ContextPrevious trials of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) have enrolled selected
patients and have not rigorously evaluated long-term graft patency. A preliminary report …

We report the ability to direct the differentiation pathway of neural progenitor cells (NPCs)
within hydrogels having tunable mechanical properties. By modifying the polymeric sugar …

BACKGROUND. Early stage lung cancer has a variable prognosis, and there are currently
no markers that predict which patients will recur. This study examined the relation between …

Objective: Advantages of thoracoscopic lobectomy for early stage non-small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC), as compared with lobectomy by conventional thoracotomy, include less …

OBJECTIVES: Advantages of thoracoscopic lobectomy include less postoperative pain,
shorter hospitalization, and improved delivery of adjuvant chemotherapy. The incidence of …

Background. We evaluated the application of the off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB)
procedure relative to safety and efficiency as measured by operative mortality postoperative …

BACKGROUND: We conducted a study of patients who underwent anatomic resection with
adjuvant chemotherapy to determine if thoracoscopic lobectomy enables more effective …

BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to review a large series of resections of colorectal
pulmonary metastases in the era of modern chemotherapy. METHODS: A retrospective …

OBJECTIVES: The outcomes of patients with metastatic melanoma are poor. Although
prognostic models have been developed to predict the occurrence of pulmonary metastasis from …

Purpose To determine in a randomized prospective multi-institutional trial whether the addition
of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-) to a melphalan-based hyperthermic isolated limb …