GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Thomas J. Watson, Tom R. DeMeester, Werner K. Kauer, Jeffrey H. Peters, and Jeffrey A. Hagen

Esophageal replacement for end-stage benign esophageal disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1241-1245. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard F. Heitmiller, Shelly J. McQuone, and David W. Eisele

The Utility Of The Pectoralis Myocutaneous Flap In The Management Of Select Cervical Esophageal Anastomotic Complications
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1250-1254. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

V. Mohan Reddy, Doff B. McElhinney, Colin K. Phoon, Michael M. Brook, and Frank L. Hanley

Geometric mismatch of pulmonary and aortic anuli in children undergoing the Ross procedure: Implications for surgical management and autograft valve function
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1255-1263. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul H. Schoof, Mark G. Hazekamp, Gijs van Wermeskerken, Emile de Heer, Jan A. Bruijn, Adriana Gittenberger-de Groot, and Hans A. Huysmans

Disproportionate enlargement of the pulmonary autograft in the aortic position in the growing pig
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1264-1268. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE:

Steven R. Gundry, Matthew A. Romano, O. Howard Shattuck, Anees J. Razzouk, and Leonard L. Bailey

Seven-year follow-up of coronary artery bypasses performed with and without cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1273-1278. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tirone E. David, Ahmad Omran, Susan Armstrong, Zhao Sun, and Joan Ivanov

Long-term results of mitral valve repair for myxomatous disease with and without chordal replacement with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1279-1283. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giovanni Battista Luciani, Paolo Bertolini, Barbara Vecchi, and Alessandro Mazzucco

Midterm results after aortic valve replacement with freehand stentless xenografts: a comparison of three prostheses
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1287-1291. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Xavier M. Mueller, Hendrik T. Tevaearai, Frank Stumpe, Adam P. Fischer, Michel Hurni, Patrick Ruchat, and Ludwig von Segesser

Long-term results of mitral-aortic valve operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1298-1302. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masahiro Sakurai, Takeshi Hayashi, Koji Abe, Mitsuaki Sadahiro, and Koichi Tabayashi

Delayed and selective motor neuron death after transient spinal cord ischemia: A role of apoptosis?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1310-1314. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alexander Ruebben, Serena Tettoni, Pierluigi Muratore, Denis Rossato, Daniele Savio, Massimo Conforti, Franco Nessi, and Claudio Rabbia

Feasibility of intraoperative balloon angioplasty and additional stent placement of isolated stenosis of the brachiocephalic trunk
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1316-1320. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Guo-Wei He

Verapamil plus nitroglycerin solution maximally preserves endothelial function of the radial artery: Comparison with papaverine solution
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1321-1325. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michel Carrier, L. Conrad Pelletier, Raymond Martineau, Michel Pellerin, and B. Charles Solymoss

In elective coronary artery bypass grafting, preoperative troponin T level predicts the risk of myocardial infarction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1328-1334. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT:

Stephen C. Clark, Catherine Sudarshan, Rakesh Khanna, Jonathan Roughan, Paul A. Flecknell, and John H. Dark

Controlled reperfusion and pentoxifylline modulate reperfusion injury after single lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1335-1339. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

He Xu, Steven R. Gundry, Wayne W. Hancock, Goro Matsumiya, Craig W. Zuppan, Toro Morimoto, James Slater, and Leonard L. Bailey

Prolonged discordant xenograft survival and delayed xenograft rejection in a pig-to-baboon orthotopic cardiac xenograft model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1342-1349. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT AND PHYSIOLOGY:

C. Thomas Wass, Julian Waggoner III, David G. Cable, Hartzell V. Schaff, Darrell R. Schroeder, and William L. Lanier

Selective convective brain cooling during normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in dogs
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1350-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Osamu Kawaguchi, YiFei Huang, Takeshi Yuasa, Chris J. Horam, Russell J. Carrington, Zeng Biao, Peter W. Brady, Mitsuya Murase, and Stephen N. Hunyor

Improved efficiency of energy transfer to external work in chronic cardiomyoplasty based on the pressure-volume relationship
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1358-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshiya Toyoda, Masayoshi Okada, and Mohammed A. Kashem

A canine model of dilated cardiomyopathy induced by repetitive intracoronary doxorubicin administration
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1367-1374. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Zahid Amin, James M. Berry, John E. Foker, Albert P. Rocchini, and John L. Bass

Intraoperative closure of muscular ventricular septal defect in a canine model and application of the technique in a baby
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1374-1376. [Full Text]  

William Piccione, Jr., Walter G. Kao, Annette Mattea, E. Rene Rodriguez, and Richard G. Trohman

Failure Of An Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Distinctive Electrocardiographic Pattern Before Malfunction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1376-1378. [Full Text]  

Josep M. Caralps, Vicens Martí, Francesc Carreras, and Alfons Sualís

Correction Of Functional Tricuspid Insufficiency By Means Of A Limited Posterior Crossed Suture Annuloplasty
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1378-1381. [Full Text]  

J.E. Sigel, C.M. Abramovich, B.W. Lytle, and N.B. Ratliff

Transmyocardial laser revascularization: Three sequential autopsy cases
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1381-1384. [Full Text]  

P. Michael McFadden, Robert J. Robbins, John L. Ochsner, Clifford H. Van Meter, and Susan Majorie

Transmyocardial revascularization for cardiac transplantation allograft vasculopathy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1385-1388. [Full Text]  

Alain Prat, José Saez de Ibarra, André Vincentelli, Christophe Decoene, Christine Savoye, and Yves Goffin

Late autograft and homograft endocarditis after the ross operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1388. [Full Text]  

R. Unnikrishnan Nair, MS, FRCS, Marco Zenati, Lawrence Spier, James Gammie, and Bartley Griffith

Resident training and minimally invasive cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1390. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Kiyofumi Morishita, Kenji Kuwaki, Hiroki Sato, and Tomio Abe

Minimal-access redo aortic valve replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1390. [Full Text]  

R. K. W. Tam

Minimal-access redo aortic valve replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1390-1391. [Full Text]  

Myles Edwin Lee

Regarding the surgical ablation of the sinus node
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1391. [Full Text]  

Allan M. Lansing

Transmyocardial revascularization: Mechanism of action with carbon dioxide and holmium–yttrium-aluminum-garnet lasers
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1392. [Full Text]  

Raymond L. Singer

Minimally invasive coronary artery surgery—A word of caution
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1392-1393. [Full Text]  

Mark Kurusz, Scott D. Lick, and Vincent R. Conti

Air embolism with intraaortic balloon counterpulsation during cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1393. [Full Text]  

R. Unnikrishnan Nair

Air embolism with intraaortic balloon counterpulsation during cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 115: 1393. [Full Text]  

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