Articles:

Pneumonia after coronary artery bypass grafting: A case for continued evaluation

Peter G. Tuteur
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:177-178. [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary embolectomy

Arthur C. Beall, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:179. [PDF] [References]  

Retrograde continuous warm blood cardioplegia

Richard M. Engelman
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:180-181. [PDF] [References]  

Chest wall involvement by lung cancer: Computed tomographic detection and results of operation

G.B. Ratto, G. Piacenza, C. Frola, F. Musante, I. Serrano, R. Giua, M. Salio, P. Jacovoni, and S. Rovida
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:182-188. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Important announcement for authors

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:188. [PDF]  

Esophageal malignancies: Is preoperative radiotherapy the way to go?

O.P. Yadava, A.J. Hodge, L.R. Matz, and J.B. Donlon
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:189-193. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Emergency aortocoronary bypass after failed angioplasty

Michael A. Greene, Laman A. Gray, Jr, A.David Slater, Brian L. Ganzel, and Constantine Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:194-199. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-term results of Ionescu-Shiley valve in the tricuspid position

Jibah Eng, P.S. Ravichandran, Philip H. Kay, and Andrew J. Murday
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:200-203. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Circulatory Support 1991 The Second International Conference on Circulatory Support Devices in End-Stage Heart Disease: San Francisco Marriott Hotel, San Francisco, Califonia November 15–17, 1991 (weekend meeting)

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:203. [PDF]  

Endothelial cell viability in the rat aortic wall

Jeffrey P. Christy, Flavian M. Lupinetti, Ali H. Mardan, and Sue Ann Thompson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:204-207. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery regarding tainees and candidates for certification who are called to military service related to thepersian Gulf crisis

Harvey W. Bender, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:207. [PDF]  

Technique for use of the inferior epigastric artery as a coronary bypass graft

Noel L. Mills and Charles T. Everson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:208-214. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia after coronary artery bypass graft operations

Robert Gaynes, Barbara Bizek, Jole Mowry-Hanley, and Marvin Kirsh
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:215-218. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice to readers of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

J.Kent Trinkle
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:218. [PDF]  

Response to chemotherapy does not predict survival after resection of sarcomatous pulmonary metastases

Louis A. Lanza, Joe B. Putnam, Jr, Robert S. Benjamin, and Jack A. Roth
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:219-224. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Electrocautery does not interfere with the function of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator

John H. Wilson, Stephen Lattner, Robert Jacob, and Robert Stewart
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:225-226. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-term results after atrial correction of complete transposition of the great arteries

Maurizio Merlo, S.Mario De Tommasi, Federico Brunelli, Pietro A. Abbruzzese, Giancarlo Crupi, Italo Ghidoni, Angelo Casari, Antonio Pitì, Filippo Mamprin, and Lucio Parenzan
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:227-231. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary embolectomy: A 20-year experience at one center

Guy Meyer, Daniel Tamisier, Hervé Sors, Marc Stern, Pascal Vouhé, Serge Makowski, Jean-Yves Neveux, Francine Leca, and Philippe Even
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:232-236. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

When do cerebral emboli appear during open heart operations? A transcranial Doppler study

Jan van der Linden and Henrik Casimir-Ahn
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:237-241. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intrathoracic fibrin glue for postoperative pleuropulmonary fistula

Yuji Yasuda, Atsumi Mori, Hirofumi Kato, Shozo Fujino, and Shoji Asakura
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:242-244. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Retrograde continuous warm blood cardioplegia: A new concept in myocardial protection

Tomas A. Salerno, James P. Houck, Carlos A.M. Barrozo, Anthony Panos, George T. Christakis, James G. Abel, and Samuel V. Lichtenstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:245-247. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary pathology predicts conduction disturbances after coronary artery bypass grafting

Morris Mosseri, Gilath Meir, Chaim Lotan, Yonathan Hasin, Azai Applebaum, Shimon Rosenheck, Dov Shimon, and Mervyn S. Gotsman
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:248-252. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aggressive surgical intervention in N2 non-small cell cancer of the lung

Yoh Watanabe, Junzo Shimizu, Makoto Oda, Yoshinobu Hayashi, Shinichiro Watanabe, Yasuhiko Tatsuzawa, Takashi Iwa, Masayuki Suzuki, and Tsutomu Takashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:253-261. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Dopamine and high-dose insulin infusion (glucose-insulin-potassium) after a cardiac operation: Effects on myocardial metabolism

Rolf Svedjeholm, Stefan Hallhagen, Rolf Ekroth, P.O. Joachimsson, and Gunnar Ronquist
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:262-270. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Potential use of recombinant hirudin as an anticoagulant in a cardiopulmonary bypass model

Jeanine M. Walenga, Mamdouh Bakhos, Harry L. Messmore, Jawed Fareed, and Roque Pifarre
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:271-277. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Optimizing myocardial hypothermia: I. Temperature probe design and clinical inferences

Thomas B. Kinney, Pat O. Daily, and Thomas A. Pfeffer
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:278-283. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Optimizing myocardial hypothermia: II. Cooling jacket modifications and clinical results

Pat O. Daily and Thomas B. Kinney
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:284-289. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Diagnosis of poststernotomy infections: Comparison of three means of assessment

D.A. Browdie, R.W. Bernstein, R. Agnew, A. Damle, M. Fischer, and J. Balz
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:290-292. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Combined superior-transseptal approach to the left atrium

Eric Berreklouw, Hüsamettin Ercan, and Jacques P. Schönberger
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:293-295. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Late volume changes in retrosternal colon bypass

Gil Hauer Santos
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:296-298. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Misplaced caval filter and subsequent pericardial tamponade

Stephen J. Lahey, Laura P. Meyer, Adolf W. Karchmer, Jon Cronin, Michael Czorniak, Peter R. Maggs, and Richard W. Nesto
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:299-300. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Lazar J. Greenfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:301. [PDF] [References]  

Total unilateral lung gangrene in Hodgkin's diseases treatment by thoracostomy

F.M. Juettner, K. Arian-Schad, I. Kraus, G. Gallhofer, H. Popper, and G. Friehs
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:302-303. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intraoperative management of severe endobronchial hemorrhage

Cemil M. Purut, Stewart M. Scott, John V. Parham, and Peter K. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:304-306. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

G.F.O. Tyers
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:306-307. [PDF] [References]  

Nephrotic syndrome complicating adenocarcinoma of the lung with resolution after resection

William H. Coltharp, Stanley M. Lee, Robert F. Miller, and Mark S. Averbuch
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:308-309. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transesophageal echocardiography in acute aortic transection

I.F. Galvin, I.W. Black, C.L. Lee, and D.A. Horton
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:310-311. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic atresia with normal left ventricle: One-stage repair in early infancy

Ad J.J.C. Bogers, Narayanswami Sreeram, John Hess, George R. Sutherland, and Jan M. Quaegebeur
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:312-314. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:314. [PDF]  

Intraoperative echocardiography of a dislodged Björk-Shiley mitral valve disc

Minoru Tanaka, Toshio Abe, Eiji Takeuchi, Takashi Watanabe, and Shuji Tamaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:315-316. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Delayed death from aortic root trauma

Irwin B. Boruchow and Grover M. Hutchins
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:317-319. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tricuspid valve incompetence caused by nonpenetrating thoracic trauma

Giorgio Noera, Mario Sanguinetti, Piermaria Pensa, Bruno Biagi, Alberto Cremonesi, Renzo Lodi, Arrigo Lessana, and Carmine Carbone
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:320-322. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:322. [PDF]  

Exchanging double-lumen for single-lumen endotracheal tubes after thoracotomy

Valerie W. Rusch, Peter R. Freund, and T.Andrew Bowdle
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:323-324. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Easy removal of surgically placed intraaortic balloon pump catheter

Michael E. Gorton and Hooshang Soltanzadeh
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:325-326. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Improved technique for inserting a T tube in patients with subglottic stenosis

Ryoichi Kato, Teruhisa Kobayashi, Masazumi Watanabe, Masafumi Kawamura, Koji Kikuchi, Koichi Kobayashi, and Tsuneo Ishihara
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:327-329. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Apical aortic cannulation: Application of an old method with new paraphernalia

Francis Robicsek
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:330-332. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Starr valve revisited

James R. Pluth
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:333-334. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Editor's note

Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:334. [PDF]  

Bronchoalveolar lavage in lung transplantation

Hani Shennib and Dao Nguyen
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:335-340. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Human immunodeficiency virus and the thoracic surgeon

Quentin R. Stiles
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:341-343. [PDF] [References]  

Could glucose-insulin-potassium be considered only a step of a complete nutritional program for complicated cardiac patients?

Agostino Paccagnella, Giuseppe Simini, and Carlo Valfré
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:344. [PDF] [References]  

Optimal age for repair of aortic coarctation

Jacques A.M. van Son, Otto Daniëls, and Leon K. Lacquet
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:344-345. [PDF] [References]  

Staging lung cancer with computed tomography

Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:345. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Joseph W. Lewis, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:345. [PDF] [References]  

Single drain (pleura, pericardium, mediastinum) after open heart operations

Solomon Victor and M. Kabeer
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:345-346. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Adrian C. Moulijn, Yvo M. Smulders, Marco E. Wiepking, Jacques J. Koolen, Harry B. van Wezel, and Cees A. Visser
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:346. [PDF]  

Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula

Wyn Parry and Ali Juma
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:346. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

William H. Risher, Robert M. Arensman, and John L. Ochsner
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:346-347. [PDF]  

Uncomfortable issues

Thomas V. Bilfinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:347. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

L.Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:347-348. [PDF] [References]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with calcified aorta

S.S. Arsiwala, H.S. Bedi, V.K. Sharma, and N. Trehan
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:348. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Hisayoshi Suma
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:348. [PDF] [References]  

1990 Meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:349. [PDF]  

The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Notice of annual meeting

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:350. [PDF]  

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