Articles:

Editorial Board

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:0. [PDF]  

On practice guidelines

Robert W. Jamplis
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:1-2. [PDF] [References]  

Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in reoperations

Floyd D. Loop, Bruce W. Lytle, and Delos M. Cosgrove
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:3-4. [PDF] [References]  

The STS National Database: Alive, well, and growing

Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:5. [PDF]  

Clinical spectrum of bronchogenic cysts of the mediastinum and lung in the adult

Régent St-Georges, Jean Deslauriers, André Duranceau, Rosaire Vaillancourt, Claude Deschamps, Gilles Beauchamp, Arthur Pagé, and Jacques Brisson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:6-13. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Triiodothyronine-enhanced left ventricular function after ischemic injury

Cornelius M. Dyke, Thomas Yeh, Jr, Jonathan D. Lehman, Anwar Abd-Elfattah, Mai Ding, Andrew S. Wechsler, and David R. Salter
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:14-19. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bilateral internal mammary artery grafts in reoperative and primary coronary bypass surgery

David L. Galbut, Ernest A. Traad, Malcolm J. Dorman, Paul L. DeWitt, Parry B. Larsen, Paul A. Kurlansky, Jaclyn H. Button, Joan M. Ally, and Thomas O. Gentsch
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:20-28. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Complete repair of atrioventricular septal defect

Walter H. Merrill, John W. Hammon, Jr, Thomas P. Graham, Jr, and Harvey W. Bender, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:29-32. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Atrioventricular septal defect repair in infants

Steven C. Bailey and Donald C. Watson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:33-37. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Composite graft repair of Marfan aneurysm of the ascending aorta: Results in 100 patients

Vincent L. Gott, Reed E. Pyeritz, Duke E. Cameron, Peter S. Greene, and Victor A. McKusick
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:38-45. [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;52:45. [PDF]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass and thyroid function: A "euthyroid sick syndrome"

Fred W. Holland, II, Paul S. Brown, Jr, Bruce D. Weintraub, and Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:46-50. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of lung contusion on pulmonary hemodynamics

Robert B. Wagner, Benjamin Slivko, Peter M. Jamieson, Mark S. Dills, and Fred H. Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:51-58. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Statement on the use of animals in research

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:58. [PDF]  

Ultrasonic decalcification of the aortic annulus during aortic valve replacement

Barry B. Sheppard, Jeffrey C. Milliken, Ronald J. Nelson, David M. Follette, and John M. Robertson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:59-65. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mitral valve repair in the extensively calcified mitral valve annulus

Bechara El Asmar, Michael Acker, Jean Paul Couetil, Patrick Perier, P. Dervanian, Sylvain Chauvaud, and Alain Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:66-69. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Review of Management of Cardiothoracic Trauma: Edited by Stephen Z. Turney, Aurelio Rodriguez, and R. Adams Cowley Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1990 417 pp, illustrated, $69.00

Flavian M. Lupinetti
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:69. [PDF]  

Management of ventricular septal defect with associated aortic incompetence

J.F. Hitchcock, W.J.L. Suijker, E. Ksiezycka, E. Harinck, G.J. van Mill, W. Ruzyllo, F. Borman, and E.J. Meijboom
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:70-73. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prevention of retrovirus infection after injury with contaminated instruments: An experimental study

Francis Robicsek, G.Duke Duncan, John W. Black, Thomas N. Masters, Steven A. Robicsek, and Harold E. Rice
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:74-77. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Experimental model of left ventricular failure

Russell W.J. Millner, Jessica M. Mann, Ian Pearson, and John R. Pepper
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:78-83. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Influence of type of prosthesis on late results after combined mitral-aortic valve replacement

Uberto Bortolotti, Aldo Milano, Luca Testolin, Vincenzo Tursi, Alessandro Mazzucco, and Vincenzo Gallucci
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:84-91. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Formation of C5a during cardiopulmonary bypass: Inhibition by precoating with heparin

Tom Eirik Mollnes, Vibeke Videm, Otto Götze, Morten Harboe, and Martin Oppermann
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:92-97. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Emergency esophagogastrectomy for treatment of hydrochloric acid injury

Örs P. Horváth, Tibor Oláh, and Gabriella Zentai
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:98-101. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Functional results of muscle flap closure for sternal infection

Leslie J. Kohman, J.Howland Auchincloss, Robert Gilbert, and Mazen Beshara
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:102-106. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia after heart transplantation

Hideaki Saigenji, Mitsunori Kaneko, Birger Rhenmen, Richard J. Williams, M.Andre Vasu, Timothy B. Icenogle, and Jack G. Copeland
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:107-111. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pediatric heart transplantation for congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathy

F.W. Hehrlein, H. Netz, R. Moosdorf, F. Dapper, H.H. Scheld, J. Bauer, and J. Boldt
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:112-117. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transvenous pacemakers in children: Relation of lead length to anticipated growth

Ali Gheissari, Allan J. Hordof, and Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:118-121. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Multiple pulmonary microemboli complicating pneumonectomy

Christopher M.R. Satur, Roderick H. Robertson, Philip E. Da Costa, Nigel R. Saunders, and Duncan R. Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:122-126. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Influence of allopurinol on cardiac complications in open heart operations

Moheb A. Rashid and Göran William-Olsson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:127-130. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:130. [PDF]  

Successful repair of a rare type of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage

Michihiko Matsui, Tatsuta Arai, Shigeki Horikoshi, Yohichi Sugita, Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Kiyozo Morita, and Yoshihiko Mochizuki
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:131-133. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intrathoracic goiter: Approaching the posterior mediastinal mass

Rodney J. Landreneau, Weerachai Nawarawong, Theresa M. Boley, Joel A. Johnson, and Jack J. Curtis
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:134-135. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Mark R. Katlic
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:135-136. [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:136. [PDF]  

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography for pulmonary embolectomy without cardiopulmonary bypass

Ph. Deleuze, M. Saada, R. De Paulis, L. Brochard, J.P. Mazzucotelli, N. Rotman, D.Y. Loisance, and J.P. Cachera
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:137-138. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mediastinal emphysema secondary to dental restoration

F.Hammond Cole, Jr, Francis H. Cole, and Hugh K. Duckworth
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:139-140. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:140. [PDF]  

Internal mammary artery to lung parenchyma fistula after aortocoronary bypass grafting

Carlos Blanche, Neal Eigler, and C.Noel Bairey
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:141-142. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Traumatic ventricular septal defect disruption of the descending thoracic aorta

Paul S. Brown, Jr, Rahul Nath, Timothy Votapka, Mark Slaughter, Sheridan N. Meyers, James V. Talano, and Axel Joob
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:143-144. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Assessing the feasibility of bronchoplastic surgery with magnetic resonance imaging

Kenneth A. Kesler, Dewey J. Conces, Jr, David A. Heimansohn, and Praveen Mathur
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:145-147. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Permanent transfemoral pacemaker insertion after repair of congenital heart disease

Glenn W. Laub, A.H. Olivencia-Yurvati, S. Muralidharan, Dryden Morse, Samuel B. Pollock, Mark Adkins, and Lynn B. McGrath
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:148-150. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Angiocardiography in congenital heart malformations: By Benigno Solo, MD, and Albert D. Pacifico, MD New York, Futura Publishing Co, 1990 663 pp, illustrated, $186.25

John H. Calhoon
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:150. [PDF]  

New method for dealing with late-presenting spontaneous esophageal ruptures

C.J. McNamee, B. Meyns, and K.M. Pagliero
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:151-153. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Atlas of pulmonary surgical pathology: By Thomas V. Colby, MD, Charles Lombard, MD, Samuel A. Yousem, MD, and Masanori Kitaichi, MD Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1991 396 pp, illustrated, $145.00

Cynthia A. Zamora
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:153. [PDF]  

Technique of aortic valve replacement with a homograft: Orthotopic replacement

Donald Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:154-156. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Modified technique of internal mammary artery harvest

L.C.H. John, S.J. Edmondson, and G.M. Rees
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:157-158. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Regional anesthesia, second edition: By DrMed M. Cenz, DrMed W. Hoerster, DrMed Chr. Niesel, and DrMed H. Kreuscher, translated by Thomas J. DeKornfeld, MD Chicago, Mosby-Yearbook, 1990 299 pages, illustrated, $84.00

Charles B. Hantler
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:158. [PDF]  

Surgical management of esophageal reflux and hiatal hernia

Clement A. Hiebert
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:159-160. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mechanical cardiac valvular prostheses

Cary W. Akins
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:161-172. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left ventricular aneurysm

Fred A. Crawford, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:173-174. [PDF]  

Thymoma

M.E. Ribet
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:175. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Giuliano Maggi and Enrico Ruffini
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:175-176. [PDF] [References]  

Mitral valve replacement by twin starr prostheses

J. Jourdan, J. Teboul, J.M. Grinda, and Ch. Isetta
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:176. [PDF]  

Correction

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:176. [PDF]  

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