Editorials:

Lawrence H. Cohn
	The JTCVS: A year in review J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Editorial Staff J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:2-4. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Joseph A. Dearani
	Surgery for adults with congenital heart disease should be performed by congenital heart surgeons J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:5-7. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Harold L. Lazar
	Uric acid levels and outcomes from coronary artery bypass grafting: Is it the chicken or the egg? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:8. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nicholas G. Smedira
	Man and machine: Understanding the complex physiologic interactions to reduce complications J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:9-10. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Raja M. Flores, Bernard J. Park, Joseph Dycoco, Anna Aronova, Yael Hirth, Nabil P. Rizk, Manjit Bains, Robert J. Downey, and Valerie W. Rusch
	Lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) versus thoracotomy for lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:11-18. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Karen M. Harrison–Phipps, Francis C. Nichols, Cathy D. Schleck, Claude Deschamps, Stephen D. Cassivi, Paul H. Schipper, Mark S. Allen, Dennis A. Wigle, and Peter C. Pairolero
	Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura: Results of surgical treatment and long-term prognosis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:19-25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:23-25. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
James Huang, Nabil P. Rizk, William D. Travis, Gregory J. Riely, Bernard J. Park, Manjit S. Bains, Joseph Dycoco, Raja M. Flores, Robert J. Downey, and Valerie W. Rusch
	Comparison of patterns of relapse in thymic carcinoma and thymoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:26-31. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:31. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dominique Fabre, Sunil Singhal, Vincent De Montpreville, Benoit Decante, Sacha Mussot, Olivier Chataigner, Olaf Mercier, Frederic Kolb, Philippe G. Dartevelle, and Elie Fadel
	Composite cervical skin and cartilage flap provides a novel large airway substitute after long-segment tracheal resection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:32-39. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tommaso C. Mineo, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Alfonso Baldi, Eugenio Pompeo, and Davide Mineo
	Recurrent intrathoracic thymomas: Potential prognostic importance of cell-cycle protein expression J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:40-45. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Kazuo Shimamura, Toru Kuratani, Goro Matsumiya, Yukitoshi Shirakawa, Mugiho Takeuchi, Hiroshi Takano, and Yoshiki Sawa
	Hybrid endovascular aortic arch repair using branched endoprosthesis: The second-generation "branched" open stent-grafting technique J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:46-53. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:52-53. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Francesco Onorati, Giuseppe Santarpino, Antonio Rubino, Lucia Cristodoro, Cristian Scalas, and Attilio Renzulli
	Intraoperative bypass graft flow in intra-aortic balloon pump–supported patients: Differences in arterial and venous sequential conduits J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:54-61. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Michaela Maruskova, Pavel Gregor, Jozef Bartunek, Jaroslav Tintera, and Martin Penicka
	Myocardial viability and cardiac dyssynchrony as strong predictors of perioperative mortality in high-risk patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy having coronary artery bypass surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:62-68. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Amir M. Sheikh, Abdelsalam M. Elhenawy, Manjula Maganti, Susan Armstrong, Tirone E. David, and Christopher M. Feindel
	Outcomes of double valve surgery for active infective endocarditis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:69-75. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sung-Ho Jung, Hyun Song, Suk Jung Choo, Hyung Gon Je, Cheol Hyun Chung, Joon-Won Kang, and Jae Won Lee
	Comparison of radial artery patency according to proximal anastomosis site: Direct aorta to radial artery anastomosis is superior to radial artery composite grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:76-83. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Congenital Heart Disease:

Johannes Nordmeyer, Philipp Lurz, Victor T. Tsang, Louise Coats, Fiona Walker, Andrew M. Taylor, Sachin Khambadkone, Marc R. de Leval, and Philipp Bonhoeffer
	Effective transcatheter valve implantation after pulmonary homograft failure: A new perspective on the Ross operation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:84-88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daniëlle Robbers-Visser, Livia Kapusta, Lennie van Osch-Gevers, Jan L.M. Strengers, Eric Boersma, Yolanda B. de Rijke, Frans Boomsma, Ad J.J.C. Bogers, and Willem A. Helbing
	Clinical outcome 5 to 18 years after the Fontan operation performed on children younger than 5 years J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:89-95. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Kevin K. Whitehead, Kartik S. Sundareswaran, W. James Parks, Matthew A. Harris, Ajit P. Yoganathan, and Mark A. Fogel
	Blood flow distribution in a large series of patients having the Fontan operation: A cardiac magnetic resonance velocity mapping study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:96-102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Brian Kogon, Courtney Plattner, Paul Kirshbom, Kirk Kanter, Traci Leong, Theresa Lyle, Staci Jennings, Mike McConnell, and Wendy Book
	Risk factors for early pulmonary valve replacement after valve disruption in congenital pulmonary stenosis and tetralogy of Fallot J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:103-108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology/Basic Science:

James R. Edgerton, James H. McClelland, David Duke, Marc W. Gerdisch, Bryan M. Steinberg, Scott H. Bronleewe, Syma L. Prince, Morley A. Herbert, Shannon Hoffman, and Michael J. Mack
	Minimally invasive surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Six-month results J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:109-114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:114. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Stephan Kische, Marek P. Ehrlich, Christoph A. Nienaber, Hervé Rousseau, Robin Heijmen, Philippe Piquet, Hüseyin Ince, Jean-Paul Beregi, and Rossella Fattori
	Endovascular treatment of acute and chronic aortic dissection: Midterm results from the Talent Thoracic Retrospective Registry J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:115-124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:123-124. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John D. Puskas, Michael E. Halkos, Husam Balkhy, Michael Caskey, Mark Connolly, John Crouch, Anno Diegeler, Jan Gummert, Wolfgang Harringer, Valavanur Subramanian, Francis Sutter, Klaus Matschke EPIC Trial Investigators
	Evaluation of the PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System in coronary artery bypass surgery (the EPIC trial) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:125-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eiichi Tanaka, Frederick Y. Chen, Robert Flaumenhaft, Gwenda J. Graham, Rita G. Laurence, and John V. Frangioni
	Real-time assessment of cardiac perfusion, coronary angiography, and acute intravascular thrombi using dual-channel near-infrared fluorescence imaging J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:133-140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tanya L. Butler, Jonathan R. Egan, Fabian G. Graf, Carol G. Au, Aisling C. McMahon, Kathryn N. North, and David S. Winlaw
	Dysfunction induced by ischemia versus edema: Does edema matter? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:141-147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thorsten Hanke, Martin Misfeld, Matthias Heringlake, Jan J. Schreuder, Uwe K.H. Wiegand, and Frank Eberhardt
	The effect of biventricular pacing on cardiac function after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with reduced left ventricular function: A pressure–volume loop analysis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:148-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Faleh Al-Rashidi, Sten Blomquist, Peter Höglund, Carl Meurling, Anders Roijer, and Bansi Koul
	A new de-airing technique that reduces systemic microemboli during open surgery: A prospective controlled study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:157-162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Meijing Wang, Jiangning Tan, Arthur Coffey, John Fehrenbacher, Brent R. Weil, and Daniel R. Meldrum
	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3–stimulated hypoxia inducible factor-1 mediates estrogen receptor-–induced mesenchymal stem cell vascular endothelial growth factor production J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:163-171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
James Mau, Stuart Menzie, Yifei Huang, Michael Ward, and Stephen Hunyor
	Chronic septal infarction confers right ventricular protection during mechanical left ventricular unloading J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:172-178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Perioperative Management:

Shu-Min Lin, Fu-Tsai Chung, Chien-Da Huang, Wen-Te Liu, Chih-Hsia Kuo, Chun-Hua Wang, Kang-Yun Lee, Chien-Ying Liu, Horng-Chyuan Lin, and Han-Pin Kuo
	Diagnostic value of endobronchial ultrasonography for pulmonary tuberculosis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:179-184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sirisha Emani, Basel Ramlawi, Neel R. Sodha, Jian Li, Cesario Bianchi, and Frank W. Sellke
	Increased vascular permeability after cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with diabetes is associated with increased expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and hepatocyte growth factor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:185-191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yeung-Leung Cheng, Tsai-Wang Huang, Chih-Kung Lin, Shih-Chun Lee, Ching Tzao, Jen-Chih Chen, and Hung Chang
	The impact of smoking in primary spontaneous pneumothorax J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:192-195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pey-Jen Yu, Adam Skolnick, Giovanni Ferrari, Katherine Heretis, Paolo Mignatti, Giuseppe Pintucci, Barry Rosenzweig, Juan Diaz-Cartelle, Itzhak Kronzon, Gila Perk, Harvey I. Pass, Aubrey C. Galloway, Eugene A. Grossi, and Juan B. Grau
	Correlation between plasma osteopontin levels and aortic valve calcification: Potential insights into the pathogenesis of aortic valve calcification and stenosis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:196-199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Graham S. Hillis, Brian H. Cuthbertson, Patrick H. Gibson, Jane D. McNeilly, Graeme S. Maclennan, Robert R. Jeffrey, Keith G. Buchan, Hussein El-Shafei, George Gibson, and Bernard L. Croal
	Uric acid levels and outcome from coronary artery bypass grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:200-205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Massimo Caputo, Amir Mokhtari, Chris A. Rogers, Nayia Panayiotou, Qiang Chen, Mohamed T. Ghorbel, Gianni D. Angelini, and Andrew J. Parry
	The effects of normoxic versus hyperoxic cardiopulmonary bypass on oxidative stress and inflammatory response in cyanotic pediatric patients undergoing open cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:206-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Michael Zakliczynski, Jerzy Nozynski, Dominika Konecka-Mrowka, Anna Krynicka-Mazurek, Marcin Swierad, Marcin Maruszewski, Roman Przybylski, and Marian Zembala
	Vascular abnormalities and cardiomyocyte lipofuscin deposits in endomyocardial biopsy specimens of heart transplant recipients: Are they related to the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:215-221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shinichi Toyooka, Kengo Fukushima Kusano, Keiji Goto, Yamane Masaomi, Takahiro Oto, Yoshifumi Sano, Soichiro Fuke, Megumi Okazaki, Toru Ohe, Shingo Kasahara, Shunji Sano, and Hiroshi Date
	Right but not left ventricular function recovers early after living-donor lobar lung transplantation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:222-226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Saleem Haj-Yahia, Emma J. Birks, Mohammed Amrani, Mario Petrou, Toufan Bahrami, Gilles Dreyfus, and Asghar Khaghani
	Bridging patients after salvage from bridge to decision directly to transplant by means of prolonged support with the CentriMag short-term centrifugal pump J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:227-230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Clinical Reports:

Salih Topcu, Serife Tuba Liman, Aykut Elicora, Ferzat Zanuzi, Serkan Isgoren, and Deniz Filinte
	A difficult case: Ectopic thyroid, bronchial anomalies, and incidentaloma in a patient with lung carcinoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:231-233. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Stephen Arthur Barnett, Matthew Liava'a, and Peter D. Skillington
	Potential for benefits of aprotinin use to outweigh risks in patients undergoing the Ross procedure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:233-234. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daniel Jodocy, Guy J. Friedrich, Johannes O. Bonatti, Silvana Müller, Guenther Laufer, Otmar Pachinger, Patrizia Moser, and Gudrun M. Feuchtner
	Left main compression syndrome by idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm caused by medial necrosis Erdheim-Gsell combined with bicuspid pulmonary valve J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:234-236. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
George V. Moukarbel, Hani Jneid, Jennifer D. Walker, Joseph M. Garasic, and Thomas J. Wang
	Aortic pseudoaneurysm compressing the left coronary artery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:236-237. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Elizabeth Belcher, M. Ali Abbasi, David M. Hansell, Lorrette Ffolkes, Andrew G. Nicholson, and Peter Goldstraw
	Persistent interstitial pulmonary emphysema requiring pneumonectomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:237-239. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Technique Reports:

Chong Zhang, Jian Rao, Zhengliang Tu, and Yiming Ni
	Surgical resection of resectable thoracic metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:240-241. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marco Spadafora, Fiore Manganelli, Luigi Mansi, Paolo Ferrara, Paolo Miletto, Giuseppe Rosato, Pierluigi Costanzo, and Alberto Cuocolo
	Radio-guided surgery for ventricular remodeling in patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: A new tool to discriminate in vivo viable myocardium and scar J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:241-243. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Francesco Petrella, Francesco Leo, Nelson Alves Dos Santos, Giulia Veronesi, Piergiorgio Solli, Alessandro Borri, Domenico Galetta, Roberto Gasparri, Paolo Scanagatta, and Lorenzo Spaggiari
	"Circular clamp" excision: A new technique for lung metastasectomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:244-245. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Research Reports:

Yoan Lamarche, Anson Cheung, Keith R. Walley, and Peter Dodek
	Combined use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and activated protein C for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and septic shock J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:246-247. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Norbert W. Guldner, Inka Jasmund, Hanngörg Zimmermann, Markus Heinlein, Britta Girndt, Martin Großherr, Mathias Klinger, and Hans H. Sievers
	The first self-endothelialized titanium-coated glutaraldehyde-fixed heart valve prosthesis within systemic circulation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:248-250. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Giuseppe Rescigno, Carlo Aratari, and Marco L.S. Matteucci
	Axillary artery cannulation pitfalls J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:251. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kazumasa Orihashi, Taijiro Sueda, Kenji Okada, and Shinya Takahashi
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:251-252. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marco Anile, Tiziano De Giacomo, and Federico Venuta
	Endoscopic treatment of airway stenosis after lung transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:252. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patricia A. Thistlethwaite and James Harrell
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:252-253. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Fernando A. Atik
	Quality improvement program decreases mortality after cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:253-254. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sotiris C. Stamou and Kevin W. Lobdell
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:254-255. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Satomi Yara, Jiro Fujita, and Hiroshi Date
	Transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus type I by bilateral living-donor lobar lung transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:255-256. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Luca Mascitelli, Francesca Pezzetta, and Mark R. Goldstein
	Does hypercholesterolemia improve operative outcomes in patients without coronary artery disease who undergo cardiac surgery? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:256. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Minoru Tabata
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:256-257. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Khawaja Husnain Haider, Ha Won Kim, and Muhammad Ashraf
	Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in stem cell preconditioning: Mechanistic role of hypoxia-related micro-RNAs J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:257. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jeffrey Shuhaiber
	The implications of outcome predictors when transitioning from arterial to double-switch surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:257-258. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Paul Schoof and Tjalling Waterbolk
	Contegra and extracardiac Fontan J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:258-259. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gonçalo Coutinho, Lina Carvalho, and Manuel J. Antunes
	Late rupture of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae used for mitral valve repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:259. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Michael Flynn, John H. Dark, and Janet M. McComb
	Biventricular pacing after cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:259-260. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rachid Zegdi, Paul Achouh, Didier Blanchard, Antoine Lafont, and Jean-Noël Fabiani
	Percutaneous aortic valve implantation: What does oversizing mean? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:260. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jung-Jyh Hung, Jung-Sen Liu, and Wen-Hu Hsu
	Prognostic significance of visceral pleural invasion and tumor size in non–small cell lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:260-261. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Atsushi Ohashi and Kazunari Kaneko
	Serum brain natriuretic peptide for prediction of successful medical treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:261-262. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alfred C. Nicolosi
	Mechanism of myocardial protection by pressure-volume unloading involves stretch-induced pathophysiology J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:262. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meetings and Courses:

	Meetings and Courses J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:263-265. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Annual Meeting Recap J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:266-267. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Save the Date! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:267-268. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	AATS Meetings and Sponsored Events J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:268. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	2010 AATS Academy Applications Now Available J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:268-269. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership Now Available Online J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:269. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:269. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	2009 Research Awards J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:269-270. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	2009 Education Awards J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:270. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:270. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:270-271. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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