EDITORIAL:

Frank C. Spencer

MANAGED CARE AND MEDICAL ETHICS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 525-526. [Full Text]  

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY:

Klaus Wassermann, Andrea Koch, Jochen Müller-Ehmsen, Martin Reuter, Olaf Michel, and Hans-Edmund Eckel

CLINICAL AND LABORATORY EVALUATION OF A NEW THIN-WALLED SELF-EXPANDING TRACHEOBRONCHIAL SILICONE STENT: PROGRESS AND PITFALLS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 527-534. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Riichiroh Maruyama, Kenji Sugio, Tetsuya Mitsudomi, Genkichi Saitoh, Teruyoshi Ishida, and Keizo Sugimachi

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EARLY RECURRENCE AND MICROMETASTASES IN THE LYMPH NODES OF PATIENTS WITH STAGE I NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 535-543. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chung-Ping Hsu, Cheng-Chung Wu, Chih-Yi Chen, Nan-Yung Hsu, Jiun-Yi-Hsia, and Pei-Yen Wang

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN RADICAL LYMPHADENECTOMY FOR ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE GASTRIC CARDIA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 544-551. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE:

Commentary
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 552-559. [Full Text]  

Robert J. M. Klautz, Gerda L. van Rijk-Zwikker, Paul Steendijk, Jim Wilde, David F. Teitel, and Jan Baan

ACUTE ELEVATION OF CORONARY VENOUS PRESSURE DOES NOT AFFECT LEFT VENTRICULAR CONTRACTILITY IN THE NORMAL AND STRESSED SWINE HEART: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FONTAN OPERATION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 560-567. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gabriel Chow, Idris G. Roberts, A. David Edwards, Adrian Lloyd-Thomas, Angie Wade, Martin J. Elliott, and Fenella J. Kirkham

THE RELATION BETWEEN PUMP FLOW RATE AND PULSATILITY ON CEREBRAL HEMODYNAMICS DURING PEDIATRIC CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 568-577. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hedwig H. Hövels-Gürich, Marie-Christine Seghaye, Sabine Däbritz, Bruno J. Messmer, and Götz von Bernuth

COGNITIVE AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AFTER NEONATAL ARTERIAL SWITCH OPERATION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 578-585. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yuichi Shiokawa and Anton E. Becker

THE LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT IN ATRIOVENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT REVISITED: SURGICAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PRESERVATION OF AORTIC VALVE INTEGRITY IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ANATOMIC OBSERVATIONS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 586-593. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Andrew Zimmerman, Frederick A. Burrows, Richard A. Jonas, and Paul R. Hickey

THE LIMITS OF DETECTABLE CEREBRAL PERFUSION BY TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY IN NEONATES UNDERGOING DEEP HYPOTHERMIC LOW-FLOW CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 594-600. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael A. Portman, Anthony L. Panos, Yun Xiao, David L. Anderson, George M. Alfieris, Xue-Han Ning, and Flavian M. Lupinetti

INFLUENCE OF THE pH of CARDIOPLEGIC SOLUTIONS ON CELLULAR ENERGY METABOLISM AND HYDROGEN ION FLUX DURING NEONATAL HYPOTHERMIC CIRCULATORY ARREST AND REPERFUSION: A DYNAMIC ³¹P NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE STUDY IN A PIG MODEL
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 601-608. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE:

Hiroyuki Kato, Georgios K. Kanellopoulos, Saburou Matsuo, Ying J. Wu, Mark F. Jacquin, Chung Y. Hsu, Dennis W. Choi, and Nicholas T. Kouchoukos

PROTECTION OF RAT SPINAL CORD FROM ISCHEMIA WITH DEXTRORPHAN AND CYCLOHEXIMIDE: EFFECTS ON NECROSIS AND APOPTOSIS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 609-618. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kevin M. Harris, Alan C. Braverman, Fernando R. Gutierrez, Benico Barzilai, and Víctor G. Dávila-Román

TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL FEATURES OF AORTIC INTRAMURAL HEMATOMA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 619-626. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT:

Jonathan M. Chen, Howard R. Levin, Robert E. Michler, Chad J. Prusmack, Eric A. Rose, and Keith D. Aaronson

REEVALUATING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION BEFORE CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION: DETERMINATION OF OPTIMAL THRESHOLDS AND QUANTIFICATION OF THE EFFECT OF REVERSIBILITY ON PERIOPERATIVE MORTALITY
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 627-634. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takayuki Nakamura, Toshiki Hirata, Tatsuo Fukuse, Mitsuhiro Ueda, Shigeki Hitomi, and Hiromi Wada

DIBUTYRYL CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE ATTENUATES LUNG INJURY CAUSED BY COLD PRESERVATION AND ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 635-642. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, MYOCARDIAL MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TECHNIQUES:

Guo-Wei He and Cheng-Qin Yang

SUPERIORITY OF HYPERPOLARIZING TO DEPOLARIZING CARDIOPLEGIA IN PROTECTION OF CORONARY ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 643-650. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Seung-Jun O, Monty H. Cox, Fred A. Crawford, Jr., and Francis G. Spinale

PROTEIN KINASE C ACTIVATION BEFORE CARDIOPLEGIC ARREST: BENEFICIAL EFFECTS ON MYOCYTE CONTRACTILITY
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 651-659. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jian Ye, Luojia Yang, Marc R. Del Bigio, Randy Summers, Dick Jackson, Rajmund L. Somorjai, Tomas A. Salerno, and Roxanne Deslauriers

RETROGRADE CEREBRAL PERFUSION PROVIDES LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD TO THE BRAIN: A STUDY IN PIGS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 660-665. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jens Sehested, Beate Wacker, Wolf-Georg Forssmann, and Erni Schmitzer

NATRIURESIS AFTER CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS: RELATIONSHIP TO URODILATIN, ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR, ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE, AND ALDOSTERONE
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 666-671. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Rita Spirito, Luca Dainese, GianLuca Polvani, Marco Zanobini, Massimo Porqueddu, Chiara Varesi, and Paolo Biglioli

EXTRACARDIAC MYXOMA: AN UNUSUAL RIGHT VENTRICULAR EPICARDIAL LOCATION
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 672-674. [Full Text]  

Hajime Kataoka

CARDIAC TAMPONADE CAUSED BY PENETRATION OF AN ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE INTO THE RIGHT VENTRICLE
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 674-676. [Full Text]  

J. Weipert, H. Meisner, M. Jochum, and W. Dietrich

LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF APROTININ-SPECIFIC IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODIES AFTER CARDIAC OPERATIONS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 676-678. [Full Text]  

Anne T. Sykes, Chris K. Rokkas, Andre Kajdacsy-Balla, and George B. Haasler

PRIMARY TRACHEAL SYNOVIAL CELL SARCOMA: A FIRST CASE REPORT
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 678-680. [Full Text]  

Masao Takahashi, Shinichiro Yamamoto, and Shigeki Tabata

IMMOBILIZED INSTRUMENT FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE DIRECT CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS: MIDCAB DOUGHNUT
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 680-682. [Full Text]  

Robert K. W. Tam, R. Bruce Garlick, and Aubrey A. Almeida

MINIMALLY INVASIVE REDO AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 682-683. [Full Text]  

Peter L. Faries, Marcus D'Ayala, and Gil Hauer Santos

PRIMARY IMMUNOBLASTIC B-CELL LYMPHOMA OF THE STERNUM
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 684-685. [Full Text]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Hans Zwart

Partial sternotomy: A mini approach for maxi exposure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 686. [Full Text]  

Luiz B. Puig

The right internal thoracic artery for myocardial revascularization
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 686. [Full Text]  

Koji Ueyama and Ryuzo Sakata

The right internal thoracic artery for myocardial revascularization
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 686-687. [Full Text]  

Regis Jucá and Leny Monte

Early tracheal extubation after coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 687. [Full Text]  

Davy Cheng

Early tracheal extubation after coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 687-688. [Full Text]  

Paul Swan, Amin Darwish, Mahmoud Elbarbary, and Zohair Al Halees

The safety of peritoneal drainage and dialysis after cardiopulmonary bypass in children
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 688-689. [Full Text]  

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES:

FRANZ J. A. TOREK (1861-1938)
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 114: 690-691. [Full Text]  

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