Editorials:

Marko Turina
	Fifty years of cardiothoracic surgery through the looking glass and what the future holds J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1117-1122. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Expert Commentary:

Jean Marie Ruddy, Jeffrey A. Jones, Francis G. Spinale, and John S. Ikonomidis
	Regional heterogeneity within the aorta: Relevance to aneurysm disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1123-1130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Werner Mohl, Stefan Mina, Dejan Milasinovic, Hirofumi Kasahara, and Sheng Wei
	The legacy of coronary sinus interventions: Endogenous cardioprotection and regeneration beyond stem cell research J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1131-1135. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Jong-Won Ha, Jae K. Oh, Hartzell V. Schaff, Lieng H. Ling, Stuart T. Higano, Doug W. Mahoney, and Rick A. Nishimura
	Impact of left ventricular function on immediate and long-term outcomes after pericardiectomy in constrictive pericarditis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1136-1141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John B. Chambers, Ronak Rajani, Denise Parkin, Helen M. Rimington, Christopher I. Blauth, Graham E. Venn, Christopher P. Young, and James C. Roxburgh
	Bovine pericardial versus porcine stented replacement aortic valves: Early results of a randomized comparison of the Perimount and the Mosaic valves J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1142-1148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rajendra H. Mehta, Gail E. Hafley, C. Michael Gibson, Robert A. Harrington, Eric D. Peterson, Michael J. Mack, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Robert M. Califf, T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr., John H. Alexander Project of Ex-vivo Vein Graft Engineering via Transfection (PREVENT)-IV Investigators
	Influence of preoperative renal dysfunction on one-year bypass graft patency and two-year outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1149-1155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Calin Vicol, Diana Kellerer, Paraskevi Petrakopoulou, Ingo Kaczmarek, Peter Lamm, and Bruno Reichart
	Long-term results after ablation for long-standing atrial fibrillation concomitant to surgery for organic heart disease: Is microwave energy reliable? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1156-1159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Naoyuki Kimura, Masashi Tanaka, Koji Kawahito, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Takashi Ino, and Hideo Adachi
	Influence of patent false lumen on long-term outcome after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1160-1166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Morgan L. Brown, Hartzell V. Schaff, and Thoralf M. Sundt
	Conduit choice for coronary artery bypass grafting after mediastinal radiation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1167-1171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pradeep Narayan, Chris A. Rogers, Ian Davies, Gianni D. Angelini, and Alan J. Bryan
	Type A aortic dissection: Has surgical outcome improved with time? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1172-1177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christiane Köbbert, Christa Möllmann, Michael Schäfers, Sven Hermann, Hideo A. Baba, Andreas Hoffmeier, Günter Breithardt, Hans H. Scheld, Gabriele Weissen–Plenz, and Jürgen R. Sindermann
	Transgenic model of cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma formation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1178-1186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hyung Gon Je, Hyun Song, Sung Ho Jung, Suk Jung Choo, Jong Min Song, Duk Hyun Kang, Sung Cheol Yun, Cheol Hyun Chung, Jae Kawn Song, and Jae Won Lee
	Impact of the Maze operation on the progression of mild functional tricuspid regurgitation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1187-1192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mark D. Peterson, Grayson H. Wheatley, III, Jacques Kpodonu, James P. Williams, Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez, and Edward B. Diethrich
	Treatment of type II endoleaks associated with left subclavian artery coverage during thoracic aortic stent grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1193-1199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Volkmar Falk, Joerg Seeburger, Markus Czesla, Michael A. Borger, Julia Willige, Thomas Kuntze, Nicolas Doll, Franka Borger, Patrick Perrier, and Friedrich W. Mohr
	How does the use of polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae for posterior mitral valve prolapse (loop technique) compare with leaflet resection? A prospective randomized trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1200-1206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1205-1206. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Jia Li, Gencheng Zhang, Helen Holtby, Bruno Bissonnette, Golden Wang, Andrew N. Redington, and Glen S. Van Arsdell
	Carbon dioxide—a complex gas in a complex circulation: Its effects on systemic hemodynamics and oxygen transport, cerebral, and splanchnic circulation in neonates after the Norwood procedure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1207-1214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nikolaus A. Haas and Christoph K. Camphausen
	Impact of early and standardized treatment with amiodarone on therapeutic success and outcome in pediatric patients with postoperative tachyarrhythmia J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1215-1222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dragos Predescu, Rajiv R. Chaturvedi, Mark K. Friedberg, Lee N. Benson, Akira Ozawa, and Kyong-Jin Lee
	Complete heart block associated with device closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1223-1228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sarah Tabbutt, Susan C. Nicolson, Troy E. Dominguez, Winfield Wells, Carl L. Backer, James S. Tweddell, Paula Bokesch, and Mark Schreiner
	Perioperative course in 118 infants and children undergoing coarctation repair via a thoracotomy: A prospective, multicenter experience J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1229-1236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Brian E. Kogon, Courtney Plattner, Traci Leong, Janet Simsic, Paul M. Kirshbom, and Kirk R. Kanter
	The bidirectional Glenn operation: A risk factor analysis for morbidity and mortality J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1237-1242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Muralidhar Padala, Nikolay V. Vasilyev, James W. Owen, Jr., Jorge H. Jimenez, Lakshmi P. Dasi, Pedro J. del Nido, and Ajit P. Yoganathan
	Cleft closure and undersizing annuloplasty improve mitral repair in atrioventricular canal defects J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1243-1249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Keiichi Hirose, Akira Marui, Yoshio Arai, Toshihiro Kushibiki, Yu Kimura, Hisashi Sakaguchi, Huang Yuang, B.I.R. Shyamal Chandra, Tadashi Ikeda, Shigeru Amano, Yasuhiko Tabata, and Masashi Komeda
	Novel approach with intratracheal administration of microgelatin hydrogel microspheres incorporating basic fibroblast growth factor for rescue of rats with monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1250-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rochus K. Voeller, Andreas Zierer, Shelly C. Lall, Shun–ichiro Sakamoto, Nai–Lun Chang, Richard B. Schuessler, Marc R. Moon, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.
	The effects of the Cox maze procedure on atrial function J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1257-1264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jonathan R. Egan, Tanya L. Butler, Andrew D. Cole, Avetis Aharonyan, David Baines, Neil Street, Manchula Navaratnam, Oliver Biecker, Carla Zazulak, Carol G. Au, Yee Mun Tan, Kathryn N. North, and David S. Winlaw
	Myocardial ischemia is more important than the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on myocardial water handling and postoperative dysfunction: A pediatric animal model J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1265-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nancy C. Moss, Ru-Hang Tang, Monte Willis, William E. Stansfield, Albert S. Baldwin, and Craig H. Selzman
	Inhibitory kappa B kinase-β is a target for specific nuclear factor kappa B-mediated delayed cardioprotection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1274-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1279. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Turner C. Lisle, Leo M. Gazoni, Lucas G. Fernandez, Ashish K. Sharma, Andrew M. Bellizzi, Grant D. Schifflett, Victor E. Laubach, and Irving L. Kron
	Inflammatory lung injury after cardiopulmonary bypass is attenuated by adenosine A2A receptor activation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1280-1288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1287-1288. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Evaldas Girdauskas, Volkmar Falk, Thomas Kuntze, Michael A. Borger, Andrej Schmidt, Dierk Scheinert, and Friedrich W. Mohr
	Secondary surgical procedures after endovascular stent grafting of the thoracic aorta: Successful approaches to a challenging clinical problem J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1289-1294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Rochus K. Voeller, Spencer J. Melby, Shelly C. Lall, Nai-lun Chang, Richard B. Schuessler, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.
	Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: The efficacy of a novel bipolar pen device in the cardioplegically arrested and beating heart J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1295-1301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Philip S. Brazio, Patrick C. Laird, Chenyang Xu, Junyan Gu, Nicholas S. Burris, Emile N. Brown, Zachary N. Kon, and Robert S. Poston
	Harmonic scalpel versus electrocautery for harvest of radial artery conduits: Reduced risk of spasm and intimal injury on optical coherence tomography J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1302-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Takeyoshi Ota, Thomas W. Gilbert, David Schwartzman, Charles F. McTiernan, Takashi Kitajima, Yoshihiro Ito, Yoshiki Sawa, Stephen F. Badylak, and Marco A. Zenati
	A fusion protein of hepatocyte growth factor enhances reconstruction of myocardium in a cardiac patch derived from porcine urinary bladder matrix J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1309-1317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ranjit John, Forum Kamdar, Kenneth Liao, Monica Colvin–Adams, Leslie Miller, Lyle Joyce, and Andrew Boyle
	Low thromboembolic risk for patients with the Heartmate II left ventricular assist device J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1318-1323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gary Foster, Michael Plunkett, Aaron Wagner, Selwin Abraham, Duane Baldwin, Bryan Hill, and Hannah Kim
	Multidetector computed tomographic characteristics of nonabsorbable polymer versus titanium ligature clips in a vascular model J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1324-1327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Fu-Tsai Chung, Shu-Min Lin, Hao-Cheng Chen, Chun-Liang Chou, Chih-Teng Yu, Chien-Ying Liu, Chun-Hua Wang, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Chien-Da Huang, and Han-Pin Kuo
	Factors leading to tracheobronchial self-expandable metallic stent fracture J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1328-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jing-Hai Zhou, Yao-Guang Jiang, Ru-Wen Wang, Shi-Zhi Fan, Tai-Qian Gong, Qun-You Tan, Zheng Ma, Yun-Ping Zhao, and Bo Deng
	Prevention of stricture development after corrosive esophageal burn with a modified esophageal stent in dogs J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1336-1342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Takayuki Fukui, Shoichi Mori, Shunzo Hatooka, Masayuki Shinoda, and Tetsuya Mitsudomi
	Prognostic evaluation based on a new TNM staging system proposed by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer for resected non–small cell lung cancers J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1343-1348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kazumichi Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Akihiro Ohsumi, Fumitsugu Kojima, Naoko Imanishi, Katsunari Matsuoka, Mitsuhiro Ueda, and Chikuma Hamada
	Sleeve lung resection for lung cancer: Analysis according to the type of procedure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1349-1356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Atsushi Watanabe, Tetsuya Higami, Syunsuke Ohori, Tetsuya Koyanagi, Shinji Nakashima, and Tohru Mawatari
	Is lung cancer resection indicated in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1357-1363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Brief Communications:

Alberto Weber, Reza Tavakoli, Jurg Gruenenfelder, and Michele Genoni
	Ascending aortic dissection after proximal bypass anastomotic device J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1364-1365. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jung-Jyh Hung, Jung-Sen Liu, and Wen-Hu Hsu
	Sclerosing hemangioma with an air halo J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1365-1367. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pei-Ying Lin, Ping-Hung Kuo, Chong-Jen Yu, and Pan-Chyr Yang
	Long-term remission of hepatic hydrothorax after OK-432 pleurodesis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1367-1369. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cornelius McKown Dyke, Devinder Bhatia, Solomon Aronson, Nader Moazami, and Robert M. Mentzer, Jr.
	Perioperative nesiritide and possible renal protection in patients with moderate to severe kidney dysfunction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1369-1370. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Adel I. Irani, Taek-Yeon Lee, Anthony L. Estrera, and Hazim J. Safi
	Repair of a traumatic sternal deformity J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1371-1372. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thorsten Walles, Volker Steger, Holger Wurst, Klaus-Dieter Schmidt, and Godehard Friedel
	Pumpless extracorporeal gas exchange aiding central airway surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1372-1374. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Patrick Moehnle, Ingo Kaczmarek, Florian Weis, Bruno Reichart, and Calin Vicol
	Giant left atrial thrombus with mechanical compromise of the mitral valve J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1374-1376. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Luca A. Vricella and Duke E. Cameron
	Patients with truncus arteriosus do not have a patent arterial duct: True or false? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1376. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Konstantinos Spiliotopoulos, Mihalis Argiriou, Theodoros Argyrakos, Konstantinos Haritopoulos, Konstantinos Kanakakis, Timotheos Sakellaridis, Christos Charitos, and Ion Bellenis
	Solitary metastasis of urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder to the heart: An unusual clinical manifestation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1377-1378. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ahmad Al Khaddour, Andrew Cohen, Uday Trivedi, Jonathan Hyde, and Andrew T. Forsyth
	Infiltration of saline solution around the saphenous vein facilitates stripping for coronary bypass surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1379-1380. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Farhad Bakhtiary, Panagiotis Therapidis, Mirela Scherer, Omer Dzemali, Anton Moritz, and Peter Kleine
	Electromagnetic interaction between an axial left ventricular assist device and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1380-1381. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Paolo Ferrazzi, Michele Triggiani, Attilio Iacovoni, Samuele Pentiricci, Francesco Vattimo, Pervirgilio Parrella, and Eugenio Quaini
	Surgical ventricular restoration by means of a new technique to preserve left ventricular compliance: The horseshoe repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1382-1383. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chun Soo Park, Won-Kyoung Jhang, Jae-Kon Ko, Young-Hwue Kim, and Tae-Jin Yun
	Lecompte operation: Is it still a viable option for truncus arteriosus? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1384-1386. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yasutaka Hirata, Kevin Charette, Ralph S. Mosca, Jan M. Quaegebeur, and Jonathan M. Chen
	Pediatric Application of the Thoratec CentriMag BiVAD as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1386-1387. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shafie S. Fazel, Denis Angoulvant, Jagdish Butany, Richard D. Weisel, and Ren-Ke Li
	Mesenchymal stem cells engineered to overexpress stem cell factor improve cardiac function but have malignant potential J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1388-1389. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Werner Mohl, Stefan Mina, Dejan Milansinovic, Hirofumi Kasahara, and Paz Yoav
	Coronary sinus reducer stent J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1390. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sachin Talwar, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, and Balram Airan
	Single-stage versus 2-stage repair of coarctation of the aorta with ventricular septal defect J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1390-1391. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Henry L. Walters, III
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1391. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Justin Nowell and Marjan Jahangiri
	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;136:1391-1392. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Lorenzo Guerrieri Wolf, Bikram P. Choudhary, Yasir Abu-Omer, and David P. Taggart
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1392-1393. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sameh Ibrahim Sersar and Ahmed A. Jamjoom
	Contegra and extracardiac Fontan J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1393. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Akio Ikai and Kisaburo Sakamoto
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1393-1394. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Khaled E. Al-Ebrahim
	Challenges of small cardiac units J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1394. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
David M. Shahian and Sharon-Lise T. Normand
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1394-1395. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meetings and Courses:

	Meetings and Courses J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1396-1397. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Volunteer Leadership and Senior Staff Disclosure Statement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1398-1399. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1400. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Preliminary Agenda J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1400. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1401. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1401. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1401. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1401. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1401-1402. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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