Articles:

Fifty years of cardiovascular surgery

Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1059-1063. [PDF] [References]  

Induction therapy for squamous carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus: The continuing journey

Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1064-1065. [PDF] [References]  

Effects of protamine on myocyte contractile function and β-adrenergic responsiveness

R.Barry Hird, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, Rupak Mukherjee, Michael R. Zile, and Francis G. Spinale
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1066-1075. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Electrophysiologic consequences of hyperkalemic cardioplegia during surgical ischemia

Neri M. Cohen, Cynthia A. Allen, Peng-Wie Hsia, Todd E. Nixon, Robert M. Wise, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1076-1083. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Operation for the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in the Catheter ablation era

Gerard M. Guiraudon, Colette M. Guiraudon, George J. Klein, Raymond Yee, and Ranjan K. Thakur
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1084-1088. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Analysis of airway function of immature whole lung transplants versus mature lobar transplants

John A. Kern, Curtis G. Tribble, John G. Zografakis, David C. Cassada, Barry B.K. Chan, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1089-1094. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Results of surgical resection in patients with N2 non-small cell lung cancer

Daniel L. Miller, Kieran G. McManus, Mark S. Allen, Duane M. Ilstrup, Claude Deschamps, Victor F. Trastek, Rihard C. Daly, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1095-1101. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical experience with Montgomery salivary bypass stents in the esophagus

William H. Warren, Claire Smith, and L.Penfield Faber
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1102-1107. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The society of thoracic surgeons: Thirty-first annual meeting

Richard P. Andersen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1107. [PDF]  

Decreased postoperative drainage with addition of -aminocaproic acid before cardiopulmonary bypass

Kit V. Arom and Robert W. Emery
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1108-1113. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The risk of small St. Jude aortic valve prostheses

John M. Kratz, Robert M. Sade, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, Arthur J. Crumbley, III, and Martha R. Stroud
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1114-1119. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tracheal resections: Lessons learned

Kamal A. Mansour, Robert B. Lee, and Joseph I. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1120-1125. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Induction therapy for squamous carcinoma of thoracic esophagus

Ernesto Laterza, Claudia Griso, Ugo S. Urso, Giovanni de' Manzoni, Massimo Malagò, Cristina Oliani, and Claudio Cordiano
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1126-1132. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1132. [PDF]  

Superior sulcus tumors: Combined modality

Donald B. Fuller and John S. Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1133-1139. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic valve replacement: Determinants of operative mortality

Guo-Wei He, Tea E. Acuff, William H. Ryan, Mark B. Douthit, Richard T. Bowman, Yang-Hui He, and Michael J Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1140-1146. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prostacyclin production by different human grafts employed in coronary operations

Andrea Sala, Paolo Rona, Giulio Pompilio, Alessandro Parolari, Carlo Antona, Paolo Biglioli, Giuseppe Rossoni, Laura M. Villa, and Ferruccio Berti
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1147-1150. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Late hemodynamic results after cardiomyoplasty in congestive heart failure

Olivier Jegaden, François Delahaye, Gerard Finet, Frederik Van Der Veen, Pietro Montagna, Armand Eker, Jean Ossete, Roland Rossi, Alain Saint Pierre, and Philippe H. Mikaeloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1151-1157. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Donor-specific immune response after aortic valve allografting in the rat

Xiao-ming Zhao, Marjorie Green, Ian H. Frazer, Patrick Hogan, and Mark F. O'Brien
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1158-1163. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Noninvasive diagnosis of cardiac rejection through echocardiographic tissue characterization

Evelin Lieback, Rudolph Meyer, Michael Nawrocki, Jochen Bellach, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1164-1170. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Important notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1170. [PDF]  

Computer simulation of brain cooling during cardiopulmonary bypass

Franklin Dexter and Bradley J. Hindman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1171-1178. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Frank H. Kern and William J. Greeley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1178-1179. [PDF] [References]  

Neck ultrasonography for thoracic esophageal carcinoma

Yuji Tachimori, Hoichi Kato, Hiroshi Watanabe, and Hajime Yamaguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1180-1183. [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;57:1183. [PDF]  

Options in managing the patient with high defibrillation thresholds

Lary A. Robinson, John R. Windle, and Arthur R. Easley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1184-1192. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on gut blood flow, oxygen utilization, and intramucosal pH

Sunil K. Ohri, Jenny Becket, John Brannan, Bruce E. Keogh, and Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1193-1199. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Multicentricity in resected occult bronchogenic squamous cell carcinoma

Yasuki Saito, Masami Sato, Motoyasu Sagawa, Keiji Kanma, Satomi Takahashi, Katsuo Usuda, Noriyoshi Nagamoto, Chiaki Endo, Yan Chen, Akira Sakurada, Hirokazu Aikawa, and Shigefumi Fujimura
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1200-1205. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Paul A. Thomas, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1205. [PDF]  

Intraoperative imprint cytology for evaluation of mediastinal lymphadenopathy

Martha R. Clarke, Rodney J. Landreneau, and Dennis Borochovitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1206-1210. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heparin resistance after preoperative heparin therapy or intraaortic balloon pumping

Mark H. Staples, Robert F. Dunton, Karl J. Karlson, Howard K. Leonardi, and Robert L. Berger
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1211-1216. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography of coronary artery fistulas

J.Geoffrey Stevenson, Gregory K. Sorensen, Stanley J. Stamm, John P. McCloskey, Dale G. Hall, and Edward A. Rittenhouse
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1217-1221. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary metastasectomy as secondary treatment for testicular tumors

Enyeribe Anyanwu, Sabine Krysa, Heinrich Buelzebruck, and Ingolf Vogt-Moykopf
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1222-1228. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Gastroesophageal leaks after antireflux operations

John D. Urschel
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1229-1232. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Comparison of different techniques of hypothermic pig heart preservation

René Ferrera, Alain Larese, Peter Marcsek, Jeanine Guidollet, Monique Verdys, André Dittmar, and Georges Dureau
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1233-1239. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Winston Neville Wicomb
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1239. [PDF]  

Aspergillosis of the posterior mediastinum

Winfield J. Wells, Arthur H. Fox, Pierre R. Theodore, Lawrence A. Ross, Philip Stanley, and Vaughn A. Starnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1240-1243. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Postinfarction ventricular septal defect in the elderly: Analysis and results

Carlos Blanche, Steven S. Khan, Aurelio Chaux, and Jack M. Matloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1244-1247. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Predictors, frequency, and indications for cardiopulmonary bypass during lung transplantation in adults

Anastasios N. Triantafillou, Michael K. Pasque, Charles B. Huddleston, Charles G. Pond, Robert F. Cerza, Robert M. Forstot, Joel D. Cooper, G.Alexander Patterson, and Demetrios G. Lappas
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1248-1251. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Wound healing after harvesting of the internal thoracic and the superior and inferior epigastric arteries

Daniel S. Schwartz, Edwin Petrossian, Richard F. Brodman, Rosemary Frame, Jess D. Schwartz, Arie Blitz, David E. McLoughlin, and Stanley M. Levenson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1252-1255. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Systemic blood activation during and after autotransfusion

Jacques P.A.M. Schönberger, Willem van Oeveren, Johan J. Bredée, Peter A.M. Everts, Jacob de Haan, and Charles R.H. Wildevuur
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1256-1262. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tracheal stenting for malignant tracheoesophageal fistula

Johannes M. Albes, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, Michael Gebel, and Uwe H. Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1263-1266. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Techniques in general thoracic surgery, 2nd ed: By R. Maurice Hood, MD Philadelphia, La & Febiger, 1993 302 pp illustrantcd, $55.00

Joseph LoCicero, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1266. [PDF]  

Effect of intermittent delivery of warm blood cardioplegia on myocardial recovery

Roderick W. Landymore, Alan E. Marble, and John Fris
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1267-1272. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Anatomic definition of a vulnerable extranodal site in AV node reentry

William L. Holman, Peter G. Anderson, Russell D. Spruell, and Albert D. Pacifico
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1273-1280. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hypothermic circulatory arrest for cardiac valve replacement reoperations

Guido Michielon and Donald B. Doty
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1281-1283. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Predictors of conduction disturbances after coronary bypass grafting

Mikko Hippeläinen, Paula Mustonen, Hannu Manninen, and Sinikka Rehnberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1284-1287. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Shed blood autotransfusion influences ischemia-sensitive laboratory parameters after coronary operations

Waltraud Hannes, Matthias Keilich, Wolfgang Köster, Rainald Seitelberger, and Roland Fasol
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1289-1294. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of internal mammary artery for emergency grafting after failed coronary angioplasty

Frank L. Caes and Guido J. Van Nooten
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1295-1299. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

W.Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1299. [PDF]  

Primary bronchogenic carcinoma in the heart transplant recipient

Robert H. Fleming, Stephen H. Jennison, and Keith S. Naunheim
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1300-1301. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary function after sleeve lobectomy

Krishna Khargi, Vincent A.M. Duurkens, Fred F. Verzijlbergen, Hans A. Huysmans, and Paul J. Knaepen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1302-1304. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic arch aneurysm repair using selective cerebral perfusion

Koichi Tabayashi, Mikio Ohmi, Takao Togo, Makoto Miura, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Hiroji Akimoto, Sadayuki Murata, Kenji Ohsaka, and Hitoshi Mohri
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1305-1310. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Inhaled nitric oxide in the treatment of postoperative graft dysfunction after lung transplantation

Ian Adatia, Craig Lillehei, John H. Arnold, John E. Thompson, Regina Palazzo, James C. Fackler, and David L. Wessel
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1311-1318. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic homograft and mitral valve repair in a patient with Werner's syndrome

Thierry Carrel, Miralem Pasic, Tengis Tkebuchava, Juraj Turina, Rolf Jenni, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1319-1320. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left main bronchus compression after arterial switch for transposition

Jonathan Worsey, Si M. Pham, Beverly Newman, Sang C. Park, and Fedro J. del Nido
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1320-1322. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of massive pulmonary thromboembolism complicating diabetic ketoacidosis

Robert L. Quigley, Ronald D. Curran, Richard D. Stagl, and John C. Alexander, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1322-1324. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bivalvation with bridging for common atrioventricular valve regurgitation in right isomerism

Hidetaka Oku, Junzoh Iemura, Hitoshi Kitayama, Toshihiko Saga, and Hitoshi Shirotani
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1324-1326. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful treatment of massive pulmonary embolism after coronary artery bypass grafting due to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Anthony C. Ralph-Edwards, Christopher M. Feindel, and Michael F.X. Glynn
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1326-1328. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Septal myectomy for left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after mitral valve repair

Patrick Perier, Thomas Hagen, and Jürgen Stumpf
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1328-1330. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intraoperative whole-lung torsion producing pulmonary venous infarction

Michael C.K. Chan, Jaime M. Scott, C.Dale Mercer, and A.Alan Conlan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1330-1331. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pacemaker failure due to pocket emphysema

John R. Handy, Paul C. Gillette, and Robert M. Sade
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1331-1333. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

"Concealed" rupture of the left ventricle: Successful surgical repair

Masashi Komeda and Lynda L. Mickleborough
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1333-1335. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Willard M. Daggett
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1335. [PDF] [References]  

Fracture of the internal lumen of a Datascope Percor stat-DL Balloon, resulting in stroke

Gerard J. Myers, Roderick W. Landymore, Richard B. Leadon, and Christina Squires
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1335-1337. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Late esophageal fistula after pneumonectomy

Jibah Eng, Sabaratnam Sabanathan, and Alan J. Mearns
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1337-1338. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Systolic anterior motion of mitral valve after the posterior leaflet sliding advancement procedure

Kamthorn S. Lee, William J. Stewart, Robert M. Savage, Floyd D. Loop, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1338-1340. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1340. [PDF]  

Simple approach for extrapericardial placement of defibrillator patches via median sternotomy

Edwin E. Vyhmeister, Anees J. Razzouk, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Vilma I. Torres, Steven R. Gundry, and Leonard L. Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1341-1342. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Angioscopy-guided training model of coronary artery anastomosis

Christopher M.R. Satur and Nirmal K. Gupta
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1343-1345. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1345. [PDF]  

Wrapping of aortic grafts by pedicled pericardial flaps

Georges A. Popoff and Fernando O. Diaz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1346-1348. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New technique for coronary sinus cannulafion using a fiberoptic stylet

Eduardo Esper, Rajsekhar Devineni, and Jacob Kolff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1349-1350. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Direct-vision aortic valvotomy: Predecessor to modern aortic surgery

Ross M. Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1351-1353. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Vineberg procedure: The immediate forerunner of coronary artery bypass grafting

Joseph B. Shrager
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1354-1364. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass

Joe R. Utley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1365-1366. [PDF]  

Thoracic Surgery Directors Association: 1993 in review

Mark B. Orringer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1367-1368. [PDF]  

Mitral valve replacement in the presence of cold agglutinins

Richard Saldanha, Srirangapatnam V. Srikrishna, and Cecil Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1369. [PDF] [References]  

Atrial natriuretic peptide, diuresis, and cardiopulmonary bypass

Aljafri A. Majid and Soo Ling Ching
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1369-1370. [PDF] [References]  

Cholecystectomy after coronary artery bypass grafting using right gastroepiploic artery

Yasushi Terada and Hisayoshi Suma
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1370. [PDF] [References]  

After cardiomyoplasty there is no need to stimulate the muscle with every heart contraction

Valeri Chekanov
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1370-1371. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

James A. Magovern
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1371. [PDF] [References]  

Inhaled nitric oxide for the postoperative management of Fontan-type operations

Naoki Yahagi, Keiji Kumon, Hironobu Tanigami, Yasuhiko Watanabe, Tohru Ishizaka, Fumio Yamamoto, Kyoichi Nishigaki, Osamu Matsuki, and Toshikatsu Yagihara
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1371-1372. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Duncan J. Macrae and Marlin J. Elliott
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1372-1373. [PDF] [References]  

Awareness of a serious complication of the intraaortic balloon pump: "Entrapping"

Hussein Shafei and Khalid Al-Ebrahim
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1373. [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac hemangioma

Cipriano Abad
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1373. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Christian Brizard and Christian Latremouille
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1374. [PDF] [References]  

Reversal of allograft rejection

Christof Schmid and Nicholas L. Tilney
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1374. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Verdi J. DiSesa and Abigail Hanna
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1374. [PDF]  

Thirtieth Annual Meeting The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Richard P. Snderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1375. [PDF]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1994–1995; Officers

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1376-1380. [PDF]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons new members

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1380-1382. [PDF]  

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