Articles:

Apicoaortic Shunts for Left Ventricular Outflow Obstruction

David R. Salter and Andrew S. Wechsler
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:607. [PDF] [References]  

Diffuse Malignant Mesothelisoma: A Therapeutic Dilemma

Robert J. Ginsberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:608. [PDF] [References]  

Apicoaortic Conduits for Complex Left Ventricular Outflow Obstruction: 10-Year Experience

Michael S. Sweeney, William E. Walker, Denton A. Cooley, and George J. Reul
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:609-611. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Extrapleural Pneumonectomy for Diffuse, Malignant Mesothelioma

Michael J. DaValle, L. Penfield Faber, C. Frederick Kittle, and Robert J. Jensik
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:612-618. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Acute Rejection after Cardiac Transplantation: Detection by Interstitial Myocardial pH

Thomas J. Takach, Lawrence R. Glassman, E. René Rodriguez, John T. Falcone, Victor J. Ferrans, and Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:619-626. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Important Notice for Contributors to The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:626. [PDF]  

Mechanical Support of the Failing Heart

Sang B. Park, George A. Liebler, John A. Burkholder, Thomas D. Maher, Daniel H. Benckart, George J. Magovern, Jr., Ignacio Y. Christlieb, Race L. Kao, and George J. Magovern, Sr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:627-631. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reoperations for Valve Surgery: Perioperative Mortality and Determinants of Risk for 1,000 Patients, 1958–1984

Bruce W. Lytle, Delos M. Cosgrove, Paul C. Taylor, Carl C. Gill, Marlene Goormastic, Leonard R. Golding, Robert W. Stewart, and Floyd D. Loop
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:632-643. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Medtronic-Hall Cardiac Valve: 7 Years' Clinical Experience

Régent L. Beaudet, Normand L. Poirier, Daniel Doyle, Gisèle Nakhlé, and Christiane Gauvin
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:644-650. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:650. [PDF]  

Closed-Heart Technique for Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: Further Experience and Potential Limitations

Gerard M. Guiraudon, George J. Klein, Arjun D. Sharma, Simon Milstein, and Douglas G. McLellan
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:651-657. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Determinants of Cardiac Failure after Coronary Bypass Surgery within 30 Days of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Nevin M. Katz, Thomas E. Kubanick, Susan W. Ahmed, Curtis E. Green, David L. Pearle, Lowell F. Satler, Charles E. Rackley, and Robert B. Wallace
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:658-663. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Atrial Thrombi after the Fontan Operation

Anthony R.C. Dobell, George A. Trusler, Jeffrey F. Smallhorn, and William G. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:664-667. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:667. [PDF]  

Five-Year Survival in Treated Stage I and II Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

John A. Meyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:668-669. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

On Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery: A Risk Factor for Wound Infection

David E. Lilienfeld, David Vlahov, James H. Tenney, and Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:670-674. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Relocation of The Office of The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:674. [PDF]  

Temperature-Specific Effects of Adjuvant Diltiazem Therapy on Myocardial Energetics Following Potassium Cardioplegic Arrest

Irvin B. Krukenkamp, Norman A. Silverman, Dag Sorlie, Ara Pridjian, and Sidney Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:675-680. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Combined Valve and Coronary Artery Bypass Procedures in Septuagenarians and Octogenarians: Results in 120 Patients

Tsung Po Tsai, Jack M. Matloff, Aurelio Chaux, Robert M. Kass, Myles E. Lee, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Michele A. DeRobertis, and Richard J. Gray
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:681-684. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-Term Efficacy of Subendocardial Resection in Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia: Relationship to Site of Arrhythmia Origin

Sanjeev Saksena, Syed Mansoor Hussain, Najam Wasty, Isaac Gielchinsky, and Victor Parsonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:685-689. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Edited by Eduardo Arciniegas M.D.. 1985, Chicago, Yearbook Medical Publishers, illustrated

Timothy J. Gardner
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:689. [PDF]  

Pharmacological, Hematological, and Physiological Effects of a New Thromboxane Synthetase Inhibitor (CGS-13080) During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Dogs

William M. DeCampli, David Goodwin, Jon C. Kosek, Cynthia E. Handen, R. Scott Mitchell, and D. Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:690-696. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intraaortic Balloon Entrapment: A Complication of Balloon Perforation

Eli Milgalter, Morris Mosseri, Gideon Uretzky, and Henry Romanoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:697-698. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms: Edited by Denton A. Cooley M.D.. 1986, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders, illustrated, $55.00

Giacomo A. DeLaria
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:698. [PDF]  

The Value of Computed Tomography in Postoperative Pneumothorax Following Open-Heart Surgery

Rick A. Esposito, Arthur Boyd, and Frank C. Spencer
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:699-701. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intravascular Bronchioloalveolar Tumor: A Distinctive Surgical and Pathological Entity

W. Brian Sweeney, Zissis Vesoulis, and Louis C. Blaum, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:702-704. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Oxyphilic Granular Cell Adenoma (Oncocytoma) of the Esophagus

Kamal A. Mansour, Ghazi S. Zaatari, and Joseph G. Krick
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:705-707. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Manual of Clinical Problems in Pulmonary Medicine. With Annotated Key References. Second Edition: Edited by R.A. Bordow, K.M. Moser. 1985, Boston, Little, Brown, illustrated, $19.50

R.A. Bordow and K.M. Moser
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:707. [PDF]  

Harvesting, Routing, and Anastomosing the Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft

Albert D. Pacifico, Nicholas J. Sears, and Claudio Burgos
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:708-710. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Surgical Intervention in Histoplasmosis

H. Edward Garrett, Jr. and Charles L. Roper
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:711-722. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Injuries from High-Explosive Fragments

George N.J. Sommer, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:723. [PDF] [References]  

Injuries from High-Explosive Fragments

Alex T. Zakharia
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:723. [PDF] [References]  

Injuries from High-Explosive Fragments

Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:723. [PDF]  

Reperfusion for Evolving Myocardial Infarction

Steven J. Phillips
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:724. [PDF]  

Blood Utilization in Open-Heart Surgery

Alejandro Aris, José M. Caralps, and José M. Padró
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:724. [PDF] [References]  

Blood Utilization in Open-Heart Surgery

Delos M. Cosgrove
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:724-725. [PDF] [References]  

Risks of Noncardiac Operation in Patients with Coronary Disease

Arthur S. Keats
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:725. [PDF] [References]  

Risks of Noncardiac Operation in Patients with Coronary Disease

Eric D. Foster
Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:725. [PDF]  

Interim Meeting Program the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:726-728. [PDF]  

Author Index

Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:729-731. [PDF]  

Subject Index

Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:732-745. [PDF]  

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