Articles:

Announcement: Editorial board changes

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:815. [PDF]  

Treatment of acute aortic arch dissection

Steven L. Lansman, M.Arisan Ergin, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:816-817. [PDF] [References]  

The vascular endothelium: Friend or foe?

Edward D. Verrier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:818-819. [PDF] [References]  

Neoadjuvant therapy for lung cancer: A note of caution

Valerie W. Rusch and John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:820-821. [PDF] [References]  

The role of the gut in the development of multiple organ dysfunction in cardiothoracic patients

Arthur E. Baue
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:822-829. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Deep hypothermic arrest and left thoracotomy for repair of difficult thoracic aneurysms

Sznbolcs Szentpetery, Crile Crisler, and George L.B. Grinnan
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:830-833. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Myocardial performance after contusion with concurrent hypovolemia

Larry L. Shears, Ronald C. Hill, Gregory A. Timberlake, Kathryn C. Beamer, Robert A. Gustafson, Geoffrey M. Graeber, and Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:834-837. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New STS Extramural Program: Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:837. [PDF]  

Sternal resection and reconstruction

Kamal A. Mansour, Timothy M. Anderson, and T.Roderick Hester
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:838-843. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical management of pulmonary infections in chronic granulomatous disease of childhood

Helen W. Pogrebniak, John I. Gallin, Harry L. Malech, Alan R. Baker, Christopher A. Moskaluk, William D. Travis, and Harvey I. Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:844-849. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary artery sleeve resection for abutting left upper lobe lesions

Raymond C. Read, Stanley Ziomek, Timothy J. Ranval, John F. Eidt, John C. Gocio, and Robert F. Schaeter
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:850-854. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Allograft replacement of the aortic valve versus the miniroot and valve

George R. Daicoff, Luis M. Botero, and James A. Quintessenza
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:855-859. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mitral valve repair using a flexible and adjustable annuloplasty ring

Michael E. Gorton, Jeffrey M. Piehler, Duncan A. Killen, Marcia L. Hoskins, and A.Michael Borkon
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:860-863. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Replacement of the transverse aortic arch for type a acute aortic dissection

Koichi Tabayashi, Koki Niibori, Atsuchi Iguchi, Yoshimi Shoji, Mikio Ohmi, and Hitoshi Mohri
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:864-867. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tracheoesophageal fistulas

Leonid M. Gudovsky, Nataly S. Koroleva, Yury B. Biryukov, Alex F. Chernousov, and Mikhail I. Perelman
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:868-875. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

High-risk cardiac operation: A viable alternative to heart transplantation

Maryl R. Johnson, Maria Rosa Costanzo-Nordin, Alain L. Heroux, Walter G. Kao, G.Martin Mullen, Roque Pifarré, and Henry J. Sullivan
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:876-882. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:882. [PDF]  

Exercise coronary flow reserve of bilateral internal thoracic artery bypass grafts

Ryuichi Morita, Soichiro Kitamura, Kanji Kawachi, Tetsuji Kawata, Kazumi Mizuguchi, Yoichi Kameda, Jyunichi Hasegawa, and Yoshitsugu Yoshida
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:883-887. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-term complications of implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead systems

G.Hossein Almassi, Gordon N. Olinger, Jule N. Wetherbee, and Gary Fehl
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:888-892. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effects of cardiomyoplasty on biventricular function in canine chronic heart failure

Wang Cheng, John J. Michele, Francis G. Spinale, James D. Sink, and William P. Santamore
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:893-901. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Improvement of cardiac function impaired by repeated ischemic arrests in isolated rat hearts

Kaiser Ali, Masami Morimoto, Yukio Fukaya, and Yasuyuki Furukawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:902-907. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A model to predict survival at time of postcardiotomy intraaortic balloon pump insertion

Robert T. Baldwin, Stephen Slogoff, George P. Noon, Michael Sekela, O.Howard Frazier, Sidney K. Edelman, and William K. Vaughn
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:908-913. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Balloon aortic valvuloplasty as a bridge to aortic valve replacement in critically ill patients

Nicholas G. Smedira, Thomas A. Ports, Scot H. Merrick, and J.Scott Rankin
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:914-916. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heparin-coated circuits reduce the inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass

Y.J. Gu, Willem van Oeveren, Cornelia Akkerman, Piet W. Boonstra, Rob J. Huyzen, and Charles R.H. Wildevuur
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:917-922. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of vascular clamp on endothelial integrity of the internal mammary artery

James Kuo, Keith Ramstead, Vehid Salih, Adam Coumbe, Timothy R. Graham, and C.Terence Lewis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:923-926. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Operative creation of left to right cardiac shunts: Pulmonary functional sequelae

Jay S. Greenspan, Deborah A. Davis, Pierantonio A. Russo, Marla R. Wolfson, and Thomas H. Shaffer
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:927-932. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Systolic and diastolic function of both ventricles after prolonged cardioplegic arrest

Pankaj S. Mankad and Magdi H. Yacoub
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:933-939. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Impairment of vascular endothelial function by high-potassium storage solutions

Barry B.K. Chan, Irving L. Kron, Terry L. Flanagan, John A. Kern, Charles E. Hobson, and Curtis G. Tribble
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:940-945. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New experimental technique to study blood cardioplegia in the isolated, perfused rat heart

Mukul Chandra, Herzl Schwalb, Ester Yaroslavsky-Houminer, Yori Appelbaum, Gideon Uretzky, and Joseph B. Borman
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:946-949. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Trans-ventricular septal defect approach for resection of accessory mitral valve tissue

Hisataka Yasui, Hideaki Kado, Shigehiko Tokunaga, Yasuo Kanegae, Kouji Fukae, Munetaka Masuda, and Kouichi Tokunaga
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:950-953. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:953. [PDF]  

Perfluorochemical reperfusion yields improved myocardial recovery after global ischemia

Stephen M. Martin, Hillel Laks, Davis C. Drinkwater, Darryl G. Stein, Eli R. Capouya, Jeffrey M. Pearl, Steven W. Barthel, Paul Chang, Elias Kaczer, and Sunita Bhuta
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:954-960. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mediastinal lymph node dissection in resected lung cancer: Morbidity and accuracy of staging

Ewald C.M. Bollen, Cees J. Van Duin, Paul H.M.H. Theunissen, Bep E. v./t Hof-grootenboer, and Geert H. Blijham
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:961-966. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Sternal blood flow during mobilization of the internal thoracic arteries

George E. Green, Daniel G. Swistel, Jose Castro, Zachary Hillel, and John Thornton
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:967-970. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aprotinin therapy in cardiac operations: A report on use in 41 cardiac centers in the United Kingdom

Ben P. Bidstrup, Judy Harrison, David Royston, Kenneth M. Taylor, and Tom Treasure
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:971-976. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:976. [PDF]  

Blood and albumin cardioplegia preserve endothelium-dependent microvascular responses

Frank W. Sellke, Tajammul Shafique, Robert G. Johnson, Hai Bin Dai, Peter F. Banitt, Frederick J. Schoen, and Ronald M. Weintraub
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:977-985. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Postoperative complications after combined neoadjuvant treatment of lung cancer

Wyatt C. Fowler, Corey J. Langer, Walter J. Curran, Jr, and Steven M. Keller
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:986-989. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic arch thrombosis in the neonate

Miguel Sousa Uva, Alain Serraf, François Lacour-Gayet, Jacqueline Bruniaux, Daniel Sidi, Jean Kachaner, Jean-Louis Cloez, Laurent Ferment, and Claude Planché
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:990-992. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Isolated bilateral ostial coronary artery stenoses

John H. Frierson, David J. Duke, Bertram W. Berney, Tom A. Molloy, and Alex P. Dimas
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:993-994. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful surgical management of an aortic arch aneurysm with acute aorto-pulmonary fistula

Stephen J. Lahey
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:995-997. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis causing bilateral pneumothorax during pregnancy

Sherwyn E. Warren, Dennis Lee, Victorino Martin, and William Messink
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:998-1000. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Double-orifice mitral and tricuspid valves in association with the Raghib complex

Sandeep T. Honnekeri, Anil G. Tendolkar, and Yash Y. Lokhandwala
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1001-1002. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pseudocoarctation of the aorta presenting as a mediastinal mass with dysphagia

Randolph M. Kessler, Kevin B. Miller, Stuart Pett, and Jorge A. Wernly
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1003-1005. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Postpneumonectomy chylothorax

Eric Vallieres, Farid M. Shamji, and Thomas R. Todd
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1006-1008. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful resection of a recurrent leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary trunk

Kenji Okada, Masayoshi Okada, Shinichiro Yamamoto, Tomoichiro Mukai, Takuro Tsukube, Hitoshi Matsuda, and Morihito Okada
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1009-1012. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve after mitral valve repair without a ring

Kiyoyuki Eishi, Kouhei Kawazoe, and Yasunaru Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1013-1014. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Delos M. Cosgrove
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1015. [PDF]  

Pyoderma gangrenosum after coronary artery bypass grafting

Richard P. Rand, John E. Olerud, and Edward D. Verrier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1016-1018. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Technique of single-lung transplantation

Vibhu R. Kshettry, Sara J. Shumway, Robert L. Gauthier, and R.Morton Bolman, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1019-1021. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pericardial patch repair of left ventricular aneurysm

John P. Iguidbashian, David M. Follette, Joseph P. Contino, Marc E. Pollock, Calvin Lutrin, and Herbert A. Berkoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1022-1024. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New cardiac retractor for epicardial electrode insertion via subxiphoid approach

Tohru Sakamoto, Hirokuni Arai, and Akio Suzuki
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1025-1026. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New technique for improving hemostasis in aortic root replacement with composite graft

Jack G. Copeland, III, Luis J. Rosado, and Sharon L. Snyder
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1027-1029. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Total anomalous pulmonary connection: Then and now

John W. Hammon, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1030-1032. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Editor's note

Denton A. cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1032. [PDF]  

Aprotinin in perspective

Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1033-1041. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Descending aortic aneurysmectomy without adjuncts to avoid ischemia

Hassan Najafi
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1042-1045. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bronchopleural fistula

Tom Treasure
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1046. [PDF] [References]  

Invasive staging of the mediastinum

Paul E. Van Schil and Rudolphe G. Vanmaele
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1046-1047. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

John S. Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1047-1048. [PDF] [References]  

AIDS-related bronchopleural fistula

William A. Walker, James W. Pate, Dennis Amundson, and Charles Kennedy
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1048. [PDF] [References]  

Ionescu-Shiley valve failures

Virginia M. Walley
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1048-1049. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Shlomo Gabbay
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1049. [PDF] [References]  

Retrograde versus antegrade cardioplegia: Impact on right ventricular function

Luc Noyez and Tjeerd van der Werf
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1049-1050. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

E.Charles Douville, John M. Kratz, Francis G. Spinale, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, and Calvert C. Alpert
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1050-1051. [PDF] [References]  

Surveillance of Barrett's esophagus

Michel E. Ribet
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1051-1052. [PDF] [References]  

Relpy

John M. Streitz, Jr, Warren A. Williamson, and F.Henry Ellis, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1052. [PDF] [References]  

Cavernous hemangioma of the intercostal space

Lary A. Robinson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1052-1053. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Willard A. Fry, David J. Winchester, and Thomas A. Victor
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1053-1054. [PDF]  

Bentall redo

Renato A.K. Kalil
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1054. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Tomas Antonio Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1054. [PDF]  

Hyperglycemia increases cerebral intracellular acidosis during circulatory arrest

Richard V. Anderson, Michael G. Siegman, Robert S. Balaban, Toni L. Ceckler, and Julie A. Swain
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1054. [PDF]  

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