J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for General Thoracic Surgery:

Are Surgical Outcomes for Lung Cancer Resections Improved at Teaching Hospitals?
	Robert A. Meguid, Benjamin S. Brooke, David C. Chang, J. Timothy Sherwood, Malcolm V. Brock, and Stephen C. Yang Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1015-1025. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Superior and Basal Segment Lung Cancers in the Lower Lobe Have Different Lymph Node Metastatic Pathways and Prognosis
	Shun-ichi Watanabe, Kenji Suzuki, and Hisao Asamura Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1026-1031. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rate of Thromboembolic Events in Mesothelioma
	Derrick Nguyen, Sang-Joon Lee, Edward Libby, and Claire Verschraegen Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1032-1038. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Decortication After Lung Transplantation
	Daniel J. Boffa, David P. Mason, Jang W. Su, Sudish C. Murthy, Jingyuan Feng, Ann M. McNeill, Marie M. Budev, Atul C. Mehta, and Gösta B. Pettersson Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1039-1043. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Current Status of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury: Lessons Learned From 105 Patients Over 13 Years
	Waël C. Hanna, Lorenzo E. Ferri, Paola Fata, Tarek Razek, and David S. Mulder Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1044-1048. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions Using the Pleurx Catheter
	William H. Warren, Robert Kalimi, Lisa M. Khodadadian, and Anthony W. Kim Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1049-1055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alveolar Macrophage Secretory Products Augment the Response of Rat Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells to Hypoxia and Reoxygenation
	Anton S. McCourtie, Heather E. Merry, Alexander S. Farivar, Christopher H. Goss, and Michael S. Mulligan Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1056-1060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	James S. Allan Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1060. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

The Ross Procedure in Infants and Young Children
	Alexander Kadner, Olivier Raisky, Alexandra Degandt, Daniel Tamisier, Damien Bonnet, Daniel Sidi, and Pascal R. Vouhé Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:803-808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Invited Commentary
	Emile A. Bacha Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:808-809. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Quantitative Analysis of Extracardiac Versus Intraatrial Fontan Anatomic Geometries
	Resmi KrishnankuttyRema, Lakshmi P. Dasi, Kerem Pekkan, Kartik Sundareswaran, Mark Fogel, Shiva Sharma, Kirk Kanter, Thomas Spray, and Ajit P. Yoganathan Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:810-817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Natural History of Exercise Capacity After the Fontan Operation: A Longitudinal Study
	Alessandro Giardini, Alfred Hager, Carlo Pace Napoleone, and Fernando M. Picchio Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:818-821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Robert D. Ross Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:821-822. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Midterm Assessment of the Reconstructed Arteries After the Arterial Switch Operation
	Thierry Bové, Frederik De Meulder, Guy Vandenplas, Katya De Groote, Joseph Panzer, Bert Suys, Daniel DeWolf, and Katrien François Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:823-830. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Minimally Invasive Congenital Cardiac Surgery Through Right Anterior Minithoracotomy Approach
	David Mishaly, Probal Ghosh, and Sergey Preisman Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:831-835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Recombinant Activated Factor VII in Cardiac Surgery: Experience From the Australian and New Zealand Haemostasis Registry
	Scott Dunkley, Louise Phillips, Peter McCall, John Brereton, Robert Lindeman, Gary Jankelowitz, and Peter Cameron Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:836-844. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Discussion (Adult)][Online Discussion (Pediatric)] [CME]
Invited Commentary
	Aryeh Shander and Mazyar Javidroozi Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:844. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Impact of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography on Surgical Decisions in 12,566 Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
	Holger K. Eltzschig, Peter Rosenberger, Michaela Löffler, John A. Fox, Sary F. Aranki, and Stanton K. Shernan Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:845-852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Invited Commentary
	Philip E. Greilich Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:852-853. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cardiac Surgery in Select Nonagenarians: Should We or Shouldn’t We?
	Brant W. Ullery, Janey C. Peterson, Federico Milla, Martin T. Wells, William Briggs, Leonard N. Girardi, Wilson Ko, Anthony J. Tortolani, O. Wayne Isom, and Karl H. Krieger Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:854-860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Cary W. Akins Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:860-861. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Incidence, Topography, Predictors and Long-Term Survival After Stroke in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Farzan Filsoufi, Parwis B. Rahmanian, Javier G. Castillo, David Bronster, and David H. Adams Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:862-870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Rebecca Gottesman and Charles W. Hogue Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:870-871. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cognitive Outcomes Three Years After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Relation to Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging
	Stephan C. Knipp, Nadine Matatko, Hans Wilhelm, Marc Schlamann, Matthias Thielmann, Christian Lösch, Hans C. Diener, and Heinz Jakob Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:872-879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Hilary P. Grocott Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:879. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Transplantation of the Free Gastroepiploic Artery Graft for Myocardial Revascularization: Long-Term Clinical and Angiographic Results
	Tadahito Eda, Akio Matsuura, Ken Miyahara, Haruki Takemura, Sadanari Sawaki, Teruaki Yoshioka, and Naoki Yoshida Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:880-884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Hendrick B. Barner Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:884. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Do Women Currently Receive the Same Standard of Care in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedures as Men? A Propensity Analysis
	Alessandro Parolari, Luca Dainese, Moreno Naliato, GianLuca Polvani, Claudia Loardi, Matteo Trezzi, Melissa Fusari, Cristina Beverini, Elena Tremoli, Paolo Biglioli, and Francesco Alamanni Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:885-890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
No Late Ulnar Artery Atheroma After Radial Artery Harvest for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
	Alistair George Royse, Greg S. Chang, Danielle M. Nicholas, and Colin F. Royse Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:891-894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Walter J. Gomes Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:894-895. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Surgical Anatomy of the Saphenous Nerve
	Victor Dayan, Leandro Cura, Santiago Cubas, and Guillermo Carriquiry Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:896-900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Myocardial Assistance by Grafting a New Bioartificial Upgraded Myocardium (MAGNUM Trial): Clinical Feasibility Study
	Juan C. Chachques, Jorge C. Trainini, Noemi Lago, Miguel Cortes-Morichetti, Olivier Schussler, and Alain Carpentier Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:901-908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Atrial Fibrillation Correction Surgery: Lessons From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database
	James S. Gammie, Michel Haddad, Sarah Milford-Beland, Karl F. Welke, T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Sean M. O’Brien, Bartley P. Griffith, and Eric D. Peterson Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:909-914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Stefano Benussi Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:914-915. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Long-Term Effects of the Maze Procedure on Atrial Size and Mechanical Function
	Stefan Lönnerholm, Per Blomström, Leif Nilsson, and Carina Blomström-Lundqvist Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:916-920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Do We Need Separate Risk Stratification Models for Hospital Mortality After Heart Valve Surgery?
	Menno van Gameren, A. Pieter Kappetein, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Angeliek C. Venema, Els A.J. Berenschot, Edward L. Hannan, Ad J.J.C. Bogers, and Johanna J.M. Takkenberg Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:921-930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Fred Edwards Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:930-931. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Recurrence of Mitral Regurgitation Parallels the Absence of Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling After Mitral Repair in Advanced Dilated Cardiomyopathy
	Michele De Bonis, Elisabetta Lapenna, Alessandro Verzini, Giovanni La Canna, Antonio Grimaldi, Lucia Torracca, Francesco Maisano, and Ottavio Alfieri Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:932-939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aortic Root Replacement for Destructive Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Left Ventricular–Aortic Discontinuity
	Kenji Okada, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hideki Takahashi, Naoto Morimoto, Hiroshi Munakata, Mitsuru Asano, Masamichi Matsumori, Yujiro Kawanishi, Keitaro Nakagiri, and Yutaka Okita Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:940-945. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Single Cusp Replacement for Aortic Regurgitation
	Liang Tao, Xiang Jun Zeng, and Yeong Phang Lim Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:946-948. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
International Normalized Ratio Self-Management Lowers the Risk of Thromboembolic Events After Prosthetic Heart Valve Replacement
	Thomas Eitz, Soren Schenk, Dirk Fritzsche, Andreas Bairaktaris, Otto Wagner, Heinrich Koertke, and Reiner Koerfer Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:949-955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: Safety and Efficacy in the Operative Treatment of Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
	Joseph S. Coselli, Jovan Bozinovski, and Catherine Cheung Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:956-964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Outcomes and Survival in Surgical Treatment of Descending Thoracic Aorta With Acute Dissection
	John Bozinovski and Joseph S. Coselli Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:965-971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Long-Term Prognosis of Type A Aortic Dissection in Non-Marfan Patients With Histologic Pattern of Cystic Medial Necrosis
	Evaldas Girdauskas, Thomas Kuntze, Michael A. Borger, Torsten Doenst, Michael Mochalski, Thomas Walther, Volkmar Falk, and Friedrich W. Mohr Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:972-977. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Martin Czerny and Michael Grimm Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:977. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Characterization of Lipid Particles in Shed Mediastinal Blood
	Atli Eyjolfsson, Sara Scicluna, Per Johnsson, Filip Petersson, and Henrik Jönsson Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:978-981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Intermediate-Term Results of Surgical Treatment of Acute Intramural Hematoma Involving the Ascending Aorta
	Tomoki Shimokawa, Naomi Ozawa, Shuichiro Takanashi, and Tsuyoshi Itoh Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:982-986. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Endovascular Repair for Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcers of the Descending Thoracic Aorta: Early and Mid-Term Results
	Luca Botta, Katia Buttazzi, Vincenzo Russo, Mario Parlapiano, Valentina Gostoli, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, and Rossella Fattori Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:987-992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Derek R. Brinster Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:992-993. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Comparison of Mini-Cardiopulmonary Bypass System With Air-Purge Device to Conventional Bypass System
	Lian K. Ti, Bok-Lan Goh, Poo-Sing Wong, Patsy Ong, Si-Guim Goh, and Chuen-Neng Lee Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:994-1000. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Jean-Paul Remadi Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1000-1001. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Is Bonewax Safe and Does It Help?
	Jörg Prziborowski, Martin Hartrumpf, Ulrich A. Stock, Ralf U. Kuehnel, and Johannes M. Albes Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1002-1006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Left-Sided Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections
	Andrew W. ElBardissi, Joseph A. Dearani, Rakesh M. Suri, and Gordon K. Danielson Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1007-1014. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Triple Aortic Lumen With Complex Visceral Organs Perfusion After Acute Redissection of the Aorta
	Pasquale Totaro, Giuseppe De Cicco, Roberto Lorusso, Roberto Maroldi, and Rapheel De Geest Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1105. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Giant Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm Associated With Bilateral Coronary Artery to Pulmonary Artery Fistula
	Sak Lee, Gijong Yi, Young-Nam Youn, Suk-Won Song, Do-Kyun Kim, and Byung-Chul Chang Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1106. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Blunt Traumatic Bronchial Transection
	Abel Gómez-Caro, Samuel García, Josep María Gimferrer, Elisabeth Martinez, David Sanchez, and Paolo Macchiarini Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1107. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

New Technology:

Beating Heart Cardioscopy: A Platform for Real-Time, Intracardiac Imaging
	Tomislav Mihaljevic, Yoshio Ootaki, Jason O. Robertson, Amir K. Durrani, Keiji Kamohara, Masatoshi Akiyama, Faruk Cingoz, Chiyo Ootaki, Raymond Dessoffy, Michael Kopcak, Jenny Liu, and Kiyotaka Fukamachi Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1061-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Georg Lutter Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1065-1066. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A New Minimally Invasive Technique to Occlude Ventricular Septal Defect Using an Occluder Device
	Feng Li, Ming Chen, ZhaoKun Qiu, Jing Lu, and WeiHua Wu Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1067-1071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case Reports:

Forty-Year Survival With Smeloff-Cutter and Starr-Edwards Prostheses
	Takanori Suezawa, Toru Morimoto, Teiji Jinno, and Mamoru Tago Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:e14-e16. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Two-Stage Tracheal Reconstruction of Primary Tracheal Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma With Nitinol Mesh Stent and Cervical Myocutaneous Flap
	Chuang Cai, Ren Chao Jiang, Zhi Bin Li, Xiao Dong Chen, Mu Zhi He, Lin Liu, and Xia Ying Zou Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:e17-e19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Human Minimally Invasive Off-Pump Valve-in-a-Valve Implantation
	Thomas Walther, Jörg Kempfert, Michael A. Borger, Jens Fassl, Volkmar Falk, Johannes Blumenstein, Mark Dehdashtian, Gerhard Schuler, and Friedrich W. Mohr Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1072-1073. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Endovascular Repair of a Right-Sided Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm With a Right-Sided Aortic Arch and Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery
	Joseph J. Naoum, Jennifer L. Parenti, Scott A. LeMaire, and Joseph S. Coselli Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1074-1076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sudden Death Related to an Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery
	Florence Boissier, Nathalie Coolen, Patrick Nataf, and Didier Tchetche Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1077-1079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Management of Hereditary Angioedema During Off-Pump Coronary Arterial Surgery
	Sharon A. Pecsi, G. Hossein Almassi, Renee B. Bojrab, and Paul S. Pagel Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1079-1081. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Symptomatic Coronary Obstruction Due to Kawasaki Disease in an Adult
	Cindy Codispoti, Sheri Boyd, David Sees, and William Conner Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1081-1083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cyanosis Produced By Superior Vena Caval Stenosis
	Brian E. Kogon, Courtney Plattner, Staci Jennings, Teresa Lyle, Michael McConnell, and Wendy M. Book Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1083-1085. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Unusual Case of Two Synchronous Intracavitary Primary Cardiac Tumors
	Rajwinder S. Jutley, Nabil Melham, Henry Skinner, and David Richens Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1086-1087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tricuspidization of the Quadricuspid Aortic Valve
	Kathrin I. Schmidt, Michael Jeserich, Diana Aicher, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1087-1089. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection to the Supradiaphragmatic Inferior Vena Cava
	Anna N. Seale, Hideki Uemura, Babulal Sethia, Alan G. Magee, Siew Yen Ho, and Piers E.F. Daubeney Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1089-1092. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Presentation of Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma in an Infant With a History of Neonatal Valvular Pulmonic Stenosis
	Tresa Chappell, C. Buddy Creech, David Parra, Arnold Strauss, Frank Scholl, and Gina Whitney Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1092-1094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Vacuum-Assisted Closure for Pediatric Post-Sternotomy Mediastinitis: Are Low Negative Pressures Sufficient?
	Takayuki Kadohama, Nobuyuki Akasaka, Akira Nagamine, Keisuke Nakanishi, Keiko Kiyokawa, Kazutomo Goh, and Tadahiro Sasajima Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1094-1096. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Slide Plasty of Trachea and Right Main Bronchus in a Newborn
	Jan Brazdil, Tomas Tlaskal, Pavel Vojtovic, Petr Pohunek, and Martin Cihar Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1096-1097. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bilateral Lung Transplant With Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy for Eisenmenger’s Syndrome
	Seth D. Force, Brian Kogon, Andres Pelaez, David C. Neujahr, Allan M. Ramirez, Daniel L. Miller, and E. Clinton Lawrence Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1097-1099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sternal Plating to Correct an Unusual Complication of the Nuss Procedure: Erosion of a Pectus Bar Through the Sternum
	Gary W. Raff and Michael S. Wong Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1100-1101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Esophageal Carcinosarcoma With Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Osteosarcoma
	Jung-Jyh Hung, Anna Fen-Yau Li, Jung-Sen Liu, Yu-Sen Lin, and Wen-Hu Hsu Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1102-1104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How To Do It:

Patch Aortoplasty for Proximal Anastomosis of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts in Patients With Complex Aortic Pathology
	Amit Korach, Praveen Menon, and Oz M. Shapira Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1108-1109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Novel Approach to Surgical Treatment of Diseased Intracavitary Coronary Arteries and Ventriculotomy Closure
	Kaya Suzer, Oguz Omay, Emre Ozker, Ilhan Ozgol, and Theodor Stewens Wijers Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1110-1112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Surgical Treatment for Infected Thrombus in the Superior Vena Cava Using an Off-Pump Venoatrial Shunt
	Takayuki Saito, Miki Asano, Norikazu Nomura, Michiko Ishida, Akihiro Mizuno, Takuya Nakayama, Yuji Okada, and Akira Mishima Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1113-1114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Novel Approach for the Endovascular Repair of the Small Thoracic Aorta: Customizing Off-the-Shelf Endoluminal Grafts to Treat a Post-Coarctation Pseudoaneurysm
	Jacques Kpodonu, Grayson H. Wheatley, III, James P. Williams, Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez, Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, and Edward B. Diethrich Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1115-1117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Modified Sliding Tracheal Plasty Using the Bridging Bronchus for Repair of Long-Segment Tracheal Stenosis
	Siegfried Hagl, Christian Sebening, Wolfgang Springer, and Tsvetomir Loukanov Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1118-1120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Our Surgical Heritage:

"Empyemas" of the Thoracic Cavity in the Hippocratic Corpus
	Helen Christopoulou-Aletra and Niki Papavramidou Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1132-1134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Minimal Access Aortic Valve Replacement: Is It Worth It?
	Bari Murtuza, John R. Pepper, Rex DeL Stanbridge, Catherine Jones, Christopher Rao, Ara Darzi, and Thanos Athanasiou Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1121-1131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Key References:

Gastroesophageal Reflux
	André Duranceau Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1135-1137. [PDF]

Review of Recent Books:

Cardiothoracic Surgery in China: Past, Present and Future: Edited by Song Wan, Anthony P.C. Yim. 2007, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, The Chinese University Press, 604 pp, illustrated, $70.00, ISBN: 962-996-321-3
	Y. Joseph Woo Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1147. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cardiac Surgery in Chronic Renal Failure: Clinical Management and Outcomes: Edited by Mark S. Slaughter. 2007, Malden, Massachusetts, Blackwell Futura, 98 pp, illustrated, $70.84, ISBN: 1405131322
	Mark Stafford-Smith Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1147-1148. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Correspondence:

STS Blood Conservation Guidelines: The Role of Leukocyte Filtration
	Terence Gourlay, Albert H. Olivencia-Yurvati, and Serdar Gunaydin Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1138-1139. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Victor A. Ferraris Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1139. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Medical Treatment for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection?
	Joerg Babin-Ebell and Martin Misfeld Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1139-1140. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Santi Trimarchi, Vincenzo Rampoldi, International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection, Thomas Tsai, Jeanna V. Cooper, Eric M. Isselbacher, Christoph A. Nienaber, and Kim A. Eagle Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1140-1141. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Choice of Valve Prosthesis for Infective Endocarditis in Intravenous Drug Users: Between Evidence and Preference
	Antonio Carozza, Alessandro Della Corte, Fabio Ursomando, and Maurizio Cotrufo Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1141. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Scott P. Kaiser, Spencer J. Melby, and Jennifer S. Lawton Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1142. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A New Home Monitoring Device for the Detection of Mechanical Valve Dysfunction
	Ina M. Hettich, Walter B. Eichinger, and Ruediger Lange Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1142-1143. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Dirk Fritzsche Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1143. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Inclusion Technique Reduces Ischemia After Stentless Aortic Root Replacement
	Augusto D’Onofrio, Stefano Auriemma, Paolo Magagna, Nicola Abbiate, and Alessandro Fabbri Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1143-1144. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Edward H. Kincaid Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1144-1145. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Removal of Renal Cell Carcinoma and Thrombectomy With Intraatrial Tumor Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass
	Gaetano Ciancio and Tomas A. Salerno Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1145. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Ujjwal K. Chowdhury and Amlesh Seth Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1145-1146. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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