Editorials:

The selection of a cardiac valve substitute

RM Nelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 291-293.  

Articles:

Conservative management of the prolapsed mitral valve

A Carpentier, J Relland, A Deloche, JN Fabiani, C D'Allaines, P Blondeau, A Piwnica, S Chauvaud, and C Dubost
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 294-302. [Abstract]  

Is the Hancock porcine valve the best cardiac valve substitute today?

JC Davila, DJ Magilligan, Jr, and JW Lewis, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 303-316. [Abstract]  

Thrombosis and degeneration of Hancock valves: clinical and pathological findings

R Hetzer, JD Hill, WJ Kerth, AJ Wilson, MG Adappa, and F Gerbode
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 317-322. [Abstract]  

Durability of prosthetic heart valves

RE Clark, WM Swanson, JL Kardos, RW Hagen, and RA Beauchamp
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 323-335. [Abstract]  

Hemodynamic evaluation of Lillehei-Kaiser and Starr-Edwards prosthesis

RB Pyle, JE Mayer, Jr, WG Lindsay, CR Jorgensen, Y Wang, and DM Nicoloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 336-343. [Abstract]  

Long-distance transportation of human hearts for transplantation

FT Thomas, SS Szentpetery, RE Mammana, TC Wolfgang, and RR Lower
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 344-350.  

Operative closure of isolated defects of the ventricular septum: planned delay

RD Fisher, SL Faulkner, CG Sell, TP Graham, Jr, and HW Bender, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 351-356. [Abstract]  

Determinants of long-term survival after ventricular aneurysmectomy

DM Cosgrove, FD Loop, MJ Irarrazaval, LK Groves, PC Taylor, and LA Golding
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 357-363. [Abstract]  

Monilial esophagitis: an increasingly frequent cause of esophageal stenosis?

MB Orringer and H Sloan
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 364-374. [Abstract]  

Surgical management of malignant mesothelioma

GA DeLaria, R Jensik, LP Faber, and CF Kittle
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 375-382. [Abstract]  

Saphenous vein bypass from the aorta to the anterior interventricular vein

B Treistman, TA Sulbaran, and DA Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 383-386. [Abstract]  

Bilateral subclavian artery aneurysm associated with idiopathic cystic medial necrosis

HJ Fee, HS Gewirtz, TX O'Connell, and JH Grollman
Ann Thorac Surg 1978 26: 387-390. [Abstract]  

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