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Scientific Achievement Award
Scientific Achievement Award: Richard D. Weisel, MD Alec Patterson pages 1-2 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (79 KB)
Editorials
The times they are a-changin' Lawrence H. Cohn pages 3-4 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (35 KB)
Editorial Staff pages 5-7 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (437 KB)
Would I do it again? Evolution to a new training paradigm Michael Anthony Maddaus pages 8-9 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (36 KB)
Sterile cockpit or not: It's all about team and effective communication David J. Rosinski pages 10-11 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (36 KB)
Expert Commentary
Controlled reperfusion after ischemia may be the unifying recovery denominator, 23 April 2010 Gerald D. Buckberg pages 12-18.e2 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (121 KB) | Add-Ons
General Thoracic Surgery
Four-arm robotic lobectomy for the treatment of early-stage lung cancer, 28 December 2009 Giulia Veronesi, Domenico Galetta, Patrick Maisonneuve, Franca Melfi, Ralph Alexander Schmid, Alessandro Borri, Fernando Vannucci, Lorenzo Spaggiari pages 19-25 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (441 KB)
Risk factor analysis for postoperative acute respiratory distress syndrome and early mortality after pneumonectomy: The predictive value of preoperative lung perfusion distribution, 04 February 2010 Joon Bum Kim, Sei Won Lee, Seung-Il Park, Yong Hee Kim, Dong Kwan Kim pages 26-31 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (324 KB)
A prospective, randomized trial comparing BioGlue and Vivostat for the control of alveolar air leak Elizabeth Belcher, Michael Dusmet, Simon Jordan, George Ladas, Eric Lim, Peter Goldstraw pages 32-38 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (222 KB)
Double-bar application decreases postoperative pain after the Nuss procedure, 05 April 2010 Tomohisa Nagaso, Junpei Miyamoto, Kiyokazu Kokaji, Ryohei Yozu, Hua Jiang, HongMei Jin, Tamotsu Tamaki pages 39-44.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1347 KB)
A randomized, controlled study of amiodarone for prevention of atrial fibrillation after transthoracic esophagectomy, 12 April 2010 James E. Tisdale, Heather A. Wroblewski, Donna S. Wall, Karen M. Rieger, Zane T. Hammoud, Jerry V. Young, Kenneth A. Kesler pages 45-51 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (293 KB)
Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Endovascular repair of aortic arch lesions in high-risk patients or after previous aortic surgery: Midterm results, 18 November 2009 Ludovic Canaud, Kheira Hireche, Jean-Philippe Berthet, Pascal Branchereau, Charles Marty-Ané, Pierre Alric pages 52-58 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (205 KB)
Determinants of in-hospital and long-term surgical outcomes after repair of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture, 18 November 2009 Satsuki Fukushima, Peter J. Tesar, Homayoun Jalali, Andrew J. Clarke, Hemant Sharma, Jivesh Choudhary, Harry Bartlett, Peter G. Pohlner pages 59-65 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (136 KB)
To graft or not to graft? Do coronary artery characteristics influence early outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery? Analysis of coronary anastomoses of 5171 patients, 12 November 2009 Dumbor L. Ngaage, Imranullah Hashmi, Steven Griffin, Michael E. Cowen, Alexander R. Cale, Levent Guvendik pages 66-72.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (96 KB)
Long-term (5- to 20-year) patency of the radial artery for coronary bypass grafting, 30 November 2009 Paul Achouh, Redha Boutekadjirt, Daniel Toledano, Nadjib Hammoudi, Jean-Yves Pagny, Pascal Goube, Khaled Ould Isselmou, Bernard Lancelin, Régis Fouquet, Christophe Acar pages 73-79.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1011 KB)
Influence of timing of intraaortic balloon placement in cardiac surgical patients, 12 November 2009 Jayshree D. Lavana, John F. Fraser, Susan E. Smith, Lesley Drake, Peter Tesar, Daniel V. Mullany pages 80-85 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (110 KB)
Quality of mitral valve repair: Median sternotomy versus port-access approach, 07 December 2009 Ehud Raanani, Dan Spiegelstein, Leonid Sternik, Sergey Preisman, Yaron Moshkovitz, Aram K. Smolinsky, Amihai Shinfeld pages 86-90 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (154 KB)
Mortality after coronary artery revascularization of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 30 November 2009 Joji J. Varghese, Sushma Koneru, Steven L. Scaife, Whitney E. Zahnd, Mark L. Francis pages 91-96 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
A new approach to interventional atrioventricular valve therapy, 12 November 2009 Andreas Goetzenich, Guido Dohmen, Nima Hatam, Thorsten Deichmann, Christoph Schmitz, Andreas H. Mahnken, Rüdiger Autschbach, Jan Spillner pages 97-102 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (709 KB)
Nonelective cardiac surgery in the elderly: Is it justified?, 14 December 2009 Ravi K. Ghanta, Prem S. Shekar, Siobhan McGurk, Donna M. Rosborough, Sary F. Aranki pages 103-109.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (333 KB)
How much of the intraaortic balloon volume is displaced toward the coronary circulation?, 18 January 2010 Christina Kolyva, George M. Pantalos, John R. Pepper, Ashraf W. Khir pages 110-116 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (485 KB)
How much septal–lateral mitral annular reduction do you get with new ischemic/functional mitral regurgitation annuloplasty rings?, 14 January 2010 Wolfgang Bothe, Julia C. Swanson, Neil B. Ingels, D. Craig Miller pages 117-121.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (416 KB)
Changes in cardiac and cognitive function and self-reported outcomes at one year after coronary artery bypass grafting, 17 December 2009 Lars Mathisen, Per Snorre Lingaas, Marit Helen Andersen, Per Kristian Hol, Per Morten Fredriksen, Kjetil Sundet, Berit Rokne, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Erik Fosse pages 122-128 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (98 KB)
Congenital Heart Disease
Fenestration during Fontan palliation: Now the exception instead of the rule Jorge D. Salazar, Farhan Zafar, Kashif Siddiqui, Ryan D. Coleman, David L.S. Morales, Jeffrey S. Heinle, Joseph W. Rossano, Emad B. Mossad, Charles D. Fraser pages 129-136 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (170 KB)
Discussion pages 134-136 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Chronologic changes in P-wave characteristics after the Fontan procedure: The effect of surgical modification, 29 April 2010 Masahiro Koh, Hideki Uemura, Akiko Kada, Koji Kagisaki, Ikuo Hagino, Toshikatsu Yagihara pages 137-143 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (386 KB)
Discussion, 29 April 2010 page 143 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (30 KB)
Genetic factors are important determinants of impaired growth after infant cardiac surgery, 12 April 2010 Nancy Burnham, Richard F. Ittenbach, Virginia A. Stallings, Marsha Gerdes, Elaine Zackai, Judy Bernbaum, Robert R. Clancy, J. William Gaynor pages 144-149 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (91 KB)
Patent ductus arteriosus ligation is associated with impaired left ventricular systolic performance in premature infants weighing less than 1000 g, 05 April 2010 Patrick J. McNamara, Lilian Stewart, Sandesh P. Shivananda, Derek Stephens, Arvind Sehgal pages 150-157 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (176 KB)
Early and delayed atrioventricular conduction block after routine surgery for congenital heart disease, 12 April 2010 Angela Lin, William T. Mahle, Patricio A. Frias, Peter S. Fischbach, Brian E. Kogon, Kirk R. Kanter, Paul M. Kirshbom pages 158-160 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Cardiothoracic Transplantation
A United Network for Organ Sharing analysis of heart transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease: Outcomes and factors associated with mortality and retransplantation, 03 May 2010 Tara Karamlou, Jennifer Hirsch, Karl Welke, Richard G. Ohye, Edward L. Bove, Eric J. Devaney, Robert J. Gajarski pages 161-168 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (662 KB)
The impact of bridge-to-transplant ventricular assist device support on survival after cardiac transplantation, 10 May 2010 David A. Bull, Bruce B. Reid, Craig H. Selzman, Rebecca Mesley, Stavros Drakos, Steven Clayson, Greg Stoddard, Edward Gilbert, Josef Stehlik, Feras Bader, Abdallah Kfoury, Deborah Budge, David D. Eckels, Anne Fuller, Dale Renlund, Amit N. Patel pages 169-173 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (129 KB)
Post–cardiac transplant survival after support with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: Impact of duration of left ventricular assist device support and other variables, 06 May 2010 Ranjit John, Francis D. Pagani, Yoshifumi Naka, Andrew Boyle, John V. Conte, Stuart D. Russell, Charles T. Klodell, Carmelo A. Milano, Joseph Rogers, David J. Farrar, O. Howard Frazier pages 174-181 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (104 KB)
Discussion, 06 May 2010 pages 180-181 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
Perioperative Management
Effect of β-blocker use on outcomes after discharge in patients who underwent cardiac surgery, 29 April 2010 Anita Y.M. Chan, Finlay A. McAlister, Colleen M. Norris, David Johnstone, Jeffrey A. Bakal, David B. Ross, Alberta Provincial Program for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) Investigators pages 182-187.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (189 KB)
Leukoreduction program for red blood cell transfusions in coronary surgery: Association with reduced acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality, 23 April 2010 Gianpaolo Romano, Ciro Mastroianni, Ciro Bancone, Alessandro Della Corte, Nicola Galdieri, Gianantonio Nappi, Luca Salvatore De Santo pages 188-195 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (142 KB)
Evolving Technology/Basic Science
Technical considerations to avoid pitfalls during transapical aortic valve implantation, 01 February 2010 Daniel R. Wong, Jian Ye, Anson Cheung, John G. Webb, Ronald G. Carere, Samuel V. Lichtenstein pages 196-202 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (556 KB)
Efficacy of a novel bipolar radiofrequency ablation device on the beating heart for atrial fibrillation ablation: A long-term porcine study, 01 February 2010 Rochus K. Voeller, Andreas Zierer, Shelly C. Lall, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano pages 203-208 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (582 KB)
Sustained local application of epidermal growth factor to accelerate reepithelialization of tracheal grafts, 28 December 2009 Jinbo Zhao, Yong Han, Zhibo Liang, Zhipei Zhang, Qiang Lu, Xiaolong Yan, Xiaofei Li pages 209-215 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1681 KB)
In vitro functional comparison of therapeutically relevant human vasculogenic progenitor cells used for cardiac cell therapy, 18 February 2010 Yan Zhang, Serena Wong, Jessica Laflèche, Suzanne Crowe, Thierry G. Mesana, Erik J. Suuronen, Marc Ruel pages 216-224.e4 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (980 KB)
Loss of p53, rather than beta-catenin overexpression, induces survivin-mediated resistance to apoptosis in an esophageal cancer cell line, 17 March 2010 Elizabeth Chang, James Donahue, Anna Smith, John Hornick, Jaladanki N. Rao, Jian-Ying Wang, Richard J. Battafarano pages 225-232 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (866 KB)
Dor procedure for dyskinetic anteroapical myocardial infarction fails to improve contractility in the border zone, 18 March 2010 Kay Sun, Zhihong Zhang, Takamaro Suzuki, Jonathan F. Wenk, Nielen Stander, Daniel R. Einstein, David A. Saloner, Arthur W. Wallace, Julius M. Guccione, Mark B. Ratcliffe pages 233-239.e4 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (822 KB)
Brief Technique Reports
Balloon sizing in surgical ventricular restoration: What volume are we targeting?, 27 September 2009 Ellen A. ten Brinke, Robert J. Klautz, Paul Steendijk pages 240-241 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Is pneumonectomy mandatory after transection of the left main pulmonary artery?, 27 September 2009 Ugonna N. Ihekweazu, William D. Travis, Raja M. Flores pages 242-243 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (909 KB)
Mediastinoscopy-assisted minimally invasive closure of a bronchopleural fistula: A new technique to manage an old problem, 26 October 2009 Shawn S. Groth, Jonathan D'Cunha, Natasha M. Rueth, Rafael S. Andrade, Michael A. Maddaus pages 244-245 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (215 KB)
Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation for the treatment of stentless aortic valve dysfunction, 27 September 2009 Josep Rodés-Cabau, Eric Dumont, Daniel Doyle, Jerôme Lemieux pages 246-248 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (407 KB) | Add-Ons
Balloon-guided, tapered, Polyflex stent guidance: An atraumatic technique for successful stent placement through tight, rigid airway stenoses, 18 January 2010 Moishe Liberman, John C. Wain pages 248-249.e1 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (472 KB)
Online Only: Brief Clinical Reports
Intraoperative assessment after pediatric cardiac surgical repair: Initial experience with C-arm angiography Jeffrey H. Shuhaiber, Lisa Bergersen, Frank Pigula, Sitaram Emani, Doff McElhinney, Audrey Marshall, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Emile A. Bacha pages e1-e3 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (194 KB)
Mitral and tricuspid valve repair 21 years after cardiac transplantation, 12 April 2010 Joss Fernandez, Djurabek Babadjanov, Robert Saeid Farivar pages e3-e4 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
Agenesis of the left carotid artery in the right aortic arch with Kommerell diverticulum Atsushi Nakahira, Hidekazu Hirai, Yasuyuki Sasaki, Shigefumi Suehiro pages e5-e7 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (422 KB)
Early thrombus in a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device: A potential cause of hemolysis and diagnostic dilemma, 30 November 2009 Castigliano M. Bhamidipati, Gorav Ailawadi, James Bergin, John A. Kern pages e7-e8 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (212 KB)
Caseous calcification of the anterior mitral valve annulus presenting as intracardiac mass, 17 December 2009 Sotiris C. Stamou, Alan C. Braverman, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos pages e9-e10 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (303 KB)
Mitral valve lipomatous hamartoma infiltrating myocardium, 07 August 2009 Aarne Jyrala, Gregory L. Kay pages e11-e12 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (281 KB)
Fontan completion in patient with pulmonary artery sling associated with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, 26 August 2009 Yasuhiro Kotani, Kozo Ishino, Osami Honjo, Shunji Sano pages e12-e13 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (180 KB)
Incidental discovery of an ascending aortic thrombus: Should this patient undergo surgical intervention?, 19 August 2009 Subhasis Chatterjee, Susan S. Eagle, David H. Adler, John G. Byrne pages e14-e16 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (436 KB)
Mechanical left ventricular unloading to prevent recurrent myocardial rupture, 31 August 2009 Stephen Westaby, Vipin Mehta, Fidelma Flynn, Neil Wilson pages e16-e17 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (119 KB)
Ascending aortic injury caused by a fractured sternal wire 28 years after surgical intervention of pectus excavatum, 10 September 2009 Shigetoshi Mieno, Hideki Ozawa, Takahiro Katsumata pages e18-e20 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (441 KB)
Mediastinoscopy-assisted ligation of an aberrant right subclavian artery through a supraclavicular approach, 26 August 2009 Narain Moorjani, Nancy Mohsen, Percy Boateng pages e20-e21 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (344 KB) | Add-Ons
Letters to the Editor
Standardization of transplant procurement procedures Phil Botha, Stephen C. Clark, John H. Dark page 250 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (35 KB)
Reply to the Editor Michael K. Pasque pages 250-251 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (45 KB)
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