Articles:

Notice from the Editor and the Editorial Board

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:1. [PDF]  

Heart-Lung Transplantation: Current Status

Jack G. Copeland
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:2-3. [PDF] [References]  

Important Notice for Contributors to The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:3. [PDF]  

Myocardial Protection and Right Ventricular Function

William A. Gay, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:4-5. [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:5. [PDF]  

Heart-Lung Transplantation: Lessons Learned and Future Hopes

Bartley P. Griffith, Robert L. Hardesty, Alfredo Trento, Irvin L. Paradis, Rene J. Duquesnoy, Adriana Zeevi, James H. Dauber, J. Stephen Dummer, Mark E. Thompson, Stephen Gryzan, and Henry T. Bahnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:6-16. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:16. [PDF]  

Right Ventricular Function: A Comparison Between Blood and Crystalloid Cardioplegia

John C. Mullen, Stephen E. Fremes, Richard D. Weisel, George T. Christakis, Joan Ivanov, M. Mindy Madonik, Sylvain Houle, and Peter R. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:17-24. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Relocation of The Office of The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:24. [PDF]  

Extended Esophageal Myotomy and Short Total Fundoplication Hernia Repair in Diffuse Esophageal Spasm: Five-Year Review in 34 Patients

R.D. Henderson, D. Ryder, and G. Marryatt
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:25-31. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Patient Care in Cardiac Surgery, Fourth Edition: Edited by Douglas M. Behrendt M.D., W. Gerald Austen M.D.. 1985, Boston, Little, Brown, illustrated, $22.50

Julie A. Swain
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:31. [PDF]  

Pancoast Tumors: Improved Survival with Preoperative and Postoperative Radiotherapy

David M. Shahian, Wilford B. Neptune, and F. Henry Ellis, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:32-38. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Books Received

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:38. [PDF]  

Ten-Year Analysis of the Björk-Shiley Standard Aortic Valve

A. Michael Borkon, Lisa Soule, Kenneth L. Baughman, Hacib Aoun, Timothy J. Gardner, Levi Watkins, Jr., William A. Baumgartner, Vincent L. Gott, and Bruce A. Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:39-51. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Puig-Massana-Shiley Annuloplasty Ring for Mitral Valve Repair: Experience in 126 Patients

J. Peter Murphy, Jr., Michael S. Sweeney, and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:52-58. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preoperative Risk Assessment in Cardiac Surgery: Comparison of Predicted and Observed Results

Forrest L. Junod, Bradley J. Harlan, Janie Payne, Edward A. Smeloff, George E. Miller, Jr., Paul B. Kelly, Jr., Kenneth A. Ross, Kuppe G. Shankar, and John P. McDermott
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:59-64. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Primary Repair of Traumatic Aortic Disruption

Lawrence R. McBride, Stephen Tidik, Joseph C. Stothert, Hendrick B. Barner, George C. Kaiser, Vallee L. Willman, and D. Glenn Pennington
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:65-67. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical Treatment of Endomyocardial Fibrosis

M.S. Valiathan, K.G. Balakrishnan, R. Sankarkumar, and C.C. Kartha
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:68-73. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Renin-Angiotensin System Is Not Responsible for Hypertension Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Gerald S. Weinstein, Paul M. Zabetakis, Andre Clavel, Andrew Franzone, Meenakshi Agrawal, Gilbert Gleim, Michael F. Michelis, and Eugene Wallsh
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:74-77. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Contribution of Anterior Mediastinotorny in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Diseases of the Mediastinum and Lung

Lael-Anson Best, Mariana Munichor, Menachem Ben-Shakhar, Joseph Lemer, Chaim Lichtig, and Haran Peleg
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:78-81. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Relief of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Infants and Small Children with Valved Extracardiac Conduits

Douglas M. Behrendt and Albert Rocchini
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:82-86. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Simultaneous Cisplatin Fluorouracil Infusion and Radiation Followed by Surgical Resection in Regionally Localized Stage III, Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Samuel G. Taylor, IV, Marion Trybula, Philip D. Bonomi, L. Penfield Faber, Myung-Sook Lee, Salitha Reddy, Susan C. Maffey, Douglas J. Mathisen, Robert J. Jensik, and C. Frederick Kittle
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:87-91. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Antegrade and Retrograde Infusion of Cardioplegia: Assessment by Thermovision

N. Shapira, G.M. Lemole, P.M. Spagna, F.J. Bonner, J. Fernandez, and D. Morse
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:92-97. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tuberculosis Presenting as Stridor

Richard V. Hodder, Nicole Le Saux, Farid M. Shamji, and Stanley H. Kronick
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:98-99. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma

T.R. Winkler, L.H. Burr, and C.L.N. Robinson
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:100-101. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic Valve Replacement for Acute Takayasu's Disease

Claude DuCailar, Amy Thurmond, Herbert Semler, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:102-104. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Symptomatic Double Aortic Arch Causing Tracheal and Esophageal Compression in the Adult

Irving L. Kron, Gregory Mappin, Stanton P. Nolan, Charles Kellum, and Charles J. Tegtmeyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:105-106. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

An Improved Technique for the Closure of Ventricular Septal Defect in Ventricular Inversion

Yasunaru Kawashima, Souichirou Hashimoto, Katsuhiko Miyamoto, Hajime Hirose, Isao Nagai, and Keishi Kadoba
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:107-108. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Vein Holder for Coronary Bypass Surgery

Hisayoshi Suma and Atsuro Takeuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:109-110. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Vein Graft Failure and Selection of Conduits for Coronary Artery Bypass Operations

Claude M. Grondin
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:111-112. [PDF]  

Pleural Mesothelioma

Nael Martini, Patricia M. McCormack, Manjit S. Bains, Larry R. Kaiser, Michael E. Burt, and Basil S. Hilaris
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:113-120. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical Diseases of the Pleura and Chest Wall: Edited by R. Maurice Hood M.D., Karen H. Antman M.D., Arthur Boyd M.D., David P. Naidich M.D., Richard J. Shemin M.D.. 1986, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, illustrated, $49.95

Darroch W.O. Moores
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:120. [PDF]  

Retrograde Cardioplegia

Steven R. Gundry
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:121. [PDF] [References]  

Retrograde Cardioplegia

J.N. Fabiani, S. Mihaileanu, and A. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:121-122. [PDF]  

Electrocautery in Pulmonary Resection

Josef G. Vincent
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:122. [PDF] [References]  

1986 Meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Harvey W. Bender, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:123. [PDF]  

Interim Meeting Program the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:124-126. [PDF]  

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