ARTICLES:

LM Reynolds, SC Nicolson, DR Jobes, JM Steven, WI Norwood, ME McGonigle, and CS Manno

Desmopressin does not decrease bleeding after cardiac operation in young children
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 954-958. [Abstract]  

AC Cave, A Manche, NW Derias, and DJ Hearse

Thromboxane A2 mediates pulmonary hypertension after cardiopulmonary bypass in the rabbit
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 959-967. [Abstract]  

FX McGowan, Jr, M Ikegami, PJ del Nido, EK Motoyama, G Kurland, PJ Davis, and RD Siewers

Cardiopulmonary bypass significantly reduces surfactant activity in children
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 968-977. [Abstract]  

MC Seghaye, J Duchateau, RG Grabitz, ML Faymonville, BJ Messmer, K Buro- Rathsmann, and G von Bernuth

Complement activation during cardiopulmonary bypass in infants and children. Relation to postoperative multiple system organ failure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 978-987. [Abstract]  

AA Bert and AK Singh

Right ventricular function after normothermic versus hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 988-996. [Abstract]  

Y Tamari, K Lee-Sensiba, EF Leonard, V Parnell, and AJ Tortolani

The effects of pressure and flow on hemolysis caused by Bio-Medicus centrifugal pumps and roller pumps. Guidelines for choosing a blood pump
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 997-1007. [Abstract]  

JB Steinberg, DP Kapelanski, JD Olson, and JM Weiler

Cytokine and complement levels in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1008-1016. [Abstract]  

J de Haan, J Schonberger, J Haan, W van Oeveren, and A Eijgelaar

Tissue-type plasminogen activator and fibrin monomers synergistically cause platelet dysfunction during retransfusion of shed blood after cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1017-1023. [Abstract]  

CK Rokkas, S Sundaresan, TA Shuman, RS Palazzo, T Nitta, GJ Despotis, TC Burns, TH Wareing, and NT Kouchoukos

Profound systemic hypothermia protects the spinal cord in a primate model of spinal cord ischemia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1024-1035. [Abstract]  

R Cartier, OS Diaz, M Carrier, Y Leclerc, Y Castonguay, and TK Leung

Right ventricular rupture. A complication of postoperative mediastinitis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1036-1039. [Abstract]  

BP Blakeman, HJ Sullivan, A Montoya, D Calandra, D Wilber, B Olshansky, J Kall, D Kopp, and R Pifarre

Nonthoracotomy lead system for implantable defibrillator
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1040-1046. [Abstract]  

MS Allen, C Deschamps, RE Lee, VF Trastek, RC Daly, and PC Pairolero

Video-assisted thoracoscopic stapled wedge excision for indeterminate pulmonary nodules
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1048-1052. [Abstract]  

PA Thomas, Jr and L Rubinstein

Malignant disease appearing late after operation for T1 N0 non-small- cell lung cancer. The Lung Cancer Study Group
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1053-1058. [Abstract]  

K Inui, Y Takahashi, S Hasegawa, T Hirai, H Yokomise, S Hitomi, M Takahashi, and H Wada

Effect of preoperative irradiation on wound healing after bronchial anastomosis in mongrel dogs
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1059-1064. [Abstract]  

H Naruse, T Hashimoto, Y Yamakawa, M Iizuka, T Yamada, and A Masaoka

Immunoreactive thymosin alpha 1 in human thymus and thymoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1065-1071. [Abstract]  

AT Kawaguchi, Y Kawashima, H Ishibashi-Ueda, M Yanase, T Murakami, T Yagihara, and T Kunieda

Right-to-left interatrial shunt in rats with progressive pulmonary hypertension
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1072-1080. [Abstract]  

R Nakanishi, T Shirakusa, and T Mitsudomi

Maximum length of tracheal autografts in dogs
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1081-1087. [Abstract]  

JA Salo, JO Isolauri, LJ Heikkila, HT Markkula, LO Heikkinen, EO Kivilaakso, and SP Mattila

Management of delayed esophageal perforation with mediastinal sepsis. Esophagectomy or primary repair?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1088-1091. [Abstract]  

H Kondo, H Asamura, K Suemasu, T Goya, R Tsuchiya, T Naruke, K Yamagishi, and Y Uei

Prognostic significance of pleural lavage cytology immediately after thoracotomy in patients with lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1092-1097. [Abstract]  

K Usuda, Y Saito, N Nagamoto, M Sato, M Sagawa, K Kanma, S Takahasi, C Endo, and S Fujimura

Relation between bronchoscopic findings and tumor size of roentgenographically occult bronchogenic squamous cell carcinoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1098-1103. [Abstract]  

H Asamura, T Naruke, R Tsuchiya, T Goya, H Kondo, and K Suemasu

What are the risk factors for arrhythmias after thoracic operations? A retrospective multivariate analysis of 267 consecutive thoracic operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1104-1110. [Abstract]  

WS Walker, FM Carnochan, and GC Pugh

Thoracoscopic pulmonary lobectomy. Early operative experience and preliminary clinical results
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1111-1117. [Abstract]  

R Kato, T Kakizaki, N Hangai, M Sawafuji, T Yamamoto, T Kobayashi, M Watanabe, M Nakayama, M Kawamura, and K Kikuchi

Bronchoplastic procedures for tuberculous bronchial stenosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1118-1121. [Abstract]  

AK Pridjian, FB Pearce, WS Culpepper, LC Williams, CH Van Meter, and JL Ochsner

Atrioventricular valve competence after takedown to improve exposure during ventricular septal defect repair
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1122-1125. [Abstract]  

AH Cromme-Dijkhuis, J Hess, K Hahlen, CM Henkens, MT Bink-Boelkens, AA Eygelaar, and E Bos

Specific sequelae after Fontan operation at mid- and long-term follow- up. Arrhythmia, liver dysfunction, and coagulation disorders
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1126-1132. [Abstract]  

AJ Bogers, MM Bartelings, R Bokenkamp, T Stijnen, RJ van Suylen, RE Poelmann, and AC Gittenberger-de Groot

Common arterial trunk, uncommon coronary arterial anatomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1133-1137. [Abstract]  

M Oe, T Asou, Y Kawachi, K Kishizaki, K Fukamachi, K Sunagawa, and K Tokunaga

Effects of preserving mitral apparatus on ventricular systolic function in mitral valve operations in dogs
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1138-1146. [Abstract]  

FG Spinale, K Ishihra, M Zile, G DeFryte, FA Crawford, and BA Carabello

Structural basis for changes in left ventricular function and geometry because of chronic mitral regurgitation and after correction of volume overload
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1147-1157. [Abstract]  

L de Luca, N Vitale, B Giannolo, G Cafarella, L Piazza, and M Cotrufo

Mid-term follow-up after heart valve replacement with CarboMedics bileaflet prostheses
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1158-1165. [Abstract]  

Y Fukushima, Y Koga, K Shibata, T Onitsuka, M Hachida, H Koyanagi, and N Kitamura

Optimal shape of prosthesis for tricuspid valve replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1166-1172. [Abstract]  

RN Salomon, GB Friedman, AD Callow, DD Payne, and P Libby

Cryopreserved aortic homografts contain viable smooth muscle cells capable of expressing transplantation antigens
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1173-1180. [Abstract]  

M Butterfield, J Fisher, KJ Lockie, GA Davies, and K Watterson

Frame-mounted porcine valve bioprostheses: preparation during aortic- root dilation. Biomechanics and design considerations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1181-1188. [Abstract]  

M Komeda and TE David

Surgical treatment of postinfarction false aneurysm of the left ventricle
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1189-1191. [Abstract]  

HJ Sons, E Godehardt, J Kunert, B Losse, and W Bircks

Internal thoracic artery: prevalence of atherosclerotic changes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1192-1195. [Abstract]  

JA de Begona, SR Gundry, AJ Razzouk, MM Boucek, M Kawauchi, and LL Bailey

Transplantation of hearts after arrest and resuscitation. Early and long-term results
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1196-1201. [Abstract]  

AR Dresdale, S Lutz, C Drost, TB Levine, N Fenn, G Paone, R del Busto, and NA Silverman

Prospective evaluation of malignant neoplasms in cardiac transplant recipients uniformly treated with prophylactic antilymphocyte globulin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1202-1207. [Abstract]  

M Valente, P Cocco, G Thiene, R Casula, A Poletti, O Milanesi, G Fasoli, and U Livi

Cardiac fibroma and heart transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1208-1212. [Abstract]  

DA Fullerton, MB Mitchell, RC McIntyre, Jr, A Banerjee, DN Campbell, AH Harken, and FL Grover

Cold ischemia and reperfusion each produce pulmonary vasomotor dysfunction in the transplanted lung
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1213-1217. [Abstract]  

PK Mittal, SK Agarwal, and PK Ghosh

Isolated anomalous origin of left pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta in an adult
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1220-1223.  

LETTERS:

H Antretter, M Cottogni, LC Mueller, P Mair, W Furtwaengler, and N Moes

Medtronic intact bioprosthesis in aortic position: unexplainable immediate degeneration
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1218-1220.  

SS Kothari and S Shrivastava

Bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1223.  

Y Wada, T Kawai, K Oga, and T Oka

Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and mitral regurgitation caused by papillary muscle abnormalities: a case report
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1223-1225.  

Y Okita and S Miki

Artificial chordal reconstruction with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures for mitral valve replacement in a patient with mitral stenosis: case report
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1225-1227.  

ER Rosenkranz

A self-retaining retractor for operations for congenital heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1227.  

EK Sim, ML Wong, CT Tan, and CN Lee

Histoacryl tissue adhesive: an alternative means of stopping polytetrafluoroethylene graft sweating
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1227-1228.  

DM Braile, MA Rossi, JL Jacob, RS Thevenard, S Suzigan, and SG Ramos

Cystic fibroelastoma of the mitral valve: report of a case
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1228-1230.  

R Dorsey, S Bayazid, and EB Diethrich

Migrated Kimray-Greenfield filter lodged in the right ventricle: surgical removal and transatrial reinsertion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1230-1231.  

J Castanon, M Gil-Aguado, R de la Llana, F O'Connor, A Alswies, and T Kowacevich

Aortopulmonary paraganglioma, a rare aortic tumor: a case report
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1232-1233.  

G Gotti, MM Haid, L Volteranni, and V Sforza

Unusual malignancy in the wall of a mediastinal cyst
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1233-1234.  

MD Lesh and JS Rankin

Coexisting Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and cardiac valve disease: a staged treatment approach with catheter ablation before operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1234-1236.  

JS Ladowski, L Beatty, M Sullivan, MH Schatzlein, RH Scheeringa, and W Clark

Use of the heart from the older donor for the older transplant recipient
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 106: 1236-1237.  

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