Editorials:

Realistic evaluation of the experienced certified thoracic surgeon

RJ Lewis
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 217-219.  

Response to the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Recertification of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 220-221.  

Articles:

Assurance

JL Ankeney
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 222-229. [Abstract]  

An analysis of the isoenzymes of creatine phosphokinase and lactic dehydrogenase in the esophagus

GM Graeber, MJ Reardon, AW Fleming, HD Head, R Zajtchuk, WH Brott, and JH Foster
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 230-234. [Abstract]  

Mechanical and cellular bacterial clearance in lung atelectasis

DC Drinkwater, Jr, C Wittnich, DS Mulder, GK Richards, and RC Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 235-243. [Abstract]  

Aortopulmonary septal defect: hemodynamics, angiography, and operation

DB Doty, JV Richardson, GE Falkovsky, MI Gordonova, and VI Burakovsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 244-250. [Abstract]  

Aggressive treatment of acquired phrenic nerve paralysis in infants and small children

R Shoemaker, G Palmer, JW Brown, and H King
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 250-259. [Abstract]  

Surgical treatment of aneurysms of the transverse aortic arch: experience with 25 patients using hypothermic techniques

DA Cooley, DA Ott, OH Frazier, and WE Walker
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 260-272. [Abstract]  

Delayed sternal closure following open-heart operation

I Gielchinsky, V Parsonnet, B Krishnan, M Silidker, and RM Abel
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 273-277. [Abstract]  

Isolated first rib fracture: clinical significance after blunt chest trauma

ES Yee, AN Thomas, and PC Goodman
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 278-283.  

An operation for the hypoplastic left heart syndrome: preliminary report

DM Behrendt and A Rocchini
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 284-288. [Abstract]  

Extrinsic coronary artery obstruction by chronic aortic dissection

AS Giritsky, MT Ricci, BA Reitz, and NE Shumway
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 289-293.  

Mitral valve bypass by valved conduit

JS Wright, DS Thomson, and G Warner
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 294-296.  

Angiosarcoma of the aorta associated with a Dacron graft

JW Fehrenbacher, W Bowers, R Strate, and J Pittman
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 297-301.  

A new approach to pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta

WT Mattingly, Jr, DR Hatfield, and EP Todd
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 302-303.  

Maintenance of distal aortic perfusion by a heparin-bonded shunt during repair of coarctation of the aorta with minimal collateral circulation

JC Alexander, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 304-306.  

Transvenous insertion of double sets of permanent electrodes through a single introducer: clinical application

TJ Vander Salm, CI Haffajee, and ON Okike
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 307-310.  

Management of the cardiovascular subsystem after cardiac surgery

JK Kirklin and JW Kirklin
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 311-319.  

Letters:

Recertification of thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons

FH Shabanah
Ann Thorac Surg 1981 32: 320.  

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