Obituary:

O.H. Frazier
	Michael E. DeBakey, 1908 to 2008 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:809-811. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Editorials:

W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., Thomas L. Spray, Richard H. Feins, and Michael J. Mack
	Mission Critical: Thoracic Surgery Education Reform J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:812-813. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
George L. Hicks, Jr., John W. Brown, John H. Calhoon, and Walter H. Merrill
	You Never Know Unless You Try J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:814-815. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Expert Commentary:

Michael Mack
	Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me! A perspective on the emerging world of percutaneous heart valve therapy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:816-819. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cary W. Akins, Brandon Travis, and Ajit P. Yoganathan
	Energy loss for evaluating heart valve performance J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:820-833. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Sandro Mattioli, Maria Luisa Lugaresi, Mario Costantini, Alberto Del Genio, Natale Di Martino, Landino Fei, Uberto Fumagalli, Vincenzo Maffettone, Luigi Monaco, Mario Morino, Fabrizio Rebecchi, Riccardo Rosati, Mauro Rossi, Stefano Santi, Vincenzo Trapani, and Giovanni Zaninotto
	The short esophagus: Intraoperative assessment of esophageal length J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:834-841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
F. Griffith Pearson
	Expert commentary: A multicenter study to define the incidence of short esophagus in surgical patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:842. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
C. Moser, I. Opitz, W. Zhai, V. Rousson, E.W. Russi, W. Weder, and D. Lardinois
	Autologous fibrin sealant reduces the incidence of prolonged air leak and duration of chest tube drainage after lung volume reduction surgery: A prospective randomized blinded study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:843-849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Yuen Nakase, Tatsuo Nakamura, Shuichi Kin, Susumu Nakashima, Tetsuji Yoshikawa, Yoshiaki Kuriu, Chohei Sakakura, Hisakazu Yamagishi, Junji Hamuro, Yoshito Ikada, Eigo Otsuji, and Akeo Hagiwara
	Intrathoracic esophageal replacement by in situ tissue-engineered esophagus J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:850-859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Christian D. Etz, Konstadinos A. Plestis, Tobias M. Homann, Carol A. Bodian, Gabriele Di Luozzo, David Spielvogel, and Randall B. Griepp
	Reoperative aortic root and transverse arch procedures: A comparison with contemporaneous primary operations J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:860-867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shinji Masuyama, Akira Marui, Takeshi Shimamoto, Michihito Nonaka, Miwako Tsukiji, Nozomi Watanabe, Tadashi Ikeda, Kiyoshi Yoshida, and Masashi Komeda
	Chordal translocation for ischemic mitral regurgitation may ameliorate tethering of the posterior and anterior mitral leaflets J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:868-875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Beat H. Walpoth, Markus Schmid, Anna Schwab, Andreas Bosshard, Friedrich Eckstein, Thierry Carrel, and Otto M. Hess
	Vascular adaptation of the internal thoracic artery graft early and late after bypass surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:876-883. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
L. Testa, W.J. Van Gaal, R. Bhindi, G.G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, A. Abbate, P. Agostoni, I. Porto, F. Andreotti, F. Crea, and A.P. Banning
	Pexelizumab in ischemic heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis on 15,196 patients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:884-893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jeffrey H. Shuhaiber, Kimberley Goldsmith, and Samer A.M. Nashef
	The influence of seasonal variation on cardiac surgery: A time-related clinical outcome predictor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:894-899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Takenori Yokota, Hajime Ichikawa, Goro Matsumiya, Toru Kuratani, Taichi Sakaguchi, Shigemitsu Iwai, Yukitoshi Shirakawa, Kei Torikai, Atsuhiro Saito, Eiichiro Uchimura, Naomasa Kawaguchi, Nariaki Matsuura, and Yoshiki Sawa
	In situ tissue regeneration using a novel tissue-engineered, small-caliber vascular graft without cell seeding J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:900-907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Stephen H. McKellar, Jess L. Thompson, III, Raul F. Garcia-Rinaldi, Ryan J. MacDonald, Thoralf M. Sundt, III, and Hartzell V. Schaff
	Short- and long-term efficacy of aspirin and clopidogrel for thromboprophylaxis for mechanical heart valves: An in vivo study in swine J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:908-914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rudolph F. Evonich, John C. Stephens, William Merhi, Srinivas Dukkipati, Nicholas Tepe, Francis Shannon, Jeffrey Altshuler, Marc Sakwa, Joseph Bassett, Eric Hanson, Judy Boura, William W. O'Neill, and David E. Haines
	The role of temporary biventricular pacing in the cardiac surgical patient with severely reduced left ventricular systolic function J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:915-921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rumin He, Dong-Chuan Guo, Wei Sun, Christina L. Papke, Senthil Duraisamy, Anthony L. Estrera, Hazim J. Safi, Chul Ahn, L. Maximilian Buja, Frank C. Arnett, Jingwu Zhang, Yong-Jian Geng, and Dianna M. Milewicz
	Characterization of the inflammatory cells in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in patients with Marfan syndrome, familial thoracic aortic aneurysms, and sporadic aneurysms J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:922-929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, Mohammad Ali Yousefnia, Farideh Roshanali, Hussein Rayatzadeh, and Farshid Alaeddini
	Interaction between two predictors of functional outcome after revascularization in ischemic cardiomyopathy: Left ventricular volume and amount of viable myocardium J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:930-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Claudio F. Russo, Aldo Cannata, Marco Lanfranconi, Ettore Vitali, Andrea Garatti, and Edgardo Bonacina
	Is aortic wall degeneration related to bicuspid aortic valve anatomy in patients with valvular disease? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:937-942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sumit Narang, Deepak Kumar Satsangi, Amit Banerjee, and Muhammad Abid Geelani
	Stentless valves versus stented bioprostheses at the aortic position: Midterm results J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:943-947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andreas Zierer, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Sven Martens, Anton Moritz, and Mirko Doss
	The transapical approach for aortic valve implantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:948-953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Elif Seda Selamet Tierney, Frank A. Pigula, Charles I. Berul, James E. Lock, Pedro J. del Nido, and Doff B. McElhinney
	Mitral valve replacement in infants and children 5 years of age or younger: Evolution in practice and outcome over three decades with a focus on supra-annular prosthesis implantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:954-961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mathias Redlin, Andreas Koster, Michael Huebler, Wolfgang Boettcher, Nicole Nagdyman, Roland Hetzer, Hermann Kuppe, and Wolfgang M. Kuebler
	Regional differences in tissue oxygenation during cardiopulmonary bypass for correction of congenital heart disease in neonates and small infants: Relevance of near-infrared spectroscopy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:962-967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Richard G. Ohye, J. William Gaynor, Nancy S. Ghanayem, Caren S. Goldberg, Peter C. Laussen, Peter C. Frommelt, Jane W. Newburger, Gail D. Pearson, Sarah Tabbutt, Gil Wernovsky, Lisa M. Wruck, Andrew M. Atz, Steve D. Colan, James Jaggers, Brian W. McCrindle, Ashwin Prakash, Michael D. Puchalski, Lynn A. Sleeper, Mario P. Stylianou, Lynn Mahony Pediatric Heart Network Investigators (see Appendix)
	Design and rationale of a randomized trial comparing the Blalock–Taussig and right ventricle–pulmonary artery shunts in the Norwood procedure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:968-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Laurance Lequier, Ari R. Joffe, Charlene M.T. Robertson, Irina A. Dinu, Yuttapong Wongswadiwat, Natalie R. Anton, David B. Ross, Ivan M. Rebeyka Western Canadian Complex Pediatric Therapies Program Follow-up Group
	Two–year survival, mental, and motor outcomes after cardiac extracorporeal life support at less than five years of age J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:976-983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Titus Chan, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Deborah Frank, and Susan L. Bratton
	Survival after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in infants and children with heart disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:984-992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Emile A. Bacha, Luis A. Larrazabal, Frank A. Pigula, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kathy J. Jenkins, Steve D. Colan, Francis Fynn-Thompson, John E. Mayer, Jr., and Pedro J. del Nido
	Measurement of technical performance in surgery for congenital heart disease: The stage I Norwood procedure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:993-997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Yosuke Ishii, Takashi Nitta, Masaru Kambe, Jiro Kurita, Masami Ochi, Yasushi Miyauchi, and Kazuo Shimizu
	Intraoperative verification of conduction block in atrial fibrillation surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:998-1004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jan Remes, Thomas J. van Brakel, Gil Bolotin, Christian Garber, Monique M. de Jong, Frederik H. van der Veen, and Jos G. Maessen
	Persistent atrial fibrillation in a goat model of chronic left atrial overload J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1005-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Germano Melissano, Luca Bertoglio, Andrea Kahlberg, Domenico Baccellieri, Massimiliano M. Marrocco-Trischitta, Fabio Calliari, and Roberto Chiesa
	Evaluation of a new disease-specific endovascular device for type B aortic dissection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1012-1018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hideyuki Fumoto, A. Marc Gillinov, Yoshio Ootaki, Masatoshi Akiyama, Diyar Saeed, Tetsuya Horai, Chiyo Ootaki, D. Geoffrey Vince, Zoran B. Popovic, Raymond Dessoffy, Alex Massiello, Jacquelyn Catanese, and Kiyotaka Fukamachi
	A novel device for left atrial appendage exclusion: The third-generation atrial exclusion device J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1019-1027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Stephen L. Hendry, II, Koen E.A. van der Bogt, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Takayasu Arai, Scott J. Dylla, Micha Drukker, Michael V. McConnell, Ingo Kutschka, Grant Hoyt, Feng Cao, Irving L. Weissman, Andrew J. Connolly, Marc P. Pelletier, Joseph C. Wu, Robert C. Robbins, and Phillip C. Yang
	Multimodal evaluation of in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of myocardial restoration by mouse embryonic stem cells J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1028-1037. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mustafa Sirlak, Sadik Eryilmaz, Mustafa Bahadir Inan, Yusuf Sinan Sirin, Omer Besalti, Levent Yazicioglu, Evren Ozcinar, Esra Erdemli, Refik Tasoz, Atilla Halil Elhan, Bulent Kaya, and Umit Ozyurda
	Effects of carbamazepine on spinal cord ischemia J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1038-1043. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
N. Bonaros, H. Sondermejer, M. Schuster, R. Rauf, S.F. Wang, T. Seki, D. Skerrett, S. Itescu, and A.A. Kocher
	CCR3- and CXCR4-mediated interactions regulate migration of CD34+ human bone marrow progenitors to ischemic myocardium and subsequent tissue repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1044-1053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Frantisek Bednar, Pavel Osmancik, Tomas Vanek, Heidi Mocikova, Martin Jares, Zbynek Straka, and Petr Widimsky
	Platelet activity and aspirin efficacy after off-pump compared with on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: Results from the prospective randomized trial PRAGUE 11–Coronary Artery Bypass and REactivity of Thrombocytes (CABARET) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1054-1060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

David P. Mason, Lucy Thuita, Joan M. Alster, Sudish C. Murthy, Marie M. Budev, Atul C. Mehta, Gösta B. Pettersson, and Eugene H. Blackstone
	Should lung transplantation be performed using donation after cardiac death? The United States experience J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1061-1066. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Junichi Kohmoto, Atsunori Nakao, Ryujiro Sugimoto, Yinna Wang, JiangHua Zhan, Hideo Ueda, and Kenneth R. McCurry
	Carbon monoxide–saturated preservation solution protects lung grafts from ischemia–reperfusion injury J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1067-1075. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications:

Andreas Bairaktaris, Nikolaus A. Haas, Dirk Seifert, Rainer Schaeffler, Heinrich Koertke, Soren Schenk, and Reiner Koerfer
	Pitfalls in catheter-based interventions to treat paravalvular leaks J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1076-1077. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chao-Kai Hu, Yih-Leong Chang, Wei-Cheng Lin, and Yung-Chie Lee
	Resection of a giant thoracic solitary fibrous tumor through two separate thoracotomies J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1077-1079. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Erdal Okur, Cagatay Tezel, Volkan Baysungur, and Semih Halezeroglu
	Partial resection of persistent left superior vena cava for a T4 lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1080-1081. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Joonhwa Hong, Soon J. Park, Sunil V. Mankad, Frank Cetta, Jr., Norman E. Torres, and Morgan L. Brown
	Hypoxemia after an axial flow pump Jarvik-2000 implantation: Catheter induced J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1082-1083. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Min-Ho Song, Tomohiro Nakayama, Keisuke Hattori, Yoshiyuki Tokuda, Yukio Mabuchi, and Yuichi Ueda
	Aortic root aneurysm in Takayasu arteritis syndrome: Exploration in active phase and repair in inactive phase J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1084-1085. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
C. Tissot, J.R. Darst, A.K. Kaza, A.K. Younoszai, and E. da Cruz
	Partial left pulmonary artery sling associated with multiple ventricular septal defects: A rare congenital anomaly J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1085-1087. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Affes Nejmeddine, Abdenader Mohamed, Khemakem Khalil, Ben Salah Khalil, and Beyrouti Mohamed Issam
	Cardiac tamponade secondary to traumatic intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1087-1089. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kazumasa Orihashi, Taijiro Sueda, Kenji Okada, and Katsuhiko Imai
	Identification by transesophageal echocardiography of intramural hematoma and the site of aortic rupture J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1089-1091. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Karl G. Reyes, Inderjit S. Gill, Thomas Temes, and Noreen C. Griffin
	Aortoesophageal fistula associated with a Kommerell diverticulum and right-sided aortic arch J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1091-1093. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christine Fegbeutel, Martin Strüber, Jan U. Becker, Florian Länger, Nicolas Dickgreber, Axel Haverich, and Stefan Fischer
	Recurrent sarcoma originating from the pulmonary artery 6 years after extensive thoracic resection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1093-1095. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shu-Chien Huang, En-Ting Wu, Shuenn–Nan Chiu, Wuh-Liang Hwu, Mei-Hwan Wu, and Shoei-Shen Wang
	Mitral annuloplasty in an infant with Barth syndrome and severe mitral insufficiency: First case report and determination of annular diameter J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1095-1097. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ralf Sodian, Stefan Weber, Mathias Markert, Markus Loeff, Tim Lueth, Florian C. Weis, Sabine Daebritz, Edward Malec, Christoph Schmitz, and Bruno Reichart
	Pediatric cardiac transplantation: Three-dimensional printing of anatomic models for surgical planning of heart transplantation in patients with univentricular heart J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1098-1099. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Antonios Kourliouros, Neil Roberts, and Marjan Jahangiri
	Statins with equivalent lipid-lowering capacity exhibit differential effects on atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1100-1101. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Craig Ian Coleman
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1101. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Uma N. Srivatsa
	Box lesion or not—Still unsettled question J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1101. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aldo Cannata, Claudio Francesco Russo, and Corrado Taglieri
	Aortic valve replacement dilemma: mechanical or biological prosthesis? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1101-1102. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Morgan Brown and Hartzell Schaff
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1102. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
István Szentkirályi, Árpád Péterffy, and Zoltán Galajda
	Importance of stabilization of the mitral annulus in mitral valve repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1102-1103. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
W. Flameng
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1103. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Frank A. Baciewicz, Jr.
	Questions on the angular (Gothic) arch configuration and its applicability after type I aortic dissection repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1103-1104. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John G.T. Augoustides
	Aprotinin and renal dysfunction: The role of exposure to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1104. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Domenico Pagano
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1104. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Fidel Manuel Cáceres-Lóriga, Horacio Pérez-López, and Karel Morlans-Hernández
	Prosthetic valve thrombosis: A regimen of treatment with low-dose and longer-course using recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator is a promising protocol J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1104-1105. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John G.T. Augoustides
	Optimizing selective cerebral perfusion in adult aortic arch repair: Clinical relevance of the laboratory model J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1105-1106. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meeting Proceedings:

Lawrence S. Lee and Jonathan Daniel
	Highlights from the 11th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1107-1109. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meetings and Courses:

	Meetings and Courses J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1110-1112. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1113. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Preliminary Agenda J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1113. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1114. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1114. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requests for Meeting Information J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1114. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Material for the Program J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1114. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1114. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1114. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1114-1115. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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