Presidential Address:

Douglas E. Wood
	Cardiothoracic surgery: A specialty divided or as one J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1-9. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Editorial Board:

	Editorial Board J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:3. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Expert Commentary:

Thomas W. Rice and Eugene H. Blackstone
	Esophagectomy volume threshold as a criterion for centers of excellence: Causation or cause, strategy or strategem? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:10-12. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Point/Counterpoint:

Brendon M. Stiles, Elliot L. Servais, Paul C. Lee, Jeffrey L. Port, Subroto Paul, and Nasser K. Altorki
	POINT: Clinical stage IA non–small cell lung cancer determined by computed tomography and positron emission tomography is frequently not pathologic IA non–small cell lung cancer: The problem of understaging J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:13-19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert J. Cerfolio
	COUNTERPOINT: Despite staging inaccuracies, patients with non–small cell lung cancer are best served by having integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography before therapy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:20-22. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Robert A. Meguid, Eric S. Weiss, David C. Chang, Malcolm V. Brock, and Steven C. Yang
	The effect of volume on esophageal cancer resections: What constitutes acceptable resection volumes for centers of excellence? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:23-29. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:28-29. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nirmal K. Veeramachaneni, Traves D. Crabtree, Daniel Kreisel, Jennifer B. Zoole, Joanne F. Musick, Nicole G. Taylor, Alexander S. Krupnick, David S. Gierada, G. Alexander Patterson, and Bryan F. Meyers
	A thoracic surgery clinic dedicated to indeterminate pulmonary nodules: Too many scans and too little pathology? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:30-35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:33-35. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Najib Safieddine, Wei Xu, Sayed Mohammed Quadri, Jennifer J. Knox, Jennifer Hornby, Joanne Sulman, Rebecca Wong, Maha Guindi, Shaf Keshavjee, and Gail Darling
	Health-related quality of life in esophageal cancer: Effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical intervention J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:36-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:41-42. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Matthew D. Taylor, Philip W. Smith, William K. Brix, Mark R. Wick, Nicholas Theodosakis, Brian R. Swenson, Benjamin D. Kozower, Christine L. Lau, and David R. Jones
	Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and tumor marker expression in non–small cell lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:43-48. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yuji Tachimori, Norio Kanamori, Norihisa Uemura, Norikazu Hokamura, Hiroyasu Igaki, and Hoichi Kato
	Salvage esophagectomy after high-dose chemoradiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:49-54. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Houhuai Li, Qingzhen Zhang, Lin Xu, Yijiang Chen, Yongxiang Wei, and Guoren Zhou
	Factors predictive of prognosis after esophagectomy for squamous cell cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:55-59. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Danny Chu, Faisal G. Bakaeen, Xing Li Wang, Joseph S. Coselli, Scott A. LeMaire, and Joseph Huh
	The impact of placing multiple grafts to each myocardial territory on long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:60-64. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Howard K. Song, Brian S. Diggs, Matthew S. Slater, Steven W. Guyton, Ross M. Ungerleider, and Karl F. Welke
	Improved quality and cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States from 1988 to 2005 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:65-69. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
R. Scott McClure, Lawrence H. Cohn, Esther Wiegerinck, Gregory S. Couper, Sary F. Aranki, R. Morton Bolman, III, Michael J. Davidson, and Frederick Y. Chen
	Early and late outcomes in minimally invasive mitral valve repair: An eleven-year experience in 707 patients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:70-75. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Pia S.U. Mykén and Odd Bech-Hansen
	A 20-year experience of 1712 patients with the Biocor porcine bioprosthesis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:76-81. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
James M. Brown, Sean M. O'Brien, Changfu Wu, Jo Ann H. Sikora, Bartley P. Griffith, and James S. Gammie
	Isolated aortic valve replacement in North America comprising 108,687 patients in 10 years: Changes in risks, valve types, and outcomes in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:82-90. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Francesco Dentali, Nicoletta Riva, Alessandra Malato, Giorgia Saccullo, Sergio Siragusa, and Walter Ageno
	Incidence of thromboembolic complications in patients with mechanical heart valves with a subtherapeutic international normalized ratio J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:91-93. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tirone E. David, Susan Armstrong, Manjula Maganti, Jagdish Butany, Christopher M. Feindel, and Joanne Bos
	Postimplantation morphologic changes of glutaraldehyde-fixed porcine aortic roots and risk of aneurysm and rupture J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:94-100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dimitrios C. Iliopoulos, Eleftherios P. Kritharis, Athina T. Giagini, Stavroula A. Papadodima, and Dimitrios P. Sokolis
	Ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms are associated with compositional remodeling and vessel stiffening but not weakening in age-matched subjects J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:101-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Amir M. Sheikh, Abdelsalam M. Elhenawy, Manjula Maganti, Susan Armstrong, Tirone E. David, and Christopher M. Feindel
	Outcomes of surgical intervention for isolated active mitral valve endocarditis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:110-116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Joshua D. Adams, John F. Angle, Alan H. Matsumoto, Benjamin B. Peeler, Bulent Arslan, Kenneth J. Cherry, John A. Kern, and Michael D. Dake
	Endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta in the post-FDA approval era J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:117-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Congenital Heart Disease:

Makoto Ando and Yukihiro Takahashi
	Ten-year experience with handmade trileaflet polytetrafluoroethylene valved conduit used for pulmonary reconstruction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:124-131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Iki Adachi, Hideki Uemura, Karen P. McCarthy, and Siew Yen Ho
	Morphologic features of atrioventricular septal defect with only ventricular component: Further observations pertinent to surgical repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:132-138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anne Sarajuuri, Tuula Lönnqvist, Leena Mildh, Irmeli Rajantie, Marianne Eronen, Ilkka Mattila, and Eero Jokinen
	Prospective follow-up study of children with univentricular heart: Neurodevelopmental outcome at age 12 months J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:139-145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kazuhiro Watanabe, Mie Matsui, Junko Matsuzawa, Chiaki Tanaka, Kyo Noguchi, Naoki Yoshimura, Kazuhisa Hongo, Mayumi Ishiguro, Sayaka Wanatabe, Keiich Hirono, Keiichiro Uese, Fukiko Ichida, Hideki Origasa, Jun Nakazawa, Yoshihiro Oshima, Toshio Miyawaki, Tachiyo Matsuzaki, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Warren Bilker, and Ruben C. Gur
	Impaired neuroanatomic development in infants with congenital heart disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:146-153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jennifer C. Hirsch, John R. Charpie, Richard G. Ohye, and James G. Gurney
	Near-infrared spectroscopy: What we know and what we need to know—A systematic review of the congenital heart disease literature J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:154-159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Michael Lanuti, Amita Sharma, Subba R. Digumarthy, Cameron D. Wright, Dean M. Donahue, John C. Wain, Douglas J. Mathisen, and Jo-Anne O. Shepard
	Radiofrequency ablation for treatment of medically inoperable stage I non–small cell lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:160-166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:165-166. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jian Ye, Anson Cheung, Samuel V. Lichtenstein, Lukas A. Altwegg, Daniel R. Wong, Ronald G. Carere, Christopher R. Thompson, Robert R. Moss, Brad Munt, Sanjeevan Pasupati, Robert H. Boone, Jean-Bernard Masson, Abdullah Al Ali, and John G. Webb
	Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation: 1-year outcome in 26 patients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:167-173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Paolo Ferrazzi, Attilio Iacovoni, Samuele Pentiricci, Michele Senni, Maria Iascone, Nicolas Borenstein, Luc Behr, Alessandro Borghi, Rossella Balossino, and Eugenio Quaini
	Toward the development of a fully elastic mitral ring: Preliminary, acute, in vivo evaluation of physiomechanical behavior J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:174-179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jiashing Yu, Karen L. Christman, Eric Chin, Richard E. Sievers, Maythem Saeed, and Randall J. Lee
	Restoration of left ventricular geometry and improvement of left ventricular function in a rodent model of chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:180-187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pietro Bajona, William E. Katz, Richard C. Daly, Kenton J. Zehr, and Giovanni Speziali
	Beating-heart, off-pump mitral valve repair by implantation of artificial chordae tendineae: An acute in vivo animal study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:188-193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Video]
Olivier N. Pages, Stéphane Aubert, Alain Combes, Charles E. Luyt, Alain Pavie, Philippe Léger, Iradj Gandjbakhch, and Pascal Leprince
	Paracorporeal pulsatile biventricular assist device versus extracorporal membrane oxygenation–extracorporal life support in adult fulminant myocarditis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:194-197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Donna M. Rudd and Geoffrey P. Dobson
	Toward a new cold and warm nondepolarizing, normokalemic arrest paradigm for orthotopic heart transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:198-207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sheri Crow, Ranjit John, Andrew Boyle, Sara Shumway, Kenneth Liao, Monica Colvin-Adams, Carol Toninato, Emil Missov, Marc Pritzker, Cindy Martin, Daniel Garry, William Thomas, and Lyle Joyce
	Gastrointestinal bleeding rates in recipients of nonpulsatile and pulsatile left ventricular assist devices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:208-215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hao Zhang, Shen-jun Zhu, De Wang, Ying-jie Wei, and Sheng-Shou Hu
	Intramyocardial injection of tannic acid attenuates postinfarction remodeling: A novel approach to stabilize the breaking extracellular matrix J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:216-222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rajesh G. Katare, Motonori Ando, Yoshihiko Kakinuma, Mikihiko Arikawa, Takemi Handa, Fumiyasu Yamasaki, and Takayuki Sato
	Vagal nerve stimulation prevents reperfusion injury through inhibition of opening of mitochondrial permeability transition pore independent of the bradycardiac effect J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:223-231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
William E. Stansfield, Peter C. Charles, Ru-hang Tang, Mauricio Rojas, Rajendra Bhati, Nancy C. Moss, Cam Patterson, and Craig H. Selzman
	Regression of pressure-induced left ventricular hypertrophy is characterized by a distinct gene expression profile J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:232-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications:

Cevher Ozcan, Edward J. Miller, Kerry S. Russell, Michael L. Dewar, and Lynda E. Rosenfeld
	An unusual case of nonbacterial thrombotic (marantic) endocarditis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:239-241. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kazumasa Orihashi, Taijiro Sueda, Kenji Okada, and Shinya Takahashi
	Compressed true lumen in the innominate artery: A pitfall of right axillary arterial perfusion in acute aortic dissection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:242-243. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bart Meyns, Filip Rega, Joris Ector, Walter Droogne, Johan Vanhaecke, Jan Van Hemelrijck, Bartley Griffith, Robert Dowling, Mark Zucker, and Daniel Burkhoff
	Partial left ventricular support implanted through minimal access surgery as a bridge to cardiac transplant J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:243-245. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Glenn McKay, Vincent Arlet, John A. Kern, Christine L. Lau, David R. Jones, and Benjamin D. Kozower
	A bilobed thoracic outlet mass: Options for resection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:245-247. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Igor E. Konstantinov, Pankaj Saxena, Shane Ling, and Trenton Barrett
	Repair of acute postinfarction atrioventricular dehiscence in a patient with posterior left ventricular aneurysm J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:247-249. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yuji Taniguchi, Shinji Fujioka, Yoshin Adachi, Ken Miwa, and Hiroshige Nakamura
	Video-assisted thoracoscopic bullectomy for an infectious giant bulla with the concomitant use of the perioperative intracavity fluid suction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:249-251. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Wataru Kato, Akihiko Usui, Hideki Oshima, Toshiaki Akita, and Yuichi Ueda
	Incomplete transmural ablation caused by bipolar radiofrequency ablation devices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:251-252. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

K.H. Chang and O.J. McAnena
	En bloc esophagectomy reduces local recurrence and improves survival compared with transhiatal resection after neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal adenocarcinoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:253. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Steven R. DeMeester
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:253-254. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eric Lim and Michael Dusmet
	Remediastinoscopy: A statistical reinterpretation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:254-255. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alessandro Marra, Ludger Hillejan, and Georgios Stamatis
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:255-256. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas W. Rice and Eugene H. Blackstone
	Referent values and equipoise: Editors' notes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:256-257. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Radhakrishnan Ramaraj
	Spironolactone alleviates late cardiac remodeling after left ventricular restoration J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:257. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masaki Tsukashita
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:257-258. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meetings and Courses:

	Meetings and Courses J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:259-262. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:263. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Preliminary Agenda J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:263. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Summer Internship Applications Now Available J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:263-264. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:264. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:264. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:264. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:264-265. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	57th Graham Fellow Named J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:265. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Third Edward D. Churchill Research Scholars Announced J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:265. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	2008-2009 Resident Fellowship Recipients Announced J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:265-266. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	The Foundation for Accelerated Vascular Research Annual Wylie Scholar Award, Application Deadline March 16, 2009 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:266. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications Online Only:

Thomas Bartel, Alfred Kocher, Gudrun Feuchtner, Silvana Müller, Johannes O. Bonatti, and Bernhard Metzler
	Spontaneous rupture of the dissected coronary sinus mimicking acute coronary syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e1-e3. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Video]
Christina Doesch, Claudia Plachtzik, and Christian S. Haas
	Lipomatous septal hypertrophy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e3-e4. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yukio Umeda, Yukihiro Matsuno, Matsuhisa Imaizumi, Yoshio Mori, and Hiroshi Takiya
	Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e4-e6. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hisato Takagi, Norikazu Kawai, and Takuya Umemoto
	Do statins delay the progression of aortic stenosis? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e6-e9. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Vassilios S. Avlonitis, Roger W. Bury, Andrew J. Duncan, and Joseph Zacharias
	Penetrating ulcer of the aortic arch presenting with hemoptysis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e10-e12. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christoph A. Tschan, M. Javad Mirzayan, Alexandru C. Stan, Maximilian A. Pichlmaier, and Joachim K. Krauss
	Concomitant cardiac and cerebral leiomyosarcoma: A challenge for surgical and adjuvant therapy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e12-e14. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
T. Mohsen, N. El Beharry, T. Maree, and E.S. Akl
	Cardiac echinococcosis of the interventricular septum in early childhood: Report of two cases J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e14-e16. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christian Schumann, Philipp M. Lepper, Thomas F.E. Barth, Peter Möller, and Stefan Krüger
	Successful immediate cryorecanalization of a simultaneous high-grade tracheal and bronchial stenosis as rare manifestations of bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e17-e19. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Heon Lee, Balazs Ruzsics, U. Joseph Schoepf, Edward A. Stewart, Philip Costello, James L. Glenn, and John S. Ikonomidis
	New-onset heart failure caused by spontaneous papillary muscle rupture: Diagnosis with dual-source computed tomographic coronary angiography J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e19-e21. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nawwar Al-Attar, Richard Raffoul, Dominique Himbert, Eric Brochet, Alec Vahanian, and Patrick Nataf
	False aneurysm after transapical aortic valve implantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e21-e22. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Video]
Yukio Umeda, Yukihiro Matsuno, Matsuhisa Imaizumi, Yoshio Mori, Hitoshi Iwata, and Hiroshi Takiya
	Extralobar pulmonary sequestration infected with Mycobacterium gordonae J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e23-e24. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yee-Fung Lin, Sheng-Chuan Hsi, Junn-Liang Chang, and Chun-Hsiung Huang
	Intrapulmonary psammomatous melanotic schwannoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e25-e27. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dominique Fabre, Jeremie H. Lefevre, Vincent De Montpreville, Elie Fadel, Gaetano Rocco, Olivier Chataignier, Sacha Mussot, and Philippe G. Dartevelle
	Low-grade sarcoma of the right upper lobe vein mimicking a metastatic disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e27-e29. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Vincent Chan, Dominique Grisoli, Marc Ruel, John Veinot, and Thierry Mesana
	Surgical approach to repair of ruptured chordae tendineae causing tricuspid regurgitation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e30-e32. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Roland Henaine, Emilie Adam, Kasra Azarnoush, N. Yashimura, M. Cannesson, A. Millon, F. Lachhab, and Jean Ninet
	Is subtotal resection of a right ventricular fibroma a valid surgical option? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e32-e34. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yang Gi Ryu, Man-Jong Baek, Hyun Koo Kim, Young Ho Choi, Young-Sang Sohn, and Hark Jei Kim
	Simultaneous repair for aortic incompetence with annuloaortic ectasia and pectus excavatum by modified Ravitch procedure with pectus bars in an adult patient with Marfan syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e34-e36. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aitizaz Uddin Syed, Ali E. Jelly, Arto Nemlander, and FathelRahman Elawad Ahmed
	Mitral valve repair during bypass in a 4-year-old girl with familial Evans syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e36-e37. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jiro Honda, Toshimi Yonaha, Yoshikazu Nakamura, Noboru Uechi, and Hiroaki Asato
	Ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva protruding into the pulmonary artery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e37-e39. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thao T. Marquez, Jonathan D'Cunha, Ranjit John, Kenneth Liao, and Lyle Joyce
	Mechanical support for acute right ventricular failure: Evolving surgical paradigms J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e39-e40. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
F. Bennett Pearce, James K. Kirklin, William L. Holman, Cindy S. Barrett, Robb L. Romp, and Yung R. Lau
	Successful cardiac transplant after Berlin Heart bridge in a single ventricle heart: Use of aortopulmonary shunt as a supplementary source of pulmonary blood flow J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e40-e42. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gianluigi Bisleri, Paolo Piccoli, Sergio Cosciani Cunico, and Claudio Muneretto
	Modified perfusion technique for patients with renal cell carcinoma infiltrating the inferior vena cava J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e42-e44. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Erdal Tasci, Halil Ciftci, Farzin Periovi, and Cemal Asim Kutlu
	Latero-lateral slide tracheoplasty for upper airway stenosis: An 8-year follow-up J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e44-e46. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cemal Asim Kutlu, Suat Patlakoglu, Ahmet Erdal Tasci, and Oguz Kapicibasi
	A novel technique for bronchopleural fistula closure: An hourglass-shaped stent J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e46-e47. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daniele Forcella, Eugenio Pompeo, Filadelfo Coniglione, Antenello Gatti, and Tommaso C. Mineo
	A new technique for continuous intercostal-intrapleural analgesia in videothoracoscopic surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e48-e49. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
T. Sloane Guy, Elaine Tseng, Mark B. Ratcliffe, Anthony Azakie, and Tom R. Karl
	A simple correction for anomalous coronary arteries in adults J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e50-e51. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hisato Takagi, Norikazu Kawai, and Takuya Umemoto
	Preoperative statin therapy reduces postoperative all-cause mortality in cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis of controlled studies J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e52-e53. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hisato Takagi, Norikazu Kawai, and Takuya Umemoto
	Stenting versus coronary artery bypass grafting for unprotected left main coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis of comparative studies J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e54-e57. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gianluca Rigatelli, Ugo Carraro, Roberto Riccardi, and Giorgio Rigatelli
	Demand dynamic biogirdling: Ten-year results J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:e58-e59. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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