Articles:

Empyema thoracis

Joseph I. Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:343-344. [PDF] [References]  

Aspirin, blood loss, and transfusion

William A. Gay, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:345. [PDF] [References]  

The Medtronic-Hall valves: Frequently used, seldom reported

Peter J.K. Starek
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:346-347. [PDF] [References]  

Cardioplegia for transplantation: Failure of extracellular solution compared with Stanford or UW solution

John Parker Gott, Pan Chih, Lynne M.A. Dorsey, Edson H. Cheung, Charles R. Hatcher, Jr, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:348-354. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of empyema thoracis

Idris Ali and Helmut Unruh
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:355-359. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

JoséM. González-Santos, Emilia Bastida, Mariano Riesgo, JoséL. Vallejo, JoséV. Albertos, Ramón Fortuny, and Ramón Arcas
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:360-366. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Artificial mitral valve chorde: Experimental and clinical experience

Claudio Zussa, Robert W.M. Frater, Elvio Polesel, Marco Galloni, and Carlo Valfré
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:367-373. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:373. [PDF]  

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] [PDF] [References]  

Pharmacological response of internal mammary artery and gastroepiploic artery

Ryu Koike, Hisayoshi Suma, Keiichiro Kondo, Takahiko Oku, Harumitsu Satoh, Sachito Fukuda, and Atsuro Takeuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:384-386. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Complement activation with bubble and membrane oxygentors in aortocorpnary bypass grafting

Jan L. Svennevig, Vibeke Videm, Erik Fosse, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Peter Garred with technical assistance from Hans Nielsen
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:387-391. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Results of aortic anastomoses made under tension using polydioxanone suture

Randy S. Haluck, Wayne E. Richenbacher, John L. Myers, Cynthia A. Miller, Arthur B. Abt, and John A. Waldhausen
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:392-395. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Ole Lund, Hans K. Pilegaard, Karin Magnussen, Mary A. Knudsen, Torsten T. Nielsen, and Ole K. Albrechtsen
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:396-406. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect with tetralogy of Fallot

Michel Ilbawi, Christopher Cua, Serafin DeLeon, Alex Muster, Milton Paul, Anthony Cutilletta, Rene Arcilla, and Farouk Idriss
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:407-412. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Atlas of cardiothoracic surgery: By L. H. Edmunds, Jr, W. I. Norwood, and D. W. Low Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1990 287 pp, illustrated, $125.00

Riyad Y. Tarazi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:412. [PDF]  

Arteriosclerosis of the gastroepiploic and internal thoracic arteries

Hisayoshi Suma and Riichiro Takanashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:413-416. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Superior vena caval reconstruction using autologous pericardium

William Piccione, Jr, L.Penfield Faber, and William H. Warren
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:417-419. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of pedicled omental flap in treatment of empyema

Takayuki Shirakusa, Hitoshi Ueda, Shinichi Takata, Satoshi Yoneda, Koji Inutsuka, Nobuo Hirota, and Masatoshi Okazaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:420-424. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

D.P. Taggart, A. Siddiqui, and D.J. Wheatley
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:425-428. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Eight years' experience with the Medtronic-Hall valve prosthesis

J.L. Vallejo, J.M. Gonzalez-Santos, J. Albertos, M.J. Riesgo, M.E. Bastida, M.J. Rico, F. Gonzalez-Diego, and R. Arcas
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:429-436. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical experience with portable cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac arrest patients

Renée Hartz, Joseph LoCicero, III, John H. Sanders, Jr, James W. Frederiksen, Axel W. Joob, and Lawrence L. Michaelis
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:437-441. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pericardial window: Mechanisms of efficacy

Jeffrey T. Sugimoto, Alex G. Little, Mark K. Ferguson, Kenneth M. Borow, Dino Vallera, Victoria M. Staszak, and Lynn Weinert
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:442-445. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Iatrogenic paraesophageal hiatus hernia

John M. Streitz, Jr and F.Henry Ellis, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:446-449. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:449. [PDF]  

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

C.Eric Howell, Siew Yen Ho, Robert H. Anderson, and Martin J. Elliott
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:450-457. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the trachea

C.Duane Randleman, Elizabeth R. Unger, and Kamal A. Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:458-459. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Systemic venous aneurysms

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

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

C. Schmid, B. Heublein, S. Reichelt, and H.G. Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:463-464. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Silastic prosthesis plombage for right postpneumonectomy syndrome

Fernando A. Riveron, Craig Adams, Joseph W. Lewis, Jr, Deborah Ochs, Cynthia Glines, and John Popovich, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:465-466. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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] [PDF] [References]  

Fatal ectopic thymoma

James D. Jansen and Frank E. Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:469-470. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Eric L. Ceithaml, Frank M. Midgley, Lowell W. Perry, and Mercedes K. Dullum
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:471-472. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bronchoesophageal fistula with an esophageal web

Mark W. Turrentine, Kenneth A. Kesler, and Yousuf Mahomed
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:473-475. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful surgical treatment of incessant automatic atrial tachycardia with atrial aneurysm

Haruo Miyamura, Masaaki Nakagomi, Shoji Eguchi, and Yoshifusa Aizawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:476-478. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical repair of type II truncus arterious without a conduit

Baljit K. Sharma, Michele Pilato, and David A. Ott
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:479-481. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Diuresis in hemodynamically compromised patients: Continuous furosemide infusion

James A. Magovern and George J. Magovern, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:482-484. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Platysma musculocutaneous flap for reconstruction of trachea in esophageal cancer

Harutsugu Sodeyama, Kiyoshi Matsuo, Katsuhiko Ishizaka, Chiharu Takahashi, Reiko Hayashi, Takai Kuroda, and Futoshi Iida
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:485-487. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Infant ECMO cannulation technique allowing preservation of carotid and jugular vessels

Tom R. Karl, Krishna S. Iyer, Shunji Sano, and Roger B.B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:488-489. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A Practical mechanical respirator, 1929: The "iron lung"

John A. Meyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:490-493. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intrathoracic tumors of the vagus nerve

Reza R. Dabir, William Piccione, Jr, and C.Frederick Kittle
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:494-497. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tuberculosis

Marvin Pomerantz
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:498-499. [PDF]  

Important announcement for authors

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:499. [PDF]  

Symposium on thoracic surgical oncology

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:500-507. [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:507. [PDF]  

Certification of perfusionists

Richard G. Fosburg, Richard P. Anderson, Stanton P. Nolan, and Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:508. [PDF] [References]  

Efficacy and benefit of mediastinal computed tomography

Jullien Gaer and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:508-509. [PDF] [References]  

Double-barrel suction device

Francis Robicsek
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:509. [PDF]  

Infection and Cell-Saver use

Michael L Nessly
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:509-510. [PDF] [References]  

Cardiopulmonary cystosarcoma

Robert L. Shuman
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:510. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

G.Frank O. Tyers
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:510-511. [PDF] [References]  

Anomalous left coronary artery surgery

Vladimir Alexi-Meskhishvili
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:511-512. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

David R. Clarke
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:512. [PDF]  

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

Jack Kolff, James B. McClurken, and Jeffrey B. Alpern
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:512. [PDF]  

Membranotomy for Budd-Chiari syndrome

Solomon Victor, V. Jayanthi, and N. Madanagopalan
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:512-513. [PDF] [References]  

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Jibah Eng, Unnikrishan R. Nair, Peter J. Scott, and Duncan R. Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:513-514. [PDF] [References]  

Correction

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:514. [PDF]  

The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association: Thirty-seventh annual meeting November 8–10, 1990 The Hyatt Regency Cerromar Beach Dorado, Puerto Rico

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:515. [PDF]  

Program thirty-seventh annual meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:516-518. [PDF]  

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