Editorials:

Pneumonia after coronary artery bypass grafting: a case for continued evaluation

PG Tuteur
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 177-178.  

Pulmonary embolectomy

AC Beall, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 179.  

Retrograde continuous warm blood cardioplegia

RM Engelman
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 180-181.  

Articles:

Chest wall involvement by lung cancer: computed tomographic detection and results of operation

GB Ratto, G Piacenza, C Frola, F Musante, I Serrano, R Giua, M Salio, P Jacovoni, and S Rovida
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 182-188. [Abstract]  

Esophageal malignancies: is preoperative radiotherapy the way to go?

OP Yadava, AJ Hodge, LR Matz, and JB Donlon
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 189-193. [Abstract]  

Emergency aortocoronary bypass after failed angioplasty

MA Greene, LA Gray, Jr, AD Slater, BL Ganzel, and C Mavroudis
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 194-199. [Abstract]  

Long-term results of Ionescu-Shiley valve in the tricuspid position

J Eng, PS Ravichandran, PH Kay, and AJ Murday
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 200-203. [Abstract]  

Endothelial cell viability in the rat aortic wall

JP Christy, FM Lupinetti, AH Mardan, and SA Thompson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 204-207. [Abstract]  

Technique for use of the inferior epigastric artery as a coronary bypass graft

NL Mills and CT Everson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 208-214. [Abstract]  

Risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia after coronary artery bypass graft operations

R Gaynes, B Bizek, J Mowry-Hanley, and M Kirsh
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 215-218. [Abstract]  

Response to chemotherapy does not predict survival after resection of sarcomatous pulmonary metastases

LA Lanza, JB Putnam, Jr, RS Benjamin, and JA Roth
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 219-224. [Abstract]  

Electrocautery does not interfere with the function of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator

JH Wilson, S Lattner, R Jacob, and R Stewart
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 225-226. [Abstract]  

Long-term results after atrial correction of complete transposition of the great arteries

M Merlo, SM de Tommasi, F Brunelli, PA Abbruzzese, G Crupi, I Ghidoni, A Casari, A Piti, F Mamprin, and L Parenzan
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 227-231. [Abstract]  

Pulmonary embolectomy: a 20-year experience at one center

G Meyer, D Tamisier, H Sors, M Stern, P Vouhe, S Makowski, JY Neveux, F Leca, and P Even
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 232-236. [Abstract]  

When do cerebral emboli appear during open heart operations? A transcranial Doppler study

J van der Linden and H Casimir-Ahn
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 237-241. [Abstract]  

Intrathoracic fibrin glue for postoperative pleuropulmonary fistula

Y Yasuda, A Mori, H Kato, S Fujino, and S Asakura
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 242-244. [Abstract]  

Retrograde continuous warm blood cardioplegia: a new concept in myocardial protection

TA Salerno, JP Houck, CA Barrozo, A Panos, GT Christakis, JG Abel, and SV Lichtenstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 245-247. [Abstract]  

Coronary pathology predicts conduction disturbances after coronary artery bypass grafting

M Mosseri, G Meir, C Lotan, Y Hasin, A Applebaum, S Rosenheck, D Shimon, and MS Gotsman
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 248-252. [Abstract]  

Aggressive surgical intervention in N2 non-small cell cancer of the lung

Y Watanabe, J Shimizu, M Oda, Y Hayashi, S Watanabe, Y Tatsuzawa, T Iwa, M Suzuki, and T Takashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 253-261. [Abstract]  

Dopamine and high-dose insulin infusion (glucose-insulin-potassium) after a cardiac operation: effects on myocardial metabolism

R Svedjeholm, S Hallhagen, R Ekroth, PO Joachimsson, and G Ronquist
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 262-270. [Abstract]  

Potential use of recombinant hirudin as an anticoagulant in a cardiopulmonary bypass model

JM Walenga, M Bakhos, HL Messmore, J Fareed, and R Pifarre
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 271-277. [Abstract]  

Optimizing myocardial hypothermia: I. Temperature probe design and clinical inferences

TB Kinney, PO Daily, and TA Pfeffer
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 278-283. [Abstract]  

Optimizing myocardial hypothermia: II. Cooling jacket modifications and clinical results

PO Daily and TB Kinney
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 284-289. [Abstract]  

Diagnosis of poststernotomy infection: comparison of three means of assessment [published erratum appears in Ann Thorac Surg 1991 Oct;52(4):900]

DA Browdie, RV Bernstein, R Agnew, A Damle, M Fischer, J Balz, and RV] Bernstein RW$[corrected to Bernstein
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 290-292. [Abstract]  

Combined superior-transseptal approach to the left atrium

E Berreklouw, H Ercan, and JP Schonberger
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 293-295. [Abstract]  

Late volume changes in retrosternal colon bypass

GH Santos
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 296-298. [Abstract]  

Misplaced caval filter and subsequent pericardial tamponade

SJ Lahey, LP Meyer, AW Karchmer, J Cronin, M Czorniak, PR Maggs, and RW Nesto
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 299-300. [Abstract]  

Total unilateral lung gangrene in Hodgkin's disease: treatment by thoracostomy

FM Juettner, K Arian-Schad, I Kraus, G Gallhofer, H Popper, and G Friehs
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 302-303. [Abstract]  

Intraoperative management of severe endobronchial hemorrhage

CM Purut, SM Scott, JV Parham, and PK Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 304-306. [Abstract]  

Nephrotic syndrome complicating adenocarcinoma of the lung with resolution after resection

WH Coltharp, SM Lee, RF Miller, and MS Averbuch
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 308-309. [Abstract]  

Transesophageal echocardiography in acute aortic transection

IF Galvin, IW Black, CL Lee, and DA Horton
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 310-311. [Abstract]  

Aortic atresia with normal left ventricle: one-stage repair in early infancy

AJ Bogers, N Sreeram, J Hess, GR Sutherland, and JM Quaegebeur
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 312-314. [Abstract]  

Intraoperative echocardiography of a dislodged Bjork-Shiley mitral valve disc

M Tanaka, T Abe, E Takeuchi, T Watanabe, and S Tamaki
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 315-316. [Abstract]  

Delayed death from aortic root trauma

IB Boruchow and GM Hutchins
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 317-319. [Abstract]  

Tricuspid valve incompetence caused by nonpenetrating thoracic trauma

G Noera, M Sanguinetti, P Pensa, B Biagi, A Cremonesi, R Lodi, A Lessana, and C Carbone
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 320-322. [Abstract]  

Exchanging double-lumen for single-lumen endotracheal tubes after thoracotomy

VW Rusch, PR Freund, and TA Bowdle
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 323-324.  

Easy removal of surgically placed intraaortic balloon pump catheter

ME Gorton and H Soltanzadeh
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 325-326.  

Improved technique for inserting a T tube in patients with subglottic stenosis

R Kato, T Kobayashi, M Watanabe, M Kawamura, K Kikuchi, K Kobayashi, and T Ishihara
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 327-329. [Abstract]  

Apical aortic cannulation: application of an old method with new paraphernalia

F Robicsek
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 330-332. [Abstract]  

The Starr valve revisited

JR Pluth
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 333-334.  

Bronchoalveolar lavage in lung transplantation

H Shennib and D Nguyen
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 335-340. [Abstract]  

Human immunodeficiency virus and the thoracic surgeon

QR Stiles
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 341-343.  

Letters:

Could glucose-insulin-potassium be considered only a step of a complete nutritional program for complicated cardiac patients?

A Paccagnella, G Simini, and C Valfre
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 344.  

Optimal age for repair of aortic coarctation

JA van Son, O Daniels, and LK Lacquet
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 344-345.  

Staging lung cancer with computed tomography

P Goldstraw
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 345.  

Single drain (pleura, pericardium, mediastinum) after open heart operations

S Victor and M Kabeer
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 345-346.  

Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula

W Parry and A Juma
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 346-347.  

Uncomfortable issues

TV Bilfinger
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 347-348.  

Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with calcified aorta

SS Arsiwala, HS Bedi, VK Sharma, and N Trehan
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 51: 348.  

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