Articles:

Efficacy and safety of the superior-septal approach to the mitral valve

Craig R. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1357-1358. [PDF] [References]  

Barrett's esophagus: Another esophageal Sphinx

Alex G. Little
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1359-1360. [PDF] [References]  

The Björk-Shiley dilemma

Charles A.S. Marrin, John D. Birkmeyer, and Gerald T. O'Connor
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1361-1364. [PDF] [References]  

Preoperative chemotherapy for stage IIIa (N2) lung cancer: The Sloan-Kettering experience with 136 patients

Nael Martini, Mark G. Kris, Betty J. Flehinger, Richard J. Gralla, Manjit S. Bains, Michael E. Burt, Robert Heelan, Patricia M. McCormack, Katherine M.W. Pisters, James R. Rigas, Valerie W. Rusch, and Robert J. Ginsberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1365-1374. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The 1900 tuberculosis epidemic—Starting point of modern thoracic surgery

Andreas P. Naef
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1375-1378. [PDF] [References]  

Effects of insufflation on hemodynamics during thoracoscopy

David R. Jones, Geoffrey M. Graeber, Gerald G. Tanguilig, Gerry Hobbs, and Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1379-1382. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with previously completed stroke

Arthur C. Beall, James W. Jones, Gene A. Guinn, Lars G. Svensson, and Cesar Nahas
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1383-1385. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Thirtieth Annual Meeting

Richard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1385. [PDF]  

Influence of pancreatic and biliary reflux on the development of esophageal carcinoma

Manuel Pera, Victor F. Trastek, Herschel A. Carpenter, Pedro L. Fernandez, Antonio Cardesa, Ulrich Mohr, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1386-1393. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

VATS-Argon Beam Coagulator treatment of diffuse end-stage bilateral bullous disease of the lung

Ralph J. Lewis, Robert J. Caccavale, and Glenn E. Sisler
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1394-1399. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Strategy for the reduction of stroke incidence in cardiac surgical patients

Thomas H. Wareing, Victor G. Davila-Roman, Bill B. Daily, Suzan F. Murphy, Kenneth B. Schechtman, Benico Barzilai, and Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1400-1408. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Fate of small homograft conduits after early repair of truncus arteriosus

Markus K. Heinemann, Frank L. Hanley, Kathleen N. Fenton, Richard A. Jonas, John E. Mayer, and Aldo R. Castaneda
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1409-1412. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mitral valve operation via an extended transseptal approach

Neal D. Kon, William Y. Tucker, Stephen A. Mills, Sidney W. Lavender, and A. Robert Cordell
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1413-1417. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Renal dysfunction and intravascular coagulation with aprotinin and hypothermic circulatory arrest

Thoralf M. Sundt, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Jeffrey E. Saffitz, Suzan F. Murphy, Thomas H. Wareing, and David J. Stahl
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1418-1424. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A reliable bridge to cardiac transplantation: The TCI left ventricular assist device

Nelson A. Burton, Edward A. Lefrak, Quentin Macmanus, Aaron Hill, Joseph A. Marino, Alan M. Speir, Bechara F. Akl, Robert A. Albus, and Paul S. Massimiano
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1425-1431. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Superior cerebral protection with profound hypothermia during circulatory arrest

A. Marc Gillinov, J. Mark Redmond, Kenton J. Zehr, Juan C. Troncose, Santiago Arroyo, Ronald P. Lesser, Anthony W. Lee, R. Scott Stuart, Bruce A. Reitz, William A. Baumgartner, and Duke E. Cameron
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1432-1439. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Extended resection of pulmonary metastases: Is the risk justified?

Joe B. Putnam, Douglas M. Suell, Ciri Natarajan, and Jack A. Roth
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1440-1446. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracic approaches to anterior spinal operations: Anterior thoracic approaches

Timothy M. Anderson, Kamal A. Mansour, and Joseph I. Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1447-1452. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of a free radical scavenger on cadaver lung transplantation

Thomas M. Egan, Karl S. Ulicny, C. Jake Lambert, and Benson R. Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1453-1459. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aprotinin in pediatric cardiac operations: Platelet function, blood loss, and use of homologous blood

Joachim Boldt, Christoph Knothe, Bernfried Zickmann, Niels Wege, Friedhelm Dapper, and Gunter Hempelmann
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1460-1466. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Retained intracardiac air in open heart operations examined by transesophageal echocardiography

Kazumasa Orihashi, Yuichiro Matsuura, Yoshiharu Hamanaka, Taijiro Sueda, Hiroo Shikata, Saiho Hayashi, and Takayuki Nomimura
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1467-1471. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracic versus lumbar epidural fentanyl for postthoracotomy pain

Corey W.T. Sawchuk, Bill Ong, Helmut W. Unruh, Thomas A. Horan, and Roy Greengrass
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1472-1476. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiopulmonary function after pulmonary lobectomy in patients with lung cancer

Hideki Nishimura, Masayuki Haniuda, Masami Morimoto, and Keishi Kubo
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1477-1484. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Richard M. Peters
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1484. [PDF]  

Right internal mammary artery for myocardial revascularization: Early results and indications

Johan Ramström, Ole Lund, Eduardo Cadavid, Sten Oxelbark, Johan B. Thuren, and Axel C. Henze
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1485-1491. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1491. [PDF]  

Triple-valve operation in the young rheumatic patient

Ganga Prabhakar, Naresh Kumar, Begonia Gometza, Omar Galal, Zohair Al-Halees, and Carlos M.G. Duran
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1492-1496. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1496. [PDF]  

Open heart operation in patients suffering from hereditary spherocytosis

Nasr L. Gayyed, Nick Bouboulis, and Mike P. Holden
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1497-1500. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bronchoplastic and angioplastic techniques in the treatment of bronchogenic carcinoma

Giuliano Maggi, Caterina Casadio, Franco Pischedda, Roberto Cianci, Enrico Rufrini, and Pierluigi Filosso
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1501-1507. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Changes in right ventricular geometry and heart rate early after hemi-Fontan procedure

Mohamed A. Seliem, Jeanne M. Baffa, Jane M. Vetter, Sheng-Liang Chen, Alvin J. Chin, and William I. Norwood
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1508-1512. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preservation of the aortic valve in acute aortic dissection: Long-term echocardiographic assessment and clinical outcome

Jean Philippe Mazzucotelli, Philippe H. Deleuze, Christophe Baufreton, Anne Marie Duval, Marie Line Hillion, Daniel Y. Loisance, and Jean Paul Cachera
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1513-1517. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Vascular complications of intraaortic balloon pumping: Unsheathed versus sheathed insertion

Harun Tatar, Sertaç Çiçek, Ufuk Demirkiliç, Ertugrul Özal, Hikmet Süer, Mehmet Aslan, and Ömer Y. Öztürk
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1518-1521. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1521. [PDF]  

Comparison of response to injury in organ culture of human saphenous vein and internal mammary artery

Cathy M. Holt, Sheila E. Francis, Andrew C. Newby, Suzanne Rogers, Patricia A. Gadsdon, Trevor Taylor, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1522-1528. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Lidocaine cardioplegia for prevention of reperfusion ventricular fibrillation

Anis Baraka, Nada Hirt, Aliya Dabbous, Samar Taha, Corine Rouhana, Nawal El-Khoury, Maroun Ghabash, Mireille Jamhoury, and Abla Sibaii
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1529-1533. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Factors confounding impedance catheter volume measurements in vitro

Mark R. Bielefeld, Santos E. Cabreriza, and Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1534-1539. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heparin coating reduces blood cell adhesion to arterial filters during coronary bypass: A clinical study

Jan W. Borowiec, Anders Bylock, Jan van der Linden, and Stefan Thelin
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1540-1545. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Efflux of adenosine and its catabolites during cold blood cardioplegia

Juha Nissinen, M.J. Pekka Raatikainen, Kai Karlqvist, and Keijo J. Peuhkurinen
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1546-1552. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pneumonectomy for unremitting hemoptysis in unilateral absence of pulmonary artery

Seth Bekoe, Ronald V. Pellegrini, Ross F. DiMarco, Kathleen J. Grant, and George F. Woelfel
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1553-1554. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Perioperative paraplegia and multiorgan failure from heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

William C. Feng, Arun K. Singh, Arthur A. Bert, Stephen J. Sanofsky, and James P. Crowley
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1555-1557. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Septal myectomy with a carbon dioxide laser for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Robert D. Dowling, Rodney J. Landreneau, Thomas A. Gasior, Gilal M. Ziady, and John M. Armitage
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1558-1560. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tracheoesophageal fistula caused by Mycobacterial tuberculosis adenopathy

Paolo Macchiarini, Nathalie Delamare, Philippe Beuzeboc, Anne Sophie Labussiére, Jacques Cerrina, Elisabeth Dulmet, Alain Chapelier, and Philippe Dartevelle
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1561-1563. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Isolated congenital atresia of the left main coronary artery and atherosclerosis

Probal K. Ghosh, Menachem Friedman, and Bernardo A. Vidne
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1564-1565. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Continuous retrograde cerebral perfusion during an aortic arch operation

G.A. Chandima Amarasena, Andrew J. Parry, Brian Johnston, and Ravi Pillai
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1566-1567. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Closed technique for repair of right superior vena cava draining to left atrium

Ahmad Nazem and Jeffrey E. Sell
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1568-1570. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Staged antrectomy and thoracoscopic truncal vagotomy for perforated peptic ulcer disease

Trevor C. Axford, Daniel G. Clair, Monica M. Bertagnolli, Steven J. Mentzer, and David J. Sugarbaker
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1571-1573. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transesophageal echocardiography. Clinical and intraoperative applications: By José Missri New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1993 248 pp, illustrated, $124.95

John Calhoon and Miguel Zabalgoilia
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1573. [PDF]  

Retrograde gastric varices in a patient with total cavopulmonary shunt

Akira Furuse, Kenji Koseni, Mika Takeshita, Yutaka Kotsuka, Kuniyoshi Yagyu, and Motohiro Kawauchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1574-1575. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Papillary fibroelastoma of mitral valve chorda

Ricardo Gallo, Naresh Kumar, Ganga Prabhakar, Adnan Awada, Yousef Maalouf, and Carlos M.G. Duran
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1576-1577. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New modified bentall procedure: Carrel patch and inclusion technique

Kouhei Kawazoe, Kiyoyuki Eishi, and Yasunaru Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1578-1579. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pericardial closure without pericardial substitute

William R. Berry, Robert R. Klingman, and Victor A. Ferraris
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1580-1581. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Fabric heart retractor for coronary artery bypass operations

Shigeru Kazama and Akira Ishihara
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1582-1583. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Balloon method for detecting inadequate double-lumen tube cuff seal

Jay B. Brodsky and James B.D. Mark
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1584. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Induction chemotherapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Frances A. Shepherd
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1585-1592. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Computed tomographic scan in N2 disease

Jemi Olak
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1593. [PDF] [References]  

Electrocardiographs detection of rejection

Johannes Mueller, Henning Warnecke, Tatjana Cohnerl, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1593-1594. [PDF] [References]  

Ventricular aneurysmectomy and coronary artery ligation: An alternative method of treatment of ALCAPA syndrome

Thierry Carrel, Miralem Pasic, and Marka I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1594. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Pascal R. Vouhé
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1595. [PDF] [References]  

Newly devised instrument for spraying aerosolized fibrin glue in thoracoscopic operations

Jun-ithi Ogawa, Hirashi Inone, Shirosaku Kide, and Akira Shohtsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1595-1596. [PDF] [References]  

Revival of the radial artery for coronary artery bypass grafting: L'histoire se repète

Jacques A.M. van Son and Frank Smedis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1596-1597. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Christophe Acar and Patrick Bruneval
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1597-1598. [PDF] [References]  

Retained intraaortic balloon

Shyam Kolvekar, Steven Griffin, Anthony Fisher, and John O'Riordan
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1598-1599. [PDF] [References]  

Retrograde blood cardioplegia

Francis P. Sutter and Scott M. Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1599. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Anthony L. Panos and Tomos A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1599-1600. [PDF]  

Complication of automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation

Fredric I. Seinfeld and Subhash C. Ray
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1600. [PDF]  

A simple and useful maneuver to open the sternum in redo operations

Nelson Ancalmo and John L. Ochsner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1600. [PDF]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.