Editorials:

Ultrasonic lung suction: where to next?

RJ Landreneau
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 728-729.  

Nomenclatura obscura: subaortic obstruction in double-inlet left ventricle and related lesions

C Lincoln and RH Anderson
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 730-731.  

Articles:

Lung cancer model for study of the metastatic process

WG Hammond, RL Teplitz, and JR Benfield
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 732-736. [Abstract]  

Multiple reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting

KD Accola, JM Craver, WS Weintraub, RA Guyton, and EL Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 738-743. [Abstract]  

Fibrin sealant improves surgical results of type A acute aortic dissections

JR Seguin, JM Frapier, P Colson, and PA Chaptal
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 745-748. [Abstract]  

Inotropic stimulation and oxygen consumption in a canine model of dilated cardiomyopathy

CM Dyke, KF Lee, J Parmar, RJ Dignan, T Yeh, Jr, A Abd-Elfattah, and AS Wechsler
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 750-758. [Abstract]  

Management of acquired nonmalignant tracheoesophageal fistula

DJ Mathisen, HC Grillo, JC Wain, and AD Hilgenberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 759-765. [Abstract]  

Angioscopic evaluation of intravascular morphology after coronary endarterectomy

BE Keogh, BP Bidstrup, KM Taylor, and RN Sapsford
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 766-771. [Abstract]  

Multiple primary lung carcinomas: prognosis and treatment

TK Rosengart, N Martini, P Ghosn, and M Burt
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 773-778. [Abstract]  

Repair of truncus arteriosus in infancy

JM Pearl, H Laks, DC Drinkwater, Jr, E Milgalter, Charas Orrin-Ailloni-, F Giacobetti, B George, and R Williams
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 780-786. [Abstract]  

Ultrasonic surgical aspirator for lung resection

GT Verazin, AM Regal, JG Antkowiak, Z Parvez, and H Takita
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 787-790. [Abstract]  

Thyroid hormone changes after cardiovascular surgery and clinical implications

SH Chu, TS Huang, RB Hsu, SS Wang, and CJ Wang
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 791-796. [Abstract]  

Heart rate-right ventricular stroke volume relation with myocardial revascularization

WE Johnston, PG Robertie, LM Dudas, ND Kon, and J Vinten-Johansen
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 797-804. [Abstract]  

Simultaneous revascularization for critical coronary and peripheral vascular ischemia

T Carrel, U Niederhauser, M Pasic, A Gallino, L von Segesser, and M Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 805-809. [Abstract]  

Assessment of retrograde cardioplegia distribution using contrast echocardiography

S Aronson, BK Lee, JR Liddicoat, JG Wiencek, SB Feinstein, JE Ellis, MF Roizen, and RB Karp
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 810-814. [Abstract]  

Comparative study of the hydrodynamic function of the CarboMedics valve

M Butterfield, J Fisher, GA Davies, and TJ Spyt
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 815-820. [Abstract]  

Chest wall reconstruction with degradable processed sheep dermal collagen in dogs

VJ Rudolphy, R Tukkie, and PJ Klopper
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 821-825. [Abstract]  

Intraabdominal complications after cardiopulmonary bypass

SK Ohri, JB Desai, JA Gaer, JB Roussak, M Hashemi, PL Smith, and KM Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 826-831. [Abstract]  

Prevention of ischemia-reperfusion injury by the allergy drug lodoxamide tromethamine

GL Parenteau and RE Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 832-838. [Abstract]  

Mitral valve replacement: techniques to eliminate myocardial rupture and prevent valvular disruption

BJ Heath, ET Warren, and B Nickels
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 839-841. [Abstract]  

Advantages of early relief of subaortic stenosis in single ventricle equivalents

MN Ilbawi, SY DeLeon, WR Wilson, Jr, JA Quinones, DA Roberson, TS Husayni, OG Thilenius, and RA Arcilla
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 842-849. [Abstract]  

Percutaneous transluminal subclavian angioplasty in a patient with postoperative angina

GW Laub, S Muralidharan, H Naidech, J Fernandez, M Adkins, and LB McGrath
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 850-851. [Abstract]  

Traumatic sinus of Valsalva fistula

J Wei, CY Chang, and YC Chang
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 852-854. [Abstract]  

Bronchial neurofibrosarcoma

K Kodama, O Doi, M Higashiyama, H Yokouchi, and R Tateishi
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 855-857. [Abstract]  

Anatomically corrected malposition of the great arteries

JR Lee, YJ Kim, YS Yun, JA Rho, and KP Suh
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 858-860. [Abstract]  

Constrictive pericarditis from Nocardia asteroides infection

R Kessler, F Follis, D Daube, and J Wernly
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 861-862. [Abstract]  

Repair of mycotic aneurysm of the innominate artery with homograft tissue

D Schuch and L Wolff
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 863-864. [Abstract]  

Patent foramen ovale: a cause of hypoxemia in patients on left ventricular support

RT Baldwin, JM Duncan, OH Frazier, and S Wilansky
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 865-867. [Abstract]  

Primary Aspergillus osteomyelitis of the sternum

WA Walker and JW Pate
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 868-870. [Abstract]  

Cardiac transplantation in a patient with a single ventricle and transposition of the great vessels

WE Richenbacher, SV Karwande, RE Shaddy, DG Renlund, MR Bristow, JB O'Connell, and WA Gay, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 871-873. [Abstract]  

Dacron mesh wrapping to support the aneurysmally dilated or friable ascending aorta

E Milgalter and H Laks
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 874-876. [Abstract]  

Cardiac retractor for coronary bypass operations

JA Rousou, RM Engelman, JE Flack, 3d, and DW Deaton
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 877-878. [Abstract]  

Simplified placement of retrograde cardioplegic catheter

CH Bahn
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 879-880. [Abstract]  

Tuberculosis, the Adirondacks, and coming of age for thoracic surgery

JA Meyer
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 881-885. [Abstract]  

Cardiac tumors: clinical experience and surgical results in 74 patients

A Miralles, L Bracamonte, H Soncul, R Diaz del Castillo, R Akhtar, V Bors, A Pavie, I Gandjbackhch, and C Cabrol
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 886-895. [Abstract]  

Effect of pH shifts induced by oxygenating crystalloid cardioplegic solutions

UO von Oppell, LM King, EF Du Toit, P Owen, B Reichart, and LH Opie
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 903-907. [Abstract]  

Protection of ischemic heart from reperfusion injury by myo-inositol hexaphosphate, a natural antioxidant

PS Rao, XK Liu, DK Das, GS Weinstein, and DH Tyras
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 908-912. [Abstract]  

Continuous versus intermittent cardioplegia in the presence of a coronary occlusion

HL Lazar, S Rivers, M Cambrils, S Bernard, and RJ Shemin
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 913-917. [Abstract]  

Captopril, an ACE inhibitor, for optimizing reperfusion after acute myocardial infarction

RM Engelman, JA Rousou, J Iyengar, and DK Das
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 918-926. [Abstract]  

Harmful effects of inotropic agents on myocardial protection

H Komai, F Yamamoto, K Tanaka, H Ichikawa, T Shibata, A Koide, T Ohashi, H Yamamoto, N Nakashima, and Y Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 927-933. [Abstract]  

Myocardial protection in the hypertrophied right ventricle

RJ Cusimano, KA Ashe, ID Chin, P Chi, JG Abel, SV Lichtenstein, and TA Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 934-938. [Abstract]  

Efficacy of myocardial protection with hypothermic blood cardioplegia depends on oxygen

J Vinten-Johansen, JS Julian, H Yokoyama, WE Johnston, TD Smith, DS McGee, and AR Cordell
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 939-948. [Abstract]  

Myocardial oxygen consumption after fibrillation in the nonhypertrophied porcine ventricle

IB Krukenkamp and S Levitsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 949-954. [Abstract]  

Relation of myocardial protection to cardioplegic solution pH: modulation by calcium and magnesium

GA Geffin, TR Reynolds, JS Titus, DD O'Keefe, and WM Daggett
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 955-964. [Abstract]  

Fatty acids suppress recovery of heart function after hypothermic perfusion

OD Mjos, K Ichihara, E Fellenius, T Myrmel, and JR Neely
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 965-970. [Abstract]  

Effect of aprotinin to improve myocardial viability in myocardial preservation followed by reperfusion

M Sunamori, I Sultan, and A Suzuki
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 971-978. [Abstract]  

Effect of cardioplegic preservation on intracellular calcium transients

Y Kato, H Otani, K Tanaka, Y Saito, M Fukunaka, and H Imamura
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 979-986. [Abstract]  

Isolated, perfused neonatal rat heart preparation for studies of calcium and functional stability

E Riva and DJ Hearse
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 987-992. [Abstract]  

Calcium content of St. Thomas' II cardioplegic solution damages ischemic immature myocardium

EJ Baker, 5th, GN Olinger, and JE Baker
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 993-999. [Abstract]  

Not all neonatal hearts are equally protected from ischemic damage during hypothermia

C Wittnich, A Maitland, W Vincente, and T Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 1000-1004. [Abstract]  

Diaphragm paralysis following cardiac surgery: role of phrenic nerve cold injury

J Efthimiou, J Butler, C Woodham, MK Benson, and S Westaby
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 1005-1008. [Abstract]  

Warm heart surgery: experience with long cross-clamp times

SV Lichtenstein, JG Abel, A Panos, AS Slutsky, and TA Salerno
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 1009-1013. [Abstract]  

Right atrial versus aortic root perfusion with blood cardioplegia

AC Fiore, KS Naunheim, ME Moskoff, SK Langreder, and HB Barner
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 1014-1020. [Abstract]  

The limits of cardiac preservation with University of Wisconsin solution

SE Fremes, RK Li, RD Weisel, DA Mickle, RD Furukawa, and LC Tumiati
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 1021-1025. [Abstract]  

Effects of platelet-activating factor antagonist CV-3988 in preservation of heart and lung for transplantation

AK Qayumi, WR Jamieson, and A Poostizadeh
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 1026-1032. [Abstract]  

Letters:

Spasm in free arterial grafts

JA van Son and F Smedts
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 896-897.  

Tricuspid and mitral valve repair

VA Jebara, C Acar, and A Deloche
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 897-898.  

Poststernotomy infections

F Robicsek
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 898-899.  

Blood saving in Jehovah's Witnesses

P Vanelli, P Castelli, AM Condemi, and C Santoli
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 899-900.  

Mammary artery grafts

J Love
Ann Thorac Surg 1991 52: 899.  

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