Statistician's Page:

Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Renal Function
	Ruyun Jin, Gary L. Grunkemeier, Jeremiah R. Brown, and Anthony P. Furnary Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1-3. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for General Thoracic Surgery:

Immunological Link Between Primary Graft Dysfunction and Chronic Lung Allograft Rejection
	Ankit Bharat, Elbert Kuo, Nancy Steward, Aviva Aloush, Ramsey Hachem, Elbert P. Trulock, G. Alexander Patterson, Bryan F. Meyers, and T. Mohanakumar Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:189-197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Award:

Stem Cell–Derived, Tissue-Engineered Pulmonary Artery Augmentation Patches In Vivo
	Bret A. Mettler, Virna L. Sales, Chaz L. Stucken, Vesa Anttila, Karen Mendelson, Joyce Bischoff, and John E. Mayer, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:132-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Role of Clinically Indicated Transbronchial Lung Biopsies in the Management of Pediatric Post–Lung Transplant Patients
	Christina L. Greene, Brian Reemtsen, Anastasios Polimenakos, Monica Horn, and Winfield Wells Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:198-203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Outcomes After Unilateral Lung Volume Reduction
	Bryan F. Meyers, Parvez K. Sultan, Tracey J. Guthrie, Stephen S. Lefrak, Gail E. Davis, G. Alexander Patterson, Joel D. Cooper, and Roger D. Yusen Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:204-212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Scoring System Predicting the Risk for Intensive Care Unit Admission for Complications After Major Lung Resection: A Multicenter Analysis
	Alessandro Brunelli, Mark K. Ferguson, Gaetano Rocco, Paola Pieretti, Wickii T. Vigneswaran, Nicholas J. Morgan-Hughes, Marco Zanello, and Michele Salati Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:213-218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Arie Pieter Kappetein Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:219. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Underuse of Surgical Resection for Localized, Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Among Whites and African Americans in South Carolina
	Nestor F. Esnaola, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Kelly Knott, Chris Finney, Gerard A. Silvestri, Carolyn E. Reed, and Marvella E. Ford Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:220-227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Persistent N2 Disease After Induction Therapy Does Not Jeopardize Early and Medium Term Outcomes of Pneumonectomy
	Ziad Mansour, Evgenia A. Kochetkova, Nicola Santelmo, Xavier Ducrocq, Elisabeth Quoix, Jean-Marie Wihlm, and Gilbert Massard Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:228-233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:233-234. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Does Failed Video-Assisted Lobectomy for Lung Cancer Prejudice Immediate and Long-Term Outcomes?
	Richard O. Jones, Gianluca Casali, and William S. Walker Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:235-239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Performance at Symptom-Limited Stair-Climbing Test is Associated With Increased Cardiopulmonary Complications, Mortality, and Costs After Major Lung Resection
	Alessandro Brunelli, Majed Refai, Francesco Xiumé, Michele Salati, Valeria Sciarra, Laura Socci, and Armando Sabbatini Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:240-248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Treatment of Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation: Should Lobectomy Always Be Performed?
	Hong Kwan Kim, Yong Soo Choi, Kwhanmien Kim, Young Mog Shim, Gwan Woo Ku, Kang-Mo Ahn, Sang Il Lee, and Jhingook Kim Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:249-253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Surgery Remains the Most Effective Treatment for Paget-Schroetter Syndrome: 50 Years' Experience
	Harold C. Urschel, Jr and Amit N. Patel Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:254-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Intrathoracic Lipomas: Their Clinicopathological Behaviors Are Not As Straightforward as Expected
	Hiroyuki Sakurai, Masahiro Kaji, Kazuto Yamazaki, and Keiichi Suemasu Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:261-265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Association of Perioperative Fluid Balance and Adverse Surgical Outcomes in Esophageal Cancer and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer
	Shenhai Wei, Jintao Tian, Xiaoping Song, and Yan Chen Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:266-272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: Adult Cardiac:

Long-Term Survival After Cardiac Surgery is Predicted by Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
	Jeremiah R. Brown, Richard P. Cochran, Todd A. MacKenzie, Anthony P. Furnary, Karyn S. Kunzelman, Cathy S. Ross, Craig W. Langner, David C. Charlesworth, Bruce J. Leavitt, Lawrence J. Dacey, Robert E. Helm, John H. Braxton, Robert A. Clough, Robert F. Dunton, Gerald T. O'Connor Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:4-11. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited commentary
	Mark Stafford-Smith Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:11-12. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aprotinin is Not Associated With Postoperative Renal Impairment After Primary Coronary Surgery
	Gabriella Lindvall, Ulrik Sartipy, Torbjörn Ivert, and Jan van der Linden Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:13-19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
High-Dose Insulin Therapy Attenuates Systemic Inflammatory Response in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients
	Turki Albacker, George Carvalho, Thomas Schricker, and Kevin Lachapelle Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:20-27. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Invited Commentary
	Song Wan Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:27-28. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Outcome After Surgery and Percutaneous Intervention for Cardiogenic Shock and Left Main Disease
	Michael S. Lee, Chi-Hong Tseng, Colin M. Barker, Venu Menon, David Steckman, Richard Shemin, and Judith S. Hochman Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:29-34. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Partial Autonomic Denervation for Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
	James R. Edgerton, Zachary J. Edgerton, Tara Weaver, Kellie Reed, Syma Prince, Morley A. Herbert, and Michael J. Mack Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:35-39. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Restoration of Sinus Rhythm by the Maze Procedure Halts Progression of Tricuspid Regurgitation After Mitral Surgery
	John M. Stulak, Hartzell V. Schaff, Joseph A. Dearani, Thomas A. Orszulak, Richard C. Daly, and Thoralf M. Sundt, III Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:40-45. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
United States Feasibility Study of Transcatheter Insertion of a Stented Aortic Valve by the Left Ventricular Apex
	Lars G. Svensson, Todd Dewey, Samir Kapadia, Eric E. Roselli, Alan Stewart, Matt Williams, William N. Anderson, David Brown, Marty Leon, Bruce Lytle, Jeffrey Moses, Michael Mack, Murat Tuzcu, and Craig Smith Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:46-55. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Changes in Mitral Regurgitation After Replacement of the Stenotic Aortic Valve
	Emily C. Waisbren, Louis-Mathieu Stevens, Edwin G. Avery, Michael H. Picard, Gus J. Vlahakes, and Arvind K. Agnihotri Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:56-62. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Invited Commentary
	Daniel H. Drake Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:63. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mechanical Aortic Valve Prostheses in the Small Aortic Root: Top Hat Versus Standard CarboMedics Aortic Valve
	Suzanne Roedler, Martin Czerny, Jan Neuhauser, Daniel Zimpfer, Roman Gottardi, Daniela Dunkler, Ernst Wolner, and Michael Grimm Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:64-70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation of Human Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells Activates Inflammation and Osteogenesis
	Ashok N. Babu, Xianzhong Meng, Ning Zou, Xiaoping Yang, Maorong Wang, Yong Song, Joseph C. Cleveland, Michael Weyant, Anirban Banerjee, and David A. Fullerton Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:71-76. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Is Mitral Valve Repair Superior to Replacement in Elderly Patients?
	Gorav Ailawadi, Brian R. Swenson, Micah E. Girotti, Leo M. Gazoni, Benjamin B. Peeler, John A. Kern, Lynn M. Fedoruk, and Irving L. Kron Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:77-86. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Results of a New Surgical Paradigm: Endovascular Repair for Acute Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection
	Wilson Y. Szeto, Michael McGarvey, Alberto Pochettino, G. William Moser, Andrea Hoboken, Katherine Cornelius, Edward Y. Woo, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, Ronald M. Fairman, and Joseph E. Bavaria Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:87-94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Combining Classic Surgery With Descending Stent Grafting for Acute DeBakey Type I Dissection
	Heinz Jakob, Konstantinos Tsagakis, Paschalis Tossios, Parwis Massoudy, Matthias Thielmann, Thomas Buck, Holger Eggebrecht, and Markus Kamler Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:95-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Wilson Y. Szeto Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:101-102. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Outcome of Surgical Treatment in Patients With Acute Type B Aortic Dissection
	Tomoki Shimokawa, Kazutaka Horiuchi, Naomi Ozawa, Kenu Fumimoto, Susumu Manabe, Tetsuya Tobaru, and Shuichiro Takanashi Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:103-107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Michael Grimm and Martin Czerny Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:107-108. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Programmed Cell Death in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy is Mediated by Suppression of the Apoptosis Inhibitor Apollon
	Seyedhossein Aharinejad, Olena Andrukhova, Trevor Lucas, Andreas Zuckermann, Georg Wieselthaler, Ernst Wolner, and Michael Grimm Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:109-114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pulsatile Pulmonary Perfusion During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Reduces the Pulmonary Inflammatory Response
	Matthias Siepe, Ulrich Goebel, Anne Mecklenburg, Torsten Doenst, Christoph Benk, Philipp Stein, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Torsten Loop, and Christian Schlensak Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:115-122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Impact of Cardiothoracic Resident Turnover on Mortality After Cardiac Surgery: A Dynamic Human Factor
	Jeffrey H. Shuhaiber, Kimberley Goldsmith, and Samer A.M. Nashef Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:123-131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Orignal Articles: Pediatric Cardiac:

Perventricular Device Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects: Six Months Results in 30 Young Children
	Changping Gan, Qi An, Ke Lin, Hong Tang, Raphael C. Lui, Kaiyu Tao, Wencheng Pan, and Yingkang Shi Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:142-146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Emile A. Bacha Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:146. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reoperation for Left Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation After Atrioventricular Septal Defect Repair
	Sunil P. Malhotra, Francois Lacour-Gayet, Max B. Mitchell, David R. Clarke, Marshall L. Dines, and David N. Campbell Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:147-152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Age at Repair Affects the Very Long-Term Outcome of Sinus Venosus Defect
	Giovanni Battista Luciani, Francesca Viscardi, Mara Pilati, Roberto Crepaz, Giuseppe Faggian, and Alessandro Mazzucco Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:153-159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Hideki Uemura Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:160. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mitral Valve Repair for Rheumatic Valve Disease in Children: Midterm Results and Impact of the Use of a Biodegradable Mitral Ring
	Afksendiyos Kalangos, Jan T. Christenson, Maurice Beghetti, Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, Dimitrios Kamentsidis, and Yacine Aggoun Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:161-169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Surgical Strategy to Establish a Dual-Coronary System for the Management of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery Origin From the Pulmonary Artery
	Bahaaldin Alsoufi, Ahmed Sallehuddin, Ziad Bulbul, Mansour Joufan, Fareed Khouqeer, Charles C. Canver, Avedis Kalloghlian, and Zohair Al-Halees Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:170-176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	William M. DeCampli Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:176. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Liver and Cardiac Function in the Long Term After Fontan Operation
	Sonia Camposilvan, Ornella Milanesi, Giovanni Stellin, Andrea Pettenazzo, Lucia Zancan, and Lorenzo D'Antiga Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:177-182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Right Ventricle-to-Pulmonary Artery Shunt: Alternative Palliation in Infants With Inadequate Pulmonary Blood Flow Prior to Two-Ventricle Repair
	Scott M. Bradley, Can C. Erdem, Tain-Yen Hsia, Andrew M. Atz, Varsha Bandisode, and Jeremy M. Ringewald Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:183-188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Precocious Giant Pseudoaneurysm of an "Innocent" Ascending Aorta After Bicuspid Aortic Valve Replacement Redo
	Francesco Santini, Mariassunta Telesca, Paolo Bertolini, Anna Tomezzoli, Nicola Schiavo, Giuseppe Faggian, and Alessandro Mazzucco Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:e1. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Subcutaneous Presentation of Lung Bulla
	Sami Alnassar, Sonya Baik, and John Yee Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:e2. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mismatch Between Angiographic Result and Surgical Evidence
	Nicola Vistarini, Stéphane Aubert, and Iradj Gandjbakhch Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:314. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Unusual Case of Chest Pain
	Giuseppe De Luca, Salvatore Griffo, and Sonia Galzerano Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:315. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Axillary Stomach: An Unusual Postpneumonectomy Complication
	Sudhakar N.J. Pipavath and Michael S. Mulligan Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:316. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

New Technology:

Physical Models Aiding in Complex Congenital Heart Surgery
	Sibylle Mottl-Link, Michael Hübler, Titus Kühne, Urte Rietdorf, Julia J. Krueger, Bernhard Schnackenburg, Raffaele De Simone, Felix Berger, Amy Juraszek, Hans-Peter Meinzer, Matthias Karck, Roland Hetzer, and Ivo Wolf Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:273-277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Replacement of the Ascending Aorta, Aortic Root, and Valve with a Novel Stentless Valved Conduit
	Kelvin K.W. Lau, Krystyna Bochenek-Klimczyk, Manuel Galiñanes, and Andrzej W. Sosnowski Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:278-281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case Reports:

Topsy-Turvy Heart With Associated Congenital Tracheobronchial Stenosis and Airway Compression Requiring Surgical Reconstruction
	Patricio Herrera, Christopher A. Caldarone, Vito Forte, Helen Holtby, Peter Cox, Priscilla Chiu, Peter C.W. Kim Airway Reconstruction Team Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:282-283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Single-Stage Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Associated With Aortic Coarctation, Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect, and Bicuspid Aortic Valve
	Cemal Levent Birincioglu, Levent Mavioglu, Soner Yavas, Ertan Demirtas, Garip Altintas, and Hakki Zafer Iscan Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:284-287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Successful Treatment of Infected Ascending Aortic Prosthesis by Omental Wrapping Without Graft Removal
	Gordan Samoukovic, Pierre-Luc Bernier, and Kevin Lachapelle Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:287-289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Use of Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound in Endovascular Repair of a Type B Aortic Dissection
	Ali Khoynezhad, Matthew J. Kruse, Carlos E. Donayre, and Rodney A. White Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:289-291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Modified De Vega Mitral Valve Annuloplasty in an Infant With Endocarditis
	Michael L. Ciccolo, Juan C. Collazos, Ruben J. Acherman, Alvaro Galindo, Carlos F. Luna, Humberto Restrepo, and William N. Evans Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:291-293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Awake Heart Valve Surgery in a Patient With Severe Pulmonary Disease
	Piotr Knapik, Roman Przybylski, Pawel Nadziakiewicz, and Marian Zembala Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:293-295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Severe Pulmonary Valve Incompetence Late After Debanding: Repair by Bicuspidization
	Engin Usta, Renate Kaulitz, Shahriar Salehi-Gilani, Michael Hofbeck, and Gerhard Ziemer Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:295-297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chondrosarcoma Masquerading as Cardiomyopathy
	Charles R. Mulligan, Jr, Houman Tavaf-Motamen, Robert Stewart, and William C. Devries Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:297-299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Recurrent Myasthenia Gravis Due to a Pleural Implant 3 Years After Radical Thymectomy
	Stijn R.G. Heyman, Hendrik De Raeve, Rudy Mercelis, Christel De Pooter, and Paul Van Schil Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:299-301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
An Unusual Case of Giant Mediastinal Teratoma With Malignant Transformation
	Chang Chen, Hui Zheng, and Sen Jiang Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:302-304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Intercostal Muscle Flap Reconstruction and Primary Sternal Closure for Mediastinal Abscess
	Mark W. Kiehn, W. Wesley Heckman, Satoru Osaki, and Takushi Kohmoto Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:304-306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bronchial Artery Aneurysm Refractory to Transcatheter Embolization
	Jules Lin and Douglas E. Wood Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:306-308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tracheal Malignant Melanoma: Successful Outcome With Tracheal Resection
	Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Helio Minamoto, Jader J.M. Junqueira, Roberto Falzoni, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes, and Fabio Biscegli Jatene Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:308-310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Transdiaphragmatic Amyloidoma
	Daniel J. Rosen, Christine Stavropoulos, William D. Travis, Robert C. Ashton, Faiz Y. Bhora, and Cliff P. Connery Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:310-312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Brain Metastases Secondary to Tumor Emboli From Primary Lung Cancer During Lobectomy
	Yasushi Cho, Yasuhiro Hida, Kichizo Kaga, Hiroaki Kato, Mikiya Iizuka, and Satoshi Kondo Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:312-313. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How To Do It:

An Arterial and Venous Graft Holder for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Huseyin Okutan Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:317-319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Primary Repair of Infracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Using a Modified Sutureless Technique
	Efren Buitrago, Anthony L. Panos, and Marco Ricci Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:320-322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Technical Tricks to Facilitate Totally Endoscopic Major Pulmonary Resections
	Dominique Gossot Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:323-326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Myocardial Regenerative Therapy: Immunologic Basis for the Potential "Universal Donor Cells"
	Rony Atoui, Dominique Shum-Tim, and Ray C.J. Chiu Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:327-334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Key References:

Marfan Syndrome and Related Disorders
	Reed E. Pyeritz Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:335-336. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Review of Recent Books:

Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Principles and Practice, Third Edition: Edited by Glenn P. Gravlee MD, Richard F. Davis MD, Alfred H. Stammers CCP, Ross M. Ungerleider MD. 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 816 pp, illustrated, $179.00 ISBN: 0 7817 6815 2
	Terence Gourlay Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:356. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Report from the STS Board of Directors:

Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
	Douglas E. Wood Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:337-347. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Correspondence:

In the Context of Performance Monitoring, the Caterpillar Plot Should Be Mothballed in Favor of the Funnel Plot
	Mohammed A. Mohammed and Jonathan J. Deeks Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:348. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Gary L. Grunkemeier and YingXing Wu Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:349. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Off-Pump Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, and Renal Dysfunction
	Guillermo Lema, Roberto Canessa, and Jorge Urzua Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:349-350. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Michele Di Mauro and Antonio M. Calafiore Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:350. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Treatment With Phenoxybenzamine May Lead to Loss of Endothelial Viability in Radial Artery
	Remananda Krishnanand Pai, Alan R. Conant, and Walid C. Dihmis Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:350-351. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Alexander Kulik, Fraser D. Rubens, and Marc Ruel Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:351-352. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Surgical Strategy in the Treatment of Neonates With Aortic Coarctation and Associated Ventricular Septal Defects
	Onur S. Goksel and Emin Tireli Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:352. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Bahaaldin Alsoufi and Christopher A. Caldarone Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:352-353. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Is Primary Resection of Stage IIIA Lung Cancer Futile?
	Frederic W. Grannis, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:353-354. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Marc Riquet, Patrick Bagan, and Eugenu Banu Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:354. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aprotinin and Extrapleural Pneumonectomy
	Douglas West and Dhruva Prakash Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:354-355. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Faisal G. Bakaeen and David Rice Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:355. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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