Editorials:

Choosing cardiothoracic surgical residents

HC Grillo and BR Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 333.  

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

FH Ellis, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 334-335.  

Does transfusion modify the outcome of cancer resections?

PA Kirschner
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 336-337.  

Articles:

Cardiac transplantation in a private hospital

OB Harrington
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 338-339.  

Esophageal resection for achalasia: indications and results

MB Orringer and MC Stirling
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 340-345. [Abstract]  

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

DW Moores, S Piantadosi, and MF McKneally
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 346-351. [Abstract]  

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

LC Pelletier, M Carrier, Y Leclerc, G Lepage, P deGuise, and I Dyrda
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 352-361. [Abstract]  

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

G Zaninotto, TR DeMeester, CG Bremner, TC Smyrk, and SC Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 362-370. [Abstract]  

Use of silicone stents in the management of airway problems

JD Cooper, FG Pearson, GA Patterson, TR Todd, RJ Ginsberg, M Goldberg, and P Waters
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 371-378. [Abstract]  

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

CP Marini, PE Grubbs, B Toporoff, TT Woloszyn, MS Coons, AJ Acinapura, and JN Cunningham
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 379-383. [Abstract]  

Postoperative conduction disturbances: a comparison of blood and crystalloid cardioplegia

SR Gundry, A Sequeira, TR Coughlin, and JS McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 384-390. [Abstract]  

Bronchogenic carcinoma in patients under age 40

JG Antkowiak, AM Regal, and H Takita
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 391-393. [Abstract]  

Mucoepidermoid lung tumors

RF Heitmiller, DJ Mathisen, JA Ferry, EJ Mark, and HC Grillo
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 394-399. [Abstract]  

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

LD Griffith, GF Billman, PO Daily, and TA Lane
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 400-406. [Abstract]  

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

M Rosenbloom, JC Laschinger, JE Saffitz, JL Cox, and RM Bolman, 3d
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 407-411. [Abstract]  

Bronchial carcinoids: a review of 60 patients

F Rea, R Binda, G Spreafico, F Calabro, L Bonavina, A Cipriani, G Di Vittorio, A Fassina, and F Sartori
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 412-414. [Abstract]  

Bidirectional cavopulmonary shunts: clinical applications as staged or definitive palliation

E Mazzera, A Corno, S Picardo, R Di Donato, B Marino, D Costa, and C Marcelletti
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 415-420. [Abstract]  

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

TJ Vander Salm, S Chowdhary, ON Okike, AT Pezzella, and MK Pasque
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 421-427. [Abstract]  

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

G Calza, G Panizzon, S Rovida, and J Aigueperse
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 428-435. [Abstract]  

Bjork-Shiley strut fracture and disc escape: literature review and a method of disc retrieval

PN Hendel
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 436-440. [Abstract]  

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

FW Mohr, J Matloff, W Grundfest, A Chaux, R Kass, C Blanche, P Tsai, F Litvack, and J Forrester
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 441-449. [Abstract]  

Mediastinal fibrin glue: hemostatic effect and tissue response in calves

JW Baker, WD Spotnitz, TL Matthew, RE Fechner, and SP Nolan
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 450-452. [Abstract]  

Pacing lead fracture after a deceleration injury

JG Grieco, PJ Scanlon, and R Pifarre
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 453-454. [Abstract]  

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

GK Sethi, TB Ferguson, Jr, G Miller, and SM Scott
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 455-457. [Abstract]  

Left subclavian arterioesophageal fistula induced by a foreign body

CK Mok, CS Chiu, and HH Cheung
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 458-460. [Abstract]  

Familial multiple-organ arterial ectasia with massive hemoptysis

CC Su and WT Su
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 461-463. [Abstract]  

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

MT Longaker, S Merrick, TM Crombleholme, JC Langer, ED Verrier, and K Turley
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 464-465. [Abstract]  

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

S Odagiri, A Shimazu, M Shimokawaji, Y Ishikura, and H Yoshimatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 466-469. [Abstract]  

Angiocatheter coronary artery reperfusion before cardioplegia for evolving myocardial infarction

H Nishida, H Soltanzadeh, KC Thieman, and RK Grooters
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 470-471. [Abstract]  

Is the shunt patent?

JG Schutz, MJ Antunes, and RH Kinsley
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 472. [Abstract]  

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

F Di Lello, DC Mullen, and RJ Flemma
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 473-474. [Abstract]  

In the beginning. Surgical correction of aortic insufficiency. 1954 [classical article]

CA Hufnagel, WP Harvey, PJ Rabil, and TF McDermott
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 475-476.  

Primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus

DW McFadden, M Rudnicki, and MA Talamini
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 477-480. [Abstract]  

Congenital lesions of the lungs

TB Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 481-482.  

Letters:

Extrinsic obstruction of the Medtronic-Hall disc valve in the mitral position

GP Pai and JW Rubin
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 483.  

Mobilization technique in total esophagectomy

H Hashimi and S Sabanathan
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 483.  

Budd-Chiari syndrome--pathogenesis and operative repair

S Victor, V Jayanthi, and N Madanagopalan
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 483-484.  

Traumatic rupture of ascending aorta and left main bronchus

JC Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 484.  

Treatment of impending sudden cardiac death

L Watkins, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 484-485.  

Complication of aortic dissection

PN Symbas
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 485.  

Tunneling of defibrillator leads

GH Almassi and GN Olinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1989 47: 486.  

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