Editorials:

Some thoughts on the societal obligations of thoracic surgeons

WG Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 921.  

The evolution of risk assessment

RL Kormos
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 922-923.  

Articles:

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

TR Lubenow, LP Faber, RJ McCarthy, EM Hopkins, WH Warren, and AD Ivankovich
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 924-929. [Abstract]  

Experimental evaluation of different chordal preservation methods during mitral valve replacement

MR Moon, A DeAnda, Jr, GT Daughters, 2nd, NB Ingels, Jr, and DC Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 931-943. [Abstract]  

Fontan operation: influence of modifications on morbidity and mortality

ML Jacobs and WI Norwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 945-951. [Abstract]  

The optimal cardioplegic temperature

N Hayashida, JS Ikonomidis, RD Weisel, T Shirai, J Ivanov, SM Carson, MK Mohabeer, LC Tumiati, and DA Mickle
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 961-971. [Abstract]  

Predictors of operative mortality and morbidity after infant heart transplantation

JS Tweddell, CE Canter, ND Bridges, S Moorhead, CB Huddleston, and TL Spray
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 972-977. [Abstract]  

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

GA Thomas, H Lu, S Isoda, RL Hammond, H Nakajima, HO Nakajima, M Colson, and LW Stephenson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 978-987. [Abstract]  

Combined operation for lung cancer and cardiac disease

DL Miller, TA Orszulak, PC Pairolero, VF Trastek, and HV Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 989-993. [Abstract]  

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

H Takita, TS Mang, GM Loewen, JG Antkowiak, D Raghavan, JR Grajek, and TJ Dougherty
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 995-998. [Abstract]  

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

B Hausen, S Demertzis, R Rohde, JM Albes, HJ Schafers, and HG Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 999-1004. [Abstract]  

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

T Tsukube, JD McCully, EA Faulk, M Federman, J LoCicero, 3rd, IB Krukenkamp, and S Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1005-1011. [Abstract]  

Management of tracheal and bronchial stenoses with the Gianturco stent

CH Carrasco, JC Nesbitt, C Charnsangavej, B Ryan, GL Walsh, K Yasumori, DD Lawrence, and S Wallace
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1012-1016. [Abstract]  

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

AH Goldstein, JJ Pacella, and RE Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1018-1024. [Abstract]  

Regulation of pulmonary vascular resistance by endogenous and exogenous nitric oxide

JR Van Camp, C Yian, and FM Lupinetti
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1025-1029. [Abstract]  

Treatment of acute pulmonary hypertension with inhaled nitric oxide

M Tonz, LK von Segesser, J Schilling, TF Luscher, G Noll, B Leskosek, and MI Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1031-1035. [Abstract]  

Aprotinin preserves hemostasis in aspirin-treated patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass

N Tabuchi, RC Huet, A Sturk, L Eijsman, and CR Wildevuur
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1036-1039. [Abstract]  

Determinants of low systemic vascular resistance during cardiopulmonary bypass

GT Christakis, SE Fremes, JP Koch, S Harwood, S Juhasz, E Sharpe, KA Deemar, C Hamilton, E Chen, and V Rao
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1040-1049. [Abstract]  

Cardiac transplant donor heart allocation based on prospective tissue matching

VJ DiSesa, R Mull, ES Daly, LH Edmunds, Jr, DM Mancini, and HJ Eisen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1050-1053. [Abstract]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with transplanted livers

RF Dunton, KJ Karlson, HK Leonardi, RL Jenkins, and RL Berger
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1054-1058. [Abstract]  

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

T Shimono, Y Nose, I Yada, Y Kanamori, S Makino, H Kusagawa, T Sato, and M Kusagawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1059-1063. [Abstract]  

Inhibition of neutrophil adhesion does not prevent ischemic spinal cord injury

AD Forbes, JC Slimp, RK Winn, and ED Verrier
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1064-1068. [Abstract]  

Coronary revascularization in the elderly: determinants of operative mortality

JJ Curtis, JT Walls, TM Boley, RA Schmaltz, TL Demmy, and N Salam
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1069-1072. [Abstract]  

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

VL Yu, GD Fang, TF Keys, AA Harris, LO Gentry, PC Fuchs, MM Wagener, and ES Wong
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1073-1077. [Abstract]  

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

RD Mainwaring, JJ Lamberti, GF Billman, and JC Nelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1078-1082. [Abstract]  

Influence of pH of preservation solution on lung viability

Y Hiramatsu, R Muraoka, Y Chiba, and M Sasaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1083-1086. [Abstract]  

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

R Bardini, L Bonavina, M Asolati, A Ruol, C Castoro, and E Tiso
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1087-1089. [Abstract]  

Neurogenic tumors of the thorax

ME Ribet and GR Cardot
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1091-1095. [Abstract]  

Pulmonary circulation evaluation before cavopulmonary connections: the cavopulmonary bypass

A Serraf, L Houyel, F Nicolas, F Lacour-Gayet, J Bruniaux, J Petit, MS Uva, D Roux, and C Planche
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1096-1102. [Abstract]  

Possible deleterious effects of glucose on immature myocytes under hypothermic conditions

H Orita, M Fukasawa, S Hirooka, H Uchino, K Fukui, M Kohi, and M Washio
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1103-1107. [Abstract]  

Systemic ventricular outflow obstruction progresses after the Fontan operation

KM Finta, RH Beekman, FM Lupinetti, and EL Bove
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1108-1112. [Abstract]  

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

AD Cochrane, A Marath, and RB Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1114-1116. [Abstract]  

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

G Massa, R Ingemansson, T Sjoberg, and S Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1117-1122. [Abstract]  

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

EJ Baker and JE Baker
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1123-1130. [Abstract]  

Innervated rectus abdominis myofascial flap for dynamic cardiomyoplasty

DS Wijnberg, T Ebels, and PH Robinson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1131-1134. [Abstract]  

Combined heart and kidney transplantation with allografts from the same donor

C Blanche, M Valenza, LS Czer, P Barath, D Admon, D Harasty, C Utley, and A Trento
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1135-1138. [Abstract]  

Subxiphoid pericardial window in the diagnosis of penetrating cardiac trauma

R Andrade-Alegre and L Mon
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1139-1141. [Abstract]  

Risk stratification in patients bridged to cardiac transplantation

MT Swartz, TV Votapka, LR McBride, DP Lohmann, DA Moroney, and DG Pennington
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1142-1145. [Abstract]  

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

JR Liddicoat, VM Reddy, and FL Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1146-1150. [Abstract]  

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

JP Janssen, JJ Mulder, SS Wagenaar, HR Elbers, and JM van den Bosch
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1151-1155. [Abstract]  

Tricuspid valve repair for biopsy-induced regurgitation after cardiac transplantation

AJ Crumbley, 3rd and AB Van Bakel
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1156-1160. [Abstract]  

Carcinoid heart disease: early failure of an allograft valve replacement

SK Ohri, JB Schofield, H Hodgson, CM Oakley, and BE Keogh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1161-1163. [Abstract]  

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

LG Svensson, DM Shahian, FG Davis, MH Entrup, WA Kimmel, DM McGrath, ER Jewel, and AW Gray, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1164-1166. [Abstract]  

Open heart operation in a young child with spherocytosis

Y Kawahira, H Kishimoto, M Iio, S Ikawa, H Ueda, F Kayatani, and T Nakada
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1166-1168. [Abstract]  

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

VA Ferraris, RR Klingman, L Dunn, S Fein, M Eglowstein, and R Samelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1168-1170. [Abstract]  

Gastric perforation after aortocoronary bypass grafting with the right gastroepiploic artery

J Witkop, BR Dillemans, JG Grandjean, JL Bams, and T Ebels
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1170-1171. [Abstract]  

Mitral insufficiency after pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis

RE Buckingham, Jr, AP Furnary, MT Weaver, HS Floten, and RF Davis
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1171-1174. [Abstract]  

Heart-lung transplantation in situs inversus and chest wall deformity

AJ Parry, J O'Fiesh, J Wallwork, and SR Large
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1174-1176. [Abstract]  

Single-lung transplantation in situs inversus

SJ Mentzer, SF Aranki, JJ Reilly, MM DeCamp, P Hartigan, W O'Donnell, and DJ Sugarbaker
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1176-1178. [Abstract]  

New operative method for tracheal compression in congenital heart disease

H Akita, A Ohta, Y Egawa, T Kawahito, K Horike, A Kirino, and C Matsumura
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1179-1180. [Abstract]  

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

K Hamano, Y Minami, Y Fujimura, H Tsuboi, S Furukawa, T Oda, and K Esato
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1180-1182. [Abstract]  

Left ventricular cannula obstruction in a patient with previous ventricular aneurysmectomy

TV Votapka, MT Swartz, FA Dressler, and LR McBride
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1182-1184. [Abstract]  

Elective reoperation for a strut fracture in a Bjork-Shiley convexo- concave mitral valve

ME Cane and LB McGrath
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1184-1185. [Abstract]  

Technique to stent the open sternum after cardiac operations

SD Jones, DA Fullerton, DN Campbell, J Jaggers, JM Brown, R Smith, and FL Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1186-1187. [Abstract]  

Inaccuracies and variability of indirect pressure measurements during cardioplegia administration

NS Kato, GD Buckberg, CK Cushen, and CR Whitwam
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1188-1191. [Abstract]  

Identification of internal mammary artery graft at the time of reoperation

BL Huang and IM Madoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1192-1193.  

Exposure of the intramyocardial left anterior descending artery

MC Oz, MM Cooper, TJ Hickey, and EA Rose
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1194-1195. [Abstract]  

A surgeon to remember: notes about Vladimir Demikhov

HB Shumacker, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1196-1198. [Abstract]  

Hemodynamic analysis could resolve the pulsatile blood flow controversy

G Wright
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1199-1204. [Abstract]  

1987: Early and late results following emergency isolated myocardial revascularization during hypothermic fibrillatory arrest. Updated in 1994 by Cary W. Akins, MD

CW Akins
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1205-1206.  

Practice guidelines in cardiothoracic surgery. Ad Hoc Committee for Cardiothoracic Surgical Practice Guidelines

GC Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1207-1211.  

Cardiovascular Surgery Symposium, honoring Will Camp Sealy, M.D. Macon, Georgia, March 4, 1994

Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1219-1304.  

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

IW Brown, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1223-1227. [Abstract]  

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

WR Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1228-1239. [Abstract]  

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

PA Masser, LM Taylor, Jr, and JM Porter
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1240-1246. [Abstract]  

Hemodynamic considerations regarding the mechanism and prevention of aortic dissection

F Robicsek and MJ Thubrikar
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1247-1253. [Abstract]  

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

GM Guiraudon
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1254-1261. [Abstract]  

Surgical treatment of cardiac dysrhythmias in infants and children

FA Crawford, Jr and PC Gillette
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1262-1268. [Abstract]  

From fisherman to fibrillation: an unbroken line of progress

JL Cox, JP Boineau, RB Schuessler, KM Kater, and DG Lappas
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1269-1273. [Abstract]  

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

JW Hammon, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1274-1277. [Abstract]  

The changing strategies in operation for transposition of the great vessels

JA Alexander, DG Knauf, MA Greene, LH van Mierop, and DJ O'Brien
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1278-1281. [Abstract]  

Early gene changes in myocardial ischemia

AS Wechsler, JC Entwistle, 3rd, T Yeh, Jr, M Ding, and ER Jakoi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1282-1284. [Abstract]  

Crystalloid potassium cardioplegia: concepts and early studies

WA Gay, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1285-1286. [Abstract]  

Reflections on definitive surgical treatment of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia

JG Selle
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1287-1290. [Abstract]  

Direct operation versus ICD therapy for ischemic ventricular tachycardia

TB Ferguson, Jr, JM Smith, JL Cox, ME Cain, and BD Lindsay
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1291-1296. [Abstract]  

Clinical experience with the implantable cardioverter defibrillator

JM Williams, DT Rock, SJ Pabst, CR Grill, HJ DeAntonio, R Mahmud, and WR Chitwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1297-1303. [Abstract]  

Letters:

Put our patients first

RL Thurer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1212-1213.  

Database experience with coronary artery bypass grafting

C Chen and GW Laub
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1212.  

Conduction disturbances after open heart operation in a patient receiving amiodarone

Y Terada, T Mitsui, and I Yamaguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1213-1214.  

Transplantation of atrioventricular valves

S Victor and VM Nayak
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1214.  

Coronary sinus rupture

TJ Berger
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1214-1215.  

Coronary sinus rupture

AA Garibaldi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1215.  

Surgeons, nonsurgeons, and cardiac pacing

V Parsonnet
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1216-1218.  

Intramural coronary artery

TR Karl
Ann Thorac Surg 1994 58: 1218.  

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