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Editorials
Consensus statement on mandatory registration of clinical trials pages 859-860 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Stentless mitral valves Robert W.M. Frater pages 861-864 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (63 KB)
Notice of Correction: Results of ACOSOG Z0050 trial: The utility of FDG-PET in staging potentially operable non–small cell lung cancer page 864 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (36 KB)
Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
Case complexity scores in congenital heart surgery: A comparative study of the Aristotle Basic Complexity score and the Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) system, 10 March 2007 Osman O. Al-Radi, Frank E. Harrell, Christopher A. Caldarone, Brian W. McCrindle, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, M. Gail Williams, Glen S. Van Arsdell, William G. Williams pages 865-875 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (437 KB)
Discussion, 10 March 2007 pages 874-875 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (61 KB)
Aortic valve–sparing reimplantation for dilatation of the ascending aorta and aortic regurgitation late after repair of congenital heart disease Masamichi Ono, Heidi Goerler, Klaus Kallenbach, Dietmar Boethig, Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck, Thomas Breymann pages 876-879 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (282 KB)
A randomized clinical trial of regional cerebral perfusion versus deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: Outcomes for infants with functional single ventricle, 06 March 2007 Caren S. Goldberg, Edward L. Bove, Eric J. Devaney, Eileen Mollen, Edward Schwartz, Shauna Tindall, Cheryl Nowak, John Charpie, Morton B. Brown, Tom J. Kulik, Richard G. Ohye pages 880-887.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (355 KB)
Discussion, 06 March 2007 pages 886-887 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Aberrant subclavian artery and Kommerell aneurysm: Surgical treatment with a standard approach Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Paolo Masetti pages 888-892 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (187 KB)
Midterm outcomes and predictors of reintervention after the Ross procedure in infants, children, and young adults Sara K. Pasquali, David Shera, Gil Wernovsky, Meryl S. Cohen, Sarah Tabbutt, Susan Nicolson, Thomas L. Spray, Bradley S. Marino pages 893-899 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (221 KB)
Risk factors for cardiac arrhythmias in children with congenital heart disease after surgical intervention in the early postoperative period Joanna Rękawek, Andrzej Kansy, Maria Miszczak-Knecht, Małgorzata Manowska, Katarzyna Bieganowska, Monika Brzezinska-Paszke, Elżbieta Szymaniak, Anna Turska-Kmieć, Przemysław Maruszewski, Piotr Burczyński, Wanda Kawalec pages 900-904 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (77 KB)
Early childhood health, growth, and neurodevelopmental outcomes after complete repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection at 6 weeks or younger Gwen Y. Alton, Charlene M.T. Robertson, Reg Sauve, Abhay Divekar, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Sharon Selzer, Ari R. Joffe, Ivan M. Rebeyka, David B. Ross, Western Canadian Complex Pediatric Therapies Project Follow-Up Group pages 905-911.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (151 KB)
Transcatheter creation and enlargement of ventricular septal defects for relief of ventricular hypertension Jeffery Meadows, Frank Pigula, James Lock, Audrey Marshall pages 912-918 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (286 KB)
Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology
Effect of profound hypothermia during circulatory arrest on neurologic injury and apoptotic repressor protein Bcl-2 expression in an acute porcine model, 06 March 2007 Olga G. Ananiadou, Katherine Bibou, George E. Drossos, Antonia Charchanti, Mary Bai, Saleem Haj-Yahia, Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos, Elizabeth O. Johnson pages 919-926 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (478 KB)
Discussion, 06 March 2007 page 926 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (40 KB)
Myocardial regeneration therapy for ischemic cardiomyopathy with cyclin A2, 06 March 2007 Y. Joseph Woo, Corinna M. Panlilio, Richard K. Cheng, George P. Liao, Erik E. Suarez, Pavan Atluri, Hina W. Chaudhry pages 927-933 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2593 KB)
Discussion, 06 March 2007 page 933 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (37 KB)
Inhibition of the MEK/ERK pathway reduces microglial activation and interleukin-1-beta expression in spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats Kang Lu, Chung-Lung Cho, Cheng-Loong Liang, Shang-Der Chen, Po-Chou Liliang, Shin-Yuan Wang, Han-Jung Chen pages 934-941 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2680 KB)
Controlled low-pressure perfusion at the beginning of reperfusion attenuates neurologic injury after spinal cord ischemia Enyi Shi, Xiaojing Jiang, Teruhisa Kazui, Naoki Washiyama, Katsushi Yamashita, Hitoshi Terada, Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar pages 942-948 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1958 KB)
General Thoracic Surgery
A novel instrumented retractor to monitor tissue-disruptive forces during lateral thoracotomy Gil Bolotin, Gregory D. Buckner, Nicholas J. Jardine, Aaron J. Kiefer, Nigel B. Campbell, Masha Kocherginsky, Jai Raman, Valluvan Jeevanandam pages 949-954 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (500 KB)
Pulmonary sequestration: A single-institutional series composed of 27 cases Suat Gezer, İrfan Taştepe, Mehmet Sırmalı, Göktürk Fındık, Hasan Türüt, Sadi Kaya, Nurettin Karaoğlanoğlu, Güven Çetin pages 955-959 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (765 KB)
Awake pulmonary metastasectomy Eugenio Pompeo, Tommaso Claudio Mineo pages 960-966 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (245 KB)
Prognostic role of lymph node involvement in lung metastasectomy, 06 March 2007 Giulia Veronesi, Francesco Petrella, Francesco Leo, Piergiorgio Solli, Patrick Maissoneuve, Domenico Galetta, Roberto Gasparri, Giuseppe Pelosi, Tommaso De Pas, Lorenzo Spaggiari pages 967-972 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (122 KB)
Discussion, 06 March 2007 page 972 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
Initial bronchoscopic treatment for patients with intraluminal bronchial carcinoids Hes A.P. Brokx, Elle K. Risse, Marinus A. Paul, Katrien Grünberg, Richard P. Golding, Peter W.A. Kunst, Jan-Peter Eerenberg, Johan C. van Mourik, Pieter E. Postmus, Wolter J. Mooi, Tom G. Sutedja pages 973-978 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (365 KB)
Evolving Technology
Electromechanical characterization of a tissue-engineered myocardial patch derived from extracellular matrix Takeyoshi Ota, Thomas W. Gilbert, Stephen F. Badylak, David Schwartzman, Marco A. Zenati pages 979-985 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1806 KB)
Acute in vivo evaluation of a new stentless mitral valve Jose L. Navia, Kazuyoshi Doi, Fernando A. Atik, Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Michael W. Kopcak, Raymond Dessoffy, Pablo Ruda-Vega, Mario Garcia, Penny L. Houghtaling, Maureen Martin, Eugene H. Blackstone, Patrick M. McCarthy, Bruce W. Lytle pages 986-994.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2197 KB)
Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Long-term clinical results of mitral valvuloplasty using flexible and rigid rings: A prospective and randomized study, 06 March 2007 Byung-Chul Chang, Young-Nam Youn, Jong-Won Ha, Sang-Hyun Lim, You-Sun Hong, Namsik Chung pages 995-1003 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (341 KB)
Discussion, 06 March 2007 pages 1002-1003 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (51 KB)
Chordal “translocation” for functional mitral regurgitation with severe valve tenting: An effort to preserve left ventricular structure and function, 06 March 2007 Masahira Fukuoka, Michihito Nonaka, Shinji Masuyama, Takeshi Shimamoto, Keiichi Tambara, Hajime Yoshida, Tadashi Ikeda, Masashi Komeda pages 1004-1011 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1063 KB)
Discussion, 06 March 2007 pages 1010-1011 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (314 KB)
Association between indices of prosthesis internal orifice size and operative mortality after isolated aortic valve replacement, 06 March 2007 Charles R. Bridges, Sean M. O’Brien, Joseph C. Cleveland, Edward B. Savage, James S. Gammie, Fred H. Edwards, Eric D. Peterson, Frederick L. Grover pages 1012-1021.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (367 KB)
Discussion, 06 March 2007 pages 1020-1021 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (50 KB)
Superiority of cut-and-sew technique for the Cox maze procedure: Comparison with radiofrequency ablation, 06 March 2007 John M. Stulak, Joseph A. Dearani, Thoralf M. Sundt, Richard C. Daly, Christopher G.A. McGregor, Kenton J. Zehr, Hartzell V. Schaff pages 1022-1027 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
Discussion, 06 March 2007 page 1027 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
Expression of matrix metalloproteinases and endogenous inhibitors within ascending aortic aneurysms of patients with bicuspid or tricuspid aortic valves, 06 March 2007 John S. Ikonomidis, Jeffery A. Jones, John R. Barbour, Robert E. Stroud, Leslie L. Clark, Brooke S. Kaplan, Ahmed Zeeshan, Joseph E. Bavaria, Joseph H. Gorman, Francis G. Spinale, Robert C. Gorman pages 1028-1036 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (598 KB)
Discussion, 06 March 2007 page 1036 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (45 KB)
Comparison of standard Maze III and radiofrequency Maze operations for treatment of atrial fibrillation John R. Doty, Donald B. Doty, Kent W. Jones, Jean H. Flores, Marlene Mensah, Bruce B. Reid, Stephen E. Clayson, Greg Snow, Emily Righter, Roger C. Millar pages 1037-1044 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (390 KB)
A randomized comparison of the Cryolife O’Brien and Toronto stentless replacement aortic valves John B. Chambers, Helen M. Rimington, Ronak Rajani, Fiona Hodson, Fikrat Shabbo pages 1045-1050 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (129 KB)
The reduction of hemodynamic loading assists self-regeneration of the injured heart by increasing cell proliferation, inhibiting cell apoptosis, and inducing stem-cell recruitment Ryo Suzuki, Tao-Sheng Li, Akihito Mikamo, Masaya Takahashi, Mako Ohshima, Masayuki Kubo, Hiroshi Ito, Kimikazu Hamano pages 1051-1058 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2777 KB)
Chronic ischemic cerebral white matter disease is a risk factor for nonfocal neurologic injury after total aortic arch replacement Ridwan Lin, Lars Svensson, Rishi Gupta, Bruce Lytle, Derk Krieger pages 1059-1065 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (304 KB)
Avoiding vascular complications during minimally invasive, totally endoscopic intracardiac surgery Hugues Jeanmart, Filip P. Casselman, Yuan De Grieck, Ihsan Bakir, Jose Coddens, Luc Foubert, Geert Van Vaerenbergh, Yvette Vermeulen, Hugo Vanermen pages 1066-1070 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (287 KB)
Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Predictors of independent lung ventilation: An analysis of 170 single-lung transplantations David V. Pilcher, Georg M. Auzinger, Biswadev Mitra, David V. Tuxen, Robert F. Salamonsen, Andrew R. Davies, Trevor J. Williams, Gregory I. Snell pages 1071-1077 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (109 KB)
Gastroesophageal reflux in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis referred for lung transplantation, 06 March 2007 Matthew P. Sweet, Marco G. Patti, Lorriana E. Leard, Jeffrey A. Golden, Steven R. Hays, Charles Hoopes, Pierre R. Theodore pages 1078-1084 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (109 KB)
Brief Communications
Intramural hematoma and thoracic aortic aneurysm with syphilis Mitsuru Asano, Ohtake Hiroshi, Yuji Hanafusa, Hiroshi Kazuma, Masahiro Tanji pages 1085-1086 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (398 KB)
Purse-string deformity of the right coronary artery: A pitfall in de Vega tricuspid annuloplasty Petr Symersky, Anton P. de Jong, Karel T. Koch, Edouard M. de Beaumont, Bas A.J.M. de Mol pages 1086-1087 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (544 KB)
Ross procedure with a tissue-engineered heart valve in complex congenital aortic valve disease Davide Gabbieri, Pascal M. Dohmen, Jörg Linneweber, Alexander Lembcke, Jan P. Braun, Wolfgang Konertz pages 1088-1089 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (137 KB)
Pulmonary and aortic root translocation in the management of transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction Sheng-shou Hu, Shou-jun Li, Xin Wang, Li-qing Wang, Hui Xiong, Li-huan Li, Fu-xia Yan, Xu Wang pages 1090-1092 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (413 KB)
Interruption of the aorta with multilobulated arch aneurysms: A new clinicopathologic entity Victor T. Tsang, Philip J. Kilner, Tain-Yen Hsia, Sian Hughes, Magdi Yacoub pages 1092-1093 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (364 KB)
The negative impact of Alagille syndrome on survival of infants with pulmonary atresia Gillian M. Blue, Jean M. Mah, Andrew D. Cole, Vanita Lal, Meredith J. Wilson, Richard B. Chard, Gary F. Sholler, Richard E. Hawker, Megan C. Sherwood, David S. Winlaw pages 1094-1096 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (150 KB)
Infant arch reconstruction during total system perfusion Aimee B. Gardner, Pirooz Eghtesady pages 1096-1098 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (217 KB)
Thoracic aortic aneurysm in a young infant with congenital aortic stenosis Dante Picarelli, Serrana Antunez, Christian Kreutzer, Guillermo Touyá, Diego Abdala, Luis Ligüera, Gabriel Echegaray pages 1098-1099 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (100 KB)
Main pulmonary artery translocation for left pulmonary stenosis Masahiro Yoshida, Yoshihiro Oshima, Chikashi Shimazu, Hironori Matsuhisa, Tomonori Higuma, Yutaka Okita pages 1100-1101.e2 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (468 KB)
Immunohistologic examination of pedicled autologous pericardium 9 years after implantation for an extracardiac conduit in Fontan pathway: Comparison with in situ pericardium and pulmonary arterial tissue from the same patient Iki Adachi, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Koji Kagisaki, Ikuo Hagino, Toru Ishizaka, Hideki Uemura pages 1101-1103 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (782 KB)
Closure of tracheogastric fistula by video-assisted tracheoscopy, direct repair, and self-expandable titanium stent in a patient with total laryngopharyngoesophagectomy Said Fayoumi, Samer Sawalhi pages 1103-1104 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (309 KB) | Add-Ons
Hemodynamic instability during superior vena cava crossclamping: Predictors, management, and clinical consequences Francesco Leo, Laura Della Grazia, Marco Tullii, Roberto Gasparri, Alessandro Borri, Marco Venturino, Lorenzo Spaggiari pages 1105-1106 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Massive hemoptysis: Successful treatment with surgical ligation of the thyrocervical artery Benjamin Planquette, Patrick Bagan, Amanda Cox, Judith Valcke, Marc Riquet pages 1106-1108 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (408 KB)
Liposarcoma of the pleural cavity: A case report Chuanliang Peng, Xiaogang Zhao, Xiaopeng Dong, Xingtao Jiang pages 1108-1109 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (377 KB)
An uncommon extrapulmonary sequestration located in the upper posterior mediastinum associated with the azygos lobe in a child Yavuz Koksal, Ekrem Unal, Olgun Kadir Aribas, Bulent Oran pages 1110-1111 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (375 KB)
The combination of multiple materials in the creation of an artificial anterior chest cage after extensive demolition for recurrent chondrosarcoma Gaetano Rocco, Flavio Fazioli, Francesco Scognamiglio, Valerio Parisi, Carmine La Manna, Antonello La Rocca, Rocco Cerra, Rosanna Accardo, Elisabetta De Lutio pages 1112-1114 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (544 KB)
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