Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Epidemiology of Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass 2022

Gender Differences in Cardiothoracic Surgery Interest Among General Surgery Applicants.  112:961-967. 2021

Late Heart Transplantation in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome With Intact Atrial Septum.  112:e135-e137. 2021

Snare-Assisted Delivery for Ascending Endovascular Repair of Acute Type A Dissection.  112:e5-e8. 2021

The Prophylactic Peritoneal Dialysis Conundrum: Is It Worth It?: Reply.  111:1740-1741. 2021

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2020 Annual Report.  111:778-792. 2021

Prophylactic Peritoneal Dialysis After the Arterial Switch Operation: A Retrospective Cohort Study.  111:655-661. 2021

Concordance of Treatment Effect: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database 2021

The Genetically Engineered Heart as a Bridge to Allotransplantation in Infants Just Around the Corner? 2021

Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Renal Allograft Failure.  110:1904-1908. 2020

Fourth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report.  110:1819-1831. 2020

Anti-Pig Antibody in Infants: Can a Genetically Engineered Pig Heart Bridge to Allotransplantation?.  109:1268-1273. 2020

Best Practices of Aortic Valve Replacement With the Edwards Intuity Elite Valve.  109:1289-1293. 2020

Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Reporting Standards for Type B Aortic Dissections.  109:959-981. 2020

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2019 Annual Report: The Changing Landscape of Devices and Indications.  109:649-660. 2020

Total Endovascular Arch Repair Using Needle Fenestration and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.  109:e127-e129. 2020

In Search of the Ideal Valve: Optimizing Genetic Modifications to Prevent Bioprosthetic Degeneration.  108:624-635. 2019

Invited Commentary.  108:44. 2019

Third Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report: Preimplant Characteristics and Outcomes.  107:993-1004. 2019

Risks and Rewards of Advanced Practice Providers in Cardiothoracic Surgery Training: National Survey.  107:597-602. 2019

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database Annual Report: Evolving Indications, Outcomes, and Scientific Partnerships.  107:341-353. 2019

Decreasing Time to Place and Teach Double-Lumen Endotracheal Intubation: Engaging Anesthesia in Lean.  106:1512-1518. 2018

Understanding the Association Between Frailty and Cardiac Surgical Outcomes.  106:1326-1332. 2018

Invited Commentary.  106:1219. 2018

Linkage of Medicare Records to the Interagency Registry of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support.  105:1397-1402. 2018

Imatinib Is Protective Against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in an Ex Vivo Rabbit Model of Lung Injury.  105:950-956. 2018

Biventricular Support With Intracorporeal, Continuous Flow, Centrifugal Ventricular Assist Devices.  105:548-555. 2018

The Optimal Timing of Stage-2-Palliation After the Norwood Operation.  105:193-199. 2018

Cost Savings of Standardization of Thoracic Surgical Instruments: The Process of Lean.  104:1889-1895. 2017

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research.  104:1450-1455. 2017

Fontan Patient Survival After Pediatric Heart Transplantation Has Improved in the Current Era.  103:1315-1320. 2017

Surgical Embolectomy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Systematic Review and Comprehensive Meta-Analyses.  103:982-990. 2017

Here Comes the Sunshine: Industry's Payments to Cardiothoracic Surgeons.  103:567-572. 2017

Outcomes of Patients Who Undergo Cardiac Surgical Procedures After Liver Transplantation.  103:541-545. 2017

Ureaplasma Transmitted From Donor Lungs Is Pathogenic After Lung Transplantation.  103:670-671. 2017

Femorofemoral Shunt During Surgery for Acute DeBakey Type 1 Dissection to Treat Peripheral Extremity Malperfusion.  103:e17-e20. 2017

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research.  102:1444-1451. 2016

The Use of Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest During Heart Transplantation Does Not Worsen Posttransplant Survival.  102:1260-1265. 2016

Incidence, Results, and Our Current Intraoperative Technique to Control Major Vascular Injuries During Minimally Invasive Robotic Thoracic Surgery.  102:394-399. 2016

Bridging Anticoagulation after Mechanical Aortic Heart Valve Replacement: A Questionable Routine.  102:48-54. 2016

Limited Utility of Tricuspid Valve Repair at the Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.  101:2168-2174. 2016

Aortic root replacement in octogenarians offers acceptable perioperative and late outcomes.  101:967-972. 2016

Decreasing the preincision time for pulmonary lobectomy: The process of lean and value stream mapping.  101:1110-1115. 2016

One hundred planned robotic segmentectomies: Early results, technical details, and preferred port placement presented at the sixty-second annual meeting of the southern thoracic surgical Association, Orlando, FL, Nov 4-7, 2015..  101:1089-1096. 2016

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Data From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database.  101:558-566. 2016

Surgical and anesthetic management of a mediastinal fatty tumor: Lipoblastoma.  100:e97-e98. 2015

Discussion.  100:527. 2015

Early Operation for Endocarditis Complicated by Preoperative Cerebral Emboli Is Not Associated With Worsened Outcomes.  100:501-508. 2015

Resident perceptions of 2-year versus 3-year cardiothoracic training programs.  99:2070-2076. 2015

Pulmonary endarterectomy for pulmonary hypertension from septic emboli.  99:1814-1816. 2015

Risk factors for prolonged mechanical ventilation for children on ventricular assist device support.  99:1713-1718. 2015

Steroid Therapy Attenuates Acute Phase Reactant Response among Children on Ventricular Assist Device Support.  99:1392-1398. 2015

Comparison of outcomes after heart replacement therapy in patients over 65 years old.  99:582-588. 2015

Invited commentary.  99:588-589. 2015

Retention rate of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopic placed fiducial markers for lung radiosurgery.  100:1163-1166. 2015

Invited commentary.  97:1013-1014. 2014

Invited commentary.  97:504-505. 2014

A novel technique for hybrid aortic arch reconstruction: The deployment cuff technique.  97:1464-1466. 2014

Hybrid procedure as treatment for large obstructive left ventricular rhabdomyoma.  97. 2014

Invited commentary.  98:547-548. 2014

Performing robotic lobectomy and segmentectomy: Cost, profitability, and outcomes.  98:203-209. 2014

The efficacy of restaging endobronchial ultrasound in patients with non-small cell lung cancer after preoperative therapy.  98:1008-1012. 2014

The incidence and management of postoperative chylothorax after pulmonary resection and thoracic mediastinal lymph node dissection.  98:232-237. 2014

The prevalence of nodal upstaging during robotic lung resection in early stage non-small cell lung cancer.  97:1901-1907. 2014

The safety and efficacy of mediastinoscopy when performed by general thoracic surgeons.  97:1878-1884. 2014

Predictors of anastomotic leak after esophagectomy: An analysis of the society of thoracic surgeons general thoracic database.  96:1919-1926. 2013

Incremental reduction in the incidence of stroke in children supported with the Berlin EXCOR ventricular assist device.  96:1727-1733. 2013

Erratum: Management of stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer by thoracic surgeons in North America (Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 94 (922-928)).  96:1532. 2013

Comparing outcomes in ECMO between roller and centrifugal pumps in the face of evolving technology.  96:376. 2013

Inferior vena cava oxygen saturation monitoring after the Norwood procedure.  95:2114-2121. 2013

Performing coronary artery bypass grafting off-pump may compromise long-term survival in a veteran population.  95:1952-1960. 2013

Effect of insurance status on the surgical treatment of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.  95:1221-1226. 2013

Invited commentary.  95:883. 2013

Successful ventricular assist device placement in transposition of the great arteries with pulmonary hypertension.  95. 2013

Cost-effectiveness of mitral valve repair versus replacement by biologic or mechanical prosthesis.  95:98-104. 2013

Late development of a gigantic aneurysm of the neoaorta after norwood palliation.  95:1457. 2013

Side-arm grafts for femoral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation.  94. 2012

Complete thoracic mediastinal lymphadenectomy leads to a higher rate of pathologically proven N2 disease in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.  94:902-906. 2012

Management of stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer by thoracic surgeons in North America.  94:922-928. 2012

Outcomes for lung transplantation for lung cancer in the United Network for Organ Sharing registry.  94:935-941. 2012

AngioJet rheolytic thrombectomy for thrombotic myocardial injury in a 15-year-old cystic fibrosis patient during lung transplantation.  94:626-628. 2012

Coronary artery bypass graft patency: Residents versus attending surgeons.  94:482-488. 2012

Invited commentary.  94:467. 2012

Lung function and ECMO after lung transplantation.  94:686-687. 2012

Invited commentary.  94:264. 2012

Novel technique of valve-sparing aortic root replacement in two children younger than 3 years of age.  94:299-301. 2012

Implantation of the HeartWare HVAD in a child after a recent thromboembolic stroke.  93:977-978. 2012

Invited commentary.  93:717. 2012

Midterm cost and effectiveness of thoracic endovascular aortic repair versus open repair.  93:473-479. 2012

Oncologic efficacy of anatomic segmentectomy in stage IA lung cancer patients with T1a tumors.  93:381-388. 2012

Minimally invasive chest wall resection: Sparing the overlying, uninvolved extrathoracic musculature of the chest.  94:1744-1747. 2012

Daily chest roentgenograms are unnecessary in nonhypoxic patients who have undergone pulmonary resection by thoracotomy.  92:440-443. 2011

Heart transplant vs left ventricular assist device in heart transplant-eligible patients.  91:1330-1334. 2011

Reply.  91:1654. 2011

The society of thoracic surgeons expert consensus for the surgical treatment of hyperhidrosis.  91:1642-1648. 2011

Discussion.  91:1700-1701. 2011

Discussion.  91:1736-1737. 2011

Refractory bilateral pneumothoraces in end-stage cystic fibrosis.  92:1905. 2011

Practice patterns for thoracic aneurysms in the stent graft era: Health care system implications.  90:1833-1839. 2010

Photodynamic Laser Therapy for Lesions in the Airway.  89:1744-1749. 2010

The 30- Versus 90-Day Operative Mortality After Pulmonary Resection.  89:1717-1723. 2010

Invited Commentary.  89:1510. 2010

Reply.  89:1707. 2010

Discussion.  90:1318-1319. 2010

The true false negative rates of esophageal and endobronchial ultrasound in the staging of mediastinal lymph nodes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.  90:427-434. 2010

Changes in Pulmonary Function Tests After Neoadjuvant Therapy Predict Postoperative Complications.  88:930-936. 2009

Surgical Management of Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery.  88:844-848. 2009

Survival of Patients With True Pathologic Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.  88:917-923. 2009

Different Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide as Predictors of Respiratory Morbidity.  88:405-411. 2009

The Removal of Chest Tubes Despite an Air Leak or a Pneumothorax.  87:1690-1696. 2009

Cell Delivery: Intramyocardial Injections or Epicardial Deposition? A Head-to-Head Comparison.  87:1196-1203. 2009

Surgical Resection Is Justified in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Node Negative T4 Satellite Lesions.  87:893-899. 2009

Complete Pathologic Response After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer Is Associated With Enhanced Survival.  87:392-399. 2009

The Treatment of Patients with Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer From N2 Disease: Who Returns to the Surgical Arena and Who Survives.  86:912-920. 2008

Survival of Patients With Unsuspected N2 (Stage IIIA) Nonsmall-Cell Lung Cancer.  86:362-367. 2008

The Benefits of Continuous and Digital Air Leak Assessment After Elective Pulmonary Resection: A Prospective Study.  86:396-401. 2008

A Nondivided Intercostal Muscle Flap Further Reduces Pain of Thoracotomy: A Prospective Randomized Trial.  85:1901-1907. 2008

Differences in Outcomes Between Younger and Older Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.  85:1735-1739. 2008

Invited Commentary.  85:1780. 2008

Management of Subcutaneous Emphysema After Pulmonary Resection.  85:1759-1765. 2008

Tension Pneumothorax: A Complication of Superior Vena Cava Filter Insertion.  85:1813. 2008

Sodium-Hydrogen Exchange Inhibition by Cariporide to Reduce the Risk of Ischemic Cardiac Events in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Results of the EXPEDITION Study.  85:1261-1270. 2008

The effects of a soluble polymer and bone wax on sternal healing in an animal model. Invited commentary..  85:1780. 2008

Reply.  84:1798. 2007

Postlung Transplant Survival is Equivalent Regardless of Cytomegalovirus Match Status.  84:1129-1135. 2007

When is it Best to Repeat a 2-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-d-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Scan on Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Have Received Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy?.  84:1092-1097. 2007

Accessing the Aortopulmonary Window (#5) and the Paraaortic (#6) Lymph Nodes in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.  84:940-945. 2007

Repair of Neonates and Young Infants With Ebstein's Anomaly and Related Disorders.  84:587-593. 2007

Modified Superior Repair for Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in the Adult.  84:312-313. 2007

Predictors of Survival and Disease-Free Survival in Patients With Resected N1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.  84:182-190. 2007

Relationship of Body Mass Index With Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.  84:10-16. 2007

Surgical Management of a Giant Thoracic Angiomyolipoma.  83:2201-2203. 2007

Surgical Techniques and Results for Partial or Circumferential Sleeve Resection of the Pulmonary Artery for Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.  83:1971-1977. 2007

Ratio of the Maximum Standardized Uptake Value on FDG-PET of the Mediastinal (N2) Lymph Nodes to the Primary Tumor May Be a Universal Predictor of Nodal Malignancy in Patients With Nonsmall-Cell Lung Cancer.  83:1826-1830. 2007

Sodium-Hydrogen Exchange Inhibition and β-Blockade Additively Decrease Infarct Size.  83:1121-1127. 2007

Invited commentary.  83:509. 2007

Cellular therapy in thoracic and cardiovascular disease..  84:339-342. 2007

Is Early Too Early? Effect of Shorter Stays After Bypass Surgery.  83:100-107. 2007

Satellite Pulmonary Nodule in the Same Lobe (T4N0) Should Not Be Staged as IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.  82:1808-1814. 2006

Prevalence of Delayed Gastric Emptying and Gastroesophageal Reflux in Patients With End-Stage Lung Disease.  82:1570. 2006

Effect of Pexelizumab in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery With Extended Aortic Cross-Clamp Time.  82:781-789. 2006

The Maximum Standardized Uptake Values on Integrated FDG-PET/CT Is Useful in Differentiating Benign From Malignant Pulmonary Nodules.  82:1016-1020. 2006

Efficacy of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery With Talc Pleurodesis for Porous Diaphragm Syndrome in Patients With Refractory Hepatic Hydrothorax.  82:457-459. 2006

Maximum Standard Uptake Value of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes on Integrated FDG-PET-CT Predicts Pathology in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.  82:417-423. 2006

Maximum Standardized Uptake Values on Positron Emission Tomography of Esophageal Cancer Predicts Stage, Tumor Biology, and Survival.  82:391-395. 2006

Survival and Outcomes of Pulmonary Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Elderly: A Nested Case-Control Study.  82:424-430. 2006

Management of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome by Internal Jugular to Femoral Vein Bypass.  82:310-312. 2006

Distribution and Likelihood of Lymph Node Metastasis Based on the Lobar Location of Nonsmall-Cell Lung Cancer.  81:1969-1973. 2006

Native aortic valve insufficiency in patients with left ventricular assist devices.  81. 2006

Portable coronary active perfusion system for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Invited commentary.  81:710-711. 2006

Invited commentary.  82:1088-1089. 2006

Patterns of surgical care of lung cancer patients.  80:2051-2056. 2005

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and prior negative mediastinoscopy.  80:1231-1239. 2005

Improving the inaccuracies of clinical staging of patients with NSCLC: A prospective trial.  80:1207-1214. 2005

Multiple treatment approach to limit cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury.  80:1408-1416. 2005

Pulmonary resection after high-dose and low-dose chest irradiation.  80:1224-1230. 2005

Radioguided thoracoscopic mediastinal parathyroidectomy with intraoperative parathyroid hormone testing.  80:1262-1265. 2005

Human leukocyte antigen sensitization in ventricular assist device recipients: A lesser risk with the DeBakey axial pump - Commentary.  80:948-949. 2005

Intercostal muscle flap to buttress the bronchus at risk and the thoracic esophageal-gastric anastomosis.  80:1017-1020. 2005

Sternal approximation for bilateral anterolateral transsternal thoracotomy for lung transplantation.  79. 2005

Automatic intraaortic balloon pump timing using an intrabeat dicrotic notch prediction algorithm: Invited Commentary.  79:1022. 2005

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph node in patients with suspected lung cancer after positron emission tomography and computed tomography scans.  79:263-268. 2005

MagScrew total artificial heart in vivo performance above 200 beats per minute: Invited commentary.  79:1383. 2005

Left ventricular assist device performance with long-term circulatory support: Lessons from the REMATCH trial.  78:2123-2130. 2004

Repeat FDG-PET after neoadjuvant therapy is a predictor of pathologic response in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.  78:1903-1909. 2004

The accuracy of integrated PET-CT compared with dedicated PET alone for the staging of patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer.  78:1017-1023. 2004

Clinical experience with the mini-extracorporeal circulation system: An evolution or a revolution? Invited commentary.  77:2176. 2004

Longitudinal change in quality of life and impact on survival after left ventricular assist device implantation.  77:1321-1327. 2004

Horseshoe lung with left lung hypoplasia and critical pulmonary venous stenosis.  77:1085-1087. 2004

Outcomes of early extubation after bypass surgery in the elderly.  77:781-788. 2004

A prospective, double-blinded, randomized trial evaluating the use of preemptive analgesia of the skin before thoracotomy.  76:1055-1058. 2003

Intra-myocyte ion homeostasis during ischemia-reperfusion injury: Effects of pharmacologic preconditioning and controlled reperfusion.  76:1252-1258. 2003

Intraoperative solumedrol helps prevent postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema.  76:1029-1035. 2003

The role of FDG-PET scan in staging patients with nonsmall cell carcinoma.  76:861-866. 2003

Intracostal sutures decrease the pain of thoracotomy.  76:407-412. 2003

Outcome of unroofing procedure for repair of anomalous aortic origin of left or right coronary artery.  76:589-596. 2003

The effect of left internal mammary artery utilization on short-term outcomes after coronary revascularization.  76:464-470. 2003

Cell transplantation in myocardium.  75. 2003

Infection in ventricular assist devices: prevention and treatment..  75:S48-S57. 2003

Outcomes and perioperative hyperglycemia in patients with or without diabetes mellitus undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.  75:1392-1399. 2003

Mechanical ventricular support lowers pulmonary vascular resistance in a patient with congential heart disease.  75:1005-1007. 2003

Beneficial effect of autologous cell transplantation on infarcted heart function: Comparison between bone marrow stromal cells and heart cells.  75:169-177. 2003

Nitric oxide: Lifesaving measure for pulmonary vasospasm after modified Blalock-Taussig shunt.  74:1700-1702. 2002

Proinflammatory and antiinflammatory cytokines after cardiac operation: Different cellular sources at different times. Invited commentary.  74:370-371. 2002

Treatment of end-stage heart disease with outpatient ventricular assist devices.  73:1489-1494. 2002

Glucose-insulin-potassium infusion for myocardial protection during off-pump coronary artery surgery.  73:1246-1251. 2002

Is there a place for preconditioning during cardiac operations in humans?.  73:843-848. 2002

Ischemic preconditioning and Na⁺/H⁺ exchange inhibition improve reperfusion ion homeostasis.  73:569-574. 2002

Invited commentary.  73:129-130. 2002

Cellular myoplasty: What are we really trying to achieve? [3] (multiple letters).  73:342-343. 2002

The systemic factor: The comparative roles of cardiopulmonary bypass and off-pump surgery in the genesis of patient injury during and following cardiac surgery.  72. 2001

Minimally invasive coronary bypass without general endotracheal anesthesia.  72:1380-1382. 2001

Management of congenital abnormalities of the donor lung.  72:935-937. 2001

Albumin versus hydroxyethyl starch in cardiopulmonary surgery: A meta-analysis of postoperative bleedingbypass: Invited commentary.  72:534. 2001

Backtable heat-enhanced preconditioning: A simple and effective means of improving function of heart transplants.  72:107-112. 2001

Invited commentary.  72:112-113. 2001

Preconditioning protects the severely atherosclerotic mouse heart: Invited commentary.  71:1303-1304. 2001

Factors affecting functional outcome after autologous skeletal myoblast transplantation.  71:844-851. 2001

A new method of monitoring recovery and weaning the Thoratec left ventricular assist device.  71:215-218. 2001

Cell volume and ionic transport systems after cold preservation of coronary endothelial cells: Invited commentary.  71:1295. 2001

Discussion of economics of devices.  71:S202-S203. 2001

Panel discussion: Monitoring and improving patient safety during and following cardiac surgery.  72:S2267-S2270. 2001

Right thoracotomy for mitral reoperatron: Analysis of technique and outcome.  70:1970-1973. 2000

Is adenosine preconditioning truly cardioprotective in coronary artery bypass surgery?.  70:590-594. 2000

Pediatric cardiac transplantation..  69:1627-1628. 2000

Pneumoperitoneum after concomitant resection of the right middle and lower lobes (bilobectomy).  70:942-946. 2000

Preconditioning: Can nature's shield be raised against surgical ischemic-reperfusion injury?.  68:1988-1994. 1999

Factors predicting patterns of recurrence after resection of N1 non- small cell lung carcinoma.  68:1171-1176. 1999

The rematch trial: Rationale, design, and end points.  67:723-730. 1999

Endothelial effects of hemostatic devices for continuous cardioplegia or minimally invasive operations.  68:1118-1120. 1999

Favorable aspect of stapled anastomosis: An endothelial function study [7].  68:1443-1444. 1999

High-flow gas insufflation to facilitate MIDCAB [4].  67:893. 1999

Inhibition of the pacemaker current: A bradycardic therapy for off-pump coronary operations.  66:148-152. 1998

Preoperative identification and operative management of intraatrial extension of lung tumors.  65:544-546. 1998

A prospective algorithm for the management of air leaks after pulmonary resection.  66:1726-1730. 1998

Arrest duration influences postcardioplegia electrophysiologic recovery and reperfusion arrhythmias.  65:1003-1008. 1998

Nonpenetrating stapling: A valuable alternative for coronary anastomoses?.  66:1705-1708. 1998

Failure of preconditioning to improve postcardioplegia stunning of minimally infarcted hearts.  64:1735-1741. 1997

On-pump, beating-heart coronary artery operations in high-risk patients: An acceptable trade-off?.  64:1368-1373. 1997

Simultaneous use of an implanted defibrillator and ventricular assist device.  64:1156-1158. 1997

Snaring of the target vessel in less invasive bypass operations does not cause endothelial dysfunction.  63:751-755. 1997

Blunt cardiac trauma: Atrioventricular valve disruption and ventricular septal defect.  64:1466-1468. 1997

Effectiveness of postoperative irradiation in stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer according to regression tree analyses of recurrence risks.  64:1402-1407. 1997

Is warm retrograde blood cardioplegia better than cold for myocardial protection?: Invited commentary.  63:104. 1997

Ischemic preconditioning before normothermic retrograde cardioplegia [6] (multiple letters).  64:1874-1876. 1997

MEDOS HIA-VAD biventricular assist device for bridge to recovery in fulminant myocarditis: Invited commentary.  63:1146. 1997

Replacement of an intracorporeal left ventricular assist device.  64:839-841. 1997

Blood cardioplegia: Do we still need to dilute?.  62:957-960. 1996

Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor of the chest wall.  62:873-874. 1996

Endothelial effects of hemostatic devices for continuous cardioplegia or minimally invasive operations.  62:1158-1163. 1996

Infections during extended circulatory support: University of Alabama at Birmingham experience 1989 to 1994.  61:366-371. 1996

Is potassium channel opening an effective form of preconditioning before cardioplegia?.  61:1764-1768. 1996

Resection of multiple pulmonary metastases from a recurrent intracranial meningioma.  61:1823-1824. 1996

Circulatory support for myocardial infarction with ventricular arrhythmias.  59:1230-1231. 1995

Tricuspid valve dysfunction in the transplanted heart.  59:477-480. 1995

Ultrasonic dissection: A useful adjunct to operation for calcified constrictive pericarditis.  59:1243-1244. 1995

Anatomic definition of a vulnerable extranodal site in AV node reentry.  57:1273-1280. 1994

Effect of postcardioplegia reperfusion rhythm or myocardial blood flow.  58:351-358. 1994

Experimental comparison of manually inflatable versus autoinflatable retrograde cardioplegia catheters.  58:533-535. 1994

Invited commentary.  57:478. 1994

Reply.  58:1216. 1994

Retrograde warm blood cardioplegia preserves hypertrophied myocardium: A clinical study.  57:1429-1435. 1994

Warm cardioplegia or aerobic cardioplegia? Let's call a spade a spade.  58:5-6. 1994

Determinants of heart-lung transplantation outcomes: Results of a consensus survey.  56:343-345. 1993

External pulsatile circulatory support.  55:257-260. 1993

Limitation of vasodilation associated with warm heart operation by a "mini-cardioplegia" delivery technique.  56:1148-1153. 1993

Neonatal pneumonectomy.  56:596-597. 1993

Simplified method for delivering normothermic blood cardioplegia.  55:177-178. 1993

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms and application of surgical science to their repair.  55:545-550. 1993

Use of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene pericardial substitute with ventricular assist devices.  55:181-183. 1993

1985: Fluorocarbons: A potential treatment of cerebral air embolism in open-heart surgery.  54:392-393. 1992

Acute rejection of lung allografts with various immunosuppressive protocols.  54:846-851. 1992

Electrical instability during reperfusion.  54:1245-1246. 1992

Normothermic cardioplegia: Is aortic cross-clamping still synonymous with myocardial ischemia?.  54:472-478. 1992

Variation in cryolesion penetration due to probe size and tissue thermal conductivity.  53:123-126. 1992

Agglutination of blood cardioplegia by cold reacting autoantibodies.  51:833-836. 1991

Christiaan Barnard's contribution to the surgical treatment of Ebstein's malformation.  51:147-151. 1991

Efficacy of coronary sinus cardioplegia in patients with complete coronary artery occlusions.  51:418-423. 1991

Prospects for understanding and eliminating the deleterious effects of cardiopulmonary bypass.  51:529-531. 1991

Removal of massive right atrial thrombus guided by transesophageal echocardiography.  52:313-315. 1991

Results of the Fontan procedure for patients with univentricular heart.  52:1266-1271. 1991

Controlled initial hyperkalemic reperfusion after cardiac transplantation: Coronary vascular resistance and blood flow.  49:625-631. 1990

Coronary artery bypass grafting with unanticipated fibrosing mediastinitis.  49:321-322. 1990

Retrograde coronary sinus cardioplegia for aortic valve operations: A clinical report on 500 patients.  49:556-564. 1990

Sclerosing mediastieitis: Improved management with histoplasmosis titer and ketoconazole.  50:215-221. 1990

Effect of transannular patching on outcome after repair of tetralogy of Fallot.  48:783-791. 1989

Free radicals and myocardial protection: A surgical viewpoint.  47:939-945. 1989

Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Aortic Root Abscess Cavity: Surgical Treatment with Aortic Valve Homograft.  45:674-677. 1988

Coronary and Systemic Vascular Resistance during Reperfusion after Global Myocardial Ischemia.  46:447-454. 1988

Corrective Repair of Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defects and Major Associated Cardiac Anomalies.  46:645-651. 1988

The Relief of Pulmonary Stenosis by a Transatrial versus a Transventricular Approach to the Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot.  45:7-10. 1988

Intermediate-term Fate of Cryopreserved Allograft and Xenograft Valved Conduits.  44:598-606. 1987

Long-term Results of Emergency Surgery for Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect.  44:274-276. 1987

Patch Repair of the Left Ventricular Free Wall Following Aneurysmectomy.  43:441-442. 1987

Retrograde Cardioplegia Through the Coronary Sinus.  44:214-216. 1987

Effects of Protamine Administration after Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Complement, Blood Elements, and the Hemodynamic State.  41:193-199. 1986

Fluorocarbon Treatment for Cerebral Air Embolism: Reply.  42:351. 1986

Surgical Treatment of H-Type Tracheoesophageal Fistula Diagnosed in an Adult.  41:453-454. 1986

Fluorocarbons: A Potential Treatment of Cerebral Air Embolism in Open-Heart Surgery.  40:494-497. 1985

Hydroxyethyl Starch in CABG.  39:97. 1985

Hydroxyethyl Starch versus Albumin for Colloid Infusion Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Patients Undergoing Myocardial Revascularization.  37:40-46. 1984

Protective Effect of an Asanguineous Reperfusion Solution on Myocardial Performance Following Cardioplegic Arrest.  37:222-228. 1984

Surgical Treatment of Tricuspid Atresia.  38:447-457. 1984

Ventricular Cryosurgery: Short-term Effects on Intramural Electrophysiology.  35:386-393. 1983

Detection of Myocardial Injury after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using a Hypothermic, Cardioplegic Technique.  33:139-144. 1982

Retrograde Coronary Sinus Perfusion: A Safe Alternative for Ensuring Cardioplegic Delivery in Aortic Valve Surgery.  34:647-658. 1982

Limitations of Potassium Cardioplegia during Cardiac Ischemic Arrest: A Phosphorus 31 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study.  32:536-545. 1981

Management of the Cardiovascular Subsystem after Cardiac Surgery.  32:311-319. 1981

Surgical Management of an Aneurysm of the Left Main Coronary Artery.  27:569-573. 1979

Healing Around the Starr-Edwards Aortic Valve Prosthesis in Patients.  6:25-32. 1968