SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE:

Mary J. Boylan, Bruce W. Lytle, Floyd D. Loop, Paul C. Taylor, Judith A. Borsh, Marlene Goormastic, and Delos M. Cosgrove

Surgical treatment of isolated left anterior descending coronary stenosis: Comparison of left internal mammary artery and venous autograft at 18 to 20 years of follow-up
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 657-662. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Soichiro Kitamura, Yoichi Kameda, Toshio Seki, Kanji Kawachi, Masahiro Endo, Yasuo Takeuchi, Tomisaku Kawasaki, and Yasunaru Kawashima

Long-term outcome of myocardial revascularization in patients with Kawasaki coronary artery disease A multicenter cooperative study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 663-674. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bruce W. Lytle, Derrick McElroy, Patrick McCarthy, Floyd D. Loop, Paul C. Taylor, Marlene Goormastic, Robert W. Stewart, and Delos M. Cosgrove

Influence of arterial coronary bypass grafts on the mortality in coronary reoperations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 675-683. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. Noyez, T. van der Werf, T. J. Klinkenberg, D. P. B. Janssen, G. L. Kaan, and L. K. Lacquet

Experience and early results of second reoperations for coronary artery diseaseShould patent vein grafts be replaced during reoperation?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 684-689. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lynda L. Mickleborough, Hiroshi Maruyama, Peter Liu, and Shanas Mohamed

Results of left ventricular aneurysmectomy with a tailored scar excision and primary closure technique
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 690-698. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gregory S. O'Neil, Adrian H. Chester, Catherine J. Schyns, Samad Tadjkarimi, Julie A. A. Borland, and Magdi H. Yacoub

Effect of surgical preparation and arterialization on vasomotion of human saphenous vein
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 699-706. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mano J. Thubrikar, Francis Robicsek, and Brett L. Fowler

Pressure trap created by vein valve closure and its role in graft stenosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 707-716. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael S. Mulligan, Thomas T. Tsai, James M. Kneebone, Peter A. Ward, and Flavian M. Lupinetti

Effects of preservation techniques on in vivo expression of adhesion molecules by aortic valve allografts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 717-723. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Marc Gillinov, Atul Hulyalkar, Duke E. Cameron, Peter W. Cho, Peter S. Greene, Bruce A. Reitz, Reed E. Pyeritz, and Vincent L. Gott

Mitral valve operation in patients with the Marfan syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 724-731. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Raymond Lee, John D. Mitchell, Hasan Garan, Jeremy N. Ruskin, Brian A. McGovern, Mortimer J. Buckley, David F. Torchiana, and Gus J. Vlahakes

Operation for recurrent ventricular tachycardiaPredictors of short- and long-term efficacy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 732-742. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIAC AND PULMONARY TRANSPLANTATION:

Bartley P. Griffith, Mitchell J. Magee, Ivan F. Gonzalez, Remi Houel, John M. Armitage, Robert L. Hardesty, Brack G. Hattler, Peter F. Ferson, Rodney J. Landreneau, and Robert J. Keenan

Anastomotic pitfalls in lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 743-754. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard J. Novick, Bernard Andréassian, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, Axel Haverich, G. Alexander Patterson, Michael P. Kaye, Alan H. Menkis, and F. Neil McKenzie

Pulmonary retransplantation for obliterative bronchiolitis:Intermediate-term results of a North American–European series
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 755-763. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

James C. Stringham, Karen L. Paulsen, James H. Southard, Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., and Folkert O. Belzer

Prolonging myocardial preservation with a modified University of Wisconsin solution containing 2,3-butanedione monoxime and calcium
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 764-775. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, MYOCARDIAL MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TECHNIQUES:

J. M. Redmond, A. M. Gillinov, K. J. Zehr, M. E. Blue, J. C. Troncoso, B. A. Reitz, D. E. Cameron, M. V. Johnston, and W. A. Baumgartner

Glutamate excitotoxicity: A mechanism of neurologic injury associated with hypothermic circulatory arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 776-787. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Arisan Ergin, Jan D. Galla, Steven L. Lansman, Cid Quintana, Carol Bodian, and Randall B. Griepp

Hypothermic circulatory arrest in operations on the thoracic aortaDeterminants of operative mortality and neurologic outcome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 788-799. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wendel J. Smith, Michael P. Murphy, Robert F. Appleyard, Robert J. Rizzo, Lishan Aklog, Rita G. Laurence, and Lawrence H. Cohn

Prevention of complement-induced pulmonary hypertension and improvement of right ventricular function by selective thromboxane receptor antagonism
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 800-806. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael Havel, Florian Grabenwöger, Johannes Schneider, Günter Laufer, Gregor Wollenek, Alyson Owen, Paul Simon, Harald Teufelsbauer, and Ernst Wolner

Aprotinin does not decrease early graft patency after coronary artery bypass grafting despite reducing postoperative bleeding and use of donated blood
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 807-810. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rainald Seitelberger, Waltraud Hannes, Mark Gleichauf, Matthias Keilich, Marion Christoph, Roland Fasol, Sponsored by, and Ernst Wolner

Effects of diltiazem on perioperative ischemia, arrhythmias, and myocardial function in patients undergoing elective coronary bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 811-821. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitsuru Aoki, Fumikazu Nomura, and John E. Mayer, Jr.

Interactions between preischemic hypothermia and cardioplegic solutions in the neonatal lamb heart
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 822-828. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Manuel Galiñanes, Ryszard T. Smolenski, Peter S. Haddock, and David J. Hearse

Early effects of hypothyroidism on the contractile function of the rat heart and its tolerance to hypothermic ischemia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 829-837. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Thuan T. Nguyen, J. Robert Upp, Jr., Phillip E. Bush, Charles S. Cox, Jr., Tom Delosh, and Lyle Broemling

Complications of neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenationCollective experience from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 838-849. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Osamu Kawaguchi, Yoichi Goto, Shiho Futaki, Yuichi Ohgoshi, Hitoshi Yaku, and Hiroyuki Suga

The effects of dynamic cardiac compression on ventricular mechanics and energetics: Role of ventricular size and contractility
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 850-859. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gerald D. Buckberg

Normothermic blood cardioplegiaAlternative or adjunct?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 860-867. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John M. Kratz, Wendy S. Johnson, Rupak Mukherjee, Jie Hu, Fred A. Crawford, and Francis G. Spinale

The relation between latissimus dorsi skeletal muscle structure and contractile function after cardiomyoplasty
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 868-878. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Robert J. McKenna, Jr.

Lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery with mediastinal node sampling for lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 879-882. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Matthew Brenner, Raouf A. Kayaleh, Eric N. Milne, Louise Della Bella, Kathryn Osann, Yona Tadir, Michael W. Berns, and Archie F. Wilson

Thoracoscopic laser ablation of pulmonary bullae: Radiographic selection and treatment response
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 883-890. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Noboru Nakano, Tsutomu Yasumitsu, Yahiro Kotake, Hideo Morino, and Junpei Ikezoe

Preoperative histologic diagnosis of chest wall invasion by lung cancer using ultrasonically guided biopsy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 891-895. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Bernard, M. Pillet, P. Goudet, and H. Viard

Antibiotic prophylaxis in pulmonary surgeryA prospective randomized double-blind trial of flash cefuroxime versus forty-eight-hour cefuroxime
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 896-900. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wickii T. Vigneswaran, Victor F. Trastek, Peter C. Pairolero, Claude Deschamps, Richard C. Daly, and Mark S. Allen

Extended esophagectomy in the management of carcinoma of the upper thoracic esophagus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 901-907. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Steven R. Gundry, Anees J. Razzouk, Jeffrey F. Boskind, Ramesh Bansal, and Leonard L. Bailey

Fate of the pericardial monocusp pulmonary valve for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction: Early function, late failure without obstruction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 908-913. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marc R. de Leval, Katrien François, Catherine Bull, William Brawn, and David Spiegelhalter

Analysis of a cluster of surgical failures: Application to a series of neonatal arterial switch operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 914-924. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mehdi Hakimi, Henry L. Walters, III, William W. Pinsky, Michael J. Gallagher, and Juanita M. Lyons

Delayed sternal closure after neonatal cardiac operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 925-933. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mark D. Iannettoni, Edward L. Bove, Ralph S. Mosca, Flavian M. Lupinetti, Parvin C. Dorostkar, Achi Ludomirsky, Dennis C. Crowley, Thomas J. Kulik, and Amnon Rosenthal

Improving results with first-stage palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 934-940. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Gerald D. Buckberg, Kai Ihnken, and Kiyozo Morita

Use of hypocalcemic blood cardioplegia with clear extracorporeal primes containing albumin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 941-942. [Full Text]  

Anthony L. Panos

Origins of warm heart surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 942. [Full Text]  

Walter J. Gomes, Antonio C. Carvalho, J. Honório Palma, Iran Gonçalves, Jr., and Enio Buffolo

Vasoplegic syndrome: A new dilemma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 942-943. [Full Text]  

Loíc Macé, Patrice Dervanian, Thierry Folliguet, Jean Michel Grinda, Jean Losay, and Jean Yves Neveux

Atrioventricular septal defect with native subaortic stenosis: Correction by extended valvular detachment
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 943-945. [Full Text]  

Motoshi Takao, Hajime Tanabe, Isao Yada, Syoji Namikawa, Hiroshi Yuasa, and Minoru Kusagawa

Bronchial circulation and airway complications after lung transplantation: Possible role of pulmonary rejection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 945-947. [Full Text]  

Kenji Inui and Hans-Joachim Schäfers

Bronchial circulation and airway complications after lung transplantation: Possible role of pulmonary rejection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 946-947. [Full Text]  

Serafin Y. DeLeon, Jose A. Quinones, and Roque Pifarré

Aortoinnominopexy versus innominate artery reimplantation for displaced innominate artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 947-948. [Full Text]  

Yasuko Tomizawa, Marc R. Moon, and Yasuharu Noishiki

Biologic vascular grafts in the venous position
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 948-949. [Full Text]  

Giovanni B. Ratto

Biologic vascular grafts in the venous position
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 949. [Full Text]  

Paul A. Kirschner

The New York Society for Thoracic Surgery: Seventy-five years, 1917-1992
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 949-953. [Full Text]  

Robert J. Downey, Victor F. Trastek, and R. P. Clay

Right pneumonectomy syndrome: Surgical correction with expandable implants
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 953-955. [Full Text]  

Dov Weissberg and Moritz Kaufman

Update on bronchoesophageal fistula in adults
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 955. [Full Text]  

T. Sakuma, H. Kubo, T. Tanita, K. Koike, and S. Fujimura

Penetration of intravenous antibiotics from the lung into the pleural space after pulmonary resection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 955-957. [Full Text]  

Martin Storck, Hermann Berger, Florian Liewald, Ludger Sunder-Plassmann, and Hendrik Dienemann

Endotracheal balloon dilatation and self-expanding stent (Wallstent) for inoperable tracheomalacia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 957-959. [Full Text]  

Hitoshi Ueda, Takuo Kusano, and Akinori Iwasaki

Dysphagia caused by a large pulmonary bulla
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 959-960. [Full Text]  

R. Cabezalí, R. Lozano, E. Bustamante, T. Castiella, A. Güemes, J. Ramírez, E. Moncada, R. Sousa, and I. Gil

Askin's tumor of the chest wall: A case report in an adult
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 960-962. [Full Text]  

Rémi Nottin, Daniel Roux, Alain Serraf, Jean-Pierre Duffet, Jean-Pierre Daniel, Yves D'Udekem, and Jean-Paul Binet

Indications for median sternotomy for acute traumatic rupture of the descending thoracic aorta
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 962-963. [Full Text]  

Sufan Chien, Peter R. Oeltgen, John N. Diana, Robert K. Salley, and Tsung-Ping Su

Extension of tissue survival time in multiorgan block preparation with a delta opioid DADLE ([D-Ala²,D-Leu⁵]-enkephalin)
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 964-967. [Full Text]  

Cameron J. Ward, Graham R. Nunn, and Gary F. Sholler

Antegrade aortic balloon dilatation through an apical ventriculotomy under echocardiographic control
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 107: 967-968. [Full Text]  

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