Volume 137, Issue 1 , Page 5A, January 2009
Condensed Contents
Article Outline
- Presidential Address
- Expert Commentary
- Point/Counterpoint
- General Thoracic Surgery (GTS)
- Acquired Cardiovascular Disease (ACD)
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
- Evolving Technology (ET)
- Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology (CSP)
- Brief Communications: Clinical
- Brief Communications: Technical
- ∗∗These authors of online only brief communications have agreed to have their accepted manuscripts printed online only, owning to a backlog in brief communications. These articles can be found at http://www.jtcvs.com or http://www.ctsnet.org.Brief Communications Online Only: Clinical
- ∗Brief Communications Online Only: Technical
Presidential Address
1 Cardiothoracic surgery: A specialty divided or as one
D. E. Wood
Expert Commentary
10 Esophagectomy volume threshold as a criterion for centers of excellence: Causation or cause, strategy or strategem?▴
T. W. Rice, and E. H. Blackstone
Point/Counterpoint
13 POINT: Clinical stage IA non–small cell lung cancer determined by computed tomography and positron emission tomography is frequently not pathologic IA non–small cell lung cancer: The problem of understaging
B. M. Stiles, E. L. Servais, P. C. Lee, J. L. Port, S. Paul, and N. K. Altorki
20 COUNTERPOINT: Despite staging inaccuracies, patients with non–small cell lung cancer are best served by having integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography before therapy▴
R. J. Cerfolio
General Thoracic Surgery (GTS)
23 The effect of volume on esophageal cancer resections: What constitutes acceptable resection volumes for centers of excellence?▴
R. A. Meguid, E. S. Weiss, D. C. Chang, M. V. Brock, and S. C. Yang
30 A thoracic surgery clinic dedicated to indeterminate pulmonary nodules: Too many scans and too little pathology?
N. K. Veeramachaneni, T. D. Crabtree, D. Kreisel, J. B. Zoole, J. F. Musick, N. G. Taylor, A. S. Krupnick, D. S. Gierada, G. A. Patterson, and B. F. Meyers
36 Health-related quality of life in esophageal cancer: Effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical intervention
N. Safieddine, W. Xu, S. M. Quadri, J. J. Knox, J. Hornby, J. Sulman, R. Wong, M. Guindi, S. Keshavjee, and G. Darling
43 Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and tumor marker expression in non–small cell lung cancer
M. D. Taylor, P. W. Smith, W. K. Brix, M. R. Wick, N. Theodosakis, B. R. Swenson, B. D. Kozower, C. L. Lau, and D. R. Jones
49 Salvage esophagectomy after high-dose chemoradiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Y. Tachimori, N. Kanamori, N. Uemura, N. Hokamura, H. Igaki, and H. Kato
55 Factors predictive of prognosis after esophagectomy for squamous cell cancer
H. Li, Q. Zhang, L. Xu, Y. Chen, Y. Wei, and G. Zhou
Acquired Cardiovascular Disease (ACD)
60 The impact of placing multiple grafts to each myocardial territory on long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting
D. Chu, F. G. Bakaeen, X. L. Wang, J. S. Coselli, S. A. LeMaire, and J. Huh
65 Improved quality and cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States from 1988 to 2005
H. K. Song, B. S. Diggs, M. S. Slater, S. W. Guyton, R. M. Ungerleider, and K. F. Welke
70 Early and late outcomes in minimally invasive mitral valve repair: An eleven-year experience in 707 patients
R. S. McClure, L. H. Cohn, E. Wiegerinck, G. S. Couper, S. F. Aranki, R. M. Bolman, M. J. Davidson, and F. Y. Chen
76 A 20-year experience of 1712 patients with the Biocor porcine bioprosthesis
P. S. U. Mykén, and O. Bech-Hansen
82 Isolated aortic valve replacement in North America comprising 108,687 patients in 10 years: Changes in risks, valve types, and outcomes in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database
J. M. Brown, S. M. O'Brien, C. Wu, J. A. H. Sikora, B. P. Griffith, and J. S. Gammie
91 Incidence of thromboembolic complications in patients with mechanical heart valves with a subtherapeutic international normalized ratio
F. Dentali, N. Riva, A. Malato, G. Saccullo, S. Siragusa, and W. Ageno
94 Postimplantation morphologic changes of glutaraldehyde-fixed porcine aortic roots and risk of aneurysm and rupture
T. E. David, S. Armstrong, M. Maganti, J. Butany, C. M. Feindel, and J. Bos
101 Ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms are associated with compositional remodeling and vessel stiffening but not weakening in age-matched subjects
D. C. Iliopoulos, E. P. Kritharis, A. T. Giagini, S. A. Papadodima, and D. P. Sokolis
110 Outcomes of surgical intervention for isolated active mitral valve endocarditis
A. M. Sheikh, A. M. Elhenawy, M. Maganti, S. Armstrong, T. E. David, and C. M. Feindel
117 Endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta in the post-FDA approval era
J. D. Adams, J. F. Angle, A. H. Matsumoto, B. B. Peeler, B. Arslan, K. J. Cherry, J. A. Kern, and M. D. Dake
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
124 Ten-year experience with handmade trileaflet polytetrafluoroethylene valved conduit used for pulmonary reconstruction
M. Ando, and Y. Takahashi
132 Morphologic features of atrioventricular septal defect with only ventricular component: Further observations pertinent to surgical repair 
I. Adachi, H. Uemura, K. P. McCarthy, and S. Y. Ho
139 Prospective follow-up study of children with univentricular heart: Neurodevelopmental outcome at age 12 months
A. Sarajuuri, T. Lönnqvist, L. Mildh, I. Rajantie, M. Eronen, I. Mattila, and E. Jokinen
146 Impaired neuroanatomic development in infants with congenital heart disease
K. Watanabe, M. Matsui, J. Matsuzawa, C. Tanaka, K. Noguchi, N. Yoshimura, K. Hongo, M. Ishiguro, S. Wanatabe, K. Hirono, K. Uese, F. Ichida, H. Origasa, J. Nakazawa, Y. Oshima, T. Miyawaki, T. Matsuzaki, T. Yagihara, W. Bilker, and R. C. Gur
154 Near-infrared spectroscopy: What we know and what we need to know—A systematic review of the congenital heart disease literature
J. C. Hirsch, J. R. Charpie, R. G. Ohye, and J. G. Gurney
Evolving Technology (ET)
160 Radiofrequency ablation for treatment of medically inoperable stage I non–small cell lung cancer
M. Lanuti, A. Sharma, S. R. Digumarthy, C. D. Wright, D. M. Donahue, J. C. Wain, D. J. Mathisen, and J.-A. O. Shepard
167 Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation: 1-year outcome in 26 patients
J. Ye, A. Cheung, S. V. Lichtenstein, L. A. Altwegg, D. R. Wong, R. G. Carere, C. R. Thompson, R. R. Moss, B. Munt, S. Pasupati, R. H. Boone, J.-B. Masson, A. A. Ali, and J. G. Webb
174 Toward the development of a fully elastic mitral ring: Preliminary, acute, in vivo evaluation of physiomechanical behavior
P. Ferrazzi, A. Iacovoni, S. Pentiricci, M. Senni, M. Iascone, N. Borenstein, L. Behr, A. Borghi, R. Balossino, and E. Quaini
180 Restoration of left ventricular geometry and improvement of left ventricular function in a rodent model of chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy
J. Yu, K. L. Christman, E. Chin, R. E. Sievers, M. Saeed, and R. J. Lee
188 Beating-heart, off-pump mitral valve repair by implantation of artificial chordae tendineae: An acute in vivo animal study
P. Bajona, W. E. Katz, R. C. Daly, K. J. Zehr, and G. Speziali
194 Paracorporeal pulsatile biventricular assist device versus extracorporal membrane oxygenation–extracorporal life support in adult fulminant myocarditis
O. N. Pages, S. Aubert, A. Combes, C. E. Luyt, A. Pavie, P. Léger, I. Gandjbakhch, and P. Leprince
Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology (CSP)
198 Toward a new cold and warm nondepolarizing, normokalemic arrest paradigm for orthotopic heart transplantation
D. M. Rudd, and G. P. Dobson
208 Gastrointestinal bleeding rates in recipients of nonpulsatile and pulsatile left ventricular assist devices
S. Crow, R. John, A. Boyle, S. Shumway, K. Liao, M. Colvin-Adams, C. Toninato, E. Missov, M. Pritzker, C. Martin, D. Garry, W. Thomas, and L. Joyce
216 Intramyocardial injection of tannic acid attenuates postinfarction remodeling: A novel approach to stabilize the breaking extracellular matrix
H. Zhang, S.-j. Zhu, D. Wang, Y.-j. Wei, and S.-S. Hu
223 Vagal nerve stimulation prevents reperfusion injury through inhibition of opening of mitochondrial permeability transition pore independent of the bradycardiac effect
R. G. Katare, M. Ando, Y. Kakinuma, M. Arikawa, T. Handa, F. Yamasaki, and T. Sato
232 Regression of pressure-induced left ventricular hypertrophy is characterized by a distinct gene expression profile
W. E. Stansfield, P. C. Charles, R.-h. Tang, M. Rojas, R. Bhati, N. C. Moss, C. Patterson, and C. H. Selzman
Brief Communications: Clinical
239 An unusual case of nonbacterial thrombotic (marantic) endocarditis
C. Ozcan, E. J. Miller, K. S. Russell, M. L. Dewar, and L. E. Rosenfeld
Brief Communications: Technical
242 Compressed true lumen in the innominate artery: A pitfall of right axillary arterial perfusion in acute aortic dissection
K. Orihashi, T. Sueda, K. Okada, and S. Takahashi
243 Partial left ventricular support implanted through minimal access surgery as a bridge to cardiac transplant
B. Meyns, F. Rega, J. Ector, W. Droogne, J. Vanhaecke, J. V. Hemelrijck, B. Griffith, R. Dowling, M. Zucker, and D. Burkhoff
245 A bilobed thoracic outlet mass: Options for resection
G. McKay, V. Arlet, J. A. Kern, C. L. Lau, D. R. Jones, and B. D. Kozower
247 Repair of acute postinfarction atrioventricular dehiscence in a patient with posterior left ventricular aneurysm
I. E. Konstantinov, P. Saxena, S. Ling, and T. Barrett
249 Video-assisted thoracoscopic bullectomy for an infectious giant bulla with the concomitant use of the perioperative intracavity fluid suction
Y. Taniguchi, S. Fujioka, Y. Adachi, K. Miwa, and H. Nakamura
251 Incomplete transmural ablation caused by bipolar radiofrequency ablation devices
W. Kato, A. Usui, H. Oshima, T. Akita, and Y. Ueda
∗Brief Communications Online Only: Clinical
e1 Spontaneous rupture of the dissected coronary sinus mimicking acute coronary syndrome
T. Bartel, A. Kocher, G. Feuchtner, S. Müller, J. O. Bonatti, and B. Metzler
e3 Lipomatous septal hypertrophy
C. Doesch, C. Plachtzik, and C. S. Haas
e4 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Y. Umeda, Y. Matsuno, M. Imaizumi, Y. Mori, and H. Takiya
e6 Do statins delay the progression of aortic stenosis?
H. Takagi, N. Kawai, and T. Umemoto
e10 Penetrating ulcer of the aortic arch presenting with hemoptysis
V. S. Avlonitis, R. W. Bury, A. J. Duncan, and J. Zacharias
e12 Concomitant cardiac and cerebral leiomyosarcoma: A challenge for surgical and adjuvant therapy
C. A. Tschan, M. J. Mirzayan, A. C. Stan, M. A. Pichlmaier, and J. K. Krauss
e14 Cardiac echinococcosis of the interventricular septum in early childhood: Report of two cases
T. Mohsen, N. El Beharry, T. Maree, and E. S. Akl
e17 Successful immediate cryorecanalization of a simultaneous high-grade tracheal and bronchial stenosis as rare manifestations of bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma
C. Schumann, P. M. Lepper, T. F. E. Barth, P. Möller, and S. Krüger
e19 New-onset heart failure caused by spontaneous papillary muscle rupture: Diagnosis with dual-source computed tomographic coronary angiography
H. Lee, B. Ruzsics, U. J. Schoepf, E. A. Stewart, P. Costello, J. L. Glenn, and J. S. Ikonomidis
e21 False aneurysm after transapical aortic valve implantation
N. Al-Attar, R. Raffoul, D. Himbert, E. Brochet, A. Vahanian, and P. Nataf
e23 Extralobar pulmonary sequestration infected with Mycobacterium gordonae
Y. Umeda, Y. Matsuno, M. Imaizumi, Y. Mori, H. Iwata, and H. Takiya
e25 Intrapulmonary psammomatous melanotic schwannoma
Y.-F. Lin, S.-C. Hsi, J.-L. Chang, and C.-H. Huang
e27 Low-grade sarcoma of the right upper lobe vein mimicking a metastatic disease
D. Fabre, J. H. Lefevre, V. De Montpreville, E. Fadel, G. Rocco, O. Chataignier, S. Mussot, and P. G. Dartevelle
∗Brief Communications Online Only: Technical
e30 Surgical approach to repair of ruptured chordae tendineae causing tricuspid regurgitation
V. Chan, D. Grisoli, M. Ruel, J. Veinot, and T. Mesana
e32 Is subtotal resection of a right ventricular fibroma a valid surgical option?
R. Henaine, E. Adam, K. Azarnoush, N. Yashimura, M. Cannesson, A. Millon, F. Lachhab, and J. Ninet
e34 Simultaneous repair for aortic incompetence with annuloaortic ectasia and pectus excavatum by modified Ravitch procedure with pectus bars in an adult patient with Marfan syndrome
Y. G. Ryu, M.-J. Baek, H. K. Kim, Y. H. Choi, Y.-S. Sohn, and H. J. Kim
e36 Mitral valve repair during bypass in a 4-year-old girl with familial Evans syndrome
A. U. Syed, A. E. Jelly, A. Nemlander, and F. R. Elawad Ahmed
e37 Ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva protruding into the pulmonary artery
J. Honda, T. Yonaha, Y. Nakamura, N. Uechi, and H. Asato
e39 Mechanical support for acute right ventricular failure: Evolving surgical paradigms
T. T. Marquez, J. D'Cunha, R. John, K. Liao, and L. Joyce
e40 Successful cardiac transplant after Berlin Heart bridge in a single ventricle heart: Use of aortopulmonary shunt as a supplementary source of pulmonary blood flow
F. B. Pearce, J. K. Kirklin, W. L. Holman, C. S. Barrett, R. L. Romp, and Y. R. Lau
e42 Modified perfusion technique for patients with renal cell carcinoma infiltrating the inferior vena cava
G. Bisleri, P. Piccoli, S. C. Cunico, and C. Muneretto
e44 Latero-lateral slide tracheoplasty for upper airway stenosis: An 8-year follow-up
E. Tasci, H. Ciftci, F. Periovi, and C. A. Kutlu
e46 A novel technique for bronchopleural fistula closure: An hourglass-shaped stent
C. A. Kutlu, S. Patlakoglu, A. E. Tasci, and O. Kapicibasi
e48 A new technique for continuous intercostal-intrapleural analgesia in videothoracoscopic surgery
D. Forcella, E. Pompeo, F. Coniglione, A. Gatti, and T. C. Mineo
e50 A simple correction for anomalous coronary arteries in adults
T. S. Guy, E. Tseng, M. B. Ratcliffe, A. Azakie, and T. R. Karl
e52 Preoperative statin therapy reduces postoperative all-cause mortality in cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis of controlled studies
H. Takagi, N. Kawai, and T. Umemoto
e54 Stenting versus coronary artery bypass grafting for unprotected left main coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis of comparative studies
H. Takagi, N. Kawai, and T. Umemoto
e58 Demand dynamic biogirdling: Ten-year results
G. Rigatelli, U. Carraro, R. Riccardi, and G. Rigatelli
253 Letters to the Editor
259 Meetings and Courses
263 Announcements
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Left: End-stage heart failure affects an increasing part of our aging population. However, the invasive nature of existing, full support left ventricular assist devices is associated with a high rate of complications. Partial support allows miniaturization of devices and less invasive implantation procedures. We explored the use of a newly developed partial assist device for patients with chronic heart failure. This picture illustrates the anatomic position of the first in men implantation of the Circulite Synergy Micro-pump. The inflow cannula, implanted through a small antero-lateral thoracotomy, derives blood from the left atrium. The outflow graft is sutured to the subclavian artery. The pump itself is located in an easy accessible, subcutaneous pocket. Antero-posterior and lateral chest X-ray views with the Synergy pump in the right subclavian region and the metal tip of the inflow cannula in the left atrium are also shown.
Center: Douglas E. Wood M.D. – President Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Right: Handmade Dacron conduits that incorporate a trileaflet PTFE valve have been used for pulmonary reconstruction since 1997.
A 0.1mm PTFE membrane is cut in a rectangular shape, folded, and separated by suture lines to create three pockets. It is then rolled and both sides are sutured together to create a syringe-shaped structure with three separate pockets on the inside. The valve is pushed inside and fixed onto the Dacron conduit by suturing the top and bottom ends of the PTFE valve. After fixing the valve, the outer layer of the PTFE valve (at midpoint of the sinus portion of the valve) is sutured to the conduit to avoid free-floating. Commissural sutures (1mm distant from the commissure) are finally placed to improve valve coaptation.
These conduits showed acceptable functional durability, and maintained valve motion up to 10 years in all patients in this series.
- ∗ These authors of online only brief communications have agreed to have their accepted manuscripts printed online only, owning to a backlog in brief communications. These articles can be found at http://www.jtcvs.com or http://www.ctsnet.org.
PII: S0022-5223(08)01978-8
doi:10.1016/S0022-5223(08)01978-8
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