Editorials:

Is coronary reoperation without the pump an advantage?

DM Cosgrove, 3d
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 329.  

Warm blood cardioplegia: back to square one

BB Roe
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 330-331.  

Making some sENSE out of thoracoscopy

RB Wagner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 332.  

Articles:

Primary hemangiopericytoma presenting as a Pancoast tumor

KM Chong, SC Hennox, and MN Sheppard
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 9.  

Valvular disease in the elderly: influence on surgical results

EA Davis, TJ Gardner, AM Gillinov, WA Baumgartner, DE Cameron, VL Gott, RS Stuart, L Watkins, Jr, and BA Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 333-337. [Abstract]  

Damus-Kaye-Stansel with cavopulmonary connection for single ventricle and subaortic obstruction

CB Huddleston, CE Canter, and TL Spray
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 339-345. [Abstract]  

Atrioventricular canal defect: two-patch repair and tricuspidization of the mitral valve

MH Ashraf, Z Amin, R Sharma, and S Subramanian
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 347-350. [Abstract]  

Double-lung transplantation in children: a report of 20 cases. The Joint Marseille-Montreal Lung Transplant Program

D Metras, H Shennib, B Kreitmann, J Camboulives, L Viard, M Carcassonne, R Giudicelli, and M Noirclerc
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 352-356. [Abstract]  

Retrograde continuous warm blood cardioplegia: maintenance of myocardial homeostasis in humans

SR Gundry, N Wang, D Bannon, RE Vigesaa, C Eke, S Pain, and LL Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 358-361. [Abstract]  

Optimal pleurodesis: a comparison study

MA Bresticker, J Oba, J LoCicero, 3d, and R Greene
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 364-366. [Abstract]  

Intrapleural quinacrine instillation for recurrent pneumothorax or persistent air leak

HM Janzing, A Derom, E Derom, C Eeckhout, F Derom, and MT Rosseel
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 368-371. [Abstract]  

Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax

F Tanaka, M Itoh, H Esaki, J Isobe, Y Ueno, and R Inoue
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 372-376. [Abstract]  

Continuous intercostal nerve block versus epidural morphine for postthoracotomy analgesia

J Richardson, S Sabanathan, J Eng, AJ Mearns, C Rogers, CS Evans, J Bembridge, and MR Majid
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 377-380. [Abstract]  

Continuous intercostal analgesia with 0.5% bupivacaine after thoracotomy: a randomized study

M Deneuville, A Bisserier, JF Regnard, M Chevalier, P Levasseur, and P Herve
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 381-385. [Abstract]  

Homograft aortic root replacement for destructive prosthetic endocarditis

HS Bedi and AE Farnsworth
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 386-388. [Abstract]  

Regulation of acute phase response after cardiopulmonary bypass by immunomodulation

A Markewitz, E Faist, S Lang, S Endres, L Hultner, and B Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 389-394. [Abstract]  

Cardiac preconditioning does not require myocardial stunning

MB Mitchell, CB Winter, CR Locke-Winter, A Banerjee, and AH Harken
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 395-400. [Abstract]  

Hyperbaric oxygenation for arterial air embolism during cardiopulmonary bypass

S Kol, R Ammar, G Weisz, and Y Melamed
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 401-403. [Abstract]  

Noninvasive hemodynamic assessment of the internal mammary artery in myocardial revascularization

JA van Son, SH Skotnicki, MB Peters, NH Pijls, L Noyez, and WN van Asten
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 404-409. [Abstract]  

Role of autogenous tissue factors in hemolysis during cardiopulmonary bypass operations

EG Ford, AL Picone, and CE Baisden
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 410-412. [Abstract]  

Preimplantation alteration of adenine nucleotides in cryopreserved heart valves

PW Domkowski, RH Messier, Jr, DG Crescenzo, HS Aly, AS Abd-Elfattah, SL Hilbert, RB Wallace, and RA Hopkins
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 413-419. [Abstract]  

Interstitial pH during myocardial preservation: assessment of five methods of myocardial preservation

WM Neethling, JJ van den Heever, S Cooper, and JM Meyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 420-426. [Abstract]  

Autologous vein supported with a biodegradable prosthesis for arterial grafting

HP Zweep, S Satoh, B van der Lei, WL Hinrichs, F Dijk, J Feijen, and CR Wildevuur
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 427-433. [Abstract]  

Safe pulmonary preservation for 12 hours with low-potassium-dextran solution

S Steen, T Sjoberg, G Massa, L Ericsson, and L Lindberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 434-440. [Abstract]  

Early cardiac allograft rejection is independent of regional myocardial blood flow

JS Pirolo, MJ Liptay, EM Brunt, TA Shuman, JL Cox, and TB Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 441-449. [Abstract]  

Plasma endothelin levels and surgically correctable pulmonary hypertension

H Chang, GJ Wu, SM Wang, and CR Hung
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 450-458. [Abstract]  

Primary closure for infected dehiscence of the sternum

JE Molina
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 459-463. [Abstract]  

Effect of methylprednisolone and prostacyclin on bronchial perfusion in lung transplantation

K Inui, HJ Schafers, M Aoki, H Wada, V Becker, B Ongsiek, and A Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 464-469. [Abstract]  

Pressure-volume relationship of the fetal lamb heart

SR Weil, PA Russo, JL Heckman, RK Balsara, V Pasiecki, and JM Dunn
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 470-475. [Abstract]  

Surgical management and radiological characteristics of bronchogenic cysts

HC Suen, DJ Mathisen, HC Grillo, J LeBlanc, TC McLoud, AC Moncure, and AD Hilgenberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 476-481. [Abstract]  

De Vega's semicircular annuloplasty for tricuspid valve regurgitation

J Wei, CY Chang, FY Lee, and WY Lai
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 482-485. [Abstract]  

Reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass

WJ Fanning, GS Kakos, and TE Williams, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 486-489. [Abstract]  

Pentoxifylline decreases cyclosporine-induced renal endothelin release and vasoconstriction

M Carrier, LP Perrault, F Tronc, DJ Stewart, and CL Pelletier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 490-492. [Abstract]  

Dynamic cardiomyoplasty in chronic left ventricular failure: an experimental model

RW Millner, M Burrows, I Pearson, and JR Pepper
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 493-501. [Abstract]  

Late results after triple-valve replacement with various substitute valves

PS Brown, Jr, CS Roberts, CL McIntosh, JA Swain, and RE Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 502-508. [Abstract]  

Bilateral intralobar pulmonary sequestration with horseshoe lung

MM Cerruti, F Marmolejos, and T Cacciarelli
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 509-510. [Abstract]  

Giant hamartoma of the lung with a high production of carbohydrate antigen 19-9

K Okabayashi, M Hiratsuka, Y Noda, T Hanagiri, T Mitsudomi, T Shirakusa, and T Kasai
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 511-513. [Abstract]  

Coronary revascularization in a patient with porcelain aorta and calcified great vessels

KD Accola and EL Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 514-515. [Abstract]  

Malignant melanoma metastatic to the esophagus

A Schneider, N Martini, and ME Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 516-517. [Abstract]  

Surgical repair of aorto-right ventricular tunnel in an infant

TK Rosengart, DA Redel, and JF Stark
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 520-522. [Abstract]  

Sequestration of the left coronary artery from the aorta

MJ Swart, JA Odell, and RC Fraser
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 523-524. [Abstract]  

Angiosarcoma of the heart causing cardiac rupture: a rare cause of hemopericardium

SK Ohri, P Nihoyannopoulos, KM Taylor, and BE Keogh
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 525-528. [Abstract]  

Postcardiotomy LVAD support and transesophageal echocardiography in a child

SA Scheinin, B Radovancevic, DA Ott, MR Nihill, A Cabalka, and OH Frazier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 529-531. [Abstract]  

Warm heart surgery in patients with cold autoimmune disorders

DD Muehrcke and DF Torchiana
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 532-533. [Abstract]  

Use of a heat exchanger to prevent hypothermia during thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysm repairs

KW Ireland, DM Follette, J Iguidbashian, ME Pollock, R Yoshikawa, J Sam, and HA Berkoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 534-537. [Abstract]  

Selective jugular cannulation of safer retrograde cerebral perfusion

H Okamoto, K Sato, A Matsuura, Y Ogawa, T Asakura, M Hoshino, A Seki, T Abe, and K Yasuura
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 538-540. [Abstract]  

Pericardioperitoneal window

N Ancalmo and JL Ochsner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 541-542. [Abstract]  

Preparation of autologous fibrin glue from pericardial blood

HK Kjaergard, US Weis-Fogh, and JJ Thiis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 543-544. [Abstract]  

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms and application of surgical science to their repair

WL Holman
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 545-550.  

Inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass

J Butler, GM Rocker, and S Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 552-559. [Abstract]  

Letters:

Carotid endarterectomy during aortic clamping

LI Bonchek, MW Burlingame, BE Vazales, and EF Lundy
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 561.  

Prosthetic mitral valve replacement

GL Grunkemeier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 561-562.  

Thoracoscopic thymoma resection

TE Acuff, MJ Mack, WH Ryan, RT Bowman, and MB Douthit
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 562-563.  

Resection of mycotic lung sequestra after invasive aspergillosis

G Massard, B Lioure, JM Wihlm, and G Morand
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 563-564.  

Thoracic aortic dissection and atherosclerotic abdominal aortic aneurysm

C Abad
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 564-565.  

Treatment of AIDS-related bronchopleural fistula by pleurectomy

HF Olivier, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 565-566.  

Staged expanding pulmonary artery band

PG Bjornstad, HL Lindberg, and B Smevik
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 566-567.  

Transthoracic balloon pumps

AL Moulton
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 567.  

Pericardioperitoneal shunt for persistent effusions

MB Izzat, B Prendergast, and JA Thorpe
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 568.  

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