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Editorials
Robotics in cardiac surgery: The emperor’s new clothes Ralph J. Damiano pages 559-561 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
The seven stages of an idea Didier de Cannière pages 562-564 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (338 KB)
Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology
Bone marrow–derived mononuclear cell transplantation improves myocardial recovery by enhancing cellular recruitment and differentiation at the infarction site Jussi Mäkelä, Kari Ylitalo, Siri Lehtonen, Sebastian Dahlbacka, Eija Niemelä, Kai Kiviluoma, Jussi Rimpiläinen, Hanna Alaoja, Timo Paavonen, Petri Lehenkari, Tatu Juvonen, Vesa Anttila pages 565-573 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1597 KB)
Left ventricular pacing site and timing optimization during biventricular pacing using a multielectrode patch in pigs George Berberian, T. Alexander Quinn, Santos E. Cabreriza, Jon-Emile S. Kenny, Cara A. Garofalo, Alan D. Weinberg, Henry M. Spotnitz pages 574-578 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (804 KB)
Time-dependent response of both ventricles after septal ablation: Implications for biventricular support after left ventricular assist device placement James Mau, Stuart Menzie, Michael Ward, Henning Bundgaard, Stephen Hunyor pages 579-586 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (782 KB)
Elevated flow rate during cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with fluid accumulation Oddbjørn Haugen, Marit Farstad, Venny Kvalheim, Olav Bøe, Paul Husby pages 587-593 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (501 KB)
Prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted support provides improved survival in hypothermic patients with cardiocirculatory arrest Elfriede Ruttmann, Annemarie Weissenbacher, Hanno Ulmer, Ludwig Müller, Daniel Höfer, Juliane Kilo, Walter Rabl, Birgit Schwarz, Günther Laufer, Herwig Antretter, Peter Mair pages 594-600 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (215 KB)
General Thoracic Surgery
Neurologic outcomes of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: Comparative analysis of the effect of thymoma Hong Kwan Kim, Min Soo Park, Yong Soo Choi, Kwhanmien Kim, Young Mog Shim, Joungho Han, Byoung Joon Kim, Jhingook Kim pages 601-607 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (503 KB)
Use of tissue expanders in adult postpneumonectomy syndrome Anne Floor M. Macaré van Maurik, Bart M. Stubenitsky, Henry A. van Swieten, Vincent A.M. Duurkens, Erik Laban, Moshe Kon pages 608-612 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (493 KB)
Effects of head-down tilt on intrapulmonary shunt fraction and oxygenation during one-lung ventilation in the lateral decubitus position Yong Seon Choi, Sou Ouk Bang, Jae Kwang Shim, Kyung Young Chung, Young Lan Kwak, Yong Woo Hong pages 613-618 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (94 KB)
Sarcomatoid lung cancer (spindle/giant cells): An aggressive disease? Nicolas Venissac, Daniel Pop, Sandra Lassalle, Frederic Berthier, Paul Hofman, Jérôme Mouroux pages 619-623 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (122 KB)
Risk-adjusted econometric model to estimate postoperative costs: An additional instrument for monitoring performance after major lung resection Alessandro Brunelli, Michele Salati, Majed Refai, Francesco Xiumé, Gaetano Rocco, Armando Sabbatini pages 624-629 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (161 KB)
Surgical treatment of synchronous multiple primary lung cancers: Experience of 92 patients Yih-Leong Chang, Chen-Tu Wu, Yung-Chie Lee pages 630-637 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (412 KB)
Prognostic factors in resected stage I non–small cell lung cancer with a diameter of 3 cm or less: Visceral pleural invasion did not influence overall and disease-free survival Jung-Jyh Hung, Chien-Ying Wang, Min-Hsiung Huang, Biing-Shiung Huang, Wen-Hu Hsu, Yu-Chung Wu pages 638-643 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (407 KB)
Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Description of regional mitral annular nonplanarity in healthy human subjects: A novel methodology Liam P. Ryan, Benjamin M. Jackson, Yoshiharu Enomoto, Landi Parish, Theodore J. Plappert, Martin G. St. John-Sutton, Robert C. Gorman, Joseph H. Gorman pages 644-648 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (306 KB)
Patency rates of endoscopically harvested radial arteries one year after coronary artery bypass grafting Sabine Bleiziffer, Ina Hettich, Birgit Eisenhauer, Daniel Ruzicka, Michael Wottke, Joerg Hausleiter, Stefan Martinoff, Martin Morgenstern, Ruediger Lange pages 649-656 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (355 KB)
Opening and closing kinematics of fresh and calcified aortic valve prostheses: An in vitro study Farhad Bakhtiary, Omer Dzemali, Ulrich Steinseiffer, Christof Schmitz, Birgit Glasmacher, Anton Moritz, Peter Kleine pages 657-662 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (421 KB)
Cumulative sum failure analysis for eight surgeons performing minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass David M. Holzhey, Stephan Jacobs, Thomas Walther, Michael Mochalski, Friedrich W. Mohr, Volkmar Falk pages 663-669.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (376 KB)
Staphylococcus aureus poststernotomy mediastinitis: Description of two distinct acquisition pathways with different potential preventive approaches Rafael San Juan, Fernando Chaves, Maria Jesus López Gude, Carmen Díaz-Pedroche, Joaquin Otero, Jose María Cortina Romero, Juan Jose Rufilanchas, Jose Maria Aguado pages 670-676 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (818 KB)
Does right thoracotomy increase the risk of mitral valve reoperation? Lars G. Svensson, A. Marc Gillinov, Eugene H. Blackstone, Penny L. Houghtaling, Kyung-Hwan Kim, Gösta B. Pettersson, Nicholas G. Smedira, Michael K. Banbury, Bruce W. Lytle pages 677-682.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (103 KB)
Long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: Preoperative kidney function is prognostic Michel B. Chonchol, Victor Aboyans, Philippe Lacroix, Gerard Smits, Tomas Berl, Marc Laskar pages 683-689 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (328 KB)
Impaired cerebral autoregulation distal to carotid stenosis/occlusion is associated with increased risk of stroke at cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass Julia Schoof, Wiebke Lubahn, Matthias Baeumer, Regina Kross, Claus-Werner Wallesch, Alf Kozian, Christof Huth, Michael Goertler pages 690-696 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (158 KB)
Patient–prosthesis mismatch after mitral valve replacement: Myth or reality? Pasquale Totaro, Vincenzo Argano pages 697-701 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (254 KB)
Usefulness of microsimulation to translate valve performance into patient outcome: Patient prognosis after aortic valve replacement with the Carpentier–Edwards supra-annular valve Martijn W.A. van Geldorp, W.R. Eric Jamieson, A. Pieter Kappetein, John P.A. Puvimanasinghe, Marinus J.C. Eijkemans, Gary L. Grunkemeier, Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, Ad J.J.C. Bogers pages 702-709.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (355 KB)
Evolving Technology
Feasibility, safety, and efficacy of totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting: Multicenter European experience Didier de Cannière, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Romuald Cichon, Vassilios Gulielmos, Frank Van Praet, Usha Seshadri-Kreaden, Volkmar Falk pages 710-716 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (179 KB)
The multi–purse string maze procedure: A new surgical technique to perform the full maze procedure without atriotomies Niv Ad pages 717-722 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (375 KB)
Trial of new vascular clips for aortic anastomosis in a canine model Shinya Masuda, Yoshikatsu Saiki, Satoshi Kawatsu, Ichiro Yoshioka, Hidenori Fujiwara, Shunsuke Kawamoto, Sadahiro Sai, Atsushi Iguchi, Naoya Sakamoto, Toshiro Ohashi, Masaaki Sato, Koichi Tabayashi pages 723-730 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1048 KB)
Notice of Retraction page 730 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (33 KB)
Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
Surgical atrial septal defect closure after interventional occluder placement: Incidence and outcome, 19 July 2007 Thomas Walther, Christian Binner, Ardawan Rastan, Ingo Dähnert, Nicolas Doll, Volkmar Falk, Friedrich W. Mohr, Martin Kostelka pages 731-737 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (225 KB)
Discussion, 19 July 2007 pages 735-737 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Coarctation Long-term Assessment (COALA): Significance of arterial hypertension in a cohort of 404 patients up to 27 years after surgical repair of isolated coarctation of the aorta, even in the absence of restenosis and prosthetic material Alfred Hager, Simone Kanz, Harald Kaemmerer, Christian Schreiber, John Hess pages 738-745.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (353 KB)
Utility of intravenous catheters for femoral arterial cannulation in infants having complicated sternal re-entry Brian Kogon, Jordan Voss, Craig Villari, Neil Shah, Kathy Spitzer, Marney Moore, AnnMarie McGoldrick, Paul Kirshbom, Kirk Kanter pages 746-749 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (217 KB)
Replacement of the systemic atrioventricular valve with a mechanical prosthesis in children aged less than 6 years: Late clinical results of survival and subsequent replacement Kilian Ackermann, Gunter Balling, Andreas Eicken, Thomas Günther, Christian Schreiber, John Hess pages 750-756 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (173 KB)
Evolution of surgical techniques for atrial septal defect repair in adults: A 10-year single-institution experience Koray Ak, Tayfun Aybek, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Feyzan Özaslan, Farhad Bakhtiary, Anton Moritz, Selami Dogan pages 757-764 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (355 KB)
Determinants of early outcome after neonatal cardiac surgery in a developing country Kinjal D. Bakshi, Balu Vaidyanathan, Karimassery R. Sundaram, Stephen J. Roth, Krishnanaik Shivaprakasha, Suresh G. Rao, Suresh G. Nair, Suresh Chengode, R. Krishna Kumar pages 765-771 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (117 KB)
Notice of Retraction page 771 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (37 KB)
Two-year general and neurodevelopmental outcome after neonatal complex cardiac surgery in patients with deletion 22q11.2: A comparative study Joseph Atallah, Ari R. Joffe, Charlene M.T. Robertson, Norma Leonard, Patricia M. Blakley, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Reg S. Sauve, David B. Ross, Ivan M. Rebeyka, the Western Canadian Complex Pediatric Therapies Project Follow-up Group pages 772-779 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (209 KB)
Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Simvastatin attenuates cardiac isograft ischemia-reperfusion injury by down-regulating CC chemokine receptor-2 expression Rong Yin, Jiaquan Zhu, Zhongqiu Wang, Hairong Huang, Jianjun Qian, Zhongdong Li, Hua Jing pages 780-788 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (795 KB)
Brief Communications
Relation of waveform of transit-time flow measurement and graft patency in coronary artery bypass grafting Atsutoshi Hatada, Tatsuya Yoshimasu, Masahiro Kaneko, Mitsumasa Kawago, Mitsuru Yuzaki, Kentaro Honda, Shigeru Komori, Masahiro Iwahashi, Hiroki Hayashi, Shuji Yamamoto, Yoshiharu Nishimura, Takeshi Hiramatsu, Yoshitaka Okamura pages 789-791 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (80 KB)
Intermittent incomplete closure of Medtronic Advantage aortic valve leaflets causes unnecessary reoperation Rune Haaverstad, Nicola Vitale, Arve Tromsdal, Knut Hegbom, Asbjørn Karevold pages 791-792 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (127 KB)
Transaortic resection of an apical left ventricular fibroelastoma facilitated by a thoracoscope Jon-Cecil Walkes, Charudatta Bavare, Shanda Blackmon, Michael J. Reardon pages 793-794 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1960 KB)
Left atrial myxoma: The role of multisclice computed tomography Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, Hussein Rayatzadeh, Farideh Roshanali pages 795-795.e1 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (857 KB)
Pulmonary artery banding for idiopathic dilative cardiomyopathy: A novel therapeutic strategy using an old surgical procedure Dietmar Schranz, Alex Veldman, Ulrike Bartram, Ina Michel-Behnke, Jürgen Bauer, Hakan Akintürk pages 796-797 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (478 KB)
Cell Saver device efficiently removes cell-derived microparticles during cardiac surgery Jeanette M. van den Goor, Rienk Nieuwland, Willem van Oeveren, Peter M. Rutten, Jan G. Tijssen, Chi M. Hau, Augueste Sturk, León Eijsman, Bas A. de Mol pages 798-799 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (62 KB)
Primary intrapulmonary thymoma associated with congenital hyperhomocysteinemia Alessando Stefani, Edouard Boulenger, Sylvie Mehaut, Adrian Ciupea, Marco Alifano pages 799-801 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (533 KB)
Anterior transclavicular approach to malignant tumors of the thoracic inlet: Importance of the scapulothoracic articulation Marc de Perrot, Raja Rampersaud pages 801-803 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (857 KB)
Osteomalacia associated with a fibroblast growth factor–23 secreting chest wall tumor Subroto Paul, Michael Kurtz, Steven J. Mentzer pages 803-805 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (445 KB)
Staged closure of tracheogastrocutaneous fistula after esophagectomy for infiltrative granular cell tumor Robert Merritt, Steven M. Zeitels, William G. Austen, Gregory Y. Lauwers, Henning A. Gaissert pages 805-807 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (589 KB)
Primary thoracic synovial sarcoma: Factors affecting long-term survival Domenico Galetta, Giuseppe Pelosi, Francesco Leo, Piergiorgio Solli, Giulia Veronesi, Alessandro Borri, Roberto Gasparri, Francesco Petrella, Clementina Di Tonno, Barbara Del Curto, Lorenzo Spaggiari pages 808-809.e1 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (798 KB)
Overt lymph node metastases from a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the esophagus Takaaki Masuda, Yasushi Toh, Akira Kabashima, Yoshiro Aoki, Norifumi Harimoto, Shuhei Ito, Junya Taomoto, Osamu Ikeda, Takefumi Ohga, Eisuke Adachi, Yoshihisa Sakaguchi, Minako Hirahashi, Kenichi Nishiyama, Takeshi Okamura pages 810-811 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (267 KB)
Suppurative Salmonella thyroiditis coexistence with invasive thymoma Ke-Cheng Chen, Yih-Leong Chang, Chien-Te Pan, Yung-Chie Lee pages 812-813 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (611 KB)
Lung transplantation in Kartagener syndrome and situs inversus: Potential of multidetector row computed tomography and three-dimensional postprocessing Thomas Schertler, Didier Lardinois, Thomas Boehm, Walter Weder, Simon Wildermuth, Hatem Alkadhi pages 814-815 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (265 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor Luca Testa, William van Gaal, Giuseppe G. Biondi-Zoccai, Antonio Abbate, Ravinay Bhindi, Pierfrancesco Agostoni pages 816-817 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Fixed subaortic stenosis Sameh Ibrahim Sersar, Ahmed A. Jamjoom, Ghassan M. Baslaim page 817 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (43 KB)
Reply to the Editor Reza Barkhordarian, Wei Li, Michael Henein pages 817-818 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (94 KB)
Familial recurrence of discrete membranous subaortic stenosis Gerardo Piacentini, Bruno Marino, Maria Cristina Digilio pages 818-819 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (96 KB)
Reply to the Editor Usman Ahmad, Saulat H. Fatimi, Muhammad A. Javed, Asmatullah Khan page 819 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Bovine jugular vein as aortic enlargement patch in the Norwood procedure Mariano Vicchio, Alessandro Nava, Giuseppe Caianiello page 819 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (45 KB)
Improved saphenous vein graft patency for coronary artery bypass grafting: “No-touch” harvesting or “dissection without touching”? Andrzej Loesch, Michael R. Dashwood, Maria S. Fernández-Alfonso pages 819-820 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (145 KB)
Reply to the Editor Jamie Y. Jeremy, Gianni D. Angelini, Song Wan pages 820-821 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (146 KB)
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