Articles:

Warm versus cold blood cardioplegia: A self-imposed and counterproductive dilemma

Gerald D. Buckberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1007-1010. [PDF] [References]  

Why not close a small ventricular septal defect?

J.Deane Waldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1011-1012. [PDF] [References]  

A reason to close ventricular septal defect?

James R. Malm
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1013. [PDF] [References]  

Restrictive ventricular septal defect: How small is too small to close?

Carl L. Backer, Richard C. Winters, Vincent R. Zales, Hiroshi Takami, Alexander J. Muster, D.Woodrow Benson, Jr, and Constantine Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1014-1019. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Which techniques of cardioplegia prevent ischemia?

Terrence M. Yau, John S. Ikonomidis, Richard D. Weisel, Donald A.G. Mickle, Nobuhiko Hayashida, Joan Ivanov, Susan Carson, Molly K. Mohabeer, and Laura C. Tumiati
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1020-1028. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Simultaneous tracheal and esophageal pH monitoring: Investigating reflux-associated asthma

Raymund J. Donnelly, Richard G. Berrisford, Catherine I.A. Jack, Jane A. Tran, and Chistopher C. Evans
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1029-1034. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of sodium nitroprusside on paraplegia during cross-clamping of the thoracic aorta

Aurel C. Cernaianu, Andreas Olah, Jonathan H. Cilley, Jr, Teimuraz Gaprindashvili, John G. Gallucci, and Anthony J. DelRossi
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1035-1037. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1038. [PDF]  

Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery Study Group data

Stephen R. Hazelrigg, Susan K. Nunchuck, Joseph LoCicero, III The Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery Study Group
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1039-1044. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Chronic stimulation enhances extramyocardial collateral blood flow after a cardiomyoplasty

William F. Bailey, Jr, Michael G. Magno, Peter D. Buckman, Fred DiMeo, Thomas Langan, Vincent T. Armenti, and John D. Mannion
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1045-1053. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical relief of acute airway obstruction due to primary tuberculosis

Michael G. Worthington, Johan G. Brink, John A. Odell, Julian Buckels, Mark K. de Groot, Max Klein, and Alfred J. Gunning
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1054-1062. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A fifteen-year wound surveillance study after coronary artery bypass

Mark S. Slaughter, Mary M. Olson, James T. Lee, Jr, and Herbert B. Ward
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1063-1068. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Inhibition of neutrophil adhesion reduces myocardial infarct size

William E. Curtis, A.Marc Gillinov, Ian C. Wilson, Jenny M. Bator, Ronald M. Burch, Duke E. Cameron, and Timothy J. Gardner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1069-1073. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1073. [PDF]  

Noninvasive detection of acute rejection in a new experimental model of heart transplantation

Steven J. Hoff, James R. Stewart, William H. Frist, James B. Atkinson, Marvin W. Kronenberg, John Votaw, Robert M. Kessler, and Martin P. Sandler
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1074-1077. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intercostal artery: Histomorphometric study to assess its suitability as a coronary bypass graft

Jacques A.M. van Son, Frank Smedts, Jeroen Korving, André Guyt, and Leo B. de Kok
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1078-1081. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical experience with the right gastroepiploic artery in coronary artery bypass grafting

Louis P. Perrault, Michel Carrier, Yves Hébert, Gilles Hudon, Raymond Cartier, Yves Leclerc, and L.Conrad Pelletier
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1082-1084. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Different vascular reactivity of human internal mammary and inferior epigastric arteries in vitro

Andreas Mügge, Matthias R. Barton, Jochen Cremer, Reinhold Frombach, and Paul R. Lichtlen
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1085-1089. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Vasoconstrictor profile of the inferior epigastric artery

Samad Tadjkarimi, Gregory S. O'Neil, Catherine J. Schyns, Julie AA. Borland, Adrian H. Chester, and Magdi H. Yacoub
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1090-1095. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mediastinal paraganglioma: A surgical experience

Miguel F. Herrera, Jon A. van Heerden, Francisco J. Puga, Michael J. Hogan, and J.Aidan Carney
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1096-1100. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Thirtieth Annual Meeting

Richard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1100. [PDF]  

Predictors of early saphenous vein aortocoronary bypass graft occlusion

Marco A. Paz, José Lupon, Xavier Bosch, JoséL. Pomar, Ginés Sanz The GESIC Study Group
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1101-1106. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of internal mammary harvest on postoperative pain and pulmonary function

Amram J. Cohen, Paul Moore, Carolyn Jones, Thomas J. Miner, Wallace R. Carter, Robert P. Zurcher, Ray Lupkas, and Fred H. Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1107-1109. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Simultaneous total aortic replacement from valve to bifurcation: Experience with 21 cases

Carlo G. Massimo, Luigi F. Presenti, Piero P. Favi, Clemente Crisci, and Eduardo A.Cruz Guadron
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1110-1116. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac mechanical assistance beyond balloon pumping: Edited by Susan J. Quaal, PhD, RN, CVS, CCRN St. Louis, MO, Mosby-Year Book, 1993 395 pp, 125 illustrations, $29.00

Moisès Calderón and Raul Verdín
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1116. [PDF]  

Degradation of a supporting prosthesis can optimize arterialization of autologous veins

Hans-Peter Zweep, Shinichi Satoh, Berend van der Lei, Wouter L.J. Hinrichs, Jan Feijen, and Charles R.H. Wildevuur
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1117-1122. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Respiratory dysfunction after uncomplicated cardiopulmonary bypass

David P. Taggart, Mohammed El-Fiky, Rodger Carter, Adrian Bowman, and David J. Wheatley
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1123-1128. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Lung preservation with low-potassium dextran flush in a primate bilateral transplant model

Sudhir Sundaresan, Oriane Lima, Hiroshi Date, Akihide Matsumura, Hiroharu Tsuji, Hidefumi Obo, Motoi Aoe, Takatoshi Mizuta, and Joel D. Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1129-1135. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Sequential internal mammary artery grafts for coronary artery bypass

George M. Palatianos, Hooshang Bolooki, Michael D. Horowitz, Maureen H. Lowery, Stephen P. Rosenthal, S.K.C. Chandarlapaty, George N. Sfakianakis, and Gerard A. Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1136-1140. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical and hemodynamic performance of the 19-mm Carpentier-Edwards porcine bioprosthesis

Robert M. Bojar, Hassan Rastegar, Douglas D. Payne, Charles A. Mack, and Steven L. Schwartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1141-1147. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Limitation of vasodilation associated with warm heart operation by a "mini-cardioplegia" delivery technique

Philippe Menasché, Jean-Pierre Fleury, Line Veyssié, Olivier Le Dref, Bernard Touchot, Armand H. Piwnica, and Bloch Gérard
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1148-1153. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Postischemic deterioration of sarcoplasmic reticulum: Warm versus cold blood cardioplegia

Xuekun Liu, Richard M. Engelman, Zongjie Wei, Nilanjana Maulik, John A. Rousou, Joseph E. Flack, III, David W. Deaton, and Dipak K. Das
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1154-1159. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical resection of a second primary lung carcinoma in a survivor of small cell carcinoma

Hiroshi Inoue, Masayuki Iwasaki, Jun-ichi Ogawa, Akira Shohtsu, Sumie Shioya, and Yoshiyuki Osamura
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1160-1161. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Infective aortic endocarditis after percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty

Soon Park, Alvaro Montoya, Niberto Moreno, John F. Moran, William Jacobs, and Roque Piferre
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1161-1162. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reconstructing an anomalous left coronary artery origin using the internal iliac artery

Jan Pirk, Juraj Fabián, and Josef Kovác
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1163-1164. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Leiomyoma of the bronchus treated by endoscopic resection

Kwang Ho Kim, Jeong Soo Suh, and Woon Sup Han
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1164-1166. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transposition of the great arteries: Correction with conversion from single to dual coronary artery system

Manuel J. Antunes and Antonio S. Melo
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1166-1168. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery

Katrien Francois, Frank Provenier, Luc Jordaens, and Guido J. Van Nooten
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1168-1170. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Stentless xenograft valve in a truncus arteriosus communis

Georg Kleikamp, Thomas Breymann, Wolf-Rüdiger Thies, Friedrich Gölnitz, Winfried Dramburg, Wolfgang Matthies, Hans Meyer, and Reiner Körfer
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1171-1172. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical repair of atrial septal rupture due to blunt trauma

Bart P. Jenson, Irwin Hoffman, Fabrizio M. Follis, Larry C. Kuo, and Jorge A. Wernly
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1172-1174. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heart transplantation for tumor

Thomas X. Aufiero, Walter E. Pae, Jr, Barry S. Clemson, David G. Pawlush, and Dwight Davis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1174-1176. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical cardiopulmonary bypass without systemic anticoagulation

Robert D. Dowling, Michael E. Brown, Robert O. Whittington, Jr, Joseph J. Quinlan, and John M. Armitage
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1176-1177. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1177-1178. [PDF] [References]  

Pedunculated pulmonary leiomyoma with large cyst formation

Giuseppe Gotti, Mohamud Mohamed Haid, Piero Paladini, Maurizio Di Bisceglie, Luca Volterrani, and Vincenzo Sforza
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1178-1180. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Current topics in general thoracic surgery: An international series. volume 2: Perioperative care: Edited by R. M. Peters and J. Toledo Amsterdam, Elsevier, 1992 480 pp. illustrated, $137.25

Geoffrey M. Graeber
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1183. [PDF]  

New shapes and sizes: A T-tube coronary conduit

Ivor F. Galvin
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1184-1186. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The first successful surgical treatment of mitral stenosis: The 70th anniversary of Elliot Cutler's mitral commissurotomy

Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1187-1190. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Barrett's disease: Pathophysiology of metaplasia and adenocarcinoma

Manuel Pera, Victor F. Trastek, Peter C. Pairolero, Antonio Cardesa, Mark S. Allen, and Claude Deschamps
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1191-1197. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Chest trauma

O.LaWayne Miller and J.Kent Trinkle
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1198-1199. [PDF]  

Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on physicianspecific mortality rates for cardiac surgery

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Richard P. Anderson, Richard G. Fosburg, Vincent L. Gott, Frederick L. Grover, George J. Magovern, and Robert L. Replogle
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1200-1202. [PDF] [References]  

Practice guidelines in cardiothoracic surgery

George C. Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1203. [PDF]  

Practice guidelines Bronchopulmonary disease: I

Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1204-1213. [PDF]  

Presidential address

Vincent L. Gott
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1214. [PDF] [References]  

Current expectations in cardiomyoplasty

Reida M. El Oakley
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1214. [PDF] [References]  

Cardioplegia delivery during continuous normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass

Richard S. Steyn, Richard D. Page, Graham A. Meadows, Abbas Rashid, and Brian M. Fabri
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1214-1215. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Ponangi V. Satyanarayana, Podila Sita Rama Rao, and Kesavaram Madhusudana Rao
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1215-1216. [PDF] [References]  

Extended vertical transatrial septal approach for the removal of left atrial myxoma

Vincenzo Stefano Luisi and Sergio Caparrotti
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1216. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Gerard M. Guiraudon
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1216. [PDF]  

Our experience with using the pall LG6 leukocyte depleting filter during cardiopulmonary bypass

Khalid Al-Ebrahim and Hussein Shafei
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1216-1217. [PDF] [References]  

When and why CPD in continuous warm blood cardioplegia?

Giorgio Noera
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1217-1218. [PDF] [References]  

Esophageal exclusion

Rafael Andrade-Alegre
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1218. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Romeo Bardini, Luigi Bonavina, Maurizio Pavanello, Massimo Asolati, and Alberto Peracchia
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1218. [PDF] [References]  

Device-supported myocardial revascularization

Endre Bodnar and Donald N. Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1218-1219. [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonology and video surgery

Kenneth M. Moser
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1219. [PDF] [References]  

Valvular disease in the elderly: Influence on surgical results

Stephen E. Fremes and Bernard S. Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1220. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Timothy I. Gardner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1220. [PDF]  

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