Editorials:

Endre Bodnar and Eugene H. Blackstone
	An "actual" problem: Another issue of apples and oranges J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 1-3. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jeffrey B. Rich
	Quality indicators, performance measures, and accountability: The right thing, at the right time, for the right reason J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 4-8. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert W.M. Frater
	Editorial comment on mural shortening suture annuloplasty for mitral valve repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 9-10. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Harold L. Lazar
	Hyperglycemia during cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 11-13. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Richard J. Novick and Michael W. Chu
	Attitude toward and application of off-pump coronary artery bypass after continuing education retraining J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 14-15. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas G. Gleason
	Thoracic aortic stent grafting: Is it ready for prime time? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 16-18. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas A. D'Amico
	Robotics in thoracic surgery: Applications and outcomes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 19-20. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Jonathan R.S. Day, Kenneth M. Taylor, Elaine A. Lidington, Justin C. Mason, Dorian O. Haskard, Anna M. Randi, and R. Clive Landis
	Aprotinin inhibits proinflammatory activation of endothelial cells by thrombin through the protease-activated receptor 1 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 21-27. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sotiris C. Stamou, Peter C. Hill, Elizabeth Haile, Syma Prince, Michael J. Mack, and Paul J. Corso
	Clinical outcomes of nonelective coronary revascularization with and without cardiopulmonary bypass J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 28-33. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
David W. Quinn, Domenico Pagano, Robert S. Bonser, Stephen J. Rooney, Timothy R. Graham, Ian C. Wilson, Bruce E. Keogh, John N. Townend, Michael E. Lewis, Peter Nightingale Study Investigators
	Improved myocardial protection during coronary artery surgery with glucose-insulin-potassium: A randomized controlled trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 34-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Keith S. Naunheim, Douglas E. Wood, Mark J. Krasna, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Jr, Mark E. Ginsburg, Robert J. McKenna, Jr, Gerard J. Criner, Eric A. Hoffman, Alice L. Sternberg, Claude Deschamps National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group
	Predictors of operative mortality and cardiopulmonary morbidity in the National Emphysema Treatment Trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 43-53. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Bernard J. Park, Raja M. Flores, and Valerie W. Rusch
	Robotic assistance for video-assisted thoracic surgical lobectomy: Technique and initial results J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 54-59. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cliff K. Choong, Loc Phan, Patrick Massetti, Fabio J. Haddad, Carlo Martinez, Edmund Roschak, and Joel D. Cooper
	Prolongation of patency of airway bypass stents with use of drug-eluting stents J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 60-64. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
S. Chris Malaisrie, Wayne L. Hofstetter, Arlene M. Correa, Jaffer A. Ajani, Ritsuko R. Komaki, Zhongxing Liao, Alexandria Phan, David C. Rice, Ara A. Vaporciyan, Garrett L. Walsh, Sandeep Lahoti, Jeffrey H. Lee, Robert Bresalier, Jack A. Roth, and Stephen G. Swisher
	Endoscopic ultrasonography-identified celiac adenopathy remains a poor prognostic factor despite preoperative chemoradiotherapy in esophageal adenocarcinoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 65-72. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bryan A. Whitson, Dilip S. Nath, Adam C. Johnson, Adam R. Walker, Matthew E. Prekker, David M. Radosevich, Cynthia S. Herrington, and Peter S. Dahlberg
	Risk factors for primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 73-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marc de Perrot, Elie Fadel, Olaf Mercier, Sacha Mussot, Alain Chapelier, and Philippe Dartevelle
	Long-term results after carinal resection for carcinoma: Does the benefit warrant the risk? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 81-89. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Joseph F. Sabik, III, Eugene H. Blackstone, A. Marc Gillinov, Michael K. Banbury, Nicholas G. Smedira, and Bruce W. Lytle
	Influence of patient characteristics and arterial grafts on freedom from coronary reoperation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 90-98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Tayfun Aybek, Petar Risteski, Aleksandra Miskovic, Andreas Simon, Selami Dogan, Ulf Abdel-Rahman, and Anton Moritz
	Seven years' experience with suture annuloplasty for mitral valve repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 99-106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Zhi-Gang Liu, Li-Zhong Sun, Qian Chang, Jun-Ming Zhu, Chao Dong, Chun-Tao Yu, Yong-Min Liu, and Hai-Tao Zhang
	Should the "elephant trunk" be skeletonized? Total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk implantation for Stanford type A aortic dissection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 107-113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John W. Hammon, David A. Stump, John F. Butterworth, Dixon M. Moody, Kashemi Rorie, Dwight D. Deal, Edward H. Kincaid, Timothy E. Oaks, and Neal D. Kon
	Single crossclamp improves 6-month cognitive outcome in high-risk coronary bypass patients: The effect of reduced aortic manipulation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 114-121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert S. Poston, Junyan Gu, James M. Brown, James S. Gammie, Charles White, Lei Nie, Richard N. Pierson, III, and Bartley P. Griffith
	Endothelial injury and acquired aspirin resistance as promoters of regional thrombin formation and early vein graft failure after coronary artery bypass grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 122-130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Jean-Baptiste Ricco, Jérome Cau, Christophe Marchand, Michel Marty, Marie-Hélène Rodde-Dunet, Pierre Fender, Hubert Allemand, and Andrew Corsini
	Stent-graft repair for thoracic aortic disease: Results of an independent nationwide study in France from 1999 to 2001 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 131-137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cristian Sorin Sarateanu, Mauricio A. Retuerto, James T. Beckmann, Leslie McGregor, JoAnn Carbray, Gerald Patejunas, Lina Nayak, Jeffrey Milbrandt, and Todd K. Rosengart
	An Egr-1 master switch for arteriogenesis: Studies in Egr-1 homozygous negative and wild-type animals J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 138-145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
J. Bonatti, T. Schachner, N. Bonaros, A. Öhlinger, M. Danzmayr, P. Jonetzko, G. Friedrich, C. Kolbitsch, P. Mair, and G. Laufer
	Technical challenges in totally endoscopic robotic coronary artery bypass grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 146-153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alexander Albert, Eric A. Peck, Patrick Wouters, Jan Van Hemelrijck, Christophe Bert, and Paul Sergeant
	Performance analysis of interactive multimodal CME retraining on attitude toward and application of OPCAB J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 154-162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Emile A. Bacha, Suanne Daves, Joel Hardin, Ra-id Abdulla, Jennifer Anderson, Madelyn Kahana, Peter Koenig, Bassem N. Mora, Mehmet Gulecyuz, Joanne P. Starr, Ernerio Alboliras, Satinder Sandhu, and Ziyad M. Hijazi
	Single-ventricle palliation for high-risk neonates: The emergence of an alternative hybrid stage I strategy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 163-171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Michael E. Mitchell, Richard F. Ittenbach, J. William Gaynor, Gil Wernovsky, Susan Nicolson, and Thomas L. Spray
	Intermediate outcomes after the Fontan procedure in the current era J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 172-180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
J. William Gaynor, Gail P. Jarvik, Judy Bernbaum, Marsha Gerdes, Gil Wernovsky, Nancy B. Burnham, Jo Ann D'Agostino, Elaine Zackai, Donna M. McDonald-McGinn, Susan C. Nicolson, Thomas L. Spray, and Robert R. Clancy
	The relationship of postoperative electrographic seizures to neurodevelopmental outcome at 1 year of age after neonatal and infant cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 181-189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Catherine L. Dent, James P. Spaeth, Blaise V. Jones, Steven M. Schwartz, Tracy A. Glauser, Barbara Hallinan, Jeffrey M. Pearl, Philip R. Khoury, and C. Dean Kurth
	Brain magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities after the Norwood procedure using regional cerebral perfusion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 190-197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Cliff K. Choong, Stuart C. Sweet, Jennifer Bell Zoole, Tracey J. Guthrie, Eric N. Mendeloff, Fabio J. Haddad, Pam Schuler, Maite De La Morena, and Charles B. Huddleston
	Bronchial airway anastomotic complications after pediatric lung transplantation: Incidence, cause, management, and outcome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 198-203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cliff K. Choong, Fabio J. Haddad, Charles B. Huddleston, Jennifer Bell, Tracey J. Guthrie, Eric N. Mendeloff, Pam Schuler, Maite De La Morena, and Stuart C. Sweet
	Role of open lung biopsy in lung transplant recipients in a single children's hospital: A 13-year experience J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 204-208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Matthew G. Hartwig, James Z. Appel, Bin Li, Chong-Chao Hsieh, Yong Han Yoon, Shu S. Lin, William Irish, William Parker, and R. Duane Davis
	Chronic aspiration of gastric fluid accelerates pulmonary allograft dysfunction in a rat model of lung transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 209-217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gabriel T. Schnickel, David J. Ross, Ramin Beygui, Ali Shefizadeh, Hillel Laks, Rajan Saggar, Joseph P. Lynch, III, and Abbas Ardehali
	Modified reperfusion in clinical lung transplantation: The results of 100 consecutive cases J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 218-223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communication:

Alessandro Mazzola, Jean-Philippe Spano, Marialuisa Valente, Renato Gregorini, Carmine Villani, Mauro Di Eusanio, Marco Ciocca, Ugo Minuti, Raffaele Giancola, Cristina Basso, and Gaetano Thiene
	Leiomyosarcoma of the left atrium mimicking a left atrial myxoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 224-226. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Stefan Klotz, Eva M. Fallenberg, Andreas Hoffmeier, Tonny D.T. Tjan, and Hans H. Scheld
	Ventricular lateral wall rupture after myocardial infarction detected by means of multislice computed tomography J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 226-227. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shu-Chien Huang, Nai-Hsin Chi, I.-Hui Wu, Hsi-Yu Yu, En-Ting Wu, Shoei-Shen Wang, Fang-Yue Lin, and Yih-Sharng Chen
	Incorporating a pediatric concept into tricuspid valve endocarditis: One and a half ventricle repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 228-229. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ian Hunt, Matthew E. Faircloth, Pranava Sinha, Michael S. Marber, Graham E. Venn, and Christopher P. Young
	Aortocoronary dissection complicating angioplasty of chronically occluded right coronary arteries: Is a conservative approach the right approach? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 230-231. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Naoto Morimoto, Yutaka Okita, Kenji Okada, Teruo Yamashita, Keitaro Nakagiri, Ayako Maruo, Yujiro Kawanishi, Masamichi Matsumori, and Mitsuru Asano
	A localized intimomedial defect resulted in aortic regurgitation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 232-233. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hiroshi Irie, Tadashi Isomura, Fumikazu Nomura, Taiko Horii, Joji Hoshino, Haruka Makinae, and Hisayoshi Suma KanagawaJapan
	Novel left ventriculoplasty for nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy with functional mitral regurgitation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 233-235. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christian Kühn, Omke E. Teebken, Jürgen Weidemann, Matthias Karck, Maximillian Pichlmaier, and Axel Haverich
	Surgical treatment of an aneurysm involving ascending aorta, aortic arch, and a rupture of a descending aortic aneurysm 26 years following acute type A aortic dissection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 235-236. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pankaj Saxena, Igor E. Konstantinov, Miriam Koniuszko, Tushar Singh, and Mark A.J. Newman
	Persistent severe vasospasm in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: The value of intraluminal stenting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 237-238. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
James P. Greelish, Susan S. Eagle, David X. Zhao, Robert J. Deegan, Marshall H. Crenshaw, Jorge M. Balaguer, Rashid M. Ahmad, and John G. Byrne
	Management of new-onset mitral regurgitation with intraoperative angiography and intraoperative percutaneous coronary intervention J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 239-240. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alfonso L. Quintana, Esther Martínez Aguilar, Alvaro Fernandez Heredero, Vicente Riambau, Laura Paul, and Francisco Acín
	Aortobronchial fistula after aortic coartactation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 240-243. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
J.F. Obadia, R. Hénaine, C. Bergerot, I. Ginon, P. Nataf, N. Chavanis, J. Robin, X. André-Fouët, J. Ninet, and O. Raisky
	Monobloc aorto-mitral homograft or mechanical valve replacement: A new surgical option for extensive bivalvular endocarditis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 243-245. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
K. Mahadevan Krishnamoorthy, Hemant Madan, and Jaganmohan A. Tharakan
	Origin of left subclavian artery from ascending aorta: A variant of double aortic arch J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 245-247. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
S. Garekar, H.L. Walters, R.E. Delius, R.L. Thomas, and R.D. Ross
	Intermediate outcomes of fenestrated Fontan procedures J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 247-249. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Paulo Roberto B. Evora and Alfredo José Rodrigues
	Methylene blue revised J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 250-251. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Katherine Taylor
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 251. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jia Li, Igor E. Konstantinov, Glen S. Van Arsdell, and Andrew N. Redington
	Assumed oxygen consumption in the determination of cardiac output in children after cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 251. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
U. Fakler and J. Hess
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 252. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Markus Lange, Norbert Roewer, and Franz Kehl
	Anesthetic preconditioning as the alternative to ischemic preconditioning J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 252-253. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Geoffrey P. Dobson
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 253. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
C.S. Pramesh and Rajesh C. Mistry
	Management of pediatric airway obstruction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 253-254. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Itzhak Vinograd
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 254. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Stephen H. McKellar, Sami Takieddine, Ramanath Majumdar, and Thoralf M. Sundt, III
	Molecular changes occurring with aneurysm formation: Possible impact of sampling error J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 254-255. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alessandro Della Corte, Stefania Montagnani, and Maurizio Cotrufo
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 255. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Events of Interest:

	Events of Interest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 256-257. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcement:

	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 258. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	The Western Thoracic Surgical Association J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 259. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	The American Board of Thoracic Surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 131: 260. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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