Articles:

Perioperative multimodality management of esophageal cancer: Therapeutic or investigational?

Zwi Steiger
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:345-346. [PDF] [References]  

Changing cardiothoracic practice patterns

W.Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:347. [PDF] [References]  

Chemotherapy and radiation therapy before transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma

Mark B. Orringer, Arlene A. Forastiere, Claudia Perez-Tamayo, Susan Urba, Bonnie J. Takasugi, and Judith Bromberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:348-355. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Implantable rate-responsive counterpulsation assist system

Carlos M. Li, Andrew Hill, Michael Colson, Carolyne Desrosiers, and Ray C.-J. Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:356-362. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Survival after surgical resection for high-grade chest wall sarcomas

Roger R. Perry, David Venzon, Jack A. Roth, and Harvey I. Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:363-369. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ten-year experience with the porcine bioprosthetic valve: Interrelationship of valve survival and patient survival in 1,050 valve replacements

Ellis L. Jones, William S. Weintraub, Joseph M. Craver, Robert A. Guyton, Caryn L. Cohen, Victor E. Corrigan, and Charles R. Hatcher, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:370-384. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Rejection and infection after pediatric cardiac transplantation

Elizabeth A. Braunlin, Charles E. Canter, Maria Teresa Olivari, W.Steves Ring, Thomas L. Spray, and R.Morton Bolman, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:385-390. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Survival after conservative resection for T1 N0 M0 non-small cell lung cancer

Raymond C. Read, Gordon Yoder, and Robert C. Schaeffer
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:391-400. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cervical exenteration

Hermes C. Grillo and Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:401-409. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:409. [PDF]  

Hospital death on a cardiac surgical service: Negative influence of changing practice patterns

Lynn B. McGrath, Glenn W. Laub, Debbie Graf, and Lorenzo Gonzalez-Lavin
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:410-412. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical trial of nicardipine cardioplegia in pediatric cardiac surgery

Fumiki Mori, Masaki Miyamoto, Hidetoshi Tsuboi, Hiroshi Noda, and Kensuke Esato
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:413-418. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reduction of myocardial injury with verapamil before aortic cross-clamping

Gerald S. Weinstein, Parinam S. Rao, and Denis H. Tyras
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:419-423. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Potential role of dendritic cells in bronchiolitis obliterans in heart-lung transplantation

Samuel A. Yousem, Lisa Ray, Irvin L. Paradis, James A. Dauber, and Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:424-428. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transatrial relief of diffuse subaortic stenosis after ventricular septal defect closure

Serafin Y. DeLeon, Michel N. Ilbawi, Rene A. Arcilla, Otto G. Thilenius, Jose A. Quinones, Elise C. Duffy, and Rabi F. Sulayman
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:429-434. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cefamandole versus cefonicid prophylaxis in cardiovascular surgery: A prospective study

Michael S. Gelfand, Bryan P. Simmons, Philip Schoettle, Oscar B. Harrington, Frank Martin, Edmond W. Owen, Rebecca B. Craft, and Naseem Amarshi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:435-439. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Low activated coagulation time during cardiopulmonary bypass does not increase postoperative bleeding

Samuel Metz and Arthur S. Keats
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:440-444. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Futility of pericardiectomy for postirradiation constrictive pericarditis?

Y. Ni, L.K. von Segesser, and M. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:445-448. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical excision of intracardiac myxomas: A 20-year follow-up

Uberto Bortolotti, Giuseppe Maraglino, Maurizio Rubino, Francesco Santini, Alessandro Mazzucco, Aldo Milano, Giuseppe Fasoli, Ugolino Livi, Gaetano Thiene, and Vincenzo Gallucci
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:449-453. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bacteremia and sternal infection after coronary artery bypass grafting

Leslie J. Kohman, Mary J. Coleman, and Frederick B. Parker, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:454-457. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:457. [PDF]  

Recent experience with major sternal wound complications

Todd L. Demmy, Sang B. Park, George A. Liebler, John A. Burkholder, Thomas D. Maher, Daniel H. Benckart, George J. Magovern, Jr, and George J. Magovern, Sr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:458-462. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prostaglandin E₁ and intrapulmonary shunt in cardiac surgical patients with pulmonary hypertension

Paul M. Heerdt and Carey I. Weiss
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:463-465. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical cure of automatic atrial tachycardia by partial left atrial isolation

Jen-Ping Chang, Chau-Hsiung Chang, San-Jou Yeh, Toshio Yamamoto, and Delon Wu
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:466-468. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Dissection of the left main coronary artery: Diagnosis by angioscopy

D. Richens, A. Renzulli, and C.J. Hilton
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:469-470. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Early manifestation of noncalcific aortic stenosis after porcine valve replacement

Morteza Amidi, Peter F. Ferson, Mary Jo Labuda, and Mona S. Melhem
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:471-472. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cor triatriatum, coarctation of the aorta, and ventricular septal defect: A rare, surgically correctable anomaly

Masahiro Yamaguchi, Yasuyuki Nishikawa, Yuhei Hosokawa, Hidetaka Ohashi, Yoshihiro Oshima, and Teruo Tei
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:473-475. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Congenital aneurysm of the left atrial wall in infancy

Kenneth S. Stone, John W. Brown, David Canal, Randy Caldwell, Roger Hurwitz, and Harold King
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:476-478. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Multiple free (aorta-coronary) gastroepiploic artery grafting

Yoshinori Tanimoto, Yasuo Matsuda, Tomoyuki Masuda, Kensuke Sakata, Yurio Kobayashi, Kenji Hayashi, Mitsuru Aoki, Masunori Matsuzaki, and Yoshio Hamada
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:479-480. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Myocardial abscess in a patient with AIDS-related complex: Pericardial patch repair

Thomas M. Egan, Andrew Maitland, Christian Sinave, Charles Pollick, and Tirone E. David
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:481-482. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary artery bypass in a 15-year-old girl with pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Hiroshi Nishida, Masahiro Endo, Hitoshi Koyanagi, Tetsuya Ichihara, Atsuyoshi Takao, and Masataka Maruyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:483-485. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

John M. Moran
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:485. [PDF]  

Three-dimensional image reconstruction for planning of a complex cardiovascular procedure

Fred H. Edwards, Gary Wind, LeNardo Thompson, Ronald F. Bellamy, Michael J. Barry, and Paul S. Schaefer
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:486-488. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Repair of the calcified ventricular aneurysm

Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:489-490. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Killingbeck pediatric lung retractor

Christopher M.R. Satur and Duncan R. Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:491. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: Surgical repair with a double-patch technique

Antonio Corno, Alessandro Giamberti, Adriano Carotti, Salvatore Giannico, Bruno Marino, and Carlo Marcelletti
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:492-494. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transvenous pacing in infants and children with congenital heart disease

Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:495-496. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Werner Forssmann and catheterization of the heart, 1929

John A. Meyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:497-499. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac arrhythmias, 3rd ed: By Davis H Bennett Butterworths (John Wtight), 1989 206 pp, illustrated, $49.95

Richard M. Peters
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:499. [PDF]  

Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula

William H. Risher, Robert M. Arensman, and John L. Ochsner
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:500-505. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mediastinitis after cardiac operations

F.C. Spencer and E.A. Grossi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:506-507. [PDF]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:507. [PDF]  

Mitral valve annuloplasty

Alain Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:508. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Tirone E. David
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:508-509. [PDF] [References]  

Cryoanalgesia for postthoracotomy pain

Richard G. Berrisford and Sabaratnam S. Sabanathan
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:509. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Jordan Katz
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:509-510. [PDF] [References]  

Ectopic ossification after median sternotomy

Darryl S. Weiman
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:510. [PDF] [References]  

Empyema thoracis

M.E. Ribet
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:510-511. [PDF] [References]  

Oxygenator failure

Mark Kurusz, Vincent R. Conti, and James F. Arens
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:511-512. [PDF] [References]  

Hypoxemia after intraluminal oxygen line obstruction during cardiopulmonary bypass

Timothy A. Dickinson
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:512. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

J.A. Robblee, E. Crosby, and W.J. Keon
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:512. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

L.Converse Peirce, II
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:512-513. [PDF] [References]  

The use of extracorporeal circulation (ECC) for circulatory support during PTCA

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:514. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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