Articles:

Surgical repair of aortic arch interruption

John E. Foker
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:369-370. [PDF] [References]  

Endothelial covering of biological artificial heart valves

Robert W.M. Frater, Guangfu Gong, Darryl Hoffman, and Kangxiong Liao
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:371-372. [PDF] [References]  

Choices, chances, values

Stephen K. Plume
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:373. [PDF] [References]  

Intraoperative aortic dissection

Robert J. Still, Alan D. Hilgenberg, Cary W. Akins, Willard M. Daggett, and Mortimer J. Buckley
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:374-380. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Synchronous operation for ischemic cardiac and cerebrovascular disease: Early results and long-term follow-up

Freddy E.E. Vermeulen, Ruben P.H.M. Hamerlijnck, Jo J.A.M. Defauw, and Sjef M.P.G. Ernst
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:381-390. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Adjuvant treatment using transfer factor for bronchogenic carcinoma: Long-term follow-up

Richard I. Whyte, M.Anthony Schork, Herbert Sloan, Mark B. Orringer, and Marvin M. Kirsh
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:391-396. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Primary surgical closure of large ventricular septal defects in small infants

Joel T. Hardin, Alan D. Muskett, Charles E. Canter, Thomas C. Martin, and Thomas L. Spray
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:397-401. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hypothermic circulatory arrest as a surgical adjunct: A 5-year experience with 60 adult patients

Elizabeth A. Davis, A.Marc Gillinov, Duke E. Cameron, and Bruce A. Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:402-407. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Chest wall stabilization with synthetic reabsorbable material

Francesco Puma, Mark Ragusa, and Giuliano Daddi
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:408-411. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Iron chelation in myocardial preservation after ischemia-reperfusion injury: The importance of pretreatment and toxicity

David A. Deboer and Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:412-418. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Familial cardiac myxoma

Hugh M. Van Gelder, Daniel J. O'Brien, Edward D. Staples, and James A. Alexander
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:419-424. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Adverse hemodynamic effects of pericardial closure soon after open heart operation

Steven Hunter, Geoffrey H. Smith, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:425-429. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Early results of direct repair of aortic interruption by the lateral approach

Steven Griffin, David Richens, and Raj Behl
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:430-434. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thromboelastogram fails to predict postoperative hemorrhage in cardiac patients

Jian-Sheng Wang, Chung-Yuan Lin, Wei-Te Hung, Michael F. O'Connor, Ronald A. Thisted, Bryan K. Lee, Robert B. Karp, and Ming-Wen Yang
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:435-439. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac function and myocardial performance of 24-hour-preserved asphyxiated canine hearts

Ryota Shirakura, Hikaru Matsuda, Susumu Nakano, Seizo Nakaia, Mitsunori Kaneko, Yuji Miyamoto, Ryousuke Matsuwaka, Satoru Kitagawa, Norihide Fukushima, and Yasunaru Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:440-444. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preoperative chemotherapy and radiation therapy for stage IIIa carcinoma of the lung

John Yashar, Alan B. Weitberg, Arvin S. Glicksman, Marshall R. Posner, William Feng, and Harold J. Wanebo
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:445-448. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intrapleural bupivacaine in the control of postthoracotomy pain

Lynnette J. Mann, Gretel R. Young, Jay K. Williams, Owen F. Dent, and Brian C. McCaughan
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:449-454. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effects of cardioplegic solutions and their components on human saphenous vein contractility

Mario Chiavarelli, Fulvia Fabi, Tonino Stati, Roberto Chiavarelli, and Paola del Basso
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:455-459. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Palliative intubation for dysphagia in patients with carcinoma of the esophagus

Theodore K. Liakakos, Sunil K. Ohri, Edward R. Townsend, and S.William Fountain
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:460-463. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Adverse effect of prearrest hypothermia in immature hearts: Rate versus duration of cooling

Teanoosh Hosseinzadeh, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Mackenzie Quantz, and Ray C.-J. Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:464-471. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Flow cytometric analysis of organ preservation-induced endothelial cell membrane damage

William A. Killinger, David B. Dorofi, Ellis A. Tinsley, Blair A. Keagy, and George Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:472-476. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Platelet protection by aprotinin in cardiopulmonary bypass: Electron microscopic study

Jacob Lavee, Naphtali Savion, Aram Smolinsky, Daniel A. Goor, and Rephael Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:477-481. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical complications in bridging to transplantation: The Thermo Cardiosystems LVAD

W.Stephen Phillips, Nelson A. Burton, Quentin Macmanus, and Edward A. Lefrak
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:482-485. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

J.Donald Hill
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:485-486. [PDF]  

Experimental in vitro endothelialization of cardiac valve leaflets

Thomas Eberl, Susanne Siedler, Bernd Schumacher, Peter Zilla, Kirsten Schlaudraff, and Roland Fasol
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:487-492. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical decision analysis: Esophagectomy/esophagogastrectomy with or without drainage?

Jemi Olak and Allan Detsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:493-497. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

One-stage operation for synchronous primary cancers of the lung and the trachea

Naoki Minato, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Masafumi Natsuaki, Kohjiro Furukawa, Seiki Yamazaki, and Takemoto Shin
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:498-500. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Isolation of the right subclavian artery

Eugène Baudet, Xavier F. Roques, Jean-Philippe Guibaud, Nadine Laborde, and Alain Choussat
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:501-503. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm associated with mitral regurgitation

M.Aziz Ezzat, Ibrahim Abdelmeguid, Didier Leclerc, Alix Nguyen, and Armand Piwnica
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:504-506. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:506. [PDF]  

Invasive thymoma with intracaval growth into the right atrium

Kohei Yokoi, Naoto Miyazawa, Kiyoshi Mori, Yoshikuni Saito, Keigo Tominaga, George Imura, Kayako Shimamura, Takashi Hirotani, and Issei Kiso
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:507-509. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary bypass using arterial grafts in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Toshiki Takahashi, Susumu Nakano, Mitsunori Kaneko, Hikaru Matsuda, Kazuhiro Taniguchi, Tadashi Nakamura, and Yuji Matsuzawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:510-512. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Internal thoracic artery grafting for congenital coronary malformations

Soichiro Kitamura, Kanji Kawachi, Tsutomu Nishii, Shigeki Taniguchi, Kiyoshi Inoue, Kazumi Mizuguchi, and Masaaki Fukutomi
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:513-516. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Paraganglioma of the posterior mediastinum: Value of magnetic resonance imaging

Fumihiro Tanaka, Morihisa Kitano, Akitoshi Tatsumi, Cheng-long Huang, Miyuki Nagasawa, Mari Mino, Michimasa Matsuo, and Kunio Ichijima
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:517-519. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: Surgical correction in a 66-year-old man

Martin H. McMullan and F.Earl Fyke
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:520-521. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentry

Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:521-522. [PDF]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:522. [PDF]  

Diverticuloplasty for severe mucosal injury after cricopharyngeal myotomy

Lyall A. Gorenstein, Blake C. Papsin, Margot Mackay, and Melvyn Goldberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:523-524. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Myocardial protection by blood cardioplegia and warm reperfusion in heart transplantation

Patrick Nataf, Alain Pavie, Luis Bracamontes, Valeria Bors, Christian Cabrol, and Iradj Gandjbakhch
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:525-526. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New technique in the transfer of an anomalously originated left coronary artery to the aorta

Akira Sese and Yutaka Imoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:527-529. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Autologous fibrin glue from intraoperatively collected platelet-rich plasma

Mehmet C. Oz, Valluvan Jeevanandam, Craig R. Smith, Mathew R. Williams, A.Murat Kaynar, Robert A. Frank, Ralph Mosca, Robert F. Reiss, and Eric A. Rose
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:530-531. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:531. [PDF]  

Julian's reintroduction of Milton's operation

Martin L. Dalton, Samuel R. Connally, and Will C. Sealy
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:532-533. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Esophageal perforation: A continuing challenge

William G. Jones and Robert J. Ginsberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:534-543. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Should we care?—Absolulely! Do we care?—I do! What should we do?—Tough question!

Michael D. Horowitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:544. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:544. [PDF]  

The future of thoracic surgery, general and cardiac

John L. Shek
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:544-545. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:545. [PDF]  

Cardiothoracic surgery training

Darryl Hoffman
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:545-546. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:546. [PDF]  

Graduate education in thoracic surgery

Frederick H. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:546-547. [PDF] [References]  

Neonatal pneumonectomy

Robert J. Szarnicki
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:547. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Charles C. Canver
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:547. [PDF] [References]  

Acute postinfarction septal rupture: Long-term results

James B. McClurken, Jeffrey B. Alpern, and V.Paul Addonizio
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:547-548. [PDF] [References]  

A lymphoid tumor obstructing the trachea in a child

F.Ayenur Paç, N.Engin Aydin, and Mustafa Paç
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:548-549. [PDF] [References]  

The role of neck dissection in thoracic esophageal cancer

Lawrence Berk and Lawrence Coin
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:549. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Hoichi Kato
Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:549-550. [PDF] [References]  

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