Articles:

Slide tracheoplasty for long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis

Hermes C. Grillo
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:613-620. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Commentary

Carl L. Backer, Constantine Mavroudis, and Lauren D. Holinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:620-621. [PDF] [References]  

Dr Grillo's response

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:621. [PDF] [References]  

Are patients receiving amiodarone at increased risk for cardiac operations?

Lynda L. Mickleborough, Hiroshi Maruyama, Shanas Mohamed, Daniel C. Rappaport, Eugene Downar, Jagdish Butany, and Zhau Sun
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:622-629. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Thirty-first Annual Meeting

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:629. [PDF]  

Four-year experience with the CarboMedics valve: The North American experience

Jack G. Copeland, III, Gulshan K. Sethi, and The North American team of clinical investigators
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:630-638. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Performance of 96 CarboMedics valve replacements in 75 patients less than twenty-one years of age

Carlos M.G. Duran, Begonia Gometza, Rafael Martin-Duran, Elias Saad, and Zohair Al-Halees
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:639-645. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:645. [PDF]  

Nodal metastasis and sites of recurrence after en bloc esophagectomy for adenocarcinoma

Geoffrey W.B. Clark, Jeffrey H. Peters, Adrian P. Ireland, Afshin Ehsan, Jeffrey A. Hagen, Milton T. Kiyabu, Cedric G. Bremner, and Tom R. DeMeester
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:646-654. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Administration of prostaglandin E₁ after lung transplantation improves early graft function

Motoi Aoe, Gregory D. Trachiotis, Kan Okabayashi, Jill K. Manchester, Oliver H. Lowry, Joel D. Cooper, and G.Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:655-661. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ability to culture resectable non-small cell lung carcinomas is correlated with recurrence

Jill M. Siegfried, Autumn L.Gaither Davis, Joseph R. Testa, Jay D. Hunt, Robert J. Keenan, Samuel A. Yousem, Pamela S. Ritter, Peter F. Person, and Rodney J. Landreneau
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:662-667. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mitral valve reconstruction versus replacement for degenerative or ischemic mitral regurgitation

Cary W. Akins, Alan D. Hilgenberg, Mortimer J. Buckley, Gus J. Vlahakes, David F. Torchiana, Willard M. Daggett, and W.Gerald Austen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:668-676. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Superior late patency of small-diameter dacron grafts seeded with omental microvascular cells: An experimental study

Miralem Pasic, Werner Müller-Glauser, Ludwig K. Von Segesser, Mario Lachat, Tomislav Mihaljevic, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:677-684. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:684. [PDF]  

Severe calcification does not affect long-term outcome of mitral valve repair

Eugene A. Grossi, Aubrey C. Galloway, Bryan M. Steinberg, Martin LeBoutillier, III, Julie Delianides, F.Gregory Baumann, Frank C. Spencer, and Stephen B. Colvin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:685-688. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pathogenesis of spinal cord injury during simulated aneurysm repair in a chronic animal model

Otto E. Dapunt, Peter S. Midulla, Ali M. Sadeghi, Craig K. Mezrow, David Wolfe, Alejandro Gandsas, Rosario A. Zappulla, Carol A. Bodian, M.Arisan Ergin, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:689-697. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Positron emission tomography of lung tumors and mediastinal lymph nodes using [¹⁸F]fluorodeoxyglucose

Walter J Scott, Jane L Schwabe, Naresh C Gupta, Naresh A Dewan, Steve D Reeb, Jeffrey T Sugimoto The Members of The PET-Lung Tumor study Group
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:698-703. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Resection of lung cancer is justified in high-risk patients selected by exercise oxygen consumption

Garrett L. Walsh, Rodolfo C. Morice, Joe B. Putnam, Jr, Jonathan C. Nesbitt, Marion J. McMurtrey, M.Bernadette Ryan, Joseph M. Reising, Kelly M. Willis, Jeffery D. Morton, and Jack A. Roth
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:704-711. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Video-assisted minithoracotomy versus muscle-sparing thoracotomy for performing lobectomy

Roger Giudicelli, Pascal Thomas, Thierry Lonjon, Jacques Ragni, Nicole Morati, Raymond Ottomani, Pierre A. Fuentes, Hanni Shennib, and Michel Noirclerc
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:712-718. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pentostatin-augmented interstitial adenosine prevents postcardioplegia injury in damaged hearts

Dudley A. Hudspeth, Mark W. Williams, Zhi-Qing Zhao, Hiroki Sato, Katsuhiko Nakanishi, D.Scott McGee, John W. Hammon, Jr, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, and David G.L. Van Wylen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:719-727. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Eliminating the strong pulmonary vasoconstriction caused by euro-collins solution

Per Ola Kimblad and Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:728-733. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:733. [PDF]  

Heparin-coated cardiopulmonary bypass circuits: Hemostatic alterations and postoperative blood loss

William P. Wagner, Peter C. Johnson, Kathleen A. Thompson, and Gary C. Marrone
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:734-741. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Vibeke Videm
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:741. [PDF]  

Intraoperative assessment of coronary artery bypass grafts using a pulsed doppler flowmeter

Yves A.G. Louagie, Jean-Paul Haxhe, Jacques Jamart, Michel Buche, and Jean-Claude Schoevaerdts
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:742-749. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ischemia-reperfusion in cardiac surgery: Edited by Hans Michael Piper and Claus J. Preusse AH Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993 448 pp, illustrated, $180.00

John H. Sanders, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:749. [PDF]  

Development of a new intraoperative radiofrequency ablation technique using a needle electrode

Hiroshi Ohtake, Takuro Misaki, Yasuhiro Matsunaga, Go Watanabe, Masao Takahashi, Isao Matsumoto, Michio Kawasuji, and Yoh Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:750-753. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Extracorporeal life support after heart or lung transplantation

Richard I. Whyte, G.Michael Deeb, Kenneth R. McCurry, Harry L. Anderson, III, Steven F. Boiling, and Robert H. Bartlett
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:754-758. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

D.Glenn Pennington
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:758-759. [PDF] [References]  

Coronary artery fistula in the pediatric age group: A 19-year institutional experience

J.Terrance Davis, Hugh D. Allen, John J. Wheller, David P. Chan, Daniel M. Cohen, Douglas W. Teske, Steven C. Cassidy, Jo M. Craenen, and James W. Kilman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:760-763. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effects of cold and warm blood cardioplegia assessed by myocardial pH and release of metabolic markers

Michel Carrier, Alain Tourigny, Nathalie Thoribé, Michel Montpetit, Ahmad Khalil, B.Charles Solymoss, and L.Conrad Pelletier
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:764-767. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Comparison of two strategies for myocardial management during coronary artery operations

Jonathan R. Anderson, Mojgan Hossein-Nia, Panny Kallis, Maurice Pye, David W. Holt, Andrew J. Murday, and Tom Treasure
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:768-772. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Willem J. Flameng
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:772-773. [PDF]  

Monitoring of anticoagulation in aprotinin-treated patients during heart operation

Noriyuki Tabuchi, Tjin L. Njo, Izaak Tigchelaar, Rob J. Huyzen, Piet W. Boonstra, and Willem van Oeveren
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:774-777. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Topical aprotinin in cardiac operations

David J. O'Regan, Nick Giannopoulos, Neeraj Mediratta, Simon W.H. Kendall, Alberto Forni, Ravi Pillai, and Stephen Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:778-781. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Acute endothelial reperfusion injury after coronary artery bypass grafting

Pyng Jing Lin, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Ying-Shiung Lee, Yun-Ying Chou, Jaw-Ji Chu, Jen-Ping Chang, and Ming-Jang Hsieh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:782-788. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Chronic exposure to cyclosporine affects endothelial and smooth muscle reactivity in the rat aorta

Raymond Cartier, François Dagenais, Charleen Hollmann, Helen Cambron, and Josie Buluran
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:789-794. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left ventricular motion after bypass operation for coronary artery disease with collaterals

Yasuo Matsuda, Yoshinori Tanimoto, Yurio Kobayashi, Kenji Hayashi, Tomoyuki Masuda, and Kensuke Sakata
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:795-798. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heparin and antithrombin III levels during cardiopulmonary bypass: Correlation with subclinical plasma coagulation

Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Masaaki Yamagishi, Tatsuumi Sasaki, Masamichi Nakano, and Hiromi Kurosawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:799-804. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Lindsay C.H. John and Philip B. Deverall
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:804-805. [PDF]  

New approach to aortic dissection: Development of an insertable aortic prosthesis

Hideaki Yoshida, Keishu Yasuda, and Tatsuzo Tanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:806-810. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen level as a prognostic indicator in resected primary lung cancer

Philippe Icard, Jean-François Regnard, Arthur Essomba, Vincenzo Panebianco, Pierre Magdeleinat, and Philippe Levasseur
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:811-814. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Can we afford to do cardiac operations in 1996? A risk-reward curve for cardiac surgery

Thomas E. Williams, Jr, William J. Fanning, Leila Link, W.C. Benton, Gerard S. Kakos, Randall L. Miller, Thomas D. Hankins, and David P. Blom
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:815-820. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Victor Parsonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:820-821. [PDF] [References]  

Lung cancer: Frontiers in science and treatment: Edited by Giovanni Motta Genoa, Italy, GraFica L.P., 1994 700 pp, illustrated, $300.00

Thomas W. Shields
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:821. [PDF]  

Stunning, preconditioning, and functional recovery after global myocardial ischemia

Steven F. Bolling, Douglas A. Olszanski, Keith F. Childs, Kim P. Gallagher, and Xue-Han Ning
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:822-827. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Right coronary artery with anomalous origin and slit ostium

Raul Garcia Rinaldi, Jorge Carballido, Richard Giles, Emilio Del Toro, and Raul Porro
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:828-832. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Use of glutaraldehyde solution in the treatment of acute aortic dissections

Ying-Fu Chen, Shah-Hwa Chou, Chaw-Chi Chiu, Young-Tso Lin, and Huey-Ji Wang
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:833-835. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Graeme L. Hammond
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:836. [PDF]  

Associated primary esophageal and lung carcinoma: A study of 39 patients

François Fékété, Alain Sauvanet, Gilles Kaisserian, Bertrand Jauffret, Khedija Zouari, Laurent Berthoux, and Jean-François Flejou
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:837-842. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical anatomy of the phrenic nerve and internal mammary artery

W.Andrew Owens, Dennis J. Gladstone, and David J. Heylings
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:843-844. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Lung preservation with euro-collins, University of Wisconsin, wallwork, and low-potassium-dextran solutions

Lihua Xiong, Michel Mazmanian, Alain R. Chapelier, Jean Reignier, Michel Weiss, Philippe G. Dartevelle, Philippe Hervé The Université Paris-Sud Lung Transplant Group
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:845-850. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Direct effects of acute administration of 3, 5, 3' triiodo-L-thyronine on myocyte function

Jennifer D. Walker, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, Rupak Mukherjee, Michael R. Zile, and Francis G. Spinale
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:851-856. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left ventricular function and coronary artery disease progression early after coronary bypass grafting

Dimitris Tousoulis, Graham Davies, Tom Crake, Sunil K. Ohri, Parachuri Rao, and Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:857-863. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Video-assisted cardioscopy in congenital heart operations

Redmond P. Burke, Guido Michielon, and Gil Wernovsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:864-868. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Drug infusion through a branch of the aortocoronary vein graft for refractory coronary spasm

Hisanori Mayumi, Yoshito Kawachi, Hiroyuki Kohno, Yuji Akaiwa, Manabu Hisahara, Kouji Fukae, Atsuhiro Nakashima, and Hisataka Yasui
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:869-871. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful reoperation for ascending aorta and arch aneurysm in a Jehovah's witness

Joseph S. Coselli, Suat Büket, and George D. van Cleve
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:871-873. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic dissection involving a double aortic arch with a right descending aorta

Peter S. Midulla, Otto E. Dapunt, Ali M. Sadeghi, Cid S. Quintana, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:874-875. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and hemolytic anemia after mitral valve repair with a duran ring

J.Alberto Lopez, Mark Schnee, Carlos M. Gaos, and Susan Wilansky
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:876-877. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Carlos M.G. Duran
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:877-878. [PDF]  

Aortic atresia with ventricular septal defect and normal left ventricle: One-stage correction in the neonate

Katrien Francois, Clare Dollery, and Martin J. Elliott
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:878-880. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Resuscitation after modified fontan procedure

Prabhat Tewari and Suresh G. Babu
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:880-882. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Open heart operation after pneumonectomy

Benny Medalion, Amir Elami, Eli Milgalter, and Gideon Merin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:882-884. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Another approach for aortic valve replacement through left thoracotomy

Hajime Hirose, Syougo Umeda, Yoshio Mori, Shinji Murakawa, Ken-ichiro Azuma, and Takashi Hashimoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:884-886. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Gastrobronchial fistula: An unusual complication of esophagectomy

Jeffrey M. Stal, Patrick J. Hanly, and Gail E. Darling
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:886-887. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transmission of lactobacillus pneumonia by a transplanted lung

Stephen D. Jones, David A. Fullerton, Martin R. Zamora, David B. Badesch, David N. Campbell, and Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:887-889. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Diverticulum of the superior vena cava

Sadahiro Sai, Izuru Yoshida, Yasuhiro Itoh, Kohki Niibori, Mototsugu Ninomiya, Koichi Tabayashi, and Hitoshi Mohri
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:889-890. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mechanical flow obstruction after heart transplantation diagnosed by TEE

Jean-Luc Canivet, Jean-Olivier Defraigne, Jean-Claude Demoulin, and Raymond Limet
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:890-891. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Airway management during bilateral sequential lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis

Mark S. Soberman, Erik J. Kraenzler, Michael Licina, Charles D. Fraser, Jr, and Thomas J. Kirby
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:892-894. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:894. [PDF]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass resuscitation for accidental hypothermia

Doris F. Vretenar, John D. Urschel, James C.W. Parrott, and Helmut W. Unruh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:895-898. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy for stages I through III non-small cell lung cancer

Valerie W. Rusch
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:899-900. [PDF]  

Endoscopic gluing of bronchopleural fistula

Massimo Torre, Eugenio Quaini, Mario Ravini, Franco Pieri Nerli, and Marco Maioli
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:901-902. [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;58:902. [PDF]  

Practice guidelines in cardiothoracic surgery

George C. Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:903. [PDF]  

Practice guidelines: Transplantation (heart, lung, heart-lung) and heart assist devices: I

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:904-905. [PDF] [References]  

Practice guidelines: Transplantation (heart, lung, heart-lung) and heart assist devices: II

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:906-907. [PDF] [References]  

Practice guidelines: Transplantation (heart, lung, heart-lung) and heart assist devices: III

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:908-909. [PDF] [References]  

Practice guidelines: Transplantation (heart, lung, heart-lung) and heart assist devices: IV

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:910. [PDF] [References]  

Bacterial colonies around the suture material in bacteremia with a valve prosthesis

Yasushi Terada, Toshio Mitsui, and Tatsuo Yamamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:911. [PDF] [References]  

Technique for control of difficult cardiac bleeding

Harinder Singh Bedi, Vijay Kumar Sharma, and Naresh Trehan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:911-912. [PDF] [References]  

Brain protection during cerebral perfusion

Richard A. Jonas
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:912. [PDF] [References]  

Sodium nitroprusside during aortic cross-clamping

Corrado P. Marini and Ira M. Nathan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:912-913. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Aurel C. Cernaianu and Anthony J. DelRossi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:913. [PDF] [References]  

Postoperative atrial arrhythmias

Idris M. Ali and David A. Murphy
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:913-914. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

James L Cox, Lawrence L. Creswell, Richard B. Schuessler, and Michael Rosenbloom
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:914. [PDF] [References]  

Allografts for outflow tract reconstruction in pediatric patients

Francesco Santini and Alessandro Mazzucco
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:915. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Robert E. Michler, Jonathan M. Chen, and Jan M. Quaegebeur
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:915. [PDF] [References]  

Intraaortic balloon rupture: A possible means of prevention

Shuli Silberman, Ofer Merin, Daniel Fink, and Dani Bitran
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:915-916. [PDF] [References]  

Operation for lung cancer in the elderly: What about octogenarians?

Marc Riquet, Dominique Manac'h, Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes, Denis Debrosse, Antoine Dujon, Michel Saab, and Bernard Debesse
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:916. [PDF] [References]  

Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Forty-first Annual Meeting November 10–12, 1994 Marriott's Marco Island Resort, Marco Island, Florida

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:917-920. [PDF]  

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