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Contents number 1 July 1990

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:0. [PDF]  

Announcement

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:861. [PDF]  

Epidural analgesia: Different strokes for different folks

L.Penfield Faber
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:862-863. [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac transplantation for neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

John E. Mayer, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:864-865. [PDF] [References]  

Surgical treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

T.Bruce Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:866-867. [PDF] [References]  

Treatment of postoperative infection of ascending aorta and transverse aortic arch, including use of viable omentum and muscle flaps

Joseph S. Coselli, E.Stanley Crawford, Temple W. Williams, Jr, W. Bradshaw, D.Robert Wiemer, Richard L. Harris, and Hazim J. Safi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:868-881. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Facile retrograde cardioplegia: Transatrial cannulation of the coronary sinus

Steven R. Gundry, Alexandro Sequiera, Anees M. Razzouk, Joseph S. McLaughlin, and Leonard L. Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:882-887. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Continuous epidural hydromorphone for postthoracotomy pain relief

Jay B. Brodsky, Sandra R. Chaplan, William G. Brose, and James B.D. Mark
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:888-893. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Important announcement for authors

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:893. [PDF]  

Cardiac transplantation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: A modified technique

Carl L. Backer, Farouk S. Idriss, Vincent R. Zales, and Constantine Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:894-898. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tracheal reconstruction with polytetrafluoroethylene graft in dogs

David L. Cull, Kevin P. Lally, Eric A. Mair, Mara Daidone, and David S. Parsons
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:899-901. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Endothelial cell toxicity of solid-organ preservation solutions

Ulrich O. von Oppell, Steffen Pfeiffer, Petra Preiss, Timothy Dunne, Peter Zilla, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:902-910. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Role of perfusion pressure and flow in major organ dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass

Stephen Slogoff, George J. Reul, Arthur S. Keats, Gordon R. Curry, Mark E. Crum, Blake A. Elmquist, Noel M. Giesecke, James R. Jistel, Lori K. Rogers, Joseph D. Soderberg, and Sidney K. Edelman
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:911-918. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-term results of operation for non-small cell lung cancer in the elderly

Teruyoshi Ishida, Hideki Yokoyama, Satoshi Kaneko, Kenji Sugio, and Keizo Sugimachi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:919-922. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ultrasonic debridement during mitral valve reconstruction for calcified mitral stenosis

Susumu Nakano, Masataka Mitsuno, Kazuhiro Taniguchi, Hikaru Matsuda, and Yasunaru Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:923-925. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Robert G. Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:925-926. [PDF] [References]  

Repair of flail anterior leaflets of tricuspid and mitral valves by cusp remodeling

Z. Sutlic, C. Schmid, and H.G. Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:927-930. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracic spinal fractures and aortic rupture: A significant and fatal association

James T. Sturm, James T. Hines, and John F. Perry, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:931-933. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Second International Conference on circulatory support devices in end-stage heart disease: San Francisco Marriott Hotel, San Francisco, California November 15–17, 1991 (weekend meeting)

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:933. [PDF]  

Cardioplegia-induced damage to ischemic immature myocardium is independent of oxygen availability

John E. Baker, Lawrence E. Boerboom, and Gordon N. Olinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:934-939. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Five-year results of coronary bypass grafting for patients older than 70 years: Role of internal mammary artery

Mike Azariades, Cindy L. Fessler, H.Storm Floten, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:940-945. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Morphological and histopathological aspects of aneurysms after patch aortoplasty for coarctation

Leo Heikkinen, Hannu Sariola, Jarmo Salo, and Kari Ala-Kulju
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:946-948. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Sternotomy infection: Poor prediction by acute phase response and delayed hypersensitivity

Karl S. Ulicny, Jr, Loren F. Hiratzka, Richard B. Williams, Gary L. Grunkemeier, John B. Flege, Jr, Creighton B. Wright, George M. Callard, Donald L. Mitts, and Edward J. Dunn
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:949-958. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pleuropulmonary morbidity: Internal thoracic artery versus saphenous vein

David Hurlbut, Mary Lee Myers, Michael Lefcoe, and Martin Goldbach
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:959-964. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice to readers of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

J.Kent Trinkle
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:964. [PDF]  

Medical management of acute traumatic rupture of the aorta

William A. Walker and James W. Pate
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:965-967. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical epicardial ablation of left ventricular pathway using sling exposure

Gerard M. Guiraudon, George J. Klein, Raymond Yee, Raj Kaushik, Douglas G. McLellan, and Donna M. Cade
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:968-971. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of aortobronchial fistula with graft replacement and omentopexy

Douglas E. Paull and Blair A. Keagy
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:972-974. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortobronchial fistula after an aortic operations

Yoichi Ishizaki, Yusuke Tada, Atsuhiko Takagi, Osamu Sato, Yutaka Takayama, Motoaki Shirakawa, and Yasuo Idezuki
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:975-977. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Congenital tracheoesophageal fistula associated with carcinoma of the lung in an adult

James P. Campbell and Brian G. Salisbury
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:978-979. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:979. [PDF]  

Bronchial anomaly of the right upper lobe

Robert Read, John St. Cyr, John Marek, Glenn Whitman, and Alan Hopeman
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:980-981. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:981. [PDF]  

Management of mycotic rupture of the ascending aorta after heart-lung transplantation

Johannes Albes, Axel Haverich, Joachim Freihorst, Horst von ver Hardt, and Frauke Manthey-Stiers
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:982-983. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Squamous carcinoma metastatic to the sternum

Stephen E. D'Orazio, Keith S. Naunheim, Christian E. Paletta, and Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:984-986. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preoperative cardiac assessment: Edited by Dennis T. Mangano, PhD, MD New York, J.B. Lippincott, 1990 174 pp, illustrated, $38.00

Julie A. Swain
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:986. [PDF]  

Left recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis: An unusual presentation of histoplasmosis

Eric H. Gilbert, Kevin D. Murray, Joel Lucas, E.Paul Howanitz, Timothy A. Galbraith, Antonios E. Chryssos, and P.David Myerowitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:987-988. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Malignant thymoma presenting as intracardiac tumor and superior vena caval obstruction

B. Airan, R. Sharma, K.S. Iyer, P.K. Kalia, M.K. Singh, S. Shrivastava, and I.M. Rao
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:989-991. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Job's syndrome: A rare cause of recurrent lung abscess in childhood

Raphael C. Lui and Richard I. Inculet
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:992-994. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Selective and adjustable pericardial flap to protect internal mammary artery grafts

JoséM. González-Santos, Emilia Bastida, Jose L. Vallejo, Ramón Fortuny, Kamel Abukassem, Oscar A. Ortega, and Ramón Arcas
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:995-997. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Easy dissection of hard and thickened pericardium on constrictive pericarditis

Takahiko Oku, Yoshihide Sawada, Seiichiro Minohara, Tadao Ohyama, and Atsuro Takeuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:998-999. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New technique for the arterial switch operation in difficult situations

Shigeyuki Takeuchi and Toshiyuki Katogi
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1000. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

A.R.C. Dobell and C.I. Tchervenkov
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1001. [PDF] [References]  

Transatrial approach revisited

Siavosh Khonsari and Colleen F. Sintek
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1002-1003. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Operative insertion of a transvenous left atrial pressure monitoring line

Christopher M.R. Satur, Simon R. Stubington, Alan D. Crew, and Duncan R. Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1004-1005. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Postinfarction ventricular septal defect repair: Retrospective thoughts and historical perspectives

Willard M. Daggett
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1006-1009. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracic trauma: Edited by R. Maurice Hood, Arthur D. Boyd, and Alfred T. Culliford Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1989 480 pp, illustrated, $95.00

Kamal A. Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1009. [PDF]  

Intraoperative echocardiography

Harold L. Lazar and Jonathan Plehn
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1010-1018. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgery of the thymus: Edited by Marco Merlini, David B. Clarke, and Michael Dusmet Heidelberg, Springer Verlag Berlin, 1990 345 pp, illustrated, $175.00

Donald G. Mulder
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1018. [PDF]  

Spasm of arterial conduits in aorta-coronary bypass grafting

Jacques A.M. van Son and Josef G. Vincent
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1019. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Hisayoshi Suma
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1019-1020. [PDF] [References]  

Chest wall recurrence of lung cancer after transthoracic fine needle aspiration biopsy

William R. Hix
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1020-1021. [PDF] [References]  

Plastic struts for delayed sternal closure

Aljafri A. Majid
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1021. [PDF] [References]  

How should the risk of bank blood transfusion in open heart operations be minimized?

E. Santoli, R. Scrofani, and C. Santoli
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1021-1022. [PDF] [References]  

Ventricular perforation with valvoplasty

Benjamin L Aaron and David Alyono
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1022. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

John M. Robertson
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1022-1023. [PDF]  

Individual ligation technique

John A. Meyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1023. [PDF] [References]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Twenty-seventh Annual Meeting February 18–20, 1991 Moscone Center, San Francisco, California

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1024. [PDF]  

Tentative twenty-fourth postgraduate program the society of thoracic surgeons

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1025-1026. [PDF]  

Tentative program twenty-seventh annual meeting the society of thoracic surgeons

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1026-1035. [PDF]  

Author index volume 50 (July–December 1990)

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1036-1050. [PDF]  

Subject index volume 50 (July–December 1990)

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:1051-1076. [PDF]  

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