Articles:

Surgical management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Jean Deslauriers
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:873-874. [PDF] [References]  

Coronary operations in octogenarians: can we select the patients?

William S. Weintraub
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:875-876. [PDF] [References]  

A comprehensive curriculum for thoracic surgery: Survey of opinions from program directors and residents

Gordon E. Murray, David R. Jones, and Frank T. Stritter
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:877-887. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Decortication is a valuable option for late empyema after collapse therapy

Gilbert Massard, Clotilde Rougé, Jean-Marie Wihlm, Soltan Ameur, Ahmad Dabbagh, Romain Kessler, Norbert Roeslin, and Georges Morand
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:888-895. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Superficial esophageal carcinoma

Joseph F. Sabik, Thomas W. Rice, John R. Goldblum, Anuradha Koka, Thomas J. Kirby, Sharon V. Medendorp, and David J. Adelstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:896-902. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Lung transplantation for congenital pulmonary vein stenosis

Eric N. Mendeloff, Thomas L. Spray, Charles B. Huddleston, Nancy D. Bridges, Charles B. Canter, and George B. Mallory, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:903-907. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thymoma: A multivariate analysis of factors predicting survival

David Blumberg, Jeffrey L. Port, Benny Weksler, Ruby Delgado, Juan Rosai, Manjit S. Bains, Robert J. Ginsberg, Nael Martini, Patricia M. McCormack, Valerie Rusch, and Micahel E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:908-914. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Uncut collis-nissen gastroplasty: early functional results

Manuel Pera, Claude Deschamps, Raymond Taillefer, and André Duranceau
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:915-921. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Esophageal resection for recurrent achalasia

Daniel L. Miller, Mark S. Allen, Victor F. Trastek, Claude Deschamps, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:922-926. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Anesthetic techniques for pediatric thoracoscopy

Eugene D. McGahren, John A. Kern, and Bradley M. Rodgers
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:927-930. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Video-assisted thoracic surgery: Primary therapy for spontaneous pneumothorax?

F. Hammond Cole, Jr, Francis H. Cole, Alim Khandekar, J. Matthew Maxwell, James W. Pate, and William A. Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:931-935. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thoracoscopic laser pneumoplasty in the treatment of diffuse bullous emphysema

Akio Wakabayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:936-942. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Videothoracoscopic excision of thoracic neurogenic tumors

Marc Riquet, Jérome Mouroux, François Pons, Denis Debrosse, Antonine Dujon, Marcel Dahan, and René Jancovici
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:943-946. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of ischemic injury on subsequent rat lung allograft rejection

Takeshi Shiraishi, Takatoshi Mizuta, Steven R. DeMeester, Jon H. Ritter, Paul E. Swanson, Mark R. Wick, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:947-951. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Morphologic alterations and cytokinetic studies of tracheal autograft epithelium in rabbits

Yoshiaki Inayama, Izumi Tomiyama, Makoto Akaike, Masahiro Kase, Haruhiko Nakayama, Takao Morohoshi, Akihiko Matsumoto, and Masayoshi Kanisawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:952-957. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Lung preservation threshold in a compromised septic lung injury model

Shigeyuki Sasaki, James D. McCully, John D. Palombo, R. Armour Forse, and Joseph LoCicero, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:958-963. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Treatment of multiple primary squamous cell carcinomas of the lung

Shinya Murakami, Yoh Watanabe, Hiroshi Saitoh, Ryohei Yamashita, Junzo Shimizu, Makoto Oda, and Yoshinobu Hayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:964-969. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Systemic obstruction in univentricular hearts: Surgical options for neonates

Alain Serraf, Stefano Conte, François Lacour-Gayet, Jacqueline Bruniaux, Miguel Sousa-Uva, Régine Roussin, and Claude Planché
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:970-977. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Right-to-left veno-arterial shunting for right-sided circulatory failure

James P. Slater, Daniel J. Goldstein, Robert C. Ashton, Jr, Howard R. Levin, Henry M. Spotnitz, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:978-985. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mechanical dysfunction in the border zone of an ovine model of left ventricular aneurysm

Michael J. Moulton, Stephen W. Downing, Lawrence L. Creswell, Douglas S. Fishman, David M. Amsterdam, Barna A. Szabó, James L. Cox, and Michael K. Pasque
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:986-998. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Carpentier-edwards standard porcine bioprosthesis: Clinical performance to seventeen years

W.R. Eric Jamieson, A. Ian Munro, Robert T. Miyagishima, Peter Allen, Lawrence H. Burr, and G. Frank O. Tyers
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:999-1007. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Heparin causes platelet dysfunction and induces fibrinolysis before cardiopulmonary bypass

Shukri F. Khuri, C. Robert Valeri, Joseph Loscalzo, Mark J. Weinstein, Vladimir Birjiniuk, Nancy A. Healey, Hollace MacGregor, Mheir Doursounian, and Michael A. Zolkewitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1008-1014. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Perioperative donor bone marrow infusion augments chimerism in heart and lung transplant recipients

Si M. Pham, Robert J. Keenan, Abdul S. Rao, Paulo A. Fontes, Robert L. Kormos, Kareem Abu-Elmagd, Adriana Zeevi, Akihiko Kawai, Brack G. Hattler, Robert L. Hardesty, Anthony J. Demetris, Massimo M. Trucco, Gayle L. Rosner, John J. Fung, Thomas E. Starzl, and Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1015-1020. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Microvascular reactivity after crystalloid, cold blood, and warm blood cardioplegic arrest

Charles O. Murphy, Pan-Chih, John Parker Gott, and Robert A. Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1021-1027. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Free latissimus dorsi flap for chest wall repair after complete resection of infected sternum

Andrej Banic, Hans-Beat Ris, Dominique Erni, and Heinz Striffeler
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1028-1032. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

CABG in octogenarians: Early and late events and actuarial survival in comparison with a matched population

Michael E. Cane, Chao Chen, Bridget M. Bailey, Javier Fernandez, Glenn W. Laub, William A. Anderson, and Lynn B. McGrath
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1033-1037. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Determinants of operative mortality in octogenarians undergoing coronary bypass

Donald B. Williams, Roger G. Carrillo, Ernest A. Traad, Charles H. Wyatt, Robert Grahowski, S. Howard Wittels, and George Ebra
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1038-1043. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Results of mitral valve reconstruction in children with rheumatic heart disease

Arkalgud Sampath Kumar, Pantula Narasinga Rao, and Anita Saxena
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1044-1047. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Evaluation of the hemodynamic performance of small carbomedics aortic prosthesis using dobutamine-stress doppler echocardiography

Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Inderpaul Birdi, Peter Wilde, Alan J. Bryan, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1048-1052. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The carbomedics valve: Midterm follow-up with analysis of risk factors

Arnt E. Fiane, Kjell Saatvedt, Jan L. Svennevig, Odd Geiran, Kenneth Nordstrand, and Tor Frøysaker
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1053-1058. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Left ventricular end-systolic volume index in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy predicts postoperative ventricular function

Atsushi Yamaguchi, Takashi Ino, Hideo Adachi, Akihiro Mizuhara, Seiichiro Murata, and Hitoshi Kamio
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1059-1062. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Coronary artery reoperation through the left thoracotomy with hypothermic circulatory arrest

Hisayoshi Suma, Ikutaro Kigawa, Taiko Horii, Jun-ichi Tanaka, Sachito Fukuda, and Yasuhiko Wanibuchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1063-1066. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hemopump treatment in patients with postcardiotomy heart failure

Urban Lönn, Bengt Peterzén, Hans Granfeldt, Ankica Babic, and Henrik Casimir-Ahn
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1067-1071. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Upper extremity vascular access for continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration and dialysis after cardiac operations

Jerome B. Riebman, Glenn W. Laub, Albert H. Olivencia-Yurvati, and Lynn B. McGrath
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1072-1075. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effects of high-dose aprotinin on renal function in aortocoronary bypass grafting

Peter R. Feindt, Sandra Walcher, Ingo Volkmer, Hans E. Keller, Uwe Straub, Hanno Huwer, Ulrich T. Seyfert, Thomas Petzold, and Emmeran Gams
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1076-1080. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Right ventricular dysfunction in low output syndrome after cardiac operations: Assessment by transesophageal echocardiography

Victor G. Dávila-Román, Alan D. Waggoner, William E. Hopkins, and Benico Barzilai
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1081-1086. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Normothermic versus mild hypothermic retrograde blood cardioplegia: A prospective, randomized study

Päivi Kaukoranta, Martti Lepojärvi, Juha Nissinen, Pekka Raatikainen, and Keijo J. Peuhkurinen
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1087-1093. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Changing surgical CPI valuation relationships: A method of determination (1970–1995)

James A. Haugen and George E. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1094-1096. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Successful repair of a ruptured postinfarct pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle

Hitoshi Yaku, Gary Fermanis, David A. Horton, Dean Guy, and Robert Lvoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1097-1098. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Valvuloplasty in traumatic aortic insufficiency due to subtotal tear of the intima

Albert Miralles, Teresa Farinola, Jose Quiroga, Chuks Obi, Jairo Hernandez, Jorge Granados, Carles Fontanillas, Emili Saura, Miguel Benito, Josep Maria Calbet, and Eduard Castells
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1098-1100. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cholelithoptysis and empyema formation after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Sion P. Barnard, Ian Pallister, David J. Hendrick, Noel Walter, and Graham N. Morritt
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1100-1102. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Endovascular stent-grafting after arch aneurysm repair using the "Elephant Trunk"

James I. Fann, Michael D. Dake, Charles P. Semba, Robert P. Liddell, Thomas A. Pfeffer, and D. Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1102-1105. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Radical excisional therapy and total cardiac transplantation for recurrent atrial myxoma

Daniel J. Goldstein, Mehmet C. Oz, and Robert E. Michler
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1105-1107. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Modified surgical palliation for a rare type of L-transposition with aortic atresia

J. Nilas Young, Eric J. Kuncir, William M. DeCampli, J. Gregg Helton, and Edward N. Ahearn
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1108-1109. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Management of intraaortic balloon entrapment

Yasunori Fukushima, Makoto Yoshioka, Naoteru Hirayama, Takafumi Kashiwagi, Toshio Onitsuka, and Yasunori Koga
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1109-1111. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Paradoxical embolism in the presence of right-to-left shunt due to tricuspid occlusion

Calin Vicol, Vladimir Davov, and Eberhard Struck
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1111-1112. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Defibrillator patch electrode constriction: An underrecognized entity

William W. Barrington, Ubeydullah Deligonul, Arthur R. Easley, and John R. Windle
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1112-1116. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Umbilical artery flow velocity during maternal cardiopulmonary bypass

Israel Goldstein, Peter Jakobi, Eliahu Gutterman, and Simcha Milo
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1116-1118. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Embolization of biologic glue during repair of aortic dissection

Thierry Carrel, Marc Maurer, Tengis Tkebuchava, Urs Niederhäuser, Jakob Schneider, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1118-1120. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Simultaneous repair of multiple traumatic aortic tears

Robert A. Lancey, George P. Davliakos, and Thomas J. Vander Salm
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1120-1121. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Post-stenting enlarging false aneurysm of a saphenous vein graft

Takahiro Katsumata, Masahiro Endo, Kenji Ihashi, Seiji Fujino, Hiroshi Nishida, and Hitoshi Koyanagi
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1121-1123. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Dacron coronary graft obstruction after composite graft replacement of aortic root

Satoshi Sekine, Tadaaki Abe, Keiji Seki, Yoshiki Shibata, Itsuro Yamagishi, and Makoto Kamada
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1123-1126. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma and congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation

Michel E. Ribet, Marie-Christine Copin, Jacques G. Soots, and Bernard H. Gosselin
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1126-1128. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Direct coronary sinus cannulation during cardioplegic infusion

Joginder N. Bhayana and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1129. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reducing bleeding after replacement of the aortic root

Matthew S. Bayfield and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1130-1131. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New technique for sternal osteosynthesis

Daniel Roux, Gérard Fournial, Yves Glock, and Rémy Nottin
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1132. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Evolution of pulmonary resection techniques and review of the bronchus-first method

Jerome T. Grismer and Raymond C. Read
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1133-1137. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Postoperative management of cerebral air embolism: Gas physiology for surgeons

Eduardo A. Tovar, Carlos Del Campo, Alan Borsari, Robin P. Webb, Jeffrey R. Dell, and Paul B. Weinstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1138-1142. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cardiac surgery and cold-reactive proteins

Surendra K. Agarwal, Probal K. Ghosh, and Debashish Gupta
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1143-1150. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgery of the descending thoracic aorta: Spinal cord protection with the gott shunt

Alain Verdant, Arthur Pagé, Robert Cossette, Léon Dontigny, Pierre Pagé, and Richard Baillot
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1151-1152. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Paced skeletal muscle for dynamic cardiomyoplasty

George J. Magovern, Frederick R. Heckler, Sang B. Park, Ignacio Y. Christlieb, George A. Liebler, John A. Burkholder, Thomas D. Maher, Daniel H. Benckart, George J. Magovern, Jr., and Race L. Kao
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1153-1154. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Topical aprotinin in cardiac operations

Sertaç Çiçek
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1155. [PDF] [References]  

Amiodarone for ventricular tachycardia after coronary artery bypass grafting

Yasushi Terada, Toshio Mitsui, Yukihiro Yoshimura, Motoo Osaka, and Wahei Mihara
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1155. [PDF] [References]  

Hemodynamic effects of atrio-biventricular pacing

Serge Broka, Philippe M. Eucher, Anne Ducart, Edith Collard, Vincent Delire, Alain Mayné, Philippe Randour, and Kurt Joucken
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1156. [PDF] [References]  

Who's afraid of kety-schmidt?

David J. Cook, Robert E. Anderson, John D. Michenfelder, William C. Oliver, Jr, Thomas A. Orszulak, Richard C. Daly, and Rex D. Bryce
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1156-1157. [PDF] [References]  

Thoracoscopic pulmonary resection

Ralph J. Lewis, Robert J. Caccavale, Glenn E. Sisler, Jean-Philippe Bocage, and James W. Mackenzie
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1157-1158. [PDF] [References]  

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William S. Walker and Stewart R. Craig
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1158. [PDF] [References]  

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Gian Carlo Roviano, Federico Varoli, Carlo Rebuffat, and Davide Sonnino
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1158-1159. [PDF] [References]  

Therapeutic implications for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis

Afksendiyos Kalangos and John Yves Marie Relland
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1159-1160. [PDF] [References]  

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Albert Altès, Rodrigo Martino, Mercè Gari, Maria Lluisa Cámara, Rosa Garín, Juan-Ignacio Casas, and Jordi Fontcuberta
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1160-1161. [PDF] [References]  

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Martin Tönz, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Ludwig K. von Segesser, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1161-1162. [PDF] [References]  

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