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Editorials
They’re here: Continuing medical education activities Andrew S. Wechsler, Pamela W. Fried page 1491 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (36 KB)
Stem cell transplantation for ischemic cardiomyopathy: Hope or hype? Vivek Rao pages 1492-1493 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (43 KB)
Does the internal thoracic artery graft have self-reparative ability? Soichiro Kitamura pages 1494-1495 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defects and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries: Unifocalization brings no long-term benefits Yves d'Udekem, Nelson Alphonso, Martin A. Nørgaard, Andrew D. Cochrane, Leeanne E. Grigg, James L. Wilkinson, Christian P. Brizard pages 1496-1502 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (194 KB)
Matching procedure to morphology improves outcomes in neonates with tricuspid atresia, 27 October 2005 Tara Karamlou, David A. Ashburn, Christopher A. Caldarone, Eugene H. Blackstone, Richard A. Jonas, Marshall L. Jacobs, William G. Williams, Ross M. Ungerleider, Brian W. McCrindle, for the Members of the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society pages 1503-1510.e7 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (535 KB)
Effect of congenital heart disease on neurodevelopmental outcomes within multiple-gestation births Amy H. Schultz, Gail P. Jarvik, Gil Wernovsky, Judy Bernbaum, Robert R. Clancy, Jo Ann D'Agostino, Marsha Gerdes, Donna McDonald-McGinn, Susan C. Nicolson, Thomas L. Spray, Elaine Zackai, J. William Gaynor pages 1511-1516 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
Fontan operation with a viable and growing conduit using pedicled autologous pericardial roll: Serial changes in conduit geometry Iki Adachi, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Koji Kagisaki, Ikuo Hagino, Toru Ishizaka, Masahiro Koh, Hideki Uemura, Soichiro Kitamura pages 1517-1522.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (370 KB)
Brain magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities after the Norwood procedure using regional cerebral perfusion Catherine L. Dent, James P. Spaeth, Blaise V. Jones, Steven M. Schwartz, Tracy A. Glauser, Barbara Hallinan, Jeffrey M. Pearl, Philip R. Khoury, C. Dean Kurth pages 1523-1530 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (154 KB)
Ubiquitin fusion degradation 1–like gene dysregulation in bicuspid aortic valve Salah Ali Mohamed, Thorsten Hanke, Claudia Schlueter, Joern Bullerdiek, Hans-Hinrich Sievers pages 1531-1536 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (227 KB)
Simultaneous management of congenital tracheal stenosis and cardiac anomalies in infants Tsvetomir Loukanov, Christian Sebening, Wolfgang Springer, Herbert Ulmer, Siegfried Hagl pages 1537-1541 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (211 KB)
On the Move page 1541 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (131 KB)
The roles of chronic pressure and volume overload states in induction of arrhythmias: An animal model of physiologic sequelae after repair of tetralogy of Fallot Ilana Zeltser, J. William Gaynor, Matus Petko, Richard J. Myung, Mariusz Birbach, Robert Waibel, Richard F. Ittenbach, Ronn E. Tanel, Victoria L. Vetter, Larry A. Rhodes pages 1542-1548 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (147 KB)
Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology
Ablation of atrial fibrillation and esophageal injury: Effects of energy source and ablation technique Heike Aupperle, Nicolas Doll, Thomas Walther, Patrick Kornherr, Cris Ullmann, Heinz-Adolf Schoon, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr pages 1549-1554 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (435 KB)
Prediction of cardiac function after weaning from ventricular assist devices Hong Liang, Hansheng Lin, Yuguo Weng, Michael Dandel, Roland Hetzer pages 1555-1560 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (107 KB)
The role of tissue factor and P-selectin in the procoagulant response that occurs in the first month after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting Alessandro Parolari, Luciana Mussoni, Marta Frigerio, Moreno Naliato, Francesco Alamanni, Gian Luca Polvani, Marco Agrifoglio, Fabrizio Veglia, Elena Tremoli, Paolo Biglioli, Marina Camera pages 1561-1566.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (191 KB)
Preoperative anti-PF4/heparin antibody level predicts adverse outcome after cardiac surgery Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, Thomas F. Slaughter, William D. White, Ian J. Welsby, Charles S. Greenberg, Habib El-Moalem, Thomas L. Ortel pages 1567-1572 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (145 KB)
The induction of heme oxygenase 1 decreases contractility in human internal thoracic artery and radial artery grafts Paul Achouh, Serge Simonet, Cécile Badier-Commander, Catherine Chardigny, Christine Vayssettes-Courchay, Rachid Zegdi, Ziad Khabbaz, Jean-Noël Fabiani, Tony J. Verbeuren pages 1573-1580 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (513 KB)
Cerebral microembolization during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery with the Symmetry aortic connector device Mona Skjelland, Jacob Bergsland, Runar Lundblad, Per Snorre Lingaas, Kjell Arne Rein, Steinar Halvorsen, Jan L. Svennevig, Erik Fosse, Rainer Brucher, David Russell pages 1581-1585 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (242 KB)
Experimental study on the protective effects of edaravone against ischemic spinal cord injury Kazuchika Suzuki, Teruhisa Kazui, Hitoshi Terada, Kazuo Umemura, Yasuhiko Ikeda, Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar, Katsushi Yamashita, Naoki Washiyama, Takayasu Suzuki, Kazuhiro Ohkura, Junji Yasuike pages 1586-1592 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (304 KB)
General Thoracic Surgery
A physiologic clinical study of achalasia: Should Dor fundoplication be added to Heller myotomy?, 27 October 2005 Thomas W. Rice, Alicia A. McKelvey, Joel E. Richter, Mark E. Baker, Michael F. Vaezi, Jingyuan Feng, Sudish C. Murthy, David P. Mason, Eugene H. Blackstone pages 1593-1600.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (294 KB)
The evolution of treatment outcomes for resected stage IIIA non–small cell lung cancer over 16 years at a single institution Linda W. Martin, Arlene M. Correa, Wayne Hofstetter, Waun Ki Hong, Ritsuko Komaki, Joe B. Putnam, David C. Rice, W. Roy Smythe, Stephen G. Swisher, Ara A. Vaporciyan, Garrett L. Walsh, Jack A. Roth pages 1601-1610.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (385 KB)
Positron emission tomographic scanning in the diagnosis and staging of non–small cell lung cancer 2 cm in size or less Jeffrey L. Port, Rafael S. Andrade, Matthew A. Levin, Robert J. Korst, Paul C. Lee, David E. Becker, Nasser K. Altorki pages 1611-1615 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (200 KB)
Does lobectomy for lung cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affect lung function? A multicenter national study Sergio Baldi, Enrico Ruffini, Sergio Harari, Gian Carlo Roviaro, Mario Nosotti, Nadia Bellaviti, Federico Venuta, Daniele Diso, Federico Rea, Claudio Schiraldi, Alberto Durigato, Maurizio Pavanello, Angelo Carretta, Piero Zannini pages 1616-1622 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (281 KB)
Evolving Technology
Pretreatment with hyperbaric oxygen and its effect on neuropsychometric dysfunction and systemic inflammatory response after cardiopulmonary bypass: A prospective randomized double-blind trial, 27 October 2005 Joseph Alex, Gerard Laden, Alex R.J. Cale, Sean Bennett, Kenneth Flowers, Leigh Madden, Eric Gardiner, Peter T. McCollum, Steven C. Griffin pages 1623-1630 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (110 KB)
Surgical treatment for congestive heart failure with autologous adult stem cell transplantation: A prospective randomized study, 27 October 2005 Amit N. Patel, Luis Geffner, Roberto F. Vina, Jorge Saslavsky, Harold C. Urschel, Robert Kormos, Federico Benetti pages 1631-1638.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (189 KB)
A novel device for left atrial appendage exclusion Keiji Kamohara, Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Yoshio Ootaki, Masatoshi Akiyama, Firas Zahr, Michael W. Kopcak, Raymond Dessoffy, Zoran B. Popović, Masao Daimon, Delos M. Cosgrove, A. Marc Gillinov pages 1639-1644 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (233 KB)
The Cardica C-Port System: Clinical and angiographic evaluation of a new device for automated, compliant distal anastomoses in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery—A multicenter prospective clinical trial, 27 October 2005 Klaus E. Matschke, Jan F. Gummert, Stefanos Demertzis, Utz Kappert, Marcel B. Anssar, Francesco Siclari, Volkmar Falk, Edwin L. Alderman, Christian Detter, Hermann Reichenspurner, Wolfgang Harringer pages 1645-1652 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (400 KB)
Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
The Cox maze procedure in mitral valve disease: Predictors of recurrent atrial fibrillation, 27 October 2005 A. Marc Gillinov, Jon Sirak, Eugene H. Blackstone, Patrick M. McCarthy, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Gosta Pettersson, F. Joseph Sabik, Lars G. Svensson, Jose L. Navia, Delos M. Cosgrove, Nassir Marrouche, Andrea Natale pages 1653-1660.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (259 KB)
Late regression of left internal thoracic artery graft stenosis at the anastomotic site without intervention therapy Chisato Izumi, Hidetaka Hayashi, Yuichi Ueda, Masahiko Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Himura, Hiromitsu Gen, Takashi Konishi pages 1661-1667 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (277 KB)
Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna bioprosthesis: A stented valve with stentless performance?, 27 October 2005 Pasquale Totaro, Nello Degno, Afzal Zaidi, Aprim Youhana, Vincenzo Argano pages 1668-1674 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (188 KB)
Strut chordal-sparing mitral valve replacement preserves long-term left ventricular shape and function in pigs Morten Smerup, Jonas Funder, Camilla Nyboe, Christian Høyer, Troels F. Pedersen, Lars Ribe, Steffen Ringgaard, Won Yong Kim, Erik M. Pedersen, Niels T. Andersen, Sten L. Nielsen, J. Michael Hasenkam pages 1675-1682 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (222 KB)
A Gβγ inhibitor reduces intimal hyperplasia in aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts Jason A. Petrofski, Jonathan A. Hata, Matthew L. Williams, Cyrus J. Parsa, Richard B. Thompson, Steven I. Hanish, Thomas R. Gehrig, Walter J. Koch, Carmelo A. Milano pages 1683-1690 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (294 KB)
Preoperative cerebral ischemic lesions predict physical health status after on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery Lars Mathisen, Marit Helen Andersen, Per Kristian Hol, Bjørn Tennøe, Christian Lund, David Russell, Runar Lundblad, Steinar Halvorsen, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Berit Rokne Hanestad, Erik Fosse pages 1691-1697 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (188 KB)
Surgical ventricular remodeling for multiterritory myocardial infarction: Defining a new patient population, 27 October 2005 Nishant D. Patel, Jason A. Williams, Christopher J. Barreiro, Pramod N. Bonde, Michele M. Waldron, David C. Chang, David A. Bluemke, John V. Conte pages 1698-1706 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (255 KB)
Brief Communications
Pericardiodiaphragmatic rupture and cardiac herniation after multiple blunt trauma: Diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties Z. Witkowski, J. Lasek, M. Wujtewicz, M. Stasiak, W. Marks, A. Kawecka pages e1-e2 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (123 KB)
Radical surgical resection of a giant pleural metastasis of a malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast Pier Luigi Filosso, Davide Turello, Fausto Pernazza, Enrico Ruffini, Alberto Oliaro pages 1707-1708 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (123 KB)
Fibrovascular polyps of the esophagus Parvez K. Sultan, Bryan F. Meyers, G. Alexander Patterson, Joel D. Cooper pages 1709-1710 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (117 KB)
Cardiac tamponade: Rare presentation of acquired pericardial-esophageal fistula Carmelo Mignosa, Salvatore Agati, Placido Gitto, Dario Salvo, Eugenio Santo Trimarchi pages 1711-1712.e1 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (187 KB)
Aortic valve replacement for a case of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from posterior sinus of Valsalva with intramural aortic course Naoto Morimoto, Yutaka Okita, Kenji Okada, Teruo Yamashita, Masamichi Matsumori pages 1713-1714 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (80 KB)
Technical feasibility of Impella Recover 100 microaxial left ventricular assist device placement after biologic aortic valve replacement (21 mm) for postcardiotomy failure Justus T. Strauch, Ulrich F.W. Franke, Martin Breuer, Jens Wippermann, Thorsten Wittwer, Navid Madershahian, Mirko Kaluza, Thorsten Wahlers pages 1715-1716 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (126 KB)
One-stage intracardiac repair in combination with external stenting of the trachea and right bronchus for tetralogy of Fallot with an absent pulmonary valve and tracheobronchomalacia Takahiko Sakamoto, Yuzo Nagase, Hisaya Hasegawa, Toshiharu Shin'oka, Hirofumi Tomimatsu, Hiromi Kurosawa pages 1717-1718 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (119 KB)
A particular anatomic variation of the course of the left pulmonary artery Giulio Melloni, George Cremona, Angelo Carretta, Luca Ferla, Alessandro Bandiera, Piero Zannini pages 1719-1720 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (184 KB)
A modified elephant trunk technique: The 3-fold elephant trunk technique Kenji Okada, Taijiro Sueda, Kazumasa Orihashi, Katsuhiko Imai, Katsutoshi Sato pages 1720-1722 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (175 KB)
Acute intrathoracic gastric volvulus after laparoscopic fundoplication: Laparoscopic reduction and repair Vishwanath Golash pages 1722-1723 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (117 KB)
Intravenous leiomyomatosis with extension to the heart: Rare or underestimated? Mladen J. Kocica, Mile R. Vranes, Dusan Kostic, Natasa Kovacevic- Kostic, Vesna Lackovic, Vesna Bozic- Mihajlovic, Milos M. Velinovic, Aleksandar Dj. Mikic, Nevena Dimitrijevic- Kalezic pages 1724-1726 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (178 KB)
Diagnosis of a solitary cardiac metastasis from ocular melanoma Gabriel T. Chong, Raymond J. Kim, Srivani R. Ambati, Terence Z. Wong, Louis R. Dibernardo, Elmar M. Merkle, Thomas Ryan, Michael A. Morse pages 1727-1728 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (189 KB)
Adult Bochdalek hernia complicated with a perforated colon Ying Chai, Guofei Zhang, Gang Shen pages 1729-1730 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (94 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Effect of surgical case volume on outcome after the Norwood procedure Malcolm J. MacDonald, Olaf Reinhartz, Frank L. Hanley page 1731 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (46 KB)
Reply to the Editor Paul A. Checchia page 1731 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary tuberculosis C.S. Pramesh, Rajesh C. Mistry, Sandeep P. Tandon page 1732 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
Reply to the Editor Guven Olgac, Cemal Asim Kutlu page 1733 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Events of Interest
Events of Interest pages 1734-1735 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (79 KB)
Announcements
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Irving L. Kron page 1736 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (36 KB)
The Western Thoracic Surgical Association page 1737 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (34 KB)
The American Board of Thoracic Surgery page 1738 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (37 KB)
Guest Reviewers
Guest Reviewers for The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery pages 1739-1741 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Frontmatter
Condensed Contents pages A1-A2 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (120 KB)
Table of Contents pages A9-A22 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (139 KB)
Editorial Board page A27 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (36 KB)
Information for Authors pages A28-A32 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (79 KB)
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