Articles:

Unsocialized medicine: The decline of surgical collegiality

William A. Cook
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:569-575. [PDF] [References]  

Measurement of total DNA to assess lung cancers

Raymond L. Teplitz and William G. Hammond
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:576-577. [PDF] [References]  

Evolving applications of the maze procedure for atrial fibrillation

James L. Cox
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:578-580. [PDF] [References]  

When does one replace the heart in ischemic cardiomyopathy?

Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:581. [PDF] [References]  

Third-time coronary artery bypass grafting: Midterm results

Walter H. Merrill, C.Craig Elkins, James R. Stewart, William H. Frist, and Harvey W. Bender, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:582-584. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:585. [PDF]  

Penetrating injuries of the aortic arch and its branches

James W. Pate, F.Hammond Cole, Jr, William A. Walker, and Timothy C. Fabian
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:586-592. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:592. [PDF] [References]  

DNA ploidy pattern of each carcinomatous component in adenosquamous lung carcinoma

Yukito Ichinose, Nobuytiki Hara, Shinzo Takamori, Kazunobu Maeda, Tokujiro Yano, and Mitsuo Ohta
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:593-596. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Recycling of the internal mammary artery in coronary reoperation

Luc Noyez and Leon K. Lacquet
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:597-599. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:599. [PDF]  

Anomalous course of the left brachiocephalic vein

Michael R. Mill, Benson R. Wilcox, Frank C. Detterbeck, and Robert H. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:600-602. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Primary repair of iatrogenic thoracic esophageal perforation and Boerhaave's syndrome

Sunil K. Ohri, Theodore A. Liakakos, Vivek Pathi, Edward R. Townsend, and S.William Fountain
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:603-606. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cox/maze procedure for atrial septal defect with atrial fibrillation: Management strategies

Lawrence I. Bonchek, Mark W. Burlingame, Seth J. Worley, Brad E. Vazales, and Edward F. Lundy
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:607-610. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Technique for resecting primary metastatic nonbronchogenic tumors of the thoracic outlet

Paolo Macchiarini, Philippe Dartevelle, Alain Chapelier, Bernard Lenot, Jacques Cerrina, François Le Roy Ladurie, and François Parquin
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:611-618. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Complement inhibition with soluble complement receptor type 1 in cardiopulmonary bypass

A.Marc Gillinov, Patrick A. DeValeria, Jerry A. Winkelstein, Ian Wilson, William E. Curtis, David Shaw, C.Grace Yeh, Alfred R. Rudolph, William A. Baumgartner, Ahvie Herskowitz, and Duke E. Cameron
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:619-624. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass and cellular immunity: Changes in lymphocyte subsets and natural killer cell activity

Kazuyoshi Tajima, Fumio Yamamoto, Kohei Kawazoe, Izumi Nakatani, Hiroshi Sakai, Toshio Abe, and Yasunaru Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:625-630. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Relation between choice of prostheses and late outcome in double-valve replacement

Paul S. Brown, Jr, Charles S. Roberts, Charles L. McIntosh, Julie A. Swain, and Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:631-640. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Open mitral commissurotomy: Fourteen- to eighteen-year follow-up clinical study

Jose M. Herrera, Jose L. Vega, Jose M. Bernal, Jose M. Rabasa, and Jose M. Revuelta
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:641-645. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary artery size and clinical outcome after the modified Fontan operation

Christopher J. Knott-Craig, Paul R. Julsrud, Hartzell V. Schaff, Francisco J. Puga, and Gordon K. Danielson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:646-651. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Platelet function in cardiac surgery: Influence of temperature and aprotinin

Joachim Boldt, Christoph Knothe, Bernfried Zickmann, Sabine Bill, Friedhelm Dapper, and Gunter Hempelmann
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:652-658. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:658. [PDF]  

Topical use of aprotinin in open heart operations

Harun Tatar, Serta[image] [image]i[image]ek, Ufuk Demirkili[image], Ertugrul Özal, Hikmet Süer, Ömer Öztürk, and Hamit Isiklar
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:659-661. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effects of aprotinin on anticoagulant monitoring: Implications in cardiovascular surgery

David M. Najman, Jeanine M. Walenga, Jawed Fareed, and Roque Pifarré
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:662-666. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effects of external stenting on wall thickening in arteriovenous bypass grafts

Adonis G. Violaris, Andrew C. Newby, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:667-671. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Completion pneumonectomy and thoracoplasty for bronchopleural fistula and fungal empyema

Joe R. Utley
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:672-676. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiopulmoitary bypass procedures in dialysis patients

Wilson Ko, Karl H. Kreiger, and O.Wayne Isom
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:677-684. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical experience with defibrillator implantation using nonthoracotomy leads

Dieter Hammel, Michael Block, Wolfgang Konertz, Martin Borggrefe, Frank Isbruch, Boulos Asfour, Armin Geiger, Günter Breithardt, and Hans H. Scheld
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:685-693. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Calprotectin and complement activation during major operations with or without cardiopulmonary bypass

Peter Garred, Erik Fosse, Magne K. Fagerhol, Vibeke Videm, and Tom Eirik Mollnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:694-699. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effects of pressure and duration of hyperkalemic infusions on endothelial function

Raymond Cartier, Michel Pellerin, Charleen Hollmann, and L.Conrad Pelletier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:700-705. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Paranasal sinusitis: Cryptic sepsis after coronary artery bypass operations

Anthony L. Picone, Clinton E. Baisden, Edward G. Ford, and Mark E. Sand
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:706-710. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Influence of temperature of flushing solution on lung preservation

Liang-Shun Wang, Kembu Nakamoto, Chia-Ming Hsieh, Shinichiro Miyoshi, and Joel D. Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:711-715. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Male donor into female recipient increases the risk of pediatric heart allograft rejection

Motohiro Kawauchi, Steven R. Gundry, Javier Alonso de Begona, David A. Fullerton, Anees J. Razzouk, Mark M. Boucek, Sandra Nehlsen-Cannarella, and Leonard L. Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:716-718. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Severe ischemic left ventricular failure: Coronary operation or heart transplantation?

Giovanni B. Luciani, Giuseppe Faggian, Renato Razzolini, Ugolino Livi, Uberto Bortolotti, and Alessandro Mazzucco
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:719-723. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass and pulmonary thromboxane generation

Tajammul Shafique, Frank W. Sellke, Robert L. Thurer, Ronald M. Weintraub, and Robert G. Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:724-728. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cavopulmonary connection in repair of atrioventricular septal defect with small right ventricle

Oswaldo Alvarado, Narayanswami Sreeram, Roxane McKay, and Isobel M. Boyd
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:729-736. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Biomechanical study of sternal closure techniques

Wen Cheng, Duke E. Cameron, Karen E. Warden, James D. Fonger, and Vincent L. Gott
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:737-740. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary artery balloon counterpulsation: Safe after peripheral placement

George V. Letsou, Kenneth L. Franco, Wayne Detmer, Spyros Condos, Sidney Wolvek, G.J. Walker Smith, and John C. Baldwin
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:741-746. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Age and protection of the ischemic myocardium: Is alkaline cardioplegia appropriate?

John E. Baker, Lawrence E. Boerboom, and Gordon N. Olinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:747-755. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Delayed myocardial laceration after intrapericardial pneumonectomy

Blake C. Papsin, Lyall A. Gorenstein, and Melvyn Goldberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:756-757. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-term follow-up and resection of a postoperative false aortic aneurysm

Peter E. Linz, Robert B. Wallace, and William P. Baker
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:758-759. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Traumatic sinus of Valsalva fistula and aortic valve rupture

Edward G. Murray, Kazutomo Minami, Henry Körtke, Hubert Seggewiβ, and Reiner Körfer
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:760-761. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful repair of combined ventricular septal rupture and free wall rupture

Hirofumi Ide, Takashi Ino, Akihiro Mizuhara, and Atsushi Yamaguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:762-763. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ventricular septal defect creation for relief of tunnel subvalvular aortic stenosis

Loïc Macé, Patrice Dervanian, Jean Losay, and Jean Yves Neveux
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:764-766. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intraoperative transthoracic ultrasonographic localization of occult lung lesions

Hani Shennib and Patrice Bret
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:767-769. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of patent saphenous vein grafts during reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting

Rajsekhar Devineni, Nishit Shah, and Jacob Kolff
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:770-771. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracoscopic transdiaphragmatic approach for adrenal biopsy

Michael J. Mack, Ronald J. Aronoff, Tea E. Acuff, and William H. Ryan
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:772-773. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Infected hepatic Echinococcus cyst presenting as recurrent Escherichia coli empyema

Robert Chang, Martha Higgins, Ralph DiLisio, Abdelkader Hawasli, Luis G. Camaro, and Riad Khatib
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:774-775. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful combined operation for mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation

Masafumi Hioki, Masatoshi Ikeshita, Yoshio Iedokoro, Takashi Nitta, Atsushi Harada, Tetsuo Asano, Shigeo Tanaka, and Tasuku Shoji
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:776-778. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Technique of transplantation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome with left superior vena cava

Thomas L. Spray, Charles B. Huddleston, and Charles E. Canter
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:779-781. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Localized supravalvar aortic stenosis: A new technique for repair

Richard B. Chard and Timothy B. Cartmill
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:782-784. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transseptal insertion of left atrial line: A simple and safe technique

Podila Sitarama Rao and Ponangi Venkata Sathyanarayana
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:785-786. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Subclavian artery cannulation for infant extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Edwin C. McGough, Sharon McGough, and John A. Hawkins
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:787-788. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Quantum leap forward in the management of cardiac trauma: The pioneering work of Dwight E. Harken

Panagiotis N. Symbas and Alexander G. Justicz
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:789-791. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:791. [PDF]  

Technical advances in the treatment of left ventricular aneurysm

Noel L. Mills, Charles T. Everson, and David R. Hockmuth
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:792-800. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Selection of cardiac valvular prostheses

Cary W. Akins
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:801-802. [PDF]  

Effect of internal mammary artery dissection on sternal vascularization

Michel Carrier, Jean Grégoire, Raymond Cartier, Yves Leclerc, and Louis-Conrad Pelletier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:803-804. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracic surgery directors association: 1992 in review

Mark B. Orringer
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:805-806. [PDF]  

Near misses in cardiac surgery: By Myles Edurin Lee, MD Sloneham, MA, Buttervsorth Heinemann, 1992 146 pp. $29.95

John H. Calhoon
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:806. [PDF]  

Venting and deairing without a roller pump

Solomon Victor and M. Kabeer
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:807. [PDF] [References]  

Measurement of instantaneous pulmonary capillary blood flow

Charles Her
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:807-808. [PDF] [References]  

Surgical management of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with AIDS

Jesús V. Albort, Marco A. Callejas, Emilio A. Canalis, Miguel Catalán, and Juan Sanchez-Lloret
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:808-809. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Arlen G. Fleisher and Gerry McElvaney
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:809. [PDF] [References]  

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Denise Ouellette and Alan H. Menkis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:809. [PDF] [References]  

Lung cancer in the young

Matthew M. McCambridge and Arn H. Eliasson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:809-810. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Jean-François Regnard
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:810. [PDF]  

Cervical esophageal anastomosis

Lajos Kotsis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:810-811. [PDF] [References]  

Thoracoscopy and spontaneous pneumothorax

Juan J. Rivas de Andrés and Juan Torres Lanzas
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:811. [PDF] [References]  

Transplantation using donor hearts from patients with circulatory arrest

David K.C. Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:811-812. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Steven R. Gundry
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:812-813. [PDF] [References]  

Beneficial effect of nicardipine on perioperative myocardial ischemia

Mohamed Amrani, Amin Matta, and Robert A. Dion
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:813-814. [PDF] [References]  

Open lung biopsy

Lewis Wetstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:814. [PDF] [References]  

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