Articles:

CCETS Basic Science Lecture. Transplantation tolerance

DH Sachs
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1221-1227. [Abstract]  

Pediatric cardiac transplantation for congenital heart defects: surgical considerations and results

PR Vouhe, D Tamisier, J Le Bidois, D Sidi, P Mauriat, P Pouard, D Lefebvre, SB Albanese, W Khoury, and J Kachaner
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1239-1247. [Abstract]  

Initial experience with video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy

TJ Kirby, MJ Mack, RJ Landreneau, and TW Rice
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1248-1252. [Abstract]  

Comparison of balloon valvuloplasty with operative treatment for mitral stenosis

JM Cohen, DD Glower, JK Harrison, TM Bashore, WD White, LR Smith, JS Rankin, and DC Sabiston, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1254-1262. [Abstract]  

Hemodynamic advantage of left atrial epinephrine administration after cardiac operations

DA Fullerton, JA St. Cyr, JD Albert, and FL Grover
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1263-1266. [Abstract]  

Cytomegalovirus disease after heart transplantation: is acyclovir prophylaxis indicated?

CC Elkins, WH Frist, JS Dummer, JR Stewart, WH Merrill, KA Carden, and HW Bender, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1267-1272. [Abstract]  

Growth potential of the transplanted lung in the infant primate

DD Thomas, TA Standaert, WR Anton, DR Jones, JD Godwin, G Raghu, WA Hodson, and MD Allen
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1274-1278. [Abstract]  

Reduction of conjugated dienes in lung transplantation: effect of BN 52021

PC Corcoran, SS Tse, NM Katz, Y Wang, JD St Louis, ML Foegh, AR Analouei, and RB Wallace
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1279-1283. [Abstract]  

Postoperative pain-related morbidity: video-assisted thoracic surgery versus thoracotomy

RJ Landreneau, SR Hazelrigg, MJ Mack, RD Dowling, D Burke, J Gavlick, MK Perrino, PS Ritter, CM Bowers, and J DeFino
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1285-1289. [Abstract]  

Right latissimus dorsi cardiomyoplasty augments left ventricular systolic performance

SE Park, BL Cmolik, RR Lazzara, DR Trumble, and JA Magovern
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1290-1294. [Abstract]  

Factors predictive of operative mortality among coronary artery bypass subsets

FL Grover, RR Johnson, G Marshall, and KE Hammermeister
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1296-1306. [Abstract]  

Operative treatment of pediatric obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a 26-year experience

CD Stone, CL McIntosh, HA Hennein, BJ Maron, and RE Clark
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1308-1313. [Abstract]  

Myocardial function in early hours after coronary artery bypass grafting: comparison of two cardioplegic methods

B Biagioli, P Giomarelli, G Gnudi, E Artioli, F Simeone, G Paolini, L Marchetti, and A Grossi
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1315-1323. [Abstract]  

Indications for an expandable metallic stent for tracheobronchial stenosis

H Nomori, R Kobayashi, K Kodera, S Morinaga, and K Ogawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1324-1328. [Abstract]  

Endothelium-dependent relaxation in pulmonary arteries after lung preservation and transplantation

PO Kimblad, G Massa, T Sjoberg, and S Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1329-1333. [Abstract]  

Reversal of cardiac allograft rejection without immunotherapy: an animal model

AK Hanna and VJ DiSesa
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1335-1338. [Abstract]  

Phosphatidylcholine-coated chest tubes improve drainage after open heart operation

S Hunter and GD Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1339-1342. [Abstract]  

Treatment of peripheral bronchopleural fistulas with endobronchial occlusion coils

RB Ponn, RS D'Agostino, H Stern, and JL Westcott
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1343-1347. [Abstract]  

Effects of graded reductions in internal mammary artery bypass flow on left ventricular function

LJ Harris, GA Crooke, CL LaMendola, EA Grossi, FG Baumann, and RA Esposito
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1348-1350. [Abstract]  

Acute electrical stimulation increases extramyocardial collateral blood flow after a cardiomyoplasty

JD Mannion, MG Magno, PD Buckman, F DiMeo, R Greene, M Bowers, M McHugh, and H Menduke
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1351-1358. [Abstract]  

Changes in ventricular geometry early after Fontan operation

AJ Chin, WH Franklin, BA Andrews, and WI Norwood, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1359-1365. [Abstract]  

Effect of altering pump flow rate on cerebral blood flow and metabolism in infants and children

FH Kern, RM Ungerleider, JG Reves, T Quill, LR Smith, B Baldwin, ND Croughwell, and WJ Greeley
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1366-1372. [Abstract]  

Improved distal circulatory support for repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms

LK von Segesser, I Killer, R Jenni, U Lutz, and MI Turina
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1373-1380. [Abstract]  

Heart and lung grafts harvested en bloc: operative technique, utilization, and results

TJ Hinkamp, A Montoya, M Bakhos, HJ Sullivan, BP Blakeman, DB Calandra, JP Houck, W Gunnar, M Stout, and K Siebold
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1381-1385. [Abstract]  

Resection of an intracardiac metastasis from malignant teratoma of the testis

AF O'Donnell, HA Maghur, L Grogan, D Carney, and EM McGovern
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1386-1387. [Abstract]  

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the thoracic aorta presenting as a contained rupture

JB Steinberg, ER Johnson, JA Benda, and LA Lanza
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1387-1389. [Abstract]  

Thoracoscopic resection of pericardium for symptomatic congenital pericardial defect

WH Risher, AP Rees, JL Ochsner, and PM McFadden
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1390-1391. [Abstract]  

Complications of retained epicardial pacing wires: an unusual bronchial foreign body

WH Gentry and AA Hassan
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1391-1393. [Abstract]  

Right ventricle-to-aorta conduit in pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and coronary sinusoids

JE Freeman, SY DeLeon, S Lai, EA Fisher, EP Ow, and R Pifarre
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1393-1395. [Abstract]  

Use of retrograde cold crystalloid cardioplegia in a patient with unexpected cold agglutination

MB Izzat, PB Rajesh, and GH Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1395-1397. [Abstract]  

Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage of the right lung

AJ Cohen, JE Sell, RP Zurcher, and FH Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1397-1399. [Abstract]  

Mixed type of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with hemi- pulmonary vein atresia

Y Shimazaki, S Nakano, H Kato, S Ohtake, S Ikawa, T Miura, T Sano, J Arisawa, and H Matsuda
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1399-1401. [Abstract]  

Aortobronchial fistula after unilateral lung transplantation

SJ Hoff, JE Johnson, and WH Frist
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1402-1403. [Abstract]  

Carcinoid crisis after biopsy of a bronchial carcinoid

R Karmy-Jones and E Vallieres
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1403-1405. [Abstract]  

Congenital absence of the pericardium: displacement of the heart associated with tricuspid insufficiency

JA van Son, GK Danielson, and JA Callahan
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1405-1406. [Abstract]  

Successful orthotopic transplantation of a fresh tricuspid valve homograft in a human

M di Summa, E Donegani, GF Zattera, S Pansini, and M Morea
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1407-1408. [Abstract]  

Donor lung procurement: assessment and operative technique

S Sundaresan, GD Trachiotis, M Aoe, GA Patterson, and JD Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1409-1413. [Abstract]  

Outflow reconstruction of tetralogy of Fallot using a Gore-Tex valve

M Yamagishi and H Kurosawa
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1414-1416. [Abstract]  

Thoracoscopic clipping of patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants

R Forster
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1418-1420. [Abstract]  

Internal mammary artery for arterial pressure monitoring after pediatric cardiac operations

MS Slaughter, VR Kshettry, PC Smith, and JE Foker
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1421-1422. [Abstract]  

The first transplantation of the lung in a human revisited

DA Blumenstock and C Lewis
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1423-1424. [Abstract]  

Surgical management of aortic valve injury after nonpenetrating trauma

R Pretre and B Faidutti
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1426-1431. [Abstract]  

1986: Early dilation in the treatment of esophageal disruption. Updated in 1993

MB Orringer and JH Lemmer
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1432-1433.  

Practice guidelines in cardiothoracic surgery. Council of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1434-1437.  

Platelet function and hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass

G Lisi, G Sani, M Maccherini, B Biagioli, and M Toscano
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1442-1443.  

Anesthesia, the brain, and cardiopulmonary bypass

JM Murkin
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1461-1463. [Abstract]  

Effect of deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest on cerebral blood flow and metabolism

WJ Greeley, FH Kern, JN Meliones, and RM Ungerleider
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1464-1466. [Abstract]  

Review of current research at Boston Children's Hospital

RA Jonas
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1467-1472. [Abstract]  

Cerebral hemodynamics during cardiopulmonary bypass in children using near-infrared spectroscopy

P Fallon, I Roberts, FJ Kirkham, MJ Elliott, A Lloyd-Thomas, R Maynard, and AD Edwards
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1473-1477. [Abstract]  

Pulsatile low-flow perfusion for enhanced cerebral protection

T Watanabe and M Washio
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1478-1481. [Abstract]  

Transcranial Doppler monitoring of cerebral perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass

FA Burrows
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1482-1484. [Abstract]  

Cerebral lactate release after circulatory arrest but not after low flow in pediatric heart operations

J van der Linden, R Astudillo, R Ekroth, M Scallan, and C Lincoln
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1485-1489. [Abstract]  

Low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass and cerebral protection: a summary of investigations

JA Swain, RV Anderson, and MG Siegman
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1490-1492. [Abstract]  

Protection of the brain during hypothermic perfusion

H Mohri, M Sadahiro, H Akimoto, K Haneda, K Tabayashi, and M Ohmi
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1493-1496. [Abstract]  

Retrograde cerebral perfusion using pulsatile flow under conditions of profound hypothermia

A Mori
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1497-1498. [Abstract]  

Cytokine production and hemofiltration in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass

AB Millar, L Armstrong, J van der Linden, N Moat, R Ekroth, J Westwick, M Scallan, and C Lincoln
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1499-1502. [Abstract]  

Interaction between neutrophils and endothelium

MJ Elliott and AH Finn
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1503-1508. [Abstract]  

Humoral and cellular activation in a simulated extracorporeal circuit

NE Moat, N Rebuck, DF Shore, TW Evans, and AH Finn
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1509-1514. [Abstract]  

Hemofiltration modifies complement activation after extracorporeal circulation in infants

S Andreasson, S Gothberg, H Berggren, A Bengtsson, E Eriksson, and B Risberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1515-1517. [Abstract]  

Ultrafiltration and modified ultrafiltration in pediatric open heart operations

MJ Elliott
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1518-1522. [Abstract]  

Letters:

Retrograde low-dilution continuous normothermic blood cardioplegia

T Bianchi
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1438.  

Early use of internal thoracic artery

GH Santos
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1438-1439.  

Heart surgery in underdeveloped countries: success in Panama and Romania

AM Lansing
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1439-1440.  

Surgical difficulty in localized supravalvar aortic stenosis

G Prabhakar, N Kumar, and Z al-Halees
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1440.  

Cardiac operation in patients after completed stroke

AS Olearchyk
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1440-1441.  

Coronary sinus cannulation: a technique to overcome an obstructing thebesian valve

TJ Vander Salm
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1441-1442.  

Erosion of epicardium by intrapericardially placed ICD patch

WC Feng, AK Singh, CA Chmielewski, and EE Berger
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 56: 1443-1444.  

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