Editorials:

Tetralogy of Fallot {S,D,I}: A Recently Discovered Malformation and its Surgical Management

Richard Van Praagh
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1163-1165. [Full Text]  

Use and Misuse of the Ejection Fraction

Douglas M. Behrendt
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1166-1168. [Full Text]  

Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Award:

Disparate Effects of Nitric Oxide on Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Michael J. Eppinger, Peter A. Ward, Michael L. Jones, Steven F. Bolling, and G. Michael Deeb
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1169-1175. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Experience in a Single Institution From 1978 Through 1994

Krishna Mallik, Bradley M. Rodgers, and Eugene D. McGahren
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1331-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Staging of Esophageal Cancer: A Prospective, Multiinstitutional Trial

Mark J. Krasna, Carolyn E. Reed, Michael T. Jaklitsch, Deborah Cushing, and David J. Sugarbaker
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1337-1340. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prevalence and Outcome of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome After Lung Transplantation

Sudhir Sundaresan, Elbert P. Trulock, Thallachallour Mohanakumar, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1341-1346. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lung Tumor Growth Correlates With Glucose Metabolism Measured by Fluoride-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography

Francis G. Duhaylongsod, Val J. Lowe, Edward F. Patz, Jr, Anna L. Vaughn, R. Edward Coleman, and Walter G. Wolfe
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1348-1352. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Resection of Sternal Tumors: Extent, Reconstruction, and Survival

Omer Soysal, Garrett L. Walsh, Jonathan C. Nesbitt, Marion J. McMurtrey, Jack A. Roth, and Joe B. Putnam, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1353-1358. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CD18-Independent Mechanism of Neutrophil Emigration in the Rabbit Lung After Ischemia-Reperfusion

Donald D. Thomas, Sam R. Sharar, Robert K. Winn, Emil Y. Chi, Edward D. Verrier, Margaret D. Allen, and Michael J. Bishop
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1360-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Membranous Tracheal Rupture After Endotracheal Intubation

Charles-Henri Marty-Ané, Eric Picard, Olivier Jonquet, and Henri Mary
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1367-1371. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Soft-Tissue Reconstruction in Thoracic Surgery

Khaled M. Al-Kattan, Nicholas M. Breach, David K. Kaplan, and Peter Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1372-1375. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Free Radical–Mediated Vascular Injury in Lungs Preserved at Moderate Hypothermia

Masayuki Haniuda, Carolyn M. Dresler, Takatoshi Mizuta, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1376-1381. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Investigation for Mediastinal Disease in Patients With Apparently Operable Lung Cancer: The Canadian Lung Oncology Group

Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1382-1389. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Artery Perfusion of Doxorubicin With Blood Flow Occlusion: Pharmacokinetics and Treatment in a Metastatic Sarcoma Model

Hong-Yue Wang, Bruce Ng, David Blumberg, Jeffrey L. Port, Steven N. Hochwald, and Michael E. Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1390-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

The ``Physio-Ring'': An Advanced Concept in Mitral Valve Annuloplasty

Alain F. Carpentier, Arrigo Lessana, John Y. M. Relland, Emre Belli, Serban Mihaileanu, Alain J. Berrebi, Evelyn Palsky, and Didier F. Loulmet
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1177-1185. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of L-Arginine Cardioplegia on Recovery of Neonatal Lamb Hearts After 2 Hours of Cold Ischemia

Takeshi Hiramatsu, Joseph M. Forbess, Takuya Miura, and John E. Mayer, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1187-1192. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Predicting Survival After Coronary Revascularization for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Scott E. Langenburg, Scott A. Buchanan, Lorne H. Blackbourne, Randall P. Scheri, Kimberly N. Sinclair, Juan Martinez, William D. Spotnitz, Curtis G. Tribble, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1193-1196. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparing Two Strategies of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Cooling on Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation in Neonates and Infants

Frank H. Kern, Ross M. Ungerleider, Scott R. Schulman, Jon N. Meliones, Randall M. Schell, Beatrice Baldwin, Paul R. Hickey, Mark F. Newman, Richard A. Jonas, and William J. Greeley
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1198-1202. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antegrade and Retrograde Continuous Warm Blood Cardioplegia: A ³¹P Magnetic Resonance Study

Edward F. Hoffenberg, Jian Ye, Jiankang Sun, Hooman R. Ghomeshi, Tomás A. Salerno, and Roxanne Deslauriers
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1203-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Perfadex Is Superior to Euro-Collins Solution Regarding 24-Hour Preservation of Vascular Function

Richard Ingemansson, Giorgio Massa, Raj K. Pandita, Trygve Sjöberg, and Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1210-1214. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Interaction of Thyroid Hormone and Heparin in Postischemic Myocardial Recovery

Michael G. Katz, Amram J. Cohen, Herzl Schwalb, Joseph Segal, Gideon Merin, and Arie Schachner
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1215-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty: The Heidelberg Experience

Rüdiger Lange, Falk-Udo Sack, Bernhard Voss, Raffaele De Simone, Matthias Thielmann, Angélique Nair, Johannes Brachmann, Rainer Haussmann, Franz Fleischer, and Siegfried Hagl
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1219-1225. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Massive Calcification of the Left Atrium: Surgical Implications

José L. Vallejo, Carlos Merino, José M. González-Santos, Emilia Bastida, José Albertos, Mariano J. Riesgo, and Fermin González de Diego
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1226-1229. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics of Different Degrees of Right Heart Bypass: Experimental Assessment

Loïc Macé, Patrice Dervanian, Michel Weiss, Jean-Pierre Daniel, Jean Losay, and Jean-Yves Neveux
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1230-1237. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anti-CD11b Monoclonal Antibody Improves Myocardial Function After Six Hours of Hypothermic Storage

Joseph M. Forbess, Takeshi Hiramatsu, Fumikazu Nomura, Takuya Miura, G. King Farrington, Karen Sokolowski, Mark Bree, and John E. Mayer, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1238-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unidirectional Valve Patch for Repair of Cardiac Septal Defects With Pulmonary Hypertension

Qiwen Zhou, Yongqiang Lai, Hua Wei, Ruiming Song, Yafeng Wu, and Hong Zhang
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1245-1248. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Regression of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy After Modified Konno Procedure

Jose A. Quinones, Serafin Y. DeLeon, Dolores A. Vitullo, Joanne Hofstra, David J. Cziperle, Kalavathi P. Shenoy, Timothy J. Bell, and Elizabeth A. Fisher
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1250-1254. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparative Study of Biological Glues: Cryoprecipitate Glue, Two-Component Fibrin Sealant, and ``French'' Glue

Samir Basu, Corrado P. Marini, F. Gregory Bauman, Djamshid Shirazian, Peter Damiani, Robert Robertazzi, Israel J. Jacobowitz, Anthony Acinapura, and Joseph N. Cunningham, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1255-1262. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Permanent Pacemaker for Rejection Episodes After Heart Transplantation: A Poor Prognostic Sign

Carlos Blanche, Lawrence S. C. Czer, Michael C. Fishbein, Johanna J. M. Takkenberg, and Alfredo Trento
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1263-1266. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acute Changes in Left Ventricular Geometry After Volume Reduction Operation

Jack Rychik, Marshall L. Jacobs, and William I. Norwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1267-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L-Arginine Reduces Endothelial Inflammation and Myocardial Stunning During Ischemia/Reperfusion

Daniel T. Engelman, Masazumi Watanabe, Nilanjana Maulik, Gerald A. Cordis, Richard M. Engelman, John A. Rousou, Joseph E. Flack, III, David W. Deaton, and Dipak K. Das
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1275-1281. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Can Simulate Intraoperative Visualization of Congenitally Malformed Hearts

Michael Vogel, Siew Yen Ho, Christopher Lincoln, Magdi H. Yacoub, and Robert H. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1282-1288. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Superoxide Radical and Xanthine Oxidoreductase Activity in the Human Heart During Cardiac Operations

Simon W. MacGowan, Mark C. Regan, Carmel Malone, Orla Sharkey, Leonie Young, Thomas F. Gorey, and Alfred E. Wood
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1289-1293. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion: Anatomic Study of the Distribution of Blood to the Brain

Jean-Louis de Brux, Jean-Baptiste Subayi, Jean-Dominique Pegis, and Jean Pillet
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1294-1298. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bypass Graft for Complex Forms of Isthmic Aortic Coarctation in Adults

Jean-Michel Grinda, Loïc Macé, Patrice Dervanian, Thierry A. Folliguet, and Jean-Yves Neveux
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1299-1302. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reoperation for Recurrent Aortic Coarctation

Anthony C. Ralph-Edwards, William G. Williams, John C. Coles, Ivan M. Rebeyka, George A. Trusler, and Robert M. Freedom
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1303-1307. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Can Improved Microvascular Perfusion Be Achieved by Using Both Antegrade and Retrograde Cardioplegia?

Richard N. Gates, Hillel Laks, Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, Abbas Ardehali, Alon S. Aharon, Ana Maria Zaragoza, and Paul A. Chang
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1308-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ball Valve (Smeloff-Cutter) Aortic Valve Replacement Without Anticoagulation

Begonia Gometza and Carlos M. G. Duran
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1312-1316. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Disparity in Blood Activation by Two Different Heparin-Coated Cardiopulmonary Bypass Systems

Oddvar Moen, Erik Fosse, Vibeke Brockmeier, Conny Andersson, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Kolbjørn Høgåsen, and Per Venge
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1317-1323. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Anatomy in Patients Undergoing the Fontan Procedure

Amanda Barlow, Ashwinikumar Pawade, James L. Wilkinson, and Robert H. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1324-1330. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

Discussion

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Discussion

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Discussion

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Discussion

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Discussion

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Discussion

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Discussion

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Discussion

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Discussion

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Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

Michael Scallan and Christopher Lincoln
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1202. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

James A. Magovern
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1225. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

David A. Fullerton
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1249. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Thomas P. Graham, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1274. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

M. Arisan Ergin
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1298. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Edward A. Smeloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1316. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Joseph LoCicero, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1340. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Robert S. Benjamin and Joe B. Putnam, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1394. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Noedir A. G. Stolf
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1408-1409. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Combined Valve Replacement and Coronary Bypass Grafting in Osteogenesis Imperfecta

G. Hossein Almassi, George R. Hughes, and James Bartlett
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1395-1397. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acute Aortic Dissection in a Patient With Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Yukinori Moriyama, Takuji Nishida, Hitoshi Toyohira, Hideaki Saigenji, Shinji Shimokawa, Akira Taira, and Kazumi Kuriwaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1397-1399. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Repair of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Canal Defects With Absent Posterior Leaflet

Eugene K. W. Sim, Michael D. Black, Jeffrey Smallhorn, and William G. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1399-1400. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Root Replacement and Extraanatomic Bypass for Interrupted Aortic Arch in an Adult

Ben J. L. Burton, Panny Kallis, Chris Bishop, R. Howard Swanton, and Charles W. Pattison
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1400-1402. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Closed Atrial Septotomy Under Transesophageal Guidance

Jacques A. M. van Son, John C. Vander Woude, Wen Cheng, Norman H. Silverman, Michael K. Cahalan, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1403-1404. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrograde Pulmonary Embolectomy by Flushing of the Pulmonary Veins

Lindsay C. H. John, Wael I. I. Awad, and David R. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1404-1406. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heart Transplantation for Chagas' Cardiomyopathy

Carlos Blanche, Ivan Aleksic, Johanna J. M. Takkenberg, Lawrence S. C. Czer, Michael C. Fishbein, and Alfredo Trento
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1406-1408. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Allograft Failure: Successful Use of Biventricular Assist Device

James Jaggers, David A. Fullerton, David N. Campbell, Bruce Andrea, Stephen D. Jones, James M. Brown, Eugene E. Wolfel, Joann Lindenfeld, Frederick L. Grover, and Michael R. Bristow
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1409-1411. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vascular Ring Causing Symptomatic Tracheal Compression in Adulthood

Elie Fadel, Alain R. Chapelier, Jacques Cerrina, Paolo Macchiarini, and Philippe G. Dartevelle
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1411-1413. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Late Development of Esophageal Compression From a Vascular Ring

Alfred C. Nicolosi and Robert A. Cambria
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1413-1415. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Leiomyosarcoma of the Superior Vena Cava and Azygos Vein

James M. Levett, William G. Meffert, Wilson W. Strong, A. Curtis Hass, Ruth A. Macke, Gordon G. Berg, Mary Anne Nelson, and Chirantan Ghosh
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1415-1417. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Silicone Thorax: A Complication of Tube Thoracostomy in the Presence of Mammary Implants

David C. Rice, Thirugnanam Agasthian, Ricky P. Clay, and Claude Deschamps
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1417-1419. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pedicled Pericardial Patch Repair of a Carinal Bronchogenic Cyst

Richard N. Pierson, III and Douglas J. Mathisen
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1419-1421. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Synchronous Reconstruction of the Trachea and Innominate Artery in Thyroid Carcinoma

Hiroaki Nomori, Hirotoshi Horio, and Sadahiro Nara
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1421-1422. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aneurysm of the Left Pulmonary Artery: Surgical Allograft Repair

Filip Casselman, Herve Deferm, Patrick Peeters, and Hugo Vanermen
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1423-1425. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Transplantation for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Associated With Sengers' Syndrome

Robert C. Robbins, Daniel Bernstein, Gerald J. Berry, Krisa P. VanMeurs, Lorry R. Frankel, and Bruce A. Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1425-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Simplified Method of Reinforced Sternal Closure

William F. Chlosta and John A. Elefteriades
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1428-1429. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

New Surgical Technique for Repair of Ventricular Septal Perforation

Katsuhiko Matsuda, Teiji Oda, Hiromu Terai, Michiya Hanyu, and Toshihiko Ban
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1430-1431. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Biatrial Inferior Transseptal Approach to the Mitral Valve

Jean Paul A. Couetil, Ahmad Ramsheyi, Michael J. Tolan, Didier F. Loulmet, Jean François Verrier, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1432-1433. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modified Pulmonary Autograft Aortic Root Replacement: The Sinus Obliteration Technique

Michael D. Black, Jacques A. M. van Son, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1434-1436. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

The First Lung Transplantation

Martin L. Dalton
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1437-1438. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Reviews:

Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Cardiovascular Diseases

Rose S. Wong, Fabrizio M. Follis, Bruce K. Shively, and Jorge A. Wernly
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1439-1443. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Traumatic Rupture of Diaphragm

Rajesh Shah, Sabaratnam Sabanathan, Alan J. Mearns, and Amit K. Choudhury
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1444-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Thoracic Outlet Syndromes

Harold C. Urschel, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1450-1451. [Full Text]  

Update:

Comparative Morbidity of Mitral Valve Repair versus Replacement for Mitral Regurgitation with and without Coronary Artery Disease

Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1452-1453. [Full Text]  

Chest Wall Resection for Ewing's Sarcoma of the Rib: An Unnecessary Procedure

Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1454. [Full Text]  

Report:

Guidelines for Granting Hospital Privileges in Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Martin F. McKneally, Ralph J. Lewis, Richard P. Anderson, Richard G. Fosburg, William A. Gay, Jr, Robert H. Jones, and Mark B. Orringer
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1456. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Current Therapy for Acute Coronary Ischemia: Edited by Harold L. Lazar, Mount Kisco, Futura Publishing Company, 1993, 295 pp, illustrated, $65.00

Robert M. Mentzer, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1254. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum After Sneezing

Stéphane Dechambre, Jean Pol d'Odémont, Jean Philippe Cornelis, Jacques Fastrez, Anthony C. Ralph-Edwards, and F. Griffith Pearson
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1457. [Full Text]  

Technique for Finding the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery

Vipin Zamvar, R. A. M. Lawson, Mehmet C. Oz, and Eric A. Rose
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1457-1458. [Full Text]  

Novel Surgical Approach to Neurogenic Dumbbell Tumors

Hiroaki Osada, Eric Vallières,, and J.Max Findlay
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1458-1459. [Full Text]  

Ductus Arteriosus Ligation Without a Tube Thoracostomy

Christopher M. R. Satur, Saeed S. Ashraf, Duncan R. Walker, Serafin Y. DeLeon, Joanne Hofstra, and Jose A. Quinones
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1459-1460. [Full Text]  

Insulin Infusions and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

William I. Brenner and W. Kenneth Ward
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1460. [Full Text]  

Evaluation of the Hemodynamic Performance of Stentless Porcine Aortic Valves

Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Massimo Caputo, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1461. [Full Text]  

Anterolateral Thoracotomy for Mitral Valve Replacement

A. Sampath Kumar
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Anabolic Hormones in Cardiomyoplasty

Valeri Chekanov
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1461-1462. [Full Text]  

Transverse Approach to the Femoral Artery

Harinder Singh Bedi, Vijay Kumar Sharma, and Naresh Trehan
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1462. [Full Text]  

Supplement: Preparing Your Practice for Change:

Introduction

Robert L. Replogle
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Welcome

Benson R. Wilcox
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Introduction to the Meeting

Robert L. Replogle
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Keynote: The Future Is Here

Robert W. Jamplis
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Solo or Partnership

Harold C. Urschel, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1473-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hospital-Based Group: Ideal Practice for the Future?

Jack M. Matloff and Timothy A. Denton
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1476-1480. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

University Surgical Group

Robert B. Karp
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1481-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Integrated Cardiac Care

Grady L. Hallman and Charles Edmonds
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1486-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion: The Ideal Practice for the Future?

Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1490-1493. [Full Text]  

Mainstream Vision for Health Reform

The Honorable David Durenberger
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1494-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Are Cost Considerations Contradictory to Quality?

David B. Skinner
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1498-1499. [Full Text]  

Managed Care Contracting/Capitation

Thomas M. Reardon
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1500-1508. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

You are in Charge of Cost

Floyd D. Loop
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1509-1512. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Quality

Richard P. Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1513. [Full Text]  

Quality Initiatives and the Power of the Database: What They Are and How They Run

Frederick L. Grover, Karl E. Hammermeister, and A. Laurie W. Shroyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1514-1521. [Full Text]  

Optimizing Cardiothoracic Surgery Information for a Managed Care Environment

Timothy A. Denton and Jack M. Matloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1522-1525. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Quality Initiatives and the Power of the Database: Where We Stand

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1526-1529. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Think Before You Prep: Defining the Terms of Change in American Healthcare

Sandra J. Tanenbaum
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1530-1533. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Industry's Efforts: Devices and Pharmaceuticals

Charles A. Sanders
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1537-1540. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A Physician Workforce for the 21st Century

Richard A. Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1541-1546. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

International Perspectives: USA/Hawaii

J. Judson McNamara
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 60: 1547-1549. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Overview: The Next Step

Transcribed Remarks of Victor R. Fuchs and as Edited by Jack M. Matloff
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