Articles:

The Stapling Device

Charles L. Roper
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:307. [PDF]  

Esophagogastrectomy Using the Auto Suture EEA Surgical Stapling Instrument

J.S. Dorsey, S. Esses, M. Goldberg, and R. Stone
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:308-312. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Interruption of Multiple Accessory Conduction Pathways in the Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Takashi Iwa, Tatsuo Magara, Yoh Watanabe, Michio Kawasuji, and Takuro Misaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:313-325. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:325. [PDF]  

Descending Aortic Aneurysmectomy without Adjuncts to Avoid Ischemia

Hassan Najafi, Hushang Javid, James Hunter, Cyrus Serry, and David Monson
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:326-335. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Richard B. McElvein
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:335. [PDF]  

Further Evaluation of the Circular Sequential Vein Graft Technique of Coronary Artery Bypass

Joseph C. Cleveland, Ira M. Lebenson, Robert J. Twohey, Joseph G. Ellis, Daniel B. Nelson, Raymond J. Suchor, Aldred A. Heckman, Jr., David W. Morse, and John R. Dague
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:336-341. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Myocardial Protection Through Cold Cardioplegia Using Diltiazem, a Calcium Channel Blocker

Pascal R. Vouhé, Jacques Hélias, and Claude M. Grondin
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:342-348. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:348. [PDF]  

Experimental Evaluation of Myocardial Preservation Techniques: V. A Membrane-Stabilizing Agent, Procaine Hydrochloride

Tsunehiro Nishi, J. Edward Guilmette, and Akio Wakabayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:349-355. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Determination of Maximal Ischemic Tolerance of the Human Heart by Ultrastructural Recording of Preischemic Degree of Myocardial Hypertrophy and Degeneration

F. Beyersdorf, O. Elert, and P. Satter
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:356-363. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A Comparison of Serum Isoenzyme Levels of Creatine Phosphokinase and Lactic Dehydrogenase in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Operations and Patients Admitted to a Coronary Care Unit

Geoffrey M. Graeber, Robert J. Snyder, Russ Zajtchuk, and Walter H. Brott
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:364-369. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Perioperative Myocardial Infarction: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Samuel C. Balderman, Joginder N. Bhayana, Jehuda J. Steinbach, A.R. Zaki Masud, and Suzanne Michalek
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:370-377. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Effect of Metastasectomy: Fact or Fiction?

Torkel Åberg, Kjell-Åke Malmberg, Bert Nilsson, and Enn Nõu
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:378-384. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary, Mediastinal, and Cardiac Presentations of Histoplasmosis

Richard L. Prager, D. Patrick Burney, George Waterhouse, and Harvey W. Bender, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:385-390. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Carcinoid Heart Disease: Eight-Year Survival Following Tricuspid Valve Replacement and Pulmonary Valvotomy

Nicholas Hendel, Bruce Leckie, and John Richards
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:391-395. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Patch Enlargement of the Aortic and the Mitral Valve Rings with Aortic-Mitral Double-Valve Replacement

Samuel Manouguian and Paul Gerhard Kirchhoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:396-399. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transaortic Cannulation for Balloon Pumping in a "Crowded Aorta"

L. Nuñez, M. Gil Aguado, A. Iglesias, and J.L. Larrea
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:400-402. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

An Improved Retractor for Cardiac and Thoracic Operations

M.T. McEnany
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:403-404. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Scatter Radiation to the Hands from Insertion of Transvenous Pacemakers

Joseph G. Antkowiak
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:405-406. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Certification and Recertification

Arndt von Hippel
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:407-408. [PDF] [References]  

Mandatory Recertification

James O. Finnegan
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:408. [PDF]  

Loose Anvil on TA-30 Stapler

Raymond C. Read and John M. Ransom
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:408-409. [PDF]  

Selective Bronchial Tamponade

José F.T. da Rosa
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:409. [PDF]  

Bethune (2nd ed): Bethune (2nd ed) By Roderick Stewart, Hamden, CT, Archon Books, 1979, 210 pp, illustrated, $15.00

Lyman A. Brewer, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:410. [PDF]  

Trauma to the Heart and Great Vessels: Trauma to the Heart and Great Vessels By Panagiotis N. Symbas, M.D., New York, Grune & Stratton, 1978, 200 pp, illustrated, $24.50

J. Kent Trinkle
Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:410. [PDF]  

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