Editorials:

Mark S. Allen

Mediastinal lymph node dissection for non-small cell lung cancer
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 241-242. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Tirone E. David

Sizing and tailoring the Dacron graft for reimplantation of the aortic valve
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 243-244. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gerald D. Buckberg

Questions and answers about the STICH trial: A different perspective
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 245-249. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Nilto C. De Oliveira, Rekwan Sittiwangkul, Brian W. McCrindle, Anne Dipchand, Tae-Jin Yun, John G. Coles, Christopher Caldarone, William G. Williams, and Glen S. Van Arsdell

Biventricular repair in children with atrioventricular septal defects and a small right ventricle: Anatomic and surgical considerations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 250-257. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zhong-yuan Xia, Xian-Yi Liu, Li-ying Zhan, Yi-hong He, Tao Luo, and Zhengyuan Xia

Ginsenosides compound (shen-fu) attenuates gastrointestinal injury and inhibits inflammatory response after cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with congenital heart disease
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 258-264. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ignacio Malagon, Willem Onkenhout, Margreet Klok, Lisa Linthorst, Petrus F.H. van der Poel, James G. Bovill, and Mark G. Hazekamp

Dexamethasone reduces gut permeability in pediatric cardiac surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 265-271. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ullrich Fakler, Christian Pauli, Michael Hennig, Walter Sebening, and John Hess

Assumed oxygen consumption frequently results in large errors in the determination of cardiac output
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 272-276. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

René Prêtre, Alexander Kadner, Hitendu Dave, Ali Dodge-Khatami, Dominique Bettex, and Felix Berger

Right axillary incision: A cosmetically superior approach to repair a wide range of congenital cardiac defects
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 277-281. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elif Seda Selamet Tierney, Welton M. Gersony, Karen Altmann, David E. Solowiejczyk, Laura M. Bevilacqua, Chava Khan, Ehud Krongrad, Ralph S. Mosca, Jan M. Quaegebeur, and Howard D. Apfel

Pulmonary position cryopreserved homografts: Durability in pediatric Ross and non-Ross patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 282-286. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Marit Farstad, Venny Lise Kvalheim, and Paul Husby

Cold-induced fluid extravasation during cardiopulmonary bypass in piglets can be counteracted by use of iso-oncotic prime
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 287-294. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Haruhiko Kondoh, Yoshiki Sawa, Norihide Fukushima, Goro Matsumiya, Shigeru Miyagawa, Satoru Kitagawa-Sakakida, Imran A. Memon, Naomasa Kawaguchi, Nariaki Matsuura, and Hikaru Matsuda

Reorganization of cytoskeletal proteins and prolonged life expectancy caused by hepatocyte growth factor in a hamster model of late-phase dilated cardiomyopathy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 295-302. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alessandro Parolari, Luciana Mussoni, Marta Frigerio, Moreno Naliato, Francesco Alamanni, Andrea Galanti, Giuseppe Fiore, Fabrizio Veglia, Elena Tremoli, Paolo Biglioli, and Marina Camera

Increased prothrombotic state lasting as long as one month after on-pump and off-pump coronary surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 303-308. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jacek Karski, George Djaiani, Jo Carroll, Mark Iwanochko, Priya Seneviratne, Peter Liu, Walter Kucharczyk, Ludwik Fedorko, Tirone David, and Davy Cheng

Tranexamic acid and early saphenous vein graft patency in conventional coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A prospective randomized controlled clinical trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 309-314. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lognathen Balacumaraswami, Yasir Abu-Omar, Bikram Choudhary, David Pigott, and David P. Taggart

A comparison of transit-time flowmetry and intraoperative fluorescence imaging for assessing coronary artery bypass graft patency
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 315-320. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Y. Joseph Woo, Todd J. Grand, Mark F. Berry, Pavan Atluri, Mireille A. Moise, Vivian M. Hsu, Jeffrey Cohen, Omar Fisher, Jeffrey Burdick, Matthew Taylor, Suzanne Zentko, George Liao, Max Smith, Steve Kolakowski, Vasant Jayasankar, Timothy J. Gardner, and H. Lee Sweeney

Stromal cell-derived factor and granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factor form a combined neovasculogenic therapy for ischemic cardiomyopathy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 321-329. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Gregory A. Michelotti, Yukie Sato, Michael P. Smith, Simon Lin, Richard W. Morris, Hilary P. Grocott, Joseph P. Mathew, and Debra A. Schwinn

Differential cardiac gene expression during cardiopulmonary bypass: Ischemia-independent upregulation of proinflammatory genes
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 330-339. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antonio M. Calafiore, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Giovanni Teodori, Angela L. Iacò, Marco Pano, Marco Contini, Giuseppe Vitolla, and Michele Di Mauro

Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting with and without cardiopulmonary bypass: Six-year clinical outcome
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 340-345. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yukio Sato, Yuji Hiramatsu, Satoshi Homma, Makiko Sato, Shyoko Sato, Shunsuke Endo, and Yasunori Sohara

Phosphodiesterase type 4 inhibitor rolipram inhibits activation of monocytes during extracorporeal circulation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 346-350. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. Kirk Riemer, Gabriel Amir, Steven H. Reichenbach, and Olaf Reinhartz

Mechanical support of total cavopulmonary connection with an axial flow pump
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 351-354. [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

Local delivery of osteopontin attenuates vascular remodeling by altering matrix metalloproteinase-2 in a rabbit model of aortic injury
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 355-362. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kazuo Kitahori, Shinichi Takamoto, Hiroo Takayama, Yoshihiro Suematsu, Minoru Ono, Noboru Motomura, Teturo Morota, and Kengo Takeuchi

A novel protocol of retrograde cerebral perfusion with intermittent pressure augmentation for brain protection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 363-370. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sarah J. Canyon and Geoffrey P. Dobson

Pretreatment with an adenosine A1 receptor agonist and lidocaine: A possible alternative to myocardial ischemic preconditioning
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 371-377. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Enrico Zupancich, Domenico Paparella, Franco Turani, Christopher Munch, Alessandra Rossi, Simone Massaccesi, and V. Marco Ranieri

Mechanical ventilation affects inflammatory mediators in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac surgery: A randomized clinical trial
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 378-383. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ikuo Hagino, Vesa Anttila, David Zurakowski, Lennart F. Duebener, Hart G.W. Lidov, and Richard A. Jonas

Tissue oxygenation index is a useful monitor of histologic and neurologic outcome after cardiopulmonary bypass in piglets
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 384-392. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

General Thoracic Surgery:

Philip A. Rascoe, Xiaobo Cao, Jonathan C. Daniel, Steven D. Miller, and W. Roy Smythe

Receptor tyrosine kinase and phosphoinositide-3 kinase signaling in malignant mesothelioma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 393-400. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ahmed Shafik, Ismail Shafik, Olfat El-Sibai, and Ali A. Shafik

On the pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux: The concept of gastroesophageal dyssynergia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 401-407. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kenneth A. Kesler, Jamison L. Wilson, Jason A. Cosgrove, Jo Ann Brooks, Ahdy Messiha, Naomi S. Fineberg, Lawrence H. Einhorn, and John W. Brown

Surgical salvage therapy for malignant intrathoracic metastases from nonseminomatous germ cell cancer of testicular origin: Analysis of a single-institution experience
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 408-415. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christophe Doddoli, Fabrice Barlesi, Delphine Trousse, Stéphane Robitail, Sadio Yena, Philippe Astoul, Roger Giudicelli, Pierre Fuentes, and Pascal Thomas

One hundred consecutive pneumonectomies after induction therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: An uncertain balance between risks and benefits
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 416-425. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rehal A. Bhojani, David H. Rosenbaum, Erkan Dikmen, Michelle Paul, B. Zane Atkins, David Zonies, Aaron S. Estrera, Michael A. Wait, Dan M. Meyer, Michael E. Jessen, and J. Michael DiMaio

Contemporary assessment of laryngotracheal trauma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 426-432. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tatsuya Yoshimasu, Shinichiro Miyoshi, Shoji Oura, Issei Hirai, Yozo Kokawa, and Yoshitaka Okamura

Limited mediastinal lymph node dissection for non-small cell lung cancer according to intraoperative histologic examinations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 433-437. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eric E. Roselli, Sudish C. Murthy, Thomas W. Rice, Penny L. Houghtaling, Christopher D. Pierce, Daniel P. Karchmer, and Eugene H. Blackstone

Atrial fibrillation complicating lung cancer resection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 438-444. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Ernesto Molina

Evaluation and operative technique to repair isolated sternal fractures
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 445-448. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jing-Hai Zhou, Yao-Guang Jiang, Ru-Wen Wang, Yi-Dan Lin, Tai-Qian Gong, Yun-Ping Zhao, Zheng Ma, and Qun-You Tan

Management of corrosive esophageal burns in 149 cases
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 449-455. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evolving Technology:

Michael Markl, Mary T. Draney, D. Craig Miller, Jonathan M. Levin, Eric E. Williamson, Norbert J. Pelc, David H. Liang, and Robert J. Herfkens

Time-resolved three-dimensional magnetic resonance velocity mapping of aortic flow in healthy volunteers and patients after valve-sparing aortic root replacement
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 456-463. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Grayson H. Wheatley, III, David H. Rosenbaum, Michelle C. Paul, Alan P. Dine, Michael A. Wait, Dan M. Meyer, Michael E. Jessen, W. Steves Ring, and J. Michael DiMaio

Improved pain management outcomes with continuous infusion of a local anesthetic after thoracotomy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 464-468. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steven R. Meyer, Jeevan Nagendran, Leena S. Desai, Gina R. Rayat, Thomas A. Churchill, Colin C. Anderson, Ray V. Rajotte, Jonathan R.T. Lakey, and David B. Ross

Decellularization reduces the immune response to aortic valve allografts in the rat
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 469-476. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carlos E. Ruiz, Motofumi Iemura, Sibyl Medie, Peter Varga, William G. Van Alstine, Susan Mack, Anna Deligio, Neal Fearnot, Ulf H. Beier, Dusan Pavcnik, Ziyad M. Hijazi, and Matti Kiupel

Transcatheter placement of a low-profile biodegradable pulmonary valve made of small intestinal submucosa: A long-term study in a swine model
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 477-484. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Thomas Schachner, Anne Zimmer, Georg Nagele, Guenther Laufer, and Johannes Bonatti

Risk factors for late stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 485-490. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stefano Benussi, Simona Nascimbene, Giliola Calori, Paolo Denti, Zvi Ziskind, Samer Kassem, Giovanni La Canna, Carlo Pappone, and Ottavio Alfieri

Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation with a novel bipolar radiofrequency device
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 491-497. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

José M. Bernal, Dieter Morales, Carmen Revuelta, Javier Llorca, Jesús Gutiérrez-Morlote, and José M. Revuelta

Reoperations after tricuspid valve repair
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 498-503. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maurizio Cotrufo, Alessandro Della Corte, Luca S. De Santo, Cesare Quarto, Marisa De Feo, Gianpaolo Romano, Cristiano Amarelli, Michelangelo Scardone, Franca Di Meglio, Germano Guerra, Maria Scarano, Serena Vitale, Clotilde Castaldo, and Stefania Montagnani

Different patterns of extracellular matrix protein expression in the convexity and the concavity of the dilated aorta with bicuspid aortic valve: Preliminary results
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 504-511. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nestor Mercado, William Wijns, Patrick W. Serruys, Ulrich Sigwart, Marcus D. Flather, Rodney H. Stables, William W. O’Neill, Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedro A. Lemos, Whady A. Hueb, Bernard J. Gersh, Jean Booth, and Eric Boersma

One-year outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention with multiple stenting for multisystem disease: A meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized clinical trials
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 512-519. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

James L. Cox, Niv Ad, Keith Myers, Mortiz Gharib, and R.C. Quijano

Tubular heart valves: A new tissue prosthesis design—Preclinical evaluation of the 3F aortic bioprosthesis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 520-527. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Kenneth R. McCurry, Aldo Iacono, Adrianna Zeevi, Samuel Yousem, Alin Girnita, Shahid Husain, Diana Zaldonis, Bruce Johnson, Brack G. Hattler, and Thomas E. Starzl

Early outcomes in human lung transplantation with Thymoglobulin or Campath-1H for recipient pretreatment followed by posttransplant tacrolimus near-monotherapy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 528-537. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Leonardo Seoane, Lee M. Arcement, Vincent G. Valentine, and P. Michael McFadden

Long-term survival in lung transplant recipients after successful preoperative coronary revascularization
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 538-541. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

William T. Mahle, Robert N. Vincent, and Kirk R. Kanter

Cardiac retransplantation in childhood: Analysis of data from the United Network for Organ Sharing
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 542-546. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jiang-Yong Min, Yu Chen, Sohail Malek, Achim Meissner, Meixiang Xiang, Qinen Ke, Xin Feng, Masaharu Nakayama, Emel Kaplan, and James P. Morgan

Stem cell therapy in the aging hearts of Fisher 344 rats: Synergistic effects on myogenesis and angiogenesis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 547-553. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Douglas R. Johnston, Ashok Muniappan, Ruediger Hoerbelt, Dax A. Guenther, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Stuart L. Houser, David H. Sachs, and Joren C. Madsen

Heart and en-bloc thymus transplantation in miniature swine
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 554-559. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brief Communication:

Tamotsu Yasuda, Go Watanabe, and Shigeyuki Tomita

Transaortic injection technique in fluorescence imaging: Novel intraoperative assessment of anastomosis in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 560-561. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Marco Pocar, Andrea Moneta, Davide Passolunghi, Roberto Mattioli, Jacques Clerissi, and Francesco Donatelli

Perioperative internal thoracic artery steal syndrome after coronary bypass surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 562-563. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Giovanni Melina, Riccardo Codecasa, Irene Capecchi, Maria Luisa Gianfaldoni, Sergio Bevilacqua, Carlo Sorbara, and Pier Luigi Stefàno

Successful aortic valve repair for severe aortic insufficiency caused by radiofrequency ablation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 564-565. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Katherine Taylor and Helen Holtby

Methylene blue revisited: Management of hypotension in a pediatric patient with bacterial endocarditis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 566. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Daniel Kreisel, Michael K. Pasque, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr, Gerald Medoff, Andrew Kates, Friederike H. Kreisel, and Jennifer S. Lawton

Bartonella species-induced prosthetic valve endocarditis associated with rapid progression of valvular stenosis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 567-568. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Sean Garrean, Cimenga Tshibaka, Ziad Hanhan, Alexander S. Geha, and Malek G. Massad

Coronary-pulmonary steal caused by internal thoracic artery-pulmonary artery fistula after coronary artery bypass operations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 569-571. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Afksendiyos Kalangos, Stéphane Reverdin, Constantinos Roussos, Dominique Vala, and Mustafa Cikirikcioglu

Cavobipulmonary shunt for the management of isolated postinfarction right ventricular failure
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 572-573. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Stéphane Aubert, Nicolas Bonnet, Pascal Leprince, Théodoro Barreda, Alain Pavie, and Iradj Gandjbakhch

Surgical approach to aortic root lesions in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and Takayasu arteritis
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 573-574. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Ian Hunt, Wahed Jamal, Anoushka Chaudhry, and James C. Roxburgh

Transitional cell carcinoma metastasizing to an atrial myxoma
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 575-576. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Petr Symersky, Joris W.J. Vriend, Anje M. Spijkerboer, Barbara J.M. Mulder, Dink A. Legemate, and Bas A.J.M. de Mol

Endovascular treatment of a bleeding aortic aneurysm after descending aortic aneurysm repair with island reimplantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 576-577. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Maneesh Ailiwadi, Ronald C. Arildsen, and James P. Greelish

Poland syndrome: A contraindication to the use of the internal thoracic artery in coronary artery bypass grafting?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 578-579. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Afksendiyos Kalangos, Saziye Karaca, Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, Dominique Vala, and Dominique Didier

Aneurysmal circumflex coronary artery with fistulous connection to the coronary sinus
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 580-581. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Christian Kühn, Omke E. Teebken, Bernhard Gohrbandt, Joachim Lotz, Matthias Karck, and Axel Haverich

One-stage treatment of aortic coarctation associated with coronary heart disease, ascending aortic aneurysm, and aortic valve stenosis with an extra-anatomic ascending-descending aortic bypass
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 582-583. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Claudio F. Nunes and Hooshang Bolooki

Aorta-coronary graft anastomosis marker: More than 30 years of experience
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 583-584. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Akihito Muto, Toshiya Nishibe, Yuka Kondo, Masato Sato, and Motomi Ando

Detection and treatment of complete vascular ring in an elderly woman with dysphagia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 585-586. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gudrun Maria Feuchtner, Thomas Schachner, Guy Friedrich, Herwig Antretter, Johannes Bonatti, and Dieter zur Nedden

Acute aortic dissection with coronary ostium involvement and aortic valve regurgitation: Three-dimensional visualization with multislice computed tomography
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 587-588. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Yoshifumi Iguro, Ryuzo Sakata, Kenichi Arata, and Goichi Yotsumoto

Effectively treating ischemic mitral regurgitation with chordal cutting in combination with ring annuloplasty and left ventricular reshaping approach
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 589-590. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Herwig W. Schuchlenz, Sebastian Mannweiler, and Daniela Martin

Marked foreign body reaction and thrombus formation after transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 591-592. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Nobuyuki Ishibashi, Mitsuru Aoki, Manabu Watanabe, Hiromichi Nakajima, Hiroyuki Aotsuka, and Tadashi Fujiwara

Intraventricular rerouting for transposition of the great arteries with posterior aorta: Ventricular septal defect creation and total resection of the infundibular septum
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 593-594. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Anthony M. Hlavacek, Andrew M. Atz, Scott M. Bradley, and Varsha M. Bandisode

Left atrial decompression by percutaneous cannula placement while on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 595-596. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Douglas A. Murphy, Jeffrey S. Miller, and David A. Langford

Robot-assisted endoscopic excision of left atrial myxomas
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 596-597. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Daniel Kreisel, Marci Bailey, Bruce D. Lindsay, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr

A minimally invasive surgical treatment for inappropriate sinus tachycardia
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 598-599. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Lino Miele, David J. Eschelman, Stephen McNulty, Rashad Choudry, Evelio Rodriguez, James Diehl, and Daniel Marelli

Successful aortic fenestration to treat prolonged motor paralysis of the lower extremities after repair of type A aortic dissection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 599-601. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Thomas G. Gleason

New graft formulation and modification of the David reimplantation technique
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 601-603. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Christopher B. Komanapalli, Grant Burch, Uttam Tripathy, Matthew S. Slater, and Howard K. Song

Percutaneous repair of an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm with a septal occluder device
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 603-604. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Helmut Mair, Ingo Kaczmarek, Martin Oberhoffer, Jan Groetzner, Sabine Daebritz, and Bruno Reichart

Surgicel Nu-Knit hemostat for bleeding control of fragile sternum
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 605-606. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Maneesh Gupta, James Cohen, and Mithran Sukumar

Lung hernia after en bloc cervicothoracic resection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 607-608. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Corinna Ludwig, B. Passlick, and Erich Stoelben

Recurrent hamartoma at the trocar incision site after video-assisted thoracic surgical resection
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 609-610. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Marko Jakopovic, Zoran Slobodnjak, Simun Krizanac, and Miroslav Samarzija

Large cell carcinoma arising in bronchogenic cyst
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 610-612. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Vishwanath Golash

A giant anterior mediastinal teratoma presenting as orthopnea and dysphagia in an adult
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 612-613. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Igor E. Konstantinov

A new technique for repair of mitral paravalvular leak?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 614-615. [Extract] [Full Text]  

David Fitzgerald Torchiana and Abeel Mangi

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 615. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Lognathen Balacumaraswami, Serban Stoica, Paul White, and Stephen R. Large

Acute decrease of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony and improvement of contractile state and energy efficiency after left ventricular restoration
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 615. [Extract] [Full Text]  

J.J. Schreuder, A. Donelli, and O. Alfieri

Reply to the Editor
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 615-617. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Events of Interest:

Events of Interest
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 618-619. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Announcement:

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 620-621. [Extract] [Full Text]  

The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 621. [Extract] [Full Text]  

The American Board of Thoracic Surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 130: 622. [Extract] [Full Text]  

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