Articles:

Choosing cardiothoracic surgical residents

Hermes C. Grillo and Benson R. Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:333. [PDF]  

Esophagectomy for achalasia: Who, when, and how much?

F.Henry Ellis, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:334-335. [PDF] [References]  

Does transfusion modify the outcome of cancer resections?

Paul A. Kirschner
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:336-337. [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac transplantation in a private hospital

O.B. Harrington
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:338-339. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Esophageal resection for achalasia: Indications and results

Mark B. Orringer and Mack C. Stirling
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:340-345. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the society of thoracic surgeons

Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:345. [PDF]  

Effect of perioperative blood transfusion on outcome in patients with surgically resected lung cancer

D.W.O. Moores, S. Piantadosi, M.F. McKneally for the Lung Cancer Study Group
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:346-351. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the american board of thoracic surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:351. [PDF]  

Porcine versus pericardial bioprostheses: A comparison of late results in 1,593 patients

L.Conrad Pelletier, Michel Carrier, Yves Leclerc, Gilles Lepage, Pierre deGuise, and Ihor Dyrda
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:352-361. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Esophageal function in patients with reflux-induced strictures and its relevance to surgical treatment

Giovanni Zaninotto, Tom R. DeMeester, Cedric G. Bremner, Thomas C. Smyrk, and Shih-Chuan Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:362-370. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of silicone stents in the management of airway problems

J.D. Cooper, F.G. Pearson, G.A. Patterson, T.R.J. Todd, R.J. Ginsberg, M. Goldberg, and P. Waters
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:371-378. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

International trends in general thoracic surgery, vol 4. esophageal cancer: Edited by Norman C. Delarue, Earle W. Wilkins, Jr, and John Wong St. Louis, The C.V. Mosby Co, 1988 456 pp, illustrated

Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:378. [PDF]  

Effect of sodium nitroprusside on spinal cord perfusion and paraplegia during aortic cross-clamping

Corrado P. Marini, Philip E. Grubbs, Bruce Toporoff, Thomas T. Woloszyn, Matthew S. Coons, Anthony J. Acinapura, and Joseph N. Cunningham
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:379-383. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Postoperative conduction disturbances: A comparison of blood and crystalloid cardioplegia

Steven R. Gundry, Alejandro Sequeira, Thomas R. Coughlin, and Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:384-390. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bronchogenic carcinoma in patients under age 40

Joseph G. Antkowiak, Anne-Marie Regal, and Hiroshi Takita
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:391-393. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mucoepidermoid lung tumors

Richard F. Heitmiller, Douglas J. Mathisen, Judith A. Ferry, Eugene J. Mark, and Hermes C. Grillo
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:394-399. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Apparent coagulopathy caused by infusion of shed mediastinal blood and its prevention by washing of the infusate

Lee D. Griffith, Glenn F. Billman, Pat O. Daily, and Thomas A. Lane
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:400-406. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Noninvasive detection of cardiac allograft rejection by analysis of the unipolar peak-to-peak amplitude of intramyocardial electrograms

Michael Rosenbloom, John C. Laschinger, Jeffrey E. Saffitz, James L. Cox, R.Morton Bolman, III, and Barry H. Branham
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:407-411. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bronchial carcinoids: A review of 60 patients

Federico Rea, Rino Binda, Giorgio Spreafico, Francesco Calabrò, Luigi Bonavina, Angiolo Cipriani, Giuseppe Di Vittorio, Ambrogio Fassina, and Francesco Sartori
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:412-414. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bidirectional cavopulmonary shunts: Clinical applications as staged or definitive palliation

Ennio Mazzera, Antonio Corno, Sergio Picardo, Roberto Di Donato, Bruno Marino, Dina Costa, and Carlo Marcelletti
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:415-420. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the southern thoracic surgical association

Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:420. [PDF]  

Internal mammary artery grafts: The shortest route to the coronary arteries

Thomas J.Vander Salm, Sultan Chowdhary, O.N. Okike, A.Thomas Pezzella, and Michael K. Pasque
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:421-427. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Incidence of residual defects determining the clinical outcome after correction of tetralogy of Fallot: Postoperative late follow-up

Giovaani Calza, Giuseppe Panizzon, Salvatore Rovida, and Jacques Aigueperse
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:428-435. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the american board of thoracic surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:435. [PDF]  

Björk-Shiley strut fracture and disc escape: Literature review and a method of disc retrieval

P.N. Hendel
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:436-440. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thermal coronary angiography: A method for assessing graft patency and coronary anatomy in coronary bypass surgery

Friedrich W. Mohr, Jack Matloff, Warren Grundfest, Aurelio Chaux, Robert Kass, Carlos Blanche, Po Tsai, Frank Litvack, and James Forrester
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:441-449. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac arrhythmias: Recent progress in investigation and management: Edited by T. Iwa and G. Fontaine New York, Elsevier Science Publishing, 1988 385 pp, illustrated

Creighton B. Wright
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:449. [PDF]  

Mediastinal fibrin glue: Hemostatic effect and tissue response in calves

J.W. Baker, W.D. Spotnitz, T.L. Matthew, R.E. Fechner, and S.P. Nolan
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:450-452. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pacing lead fracture after a deceleration injury

J.G. Grieco, P.J. Scanlon, and R. Pifarré
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:453-454. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Entrapment of broken guidewire in the left main coronary artery during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Gulshan K. Sethi, T.Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Gary Miller, and Stewart M. Scott
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:455-457. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left subclavian afterioesophageal fistula induced by a foreign body

C.K. Mok, C.S.W. Chiu, and H.H.C. Cheung
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:458-460. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Familial multiple-organ arterial ectasia with massive hemoptysis

Chia Chuen Su and William T. Su
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:461-463. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiomyopatheis: Clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and management. Cardiovascular clinics, first edition: Edited by James A. Shaver Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, 1988 288 pages, illustrated, $75.00

Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:463. [PDF]  

Systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt using the internal mammary artery

Michael T. Longaker, Scot Merrick, Timothy M. Crombleholme, Jacob C. Langer, Edward D. Verrier, and Kevin Turley
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:464-465. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of a new stapling instrument for permanent occlusion of the aorta in the surgical procedure for thromboexclusion

Shigetoh Odagiri, Akira Shimazu, Masatake Shimokawaji, Yoshiya Ishikura, and Hiroshi Yoshimatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:466-469. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Angiocatheter coronary artery reperfusion before cardioplegia for evolving myocardial infarction

Hiroshi Nishida, Hooshang Soltanzadeh, Kent C. Thieman, and Ronald K. Grooters
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:470-471. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Is the shunt patent?

J.G. Schutz, M.J. Antunes, and R.H. Kinsley
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:472. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Sutureless fixation of long aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts with oxidized regenerated cellulose

Francesco Di Lello, Donald C. Mullen, and Robert J. Flemma
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:473-474. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

In the beginning

Charles A. Hufnagel
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:475-476. [PDF]  

Primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus

David W. McFadden, Marek Rudnicki, and Mark A. Talamini
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:477-480. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Congenital lesions of the lungs

T.Bruce Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:481-482. [PDF]  

Extrinsic obstruction of the medtronic-hall disc valve in the mitral position

Ganesh P. Pai and Joseph W. Rubin
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:483. [PDF] [References]  

Mobilization technique in total esophagectomy

H. Haishimi and S. Sabanathan
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:483. [PDF] [References]  

Budd-chiari syndrome—Pathogenesis and operative repair

Solomon Victor, V. Jayanthi, and N. Madanagopalan
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:483-484. [PDF] [References]  

Traumatic rupture of ascending aorta and left main bronchus

James C. Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:484. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Robert F. Wilson
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:484. [PDF] [References]  

Treatment of impending sudden cardiac death

Levi Watkins, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:484-485. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

G.Frank O. Tyers
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:485. [PDF] [References]  

Complication of aortic dissection

Panagiotis N. Symbas
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:485. [PDF] [References]  

Tunneling of defibrillator leads

G. Hossein Almassi and Gordon N. Olinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:486. [PDF] [References]  

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