SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE:

Sorin J. Brener, Floyd D. Loop, Bruce W. Lytle, Stephen G. Ellis, Delos M. Cosgrove, and Eric J. Topol

A PROFILE OF CANDIDATES FOR REPEAT MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR SELECTION OF TREATMENT
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 153-161. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Urs Niederhäuser, Markus Vogt, Paul Vogt, Michele Genoni, Andreas Künzli, and Marko I. Turina

CARDIAC SURGERY IN A HIGH-RISK GROUP OF PATIENTS: IS PROLONGED POSTOPERATIVE ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS EFFECTIVE?.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 162-168. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Himanshu J. Patel, Edward B. Lankford, David J. Polidori, James J. Pilla, Theodore Plappert, Martin St. John Sutton, and Michael A. Acker

DYNAMIC CARDIOMYOPLASTY: ITS CHRONIC AND ACUTE EFFECTS ON THE FAILING HEART
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 169-178. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean F. Obadia, Mazen El Farra, Olivier H. Bastien, Michel Lièvre, Yvan Martelloni, and Jean F. Chassignolle

OUTCOME OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AFTER MITRAL VALVE REPAIR
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 179-185. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT:

Oliver A. R. Binns, Nuno F. DeLima, Scott A. Buchanan, M. Beatriz S. Lopes, Jeffrey T. Cope, Chris A. Marek, Robert C. King, Victor E. Laubach, Curtis G. Tribble, and Irving L. Kron

MATURE PULMONARY LOBAR TRANSPLANTS GROW IN AN IMMATURE ENVIRONMENT
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 186-194. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Timothy J. Kroshus, Vibhu R. Kshettry, Kay Savik, Ranjit John, Marshall I. Hertz, and R. Morton Bolman, III

RISK FACTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS SYNDROME AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 195-202. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

David B. Skinner

Editorial on combined therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 203-204. [Full Text]  

Nobutoshi Ando, Toshifumi Iizuka, Teruo Kakegawa, Kaichi Isono, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroko Ide, Otsuo Tanaka, Masayuki Shinoda, Wataru Takiyama, Masaki Arimori, Kaoru Ishida, and Shoichiro Tsugane

A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF SURGERY WITH AND WITHOUT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR LOCALIZED SQUAMOUS CARCINOMA OF THE THORACIC ESOPHAGUS: THE JAPAN CLINICAL ONCOLOGY GROUP STUDY
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 205-209. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simon Law, Manson Fok, Selwyn Chow, Kent-Man Chu, and John Wong

PREOPERATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY VERSUS SURGICAL THERAPY ALONE FOR SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 210-217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Jyotirmay Chanda, Ryosei Kuribayashi, and Tadaaki Abe

NEW-GENERATION VALVED CONDUIT: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 218-223. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yukio Ichikawa, Yasuharu Noishiki, Takayuki Kosuge, Kenji Yamamoto, Jiro Kondo, and Akihiko Matsumoto

USE OF A BOVINE JUGULAR VEIN GRAFT WITH NATURAL VALVE FOR RIGHT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT RECONSTRUCTION: A ONE-YEAR ANIMAL STUDY
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 224-233. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, MYOCARDIAL MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TECHNIQUES:

Robert A. Kloner and Gregory Kay

EDITORIAL: INTRAVENOUS CO-INFUSION OF ADENOSINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 234-235. [Full Text]  

Michael V. Cohen, Jon D. Thornton, Christy S. Thornton, Hiroshi Sato, Takayuki Miki, and James M. Downey

INTRAVENOUS CO-INFUSION OF ADENOSINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE PRECONDITIONS THE HEART WITHOUT ADVERSE HEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 236-242. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bart Meyns, Yousuke Nishimura, Rozalia Racz, Ramadan Jashari, and Willem Flameng

ORGAN PERFUSION WITH HEMOPUMP DEVICE ASSISTANCE WITH AND WITHOUT INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMPING
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 243-253. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pierre A. Casthely, Chirag Shah, Haroutune Mekhjian, Daniel Swistel, Thil Yoganathan, Claudia Komer, Ricardo A. Miguelino, and Ramon Rosales

LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING: A CORRELATIVE STUDY WITH THREE DIFFERENT MYOCARDIAL PROTECTION TECHNIQUES
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 254-260. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nobuhiko Hayashida, Tadashi Isomura, Tohru Sato, Hiroshi Maruyama, Kenichi Kosuga, and Shigeaki Aoyagi

EFFECTS OF MINIMAL-DOSE APROTININ ON CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 261-269. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eric J. Heyer, David C. Adams, Ellise Delphin, Donald J. McMahon, Susan D. Steneck, Mehmet C. Oz, Robert E. Michler, and Eric A. Rose

CEREBRAL DYSFUNCTION AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING DONE WITH MILD OR MODERATE HYPOTHERMIA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 270-277. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Bradley S. Allen, Michel Ilbawi, Renee S. Hartz, Sulekha Kumar, and David Thoele

INVERTED LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE: AN UNRECOGNIZED CAUSE OF LEFT ATRIAL MASS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 278-280. [Full Text]  

Sung Ho Kim, In Seok Jang, Chang Dae Ouck, Chong Woo Kim, Jun Young Choi, Hyung-Jin Kim, and Bonggwan Seo

GIANT ATHEROSCLEROTIC ANEURYSM OF THE SINOATRIAL NODAL ARTERY
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 280-282. [Full Text]  

Margit Kadletz, Michael D. Black, Jeffery Smallhorn, Robert M. Freedom, and Stella Van Praagh

TOTAL ANOMALOUS SYSTEMIC VENOUS DRAINAGE TO THE CORONARY SINUS IN ASSOCIATION WITH HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART DISEASE: MORE THAN A MERE COINCIDENCE
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 282-284. [Full Text]  

R. Pfitzmann, M. Hummel, O. Grauhan, P. Waurick, R. Ewert, M. Loebe, Y. Weng, and R. Hetzer

ACUTE GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE AFTER HUMAN HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION: A CASE REPORT
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 285-287. [Full Text]  

Hans H. Scheld, Rasjid Soeparwata, Christof Schmid, Michael Loick, Michael Weyand, and Dieter Hammel

RUPTURE OF INFLOW CONDUITS IN THE TCI-HEARTMATE SYSTEM
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 287-289. [Full Text]  

Francis J. Podbielski, Darren G. Nelson, Gurney F. Pearsall, Jr., Guillermo D. Marquez, and Mark M. Connolly

NODULAR PULMONARY AMYLOIDOSIS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 289-291. [Full Text]  

R. T. Mathie, S. K. Ohri, J. J. Batten, A. M. Peters, and B. E. Keogh

HEPATIC BLOOD FLOW DURING CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS OPERATIONS: THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND PULSATILITY
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 292-293. [Full Text]  

Bryan Clary, Lynne Skaryak, Mark Tedder, Andrew Hilton, Gregory Botz, and David Harpole

METHEMOGLOBINEMIA COMPLICATING TOPICAL ANESTHESIA DURING BRONCHOSCOPIC PROCEDURES
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 293-295. [Full Text]  

Patrick Paw and Stuart W. Jamieson

PULMONARY THROMBOENDARTERECTOMY FOR THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM CAUSED BY RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 295-297. [Full Text]  

Charles S. Roberts, Paul Peters, and Christopher Lincoln

RIGHT HEART BYPASS WITH AN EXTRACARDIAC CONDUIT FOR FUNCTIONALLY SINGLE VENTRICLE WITH ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS CONNECTION TO THE RIGHT ATRIUM
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 297-298. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Mustafa Yüksel, Bedrettin Yildizeli, Ferzat Zonüzi, and Hasan F. Batirel

Isolated primary chylopericardium
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 299. [Full Text]  

Markus Furrer

Isolated primary chylopericardium
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 299-300. [Full Text]  

Kanchi Muralidhar and Shetty Devi Prasad

Technique for one-lung ventilation during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical interruption of patent ductus arteriosus in children
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 300. [Full Text]  

Ulf Hermansson, Igor E. Konstantinov, and Claes Arén

Tumor dissemination after video-assisted thoracic surgery: What does it mean?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 300-302. [Full Text]  

Robert J. Downey, Patricia McCormack, and Joseph LoCicero, III

Tumor dissemination after video-assisted thoracic surgery: What does it mean?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 302. [Full Text]  

Guo-Wei He

Effect of milrinone on coronary artery bypass grafts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 302-304. [Full Text]  

Kai Ihnken

Hyperoxic cardiopulmonary bypass causes reoxygenation injury and lipid peroxidation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 304-305. [Full Text]  

Leonidas Hadjinikolaou

Hyperoxic cardiopulmonary bypass causes reoxygenation injury and lipid peroxidation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 305-306. [Full Text]  

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES:

EDWARD WILLIAM ARCHIBALD (1872-1945)
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 307. [Full Text]  

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