Articles:

Physician payment reform: A catdiothoracic surgeon's perspective

George E. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:787-791. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Revised notice from the southern thoracic surgical association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:791. [PDF]  

Health care reform: Implications for clinical medicine

Robert M. Sade
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:792-796. [PDF] [References]  

Vascularized muscle flaps for life-threatening mediastinal wounds in children

Carl L. Backer, Jay M. Pensler, Gordon R. Tobin, and Constantine Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:797-802. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intrapleural fibrinolytic treatment of multiloculated thoracic empyemas

Lary A. Robinson, Anthony L. Moulton, William H. Fleming, Anselmo Alonso, and Timothy A. Galbraith
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:803-814. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

David R. Jones, Ronald C. Hill, Alexander Vasilakis, Michael J. Hollingsed, Geoffrey M. Graeber, Robert A. Gustafson, Jose L. Cruzzavala, and Gordon F. Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:815-819. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Significance of distal false lumen after type A dissection repair

M.Arisan Ergin, Robert A. Phillips, Jan D. Galla, Steven L. Lansman, David S. Mendelson, Cid S. Quintana, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:820-825. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Ronald C. Elkins, Christopher J. Knott-Craig, Jae H. Ahn, Cynthia K. Murray, Edward D. Overholt, Kent E. Ward, and Jerry D. Razook
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:826-831. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Biopsy-induced tricuspid regurgitation after cardiac transplantation

Charles B. Huddleston, Michael Rosenbloom, James A. Goldstein, and Michael K. Pasque
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:832-837. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

F.Hammond Cole, Jr, James E. Thomas, A.Brian Wilcox, and Hollis H. Halford, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:838-840. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Omentopexy for tracheal autografts

Ryoichi Nakanishi, Takayuki Shirakusa, and Toshirou Takachi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:841-845. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Deborah A. Davis, Pierantonio A. Russo, Jay S. Greenspan, Giovanni Speziali, and Alan Spitzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:846-849. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Replacement of the entire thoracic aorta in a single stage

Carmine Minale, Fred H. Splittgerber, and Hans-Joachim Reifschneider
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:850-855. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Nick Bouboulis, Louis F. Rivas, James Kuo, Dimitris Dougenis, John H. Dark, and Mike P. Holden
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:856-860. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

William J. Fanning
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:860-861. [PDF]  

Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy: Report of 141 cases

Boulos Toursarkissian, Thomas N. Zweng, Paul A. Kearney, Walter E. Pofahl, Steven B. Johnson, and Donald E. Barker
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:862-867. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hamartomas of the chest wall in infants

Russell Dounies, Walter J. Chwals, Kevin P. Lally, Hart Isaacs, Jr, Melvin O. Senac, Bruce A. Hanson, G.Hossein Mahour, and Neil J. Sherman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:868-875. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Yong Jin Kim, Hyun Song, Jeong Ryul Lee, Joon Ryang Rho, and Kyung Phill Suh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:876-879. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left ventricular assist without thoracotomy: Clinical experience with the dennis method

L.Henry Edmunds, Jr, Howard C. Herrmann, Verdi J. DiSesa, Mark B. Ratcliffe, Joseph E. Bavaria, and David M. McCarthy
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:880-885. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Predictors of postoperative distant recurrences in esophageal carcinoma

Yasunori Yoshida, Takeshi Okamura, Takahiro Ezaki, and Takayuki Shirakusa
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:886-889. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary artery anatomy in complete transposition of the great arteries

Eugene K.W. Sim, Jacques A.M. van Son, William D. Edwards, Paul R. Julsrud, and Francisco J. Puga
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:890-894. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Claude Planché and Miguel Sousa-Uva
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:894. [PDF]  

Ultrasound evaluation of the inferior epigastric artery

Edwin Petrossian, Mark A. Menegus, Henry J. Issenberg, Anne Jones, Rosemary Frame, and Richard F. Brodman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:895-898. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Subacute ischemia of the colon esophageal interposition

Wen Cheng, Richard F. Heitmiller, and Bronwyn Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:899-903. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the thoracic surgery foundation for research and education

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:903. [PDF]  

Surgical outcome of aortic arch aneurysms using selective cerebral perfusion

Teruhisa Kazui, Nozomu Kimura, Osamu Yamada, and Sakuzo Komatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:904-911. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Chronic morphologic changes of skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation

Hidehiro Nakajima, Hisako O. Nakajima, Gregory A. Thomas, Robert L. Hammond, Frank W. Mocek, Robert Fietsam, Jr, Albert Pochettino, Huiping Lu, Ali D. Spanta, Susumu Isoda, and Larry W. Stephenson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:912-920. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical ablation of ventricular tachycardia secondary to congenital ventricular septal aneurysm

Angelo Graffigna, Gaetano Minzioni, Laura Ressia, and Mario Vigano
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:921-924. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Gastroepiploic artery graft for anterior descending coronary artery bypass

Hisayoshi Suma, Atsushi Amano, Sachito Fukuda, Ikutarou Kigawa, Taiko Horii, Yasuhiko Wanibuchi, and Akihiro Nabuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:925-927. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effects of cardiac denervation on coronary and systemic circulation

Jun Amano, Akio Suzuki, and Makoto Sunamori
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:928-932. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Philippe Icard, Jean-Pierre Fleury, Jean-François Regnard, Jean-Marie Libert, Pierre Magdeleinat, Nourhedine Gharbi, Alain Drachet, Jean-François Levi, and Philippe Levasseur
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:933-936. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Third International Conference on circulatory support devices for severe cardiac failure: Lawrence convention center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, october 28–30, 1994

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:936. [PDF]  

Therapeutic implications of intraoperative pressure measurements after the fontan operation

Christopher J. Knott-Craig, Hartzell V. Schaff, Francisco J. Puga, Paul R. Julsrud, Dale G. Gehring, and Gordon K. Danielson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:937-939. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

John W. Hammon, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:939-940. [PDF]  

Tricuspid valve abnormalities in patients with atrioventricular discordance: Surgical implications

Pavel Horvath, Marek Szufladowicz, Marc R. de Leval, Martin J. Elliott, and Jaroslav Stark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:941-945. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Fetal lamb pulmonary hypoplasia: Pulmonary vascular and myocardial abnormalities

Arthur C. Hill, N.Scott Adzick, Michael B. Stevens, Hidezo Mori, Walid Husseini, and Michael A. Heymann
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:946-951. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Recognition and management of accessory mitral tissue causing severe subaortic stenosis

E.Phillip OW, Serafin Y. DeLeon, Jenny E. Freeman, Jose A. Quinones, Timothy J. Bell, Henry J. Sullivan, and Roque Pifarre
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:952-955. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

ATP reduces blood loss produced by hepatin in cardiopulmonary bypass operations

Hermínio V. Garcia, Jr, Ênio Buffalo, Helena B. Nader, and Carl P. Dietrich
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:956-959. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Ryosuke Tsuchiya, Hisao Asamura, Haruhiko Kondo, Tomoyuki Goya, and Tsuguo Naruke
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:960-965. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Paolo Macchiarini, Alain R. Chapelier, Isabelle Monnet, Jean-Michel Vannetzel, Jean-Louis Rebischung, Jacques Cerrina, François Parquin, François Le Roy Ladurie, Bernard Lenot, and Philippe G. Dartevelle
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:966-973. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Extravascular fluid uptake during cardiopulmonary bypass in hypertensive dogs

Rebecca S. Wolfer, Gregory G. Bishop, Maureen G. Burdett, Kenji Shigemi, Josefina P. Freeman, Mark J. Krasna, Joseph S. McLaughlin, and Martha J. Brunner
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:974-980. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Joachim Boldt
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:980. [PDF]  

Relationship of platelet aggregation to bleeding after cardiopulmonary bypass

Michael J. Ray, Geoffrey A.T. Hawson, Sarah J.E. Just, Geoffery McLachlan, and Mark O'Brien
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:981-986. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Treatment of acute type a aortic dissection with intraluminal sutureless prosthesis

Dah-Wel Liu, Pyng Jing Lin, and Chau-Hsiung Chang
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:987-991. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:991. [PDF]  

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

Erino A. Rendina, Federico Venuta, Tiziano De Giacomo, Paola P. Ciriaco, Edoardo O. Pescarmona, Federico Francioni, Alessandro Pulsoni, Francesco Malagnino, and Costante Ricci
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:992-995. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Susumu Ishikawa, Yasuo Morishita, Yasushi Sato, Ichiro Yoshida, Akio Otaki, and Yoshimi Otani
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:996-998. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thromboxane A₂ receptor-specific antagonism in hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass

Eric N. Mendeloff, Isabella Y.S. Liang, Julie A. Swain, and Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:999-1006. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Malcolm D. Orr, Ariel G. Ferdman, and J.Gregory Maresh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1007-1011. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aberrant right subclavian artery aneurysm: An analysis of surgical options

Lynn H. Harrison, Jr, Robert C. Batson, and David R. Hunter
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1012-1014. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Diagnosis and neonatal resection of right atrial angiosarcoma

Eliot R. Rosenkranz and Daniel J. Murphy, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1014-1015. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A method to facilitate subxiphoid pericardiotomy

Barbara K. Temeck and Harvey I. Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1015-1017. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pacemaker contact sensitivity: Clinical recognition and management

Hasan I. Abdallah, Rohinton K. Balsara, and Anna C. O'Riordan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1017-1018. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Daniel J. Waters, Michael Belz, Dorothy Lawse, and David Ulstad
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1018-1019. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Akira Miyauchi, Fenichi Matsusaka, Hitoshi Kawaguchi, Kema Nakamoto, and Masazumi Maeda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1020-1021. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Videothoracoscopic pleurectomy after contralateral single-lung transplantation

David A. Waller, Ian D. Conacher, and John H. Dark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1021-1023. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Migration of sternal wire into ascending aorta

Stephen R. Hazelrigg and Bernard Staller
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1023-1024. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Treatment of hypertrophie cardiomyopathy by mitral valve repair and septal myectomy

Frederic S. Joyce, Harry M. Lever, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1025-1027. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Esophageal perforation in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

Thomas A. Horan, John D. Urschel, Norman A. MacEachem, Boris Shulman, A.Neil Crowson, and Cynthia Magro
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1027-1029. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Lung cancer and the left internal mammary artery graft

Peter S. Greene and Richard F. Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1029-1030. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Nasotracheal jet ventilation for rigid endoscopy

Mitchell J. Magee, Miroslav Klain, Peter F. Ferson, Robert J. Keenan, and Rodney J. Landreneau
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1031-1032. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Multichannel myocardial temperature probe

Satoru Kuki, Kiyoshi Yoshida, Hironori Izutani, Ken Suzuki, Ryuichi Matsumura, Akihiro Okuda, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1033-1034. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American board of thoracic surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1034. [PDF]  

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

Sang B. Park and Thomas D. Maher, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1035-1036. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

AndréA. Thevenet
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1036-1037. [PDF] [References]  

Resection of aortic arch aneurysms using an external shunt

Robert R. Klingman and Victor A. Ferraris
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1040-1042. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Ralph D. Alley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1043. [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary mucormycosis: Results of medical and surgical therapy

Mark Tedder, John A. Spratt, Mark P. Anstadt, Sanjay S. Hegde, Stephen D. Tedder, and James E. Lowe
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1044-1050. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The atherosclerotic ascending aorta and transverse arch: A new technique to prevent cerebral injury during bypass: Experience with 13 patients

Alfred T. Culliford
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1051. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Direct-current injury from external pacemaker results in tissue electrolysis

Eugene A. Grossi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1053. [PDF] [References]  

Doxycycline for malignant effusions

Alon Yellin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1053. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Lary A. Robinson, William H. Fleming, and Timothy A. Galbraith
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1053-1054. [PDF] [References]  

Histologic evaluation of coronary exposure using an ultrasonic surgical aspirator

Yasushi Terada, Toshio Mitsui, and Takuya Yazawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1054-1055. [PDF] [References]  

Nitric oxide formation during cardiopulmonary bypass

Giovanni Ruvolo, Ernesto Creco, Giuseppe Speziale, Luigi Tritapepe, Benedetto Marino, Vincenzo Mollace, and Giuseppe Nislicò
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1055-1056. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Evan Loh and L.Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1056. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Y.J. Gu and Willem van Oeveren
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1056-1057. [PDF] [References]  

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

Adarsh S. Koppula, B.R. Jagannath, Apoorva Kanhere, Mrinalendu Dos, and C.M.K. Gupta
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1056-1057. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Ali Yener
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1058. [PDF]  

Reply

Nobuo Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1058. [PDF] [References]  

Hugh Morriston Davies: First dissection lobectomy in 1912

Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1058. [PDF] [References]  

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