Articles:

Some thoughts on the societal obligations of thoracic surgeons

W.Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:921. [PDF] [References]  

The evolution of risk assessment

Robert L. Kormos
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:922-923. [PDF] [References]  

Postthoracotomy pain management using continuous epidural analgesia in 1,324 patients

Timothy R. Lubenow, L.Penfield Faber, Robert J. McCarthy, Eileen M. Hopkins, William H. Warren, and Anthony D. Ivankovich
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:924-930. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Experimental evaluation of different chordal preservation methods during mitral valve replacement

Marc R. Moon, Abe DeAnda, Jr, George T. Daughters, II, Neil B. Ingels, Jr, and D.Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:931-944. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Fontan operation: Influence of modifications on morbidity and mortality

Marshall L. Jacobs and William I. Norwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:945-952. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aerobic blood cardioplegia for revascularization of acute infarct: Effects of delivery temperature

Bradley L. Bufkin, Richard J. Mellitt, John Parker Gott, Alice Hsi Huang, Pan-Chih, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:953-960. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The optimal cardioplegic temperature

Nobuhiko Hayashida, John S. Ikonomidis, Richard D. Weisel, Toshizumi Shirai, Joan Ivanov, Susan M. Carson, Molly K. Mohabeer, Laura C. Tumiati, and Donald A.G. Mickle
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:961-971. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Predictors of operative mortality and morbidity after infant heart transplantation

James S. Tweddell, Charles E. Canter, Nancy D. Bridges, Sharon Moorhead, Charles B. Huddleston, and Thomas L. Spray
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:972-977. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pericardium-lined skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation up to 589 days

Gregory A. Thomas, Huiping Lu, Susumu Isoda, Robert L. Hammond, Hidehiro Nakajima, Hisako O. Nakajima, Michael Colson, and Larry W. Stephenson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:978-988. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Combined operation for lung cancer and cardiac disease

Daniel L. Miller, Thomas A. Orszulak, Peter C. Pairolero, Victor F. Trastek, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:989-994. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Operation and intracavitary photodynamic therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma: A phase II study

Hiroshi Takita, Thomas S. Mang, Gregory M. Loewen, Joseph G. Antkowiak, Derek Raghavan, James R. Grajek, and Thomas J. Dougherty
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:995-998. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Low-dose cyclosporine therapy in triple-drug immunosuppression for heart transplant recipients

Bernard Hausen, Stefanos Demertzis, Roland Rohde, Johannes M. Albes, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, and Hans-Georg Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:999-1004. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Magnesium cardioplegia reduces cytosolic and nuclear calcium and DNA fragmentation in the senescent myocardium

Takuro Tsukube, James D. McCully, Elizabeth A. Faulk, Micheline Federman, Joseph LoCicero, III, Irvin B. Krukenkamp, and Sidney Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1005-1011. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of tracheal and bronchial stenoses with the Gianturco stent

C.Humberto Carrasco, Jonathan C. Nesbitt, Chusilp Charnsangavej, M.Bernardette Ryan, Garrett L. Walsh, Kotaro Yasumori, David D. Lawrence, and Sidney Wallace
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1012-1017. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Predictable reduction in left ventricular stroke work and oxygen utilization with an implantable centrifugal pump

Andrew H. Goldstein, John J. Pacella, and Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1018-1024. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Regulation of pulmonary vascular resistance by endogenous and exogenous nitric oxide

Joseph R. Van Camp, Christopher Yian, and Flavian M. Lupinetti
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1025-1030. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Treatment of acute pulmonary hypertension with inhaled nitric oxide

Martin Tönz, Ludwig K. von Segesser, Julian Schilling, Thomas F. Lüscher, Georg Noll, Boris Leskosek, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1031-1035. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aprotinin preserves hemostasis in aspirin-treated patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass

Noriyuki Tabuchi, Rolf C.G. Huet, Augueste Sturk, Leon Eijsman, and Charles R.H. Wildevuur
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1036-1039. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Determinants of low systemic vascular resistance during cardiopulmonary bypass

George T. Christakis, Stephen E. Fremes, Jean-Paul Koch, Steven Harwood, Stephen Juhasz, Eldon Sharpe, Kathy A. Deemar, Carole Hamilton, Erluo Chen, Vivek Rao, Genevieve Chang, and Bernard S. Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1040-1049. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac transplant donor heart allocation based on prospective tissue matching

Verdi J. DiSesa, Rebekah Mull, Elaine S. Daly, L.Henry Edmunds, Jr, Donna M. Mancini, and Howard J. Eisen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1050-1053. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with transplanted livers

Robert F. Dunton, Karl J. Karlson, Howard K. Leonardi, Roger L. Jenkins, and Robert L. Berger
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1054-1058. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The society of Thoracic Surgeons: Thirty-first Annual Meeting

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1058. [PDF]  

Is it true that cardiac operations with cardiopulmonary bypass impair the reticuloendothelial system?

Takatsugu Shimono, Yukihiko Nosé, Isao Yada, Yuo Kanamori, Shigeyuki Makino, Hitoshi Kusagawa, Tomoaki Sato, and Minoru Kusagawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1059-1063. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Inhibition of neutrophil adhesion does not prevent ischemic spinal cord injury

Andrew D. Forbes, Jefferson C. Slimp, Robert K. Winn, and Edward D. Verrier
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1064-1068. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary revascularization in the elderly: Determinants of operative mortality

Jack J. Curtis, Joseph T. Walls, Theresa M. Boley, Richard A. Schmaltz, Todd L. Demmy, and Nazih Salam
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1069-1072. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prosthetic valve endocarditis: Superiority of surgical valve replacement versus medical therapy only

Victor L. Yu, Guodong D. Fang, Thomas F. Keys, Alan A. Harris, Layne O. Gentry, Peter C. Fuchs, Marilyn M. Wagener, and Edward S. Wong
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1073-1077. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Suppression of the pituitary thyroid axis after cardiopulmonary bypass in the neonate

Richard D. Mainwaring, John J. Lamberti, Glenn F. Billman, and Jerald C. Nelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1078-1082. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Influence of pH of preservation solution on lung viability

Yoshinori Hiramatsu, Ryusuke Muraoka, Yukio Chiba, and Masato Sasaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1083-1086. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Single-layered cervical esophageal anastomoses: A prospective study of two suturing techniques

Romeo Bardini, Luigi Bonavina, Massimo Asolati, Alberto Ruol, Carlo Castoro, and Ermanno Tiso
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1087-1089. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Hiroshi Akiyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1089-1090. [PDF]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1090. [PDF]  

Neurogenic tumors of the thorax

Michel E. Ribet and Gilles R. Cardot
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1091-1095. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary circulation evaluation before cavopulmonary connections: the cavopulmonary bypass

Alain Serraf, Lucile Houyel, Francoise Nicolas, Francois Lacour-Gayet, Jacqueline Bruniaux, Jerome Petit, Miguel Sousa Uva, Daniel Roux, and Claude Planche
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1096-1102. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Possible deleterious effects of glucose on immature myocytes under hypothermic conditions

Hiroyuki Orita, Manabu Fukasawa, Shigeki Hirooka, Hideaki Uchino, Kana Fukui, Minoru Kohi, and Masahiko Washio
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1103-1107. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Systemic ventricular outflow obstruction progresses after the Fontan operation

Kathleen M. Finta, Robert H. Beekman, Flavian M. Lupinetti, and Edward L. Bove
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1108-1113. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Can a dilated coronary sinus produce left ventricular inflow obstruction? An unrecognized entity

Andrew D. Cochrane, Aubyn Marath, and Roger B.B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1114-1116. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Endothelium-dependent relaxation after short-term preservation of vascular grafts

Giorgio Massa, Richard Ingemansson, Trygve Sjöberg, and Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1117-1122. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Calcium and cardioplegic protection of the ischemic immature heart: Impact of hypoxemia from birth

E.Jack Baker and John E. Baker
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1123-1130. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Innervated rectus abdominis myofascial flap for dynamic cardiomyoplasty

David S. Wijnberg, Tjark Ebels, and Peter H. Robinson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1131-1134. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Combined heart and kidney transplantation with allografts from the same donor

Carlos Blanche, Mario Valenza, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Peter Barath, Dan Admon, Deborah Harasty, Caron Utley, and Alfredo Trento
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1135-1138. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Subxiphoid pericardial window in the diagnosis of penetrating cardiac trauma

Rafael Andrade-Alegre and Luis Mon
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1139-1141. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Risk stratification in patients bridged to cardiac transplantation

Marc T. Swartz, Timothy V. Votapka, Lawrence R. McBride, Douglas P. Lohmann, Debra A. Moroney, and D.Glenn Pennington
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1142-1145. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New approach to great-vessel reconstruction in transposition complexes with interrupted aortic arch

John R. Liddicoat, V.Mohan Reddy, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1146-1150. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Primary sarcoma of the lung: A clinical study with long-term follow-up

Julius P. Janssen, Jef J.S. Mulder, Sjoerd S. Wagenaar, Hans R.J. Elbers, and Jules M.M. van den Bosch
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1151-1155. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Nael Martini
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1155. [PDF]  

Tricuspid valve repair for biopsy-induced regurgitation after cardiac transplantation

Arthur J. Crumbley, III and Adrian B. Van Bakel
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1156-1160. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Carcinoid heart disease: Early failure of an allograft valve replacement

Sunil K. Ohri, John B. Schofield, Humphrey Hodgson, Celia M. Oakley, and Bruce E. Keogh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1161-1163. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Replacement of entire aorta from aortic valve to bifurcation during one operation

Lars G. Svensson, David M. Shahian, Fred G. Davis, Michael H. Entrup, Wendy A. Kimmel, Donna M. McGrath, Edward R. Jewel, and Anthony W. Gray, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1164-1166. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Open heart operation in a young child with spherocytosis

Youichi Kawahira, Hidefumi Kishimoto, Masahiko Lio, Seiichiro Ikawa, Hideki Ueda, Futoshi Kayatani, and Takeshi Nakada
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1166-1168. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Home heparin therapy used in a pregnant patient with a mechanical heart valve prosthesis

Victor A. Ferraris, Robert R. Klingman, Linda Dunn, Steven Fein, Marla Eglowstein, and Renee Samelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1168-1170. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Gastric perforation after aortocoronary bypass grafting with the right gastroepiploic artery

Jan Witkop, Bruno R.S. Dillemans, Jan G. Grandjean, Johannes L. Bams, and Tjark Ebels
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1170-1171. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mitral insufficiency after pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis

Richard E. Buckingham, Jr, Anthony P. Furnary, Michael T. Weaver, H.Storm Floten, and Richard F. Davis
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1171-1174. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heart-lung transplantation in situs inversus and chest wall deformity

Andrew J. Parry, John O'Fiesh, John Wallwork, and Stephen R. Large
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1174-1176. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Single-lung transplantation in situs inversus

Steven J. Mentzer, Sary F. Aranki, John J. Reilly, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Phillip Hartigan, Walter O'Donnell, and David J. Sugarbaker
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1176-1178. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New operative method for tracheal compression in congenital heart disease

Hiroshi Akita, Akira Ohta, Yoshiyasu Egawa, Tomohisa Kawahito, Kazuya Horike, Arishige Kirino, and Chosei Matsumura
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1179-1180. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Emergency operation for thoracic aortic aneurysm caused by the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Kimikazu Hamano, Yoshihide Minami, Yoshihiko Fujimura, Hidetoshi Tsuboi, Shouichi Furukawa, Tatsuro Oda, and Kensuke Esato
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1180-1182. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left ventricular cannula obstruction in a patient with previous ventricular aneurysmectomy

Timothy V. Votapka, Marc T. Swartz, Frederick A. Dressier, and Lawrence R. McBride
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1182-1184. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Elective reoperation for a strut fracture in a Björk-Shiley convexoconcave mitral valve

Michael E. Cane and Lynn B. McGrath
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1184-1185. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Technique to stent the open sternum after cardiac operations

Stephen D. Jones, David A. Fullerton, David N. Campbell, James Jaggers, James M. Brown, Rosie Smith, and Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1186-1187. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1187. [PDF]  

Inaccuracies and variability of indirect pressure measurements during cardioplegia administration

Norman S. Kato, Gerald D. Buckberg, Christine K. Cushen, and Colin R. Whitwam
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1188-1191. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Identification of internal mammary artery graft at the time of reoperation

Bernard L. Huang and Irving M. Madoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1192-1193. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Exposure of the intramyocardial left anterior descending artery

Mehmet C. Oz, Matthew M. Cooper, Thomas J. Hickey, and Eric A. Rose
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1194-1195. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A surgeon to remember: Notes about vladimir demikhov

Harris B. Shuimacker, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1196-1198. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1198. [PDF]  

Hemodynamic analysis could resolve the pulsatile blood flow controversy

Gordon Wright
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1199-1204. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Early and late results following emergency isolated myocardial revascularization during hypothermic fibrillatory arrest

Cary W. Akins
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1205-1206. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Practice guidelines in cardiothoracic surgery

George C. Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1207. [PDF]  

Practice guidelines: Thoracic aortic disease: I

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1208. [PDF] [References]  

Practice guidelines: Thoracic aortic disease: II

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1209-1210. [PDF] [References]  

Practice guidelines: Thoracic aortic disease: III

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1211. [PDF] [References]  

Database experience with coronary artery bypass grafting

Chao Chen and Glenn W. Laub
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1212. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Fred H. Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1212. [PDF] [References]  

Put our patients first

Robert L. Thurer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1212-1213. [PDF] [References]  

Editor's Reply

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1213. [PDF]  

Conduction disturbances after open heart operation in a patient receiving amiodarone

Yasushi Terada, Toshio Mitsui, and Iwao Yamaguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1213-1214. [PDF] [References]  

Transplantation of atrioventricular valves

Solomon Victor and Vijaya M. Nayak
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1214. [PDF] [References]  

Coronary sinus rupture

Thomas J. Berger
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1214-1215. [PDF] [References]  

Coronary sinus rupture

Abel A. Garibaldi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1215. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Arlen G. Fleisher and George E. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1215. [PDF]  

Reply

Philippe Menasché
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1216. [PDF] [References]  

Surgeons, nonsurgeons, and cardiac pacing

Victor Parsonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1216-1217. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

T.Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Bruce D. Lindsay, and John P. Boineau
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1217-1218. [PDF] [References]  

Intramural coronary artery

Tom R. Karl
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1218. [PDF] [References]  

Cardiovascular surgery symposium

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1219-1220. [PDF]  

Program

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1221. [PDF]  

Welcoming remarks

Martin L. Dalton, Kenneth C. Henderson, and W.Douglas Skelton
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1222. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Will Camp Sealy: Surgical innovator, scholar, exceptional teacher, and true Georgian

Ivan W. Brown, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1223-1227. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Will C. Sealy, MD: The father of arrhythmia surgery—The story of the fisherman with a fast pulse

W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1228-1239. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Importance of elevated plasma homocysteine levels as a risk factor for atherosclerosis

Philippe A. Masser, Lloyd M. Taylor, Jr, and John M. Porter
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1240-1246. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hemodynamic considerations regarding the mechanism and prevention of aortic dissection

Francis Robicsek and Mano J. Thubrikar
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1247-1253. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: A "retrospectroscopic" view

Gerard M. Guiraudon
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1254-1261. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical treatment of cardiac dysrhythmias in infants and children

Fred A Crawford, Jr and Paul C. Gillette
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1262-1268. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

From fisherman to fibrillation: An unbroken line of progress

James L. Cox, John P. Boineau, Richard B. Schuessler, Kathryn M. Kater, and Demetrios G. Lappas
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1269-1273. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical treatment of left ventricular outflow obstruction in the neonate: Profound hypothermia and circulatory arrest

John W. Hammon, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1274-1277. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The changing strategies in operation for transposition of the great vessels

James A. Alexander, Daniel G. Knauf, Michael A. Greene, L.H.S. van Mierop, and Daniel J. O'Brien
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1278-1281. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Early gene changes in myocardial ischemia

Andrew S. Wechsler, John C. Entwistle, III, Thomas Yeh, Jr, Mai Ding, and Emma R. Jakoi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1282-1284. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Crystalloid potassium cardioplegia: Concepts and early studies

William A. Gay, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1285-1286. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reflections on definitive surgical treatment of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia

Jay G. Selle
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1287-1290. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Direct operation versus ICD therapy for ischemic ventricular tachycardia

T.Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Joseph M. Smith, James L. Cox, Michael E. Cain, and Bruce D. Lindsay
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1291-1296. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical experience with the implantable cardioverter defibrillator

J.Mark Williams, David T. Rock, Susan J. Pabst, Catherine R. Grill, Harry J. DeAntonio, Rehan Mahmud, and W.Randolph Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1297-1303. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Closing comments

Will C. Sealy
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1304. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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