Editorials:

Rupture of left ventricle following mitral valve replacement

WG Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 488.  

Heart transplantation in the cyclosporine era

PE Oyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 489-490.  

Articles:

Lyman A. Brewer, III, 1907-1988

RM Peters
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 485-486.  

Rupture of the posterior wall of the left ventricle after mitral valve replacement: etiological and technical considerations

M Azariades and SC Lennox
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 491-494. [Abstract]  

Cyclosporin A in cardiac transplantation: medium-term results in 62 patients

M Hakim, J Wallwork, and T English
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 495-501. [Abstract]  

Alveolar cell carcinoma of the lung: a retrospective analysis of 205 patients

DH Harpole, C Bigelow, WG Young, Jr, WG Wolfe, and DC Sabiston, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 502-507. [Abstract]  

Current techniques for chest wall reconstruction: expanded possibilities for treatment

RJ McKenna, Jr, CF Mountain, MJ McMurtrey, D Larson, and QR Stiles
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 508-512. [Abstract]  

Surgery for scleroderma of the esophagus: a 12-year experience

KA Mansour and CE Malone
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 513-514. [Abstract]  

15- to 30-year follow-up of patients undergoing repair of ruptured congenital aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva

TP Barragry, WS Ring, JH Moller, and CW Lillehei
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 515-519. [Abstract]  

Surgical repair and long-term results in ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm

T Abe and S Komatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 520-525. [Abstract]  

Porcine-valved Dacron conduits in Fontan procedures

KB Prenger, J Hess, AH Cromme-Dijkhuis, and A Eijgelaar
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 526-530. [Abstract]  

Cardiac cryolesions: factors affecting their size and a means of monitoring their formation

LJ Markovitz, LH Frame, ME Josephson, and WC Hargrove, 3d
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 531-535. [Abstract]  

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]  

Impairment in right ventricular performance after left ventricular aneurysm surgery

A Mangschau, O Geiran, K Rootwelt, B Laake, and K Forfang
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 542-548. [Abstract]  

Prediction of postoperative respiratory failure in patients undergoing lung resection for lung cancer

K Nakahara, K Ohno, J Hashimoto, S Miyoshi, H Maeda, A Matsumura, T Mizuta, A Akashi, K Nakagawa, and Y Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 549-552. [Abstract]  

Donor deep hypothermia or donor pretreatment with prostaglandin E1 and single pulmonary artery flush for heart-lung graft preservation: an experimental primate study

A Harjula, JC Baldwin, and NE Shumway
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 553-555. [Abstract]  

Effects of simulated intraoperative electrophysiological testing on function of the canine left ventricle

BN Cole, AC Nicolosi, IJ Uygur, D Jackson, and HM Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 556-562. [Abstract]  

The surgical management of empyema thoracis in substance abuse patients: a 5-year experience

EL Hoover, HK Hsu, H Webb, B Toporoff, E Minnard, and JN Cunningham
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 563-566. [Abstract]  

Pericardial substitutes: a survey

WH Heydorn, VA Ferraris, and WR Berry
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 567-569. [Abstract]  

Aortic and mitral valve replacement in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

WG Hendren, EL Jones, and MD Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 570-571. [Abstract]  

Cardiac tamponade due to chylopericardium after cardiac surgery

WM Pereira, RA Kalil, PR Prates, and IA Nesralla
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 572-573. [Abstract]  

Successful use of intraaortic balloon pumping in a 2-kilogram infant

PJ del Nido, PR Swan, LN Benson, D Bohn, MC Charlton, JG Coles, GA Trusler, and WG Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 574-576. [Abstract]  

Coronary-coronary bypass using internal mammary artery

H Nishida, H Soltanzadeh, RK Grooters, and KC Thieman
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 577-578. [Abstract]  

Treatment of absent pulmonary valve syndrome with homograft

IL Kron, AM Johnson, MA Carpenter, HP Gutgesell, Jr, ED Overholt, and KS Rheuban
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 579-581. [Abstract]  

A new pericardial sucker: Omni sucker for better aspiration of intrapericardial blood

Y Hosoda, K Kudoh, Y Hirooka, and M Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 582-583. [Abstract]  

Calcified mitral valve annulus: prosthesis insertion

JS Coselli and ES Crawford
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 584-586. [Abstract]  

Use of self-adhesive external defibrillator pads for complex cardiac surgical procedures

RM Bojar, DD Payne, H Rastegar, JT Diehl, and RJ Cleveland
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 587-588. [Abstract]  

Ventricular aneurysm after myocardial infarction: surgical excision with use of temporary cardiopulmonary bypass

DA Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 589.  

Rupture of left ventricle following mitral valve replacement

KJ Karlson, MM Ashraf, and RL Berger
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 590-597. [Abstract]  

Surgical treatment of ventricular arrhythmias

JL Cox and M Rosenbloom
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 598-600.  

Extrinsic obstruction of the Medtronic-Hall prosthesis

S Pories and FP Ittleman
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 601-602.  

Letters:

Thoracic incisions

RF Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 601.  

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