Editorials:

Surgical repair of aortic arch interruption

JE Foker
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 369-370.  

Endothelial covering of biological artificial heart valves

RW Frater, G Gong, D Hoffman, and K Liao
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 371-372.  

Choices, chances, values

SK Plume
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 373.  

Articles:

Intraoperative aortic dissection

RJ Still, AD Hilgenberg, CW Akins, WM Daggett, and MJ Buckley
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 374-379. [Abstract]  

Synchronous operation for ischemic cardiac and cerebrovascular disease: early results and long-term follow-up

FE Vermeulen, RP Hamerlijnck, JJ Defauw, and SM Ernst
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 381-389. [Abstract]  

Adjuvant treatment using transfer factor for bronchogenic carcinoma: long-term follow-up

RI Whyte, MA Schork, H Sloan, MB Orringer, and MM Kirsh
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 391-396. [Abstract]  

Primary surgical closure of large ventricular septal defects in small infants

JT Hardin, AD Muskett, CE Canter, TC Martin, and TL Spray
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 397-401. [Abstract]  

Hypothermic circulatory arrest as a surgical adjunct: a 5-year experience with 60 adult patients

EA Davis, AM Gillinov, DE Cameron, and BA Reitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 402-406. [Abstract]  

Chest wall stabilization with synthetic reabsorbable material

F Puma, M Ragusa, and G Daddi
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 408-411. [Abstract]  

Iron chelation in myocardial preservation after ischemia-reperfusion injury: the importance of pretreatment and toxicity

DA DeBoer and RE Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 412-418. [Abstract]  

Familial cardiac myxoma

HM van Gelder, DJ O'Brien, ED Staples, and JA Alexander
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 419-424. [Abstract]  

Adverse hemodynamic effects of pericardial closure soon after open heart operation

S Hunter, GH Smith, and GD Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 425-429. [Abstract]  

Early results of direct repair of aortic interruption by the lateral approach

S Griffin, D Richens, and R Behl
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 430-434. [Abstract]  

Thromboelastogram fails to predict postoperative hemorrhage in cardiac patients

JS Wang, CY Lin, WT Hung, MF O'Connor, RA Thisted, BK Lee, RB Karp, and MW Yang
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 435-439. [Abstract]  

Cardiac function and myocardial performance of 24-hour-preserved asphyxiated canine hearts

R Shirakura, H Matsuda, S Nakano, S Nakata, M Kaneko, Y Miyamoto, R Matsuwaka, S Kitagawa, N Fukushima, and Y Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 440-444. [Abstract]  

Preoperative chemotherapy and radiation therapy for stage IIIa carcinoma of the lung

J Yashar, AB Weitberg, AS Glicksman, MR Posner, W Feng, and HJ Wanebo
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 445-448. [Abstract]  

Intrapleural bupivacaine in the control of postthoracotomy pain

LJ Mann, GR Young, JK Williams, OF Dent, and BC McCaughan
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 449-453. [Abstract]  

Effects of cardioplegic solutions and their components on human saphenous vein contractility

M Chiavarelli, F Fabi, T Stati, R Chiavarelli, and P del Basso
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 455-459. [Abstract]  

Palliative intubation for dysphagia in patients with carcinoma of the esophagus

TK Liakakos, SK Ohri, ER Townsend, and SW Fountain
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 460-463. [Abstract]  

Adverse effect of prearrest hypothermia in immature hearts: rate versus duration of cooling

T Hosseinzadeh, CI Tchervenkov, M Quantz, and RC Chiu
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 464-471. [Abstract]  

Flow cytometric analysis of organ preservation-induced endothelial cell membrane damage

WA Killinger, Jr, DB Dorofi, EA Tinsley, Jr, BA Keagy, and G Johnson, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 472-476. [Abstract]  

Platelet protection by aprotinin in cardiopulmonary bypass: electron microscopic study

J Lavee, N Savion, A Smolinsky, DA Goor, and R Mohr
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 477-481. [Abstract]  

Surgical complications in bridging to transplantation: the Thermo Cardiosystems LVAD

WS Phillips, NA Burton, Q Macmanus, and EA Lefrak
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 482-485. [Abstract]  

Experimental in vitro endothelialization of cardiac valve leaflets

T Eberl, S Siedler, B Schumacher, P Zilla, K Schlaudraff, and R Fasol
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 487-492. [Abstract]  

Surgical decision analysis: esophagectomy/esophagogastrectomy with or without drainage?

J Olak and A Detsky
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 493-497. [Abstract]  

One-stage operation for synchronous primary cancers of the lung and the trachea

N Minato, T Itoh, M Natsuaki, K Furukawa, S Yamazaki, and T Shin
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 498-500. [Abstract]  

Isolation of the right subclavian artery

E Baudet, XF Roques, JP Guibaud, N Laborde, and A Choussat
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 501-503. [Abstract]  

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm associated with mitral regurgitation

MA Ezzat, I Abdelmeguid, D Leclerc, A Nguyen, and A Piwnica
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 504-506. [Abstract]  

Invasive thymoma with intracaval growth into the right atrium

K Yokoi, N Miyazawa, K Mori, Y Saito, K Tominaga, G Imura, K Shimamura, T Hirotani, and I Kiso
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 507-509. [Abstract]  

Coronary bypass using arterial grafts in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

T Takahashi, S Nakano, M Kaneko, H Matsuda, K Taniguchi, T Nakamura, and Y Matsuzawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 510-512. [Abstract]  

Internal thoracic artery grafting for congenital coronary malformations

S Kitamura, K Kawachi, T Nishii, S Taniguchi, K Inoue, K Mizuguchi, and M Fukutomi
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 513-516. [Abstract]  

Paraganglioma of the posterior mediastinum: value of magnetic resonance imaging

F Tanaka, M Kitano, A Tatsumi, CL Huang, M Nagasawa, M Mino, M Matsuo, and K Ichijima
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 517-519. [Abstract]  

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: surgical correction in a 66-year-old man

MH McMullan and FE Fyke, 3d
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 520-521. [Abstract]  

Diverticuloplasty for severe mucosal injury after cricopharyngeal myotomy

LA Gorenstein, BC Papsin, M Mackay, and M Goldberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 523-524. [Abstract]  

Myocardial protection by blood cardioplegia and warm reperfusion in heart transplantation

P Nataf, A Pavie, L Bracamontes, V Bors, C Cabrol, and I Gandjbakhch
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 525-526. [Abstract]  

New technique in the transfer of an anomalously originated left coronary artery to the aorta

A Sese and Y Imoto
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 527-529. [Abstract]  

Autologous fibrin glue from intraoperatively collected platelet-rich plasma

MC Oz, V Jeevanandam, CR Smith, MR Williams, AM Kaynar, RA Frank, R Mosca, RF Reiss, and EA Rose
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 530-531. [Abstract]  

Julian's reintroduction of Milton's operation

ML Dalton, SR Connally, and WC Sealy
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 532-533. [Abstract]  

Esophageal perforation: a continuing challenge

WG Jones, 2d and RJ Ginsberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 534-543. [Abstract]  

Letters:

Should we care?--Absolutely! Do we care?--I do! What should we do?-- Tough question!

MD Horowitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 544.  

The future of thoracic surgery, general and cardiac

JL Shek
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 544-545.  

Cardiothoracic surgery training

D Hoffman
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 545-546.  

Graduate education in thoracic surgery

FH Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 546-547.  

Neonatal pneumonectomy

RJ Szarnicki
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 547.  

Acute postinfarction septal rupture: long-term results

JB McClurken, JB Alpern, and VP Addonizio
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 547-548.  

A lymphoid tumor obstructing the trachea in a child

FA Pac, NE Aydin, and M Pac
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 548-549.  

The role of neck dissection in thoracic esophageal cancer

L Berk and L Coia
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 549-550.  

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