Editorials:

	Consensus statement on surgery journal authorship —2006 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1221-1222. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Francesca di Marco, Massimo Giordan, and Gino Gerosa
	Early antithrombotic therapy after aortic valve replacement with tissue valves: When the practice diverges from the guidelines J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1223. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John A. Kern
	Protecting the central nervous system during ischemia: A difficult task J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1226. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Richard J. Battafarano
	Optimal management of patients with non–small cell lung cancer with ipsilateral mediastinal lymph node metastases J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1227-1228. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Errata:

	Notice of Retraction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1226. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Robert James Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, and Buddhiwardhan Ojha
	Restaging patients with N2 (stage IIIa) non–small cell lung cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: A prospective study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1229-1235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Axel Rolle, Arpad Pereszlenyi, Rainer Koch, Mathias Richard, and Barbara Baier
	Is surgery for multiple lung metastases reasonable? A total of 328 consecutive patients with multiple-laser metastasectomies with a new 1318-nm Nd:YAG laser J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1236-1242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alessandro Brunelli and Gaetano Rocco
	Internal validation of risk models in lung resection surgery: Bootstrap versus training-and-test sampling J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1243-1247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Takahito Nakagawa, Toshiya Kamiyama, Kazuaki Nakanishi, Hideki Yokoo, Hirofumi Kamachi, Michiaki Matsushita, and Satoru Todo
	Pulmonary resection for metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma: Factors influencing prognosis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1248-1254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
M. Blair Marshall, John C. Kucharczuk, Joseph B. Shrager, and Larry R. Kaiser
	Anterior surgical approaches to the thoracic outlet J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1255-1260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Jason Beckermann, Joseph Van Camp, Shuling Li, Sharon K. Wahl, Allan Collins, and Charles A. Herzog
	On-pump versus off-pump coronary surgery outcomes in patients requiring dialysis: Perspectives from a single center and the United States experience J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1261-1266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
V. Chan, W.R.E. Jamieson, E. Germann, F. Chan, R.T. Miyagishima, L.H. Burr, M.T. Janusz, H. Ling, and G.J. Fradet
	Performance of bioprostheses and mechanical prostheses assessed by composites of valve-related complications to 15 years after aortic valve replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1267-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Marie-Christine Taillefer, Michel Carrier, Sylvain Bélisle, Sylvie Levesque, Hélène Lanctôt, Anne-Marie Boisvert, and Manon Choinière
	Prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of chronic nonanginal postoperative pain after a cardiac operation: A cross-sectional study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1274-1280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Isabelle Michaux, Miodrag Filipovic, Karl Skarvan, Stephan Schneiter, Regina Schumann, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski, Franziska Bernet, and Manfred D. Seeberger
	Effects of on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery on right ventricular function J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1281-1288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jordon G. Lubahn, Arthur I. Sagalowsky, David H. Rosenbaum, Erkan Dikmen, Rehal A. Bhojani, Michelle C. Paul, Bart L. Dolmatch, Shellie C. Josephs, Elie A. Benaim, Barry S. Levinson, Michael A. Wait, W. Steves Ring, and J. Michael DiMaio
	Contemporary techniques and safety of cardiovascular procedures in the surgical management of renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1289-1295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Jeffrey W. Delaney, Jose M. Moltedo, James D. Dziura, Gary S. Kopf, and Christopher S. Snyder
	Early postoperative arrhythmias after pediatric cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1296-1300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Ramanath Majumdar, Marineh Yagubyan, Gobinda Sarkar, Mark E. Bolander, and Thoralf M. Sundt, III
	Bicuspid aortic valve and ascending aortic aneurysm are not associated with germline or somatic homeobox NKX2-5 gene polymorphism in 19 patients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1301-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Salvatore Agati, Carmelo Mignosa, Placido Gitto, Eugenio Santo Trimarchi, Giuseppe Ciccarello, Dario Salvo, and Giuseppe Trimarchi
	A method for chest drainage after pediatric cardiac surgery: A prospective randomized trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1306-1309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

J. Yasha Kresh
	Cell replacement therapy: The functional importance of myocardial architecture and intercellular gap-junction distribution J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1310-1313. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Michael A. Tucci, Michael T. Ganter, Christine R. Hamiel, Richard Klaghofer, Andreas Zollinger, and Christoph K. Hofer
	Platelet function monitoring with the Sonoclot analyzer after in vitro tirofiban and heparin administration J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1314-1322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
U.A. Stock, I. Degenkolbe, T. Attmann, K. Schenke-Layland, S. Freitag, and G. Lutter
	Prevention of device-related tissue damage during percutaneous deployment of tissue-engineered heart valves J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1323-1330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Mitsuhiro Kawata, Shinichi Takamoto, Kazuo Kitahori, Hiroyuki Tsukihara, Tetsuro Morota, Minoru Ono, Noboru Motomura, Arata Murakami, and Yoshihiro Suematsu
	Erythropoietin protects the central nervous system during prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest: An experimental study in a canine model J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1331-1337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anthony D. Caffarelli, Jeff P. Holden, Ellen Jo Baron, Harry J.M. Lemmens, Holly D'Souza, Vincent Yau, Cornelius Olcott, IV, Bruce A. Reitz, D. Craig Miller, and Pieter J.A. van der Starre
	Plasma cefazolin levels during cardiovascular surgery: Effects of cardiopulmonary bypass and profound hypothermic circulatory arrest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1338-1343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jens Garbade, Cris Ullmann, Marcus Hollenstein, Markus Johannes Barten, Stephan Jacobs, Stefan Dhein, Thomas Walther, Jan Fritz Gummert, Volkmar Falk, and Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr
	Modeling of temperature mapping for quantitative dynamic infrared coronary angiography for intraoperative graft patency control J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1344-1351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Martin Westerberg, Jakob Gäbel, Anders Bengtsson, Johan Sellgren, Ola Eidem, and Anders Jeppsson
	Hemodynamic effects of cardiotomy suction blood J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1352-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Donald Whitaker, Jan Stygall, Michael Harrison, and Stanton Newman
	Relationship between white cell count, neuropsychologic outcome, and microemboli in 161 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1358-1363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Giovanni Mariscalco, Karl Gunnar Engström, Sandro Ferrarese, Giuseppe Cozzi, Vito Domenico Bruno, Fausto Sessa, and Andrea Sala
	Relationship between atrial histopathology and atrial fibrillation after coronary bypass surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1364-1372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Soren Schenk, Aly El-Banayosy, Wolfgang Prohaska, Latif Arusoglu, Michiel Morshuis, Wilhelm Koester-Eiserfunke, Lukasz Kizner, Edward Murray, Petra Eichler, Reiner Koerfer, and Andreas Greinacher
	Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in patients receiving mechanical circulatory support J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1373-1381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Georgios Kalavrouziotis, Ajith Karunaratne, Shahzad Raja, Giovanna Ciotti, Manoj Purohit, Antonio F. Corno, and Marco Pozzi
	Intra-aortic balloon pumping in children undergoing cardiac surgery: An update of the Liverpool experience J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1382-1389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Historical Perspective:

Larry W. Stephenson
	Historical perspectives of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Edward J. O'Brien (1887-1959) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1390-1391. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communication:

Gianluca Rigatelli, Massimo Giordan, Paolo Cardaioli, Loris Roncon, Giuseppe Faggian, Giorgio Rigatelli, and Pietro Zonzin
	Subclavian artery angioplasty allows for implantation of the in situ internal thoracic artery graft in patients scheduled for surgical myocardial revascularization J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:e9-e10. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Charalambos Zisis, Konstantinos Skevis, Emmanuel M. Kefaloyannis, Konstantinos Avgoustou, and Ion Bellenis
	Mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis presenting as superior vena cava syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:e11-e12. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Norbert Zimmermann, Timothée Roussiekan, Joachim Winter, Muhamed Kurt, Emmeran Gams, Folker Wenzel, and Thomas Hohlfeld
	Platelet inhibition by aspirin after aortic valve replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1392-1393. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aquilino Hurlé, Vicente Climent, and Damian Sánchez-Quintana
	Sinus node structural changes in patients with long-standing chronic atrial fibrillation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1394-1395. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
R. Karthik Vaidyanathan, Jagannath Raghavendrarao Byalal, Thiagarajamurthy Sundaramoorthi, N. Madhu Sankar, Joy M. Thomas, N. Alagu Meenakshi, and Kotturathu Mammen Cherian
	Rapidly progressive coronary ostial stenosis after aortic valve replacement in relapsing polychondritis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1395-1396. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Paolo Pepino, Piermario Oliviero, Luigi Di Tommaso, and Paolo Stassano
	Rapidly expanding right coronary artery aneurysm J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1396-1397. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Paul P. Urbanski
	Carotid artery cannulation in acute aortic dissection with malperfusion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1398-1399. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anders Franco-Cereceda, Jan Liska, and Fredrik Bredin
	Mitral valve insufficiency and left ventricular remodeling in identical twins J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1400-1401. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anita Pritisanac, Andreas Hannekum, and Helmut Gulbins
	A fibrous membrane causing left ventricular outflow tract stenosis as the result of endocarditis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1401-1402. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
U. Engelmann, H. Minden, U.A. Stock, R. Kühnel, and J.M. Albes
	Late air embolism with interventional removal after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1403-1404. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alan Weng Siong Soo, David G. Healy, Kevin Walsh, and Freddie Wood
	Inferior vena cava and coronary sinus obstruction after percutaneous atrial septal defect device closure requiring surgical revision J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1405-1406. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Meena Nathan, Christopher Baird, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Christopher Almond, Ravi Thiagarajan, Peter Laussen, Elizabeth Blume, and Frank Pigula
	Successful implantation of a Berlin heart biventricular assist device in a failing single ventricle J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1407-1408. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Enrico Maria Marone, Paolo Baccari, Chiara Brioschi, Yamume Tshomba, Carlo Staudacher, and Roberto Chiesa
	Surgical and endovascular treatment of secondary aortoesophageal fistula J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1409-1410. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Neal C. Chhaya, Andrew T. Goodwin, David P. Jenkins, Joanna Pepke-Zaba, and John J. Dunning
	Surgical treatment of pulmonary artery sarcoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1410-1411. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Valerio Perna, Ricardo Morera, Ricard Ramos, Ivan Macia, and Juan Moya
	Giant thymolipoma in association with a high production of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 and an increased acetylcholine antibody titer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1412-1413. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Vishwanath Golash
	Single-stage repair of a large acquired tracheoesophageal fistula with interposition of 2 muscle pedicle flaps and laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1413-1414. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eero I.T. Sihvo, Thanos Sioris, Olli Tynninen, and Jarmo A. Salo
	Fatal fistula between the trachea and the brachiocephalic artery: Late complication of a second-generation, self-expanding metallic tracheal stent J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1415-1416. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bernard Geny, Anne Charloux, Gabrielle Brandenberger, and Francois Piquard
	Despite cardiac denervation, atrial natriuretic peptides possess a cardiac sympathoinhibitory effect after heart transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1417-1418. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Brian Biancucci
	Tubular heart valves J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1419. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Murat Basaran
	Effectively treating ischemic mitral regurgitation with chordal cuttling in combination with ring annuloplasty and a left ventricular reshaping approach J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1419-1420. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hiroyuki Yamamoto and Ryuzo Sakata
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1420. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thoralf M. Sundt, III
	Residual strain in the aorta J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1420-1421. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
George Koullias, Raj Modak, Paul Barash, and John A. Elefteriades
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1421-1422. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Helmut Gulbins
	Correlation of autologous skeletal myoblast survival with changes in left ventricular remodeling in dilated ischemic heart failure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1422. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tomohiro Maniwa, Yukihito Saito, and Hiroyuki Kaneda
	Intercostal muscle flap without increase of pain and blood loss after lung surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1422-1423. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert James Cerfolio
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1423-1424. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rajwinder S. Jutley, Graham Cooper, and Gaetano Rocco
	Extending video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for trauma: The uniportal approach J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1424. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Joshua H. Burack
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1424-1425. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Paul Vaughan and Paul D. Waterworth
	Anticoagulation after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1425. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Event of Interest:

	Events of Interest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1426-1427. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcement:

	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Announcement of 2007 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1428. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship, 2007–2008 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1428. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Resident Traveling Fellowship, 2006–2007 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1429. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Second Dwight Harken Research Scholarship, 2007–2009 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1429. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2006 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1429. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requests for Meeting Information J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1429. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Material for the Program J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1429. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Samson Resident Prize Essay J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1429. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1430. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1430. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Recertification/Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1430. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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