Editorials:

Coarctation of the aorta in infants: continuing questions

JW Hammon, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 485-486.  

The basis of choice of heart valve prostheses: facts or fancy

DB Campbell and JA Waldhausen
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 487.  

Articles:

Infant coarctation: a spectrum in clinical presentation and treatment

ES Yee, SJ Soifer, K Turley, ED Verrier, NH Fishman, and PA Ebert
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 488-493. [Abstract]  

Comparison of long-term results of Carpentier-Edwards and Hancock bioprosthetic valves

H Bolooki, GA Kaiser, SM Mallon, and GM Palatianos
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 494-499. [Abstract]  

Durability and low thrombogenicity of the St. Jude Medical valve at 5- year follow-up

JM Duncan, DA Cooley, GJ Reul, DA Ott, GL Hallman, OH Frazier, JJ Livesay, WE Walker, and PR Adams
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 500-505. [Abstract]  

Valve replacement in narrow aortic roots: serial hemodynamics and long- term clinical outcome

AH Foster, CM Tracy, GJ Greenberg, CL McIntosh, and RE Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 506-516. [Abstract]  

T-lymphocyte analysis in cardiac allograft recipients treated with cyclosporine

A Kawaguchi, T Mohanakumar, HM Lee, JA Thompson, and RR Lower
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 517-522. [Abstract]  

The failed operation for thoracic outlet syndrome: the difficulty of diagnosis and management

HC Urschel, Jr and MA Razzuk
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 523-528. [Abstract]  

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for newborn respiratory failure

TR Weber, DG Pennington, R Connors, W Kennan, S Kotagal, P Braun, and V Martychenko
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 529-535. [Abstract]  

Early dilation in the treatment of esophageal disruption

MB Orringer and JH Lemmer
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 536-539. [Abstract]  

The efficacy and timing of operative intervention for spontaneous pneumothorax

K Granke, CR Fischer, O Gago, JD Morris, and RL Prager
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 540-542. [Abstract]  

Internal mammary artery grafts: technical factors influencing patency

CB Huddleston, WS Stoney, WC Alford, Jr, GR Burrus, DM Glassford, Jr, JW Lea, 4th, MR Petracek, and CS Thomas, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 543-549. [Abstract]  

Results of coronary bypass surgery in elderly women

DL Jeffery, RR Vijayanagar, DA Bognolo, and PF Eckstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 550-553. [Abstract]  

Successful repair of double-outlet right ventricle by a modified Fontan operation

T Abe, K Sugiki, and S Komatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 554-559. [Abstract]  

Repair of left superior vena cava entering the left atrium

ME Sand, LB McGrath, AD Pacifico, and NV Mandke
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 560-564. [Abstract]  

A check-valve device for prevention of regurgitation after endoesophageal intubation

PY Wang, CY Chen, and CL Chen
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 565-567. [Abstract]  

Primary tissue valve degeneration in glutaraldehyde-preserved porcine bioprostheses: Hancock I versus Carpentier-Edwards at 4- to 7-years' follow-up

F Nistal, E Artinano, and I Gallo
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 568-572. [Abstract]  

Coronary arteries in complete transposition: the significance of the sinus node artery

MB Rossi, SY Ho, RH Anderson, RI Rossi Filho, and C Lincoln
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 573-577. [Abstract]  

Primary aortic malignant fibrous histiocytoma: a successfully treated case by surgical excision

L Guvendik, JK Ross, and RJ Marshall
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 578-580. [Abstract]  

Accessory mitral valve tissue causing left ventricular outflow obstruction (two-dimensional echocardiographic diagnosis and surgical approach)

RJ Ascuitto, NT Ross-Ascuitto, GS Kopf, CS Kleinman, and NS Talner
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 581-584. [Abstract]  

Postpneumonectomy tension chylothorax

SV Karwande, MW Wolcott, and WA Gay, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 585-586. [Abstract]  

Repair of pulmonary valve insufficiency using an autologous monocusp

LD Cowgill, DN Campbell, L Kelminson, and DR Clarke
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 587-589. [Abstract]  

A method to shorten vein grafts

F Robicsek
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 590.  

Vascular anastomosis with Mobin-Uddin vein/graft holder

K Mobin-Uddin and R Pleasant
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 591-592. [Abstract]  

Cardioplegia and calcium antagonists: a review

JW de Jong
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 593-598. [Abstract]  

Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of hiatal hernia

TR DeMeester
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 599-600.  

Letters:

Role of mediastinoscopy in lung cancer

I Rubinstein and GL Baum
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 601.  

Pericardial pledgets in cardiac surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 601-602.  

Durability of fresh homograft

RO Heimbecker
Ann Thorac Surg 1986 42: 602-603.  

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