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Expert Commentary
Neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin: A promising biomarker for detecting cardiac surgery–associated acute kidney injury Dinna N. Cruz, Claudio Ronco, Nevin Katz pages 1101-1106 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (178 KB)
Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Follow-up to 3 years Jian Ye, Anson Cheung, Samuel V. Lichtenstein, Fabian Nietlispach, Saad Albugami, Jean-Bernard Masson, Christopher R. Thompson, Brad Munt, Robert Moss, Ronald G. Carere, W. R. Eric Jamieson, John G. Webb pages 1107-1113.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (155 KB)
Discussion pages 1112-1113 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (50 KB)
Effects of different annuloplasty rings on anterior mitral leaflet dimensions Wolfgang Bothe, John-Peder Escobar Kvitting, Julia C. Swanson, Sigurd Hartnett, Neil B. Ingels, D. Craig Miller pages 1114-1122 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1080 KB)
Left ventricular surgical restoration for anteroseptal scars: Volume versus shape Antonio M. Calafiore, Angela L. Iacò, Davide Amata, Cataldo Castello, Egidio Varone, Fabio Falconieri, Antonio Bivona, Sabina Gallina, Michele Di Mauro pages 1123-1130 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (224 KB)
Discussion pages 1128-1129 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Electrophysiologic efficacy of irrigated bipolar radiofrequency in the clinical setting Stefano Benussi, Andrea Galanti, Valerio Zerbi, Ylenia A. Privitera, Ida Iafelice, Ottavio Alfieri pages 1131-1136 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (295 KB)
Discussion pages 1135-1136 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Is early antithrombotic therapy necessary in patients with bioprosthetic aortic valves in normal sinus rhythm?, 22 March 2010 Andrew W. ElBardissi, Daniel J. DiBardino, Frederick Y. Chen, Michael H. Yamashita, Lawrence H. Cohn pages 1137-1145 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (351 KB)
Discussion, 22 March 2010 pages 1144-1145 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
The implementation of a comprehensive clinical protocol improves long-term success after surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation Niv Ad, Linda Henry, Sharon Hunt, Lori Stone pages 1146-1152 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (462 KB)
Factors favoring stent-graft collapse after thoracic endovascular aortic repair, 30 July 2009 Ludovic Canaud, Pierre Alric, Pascal Desgranges, Jean Marzelle, Charles Marty-Ané, Jean-Pierre Becquemin pages 1153-1157 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (310 KB)
Meta-analysis of randomized trials on the efficacy of posterior pericardiotomy in preventing atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery, 19 August 2009 Fausto Biancari, Muhammad Ali Asim Mahar pages 1158-1161 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
Miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass improves short-term outcome in cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies, 23 September 2009 Alberto Zangrillo, Francesco Alfredo Garozzo, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Federico Pappalardo, Fabrizio Monaco, Martina Crivellari, Elena Bignami, Massimiliano Nuzzi, Giovanni Landoni pages 1162-1169 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (645 KB)
The influence of postoperative mitral valve function on the late recurrence of atrial fibrillation after the maze procedure combined with mitral valvuloplasty, 23 September 2009 Joon Bum Kim, Seung Hyun Lee, Sung Ho Jung, Sung Cheol Yun, Suk Jung Choo, Cheol Hyun Chung, Hyun Song, Jae Won Lee pages 1170-1176 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (349 KB)
Congenital Heart Disease
Dextrocardia in patients with Poland syndrome: Phenotypic characterization provides insight into the pathogenesis, 12 November 2009 Michele Torre, Anwar Baban, Anna Buluggiu, Sara Costanzo, Lara Bricco, Margherita Lerone, Sebastiano Bianca, Gian Luca Gatti, Filippo Maria Sénès, Maura Valle, Maria Grazia Calevo pages 1177-1182 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (293 KB)
Avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass in extracardiac cavopulmonary connection: Does it really matter?, 28 December 2009 Mohammad Ali Navabi, Saideh M. Rastegar, Abdolrazagh Kiani, Mahmood Gholam Ale Mohammad, Parvin Akbari Asbagh, Mohammad Reza Mirzaaghayan, Ali Pasha Meysamie, Reza Shabanian pages 1183-1188 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (91 KB)
Results after mitral valve replacement with mechanical prostheses in young children, 12 March 2010 Bahaaldin Alsoufi, Cedric Manlhiot, Brian W. McCrindle, Zohair Al-Halees, Ahmed Sallehuddin, Saud Al-Oufi, Elias Saad, Bahaa Fadel, Charles C. Canver pages 1189-1196.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (780 KB)
Right ventricular failure secondary to chronic overload in congenital heart disease: An experimental model for therapeutic innovation Virginie Lambert, André Capderou, Emmanuel Le Bret, Catherine Rücker-Martin, Edith Deroubaix, Elodie Gouadon, Nicolas Raymond, Bertrand Stos, Alain Serraf, Jean-François Renaud pages 1197-1204.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1190 KB)
Center variation and outcomes associated with delayed sternal closure after stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome, 18 February 2010 Jason N. Johnson, James Jaggers, Shuang Li, Sean M. O'Brien, Jennifer S. Li, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Marshall L. Jacobs, Karl F. Welke, Eric D. Peterson, Sara K. Pasquali pages 1205-1210 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (180 KB)
Hybrid procedure as an alternative to surgical palliation of high-risk infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and its variants, 01 February 2010 Prem S. Venugopal, Karyn P. Luna, David R. Anderson, Conal B. Austin, Eric Rosenthal, Thomas Krasemann, Shakeel A. Qureshi pages 1211-1215 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (125 KB)
General Thoracic Surgery
Comparative glycomic profiling in esophageal adenocarcinoma Zane T. Hammoud, Yehia Mechref, Ahmed Hussein, Slavka Bekesova, Min Zhang, Kenneth A. Kesler, Milos V. Novotny pages 1216-1223 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (564 KB)
Discussion pages 1222-1223 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (49 KB)
Combined proteasome and histone deacetylase inhibition attenuates epithelial–mesenchymal transition through E-cadherin in esophageal cancer cells Matthew D. Taylor, Yuan Liu, Alykhan S. Nagji, Nicholas Theodosakis, David R. Jones pages 1224-1232.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2092 KB)
Combined treatment with cisplatin and sirolimus to enhance cell death in human mesothelioma, 23 October 2009 Mor-Li Hartman, John Matthew Esposito, Beow Yong Yeap, David John Sugarbaker pages 1233-1240 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (898 KB)
Is prophylactic treatment of contralateral blebs in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax indicated?, 18 September 2009 Shah-Hwa Chou, Hsien-Pin Li, Jui-Ying Lee, Shun-Jen Chang, Yen-Lung Lee, Yu-Tang Chang, Eing-Long Kao, Zen-Kong Dai, Meei-Feng Huang pages 1241-1245 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (330 KB)
The impact on survival of positive intraoperative pleural lavage cytology in patients with non–small-cell lung cancer, 18 September 2009 Keiju Aokage, Junji Yoshida, Genichiro Ishii, Sotarou Enatsu, Tomoyuki Hishida, Mitsuyo Nishimura, Yutaka Nishiwaki, Kanji Nagai pages 1246-1252.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (212 KB)
Evolving Technology/Basic Science
Genomic characterization of the inflammatory response initiated by surgical intervention and the effect of perioperative cyclooxygenase 2 blockade Keith D. Coon, Landon J. Inge, Kristen Swetel, Valerie Felton, Phillip Stafford, Ross M. Bremner pages 1253-1260.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2034 KB)
Augmentation of systemic blood pressure during spinal cord ischemia to prevent postoperative paraplegia after aortic surgery in a rabbit model, 12 November 2009 So Izumi, Kenji Okada, Tomomi Hasegawa, Atsushi Omura, Hiroshi Munakata, Masamichi Matsumori, Yutaka Okita pages 1261-1268 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (751 KB)
Left atrial appendage clip occlusion: Early clinical results, 02 November 2009 Sacha P. Salzberg, Andre Plass, Maximillian Y. Emmert, Lotus Desbiolles, Hatem Alkadhi, Jurg Grünenfelder, Michele Genoni pages 1269-1274 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1907 KB)
Simulation in coronary artery anastomosis early in cardiothoracic surgical residency training: The Boot Camp experience, 21 October 2009 James I. Fann, John H. Calhoon, Andrea J. Carpenter, Walter H. Merrill, John W. Brown, Robert S. Poston, Maziyar Kalani, Gordon F. Murray, George L. Hicks, Richard H. Feins pages 1275-1281 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (340 KB)
Excision of atrial myxoma using robotic technology, 26 October 2009 Changqing Gao, Ming Yang, Gang Wang, Jiali Wang, Cangsong Xiao, Yang Wu, Jiachun Li pages 1282-1285 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (680 KB)
Aging impairs the angiogenic response to ischemic injury and the activity of implanted cells: Combined consequences for cell therapy in older recipients, 20 November 2009 Yufeng Zhuo, Shu-Hong Li, Min-Sheng Chen, Jun Wu, Heather Y. McDonald Kinkaid, Shafie Fazel, Richard D. Weisel, Ren-Ke Li pages 1286-1294.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1066 KB)
Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Bridge to transplant experience: Factors influencing survival to and after cardiac transplant Nicholas G. Smedira, Katherine J. Hoercher, Dustin Y. Yoon, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Lynne Klingman, Randall C. Starling, Eugene H. Blackstone pages 1295-1305.e4 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1158 KB)
Discussion pages 1303-1305 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Lung transplantation with donation after cardiac death donors: Long-term follow-up in a single center Nilto C. De Oliveira, Satoru Osaki, James D. Maloney, Keith C. Meyer, Takushi Kohmoto, Anthony M. D'Alessandro, Robert B. Love pages 1306-1315 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (377 KB)
Discussion pages 1314-1315 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Right ventricular failure in patients with the HeartMate II continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: Incidence, risk factors, and effect on outcomes, 04 February 2010 Robert L. Kormos, Jeffrey J. Teuteberg, Francis D. Pagani, Stuart D. Russell, Ranjit John, Leslie W. Miller, Todd Massey, Carmelo A. Milano, Nader Moazami, Kartik S. Sundareswaran, David J. Farrar, HeartMate II Clinical Investigators pages 1316-1324 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (175 KB)
Perioperative Management
Successful resuscitation after prolonged periods of cardiac arrest: A new field in cardiac surgery Georg Trummer, Katharina Foerster, Gerald D. Buckberg, Christoph Benk, Claudia Heilmann, Irina Mader, Friedrich Feuerhake, Oliver Liakopoulos, Kerstin Brehm, Friedhelm Beyersdorf pages 1325-1332.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2385 KB)
Discussion pages 1331-1332 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (63 KB)
Survival of patients on dialysis having off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in the United States, 26 October 2009 Gautam R. Shroff, Shuling Li, Charles A. Herzog pages 1333-1338 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (122 KB)
Brief Technique Reports
Bilateral pulmonary artery banding for extremely low birth weight infants with coarctation or interruption of the aorta weighing less than 1.0 kg, 18 November 2009 Yoichi Kawahira, Kyoichi Nishigaki, Yoshito Maehata pages 1339-1340 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (169 KB)
Aortic cusp repair with Gore-Tex sutures during aortic valve–sparing operations, 21 July 2009 Tirone E. David, Susan Armstrong pages 1340-1342 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (593 KB)
A novel running annuloplasty suture technique for robotically assisted mitral valve repair, 02 March 2010 Tomislav Mihaljevic, Craig M. Jarrett, A. Marc Gillinov, Eugene H. Blackstone pages 1343-1344 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (174 KB)
Polymer self-locking clips for vascular control during minimally invasive pulmonary lobectomies, 22 February 2010 Marco Lucchi, Leonardo Duranti, Franca Melfi, Alfredo Mussi pages 1345-1346.e1 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (437 KB)
The option of taking down the Fontan circulation: The Melbourne experience, 10 March 2010 Ajay J. Iyengar, Christian P. Brizard, Igor E. Konstantinov, Yves d'Udekem pages 1346-1348 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Feasibility of transtracheal thoracoscopy (natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery), 30 November 2009 Yun-Hen Liu, Hung-Ping Liu, Yi-Chen Wu, Po-Jen Ko pages 1349-1350 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (191 KB) | Add-Ons
Brief Research Report
Increased late mortality with percutaneous stenting for unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis relative to coronary artery bypass grafting: A meta-analysis of observational studies Hisato Takagi, Masafumi Matsui, Takuya Umemoto pages 1351-1353 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (237 KB)
Online Only: Brief Clinical Reports
Kommerell diverticulum, right-sided aorta, and left aberrant subclavian artery in a patient with dysphagia, 27 March 2009 Jenn-Yu Wu, Hsin-Yi Chen, Chin-Chung Shu, Chong-Jen Yu pages e97-e98 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (546 KB)
Late fulminant pulmonary valve endocarditis after the Ross operation, 01 May 2009 Giovanni Melina, Ismail El-Hamamsy, Riccardo Sinatra, Magdi H. Yacoub pages e99-e100 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (169 KB)
Subepicardial congenital vascular malformation mimicking a bulky tumor with severe compression of the right heart chambers, 01 May 2009 Naser Qedra, Takeshi Komoda, Marian Kukucka, Roland Hetzer pages e100-e102 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (722 KB)
Transection with pseudoaneurysm formation of the pulmonary trunk after placement of an adjustable pulmonary artery banding device (FloWatch-PAB) in a patient with residual muscular ventricular septal defect, 18 May 2009 Prem S. Venugopal, Nicholas Hayes, John Simpson, David Anderson pages e103-e104 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (436 KB) | Add-Ons
An adult man presenting with hemoptysis caused by mature teratoma with rupture into the bronchus and pericardium and complicated by Haemophilus influenzae infection, 11 May 2009 Karthik Jothianandan, Amit S. Tibb, Michael McLemore, Steven Keller, David W. Appel pages e104-e107 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (873 KB)
Clear cell sugar tumor of the lung masquerading as tuberculosis in a pediatric patient, 01 June 2009 Deepika Nehra, Parsia A. Vagefi, Henry Chang, Abner Louissaint, Mari Mino-Kenudson, Daniel P. Ryan pages e108-e109 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (342 KB)
Unilateral left lung agenesis with crossed-ectopic right lower lobe combined tricuspid atresia diagnosed by ECG gated computed tomography, 18 June 2009 Li-Lan Chiang, Shuenn-Nan Chiu, Shu-Chien Huang, Shy-Jye Chen pages e110-e111 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (350 KB) | Add-Ons
Living-donor single-lobe lung transplant in a 6-year-old girl after 7-month mechanical ventilator support, 17 June 2009 Tsuyoshi Shoji, Toru Bando, Takuji Fujinaga, Hiroshi Date pages e112-e113 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (201 KB)
Tricuspid valve replacement and ventricular septal defect repair in a patient with Glanzmann thrombasthenia, 11 June 2009 Jake Gillen, John Lazarchick, Fred A. Crawford pages e114-e115 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (49 KB)
Surviving a transfixing cardiac injury caused by a stingray barb, 01 June 2009 Michael W. Parra, Eugene N. Costantini, Edgar B. Rodas, Pedro J. Gonzalez, Omar J. Salamen, Joseph D. Catino, Paul M. Taber, Ivan Puente pages e115-e116 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (237 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Aortic bioprosthesis—avoid obstructive properties due to thrombosis as altered durability due to structural valve deterioration W.R. Eric Jamieson, Guy J. Fradet page 1354 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (40 KB)
Interpreting a 20-year experience with the Biocor porcine bioprosthesis Willem J.L. Suyker, Frans G. Leicher pages 1354-1355 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
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