Articles:

Staging of Lung Cancer

Darroch W.O. Moores
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:225-226. [PDF] [References]  

Management of Mediastinal Tumors

Victor F. Trastek
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:227-228. [PDF] [References]  

Primary Cysts and Neoplasms of the Mediastinum: Recent Changes in Clinical Presentation, Methods of Diagnosis, Management, and Results

R. Duane Davis, Jr., H. Newland Oldham, Jr., and David C. Sabiston, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:229-237. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Important Notice for Contributors to The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:237. [PDF]  

Standard Biplane Roentgenography Is Highly Sensitive in Documenting Mediastinal Masses

Gary J. Harris, P. Kent Harman, J. Kent Trinkle, and Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:238-241. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

HLA Compatibility and Cardiac Transplant Recipient Survival

William H. Frist, Philip E. Oyer, John C. Baldwin, Edward B. Stinson, and Norman E. Shumway
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:242-246. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:246. [PDF]  

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Following Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias

Max R. Langham, Jr., Thomas M. Krummel, Lazar J. Greenfield, David E.M. Drucker, Thomas F. Tracy, Jr., Dawn G. Mueller, Anthony Napolitano, Barry V. Kirkpatrick, and Arnold M. Salzberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:247-252. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Current Heart Valve Prostheses: Current Heart Valve Prostheses Edited by Fred A. Crawford, Jr. Philadelphia, Hartley & Belfus, 1987 224 pp, illustrated, $34.00

Thomas J. Vander Salm
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:252. [PDF]  

Management of Esophageal Gunshot Wounds

Lawrence J. Pass, Leroy A. LeNarz, J. Tracy Schreiber, and Aaron S. Estrera
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:253-256. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Acute Traumatic Rupture of the Aorta: Repair by Simple Aortic Cross-Clamping

Manuel J. Antunes
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:257-259. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation as a Predictor of Cardiac Output in the Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Patient

Donald J. Magilligan, Jr., Robert Teasdall, Roy Eisinminger, and Edward Peterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:260-262. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Myocardial Contractile Responses to Protamine Sulfate and Heparin

Paul J. Hendry, Gerald C. Taichman, and Wilbert J. Keon
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:263-268. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

International Trends in General Thoracic Surgery. Volume 2. Major Challenges: International Trends in General Thoracic Surgery. Volume 2. Major Challenges Edited by Hermes C. Grillo and Henry Eschapasse Philadelphia, Saunders, 1987 507 pp, illustrated

John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:268. [PDF]  

Lingular and Right Middle Lobe Biopsy in the Assessment of Diffuse Lung Disease

Roberta R. Miller, Bill Nelems, Nestor L. Müller, Kenneth G. Evans, and David N. Ostrow
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:269-273. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-term Results of Emergency Surgery for Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect

Armand Piwnica, Philippe Menasché, Philippe Beaufils, and Jean-Michel Julliard
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:274-276. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:276. [PDF]  

The Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on T Cells and Their Subpopulations

Hirofumi Ide, Terutaka Kakiuchi, Naoki Furuta, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Ken-ichi Sudo, Akira Furuse, and Ken-ichi Asano
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:277-282. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Biological Sealants and Knitted Dacron Conduits: Comparison of Collagen and Fibrin Glue Pretreatments in Circulatory Models

Richard A. Jonas, Frederick J. Schoen, Gerhard Ziemer, Lewis Britton, and Aldo R. Castaneda
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:283-290. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Free Radicals and Cardioplegia: Allopurinol and Oxypurinol Reduce Myocardial Injury Following Ischemic Arrest

D.J. Chambers, M.V. Braimbridge, and D.J. Hearse
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:291-297. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Detection of Microemboli in the Middle Cerebral Artery during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Investigation Using Membrane and Bubble Oxygenators

T.S. Padayachee, S. Parsons, R. Theobold, J. Linley, R.G. Gosling, and P.B. Deverall
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:298-302. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Implantation of the Duromedics Bileaflet Cardiac Valve Prosthesis in 400 Patients

W. Klepetko, A. Moritz, G. Khünl-Brady, W. Schreiner, W. Schlick, J. Mlczoch, G. Kronik, and E. Wolner
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:303-309. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Books Received

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:309. [PDF]  

Repair of Intrapericardial Rupture of Left Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm

Duncan A. Killen, Suchint Wathanacharoen, and George W. Pogson, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:310-311. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful Management of Left Ventricular Rupture Following Myocardial Revascularization

Robert M. Bojar, John W. Overton, Jr., and Irving M. Madoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:312-314. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:314. [PDF]  

Dysphagia Lusoria Associated with an Esophageal Carcinoma

Harold L. Lazar, John R. McCormick, J. Thomas Lamont, and Richard Bell
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:315-317. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A Diagnostic Approach to Chest Diseases. Third Edition. Differential Diagnoses Based on Roentgenographic Patterns: A Diagnostic Approach to Chest Diseases. Third Edition. Differential Diagnoses Based on Roentgenographic Patterns Glen A. Lillington, Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1987, 530 pp, illustrated, $86.00

Paul J. Friedman
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:317. [PDF]  

Congenital Tracheobiliary Fistula

P. Levasseur and M. Navajas
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:318-319. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A Simple Method of Repairing Wires Fractured During Sternotomy Closure

Bruce Keogh and Benjamin Bidstrup
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:320. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Coarctation of the Aorta with Arch Hypoplasia: Improvements on a New Technique

Martin J. Elliott
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:321-323. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Skeletonized Internal Mammary Artery

Samuel B. Keeley
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:324-325. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Waterston Shunt: A Commentary

Arthur DeBoer
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:326-327. [PDF] [References]  

Circulatory Support 1988 Adam's Mark Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri February 6-7, 1988 (weekend meeting)

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:327. [PDF]  

Myocardial Protection

Sidney Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:328-329. [PDF] [References]  

Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Second Edition: Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Second Edition Edited by William C. Roberts, Philadelphia, Davis, 1986, 752 pp, illustrated, $75.00

John W. Hammon, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:329. [PDF]  

Valve Repair for Mitral Insufficiency

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:330. [PDF] [References]  

Valve Repair for Mitral Insufficiency

Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:330. [PDF] [References]  

Invagination of Antireflux Check Valve

Warren D. Widmann
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:330. [PDF] [References]  

Invagination of Antireflux Check Valve

Pei-yen Wang
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:330-331. [PDF]  

Cardiac Pacing in Pericardial Tamponade

Ian Malcolm and Normand L. Poirier
Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:331. [PDF] [References]  

Program for the Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:332-334. [PDF]  

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