Presidential Address:

Bruce W. Lytle
	Who are we–Who will we be? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:965-975. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Statement:

	A statement on ethics from the HEART Group J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:976-978. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Editorials:

Gerald D. Buckberg
	The university, creativity, and freedom J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:979-983. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Martin F. McKneally
	"We didn't expect dementia and diapers": Reflections on the Nihon experience with type A aortic dissection in octogenarians J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:984-985. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Gino Gerosa and Chiara d'Agostino
	Cell therapy in ischemic settings: Fact and fiction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:986-990. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology:

Godfred K. Yankey, Tieluo Li, Ahmet Kilic, Guangming Cheng, Aditee Satpute, Kinjal Savai, Shuying Li, Sina L. Moainie, Deyanira Prastein, Christopher DeFillipi, Zhongjun J. Wu, and Bartley P. Griffith
	Regional remodeling strain and its association with myocardial apoptosis after myocardial infarction in an ovine model J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:991-998. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:997-998. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
B.J. Evans, D.O. Haskard, J.R. Finch, I.R. Hambleton, R.C. Landis, and K.M. Taylor
	The inflammatory effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on leukocyte extravasation in vivo J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:999-1006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rainer Petzina, Martin Ugander, Lotta Gustafsson, Henrik Engblom, Roland Hetzer, Håkan Arheden, Richard Ingemansson, and Malin Malmsjö
	Topical negative pressure therapy of a sternotomy wound increases sternal fluid content but does not affect internal thoracic artery blood flow: Assessment using magnetic resonance imaging J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1007-1013. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Solomon M. Azouz, Joseph Walpole, Sepideh Amirifeli, Kendra N. Taylor, Mark W. Grinstaff, and Yolonda L. Colson
	Prevention of local tumor growth with paclitaxel-loaded microspheres J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1014-1021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

General Thoracic Surgery:

Bryan A. Whitson, Shawn S. Groth, Rafael S. Andrade, Laurel Garrett, Arkadiusz Z. Dudek, Jose Jessurun, and Michael A. Maddaus
	Extension of survival by resection of asynchronous renal cell carcinoma metastases to mediastinal lymph nodes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1022-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Po-Kuei Hsu, Anna Fen-Yau Li, Yi-Ching Wang, Chih-Cheng Hsieh, Min-Hsiung Huang, Wen-Hu Hsu, and Han-Shui Hsu
	Reduced membranous β-catenin protein expression is associated with metastasis and poor prognosis in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1029-1035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daniela Kandioler, Georgios Stamatis, Wilfried Eberhardt, Sonja Kappel, Sabine Zöchbauer-Müller, Irene Kührer, Martina Mittlböck, Ronald Zwrtek, Clemens Aigner, Christoph Bichler, Victoria Tichy, Marcus Hudec, Thomas Bachleitner, Adelheid End, Michael Rolf Müller, Erich Roth, and Walter Klepetko
	Growing clinical evidence for the interaction of the p53 genotype and response to induction chemotherapy in advanced non–small cell lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1036-1041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease:

Mitsumasa Hata, Akira Sezai, Tetsuya Niino, Masataka Yoda, Satoshi Unosawa, Nobuyuki Furukawa, Shunji Osaka, Tomohiko Murakami, and Kazutomo Minami
	Should emergency surgical intervention be performed for an octogenarian with type A acute aortic dissection? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1042-1046. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Achim H. Lauruschkat, Bert Arnrich, Alexander A. Albert, Jörg A. Walter, Berthold Amann, Ulrich P. Rosendahl, Tejas Alexander, and Jürgen Ennker
	Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for pulmonary complications after coronary bypass surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1047-1053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Maurizio Cotrufo, Luca Salvatore De Santo, Alessandro Della Corte, GianPaolo Romano, Cristiano Amarelli, Marisa De Feo, Giuseppe Santarpino, Michelangelo Scardone, and Gianantonio Nappi
	Acute hemodynamic and functional effects of surgical ventricular restoration and heart transplantation in patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1054-1060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Andrew W. ElBardissi, Joseph A. Dearani, Richard C. Daly, Charles J. Mullany, Thomas A. Orszulak, Francisco J. Puga, and Hartzell V. Schaff
	Analysis of benign ventricular tumors: Long-term outcome after resection J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1061-1068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sune Damgaard, Jens T. Lund, Nikolaj B. Lilleør, Mario J. Perko, Kåre Sander, Blagoja Dimo, Maiken B. Jensen, Jan K. Madsen, Henning Kelbæk, and Daniel A. Steinbrüchel
	Comparable three months' outcome of total arterial revascularization versus conventional coronary surgery: Copenhagen Arterial Revascularization Randomized Patency and Outcome trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1069-1075. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Shun Kohsaka, Shaulnie Mohan, Salim Virani, Vei-Vei Lee, Ariadna Contreras, George J. Reul, and Stephanie A. Coulter
	Prosthesis–patient mismatch affects long-term survival after mechanical valve replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1076-1080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
René Quaden, Tim Attmann, Michael Schünke, Dirk Theisen-Kunde, Jochen Cremer, and Georg Lutter
	Percutaneous aortic valve replacement: Endovascular resection of human aortic valves in situ J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1081-1086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ruediger Lange, Thomas Guenther, Birgit Kiefer, Christian Noebauer, Wolfgang Goetz, Raymonde Busch, Peter Tassani-Prell, Bernhard Voss, and Robert Bauernschmitt
	Mitral valve repair with the new semirigid partial Colvin–Galloway Future annuloplasty band J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1087-1093. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Joseph C. Walker, Mark B. Ratcliffe, Peng Zhang, Arthur W. Wallace, Edward W. Hsu, David A. Saloner, and Julius M. Guccione
	Magnetic resonance imaging-based finite element stress analysis after linear repair of left ventricular aneurysm J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1094-1102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ali Khoynezhad, Carlos E. Donayre, Jennifer Smith, George E. Kopchok, Irwin Walot, and Rodney A. White
	Risk factors for early and late mortality after thoracic endovascular aortic repair J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1103-1109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, Vishwas Malik, Rakesh Yadav, Sandeep Seth, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Mani Kalaivani, Srikrishna M. Reddy, Ganapathy K. Subramaniam, Raghu Govindappa, and Madhava Kakani
	Myocardial injury in coronary artery bypass grafting: On-pump versus off-pump comparison by measuring high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, cardiac troponin I, heart-type fatty acid–binding protein, creatine kinase-MB, and myoglobin release J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1110-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease:

Morgan L. Brown, Joseph A. Dearani, Gordon K. Danielson, Frank Cetta, Heidi M. Connolly, Carole A. Warnes, Zhuo Li, David O. Hodge, David J. Driscoll Mayo Clinic Congenital Heart Center
	The outcomes of operations for 539 patients with Ebstein anomaly J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1120-1136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1134-1136. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
David W. Quinn, Simon P. McGuirk, Chetan Metha, Peter Nightingale, Joseph V. de Giovanni, Rami Dhillon, Paul Miller, Oliver Stumper, John G. Wright, David J. Barron, and William J. Brawn
	The morphologic left ventricle that requires training by means of pulmonary artery banding before the double-switch procedure for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is at risk of late dysfunction J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1137-1144. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Akio Ikai, Yoshifumi Fujimoto, Keiichi Hirose, Noritaka Ota, Yuko Tosaka, Tomohiro Nakata, Yujiro Ide, and Kisaburo Sakamoto
	Feasibility of the extracardiac conduit Fontan procedure in patients weighing less than 10 kilograms J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1145-1152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1151-1152. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sung-Ho Jung, Tae-Jin Yun, Yu-Mi Im, Jeong-Jun Park, Hyun Song, Jae-Won Lee, Dong-Man Seo, and Moo-Song Lee
	Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: Transaortic repair may cause sinus of Valsalva distortion and aortic regurgitation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1153-1158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiothoracic Transplantation:

Katherine J. Hoercher, Edward R. Nowicki, Eugene H. Blackstone, Gurmeet Singh, Joan M. Alster, Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski, Randall C. Starling, James B. Young, and Nicholas G. Smedira
	Prognosis of patients removed from a transplant waiting list for medical improvement: Implications for organ allocation and transplantation for status 2 patients J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1159-1166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Discussion J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1165-1166. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Communications:

Justin Rivard, Ashley Vergis, and Diamond Kassum
	Case report of visceral ischemia: The "tail" of an intra-aortic balloon pump J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1167-1168. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rafael García-Fuster, Ignacio Rodríguez, Jordi Estornell, and Juan Martínez-León
	A combined approach for ischemic mitral valve regurgitation: Scar plication and the role of magnetic resonance imaging J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1169-1172. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
John-Peder Escobar Kvitting, Jan Engvall, Mats Broqvist, Stefan Franzén, Mats Andersson, Ulf Ohlsson, and Niels Erik Nielsen
	Recurrence of myxoma in the left ventricle with concurrent cerebral fusiform aneurysms after previous atrial myxoma surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1172-1173. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Vojtech Melenovsky, Marek Adamira, Dana Kautznerova, Ludek Voska, Jiri Weichet, Bart Loeys, and Jan Pirk
	Aortic dissection in a young man with Loeys–Dietz syndrome J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1174-1175. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Naoto Morimoto, Keisuke Morimoto, Yoshihisa Morimoto, Toshihito Sakamoto, Masamichi Matsumori, Kenji Okada, and Yutaka Okita
	Reverse diastolic flow in the common carotid artery in severe aortic regurgitation, causing brain ischemia J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1176-1177. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Toshihiro Fukui, Tomoki Shimokawa, Ken-u Fumimoto, Susumu Mananbe, Naomi Ozawa, and Shuichiro Takanashi
	Dehiscence of aortic valve commissure complicated by aortic regurgitation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1178-1179. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Jason O. Robertson, Amir K. Durrani, and Tomislav Mihaljevic
	Early failure of bioprostheses caused by adhesion of preserved leaflets after chordal-sparing mitral valve replacement J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1180-1181. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anastasios C. Polimenakos, Brian L. Reemtsen, Winfield J. Wells, and Vaughn A. Starnes
	Right ventricular exclusion procedure with total cavopulmonary connection: An alternative operative approach in adults with severe Ebstein anomaly J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1182-1183. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Takashi Ibe, Atsushi Takise, and Izumi Takeyoshi
	Atypical bronchoplasty to preserve the lung parenchyma: The bronchofolding technique J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1184-1185. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
K. Robert Shen, William Gerald Austen, Jr., and Douglas J. Mathisen
	Use of a prefabricated pectoralis major muscle flap and pedicled jejunal interposition graft for salvage esophageal reconstruction after failed gastric pull-up and colon interposition J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1186-1187. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Mitsuru Asano and Yutaka Okita
	The importance of distal fixation in total arch replacement for distal aortic arch aneurysm J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1188-1189. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Koichi Toda, Kazuhiro Taniguchi, Takenori Yokota, and Satoshi Kainuma
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1189. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Luca Dainese, Fabio Barili, and Paolo Biglioli
	Tissue-engineered heart valves: Bioreactor—yes or no? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1189-1190. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
André Vincentelli, Francis Juthier, and Brigitte Jude
	Reply to the Editor J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1190. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Events of Interest:

	Events of Interest J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1191-1192. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

	Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1193. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requests for Preregistration Forms and Hotel Reservations J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1193. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Call for Abstracts J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1193. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Applications for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1193. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship, 2009-2010 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1193. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Resident Traveling Fellowship, 2008-2009 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1193-1194. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Third Edward D. Churchill Research Scholarship 2009-2011 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1194. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Announcement of 2008 Annual Meeting J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1194. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requests for Meeting Information J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1194. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Material for the Program J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1194. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Application for Membership J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1194. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Notices J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1195. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Requirements for Maintenance of Certification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:1195. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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