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Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting
THE SOCIETY OF
THORACIC SURGEONS
January 30 - February 2, 2000
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PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
nbsp; Introduction: Jack M. Matloff nbsp; SLIDE SHOW
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Nicholas T. Kouchoukos

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KEY LECTURES
Arterial Switch Operation: Factors Impacting Survival In The Current Era nbsp; ABSTRACT
SLIDE SHOW
 DISCUSSION
nbsp; J W Brown, H Park*, M W Turrentine Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Does Multi-Vessel Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OPCABG) Reduce Postoperative Morbidity? nbsp; ABSTRACT
SLIDE SHOW
 DISCUSSION
nbsp; Vibhu R. Kshettry, T F Flavin, R W Emery, D M Nicoloff Cardiac Surgical Associates, P.A., Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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[KEY LECTURES] [MOVIES] [POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM]

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM		 nbsp;
Advances in Thoracic Organ Transplantation nbsp; SLIDE SHOW
DISCUSSION
Thomas M. Egan
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Contributions of Women to Thoracic Surgery nbsp; SLIDE SHOW
DISCUSSION
Carolyn E. Reed
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What's New in Surgery for Valvular Heart Disease nbsp; SLIDE SHOW
Donald B. Doty nbsp;
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SURGICAL MOTION PICTURES
nbsp; Are We Implanting Half Valves? The Effect of Loss of Sinus Wall Compliance Upon Aortic Valve Longevity nbsp; MOVIE
DISCUSSION
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nbsp; nbsp; Francis Robicsek, Mano J. Thubrikar, Alexander Fokin, Thomas M. Maters, and Brett Fowler, Charlotte, NC nbsp;
nbsp; CABG in the Conscious Patient Without Endotracheal General Anesthesia nbsp; MOVIE
nbsp; nbsp; Haldun Y. Karagoz, Ankara, Turkey nbsp;    
nbsp; Carinal Resection With Cardiopulmonary Bypass nbsp; MOVIE
DISCUSSION
nbsp; nbsp; Rodney J. Landreneau, Daniel H. Benckart, Peter D. Kaplan, Richard H. Maley, Jr., Samuel Keeley, and Robert J. Wiechmann, Pittsburgh, PA nbsp;
nbsp; The Implantation Technique of the Quadrileaflet Stentless Mitral Valve nbsp; MOVIE
nbsp; nbsp; Romuald Cichon, Britt Hofmann, Wilma Aron, Ralf Ostermaier, and Stephan Schueler, Dresden, Germany nbsp;
nbsp; Partial Left Ventriculectomy for Salvage During ALCAPA Repair nbsp; MOVIE
DISCUSSION
nbsp; nbsp; Stephen Westaby and Takahiro Katsumata, Oxford, United Kingdom nbsp;
nbsp; Surgical Approaches for Various Grades of Axial Migration of the GEJ in GERD nbsp; MOVIE
DISCUSSION
nbsp; nbsp; Sandro Mattioli, Massimo P. Di Simone, Franco D'Ovidio, and Vladimiro Pilotti, Bologna, Italy nbsp;
nbsp; This Is Your Foundation nbsp; MOVIE
nbsp; Robert B. Wallace, McLean, VA
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[KEY LECTURES] [MOVIES] [POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM]

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