Articles:

Profiles of leadership in thoracic surgery

W.Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:877-881. [PDF] [References]  

Palliation of univentricular heart without increasing ventricular work

John J. Lamberti
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:882-883. [PDF] [References]  

Cervical lymph node dissection for thoracic esophageal cancer

David B. Skinner
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:884-885. [PDF] [References]  

Supravalvar aortic stenosis

Donald B. Doty
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:886-887. [PDF] [References]  

Role of staging in prognosis and management of thymoma

Earle W. Wilkins, Jr, Hermes C. Grillo, J.Gordon Scannell, Ashby C. Moncure, and Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:888-892. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hemi-front operation in surgery for single ventricle: A preliminary report

E.Charles Douville, Robert M. Sade, and Derek A. Fyfe
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:893-900. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Are sutures better than staples for closing bronchi and pulmonary vessels?

Geoffrey M. Graeber, Joseph J.H. Collins, Jr, James L. DeShong, and Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:901-905. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

International Society for Heart Research Kobe City, Japan, May 10–14, 1992 The Richard J. Bing Award for young investigators

D.J. Hearse
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:905. [PDF]  

Primary cardiac sarcomas

Joe B. Putnam, Jr, Michael S. Sweeney, Rolando Colon, Louis A. Lanza, O.H. Frazier, and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:906-910. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reducing postischemic paraplegia using conjugated superoxide dismutase

Jon M. Agee, Terry Flanagan, Lorne H. Blackbourne, Irving L. Kron, and Curtis G. Tribble
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:911-915. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mitral valve replacement combined with coronary artery operation: Determinants of early and late results

Guo-Wei He, C.F. Hughes, B. McCaughan, D.S. Thomson, B.D. Leckie, Cheng-Qin Yang, and D.K. Baird
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:916-923. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Enhanced pulmonary function using dimethylthiourea for twelve-hour lung preservation

C.Jake Lambert, Jr, Thomas M. Egan, Frank C. Detterbeck, Blair A. Keagy, and Benson R. Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:924-930. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Statement on the use of animals in research

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:930. [PDF]  

Evaluation of neck lymph node dissection for thoracic esophageal carcinoma

Hoichi Kato, Hiroshi Watanabe, Yuji Tachimori, and Toshifumi Iizuka
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:931-935. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aprotinin reduces intraoperative and postoperative blood loss in membrane oxygenator cardiopulmonary bypass

Marcel P. Harder, Leon Eijsman, Klaas J. Roozendaal, Willem van Oeveren, and Charles R.H. Wildevuur
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:936-941. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Brain protection during circulatory arrest

Michael D. Crittenden, Charles S. Roberts, Louis Rosa, Sheel K. Vatsia, David Katz, Richard E. Clark, and Julie A. Swain
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:942-947. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bronchogenic carcinoma with chest wall invasion

Mark S. Allen, Douglas J. Mathisen, Hermes C. Grillo, John C. Wain, Ashby C. Moncure, and Alan D. Hilgenberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:948-951. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Rib fractures complicating median sternotomy

Roma V. Gumbs, Reginald L. Peniston, Hasan A. Nabhani, and Linwood J. Henry
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:952-955. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracic surgery: Edited by H. Pichelmaier and F.W. Schildberg Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer-Verlag, 1989 460 pp, illustrated, $375.00

Steven W. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:955. [PDF]  

Randomized trial of one-dose versus six-dose cefazolin prophylaxis in elective general thoracic surgery

J. Olak, K. Jeyasingham, C. Forrester-Wood, J. Hutter, M. Al-Zeerah, and E. Brown
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:956-958. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Spinal cord protection during aortic occlusion: Efficacy of intrathecal tetracaine

William L. Breckwoldt, Christopher M. Genco, Raymond J. Connolly, Richard J. Cleveland, and James T. Diehl
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:959-963. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prevention of arrhythmias after noncardiac thoracic operations: Flecainide versus digoxin

A. Borgeat, P. Petropoulos, R. Cavin, J. Biollaz, A. Munafo, and D. Schwander
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:964-967. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Mark L. Cohen
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:967-968. [PDF] [References]  

Wanderjahr: The education of a surgeon, Edward D. Churchill: Edited and annotated by J. Gordon Scannell, MD Boston, MA, The Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, 1990 213 pp, illustrated, $18.95

Thomas B. Ferguson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:968. [PDF]  

Hypertrophy of nodules of arantius and aortic insufficiency: Pathophysiology and repair

Nadiv Shapira, Javier Fernandez, Kathleen W. McNicholas, A.Jorge Serra, Kathryn Hirschfeld, Paschal M. Spagna, and Gerald M. Lemole
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:969-972. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Carlos Duran
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:972. [PDF] [References]  

Neodymiumi:yttrium-aluminum garnet laser-assisted pulmonary resections

Rodney J Landreneau, Stephen R. Hazelrigg, Joel A. Johnson, Theresa M. Boley, Weerchai Nawarawong, and Jack J. Curtis
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:973-977. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Richard B. McElvein
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:977-978. [PDF]  

Current surgical technique to repair Fallot's tetralogy with absent pulmonary valve syndrome

E. Snir, M.R.de Leval, M.J. Elliott, and J. Stark
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:979-982. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Morbidity and mortality after coronary artery bypass in octogenarians

Tsung-Po Tsai, Sharon Nessim, Robert M. ass, Aurelio Chaux, Richard J. Gray, Steven S. Khan, Carlos Blanche, Caron Utley, and Jack M. Matloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:983-986. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heterotopic heart transplantation and native heart ventricular arrhythmias

Carol Kotliar, Frank W. Smart, Michael E. Sekela, Antonio Pacifico, Craig M. Pratt, George P. Noon, Michael E. DeBakey, and James B. Young
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:987-991. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:991. [PDF]  

New technique for pacemaker implantation in the upper chest of children and women

J.Ernesto Molina
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:992-995. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:995. [PDF]  

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm eroding into the interventricular septum

Hassan Raffa, Jackmerry Mosieri, Abdool Aniff Sorefan, and Mohamed Taher Kayali
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:996-998. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The aortic valve: By Mano Thubrikar Chicago, CRC Press, 1989 240 pp, illustrated, $97.50

Steven F. Boiling
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:998. [PDF]  

Primary cardiac leiomyosarcomas

Manuel J. Antunes, Katharina M. Vanderdonck, Carlos M. Andrade, and Luis S. Rebelo
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:999-1001. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-term follow-up of the vineberg internal mammary artery implant procedure

R.H. Hayward, F.L. Korompai, and W.L. Knight
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1002-1003. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Orthotopic cardiac transplantation in two patients with previous malignancy

Thomas Hinkamp, Henry Sullivan, Mamdouh Bakhos, John Grieco, and Roque Pifarré
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1004-1006. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mitral valve replacement in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

Charles W. Boustany, Jr, Gerald W. Murphy, and George L. Hicks, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1007-1009. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1009. [PDF]  

Pneumonectomy secondary to Mycobacterium fortuitum in infancy

Ralph F. Paone, Leo C. Mercer, and Bertram A. Glass
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1010-1011. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Liposarcoma of the esophagus

G.J. Cooper, N.R. Boucher, J.H.F. Smith, and J.A.C. Thorpe
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1012-1013. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mitral valve replacement six years after cardiac transplantation

Jack G. Copeland, Luis J. Rosado, Gulshan Sethi, Casey Huston, and Richard W. Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1014-1016. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Diagonosis of diseases of the chest, vol 4, 3rd edition: By Robert G. Fraser, J. A. Peter Pare, P. D. Pare, Richard S. Fraser, and George P. Genereux Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1991 912 pp, illustrated, $90.00

Stephanie M. Levine
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1016. [PDF]  

Aortic atresia with normal left ventricle

Alain Serraf, Jacqueline Bruniaux, Jérôme Lebidois, François Lacour-Gayet, Jean Kachaner, and Claude Planche
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1017-1019. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1019. [PDF]  

New technique of esophageal exclusion for chronic esophageal perforation

Yung-Chie Lee, Shiang-Tai Lee, and Shu-Hsun Chu
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1020-1022. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Technique and pitfalls of retrograde continuous warm blood cardioplegia

Tomas A. Salerno, George T. Christakis, James Abel, James Houck, Carlos A.M. Barrozo, Stephen E. Fremes, Robert J. Cusimano, and Samuel V. Lichtenstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1023-1025. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The fontan procedure: A historical review

L.Douglas Cowgill
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1026-1030. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Supravalvar aortic stenosis: A 29-year review of surgical experience

Baljit K. Sharma, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Grady L. Hallman, David A. Ott, George J. Reul, and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1031-1039. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notes from the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association

Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1040-1041. [PDF]  

Use of right gastroepiploic artery as a coronary artery bypass graft

Jacques A.M. van Son
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1042. [PDF] [References]  

Ventricular perforation with valvoplasty

Peter K. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1042-1043. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

John M. Robertson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1043. [PDF] [References]  

Calcium in neonatal cardioplegia

Lary A. Robinson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1043-1044. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Edward L Bove and Kim P. Gallagher
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1044. [PDF] [References]  

Acute vascular trauma

H. Tutassaura
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1044-1045. [PDF] [References]  

Management of endobronchial hemorrhage

William C. Feng and Arun K. Singh
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1045-1046. [PDF] [References]  

Repair of catheter-induced perforation of the pulmonary artery

J.D. Urschel and J.C.W. Parrott
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1046. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

C. Campanella, E. Cameron, and V.L. Feilberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1046. [PDF] [References]  

Mitral prosthetic replacement in small left atria

S. Balasundaram and Carlos Duran
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1046. [PDF] [References]  

Nonsurgical treatment of carcinoid heart disease

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1046-1047. [PDF] [References]  

Circulatory Support 1991

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:1048-1050. [PDF]  

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