Articles:

Put our patients first

Benson R. Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1. [PDF] [References]  

Put our patients first!

Harold C. Urschel, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:2-3. [PDF] [References]  

Exclusive contracts raise serious professional concerns

Raj B. Lal
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:4. [PDF]  

Warm cardioplegia or aerobic cardioplegia? Let's call a spade a spade

Philippe Menasché
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:5-6. [PDF] [References]  

Forty-hour preservation of the rabbit heart: Optimal osmolarity, [Mg²⁺], and pH of a modified UW solution

James C. Stringham, Karen L. Paulsen, James H. Southard, Robert M. Mentzer, Jr, and Folkert O. Belzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:7-13. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pediatric and adult thoracic trauma: Age-related impact on presentation and outcome

Richard J. Peterson, Joseph J. Tepas, III, Fred H. Edwards, Niranjan Kissoon, Pam Pieper, and Eric L. Ceithaml
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:14-18. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Thirty-first Annual Meeting

Ricliard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:18. [PDF]  

Graft replacement of the descending thoracic aorta: Results of "open" distal anastomosis

Scott A. Scheinin and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:19-23. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aggressive multimodality therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Thomas W. Rice, David J. Adelstein, Thomas J. Kirby, Matthew G. Saltarelli, Siva R. Murthy, Marjorie A. Van Kirk, Herbert P. Wiedemann, and James K. Weick
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:24-29. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The clamshell incision: An improved approach to bilateral pulmonary and mediastinal tumor

Manjit S. Bains, Robert J. Ginsberg, William G. Jones, II, Patricia M. McCormack, Valerie W. Rusch, Michael E. Burt, and Nael Martini
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:30-33. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Experimental large-animal model of obliterative bronchiolitis after lung transplantation

Ghannam A. Al-Dossari, Vibhu R. Kshettry, Jose Jessurun, and R.Morton Bolman, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:34-40. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intermittent antegrade warm versus cold blood cardioplegia: A prospective, randomized study

L.Conrad Pelletier, Michel Carrier, Yves Leclerc, Raymond Cartier, Eva Wesolowska, and B.Charles Solymoss
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:41-49. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Important notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:49. [PDF]  

Pentoxifylline reduces lung allograft reperfusion injury

Kan Okabayashi, Motoi Aoe, Steven R. DeMeester, Joel D. Cooper, and G.Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:50-56. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Critical pathway methodology: Effectiveness in congenital heart surgery

Kevin Turley, Michael Tyndall, Claude Roge, Michael Cooper, Kerry Turley, Michael Applebaum, and Harold Tarnoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:57-65. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Antireflux operations in patients with scleroderma

Nancy Claire Poirier, Raymond Taillefer, Philippe Topart, and André Duranceau
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:66-73. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Five-year follow-up of microsurgical multiple internal thoracic artery grafts

George E. Green, Airlie Cameron, Amit Goyal, Shing-Chiu Wong, and Jaqueline Schwanede
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:74-79. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac reoperation in patients with bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts

Frederic S. Joyce, Patrick M. McCarthy, Paul C. Taylor, Delos M. Cosgrove, III, and Bruce W. Lytle
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:80-85. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mechanisms of coronary vasomotor dysfunction in the transplanted heart

David A. Fullerton, Max B. Mitchell, Robert C. McIntyre, Jr, James M. Brown, Xianzhong Meng, David N. Campbell, and Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:86-92. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of pulsatile flow during cardiopulmonary bypass on thyroid hormone metabolism

Suat Buket, Alp Alayunt, Mustafa Ozbaran, Ahmet Hamulu, Berent Discigil, Bulent Cetindag, Hayal Ozkilic, Zehra Balkan, Onol Bilkay, and Isa Durmaz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:93-96. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transatrial lead placement for endocardial pacing in children

Mark H. Hoyer, Lee B. Beerman, Jose A. Ettedgui, Sang C. Park, Pedro J. Del Nido, and Ralph D. Siewers
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:97-102. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in infants and children

Takuro Misaki, Go Watanabe, Takashi Iwa, Yasuhiro Matsunaga, Hiroshi Ohtake, Makoto Tsubota, Masao Takahashi, and Yoh Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:103-107. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:107. [PDF]  

Prevention and management of strictures after hypopharyngocolostomy or esophagocolostomy

Ming-Ho Wu, Wu-Wei Lai, Mu-Yen Lin, and Nan-Song Chou
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:108-111. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of altering cerebrospinal fluid pressure on spinal cord blood flow

Shigeru Kazama, Yoshihiko Masaki, Shigeyoshi Maruyama, and Akira Ishihara
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:112-115. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Spinal cord protection: Development of a paraplegia-preventive solution

Tetsuya Ueno, Koujirou Furukawa, Yuuji Katayama, Hisao Suda, and Tsuyoshi Itoh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:116-120. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Acute impairment of coronary blood flow by dynamic cardiomyoplasty

Ernesto R. Soltero, Donald H. Glaeser, Lloyd H. Michael, Craig J. Hartley, Nan R. Earle, and Gerald M. Lawrie
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:121-127. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-term effects of dynamic aortomyoplasty

Juan-Carlos Chachques, François Haab, Christophe Cron, Edmundo Cabrera Fischer, Pierre Grandjean, Patrick Bruneval, Christophe Acar, Victor A. Jebara, Fabrice Fontaliran, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:128-134. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:134. [PDF]  

Ultrasonic assessment of internal thoracic artery graft flow in the revascularized heart

Charles C. Canver and Norman A. Dame
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:135-138. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Determination of organ blood flows during retrograde inferior vena caval perfusion

Keiji Oohara, Akihiko Usui, Minoru Tanaka, Toshio Abe, and Mitsuya Murase
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:139-145. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effects of aprotinin on acute recovery of cerebral metabolism in piglets after hypothermic circulatory arrest

Mitsuru Aoki, Richard A. Jonas, Fumikazu Nomura, Michael E. Stromski, Miles K. Tsuji, Paul R. Hiekey, and David H. Holtzman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:146-153. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Valvuloplasty for common atrioventricular valve regurgitation in cyanotic heart diseases

Katsuhiko Tatsuno, Kiyoshi Suzuki, Toshio Kikuchi, Yukihiro Takahashi, Yasuo Murakami, and Katsuhiko Mori
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:154-157. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Interobserver variability and accuracy of computed tomographic assessment of nodal status in lung cancer

Ewald C.M. Bollen, Reginald Goei, Bep E.v't Hof-Grootenboer, Cees W.M. Versteege, Harry A. Engelshove, and Rob J.S. Lamers
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:158-162. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intraatrial insertion of a mitral prosthesis in a destroyed or calcified mitral annulus

Patrick Nataf, Alain Pavie, Frederique Jault, Valeria Bors, Christian Cabrol, and Iradj Gandjbakhch
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:163-167. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thrombotic obstruction of bileaflet valves: Surgical management and fiberoptic thrombectomy

Zohair Al-Halees and Naresh Kumar
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:168-169. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Changes in the antioxidative defensive system during open heart operations in humans

Ki-Bong Kim, Hyoung Hwa Chung, Myung Suk Kim, and Joon Ryang Rho
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:170-175. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mediastinoscopy as a routine outpatient procedure

Irene J. Cybulsky and W.Frederick Bennett
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:176-178. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transsternal repair of coarctation and associated cardiac defects

Serafin Y. DeLeon, Francis X. Downey, Norbert E. Baumgartner, E.Phillip Ow, Jose A. Quincnes, Ludgerio Torres, Michel N. Ilbawi, and Roque Pifarré
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:179-184. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Composite arterial conduits for a wider arterial myocardial revascularization

Antonio M. Calafiore, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Nicola Luciani, Nicola Maddestra, Ernesto Di Nardo, and Romeo Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:185-190. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A special topical meeting preparing your practice for change: Thoracic surgery into the next decade: Hyatt Regency Hotel Atlanta, Georgia, September 24–25, 1994

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:190. [PDF]  

Coronary artery endothelial dysfunction after global ischemia, blood cardioplegia, and reperfusion

Katsuhiko Nakanishi, Zhi-Qing Zhao, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Jon C. Lewis, D.Scott McGee, and John W. Hammon, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:191-199. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Adenosine and AICA-riboside fail to enhance microvascular endothelial preservation

Frank W. Sellke, Menachem Friedman, Steven Y. Wang, Robert N. Piana, Hai Bin Dai, and Robert G. Johnson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:200-206. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Endothelial function and vasodilator profile of the inferior epigastric artery

Samad Tadjkarimi, Adrian H. Chester, Julie AA. Borland, Catherine J. Schyns, Gregory S. O'Neil, and Magdi H. Yacoub
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:207-210. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Current surgical management of tetralogy of fallot

Vaughn A. Starnes, Giovanni Battista Luciani, David A. Latter, and Michael L. Griffin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:211-215. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Predictive value of blood clotting tests in cardiac surgical patients

Glenn P. Gravlee, Sunil Arora, Sidney W. Lavender, Stephen A. Mills, Allen S. Hudspeth, A.Robert Cordell, Robert L. James, Joni K. Brockschmidt, and John J. Stuart
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:216-221. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Anticoagulation, hemostasis, and blood preservation in cardiovascular surgery: Edited by Roque Pifarre, MD Philadelphia, Hanley & Belfus, 1993 395 pp, illustrated, $59.00

Renee S. Hartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:221. [PDF]  

Fiberoptic cardioscopy under cardiopulmonary bypass: Potential for cardioscopic surgery?

Malcolm E. Legget and David P. Shaw
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:222-225. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Strangulated parahiatal hernia: Not just another paraesophageal hernia

Todd L. Demmy, Theresa M. Boley, and Jack J. Curtis
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:226-227. [PDF] [References]  

Coarctation developing after arterial switch repair for transposition of the great arteries

Han J.G.H. Mulder, Gilles L. Kaan, Aagje Nijveld, Anton van Oort, Jelle Barentsz, and Leon K. Lacquet
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:227-229. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of a tracheal bronchus in a pediatric lung transplant recipient

Mitchell J. Magee, Bartley P. Griffith, and John M. Armitage
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:229-231. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New modification of the Damus-Kaye-Stansel operation

Shuichi Matsuno, Yoshio Yokota, Fumitaka Ando, Fumio Okamoto, Akira Shimizu, Shogo Nakayama, Tadashi Ikeda, Shigehiro Ohtani, Katsushi Oda, Yosuke Murakami, and Seichiro Makino
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:231-233. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pericardiectomy using an ultrasonic dissector

Mathew Ninan and Tom Treasure
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:233-235. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transesophageal echocardiography in the postoperative child with an open sternum

Barry Marcus, Pierre C. Wong, Winfield J. Wells, George G. Lindesmith, and Vaughn A. Starnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:235-236. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mycotic aneurysm of the ascending aorta after coronary revascularization

Fabrizio M. Follis, Ralph F. Paone, and Jorge A. Wernly
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:236-238. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Hans-Georg Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:238. [PDF] [References]  

Successful resection of giant intrapericardial lipoma

Loïc Lang-Lazdunski, Mohammad Oroudji, Yves Pansard, Christiane Vissuzaine, and Ulrik Hvass
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:238-241. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of acute aortic dissection associated with coarctation by a single operation

Lars G. Svensson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:241-243. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Posterior mediastinal endodermal sinus (yolk sac) tumor in a female patient

Takaaki Konishi, Shozo Fujino, Yoshihide Chino, Yoshikuni Asada, Shoji Asakura, Hirofumi Kato, Atsumi Mori, and Hidetoshi Okabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:244-245. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New procedure to replace the aortic valve with autologous pericardium: A clinical case

Michel Aupart, Yvon Meurisse, Xavier Dreyfus, Franck Diemont, Agnes Sirinelli, and Michel Marchand
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:245-247. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Defibrillator twiddler's syndrome

Lary A. Robinson and John R. Windle
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:247-249. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Limbic encephalitis secondary to malignant thymoma

John D. Cunningham and Michael E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:250-251. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The aortic bodice: A life-saving maneuver

Juan A. Sanchez, John A. Elefteriades, and Graeme L. Hammond
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:252-253. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects, second edition: By J. Stark, MD, and M. de Levai, MD Philadelphia, Sounders, 1994 712 pp, illustrated, $245.00

Ross M. Ungerteider
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:253. [PDF]  

Transhiatal stapled esophagojejunostomy without a pursestring suture in patients with previous gastric resection

R.Douglas Adams, Keith B. Allen, Keith Millikan, Alexander Doolas, and L.Penfield Faber
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:254-256. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Simplified, standardized technique for cervical esophagogastric anastomosis

Christopher D. Stone and Richard F. Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:259-261. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Primary chylopericardium

Hideki Akamatsu, Jun Amano, Tohru Sakamoto, and Akio Suzuki
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:262-266. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Fibrothorax and decortication

Jean Deslauriers and Loul P. Perrault
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:267-268. [PDF]  

Delivery of intraoperative radiation therapy after pneumonectomy: Experimental observations and early clinical results

Harvey I. Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:269-270. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Definitions of terms of the society of thoracic surgeons national cardiac surgery database

Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:271-273. [PDF]  

Put patients first

Harold C. Urschel, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:274. [PDF]  

Natural killer cell activity after cardiopulmonary bypass

Dao M. Nguyen, David S. Mulder, and Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:274-275. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Kazuyoshi Tajima and Fumio Yamamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:275. [PDF]  

Reply

John Butler, Graeme M. Rocker, and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:275. [PDF] [References]  

Vanishing posttraumatic left ventricular outflow tract thrombi

Jean G. Dumesnil, Salvatore Lentini, and Denis Desaulniers
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:276. [PDF] [References]  

Donor lung procurement

Ahmed El-Gamel, Nizar A. Yonan, Ali N. Rahman, Abdul K. Deirgniya, and Colin S. Campbell
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:276-277. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Sudhir Sundaresan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:277. [PDF]  

Subclavian venipuncture: A reliable technique

Sadanori Takeo, Sauichirou Maekawa, and Masato Furuyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:277-279. [PDF] [References]  

Constricted varicose veins for CABG

Victor Parsonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:279. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Anton Moritz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:279. [PDF]  

Alternative technique for cardiomyoptasty

Reida M. El Oakley and Jonathan Jarvis
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:279-280. [PDF] [References]  

The third international conference on circulatory support devices for severe cardiac failure: David L. Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 28–30, 1994

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:281-284. [PDF]  

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