Articles:

An impending crisis involving biomaterials

J.Donald Hill
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1571. [PDF]  

ICDs, VT, VF, and the AATS and STS

Alden H. Harken and James L. Cox
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1572. [PDF] [References]  

Acceptance of honorary membership

Harris B. Shumacker, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1573. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evolution of treatment strategies for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction

Cameron D. Wright, Douglas J. Mathisen, John C. Wain, Hermes C. Grillo, Alan D. Hilgenberg, Ashby C. Moncure, Robert W. Carey, Noah C. Choi, Mary Daly, and Diana L. Logan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1574-1579. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Metaanalysis of prophylactic drug treatment in the prevention of postoperative bleeding

Stephen E. Fremes, Bill I. Wong, Eileen Lee, Ryan Mai, George T. Christakis, Richard F. McLean, Bernard S. Goldman, and C.David Naylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1580-1588. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Warm blood cardioplegic induction: An underused modality

Hanafy M. Hanafy, Bradley S. Allen, Jacqueline W. Winkelmann, Jongwok Ham, Daniel Osimani, and Renee S. Hartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1589-1594. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

VATS increases costs in patients undergoing lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease

Lisa J. Molin, John B. Steinberg, and Louis A. Lanza
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1595-1598. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary resection for metastatic breast cancer

Monica L. McDonald, Claude Deschamps, Duane M. Ilstrup, Mark S. Allen, Victor F. Trantek, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1599-1602. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Willard A. Fry
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1602. [PDF]  

Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure: Midterm follow-up and technical considerations

Thomas L. Carter, Richard D. Mainwaring, and John J. Lamberti
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1603-1608. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The society of Thoracic Surgeons: Thirty-first Annual Meeting

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1608. [PDF]  

One-incision approach for insertion of implantable cardioverter defibrillators

Andreas Markewitz, Hans Kaulbach, Sören Mattke, Uwe Dorwarth, Christian Weinhold, Ellen Hoffmann, Gerhard Steinbeck, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1609-1613. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Single-incision implantation of cardioverter defibrillators using nonthoracotomy lead systems

Dieter Hammel, Michael Block, Armin Geiger, Dirk Böcker, Thomas Stadlbauer, Günter Breithardt, and Hans H. Scheld
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1614-1616. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Small aortic root in childhood: Surgical options

David B. Ross, George A. Trusler, John G. Coles, Ivan M. Rebeyka, Jeffrey Smallhorn, William G. Williams, and Robert M. Freedom
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1617-1624. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

David R. Clarke
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1625. [PDF]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1625. [PDF]  

Prediction of postoperative exercise tolerance after aortic valve replacement

Kazunobu Hirooka, Kouhei Kawazoe, Yoshio Kosakai, Yoshikado Sasako, Kiyoyuki Eishi, Yoshitsugu Kito, Norifumi Nakanishi, Takao Yoshioka, and Yasunaru Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1626-1630. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of pinacidil on rat hearts undergoing hypothermic cardioplegia

Hiroshi Hosoda, Makoto Sunamori, and Akio Suzuki
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1631-1636. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Adenosine in blood cardioplegia prevents postischemic dysfunction in ischemically injured hearts

Dudley A. Hudspeth, Katsuhiko Nakanishi, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Zhi-Qing Zhao, D.Scott McGee, Mark W. Williams, and John W. Hammon, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1637-1644. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Decreasing myocardial pH reflects ischemia during continuous warm retrograde cardioplegic arrest

Russell F. Stahl, Babs R. Soller, Charles Hsi, Janice Belleisle, and Thomas J. Vander Salm
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1645-1650. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Study of efficacies of leukocyte-depleted terminal blood cardioplegia in 24-hour preserved hearts

Norihide Fukushima, Ryota Shirakura, Seizou Nakata, Mitsunori Kaneko, Shuji Miyagawa, Yoshifumi Naka, Jou-Chen Chang, Goro Matsumiya, Susumu Nakano, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1651-1656. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Bartley P. Griffith and Brack G. Hattler
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1656. [PDF]  

Efficacy of topical cooling in lung preservation: Is a reapprisal due?

Stig Steen, Trygve Sjöberg, Richard Ingemansson, and Lars Lindberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1657-1663. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Orthotopic heart transplantation in children with congenital heart disease

Steven A. Webber, F.Jay Fricker, Marian Michaels, Ruth M. Pickering, Pedro J. del Nido, Bartley P. Griffith, and John M. Armitage
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1664-1669. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Regression of left ventricular mass after mitral valve repair of pure mitral regurgitation

Kou-Gi Shyu, Jin-Jer Chen, Fang-Yue Lin, Chang-Her Tsai, Jiunn-Lee Lin, Yung-Zu Tseng, and Wen-Pin Lien
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1670-1673. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Magnesium flux caused by coronary artery bypass operation: Three patterns of deficiency

Christopher M.R. Satur, John R. Andersen, Alison Jennings, Kenneth Newton, Paul G. Martin, Unikrishnan Nair, and Duncan R. Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1674-1678. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Videothoracoscopic excision of mediastinal masses: Indications and technique

Giancarlo Roviaro, Carlo Rebuffat, Federico Varoli, Contardo Vergani, Marco Maciocco, and Silvio Marco Scalambra
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1679-1683. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Martin F. McKneally
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1683-1684. [PDF]  

Pediatric thoracic surgery: Edited by James C. Fallis, Robert M. Filler, and Georges LeMoine New York, Elsevier, 1991 370 pp, $109.25

Marleta Reynolds
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1684. [PDF]  

Evaluation of CGP 39393 as the anticoagulant in cardiopulmonary bypass operation in a dog model

Jeanine M. Walenga, Michael J. Koza, Soon J. Park, Mark R. Terrell, and Roque Pifarré
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1685-1689. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Is there a place for cold crystalloid cardioplegia in the 1990s?

Paul J. Hendry, Roy G. Masters, and Anne Haspect
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1690-1694. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracoscopic management of effusive pericardial disease: Indications and technique

Hui-Ping Liu, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Pyng Jing Lin, Hung-Chang Hsieh, Jen-Ping Chang, and Ming-Jang Hsieh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1695-1697. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mediastinoscopic treatment of mediastinal cysts

John D. Urschel and Thomas A. Horan
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1698-1700. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Jean Deslauriers
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1701. [PDF]  

Jugular bulb saturation and cognitive dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass

Narda D. Croughwell, Mark F. Newman, James A. Blumenthal, William D. White, Julia B. Lewis, Peter E. Frasco, Lloyd R. Smith, Elizabeth A. Thyrum, Barrie J. Hurwitz, Bruce J. Leone, Randall M. Schell, and Joseph G. Reves
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1702-1708. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Respiratory responses to CO₂ rebreathing in lung transplant recipients

Gregory D. Trachietis, Simon R. Knight, Mindy Hann, Mary S. Pohl, G.Alexander Patterson, Joel D. Cooper, and Elbert P. Trulock
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1709-1717. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tidal volume and respiratory rate changes during CO₂ rebreathing after lung transplantation

Gregery D. Trachiotis, Simon R. Knight, Mary S. Pohl, G.Alexander Patterson, Joel D. Cooper, and Elbert P. Trulock
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1718-1720. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thromboembolic risk and late survival after mitral valve replacement with the St. Jude Medical valve

Olivier Jegaden, Armand Eker, François Delahaye, Pietro Montagna, Jean Ossette, Guy Durand De Gevigney, and Philippe H. Mikaeloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1721-1727. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Kit V. Arom
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1727-1728. [PDF] [References]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with dialysis-dependent renal failure

Clarence H. Owen, Robin G. Cummings, Timothy L. Sell, Steve J. Schwab, Robert H. Jones, and Donald D. Glower
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1729-1733. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of lung inflation and sternotomy direction on pleural space violation

Samuel V. Lichtenstein, James G. Abel, Robert T. Miyagishima, Hilton Ling, C.Brian Warriner, Moira E. Stilwell, and Christopher R. Thompson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1734-1737. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Preoperative evaluation of stage I and stage II non-small cell lung cancer

Jeffrey Hatter, Leslie J. Kohman, Ralph S. Mosca, Stephen L. Graziano, Linda J. Veit, and Mary Coleman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1738-1741. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Fast-track recovery of the coronary bypass patient

Richard M. Engelman, John A. Rousou, Joseph E. Flack, III, David W. Deaton, Chester B. Humphrey, Lee H. Ellison, Philip D. Allmendinger, Susannah G. Owen, and Penelope S. Pekow
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1742-1746. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

James E. Lowe
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1746. [PDF]  

Aortic valve replacement after a Bentall procedure

Thomas G. Sharp, Stephen Sawada, and Colin Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1747-1748. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Removal of a bullet from the right heart using controlled embolization to a peripheral vein

Dragan P. Pecirep and Henry R. Hopkins
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1748-1750. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Side-to-side carotid-subclavian anastomosis for interrupted aortic arch

Renato A.K. Kalil, Raul I.Rossi Filho, Paulo Roberta Prates, Joao R.M.Sant Anna, Fernando A. Lucchese, and Ivo A. Nesralla
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1750-1752. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic sarcoma four years after dacron graft insertion

Billie S. Fyfe, Cid S. Quintana, Mamoru Kaneko, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1752-1754. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Successful plication for postoperative diaphragmatic paralysis in an adult

Lawrence R. Glassman, Frank C. Spencer, F.Gregory Baumann, Francis V. Adams, and Stephen B. Colvin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1754-1755. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Plication of paralyzed hemidiaphragm after right sleeve pneumonectomy

Shin-ichi Takeda, Kazuya Nakahara, Yoshitaka Fujii, Masato Minami, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1755-1757. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Invited commentary

Richard M. Peters
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1757-1758. [PDF] [References]  

Atypical presentation of spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Anthony C. Ralph-Edwards and F.Griffith Pearson
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1758-1760. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Postoperative intramyocardial abscess caused by mucormycosis

Jorge M. Balaguer, Enrique Soto, Donna Perry, and John M. Moran
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1760-1762. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Removal of an infected right atrial mass in a patient with sickle cell disease

William D. Spotnitz, John M. Dent, Paul D. Mintz, Nicholette L. Erickson, Robert E. Fechner, and Mark A. Groh
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1762-1764. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis: Presentation after cardiopulmonary bypass

Ravi Munver, Ira C. Schulman, David J. Wolf, and Todd K. Rosengart
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1764-1766. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Embolectomy of a bird's nest vena caval filter

W.Randolph Chitwood, Jr, Karl S. Chiang, J.Mark Williams, Richard S. Zeri, and Diane A. Semer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1766-1768. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heart transplantation for Q fever endocarditis

Carlos Blanche, Dov Freimark, Mario Valenza, Lawrence S.C. Czer, and Alfredo Trento
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1768-1769. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Operative considerations in implantation of the perma-flow graft

Robert W. Emery, Lyle D. Joyce, Kit V. Arom, R.Michael King, and Demétre M. Nicoloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1770-1773. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Notice from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1773. [PDF]  

Chest wall neoplasms and their management

Benjamin O. Anderson and Michael E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1774-1781. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Extrapleural pneumonectomy for diffuse, malignant mesothelioma

Michael J. DaValle, L.Penfield Faber, C.Frederick Kittle, and Robert J. Jensik
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1782-1783. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Atlas of thoracoscopic surgery: Mark J. Krasna, MD, and Michael J. Mack, MD St. Louis, Quality Medical Publishing, Inc, 1994 216 pp, illustrated, $175.00

Thomas W. Rice
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1783. [PDF]  

Vertical muscle-sparing thoracotomy

Jaroslav Stark
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1784. [PDF] [References]  

Pacemaker failure due to pocket emphysema

Arthur S. Palmer
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1784. [PDF] [References]  

Dextran 40 at 2% versus 5% in low-potassium solutions: Which is best?

Lorenzo Spaggiari and Paolo Bobbio
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1784-1785. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1785-1786. [PDF] [References]  

Portable cardiopulmonary bypass: Resuscitation from prolonged ice-water submersion and asystole

Herwig Antretter, Otto E. Dapunt, and Ludwig C. Mueller
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1786-1787. [PDF] [References]  

Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass for hypothermic cardiac arrest

Arun P. Mehra, John J.M. Black, Chris Aps, Graham E. Venn, and Bryn T. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1787. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Daniel J. Waters and Michael Belz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1787-1788. [PDF]  

Stroke prevention and carotid artery disease in cardiac surgical patients

Raoul Borioni, Mariano Carofalo, Antonio Pellegrino, Guglielmo M.Actis Dato, and Luigi Chiariello
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1788. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Thomas H. Wareing
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1789. [PDF] [References]  

Predictors of conduction disturbances after coronary bypass grafting

Joseph E. Flack, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1789. [PDF] [References]  

Use of internal mammary artery for emergency grafting after failed coronary angioplasty

Luc Noyez, Gilles L. Kaan, and Leon K. Lacquet
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1789-1790. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Frank L. Caes and Guido J.Van Nooten
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1790. [PDF] [References]  

Heparin-coated materials limit the shear stress-induced leukocytosis after cardiopulmonary bypass

Marco Ranucci
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1790-1791. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Y.J. Gu and Willem Van Oeveren
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1791-1792. [PDF] [References]  

Intramural coronary artery in transposition of the great arteries

Stephen P. Sanders and Luciano Pasquini
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1792. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Tom R. Karl
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1792. [PDF]  

Emergency modified cabrol procedure for tracheobronchial compression

Yasushi Terada, Toshio Mitsui, Tomoaki Jikuya, Masato Sato, Kanji Matsuzaki, and Shinya Kanemoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1792-1793. [PDF] [References]  

The Vineberg procedure

Bernard S. Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1793-1794. [PDF] [References]  

Reply

Joseph B. Shrager
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1794. [PDF]  

Innervated rechis abdominis myofascial flap for dynamic cardiomyoplasty: Wijnberg DS, Ebels T, Robinson PH. (Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1131–4)

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1794. [PDF]  

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thirty-first Annual Meeting January 30–February 1, 1995 Palm Springs Convention Center Palm Springs, California

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1795. [PDF]  

Twenty-eighth postgraduate program The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Sunday, January 29, 1995 Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1796. [PDF]  

Program Thirty-first Annual Meeting the Society of Thoracic Surgeons January 30–February 1, 1995

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1797-1806. [PDF]  

Using outcomes data to improve clinical practice Building on models from cardiac surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1807-1808. [PDF]  

Using outcomes data to improve clinical practice: What we have learned

Karl E. Hammermeister, Jennifer Daley, and Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1809-1811. [PDF] [References]  

The importance of data in improving practice: Effective clinical use of outcomes data

Paul A. Ebert
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1812-1814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Participatory continuous improvement

Karl E. Hammermeister
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1815-1821. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Using risk-adjusted outcomes to assess clinical practice: An overview of issues pertaining to risk adjustment

Lisa I. Iezzoni
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1822-1826. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Criteria by which to evaluate risk-adjusted outcomes programs in cardiac surgery

Jennifer Daley
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1827-1835. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Approaches to predictive modeling

Paul M. Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1836-1840. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Practical considerations in the management of large multiinstitutional databases

Fred H. Edwards, Richard E. Clark, and Marc Schwartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1841-1844. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The veterans affairs continuous improvement in cardiac surgery study

Frederick L. Grover, Randall R. Johnson, A. Laurie, W. Shroyer, Guillermo Marshall, and Karl E. Hammermeister
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1845-1851. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New York state's cardiac surgery reporting system: Four years later

Edward L. Hannan, Dinesh Kumar, Michael Racz, Albert L. Siu, and Mark R. Chassin
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1852-1857. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

HCFA's health care quality improvement program and the cooperative cardiovascular project

Stephen F. Jencks
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1858-1862. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Profile of preoperative characteristics of patients having CABG over the past decade

Richard E. Clark, Fred H. Edwards, and Marc Schwartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1863-1865. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Playing by the numbers: How collecting outcomes data changed my life

William C. Nugent and William C. Schults
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1866-1870. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

How a New York cardiac surgery program uses outcomes data

Stanley W. Dziuban, Jr, Joseph B. McIlduff, Stuart J. Miller, and Richard H.Dal Col
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1871-1876. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Provider perceptions in using outcomes data to improve clinical practice

A.Laurie W. Shroyer, Ira Dauber, Robert H. Jones, Jennifer Daley, Frederick L. Grover, and Karl E. Hammermeister
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1877-1880. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The role of outcomes data in health care reform

Galen Barbour
Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1881-1884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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