Articles:

Lyman A. Brewer, III, 1907-1988

Richard M. Peters
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:485-486. [PDF] [References]  

Message from the Editor

Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:487. [PDF]  

Rupture of Left Ventricle Following Mitral Valve Replacement

W. Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:488. [PDF] [References]  

Heart Transplantation in the Cyclosporine Era

Philip E. Oyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:489-490. [PDF]  

Rupture of the Posterior Wall of the Left Ventricle after Mitral Valve Replacement: Etiological and Technical Considerations

Mike Azariades and Stuart C. Lennox
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:491-494. [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:494. [PDF]  

Cyclosporin A in Cardiac Transplantation: Medium-term Results in 62 Patients

Mohsin Hakim, John Wallwork, and Terence English
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:495-501. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Alveolar Cell Carcinoma of the Lung: A Retrospective Analysis of 205 Patients

David H. Harpole, Carol Bigelow, W. Glenn Young, Jr., Walter G. Wolfe, and David C. Sabiston, Jr.
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:502-507. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Current Techniques for Chest Wall Reconstruction: Expanded Possibilities for Treatment

Robert J. McKenna, Jr., Clifton F. Mountain, Marion J. McMurtrey, David Larson, and Quentin R. Stiles
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:508-512. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgery for Scleroderma of the Esophagus: A 12-Year Experience

Kamal A. Mansour and Chris E. Malone
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:513-514. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

15- to 30-Year Follow-up of Patients Undergoing Repair of Ruptured Congenital Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva

Thomas P. Barragry, W. Steves Ring, James H. Moller, and C. Walton Lillehei
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:515-519. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical Repair and Long-term Results in Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm

Tomio Abe and Sakuzo Komatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:520-525. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Porcine-valved Dacron Conduits in Fontan Procedures

K.B. Prenger, J. Hess, A.H. Cromme-Dijkhuis, and A. Eijgelaar
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:526-530. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac Cryolesions: Factors Affecting Their Size and a Means of Monitoring Their Formation

Lawrence J. Markovitz, Lawrence H. Frame, Mark E. Josephson, and W. Clark Hargrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:531-535. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Ionescu-Shiley Pericardial Valve: Results in 473 Patients

W. Daenen, L. Noyez, E. Lesaffre, Y. Goffin, and G. Stalpaert
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:536-541. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Impairment in Right Ventricular Performance after Left Ventricular Aneurysm Surgery

Arild Mangschau, Odd Geiran, Kjell Rootwelt, Birger Laake, and Kolbjørn Forfang
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:542-548. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prediction of Postoperative Respiratory Failure in Patients Undergoing Lung Resection for Lung Cancer

Kazuya Nakahara, Kiyoshi Ohno, Junpei Hashimoto, Shinichiro Miyoshi, Hajime Maeda, Akihide Matsumura, Takatoshi Mizuta, Akinori Akashi, Katuhiro Nakagawa, and Yasunaru Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:549-552. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Donor Deep Hypothermia or Donor Pretreatment with Prostaglandin E₁ and Single Pulmonary Artery Flush for Heart-Lung Graft Preservation: An Experimental Primate Study

Ari Harjula, John C. Baldwin, and Norman E. Shumway
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:553-555. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effects of Simulated Intraoperative Electrophysiological Testing on Function of the Canine Left Ventricle

Bruno N. Cole, Alfred C. Nicolosi, I. John Uygur, Douglas Jackson, and Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:556-562. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:562. [PDF]  

The Surgical Management of Empyema Thoracis in Substance Abuse Patients: A 5-Year Experience

Eddie L. Hoover, Hwei-Kang Hsu, Hueldine Webb, Bruce Toporoff, Emery Minnard, and Joseph N. Cunningham
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:563-566. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pericardial Substitutes: A Survey

William H. Heydorn, Victor A. Ferraris, and William R. Berry
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:567-569. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Thorax: Edited by M. Sperber, M.C. Kaiser. 1987, St. Louis, Warren H. Green, Inc., illustrated

John V. Forrest
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:569. [PDF]  

Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement in Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

William G. Hendren, Ellis L. Jones, and Mikel D. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:570-571. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac Tamponade due to Chylopericardium after Cardiac Surgery

Wagner M. Pereira, Renato A.K. Kalil, Paulo R. Prates, and Ivo A. Nesralla
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:572-573. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Trachea and Lung Surgery in Childhood (Progress in Pediatric Surgery; Vol 21): Edited by Peter Wurnig Berlin. 1987, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Springer-Verlag, illustrated

J. Alex Haller
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:573. [PDF]  

Successful Use of Intraaortic Balloon Pumping in a 2-kilogram Infant

P.J. del Nido, P.R. Swan, L.N. Benson, D. Bohn, M.C. Charltonz, J.G. Coles, G.A. Trusler, and W.G. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:574-576. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary–Coronary Bypass Using Internal Mammary Artery

Hiroshi Nishida, Hooshang Soltanzadeh, Ronald K. Grooters, and Kent C. Thieman
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:577-578. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Treatment of Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome with Homograft

Irving L. Kron, Alan M. Johnson, Martha A. Carpenter, Howard P. Gutgesell, Jr., Edward D. Overholt, and Karen S. Rheuban
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:579-581. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A New Pericardial Sucker: Omni Sucker for Better Aspiration of Intrapericardial Blood

Yasuyuki Hosoda, Kazunori Kudoh, Yasumasa Hirooka, and Mikio Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:582-583. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mesothelioma. Diagnosis and Management: Edited by C. Frederick Kittle. 1987, Chicago, Yearbook, illustrated, $39.95

Joseph I. Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:583. [PDF]  

Calcified Mitral Valve Annulus: Prosthesis Insertion

Joseph S. Coselli and E. Stanley Crawford
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:584-586. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of Self-Adhesive External Defibrillator Pads for Complex Cardiac Surgical Procedures

Robert M. Bojar, Douglas D. Payne, Hassan Rastegar, James T. Diehl, and Richard J. Cleveland
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:587-588. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ventricular Aneurysm after Myocardial Infarction: Surgical Excision with Use of Temporary Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:589. [PDF] [References]  

Rupture of Left Ventricle Following Mitral Valve Replacement

Karl J. Karlson, Mian M. Ashraf, and Robert L. Berger
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:590-597. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical Treatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias

James L. Cox and Michael Rosenbloom
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:598-600. [PDF] [References]  

Thoracic Incisions

Richard F. Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:601. [PDF] [References]  

Thoracic Incisions

C. Frederick Kittle
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:601. [PDF]  

Extrinsic Obstruction of the Medtronic-Hall Prosthesis

Susan Pories and Frank P. Ittleman
Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:601-602. [PDF] [References]  

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