Editorials:

Friedhelm Beyersdorf and Constantine Athanasuleas
	2007 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Scientific Achievement Award Recipient: Gerald D. Buckberg, MD, DSc J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1105-1108. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nevin M. Katz
	The emerging specialty of cardiothoracic surgical critical care: The leadership role of cardiothoracic surgeons on the multidisciplinary team J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1109-1111. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Francesco Onorati, Francesco Pezzo, Maria Caterina Comi, Barbara Impiombato, Antonio Esposito, Massimo Polistina, and Attilio Renzulli
	Radial artery graft function is not affected by age J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1112-1120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ani C. Anyanwu, Farzan Filsoufi, Sacha P. Salzberg, David J. Bronster, and David H. Adams
	Epidemiology of stroke after cardiac surgery in the current era J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1121-1127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Peter C. Austin
	Propensity-score matching in the cardiovascular surgery literature from 2004 to 2006: A systematic review and suggestions for improvement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1128-1135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shinya Fukui, Hirotsugu Fukuda, Koichi Toda, Masao Yoshitatsu, Toshihiro Funatsu, Takefumi Masai, and Yuji Miyamoto
	Remodeling of the radial artery anastomosed to the internal thoracic artery as a composite straight graft J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1136-1142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Matthias Thielmann, Markus Neuhäuser, Anja Marr, Beate R. Jaeger, Daniel Wendt, Bernd Schuetze, Markus Kamler, Parwis Massoudy, Raimund Erbel, and Heinz Jakob
	Lipid-lowering effect of preoperative statin therapy on postoperative major adverse cardiac events after coronary artery bypass surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1143-1149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bertrand Marcheix, Yoan Lamarche, Colin Berry, Anita Asgar, Jean-Claude Laborde, Arsène Basmadjian, Anique Ducharme, André Denault, Raoul Bonan, and Raymond Cartier
	Surgical aspects of endovascular retrograde implantation of the aortic CoreValve bioprosthesis in high-risk older patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1150-1156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ron-Bin Hsu and Fang-Yue Lin
	Surgery for infected aneurysm of the aortic arch J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1157-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Akira Marui, Takaaki Mochizuki, Tadaaki Koyama, and Norimasa Mitsui
	Degree of fusiform dilatation of the proximal descending aorta in type B acute aortic dissection can predict late aortic events J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1163-1170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Rajeev Gulati, Vadiyala Mohan Reddy, Casey Culbertson, Gregory Helton, Sam Suleman, Olaf Reinhartz, Norman Silverman, and Frank L. Hanley
	Surgical management of coronary artery arising from the wrong coronary sinus, using standard and novel approaches J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1171-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1176-1178. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Omar Chikovani, Jong-Hau Hsu, Roberta Keller, Tom R. Karl, Anthony Azakie, Ian Adatia, Peter Oishi, and Jeffrey R. Fineman
	B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict outcomes for children on extracorporeal life support after cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1179-1187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Angela M. Kelle, Carl L. Backer, Sabrina Tsao, Robert D. Stewart, Wayne H. Franklin, Barbara J. Deal, and Constantine Mavroudis
	Dual-chamber epicardial pacing in neonates with congenital heart block J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1188-1192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Britta S. von Ungern-Sternberg, Ferenc Petak, Sonja Saudan, Michel Pellegrini, Thomas O. Erb, Walid Habre Swiss Paediatric Respiratory Research Group
	Effect of cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic clamping on functional residual capacity and ventilation distribution in children J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1193-1198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Masamichi Ono, Dietmar Boethig, Heidi Goerler, Melanie Lange, Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck, and Thomas Breymann
	Somatic development long after the Fontan operation: Factors influencing catch-up growth J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1199-1206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sara K. Pasquali, Bradley S. Marino, Michael G. McBride, Gil Wernovsky, and Stephen M. Paridon
	Coronary artery pattern and age impact exercise performance late after the arterial switch operation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1207-1212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Zheng Wang, Jin Xu, Gang Ma, Motoyasu Sagawa, Miyako Shimazaki, Yoshimichi Ueda, and Tsutomu Sakuma
	Chronic pulmonary artery occlusion increases alveolar fluid clearance in rats J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1213-1219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Akihiro Yoshitake, Atsuo Mori, Hideyuki Shimizu, Toshihiko Ueda, Nobuyuki Kabei, Takashi Hachiya, Hideyuki Okano, and Ryohei Yozu
	Use of an epidural cooling catheter with a closed countercurrent lumen to protect against ischemic spinal cord injury in pigs J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1220-1226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Xudong Pan, Lizhong Sun, Weiguo Ma, Yue Tang, Cun Long, Liangxin Tian, Ningning Liu, Zhengyi Feng, and Jun Zheng
	Overactivation of poly(adenosine phosphate–ribose) polymerase 1 and molecular events in neuronal injury after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: Study in a rabbit model J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1227-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hao Zhang, Peng Song, Yue Tang, Xiao-ling Zhang, Shi-hua Zhao, Ying-jie Wei, and Sheng-shou Hu
	Injection of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in the borderline area of infarcted myocardium: Heart status and cell distribution J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1234-1240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Masato Araki, Hiroyuki Tao, Naoki Nakajima, Hajime Sugai, Toshihiko Sato, Suong-Hyu Hyon, Takeshi Nagayasu, and Tatsuo Nakamura
	Development of new biodegradable hydrogel glue for preventing alveolar air leakage J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1241-1248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Erik J. Suuronen, Joel Price, John P. Veinot, Kathryn Ascah, Varun Kapila, Xue-Wei Guo, Serena Wong, Thierry G. Mesana, and Marc Ruel
	Comparative effects of mesenchymal progenitor cells, endothelial progenitor cells, or their combination on myocardial infarct regeneration and cardiac function J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1249-1258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Emile N. Brown, Zachary N. Kon, Richard Tran, Nicholas S. Burris, Junyen Gu, Patrick Laird, Philip S. Brazio, Seeta Kallam, Kimberly Schwartz, Lisa Bechtel, Ashish Joshi, Shaosong Zhang, and Robert S. Poston
	Strategies to reduce intraluminal clot formation in endoscopically harvested saphenous veins J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1259-1265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1265. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Alessandro Borri, Francesco Leo, Giulia Veronesi, Piergiorgio Solli, Domenico Galetta, Roberto Gasparri, Francesco Petrella, Paolo Scanagatta, Davide Radice, and Lorenzo Spaggiari
	Extended pneumonectomy for non–small cell lung cancer: Morbidity, mortality, and long-term results J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1266-1272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1271-1272. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yoshinori Nagamatsu, Kanetaka Maeshiro, Norman Y. Kimura, Tatsuya Nishi, Ichirou Shima, Hideaki Yamana, and Kazuo Shirouzu
	Long-term recovery of exercise capacity and pulmonary function after lobectomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1273-1278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pei-Yeh Chang, Jin-Yao Lai, Jeng-Chang Chen, and Chao-Jan Wang
	Quantitative evaluation of bone and cartilage changes after the Ravitch thoracoplasty by multislice computed tomography with 3-dimensional reconstruction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1279-1283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Laura A. Healy, Aoife M. Ryan, Bussa Gopinath, Suzanne Rowley, Patrick J. Byrne, and John V. Reynolds
	Impact of obesity on outcomes in the management of localized adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1284-1291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Dragan R. Subotic, Dragan V. Mandaric, Tatjana M. Eminovic, Milan M. Gajic, Natasa M. Mujovic, Nikola D. Atanasijadis, Predrag P. Dzeletovic, Ljiljana D. Andric, Branka M. Bulajic, Ivan D. Dimitrijevic, and Dragana P. Sobic
	Influence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on postoperative lung function and complications in patients undergoing operations for primary non–small cell lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1292-1299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Lucas G. Fernandez, Christopher K. Mehta, Irving L. Kron, and Victor E. Laubach
	Reinitiation of compensatory lung growth after subsequent lung resection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1300-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Takao Hiraki, Hideo Gobara, Tatsuhiko Iishi, Yoshifumi Sano, Toshihiro Iguchi, Hiroyasu Fujiwara, Nobuhisa Tajiri, Jun Sakurai, Hiroshi Date, Hidefumi Mimura, and Susumu Kanazawa
	Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for clinical stage I non–small cell lung cancer: Results in 20 nonsurgical candidates J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1306-1312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

J. Saravana Ganesh, Chris A. Rogers, Nicholas R. Banner, Robert S. Bonser Steering Group of the UK Cardiothoracic Transplant Audit
	Does the method of lung preservation influence outcome after transplantation? An analysis of 681 consecutive procedures J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1313-1321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Maike Schnoor, Torsten Schäfer, Dagmar Lühmann, and Hans H. Sievers
	Bicaval versus standard technique in orthotopic heart transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1322-1331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Changfa Guo, Husnain Kh. Haider, Winston S.N. Shim, Ru-San Tan, Lei Ye, Shujia Jiang, Peter K. Law, Philip Wong, and Eugene K.W. Sim
	Myoblast-based cardiac repair: Xenomyoblast versus allomyoblast transplantation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1332-1339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications:

Ioannis Dimarakis, Rashmi Yadav, Sandeep Bahia, Christoph Juli, Nicola Strickland, Raffi Kaprielian, and Jonathan Anderson
	Acute type A aortic dissection mimicking a congenital supravalvular aortic membrane J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1340-1341. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bertrand De Latour, Regis Delaunay, Joseph Rivalan, Jean-François Heautot, and Jean-Philippe Verhoye
	Stent-graft repair for aortic type B dissections with insidious renal malperfusion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1342-1343. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Lorenz Hansen, Matthias Danne, Bettina Hoffmann, and Friedrich-C. Rieß
	Structural valve failure with every beat regurgitation observed using the Medtronic Advantage aortic valve J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1344-1345. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andrew E. Newcomb, Stefano Pelenghi, Jacek Karski, Jagdish Butany, and Tirone E. David
	Cardiac papillary muscle hemangioma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1345-1346. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tao-Sheng Li, Masanori Murakami, Toshiro Kobayashi, Bungo Shirasawa, Akihito Mikamo, and Kimikazu Hamano
	Long-term efficacy and safety of the intramyocardial implantation of autologous bone marrow cells for the treatment of ischemic heart disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1347-1349. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rachid Zegdi, Brahim Amahzoune, Paul Achouh, Christian Latrémouille, Alain Deloche, and Jean-Noël Fabiani
	Periaortic glue application may prevent fatal aortic rupture in nonoperable patients with acute type A aortic dissection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1349-1350. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Guillermo O. Kreutzer
	Thirty-two years after total right heart bypass J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1351-1352. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ajay J. Iyengar, Frank Shann, Andrew D. Cochrane, Christian P. Brizard, and Yves d’Udekem
	The Fontan procedure in Australia: A population-based study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1353-1354. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nicholas H. Von Bergen, Harold M. Burkhart, Larry A. Latson, Stephen P. Emery, Adel K. Younoszai, and Heather L. Bartlett
	Complete cavopulmonary shunt completion after in utero balloon atrial septoplasty for hypoplastic left heart syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1355-1356. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Sachin Talwar, and Balram Airan
	A simple technique of unidirectional valved patch for closure of septal defects J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1357-1358. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Khanh Nguyen, Cynthia Chin, Dong-Seok Lee, Alexander Mittnacht, Shubikha Srivastava, Joashi Umesh, Steven Walker, and David Adams
	The axillary incision: A cosmetic approach in congenital cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1358-1360. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Peter Mossop, Ian Nixon, John Oakes, Terry J. Devine, and Craig S. McLachlan
	Immediate "total" aortic true lumen expansion in type A and B acute aortic dissection after endovascular aortic endografting and GZSD bare stenting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1360-1362. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Iwao Takanami, Tomohiro Abiko, and Hideko Kurihara
	Fracture of silicone tracheal T-tube: A rare complication J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1362-1363. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tiziano De Giacomo, Giuseppe Mazzesi, Federico Venuta, and G.F. Coloni
	Extended operation for recurrent thymic carcinoma presenting with intracaval growth and intracardiac extension J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1364-1365. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ilias Porfyridis, Charalambos Zisis, Konstantinos Glinos, Krystallia Stavrakaki, Dimitra Rontogianni, Spyros Zakynthinos, Charis Roussos, and Grigoris Stratakos
	Recurrent cough and hemoptysis associated with tracheal capillary hemangioma in an adolescent boy: A case report J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1366-1367. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Salvatore Griffo, Paolo Stassano, Giuseppe De Luca, Luigi Di Tommaso, Mario Monaco, and Sergio Spiezia
	Intramuscular hemangioma of the chest wall: An unusual tumor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1368-1369. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Federico Venuta, Giuseppe Mazzesi, Federico Francioni, Marco Anile, Mario Di Stasio, Valeria Liparulo, Chiara Ricella, and Giorgio Furio Coloni
	Use of an apical heart suction device to expose the left pulmonary veins during transsternal pneumonectomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1369-1371. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Satoru Kobayashi, Noriyoshi Sawabata, Osamu Araki, Yoko Karube, Norio Seki, Motohiko Tamura, Hideo Umezu, Hiromi Ishihama, Sensuke Nagai, and Shinichiro Miyoshi
	Dissection of a mediastinal mature teratoma requires replacement of the ascending aorta during cardiopulmonary bypass J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1371-1372. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cathrine Constantacos, Nicholette M. Lawson, Konstantinos I. Votanopoulos, Oluyinka Olutoye, Karen W. Eldin, and Ralph D. Feigin
	Giant thymic cyst in left lower hemithorax of a healthy teenaged athlete J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1373-1374. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daniel Vallböhmer, Arnulf H. Hölscher, Jan Brunkwall, and Michael Gawenda
	Management of a traumatic aortoesophageal fistula in a patient with a right-sided aortic arch J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1375-1376. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marco Lucchi, Andrea Viti, Roberta Ricciardi, Luigi Murri, and Alfredo Mussi
	Four thymus-related syndromes in a case of invasive thymoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1376-1378. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Pankaj Saxena and Peter J. Tesar
	Vascular obstruction related to mediastinal fibrosis: An interesting clinical entity J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1379. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chong Zhang, Yiming Ni, and Jun Zhang
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1379-1380. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pankaj Saxena, Igor E. Konstantinov, and Mark A.J. Newman
	Severe vasospasm in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: A difficult clinical problem J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1380-1381. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
S. Chauvaud
	Surgery of Ebstein anomaly J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1381. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Luis G. Quinonez
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1381. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John G.T. Augoustides
	The conduct of experimental circulatory arrest: The search for clinical relevance J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1381-1382. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Elizabeth O. Johnson and Olga Ananiadou
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1382-1383. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert Bauernschmitt, Bernhard Voss, and Rüdiger Lange
	Interventional techniques in cardiovascular surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1383. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Events of Interest:

	Events of Interest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1384-1385. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1386. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship, 2008-2009 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1386. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Resident Traveling Fellowship, 2007-2008 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1386-1387. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Norman E. Shumway Research Scholarship 2008-2010 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1387. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1389. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1389. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification in 2008 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1389-1390. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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