Articles:

Epicardial and endocardial cathetar ablation for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Takashi Iwa
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:527-528. [PDF] [References]  

Prospects for understanding and eliminating the deleterious effects of cardiopulmonary bypass

James K. Kirklin
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:529-531. [PDF] [References]  

Cardiopulmonary perfusion and cerebral flow in bilateral carotid disease

Brent T. Allen
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:532-533. [PDF] [References]  

Prolonged pumpless arteriovenous perfusion for carbon dioxide extraction

John A. Awad, Jean Deslauriers, Diane Major, Liu Guojin, and Louisette Martin
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:534-540. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Benefit from combining blood conservation measures in cardiac operations

James W. Jones, Robert E. Rawitscher, Thomas R. McLean, Arthur C. Beall, and John I. Thornby
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:541-544. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:545-546. [PDF]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:546. [PDF]  

Thoracotomy in the octogenarian

Keith S. Naunheim, Kenneth A. Kesler, Steven A. D'Orazio, Andrew C. Fiore, Lawrence R. McBride, and Donald R. Judd
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:547-551. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prospective, randomized trial of palliative treatment for unresectable cancer of the esophagus

Carolyn E. Reed, William H. Marsh, Leta S. Carlson, Cathy H. Seymore, and John M. Kratz
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:552-556. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Improved lung preservation with cold air storage

Neal D. Kon, Michael H. Hines, Charles D. Harr, Larry R. Miller, Carol L. Taylor, A.Robert Cordell, and Stephen A. Mills
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:557-562. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery regarding trainees and candidates for certification who are called to military service related to the Persian Gulf conflict

Harvey W. Bender
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:562. [PDF]  

Surgical treatment of the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome by epicardial electrical ablation

Leo A. Bockeria, Nino I. Kupatadze, Dmitry B. Saprigin, Irakly P. Aslanidi, Nickolay A. Chigogidze, Andrey M. Dyadyurko, and Ludmila M. Poplavskaya
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:563-572. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heart and heart-lung transplantation: By William A, Baumgartner Bruce A. Reitz and S. C. Achuff Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders, 1989 406 pp, illustrated, $140,00

Jolene M. Kriett
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:572. [PDF]  

Membrane oxygenator prevents lung reperfusion injury in canine cardiopulmonary bypass

Y.J. Gu, Y.S. Wang, B.Y. Chiang, X.D. Gao, C.X. Ye, and Ch.R.H. Wildevuur
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:573-578. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiopulmonary perfusion and cerebral blood flow in bilateral carotid artery disease

Per Johnsson, Lars Algotsson, Erik Ryding, Erik Ståhl, and Kenneth Messeter
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:579-584. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic regurgitation after left ventricular myotomy and myectomy

Paul S. Brown, Jr, Charles Stewart Roberts, Charles L. McIntosh, and Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:585-592. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tricuspid valve repair for tricuspid valve endocarditis: Tricuspid valve "recycling"

Margaret D. Allen, Frank Slachman, A.Craig Eddy, Daniel Cohen, Catherine M. Otto, and Alan S. Pearlman
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:593-598. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intraoperative pleural lavage cytolopgy in lung cancer patients

Meinoshin Okumura, Senya Ohshima, Yahiro Kotake, Hideo Morino, Masanori Kikui, and Tsutomu Yasumitsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:599-604. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pleuroperitoneal shunting for intractable pleural effusions

Ronald B. Ponn, Jonathan Blancaflor, Richard S. D'Agostino, Mary Ella Kiernan, Allan L. Toole, and Harold Stern
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:605-609. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiorespiratory responses to hypertonic saline solution in cardiac operations

J. Boldt, B. Zickmann, M. Ballesteros, Ch. Herold, F. Dapper, and G. Hempelmann
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:610-615. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Closed heart cryoablation of the his bundle using an anterior septal approach

Yves A.G. Louagie, Gerard M. Guiraudon, George J. Klein, and Raymond Yee
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:616-619. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Oxygenated cardioplegia: The metabolic and functional effects of glucose and insulin

John B. Steinberg, Neil E. Doherty, Nabil A. Munfakh, Gillian A. Geffin, James S. Titus, David C. Hoaglin, Alvin G. Denenberg, and Willard M. Daggett
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:620-629. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Phenotypic expression of bronchoalveolar lavage cells in lung rejection and infection

H. Shennib, D. Nguyen, R.D. Guttmann, and D.S. Mulder
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:630-635. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Growth of tracheal anastomoses: Advantage of absorbable interrupted sutures

Peter P. McKeown, Hidetoshi Tsuboi, Takao Togo, Robert Thomas, Richard Tuck, and David Gordon
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:636-641. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The safety of low-dose prednisone before and immediately after heart-lung transplantation

Richard J. Novick, Alan H. Menkis, F.Neil McKenzie, Ken R. Reid, Peter W. Pflugfelder, William J. Kostuk, and Dildar Ahmad
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:642-645. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Palliative repair of aortic atresia associated with tricuspid atresia and transposition of the great arteries

Yasuharu Imai, Hiromi Kurosawa, Tadashi Fujiwara, Shinji Fukuchi, Kouzou Matsuo, Masaaki Kawada, and Goro Ohtsuka
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:646-648. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Dynamic cardiomyoplasty in chronic chagas' heart disease: Clinicopathological data

Marcos A. Rossi, Domingo M. Braile, Doroteia R.S. Souza, Jose L.V. Santos, Rubens S. Thevenard, Gracia H. Pinto, Suely Suzigan, and Oswaldo Grecco
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:649-651. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Fibrosing mediastinitis with coronary artery involvement

Andrew Cochrane, Roderic Warren, Michael Mullerworth, and Emmanuel Manolas
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:652-654. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Lung cancer chronicles: By John A, Meyer, MD New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press, 1989 233 pp, illustrated, $35.00

Benson B. Roe
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:654. [PDF]  

Percutaneous transaortic closure of postinfarctional ventricular septal rupture

Mitsuhiro Hachida, Hideaki Nakano, Masayuki Hirai, and Chong Yong Shi
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:655-657. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary artery balloon counterpulsation for intraoperative right ventricular failure

Peter D. Skillington, Gregory S. Couper, Pamela S. Peigh, Dan Fitzgerald, and Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:658-660. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery notice of Annual Meeting

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:660. [PDF]  

Intrapericardial pheochromocytoma

Chang Chau-Hsiung, Pyng J. Lin, Chang Jen-Pin, Shieh Ming-Jang, Lee Ming-Chung, Huang Hong-So, and Kuo Tseng-Tong
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:661-663. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pleural diseases, second edition: By Richard W. Light, MD Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1990 331 pp, illustrated, $57.50

Richard G. Fosburg
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:663. [PDF]  

Spontaneous late rupture of an aortocoronary saphenous vein graft

Philip E. Werthman, Francis P. Sutter, Stephanie Flicker, and Scott M. Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:664-666. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heart and brain, brain and heart: Edited by Prof Dr(Med) Helge Refsum, Prof Dr(Med) Ilmar A. Sulg and Prof Dr(Med) Knut Rasmussen New York, Springer-Verlag, 1989 470 pp, illustrated, $117.90

Bruce W. Lytle
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:666. [PDF]  

Squamous cell carcinoma arising in a sternotomy scar

R. Korula and C.F. Hughes
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:667-669. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:669. [PDF]  

Excimer laser angioplasty during aortocoronary bypass grafting

Carlos Blanche, Jacob Segalowitz, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Scott Wong, and Jack M. Matloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:670-672. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Renee S. Hartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:672. [PDF]  

Coronary ostial reconstruction: Technical issues

Probal K. Ghosh
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:673-675. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Patch aortotomy for aortic valve replacement after previous coronary artery bypass grafting

Rakesh Sindhi, Julian Belisle, Richard J. Cleveland, and James T. Diehl
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:676-677. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:677. [PDF]  

The Senning operation: A new technique to prepare the septal flap

Renato S. Assad, Hermes S. Felipe, Miguel B. Marcial, and Adib D. Jatene
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:678-679. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New operative method for distal aortopulmonary septal defect

Tetsuya Kitagawa, Itsuo Katoh, Hiroki Taki, Yoshinari Wakisaka, Yoshiyasu Egawa, Yoshio Takahashi, Hiroshi Akita, and Suguru Matsuoka
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:680-682. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Atrioventricular valve replacement with a Hancock porcine xenograft

Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:683-684. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Charles L. McIntosh
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:684-685. [PDF]  

Airway complications in relapsing polychondritis

Jibah Eng and Sabaratnam Sabanathan
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:686-692. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Nifedipine after coronary bypass grafting

Howard Nathan
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:693. [PDF] [References]  

Aspirin and blood loss

A.G. Violaris and G.D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:693. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

David P. Taggart, M.A.Aziz Siddiqui, and David J. Wheatley
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:693-694. [PDF] [References]  

Traumatic aortic insufficiency

J.P. Bex, A. Grande, and J.L. Deveze
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:694-695. [PDF] [References]  

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the trachea

John M. Streitz, Jr and Stanley M. Shapshay
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:695. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Kamal A. Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:695. [PDF]  

Complement activation and lung permeability during cardiopulmonary bypass

S.W. Davies, J. Bailey, J.A. Wedzicha, and R.M. Rudd
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:695-696. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Steven D. Tennenberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:696. [PDF] [References]  

Gastrotracheal fistula as a result of radiotherapy after transhiatal esophagectomy

Mustafa Paç, Ahmet Basoglu, Senel Yediyildiz, Ibrahim Yekeler, and Arij Yilmaz
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:696-697. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:697. [PDF]  

Circulatory Support 1991 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 1991;51:698-700. [PDF]  

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