Tribute to our fallen comrades
Jeffrey H. Shuhaiber
page 1197
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Treatment of acute type b aortic dissection: New and improved?
R. Scott Mitchell
page 1201
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Postpneumonectomy syndrome: Surgical management and long-term results
K. Robert Shen, John C. Wain, Cameron D. Wright, Hermes C. Grillo, Douglas J. Mathisen
pages 1210-1219.e6
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Secretory phospholipase A2 is required to produce histologic changes associated with gastroduodenal reflux in a murine model
Ashok Babu, Xianzhong Meng, Anirban M. Banerjee, Fabia Gamboni-Robertson, Joseph C. Cleveland, Sagar Damle, David A. Fullerton, Michael J. Weyant
pages 1220-1227
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En bloc esophagectomy reduces local recurrence and improves survival compared with transhiatal resection after neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal adenocarcinoma, 06 May 2008
C. Rizzetto, S.R. DeMeester, J.A. Hagen, C.G. Peyre, J.C. Lipham, T.R. DeMeester
pages 1228-1236
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A novel bioengineered small-caliber vascular graft incorporating heparin and sirolimus: Excellent 6-month patency, 06 May 2008
Yosuke Ishii, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Russell T. Kronengold, Renu Virmani, Elias A. Rivera, Scott M. Goldman, Ericka J. Prechtel, James G. Hill, Ralph J. Damiano
pages 1237-1246
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Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of reverse left ventricular remodeling late after restrictive mitral annuloplasty in early stages of dilated cardiomyopathy
Jos J.M. Westenberg, Jerry Braun, Nico R. Van de Veire, Robert J.M. Klautz, Michel I.M. Versteegh, Stijntje D. Roes, Rob J. van der Geest, Albert de Roos, Ernst E. van der Wall, Johan H.C. Reiber, Jeroen J. Bax, Robert A.E. Dion
pages 1247-1253
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The “occasional open heart surgeon” revisited
Joseph S. Carey, Joseph P. Parker, Claude Brandeau, Zhongmin Li
pages 1254-1260
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Long-term results of the open stent-grafting technique for extended aortic arch disease
Kazuo Shimamura, Toru Kuratani, Goro Matsumiya, Masaaki Kato, Yukitoshi Shirakawa, Hiroshi Takano, Noriyuki Ohta, Yoshiki Sawa
pages 1261-1269
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Survival after valve replacement for aortic stenosis: Implications for decision making, 06 May 2008
Tomislav Mihaljevic, Edward R. Nowicki, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Eugene H. Blackstone, Luigi Lagazzi, James Thomas, Bruce W. Lytle, Delos M. Cosgrove
pages 1270-1279.e12
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A 20-year experience with mitral valve repair with artificial chordae in 608 patients
Loris Salvador, Salvatore Mirone, Roberto Bianchini, Tommaso Regesta, Fabio Patelli, Giuseppe Minniti, Mauro Masat, Elena Cavarretta, Carlo Valfrè
pages 1280-1287.e1
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Operative delay for peripheral malperfusion syndrome in acute type A aortic dissection: A long-term analysis, 06 May 2008
Himanshu J. Patel, David M. Williams, Narasimham L. Dasika, Yoshikazu Suzuki, G. Michael Deeb
pages 1288-1296
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Impact of left atrial volume reduction concomitant with atrial fibrillation surgery on left atrial geometry and mechanical function, 06 May 2008
Akira Marui, Yoshiaki Saji, Takeshi Nishina, Eiji Tadamura, Shotaro Kanao, Takeshi Shimamoto, Nozomu Sasahashi, Tadashi Ikeda, Masashi Komeda
pages 1297-1305
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Effect of procedural volume on outcome of coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Japan: Implication toward public reporting and minimal volume standards, 06 May 2008
Hiroaki Miyata, Noboru Motomura, Yuichi Ueda, Hikaru Matsuda, Shinichi Takamoto
pages 1306-1312
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Discussion
pages 1320-1321
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Endocardial hypothermia and pulmonary vein isolation with epicardial cryoablation in a porcine beating-heart model
Saqib Masroor, Mary-Ellen Jahnke, Antoine Carlisle, Catherine Cartier, Jean-Pierre LaLonde, Timothy MacNeil, Andre Tremblay, Fred Clubb
pages 1327-1333.e5
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Low-dose dobutamine cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with myocardial strain analysis predicts myocardial recoverability after coronary artery bypass grafting
D. Dean Potter, Philip A. Araoz, Kiaran P. McGee, W. Scott Harmsen, Jayawant N. Mandrekar, Thoralf M. Sundt
pages 1342-1347
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Improving outcomes with long-term “destination” therapy using left ventricular assist devices
James W. Long, Aaron H. Healy, Brad Y. Rasmusson, Cris G. Cowley, Karl E. Nelson, Abdallah G. Kfoury, Stephen E. Clayson, Bruce B. Reid, Stephanie A. Moore, Douglas U. Blank, Dale G. Renlund
pages 1353-1361
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Extracorporeal lung membrane provides better lung protection than conventional treatment for severe postpneumonectomy noncardiogenic acute respiratory distress syndrome
Manuela Iglesias, Philipp Jungebluth, Carole Petit, María Purificación Matute, Irene Rovira, Elisabeth Martínez, Miguel Catalan, José Ramirez, Paolo Macchiarini
pages 1362-1371.e4
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Association of device surface and biomaterials with immunologic sensitization after mechanical support
Isaac George, Patrick Colley, Mark J. Russo, Timothy P. Martens, Elizabeth Burke, Mehmet C. Oz, Mario C. Deng, Donna M. Mancini, Yoshifumi Naka
pages 1372-1379.e1
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Transmitral endocavitary repair of inferior left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: A simplified approach in patients requiring concomitant mitral valve surgery, 06 May 2008
Pranava Sinha, Praveen Varma, Amit Korach, Oz M. Shapira
pages 1382-1383
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Surgical intervention for retrograde type A aortic dissection caused by endovascular stent insertion for type B aortic dissection
Vikas Shetty, Hunaid A. Vohra, Nicola Viola, Ivan Brown, Stephen M. Langley
pages 1387-1388
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Open stent grafting of descending aorta to control suture line hemorrhage in type B dissection
Imran Saeed, Athanasios Tsiouris, Tahir Ali, Jean-Pierre van Besouw, Matt Thompson, Marjan Jahangiri
pages 1390-1392
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A near fatal presentation of a bronchogenic cyst compressing the left main coronary artery
Fazil Azeem, Claire Rathwell, Wael I. Awad
pages 1395-1396
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The feasibility of diaphragmatic transplantation as potential therapy for treatment of respiratory failure associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Acute canine model
Alexander Sasha Krupnick, Andrew E. Gelman, Mikio Okazaki, Jiaming Lai, Nitin Das, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Thomas H. Tung, Steven B. Richardson, G. Alexander Patterson, Daniel Kreisel
pages 1398-1399.e1
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Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of cognitive decline after on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Reza Motallebzadeh, Marjan Jahangiri
pages 1400-1401
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Surgical techniques for posterior aortic root enlargement
Duško Nežić, Aleksandar Knežević, Saša Borović
pages 1401-1402
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Endovascular treatment of mycotic aortic aneurysms
Dilek Erer, Maciej Banach, Murat Ugurlucan
page 1404
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Grey zone area for Glenn and future Fontan candidates
Sameh Ibrahim Sersar
page 1405
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Reply to the Editor
Alfred Hager, John Hess
page 1406
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