Presidential Address:

The Bright Future of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Era of Changing Healthcare Delivery

Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 499-510. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Invited Presentation:

In Celebration of STSA Training Programs, 1995: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas

J. Kent Trinkle
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 511-512. [Full Text]  

Editorials:

A Randomized Study Would Answer the Question

James G. Jollis and Robert M. Califf
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 513-514. [Full Text]  

Obliteration of the Left Atrial Appendage: A Concept Worth Testing

Bruce D. Lindsay
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 515. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Value of Perioperative Doppler Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Major Lung Resection

David Amar, Michael E. Burt, Nancy Roistacher, Ruth A. Reinsel, Robert J. Ginsberg, and Roger S. Wilson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 516-520. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Treatment for Invasive Thymoma, Especially When the Superior Vena Cava Is Invaded

Kazuyuki Yagi, Toshiki Hirata, Tatsuo Fukuse, Hiroyasu Yokomise, Kenji Inui, Osamu Ike, Hiroshi Mizuno, Minoru Aoki, Shigeki Hitomi, and Hiromi Wada
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 521-524. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bone Heterograft for Chest Wall Reconstruction After Sternal Resection

Francesco Puma, Nicola Avenia, Francesco Ricci, Antonio Guiducci, Vittorio Fornasari, and Giuliano Daddi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 525-529. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Should Cavitated Bronchopulmonary Cancers Be Considered a Separate Entity?

Jérôme Mouroux, Bernard Padovani, Dan Elkaïm, and Henri Richelme
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 530-532. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complications of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: A Five-Year Experience

René Jancovici, Loïc Lang-Lazdunski, François Pons, Louis Cador, Antoine Dujon, Marcel Dahan, and Jacques Azorin
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 533-537. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complications and Failures of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: Experience From Two Centers in Asia

Anthony P. C. Yim and Hui-Ping Liu
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 538-541. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Trehalose-Containing Solutions Enhance Preservation of Cultured Endothelial Cells

Noritaka Isowa, Shigeki Hitomi, and Hiromi Wada
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 542-545. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brain Metastasis in Resected Lung Cancer: Value of Intensive Follow-up With Computed Tomography

Kohei Yokoi, Naoto Miyazawa, and Toshimoto Arai
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 546-550. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Can Patients With Left Main Stenosis Wait for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

Donna E. Maziak, Vivek Rao, George T. Christakis, Karen J. Buth, Jeri Sever, Stephen E. Fremes, and Bernard S. Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 552-557. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beneficial Effects of Myocyte Preconditioning on Contractile Processes After Cardioplegic Arrest

James L. Zellner, Latha Hebbar, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, Rupak Mukherjee, and Francis G. Spinale
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 558-564. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Obliteration of the Left Atrial Appendage: Potential for Stroke Reduction?

John A. Odell, Joseph L. Blackshear, Edward Davies, W. John Byrne, Christine F. Kollmorgen, William D. Edwards, and Thomas A. Orszulak
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 565-569. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multivariate Analysis of Factors Affecting Waiting Time to Heart Transplantation

Jonathan M. Chen, Alan D. Weinberg, Eric A. Rose, Seth M. Thompson, Donna M. Mancini, June P. Ellison, Keith Reemtsma, and Robert E. Michler
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 570-575. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparison of UW Solution and St. Thomas' Solution in the Rat: Importance of Potassium Concentration

Franklin L. Rosenfeldt, Robert A. J. Conyers, Paula Jablonski, Lesley Langley, Stephen M. Richards, Gregory Self, and Vernon Marshall
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 576-584. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Importance of Preserving the Mitral Subvalvular Apparatus in Mitral Valve Replacement

Masafumi Natsuaki, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Shinji Tomita, Koujirou Furukawa, Masaru Yoshikai, Hisao Suda, and Hitoshi Ohteki
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 585-590. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of HeartMate Left Ventricular Assist Device on Cardiac Autonomic Nervous Activity

Shin Y. Kim, Alvaro Montoya, Joseph P. Zbilut, Kwabena Mawulawde, Henry J. Sullivan, Vassyl A. Lonchyna, Mark R. Terrell, and Roque Pifarré
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 591-593. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of Mechanical Heart Valve Prosthesis Sound on Patients' Quality of Life

Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein, Dieter Mrowinski, Joseph Hofmeister, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 594-602. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Blood Flow During Synchronized Contraction: Implications for Cardiomyoplasty

Catharina A. M. van Doorn, Moninder S. Bhabra, David N. Hopkinson, David Barman, John J. Cranley, Mrcvs, and Timothy L. Hooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 603-609. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of Verapamil and Nitroglycerin Solution in Preparation of Radial Artery for Coronary Grafting

Guo-Wei He and Cheng-Qin Yang
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 610-614. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Last Generation of Pericardial Valves in the Aortic Position: Ten-Year Follow-up in 589 Patients

Michel R. Aupart, Agnes L. Sirinelli, Frank F. Diemont, Yvon A. Meurisse, Xavier B. Dreyfus, and Michel A. Marchand
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 615-620. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Determinants of Early and Late Results of Combined Valve Operations and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Willem J. Flameng, Paul Herijgers, Jànos Szécsi, Paul T. Sergeant, Willem J. Daenen, and Ilse Scheys
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 621-628. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial Salvage by the Use of Reperfusion and Intraaortic Balloon Pump: Experimental Study

John N. Nanas, Serafim N. Nanas, Dimitris A. Kontoyannis, Koula S. Moussoutzani, John P. Hatzigeorgiou, Panagiotis B. Heras, Konstantinos P. Makaritsis, Emmanouel B. Agapitos, and Spyridon D. Moulopoulos
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 629-634. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Efficacy of a Partnership in Enhancing Veterans Affairs Cardiac Transplantation Activity

Charles C. Canver, Eldora K. Luick, Jacalyn A. Friar, and Robert M. Mentzer, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 635-639. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of Prolonged Ventricular Assistance on Myocardial Histopathology in Intact Heart

Masayuki Kinoshita, Hisateru Takano, Shigeko Takaichi, Yoshiyuki Taenaka, and Takeshi Nakatani
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 640-645. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complete Repair of PA-VSD With Diminutive or Discontinuous Pulmonary Arteries by Transverse Thoracosternotomy

Anton Moritz, Manfred Marx, Gregor Wollenek, Erwin Domanig, and Ernst Wolner
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 646-650. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Efficacy of Ultrafiltration in Removing Inflammatory Mediators During Pediatric Cardiac Operations

Ming-Jiuh Wang, Ing-Sh Chiu, Chao-Ming Hsu, Chao-Min Wang, Pei-Lin Lin, Chung-I Chang, Chi-Hsiang Huang, and Shu-Hsun Chu
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 651-656. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Should Atrial Septal Defects in Adults Be Closed?

Michael A. Gatzoulis, Andrew N. Redington, Jane Somerville, and Darryl F. Shore
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 657-659. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy After Open Heart Operations

Oz M. Shapira, Wendy A. Kimmel, Peggy S. Lindsey, and David M. Shahian
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 660-666. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retention of Endothelium-Dependent Properties in Human Mammary Arteries After Cryopreservation

Giulio Pompilio, Gian Luca Polvani, Carlo Antona, Giuseppe Rossoni, Anna Guarino, Massimo Porqueddu, Michel Buche, Paolo Biglioli, and Andrea Sala
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 667-673. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steroid Administration in Heart and Heart–Lung Transplantation: Is the Timing Adequate?

Song Wan, Jean-Marie DeSmet, Martine Antoine, Michel Goldman, Jean-Louis Vincent, and Jean-Louis LeClerc
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 674-678. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparisons of Methods of Myocardial Hypothermia for Cardiac Transplantation

Pat O. Daily, Robert M. Adamson, Barbara H. Jones, Walter P. Dembitsky, and Ricardo J. Moreno-Cabral
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 679-683. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock

Derek D. Muehrcke, Patrick M. McCarthy, Robert W. Stewart, Robert C. Foster, David A. Ogella, Judith A. Borsh, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 684-691. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Safety of Repeat Aprotinin Administration for LVAD Recipients Undergoing Cardiac Transplantation

Daniel J. Goldstein, Mehmet C. Oz, Craig R. Smith, Joshua P. Friedlander, Carolyn M. De Rosa, Linda B. Mongero, and Ellise Delphin
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 692-695. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of Respiratory Acid-Base Status in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension

David A. Fullerton, Robert C. McIntyre, Jr, Lyle E. Kirson, John A. St. Cyr, Glenn J. R. Whitman, and Frederick L. Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 696-701. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Midterm Angiographic Study of Five Recycled Mammary Arteries During Four Coronary Redos

Carlo Antona, Alessandro Parolari, Marco Zanobini, Vincenzo Arena, and Paolo Biglioli
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 702-705. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acute Right Ventricular Failure During Aortic Valvular Operation Due to Mechanical Problem in the Right Coronary Artery

Tomas A. Salerno, Jacobs Bergsland, Antonio M. Calafiore, A. Robert Cordell, Neal D. Kon, and Joginger N. Bhayana
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 706-707. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

Discussion

Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 564. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

Kumarasingham Jeyasingham
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 551. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

W. Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 620. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

David T. George
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 645. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Robert M. Feibel
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 666. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Neal W. Salomon
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 705. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Philippe G. Dartevelle, Md Gilles Missenard, Md Paolo Macchiarini, and Md Alain Chapelier
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 725-726. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Successful Management of Massive Pulmonary Tumor Embolism From Renal Cell Carcinoma

Hiroshi Kubota, Akira Furuse, Yutaka Kotsuka, Kuniyoshi Yagyu, Motohiro Kawauchi, and Hirofumi Saito
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 708-710. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surviving Resuscitation: Successful Repair of Cardiac Rupture

Catarina Y. Bitkover, Faris Al-Khalili, Ary Ribeiro, and Jan Liska
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 710-711. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Posterior Dislocation of the Sternoclavicular Joint Leading to Mediastinal Compression

Jacques B. Jougon, Denis J. Lepront, and Claire E. H. Dromer
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 711-713. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Major Intrahepatic Venovenous Fistulas After a Modified Fontan Operation

Mark K. Reed, Steven R. Leonard, Thomas M. Zellers, and Hisashi Nikaidoh
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 713-715. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Avoiding Hypoxemia During Unifocalization

Carmelo Mignosa, Juan V. Comas, Hitoshi Kitayama, and Tom R. Karl
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 715-717. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Closure of a Patent Foramen Ovale and Tricuspid Valve Replacement After Heart Transplantation

Mark W. Weston, Raghavendra Vijayanagar, and Narendra S. Sastry
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 717-719. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of Tracheogastric Fistula After Cervical Exenteration

Gregory D. Trachiotis and William R. Hix
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 719-721. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Traumatic Tricuspid Valve Injury: Leaflet Resuspension Repair

Joe W. R. Bolton
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 721-722. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Total Vertebrectomy for En Bloc Resection of Lung Cancer Invading the Spine

Dominique Grunenwald, Christian Mazel, Philippe Girard, Gérard Berthiot, Christian Dromer, and Pierre Baldeyrou
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 723-725. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemangioma of the Esophagus

Frederick H. Taylor, Fred C. Fowler, William L. Betsill, Jr, and Marie-Claire Marroum
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 726-728. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peri-Infarct Pursestring for Repair of Subacute Cardiac Rupture

Lindsay C. H. John and John B. O'Riordan
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 728-730. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thigh Ischemia Complicating Femoral Vessel Cannulation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Jonathan D. Gates, David P. Bichell, Robert J. Rizzo, Gregory S. Couper, and Magruder C. Donaldson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 730-733. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Therapy of Pulmonary Arterial Aneurysms in Behçet's Syndrome

Hasan Tüzün, Vedat Hamuryudan, Savas Yildirim, Kazim Besirli, Yener Yörük, Sabahattin Yurdakul, and Hasan Yazici
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 733-735. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Safe Application of Diagnostic Laparoscopy During Biventricular Assistance

Thomas W. Prendergast, Adrian E. Ortega, Vaughn A. Starnes, Thomas M. Klein, and Mark L. Barr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 735-737. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right Ventricular Aneurysm Associated With Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect

Cesar Nahas, James W. Jones, Javier Lafuente, Mahesh Ramchandani, and Arthur C. Beall, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 737-738. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Patient With Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Naoki Sakakibara, Michio Kawasuji, Yasushi Matsumoto, Hirofumi Takemura, and Yoh Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 739-740. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Echocardiography-Guided Pericardiocentesis With a Needle Attached to a Probe

Shigefumi Suehiro, Koji Hattori, Toshihiko Shibata, Yasuyuki Sasaki, Hirokazu Minamimura, and Hiroaki Kinoshita
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 741-742. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative Assessment of Functioning Mitral Valve

Takeshi Miyairi, Jun Matsumoto, Keita Tanaka, and Akira Mizuno
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 743-745. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrieval of Crystalloid Cardioplegic Solutions

Philippe M. Eucher, Michel Buche, Serge Broka, and Jean-Claude Schoevaerdts
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 746-747. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simple Wide-Brimmed Coronary Perfusion Cannula for the Widely Patent Coronary Ostium

Yasushi Terada, Toshio Mitsui, Katsutoshi Nakamura, and Yuichiro Kaminishi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 748-749. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Rival Trailblazers: The Origins of Successful Closed Valvular Surgery

Anthony R. C. Dobell
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 750-754. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Appendage Obliteration to Reduce Stroke in Cardiac Surgical Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Joseph L. Blackshear and John A. Odell
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 755-759. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Optimal Myocardial Preservation: Cooling, Cardioplegia, and Conditioning

Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr, Daniel R. Meldrum, Robert T. Rowland, Anirban Banerjee, and Alden H. Harken
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 760-768. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Update:

En Bloc and Standard Esophagectomies by Thoracoscopy

Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 769-770. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Cardiothoracic Surgical Nursing: Edited by Betsy Finkelmeier, Philadelphia, Raven Publishers, 1995, 528 pp, illustrated, $65.00, ISBN 0-397-54796-X

John H. Sanders, Jr and Virginia Beggs
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 656. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Coronary–Coronary Artery Bypass

Charles A. Dietl and Christophe Acar
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 771-772. [Full Text]  

Aminoglycoside Toxicity After Sternal Wound Irrigations

Jaime E. Hernandez, Fred T. Kerns, and A. Christine Teague
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 772. [Full Text]  

Cellular Cardiomyoplasty

Ignacio Y. Christlieb, Ray C.-J. Chiu, Audrius Zibaitis, and Race L. Kao
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 772-773. [Full Text]  

Cannula Length and Arch Flow Erosion

Robert C. Groom, Aaron G. Hill, Bechara F. Akl, Alan M. Speir, Paul S. Massimiano, Edward A. Lefrak, Derek D. Muehrcke, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 773-774. [Full Text]  

Tranexamic Acid Use During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Fraser Rubens, Phil Wells, John A. Rousou, Richard M. Engelman, Joseph E. Flack, III, David W. Deaton, and Susannah G. Owen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 774-775. [Full Text]  

Closed Mitral Valvotomy: Tactile Control

B. Neelakandan
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 775-776. [Full Text]  

Radial Artery in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Ramasubramanyam Gutti, Chinna Venkateshwara Rao Kummara, Usha Rani Guntuboina, Madhusudhana Rao Illa, Prasada Rao Dasari, Richard F. Brodman, Rosemary Frame, and Margarita Camacho
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 776-777. [Full Text]  

Endobronchial Stents

Leslie J. Kohman
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 777. [Full Text]  

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