Articles:

The Selection of a Cardiac Valve Substitute

Russell M. Nelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:291-293. [PDF]  

Conservative Management of the Prolapsed Mitral Valve

Alain Carpentier, John Relland, Alain Deloche, Jean-Noel Fabiani, Claude D'Allaines, Philippe Blondeau, Armand Piwnica, Sylvain Chauvaud, and Charles Dubost
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:294-302. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Is the Hancock Porcine Valve the Best Cardiac Valve Substitute Today?

Julio C. Davila, Donald J. Magilligan, Jr., and Joseph W. Lewis, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:303-316. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thrombosis and Degeneration of Hancock Valves: Clinical and Pathological Findings

Roland Hetzer, J. Donald Hill, William J. Kerth, Andrew J. Wilson, M. Gokuldas Adappa, and Frank Gerbode
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:317-322. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Durability of Prosthetic Heart Valves

Richard E. Clark, W.M. Swanson, John L. Kardos, Ronald W. Hagen, and Richard A. Beauchamp
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:323-335. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hemodynamic Evaluation of Lillehei-Kaster and Starr-Edwards Prostheses

R.B. Pyle, J.E. Mayer, Jr., W.G. Lindsay, C.R. Jorgensen, Y. Wang, and D.M. Nicoloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:336-343. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

J. Kent Trinkle
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:343. [PDF]  

Long-Distance Transportation of Human Hearts for Transplantation

Francis T. Thomas, Szabolcs S. Szentpetery, Robert E. Mammana, Timothy C. Wolfgang, and Richard R. Lower
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:344-350. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Operative Closure of Isolated Defects of the Ventricular Septum: Planned Delay

R. Darryl Fisher, Scott L. Faulkner, C. Gordon Sell, Thomas P. Graham, Jr., and Harvey W. Bender, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:351-356. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:356. [PDF]  

Determinants of Long-Term Survival after Ventricular Aneurysmectomy

Delos M. Cosgrove, Floyd D. Loop, Manuel J. Irarrazaval, Laurence K. Groves, Paul C. Taylor, and Leonard A. Golding
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:357-363. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Monilial Esophagitis: An Increasingly Frequent Cause of Esophageal Stenosis?

Mark B. Orringer and Herbert Sloan
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:364-374. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical Management of Malignant Mesothelioma

Giacomo A. DeLaria, Robert Jensik, L. Penfield Faber, and C. Frederick Kittle
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:375-382. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Saphenous Vein Bypass from the Aorta to the Anterior Interventricular Vein

Bernardo Treistman, Tulio A. Sulbaran, and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:383-386. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bilateral Subclavian Artery Aneurysm Associated with Idiopathic Cystic Medial Necrosis

Henry J. Fee, Harold S. Gewirtz, Theodore X. O'Connell, and Jules H. Grollman
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:387-390. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intensive Care: Edited by John Joakim Skillman M.D.. 1975, Boston, Little, Brown and Company, $26.50

Lewis H. Bosher, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:391-392. [PDF]  

Patient Care in Cardiac Surgery (2nd ed): Edited by Douglas M. Behrendt M.D., W. Gerald Austen M.D.. 1976, Boston, Little, Brown and Company, illustrated, $8.95

Lawrence L. Michaelis
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:392. [PDF]  

Radiographic Anatomy of the Coronary Arteries: An Atlas: Edited by Benigno Soto M.D., Richard O. Russell Jr., M.D., Roger E. Moraski M.D.. 1976, Mount Kisco, NY, Futura Publishing Company, illustrated, $35.00

Donald Silver
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:392. [PDF]  

Motor Disorders of the Esophagus: Edited by R.D. Henderson M.D.. 1976, Baltimore, The Williams & Wilkins Company, illustrated, $22.50

W. Spencer Payne
Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:393. [PDF]  

Meeetings in North America, October 1978-March 1979

Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:394. [PDF]  

Meeetings Outside North America, October 1978-March 1979

Ann Thorac Surg 1978;26:394. [PDF]  

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