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Expert Commentary
Antiplatelet agents used for early intervention in acute coronary syndrome: Myocardial salvage versus bleeding complications Sary F. Aranki, Simon C. Body pages 807-810.e7 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (176 KB)
General Thoracic Surgery
In situ tissue engineering for tracheal reconstruction using a luminar remodeling type of artificial trachea, 13 May 2009 Tatsuo Nakamura, Toshihiko Sato, Masato Araki, Satoshi Ichihara, Akira Nakada, Makoto Yoshitani, Shin-ichi Itoi, Masaru Yamashita, Shin-ichi Kanemaru, Kouichi Omori, Yoshio Hori, Katsuaki Endo, Yuji Inada, Katsumi Hayakawa pages 811-819 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2289 KB)
Pulmonary aspergilloma: Analysis of prognosis in relation to symptoms and treatment, 13 April 2009 Jin Gu Lee, Chang Young Lee, In Kyu Park, Dae Joon Kim, Joon Chang, Se Kyu Kim, Kyung Young Chung pages 820-825 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (161 KB)
Asymptomatic congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung: Is it time to operate?, 27 March 2009 Andrea Conforti, Ivan Aloi, Alessandro Trucchi, Francesco Morini, Antonella Nahom, Alessandro Inserra, Pietro Bagolan pages 826-830 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (100 KB)
Impact of tumor length on long-term survival of pT1 esophageal adenocarcinoma, 10 April 2009 William D. Bolton, Wayne L. Hofstetter, Ashleigh M. Francis, Arlene M. Correa, Jaffer A. Ajani, Manoop S. Bhutani, Jeremy Erasmus, Ritsuko Komaki, Dipen M. Maru, Reza J. Mehran, David C. Rice, Jack A. Roth, Ara A. Vaporciyan, Garrett L. Walsh, Stephen G. Swisher pages 831-836 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (136 KB)
Intraoperative ultrasonographic localization of pulmonary ground-glass opacities, 27 March 2009 Ryoichi Kondo, Kazuo Yoshida, Kazutoshi Hamanaka, Masahiro Hashizume, Toshiki Ushiyama, Akira Hyogotani, Makoto Kurai, Satoshi Kawakami, Mana Fukushima, Jun Amano pages 837-842 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (564 KB)
Venous thromboembolism in patients receiving multimodality therapy for thoracic malignancies, 13 April 2009 Apurva Patel, Masaki Anraku, Gail E. Darling, Frances A. Shepherd, Andrew F. Pierre, Thomas K. Waddell, Shaf Keshavjee, Marc de Perrot pages 843-848 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (149 KB)
Is there a subset of patients with preoperatively diagnosed N2 non–small cell lung cancer who might benefit from surgical resection?, 08 June 2009 Giovanni B. Ratto, Roberta Costa, Paola Maineri, Antonella Alloisio, Paolo Bruzzi, Beatrice Dozin pages 849-858 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (269 KB)
Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Long-term results of aortic valve–sparing operations in patients with Marfan syndrome, 03 August 2009 Tirone E. David, Sue Armstrong, Manjula Maganti, Jack Colman, Timothy J. Bradley pages 859-864 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (205 KB)
Discussion, 03 August 2009 pages 863-864 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (46 KB)
Endovascular stent graft placement in patients with type B aortic dissection: A meta-analysis in China, 09 April 2009 Jiang Xiong, Bo Jiang, Wei Guo, Shen-Ming Wang, Xin-Yuan Tong pages 865-872.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (183 KB)
Obesity is associated with increased morbidity after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with renal insufficiency, 09 April 2009 Daniel A. Tolpin, Charles D. Collard, Vei-Vei Lee, MacArthur A. Elayda, Wei Pan pages 873-879 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (158 KB)
Predictive factors for endoleaks after thoracic aortic aneurysm endograft repair, 10 April 2009 Gabriele Piffaretti, Giovanni Mariscalco, Chiara Lomazzi, Nicola Rivolta, Francesca Riva, Matteo Tozzi, Gianpaolo Carrafiello, Alessandro Bacuzzi, Monica Mangini, Maciej Banach, Patrizio Castelli pages 880-885 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (137 KB)
Results of mitral valve annuloplasty with a standard-sized posterior band: Is measuring important?, 16 April 2009 Morgan L. Brown, Hartzell V. Schaff, Zhuo Li, Rakesh M. Suri, Richard C. Daly, Thomas A. Orszulak pages 886-891 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (267 KB)
Is total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk implantation justified for patients with chronic Stanford type A aortic dissection?, 27 April 2009 Li-Zhong Sun, Rui-Dong Qi, Qian Chang, Jun-Ming Zhu, Yong-Min Liu, Chun-Tao Yu, Bin Lv, Jun Zheng, Liang-Xin Tian, Jin-Guo Lu pages 892-896 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (240 KB)
A comparison before and after aprotinin was suspended in cardiac surgery: Different results in the real world from a single cardiac center in China, 22 May 2009 Xianqiang Wang, Zhe Zheng, Hushan Ao, Shiju Zhang, Yang Wang, Hao Zhang, Lihuan Li, Shengshou Hu pages 897-903 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (146 KB)
An Australian risk prediction model for 30-day mortality after isolated coronary artery bypass: The AusSCORE, 01 June 2009 Christopher Reid, Baki Billah, Diem Dinh, Julian Smith, Peter Skillington, Michael Yii, Seven Seevanayagam, Morteza Mohajeri, Gil Shardey pages 904-910 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (212 KB)
Congenital Heart Disease
Long-term results of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in neonatal cardiac surgery: Options and outcomes, 27 July 2009 Aditya K. Kaza, Hong-Gook Lim, Daniel J. Dibardino, Victor Bautista-Hernandez, Joshua Robinson, Catherine Allan, Peter Laussen, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Emile Bacha, Pedro J. del Nido, John E. Mayer, Frank A. Pigula pages 911-916 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (556 KB)
A new diagnostic algorithm for assessment of patients with single ventricle before a Fontan operation, 01 June 2009 Ashwin Prakash, Muhammad A. Khan, Rose Hardy, Alejandro J. Torres, Jonathan M. Chen, Welton M. Gersony pages 917-923 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (112 KB)
Two-year neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants undergoing neonatal cardiac surgery for interrupted aortic arch: A descriptive analysis, 24 June 2009 Chloe A. Joynt, Charlene M.T. Robertson, Po-Yin Cheung, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Ari R. Joffe, Reg S. Sauve, Wayne S.G. Biggs, Norma J. Leonard, David B. Ross, Ivan M. Rebeyka, Western Canadian Complex Pediatric Therapies Follow-up Group pages 924-932 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (113 KB)
Minimally invasive operation for congenital heart disease: A sex-differentiated approach Vladimiro L. Vida, Massimo A. Padalino, Giovanna Boccuzzo, Altin A. Veshti, Simone Speggiorin, Gianclaudio Falasco, Giovanni Stellin pages 933-936 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (206 KB)
Device management of arrhythmias after Fontan conversion, 18 June 2009 Sabrina Tsao, Barbara J. Deal, Carl L. Backer, Kendra Ward, Wayne H. Franklin, Constantine Mavroudis pages 937-940 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (71 KB)
Pre-Fontan cardiac magnetic resonance predicts post-Fontan length of stay and avoids ionizing radiation, 03 August 2009 Matthew A. Harris, Michael T. Cosulich, Matthew J. Gillespie, Kevin K. Whitehead, Timothy I. Liu, Paul M. Weinberg, Mark A. Fogel pages 941-947 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (441 KB) | Add-Ons
Perioperative Management
Prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery: Outcome and predictors, 13 July 2009 Jean-Louis Trouillet, Alain Combes, Elisabeth Vaissier, Charles-Edouard Luyt, Alexandre Ouattara, Alain Pavie, Jean Chastre pages 948-953 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (116 KB)
Preoperative C-reactive protein levels to predict early and late mortalities after coronary artery bypass surgery: Eight years of follow-up, 24 June 2009 Albert H.M. van Straten, Mohamed A. Soliman Hamad, André J. van Zundert, Elisabeth J. Martens, Jacques P.A.M. Schönberger, Andre M. de Wolf pages 954-958 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (160 KB)
Prophylactic nesiritide does not prevent dialysis or all-cause mortality in patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery, 06 July 2009 A. Ahsan Ejaz, Tomas D. Martin, Richard J. Johnson, Almut G. Winterstein, Charles T. Klodell, Philip J. Hess, Ayad K. Ali, Elaine M. Whidden, Nancy L. Staples, James A. Alexander, Mary Ann House-Fancher, Thomas M. Beaver pages 959-964 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (245 KB)
Preoperative anemia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting predicts acute kidney injury, 02 July 2009 Luca De Santo, Gianpaolo Romano, Alessandro Della Corte, Vincenzo de Simone, Francesco Grimaldi, Maurizio Cotrufo, Marisa de Feo pages 965-970 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (129 KB)
Preoperative renal function as a predictor of survival after coronary artery bypass grafting: Comparison with a matched general population, 06 July 2009 Albert H.M. van Straten, Mohamed A. Soliman Hamad, André A.J. van Zundert, Elisabeth J. Martens, Jacques P.A.M. Schönberger, Andre M. de Wolf pages 971-976 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (285 KB)
Evolving Technology/Basic Science
Hydrogen sulfide therapy attenuates the inflammatory response in a porcine model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, 15 June 2009 Neel R. Sodha, Richard T. Clements, Jun Feng, Yuhong Liu, Cesario Bianchi, Eszter M. Horvath, Csaba Szabo, Gregory L. Stahl, Frank W. Sellke pages 977-984 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (496 KB)
Layered implantation of myoblast sheets attenuates adverse cardiac remodeling of the infarcted heart Naosumi Sekiya, Goro Matsumiya, Shigeru Miyagawa, Atsuhiro Saito, Tatsuya Shimizu, Teruo Okano, Naomasa Kawaguchi, Nariaki Matsuura, Yoshiki Sawa pages 985-993 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (4296 KB)
Association of electrostimulation with cell transplantation in ischemic heart disease, 10 April 2009 Abdel Shafy, Thomas Lavergne, Christian Latremouille, Miguel Cortes-Morichetti, Alain Carpentier, Juan C. Chachques pages 994-1001 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1865 KB)
Cerebral tumor necrosis factor α expression and long-term neurocognitive performance after cardiopulmonary bypass in rats, 30 July 2009 Bettina Jungwirth, Kristine Kellermann, Ma Qing, G. Burkhard Mackensen, Manfred Blobner, Eberhard F. Kochs pages 1002-1007 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (209 KB)
Bone morphogenic protein 2 induces Runx2 and osteopontin expression in human aortic valve interstitial cells: Role of Smad1 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, 07 August 2009 Xiaoping Yang, Xianzhong Meng, Xin Su, David C. Mauchley, Lihua Ao, Joseph C. Cleveland, David A. Fullerton pages 1008-1015.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (650 KB)
Brief Technique Reports
First successful transapical aortic valve implantation after aortic allograft replacement, 27 July 2009 Michael Schmoeckel, Peter Boekstegers, Konstantin Nikolaou, Bruno Reichart pages 1016-1017 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (716 KB)
Minimally invasive transapical aortic valve-in-a-valve implantation for severe aortic regurgitation in a degenerated stentless bioprosthesis, 06 July 2009 Timotheos G. Kelpis, Nikolaos E. Mezilis, Vlasis N. Ninios, Antonis A. Pitsis pages 1018-1020 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (373 KB)
“Valve-in-valve” implantation in a patient with stentless bioprosthesis and severe intraprosthetic aortic regurgitation, 06 July 2009 David Attias, Dominique Himbert, Ulrik Hvass, Alec Vahanian pages 1020-1022 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (399 KB)
Feasibility of transapical aortic valve implantation fully guided by transesophageal echocardiography, 01 June 2009 Eric Dumont, Jerôme Lemieux, Daniel Doyle, Josep Rodés-Cabau pages 1022-1024 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (363 KB)
Aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair as treatment of complications after percutaneous core valve implantation, 18 March 2009 Chiara Comoglio, Massimo Boffini, Suad El Qarra, Fabrizio Sansone, Maurizio D'Amico, Sebastiano Marra, Mauro Rinaldi pages 1025-1027 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (290 KB)
Totally percutaneous valve replacement for severe aortic regurgitation in a degenerating bioprosthesis, 22 December 2008 Massimo Napodano, Ada Cutolo, Chiara Fraccaro, Giuseppe Tarantini, Raffaele Bonato, Roberto Bianco, Gino Gerosa, Sabino Iliceto, Angelo Ramondo pages 1027-1028 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (249 KB)
Transcranial Doppler-guided selective antegrade cerebral perfusion during aortic debranching operation, 16 September 2008 Ali Khoynezhad, Rolando Celis pages 1029-1030 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (583 KB)
Delayed type A dissection after arch transposition and stent graft therapy of a type B dissection, 18 March 2009 Curtis A. Anderson, Evelio Rodriguez, Michael C. Stoner, Alan P. Kypson pages 1031-1032 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (239 KB)
Ascending aortic arch replacement with aortic valve resuspension under deep hypothermic arrest combined with endoluminal stenting of the descending thoracic aorta and the entire abdominal aorta, 05 February 2009 Maqsood M. Elahi, Mahmoud Jafari Giv, Mayur Krishnaswamy, Craig McLachlan, Peter J. Mossop, Ian K. Nixon pages 1032-1035 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (412 KB)
Endoprosthetic exclusion of type A aortic dissection through carotid artery, 27 March 2009 Patrick Ruchat, Pierre-Guy Chassot, Elena Rizzo pages 1035-1037 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (493 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Acute hepatitis C virus and the cardiac surgeon: An explanation needed Carlos-A. Mestres page 1038 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
Reply to the Editor R. Scott Thorston page 1038 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
Meeting Proceedings
Latest information for the thoracic surgeon from the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Sarita Dubey, Giorgio Scagliotti pages 1039-1040 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (146 KB)
Meetings and Courses
Meetings and Courses pages 1041-1045 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (107 KB)
Announcements
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Volunteer Leadership and Senior Staff Disclosure Statement pages 1046-1047 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (33 KB)
Save the Date! page 1048 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (34 KB)
AATS Meetings and Sponsored Events pages 1048-1049 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (43 KB)
2010 AATS Academy Applications Now Available page 1049 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (33 KB)
Applications for Membership Now Available Online page 1049 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (33 KB)
2010 Summer Intern Scholarship Applications Now Available page 1049 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (33 KB)
The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Applications for Membership pages 1049-1050 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (39 KB)
The American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Notices page 1050 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (29 KB)
Requirements for Maintenance of Certification page 1050 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (29 KB)
Frontmatter
Condensed Contents pages A3-A4 Full-Text PDF (101 KB)
Table of Contents pages A13-A26 Full-Text PDF (120 KB)
JTCVS Disclosure Statement page A33 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (124 KB)
Information for Readers page A34 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
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