Editorials:

Walter Klepetko

Surgical intervention for T4 lung cancer with infiltration of the thoracic aorta: Are we back to the archetype of surgical thinking?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 727-729. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Daniela Baumgartner, Christian Baumgartner, Gabor Mátyás, Beat Steinmann, Judith Löffler-Ragg, Elisabeth Schermer, Ulrich Schweigmann, Ivo Baldissera, Bernhard Frischhut, John Hess, and Ignaz Hammerer

Diagnostic power of aortic elastic properties in young patients with Marfan syndrome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 730-739. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masamichi Ono, Yoshiki Sawa, Yuji Miyamoto, Norihide Fukushima, Hajime Ichikawa, Toru Ishizaka, Yasufumi Kaneda, and Hikaru Matsuda

The effect of gene transfer with hepatocyte growth factor for pulmonary vascular hypoplasia in neonatal porcine model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 740-745. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Catherine Barrea, Stéphanie Levasseur, Kevin Roman, Masaki Nii, John G. Coles, William G. Williams, and Jeffrey F. Smallhorn

Three-dimensional echocardiography improves the understanding of left atrioventricular valve morphology and function in atrioventricular septal defects undergoing patch augmentation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 746-753. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul A. Checchia, Jamie McCollegan, Noha Daher, Nikoleta Kolovos, Fiona Levy, and Barry Markovitz

The effect of surgical case volume on outcome after the Norwood procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 754-759. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Roland Prondzinsky, Axel Knüpfer, Harald Loppnow, Frank Redling, Dirk W. Lehmann, Ina Stabenow, Rochus Witthaut, Susanne Unverzagt, Joachim Radke, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski, and Karl Werdan

Surgical trauma affects the proinflammatory status after cardiac surgery to a higher degree than cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 760-766. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Offer Galili, Katherine J. Sattler, Joerg Herrmann, Julie Woodrum, Monica Olson, Lilach O. Lerman, and Amir Lerman

Experimental hypercholesterolemia differentially affects adventitial vasa vasorum and vessel structure of the left internal thoracic and coronary arteries
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 767-772. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ralf G. Seipelt, Carl L. Backer, Constantine Mavroudis, Veronica Stellmach, Mona Cornwell, Ingrid M. Seipelt, Friedrich A. Schoendube, and Susan E. Crawford

Osteopontin expression and adventitial angiogenesis induced by local vascular endothelial growth factor 165 reduces experimental aortic calcification
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 773-781. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ada Chung, Stephen M. Wildhirt, Shoa Wang, Arvind Koshal, and Marek W. Radomski

Combined administration of nitric oxide gas and iloprost during cardiopulmonary bypass reduces platelet dysfunction: A pilot clinical study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 782-790. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Filiberto Rodriguez, Frank Langer, Katherine B. Harrington, Allen Cheng, George T. Daughters, John C. Criscione, Neil B. Ingels, and D. Craig Miller

Alterations in transmural strains adjacent to ischemic myocardium during acute midcircumflex occlusion
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 791-803. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

General Thoracic Surgery:

Mitsunori Ohta, Hirohisa Hirabayasi, Hiroyuki Shiono, Masato Minami, Hajime Maeda, Hiroshi Takano, Shinichiro Miyoshi, and Hikaru Matsuda

Surgical resection for lung cancer with infiltration of the thoracic aorta
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 804-808. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yasushi Shintani, Mitsunori Ohta, Masato Minami, Hiroyuki Shiono, Hirohisa Hirabayashi, Masayoshi Inoue, Goro Matsumiya, and Hikaru Matsuda

Long-term graft patency after replacement of the brachiocephalic veins combined with resection of mediastinal tumors
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 809-812. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hani Shennib, Jeffrey Bogart, James E. Herndon, II, Leslie Kohman, Robert Keenan, Mark Green, David Sugarbaker The Cancer and Leukemia Group B and The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Video-assisted wedge resection and local radiotherapy for peripheral lung cancer in high-risk patients: The Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 9335, a phase II, multi-institutional cooperative group study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 813-818. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pier Luigi Filosso, Enrico Ruffini, Alberto Oliaro, Ottavio Rena, Caterina Casadio, Maurizio Mancuso, Davide Turello, Riccardo Carlo Cristofori, and Giuliano Maggi

Large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung: A clinicopathologic study of eighteen cases and the efficacy of adjuvant treatment with octreotide
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 819-824. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Morihito Okada, Toshihiko Sakamoto, Tsuyoshi Yuki, Takeshi Mimura, Hiroyuki Nitanda, Kei Miyoshi, and Noriaki Tsubota

Border between N1 and N2 stations in lung carcinoma: Lessons from lymph node metastatic patterns of lower lobe tumors
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 825-830. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evolving Technology:

Younes Boudjemline, Silvia Schievano, Caroline Bonnet, Louise Coats, Gabriella Agnoletti, Sachin Khambadkone, Damien Bonnet, John Deanfield, Daniel Sidi, and Philipp Bonhoeffer

Off-pump replacement of the pulmonary valve in large right ventricular outflow tracts: A hybrid approach
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 831-837. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C.K. Hofer, M. Worn, R. Tavakoli, L. Sander, M. Maloigne, R. Klaghofer, and A. Zollinger

Influence of body core temperature on blood loss and transfusion requirements during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: A comparison of 3 warming systems
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 838-843. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cherie P. Parungo, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Sang-Wook Kim, Sunjee Kim, Rita G. Laurence, Edward G. Soltesz, Frederick Y. Chen, Yolonda L. Colson, Lawrence H. Cohn, Moungi G. Bawendi, and John V. Frangioni

Intraoperative identification of esophageal sentinel lymph nodes with near-infrared fluorescence imaging
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 844-850. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minna Ilmakunnas, Eero J. Pesonen, Jouni Ahonen, Juhani Rämö, Sanna Siitonen, and Heikki Repo

Activation of neutrophils and monocytes by a leukocyte-depleting filter used throughout cardiopulmonary bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 851-859. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Donald D. Glower, Robert H. Tuttle, Linda K. Shaw, Ricardo E. Orozco, and J. Scott Rankin

Patient survival characteristics after routine mitral valve repair for ischemic mitral regurgitation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 860-868. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hiroshi Okuyama, Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Hiromi Kurosawa, Kei Tanaka, Yoshimasa Sakamoto, and Kazuaki Shiratori

Midterm results of Manouguian double valve replacement: Comparison with standard double valve replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 869-874. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sachin Talwar, Manithara Raman Rajesh, Anandaraja Subramanian, Anita Saxena, and Arkalgud Sampath Kumar

Mitral valve repair in children with rheumatic heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 875-879. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Davide Pacini, Emanuela Angeli, Rossella Fattori, Luigi Lovato, Guido Rocchi, Luca Di Marco, Marcello Bergonzini, Giovanni Grillone, and Roberto Di Bartolomeo

Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta: Ten years of delayed management
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 880-884. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitsumasa Hata, Motomi Shiono, Akira Sezai, Mitsuru Iida, Akira Saitoh, Tsutomu Hattori, Shinji Wakui, Masao Soeda, Nanao Negishi, and Yukiyasu Sezai

Determining the best procedure for radial artery harvest: Prospective randomized trial for early postharvest complications
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 885-889. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter Gjertsson, Kenneth Caidahl, Mahmood Farasati, Anders Odén, and Odd Bech-Hanssen

Preoperative moderate to severe diastolic dysfunction: A novel Doppler echocardiographic long-term prognostic factor in patients with severe aortic stenosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 890-896. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael Lindstaedt, Markus K. Fritz, Aydan Yazar, Christian Perrey, Alfried Germing, Peter H. Grewe, Axel M. Laczkovics, Andreas Mügge, and Waldemar Bojara

Optimizing revascularization strategies in patients with multivessel coronary disease: Impact of intracoronary pressure measurements
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 897-903. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Tamotsu Yasuda, Richard D. Weisel, Chris Kiani, Donald A.G. Mickle, Manjula Maganti, and Ren-Ke Li

Quantitative analysis of survival of transplanted smooth muscle cells with real-time polymerase chain reaction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 904-911. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D.V. Pilcher, C.D. Scheinkestel, G.I. Snell, A. Davey-Quinn, M.J. Bailey, and T.J. Williams

High central venous pressure is associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation and increased mortality after lung transplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 912-918. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stefan Fischer, Bernhard Gohrbandt, Pascal Struckmeier, Jost Niedermeyer, Andre Simon, Christian Hagl, Klaus Kallenbach, Axel Haverich, and Martin Strüber

Lung transplantation with lungs from donors fifty years of age and older
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 919-925. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takashi Suda, Niccoló Daddi, Tsutomu Tagawa, Samer A. Kanaan, Benjamin D. Kozower, Jon H. Ritter, and G. Alexander Patterson

Recipient intramuscular cotransfection of transforming growth factor ß1 and interleukin 10 ameliorates acute lung graft rejection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 926-931. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brief Communications:

Anil Bhan, Sunil Swain, R. Juneja, P. Saxena, and P. Venugopal

Total arterial revascularization in a child with familial homozygous hypercholesterolemia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 932-934. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hitoshi Yokoyama, Yoichi Sato, Shinya Takase, Koki Takahashi, Hiroki Wakamatsu, and Yoshiyuki Sato

Introduction of off-pump coronary artery bypass into aortic arch aneurysm repair: A new solution for the surgical treatment of multiorgan arteriosclerosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 935-936. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Dumbor L. Ngaage, William D. Edwards, Malcolm R. Bell, and Thoralf M. Sundt

A cautionary note regarding long-term sequelae of biologic glue
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 937-938. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hisato Takagi, Hideaki Manabe, Seishiro Sekino, Takayoshi Kato, Yukihiro Matsuno, and Takuya Umemoto

Paradoxical hemopericardium in type B acute aortic dissection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 939-940. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Bradley G. Leshnower and Thomas G. Gleason

Reoperative innominate arterial, ascending aortic, and root replacement for extensive fungal endocarditis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 941-942. [Extract] [Full Text]  

P.W. de Feiter, W.N.K.A. van Mook, and M.J.H.M. Jacobs

Tracheal compression caused by an innominate artery aneurysm after thoracic aortic aneurysm repair in a patient with Marfan disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 943-944. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Sunjay Kaushal, Jay G. Shake, and David D. Yuh

Mycotic innominate artery pseudoaneurysm presenting as an embolic stroke
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 945-946. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gaetano Rocco, Mohamed Khalil, and Rajesh Jutley

Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery wedge lung biopsy in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 947-948. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Antonio Amodeo, Duccio Di Carlo, Mauro Grigioni, Marcello De Santis, and Roberto M. Di Donato

Early primary Kawashima operation combined with direct hepatic vein-to-azygos vein connection: A new logical approach
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 949-950. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hidetoshi Akashi, Eiki Tayama, Keiichiro Tayama, Tomokazu Kosuga, Kazuyoshi Takagi, and Shigeaki Aoyagi

Remodeling operation for unruptured aneurysms of three sinuses of Valsalva
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 951-952. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Peter J. Oberwalder, Peter Bergmann, Manfred Tillich, and Bruno Rigler

Aneurysm of a right-sided aortic arch and right descending aorta: Three-dimensional volume rendering of multislice computed tomographic aortography facilitates surgical planning and management
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 953-954. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Events of Interest:

Events of interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 955-956. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Announcements:

Announcements
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 957-960. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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