Editorials:

David F. Torchiana and Gregg S. Meyer

Use of administrative data for clinical quality measurement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1223-1225. [Extract] [Full Text]  

General Thoracic Surgery:

Masao Nakata, Shigeki Sawada, Motohiro Yamashita, Hideyuki Saeki, Akira Kurita, Shigemitsu Takashima, and Kazuo Tanemoto

Objective radiologic analysis of ground-glass opacity aimed at curative limited resection for small peripheral non-small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1226-1231. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robert James Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, Buddhiwardhan Ohja, Alfred A. Bartolucci, and Mohamad A. Eloubeidi

The accuracy of endoscopic ultrasonography with fine-needle aspiration, integrated positron emission tomography with computed tomography, and computed tomography in restaging patients with esophageal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1232-1241. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eric M. Sievers, Robert D. Bart, Leah M. Backhus, Yuanguang Lin, Margaret Starnes, Roberto Castanos, Vaughn A. Starnes, and Ross. M. Bremner

Evaluation of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition in an orthotopic murine model of lung cancer for dose-dependent effect
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1242-1249. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

King F. Kwong, Martin J. Edelman, Mohan Suntharalingam, Lindsay B. Cooper, Ziv Gamliel, Whitney Burrows, Petr Hausner, L. Austin Doyle, and Mark J. Krasna

High-dose radiotherapy in trimodality treatment of Pancoast tumors results in high pathologic complete response rates and excellent long-term survival
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1250-1257. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Timothy Sherwood, John D. Mitchell, and Marvin Pomerantz

Completion pneumonectomy for chronic mycobacterial disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1258-1265. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

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

Annular or subvalvular approach to chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1266-1275. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joseph S. Carey, Beate Danielsen, Jeffrey P. Gold, Stephen J. Rossiter for the California Cardiac Surgery Initiative

Procedure rates and outcomes of coronary revascularization procedures in California and New York
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1276-1282. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas Kleisli, Wen Cheng, Milagros J. Jacobs, James Mirocha, Michele A. DeRobertis, Robert M. Kass, Carlos Blanche, Gregory P. Fontana, Sharo S. Raissi, Kathy E. Magliato, and Alfredo Trento

In the current era, complete revascularization improves survival after coronary artery bypass surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1283-1291. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ardawan J. Rastan, Jan F. Gummert, Nicole Lachmann, Thomas Walther, Dierck V. Schmitt, Volkmar Falk, Nico Doll, Paul Caffier, Markus M. Richter, Christian Wittekind, and Friedrich W. Mohr

Significant value of autopsy for quality management in cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1292-1300. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

W.R.E. Jamieson, O. von Lipinski, R.T. Miyagishima, L.H. Burr, M.T. Janusz, H. Ling, G.J. Fradet, F. Chan, and E. Germann

Performance of bioprostheses and mechanical prostheses assessed by composites of valve-related complications to 15 years after mitral valve replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1301-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael J. Mack, Morley Herbert, Syma Prince, Todd M. Dewey, Mitchell J. Magee, and James R. Edgerton

Does reporting of coronary artery bypass grafting from administrative databases accurately reflect actual clinical outcomes?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1309-1317. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eric Lim, Ayyaz Ali, Zain Khalpey, Hutan Ashrafian, Christopher Jackson, Ziad Ali, Themis Chamageorgakis, Francis Wells, John Pepper, Anthony DeSouza, and Neil Moat

A validated simple model to predict coexistent coronary disease in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1318-1321. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Marc Gillinov, Patrick M. McCarthy, Eugene H. Blackstone, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Gosta Pettersson, Joseph F. Sabik, III, Lars G. Svensson, Delos M. Cosgrove, Kathleen M. Hill, Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski, Nassir Marrouche, and Andrea Natale

Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation with bipolar radiofrequency as the primary modality
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1322-1329. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Toshiharu Shin’oka, Goki Matsumura, Narutoshi Hibino, Yuji Naito, Manabu Watanabe, Takeshi Konuma, Takahiko Sakamoto, Masayoshi Nagatsu, and Hiromi Kurosawa

Midterm clinical result of tissue-engineered vascular autografts seeded with autologous bone marrow cells
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1330-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carl L. Backer, Constantine Mavroudis, Cynthia K. Rigsby, and Lauren D. Holinger

Trends in vascular ring surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1339-1347. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Amir A. Ghaferi and Grover M. Hutchins

Progression of liver pathology in patients undergoing the Fontan procedure: Chronic passive congestion, cardiac cirrhosis, hepatic adenoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1348-1352. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Astrid Lammers, Alfred Hager, Andreas Eicken, Rüdiger Lange, Michael Hauser, and John Hess

Need for closure of secundum atrial septal defect in infancy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1353-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Massimo A. Padalino, Cristina Basso, Ornella Milanesi, Vladimiro L. Vida, Giorgio Svaluto Moreolo, Gaetano Thiene, and Giovanni Stellin

Surgically treated primary cardiac tumors in early infancy and childhood
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1358-1363. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evolving Technology:

Jeremy J. Erasmus, Mylene T. Truong, W. Roy Smythe, Reginald F. Munden, Edith M. Marom, David C. Rice, Ara A. Vaporciyan, Garrett L. Walsh, Bradley S. Sabloff, Lyle D. Broemeling, Craig W. Stevens, Katherine M. Pisters, Donald A. Podoloff, and Homer A. Macapinlac

Integrated computed tomography-positron emission tomography in patients with potentially resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma: Staging implications
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1364-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Nahum Nesher, Gideon Uretzky, Steven Insler, Patrick Nataf, Inna Frolkis, Emmanuelle Pineau, Emmanuel Cantoni, Gil Bolotin, Moshe Vardi, Dimitry Pevni, Oren Lev-Ran, Ram Sharony, and Avi A. Weinbroum

Thermo-wrap technology preserves normothermia better than routine thermal care in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass and is associated with lower immune response and lesser myocardial damage
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1371-1378. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Miguel A. Ponce González, Gabriel Julià Serdà, Norberto Santana Rodríguez, Pedro Rodríguez Suárez, Gregorio Pérez Peñate, Jordi Freixinet Gilart, and Pedro Cabrera Navarro

Long-term pulmonary function after thoracic sympathectomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1379-1382. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter Ellinghaus, Robert J. Scheubel, Dobromir Dobrev, Ursula Ravens, Juergen Holtz, Joachim Huetter, Ulrich Nielsch, and Henning Morawietz

Comparing the global mRNA expression profile of human atrial and ventricular myocardium with high-density oligonucleotide arrays
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1383-1390. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andreas Koster, Ruhi Yeter, Semih Buz, Hermann Kuppe, Roland Hetzer, A. Michael Lincoff, Cornelius M. Dyke, Nicholas G. Smedira, and Bruce Spiess

Assessment of hemostatic activation during cardiopulmonary bypass for coronary artery bypass grafting with bivalirudin: Results of a pilot study
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1391-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. Wiley Nifong, W.R. Chitwood, P.S. Pappas, C.R. Smith, M. Argenziano, V.A. Starnes, P.M. Shah for the Multi-center Robotic Mitral Repair Group

Robotic mitral valve surgery: A United States multicenter trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1395-1404. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jonathan A. Hata, Jason A. Petrofski, Jacob N. Schroder, Matthew L. Williams, Sarah H. Timberlake, Anne Pippen, Michael T. Corwin, Amy K. Solan, Andre Jakoi, Thomas R. Gehrig, Christopher D. Kontos, and Carmelo A. Milano

Modulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling reduces intimal hyperplasia in aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1405-1413. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pierre Voisine, Cesario Bianchi, Tanveer A. Khan, Marc Ruel, Shu-Hua Xu, Jun Feng, Jian Li, Tamer Malik, Audrey Rosinberg, and Frank W. Sellke

Normalization of coronary microvascular reactivity and improvement in myocardial perfusion by surgical vascular endothelial growth factor therapy combined with oral supplementation of L-arginine in a porcine model of endothelial dysfunction
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1414-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Bryan F. Meyers, Maite de la Morena, Stuart C. Sweet, Elbert P. Trulock, Tracey J. Guthrie, Eric N. Mendeloff, Charles Huddleston, Joel D. Cooper, and G. Alexander Patterson

Primary graft dysfunction and other selected complications of lung transplantation: A single-center experience of 983 patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1421-1429. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brief Communication:

Sajiram Sarvananthan, Giovanni Melina, and Magdi H. Yacoub

Lessons from the first patient to undergo full aortic root replacement using a homograft: A 29-year follow-up
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1430-1431. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Yoshiharu Nishimura, Yoshitaka Okamura, Takeshi Hiramatsu, Hideaki Mori, Hiroki Hayashi, and Shigeru Komori

Hemoptysis caused by saphenous vein graft aneurysm late after coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1432-1433. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Georges Fayad, Thomas Modine, Stephan Haulon, Christophe Decoene, Richard Azzaoui, Reza Salari, and Mohamed Koussa

Infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture and severe symptomatic coronary artery disease: Rapid combined transdiaphragmatic off-pump coronary surgery and abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1434-1435. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Sandro Gelsomino, Stefano Romagnoli, Alberto Dragotto, Massimo Cassai, Brenno Fiorani, Carlo Sorbara, and Pierluigi Stefàno

Multistep endobronchial-endovascular approach in recurrent acute respiratory failure caused by thoracic aneurysm
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1436-1438. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hatem Alkadhi, Sebastian Leschka, René Prêtre, Aurel Perren, Borut Marincek, and Simon Wildermuth

Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1438-1440. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gabriele Di Giammarco, Michele Di Mauro, Marco Pano, Sergio Cirmeni, Marco Contini, Carlo Di Lorenzo, Antonio Bivona, and Gerardo Liberti

Giant metastatic myxoid liposarcoma of the mediastinum: A case report
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1440-1442. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mohsen Karimi, Richard E. Kerber, and Jeffrey E. Everett

Mechanical aortic valve malfunction: An intraoperative BioGlue complication
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1442-1443. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Josep M. Caralps, José Montiel, Josep Reig, Josep M. García Boldu, and Francesc Carreras

Complete surgical excision of a huge left ventricular fibroma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1444-1445. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Eivind Øvrum and Geir Tangen

Acute leaflet arrest in St Jude Medical Regent aortic valve
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1446. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Peter Pastuszko, Jonathan J. Rome, Marie M. Gleason, Richard D. Bellah, Lisa M. Montenegro, and J. William Gaynor

Hemoptysis after CardioSEAL device embolization of a venous collateral after the Fontan operation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1447-1448. [Extract] [Full Text]  

David L.S. Morales, Daniel J. DiBardino, Wesley Vick, Charles D. Fraser, Jr, and E. Dean McKenzie

Tetralogy of Fallot and hypoplastic aortic arch: A novel perspective
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1448-1450. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Janet M. Simsic, Angel Cuadrado, Paul M. Kirshbom, Kirk R. Kanter, Donna Ramaswamy, Martha Clabby, and Joseph M. Forbess

Novel management strategy for severe cyanosis after Sano modification of the Norwood procedure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1450-1451. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Takahiro Sawada, Takeshi Miyairi, Tadashi Kitamura, Ikuo Nakai, Haruaki Hino, Sumio Miura, Ikutaro Kigawa, Sachito Fukuda, and Akihiko Sekiguchi

Long-term survival of a patient with tetralogy of Fallot after intracardiac palliation in the pre-pump era
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1452-1453. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Todd L. Demmy, Chukwumere E. Nwogu, and Marc S. Sussman

Triangular retractor facilitates minimally invasive lobectomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1454-1455. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Lorenzo Spaggiari, Luca Salvatore Calabrese, Massimiliano D’Aiuto, Giulia Veronesi, Domenico Galetta, Marco Venturino, and Fausto Chiesa

Successful subtotal tracheal replacement (using a skin/omental graft) for dehiscence after a resection for thyroid cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1455-1456. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Samantha K. Hendren, Jessica Wang, Joseph Gorman, Thomas Peacock, Diane M. Hershock, and Ernest F. Rosato

Esophagectomy and splenectomy in a patient with osteopetrosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1457-1458. [Extract] [Full Text]  

S. Lohani, R. Varma, and B. Leahy

A case of pulmonary sequestration with Aspergillus species infection presenting as an enlarged right paratracheal mass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1459-1460. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Announcement:

Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education 2005 research award recipients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1460. [Extract] [Full Text]  

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1465-1468. [Extract] [Full Text]  

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards (K08) and Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1469-1471. [Extract] [Full Text]  

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education and the National Cancer Institute Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) and Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1472-1474. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Helmut Mair, Sabine Daebritz, and Bruno Reichart

Caution with twisted arterial grafts
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1461-1462. [Extract] [Full Text]  

John S. Murala, Ravi Agarwal, and Kotturathu Mammen Cherian

Effect of right anterolateral thoracotomy on breast development and scoliosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1462. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Sabine Bleiziffer, Christian Schreiber, and Ruediger Lange

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1462. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Event of Interest:

Events
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 129: 1463-1464. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Notice of Correction:

Notice of Correction
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Notice of Correction
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