Editorials:

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation revisited ... again

C Bosken and C Lenfant
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 551-552.  

Articles:

Early experience with adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the modern era

HL Anderson, 3d, RE Delius, JM Sinard, KR McCurry, CJ Shanley, RA Chapman, MB Shapiro, JL Rodriguez, and RH Bartlett
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 553-563. [Abstract]  

Surgical therapy of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with the "corridor" operation

JJ Defauw, GM Guiraudon, NM van Hemel, FE Vermeulen, JH Kingma, and JM de Bakker
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 564-570. [Abstract]  

Noninvasive detection of heart transplant rejection with positron emission scintigraphy

SJ Hoff, JR Stewart, WH Frist, RM Kessler, MP Sandler, JB Atkinson, J Votaw, JA Carey, MS Ansari, and WH Merrill
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 572-577. [Abstract]  

Effect of pulmonary resection on right ventricular function

CE Reed, FG Spinale, and FA Crawford, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 578-582. [Abstract]  

Reduced-size porcine lung transplantation: long-term studies of pulmonary vascular resistance

JA Kern, CG Tribble, BB Chan, TL Flanagan, and IL Kron
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 583-588. [Abstract]  

Isolated lung transplantation for end-stage lung disease: a viable therapy

TM Egan, JH Westerman, CJ Lambert, Jr, FC Detterbeck, JT Thompson, MR Mill, BA Keagy, LJ Paradowski, and BR Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 590-595. [Abstract]  

Diagnosis and management of congenital vascular rings: a 22-year experience

K Chun, PM Colombani, DL Dudgeon, and JA Haller, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 597-602. [Abstract]  

Effects of intraaortic balloon position on renal artery blood flow

MT Swartz, T Sakamoto, H Arai, JE Reedy, L Salenas, T Yuda, JW Standeven, and DG Pennington
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 604-610. [Abstract]  

Effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on circulating lymphocyte function

DM Nguyen, DS Mulder, and H Shennib
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 611-616. [Abstract]  

One-stage operation for treatment after delayed diagnosis of thoracic esophageal perforation

CH Chang, PJ Lin, JP Chang, MJ Hsieh, MC Lee, and JJ Chu
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 617-620. [Abstract]  

Operation for cavitating invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients

VK Young, HA Maghur, DA Luke, and EM McGovern
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 621-624. [Abstract]  

Reinfusion of shed blood after coronary operation causes elevation of cardiac enzyme levels

GW Wahl, RH Feins, G Alfieres, and K Bixby
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 625-627. [Abstract]  

Initial experience with low-potassium cold blood cardioplegia: a clinical comparative study

YA Louagie, E Collard, M Gonzalez, A Gruslin, J Jamart, V Delire, A Mayne, M Buche, and JC Schoevaerdts
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 628-634. [Abstract]  

Management of dysfunction in the transplanted lung: experience with 7 clinical cases. Washington University Lung Transplant Group

DA Haydock, EP Trulock, LR Kaiser, SR Knight, MK Pasque, and JD Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 635-641. [Abstract]  

Cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial ischemia after thoracotomy for lung cancer

J von Knorring, M Lepantalo, L Lindgren, and O Lindfors
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 642-647. [Abstract]  

Salvage transvenous rapid atrial pacing to terminate atrial flutter after cardiac operations

BJ Amsel and PJ Walter
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 648-649. [Abstract]  

Fresh blood units contain large potent platelets that improve hemostasis after open heart operations

R Mohr, DA Goor, A Yellin, Y Moshkovitz, A Shinfeld, and U Martinowitz
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 650-654. [Abstract]  

Clinical application of total body retrograde perfusion to operation for aortic dissection

K Yasuura, Y Ogawa, H Okamoto, T Asakura, M Hoshino, M Sawazaki, A Matsuura, T Maseki, and T Abe
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 655-658. [Abstract]  

Mechanical circulatory assist using heparin-coated tube and roller pump system

A Saito, J Hayashi, and S Eguchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 659-665. [Abstract]  

Beyond cold cardioplegia

A Lessana, M Romano, AI Singh, D Le Houerou, V Martin, B Jegier, E Palsky, HQ Yu, E Belli, and C Carbone
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 666-669. [Abstract]  

Coronary artery operation in radiation-associated atherosclerosis: long- term follow-up

GL Hicks, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 670-674. [Abstract]  

Comparison of late pulmonary function after posterolateral and muscle- sparing thoracotomy

RB Ponn, A Ferneini, RS D'Agostino, AL Toole, and H Stern
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 675-679. [Abstract]  

DNA content in correlation with postsurgical stage in non-small cell lung cancer

NZ Carp, DD Ellison, PF Brophy, P Watts, MC Chang, and SM Keller
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 680-683. [Abstract]  

Acute pulmonary edema after Blalock-Taussig anastomosis

Y Okita, S Miki, K Kusuhara, Y Ueda, T Tahata, K Yamanaka, and T Tamura
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 684-685. [Abstract]  

Endobronchial closure of a postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula

JC Opie, CC Vaughn, RA Comp, JM Radford, P Lowell, and C Finch
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 686-688. [Abstract]  

Pulmonary resection and contralateral anomalous venous drainage: a lethal combination

MD Black, FM Shamji, W Goldstein, and HJ Sachs
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 689-691. [Abstract]  

Surgical laser ablation of a pediatric idiopathic ventricular tachycardia

T Nitta, M Ikeshita, T Asano, S Tanaka, T Shoji, S Ohkawa, and M Sugiura
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 692-693. [Abstract]  

Transaortic patch angioplasty for left coronary ostial stenosis in a patient with Takayasu's aortitis

S Nakano, Y Shimazaki, M Kaneko, K Taniguchi, Y Miyamoto, H Takami, T Takahashi, and H Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 694-696. [Abstract]  

Intrapleural rupture of the azygos vein

RT Thurman and R Roettger
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 697-699. [Abstract]  

Heart and unilateral lung transplantation for cardiomyopathy with high pulmonary vascular resistance

JP da Silva, JH Vila, MM Cascudo, JF Baumgratz, PA Saraiva, and CD Netto
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 700-702. [Abstract]  

Cardiac torsion after lobectomy with partial pericardectomy

SK Ohri, AA Siddiqui, and ER Townsend
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 703-705. [Abstract]  

Inaccuracy of cardiac output by thermodilution during acute tricuspid regurgitation

PM Heerdt, CG Pond, GA Blessios, and M Rosenbloom
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 706-708. [Abstract]  

Saphenous bicephalic aortocoronary graft in the treatment of right coronary bifurcation stenosis

G Popoff, N Saad, and F Diaz
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 709-710. [Abstract]  

Percutaneous replacement jejunostomy

RF Heitmiller, AC Venbrux, and FA Osterman
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 711-713. [Abstract]  

Retrograde cardioplegia: detail for coronary sinus cannulation technique

KV Arom and RW Emery
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 714-715. [Abstract]  

1990: Results of internal thoracic artery grafting over 15 years: single versus double grafts. 1992 update

KS Naunheim, HB Barner, and AC Fiore
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 716-718.  

Thoracic surgery and the war against smoking: Richard H. Overholt, MD

RL Berger, RF Dunton, MM Ashraf, HK Leonardi, KJ Karlson, and WB Neptune
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 719-725. [Abstract]  

Life-threatening postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia

PW Braunstein, Jr, RM Sade, and PC Gillette
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 726-728. [Abstract]  

Practice guidelines in cardiothoracic surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 729-737.  

Letters:

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation revisited, revisited

RH Bartlett and HL Anderson, 3d
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 738-739.  

Esophagogastrectomy for acid injury

ME Ribet
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 739.  

Severe endobronchial hemorrhage

LI Bonchek
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 739-740.  

"Provocative clamping" and removal of chest tubes despite persistent air leak

PA Kirschner
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 740-741.  

Thoracoscopy and talc poudrage

JS Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 741-742.  

Pacemaker lateral approach

MK Wood
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 53: 742.  

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