Articles:

Defining the limits of suitability of cardiac allografts

Albert Guerraty and Andrew S. Wechsler
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1-2. [PDF] [References]  

Surgical standby for coronary angioplasty

Daniel J. Ullyot
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:3-4. [PDF] [References]  

Bronchial and thymic carcinoids and the ectopic ACTH syndrome

William D. Odell
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:5-6. [PDF] [References]  

Extension of donor criteria in cardiac transplantation: Surgical risk versus supply-side economics

Michael S. Sweeney, David E. Lammermeier, O.H. Frazier, Clay M. Burnett, Hans M. Haupt, and J.Michael Duncan
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:7-10. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:10-11. [PDF]  

Initial report of the veterans administration preoperative risk assessment study for cardiac surgery

Frederick L. Grover, Karl E. Hammermeister, Cecil Burchfiel, and Cardiac Surgeons of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:12-26. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:27-28. [PDF]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:28. [PDF]  

Subvalvar aortic stenosis: Timing of operation

E.Charles Douville, Robert M. Sade, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, and Henry B. Wiles
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:29-33. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:33-34. [PDF]  

Surgical standby for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: A survey of patterns of practice

Duke E. Cameron, Dean C. Stinson, Peter S. Greene, and Timothy J. Gardner
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:35-39. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:39. [PDF]  

Four years' experience with fibrin sealant in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Thomas L. Matthew, William D. Spotnitz, Irving L. Kron, Thomas M. Daniel, Curtis G. Tribble, and Stanton P. Nolan
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:40-43. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:43-44. [PDF]  

Esophageal perforation: A therapeutic challenge

Safuh Attar, John R. Hankins, Charles M. Suter, Thomas R. Coughlin, Alex Sequeira, and Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:45-49. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:50-51. [PDF]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:51. [PDF]  

Management of the ectopic ACTH syndrome due to thoracic carcinoids

Harvey I. Pass, John L. Doppman, Lynnette Nieman, Mark Stovroff, John Vetto, Jeffrey A. Norton, William Travis, George P. Chrousos, Edward H. Oldfield, and Gordon B. Cutler, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:52-57. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:57. [PDF]  

Carcinoid tumors of the thymus

George C. Economopoulos, Joseph W. Lewis, Jr, Min W. Lee, and Norman A. Silverman
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:58-61. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Acute preoperative plasmapheresis and established blood conservation techniques

J. Boldt, D. Kling, B. Zickmann, M. Jacobi, F. Dapper, and G. Hempelmann
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:62-68. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

General Thoracic Surgery, Third edition: Edited by Thomas W. Shields Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1989 1,250 pp, illustrated, $150.00

Blair A. Keagy
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:68. [PDF]  

Late results of aortic valvotomy for congenital valvar aortic stenosis

David A. DeBoer, Robert C. Robbins, Barry J. Maron, Charles L. McIntosh, and Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:69-73. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Sutureless ring graft replacement of ascending aorta and aortic arch

Mehmet C. Oz, Robert C. Ashton, Jr, Kathleen W. MeNicholas, and Gerald M. Lemole
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:74-79. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Improved myocardial preservation during cold storage using substrate enhancement

Constance K. Haan, Harold L. Lazar, Samuel Rivers, Cheryl Coady, and Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:80-85. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:85. [PDF]  

Prophylactic digitalization for thoracotomy: A reassessment

A.J. Ritchie, P. Bowe, and J.R.P. Gibbons
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:86-88. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reversibility of pulmonary artery hypertension in aortic stenosis after aortic valve replacement

Gerald P. Tracy, Michael S. Proctor, and Cathleen S. Hizny
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:89-93. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Feasibility of reversible pulmonary artery banding: Early results and intermediate-term follow-up

Michael L. Epstein, David Duncan, Ronald J. Kanter, Daniel J. O'Brien, and James A. Alexander
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:94-97. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Morphology of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septum in patients dying after operation

Henry J.C.M. van de Wal, Audrey Smith, Anton E. Becker, James L. Wilkinson, and David I. Hamilton
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:98-102. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New approach to the surgical treatment of Swyer-James-Macleod syndrome

Alexander A. Vishnevsky and George D. Nikoladze
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:103-104. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Critical aortic stenosis in the first month of life: Surgical results in 26 infants

Tom R. Karl, Shunji Sano, William J. Brawn, and Roger B.B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:105-109. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic valve repair for aortic stenosis in adults

Nadiv Shapira, Gerald M. Lemole, Javier Fernandez, Pat O. Daily, Walter P. Dembitsky, Victorio O'Yek, Parviz Haghighi, John Stewart, David G. Marsh, and Colin M. Bloor
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:110-120. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Scimitar syndrome: Cine magnetic resonance imaging demonstration of anomalous pulmonary venous drainage

Richard Baxter, P.Michael McFadden, Marc Gradman, and Allan Wright
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:121-123. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Disruption of a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt by rapid deceleration injury

Douglas H. Joyce and Lynn B. McGrath
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:124. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Internal mammary artery bypass after the arterial switch operation

Karen S. Rheuban, Irving L. Kron, and Annamaria Bulatovic
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:125-126. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Right pneumonectomy syndrome in infancy treated with an expandable prosthesis

Deborah K. Rasch, Frederick L. Grover, Bruce M. Schnapf, Ewell Clarke, and Trevor G. Pollard
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:127-129. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Isolated left carotid artery in CHARGE association: Diagnosis and repair

Kourosh Ghalili, Henry J. Issenberg, Neil J. Freeman, and Richard F. Brodman
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:130-132. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Retrotracheal goiter: A diagnostic and therapeutic problem

D. Waldron, J. Coffey, S. Murphy, E. Bresnihan, P. Finnegan, and V. Lynch
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:133-135. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Vascular surgery, third edition: Edited by Robert B. Rutherford Philadelphia, W.B. Sounders, 1989 1,912 pp, illustrated, $195.00

A.M. Graham
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:135. [PDF]  

Severe hemolysis after incomplete mitral valve repair

John H. Wilson, Ranjit Rath, Richard Glaser, and Thomas Panke
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:136-137. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Extended en bloc resection of a primary mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma

Joe B. Putnam, Jr, Stimson P. Schantz, William C. Pugh, Robert C. Hickey, Naguib A. Samaan, Richard Garza, and Richard W. Suda
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:138-140. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Right atrial perforation by a temporary epicardial pacing wire

Julian A. Smith and James Tatoulis
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:141-142. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of glue without graft replacement for type A dissections: A new surgical technique

Jean-Nöel Fabiani, Victor A. Jebara, Alain DeLoche, and Alain Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:143-145. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of the centrifugal flow pump for vena caval shunting

Richard A. Moggio, Peter I. Praeger, Mohan R. Sarabu, Sateesh C. Babu, Pravin M. Shah, and Mohammed Z. Choudhury
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:146-148. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A useful technique for closure of pulmonary lacerations

Robert L. Fulton and Mark Dickson
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:149-150. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Development of an artificial heart valve

Viking O. Björk
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:151-154. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mid-Descending aortic traumatic aneurysms

Israel Rabinsky, Gurmeet S. Sidhu, and Robert B. Wagner
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:155-160. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac transplantation

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:161-162. [PDF]  

Computed tomography in selecting patients for mediastinoscopy

P. Van Schil
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:163. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

M. Thermann
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:163. [PDF] [References]  

Endoscopie relief of airway obstruction

Sergio Cavaliere and Marco Ardigó
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:163-164. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Douglas J. Mathisen and Hermes C. Grillo
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:164. [PDF] [References]  

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma

Joachim Laas and Christof Schmid
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:164-165. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Harold L. Lazar
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:165. [PDF]  

Reply

David Craddock
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:165. [PDF]  

Polytetrafluoroethylene posterior annuloplasty for mitral regurgitation

P. Fundarò, M. Salati, A. Cialfi, and C. Santoli
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:165-166. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Delos M. Cosgrove
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:166. [PDF]  

Elevated hemidiaphragm after cardiac operations

Rick A. Esposito
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:166-167. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Jack J. Curtis
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:167. [PDF] [References]  

Management of Jehovah's witness patients

E.Ross Kyger, III and B.Randall Blakestad
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:167. [PDF]  

Program 1990 Interim Meeting The Society Of Thoracic Surgeons

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:168-172. [PDF]  

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