Articles:

Halfway technology takes another step forward

Robert S. Benjamin
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:205. [PDF] [References]  

Electrical therapy of ventricular arrhythmias: The surgeon's approach

Andrew H. Foster
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:206-207. [PDF] [References]  

Heart-lung transplantation: Consensus, experience, or both?

Bruce A. Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:208. [PDF] [References]  

Isolated single-lung perfusion with doxorubicin is pharmacokinetically superior to intravenous injection

Benny Weksler, Ng Bruce, Jeffrey T. Lenert, and Michael E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:209-214. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effects of triiodothyronine supplementation after myocardial ischemia

Cornelius M. Dyke, Mai Ding, Anwar S. Abd-Elfattah, Kathy Loesser, Rebecca J. Dignan, Andrew S. Wechsler, and David R. Salter
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:215-222. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thromboembolism in patients undergoing thoracotomy

Stanley Ziomek, Raymond C. Read, H.Gareth Tobler, James E. Harrell, Jr, John C. Gocio, Louis M. Fink, Timothy J. Ranval, Ernest J. Ferris, David L. Harshfield, David R. McFarland, Robert F. Schaefer, Gary L. Purnell, and Robert W. Barnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:223-227. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Replacement of the aortic valve with cryopreserved aortic allograft

Donald B. Doty, Guido Michielon, Nai-Dong Wang, A.Steven Cain, and Roger C. Millar
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:228-236. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Endothelial cell replication in an in vivo model of aortic allografts

Flavian M. Lupinetti, Thomas T. Tsai, and James M. Kneebone
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:237-241. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Linear left ventricular aneurysmectomy: Modern imaging studies reveal improved morphology and function

John A. Elefteriades, Lawrence W. Solomon, Ana M. Salazar, William P. Batsford, John C. Baldwin, and Gary S. Kopf
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:242-252. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Thirtieth Annual Meeting

Richard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:252. [PDF]  

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: Therapeutic options

John D. Puskas, Mark S. Allen, Ashby C. Moncure, John C. Wain, Jr, Alan D. Hilgenberg, Cameron Wright, Hermes C. Grillo, and Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:253-258. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reoperations after operation on the thoracic aorta: Etiology, surgical techniques, and prevention

Thierry Carrel, Miralem Pasic, Rolf Jenni, Tengis Tkebuchava, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:259-269. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Brain protection via cerebral retrograde perfusion during aortic arch aneurysm repair

Hazim J. Safi, Heather W. Brien, Jeffrey N. Winter, Angela C. Thomas, Robert L. Maulsby, Harold K. Doerr, and Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:270-276. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Failure of the Hemashield extension in right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduits

Junjiro Kobayashi, Carl L. Backer, Vincent R. Zales, Susan E. Crawford, Alexander J. Muster, and Constantine Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:277-281. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Southern Thoracic Surgical Association: Fortieth Annual Meeting

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:281. [PDF]  

Preliminary results with neoadjuvant therapy and resection for esophageal carcinoma

Steven J. Hoff, James R. Stewart, John L. Sawyers, Michael J. Murray, Walter H. Merrill, R.Benton Adkins, and David H. Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:282-287. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic coarctation with hypoplastic arch in neonates: A spectrum of anatomic lesions requiring different surgical options

Lucio Zannini, Gaetano Gargiulo, Sonia Bernadette Albanese, Maria Cristina Santorelli, Guido Frascaroli, Fernando Maria Picchio, and Angelo Pierangeli
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:288-294. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Valve morphology in complete atrioventricular septal defect: Variability relevant to operation

Tomoharu Akiba, Anton E. Becker, Rodolfo Neirotti, and Katsuhiko Tatsuno
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:295-299. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prognosis of unsuspected but completely resectable N2 non-small cell lung cancer

Rob J. van Klaveren, Jan Festen, Henk J.A.M. Otten, Anton L. Cox, Ruurd de Graaf, and Leon K. Lacquet
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:300-304. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Warm blood cardioplegia: Ultrastructural and hemodynamic study

Oguz Tasdemir, Salih Fehmi Katircioglu, Deniz Süha Küçükaksu, Kamil Göl, Mürvet Hayran, Tahsin Keçeligil, Erdogan Ibrisim, and Kemal Bayazit
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:305-311. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Subxiphoid approach for insertion of ICDs after previous median sternotomy

Charles A.S. Marrin, Charles C. Canver, Mark Greenberg, Peter Holzberger, Stephen K. Plume, and William C. Nugent
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:312-315. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Functional results of left ventricular reconstruction

Maurizio Salati, Pietro Di Biasi, Antonella Pajè, Alessandro Cialfi, Giorgio Bozzi, and Carmine Santoli
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:316-322. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Expandable prosthesis in right postpneumonectomy syndrome in childhood and adolescence

Georges Audry, Patrick Balquet, Marie-P. Vazquez, Eric Sorrel Dejerine, Armelle Baculard, Michèle Boulé, Alain Grimfeld, and Max Gruner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:323-327. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:327. [PDF]  

Phrenic nerve damage via a right thoracotomy in older children with secundum ASD

Barbara-Anne Helps, Robert I. Ross-Russell, Claire Dicks-Mireaux, and Martin J. Elliott
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:328-330. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Role of systematic mediastinal dissection in N2 non-small cell lung cancer patients

Kazuya Nakahara, Yoshitaka Fujii, Akihide Matsumura, Masato Minami, Meinoshin Okumura, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:331-336. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of intraoperative mapping to optimize surgical ablation of atrial flutter

Shigeo Yamauchi, Richard B. Schuessler, Tomohide Kawamoto, Todd A. Shuman, John P. Boineau, and James L. Cox
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:337-342. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Determinants of heart-lung transplantation outcomes: Results of a consensus survey

Roger W. Evans, Diane L. Manninen, Frederick B. Dong, William H. Frist, and James K. Kirklin
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:343-345. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Postcardiotomy shock: Clinical evaluation of the BVS 5000 biventricular support system

Robert A. Guyton, Jacques P.A.M. Schonberger, Peter A.M. Everts, G.Kimble Jett, Laman A. Gray, Jr, Isaac Gielchinsky, Daniel H. Raess, Gus J. Vlahakes, Stephen R. Woolley, Deepak M. Gangahar, Hooshang Soltanzadeh, William J. Piccione, Cecil C. Vaughn, Piet W. Boonstra, and Mortimer J. Buckley
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:346-356. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hemorrhage due to inflammatory erosion of the pulmonary artery stump in postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula

Krishna Khargi, Vincent A.M. Duurkens, Paul J. Knaepen, and Aart Brutel de la Riviere
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:357-358. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transesophageal Doppler echocardiographic monitoring for malperfusion during aortic dissection repair

Steven M. Neustein, Steven L. Lansman, Cid S. Quintana, Robert Suriani, M.Arisan Ergin, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:358-361. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-term palliation after systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt using an internal mammary artery

Naoki Yoshimura, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Hidetaka Ohasni, Masanao Imai, Yoshihiro Oshima, Yuhei Hosokawa, and Hideo Tachibana
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:361-363. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mechanical assist device for right ventricular failure after acute aortic dissection

Giovanni Battista Luciani, Alessandro Fabbri, Giuseppe Faggian, Paolo Marino, and Alessandro Mazzucco
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:363-366. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Combination gastric seromuscular patch and omental pedicle flap for bronchial fistula

Yuzuru Kamei, Shigeaki Moriura, Shuhei Ikeda, Hidekazu Hosokawa, Masafumi Hirai, Kenichi Naiki, Kazuo Yoshitomo, Joichi Kato, and Skuhei Torii
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:366-368. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intraaortic balloon entrapment

Michael D. Horowitz, Monica Otero, Eduardo J. de Marchena, Richard M. Neibart, Stana Novak, and Hooshang Bolooki
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:368-370. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bullet embolization to a coronary artery

Henry R. Hopkins and Dragan P. Pecirep
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:370-372. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of giant coronary artery aneurysm with fistulization into the right atrium

George Abou Eid, Loic Lang-Lazdunski, Ulrik Hvass, Yves Pansard, Nadia Belmatoug, Marc Faraggi, Catherine Paillole, and Jean Langlois
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:372-374. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Metastatic malignant schwannoma in the heart

Raheel Hussain and Maurice C. Neligan
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:374-375. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Esophageal schwannoma

Hiroshi Iwata, Makoto Kataoka, Yosuke Yamakawa, Yoshiyuki Kuwabara, Yasuyuki Kureyama, and Akira Masaoka
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:376-377. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of an innominate artery aneurysm during an open heart operation

Mark S. Adkins, Wayne E. Games, Glenn W. Laub, William A. Anderson, Javier Fernandez, and Lynn B. McGrath
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:377-379. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful left ventricular assist after a first and second heart operation

James A. Magovern, Alfred D. Campellone, and George J. Magovern
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:379-380. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of cardioplegia delivery equipment for rapid warm volume replacement after cardiopulmonary bypass

Norman J. Manley, Ralph M. Montesano, Ronald Horvat, and Theodore G. Phillips
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:381-382. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Technical modification for anastomosis of low-lying coronary ostia in Bentall procedure

Jean Yves Neveux, Patrice Dervanian, Thierry A. Folliguet, Loïc Macé, and Vladimir Guluta
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:383-384. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Saphenous vein preparation for coronary artery bypass grafting using a cardioplegia delivery set

Daniel J. Waters and Timothy A. Thomsen
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:385-386. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:386. [PDF]  

Intraoperative procurement of autologous fibrin glue

Robert L. Quigley, James A. Perkins, Robert J. Gottner, Ronald D. Curran, Birgitta E. Kuehn, William J. Hoff, Michael E. Wallock, Carl E. Arentzen, and John C. Alexander, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:387-389. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The evolution of cardiac surgery: By Harris B Shumacker, Jr, MD Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1992 496 pp, illustrated, $57.50

Anthony R.C. Dobell
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:389. [PDF]  

Cardiac hemangiomas

Christian Brizard, Christian Latremouille, Victor A. Jebara, Christophe Acar, Jean-Noël Fabiani, Alain Deloche, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:390-394. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Steven J. Phillips
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:395. [PDF] [References]  

Preoperative glucose-insulin-K⁺ therapy for cardiac protection: What can be recommended?

Vajubhai T. Sanchala and Mario A. Inchiosa, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:395. [PDF] [References]  

How to prevent pleural opening in harvesting the internal mammary arteries

Hisanori Mayumi and Kanzi Matsui
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:395-396. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Albert D. Pacifico
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:396. [PDF]  

Reply

Giorgio Noera
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:396-397. [PDF] [References]  

Sense, antisense, nonsense, and missense

Tsung O. Cheng
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:397. [PDF] [References]  

Hypothermic thoracoabdominal aneurysm operation

Mahadev D. Dixit, Devi P. Shetty, and K.V. Surendranath
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:397. [PDF] [References]  

Release of vasoactive substances during cardiopulmonary bypass

Anthony C. De Souza and Thomas J. Spyt
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:397-398. [PDF] [References]  

Device-supported myocardial revascularization

Reida M. El Oakley
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:398. [PDF] [References]  

Bronchial polyp secondary to foreign body

John D. Urschel, William J. Dickout, Glen D. Neuman, and John M. Danyluk
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:398-399. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Yoshifumi Naka
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:399-400. [PDF] [References]  

Septal myocardial infarction: A complication of coronary artery stay sutures

Fred H. Splittgerber and Carmine Minale
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:400-401. [PDF] [References]  

Adverse hemodynamic effects of pericardial closure soon after an open heart operation

Yoshinori Ota
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:401-402. [PDF] [References]  

Simple way to improve right ventricular flow distribution during continuous retrograde cardioplegia

Andrew M. Duda, Scott M. Goldman, and Francis P. Sutter
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:402. [PDF]  

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