Articles:

Editorial Board

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:1. [PDF]  

Guest reviewers for the annals of thoracic surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:2-3. [PDF]  

Welcoming remarks

James I. Hudson
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:4. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Welcoming remarks

Richard S. Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:5. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Welcoming remarks

The Honorable Kurt Schmoke
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:6. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philosophy 1

George G. Lindesmith
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:7-13. [PDF] [References]  

Technical and scientific advances in general thoracic surgery

David B. Skinner
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:14-25. [PDF] [References]  

Technical and scientific advances in cardiac surgery over the past 25 years

John W. Kirklin
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:26-31. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Platelet and neutrophil activation in cardiopulmonary bypass

Robert W. Colman
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:32-34. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Esophagectomy for esophageal disruption

Mark B. Orringer and Mack C. Stirling
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:35-43. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Important notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery regarding approved training

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:43. [PDF]  

Direct revascularization of bronchial arteries for lung transplantation: An anatomical study

Hans H.J. Schreinemakers, Walter Weder, Shinichiro Miyoshi, Baron D. Harper, Shinji Shimokawa, Thomas M. Egan, Robert McKnight, and Joel D. Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:44-54. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reduced-size lung transplantation in neonatal swine: Technique and short-term physiological response

Timothy M. Crombleholme, N.Scott Adzick, Michael T. Longaker, Scott Bradley, Brian W. Duncan, Edward D. Verrier, and Michael R. Harrison
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:55-60. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Infusion of nifedipine after coronary artery bypass grafting decreases the incidence of early postoperative myocardial ischemia

Rainald Seitelberger, Werner Zwölfer, Thomas M. Binder, Sebastian Huber, Friedrich Peschl, Josef Spatt, Severin Schwarzacher, Christoph Holzinger, Faragh Coraim, Heinz Weber, and Ernst Wolner
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:61-68. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Primary tracheal tumors: Treatment and results

Hermes C. Grillo and Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:69-77. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cerebrospinal fluid drainage and steroids provide better spinal cord protection during aortic cross-clamping than does either treatment alone

Thomas T. Woloszyn, Corrado P. Marini, Matthew S. Coons, Ira M. Nathan, Samir Basu, Anthony J. Acinapura, and Joseph N. Cunningham
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:78-83. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ten-year experience with aortic valve replacement in 482 patients 70 years of age or older: Operative risk and long-term results

A.C. Galloway, S.B. Colvin, E.A. Grossi, F.G. Baumann, Y.P. Sabban, R. Esposito, G.H. Ribakove, A.T. Culliford, J.N. Slater, E. Glassman, S. Harty, and F.C. Spencer
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:84-93. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:93. [PDF]  

Evolving patterns in the surgical treatment of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias

John A. Elefteriades, Lee A. Biblo, William P. Batsford, Lynda E. Rosenfeld, Richard W. Henthorn, Mark D. Carlson, Albert L. Waldo, Jack Hsu, and Alexander S. Geha
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:94-100. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Improved patient survival after cardiac arrest using a cardiopulmonary support system

Robert T. Reichman, Colin I. Joyo, Walter P. Dembitsky, Lee D. Griffith, Robert M. Adamson, Pat O. Daily, Paul A. Overlie, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, and Brian E. Jaski
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:101-105. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful coronary artery bypass grafting for high-risk left main coronary artery atherosclerosis after cardiac transplantation

Jack G. Copeland, Samuel M. Butman, and Gulshan Sethi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:106-110. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:110. [PDF]  

Late left atrioventricular valve insufficiency after repair of partial atrioventricular septal defects: Anatomical and surgical determinants

Pietro A. Abbruzzese, Alessandra Napoleone, R.Margherita Bini, F.Paolo Annecchino, Maurizio Merlo, and Lucio Parenzan
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:111-114. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Retrospective analysis of the efficacy of open lung biopsy in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Enrique A. Bonfils-Roberts, Anne Nickodem, and Thomas F. Nealon, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:115-117. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Disruption of the aortic anastomosis after heart-lung transplantation

Robert D. Dowling, Naoum Baladi, Marco Zenati, J.Stephen Dummer, Robert L. Kormos, John M. Armitage, Samuel A. Yousem, Robert L. Hardesty, and Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:118-122. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of circulatory assist devices on stunned myocardium

Joseph E. Bavaria, Satoshi Furnlaw, Gerhard Kreiner, Kris B. Gupta, James Stretchcs, and L.Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:123-128. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bromocriptine as an adjuvant to cyclosporine immunosuppression after heart transplantation

Michel Carrier, Joan Wild, L.Conrad Pelletier, and Jack G. Copeland
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:129-132. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of routine fibrin glue use on the duration of air leaks after lobectomy

Arlen G. Fleisher, Kenneth G. Evans, Bill Nelems, and Richard J. Finley
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:133-134. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Sternal wire-induced persistent chest pain: A possible hypersensitivity reaction

Perry G. Fine and Shreekanth V. Karwande
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:135-136. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Obstructing tracheal lipoma: Management of a rare tumor

Terng F. Chen, Peter C. Braidley, John M. Shneerson, and Francis C. Wells
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:137-139. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Survival after embolization of a complete prosthetic aortic valve to the aortic arch

John M. Stoneburner, Jr, Bernard L. Tucker, and Richard J. Hurvitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:140-142. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic valvoplasty for traumatic aortic insufficiency: A 2-year follow-up

Yoel Ovil, Rakesh Wahi, Peter Liu, and Bernard Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:143-144. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Right atrial thrombosis: Association with constrictive pericarditis

Mikio Katagiri, Yasuhiko Tanabe, Masashi Takahashi, and Shigetaka Kasuya
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:145-146. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful surgical management of bronchial dehiscence after single-lung transplantation

A.J.B. Kirk, I.D. Conacher, P.A. Corris, T. Ashcroft, and J.H. Dark
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:147-149. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Repair of the difficult ventriculotomy

Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:150-151. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thymic tumors. 7th Cancer Research Workshop, Grenoble, October 1987: Edited by R. Sarrazin, C. Vrousos, and F. Vincent Basel, Karger, 1989 172 pp, illustrated, $112.75

Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:151. [PDF]  

Method of endoscopic esophageal intubation using a rigid esophagoscope

J.A.R. Gaer, C. Blauth, E.R. Townsend, and S.W. Fountain
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:152-153. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The introduction of closed chest cardiac massage

Steven F. Bolling
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:154-156. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Candida mediastinitis after a cardiac operation

Donald D. Glower, James M. Douglas, Jr, James W. Gaynor, Robert N. Jones, and H.Newland Oldham, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:157-163. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical techniques for chest wall reconstruction

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:164-165. [PDF]  

Björk-Shiley strut fracture and disc escape

Stanley K. Lochridge
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:166. [PDF] [References]  

Internal mammary artery grafts

A.Brutel de la Rivière, J.J.A.M.T. Defauw, R.P.H.M. Hamerlijnck, P.J. Knaepen, H.A. van Swieten, and F.E.E. Vermeulen
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:166. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Thomas J. Vander Salm
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:166. [PDF]  

Tetracycline pleurodesis for persistent air leak

Vijay Chechani
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:166-167. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

G.Hossein Almassi and George B. Haasler
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:167. [PDF] [References]  

Must the mitral valve always be removed during prosthetic replacement?

C. Campanella, C.F. Hider, A.J. Duncan, and P. Bloomfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:167-168. [PDF] [References]  

Spasm of the gastroepiploic artery graft

Hisayoshi Suma
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:168-169. [PDF] [References]  

Repair of ductus diverticulum aneurysm

Michael K. Wood
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:169. [PDF] [References]  

Importance of precordial electrocardiogram monitoring during coronary artery bypass grafting

Ilhan Bahadir and Edward B. Diethrich
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:169-170. [PDF]  

Resection of atriocaval adrenal carcinoma

Terrill E. Theman
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:170. [PDF] [References]  

Valvular xenograft to bioprosthesis

Warren D. Hancock
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:170. [PDF] [References]  

Twenty-fifth Anniversary Meeting The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Richard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:171. [PDF]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1989–1990: Officers

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:172-175. [PDF]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, members

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:175-176. [PDF]  

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