Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 143, No. 2

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Cardiothoracic Surgical Education and Training

Evaluation of simulation training in cardiothoracic surgery: The Senior Tour perspective
February 2012(Vol. 143 | No. 2 | Pages 264-272.e9)
James I. Fann, Richard H. Feins, George L. Hicks, Jonathan C. Nesbitt, John W. Hammon, Fred A. Crawford, Senior Tour in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease

Trends in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons adult cardiac surgery database
February 2012(Vol. 143 | No. 2 | Pages 273-281)
Andrew W. ElBardissi, Sary F. Aranki, Shubin Sheng, Sean M. O’Brien, Caprice C. Greenberg, James S. Gammie

Discussion
February 2012(Vol. 143 | No. 2 | Pages 280-281)
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Evolution of operative techniques and perfusion strategies for minimally invasive mitral valve repair
30 January 2012
Eugene A. Grossi, Didier F. Loulmet, Charles F. Schwartz, Patricia Ursomanno, Elias A. Zias, Sophia L. Dellis, Aubrey C. Galloway
Objective: Perfusion strategies and operative techniques for minimally invasive mitral valve repair have evolved over time. During the past decade, our institution’s approach has progressed from a por...
Discussion
30 January 2012
Dr James Maxwell(Missoula, Mont). Allogeneic blood transfusion has been under intense review for the last decade, and a 2006 review in Circulation referred to post-cardiac surgery transfusions as a si...
Atypical malignant late infective endocarditis of Melody valve
30 January 2012
Mehul Patel, Laurence Iserin, Damien Bonnet, Younes Boudjemline
The Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve (Medtronic, Inc, Minneapolis, Minn) is approved for interventional treatment of dysfunctional right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) conduits as an alternative...
A novel approach to the aneurysmal coronary artery fistula
30 January 2012
Christopher H. May, Douglas R. Johnston, Wael A. Jaber, Gosta B. Pettersson
Coronary artery fistulas are a rare subset of coronary artery anomalies, with a prevalence of approximately 0.2%. They involve an abnormal connection between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber or...
Mitral valve annuloplasty and papillary muscle relocation oriented by 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography for severe functional mitral regurgitation
30 January 2012
Khalil Fattouch, Giacomo Murana, Sebastiano Castrovinci, Claudia Mossuto, Roberta Sampognaro, Maria Giuliana Borruso, Emanuela Clara Bertolino, Giuseppa Caccamo, Giovanni Ruvolo, Patrizio Lancellotti
Objective: The study of the mitral valve apparatus and its modifications during functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is better revealed by 3-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TOE). T...

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Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung: A clinicopathologic study of eighty-seven cases
August 2002 (Vol. 124 | No. 2 | Pages 285-292)
Hidefumi Takei, Hisao Asamura, Arafumi Maeshima, Kenji Suzuki, Haruhiko Kondo, Toshiro Niki, Tesshi Yamada, Ryosuke Tsuchiya, Yoshihiro Matsuno
2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Executive summary: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
January 2012 (Vol. 143 | No. 1 | Pages 4-34)
Writing Committee Members, L. David Hillis, Peter K. Smith, Jeffrey L. Anderson, John A. Bittl, Charles R. Bridges, John G. Byrne, Joaquin E. Cigarroa, Verdi J. DiSesa, Loren F. Hiratzka, Adolph M. Hutter, Michael E. Jessen, Ellen C. Keeley, Stephen J. Lahey, Richard A. Lange, Martin J. London, Michael J. Mack, Manesh R. Patel, John D. Puskas, Joseph F. Sabik, Ola Selnes, David M. Shahian, Jeffrey C. Trost, Michael D. Winniford, ACCF/AHA Task Force Members, Alice K. Jacobs, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Nancy Albert, Mark A. Creager, Steven M. Ettinger, Robert A. Guyton, Jonathan L. Halperin, Judith S. Hochman, Frederick G. Kushner, E. Magnus Ohman, William Stevenson, Clyde W. Yancy
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The effect of incentive spirometry and inspiratory muscle training on pulmonary function after lung resection
March 1997 (Vol. 113 | No. 3 | Pages 552-557)
Paltiel Weiner, Abraham Man, Margalit Weiner, Marinella Rabner, Joseph Waizman, Rasmi Magadle, Doron Zamir, Yoel Greiff
A classification system for the bicuspid aortic valve from 304 surgical specimens
May 2007 (Vol. 133 | No. 5 | Pages 1226-1233)
Hans-H. Sievers, Claudia Schmidtke
Progress and changes
October 2011 (Vol. 142 | No. 4 | Page 731)
Lawrence H. Cohn
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Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 143, No. 2

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Cardiothoracic Surgical Education and Training

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease

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