Articles:

Peptic Ulcer in Acquired Columnar-Lined Esophagus: Results of Surgical Treatment

F.G. Pearson, J.D. Cooper, G.A. Patterson, and D. Prakash
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:241-244. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A Tri-Institutional Comparison of Tissue and Mechanical Valves using a Patient-Oriented Definition of "Treatment Failure"

Adnan Cobanoglu, W.R. Eric Jamieson, D. Craig Miller, Cindy McKinley, Gary L. Grunkemeier, H. Storm Floten, Robert T. Miyagishima, G. Frank O. Tyers, Norman E. Shumway, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:245-253. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:253. [PDF]  

Laryngotracheal Trauma

Douglas J. Mathisen and Hermes Grillo
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:254-262. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Esophageal Mucocele: A Complication of Blind Loop Esophagus

M. Vinayak Kamath, Robert G. Ellison, Joseph W. Rubin, H. Victor Moore, and Ganesh P. Pai
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:263-269. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of Aortic Stenosis on Oxygen Balance in Partially Ischemic Myocardium

Gary J. Grover, Peter M. Scholz, James W. Mackenzie, and Harvey R. Weiss
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:270-275. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical and Pathologic Characteristics in Patients with Tracheobronchial Tumor: Report of 50 Patients

Le-Tian Xu, Zhen-Fu Sun, Ze-Jian Li, Lian-Hong Wu, Zhi-Young Zhang, and Xung-Quan Yu
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:276-278. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Rob and Smith's Operative Surgery. Cardiac Surgery. Fourth Edition: Edited by Hugh Dudley, David Carter, Stuart W. Jamieson, Norman E. Shumway. 1986, (consultant editors) St. Louis, CV Mosby, Butterworths, illustrated

jay L. Ankeney
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:278. [PDF]  

Serum Creatine Kinase and Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzyme Levels in Patients After Major Esophageal Surgery, Esophageal Dilation, and Acute Myocardial Infarction

LTC Geoffrey M. Graeber, Robert E. Wolf, LTC Roy K.H. Wong, LTC David J. Cohen, LTC Brent A. Grishkin, COL Lawrence F. Johnson, and COL Rostik Zajtchuk
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:279-284. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thromboembolic and Other Events Following Valve Replacement in a Pediatric Population Treated with Antiplatelet Agents

Lynn B. McGrath, Lorenzo Gonzalez-Lavin, W. Jay Eldredge, Maria Colombi, and Dario Restrepo
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:285-287. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Edema Following Experimental Brain Death in the Chacma Baboon

D. Novitzky, W.N. Wicomb, A.G. Rose, D.K.C. Cooper, and B. Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:288-294. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pediatric Cardiology. Volume 6: Edited by Carlo Marcelletti, Robert H. Anderson, Anton E. Becker, Antonio Como, Duccio di Carlo, Ennio Mazzera. 1986, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone, illustrated, $75.00

Willis H. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:294. [PDF]  

Endoscopic Gluing of Bronchopleural Fistula

M. Torre, G. Chiesa, M. Ravini, M. Vercelloni, and P.A. Belloni
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:295-297. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Experimental Aerobic-Anaerobic Thoracic Empyema in the Guinea Pig

Constantine Mavroudis, Brian L. Ganzel, Sara K. Cox, and Hiram C. Polk, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:298-302. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Effect of Pericardial Insulation on Hypothermic Phrenic Nerve Injury During Open-Heart Surgery

Rick A. Esposito and Frank C. Spencer
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:303-308. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A Simplified Palliative Operation

Robert M. Sade, Derek Fyfe, and Calvert C. Alpert
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:309-312. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A New Method to Induce Topical Cooling of the Right Atrium for Treatment of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmia: An Experimental Study

Masafumi Higashidate, Yoshinori Takanashi, Tadashi Fujiwara, and Yasuharu Imai
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:313-317. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Important Notice for Contributors to The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:317. [PDF]  

Effect of Preoperative Antiplatelet Drugs on Vascular Prostacyclin Synthesis

Shreekanth V. Karwande, Babette B. Weksler, William A. Gay, Jr., and Valavanur A. Subramanian
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:318-322. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Peripheral Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm in a Patient with Limited Respiratory Reserve: Controlled Resection Using Cardiopulmonary Bypass

J. Peter Murphy, Ajit V. Adyanthaya, Phillip R. Adams, John D. McArthur, and William E. Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:323-325. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary-Coronary Artery Bypass: An Alternative

Paul E. Rowland and Ronald K. Grooters
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:326-328. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Giant Left Atrium as Cause of Left Pulmonary Artery Obstruction

A. Jorge S. Serra, Kathleen W. McNicholas, and Gerald M. Lemole
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:329-331. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Methemoglobinemia from Intravenous Nitroglycerin: A Word of Caution

Robert M. Bojar, Hassan Rastegar, Douglas D. Payne, Steven H. Harkness, Michael R. England, Joseph J. Stetz, Bruce Weiner, and Richard J. Cleveland
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:332-334. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac Surgery—Morphology, Diagnostic Criteria, Natural History, Techniques, Results, and Indications: Edited by John W. Kirklin M.D., Brian G. Barratt-Boyes K.B.E., M.B., Ch.M.. 1986, New York, Wiley, illustrated, $150.00

D. Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:334. [PDF]  

Technique for Implantation of Phrenic Nerve Electrodes

Lewis Wetstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:335-336. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preparation of Valved Conduits by Plasma Immersion and Autoclaving

Scott H. Crocker, Robert L. Thurer, Robert G. Johnson, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Anne P. Mercurio, and Ronald M. Weintraub
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:337. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary Vein Clamping During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Enhancement of Operative Field Visualization and Myocardial Hypothermia

Pat O. Daily, Thomas Kinney, and Thomas A. Steinke
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:338-340. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:340. [PDF]  

Legionnaires' Disease: An Emerging Surgical Problem

Joyce A. Korvick and Victor L. Yu
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:341-347. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:347. [PDF]  

Alfred Blalock and Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis

Paul A. Kirschner
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:348-349. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgery for Carcinoma of the Esophagus

Mark B. Orringer
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:350. [PDF]  

Clamp/Repair of Traumatic Transection of Descending Aorta

Peter Mucha, jr., Hartzell V. Schaff, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:351. [PDF] [References]  

Clamp/Repair of Traumatic Transection of Descending Aorta: Reply

Kenneth L. Mattox
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:351-352. [PDF] [References]  

Spontaneous Extrusion of Epicardial Pacemaker Leads

Edward R. Munnell and Charles W. Cathey
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:352. [PDF] [References]  

Vascular Surgery

S. Amjad Hussain
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:352. [PDF]  

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