Editorials:

Neurobehavioral Tests Are Monitoring Tools Used to Improve Cardiac Surgery Outcome

David A. Stump, Anne T. Rogers, and John W. Hammon
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1295-1296. [Full Text]  

The Aortic Valve: To Dilate, Repair, or Replace—That Is the Question

John J. Lamberti
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1297-1298. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Pulmonary Endothelial Permeability Changes After Major Lung Resection

David A. Waller, Pauline Keavey, Lynne Woodfine, and John H. Dark
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1435-1440. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endoscopic Ultrasound With Fine-Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer

Gerard A. Silvestri, Brenda J. Hoffman, Manoop S. Bhutani, Robert H. Hawes, Lynn Coppage, Angela Sanders-Cliette, and Carolyn E. Reed
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1441-1445. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Esophageal Perforation: Emphasis on Management

Bradley L. Bufkin, Joseph I. Miller, Jr, and Kamal A. Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1447-1451. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thromboxane Receptor Blockade Improves Oxygenation in an Experimental Model of Acute Lung Injury

Steven D. Thies, R. Scott Corbin, Charles D. Goff, Oliver A. R. Binns, Scott A. Buchanan, Kimberly S. Shockey, Henry F. Frierson, Jr, Jeffrey S. Young, Curtis G. Tribble, and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1453-1457. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mainstem Bronchial Sleeve Resection With Pulmonary Preservation

Robert J. Cerfolio, Claude Deschamps, Mark S. Allen, Victor F. Trastek, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1458-1462. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: Lessons Learned

Joseph I. Miller, Jr, Robert B. Lee, and Kamal A. Mansour
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1464-1468. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angiogenesis and Molecular Biologic Substaging in Patients With Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

David H. Harpole, Jr, William G. Richards, James E. Herndon, II, and David J. Sugarbaker
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1470-1476. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Plasma Cell Granuloma of the Lung: Difficulties in Diagnosis and Prognosis

Marie-Christine Copin, Bernard H. Gosselin, and Michel E. Ribet
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1477-1482. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tracheobronchial Lacerations After Intubation and Tracheostomy

Gilbert Massard, Clothilde Rougé, Ahmad Dabbagh, Romain Kessler, Jean-Gustave Hentz, Norbert Roeslin, Jean-Marie Wihlm, and Georges Morand
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1483-1487. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extended Lung Preservation With the Use of Hibernation Trigger Factors

Peter R. Oeltgen, Noel D. Horton, Steven F. Bolling, and Tsung-Ping Su
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1488-1493. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Preoperative Assessment of the High-Risk Patient for Lung Resection

Preston Pate, Michael F. Tenholder, John P. Griffin, Charles E. Eastridge, and Darryl S. Weiman
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1494-1500. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Penetrating Thoracic Trauma in a Pediatric Population

Michael Reinhorn, Howard L. Kaufman, Erwin F. Hirsch, and Frederick H. Millham
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1501-1505. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Symptomatic Tachydysrhythmias After Esophagectomy: Incidence and Outcome Measures

David Amar, Michael E. Burt, Manjit S. Bains, and Denis H. Y. Leung
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1506-1509. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transaxillary Minithoracotomy Versus Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Kwang Ho Kim, Hyeong Kook Kim, Jae Youl Han, Joung Taek Kim, Yong Soon Won, and Soo Seung Choi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1510-1512. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Lateral Tunnel Suture Line Variation Reduces Atrial Flutter After the Modified Fontan Operation

Sanjiv K. Gandhi, Burt I. Bromberg, Mark D. Rodefeld, Richard B. Schuessler, John P. Boineau, James L. Cox, and Charles B. Huddleston
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1299-1309. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Trial of Retrograde Warm Blood Reperfusion Versus Standard Cold Topical Irrigation of Transplanted Hearts

Michel Carrier, Tack Ki Leung, B. Charles Solymoss, Raymond Cartier, Yves Leclerc, and L. Conrad Pelletier
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1310-1314. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neuronal Damage After Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest and Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion in the Pig

Jian Ye, Luojia Yang, Marc R. Del Bigio, Carlos L. Filgueiras, Mauricio Ede, Randy Summers, Tomas A. Salerno, and Roxanne Deslauriers
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1316-1322. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Triiodothyronine Therapy Lowers the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Operations

John D. Klemperer, Irwin L. Klein, Kaie Ojamaa, Robert E. Helm, Maureen Gomez, O. Wayne Isom, and Karl H. Krieger
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1323-1327. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Taussig-Bing Anomaly: Arterial Switch Versus Kawashima Intraventricular Repair

Constantine Mavroudis, Carl L. Backer, Alexander J. Muster, Albert P. Rocchini, Allan H. Rees, and Melanie Gevitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1330-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Selective Management of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: Long-Term Follow-up

John S. Schor, M. Enver Yerlioglu, Jan D. Galla, Steven L. Lansman, M. Arisan Ergin, and Randall B. Griepp
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1339-1341. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Defining Neuropsychological Dysfunction After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Elizabeth P. Mahanna, James A. Blumenthal, William D. White, Narda D. Croughwell, Carolina P. Clancy, L. Richard Smith, and Mark F. Newman
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1342-1347. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparative Experimental Study of Cerebral Protection During Aortic Arch Reconstruction

Taku Sakurada, Teruhisa Kazui, Hisashi Tanaka, and Sakuzo Komatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1348-1354. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Valve Repair and Replacement After Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in Children

John A. Hawkins, L. Luann Minich, Robert E. Shaddy, Lloyd Y. Tani, Garth S. Orsmond, Jane E. Sturtevant, and Edwin C. McGough
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1355-1358. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reactivity to Alpha Agonists Is Heightened in Immature Porcine Pulmonary Arteries

Margit Kadletz, Rebecca J. Dignan, and Andrew S. Wechsler
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1359-1362. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heparin-Coated Circuits and Aprotinin Prime for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Piet G. M. Jansen, Christophe Baufreton, Paul Le Besnerais, Daniel Y. Loisance, and Charles R. H. Wildevuur
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1363-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of Milrinone and Norepinephrine on Blood Flow in Canine Internal Mammary Artery Grafts

Richard Gitter, Jerry M. Anderson, Jr, and G. Kimble Jett
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1367-1371. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postoperative Aprotinin: Effect on Blood Loss and Transfusion Requirements in Cardiac Operations

Sertaç Çiçek, Ufuk Demirkiliç, Erkan Kuralay, Ertugrul Özal, and Harun Tatar
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1372-1376. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pooled Air in Open Heart Operations Examined by Transesophageal Echocardiography

Kazumasa Orihashi, Yuichiro Matsuura, Taijiro Sueda, Hiroo Shikata, Norimasa Mitsui, and Masafumi Sueshiro
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1377-1380. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Swine Using Sonomicrometry and Conductance

Alfred C. Nicolosi, Douglas A. Hettrick, and David C. Warltier
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1381-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Treatment of Systemic Atheroembolism From the Thoracic Aorta

Robert M. Bojar, Douglas D. Payne, Richard E. Murphy, Steven L. Schwartz, John R. Belden, Louis R. Caplan, and Hassan Rastegar
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1389-1393. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hyperkalemia Alters Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation Through Non–Nitric Oxide and Noncyclooxygenase Pathway: A Mechanism for Coronary Dysfunction due to Cardioplegia

Guo-Wei He and Cheng-Qin Yang
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1394-1399. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved Cardiac Function After Prolonged Hypothermic Ischemia With the Na⁺/H⁺ Exchange Inhibitor HOE 694

Mary Lee Myers and Morris Karmazyn
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1400-1406. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kinetics of Induction and Protective Effect of Heat-Shock Proteins After Cardioplegic Arrest

Mohamed Amrani, Joseph Corbett, Samuel Y. Boateng, Michael J. Dunn, and Magdi H. Yacoub
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1407-1411. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Temperature in Long-Term Preservation of Vascular Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Function

Richard Ingemansson, Algimantas Budrikis, Ramunas Bolys, Trygve Sjöberg, and Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1413-1417. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early In Vivo Experience With the Hemodynamic Plus St. Jude Medical Heart Valves in Patients With Narrowed Aortic Annulus

Thierry Carrel, Urs Zingg, Rolf Jenni, Beat Aeschbacher, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1418-1422. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Rewarming, and Central Nervous System Dysfunction

Michael I. Buss, Richard F. McLean, Bill I. Wong, Stephen E. Fremes, C. David Naylor, Ellen M. Harrington, William G. Snow, and Marek Gawel
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1423-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prediction of Outcome After Revascularization in Patients With Poor Left Ventricular Function

Robert K. M. Chan, Jai Raman, Kenneth J. Lee, Alexander Rosalion, Rodney J. Hicks, Sampanth Pornvilawan, Benjamin S. T. Sia, John D. Horowitz, Andrew M. Tonkin, and Brian F. Buxton
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1428-1434. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

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Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1314-1315. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Julie A. Swain
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1354. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Michael P. Feneley
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1387-1388. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Rakesh C. Kukreja and Michael L. Hess
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1411-1412. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1434. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

O. H. Frazier and Kamuran A. Kadipasaoglu
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1534-1535. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Calcified Ball Thrombus in the Left Atrium

Kenji Minatoya, Hitoshi Okabayashi, Tadaaki Yokota, and Eddie L. Hoover
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1513-1514. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sensitivity to Sternotomy Wires May Cause Postoperative Pruritus

Patricia M. Gordon, Paul K. Buxton, Kathryn M. McLaren, and Roger D. Aldridge
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1514-1516. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Recurrent Cerebral Vascular Accidents Are an Indication for Ascending Aortic Endarterectomy

Derek D. Muehrcke, Richard A. Grimm, Steven E. Nissen, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1516-1518. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Development of Subneopulmonary Obstruction Early After Arterial Switch Operation in an Adult

Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, Frank Uhlemann, Felix Berger, Peter E. Lange, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1518-1520. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful Repair of Coronary Artery-Coronary Sinus Fistula With Aneurysm in an Adult

Tomio Abe, Koji Kamata, Katsuhiko Nakanishi, Kiyofumi Morishita, and Sakuzo Komatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1520-1523. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left Subclavian Artery Bypass Graft in Complicated Arterial Switch Operation

Jae Jin Han, Young Tak Lee, Young Kwan Park, Sung Nok Hong, and Seong Ho Kim
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1523-1525. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung: An Unusual Metastasis to Pectoralis Muscle

Peter P. McKeown, Patricia Conant, and Lewis E. Auerbach
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1525-1526. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Blunt Traumatic Rupture of a Mitral Papillary Muscle Head

Nicholas G. Smedira, Magued Zikri, James D. Thomas, Michael S. Lauer, John J. Kelleman, and Patrick M. McCarthy
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1526-1528. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful Surgical Repair of Left Atrial Dissection After Mitral Valve Replacement

Yoshihito Sekino, Mitsuaki Sadahiro, and Koichi Tabayashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1528-1530. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitral Valve Replacement in a Heart Transplant Recipient With Iatrogenic Mitral Regurgitation

Miguel A. Cavero, Luis A. Pulpón, José A. Rubio, Raúl Burgos, Ignacio Lozano, José Moreu, and Clara Salas
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1530-1532. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Histologic Appearance of Transmyocardial Laser Channels After 4 Weeks

Daniel Burkhoff, Peter E. Fisher, Mark Apfelbaum, Takushi Kohmoto, Carolyn M. DeRosa, and Craig R. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1532-1534. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retained Sponge After Thoracotomy That Mimicked Aspergilloma

Hiroaki Nomori, Hirotoshi Horio, Tokio Hasegawa, and Tsuguo Naruke
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1535-1536. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma Mimicking Pulmonary Embolism: Successful Surgical Intervention

Clement Akomea-Agyin, Jules E. Dussek, David R. Anderson, and Richard B. Hartley
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1536-1538. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Intraaortic Balloon Pumping on Coronary and Carotid Flow During Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Support

Alexander Geppert, Bernhard Frey, Harald Gabriel, Christoph Kratochwill, and Peter Siostrzonek
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1539-1541. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Traumatic Rupture of the Thoracic Aorta During the Second Trimester of Pregnancy

Gillian Lemermeyer, Manoj K. Talwar, John C. Mullen, and Neil Klassen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1541-1543. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Therapy for Lung Failure Using Nitric Oxide Inhalation and Surfactant Replacement

Martin Strüber, Michael Brandt, Joachim Cremer, Wolfgang Harringer, Stephan W. Hirt, and Axel Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1543-1545. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Selective Cerebral Perfusion Technique During Aortic Arch Repair in Neonates

Toshihide Asou, Hideaki Kado, Yutaka Imoto, Yuichi Shiokawa, Ryuji Tominaga, Yoshito Kawachi, and Hisataka Yasui
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1546-1548. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alternative Method for Cardiac Transplantation: Surgical Considerations and Technical Aspects

Dan J. Aravot, Frank C. Wells, Stephen R. Large, and John Wallwork
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1549-1551. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alternative Technique for Assessment and Repair of the Mitral Valve

Thoralf M. Sundt, III, Asghar Khaghani, and Magdi H. Yacoub
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1552-1554. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simple Technique of Left Heart Bypass

Scott D. Lick, Vincent R. Conti, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, and Mark Kurusz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1555-1556. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Anton P. Chekhov, MD (1860–1904): Dual Medical and Literary Careers

Richard Carter
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1557-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Multimodality Therapy in Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Martin J. Edelman, David R. Gandara, Mack Roach, III, and John R. Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1564-1572. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Normothermic Techniques During Open Heart Operations

Inderpaul Birdi, Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Alan J. Bryan, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1573-1580. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Myocardial Protection: Modern Studies

Irvin B. Krukenkamp and Sidney Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1581-1582. [Full Text]  

Update:

Long-term Results of Mitral Valve Surgery in Patients with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension

Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1583-1584. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Evolution of Bronchus-First Technique

Raymond Hurt, Jerome T. Grismer, and Raymond C. Read
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1585. [Full Text]  

Stable Osteosynthesis After Median Sternotomy

Andras Kollar, R. Mark Stiegel, Jay G. Selle, William F. Chlosta, and John A. Elefteriades
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1585-1586. [Full Text]  

Simplified Reinforced Sternal Closure

Idris M. Ali, Abulkasim A. Sanalla, William F. Chlosta, and John A. Elefteriades
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1586-1587. [Full Text]  

Reducing Aortic Root Bleeding

Frank A. Baciewicz, Jr and Irving L. Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1587. [Full Text]  

Operation for Repair of Ventricular Septal Perforation

Masashi Komeda
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1587-1589. [Full Text]  

Beneficial Effects of Fibrin Glue on Esophageal Perforation

OGuz Tasdemir, Deniz Süha Küçükaksu, Haldun Karagöz, and Kemal Bayazit
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1589. [Full Text]  

Two-Patch Repair of Atrioventricular Canal

Magdalena Tedziagolska and Carl L. Backer
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1589-1590. [Full Text]  

Heparin Effect on Platelets and Fibrinolysis

Alexander Wahba, Gregor Rothe, Gerd Schmitz, Dietrich E. Birnbaum, Shukri F. Khuri, C. Robert Valeri, Joseph Loscalzo, and Alan D. Michelson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1590-1591. [Full Text]  

Simplified Technique for Aortic Annular Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement

Uberto Bortolotti and Hisanori Mayumi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 61: 1591-1592. [Full Text]  

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