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Scientific Achievement Award
The 2008 Scientific Achievement Award recipient: Andrew S. Wechsler, MD, 15 April 2010 Lawrence H. Cohn, D. Craig Miller pages 1367-1368 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (37 KB)
Editorials
Back to the bench: The rejuvenation of stem cell therapy—the therapeutic potential of CD133+ progenitor cells, 19 April 2010 Jian Guo, Ren-Ke Li, Richard D. Weisel pages 1369-1370 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Prosthetic heart valves: Difficult to make something simple Didier Lapeyre, Rolland Siegel, Lawrence Scotten, Bas de Mol, Walter Dembitsky pages 1371-1373 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (63 KB)
Expert Commentary
The longstanding, persistent confusion surrounding surgery for atrial fibrillation, 19 April 2010 James L. Cox pages 1374-1386 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1270 KB)
Congenital Heart Disease
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: Results of surgical repair of 100 patients at a single institution, 15 April 2010 Angela M. Kelle, Carl L. Backer, Jeffrey G. Gossett, Sunjay Kaushal, Constantine Mavroudis pages 1387-1394.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2754 KB)
Repair of the bicuspid aortic valve: A viable alternative to replacement with a bioprosthesis, 15 April 2010 Elena Ashikhmina, Thoralf M. Sundt, Joseph A. Dearani, Heidi M. Connolly, Zhuo Li, Hartzell V. Schaff pages 1395-1401 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (297 KB)
Glutaraldehyde treatment of allograft tissue decreases allosensitization after the Norwood procedure, 17 March 2010 Bryce J. Laing, David B. Ross, Steven R. Meyer, Patricia Campbell, Anne M. Halpin, Lori J. West, Ivan M. Rebeyka pages 1402-1408 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (563 KB)
Minimally invasive perventricular device closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect without cardiopulmonary bypass: Multicenter experience and mid-term follow-up, 05 April 2010 Quansheng Xing, Silin Pan, Qi An, Zewei Zhang, Jianhua Li, Feng Li, Qin Wu, Zhongyun Zhuang pages 1409-1415 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (938 KB)
Pulmonary autograft valve explants show typical degeneration, 05 April 2010 Aart Mookhoek, Emile de Heer, Ad J.J.C. Bogers, Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, Paul H. Schoof pages 1416-1419 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (882 KB)
Modified Ross operation with reinforcement of the pulmonary autograft: Six-year results, 12 April 2010 Francis Juthier, Carlo Banfi, André Vincentelli, Pierre-Vladimir Ennezat, Thierry Le Tourneau, Claire Pinçon, Alain Prat pages 1420-1423 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (490 KB)
General Thoracic Surgery
Pneumonectomy is a valuable treatment option after neoadjuvant therapy for stage III non–small-cell lung cancer, 26 April 2010 Walter Weder, Stéphane Collaud, Wilfried E.E. Eberhardt, Sven Hillinger, Stefan Welter, Rolf Stahel, Georgios Stamatis pages 1424-1430 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (316 KB)
Discussion, 26 April 2010 page 1430 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (37 KB)
Type B thymoma: Is prognosis predicted only by World Health Organization classification?, 28 December 2009 Hong Kwan Kim, Yong Soo Choi, Jhingook Kim, Young Mog Shim, Joungho Han, Kwhanmien Kim pages 1431-1435.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (312 KB)
Effects of head-up tilt on intrapulmonary shunt fraction and oxygenation during 1-lung ventilation in the lateral decubitus position, 26 August 2009 Sung Yong Park, Dae Hee Kim, Jin Soo Kim, Sung Soo Lee, Yong Woo Hong pages 1436-1440 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (85 KB)
Impact of positive pleural lavage cytology on survival in patients having lung resection for non–small-cell lung cancer: An international individual patient data meta-analysis, 25 November 2009 International Pleural Lavage Cytology Collaborators pages 1441-1446 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (217 KB)
A follow-up of integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography after curative resection of non–small-cell lung cancer in asymptomatic patients, 14 December 2009 Sukki Cho, Eung Bae Lee pages 1447-1451 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (369 KB)
Laparoscopic diaphragmatic plication for diaphragmatic paralysis and eventration: An objective evaluation of short-term and midterm results, 18 January 2010 Shawn S. Groth, Natasha M. Rueth, Teri Kast, Jonathan D'Cunha, Rosemary F. Kelly, Michael A. Maddaus, Rafael S. Andrade pages 1452-1456 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (440 KB)
Is pulmonary function damaged by neoadjuvant lung cancer therapy? A comprehensive serial time-trend analysis of pulmonary function after induction radiochemotherapy plus surgery, 05 April 2010 S. Margaritora, A. Cesario, G. Cusumano, S. Cafarotti, G.M. Corbo, L. Ferri, M. Ceppi, E. Meacci, S. Valente, R.M. D'Angelillo, P. Russo, V. Porziella, S. Bonassi, F. Pasqua, S. Sterzi, P. Granone pages 1457-1463 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (183 KB)
Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Staged repair significantly reduces paraplegia rate after extensive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair Christian D. Etz, Stefano Zoli, Christoph S. Mueller, Carol A. Bodian, Gabriele Di Luozzo, Ricardo Lazala, Konstadinos A. Plestis, Randall B. Griepp pages 1464-1472 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (452 KB)
Discussion pages 1471-1472 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (46 KB)
Surgical management of secondary tricuspid valve regurgitation: Annulus, commissure, or leaflet procedure?, 15 April 2010 Jose L. Navia, Edward R. Nowicki, Eugene H. Blackstone, Nicolas A. Brozzi, Daniel E. Nento, Fernando A. Atik, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, A. Marc Gillinov, Lars G. Svensson, Bruce W. Lytle pages 1473-1482.e5 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1158 KB)
Discussion, 15 April 2010 pages 1481-1482 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Echocardiographic approach to the decision-making process for tricuspid valve repair, 12 November 2009 Farideh Roshanali, Bahare Saidi, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, Mohammad Ali Yousefnia, Farshid Alaeddini pages 1483-1487 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (353 KB)
Safety and durability of mitral valve repair for anterior leaflet perforation, 14 September 2009 Basar Sareyyupoglu, Hartzell V. Schaff, Rakesh M. Suri, Heidi M. Connolly, Richard C. Daly, Thomas A. Orszulak pages 1488-1493 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (755 KB)
Fifteen years of experience with ATS mechanical heart valve prostheses, 11 September 2009 Akira Sezai, Mitsumasa Hata, Tetsuya Niino, Isamu Yoshitake, Yuji Kasamaki, Atsushi Hirayama, Kazutomo Minami pages 1494-1500 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (242 KB)
Left ventricular flow patterns in healthy subjects and patients with prosthetic mitral valves: An in vivo study using echocardiographic particle image velocimetry, 05 April 2010 Réka Faludi, Mariola Szulik, Jan D'hooge, Paul Herijgers, Frank Rademakers, Gianni Pedrizzetti, Jens-Uwe Voigt pages 1501-1510 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2819 KB)
Late outcomes after radial artery versus saphenous vein grafting during reoperative coronary artery bypass surgery, 12 October 2009 Anoar Zacharias, Thomas A. Schwann, Christopher J. Riordan, Samuel J. Durham, Aamir S. Shah, Milo Engoren, Robert H. Habib pages 1511-1518.e4 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (603 KB)
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis: A systematic review, 21 October 2009 Tristan D. Yan, Christopher Cao, Julie Martens-Nielsen, Ratnasari Padang, Martin Ng, Michael P. Vallely, Paul G. Bannon pages 1519-1528 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (136 KB)
Baseline left ventricular function and surgical annular stiffening to predict outcome and reverse left ventricular remodeling after undersized annuloplasty for intermediate-degree ischemic mitral regurgitation, 07 December 2009 Marco Pocar, Davide Passolunghi, Andrea Moneta, Alessandra Di Mauro, Alda Bregasi, Roberto Mattioli, Francesco Donatelli pages 1529-1538 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (456 KB)
The effect of cardiac angiography timing, contrast media dose, and preoperative renal function on acute renal failure after coronary artery bypass grafting, 07 December 2009 Benjamin Medalion, Hilit Cohen, Abid Assali, Hana Vaknin Assa, Ariel Farkash, Eitan Snir, Erez Sharoni, Philip Biderman, Gai Milo, Alexander Battler, Ran Kornowski, Eyal Porat pages 1539-1544 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (113 KB)
Sex- and ethnic group–specific nationwide trends in the use of coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States, 26 October 2009 Mohammad Reza Movahed, Mehrtash Hashemzadeh, Ali Khoynezhad, M. Mazen Jamal, Radhakrishnan Ramaraj pages 1545-1547 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (154 KB)
Early and midterm results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair of chronic type B aortic dissection, 12 November 2009 Shang Dong Xu, Fang Jiong Huang, Jin Fei Yang, Zhi Zhong Li, Sheng Yang, Jia Hui Du, Zhao Guang Zhang pages 1548-1553 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (616 KB)
Perioperative Management
Endobronchial ultrasound increases the diagnostic yields of polymerase chain reaction and smear for pulmonary tuberculosis Shu-Min Lin, Yung-Lun Ni, Chih-Hsia Kuo, Ting-Yu Lin, Tsai-Yu Wang, Fu-Tsai Chung, Han-Pin Kuo pages 1554-1560 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (131 KB)
The effectiveness of prestorage leukocyte-reduced red blood cell transfusion on perioperative inflammatory response with a miniaturized biocompatible bypass system, 28 December 2009 Kagami Miyaji, Takashi Miyamoto, Satoshi Kohira, Kei-ichi Itatani, Takahiro Tomoyasu, Hajime Sato, Kuniyoshi Ohara pages 1561-1567 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (621 KB)
The relationship between perioperative temperature and adverse outcomes after off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery, 18 February 2010 Edward L. Hannan, Zaza Samadashvili, Andrew Wechsler, Desmond Jordan, Stephen J. Lahey, Alfred T. Culliford, Jeffrey P. Gold, Robert S.D. Higgins, Craig R. Smith pages 1568-1575.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (148 KB)
Evolving Technology/Basic Science
Normokalemic adenosine–lidocaine cardioplegia: Importance of maintaining a polarized myocardium for optimal arrest and reanimation, 04 February 2010 Kathryn L. Sloots, Geoffrey P. Dobson pages 1576-1586 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (287 KB)
Lung cancer osteopontin isoforms exhibit angiogenic functional heterogeneity, 12 October 2009 Justin D. Blasberg, Chandra M. Goparaju, Harvey I. Pass, Jessica S. Donington pages 1587-1593 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1890 KB)
Carbon monoxide reduces pulmonary ischemia–reperfusion injury in miniature swine, 12 November 2009 Hisashi Sahara, Akira Shimizu, Kentaro Setoyama, Masayoshi Okumi, Manei Oku, Emma Samelson-Jones, Kazuhiko Yamada pages 1594-1601 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2126 KB)
Long-term follow-up, computed tomography, and computational fluid dynamics of the Cabrol procedure, 13 November 2009 Joseph Knight, Stephan Baumüller, Vartan Kurtcuoglu, Marko Turina, Juraj Turina, Ulrich Schurr, Dimos Poulikakos, William Marshall, Hatem Alkadhi pages 1602-1608 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (757 KB)
Electron transport chain dysfunction in neonatal pressure-overload hypertrophy precedes cardiomyocyte apoptosis independent of oxidative stress, 28 December 2009 Eric R. Griffiths, Ingeborg Friehs, Elisabeth Scherr, Dimitrios Poutias, Francis X. McGowan, Pedro J. del Nido pages 1609-1617 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (548 KB)
A new instrument of suction support adapter system for epicardial radiofrequency ablation, 28 December 2009 Shinichi Kadoya, Go Watanabe, Yoshinao Koshida, Makoto Oda, Shojiro Yamaguchi pages 1618-1622 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (582 KB)
Effect of pressure management during hypothermic selective cerebral perfusion on cerebral hemodynamics and metabolism in pigs, 01 February 2010 Peter L. Haldenwang, Justus T. Strauch, Katharina Müllem, Hannah Reiter, Oliver Liakopoulos, Jürgen H. Fischer, Hildegard Christ, Thorsten Wahlers pages 1623-1631 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (609 KB)
Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Infection after implantation of pulsatile mechanical circulatory support devices, 05 April 2010 William L. Holman, James K. Kirklin, David C. Naftel, Robert L. Kormos, Patricia Desvign-Nickens, Margarita T. Camacho, Deborah D. Ascheim pages 1632-1636.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (507 KB)
Orthotopic vascularized right lung transplantation in the mouse, 10 March 2010 Wenjun Li, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Jiaming Lai, G. Alexander Patterson, Andrew E. Gelman, Alexander S. Krupnick, Daniel Kreisel pages 1637-1643 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1498 KB)
Persistent plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 gene expression in cardiac transplant recipients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, 15 April 2010 Romana Schäfer, Katharina Krenn, Matthias Gmeiner, Dietmar Abraham, Seyedhossein Aharinejad pages 1644-1651 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (744 KB)
Brief Technique Reports
Aortic root translocation with atrial switch: Another surgical option for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries with isolated pulmonary stenosis, 30 November 2009 Jae Gun Kwak, Chang-Ha Lee, Cheul Lee, Chun Soo Park pages 1652-1653 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (342 KB)
Total aortic arch reconstruction with open placement of triple-branched stent graft for acute type A dissection, 14 January 2010 Liang-Wan Chen, Xiao-Fu Dai, Gui-Can Zhang, Lin Lu pages 1654-1655.e1 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (321 KB)
Redo in aortic homograft replacement: Transcatheter aortic valve as a valid alternative to surgical replacement, 19 August 2009 Luca Dainese, Melissa Fusari, Piero Trabattoni, Paolo Biglioli pages 1656-1657 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (243 KB)
Esmark elastoplasty for bleeding ventricular assist device outflow graft associated with severe coagulopathy, 11 December 2009 Daniel J. DiBardino, Gregory S. Couper pages 1658-1659 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (220 KB)
Bronchoscopic transesophageal ultrasound–guided needle aspiration: An alternative to the conventional transesophageal ultrasound–guided needle aspiration technique, 30 November 2009 Masahide Oki, Hideo Saka, Chiyoe Kitagawa, Shinji Sato pages 1659-1661 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (200 KB)
Subxiphoid epicardial left ventricular pacing lead placement is feasible, 09 October 2009 Takeyoshi Ota, David Schwartzman, Marco A. Zenati pages 1661-1662 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (257 KB)
Sternal wire removal in pediatric patients: Wire versus cable sternotomy closure, 07 August 2009 Lester C. Permut, Justin Linam, Gordon A. Cohen pages 1663-1664 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (45 KB)
Brief Research Report
Anticoagulation management during cardiopulmonary bypass: A survey of 54 North American institutions, 22 March 2010 Robert L. Lobato, George J. Despotis, Jerrold H. Levy, Linda J. Shore-Lesserson, Melvin O. Carlson, Elliott Bennett-Guerrero pages 1665-1666 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (147 KB)
Online Only: Brief Clinical Reports
Persistent fifth aortic arch, 08 June 2009 Raghavan Subramanyan, Anto Sahayaraj, Prem Sekar, Kothurathu M. Cherian pages e117-e118 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (230 KB)
Treatment of deep sternal wound infections after coronary artery bypass grafting by means of injection of platelet gel: An evolving technology, 11 June 2009 Erez Kachel, Jeannie Callum, Fuad Moussa, Jenette Goldstein, Stephen Fremes pages e118-e120 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (373 KB)
Right ventricular reverse remodeling is possible despite twenty-one years of absent tricuspid valve and severe right ventricular failure, 30 July 2009 Ramohan Marla, Judy Fox, Raymond Q. Migrino, Lee Biblo, R. Eric Lilly pages e120-e122 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (293 KB)
Overcoming challenges: The use of minimal extracorporeal circulation in Jehovah's Witnesses undergoing cardiac surgery, 20 November 2009 Anil John, Mark Bennett, Clinton Lloyd, Simon Allen pages e122-e123 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (52 KB)
Use of the hybrid operating room for aortic valve replacement in a patient with anomalous left circumflex artery, 06 July 2009 Ramanan Umakanthan, Zachary E. Brewer, John G. Byrne, Rashid M. Ahmad pages e123-e125 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (473 KB)
Successful pediatric single-lung transplantation with previous contralateral pneumonectomy, using controlled “donation after cardiac death” lung, for congenital pulmonary vein stenosis, 26 August 2009 Amit Pawale, Michael McKean, John Dark, Asif Hasan pages e125-e126 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (269 KB)
Spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm: Case report and comprehensive review of the world literature, 13 July 2009 Julian E. Losanoff, David A. Edelman, Walter A. Salwen, Marc D. Basson pages e127-e128 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (232 KB)
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