Editorials:

Hans H. Sievers

Reflections on reduction ascending aortoplasty's liveliness
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 499-501. [Extract] [Full Text]  

General thoracic surgery:

Stephan Korom, Haydar Canyurt, Antje Missbach, Didier Schneiter, Michael Odo Kurrer, Urs Haller, Paul J. Keller, Markus Furrer, and Walter Weder

Catamenial pneumothorax revisited: Clinical approach and systematic review of the literature
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 502-508. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pavlos K. Papasavas, Woodrow W. Yeaney, Rodney J. Landreneau, Fernando D. Hayetian, Daniel J. Gagné, Philip F. Caushaj, Robin Macherey, Susan Bartley, Richard H. Maley, Jr, and Robert J. Keenan

Reoperative laparoscopic fundoplication for the treatment of failed fundoplication
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 509-516. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masaya Tamura, Makoto Oda, Yoshio Tsunezuka, Isao Matsumoto, Kazuyuki Kawakami, and Go Watanabe

Vascular endothelial growth factor expression in metastatic pulmonary tumor from colorectal carcinoma: Utility as a prognostic factor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 517-522. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yuji Shiraishi, Yutsuki Nakajima, Naoya Katsuragi, Makoto Kurai, and Nobumasa Takahashi

Resectional surgery combined with chemotherapy remains the treatment of choice for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 523-528. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for acquired cardiovascular disease:

Mark Ali, Bernard Iung, Emmanuel Lansac, Patrick Bruneval, and Christophe Acar

Homograft replacement of the mitral valve: Eight-year results
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 529-534. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sydney L. Gaynor, Michael D. Diodato, Sunil M. Prasad, Yosuke Ishii, Richard B. Schuessler, Marci S. Bailey, Nicholas R. Damiano, Jeffrey B. Bloch, Marc R. Moon, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr

A prospective, single-center clinical trial of a modified Cox maze procedure with bipolar radiofrequency ablation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 535-542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Video]  

Hsi-Yu Yu, Mao-Yuan Su, Ta-Yu Liao, Hsu-Hsia Peng, Fang-Yue Lin, and Wen-Yih Isaac Tseng

Functional mitral regurgitation in chronic ischemic coronary artery disease: Analysis of geometric alterations of mitral apparatus with magnetic resonance imaging
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 543-551. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elena Rabkin-Aikawa, Masanori Aikawa, Mark Farber, Johannes R. Kratz, Guillermo Garcia-Cardena, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Max B. Mitchell, Richard A. Jonas, and Frederick J. Schoen

Clinical pulmonary autograft valves: Pathologic evidence of adaptive remodeling in the aortic site
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 552-561. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Francis Robicsek, Joseph W. Cook, Mark K. Reames, Sr, and Eric R. Skipper

Size reduction ascending aortoplasty: Is it dead or alive?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 562-570. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evolving Technology:

Theo Kofidis, Jorg L. de Bruin, Grant Hoyt, Darren R. Lebl, Masashi Tanaka, Toshiyuki Yamane, Ching-Pin Chang, and Robert C. Robbins

Injectable bioartificial myocardial tissue for large-scale intramural cell transfer and functional recovery of injured heart muscle
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 571-578. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshihiro Suematsu, Gerald R. Marx, Jeffrey A. Stoll, Pierre E. DuPont, Robin O. Cleveland, Robert D. Howe, John K. Triedman, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Bassem N. Mora, Bernie J. Savord, Ivan S. Salgo, and Pedro J. del Nido

Three-dimensional echocardiography–guided beating-heart surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass: A feasibility study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 579-587. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary support and physiology:

Masaki Yada, Akira Shimamoto, Craig R. Hampton, Albert J. Chong, Hiroo Takayama, Christine L. Rothnie, Denise J. Spring, Hideto Shimpo, Isao Yada, Timothy H. Pohlman, and Edward D. Verrier

FR167653 diminishes infarct size in a murine model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 588-594. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul Schalch, Gerald Patejunas, Mauricio Retuerto, Sorin Sarateanu, Jeffrey Milbrandt, Geeta Thakker, David Kim, JoAnn Carbray, Ronald G. Crystal, and Todd K. Rosengart

Homozygous deletion of early growth response 1 gene and critical limb ischemia after vascular ligation in mice: Evidence for a central role in vascular homeostasis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 595-601. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tanveer A. Khan, Cesario Bianchi, Pierre Voisine, Jun Feng, Jeralyn Baker, Melanie Hart, Minoru Takahashi, Greg Stahl, and Frank W. Sellke

Reduction of myocardial reperfusion injury by aprotinin after regional ischemia and cardioplegic arrest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 602-608. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chee Fui Chong, Paul J. L. Ong, Neil Moat, and Peter Collins

Effects of hydrostatic distention on in vitro vasoreactivity of radial artery conduits
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 609-614. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brief communications:

Katsuyuki Asai, Kazuya Suzuki, Hiroshi Shimota, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Katsushi Yamashita, and Teruhisa Kazui

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the mediastinum: A temporary aortic transection approach
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 615-617. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Apurba Kumar Sarma, Sai Kiran Krishnamurthy, Venkata Sathya Siva, Jayakumar Karunakaran, and Neelakandhan Kurur Sankaran

Twisting of pedicled left internal thoracic artery graft three hundred sixty degrees clockwise: Does it change the outcome?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 617-618. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Sinan A. Simsir, Shu S. Lin, Myra F. Ellis, Stuart D. Russell, and Carmelo A. Milano

HeartMate XVE malfunction caused by fluid aspiration into the vent port
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 619-621. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Karin M. Dunst and Ludwig C. Mueller

Surgical management of bilateral multiple invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 621-622. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Liza C. Wu, John Renucci, and David H. Song

Rigid-plate fixation for the treatment of sternal nonunion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 623-624. [Extract] [Full Text]  

O.H. Frazier, Timothy J. Myers, and Igor Gregoric

Biventricular assistance with the Jarvik FlowMaker: A case report
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 625-626. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Louis E. Samuels, Elena C. Holmes, and Lee Letwin

Nesiritide as an adjunctive therapy in adult patients with heart failure undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 627-629. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yoshiyuki Takami and Hiroshi Masumoto

Transit-time flow measurement cannot detect wrong anastomosis of an internal thoracic artery with the cardiac vein in coronary artery surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 629-631. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kalliopi Athanassiadi, Dimitrios Exarchos, Stylianos Tsagarakis, and Ion Bellenis

Acromegaly caused by ectopic growth hormone–releasing hormone secretion by a carcinoid bronchial tumor: A rare entity
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 631-632. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mireille A. Moise, Vivian Hsu, Benjamin Braslow, and Y. Joseph Woo

Innominate artery transection in the setting of a bovine arch
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 632-634. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Claudio F. Russo, Andrea Garatti, Maurizio Puttini, and Ettore Vitali

Distal aortic arch aneurysm after endovascular stent graft repair for type B chronic aortic dissection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 634-636. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ilan Keidan, Yael Mardor, Sergei Preisman, and David Mishaly

Venous embolization during sternotomy in children undergoing corrective heart surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 636-638. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Paolo Macchiarini, Thorsten Walles, Christian Biancosino, and Heike Mertsching

First human transplantation of a bioengineered airway tissue
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 638-641. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hassan Kattach, Kyriakos Anastasiadis, Xu Yu Jin, and Ravi Pillai

Two-conduit repair for anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in an adult
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 641-642. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Louis Samuels, John Entwistle, Elena Holmes, Jane Fitzpatrick, and Andrew Wechsler

Use of the AbioCor replacement heart as destination therapy for end-stage heart failure with irreversible pulmonary hypertension
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 643-645. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Maurizio Mancuso, Donatella Pacchioni, Enrico Ruffini, Antonio Cavallo, Pierluigi Filosso, Aurelio Viale, Paolo Solidoro, and Elisabetta Bignamini

Successful bilateral lung volume reduction in a child with emphysema from bronchiolitis obliterans
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 645-647. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Events of interest:

Events of interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 648-650. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Announcement:

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Announcement of 2005 Annual Meeting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 651. [Extract] [Full Text]  

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Volunteer Leadership and Senior Staff Disclosure Statement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 652. [Extract] [Full Text]  

The Western Thoracic Surgical Association: Announcement of 2005 Annual Meeting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 653-654. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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