SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE:

Abigail A. Soyombo, Gianni D. Angelini, and Andrew C. Newby

Neointima formation is promoted by surgical preparation and inhibited by cyclic nucleotides in human saphenous vein organ cultures
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 2-12. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Guo-Wei He, Tea E. Acuff, William H. Ryan, Cheng-Qin Yang, and Michael J. Mack

Functional comparison between the human inferior epigastric artery and internal mammary arterySimilarities and differences
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 13-20. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dustan A. Barber, Joseph W. Rubin, George L. Zumbro, and Randall L. Tackett

The use of methylene blue as an extravascular surgical marker impairs vascular responses of human saphenous veins
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 21-29. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey M. Piehler, Eugene H. Blackstone, Kent R. Bailey, Michael E. Sullivan, James R. Pluth, Noel S. Weiss, Ron S. Brookmeyer, and James G. Chandler

Reoperation on prosthetic heart valvesPatient-specific estimates of in-hospital events
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 30-48. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT:

Ko Bando, Irvin L. Paradis, Kanshi Komatsu, Hiroaki Konishi, Masato Matsushima, Robert J. Keenan, Robert L. Hardesty, John M. Armitage, and Bartley P. Griffith

Analysis of time-dependent risks for infection, rejection, and death after pulmonary transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 49-59. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John M. Armitage, Geoffrey Kurland, Marian Michaels, Lynne A. Cipriani, Bartley P. Griffith, and Frederick J. Fricker

Critical issues in pediatric lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 60-65. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, MYOCARDIAL MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TECHNIQUES:

Gregory A. Thomas, Peter I. Lelkes, Susumu Isoda, Dawn Chick, Huiping Lu, Robert L. Hammond, Hidehiro Nakajima, Hisako Nakajima, Henry L. Walters, III, and Larry W. Stephenson

Endothelial cell–lined skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 66-73. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Herbert O. Vetter, Hans G. Kaulbach, Christoph Schmitz, Andreas Forst, Peter Überfuhr, Eckart Kreuzer, Michael Pfeiffer, Paolo Brenner, Oliver Dewald, Bruno Reichart, and Sponsored by Robert W. M. Frater

Experience with the Novacor left ventricular assist system as a bridge to cardiac transplantation, including the new wearable system
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 74-80. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takeshi Hiramatsu, Joseph M. Forbess, Takuya Miura, and John E. Mayer, Jr.

Effects of L-Arginine and L-nitro-arginine methyl ester on recovery of neonatal lamb hearts after cold ischemiaEvidence for an important role of endothelial production of nitric oxide
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 81-87. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Francis X. McGowan, Jr., Peter J. Davis, Ralph D. Siewers, and Pedro J. del Nido

Coronary vasoconstriction mediated by endothelin-1 in neonates: Reversal by nitroglycerin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 88-98. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pyng Jing Lin, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Pei-Chin Yao, Hui-Ping Liu, Hung-Chang Hsieh, and Kuei-Ton Tsai

Endothelium-dependent contraction of canine coronary artery is enhanced by crystalloid cardioplegic solution
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 99-105. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

J. D. Cooper, E. P. Trulock, A. N. Triantafillou, G. A. Patterson, M. S. Pohl, P. A. Deloney, R. S. Sundaresan, and C. L. Roper

Bilateral pneumectomy (volume reduction) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 106-119. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nael Martini, Manjit S. Bains, Michael E. Burt, Maureen F. Zakowski, Patricia McCormack, Valerie W. Rusch, and Robert J. Ginsberg

Incidence of local recurrence and second primary tumors in resected stage I lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 120-129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael D. Lieberman, Craig D. Shriver, Steven Bleckner, Michael Burt, and the Thoracic and Gastric and Mixed Tumor Services

Carcinoma of the esophagus: Prognostic significance of histologic type
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 130-139. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard I. Whyte, Mark D. Iannettoni, and Mark B. Orringer

Intrathoracic esophageal perforation: The merit of primary repair
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 140-146. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Ralph S. Mosca, Mark D. Iannettoni, Steven M. Schwartz, Achi Ludomirsky, Robert H. Beekman, III, Thomas Lloyd, and Edward L. Bove

Critical aortic stenosis in the neonateA comparison of balloon valvuloplasty and transventricular dilation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 147-154. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ralph E. Delius, John B. Steinberg, Thomas L'Ecuyer, Donald B. Doty, and Douglas M. Behrendt

Long-term follow-up of extended aortoplasty for supravalvular aortic stenosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 155-163. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Miguel Sousa Uva, Lorenzo Galletti, François Lacour Gayet, Dominique Piot, A. Serraf, Jacqueline Bruniaux, Juan Comas, R. Roussin, A. Touchot, Jean Paul Binet, and Claude Planché

Surgery for congenital mitral valve disease in the first year of life
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 164-176. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

W. Dietrich and M. Jochum

Effect of celite and kaolin on activated clotting time in the presence of aprotinin: Activated clotting time is reduced by binding of aprotinin to kaolin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 177-178. [Full Text]  

T. Carrel, M. Pasic, U. Niederhäuser, and M. Turina

Use of an intraluminal shunt to repair a coronary bypass graft injury during resternotomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 178-179. [Full Text]  

Ivatury M. Rao, Jeffrey S. Swanson, Hagop Hovaguimian, David M. McIrvin, Douglas H. King, Anthony P. Furnary, Joanie Livermore, and Albert Starr

Intrahepatic steal after Fontan operation with partial hepatic exclusion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 180-181. [Full Text]  

Wolfgang Rees, Stephan Schüler, Manfred Hummel, Susanne Hempel, Jörg Möller, and Roland Hetzer

Primary cutaneous Nocardia farcinica infection after heart transplantation: A case report
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 181-183. [Full Text]  

Iwao Takanami, Tetsuo Imamura, and Susumu Kodaira

Myasthenia gravis complicated by sarcoidosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 183-184. [Full Text]  

Junya Katoh, Shinpei Yoshii, Osamu Suzuki, Shigeru Hosaka, Ryoichi Hashimoto, and Yusuke Tada

Mediastinal vagal neurilemmoma causing tracheal stenosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 184-185. [Full Text]  

S. Böhm, R. M. Arendt, B. Reichart, R. H. G. Schwinger, and M. Böhm

Cardiac cannulation, sodium and water balance, and ANF plasma levels
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 185-186. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Gordon N. Olinger

Carbon dioxide displacement of left heart chambers
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 187-188. [Full Text]  

Poo Sing Wong

Surgical glove perforation during cardiac operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 188. [Full Text]  

Tom Treasure

Classification of variant courses of the posterior descending artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 188-189. [Full Text]  

Valeri Chekanov

Dynamic cardiomyoplasty at 5 years: Russian clinical experience
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 189-190. [Full Text]  

J. Rubio-Alvarez, J. Sierra-Quiroga, D. Duran-Muñoz, and J. B. Bengochea

Atherosclerotic changes in the internal thoracic artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 190. [Full Text]  

James W. Pate and Gayle Minard

Imaging of traumatic rupture of the aorta
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 190-191. [Full Text]  

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