Articles:

Thoracic night lights: The residency

Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:265-273. [PDF] [References]  

The thoracic surgery residency program at Chapel Hill

Benson R. Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:274-278. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Fetal cardiac surgery: Steady progress in the laboratory

Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:279-280. [PDF] [References]  

Warm retrograde blood cardioplegia: A prospective trial

Stephen A. Mills
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:281-282. [PDF] [References]  

Unusual coronary patterns and arterial switch outcome

Ronald W. Day
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:283-285. [PDF] [References]  

Use of pleural tenckhoff catheter to palliate malignant pleural effusion

Robert D. Robinson, David A. Fullerton, James D. Albert, Julie Sorensen, and Michael R. Johnston
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:286-288. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pericardioperitoneal shunt: An alternative treatment for malignant pericardial effusion

Nan Wang, J.Randall Feikes, Thomas Mogensen, Edwin E. Vyhmeister, and Leonard L. Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:289-292. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Fetal cardiac bypass: Improved placental function with moderately high flow rates

John A. Hawkins, Steven M. Clark, Robert E. Shaddy, and William A. Gay, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:293-297. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prospective, randomized trial of retrograde warm blood cardioplegia: Myocardial benefit and neurologic threat

Tomas D. Martin, Joseph M. Craver, John P. Gott, William S. Weintraub, James Ramsay, Christine T. Mora, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:298-304. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Lunular hypertrophy and aortic valve disease

Nadiv Shapira, Javier Fernandez, Kathryn J. Hirshfeld, A.Jorge Serra, Kathleen W. McNicholas, Mark Scott, and Gerald M. Lemole
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:305-310. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Newborn myocardial protection after prolonged prearrest cooling: A calcium overload phenomenon?

Dominique Shum-Tim, Christo I. Tchervenkov, John O. Lough, and Ray C.-J. Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:311-318. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Comparison of three techniques of esophagectomy within a residency training program

Joe B. Putnam, Jr, Douglas M. Suell, Marion J. McMurtrey, M.Bernadette Ryan, Garrett L. Walsh, Giri Natarajan, and Jack A. Roth
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:319-325. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Myocardial function is normal after rapid cooling of the in vivo neonatal heart

Jeffrey S. Heinle, Andrew J. Lodge, James R. Mault, Elizabeth G. Whitaker, and Ross M. Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:326-332. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Ivan M. Rebeyka and William G. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:332-333. [PDF] [References]  

Thymectomy for the myasthenia gravis patient: Factors influencing outcome

William H. Frist, Shanti Thirumalai, Christopher B. Doehring, Walter H. Merrill, James R. Stewart, Gerald M. Fenichel, and Harvey W. Bender, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:334-338. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary resection of metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Robert J. Cerfolio, Mark S. Allen, Claude Deschamps, Richard C. Daly, Steven L. Wallrichs, Victor F. Trastek, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:339-344. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Complement and neutrophil activation during cardiopulmonary bypass: A study in the complement-deficient dog

A.Marc Gillinov, J.Mark Redmond, Jerry A. Winkelstein, Kenton J. Zehr, Ahvie Herskowitz, William A. Baumgartner, and Duke E. Cameron
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:345-352. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cholesterol-lowering intervention and coronary artery disease after cardiac transplantation

Michel Carrier, Guy B. Pelletier, Jacques Genest, Jr, Raymond Cartier, Yves Leclerc, and L.Conrad Pelletier
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:353-356. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intraoperative electromagnetic flowmeter measurements in coronary artery bypass grafts

Yves A.G. Louagie, Jean-Paul Haxhe, Michel Buche, and Jean-Claude Schoevaerdts
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:357-364. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prosthetic valve obstruction: Thrombolysis versus operation

Nicola Vitale, Attilio Renzulli, Flavio Cerasuolo, Aurelio Caruso, Michele Festa, Luigi de Luca, and Maurizio Cotrufo
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:365-370. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on gastrointestinal perfusion and function

Jullien A.R. Gaer, Andrew D.S. Shaw, Rachel Wild, R.Ian Swift, Christopher M. Munsch, Peter L.C. Smith, and Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:371-375. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Endotoxemia, complement, and white blood cell activation in cardiac surgery: A randomized trial of laxatives and pulsatile perfusion

David P. Taggart, Sumok Sundaram, Christine McCartney, Adrian Bowman, Helena McIntyre, James M. Courtney, and David J. Wheatley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:376-382. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Carpentier "sliding leaflet" technique for repair of the mitral valve: Early results

Patrick Perier, Bernd Clausnizer, and Krzysztof Mistarz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:383-386. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Repair of commissural prolapse by extended leaflet sliding

Lex A. van Herwerden, Meindert A. Taams, and Egbert Bos
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:387-390. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Evidence of cardiac inflammation after open heart operations

Salwa A. Elgebaly, Stuart L. Houser, Ashraf F. El Kerm, Kathleen Doyle, Concettina Gillies, and Karen Dalecki
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:391-396. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Truncal valve repair: Initial experience with infants and children

Amir Elami, Hillel Laks, and Jeffrey M. Pearl
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:397-401. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Edward L. Bove
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:402. [PDF]  

Perfusion deficits with retrograde warm blood cardioplegia

Christopher A. Caldarone, Irvin B. Krukenkamp, Bruce D. Misare, and Sidney Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:403-406. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiomyoplasty: Probable mechanism of effectiveness using the pressure-volume relationship

Hidehiro Nakajima, Hiroshi Niinami, Timothy L. Hooper, Robert L. Hammond, Hisako O. Nakajima, Huiping Lu, Renato Ruggiero, Gregory A. Thomas, Frank W. Mocek, Robert Fietsam, Jr, Alexander A. Krakovsky, Ali D. Spanta, Hiroyuki Suga, Larry W. Stephenson, and Frank A. Baciewicz, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:407-415. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Changes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: 1987–1990

Dennis L. Disch, Gerald T. O'Connor, John D. Birkmeyer, Elaine M. Olmstead, Drew G. Levy, Stephen K. Plume Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:416-423. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hemodynamic significance of the coronary vein valves

Pan-Chih, Alice H. Huang, Lynne M.A. Dorsey, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:424-430. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Werner Mohl
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:430-431. [PDF] [References]  

Notice from The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:431. [PDF]  

Large animal model of ischemic mitral regurgitation

Mario R. Llaneras, Michael L. Nance, James T. Streicher, Joao A.C. Lima, J.S. Savino, Daniel K. Bogen, Radu F.P. Deac, Mark B. Ratcliffe, and L.Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:432-439. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preoperative evaluation of the right internal thoracic artery for coronary surgery

Charles C. Canver and Robert M. Zwolak
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:440-443. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:443. [PDF]  

Improvement of tracheal autograft revascularization by means of fibroblast growth factor

Johannes M. Albes, Thomas Klenzner, Jörg Kotzerke, Klaus U. Thiedemann, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, and Hans-Georg Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:444-449. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Safe lung preservation for twenty-four hours with perfadex

Stig Steen, Per Ola Kimblad, Trygve Sjöberg, Lars Lindberg, Richard Ingemansson, and Giorgio Massa
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:450-457. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic intramural course of the left coronary artery in dextro-transposition of the great arteries

Eugene K.W. Sim, Jacques A.M. van Son, Paul R. Julsrud, and Francisco J. Puga
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:458-460. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Arterial switch: Translocation of the intramural coronary artery

Toshihide Asou, Tom R. Karl, Ash Pawade, and Roger B.B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:461-465. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Recurrent systemic embolization caused by aortic thrombi

Harry R. Aldrich, Leonard Girardi, Harry L. Bush, Jr, Richard B. Devereux, and Todd K. Rosengart
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:466-468. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Unexpected extraction of a ventricular septal defect patch without an interventricular shunt

Naoyuki Ishigami, Yukifusa Yokoyama, Masanao Osawa, Kimitoshi Horiba, Makoto Takinami, and Yukio Harada
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:468-469. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transposition of the great arteries associated with total anomalous pulmonary venous return

Yuichi Ueda, Shigehito Miki, Yutaka Okita, Takafumi Tahata, Tetsuro Sakai, Katsuhiko Matsuyama, Masahiko Matsumura, and Tokio Tamura
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:470-472. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Traumatic thoracobiliary fistula

Martin L. Rothberg, Robert R. Klingman, Dwaine Peetz, Victor A. Ferraris, and William R. Berry
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:472-475. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

ICD implantation via thoracoscopy, "mailslot" thoracotomy, and subxiphoid incision

Richard F. Brodman, Seymour Furman, Stanley C. Fell, Martin J. Foxx, Rosemary A. Frame, John D. Fisher, Soo G. Kim, James A. Roth, and Kevin J. Ferrick
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:475-476. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Repair of coronary sinus rupture secondary to retrograde cardioplegia

Arlen G. Fleisher, Mohan R. Sarabu, and George E. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:476-478. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Philippe Menasché
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:478. [PDF]  

Tension pneumoperitoneum after heart-lung transplantation

Roderich E. Schwarz, Si M. Pham, Morris I. Bierman, Kenneth W. Lee, and Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:478-481. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Simultaneous traumatic ascending and descending thoracic aortic rupture

Mark D. Iannettoni, Kenneth R. McCurry, Jorge L. Rodriguez, David M. Williams, G.Michael Deeb, and Steven F. Bolling
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:481-484. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve after valve repair without an annular ring

John P. Kupferschmid, Thomas Carr, Gilbert P. Connelly, and Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:484-486. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Infected biatrial myxoma: Transesophageal echocardiography-guided surgical resection

Lewis J. Kaplan, Darryl S. Weiman, William Vandecker, Alexis B. Sokil, and Glenn J.R. Whitman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:487-488. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Philip R. Liebson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:488-489. [PDF] [References]  

Constrictive pericarditis due to ingestion of a toothpick

Bart P. Meyns, Bernard C. Faveere, Frans J. Van de Werf, Gustave Dotremont, and Wim J. Daenen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:489-490. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Temporary aortopexy to facilitate exposure during resection of the intrathoracic trachea

Dario F. Del Rizzo, David Briant, and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:490-491. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Internal thoracic artery graft holder for coronary artery bypass grafting

Go Watanabe and Takuro Misaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:492-493. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of glue to avoid formation of perfused recesses in aortic allograft implantation

Ludwig K. von Segesser, Erwin Oechslin, Rolf Jenni, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:494-495. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Simplified placement of a silicone tracheal Y stent

Tea E. Acuff, Michael J. Mack, and William H. Ryan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:496-497. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary artery flap for closure of aortopulmonary window

Bruno J. Messmer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:498-501. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Chevalier Jackson: The father of American bronchoesophagoscopy

Arthur D. Boyd
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:502-505. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Airway complications in lung transplantation

Hani Shennib and Gilbert Massard
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:506-511. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Continuous measurement of intramyocardial pH: Correlation to functional recovery following normothermic and hypothermic global ischemia

Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:512. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Continuous measurement of intramyocardial pH: Relative importance of hypotliermia and cardioplegic perfusion pressure and temperature

Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:512-514. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

1993 Meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:515. [PDF]  

Aprotinin does not neutralize heparin

Theodore A. Alston and Michael N. D'Ambra
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:516. [PDF] [References]  

Retained intraaortic balloon

John M. Alvarez
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:516-517. [PDF] [References]  

Anterior thoracic approaches to spinal operations

Angel L. Fernández-González, Rafael Lloréns, and JoséL. Beguiristdin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:517. [PDF] [References]  

Composite graft technique

Gaetano Paone and Norman A. Silverman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:517-518. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Jack G. Copeland, III, Luis J. Rosado, and Sharon L. Snyder
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:518. [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: Options for management

Robert I. White, Jr and Jeffrey S. Pollak
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:519-521. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

John D. Puskas and Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:521. [PDF]  

Superior-septal approach to the mitral valve

Gabor S. Kovács and Sandor Szabados
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:521-522. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Neal D. Kon, William Y. Tucker, Stephen A. Mills, Sidney W. Lavender, and A.Robert Cordell
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:522. [PDF] [References]  

Preventing pleural opening in internal mammary artery harvest

George C. Robinson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:522-523. [PDF] [References]  

Preventing pleural opening in internal mammary artery harvest

Idris M. Ali and C.E. Kinley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:523. [PDF] [References]  

Postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema or microembolism?

Christopher M.R. Satur, Nirmal K. Gupta, and Duncan R. Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:523-524. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

David M. Shahian and Oz M. Shapira
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:524. [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary artery rupture

Michael D. Horowitz and Laralee A. Roder
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:524. [PDF] [References]  

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