Articles:

Guidelines for Reporting Morbidity and Mortality after Cardiac Valvular Operations

L. Henry Edmunds, Richard E. Clark, Lawrence H. Cohn, D. Craig Miller, and Richard D. Weisel
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:257-259. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guidelines for Data Reporting and Nomenclature for The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:260-261. [PDF] [References]  

Should Aortic Valve Replacement Be Performed in Elderly Patients?

Gulshan K. Sethi
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:262-263. [PDF] [References]  

Surgical Management of Aortic Valve Disease in the Elderly: A Longitudinal Analysis

Luis N. Bessone, Dennis F. Pupello, Stephen P. Hiro, Enrique Lopez-Cuenca, M.S. Glatterer, Jr., and George Ebra
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:264-269. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic Valve Selection in the Elderly Patient

A. Michael Borkon, Lisa M. Soule, Kenneth L. Baughman, William A. Baumgartner, Timothy J. Gardner, Levi Watkins, Vincent L. Gott, Kimberlee A. Hall, and Bruce A. Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:270-277. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Experimental Repair of Ventricular Septal Defects Using Autologous Right Ventricular Muscle Flaps: Preliminary Report

Steven R. Gundry, Thomas R. Coughlin, Jr., Nelson H. Goldberg, John R. Hankins, Colin F. Mackenzie, Jack Flowers, Robert Moorman, and Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:278-282. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiovascular Surgery in Patients with Congenital Plasma Coagulopathies

John C. Vander Woude, John D. Milam, William E. Walker, Dena P. Houchin, Anne P. Weiland, and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:283-288. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Adjunct Endarterectomy of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery

Nadiv Shapira, Frank J. Lumia, John S. Gottdiener, Patricia Germon, and Gerald M. Lemole
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:289-296. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Results of Total Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot Performed in Adults

P. Presbitero, D. Demarie, E. Aruta, M. Villani, M. Disumma, G.M. Ottino, F. Orzan, A. Fubini, M.T. Spinnler, M.R. Conte, and M. Morea
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:297-301. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Acute Revascularization of the Infarcted Heart: Edited by J.G. Reves. 1987, Orlando, Grune & Stratton, illustrated, $27.50

Thomas L. Spray
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:301. [PDF]  

Tissue Buckling as a Mechanism of Bioprosthetic Valve Failure

Ivan Vesely, Derek Boughner, and Tom Song
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:302-308. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:308. [PDF]  

Inhibition of Bioprosthetic Heart Valve Calcification with Aminodiphosphonate Covalently Bound to Residual Aldehyde Groups

Catherine L. Webb, James J. Benedict, Frederick J. Schoen, Judith A. Linden, and Robert J. Levy
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:309-316. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Techniques in Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Video Library, Volume I: Techniques in Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Video Library, Volume I Aldo R. Castaneda, Richard A. Jonas, and john E. Mayer Weistnan Video Productions, 8 Jenison St, Newtonville, MA 02160-1414, $175 + $5 shipping/insurance

Thomas L. Spray
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:316. [PDF]  

Total Obstruction of the Left Main Coronary Artery

David M. Shahian, John R. Butterly, and Robert F. Malacoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:317-320. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Perioperative Morbidity in Diabetics Requiring Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Ronald Clement, John A. Rousou, Richard M. Engelman, and Robert H. Breyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:321-323. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hemodynamic Consequences of Right Ventricular Isolation: The Contribution of the Right Ventricular Free Wall to Cardiac Performance

Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., Tetsuo Asano, Peter K. Smith, T. Bruce Ferguson, and James L. Cox
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:324-330. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

In Vitro Analysis of Performance of Porcine Xenografts with Inward Bending of Stent Posts: Real-time Measurement of Valve Orifice Area Using an Area Meter

Kazuya Akiyama, Osamu Sawatani, Eisaburo Imamura, Hitoshi Koyanagi, Masafumi Higashidate, and Kouichi Tamiya
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:331-336. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Atrioventricular Conduction in Congenital Heart Disease. Surgical Anatomy: Edited by Hiromi Kurosawa, Anton E. Becker. 1987, Tokyo, Springer Verlag, illustrated, $251.60

Pedro J. del Nido
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:336. [PDF]  

Cardiac Transplantation: The Ideal Myocardial Temperature for Graft Transport

Wilbert J. Keon, Paul J. Hendry, Gerald C. Taichman, and Graham W. Mainwood
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:337-341. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:341. [PDF]  

Thoracic Hydatid Cysts: A Report of 842 Cases Treated Over a Thirty-Year Period

Zhongxi Qian
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:342-346. [PDF] [References]  

Mitral Valve Dysfunction Following Papillary Muscle Cryoablation

William Piccione, Jr. and Marshall D. Goldin
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:347-348. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:348. [PDF]  

Aneurysm of an Aortocoronary Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft Presenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass

Pedro Lopez-Velarde, Grady L. Hallman, and Bernardo Treistman
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:349-350. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Traumatic Rupture of Extracardiac Valved Conduit: Unusual Late Complication Producing Outflow Tract Obstruction

Philip C. Ursell, Sylvia P. Griffiths, and Frederick O. Bowman, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:351-352. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Acute Purulent Mediastinitis and Sternal Osteomyelitis after Closed Chest Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

George A. Mensah, Jeffrey P. Gold, Theodore Schreiber, and O. Wayne Isom
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:353-355. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A Manual of Thoracic Surgery: Edited by Arndt von Hippel. 1986, Anchorage, Stone Age Press, illustrated, $28.50

Earle W. Wilkins, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:355. [PDF]  

Separate Extraction of Cardiac and Pulmonary Grafts from a Single Organ Donor

T.R. Todd, M. Goldberg, A. Koshal, A. Menkis, J. Boychuk, G.A. Patterson, and J.D. Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:356-359. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A Single Pericardial Patch Technique for Repair of Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage Associated with Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect

Mikio Ohmi and Hitoshi Mohri
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:360-361. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Neoadjuvant Therapy of Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lawrence H. Einhorn
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:362-365. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Isolated Pulmonary Nodule

Herbert E. Warden
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:366. [PDF] [References]  

Thoracic Splenosis

M. Vinayak Kamath
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:367. [PDF] [References]  

Congenital Pericardial Defect

Thomas Z. Lajos
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:367. [PDF] [References]  

Congenital Pericardial Defect

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:367. [PDF] [References]  

Congenital Pericardial Defect

James E. Chapman, Jr., Joseph W. Rubin, Charles M. Gross, and Michael E. Janssen
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:367-368. [PDF]  

Adjustable Annuloplasty for Tricuspid Insufficiency

F. Alonso-Lej
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:368-369. [PDF] [References]  

Adjustable Annuloplasty for Tricuspid Insufficiency

Paul Kurlansky, Eric A. Rose, and James R. Malm
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:369. [PDF]  

Muscle Sparing Thoracotomy

Norman H. Baker
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:369. [PDF] [References]  

Trendelenburg Position with Air Embolism

Benson B. Roe
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:369. [PDF] [References]  

Trendelenburg Position with Air Embolism

Bruce D. Butler, Glen A. Laine, Basil C. Leiman, Dave Warters, Mark Kurusz, Tom Sutton, and Jeffrey Katz
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:370. [PDF] [References]  

Interrupted Aortic Arch

S. Bert Litwin
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:370. [PDF] [References]  

Interrupted Aortic Arch

Michel N. Ilbawi
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:370. [PDF] [References]  

Acute Putrid Abscess of the Lung

Irving A. Sarot
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:370-371. [PDF] [References]  

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

Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:372-376. [PDF]  

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