Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Nirav C. Patel, Nilesh U. Patel, Didier F. Loulmet, John C. McCabe, and Valavanur A. Subramanian

Emergency conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass during attempted off-pump revascularization results in increased morbidity and mortality
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 655-661. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Diana Aicher, Frank Langer, Anke Kissinger, Henning Lausberg, Roland Fries, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers

Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in bicuspid aortic valves: A reasonable option?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 662-668. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Michael C. Mauney, Paolo Masetti, and Catherine F. Castner

Single-stage repair of extensive thoracic aortic aneurysms: Experience with the arch-first technique and bilateral anterior thoracotomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 669-676. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael A. Borger, Mark Preston, Joan Ivanov, Paul W.M. Fedak, Piroze Davierwala, Susan Armstrong, and Tirone E. David

Should the ascending aorta be replaced more frequently in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 677-683. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for congenital heart disease:

Christian P. Brizard, Christian Olsson, and James L. Wilkinson

New approach to multiple ventricular septal defect closure with intraoperative echocardiography and double patches sandwiching the septum
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 684-692. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Max B. Mitchell, David N. Campbell, Dunbar Ivy, Mark M. Boucek, Henry M. Sondheimer, Biagio Pietra, Bibhuti B. Das, and Joseph R. Coll

Evidence of pulmonary vascular disease after heart transplantation for Fontan circulation failure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 693-702. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fatemeh Kojori, Rui Chen, Christopher A. Caldarone, Sandra L. Merklinger, Anthony Azakie, William G. Williams, Glen S. Van Arsdell, John Coles, and Brian W. McCrindle

Outcomes of mitral valve replacement in children: A competing-risks analysis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 703-709. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Yoshihisa Tanoue, Hideaki Kado, Taketoshi Maeda, Yuichi Shiokawa, Naoki Fusazaki, and Shiro Ishikawa

Left ventricular performance of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum after right heart bypass surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 710-717. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary support and physiology:

Jacob Bergsland, Per Kristian Hol, Per Snorre Lingås, Runar Lundblad, Kjell Arne Rein, Rune Andersen, Bjørn Erik Mørk, Steinar Halvorsen, Emir Mujanovic, Emir Kabil, Jan L. Svennevig, and Erik Fosse

Intraoperative and intermediate-term angiographic results of coronary artery bypass surgery with Symmetry proximal anastomotic device
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 718-723. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ioannis K. Toumpoulis, John C. Papakostas, Miltiadis I. Matsagas, Vassiliki D. Malamou-Mitsi, Lina S. Pappa, George E. Drossos, Joseph J. DeRose, and Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos

Superiority of early relative to late ischemic preconditioning in spinal cord protection after descending thoracic aortic occlusion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 724-730. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

General thoracic surgery:

Cameron D. Wright, Hermes C. Grillo, John C. Wain, Daniel R. Wong, Dean M. Donahue, Henning A. Gaissert, and Douglas J. Mathisen

Anastomotic complications after tracheal resection: Prognostic factors and management
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 731-739. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chadrick E. Denlinger, Brian K. Rundall, and David R. Jones

Proteasome inhibition sensitizes non–small cell lung cancer to histone deacetylase inhibitor–induced apoptosis through the generation of reactive oxygen species
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 740-748. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brief communications:

Hirofumi Fujii

Is coma an absolute contraindication for emergency central aortic operation?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 749-750. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Bruno B. Pinheiro, Walter V. Fagundes, Carlos A. Gusmão, Antônio M. C. Lima, Lola H. Santos, and Gustavo B. Vieira

Surgical management of a giant left main coronary artery aneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 751-752. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Giovanni Battista Luciani, Alessandro Favaro, Francesca Viscardi, Paolo Bertolini, and Alessandro Mazzucco

Valve-sparing root replacement for pulmonary autograft dissection late after the Ross operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 753-756. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Sanjay Kumar, Mubarak A. Chaudhry, Irfan Khan, David J. R. Duthie, Steve Lindsay, and Pankaj Kaul

Metastatic left atrial synovial sarcoma mimicking a myxoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 756-758. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kozo Naito, Hitoshi Ohteki, Junji Yunoki, Kazuhiro Hisajima, Hisashi Sato, and Yasushi Narita

Aortic valve repair for quadricuspid aortic valve associated with aortic regurgitation and ascending aortic aneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 759-760. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hrvoje Gasparovic, Raphael Bueno, Frank J. Rybicki, Kenneth L. Baughmann, Robert C. Capodilupo, Marzia Leacche, and John G. Byrne

Sarcoidosis of the aortic root
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 761-762. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Cliff K. Choong, Jennifer S. Lawton, Marc R. Moon, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr

Failure of medical therapy for pulmonary "thromboembolic" disease: Beware the unsuspected primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 763-765. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Predrag Milojevic, Vojislava Neskovic, Milan Vukovic, Dusko Nezic, and Bosko Djukanovic

Surgical repair of a leaking double postinfarction left ventricular pseudoaneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 765-767. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Giulio Rizzoli, Tomaso Bottio, Demetrio Pittarello, Massimo Napodano, Gaetano Thiene, and Cristina Basso

Atrial septal mass: Transesophageal echocardiographic assessment
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 767-769. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Zahid Mahmood, Debbie S. Cook, Heyman Luckraz, and Peter O'Keefe

Fatal right ventricular infarction caused by Bioglue coronary embolism
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 770-771. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Abeel A. Mangi and David F. Torchiana

A technique for repair of mitral paravalvular leak
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 771-772. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Carlo Savini, Filip Casselman, Mehmet U. Ergenoglu, Ivan Degrieck, Franck Van Praet, Raphael De Geest, Francis Wellens, Hugues Jeanmart, and Hugo Vanermen

Surgical management of progression to type A dissection from an intramural hematoma previously treated with endovascular stent graft placement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 773-775. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Shu-Chien Huang, Hsi-Yu Yu, Wen-Je Ko, and Yih-Sharng Chen

Pressure criterion for placement of distal perfusion catheter to prevent limb ischemia during adult extracorporeal life support
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 776-777. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yukio Sato, Shunsuke Endo, Noriko Saito, Shinichi Otani, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, and Yasunori Sohara

A rare case of extralobar sequestration with hemoptysis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 778-779. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hermes C. Grillo and Christos A. Athanasoulis

Tracheal obstruction from mediastinal arteriovenous malformation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 780-782. [Extract] [Full Text]  

George Vaos, Nick Zavras, Kostas Priftis, Catherine Micahil-Strantzia, and George Antypas

Bronchotomy in the treatment of a low-grade bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a child
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 782-783. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mark Block, Todd Lefkowitz, James Ravenel, Stuart Leon, and Chris Hannegan

Endovascular coil embolization for acute management of traumatic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 784-785. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Marian Vrtik, Robert I. Larbalestier, David Cameron, Ashu Gupta, and Rajalingam Sinniah

Giant superior mediastinal angioleiomyoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 786-788. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Kevin A. Dahl, Kemp H. Kernstine, Timothy L. Vannatta, Mark W. Karwal, Karl W. Thomas, and Daniel F. Schraith

Tracheobronchial amyloidosis: A surgical disease with long-term consequences
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 789-792. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yoshinori Okada, Yasushi Hoshikawa, Yutaka Ejima, Yuji Matsumura, Tetsu Sado, Kazuyoshi Shimada, Hirokazu Aikawa, Takafumi Sugawara, Yasushi Matsuda, Tohru Takahashi, Masami Sato, and Takashi Kondo

ß-Blocker prevented repeated pulmonary hypertension episodes after bilateral lung transplantation in a patient with primary pulmonary hypertension
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 793-794. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Tomaso Bottio, Vincenzo Tarzia, and Claudio Muneretto

Carpentier-Edwards Perimount valve and intraoperative structural failure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 795. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Paul C. Saunders and Eugene Grossi

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 796. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Pino Fundarò, Paolo Tartara, and Ettore Vitali

Moderate mitral regurgitation repair at the time of coronary bypass: When is it required?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 796. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hari R. Mallidi and Marc P. Pelletier

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 796-797. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Marco Pocar, Andrea Moneta, and Francesco Donatelli

Guidelines for coronary revascularization revisited? A note of caution
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 797-798. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Dusko Nezic

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 798. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Sylvain Chauvaud

Repair of the Ebstein anomaly
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 798-799. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Jonathan M. Chen

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 799. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ali Kubilay Korkut, Gurkan Cetin, Ilksen Soyler, and Emin Tireli

Pleural effusion and off-pump Fontan procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 799. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mathias H. Aazami

The difference is meaningful: Anatomic coronary-coronary bypass or physiologic coronary-coronary bypass?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 799-800. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Dusko Nezic

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 800-801. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Donald Whitaker

Thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma (carcinoid): What if octreotide scanning is negative?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 801. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Pier Luigi Filosso

Reply
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 801. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Events of interest:

Events of interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 802-803. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Announcement:

Announcements
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 128: 804-806. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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