William E. Walker

MANIFEST ANXIETY AND CLINICAL JUDGMENT IN A GROUP SETTING, (2005)

WALKER,Ronald E., Walker,William E., Schwartz,MelvinL.

The results in the present series of studes, HA subjects demonstrating equal or better performance than LA subjects, could be explained by integrating the formulation of Child (1954) and a later...

Management of Traumatic Sinus of Valsalva-Right Ventricular Fistulae

Murphy, J. Peter, Weiland, Anne P., Adams, Phillip R., Walker, William E.

Residual intracardiac defects following penetrating injuries to the heart require thorough invasive evaluation and strong consideration for operative repair based upon the degree of hemodynamic...

Left Coronary Artery Spasm Causing Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction Without Myocardial Infarction

Freedman, Robert J., Fuentes, Francisco, Smalling, Richard W., Kirkeeide, Richard L., Sterling, Rosalyn P., Walker, William E., ...

This report describes a patient with persistent, recurrent left anterior descending coronary artery spasm, which causes marked left ventricular dysfunction in a clinical course that is typical of...

The St. Jude Medical Valve: Early Clinical Results in 253 Patients

Duncan, J. Michael, Cooley, Denton A., Livesay, James J., Ott, David A., Reul, George J., Walker, William E., ...

The St. Jude Medical cardiac valve is a low-profile, bileaflet, central-flow prosthesis made entirely of pyrolytic carbon. A total of 261 St. Jude valves were implanted in 253 patients during a...

Gunshot Wound of the Aortic Arch and Esophagus: Unusual Indication for Ascending to Abdominal Aortic Bypass Graft

Adams, Phillip R., Walker, William E.

Repair of a gunshot wound of the aortic arch produced severe “coarctation” of the aorta at the origin of the left subclavian artery, requiring the placement of an ascending-to-abdominal aortic...

Coronary Artery Revascularization Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Archer, Robert, Ott, David A., Parravicini, Robert, Cooley, Denton A., Reul, George J., Frazier, O. Howard, ...

At the Texas Heart Institute between October 1969 and August 1983, there were 191 single bypass procedures performed without pump oxygenator support. These cases have been divided into two groups:...

Early Elective Senning Repair: Optimal Operative Strategy for Simple Transposition of the Great Arteries

Walker, William E., Gross, Donald M., Fisher, David J., Weiland, Anne P.

After the inception of a new pediatric cardiovascular service, we reviewed the management of the first eight consecutive neonatal patients with simple transposition of the great arteries who...

Perforation of the Innominate Vein: Complication of a Swan Ganz Catheter

Walker, William E.

A 71-year-old woman underwent placement of a Swan-Ganz pulmonary artery catheter after induction of general anesthesia for a triple-vessel coronary bypass procedure. The surgery was uneventful;...

Cardiac Surgery in Children of Jehovah's Witnesses

Carmichael, Michael J., Cooley, Denton A., Kuykendall, R. Craig, Walker, William E.

A retrospective study was done of 73 consecutive Jehovah's Witness children less than 2 years of age who were operated on for lesions of the heart and major vessels. The series was divided into three...

Left Atrial Rhabdomyosarcoma Mimicking Mitral Valve Stenosis

Villasenor, Hector R., Fuentes, Francisco, Walker, William E.

A rare case of left atrial rhabdomyosarcoma is presented in a patient with symptoms of congestive heart failure mimicking a hemodynamically obstructive mitral stenosis and secondary pulmonary...

Aids Prodrome in an Apparently Normal Man Following Coronary Artery Bypass: New Significance of Postoperative Bleeding

Weiland, Anne P., Daskal, Yerach, Kerman, Ronald, Smalling, Richard W., Williams, John P., Walker, William E.

An otherwise healthy, apparently normal 45-year-old man underwent a triple coronary artery bypass procedure, complicated only by modest postoperative bleeding. He had received aspirin and...

Hemopericardium and Tamponade Following Intracoronary Thrombolysis with Streptokinase

Walker, William E., Fuentes, Francisco, Adams, Phillip R., Kuykendall, R. Craig, McArthur, John D., Weiland, Anne P.

Two patients underwent surgery for hemopericardium and pericardial tamponade after intracoronary thrombolysis by streptokinase for acute myocardial infarction. In both instances, the artery had...

Production of Multivalent Fluorescent Antisera for Identification of Organisms in the Mycobacterium avium-Mycobacterium intracellulare Complex

Gales, Peter W., Martins, Ronald R., Walker, William E.

Antisera to ten strains of mycobacteria in the Mycobacterium avium-Mycobacterium intracellulare group were obtained by injecting rabbits with ultraviolet light-killed cells. The antisera were...

Management of Traumatic Sinus of Valsalva-Right Ventricular Fistulae

Murphy, J. Peter, Weiland, Anne P., Adams, Phillip R., Walker, William E.

Residual intracardiac defects following penetrating injuries to the heart require thorough invasive evaluation and strong consideration for operative repair based upon the degree of hemodynamic...

Left Coronary Artery Spasm Causing Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction Without Myocardial Infarction

Freedman, Robert J., Fuentes, Francisco, Smalling, Richard W., Kirkeeide, Richard L., Sterling, Rosalyn P., Walker, William E., ...

This report describes a patient with persistent, recurrent left anterior descending coronary artery spasm, which causes marked left ventricular dysfunction in a clinical course that is typical of...

The St. Jude Medical Valve: Early Clinical Results in 253 Patients

Duncan, J. Michael, Cooley, Denton A., Livesay, James J., Ott, David A., Reul, George J., Walker, William E., ...

The St. Jude Medical cardiac valve is a low-profile, bileaflet, central-flow prosthesis made entirely of pyrolytic carbon. A total of 261 St. Jude valves were implanted in 253 patients during a...

Gunshot Wound of the Aortic Arch and Esophagus: Unusual Indication for Ascending to Abdominal Aortic Bypass Graft

Adams, Phillip R., Walker, William E.

Repair of a gunshot wound of the aortic arch produced severe “coarctation” of the aorta at the origin of the left subclavian artery, requiring the placement of an ascending-to-abdominal aortic...

Coronary Artery Revascularization Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Archer, Robert, Ott, David A., Parravicini, Robert, Cooley, Denton A., Reul, George J., Frazier, O. Howard, ...

At the Texas Heart Institute between October 1969 and August 1983, there were 191 single bypass procedures performed without pump oxygenator support. These cases have been divided into two groups:...

Early Elective Senning Repair: Optimal Operative Strategy for Simple Transposition of the Great Arteries

Walker, William E., Gross, Donald M., Fisher, David J., Weiland, Anne P.

After the inception of a new pediatric cardiovascular service, we reviewed the management of the first eight consecutive neonatal patients with simple transposition of the great arteries who...

Perforation of the Innominate Vein: Complication of a Swan Ganz Catheter

Walker, William E.

A 71-year-old woman underwent placement of a Swan-Ganz pulmonary artery catheter after induction of general anesthesia for a triple-vessel coronary bypass procedure. The surgery was uneventful;...

Cardiac Surgery in Children of Jehovah's Witnesses

Carmichael, Michael J., Cooley, Denton A., Kuykendall, R. Craig, Walker, William E.

A retrospective study was done of 73 consecutive Jehovah's Witness children less than 2 years of age who were operated on for lesions of the heart and major vessels. The series was divided into three...

Left Atrial Rhabdomyosarcoma Mimicking Mitral Valve Stenosis

Villasenor, Hector R., Fuentes, Francisco, Walker, William E.

A rare case of left atrial rhabdomyosarcoma is presented in a patient with symptoms of congestive heart failure mimicking a hemodynamically obstructive mitral stenosis and secondary pulmonary...

Aids Prodrome in an Apparently Normal Man Following Coronary Artery Bypass: New Significance of Postoperative Bleeding

Weiland, Anne P., Daskal, Yerach, Kerman, Ronald, Smalling, Richard W., Williams, John P., Walker, William E.

An otherwise healthy, apparently normal 45-year-old man underwent a triple coronary artery bypass procedure, complicated only by modest postoperative bleeding. He had received aspirin and...

Hemopericardium and Tamponade Following Intracoronary Thrombolysis with Streptokinase

Walker, William E., Fuentes, Francisco, Adams, Phillip R., Kuykendall, R. Craig, McArthur, John D., Weiland, Anne P.

Two patients underwent surgery for hemopericardium and pericardial tamponade after intracoronary thrombolysis by streptokinase for acute myocardial infarction. In both instances, the artery had...

Production of Multivalent Fluorescent Antisera for Identification of Organisms in the Mycobacterium avium-Mycobacterium intracellulare Complex

Gales, Peter W., Martins, Ronald R., Walker, William E.

Antisera to ten strains of mycobacteria in the Mycobacterium avium-Mycobacterium intracellulare group were obtained by injecting rabbits with ultraviolet light-killed cells. The antisera were...