Articles:

Quality of Surgical Practice

C. Rollins Hanlon
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:1. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Internal Mammary Artery as a Bypass Graft?

Frank H. Sims
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:2-3. [PDF] [References]  

Anatomical Studies to Support the Expanded Use of the Internal Mammary Artery Graft for Myocardial Revascularization

R.W. Landymore and D.M. Chapman
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:4-6. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Double-Chambered Right Ventricle

W. Ford Simpson, Jr., Robert M. Sade, Fred A. Crawford, Ashby B. Taylor, and Derek A. Fyfe
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:7-10. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mechanical Assistance for Cardiogenic Shock Following Cardiac Surgery, Myocardial Infarction, and Cardiac Transplantation

G. Lionel Zumbro, William R. Kitchens, George Shearer, Gail Harville, Louise Bailey, and Ronald F. Galloway
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:11-13. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:13. [PDF]  

Delivery of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy after Pneumonectomy: Experimental Observations and Early Clinical Results

Harvey I. Pass, William F. Sindelar, Timothy J. Kinsella, Anne-Marie DeLuca, Margaret Barnes, Scott Kurtzman, Harold Hoekstra, Zelig Tochner, Jack Roth, and Eli Glatstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:14-20. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:20. [PDF]  

A Valveless Counterpulsation Left Ventricular Assist Pump in the Descending Aorta: Hemodynamic Benefit with a Reduced Risk of Cerebral Emboli

Robert A. Guyton, Vincent J. Maffei, Joseph M. Arcidi, Jr., David A. Langford, Lynne M.A. Dorsey, and Charles R. Hatcher, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:21-25. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Important Notice for Contributors to The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:25. [PDF]  

Transthoracic Intraaortic Balloon Pump Support: Experience in 39 Patients

William McGeehin, Feroz Sheikh, James S. Donahoo, Michael J. Lechman, and Horace MacVaugh, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:26-30. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:30. [PDF]  

Unreliability of Hemodynamic Indexes of Left Ventricular Size during Cardiac Surgery

Pamela S. Douglas, L. Henry Edmunds, Martin St. John Sutton, Ralph Geer, Alden H. Harken, and Nathaniel Reichek
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:31-34. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Palliation of Cardiac Malformations Associated with Right Isomerism (Asplenia Syndrome) in Infancy

Roberto Di Donato, Duccio di Carlo, Cosimo Squitieri, Eugenio Rossi, Antonio Ammirati, Bruno Marino, and Carlo Marcelletti
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:35-39. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Blood Conservation with Membrane Oxygenators and Dipyridamole

Kevin H. Teoh, George T. Christakis, Richard D. Weisel, M. Mindy Madonik, Joan Ivanov, Pui-Yuen Wong, A. Vickie Mee, David Levitt, Arnold Benak, Paul Reilly, and Michael F.X. Glynn
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:40-47. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Maximal Oxygenation of Dilute Blood Cardioplegic Solution

William G. Hendren, Dennis D. O'Keefe, Gillian A. Geffin, Alvin G. Denenberg, Tim R. Love, and Willard M. Daggett
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:48-52. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of Recurrent Coarctation of the Aorta: A New Experimental Technique

Vincent A. Kucich, Michel N. Ilbawi, Marleta Reynolds, Frank G. Crussi, Serafin Y. DeLeon, and Farouk S. Idriss
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:53-57. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left Ventricular Preparation with an Extrathoracically Adjustable Balloon Occluder

E. Solis, D. Bell, H. Alboliras, J. Seward, and M.P. Kaye
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:58-61. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cancer of the Lung and Pleura: Surgical Considerations: Cancer of the Lung and Pleura: Surgical Considerations Edited by Giovanni Motta Milan, Masson Italia Editori, 1986 142 pp, illustrated

Darroch W.O. Moores
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:61. [PDF]  

Long-term Fate of the Diaphragm Surgically Plicated During Infancy and Early Childhood

Kenneth S. Stone, John W. Brown, David F. Canal, and Harold King
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:62-65. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical Revascularization of Acute Evolving Myocardial Infarction Without Blood Cardioplegia Fails to Restore Postischemic Function in the Involved Segment

J. Vinten-Johansen, Kirk B. Faust, Stephen A. Mills, and A. Robert Cordell
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:66-72. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Disc Immobilization of Björk-Shiley and Medtronic Hall Valves during and Immediately after Valve Replacement

Ganesh P. Pai, Robert G. Ellison, Joseph W. Rubin, H.V. Moore, and M.V. Kamath
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:73-76. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Multiple Cardiac Myxomas with Multiple Recurrences: Unusual Presentation of a "Benign" Tumor

Lisa Warsinger Martin, Alan G. Wasserman, Howard Goldstein, Jonathan S. Steinberg, Mitchell Mills, and Richard J. Katz
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:77-78. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Spurious Identification of Critical Intercostal Arteries by Evoked Responses During Aortic Resection

John C. Drummond, Mark H. Zornow, and Walter P. Dembitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:79-81. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pioneering Research in Surgical Shock and Cardiovascular Surgery. Vivien Thomas and His Work with Alfred Blalock: Pioneering Research in Surgical Shock and Cardiovascular Surgery. Vivien Thomas and His Work with Alfred Blalock Vivien T. Thomas, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985 245 pp, illustrated

Henry T. Bahnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:81. [PDF]  

Incarcerated Parahiatal Hernia with Gastric Necrosis

Eric Vallieres and Paul F. Waters
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:82-83. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Recurrent Ulceration and Colopericardial Fistula as Late Complications of Colon Interposition

Jouko Isolauri and Hannu Markkula
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:84-85. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Rob and Smith's Operative Surgery. Thoracic Surgery. Fourth Edition: Rob and Smith's Operative Surgery. Thoracic Surgery. Fourth Edition Edited by Hugh Dudley and David Carter (general editors) and John W. Jackson and D. K. C. Cooper (consultant editors) St. Louis, Mosby, Butterworths, 1986 380 pp, illustrated

William H. Warren
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:85. [PDF]  

A New Surgical Approach to the Management of Symptomatic Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery

B.R. Kalke, Ratna Magotra, and S.M. Doshi
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:86-89. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A Technique for Avoidance of Hypothermia During Prolonged Mechanical Circulatory Support with Centrifugal Pumps

J. Nilas Young, Raymond Belz, Leigh I.G. Iverson, Coyness L. Ennix, Jr., Roger R. Ecker, Robert D. May, Richard Masterson, and Ivan A. May
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:90. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Occlusion of Intercostal and Lumbar Aortic Branches Using Plastic Plugs

Hans G. Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Willis J. Potts: His Contributions to Cardiovascular Surgery

Thomas G. Baffes
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:92-96. [PDF] [References]  

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

John O. Thayer, Robert W. Healy, and Peter R. Maggs
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:97-102. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Diagnosis and Management of Superior Sulcus Tumors

Kamal Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:103. [PDF]  

Surgical Treatment of Brain Metastasis in Lung Cancer

John S. McCabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:104. [PDF]  

Surgical Treatment of Brain Metastasis in Lung Cancer

Donald J. Magilligan, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:104. [PDF] [References]  

Technical Factors Influencing IMA Graft Patency

George E. Green
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:104-105. [PDF] [References]  

Technical Factors Influencing IMA Graft Patency

William S. Stoney
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:105. [PDF]  

Twenty-First Postgraduate Program The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:106-107. [PDF]  

Program Twenty-Third Annual Meeting The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:108-114. [PDF]  

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