Editorials:

Niv Ad
	The surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation: A call for standardization J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:727-728. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thoralf M. Sundt
	The demise of aprotinin: Our share of the blame J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:729-731. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Guidelines:

Cary W. Akins, D. Craig Miller, Marko I. Turina, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Eugene H. Blackstone, Gary L. Grunkemeier, Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, Tirone E. David, Eric G. Butchart, David H. Adams, David M. Shahian, Siegfried Hagl, John E. Mayer, and Bruce W. Lytle
	Guidelines for reporting mortality and morbidity after cardiac valve interventions J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:732-738. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Joseph W. Rossano, Michael D. Taylor, E. O'Brian Smith, Charles D. Fraser, Jr., E. Dean McKenzie, Jack F. Price, Heather A. Dickerson, David P. Nelson, and Antonio R. Mott
	Glycemic profile in infants who have undergone the arterial switch operation: Hyperglycemia is not associated with adverse events J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:739-745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jong-Hau Hsu, Peter E. Oishi, Roberta L. Keller, Omar Chikovani, Tom R. Karl, Anthony Azakie, Ian Adatia, and Jeffrey R. Fineman
	Perioperative B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict outcome after bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis and total cavopulmonary connection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:746-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Henry L. Walters, III, Constantine E. Ionan, Ronald L. Thomas, and Ralph E. Delius
	Single-stage versus 2-stage repair of coarctation of the aorta with ventricular septal defect J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:754-761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Marc Ruel, Robert S. Beanlands, Mireille Lortie, Vincent Chan, Nancy Camack, Robert A. deKemp, Erik J. Suuronen, Fraser D. Rubens, Jean N. DaSilva, Frank W. Sellke, Duncan J. Stewart, and Thierry G. Mesana
	Concomitant treatment with oral L-arginine improves the efficacy of surgical angiogenesis in patients with severe diffuse coronary artery disease: The Endothelial Modulation in Angiogenic Therapy randomized controlled trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:762-770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:769-770. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notice of Correction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:770. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jan Poelaert, Pieter Depuydt, Annick De Wolf, Stijn Van de Velde, Ingrid Herck, and Stijn Blot
	Polyurethane cuffed endotracheal tubes to prevent early postoperative pneumonia after cardiac surgery: A pilot study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:771-776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Juan Zhou, Robert S. Liwski, Clive Elson, and Timothy D.G. Lee
	Reduction in postsurgical adhesion formation after cardiac surgery in a rabbit model using N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan to block cell adherence J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:777-783. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
James C. Halstead, Matthias Meier, Michael Wurm, Ning Zhang, David Spielvogel, Donald Weisz, Carol Bodian, and Randall B. Griepp
	Optimizing selective cerebral perfusion: Deleterious effects of high perfusion pressures J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:784-791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Prakash K. Pandalai, Kelly M. McLean, Christian F. Bulcao, Jodie Y. Duffy, Karen M. D'Souza, Walter H. Merrill, Jeffrey M. Pearl, and Shahab A. Akhter
	Acute β-blockade prevents myocardial β-adrenergic receptor desensitization and preserves early ventricular function after brain death J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:792-798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Xinyang Hu, Shan Ping Yu, Jamie L. Fraser, Zhongyang Lu, Molly E. Ogle, Jian-An Wang, and Ling Wei
	Transplantation of hypoxia-preconditioned mesenchymal stem cells improves infarcted heart function via enhanced survival of implanted cells and angiogenesis J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:799-808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Christopher Rao, Omer Aziz, Samer Deeba, Andre Chow, Catherine Jones, Zhifang Ni, Leonidas Papastavrou, Shamim Rahman, Ara Darzi, and Thanos Athanasiou
	Is minimally invasive harvesting of the great saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass surgery a cost-effective technique? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:809-815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Hiroaki Nomori, Takeshi Mori, Koei Ikeda, Koichi Kawanaka, Shinya Shiraishi, Kazuhiro Katahira, and Yasuyuki Yamashita
	Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging can be used in place of positron emission tomography for N staging of non–small cell lung cancer with fewer false-positive results J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:816-822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masaki Anraku, Kristopher S. Cunningham, Zhihong Yun, Ming-Sound Tsao, Li Zhang, Shaf Keshavjee, Michael R. Johnston, and Marc de Perrot
	Impact of tumor-infiltrating T cells on survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:823-829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masayoshi Inoue, Tetsuya Takakuwa, Masato Minami, Hiroyuki Shiono, Tomoki Utsumi, Yoshihisa Kadota, Takuma Nasu, Katsuyuki Aozasa, and Meinoshin Okumura
	Clinicopathologic factors influencing postoperative prognosis in patients with small-sized adenocarcinoma of the lung J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:830-836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rocco Trisolini, Carmine Tinelli, Alessandra Cancellieri, Daniela Paioli, Marco Alifano, Maurizio Boaron, and Marco Patelli
	Transbronchial needle aspiration in sarcoidosis: Yield and predictors of a positive aspirate J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:837-842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alessandro Marra, Ludger Hillejan, Sylvia Fechner, and Georgios Stamatis
	Remediastinoscopy in restaging of lung cancer after induction therapy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:843-849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Evolving Technology:

Yuji Naito, Toshiharu Shin'oka, Narutoshi Hibino, Goki Matsumura, and Hiromi Kurosawa
	A novel method to reduce pericardial adhesion: A combination technique with hyaluronic acid biocompatible membrane J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:850-856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notice of Correction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:856. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Utz Kappert, Sems-Malte Tugtekin, Romuald Cichon, Martin Braun, and Klaus Matschke
	Robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass: A word of caution implicated by a five-year follow-up J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:857-862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:861-862. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Joao Melo, Teresa Santiago, Carlos Aguiar, Eva Berglin, Michael Knaut, Ottavio Alfieri, Stefano Benussi, Haw Sie, Mathew Williams, Fernando Hornero, Giuseppi Marinelli, Paul Ridley, Enrique Fulquet-Carreras, and António Ferreira
	Surgery for atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral valve disease: Results at five years from the International Registry of Atrial Fibrillation Surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:863-869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:868-869. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rochus K. Voeller, Marci S. Bailey, Andreas Zierer, Shelly C. Lall, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Kristen Aubuchon, Jennifer S. Lawton, Nader Moazami, Charles B. Huddleston, Nabil A. Munfakh, Marc R. Moon, Richard B. Schuessler, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.
	Isolating the entire posterior left atrium improves surgical outcomes after the Cox maze procedure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:870-877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:876-877. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Morgan L. Brown, Hartzell V. Schaff, Brian D. Lahr, Charles J. Mullany, Thoralf M. Sundt, Joseph A. Dearani, Christopher G. McGregor, and Thomas A. Orszulak
	Aortic valve replacement in patients aged 50 to 70 years: Improved outcome with mechanical versus biologic prostheses J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:878-884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:884. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A. Marc Gillinov, Eugene H. Blackstone, Edward R. Nowicki, Worawong Slisatkorn, Ghannam Al-Dossari, Douglas R. Johnston, Kristopher M. George, Penny L. Houghtaling, Brian Griffin, Joseph F. Sabik, III, and Lars G. Svensson
	Valve repair versus valve replacement for degenerative mitral valve disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:885-893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:892-893. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shelly C. Lall, Kelley V. Foyil, Shun-Ichiro Sakamoto, Rochus K. Voeller, John P. Boineau, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., and Richard B. Schuessler
	Pulmonary vein isolation and the Cox maze procedure only partially denervate the atrium J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:894-900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shafie S. Fazel, Hari R. Mallidi, Richard S. Lee, Michael P. Sheehan, David Liang, Dominik Fleischman, Robert Herfkens, R. Scott Mitchell, and D. Craig Miller
	The aortopathy of bicuspid aortic valve disease has distinctive patterns and usually involves the transverse aortic arch J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:901-907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nawid Khaladj, Malakh Shrestha, Sara Meck, Sven Peterss, Hiroyuki Kamiya, Klaus Kallenbach, Michael Winterhalter, Ludwig Hoy, Axel Haverich, and Christian Hagl
	Hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion in ascending aortic and aortic arch surgery: A risk factor analysis for adverse outcome in 501 patients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:908-914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Parwis B. Rahmanian, David H. Adams, Javier G. Castillo, Joseph Vassalotti, and Farzan Filsoufi
	Early and late outcome of cardiac surgery in dialysis-dependent patients: Single-center experience with 245 consecutive patients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:915-922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Herng-Ching Lin, Sudha Xirasagar, Nai-Wen Tsao, Yi-Ting Hwang, Nai-Wen Kuo, and Hsin-Chien Lee
	Volume–outcome relationships in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients: 5-year major cardiovascular event outcomes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:923-930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

T. Brett Reece, John D. Mitchell, Martin R. Zamora, David A. Fullerton, Joseph C. Cleveland, Marvin Pomerantz, Dennis M. Lyu, Frederick L. Grover, and Michael J. Weyant
	Native lung volume reduction surgery relieves functional graft compression after single-lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:931-937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:936-937. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Danny Ramzy, Laura C. Tumiati, Elissa Tepperman, Rohit Sheshgiri, Jessica Jackman, Mitesh Badiwala, and Vivek Rao
	Dual immunosuppression enhances vasomotor injury: Interactive effect between endothelin-1 and nitric oxide bioavailability J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:938-944. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:944. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications:

Ryoichi Nakanishi, Ayako Hirai, Toshihiro Yamashita, and Soichi Oka
	Video-assisted thoracoscopic completion pneumonectomy for a second primary cancer: A case report J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:945-946. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Norbert Zimmermann, Muhammed Kurt, Joachim Winter, Emmeran Gams, Folker Wenzel, and Thomas Hohlfeld
	Detection and duration of aspirin resistance after coronary artery bypass grafting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:947-948. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hans Scheffel, Paul Stolzmann, André Plass, Achim Weber, René Prêtre, Borut Marincek, and Hatem Alkadhi
	Primary intimal pulmonary artery sarcoma: A diagnostic challenge J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:949-950. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Antonis A. Pitsis, Timotheos G. Kelpis, Aikaterini N. Visouli, Georgios Bobotis, Gerasimos S. Filippatos, and Dimitrios T. Kremastinos
	Left ventricular assist device as a bridge to surgery in postinfarction ventricular septal defect J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:951-952. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daniel Schmauss, Christoph Schmitz, Edward Malec, Markus A. Deutsch, Ingo Kaczmarek, Andre Beiras-Fernandez, Matthias Loebe, Bruno Reichart, and Ralf Sodian
	Right-sided heart reperfusion in pediatric patients with left ventricular assist device J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:953. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pier Luigi Filosso, Roberto Giobbe, Claudio Mossetti, Enrico Ruffini, and Alberto Oliaro
	Hemoptysis caused by an endobronchial lipoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:954-955. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jérôme Mouroux, Daniel Pop, Patrice Guiraudet, Ricardo Giovanetti, Jérôme Lauron, and Nicolas Venissac
	A new type of diaphragmatic hernia: Anterolateral hernia J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:955-956. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patrick L. Wagner, Wayne Tam, Pauline Y. Lau, Jeffrey L. Port, Subroto Paul, Nasser K. Altorki, and Paul C. Lee
	Primary esophageal large T-cell lymphoma mimicking esophageal carcinoma: A case report and literature review J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:957-958. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Events of Interest:

	Events of Interest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:959-960. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:961. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:961. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship, 2009-2010 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:961. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Resident Traveling Fellowship, 2008-2009 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:961-962. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Third Edward D. Churchill Research Scholarship 2009-2011 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:962. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:962. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:962. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:963. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:963. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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