Editorials:

Vincent L. Gott and Norman E. Shumway

Cross-circulation: A milestone in cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 617. [Extract] [Full Text] [Video]  

Eugene A. Grossi

When should we attempt to make a silk purse from a sow's ear?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 618-619. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Christoph A. Nienaber, Raimund Erbel, and Hüseyin Ince

Nihil nocere on the rocky road to endovascular stent-graft treatment
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 620-621. [Extract] [Full Text]  

T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr

Preoperative calcium-channel blockade in cardiac surgery: the good, the bad, the issues
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 622-624. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Donald D. Glower

Calcium antagonists and good results: association or causation?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 625-626. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Richard B. Schuessler

Do we need a map to get through the maze?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 627-628. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Lawrence L. Creswell

The problem of atrial arrhythmias after noncardiac thoracic surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 629-630. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Keith S. Naunheim

Criteria for lung volume reduction surgery reimbursement: too many questions, not enough answers
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 631-632. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Walter J. Scott

Metachronous lung cancer: the role of improved postoperative surveillance
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 633-635. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for acquired cardiovascular disease:

Hari R. Mallidi, Marc P. Pelletier, Jennifer Lamb, Nimesh Desai, Jeri Sever, George T. Christakis, Gideon Cohen, Bernard S. Goldman, and Stephen E. Fremes

Late outcomes in patients with uncorrected mild to moderate mitral regurgitation at the time of isolated coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 636-644. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kenji Minakata, Hartzell V. Schaff, Kenton J. Zehr, Joseph A. Dearani, Richard C. Daly, Thomas A. Orszulak, Francisco J. Puga, and Gordon K. Danielson

Is repair of aortic valve regurgitation a safe alternative to valve replacement?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 645-653. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Frederick A. Tibayan, Filiberto Rodriguez, Frank Langer, Mary K. Zasio, Lynn Bailey, David Liang, George T. Daughters, Neil B. Ingels, Jr, and D. Craig Miller

Does septal-lateral annular cinching work for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 654-663. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Philippe Demers, D. Craig Miller, R. Scott Mitchell, Stephen T. Kee, Daniel Sze, Mahmood K. Razavi, and Michael D. Dake

Midterm results of endovascular repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms with first-generation stent grafts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 664-673. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patrick M. McCarthy, Sunil K. Bhudia, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Katherine J. Hoercher, Bruce W. Lytle, Delos M. Cosgrove, and Eugene H. Blackstone

Tricuspid valve repair: durability and risk factors for failure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 674-685. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jon Boyum, Erika K. Fellinger, Joseph D. Schmoker, Lucy Trombley, Kenneth McPartland, Frank P. Ittleman, and Alan B. Howard

Matrix metalloproteinase activity in thoracic aortic aneurysms associated with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 686-691. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for congenital heart disease:

Kristen K. Galli, Robert A. Zimmerman, Gail P. Jarvik, Gil Wernovsky, Marijn K. Kuypers, Robert R. Clancy, Lisa M. Montenegro, William T. Mahle, Mark F. Newman, Ann M. Saunders, Susan C. Nicolson, Thomas L. Spray, and J. William Gaynor

Periventricular leukomalacia is common after neonatal cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 692-704. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mark D. Rodefeld, Jack H. Boyd, Cynthia D. Myers, Robert G. Presson, Jr, Wiltz W. Wagner, Jr, and John W. Brown

Cavopulmonary assist in the neonate: an alternative strategy for single-ventricle palliation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 705-711. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Margarida Maria da Costa Smith Maia, Tamara Martins Cortês, José Rodrigues Parga, Luiz Francisco Rodrigues de Ávila, Vera Demarchi Aiello, Miguel Barbero-Marcial, and Munir Ebaid

Evolutional aspects of children and adolescents with surgically corrected aortic coarctation: clinical, echocardiographic, and magnetic resonance image analysis of 113 patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 712-720. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kathryn K. Collins, Edward K. Rhee, Janet M. Delucca, Mark E. Alexander, Laura M. Bevilacqua, Charles I. Berul, Edward P. Walsh, John E. Mayer, Richard A. Jonas, Pedro J. del Nido, and John K. Triedman

Modification to the Fontan procedure for the prophylaxis of intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia: short-term results of a prospective randomized blinded trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 721-729. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toshihide Nakano, Hideaki Kado, Shiro Ishikawa, Yuichi Shiokawa, Hiroya Ushinohama, Koichi Sagawa, Naoki Fusazaki, Yosuke Nishimura, Yoshihisa Tanoue, Tsuneyuki Nakamura, and Yoshiharu Ueda

Midterm surgical results of total cavopulmonary connection: clinical advantages of the extracardiac conduit method
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 730-737. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

George M. Hoffman, James S. Tweddell, Nancy S. Ghanayem, Kathy A. Mussatto, Eckehard A. Stuth, Robert D. B. Jaquis, and Stuart Berger

Alteration of the critical arteriovenous oxygen saturation relationship by sustained afterload reduction after the norwood procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 738-745. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Igor E. Konstantinov, John G. Coles, Cathy Boscarino, Mark Takahashi, Jason Goncalves, Julia Ritter, and Glen S. Van Arsdell

Gene expression profiles in children undergoing cardiac surgery for right heart obstructive lesions
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 746-754. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary support and physiology:

Duminda N. Wijeysundera, W. Scott Beattie, Vivek Rao, Joan Ivanov, and Keyvan Karkouti

Calcium antagonists are associated with reduced mortality after cardiac surgery: a propensity analysis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 755-762. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joseph H. Dayan, Aaron Oliker, Ram Sharony, F. Gregory Baumann, Aubrey Galloway, Stephen B. Colvin, D. Craig Miller, and Eugene A. Grossi

Computer-generated three-dimensional animation of the mitral valve
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 763-769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Videos]  

Takashi Nitta, Yosuke Ishii, Yasuo Miyagi, Hiroya Ohmori, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, and Shigeo Tanaka

Concurrent multiple left atrial focal activations with fibrillatory conduction and right atrial focal or reentrant activation as the mechanism in atrial fibrillation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 770-778. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ara A. Vaporciyan, Arlene M. Correa, David C. Rice, Jack A. Roth, W. R. Smythe, Stephen G. Swisher, Garrett L. Walsh, and Joe B. Putnam, Jr

Risk factors associated with atrial fibrillation after noncardiac thoracic surgery: analysis of 2588 patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 779-786. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sitaram M. Emani, Ashish S. Shah, Michael K. Bowman, David C. White, Sitaramesh Emani, Donald D. Glower, and Walter J. Koch

Right ventricular targeted gene transfer of a ß-adrenergic receptor kinase inhibitor improves ventricular performance after pulmonary artery banding
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 787-793. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Geoffrey P. Dobson and Michael W. Jones

Adenosine and lidocaine: a new concept in nondepolarizing surgical myocardial arrest, protection, and preservation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 794-805. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tanveer A. Khan, Cesario Bianchi, Marc Ruel, Pierre Voisine, and Frank W. Sellke

Mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways and cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 806-811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [HTML Page - index.htslp]  

Evolving technology:

M. P. Siegenthaler, K. Brehm, T. Strecker, T. Hanke, A. Nötzold, M. Olschewski, M. Weyand, H. Sievers, and F. Beyersdorf

The Impella Recover microaxial left ventricular assist device reduces mortality for postcardiotomy failure: a three-center experience
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 812-822. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zev Davis, Dave Garber, Stanley Clark, Howard Roth, Vincent Bufalino, Matthew J. Budoff, Songshou Mao, and H. Kurt Jacobs

Long-term patency of coronary grafts with endoscopically harvested saphenous veins determined by contrast-enhanced electron beam computed tomography
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 823-828. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

General thoracic surgery:

Bryan F. Meyers, Roger D. Yusen, Tracey J. Guthrie, G. Alexander Patterson, Stephen S. Lefrak, Gail E. Davis, and Joel D. Cooper

Results of lung volume reduction surgery in patients meeting a National Emphysema Treatment Trial high-risk criterion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 829-835. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard J. Battafarano, Seth D. Force, Bryan F. Meyers, Jennifer Bell, Tracey J. Guthrie, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson

Benefits of resection for metachronous lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 836-842. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Himanshu J. Patel, Bethany B. Tan, John Yee, Mark B. Orringer, and Mark D. Iannettoni

A 25-year experience with open primary transthoracic repair of paraesophageal hiatal hernia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 843-849. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kwhanmien Kim, Thomas W. Rice, Sudish C. Murthy, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Christopher D. Pierce, Daniel P. Karchmer, Lisa A. Rybicki, and Eugene H. Blackstone

Combined bronchoscopy, mediastinoscopy, and thoracotomy for lung cancer: who benefits?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 850-856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [On-line-only Appendices]  

Morihito Okada, Wataru Nishio, Toshihiko Sakamoto, Kazuya Uchino, Keisuke Hanioka, Chiho Ohbayashi, and Noriaki Tsubota

Correlation between computed tomographic findings, bronchioloalveolar carcinoma component, and biologic behavior of small-sized lung adenocarcinomas
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 857-861. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Walter Klepetko, Gabriel Mihai Marta, Wilfried Wisser, Enrico Melis, Alfred Kocher, Gernot Seebacher, Clemens Aigner, and Samy Mazhar

Heterotopic tracheal transplantation with omentum wrapping in the abdominal position preserves functional and structural integrity of a human tracheal allograft
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 862-867. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atsushi Watanabe, Toshiaki Watanabe, Takuro Obama, Tohru Mawatari, Hisayoshi Ohsawa, Yasunori Ichimiya, Noriyuki Takahashi, Katsuyuki Kusajima, and Tomio Abe

Prognostic factors for myasthenic crisis after transsternal thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 868-876. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hisashi Tsukada and Hiroaki Osada

Experimental study of a new tracheal prosthesis: Pored Dacron tube
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 877-884. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical-pathologic conference:

G. Alexander Patterson

Clinical-pathologic conference in general thoracic surgery: metastatic placental site trophoblastic tumor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 885-890. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the editor:

Massimo Caputo, Barnaby C. Reeves, and Gianni D. Angelini

Radial versus right internal thoracic artery for myocardial revascularization
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 891-892. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Rinaldo Bellomo, David L. Hare, and Brian F. Buxton

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 892-893. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Brian F. Buxton, Rinaldo Bellomo, Ian Gordon, and David L. Hare

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 893-894. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Barnaby Reeves, Massimo Caputo, and Gianni D. Angelini

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 894-895. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Paulo Roberto B. Evora and Ricardo L. Levin

Methylene blue as drug of choice for catecholamine-refractory vasoplegia after cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 895-896. [Extract] [Full Text]  

R. G. Leyh, T. Kofidis, M. Struber, S. Fischer, K. Knobloch, B. Wachsmann, C. Hagl, A. R. Simon, and A. Haverich

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 896. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Helmut Mair and Paul Sergeant

Air embolism caused by blower mister
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 897. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Oktay Tutarel

Quadricuspid aortic valves and anomalies of the coronary arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 897. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gianclaudio Mecozzi, Stefano Pratali, and Uberto Bortolotti

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 897. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Eugenio Neri and Massimo Massetti

Engineering cardiac and aortic procedures
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 898. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ibrahim Sersar Sameh, Mohammed El Diasty, Reda Ibrahim Hammad, and Mohammed Mounir El Saeid Awadalla

Lower lobe segments and pulmonary sequestrations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 898-899. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Events of interest:

Events of Interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 900-901. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Announcement:

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Program for 2004 Annual Meeting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 902-923. [Extract] [Full Text]  

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Graham Traveling Fellowship, 2005-2006: Stipend $75,000
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 923-924. [Extract] [Full Text]  

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Second Andrew G. Morrow Research Scholarship, 2005-2007: Stipend $75,000 per year
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 925-926. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Announcements and Notices
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 127: 926-928. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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