What is changing and what isn’t in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: The cardiovascular and thoracic service-line concept
Lawrence H. Cohn
pages 1-2
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Spatiotemporal patterns of smooth muscle cell changes in ascending aortic dilatation with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valve stenosis: Focus on cell–matrix signaling, 12 November 2007
Alessandro Della Corte, Cesare Quarto, Ciro Bancone, Clotilde Castaldo, Franca Di Meglio, Daria Nurzynska, Luca S. De Santo, Marisa De Feo, Michelangelo Scardone, Stefania Montagnani, Maurizio Cotrufo
pages 8-18.e2
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Aortic valve replacement with Toronto SPV bioprosthesis: Optimal patient survival but suboptimal valve durability, 12 November 2007
Tirone E. David, Christopher M. Feindel, Joanne Bos, Joan Ivanov, Susan Armstrong
pages 19-24
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Less-invasive and highly effective method for preventing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus graft infection by local sustained release of vancomycin
Hisashi Sakaguchi, Akira Marui, Keiichi Hirose, Takamasa Nomura, Yoshio Arai, Shyamal Chandra Bir, Yuhong Huang, Jiro Esaki, Yasuhiko Tabata, Tadashi Ikeda, Masashi Komeda
pages 25-31
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Diaphragmatic hernias after sequential left ventricular assist device explantation and orthotopic heart transplant: Early results of laparoscopic repair with polytetrafluoroethylene
Shawn S. Groth, Bryan A. Whitson, Jonathan D’Cunha, Rafael S. Andrade, Michael A. Maddaus
pages 38-43
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Consequences of a selective approach toward pulmonary valve replacement in adult patients with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary regurgitation
Folkert J. Meijboom, Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink, Jackie S. McGhie, Silja E.C. Spitaels, Ron T. van Domburg, Lisbeth M.W.J. Utens, Maarten L. Simoons, Ad J.J.C. Bogers
pages 50-55
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Notice of Correction
page 61
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Histopathologic changes in ascending aorta and risk factors related to histopathologic conditions and aortic dilatation in patients with tetralogy of Fallot
Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, Anand K. Mishra, Ruma Ray, Mani Kalaivani, Srikrishna M. Reddy, Panangipalli Venugopal
pages 69-77.e11
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The influence of systemic hemodynamics and oxygen transport on cerebral oxygen saturation in neonates after the Norwood procedure
Jia Li, Gencheng Zhang, Helen Holtby, Anne-Marie Guerguerian, Sally Cai, Tilman Humpl, Christopher A. Caldarone, Andrew N. Redington, Glen S. Van Arsdell
pages 83-90.e2
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N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide levels in pediatric patients with congestive heart failure undergoing cardiac surgery
Rowan Walsh, Clark Boyer, Jared LaCorte, Vincent Parnell, Cristina Sison, Devyani Chowdhury, Kaie Ojamaa
pages 98-105
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Atorvastatin impairs the myocardial angiogenic response to chronic ischemia in normocholesterolemic swine
Munir Boodhwani, Shigetoshi Mieno, Jun Feng, Neel R. Sodha, Richard T. Clements, Shu-Hua Xu, Frank W. Sellke
pages 117-122
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Isoprostanes constrict human radial artery by stimulation of thromboxane receptors, Ca2+ release, and RhoA activation
Irem Mueed, Tracy Tazzeo, Ciaqiong Liu, Evi Pertens, Yongde Zhang, Irene Cybulski, Lloyd Semelhago, Joseph Noora, Andre Lamy, Kevin Teoh, Victor Chu, Luke J. Janssen
pages 131-138
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Predicting survival among high-risk pediatric cardiac transplant recipients: An analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database, 22 November 2007
Ryan R. Davies, Mark J. Russo, Seema Mital, Timothy M. Martens, Robert S. Sorabella, Kimberly N. Hong, Annetine C. Gelijns, Alan J. Moskowitz, Jan M. Quaegebeur, Ralph S. Mosca, Jonathan M. Chen
pages 147-155.e2
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Additive protection against lung ischemia-reperfusion injury by adenosine A2A receptor activation before procurement and during reperfusion, 22 November 2007
Leo M. Gazoni, Victor E. Laubach, Daniel P. Mulloy, A. Bellizzi, Eric B. Unger, Joel Linden, Peter I. Ellman, Turner C. Lisle, Irving L. Kron
pages 156-165
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The impact of the lung allocation score on short-term transplantation outcomes: A multicenter study, 12 November 2007
Benjamin D. Kozower, Bryan F. Meyers, Michael A. Smith, Nilto C. De Oliveira, Stephen D. Cassivi, Tracey J. Guthrie, Honkung Wang, Beverly J. Ryan, K. Robert Shen, Thomas M. Daniel, David R. Jones
pages 166-171
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Inhibition of protein kinase Cα improves myocardial β-adrenergic receptor signaling and ventricular function in a model of myocardial preservation
Karen M. D’Souza, Natalia N. Petrashevskaya, Walter H. Merrill, Shahab A. Akhter
pages 172-179.e1
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Discussion, 22 November 2007
pages 186-187
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Discussion, 03 January 2008
pages 194-195
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Thrombus formation in a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device
Anna Lassia Meyer, Christian Kuehn, Jürgen Weidemann, Doris Malehsa, Christoph Bara, Stefan Fischer, Axel Haverich, Martin Strüber
pages 203-204
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Intrathoracic migration of a breast prosthesis after thoracotomy
Akash M. Mehta, Martin P.L. Bard, Alexander van Straten, Imko van Beijeren, Herman Rijna
pages 206-207.e1
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What happens after pneumonectomy? A prospective study using the transpulmonary thermodilution method
Francesco Leo, Marco Tullii, Laura Della Grazia, Anna Attanasio, Antonella Tosoni, Gianfranco Manfredi, Marco Venturino, Lorenzo Spaggiari
pages 210-211
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Stable partial dehiscence of aortic homograft inserted freehand by using the subcoronary intra-aortic root noncoronary sinus Ross scallop inclusion technique
Richard Hopkins, Howard Gitter, Jeffrey Stave, Arthur Bert, Michael Atalay
pages 214-216.e1
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Rupture of fibrous bands associated with aortic root dilatation
Masaru Yoshikai, Hiroyuki Ohnishi, Hideyuki Fumoto, Tadashi Yamamoto
pages 218-219
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Ventriculoarterial septal defect with separate aortic and pulmonary valves, but common ventriculoarterial junction
Victor T. Tsang, Nicholas Kang, Ian Sullivan, Jan Marek, Robert H. Anderson
pages 222-223
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The extrapleural fat sign
Elena Alventosa Fernández, Luisa Elena Rodríguez Delgado, Emilio Martín Díaz
pages 225-226
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Ensuring proper leaflet apposition during mitral valve repair
Gerald M. Lawrie
page 228
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Ascending aortic cannulation in acute type A aortic dissection: Is intraoperative brachiocephalic malperfusion a possibility?
John G.T. Augoustides
page 229
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Better surgical prognosis for patients with Down syndrome
Claudia Saffirio, Bruno Marino, Roberto Formigari
page 230
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Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting
page 233
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Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship, 2008-2009
page 233
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