Editorials:

Molly E. Ogle, Shan Ping Yu, and Ling Wei
	Primed for lethal battle: A step forward to enhance the efficacy and efficiency of stem cell transplantation therapy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:527. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Congenital Heart Disease:

David J. Barron, Andre Brooks, John Stickley, Steven M. Woolley, Oliver Stümper, Timothy J. Jones, and William J. Brawn
	The Norwood procedure using a right ventricle–pulmonary artery conduit: Comparison of the right-sided versus left-sided conduit position J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:528-537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:535-537. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Danny Del Duca, Guoruey Wong, Phan Trieu, Demetra Rodaros, Athanasios Kouremenos, Artavazd Tadevosyan, George Vaniotis, Louis R. Villeneuve, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Stanley Nattel, Bruce G. Allen, Terence E. Hébert, and Charles V. Rohlicek
	Association of neonatal hypoxia with lasting changes in left ventricular gene expression: An animal model J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:538-546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Phillip T. Burch, Collin G. Cowley, Richard Holubkov, Donald Null, Linda M. Lambert, Peter C. Kouretas, and John A. Hawkins
	Coarctation repair in neonates and young infants: Is small size or low weight still a risk factor? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:547-552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Laura Dos, Alexander Dadashev, David Tanous, Ignacio J. Ferreira-González, Kim Haberer, Samuel C. Siu, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Erwin N. Oechslin, William G. Williams, and Candice K. Silversides
	Pulmonary valve replacement in repaired tetralogy of Fallot: Determinants of early postoperative adverse outcomes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:553-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Evelyn Lechner, Elisabeth M. Schreier-Lechner, Anna Hofer, Roland Gitter, Rudolf Mair, Ariane Biebl, and Gerald Tulzer
	Aminoterminal brain-type natriuretic peptide levels correlate with heart failure in patients with bidirectional Glenn anastomosis and with morbidity after the Fontan operation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:560-564. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Guido Michielon, Bruno Marino, Gianluca Oricchio, Maria Cristina Digilio, Fiore Iorio, Sergio Filippelli, Silvia Placidi, and Roberto M. Di Donato
	Impact of DEL22q11, trisomy 21, and other genetic syndromes on surgical outcome of conotruncal heart defects J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:565-570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eugénie Riesenkampff, Urte Rietdorf, Ivo Wolf, Bernhard Schnackenburg, Peter Ewert, Michael Huebler, Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, Robert H. Anderson, Nicole Engel, Hans-Peter Meinzer, Roland Hetzer, Felix Berger, and Titus Kuehne
	The practical clinical value of three-dimensional models of complex congenitally malformed hearts J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:571-580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Daniel L. Miller, Ayesha S. Bryant, Seth D. Force, and Joseph I. Miller, Jr.
	Effect of sympathectomy level on the incidence of compensatory hyperhidrosis after sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:581-585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Philipp Jungebluth, Tetsuhiko Go, Adelaide Asnaghi, Silvia Bellini, Jaume Martorell, Chiara Calore, Luca Urbani, Helmut Ostertag, Sara Mantero, Maria Teresa Conconi, and Paolo Macchiarini
	Structural and morphologic evaluation of a novel detergent–enzymatic tissue-engineered tracheal tubular matrix J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:586-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:592-593. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jessica M. Leers, Steven R. DeMeester, Nadia Chan, Shahin Ayazi, Arzu Oezcelik, Emmanuele Abate, Farzaneh Banki, John C. Lipham, Jeffrey A. Hagen, and Tom R. DeMeester
	Clinical characteristics, biologic behavior, and survival after esophagectomy are similar for adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction and the distal esophagus J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:594-602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:601-602. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Grigoris Stratakos, Lina Zuccatosta, Ilias Porfyridis, Michele Sediari, Charalambos Zisis, Vasso Mariatou, Eleftherios Kostopoulos, Argini Psevdi, Spyros Zakynthinos, and Stefano Gasparini
	Silver nitrate through flexible bronchoscope in the treatment of bronchopleural fistulae J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:603-607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Brechtje A. Grotenhuis, Bas P.L. Wijnhoven, Ronald van Marion, Herman van Dekken, Wim C. Hop, Hugo W. Tilanus, J. Jan B. van Lanschot, and Casper H.J. van Eijck
	The sentinel node concept in adenocarcinomas of the distal esophagus and gastroesophageal junction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:608-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Noriyuki Misaki, Sung Soo Chang, Masashi Gotoh, Yasumichi Yamamoto, Katashi Satoh, and Hiroyasu Yokomise
	A novel method for determining adjacent lung segments with infrared thoracoscopy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:613-618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tristan D. Yan, Michael Boyer, Mo Mo Tin, Daniel Wong, Catherine Kennedy, Jocelyn McLean, Paul G. Bannon, and Brian C. McCaughan
	Extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma: Outcomes of treatment and prognostic factors J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:619-624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Ali Khoynezhad, Carlos E. Donayre, Bassam O. Omari, George E. Kopchok, Irwin Walot, and Rodney A. White
	Midterm results of endovascular treatment of complicated acute type B aortic dissection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:625-631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:629-631. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Vito Antonio Mannacio, Vincenzo De Amicis, Luigi Di Tommaso, Francesco Iorio, and Carlo Vosa
	Influence of prosthesis–patient mismatch on exercise-induced arrhythmias: A further aspect after aortic valve replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:632-638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Joel Price, Harry Lapierre, Ladislaus Ressler, Buu-Khanh Lam, Thierry G. Mesana, and Marc Ruel
	Prosthesis–patient mismatch is less frequent and more clinically indolent in patients operated for aortic insufficiency J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:639-645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Myrielle Mathieu, Jozef Bartunek, Bachar El Oumeiri, Karim Touihri, Ielham Hadad, Philippe Thoma, Thierry Metens, Agnes Mendes da Costa, Maryam Mahmoudabady, Dominique Egrise, Didier Blocklet, Naïma Mazouz, Robert Naeije, Guy Heyndrickx, and Kathleen McEntee
	Cell therapy with autologous bone marrow mononuclear stem cells is associated with superior cardiac recovery compared with use of nonmodified mesenchymal stem cells in a canine model of chronic myocardial infarction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:646-653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Francesco Onorati, Antonino S. Rubino, Domenico Marturano, Eugenia Pasceri, Giuseppe Santarpino, Stefania Zinzi, Giuseppina Mascaro, and Attilio Renzulli
	Midterm clinical and echocardiographic results and predictors of mitral regurgitation recurrence following restrictive annuloplasty for ischemic cardiomyopathy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:654-662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Omer Dzemali, Petar Risteski, Farhad Bakhtiary, Eduard Singer, Andreas Zierer, Peter Kleine, and Anton Moritz
	Surgical left ventricular remodeling leads to better long-term survival and exercise tolerance than coronary artery bypass grafting alone in patients with moderate ischemic cardiomyopathy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:663-668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Yoshiyuki Takami, Kazuyoshi Tajima, Sachie Terazawa, Noritaka Okada, Kei Fujii, and Yoshimasa Sakai
	Transit-time flow characteristics of in situ right gastroepiploic arterial grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:669-673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jeng Wei, Chung-Yi Chang, Yi-Cheng Chuang, Sung-How Sue, Kuo-Chen Lee, and David Tung
	A new vascular ring connector in surgery for aortic dissection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:674-677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Perioperative Management:

Oliver J. Liakopoulos, Yeong-Hoon Choi, Elmar W. Kuhn, Thorsten Wittwer, Michal Borys, Navid Madershahian, Gernot Wassmer, and Thorsten Wahlers
	Statins for prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A systematic literature review J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:678-686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Michael C. Christensen, Stephan Krapf, Angela Kempel, and Christian von Heymann
	Costs of excessive postoperative hemorrhage in cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:687-693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Niels Rahe-Meyer, Cristina Solomon, Michael Winterhalter, Siegfried Piepenbrock, Kenichi Tanaka, Axel Haverich, and Maximilian Pichlmaier
	Thromboelastometry-guided administration of fibrinogen concentrate for the treatment of excessive intraoperative bleeding in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:694-702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marketa Hecht-Dolnik, Howard Barkan, Ananse Taharka, and John Loftus
	Hetastarch increases the risk of bleeding complications in patients after off-pump coronary bypass surgery: A randomized clinical trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:703-711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Malin Malmsjö, Rainer Petzina, Martin Ugander, Henrik Engblom, Christian Torbrand, Arash Mokhtari, Roland Hetzer, Håkan Arheden, and Richard Ingemansson
	Preventing heart injury during negative pressure wound therapy in cardiac surgery: Assessment using real-time magnetic resonance imaging J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:712-717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology/Basic Science:

Emmanuel Lansac, Isabelle Di Centa, François Raoux, Neil Bulman-Fleming, Adrian Ranga, Aicha Abed, Maguette Ba, Anthony Paolitto, Didier Letourneur, and Anne Meddahi-Pellé
	An expansible aortic ring for a physiological approach to conservative aortic valve surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:718-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hanna Müller, Marcus Renner, Burkhard M. Helmke, Caroline End, Christel Weiss, Johannes Poeschl, and Jan Mollenhauer
	Deleted in Malignant Brain Tumors 1 is up-regulated in bacterial endocarditis and binds to components of vegetations J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:725-732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yuan Bai, Gang-Jun Zong, Hai-Bing Jiang, Wei-Ping Li, Hong Wu, Xian-Xian Zhao, and Yong-Wen Qin
	Percutaneous reimplantation of a pulmonary valved stent in sheep: A potential treatment for bioprosthetic valve degeneration J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:733-737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Katarzyna Januszewska, Edward Malec, Gerd Juchem, Ingo Kaczmarek, Ralf Sodian, Peter Uberfuhr, and Bruno Reichart
	Heart–lung transplantation in patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:738-743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yosuke Tanaka, Tomomi Hasegawa, Zhi Chen, Yutaka Okita, and Kenji Okada
	Renoprotective immunosuppression by pioglitazone with low-dose cyclosporine in rat heart transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:744-751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Seiichiro Sugimoto, Xue Lin, Jiaming Lai, Mikio Okazaki, Nitin A. Das, Wenjun Li, Alexander S. Krupnick, Ridong Chen, Soon Seog Jeong, G.A. Patterson, Daniel Kreisel, and Andrew E. Gelman
	Apyrase treatment prevents ischemia–reperfusion injury in rat lung isografts J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:752-759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Monica Casiraghi, Jason R. Tatreau, John B. Abano, John W. Blackwell, Larry Watson, Keith Burridge, Scott H. Randell, and Thomas M. Egan
	In vitro modeling of nonhypoxic cold ischemia–reperfusion simulating lung transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:760-767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Technique Reports:

Enoch Akowuah, Gianni Angelini, and Alan J. Bryan
	Open versus endovascular repair of traumatic aortic rupture: A systematic review J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:768-769. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chong Zhang, Yiming Ni, Liping Shi, and Tao Jin
	The treatment of recurrent aortic prosthetic detachment with modified Bentall procedure: Results of two cases J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:770-771. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masahiko Ando, Kazuhito Imanaka, Hideaki Yamabi, and Hiroshige Sato
	Successful emergency surgery for coexistent acute aortic syndrome and acute carotid artery obstruction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:771-773. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Narain Moorjani, Jack Broadhurst, and Sunil Ohri
	Video-assisted cardioscopy in the repair of persistent mitral paraprosthetic leak J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:773-774. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masashi Komeda, Akira Marui, Keiichi Tambara, Masaya Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Saji, Takeshi Nishina, and Yasuhiko Tabata
	Biologic anastomosis: The first case of biologic coronary bypass surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:775-777. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bertrand Léobon, Emmanuel Le Bret, Régine Roussin, Chokri Kortas, Mohammed Ly, Anne Sigal-Cinqualbre, Emre Belli, and Alain Serraf
	Technical options for the treatment of anomalous origins of right or left coronary arteries associated with aortopulmonary windows J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:777-778. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jun Yokote, Akihiko Usui, Hideki Oshima, Noriyasu Usami, Kohei Yokoi, and Yuichi Ueda
	Total thoracic aorta reconstruction against graft infection in a patient with chronic empyema developed after lung cancer surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:779-781. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masahiro Yoshida, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Oshima, Shigeteru Oka, Tomonori Higuma, and Yutaka Okita
	Single-stage repair of aortopulmonary window with interrupted aortic arch by transection of the aorta and direct reconstruction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:781-783. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Teresa Mary Kieser
	The left ventricle: To reconstruct or not—Lessons from the STICH trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:784. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daniel J. DiBardino
	Clarification of statements made regarding investigation into Amplatzer device complication incidence and comparison with the Society of Thoracic Surgery database J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:784-785. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola
	Michael E. DeBakey J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:785. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Maurice Beghetti and Cecile Tissot
	Pulmonary arterial hypertension and congenital heart disease: Targeted therapies and operability J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:785-786. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Konrad Hoetzenecker, Hendrik J. Ankersmit, and Irene M. Lang
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:786. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Stefano Salizzoni
	Quality of life in patients with prosthesis–patient mismatch J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:786-787. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mariano Vicchio, Marisa De Feo, and Maurizio Cotrufo
	Prosthesis–patient mismatch does not affect survival and quality of life in the elderly having bileaflet prostheses implant J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:787-788. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marc R. Moon
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:788-789. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Benjamin B. Peeler
	Proximal brachiocephalic artery access for arterial cannulation: Value and technical issues J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:789. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nathalie Roy, Ivan M. Rebeyka, Joseph Atallah, and David B. Ross
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:789-790. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ravinay Bhindi and Oliver J. Omerod
	The link between previous percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass graft risk J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:790. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Parwis Massoudy, Matthias Thielmann, and Heinz Jakob
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:790. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hisato Takagi and Takuya Umemoto
	A meta-analysis of controlled studies of preoperative statin therapy for prevention of postoperative mortality in cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:790-791. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Minoru Tabata
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:792. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hisato Takagi and Takuya Umemoto
	Graft patency in coronary artery bypass versus off-pump coronary artery bypass J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:792-793. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Barnaby C. Reeves and Gianni D. Angelini
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:793-794. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Notices of Correction:

	Notices of Correction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:794. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notice of Correction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:794. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meeting Proceedings:

Frederic S. Resnic and Akshay Desai
	Highlights from the 58th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, March 28 to 31, 2009, Orlando, Florida J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:795-797. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Colleen Koch
	Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists 31st annual meeting highlights J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:798. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meetings and Courses:

	Meetings and Courses J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:799-803. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Save the Date! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:804. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	AATS Meetings and Sponsored Events J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:804. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	2010 AATS Academy Applications Now Available J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:804. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership Now Available Online J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:804-805. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	2010 Summer Intern Scholarship Applications Now Available J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:805. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:805. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:805. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:805-806. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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