Editorials:

Richard G. Ohye, Caren S. Goldberg, Janet Donohue, Jennifer C. Hirsch, Michael Gaies, Marshall L. Jacobs, James G. Gurney Michigan Congenital Heart Outcomes Research and Discovery Investigators
	The quest to optimize neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonatal arch reconstruction: The perfusion techniques we use and why we believe in them J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:803-806. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Jee Won Chang, Hisao Asamura, Riken Kawachi, and Shun-ichi Watanabe
	Gender difference in survival of resected non–small cell lung cancer: Histology-related phenomenon? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:807-812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yong Han, Kun Liu, Xiaofei Li, Xiaoping Wang, Yongan Zhou, Zhongping Gu, Qunfeng Ma, Tao Jiang, Lijun Huang, Tao Zhang, and Qingshu Cheng
	Repair of massive stent-induced tracheoesophageal fistula J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:813-817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Hélio Minamoto, Felipe Carneiro, Paulo Manuel Pego–Fernandes, and Fábio Biscegli Jatene
	Laryngeal split and rib cartilage interpositional grafting: Treatment option for glottic/subglottic stenosis in adults J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:818-823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bart P. van Putte, Pieter M. Cobelens, Niels van der Kaaij, Burkhard Lachmann, Annemieke Kavelaars, Cobi J. Heijnen, and Jozef Kesecioglu
	Exogenous surfactant attenuation of ischemia–reperfusion injury in the lung through alteration of inflammatory and apoptotic factors J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:824-828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Zane T. Hammoud, Sunil Badve, Qianqian Zhao, Lang Li, Romil Saxena, Mangesh A. Thorat, Akira Morimiya, Karen M. Rieger, and Kenneth A. Kesler
	Differential gene expression profiling of esophageal adenocarcinoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:829-834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yasushi Shintani, Mitsunori Ohta, Teruo Iwasaki, Naoki Ikeda, Takashi Kanou, Emiko Tomita, Katsuhiro Nakagawa, Tsutomu Yasumitsu, and Yuko Ohno
	Intraoperative pleural lavage cytology after lung resection as an independent prognostic factor for staging lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:835-839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Parwis Massoudy, Matthias Thielmann, Nils Lehmann, Anja Marr, Georg Kleikamp, Ariane Maleszka, Armin Zittermann, Reiner Körfer, Miriam Radu, Arno Krian, Jens Litmathe, Emmeran Gams, Ömer Sezer, Hans Scheld, Wolfgang Schiller, Armin Welz, Guido Dohmen, Rüdiger Autschbach, Ingo Slottosch, Thorsten Wahlers, Markus Neuhäuser, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, and Heinz Jakob
	Impact of prior percutaneous coronary intervention on the outcome of coronary artery bypass surgery: A multicenter analysis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:840-845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Nikolaos Bonaros, Diana Hennerbichler, Guy Friedrich, Alfred Kocher, Otmar Pachinger, Günther Laufer, and Johannes Bonatti
	Increased mortality and perioperative complications in patients with previous elective percutaneous coronary interventions undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:846-852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Esta Bovill, Steven Westaby, Alastair Crisp, Shiney Jacobs, and Tony Shaw
	Reduction of four-and-a-half LIM-protein 2 expression occurs in human left ventricular failure and leads to altered localization and reduced activity of metabolic enzymes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:853-861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Runar Lundblad, Michel Abdelnoor, Odd R. Geiran, and Jan L. Svennevig
	Surgical repair of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture: Risk factors of early and late death J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:862-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Michele Di Mauro, Marco Contini, Angela L. Iacò, Antonio Bivona, Massimo Gagliardi, Egidio Varone, Paolo Bosco, and Antonio M. Calafiore
	Bilateral internal thoracic artery on the left side: A propensity score–matched study of impact of the third conduit on the right side J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:869-874. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yoshiyuki Takami, Kazuyoshi Tajima, Sachie Terazawa, Noritaka Okada, Kei Fujii, and Yoshimasa Sakai
	Safer aortic crossclamping during short-term moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest for cardiac surgery in patients with a bad ascending aorta J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:875-880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Martijn W.A. van Geldorp, W.R. Eric Jamieson, A. Pieter Kappetein, Jian Ye, Guy J. Fradet, Marinus J.C. Eijkemans, Gary L. Grunkemeier, Ad J.J.C. Bogers, and Johanna J.M. Takkenberg
	Patient outcome after aortic valve replacement with a mechanical or biological prosthesis: Weighing lifetime anticoagulant-related event risk against reoperation risk J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:881-886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hsi-Yu Yu, Yih-Sharng Chen, Wen-Yih Tseng, Nai-Shin Chi, Chih-Hsien Wang, Shoei-Shen Wang, and Fang-Yue Lin
	Why is the surgical ventricular restoration operation effective for ischemic cardiomyopathy? Geometric analysis with magnetic resonance imaging of changes in regional ventricular function after surgical ventricular restoration J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:887-894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Video]
Akira Sezai, Mitsumasa Hata, Tetsuya Niino, Yuji Kasamaki, Toshiko Nakai, Atsushi Hirayama, and Kazutomo Minami
	Study of the factors related to atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: A search for a marker to predict the occurrence of atrial fibrillation before surgical intervention J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:895-900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Niv Ad, Scott D. Barnett, Constance K. Haan, Sean M. O'Brien, Sarah Milford–Beland, and Alan M. Speir
	Does preoperative atrial fibrillation increase the risk for mortality and morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:901-906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Congenital Heart Disease:

Richard A. Hopkins, Alyce Linthurst Jones, Lloyd Wolfinbarger, Mark A. Moore, Arthur A. Bert, and Gary K. Lofland
	Decellularization reduces calcification while improving both durability and 1-year functional results of pulmonary homograft valves in juvenile sheep J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:907-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christoph H. Huber, Michel Hurni, Victor Tsang, and Ludwig K. von Segesser
	Valved stents for transapical pulmonary valve replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:914-918. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Gianluca Brancaccio, Guido Michielon, Sergio Filippelli, Gianluigi Perri, Duccio Di Carlo, Fiore S. Iorio, Gianluca Oricchio, Roberta Iacobelli, Antonio Amodeo, and Roberto M. Di Donato
	Transannular patching is a valid alternative for tetralogy of Fallot and complete atrioventricular septal defect repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:919-923. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Naoki Yoshimura, Hironori Matsuhisa, Shingo Otaka, Junichiro Kitahara, Hirohisa Murakami, Keiichiro Uese, Fukiko Ichida, and Takuro Misaki
	Surgical management of multiple ventricular septal defects: The role of the felt sandwich technique J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:924-928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Changping Gan, Ke Lin, Qi An, Hong Tang, Haibo Song, Raphael C. Lui, Kaiyu Tao, Zhongyun Zhuang, and Yingkang Shi
	Perventricular device closure of muscular ventricular septal defects on beating hearts: Initial experience in eight children J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:929-933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kirsten C. Odegard, David Zurakowski, James A. DiNardo, Robert A. Castro, Francis X. McGowan, Jr., Ellis J. Neufeld, and Peter C. Laussen
	Prospective longitudinal study of coagulation profiles in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome from stage I through Fontan completion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:934-941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Che-Chung Yeh, Deepak Malhotra, Hongzhe Li, Susan Nicholas, Richard Tu, and Michael J. Mann
	Surgical ventricular reconstruction in mice: Elucidating potential targets for combined molecular/surgical intervention J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:942-949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mateen Akhtar, E. Murat Tuzcu, Samir R. Kapadia, Lars G. Svensson, Roy K. Greenberg, Eric E. Roselli, Sandra Halliburton, Vikram Kurra, Paul Schoenhagen, and Srikanth Sola
	Aortic root morphology in patients undergoing percutaneous aortic valve replacement: Evidence of aortic root remodeling J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:950-956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ichiro Yoshioka, Yoshikatsu Saiki, Azusa Ichinose, Kei Takase, Shoki Takahashi, Toshiro Ohashi, Masaaki Sato, and Koichi Tabayashi
	Tagged cine magnetic resonance imaging with a finite element model can predict the severity of retrosternal adhesions prior to redo cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:957-962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daniel Zimpfer, Seyedhossein Aharinejad, Johannes Holfeld, Anita Thomas, Julia Dumfarth, Raphael Rosenhek, Martin Czerny, Wolfgang Schaden, Mathias Gmeiner, Ernst Wolner, and Michael Grimm
	Direct epicardial shock wave therapy improves ventricular function and induces angiogenesis in ischemic heart failure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:963-970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support:

J. Raymond Fitzpatrick, III, John R. Frederick, William Hiesinger, Vivian M. Hsu, Ryan C. McCormick, Elliott D. Kozin, Carine M. Laporte, Mary Lou O'Hara, Elan Howell, Deborah Dougherty, Jeffrey E. Cohen, Kevin W. Southerland, Jessica L. Howard, E. Carter Paulson, Michael A. Acker, Rohinton J. Morris, and Y. Joseph Woo
	Early planned institution of biventricular mechanical circulatory support results in improved outcomes compared with delayed conversion of a left ventricular assist device to a biventricular assist device J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:971-977. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
U. Abdel-Rahman, P. Risteski, K. Tizi, S. Kerscher, S. Bejati, K. Zwicker, M. Scholz, U. Brandt, and A. Moritz
	Hypoxic reoxygenation during initial reperfusion attenuates cardiac dysfunction and limits ischemia–reperfusion injury after cardioplegic arrest in a porcine model J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:978-982. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Satoru Wakasa, Norihiko Shiiya, Tsuyoshi Tachibana, Tomonori Ooka, and Yoshiro Matsui
	A semiquantitative analysis of reactive astrogliosis demonstrates its correlation with the number of intact motor neurons after transient spinal cord ischemia J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:983-990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Qi-qi Wang, Yuan-gang Qiu, Yu-juan Zhu, Jian-hua Zhu, Li-hong Wang, Xiao-sheng Hu, Shen-jiang Hu, Liang-rong Zheng, Qian-min Tao, Fu-rong Zhang, and Yun Zhang
	Cyclophosphamide protects against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats: One of the therapeutic targets is high sensitivity C-reactive protein J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:991-996. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marek A. Deja, Marcin Malinowski, Krzysztof S. Golba, Maciej Kajor, Tomasz Lebda-Wyborny, Damian Hudziak, Wojciech Domaradzki, Dariusz Szurlej, Andrzej Bonczyk, Jolanta Biernat, and Stanislaw Wos
	Diazoxide protects myocardial mitochondria, metabolism, and function during cardiac surgery: A double-blind randomized feasibility study of diazoxide-supplemented cardioplegia J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:997-1004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Karola Trescher, Michael Bauer, Wolfgang Dietl, Seth Hallström, Nikolaus Wick, Margarita Wolfsberger, Robert Ullrich, Günther Jürgens, Ernst Wolner, and Bruno K. Podesser
	Improved myocardial protection in the failing heart by selective endothelin-A receptor blockade J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1005-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Katherine Lietz, Kevin Brown, Syed S. Ali, Monica Colvin-Adams, Andrew J. Boyle, David Anderson, Alan D. Weinberg, Leslie W. Miller, Soon Park, Ranjit John, and Ronald M. Lazar
	The role of cerebral hyperperfusion in postoperative neurologic dysfunction after left ventricular assist device implantation for end-stage heart failure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1012-1019. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications:

Igor E. Konstantinov, Pankaj Saxena, and Jaffar Shehatha
	Coronary stent disease: When will enough be enough? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1020-1021. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John Henderson, Pradeep Narayan, Sarah F. Smithson, and Anthony Morgan
	Pneumothorax in two siblings: Is there a genetic basis for recurrence? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1021-1022. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sanjay Asopa, Srikanth Iyenger, Clinton T. Lloyd, Ivan Brown, and Clifford W. Barlow
	Accidental perforation of the left ventricle with a Bonanno catheter J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1023-1024. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kai-yu Tao, Qi An, Chang-ping Gan, Hong Tang, Yuan Feng, and Hai-bo Song
	Give the patient another chance: Peratrial device closure of a secundum atrial septal defect that failed percutaneous device closure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1024-1027. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Davide Pacini, Alessandro Armaro, Luca Di Marco, Vincenzo Russo, and Roberto Di Bartolomeo
	Stent graft coarctation after frozen elephant trunk procedure: An unusual complication J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1027-1029. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jay D. Pruetz, Masato Takahashi, Brian L. Reemtsen, and Vaughn A. Starnes
	A novel surgical approach to left main coronary artery giant aneurysm thrombosis in a child with a history of Kawasaki disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1030-1032. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Igor E. Konstantinov, Pankaj Saxena, Trenton Barrett, and Graham Jenkins
	Resection and reconstruction of the roof of the coronary sinus for an unusually attached left atrial myxoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1032-1034. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Issam Ismail, Ruoyu Zhang, Kristina Ringe, Stefan Fischer, and Axel Haverich
	Retrosternal adhesiolysis through an anterior minithoracotomy: A novel approach facilitating complete median redo sternotomy with a patent internal thoracic artery graft J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1034-1035. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Bachar El Oumeiri, Alain Jean Poncelet, and Gebrine El Khoury
	Why is freedom from atrial fibrillation still lower with endoscopic pulmonary vein isolation than with the Cox maze III procedure? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1036. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alaaddin Yilmaz, Bart P. van Putte, and Wim-Jan Van Boven
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1036-1037. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meetings and Courses:

	Meetings and Courses J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1038-1040. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Volunteer Leadership and Senior Staff Disclosure Statement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1041-1042. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1043. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	AATS Meetings and Sponsored Events J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1044. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	AATS Online Award Applications Now Available on www.aats.org J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1044. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1044. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1044. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1045. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1045. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	The Foundation for Accelerated Vascular Research Annual Wylie Scholar Award, Application Deadline March 16, 2009 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1045. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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