Editorials:

Reperfusion for evolving myocardial infarction: medical illusion or therapeutic reality?

EL Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 117-118.  

Articles:

Reperfusion protocol and results in 738 patients with evolving myocardial infarction

SJ Phillips, RH Zeff, JR Skinner, RS Toon, A Grignon, and C Kongtahworn
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 119-125. [Abstract]  

Mortally ill patients and excellent survival following cardiac transplantation

RL Hardesty, BP Griffith, A Trento, ME Thompson, PF Ferson, and HT Bahnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 126-129. [Abstract]  

Median sternotomy as a standard approach for pulmonary resection

HC Urschel, Jr and MA Razzuk
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 130-134. [Abstract]  

Evaluation of the Angelchik antireflux prosthesis using a model for esophageal reflux in rhesus monkeys

DJ Cohen, SB Benjamin, GM Graeber, DO Castell, DH Patrick, C Cordova, A Dachman, and A Friedman
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 135-142. [Abstract]  

The use of talc for pleurodesis in the treatment of resistant empyema

D Weissberg and M Kaufman
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 143-145. [Abstract]  

Communicating hydrocephalus: a reversible complication of the Mustard operation with serial hemodynamics and long-term follow-up

T Dillon, W Berman, Jr, SM Yabek, R Seigel, B Akl, and J Wernly
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 146-149. [Abstract]  

Preservation of myocardial high-energy phosphates with vagal stimulation and hypothermic cardioplegia

JM Levett, JH Ip, MH Kadowaki, CA Stennis, and RB Karp
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 150-154. [Abstract]  

Pacemaker backup-mode reversion and injury during cardiac surgery

GA Lamas, EM Antman, JP Gold, NS Braunwald, and JJ Collins
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 155-157. [Abstract]  

The role of venography and surgery in the management of patients with superior vena cava obstruction

W Stanford and DB Doty
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 158-163. [Abstract]  

Experience with polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease

JC Opie, L Traverse, RI Hayden, CY Ho, JA Culham, and PG Ashmore
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 164-168. [Abstract]  

Surgical treatment of aortic dissection: application of Ivalon sponge to the dissected lumen

T Tanabe, M Hashimoto, K Sakai, K Yasuda, T Takeoka, O Matsunami, M Sakuma, and T Gohda
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 169-175. [Abstract]  

Coronary bypass surgery early after thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction

JL Anderson, SA Battistessa, PD Clayton, CY Cannon, 3d, JC Askins, and RM Nelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 176-183. [Abstract]  

Repeat median sternotomy in pediatrics: experience in 164 consecutive cases

SY DeLeon, J LoCicero, 3d, MN Ilbawi, and FS Idriss
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 184-188. [Abstract]  

Clinical characteristics and prognosis of myasthenia gravis with other autoimmune diseases

Y Monden, T Uyama, K Nakahara, Y Fujii, J Hashimoto, K Ohno, A Masaoka, and Y Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 189-192. [Abstract]  

Effects of protamine administration after cardiopulmonary bypass on complement, blood elements, and the hemodynamic state

JK Kirklin, DE Chenoweth, DC Naftel, EH Blackstone, JW Kirklin, DD Bitran, JG Curd, JG Reves, and PN Samuelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 193-199. [Abstract]  

Pulmonary inactivation of vasopressors following cardiac operations

MS Hochberg, I Gielchinsky, V Parsonnet, SM Hussain, and D Fisch
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 200-203. [Abstract]  

A comparison of pulmonary function tests for postthoracotomy pain using cryoanalgesia and transcutaneous nerve stimulation

SM Rooney, S Jain, P McCormack, MS Bains, N Martini, and PL Goldiner
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 204-207. [Abstract]  

Left pulmonary vein stenosis associated with transposition of the great arteries

G Pappas
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 208-209. [Abstract]  

Pancreatic pseudocyst of the mediastinum

RH Johnston, Jr, LC Owensby, GM Vargas, and R Garcia-Rinaldi
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 210-212. [Abstract]  

Combined tracheal transection and innominate artery disruption from blunt chest trauma

D Goldfaden, P Seifert, F Milloy, P Thomas, and S Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 213-215. [Abstract]  

Update on sternal osteosynthesis

JG Vincent
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 216-218. [Abstract]  

An alternative to felt pledgets in cardiac surgery

N Shapira
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 219-221. [Abstract]  

Simplified technique for the surgical palliation of pulmonary atresia with right ventricular hypoplasia and intact septum

RW Zollinger, 2d, WS Culpepper, 3d, and J Ochsner
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 222-223. [Abstract]  

Mediastinal assessment for staging and treatment of carcinoma of the lung

H Unruh and RC Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 224-229. [Abstract]  

Letters:

Stability of Teflon grafts

R Guidoin and J Couture
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 231.  

Baffle obstruction

J Stark and MR de Laval
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 231-232.  

Notice of erratum: Perioperative cardiac dysrhythmias

JL Atlee, 3d and DJ Doody
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 41: 232.  

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