Articles:

Surface-bound heparin—Panacea or peril?

L.Henry Edmunds, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:285-286. [PDF] [References]  

Thoracic outlet syndrome

Susan E. Mackinnon
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:287-289. [PDF] [References]  

Neoadjuvant therapy: A novel and effective treatment for stage IIIb non-small cell lung cancer

John J. Crowley, Valerie W. Rusch, Kathy S. Albain, Thomas W. Rice, Vassyl Lonchyna, Robert McKenna, Jr, Keith Stelzer, Robert B. Livingston The Southwest Oncology Group
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:290-295. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Single-clamp technique: An important adjunct to myocardial and cerebral protection in coronary operations

Sary F. Aranki, Robert J. Rizzo, David H. Adams, Gregory S. Couper, Nancy M. Kinchla, Jennifer S. Gildea, and Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:296-303. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic valve repair with fibrin glue for type a acute aortic dissection

Jacques R. Séguin, Eric Picard, Jean-Marc Frapier, and Paul-André Chaptal
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:304-307. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mammary artery versus saphenous vein grafts: Assessment of basic fibroblast growth factor receptors

Hiep C. Nguyen, Eugene A. Grossi, Martin LeBoutillier, III, Bryan M. Steinberg, Daniel B. Rifkin, F.Gregory Baumann, Stephen B. Colvin, and Aubrey C. Galloway
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:308-311. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:311. [PDF]  

Dextrorphan inhibits the release of excitatory amino acids during spinal cord ischemia

Chris K. Rokkas, Loring R. Helfrich, Jr, Douglas C. Lobner, Dennis W. Choi, and Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:312-320. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Nonthoracotomy defibrillator implantation: A single-center experience with 200 patients

Dieter Hammel, Hans H. Scheld, Michael Block, and Günter Breithardt
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:321-327. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Isolated single-lung perfusion with TNF-α in a rat sarcoma lung metastases model

Benny Weksler, David Blumberg, Jeffrey T. Lenert, Bruce Ng, Yuman Fong, and Michael E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:328-332. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracotomy for pulmonary mycoses in non-HIV-immunosuppressed patients

Barbara K. Temeck, David J. Venzon, Christopher A. Moskaluk, and Harvey I. Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:333-338. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Downsizing of valve allografts for use as right heart conduits

Takeshi Hiramatsu, Takuya Miura, Joseph M. Forbess, Christian Brizard, and Richard A. Jonas
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:339-343. [Abstract] [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;58:343. [PDF]  

Pilot study of the efficacy of a thrombin inhibitor for use during cardiopulmonary bypass

Abe DeAnda, Jr, Steven E. Coutre, Marc R. Moon, Conrad M. Vial, Linda C. Griffin, Veronica S. Law, Masashi Komeda, Lawrence L.K. Leung, and D.Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:344-350. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of postcardioplegia reperfusion rhythm or myocardial blood flow

William L. Holman, Walter V.A. Vicente, Russell D. Spruell, Stanley B. Digerness, and Albert D. Pacifico
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:351-358. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reoperative coronary grafting: Changing patient profiles, operative indications, techniques, and results

Cary W. Akins, Mortimer J. Buckley, Willard M. Daggett, Alan D. Hilgenberg, Gus J. Vlahakes, David F. Torchiana, and W.Gerald Austen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:359-365. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Dynamic descending thoracic aortomyoplasty: Comparison with intraaortic balloon pump in a model of heart failure

Robert R. Lazzara, Dennis R. Trumble, and James A. Magovern
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:366-371. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus thoracotomy for spontaneous pneumothorax

David A. Waller, Jonathan Forty, and Graham N. Morritt
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:372-377. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Interaction of age and coronary disease after valve replacement: Implications for valve selection

Ellis L. Jones, William S. Weintraub, Joseph M. Craver, Robert A. Guyton, and Yannan Shen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:378-385. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Repair of insufficient bicuspid aortic valves

Charles D. Fraser, Jr, Nan Wang, Roger B.B. Mee, Bruce W. Lytle, Patrick M. McCarthy, Shelly K. Sapp, Eliot R. Rosenkranz, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:386-390. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Risk and benefit of low systemic heparinization during open heart operations

Ludwig K.von Segesser, Branko M. Weiss, Miralem Pasic, Eligio Garcia, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:391-398. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Operative risk factors and durability of repair of coarctation of the aorta in the neonate

Walter H. Merrill, Steven J. Hoff, James R. Stewart, Charles C. Elkins, Thomas P. Graham, Jr, and Harvey W. Bender, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:399-403. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hemodynamic effects of carbon dioxide insufflation during thoracoscopy

Rebecca S. Wolfer, Mark J. Krasna, Jawad U. Hasnain, and Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:404-408. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Orotic acid improves left ventricular recovery four days after heterotopic transplantation

Thomas Yeh, Jr, Ivan M. Rebeyka, Emma R. Jakoi, Danna E. Johnson, Rebecca J. Dignan, Cornelius M. Dyke, and Andrew S. Wechsler
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:409-415. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary vascular resistance related to endothelial function after lung transplantation

Per Ola Kimblad, Trygve Sjöberg, and Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:416-420. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Keith McNeil and Jolm Wallwork
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:420. [PDF]  

Complement activation during cardiopulmonary bypass: Effects of immobilized heparin

Marcela Pekna, Leif Hagman, Eric Haldén, Ulf R. Nilsson, Bo Nilsson, and Stefan Thelin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:421-424. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical treatment of infected composite graft after replacement of ascending aorta

Robert Soyer, Jean Paul Bessou, François Bouchart, Michel Redonnet, Dominique Mouton-Schleifer, and Jean Arrignon
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:425-428. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Infective endocarditis in patients who had replacement of the aortic root

Anthony Ralph-Edwards, Tirone E. David, and Joanne Bos
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:429-432. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Hugh H Bentall
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:432-433. [PDF] [References]  

Should thyroid function be assessed before cardiopulmonary bypass operations?

T.Hugh Jones, Steven M. Hunter, Alun Price, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:434-436. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Perioperative histologic and ultrastructural changes in the pericardium and adhesions

Udim U. Nkere, Simon A. Whawell, Catherine E. Sarraf, John B. Schofield, Jeremy N. Thompson, and Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:437-444. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ten-year experience of cardiac surgery in patients aged 80 years and over

Tsung-Po Tsai, Aurelio Chaux, Jack M. Matloff, Robert M. Kass, Richard J. Gray, Michele A. DeRobertis, and Steven S. Khan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:445-450. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Timothy J. Gardner
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:450-451. [PDF]  

Mitral valve remodeling using autologous pericardium: An experimental study

Andreas Borowski, Michael Südkamp, Ernst Rainer De Vivie, and Harald Korb
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:452-457. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Results of upper plexus thoracic outlet syndrome operation

Virchel E. Wood and David W. Ellison
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:458-461. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thrombolysis in left-sided prosthetic valve occlusion: Immediate and follow-up results

N.Krishna Reddy, T.N.C. Padmanabhan, Shailender Singh, D.Nirmal Kumar, P.Raghava Raju, Ponangi Venkata Satyanarayana, D.Prasada Rao, Prabhala Rajagopal, and B.Soma Raju
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:462-470. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Jeffrey M. Piehler
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:470-471. [PDF]  

Reduced complement and granulocyte activation with heparin-coated cardiopulmonary bypass

Erik Fosse, Oddvar Moen, Egil Johnson, Gudmund Semb, Vibeke Brockmeier, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Magne K. Fagerhol, and Per Venge
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:472-477. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:477. [PDF]  

Effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on the circulating level of soluble GMP-140

Hiroyoshi Komai and Sheila G. Haworth
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:478-482. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Atrial myxoma: Report of 24 operations using the biatrial approach

Sami S. Kabbani, Mufid Jokhadar, Riad Meada, Hisham Jamil, Fadi Abdun, Aref Sandouk, and Fawzi Nabhani
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:483-487. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

W.Randolph Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:487-488. [PDF] [References]  

Protective effects of various preservation solutions on cultured endothelial cells

Thomas Eberl, Thomas Schmid, Paul Hengster, Ralph Wödlinger, Georg Oberhuber, Helmut Weiss, Manfred Herold, Ferdinand Waldenberger, and Raimund Margreiter
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:489-495. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:495. [PDF]  

A short course of FK506 can induce limited donor-specific graft acceptance

Takashi Hirai, Thomas K. Waddell, Kleber N. DeCampos, Christopher G. Compeau, Hiromi Wada, Shigeki Hitomi, G.Alexander Patterson, and Arthur S. Slutsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:496-501. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Autotransfusion: Is there a benefit in a current practice of aggressive blood conservation?

James J. Morris and Yong Seng Tan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:502-508. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:508. [PDF]  

Surgical timing in aortic regurgitation: Left ventricular function analysis by contractility score

Pietro Di Biasi, Antonella Pajé, Maurizio Salati, Giorgio Bozzi, Maurizio Viecca, Alessandro Cialfi, Maurizio Di Biasi, Stefano Guzzetti, and Carmine Santoli
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:509-515. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary artery operation supported by the hemopump: An experimental study on pig

Urban Lönn, Bengt Peterzén, Hans Granfeldt, and Henrik Casimir-Ahn
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:516-518. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary artery operation with support of the hemopump cardiac assist system

Urban Lönn, Bengt Peterzén, Hans Granfeldt, and Henrik Casimir-Ahn
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:519-522. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Michael S. Sweency
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:523. [PDF]  

Renal impairment after thoracotomy: Incidence, risk factors, and significance

Jonathan Golledge and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:524-528. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Greater contractility of internal mammary artery bifurcation: Possible cause of low patency rates

Guo-Wei He, William H. Ryan, Tea E. Acuff, Cheng-Qin Yang, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:529-532. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Experimental comparison of manually inflatable versus autoinflatable retrograde cardioplegia catheters

Philippe Menasché
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:533-535. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Spark erosion myectomy in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Lex P.W.M. Maat, Cornelis J. Slager, Lex A. Van Herwerden, Johan C.H. Schuurbiers, Robert J. Van Suylen, Marcel J.M. Kofflard, Folkert J. ten Cate, and Egbert Bos
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:536-540. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intracardiac thrombus: A risk of incomplete anticoagulation for cardiac operations

Albert T. Cheung, Serle K. Levin, Stuart J. Weiss, Michael A. Acker, and Nina Stenach
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:541-542. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Primary repair of aortopulmonary septal defect interrupted aortic arch, and anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery

Redmond P. Burke and Howard M. Rosenfeld
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:543-545. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Benign mediastinal teratoma masquerading as a large multiloculated effusion

Lary A. Robinson, Layton F. Rikkers, and John R. Dobson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:545-548. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of difficult coronary sinus rupture

Steven J. Weiss
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:548-550. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bilateral Pancoast syndrome in a patient with metachronous primary lung cancer

Federico Rea, Carla Mazzucco, Cristiano Breda, Davide Fiore, and Francesco Sartori
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:550-551. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical implantation of the wearable baxter Novacor ventricular assist system

Daniel Y. Loisance, Philippe H. Deleuze, Jean- Philippe Mazzucotelli, Paul Le Besnerais, and Jean-Luc Dubois-Rande
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:551-554. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Patrick M. McCarthy
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:554. [PDF] [References]  

Revascularization of the ischemic colon transplant using the internal mammary vessels

Si Chan Sung, III, Young Chung, Hee Jae Jun, Pill Jo Choi, Jong Soo Woo, and Hee Chang Ahn
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:555-557. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Staged repair using omentum for posttraumatic aortoesophageal fistula

Nan Wang, Steven R. Sparks, and Leonard L. Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:557-559. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Blunt traumatic rupture of the right hemidiaphragm and Budd-Chiari syndrome

Angel L. Fernández-González, Rafael Llorens, Jesús M. Herreros, Jorge Cato, Francisco Lecumberri, and Jesús Longo
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:559-561. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Carney's complex in association with right atrial myxoma

Shoh Tatebe, Hajime Ohzeki, Haruo Miyamura, Jun-ichi Hayashi, Masahide Hiratsuka, Eiji Sunami, Kazuaki Takabe, and Shoji Eguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:561-562. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Elective removal of convexe-concave Björk-Shiley valves

Pala B. Rajesh, Geoffrey H. Smith, Patricia V. Lawford, and Martin M. Black
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:563-564. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Loren F. Hiratzka
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:564-565. [PDF]  

Deficiency of cartilage in the segmental bronchi of a child: Congenital or acquired?

Ronald J. Elfeldt, Dietmar Schmidt, Jochen Thies, Detlev W. Schröder, and Peter Seiffert
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:565-567. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left main coronary artery reconstruction after radiation therapy

Vincent A. Gaudiani, Sharon B. Siegel, and Nancy L. McIntosh-Yellin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:567-569. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass: Principles and practice: Edited by Glenn P Gravlee, Richard F. Daois, and Joe R. Utley Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1993 845 pp, illustrated, $123.60

Axel W. Joob
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:569. [PDF]  

Accurate adjustment of de Vega tricuspid annuloplasty using transesophageal echocardiography

Joseph W. Cook
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:570-572. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Thirty-first Annual Meeting

Richard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:572. [PDF]  

Alternative method of ultrafiltration after cardiopulmonary bypass

Robert C. Groom, Bechara F. Akl, Robert A. Albus, Aaron Hill, Ruben Munoz, and Edward A. Lefrak
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:573-574. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Extended myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Bruno J. Messmer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:575-577. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The origins of endotracheal ventilation

Anthony R.C. Dobell
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:578-584. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Traumatic aortic rupture: Twenty-year metaanalysis of mortality and risk of paraplegia

Ulrich O. Von Oppell, Timothy T. Dunne, Mark K. De Groot, and Peter Zilla
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:585-593. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Adjustable annuloplasty for tricuspid insufficiency

Mehmet C. Oz, Daniel J. Goldstein, and Eric A. Rose
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:594-595. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Hendrick B. Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:595. [PDF]  

Practice guidelines in cardiothoracic surgery

George C. Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:596. [PDF]  

Practice guideline: Video-assisted thoracic surgery pleural disease

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:597-598. [PDF] [References]  

Practice guideline: Bronchopulmonary disease video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:599-600. [PDF] [References]  

Practice guideline: Video-assisted thoracic surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:601-602. [PDF] [References]  

Aortic valve replacement with heparin-coated perfusion system

Juan Sierra-Quiroga, Jose Rubio-Alvarez, Dario Durán Mufioz, and Jose Benito García-Bengachen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:603. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Robert D. Dowling, Michael E. Brown, Robert O. Whittington, Jr, Joseph J. Quinlan, and John M. Armitage
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:603. [PDF] [References]  

Thromboembolic prophylaxis in patients undergoing thoracic operations

Rafael Aguiló and Miguel Llobera
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:603-604. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Stanley Zianick, Raymond C. Read, Louis M. Fink, Ernest J. Ferris, David R. McFarland, and Robert W. Barnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:604. [PDF] [References]  

Neutralization of heparin by trasylol

David A. Lane, Ian R. MacGregor, and F.Eric Preston
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:604-605. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Theodore A. Alston and Michael N. D'Ambra
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:605-606. [PDF] [References]  

Primary B-cell malignant lymphoma of the lung

Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:606. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Charles C. Canver
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:606. [PDF] [References]  

Safety of aprotinin in profound hypothermia and circulatory arrest

Craig R. Smith, Liuda B. Mongero, Carolyn M. DeRosa, Robert E. Michler, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:606-607. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Nicholos T. Kouchoukos, Thoralf M. Sundi, III, and Ieffrey E. Saffitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:607-608. [PDF] [References]  

Internal mammary artery for arterial pressure monitoring

Sandeep T. Honnekeri
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:608. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Harinder Singh Bedi, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Vijay Kahli, Ravi R. Kasliwal, and Naresh Trehan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:608-609. [PDF] [References]  

Preparing Your Practice for Change: Thoracic surgery into the next decade September 24–25, 1994 Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:610-612. [PDF]  

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