Editorials:

Lars G. Svensson
	Device discordancy: Lost cords, quick-fix seekers, quality, and ethics J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 261-263. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nancy A. Nussmeier
	Are women different from men in ways that matter? Maybe J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 264-265. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Frank W. Sellke and Munir Boodhwani
	Inhibition of complement activation in cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 266-267. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

A. Liebold, A. Khosravi, B. Westphal, C. Skrabal, Y.H. Choi, C. Stamm, A. Kaminski, A. Alms, T. Birken, D. Zurakowski, and G. Steinhoff
	Effect of closed minimized cardiopulmonary bypass on cerebral tissue oxygenation and microembolization J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 268-276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Florian Weis, Erich Kilger, Benno Roozendaal, Dominique J.-F. de Quervain, Peter Lamm, Michael Schmidt, Martin Schmölz, Josef Briegel, and Gustav Schelling
	Stress doses of hydrocortisone reduce chronic stress symptoms and improve health-related quality of life in high-risk patients after cardiac surgery: A randomized study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 277-282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patrik Boivie, Magnus Hansson, and Karl Gunnar Engström
	Intraluminal aortic manipulation by means of intra-aortic filter, cannulation, and external clamp maneuvers evaluated versus dislodged embolic material J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 283-289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Domenico Paparella, Antonella Galeone, Maria Teresa Venneri, Maria Coviello, Giuseppe Scrascia, Nicola Marraudino, Michele Quaranta, Luigi de Luca Tupputi Schinosa, and Stephanie J. Brister
	Activation of the coagulation system during coronary artery bypass grafting: Comparison between on-pump and off-pump techniques J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 290-297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Edmund S. Kassis, Ming Zhao, Julie A. Hong, G. Aaron Chen, Dao M. Nguyen, and David S. Schrump
	Depletion of DNA methyltransferase 1 and/or DNA methyltransferase 3b mediates growth arrest and apoptosis in lung and esophageal cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma cells J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 298-306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, Aaron Kemp, Lingling Du, Michael M. Madani, and Stuart W. Jamieson
	Outcomes of pulmonary endarterectomy for treatment of extreme thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 307-313. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Domenico Galetta, Alfredo Cesario, Stefano Margaritora, Venanzio Porziella, Alessio Piraino, Rolando M. D'Angelillo, Maria A. Gambacorta, Sara Ramella, Lucio Trodella, Salvatore Valente, Giuseppe M. Corbo, Giuseppe Macis, Antonino Mulè, Vittorio Cardaci, Silvia Sterzi, Pierluigi Granone, and Patrizia Russo
	Multimodality treatment of unresectable stage III non–small cell lung cancer: Interim analysis of a phase II trial with preoperative gemcitabine and concurrent radiotherapy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 314-321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Giuseppe Cardillo, Francesco Carleo, Roberto Giunti, Luigi Carbone, Salvatore Mariotta, Lorenzo Salvadori, Lea Petrella, and Massimo Martelli
	Videothoracoscopic talc poudrage in primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A single-institution experience in 861 cases J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 322-328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Piroze M. Davierwala, Michael A. Borger, Tirone E. David, Vivek Rao, Manjula Maganti, and Terrence M. Yau
	Reoperation is not an independent predictor of mortality during aortic valve surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 329-335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Jorge Flores, Takashi Kunihara, Norihiko Shiiya, Kimihiro Yoshimoto, Kenji Matsuzaki, and Keishu Yasuda
	Extensive deployment of the stented elephant trunk is associated with an increased risk of spinal cord injury J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 336-342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ioannis K. Toumpoulis, Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos, Sandhya K. Balaram, Chris K. Rokkas, Daniel G. Swistel, Robert C. Ashton, Jr, and Joseph J. DeRose, Jr
	Assessment of independent predictors for long-term mortality between women and men after coronary artery bypass grafting: Are women different from men? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 343-351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
M. Carrier, P. Ménasché, J.H. Levy, M.F. Newman, K.M. Taylor, A. Haverich, J.C. Chen, S.K. Shernan, F. Van de Werf, M. van der Laan, T.G. Todaro, P.X. Adams, and E.D. Verrier
	Inhibition of complement activation by pexelizumab reduces death in patients undergoing combined aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 352-356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Paolo Ferrazzi, Marco L.S. Matteucci, Maurizio Merlo, Attilio Iacovoni, Giuseppe Rescigno, Matteo Bottai, Piervirgilio Parrella, Luca Lorini, Michele Senni, and Antonello Gavazzi
	Surgical ventricular reverse remodeling in severe ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: The relevance of the left ventricular equator as a prognostic factor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 357-363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Michele De Bonis, Roberto Lorusso, Elisabetta Lapenna, Samer Kassem, Giuseppe De Cicco, Lucia Torracca, Francesco Maisano, Giovanni La Canna, and Ottavio Alfieri
	Similar long-term results of mitral valve repair for anterior compared with posterior leaflet prolapse J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 364-370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christian Olsson and Stefan Thelin
	Regional cerebral saturation monitoring with near-infrared spectroscopy during selective antegrade cerebral perfusion: Diagnostic performance and relationship to postoperative stroke J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 371-379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Maria Schoder, Martin Grabenwöger, Thomas Hölzenbein, Manfred Cejna, Marek P. Ehrlich, Thomas Rand, Alfred Stadler, Martin Czerny, Christoph M. Domenig, Christian Loewe, and Johannes Lammer
	Endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta necessitating anchoring of the stent graft across the arch vessels J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 380-387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Oz M. Shapira, Benjamin R. Eskenazi, Elad Anter, Lija Joseph, Thomas G. Christensen, Curtis T. Hunter, Harold L. Lazar, Joseph A. Vita, Richard J. Shemin, and John F. Keaney, Jr
	Endoscopic versus conventional radial artery harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting: Functional and histologic assessment of the conduit J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 388-394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marco Ricci, Pierluca Lombardi, Steven Schultz, Alvaro Galindo, Ernesto Coscarella, Amelia Vasquez, and Eliot Rosenkranz
	Near-infrared spectroscopy to monitor cerebral oxygen saturation in single-ventricle physiology J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 395-402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Federico Milla, Nikolaos Skubas, William M. Briggs, Leonard N. Girardi, Leonard Y. Lee, Wilson Ko, Anthony J. Tortolani, Karl H. Krieger, O. Wayne Isom, and Charles A. Mack
	Epicardial beating heart cryoablation using a novel argon-based cryoclamp and linear probe J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 403-411. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Chad N. Stasik, Caren S. Goldberg, Edward L. Bove, Eric J. Devaney, and Richard G. Ohye
	Current outcomes and risk factors for the Norwood procedure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 412-417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Massimo Griselli, Simon P. McGuirk, Oliver Stümper, Andrew J.B. Clarke, Paul Miller, Rami Dhillon, John G.C. Wright, Joseph V. de Giovanni, David J. Barron, and William J. Brawn
	Influence of surgical strategies on outcome after the Norwood procedure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 418-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Zahid Amin, Russell Woo, David A. Danford, Stacey E. Froemming, Vadiyala M. Reddy, John Lof, and David Overman
	Robotically assisted perventricular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects: Preliminary results in Yucatan pigs J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 427-432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eloi Marijon, Phalla Ou, Laurent Fermont, Susan Concordet, Jérôme Le Bidois, Daniel Sidi, and Damien Bonnet
	Diagnosis and outcome in congenital ventricular diverticulum and aneurysm J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 433-437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Philip A. Linden, Richard J. Gilbert, Beow Y. Yeap, Kathleen Boyle, Aaron Deykin, Michael T. Jaklitsch, David J. Sugarbaker, and Raphael Bueno
	Laparoscopic fundoplication in patients with end-stage lung disease awaiting transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 438-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Soren Schenk, Patrick M. McCarthy, Eugene H. Blackstone, Jingyuan Feng, Randall C. Starling, Jose L. Navia, Lingmei Zhou, Katherine J. Hoercher, Nicholas G. Smedira, and Kiyotaka Fukamachi
	Duration of inotropic support after left ventricular assist device implantation: Risk factors and impact on outcome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 447-454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Lori J. West, Tara Karamlou, Anne I. Dipchand, Stacey M. Pollock-BarZiv, John G. Coles, and Brian W. McCrindle
	Impact on outcomes after listing and transplantation, of a strategy to accept ABO blood group-incompatible donor hearts for neonates and infants J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 455-461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Historical Perspective:

Robert B. Wallace
	Historical Perspectives of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Carl Eggers (1879-1956) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 462-463. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communication:

Charalambos Zisis, Emmanuel M. Kefaloyannis, Dimitra Rontogianni, Fani Michalopoulou, Ioannis Kalomenidis, Spyros A. Papiris, and Ion Bellenis
	Asymptomatic chest wall Hodgkin disease mimicking fibrosing mediastinitis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: e1-e2. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mitsuaki Matsumoto, Kazuo Tanemoto, Eiichiro Inagaki, Sohei Hamanaka, Hisao Masaki, Masao Nakata, Atsuhisa Ishida, and Atsushi Tabuchi
	Traumatic rupture of a right aortic arch in a patient with an aberrant left subclavian artery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 464-465. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rafael García Fuster, José Alfonso Buendía, Jordi Estornell, and José Anastasio Montero
	Complete myocardial revascularization and Dor technique in a case of left lung agenesis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 466-467. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Douglas A. Murphy, John J. Byrne, and Hector A. Malave
	Robotic endoscopic excision of accessory mitral leaflet J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 468-469. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tae-Jin Yun, Seung-Hyun Lee, and Jae-Kon Ko
	Neonatal stenotic Ebstein's anomaly: A novel technique of right ventricular exclusion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 469-471. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A.R. Hosseinpour, M. Amanullah, I.R. Ramnarine, O. Stümper, D.J. Barron, and W.J. Brawn
	Combined atrial arterial switch operation (double switch) for hearts with Shone syndrome and pulmonary hypertension J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 471-473. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Omer Ali Sayin, Murat Ugurlucan, Memduh Dursun, Adem Ucar, and Emin Tireli
	Bifid cardiac apex: A rare morphologic structure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 474-475. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yuji Naito, Yorikazu Harada, Shunji Uchita, Koki Takizawa, Gengi Satomi, Satoshi Yasukochi, and Hikoro Matsui
	A novel aortic arch reconstruction method for double-inlet left ventricle with interrupted aortic arch and restrictive bulboventricular foramen J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 475-477. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jeffrey H. Shuhaiber, Vinu Patel, Tarek Husayni, Chawki El-Zein, Mary J. Barth, and Michel N. Ilbawi
	Repair of symptomatic neoaortic aneurysm after third-stage palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 478-479. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Charles C. Sticco and Leonard O. Barrett
	Delayed cardiac tamponade by iatrogenic aortic perforation with pacemaker implantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 480-481. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bertrand Léobon, Daniel Roux, Stefano Saccani, Antoine Mugniot, Fabrice Muscari, Yves Glock, and Gérard Fournial
	Type A aortic dissection: New surgical strategy using intra-operative stenting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 482-483. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Joseph L. Bobadilla, Christopher H. Wigfield, and Paramjeet S. Chopra
	Inflow occlusion pulmonary embolectomy in the modern era of cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 484-486. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yoshifumi Ikeda, Naomi Morita, Hideko Kurihara, Masanori Niimi, and Kota Okinaga
	A primary aortoesophageal fistula due to esophageal carcinoma successfully treated with endoluminal aortic stent grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 486-487. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pei-Ming Huang, Ke-Cheng Chen, and Yung-Chie Lee
	An alternative method for the removal of thoracic esophagus without thoracotomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 488-489. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Lorenzo Spaggiari, Domenico Galetta, Giulia Veronesi, Francesco Leo, Roberto Gasparri, Francesco Petrella, Alessandro Borri, Giuseppe Pelosi, and Marco Venturino
	Superior vena cava replacement for lung cancer using a heterologous (bovine) prosthesis: Preliminary results J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 490-491. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A. Basoglu, B. Celik, T.A. Sengul, and L. Yildiz
	Esophageal schwannoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 492-493. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas M. Joudinaud, Elie Fadel, Vincent Thomas-de-Montpreville, Sacha Mussot, Erwan M. Flecher, and Phillippe G. Dartevelle
	Fatal giant cell myocarditis after thymoma resection in myasthenia gravis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 494-495. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jang-Ming Lee, Jen-Deh Pan, Wei-Cheng Lin, and Yung-Chie Lee
	Using Surgicel to buttress the staple line in lung volume reduction surgery for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 495-496. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kenneth A. Kesler, Zane T. Hammoud, Paul R. Helft, Karen M. Rieger, Michael B. Pritz, and John W. Brown
	Long-term survival after excision of a solitary esophageal cancer brain metastasis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 497-498. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Juan C. Garzon, Calvin S.H. Ng, Tak Wai Lee, and Anthony P.C. Yim
	Video-assisted thoracic surgery lung resection after endobronchial valve placement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 499-500. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
G. Hossein Almassi
	Internal thoracic vein aneurysm presenting as an anterior mediastinal mass J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 500-501. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Thomas G. Gleason
	Aortic annuloplasty and valve-sparing root replacement: Details of the primary suture line J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 502-503. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pramod Bonde and Alastair Graham
	Surgical management of pulmonary embolism J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 503-504. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John G. Byrne and Marzia Leacche
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 504. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
R.M.F. Berger and A. Bergstra
	Assumed oxygen consumption in the determination of cardiac output: Assume carefully ... J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 504. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
U. Fakler and J. Hess
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 504-505. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nikolaus A. Haas and Christoph K. Camphausen
	Triiodothyronine in neonatal heart surgery: Looking for an answer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 505-506. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andrew S. Mackie, Stephen J. Roth, and Jane W. Newburger
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 506. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Habib Benallal
	A new modeling for each population J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 506-507. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
U. Fakler and J. Hess
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 507. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Igor E. Konstantinov and Andrew N. Redington
	Linking gene expression, nuclear factor kappa B, remote ischemic preconditioning, and transplantation: A quest for an elusive Holy Grail or a road to an amazing discovery? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 507-509. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Igor E. Konstantinov, Jia Li, and Andrew N. Redington
	From mesothelioma to cardiovascular protection via the phosphoinositide-3 kinase pathway: A new vista in cardiothoracic surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 509-510. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Philip A. Rascoe, Xiaobo Cao, Jonathan C. Daniel, Steven D. Miller, and W. Roy Smythe
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 510. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Event of Interest:

	Events of Interest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 511-512. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 513. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	The Western Thoracic Surgical Association J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 513-514. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	The American Board of Thoracic Surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 514. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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