SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE:

Hugh E. Scully and C. Susan Armstrong

Tricuspid valve replacement: Fifteen years of experience with mechanical prostheses and bioprostheses
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1035-1041. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. A. Barra, E. Bezon, J. Mansourati, I. Rukbi, P. Mondine, and Y. Youssef

Reimplantation of the right internal thoracic artery as a free graft into the left in situ internal thoracic artery (Y Procedure): One-year angiographic results
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1042-1048. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard P. Cochran, Karyn S. Kunzelman, A. Craig Eddy, Bradley O. Hofer, and Edward D. Verrier

Modified conduit preparation creates a pseudosinus in an aortic valve–sparing procedure for aneurysm of the ascending aorta
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1049-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jing Chuan Zhang, Johann Wojta, and Bernd R. Binder

Growth and fibrinolytic parameters of human umbilical vein endothelial cells seeded onto cardiovascular grafts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1059-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David M. Shahian, Warren A. Williamson, Lars G. Svensson, Richard S. D'Agostino, David T. Martin, Jonathan R. Ellis, and Ferdinand J. Venditti

Transvenous versus transthoracic cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: A comparative analysis of morbidity, mortality, and survival
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1066-1074. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT:

S. Sundaresan, J. Semenkovich, L. Ochoa, G. Richardson, E. P. Trulock, J. D. Cooper, and G. A. Patterson

Successful outcome of lung transplantation is not compromised bythe use of marginal donor lungs
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1075-1080. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David C. McGiffin, Timo Savunen, James K. Kirklin, David C. Naftel, Robert C. Bourge, Thomas D. Paine, Connie White-Williams, Tero Sisto, and Lesley Early

Cardiac transplant coronary artery disease: A multivariable analysisof pretransplantation risk factors for disease development and morbid events
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1081-1089. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shigeyuki Sasaki, James D. McCully, Francesca Alessandrini, and Joseph LoCicero, III

Impact of initial flush potassium concentration on the adequacy of lung preservation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1090-1096. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steven R. Gundry, Norihide Fukushima, Clifford C. Eke, Arthur C. Hill, Craig Zuppan, and Leonard L. Bailey

Successful survival of primates receiving transplantation with "dead,"nonbeating donor hearts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1097-1102. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

William M. DeCampli, Helen Luikart, Sharon Hunt, and Edward B. Stinson

Characteristics of patients surviving more than ten years aftercardiac transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1103-1115. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, MYOCARDIAL MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TECHNIQUES:

Bradley S. Allen, Jacqueline W. Winkelmann, Hanafy Hanafy, Renee S. Hartz, Kirk S. Bolling, Jongwok Ham, and Steven Feinstein

Retrograde cardioplegia does not adequately perfuse the right ventricle
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1116-1126. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. A. Geddes, W. Janas, M. Hinds, and J. Cook

The pumping and left ventricular unloading capabilities of the ventricular synchronous skeletal-muscle ventricle
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1127-1137. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tomislav Mihaljevic, Martin Tönz, Ludwig K. von Segesser, Miralem Pasic, Peter Grob, Jörg Fehr, Burkhardt Seifert, and Marko Turina

The influence of leukocyte filtration during cardiopulmonary bypass on postoperative lung function: A clinical study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1138-1145. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Katsuhiko Nakanishi, Zhi-Qing Zhao, J. Vinten-Johansen, Dudley A. Hudspeth, D. Scott McGee, and John W. Hammon, Jr.

Blood cardioplegia enhanced with nitric oxide donor SPM-5185 counteracts postischemic endothelial and ventricular dysfunction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1146-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ganghong Tian, Bo Xiang, Keith W. Butler, Antonio M. Calafiore, Andrea Mezzetti, Tomás A. Salerno, and Roxanne Deslauriers

A³¹P-Nuclear magnetic resonance study of intermittent warm blood cardioplegia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1155-1163. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hans Peter Wendel, Wolfgang Heller, Josef Michel, Gabriel Mayer, Christoph Ochsenfahrt, Uwe Graeter, Jochen Schulze, Hans-Martin Hoffmeister, and Hans-Eberhardt Hoffmeister

Lower cardiac troponin T levels in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass and receiving high-dose aprotinin therapy indicate reduction of perioperative myocardial damage
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1164-1172. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Naoki Yoshimura, Masayoshi Okada, Toshiaki Ota, and Hideaki Nohara

Pharmacologic intervention for ischemic brain edema after retrograde cerebral perfusion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1173-1181. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Lary A. Robinson, Elizabeth C. Reed, Timothy A. Galbraith, Anselmo Alonso, Anthony L. Moulton, and William H. Fleming

Pulmonary resection for invasive Aspergillus infections in immunocompromised patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1182-1197. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Keith S. Naunheim, Michael J. Mack, Steven R. Hazelrigg, Mark K. Ferguson, Peter F. Ferson, Theresa M. Boley, and Rodney J. Landreneau

Safety and efficacy of video-assisted thoracic surgical techniques for the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1198-1204. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bernward Passlick, Jakob R. Izbicki, Karl Häussinger, Olaf Thetter, and Klaus Pantel

Immunohistochemical detection of p53 protein is not associated with a poor prognosis in non-small-cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1205-1211. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giovanni B. Ratto, Giovanni Melioli, Paolo Zino, Carlo Mereu, Sandro Mirabelli, Giovanni Fantino, Marco Ponte, Paolo Minuti, Anna Verna, Paolo Noceti, Elisabetta Tassara, and Salvatore Rovida

Immunotherapy with the use of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and interleukin-2 as adjuvant treatment in stage III non-small-cell lung cancer: A pilot study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1212-1217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Seiichiro Ikawa, Yasuhisa Shimazaki, Susumu Nakano, Junjiro Kobayashi, Hikaru Matsuda, and Yasunaru Kawashima

Pulmonary vascular resistance during exercise late after repair of large ventricular septal defectsRelation to age at the time of repair
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1218-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hala M. F. Al-Marsafawy, Siew Yen Ho, Andrew N. Redington, and Robert H. Anderson

The relationship of the outlet septum to the aortic outflow tract in hearts with interruption of the aortic arch
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1225-1236. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christopher J. Knott-Craig, Gordon K. Danielson, Hartzell V. Schaff, Francisco J. Puga, Amy L. Weaver, and David D. Driscoll

The modified fontan operationAn analysis of risk factors for early postoperative death or takedown in 702 consecutive patients from one institution
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1237-1243. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Paul A. Wojewski

Spinal cord protection during thoracoabdominal aneurysm resection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1244-1246. [Full Text]  

Daisuke Segawa, Hiroshi Yoshizu, Yoshiyuki Haga, Nobuo Hatori, Susumu Tanaka, and Shinsuke Aida

Successful operation for solitary fibrous tumor of the epicardium
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1246-1248. [Full Text]  

Hiroaki Kuroda, Kazutoyo Nitta, Yasushi Ashida, Yohichi Hara, Shingo Ishiguro, and Tohru Mori

Right atrial myxoma originating from the tricuspid valve
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1249-1250. [Full Text]  

Antonio Corno, Michele Samaja, Stefania Casalini, and Sonia Allibardi

The effects of the rate of reoxygenation on the recovery of hypoxemic hearts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1250-1251. [Full Text]  

Paul Michel Mertes, Georges Pinelli, Thierry Hubert, Jean Pierre Carteaux, Etienne Hottier, Alain Larcan, and Jean Pierre Villemot

Impact of nitric oxide inhalation on right ventricular failure after implantation of novacor left ventricular assist system
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1251. [Full Text]  

Anthony P. C. Yim and Jonathan K. S. Ho

Malfunctioning of vascular staple cutter during thoracoscopic lobectomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1252. [Full Text]  

Paolo Masiello, Vincenzo Cassano, and Giuseppe Di Benedetto

Fibrous tissue ring: An uncommon cause of severe prosthetic valve stenosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1253. [Full Text]  

Tommaso Claudio Mineo, Fausto Biancari, and Carlo Umberto Casciani

Polyradiculoneuritis as an initial manifestation of bronchial carcinoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1254. [Full Text]  

Anthony P. C. Yim

Minimizing chest wall trauma in video-assisted thoracic surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1255-1256. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Ahmed El Gamel, Nizar A. Yonan, Ali N. Rahman, Abdul K. Deiraniya, Colin S. Campbell, and Mazin A. Sarsam

The clinical benefit of the bicaval technique for cardiac transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1257-1258. [Full Text]  

Hans H. Sievers

The clinical benefit of the bicaval technique for cardiac transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1258-1259. [Full Text]  

M. Benedetti, S. Pratali, G. Scioti, A. S. Petronio, and A. Balbarini

Solitary coronary ostium and aberrant coursing left coronary arteries: Unfavorable anatomic anomaly in a case of aortic valve replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1259-1262. [Full Text]  

Jacques A. M. van Son

Primary elective open sternum with only Steri-Drape film coverage after cardiac operations in pediatric patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1262-1263. [Full Text]  

Robert D. Dowling, Penny Williams, Marco Zenati, Bartley P. Griffith, and Robert L. Hardesty

Infections and pathologic factors in the donor lung
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1263-1264. [Full Text]  

J. Stark

Modified Senning operation for cavopulmonary connection with autologous tissue
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1264. [Full Text]  

REPORTS OF INTEREST TO THORACIC SURGEONS:

Mark B. Orringer

Thoracic Surgery Directors Association: 1994 in Review
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 1265-1266. [Full Text]  

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