bettex, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1857-1859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Our Surgical Heritage:Back

The first successful repair of postinfarction ventricular septal defect: influence of good fortune, team work, and an inquisitive mind
 John W. Hammon, Jesse H. Meredith, Timothy C. Pennell, and A. Robert Cordell
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1870-1873. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews:Back

Thymic tumors
 Frank C. Detterbeck and Alden M. Parsons
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1860-1869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Workforce Report:Back

Mentoring clinical trials in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery: a new role for the society of thoracic surgeons
 Henning A. Gaissert, Alfred S. Casale, Lawrence L. Creswell, T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, David A. Fullerton, Kemp H. Kernstine, D. Michael McMullan, W. Steves Ring, and Joe B. Putnam, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1874-1875. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:Back

Increased border-zone stress in bulging ventricular aneurysm
 Benjamin M. Jackson, Joseph H. Gorman, III, and Robert C. Gorman
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1876. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Increased border-zone stress in bulging ventricular aneurysm: Reply
 Thomas Bartel
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1876-1877. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Is routine preoperative mediastinoscopy indicated in clinical stage I non–small-cell lung cancer?
 C.S. Pramesh, Rajesh C. Mistry, Ramakant K. Deshpande, and Sanjay Sharma
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1877-1878. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Video-assisted extended thymectomy in patients with thymoma by lifting the sternum: is it safe?
 Axel Aubert, Philippe Chaffanjon, and Pierre-Yves Brichon
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1878. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Video-assisted extended thymectomy in patients with thymoma by lifting the sternum: is it safe? Reply
 Sadanori Takeo
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1878. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Do we need more trials of postoperative radiotherapy after esophagectomy?
 C.S. Pramesh, Rajesh C. Mistry, Ramakant K. Deshpande, and Sanjay Sharma
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1878-1879. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Efficacy of the "box" lesion pattern in the treatment of atrial fibrillation in the presence of mitral valve disease
 Gianluigi Bisleri, Deon W. Vigilance, Jeffrey A. Morgan, and Michael Argenziano
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1879-1880. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Efficacy of the "box" lesion pattern in the treatment of atrial fibrillation in the presence of mitral valve disease: Reply
 Renato A. K. Kalil and Gustavo G. Lima
Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1880. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrections:Back

Rangappa S, Fen C, Lee EH, Bongso A, Wei ESK. Transformation of adult mesenchymal stem cells isolated from the fatty tissue into cardiomyocytes: Ann thorac surg 2003;75:775–9
 Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1880. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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