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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 128, Issue 4, Pages 499-654 (October 2004)

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Twisting of pedicled left internal thoracic artery graft three hundred sixty degrees clockwise: Does it change the outcome?
Apurba Kumar Sarma, Sai Kiran Krishnamurthy, Venkata Sathya Siva, Jayakumar Karunakaran, Neelakandhan Kurur Sankaran
pages 617-618
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Cardiopulmonary support and physiology


FR167653 diminishes infarct size in a murine model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury
Masaki Yada, Akira Shimamoto, Craig R. Hampton, Albert J. Chong, Hiroo Takayama, Christine L. Rothnie, Denise J. Spring, Hideto Shimpo, Isao Yada, Timothy H. Pohlman, Edward D. Verrier
pages 588-594
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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the mediastinum: A temporary aortic transection approach
Katsuyuki Asai, Kazuya Suzuki, Hiroshi Shimota, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Katsushi Yamashita, Teruhisa Kazui
pages 615-617
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Surgical management of bilateral multiple invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
Karin M. Dunst, Ludwig C. Mueller
pages 621-622
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Rigid-plate fixation for the treatment of sternal nonunion
Liza C. Wu, John Renucci, David H. Song
pages 623-624
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HeartMate XVE malfunction caused by fluid aspiration into the vent port
Sinan A. Simsir, Shu S. Lin, Myra F. Ellis, Stuart D. Russell, Carmelo A. Milano
pages 619-621
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Transit-time flow measurement cannot detect wrong anastomosis of an internal thoracic artery with the cardiac vein in coronary artery surgery
Yoshiyuki Takami, Hiroshi Masumoto
pages 629-631
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Acromegaly caused by ectopic growth hormone–releasing hormone secretion by a carcinoid bronchial tumor: A rare entity
Kalliopi Athanassiadi, Dimitrios Exarchos, Stylianos Tsagarakis, Ion Bellenis
pages 631-632
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Innominate artery transection in the setting of a bovine arch
Mireille A. Moise, Vivian Hsu, Benjamin Braslow, Y.Joseph Woo
pages 632-634
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Distal aortic arch aneurysm after endovascular stent graft repair for type B chronic aortic dissection
Claudio F. Russo, Andrea Garatti, Maurizio Puttini, Ettore Vitali
pages 634-636
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Cardiopulmonary support and physiology


Reduction of myocardial reperfusion injury by aprotinin after regional ischemia and cardioplegic arrest
Tanveer A. Khan, Cesario Bianchi, Pierre Voisine, Jun Feng, Jeralyn Baker, Melanie Hart, Minoru Takahashi, Greg Stahl, Frank W. Sellke
pages 602-608
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Venous embolization during sternotomy in children undergoing corrective heart surgery
Ilan Keidan, Yael Mardor, Sergei Preisman, David Mishaly
pages 636-638
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Cardiopulmonary support and physiology


Homozygous deletion of early growth response 1 gene and critical limb ischemia after vascular ligation in mice: Evidence for a central role in vascular homeostasis
Paul Schalch, Gerald Patejunas, Mauricio Retuerto, Sorin Sarateanu, Jeffrey Milbrandt, Geeta Thakker, David Kim, JoAnn Carbray, Ronald G. Crystal, Todd K. Rosengart
pages 595-601
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Use of the AbioCor replacement heart as destination therapy for end-stage heart failure with irreversible pulmonary hypertension
Louis Samuels, John Entwistle, Elena Holmes, Jane Fitzpatrick, Andrew Wechsler
pages 643-645
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Surgery for acquired cardiovascular disease


Clinical pulmonary autograft valves: Pathologic evidence of adaptive remodeling in the aortic site
Elena Rabkin-Aikawa, Masanori Aikawa, Mark Farber, Johannes R. Kratz, Guillermo Garcia-Cardena, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Max B. Mitchell, Richard A. Jonas, Frederick J. Schoen
pages 552-561
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Functional mitral regurgitation in chronic ischemic coronary artery disease: Analysis of geometric alterations of mitral apparatus with magnetic resonance imaging
Hsi-Yu Yu, Mao-Yuan Su, Ta-Yu Liao, Hsu-Hsia Peng, Fang-Yue Lin, Wen-Yih Isaac Tseng
pages 543-551
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Brief communication


Two-conduit repair for anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in an adult
Hassan Kattach, Kyriakos Anastasiadis, Xu Yu Jin, Ravi Pillai
pages 641-642
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Surgery for acquired cardiovascular disease


Homograft replacement of the mitral valve: Eight-year results
Mark Ali, Bernard Iung, Emmanuel Lansac, Patrick Bruneval, Christophe Acar
pages 529-534
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A prospective, single-center clinical trial of a modified Cox maze procedure with bipolar radiofrequency ablation
Sydney L. Gaynor, Michael D. Diodato, Sunil M. Prasad, Yosuke Ishii, Richard B. Schuessler, Marci S. Bailey, Nicholas R. Damiano, Jeffrey B. Bloch, Marc R. Moon, Ralph J. Damiano
pages 535-542
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General thoracic surgery


Reoperative laparoscopic fundoplication for the treatment of failed fundoplication
Pavlos K. Papasavas, Woodrow W. Yeaney, Rodney J. Landreneau, Fernando D. Hayetian, Daniel J. Gagné, Philip F. Caushaj, Robin Macherey, Susan Bartley, Richard H. Maley, Robert J. Keenan
pages 509-516
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General Thoracic Surgery


Catamenial pneumothorax revisited: Clinical approach and systematic review of the literature
Stephan Korom, Haydar Canyurt, Antje Missbach, Didier Schneiter, Michael Odo Kurrer, Urs Haller, Paul J. Keller, Markus Furrer, Walter Weder
pages 502-508
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Reflections on reduction ascending aortoplasty's liveliness
Hans H. Sievers
pages 499-501
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Resectional surgery combined with chemotherapy remains the treatment of choice for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Yuji Shiraishi, Yutsuki Nakajima, Naoya Katsuragi, Makoto Kurai, Nobumasa Takahashi
pages 523-528
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Evolving Technology


Injectable bioartificial myocardial tissue for large-scale intramural cell transfer and functional recovery of injured heart muscle
Theo Kofidis, Jorg L. de Bruin, Grant Hoyt, Darren R. Lebl, Masashi Tanaka, Toshiyuki Yamane, Ching-Pin Chang, Robert C. Robbins
pages 571-578
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Three-dimensional echocardiography–guided beating-heart surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass: A feasibility study
Yoshihiro Suematsu, Gerald R. Marx, Jeffrey A. Stoll, Pierre E. DuPont, Robin O. Cleveland, Robert D. Howe, John K. Triedman, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Bassem N. Mora, Bernie J. Savord, Ivan S. Salgo, Pedro J. del Nido
pages 579-587
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Announcement


The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Volunteer Leadership and Senior Staff Disclosure Statement
page 652
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General thoracic surgery


Vascular endothelial growth factor expression in metastatic pulmonary tumor from colorectal carcinoma: Utility as a prognostic factor
Masaya Tamura, Makoto Oda, Yoshio Tsunezuka, Isao Matsumoto, Kazuyuki Kawakami, Go Watanabe
pages 517-522
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On the move
page 522
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Surgery for acquired cardiovascular disease


Size reduction ascending aortoplasty: Is it dead or alive?
Francis Robicsek, Joseph W. Cook, Mark K. Reames, Eric R. Skipper
pages 562-570
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Cardiopulmonary support and physiology


Effects of hydrostatic distention on in vitro vasoreactivity of radial artery conduits
Chee Fui Chong, Paul J.L. Ong, Neil Moat, Peter Collins
pages 609-614
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Brief communication


Biventricular assistance with the Jarvik FlowMaker: A case report
O.H. Frazier, Timothy J. Myers, Igor Gregoric
pages 625-626
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Nesiritide as an adjunctive therapy in adult patients with heart failure undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery
Louis E. Samuels, Elena C. Holmes, Letwin Lee
pages 627-629
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First human transplantation of a bioengineered airway tissue
Paolo MacChiarini, Thorsten Walles, Christian Biancosino, Heike Mertsching
pages 638-641
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Successful bilateral lung volume reduction in a child with emphysema from bronchiolitis obliterans
Maurizio Mancuso, Donatella Pacchioni, Enrico Ruffini, Antonio Cavallo, Pierluigi Filosso, Aurelio Viale, Paolo Solidoro, Elisabetta Bignamini
pages 645-647
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Events of interest


Events of interest
pages 648-650
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Announcement


The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Announcement of 2005 Annual Meeting
page 651
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The Western Thoracic Surgical Association: Announcement of 2005 Annual Meeting
pages 653-654
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Frontmatter


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Editorial board
page A22
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Information for authors
pages A24-A28
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Information for readers
page A30
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Copyright transfer statement
page A32
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