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Presidential Address
Non Solus—A leadership challenge G. Alexander Patterson pages 495-502 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (453 KB)
Editorial
“Back to the future”: Recruiting the best and brightest into cardiothoracic surgery Anthony W. Kim, Rishindra M. Reddy, Robert S.D. Higgins, Joint Council for Thoracic Surgical Education Subcommittee Best and Brightest pages 503-504 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (39 KB)
Expert Review
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition: The doorway to metastasis in human lung cancers Chadrick E. Denlinger, John S. Ikonomidis, Carolyn E. Reed, Francis G. Spinale pages 505-513 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (382 KB)
Congenital Heart Disease
Atrioventricular valve repair in patients with functional single ventricle, 28 June 2010 Tomohiro Nakata, Yoshifumi Fujimoto, Keiichi Hirose, Yuko Tosaka, Yujiro Ide, Maiko Tachi, Kisaburo Sakamoto pages 514-521 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (379 KB)
Impact of evolving strategy on clinical outcomes and central pulmonary artery growth in patients with bilateral superior vena cava undergoing a bilateral bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt, 12 July 2010 Osami Honjo, Kim-Chi D. Tran, Zhongdong Hua, Priya Sapra, Abdullah A. Alghamdi, Jennifer L. Russell, Christopher A. Caldarone, Glen S. Van Arsdell pages 522-528.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (436 KB)
Cavopulmonary assist for the univentricular Fontan circulation: von Kármán viscous impeller pump, 21 June 2010 Mark D. Rodefeld, Brandon Coats, Travis Fisher, Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Jun Chen, John W. Brown, Steven H. Frankel pages 529-536 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1124 KB)
Discussion, 21 June 2010 pages 535-536 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
A contemporary comparison of the effect of shunt type in hypoplastic left heart syndrome on the hemodynamics and outcome at Fontan completion Jean A. Ballweg, Troy E. Dominguez, Chitra Ravishankar, J. William Gaynor, Susan C. Nicolson, Thomas L. Spray, Sarah Tabbutt pages 537-544 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (314 KB)
Discussion pages 543-544 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
Reintervention for arch obstruction after stage 1 reconstruction does not adversely affect survival or outcome at Fontan completion Jean A. Ballweg, Troy E. Dominguez, Sarah Tabbutt, Jonathan J. Rome, J. William Gaynor, Susan C. Nicolson, Thomas L. Spray, Chitra Ravishankar pages 545-549 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (118 KB)
Clinically silent preoperative brain injuries do not worsen with surgery in neonates with congenital heart disease, 30 April 2010 A.J. Block, P.S. McQuillen, V. Chau, H. Glass, K.J. Poskitt, A.J. Barkovich, M. Esch, W. Soulikias, A. Azakie, A. Campbell, S.P. Miller pages 550-557 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (492 KB)
General Thoracic Surgery
Single double-lumen venous–venous pump-driven extracorporeal lung membrane support David Sanchez-Lorente, Tetsuhiko Go, Philipp Jungebluth, Irene Rovira, Maite Mata, Maria Carme Ayats, Paolo Macchiarini pages 558-563.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (858 KB) | Add-Ons
Discussion page 563 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (29 KB)
National Emphysema Treatment Trial redux: Accentuating the positive Pablo Gerardo Sanchez, John Charles Kucharczuk, Stacey Su, Larry Robert Kaiser, Joel David Cooper pages 564-572 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (204 KB)
Discussion pages 570-572 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (46 KB)
Increased age is an independent risk factor for radiographic aspiration and laryngeal penetration after thoracotomy for pulmonary resection, 31 May 2010 W. Brent Keeling, Jonathan M. Hernandez, Vicki Lewis, Melissa Czapla, Weiwei Zhu, Joseph R. Garrett, K. Eric Sommers pages 573-577 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
Intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during surgery for left lung cancer, 17 May 2010 Jinbo Zhao, Hui Xu, Wenhai Li, Lianhong Chen, Daixing Zhong, Yongan Zhou pages 578-582 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (599 KB)
Size matters: A comparison of T1 and T2 peripheral non–small-cell lung cancers treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), 17 May 2010 Neal E. Dunlap, James M. Larner, Paul W. Read, Benjamin D. Kozower, Christine L. Lau, Ke Sheng, David R. Jones pages 583-589 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (394 KB)
Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Have hybrid procedures replaced open aortic arch reconstruction in high-risk patients? A comparative study of elective open arch debranching with endovascular stent graft placement and conventional elective open total and distal aortic arch reconstruction Rita Karianna Milewski, Wilson Y. Szeto, Alberto Pochettino, G. William Moser, Patrick Moeller, Joseph E. Bavaria pages 590-597 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (249 KB)
Discussion pages 596-597 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
Early outcomes of deliberate nonoperative management for blunt thoracic aortic injury in trauma, 25 June 2010 Anthony D. Caffarelli, Hari R. Mallidi, Paul M. Maggio, David A. Spain, D. Craig Miller, R. Scott Mitchell pages 598-605 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (398 KB)
Discussion, 25 June 2010 pages 604-605 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (37 KB)
Clinical depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and comorbid depression and posttraumatic stress disorder as risk factors for in-hospital mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, 14 January 2010 Tam K. Dao, Danny Chu, Justin Springer, Raja R. Gopaldas, Deleene S. Menefee, Thomas Anderson, Emily Hiatt, Quang Nguyen pages 606-610 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (76 KB)
Intermittent regurgitation caused by incomplete leaflet closure of the Medtronic ADVANTAGE bileaflet heart valve: Analysis of the underlying mechanism, 01 February 2010 Walter B. Eichinger, Ina Hettich, Sabine Bleiziffer, Ralf Günzinger, Andrea Hutter, Robert Bauernschmitt, Ruediger Lange pages 611-616 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (499 KB)
Functional mitral stenosis after surgical annuloplasty for ischemic mitral regurgitation: Importance of subvalvular tethering in the mechanism and dynamic deterioration during exertion, 01 February 2010 Kayoko Kubota, Yutaka Otsuji, Tetsuya Ueno, Chihaya Koriyama, Robert A. Levine, Ryuzo Sakata, Chuwa Tei pages 617-623 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (489 KB)
Cardiac dysfunction induced by experimental myocardial infarction impairs the host defense response to bacterial infection in mice because of reduced phagocytosis of Kupffer cells, 08 February 2010 Yashiro Nogami, Manabu Kinoshita, Bonpei Takase, Akihito Inatsu, Masayuki Ishihara, Shuhji Seki, Tadaaki Maehara pages 624-632.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1141 KB)
Thoracoscopic pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation and failed percutaneous ablation, 01 February 2010 Manuel Castellá, Daniel Pereda, Carlos A. Mestres, Félix Gómez, Eduard Quintana, Jaume Mulet pages 633-638 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (82 KB)
Comparison of fractional flow reserve of composite Y-grafts with saphenous vein or right internal thoracic arteries, 18 February 2010 David Glineur, Munir Boodhwani, Alain Poncelet, Laurent De Kerchove, Pierre Yves Etienne, Philippe Noirhomme, Paul Deceuninck, Xavier Michel, Gebrine El Khoury, Claude Hanet pages 639-645 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (316 KB)
Perioperative Management
Simulation-based training delivered directly to the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit engenders preparedness, comfort, and decreased anxiety among multidisciplinary resuscitation teams, 07 June 2010 Catherine K. Allan, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Dorothy Beke, Annette Imprescia, Liana J. Kappus, Alexander Garden, Gavin Hayes, Peter C. Laussen, Emile Bacha, Peter H. Weinstock pages 646-652 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (212 KB)
Evolving Technology/Basic Science
Cellular phenotype transformation occurs during thoracic aortic aneurysm development, 10 March 2010 Jeffrey A. Jones, Juozas A. Zavadzkas, Eileen I. Chang, Nina Sheats, Christine Koval, Robert E. Stroud, Francis G. Spinale, John S. Ikonomidis pages 653-659 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (178 KB)
Exacerbation of systemic inflammation and increased cerebral infarct volume with cardiopulmonary bypass after focal cerebral ischemia in the rat, 17 March 2010 H. Mayumi Homi, Wilbert L. Jones, Fellery de Lange, G. Burkhard Mackensen, Hilary P. Grocott pages 660-666.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (243 KB)
Tissue-engineered pro-angiogenic fibroblast scaffold improves myocardial perfusion and function and limits ventricular remodeling after infarction, 05 April 2010 J. Raymond Fitzpatrick, John R. Frederick, Ryan C. McCormick, David A. Harris, Ah-Young Kim, Jeffrey R. Muenzer, Alex J. Gambogi, Jing Ping Liu, E. Carter Paulson, Y. Joseph Woo pages 667-676 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1853 KB)
Endothelin A receptor blockade improves regression of flow-induced pulmonary vasculopathy in piglets Olaf Mercier, Edouard Sage, Mohammed Izziki, Marc Humbert, Philippe Dartevelle, Saadia Eddahibi, Elie Fadel pages 677-683 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (933 KB)
A novel mutation in GATA4 gene associated with dominant inherited familial atrial septal defect, 29 March 2010 Yu Chen, Zeng-Qiang Han, Wei-Dong Yan, Chu-Zhong Tang, Ji-Yan Xie, Hong Chen, Da-Yi Hu pages 684-687 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (295 KB)
Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Serum cystatin C is an easy to obtain biomarker for the onset of renal impairment in heart transplant recipients, 06 May 2010 Daniela Kniepeiss, Doris Wagner, Gerhard Wirnsberger, Regina E. Roller, Andrä Wasler, Florian Iberer, Karl-Heinz Tscheliessnigg pages 688-693 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (207 KB)
Impact of antibodies against human leukocyte antigens on long-term outcome in pediatric heart transplant patients: An analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database, 31 May 2010 Joseph W. Rossano, David L.S. Morales, Farhan Zafar, Susan W. Denfield, Jeffrey J. Kim, John L. Jefferies, William J. Dreyer pages 694-699.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (490 KB)
Standard versus bicaval techniques for orthotopic heart transplantation: An analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database, 28 June 2010 Ryan R. Davies, Mark J. Russo, Jeffrey A. Morgan, Robert A. Sorabella, Yoshifumi Naka, Jonathan M. Chen pages 700-708.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (171 KB)
Cardiothoracic Imaging
Sewing needles embedded in the cardiac interventricular septum and chest wall Stephanie L. Mick, Ibrahim Abdullah, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili, Andres Oswaldo Razo Vazquez, Michael S. Gilfeather, Eduardo Balcells, Frederick Y. Chen pages 709-710 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (409 KB)
Brief Technique Reports
Secure closure of the tracheal incision after natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery with a silicone tracheal stent, 01 February 2010 Yun-Hen Liu, Yi-Chen Wu, Tzu-Ping Chen, Po-Jen Ko pages 711-712 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (196 KB) | Add-Ons
Bridge to lung transplantation using short-term ambulatory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, 12 April 2010 Abeel A. Mangi, David P. Mason, James J. Yun, Sudish C. Murthy, Gosta B. Pettersson pages 713-715 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (351 KB)
Direct aortic access through right minithoracotomy for implantation of self-expanding aortic bioprosthetic valves, 15 April 2010 Giuseppe Bruschi, Federico De Marco, Pasquale Fratto, Jacopo Oreglia, Paola Colombo, Roberto Paino, Silvio Klugmann, Luigi Martinelli pages 715-717 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (306 KB)
Carinal stabilization technique in severe tracheobronchial malacia after slide tracheoplasty, 12 April 2010 Igor E. Konstantinov pages 717-719 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (397 KB)
Aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass via left anterior thoracotomy after previous left pneumonectomy, 26 March 2010 Sotiris C. Stamou, Michael C. Murphy, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos pages 719-720 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (128 KB)
Online Only: Brief Clinical Reports
Explantation of a 44-year-old Starr–Edwards mitral valve for delayed hemolysis, 01 February 2010 Joss Fernandez, Robert Saeid Farivar pages e35-e36 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (139 KB)
Two cases of aneurysm of the anterior mitral valve leaflet associated with transcatheter aortic valve endocarditis: A mere coincidence?, 18 February 2010 Nicolo Piazza, Sebastanio Marra, John Webb, Maurizio D'Amico, Mauro Rinaldi, Massimo Boffini, Chiara Comoglio, Paolo Scacciatella, Arie-Pieter Kappetein, Peter de Jaegere, Patrick W. Serruys pages e36-e38 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (361 KB)
Video-assisted anterior approach to Pancoast tumors, 19 April 2010 Philip A. Linden pages e38-e39 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (320 KB)
Architecture of a pulmonary thrombus removed during embolectomy in a patient with acute pulmonary embolism, 19 August 2009 Anetta Undas, Ewa Stępień, Paweł Rudziński, Jerzy Sadowski pages e40-e41 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (362 KB)
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome, 03 May 2010 Jonathan N. Johnson, David J. Driscoll, Christopher G.A. McGregor pages e41-e43 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (617 KB)
Successful surgery for atrioesophageal fistula caused by transcatheter ablation of atrial fibrillation, 12 April 2010 Alexandre Cazavet, Fabrice Muscari, Marie Agnès Marachet, Bertrand Léobon pages e43-e45 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (301 KB)
Lower graft patency after off-pump than on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: An updated meta-analysis of randomized trials, 14 January 2010 Hisato Takagi, Masafumi Matsui, Takuya Umemoto pages e45-e47 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (547 KB)
Recurrent ventricular tachycardia in the postoperative period: The danger of malfunctioning epicardial pacing wires, 14 May 2010 Simon Modi, Diane Barker, Nathaniel Hawkins, Mark Hall pages e48-e49 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (455 KB)
Gastroaortic fistula: A rare and lethal complication of esophageal stenting after esophagectomy, 10 May 2010 Daniel Whitelocke, Michael Maddaus, Rafael Andrade, Jonathan D'Cunha pages e49-e50 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
Giant mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the left main coronary artery after pneumococcal pneumonia, 17 March 2010 Dimitri Kalavrouziotis, François Dagenais pages e50-e52 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (315 KB)
Pleural pressure immediately after pulmonary lobectomy: Single versus double chest tubes for suction, 14 May 2010 Alessandro Brunelli, Stephen D. Cassivi, Juan Fibla, Luca Di Nunzio pages e52-e53 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Deployed Edwards Sapien prosthesis is always deformed, 19 April 2010 Rachid Zegdi, Didier Blanchard, Paul Achouh, Antoine Lafont, Alain Berrebi, Bernard Cholley, Jean-Noël Fabiani pages e54-e56 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (311 KB)
Novel use of plasmapheresis in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia requiring urgent insertion of a left ventricular assist device under cardiopulmonary bypass Rochus K. Voeller, Spencer J. Melby, Brett E. Grizzell, Nader Moazami pages e56-e58 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (152 KB)
Hemophagocytic syndrome: A rare but specific complication of lung transplantation, 16 June 2010 Takahiro Oto, Gregory I. Snell, Keiji Goto, Shinichiro Miyoshi pages e58-e59 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (238 KB)
Late complete atrioventricular block and tricuspid regurgitation after percutaneous closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect, 20 July 2010 Huiwen Chen, Jinfen Liu, Wei Gao, Haifa Hong pages e60-e61 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (322 KB)
Inducible left ventricular obstruction after apical-conduit aortic valve bypass surgery, 12 July 2010 Catherine Y. Campbell, Ashish S. Shah, Matthews Chacko pages e62-e63 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (314 KB) | Add-Ons
Multiple calcified right ventricular masses presenting with pulmonary embolism and severe pulmonary hypertension, 16 June 2010 Ji-Yong Jang, Byung-Chul Chang, Chi Young Shim pages e64-e65 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (260 KB)
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