President's Page:

The Tyranny of Managed Care

John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:6-7. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Stratifying Patients Preoperatively for Transfusion Outcomes

Lawrence T. Goodnough
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:8-9. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Look Ma, No Hands!

Daniel J. Ullyot
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:10-11. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Excellent Survival in a Subgroup of Patients With Intrapulmonary Metastasis of Lung Cancer

Jun Nakajima, Akira Furuse, Teruaki Oka, Tadasu Kohno, and Toshiya Ohtsuka
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:158-162. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

In Vitro Study of Ablated Lung Tissue in Nd:YAG Laser Irradiation

Noriyoshi Sawabata, Kunimoto Nezu, Takashi Tojo, and Soichiro Kitamura
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:164-169. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Diaphragmatic Paralysis: A Complication of Lung Transplantation

Donna E. Maziak, Janet R. Maurer, and Steven Kesten
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:170-173. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unsuspected Lung Cancer Found in Work-up for Lung Reduction Operation

Frank A. Pigula, Robert J. Keenan, Peter F. Ferson, and Rodney J. Landreneau
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:174-176. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Detection of Disseminated Lung Cancer Cells in Lymph Nodes: Impact on Staging and Prognosis

Bernward Passlick, Jakob R. Izbicki, Boris Kubuschok, Olaf Thetter, and Klaus Pantel
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:177-182. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Double-Lung Transplantation in the Rat: An Acute, Syngeneic In Situ Model

Bernard Hausen, Stefanos Demertzis, Frank Schröder, Maike Beuke, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:184-189. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Closed Drainage Using Redon Catheters for Local Treatment of Poststernotomy Mediastinitis

Sylvie Calvat, Jean-Louis Trouillet, Patrick Nataf, Albert Vuagnat, Jean Chastre, and Claude Gibert
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:195-201. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Resection of Pulmonary Nodules Using Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Alain Bernard
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:202-204. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Volume Requirements for Cardiac Surgery Credentialing: A Critical Examination

Fred A. Crawford, Jr, Richard P. Anderson, Richard E. Clark, Frederick L. Grover, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, John A. Waldhausen, and Benson R. Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:12-16. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

No Continuous Relationship Between Veterans Affairs Hospital Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgical Volume and Operative Mortality

A. Laurie W. Shroyer, Guillermo Marshall, Bradley A. Warner, Randall R. Johnson, Wensheng Guo, Frederick L. Grover, and Karl E. Hammermeister
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:17-20. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outcome as a Function of Annual Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Volume

Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:21-26. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A Model for Predicting Transfusion After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

James A. Magovern, Tamara Sakert, Daniel H. Benckart, John A. Burkholder, George A. Liebler, George J. Magovern, Sr, and George J. Magovern, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:27-32. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Uniformity of Perfusion in All Regions of the Human Heart by Warm Continuous Retrograde Cardioplegia

Steven R. Gundry, Nan Wang, Charles M. Sciolaro, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Anees J. Razzouk, Arthur C. Hill, and Leonard L. Bailey
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:33-35. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Endothelin-1 and L-Arginine After Cold Ischemia in Lamb Hearts

Takeshi Hiramatsu, Joseph M. Forbess, Takuya Miura, Stephen J. Roth, Mark A. Cioffi, Mat, and John E. Mayer, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:36-40. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neurologic Injury in Cardiac Surgical Patients With a History of Stroke

J. Mark Redmond, Peter S. Greene, Maura A. Goldsborough, Duke E. Cameron, R. Scott Stuart, Marc S. Sussman, Levi Watkins, Jr, John C. Laschinger, Guy M. McKhann, Michael V. Johnston, and William A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:42-47. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pressure Gradients Across Bileaflet Aortic Valves by Direct Measurement and Echocardiography

Andreas Laske, Rolf Jenni, Michel Maloigne, Giuseppe Vassalli, Osmund Bertel, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:48-57. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt Using Allograft Saphenous Vein: Six Years' Experience

Gábor Bogáts, Erzsébet Kertész, Márta Katona, Anna Tószegi, and Gábor S. Kovács
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:58-62. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Enio Buffolo, José Carlos Silva de Andrade, João Nelson Rodrigues Branco, Carlos Alberto Teles, Luciano Figueiredo Aguiar, and Walter José Gomes
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:63-66. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

St. Thomas' Hospital Cardioplegia: Enhanced Protection With Exogenous Creatine Phosphate

David J. Chambers, Kevin Haire, Nicola Morley, Lynne Fairbanks, Ettore Strumia, Christopher P. Young, and Graham E. Venn
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:67-75. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beneficial Effects of Duraflo II Heparin-Coated Circuits on Postperfusion Lung Dysfunction

Marco Ranucci, Silvia Cirri, Daniela Conti, Antonio Ditta, Alessandra Boncilli, Alessandro Frigiola, and Lorenzo Menicanti
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:76-81. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neonatal Myocardial Oxygen Consumption During Ventricular Fibrillation, Hypothermia, and Potassium Arrest

Michael E. Jessen, Anwar S. Abd-Elfattah, and Andrew S. Wechsler
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:82-87. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serum S100 Protein: A Potential Marker for Cerebral Events During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Stephen Westaby, Per Johnsson, Andrew J. Parry, Sten Blomqvist, Jan-Otto Solem, Christer Alling, Ravi Pillai, David P. Taggart, Catherine Grebenik, and Erik Ståhl
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:88-92. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Descending Thoracic Aortomyoplasty: A Technique for Clinical Application

David R. Flum, Aurel C. Cernaianu, Riad Meada, Laura A. Lee, Khashayar Salartash, Michael A. Grosso, Richard L. Weiss, Jonathan H. Cilley, Jr, and Anthony J. DelRossi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:93-98. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mycoplasma hominis Infections Occurring in Cardiovascular Surgical Patients

Timothy D. Sielaff, Jeffrey E. Everett, Sara J. Shumway, David C. Wahoff, R. Morton Bolman, III, and David L. Dunn
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:99-103. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atrial Activation During Chronic Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Isolated Mitral Valve Disease

Atsushi Harada, Kenji Sasaki, Takao Fukushima, Masatoshi Ikeshita, Tetsuo Asano, Shigeo Yamauchi, Shigeo Tanaka, and Tasuku Shoji
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:104-112. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Nitroglycerin on Spinal Cord Ischemia After Thoracic Aortic Cross-Clamping

Joseph I. Simpson, Thomas R. Eide, Gerald A. Schiff, Sheldon B. Newman, John F. Clagnaz, Imtiaz Hossain, Steven B. Schulman, and Jeffrey E. Gropper
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:113-117. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Temperature on Pulmonary Gas Exchange After Coronary Artery Operations

Inderpaul Birdi, Idriss A. Regragui, Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Carlos Alonso, Andrew M. S. Black, Alan J. Bryan, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:118-123. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Morphometric Analysis of the Right Gastroepiploic Artery and the Internal Mammary Artery

Rajneesh Malhotra, Harinder Singh Bedi, Surinder Bazaz, Sudhir Jain, and Naresh Trehan
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:124-127. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Randomized Study of Right Ventricular Function With Intermittent Warm or Cold Cardioplegia

George T. Christakis, Karen J. Buth, Richard D. Weisel, Vivek Rao, Lance Joy, Stephen E. Fremes, and Bernard S. Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:128-134. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Tea E. Acuff, Rodney J. Landreneau, Bartley P. Griffith, and Michael J. Mack
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:135-137. [Abstract]  

Association of Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Expansion With Electrostimulation Before Cardiomyoplasty

Juan Carlos Chachques, Michel Tapia, Marc Radermercker, Michel Pellerin, Jean F. Fuzellier, Michael J. Tolan, Xavier Renard, Vladimir Mitz, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:138-142. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reduced Prostacyclin and Increased Leukotriene B₄ Synthesis in Porcine Venous-Arterial Grafts

Jamie Y. Jeremy, Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Sonia D. Birkett, David M. Knight, Alan J. Bryan, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:143-148. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endarterectomy for Calcified Porcelain Aorta Associated With Aortic Valve Stenosis

Lars G. Svensson, Jianping Sun, Hernan A. Cruz, and David M. Shahian
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:149-152. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prospective Study of Quality of Life Before and After Open Heart Operations

Sidney Chocron, Joseph-Philippe Etievent, Jean-François Viel, Alain Dussaucy, François Clement, Kifah Alwan, Monique Neidhardt, and Nicole Schipman
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:153-157. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:40-41. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:47. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

Irvin B. Krukenkamp
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:87. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

John P. Boineau
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:111-112. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Harold L. Lazar
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:134. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Samuel P. Hammar
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:162-163. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Edward J. Beattie, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:183. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Hani Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:204-205. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Margaret D. Allen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:236-237. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Protein-Losing Enteropathy After Fontan Operation: Resolution After Baffle Fenestration

Marshall L. Jacobs, Jack Rychik, Craig J. Byrum, and William I. Norwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:206-208. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giant Pericardial Cysts

Christopher M. R. Satur, Michael K. Y. Hsin, and Jules E. Dussek
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:208-210. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Staged Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot and Pulmonary Atresia Without Central Pulmonary Arteries

Yoshiya Toyoda, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Hidetaka Ohashi, Masanao Imai, Yoshihiro Oshima, Naoki Yoshimura, and Teruo Yamashita
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:210-213. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Excision of a Pulmonary Valve Abscess in a 61-Year-Old Woman With Single Ventricle

Kenneth G. Warner, Douglas D. Payne, David R. Fulton, Robert L. Geggel, Gerald R. Marx, Steve L. Schwartz, and Andrew R. Weintraub
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:213-215. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary Sternal Closure and Mediastinal Decompression by Inlay Autologous Rib Grafts

James P. Geiger, Carol A. Tabak, and Elmore M. Aronstam
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:215-216. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multiple Polyposis and Adenocarcinoma Arising in Barrett's Esophagus

Rose S. Wong, R. Thomas Temes, Fabrizio M. Follis, Randolph M. Kessler, Stuart B. Pett, Jr, and Jorge A. Wernly
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:216-218. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Endarterectomy for Retrieval of Entrapped Percutaneous Angioplasty Catheter

Patrick G. Rosario and James S. Donahoo
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:218-219. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

First-Rib Exostosis Bursa

Narendra Kumar Gupta, Sanjay Gaikwad, Hemant Kumar Pande, Molly Phansopkar, and Vijay Kumar Gupta
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:219-220. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Truncus Arteriosus With Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return and Interrupted Arch

Farhouch Berdjis, Winfield J. Wells, and Vaughn A. Starnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:220-222. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pheochromocytomas With Extension Into Central Vascular Structures

Jürgen Rötker, Frank Oberpennig, Hans H. Scheld, Lothar Hertle, Gisbert Knichwitz, and Dieter Hammel
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:222-224. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heart Transplantation With Bicaval Anastomoses After a Maze Operation

Paul R. Vogt, Erwin Oechslin, Tengis Tkebuchava, Ludwig K. von Segesser, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:224-225. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary Sternal Osteomyelitis

Jeffrey C. Lin, Scott R. Miller, and Alan B. Gazzaniga
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:225-227. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inhaled Nitric Oxide as an Adjunct to Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy

Georges Pinelli, Paul-Michel Mertes, Jean-Pierre Carteaux, Thierry Hubert, Christian Dopff, Philippe Burtin, and Jean-Pierre Villemot
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:227-229. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anomalous Course of the Left Main Coronary Artery in Tetralogy of Fallot

J. Terrance Davis, Douglas W. Teske, Hugh D. Allen, Daniel M. Cohen, and Gail M. Schauer
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:229-231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Late Contralateral Lobectomy After Single-Lung Transplantation for Emphysema

Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes, Denis Debrosse, Charles-Andre Cuenod, Iradj Gandjbakhch, and Marc Riquet
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:231-234. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early Pulmonary Homograft Failure From Dilatation Due to Distal Pulmonary Artery Stenosis

Serafin Y. DeLeon, J. Michael Tuchek, Timothy J. Bell, Joanne Hofstra, Dolores A. Vitullo, Jose A. Quinones, and Elizabeth A. Fisher
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:234-237. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Subclavian Vein Cannulation: An Approach With Definite Landmarks

Mukesh Tripathi and Mamta Tripathi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:238-240. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Technique for Extraanatomic Bypass in Complex Aortic Coarctation

David J. Barron, Robert K. Lamb, Bruce C. Ogilvie, and James L. Monro
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:241-244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reversed Bevel Technique for Anastomosis at the Aortic Arch

Pasala S. Ravichandran, H. Storm Floten, Jeffrey S. Swanson, Hugh L. Gately, Hagop Hovaguimian, Anthony P. Furnary, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:245-246. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Modified Method for Novacor Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Mario Viganó, Luigi Martinelli, Gaetano Minzioni, Mauro Rinaldi, and Francesco Pagani
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:247-249. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

F. John Lewis, MD: 1916--1993

Norman E. Shumway
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:250-251. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

The Dendritic Cell Lineage: A Ubiquitous Antigen-Presenting Organization

Gilbert Massard, Marie-Marthe Tongio, Jean-Marie Wihlm, and Georges Morand
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:252-258. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Pregnancy

Francesco Pomini, Domenico Mercogliano, Cristina Cavalletti, Alessandro Caruso, and Paolo Pomini
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:259-268. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Joseph S. Coselli
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:269-270. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Update:

The Use of Autologous Pericardium for Ventricular Aneurysm Closure

Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:271-272. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Results of Surgical Treatment of Patients with T3 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:273-274. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Potassium Conversion of Ventricular Fibrillation

Francis Robicsek, Eivind Øvrum, and Geir Tangen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:275. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mediastinoscopy and Superior Vena Caval Obstruction

Tommaso Claudio Mineo
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:275-276. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Warm Heart Surgery and Stroke

Thomas A. Orszulak, David J. Cook, Richard C. Daly, and Joseph M. Craver
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:276-277. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Delayed Chylothorax After Irradiation

B. Neelakandan, K. S. Neelakandhan, and Arun K. Gupta
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:277. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Troponin I Release in Heart Transplantation

Mojgan Hossein-Nia, David W. Holt, Jonathan R. Anderson, Andrew J. Murday, Joseph-Philippe Etievent, and Sidney Chocron
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:277-278. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Quality of Retransfused Blood: Whole Blood Versus Cell Separation

Alessandro Mazzucco, Francesco Santini, and Stuart W. Jamieson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:278-279. [Extract] [Full Text]  

The Surgical Challenge of Primary Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma

Claus Bartels, Matthias Bechtel, Christoph Winkler, and Svante Horsch
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:279-280. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Pneumonectomy for Chronic Infection: Fraught With Danger?

Darrell D. Munro, James A. S. Wilson, and Carolyn E. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:280. [Extract] [Full Text]  

SUPPLEMENT: Circulatory Support:

Introduction

Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:282. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Experience With Generally Available Devices:

Experience With Generally Accepted Centrifugal Pumps: Personal and Collective Experience

Lyle D. Joyce, Joseph C. Kiser, Frazier Eales, R. Michael King, John W. Overton, Jr, and Carol J. Toninato
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:287-290. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bio-Medicus Centrifugal Ventricular Support for Postcardiotomy Cardiac Failure: A Review of 129 Cases

George P. Noon, James W. Ball, Jr, and H. David Short
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:291-295. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of Centrifugal Pumps for Postcardiotomy Ventricular Failure: Technique and Anticoagulation

Jack J. Curtis, Joseph T. Walls, Richard A. Schmaltz, Todd L. Demmy, Colette C. Wagner-Mann, and Charlotte A. McKenney
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:296-300. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

ABIOMED BVS 5000: Experience and Potential Advantages

G. Kimble Jett
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:301-304. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Experience With Right Ventricular Assist Devices for Perioperative Right-Sided Circulatory Failure

Jonathan M. Chen, Howard R. Levin, Eric A. Rose, Linda J. Addonizio, Donald W. Landry, Joseph J. Sistino, Ccp, Robert E. Michler, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:305-310. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion of Experience With Generally Available Devices

Moderates: D. Glenn Pennington and Charles-Julien Hahn
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:311-313. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Experience With Devices With Limited Availability:

Mechanical Circulatory Support With the Thoratec Assist Device in Patients With Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock

Reiner Körfer, Aly El-Banayosy, Herbert Posival, Kazutomo Minami, Lukas Kizner, Latif Arusoglu, and Michael M. Körner
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:314-316. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ventricular Assist Systems: Experience in Japan With Toyobo Pump and Zeon Pump

Hisateru Takano and Takeshi Nakatani
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:317-322. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemopump 31, the Sternotomy Hemopump: Clinical Experience

Gilles D. Dreyfus
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:323-328. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion of Experience With Devices With Limited Availability

Moderators: D. Glenn Pennington and Charles-Julien Hahn
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:329. [Extract] [Full Text]  

ECMO for Cardiac Support:

Heparin-Bonded Surfaces in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiac Support

Ludwig K. von Segesser
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:330-335. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiac Support in Children

Pedro J. del Nido
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:336-339. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion of ECMO for Cardiac Support

Moderators: D. Glenn Pennington and Charles-Julien Hahn
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:340-341. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Special Lecture:

Total Artificial Heart: From Bridge to Transplantation to Permanent Use

William S. Pierce, John S. Sapirstein, and Walter E. Pae, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:342-346. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Univentricular Versus Biventricular Support:

Physiology of Univentricular Versus Biventricular Support

Alain Pavie and P. Leger
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:347-349. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left Ventricular Contributions to Right Ventricular Systolic Function During LVAD Support

William P. Santamore and Laman A. Gray, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:350-356. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion of Univentricular Versus Biventricular Support

Moderators: Roland Hetzer and Peer M. Portner
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:357-358. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Infection:

Implantable LVAD Infections: Implications for Permanent Use of the Device

Patrick M. McCarthy, Steven K. Schmitt, Rita L. Vargo, Steven Gordon, Thomas F. Keys, and Robert E. Hobbs
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:359-365. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Infections During Extended Circulatory Support: University of Alabama at Birmingham Experience 1989 to 1994

William L. Holman, C. Patrick Murrah, Edward R. Ferguson, Robert C. Bourge, David C. McGiffin, and James K. Kirklin
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:366-371. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion of Infection

Moderators: Roland Hetzer and Peer M. Portner
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:372-373. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Thromboembolism and Bleeding:

Insights Into Thromboembolism and Bleeding

V. Paul Addonizio
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:374-375. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Thromboembolism and Bleeding: Clinical Strategies

Jack G. Copeland, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:376-377. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Discussion of Thromboembolism and Bleeding

Moderators: Roland Hetzer and Peer M. Portner
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:378-379. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Patient Selection: Too Early Versus Too Late For Bridge:

Patient Selection for Mechanical Bridging to Transplantation

Lynne Warner Stevenson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:380-387. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mechanical Bridge to Transplantation: When Is Too Early? When Is Too Late?

Daniel Y. Loisance, Frédéric Pouillart, Christophe Benvenuti, Philippe H. Deleuze, Jean-Philippe Mazzucotelli, Paul Le Besnerais, and Ali Mourtada
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:388-390. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion of Patient Selection: Too Early Versus Too Late for Bridge

Moderators: Roland Hetzer and Peer M. Portner
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:391-392. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Extended Bridge: Permanent Implantation:

Evolution of Battery-Powered, Vented Left Ventricular Assist Devices

O. H. Frazier
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:393-395. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Results of Extended Bridge to Transplantation: Window Into the Future of Permanent Ventricular Assist Devices

Bartley P. Griffith, Robert L. Kormos, Carla J. Nastala, Stephen Winowich, and John M. Pristas
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:396-398. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wearable Long-Term Mechanical Support for Patients With End-Stage Heart Disease: A Tenable Goal

Eric A. Rose and Daniel J. Goldstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:399-402. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extended Support With Permanent Systems: Percutaneous Versus Totally Implantable

D. Glenn Pennington
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:403-406. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion of Extended Bridge: Permanent Implantation

Moderators: Roland Hetzer and Peer M. Portner
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:407. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Dynamic Myoplasty:

Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty in South America

Luiz Felipe P. Moreira, Noedir A. G. Stolf, Domingo M. Braile, and Adib D. Jatene
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:408-412. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Cardiomyoplasty: Review of the Ten-Year United States Experience

George J. Magovern, Sr and Kathleen A. Simpson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:413-419. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortomyoplasty Counterpulsation: Experimental Results and Early Clinical Experience

Juan-Carlos Chachques, Marc Radermercker, Michael J. Tolan, Edmundo I.Cabrera Fischer, Pierre A. Grandjean, and Alain F. Carpentier
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:420-425. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Regional Effects of Aortomyoplasty in Acute Ischemia

John C. Cardone, Pyongsoo D. Yoon, Dennis R. Trumble, and James A. Magovern
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:426-429. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Skeletal Muscle Ventricles in Circulation: Decreased Incidence of Rupture

Gregory A. Thomas, Huiping Lu, Susumu Isoda, Robert L. Hammond, Hidehiro Nakajima, Hisako O. Nakajima, and Larry W. Stephenson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:430-436. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pumps in Progress:

Pierce-Donachy Pediatric VAD: Progress in Development

Bill B. Daily, Timothy W. Pettitt, Salvatore P. Sutera, and William S. Pierce
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:437-443. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Totally Implantable Intrathoracic Ventricular Assist Device

Tofy V. Mussivand, Roy G. Masters, Paul J. Hendry, and Wilbert J. Keon
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:444-447. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Development and Initial Testing of a Pediatric Centrifugal Blood Pump

Philip Litwak, Kenneth C. Butler, Douglas C. Thomas, Lynn P. Taylor, Mahendar Macha, Kenji Yamazaki, Hiroaki Konishi, Robert L. Kormos, Bartley P. Griffith, and Harvey S. Borovetz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:448-451. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Small, Low-Cost Implantable Centrifugal Pump for Short-Term Circulatory Assistance

Richard E. Clark, Andrew H. Goldstein, John J. Pacella, Robert A. Walters, Frederick W. Moeller, Gina R. Cattivera, Scott Davis, and George J. Magovern, Sr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:452-456. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cleveland Clinic Rotodynamic Pump

Leonard A. R. Golding and William A. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:457-462. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cora Valveless Pulsatile Rotary Pump: New Design and Control

Jean-Raoul E. Monties, Jean Trinkl, Thierry Mesana, Patrick J. Havlik, and Jean-Luc Y. Demunck
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:463-468. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nursing the VAD Patient:

Nursing Experience With the VAD Patient: What's Hot and What's Not

Debra A. Moroney
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:469-470. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Nursing Experience With the VAD Patient: What's Hot and What's Not

W. Donald Rountree
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:471-473. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Discussion of Nursing the VAD Patient

Moderator: S. Jill Ley, Panelists: Oliver Fey, Debra A. Moroney, and W. Donald Rountree
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:474-475. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Problem-Solving:

Clinical Problem Solving: Multidisciplinary Case Review

Jane E. Reedy
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:476-477. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Discharging Patients Who Are Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support

Stephen Winowich, Carla J. Nastala, John M. Pristas, Bartley P. Griffith, and Robert L. Kormos
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:478-479. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Problem-Solving: Multidisciplinary Case Review

Douglas P. Lohmann
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:480-481. [Extract] [Full Text]  

FDA Regulation of Medical Devices:

FDA Perspective

D. Bruce Burlington
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:482-484. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Industry Perspective on FDA Regulation of Medical Devices and the Practice of Medicine

Marlene K. Tandy
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:485-486. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Point/Counterpoint, Legal Perspective

Ellen J. Flannery
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:487-489. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Point/Counterpoint, Surgical Aspect

J. Donald Hill
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:490-492. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Discussion of FDA Regulation of Medical Devices

Moderators: Walter E. Pae and Jack G. Copeland, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:493-498. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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