CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT:

Vaughn A. Starnes, Mark L. Barr, and Robbin G. Cohen

Lobar transplantation: Indications, technique, and outcome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 403-411. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alex Massiello, Raymond Kiraly, Kenneth Butler, Steve Himley, Ji-Feng Chen, and Patrick M. McCarthy

The Cleveland Clinic–Nimbus total artificial heart: Design and in vitro function
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 412-419. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patrick M. McCarthy, Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Fumio Fukumura, Kazuhiro Muramoto, Leonard A. R. Golding, and Hiroaki Harasaki

The Cleveland Clinic–Nimbus total artificial heart: In vivo hemodynamic performance in calves and preclinical studies
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 420-428. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, MYOCARDIAL MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TECHNIQUES:

Ming-Jiuh Wang, Anne Chao, Chi-Hsiang Huang, Chang-Her Tsai, Fang-Yue Lin, Shoei-Shen Wang, Chien-Chiang Liu, and Shu-Hsun Chu

Hyperbilirubinemia after cardiac operation: Incidence, risk factors, and clinical significance
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 429-436. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John R. Shainoff, F. George Estafanous, Jean-Pierre Yared, Patricia M. DiBello, Kandice Kottke-Marchant, and Floyd D. Loop

Low factor XIIIA levels are associated with increased blood loss after coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 437-445. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitsuaki Sadahiro, Kiyoshi Haneda, and Hitoshi Mohri

Experimental study of cerebral autoregulation during cardiopulmonary bypass with or without pulsatile perfusion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 446-454. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Satoru Sugimoto, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Francesco Monti, Michele Schiariti, Pietro Paolo Campa, and Benedetto Marino

Pretreatment with the adenosine triphosphate–sensitive potassium channel opener nicorandil and improved myocardial protection during high-potassium cardioplegic hypoxia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 455-466. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul W. Detwiler, Alfred C. Nicolosi, Zen-Chung Weng, and Henry M. Spotnitz

Effects of perfusion-induced edema on diastolic stress-strain relations in intact swine papillary muscle
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 467-476. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kunio Fujita, Gerald E. McGrath, Terumasa Morita, Barbara L. Robinson, James W. Davis, and James J. Morris

The effects of left heart assist on right ventricular muscle mechanics and ventricular coupling in the injured heart
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 477-486. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

O. I. Miller, D. S. Celermajer, J. E. Deanfield, and D. J. Macrae

Very-low-dose inhaled nitric oxide: A selective pulmonary vasodilator after operations for congenital heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 487-494. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Masayuki Sakaki, Yoshiyuki Taenaka, Eisuke Tatsumi, Takeshi Nakatani, and Hisateru Takano

Influences of nonpulsatile pulmonary flow on pulmonary functionEvaluation in a chronic animal model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 495-502. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Morihito Okada, Toshiaki Ota, Masayoshi Okada, Hitoshi Matsuda, Kenji Okada, and Noboru Ishii

Right ventricular dysfunction after major pulmonary resection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 503-511. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hongyi Chen, Zequan Yang, and Yuemin Li

Carcinomas of the esophagus and the cardia in young patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 512-516. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Francisco Herynkopf, Fernando Lucchese, Edemar Pereira, Renato Kalil, Paulo Prates, and Ivo Abrahão Nesralla

Aprotinin in children undergoing correction of congenital heart defectsA double-blind pilot study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 517-521. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard A. Jonas

Indications and timing for the bidirectional Glenn shunt versus the fenestrated Fontan circulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 522-524. [Full Text]  

René M. H. J. Brouwer, Michiel E. Erasmus, Tjark Ebels, and Anton Eijgelaar

Influence of age on survival, late hypertension, and recoarctation in elective aortic coarctation repairIncluding long-term results after elective aortic coarctation repair with a follow-up from 25 to 44 years
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 525-531. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE:

Hiroshi Nishida, Masahiro Endo, Hitoshi Koyanagi, Toshiya Koyanagi, and Kenji Nakamura

Coronary artery bypass grafting with the right gastroepiploic artery and evaluation of flow with transcutaneous Doppler echocardiography
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 532-539. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. E. Francis, S. Hunter, C. M. Holt, P. A. Gadsdon, S. Rogers, G. W. Duff, A. C. Newby, and G. D. Angelini

Release of platelet-derived growth factor activity from pig venous arterial grafts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 540-548. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hermann J. Sons, Roger Marx, Erhard Godehardt, Benno Lösse, Josef Kunert, and Wolfgang Bircks

Duplex sonography of the internal thoracic artery: Preoperative assessment
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 549-555. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael L. Klyachkin, Mark G. Davies, Jay H. Kim, Lizzie Barber, Helge Dalen, Einar Svendsen, and Per-Otto Hagen

Postoperative reduction of high serum cholesterol concentrations and experimental vein bypass grafts: Effect on the development of intimal hyperplasia and abnormal vasomotor function
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 556-566. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robert J. Rizzo, Sary F. Aranki, Lishan Aklog, Gregory S. Couper, David H. Adams, John J. Collins, Jr., Nancy M. Kinchla, Elizabeth N. Allred, and Lawrence H. Cohn

Rapid noninvasive diagnosis and surgical repair of acute ascending aortic dissection: Improved survival with less angiography
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 567-575. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Damon C. Sutton, Roman Kluger, Shihab U. Ahmed, Sharon C. Reimold, and Jonathan B. Mark

Flow reversal in the descending aorta: A guide to intraoperative assessment of aortic regurgitation with transesophageal echocardiography
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 576-582. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shogo Nakayama, Toshihiko Ban, and Yoshifumi Okamoto

Fetal bovine serum is not necessary for the cryopreservation of aortic valve tissues
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 583-586. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Ricardo J. Moreno-Cabral and Hope S. Maki

Coarctation of aorta with right-sided arch: Surgical correction through right thoracotomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 587-588. [Full Text]  

Duncan A. Killen, Jeffrey M. Piehler, A. Michael Borkon, and William A. Reed

Occult patent ductus arteriosus encountered during coronary artery bypass procedures
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 588-589. [Full Text]  

Arun K. Bhutani, Moosekunhi M. Koppala, Kurudamannil A. Abraham, Komarakshi R. Balakrishnan, and Rajesh N. Desai

Inadvertent transection of anomalously arising left anterior descending artery during tetralogy of Fallot repair: Bypass grafting with left internal mammary artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 589-590. [Full Text]  

Tadashi Isomura, Kouichi Hisatomi, Akio Hirano, Ken-ichi Kosuga, Kiroku Ohishi, Masahiro Syukuwa, and Jun Fukui

Use of the pedicled right gastroepiploic artery for coronary artery bypass grafting in the presence of calcified ascending aorta
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 590-592. [Full Text]  

Tadashi Isomura, Kouichi Hisatomi, Akio Hirano, Kiroku Ohishi, Osamu Inoue, and Hirohisa Kato

The right gastroepiploic artery and its growth potential
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 592-593. [Full Text]  

Olivier Jegaden, Armand Eker, and Philippe Mikaeloff

Should cholesterol embolization be regarded as a contraindication to heart surgery?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 593-594. [Full Text]  

Himmet Dajee and Robert Woodhouse

Lymphangiomatosis of the mediastinum with chylothorax and chylopericardium: Role of radiation treatment
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 594-595. [Full Text]  

Alon Yellin and David Simansky

Physiologic evaluation of pulmonary function in the candidate for lung resection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 595. [Full Text]  

J. Pac-Ferrer, A. Lamíquiz, J. M. Izquierdo, J. Casanova, P. Torres, and F. Vara

Treatment of malignant tracheoesophageal fistula with an endotracheal silicone prosthesis in a patient with lymphoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 108: 595-596. [Full Text]  

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