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Editorials
The seventh edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer/International Union Against Cancer Staging Manuals: The new era of data-driven revisions Valerie W. Rusch, Thomas W. Rice, John Crowley, Eugene H. Blackstone, Ramon Rami-Porta, Peter Goldstraw pages 819-821 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Live surgery should not be outlawed at national and regional cardiothoracic meetings Hugo K. Vanermen pages 822-825 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Expert Commentaries
A cancer staging primer: Lung Thomas W. Rice, Sudish C. Murthy, David P. Mason, Eugene H. Blackstone pages 826-829 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1009 KB)
The Cardiothoracic Surgery Network: Randomized clinical trials in the operating room Timothy J. Gardner, Patrick T. O'Gara pages 830-834 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
A formidable task: Population analysis predicts a deficit of 2000 cardiothoracic surgeons by 2030, 01 February 2010 Thomas E. Williams, Benjamin Sun, Patrick Ross, Andrew M. Thomas pages 835-840 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (207 KB)
Discussion, 01 February 2010 pages 839-840 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Effects of partial thrombosis on distal aorta after repair of acute DeBakey type I aortic dissection, 01 February 2010 Suk-Won Song, Byung-Chul Chang, Bum-Koo Cho, Gijong Yi, Young-Nam Youn, Sak Lee, Kyung-Jong Yoo pages 841-847.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (364 KB)
Discussion, 01 February 2010 page 847 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (46 KB)
Are stentless valves hemodynamically superior to stented valves? Long-term follow-up of a randomized trial comparing Carpentier–Edwards pericardial valve with the Toronto Stentless Porcine Valve, 18 January 2010 Gideon Cohen, Brandon Zagorski, George T. Christakis, Campbell D. Joyner, Jessica Vincent, Jeri Sever, Sumaya Harbi, Randi Feder-Elituv, Fuad Moussa, Bernard S. Goldman, Stephen E. Fremes pages 848-859 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (263 KB)
Discussion, 18 January 2010 pages 857-859 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (78 KB)
Where does atrial fibrillation surgery fail? Implications for increasing effectiveness of ablation Patrick M. McCarthy, Jane Kruse, Shanaz Shalli, Leonard Ilkhanoff, Jeffrey J. Goldberger, Alan H. Kadish, Rishi Arora, Richard Lee pages 860-867 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (253 KB)
Discussion pages 866-867 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Angiographic outcomes of right internal thoracic artery grafts in situ or as free grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting, 27 July 2009 Toshihiro Fukui, Minoru Tabata, Susumu Manabe, Tomoki Shimokawa, Satoshi Morita, Shuichiro Takanashi pages 868-873 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (88 KB)
Cold blood cardioplegia reduces the increase in cardiac enzyme levels compared with cold crystalloid cardioplegia in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement for isolated aortic stenosis, 27 July 2009 Bjørn Braathen, Theis Tønnessen pages 874-880 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (206 KB)
Moderate chronic kidney disease and left ventricular hypertrophy after aortic valve replacement for aortic valve stenosis Umberto Benedetto, Giovanni Melina, Emiliano Angeloni, Simone Refice, Gianluca Scafani, Antonino Roscitano, Euclide Tonelli, Riccardo Sinatra pages 881-886 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (430 KB)
Clinical course and predictors of death in prosthetic valve endocarditis over a 20-year period, 13 July 2009 Hector Alonso-Valle, Concepcion Fariñas-Álvarez, Jose Daniel García-Palomo, Jose Manuel Bernal, Rafael Martín-Durán, Jose Francisco Gutiérrez Díez, Jose Manuel Revuelta, M. Carmen Fariñas pages 887-893 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (135 KB)
Cerebral and somatic oxygen saturation decrease after delayed sternal closure in children after cardiac surgery, 27 July 2009 Robert Horvath, Shirah Shore, Steven E. Schultz, Eliot R. Rosenkranz, Mary Cousins, Marco Ricci pages 894-900 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (632 KB)
Predictive value of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and the Mini-Mental State Examination for neurologic outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, 11 September 2009 Nancy A. Nussmeier, Yinghui Miao, Gary W. Roach, Richard L. Wolman, Christina Mora-Mangano, Mark Fox, Andrea Szekely, Concezione Tommasino, Nanette M. Schwann, Dennis T. Mangano, Investigators of the Ischemia and Education Foundation and the Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group pages 901-912 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (206 KB)
Long-term results of the frozen elephant trunk technique for the extensive arteriosclerotic aneurysm, 12 November 2009 Naomichi Uchida, Hidenori Shibamura, Akira Katayama, Miwa Sutoh, Masatsugu Kuraoka, Hiroshi Ishihara pages 913-917 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (196 KB)
Experimental investigation of direct myocardial protective effect of atrial natriuretic peptide in cardiac surgery, 12 November 2009 Shinji Wakui, Akira Sezai, Gero Tenderich, Mitsumasa Hata, Syunji Osaka, Yoshiki Taniguchi, Reiner Koerfer, Kazutomo Minami pages 918-925 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1004 KB)
Minimally invasive versus conventional mitral valve surgery: A propensity-matched comparison, 30 November 2009 Lars G. Svensson, Fernando A. Atik, Delos M. Cosgrove, Eugene H. Blackstone, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Gita Krishnaswamy, Ung Jin, A. Marc Gillinov, Brian Griffin, José L. Navia, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Bruce W. Lytle pages 926-932.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (506 KB)
Congenital Heart Disease
Aortic cusp extension valvuloplasty with or without tricuspidization in children and adolescents: Long-term results and freedom from aortic valve replacement Anastasios C. Polimenakos, Shyam Sathanandam, Chawki ElZein, Mary J. Barth, Robert S.D. Higgins, Michel N. Ilbawi pages 933-941 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (562 KB)
Discussion page 941 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (46 KB)
Twenty-three years of single-stage end-to-side anastomosis repair of interrupted aortic arches Aisyah Hussein, Ajay J. Iyengar, Bryn Jones, Susan M. Donath, Igor E. Konstantinov, Leeanne E. Grigg, Gavin Wheaton, Andrew Bullock, Christian P. Brizard, Yves d'Udekem pages 942-949 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (157 KB)
Discussion page 948 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (43 KB)
The unidirectional valve patch provides no benefits to early and long-term survival in patients with ventricular septal defect and severe pulmonary artery hypertension, 26 October 2009 Hui-Li Gan, Jian-Qun Zhang, Zhao-Guang Zhang, Yi Luo, Qi-Wen Zhou, Ping Bo pages 950-955 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (126 KB)
Effects of N-acetylcysteine on renal dysfunction in neonates undergoing the arterial switch operation, 30 November 2009 Ranjit Aiyagari, Sarah Gelehrter, Edward L. Bove, Richard G. Ohye, Eric J. Devaney, Jennifer C. Hirsch, James G. Gurney, John R. Charpie pages 956-961 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (182 KB)
Stage I Norwood: Optimal technical performance improves outcomes irrespective of preoperative physiologic status or case complexity, 14 January 2010 John M. Karamichalis, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Hua Liu, Petra Mamic, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Emile A. Bacha pages 962-968 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (140 KB)
General Thoracic Surgery
Esophagectomy after anti-reflux surgery K. Robert Shen, Karen M. Harrison-Phipps, Stephen D. Cassivi, Dennis Wigle, Francis C. Nichols, Mark S. Allen, Christina M. Wood, Claude Deschamps pages 969-975 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (120 KB)
Video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open lobectomy for lung cancer: A secondary analysis of data from the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0030 randomized clinical trial, 22 February 2010 Walter J. Scott, Mark S. Allen, Gail Darling, Bryan Meyers, Paul A. Decker, Joe B. Putnam, Robert W. Mckenna, Rodney J. Landrenau, David R. Jones, Richard I. Inculet, Richard A. Malthaner pages 976-983 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (103 KB)
Discussion, 22 February 2010 pages 981-983 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (54 KB)
Differential matrix metalloproteinase levels in adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung Sonam A. Shah, Francis G. Spinale, John S. Ikonomidis, Robert E. Stroud, Eileen I. Chang, Carolyn E. Reed pages 984-990 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (136 KB)
Discussion page 990 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (43 KB)
The impact of induction therapy on morbidity and operative mortality after resection of primary lung cancer Nathaniel R. Evans, Shuang Li, Cameron D. Wright, Mark S. Allen, Henning A. Gaissert pages 991-996.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (238 KB)
Endobronchial tumor debulking with a flexible cryoprobe for immediate treatment of malignant stenosis, 28 August 2009 Christian Schumann, Martin Hetzel, Alexander J. Babiak, Jürgen Hetzel, Tobias Merk, Thomas Wibmer, Philipp M. Lepper, Stefan Krüger pages 997-1000 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
Effect of selective lymph node dissection based on patterns of lobe-specific lymph node metastases on patient outcome in patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer: A large-scale retrospective cohort study applying a propensity score, 07 September 2009 Futoshi Ishiguro, Keitaro Matsuo, Takayuki Fukui, Shoichi Mori, Shunzo Hatooka, Tetsuya Mitsudomi pages 1001-1006 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (112 KB)
Decreasing the incidence of prolonged air leak after right upper lobectomy with the anterior fissureless technique, 17 August 2009 Thomas Ng, Beth A. Ryder, Jason T. Machan, William G. Cioffi pages 1007-1011 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (135 KB)
Evolving Technology/Basic Science
Ventricular restraint therapy for heart failure: The right ventricle is different from the left ventricle Lawrence S. Lee, Ravi K. Ghanta, Suyog A. Mokashi, Otavio Coelho-Filho, Raymond Y. Kwong, R. Morton Bolman, Frederick Y. Chen pages 1012-1018 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (455 KB)
Heat shock protein 27: Induction by gastroduodenal reflux in vivo and augmentation of human esophageal mucosal cell growth in vitro David Mauchley, Xianzhong Meng, Thomas Johnson, Jonathan Teitelbaum, Ashok Babu, David A. Fullerton, Michael J. Weyant pages 1019-1025 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (690 KB)
Automatic real-time detection of myocardial ischemia by epicardial accelerometer, 31 August 2009 Per Steinar Halvorsen, Espen W. Remme, Andreas Espinoza, Helge Skulstad, Runar Lundblad, Jacob Bergsland, Lars Hoff, Kristin Imenes, Thor Edvardsen, Ole Jakob Elle, Erik Fosse pages 1026-1032 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (474 KB)
Altered coronary microvascular serotonin receptor expression after coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass, 27 July 2009 Michael P. Robich, Eugenio G. Araujo, Jun Feng, Robert M. Osipov, Richard T. Clements, Cesario Bianchi, Frank W. Sellke pages 1033-1040 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1823 KB)
Murine model of surgically induced acute aortic dissection type A, 12 November 2009 Peter Matt, David L. Huso, Jennifer Habashi, Tammy Holm, Jeff Doyle, Florian Schoenhoff, Guosheng Liu, James Black, Jennifer E. Van Eyk, Harry C. Dietz pages 1041-1047 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2103 KB)
Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Effects of Custodiol-N, a novel organ preservation solution, on ischemia/reperfusion injury, 30 November 2009 Sivakkanan Loganathan, Tamás Radovits, Kristóf Hirschberg, Sevil Korkmaz, Achim Koch, Matthias Karck, Gábor Szabó pages 1048-1056 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (884 KB)
Prolonged donor heart preservation with pinacidil: The role of mitochondria and the mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate–sensitive potassium channel Liuqing Yang, Tian Yu pages 1057-1063 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (762 KB)
The effect of transplant center volume on survival after heart transplantation: A multicenter study, 08 February 2010 Jeffrey H. Shuhaiber, Jeff Moore, David B. Dyke pages 1064-1069 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (147 KB)
Brief Technique Reports
Stent implantation for coarctation of the aorta in a premature infant through carotid cutdown as a bridge to surgical correction, 13 April 2009 V. Vivian Dimas, Steven R. Leonard, Kristine J. Guleserian, Joseph M. Forbess, Thomas M. Zellers pages 1070-1071 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (344 KB)
Innovative surgical technique of right upper bilobe transplantation, 01 June 2009 Federico Rea, Abdel-Mohsen Hamad, Monica Loy, Cristiano Breda, Marco Schiavon, Giuseppe Marulli pages 1071-1073 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (549 KB)
Two-stage operation for an extensive infected aortic arch, 15 June 2009 Masakazu Nakao, Yeong Phang Lim, Martin John Jarmin, Boon Hean Ong, Yeow Leng Chua pages 1073-1075 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (272 KB)
A simple method for the quantification and correction of aortic cusp prolapse by means of free margin plication, 29 June 2009 Munir Boodhwani, Laurent de Kerchove, David Glineur, Gebrine El Khoury pages 1075-1077 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (485 KB)
The incorporated aortomitral homograft: A new surgical option for double valve endocarditis, 13 July 2009 Jose L. Navia, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Steven Gordon, Thomas Fraser, Oscar Agüero, Leonardo Rodríguez pages 1077-1081 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (825 KB)
Complex diaphragm reconstruction using dermal collagen matrix after multivisceral resection of retroperitoneal sarcoma, 26 October 2009 Nicholas J. Harms, Sima Naderi, Dariusz Borys, Richard J. Bold, Robert J. Canter pages 1081-1083 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (607 KB)
Rib osteotomy and fixation: Enabling technique for better minithoracotomy exposure in cardiac and thoracic procedures, 12 November 2009 Jai Raman, David Onsager, David Straus pages 1083-1085 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (978 KB)
Repair of postdissection descending thoracic aneurysm with right-sided aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery, 12 November 2009 Fabrizio Follis, Gianfranco Filippone, Giuseppe Montalbano, Ettore LoBianco, Mario Finazzo, Marco Follis pages 1086-1087 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (225 KB)
Online Only: Brief Clinical Reports
Pulmonary echinococcosis mimicking Pancoast tumor, 03 April 2009 Yekta Altemur Karamustafaoglu, Yener Yoruk, Rustem Mamedov, Ilkay Yavasman pages e57-e58 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (371 KB)
Celiac artery coverage after occlusion test during endovascular stent grafting for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, 09 March 2009 Taro Shimazaki, Satoshi Kawaguchi, Yoshihiko Yokoi, Kenji Koide, Masataka Matsumoto, Hiroshi Shigematsu pages e59-e62 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (516 KB)
False aneurysm with aortopulmonary shunt after replacement of the ascending aorta, 06 February 2009 Wilko Reents, Werner Kenn, Jörg Babin-Ebell, Rainer G. Leyh, Armin Gorski pages e62-e63 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (100 KB)
Intra-aortic intimal band presenting as an aortic pseudodissection, 23 February 2009 Pramod Bonde, David D. Yuh pages e64-e65 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (453 KB)
Early structural valve deterioration of 18-mm Sorin Soprano aortic pericardial bioprosthesis, 23 February 2009 Luis Fernando López Almodóvar, Pedro Lima, Alfonso Cañas, José Buendía, Emilio Monguió pages e66-e67 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (396 KB)
Complete destruction of a tissue-engineered porcine xenograft in pulmonary valve position after the Ross procedure, 23 February 2009 Nicola E. Hiemann, Marjam Mani, Michael Huebler, Rudolf Meyer, Roland Hetzer, Roland Thieme, Christian Bethge pages e67-e68 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (80 KB)
Allograft sternochondral replacement after resection of large sternal chondrosarcoma, 09 March 2009 Giuseppe Marulli, Abdel-Mohsen Hamad, Elisa Cogliati, Cristiano Breda, Andrea Zuin, Federico Rea pages e69-e70 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (437 KB)
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