Journal Articles
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Early Results and Problems with St. Jude Medical Symmetry Bypass System in Japan 
Hideki Kitamura, MD, Hitoshi Okabayashi, PhD, Michiya Hanyu, PhD, Jota Nakano, MD, Satoshi Kono, PhD, Takuya Nomoto, PhD, Atsushi Nagasawa, MD, Hisashi Sakaguchi, MD, Hiroyuki Johno, MD, and Takehiko Matsuo, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 236-238.
Initial experience with the Heartstring proximal anastomotic system
Benjamin Medalion, David Meirson, Eli Hauptman, Lior Sasson, and Arie Schachner
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 273-277.
Ninety-degree anterior cardiac displacement in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: the Starfish cardiac positioner preserves stroke volume and arterial pressure
Paul F. Gründeman, Cees W. J. Verlaan, Wim Jan van Boven, and Cornelius Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 78: 679-684. 
Invited commentary
Lishan Aklog and David H. Adams
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 78: 684-685.
Multivessel distal sutureless off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting procedure using magnetic connectors 
Filip P. Casselman, Massimo Meco, Helge Dom, Luc Foubert, Frank Van Praet, and Hugo Vanermen
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 78: e38-e40.
Automatic connector devices for proximal anastomoses do not decrease embolic debris compared with conventional anastomoses in CABG
Sven Martens, Markus Dietrich, Christopher Herzog, Mirko Doss, Gunnar Schneider, Anton Moritz, and Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 993-1000.
Minimally invasive mitral valve repair using the da Vinci robotic system
Antone J. Tatooles, Patroklos S. Pappas, Paul J. Gordon, and Mark S. Slaughter
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 1978-1984.
Mitral valve repair with the Colvin-Galloway future band
Roland Fasol, Johann Meinhart, Manfred Deutsch, and Thomas Binder
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 1985-1988.
Clinical and angiographic results after mechanical connection for distal anastomosis in coronary surgery
Thierry Carrel, Lars Englberger, Dorothee Keller, Stephan Windecker, Bernhard Meier, and Friedrich Eckstein
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1632-1640.
Robotic skeletonizing of the internal thoracic artery: is it safe?
Gil Bolotin, Walter W. Scott, Jr, Trevor C. Austin, Patrick J. Charland, Alan P. Kypson, L. Wiley Nifong, Kenneth Salleng, and W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 1262-1265.
Robotically assisted left ventricular epicardial lead implantation for biventricular pacing: the posterior approach
Joseph J. Derose, Jr, Scott Belsley, Daniel G. Swistel, Roxana Shaw, and Robert C. Ashton, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 1472-1474.
Effects of intracoronary shunts on coronary endothelial coating in the human beating heart
Herbert B. Hangler, Kristian Pfaller, Elfriede Ruttmann, Daniel Hoefer, Thomas Schachner, Guenther Laufer, and Herwig Antretter
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 776-780.
Initial experience with sutureless proximal anastomoses performed with a mechanical connector leading to clampless off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Kushagra Katariya, Said Yassin, Hassan Y. Tehrani, Pierluca Lombardi, Saqib Masroor, and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 563-568.
Off-pump versus on-pump myocardial revascularization in low-risk patients with one or two vessel disease: perioperative results in a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Luís Roberto Gerola, Enio Buffolo, Waldir Jasbik, Bruno Botelho, João Bosco, Luís A. Brasil, and João Nelson R. Branco
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 569-573.
Off-pump mitral valve repair using the Coapsys device: a pilot study in a pacing-induced mitral regurgitation model
Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Masahiro Inoue, Zoran B. Popovic, Kazuyoshi Doi, Soren Schenk, Hassan Nemeh, Yoshio Ootaki, Michael W. Kopcak, Jr, Raymond Dessoffy, James D. Thomas, Richard W. Bianco, James M. Berry, and Patrick M. McCarthy
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 688-692.
Invited commentary
Thoralf M. Sundt, III
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 693.
Automated distal coronary bypass with a novel magnetic coupler (MVP system)
F. Filsoufi, R. S. Farivar, L. Aklog, C. A. Anderson, R. H. Chen, S. Lichtenstein, J. Zhang, and D. H. Adams
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 185-192.
Use of a proximal anastomotic device in coronary artery bypass surgery: A word of caution
G. Phillip Schoettle, Jr
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 269-270.
Robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass: Program development and learning curve issues
J. Bonatti, T. Schachner, O. Bernecker, O. Chevtchik, N. Bonaros, H. Ott, G. Friedrich, F. Weidinger, and G. Laufer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 504-510.
Surgery for atrial fibrillation using radiofrequency catheter ablation
Bruno Chiappini, Sofia Martìn-Suàrez, Antonino LoForte, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, and Giuseppe Marinelli
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1788-1791.
A new device for beating heart bipolar radiofrequency atrial ablation
Gianluca Bonanomi, David Schwartzman, David Francischelli, Kim Hebsgaard, and Marco A. Zenati
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1859-1866.
Acute effects of tourniquet occlusion and intraluminal shunts in beating heart surgery Jens Wippermann, Johannes M. Albes, Harald Brandes, H. Kosmehl, Raimund Bruhin, and Thorsten Wahlers
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 757-761.
Right heart assist for beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting
P. Hughes, J.M. Hasenkam, I.K. Severinsen, and D.A. Steinbrüchel
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 762-769.
Analysis of the learning curve in telerobotic, beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting: a 90 patient experience
Richard J. Novick, Stephanie A. Fox, Bob B. Kiaii, Larry W. Stitt, Reiza Rayman, Kojiro Kodera, Alan H. Menkis, and W. Douglas Boyd
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 749-753.
Technique of using the St. Jude aortic connector with the radial artery
Kit V. Arom, Vibul Jotisakulratana, Vitoon Pitiguagool, Sujit Banyatpiyaphod, and Piyapan Pamornsing
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 633-634.
Clinical and six-month angiographic evaluation of coronary arterial graft interrupted anastomoses by use of a self-closing clip device: a multicenter prospective clinical trial
Randall K. Wolf, Edwin L. Alderman, Michael P. Caskey, Allen R. Raczkowski, Mercedes K. Dullum, Dwight C. Lundell, Arthur C. Hill, Nan Wang, and Michael A. Daniel
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 168-177.
Discussion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 177-178.
Coronary anastomotic devices: blood-exposed non-intimal surface and coronary wall stress
Jules S. Scheltes, Carolien J. van Andel, Peter V. Pistecky, and Cornelius Borst
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 191-199.
Initial experience with proximal anastomoses performed with a mechanical connector. Michael J. Mack, Robert W. Emery, Laura R. Ley, Peter A. Cole, Allie Leonard, James R. Edgerton, Todd M. Dewey, Mitchell J. Magee, and Thomas S. Flavin. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1866-1871.
Evaluation of a novel 2 mm internal diameter stainless steel saphenous vein to coronary artery connector: laboratory studies of on-pump and off-pump revascularization. Kenton J. Zehr, Chad E. Hamner, Luis F. Bonilla, Todd Berg, Rick Cornelius, Paul Hindrichs, and Hartzell V. Schaff. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 925-934.
Graft occlusion after deployment of the symmetry bypass system. Oliver T. Reuthebuch, Alexander Kadner, Mario L. Lachat, and Marko I. Turina. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1626-1629.
Effectiveness of the Cobra aortic catheter for dual-temperature management during adult cardiac surgery. D. J. Cook, T. A. Orszulak, K. J. Zehr, N. A. Nussmeier, J. J. Livesay, J. W. Hammon, and X. Chen. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 378-384.
First experience with the St Jude Medical, Inc, Symmetry Bypass System (Aortic Connector System). L. Hornik, G. Tenderich, K. Minami, D. Fassbender, T. O. Schulz, B. Beinert, and R. Koerfer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 414-417.
Successful use of a miniaturized bypass system with the DeltaStream extracorporeal rotary blood pump. Stefan Christiansen, Christof Göbel, Wolfgang Buhre, Helmut Reul, and Rüdiger Autschbach. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 43-44.
Defining the role of anastomotic devices in coronary bypass surgery. Terrence M. Yau. Ann. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 27-29.
Assessment of an aortosaphenous vein graft anastomotic device in coronary surgery: Clinical experience and early angiographic results. Carlo Antona, Roberto Scrofani, Massimo Lemma, Paolo Vanelli, Andrea Mangini, Paolo Danna, and Guido Gelpi. Ann. Thorac Surg 2002;74 2101-2105.
Facilitated vascular interrupted anastomosis in cardiovascular surgery with a new clip device. Pascal A. Berdat, Beat Kipfer, Franz F. Immer, Jean-Pierre Pfammatter, and Thierry Carrel. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 124: 1256-1258.
Tips and Techniques
The mammary loop: How to do an adjustable "Y" graft with the left internal thoracic artery 
Lucian Stoica, Sidney Chocron, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Djamel Kaili, and Joseph-Philippe Etievent
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 78: 1103-1104.
Combined off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and pulmonary resection
Pankaj Saxena and Robert K. W. Tam
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 78: 498-501.
Skeletonization of gastroepiploic artery graft in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: early clinical and angiographic assessment Hiroyuki Kamiya, Go Watanabe, Hirofumi Takemura, Shigeyuki Tomita, Hiroshi Nagamine, and Taro Kanamori
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 2046-2050.
Diltiazem provides higher internal mammary artery flow than nitroglycerin during coronary artery bypass grafting surgery Yildiray Tabel, Hasan Hepaguslar, Cenk Erdal, Hüdai Çatalyürek, Ünal Açikel, Zahide Elar, and Özgür Aslan
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 553-559.
Reduction of systolic and diastolic dysfunction by retrograde coronary sinus perfusion during off-pump coronary surgery Manuel Castellá and Gerald D. Buckberg
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1018-1025.
Minimally invasive technology for mitral valve surgery via left thoracotomy: Experience with forty cases Paul C. Saunders, Eugene A. Grossi, Ram Sharony, Charles F. Schwartz, Greg H. Ribakove, Alfred T. Culliford, Julie Delianides, F. Gregory Baumann, Aubrey C. Galloway, and Stephen B. Colvin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1026-1032.
Multivessel Total Arterial Revascularization via Left Thoracotomy
Sushil Kumar Singh, MCh, Surya Kumar Mishra, MCh, Deepak Kumar, MD, Ram Deo Yadave, DM, and Subhash Kumar Sinha, MCh Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 30-32.
Posterior mitral valve restoration for ischemic regurgitation
Pino Fundarò, Marco Pocar, Andrea Moneta, Francesco Donatelli, and Adalberto Grossi
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 729-730.
Optimizing use of the octopus system for off-pump total arterial myocardial revascularization with the TY graft
Calin Vicol, Georg D. A. Nollert, Helmut Mair, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 731-733.
Maintenance of hemodynamic stability during pericardiectomy with the Starfish 2 Heart Positioner
Eric L. R. Bédard and Yves Leclerc
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 280-281.
Total magnetic vascular coupling for arterial revascularization
Uwe Klima, Michael Maringka, Eric Bagaev, S. Kirschner, and Axel Haverich
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 602-603.
Visualization of intramuscular left anterior descending coronary arteries during off-pump bypass surgery
Senri Miwa, Takeshi Nishina, Koji Ueyama, Takayuki Kameyama, Tadashi Ikeda, Kazunobu Nishimura, and Masashi Komeda
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 344-346.
Annular remodeling in chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation: ring selection implications Frederick A. Tibayan, Filiberto Rodriguez, Frank Langer, Mary K. Zasio, Lynn Bailey, David Liang, George T. Daughters, Neil B. Ingels, Jr, and D. Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 1549-1555.
Annuloplasty ring selection for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation: lessons from the ovine model Joseph H. Gorman, III, Robert C. Gorman, Benjamin M. Jackson, Yoshiharu Enomoto, Martin G. St. John-Sutton, and L. Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 1556-1563.
Post-mitral valve repair systolic anterior motion produced by non-obstructive septal bulge
Ali Civelek, Zoltan Szalay, Matthias Roth, Roman Arnold, Wolf-Peter Klövekorn, Paul R. Vogt, and Erwin P. Bauer
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 857-861.
The clinical anatomy of the sinus node artery
Denis Berdajs, Lajos Patonay, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 732-735.
Invited commentary
Gábor S. Kovács
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 735-736.
Modification of surgical technique for ascending aortic atherosclerosis: impact on stroke reduction in coronary artery bypass grafting
Herbert Bernd Hangler, Georg Nagele, Michael Danzmayr, Ludwig Mueller, Elfriede Ruttmann, Guenther Laufer, and Johannes Bonatti
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 391-400.
Phenoxybenzamine treatment is insufficient to prevent spasm in the radial artery: the effect of other vasodilators Alan R. Conant, Michael J. Shackcloth, Aung Y. Oo, Michael R. Chester, Alec W. M. Simpson, and Walid C. Dihmis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 448-454.
Off-pump long onlay bypass grafting using left internal mammary artery for diffusely diseased coronary artery
Shuichiro Takanashi, Toshihiro Fukui, Yasuyuki Hosoda, and Yoshihiro Shimizu
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 635-637.
Radial versus right internal thoracic artery as a second arterial conduit for coronary surgery: early and midterm outcomes
Bruce W. Lytle
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 5-6.
Radial versus right internal thoracic artery as a second arterial conduit for coronary surgery: early and midterm outcomes Massimo Caputo, Barnaby Reeves, Giovanni Marchetto, Balakrishnan Mahesh, Kelvin Lim, and Gianni D. Angelini
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 39-47.
Controlled intermittent asystole cardiac therapy induced by pharmacologically potentiated vagus nerve stimulation in normal and hibernating myocardium. Russell S. Ronson, John D. Puskas, Vinod H. Thourani, Daniel A. Velez, Bradley L. Bufkin, Jonathan Glass, Robert A. Guyton, and Jakob Vinten-Johansen. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1929-1936.
Off-pump complete revascularization through a left lateral thoracotomy (ThoraCAB): the first 200 cases. Sudhir P. Srivastava, Kirit N. Patel, Rajaratnam Skantharaja, Reyna Barrera, Diana Nanayakkara, and Vishwa Srivastava. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 46-49.
Mechanical properties of porcine and human arteries: implications for coronary anastomotic connectors. Carolien J. van Andel, Peter V. Pistecky, and Cornelius Borst. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 58-64.
Invited commentary. Guo-Wei He. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 64-65.
Perfusion-assisted direct coronary artery bypass provides early reperfusion of ischemic myocardium and facilitates complete revascularization. William A. Cooper, Joel S. Corvera, Vinod H. Thourani, John D. Puskas, Joseph M. Craver, Omar M. Lattouf, and Robert A. Guyton. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1132-1139.
Preliminary evaluation of the arctic sun temperature-controlling system during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Timothy O. Stanley, Hilary P. Grocott, Barbara Phillips-Bute, Joseph P. Mathew, Kevin P. Landolfo, and Mark F. Newman. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1140-1144.
Pitfalls and key lessons with the symmetry proximal anastomotic device in coronary artery bypass surgery. Thierry P. Carrel, Friedrich S. Eckstein, Lars Englberger, Stefan Windecker, and Bernhard Meier. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1434-1436.
Flow simulation of the intracoronary shunt tube for off-pump coronary artery bypass. Hiroyuki Kamiya, Go Watanabe, and Taro Kanamori. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 665-669.
Thoracosternotomy for off-pump coronary artery bypass. Charles S. Drummond, III, Timothy B. Gilbert, and Stephen W. Downing. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 1157-1158.
Predictors of cerebrovascular events in patients subjected to isolated coronary surgery. The importance of aortic cross-clamping. Pedro E. Antunes, J. Ferrão de Oliveira, and Manuel J. Antunes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 328-333.
Preliminary experience with a novel intraoperative fluorescence imaging technique to evaluate the patency of bypass grafts in total arterial revascularization. David P. Taggart, Bikram Choudhary, Kyriakos Anastasiadis, Yasir Abu-Omar, Lognathen Balacumaraswami, and David W. Pigott. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 870-873.
Heparin versus danaparoid in off-pump coronary bypass grafting: Results of a prospective randomized clinical trial. Michel Carrier, Danielle Robitaille, Louis P. Perrault, Michel Pellerin, Pierre Pagé, Raymond Cartier, and Denis Bouchard. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 325-329.
Intravenous magnesium sulfate prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery. Mehmet Kaplan, Mustafa Sinan Kut, Umit Akif Icer, and Mahmut Murat Demirtas. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 344-352.
Assessment of ascending aorta using epiaortic ultrasonography during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Tomoki Shimokawa, Naoki Minato, Noriko Yamada, Yuji Takeda, Yasushi Hisamatsu, and Manabu Itoh. Ann. Thorac Surg 2002;74 2097-2100.
Clinical Management 
Capillary Leakage in Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Yoshihiro Hamada, MD, Kanji Kawachi, MD, Nobuo Tsunooka, MD, Yoshitsugu Nakamura, MD, Shinji Takano, MD, and Hiroshi Imagawa, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 193-197.
Effect of aprotinin on clinical outcomes in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Rtyom Sedrakyan, Tom Treasure, and John A. Elefteriades
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 442-448.
Long-term neurologic hand complications after radial artery harvesting using conventional cold and harmonic scalpel techniques
Marc R. Moon, Hendrick B. Barner, Marci S. Bailey, Jennifer S. Lawton, Nader Moazami, Michael K. Pasque, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 78: 535-538. 
Harvest of the radial artery for coronary artery surgery preserves maximal blood flow of the forearm
Alistair G. Royse, Colin F. Royse, Atul Maleskar, and Anurag Garg
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 78: 539-542. 
Intraoperative angiography leads to graft revision in coronary artery bypass surgery
Per Kristian Hol, Per Snorre Lingaas, Runar Lundblad, Kjell Arne Rein, Karleif Vatne, Hans-Jørgen Smith, Sigurd Nitter-Hauge, and Erik Fosse
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 78: 502-505.
Invited commentary 
Kenton J. Zehr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 78: 505.
Evaluation of serial haemodynamic changes during coronary artery anastomoses in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: initial experiences using two deep pericardial stay sutures and octopus tissue stabilizer
Helen Ki Shinn, Young Jun Oh, Seung Ho Kim, Jong Hwa Lee, Choon Soo Lee, and Young Lan Kwak
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 978-984.
Ischemic postconditioning: brief ischemia during reperfusion converts persistent ventricular fibrillation into regular rhythm
Michael Galagudza, Dmitry Kurapeev, Sarkis Minasian, Guro Valen, and Jarle Vaage
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 1006-1010.
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.
Isolated high-grade lesion of the proximal LAD: a stent or off-pump LIMA?
Derk J. Drenth, Nic J.G.M. Veeger, Jan G. Grandjean, Massimo A. Mariani, Ad J. van Boven, and Piet W. Boonstra
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 567-571.
Change in right ventricular function during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Y.L. Kwak, Y.J. Oh, S.M. Jung, K.J. Yoo, J.H. Lee, and Y.W. Hong 
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 572-577.
Total arterial revascularization with composite skeletonized gastroepiploic artery graft in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Hiroyuki Kamiya, Go Watanabe, Hirofumi Takemura, Shigeyuki Tomita, Hiroshi Nagamine, and Taro Kanamori 
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1151-1157.
Clinical Implication of Atrial and Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Min-Ho Song, MD, Yoshie Kobayashi, RN, and Hiroyasu Michi, BS
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004 12: 41-46.
The efficacy of supplemental magnesium in reducing atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting
Stephen R. Hazelrigg, Theresa M. Boley, Ibrahim B. Cetindag, Kreigh P. Moulton, Gary L. Trammell, Joan E. Polancic, Tilitha S. Shawgo, Jacquelyn A. Quin, and Stephen Verhulst
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 824-830.
Epicardial atrial defibrillation: successful treatment of postoperative atrial fibrillation
Amit N. Patel, Baron L. Hamman, Amy N. Patel, Robert F. Hebeler, Richard E. Wood, Carol Ann Cockerham, Brittany A. Willey, and Harold C. Urschel, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 831-837.
Preoperative use of sotalol versus atenolol for atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery Rafael Sanjuán, Marisa Blasco, Nieves Carbonell, Angela Jordá, Julio Núñez, Juan Martínez-León, and Eduardo Otero
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 838-843.
Bivalirudin versus heparin and protamine in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery Alan F. Merry, Peter J. Raudkivi, Neil G. Middleton, John M. McDougall, Parma Nand, Brigid P. Mills, Bruce J. Webber, Chris M. Frampton, and Harvey D. White
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 925-931.
Invited commentary
Theodore E. Warkentin
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 931.
Do we need a map to get through the maze?
Richard B. Schuessler
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 627-628.
Late outcomes in patients with uncorrected mild to moderate mitral regurgitation at the time of isolated coronary artery bypass grafting
Hari R. Mallidi, Marc P. Pelletier, Jennifer Lamb, Nimesh Desai, Jeri Sever, George T. Christakis, Gideon Cohen, Bernard S. Goldman, and Stephen E. Fremes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 636-644.
Long-term results of irrigated radiofrequency modified maze procedure in 200 patients with concomitant cardiac surgery: six years experience
Hauw T. Sie, Willem P. Beukema, Arif Elvan, and Anand R. Ramdat Misier
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 512-517.
High risk coronary artery bypass patient: incidence, surgical strategies, and results
Mario Gaudino, Franco Glieca, Francesco Alessandrini, Giuseppe Nasso, Claudio Pragliola, Nicola Luciani, Mauro Morelli, and Gianfederico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 574-579.
Invited commentary
Ernst Wolner, Daniel Zimpfer, and Michael Grimm
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 580.
Off-pump versus conventional coronary artery bypass grafting: Randomized studies
R. Ascione and G. D. Angelini
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 300-301.
Reply to the editor
John D. Puskas
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 301.
Stapled coronary anastomosis with minimal intraluminal artifact: The S2 Anastomotic System in the off-pump porcine model
Willem J. L. Suyker, Marc P. Buijsrogge, Paul T. W. Suyker, Cees W. J. Verlaan, Cornelius Borst, and Paul F. Gründeman 
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 498-503.
Ventral cardiac denervation reduces the incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting
João Melo, Peter Voigt, Bingur Sonmez, Manuel Ferreira, Miguel Abecasis, Maria Rebocho, Ana Timóteo, Carlos Aguiar, Selim Tansal, Harun Arbatli, and Robert Dion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 511-516.
Atrial fibrillation I: a new classification system
James L. Cox
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1686-1692.
Atrial fibrillation II: rationale for surgical treatment
James L. Cox
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1693-1699.
The Cox maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation: long-term efficacy in patients undergoing lone versus concomitant procedures Sunil M. Prasad, Hersh S. Maniar, Cindy J. Camillo, Richard B. Schuessler, John P. Boineau, Thoralf M. Sundt, III, James L. Cox, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1822-1827.
The long-term outcome of patients with coronary disease and atrial fibrillation undergoing the cox maze procedure Ralph J. Damiano, Jr, Sydney L. Gaynor, Marci Bailey, Sunil Prasad, James L. Cox, John P. Boineau, and Richard P. Schuessler
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 2016-2021.
Pharmacotherapy of Atrial Fibrillation
Ravi R Kasliwal, MD, Mukesh Singh, MD, Gagan Manohar, MD, Naveen Aggarwal, MD, and Atul Bhatia, MD
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 11: 364-374.
Immediate and long-term results of mitral prosthetic replacement using a right thoracotomy beating heart technique.
M.J. Thompson, A. Behranwala, C. Campanella, W.S. Walker, and E.W.J. Cameron.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 47-51.
Risky business.
Christina T. Mora Mangano.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 1204-1207.
Is it time to choose amiodarone for postoperative atrial fibrillation?
Adam E. Saltman.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 1202-1203.
Aortic valve replacement in the conscious patient under regional anesthesia without endotracheal intubation.
Thomas Schachner, Johannes Bonatti, Doris Balogh, Josef Margreiter, Peter Mair, Günther Laufer, and Günther Putz.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 1526-1527.
Controlled intermittent asystole cardiac therapy induced by pharmacologically potentiated vagus nerve stimulation in normal and hibernating myocardium. Russell S. Ronson, John D. Puskas, Vinod H. Thourani, Daniel A. Velez, Bradley L. Bufkin, Jonathan Glass, Robert A. Guyton, and Jakob Vinten-Johansen. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1929-1936.
Coronary artery and myocardial inflammatory reaction induced by intracoronary stent
Walter J. Gomes, Osvaldo Giannotti-Filho, Rodrigo P. Paez, Nelson A. Hossne, Jr, Roberto Catani, and Enio Buffolo
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 1528-1532.
Intraoperative left atrial ablation (for atrial fibrillation) using a new argon cryocatheter: early clinical experience
Nicolas Doll, Bob B. Kiaii, Alexander M. Fabricius, Jan Bucerius, Patrick Kornherr, Ralf Krakor, Jan F. Gummert, Thomas Walther, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 1711-1715.
Invited commentary
T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 1715.
Safe evolution towards routine off-pump coronary artery bypass: negotiating the learning curve
Howard K. Song, Rebecca J. Petersen, Erez Sharoni, Robert A. Guyton, and John D. Puskas
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 947-952.
Myocardial revascularization with and without cardiopulmonary bypass: advantages, disadvantages and similarities
Antonio Maria Calafiore, Michele Di Mauro, Carlo Canosa, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Angela Lorena Iacò, and Marco Contini
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 953-960.
Minimally invasive mitral valve repair suggests earlier operations for mitral valve disease James P. Greelish, Lawrence H. Cohn, Marzia Leacche, Michael Mitchell, Alexandros Karavas, John Fox, John G. Byrne, Sary F. Aranki, and Gregory S. Couper
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 365-373.
Robotic-enhanced biventricular resynchronization: an alternative to endovenous cardiac resynchronization therapy in chronic heart failure
Jean-Luc Jansens, Maurice Jottrand, Nicolas Preumont, Eric Stoupel, and Didier de Cannière
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 413-417.
Is the use of cardiopulmonary bypass for multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery an independent predictor of operative mortality in patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction? Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Thanos Athanasiou, Shane George, Brian E. Glenville, Anthony C. DeSouza, John R. Pepper, and Mohamed Amrani
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 444-451.
Invited commentary
Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 451-452.
Is there a hypercoagulable state after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery? What do we know and what can we do?
Paul A. Kurlansky
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 7-10.
A self-retaining retractor for the maze procedure
A. Marc Gillinov
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 287-288.
Operative techniques in awake coronary artery bypass grafting. Tayfun Aybek, P. Kessler, M. F. Khan, S. Dogan, G. Neidhart, A. Moritz, and G. Wimmer-Greinecker. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 1394-1400.
Coronary artery bypass grafting in the awake patient: Three years' experience in 137 patients. Haldun Y. Karagoz, Murat Kurtoglu, Beyhan Bakkaloglu, Beril Sonmez, Taner Cetintas, and Kemal Bayazit. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 1401-1404.
A prospective randomized study to evaluate splanchnic hypoxia during beating-heart and conventional coronary revascularization. Theodore Velissaris, Augustine Tang, Matthew Murray, Ahmed El-Minshawy, David Hett, and Sunil Ohri. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 917-924.
Minimally ischemic off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: active perfusion-assist with nitroglycerin-supplemented blood. Satoshi Muraki, Masaru Tsukamoto, Kanshi Komatsu, Jyunichi Sakata, Syunsuke Ohori, Takeo Hasegawa, and Tomio Abe. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 298-300.
Bivalrudin use in off-pump myocardial revascularization in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Jeffrey N. Bott, Karan Reddy, and Stacie Krick. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 273-275.
Outcomes
Operative mortality after conventional versus coronary revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass
Sotiris C. Stamou, Kathleen A. Jablonski, Jorge M. Garcia, Steven W. Boyce, Ammar S. Bafi, and Paul J. Corso 
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 549-553. 
Competitive flow in arterial composite grafts and effect of graft arrangement in Off-Pump coronary revascularization
Hiroyuki Nakajima, Junjiro Kobayashi, Osamu Tagusari, Ko Bando, Kazuo Niwaya, and Soichiro Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 78: 481-486. 
A prospective randomized study to evaluate stress response during beating-heart and conventional coronary revascularization
Theodore Velissaris, Augustine T. M. Tang, Matthew Murray, Rajnikant L. Mehta, Peter J. Wood, David A. Hett, and Sunil K. Ohri
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 78: 506-512. 
Does off-pump total arterial grafting increase the incidence of intraoperative graft failure?
Lognathen Balacumaraswami, Yasir Abu-Omar, Kyriakos Anastasiadis, Bikram Choudhary, David Pigott, Siu-Kae Yeong, and David P. Taggart 
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 238-244.
On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: more heat-shock protein 70 is released after on-pump surgery
Brit Dybdahl, Alexander Wahba, Rune Haaverstad, Idar Kirkeby-Garstad, Peter Kierulf, Terje Espevik, and Anders Sundan
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 985-992.
Beating versus arrested heart coronary revascularization: evaluation by cardiac troponin I release
Kifah Alwan, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Jihad Alwan, Walid Mouawad, Georges Oujaimi, Sidney Chocron, and Joseph-Philippe Etievent
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 2051-2055.
Usefulness of preoperative intraaortic balloon pump therapy during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in high-risk patients Tomoaki Suzuki, Manabu Okabe, Mitsuteru Handa, Fuyuhiko Yasuda, and Yoichiro Miyake
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 2056-2059.
Invited commentary
Jan T. Christenson
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 2059-2060.
Chronic stable ischaemia protects against myocyte damage during beating heart coronary surgery
Gerald Carr-White, Tat Koh, Anthony DeSouza, Elizabeth Haxby, Michael Kemp, James Hooper, Derek Gibson, and John Pepper
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 772-778.
OPCAB versus early mortality and morbidity: an issue between clinical relevance and statistical significance
Paul Sergeant, Patrick Wouters, Bart Meyns, Christophe Bert, Jan Van Hemelrijck, Chris Bogaerts, Gregory Sergeant, and Koen Slabbaert
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 779-785.
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.
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.
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.
Invited commentary
Friedrich S. Eckstein
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 1552.
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.
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.
Single versus bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts with concomitant saphenous vein grafts for multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting: Effects on mortality and event-free survival
L.M. Stevens, M. Carrier, L.P. Perrault, Y. Hébert, R. Cartier, D. Bouchard, A. Fortier, I. El-Hamamsy, and M. Pellerin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1408-1415.
Coronary surgery in patients with peripheral vascular disease: effect of avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass
Shishir Karthik, Ghassan Musleh, Antony D. Grayson, Daniel J. M. Keenan, D. Mark Pullan, Walid C. Dihmis, Ragheb Hasan, and Brian M. Fabri
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 1245-1249.
On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: impact on postoperative renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy
Jan Bucerius, Jan F. Gummert, Thomas Walther, Dierk V. Schmitt, Nicolas Doll, Volkmar Falk, and Friedrich W. Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 1250-1256.
Long-term follow-up after the mini-maze procedure 
Zoltan A. Szalay, Ali Civelek, Thorsten Dill, Wolf Peter Klövekorn, Iram Kilb, and Erwin P. Bauer
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 1277-1281.
Atrial reduction plasty Cox maze procedure: extended indications for atrial fibrillation surgery
Matthew A. Romano, David S. Bach, Francis D. Pagani, Richard L. Prager, G. Michael Deeb, and Steven F. Bolling
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 1282-1287.
Indicators of atrial fibrillation risk in cardiac surgery patients on prophylactic amiodarone 
James S. Kalus, C. Michael White, Michael F. Caron, Craig I. Coleman, Hiroyoshi Takata, and Jeffrey Kluger
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 1288-1292.
Current status and outcomes of coronary revascularization 1999 to 2002: 148,396 surgical and percutaneous procedures
Michael J. Mack, Phillip P. Brown, Aaron D. Kugelmass, Salvatore L. Battaglia, Lynn G. Tarkington, April W. Simon, Steven D. Culler, and Edmund R. Becker
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 761-768.
Off-pump versus on-pump coronary surgery: final results from a prospective randomized study Prague-4
Zbynek Straka, Petr Widimsky, Karel Jirasek, Petr Stros, Jan Votava, Tomas Vanek, Petr Brucek, Miroslav Kolesar, and Rudolf Spacek
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 789-793.
Tricuspid valve repair: durability and risk factors for failure
Patrick M. McCarthy, Sunil K. Bhudia, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Katherine J. Hoercher, Bruce W. Lytle, Delos M. Cosgrove, and Eugene H. Blackstone
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 674-685.
Cardioplegic arrest does not increase the risk of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery
Tapio Hakala, Otto Pitkanen, and Juha Hartikainen
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 415-418.
Does off-pump CABG reduce gastrointestinal complications?
Ilhan Sanisoglu, Mustafa Guden, Zehra Bayramoglu, Ertan Sagbas, Cengiz Dibekoglu, S. Yavuz Sanisoglu, and Belhhan Akpinar
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 619-625.
Off-pump myocardial revascularization is associated with less incidence of stroke in elderly patients
Thanos Athanasiou, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Pankaj Kumar, Mary-Clare Crossman, Mohamed Amrani, John R. Pepper, Rex Del Stanbridge, Roberto Casula, and Brian Glenville
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 745-753.
Off-pump surgery and cerebral injury
David Taggart
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 7-9.
Predictors of delirium after cardiac surgery delirium: Effect of beating-heart (off-pump) surgery
Jan Bucerius, Jan F. Gummert, Michael A. Borger, Thomas Walther, Nicolas Doll, Volkmar Falk, Dierk V. Schmitt, and Friedrich W. Mohr
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 57-64.
Equivalent midterm outcomes after off-pump and on-pump coronary surgery
Joseph F. Sabik, Eugene H. Blackstone, Bruce W. Lytle, Penny L. Houghtaling, A. Marc Gillinov, and Delos M. Cosgrove
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 142-148.
Comparison of coronary bypass surgery with and without cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with multivessel disease
Michael J. Mack, Albert Pfister, Donna Bachand, Robert Emery, Mitchell J. Magee, Mark Connolly, and Valavanur Subramanian
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 167-173.
Coronary artery bypass grafting: Are risk models developed from on-pump surgery valid for off-pump surgery?
YingXing Wu, Gary L. Grunkemeier, and John R. Handy, Jr
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 174-178.
Propensity case-matched analysis of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with atheromatous aortic disease
Ram Sharony, Eugene A. Grossi, Paul C. Saunders, Aubrey C. Galloway, Robert Applebaum, Greg H. Ribakove, Alfred T. Culliford, Marc Kanchuger, Itzhak Kronzon, and Stephen B. Colvin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 406-413.
Cox/Maze III operation versus radiofrequency ablation for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: a comparative study
Bruno Chiappini, Sofia Martìn-Suàrez, Antonino LoForte, Giorgio Arpesella, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, and Giuseppe Marinelli
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 87-92.
Patencies of 2,127 arterial to coronary conduits over 15 years
James Tatoulis, Brian F. Buxton, and John A. Fuller
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 93-101.
Midterm results of edge-to-edge mitral valve repair without annuloplasty
Francesco Maisano, Alessandro Caldarola, Andrea Blasio, Michele De Bonis, Giovanni La Canna, and Ottavio Alfieri
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1987-1997.
Improving outcomes for women after coronary artery bypass grafting: A case for prevention
Suzanne Oparil
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1704-1706.
Long-term benefits of coronary bypass surgery: Are the gains for women less than for men?
Viola Vaccarino and Colleen Gorman Koch
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1707-1711.
Gender and outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: a propensity-matched comparison Colleen Gorman Koch, Farah Khandwala, Nancy Nussmeier, and Eugene H. Blackstone
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 2032-2043.
Gender profiling in coronary artery bypass grafting
Colleen Gorman Koch, Farah Khandwala, Nancy Nussmeier, and Eugene H. Blackstone
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 2044-2051.
Does competitive flow reduce internal thoracic artery graft patency?
Joseph F. Sabik, III, Bruce W. Lytle, Eugene H. Blackstone, Mohammad Khan, Penny L. Houghtaling, and Delos M. Cosgrove
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 1490-1497.
Meta-analysis of short-term and mid-term outcomes following off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
James T. Reston, Stephen J. Tregear, and Charles M. Turkelson
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 1510-1515.
Cerebral cortical oxygenation changes during OPCAB surgery Sudath P. Talpahewa, Raimondo Ascione, Gianni D. Angelini, and A. Timothy Lovell
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 1516-1522.
Invited commentary
Thomas V. Bilfinger and Ira J. Rampil
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 1522.
Radial artery patency: are aortocoronary conduits superior to composite grafting? Hersh S. Maniar, Hendrick B. Barner, Marci S. Bailey, Sunil M. Prasad, Marc R. Moon, Michael K. Pasque, Martha L. Lester, William A. Gay, and Ralph J. Damiano
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 1498-1504.
Use of the radial artery graft after transradial catheterization: is it suitable as a bypass conduit?
Hiroyuki Kamiya, Teruaki Ushijima, Taro Kanamori, Chikako Ikeda, Chiemi Nakagaki, Keishi Ueyama, and Go Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 1505-1509.
Outcome prediction in coronary artery bypass grafting and valve surgery in the Netherlands: development of the Amphiascore and its comparison with the Euroscore Raymond V.H.P. Huijskes, Peter M.J. Rosseel, and Jan G.P. Tijssen
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 741-749.
Acute effects of tourniquet occlusion and intraluminal shunts in beating heart surgery
Jens Wippermann, Johannes M. Albes, Harald Brandes, H. Kosmehl, Raimund Bruhin, and Thorsten Wahlers
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 757-761.
Right heart assist for beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting
P. Hughes, J.M. Hasenkam, I.K. Severinsen, and D.A. Steinbrüchel
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 762-769.
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.
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. 
Comparison of cerebral embolization during off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Christian Lund, Per K. Hol, Runar Lundblad, Erik Fosse, Kjetil Sundet, Bjørn Tennøe, Rainer Brucher, and David Russell
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 765-770.
Invited commentary
Ola A. Selnes
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 770.
Myocardial revascularization for acute myocardial infarction: benefits and drawbacks of avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass
Chaim Locker, Rephael Mohr, Yosef Paz, Amir Kramer, Oren Lev-Ran, Dmitri Pevni, and Itzhak Shapira
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 771-776.
Invited commentary
Lawrence L. Creswell
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 776-777.
Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery technique for total arterial myocardial revascularization: a prospective randomized study Claudio Muneretto, Gianluigi Bisleri, Alberto Negri, Jacopo Manfredi, Marco Metra, Savina Nodari, and Livio Dei Cas
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 778-783.
Does size matter? What is your infarct rate after coronary artery bypass grafting?
Robert M. Mentzer, Jr
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 326-328.
Arterial grafting results in reduced operative mortality and enhanced long-term quality of life in octogenarians Paul A. Kurlansky, Donald B. Williams, Ernest A. Traad, Roger G. Carrillo, John S. Schor, Melinda Zucker, Sam Singer, and George Ebra
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 418-427.
The effect of left internal mammary artery utilization on short-term outcomes after coronary revascularization
Robert J. Dabal, J. Richard Goss, Charles Maynard, and Gabriel S. Aldea
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 464-470.
Biological effects of off-pump vs. on-pump coronary artery surgery: focus on inflammation, hemostasis and oxidative stress
Paolo Biglioli, Aldo Cannata, Francesco Alamanni, Moreno Naliato, Massimo Porqueddu, Marco Zanobini, Elena Tremoli, and Alessandro Parolari
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 260-269.
Effect of avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass in non-elective coronary artery bypass surgery: a propensity score analysis. Brian M. Fabri. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 66-71.
Multivessel off-pump revascularization in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction. Daniel J. Goldstein, Robert B. Beauford, Brandon Luk, Ravindra Karanam, Thomas Prendergast, Frederic Sardari, Paul Burns, and Craig Saunders. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 24: 72-80.
Amiodarone reduces the incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting. Tahir Yagdi, Sanem Nalbantgil, Fatih Ayik, Anil Apaydin, Fatih Islamoglu, Hakan Posacioglu, Tanzer Calkavur, Yuksel Atay, and Suat Buket. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 1420-1425.
Serial measurement of serum S-100B protein as a marker of cerebral damage after cardiac surgery. Takayuki Ueno, Yoshihumi Iguro, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Ryuzo Sakata, Yasuyuki Kakihana, and Kazuo Nakamura. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1892-1897.
Invited commentary. Henrik Jonsson. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1897-1898.
Other
Quo vadimus?
Robert A. Guyton, MDa*
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 78: 391-398
The cardiothoracic surgeon and the basic scientist
Jarle Vaage
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 26: 237-238.
Microwave and radiofrequency ablation yield similar success rates for treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation 
Wilfried Wisser, Cäsar Khazen, Elena Deviatko, Günter Stix, Thomas Binder, Rainald Seitelberger, Herwig Schmidinger, and Ernst Wolner
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 1011-1017. 
Concomitant anti-arrhythmic surgery, using irrigated cooled-tip radiofrequency ablation, to treat permanent atrial fibrillation in CABG patients: expansion of the indication?
Krishna Khargi, Bernd Lemke, Helmut Haardt, Klaus-Michael Müller, Andreas Mügge, Axel Laczkovics, and Thomas Deneke
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 1018-1024. 
Mid-term results of cardiac autotransplantation as method to treat permanent atrial fibrillation and mitral disease
Giovanni Troise, Marco Cirillo, Federico Brunelli, Giordano Tasca, Andrea Amaducci, Zen Mhagna, Margherita Dalla Tomba, and Eugenio Quaini
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 1025-1031.
Beating heart revascularization with or without cardiopulmonary bypass: Evaluation of inflammatory response in a prospective randomized study
Innes Y. P. Wan, Ahmed A. Arifi, Song Wan, Johnson H. Y. Yip, Alan D. L. Sihoe, K.H. Thung, Eric M. C. Wong, and Anthony P. C. Yim
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1624-1631. 
Solid and gaseous cerebral microembolization during off-pump, on-pump, and open cardiac surgery procedures
Yasir Abu-Omar, Lognathen Balacumaraswami, David W. Pigott, Paul M. Matthews, and David P. Taggart
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1759-1765.  
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.
Early quantitative coronary angiography of saphenous vein grafts for coronary artery bypass grafting harvested by means of open versus endoscopic saphenectomy: A prospective randomized trial
L.P. Perrault, H. Jeanmart, L. Bilodeau, J. Lespérance, J.-F. Tanguay, D. Bouchard, P. Pagé, and M. Carrier
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1402-1407.
Successful off-pump coronary artery bypass for Behcet's disease 
Min-Ho Song, Takashi Watanabe, and Hajime Nakamura
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 1451-1454.
Ventricular tachycardia associated with transmyocardial migration of an epicardial pacing wire
David J. Meier, Kamala P. Tamirisa, and Daniel T. Eitzman
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 1077-1079.
Opposite trends in coronary artery and valve surgery in a large multisurgeon practice, 1979–1999
William F. Northrup, III, Robert W. Emery, Demetre M. Nicoloff, Theodore J. Lillehei, Arlen R. Holter, and David P. Blake
Ann Thorac Surg 2004 77: 488-495.
New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation: A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma
Adam E. Saltman
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 311-313.
Analysis of thoracic aortic blood flow during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Christophe Decoene, Thomas Modine, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Thanos Athanasiou, Dina Fawzi, Richard Azzaoui, Annie Pol, and Georges Fayad
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 26-34.
Activation of complement and leukocyte receptors during on- and off pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Lena Wehlin, Jenny Vedin, Jarle Vaage, and Joachim Lundahl
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 25: 35-42. 
Physiological consequences of bipolar radiofrequency energy on the atria and pulmonary veins: a chronic animal study
Sunil M. Prasad, Hersh S. Maniar, Michael D. Diodato, Richard B. Schuessler, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 836-842.
Intra- and postoperative predictors of stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting
Donald S. Likosky, Bruce J. Leavitt, Charles A. S. Marrin, David J. Malenka, Alexander G. Reeves, Ronald M. Weintraub, Louis R. Caplan, Yvon R. Baribeau, David C. Charlesworth, Cathy S. Ross, John H. Braxton, Felix Hernandez, Jr, and Gerald T. O’Connor
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 428-434.
Invited commentary
Sotiris Stamou
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 435.
Development and validation of a prediction model for strokes after coronary artery bypass grafting
David C. Charlesworth, Donald S. Likosky, Charles A. S. Marrin, Christopher T. Maloney, Hebe B. Quinton, Jeremy R. Morton, Bruce J. Leavitt, Robert A. Clough, and Gerald T. O’Connor
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 436-443.
A case of fatal West Nile virus meningoencephalitis associated with receipt of blood transfusions after open heart surgery Wendy S. Armstrong, C. Allen Bashour, Nicholas G. Smedira, Frederick A. Heupler, Gerald A. Hoeltge, Steven D. Mawhorter, Vijayendra Sudheendra, and Steven M. Gordon
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 76: 605-607.
Cardiothoracic surgery: a specialty in transition—good to great?
William A. Baumgartner.
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1685-1692.
The society of thoracic surgeons: 30-day operative mortality and morbidity risk models. A. Laurie W. Shroyer, Laura P. Coombs, Eric D. Peterson, Mary C. Eiken, Elizabeth R. DeLong, Anita Chen, T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Frederick L. Grover, and Fred H. Edwards. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1856-1865.
No benefit of intraoperative whole blood sequestration and autotransfusion during coronary artery bypass grafting: Results of a randomized clinical trial. A. N. Ramnath, H. R. Naber, A. de Boer, and J. A. Leusink. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 1432-1437.
Embolic material generated by multiple aortic crossclamping: A perfusion model with human cadaveric aorta. Patrik Boivie, Magnus Hansson, and Karl Gunnar Engström. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 1451-1460.
Video-assisted transseptal cryoablation of left atrium in nonmitral cases. Toshiya Ohtsuka, Hiroshi Kubota, Yoshihiro Suematsu, Noboru Motomura, and Shinichi Takamoto. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 1537-1538.
Multi-photon microscopic evaluation of saphenous vein endothelium and its preservation with a new solution, GALA. Hemant S. Thatte, Kunda S. Biswas, Samer F. Najjar, Vladimir Birjiniuk, Michael D. Crittenden, Thomas Michel, and Shukri F. Khuri. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1145-1152.
Invited commentary. Brian Buxton. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1152.
Off-pump technique for the treatment of ventricular myocardial echinococcosis. Cemal Levent Birincioglu, Onurcan Tarcan, Hasmet Bardakci, Ahmet Saritas, and Oguz Tasdemir. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 1232-1237.
Clinical histopathology and ultrastructural analysis of myocardium following microwave energy ablation. E. Manasse, P.G. Colombo, A. Barbone, P. Braidotti, G. Bulfamante, M. Roincalli, and R. Gallotti. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002 23: 573-577.
Perioperative and postoperative arrhythmia in three-vessel coronary artery disease patients and antiarrhythmic effects of ischemic preconditioning. Zhong-Kai Wu, Tiina Iivainen, Erkki Pehkonen, Jari Laurikka, and Matti R. Tarkka. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 23: 578-584.
Clinical impact of drug-eluting stents in changing referral practices for coronary surgical revascularization in a tertiary care center. Alexandre C. Ferreira, Arley A. Peter, Tomas A. Salerno, Hooshang Bolooki, and Eduardo de Marchena. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 485-489.
Pork or beef? Theodore E. Warkentin. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 15-16.
The unwanted response to cardiac surgery: Time for a reappraisal. David Royston, Tomas Kovesi, and Nandi Marczin. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 125: 32-35.
Comparison of bovine and porcine heparin in heparin antibody formation after cardiac surgery. John L. Francis, George J. Palmer, III, Rebecca Moroose, and Alane Drexler. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 75: 17-22.
Experimental Coronary Artery Occlusion: Relevance to Off-Pump Cardiac Surgery. Charles Hsi, MD, Henri Cuenoud, MD, Babs R Soller, PhD, Hun Kim, MD, Janice Favreau, BS, Thomas J Vander Salm, MD, and John M Moran, MD. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002 10: 293-297.
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