Editorials:

Andrea J. Carpenter, Stephen C. Yang, Paul N. Uhlig, and Yolonda L. Colson
	Envisioning simulation in the future of thoracic surgical education J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:477-484. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Richard H. Feins
	Expert commentary: Cardiothoracic surgical simulation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:485-486. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Stephen Westaby
	Aprotinin: Twenty-five years of claim and counterclaim J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:487-491. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Abe DeAnda, Jr.
	Aprotinin and Cardiac Surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:492-494. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Domenico Pagano, Neil J. Howell, Nick Freemantle, David Cunningham, Robert S. Bonser, Timothy R. Graham, Jorge Mascaro, Stephen J. Rooney, Ian C. Wilson, Rob Cramb, and Bruce E. Keogh
	Bleeding in cardiac surgery: The use of aprotinin does not affect survival J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:495-502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eric S. Weiss, David D. Chang, David L. Joyce, Lois U. Nwakanma, and David D. Yuh
	Optimal timing of coronary artery bypass after acute myocardial infarction: A review of California discharge data J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:503-511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:509-511. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Lorenzo Guerrieri Wolf, Bikram P. Choudhary, Yasir Abu-Omar, and David P. Taggart
	Solid and gaseous cerebral microembolization after biologic and mechanical aortic valve replacement: Investigation with multirange and multifrequency transcranial Doppler ultrasound J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:512-520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ken Miyahara, Akio Matsuura, Haruki Takemura, Shunei Saito, Sadanari Sawaki, Teruaki Yoshioka, and Hideki Ito
	On-pump beating-heart coronary artery bypass grafting after acute myocardial infarction has lower mortality and morbidity J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:521-526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Yugal K. Mishra, Sathiakar Paul Collison, Rajneesh Malhotra, Vijay Kohli, Yatin Mehta, and Naresh Trehan
	Ten-year experience with single-vessel and multivessel reoperative off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:527-532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Lognathen Balacumaraswami, Yasir Abu-Omar, Joseph Selvanayagam, David Pigott, and David P. Taggart
	The effects of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting on intraoperative graft flow in arterial and venous conduits defined by a flow/pressure ratio J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:533-539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jota Nakano, Hitoshi Okabayashi, Michiya Hanyu, Yoshiharu Soga, Takuya Nomoto, Yoshio Arai, Takehiko Matsuo, Masashi Kai, and Masahide Kawatou
	Risk factors for wound infection after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Should bilateral internal thoracic arteries be harvested in patients with diabetes? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:540-545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Christopher L. Curzon, Sarah Milford-Beland, Jennifer S. Li, Sean M. O'Brien, Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs, Marshall Lewis Jacobs, Karl F. Welke, Andrew J. Lodge, Eric D. Peterson, and James Jaggers
	Cardiac surgery in infants with low birth weight is associated with increased mortality: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Database J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:546-551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:550-551. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Emile A. Bacha, Doff B. McElhinney, Kristine J. Guleserian, Steven D. Colan, Richard A. Jonas, Pedro J. del Nido, and Gerald R. Marx
	Surgical aortic valvuloplasty in children and adolescents with aortic regurgitation: Acute and intermediate effects on aortic valve function and left ventricular dimensions J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:552-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Mireen Friedrich-Rust, Constanze Koch, Axel Rentzsch, Christoph Sarrazin, Peter Schwarz, Eva Herrmann, Angelika Lindinger, Ulrike Sarrazin, Thierry Poynard, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, Stefan Zeuzem, and Hashim Abdul-Khaliq
	Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with Fontan circulation using transient elastography and biochemical fibrosis markers J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:560-567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gabriella Agnoletti, Phalla Ou, David S. Celermajer, Younes Boudjemline, Davide Marini, Damien Bonnet, and Yacine Aggoun
	Acute angulation of the aortic arch predisposes a patient to ascending aortic dilatation and aortic regurgitation late after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:568-572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Yusuke Iwata, Olivier Nicole, Toru Okamura, David Zurakowski, and Richard A. Jonas
	Aprotinin confers neuroprotection by reducing excitotoxic cell death J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:573-578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:578. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Charles A. Dietl, Jorge A. Wernly, Stuart B. Pett, Said F. Yassin, José P. Sterling, Robert Dragan, Karen Milligan, and Mark R. Crowley
	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support improves survival of patients with severe Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:579-584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Norihiko Oka, Lixing Wang, Wenyu Mi, and Christopher A. Caldarone
	Inhibition of mitochondrial remodeling by cyclosporine A preserves myocardial performance in a neonatal rabbit model of cardioplegic arrest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:585-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Gorav Ailawadi, Philip W. Smith, Tomomi Oka, Hongkun Wang, Benjamin D. Kozower, Thomas M. Daniel, Irving L. Kron, and David R. Jones
	Effects of induction immunosuppression regimen on acute rejection, bronchiolitis obliterans, and survival after lung transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:594-602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:601-602. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nikolay V. Vasilyev, Ivan Melnychenko, Kazuo Kitahori, Franz P. Freudenthal, Alistair Phillips, Rainer Kozlik-Feldmann, Ivan S. Salgo, Pedro J. del Nido, and Emile A. Bacha
	Beating-heart patch closure of muscular ventricular septal defects under real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic guidance: A preclinical study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:603-609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [VIDEO]
J. Michael Smith and Hubert Stein
	Endoscopic placement of multiple artificial chordae with robotic assistance and nitinol clip fixation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:610-614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Benjamin Enoch Lee, Jonathon Redwine, Cameron Foster, Elma Abella, Teri Lown, Derick Lau, and David Follette
	Mediastinoscopy might not be necessary in patients with non–small cell lung cancer with mediastinal lymph nodes having a maximum standardized uptake value of less than 5.3 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:615-619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Raja M. Flores, Harvey I. Pass, Venkatraman E. Seshan, Joseph Dycoco, Maureen Zakowski, Michele Carbone, Manjit S. Bains, and Valerie W. Rusch
	Extrapleural pneumonectomy versus pleurectomy/decortication in the surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma: Results in 663 patients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:620-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:625-626. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Carolyn E. Reed, Amanda Graham, Rana S. Hoda, Andras Khoor, Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, Michael B. Wallace, and Michael Mitas
	A simple two-gene prognostic model for adenocarcinoma of the lung J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:627-634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:633-634. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pramod Bonde, Nnamdi Nwaejike, Colin Fullerton, Judith Allen, and James Mcguigan
	An objective assessment of the sudomotor response after thoracoscopic sympathectomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:635-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:640-641. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daniel G. Nicastri, Juan P. Wisnivesky, Virginia R. Litle, Jaime Yun, Cynthia Chin, Francine R. Dembitzer, and Scott J. Swanson
	Thoracoscopic lobectomy: Report on safety, discharge independence, pain, and chemotherapy tolerance J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:642-647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Dawn E. Jaroszewski, Joseph Huh, Danny Chu, S. Chris Malaisrie, Anthony D. Riffel, Howard S. Gordon, Xing Li Wang, and Faisal Bakaeen
	Utility of detailed preoperative cardiac testing and incidence of post-thoracotomy myocardial infarction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:648-655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Patrick S. Wolf, Heather E. Merry, Alexander S. Farivar, Anton S. McCourtie, and Michael S. Mulligan
	Stress-activated protein kinase inhibition to ameliorate lung ischemia reperfusion injury J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:656-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:664-665. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Amir Elami, Zohar Gavish, Amit Korach, Esther Houminer, Aviva Schneider, Herzl Schwalb, and Amir Arav
	Successful restoration of function of frozen and thawed isolated rat hearts J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:666-672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Julia Pouly, Patrick Bruneval, Chantal Mandet, Suzanne Proksch, Séverine Peyrard, Catherine Amrein, Véronique Bousseaux, Romain Guillemain, Alain Deloche, Jean-Noel Fabiani, and Philippe Menasché
	Cardiac stem cells in the real world J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:673-678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
David I. Sternberg, Daichi Shimbo, Steven M. Kawut, Joydeep Sarkar, Georg Hurlitz, Frank D'Ovidio, David J. Lederer, Jessie S. Wilt, Selim M. Arcasoy, David J. Pinsky, Jeanine M. D'Armiento, and Joshua R. Sonett
	Platelet activation in the postoperative period after lung transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:679-684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications:

Andreas Koster, Semih Buz, Thomas Krabatsch, Frank Dehmel, Hermann Kuppe, Roland Hetzer, Solomon Aronson, and Cornelius M. Dyke
	High-dose aprotinin effectively reduces blood loss during on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with bivalirudin anticoagulation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:685-687. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
F. Catena, R. Bianchi, L. Ansaloni, and A.D. Pinna
	Hemothorax caused by rupture of a primitive thoracic leiomyosarcoma of the thoracic aorta: Description of a case and literature review J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:688-689. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masakazu Nakao, Jack Kian Ch'ng, Yoong Kong Kenny Sin, Yeow Leng Chua, and Chung Yin Lee
	Acquired right-to-left shunt through an atrial septal perforation with cyanosis after percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:690-691. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patricia K. Nguyen, Scott M. Wasserman, James I. Fann, and John Giacomini
	Successful lysis of an aortic prosthetic valve thrombosis with a dosing regimen for peripheral artery and bypass graft occlusions J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:691-693. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [VIDEO]
Marek Gwozdziewicz, Martin Sluka, and Marek Richter
	Arterial coronary revascularization failure as a result of coronary vasospasm J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:693-694. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Abbas Emami Nia and Ahmad Ali Amirghofran
	Complete occlusion of the left main coronary artery ostium in Takayasu arteritis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:695-696. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Steven P. Goldberg, Max B. Mitchell, David N. Campbell, Cecile Tissot, and Francois Lacour-Gayet
	Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery with an intramural course within the aortic wall: Report of 3 surgical cases J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:696-698. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Zubair Luqman, Junaid A. Ansari, Hameed Ullah, and Mohammad Muneer Amanullah
	Retrograde aortic perfusion dislodges a dislodged Amplatzer device J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:698-699. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yong-Qiang Lai, Shang-Dong Xu, Zhi-Zhong Li, Bao-Zhong Yang, Su Wang, Jin-Hua Li, Jing-Wei Li, Yi Luo, and Zhao-Guang Zhang
	Thoracic endovascular aortic repair of adult patent ductus arteriosus with pulmonary hypertension J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:699-701. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tsutomu Sugimoto, Shinpei Yoshii, Kazuo Yamamoto, Kenji Sakakibara, Yasunori Iida, Akifumi Uehara, Takehito Mishima, and Sigetaka Kasuya
	A modified infarct exclusion technique: Triple-patch technique for postinfarction ventricular septal perforation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:702-703. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Francesco Givigliano, Antonello La Rocca, Michele Salati, Luigi Busiello, Carmine La Manna, Francesco Scognamiglio, and Gaetano Rocco
	Visualization of bronchoalveolar fistula as the presenting sign of lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:704-705. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Francesco Dentali, Alessandra Malato, Walter Ageno, Andrea Imperatori, Massimo Cajozzo, Nicola Rotolo, James Douketis, Sergio Siragusa, and Mark Crowther
	Incidence of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing thoracotomy for lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:705-706. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jang Wen Su, David P. Mason, Sudish C. Murthy, and Thomas W. Rice
	Closure of a large tracheoesophageal fistula using AlloDerm J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:706-707. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Erdal Tasci, Alpay Orki, and Cemal Asim Kutlu
	End-to-side bronchial anastomosis using the continuous suture technique J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:708-709. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eiki Nagaoka, Makoto Yano, Takahiko Sugano, and Takamichi Miyamoto
	Thrombus in the left superior pulmonary vein after left upper pulmonary lobectomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:709-710. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Obituary:

Cary W. Akins
	Mortimer J. Buckley, MD J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:711-712. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Jeffrey H. Shuhaiber
	The role of propensity scores should be discouraged when there is too little and too early of new surgical techniques J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:713-714. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hiroyuki Kamiya, Klaus Kallenbach, Axel Haverich, and Matthias Karck
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:714. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Teruhisa Kazui and Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar
	The safety of moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective cerebral perfusion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:715. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hiroyuki Kamiya, Klaus Kallenbach, Axel Haverich, and Matthias Karck
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:715-716. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gianluca Santise, Sergio Sciacca, Giuseppe D'Ancona, and Michele Pilato
	Circulatory support system as a bridge to decision in patients with refractory acute cardiogenic shock: Is there a space for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:717. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ranjit John
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:717-718. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Paul E. Van Schil
	Mortality associated with pneumonectomy after induction chemoradiation versus chemotherapy alone in stage IIIA-N2 non–small cell lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:718. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gail Darling
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:718-719. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Events of Interest:

	Events of Interest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:720-721. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:722. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:722. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship, 2009-2010 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:722. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Resident Traveling Fellowship, 2008-2009 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:722-723. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Third Edward D. Churchill Research Scholarship 2009-2011 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:723. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:726. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:726. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:726. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:726. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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