Editorials:

Empyema thoracis

JI Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 343-344.  

Aspirin, blood loss, and transfusion

WA Gay, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 345.  

Articles:

The Medtronic-Hall valve: frequently used, seldom reported

PJ Starek
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 346-347.  

Management of empyema thoracis

I Ali and H Unruh
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 355-359. [Abstract]  

Flow capacity of the human retrograde internal mammary artery: surgical considerations

JM Gonzalez-Santos, E Bastida, M Riesgo, JL Vallejo, JV Albertos, R Fortuny, and R Arcas
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 360-366. [Abstract]  

Artificial mitral valve chordae: experimental and clinical experience

C Zussa, RW Frater, E Polesel, M Galloni, and C Valfre
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 367-373. [Abstract]  

Effects of left ventricular assist for cardiogenic shock on cardiac function and organ blood flow distribution

S Sukehiro and W Flameng
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 374-383. [Abstract]  

Pharmacological response of internal mammary artery and gastroepiploic artery

R Koike, H Suma, K Kondo, T Oku, H Satoh, S Fukuda, and A Takeuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 384-386. [Abstract]  

Complement activation with bubble and membrane oxygenators in aortocoronary bypass grafting

V Videm, E Fosse, TE Mollnes, P Garred, and JL Svennevig
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 387-391. [Abstract]  

Results of aortic anastomoses made under tension using polydioxanone suture

RS Haluck, WE Richenbacher, JL Myers, CA Miller, AB Abt, and JA Waldhausen
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 392-395. [Abstract]  

Long-term prosthesis-related and sudden cardiac-related complications after valve replacement for aortic stenosis

O Lund, HK Pilegaard, K Magnussen, MA Knudsen, TT Nielsen, and OK Albrechtsen
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 396-406. [Abstract]  

Repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect with tetralogy of Fallot

M Ilbawi, C Cua, S DeLeon, A Muster, M Paul, A Cutilletta, R Arcilla, and F Idriss
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 407-412. [Abstract]  

Arteriosclerosis of the gastroepiploic and internal thoracic arteries

H Suma and R Takanashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 413-416. [Abstract]  

Superior vena caval reconstruction using autologous pericardium

W Piccione, Jr, LP Faber, and WH Warren
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 417-419. [Abstract]  

Use of pedicled omental flap in treatment of empyema

T Shirakusa, H Ueda, S Takata, S Yoneda, K Inutsuka, N Hirota, and M Okazaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 420-424. [Abstract]  

Low-dose preoperative aspirin therapy, postoperative blood loss, and transfusion requirements

DP Taggart, A Siddiqui, and DJ Wheatley
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 424-428. [Abstract]  

Eight years' experience with the Medtronic-Hall valve prosthesis

JL Vallejo, JM Gonzalez-Santos, J Albertos, MJ Riesgo, ME Bastida, MJ Rico, F Gonzalez-Diego, and R Arcas
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 429-436. [Abstract]  

Clinical experience with portable cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac arrest patients

R Hartz, J LoCicero, 3d, JH Sanders, Jr, JW Frederiksen, AW Joob, and LL Michaelis
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 437-441. [Abstract]  

Pericardial window: mechanisms of efficacy

JT Sugimoto, AG Little, MK Ferguson, KM Borow, D Vallera, VM Staszak, and L Weinert
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 442-445. [Abstract]  

Iatrogenic paraesophageal hiatus hernia

JM Streitz, Jr and FH Ellis, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 446-449. [Abstract]  

Variations within the fibrous skeleton and ventricular outflow tracts in tetralogy of Fallot

CE Howell, SY Ho, RH Anderson, and MJ Elliott
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 450-457. [Abstract]  

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the trachea

CD Randleman, ER Unger, and KA Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 458-459. [Abstract]  

Systemic venous aneurysms

H Yokomise, S Nakayama, M Aota, N Daitoh, and H Katsura
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 460-462. [Abstract]  

Steal phenomenon caused by a parallel branch of the internal mammary artery

C Schmid, B Heublein, S Reichelt, and HG Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 463-464. [Abstract]  

Silastic prosthesis plombage for right postpneumonectomy syndrome

FA Riveron, C Adams, JW Lewis, Jr, D Ochs, C Glines, and J Popovich, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 465-466. [Abstract]  

Tubular supravalvar aortic stenosis: replacement of ascending aorta in a young patient

G Gargiulo, L Zannini, A Ghiselli, D Pagano, G Frascaroli, and A Pierangeli
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 467-468. [Abstract]  

Fatal ectopic thymoma

JD Jansen and FE Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 469-470. [Abstract]  

Intramural ventricular fibroma in infancy: survival after partial excision in 2 patients

EL Ceithaml, FM Midgley, LW Perry, and MK Dullum
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 471-472. [Abstract]  

Bronchoesophageal fistula with an esophageal web

MW Turrentine, KA Kesler, and Y Mahomed
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 473-475. [Abstract]  

Successful surgical treatment of incessant automatic atrial tachycardia with atrial aneurysm

H Miyamura, M Nakagomi, S Eguchi, and Y Aizawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 476-478. [Abstract]  

Surgical repair of type II truncus arteriosus without a conduit

BK Sharma, M Pilato, and DA Ott
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 479-481. [Abstract]  

Diuresis in hemodynamically compromised patients: continuous furosemide infusion

JA Magovern and GJ Magovern, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 482-484. [Abstract]  

Platysma musculocutaneous flap for reconstruction of trachea in esophageal cancer

H Sodeyama, K Matsuo, K Ishizaka, C Takahashi, R Hayashi, T Kuroda, and F Iida
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 485-487. [Abstract]  

Infant ECMO cannulation technique allowing preservation of carotid and jugular vessels

TR Karl, KS Iyer, S Sano, and RB Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 488-489. [Abstract]  

A practical mechanical respirator, 1929: the "iron lung"

JA Meyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 490-493. [Abstract]  

Intrathoracic tumors of the vagus nerve

RR Dabir, W Piccione, Jr, and CF Kittle
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 494-497. [Abstract]  

Tuberculosis

M Pomerantz
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 498-499.  

Symposium on thoracic surgical oncology [published erratum appears in Ann Thorac Surg 1991 Jan;51(1):163]

Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 500-507.  

Letters:

Efficacy and benefit of mediastinal computed tomography

J Gaer and P Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 508-509.  

Infection and Cell-Saver use

ML Nessly
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 509-510.  

Double-barrel suction device

F Robicsek
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 509.  

Cardiopulmonary cystosarcoma

RL Shuman
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 510-511.  

Anomalous left coronary artery surgery

V Alexi-Meskhishvili
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 511-512.  

Beware centrifugal pumps: not a one-way street, but a potentially dangerous "siphon"

J Kolff, JB McClurken, and JB Alpern
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 512.  

Membranotomy for Budd-Chiari syndrome

S Victor, V Jayanthi, and N Madanagopalan
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 512-513.  

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

J Eng, UR Nair, PJ Scott, and DR Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1990 50: 513-514.  

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