Editorials:

Andrew S. Wechsler
	The Editorial Board of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:1-4. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Martin T.R. Grapow, Robert von Wattenwyl, Ulrich Guller, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, and Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
	Randomized controlled trials do not reflect reality: Real-world analyses are critical for treatment guidelines! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:5-7. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr
	The "scientific investment" by cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:8-9. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alden H. Harken
	Brain death leads to abnormal contractile properties of the human donor right ventricle J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:10-11. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Erratum:

	Notices of Correction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:11. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notice of Correction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:11. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Johan Nilsson, Mattias Ohlsson, Lars Thulin, Peter Höglund, Samer A.M. Nashef, and Johan Brandt
	Risk factor identification and mortality prediction in cardiac surgery using artificial neural networks J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:12-19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ole Lund and Martin Bland
	Risk-corrected impact of mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves on long-term mortality after aortic valve replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:20-26. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Sadik Eryilmaz, Ozan Emiroglu, Zeynep Eyileten, Ruchan Akar, Levent Yazicioglu, Refik Tasoz, Bulent Kaya, Adnan Uysalel, Kemalettin Ucanok, Tumer Corapcioglu, and Umit Ozyurda
	Effect of posterior pericardial drainage on the incidence of pericardial effusion after ascending aortic surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:27-31. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Roland Fries, Thomas Graeter, Diana Aicher, Helmut Reul, Christoph Schmitz, Michael Böhm, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
	In vitro comparison of aortic valve movement after valve-preserving aortic replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:32-37. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
J. Zeitani, A. Penta de Peppo, M. Moscarelli, L. Guerrieri Wolf, A. Scafuri, P. Nardi, F. Nanni, E. Di Marzio, P. De Vico, and L. Chiariello
	Influence of sternal size and inadvertent paramedian sternotomy on stability of the closure site: A clinical and mechanical study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:38-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
André Y. Denault, Miguel Chaput, Pierre Couture, Yves Hébert, François Haddad, and Jean-Claude Tardif
	Dynamic right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:43-49. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

George E. Sarris, Nikos M. Giannopoulos, Alexander J. Tsoutsinos, Andreas K. Chatzis, George Kirvassilis, William J. Brawn, Juan V. Comas, Antonio F. Corno, Duccio Di Carlo, Josè Fragata, Victor Hraska, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Sofia Krupianko, Heikki Sairanen, Giovanni Stellin, Andreas Urban, Gerhard Ziemer European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association
	Results of surgery for Ebstein anomaly: A multicenter study from the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:50-57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Heidi A.B. Smith, Jeffrey A. Canter, Karla G. Christian, Davis C. Drinkwater, Frank G. Scholl, Brian W. Christman, Geraldine D. Rice, Frederick E. Barr, and Marshall L. Summar
	Nitric oxide precursors and congenital heart surgery: A randomized controlled trial of oral citrulline J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:58-65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
David Michael McMullan, Guido Oppido, Nelson Alphonso, Andrew Donald Cochrane, Yves d'Udekem d'Acoz, and Christian P. Brizard
	Evaluation of downsized homograft conduits for right ventricle–to–pulmonary artery reconstruction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:66-71. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

J. McGuinness, T.G. Neilan, A. Sharkasi, D. Bouchier-Hayes, and J.M. Redmond
	Myocardial protection using an omega-3 fatty acid infusion: Quantification and mechanism of action J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:72-79. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mitsuhiro Kawata, Shinichi Takamoto, Kazuo Kitahori, Hiroyuki Tsukihara, Tetsuro Morota, Minoru Ono, Noboru Motomura, Arata Murakami, and Yoshihiro Suematsu
	Intermittent pressure augmentation during retrograde cerebral perfusion under moderate hypothermia provides adequate neuroprotection: An experimental study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:80-88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Willem Flameng, Bart Meuris, Jessa Yperman, Geofrey De Visscher, Paul Herijgers, and Erik Verbeken
	Factors influencing calcification of cardiac bioprostheses in adolescent sheep J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:89-98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Hiroyuki Tao, Masato Araki, Toshihiko Sato, Shigeyuki Morino, Rieko Kawanami, Makoto Yoshitani, and Tatsuo Nakamura
	Bronchoscopic treatment of postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula with a collagen screw plug J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:99-104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patrick Tansley, Faisal Al-Mulhim, Eric Lim, George Ladas, and Peter Goldstraw
	A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of the effectiveness of BioGlue in treating alveolar air leaks J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:105-112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Heyman Luckraz, Khalid Amer, Lynne Thomas, Allen Gibbs, and Eric G. Butchart
	Long-term outcome of bronchoscopically resected endobronchial typical carcinoid tumors J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:113-115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Serban C. Stoica, Duwarakan K. Satchithananda, Paul A. White, Linda Sharples, Jayan Parameshwar, Andrew N. Redington, and Stephen R. Large
	Brain death leads to abnormal contractile properties of the human donor right ventricle J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:116-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Matthias Siepe, Marie-Noëlle Giraud, Mladen Pavlovic, Concetina Receputo, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Philippe Menasché, Thierry Carrel, and Hendrik T. Tevaearai
	Myoblast-seeded biodegradable scaffolds to prevent post–myocardial infarction evolution toward heart failure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:124-131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Seiki Takashima, Giovanna Koukoulis, Hidetoshi Inokawa, Mayura Sevala, and Thomas M. Egan
	Inhaled nitric oxide reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat lungs from non–heart-beating donors J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:132-139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Takahiro Oto, Anne P. Griffiths, Bronwyn J. Levvey, David V. Pilcher, Trevor J. Williams, and Gregory I. Snell
	Definitions of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation: Differences between bilateral and single lung transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:140-147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communication:

Hideki Itano, Akio Andou, Hiroshi Date, Isao Koshima, and Nobuyoshi Shimizu
	Chest wall reconstruction with perforator flaps after wide full-thickness resection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:e13-e14. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Emmanuel Le Bret, Natacha Teissier, Emre Belli, Anne Sigal-Cinqualbre, Vincent Couloignier, Philippe Narcy, Serge Demontoux, Nourredine Gharbi, Régine Roussin, Thierry Van Den Abbeele, and Alain Serraf
	Slide tracheoplasty in the presence of tracheal bronchus in an infant J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:e15-e16. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ranjit P. Deshpande, Filip Casselman, Anthony Vanermen, and Hugo Vanermen
	Endoscopic redo tricuspid valve replacement in complete situs inversus J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:148-149. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jang Wen Su, Michael George Caleb, Ru San Tan, Adrian Fatt Hoe Low, and Chong Hee Lim
	Cardiac inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor as a rare cause of aortic regurgitation: A case report J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:150-151. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Paolo Stassano, Antonino Musumeci, Luigi Di Tommaso, and Paolo Pepino
	Left atrial dissection: A multifaceted complication J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:152-153. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Farhad Bakhtiary, Selami Dogan, Omer Dzemali, Peter Kleine, Anton Moritz, and Tayfun Aybek
	Mild hypothermia (32°C) and antegrade cerebral perfusion in aortic arch operations J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:153-154. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Koji Takeda, Goro Matsumiya, Hiroshi Takano, Masahiro Koh, Keiji Iwata, and Yoshiki Sawa
	Unusual thrombus formation in the aorta after apicoaortic conduit for severe aortic stenosis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:155-156. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Siyamek Neragi-Miandoab, James Tuchak, Mamdouh Bakhos, and Jeffrey Paul Schwartz
	Open repair of a new aneurysm of the thoracoabdominal aorta after endovascular stent placement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:157-158. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Attilio A. Lotto, Ursula M. Earl, and W. Andrew Owens
	Right atrial mass: Thrombus, myxoma, or cardiac papillary fibroelastoma? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:159-160. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hiroshi Tanaka, Kenji Okada, Teruo Yamshita, Keitaro Nakagiri, Masamichi Matsumori, and Yutaka Okita
	Accessory mitral valve causing left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and mitral insufficiency J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:160-161. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nobuyuki Ishibashi, Mitsuru Aoki, Manabu Watanabe, Hiromichi Nakajima, Hiroyuki Aotsuka, and Tadashi Fujiwara
	Newly designed extracardiac direct total cavopulmonary connection with merged connection and mixing route J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:162-163. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Samir Sarikouch, Ute Blanz, Eugen Sandica, and Philipp Beerbaum
	Adult congenital heart disease: Cor triatriatum dextrum J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:164-165. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ravi Agarwal, Ganapathy Subramaniam Krishnan, Snehal Kulkarni, Kinnari Bhatt, and Kotturathu Mammen Cherian
	Novel use of a retroaortic innominate vein in cavopulmonary anastomosis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:166-167. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Takeshi Miyairi, Masayuki Nakao, Ikutaro Kigawa, Tadashi Kitamura, Yujiro Miura, Masaki Wakasugi, Sachito Fukuda, Dai Sonehara, and Hiroshi Nishimura
	A closed biatrial procedure using bipolar radiofrequency ablation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:168-169. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Harald C. Ott, Johannes Brechtken, Cory Swingen, Tanya M. Feldberg, Thomas S. Matthiesen, Samuel A. Barnes, Wendy Nelson, and Doris A. Taylor
	Robotic minimally invasive cell transplantation for heart failure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:170-173. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
D. De Wolf, Y. Taeymans, B. Suys, D. Matthys, and G. Van Nooten
	Percutaneous closure of a ventricular septal defect after surgical treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:173-174. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dylan V. Miller, William D. Edwards, and Kenton J. Zehr
	Endothelial and smooth muscle cell populations in a decellularized cryopreserved aortic homograft (SynerGraft) 2 years after implantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:175-176. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Stefano Benussi and Ottavio Alfieri
	Off-pump connection of the pulmonary veins with bipolar radiofrequency: Toward a complete epicardial ablation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:177-178. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Emmanuel Le Bret, Eréa Noel Garabédian, Natacha Teissier, Emre Belli, Noureddine Gharbi, Jacqueline Bruniaux, Régine Roussin, Anne Sigal-Cinqualbre, and Alain Serraf
	Slide cricotracheoplasty in an infant J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:179-180. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Emmanuel Le Bret, Eréa Noel Garabédian, Natacha Teissier, Emre Belli, Noureddine Gharbi, Jacqueline Bruniaux, Régine Roussin, Anne Sigal-Cinqualbre, and Alain Serraf
	Slide tracheobronchoplasty in an infant J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:181-183. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hon Chi Suen, Richard A. Summa, Alexander Babich, Edwin C. Ernst, Phillip Zinser, Wilfrido C. Feliciano, and John H. Rice
	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection causing Pancoast syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:183-184. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Lu-Ting Kuo, Chien-Hwa Chang, Kuan-Ting Kuo, Dung-Cheng Chang, and Hong-Shiee Lai
	Pulmonary sequestration at the posterior mediastinum in a neonate J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:185-187. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Angelo Di Giorgio, Carlo Luigi Cardini, Paolo Sammartino, Simone Sibio, and Enzo Naticchioni
	Dual-layer sandwich mesh repair in the treatment of major diaphragmatic eventration in an adult J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:187-189. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Francesco Petteruti, Paolo Pepino, Giuseppe De Luca, Salvatore Griffo, Luigi Di Tommaso, and Paolo Stassano
	An unusual case of lateral pulmonary hernia J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:189-190. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marco Alifano, Mohamed Sadok Boudaya, Carmen Dinu, Habiba Kadiri, and Jean-François Regnard
	Carcinoma showing thymus-like elements invading the trachea J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:191-192. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Antonio D'Andrilli, Anna Maria Ciccone, Mohsen Ibrahim, Federico Venuta, and Erino A. Rendina
	A new technique for prosthetic reconstruction of the superior vena cava J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:192-194. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Forrest O. Moore, John D. Berne, Gerard J. Fulda, Adam D. Fox, Glen H. Tinkoff, Allen L. Davies, and Kathleen McNicholas
	Atriocaval laceration presenting as delayed pericardial tamponade J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:194-195. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Takashi Iwata, Kiyotoshi Inoue, Shinjiro Mizuguchi, Ryuhei Morita, Takuma Tsukioka, and Shigefumi Suehiro
	Thymectomy for paraneoplastic stiff-person syndrome associated with invasive thymoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:196-197. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Giuliano Daddi, Giulia Milillo, Luciano Lupattelli, Mark Ragusa, Angelo Lemmi, Francesco Puma, Giancarlo Agnelli Pulmonary Embolism in Thoracic Surgery Study Group
	Postoperative pulmonary embolism detected with multislice computed tomography in lung surgery for cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:197-198. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Zisis Charalambos, Spiliotopoulos Konstantinos, Dimosthenous Kypros, Plochoras Ioannis, Pantelidaki Aikaterini, and Bellenis Ion
	Pulmonary metastases of adult Wilms' tumor 17 years after the primary site J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:199-200. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tamer Altinok, Ebru Cakir, Erkmen Gulhan, and Irfan Tastepe
	Tracheal glomus tumor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:201-202. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Akitoshi Yamada, Kenji Okada, Rei Takahashi, and Yutaka Okita
	Pathologic features of cryopreserved aortic allograft implanted in the active infection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:203-204. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
W.A. Wuyts, P. Herijgers, W. Budts, W. De Wever, and M. Delcroix
	Extensive dissection of the pulmonary artery treated with combined heart–lung transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:205-206. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Claudia Stöllberger, Birke Schneider, and Josef Finsterer
	Stroke prevention by means of epicardial occlusion of the left atrial appendage J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:207-208. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Keiji Kamohara, Kiyotaka Fukamachi, and A. Marc Gillinov
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:208. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Omer Ashraf
	Is it really the number of clamps that is responsible for worse postbypass neurological outcomes? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:208-209. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John W. Hammon
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:209. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Omer Ashraf
	Redo coronary bypass grafting: Role of arterial grafts and time interval J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:209-210. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
E.V. Potapov and R. Hetzer
	More pumps—more questions J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:210. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Markus J. Wilhelm, Christof Schmid, and Hans H. Scheld
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:210-211. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Omer Ashraf
	Is off-pump therapy really the right choice in urgent coronary grafting? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:211-212. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sotiris C. Stamou
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:212. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Fernando Hornero and Enrique J. Berjano
	Atrial ablation and esophageal injury: Comments on an experimental study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:212-213. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Heike Aupperle and Nicolas Doll
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:213-214. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Syde A. Taheri
	Use of autologous adult stem cell for treatment of congestive heart failure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:214. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Amir H. Khandani and Frank C. Detterbeck
	Positron emission tomographic scanning in the diagnosis and staging of non–small cell lung cancer 2 cm in size or less J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:214-215. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jeffrey L. Port, David F. Yankelevitz, and Nasser K. Altorki
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:215. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alfredo Cesario, Stefania Di Toro, and Pierluigi Granone
	Pulmonary lobectomy for cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:215-216. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sergio Baldi and Enrico Ruffini
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:216. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Venanzio Porziella, Alfredo Cesario, and Pierluigi Granone
	Dor fundoplication after myotomy for achalasia: Useful, unnecessary, or harmful? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:216-217. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas W. Rice and Eugene H. Blackstone
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:217. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Events of Interest:

	Events of Interest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:218-219. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcement:

	Announcement of 2007 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:220. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:220. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship, 2007-2008 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:220-221. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Resident Traveling Fellowship, 2006-2007 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:221. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Second Dwight Harken Research Scholarship, 2007-2009 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:221. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	The Western Thoracic Surgical Association J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:221-222. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Samson Resident Prize Essay J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:222. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:222. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	The American Board of Thoracic Surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:222. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Recertification/Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:222. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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