Presidential address:

Edward D. Verrier

Who moved my heart? Adaptive responses to disruptive challenges
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1235-1244. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Sharon Hunt

Heart failure overview
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1245-1246. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mariell Jessup and Ileana L. Piña

Is it important to examine gender differences in the epidemiology and outcome of severe heart failure?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1247-1252. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Sara Shumway

Transplant and ventricular assist devices: Gender differences in application and implementation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1253-1255. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ross M. Ungerleider and J. William Gaynor

The Boston Circulatory Arrest Study: An analysis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1256-1261. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary support and physiology:

Y. Joseph Woo, Matthew D. Taylor, Jeffrey E. Cohen, Vasant Jayasankar, Lawrence T. Bish, Jeffrey Burdick, Timothy J. Pirolli, Mark F. Berry, Vivian Hsu, and Todd Grand

Ethyl pyruvate preserves cardiac function and attenuates oxidative injury after prolonged myocardial ischemia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1262-1269. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Howard J. Nathan, Luciana Parlea, Jean-Yves Dupuis, Paul Hendry, Kathryn A. Williams, Fraser D. Rubens, and George A. Wells

Safety of deliberate intraoperative and postoperative hypothermia for patients undergoing coronary artery surgery: A randomized trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1270-1275. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul C. Saunders, Giuseppe Pintucci, Costas S. Bizekis, Ram Sharony, Kevin M. Hyman, Fiorella Saponara, F. Gregory Baumann, Eugene A. Grossi, Stephen B. Colvin, Paolo Mignatti, and Aubrey C. Galloway

Vein graft arterialization causes differential activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1276-1284. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stephan Thelitz, Janine M. Bekker, Boaz Ovadia, Regan B. Stuart, Michael J. Johengen, Stephen M. Black, and Jeffrey R. Fineman

Inhaled nitric oxide decreases pulmonary soluble guanylate cyclase protein levels in 1-month-old lambs
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1285-1292. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K.H. Grinnemo, A. Månsson, G. Dellgren, D. Klingberg, E. Wardell, V. Drvota, C. Tammik, J. Holgersson, O. Ringdén, C. Sylvén, and K. Le Blanc

Xenoreactivity and engraftment of human mesenchymal stem cells transplanted into infarcted rat myocardium
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1293-1300. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antonio F. Corno, Giuseppina Milano, Sandrine Morel, Piergiorgio Tozzi, Claude Y. Genton, Michele Samaja, and Ludwig K. von Segesser

Hypoxia: Unique myocardial morphology?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1301-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey A. Morgan, Ranjit John, Vivek Rao, Alan D. Weinberg, Brian J. Lee, Pamela A. Mazzeo, Margaret R. Flannery, Jonathan M. Chen, Mehmet C. Oz, and Yoshifumi Naka

Bridging to transplant with the HeartMate left ventricular assist device: The Columbia Presbyterian 12-year experience
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1309-1316. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Song Wan, Anthony P. C. Yim, Jason L. Johnson, Nilima Shukla, Gianni D. Angelini, Frank C. T. Smith, Michael R. Dashwood, and Jamie Y. Jeremy

The endothelin 1_A receptor antagonist BSF 302146 is a potent inhibitor of neointimal and medial thickening in porcine saphenous vein–carotid artery interposition grafts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1317-1322. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

General thoracic surgery:

Cliff K. Choong, Bryan F. Meyers, Richard J. Battafarano, Tracey J. Guthrie, Gail E. Davis, G. Alexander Patterson, and Joel D. Cooper

Lung cancer resection combined with lung volume reduction in patients with severe emphysema
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1323-1331. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chuong D. Hoang, Jonathan D'Cunha, Sherif H. Tawfic, Angelika C. Gruessner, Robert A. Kratzke, and Michael A. Maddaus

Expression profiling of non–small cell lung carcinoma identifies metastatic genotypes based on lymph node tumor burden
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1332-1342. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Isao Matsumoto, Makoto Oda, Yoshio Tsunezuka, Masaya Tamura, Kazuyuki Kawakami, and Go Watanabe

Experimental study of extracorporeal lung resection in dogs: Ex situ sleeve resection and autotransplantation of the pulmonary lobe after extended pneumonectomy for central lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1343-1349. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Safety and efficacy of median sternotomy versus video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung volume reduction surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1350-1360. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gokhan Haciibrahimoglu, Mithat Fazlioglu, Aysun Olcmen, Atilla Gurses, and Mehmet Ali Bedirhan

Surgical management of childhood bronchiectasis due to infectious disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1361-1365. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Geoffrey A. Porter, Scott B. Cantor, Garrett L. Walsh, Valerie W. Rusch, Dennis H. Leung, Alma Y. DeJesus, Raphael E. Pollock, Murray F. Brennan, and Peter W. T. Pisters

Cost-effectiveness of pulmonary resection and systemic chemotherapy in the management of metastatic soft tissue sarcoma: A combined analysis from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centers
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1366-1372. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for acquired cardiovascular disease:

Osamu Tagusari, Hitoshi Ogino, Junjiro Kobayashi, Ko Bando, Kenji Minatoya, Hiroaki Sasaki, Kazuo Niwaya, Yutaka Okita, Motomi Ando, Toshikatu Yagihara, and Soichiro Kitamura

Should the transverse aortic arch be replaced simultaneously with aortic root replacement for annuloaortic ectasia in Marfan syndrome?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1373-1380. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Massimo Massetti, Sebastien Veron, Eugenio Neri, Olivier Coffin, Olivier le Page, Gerard Babatasi, Dimitrios Buklas, Dominique Maiza, Jean Louis Gerard, and Andre Khayat

Long-term durability of resection and end-to-end anastomosis for ascending aortic aneurysms
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1381-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nicolas Dürrleman, Michel Pellerin, Denis Bouchard, Yves Hébert, Raymond Cartier, Louis P. Perrault, Arsène Basmadjian, and Michel Carrier

Prosthetic valve thrombosis: Twenty-year experience at the Montreal Heart Institute
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1388-1392. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kwang Ree Cho, Anthony W. Stanson, D. Donald Potter, Kenneth J. Cherry, Hartzell V. Schaff, and Thoralf M. Sundt, III

Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the descending thoracic aorta and arch
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1393-1401. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L.P. Perrault, H. Jeanmart, L. Bilodeau, J. Lespérance, J.-F. Tanguay, D. Bouchard, P. Pagé, and M. Carrier

Early quantitative coronary angiography of saphenous vein grafts for coronary artery bypass grafting harvested by means of open versus endoscopic saphenectomy: A prospective randomized trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1402-1407. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L.M. Stevens, M. Carrier, L.P. Perrault, Y. Hébert, R. Cartier, D. Bouchard, A. Fortier, I. El-Hamamsy, and M. Pellerin

Single versus bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts with concomitant saphenous vein grafts for multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting: Effects on mortality and event-free survival
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1408-1415. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rainer G. Leyh, Karsten Knobloch, Christian Hagl, Arjang Ruhparwar, Stefan Fischer, Theo Kofidis, and Axel Haverich

Replacement of the aortic root for acute prosthetic valve endocarditis: Prosthetic composite versus aortic allograft root replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1416-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evolving technology:

Oliver Reuthebuch, Alexander Kadner, Mario Lachat, Andreas Künzli, Ulrich P. Schurr, and Marko I. Turina

Early bypass occlusion after deployment of Nitinol connector devices
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1421-1426. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin Hetzel, Juergen Hetzel, Christian Schumann, Nikolaus Marx, and Alexander Babiak

Cryorecanalization: A new approach for the immediate management of acute airway obstruction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1427-1431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Video]  

Louis E. Samuels, Elena C. Holmes, and Ralph Petrucci

Psychosocial and sexual concerns of patients with implantable left ventricular assist devices: A pilot study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1432-1435. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for congenital heart disease:

Jia Li, Elisabeth Stenbøg, Andrew Bush, Thorbjørn Grøfte, Andrew N. Redington, and Daniel J. Penny

Insulin-like growth factor 1 improves the relationship between systemic oxygen consumption and delivery in piglets after cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1436-1441. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Akio Ikai, R. Kirk Riemer, Xiaoyuan Ma, Olaf Reinhartz, Frank L. Hanley, and V. Mohan Reddy

Pulmonary expression of the hepatocyte growth factor receptor c-Met shifts from medial to intimal layer after cavopulmonary anastomosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1442-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Akio Ikai, Mikiyasu Shirai, Kazunobu Nishimura, Tadashi Ikeda, Takayuki Kameyama, Koji Ueyama, and Masashi Komeda

Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction disappears in a rabbit model of cavopulmonary shunt
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1450-1457. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andreas Böning, Jens Scheewe, Thomas Ivers, Christine Friedrich, Jürgen Stieh, Sandra Freitag, and Jochen T. Cremer

Phosphorylcholine or heparin coating for pediatric extracorporeal circulation causes similar biologic effects in neonates and infants
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1458-1465. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mahesh Bhatt, Stephen J. Roth, R. Krishna Kumar, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Suresh G. Nair, Suresh Chengode, Krishnanaik Shivaprakasha, and Suresh G. Rao

Management of infants with large, unrepaired ventricular septal defects and respiratory infection requiring mechanical ventilation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1466-1473. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sabine Bleiziffer, Christian Schreiber, Rainer Burgkart, Felix Regenfelder, Martin Kostolny, Paul Libera, Klaus Holper, and Rüdiger Lange

The influence of right anterolateral thoracotomy in prepubescent female patients on late breast development and on the incidence of scoliosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1474-1480. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiothoracic transplantation:

Nirav R. Shah, Joseph G. Rogers, Gregory A. Ewald, Michael K. Pasque, Edward M. Geltman, Marci S. Bailey, and Nader Moazami

Survival of patients removed from the heart transplant waiting list
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1481-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey A. Morgan, Ranjit John, Alan D. Weinberg, Nicholas J. Colletti, Donna M. Mancini, and Niloo M. Edwards

Heart transplantation in diabetic recipients: A decade review of 161 patients at Columbia Presbyterian
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1486-1492. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marc de Perrot, Cecilia Chaparro, Karen McRae, Thomas K. Waddell, Denis Hadjiliadis, Lianne G. Singer, Andrew F. Pierre, Michael Hutcheon, and Shaf Keshavjee

Twenty-year experience of lung transplantation at a single center: Influence of recipient diagnosis on long-term survival
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1493-1501. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Babu V. Naidu, Steven M. Woolley, Alexander S. Farivar, Robert Thomas, Charles H. Fraga, Christopher H. Goss, and Michael S. Mulligan

Early tumor necrosis factor- release from the pulmonary macrophage in lung ischemia-reperfusion injury
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1502-1508. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brief communications:

Brian A. Lynch, David M. Brown, Cynthia Herrington, and Elizabeth Braunlin

Thyroid dysfunction after pediatric cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1509-1511. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Cédric Vallet, Edgardo Pezzetta, Geneviève Nicolet-Chatelin, Zihad El Lamaa, Olivier Martinet, and Hans-Beat Ris

Stage III empyema caused by Actinomyces meyeri: A plea for decortication
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1511-1513. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Tomasz M. Ziedalski, Viji Sankaranarayanan, and Rajinder K. Chitkara

Thoracic endometriosis: A case report and literature review
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1513-1514. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mohamed I. Seleem, Ahmed M. Al-Hashemy, and Awaje Al-Naemi

Ectopic intra-aortic insertion of a subclavian central venous catheter: Case report and review of the literature
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1515-1516. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Dusko Nezic, Aleksandar Knezevic, Sasa Borovic, Milan Cirkovic, and Predrag Milojevic

Coronary-coronary free internal thoracic artery graft on a single, distal, left anterior descending artery lesion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1517-1518. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Brian Kogon, Paul H. Kirshbom, Joseph M. Forbess, and Kirk R. Kanter

Thrombolytic therapy for prosthetic valve thrombosis in children: Two case reports and review of the literature
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1519-1522. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Christian F. Stocker, Lara S. Shekerdemian, Kumar Visvanathan, Narelle Skinner, Christian P. Brizard, John B. Carlin, Steven B. Horton, and Daniel J. Penny

Cardiopulmonary bypass elicits a prominent innate immune response in children with congenital heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1523-1525. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Toshiya Ohtsuka, Mikio Ninomiya, Takahiro Nonaka, and Taisei Maemura

Modified minimally invasive coronary artery bypass after radical treatment for left breast cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1525-1527. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Khanh Nguyen, Justus T. Strauch, Shubhika Srivastava, Alexander Lauten, Peter Haldenwang, Ning Zhang, Susan Vlahakis, and David H. Adams

Orthotopic mitral valve replacement with autologous pulmonary valve in a porcine model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1527-1529. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Germano Melissano, Francesco Maisano, Efrem Civilini, Ottavio Alfieri, and Roberto Chiesa

Direct cerebral perfusion and myocardial protection with moderate systemic hypothermic arrest for high descending aortic aneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1530-1531. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kenichi Okubo, Jun Isobe, Toshihiko Sato, and Yoichiro Ueno

Cotton-type collagen insertion at mediastinoscopy for easier node dissection after induction chemoradiotherapy for lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1532-1533. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the editor:

Hitoshi Hirose and Atsushi Amano

Safe bilateral use of skeletonized internal thoracic artery in patients with diabetes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1534-1535. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mark D. Peterson and Michael A. Borger

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1535. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Keith B. Allen

Saphenectomy wound complications: The real story
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1535. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Margaret A. Olsen, Thoralf M. Sundt, Jennifer S. Lawton, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr, Diane Hopkins-Broyles, Patricia Lock-Buckley, and Victoria J. Fraser

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1536. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Events of interest:

Events of interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1537-1538. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Announcement:

Announcements
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1539-1542. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Program for 2004 annual meeting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1543-1547. [Extract] [Full Text]  

The American Board of Thoracic Surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1547-1548. [Extract] [Full Text]  

CORRECTIONS:

Notice of correction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 1548. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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