Editorials:

Blood Cardioplegia: Do We Still Need to Dilute?

Philippe Menasché
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 957-960. [Full Text]  

Keeping an Open Mind While Restoring Esophageal Patency in Patients With Cancer and Esophagorespiratory Fistula

Donald E. Low
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 961-962. [Full Text]  

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Treatment of Esophageal Obstruction With Covered, Self-Expanding Esophageal Wallstents

Darroch W. O. Moores and Riivo Ilves
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 963-967. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early and Late Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Resection With Low Diffusion Capacity

Michael Bousamra, II, Kenneth W. Presberg, Joseph H. Chammas, James S. Tweddell, Barry L. Winton, Mark R. Bielefeld, and George B. Haasler
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 968-974. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Management of Bronchiectasis

Thirugnanam Agasthian, Claude Deschamps, Victor F. Trastek, Mark S. Allen, and Peter C. Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 976-978. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anterior Pericardial Tracheoplasty for Congenital Tracheal Stenosis: Intermediate to Long-Term Outcomes

Ko Bando, Mark W. Turrentine, Kyung Sun, Thomas G. Sharp, Bruce Matt, Boaz Karmazyn, Stephen A. Heifetz, John Stevens, Kenneth A. Kesler, and John W. Brown
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 981-989. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Resection of the Right Middle Lobe and Lingula for Mycobacterial Infection

Marvin Pomerantz, James R. Denton, Gwen A. Huitt, James M. Brown, Lorie A. Powell, and Michael D. Iseman
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 990-993. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Role of Lung Reduction in Lung Transplant Candidates With Pulmonary Emphysema

Marco Zenati, Robert J. Keenan, Frank C. Sciurba, Jan D. Manzetti, Rodney J. Landreneau, and Bartley P. Griffith
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 994-999. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Talc Pleurodesis: Talc Slurry Versus Thoracoscopic Talc Insufflation in a Porcine Model

Robbin G. Cohen, William W. Shely, Suzanne E. Thompson, Jeffrey A. Hagen, Charles C. Marboe, Tom R. DeMeester, and Vaughn A. Starnes
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1000-1002. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Photodynamic Therapy for Esophageal Malignancy: A Prospective Twelve-Year Study

James S. McCaughan, Jr, E. Christopher Ellison, Jerry T. Guy, William J. Hicks, Jacqueline J. Jones, Leslie R. Laufman, Eugene May, Thomas A. Nims, C. Harris Spiridonidis, and Thomas E. Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1005-1009. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Spontaneous Hemopneumothorax

Shoh Tatebe, Hiroshi Kanazawa, Yoshihiko Yamazaki, Eiichiro Aoki, and Yoshifumi Sakurai
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1011-1015. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Results of Resection of T3 Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Invading the Mediastinum or Main Bronchus

Cordula C. M. Pitz, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Hans R. J. Elbers, Cees J. J. Westermann, and Jules M. van den Bosch
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1016-1020. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Skip Metastasis to the Mediastinal Lymph Nodes in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Ichiro Yoshino, Hideki Yokoyama, Tokujiro Yano, Takashi Ueda, Eiji Takai, Kazuki Mizutani, Hiroshi Asoh, and Yukito Ichinose
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1021-1025. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pleural Empyema: 24-Year Experience

Dov Weissberg and Yael Refaely
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1026-1029. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tuberculous Fistula of the Esophagus

O. Juhani Rämö, Jarmo A. Salo, Jouko Isolauri, Markku Luostarinen, and Severi P. Mattila
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1030-1032. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pneumonectomy for Chronic Infection Is a High-Risk Procedure

Gilbert Massard, Ahmad Dabbagh, Jean-Marie Wihlm, Romain Kessler, Pierre Barsotti, Norbert Roeslin, and Georges Morand
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1033-1037. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Does the Internal Thoracic Artery Graft Delay the Recovery of Myocardial Metabolism?

Vivek Rao, George T. Christakis, Richard D. Weisel, Rajdeep Grewal, Joan Ivanov, Gideon Cohen, Susan M. Carson, and Donald A. G. Mickle
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1039-1044. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improved Growth With Bioabsorbable Sutures in Both High- and Low-Pressure Zones

Ludwig K. von Segesser, Mario Lachat, Stefan Duewell, Duri Gianom, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1045-1049. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

One-Month Histologic Response of Transmyocardial Laser Channels With Molecular Intervention

Kirk J. Fleischer, Pascal J. Goldschmidt-Clermont, James D. Fonger, Grover M. Hutchins, Ralph H. Hruban, and William A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1051-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Three-Dimensional Dynamics of the Canine Mitral Annulus During Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

Julie R. Glasson, Masashi Komeda, George T. Daughters, II, Ann F. Bolger, Andrew MacIsaac, Stephen N. Oesterle, Neil B. Ingels, Jr, and D. Craig Miller
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1059-1067. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparison of Techniques for Implantation of Aortic Valve Allografts

Joseph A. Dearani, Thomas A. Orszulak, Richard C. Daly, Michael R. Phillips, Fletcher A. Miller, Gordon K. Danielson, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1069-1075. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of the Radial Artery for Myocardial Revascularization

Eric Manasse, Giovanni Sperti, Hisayoshi Suma, Carlo Canosa, Amir Kol, Lorenzo Martinelli, Rocco Schiavello, Filippo Crea, Attilio Maseri, and Gian Federico Possati
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1076-1082. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left Ventricular Mass Regression Early After Aortic Valve Replacement

George T. Christakis, Campbell D. Joyner, Christopher D. Morgan, Stephen E. Fremes, Karen J. Buth, Jeri Y. Sever, Vivek Rao, Kostas P. Panagiotopoulos, Patricia M. Murphy, and Bernard S. Goldman
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1084-1089. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Composite Aortic Root Replacement With Direct Coronary Artery Implantation

Alan D. Hilgenberg, Cary W. Akins, Diana L. Logan, Gus J. Vlahakes, Mortimer J. Buckley, Joren C. Madsen, and David F. Torchiana
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1090-1095. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Treatment of Isolated Secundum Atrial Septal Defect in Patients More Than 50 Years Old

Yoshiki Shibata, Tadaaki Abe, Ryosei Kuribayashi, Satoshi Sekine, Keiji Seki, Itsuro Yamagishi, and Jyotirmay Chanda
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1096-1099. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operation for Atrial Septal Defect Through a Right Anterolateral Thoracotomy: Current Outcome

Massimo Massetti, Gerard Babatasi, Antoine Rossi, Eugenio Neri, Satar Bhoyroo, Samira Zitouni, Pascale Maragnes, and Andre Khayat
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1100-1103. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Validation of Right and Left Ventricular Conductance and Echocardiography for Cardiac Function Studies

Mehrdad M. R. Amirhamzeh, David A. Dean, Chao-Xiang Jia, Santos E. Cabreriza, Osvaldo J. Yano, Daniel Burkhoff, and Henry M. Spotnitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1104-1109. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Treating Severe Cardiogenic Shock by Large Counterpulsation Volumes

Stamatios F. Stamatelopoulos, John N. Nanas, Nikolaos S. Saridakis, Nikolaos A. Zakopoulos, Stavros Lyropoulos, George Makrakis, Andrew Liberidis, and Spyridon D. Moulopoulos
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1110-1117. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postoperative Cardiac Rhythms With Superior-Septal Approach and Lateral Approach to the Mitral Valve

Munetaka Masuda, Ryuji Tominaga, Yoshito Kawachi, Fumio Fukumura, Shigeki Morita, Yutaka Imoto, Yoshihiro Toshima, Yukihiro Tomita, and Hisataka Yasui
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1118-1122. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of Increasing Age on Long-Term Survival After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Charles C. Canver, Ronald D. Nichols, Stephania D. Cooler, Dennis M. Heisey, Edward L. Murray, and George M. Kroncke
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1123-1127. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heparinized Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Full Heparin Dose Marginally Improve Clinical Performance

Eivind Øvrum, Einfrid Åm Holen, Geir Tangen, and Mari-Anne L. Ringdal
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1128-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Centrifugal Pump and Heparin Coating Improves Cardiopulmonary Bypass Biocompatibility

Oddvar Moen, Erik Fosse, Einar Dregelid, Vibeke Brockmeier, Conny Andersson, Kolbjørn Høgåsen, Per Venge, Tom Eirik Mollnes, and Peter Kierulf
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1134-1140. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

"Incisura" of the Ascending Aorta and Vascular Pedicle Width in the Cardiac Transplant Patient

Andy C. Chiou, Christopher J. Abularrage, Paul N. Olson, Larissa Hood, Christopher E. Engeler, Harry J. Griffiths, and Sara J. Shumway
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1141-1145. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Intermittent Warm Blood Cardioplegia on Functional Recovery After Prolonged Cardiac Arrest

Martin Tönz, Otto N. Krogmann, Otto M. Hess, Boris Leskosek, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Ludwig K. von Segesser, and Marko I. Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1146-1151. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Selective Approach to Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Ten-Year Experience

Aubrey C. Galloway, Daniel S. Schwartz, Alfred T. Culliford, Greg H. Ribakove, Eugene A. Grossi, Rick A. Esposito, F. Gregory Baumann, Julie Delianides, Frank C. Spencer, and Stephen B. Colvin
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1152-1157. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endothelial Effects of Hemostatic Devices for Continuous Cardioplegia or Minimally Invasive Operations

Louis P. Perrault, Philippe Menasché, Michel Wassef, Jean-Pierre Bidouard, Philip Janiak, Nicole Villeneuve, Christine Jacquemin, Gérard Bloch, Jean-Paul Vilaine, and Paul M. Vanhoutte
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1158-1163. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Determinants of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Robert H. Habib, Anoar Zacharias, and Milo Engoren
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1164-1171. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Continuous Versus Intermittent Warm Blood Cardioplegia: Functional and Energetics Changes

Lucia Torracca, Evasio Pasini, Salvatore Curello, Claudio Ceconi, Giuseppe Coletti, Ottavio Alfieri, Roberto Solfrini, and Roberto Ferrari
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1172-1179. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

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Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

Nael Martini
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1020. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Marvin Pomerantz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1037-1038. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

John C. Opie
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1178-1179. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Paolo Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1192. [Full Text]  

Case Reports:

Aortic Dissection Extending From the Left Coronary Artery During Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty

Masami Ochi, Shigeo Yamauchi, Toshimi Yajima, Noriyoshi Kutsukata, Ryuzo Bessho, and Shigeo Tanaka
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1180-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Left Thoracotomy for Coronary Bypass in a Patient With Pectus Excavatum

Chaouki Choghari, Oliver Heymans, Marcel Geens, and Marc Joris
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1182-1183. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Extracardiac Conduit Composed of Gutter-Shaped Prosthesis and Pedicled Pericardial Valved Patch for Pulmonary Trunk Reconstruction

Mikio Ohmi, Koichi Tabayashi, Kaori Sato, Susumu Nagamine, and Yoshimi Shoji
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1183-1186. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tetralogy of Fallot With Anomalous LAD: Repair Without Conduit

Stacey B. O'Blenes, Robert M. Freedom, and John G. Coles
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1186-1188. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operative Technique for Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Draining Into the Left Atrium

Hiroyoshi Komai, Yasuaki Naito, and Keiichi Fujiwara
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1188-1190. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgical Elimination of an Atrial Septal Aneurysm Causing Cerebral Embolism

Jon Aksnes, Harald L. Lindberg, and Halfdan Ihlen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1190-1192. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intraoperative Implantation of Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist System

Hisashi Satoh, Yuji Miyamoto, and Masahiro Koyama
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1192-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Delayed Presentation and Repair of Isolated Traumatic Ventricular Septal Defect

George E. Sarris, Terrence Dillon, Daniel Murphy, and Roger B. B. Mee
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1194-1196. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transdiaphragmatic Drainage of Pericardial Effusion With Severe Pericardial Adhesions

Akihiko Ohkado, Motoki Sato, Yasuko Tomizawa, Hiroshi Nishida, Masahiro Endo, and Hitoshi Koyanagi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1196-1197. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Direct Right Atrial Catheter Insertion With Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Peter L. Birnbaum, Constantine Michas, and Sheldon E. Cohen
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1197. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

LVOT Pseudoaneurysm: A Late Complication of Extended Aortic Root Replacement

James Jaggers, David A. Fullerton, David N. Campbell, and David R. Clarke
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1198-1199. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Direct Anastomosis of Pulmonary Artery-to-Right Ventricular Outflow for Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot With Pulmonary Atresia

Fumikazu Nomura, Keishi Kadoba, Hajime Ichikawa, Hiroshi Akedo, and Hikaru Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1199-1202. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Successful Surgical Repair of Aortic Dissection Presenting With Complete Heart Block

Michael E. Jessen, Vernon P. H. Horn, David E. Weaver, James D. Boehrer, and W. Steves Ring
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1202-1203. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Warm Heart Operation in a Patient With Myotonic Dystrophy

Tetsuro Sakai, Shigehito Miki, Yuichi Ueda, Takuya Nomoto, Shuji Hashimoto, and Kazuya Takahashi
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1203-1205. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Aneurysm Associated With Adult Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis

Ahmet T. Yilmaz, Mehmet Arslan, Ertuörul Özal, Hakan Byngöl, Harun Tatar, and Ömer Yüksel Öztürk
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1205-1207. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Transpericardial Inferior Vena Caval Cannulation in Thoracic Aorta Operations

Eugenio Neri, Dominique Maiza, Olivier Coffin, and Massimo Massetti
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1208-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adjuvant Pneumomediastinum in Thoracoscopic Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis

Tommaso Claudio Mineo, Eugenio Pompeo, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Alessandro F. Sabato, Giorgio Bernardi, and Carlo U. Casciani
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1210-1212. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aortic Root Pressure Monitoring During Antegrade Cardioplegia Administration

J. Nilas Young and Isaac O. Choy
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1213-1214. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Revascularization of the Bronchial Arteries in Lung Transplantation: An Overview

Martin A. Nørgaard, Peter S. Olsen, Ulrik G. Svendsen, and Gösta Pettersson
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1215-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endothelial Cell Injury in Cardiovascular Surgery: The Pathophysiology of Vasomotor Dysfunction

Frank W. Sellke, Edward M. Boyle, Jr, and Edward D. Verrier
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1222-1228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

Hoarseness After Cardiac Operations: Vocal Cord Paralysis or a Conversion Disorder?

Eduardo A. Tovar
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1237. [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Staging of Esophageal Cancer: A Prospective, Multiinstitutional Trial

Romeo Bardini and Mark J. Krasna
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1237-1239. [Full Text]  

Left Main Stenosis

C. David Naylor, James G. Jollis, and Robert M. Califf
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1239-1241. [Full Text]  

Lecompte Maneuver in Truncus Arteriosus Repair: Potential Risks!

Sam Haydar
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1241. [Full Text]  

Hemolysis Within Infusion Systems May Accelerate Adenosine Degradation

Todd L. Demmy, James A. Magovern, Race L. Kao, and George J. Magovern, Sr
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1242. [Full Text]  

Too Large Resection of Pectus Excavatum in Young Patients: A Reason to Worry?

Guglielmo M. Actis Dato, Marco Cavaglià, Alberto Actis Dato, Paolo Centofanti, and Michele di Summa
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1242-1243. [Full Text]  

Coenzyme Q10 Treatment May Be Protective During Coronary Artery Bypass Operations

Svend Aage Mortensen and David P. Taggart
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1243-1244. [Full Text]  

Mini-Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: The Feiring Method

Kjell Saatvedt, Morten Dragsund, Kenneth Nordstrand, Enio Buffolo, and Tea E. Acuff
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1244-1245. [Full Text]  

Suggestions for Overcoming the Weak Points of Cardiomyoplasty

Valeri S. Chekanov and Victor V. Nikolaychik
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1245-1247. [Full Text]  

Clamshell for Pulmonary Atresia, Ventricular Septal Defect, and Aortopulmonary Collaterals

Giovanni Battista Luciani, Vaughn A. Starnes, and Anton Moritz
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1247-1248. [Full Text]  

Is Free Flow Measurement of Internal Thoracic Artery Accurate?

Charles C. Canver, Jong Bum Choi, and Sam Youn Lee
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1248-1249. [Full Text]  

Lobectomy Versus Limited Resection in T1 N0 Lung Cancer

Frank A. Lederle, Lawrence V. Rubinstein, and Robert J. Ginsberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1249-1250. [Full Text]  

Retention of Native Leaflets by a Wrap-up Technique in Mitral Valve Replacement

Husnu Sezer, Melih Erdinc, Ahmet Ocal, Ahmet Kuzgun, Cuneyt Ozturk, and Thomas J. Vander Salm
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1250-1252. [Full Text]  

Report:

Data Quality Review Program: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac National Database

Frederick L. Grover, A. Laurie W. Shroyer, Fred H. Edwards, Walter E. Pae, Jr, T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, William A. Gay, Jr, and Richard E. Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 62: 1229-1231. [Full Text]  

Corrections:

Miller JI Jr, Lee RB, Mansour KA. Lung volume reduction surgery: lessons learned. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:1464–9.

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