PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:

Marvin Pomerantz

Is there a renaissance in thoracic surgery?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 197-205. [Full Text]  

CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT:

Yoshifumi Naka, Nepal C. Chowdhury, Mehmet C. Oz, Craig R. Smith, Osvaldo J. Yano, Robert E. Michler, David M. Stern, and David J. Pinsky

Nitroglycerin maintains graft vascular homeostasis and enhances preservation in an orthotopic rat lung transplant model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 206-211. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David A. Fullerton, Robert C. McIntyre, Jr., Max B. Mitchell, David N. Campell, and Frederick L. Grover

Lung transplantation with cardiopulmonary bypass exaggerates pulmonary vasomotor dysfunction in the transplanted lung
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 212-217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

João Q. Melo, Carolino Monteiro, José Neves, Ricardo Santos, Ana Martins, Sância Ramos, Carol Calta, António Matoso-Ferreira, João Viana, José Rueff, and Manuel Machado-Macedo

The allograft valve in heart transplantation and valve replacement: Genetic assessment of the origin of the cells by means of deoxyribonucleic acid profiles
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 218-223. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas M. Egan, Frank C. Detterbeck, Michael R. Mill, Linda J. Paradowski, Rudy P. Lackner, W. David Ogden, James R. Yankaskas, Jan H. Westerman, Jeanette T. Thompson, Meredith A. Weiner, Ellen L. Cairns, and Benson R. Wilcox

Improved results of lung transplantation for patients with cystic fibrosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 224-235. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, MYOCARDIAL MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TECHNIQUES:

Carmelo A. Milano, Lee F. Allen, Paul C. Dolber, Thomas D. Johnson, Howard A. Rockman, Richard A. Bond, Robert J. Lefkowitz, and Sponsored by David C. Sabiston, Jr.

Marked enhancement in myocardial function resulting from overexpression of a human ß–adrenergic receptor gene
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 236-241. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tohru Asai, Eugene A. Grossi, Martin LeBoutillier, III, Michael A. Parish, F. Gregory Baumann, Frank C. Spencer, Stephen B. Colvin, and Aubrey C. Galloway

Resuscitative retrograde blood cardioplegiaAre amino acids or continuous warm techniques necessary?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 242-248. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard E. Clark, Jon Brillman, Donalee A. Davis, Mark R. Lovell, Trevor R. P. Price, and George J. Magovern MD

Microemboli during coronary artery bypass grafting: Genesis and effect on outcome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 249-258. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Michael Deeb, Eric Jenkins, Steven F. Bolling, Louis A. Brunsting, David M. Williams, Leslie E. Quint, and Nancy D. Deeb

Retrograde cerebral perfusion during hypothermic circulatory arrest reduces neurologic morbidity
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 259-268. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christopher A. Caldarone, Irvin B. Krukenkamp, Paul G. Burns, Glenn R. Gaudette, Joshua Schulman, and Sidney Levitsky

Blood cardioplegia in the senescent heart
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 269-274. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Mark K. Ferguson, Laurie B. Reeder, and Rosemarie Mick

Optimizing selection of patients for major lung resection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 275-283. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. R. Craig, F. A. Carey, W. S. Walker, and E. W. J. Cameron

Primary small-cell cancer of the esophagus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 284-288. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Gil Wernovsky, John E. Mayer, Jr., Richard A. Jonas, Frank L. Hanley, Eugene H. Blackstone, John W. Kirklin, and Aldo R. Castañeda

Factors influencing early and late outcome of the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 289-302. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Larry A. Rhodes, Gil Wernovsky, John F. Keane, John E. Mayer, Jr., Allison Shuren, Christine Dindy, Steven D. Colan, and Edward P. Walsh

Arrhythmias and intracardiac conduction after the arterial switch operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 303-310. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steven D. Colan, Christine Boutin, Aldo R. Castañeda, and Gil Wernovsky

Status of the left ventricle after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteriesHemodynamic and echocardiographic evaluation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 311-321. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fiona Fleming, Desmond Bohn, Helen Edwards, Peter Cox, Dennis Geary, Brian W. McCrindle, and William G. Williams

Renal replacement therapy after repair of congenital heart disease in childrenA comparison of hemofiltration and peritoneal dialysis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 322-331. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hani A. Hennein, Ralph S. Mosca, Gonzalo Urcelay, Dennis C. Crowley, and Edward L. Bove

Intermediate results after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot in neonates
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 332-344. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE:

Tirone E. David, Christopher M. Feindel, and Joanne Bos

Repair of the aortic valve in patients with aortic insufficiency and aortic root aneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 345-352. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Luiz Felipe P. Moreira, Noedir A. G. Stolf, Edimar A. Bocchi, Fernando Bacal, Paulo M. Pêgo-Fernandes, Henry Absensur, José C. Meneghetti, and Adib D. Jatene

Clinical and left ventricular function outcomes up to five years after dynamic cardiomyoplasty
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 353-363. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michio Kawasuji, Naoki Sakakibara, Hirofumi Takemura, Yasushi Matsumoto, Hiroshi Mabuchi, and Yoh Watanabe

Coronary artery bypass grafting in familial hypercholesterolemia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 364-369. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lynn B. McGrath, Marius Locke, Michael Cane, Chao Chen, and C. David Ianuzzo

Heat shock protein (HSP 72) expression in patients undergoing cardiac operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 370-376. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pierre L. Pagé, Nazih Dandan, Pierre Savard, Réginald Nadeau, J. Andrew Armour, and René Cardinal

Regional distribution of atrial electrical changes induced by stimulation of extracardiac and intracardiac neural elements
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 377-388. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Joseph Caspi, Eli Zalstein, Nili Zuker, and Azai Appelbaum

Adjustable suture of the vertical pulmonary vein for repair of infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 389-390. [Full Text]  

Dermot P. Halpin, Jeffrey Nicholson, William S. Blakemore, and John L. Harlan

Innominate artery pseudoaneurysm presenting as a widend mediastinum
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 390-391. [Full Text]  

Akio Matsuura, Masaru Sawasaki, Kenzo Yasuura, Takashi Maseki, Toshihiko Ichihara, Toshiaki Ito, Ken Miyahara, Hiroshi Okamoto, and Toshio Abe

A simplified technique for selective jugular vein cannulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 391-393. [Full Text]  

Robert K. M. Chan, David L. Hare, and Brian F. Buxton

Anomalous left main coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery in an adult: Treatment by internal mammary artery grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 393-394. [Full Text]  

Akira Furuse, Tadasu Kohno, and Toshiya Ohtsuka

Intraoperative visualization of the aortic valve from the left ventricle
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 395. [Full Text]  

Francesco Maisano, Roberto Lorusso, and Ottavio Alfieri

The periprosthetic sac-innominate vein shunt: An effective way to control bleeding after aortic root operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 396. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Norman A. Silverman

Invited letter concerning: Clinical and left ventricular function outcomes up to five years after dynamic cardiomyoplasty
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 397-398. [Full Text]  

Leon K. Lacquet

Aortopulmonary paraganglioma, a rare tumor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 398. [Full Text]  

John L. Myers and John A. Waldhausen

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: New technique or modification of "old" technique
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 398-399. [Full Text]  

N. Tabuchi, J. de Haan, and W. van Oeveren

Topical effect of aprotinin on the surgical wound in cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 399-400. [Full Text]  

L. Henry Edmunds, Jr.

Invited letter concerning: Topical aprotinin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 400-401. [Full Text]  

N. Tabuchi and W. van Oeveren

Invited letter concerning: Topical aprotinin
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 402. [Full Text]  

Thomas W. Shields

The location of station 11 pulmonary lymph nodes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 402-403. [Full Text]  

Tokujiro Yano

The location of station 11 pulmonary lymph nodes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 109: 403. [Full Text]  

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