SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Paul Monagle, Andrew Cochrane, Brian McCrindle, Lee Benson, William Williams, and Maureen Andrew

Editorial: Thromboembolic Complications After Fontan Procedures—The Role Of Prophylactic Anticoagulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 493-498. [Full Text]  

Lance K. Shirai, David N. Rosenthal, Bruce A. Reitz, Robert C. Robbins, and Anne M. Dubin

Arrhythmias And Thromboembolic Complications After The Extracardiac Fontan Operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 499-505. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Stark, C. Bull, M. Stajevic, M. Jothi, M. Elliott, and M. de Leval

Fate Of Subpulmonary Homograft Conduits: Determinants Of Latehomograft Failure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 506-516. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ko Bando, Palaniswamy Vijay, Mark W. Turrentine, Thomas G. Sharp, Lynda J. Means, Gregory J. Ensing, Brian J. Lalone, Yasuo Sekine, Laszlo Szekely, and John W. Brown

Dilutional And Modified Ultrafiltration Reduces Pulmonary Hypertension After Operations For Congenital Heart Disease: A Prospective Randomized Study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 517-527. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ira M. Cheifetz, Michael L. Cannon, Damian M. Craig, George Quick, Frank H. Kern, Peter K. Smith, Ross M. Ungerleider, and Jon N. Meliones

Liquid Ventilation Improves Pulmonary Function And Cardiac Output In A Neonatal Swine Model Of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 528-535. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toshiharu Shinoka, Dominique Shum-Tim, Peter X. Ma, Ronn E. Tanel, Noritaka Isogai, Robert Langer, Joseph P. Vacanti, and John E. Mayer, Jr.

Creation Of Viable Pulmonary Artery Autografts Through Tissue Engineering
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 536-546. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Constantine Mavroudis, Carl L. Backer, Barbara J. Deal, and Christopher L. Johnsrude

Fontan Conversion To Cavopulmonary Connection And Arrhythmia Circuit Cryoablation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 547-556. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shunji Nogi, Brian W. McCrindle, Christine Boutin, William G. Williams, Robert M. Freedom, and Lee N. Benson

Fate Of The Neopulmonary Valve After The Arterial Switch Operation In Neonates
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 557-562. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE:

John C. Baldwin

Editorial (CON) Re Minimally Invasive Port-Access Mitral Valve Surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 563-564. [Full Text]  

Edward D. Verrier

Editorial (PRO) Re Minimally Invasive Port-Access Mitral Valve Surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 565-566. [Full Text]  

F. W. Mohr, V. Falk, A. Diegeler, T. Walther, J. A. M. van Son, R. Autschbach, and Hans G. Borst

Minimally Invasive Port-Access Mitral Valve Surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 567-571. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marjon Kallewaard, Ale Algra, Jo Defauw, Yolanda der Graaf, and Björk-Shiley Study Group

Prophylactic Replacement Of BjÖrk-Shiley Convexo-Concave Valves At Risk Of Strut Fracture
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 577-581. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kenneth D. Hopper, Ian C. Gilchrist, J. Richard Landis, Amir H. Abolfathi, A. Russell Localio, Ronald P. Wilson, Walter E. Pae, Jr., Allen R. Kunselman, David W. Wieting, James W. Griffith, William S. Pierce, Paul S. Potok, Thomas R. TenHave, and James G. Chandler

In Vivo Accuracy Of Two Radiographic Systems In The Detection Of Björk-Shiley Convexo-Concave Heart Valve Outlet Strut Single Leg Separations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 582-586. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gary L. Grunkemeier

Commentary: Prophylactic replacement of björk-shiley convexo-concave valves
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 591-592. [Full Text]  

Victor A. Ferraris, Suellen P. Ferraris, and Amandeep Singh

Operative Outcome And Hospital Cost
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 593-603. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aurelio Chaux, Xin Min Ruan, Michael C. Fishbein, Yi Ouyang, Sanjay Kaul, Jennifer A. Pass, and Jack M. Matloff

Perivascular Delivery Of A Nitric Oxide Donor Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia In Vein Grafts Implanted In The Arterial Circulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 604-614. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joseph H. Gorman, III, Robert C. Gorman, Theodore Plappert, Benjamin M. Jackson, Yugi Hiramatsu, Martin G. St. John-Sutton, and L. Henry Edmunds, Jr.

Infarct Size And Location Determine Development Of Mitral Regurgitation In The Sheep Model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 615-622. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT:

Alan P. Kypson, Karsten Peppel, Shahab A. Akhter, R. Eric Lilly, Donald D. Glower, Robert J. Lefkowitz, Walter J. Koch, and Robert W. Anderson

Ex Vivo Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer To The Adult Rat Heart
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 623-630. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mark L. Barr, Joseph N. Carey, Garabed P. Nishanian, Randall F. Roberts, Yasushi Sakamaki, Sevak H. Darbinian, and Vaughn A. Starnes

Addition Of A Mast Cell Stabilizing Compound To Organ Preservation Solutions Decreases Lung Reperfusion Injury
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 631-637. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anders Jeppsson, Ronald Lee, Carlo Pellegrini, Timothy O'Brien, Henry D. Tazelaar, and Christopher G. McGregor

Gene Therapy In Lung Transplantation: Effective Gene Transfer Via The Airways
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 638-643. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. A. Hislop, R. R. Lee, C. G. A. McGregor, and S. G. Haworth

Lung Growth After Transplantation Of An Adult Lobe Of Lung Into A Juvenile Rat
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 644-651. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Ignacio G. Duarte, Bradley L. Bufkin, Marian F. Pennington, Anthony A. Gal, Cynthia Cohen, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Kamal A. Mansour, and Joseph I. Miller

Angiogenesis As A Predictor Of Survival After Surgical Resection For Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 652-659. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robert J. Korst, Valerie W. Rusch, Ennapadam Venkatraman, Manjit S. Bains, Michael E. Burt, Robert J. Downey, and Robert J. Ginsberg

Proposed Revision Of The Staging Classification For Esophageal Cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 660-670. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael Burt, Janet K. Ihde, Steven I. Hajdu, James W. Smith, Manjit S. Bains, Robert Downey, Nael Martini, Valerie W. Rusch, and Robert J. Ginsberg

Primary Sarcomas Of The Mediastinum: Results Of Therapy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 671-680. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steven R. DeMeester, G. Alexander Patterson, R. Sudhir Sundaresan, and Joel D. Cooper

Lobectomy Combined With Volume Reduction For Patients With Lung Cancer And Advanced Emphysema
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 681-685. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY:

William J. Dreyer, Alan R. Burns, Sharon C. Phillips, Merry L. Lindsey, Peggy Jackson, and Gilbert L. Kukielka

Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Regulation In The Canine Lung After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 689-693. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael Argenziano, David A. Dean, Nader Moazami, Daniel J. Goldstein, Eric A. Rose, Henry M. Spotnitz, Daniel Burkhoff, Mehmet C. Oz, and Marc L. Dickstein

Inhaled Nitric Oxide Is Not A Myocardial Depressant In A Porcine Model Of Heart Failure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 700-704. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Francesco Paolo Tritto, Javier Inserte, David Garcia-Dorado, Marisol Ruiz-Meana, and Jordi Soler-Soler

Sodium/Hydrogen Exchanger Inhibition Reduces Myocardial Reperfusion Edema After Normothermic Cardioplegia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 709-715. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anders B. Ericsson, Shigeto Takeshima, and Jarle Vaage

Simultaneous Antegrade And Retrograde Delivery Of Continuous Warm Blood Cardioplegia After Global Ischemia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 716-722. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

John M. Alvarez, Jacob Goldstein, J. Mezzatesta, B. Flanagan, and M. Dodd

Fatal intraoperative pulmonary thrombosis after graft replacement ofan aneurysm of the arch and descending aorta in association with deephypothermic circulatory arrest and aprotinin therapy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 723-724. [Full Text]  

Anastasios K. Konstantakos, Robert C. Gilkeson, Frank V. Brozovich, and Jai H. Lee

Massive pericardial hematoma simulating constrictive pericarditis: acomplication of radiofrequency catheter ablation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 724-725. [Full Text]  

Kazuhito Imanaka, Shinichi Takamoto, and Akira Furuse

Mitral regurgitation late after manouguian's anulus enlargement andaortic valve replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 727-729. [Full Text]  

Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Roger A. Vertrees, Robert L. Brunston, Jr., Weike Tao, Scott K. Alpard, and Paul S. Brown, Jr.

Application of a heparin removal device in patients with knownprotamine hypersensitivity
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 729-731. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Paul Monagle and Maureen Andrew

Coagulation abnormalities after Fontan procedures
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 732. [Full Text]  

Marjan Jahangiri and Christopher Lincoln

Coagulation abnormalities after Fontan procedures
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 732-733. [Full Text]  

Kouchi Hisatomi, Akira Taira, Shouzo Oku, and Yukinori Moriyama

New valid technique for ventricular septal defect associated with aortic regurgitation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 733. [Full Text]  

Professor Sir Magdi H. Yacoub and Yukinori Moriyama

New valid technique for ventricular septal defect associated with aortic regurgitation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 733-734. [Full Text]  

Carl L. Backer

Thoracic duct ligation for chylopericardium
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 734. [Full Text]  

Mustafa Yüksel and Bedrettin Yildizeli

Thoracic duct ligation for chylopericardium
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 734. [Full Text]  

J. Castañon, S. Blanco, M. Gil-Aguad, A. Alswies, F. O'Connor, and A. J. Torres

Aortopulmonary paraganglioma: An overview after five years
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 734-736. [Full Text]  

Marshall D. Goldin

I, too, can top this
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 736. [Full Text]  

Dave Myers

We did top this!
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 736. [Full Text]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.