Editorials:

Epiphrenic diverticula: fact and fable

MB Orringer
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1067-1068.  

Steroid-free heart transplantation: an analysis

RM Bolman, 3d
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1069-1070.  

Warm blood cardioplegia: benefits and risks

RA Guyton
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1071-1072.  

Articles:

In memoriam: Nina S. Braunwald, 1928-1992

JA Waldhausen
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1055-1056.  

And it happened during our lifetime...

VL Gott
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1057-1064.  

Effect of inflation on adenosine triphosphate catabolism and lactate production during normothermic lung ischemia

PR De Leyn, TE Lerut, HH Schreinemakers, DE Van Raemdonck, K Mubagwa, and W Flameng
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1073-1078. [Abstract]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass impairs small intestinal transport and increases gut permeability

SK Ohri, I Bjarnason, V Pathi, S Somasundaram, CT Bowles, BE Keogh, A Khaghani, I Menzies, MH Yacoub, and KM Taylor
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1080-1086. [Abstract]  

Double-lung transplantation in mechanically ventilated patients with cystic fibrosis

G Massard, H Shennib, D Metras, J Camboulives, L Viard, DS Mulder, CI Tchervenkov, JF Morin, R Giudicelli, and M Noirclerc
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1087-1091. [Abstract]  

Effects of pH on brain energetics after hypothermic circulatory arrest

M Aoki, F Nomura, ME Stromski, MK Tsuji, JC Fackler, PR Hickey, DH Holtzman, and RA Jonas
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1093-1103. [Abstract]  

Cardiopulmonary bypass in HIV-positive patients

A Aris, JL Pomar, and E Saura
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1104-1107. [Abstract]  

Epiphrenic diverticulum: results of surgical treatment

JC Benacci, C Deschamps, VF Trastek, MS Allen, RC Daly, and PC Pairolero
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1109-1113. [Abstract]  

Intrapleural doxycycline control of malignant pleural effusions

LA Robinson, WH Fleming, and TA Galbraith
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1115-1121. [Abstract]  

Extended cardiopulmonary preservation: University of Wisconsin solution versus Bretschneider's cardioplegic solution

PA Human, J Holl, S Vosloo, J Hewitson, JG Brink, H Reichenspurner, D Boehm, AG Rose, JA Odell, and B Reichart
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1123-1130. [Abstract]  

University of Wisconsin versus St. Thomas' Hospital solution for human donor heart preservation

S Demertzis, J Wippermann, J Schaper, T Wahlers, HJ Schafers, I Wagenbreth, B Hausen, and A Haverich
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1131-1137. [Abstract]  

Repair of atrial septal defect through a right thoracotomy

TK Rosengart and JF Stark
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1138-1140. [Abstract]  

Left ventricular assist with an axial flow pump (Hemopump): clinical application

AC Wiebalck, PF Wouters, FR Waldenberger, B Akpinar, PM Lauwers, RH Demeyere, PT Sergeant, WJ Daenen, and WJ Flameng
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1141-1146. [Abstract]  

Increased lung injury in pulmonary hypertensive patients during open heart operations

H Komai, F Yamamoto, K Tanaka, T Murashita, T Shibata, H Sakai, and Y Kawashima
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1147-1152. [Abstract]  

Noninvasive long-term follow-up after coarctation repair

PA Kappetein, GL Guit, AJ Bogers, HW Weeda, KH Zwinderman, JP Schonberger, and HA Huysmans
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1153-1159. [Abstract]  

Clinical results of steroid-free induction immunosuppression after heart transplantation

U Livi, GB Luciani, GM Boffa, G Faggian, U Bortolotti, G Thiene, and A Mazzucco
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1160-1165. [Abstract]  

Revised technique of cardiopulmonary bypass in one-stage repair of interrupted aortic arch complex

H Yasui, H Kado, K Yonenaga, S Kawasaki, Y Shiokawa, H Kouno, R Tominaga, Y Kawachi, and K Tokunaga
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1166-1171. [Abstract]  

Intracardiac operation in seven pregnant women

GJ Rossouw, CJ Knott-Craig, PM Barnard, LA Macgregor, and WP Van Zyl
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1172-1174. [Abstract]  

Reduction of heparin binding to and inhibition of platelets by aprotinin

LC John, GM Rees, and IB Kovacs
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1175-1179. [Abstract]  

Lidocaine prophylaxis in coronary revascularization patients: a randomized, prospective trial

RG Johnson, AL Goldberger, RL Thurer, M Schwartz, C Sirois, and RM Weintraub
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1180-1184. [Abstract]  

Cadaver lung donors: effect of preharvest ventilation on graft function

KS Ulicny, Jr, TM Egan, CJ Lambert, Jr, RL Reddick, and BR Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1185-1191. [Abstract]  

Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

SJ Finck, KJ Cockerill, JE Jeter, and TA Orszulak
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1192-1196. [Abstract]  

Massive thymic hyperplasia

AG Linegar, JA Odell, WM Fennell, PM Close, MK De Groot, DR Casserly, and JI Perold
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1197-1201. [Abstract]  

Should a patient with a treated cancer be offered an open heart operation?

CC Canver, CA Marrin, SK Plume, and WC Nugent
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1202-1204. [Abstract]  

Effect of low-dose aprotinin on coagulation and fibrinolysis in cardiopulmonary bypass

M Kawasuji, K Ueyama, N Sakakibara, T Tedoriya, Y Matsunaga, T Misaki, and Y Watanabe
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1205-1209. [Abstract]  

Pharmacological relaxation of the saphenous vein during harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting

GW He, FL Rosenfeldt, and JA Angus
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1210-1217. [Abstract]  

Hufnagel revisited: a descending thoracic aortic valve to treat prosthetic valve insufficiency

AR Cale, CT Sang, C Campanella, and EW Cameron
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1218-1221. [Abstract]  

Surgical techniques in partial anomalous pulmonary veins to the superior vena cava

SY DeLeon, JE Freeman, MN Ilbawi, TS Husayni, JA Quinones, EP Ow, TJ Bell, and R Pifarre
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1222-1226. [Abstract]  

Warm blood cardioplegia

CC Vaughn, JC Opie, FT Florendo, PA Lowell, and J Austin
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1227-1232. [Abstract]  

Massive descending thoracic aneurysm in a Jehovah's witness: treatment by thromboexclusion

S Westaby, AJ Parry, P Lamont, and C Grebenik
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1233-1235. [Abstract]  

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm and intracardiac fistulas after replacement of mitral valve prosthesis

A Watanabe, T Kazui, M Tsukamoto, and S Komatsu
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1236-1239. [Abstract]  

Simple method for cardioplegia retrieval in patients with chronic renal failure

JL Schwabe, JT Sugimoto, and ML Rothberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1240-1241. [Abstract]  

Methyl methacrylate plate to prevent compression after heart transplantation

AS Jazzar, WE Dalton, NE Bradley, DK Cooper, and N Zuhdi
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1242-1243. [Abstract]  

Mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

SC Faulkner, BJ Taylor, CW Chipman, LL Baker, JW Fasules, SH Van DeVanter, and JE Harrell, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1244-1246. [Abstract]  

Rupture of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm through the tricuspid septal leaflet

P Kallis, M de Belder, and EE Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1247-1248. [Abstract]  

Intracardiac ectopic thyroid: conservative surgical treatment

GL Polvani, C Antona, M Porqueddu, G Pompilio, D Cavoretto, T Gherli, A Sala, and P Biglioli
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1249-1251. [Abstract]  

Unusual location of an atrial myxoma complicated by a secundum atrial septal defect

DR Jones, RC Hill, AE Abbott, Jr, RA Gustafson, and GF Murray
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1252-1253. [Abstract]  

Bronchogenic cyst: a cause of pulmonary artery obstruction and breathlessness

CJ Worsnop, H Teichtahl, and CP Clarke
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1254-1255. [Abstract]  

Blunt cardiac trauma: survival after bichamber rupture

J Fenton, ML Myers, P Lane, and AG Casson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1256-1257. [Abstract]  

Identifying Blalock-Taussig shunts using a Silastic band

HM van Gelder, DG Knauf, DJ O'Brien, and JA Alexander
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1258-1259. [Abstract]  

New technique to enlarge the aortic annulus

A Yener, A Ozdemir, A Sinav, N Yener, and E Hauf
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1260-1261. [Abstract]  

Augmented femoral venous return

L Solomon, FP Sutter, SM Goldman, JM Mitchell, and K Casey
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1262-1263. [Abstract]  

Use of a Dacron cuff to decrease bleeding from atrial cannulas of ventricular assist devices

DA Wyatt, IL Kron, and CG Tribble
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1264-1265. [Abstract]  

Endobag

DA Arzouman, RJ Caccavale, GE Sisler, and RJ Lewis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1266-1267. [Abstract]  

Aortic subannular ventricular aneurysms

HD Head, KL Jue, and CC Askren
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1268-1272. [Abstract]  

Motor disorders of the esophagus

A Duranceau
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1273-1274.  

1985: left thoracotomy for reoperative coronary artery bypass procedures. 1993 update

R Uppal, NL Mills, AS Wechsler, and PK Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1275-1276. [Abstract]  

Systematic survey of opinion regarding the thoracic surgery residency

BR Wilcox, FT Stritter, RP Anderson, WA Gay, Jr, GC Kaiser, MB Orringer, WG Rainer, and RL Replogle
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1296-1302. [Abstract]  

Profile of the contemporary thoracic surgery resident

BR Wilcox, FT Stritter, RP Anderson, WA Gay, Jr, GC Kaiser, MB Orringer, WG Rainer, and RL Replogle
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1303-1310.  

The practice of medicine in the year 2010

JM Matloff
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1311-1325.  

General thoracic surgery in the year 2010

LP Faber
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1326-1331. [Abstract]  

Curriculum change for graduate education in thoracic surgery

BR Wilcox and FT Stritter
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1332-1336.  

Education in thoracic surgery: personal and societal influences

JV Maloney, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1337-1339.  

Recruitment and selection of the "best and brightest"

GF Sheldon
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1340-1344.  

Credentialing in medicine

FC Wilson
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1345-1348. [Abstract]  

Report of the Joint Conference on Graduate Education in Thoracic Surgery

Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1349-1356.  

Letters:

Surgical management of carcinoid heart disease

RP Embrey
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1277.  

Coronary sinus cannulation

RG Rinaldi
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1278.  

Tumor necrosis factor and platelet-activating factor during cardiopulmonary bypass

N Nathan and Y Denizot
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1278-1279.  

Discrete subaortic stenosis

J Lavee, A Smolinsky, J Hegesh, and DA Goor
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1279-1280.  

Staged Fontan repair of complex cardiac anomalies with subaortic obstruction

RM Di Donato, D di Carlo, and C Marcelletti
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1280-1281.  

Emergent cardiopulmonary bypass

SJ Phillips
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1281-1282.  

Ionescu-Shiley bioprosthesis cusp "sag" and insufficiency

VM Walley
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1282-1283.  

Coagulation defects in neonates during cardiopulmonary bypass

DR Jobes, SC Nicolson, JM Steven, and CS Manno
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1283-1284.  

Pulmonology and video surgery: color it green

RB Wagner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 55: 1284.  

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