Editorials:

Courtenay R. Bruce, Martin L. Smith, and Laurence B. McCullough
	Clarification of the intent of ventricular assist devices before patient consent J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1423-1425. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas W. Rice and Eugene H. Blackstone
	pT2N0M0 esophageal squamous cell cancer: Location, grade, and statistics J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1426-1427. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Presidential Perspectives:

Cameron D. Wright
	Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Herbert Sloan J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1428-1430. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Expert Review:

Ludovic Canaud, Benjamin O. Patterson, George Peach, Robert Hinchliffe, Ian Loftus, and Matt M. Thompson
	Systematic review of outcomes of combined proximal stent grafting with distal bare stenting for management of aortic dissection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1431-1438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Point/Counterpoint:

Robert M. Sade
	Should access to transcatheter aortic valve replacement be limited to high-volume surgical centers? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1439-1440. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Joseph E. Bavaria
	POINT: Access to transcatheter aortic valve replacement should be limited to high-volume surgical centers J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1441-1443. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Philip Green, Gregg F. Rosner, Martin B. Leon, and Allan Schwartz
	COUNTERPOINT: Access to transcatheter aortic valve replacement should not be limited to high-volume surgical centers J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1444-1445. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Surgical Education and Training:

Nevin M. Katz
	It is time for certification in cardiothoracic critical care J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1446-1447. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
William A. Baumgartner, John H. Calhoon, Richard J. Shemin, and Mark S. Allen
	Critical care: American Board of Thoracic Surgery update J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1448-1449. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kanika Trehan, Xun Zhou, Yufei Tang, Doru Petrisor, Clinton D. Kemp, and Stephen C. Yang
	THE GooseMan: A simulator for transhiatal esophagectomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1450-1452. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jonathan C. Nesbitt, Jamii St Julien, Tarek S. Absi, Rashid M. Ahmad, Eric L. Grogan, Jorge M. Balaguer, Eric S. Lambright, Stephen A. Deppen, Huiyun Wu, and Joe B. Putnam
	Tissue-based coronary surgery simulation: Medical student deliberate practice can achieve equivalency to senior surgery residents J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1453-1459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1458-1459. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Congenital Heart Disease:

Vinod A. Sebastian, Giuseppe Ferro, Hiroshi Kagawa, Teimour Nasirov, Katsuhide Maeda, William T. Ferrier, Setsuo Takatani, R. Kirk Riemer, Frank L. Hanley, and V. Mohan Reddy
	Fetal cardiac intervention: Improved results of fetal cardiac bypass in immature fetuses using the TinyPump device J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1460-1464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Frederic Jacques, Vijay Anand, Edward J. Hickey, Yasuhiro Kotani, Mrinal Yadava, Abdullah Alghamdi, Christopher A. Caldarone, Andrew N. Redington, Steven Schwartz, and Glen S. Van Arsdell
	Medical errors: The performance gap in hypoplastic left heart syndrome and physiologic equivalents? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1465-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1473-1475. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marc R. de Leval
	"Errare humanum est, perseverare autem diabolicum" —Lucius Annaeus Seneca, 4 BC to 45 AD J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1475-1476. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yasuhiro Kotani, Devin Chetan, Naoki Ono, Luc L. Mertens, Christopher A. Caldarone, Glen S. Van Arsdell, and Osami Honjo
	Late functional outcomes after repair of tetralogy of Fallot with atrioventricular septal defect: A double case-match control study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1477-14844. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Katja M. Gist, Cindy S. Barrett, Dionne A. Graham, Sheri L. Crumback, Eleanor L. Schuchardt, Brian Erickson, and James Jaggers
	Pulmonary artery interventions after Norwood procedure: Does type or position of shunt predict need for intervention? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1485-1492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Richard Dobson, Mark Danton, Walker Nicola, and Walker Hamish
	The natural and unnatural history of the systemic right ventricle in adult survivors J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1493-1503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1501-1503. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert W. Elder, Jan M. Quaegebeur, Emile A. Bacha, Jonathan M. Chen, Francois Bourlon, and Ismee A. Williams
	Outcomes of the infant Ross procedure for congenital aortic stenosis followed into adolescence J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1504-1511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Pamela Samson, Julian Guitron, Michael F. Reed, Dennis J. Hanseman, and Sandra L. Starnes
	Predictors of conversion to thoracotomy for video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: A retrospective analysis and the influence of computed tomography–based calcification assessment J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1512-1518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Zhigang Li, Thomas W. Rice, Xiuli Liu, John R. Goldblum, Sarah J. Williams, Lisa A. Rybicki, Sudish C. Murthy, David P. Mason, Daniel P. Raymond, and Eugene H. Blackstone
	Intramucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma: Primum non nocere J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1519-15243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas G. Lesser, Frank Wolfram, and Carsten Boltze
	Sealing of pulmonary arteries with LigaSure: In vivo and ex vivo examinations J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1525-1528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert J. Korst, Sobeida Santana-Joseph, John R. Rutledge, Arthur Antler, Vivian Bethala, Anthony DeLillo, Donald Kutner, Benjamin E. Lee, Haleh Pazwash, Robert H. Pittman, Michael Rahmin, and Mitchell Rubinoff
	Patterns of recurrent and persistent intestinal metaplasia after successful radiofrequency ablation of Barrett’s esophagus J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1529-1534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert James Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, Loki Skylizard, and Douglas J. Minnich
	Optimal technique for the removal of chest tubes after pulmonary resection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1535-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Craig R. Smith, Sotiris C. Stamou, Robert L. Hooker, Charles C. Willekes, John C. Heiser, Lawrence H. Patzelt, and Edward T. Murphy
	Stentless root bioprosthesis for repair of acute type A aortic dissection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1540-1544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hadi D. Toeg, Howard Nathan, Fraser Rubens, Denise Wozny, and Munir Boodhwani
	Clinical impact of neurocognitive deficits after cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1545-1549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Poornima Yechoor, Alvin S. Blaustein, Faisal G. Bakaeen, Lorraine D. Cornwell, Joseph S. Coselli, Scott A. LeMaire, and Danny Chu
	The natural history of moderate aortic stenosis in a veteran population J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1550-1553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jian Ye, John G. Webb, Anson Cheung, Jia Lin Soon, David Wood, Christopher R. Thompson, Brad Munt, Robert Moss, and Samuel V. Lichtenstein
	Transapical transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve implantation: Clinical and hemodynamic outcomes beyond 2 years J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1554-1562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tirone E. David, Susan Armstrong, and Joan Ivanov
	Chordal replacement with polytetrafluoroethylene sutures for mitral valve repair: A 25-year experience J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1563-1569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Susumu Katayama, Nobuyuki Umetani, Toshiaki Hisada, and Seiryo Sugiura
	Bicuspid aortic valves undergo excessive strain during opening: A simulation study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1570-1576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Toshihiro Fukui, Minoru Tabata, Satoshi Morita, and Shuichiro Takanashi
	Early and long-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with acute coronary syndrome versus stable angina pectoris J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1577-15831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rawn Salenger, Evelio Rodriquez, Jimmy T. Efird, Catherine A. Gouge, Paolo Trubiano, and Edward F. Lundy
	Clampless technique during coronary artery bypass grafting for proximal anastomoses in the hostile aorta J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1584-1588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Perioperative Management:

Juan A. Crestanello, Gary Phillips, Michael S. Firstenberg, Chittoor Sai-Sudhakar, John Sirak, Robert Higgins, and William T. Abraham
	Does preoperative hyponatremia potentiate the effects of left ventricular dysfunction on mortality after cardiac surgery? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1589-15942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Wouter Oosterlinck, Tom Dresselaers, Vincent Geldhof, Ines Nevelsteen, Stefan Janssens, Uwe Himmelreich, and Paul Herijgers
	Diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome do not abolish, but might reduce, the cardioprotective effect of ischemic postconditioning J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1595-1602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Heinrich Volker Groesdonk, Matthias Klingele, Sandra Schlempp, Hagen Bomberg, Wolfram Schmied, Peter Minko, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
	Risk factors for nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia after elective cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1603-1610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alexander F.L. Later, Laura S. Sitniakowsky, Joost A. van Hilten, Leo van de Watering, Anneke Brand, Nico P.M. Smit, and Robert J.M. Klautz
	Antifibrinolytics attenuate inflammatory gene expression after cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1611-16164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology/Basic Science:

Massimo Bonacchi, Rosario Spina, Leonardo Torracchi, Guy Harmelin, Guido Sani, and Adriano Peris
	Extracorporeal life support in patients with severe trauma: An advanced treatment strategy for refractory clinical settings J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1617-1626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Narcis Costin Radu, Marianne Gervais, Stéphanie Michineau, Raphaël Blanc, Alexandre Fifre, Ernst Wilhelm Matthias Kirsch, and Eric Allaire
	New ascending aortic aneurysm model in rats reproduces main structural features of degenerative ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in human beings J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1627-1634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jesper B. Askov, Jesper L. Honge, Morten O. Jensen, Hans Nygaard, J. Michael Hasenkam, and Sten L. Nielsen
	Significance of force transfer in mitral valve–left ventricular interaction: In vivo assessment J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1635-16411. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Afshin Ehsan, Adam P. McGraw, Mark J. Aronovitz, Carol Galayda, Michael S. Conte, Richard H. Karas, and Iris Z. Jaffe
	Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism inhibits vein graft remodeling in mice J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1642-16491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Faguang Jin, Deguang Mu, Yonghong Xie, Enqing Fu, and Youmin Guo
	Application of bronchoscopic argon plasma coagulation in the treatment of tumorous endobronchial tuberculosis: Historical controlled trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1650-1653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Lucas G. Fernandez, Ashish K. Sharma, Damien J. LaPar, Irving L. Kron, and Victor E. Laubach
	Adenosine A1 receptor activation attenuates lung ischemia–reperfusion injury J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1654-1659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christopher N. Scipione, Rebecca E. Schewe, Kelly L. Koch, Andrew W. Shaffer, Amit Iyengar, and Keith E. Cook
	Use of a low-resistance compliant thoracic artificial lung in the pulmonary artery to pulmonary artery configuration J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1660-1666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Imaging:

Zhenghua Xiao, Hong Qian, and Eryong Zhang
	Aortic arch aneurysm associated with coarctation and absence of the main branches of left subclavian artery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1667. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Lukasz Jaworski, Marcin Fijalkowski, and Jan Rogowski
	Giant thrombus in ascending aorta and aortic arch J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1668-1669. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgical Techniques:

Robert Shahverdyan, Navid Madershahian, and Michael Gawenda
	A novel technique of antegrade transapical arch and thoracic aortic endovascular repair with a triple-barrel graft J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1670-1671. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Syed Tarique Hussain, Jahanzaib Idrees, Nicholas A. Brozzi, Eugene H. Blackstone, and Gösta B. Pettersson
	Use of annulus washer after debridement: A new mitral valve replacement technique for patients with severe mitral annular calcification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1672-1674. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Syed T. Hussain, Nicholas G. Smedira, and Eric E. Roselli
	Use of a polytetrafluoroethylene graft to prevent recurrence of saphenous vein graft aneurysm after coronary artery bypass grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1674-1675. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Ricardo Fernandez, Eva Fieira, and LuzDivina Rellan
	Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic bronchial sleeve lobectomy: First report J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1676-1677. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Denton A. Cooley
	The Senior Cardiovascular Surgical Society J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1678. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andreas Koster, Armin Zittermann, and Eugen Sandica
	Transfusions and morbidity after surgery of congenital heart disease: Pure statistics or time for a paradigm shift? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1679. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Matthias Redlin, Marian Kukucka, Wolfgang Boettcher, Helge Schoenfeld, Michael Huebler, Hermann Kuppe, and Helmut Habazettl
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1680-1681. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jasmin Grewal, Leighton Kearney, and Piyush Mohan Srivastava
	Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for assessment of aortic valve morphology J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1681-1682. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
S. Chris Malaisrie, Issam Mikati, Vera Rigolin, and Patrick M. McCarthy
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1682. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Martin Koestenberger and William Ravekes
	Value of the tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion as a follow-up parameter in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1682-1683. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andreas Kühn, Jelena Kasnar-Samprec, and Manfred Vogt
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1683-1684. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Faisal H. Cheema and Harold G. Roberts, Jr
	Staged percutaneous coronary intervention and minimally invasive valve surgery: Results of a hybrid approach to concomitant coronary and valvular disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1684. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jakob Vinten-Johansen and Geoffrey P. Dobson
	Adenosine-procaine cardioplegia and adenosine-lidocaine cardioplegia: Two sides of the same coin? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1684-1685. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Øyvind Jakobsen and Tor Steensrud
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1685-1686. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Roland Hetzer and Eva Delmo Walter
	Folding or plication technique in mitral valve repair: New or renamed? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1686-1687. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hiroyuki Tsukui
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1687. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andrea Ruzza and Lawrence S.C. Czer
	Is gender-specific survival in patients undergoing radial artery grafting influenced by hormone levels? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1687-1688. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kamellia R. Dimitrova and Robert F. Tranbaugh
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1688. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Susumu Manabe and Hitoshi Kasegawa
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1688-1689. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	AATS/ACCF Heart Valve Summit 2013: Medical, Surgical, and Interventional Decision Making J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1690. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	AATS Focus on Thoracic Surgery: Esophageal Disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1690. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	AATS Awards Applications J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1690. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	WTSA 39th Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1690-1691. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1691. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1691-1692. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:1692. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Online Only: Case Reports:

Elodie Saillen, Christian Latremouille, Jacques Pouchot, and Brigitte Ranque
	A life-threatening umbrella J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:e53-e54. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yen-Fu Chen, Chao-Chi Ho, Chung-Yu Chen, and Chong-Jen Yu
	Endobronchial ultrasonographically guided transbronchial needle aspiration in mediastinal abscesses J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:e54-e57. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, R. Scott McClure, C. William Hanson, III, and Y. Joseph Woo
	Dissected axillary artery cannulation in redo-total arch replacement surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:e57-e59. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rong Yin, Ninglei Qiu, Jun Zhu, and Lin Xu
	Video-assisted left main bronchial carcinoma resection and secondary carinal reconstruction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:e60-e62. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christina J. VanderPluym, Nee S. Khoo, Ivan M. Rebeyka, and Holger Buchholz
	Unique case of total artificial cardiac support in failed Fontan circulation after cardiectomy: Is continuous flow better than pulsatile flow? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:e62-e63. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert B. Xu, Gareth Crouch, Craig Jurisevic, and Robert G. Stuklis
	Right video-assisted thoracoscopy thoracic duct ligation as treatment for a case of chyloptysis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:e64-e65. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Francisco Cerezo Madueño, Elisabet Arango Tomás, and Ángel Salvatierra Velázquez
	Lung transplant in Jehovah's Witness patient J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:e65-e67. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Brigitte Gansera, Michael Bauer, Laura Gansera, and Walter Eichinger
	Acute bilateral pulmonary embolism and complete occlusion of the left internal carotid artery caused by paradoxical embolus through a persistent foramen ovale in a 32-year-old woman J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:e67-e69. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Federica Jiritano, Giuseppe Filiberto Serraino, Lucia Cristodoro, and Attilio Renzulli
	Ventricular assist device abdominal driveline infection: Treatment with platelet-rich plasma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:e69-e70. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Emad Uddin Hakemi, Jennifer Bero, Marin Sekosan, and Asimul Ansari
	Nonvalvular right atrial papillary fibroelastoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:e71-e73. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Fei Lü, Taibo Chen, Kenneth K. Liao, and David G. Benditt
	Surgical ablation of typical atrial flutter refractory to catheter ablation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:e73-e75. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andreas Wallinder, Christoffer Hansson, and Göran Dellgren
	Hemoconcentration in ex vivo lung perfusion: A case report of a novel technique used in clinical lung transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;145:e76-e77. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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