Editorials:

David H. Adams and Ani C. Anyanwu
	Seeking a Higher Standard for Degenerative Mitral Valve Repair: Begin with Etiology J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:551-556. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Tom C. Nguyen, Akinobu Itoh, Carl J. Carlhäll, Wolfgang Bothe, Tomasz A. Timek, Daniel B. Ennis, Robert A. Oakes, David Liang, George T. Daughters, Neil B. Ingels, Jr., and D. Craig Miller
	The effect of pure mitral regurgitation on mitral annular geometry and three-dimensional saddle shape J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:557-565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:565. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Morgan L. Brown, Hartzell V. Schaff, Maurice E. Sarano, Zhuo Li, Thoralf M. Sundt, Joseph A. Dearani, Charles J. Mullany, and Thomas A. Orszulak
	Is the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation model valid for estimating the operative risk of patients considered for percutaneous aortic valve replacement? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:566-571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nicola Luciani, Amedeo Anselmi, Raphael De Geest, Lorenzo Martinelli, Mario Perisano, and Gianfederico Possati
	Extracorporeal circulation by peripheral cannulation before redo sternotomy: Indications and results J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:572-577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gerald Buckberg, Aman Mahajan, Saleh Saleh, Julien I.E. Hoffman, and Cecil Coghlan
	Structure and function relationships of the helical ventricular myocardial band J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:578-589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hiroki Hasegawa, Yoshimori Araki, Akihiko Usui, Jun Yokote, Shunei Saito, Hideki Oshima, and Yuichi Ueda
	Mitral valve motion after performing an edge-to-edge repair in an isolated swine heart J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:590-596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [VIDEO]

General Thoracic Surgery:

William R. Burfeind, Jr., Betty C. Tong, Erin O'Branski, James E. Herndon, Eric M. Toloza, Thomas A. D'Amico, Linda H. Harpole, and David H. Harpole, Jr.
	Quality of life outcomes are equivalent after lobectomy in the elderly J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:597-604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:603-604. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Raja M. Flores, Tom Routledge, Venkatraman E. Seshan, Joseph Dycoco, Maureen Zakowski, Yael Hirth, and Valerie W. Rusch
	The impact of lymph node station on survival in 348 patients with surgically resected malignant pleural mesothelioma: Implications for revision of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:605-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:610. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Giulia Veronesi, Massimo Bellomi, Paolo Scanagatta, Lorenzo Preda, Cristiano Rampinelli, Juliana Guarize, Giuseppe Pelosi, Patrick Maisonneuve, Francesco Leo, Piergiorgio Solli, Michele Masullo, and Lorenzo Spaggiari
	Difficulties encountered managing nodules detected during a computed tomography lung cancer screening program J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:611-617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Tai Suk Roh, Won Jai Lee, Dae Hyun Lew, and Kwan Chul Tark
	Pectoralis major–rectus abdominis bipedicled muscle flap in the treatment of poststernotomy mediastinitis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:618-622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Ronald C. Elkins, David M. Thompson, Mary M. Lane, C. Craig Elkins, and Marvin D. Peyton
	Ross operation: 16-year experience J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:623-630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Michael E. Halkos, John D. Puskas, Omar M. Lattouf, Patrick Kilgo, Faraz Kerendi, Howard K. Song, Robert A. Guyton, and Vinod H. Thourani
	Elevated preoperative hemoglobin A1c level is predictive of adverse events after coronary artery bypass surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:631-640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:639-640. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hitoshi Ogino, Hiroaki Sasaki, Kenji Minatoya, Hitoshi Matsuda, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hirotaka Watanuki, Motomi Ando, and Soichiro Kitamura
	Evolving arch surgery using integrated antegrade selective cerebral perfusion: Impact of axillary artery perfusion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:641-649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:648-649. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chadi Dib, A. Jamil Tajik, Soon Park, Mohammed E.L. Kheir, Bijoy Khandieria, and Farouk Mookadam
	Chylopericardium in adults: A literature review over the past decade (1996–2006) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:650-656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yan Li, Zhe Zheng, and Shengshou Hu
	Early and long-term outcomes in the elderly: Comparison between off-pump and on-pump techniques in 1191 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:657-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Colleen Gorman Koch, Liang Li, Mehdi Shishehbor, Steve Nissen, Joseph Sabik, Norman J. Starr, and Eugene H. Blackstone
	Socioeconomic status and comorbidity as predictors of preoperative quality of life in cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:665-672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Guo-Wei He, Li Fan, Anthony Furnary, and Qin Yang
	A new antispastic solution for arterial grafting: Nicardipine and nitroglycerin cocktail in preparation of internal thoracic and radial arteries for coronary surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:673-680. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sabine Bleiziffer, Ina Hettich, Birgit Eisenhauer, Daniel Ruzicka, Bernhard Voss, Robert Bauernschmitt, and Ruediger Lange
	Neurologic sequelae of the donor arm after endoscopic versus conventional radial artery harvesting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:681-687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Charles A. Yankah, Miralem Pasic, Michele Musci, Julia Stein, Christine Detschades, Henryk Siniawski, and Roland Hetzer
	Aortic valve replacement with the Mitroflow pericardial bioprosthesis: Durability results up to 21 years J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:688-696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Pierre-Yves Litzler, Alain Cribier, Alan Zajarias, Diane Comte, Hélène Eltchaninoff, Christophe Tron, Catherine Haas-Hubscher, and Jean-Paul Bessou
	Surgical aortic valve replacement after percutaneous aortic valve implantation: What have we learned? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:697-701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [VIDEO]
Bob Kiaii, R. Scott McClure, Peter Stewart, Reiza Rayman, Stuart A. Swinamer, Yoshihiro Suematsu, Stephanie Fox, Jennifer Higgins, Caroline Albion, William J. Kostuk, David Almond, Kumar Sridhar, Patrick Teefy, George Jablonsky, Pantelis Diamantouros, Wojciech B. Dobkowski, Philip Jones, Daniel Bainbridge, Ivan Iglesias, John Murkin, Davy Cheng, and Richard J. Novick
	Simultaneous integrated coronary artery revascularization with long-term angiographic follow-up J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:702-708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Esta Bovill, Stephen Westaby, Shiney Reji, Rana Sayeed, Alastair Crisp, and Tony Shaw
	Induction by left ventricular overload and left ventricular failure of the human Jumonji gene (JARID2) encoding a protein that regulates transcription and reexpression of a protective fetal program J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:709-716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Peter Zilla, Paul Human, Michael Wolf, Wilhelm Lichtenberg, Nasser Rafiee, Deon Bezuidenhout, Nazlia Samodien, Christian Schmidt, and Thomas Franz
	Constrictive external nitinol meshes inhibit vein graft intimal hyperplasia in nonhuman primates J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:717-725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Liam P. Ryan, Benjamin M. Jackson, Thomas J. Eperjesi, Theodore J. Plappert, Martin St John-Sutton, Robert C. Gorman, and Joseph H. Gorman, III
	A methodology for assessing human mitral leaflet curvature using real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:726-734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Roosevelt Bryant, III, Edward R. Nowicki, Roger B.B. Mee, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Brian W. Duncan, Geoffrey L. Rosenthal, Uthara Mohan, Muhammad Mumtaz, and Eugene H. Blackstone
	Success and limitations of right ventricular sinus myectomy for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:735-742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John W. Brown, Mark Ruzmetov, John J. Parent, Mark D. Rodefeld, and Mark W. Turrentine
	Does the degree of preoperative mitral regurgitation predict survival or the need for mitral valve repair or replacement in patients with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:743-748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John E. Foker, Shaun P. Setty, James Berry, Prachi Jain, Kirsti Catton, Adriana C. Gittenberger-de-Groot, and Lee A. Pyles
	Treatment of right ventricle to coronary artery connections in infants with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:749-756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, Anand K. Mishra, Prahlad Balakrishnan, Sonika Sharma, Madhulika Kabra, Ruma Ray, Mani Kalaivani, Ruchika Gupta, Raghu M. Govindappa, and Ganapathy K. Subramaniam
	Role of fibrillin-1 genetic mutations and polymorphism in aortic dilatation in patients undergoing intracardiac repair of tetralogy of Fallot J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:757-766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andrew C. Glatz, J. William Gaynor, Larry A. Rhodes, Jack Rychik, Ronn E. Tanel, Victoria L. Vetter, Jonathan R. Kaltman, Susan C. Nicolson, Lisa Montenegro, and Maully J. Shah
	Outcome of high-risk neonates with congenital complete heart block paced in the first 24 hours after birth J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:767-773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr., Frederick L. Grover, David A. Fullerton, David N. Campbell, Max B. Mitchell, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Eugene E. Wolfel, Brian D. Lowes, Simon F. Shakar, Andreas Brieke, Anne Cannon, and Alastair D. Robertson
	Left ventricular assist device as bridge to transplantation does not adversely affect one-year heart transplantation survival J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:774-777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications:

Kyle Dunning, Stephen Chen, Artun Aksade, Ab Boonswang, and Sandy Dorman
	Placental transmogrification of the lung presenting as tension pneumothorax: Case report with review of literature J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:778-780. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yongjik Lee, Hong Kwan Kim, Seunghoon Lee, Hojoong Kim, and Jhingook Kim
	Surgical correction of postpneumonectomy-like syndrome in a patient with a tuberculosis-destroyed lung J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:780-781. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chadrick E. Denlinger, Nirmal Veeramachaneni, Alexander S. Krupnick, G. Alexander Patterson, and Daniel Kreisel
	Nonoperative management of large tracheal injuries J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:782-783. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Stephen Westaby, Nick Archer, and Saul G. Myerson
	Cardiac development after salvage partial left ventriculectomy in an infant with anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:784-785. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jaroslaw Bis, Kinga Goscinska-Bis, Michal Krejca, Elzbieta Zinka, Janusz Skarysz, Leszek Machej, and Andrzej Bochenek
	Surgical extraction of cardiac resynchronization therapy system with concomitant implantation of a new system with the use of epicardial leads in a patient with endocarditis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:786-787. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marie-Sophie Kupper, Noella Bethuyne, Jean Rubay, Francois Verhelst, Catherine Barrea, and Stéphane Moniotte
	Aberrant left coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva: Case reports of a rare entity J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:788-789. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Video]
Niklas Iblher, Vincenzo Penna, Arash Momeni, Nestor Torio Padron, and G. Bjoern Stark
	The extended pectoralis major flap for reconstruction of the upper posterior chest wall and axilla J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:790-791. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
E. Kilian, A. Beiras-Fernandez, D. Bauerfeind, B. Reichart, and P. Lamm
	Intraoperative coronary angiography in the management of patients with acute aortic dissection and endocarditis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:792-793. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sanjeev Pradhan, Bart E. Muhs, John T. Fahey, and Jeremy D. Asnes
	Novel use of an aortic endograft in the closure of a Fontan circuit leak J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:793-795. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

John G.T. Augoustides
	Management of spinal cord perfusion pressure to minimize intermediate-delayed paraplegia: Critical role of central venous pressure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:796. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christian D. Etz and Randall B. Griepp
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:796-797. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Remco Koninckx, Karen Hensen, Jean-Luc Rummens, and Marc Hendrikx
	Cardiac stem cells in the real world J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:797-798. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Julia Pouly, Patrick Bruneval, and Philippe Menasche
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:798. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
David Royston
	Aprotinin; An economy of truth? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:798-799. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thoralf M. Sundt
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:799. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Notice of Correction:

	Notice of Correction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:799. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notice of Correction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:800. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meetings and Courses:

	Meetings and Courses J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:801-804. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Annual Meeting Highlights J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:805-806. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:806. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Call for Abstracts J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:806. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:807. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:807. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requests for Meeting Information J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:807. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Material for the Program J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:807. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:807. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:807. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:807-808. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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