In Memoriam:

Denton A. Cooley
	Norman Edward Shumway, MD (1923–2006) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1131-1132. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Editorials:

John W. Hammon, Jr and David A. Stump
	Five-year cognitive outcomes: Surgical effects or natural progression of vascular disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1133-1134. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
James S. Tweddell
	The vertical vein: To ligate or not to ligate J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1135-1136. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Danny Ramzy, Vivek Rao, Laura C. Tumiati, Ning Xu, Rohit Sheshgiri, Jessica Jackman, Diego H. Delgado, and Heather J. Ross
	Endothelin-1 accentuates the proatherosclerotic effects associated with C-reactive protein J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1137-1146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1145-1146. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tomohiro Asai, Mei-Ho Lee, Carlos Arrecubieta, Manuel Prinz von Bayern, Christian A. Cespedes, Helen M. Baron, Martin Cadeiras, Taichi Sakaguchi, Charles C. Marboe, Yoshifumi Naka, Mario C. Deng, and Franklin D. Lowy
	Cellular coating of the left ventricular assist device textured polyurethane membrane reduces adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1147-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rainer Petzina, Martin Ugander, Lotta Gustafsson, Henrik Engblom, Johan Sjögren, Roland Hetzer, Richard Ingemansson, Håkan Arheden, and Malin Malmsjö
	Hemodynamic effects of vacuum-assisted closure therapy in cardiac surgery: Assessment using magnetic resonance imaging J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1154-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Beat H. Walpoth, Prisca Zammaretti, Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, Ebrahim Khabiri, M. Karim Djebaili, Jean-Claude Pache, Jean-Christophe Tille, Yacine Aggoun, Denis Morel, Afksendiyos Kalangos, Jeffrey A. Hubbell, and Andreas H. Zisch
	Enhanced intimal thickening of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts coated with fibrin or fibrin-releasing vascular endothelial growth factor in the pig carotid artery interposition model J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1163-1170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kathryn L. Sloots, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, and Geoffrey P. Dobson
	Warm nondepolarizing adenosine and lidocaine cardioplegia: Continuous versus intermittent delivery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1171-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Hiroyasu Yokomise, Masashi Gotoh, Taku Okamoto, Yasumichi Yamamoto, Shinya Ishikawa, Takashi Nakashima, Daiki Masuya, Dage Liu, and Cheng-long Huang
	Induction chemoradiotherapy (carboplatin-taxane and concurrent 50-Gy radiation) for bulky cN2, N3 non–small cell lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1179-1185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alberto Ruol, Giuseppe Portale, Giovanni Zaninotto, Matteo Cagol, Francesco Cavallin, Carlo Castoro, Vanna Chiarion Sileni, Rita Alfieri, Sabrina Rampado, and Ermanno Ancona
	Results of esophagectomy for esophageal cancer in elderly patients: Age has little influence on outcome and survival J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1186-1192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Delphine Trousse, Fabrice Barlesi, Anderson Loundou, Anne Marie Tasei, Christophe Doddoli, Roger Giudicelli, Philippe Astoul, Pierre Fuentes, and Pascal Thomas
	Synchronous multiple primary lung cancer: An increasing clinical occurrence requiring multidisciplinary management J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1193-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Amulya K. Saxena, Christoph Castellani, and Michael E. Höllwarth
	Surgical aspects of thoracoscopy and efficacy of right thoracoscopy in minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1201-1205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Howard J. Nathan, Rosendo Rodriguez, Denise Wozny, Jean-Yves Dupuis, Fraser D. Rubens, Gregory L. Bryson, and George Wells
	Neuroprotective effect of mild hypothermia in patients undergoing coronary artery surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: Five-year follow-up of a randomized trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1206-1211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ranjit John, Katherine Lietz, Stephen Huddleston, Arthur Matas, Kenneth Liao, Sara Shumway, Lyle Joyce, and R. Morton Bolman
	Perioperative outcomes of cardiac surgery in kidney and kidney–pancreas transplant recipients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1212-1219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1218-1219. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dmitry Pevni, Itzhak Hertz, Benjamin Medalion, Amir Kramer, Yosef Paz, Gideon Uretzky, and Rephael Mohr
	Angiographic evidence for reduced graft patency due to competitive flow in composite arterial T-grafts J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1220-1225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hans-H. Sievers and Claudia Schmidtke
	A classification system for the bicuspid aortic valve from 304 surgical specimens J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1226-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Ina M. Wagner, Walter B. Eichinger, Sabine Bleiziffer, Florian Botzenhardt, Isabel Gebauer, Ralf Guenzinger, Robert Bauernschmitt, and Ruediger Lange
	Influence of completely supra-annular placement of bioprostheses on exercise hemodynamics in patients with a small aortic annulus J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1234-1241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Elisabeth Ott, C. David Mazer, Iulia C. Tudor, Linda Shore-Lesserson, Stephanie A. Snyder-Ramos, Barry A. Finegan, Patrick Möhnle, Charles B. Hantler, Bernd W. Böttiger, Ray D. Latimer, Warren S. Browner, Jack Levin, Dennis T. Mangano Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group and the Ischemia Research and Education Foundation
	Coronary artery bypass graft surgery—care globalization: The impact of national care on fatal and nonfatal outcome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1242-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Michaela Elisabeth Resetar, Cris Ullmann, Petra Broeske, Kristin Ludwig-Schindler, Nicolas K. Doll, Aida Salameh, Stefan Dhein, and Friedrich W. Mohr
	Selective arterialization of a cardiac vein in a model of cardiac microangiopathy and macroangiopathy in sheep J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1252-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Liping Zhao, Paul Kolm, Michael A. Borger, Zefeng Zhang, Cheryl Lewis, Grant Anderson, Claudine T. Jurkovitz, A. Michael Borkon, Robert H. Lyles, and William S. Weintraub
	Comparison of recovery after mitral valve repair and replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1257-1263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Richard C. Cook, L. Wiley Nifong, Jacob E. Enterkin, Patrick J. Charland, Clifton C. Reade, Alan P. Kypson, Saqib Masroor, and W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr
	Significant reduction in annuloplasty operative time with the use of nitinol clips in robotically assisted mitral valve repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1264-1267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tomomi Hasegawa, Kenji Okada, Yoshihito Takano, Yoshiaki Hiraishi, and Yutaka Okita
	Autologous fibrin-coated small-caliber vascular prostheses improve antithrombogenicity by reducing immunologic response J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1268-1276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Grayson H. Wheatley, III, Anthony Nunez, Ourania Preventza, Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez, James Williams, Dawn Olsen, and Edward B. Diethrich
	Have we gone too far? Endovascular stent-graft repair of aortobronchial fistulas J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1277-1285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1283-1285. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, K. Ganapathy Subramaniam, Kishore Joshi, Saurabh Varshney, Guresh Kumar, Rajvir Singh, and Panangipalli Venugopal
	Rechanneling of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with or without vertical vein ligation: Results and guidelines for candidate selection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1286-1294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Masahiro Koh, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Hideki Uemura, Koji Kagisaki, Ikuo Hagino, Toru Ishizaka, and Soichiro Kitamura
	Optimal timing of the Fontan conversion: Change in the P-wave characteristics precedes the onset of atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients with atriopulmonary connection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1295-1302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1302. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Luis G. Quinonez, Joseph A. Dearani, Francisco J. Puga, Patrick W. O’Leary, David J. Driscoll, Heidi M. Connolly, and Gordon K. Danielson
	Results of the 1.5-ventricle repair for Ebstein anomaly and the failing right ventricle J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1303-1310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1309-1310. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John A. Hawkins, Peter C. Kouretas, Richard Holubkov, Richard V. Williams, Lloyd Y. Tani, Jason T. Su, Linda M. Lambert, Christopher R. Mart, Michael D. Puchalski, and L. LuAnn Minich
	Intermediate-term results of repair for aortic, neoaortic, and truncal valve insufficiency in children J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1311-1317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1316-1317. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Toshiharu Shin’oka, Hiromi Kurosawa, Yasuharu Imai, Mitsuru Aoki, Masakuni Ishiyama, Takahiko Sakamoto, Shinka Miyamoto, Kyoko Hobo, and Yuki Ichihara
	Outcomes of definitive surgical repair for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries or double outlet right ventricle with discordant atrioventricular connections: Risk analyses in 189 patients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1318-1328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1326-1328. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Meena Nathan, David Rimmer, Gary Piercey, Pedro J. del Nido, John E. Mayer, Emile A. Bacha, and Frank A. Pigula
	Early repair of hemitruncus: Excellent early and late outcomes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1329-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John W. Brown, Mark Ruzmetov, Palaniswamy Vijay, Mark D. Rodefeld, and Mark W. Turrentine
	Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with a polytetrafluoroethylene monocusp valve: A twelve-year experience J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1336-1343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1342-1343. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
J. William Gaynor, Gil Wernovsky, Gail P. Jarvik, Judy Bernbaum, Marsha Gerdes, Elaine Zackai, Alex S. Nord, Robert R. Clancy, Susan C. Nicolson, and Thomas L. Spray
	Patient characteristics are important determinants of neurodevelopmental outcome at one year of age after neonatal and infant cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1344-1353. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1351-1353. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Bao-Ngoc H. Nguyen, Agnes M. Azimzadeh, Tianshu Zhang, Guosheng Wu, Henk-Jan Shuurman, David H. Sachs, David Ayares, James S. Allan, and Richard N. Pierson, III
	Life-supporting function of genetically modified swine lungs in baboons J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1354-1363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1362-1363. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications:

Vassiliki Kazakou, Alexandra Kousoulakou, and Euthemia Melissari
	Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction by a Kidd antibody after heart surgery: Case report and review of the literature J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1364-1365. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kirun Gopal, Austin Raj, M.R. Rajesh, S.K. Prabhu, and Jayasree Geothe
	Sternal tuberculosis after sternotomy for coronary artery bypass surgery: A case report and review of the literature J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1365-1366. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Betsy Jane Evans and Stephen Westaby
	Allograft carotid artery as a systemic-to-pulmonary conduit J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1367-1368. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Phalla Ou, Giulio Calcagni, Davide Marini, Jerome Le Bidois, Pietro Gallo, Francis Brunelle, and Damien Bonnet
	Unusual systemic venous return with absence of superior caval veins J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1368-1369. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Igor E. Konstantinov, Pankaj Saxena, Lisa Friederich, and Mark A.J. Newman
	Emergency surgery after failed device closure of the atrial septal defect J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1370-1371. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hirofumi Sawada, Yoshihide Mitani, Hiroyuki Ohashi, Hidetoshi Hayakawa, Yukiko Ikeyama, Shin Takabayashi, Hideto Shimpo, Kazuo Maruyama, and Yoshihiro Komada
	Reversal of increased pulmonary arterial pressure associated with systemic venous collaterals after tonsillectomy in a Fontan candidate after the Glenn procedure: Impact of obstructive sleep apnea on Fontan circulation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1371-1373. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Wanjun Luo, Bei Li, Guoqiang Lin, and Rimao Huang
	Postconditioning in cardiac surgery for tetralogy of Fallot J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1373-1374. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christopher S. Snyder, Victor Lucas, Thomas Young, Rani Darling, Geeta Dalal, and James E. Davis
	Minimally invasive implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator in a small patient J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1375-1376. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andreas Koster, Thomas Hentschel, Tom Groman, Hermann Kuppe, Roland Hetzer, Sebastian Harder, and Karl-Georg Fischer
	Argatroban anticoagulation for renal replacement therapy in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia after cardiovascular surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1376-1377. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Salvatore Griffo, Paolo Stassano, Gabriele Iannelli, Luigi Di Tommaso, Marcellino Cicalese, Mario Monaco, and Giovanni Ferrante
	Benign bronchoesophageal fistula: Report of four cases J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1378-1379. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
El Hassane Kabiri, Abdelfettah Zidane, Adil Arsalane, and Fouad Atoini
	Right diaphragmatic eventration associated with dextrocardia, hypoplasia of the right lower pulmonary lobe, and agenesis of the inferior vena cava J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1380-1381. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Lakhvinder S. Vohra, Rajnish Talwar, Mala Mathur, Chadalavada Venkata R. Mohan, Naveen Chawla, and Ramanathan Saranga Bharathi
	Giant mediastinal teratoma—bull in a china shop: Management strategies J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1382-1383. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rogier Jaspers, Wout Barendregt, Gijs Limonard, and Frank Visser
	Necessary resection of the left lower lobe due to systemic arterial supply J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1384-1385. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bryan A. Whitson, Sara J. Runge, Shawn S. Groth, and Michael A. Maddaus
	False-positive mediastinal lymph node activity on positron emission tomographic scan after adjuvant treatment of gynecologic malignancies J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1385-1386. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Saleem Haj-Yahia, Tarun Mittal, Emma Birks, Martin Carby, Mario Petrou, John Pepper, Gilles Dreyfus, and Mohammed Amrani
	Lung fibrosis as a potential complication of the hemostatic tissue sealant, biologic glue (Bioglue) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1387-1388. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nader Moazami, Omid H. Javadi, Dean F. Kappel, Jessica Wagner, and Martin D. Jendrisak
	The feasibility of organ procurement at a hospital-independent facility: A working model of efficiency J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1389-1390. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Hisato Takagi, Takayoshi Kato, and Takuya Umemoto
	Lower graft patency in off-pump compared with conventional coronary surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1391. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eric Lim
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1392. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A.K. Koray and Selami Dogan
	Carotid artery cannulation in aortic surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1392. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Paul Urbanski
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1392-1393. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John G.T. Augoustides
	Limitations with transapical aortic cannulation in type A aortic dissection: What about aortic regurgitation and cardiopulmonary bypass time? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1393. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shinichi Wada
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1393. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rajwinder S. Jutley, Nicola Masala, and A.W. Sosnowski
	Transapical aortic cannulation: The technique of choice for type A dissection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1393-1394. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shinichi Wada, Shin Yamamoto, and Yasuyuki Hosoda
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1394. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hisato Takagi, Takayoshi Kato, and Takuya Umemoto
	Off-pump coronary artery bypass sacrifices graft patency J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1394-1395. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bingyang Ji and Akif Ündar
	Precise quantification of pressure-flow waveforms during pulsatile and nonpulsatile perfusion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1395. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ghassan S. Kassab, Yunlong Huo, and Gerald Buckberg
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1396. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nimesh Desai and Stephen E. Fremes
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1396-1397. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tomaso Bottio, Vincenzo Tarzia, and Gino Gerosa
	Temporary coronary artery occlusion during off-pump surgery and endothelial vessel dysfunction: Is it still an unresolved mystery? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1397. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Louis P. Perrault
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1397-1398. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Events of Interest:

	Events of Interest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1399-1400. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Announcement of 2007 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1401. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1401. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship, 2008-2009 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1401-1402. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Resident Traveling Fellowship, 2007-2008 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1402. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Norman E. Shumway Research Scholarship 2008-2010 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1402. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2007 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1402. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Samson Resident Prize Essay J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1403. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1403. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1403. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Recertification/Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1403. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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