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Obituary
Michael E. DeBakey, 1908 to 2008 O.H. Frazier pages 809-811 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (75 KB)
Editorials
Mission Critical: Thoracic Surgery Education Reform W. Randolph Chitwood, Thomas L. Spray, Richard H. Feins, Michael J. Mack pages 812-813 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (43 KB)
You Never Know Unless You Try George L. Hicks, John W. Brown, John H. Calhoon, Walter H. Merrill pages 814-815 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Expert Commentary
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me! A perspective on the emerging world of percutaneous heart valve therapy Michael Mack pages 816-819 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (84 KB)
Energy loss for evaluating heart valve performance, 23 May 2008 Cary W. Akins, Brandon Travis, Ajit P. Yoganathan pages 820-833 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (440 KB)
General Thoracic Surgery
The short esophagus: Intraoperative assessment of esophageal length, 04 August 2008 Sandro Mattioli, Maria Luisa Lugaresi, Mario Costantini, Alberto Del Genio, Natale Di Martino, Landino Fei, Uberto Fumagalli, Vincenzo Maffettone, Luigi Monaco, Mario Morino, Fabrizio Rebecchi, Riccardo Rosati, Mauro Rossi, Stefano Santi, Vincenzo Trapani, Giovanni Zaninotto pages 834-841 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (335 KB)
Expert commentary: A multicenter study to define the incidence of short esophagus in surgical patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease F. Griffith Pearson page 842 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (36 KB)
Autologous fibrin sealant reduces the incidence of prolonged air leak and duration of chest tube drainage after lung volume reduction surgery: A prospective randomized blinded study, 11 August 2008 C. Moser, I. Opitz, W. Zhai, V. Rousson, E.W. Russi, W. Weder, D. Lardinois pages 843-849 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (181 KB)
Intrathoracic esophageal replacement by in situ tissue-engineered esophagus, 11 August 2008 Yuen Nakase, Tatsuo Nakamura, Shuichi Kin, Susumu Nakashima, Tetsuji Yoshikawa, Yoshiaki Kuriu, Chohei Sakakura, Hisakazu Yamagishi, Junji Hamuro, Yoshito Ikada, Eigo Otsuji, Akeo Hagiwara pages 850-859 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (872 KB)
Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Reoperative aortic root and transverse arch procedures: A comparison with contemporaneous primary operations Christian D. Etz, Konstadinos A. Plestis, Tobias M. Homann, Carol A. Bodian, Gabriele Di Luozzo, David Spielvogel, Randall B. Griepp pages 860-867.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (344 KB)
Chordal translocation for ischemic mitral regurgitation may ameliorate tethering of the posterior and anterior mitral leaflets Shinji Masuyama, Akira Marui, Takeshi Shimamoto, Michihito Nonaka, Miwako Tsukiji, Nozomi Watanabe, Tadashi Ikeda, Kiyoshi Yoshida, Masashi Komeda pages 868-875 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (416 KB)
Vascular adaptation of the internal thoracic artery graft early and late after bypass surgery Beat H. Walpoth, Markus Schmid, Anna Schwab, Andreas Bosshard, Friedrich Eckstein, Thierry Carrel, Otto M. Hess pages 876-883 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (355 KB)
Pexelizumab in ischemic heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis on 15,196 patients, 19 June 2008 L. Testa, W.J. Van Gaal, R. Bhindi, G.G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, A. Abbate, P. Agostoni, I. Porto, F. Andreotti, F. Crea, A.P. Banning pages 884-893 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (799 KB)
The influence of seasonal variation on cardiac surgery: A time-related clinical outcome predictor, 11 July 2008 Jeffrey H. Shuhaiber, Kimberley Goldsmith, Samer A.M. Nashef pages 894-899 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (231 KB)
In situ tissue regeneration using a novel tissue-engineered, small-caliber vascular graft without cell seeding, 04 July 2008 Takenori Yokota, Hajime Ichikawa, Goro Matsumiya, Toru Kuratani, Taichi Sakaguchi, Shigemitsu Iwai, Yukitoshi Shirakawa, Kei Torikai, Atsuhiro Saito, Eiichiro Uchimura, Naomasa Kawaguchi, Nariaki Matsuura, Yoshiki Sawa pages 900-907 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (805 KB)
Short- and long-term efficacy of aspirin and clopidogrel for thromboprophylaxis for mechanical heart valves: An in vivo study in swine, 01 July 2008 Stephen H. McKellar, Jess L. Thompson, Raul F. Garcia-Rinaldi, Ryan J. MacDonald, Thoralf M. Sundt, Hartzell V. Schaff pages 908-914 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (484 KB)
The role of temporary biventricular pacing in the cardiac surgical patient with severely reduced left ventricular systolic function, 06 May 2008 Rudolph F. Evonich, John C. Stephens, William Merhi, Srinivas Dukkipati, Nicholas Tepe, Francis Shannon, Jeffrey Altshuler, Marc Sakwa, Joseph Bassett, Eric Hanson, Judy Boura, William W. O'Neill, David E. Haines pages 915-921 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (196 KB)
Characterization of the inflammatory cells in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in patients with Marfan syndrome, familial thoracic aortic aneurysms, and sporadic aneurysms, 13 June 2008 Rumin He, Dong-Chuan Guo, Wei Sun, Christina L. Papke, Senthil Duraisamy, Anthony L. Estrera, Hazim J. Safi, Chul Ahn, L. Maximilian Buja, Frank C. Arnett, Jingwu Zhang, Yong-Jian Geng, Dianna M. Milewicz pages 922-929.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (6072 KB)
Interaction between two predictors of functional outcome after revascularization in ischemic cardiomyopathy: Left ventricular volume and amount of viable myocardium, 12 May 2008 Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, Mohammad Ali Yousefnia, Farideh Roshanali, Hussein Rayatzadeh, Farshid Alaeddini pages 930-936 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (150 KB)
Is aortic wall degeneration related to bicuspid aortic valve anatomy in patients with valvular disease? Claudio F. Russo, Aldo Cannata, Marco Lanfranconi, Ettore Vitali, Andrea Garatti, Edgardo Bonacina pages 937-942 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (253 KB)
Stentless valves versus stented bioprostheses at the aortic position: Midterm results, 25 July 2008 Sumit Narang, Deepak Kumar Satsangi, Amit Banerjee, Muhammad Abid Geelani pages 943-947 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (94 KB)
The transapical approach for aortic valve implantation, 04 August 2008 Andreas Zierer, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Sven Martens, Anton Moritz, Mirko Doss pages 948-953 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (223 KB)
Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
Mitral valve replacement in infants and children 5 years of age or younger: Evolution in practice and outcome over three decades with a focus on supra-annular prosthesis implantation, 04 August 2008 Elif Seda Selamet Tierney, Frank A. Pigula, Charles I. Berul, James E. Lock, Pedro J. del Nido, Doff B. McElhinney pages 954-961.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (355 KB)
Regional differences in tissue oxygenation during cardiopulmonary bypass for correction of congenital heart disease in neonates and small infants: Relevance of near-infrared spectroscopy Mathias Redlin, Andreas Koster, Michael Huebler, Wolfgang Boettcher, Nicole Nagdyman, Roland Hetzer, Hermann Kuppe, Wolfgang M. Kuebler pages 962-967 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (631 KB)
Design and rationale of a randomized trial comparing the Blalock–Taussig and right ventricle–pulmonary artery shunts in the Norwood procedure, 21 May 2008 Richard G. Ohye, J. William Gaynor, Nancy S. Ghanayem, Caren S. Goldberg, Peter C. Laussen, Peter C. Frommelt, Jane W. Newburger, Gail D. Pearson, Sarah Tabbutt, Gil Wernovsky, Lisa M. Wruck, Andrew M. Atz, Steve D. Colan, James Jaggers, Brian W. McCrindle, Ashwin Prakash, Michael D. Puchalski, Lynn A. Sleeper, Mario P. Stylianou, Lynn Mahony, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators (see Appendix) pages 968-975 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (171 KB)
Two–year survival, mental, and motor outcomes after cardiac extracorporeal life support at less than five years of age, 03 June 2008 Laurance Lequier, Ari R. Joffe, Charlene M.T. Robertson, Irina A. Dinu, Yuttapong Wongswadiwat, Natalie R. Anton, David B. Ross, Ivan M. Rebeyka, Western Canadian Complex Pediatric Therapies Program Follow-up Group pages 976-983.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (168 KB)
Survival after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in infants and children with heart disease Titus Chan, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Deborah Frank, Susan L. Bratton pages 984-992 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (146 KB)
Measurement of technical performance in surgery for congenital heart disease: The stage I Norwood procedure, 15 August 2008 Emile A. Bacha, Luis A. Larrazabal, Frank A. Pigula, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kathy J. Jenkins, Steve D. Colan, Francis Fynn-Thompson, John E. Mayer, Pedro J. del Nido pages 993-997.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (143 KB)
Evolving Technology
Intraoperative verification of conduction block in atrial fibrillation surgery, 25 July 2008 Yosuke Ishii, Takashi Nitta, Masaru Kambe, Jiro Kurita, Masami Ochi, Yasushi Miyauchi, Kazuo Shimizu pages 998-1004 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (448 KB)
Persistent atrial fibrillation in a goat model of chronic left atrial overload, 25 July 2008 Jan Remes, Thomas J. van Brakel, Gil Bolotin, Christian Garber, Monique M. de Jong, Frederik H. van der Veen, Jos G. Maessen pages 1005-1011 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (207 KB)
Evaluation of a new disease-specific endovascular device for type B aortic dissection, 28 July 2008 Germano Melissano, Luca Bertoglio, Andrea Kahlberg, Domenico Baccellieri, Massimiliano M. Marrocco-Trischitta, Fabio Calliari, Roberto Chiesa pages 1012-1018 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (240 KB)
A novel device for left atrial appendage exclusion: The third-generation atrial exclusion device, 25 July 2008 Hideyuki Fumoto, A. Marc Gillinov, Yoshio Ootaki, Masatoshi Akiyama, Diyar Saeed, Tetsuya Horai, Chiyo Ootaki, D. Geoffrey Vince, Zoran B. Popović, Raymond Dessoffy, Alex Massiello, Jacquelyn Catanese, Kiyotaka Fukamachi pages 1019-1027 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (812 KB)
Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology
Multimodal evaluation of in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of myocardial restoration by mouse embryonic stem cells, 09 June 2008 Stephen L. Hendry, Koen E.A. van der Bogt, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Takayasu Arai, Scott J. Dylla, Micha Drukker, Michael V. McConnell, Ingo Kutschka, Grant Hoyt, Feng Cao, Irving L. Weissman, Andrew J. Connolly, Marc P. Pelletier, Joseph C. Wu, Robert C. Robbins, Phillip C. Yang pages 1028-1037.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (783 KB)
Effects of carbamazepine on spinal cord ischemia, 26 June 2008 Mustafa Sırlak, Sadik Eryılmaz, Mustafa Bahadır Inan, Yusuf Sinan Sırın, Omer Besaltı, Levent Yazıcıoglu, Evren Ozcınar, Esra Erdemlı, Refik Tasoz, Atilla Halil Elhan, Bulent Kaya, Umit Ozyurda pages 1038-1043.e4 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (556 KB)
CCR3- and CXCR4-mediated interactions regulate migration of CD34+ human bone marrow progenitors to ischemic myocardium and subsequent tissue repair, 07 July 2008 N. Bonaros, H. Sondermejer, M. Schuster, R. Rauf, S.F. Wang, T. Seki, D. Skerrett, S. Itescu, A.A. Kocher pages 1044-1053 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (580 KB)
Platelet activity and aspirin efficacy after off-pump compared with on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: Results from the prospective randomized trial PRAGUE 11–Coronary Artery Bypass and REactivity of Thrombocytes (CABARET), 11 July 2008 Frantisek Bednar, Pavel Osmancik, Tomas Vanek, Heidi Mocikova, Martin Jares, Zbynek Straka, Petr Widimsky pages 1054-1060 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (347 KB)
Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Should lung transplantation be performed using donation after cardiac death? The United States experience David P. Mason, Lucy Thuita, Joan M. Alster, Sudish C. Murthy, Marie M. Budev, Atul C. Mehta, Gösta B. Pettersson, Eugene H. Blackstone pages 1061-1066 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (138 KB)
Carbon monoxide–saturated preservation solution protects lung grafts from ischemia–reperfusion injury, 28 July 2008 Junichi Kohmoto, Atsunori Nakao, Ryujiro Sugimoto, Yinna Wang, JiangHua Zhan, Hideo Ueda, Kenneth R. McCurry pages 1067-1075 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (511 KB)
Brief Communications
Technical
Pitfalls in catheter-based interventions to treat paravalvular leaks Andreas Bairaktaris, Nikolaus A. Haas, Dirk Seifert, Rainer Schaeffler, Heinrich Koertke, Soren Schenk, Reiner Koerfer pages 1076-1077 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (335 KB)
Resection of a giant thoracic solitary fibrous tumor through two separate thoracotomies, 12 May 2008 Chao-Kai Hu, Yih-Leong Chang, Wei-Cheng Lin, Yung-Chie Lee pages 1077-1079 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (558 KB)
Partial resection of persistent left superior vena cava for a T4 lung cancer, 18 July 2008 Erdal Okur, Cagatay Tezel, Volkan Baysungur, Semih Halezeroğlu pages 1080-1081 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (411 KB)
Clinical
Hypoxemia after an axial flow pump Jarvik-2000 implantation: Catheter induced, 26 June 2008 Joonhwa Hong, Soon J. Park, Sunil V. Mankad, Frank Cetta, Norman E. Torres, Morgan L. Brown pages 1082-1083 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1046 KB)
Aortic root aneurysm in Takayasu arteritis syndrome: Exploration in active phase and repair in inactive phase, 14 July 2008 Min-Ho Song, Tomohiro Nakayama, Keisuke Hattori, Yoshiyuki Tokuda, Yukio Mabuchi, Yuichi Ueda pages 1084-1085 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1197 KB)
Partial left pulmonary artery sling associated with multiple ventricular septal defects: A rare congenital anomaly, 21 May 2008 C. Tissot, J.R. Darst, A.K. Kaza, A.K. Younoszai, E. da Cruz pages 1085-1087 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1269 KB)
Cardiac tamponade secondary to traumatic intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia, 28 July 2008 Affes Nejmeddine, Abdenader Mohamed, Khemakem Khalil, Ben Salah Khalil, Beyrouti Mohamed Issam pages 1087-1089 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (340 KB)
Identification by transesophageal echocardiography of intramural hematoma and the site of aortic rupture, 21 May 2008 Kazumasa Orihashi, Taijiro Sueda, Kenji Okada, Katsuhiko Imai pages 1089-1091 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (402 KB)
Aortoesophageal fistula associated with a Kommerell diverticulum and right-sided aortic arch, 21 May 2008 Karl G. Reyes, Inderjit S. Gill, Thomas Temes, Noreen C. Griffin pages 1091-1093 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (302 KB)
Recurrent sarcoma originating from the pulmonary artery 6 years after extensive thoracic resection, 06 May 2008 Christine Fegbeutel, Martin Strüber, Jan U. Becker, Florian Länger, Nicolas Dickgreber, Axel Haverich, Stefan Fischer pages 1093-1095 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (666 KB)
Mitral annuloplasty in an infant with Barth syndrome and severe mitral insufficiency: First case report and determination of annular diameter, 09 June 2008 Shu-Chien Huang, En-Ting Wu, Shuenn–Nan Chiu, Wuh-Liang Hwu, Mei-Hwan Wu, Shoei-Shen Wang pages 1095-1097 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (191 KB)
Research
Pediatric cardiac transplantation: Three-dimensional printing of anatomic models for surgical planning of heart transplantation in patients with univentricular heart, 04 August 2008 Ralf Sodian, Stefan Weber, Mathias Markert, Markus Loeff, Tim Lueth, Florian C. Weis, Sabine Daebritz, Edward Malec, Christoph Schmitz, Bruno Reichart pages 1098-1099 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (405 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Statins with equivalent lipid-lowering capacity exhibit differential effects on atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery Antonios Kourliouros, Neil Roberts, Marjan Jahangiri pages 1100-1101 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Reply to the Editor: Craig Ian Coleman page 1101 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (45 KB)
Box lesion or not—Still unsettled question Uma N. Srivatsa page 1101 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (45 KB)
Aortic valve replacement dilemma: mechanical or biological prosthesis? Aldo Cannata, Claudio Francesco Russo, Corrado Taglieri pages 1101-1102 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (83 KB)
Reply to the Editor: Morgan Brown, Hartzell Schaff page 1102 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
Importance of stabilization of the mitral annulus in mitral valve repair István Szentkirályi, Árpád Péterffy, Zoltán Galajda pages 1102-1103 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (82 KB)
Reply to the Editor: W. Flameng page 1103 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Questions on the angular (Gothic) arch configuration and its applicability after type I aortic dissection repair Frank A. Baciewicz pages 1103-1104 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Aprotinin and renal dysfunction: The role of exposure to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors John G.T. Augoustides page 1104 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (45 KB)
Reply to the Editor: Domenico Pagano page 1104 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (45 KB)
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