Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting January 31–February 2, 2000 Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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The Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons will be held at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center on January 31–February 2, 2000, preceded by the Thirty-third Postgraduate Program on Sunday, January 30. The meeting is open to all duly qualified physicians. Both members and nonmembers are urged to register in advance.The Program Committee is very pleased with the response to the abstract call, counting 700 abstracts submitted, which represents an all-time high number of submissions. In addition to the quantity, the high quality of the abstracts made possible the development of a program that represents all aspects of adult and pediatric cardiac surgery and general thoracic surgery. The utilization of breakout sessions continued to be very successful at the last Annual Meeting.On Monday afternoon, there will be parallel Surgical Forums entitled “Research I,” “Research II,” and “General Thoracic Research” running simultaneously from 1:30 to 2:45.On Tuesday afternoon, all parallel Scientific Sessions will run from 1:30 to 5:00. Session I will include “General Thoracic I” followed by “General Thoracic II” segments. Session II will include “Ischemic Heart Disease and Great Vessels” and “Congenital,” and Session III comprises “Adult Cardiac I” and “Adult Cardiac II and Transplantation” segments.The popular breakfast sessions will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. On Tuesday, the Clinical Workshops will be offered. Wednesday morning, Meet the Experts Sessions and Technical Sessions—How I Do It will be held.This year, there will be four symposia presented on Sunday to Tuesday. On Sunday evening there will be an International Symposium presented in Spanish and Portugese which will be chaired by Dr Thomas A. Salerno. On Monday afternoon “Women in Thoracic Surgery” by Dr Rosalyn P. Scott and “Medico-Legal” chaired by Dr Joseph J. Amato will be offered, while on Tuesday morning “Public Affairs Update” chaired by Dr Timothy J. Gardner will be presented. You must preregister for these programs.The Committee had an increase in the number of videotapes submitted for the Annual Movie Night, making it possible to develop an excellent program representative of all aspects of the specialty. The movie night session will be in the Convention Center on Monday evening.This year the poster session will feature presentations on general thoracic and cardiovascular subjects and will include moderated presentations on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. The posters will be on display through Tuesday in the exhibit area, but will be relocated to the meeting room for their presentations on Tuesday or Wednesday morning.Registration and feesAn advance registration form with hotel reservation information and details regarding spouses’ activities will be mailed to Society members. Nonmembers may write to the Secretary, Peter C. Pairolero, MD, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 401 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611. Also, complete meeting information is available on The Society’s Web site located at http://www.sts.org.Members are not required to pay a registration fee for the Scientific Program. Residents and fellows may register without payment of a registration fee on presentation of a letter from their chief of service. EACTS members registration fee is $175. The fee for other physicians is $250, except guest speakers, authors, coauthors, and invited discussants. Nurses and paramedical personnel may register on payment of $90 fee and presentation of a letter of introduction from a Society member.The Postgraduate Program is sponsored by the Committee on Postgraduate Education of The Society. Registration fee, which includes lunch, for the Postgraduate Program is a $120 for all physicians, residents, and fellows.There will be no mail-in registration for the Clinical Workshops on Tuesday, February 1, or the concurrent Meet the Experts Sessions or Technical Sessions—How I Do It on Wednesday, February 2. Attendance will be by ticket only, and each seminar is limited to 40 physicians. Tickets can be purchased at the Society’s registration desk beginning Saturday, January 29 at 1:30 pm. A continental breakfast is included.Presentation and publicationPapers presented at the Scientific Session must be submitted to the Secretary at the time of presentation or may be submitted to the Editor prior to the meeting for possible earlier publication. If manuscripts are not submitted to the Secretary or Editor prior to or at the time of the Annual Meeting, a 2-year period of ineligibility for participation in the Annual Meeting will be imposed upon all authors of the paper. The same 2-year sanction applies to meeting papers returned to authors for revisions that are not resubmitted within one calendar year.Speakers for the Scientific Sessions should limit their presentations to 10 minutes, except for the Monday afternoon Forum Sessions, where all presentations will be 7 minutes. They are requested to meet with the projectionist in the preview room prior to the opening of their session to prepare their slides for presentation. Poster presenters are asked to summarize their exhibit in 2 minutes. No slides will be used as the posters will be broadcast to the attendees.Those who wish to discuss a paper or poster may write the Secretary prior to the meeting. Discussants from the floor should submit their names to the Moderator at the podium prior to the opening of the session during which the paper is to be presented. Discussants from the floor are limited to 2 minutes; primary discussants are limited to 3 minutes.Discussants will receive a copy of their remarks shortly after the Annual Meeting. Any delay in the return of the corrected discussion to the Editor will hold up publication of the paper. Timely response of all authors and discussants is, therefore, urged because delays are unfair to those who promptly return their material for publication.AccreditationThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. One credit hour in Category I of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association may be claimed for each hour of participation by the individual physician.Thirty-third postgraduate programJanuary 30, 2000 (Sunday)Morning session 7:45–12:007:45 Welcome and IntroductionMichael J. Mack, Dallas, TX, and Jorge A. Wernly, Albuquerque, NM, Co-Chairs, Committee on Postgraduate EducationModerators: Michael J. Mack, Dallas, TX and Jorge A. Wernly, Albuquerque, NM8:00 Current and Future Directions in Thoracic OncologyDavid J. Sugarbaker, Boston, MA8:25 Management of Coronary Artery Disease: A Surgeon’s ViewAxel Haverich, Hannover, Germany8:45 Management of Coronary Artery Disease: A Cardiologist’s ViewPaul Yock, Palo Alto, CA9:05 Discussion9:15 Advances in Management of Esophageal DiseaseMark K. Ferguson, Chicago, IL9:40 Coffee Break10:10 Management of End Stage Heart Failure: Drugs, Devices or Transplantation?Eric A. Rose, New York, NY10:35 Contributions of Women to Thoracic SurgeryCarolyn E. Reed, Charleston, SCCCCETS BASIC SCIENCE LECTURE ∗Open session11:00 Introduction/AddressDavid B. Campbell, Hershey, PA, Chairman, Coordinating Committee for Continuing Education in Thoracic SurgeryRamifications of the Human Genome ProjectSir Walter Bodmer, College Principal, Hertford College, Oxford, EnglandLUNCHEON ADDRESS12:00 Managed Care and the Mortality of the MarketplaceJerome P. Kassirer, Weston, MAAfternoon session 1:30–5:00Moderators: Michael J. Mack, Dallas, TX, and Jorge A. Wernley, Albuquerque, NM1:30 Endovascular Therapy for Aortic Disease: Will Surgery Still Have a Role?R. Scott Mitchell, Palo Alto, CA1:55 Can Cardiopulmonary Bypass Become More Patient Friendly?Kenneth M. Taylor, London, England2:20 International Contributions to Cardiothoracic SurgeryMarko I. Turina, Zurich, Switzerland2:50 Coffee Break: Visit Exhibits3:20 Advances in Thoracic Organ TransplantationThomas M. Egan, Chapel Hill, NC3:50 Where Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease is HeadedFrank L. Hanley, San Francisco, CA4:20 What’s New in Surgery for Valvular Heart DiseaseDonald B. Doty, Salt Lake City, UT4:50 Closing Remarks5:30–8:00 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN SPANISH AND PORTUGESEMust preregister—no charge.Program: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thirty-sixth Annual MeetingJanuary 31–February 2, 2000January 31, 2000 (Monday) morning7:45 OPENING CEREMONIES, GENERAL SCIENTIFIC SESSION8:20 BUSINESS MEETING (Members only)8:30–11:15 Scientific sessionModerators: Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, St. Louis, MO, and Peter C. Pairolero, Rochester, MN1. J. MAXWELL CHAMBERLAIN MEMORIAL PAPERComplete Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection Improves Survival in Patients With Resected Stages II and IIIa Non-Small Cell Lung CancerSteven M. Keller, Sudeshna Adak, Henry Wagner, David H. Johnson, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, New York, NY, Boston, MA, Tampa, FL, and Nashville, TN2. Arterial Switch Operation: Factors Impacting Survival in the Current EraJohn W. Brown, Hyung Joo Park, and Mark W. Turrentine, Indianapolis, IN3. Does Multi-Vessel, Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Reduce Postoperative Morbidity?Vibhu R. Kshettry, Thomas F. Flavin, Robert W. Emery, and Demetre M. Nicoloff, Minneapolis, MN4. Intraoperative Radioisotope Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Non-Small Cell Lung CancerMichael Justin Liptay, Gregory Masters, David J. Winchester, Ben J. Garrido, Todd Hirschtritt, Reid M. Perlman, and Willard A. Fry, Evanston, IL5. Survival Difference Between Stentless and Stented Bioprosthesis PatientsStephen Westaby, Matthew Horton, Xu Y. Jin, Takahiro Katsumata, Omar Ahmed, Ravi Pillai, Huihua Li, and Gary L. Grunkemeier, Oxford, United Kingdom, and Portland, ORPRESENTATION OF THE THORACIC SURGERY DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION AWARDRecipient: Evelio Rodriguez, Philadelphia, PA (Paper 17, Surgical Forum II, Research II)11:15–12:00 Presidential AddressNicholas T. Kouchoukos, St. Louis, MOAfternoon: parallel surgical forums1:30–3:00 Forum I: research IModerators: David A. Fullerton, Chicago, IL, and Richard D. Weisel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada6. Mixed Hematopoietic Chimerism Induces Long-Term Tolerance to Cardiac Allografts in Miniature SwineMargaret L. Schwarze, Matthew T. Menard, Yasushi Fuchimoto, Christene A. Huang, Stuart Houser, Kwabena Mawulawde, Kenneth S. Allison, David H. Sachs, and Joren C. Madsen, Boston, MA7. Transpecies Heart Valve Transplant: Advanced Studies of a Bioengineered Xeno-AutograftSteven Goldstein, Steven P. Walsh, Kirby S. Black, David R. Clarke, E. Christopher Orton, and Mark F. O’Brien, Kennesaw, GA, Denver, CO, Ft. Collins, CO, and Queensland, Australia8. Totally Endoscopic Coronary Anastomosis: Prospective In Vitro Comparison of Two-Dimensional Visualization, Three-Dimensional Visualization, and Robotic Telemanipulation Using a Porcine ModelW. Douglas Boyd, Nimesh D. Desai, Bob B. Kiaii, Reisa Rayman, Richard J. Novick, F. Neil McKenzie, and Alan H. Menkis, London, Ontario, Canada9. Autologous Smooth Muscle Cell Transplantation Improves Heart Function in Dilated CardiomyopathyKyung-Jong Yoo, Ren-Ke Li, Richard D. Weisel, Donald A.G. Mickle, Zhi-Qiang Jia, Guangming Li, Eung-Joong Kim, Shinji Tomita, and Terrence M. Yau, Toronto, Ontario, Canada10. Factors Affecting Functional Outcome After Autologous Skeletal Myoblast TransplantationBruno Pouzet, Jean-Thomas Vilquin, Emmanuel Messas, Marcio Scorsin, Marc Fiszman, Albert A. Hagège, Ketty Schwartz, and Philippe Menasché, Paris, France11. Mechanism of Transmyocardial “Needle” Revascularization: Possible Role for Nitric Oxide Synthase in AngiogenesisTakayuki Saito, Marc P. Pelletier, Hani Shennib, and Adel Giaid, Montreal, Quebec, Canada1:30–3:00 Forum II: research IIModerators: John W. Brown, Indianapolis, IN, and Charles B. Huddleston, St. Louis, MO12. Bosentan (Ro 47-0203) Inhibits Endothelin-1 Induced Pulmonary Arteriolar Vasoconstriction in Newborn PigsPatrick W. Domkowski, John T. Cockerham, Peter A. Kot, Jeff L. Myers, and Richard A. Hopkins, Providence, RI, Durham, NC, and Washington, DC13. Cardiac and Pulmonary Effects of L-arginine or Nitroglycerine After Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in Neonatal LambsShinichi Hatsuoka, Takahiko Sakamoto, Ulrich Stock, and John E. Mayer, Jr, Boston, MA14. Controlled Cardiac Reoxygenation Attenuates Injury and Improves Outcome in a Porcine Model of Severe Myocardial InfarctionNeil J. Thomas, Adrian T. Harvey, and Mark C. Bowers, Phoenix, AZ15. Skeletal Muscle Ventricles in Circulation Beyond Four YearsGregory A. Thomas, Kevin A. Greer, Robert L. Hammond, Jonathon C. Jarvis, Adam P. Shortland, Mark Pullan, Stanley Salmons, and Larry W. Stephenson, Detroit, MI, and Liverpool, United Kingdom16. Robotic Instruments Enhance Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve SurgeryAngelo Lapietra, Eugene A. Grossi, Christopher C. Derivaux, Greg H. Ribakove, Aubrey C. Galloway, Patricia M. Buttenheim, Alfred T. Culliford, and Stephen B. Colvin, New York, NYTHORACIC SURGERY DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION AWARD PAPER17. Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis Early After Saphenous Vein GraftingEvelio Rodriguez, Erica Lambert, Michael G. Magno, and John D. Mannion, Philadelphia, PA1:30–3:00 Forum III: general thoracic researchModerators: Malcolm M. DeCamp, Jr, Cleveland, OH, and Robert J. Keenan, Pittsburgh, PA18. Sequential 5-Aza-2′-Deoxycytidine/Depsipeptide Treatment Synergistically Enhances MAGE-3 Expression and Apoptosis in Lung and Esophageal Cancer CellsTodd S. Weiser, Galen A. Ohnmacht, Sheng Guo, G. Aaron Chen, Julie A. Hong, Dao M. Nguyen, and David S. Schrump, Bethesda, MD19. Withdrawn Inhibition of Factor IXa-Dependent Coagulation Ameliorates Murine Pulmonary Ischemia/Reperfusion InjuryKoichi Kayano, Kenji Okada, Ann Marie Schmidt, Walter Kieiel, Nobuyoshi Shimizu, and David J. Pinsky, New York, NY, Albuquerque, NM, and Okayama, Japan20. Inhibition of Chemotherapy-Induced NF-κB Activation in NSCLC Enhances in Vitro Tumor Cell Death Through ApoptosisDavid R. Jones, Marty A. Mayo, Lee K. Madrid, and Albert S. Baldwin, Jr, Charlottesville, VA, and Chapel Hill, NC21. Modulation of Metastatic Phenotype of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by 17-Allylamino GeldanamycinDao M. Nguyen, Aaron Chen, Todd S. Weiser, and David S. Schrump, Bethesda, MD22. Multiple Injections of Adenoviral Vector Further Improve Survival in a Murine Model of MesotheliomaEric S. Lambright, Seth D. Force, Michael Lanuti, Steven M. Albelda, and Larry R. Kaiser, Philadelphia, PA23. Factors Associated With False Positive Staging by Positron Emission Tomography of Mediastinal Metastases From Non-Small Cell Lung CancerJason A. Park, David M. Follette, Peter Frazier Roberts, Jon M. Baker, Donald M. Hopkins, Peter E. Valk, and Thomas R. Pounds, Sacramento, CA3:45–5:15 BUSINESS MEETING (members only)5:15–8:00 SYMPOSIUM: WOMEN IN THORACIC SURGERYMust preregister—no charge.5:15–8:00 SYMPOSIUM: MEDICO-LEGALSeparate registration.8:00–10:00Surgical motion picturesSession Committee: John W. Brown, Indianapolis, IN, Mark K. Ferguson, Chicago, IL, and Hartzell V. Schaff, Rochester, MN1. Carinal Resection With Cardiopulmonary BypassRodney J. Landreneau, Daniel H. Benckart, Peter D. Kaplan, Richard H. Maley, Jr, Samuel B. Keeley, and Robert J. Wiechmann, Pittsburgh, PA2. Are We Implanting Half Valves? The Effect of Loss of Sinus Wall Compliance Upon Aortic Valve LongevityFrancis Robicsek, Mano J. Thubrikar, Alexander A. Fokin, Thomas M. Maters, and Brett Fowler, Charlotte, NC3. Partial Left Ventriculectomy for Salvage During ALCAPA RepairStephen Westaby and Takahiro Katsumata, Oxford, United Kingdom4. Bilateral Open Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A New AccessStefano Nazari, Paolo Boniva, Susanna Salvi, Alessandro Aluffi, and Ziad Mourad, Pavia, Italy5. This Is Your FoundationRobert B. Wallace, McLean, VA6. Aortic Valve Repair for Aortic Regurgitation With the Cusp Extension TechniqueChristian P. R. Brizard, Robert Grant, Andrew D. Cochrane, and Tom R. Karl, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia7. Ross-Konno OperationHiromi Kurosawa, Kiyozo Morita, Yoshimasa Sakamoto, Yoshimasa Uno, Toshiyuki Kanazawa, and Keiko Sugiyama, Tokyo, Japan8. Surgical Approaches for Various Grades of Axial Migration of the GEJ in GERDSandro Mattioli, Massimo P. Di Simone, Franco D’Ovidio, and Vladimiro Pilotti, Bologna, Italy9. The Implantation Technique of the Quadrileaflet Stentless Mitral ValveRomuald Cichon, Britt Hofmann, Wilma Aron, Ralf Ostermaier, and Stephan Schüler, Dresden, Germany10. CABG in the Conscious Patient Without Endotracheal General AnesthesiaHaldun Y. Karagoz, Ankara, TurkeyFebruary 1, 2000 (Tuesday) morning6:45–8:00 SYMPOSIUM: PATIENT ADVOCACY/PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND MEDIA AFFAIRS ACTIVITIESMust preregister—no charge.7:00–8:00 Breakfast SessionsNo advance registration. Attendance by ticket only and limited to 40 per seminar. Tickets can be purchased at registration desk beginning Saturday, January 29, at 1:30 p.m. Price of ticket covers attendance at seminar and continental breakfast. These sessions run concurrently.Clinical Workshops (see page xxx for program)8:15–11:00 Moderated Poster Session A: General Thoracic (see page 2401 for program)8:15–11:00 Moderated Poster Session B: Adult Cardiac (see page 2402 for program)8:15–11:15 Scientific sessionModerators: Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, St. Louis, MO, and Peter C. Pairolero, Rochester, MN24. Repair of Interrupted Aortic Arch: Results After More Than 20 YearsChristian Schreiber, Thomas Günther, Michael Wottke, Matthias Thielmann, Sung Un Paek, Hans Meisner, and Rüdiger Lange, Munich, Germany25. Coarctation of the Aorta in Adults—Surgical Repair: Long-Term Follow-UpFrancois Bouchart, Arnaud Dubar, Alfred Tabley, Pierre Yves Litzler, Catherine Haas-Hubscher, Michel Redonnet, Jean Paul Bessou, and Robert Soyer, Rouen, France26. Effects of Combined Conventional and Modified Ultrafiltration in Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac SurgeryUgursay Kiziltepe, Adnan Uysalel, Tumer Corapcioglu, Hamdi Akan, and Hakki Akalin, Ankara, Turkey27. ECMO to LVAD Bridge-to-Heart Transplant: Optimizing Survival and LVAD ResourcesFrancis D. Pagani, David B. Dyke, Susan Wright, Cynthia Donaldson, Steven F. Bolling, G. Michael Deeb, Richard L. Prager, Fresca Swaniker, Robert H. Bartlett, Mauro Moscucci, Robert Cody, and Keith D. Aaronson, Ann Arbor, MI28. CABG With Cardiopulmonary Bypass Versus OPCAB: Does Eliminating the Pump Reduce Morbidity and Cost?David A. Bull, James C. Stringham, Leigh Anne Neumayer, and Shreekanth V. Karwande, Salt Lake City, UT29. Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms: Early Recurrence and Fate of the Aortic ValveAnthony Azakie, Tirone E. David, Charles M. Peniston, and William G. Williams, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaPRESENTATION OF THE EARL BAKKEN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT TO GERALD D. BUCKBERGNicholas T. Kouchoukos11:15–12:00 The Ralph Alley lectureThe Hammer, the Sickle, and the Scalpel: A Cardiac Surgeon’s View of Eastern Europe ∗Funded by an educational grant from the Cardiothoracic Research and Education Foundation of Spartanburg, SC.Hans G. Borst, Munich, GermanyAfternoon: parallel scientific sessions1:30–5:00 Session I: general thoracic I and general thoracic II1:30–2:45 General Thoracic IModerators: Peter Goldstraw, London, England, and Douglas E. Wood, Seattle, WA30. Bronchial and Bronchovascular Sleeve Resection for Treatment of Central Lung TumorsHenning F. Lausberg, Stefanos Demertzis, Olaf Wendler, Thomas P. Graeter, Dieter Ukena, and Hans-Joachim Schaefers, Homburg/Saar, Germany31. Results of Expandable Metal Stents for Malignant Dysphagia in 100 Patients With Esophageal Cancer: Short-Term and Long-Term Follow-upJames D. Luketich, Neil A. Christie, Tracey L. Weigel, Ninh T. Nguyen, Adam Slivka, Robert J. Keenan, Hiran C. Fernando, Peter F. Ferson, Susan A. Churma, and Chandra P. Belani, Pittsburgh, PA, and Sacramento, CA32. Localized (Solitary) Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura: Treatment of Choice and Clinical Outcome: An Analysis of 52 PatientsGiuseppe Cardillo, Francesco Facciolo, Girolamo Capece, Roberto Gasparri, Remo Orsetti, Stefano Treggiari, Andrea Cavazzana, and Massimo Martelli, Rome, Italy33. Buttressing the Staple Line in Bilateral Thoracoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: A Randomized, Three-Center StudyUz Stammberger, Walter Klepetko, Georgios Stamatis, Jürg Hamacher, Ralph A. Schmid, Wilfried Wisser, Ludger Hillerjan, and Walter Weder, Zürich, Switzerland, Vienna, Austria, and Essen, Germany34. Surgical Treatment of Hepatic and Pulmonary Metastases From Colon CancerJames R. Headrick, Daniel L. Miller, Mark S. Allen, Claude Deschamps, Victor F. Trastek, David M. Nagorney, and Peter C. Pairolero, Rochester, MN3:30–5:00 General Thoracic IIModerators: Claude Deschamps, Rochester, MN, and Paolo Macchiarini, Hannover, Germany35. Minimally Invasive EsophagectomyJames D. Luketich, Neil A. Christie, Ninh T. Nguyen, Tracey L. Weigel, Hiran C. Fernando, Robert J. Keenan, Peter F. Ferson, and Philip R. Schauer, Pittsburgh, PA, and Sacramento, CA36. Routine Bilateral Lung Palpation in Transxiphoid VATS Metastasectomy: Relevance of Helical CT With Occult LesionsVincenzo Ambrogi, Marcello Paci, Eugenio Pompeo, and Tommaso Claudio Mineo, Rome, Italy, and Gualdo Tadino, Italy37. Pneumoperitoneum After BilobectomyRobert J. Cerfolio, William L. Holman, George L. Zorn, and Albert D. Pacifico, Birmingham, AL38. Efficacy of Intraoperative, Internal Intercostal Nerve Block During Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Postoperative PainGil Bolotin, Horia Lazarovici, Gideon Uretzky, Amnon Y. Zlotnik, Ada Tamir, and Milton Saute, Haifa, Israel39. Self-Assessment of Functional Outcome and Quality of Life After Esophagectomy for Benign DiseaseMary M. Young, Claude Deschamps, Mark S. Allen, Daniel L. Miller, Victor F. Trastek, Cathy D. Schleck, and Peter C. Pairolero, Rochester, MN40. Morbidity and Mortality After 94 Extrapleural Pneumonectomies for EmpyemaYuji Shiraishi, Yutsuki Nakajima, Akira Koyama, Keiichiro Takasuna, and Satoko Yoshida, Tokyo, Japan1:30–5:00 Session II: ischemic heart disease and great vessels, and congenital1:30–2:45 Ischemic Heart Disease and Great VesselsModerators: M. Arisan Ergin, New York, NY, and Donald D. Glower, Durham, NC41. Hemodynamic Changes in the Displaced Human Heart During Beating Heart SurgeryJames R. Edgerton, Megumi Mathison, Jeffery L. Horswell, Jodi Akin, and Michael J. Mack, Dallas, TX42. Mobilization of Endothelial Progenitor Cells Following Gene Therapy With Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Patients With Inoperable Coronary DiseaseChristoph Kalka, Hassan Tehrani, Takayuki Asahara, Jeffrey M. Isner, and James F. Symes, Boston, MA43. Elevated S100 Levels Following Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest are Associated With Adverse Neurologic Events After Proximal Aortic OperationsJoseph S. Coselli, Scott A. LeMaire, Jay K. Bhama, Zachary C. Schmittling, Cuneyt Koksoy, Peter J. Oberwalder, and Charles C. Miller III, Houston, TX44. Total Arch Replacement Using Aortic Arch Branched Graft With an Aid of Antegrade Selective Cerebral Perfusion: Experience With 220 PatientsTeruhisa Kazui, Makoto Takinami, Katsushi Yamashita, Naoki Washiyama, and Hitoshi Terada, Hamamatsu, Japan45. Valve Preservation in Type A Acute Aortic DissectionThomas Graeter, Frank Langer, Diana Aicher, Olaf Wendler, Stefanos Demertzis, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers, Homburg/Saar, Germany3:30–5:00 CongenitalModerators: Marshall L. Jacobs, Philadelphia, PA, and Kirk R. Kanter, Atlanta, GA46. Determination of Anaerobic Threshold in Neonates After Stage 1 Palliation of Hypoplastic Left Heart SyndromeGeorge M. Hoffman, Nancy S. Ghanayem, John M. Kampine, Stuart Berger, Kathy A. Mussato, and James S. Tweddell, Milwaukee, WI47. Staged Biventricular Repair of Pulmonary Atresia or Stenosis With Intact Ventricular SeptumShunji Sano, Emi Fujisawa, Kozo Ishino, Masaaki Kawada, Masahiro Kamada, and Shin-ichi Ohtsuki, Okayama, Japan48. Polytetrafluoroethylene Reconstruction of Severe Right Ventricular Outflow Tract ObstructionMark W. Turrentine, Ryan P. McCarthy, Kevin W. McConnell, and John W. Brown, Indianapolis, IN49. Tetralogy of Fallot: Surgical Management Individualized to the PatientCharles D. Fraser and Denton A. Cooley, Houston, TX50. Surgical Outcomes With Double Outlet Right Ventricle and Subpulmonary Ventricular Septal DefectKoh Takeuchi, Francis X. McGowan, Jr, Adrian M. Moran, John E. Mayer, Jr, Richard A. Jonas, and Pedro J. del Nido, Boston, MA51. Reverse Subclavian Flap Repair of Hypoplastic Transverse Aorta in InfancyKirk R. Kanter, Robert N. Vincent, and Derek A. Fyfe, Atlanta, GA1:30–5:00 Session III: adult cardiac I, and adult cardiac II and transplantation1:30–2:45 Adult Cardiac IModerators: W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr, Greenville, NC, and Gus J. Vlahakes, Boston, MA52. Efficacy of Simple and Effective Papillary Muscle Repair Techniques in Patients With Ischemic Mitral ValvesRoland Fasol, Fitzum Lakew, Bettina Pfannmüller, Marvin Slepian, and Elrina Joubert-Hubner, Tucson, AZ, and Ingolstadt, Germany53. Risk Factors for Late Pulmonary Homograft Stenosis Following the Ross ProcedureEhud Raanani, Terrence M. Yau, Tirone E. David, Goran Dellgren, Brian D. Sonnenberg, and Ahmed S. Omran, Toronto, Ontario, Canada54. Improved Outcomes With an Implantable Left Ventricular Assist System: A Multicenter StudyPhilip E. Oyer, Piet G. Jansen, Dereck R. Wheeldon, Narayanan Ramasamy, and Peer M. Portner, Stanford, CA, and Oakland, CA55. Nitroglycerin Is Superior to Dilitiazem for Prevention of Coronary Bypass Conduit Spasm: A Prospective Randomized StudyOz M. Shapira, Joseph D. Alkon, Donald S.F. Macron, John F. Keany, Jr, Joseph A. Vita, Gabriel S. Aldea, and Richard J. Shemin, Boston, MA56. Is the Radial Artery Superior to the Saphenous Vein Graft in Contemporary Coronary Bypass Surgery? A Case-Matched StudyGideon Cohen, Miguel Tamariz, Jeri Y. Sever, George T. Christakis, Gopal Bhatnagar, Labib Abouzahr, Charles Cutrara, Bernard S. Goldman, and Stephen E. Fremes, Toronto, Ontario, Canada3:30–5:00 Adult Cardiac II and TransplantationModerators: Axel Haverich, Hannover, Germany, and Irving L. Kron, Charlottesville, VA57. Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery After Platelet Inhibition With Eptifibitide: Results From the PURSUIT TrialCornelius M. Dyke, Devinder Bhatia, Stephen Marso, Todd Lorenz, and Barbara E. Tardiff, Charlotte, NC, Cleveland, OH, Durham, NC, and San Francisco, CA58. Clinical Outcomes and Angiographic Patency in 165 Consecutive Off-Pump Coronary Bypass PatientsJohn D. Puskas, Carolyn E. Wright, Russell S. Ronson, W. Morris Brown, John Parker Gott, and Robert A. Guyton, Atlanta, GA59. A Prospective Trial of Nitric Oxide in Heart Transplant Recipients With Pulmonary HypertensionAbbas Ardehali, Howard Chait, Ali M. Sadeghi, Fardad Esmailian, Daniel Marelli, Jaime Moriguchi, Michelle A. Hamilton, John Kobashigawa, and Hillel Laks, Los Angeles, CA60. Flow-Wire Measurements After Complete Arterial Coronary Revascularization With T-Grafts: Quantitative Blood Flow in the Grafts Is Dependent on Competing Flow From the Native Coronary ArteriesTorsten Markwirth, Benno Hennen, Bruno Scheller, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, and Olaf Wendler, Homburg/Saar, Germany61. Bilateral Versus Single Lung Transplantation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Intermediate Term ResultsAlberto Pochettino, Henry Zhu, Bruce R. Rosengard, Robert Kotloff, and Joseph E. Bavaria, Philadelphia, PA62. Lung Transplantation Is Warranted for Stable, Ventilator-Dependent RecipientsBryan F. Meyers, John P. Lynch, Richard J. Battafarano, Tracey Guthrie, Elbert P. Trulock, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson, St. Louis, MOFebruary 2, 2000 (Wednesday) morning7:00–8:00 Breakfast SessionsNo advance registration. Attendance by ticket only and limited to 40 per workshop. Tickets can be purchased at registration desk beginning Saturday, January 29, at 1:30 PM. Price of ticket covers attendance at seminar and continental breakfast. These workshops run concurrently.Meet the Expert Sessions (see page 2403 for program)Technical Sessions—How I do it (see page 2403 for program)8:15–11:00 Moderated Poster Session C: Potpourri (see page 2402 for program)8:15–12:30 Scientific sessionModerators: Jack M. Matloff, Los Angeles, CA, and Gordon F. Murray, Morgantown, WV63. Reduction Pneumoplasty Versus Respiratory Rehabilitation in Severe Emphysema: A Prospective Randomized StudyEugenio Pompeo, Mario Marino, Italo Nofroni, Giuseppe Matteucci, and Tommaso Claudio Mineo, Rome, Italy, and Priora, Italy64. Optimal Timing of Coronary Revascularization: Transmural Versus Nontransmural Acute Myocardial InfarctionDaniel C. Lee, Mehmet C. Oz, Susan X. Lin, and Windsor Ting, New York, NY65. Preoperative Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer Does Not Increase Surgical MorbidityMichael P. Siegenthaler, Katherine M. Pisters, Kelly W. Merriman, Stephen G. Swisher, Jack A. Roth, Garrett L. Walsh, Ara A. Vaporciyan, W. Roy Smythe, and Joe B. Putnam, Jr, Houston, TX66. Intranasal Mupirocin Effectively Reduces Sternal Wound Infections After Open Heart Surgery in Diabetics and Non-DiabeticsGeorge E. Cimochowski, Michael D. Harostock, Robert Brown, Mark Bernardi, Nancy Alonzo, and Kathy Coyle, Wilkes-Barre, PA67. Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Novel Synthetic Surgical Sealant in Preventing Air Leaks After Lung ResectionJohn C. Wain, Larry R. Kaiser, David W. Johnstone, Stephen C. Yang, Cameron D. Wright, Joseph Friedberg, Richard H. Feins, Richard F. Heitmiller, Douglas J. Mathisen, and Murray Selwyn, Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Baltimore, MD and Rochester, NY68. Single-Clamp Technique Does Not Protect Against CVA in CABGDominick C. Mariconda, George Tellides, Gary S. Kopf, Michael L. Dewar, Lin Zhenqiu, and John A. Elefteriades, New Haven, CT69. Significance of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Elevation in Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung CancerHelen Han, Rodney J.