The Annals of thoracic surgery
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Use of arterial grafts in coronary surgery is based on the excellent patency of the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) and an expectation that other arterial grafts-right internal thoracic artery (RITA) and radial artery (RA)-will give similar patencies, superior to saphenous vein. We examined patencies of arterial grafts in a practice with extensive use for more than 15 years. ⋯ Excellent long-term patencies of arterial grafts are noted, superior to those of vein grafts. Patencies were influenced by conduit, by distribution, and by coronary artery stenosis.
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Biography Historical Article
Advances in the heart-lung machine after John and Mary Gibbon.
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Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor is a rare lesion recently reported in the literature. We report a new case occurring in the pleura, which is an unusual location. The patient, a 38-year-old woman, had a left pleural mass revealed by chest roentgenograms. ⋯ The pathogenesis is discussed but remains uncertain. Tumor resection appears to be the best option and the clinical course is benign. However, the number of cases to date is insufficient to establish therapeutic recommendations.
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Biography Historical Article
Gibbon and his Heart-Lung Machine: 50 Years and Beyond. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. May 2, 2003.
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Meta Analysis
Sleeve lobectomy or pneumonectomy: optimal management strategy using decision analysis techniques.
The choice between sleeve lobectomy and pneumonectomy is controversial for patients with early-stage lung cancer and who have acceptable lung function. ⋯ In patients with anatomically appropriate early-stage lung cancer, sleeve lobectomy offers better long-term survival and quality of life than does pneumonectomy and is more cost effective.