Ethics in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Point: Full Disclosure—Presentations and Publications Should Include Dollar Amounts and Duration of Surgeon-Industry Relationships
	J. Peter Murphy Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:413-416. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Counterpoint: Full Disclosure—Where Is the Evidence for Nefarious Conflicts of Interest?
	Robert M. Sade Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:417-420. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for General Thoracic Surgery:

Routine Anticoagulation Is Not Indicated for Postoperative General Thoracic Surgical Patients With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation
	Zeena Makhija, Mark S. Allen, Dennis A. Wigle, K. Robert Shen, Stephen D. Cassivi, Francis C. Nichols, III, and Claude Deschamps Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:421-427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Accuracy of FDG-PET to Diagnose Lung Cancer in a Region of Endemic Granulomatous Disease
	Stephen Deppen, Joe B. Putnam, Jr, Gabriela Andrade, Theodore Speroff, Jonathan C. Nesbitt, Eric S. Lambright, Pierre P. Massion, Ron Walker, and Eric L. Grogan Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:428-433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status Affects Outcomes After Lung Cancer Resections in the United States
	Damien J. LaPar, Castigliano M. Bhamidipati, David A. Harris, Benjamin D. Kozower, David R. Jones, Irving L. Kron, Gorav Ailawadi, and Christine L. Lau Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:434-439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Daily Chest Roentgenograms Are Unnecessary in Nonhypoxic Patients Who Have Undergone Pulmonary Resection by Thoracotomy
	Robert James Cerfolio and Ayesha S. Bryant Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:440-443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Michael Lanuti Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:443-444. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
External Validation of the Recalibrated Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index for Predicting the Risk of Major Cardiac Complications After Lung Resection
	Alessandro Brunelli, Stephen D. Cassivi, Juan Fibla, Lisa A. Halgren, Dennis A. Wigle, Mark S. Allen, Francis C. Nichols, K. Robert Shen, and Claude Deschamps Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:445-448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Is There a Role for Pulmonary Metastasectomy With a Curative Intent in Patients With Metastatic Urinary Transitional Cell Carcinoma?
	Haruhisa Matsuguma, Ichiro Yoshino, Hideyuki Ito, Tomoyuki Goya, Yukiko Matsui, Jun Nakajima, Norihiko Ikeda, Sakae Okumura, Satoshi Shiono, Hiroaki Nomori Metastatic Lung Tumor Study Group of Japan Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:449-453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Lorenzo Spaggiari and Monica Casiraghi Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:453-454. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Appropriate Use of Emergency Department Thoracotomy: Implications for the Thoracic Surgeon
	Nathan M. Mollberg, Cavin Glenn, Jobin John, Stephen R. Wise, Ryan Sullivan, Amir Vafa, Norman J. Snow, and Malek G. Massad Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:455-461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Fundoplication After Lung Transplantation Prevents the Allograft Dysfunction Associated With Reflux
	Matthew G. Hartwig, Deverick J. Anderson, Mark W. Onaitis, Shekur Reddy, Laurie D. Snyder, Shu S. Lin, and R. Duane Davis Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:462-469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Circulating Fibrocytes Correlate With Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Development After Lung Transplantation: A Novel Clinical Biomarker
	Damien J. LaPar, Marie D. Burdick, Abbas Emaminia, David A. Harris, Brett A. Strieter, Ling Liu, Mark Robbins, Irving L. Kron, Robert M. Strieter, and Christine L. Lau Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:470-477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cytokine Expression Profile in Human Lungs Undergoing Normothermic Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion
	Miral R. Sadaria, Phillip D. Smith, David A. Fullerton, George A. Justison, Joon H. Lee, Ferenc Puskas, Frederick L. Grover, Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr, T. Brett Reece, and Michael J. Weyant Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:478-484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Karl G. Reyes Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:484. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Effect of Regionalization on Outcome in Esophagectomy: A Canadian National Study
	Christian J. Finley, Lindsay Jacks, Shaf Keshavjee, and Gail Darling Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:485-490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Clinical T2-T3N0M0 Esophageal Cancer: The Risk of Node Positive Disease
	Brendon M. Stiles, Farooq Mirza, Anthony Coppolino, Jeffrey L. Port, Paul C. Lee, Subroto Paul, and Nasser K. Altorki Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:491-498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Retrograde Jejunogastric Decompression After Esophagectomy Is Superior to Nasogastric Drainage
	Varun Puri, Yinin Hu, Tracey Guthrie, Traves D. Crabtree, Daniel Kreisel, Alexander S. Krupnick, G. Alexander Patterson, and Bryan F. Meyers Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:499-503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Feeding Jejunostomy Tubes Placed During Esophagectomy: Are They Necessary?
	James R. Fenton, Edward J. Bergeron, Michael Coello, Robert J. Welsh, and Gary W. Chmielewski Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:504-512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Risk of Stent-Related Aortic Erosion After Endoscopic Stent Insertion for Intrathoracic Anastomotic Leaks After Esophagectomy
	Michael Schweigert, Attila Dubecz, Rudolf J. Stadlhuber, Herbert Muschweck, and Hubert J. Stein Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:513-518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Andrew J. Kaufman Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:518-519. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

TSDA Benson R. Wilcox Award:

Who Is the High-Risk Recipient? Predicting Mortality After Heart Transplant Using Pretransplant Donor and Recipient Risk Factors
	Kimberly N. Hong, Alexander Iribarne, Berhane Worku, Hiroo Takayama, Annetine C. Gelijns, Yoshifumi Naka, Val Jeevanandam, and Mark J. Russo Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:520-527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]

Original Articles: Adult Cardiac:

Tracheostomy After Cardiac Operations: In-Hospital and Long-Term Survival
	Andrea Ballotta, Hassan Kandil, Tommaso Generali, Lorenzo Menicanti, Gabriele Pelissero, Marco Ranucci Surgical and Clinical Outcome Research (SCORE) Group Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:528-533. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Invited Commentary
	Scott A. Falk and Albert T. Cheung Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:533-534. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Comparison of Risk Scores to Estimate Perioperative Mortality in Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery
	Jagroop Basraon, Yellapragada S. Chandrashekhar, Ranjit John, Adheesh Agnihotri, Rosemary Kelly, Herbert Ward, and Selcuk Adabag Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:535-540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aortic Valve Replacement With Hancock II Bioprothesis With and Without Replacement of the Ascending Aorta
	Luis Garrido-Olivares, Manjula Maganti, Susan Armstrong, and Tirone David Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:541-547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Valve-in-Valve Hemodynamics of 20-mm Transcatheter Aortic Valves in Small Bioprostheses
	Ali N. Azadani, Nicolas Jaussaud, Liang Ge, Sam Chitsaz, Timothy A.M. Chuter, and Elaine E. Tseng Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:548-555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement in Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
	Nishant D. Patel, George J. Arnaoutakis, Timothy J. George, Jeremiah G. Allen, Diane E. Alejo, Harry C. Dietz, Duke E. Cameron, and Luca A. Vricella Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:556-561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Results After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcers
	Martin Czerny, Martin Funovics, Gottfried Sodeck, Julia Dumfarth, Maria Schoder, Andrzej Juraszek, Tomasz Dziodzio, Christian Loewe, David Reineke, Eva Krähenbühl, Michael Grimm, and Marek Ehrlich Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:562-567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Evaluation of the Vertebrobasilar System in Thoracic Aortic Surgery
	Tadahisa Sugiura, Kiyotaka Imoto, Keiji Uchida, Hiromasa Yanagi, Daisuke Machida, Makoto Okiyama, Shota Yasuda, and Hiroshi Manaka Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:568-570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Comparing Long-Term Survival Between Patients Undergoing Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Operations
	Giovanni Filardo, Paul A. Grayburn, Cody Hamilton, Robert F. Hebeler, Jr, William B. Cooksey, and Baron Hamman Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:571-578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery In Situ Versus Y-Composite Graftings: Five-Year Angiographic Patency and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes
	Ho Young Hwang, Jun Sung Kim, Kwang Ree Cho, and Ki-Bong Kim Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:579-586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Effect of Diastolic Dysfunction on Early Outcomes During Elective Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Prospective Observational Study
	Young-Nam Youn, Chi Young Shim, Hongseok Yang, Soonchang Hong, Namsik Chung, and Kyung-Jong Yoo Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:587-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Justin M. Schaffer and Steve K. Singh Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:593-594. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Impact of Preoperative Renal Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass
	Bryon J. Boulton, Patrick Kilgo, Robert A. Guyton, John D. Puskas, Omar M. Lattouf, Edward P. Chen, Willam A. Cooper, J. David Vega, Michael E. Halkos, and Vinod H. Thourani Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:595-602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ketorolac Improves Graft Patency After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Propensity-Matched Analysis
	Milo Engoren, Jonathan Hadaway, Thomas A. Schwann, and Robert H. Habib Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:603-609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Interaction Between Human Urotensin II and Vasodilator Agents in Human Internal Mammary Artery With Possible Clinical Implications
	Xiao-Yan Bai, Xiao-Cheng Liu, Qin Yang, Xiang-Dong Tang, and Guo-Wei He Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:610-616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Modification of Infarct Material Properties Limits Adverse Ventricular Remodeling
	Masato Morita, Chad E. Eckert, Kanji Matsuzaki, Mio Noma, Liam P. Ryan, Jason A. Burdick, Benjamin M. Jackson, Joseph H. Gorman, III, Michael S. Sacks, and Robert C. Gorman Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:617-624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Amedeo Anselmi Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:625. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Vascular Complications in Patients Undergoing Femoral Cannulation for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support
	Theodosios Bisdas, Gernot Beutel, Gregor Warnecke, Marius M. Hoeper, Christian Kuehn, Axel Haverich, and Omke E. Teebken Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:626-631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Randomized Trial of a Skin Sealant to Reduce the Risk of Incision Contamination in Cardiac Surgery
	Abelardo Silva von Eckardstein, Chong H. Lim, Pascal M. Dohmen, Paulo M. Pêgo-Fernandes, William A. Cooper, Susan G. Oslund, and E. Lynne Kelley Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:632-637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Figure-of-Eight Versus Prophylactic Sternal Weave Closure of Median Sternotomy in Diabetic Obese Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Koray Aykut, Bulent Celik, and Unal Acikel Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:638-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Francis Robicsek Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:641. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: Pediatric Cardiac:

Risk Factors for Mortality and Morbidity After the Neonatal Blalock-Taussig Shunt Procedure
	Orlando Petrucci, Sean M. O'Brien, Marshall L. Jacobs, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Peter B. Manning, and Pirooz Eghtesady Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:642-652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
A Comparison of Blalock-Taussig Shunts With and Without Closure of the Ductus Arteriosus in Neonates With Pulmonary Atresia
	Martin Zahorec, Zuzana Hrubsova, Peter Skrak, Rudolf Poruban, Matej Nosal, and Lubica Kovacikova Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:653-658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Antonio F. Corno Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:658-659. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Early Postoperative Severity of Illness Predicts Outcomes After the Stage I Norwood Procedure
	John M. Karamichalis, Pedro J. del Nido, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Kathy J. Jenkins, Hua Liu, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Frank A. Pigula, Francis E. Fynn-Thompson, Sitaram M. Emani, John E. Mayer, Jr, and Emile A. Bacha Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:660-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Early Outcomes of Primary Sutureless Repair of the Pulmonary Veins
	Anthony Azakie, Michael J. Lavrsen, Natalie C. Johnson, and Anil Sapru Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:666-672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Outcomes of the Arterial Switch Operation in Patients With Taussig-Bing Anomaly
	Natalie Soszyn, Tyson A. Fricke, Gavin R. Wheaton, James M. Ramsay, Yves d'Udekem, Christian P. Brizard, and Igor E. Konstantinov Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:673-679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Balancing Stenosis and Regurgitation During Mitral Valve Surgery in Pediatric Patients
	Abdullah A. Alghamdi, Bobby Yanagawa, Steve K. Singh, Ari Horton, Osman O. Al-Radi, and Christopher A. Caldarone Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:680-684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	William Brawn Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:684. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Outcomes of Radial Incision of the Tricuspid Valve for Ventricular Septal Defect Closure
	Hyde M. Russell, Kirsten Forsberg, Carl L. Backer, Katherine C. Wurlitzer, Sunjay Kaushal, and Constantine Mavroudis Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:685-690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery: Medium-Term Results After Surgical Repair in 50 Patients
	Richard D. Mainwaring, V. Mohan Reddy, Olaf Reinhartz, Ed Petrossian, Malcolm MacDonald, Teimour Nasirov, Christina Y. Miyake, and Frank L. Hanley Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:691-697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Christian Pizarro Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:697. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Early Outcomes of Total Pulmonary Arterial Reconstruction in Patients With Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome
	Abdulaziz Al-Khaldi, Yasser Mohammed, Omar Tamimi, and Abdulmohsen Alharbi Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:698-704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Impact of Delayed Sternal Closure on Postoperative Infection or Wound Dehiscence in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
	Hong Ju Shin, Won Kyoung Jhang, Jeong-Jun Park, and Tae-Jin Yun Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:705-709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Circumaortic Innominate Vein in a Patient With Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Coarctation
	Pooja Gupta, Stephanie Bolger Theut, Aparna Joshi, and Sanjeev Aggarwal Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:e37. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pyoderma Gangrenosum After Thoracic Surgery
	Altea Esteve-Martínez, Pablo Coto-Segura, Ana Garcia-Rabasco, Albert Mas-Vidal, and Jorge Santos-Juanes Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:741. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Compression of Main Pulmonary Artery by Giant Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysm
	David Austin, Sanjay Asopa, W. Andrew Owens, and Jim A. Hall Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:742. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Imaging of Congenital Aorta-Right Atrial Tunnel With Electrocardiogram Gated 64-Multi-Slice Computed Tomography
	Yon Mi Sung and Naeem Merchant Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:743. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

New Technology:

Sheath-Assisted Tracheal Intubation: A Further Treatment Option for Patients With Acute Dyspnea or Asphyxia Caused by Severe Stenosis of the Larynx or Trachea
	Gang Wu, Yong-Dong Li, Xin-Wei Han, Wei Zhang, Xue-Ping Han, and Peng-Xu Ding Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:710-713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case Reports:

Combination of Aortic Stent-Graft and Arterial Embolization for Ruptured Bronchial Artery Aneurysm
	Chuan-xian Hu, Su Huang, Zhi-wei Xu, Wei Chen, Jia-sheng Huang, and Zhi Fu Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:e19-e21. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Amplatzer Device and Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy to Treat a Thoracic Empyema With Bronchopleural Fistula
	Eliseo Passera, Giovanni Guanella, Alberto Meroni, Giuseppe Chiesa, Adriano Rizzi, and Gaetano Rocco Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:e23-e25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a Patient With Right Pulmonary Agenesis
	Bryon J. Boulton and Seth D. Force Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:e27-e28. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Massive Acute Aortic Regurgitation After Infected Pacemaker Lead Removal: A Word of Caution
	Michele Rossi, Francesco Pirone, Sunil Nair, and Uday Trivedi Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:e29-e31. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Asymptomatic Giant Traumatic Right Coronary Artery Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Sternal Fracture
	Daisuke Yoshioka, Hironori Izutani, Masahiro Ryugo, Kanji Kawachi, and Yoshiki Sawa Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:e33-e35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pedunculated Parietal Pleural Lesion: A Rare Presentation of Bronchogenic Cyst
	Mohd Ramzisham Abdul Rahman, Muhd Nurman Yaman, Mohd Zamrin Dimon, Azmil Farid Zabir, Joanna Ooi Su Min, and Hamzaini Abdul Hamid Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:714-715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ectopic Liver: An Unexpected Finding in a Right Atrial Mass
	Susan M. Trocciola, Leora B. Balsam, Herman Yee, Eugenia Gianos, Monvadi B. Srichai, and Abe DeAnda, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:715-718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hardware Preservation After Sternal Wound Infection in a Lung Transplant Recipient
	Jordan V. Jacobs, Tony N. Hodges, Ross M. Bremner, Rajat Walia, Jasmine Huang, and Michael A. Smith Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:718-720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Palliative Surgery for Malignant Mediastinal Tumor Invading the Superior Vena Cava and Right Atrium
	Yoshihisa Morimoto, Takaki Sugimoto, Hiroko Shiozawa, Makiko Hai, and Yuki Yokoo Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:720-722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Type A Aortic Dissection With Cold Agglutinin Disease
	Hiroaki Osada, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Atsushi Shimizu, Atsushi Nagasawa, and Hitoshi Ogino Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:722-723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Successful Use of Hirudin During Cardiac Surgery Using Minimized Extracorporeal Circulation in Patients With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
	Assad Haneya, Alois Philipp, Karla Lehle, Claudius Diez, Leopold Rupprecht, Reinhard Kobuch, Stephan W. Hirt, York A. Zausig, Christof Schmid, and Thomas Puehler Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:724-726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Robotic-Assisted Aortic Valve Bypass (Apicoaortic Conduit) for Aortic Stenosis
	James S. Gammie, Eric J. Lehr, Bartley P. Griffith, Murtaza Y. Dawood, and Johannes Bonatti Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:726-728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Severe Aortic Insufficiency After Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation
	Hardy Baumbach, Stephan Hill, Matthias Hansen, and Ulrich F.W. Franke Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:728-729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Spontaneous Closure of Pseudoaneurysm After Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation
	Nuria Miranda, Omar A. Araji, María A. Gutiérrez-Martín, Emiliano A. Rodríguez-Caulo, José M. Barquero, and Luis F. Valenzuela Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:729-731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
High Anomalous Origin of Both Coronary Arteries in a Patient With Aortic Valve Disease
	Hironobu Morimoto, Shogo Mukai, Shogo Obata, Tomokuni Furukawa, and Toshifumi Hiraoka Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:731-733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Scrotal Distension After Endoscopic Harvesting of the Saphenous Vein in Patients With Inguinal Hernia
	Osman Najam, Bhuvana Krishnamoorthy, Isaac Kadir, Apostolos Paul Karagounis, Paul Waterworth, James E. Fildes, and Nizar Yonan Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:733-735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From Pulmonary Artery With Mitral Stenosis
	Mrinalendu Das, Pallavi Mahindrakar, Debasis Das, Sukanta Kumar Behera, Saibal Roy Chowdhury, and Biswajit Bandyopadhyay Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:735-737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Giant Tumor of the Right Atrium in Infancy
	Burak Onan, Sertac Haydin, Ismihan Selen Onan, Celal Akdeniz, Ender Odemis, and Ihsan Bakir Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:737-740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How To Do It:

Surgical Technique of Lower Lobe Lung Transplantation
	Tobias Deuse, Bjoern Sill, Patrick von Samson, Yalin Yildirim, Christian Kugler, Maike Oldigs, Hans Klose, Stephan Meierling, Klaus F. Rabe, and Hermann Reichenspurner Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:e39-e42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Rib Resection and Reconstruction With Titanium Plate
	Gaetano Rocco, Flavio Fazioli, Nicola Martucci, Marcellino Cicalese, Antonello La Rocca, Carmine La Manna, and Anna De Chiara Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:744-745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Video]
Transaortic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With the Edwards Sapien Valve: Feasibility, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Advantages
	Pierre-Yves Etienne, Spiridon Papadatos, Elie El Khoury, Denis Pieters, Joel Price, and David Glineur Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:746-748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A New Simple and Objective Method for Graft Sizing in Valve-Sparing Root Replacement Using the Reimplantation Technique
	Laurent de Kerchove, Munir Boodhwani, David Glineur, Philippe Noirhomme, and Gebrine El Khoury Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:749-751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Restoring Anterior Leaflet Continuity: The Spinnaker Repair of Ebstein's Anomaly
	Nicola Viola, Joseph J. Vettukattil, and Marcus P. Haw Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:752-754. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Report From STS Workforce on Congenital Heart Surgery:

Report of the 2010 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Practice and Manpower Survey
	Marshall L. Jacobs, Megan Daniel, Constantine Mavroudis, David L.S. Morales, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Charles D. Fraser, Jr, Joseph W. Turek, John E. Mayer, Christo Tchervenkov, and John Conte Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:762-769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Meta-Analysis of Organ Damage After Conversion From Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Procedures
	Dayal Mukherjee, Christopher Rao, Michael Ibrahim, Kamran Ahmed, Hutan Ashrafian, Aristotle Protopapas, Ara Darzi, and Thanos Athanasiou Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:755-761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Review of Recent Books:

Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery. 5th Edition.: By Robert M. Bojar. 2011, Hoboken, New Jersey, Wiley-Blackwell, 820 pp, $64.95 ISBN: 978-1-4443-3143-1
	T. Sloane Guy Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:780. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Correspondence:

Stenting of Airways: Beware of the Complications
	Peter Kunst, Sjaak Burgers, Suzanne Onderwater, and Michel vd Heuvel Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:774. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Faiz Bhora, Syed Shahzad Razi, and Gary Schwartz Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:774-775. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chronic Expectoration of Staples After Reductive Pneumoplasty in a Lung Transplantation Patient
	Federico Venuta, Marco Anile, Daniele Diso, Tiziano de Giacomo, Erino A. Rendina, Serena Quattrucci, and Giorgio F. Coloni Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:775. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Value Creation in Cardiac Surgery Using the Toyota Production System
	Kevin W. Lobdell Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:775-776. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Same Admission Cardiac Catheterization-Cardiac Surgery: Increased Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury and Mediastinitis
	Jamil Hajj-Chahine, Christophe Jayle, Jacques Tomasi, Hassan Houmaida, and Pierre Corbi Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:776. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Robert S. Kramer, Reed D. Quinn, Robert C. Groom, Mirle A. Kellett, and Jeremiah R. Brown Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:776-777. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Transjugular Tricuspid Valve-in-Valve Implantation: A Safe and Effective Approach
	Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo, Sergio Berti, and Mattia Glauber Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:777-778. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reduction of Thienopyridine-Associated Bleeding Using Multiple Electrode Whole-Blood Aggregometry
	Hrvoje Gasparovic, Mate Petricevic, and Bojan Biocina Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:778-779. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Marco Ranucci Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:779. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Should We Deny Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting to a 49-Year-Old Woman With Concomitant Supraaortic Vessels Disease?
	Dusko Nezic, Aleksandar Knezevic, Miomir Jovic, and Nenad Ilijevski Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:779-780. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education:

Thanks to TSFRE 2010 Donors
	Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:770-773. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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