Articles:

Is coronary reoperation without the pump an advantage?

Delos M. Cosgrove
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:329. [PDF] [References]  

Warm blood cardioplegia: Back to square one

Benson B. Roe
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:330-331. [PDF] [References]  

Making some sENSE out of thoracoscopy

Robert B. Wagner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:332. [PDF]  

Valvular disease in the elderly: Influence on surgical results

Elizabeth A. Davis, Timothy J. Gardner, A.Marc Gillinov, William A. Baumgartner, Duke E. Cameron, Vincent L. Gott, R.Scott Stuart, Levi Watkins, and Bruce A. Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:333-338. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Charles B. Huddleston, Charles E. Canter, and Thomas L. Spray
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:339-346. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

M.Hashmat Ashraf, Zahid Amin, Rajesh Sharma, and S. Subramanian
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:347-351. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Double-lung transplantation in children: A report of 20 cases

Dominique Métras, Hani Shennib, Bernard Kreitmann, Jean Camboulives, Laurent Viard, Michel Carcassonne, Roger Giudicelli, Michel Noirclerc The Joint Marseille-Montréal Lung Transplant Program
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:352-357. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Steven R. Gundry, Nan Wang, David Bannon, Robert E. Vigesaa, Clifford Eke, Simon Pain, and Leonard L. Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:358-363. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Optimal pleurodesis: A comparison study

Michael A. Bresticker, Junichi Oba, Joseph LoCicero, and Rodney Greene
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:364-367. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intrapleural quinacrine instillation for recurrent pneumothorax or persistent air leak

Heinrich M.J. Janzing, Alex Derom, Eric Derom, Catharina Eeckhout, Fritz Derom, and Marie-Thérèse Rosseel
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:368-371. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

G.Frank O. Tyers
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:371. [PDF]  

Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax

Fumihiro Tanaka, Masatoshi Itoh, Hiroshi Esaki, Jun Isobe, Youichiro Ueno, and Ritsuko Inoue
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:372-376. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Continuous intercostal nerve block versus epidural morphine for postthoracotomy analgesia

Jonathan Richardson, Sabaratnam Sabanathan, Jibah Eng, Alan J. Mearns, Christina Rogers, Carolyn S. Evans, Jane Bembridge, and Mohammed R. Majid
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:377-380. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

G. Bashein and H.S. Chadwick
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:380. [PDF]  

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

Michel Deneuville, Anne Bisserier, Jean François Regnard, Martine Chevalier, Philippe Levasseur, and Philippe Hervé
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:381-385. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tricuspid atresia, Second Edition: Edited by P. Syamasundar Rao, MD Mi. Kisco, NY, Futura, 1992 458 pp, illustrated, $98.00

John H. Calhoon
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:385. [PDF]  

Homograft aortic root replacement for destructive prosthetic endocarditis

Harinder Singh Bedi and Alan E. Farnsworth
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:386-388. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Regulation of acute phase response after cardiopulmonary bypass by immunomodulation

Andreas Markewitz, Eugen Faist, Stephan Lang, Stefan Endres, Lothar Hültner, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:389-394. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac preconditioning does not require myocardial stunning

Max B. Mitchell, Chris B. Winter, Cristee R. Locke-Winter, Anirban Banerjee, and Alden H. Harken
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:395-400. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Heinrich Taegtmeyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:400. [PDF]  

Hyperbaric oxygenation for arterial air embolism during cardiopulmonary bypass

Shahar Kol, Ron Ammar, Giora Weisz, and Yehuda Melamed
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:401-403. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Noninvasive hemodynamic assessment of the internal mammary artery in myocardial revascularization

Jacques A.M. van Son, Stefan H. Skotnicki, Michiel B.M. Peters, Nico H.J. Pijls, Luc Noyez, and Wim N.J.C. van Asten
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:404-409. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Role of autogenous tissue factors in hemolysis during cardiopulmonary bypass operations

Edward G. Ford, Anthony L. Picone, and Clinton E. Baisden
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:410-412. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preimplantation alteration of adenine nucleotides in cryopreserved heart valves

Patrick W. Domkowski, Robert H. Messier, Donald G. Crescenzo, Hamdy S. Aly, Anwar S. Abd-Elfattah, Stephen L. Hilbert, Robert B. Wallace, and Richard A. Hopkins
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:413-419. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

William M.L. Neethling, Johannes J. van den Heever, Susan Cooper, and Johannes M. Meyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:420-426. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Autologous vein supported with a biodegradable prosthesis for arterial grafting

Hans-Peter Zweep, Shinichi Satoh, Berend van der Lei, Wouter L.J. Hinrichs, Freerk Dijk, Jan Feijen, and Charles R.H. Wildevuur
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:427-433. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Stig Steen, Trygve Sjöberg, Giorgio Massa, Leif Ericsson, and Lars Lindberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:434-440. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Early cardiac allograft rejection is independent of regional myocardial blood flow

John S. Pirolo, Michael J. Liptay, Elizabeth M. Brunt, Todd A. Shuman, James L. Cox, and T.Bruce Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:441-449. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Plasma endothelin levels and surgically correctable pulmonary hypertension

Hang Chang, Gong-Jhe Wu, Shih-Ming Wang, and Chi-Ren Hung
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:450-458. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Primary closure for infected dehiscence of the sternum

J.Ernesto Molina
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:459-463. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of methylprednisolone and prostacyclin on bronchial perfusion in lung transplantation

Kenji Inui, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, Minoru Aoki, Hiromi Wada, Vera Becker, Birte Ongsiek, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:464-469. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pressure-volume relationship of the fetal lamb heart

Sharon R. Weil, Pierantonio A. Russo, James L. Heckman, Rohinton K. Balsara, Valarie Pasiecki, and Jeffrey M. Dunn
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:470-475. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical management and radiological characteristics of bronchogenic cysts

Hon-Chi Suen, Douglas J. Mathisen, Hermes C. Grillo, Johanne LeBlanc, Theresa C. McLoud, Ashby C. Moncure, and Alan D. Hilgenberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:476-481. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

De Vega's semicircular annuloplasty for tricuspid valve regurgitation

Jeng Wei, Chung-Yi Chang, Fan-Yen Lee, and Ween-Yuang Lai
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:482-485. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:485. [PDF]  

Reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass

William J. Fanning, Gerard S. Kakos, and Thomas E. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:486-489. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pentoxifylline decreases cyclosporine-induced renal endothelin release and vasoconstriction

Michel Carrier, Louis P. Perrault, François Tronc, Duncan J. Stewart, and Conrad L. Pelletier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:490-492. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Dynamic cardiomyoplasty in chronic left ventricular failure: An experimental model

Russell W.J. Millner, Mark Burrows, Ian Pearson, and John R. Pepper
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:493-501. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Late results after triple-valve replacement with various substitute valves

Paul S. Brown, Charles S. Roberts, Charles L. McIntosh, Julie A. Swain, and Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:502-508. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bilateral intralobar pulmonary sequestration with horseshoe lung

Marcial M. Cerruti, Fausto Marmolejos, and Thomas Cacciarelli
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:509-510. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Kan Okabayashi, Masafumi Hiratsuka, Yuuji Noda, Takeshi Hanagiri, Tetsuya Mitsudomi, Takayuki Shirakusa, and Takahiko Kasai
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:511-513. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Kevin D. Accola and Ellis L. Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:514-515. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Malignant melanoma metastatic to the esophagus

Airton Schneider, Nael Martini, and Michael E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:516-517. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Primary hemangiopericytoma presenting as a pancoast tumor

Karen M. Chong, Stuart C. Lennox, and Mary N. Sheppard
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:518-519. [PDF] [References]  

Surgical repair of aorto-right ventricular tunnel in an infant

Todd K. Rosengart, Dierk A. Redel, and Jaroslav F. Stark
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:520-522. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Sequestration of the left coronary artery from the aorta

Marius J. Swart, John A. Odell, and Richard C. Fraser
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:523-524. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Sunil K. Ohri, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Kenneth M. Taylor, and Bruce E. Keogh
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:525-528. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

John Gibbon and His Heart-Lung Machine: By Ada Romaine-Davis Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991 251 pp, illustrated, $37.95

John C. Myers
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:528. [PDF]  

Postcardiotomy LVAD support and transesophageal echocardiography in a child

Scott A. Scheinin, Branislav Radovancevic, David A. Ott, Michael R. Nihill, Allison Cabalka, and O.H. Frazier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:529-531. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:531. [PDF]  

Warm heart surgery in patients with cold autoimmune disorders

Derek D. Muehrcke and David F. Torchiana
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:532-533. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Kevin W. Ireland, David M. Follette, John Iguidbashian, Marc E. Pollock, Rick Yoshikawa, Jim Sam, and Herbert A. Berkoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:534-537. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Selective jugular cannulation for safer retrograde cerebral perfusion

Hiroshi Okamoto, Kosei Sato, Akio Matsuura, Yutaka Ogawa, Teiji Asakura, Motoaki Hoshino, Akira Seki, Toshio Abe, and Kenzo Yasuura
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:538-540. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pericardioperitoneal window

Nelson Ancalmo and John L. Ochsner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:541-542. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preparation of autologous fibrin glue from pericardial blood

Henrik K. Kjaergard, Ulla S. Weis-Fogh, and Jens J. Thiis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:543-544. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Aamerican Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:544. [PDF]  

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

William L. Holman
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:545-550. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Editor's note

C.Walton Lillehei
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:551. [PDF]  

Inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass

John Butler, Graeme M. Rocker, and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:552-559. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

1992 Meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:560. [PDF]  

Carotid endarterectomy during aortic clamping To the editor

Lawrence I. Bonchek, Mark W. Burlingame, Brad E. Vazales, and Edward F. Lundy
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:561. [PDF] [References]  

Reply To the editor

Steven J. Weiss
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:561. [PDF]  

Prosthetic mitral valve replacement To the editor

Gary L. Grunkemeier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:561-562. [PDF] [References]  

Reply To the editor

Andrew C. Fiore
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:562. [PDF]  

Thoracoscopic thymoma resection To the editor

Tea E. Acuff, Michael J. Mack, William H. Ryan, Richard T. Bowman, and Mark B. Douthit
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:562-563. [PDF] [References]  

Reply To the editor

Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:563. [PDF]  

Resection of mycotic lung sequestra after invasive aspergillosis To the editor

Gilbert Massard, Bruno Lioure, Jean-Marie Wihlm, and Georges Morand
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:563-564. [PDF] [References]  

Reply To the editor

Vincent K. Young, Hassan A. Maghur, David A. Luke, and Eilish M. McGovern
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:564. [PDF] [References]  

Thoracic aortic dissection and atherosclerotic abdominal aortic aneurysm To the editor

Cipriano Abad
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:564-565. [PDF] [References]  

Treatment of AIDS-related bronchopleural fistula by pleurectomy To the editor

Henry F. Olivier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:565-566. [PDF] [References]  

Staged expanding pulmonary artery band To the editor

Per G. Bjørnstad, Harald L. Lindberg, and Bjarne Smevik
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:566-567. [PDF] [References]  

Reply To the editor

E. Taliaferro Warren
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:567. [PDF]  

Transthoracic balloon pumps To the editor

Anthony L. Moulton
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:567. [PDF] [References]  

John Gibbon and his heart-lung machine To the editor

Ada Romaine-Davis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:567-568. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pericardioperitoneal shunt for persistent effusions To the editor

Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Brian Prendergast, and James A.C. Thorpe
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:568. [PDF] [References]  

Reply To the editor

Thomas F. Molnar and Kumarasingham Jeyasingham
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:568. [PDF] [References]  

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