Editorials:

Quality of surgical practice

CR Hanlon
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 1.  

The internal mammary artery as a bypass graft?

FH Sims
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 2-3.  

Articles:

Anatomical studies to support the expanded use of the internal mammary artery graft for myocardial revascularization

RW Landymore and DM Chapman
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 4-6. [Abstract]  

Double-chambered right ventricle

WF Simpson, Jr, RM Sade, FA Crawford, AB Taylor, and DA Fyfe
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 7-10. [Abstract]  

Mechanical assistance for cardiogenic shock following cardiac surgery, myocardial infarction, and cardiac transplantation

GL Zumbro, WR Kitchens, G Shearer, G Harville, L Bailey, and RF Galloway
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 11-13. [Abstract]  

Delivery of intraoperative radiation therapy after pneumonectomy: experimental observations and early clinical results

HI Pass, WF Sindelar, TJ Kinsella, AM DeLuca, M Barnes, S Kurtzman, H Hoekstra, Z Tochner, J Roth, and E Glatstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 14-20. [Abstract]  

A valveless counterpulsation left ventricular assist pump in the descending aorta: hemodynamic benefit with a reduced risk of cerebral emboli

RA Guyton, VJ Maffei, JM Arcidi, Jr, DA Langford, LM Dorsey, and CR Hatcher, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 21-25. [Abstract]  

Transthoracic intraaortic balloon pump support: experience in 39 patients

W McGeehin, F Sheikh, JS Donahoo, MJ Lechman, and H MacVaugh, 3d
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 26-30. [Abstract]  

Unreliability of hemodynamic indexes of left ventricular size during cardiac surgery

PS Douglas, LH Edmunds, MS Sutton, R Geer, AH Harken, and N Reichek
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 31-34. [Abstract]  

Palliation of cardiac malformations associated with right isomerism (asplenia syndrome) in infancy

R Di Donato, D di Carlo, C Squitieri, E Rossi, A Ammirati, B Marino, and C Marcelletti
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 35-39. [Abstract]  

Blood conservation with membrane oxygenators and dipyridamole

KH Teoh, GT Christakis, RD Weisel, MM Madonik, J Ivanov, PY Wong, AV Mee, D Levitt, A Benak, and P Reilly
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 40-47. [Abstract]  

Maximal oxygenation of dilute blood cardioplegic solution

WG Hendren, DD O'Keefe, GA Geffin, AG Denenberg, TR Love, and WM Daggett
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 48-52. [Abstract]  

Management of recurrent coarctation of the aorta: a new experimental technique

VA Kucich, MN Ilbawi, M Reynolds, FG Crussi, SY DeLeon, and FS Idriss
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 53-57. [Abstract]  

Left ventricular preparation with an extrathoracically adjustable balloon occluder

E Solis, D Bell, H Alboliras, J Seward, and MP Kaye
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 58-61. [Abstract]  

Long-term fate of the diaphragm surgically plicated during infancy and early childhood

KS Stone, JW Brown, DF Canal, and H King
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 62-65. [Abstract]  

Surgical revascularization of acute evolving myocardial infarction without blood cardioplegia fails to restore postischemic function in the involved segment

J Vinten-Johansen, KB Faust, SA Mills, and AR Cordell
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 66-72. [Abstract]  

Disc immobilization of Bjork-Shiley and Medtronic Hall valves during and immediately after valve replacement

GP Pai, RG Ellison, JW Rubin, HV Moore, and MV Kamath
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 73-76. [Abstract]  

Multiple cardiac myxomas with multiple recurrences: unusual presentation of a "benign" tumor

LW Martin, AG Wasserman, H Goldstein, JS Steinberg, M Mills, and RJ Katz
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 77-78. [Abstract]  

Spurious identification of critical intercostal arteries by evoked responses during aortic resection

JC Drummond, MH Zornow, and WP Dembitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 79-81. [Abstract]  

Incarcerated parahiatal hernia with gastric necrosis

E Vallieres and PF Waters
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 82-83. [Abstract]  

Recurrent ulceration and colopericardial fistula as late complications of colon interposition

J Isolauri and H Markkula
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 84-85. [Abstract]  

A new surgical approach to the management of symptomatic aberrant right subclavian artery

BR Kalke, R Magotra, and SM Doshi
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 86-89. [Abstract]  

A technique for avoidance of hypothermia during prolonged mechanical circulatory support with centrifugal pumps

JN Young, R Belz, LI Iverson, CL Ennix, Jr, RR Ecker, RD May, R Masterson, and IA May
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 90. [Abstract]  

Occlusion of intercostal and lumbar aortic branches using plastic plugs

HG Borst
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 91. [Abstract]  

Willis J. Potts: his contributions to cardiovascular surgery

TG Baffes
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 92-96.  

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection

JO Thayer, RW Healy, and PR Maggs
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 97-102. [Abstract]  

Letters:

Surgical treatment of brain metastasis in lung cancer

JS McCabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 104.  

Technical factors influencing IMA graft patency

GE Green
Ann Thorac Surg 1987 44: 104-105.  

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