Editorials:

How far should we go?

JB Mark
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 3.  

Articles:

Impending sudden cardiac death: treatment with myocardial revascularization and the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator

GF Tyers
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 1-2.  

Operative management of chest wall deformities in children: unique contributions of Southern thoracic surgeons

JA Haller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 4-12.  

Impending sudden cardiac death: treatment with myocardial revascularization and the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator

JD Fonger, T Guarnieri, LS Griffith, E Veltri, J Levine, M Mower, M Mirowski, L Grunwald, and L Watkins, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 13-19. [Abstract]  

Resection of pulmonary metastases from malignant melanoma: results of a 16-year experience

HW Pogrebniak, M Stovroff, JA Roth, and HI Pass
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 20-23. [Abstract]  

Surgical management of lung cancer with solitary cerebral metastasis

JR Hankins, JE Miller, M Salcman, F Ferraro, DC Green, S Attar, and JS McLaughlin
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 24-28. [Abstract]  

Left ventricular aneurysm repair with myocardial revascularization: an analysis of 246 consecutive patients over 15 years

JN Vauthey, DW Berry, DW Snyder, JC Gilmore, K Sundgaard-Riise, NL Mills, and JL Ochsner
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 29-35. [Abstract]  

Vena caval involvement with renal tumors: surgical considerations

CG Tribble, TM Gerkin, TL Flanagan, JM Pitman, and IL Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 36-39. [Abstract]  

Chest wall resection for Ewing's sarcoma of the rib: an unnecessary procedure

BN Rao, FA Hayes, EI Thompson, AP Kumar, ID Fleming, AA Green, BA Austin, JW Pate, and HO Hustu
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 40-44. [Abstract]  

Management of postoperative mediastinitis in infants and children by muscle flap rotation

RM Stiegel, ME Beasley, JD Sink, TR Hester, RA Guyton, AM Perrella, and WH Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 45-46. [Abstract]  

Complement activation in cardiopulmonary bypass, with special reference to anaphylatoxin production in membrane and bubble oxygenators

T Tamiya, M Yamasaki, Y Maeo, T Yamashiro, S Ogoshi, and S Fujimoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 47-57. [Abstract]  

Tricuspid valve replacement using an unstented pulmonary homograft

R McKay, J Sono, and RM Arnold
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 58-62. [Abstract]  

Bedside percutaneous tracheostomy: experience with 55 elective procedures

PB Hazard, HE Garrett, Jr, JW Adams, ET Robbins, and RN Aguillard
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 63-67. [Abstract]  

Tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy for bronchogenic carcinoma: report of 55 cases

PG Dartevelle, J Khalife, A Chapelier, J Marzelle, M Navajas, P Levasseur, A Rojas, and J Cerrina
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 68-72. [Abstract]  

Stent creep of porcine bioprosthesis in the mitral position

K Akiyama, O Sawatani, E Imamura, M Endo, A Hashimoto, and H Koyanagi
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 73-78. [Abstract]  

Coronary flow characteristics of left coronary artery in aortic regurgitation before and after aortic valve replacement

T Fujiwara, A Nogami, H Masaki, H Yamane, S Kanazawa, S Matsuoka, H Yoshida, T Katsumura, Y Ogasawara, and F Kajiya
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 79-84. [Abstract]  

The risks and benefits of thrombolytic therapy in acute aortic and mitral prosthetic valve dysfunction: report of a case and review of the literature

LM Graver, PM Gelber, and DH Tyras
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 85-88. [Abstract]  

Intractable hemolysis caused by perivalvular leakage following mitral valve replacement with St. Jude Medical prosthesis

Y Okita, S Miki, K Kusuhara, Y Ueda, T Tahata, Y Tsukamoto, K Yamanaka, and S Shiraishi
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 89-92. [Abstract]  

The coronary-subclavian steal syndrome: report of a case and recommendations for prevention and management

WG Marshall, Jr, EC Miller, and NT Kouchoukos
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 93-96. [Abstract]  

Endocarditis due to six entrapped pacemaker leads and concomitant recurrent coronary arteriosclerosis

P Hong-Barco, J O'Toole, ML Gerber, I Domat, M Moquin, and SC Jackson
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 97-99. [Abstract]  

Circumferential intimal tear causing obstruction of the aortic arch: an unusual complication of aortic dissection

FL Reitknecht, JN Bhayana, and TZ Lajos
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 100-101. [Abstract]  

The importance of two-dimensional echocardiography in the location of a bullet embolus to the right ventricle

BJ Amsel, M Van der Mast, L De Bock, R van Haasen, and C Beeckman
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 102-103. [Abstract]  

Fatal hypoxemia following mitral valve replacement

JM Streitz, Jr and PR Maggs
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 104-105. [Abstract]  

A rapid method for determining the need for mechanical support of the right ventricle

MJ O'Neill, Jr, AM Chrostowski, and LH Harrison, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 106-107. [Abstract]  

Coronary artery spasm following coronary artery surgery

JH Lemmer, Jr and MM Kirsh
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 108-115. [Abstract]  

Transposition of the great arteries

RM Sade
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 116-117.  

Calculation of aorta-pulmonary artery shunt size

T Ebels, A Bergstra, and JR Kuipers
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 119-120.  

Letters:

Aberrant right subclavian artery

Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 118.  

Professional liability reform

DS Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 118-119.  

Repair of fractured wire during sternotomy closure

BL Tell
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 46: 120.  

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