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Editorials:Back

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database
 Cameron D. Wright and Fred H. Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:893-894. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hawley H. Seiler Resident Award Paper:Back

The Use of a Miniaturized Circuit and Bloodless Prime To Avoid Cerebral No-Reflow After Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass
 Edward Hickey, Tara Karamlou, Xiaomang You, Chris Komanapalli, Tom Person, Krista Wehrley, and Ross Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:895-901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:Back

Modified T-Tube Repair of Delayed Esophageal Perforation Results in a Low Mortality Rate Similar to That Seen With Acute Perforations
   Philip A. Linden, Raphael Bueno, Steven J. Mentzer, Lambros Zellos, Abraham Lebenthal, Yolonda L. Colson, David J. Sugarbaker, and Michael T. Jaklitsch
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1129-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]  
Invited commentary
 Harold Urschel, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1133. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Predicted Versus Observed FEV1 and DLCO After Major Lung Resection: A Prospective Evaluation at Different Postoperative Periods
 Alessandro Brunelli, Majed Refai, Michele Salati, Francesco Xiumé, and Armando Sabbatini
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1134-1139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Simon Jordan, Michael Polkey, and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1139. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Complications of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease
 Mary Elizabeth Kreider, John Hansen-Flaschen, Nadia N. Ahmad, Milton D. Rossman, Larry R. Kaiser, John C. Kucharczuk, and Joseph B. Shrager
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1140-1144. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 John D. Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1145. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Single-Stage Surgical Treatment of Synchronous Bilateral Multiple Lung Cancers
 Mingyon Mun and Tadasu Kohno
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1146-1151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Tracheal Compression With "Hairpin" Right Aortic Arch: Management by Aortic Division and Aortopexy by Right Thoracotomy Guided by Intraoperative Bronchoscopy
 Hermes C. Grillo and Cameron D. Wright
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1152-1157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:Back

Spontaneous Closure of Small Residual Ventricular Septal Defects After Surgical Repair
 Ali Dodge-Khatami, Walter Knirsch, Maren Tomaske, René Prêtre, Dominique Bettex, Valentin Rousson, and Urs Bauersfeld
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:902-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Kirk R. Kanter
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:906. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Predicting Outcome of Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Adult Tetralogy of Fallot Patients
 Ivo R. Henkens, Alexander van Straten, Martin J. Schalij, Mark G. Hazekamp, Albert de Roos, Ernst E. van der Wall, and Hubert W. Vliegen
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:907-911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion]  
Anticoagulation and Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Impact of Activated Clotting Time and Heparin Dose on Survival
   Christopher W. Baird, David Zurakowski, Barbara Robinson, Sanjiv Gandhi, Leighann Burdis-Koch, Joseph Tamblyn, Ricardo Munoz, Karol Fortich, and Frank A. Pigula
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:912-920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]  
Risk Index for Predicting In-Hospital Mortality for Cardiac Valve Surgery
 Edward L. Hannan, Chuntao Wu, Edward V. Bennett, Russell E. Carlson, Alfred T. Culliford, Jeffrey P. Gold, Robert S.D. Higgins, Craig R. Smith, and Robert H. Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:921-929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Fred H. Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:930. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Risk Factors Associated With Reoperation and Mortality in 252 Patients After Aortic Valve Replacement for Congenitally Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
 Sorel Goland, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Michele A. De Robertis, James Mirocha, Robert M. Kass, Gregory P. Fontana, Wen Chang, and Alfredo Trento
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:931-937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Effect of Prior Valve Type on Mortality in Reoperative Valve Surgery
 Gilbert H.L. Tang, Manjula Maganti, Tirone E. David, Christopher M. Feindel, Hugh E. Scully, and Michael A. Borger
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:938-945. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Transforming Growth Factor-ß1 Mechanisms in Aortic Valve Calcification: Increased Alkaline Phosphatase and Related Events
 Jocelyn N. Clark-Greuel, Jeanne M. Connolly, Elizabeth Sorichillo, Navneet R. Narula, H. Scott Rapoport, Emile R. Mohler, III, Joseph H. Gorman, III, Robert C. Gorman, and Robert J. Levy
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:946-953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Prosthetic Replacement of the Ascending Aorta Increases Wall Tension in the Residual Aorta
 Michael Scharfschwerdt, Hans-H. Sievers, Johanna Greggersen, Thorsten Hanke, and Martin Misfeld
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:954-957. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Papillary Muscle Repositioning in Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction
 Mohammad Ali Yousefnia, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, Farideh Roshanali, Farshid Alaeddini, and Farshad Amouzadeh
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:958-963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Donald Glower
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:963. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Coronary Insufficiency After Stentless Aortic Root Replacement: Risk Factors and Solutions
   Edward H. Kincaid, A. Robert Cordell, John W. Hammon, Sandy M. Adair, and Neal D. Kon
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:964-968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]  
Aortic Valve Replacement and Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass: Assessing the Impact of Multiple Grafts
 Kimiyoshi J. Kobayashi, Jason A. Williams, Lois Nwakanma, Vincent L. Gott, William A. Baumgartner, and John V. Conte
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:969-978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Paul Kurlansky
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:978. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Long-Term Results of the Endoscopic Atraumatic Coronary Artery Bypass
 Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr, V. Seenu Reddy, John D. Puskas, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:979-985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Coronary Artery Revascularization (CARE) Registry: An Observational Study of On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Revascularization
 George Palmer, Morley A. Herbert, Syma L. Prince, Janet L. Williams, Mitchell J. Magee, Phillip Brown, Marc Katz, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:986-992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Outcomes Associated With the Use of Secondary Prevention Medications After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
 Abhinav Goyal, John H. Alexander, Gail E. Hafley, Stacy H. Graham, Rajendra H. Mehta, Michael J. Mack, Randall K. Wolf, Lawrence H. Cohn, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Robert A. Harrington, Daniel Gennevois, C. Michael Gibson, Robert M. Califf, T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Eric D. Peterson PREVENT IV Investigators
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:993-1001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Use of Both Internal Thoracic Arteries in Diabetic Patients Increases Deep Sternal Wound Infection
 Edward B. Savage, Joshua D. Grab, Sean M. O’Brien, Aman Ali, Eric J. Okum, R. Anthony Perez-Tamayo, Daniel S. Eiferman, Eric D. Peterson, Fred H. Edwards, and Robert S.D. Higgins
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1002-1006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Emery Charles Douville
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1007. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Techniques and Benefits of Multiple Internal Mammary Artery Bypass at 20 Years of Follow-Up
 J. Scott Rankin, Robert H. Tuttle, Andrew S. Wechsler, Tracey L. Teichmann, Donald D. Glower, and Robert M. Califf
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1008-1015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Troponin I and Lactate From Coronary Sinus Predict Cardiac Complications After Myocardial Revascularization
 Francesco Onorati, Lucia Cristodoro, Santo Caroleo, Antonio Esposito, Bruno Amantea, Ermenegildo Santangelo, and Attilio Renzulli
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1016-1023. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Gastroepiploic Artery Grafting Does Not Improve the Late Outcome in Patients With Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting
 Jiro Esaki, Takaaki Koshiji, Minoru Okamoto, Masaki Tsukashita, Takeshi Ikuno, and Ryuzo Sakata
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1024-1029. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Alfred J. Tector
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1029. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Robotic Endoscopic Left Internal Mammary Artery Harvesting: What Have We Learned After 100 Cases?
 Armin Oehlinger, Nikolaos Bonaros, Thomas Schachner, Elisabeth Ruetzler, Guy Friedrich, Guenther Laufer, and Johannes Bonatti
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1030-1034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Intraoperative Transesophagial Echocardiography Modifies Strategy in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
 Ahmet Tayfun Gurbuz, Michael L. Hecht, and Ahmet Hulisi Arslan
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1035-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Optimal End-Organ Protection for Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Using Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
 John W. Fehrenbacher, David W. Hart, Erica Huddleston, Harry Siderys, and Camille Rice
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1041-1046. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Unsupported Reduction Ascending Aortoplasty: Fate of Diameter and of Windkessel Function
 Tobias Walker, Dorothee H.L. Bail, Miriam Gruler, Reinhard Vonthein, Volker Steger, and Gerhard Ziemer
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1047-1053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Thoralf Sundt, III
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1053-1054. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Quick Proximal Arch Replacement With Moderate Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
 Hiroyuki Kamiya, Christian Hagl, Irina Kropivnitskaya, Juergen Weidemann, Klaus Kallenbach, Nawid Khaladj, Axel Haverich, and Matthias Karck
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1055-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Endovascular Repair of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: Long-Term Follow-Up of True and False Lumen Diameter Changes
 Maria Schoder, Martin Czerny, Manfred Cejna, Thomas Rand, Alfred Stadler, Gottfried H. Sodeck, Roman Gottardi, Christian Loewe, and Johannes Lammer
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1059-1066. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Are Marfan Syndrome and Marfanoid Patients Distinguishable on Long-Term Follow-Up?
 Lars G. Svensson, Eugene H. Blackstone, Jingyuan Feng, Daniel de Oliveira, A. Marc Gillinov, Maran Thamilarasan, Richard A. Grimm, Brian Griffin, Donald Hammer, Timothy Williams, Deborah H. Gladish, and Bruce W. Lytle
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1067-1074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Surgery for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension—Inclusive Experience From a National Referral Center
 Fraser D. Rubens, Michael Bourke, Mark Hynes, Donna Nicholson, Marian Kotrec, Munir Boodhwani, Marc Ruel, Carole J. Dennie, and Thierry Mesana
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1075-1081. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Clinical Outcomes Are Similar in Pulsatile and Nonpulsatile Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients
 Erika D. Feller, Erik N. Sorensen, Michel Haddad, Richard N. Pierson, Frances L. Johnson, James M. Brown, and Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1082-1088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Determinants of Early Discharge From the Intensive Care Unit After Cardiac Operations
 Marco Ranucci, Carmen Bellucci, Daniela Conti, Anna Cazzaniga, and Bruno Maugeri
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1089-1095. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Acute Cholecystitis Complicating Cardiac Surgery: Case Series Involving More Than 16,000 Patients
 Jurgen Passage, Pragnesh Joshi, and Daniel V. Mullany
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1096-1101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Age- and Gender-Related Differences in Mitochondrial Oxygen Consumption and Calcium With Cardioplegia and Diazoxide
 James D. McCully, Anthony J. Rousou, Robert A. Parker, and Sidney Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1102-1109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 David J. Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1109. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Enhanced Angiogenesis With Multimodal Cell-Based Gene Therapy
 Terrence M. Yau, Christopher Kim, Guangming Li, Yaoguang Zhang, Shafie Fazel, Dan Spiegelstein, Richard D. Weisel, and Ren-Ke Li
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1110-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Jun Feng and Frank W. Sellke
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1119-1120. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Sodium–Hydrogen Exchange Inhibition and ß-Blockade Additively Decrease Infarct Size
 Peipei Wang, Corinne Zaragoza, and William Holman
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1121-1127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Invited commentary
 Steven Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1128. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:Back

64-Slice CT Angiography of Saphenous Vein Graft Anastomoses Fashioned With Interrupted Nitinol Clips
 Mark A. Peterman, Baron L. Hamman, and Jeffrey M. Schussler
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1204. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Atypical Presentation of Xanthoma Mimicking Thymoma
 Taketomo Mizukami, Masaki Hamamoto, Kazumasa Orihashi, and Taijiro Sueda
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1205. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

New Technology:Back

Hybrid Technique for Total Arch Repair: Aortic Neck Reshaping for Endovascular-Graft Fixation
 Carlo Antona, Paolo Vanelli, Marina Petullà, Guido Gelpi, Paolo Danna, Massimo Lemma, and Luigi Inglese
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1158-1161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Elastic Device Facilitating Delayed Primary Closure of Sternal Wound Infection
 Joel Price, Fraser Rubens, and Michael Bell
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1162-1165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:Back

Aortocoronary Endothelial Cell-Seeded Polytetrafluoroethylene Graft: 9-Year Patency
 Davide Gabbieri, Pascal M. Dohmen, Christina Koch, Alexander Lembcke, Wolfgang Rutsch, and Wolfgang Konertz
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1166-1168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Endothelial Cell-Seeded Bovine Internal Mammary Artery for Complete Revascularization
 Pascal M. Dohmen, Davide Gabbieri, Alexander Lembcke, and Wolfgang Konertz
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1168-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Myocardial Infarction Secondary to a Coronary Ostial Thrombus in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
 Ibrahim S. Abu Romeh, Adnan K. Chhatriwalla, Fernando A. Atik, Deepak L. Bhatt, and Jose L. Navia
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1170-1171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Unusual Complication of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia After Mitral Valve Surgery: Spontaneous Rupture of Spleen
 Christina Mitchell, Catherine A. Riley, and Bobbak Vahid
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1172-1174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Single-Stage Surgical Repair of Type II Acute Aortic Dissection Associated With Coarctation of the Aorta
 Tetsuya Horai, Tomoki Shimokawa, Susumu Takeuchi, Yutaka Okita, and Shuichiro Takanashi
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1174-1175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Anomalous Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery From Pulmonary Artery With Ventricular Septal Defect
 Thomas Stephen, Korah T. Kuruvila, Madhu Andrew Philip, Vinayak Shukla, and Roy John Korula
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1175-1177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Late Embolization of Amplatzer Patent Ductus Arteriosus Occlusion Device With Thoracic Aorta Embedment
 David Michael McMullan, Achintya Moulick, and Richard A. Jonas
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1177-1179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Berlin Heart Ventricular Assist Device in a Child With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
 Michael W.A. Chu, Kapil Sharma, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Luc F. Jutras, Josée Lavoie, Sam D. Shemie, Eric Laliberte, Christos Calaritis, and Renzo Cecere
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1179-1181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Successful Use of the Toyobo Left Ventricular Assist Device in a 16-kg Girl Awaiting Cardiac Transplantation
 Ayumu Masuoka, Toshiyuki Katogi, Haruhiko Asano, Mika Iwazaki, Takahiro Matsuoka, Motonobu Nishimura, and Shunei Kyo
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1181-1183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Successful Use of Transvenous Atrial and Bifocal Left Ventricular Pacing in Ebstein’s Anomaly After Tricuspid Prosthetic Valve Surgery
 J. Alberto Lopez and D. Richard Leachman
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1183-1185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Postpneumonectomy Syndrome: A Spectrum of Clinical Presentations
 Eric L.R. Bédard, Karl Uy, and Shaf Keshavjee
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1185-1188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Unusual Case of Hemoptysis 13 Years After Bilobectomy
 Subroto Paul, Siva Raja, Stacey Su, Jacques P. Fontaine, Lambros Zellos, and David J. Sugarbaker
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1188-1190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Septic Arthritis of the Manubriosternal Joint
 Edward W.K. Peng, Graham McKillop, Sai Prasad, and William S. Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1190-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Intrapulmonary Teratoma: An Exceptional Disease
 Sandeep S. Rana, Naveen Swami, Sudhir Mehta, Jaswinder Singh, and Suvkanta Biswal
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1194-1196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Facial Flushing Due to Recurrent Bronchial Carcinoid
 Somshekar Ganti, Richard Milton, Leslie Davidson, and Andrew Thorpe
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1196-1197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Oral Erosive Lichen Planus Regression After Thymoma Resection
 Antonio Bobbio, Paolo Vescovi, Luca Ampollini, and Michele Rusca
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1197-1199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Successful Steroid Treatment for Fibrosing Mediastinitis and Sclerosing Cervicitis
 Koei Ikeda, Hiroaki Nomori, Takeshi Mori, Hironori Kobayashi, Kazunori Iwatani, Kentaro Yoshimoto, and Masakazu Yoshioka
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1199-1201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Bilateral Diaphragmatic Plication in the Setting of Bilateral Sequential Lung Transplantation
 Mohammad Shihata and John C. Mullen
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1201-1203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How To Do It:Back

Beating Heart Aortic Valve Replacement After Previous Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery With a Patent Internal Mammary Artery Graft
 Roberto Battellini, Ardawan Julian Rastan, Alexander Fabricius, Martin Moscoso-Luduena, Nicole Lachmann, and Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1206-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
New Transverse Plate Fixation System for Complicated Sternal Wound Infection After Median Sternotomy
 Andre Plass, Jürg Grünenfelder, Oliver Reuthebuch, Robert Vachenauer, Jean-Marc Gauer, Gregor Zünd, and Michele Genoni
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1210-1212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Long-Segment Tracheal Stenosis Treated with Vascularized Mucosa and Short-Term Stenting
 Steven Stamenkovic, Robert Hierner, Paul De Leyn, and Pierre Delaere
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1213-1215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Transient Diaphragmatic Paralysis by Continuous Para-Phrenic Infusion of Bupivacaine: A Novel Technique for the Management of Residual Spaces
 José M. Clavero, Juan E. Cheyre, María E. Solovera, and Rodrigo P. Aparicio
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1216-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews:Back

Axillary Versus Femoral Cannulation for Aortic Surgery: Enough Evidence for a General Recommendation?
 Helmut Gulbins, Anita Pritisanac, and Jürgen Ennker
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1219-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Report from the Workforce on Evidence-Based Surgery:Back

Guidelines for Reporting Data and Outcomes for the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
 Richard J. Shemin, James L. Cox, A. Marc Gillinov, Eugene H. Blackstone, and Charles R. Bridges
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1225-1230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:Back

Novel Modification of Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Shunt in Palliation of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
 Christian Schreiber, Zsolt Prodan, Andreas Eicken, and Lange Rüdiger
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1231. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Reply
 John J. Nigro
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1231-1232. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Definition of Coma in Postoperative Cardiac Surgery Patients Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy
 James M. Cunningham
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1232. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Reply
 Marzia Leacche and John G. Byrne
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1232. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Pacemaker Lead Extraction
 Richard B. McElvein
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1233. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Cell-Based VEGF Delivery Prevents Donor Cell Apoptosis After Transplantation
 Lei Ye, Husnain Kh. Haider, Changfa Guo, and Eugene K.W. Sim
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1233-1234. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Reply
 Terrence M. Yau, Angelo DeGasperis, and Lorenza DeGasperis
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1234. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Blunt Diaphragmatic Rupture Mandates a Search for Blunt Aortic Injury: An Update
 Talat S. Chughtai, Philip Sharkey, Fred Brenneman, and Sandro Rizoli
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1234-1235. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Re-Evaluation of Toxicity and Long-Term Follow-Up of Isolated Lung Perfusion With Melphalan in Patients With Resectable Pulmonary Metastases: A Phase I and Extension Trial
 Marco J.J.H. Grootenboers, Franz M.N.H. Schramel, Wim J. van Boven, Bart P. van Putte, Jeroen M.H. Hendriks, and Paul E.Y. Van Schil
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1235-1236. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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