Expert Commentary:

Sary F. Aranki and Simon C. Body
	Antiplatelet agents used for early intervention in acute coronary syndrome: Myocardial salvage versus bleeding complications J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:807-810. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Tatsuo Nakamura, Toshihiko Sato, Masato Araki, Satoshi Ichihara, Akira Nakada, Makoto Yoshitani, Shin-ichi Itoi, Masaru Yamashita, Shin-ichi Kanemaru, Kouichi Omori, Yoshio Hori, Katsuaki Endo, Yuji Inada, and Katsumi Hayakawa
	In situ tissue engineering for tracheal reconstruction using a luminar remodeling type of artificial trachea J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:811-819. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jin Gu Lee, Chang Young Lee, In Kyu Park, Dae Joon Kim, Joon Chang, Se Kyu Kim, and Kyung Young Chung
	Pulmonary aspergilloma: Analysis of prognosis in relation to symptoms and treatment J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:820-825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andrea Conforti, Ivan Aloi, Alessandro Trucchi, Francesco Morini, Antonella Nahom, Alessandro Inserra, and Pietro Bagolan
	Asymptomatic congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung: Is it time to operate? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:826-830. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
William D. Bolton, Wayne L. Hofstetter, Ashleigh M. Francis, Arlene M. Correa, Jaffer A. Ajani, Manoop S. Bhutani, Jeremy Erasmus, Ritsuko Komaki, Dipen M. Maru, Reza J. Mehran, David C. Rice, Jack A. Roth, Ara A. Vaporciyan, Garrett L. Walsh, and Stephen G. Swisher
	Impact of tumor length on long-term survival of pT1 esophageal adenocarcinoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:831-836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ryoichi Kondo, Kazuo Yoshida, Kazutoshi Hamanaka, Masahiro Hashizume, Toshiki Ushiyama, Akira Hyogotani, Makoto Kurai, Satoshi Kawakami, Mana Fukushima, and Jun Amano
	Intraoperative ultrasonographic localization of pulmonary ground-glass opacities J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:837-842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Apurva Patel, Masaki Anraku, Gail E. Darling, Frances A. Shepherd, Andrew F. Pierre, Thomas K. Waddell, Shaf Keshavjee, and Marc de Perrot
	Venous thromboembolism in patients receiving multimodality therapy for thoracic malignancies J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:843-848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Giovanni B. Ratto, Roberta Costa, Paola Maineri, Antonella Alloisio, Paolo Bruzzi, and Beatrice Dozin
	Is there a subset of patients with preoperatively diagnosed N2 non–small cell lung cancer who might benefit from surgical resection? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:849-858. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Tirone E. David, Sue Armstrong, Manjula Maganti, Jack Colman, and Timothy J. Bradley
	Long-term results of aortic valve–sparing operations in patients with Marfan syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:859-864. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:863-864. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jiang Xiong, Bo Jiang, Wei Guo, Shen-Ming Wang, and Xin-Yuan Tong
	Endovascular stent graft placement in patients with type B aortic dissection: A meta-analysis in China J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:865-872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daniel A. Tolpin, Charles D. Collard, Vei-Vei Lee, MacArthur A. Elayda, and Wei Pan
	Obesity is associated with increased morbidity after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with renal insufficiency J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:873-879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gabriele Piffaretti, Giovanni Mariscalco, Chiara Lomazzi, Nicola Rivolta, Francesca Riva, Matteo Tozzi, Gianpaolo Carrafiello, Alessandro Bacuzzi, Monica Mangini, Maciej Banach, and Patrizio Castelli
	Predictive factors for endoleaks after thoracic aortic aneurysm endograft repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:880-885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Morgan L. Brown, Hartzell V. Schaff, Zhuo Li, Rakesh M. Suri, Richard C. Daly, and Thomas A. Orszulak
	Results of mitral valve annuloplasty with a standard-sized posterior band: Is measuring important? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:886-891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Li-Zhong Sun, Rui-Dong Qi, Qian Chang, Jun-Ming Zhu, Yong-Min Liu, Chun-Tao Yu, Bin Lv, Jun Zheng, Liang-Xin Tian, and Jin-Guo Lu
	Is total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk implantation justified for patients with chronic Stanford type A aortic dissection? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:892-896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Xianqiang Wang, Zhe Zheng, Hushan Ao, Shiju Zhang, Yang Wang, Hao Zhang, Lihuan Li, and Shengshou Hu
	A comparison before and after aprotinin was suspended in cardiac surgery: Different results in the real world from a single cardiac center in China J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:897-903. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christopher Reid, Baki Billah, Diem Dinh, Julian Smith, Peter Skillington, Michael Yii, Seven Seevanayagam, Morteza Mohajeri, and Gil Shardey
	An Australian risk prediction model for 30-day mortality after isolated coronary artery bypass: The AusSCORE J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:904-910. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Congenital Heart Disease:

Aditya K. Kaza, Hong-Gook Lim, Daniel J. Dibardino, Victor Bautista-Hernandez, Joshua Robinson, Catherine Allan, Peter Laussen, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Emile Bacha, Pedro J. del Nido, John E. Mayer, Jr., and Frank A. Pigula
	Long-term results of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in neonatal cardiac surgery: Options and outcomes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:911-916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ashwin Prakash, Muhammad A. Khan, Rose Hardy, Alejandro J. Torres, Jonathan M. Chen, and Welton M. Gersony
	A new diagnostic algorithm for assessment of patients with single ventricle before a Fontan operation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:917-923. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Chloe A. Joynt, Charlene M.T. Robertson, Po-Yin Cheung, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Ari R. Joffe, Reg S. Sauve, Wayne S.G. Biggs, Norma J. Leonard, David B. Ross, Ivan M. Rebeyka Western Canadian Complex Pediatric Therapies Follow-up Group
	Two-year neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants undergoing neonatal cardiac surgery for interrupted aortic arch: A descriptive analysis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:924-932. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Vladimiro L. Vida, Massimo A. Padalino, Giovanna Boccuzzo, Altin A. Veshti, Simone Speggiorin, Gianclaudio Falasco, and Giovanni Stellin
	Minimally invasive operation for congenital heart disease: A sex-differentiated approach J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:933-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sabrina Tsao, Barbara J. Deal, Carl L. Backer, Kendra Ward, Wayne H. Franklin, and Constantine Mavroudis
	Device management of arrhythmias after Fontan conversion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:937-940. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Matthew A. Harris, Michael T. Cosulich, Matthew J. Gillespie, Kevin K. Whitehead, Timothy I. Liu, Paul M. Weinberg, and Mark A. Fogel
	Pre-Fontan cardiac magnetic resonance predicts post-Fontan length of stay and avoids ionizing radiation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:941-947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Video]

Perioperative Management:

Jean-Louis Trouillet, Alain Combes, Elisabeth Vaissier, Charles-Edouard Luyt, Alexandre Ouattara, Alain Pavie, and Jean Chastre
	Prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery: Outcome and predictors J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:948-953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Albert H.M. van Straten, Mohamed A. Soliman Hamad, André J. van Zundert, Elisabeth J. Martens, Jacques P.A.M. Schönberger, and Andre M. de Wolf
	Preoperative C-reactive protein levels to predict early and late mortalities after coronary artery bypass surgery: Eight years of follow-up J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:954-958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A. Ahsan Ejaz, Tomas D. Martin, Richard J. Johnson, Almut G. Winterstein, Charles T. Klodell, Philip J. Hess, Jr., Ayad K. Ali, Elaine M. Whidden, Nancy L. Staples, James A. Alexander, Mary Ann House-Fancher, and Thomas M. Beaver
	Prophylactic nesiritide does not prevent dialysis or all-cause mortality in patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:959-964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Luca De Santo, Gianpaolo Romano, Alessandro Della Corte, Vincenzo de Simone, Francesco Grimaldi, Maurizio Cotrufo, and Marisa de Feo
	Preoperative anemia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting predicts acute kidney injury J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:965-970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Albert H.M. van Straten, Mohamed A. Soliman Hamad, André A.J. van Zundert, Elisabeth J. Martens, Jacques P.A.M. Schönberger, and Andre M. de Wolf
	Preoperative renal function as a predictor of survival after coronary artery bypass grafting: Comparison with a matched general population J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:971-976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology/Basic Science:

Neel R. Sodha, Richard T. Clements, Jun Feng, Yuhong Liu, Cesario Bianchi, Eszter M. Horvath, Csaba Szabo, Gregory L. Stahl, and Frank W. Sellke
	Hydrogen sulfide therapy attenuates the inflammatory response in a porcine model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:977-984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Naosumi Sekiya, Goro Matsumiya, Shigeru Miyagawa, Atsuhiro Saito, Tatsuya Shimizu, Teruo Okano, Naomasa Kawaguchi, Nariaki Matsuura, and Yoshiki Sawa
	Layered implantation of myoblast sheets attenuates adverse cardiac remodeling of the infarcted heart J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:985-993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Abdel Shafy, Thomas Lavergne, Christian Latremouille, Miguel Cortes-Morichetti, Alain Carpentier, and Juan C. Chachques
	Association of electrostimulation with cell transplantation in ischemic heart disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:994-1001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bettina Jungwirth, Kristine Kellermann, Ma Qing, G. Burkhard Mackensen, Manfred Blobner, and Eberhard F. Kochs
	Cerebral tumor necrosis factor expression and long-term neurocognitive performance after cardiopulmonary bypass in rats J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1002-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Xiaoping Yang, Xianzhong Meng, Xin Su, David C. Mauchley, Lihua Ao, Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr., and David A. Fullerton
	Bone morphogenic protein 2 induces Runx2 and osteopontin expression in human aortic valve interstitial cells: Role of Smad1 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1008-1015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Technique Reports:

Michael Schmoeckel, Peter Boekstegers, Konstantin Nikolaou, and Bruno Reichart
	First successful transapical aortic valve implantation after aortic allograft replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1016-1017. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Timotheos G. Kelpis, Nikolaos E. Mezilis, Vlasis N. Ninios, and Antonis A. Pitsis
	Minimally invasive transapical aortic valve-in-a-valve implantation for severe aortic regurgitation in a degenerated stentless bioprosthesis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1018-1020. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
David Attias, Dominique Himbert, Ulrik Hvass, and Alec Vahanian
	"Valve-in-valve" implantation in a patient with stentless bioprosthesis and severe intraprosthetic aortic regurgitation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1020-1022. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eric Dumont, Jerôme Lemieux, Daniel Doyle, and Josep Rodés-Cabau
	Feasibility of transapical aortic valve implantation fully guided by transesophageal echocardiography J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1022-1024. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chiara Comoglio, Massimo Boffini, Suad El Qarra, Fabrizio Sansone, Maurizio D'Amico, Sebastiano Marra, and Mauro Rinaldi
	Aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair as treatment of complications after percutaneous core valve implantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1025-1027. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Massimo Napodano, Ada Cutolo, Chiara Fraccaro, Giuseppe Tarantini, Raffaele Bonato, Roberto Bianco, Gino Gerosa, Sabino Iliceto, and Angelo Ramondo
	Totally percutaneous valve replacement for severe aortic regurgitation in a degenerating bioprosthesis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1027-1028. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ali Khoynezhad and Rolando Celis
	Transcranial Doppler-guided selective antegrade cerebral perfusion during aortic debranching operation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1029-1030. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Curtis A. Anderson, Evelio Rodriguez, Michael C. Stoner, and Alan P. Kypson
	Delayed type A dissection after arch transposition and stent graft therapy of a type B dissection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1031-1032. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Maqsood M. Elahi, Mahmoud Jafari Giv, Mayur Krishnaswamy, Craig McLachlan, Peter J. Mossop, and Ian K. Nixon
	Ascending aortic arch replacement with aortic valve resuspension under deep hypothermic arrest combined with endoluminal stenting of the descending thoracic aorta and the entire abdominal aorta J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1032-1035. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patrick Ruchat, Pierre-Guy Chassot, and Elena Rizzo
	Endoprosthetic exclusion of type A aortic dissection through carotid artery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1035-1037. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Carlos-A. Mestres
	Acute hepatitis C virus and the cardiac surgeon: An explanation needed J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1038. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
R. Scott Thorston
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1038. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meeting Proceedings:

Sarita Dubey and Giorgio Scagliotti
	Latest information for the thoracic surgeon from the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1039-1040. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meetings and Courses:

	Meetings and Courses J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1041-1045. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Volunteer Leadership and Senior Staff Disclosure Statement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1046-1047. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Save the Date! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1048. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	AATS Meetings and Sponsored Events J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1048-1049. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	2010 AATS Academy Applications Now Available J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1049. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership Now Available Online J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1049. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	2010 Summer Intern Scholarship Applications Now Available J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1049. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1049-1050. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1050. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:1050. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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