Articles:

Graduate education in thoracic surgery

Benson R. Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:177. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary metastases revisited

Darroch W.O. Moores
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:178-179. [PDF] [References]  

Bio-Medicus ventricular assistance

George P. Noon
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:180-181. [PDF] [References]  

Effects of internal mammary artery dissection on phrenic nerve perfusion and function

James W. O'Brien, Scott H. Johnson, Scott J. VanSteyn, Damian M. Craig, Robbin E. Sharpe, Michael C. Mauney, and Peter K. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:182-188. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Total cavopulmonary anastomosis versus conventional modified Fontan procedure

Jeffrey M. Pearl, Hillel Laks, Darryl G. Stein, Davis C. Drinkwater, Barbara L. George, and Roberta G. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:189-196. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reoperative pulmonary resection in patients with metastatic soft tissue sarcoma

Helen W. Pogrebniak, Jack A. Roth, Seth M. Steinberg, Steven A. Rosenberg, and Harvey I. Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:197-203. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Improved survival after resection of pulmonary metastases from malignant melanoma

Lyall A. Gorenstein, Joe B. Putnam, Giri Natarajan, Charles A. Balch, and Jack A. Roth
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:204-210. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac transplantation with corticosteroid-free immunosuppression: Long-term result

K.Francis Lee, Janet D. Pierce, Michael L. Hess, Andrea K. Hastillo, Andrew S. Wechsler, and Albert J. Guerraty
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:211-218. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Current indications, risks, and outcome after pericardiectomy

Patrick A. DeValeria, William A. Baumgartner, Alfred S. Casale, Peter S. Greene, Duke E. Cameron, Timothy J. Gardner, Vincent L. Gott, Levi Watkins, and Bruce A. Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:219-224. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Internal mammary artery graft at reoperation: Risks, benefits, and methods of preservation

William H. Coltharp, Michael D. Decker, John W. Lea, Michael R. Petracek, David M. Glassford, Clarence S. Thomas, George R. Burrus, William C. Alford, and William S. Stoney
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:225-229. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Statement on the use of animals in research

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:229. [PDF]  

Bio-Medicus ventricular assist device for salvage of cardiac surgical patients

Duncan A. Killen, Jeffrey M. Piehler, A.Michael Borkon, and William A. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:230-235. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic valve replacement with omniscience and omnicarbon valves

Teruhisa Kazui, Osamu Yamada, Makoto Yamagishi, Noriyasu Watanabe, and Sakuzo Komatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:236-243. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

John C. Callaghan
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:243-244. [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:244. [PDF]  

Preliminary results of left heart bypass in pigs using a heparin-coated centrifugal pump

C. Campanella, E. Cameron, C. Sinclair, V.L. Feilberg, C. Hider, S. Prasad, F. Boulton, and D. Lamb
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:245-249. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preoperative hemostatic activity and excessive bleeding after cardiopulmonary bypass

C.P. Ratnatunga, G.M. Rees, and I.B. Kovacs
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:250-257. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Role of basic fibroblast growth factor in revascularization of rabbit tracheal autografts

V.M. Olech, S.H. Keshavjee, D.W. Chamberlain, A.S. Slutsky, and G.A. Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:258-264. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Current therapy in vascular surgery, 2nd edition: Edited by Calvin B, Ernst and James C. Stanley Philadelphia, B.C. Decker, 1991 1,055 pp, illustrated, $115.00

H.D. Root
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:264. [PDF]  

Current status of coronary artery operation in septuagenarians

Fred H. Edwards, Allen J. Taylor, Lenardo Thompson, Kevin M. Rogan, A.Thomas Pezzella, J.Robert Burge, and Norman Hetzler
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:265-269. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Survival and valve failure after aortic valve replacement

Kevin H. Teoh, Richard D. Weisel, Joan Ivanov, and Susan A. Slattery
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:270-275. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Regional myocardial stress distribution from magnetic resonance image-based mathematical models

John S. Pirolo, Lawrence L. Creswell, Stephen J. Bresina, William H. Perman, Barna A. Szabo, Kent W. Myers, Michael W. Vannier, and Michael K. Pasque
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:276-284. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The pediatric airway: By H. Biemann Othersen, Jr, MD Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1991 256 pp, illustrated, $75.00

Deborah K. Rasch
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:284. [PDF]  

Extracardiac valved conduits in the pulmonary circuit

Shunji Sano, Tom R. Karl, and Roger B.B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:285-290. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mesenchymoma of the chest wall in children

Matti Eskelinen, Veli-Matti Kosma, and Jyrki Vainio
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:291-293. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Neonatal pneumonectomy for isolated unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis

Charles C. Canver, John D. Pigott, and Robert M. Mentzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:294-295. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Role of echocardiography/Doppler in cardiogenic shock: Silent mitral regurgitation

Anthony P. Goldman, Matthew U. Glover, Wilbert Mick, Dennis F. Pupello, Stephen P. Hiro, Enrique Lopez-Cuenca, and Benedict S. Maniscalco
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:296-299. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:299. [PDF]  

Single-Lung transplantation with atrial septal defect repair for Eisenmenger's syndrome

Patrick M. McCarthy, Eliot R. Rosenkranz, Richard D. White, Thomas W. Rice, Richard Sterba, Rita Vargo, and Atul C. Mehta
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:300-303. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful repair of a submitral left ventricular infected pseudoaneurysm

Zvi Zisbrod, Deborah L. Manjoney, Robert F. Tranbaugh, and Joseph N. Cunningham
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:304-305. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracoscopic diagnosis and treatment of chylothorax after pneumonectomy

Toshizumi Shirai, Jun Amano, and Kazuhiko Takabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:306-307. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-term bridge to transplantation with the Symbion acute ventricular assist device system

Scott Lick, Jack G. Copeland, Luis J. Rosado, Gulshan Sethi, Richard G. Smith, and Marilyn Cleavinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:308-309. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary origin of left anterior descending coronary artery in tetralogy of Fallot

Masahiro Yamaguchi, Takuro Tsukube, Yuhei Hosokawa, Hidetaka Ohashi, and Yoshihiro Oshima
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:310-312. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Removal of massive right atrial thrombus guided by transesophageal echocardiography

William L. Holman, Cecil H. Coghlan, Mary R. Dodson, Raj Balal, and Navin C. Nanda
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:313-315. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:315. [PDF]  

Videothoracoscopic ligation of bulla and pleurectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax

Leslie K. Nathanson, Sami M. Shimi, Robert A.B. Wood, and Alfred Cuschieri
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:316-319. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Integrated pump switch for antegrade/retrograde cardioplegia

Floyd D. Loop, Robert Foster, David Ogella, and Donna Teplitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:320-321. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Current therapy in cardiovascular disease, 3rd edition: Edited by J. Willis Hurst, MD Philadelphia, B.C. Decker Inc, 1991 453 pp, illustrated, $69.00

V.C. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:321. [PDF]  

Doppler miniprobe to measure arterial graft flow in coronary artery bypass grafting

Tetsuro Takayama, Hisayoshi Suma, Yasuhiko Wanibuchi, Shoichi Furuta, Eiichi Tohda, Shoichi Yamashita, and Toshiyuki Matsunaka
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:322-324. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A new balanced operation for complex gastroesophageal reflex disease

Rodney J. Landreneau, John B. Marshall, Joel A. Johnson, Theresa M. Boley, Stephen R. Hazelrigg, Jack J. Curtis, and Robert N. McClelland
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:325-327. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Leonardo da Vinci and the sinuses of Valsalva

Francis Robicsek
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:328-335. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Complications in cardiothoracic surgery: Edited by John A. Waldhausen, MD, and Mark B. Orringer, MD St. Louis, Mosby-Year Book, 1991 460 pp, illustrated, $110,00

John H. Calhoon
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:335. [PDF]  

Achalasia: Current evaluation and therapy

Mark K. Ferguson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:336-342. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notes from the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association

Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:343. [PDF]  

Palliative reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract in tetralogy

S.K. Nair, C.G. Venkitachalam, and M.S. Valiathan
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:344. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Yutaka Okita and Shigehito Miki
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:344-345. [PDF] [References]  

Cooling jacket modifications

Lawrence I. Bonchek
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:345. [PDF] [References]  

Blood versus oxygenated crystalloid cardioplegia

Franklin Rosenfeldt and Andrew Cochrane
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:345-346. [PDF] [References]  

Epicardial lead failure due to dense scarring: A solution

Paul H. Rosenberg, Ana G. Oramas, Roy L. Nelson, Michael H. Hall, and Anthony J. Tortolani
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:346-347. [PDF] [References]  

Circulatory support 1991

Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:348-350. [PDF]  

Opening remarks and welcome

W.Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:352. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Opening remarks

Richard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:353. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Professional Liability Survey, 1988–1989

Thomas D. Bartley
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:354-355. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

American Medical Association/Specialty Society Medical Liability Project

James S. Todd
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:356-359. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

Winfield J. Wells
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:360-361. [PDF] [References]  

Professional liability: How a trial lawyer prepares a medical malpractice case for trial

Joseph D. Jamail
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:362-364. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Introduction

Richard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:365. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Health care 1990—A consumer perspective

Robert E. McGarrah, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:366-368. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The brave new world of health care

Richard D. Lamm
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:369-384. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The perspective of the industry

Austin Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:385-389. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Medicare: The Canadian experience

Hugh E. Scully
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:390-396. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

RBRVS report: Activities of the Ad Hoc Committee for physicians' reimbursement

George E. Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:397-402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Results from the cardiothoracic and vascular surgery work survey by Abt Association Inc

Monica Noether
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:403-407. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Physician payment reform: Update on implications for cardiac surgery

Glenn R. Markus
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:408-409. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Address by the secretary of health and human services

Louis W. Sullivan
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:410-412. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Coding Workshop: Results and conclusions

Sidney Levitsky and Jeanne T. Fitzgerald
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:413. [PDF]  

Report of the first presentation of the National Database

Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:414. [PDF]  

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