Editorials:

Further Anatomical Insights Regarding the Ross Procedure
	Robert H. Anderson Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:411-412. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Radiologic Classification of Small Adenocarcinoma of the Lung: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation and Its Prognostic Impact
	Kenji Suzuki, Masahiko Kusumoto, Shun-ichi Watanabe, Ryosuke Tsuchiya, and Hisao Asamura Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:413-419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Invited commentary
	Kemp Kernstine Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:419-420. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy: Experience With 1,100 Cases
	Robert J. McKenna, Jr, Ward Houck, and Clark Beeman Fuller Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:421-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Results of Initial Operations in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients With Single-Level N2 Disease
	Yasuhiko Ohta, Yosuke Shimizu, Hiroshi Minato, Isao Matsumoto, Makoto Oda, and Go Watanabe Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:427-433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sublobar Resection With Brachytherapy Versus Lobectomy for Stage Ib Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer
	Thomas J. Birdas, Richard P.M. Koehler, Athanasios Colonias, Mark Trombetta, Richard H. Maley, Jr, Rodney J. Landreneau, and Robert J. Keenan Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:434-439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Prevalence of In Vitro Extreme Chemotherapy Resistance in Resected Nonsmall-Cell Lung Cancer
	Thomas A. d'Amato, Rodney J. Landreneau, Robert J. McKenna, Ricardo S. Santos, and Ricardo J. Parker Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:440-447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nodal Involvement at the Time of Pulmonary Metastasectomy: Experiences in 245 Patients
	Joachim Pfannschmidt, Joachim Klode, Thomas Muley, Hendrik Dienemann, and Hans Hoffmann Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:448-454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Experience With the "Da Vinci" Robotic System for Thymectomy in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis: Report of 33 Cases
	Federico Rea, Giuseppe Marulli, Luigi Bortolotti, Paolo Feltracco, Andrea Zuin, and Francesco Sartori Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:455-459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ex Vivo Evaluation of Nonacceptable Donor Lungs
	Per Wierup, Åsa Haraldsson, Folke Nilsson, Leif Pierre, Henrik Scherstén, Martin Silverborn, Trygve Sjöberg, Ulla Westfeldt, and Stig Steen Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:460-466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited commentary
	John Conte Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:466. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nonoperative Treatment of 15 Benign Esophageal Perforations With Self-Expandable Covered Metal Stents
	Andreas Fischer, Oliver Thomusch, Stefan Benz, Ernst von Dobschuetz, Peter Baier, and Ulrich T. Hopt Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:467-472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited commentary
	Jonathan C. Nesbitt Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:472-473. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: Cardiovascular:

Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Aortic Valve Replacement: Impact of Age and Body Size on Late Survival
	Marc R. Moon, Michael K. Pasque, Nabil A. Munfakh, Spencer J. Melby, Jennifer S. Lawton, Nader Moazami, John E. Codd, Traves D. Crabtree, Hendrick B. Barner, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:481-489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Acquired and Reversible von Willebrand Disease With High Shear Stress Aortic Valve Stenosis
	Kazunori Yoshida, Satoshi Tobe, Masahito Kawata, and Masahiro Yamaguchi Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:490-494. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Ross Procedure: New Insights Into the Surgical Anatomy
	Horia Muresian Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:495-501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mitral Valve Replacement With Ross II Technique: Initial Experience
	John W. Brown, Mark Ruzmetov, Mark D. Rodefeld, and Mark W. Turrentine Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:502-508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Atrial Incision Affects the Incidence of Atrial Tachycardia After Mitral Valve Surgery
	Peter Lukac, Vibeke E. Hjortdal, Anders K. Pedersen, Peter T. Mortensen, Henrik K. Jensen, and Peter S. Hansen Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:509-513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Prediction and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation After Aortic Arch Repair
	Kaoru Matsuura, Hitoshi Ogino, Hitoshi Matsuda, Kenji Minatoya, Hiroaki Sasaki, Akiko Kada, Toshikatsu Yagihara, and Soichiro Kitamura Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:514-518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cerebral Microembolization During Antegrade Selective Cerebral Perfusion
	Hiroyuki Kamiya, Uwe Klima, Christian Hagl, Frank Logemann, Michael Winterhalter, Malakh L. Shrestha, Klaus Kallenbach, Nawid Khaladj, Axel Haverich, and Matthias Karck Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:519-521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis: A Clinical, Echocardiographic, and Hemodynamic Evaluation of Two Surgical Techniques
	Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, Ganapathy K. Subramaniam, A. Sampath Kumar, Balram Airan, Rajvir Singh, Sachin Talwar, Sandeep Seth, Pankaj K. Mishra, Kizakke K. Pradeep, Siddhartha Sathia, and Panangipalli Venugopal Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:522-529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited commentary
	Joseph W. Rubin Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:529-530. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Perspectives of Cardiovascular Surgeons
	Stephanie L. Taylor, Allen Fremont, Arvind K. Jain, Rebecca McLaughlin, Eric Peterson, T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, and Nicole Lurie Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:531-536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Validation of the 2000 Bernstein-Parsonnet Score Versus the EuroSCORE as a Prognostic Tool in Cardiac Surgery
	Marius Berman, Alon Stamler, Gideon Sahar, Georgios P. Georghiou, Erez Sharoni, Ron Brauner, Benjamin Medalion, Bernardo A. Vidne, and Alexander Kogan Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:537-540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited commentary
	Fred H. Edwards Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:541. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Acute Renal Failure After Cardiac Surgery: Evaluation of the RIFLE Classification
	Anne Kuitunen, Antti Vento, Raili Suojaranta-Ylinen, and Ville Pettilä Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:542-546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Exploring the Volume-Outcome Relationship for Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedures
	Mary E. Plomondon, Adrianne W. Casebeer, Lynn M. Schooley, Brandie D. Wagner, Gary K. Grunwald, Gerald O. McDonald, Frederick L. Grover, and A. Laurie W. Shroyer Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:547-553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited commentary
	Karl F. Welke Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:553-554. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Consecutive Patients: Decision-Making Algorithm and Outcomes
	James M. Brown, Robert S. Poston, James S. Gammie, Marcello G. Cardarelli, Kimberly Schwartz, Jo Ann H. Sikora, Susan Yi, Richard N. Pierson, III, and Bartley P. Griffith Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:555-561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Isoprostanes and Oxidative Stress in Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery
	Viviana Cavalca, Erminio Sisillo, Fabrizio Veglia, Elena Tremoli, Giuliana Cighetti, Luca Salvi, Alessandra Sola, Luciana Mussoni, Paolo Biglioli, Giancarlo Folco, Angelo Sala, and Alessandro Parolari Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:562-567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
How Safe Is It to Train Residents to Perform Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?
	George Asimakopoulos, A. Paul Karagounis, Oswaldo Valencia, David Rose, Gunaratnam Niranjan, and Venkatachalan Chandrasekaran Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:568-572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
On-Pump Beating-Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Acute Myocardial Infarction
	Yuichi Izumi, Katsuaki Magishi, Noriyuki Ishikawa, and Fumiaki Kimura Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:573-576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Simple Score to Assess Mortality Risk in Patients Waiting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Helena Rexius, Gunnar Brandrup-Wognsen, Johan Nilsson, Anders Odén, and Anders Jeppsson Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:577-582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Preoperative White Blood Cell Count is Independently Associated With Higher Perioperative Cardiac Enzyme Release and Increased 1-Year Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Nick Newall, Antony D. Grayson, Aung Y. Oo, Nicholas D. Palmer, Walid C. Dihmis, Abbas Rashid, and Rodney H. Stables Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:583-589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited commentary
	Brian F. Buxton Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:589-590. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Does Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Improve Survival Among Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease?
	Todd M. Dewey, Morley A. Herbert, Syma L. Prince, Carrie L. Robbins, Christina M. Worley, Mitchell J. Magee, and Michael J. Mack Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:591-598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Does Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting Increase Long-Term Survival of Diabetic Patients?
	Ioannis K. Toumpoulis, Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos, Sandhya Balaram, Daniel G. Swistel, Robert C. Ashton, Jr, and Joseph J. DeRose, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:599-607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Impact of Diabetic Retinopathy on Cardiac Outcome After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Prospective Observational Study
	Takayuki Ono, Takeki Ohashi, Teiji Asakura, Nagara Ono, Minoru Ono, Noboru Motomura, and Shinichi Takamoto Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:608-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cardioprotective Effect of Cold-Blood Cardioplegia Enriched with N-Acetylcysteine During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Ismail Koramaz, Zerrin Pulathan, Sefer Usta, S. Caner Karahan, Ahmet Alver, Ersin Yaris, Nuri Ihsan Kalyoncu, and Fahri Ozcan Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:613-618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Effect of Aprotinin and Recombinant Variants on Platelet Protease-Activated Receptor 1 Activation
	Jonathan R.S. Day, Dorian O. Haskard, Kenneth M. Taylor, and Robert C. Landis Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:619-624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited commentary
	Henry M. Rinder Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:624. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cardiac Output Augmentation During Hypoxemia Improves Cerebral Metabolism After Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass
	Jess M. Schultz, Tara Karamlou, Irving Shen, and Ross M. Ungerleider Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:625-633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hypercholesterolemia Impairs the Myocardial Angiogenic Response in a Swine Model of Chronic Ischemia: Role of Endostatin and Oxidative Stress
	Munir Boodhwani, Yasunari Nakai, Shigetoshi Mieno, Pierre Voisine, Cesario Bianchi, Eugenio G. Araujo, Jun Feng, Keith Michael, Jian Li, and Frank W. Sellke Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:634-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited commentary
	Yoshifumi Naka and Dmitri Belov Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:642. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Differential Distribution of Lipid Microemboli After Cardiac Surgery
	Björn Brondén, Magnus Dencker, Mats Allers, Ignacio Plaza, and Henrik Jönsson Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:643-648. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited commentary
	Dixon M. Moody Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:648-649. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Prevention of Postoperative Pericardial Adhesions With a Novel Regenerative Collagen Sheet
	Hiroyuki Tsukihara, Shinichi Takamoto, Kazuo Kitahori, Kazuhisa Matsuda, Arata Murakami, Richard J. Novick, and Yoshihiro Suematsu Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:650-657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Celsior Preserved Cardiac Mechanoenergetics Better Than Popular Solutions in Canine Hearts
	Yu Oshima, Satoshi Mohri, Juichiro Shimizu, Gentaro Iribe, Takeshi Imaoka, Waso Fujinaka, Takahiko Kiyooka, Kozo Ishino, Shunji Sano, Fumihiko Kajiya, and Hiroyuki Suga Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:658-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Physical Activity Patterns of Children After Neonatal Arterial Switch Operation
	Martial M. Massin, Hedwig H. Hövels-Gürich, Paul Gérard, and Marie-Christine Seghaye Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:665-670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Intermediate Results of the Double-Switch Operations for Atrioventricular Discordance
	Masahiro Koh, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Hideki Uemura, Koji Kagisaki, Ikuo Hagino, Toru Ishizaka, and Soichiro Kitamura Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:671-677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Successful Management of Patients With Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum Using a Three Tier Grading System for Right Ventricular Hypoplasia
	Jonah Odim, Hillel Laks, Mark D. Plunkett, and Thomas C. Tung Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:678-684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Impact of the Off-Pump Fontan Procedure on Complement Activation and Cytokine Generation
	Yoichi Kawahira, Hideki Uemura, and Toshikatsu Yagihara Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:685-689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tricuspid Valve Repair for Ebstein's Anomaly in Young Children: A 30-Year Experience
	Umar S. Boston, Joseph A. Dearani, Patrick W. O'Leary, David J. Driscoll, and Gordon K. Danielson Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:690-696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cardiac Surgery in Children With End-Stage Liver Disease Awaiting Liver Transplantation
	Jonah N.K. Odim, Jeffrey Wu, Hillel Laks, Anamika Banerji, and Stacey Drant Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:697-700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Three-Dimensional Demonstration of the Collateral Circulation to the Artery of Adamkiewicz With 16-Row Multislice Computed Tomography
	Kunihiro Yoshioka, Hiroyuki Niinuma, Yoshinobu Ogino, Kenta Muranaka, Kohei Kawazoe, and Shigeru Ehara Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:749. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Multiple Penetrating Aortic Ulcers
	Akihiko Usui, Hiroshi Masumoto, Toshiaki Akita, Masaharu Yoshikawa, Hiroomi Murayama, and Yuichi Ueda Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:750. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

New Technology:

Temporary Right Heart Support With Percutaneous Jugular Access
	Stefan P. Wirtz, Christoph Schmidt, Hugo Van Aken, Gerd Brodner, Dieter Hammel, Hans Heinrich Scheld, and Elmar Berendes Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:701-705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Portable Coronary Active Perfusion System for Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Yoshinao Koshida, Go Watanabe, Tamotsu Yasuda, Shigeyuki Tomita, Shinichi Kadoya, and Taro Kanamori Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:706-710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited commentary
	William L. Holman Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:710-711. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case Reports:

Native Aortic Valve Insufficiency in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices
	Ayesha S. Bryant, William L. Holman, Navin C. Nanda, Srinivas Vengala, Margaret S. Blood, Salpy V. Pamboukian, and James K. Kirklin Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:e6-e8. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pharyngo-Colostomy With Supraglottic Partial Laryngectomy in Caustic Oropharyngeal Stricture
	I. Hoseok, Young Mog Shim, Young-Ik Son, Kwhanmien Kim, and Yong Soo Choi Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:712-714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Human Tracheal Reconstruction With a Composite Radial Forearm Free Flap and Prosthesis
	Peirong Yu, Gary L. Clayman, and Garrett L. Walsh Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:714-716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bilateral Cervical Lung Hernia With T1 Nerve Compression
	Mesbah Rahman, Keith G. Buchan, Kyapanda M. Mandana, and Eric G. Butchart Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:716-718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Direct Cryosurgery for Inoperable Metastatic Disease of the Lung
	Omar Maiwand, Robert Glynne-Jones, Jane Chambers, and George Asimakopoulos Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:718-721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cerebral Air Embolism During Imaging of a Sentinel Lymphatic Drainage in the Respiratory Tract
	Kazuhiro Ueda, Yoshikazu Kaneda, Manabu Sudo, Mitsutaka Jinbo, Kazuyoshi Suga, and Kimikazu Hamono Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:721-723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Management of Empyema Cavity With the Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device
	Kimberly A. Varker and Thomas Ng Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:723-725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
	Adem Gyrbolar Resatoglu, Mustafa Tok, Muge Yemisci, Nuran Yener, and Ali Yener Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:725-726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Surgical Repair of a Chronic Traumatic Sternal Fracture
	Dominic R. Gallo, Earl D. Lett, and William C. Conner Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:726-728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anastomotic Obstruction After Magnetic Vascular Coupling After Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Uwe Klima, Theo Kofidis, Janina Beilner, Michael Maringka, Stephan Kirschner, and Axel Haverich Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:728-729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Off-Pump Surgery for Multiple Coronary Artery Fistulas With Aneurysm
	Ju-Chi Liu, Paul Chan, Tsung-Hao Chang, and Robert Fu-Chean Chen Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:729-732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Coronary Artery Revascularization After Chest Wall Reconstruction With Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap
	Julio C. Vasquez and Frank A. Baciewicz, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:732-735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Rescue Surgical Embolectomy for Fatal Pulmonary Embolism in Patient With Intracranial Hemorrhage
	Ikuo Fukuda, Kozo Fukui, Masahito Minakawa, Masayuki Koyama, Ikko Ichinoseki, and Yasuyuki Suzuki Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:735-737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient With Thalassemia Intermedia
	Dimitrios Farmakis, Aikaterini Polonifi, Spyros Deftereos, Maria Tsironi, Ioannis Papaioannou, and Athanasios Aessopos Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:737-739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection With Intact Interatrial Septum
	Amit Mishra, Rajnish Garg, Raghunath CN, Sunita Maheswari, and Rajesh Sharma Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:739-740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patent Levoatrial Cardinal Vein Without Left Heart Hypoplasia
	Toshio Kaneda, Masahiko Onoe, Mitsuo Matsuda, Soji Moriwaki, and Nobuyuki Mori Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:740-742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Relief of Compromised Translocated Right Coronary Artery Blood Flow by Clockwise Rotation of the Heart in a Jatene Procedure
	Chung-Dann Kan, Jun-Neng Roan, Jing-Ming Wu, and Yu-Jen Yang Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:742-744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Stent as a Bridge to Surgery in a Premature Infant with Tetralogy of Fallot
	Antonio Laudito, Varsha M. Bandisode, Jon F. Lucas, Wolfgang A. Radtke, William T. Adamson, and Scott M. Bradley Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:744-746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
An Alternative Method to Fenestrate the Extracardiac Fontan Conduit in a Patient with Atrial Situs Inversus and Levocardia
	Vinay M. Tak, Saadeh Al-Jureidini, Ian Balfour, Mary Hohenberg, Barbara Kountzman, and Andrew C. Fiore Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:746-748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How To Do It:

Treating Gastric Tube Cancer With Distal Gastrectomy Preserving the Gastroepiploic Artery
	Satoru Motoyama, Reijiro Saito, Manabu Okuyama, Kiyotomi Maruyama, and Jun-ichi Ogawa Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:751-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alternative Bi-Pectoral Muscle Flaps for Postoperative Sternotomy Mediastinitis
	Periklis Tomos, Elias Lachanas, Panagiotis O. Michail, and Alkiviadis Kostakis Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:754-755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Valve Replacement After T-Grafting: "Beating Heart Surgery"
	Hendrick B. Barner, Thoralf M. Sundt, III, and Cliff K. Choong Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:756-757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aneurysms After Coarctation Repair Associated With Hypoplastic Aortic Arch: Surgical Management Through Median Sternotomy
	Davide Pacini, Marcello Bergonzini, Antonino Loforte, Gaetano Gargiulo, Emanuele Pilato, and Roberto Di Bartolomeo Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:758-760. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Thoracic Endometriosis: Current Knowledge
	Marco Alifano, Rocco Trisolini, Alessandra Cancellieri, and Jean François Regnard Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:761-769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Early Postoperative Anticoagulation After Mechanical Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review
	Alexander Kulik, Fraser D. Rubens, Philip S. Wells, Clive Kearon, Thierry G. Mesana, Judith van Berkom, and B.-Khanh Lam Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:770-781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Review of Recent Books:

Congenital Heart Defects. Decision Making for Cardiac Surgery, Volume 1: Common Defects: By Antonio F. Corno. 2003, Germany, Steinkopff-Verlag Darmstadt, 159 pp, illustrated, $129.00 ISBN: 3-7985-1415-1
	Kirk R. Kanter Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:792. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

STS/AATS Joint Workforce on New Technology:

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Association for Thoracic Surgery Off-Pump Training Program
	Richard P. Anderson, Meghan Carey, Evelyn Baram-Clothier, Michael J. Mack, and Bruce W. Lytle Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:782-784. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Correspondence:

Why Should We Repair Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation?
	Robert C. Gorman and Joseph H. Gorman, III Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:785. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Lawrence S.C. Czer, Robert M. Kass, and Alfredo Trento Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:785-786. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Technique of Posterior Mitral Valve Restoration
	Hiroshi Izumoto and Kohei Kawazoe Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:786. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Marco Pocar, Andrea Moneta, and Pino Fundarò Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:786-787. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Clopidogrel-Aspirin Inhibit the Thrombogenicity of St. Jude Mechanical Aortic Prostheses
	Raúl García-Rinaldi Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:787. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Robert W. Emery and Ann M. Emery Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:788. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Flap-Valve Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects
	Francis Robicsek Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:788. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	William Novick Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:788-789. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Is Re-Dosing of Vancomycin Necessary?
	Jamal H. Khan and Elaine A. Davis Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:789. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Does Arch Clamping Increase Stroke Rates?
	Kiyofumi Morishita, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Johji Fukada, and Tomio Abe Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:789-790. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Leonard N. Girardi, Karl H. Krieger, Charles A. Mack, Leonard Y. Lee, Anthony J. Tortolani, and Ottis Wayne Isom Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:790. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
More Biocompatibility in Cardiopulmonary Bypass for High-Risk Patients
	Christophe Baufreton Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:790-791. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Anders Jeppsson Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:791. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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