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Editorials
The JTCVS: A year in review Lawrence H. Cohn page 1 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (35 KB)
Editorial Staff pages 2-4 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (234 KB)
Surgery for adults with congenital heart disease should be performed by congenital heart surgeons Joseph A. Dearani pages 5-7 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (61 KB)
Uric acid levels and outcomes from coronary artery bypass grafting: Is it the chicken or the egg? Harold L. Lazar page 8 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (40 KB)
Man and machine: Understanding the complex physiologic interactions to reduce complications Nicholas G. Smedira pages 9-10 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (46 KB)
General Thoracic Surgery
Lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) versus thoracotomy for lung cancer Raja M. Flores, Bernard J. Park, Joseph Dycoco, Anna Aronova, Yael Hirth, Nabil P. Rizk, Manjit Bains, Robert J. Downey, Valerie W. Rusch pages 11-18 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (133 KB)
Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura: Results of surgical treatment and long-term prognosis Karen M. Harrison–Phipps, Francis C. Nichols, Cathy D. Schleck, Claude Deschamps, Stephen D. Cassivi, Paul H. Schipper, Mark S. Allen, Dennis A. Wigle, Peter C. Pairolero pages 19-25 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (456 KB)
Discussion pages 23-25 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Comparison of patterns of relapse in thymic carcinoma and thymoma James Huang, Nabil P. Rizk, William D. Travis, Gregory J. Riely, Bernard J. Park, Manjit S. Bains, Joseph Dycoco, Raja M. Flores, Robert J. Downey, Valerie W. Rusch pages 26-31 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (97 KB)
Discussion page 31 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (38 KB)
Composite cervical skin and cartilage flap provides a novel large airway substitute after long-segment tracheal resection Dominique Fabre, Sunil Singhal, Vincent De Montpreville, Benoit Decante, Sacha Mussot, Olivier Chataigner, Olaf Mercier, Frederic Kolb, Philippe G. Dartevelle, Elie Fadel pages 32-39 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (574 KB)
Recurrent intrathoracic thymomas: Potential prognostic importance of cell-cycle protein expression, 06 February 2009 Tommaso C. Mineo, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Alfonso Baldi, Eugenio Pompeo, Davide Mineo pages 40-45 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (137 KB)
Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Hybrid endovascular aortic arch repair using branched endoprosthesis: The second-generation “branched” open stent-grafting technique Kazuo Shimamura, Toru Kuratani, Goro Matsumiya, Yukitoshi Shirakawa, Mugiho Takeuchi, Hiroshi Takano, Yoshiki Sawa pages 46-53 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (546 KB)
Discussion pages 52-53 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (46 KB)
Intraoperative bypass graft flow in intra-aortic balloon pump–supported patients: Differences in arterial and venous sequential conduits, 26 March 2009 Francesco Onorati, Giuseppe Santarpino, Antonio Rubino, Lucia Cristodoro, Cristian Scalas, Attilio Renzulli pages 54-61 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (191 KB)
Myocardial viability and cardiac dyssynchrony as strong predictors of perioperative mortality in high-risk patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy having coronary artery bypass surgery, 09 February 2009 Michaela Maruskova, Pavel Gregor, Jozef Bartunek, Jaroslav Tintera, Martin Penicka pages 62-68 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (136 KB)
Outcomes of double valve surgery for active infective endocarditis, 06 February 2009 Amir M. Sheikh, Abdelsalam M. Elhenawy, Manjula Maganti, Susan Armstrong, Tirone E. David, Christopher M. Feindel pages 69-75 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (130 KB)
Comparison of radial artery patency according to proximal anastomosis site: Direct aorta to radial artery anastomosis is superior to radial artery composite grafting, 09 February 2009 Sung-Ho Jung, Hyun Song, Suk Jung Choo, Hyung Gon Je, Cheol Hyun Chung, Joon-Won Kang, Jae Won Lee pages 76-83 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (455 KB)
Congenital Heart Disease
Effective transcatheter valve implantation after pulmonary homograft failure: A new perspective on the Ross operation, 27 April 2009 Johannes Nordmeyer, Philipp Lurz, Victor T. Tsang, Louise Coats, Fiona Walker, Andrew M. Taylor, Sachin Khambadkone, Marc R. de Leval, Philipp Bonhoeffer pages 84-88 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (160 KB)
Clinical outcome 5 to 18 years after the Fontan operation performed on children younger than 5 years, 23 February 2009 Daniëlle Robbers-Visser, Livia Kapusta, Lennie van Osch-Gevers, Jan L.M. Strengers, Eric Boersma, Yolanda B. de Rijke, Frans Boomsma, Ad J.J.C. Bogers, Willem A. Helbing pages 89-95 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (113 KB)
Blood flow distribution in a large series of patients having the Fontan operation: A cardiac magnetic resonance velocity mapping study, 27 April 2009 Kevin K. Whitehead, Kartik S. Sundareswaran, W. James Parks, Matthew A. Harris, Ajit P. Yoganathan, Mark A. Fogel pages 96-102 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (220 KB)
Risk factors for early pulmonary valve replacement after valve disruption in congenital pulmonary stenosis and tetralogy of Fallot, 10 April 2009 Brian Kogon, Courtney Plattner, Paul Kirshbom, Kirk Kanter, Traci Leong, Theresa Lyle, Staci Jennings, Mike McConnell, Wendy Book pages 103-108 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (223 KB)
Evolving Technology/Basic Science
Minimally invasive surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Six-month results James R. Edgerton, James H. McClelland, David Duke, Marc W. Gerdisch, Bryan M. Steinberg, Scott H. Bronleewe, Syma L. Prince, Morley A. Herbert, Shannon Hoffman, Michael J. Mack pages 109-114 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (180 KB)
Discussion page 114 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (36 KB)
Endovascular treatment of acute and chronic aortic dissection: Midterm results from the Talent Thoracic Retrospective Registry Stephan Kische, Marek P. Ehrlich, Christoph A. Nienaber, Hervé Rousseau, Robin Heijmen, Philippe Piquet, Hüseyin Ince, Jean-Paul Beregi, Rossella Fattori pages 115-124 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (316 KB)
Discussion pages 123-124 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Evaluation of the PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System in coronary artery bypass surgery (the EPIC trial), 27 March 2009 John D. Puskas, Michael E. Halkos, Husam Balkhy, Michael Caskey, Mark Connolly, John Crouch, Anno Diegeler, Jan Gummert, Wolfgang Harringer, Valavanur Subramanian, Francis Sutter, Klaus Matschke, EPIC Trial Investigators pages 125-132 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (262 KB)
Real-time assessment of cardiac perfusion, coronary angiography, and acute intravascular thrombi using dual-channel near-infrared fluorescence imaging Eiichi Tanaka, Frederick Y. Chen, Robert Flaumenhaft, Gwenda J. Graham, Rita G. Laurence, John V. Frangioni pages 133-140 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (504 KB)
Dysfunction induced by ischemia versus edema: Does edema matter? Tanya L. Butler, Jonathan R. Egan, Fabian G. Graf, Carol G. Au, Aisling C. McMahon, Kathryn N. North, David S. Winlaw pages 141-147.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (302 KB)
The effect of biventricular pacing on cardiac function after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with reduced left ventricular function: A pressure–volume loop analysis, 09 April 2009 Thorsten Hanke, Martin Misfeld, Matthias Heringlake, Jan J. Schreuder, Uwe K.H. Wiegand, Frank Eberhardt pages 148-156 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (384 KB)
A new de-airing technique that reduces systemic microemboli during open surgery: A prospective controlled study Faleh Al-Rashidi, Sten Blomquist, Peter Höglund, Carl Meurling, Anders Roijer, Bansi Koul pages 157-162 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (110 KB)
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3–stimulated hypoxia inducible factor-1α mediates estrogen receptor-α–induced mesenchymal stem cell vascular endothelial growth factor production Meijing Wang, Jiangning Tan, Arthur Coffey, John Fehrenbacher, Brent R. Weil, Daniel R. Meldrum pages 163-171.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (547 KB)
Chronic septal infarction confers right ventricular protection during mechanical left ventricular unloading James Mau, Stuart Menzie, Yifei Huang, Michael Ward, Stephen Hunyor pages 172-178 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (355 KB)
Perioperative Management
Diagnostic value of endobronchial ultrasonography for pulmonary tuberculosis Shu-Min Lin, Fu-Tsai Chung, Chien-Da Huang, Wen-Te Liu, Chih-Hsia Kuo, Chun-Hua Wang, Kang-Yun Lee, Chien-Ying Liu, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Han-Pin Kuo pages 179-184 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (115 KB)
Increased vascular permeability after cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with diabetes is associated with increased expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and hepatocyte growth factor, 16 March 2009 Sirisha Emani, Basel Ramlawi, Neel R. Sodha, Jian Li, Cesario Bianchi, Frank W. Sellke pages 185-191 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (219 KB)
The impact of smoking in primary spontaneous pneumothorax, 23 February 2009 Yeung-Leung Cheng, Tsai-Wang Huang, Chih-Kung Lin, Shih-Chun Lee, Ching Tzao, Jen-Chih Chen, Hung Chang pages 192-195 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (83 KB)
Correlation between plasma osteopontin levels and aortic valve calcification: Potential insights into the pathogenesis of aortic valve calcification and stenosis, 09 March 2009 Pey-Jen Yu, Adam Skolnick, Giovanni Ferrari, Katherine Heretis, Paolo Mignatti, Giuseppe Pintucci, Barry Rosenzweig, Juan Diaz-Cartelle, Itzhak Kronzon, Gila Perk, Harvey I. Pass, Aubrey C. Galloway, Eugene A. Grossi, Juan B. Grau pages 196-199 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (124 KB)
Uric acid levels and outcome from coronary artery bypass grafting Graham S. Hillis, Brian H. Cuthbertson, Patrick H. Gibson, Jane D. McNeilly, Graeme S. Maclennan, Robert R. Jeffrey, Keith G. Buchan, Hussein El-Shafei, George Gibson, Bernard L. Croal pages 200-205 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (110 KB)
The effects of normoxic versus hyperoxic cardiopulmonary bypass on oxidative stress and inflammatory response in cyanotic pediatric patients undergoing open cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial, 23 February 2009 Massimo Caputo, Amir Mokhtari, Chris A. Rogers, Nayia Panayiotou, Qiang Chen, Mohamed T. Ghorbel, Gianni D. Angelini, Andrew J. Parry pages 206-214 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (144 KB)
Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Vascular abnormalities and cardiomyocyte lipofuscin deposits in endomyocardial biopsy specimens of heart transplant recipients: Are they related to the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy?, 04 May 2009 Michael Zakliczynski, Jerzy Nozynski, Dominika Konecka-Mrowka, Anna Krynicka-Mazurek, Marcin Swierad, Marcin Maruszewski, Roman Przybylski, Marian Zembala pages 215-221.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (795 KB)
Right but not left ventricular function recovers early after living-donor lobar lung transplantation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, 13 April 2009 Shinichi Toyooka, Kengo Fukushima Kusano, Keiji Goto, Yamane Masaomi, Takahiro Oto, Yoshifumi Sano, Soichiro Fuke, Megumi Okazaki, Toru Ohe, Shingo Kasahara, Shunji Sano, Hiroshi Date pages 222-226 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (98 KB)
Bridging patients after salvage from bridge to decision directly to transplant by means of prolonged support with the CentriMag short-term centrifugal pump, 13 May 2009 Saleem Haj-Yahia, Emma J. Birks, Mohammed Amrani, Mario Petrou, Toufan Bahrami, Gilles Dreyfus, Asghar Khaghani pages 227-230 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
Brief Clinical Reports
A difficult case: Ectopic thyroid, bronchial anomalies, and incidentaloma in a patient with lung carcinoma, 13 June 2008 Salih Topcu, Serife Tuba Liman, Aykut Elicora, Ferzat Zanuzi, Serkan Isgoren, Deniz Filinte pages 231-233 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (217 KB)
Potential for benefits of aprotinin use to outweigh risks in patients undergoing the Ross procedure Stephen Arthur Barnett, Matthew Liava'a, Peter D. Skillington pages 233-234 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (50 KB)
Left main compression syndrome by idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm caused by medial necrosis Erdheim-Gsell combined with bicuspid pulmonary valve, 14 July 2008 Daniel Jodocy, Guy J. Friedrich, Johannes O. Bonatti, Silvana Müller, Guenther Laufer, Otmar Pachinger, Patrizia Moser, Gudrun M. Feuchtner pages 234-236 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (249 KB)
Aortic pseudoaneurysm compressing the left coronary artery, 14 July 2008 George V. Moukarbel, Hani Jneid, Jennifer D. Walker, Joseph M. Garasic, Thomas J. Wang pages 236-237 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (164 KB)
Persistent interstitial pulmonary emphysema requiring pneumonectomy, 28 July 2008 Elizabeth Belcher, M. Ali Abbasi, David M. Hansell, Lorrette Ffolkes, Andrew G. Nicholson, Peter Goldstraw pages 237-239 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (319 KB)
Brief Technique Reports
Surgical resection of resectable thoracic metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation, 02 February 2009 Chong Zhang, Jian Rao, Zhengliang Tu, Yiming Ni pages 240-241 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (46 KB)
Radio-guided surgery for ventricular remodeling in patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: A new tool to discriminate in vivo viable myocardium and scar, 04 August 2008 Marco Spadafora, Fiore Manganelli, Luigi Mansi, Paolo Ferrara, Paolo Miletto, Giuseppe Rosato, Pierluigi Costanzo, Alberto Cuocolo pages 241-243 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (558 KB)
“Circular clamp” excision: A new technique for lung metastasectomy, 25 July 2008 Francesco Petrella, Francesco Leo, Nelson Alves Dos Santos, Giulia Veronesi, Piergiorgio Solli, Alessandro Borri, Domenico Galetta, Roberto Gasparri, Paolo Scanagatta, Lorenzo Spaggiari pages 244-245 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (163 KB)
Brief Research Reports
Combined use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and activated protein C for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and septic shock, 15 August 2008 Yoan Lamarche, Anson Cheung, Keith R. Walley, Peter Dodek pages 246-247 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (131 KB)
The first self-endothelialized titanium-coated glutaraldehyde-fixed heart valve prosthesis within systemic circulation, 16 March 2009 Norbert W. Guldner, Inka Jasmund, Hanngörg Zimmermann, Markus Heinlein, Britta Girndt, Martin Großherr, Mathias Klinger, Hans H. Sievers pages 248-250 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (166 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Axillary artery cannulation pitfalls Giuseppe Rescigno, Carlo Aratari, Marco L.S. Matteucci page 251 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (41 KB)
Reply to the Editor Kazumasa Orihashi, Taijiro Sueda, Kenji Okada, Shinya Takahashi pages 251-252 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Endoscopic treatment of airway stenosis after lung transplantation Marco Anile, Tiziano De Giacomo, Federico Venuta page 252 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (41 KB)
Reply to the Editor Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, James Harrell pages 252-253 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (50 KB)
Quality improvement program decreases mortality after cardiac surgery Fernando A. Atik pages 253-254 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (50 KB)
Reply to the Editor Sotiris C. Stamou, Kevin W. Lobdell pages 254-255 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (52 KB)
Transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus type I by bilateral living-donor lobar lung transplantation Satomi Yara, Jiro Fujita, Hiroshi Date pages 255-256 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Does hypercholesterolemia improve operative outcomes in patients without coronary artery disease who undergo cardiac surgery? Luca Mascitelli, Francesca Pezzetta, Mark R. Goldstein page 256 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
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