Editorials:

Lawrence H. Cohn
	New developments in the Journal J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1-3. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
P. Modi, A. Hassan, C.J. Teng, and W.R. Chitwood, Jr.
	"How many cardiac surgeons does it take to write a research article?": Seventy years of authorship proliferation and internationalization in the cardiothoracic surgical literature J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:4-6. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ioannis K. Toumpoulis, Chris K. Rokkas, and Themistocles P. Chamogeorgakis
	The future of risk stratification in thoracic surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:7-9. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Point/Counterpoint:

Robert H. Anderson, Damian Sanchez-Quintana, Peter Niederer, and Paul P. Lunkenheimer
	Structural–functional correlates of the 3-dimensional arrangement of the myocytes making up the ventricular walls J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:10-18. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gerald Buckberg
	Cardiac structure/function relationships: Reality or deduction? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:19-20. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

G. Chad Hughes, Jeffrey J. Nienaber, Errol L. Bush, Mani A. Daneshmand, and Richard L. McCann
	Use of custom Dacron branch grafts for "hybrid" aortic debranching during endovascular repair of thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:21-28. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:27-28. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mats J. Synnergren, Rolf Ekroth, Anders Odén, Helena Rexius, and Lars Wiklund
	Incomplete revascularization reduces survival benefit of coronary artery bypass grafting: Role of off-pump surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:29-36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Kei Torikai, Hajime Ichikawa, Koichiro Hirakawa, Goro Matsumiya, Toru Kuratani, Shigemitsu Iwai, Atsuhiro Saito, Naomasa Kawaguchi, Nariaki Matsuura, and Yoshiki Sawa
	A self-renewing, tissue-engineered vascular graft for arterial reconstruction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:37-45. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Wanda Acampa, Mario Petretta, Laura Evangelista, Gianantonio Nappi, Luca Luongo, Maria Piera Petretta, and Alberto Cuocolo
	Stress cardiac single-photon emission computed tomographic imaging late after coronary artery bypass surgery for risk stratification and estimation of time to cardiac events J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:46-51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thierry P. Carrel, Florian S. Schoenhoff, Juerg Schmidli, Mario Stalder, Friedrich S. Eckstein, and Lars Englberger
	Deleterious outcome of No-React–treated stentless valved conduits after aortic root replacement: Why were Warnings ignored? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:52-57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Masaki Tsukashita, Akira Marui, Takeshi Nishina, Eiji Yoshikawa, Hideo Kanemitsu, Jian Wang, Tadashi Ikeda, and Masashi Komeda
	Spironolactone alleviates late cardiac remodeling after left ventricular restoration surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:58-64. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mingfang Liao, Zhaoyang Liu, Junmin Bao, Zhiqing Zhao, Jianwen Hu, Xiang Feng, Rui Feng, Qingsheng Lu, Zhijun Mei, Yanling Liu, Qingyu Wu, and Zaiping Jing
	A proteomic study of the aortic media in human thoracic aortic dissection: Implication for oxidative stress J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:65-72. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
P.M. McCarthy, E.C. McGee, V.H. Rigolin, Q. Zhao, H. Subacius, A.L. Huskin, S. Underwood, B.J. Kane, I. Mikati, G. Gang, and R.O. Bonow
	Initial clinical experience with Myxo-ETlogix mitral valve repair ring J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:73-81. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:80-81. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tirone E. David, Susan Armstrong, Manjula Maganti, and Leo Ihlberg
	Clinical outcomes of combined aortic root replacement with mitral valve surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:82-87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Alexander J.C. Mittnacht, Maria Thanjan, Shubhika Srivastava, Umesh Joashi, Carol Bodian, Sabera Hossain, Nobuhide Kin, Ingrid Hollinger, and Khanh Nguyen
	Extubation in the operating room after congenital heart surgery in children J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:88-93. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
David A. Hehir, Troy E. Dominguez, Jean A. Ballweg, Chitra Ravishankar, Bradley S. Marino, Geoffrey L. Bird, Susan C. Nicolson, Thomas L. Spray, J. William Gaynor, and Sarah Tabbutt
	Risk factors for interstage death after stage 1 reconstruction of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and variants J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:94-99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Andrew D. Blaufox, Lynn A. Sleeper, David J. Bradley, Roger E. Breitbart, Allan Hordof, Ronald J. Kanter, Elizabeth A. Stephenson, Mario Stylianou, Victoria L. Vetter, J. Philip Saul Pediatric Heart Network Investigators
	Functional status, heart rate, and rhythm abnormalities in 521 Fontan patients 6 to 18 years of age J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:100-107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Soo-Jin Kim, Woong-Han Kim, Hong-Gook Lim, and Jae-Young Lee
	Outcome of 200 patients after an extracardiac Fontan procedure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:108-116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Paul M. Kirshbom, William T. Mahle, Ronald W. Joyner, Traci Leong, Malania Wilson, Brian E. Kogon, Kirk R. Kanter, and Mark M. Bouzyk
	The endothelin-1 G5665T polymorphism impacts transplant-free survival for single ventricle patients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:117-122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jia Li, Gencheng Zhang, Helen Holtby, Sally Cai, Mark Walsh, Christopher A. Caldarone, and Glen S. Van Arsdell
	Significant correlation of comprehensive Aristotle score with total cardiac output during the early postoperative period after the Norwood procedure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:123-128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Corstiaan A. den Uil, Wim K. Lagrand, Peter E. Spronk, Ron T. van Domburg, Jan Hofland, Christian Lüthen, Jasper J. Brugts, Martin van der Ent, and Maarten L. Simoons
	Impaired sublingual microvascular perfusion during surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: A pilot study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:129-134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jonathan McGuinness, John Byrne, Claire Condron, Jim McCarthy, David Bouchier-Hayes, and J. Mark Redmond
	Pretreatment with -3 fatty acid infusion to prevent leukocyte–endothelial injury responses seen in cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:135-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Yoshihide Mitani, Junko Maruyama, Bao Hua Jiang, Hirofumi Sawada, Hideto Shimpo, Kyoko Imanaka–Yoshida, Yasufumi Kaneda, Yoshihiro Komada, and Kazuo Maruyama
	Atrial natriuretic peptide gene transfection with a novel envelope vector system ameliorates pulmonary hypertension in rats J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:142-149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chiyo Ootaki, Michifumi Yamashita, Yoshio Ootaki, Keiji Kamohara, Stephan Weber, Ryan S. Klatte, William A. Smith, Alex L. Massiello, Steven N. Emancipator, Leonard A.R. Golding, and Kiyotaka Fukamachi
	Reduced Pulsatility Induces Periarteritis in Kidney: Role of the Local Renin–Angiotensin System J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:150-158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A. Saito, N. Motomura, K. Kakimi, K. Narui, N. Noguchi, M. Sasatsu, K. Kubo, Y. Koezuka, D. Takai, S. Ueha, and S. Takamoto
	Vascular allografts are resistant to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus through indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in a murine model J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:159-167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolving Technology:

Jayan Nagendran, Vikram Gurtu, David Z. Fu, Jason R.B. Dyck, Al Haromy, David B. Ross, Ivan M. Rebeyka, and Evangelos D. Michelakis
	A dynamic and chamber-specific mitochondrial remodeling in right ventricular hypertrophy can be therapeutically targeted J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:168-178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:177-178. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Didier Schneiter, Tomasz Grodzki, Didier Lardinois, Peter B. Kestenholz, Janusz Wojcik, Bartosz Kubisa, Jaroslaw Pierog, and Walter Weder
	Accelerated treatment of postpneumonectomy empyema: A binational long-term study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:179-185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:184-185. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert J. Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, and Lee Maniscalco
	Rigid bronchoscopy and surgical resection for broncholithiasis and calcified mediastinal lymph nodes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:186-190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ke-Cheng Chen, Jin-Shing Chen, Shuenn-Wen Kuo, Pei-Ming Huang, Hsao-Hsun Hsu, Jang-Ming Lee, and Yung-Chie Lee
	Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: A 10-year surgical experience in a single institution J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:191-198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Arman Kilic, Matthew J. Schuchert, James D. Luketich, Rodney J. Landreneau, Anna E. Lokshin, William L. Bigbee, and Talal El-Hefnawy
	Use of novel autoantibody and cancer-related protein arrays for the detection of esophageal adenocarcinoma in serum J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:199-204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ichirou Higuchi, Takushi Yasuda, Masahiko Yano, Yuichirou Doki, Hiroshi Miyata, Mitsuaki Tatsumi, Hironori Fukunaga, Shuji Takiguchi, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, Jun Hatazawa, and Morito Monden
	Lack of fludeoxyglucose F 18 uptake in posttreatment positron emission tomography as a significant predictor of survival after subsequent surgery in multimodality treatment for patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:205-212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Brief Communications:

Markus Kondruweit, Frank A. Flachskampf, Michael Weyand, Joachim Schmidt, Stephan Achenbach, and Thomas Strecker
	Early failure of a mechanical bileaflet aortic valve prosthesis due to pannus: A rare complication J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:213-214. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [VIDEO]
John G.T. Augoustides, Alberto Pochettino, and Jeffrey Carpenter
	Surgical management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm associated with systemic lupus erythematosus J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:215-216. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John G.T. Augoustides and Wilson Y. Szeto
	Unmasked diabetes insipidus after pericardial drainage and biopsy for pericardial effusion in association with Erdheim–Chester disease J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:217-218. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nimesh D. Desai, Fuad Moussa, Steve K. Singh, Peter Chu, and Stephen E. Fremes
	Intraoperative fluorescence angiography to determine the extent of injury after penetrating cardiac trauma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:218-219. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
N. Pichon, F. Bellec, S. Sekkal, J.P. Marsaud, M. Laskar, B. François, and P. Vignon
	Fatal thrombotic event after infusion of recombinant activated factor VII after cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:220-221. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mario Santini, Alfonso Fiorello, Giovanni Vicidomini, and Paolo Laperuta
	The use of LigaSure for preservation of a previous coronary artery bypass graft by using the left internal thoracic artery in a left upper lobectomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:222-223. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Felicia S.W. Teo, Anne A.L. Hsu, and Agasthian Thirugnanam
	Recurrent foreign body granuloma with airway obstruction: Is there a role for steroids? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:224-225. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Katsuhiko Shimizu, Masao Nakata, Yuji Hirami, Takashi Akiyama, and Kazuo Tanemoto
	Teratoma with malignant transformation in the anterior mediastinum J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:225-227. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Elliot Servais, Subroto Paul, Jeffrey L. Port, Nasser K. Altorki, and Paul C. Lee
	Carcinoid tumor nested within a bronchogenic cyst J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:227-228. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anna Maria Ciccone, Antonio D'Andrilli, Federico Venuta, Claudio Andreetti, and Erino A. Rendina
	Imaging of tumor infiltration of the pulmonary artery amenable to sleeve resection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:229-230. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Paul H. Schoof
	Stentless valve dehiscence J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:231. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Richard A. Hopkins
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:231. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alain Wurtz, Lotfi Benhamed, Massimo Conti, and Henri Porte
	Management of postintubation tracheal ruptures J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:231-232. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
In Kyu Park
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:232. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John G.T. Augoustides
	RIFLE criteria in aortic arch surgery: The further role of surgical subgroup J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:233. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thomas M. Beaver, Azra Bihorac, and Ahsan A. Ejaz
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:233. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Luis R. Gerola
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:233-234. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marco Pocar, Davide Passolunghi, and Francesco Donatelli
	New technique for postinfarction ventricular septal rupture J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:234-235. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John G.T. Augoustides
	Adverse events in reoperative cardiac surgery: Delineating the typical intraoperative approach J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:235. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Eric E. Roselli
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:235-236. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nawwar Al-Attar, Richard Raffoul, and Patrick Nataf
	Redon drains and underwater seal: The better of two worlds? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:236. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Marek Gwozdziewicz
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:236-237. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
T. Sloane Guy and Elaine Tseng
	Robotic cardiac surgery: Give it more time! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:237-238. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Francis Robicsek
	Reply to the editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:238. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Helmut Gulbins
	Simultaneous hybrid coronary revascularization reduces postoperative morbidity compared with results from conventional off-pump coronary artery bypass J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:238. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robert Poston
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:238-239. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
René Prêtre and Urs Bauersfeld
	Minimally invasive implantation of a cardioverter in children J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:239-240. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alessandro Giardini and Graham Derrick
	The effect of ductal diameter on surgical and medical closure of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm neonates J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:240. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ali Dodge-Khatami
	Reply to the Editor: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:240. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Oliver Kuss, Jan F. Gummert, and Jochen Börgermann
	Meta-analyses with rare events should use adequate methods J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:241. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Laura Paleari, Patrizia Russo, Alfredo Cesario, and Pierluigi Granone
	Factors predicting poor survival after resection of stage IA non–small cell lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:241-242. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Marcel Dahan French Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and the Epithor Group
	Focus on the Thoracoscore J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:242-243. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meeting Proceedings:

Frederic S. Resnic and Akshay Desai
	Highlights from the 57th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:244-247. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Meetings and Courses:

	Meetings and Courses J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:248-251. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:252. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:252. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship, 2009-2010 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:252. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Resident Traveling Fellowship, 2008-2009 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:252-253. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Third Edward D. Churchill Research Scholarship 2009-2011 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:253. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Thanks to TSFRE 2007 donors J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:253-257. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2009 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:257. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requests for Meeting Information J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:257. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Material for the Program J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:257. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:257. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:257. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:257-258. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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