Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Results of Myotomy and Partial Fundoplication After Pneumatic Dilation for Achalasia

Mark K. Ferguson, Laurie B. Reeder, and Jemi Olak
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 327-330. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

External Cooling of Warm Ischemic Rabbit Lungs After Death

Dirk E. M. Van Raemdonck, Nicole C. P. Jannis, Filip R. L. Rega, Paul R. J. De Leyn, Willem J. Flameng, and Toni E. Lerut
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 331-337. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lung Cancer Staging: The Value of Ipsilateral Scalene Lymph Node Biopsy Performed at Mediastinoscopy

Jeffrey D. Lee and Robert J. Ginsberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 338-341. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Results of Combined Pulmonary Resection and Cardiac Operation

Vivek Rao, Thomas R. J. Todd, Richard D. Weisel, Masashi Komeda, Gideon Cohen, John S. Ikonomidis, and George T. Christakis
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 342-346. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lung Resection in Patients With Compromised Pulmonary Function

Robert J. Cerfolio, Mark S. Allen, Victor F. Trastek, Claude Deschamps, Paul D. Scanlon, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 348-351. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Staging of Primary Lung Cancer by Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Needle Cytology of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes

Hideki Akamatsu, Masanori Terashima, Teruaki Koike, Tsuneyo Takizawa, and Yuzo Kurita
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 352-355. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A Systematic Study of Hypothermic Lung Preservation Solutions: Euro-Collins Solution

Guanghan Wu, Futing Zhang, Robert K. Salley, M. Clive Robinson, and Sufan Chien
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 356-362. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unilateral Volume Reduction After Single-Lung Transplantation for Emphysema

Timothy J. Kroshus, R. Morton Bolman, III, and Vibhu R. Kshettry
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 363-368. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Esophagectomy for Benign Disease: Trends in Surgical Results and Management

Elizabeth A. Davis and Richard F. Heitmiller
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 369-372. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrosternal Bypass Operation for Unresectable Squamous Cell Cancer of the Esophagus

Bernard Meunier, Yorgos Spiliopoulos, Christian Stasik, Mohamed Lakéhal, Yannick Malledant, and Bernard Launois
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 373-377. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Inhibition of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Attenuates Established Acute Cardiac Allograft Rejection

Neil K. Worrall, Thomas P. Misko, Patrick M. Sullivan, Jia-J. Hui, and T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 378-385. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiovascular-Radical Outcome Method is Effective in Complex Congenital Cardiac Lesions

Kevin Turley, Michael Tyndall, Kerry M. Turley, Claude Roge, Michael Cooper, and Harold Tarnoff
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 386-391. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fetal Cardiac Bypass Using an In-Line Axial Flow Pump to Minimize Extracorporeal Surface and Avoid Priming Volume

V. Mohan Reddy, John R. Liddicoat, Judith R. Klein, Doff B. McElhinney, Richard K. Wampler, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 393-400. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Preoperative IABP in Patients with Ejection Fraction of 0.25 or Less

Charles A. Dietl, Marie D. Berkheimer, Edward L. Woods, Christian L. Gilbert, William F. Pharr, and Charles H. Benoit
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 401-409. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heparin-Bonded Circuits With a Reduced Anticoagulation Protocol in Primary CABG: A Prospective, Randomized Study

Gabriel S. Aldea, Mheir Doursounian, Paul O'Gara, Patrick Treanor, Oz M. Shapira, Harold L. Lazar, and Richard J. Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 410-418. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Twenty-Year Experience With Repair of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defects

James S. Tweddell, S. Bert Litwin, Stuart Berger, David Z. Friedberg, John P. Thomas, Peter C. Frommelt, Michele A. Frommelt, Andrew N. Pelech, David A. Lewis, Raymond T. Fedderly, Kathleen A. Mussatto, and Maryanne W. Kessel
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 419-424. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Direct In Vivo Gene Transfer to Canine Myocardium Using a Replication-Deficient Adenovirus Vector

Christopher J. Magovern, Charles A. Mack, John Zhang, Rebecca T. Hahn, Wilson Ko, O. Wayne Isom, Ronald G. Crystal, and Todd K. Rosengart
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 425-433. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Port-Access Coronary Artery Bypass With Cardioplegic Arrest: Acute and Chronic Canine Studies

John H. Stevens, Thomas A. Burdon, Lawrence C. Siegel, William S. Peters, Mario F. Pompili, Frederick G. St. Goar, Gerald J. Berry, Greg H. Ribakove, Mark A. Vierra, R. Scott Mitchell, John M. Toomasian, and Bruce A. Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 435-440. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Root Replacement With the Pulmonary Autograft in Children With Complex Left Heart Obstruction

Vaughn A. Starnes, Giovanni Battista Luciani, Winfield J. Wells, Rosemary B. Allen, and Alan B. Lewis
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 442-448. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pulmonary Autograft Reoperation: Incidence and Management

Ronald C. Elkins, Mary M. Lane, and Carolyn McCue
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 450-455. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early Reduction of the Volume Work of the Single Ventricle: The Hemi-Fontan Operation

Marshall L. Jacobs, Jack Rychik, Jonathan J. Rome, Sotiria Apostolopoulou, Christian Pizarro, John D. Murphy, and William I. Norwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 456-461. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reduced Mortality and Morbidity for Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Resection Regardless of Cause

Lawrence H. Cohn, Robert J. Rizzo, David H. Adams, Sary F. Aranki, Gregory S. Couper, Nicole Beckel, and John J. Collins, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 463-468. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of Preconditioning on Rat Heart Subjected to Prolonged Cardioplegic Arrest

Hitoshi Ogino, Ryszard T. Smolenski, Marek Zych, Anne-Marie L. Seymour, and Magdi H. Yacoub
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 469-474. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myocardial Revascularization With the Radial Artery: A Clinical and Angiographic Study

Francisco Diniz Affonso da Costa, Iseu Affonso da Costa, Robinson Poffo, Décio Abuchaim, Rogério Gaspar, Lázaro Garcia, and Djalma Luiz Faraco
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 475-479. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Crystalloid Cardioplegia Route of Delivery and Cardiac Troponin I Release

Sidney Chocron, Kifah Alwan, Gérard Toubin, François Clement, Djamel Kaili, Christian Taberlet, Anne Cordier, and Joseph-Philippe Etievent
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 481-485. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early Repair of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect With Gelatin-Resorcin-Formol Biological Glue

Francesco Musumeci, Vinayak Shukla, Carmelo Mignosa, Giovanni Casali, and Shahid Ikram
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 486-488. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Direct and Interactive Effects of Cardioplegic Arrest and Protamine on Myocyte Contractility

Seung-Jun O, Monty H. Cox, Rupak Mukherjee, Mark J. Clair, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, and Francis G. Spinale
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 489-494. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postoperative Management of Patients With Hemopump Support After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Bengt Peterzén, Urban Lönn, Ankica Babic, Hans Granfeldt, Henrik Casimir-Ahn, and Hans Rutberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 495-500. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angiographic 5-Year Follow-up Study of Right Gastroepiploic Artery Grafts

Sari Voutilainen, Kalervo Verkkala, Antero Järvinen, and Pekka Keto
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 501-505. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Efficacy of Aprotinin With Various Anticoagulant Agents in Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Mark R. Terrell, Jeanine M. Walenga, Michael J. Koza, and Roque Pifarré
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 506-511. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sternal Plating for the Treatment of Sternal Nonunion

Steven C. Hendrickson, Kim E. Koger, Christopher J. Morea, Reynaldo L. Aponte, Peter K. Smith, and L. Scott Levin
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 512-518. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Correction of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defects With the Double-Patch Technique and Cleft Closure

Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, Kozo Ishino, Ingo Dähnert, Frank Uhlemann, Yuguo Weng, Peter E. Lange, and Roland Hetzer
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 519-524. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Assessment of Endothelial Preservation in Human Cell Cultures

Thomas Eberl, Rosmarie Steinlechner, Paul Hengster, Manfred Herold, Hans Schröcksnadel, Willi Salvenmoser, Martin Rhomberg, Erich Gnaiger, and Raimund Margreiter
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 526-532. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

In Vitro Effect of Hemodilution on Activated Clotting Time and High-Dose Thrombin Time During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Robert J. Huyzen, Willem van Oeveren, Feiyan Wei, Pieter Stellingwerf, Piet W. Boonstra, and Y. J. Gu
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 533-537. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acute-Phase Responses to Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children Weighing Less Than 10 Kilograms

John Butler, Vivek L. Pathi, Robert D. Paton, Robert W. Logan, Kenneth J. D. MacArthur, Morgan P. G. Jamieson, and James C. S. Pollock
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 538-542. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transient Ischemia Cannot Precondition the Rabbit Heart Against Postischemic Contractile Dysfunction

Gregory K. Asimakis, Scott D. Lick, and Vincent R. Conti
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 543-548. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Angioplasty of the Left Main Coronary Artery: Follow-up With Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Norman P. Briffa, Stephen Clarke, G. Kugan, Richard Coulden, John Wallwork, and Samer A. M. Nashef
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 550-552. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thrombomodulin and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Activity During Pediatric Open Heart Operations

Hiroyoshi Komai and Sheila G. Haworth
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 553-558. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary Cardiac Tumors in Infants and Children: Immediate and Long-Term Operative Results

Thomas J. Takach, George J. Reul, David A. Ott, and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 559-564. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

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Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

Thomas M. Egan
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 337. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

R. Leighton Fisk
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 479-480. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Bart P. Meyns, Paul T. Sergeant, Willem J. Daenen, and Willem J. Flameng
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 500. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Harvey W. Bender, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 524-525. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Robert M. Mentzer, Jr and Robert D. Lasley
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 549. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Blalock-Taussig Operation With an Assist of Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Haruo Miyamura, Masa-aki Sugawara, Hiroshi Watanabe, and Shoji Eguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 565-566. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Absent Right Superior Vena Cava With Hypoplastic Proximal Inferior Vena Cava

H. Cem Alhan, Ilyas Kayacioglu, Gülsah Tayyareci, Cantürk Çakalagaoglu, Mustafa Idiz, Sümer Tarcan, and Besim Yigiter
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 566-568. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Revascularization of the Ischemic Gastric Tube Using the Left Internal Thoracic Artery

Dimitri Petsikas and Farid M. Shamji
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 568-570. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A Technique of Positive-Pressure Single-Lung Ventilation Via a Silicone T-Y Stent

Robert L. Quigley, Kyra H. Bannister, Michael W. Chisdak, and Felice L. Reitknecht
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 570-571. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tetralogy of Fallot With Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage and Esophageal Atresia: Complete Correction in Infancy

Eric M. Webber, D. Alex Gillis, and David B. Ross
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 571-573. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complete Congenital Sternal Cleft in an Adult: Repair by Autogenous Tissues

Rajendar K. Suri, Ramesh K. Sharma, Neerod K. Jha, and Bal K. Sharma
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 573-575. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Tamponade Due to Spontaneous Rupture of Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm

Song Wan, Jean-Louis LeClerc, Jean-Luc Vachiery, and Jean-Louis Vincent
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 575-576. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Occult Ascending Aortic Rupture in the Presence of an Air Bag

Julie A. Dunn and Marcus G. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 577-578. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Biventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Transplantation in a Pediatric Patient

Mathew R. Williams, Jan M. Quaegebeur, Daphne T. Hsu, Linda J. Addonizio, Maryanne R. Kichuk, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 578-580. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Complicated Right Subclavian Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Central Venipuncture

Robert T. Baldwin, Derek R. Kieta, and Michael W. Gallagher
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 581-582. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intermittant Hypoxia Due to Right Atrial Compression by an Ascending Aortic Aneurysm

Edward B. Savage, Daniel H. Benckart, Bryan C. Donahue, Floyd M. Casaday, and Yong D. Cho
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 582-583. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful Management of Junctional Tachycardia by Hypothermia After a Fontan Operation

Toshihide Asou, Hideaki Kado, Yuichi Shiokawa, Kouji Fukae, and Hisataka Yasui
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 583-585. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Catamenial Pneumothorax Caused by Thoracic Endometriosis

Paul E. Van Schil, Sven R. Vercauteren, Paul A. Vermeire, Yolande H. Nackaerts, and Eric A. Van Marck
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 585-586. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arterial Switch Operation: Myocardial Ischemia Reversed by Internal Mammary Artery Graft

Maurizio Merlo, Federico Brunelli, Francesco P. Annecchino, Giancarlo Crupi, Amedeo Terzi, and Lidia Ziolkowska
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 586-588. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortoesophageal Fistula After Repair of Descending Aortic Dissection

Rose S. Wong, Anna Champlin, R. Thomas Temes, and Jorge A. Wernly
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 588-590. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful Conduit Repair Using Aortic Homograft in a Jehovah's Witness Child

Kagami Miyaji, Akira Furuse, Makoto Takeda, Masahide Chikada, Minoru Ono, and Motohiro Kawauchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 590-591. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Revascularization Using Angioplasty and Minimally Invasive Techniques Documented by Thermal Imaging

Robert W. Emery, Ann M. Emery, Thomas F. Flavin, Mark D. Nissen, Michael R. Mooney, and Kit V. Arom
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 591-593. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Pacemaker Lead Placement via a Small Cephalic Vein

Paul J. Gordon, Alexander Pak, Tomas A. Salerno, and Thomas Z. Lajos
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 594-595. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minimally Invasive Approach for Aortic Valve Operations

Delos M. Cosgrove, III and Joseph F. Sabik
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 596-597. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mismatch of Aortotomy and Saphenous Vein Graft Size: A Simple Solution

Lindsay C. H. John
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 598-599. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Our Surgical Heritage:

Memories of a Scrub Nurse

Vina Isach Brooks
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 600. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

The Current Status of Lung Volume Reduction Operations for Emphysema

Keith S. Naunheim and Mark K. Ferguson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 601-612. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Report:

Strategic Directions Plan-1996: Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Directions, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

John R. Benfield
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Review of Recent Books:

Review of Recent Books: Coronary Bypass Surgery in the Elderly. Ethical, Economical and Quality of Life Aspects

Agustin Arbulu
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 449. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Female Sex: A Strong Marker of Increased Cardiac Risk

Khalid E. Al-Ebrahim and Joseph S. Carey
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 623. [Full Text]  

Omniscience Valve Evolution and Literature

Adel A. Mikhail and Cary W. Akins
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 624-626. [Full Text]  

Potassium Conversion of Ventricular Fibrillation

Francis Robicsek, Eivind Øvrum, and Geir Tangen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 624. [Full Text]  

Unidirectional Valve Patch

Niv Ad, Jacob Barak, Einat Birk, Eitan Snir, and Bernardo A. Vidne
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 626-628. [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

John A. Odell and Enio Buffolo
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 628. [Full Text]  

Improved Sternal Osteosynthesis Using Any Sternal Retractor

Apurv B. Vaidya and Shivkumar Nair
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 628. [Full Text]  

The Origins of Successful Closed Valvular Surgery

Fred A. Crawford, Jr and Anthony R. C. Dobell
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 628-629. [Full Text]  

Internal Mammary Artery Atherosclerosis Fifteen Years After Correction of Aortic Coarctation

Alvaro O. De Salazar, Jose A. Gonzalez, and Joseba Zuazo
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 629. [Full Text]  

Right Ventricular Failure

Cary S. Passik, Sabet W. Hashim, and Tomas A. Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 630. [Full Text]  

Intercostal Pedicle Flap in Tracheobronchial Surgery

Erino A. Rendina, Federico Venuta, Tiziano De Giacomo, Costante Ricci, and Joseph I. Miller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 630-631. [Full Text]  

VATS Is Not Thoracoscopy

Ralph J. Lewis
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 631-632. [Full Text]  

Corrections:

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