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Editorials
Envisioning simulation in the future of thoracic surgical education Andrea J. Carpenter, Stephen C. Yang, Paul N. Uhlig, Yolonda L. Colson pages 477-484 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (153 KB)
Expert commentary: Cardiothoracic surgical simulation Richard H. Feins pages 485-486 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (132 KB)
Aprotinin: Twenty-five years of claim and counterclaim Stephen Westaby pages 487-491 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (101 KB)
Aprotinin and Cardiac Surgery Abe DeAnda pages 492-494 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (72 KB)
Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Bleeding in cardiac surgery: The use of aprotinin does not affect survival Domenico Pagano, Neil J. Howell, Nick Freemantle, David Cunningham, Robert S. Bonser, Timothy R. Graham, Jorge Mascaro, Stephen J. Rooney, Ian C. Wilson, Rob Cramb, Bruce E. Keogh pages 495-502 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (359 KB)
Optimal timing of coronary artery bypass after acute myocardial infarction: A review of California discharge data, 22 February 2008 Eric S. Weiss, David D. Chang, David L. Joyce, Lois U. Nwakanma, David D. Yuh pages 503-511.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (617 KB)
Discussion, 22 February 2008 pages 509-511 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (279 KB)
Solid and gaseous cerebral microembolization after biologic and mechanical aortic valve replacement: Investigation with multirange and multifrequency transcranial Doppler ultrasound Lorenzo Guerrieri Wolf, Bikram P. Choudhary, Yasir Abu-Omar, David P. Taggart pages 512-520 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (183 KB)
On-pump beating-heart coronary artery bypass grafting after acute myocardial infarction has lower mortality and morbidity Ken Miyahara, Akio Matsuura, Haruki Takemura, Shunei Saito, Sadanari Sawaki, Teruaki Yoshioka, Hideki Ito pages 521-526 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (372 KB)
Ten-year experience with single-vessel and multivessel reoperative off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting Yugal K. Mishra, Sathiakar Paul Collison, Rajneesh Malhotra, Vijay Kohli, Yatin Mehta, Naresh Trehan pages 527-532 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (397 KB)
The effects of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting on intraoperative graft flow in arterial and venous conduits defined by a flow/pressure ratio Lognathen Balacumaraswami, Yasir Abu-Omar, Joseph Selvanayagam, David Pigott, David P. Taggart pages 533-539 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (208 KB)
Risk factors for wound infection after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Should bilateral internal thoracic arteries be harvested in patients with diabetes? Jota Nakano, Hitoshi Okabayashi, Michiya Hanyu, Yoshiharu Soga, Takuya Nomoto, Yoshio Arai, Takehiko Matsuo, Masashi Kai, Masahide Kawatou pages 540-545 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (136 KB)
Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
Cardiac surgery in infants with low birth weight is associated with increased mortality: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Database, 21 January 2008 Christopher L. Curzon, Sarah Milford-Beland, Jennifer S. Li, Sean M. O'Brien, Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs, Marshall Lewis Jacobs, Karl F. Welke, Andrew J. Lodge, Eric D. Peterson, James Jaggers pages 546-551 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (118 KB)
Discussion, 21 January 2008 pages 550-551 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Surgical aortic valvuloplasty in children and adolescents with aortic regurgitation: Acute and intermediate effects on aortic valve function and left ventricular dimensions Emile A. Bacha, Doff B. McElhinney, Kristine J. Guleserian, Steven D. Colan, Richard A. Jonas, Pedro J. del Nido, Gerald R. Marx pages 552-559.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (433 KB)
Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with Fontan circulation using transient elastography and biochemical fibrosis markers Mireen Friedrich-Rust, Constanze Koch, Axel Rentzsch, Christoph Sarrazin, Peter Schwarz, Eva Herrmann, Angelika Lindinger, Ulrike Sarrazin, Thierry Poynard, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, Stefan Zeuzem, Hashim Abdul-Khaliq pages 560-567 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (306 KB)
Acute angulation of the aortic arch predisposes a patient to ascending aortic dilatation and aortic regurgitation late after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries Gabriella Agnoletti, Phalla Ou, David S. Celermajer, Younes Boudjemline, Davide Marini, Damien Bonnet, Yacine Aggoun pages 568-572 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (343 KB)
Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology
Aprotinin confers neuroprotection by reducing excitotoxic cell death, 21 January 2008 Yusuke Iwata, Olivier Nicole, Toru Okamura, David Zurakowski, Richard A. Jonas pages 573-578 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (791 KB)
Discussion, 21 January 2008 page 578 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (40 KB)
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support improves survival of patients with severe Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, 21 January 2008 Charles A. Dietl, Jorge A. Wernly, Stuart B. Pett, Said F. Yassin, José P. Sterling, Robert Dragan, Karen Milligan, Mark R. Crowley pages 579-584 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (149 KB)
Inhibition of mitochondrial remodeling by cyclosporine A preserves myocardial performance in a neonatal rabbit model of cardioplegic arrest Norihiko Oka, Lixing Wang, Wenyu Mi, Christopher A. Caldarone pages 585-593 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1473 KB)
Evolving Technology
Effects of induction immunosuppression regimen on acute rejection, bronchiolitis obliterans, and survival after lung transplantation, 21 January 2008 Gorav Ailawadi, Philip W. Smith, Tomomi Oka, Hongkun Wang, Benjamin D. Kozower, Thomas M. Daniel, Irving L. Kron, David R. Jones pages 594-602 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (343 KB)
Discussion, 21 January 2008 pages 601-602 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (180 KB)
Beating-heart patch closure of muscular ventricular septal defects under real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic guidance: A preclinical study Nikolay V. Vasilyev, Ivan Melnychenko, Kazuo Kitahori, Franz P. Freudenthal, Alistair Phillips, Rainer Kozlik-Feldmann, Ivan S. Salgo, Pedro J. del Nido, Emile A. Bacha pages 603-609 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2903 KB) | Add-Ons
Endoscopic placement of multiple artificial chordae with robotic assistance and nitinol clip fixation J. Michael Smith, Hubert Stein pages 610-614 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (463 KB)
General Thoracic Surgery
Mediastinoscopy might not be necessary in patients with non–small cell lung cancer with mediastinal lymph nodes having a maximum standardized uptake value of less than 5.3, 21 January 2008 Benjamin Enoch Lee, Jonathon Redwine, Cameron Foster, Elma Abella, Teri Lown, Derick Lau, David Follette pages 615-619 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (124 KB)
Extrapleural pneumonectomy versus pleurectomy/decortication in the surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma: Results in 663 patients, 15 February 2008 Raja M. Flores, Harvey I. Pass, Venkatraman E. Seshan, Joseph Dycoco, Maureen Zakowski, Michele Carbone, Manjit S. Bains, Valerie W. Rusch pages 620-626.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (375 KB)
Discussion, 15 February 2008 pages 625-626 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (52 KB)
A simple two-gene prognostic model for adenocarcinoma of the lung, 21 January 2008 Carolyn E. Reed, Amanda Graham, Rana S. Hoda, Andras Khoor, Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, Michael B. Wallace, Michael Mitas pages 627-634 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (429 KB)
Discussion, 21 January 2008 pages 633-634 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (50 KB)
An objective assessment of the sudomotor response after thoracoscopic sympathectomy, 21 January 2008 Pramod Bonde, Nnamdi Nwaejike, Colin Fullerton, Judith Allen, James Mcguigan pages 635-641 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (624 KB)
Discussion, 21 January 2008 pages 640-641 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (49 KB)
Thoracoscopic lobectomy: Report on safety, discharge independence, pain, and chemotherapy tolerance Daniel G. Nicastri, Juan P. Wisnivesky, Virginia R. Litle, Jaime Yun, Cynthia Chin, Francine R. Dembitzer, Scott J. Swanson pages 642-647 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (133 KB)
Utility of detailed preoperative cardiac testing and incidence of post-thoracotomy myocardial infarction Dawn E. Jaroszewski, Joseph Huh, Danny Chu, S. Chris Malaisrie, Anthony D. Riffel, Howard S. Gordon, Xing Li Wang, Faisal Bakaeen pages 648-655 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (343 KB)
Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Stress-activated protein kinase inhibition to ameliorate lung ischemia reperfusion injury, 15 February 2008 Patrick S. Wolf, Heather E. Merry, Alexander S. Farivar, Anton S. McCourtie, Michael S. Mulligan pages 656-665 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1234 KB)
Discussion, 15 February 2008 pages 664-665 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (52 KB)
Successful restoration of function of frozen and thawed isolated rat hearts Amir Elami, Zohar Gavish, Amit Korach, Esther Houminer, Aviva Schneider, Herzl Schwalb, Amir Arav pages 666-672.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (659 KB)
Cardiac stem cells in the real world Julia Pouly, Patrick Bruneval, Chantal Mandet, Suzanne Proksch, Séverine Peyrard, Catherine Amrein, Véronique Bousseaux, Romain Guillemain, Alain Deloche, Jean-Noel Fabiani, Philippe Menasché pages 673-678 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1256 KB)
Platelet activation in the postoperative period after lung transplantation David I. Sternberg, Daichi Shimbo, Steven M. Kawut, Joydeep Sarkar, Georg Hurlitz, Frank D'Ovidio, David J. Lederer, Jessie S. Wilt, Selim M. Arcasoy, David J. Pinsky, Jeanine M. D'Armiento, Joshua R. Sonett pages 679-684 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (408 KB)
Brief Communications
High-dose aprotinin effectively reduces blood loss during on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with bivalirudin anticoagulation Andreas Koster, Semih Buz, Thomas Krabatsch, Frank Dehmel, Hermann Kuppe, Roland Hetzer, Solomon Aronson, Cornelius M. Dyke pages 685-687 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (85 KB)
Hemothorax caused by rupture of a primitive thoracic leiomyosarcoma of the thoracic aorta: Description of a case and literature review F. Catena, R. Bianchi, L. Ansaloni, A.D. Pinna pages 688-689 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (76 KB)
Acquired right-to-left shunt through an atrial septal perforation with cyanosis after percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy Masakazu Nakao, Jack Kian Ch'ng, Yoong Kong Kenny Sin, Yeow Leng Chua, Chung Yin Lee pages 690-691 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (190 KB)
Successful lysis of an aortic prosthetic valve thrombosis with a dosing regimen for peripheral artery and bypass graft occlusions Patricia K. Nguyen, Scott M. Wasserman, James I. Fann, John Giacomini pages 691-693 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (388 KB) | Add-Ons
Arterial coronary revascularization failure as a result of coronary vasospasm Marek Gwozdziewicz, Martin Sluka, Marek Richter pages 693-694 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (236 KB)
Complete occlusion of the left main coronary artery ostium in Takayasu arteritis Abbas Emami Nia, Ahmad Ali Amirghofran pages 695-696 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (255 KB)
Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery with an intramural course within the aortic wall: Report of 3 surgical cases Steven P. Goldberg, Max B. Mitchell, David N. Campbell, Cecile Tissot, Francois Lacour-Gayet pages 696-698 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (594 KB)
Retrograde aortic perfusion dislodges a dislodged Amplatzer device Zubair Luqman, Junaid A. Ansari, Hameed Ullah, Mohammad Muneer Amanullah pages 698-699 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (178 KB)
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair of adult patent ductus arteriosus with pulmonary hypertension Yong-Qiang Lai, Shang-Dong Xu, Zhi-Zhong Li, Bao-Zhong Yang, Su Wang, Jin-Hua Li, Jing-Wei Li, Yi Luo, Zhao-Guang Zhang pages 699-701 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (398 KB)
A modified infarct exclusion technique: Triple-patch technique for postinfarction ventricular septal perforation Tsutomu Sugimoto, Shinpei Yoshii, Kazuo Yamamoto, Kenji Sakakibara, Yasunori Iida, Akifumi Uehara, Takehito Mishima, Sigetaka Kasuya pages 702-703 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (239 KB)
Visualization of bronchoalveolar fistula as the presenting sign of lung cancer Francesco Givigliano, Antonello La Rocca, Michele Salati, Luigi Busiello, Carmine La Manna, Francesco Scognamiglio, Gaetano Rocco pages 704-705 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (159 KB)
Incidence of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing thoracotomy for lung cancer Francesco Dentali, Alessandra Malato, Walter Ageno, Andrea Imperatori, Massimo Cajozzo, Nicola Rotolo, James Douketis, Sergio Siragusa, Mark Crowther pages 705-706 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
Closure of a large tracheoesophageal fistula using AlloDerm Jang Wen Su, David P. Mason, Sudish C. Murthy, Thomas W. Rice pages 706-707 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (384 KB)
End-to-side bronchial anastomosis using the continuous suture technique Erdal Tasci, Alpay Orki, Cemal Asim Kutlu pages 708-709 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (248 KB)
Thrombus in the left superior pulmonary vein after left upper pulmonary lobectomy Eiki Nagaoka, Makoto Yano, Takahiko Sugano, Takamichi Miyamoto pages 709-710 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (331 KB)
Obituary
Mortimer J. Buckley, MD Cary W. Akins pages 711-712 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (79 KB)
Letters to the Editor
The role of propensity scores should be discouraged when there is too little and too early of new surgical techniques Jeffrey H. Shuhaiber pages 713-714 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (54 KB)
Reply to the Editor Hiroyuki Kamiya, Klaus Kallenbach, Axel Haverich, Matthias Karck page 714 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (40 KB)
The safety of moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective cerebral perfusion Teruhisa Kazui, Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar page 715 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (41 KB)
Reply to the Editor Hiroyuki Kamiya, Klaus Kallenbach, Axel Haverich, Matthias Karck pages 715-716 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Circulatory support system as a bridge to decision in patients with refractory acute cardiogenic shock: Is there a space for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation? Gianluca Santise, Sergio Sciacca, Giuseppe D'Ancona, Michele Pilato page 717 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
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