Presidential address:

Fred A. Crawford, Jr

Presidential address: thoracic surgery education—responding to a changing environment
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1235-1242. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Honored guest's address:

Denton A. Cooley

A milestone in cardiovascular surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1243-1244. [Extract] [Full Text]  

In memoriam:

Nasser K. Altorki

David Bernt Skinner (1935-2003): a thoracic surgeon and something more
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1245-1246. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Clinical-pathologic conference:

Seth Force and G. Alexander Patterson

Clinical-pathologic conference in general thoracic surgery: pulmonary blastoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1247-1250. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Patrick G. Hogan and Mark F. O'Brien

Improving the allograft valve: does the immune response matter?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1251-1253. [Extract] [Full Text]  

JCVS on-line manuscript submission and review
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1253. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Bradley S. Allen

Fetal cardiac surgery: Simplicity versus success in a new frontier
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1254-1256. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Joseph M. Forbess

Pre–stage II mortality after the Norwood operation: Addressing the next challenge
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1257-1258. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Jamie Dickey, Ralph J. Damiano,, Jr, and Ross Ungerleider

Our surgical culture of blame: A time for change
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1259-1260. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Nanette M. Schwann and Mark A. Chaney

No pain, much gain?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1261-1264. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Jakob Vinten-Johansen and Robert M. Mentzer, Jr

Attenuation of postcardioplegia injury with inhibitors of the sodium-hydrogen exchanger
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1265-1267. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey M. Pearl

Right ventricular–pulmonary artery connection in stage 1 palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1268-1270. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for acquired cardiovascular disease:

Robert Dowling, Kenneth Thielmeier, Aziz Ghaly, Deborah Barber, Todd Boice, and Alan Dine

Improved pain control after cardiac surgery: results of a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1271-1278. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul Sergeant, Bart Meyns, Patrick Wouters, Roland Demeyere, and Peter Lauwers

Long-term outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting in cardiogenic shock or cardiopulmonary resuscitation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1279-1286. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anthony L. Estrera, Charles C. Miller, III, Tam T. T. Huynh, Ali Azizzadeh, Eyal E. Porat, Anders Vinnerkvist, Craig Ignacio, Roy Sheinbaum, and Hazim J. Safi

Preoperative and operative predictors of delayed neurologic deficit following repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1288-1294. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin Czerny, Tatjana Fleck, Daniel Zimpfer, Martin Dworschak, Wolfgang Hofmann, Doris Hutschala, Daniela Dunkler, Marek Ehrlich, Ernst Wolner, and Martin Grabenwoger

Risk factors of mortality and permanent neurologic injury in patients undergoing ascending aortic and arch repair
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1296-1301. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Massimo Bonacchi, Edvin Prifti, Francesco Battaglia, Giacomo Frati, Guido Sani, and Georges Popoff

In situ retrocaval skeletonized right internal thoracic artery anastomosed to the circumflex system via transverse sinus: Technical aspects and postoperative outcome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1302-1313. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mark D. Peterson, Michael A. Borger, Vivek Rao, Charles M. Peniston, and Christopher M. Feindel

Skeletonization of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts lowers the risk of sternal infection in patients with diabetes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1314-1319. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pallav J. Shah, David L. Hare, Jai S. Raman, Ian Gordon, Robert K. Chan, John D. Horowitz, Alex Rosalion, and Brian F. Buxton

Survival after myocardial revascularization for ischemic cardiomyopathy: A prospective ten-year follow-up study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1320-1327. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toshifumi Murashita, Yutaka Makino, Yasuhiro Kamikubo, Keishu Yasuda, Megumi Mabuchi, and Nagara Tamaki

Quantitative gated myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography improves the prediction of regional functional recovery in akinetic areas after coronary bypass surgery: useful tool for evaluation of myocardial viability
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1328-1334. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Piroze M. Davierwala, Manjula Maganti, and Terrence M. Yau

Decreasing significance of left ventricular dysfunction and reoperative surgery in predicting coronary artery bypass grafting–associated mortality: A twelve-year study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1335-1344. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Francesco Onorati, Attilio Renzulli, Marisa De Feo, Giuseppe Santarpino, Rosario Gregorio, Andrea Biondi, Flavio Cerasuolo, and Maurizio Cotrufo

Does antegrade blood cardioplegia alone provide adequate myocardial protection in patients with left main stem disease?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1345-1351. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tomaso Bottio, Giulio Rizzoli, Vladimiro Vida, Dino Casarotto, and Gino Gerosa

Double crisscross sternal wiring and chest wound infections: A prospective randomized study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1352-1356. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jai Raman, Susumu Ishikawa, Meg M. Storer, and John M. Power

Surgical radiofrequency ablation of both atria for atrial fibrillation: results of a multicenter trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1357-1365. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for congenital heart disease:

N.S. Ghanayem, G.M. Hoffman, K.A. Mussatto, J.R. Cava, P.C. Frommelt, N.A. Rudd, M.M. Steltzer, S.M. Bevandic, S.J. Frisbee, R.D.B. Jaquiss, S.B. Litwin, and J.S. Tweddell

Home surveillance program prevents interstage mortality after the Norwood procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1367-1375. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rudolf Mair, Gerald Tulzer, Eva Sames, Roland Gitter, Evelyn Lechner, Jürgen Steiner, Anna Hofer, Gertraud Geiselseder, and Christoph Gross

Right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit instead of modified Blalock-Taussig shunt improves postoperative hemodynamics in newborns after the Norwood operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1378-1384. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David C. Bellinger, David Wypij, Adre J. duPlessis, Leonard A. Rappaport, Richard A. Jonas, Gil Wernovsky, and Jane W. Newburger

Neurodevelopmental status at eight years in children with dextro-transposition of the great arteries: The Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1385-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David Wypij, Jane W. Newburger, Leonard A. Rappaport, Adre J. duPlessis, Richard A. Jonas, Gil Wernovsky, Ming Lin, and David C. Bellinger

The effect of duration of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in infant heart surgery on late neurodevelopment: The Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1397-1403. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zhengyuan Xia, Jiazhen Gu, David M. Ansley, Fang Xia, and Jinfu Yu

Antioxidant therapy with Salvia miltiorrhiza decreases plasma endothelin-1 and thromboxane B2 after cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with congenital heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1404-1410. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshio Ootaki, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Naoki Yoshimura, Shigeteru Oka, Masahiro Yoshida, and Tomomi Hasegawa

Secretion of A-type and B-type natriuretic peptides into the bloodstream and pericardial space in children with congenital heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1411-1416. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Naoki Yoshimura, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Hidetaka Ohashi, Yoshihiro Oshima, Shigeteru Oka, Masahiro Yoshida, Hirohisa Murakami, and Teruo Tei

Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: Strategy based on right ventricular morphology
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1417-1426. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Audrey C. Marshall, Barry A. Love, Peter Lang, Richard A. Jonas, Pedro J. del Nido, John E. Mayer, and James E. Lock

Staged repair of tetralogy of Fallot and diminutive pulmonary arteries with a fenestrated ventricular septal defect patch
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1427-1433. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pierre Wauthy, Sophia Abdel Kafi, Wolter J. Mooi, Robert Naeije, and Serge Brimioulle

Inhaled nitric oxide versus prostacyclin in chronic shunt-induced pulmonary hypertension
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1434-1441. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary support and physiology:

Manuel Castellá, Gerald D. Buckberg, Saleh Saleh, Zhongtuo Tan, and Louis J. Ignarro

A new role for cardioplegic buffering: should acidosis or calcium accumulation be counteracted to salvage jeopardized hearts?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1442-1448. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. Mathieu, J. C. Roussel, F. Dagenais, and I. Anegon

Cartilaginous metaplasia and calcification in aortic allograft is associated with transforming growth factor ß1 expression
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1449-1454. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Schoenburg, B. Kraus, A. Muehling, U. Taborski, H. Hofmann, G. Erhardt, S. Hein, M. Roth, P. R. Vogt, G. F. Karliczek, and W.-P. Kloevekorn

The dynamic air bubble trap reduces cerebral microembolism during cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1455-1460. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Goro Takahashi, Masahiro Sakurai, Koji Abe, Yasuto Itoyama, and Koichi Tabayashi

MCI-186 prevents spinal cord damage and affects enzyme levels of nitric oxide synthase and Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase after transient ischemia in rabbits
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1461-1466. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

James J. Pilla, Aaron S. Blom, Daniel J. Brockman, Victor A. Ferrari, Qing Yuan, and Michael A. Acker

Passive ventricular constraint to improve left ventricular function and mechanics in an ovine model of heart failure secondary to acute myocardial infarction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1467-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zhong-Kai Wu, Tiina Iivainen, Erkki Pehkonen, Jari Laurikka, Sijian Zhang, and Matti R. Tarkka

Fibrillation in patients subjected to coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1477-1482. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Uwe M. Fischer, Charles S. Cox, Jr, Steven J. Allen, Randolph H. Stewart, Uwe Mehlhorn, and Glen A. Laine

The antioxidant N-acetylcysteine preserves myocardial function and diminishes oxidative stress after cardioplegic arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1483-1488. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

William M. Yarbrough, Rupak Mukherjee, G. Patricia Escobar, Joseph T. Mingoia, Jeffrey A. Sample, Jennifer W. Hendrick, Kathryn B. Dowdy, Julie E. McLean, Robert E. Stroud, and Francis G. Spinale

Direct inhibition of the sodium/hydrogen exchanger after prolonged regional ischemia improves contractility on reperfusion independent of myocardial viability
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1489-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Philip E. Greilich, Chad F. Brouse, Charles W. Whitten, Lei Chi, J. Michael DiMaio, and Michael E. Jessen

Antifibrinolytic therapy during cardiopulmonary bypass reduces proinflammatory cytokine levels: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of -aminocaproic acid and aprotinin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1498-1503. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Johannes M. Albes, Ingeborg M. Stöhr, Mirko Kaluza, Annelie Siegemund, Dirk Schmidt, Rüdiger Vollandt, and Thorsten Wahlers

Physiological coagulation can be maintained in extracorporeal circulation by means of shed blood separation and coating
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1504-1512. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paschalis Tossios, Wilhelm Bloch, Astrid Huebner, M. Reza Raji, Fotini Dodos, Oliver Klass, Michael Suedkamp, Stefan-Mario Kasper, Martin Hellmich, and Uwe Mehlhorn

N-acetylcysteine prevents reactive oxygen species–mediated myocardial stress in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: Results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1513-1520. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marc Ruel, Cesario Bianchi, Tanveer A. Khan, Shu Xu, John R. Liddicoat, Pierre Voisine, Eugenio Araujo, Helen Lyon, Isaac S. Kohane, Towia A. Libermann, and Frank W. Sellke

Gene expression profile after cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1521-1530. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masao Yoshitatsu, Yuji Miyamoto, Masataka Mitsuno, Koichi Toda, Masato Yoshikawa, Shinya Fukui, Fumikazu Nomura, Nobuaki Hirata, and Kenji Onishi

Changes in left anterior descending coronary artery flow profiles after coronary artery bypass grafting examined by means of transthoracic Doppler echocardiography
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1531-1536. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nobuhisa Ohno, Paul W. M. Fedak, Richard D. Weisel, Donald A. G. Mickle, Takeshiro Fujii, and Ren-Ke Li

Transplantation of cryopreserved muscle cells in dilated cardiomyopathy: Effects on left ventricular geometry and function
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1537-1548. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joel S. Corvera, Cullen D. Morris, Jason M. Budde, Daniel A. Velez, John D. Puskas, Omar M. Lattouf, William A. Cooper, Robert A. Guyton, and Jakob Vinten-Johansen

Pretreatment with phenoxybenzamine attenuates the radial artery's vasoconstrictor response to -adrenergic stimuli
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1549-1554. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evolving technology:

Subodh Verma, Paul W. M. Fedak, Lawrence Ko, Robert J. Cusimano, Nancy A. Walton, John D. Parker, and Terrence M. Yau

Evaluation of a novel sutureless anastomotic connector: From endothelial function to mid-term clinical and angiographic follow-up
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1555-1560. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John E. Scarborough, William White, Frantz E. Derilus, Joseph P. Mathew, Mark F. Newman, and Kevin P. Landolfo

Combined use of off-pump techniques and a sutureless proximal aortic anastomotic device reduces cerebral microemboli generation during coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1561-1567. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Uwe Klima, Volkmar Falk, Michael Maringka, Steffen Bargenda, Steven Badack, Anton Moritz, Friedrich Mohr, Axel Haverich, and Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker

Magnetic vascular coupling for distal anastomosis in coronary artery bypass grafting: A multicenter trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1568-1574. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Volkmar Falk, Thomas Walther, Hubert Stein, Stephan Jacobs, Claudia Walther, Ardawahn Rastan, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, and Friedrich W. Mohr

Facilitated endoscopic beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting using a magnetic coupling device
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1575-1579. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

General thoracic surgery:

Mehmet Bilgin, Yigit Akcali, and Fahri Oguzkaya

Extrapleural regional versus systemic analgesia for relieving postthoracotomy pain: a clinical study of bupivacaine compared with metamizol
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1580-1583. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hiroaki Nomori, Takashi Ohtsuka, Tsuguo Naruke, and Keiichi Suemasu

Histogram analysis of computed tomography numbers of clinical T1 N0 M0 lung adenocarcinoma, with special reference to lymph node metastasis and tumor invasiveness
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1584-1589. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas W. Rice, David J. Adelstein, Mark A. Chidel, Lisa A. Rybicki, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Sudish C. Murthy, and Eugene H. Blackstone

Benefit of postoperative adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locoregionally advanced esophageal carcinoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1590-1596. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter F. Roberts, Michaela Straznicka, Primo N. Lara, Derrick H. Lau, David M. Follette, David R. Gandara, and John R. Benfield

Resection of multifocal non–small cell lung cancer when the bronchioloalveolar subtype is involved
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1597-1601. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. S. Keresztes, J. L. Port, M. W. Pasmantier, R. J. Korst, and N. K. Altorki

Preoperative chemotherapy for esophageal cancer with paclitaxel and carboplatin: Results of a phase II trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1603-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robert E. Merritt, Ali Mahtabifard, Reiko E. Yamada, Ronald G. Crystal, and Robert J. Korst

Cisplatin augments cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–mediated antitumor immunity in poorly immunogenic murine lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1609-1617. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marcello Migliore

Efficacy and safety of single-trocar technique for minimally invasive surgery of the chest in the treatment of noncomplex pleural disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1618-1623. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiothoracic transplantation:

Jeffrey A. Morgan, Ranjit John, Alan D. Weinberg, Aftab R. Kherani, Nicholas J. Colletti, Deon W. Vigilance, Faisal H. Cheema, Gianluigi Bisleri, Thomas Cosola, Donna M. Mancini, Mehmet C. Oz, and Niloo M. Edwards

Prolonged donor ischemic time does not adversely affect long-term survival in adult patients undergoing cardiac transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1624-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brief communications:

Aftab R. Kherani, Faisal H. Cheema, Mehmet C. Oz, Jennifer M. Fal, Jeffrey A. Morgan, Veli K. Topkara, David A. Wilson, Deon W. Vigilance, Mauricio J. Garrido, and Yoshifumi Naka

Implantation of a left ventricular assist device and the hub-and-spoke system in treating acute cardiogenic shock: Who survives?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1634-1635. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Rémi Houël, Elisabeth Mazoyer, Matthias Kirsch, Bernadette Boval, Ludovic Drouet, and Daniel Y. Loisance

Resistance to aspirin after external ventricular assist device implantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1636-1637. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Dimitrios Georgiadis, Antonia Hempel, Ralf W. Baumgartner, and Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski

Doppler microembolic signals during cardiac surgery: Comparison between arterial line and middle cerebral artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1638-1639. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gianluigi Bisleri, Jeffrey A. Morgan, Mario C. Deng, Donna M. Mancini, and Mehmet C. Oz

Should HIV-positive recipients undergo heart transplantation?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1639-1640. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Stefan Fischer, Bernhard Gohrbandt, Anna Meyer, Andre R. Simon, Axel Haverich, and Martin Strüber

Should lungs from donors with severe acute pulmonary embolism be accepted for transplantation? The Hannover experience
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1641-1643. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mao-Sheng Hwang, Yu-Sheng Chang, Jaw-Ji Chu, and Wen-Jen Su

Isolated persistent fifth aortic arch with systemic-to-pulmonary arterial connection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1643-1644. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hideaki Senzaki, Haruhiko Asano, Satoshi Masutani, Tamotu Matunaga, Hirotaka Ishido, Mio Taketatu, Toshiki Kobayashi, Nozomu Sasaki, Shunei Kyo, and Yuji Yokote

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery associated with Berry syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1645-1647. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kagami Miyaji, Nobuhiro Nagata, Hikoro Matsui, Takashi Miyamoto, and Kazuo Kitahori

Successful Fontan procedure for asplenia with pulmonary atresia and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1648-1650. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Frank A. Pigula, C. Becket Mahnke, Petros Agnastopolous, Alfonso Casta, Ricardo Munoz, and Sanjiv K. Gandhi

Closed correction of systemic semilunar valve insufficiency in the neonate
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1650-1652. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kozo Ishino and Shunji Sano

Aortic arch repair with a working beating heart in premature infants
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1653-1654. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yoshio Ootaki, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Naoki Yoshimura, Shigeteru Oka, Masahiro Yoshida, and Tomomi Hasegawa

Unroofed coronary sinus syndrome: diagnosis, classification, and surgical treatment
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1655-1656. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Nandini Madan, J. William Gaynor, Ronn Tanel, Mitchell Cohen, Susan Nicholson, Victoria Vetter, and Larry Rhodes

Single-finger subcutaneous defibrillation lead and "active can": a novel minimally invasive defibrillation configuration for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in a young child
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1657-1659. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the editor:

Jeffrey H. Shuhaiber, Malek Massad, and Alexander Geha

Study design in valve surgery and outcome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1660-1661. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gary L. Grunkemeier and YingXing Wu

Reply to the editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1661. [Extract] [Full Text]  

A. Marc Gillinov, Patrick M. McCarthy, Gosta Pettersson, Bruce W. Lytle, and Thomas W. Rice

Esophageal perforation during left atrial radiofrequency ablation: is the risk too high?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1661-1662. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Nicolas Doll, Michael A. Borger, and Friedrich W. Mohr

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1662. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Bingur Sonmez, Ergun Demirsoy, and Oguz Yilmaz

Atrioesophageal fistula: is it an unavoidable complication of radiofrequency ablation?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1662-1663. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Nicolas Doll, Michael A. Borger, and Friedrich W. Mohr

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1663. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ani C. Anyanwu

Authors should list confounding factors and alternative explanations for adverse events seen with new technologies
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1663-1664. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Lech Hornik

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1664. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Stefano Margaritora, Alfredo Cesario, and Pierluigi Granone

Pattern of lymphatic spread and prognosis in pN1 non–small cell lung cancer: What does it stand for?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1664-1665. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Alessandro Marra and Georgios Stamatis

Reply to the editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1665-1666. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Adriano Carotti, Bruno Marino, and Roberto M. Di Donato

Influence of chromosome 22q11.2 microdeletion on surgical outcome after treatment of tetralogy of fallot with pulmonary atresia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1666-1667. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Christian von Heymann, Sabine Ziemer, Wolfgang J. Kox, and Claudia Spies

Caveat against the use of feiba in combination with recombinant factor VIIa
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1667-1668. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Reida Menshawe El Oakley, Oon Cheong Ooi, and Chuen Neng Lee

Is there an evidence in favor of off-pump coronary artery bypass?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1668. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Fernando Augusto Mardiros Herbella

Short esophagi and a long career
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1668. [Extract] [Full Text]  

D. Horstkotte

Problems with complication rate analysis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1668-1670. [Extract] [Full Text]  

YingXing Wu and Gary Grunkemeier

Reply to the editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1670. [Extract] [Full Text]  

G. Veronesi, M. E. Leon, and L. Spaggiari

Safety of bronchoplastic resection after induction therapy for lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1670-1671. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mitsunori Ohta, Noriyoshi Sawabata, Hajime Maeda, and Hikaru Matsuda

Reply to the editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1671. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Anil Madhavan and Jonathan Goodfellow

Lack of evidence for vitamin C as acute vasodilator
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1671-1672. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ioannis K. Toumpoulis, Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos, and George E. Drossos

Reply to the editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1672. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Nandor Marczin

Exhaled nitric oxide and cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1673-1674. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ian Adatia, Tilman Humpl, and Philip E. Silkoff

Reply to the editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1674-1675. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Events of interest:

Events of interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1676-1677. [Extract] [Full Text]  

CORRECTIONS:

A.C. Galloway

Notices of correction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1680. [Extract] [Full Text]  

M Jahangiri

Notices of correction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 126: 1680. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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