Articles:

Reporting the results of blood conservation studies: The need for uniform and comprehensive methods

John H. Lemmer, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1305-1306. [PDF] [References]  

Professional liability 1994

Barry M. Manuel
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1307-1308. [PDF] [References]  

Outpatient LVAD: Its time has arrived

O.H. Frazier
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1309-1310. [PDF] [References]  

Inhibition of chronic vascular rejection in primate cardiac xenografts using mycophenolate mofetil

Daniel P. O'Hair, Robert P. McManus, and Richard Komorowski
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1311-1315. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tolerance to experimental cardiac allografts produced by neonatal intrathymic injection of donor cells

Gary M. Kline, Zhenya Shen, Muhammad Mohiuddin, Susan Rostami, and Verdi J. DiSesa
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1316-1318. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Leonard L. Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1318-1319. [PDF]  

Basic fibroblast growth factor identified in chronically stimulated cardiomyoplasties

Vincent F. Blood, Michael G. Magno, William F. Bailey, Yi Shi, Lev Yurgenev, Fred DiMeo, Richard N. Edie, and John D. Mannion
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1320-1326. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Discussion

William A. Gay
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1326. [PDF] [References]  

Differences in early results after single-lung transplantation

R.Duane Davis, Jr, Elbert P. Trulock, Jennifer Manley, Michael K. Pasque, Sudhir Sundaresan, Joel D. Cooper, G.Alexander Patterson Washington University Lung Transplant Group
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1327-1335. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Impact of pulmonary hypertension on outcome after single-lung transplantation

Ko Bando, Robert J. Keenan, Irvin L. Paradis, Hiroaki Konishi, Kanshi Komatsu, Robert L. Hardesty, and Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1336-1342. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The society of thoracic surgeons: Thirty-first annual meeting

Richard P. Andersen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1342. [PDF]  

Long-term results in surgically managed esophageal achalasia

Richard A. Malthaner, Thomas R. Todd, Linda Miller, and F.Griffith Pearson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1343-1347. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Risk stratification using the society of thoracic surgeons program

Brack G. Hattler, Carol Madia, Carol Johnson, John M. Armitage, Robert L. Hardesty, Robert L. Kormos, Si M. Pham, Dale N. Payne, and Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1348-1352. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary reoperation: Results of adding an internal mammary artery graft to a stenotic vein graft

F.Edward Turner, Bruce W. Lytle, Daniel Navia, Floyd D. Loop, Paul C. Taylor, Patrick M. McCarthy, Robert W. Stewart, Eliot R. Rosenkranz, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1353-1355. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

In defense of malpractice charges: A survey of the legal process

James W. Pate and Jo Ann Cutting
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1356-1361. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of advancing age on cost and outcome of coronary artery bypass grafting

Pamela S. Peigh, Marc T. Swartz, Kathy J. Vaca, Douglas P. Lohmann, and Keith S. Naunheim
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1362-1367. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac storage with UW solution and glucose

Stephen E. Fremes, Lin-Rui Guo, Robert D. Furukawa, Donald A.G. Mickle, and Richard D. Weisel
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1368-1372. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

David J. Hearse
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1372-1373. [PDF]  

Systolic arterial pressure recovery after ventricular fibrillation in pigs

Mehrdad M.R. Amirhamzeh, Chao-Xiang Jia, Woosup M. Park, Marc L. Dickstein, and Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1374-1379. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical treatment of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia: Long-term outcome

Takuro Misaki, Go Watanabe, Takashi Iwa, Makoto Tsubota, Hiroshi Ohtake, Keiichi Yamamoto, and Yoh Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1380-1385. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Myocardial protective effect and its mechanism of leukocyte-depleted reperfusion in neonatal rabbit hearts

Yoshiki Sawa, Susumu Nakano, Yasuhisa Shimazaki, Motonobu Nishimura, Tohru Kuratani, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1386-1390. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

William A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1391. [PDF]  

Cardiac decompression after operation for congenital heart disease in infancy

Amir Elami, Lester C. Permut, Hillel Laks, Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, and Jeffrey L. Sebastian
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1392-1396. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Combined aprotinin and erythropoietin use for blood conservation: Results with Jehovah's Witnesses

Todd K. Rosengart, Robert E. Helm, John Klemperer, Karl H. Krieger, and O.Wayne Isom
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1397-1403. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Blunt diaphragmatic and thoracic aortic rupture: An emerging injury complex

Sandro B. Rizoli, Frederick D. Brenneman, Bernard R. Boulanger, and Robert Maggisano
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1404-1408. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thromboembolism after the fontan procedure and its modifications

Marjan Jahangiri, David B. Ross, Andrew N. Redington, Christopher Lincoln, and Elliot A. Shinebourne
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1409-1413. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Gordon K. Danielson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1413-1414. [PDF]  

Neodymium: Yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser for the treatment of tracheobronchial recurrences in esophageal carcinomas

Manson Fok, Simon Y.K. Law, and John Wong
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1415-1418. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass in octogenarians

Tej K. Kaul, Barry L. Fields, David A. Wyatt, Christopher R. Jones, and Donald R. Kahn
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1419-1426. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Protection by coenzyme Q10 from myocardial reperfusion injury during coronary artery bypass grafting

Massimo Chello, Pasquale Mastroroberto, Rossana Romano, Egidio Bevacqua, Donato Pantaleo, Raimondo Ascione, Antonietta R. Marchese, and Nicola Spampinato
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1427-1432. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy with a hand suture technique

Khaled Al-Kattan, Leonardo Cattalani, and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1433-1436. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Esophagopleural fistula: An early and long-term complication after pneumonectomy

Gilbert Massard, Xavier Ducrocq, Jean-Gustave Hentz, Romain Kessler, Pascal Dumont, Jean-Marie Wihlm, and Georges Morand
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1437-1440. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Invited commentary

Hermes C. Grillo
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1441. [PDF] [References]  

Postoperative cardiothoracic infection: Diagnostic value of indium-111 white blood cell imaging

Elizabeth Oates and Douglas D. Payne
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1442-1446. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of non-small cell lung cancer with direct mediastinal involvement

Nael Martini, Alon Yellin, Robert J. Ginsberg, Manjit S. Bains, Michael E. Burt, Patricia M. McCormack, and Valerie W. Rusch
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1447-1451. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical treatment of bullous emphysema: Experience with the brompton technique

Samir S. Shah and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1452-1456. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New composite graft repair for patients with and without Marfan's syndrome

Akio Suzuki, Jun Amano, Makoto Sunamori, Tohru Sakamoto, and Hiroyuki Tanaka
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1457-1461. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Total arch graft replacement in patients with acute type a aortic dissection

Teruhisa Kazui, Nozomu Kimura, Osamu Yamada, and Sakuzo Komatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1462-1468. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic root replacement with a composite graft: Results of 69 operations in 66 patients

Shigeaki Aoyagi, Kenichi Kosuga, Hidetoshi Akashi, Atsushige Oryoji, and Kiroku Oishi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1469-1475. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1475. [PDF]  

Vascular complications related to percutaneous insertion of intraaortic balloon pumps

M.Kamil Göl, Murat Bayazit, Mustafa Emir, Oguz Tasdemir, and Kemal Bayazit
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1476-1480. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Ischemic preconditioning improves preservation with crystalloid cardioplegia

Richard W. Illes, J.Keith Wright, Karen Inners-McBride, Chun-Jie Yang, and Adrian Tristan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1481-1485. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Transesophageal echocardiographic measurements of cardiac output in cardiac surgical patients

Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Idriss A. Regragui, Peter Wilde, Gianni D. Angelini, and Alan J. Bryan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1486-1489. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Operation for ventricular tachyarrhythmias: Refining current treatment strategies

James J. Morris, Amita Rastogi, Marshall S. Stanton, Bernard J. Gersh, Stephen C. Hammill, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1490-1498. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary sinus pressure and arterial venting do not affect retrograde cardioplegia distribution

Alice H. Huang, Ifeolumipo O. Sofola, Bradley L. Bufkin, Richard J. Mellitt, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1499-1504. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Orthotopic heart transplantation with bicaval and pulmonary venous anastomoses

Carlos Blanche, Mario Valenza, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Peter Barath, Dan Admon, Deborah Harasty, Caron Utley, Dov Freimark, Ivan Aleksic, Jack Matloff, and Alfredo Trento
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1505-1509. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Conversion of atriopulmonary to cavopulmonary anastomosis in management of late arrhythmias and atrial thrombosis

Jane M. Kao, Juan C. Alejos, Peter W. Grant, Roberta G. Williams, Kevin M. Shannon, and Hillel Laks
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1510-1514. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Potential of left ventricular assist devices as outpatient therapy while awaiting transplantation

Howard R. Levin, Jonathan M. Chen, Mehmet C. Oz, Katharine A. Catanese, Henry Krum, Rochelle L. Goldsmith, Milton Packer, and Eric A. Rose
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1515-1520. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful surgical treatment of a coronary artery mycotic aneurysm

Afksendiyos Kalangos, Pierre L. Julia, Azmi Ozler, Victor A. Jebara, Jean-Noel Fabiani, and Ozge Sezerman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1521-1523. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Salvage of colon interposition by antethoracic free jejunal transfer

Grant W. Carlson, Timothy M. Andersen, John R. Galloway, and Kamal A. Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1523-1525. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hemangiopericytoma of the mediastinum causing spontaneous hemothorax

Masatoshi Mori, Norihiko Nakanishi, and Keizo Furuya
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1525-1527. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Disruption of sutured pulmonary valve in fontan operation

Francis X. Downey, Serafin Y. DeLeon, David O. Monson, Norbert E. Baumgartner, Robert C. Lichtenberg, Henry J. Sullivan, and Roque Pifarré
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1527-1529. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

One-stage repair of aortopulmonary septal defect and interrupted aortic arch

Ing-Sh Chiu, Jou-Kou Wang, Ming-Jiuh Wang, and Chen-Chi Wang
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1529-1532. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful use of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in pregnancy

Enio Buffolo, J.Honório Palma, Walter J. Gomes, Herminio Vega, Daniel Born, Antonio F. Moron, and Antonio C. Carvalho
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1532-1534. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Lipothymoma with red cell aplasia, hypogammaglobulinemia, and lichen planus

Kieran G. McManus, Mark S. Allen, Victor F. Trastek, Claude Deschamps, Thomas B. Crotty, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1534-1536. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracotomy for repair of left ventricular aneurysm in a patient with patent coronary bypass grafts

Oz M. Shapira, Gabriel S. Aldea, Thomas G. Carr, Jr, and Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1536-1538. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting after pneumonectomy

Luis D. Berrizbeitia, William A. Anderson, Glenn W. Laub, and Lynn B. McGrath
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1538-1540. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac valvular chondroma

James G. Dralle, Dinesh Jain, Ponnambalam Sundram, and Robert L. Replogle
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1540-1542. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Computed tomography-guided coil injection and thoracoscopic pulmonary resection under roentgenographic fluoroscopy

Hisao Asamura, Haruhiko Kondo, Tsuguo Naruke, Ryosuke Tsuchiya, Fumihiko Wakao, Masahiro Kaneko, and Keiichi Suemasu
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1542-1544. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac hemangiopericytoma growing in the left atrium

Masakatsu Ohtani, Kenji Ohnishi, Hiroshi Imagawa, Masaaki Kato, Yasuhiko Yoshioka, Kazuaki Kumagai, and Tokutake Houki
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1544-1546. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1546. [PDF]  

Ambulatory intraaortic balloon counterpulsation

Scott A. Buchanan, Scott E. Langenburg, Michael C. Mauney, Lorne H. Blackbourne, Mark A. Groh, James D. Bergin, and Curtis G. Tribble
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1547-1549. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Sicen J. Phillips
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1549. [PDF] [References]  

A strategy for proximal arterial anastomosis

Timothy S. Hall
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1550-1551. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical treatment for cardiac rhabdomyomas in children

Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Anastasios K. Konstantakos, Fred W. Holland, II, Kenneth Herskowitz, Peter L. Ferrer, and Richard A. Perryman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1552-1555. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Biostatistics and clinical trials articles for thoracic surgery

Steven Piantadosi
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1556-1557. [PDF]  

Maximal oxygenation of dilute blood Cardioplegic solution

William G. Hendren, Dennis D. O'Keefe, Gillian A. Geffin, Alvin G. Denenberg, Tim R. Love, and Willard M. Daggett
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1558-1559. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Technique to reduce air leaks after the resection of emphysematous lung

Joseph D. Whitlark and Hwei-Kang Hsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1560. [PDF] [References]  

Pall leukocyte depleting filter during cardiopulmonary bypass

Simon M. Allen, Dominic Pagano, and Robert S. Bonser
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1560. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Khalid E. Al-Ebrahim and Hussein Shafei
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1560-1561. [PDF] [References]  

Biopsy-induced tricuspid régurgitation: Anatomic considerations

Solomon Victor and Vijaya M. Nayak
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1561-1562. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Charles B. Humleston
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1562-1563. [PDF]  

Chordal preservation during mitral valve replacement

Norman P. Briffit and Francis C. Wells
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1563. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Eric A. Rose and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1563. [PDF]  

Simple internal mammary artery retractor

Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1563-1564. [PDF]  

Balloon valvuloplasty and operative treatment of mitral stenosis

Ratna Magotra
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1564. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Donald D. Glower, J.Kevin Harrison, and Thomas M. Bashore
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1564-1565. [PDF]  

Congenital factor XII deficiency and cardiopulmonary bypass

Michel K. Wood
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1565. [PDF] [References]  

The Ross procedure: To do or not to do

Richard J. Hurvitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1565-1566. [PDF]  

Management of cold agglutinemia using normothermic intermittent fibrillatory arrest

Adaah Subrahmannanyam Koppula, Byalal Raghavendra Jagannath, Apoorva Shashikant Kanhere, Mrinalendu Das, and C.Mallikaranjun Gupta
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1566. [PDF] [References]  

Atrial pacing and intraaortic balloon counterpulsation

Andrew J. Duncan and Brian Prendergast
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1566-1567. [PDF] [References]  

A method to facilitate subxiphoid pericardiotomy

Otoni M. Gomes
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1567. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Barbara K. Temeck and Harvey I. Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1567. [PDF] [References]  

Leukocyte depletion reduces postoperative oxygen requirements

S.Michael Coleman and Lynette Demastrie
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1567-1568. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

David P. Taggart
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1568. [PDF] [References]  

Vascularized muscle flaps in children

Richard S. Stahl and Gary S. Kopf
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1568-1569. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Carl L. Backer and Jay M. Penster
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1569. [PDF]  

Lymph node mapping of esophageal cancer

Alan G. Casson, Valerie W. Rusch, Robert J. Ginsberg, Natahe Zankowicz, and Richard J. Finley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1569-1570. [PDF] [References]  

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