Articles:

Pacemakers and the Public Image

John M. Keshishian and John E. Albers
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:549-550. [PDF]  

Heart-Lung Transplantation

Richard R. Lower
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:551. [PDF] [References]  

Operative Mortality and Morbidity for Initial and Repeat Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

James R. Pluth
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:552-553. [PDF] [References]  

Heart-Lung Transplantation for Irreversible Pulmonary Hypertension

S.W. Jamieson, E.B. Stinson, P.E. Oyer, B.A. Reitz, J. Baldwin, D. Modry, K. Dawkins, J. Theodore, S. Hunt, and N.E. Shumway
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:554-562. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Comparison of Operative Mortality and Morbidity for Initial and Repeat Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: The Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS) Registry Experience

Eric D. Foster, Lloyd D. Fisher, George C. Kaiser, and William O. Myers
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:563-570. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Isolated Mitral Valve Replacement with the Hancock Bioprosthesis: A 13-Year Appraisal

Vincenzo Gallucci, Uberto Bortolotti, Aldo Milano, Carlo Valfré, Alessandro Mazzucco, and Gaetano Thiene
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:571-578. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Late Outcome of Patients with Braunwald-Cutter Mitral Valve Replacement

Sultan A. Abdulali, N. Paul Silverton, Frederick J. Schoen, Nigel R. Saunders, and Marian I. Ionescu
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:579-585. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of the BioMedicus Centrifugal Pump in Traumatic Tears of the Thoracic Aorta

Henry F. Olivier, Jr., Thomas D. Maher, George A. Liebler, Sang B. Park, John A. Burkholder, and George J. Magovern
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:586-591. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Factors and Their Influence on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow during Nonpulsatile Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Ann V. Govier, J.G. Reves, Robert D. McKay, Robert B. Karp, George L. Zorn, Richard B. Morawetz, L.R. Smith, Mary Adams, and Arthur M. Freeman
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:592-600. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

An Alternative Method for Repair of Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection to the Superior Vena Cava

Herbert E. Warden, Robert A. Gustafson, Thomas J. Tarnay, and William A. Neal
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:601-605. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical Treatment of Congenital Esophageal Atresia

Martin F. McKneally, Lewis W. Britton, John R. Scott, and Harvey W. Kausel
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:606-610. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Esophagogastrectomy as Palliative Treatment for Esophageal Carcinoma: Results Obtained in the Setting of a Thoracic Surgery Residency Program

Blair A. Keagy, Gordon F. Murray, Peter J.K. Starek, James W. Battaglini, Manuel E. Lores, and Benson R. Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:611-616. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical Impact of Intravenous Hyperalimentation on Esophageal Carcinoma: Is It Worthwhile?

Stephanie J. Brister, Ray Chu-Jeng Chiu, Rae A. Brown, and David S. Mulder
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:617-621. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:621. [PDF]  

The Feasibility of Adjuvant Surgery in Limited-Stage Small Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Evaluation

Richard L. Prager, Jerry M. Foster, John D. Hainsworth, Kenneth R. Hande, David H. Johnson, Steven N. Wolff, F. Anthony Greco, and Harvey W. Bender, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:622-626. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A Family of Epidermoid Lung Cancer Models

John R. Benfield, William G. Hammond, Edwin C. Shors, Rao Paladugu, Hyun Y. Pak, and Raymond L. Teplitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:627-632. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hospital Mortality and Long-term Survival in Relation to Preoperative Function in Elderly Patients with Bronchogenic Carcinoma

Håkan Berggren, R. Ekroth, R. Malmberg, J. Naucler, and G. William-Olsson
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:633-636. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice Regarding Manuscript Submission

Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:636. [PDF]  

Thrombolytic Therapy for Superior Vena Caval Thrombosis Following Superior Vena Cava–Pulmonary Artery Anastomosis

H. Dajee, L.S. Deutsch, L.N. Benson, J.K. Perloff, and H. Laks
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:637-639. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A New Method of Closing the Ventricular Septal Defect in Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries

Soichiro Kitamura, Choken Oyama, Kanji Kawachi, Yasuo Miyagi, Ryuichi Morita, Yoshiki Yamada, and Shigeki Taniguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:640-643. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A Safe Approach to Left Ventriculotomy

John G. Hunter, Glenn J.R. Whitman, and Alden H. Harken
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:644-645. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of a Sagittal Oscillating Saw for Repeat Sternotomy: A Safer and Simpler Technique

Bechara F. Akl, Stuart B. Pert, Jr., and Jorge A. Wernly
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:646-647. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Primary Malignant Mediastinal Tumors

R. Benton Adkins, Jr., Michael D. Maples, and John D. Hainsworth
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:648-659. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Brachial Plexus Injury after Open-Heart Surgery

Thomas J. Vander Salm and Gary Welch
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:660. [PDF] [References]  

Brachial Plexus Injury

Jan Charles Horrow
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:660-661. [PDF] [References]  

Brachial Plexus Injury

Maurice Hanson
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:661. [PDF]  

Safe Aorta–Saphenous Vein Anastomosis

John A. Rousou, Richard M. Engelman, and Robert H. Breyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:661-662. [PDF] [References]  

Aortic Growth after Aortoplasty

Anthony L. Moulton
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:662-663. [PDF] [References]  

Aortic Growth after Aortoplasty

Robert M. Sade and Fred A. Crawford, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:663. [PDF]  

Advances in Cardiac Valves: Clinical Perspectives: Edited by Michael E. DeBakey M.D.. 1983, Humana Press, illustrated, $35.00

Timothy J. Gardner
Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:664. [PDF]  

Author Index

Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:665-667. [PDF]  

Subject Index

Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:668-678. [PDF]  

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