CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT:

Ko Bando, Irvin L. Paradis, Shari Similo, Hiroaki Konishi, Kanshi Komatsu, Thomas G. Zullo, Samuel A. Yousem, John M. Close, Adriana Zeevi, Rene J. Duquesnoy, Jan Manzetti, Robert J. Keenan, John M. Armitage, Robert L. Hardesty, and Bartley P. Griffith

Obliterative bronchiolitis after lung and heart-lung transplantationAn analysis of risk factors and management
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 4-14. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nobuhiro Ono, Hiroyasu Yokomise, Kotaro Muro, Kenji Inui, Shigeki Hitomi, Junji Yodoi, and Hiromi Wada

Expression of adult T-cell leukemia–derived factor in bronchoalveolar lavage cells after canine lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 15-21. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. S. Herridge, A. L. de Hoyos, C. Chaparro, T. L. Winton, S. Kesten, and J. R. Maurer

Pleural complications in lung transplant recipients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 22-26. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, MYOCARDIAL MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TECHNIQUES:

Chris K. Rokkas, Christopher S. Cronin, Takashi Nitta, Loring R. Helfrich, Jr., Douglas C. Lobner, Dennis W. Choi, and Nicholas T. Kouchoukos

Profound systemic hypothermia inhibits the release of neurotransmitter amino acids in spinal cord ischemia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 27-35. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David R. Jobes, Geri Lynn Aitken, and Gene W. Shaffer

Increased accuracy and precision of heparin and protamine dosing reduces blood loss and transfusion patients undergoing primary cardiac operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 36-45. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. J. Despotis, J. H. Joist, C. W. Hogue, Jr., A. Alsoufiev, K. Kater, L. T. Goodnough, S. A. Santoro, E. Spitznagel, M. Rosenblum, and D. G. Lappas

The impact of heparin concentration and activated clotting time monitoring on blood conservation: A prospective, randomized evaluation in patients undergoing cardiac operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 46-54. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carlos L. Filgueiras, BeAtrice Winsborrow, Jian Ye, Jack Scott, Alexander Aronov, Piotr Kozlowski, Laleh Shabnavard, Randy Summers, John K. Saunders, Roxanne Deslauriers, and Tomas A. Salerno

A ³¹P-magnetic resonance study of antegrade and retrograde cerebral perfusion during aortic arch surgery in pigs
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 55-62. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mohinder P. S. Randhawa, Jr., Robert D. Lasley, and Robert M. Mentzer, Jr.

Salutary effects of exogenous adenosine administration on in vivo myocardial stunning
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 63-74. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jun Amano, Akio Suzuki, Makoto Sunamori, Masayoshi Shichiri, and Fumiaki Marumo

Attenuation of atrial natriuretic peptide response to sodium loading after cardiac operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 75-80. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pekka Rainio, Raija Sormunen, Martti Lepojärvi, Juha Nissinen, Päivi Kaukoranta, and Keijo Peuhkurinen

Ultrastructural changes during continuous retrograde warm and mild hypothermic blood cardoplegia for coronary bypass operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 81-88. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stefan Hein, Thomas Scheffold, and Jutta Schaper

Ischemia induces early changes to cytoskeletal and contractile proteins in diseased human myocardium
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 89-98. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Koji Kawahito, Masanobu Kawakami, Toshihumi Fujiwara, Hideo Adachi, and Takashi Ino

Interleukin-8 and monocyte chemotactic activating factor responses to cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 99-102. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tokumitsu Ko, Hajime Otani, Hiroji Imamura, Kyoko Omori, and Chiyoko Inagaki

Role of sodium pump activity in warm induction of cardioplegia combined with reperfusion of oxygenated cardioplegic solution
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 103-110. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jorge Gonzalez, Thomas Morrissey, Theresa Byrne, Robert Rizzo, and Douglas Wilmore

Bioelectric impedance detects fluid retention in patients undergoing cardipulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 111-118. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Lorraine Tafra, Paul S. Dale, Leslie A. Wanek, Kenneth P. Ramming, and Donald L. Morton

Resection and adjuvant immunotherapy for melanoma metastatic to the lung and thorax
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 119-129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Francis G. Duhaylongsod, Val J. Lowe, Edward F. Patz, Jr., Anna L. Vaughn, R. Edward Coleman, and Walter G. Wolfe

Detection of primary and recurrent lung cancer by means of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET)
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 130-140. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Werner K. H. Kauer, Jeffrey H. Peters, Tom R. DeMeester, Johannes Heimbucher, Adrian P. Ireland, and Cedric G. Bremner

A tailored approach to antireflux surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 141-147. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Aharinejad, D. E. Schraufnagel, A. Miksovsky, E. K. Larson, and S. C. Marks, Jr.

Endothelin-1 focally constricts pulmonary veins in rats
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 148-156. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

William G. Richards, Jonathan S. Stamler, Lester Kobzik, and David J. Sugarbaker

Role of nitric oxide in human esophageal circular smooth muscle in vitro
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 157-164. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Lee A. Pyles, James E. Fortney, John J. Kudlak, Robert A. Gustafson, and Stanley Einzig

Plasma antioxidant depletion after cardipulmonary bypass in operations for congenital heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 165-171. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takeshi Hiramatsu, Joseph M. Forbess, Takuya Miura, Fumikazu Nomura, and John E. Mayer, Jr.

Additive effects of L-arginine infusion and leukocyte depletion on recovery after hypothermic ischemia in neonatal lamb hearts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 172-179. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yutaka Okita, Shigehito Miki, Yuichi Ueda, Takafumi Tahata, Tetsuro Sakai, Katsuhiko Matsuyama, Masahiko Matsumura, and Tokio Tamura

Early and late results of repair of tetralogy of Fallot with subarterial ventricular septal defect: A comparative evaluation of tetralogy with perimembranous ventricular septal defect
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 180-185. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE:

Magdi Yacoub, Nasser R. H. Rasmi, Thoralf M. Sundt, Ole Lund, Eileen Boyland, Rosemary Radley-Smith, Asghar Khaghani, and Andrew Mitchell

Fourteen-year experience with homovital homografts for aortic valve replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 186-194. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Blaine Heric, Bruce W. Lytle, Dave P. Miller, Eliot R. Rosenkranz, Harry M. Lever, and Delos M. Cosgrove

Surgical management of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy:Early and late results
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 195-208. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard A. Moggio, Jia-Zhen Ding, Carolyn J. Smith, Robert R. Tota, Michael B. Stemerman, and George E. Reed

Immediate-early gene expression in human saphenous veins harvested during coronary artery bypass graft operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 209-213. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nan Wang, Steven R. Gundry, Glen Van Arsdell, Anees J. Razzouk, Arthur C. Hill, Matts Sjolander, Kerry A. Cavazos, Jill M. Brewer, Edwin E. Vyhmeister, and Leonard L. Bailey

Percurtaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty failures in patients with multivessel diseaseIs there an increased risk?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 214-223. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Koichi Tamura, Michael Jones, Izumi Yamada, and Victor J. Ferrans

A comparison of failure modes of glutaraldehyde-treated versus antibiotic-preserved mitral valve allografts implanted in sheep
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 224-238. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

James P. Slater, Evan C. Lipsitz, Jonathen M. Chen, Howard R. Levin, Mehmet C. Oz, and Daniel Burkhoff

Use of explanted human hearts as a model for the study of cardiac pathophysiologic conditions
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 239-247. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. G. Hazekamp, D. R. Koolbergen, J. Braun, H. Sugihara, C. J. Cornelisse, Y. A. Goffin, and H. A. Huysmans

In situ hybridization: A new technique to determine the origin of fibroblasts in cryopreserved aortic homograft valve explants
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 248-257. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Ernesto Molina, David G. Benditt, and Stuart Adler

Crinkling of epicardial defibrillator patchesA common and serious problem
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 258-264. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Friedrich-Christian Riess, Christine Löwer, Christoph Seelig, Niels Bleese, Joachim Kormann, Gert Müller-Berghaus, and Bernd Pötzsch

Recombinant hirudin as a new anticoagulant during cardiac operations instead of heparin: Successful for aortic valve replacement in man
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 265-267. [Full Text]  

Kenji Kusuhara, Shoichiro Shiraishi, and Atsushi Iwakura

A new staged operation for extensive aortic aneurysm by means of the modified "elephant trunk" technique
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 267-269. [Full Text]  

Crescencio Camacho, Javier Ortigosa, Juan-Francisco Oteo, Manuel de Artaza, Santiago Serrano-Fiz, and José-Miguel Molina

Recurring twiddler's syndrome: Report of a case
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 269-271. [Full Text]  

Shiro Ishikawa, Takashi Miyauchi, Satoshi Sakai, Hiroya Ushinohama, Kouichi Sagawa, Naoki Fusazaki, Hideaki Kado, Hiroshi Sunagawa, Sonao Honda, Hayao Ueno, Iwao Yamaguchi, Yasuro Sugishita, and Katsutoshi Goto

Elevated levels of plasma endothelin-1 in young patients with pulmonary hypertension caused by congenital heart disease are decreased after successful surgical repair
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 271-273. [Full Text]  

Ilan Ben Ze'ev

Percutaneous thoracostomy with plastic-shielded locking trocar
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 273-274. [Full Text]  

Ad J. J. J. C. Bogers

Massive bleeding at resternotomy despite a polytetrafluoroethylene surgical membrane
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 274-275. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Junichi Utoh, Tetsuro Yamamoto, and Yoshimasa Miyauchi

Is an increase in neutrophil leukotriene-generating capacity a specific phenomenon for cardiopulmonary bypass?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 276. [Full Text]  

Dominick Gadaleta and John Mihran Davis

Is an increase in neutrophil leukotriene-generating capacity a specific phenomenon for cardiopulmonary bypass?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 276-277. [Full Text]  

Guglielmo M. Actis Dato, Michele Di Summa, Alberto Actis Dato, Giuseppe Zattera, and Guglielmo Fortunato

Treatment of pectus excavatum: Bioabsorbable or metal strut?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 277-278. [Full Text]  

Tatsuo Nakamura

Treatment of pectus excavatum: Bioabsorbable or metal strut?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 278-279. [Full Text]  

R. El Oakley

Effect of cardiomyoplasty on coronary artery flow
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 280. [Full Text]  

Takuro Tsukube, Masayoshi Okada, Tomoichiro Mukai, and Mohammed A. Kashem

Effect of cardiomyoplasty on coronary artery flow
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 280-281. [Full Text]  

D. H. Boehm and B. Reichart

The role of adenosine in University of Wisconsin solution
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 281-282. [Full Text]  

Robert D. Lasley

The role of adenosine in University of Wisconsin solution
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 282. [Full Text]  

Lois Armiger, Grant Christie, and Brian Barratt-Boyes

Invited letter concerning: Biochemical and cellular characterization of cardiac valve tissue after cryopreservation or antibiotic preservation (J THORAC CARDIOVASC SURG 1994;108:63-7)
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 282-284. [Full Text]  

Lois C. Armiger

Further comments concerning: Biochemical and cellular characterization of cardiac valve tissue after cryopreservation or antibiotic preservation (J THORAC CARDIOVASC SURG 1994;108:63-7)
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 284. [Full Text]  

Ian M. Mitchell

Liver function after cardiopulmonary bypass in children
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 284-286. [Full Text]  

John D. Urschel

Sites of first distant recurrence in resected non-small-cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 286. [Full Text]  

Monique Dehoux, PhD, Ivan Philip, Sylvie Chollet-Martin, Anne Boutten, Ulrich Hvass, Jean-Marie Desmonts, and Geneviève Durand

Early production of interleukin-10 during normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 286-287. [Full Text]  

Michael J. O'Leary and Colin Ferguson

Intraoperative use of end-tidal carbon dioxide tension to assess cardiac output
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 110: 287. [Full Text]  

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