Articles:

More attempts to monitor quality assurance for myocardial revascularization

D.Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:641-642. [PDF] [References]  

Management of subaortic stenosis in the univentricular heart

George A. Trusler and Robert M. Freedom
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:643-644. [PDF] [References]  

Risks of cardiac transplantation

Eric A. Rose
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:645. [PDF]  

A quality assurance model of operative mortality in coronary artery surgery

Fred H. Edwards, Robert A. Albus, Rostik Zajtchuk, Geoffrey M. Graeber, and Michael Barry
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:646-649. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Exploratory analysis of time-dependent risk for infection, rejection, and death after cardiac transplantation

Peter S. Greene, Duke E. Cameron, Sharon Augustine, Timothy J. Gardner, Bruce A. Reitz, and William A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:650-654. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A comparison of mitral valve reconstruction with mitral valve replacement: Intermediate-term results

A.C. Galloway, S.B. Colvin, F.G. Baumann, E.A. Grossi, G.H. Ribakove, S. Harty, and F.C. Spencer
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:655-662. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Myocardial adenine nucleotide metabolism in pediatric patients during hypothermic cardioplegic arrest and normothermic ischemia

Gary K. Lofland, Anwar S. Abd-Elfattah, Richard Wyse, Marc de Leval, Jaroslav Stark, and Andrew S. Wechsler
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:663-668. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preoperative chemotherapy and irradiation for stage III non-small cell lung cancer

L.Penfield Faber, C.Frederick Kittle, William H. Warren, Philip D. Bonomi, Samuel G. Taylor, IV, Salitha Reddy, and Myung-Sook Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:669-677. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Important notice from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Annual meeting changes

George C. Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:677. [PDF]  

Automated control of postoperative hypertension: A prospective, randomized multicenter study

Delos M. Cosgrove, III, John H. Petre, John L. Waller, Jonathan V. Roth, Carol Shepherd, and Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:678-683. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary sinus versus aortic root perfusion with blood cardioplegia in elective myocardial revascularization

Andrew C. Fiore, Keith S. Naunheim, George C. Kaiser, Vallee L. Willman, Lawrence R. McBride, D.Glenn Pennington, and Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:684-688. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: A 30-year experience

James W. Pate, William A. Walker, F.Hammond Cole, Jr, Edmond W. Owen, and William H. Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:689-692. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bronchoscopic phototherapy at comparable dose rates: Early results

Harvey I. Pass, Thomas Delaney, Paul D. Smith, Robert Bonner, and Angelo Russo
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:693-699. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Carcinoma of the esophagus: A comparison of the results of transhiatal versus transthoracic resection

John R. Hankins, Safuh Attar, Thomas R. Coughlin, Jr, John E. Miller, John R. Hebel, Charles M. Suter, and Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:700-705. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Rigt gastroepiploic artery: A third arterial conduit for coronary artery bypass

Noel L. Mills and Charles T. Everson
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:706-711. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Myocardial revascularization with combined arterial grafts utilizing the internal mammary and the gastroepiploic arteries

Hisayoshi Suma, Atsuro Takeuchi, and Yuzo Hirota
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:712-715. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Right gastroepiploic artery as a coronary bypass graft

Kalervo Verkkala, Antero Järvinen, Pekka Keto, Kari Virtanen, Aarno Lehtola, and Timo Pellinen
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:716-719. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:719. [PDF]  

Mitral valve replacement in the first 5 years of life

Thomas N. Zweng, Michael K. Bluett, Ralph Mosca, Louise B. Callow, and Edward L. Bove
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:720-724. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Modified reperfusate after long-term preservation of the heart

Jeffrey C. Milliken, Anne M. Billingsley, and Hillel Laks
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:725-728. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Right ventricular free wall ischemia: Correlation of ischemic duration with extent of infarction in dogs

William E. Johnston, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Anant Patel, and William P. Santamore
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:729-734. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hospital costs and resource characteristics for cardiothoracic surgical hospital deaths

Eric Muñoz, John Luber, Elisa Birnbaum, Katherine Mulloy, Jon R. Cohen, and Leslie Wise
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:735-740. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Brain injury and protection during heart surgery: Edited by Mark Hilberman Norwell, MA, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1987 173 pp, illustrated. $58.50

Carlos E. Moreno-Cabral
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:740. [PDF]  

True thymic hyperplasia: A clinicopathological study

C. Ricci, E. Pescarmona, E.A. Rendina, F. Venuta, L.P. Ruco, and C.D. Baroni
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:741-745. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:745. [PDF]  

Akinetic versus dyskinetic left ventricular aneurysms diagnosed by gated scintigraphy: Difference in surgical outcome

Arild Mangschau
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:746-751. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of an intraaortic balloon pump as a pneumatic ventricular assist device controller

D.J. Macrae, B. Glenville, T. McCarthy, L. Cooper, D. Guerreiro, and D.N. Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:752-755. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Manual of postoperative management in adult cardiac surgery: By Carlos E. Moreno-Cabral, R. Scott Mitchell and D. Craig Miller Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1988 102 pp, illustrated, $21.95

Karl E. Karlson
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:755. [PDF]  

Different responses of coronary artery and internal mammary artery bypass grafts to ergonovine and nitroglycerin in variant angina

Soichiro Kitamura, Ryuichi Morita, Kanji Kawachi, Sogo Iioka, Toshio Seki, Kiyoshi Inoue, and Shigeki Taniguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:756-760. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Direct tricuspid closure versus atrial partitioning in Fontan operation for complex lesions

Serafin Y. DeLeon, Michel N. Ilbawi, Farouk S. Idriss, Carl L. Backer, Shigeaki Ohtake, Vincent R. Zales, Alexander J. Muster, and D.Woodrow Benson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:761-764. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Treatment of bulboventricular foramen stenosis by ventricle-ascending aorta valved-conduit bypass

Morrison C. Bethea and James L. Reynolds
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:765-766. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Gastrotracheal fistula: A late complication after transhiatal esophagectomy

Irving L. Kron, Alan M. Johnson, and Raymond F. Morgan
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:767-768. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:768. [PDF]  

Combined ascending aorta rupture and left main bronchus disruption from blunt chest trauma

J. Marzelle, R. Nottin, Ph. Dartevelle, F.Lacour Gayet, M. Navajas, and A.Rojas Miranda
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:769-771. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac surgery. Safeguards and pitfalls in operative technique: By Siavosh Khonsari Rockville, MD, Aspen, 1988 309 pp, illustrated

John W. Hammon, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:771. [PDF]  

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma associated with a Dacron vascular prosthesis

Hugh S. Paterson, David J. Meredith, and David R. Craddock
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:772-774. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma obstructing the thoracic aorta

Adam Guttentag, Harold L. Lazar, Peter Franklin, Alan Greenfield, Marie Malachowski, Leslie Blackball, and Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:775-777. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Laser Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:777. [PDF]  

Traumatic aorto-right atrial fistula after blunt chest injury

Hang Chang, Shu-Hsun Chu, and Yuan-Teh Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:778-779. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Right mini-thoracotomy: An adjunct to left subcostal automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation

Gerald M. Lawrie, Raj R. Kaushik, and Antonio Pacifico
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:780-781. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracotomy through the auscultatory triangle

Michael D. Horowitz, Nelson Ancalmo, and John L. Ochsner
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:782-783. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Extended use of a pulmonary homograft for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction

G.D. Angelini and J.M. Quaegebeur
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:784-785. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Chemical pleurodesis in the presence of persistent air leak

G.Hossein Almassi and George B. Haasler
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:786-787. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hypothermia: Its possible role in cardiac surgery

Will C. Sealy
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:788-791. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Editor's note

W.G. Bigelow
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:791. [PDF]  

Mechanical cardiac assistance

D.Glenn Pennington
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:792-793. [PDF]  

Computed tomography of the chest: A teaching file: By M. Elon Gale and Joel B. Karlinsky Chicago: Year Book, 1988 254 pp, illustrated

Linda K. Olson
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:793. [PDF]  

Stapling of left atrial appendage

R.W. Landymore
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:794. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Verdi J. DiSesa and Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:794. [PDF]  

Repair of fractured wire during sternal closure

Guillermo Malavé
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:794. [PDF] [References]  

Editor's note

Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:794. [PDF]  

High-frequency ventilation during dissection of the internal mammary artery

John P. Judson
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:794. [PDF] [References]  

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