Articles:

Physician payment reform: a cardiothoracic surgeon's perspective

GE Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 787-791.  

Health care reform: implications for clinical medicine

RM Sade
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 792-796.  

Vascularized muscle flaps for life-threatening mediastinal wounds in children

CL Backer, JM Pensler, GR Tobin, and C Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 797-801. [Abstract]  

Intrapleural fibrinolytic treatment of multiloculated thoracic empyemas

LA Robinson, AL Moulton, WH Fleming, A Alonso, and TA Galbraith
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 803-813. [Abstract]  

Safe use of heparin-coated bypass circuits incorporating a pump- oxygenator

DR Jones, RC Hill, A Vasilakis, MJ Hollingsed, GM Graeber, RA Gustafson, JL Cruzzavala, and GF Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 815-818. [Abstract]  

Significance of distal false lumen after type A dissection repair

MA Ergin, RA Phillips, JD Galla, SL Lansman, DS Mendelson, CS Quintana, and RB Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 820-824. [Abstract]  

Ventricular function after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries

RC Elkins, CJ Knott-Craig, JH Ahn, CK Murray, ED Overholt, KE Ward, and JD Razook
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 826-831. [Abstract]  

Biopsy-induced tricuspid regurgitation after cardiac transplantation

CB Huddleston, M Rosenbloom, JA Goldstein, and MK Pasque
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 832-836. [Abstract]  

Cerebral imaging in the asymptomatic preoperative bronchogenic carcinoma patient: is it worthwhile?

FH Cole, Jr, JE Thomas, AB Wilcox, and HH Halford, 3rd
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 838-840. [Abstract]  

Omentopexy for tracheal autografts

R Nakanishi, T Shirakusa, and T Takachi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 841-845. [Abstract]  

High-frequency jet versus conventional ventilation in infants undergoing Blalock-Taussig shunts

DA Davis, PA Russo, JS Greenspan, G Speziali, and A Spitzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 846-849. [Abstract]  

Replacement of the entire thoracic aorta in a single stage

C Minale, FH Splittgerber, and HJ Reifschneider
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 850-855. [Abstract]  

Packing the chest: a useful technique for intractable bleeding after open heart operation

N Bouboulis, LF Rivas, J Kuo, D Dougenis, JH Dark, and MP Holden
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 856-860. [Abstract]  

Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy: report of 141 cases

B Toursarkissian, TN Zweng, PA Kearney, WE Pofahl, SB Johnson, and DE Barker
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 862-867. [Abstract]  

Hamartomas of the chest wall in infants

R Dounies, WJ Chwals, KP Lally, H Isaacs, Jr, MO Senac, BA Hanson, GH Mahour, and NJ Sherman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 868-875. [Abstract]  

Lecompte procedure for complete transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis

YJ Kim, H Song, JR Lee, JR Rho, and KP Suh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 876-879. [Abstract]  

Left ventricular assist without thoracotomy: clinical experience with the Dennis method

LH Edmunds, Jr, HC Herrmann, VJ DiSesa, MB Ratcliffe, JE Bavaria, and DM McCarthy
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 880-885. [Abstract]  

Predictors of postoperative distant recurrences in esophageal carcinoma

Y Yoshida, T Okamura, T Ezaki, and T Shirakusa
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 886-889. [Abstract]  

Coronary artery anatomy in complete transposition of the great arteries

EK Sim, JA van Son, WD Edwards, PR Julsrud, and FJ Puga
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 890-894. [Abstract]  

Ultrasound evaluation of the inferior epigastric artery

E Petrossian, MA Menegus, HJ Issenberg, A Jones, R Frame, and RF Brodman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 895-898. [Abstract]  

Subacute ischemia of the colon esophageal interposition

W Cheng, RF Heitmiller, and B Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 899-903. [Abstract]  

Surgical outcome of aortic arch aneurysms using selective cerebral perfusion

T Kazui, N Kimura, O Yamada, and S Komatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 904-911. [Abstract]  

Chronic morphologic changes of skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation

H Nakajima, HO Nakajima, GA Thomas, RL Hammond, FW Mocek, R Fietsam, Jr, A Pochettino, H Lu, AD Spanta, and S Isoda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 912-920. [Abstract]  

Surgical ablation of ventricular tachycardia secondary to congenital ventricular septal aneurysm

A Graffigna, G Minzioni, L Ressia, and M Vigano
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 921-924. [Abstract]  

Gastroepiploic artery graft for anterior descending coronary artery bypass

H Suma, A Amano, S Fukuda, I Kigawa, T Horii, Y Wanibuchi, and A Nabuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 925-927. [Abstract]  

Effects of cardiac denervation on coronary and systemic circulation

J Amano, A Suzuki, and M Sunamori
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 928-932. [Abstract]  

Utility of C-reactive protein measurements for empyema diagnosis after pneumonectomy

P Icard, JP Fleury, JF Regnard, JM Libert, P Magdeleinat, N Gharbi, A Brachet, JF Levi, and P Levasseur
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 933-936. [Abstract]  

Therapeutic implications of intraoperative pressure measurements after the Fontan operation

CJ Knott-Craig, HV Schaff, FJ Puga, PR Julsrud, DG Gehring, and GK Danielson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 937-939. [Abstract]  

Tricuspid valve abnormalities in patients with atrioventricular discordance: surgical implications

P Horvath, M Szufladowicz, MR de Leval, MJ Elliott, and J Stark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 941-945. [Abstract]  

Fetal lamb pulmonary hypoplasia: pulmonary vascular and myocardial abnormalities

AC Hill, NS Adzick, MB Stevens, H Mori, W Husseini, and MA Heymann
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 946-951. [Abstract]  

Recognition and management of accessory mitral tissue causing severe subaortic stenosis

EP Ow, SY DeLeon, JE Freeman, JA Quinones, TJ Bell, HJ Sullivan, and R Pifarre
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 952-955. [Abstract]  

ATP reduces blood loss produced by heparin in cardiopulmonary bypass operations

HV Garcia, Jr, E Buffolo, HB Nader, and CP Dietrich
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 956-959. [Abstract]  

Extended resection of the left atrium, great vessels, or both for lung cancer

R Tsuchiya, H Asamura, H Kondo, T Goya, and T Naruke
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 960-965. [Abstract]  

Extended operations after induction therapy for stage IIIb (T4) non- small cell lung cancer

P Macchiarini, AR Chapelier, I Monnet, JM Vannetzel, JL Rebischung, J Cerrina, F Parquin, FL Ladurie, B Lenot, and PG Dartevelle
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 966-973. [Abstract]  

Extravascular fluid uptake during cardiopulmonary bypass in hypertensive dogs

RS Wolfer, GG Bishop, MG Burdett, K Shigemi, JP Freeman, MJ Krasna, JS McLaughlin, and MJ Brunner
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 974-980. [Abstract]  

Relationship of platelet aggregation to bleeding after cardiopulmonary bypass

MJ Ray, GA Hawson, SJ Just, G McLachlan, and M O'Brien
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 981-986. [Abstract]  

Treatment of acute type A aortic dissection with intraluminal sutureless prosthesis

DW Liu, PJ Lin, and CH Chang
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 987-991. [Abstract]  

Comparative merits of thoracoscopy, mediastinoscopy, and mediastinotomy for mediastinal biopsy

EA Rendina, F Venuta, T De Giacomo, PP Ciriaco, EO Pescarmona, F Francioni, A Pulsoni, F Malagnino, and C Ricci
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 992-995. [Abstract]  

Frequency and operative correction of aortic insufficiency associated with ventricular septal defect

S Ishikawa, Y Morishita, Y Sato, I Yoshida, A Otaki, and Y Otani
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 996-998. [Abstract]  

Thromboxane A2 receptor-specific antagonism in hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass

EN Mendeloff, IY Liang, JA Swain, and RE Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 999-1006. [Abstract]  

Removal of Avitene microfibrillar collagen hemostat by use of suitable transfusion filters

MD Orr, AG Ferdman, and JG Maresh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1007-1011. [Abstract]  

Aberrant right subclavian artery aneurysm: an analysis of surgical options

LH Harrison, Jr, RC Batson, and DR Hunter
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1012-1014. [Abstract]  

Diagnosis and neonatal resection of right atrial angiosarcoma

ER Rosenkranz and DJ Murphy, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1014-1015. [Abstract]  

A method to facilitate subxiphoid pericardiotomy

BK Temeck and HI Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1015-1017. [Abstract]  

Pacemaker contact sensitivity: clinical recognition and management

HI Abdallah, RK Balsara, and AC O'Riordan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1017-1018. [Abstract]  

Portable cardiopulmonary bypass: resuscitation from prolonged ice-water submersion and asystole

DJ Waters, M Belz, D Lawse, and D Ulstad
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1018-1019. [Abstract]  

Ansa-recurrent nerve anastomosis for vocal cord paralysis due to mediastinal lesions

A Miyauchi, K Matsusaka, H Kawaguchi, K Nakamoto, and M Maeda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1020-1021. [Abstract]  

Videothoracoscopic pleurectomy after contralateral single-lung transplantation

DA Waller, ID Conacher, and JH Dark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1021-1023. [Abstract]  

Migration of sternal wire into ascending aorta

SR Hazelrigg and B Staller
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1023-1024. [Abstract]  

Treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by mitral valve repair and septal myectomy

FS Joyce, HM Lever, and DM Cosgrove, 3rd
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1025-1027. [Abstract]  

Esophageal perforation in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

TA Horan, JD Urschel, NA MacEachern, B Shulman, AN Crowson, and C Magro
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1027-1029. [Abstract]  

Lung cancer and the left internal mammary artery graft

PS Greene and RF Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1029-1030. [Abstract]  

Nasotracheal jet ventilation for rigid endoscopy

MJ Magee, M Klain, PF Ferson, RJ Keenan, and RJ Landreneau
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1031-1032. [Abstract]  

Multichannel myocardial temperature probe

S Kuki, K Yoshida, H Izutani, K Suzuki, R Matsumura, A Okuda, and H Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1033-1034. [Abstract]  

Modification of the aortic composite graft using the button-in technique

SB Park and TD Maher, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1035-1036. [Abstract]  

Technique to reduce air leaks after resection of emphysematous lung

JD Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1038-1039. [Abstract]  

Resection of aortic arch aneurysms using an external shunt

RR Klingman and VA Ferraris
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1040-1042. [Abstract]  

Pulmonary mucormycosis: results of medical and surgical therapy

M Tedder, JA Spratt, MP Anstadt, SS Hegde, SD Tedder, and JE Lowe
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1044-1050. [Abstract]  

1986: The atherosclerotic ascending aorta and transverse arch: a new technique to prevent cerebral injury during bypass: experience with 13 patients. Updated in 1994

AT Culliford
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1051-1052.  

Letters:

Direct-current injury from external pacemaker results in tissue electrolysis

EA Grossi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1053.  

Doxycycline for malignant effusions

A Yellin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1053-1054.  

Histologic evaluation of coronary exposure using an ultrasonic surgical aspirator

Y Terada, T Mitsui, and T Yazawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1054-1055.  

Nitric oxide formation during cardiopulmonary bypass

G Ruvolo, E Greco, G Speziale, L Tritapepe, B Marino, V Mollace, and G Nistico
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1055-1057.  

Double-valve replacement and aortic root widening with the Konno procedure

AS Koppula, BR Jagannath, A Kanhere, M Das, and CM Gupta
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1057-1058.  

Hugh Morriston Davies: first dissection lobectomy in 1912

P Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 57: 1058.  

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