Articles:

Early Primary Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot

John W. Kirklin, Eugene H. Blackstone, Edward V. Colvin, and Michael E. McConnell
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:231-233. [PDF] [References]  

Which Way In?—The Thoracotomy Incision

C. Frederick Kittle
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:234. [PDF]  

Early Primary Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot

Robert A. Gustafson, Gordon F. Murray, Herbert E. Warden, Ronald C. Hill, and G. Edward Rozar, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:235-241. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:241. [PDF]  

An Improved Technique to Facilitate Transcervical Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis

J.D. Cooper, A.N. Al-Jilaihawa, F.G. Pearson, J.G. Humphrey, and H.E. Humphrey
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:242-247. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic Valve Replacement with the Starr-Edwards Prosthesis: A Comparison of the First and Second Decades of Follow-up

Adnan Cobanoglu, Cindy L. Fessler, Levent Guvendik, Gary Grunkemeier, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:248-252. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Donor Core-Cooling Provides Improved Static Preservation for Heart-Lung Transplantation

Charles D. Fraser, Jr., Fumihiko Tamura, Hideo Adachi, George J. Kontos, Jr., Jeffrey Brawn, Grover M. Hutchins, A. Michael Borkon, Bruce A. Reitz, and William A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:253-257. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Survival and "Event-free" Analysis of 785 Patients with Björk-Shiley Spherical-Disc Valves at 10 to 16 Years

Robert J. Flemma, Donald C. Mullen, Leonard H. Kleinman, Paul H. Werner, Alfred J. Anderson, and Earl Weirauch
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:258-272. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary Homograft Implantation for Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction: Early Phase Results

Lynn B. McGrath, Lorenzo Gonzalez-Lavin, and Debra Graf
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:273-277. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transthoracic Exposure for Anterior Spinal Surgery

Richard B. McElvein, Richard J. Nasca, William K. Dunham, and George L. Zorn, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:278-283. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Comparative Morbidity of Mitral Valve Repair versus Replacement for Mitral Regurgitation with and without Coronary Artery Disease

Lawrence H. Cohn, Wendy Kowalker, Satinder Bhatia, Verdi J. DiSesa, Martin St. John-Sutton, Richard J. Shemin, and John J. Collins, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:284-290. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:290. [PDF]  

Chondrosarcoma Metastatic to the Heart

Cyril Y. Leung, Robin G. Cummings, Keith A. Reimer, and James E. Lowe
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:291-295. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Marfan's Syndrome: Combined Composite Valve Graft Replacement of the Aortic Root and Transaortic Mitral Valve Replacement

E. Stanley Crawford and Joseph S. Coselli
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:296-302. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reflux Patterns in Patients with Achalasia without Operation

J. Patrick Shoenut, Brian G. Trenholm, Allan B. Micflikier, and John M. Teskey
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:303-305. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Temperature Dependency of Calcium-Induced Reperfusion Injury in the Isolated Rat Heart

Takafumi Hamasaki, Hiroaki Kuroda, and Tohru Mori
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:306-310. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:310. [PDF]  

Postoperative Fibrous Cardiac Constriction

Lawrence I. Bonchek, Mark W. Burlingame, and Brad E. Vazales
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:311-314. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of Electrophysiological Testing on Ejection Fraction During Cardioverter/Defibrillator Implantation

Maria L. Antunes, Henry M. Spotnitz, Frank D. Livelli, Jr., Jonathan S. Steinberg, and J. Thomas Bigger, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:315-318. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Myocardial Protection with Blood Cardioplegia in Ischemically Injured Hearts: Reduction of Reoxygenation Injury with Allopurinol

Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Virginia Chiantella, Kirk B. Faust, William E. Johnston, Brenda L. McCain, Mark Hartman, Stephen A. Mills, T. Oma Hester, and A. Robert Cordell
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:319-326. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Open Heart Surgery—Theory and Practice: Edited by John C. Callaghan, Joseph Wartak. 1986, New York, Praeger, illustrated, $42.95

Daniel J. Ullyot
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:326. [PDF]  

An Unusually Intractable Schatzki Ring

Laureano Molins, W. Spencer Payne, Alan J. Cameron, and Robert L. MacCarty
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:327-329. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hidden Foreign Body as a Cause of Recurrent Hemoptysis in a Teenage Girl

C.W. Pattison, A.J. Learning, and E.R. Townsend
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:330-331. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Double-Outlet Left Atrium with Intact Ventricular Septum

Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yukio Hamada, Makoto Miura, Kiyoshi Haneda, Togo Horiuchi, and Hiroshi Ogata
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:332-334. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bypass. A Cardiologist Reveals What Every Patient Needs to Know: Edited by Jonathan L. Halperin, Richard Levine. 1987, Tucson, The Body Press, (paper), $8.95

Jay L. Ankeney
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:334. [PDF]  

Embolectomy for Acute Pulmonary Artery Occlusion Following Fontan Procedure

Joe B. Putnam, Jr., John H. Lemmer, Jr., Albert P. Rocchini, and Edward L. Bove
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:335-336. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Muscle-Sparing Posterolateral Thoracotomy

Daniel M. Bethencourt and E. Carmack Holmes
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:337-339. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema

Saade Mahfood, William R. Hix, Benjamin L. Aaron, Peter Blaes, and Donald C. Watson
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:340-345. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Diagnosis and Correction of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return

Harvey W. Bender, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:346-347. [PDF]  

Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Paul A. Ebert, Frederick L. Grover, and George G. Lindesmith
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:348-349. [PDF] [References]  

Locating Previously "Stripped" Venous Systems and Harvesting of Lesser Saphenous Vein

Michael K. Wood
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:350. [PDF] [References]  

Vena Cava Filter and Renal Transplant

Salvatore Milano, Luigi Niccoli, Luciano Cristinelli, and Gianni Mombelloni
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:350. [PDF] [References]  

Atrial Septal Defect for Right Ventricular Failure

Haldun Y. Karagoz, Oguz Tasdemir, Cevat Yakut, and Kemal Bayazit
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:350-351. [PDF] [References]  

Surgical Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms

Alain Verdant
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:351. [PDF] [References]  

Surgical Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms

Teruhisa Kazui
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:351-352. [PDF]  

Late Complications of Colon Interposition

Lewis Wetstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:352. [PDF] [References]  

Late Complications of Colon Interposition

Jouko Isolauri
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:352. [PDF] [References]  

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