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Editorial
Seeking a Higher Standard for Degenerative Mitral Valve Repair: Begin with Etiology David H. Adams, Ani C. Anyanwu pages 551-556 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (363 KB)
Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology
The effect of pure mitral regurgitation on mitral annular geometry and three-dimensional saddle shape Tom C. Nguyen, Akinobu Itoh, Carl J. Carlhäll, Wolfgang Bothe, Tomasz A. Timek, Daniel B. Ennis, Robert A. Oakes, David Liang, George T. Daughters, Neil B. Ingels, D. Craig Miller pages 557-565 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1210 KB)
Discussion page 565 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (45 KB)
Is the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation model valid for estimating the operative risk of patients considered for percutaneous aortic valve replacement?, 28 July 2008 Morgan L. Brown, Hartzell V. Schaff, Maurice E. Sarano, Zhuo Li, Thoralf M. Sundt, Joseph A. Dearani, Charles J. Mullany, Thomas A. Orszulak pages 566-571 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (230 KB)
Extracorporeal circulation by peripheral cannulation before redo sternotomy: Indications and results, 26 June 2008 Nicola Luciani, Amedeo Anselmi, Raphael De Geest, Lorenzo Martinelli, Mario Perisano, Gianfederico Possati pages 572-577 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (579 KB)
Structure and function relationships of the helical ventricular myocardial band, 06 June 2008 Gerald Buckberg, Aman Mahajan, Saleh Saleh, Julien I.E. Hoffman, Cecil Coghlan pages 578-589.e11 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (3421 KB) | Add-Ons
Mitral valve motion after performing an edge-to-edge repair in an isolated swine heart, 14 July 2008 Hiroki Hasegawa, Yoshimori Araki, Akihiko Usui, Jun Yokote, Shunei Saito, Hideki Oshima, Yuichi Ueda pages 590-596 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (640 KB) | Add-Ons
General Thoracic Surgery
Quality of life outcomes are equivalent after lobectomy in the elderly William R. Burfeind, Betty C. Tong, Erin O'Branski, James E. Herndon, Eric M. Toloza, Thomas A. D'Amico, Linda H. Harpole, David H. Harpole pages 597-604 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (228 KB)
Discussion pages 603-604 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (61 KB)
The impact of lymph node station on survival in 348 patients with surgically resected malignant pleural mesothelioma: Implications for revision of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system, 01 July 2008 Raja M. Flores, Tom Routledge, Venkatraman E. Seshan, Joseph Dycoco, Maureen Zakowski, Yael Hirth, Valerie W. Rusch pages 605-610 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (306 KB)
Discussion, 01 July 2008 page 610 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Difficulties encountered managing nodules detected during a computed tomography lung cancer screening program Giulia Veronesi, Massimo Bellomi, Paolo Scanagatta, Lorenzo Preda, Cristiano Rampinelli, Juliana Guarize, Giuseppe Pelosi, Patrick Maisonneuve, Francesco Leo, Piergiorgio Solli, Michele Masullo, Lorenzo Spaggiari pages 611-617 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (690 KB)
Pectoralis major–rectus abdominis bipedicled muscle flap in the treatment of poststernotomy mediastinitis, 01 July 2008 Tai Suk Roh, Won Jai Lee, Dae Hyun Lew, Kwan Chul Tark pages 618-622 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (937 KB)
Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Ross operation: 16-year experience, 04 August 2008 Ronald C. Elkins, David M. Thompson, Mary M. Lane, C. Craig Elkins, Marvin D. Peyton pages 623-630.e5 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (491 KB)
Elevated preoperative hemoglobin A1c level is predictive of adverse events after coronary artery bypass surgery Michael E. Halkos, John D. Puskas, Omar M. Lattouf, Patrick Kilgo, Faraz Kerendi, Howard K. Song, Robert A. Guyton, Vinod H. Thourani pages 631-640 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (179 KB)
Discussion pages 639-640 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (58 KB)
Evolving arch surgery using integrated antegrade selective cerebral perfusion: Impact of axillary artery perfusion Hitoshi Ogino, Hiroaki Sasaki, Kenji Minatoya, Hitoshi Matsuda, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hirotaka Watanuki, Motomi Ando, Soichiro Kitamura pages 641-649 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (328 KB)
Discussion pages 648-649 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (52 KB)
Chylopericardium in adults: A literature review over the past decade (1996–2006), 03 June 2008 Chadi Dib, A. Jamil Tajik, Soon Park, Mohammed E.L. Kheir, Bijoy Khandieria, Farouk Mookadam pages 650-656 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (325 KB)
Early and long-term outcomes in the elderly: Comparison between off-pump and on-pump techniques in 1191 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, 28 July 2008 Yan Li, Zhe Zheng, Shengshou Hu pages 657-664 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (326 KB)
Socioeconomic status and comorbidity as predictors of preoperative quality of life in cardiac surgery, 09 June 2008 Colleen Gorman Koch, Liang Li, Mehdi Shishehbor, Steve Nissen, Joseph Sabik, Norman J. Starr, Eugene H. Blackstone pages 665-672.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (664 KB)
A new antispastic solution for arterial grafting: Nicardipine and nitroglycerin cocktail in preparation of internal thoracic and radial arteries for coronary surgery, 21 May 2008 Guo-Wei He, Li Fan, Anthony Furnary, Qin Yang pages 673-680.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (243 KB)
Neurologic sequelae of the donor arm after endoscopic versus conventional radial artery harvesting, 27 June 2008 Sabine Bleiziffer, Ina Hettich, Birgit Eisenhauer, Daniel Ruzicka, Bernhard Voss, Robert Bauernschmitt, Ruediger Lange pages 681-687 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (479 KB)
Aortic valve replacement with the Mitroflow pericardial bioprosthesis: Durability results up to 21 years, 14 July 2008 Charles A. Yankah, Miralem Pasic, Michele Musci, Julia Stein, Christine Detschades, Henryk Siniawski, Roland Hetzer pages 688-696 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (539 KB)
Evolving Technology
Surgical aortic valve replacement after percutaneous aortic valve implantation: What have we learned?, 09 July 2008 Pierre-Yves Litzler, Alain Cribier, Alan Zajarias, Diane Comte, Hélène Eltchaninoff, Christophe Tron, Catherine Haas-Hubscher, Jean-Paul Bessou pages 697-701 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (748 KB) | Add-Ons
Simultaneous integrated coronary artery revascularization with long-term angiographic follow-up Bob Kiaii, R. Scott McClure, Peter Stewart, Reiza Rayman, Stuart A. Swinamer, Yoshihiro Suematsu, Stephanie Fox, Jennifer Higgins, Caroline Albion, William J. Kostuk, David Almond, Kumar Sridhar, Patrick Teefy, George Jablonsky, Pantelis Diamantouros, Wojciech B. Dobkowski, Philip Jones, Daniel Bainbridge, Ivan Iglesias, John Murkin, Davy Cheng, Richard J. Novick pages 702-708 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (337 KB)
Induction by left ventricular overload and left ventricular failure of the human Jumonji gene (JARID2) encoding a protein that regulates transcription and reexpression of a protective fetal program, 09 June 2008 Esta Bovill, Stephen Westaby, Shiney Reji, Rana Sayeed, Alastair Crisp, Tony Shaw pages 709-716 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (387 KB)
Constrictive external nitinol meshes inhibit vein graft intimal hyperplasia in nonhuman primates, 07 July 2008 Peter Zilla, Paul Human, Michael Wolf, Wilhelm Lichtenberg, Nasser Rafiee, Deon Bezuidenhout, Nazlia Samodien, Christian Schmidt, Thomas Franz pages 717-725 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2546 KB)
A methodology for assessing human mitral leaflet curvature using real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography, 28 July 2008 Liam P. Ryan, Benjamin M. Jackson, Thomas J. Eperjesi, Theodore J. Plappert, Martin St John-Sutton, Robert C. Gorman, Joseph H. Gorman pages 726-734 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (715 KB)
Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
Success and limitations of right ventricular sinus myectomy for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, 09 June 2008 Roosevelt Bryant, Edward R. Nowicki, Roger B.B. Mee, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Brian W. Duncan, Geoffrey L. Rosenthal, Uthara Mohan, Muhammad Mumtaz, Eugene H. Blackstone pages 735-742.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (690 KB)
Does the degree of preoperative mitral regurgitation predict survival or the need for mitral valve repair or replacement in patients with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery?, 09 June 2008 John W. Brown, Mark Ruzmetov, John J. Parent, Mark D. Rodefeld, Mark W. Turrentine pages 743-748 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (263 KB)
Treatment of right ventricle to coronary artery connections in infants with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum John E. Foker, Shaun P. Setty, James Berry, Prachi Jain, Kirsti Catton, Adriana C. Gittenberger-de-Groot, Lee A. Pyles pages 749-756 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (650 KB)
Role of fibrillin-1 genetic mutations and polymorphism in aortic dilatation in patients undergoing intracardiac repair of tetralogy of Fallot Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, Anand K. Mishra, Prahlad Balakrishnan, Sonika Sharma, Madhulika Kabra, Ruma Ray, Mani Kalaivani, Ruchika Gupta, Raghu M. Govindappa, Ganapathy K. Subramaniam pages 757-766.e10 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (633 KB)
Outcome of high-risk neonates with congenital complete heart block paced in the first 24 hours after birth, 13 June 2008 Andrew C. Glatz, J. William Gaynor, Larry A. Rhodes, Jack Rychik, Ronn E. Tanel, Victoria L. Vetter, Jonathan R. Kaltman, Susan C. Nicolson, Lisa Montenegro, Maully J. Shah pages 767-773 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (147 KB)
Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Left ventricular assist device as bridge to transplantation does not adversely affect one-year heart transplantation survival Joseph C. Cleveland, Frederick L. Grover, David A. Fullerton, David N. Campbell, Max B. Mitchell, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Eugene E. Wolfel, Brian D. Lowes, Simon F. Shakar, Andreas Brieke, Anne Cannon, Alastair D. Robertson pages 774-777 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (107 KB)
Brief Communications
Placental transmogrification of the lung presenting as tension pneumothorax: Case report with review of literature, 27 May 2008 Kyle Dunning, Stephen Chen, Artun Aksade, Ab Boonswang, Sandy Dorman pages 778-780.e8 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1171 KB)
Surgical correction of postpneumonectomy-like syndrome in a patient with a tuberculosis-destroyed lung, 27 May 2008 Yongjik Lee, Hong Kwan Kim, Seunghoon Lee, Hojoong Kim, Jhingook Kim pages 780-781 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (383 KB)
Nonoperative management of large tracheal injuries, 21 May 2008 Chadrick E. Denlinger, Nirmal Veeramachaneni, Alexander S. Krupnick, G. Alexander Patterson, Daniel Kreisel pages 782-783.e1 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (293 KB)
Cardiac development after salvage partial left ventriculectomy in an infant with anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery, 21 May 2008 Stephen Westaby, Nick Archer, Saul G. Myerson pages 784-785 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (350 KB)
Surgical extraction of cardiac resynchronization therapy system with concomitant implantation of a new system with the use of epicardial leads in a patient with endocarditis, 04 July 2008 Jaroslaw Bis, Kinga Goscinska-Bis, Michal Krejca, Elzbieta Zinka, Janusz Skarysz, Leszek Machej, Andrzej Bochenek pages 786-787 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (728 KB)
Aberrant left coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva: Case reports of a rare entity, 06 May 2008 Marie-Sophie Kupper, Noella Bethuyne, Jean Rubay, Francois Verhelst, Catherine Barrea, Stéphane Moniotte pages 788-789.e3 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (500 KB) | Add-Ons
The extended pectoralis major flap for reconstruction of the upper posterior chest wall and axilla, 19 June 2008 Niklas Iblher, Vincenzo Penna, Arash Momeni, Nestor Torio Padron, G. Bjoern Stark pages 790-791.e13 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1787 KB)
Intraoperative coronary angiography in the management of patients with acute aortic dissection and endocarditis, 09 June 2008 E. Kilian, A. Beiras-Fernandez, D. Bauerfeind, B. Reichart, P. Lamm pages 792-793 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (140 KB)
Novel use of an aortic endograft in the closure of a Fontan circuit leak, 18 July 2008 Sanjeev Pradhan, Bart E. Muhs, John T. Fahey, Jeremy D. Asnes pages 793-795 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (207 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Management of spinal cord perfusion pressure to minimize intermediate-delayed paraplegia: Critical role of central venous pressure John G.T. Augoustides page 796 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (51 KB)
Reply to the Editor: Christian D. Etz, Randall B. Griepp pages 796-797 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (68 KB)
Cardiac stem cells in the real world Remco Koninckx, Karen Hensen, Jean-Luc Rummens, Marc Hendrikx pages 797-798 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (126 KB)
Reply to the Editor: Julia Pouly, Patrick Bruneval, Philippe Menasche page 798 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (109 KB)
Aprotinin; An economy of truth? David Royston pages 798-799 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (122 KB)
Reply to the Editor: Thoralf M. Sundt page 799 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Notice of Correction
Notice of Correction page 799 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Notice of Correction page 800 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (33 KB)
Meetings and Courses
Meetings and Courses pages 801-804 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (122 KB)
Announcements
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Annual Meeting Highlights pages 805-806 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting page 806 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Call for Abstracts page 806 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Applications for Membership page 807 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (38 KB)
The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting page 807 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (37 KB)
Requests for Meeting Information page 807 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (37 KB)
Material for the Program page 807 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (37 KB)
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