Allograft aortic valve replacement: Long-term follow-up

Mark F. O'Brien, E. Gregory Stafford, Michael A.H. Gardner, Peter G. Pohlner, Peter J. Tesar, Andrew D. Cochrane, Terence K. Mau, Kenneth L. Gall, and Susan E. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S65-S70. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Accelerated degeneration of allografts in the first two years of life

Abraham Charles Yankah, Vladimir Alexi-Meskhishvili, Yuguo Weng, Kai Schorn, Peter E. Lange, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S71-S77. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic valve replacement with allograft/autograft: subcoronary versus intraluminal cylinder or root

Jean E. Rubay, Daniel Raphael, Thierry Sluysmans, Jean-Louis J. Vanoverschelde, Annie Robert, Jean-Claude Schoevaerdts, Baudouin Marchandise, and Robert A. Dion
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S78-S82. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Subcoronary implantation or aortic root replacement for human tissue valves: Sufficient data to prefer either technique?

Tineke P. Willems, Lex A. van Herwerden, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Meindert A. Taams, Veronica E. Kleyburg, Raymond B. Hokken, Jos R.T.C. Roelandt, and Egbert Bos
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S83-S86. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Root replacement for all allograft aortic valves: Preferred technique or too radical?

Mark F. O'Brien, R. Stewart Finney, E. Gregory Stafford, Michael A.H. Gardner, Peter G. Pohlner, Peter J. Tesar, Andrew D. Cochrane, Kenneth L. Gall, and Susan E. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S87-S91. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Allograft aortic root replacement: Standardization and simplification of technique

Mark F. O'Brien
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S92-S94. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reoperative aortic valve operation after homograft root replacement: Surgical options and results

Thoralf M. Sundt, III, Nasser Rasmi, Kit Wong, Rosemary Radley-Smith, Asghar Khaghani, and Magdi H. Yacoub
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S95-S100. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Allograft implantation in pediatric cardiac surgery: Surgical experience from 1982 to 1994

Joachim Weipert, Hans Meisner, Nikolaus Mendier, John Christoph Haehnel, Michael Homann, Sung-Un Paek, and Fritz Sebening
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S101-S104. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Large-caliber cryopreserved arterial allografts in vascular reconstructive operations: Early experience

Carlos-A. Mestres, Jaime Mulet, and José Luis Pomar
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S105-S107. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Structure-function correlations in cryopreserved allograft cardiac valves

Richard N. Mitchell, Richard A. Jonas, and Frederick J. Schoen
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S108-S113. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Effect of warm ischemia and cryopreservation on cell viability of human allograft valves

Kazuo Niwaya, Hidehito Sakaguchi, Kanji Kawachi, and Soichiro Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S114-S117. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Viability studies of human valves prepared for use as allografts

Lois C. Armiger
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S118-S121. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Immunologic reaction and viability of cryopreserved homografts

Teddy Fischlein, Albert Schütz, Markus Haushofer, Rainer Frey, Antje Uhlig, Christian Detter, and Bruno Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S122-S126. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Humoral immune response to human aortic valve homografts

John D. Smith, Hitoshi Ogino, Diane Hunt, Ruthline M. Laylor, Marlene L. Rose, and Magdi H. Yacoub
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S127-S130. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Stimulation of immune-competent cells in vitro by human cardiac valve-derived endothelial cells

Franciska Hoekstra, Christiaan Knoop, Zohara Aghai, Nicolet Jutte, Bas Mochtar, Egbert Bos, and Willem Weimar
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S131-S134. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The aortic valve after heart transplantation

Marialuisa Valante, Giuseppe Faggian, Margaret E. Billingham, Enrico Talenti, Fiorella Calabrese, Roberto Casula, Norman E. Shumway, and Gaetano Thiene
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S135-S140. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Histologic and genetic assessment of explanted allograft valves

José Neves, Carolino Monteiro, Ricardo Santos, Ana Martins, Sância Ramos, Teresa Ramos, Carol Calta, José Rueff, and João Q. Melo
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S141-S145. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Short-course cyclosporin a therapy for definite allograft valve survival immunosuppression in allograft valve operations

Abraham Charles Yankah, Hans-Ulrich Wottge, and Wolfgang Müller-Ruchholtz
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S146-S150. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Unexplained fever after aortic valve replacement with cryopreserved allografts

Oz M. Shapira, James D. Fonger, Kolleen Reardon, and Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S151-S155. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Age-dependent changes in the radial stretch of human aortic valve leaflets determined by biaxial testing

Grant W. Christie and Brian G. Barratt-Boyes
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S156-S159. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Biaxial mechanical properties of explanted aortic allograft leaflets

Grant W. Christie and Brian G. Barratt-Boyes
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S160-S164. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Cracks in cryopreserved aortic allografts and rapid thawing

Claes Wassenaar, Ernst G. Wijsmuller, Lex A. Van Herwerden, Zohara Aghai, Corina L.J. Van Trieht, and Egbert Bos
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S165-S167. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Histologic modification by cryopreservation in rat aortic allografts

Noboru Motomura, Masami Imakita, Chikao Yutani, Shinichi Takamoto, Yoshitsugu Kitoh, Takayuki Tsuji, Yasunaru Kawashima, Yukio Wada, and Takahiro Oka
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S168-S171. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pulmonary autograft for aortic valve replacement in rheumatic disease: A caveat

Zohair Al-Halees, Naresh Kumar, Ricardo Gallo, Begonia Gometza, and Carlos M.G. Duran
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S172-S176. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic valve replacement with pulmonary autograft in children and adults

Paul C. Cartier, Jacques Métras, Alain Cloutier, Jean G. Dumesnil, Gilles Raymond, Daniel Doyle, Denis Desaulniers, Michel D. Lemieux, and Salvatore Lentini
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S177-S179. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Extended aortic root replacement with pulmonary autografts: Experience in 14 cases

Willem J. Daenen, Michel A. Vanhove, and Marc H. Gewillig
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S180-S184. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic valve replacement with cryopreserved pulmonary allografts: Five years' follow-up

Rudolf Mair, Wolfgang Harringer, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Uwe Klima, Christoph Gross, Friedrich Peschl, and Peter Brücke
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S185-S188. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The autologous tissue cardiac valve: A new paradigm for heart valve replacement

Jean-Noel Fabiani, Gilles D. Dreyfus, Michel Marchand, Jacques Jourdan, Michel Aupard, Christian Latrémouille, Catherine Chardigny, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S189-S194. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mechanical properties of porcine pulmonary valve leaflets: How do they differ from aortic leaflets?

Grant W. Christie and Brian G. Barratt-Boyes
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S195-S199. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Autologous glutaraldehyde-treated pericardial valved conduit: An experimental study

Mrinalini N. Kumar, Ganga Prabakar, Naresh Kumar, Maie Shahid, Anton E. Becker, and Carlos M.G. Duran
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S200-S204. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Comparison of low-pressure versus standard-pressure fixation carpentier-Edwards bioprosthesis

Javier Fernandez, Chao Chen, Jiang Gu, Otto B. Brdlik, Glenn W. Laub, Maria M. Murphy, Mark S. Adkins, William A. Anderson, and Lynn B. McGrath
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S205-S210. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Biological valves beyond fifteen years: The wessex experience

Timothy Joseph Edwards, Steven A. Livesey, Iain A. Simpson, James L. Monro, and J. Keith Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S211-S215. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Porcine valve durability: A comparison between Hancock standard and Hancock II bioprostheses

Uberto Bortolotti, Aldo Milano, Eugenio Mossuto, Enzo Mazzaro, Gaetano Thiene, and Dino Casarotto
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S216-S220. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Durability of the hancock MO bioprosthesis compared with standard aortic valve bioprostheses

Kwok L. Yun, D. Craig Miller, Kathleen A. Moore, R. Scott Mitchell, Phillip E. Oyer, Edward B. Stinson, Robert C. Robbins, Bruce A. Reitz, and Norman E. Shumway
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S221-S228. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The Hancock II bioprosthesis at ten years

Tirone E. David, Susan Armstrong, and Zhao Sun
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S229-S234. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Carpentier-Edwards supraannular porcine bioprosthesis: Clinical performance to twelve years

W.R. Eric Jamieson, Lawrence H. Burr, G. Frank, O. Tyers, Robert T. Miyagishima, Michael T. Janusz, Hilton Ling, Guy J. Fradet, Joan MacNab, Florence Chan, and Charmaine Henderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S235-S240. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Structural deterioration in Carpentier-Edwards standard and supraannular porcine bioprostheses

W.R. Eric Jamieson, Lawrence H. Burr, Robert T. Miyagishima, Guy J. Fradet, Michael T. Janusz, G. Frank, O. Tyers, Joan MacNab, and Florence Chan
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S241-S247. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Durability of the Carpentier-Edwards porcine bioprosthesis: Role of age and valve position

Jose M. Bernal, Jose M. Rabasa, Raul Lopez, J. Francisco Nistal, Roberto Muñiz, and Jose M. Revuelta
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S248-S252. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The medtronic intact xenograft: An analysis of 342 patients over a seven-year follow-up period

Mark F. O'Brien, E. Greg Stafford, Michael A.H. Gardner, Peter G. Pohlner, Peter J. Tesar, Laurie Kear, and Susan E. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S253-S257. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Medtronic intact porcine bioprosthesis: Clinical performance to seven years

Michel D. Lemieux, W.R. Eric Jamieson, Roderick W. Landymore, Jean G. Dumesnil, Jacques Métras, A. Ian Munro, Gilles Raymond, G. Frank, O. Tyers, Paul C. Cartier, Idris M. Ali, Denis Desaulniers, Daniel Doyle, Jean-Paul Després, Louise Coté, Cynthia Rice, and Charmaine Henderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S258-S263. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Porcine bioprostheses in the elderly: Clinical performance by age groups and valve positions

Lawrence H. Burr, W.R. Eric Jamieson, A. Ian Munro, Robert T. Miyagishima, and Eva Germann
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S264-S269. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bioprosthetic valve longevity in the elderly: An 18-year longitudinal study

Dennis F. Pupello, Luis N. Bessone, Stephen P. Hiro, Enrique Lopez-Cuenca, Milton S. Glatterer, Jr, William W. Angell, John C. Brock, Mark J. Alkire, Edward G. Izzo, Guillermo Sanabria, and George Ebra
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S270-S275. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Influence of coronary artery disease on structural deterioration of porcine bioprostheses

William W. Angell, Dennis F. Pupello, Luis N. Bessone, Stephen P. Hiro, Enrique Lopez-Cuenca, Milton S. Glatterer, Jr, and George Ebra
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S276-S281. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Pregnancy and bioprostheses: Influence on structural valve deterioration

W.R. Eric Jamieson, D. Craig Miller, Cary W. Akins, A. Ian Munro, Donald D. Glower, Kathleen A. Moore, and Charmaine Henderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S282-S287. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Long-term experience with the ionescu-shiley pericardial valve

Roy G. Masters, Virginia M. Walley, Andrew L. Pipe, and Wilbert J. Keon
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S288-S291. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Carpentier-edwards pericardial bioprosthesis in aortic position: Long-term follow-up 1980 to 1994

Michel Pellerin, Serban Mihaileanu, Jean Paul Couëtil, John Y.M. Relland, Alain Deloche, Jean-Noël Fabiani, Amina Jindani, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S292-S296. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The carpentier-edwards pericardial bioprosthesis: Clinical experience with 600 patients

L. Conrad Pelletier, Michel Carrier, Yves Leclerc, and Ihor Dyrda
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S297-S302. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Durability of the mitroflow pericardial valve at ten years

Jean-Philippe Mazzucotelli, Patrick C. Bertrand, and Daniel Y. Loisance
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S303-S304. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mitroflow pericardial bioprosthesis: Clinical performance to ten years

José Luis Pomar, W.R. Eric Jamieson, L. Conrad Pelletier, Alfred N. Gerein, Manuel Castellá, and Richard T. Brownlee
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S305-S310. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Intermediate clinical results after aortic valve replacement with the carpentier-edwards pericardial bioprosthesis

Marius C. Torka, Barbara E. Salefsky, and Robert W. Hacker
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S311-S315. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical correction of aortic disease using intraluminal, crimped bovine pericardial graft

Rodrigo de Castro Bernardes, Fernando Antônio Roquette Reis Filho, Roberto Luís Marino, Marcos Antônio Marino, Atena Cipriano de Castro, Walter Rabelo, and Raul Corrêa Rabelo
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S316-S321. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Physicochemical characterization of natural and bioprosthetic heart valve calcific deposits: Implications for prevention

Branko B. Tomazic, William D. Edwards, and Frederick J. Schoen
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S322-S327. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Do donor or recipient species influence calcification of bioprosthetic tissues?

Sophie M. Carpentier, Marie-Hélène Monier, Ming Shen, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S328-S331. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Calcium mitigation in bioprosthetic tissues by iron pretreatment: The challenge of iron leaching

Sophie M. Carpentier, Alain F. Carpentier, Lin Chen, Ming Shen, Lillian J. Quintero, and Thomas H. Witzel
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S332-S338. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Prevention of calcification of heart valve bioprostheses: An experimental study in rat

Jyotirmay Chanda
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S339-S342. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Time-dependent effect of glutaraldehyde on the tendency to calcify of both autografts and xenografts

Kangxiong Liao, Robert W.M. Frater, Angelo LaPietra, Giovanni Ciuffo, Carl F. Ilardi, and Eli Seifter
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S343-S347. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Relevance of immunologic reactions for tissue failure of bioprosthetic heart valves

Manfred Dahm, Matthias Husmann, Eckhard Mayer, Diethard Prüfer, Elke Groh, and Hellmut Oelert
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S348-S352. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Acellular matrix: A biomaterials approach for coronary artery bypass and heart valve replacement

Gregory J. Wilson, David W. Courtman, Petr Klement, J. Michael Lee, and Herman Yeger
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S353-S358. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The hybrid xenograft/autograft bioprosthetic heart valve: In vivo evaluation of tissue extraction

Ivan Vesely, Ronald Noseworthy, and Gordon Pringle
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S359-S364. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

In vitro endothelialization of photooxidatively stabilized xenogeneic pericardium

Lars A. Bengtsson, Rusty Phillips, and Anders N. Hægerstrand
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S365-S368. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Glutaraldehyde fixation alters the internal shear properties of porcine aortic heart valve tissue

Eric A. Talman and Derek R. Boughner
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S369-S373. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Biaxial strain analysis of the porcine aortic valve

David Lo and Ivan Vesely
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S374-S378. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bioprosthetic valve tissue viscoelasticity: Implications on accelerated pulse duplicator testing

Ivan Vesely, Derek R. Boughner, and Jennifer Leeson-Dietrich
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S379-S383. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Longitudinal and radial distensibility of the porcine aortic root

Bjarne Hansen, Alan H. Menkis, and Ivan Vesely
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S384-S390. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic valve cusp microstructure: The role of elastin

Michael Scott and Ivan Vesely
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S391-S394. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Perioperative assessment of aortic homograft, toronto stentless valve, and stented valve in the aortic position

Xu Y. Jin, Derek G. Gibson, Magdi H. Yacoub, and John R. Pepper
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S395-S401. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Early experience with the toronto stentless porcine valve

Kit Wong, Sujay Shad, Paul D. Waterworth, Asghar Khaghani, John R. Pepper, and Magdi H. Yacoub
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S402-S405. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Composite stentless xenograft for aortic valve replacement: Clinical evaluation of function

Mark F. O'Brien
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S406-S409. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The cryolife-O'Brien composite aortic stentless xenograft: surgical technique of implantation

Mark F. O'Brien
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S410-S413. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

The O'Brien-Angell stentless porcine valve: Early results with 150 implants

Ulrik Hvass, Didier Chatel, Patrik Assayag, Mohammad Ouroudji, Yves Pansard, Catherine Lenormand, Thierry Laperche, and Jean-Pol Depoix
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S414-S417. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic valve replacement: Is the stentless xenograft an alternative to the homograft? early results of a randomized study

Christoph Gross, Wolfgang Harringer, Rudolf Mair, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Uwe Klima, Kurt Sihorsch, Robert Hofmann, Hans Beran, and Peter Brücke
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S418-S421. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aortic valve replacement with the freestyle stentless xenograft

Stephen Westaby, Naomali Amarasena, Oliver Ormerod, G.A. Chandima Amarasena, and Ravi Pillai
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S422-S427. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

From aortic cusp extension to valve replacement with stentless pericardium

Carlos M.G. Duran, Begonia Gometza, Naresh Kumar, Ricardo Gallo, and Knut Bjornstad
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S428-S432. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

New evolution in mitral physiology and surgery: Mitral stentless pericardial valve

Radu F.P. Deac, Dan Simionescu, and Dan Deac
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S433-S438. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Surgical technique of implanting the stentless porcine mitral valve

Mario Osvaldo P. Vrandecic, Fernando A. Fantini, Bayard F. Gontijo, Ozanam C. Oliveira, Idail C.J. Martins, Marcelo H.C. Oliveira, Sandra O.S. Avelar, Erika Vrandecic, and Ektor Vrandecic
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S439-S442. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bioprosthetic and mechanical valves in the elderly: Benefits and risks

Klaus Holper, Michael Wottke, Thomas Lewe, Lucia Baumer, Hans Meisner, Sung-Un Paek, and Fritz Sebening
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S443-S446. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mechanical versus biological valve prosthesis: A ten-year comparison regarding function and quality of life

Pia S.U. Mykén, Kenneth Caidahl, Pär Larsson, Sture Larsson, Ingemar Wallentin, and Hkan E. Berggren
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S447-S452. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Clinical performance of biological and mechanical prostheses

Guy J. Fradet, W.R. Eric Jamieson, James G. Abel, Samuel V. Lichtenstein, Robert T. Miyagishima, Hilton Ling, G. Frank, and O. Tyers
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S453-S458. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Comparison of porcine bioprostheses and mechanical prostheses in multiple valve replacement operations

A. Ian Munro, W.R. Eric Jamieson, Lawrence H. Burr, Hilton Ling, Robert T. Miyagishima, and Eva Germann
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S459-S463. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Reoperation in biological and mechanical valve populations: Fate of the reoperative patient

G. Frank, O. Tyers, W.R. Eric Jamieson, A. Ian Munro, Eva Germann, Lawrence H. Burr, Robert T. Miyagishima, and Hilton Ling
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S464-S469. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tricuspid valve replacement: Porcine bioprostheses and mechanical prostheses

A. Ian Munro, W.R. Eric Jamieson, G. Frank, O. Tyers, and Eva Germann
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S470-S474. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Perioperative events in patients with failed mechanical and bioprosthetic valves

Lynn B. McGrath, Javier Fernandez, Glenn W. Laub, William A. Anderson, Bridget M. Bailey, and Chao Chen
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:S475-S478. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

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