Presidential Address:

Metamorphosis

John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1045-1050. [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Management of Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure: Another Step Forward

Gus J. Vlahakes
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1051-1052. [Full Text]  

Mycotic Aneurysm of the Aorta: Evolving Surgical Concept

Miralem Pasic
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1053-1054. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Pentoxifylline in Flush Solution Improves Early Lung Allograft Function

Motohiro Yamashita, Ralph A. Schmid, Kan Okabayashi, Koei Ando, Jun Kobayashi, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1055-1061. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Laparoscopic Fundoplication: A Natural Extension for the Thoracic Surgeon

Keith S. Naunheim, Rodney J. Landreneau, Charles H. Andrus, Peter F. Ferson, Paul E. Zachary, and Robert J. Keenan
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1062-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complications of Thoracoscopy

Mark J. Krasna, Sanjay Deshmukh, and Joseph S. McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1066-1069. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Colored Collagen Is a Long-Lasting Point Marker for Small Pulmonary Nodules in Thoracoscopic Operations

Hiroaki Nomori and Hirotoshi Horio
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1070-1073. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Management of Malignant Tracheobronchial Stenosis With Metal Stents and Dumon Stents

Takashi Tojo, Sogo Iioka, Soichiro Kitamura, Munehiro Maeda, Hideaki Otsuji, Hideo Uchida, Takashi Mori, and Kiyoyuki Furuse
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1074-1078. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Verapamil as Prophylactic Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation After Lung Operations

Walter Van Mieghem, Geert Tits, Koen Demuynck, Ludovic Lacquet, George Deneffe, Tikma Tjandra-Maga, and Maurits Demedts
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1083-1085. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-Term Survival After Bronchial Sleeve Resection: Univariate and Multivariate Analyses

Paul E. Van Schil, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Paul J. Knaepen, Henri A. van Swieten, Stefan W. Reher, Dominique J. Goossens, Roland G. Vanderschueren, and Jules M. van den Bosch
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1087-1091. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unilateral Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical Lung Reduction

Keith S. Naunheim, Cesar A. Keller, Peter E. Krucylak, Ashish Singh, Gregory Ruppel, and Joan F. Osterloh
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1092-1098. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effective 30-Hour Preservation of Canine Lungs With Modified ET-Kyoto Solution

Hiromi Wada, Chun Jiang Liu, Toshiki Hirata, Toru Bando, and Shinji Kosaka
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1099-1105. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Onset Timing of Delayed Complications and Criteria of Follow-up After Operation for Esophageal Achalasia

Massimo P. Di Simone, Valentino Felice, Antonia D'Errico, Francesco Bassi, Franco D'Ovidio, Stefano Brusori, and Sandro Mattioli
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1106-1110. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pericardial Repair After Extensive Resection: Another Use for the Pedicled Diaphragmatic Flap

Peter Goldstraw and Xialong Jiao
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1112-1114. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of the Heimlich Valve to Shorten Hospital Stay After Lung Reduction Surgery for Emphysema

Robert J. McKenna, Jr, Richard J. Fischel, Matthew Brenner, and Arthur F. Gelb
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1115-1117. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Adenosine Effectively Controls Pulmonary Hypertension After Cardiac Operations

David A. Fullerton, Stephen D. Jones, Frederick L. Grover, and Robert C. McIntyre, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1118-1123. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Valve Replacement in Patients With Endocarditis and Acute Neurologic Deficit

A. Marc Gillinov, Rinoo V. Shah, William E. Curtis, R. Scott Stuart, Duke E. Cameron, William A. Baumgartner, and Peter S. Greene
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1125-1129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tranexamic Acid Reduces Postbypass Blood Use: A Double-Blinded, Prospective, Randomized Study of 210 Patients

Demetrios Katsaros, Mark Petricevic, Norman J. Snow, Dennis D. Woodhall, and Robert Van Bergen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1131-1135. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patient Characteristics, Safety, and Benefits of Same-Day Admission for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Kit V. Arom, Robert W. Emery, Rebecca J. Petersen, and Marc Schwartz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1136-1139. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Autografts in Patients With Aortic Annulus Dysplasia

Ronald C. Elkins, Christopher J. Knott-Craig, and C. Eric Howell
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1141-1145. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Using Aortic Allograft Material to Treat Mycotic Aneurysms of the Thoracic Aorta

Christoph Knosalla, Yuguo Weng, A. Charles Yankah, Joseph Hofmeister, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1146-1152. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Specific Complement Inhibition With Heparin-Coated Extracorporeal Circuits

Henk te Velthuis, Piet G. M. Jansen, C. Erik Hack, León Eijsman, and Charles R. H. Wildevuur
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1153-1157. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Importance of Calcium in Long-Term Preservation of the Vasculature

Richard Ingemansson, Trygve Sjöberg, and Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1158-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative Two- and Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Heart Tumors

Adrian C. Borges, Christian Witt, Thomas Bartel, Silvana Müller, Wolfgang Konertz, and Gert Baumann
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1163-1167. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta in Adults: The Fate of Systolic Hypertension

Winfield J. Wells, Thomas W. Prendergast, Farhouch Berdjis, Dieter Brandl, Peter E. Lange, Roland Hetzer, and Vaughn A. Starnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1168-1171. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved Sternal Closure Using Steel Bands: Early Experience With Three-Year Follow-up

Harry S Soroff, Alan R. Hartman, Eugene Pak, Dawn H Sasvary, and Stanley B Pollak
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1172-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Autotransfusion After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Halves the Number of Patients Needing Blood Transfusion

Henrik Schmidt, Poul Erik Mortensen, Søren Lars Følsgaard, and Esther A. Jensen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1177-1181. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ten Years' Experience of Aortic Valve Replacement With the Omnicarbon Valve Prosthesis

Tomio Abe, Koji Kamata, Kenji Kuwaki, Kanshi Komatsu, and Sakuzo Komatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1182-1187. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aprotinin Modulation of Platelet Activation in Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass Operations

Craig Primack, Jeanine M. Walenga, Michael J. Koza, T. Vincent Shankey, and Roque Pifarré
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1188-1193. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nitric Oxide in the Oxygenator Sweep Gas Reduces Platelet Activation During Experimental Perfusion

Karin Mellgren, Lars G. Friberg, Gösta Mellgren, Tomas Hedner, Åke Wennmalm, and Hans Wadenvik
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1194-1198. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right Ventricular Blood Flow During Left Ventricular Support in an Experimental Porcine Model

PaulJ. Hendry, Howard Nathan, Kesava Rajagopalan, and BEng
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1199-1204. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of Low-Dose Aprotinin on the Inflammatory Reaction Due to Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children

Marie-Christine Seghaye, Jean Duchateau, Ralph G. Grabitz, Karsten Jablonka, Tobias Wenzl, Christiane Marcus, Bruno J. Messmer, and Goetz von Bernuth
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1205-1211. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Growth Potential in the New Aortic Arch After Non–End-to-End Repair of Aortic Arch Interruption in Infancy

James L. Monro, David J. Delany, Bruce C. Ogilvie, Anthony P. Salmon, and Barry R. Keeton
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1212-1216. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Infective Endocarditis: Ten-Year Review of Medical and Surgical Therapy

Angelo A Vlessis, Hagop Hovaguimian, James Jaggers, Aftab Ahmad, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1217-1222. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Genetically Engineered Serine Protease Inhibitor for Hemostasis After Cardiac Operations

Sunil K. Ohri, Rachel Paratt, Jennifer M. Becket, John Brannan, Beverley J. Hunt, and Kenneth M. Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1223-1230. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Efficacy and Safety of a Percutaneous Right Ventricular Assist System

Mitsuhiro Yano, Toshio Onitsuka, Koichiro Shibata, and Yasunori Koga
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1231-1235. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

Discussion

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Discussion

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Discussion

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Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

Alex G. Little
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1086. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

F. Henry Ellis, Jr
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Invited Commentary

Bo Nilsson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1157. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Nicholas C. Cavarocchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1176. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Sary F. Aranki
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1222. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Isolated Incisional Recurrence After Curative Resection for Primary Lung Cancer

Kohei Yokoi, Naoto Miyazawa, and George Imura
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1236-1237. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Critical-Illness Polyneuropathy Complicating Cardiac Operation

H. Cem Alhan, Cantürk Çakalagaoglu, Murat Hanci, Fevzi Toraman, Mustafa Idiz, Ilyas Kayacioglu, and Sümer Tarcan
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1237-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wire Stent for Tracheomalacia in a Five-Year-Old Girl

Michael Bousamra, II, James S. Tweddell, Robert G. Wells, Mark L. Splaingard, and John R. Sty
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1239-1240. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Massive Endobronchial Hemorrhage After Pulmonary Embolectomy

Shinji Shimokawa, Kagemitsu Uehara, Hitoshi Toyohira, Hideaki Saigenji, Yukinori Moriyama, Akira Taira, and Kenkichi Miyahara
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1241-1242. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Flow Reserve Capacity of Left Internal Thoracic Artery 23 Years After Vineberg Procedure

Michihiro Nasu, Takashi Akasaka, Hiroaki Chikusa, and Toyo Shoumura
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1242-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Resuscitation After Penetrating Cardiac Trauma

Riyad Karmy-Jones, Mary H. van Wijngaarden, Manoj K. Talwar, and Constantinos Lovoulos
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1244-1245. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Resinous Plate for Permanent Sternal Splinting in Patients With Extracardiac Conduits

Motohiro Kawauchi, Akira Furuse, Yutaka Kotsuka, and Minoru Ono
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1245-1246. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repair of an Aneurysm of the Left Main Coronary Artery

Martti Lepojärvi, Esa Salmela, Heikki Huikuri, and Pentti Kärkölä
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1247-1249. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Resection of an Unsuspected Primary Pulmonary Choriocarcinoma

Charles C. Canver and Marta C. Voytovich
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1249-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Treatment of Diffuse Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis

Thierry A. Folliguet, Loic Macé, Patrice Dervanian, Antoine Casasoprana, Suzel Magnier, and Jean-Yves Neveux
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1251-1253. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Azygos Vein Aneurysm: Contribution of Transesophageal Echography

Hervé Léna, Benoît Desrues, Denis Heresbach, Marie-Line Quinquenel, Hervé Corbineau, Claude Rioux, and Philippe M. Delaval
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1253-1255. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complete Resection of a Right Atrial Intracavitary Metastatic Melanoma

Ray H. Chen, Carlos M. Gaos, and O. H. Frazier
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1255-1257. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Artery Reconstruction for Tuberculosis

Andrew S. Cohen, Tina Beaconsfield, Aghiad Al-Kutoubi, Clive E. Handler, and Brian E. Glenville
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1257-1259. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Circulatory Arrest in a Reoperation for Brachiocephalic Arterial Occlusive Disease

Elias A. Bastounis, Leonidas K. Hadjinikolaou, David P. Taggart, Constantine A. Gouvas, Attiya S. Khan, and Demitrio G. Boulafendis
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1259-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Venous Aneurysm Presenting as a Middle Mediastinal Mass

David A. DeBoer, Mitchell L. Margolis, Douglas Livornese, Karen A. Bell, Virginia A. Livolsi, and Joseph E. Bavaria
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1261-1262. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Late Aneurysm After Subclavian Flap Aortoplasty for Coarctation of the Aorta

Koichi Kino, Shunji Sano, Eiji Sugawara, Takushi Kohmoto, and Masahiro Kamada
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1262-1264. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Transatrial Atrioventricular Valve Testing in the Beating, Fully Loaded Heart

Alfonso-Tadaomi Miyamoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1265-1266. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Exposure of Intervertebral Discs

Robert W. Ikard and David H. McCord
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1267-1268. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Internal Thoracic Artery Holder for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Hisashi Satoh, Yuji Miyamoto, Masahiro Koyama, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1269-1270. [Full Text]  

Mini-Sternotomy for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Kit V. Arom, Robert W. Emery, and Demetre M. Nicoloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1271-1272. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Cardiac Surgical Implications of Calcium Dyshomeostasis in the Heart

Daniel R. Meldrum, Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr, Brett C. Sheridan, Robert T. Rowland, Anirban Banerjee, and Alden H. Harken
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1273-1280. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postinfarction Ventricular Free Wall Rupture: Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment

Fraser W. H. Sutherland, F. Javier Guell, Vivek L. Pathi, and Surendra K. Naik
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1281-1285. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Update:

Contralateral Pneumonectomy After Single-Lung Transplantation for Emphysema

Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1286-1287. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Thoracic Transplantation: Edited by Sara Shumway and Norman Shumway Cambridge, MA, Blackwell Scientific, 1995 481 pp, illustrated, $125.00 ISBN 0-86542-285-0

Lawrence H. Cohn
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1181. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Subclavian Needle Versus Cutdown? Consider the Risk

Robert B. Wagner
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1288. [Full Text]  

Aprotinin in Staged Heart Transplantation: Anaphylactic Potential of Repeated Exposure

Luigi Martinelli, Marco Maurelli, Mario Vigano', and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1288-1289. [Full Text]  

Experimental Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion via Bilateral Maxillary Vein in Dogs

Takehisa Nojima, Masahiko Onoe, Tatsuo Magara, Yasuhiko Nakajima, Shoji Watarida, Takaaki Sugita, Atsumi Mori, and Willem J. Flameng
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1289-1291. [Full Text]  

Limb Perfusion During Cardiopulmonary Support

Giles J. Peek, Richard K. Firmin, Andrezej W. Sosnowski, Kevin L. Greason, James R. Hemp, J. Matthew Maxwell, John E. Fetter, and Richardo J. Moreno-Cabral
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1291-1292. [Full Text]  

Distal Limb Protection During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Shuji Fukunaga, Aritomo Egashira, Kohichi Arinaga, and Shigeaki Aoyagi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1292. [Full Text]  

Transcaval Closure of Sinus Venosus Defect With Butterfly-Shaped Single Patch

Solomon Victor and Vijaya M. Nayak
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1293-1294. [Full Text]  

Dire Consequence of a Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Frank Möller, Wolfgang Harringer, Dieter Hollander, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1293. [Full Text]  

Repeat Cardiac Operation in a Patient With Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Robert James Cusimano
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1294. [Full Text]  

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