Editorials:

Ralph J. Damiano, Jr
	Robotics in cardiac surgery: The emperor’s new clothes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:559-561. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Didier de Cannière
	The seven stages of an idea J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:562-564. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Jussi Mäkelä, Kari Ylitalo, Siri Lehtonen, Sebastian Dahlbacka, Eija Niemelä, Kai Kiviluoma, Jussi Rimpiläinen, Hanna Alaoja, Timo Paavonen, Petri Lehenkari, Tatu Juvonen, and Vesa Anttila
	Bone marrow–derived mononuclear cell transplantation improves myocardial recovery by enhancing cellular recruitment and differentiation at the infarction site J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:565-573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
George Berberian, T. Alexander Quinn, Santos E. Cabreriza, Jon-Emile S. Kenny, Cara A. Garofalo, Alan D. Weinberg, and Henry M. Spotnitz
	Left ventricular pacing site and timing optimization during biventricular pacing using a multielectrode patch in pigs J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:574-578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
James Mau, Stuart Menzie, Michael Ward, Henning Bundgaard, and Stephen Hunyor
	Time-dependent response of both ventricles after septal ablation: Implications for biventricular support after left ventricular assist device placement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:579-586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Oddbjørn Haugen, Marit Farstad, Venny Kvalheim, Olav Bøe, and Paul Husby
	Elevated flow rate during cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with fluid accumulation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:587-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Elfriede Ruttmann, Annemarie Weissenbacher, Hanno Ulmer, Ludwig Müller, Daniel Höfer, Juliane Kilo, Walter Rabl, Birgit Schwarz, Günther Laufer, Herwig Antretter, and Peter Mair
	Prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted support provides improved survival in hypothermic patients with cardiocirculatory arrest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:594-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Hong Kwan Kim, Min Soo Park, Yong Soo Choi, Kwhanmien Kim, Young Mog Shim, Joungho Han, Byoung Joon Kim, and Jhingook Kim
	Neurologic outcomes of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: Comparative analysis of the effect of thymoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:601-607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Anne Floor M. Macaré van Maurik, Bart M. Stubenitsky, Henry A. van Swieten, Vincent A.M. Duurkens, Erik Laban, and Moshe Kon
	Use of tissue expanders in adult postpneumonectomy syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:608-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yong Seon Choi, Sou Ouk Bang, Jae Kwang Shim, Kyung Young Chung, Young Lan Kwak, and Yong Woo Hong
	Effects of head-down tilt on intrapulmonary shunt fraction and oxygenation during one-lung ventilation in the lateral decubitus position J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:613-618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nicolas Venissac, Daniel Pop, Sandra Lassalle, Frederic Berthier, Paul Hofman, and Jérôme Mouroux
	Sarcomatoid lung cancer (spindle/giant cells): An aggressive disease? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:619-623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alessandro Brunelli, Michele Salati, Majed Refai, Francesco Xiumé, Gaetano Rocco, and Armando Sabbatini
	Risk-adjusted econometric model to estimate postoperative costs: An additional instrument for monitoring performance after major lung resection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:624-629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yih-Leong Chang, Chen-Tu Wu, and Yung-Chie Lee
	Surgical treatment of synchronous multiple primary lung cancers: Experience of 92 patients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:630-637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jung-Jyh Hung, Chien-Ying Wang, Min-Hsiung Huang, Biing-Shiung Huang, Wen-Hu Hsu, and Yu-Chung Wu
	Prognostic factors in resected stage I non–small cell lung cancer with a diameter of 3 cm or less: Visceral pleural invasion did not influence overall and disease-free survival J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:638-643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Liam P. Ryan, Benjamin M. Jackson, Yoshiharu Enomoto, Landi Parish, Theodore J. Plappert, Martin G. St. John-Sutton, Robert C. Gorman, and Joseph H. Gorman, III
	Description of regional mitral annular nonplanarity in healthy human subjects: A novel methodology J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:644-648. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sabine Bleiziffer, Ina Hettich, Birgit Eisenhauer, Daniel Ruzicka, Michael Wottke, Joerg Hausleiter, Stefan Martinoff, Martin Morgenstern, and Ruediger Lange
	Patency rates of endoscopically harvested radial arteries one year after coronary artery bypass grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:649-656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Farhad Bakhtiary, Omer Dzemali, Ulrich Steinseiffer, Christof Schmitz, Birgit Glasmacher, Anton Moritz, and Peter Kleine
	Opening and closing kinematics of fresh and calcified aortic valve prostheses: An in vitro study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:657-662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
David M. Holzhey, Stephan Jacobs, Thomas Walther, Michael Mochalski, Friedrich W. Mohr, and Volkmar Falk
	Cumulative sum failure analysis for eight surgeons performing minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:663-669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rafael San Juan, Fernando Chaves, Maria Jesus López Gude, Carmen Díaz-Pedroche, Joaquin Otero, Jose María Cortina Romero, Juan Jose Rufilanchas, and Jose Maria Aguado
	Staphylococcus aureus poststernotomy mediastinitis: Description of two distinct acquisition pathways with different potential preventive approaches J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:670-676. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Lars G. Svensson, A. Marc Gillinov, Eugene H. Blackstone, Penny L. Houghtaling, Kyung-Hwan Kim, Gösta B. Pettersson, Nicholas G. Smedira, Michael K. Banbury, and Bruce W. Lytle
	Does right thoracotomy increase the risk of mitral valve reoperation? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:677-682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Michel B. Chonchol, Victor Aboyans, Philippe Lacroix, Gerard Smits, Tomas Berl, and Marc Laskar
	Long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: Preoperative kidney function is prognostic J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:683-689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Julia Schoof, Wiebke Lubahn, Matthias Baeumer, Regina Kross, Claus-Werner Wallesch, Alf Kozian, Christof Huth, and Michael Goertler
	Impaired cerebral autoregulation distal to carotid stenosis/occlusion is associated with increased risk of stroke at cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:690-696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pasquale Totaro and Vincenzo Argano
	Patient–prosthesis mismatch after mitral valve replacement: Myth or reality? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:697-701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Martijn W.A. van Geldorp, W.R. Eric Jamieson, A. Pieter Kappetein, John P.A. Puvimanasinghe, Marinus J.C. Eijkemans, Gary L. Grunkemeier, Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, and Ad J.J.C. Bogers
	Usefulness of microsimulation to translate valve performance into patient outcome: Patient prognosis after aortic valve replacement with the Carpentier–Edwards supra-annular valve J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:702-709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Didier de Cannière, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Romuald Cichon, Vassilios Gulielmos, Frank Van Praet, Usha Seshadri-Kreaden, and Volkmar Falk
	Feasibility, safety, and efficacy of totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting: Multicenter European experience J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:710-716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Niv Ad
	The multi–purse string maze procedure: A new surgical technique to perform the full maze procedure without atriotomies J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:717-722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shinya Masuda, Yoshikatsu Saiki, Satoshi Kawatsu, Ichiro Yoshioka, Hidenori Fujiwara, Shunsuke Kawamoto, Sadahiro Sai, Atsushi Iguchi, Naoya Sakamoto, Toshiro Ohashi, Masaaki Sato, and Koichi Tabayashi
	Trial of new vascular clips for aortic anastomosis in a canine model J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:723-730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notice of Retraction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:730. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Thomas Walther, Christian Binner, Ardawan Rastan, Ingo Dähnert, Nicolas Doll, Volkmar Falk, Friedrich W. Mohr, and Martin Kostelka
	Surgical atrial septal defect closure after interventional occluder placement: Incidence and outcome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:731-737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:735-737. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alfred Hager, Simone Kanz, Harald Kaemmerer, Christian Schreiber, and John Hess
	Coarctation Long-term Assessment (COALA): Significance of arterial hypertension in a cohort of 404 patients up to 27 years after surgical repair of isolated coarctation of the aorta, even in the absence of restenosis and prosthetic material J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:738-745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Brian Kogon, Jordan Voss, Craig Villari, Neil Shah, Kathy Spitzer, Marney Moore, AnnMarie McGoldrick, Paul Kirshbom, and Kirk Kanter
	Utility of intravenous catheters for femoral arterial cannulation in infants having complicated sternal re-entry J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:746-749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kilian Ackermann, Gunter Balling, Andreas Eicken, Thomas Günther, Christian Schreiber, and John Hess
	Replacement of the systemic atrioventricular valve with a mechanical prosthesis in children aged less than 6 years: Late clinical results of survival and subsequent replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:750-756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Koray Ak, Tayfun Aybek, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Feyzan Özaslan, Farhad Bakhtiary, Anton Moritz, and Selami Dogan
	Evolution of surgical techniques for atrial septal defect repair in adults: A 10-year single-institution experience J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:757-764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kinjal D. Bakshi, Balu Vaidyanathan, Karimassery R. Sundaram, Stephen J. Roth, Krishnanaik Shivaprakasha, Suresh G. Rao, Suresh G. Nair, Suresh Chengode, and R. Krishna Kumar
	Determinants of early outcome after neonatal cardiac surgery in a developing country J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:765-771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notice of Retraction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:771. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Joseph Atallah, Ari R. Joffe, Charlene M.T. Robertson, Norma Leonard, Patricia M. Blakley, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Reg S. Sauve, David B. Ross, Ivan M. Rebeyka the Western Canadian Complex Pediatric Therapies Project Follow-up Group
	Two-year general and neurodevelopmental outcome after neonatal complex cardiac surgery in patients with deletion 22q11.2: A comparative study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:772-779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Rong Yin, Jiaquan Zhu, Zhongqiu Wang, Hairong Huang, Jianjun Qian, Zhongdong Li, and Hua Jing
	Simvastatin attenuates cardiac isograft ischemia-reperfusion injury by down-regulating CC chemokine receptor-2 expression J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:780-788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications:

Atsutoshi Hatada, Tatsuya Yoshimasu, Masahiro Kaneko, Mitsumasa Kawago, Mitsuru Yuzaki, Kentaro Honda, Shigeru Komori, Masahiro Iwahashi, Hiroki Hayashi, Shuji Yamamoto, Yoshiharu Nishimura, Takeshi Hiramatsu, and Yoshitaka Okamura
	Relation of waveform of transit-time flow measurement and graft patency in coronary artery bypass grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:789-791. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rune Haaverstad, Nicola Vitale, Arve Tromsdal, Knut Hegbom, and Asbjørn Karevold
	Intermittent incomplete closure of Medtronic Advantage aortic valve leaflets causes unnecessary reoperation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:791-792. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jon-Cecil Walkes, Charudatta Bavare, Shanda Blackmon, and Michael J. Reardon
	Transaortic resection of an apical left ventricular fibroelastoma facilitated by a thoracoscope J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:793-794. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, Hussein Rayatzadeh, and Farideh Roshanali
	Left atrial myxoma: The role of multisclice computed tomography J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:795. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dietmar Schranz, Alex Veldman, Ulrike Bartram, Ina Michel-Behnke, Jürgen Bauer, and Hakan Akintürk
	Pulmonary artery banding for idiopathic dilative cardiomyopathy: A novel therapeutic strategy using an old surgical procedure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:796-797. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jeanette M. van den Goor, Rienk Nieuwland, Willem van Oeveren, Peter M. Rutten, Jan G. Tijssen, Chi M. Hau, Augueste Sturk, León Eijsman, and Bas A. de Mol
	Cell Saver device efficiently removes cell-derived microparticles during cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:798-799. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alessando Stefani, Edouard Boulenger, Sylvie Mehaut, Adrian Ciupea, and Marco Alifano
	Primary intrapulmonary thymoma associated with congenital hyperhomocysteinemia J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:799-801. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marc de Perrot and Raja Rampersaud
	Anterior transclavicular approach to malignant tumors of the thoracic inlet: Importance of the scapulothoracic articulation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:801-803. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Subroto Paul, Michael Kurtz, and Steven J. Mentzer
	Osteomalacia associated with a fibroblast growth factor–23 secreting chest wall tumor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:803-805. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert Merritt, Steven M. Zeitels, William G. Austen, Jr, Gregory Y. Lauwers, and Henning A. Gaissert
	Staged closure of tracheogastrocutaneous fistula after esophagectomy for infiltrative granular cell tumor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:805-807. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Domenico Galetta, Giuseppe Pelosi, Francesco Leo, Piergiorgio Solli, Giulia Veronesi, Alessandro Borri, Roberto Gasparri, Francesco Petrella, Clementina Di Tonno, Barbara Del Curto, and Lorenzo Spaggiari
	Primary thoracic synovial sarcoma: Factors affecting long-term survival J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:808-809. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Takaaki Masuda, Yasushi Toh, Akira Kabashima, Yoshiro Aoki, Norifumi Harimoto, Shuhei Ito, Junya Taomoto, Osamu Ikeda, Takefumi Ohga, Eisuke Adachi, Yoshihisa Sakaguchi, Minako Hirahashi, Kenichi Nishiyama, and Takeshi Okamura
	Overt lymph node metastases from a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the esophagus J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:810-811. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ke-Cheng Chen, Yih-Leong Chang, Chien-Te Pan, and Yung-Chie Lee
	Suppurative Salmonella thyroiditis coexistence with invasive thymoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:812-813. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas Schertler, Didier Lardinois, Thomas Boehm, Walter Weder, Simon Wildermuth, and Hatem Alkadhi
	Lung transplantation in Kartagener syndrome and situs inversus: Potential of multidetector row computed tomography and three-dimensional postprocessing J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:814-815. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Luca Testa, William van Gaal, Giuseppe G. Biondi-Zoccai, Antonio Abbate, Ravinay Bhindi, and Pierfrancesco Agostoni
	Letters to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:816-817. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sameh Ibrahim Sersar, Ahmed A. Jamjoom, and Ghassan M. Baslaim
	Fixed subaortic stenosis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:817. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reza Barkhordarian, Wei Li, and Michael Henein
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:817-818. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gerardo Piacentini, Bruno Marino, and Maria Cristina Digilio
	Familial recurrence of discrete membranous subaortic stenosis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:818-819. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Usman Ahmad, Saulat H. Fatimi, Muhammad A. Javed, and Asmatullah Khan
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:819. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mariano Vicchio, Alessandro Nava, and Giuseppe Caianiello
	Bovine jugular vein as aortic enlargement patch in the Norwood procedure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:819. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andrzej Loesch, Michael R. Dashwood, and Maria S. Fernández-Alfonso
	Improved saphenous vein graft patency for coronary artery bypass grafting: "No-touch" harvesting or "dissection without touching"? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:819-820. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jamie Y. Jeremy, Gianni D. Angelini, and Song Wan
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:820-821. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Massimo Conti, Henri Porte, and Alain Wurtz
	Conservative management of postintubation tracheobronchial ruptures J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:821-822. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Salvatore Griffo, Paolo Stassano, and Luigi Di Tommaso
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:822. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Noriyoshi Sawabata
	A segmentectomy for stage IA non–small cell lung cancer should be associated with surgical margin cytology findings and a frozen section histologic examination of lymph nodes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:822. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hiroaki Nomori, Koei Ikeda, Takeshi Mori, Hironori Kobayashi, Kazunori Iwatani, Koichi Kawanaka, Shinya Shiraishi, and Toshiaki Kobayashi
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:822-823. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Francis Robicsek
	The sinuses of Valsalva: They should be anatomically correct and physiologically compliant J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:823-824. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anton Moritz and Tayfun Aybek
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:824. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Francis Robicsek
	If older donors are acceptable, then older recipients should also be acceptable J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:824-825. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marc de Perrot and Shaf Keshavjee
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:825. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John G.T. Augoustides
	Independent lung ventilation in adult single-lung transplantation: Is it time for fast-track anesthesia and early tracheal extubation? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:825. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
David V. Pilcher, Georg M. Auzinger, Biswadev Mitra, David V. Tuxen, Robert F. Salamonsen, Andrew R. Davies, Trevor J. Williams, and Gregory I. Snell
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:825-826. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hendrick Boyer Barner
	Iatrogenic coronary stenosis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:826. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Events of Interest:

	Events of Interest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:827-828. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Annual Meeting Notes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:829-830. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:831. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:831. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship, 2008-2009 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:831. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Resident Traveling Fellowship, 2007-2008 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:831. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Norman E. Shumway Research Scholarship 2008-2010 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:832. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:832. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:832. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:832. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Recertification/Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:832-833. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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