Articles:

Management of Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease

Robert W. Anderson and Carl E. Arentzen
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:97-99. [PDF] [References]  

The Treatment of Achalasia: Controversy Resolved?

Mark B. Orringer
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:100-102. [PDF] [References]  

The Role of the Surgeon in Percutaneous Transluminal Dilation of Coronary Stenosis

Marko Turina, Andreas Grüntzig, Christoph Krayenbühl, and Åke Senning
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:103-112. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prophylactic Coronary Artery Grafting in Patients with Few or No Symptoms

Claude M. Grondin, Jean-Georges Kretz, Pascal Vouhé, Julio F. Tubau, Lucien Campeau, and Martial G. Bourassa
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:113-118. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice

Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:118. [PDF]  

Esophagomyotomy versus Forceful Dilation for Achalasia of the Esophagus: Results in 899 Patients

Nsidinanya Okike, W. Spencer Payne, David M. Neufeld, Philip E. Bernatz, Peter C. Pairolero, and David R. Sanderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:119-125. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Circular Myotomy as an Aid to Resection and End-to-End Anastomosis of the Esophagus

Abdulla A. Attum, John R. Hankins, Jerome Ngangana, and Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:126-132. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Richard B. McElvein
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:132. [PDF]  

Esophageal Carcinoma: An Aggressive Approach

M.H. Drucker, K.A. Mansour, C.R. Hatcher, Jr., and P.N. Symbas
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:133-138. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Changing Role of Surgery for Pulmonary Metastases

Patricia M. McCormack and Nael Martini
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:139-145. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intrapleural Instillation of Quinacrine for Treatment of Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Alberto J. Larrieu, G. Frank O. Tyers, Edward H. Williams, Martin J. O'Neill, and John R. Derrick
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:146-150. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical Repair of Dissection of the Upper Descending Thoracic Aorta and Discrete Ascending Aortic Aneurysm

Grant V.S. Parr and Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:151-157. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical Experience with the Lillehei-Kaster Valve Prosthesis

Hans H.J. Zwart, George Hicks, Benjamin Schuster, Milton Nathan, Farouk Tabrah, Frank Wenzke, Tajuddin Ahmed, and Richard A. DeWall
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:158-165. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of Therapeutic-Dose Irradiation on Left Ventricular Function in Conscious Dogs

Kit V. Arom, Vernon S. Bishop, Frederick L. Grover, and J. Kent Trinkle
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:166-175. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:175. [PDF]  

Factors Influencing Patency of Saphenous Vein Grafts

Jack A. Roth, Ramon A. Cukingnan, B. Greg Brown, Edward Gocka, and Joseph S. Carey
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:176-183. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Blood Conservation During Myocardial Revascularization

Delos M. Cosgrove, Robert L. Thurer, Bruce W. Lytle, Carl G. Gill, Mohan Peter, and Floyd D. Loop
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:184-189. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Treatment of Recurrent Malignant Pleural Effusion

Erle H. Austin and M. Wayne Flye
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:190-203. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

ACT and Heparin

Edwin W. Salzman
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:204. [PDF]  

Percutaneous Jugular Cannulation

Norig Ellison, David R. Jobes, and Alan J. Schwartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:204. [PDF]  

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