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Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:0. [PDF]  

STS presidential message to membership

W.Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:749. [PDF]  

Early bypass operation after acute myocardial infarction

John L. Ochsner
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:750-751. [PDF] [References]  

Cerebral blood flow during cardiopulmonary bypass: Some new answers to old questions

J.G. Reves and William J. Greeley
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:752-754. [PDF] [References]  

It is time for a national cardiothoracic surgical data base

Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:755-756. [PDF] [References]  

Long-term survival after postinfarction bypass operation: Early versus late operation

H.Storm Floten, Aftab Ahmad, Jeffrey S. Swanson, James A. Wood, Richard D. Chapman, Cindy L. Fessler, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:757-763. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Elevated hemidiaphragm after cardiac operations: Incidence, prognosis, and relationship to the use of topical ice slush

Jack J. Curtis, Weerachai Nawarawong, Joseph T. Walls, Richard A. Schmaltz, Theresa Boley, Richard Madsen, and Sharon K. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:764-768. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cerebral vasoreactivity to carbon dioxide during cardiopulmonary perfusion at normothermia and hypothermia

Per Johnsson, Kenneth Messeter, Erik Ryding, Jan Kugelberg, and Erik Ståhl
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:769-775. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of azygos vein as interposition graft for surgical unifocalization of pulmonary blood supply

K.S. Iyer, M. Varma, and R.B.B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:776-778. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma and Aspergillus empyema

Takayuki Shirakusa, Hitoshi Ueda, Takeshi Saito, Kenichi Matsuba, Junji Kouno, and Nobuo Hirota
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:779-782. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of transannular patching on outcome after repair of tetralogy of Fallot

James K. Kirklin, John W. Kirklin, Eugene H. Blackstone, Aldo Milano, and Albert D. Pacifico
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:783-791. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary arterial and sinusal anatomy in hearts with a common arterial trunk

Atsuko Suzuki, Siew Yen Ho, Robert H. Anderson, and John E. Deanfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:792-797. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preservation of pancreatic beta cell function with pulsatile cardiopulmonary bypass

Hideo Nagaoka, Ryuichi Innami, Masazumi Watanabe, Motoaki Satoh, Fumio Murayama, and Naoya Funakoshi
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:798-802. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New outlook on pericardial substitution after open heart operations

Shlomo Gabbay, Adel M. Guindy, John F. Andrews, Joseph J. Amato, Phillip Seaver, and M.Yusuf Khan
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:803-812. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reoperation after pericardial closure with bovine pericardium

Jibah Eng, P.S. Ravichandran, Cedric R. Abbott, Philip H. Kay, Andrew J. Murday, and Issam Shreiti
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:813-815. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Operation for acute postinfarction mitral insufficiency using continuous oxygenated blood cardioplegia

Anthony Panos, George T. Christakis, Samuel V. Lichtenstein, Carin Wittnich, Haysam El-Dalati, and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:816-819. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Modified open thoracic rhizotomy for treatment of intractable chest wall pain of malignant etiology

Ehud Arbit, Joseph H. Galicich, Michael Burt, and Kasargod Mallya
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:820-823. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thrombectomy of the Björk-Shiley prosthetic valve revisited: Long-term results

C.G. Montera, N. Mula, R. Brugos, R. Pradas, and D. Figuera
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:824-828. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Anesthesia and the heart patient: Edited by Fawzy G. Estafanous, MD Boston, Butterworths, 1989 367 pp, illustrated, $65.00

Mark Hilberman
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:828. [PDF]  

Effects of atrial cardioplegia on the ischemic right ventricle after acute coronary artery occlusion and reperfusion

James T. Diehl, Elliot Kaplan, Arthur R. Dresdale, Andreas Kreis, Marvin A. Konstam, Ian M. Ross, Raymond J. Connolly, Natesa G. Pandian, Mark Aronovitz, Douglas D. Payne, and Richard J. Cleveland
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:829-834. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Simplified method for reoperation on the mitral valve

Peter I. Praeger, Richard W. Pooley, Richard A. Moggio, Eric D. Somberg, Mohan R. Sarabu, and George E. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:835-837. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Large animal model of left ventricular aneurysm

Lawrence J. Markovitz, Edward B. Savage, Mark B. Ratcliffe, Joseph E. Bavaria, Gerhard Kreiner, Renato V. Iozzo, W.Clark Hargrove, III, Daniel K. Bogen, and L.Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:838-845. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tracheobronchial rupture due to blunt chest trauma: A follow-up study

Seppo O. Taskinen, Jarmo A. Salo, Paavo E.A. Halttunen, and Anssi R.A. Sovijärvi
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:846-849. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Percutaneous cricothyroidostomy (minitracheostomy) for bronchial toilet: Results of therapeutic and prophylactic use

J. Au, W.S. Walker, D. Inglis, and E.W.J. Cameron
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:850-852. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Combined coronary revascularization and splenectomy

Ryu Koike, Hisayoshi Suma, Takahiko Oku, Harumitsu Satoh, Yoshihide Sawada, and Atsuro Takeuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:853-854. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ultrasonic debridement of calcified pericardium in constrictive pericarditis

Robert G. Johnson, Robert L. Thurer, Beverly H. Lorell, and Ronald M. Weintraub
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:855-856. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tricuspid valve Candida endocarditis cured by valve-sparing debridement

Minoru Tanaka, Toshio Abe, Shuuichi Hosokawa, Yoshito Suenaga, and Hiroshi Hikosaka
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:857-858. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Solitary plasmacytoma of the sternum: Surgical resection with long-term follow-up

A.Thomas Pezzella, Stephen M. Fall, Fred W. Pauling, and Theodore R. Sadler
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:859-862. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Total lymphoid irradiation in heart transplantation: Adjunctive treatment for recurrent rejection

William H. Frist, Anne W. Winterland, Edward B. Gerhardt, Walter H. Merrill, James B. Atkinson, Ted E. Eastburn, James R. Stewart, and Donald K. Eisert
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:863-864. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Carotid and aortic arch endarterectomy using hypothermic arrest with coronary bypass

Hiroshi Nishida, Ronald K. Grooters, Anson A. Yeager, Hooshang Soltanzadeh, Kent C. Thieman, and Robert F. Schneider
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:865-866. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The serratus sling: A simplified serratus-sparing technique

Richard F. Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:867-868. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Improved visualization of the internal mammary artery with a new retractor system

John Pittman, John Fehrenbacher, Scott Pittman, and Daniel Beckman
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:869-870. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Left thoracotomy approach for coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with pericardial adhesions

Iradj Gandjbakhch, Christophe Acar, and Christian Cabrol
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:871-873. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Axillary artery insertion of an intraaortic balloon pump

Lawrence R. McBride, Leslie W. Miller, Keith S. Naunheim, and D.Glenn Perinington
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:874-875. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heller's contribution to the surgical treatment of achalasia of the esophagus

W.Spencer Payne
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:876-881. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Organ procurement for pulmonary transplantation

Marco Zenati, Robert D. Dowling, John M. Armitage, Robert L. Kormos, J.Stephen Dummer, Robert L. Hardesty, and Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:882-886. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary-subclavian steal after coronary artery bypass grafting using the internal mammary artery

RenéM.H.J. Brouwer
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:887. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Craig O. Olsen
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:887. [PDF]  

Autotransfusion of shed mediastinal blood

J.F. Thompson and A.D.B. Chant
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:887-888. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Lee D. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:888. [PDF] [References]  

Impairment in right ventricular performance after left ventricular aneurysm operation

P.G. Durand, O. Bestien, M. George, J.J. Lehot, A. Gurbala, and S. Estanove
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:888-889. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

A. Mangschau, O. Geiran, K. Rootwelt, and K. Forfang
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:889. [PDF] [References]  

Retrotracheal mediastinal goiter with contralateral extension

P. Van Schil, W. Vaneerdeweg, E. Schoofs, and R. Abs
Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:889-890. [PDF] [References]  

Author index volume 48 (July–December 1989)

Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:891-904. [PDF]  

Subject index volume 48 (July–December 1989)

Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:905-927. [PDF]  

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