Editorials:

Irving L. Kron and D. Craig Miller
	Andrew S. Wechsler, MD, Editor, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, January 2000–December 2007 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1391-1392. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andrew S. Wechsler
	Passing the torch J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1393-1396. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Tain-Yen Hsia, Sachin Khambadkone, Scott M. Bradley, and Marc R. de Leval
	Subdiaphragmatic venous hemodynamics in patients with biventricular and Fontan circulation after diaphragm plication J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1397-1405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1405. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Brian L. Reemtsen, Anastasios C. Polimenakos, Brian T. Fagan, Winfield J. Wells, and Vaughn A. Starnes
	Fate of the right ventricle after fenestrated right ventricular exclusion for severe neonatal Ebstein anomaly J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1406-1412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1410-1412. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Antonio F. Corno, Edmund J. Ladusans, Marco Pozzi, and Stephen Kerr
	FloWatch versus conventional pulmonary artery banding J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1413-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1419-1420. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Carl L. Backer, Angela M. Kelle, Robert D. Stewart, Sunitha C. Suresh, Farah N. Ali, Richard A. Cohn, Roopa Seshadri, and Constantine Mavroudis
	Aprotinin is safe in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1421-1428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1426-1428. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Edward J. Hickey, Christopher A. Caldarone, Eugene H. Blackstone, Gary K. Lofland, Thomas Yeh, Jr, Christian Pizarro, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Frank Pigula, David M. Overman, Marshall L. Jacobs, Brian W. McCrindle Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society
	Critical left ventricular outflow tract obstruction: The disproportionate impact of biventricular repair in borderline cases J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1429-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1436-1437. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Qingyu Wu, Zhixiong Huang, Guangyu Pan, Lianyi Wang, Lei Li, and Hui Xue
	Early and midterm results in anatomic repair of Ebstein anomaly J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1438-1442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1440-1442. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Munir Boodhwani, Fraser Rubens, Denise Wozny, Rosendo Rodriguez, and Howard J. Nathan
	Effects of sustained mild hypothermia on neurocognitive function after coronary artery bypass surgery: A randomized, double-blind study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1443-1452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1451-1452. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Munir Boodhwani, Neel R. Sodha, Shigetoshi Mieno, Basel Ramlawi, Shu-Hua Xu, Jun Feng, Richard T. Clements, Marc Ruel, and Frank W. Sellke
	Insulin treatment enhances the myocardial angiogenic response in diabetes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1453-1460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1460. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Richard T. Clements, Neel R. Sodha, Jun Feng, Shigetoshi Mieno, Munir Boodhwani, Basel Ramlawi, Cesario Bianchi, and Frank W. Sellke
	Phosphorylation and translocation of heat shock protein 27 and B-crystallin in human myocardium after cardioplegia and cardiopulmonary bypass J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1461-1470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Michael Markl, Christoph Benk, Dominik Klausmann, Aurelien F. Stalder, Alex Frydrychowicz, Jürgen Hennig, and Friedhelm Beyersdorf
	Three-dimensional magnetic resonance flow analysis in a ventricular assist device J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1471-1476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

James Huang, Nabil P. Rizk, William D. Travis, Venkatraman E. Seshan, Manjit S. Bains, Joseph Dycoco, Robert J. Downey, Raja M. Flores, Bernard J. Park, and Valerie W. Rusch
	Feasibility of multimodality therapy including extended resections in stage IVA thymoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1477-1484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1483-1484. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Takahiro Nakajima, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Akira Iyoda, Shigetoshi Yoshida, Makoto Suzuki, Yasuo Sekine, Kiyoshi Shibuya, Kenzo Hiroshima, Yukio Nakatani, and Takehiko Fujisawa
	The evaluation of lymph node metastasis by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration: Crucial for selection of surgical candidates with metastatic lung tumors J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1485-1490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tommaso Claudio Mineo, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Eugenio Pompeo, and Davide Mineo
	New simple classification for operated bullous emphysema J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1491-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masashi Gotoh, Yasumichi Yamamoto, Hitoshi Igai, Sungsoo Chang, Chenglong Huang, and Hiroyasu Yokomise
	Clinical application of infrared thoracoscopy to detect bullous or emphysematous lesions of the lung J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1498-1501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tomohisa Nagasao, Junpei Miyamoto, Tamotsu Tamaki, Kazuhiko Ichihara, Hua Jiang, Toshihiko Taguchi, Ryohei Yozu, and Tatsuo Nakajima
	Stress distribution on the thorax after the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum results in different patterns between adult and child patients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1502-1507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Eric Berreklouw, Bernd Vogel, Harald Fischer, Frederik Weinberg, Gerda L. van Rijk-Zwikker, Guido J. Van Nooten, and Lawrence H. Cohn
	Fast sutureless implantation of mechanical aortic valve prostheses using Nitinol attachment rings: Feasibility in acute pig experiments J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1508-1512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Wolfgang Schiller, Heike Rudorf, Christoph B. Welzel, Martin J. Kiderlen, Chris Probst, Oliver Dewald, and Armin Welz
	Sutureless anastomoses of rabbit carotid arteries with BioGlue J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1513-1518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kenji Iino, Nobuhiko Yui, Tooru Ooya, Ryouji Kawabata, Shigeyuki Tomita, and Go Watanabe
	Successful low-energy cardioversion using a novel biodegradable gel pad: Feasibility of treating postoperative atrial fibrillation in animals J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1519-1525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Benjamin A. Youdelman, Hitoshi Hirose, Harsh Jain, J. Yasha Kresh, John W.C. Entwistle, III, and Andrew S. Wechsler
	Comparison of eight prosthetic aortic valves in a cadaver model J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1526-1532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Diana Aicher, Frank Langer, Oliver Adam, Dietmar Tscholl, Henning Lausberg, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
	Cusp repair in aortic valve reconstruction: Does the technique affect stability? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1533-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1538-1539. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eric J. Velazquez, Kerry L. Lee, Christopher M. O’Connor, Jae K. Oh, Robert O. Bonow, Gerald M. Pohost, Arthur M. Feldman, Daniel B. Mark, Julio A. Panza, George Sopko, Jean L. Rouleau, Robert H. Jones STICH Investigators
	The rationale and design of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1540-1547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Marisa Di Donato, Serenella Castelvecchio, Jelena Brankovic, Carlo Santambrogio, Vincenzo Montericcio, and Lorenzo Menicanti
	Effectiveness of surgical ventricular restoration in patients with dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy and unrepaired mild mitral regurgitation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1548-1553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
George J. Arnaoutakis, Azra Bihorac, Tomas D. Martin, Philip J. Hess, Jr, Charles T. Klodell, A. Ahsan Ejaz, Cyndi Garvan, Curtis G. Tribble, and Thomas M. Beaver
	RIFLE criteria for acute kidney injury in aortic arch surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1554-1561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1560-1561. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jorge H. Jimenez, Shasan W. Liou, Muralidhar Padala, Zhaoming He, Michael Sacks, Robert C. Gorman, Joseph H. Gorman, III, and Ajit P. Yoganathan
	A saddle-shaped annulus reduces systolic strain on the central region of the mitral valve anterior leaflet J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1562-1568. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Maciej Banach, Aleksander Goch, Malgorzata Misztal, Jacek Rysz, Ryszard Jaszewski, and Jan Henryk Goch
	Predictors of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1569-1576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications:

Naoko Nagano, Raymond Cartier, Tiffany Zigras, Rosaire Mongrain, and Richard L. Leask
	Mechanical properties and microscopic findings of a Dacron graft explanted 27 years after coarctation repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1577-1578. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Markus Kondruweit, Michael Weyand, Faidi Omar Mahmoud, Walter Geissdoerfer, Christoph Schoerner, Dieter Ropers, Stephan Achenbach, and Thomas Strecker
	Fulminant endocarditis caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis in a young man J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1579-1580. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yoshiharu Soga, Michiya Hanyu, Masahide Kawatou, Tadaaki Yokota, Takuya Nomoto, Jota Nakano, and Hitoshi Okabayashi
	Congenital left internal thoracic artery–pulmonary artery fistula used as an inflow for a coronary artery bypass graft J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1581-1582. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hisato Ito, Kiyohito Yamamoto, and Takane Hiraiwa
	Dilated cardiomyopathy and functional mitral regurgitation complicated with traumatic ventricular septal defect J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1583-1584. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kirkpatrick C. Santo, Peter Guest, Ian McCafferty, and Robert S. Bonser
	Aortoesophageal fistula secondary to stent-graft repair of the thoracic aorta after previous surgical coarctation repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1585-1586. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shafi Mussa, Paul Miller, David J. Barron, and William J. Brawn
	Occlusion of the left coronary ostium by an aortic valve leaflet J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1586-1587. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christopher A. Caldarone, Osami Honjo, Lee N. Benson, and Glen S. Van Arsdell
	Modification of stage II procedure after hybrid palliation (bilateral pulmonary artery banding and ductal stenting) for hypoplastic left-sided heart syndrome: Modified arch reconstruction with retained stented ductus patch J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1588-1589. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Igor Vendramin, Gianluca Piccoli, Daniele Gasparini, and Ugolino Livi
	Right minithoracotomy as an alternative approach for endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1589-1591. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Arnaud Bonnard, Annabelle Paye-Jaouen, Sophie Aizenfisz, and Alaa El Ghoneimi
	Laparoscopically harvested omental flap for recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula in a newborn baby J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1592-1593. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Enrico Ruffini, Sofia Asioli, Pier Luigi Filosso, Rebecca Senetta, Luigia Macrì, Antonio Cavallo, and Alberto Oliaro
	Intrathoracic splenosis: A case report and an update of invasive and noninvasive diagnostic techniques J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1594-1595. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alpha Mathew Kavunkal, Jayavelan Ramkumar, Shivanand Gangahanumaiah, Kancheepuram N. Parimelazhagan, and Vijit Koshy Cherian
	Isolated mediastinal cystic lymphangioma in a child J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1596-1597. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
In Kyu Park, Jin Gu Lee, Chang Young Lee, Dae Joon Kim, and Kyung Young Chung
	Transcervical intraluminal repair of posterior membranous tracheal laceration through semi-lateral transverse tracheotomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1597-1598. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hayssam Gibbaoui and Mohamed Yaman
	Urgent pneumonectomy for metastatic sarcoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1599-1600. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Domenico Galetta and Lorenzo Spaggiari
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1601-1602. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Events of Interest:

	Events of Interest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1603-1604. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1605. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1605. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship, 2008-2009 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1605. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Resident Traveling Fellowship, 2007-2008 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1606. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Norman E. Shumway Research Scholarship 2008-2010 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1606. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1606. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1606. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1607. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification in 2008 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1607. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Guest Reviewers for The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1608-1610. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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