Articles:

Malignant pleural mesothelioma: The thoracic surgeon and gene therapy

Harvey I. Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1383-1384. [PDF] [References]  

The Angelchik prosthesis: What have we learned in fifteen years?

Peter F. Crookes and Tom R. DeMeester
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1385-1386. [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary autograft in children: Realized growth potential

Ronald C. Elkins, Christopher J. Knott-Craig, Kent E. Ward, Carolyn McCue, and Mary M. Lane
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1387-1394. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful adenovirus-mediated gene transfer in an in vivo model of human malignant mesothelioma

W.Roy Smythe, Larry R. Kaiser, Harry C. Hwang, Kunjlata M. Amin, Joseph M. Pilewski, Stephen J. Eck, James M. Wilson, and Steven M. Albelda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1395-1401. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Myocardial viability assessment in ischemic cardiomyopathy: Benefits of coronary revascularization

Gilles D. Dreyfus, Denis Duboc, Antoine Blasco, Florence Vigoni, Claude Dubois, Denis Brodaty, Philippe de Lentdecker, Jean Bachet, Bertrand Goudot, and Daniel Guilmet
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1402-1408. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The society of thoracic surgeons: Thirty-first annual meeting

Richard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1408. [PDF]  

Chronic alterations in cardiac mechanics after fetal closed heart operation

Satinder K. Sandhu, James L. Heckman, Rohinton Balsara, Pierantonio A. Russo, and Jeffrey M. Dunn
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1409-1415. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Improved survival after extended bridge to cardiac transplantation

O.H. Frazier, Michael P. Macris, Timothy J. Myers, J.Michael Duncan, Branislav Radovancevic, Steven M. Parnis, and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1416-1422. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Living-related donor iobectomy for bilateral lobar transplantation in patients with cystic fibrosis

Robbin G. Cohen, Mark L. Barr, Felicia A. Schenkel, Tom R. DeMeester, Winfield J. Wells, and Vaughn A. Starnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1423-1428. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Retrograde warm blood cardioplegia preserves hypertrophied myocardium: A clinical study

Philippe Menasché, François Tronc, Alix Nguyen, Line Veyssié, Mustapha Demirag, Jacques Larivière, Olivier Le Dref, Armand H. Piwnica, and Gérard Bloch
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1429-1435. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Anterior exposure of the thoracic spine

Keith S. Naunheim, Mark G. Barnett, Dennis G. Crandall, Kathy J. Vaca, and J.Kenneth Burkus
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1436-1439. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Influence of surgical resection and brachytherapy in the management of superior sulcus tumor

Robert J. Ginsberg, Nael Martini, Moneeka Zaman, John G. Armstrong, Manjit S. Bains, Michael E. Burt, Patricia M. McCormack, Valerie W. Rusch, and Louis B. Harrison
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1440-1445. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Routine immediate direct bronchial artery revascularization for single-lung transplantation

Richard C. Daly and Christopher G.A. McGregor
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1446-1452. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Risk factors for operative mortality in elderly patients undergoing internal mammary artery grafting

Guo-Wei He, Tea E. Acuff, William H. Ryan, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1453-1461. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Preliminary results in patients with postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock

George J. Magovern, Jr., James A. Magovern, Daniel H. Benckart, Robert R. Lazzara, Tamara Sakert, Thomas D. Maher, Jr., and Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1462-1470. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Robert H. Bartlett
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1470-1471. [PDF] [References]  

Successful use of undersized donors for orthotopic heart transplantation—with a caveat

Lorne H. Blackbourne, Curtis G. Tribble, Scott E. Langenburg, Kimberly N. Sinclair, G.Bino Rucker, Barry B.K. Chan, William D. Spotnitz, James D. Bergin, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1472-1476. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Isolated lung perfusion with tumor necrosis factor: A swine model in preparation of human trials

Helen W. Pogrebniak, Clara J. Witt, Richard Terrill, Karen Kranda, William D. Travis, Steven A. Rosenberg, and Harvey I. Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1477-1483. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Performance of an intravenous gas exchanger (IVOX) in a venovenous bypass circuit

Weike Tao, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Thuan T. Nguyen, Alexander E. Tzouanakis, Edward J. Matheis, Daniel L. Traber, and Akhil Bidani
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1484-1491. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1491. [PDF]  

Bayesian-logit model for risk assessment in coronary artery bypass grafting

Guillermo Marshall, A.Laurie W. Shroyer, Frederick L. Grover, and Karl E. Hammermeister
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1492-1500. [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;57:1500. [PDF]  

Homograft replacement of the aortic valve and root as a functional unit

Christopher J. Knott-Craig, Ronald C. Elkins, Paul L. Stelzer, John D. Randolph, Carolyn McCue, Patricia A. Wright, and Mary M. Lane
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1501-1506. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of video-assisted thoracic surgery in the treatment of chylothorax

D.David Graham, Eugene D. McGahren, Curtis G. Tribble, Thomas M. Daniel, and Bradley M. Rodgers
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1507-1512. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Evolving strategies in lung transplantation for emphysema

Christopher G.A. McGregor, Richard C. Daly, Steve G. Peters, David E. Midthun, John P. Scott, Mark S. Alien, Henry D. Tazelaar, Michael R. Keating, Randall C. Walker, and John C. McDougall
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1513-1520. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Elbert P. Trulock
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1520-1521. [PDF]  

Blood cardioplegia reduces oxidant burden in the ischemic and reperfused human myocardium

Domenico Lapenna, Andrea Mezzetti, Sergio De Gioia, Sante D. Pierdomenico, Anna Maria Verna, Franca Daniele, Leonardo Marzio, Carmine Di Ilio, Antonio Maria Calafiore, and Franco Cuccurullo
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1522-1525. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Fifteen- to twenty-one-year angiographic assessment of internal thoracic artery as a bypass conduit

Hendrick B. Barner and Mark G. Barnett
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1526-1528. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of anastomotic complications after sleeve lobectomy for lung cancer

Katsunobu Kawahara, Sinji Akamine, Takao Takahashi, Akihiro Nakamura, Masashi Muraoka, Hiroharu Tsuji, Shinsuke Hara, Yutaka Tagawa, Hiroyoshi Ayabe, and Masao Tomita
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1529-1532. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

L.Penfield Faber
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1532-1533. [PDF]  

Angiogenesis: An indicator of metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer invading the thoracic inlet

Paolo Macchiarini, Gabriella Fontanini, Elisabeth Dulmet, Vincent De Montpreville, Alain R. Chapelier, Jacques Cerrina, François Le Roy Ladurie, and Philippe G. Dartevelle
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1534-1539. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Autogenous cardiac assist with chronic descending thoracic aortomyoplasty

Robert R. Lazzara, Dennis R. Trumble, and James A. Magovern
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1540-1544. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Selective lung or heart-lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital cardiac anomalies

Flavian M. Lupinetti, Steven F. Boiling, Edward L. Bove, Louis A. Brunsting, III, Dennis C. Crowley, Joseph P. Lynch, Mark B. Orringer, Richard I. Whyte, and G.Michael Deeb
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1545-1548. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Thomas L. Spray
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1549. [PDF]  

Impaired endothelium-dependent relaxation after coronary reperfusion injury: Evidence for G-protein dysfunction

Paulo R.B. Evora, Paul J. Pearson, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1550-1556. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reoperation for complications of the Angelchik antireflux prosthesis

Kenneth C. Stewart, John D. Urschel, and Robert A. Hallgren
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1557-1558. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Early diagnosis of acute rejection by pulmonary hemodynamics after single-lung transplantation

Chojiro Yamashita, Hidehiro Yamamoto, Satosi Tobe, Hidefumi Oobo, Hiroomi Nakamura, and Masayosi Okada
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1559-1563. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Similar hospital morbidity with the use of one or two internal thoracic arteries

Eric Berreklouw, Jacques P.A.M. Schönberger, Johannus H. Bavinck, Victor J. Verwaal, Evert L. Koldewijn, Frits van Der Linden, Ingeborg Van der Tweel, and Johan J. Bredée
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1564-1572. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of expandable wire stents for malignant airway obstruction

Anthony C.de Souza, Richard Keal, Norah M. Hudson, Joseph N. Leverment, and Thomas J. Spyt
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1573-1577. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1577-1578. [PDF] [References]  

Chronic cardiac rejection masking as constrictive pericarditis

Thomas J. Hinkamp, Henry J. Sullivan, Alvaro Montoya, Soon Park, Linda Bartlett, and Roque Pifarre
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1579-1583. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thrombomodulin in pediatric cardiac surgery

Joachim Boldt, Christoph Knothe, Ehrenfried Schindler, Annegret Welters, Friedhelm F. Dapper, and Gunter Hempelmann
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1584-1589. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aminosulfonic acid buffer preserves myocardium during prolonged ischemia

Henry Swan, Michael Cowan, Michael Tornabene, and Lewis Owens
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1590-1595. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Shukri F. Khuri
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1595-1596. [PDF] [References]  

Feasibility of intraoperative coronary angiography during hypothermie cardioplegic arrest

James A. Goldstein, Steven B. Laster, and T.Bruce Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1597-1604. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New method for mechanistic studies of cardiomyoplasty: Three-dimensional MRI reconstructions

Peter W. Cho, Howard R. Levin, Christopher C. Moore, Joshua E. Tsitlik, Elliot R. McVeigh, Timothy J. Gardner, and Michael A. Acker
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1605-1611. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Videothoracoscopic operation for secondary spontaneous pneumothorax

David A. Waller, Jonathan Forty, Ami K. Soni, Ian D. Conacher, and Graham N. Morritt
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1612-1615. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pathophysiologic basis for operation on Zenker's diverticulum

Marcello Migliore, Helena Payne, and Kumarasingham Jeyasingham
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1616-1620. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Toni E. Lernt
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1620-1621. [PDF] [References]  

Formaldehyde-free collagen glue in experimental lung gluing

Ina Carolin Ennker, Jürgen Ennker, Doris Schoon, Heinz Adolf Schoon, Manfred Rimpler, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1622-1627. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Human ventricular tachycardia: Precise intraoperative localization with potential distribution mapping

Chris K. Rokkas, Takashi Nitta, Richard B. Schuessler, Barry H. Branham, Michael E. Cain, John P. Boineau, and James L. Cox
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1628-1635. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Fumarate-enriched blood cardioplegia results in complete functional recovery of immature myocardium

Jeffrey M. Pearl, Jade Hiramoto, Hillel Laks, Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, and Paul A. Chang
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1636-1641. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bilateral internal mammary-to-pulmonary artery fistulas after a coronary operation

William J. Groh, Hagop Hovaguimian, and Mark J. Morton
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1642-1643. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Modified fontan operation with reconstruction of the nonconfluent pulmonary artery

Kohji Nomura, Hiromi Kurosawa, Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Asatoshi Mizuno, and Masaaki Yamagishi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1643-1645. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary steal caused by a right gastroepiploic artery graft

Michio Kawasuji, Hirofumi Tekemura, Naoki Sakakibara, Osamu Matsui, and Yoh Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1645-1647. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bilateral main bronchial compression caused by the ductal ligament

Takaaki Sugita, Atsumi Mori, Shoji Watarida, Masahiko Onoe, Shoichiro Shiraishi, Takehisa Nojima, and Yasuhiko Nakajima
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1647-1649. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Eric L. Ceithaml
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1649. [PDF]  

Modified technique for total cavopulmonary connection

Francisco Gregori, Jr, Samuel S. Silva, Icanor A. Ribeiro, Celso O. Cordeiro, and Wilson J. Couto
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1649-1651. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia, atrial septal defect, and severe episodic cyanosis

William W. Shely, Robert D. Loitz, Arthur H. Fox, and Winfield J. Wells
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1651-1653. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Multicentric granular cell tumor of the heart presenting with aortic dissection

Kenichi Fujise, Terrence J. Sacchi, Richard J. Williams, Damian P. Dicostanzo, and Robert F. Tranbaugh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1653-1655. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Anatomic correction for post-mustard pulmonary venous obstruction

Elliot A. Shinebourne, Marjan Jahangiri, Julene S. Carvalho, and Christopher Lincoln
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1655-1656. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heparinless cardiopulmonary bypass with ancrod

Albert H. O-Yurvati, Glenn W. Laub, Theodore J. Southgate, and Lynn B. McGrath
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1656-1658. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Delayed tension pneumopericardium after thoracotomy for penetrating chest trauma

William A. Hymes, Kamal M. Itani, Matthew J. Wall, Jr, Thomas S. Granchi, and Kenneth L. Mattox
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1658-1660. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Severe dysphagia from an Angelchik prosthesis: Futility of routine esophageal testing

Todd L. Demmy, Normand R. Caron, and Jack J. Curtis
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1660-1661. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cavopulmonary anastomotic aneurysm: A complication in pulsatile pulmonary arteries

Douglas W. Teske, J.Terrance Davis, and Hugh D. Allen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1661-1663. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Hillel Laks
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1663-1664. [PDF]  

Notice from the thoracic surgery foundation for research and education

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1664. [PDF]  

Method of thoracoscopic pleurectomy

Louis F. Anastasia
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1665-1666. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Jean-Francois Regnard
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1666-1667. [PDF]  

Important notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1667. [PDF]  

Retrograde cerebral perfusion via a superior vena caval cannula for aortic arch aneurysm operations

Joseph S. Coselli
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1668-1669. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New modification of a mammary artery retractor

Toshiaki Itoh, Masaru Sawazaki, Yutaka Ogawa, Akio Matsuura, Kenzo Yasuura, and Toshio Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1670-1671. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1671. [PDF]  

Conservative operation in the management of annular dilatation and ascending aortic aneurysm

Francis Robicsek and Mano J. Thubrikar
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1672-1674. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Vincent L. Gott
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1674. [PDF] [References]  

Surgical anatomy of accessory connections of atrioventricular conduction

Will C. Sealy
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1675-1683. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Nonstimulated cardiomyoplasty wrap attenuated the degree of left ventricular enlargement

Valeri Chekanov
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1684-1685. [PDF] [References]  

Total aortic replacement

Lars G. Svensson and David M. Shahian
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1685-1686. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Carlo G. Massimo
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1686-1687. [PDF] [References]  

Complete atrioventricular septal defect in patients with and without Dawn's syndrome

Bruno Marino
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1687. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Tomoharu Akiba, Anton E. Becker, Rodolfo Neirotti, and Katsuhiko Tatsuno
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1687-1688. [PDF] [References]  

Surgically treated case of marfanoid hypermobility syndrome

Yasushi Terada and Yasuhiko Wanibuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1688. [PDF] [References]  

History of use of the intercostal artery as a conduit in myocardial revascularization

Jacques A.M. van Son and Frank Smedts
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1688-1689. [PDF] [References]  

Transport of the patient on cardiopulmonary support

Moises Colderon and Raul Verdin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1689. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Janathan G. Hill and John Bennett
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1689. [PDF]  

Acute duodenal perforation after coronary artery bypass grafting

Richard Seldania, Srirengepetnam V. Srikrishna, and Athappilly K. John
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:1690. [PDF] [References]  

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