Articles:

First publications from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database

RP Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:6-7.  

Use of the internal thoracic artery: simple, complex, or with a backup?

HB Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:8-9.  

Cooperative trials in thoracic oncology are important

JR Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:10-11.  

Coronary artery bypass grafting: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database experience

FH Edwards, RE Clark, and M Schwartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:12-19. [Abstract]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database status report

RE Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:20-26. [Abstract]  

Impact of internal mammary artery conduits on operative mortality in coronary revascularization

FH Edwards, RE Clark, and M Schwartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:27-32. [Abstract]  

Total revascularization with T grafts

AJ Tector, S Amundsen, TM Schmahl, DC Kress, and M Peter
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:33-38. [Abstract]  

Is the internal thoracic artery the conduit of choice to replace a stenotic vein graft?

D Navia, DM Cosgrove, 3rd, BW Lytle, PC Taylor, PM McCarthy, RW Stewart, ER Rosenkranz, and FD Loop
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:40-43. [Abstract]  

Effect of chronic native flow competition on internal thoracic artery grafts

RM Lust, RS Zeri, PA Spence, SB Hopson, YS Sun, M Otaki, SR Jolly, PM Mehta, and WR Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:45-50. [Abstract]  

Chronic mechanical circulatory support: rehabilitation, low morbidity, and superior survival

RL Kormos, S Murali, MA Dew, JM Armitage, RL Hardesty, HS Borovetz, and BP Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:51-57. [Abstract]  

Comparison of the hormonal response after bidirectional Glenn and Fontan procedures

RD Mainwaring, JJ Lamberti, JW Moore, GF Billman, and JC Nelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:59-63. [Abstract]  

Regional deep hypothermia of the spinal cord protects against ischemic injury during thoracic aortic cross-clamping

RP Salzano, Jr, LH Ellison, PF Altonji, J Richter, and PJ Deckers
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:65-70. [Abstract]  

Development of tolerance to experimental cardiac allografts in utero

GM Kline, Z Shen, M Mohiuddin, V Ruggiero, S Rostami, and VJ DiSesa
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:72-74. [Abstract]  

Cardiac allografts from high-risk donors: excellent clinical results

GY Ott, RE Herschberger, RR Ratkovec, D Norman, JD Hosenpud, and A Cobanoglu
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:76-81. [Abstract]  

Novel technique for extending the use of allografts in cardiac operations

RE Michler, JM Chen, and JM Quaegebeur
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:83-87. [Abstract]  

Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in newborns with visceral heterotaxy

MK Heinemann, FL Hanley, S Van Praagh, KN Fenton, RA Jonas, JE Mayer, Jr, and AR Castaneda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:88-91. [Abstract]  

Liberalization of donor criteria in lung and heart-lung transplantation

SJ Shumway, MI Hertz, MG Petty, and RM Bolman, 3rd
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:92-95. [Abstract]  

Cerebral metabolic effects of sequential periods of hypothermic circulatory arrest

JR Mault, EG Whitaker, JS Heinle, AJ Lodge, WJ Greeley, and RM Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:96-100. [Abstract]  

Summary of current cooperative group clinical trials in thoracic malignancies. The Thoracic Intergroup

VW Rusch and RH Feins
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:102-106. [Abstract]  

Interhospital transport of the patient on extracorporeal cardiopulmonary support

JB Bennett, JG Hill, WB Long, 3rd, PS Bruhn, MM Haun, and JA Parsons
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:107-111. [Abstract]  

Reconstruction with free jejunal autograft after pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy

K Omura, T Misaki, Y Watanabe, H Urayama, T Hashimoto, and T Matsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:112-117. [Abstract]  

Postoperative bronchopleural fistula: endoscopic closure in 12 patients

E Scappaticci, F Ardissone, E Ruffini, S Baldi, and M Mancuso
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:119-122. [Abstract]  

Right thoracotomy for reoperative right coronary artery bypass procedures

R Uppal, WG Wolfe, JE Lowe, and PK Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:123-125. [Abstract]  

Inhibition of neutrophil adhesion during cardiopulmonary bypass

AM Gillinov, JM Redmond, KJ Zehr, IC Wilson, WE Curtis, JM Bator, RM Burch, BA Reitz, WA Baumgartner, and A Herskowitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:126-133. [Abstract]  

Prevention of lung injury during open heart operations for congenital heart defects

H Komai, F Yamamoto, K Tanaka, T Yagihara, and Y Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:134-140. [Abstract]  

Airway complications after pulmonary transplantation

IW Colquhoun, AD Gascoigne, J Au, PA Corris, CJ Hilton, and JH Dark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:141-145. [Abstract]  

Quantitative gas transfer of an intravascular oxygenator

M Tonz, LK von Segesser, B Leskosek, and MI Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:146-150. [Abstract]  

Changes in left ventricular performance after global ischemia: assessing LV pressure-volume relationship

R Matsuwaka, H Matsuda, R Shirakura, M Kaneko, N Fukushima, K Taniguchi, S Nakano, and Y Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:151-156. [Abstract]  

Induction of heat-shock proteins enhances myocardial and endothelial functional recovery after prolonged cardioplegic arrest

M Amrani, J Corbett, NJ Allen, J O'Shea, SY Boateng, AJ May, MJ Dunn, and MH Yacoub
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:157-160. [Abstract]  

Cost-effectiveness of preoperative autologous donation in coronary artery bypass grafting

JD Birkmeyer, JP AuBuchon, B Littenberg, GT O'Connor, RF Nease, Jr, WC Nugent, and LT Goodnough
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:161-168. [Abstract]  

Early and intermediate results of the Fontan procedure at moderately high altitude

RW Day, GS Orsmond, JE Sturtevant, JA Hawkins, DB Doty, and EC McGough
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:170-176. [Abstract]  

Effect of magnesium and calcium on myocardial protection by cardioplegic solutions

N Takemoto, H Kuroda, T Hamasaki, Y Hara, S Ishiguro, and T Mori
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:177-182. [Abstract]  

Right ventricular function early after total or standard orthotopic heart transplantation

P Bizouarn, M Treilhaud, D Portier, M Train, and JL Michaud
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:183-187. [Abstract]  

Surgical treatment of lung cancer in the octogenarian

T Osaki, T Shirakusa, M Kodate, R Nakanishi, T Mitsudomi, and H Ueda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:188-192. [Abstract]  

Transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

VJ DeFilippi, DP Richman, and MK Ferguson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:194-197. [Abstract]  

Combined radiosurgical treatment of Pancoast tumor

G Maggi, C Casadio, F Pischedda, R Giobbe, R Cianci, E Ruffini, M Molinatti, and M Mancuso
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:198-202. [Abstract]  

Potential ablation of accessory atrioventricular pathways: injection of alcohol into the atrioventricular groove

LL Creswell, M Rosenbloom, JS Pirolo, JE Saffitz, and JL Cox
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:203-207. [Abstract]  

"Spontaneous" mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst fistulization to the esophagus

RJ Landreneau, JA Johnson, RJ Keenan, WM Thompson, S Megison, and PF Ferson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:208-210. [Abstract]  

Heart-lung transplantation in a patient with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect

H Reichenspurner, H Netz, P Uberfuhr, FM Wagner, HO Vetter, and B Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:210-212. [Abstract]  

Staged approach to combined repair of pectus excavatum and lesions of the heart

WG Jones, L Hoffman, RB Devereux, OW Isom, and JP Gold
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:212-214. [Abstract]  

Chronic myelogenous leukemia after lymphoid irradiation and heart transplantation

WH Frist and VJ Biggs
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:214-216. [Abstract]  

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related lymphoma of the lung presenting as empyema thoracis

AD Forbes, TL Marchioro, RA Schmidt, B Wood, and ED Verrier
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:216-219. [Abstract]  

Bilateral pulmonary lobe transplantation: left lower and right middle and lower lobes

A Bisson, P Bonnette, NB el Kadi, M Leroy, and A Colchen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:219-221. [Abstract]  

Cardiac transplantation after donor mitral valve commissurotomy

WH Risher, JL Ochsner, and C Van Meter
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:221-222. [Abstract]  

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery: diagnostic and surgical implications

A Mazzucco, GB Luciani, P Bertolini, G Faggian, G Morando, and C Ghimenton
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:222-225. [Abstract]  

Fibrous skeleton endocarditis: repair using Konno procedure

MD Black, VM Walley, and WJ Keon
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:225-228. [Abstract]  

Surgical management of left main coronary artery aneurysm

Y Fukaya, M Miyakawa, O Senga, H Hikita, S Kouzu, and H Tunemoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:228-230. [Abstract]  

Replacement of a prosthetic valve after the Bentall procedure

C Bassano, G Rabitti, and LC D'Alessandro
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:230-232. [Abstract]  

Spontaneous thrombosis in a coronary artery fistula with aneurysmal dilatation of the sinus of Valsalva

PT Roughneen, M Bhattacharjee, PT Morris, M Nasser, and GJ Reul
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:232-234. [Abstract]  

Oblique wedge osteotomy for correction of asymmetric pectus excavatum in young children

JB Choi and TG Rim
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:235-236. [Abstract]  

Simple method for determining proper length of artificial chordae in mitral valve repair

H Kasegawa, S Kamata, S Hirata, N Kobayashi, E Mannouji, T Ida, and M Kawase
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:237-238. [Abstract]  

Mesh tube-calibrated varicose veins for coronary artery bypass grafting

A Moritz, F Grabenwoger, and E Wolner
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:240-242. [Abstract]  

Adjuncts to reduce the incidence of embolic brain injury during operations on the aortic arch

NT Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:243-245. [Abstract]  

The ductus and the coarctation

AR Dobell
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:246-248. [Abstract]  

Anterior and middle mediastinum paraganglioma: complete resection is the treatment of choice

AL Lamy, GJ Fradet, A Luoma, and B Nelems
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:249-252. [Abstract]  

Surgical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect

FJ Puga
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:253-254.  

1993: Effects of University of Wisconsin solution on endothelium- dependent coronary artery relaxation in the rat. Updated in 1994

R Cartier, C Hollmann, F Dagenais, J Buluran, M Pellerin, and Y Leclerc
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:255-257.  

Graduate training in thoracic surgery

D Hoffman and JA van Son
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:258-259.  

Pericardial angiosarcoma and associated hemorrhage

VM Walley and RG Masters
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:259-260.  

About the surgical treatment of pulmonary mycetoma

G Rocco, A Rizzi, M Robustellini, G Rossi, C Della Pona, and F Massera
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:260-262.  

Autotransfusion in routine cardiac operations

GL Early and SR Roberts
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:262-263.  

Barrett's esophagus

RH Hardwick
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:263.  

Role of the gut in the development of multiple organ dysfunction

A Corno
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:263-264.  

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