Presidential Address:

"A Half-Dead Thing ...?"

Benson R. Wilcox
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1047-1055. [Full Text]  

Original Articles:

Up to Thirty-Year Survival After Aortic Valve Replacement in the Small Aortic Root

Guo-Wei He, Gary L. Grunkemeier, Hugh L. Gately, Anthony P. Furnary, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1056-1062. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of Aprotinin in LVAD Recipients Reduces Blood Loss, Blood Use, and Perioperative Mortality

Daniel J. Goldstein, J. Alex Seldomridge, Jonathan M. Chen, Katharine A. Catanese, Carolyn M. DeRosa, Alan D. Weinberg, Craig R. Smith, Eric A. Rose, Howard R. Levin, and Mehmet C. Oz
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1063-1067. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunostains for Blood Group Antigens Lack Prognostic Significance in T1 Lung Carcinoma

Carolyn M. Dresler, Jon H. Ritter, Mark R. Wick, Charles L. Roper, G. Alexander Patterson, and Joel D. Cooper
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1069-1073. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Pathways Can Be Based on Acuity, Not Diagnosis

J. Terrance Davis, Hugh D. Allen, Kirt Felver, H. Mary Rummell, Jean D. Powers, and Daniel M. Cohen
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1074-1078. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arrhythmogenic Ventricular Aneurysms Unrelated to Coronary Artery Disease

Hiranya A. Rajasinghe, H. Peter Lorenz, Michael T. Longaker, Melvin M. Scheinman, and Scot H. Merrick
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1079-1084. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Multimodality Therapy for Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus

Keith S. Naunheim, Paul J. Petruska, Tapan S. Roy, Jean M. Schlueter, Han Kim, and Arthur E. Baue
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1085-1090. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Experience With Nonthoracotomy Cardioverter Defibrillators

Jennifer S. Lawton, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Mark A. Wood, Bruce S. Stambler, John A. Spratt, Andrew S. Wechsler, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1092-1098. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for the Anterior Approach to the Thoracic Spine

Michael J. Mack, John J. Regan, Paul C. McAfee, George Picetti, Ari Ben-Yishay, and Tea E. Acuff
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1100-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion During Profound Hypothermia and Circulatory Arrest in Pigs

Hazim J. Safi, Dimitrios C. Iliopoulos, Shankar P. Gopinath, Kenneth R. Hess, Panayiotis J. Asimacopoulos, Stefano Bartoli, Steven A. Raskin, Ccp, Aziz T. Shaibani, Christopher M. Leveque, and David H. Yawn
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1107-1112. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Double-Valve Replacement With Medtronic-Hall or St. Jude Valve

Andrew C. Fiore, Marc T. Swartz, Thomas G. Sharp, Kenneth A. Kesler, Hendrick B. Barner, Keith S. Naunheim, Gary L. Grunkemeier, Debra A. Moroney, and George C. Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1113-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Primary Bidirectional Superior Cavopulmonary Shunt in Infants Between 1 and 4 Months of Age

V. Mohan Reddy, John R. Liddicoat, and Frank L. Hanley
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1120-1125. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiac Storage With University of Wisconsin Solution and a Nucleoside-Transport Blocker

Stephen E. Fremes, Robert D. Furukawa, Ji Zhang, Ren-Ke Li, Laura C. Tumiati, Richard D. Weisel, and Donald A. G. Mickle
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1127-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Attributable to Endomyocardial Biopsies and Rejection in Heart Transplantation

Bernard Hausen, Johannes M. Albes, Roland Rohde, Stefanos Demertzis, Andreas Mügge, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1134-1140. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operation for Unstable Angina Pectoris: Factors Influencing Adverse In-Hospital Outcome

Yves A. G. Louagie, Jacques Jamart, Michel Buche, Philippe M. Eucher, Didier Schoevaerdts, Edith Collard, Manuel Gonzalez, Baudouin Marchandise, and Jean-Claude Schoevaerdts
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1141-1149. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Assessment of the Value of the Immediate Postoperative Chest Radiograph After Cardiac Operation

Philip I. Hornick, Paul Harris, Claire Cousins, Kenneth M. Taylor, and Bruce E. Keogh
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1150-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endothelial Dysfunction in Venous Pulmonary Hypertension in the Neonatal Piglet

Alain Serraf, Philippe Hervé, Carlos Labat, Guy-Michel Mazmanian, Vincent de Montpreville, Claude Planché, and Charles Brink
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1155-1161. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia (Castleman's Disease) in the Chest

Joo Hyun Kim, Tae Gook Jun, Sook Whan Sung, Young Soo Shim, Sung Koo Han, Young Whan Kim, Chul Gyu Yoo, Jeong Wook Seo, and Joon Ryang Rho
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1162-1165. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thoracoscopic Debridement of Loculated Empyema Thoracis in Children

Mark L. Silen and Thomas R. Weber
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1166-1168. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Within 30 Days of an Acute Myocardial Infarction

Tej K. Kaul, Barry L. Fields, Shefton L. Riggins, Guillermo C. Dacumos, David A. Wyatt, and Christopher R. Jones
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1169-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-Term Preservation of Vascular Endothelium and Smooth Muscle

Richard Ingemansson, Trygve Sjöberg, Giorgio Massa, and Stig Steen
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1177-1181. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Novel Technique to Bioassay Endocardium-Derived Nitric Oxide From the Beating Heart

Berent Discigil, Paul J. Pearson, Yeow L. Chua, Paulo R. B. Evora, John F. Seccombe, and Hartzell V. Schaff
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1182-1186. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cerebral Microemboli During Coronary Artery Bypass Using Different Cardioplegia Techniques

Andrew J. Baker, Basem Naser, Mark Benaroia, and C. David Mazer
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1187-1191. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Use of Cardiac Troponin I as a Marker of Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia

Joseph-Philippe Etievent, Sidney Chocron, Gérard Toubin, Christian Taberlet, Kifah Alwan, François Clement, Anne Cordier, Nicole Schipman, and Jean-Pierre Kantelip
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1192-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operation for Type A Aortic Dissection: Introduction of Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion

Masaya Kitamura, Akimasa Hashimoto, Takehide Akimoto, Osamu Tagusari, Shigeyuki Aomi, and Hitoshi Koyanagi
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1195-1199. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Operation for Type B Aortic Dissection: Introduction of Left Heart Bypass

Masaya Kitamura, Akimasa Hashimoto, Osamu Tagusari, Takehide Akimoto, Shigeyuki Aomi, and Hitoshi Koyanagi
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1200-1203. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Unoperated Aortic Aneurysm: A Survey of 170 Patients

Mario J. Perko, Martin Nørgaard, Tina M. Herzog, Peter Skov Olsen, Torben V. Schroeder, and Gösta Pettersson
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1204-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Postoperative Abdominal Complications in Cardiopulmonary Bypass Patients: A Case-Controlled Study

Mark J. Ott, Timothy G. Buchman, and William A. Baumgartner
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1210-1213. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Discussion:

Discussion

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Case Reports:

Spontaneous Recanalization of the Esophagus After Exclusion Using Nonabsorbable Staples

Venki Paramesh, John D. Rumisek, and Frederic C. Chang
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1214-1215. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Diagnosis of Infected Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt by Computed Tomography

Steven W. Turner, Jonathan P. Wyllie, J. R. Leslie Hamilton, and Hugh H. Bain
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1216-1217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Repeat Replacement of Aortic Valve Bioprosthesis

Hazim J. Safi, Dimitrios C. Iliopoulos, and Diana S. Duff
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1217-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neonatal Pulmonary Autograft Implantation for Cardiac Tumor Involving Aortic Valve

Alessandro Giamberti, Salvatore Giannico, Cosimo Squitieri, Fiore S. Iorio, Antonio Amodeo, Adriano Carotti, Sergio Picardo, and Carlo Marcelletti
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1219-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myxoma of the Aortic Valve

Peter Kennedy, Andrew J. Parry, Dinah Parums, and Ravi Pillai
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1221-1223. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right Lower Lobe Herniation After Domino Heart-Lung Transplantation

Nizar A. Yonan, Jim Egan, Abdul K. Deiraniya, and Ali N. Rahman
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1223-1226. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Increasing Cyanosis After Total Cavopulmonary Connection Treated by Banding a Separate Liver Vein

Tjalling W. Waterbolk, Melle D. Talsma, Bert G. Loef, Maarten J. H. Slooff, and Tjark Ebels
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1226-1228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Severe Internal Mammary Artery Atherosclerosis After Correction of Coarctation of the Aorta

Ray Huang-Tsang Chen, George J. Reul, and Denton A. Cooley
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1228-1230. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Circulatory Support for Myocardial Infarction With Ventricular Arrhythmias

William L. Holman, G. Dean Roye, Robert C. Bourge, David C. McGiffin, Sriram S. Iyer, and James K. Kirklin
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1230-1231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

``Thinning-Down Phenomenon'' and Vasomotor Adaptability of the Inferior Epigastric Artery Graft

Paolo Rona, Antonio L. Bartorelli, Paolo Ravagnani, Francesco Alamanni, Giulio Pompilio, and Andrea Sala
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1231-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Subclavian Artery Branch Ligation Reduces Hemorrhage During Resection of Pulmonary Aspergilloma

Hiroshi Niwa, Yosuke Yamakawa, Ichirou Fukai, Masanobu Kiriyama, Yoshihiro Kobayashi, and Akira Masaoka
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1234-1235. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bronchogenic Cyst of the Right Hemidiaphragm

François Dagenais, Edgard Nassif, Renée Déry, and Réal Lapointe
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1235-1237. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tricuspid Valve Prolapse Associated With Myxomatous Degeneration

Jacques A. M. van Son, Catherine M. Miles, and Albert Starr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1237-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Right Atrial Lipoma

John C. Mullen, Shirley A. Schipper, Suvro S. Sett, and George A. Trusler
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1239-1240. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Massive Hemothorax Secondary to Foreign Body and CPR

Robert B. Wagner
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1241-1242. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentaries:

Invited Commentary

Kevin Turley
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Invited Commentary

John A. Hawkins
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1125-1126. [Full Text]  

Invited Commentary

Sallie J. Teasdale Scott
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Invited Commentary

Harold C. Urschel, Jr
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1216. [Full Text]  

How To Do It:

Ultrasonic Dissection: A Useful Adjunct to Operation for Calcified Constrictive Pericarditis

Thierry du Roy de Chaumaray and Philippe Menasché
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1243-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Technique for Constructing the Pulmonary Trunk for Tetralogy of Fallot With Pulmonary Atresia

Tetsuya Kitagawa, Itsuo Katoh, Fumio Chikugo, Takaki Hori, Yoshiaki Fukumura, Kazuhiro Mori, and Suguru Matsuoka
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1245-1248. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A New Device for Exposing the Circumflex Coronary Artery

Akio Matsuura, Kenzo Yasuura, Takashi Maseki, Toshihiko Ichihara, Ken Miyahara, Toshiaki Itoh, Takashi Watanabe, and Mitsuya Murase
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1249-1250. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Current Review:

Tracheoesophageal Fistula After Blunt Chest Trauma

William J. Reed, Shannon E. Doyle, and Charles Aprahamian
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1251-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Key References:

Update on Mitral Valve Repair

Tirone E. David
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1257-1258. [Full Text]  

Update:

The Effect of Glucose Priming Solutions in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1259-1260. [Full Text]  

Continuous Intercostal Nerve Block for Pain Relief after Thoracotomy

Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1261-1263. [Full Text]  

Review of Recent Books:

Valvular Heart Disease: Edited by Muayed Al Zaibag and Carlos M. G. Duran New York, Marcel Dekker, 1994 760 pp, illustrated, $195.00

W. Gerald Rainer
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1203. [Full Text]  

Manual of Perioperative Care in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery: By Robert M. Bojar, MD Cambridge, MA, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1994 584 pp, illustrated, $37.25Reviewed by O. LaWayne Miller, MD

Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1260. [Full Text]  

Correspondence:

De Vega Annuloplasty: When to Stop Tightening the Suture?

Amit Banerjee, Mohammed Akhter, and Sudarshan K. Khanna
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1272. [Full Text]  

Adjustable De Vega Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty Guided by Transesophageal Echocardiography

Raffaele De Simone, Rüdiger Lange, Ahmed Tanzeem, and Siegfried Hagl
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1272. [Full Text]  

Postpericardiotomy Syndrome After Pacemaker Implantation

Yasushi Terada, Toshio Mitsui, Yuichiro Kaminishi, and Yukihiro Yoshimura
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1272-1273. [Full Text]  

Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Thyroid Function

Roberto Scrofani, Maurizio Salati, Carmine Santoli, T. Hugh Jones, Steven M. Hunter, Alun Price, and Gianni D. Angelini
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1273-1275. [Full Text]  

Ultrasound of Inferior Epigastric Artery

Michael J. Tolan, Andrew J. Parry, Stephen Langley, Stephen R. Large, Edwin Petrossian, and Richard F. Brodman
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1275-1276. [Full Text]  

Patch Aortoplasty for Coarctation of Aorta: Technical Considerations

Solomon Victor and Anthony L. Moulton
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1276-1278. [Full Text]  

Anomalous Origin of the Right Gastroepiploic Artery Mistaken for Graft Occlusion

Ulrich Hake, Michael Hilker, Hellmut Oelert, and Christoph Düber
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1278. [Full Text]  

Report:

Practice Guidelines in Cardiothoracic Surgery

George C. Kaiser
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1264-1271. [Full Text]  

Symposium: Conference on Cardiopulmonary Bypass:

Introduction

John M. Murkin
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1288. [Full Text]  

Statement of Consensus on Assessment of Neurobehavioral Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery

John M. Murkin, Stanton P. Newman, David A. Stump, and James A. Blumenthal
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1289-1295. [Full Text]  

Risk Factors for Cerebral Injury and Cardiac Surgery

Stephen A. Mills
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1296-1299. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Macroemboli and Microemboli During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Christopher I. Blauth
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1300-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brain Microemboli Associated With Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Histologic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Dixon M. Moody, William R. Brown, Venkata R. Challa, David A. Stump, David M. Reboussin, and Claudine Legault
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1304-1307. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Role of CPB Management in Neurobehavioral Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery

John M. Murkin
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1308-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Signs of Brain Cell Injury During Open Heart Operations: Past and Present

Torkel Åberg
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1312-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Glutamate, Calcium, and Free Radicals as Mediators of Ischemic Brain Damage

Bo K. Siesjö, Qi Zhao, Kerstin Pahlmark, Peter Siesjö, Ken-ichiro Katsura, and Jaroslava Folbergrová
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1316-1320. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cerebral Hemodynamics After Low-Flow Versus No-Flow Procedures

Jan van der Linden
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1321-1325. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Predictors of Cognitive Decline After Cardiac Operation

Mark F. Newman, Narda D. Croughwell, James A. Blumenthal, Edward Lowry, William D. White, William Spillane, R. Duane Davis, Jr, Donald D. Glower, Lloyd R. Smith, Elizabeth P. Mahanna, and Joseph G. Reves
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1326-1330. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Perioperative Cerebral Blood Flow and Postoperative Cognitive Deficit

Graham E. Venn, Ramesh L. Patel, and David J. Chambers
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1331-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-Term Neurologic Outcome After Cardiac Operation

Kyösti A. Sotaniemi
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1336-1339. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Selection and Clinical Significance of Neuropsychologic Tests

David A. Stump
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1340-1344. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Methodological Issues in the Assessment of Neuropsychologic Function After Cardiac Surgery

James A. Blumenthal, Elizabeth P. Mahanna, David J. Madden, William D. White, Narda D. Croughwell, and Mark F. Newman
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1345-1350. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Analysis and Interpretation of Neuropsychologic Tests in Cardiac Surgery

Stanton P. Newman
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1351-1355. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neurologic Complications of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Diffuse or Focal Ischemia?

Michael J. G. Harrison
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1356-1358. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cerebral Dysfunction After Cardiac Surgery: Closing Address

Peter L. C. Smith
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 59: 1359-1362. [Full Text]  

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