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Editorial
Primed for lethal battle: A step forward to enhance the efficacy and efficiency of stem cell transplantation therapy Molly E. Ogle, Shan Ping Yu, Ling Wei page 527 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (43 KB)
Congenital Heart Disease
The Norwood procedure using a right ventricle–pulmonary artery conduit: Comparison of the right-sided versus left-sided conduit position, 10 July 2009 David J. Barron, Andre Brooks, John Stickley, Steven M. Woolley, Oliver Stümper, Timothy J. Jones, William J. Brawn pages 528-537 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (540 KB)
Discussion, 10 July 2009 pages 535-537 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (63 KB)
Association of neonatal hypoxia with lasting changes in left ventricular gene expression: An animal model Danny Del Duca, Guoruey Wong, Phan Trieu, Demetra Rodaros, Athanasios Kouremenos, Artavazd Tadevosyan, George Vaniotis, Louis R. Villeneuve, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Stanley Nattel, Bruce G. Allen, Terence E. Hébert, Charles V. Rohlicek pages 538-546.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (379 KB)
Coarctation repair in neonates and young infants: Is small size or low weight still a risk factor?, 02 July 2009 Phillip T. Burch, Collin G. Cowley, Richard Holubkov, Donald Null, Linda M. Lambert, Peter C. Kouretas, John A. Hawkins pages 547-552 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (93 KB)
Pulmonary valve replacement in repaired tetralogy of Fallot: Determinants of early postoperative adverse outcomes, 11 May 2009 Laura Dos, Alexander Dadashev, David Tanous, Ignacio J. Ferreira-González, Kim Haberer, Samuel C. Siu, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Erwin N. Oechslin, William G. Williams, Candice K. Silversides pages 553-559 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (134 KB)
Aminoterminal brain-type natriuretic peptide levels correlate with heart failure in patients with bidirectional Glenn anastomosis and with morbidity after the Fontan operation, 11 May 2009 Evelyn Lechner, Elisabeth M. Schreier-Lechner, Anna Hofer, Roland Gitter, Rudolf Mair, Ariane Biebl, Gerald Tulzer pages 560-564 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (110 KB)
Impact of DEL22q11, trisomy 21, and other genetic syndromes on surgical outcome of conotruncal heart defects, 25 May 2009 Guido Michielon, Bruno Marino, Gianluca Oricchio, Maria Cristina Digilio, Fiore Iorio, Sergio Filippelli, Silvia Placidi, Roberto M. Di Donato pages 565-570.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (241 KB)
The practical clinical value of three-dimensional models of complex congenitally malformed hearts, 08 June 2009 Eugénie Riesenkampff, Urte Rietdorf, Ivo Wolf, Bernhard Schnackenburg, Peter Ewert, Michael Huebler, Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, Robert H. Anderson, Nicole Engel, Hans-Peter Meinzer, Roland Hetzer, Felix Berger, Titus Kuehne pages 571-580 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (662 KB)
General Thoracic Surgery
Effect of sympathectomy level on the incidence of compensatory hyperhidrosis after sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis, 26 June 2009 Daniel L. Miller, Ayesha S. Bryant, Seth D. Force, Joseph I. Miller pages 581-585 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (224 KB)
Structural and morphologic evaluation of a novel detergent–enzymatic tissue-engineered tracheal tubular matrix, 15 July 2009 Philipp Jungebluth, Tetsuhiko Go, Adelaide Asnaghi, Silvia Bellini, Jaume Martorell, Chiara Calore, Luca Urbani, Helmut Ostertag, Sara Mantero, Maria Teresa Conconi, Paolo Macchiarini pages 586-593 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (455 KB)
Discussion, 15 July 2009 pages 592-593 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (58 KB)
Clinical characteristics, biologic behavior, and survival after esophagectomy are similar for adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction and the distal esophagus, 15 July 2009 Jessica M. Leers, Steven R. DeMeester, Nadia Chan, Shahin Ayazi, Arzu Oezcelik, Emmanuele Abate, Farzaneh Banki, John C. Lipham, Jeffrey A. Hagen, Tom R. DeMeester pages 594-602 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (262 KB)
Discussion, 15 July 2009 pages 601-602 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Silver nitrate through flexible bronchoscope in the treatment of bronchopleural fistulae, 23 February 2009 Grigoris Stratakos, Lina Zuccatosta, Ilias Porfyridis, Michele Sediari, Charalambos Zisis, Vasso Mariatou, Eleftherios Kostopoulos, Argini Psevdi, Spyros Zakynthinos, Stefano Gasparini pages 603-607 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (223 KB)
The sentinel node concept in adenocarcinomas of the distal esophagus and gastroesophageal junction, 23 February 2009 Brechtje A. Grotenhuis, Bas P.L. Wijnhoven, Ronald van Marion, Herman van Dekken, Wim C. Hop, Hugo W. Tilanus, J. Jan B. van Lanschot, Casper H.J. van Eijck pages 608-612 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (87 KB)
A novel method for determining adjacent lung segments with infrared thoracoscopy, 09 March 2009 Noriyuki Misaki, Sung Soo Chang, Masashi Gotoh, Yasumichi Yamamoto, Katashi Satoh, Hiroyasu Yokomise pages 613-618 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (466 KB)
Extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma: Outcomes of treatment and prognostic factors, 09 March 2009 Tristan D. Yan, Michael Boyer, Mo Mo Tin, Daniel Wong, Catherine Kennedy, Jocelyn McLean, Paul G. Bannon, Brian C. McCaughan pages 619-624 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (127 KB)
Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Midterm results of endovascular treatment of complicated acute type B aortic dissection Ali Khoynezhad, Carlos E. Donayre, Bassam O. Omari, George E. Kopchok, Irwin Walot, Rodney A. White pages 625-631 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (183 KB)
Discussion pages 629-631 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (52 KB)
Influence of prosthesis–patient mismatch on exercise-induced arrhythmias: A further aspect after aortic valve replacement, 09 April 2009 Vito Antonio Mannacio, Vincenzo De Amicis, Luigi Di Tommaso, Francesco Iorio, Carlo Vosa pages 632-638 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (157 KB)
Prosthesis–patient mismatch is less frequent and more clinically indolent in patients operated for aortic insufficiency, 27 March 2009 Joel Price, Harry Lapierre, Ladislaus Ressler, Buu-Khanh Lam, Thierry G. Mesana, Marc Ruel pages 639-645 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (304 KB)
Cell therapy with autologous bone marrow mononuclear stem cells is associated with superior cardiac recovery compared with use of nonmodified mesenchymal stem cells in a canine model of chronic myocardial infarction, 17 February 2009 Myrielle Mathieu, Jozef Bartunek, Bachar El Oumeiri, Karim Touihri, Ielham Hadad, Philippe Thoma, Thierry Metens, Agnes Mendes da Costa, Maryam Mahmoudabady, Dominique Egrise, Didier Blocklet, Naïma Mazouz, Robert Naeije, Guy Heyndrickx, Kathleen McEntee pages 646-653 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (503 KB)
Midterm clinical and echocardiographic results and predictors of mitral regurgitation recurrence following restrictive annuloplasty for ischemic cardiomyopathy, 09 April 2009 Francesco Onorati, Antonino S. Rubino, Domenico Marturano, Eugenia Pasceri, Giuseppe Santarpino, Stefania Zinzi, Giuseppina Mascaro, Attilio Renzulli pages 654-662 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (347 KB)
Surgical left ventricular remodeling leads to better long-term survival and exercise tolerance than coronary artery bypass grafting alone in patients with moderate ischemic cardiomyopathy, 09 April 2009 Omer Dzemali, Petar Risteski, Farhad Bakhtiary, Eduard Singer, Andreas Zierer, Peter Kleine, Anton Moritz pages 663-668 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (301 KB)
Transit-time flow characteristics of in situ right gastroepiploic arterial grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting, 03 April 2009 Yoshiyuki Takami, Kazuyoshi Tajima, Sachie Terazawa, Noritaka Okada, Kei Fujii, Yoshimasa Sakai pages 669-673 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (313 KB)
A new vascular ring connector in surgery for aortic dissection Jeng Wei, Chung-Yi Chang, Yi-Cheng Chuang, Sung-How Sue, Kuo-Chen Lee, David Tung pages 674-677 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (195 KB)
Perioperative Management
Statins for prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A systematic literature review, 08 June 2009 Oliver J. Liakopoulos, Yeong-Hoon Choi, Elmar W. Kuhn, Thorsten Wittwer, Michal Borys, Navid Madershahian, Gernot Wassmer, Thorsten Wahlers pages 678-686.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (159 KB)
Costs of excessive postoperative hemorrhage in cardiac surgery, 20 April 2009 Michael C. Christensen, Stephan Krapf, Angela Kempel, Christian von Heymann pages 687-693 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (98 KB)
Thromboelastometry-guided administration of fibrinogen concentrate for the treatment of excessive intraoperative bleeding in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery, 18 May 2009 Niels Rahe-Meyer, Cristina Solomon, Michael Winterhalter, Siegfried Piepenbrock, Kenichi Tanaka, Axel Haverich, Maximilian Pichlmaier pages 694-702 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (226 KB)
Hetastarch increases the risk of bleeding complications in patients after off-pump coronary bypass surgery: A randomized clinical trial, 28 May 2009 Marketa Hecht-Dolnik, Howard Barkan, Ananse Taharka, John Loftus pages 703-711 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (124 KB)
Preventing heart injury during negative pressure wound therapy in cardiac surgery: Assessment using real-time magnetic resonance imaging, 06 July 2009 Malin Malmsjö, Rainer Petzina, Martin Ugander, Henrik Engblom, Christian Torbrand, Arash Mokhtari, Roland Hetzer, Håkan Arheden, Richard Ingemansson pages 712-717 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (348 KB)
Evolving Technology/Basic Science
An expansible aortic ring for a physiological approach to conservative aortic valve surgery, 13 July 2009 Emmanuel Lansac, Isabelle Di Centa, François Raoux, Neil Bulman-Fleming, Adrian Ranga, Aicha Abed, Maguette Ba, Anthony Paolitto, Didier Letourneur, Anne Meddahi-Pellé pages 718-724 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (580 KB)
Deleted in Malignant Brain Tumors 1 is up-regulated in bacterial endocarditis and binds to components of vegetations, 02 July 2009 Hanna Müller, Marcus Renner, Burkhard M. Helmke, Caroline End, Christel Weiss, Johannes Poeschl, Jan Mollenhauer pages 725-732 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2942 KB)
Percutaneous reimplantation of a pulmonary valved stent in sheep: A potential treatment for bioprosthetic valve degeneration, 29 June 2009 Yuan Bai, Gang-Jun Zong, Hai-Bing Jiang, Wei-Ping Li, Hong Wu, Xian-Xian Zhao, Yong-Wen Qin pages 733-737 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (316 KB)
Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Heart–lung transplantation in patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect, 24 June 2009 Katarzyna Januszewska, Edward Malec, Gerd Juchem, Ingo Kaczmarek, Ralf Sodian, Peter Uberfuhr, Bruno Reichart pages 738-743 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (248 KB)
Renoprotective immunosuppression by pioglitazone with low-dose cyclosporine in rat heart transplantation, 06 July 2009 Yosuke Tanaka, Tomomi Hasegawa, Zhi Chen, Yutaka Okita, Kenji Okada pages 744-751 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (625 KB)
Apyrase treatment prevents ischemia–reperfusion injury in rat lung isografts, 13 July 2009 Seiichiro Sugimoto, Xue Lin, Jiaming Lai, Mikio Okazaki, Nitin A. Das, Wenjun Li, Alexander S. Krupnick, Ridong Chen, Soon Seog Jeong, G.A. Patterson, Daniel Kreisel, Andrew E. Gelman pages 752-759 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1045 KB)
In vitro modeling of nonhypoxic cold ischemia–reperfusion simulating lung transplantation Monica Casiraghi, Jason R. Tatreau, John B. Abano, John W. Blackwell, Larry Watson, Keith Burridge, Scott H. Randell, Thomas M. Egan pages 760-767 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (439 KB)
Brief Technique Reports
Open versus endovascular repair of traumatic aortic rupture: A systematic review, 09 September 2008 Enoch Akowuah, Gianni Angelini, Alan J. Bryan pages 768-769 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
The treatment of recurrent aortic prosthetic detachment with modified Bentall procedure: Results of two cases, 09 September 2008 Chong Zhang, Yiming Ni, Liping Shi, Tao Jin pages 770-771 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (119 KB)
Successful emergency surgery for coexistent acute aortic syndrome and acute carotid artery obstruction, 22 September 2008 Masahiko Ando, Kazuhito Imanaka, Hideaki Yamabi, Hiroshige Sato pages 771-773 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (397 KB)
Video-assisted cardioscopy in the repair of persistent mitral paraprosthetic leak, 22 September 2008 Narain Moorjani, Jack Broadhurst, Sunil Ohri pages 773-774 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (145 KB)
Biologic anastomosis: The first case of biologic coronary bypass surgery, 19 September 2008 Masashi Komeda, Akira Marui, Keiichi Tambara, Masaya Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Saji, Takeshi Nishina, Yasuhiko Tabata pages 775-777 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (688 KB)
Technical options for the treatment of anomalous origins of right or left coronary arteries associated with aortopulmonary windows, 09 September 2008 Bertrand Léobon, Emmanuel Le Bret, Régine Roussin, Chokri Kortas, Mohammed Ly, Anne Sigal-Cinqualbre, Emre Belli, Alain Serraf pages 777-778 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (253 KB)
Total thoracic aorta reconstruction against graft infection in a patient with chronic empyema developed after lung cancer surgery, 09 September 2008 Jun Yokote, Akihiko Usui, Hideki Oshima, Noriyasu Usami, Kohei Yokoi, Yuichi Ueda pages 779-781 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (377 KB)
Single-stage repair of aortopulmonary window with interrupted aortic arch by transection of the aorta and direct reconstruction, 25 September 2008 Masahiro Yoshida, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Oshima, Shigeteru Oka, Tomonori Higuma, Yutaka Okita pages 781-783 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (355 KB)
Letters to the Editor
The left ventricle: To reconstruct or not—Lessons from the STICH trial Teresa Mary Kieser page 784 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Clarification of statements made regarding investigation into Amplatzer device complication incidence and comparison with the Society of Thoracic Surgery database Daniel J. DiBardino pages 784-785 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (66 KB)
Michael E. DeBakey Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola page 785 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Pulmonary arterial hypertension and congenital heart disease: Targeted therapies and operability Maurice Beghetti, Cecile Tissot pages 785-786 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (63 KB)
Reply to the Editor Konrad Hoetzenecker, Hendrik J. Ankersmit, Irene M. Lang page 786 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Quality of life in patients with prosthesis–patient mismatch Stefano Salizzoni pages 786-787 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Prosthesis–patient mismatch does not affect survival and quality of life in the elderly having bileaflet prostheses implant Mariano Vicchio, Marisa De Feo, Maurizio Cotrufo pages 787-788 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (61 KB)
Reply to the Editor Marc R. Moon pages 788-789 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Proximal brachiocephalic artery access for arterial cannulation: Value and technical issues Benjamin B. Peeler page 789 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Reply to the Editor Nathalie Roy, Ivan M. Rebeyka, Joseph Atallah, David B. Ross pages 789-790 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
The link between previous percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass graft risk Ravinay Bhindi, Oliver J. Omerod page 790 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Reply to the Editor Parwis Massoudy, Matthias Thielmann, Heinz Jakob page 790 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
A meta-analysis of controlled studies of preoperative statin therapy for prevention of postoperative mortality in cardiac surgery Hisato Takagi, Takuya Umemoto pages 790-791 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (259 KB)
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