PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
The assault on specialty medicine and the modern surgeon
Daniel J. Ullyot, MD, Burlingame, Calif.
GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY
Early experience and learning curve associated with laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication
Claude Deschamps, MD, Mark S. Allen, MD, Victor F. Trastek, MD, Julie O. Johnson, RN, and Peter C. Pairolero, MD, Rochester, Minn.
Cervicothoracic tumors: Results of resection by the "hemi-clamshell" approach
Robert J. Korst, MD, and Michael E. Burt, MD, PhD, New York, N.Y.
Esophagectomy for unsuccessful antireflux operations
Michael Gadenstatter, MD, Jeffrey A. Hagen, MD, Tom R. DeMeester, MD, FACS, Manfred P. Ritter, MD, Jeffrey H. Peters, MD, FACS, Rodney J. Mason, MD, PhD, and Peter F. Crookes, MD, Innsbruck, Austria, Los Angeles, Calif., and Wurzburg, Germany
Thymic carcinoma: Current staging does not predict prognosis
David Blumberg, MD, Michael E. Burt, MD, PhD, Manjit S. Bains, MD, Robert J. Downey, MD, Nael Martini, MD, Valerie Rusch, MD, and Robert J. Ginsberg, MD, New York, N.Y.
Preoperative tumor volume is associated with outcome in malignant pleural mesothelioma
Harvey I. Pass, MD, Barbara K. Temeck, MD, Karen Kranda, RN, Seth M. Steinberg, PhD, and Irwin R. Feuerstein, MD, Bethesda, Md.
Pleural tenting during upper lobectomy decreases chest tube time and total hospitalization days
Lary A. Robinson, MD, and Dianne Preksto, PA-C, Tampa, Fla.
Changes in pulmonary physiology after lung volume reduction surgery in a rabbit model of emphysema
Joseph Huh, MD, Matthew Brenner, MD, John C. Chen, MD, Benedict Yoong, BS, Adam Gassel, BS, Fernando Katie, MD, Jeffrey C. Milliken, MD, Robert McKenna, Jr., MD, Richard J. Fischel, MD, PhD, Arthur Gelb, MD, and Archie F. Wilson, MD, PhD, Irvine, Calif.
SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
Modified ultrafiltration versus conventional ultrafiltration: A randomized prospective study in neonatal piglets
C. William Daggett, MD, Andrew J. Lodge, MD, John E. Scarborough, BA, Paul J. Chai, MD, James Jaggeres, MD, and Ross M. Ungerleider, MD, Durham, N.C.
The role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in the development of pulmonary hypertension in chronically hypoxic infant swine
John E. Scarborough, BA, C. William Daggett, MD, Andrew J. Lodge, MD, Paul J. Chai, MD, J. Andrew Williamson, BA, James Jaggers, MD, Samuel E. George, MD, and Ross M. Ungerleider, MD, Durham, N.C.
Conotruncal repair for tetralogy of Fallot: Midterm results
Hiromi Kurosawa, MD, Kiyozo Morita, MD, Masaaki Yamagishi, MD, Shogo Shimizu, MD, Anton E. Becker, MD, and Robert H. Anderson, MD, Tokyo, Japan, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, London, United Kingdom, and Ann Arbor, Mich.
Modified ultrafiltration improves left ventricular systolic function in infants after cardiopulmonary bypass
Michael J. Davies, FRCS, Khan Nguyen, MD, J. William Gaynor, MD, and Martin J. Elliott, MD, London, United Kingdom, and Philadelphia, Pa.
SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE
Aortic valve replacement with cryopreserved aortic allograft: Ten-year experience
John R. Doty, MD, Jorge D. Salazar, MD, John R. Liddicoat, MD, Jean H. Flores, RN, and Donald B. Doty, MD, Baltimore, Md., and Salt Lake City, Utah
Intermediate-term outcome of mitral reconstruction in cardiomyopathy
Steven F. Bolling, MD, Francis D. Pagani, MD, PhD, G. Michael Deeb, MD, and David S. Bach, MD, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Valve repair versus replacement for mitral insufficiency: When is a mechanical valve still indicated?
Eugene A. Grossi, MD, Aubrey C. Galloway, MD, Jeffrey S. Miller, MD, Greg H. Ribakove, MD, Alfred T. Culliford, MD, Rick Esposito, MD, Julie Delianides, MA, Patricia M. Buttenheim, MA, F. Gregory Baumann, PhD, Frank C. Spencer, MD, and Stephen B. Colvin, MD, New York, N.Y.
CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT
Single- versus double-lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension
James S. Gammie, MD, Robert J. Keenan, MD, Si M. Pham, MD, Michael F. McGrath, MD, Brack G. Hattler, MD, Espeed Khoshbin, MD, and Bartley P. Griffith, MD, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pediatric and adult lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis
Eric N. Mendeloff, MD, Charles B. Huddleston, MD, George B. Mallory, MD, Elbert P. Trulock, MD, Alan H. Cohen, MD, Stuart C. Sweet, MD, John Lynch, MD, Sudhir Sundaresan, MD, Joel D. Cooper, MD, and G. Alec Patterson, MD, St. Louis, Mo.
Controlled reperfusion after lung ischemia: Implications for improved function after lung transplantation
Ari Halldorssan, MD, Michael Kronon, MD, Bradley S. Allen, MD, Kirk S. Bolling, MD, MPH, Tingrong Wang, MD, Shaikh Rahman, MS, and Harold Feinberg, PhD, Chicago, Ill.
CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY
Retrograde autologous priming for cardiopulmonary bypass: A safe and effective means of decreasing hemodilution and transfusion requirements
Todd K. Rosengart, MD, William DeBois, BS, CCP, Maureen O'Hara, RN, Robert Helm, MD, Maureen Gomez, RN, Samuel J. Lang, MD, Nasser Altorki, MD, Wilson Ko, MD, Gregg S. Hartman, MD, O. Wayne Isom, MD, and Karl H. Krieger, MD, New York, N.Y.
Heparin and nonanticoagulant heparin preserve regional myocardial contractility after ischemia-reperfusion injury: Role of nitric oxide
Peter C. Kouretas, MD, PhD, Adam K. Myers, PhD, Young D. Kim, MD, Paul A. Cahill, PhD, Jeff L. Myers, MD, PhD, Yi-Ning Wang, MD, James V. Sitzmann, MD, Robert B. Wallace, MD, and Robert L. Hannan, MD, Washington, D.C., and Charlottesville, Va.
Physiologic effects of extracellular superoxide dismutase transgene overexpression on myocardial function after ischemia and reperfusion injury
Edward P. Chen, MD, Hartmuth B. Bittner, MD, PhD, R. Duane Davis, MD, Peter Van Trigt, MD, and Rodney J. Folz, MD, PhD, Durham, N.C.
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
Pulmonary leiomyosaarcoma extending into left atrium or pulmonary trunk: Complete resection with cardiopulmonary bypass
Takatsugu Shimono, MD, Hiroshi Yuasa, MD, Uhito Yuasa, MD, Fuyuhiko Adachi, MD, Toshiya Tokui, MD, Motoshi Takao, MD, Shoji Namikawa, MD, and Iaso Yada, MD, Tsu, Japan
Persistent left superior vena cava: An unusual cause of subdivided left atrium
Christian Kreutzer, MD, Gabriel Santiago, MD, Roald Fernando Varon, MD, Maria Ines Roman, MD, Maria Grippo, MD, Haydee Vazques, MD, Andres J. Schlichter, MD, and Guillermo O. A. Kreutzer, MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Treatment of internal thoracic artery steal syndrome with supraclavicular approach
P. K. Spanos, MD, A. D. Bisbos, MD, and I. I. Arditis, MD, Thessaloniki, Greece
Heterotopic ossification in pedicled intercostal muscle flaps causing clinical problems
Rupert Prommegger, MD, and Georg Michael Salzer, MD, Innsbruck, Austria
A sutureless technique for the relief of pulmonary vein stenosis with the use of in situ pericardium
Hani K. Najm, MD, Christopher A. Caldarone, MD, Jeffery Smallhorn, MD, and John G. Coles, MD, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Robot-assisted minimally invasive solo mitral valve operation
Volkmar Falk, MD, Thomas Walther, MD, Rudiger Autschbach, MD, PhD, Anno Diegeler, MD, Roberto Battellini, MD, and Frederich W. Mohr, MD, PhD, Leipzig, Germany
Emergency coronary bypass grafting for failed percutaneous coronary artery stenting: Increased costs and platelet transfusion requirements after the use of abciximab
John M. Alvarez, FRACS, Melbourne, Australia
Transient reduction without normalization of brain natriuretic peptide early after heart transplantation
Bernard Geny, MD, PhD, Marguerite Follenius, PhD, Eric Epailly, MD, Arnaud Charpentier, MD, Gabrielle Brandenberger, PhD, Bernard Eisenmann, MD, Pascal Haberey, MD, and Francois Piquard, PhD, Strasbourg, France
Cardiopulmonary bypass-induced increase of serum interleukin-10 levels in children
Attila Tarnok, PhD, Jorg Hambsch, MD, and Peter Schneider, MD, Leipzig, Germany
Morphologic alterations of myocardium under conditions of left ventricular assistance
Christophe Depre, MD, PhD, Xavier Havaux, BSc, Robert Dion, MD, and Jean L. Vanoverschelde, Md, PhD, Brussels, Belgium
Intrapericardial herniation of the stomach after use of the right gastroepiploic artery for coronary artery bypass grafting
Frank Manetta, MD, Darroch W. O. Moores, MD, Edweard V. Bennett, MD, and Niloo M. Edwards, MD, Albany, N.Y.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Follow-up studies after the arterial switch operation
Gil Weernovsky, MD, Philadelphia, Pa.
Temperature during cardiopulmonary bypass for coronary artery operations does not influence postoperaative cognitive function: A prospective, randomized trial
Akif Undar, PhD, Craig M. Helfrich, MD, Scott B. Johnson, MD, and John H. Calhoon, MD, San Antonio, Tex.
Reply
Gilles Plourde, MD, Benoit de Varennes, MD, and Jean E. Morin, MD, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Pulmonary artery banding in Eisenmenger complex
Jyotirmay Chanda, MD, Ryosei Kuribayashi, MD, and Tadaaki Abe, MD, Akita, Japan
Outcome of atrial fibrillation after mitral valve repair
Anoop K. Ganjoo, MCh, DNB, FIACS, Delhi, India
Single or bilateral lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Catherine D. Sudarshan, FRCS, Stephen C. Clark, FRCS, and John H. Dark, FRCS, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
EVENTS OF INTEREST
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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