Articles:

In memoriam: Nina S. Braunwald, 1928–1992

John A. Waldhausen
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1055-1056. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nina S. Braunwald Career Development Award and Nina S. Braunwald Research Fellowship

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1056. [PDF]  

And it happened during our lifetime ...

Vincent L. Gott
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1057-1064. [PDF] [References]  

A case for caring—A message from the new honorary member

Wilfred G. Bigelow
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1065-1066. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epiphrenic diverticula: Fact and fable

Mark B. Orringer
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1067-1068. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Steroid-free heart transplantation: An analysis

R. Morton Bolman, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1069-1070. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Warm blood cardioplegia: Benefits and risks

Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1071-1072. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of inflation on adenosine triphosphate catabolism and lactate production during normothermic lung ischemia

Paul R.J. De Leyn, Tony E. Lerut, Hans H.J. Schreinemakers, Dirk E.M. Van Raemdonck, Kanigula Mubagwa, and Willem Flameng
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1073-1079. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass impairs small intestinal transport and increases cut permeability

Sunil K. Ohri, Ingvar Bjarnason, Vivek Pathi, Sipagurunathan Somasundaram, Christopher T. Bowles, Bruce E. Keogh, Asghar Khaghani, Ian Menzies, Magdi H. Yacoub, and Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1080-1086. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Double-lung transplantation in mechanically ventilated patients with cystic fibrosis

Gilbert Massard, Hani Shennib, Dominique Metras, Jean Camboulives, Laurent Viard, David S. Mulder, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Jean-François Morin, Roger Giudicelli, and Michel Noirclerc
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1087-1092. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Thirtieth Annual Meeting

Richard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1092. [PDF]  

Effects of pH on brain energetics after hypothermic circulatory arrest

Mitsuru Aoki, Fumikazu Nomura, Michael E. Stromski, Miles K. Tsuji, James C. Fackler, Paul R. Hickey, David H. Holtzman, and Richard A. Jonas
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1093-1103. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass in HIV-positive patients

Alejandro Aris, JoséLuis Pomar, and Emili Saura
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1104-1108. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Epiphrenic diverticulum: Results of surgical treatment

Joseph C. Benacci, Claude Deschamps, Victor F. Trastek, Mark S. Allen, Richard C. Daly, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1109-1114. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intrapleural doxycycline control of malignant pleural effusions

Lary A. Robinson, William H. Fleming, and Timothy A. Galbraith
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1115-1122. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Extended cardiopulmonary preservation: University of Wisconsin solution versus Bretschneider's cardioplegic solution

Paul A. Human, Jurgen Holl, Susan Vosloo, John Hewitson, Johan G. Brink, Hermann Reichenspurner, Dieter Boehm, Alan G. Rose, John A. Odell, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1123-1130. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

University of Wisconsin versus St. Thomas' Hospital solution for human donor heart preservation

Stefanos Demertzis, Jens Wippermann, Jutta Schaper, Thorsten Wahlers, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, Ingrid Wagenbreth, Bernard Hausen, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1131-1137. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Repair of atrial septal defect through a right thoracotomy

Todd K. Rosengart and Jaroslav F. Stark
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1138-1140. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left ventricular assist with an axial flow pump (Hemopump): Clinical application

Albrecht C. Wiebalck, Patrick F. Wouters, Ferdinand R. Waldenberger, Belhan Akpinar, Peter M. Lauwers, Roland H. Demeyere, Paul T. Sergeant, Willem J. Daenen, and Willem J. Flameng
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1141-1146. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1146. [PDF]  

Increased lung injury in pulmonary hypertensive patients during open heart operations

Hiroyoshi Komai, Fumio Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Tanaka, Toshifumi Murashita, Toshihiko Shibata, Hiroshi Sakai, and Yasunaru Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1147-1152. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Noninvasive long-term follow-up after coarctation repair

Pieter A. Kappetein, Gerard L. Guit, Ad J.J.C. Bogers, Hans W. Weeda, Koos H. Zwinderman, Jacques P.A.M. Schönberger, and Hans A. Huysmans
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1153-1159. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical results of steroid-free induction immunosuppression after heart transplantation

Ugolino Livi, Giovanni Battista Luciani, Giovanni Maria Boffa, Giuseppe Faggian, Uberto Bortolotti, Gaetano Thiene, and Alessandro Mazzucco
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1160-1165. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Revised technique of cardiopulmonary bypass in one-stage repair of interrupted aortic arch complex

Hisataka Yasui, Hideaki Kado, Kunihiro Yonenaga, Shihori Kawasaki, Yuichi Shiokawa, Hiroaki Kouno, Ryuji Tominaga, Yoshito Kawachi, and Kouichi Tokunaga
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1166-1171. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intracardiac operation in seven pregnant women

Gawie J. Rossouw, Christopher J. Knott-Craig, Pieter M. Barnard, Leroi A. Macgregor, and Wynand P. Van Zyl
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1172-1174. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1174. [PDF]  

Reduction of heparin binding to and inhibition of platelets by aprotinin

Lindsay C.H. John, Gareth M. Rees, and Iren B. Kovacs
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1175-1179. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Lidocaine prophylaxis in coronary revascularization patients: A randomized, prospective trial

Robert G. Johnson, Ary L. Goldberger, Robert L. Thurer, Michael Schwartz, Cheryl Sirois, and Ronald M. Weintraub
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1180-1184. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cadaver lung donors: Effect of preharvest ventilation on graft function

Karl S. Ulicny, Jr, Thomas M. Egan, C. Jake Lambert, Jr, Robert L. Reddick, and Benson R. Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1185-1191. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Sanford J. Finck, Kevin J. Cockerill, Joseph E. Jeter, and Thomas A. Orszulak
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1192-1196. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Massive thymic hyperplasia

Anthony G. Linegar, John A. Odell, W.M. Pitt Fennell, Pauline M. Close, Mark K. De Groot, Dennis R. Casserly, and Joss I. Perold
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1197-1201. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Should a patient with a treated cancer be offered an open heart operation?

Charles C. Canver, Charles A.S. Marrin, Stephen K. Plume, and William C. Nugent
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1202-1204. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of low-dose aprotinin on coagulation and fibrinolysis in cardiopulmonary bypass

Michio Kawasuji, Keishi Ueyama, Naoki Sakakibara, Takeo Tedoriya, Yasuhiro Matsunaga, Takuro Misaki, and Yoh Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1205-1209. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pharmacological relaxation of the saphenous vein during harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting

Guo-Wei He, Franklin L. Rosenfeldt, and James A. Angus
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1210-1217. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hufnagel revisited: A descending thoracic aortic valve to treat prosthetic valve insufficiency

Alexander R.J. Cale, Christopher T.M. Sang, Ciro Campanella, and Evan W.J. Cameron
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1218-1221. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical techniques in partial anomalous pulmonary veins to the superior vena cava

Serafin Y. DeLeon, Jenny E. Freeman, Michel N. Ilbawi, Tarek S. Husayni, Jose A. Quinones, E. Phillip Ow, Timothy J. Bell, and Roque Pifarré
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1222-1226. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Warm blood cardioplegia

Cecil C. Vaughn, John C. Opie, Federico T. Florendo, Patricia A. Lowell, and Jon Austin
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1227-1232. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Massive descending thoracic aneurysm in a Jehovah's witness: Treatment by thromboexclusion

Stephen Westaby, Andrew J. Parry, Feier Lamont, and Catherine Grebenik
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1233-1235. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm and intracardiac fistulas after replacement of mitral valve prosthesis

Atsushi Watanabe, Teruhisa Kazui, Masaru Tsukamoto, and Sakuzo Komatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1236-1239. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Simple method for cardioplegia retrieval in patients with chronic renal failure

Jane L. Schwabe, Jeffrey T. Sugimoto, and Martin L. Rothberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1240-1241. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Methyl methacrylate plate to prevent compression after heart transplantation

Ahmad S. Jazzar, W. Edward Dalton, Nathan E. Bradley, David K.C. Cooper, and Nazih Zuhdi
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1242-1243. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Sherry C. Faulkner, Bonnie J. Taylor, Carl W. Chipman, Lorrie L. Baker, James W. Fasules, Stephen H. Van DeVanter, and James E. Harrell, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1244-1246. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Rupture of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm through the tricuspid septal leaflet

Panny Kallis, Mark de Beider, and E.E. John Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1247-1248. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intracardiac ectopic thyroid: Conservative surgical treatment

Gianluca L. Polvani, Carlo Antona, Massimo Porqueddu, Giulio Pompilio, Dario Cavoretto, Tiziano Gherli, Andrea Sala, and Paolo Biglioli
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1249-1251. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1251. [PDF]  

Unusual location of an atrial myxoma complicated by a secundum atrial septal defect

David R. Jones, Ronald C. Hill, Albert E. Abbott, Jr, Robert A. Gustafson, and Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1252-1253. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bronchogenic cyst: A cause of pulmonary artery obstruction and breathlessness

Christopher J. Worsnop, Harry Teichtahl, and C. Peter Clarke
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1254-1255. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Blunt cardiac trauma: Survival after bichamber rupture

John Fenton, Mary Lee Myers, Peter Lane, and Alan G. Casson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1256-1257. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Identifying Blalock-Taussig shunts using a silastic band

Hugh M. van Gelder, Daniel G. Knauf, Daniel J. O'Brien, and James A. Alexander
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1258-1259. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New technique to enlarge the aortic annulus

Ali Yener, Aytekin Ozdemir, Ahmet Sinav, Nuran Yener, and Eric Hauf
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1260-1261. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Augmented femoral venous return

Lynn Solomon, Francis P. Sutter, Scott M. Goldman, John M. Mitchell, and Kevin Casey
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1262-1263. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Practical thoracoscopy: By Christian Boutin, Jean Viallat, and Yossef Aelony Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 1991 112 pp, illustrated, $125.00

James L. Nielsen
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1263. [PDF]  

Use of a Dacron cuff to decrease bleeding from atrial cannulas of ventricular assist devices

David A. Wyatt, Irving L. Kron, and Curtis G. Tribble
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1264-1265. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Endobag

David A. Arzouman, Robert J. Caccavale, Glenn E. Sisler, and Ralph J. Lewis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1266-1267. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic subannular ventricular aneurysms

Harold D. Head, Kenneth L. Jue, and Carl C. Askren
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1268-1272. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Motor disorders of the esophagus

André Duranceau
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1273-1274. [PDF]  

Left thoracotomy for reoperative coronary artery bypass procedures

Rakesh Uppal, Noel L. Mills, Andrew S. Wechsler, Peter K. Smith, Noel L. Mills, and Andrew S. Wechsler
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1275-1276. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Bruce B. Davis and Graham Fetherston
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1277. [PDF]  

Surgical management of carcinoid heart disease

Richard P. Embrey
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1277. [PDF] [References]  

Coronary sinus cannulation

Raul Garcia Rinaldi
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1278. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Gabriel S. Aldea
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1278. [PDF] [References]  

Tumor necrosis factor and platelet-activating factor during cardiopulmonary bypass

Nathalie Nathan and Yves Denizot
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1278-1279. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Nicolaas J.G. Jansen and Willem van Oeveren
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1279. [PDF] [References]  

Discrete subaortic stenosis

Jacob Lavee, Aram Smolinsky, Julius Hegesh, and Daniel A. Goor
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1279-1280. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Flavian M. Lupinetti
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1280. [PDF]  

Staged fontan repair of complex cardiac anomalies with subaortic obstruction

Roberto M. Di Donato, Duccio di Carlo, and Carlo Marcelletti
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1280. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Steven A. Webber, Jacques G. Le Blanc, and Suvro S. Sett
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1280-1281. [PDF] [References]  

Emergent cardiopulmonary bypass

Steven J. Phillips
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1281-1282. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Jonathan G. Hill
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1282. [PDF] [References]  

Ionescu-Shiley bioprosthesis cusp "sag" and insufficiency

Virginia M. Walley
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1282-1283. [PDF] [References]  

Coagulation defects in neonates during cardiopulmonary bypass

David R. Jobes, Susan C. Nicolson, James M. Steven, and Catherine S. Manno
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1283-1284. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Frank H. Kern and Paul R. Hickey
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1284. [PDF]  

Pulmonology and video surgery: Color it green

Robert B. Wagner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1284. [PDF] [References]  

Twenty-ninth Annual Meeting The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Richard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1285. [PDF]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1992–1993

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1286-1290. [PDF]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, members

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1290-1292. [PDF]  

Joint Conference on Graduate Education in Thoracic Surgery: September 25–27, 1992 Oak Brook, Illinois

Benson R. Wilcox and John A. Waldhausen
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1293-1295. [PDF]  

Systematic survey of opinion regarding the thoracic surgery residency

Benson R. Wilcox, Frank T. Stritter, Richard P. Anderson, William A. Gay, Jr, George C. Kaiser, Mark B. Orringer, W. Gerald Rainer, and Robert L. Replogle
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1296-1302. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Profile of the contemporary thoracic surgery resident

Benson R. Wilcox, Frank T. Stritter, Richard P. Anderson, William A. Gay, Jr, George C. Kaiser, Mark B. Orringer, W. Gerald Rainer, and Robert L. Replogle
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1303-1310. [PDF] [References]  

The practice of medicine in the year 2010

Jack M. Matloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1311-1325. [PDF] [References]  

General thoracic surgery in the year 2010

L. Penfield Faber
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1326-1331. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Curriculum change for graduate education in thoracic surgery

Benson R. Wilcox and Frank T. Stritter
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1332-1336. [PDF] [References]  

Education in thoracic surgery: Personal and societal influences

James V. Maloney, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1337-1339. [PDF] [References]  

Recruitment and selection of the "best and brightest"

George F. Sheldon
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1340-1344. [PDF] [References]  

Credentialing in medicine

Frank C. Wilson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1345-1348. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Report of the Joint Conference on Graduate Education in Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1349-1356. [PDF]  

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