Special Report:

2012 ACCF/AATS/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Document on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Developed in collaboration with the American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Heart Failure Society of America, Mended Hearts, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
	David R. Holmes, Jr., Michael J. Mack, Sanjay Kaul, Arvind Agnihotri, Karen P. Alexander, Steven R. Bailey, John H. Calhoon, Blase A. Carabello, Milind Y. Desai, Fred H. Edwards, Gary S. Francis, Timothy J. Gardner, A. Pieter Kappetein, Jane A. Linderbaum, Chirojit Mukherjee, Debabrata Mukherjee, Catherine M. Otto, Carlos E. Ruiz, Ralph L. Sacco, Donnette Smith, and James D. Thomas Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1340-1395. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Editorials:

Relative Value of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
	John H. Calhoon Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1023-1024. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Right Thing To Do With the Wrong Thing
	Eugene H. Blackstone Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1025-1026. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Is Less Costly and Morbid Than Open Lobectomy: A Retrospective Multiinstitutional Database Analysis
	Scott J. Swanson, Bryan F. Meyers, Candace L. Gunnarsson, Matthew Moore, John A. Howington, Michael A. Maddaus, Robert J. McKenna, and Daniel L. Miller Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1027-1032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Thoracoscopic Lobectomy and Segmentectomy for Infectious Lung Disease
	John D. Mitchell, Jessica A. Yu, Amy Bishop, Michael J. Weyant, and Marvin Pomerantz Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1033-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thoracic Surgery in the Real World: Does Surgical Specialty Affect Outcomes in Patients Having General Thoracic Operations?
	Victor A. Ferraris, Sibu P. Saha, Daniel L. Davenport, and Joseph B. Zwischenberger Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1041-1048. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Nonintubated Needlescopic Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Management of Peripheral Lung Nodules
	Yu-Ding Tseng, Ya-Jung Cheng, Ming-Hui Hung, Ke-Cheng Chen, and Jin-Shing Chen Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1049-1054. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Outcomes After Surgical Management of Synchronous Bilateral Primary Lung Cancers
	Asad A. Shah, Michael E. Barfield, Chris R. Kelsey, Mark W. Onaitis, Betty Tong, David Harpole, Thomas A. D'Amico, and Mark F. Berry Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1055-1060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Results of Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients With Completely Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
	Chiaki Endo, Akira Sakurada, Hirotsugu Notsuda, Masafumi Noda, Yasushi Hoshikawa, Yoshinori Okada, and Takashi Kondo Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1061-1068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Stephen A. Deppen and Eric L. Grogan Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1068-1069. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Novel Tracheobronchial Reconstruction for Right Upper Lung Carcinoma Involving the Lower Trachea: Preliminary Results
	Qinzi Xu, Yu Deng, Shengling Fu, Yangkai Li, Wei Sun, Ni Zhang, and Xiangning Fu Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1070-1074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Daniel Kreisel Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1074. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Human Lung Cancer Cells Grown on Acellular Rat Lung Matrix Create Perfusable Tumor Nodules
	Dhruva K. Mishra, Michael J. Thrall, Brandi N. Baird, Harald C. Ott, Shanda H. Blackmon, Jonathan M. Kurie, and Min P. Kim Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1075-1081. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Stéphane Collaud Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1081-1082. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Do Tracheas Grow After Slide Tracheoplasty?
	Simone Speggiorin, Thomas W. Gilbert, Mike Broadhead, Derek J. Roebuck, Clare A. McLaren, and Martin J. Elliott Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1083-1086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	James Quintessenza Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1087. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Two-Stage End-to-End Reconstruction of Long-Segment Tracheal Defects With a Bioabsorbable Scaffold Grafting Technique in a Canine Model
	Hisashi Tsukada, Adnan Majid, Michael S. Kent, Armin Ernst, Malcolm M. DeCamp, and Sidhu P. Gangadharan Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1088-1092. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Stephen F. Badylak Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1093. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Transesophageal and Contact Ultrasound Echographic Assessments of Pulmonary Vessels in Bilateral Lung Transplantation
	Marie-Louise Felten, Mireille Michel-Cherqui, Edouard Sage, and Marc Fischler Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1094-1100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Comparative Genomics of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma
	Santhoshi Bandla, Arjun Pennathur, James D. Luketich, David G. Beer, Lin Lin, Adam J. Bass, Tony E. Godfrey, and Virginia R. Litle Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1101-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: Adult Cardiac:

Influence of Surgeon Volume on Outcomes With Aortic Valve Replacement
	Todd M. Dewey, Morley A. Herbert, William H. Ryan, William T. Brinkman, Robert Smith, Syma L. Prince, and Michael J. Mack Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1107-1113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Delirium: A Cause for Concern Beyond the Immediate Postoperative Period
	Billie-Jean Martin, Karen J. Buth, Rakesh C. Arora, and Roger J.F. Baskett Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1114-1120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Invited Commentary
	Paul Kurlansky Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1120. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Heterogeneous Distribution of Left Ventricular Contractile Injury in Chronic Aortic Insufficiency
	Andrew K. Knutsen, Ningning Ma, Ajay K. Taggar, Beckah D. Brady, Brian P. Cupps, and Michael K. Pasque Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1121-1127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Surgical History, Management, and Outcomes of Subaortic Stenosis in Adults
	Michael Ibrahim, Martin Kostolny, Tain-Yen Hsia, Carin Van Doorn, Fiona Walker, Shay Cullen, Magdi H. Yacoub, and Victor T. Tsang Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1128-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Leaflet Replacement for Aortic Stenosis Using the 3f Stentless Aortic Bioprosthesis: Midterm Results
	Petar Risteski, Christine Adami, Nestoras Papadopoulos, Abdel Sami Sirat, Anton Moritz, and Mirko Doss Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1134-1140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Augmented Mitral Valve Leaflet Area Decreases Leaflet Stress: A Finite Element Simulation
	Chun Xu, Arminder S. Jassar, Derek P. Nathan, Thomas J. Eperjesi, Clayton J. Brinster, Melissa M. Levack, Mathieu Vergnat, Robert C. Gorman, Joseph H. Gorman, III, and Benjamin M. Jackson Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1141-1145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Twenty-Five Year Outcomes of Tricuspid Valve Replacement Comparing Mechanical and Biologic Prostheses
	Andrea Garatti, Giovanni Nano, Giuseppe Bruschi, Alberto Canziani, Tiziano Colombo, Alessandro Frigiola, Luigi Martinelli, and Lorenzo Menicanti Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1146-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Ko Bando Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1153. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mechanical Tricuspid Valve Replacement Is Not Superior in Patients Younger Than 65 Years Who Need Long-Term Anticoagulation
	Ho Young Hwang, Kyung-Hwan Kim, Ki-Bong Kim, and Hyuk Ahn Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1154-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Evelio Rodriguez Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1160-1161. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Sequential Design for Clinical Trials Evaluating a Prosthetic Heart Valve
	Cody Hamilton, Michael Lu, Steven Lewis, and William Anderson Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1162-1166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Coronary Artery Bypass Operations for Elderly Patients in California, 2003 to 2008
	Zhongmin Li, Ezra A. Amsterdam, Khung Keong Yeo, Holly Hoegh, Geeta Mahendra, W. Douglas Boyd, and J. Nilas Young Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1167-1172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Edward L. Hannan Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1172-1173. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Economic Evaluation of Endoscopic Versus Open Vein Harvest for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Lars Oddershede, Jan J. Andreasen, Barbara C. Brocki, and Lars Ehlers Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1174-1180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Light-Induced Vasodilation of Coronary Arteries and Its Possible Clinical Implication
	Christian A. Plass, Hans G. Loew, Bruno K. Podesser, and Alexander M. Prusa Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1181-1186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Robert T. Mallet and Albert H. Olivencia-Yurvati Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1186-1187. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
First Evidence of Depressed Contractility in the Border Zone of a Human Myocardial Infarction
	Jonathan F. Wenk, Doron Klepach, Lik Chuan Lee, Zhihong Zhang, Liang Ge, Elaine E. Tseng, Alastair Martin, Sebastian Kozerke, Joseph H. Gorman, III, Robert C. Gorman, and Julius M. Guccione Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1188-1193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Jerry Braun Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1193-1194. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Results of Long Segmental Reconstruction of Left Anterior Descending Artery Using Left Internal Thoracic Artery
	Yasuyuki Kato, Toshihiko Shibata, Shuichiro Takanashi, Toshihiro Fukui, Akira Ito, and Yoshihiro Shimizu Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1195-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Closed Suction Drainage Improves Clinical Outcome in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Vein Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Bhuvaneswari Krishnamoorthy, Othman S. Al-Fagih, Mohammed I. Madi, Osman Najam, Paul D. Waterworth, James E. Fildes, and Nizar Yonan Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1201-1205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Outcomes for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Effects of Previous Cardiac Surgery
	Charles T. Klodell, Ashkan Karimi, Thomas M. Beaver, Philip J. Hess, and Tomas D. Martin Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1206-1214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A New Mechanism by Which an Acute Type B Aortic Dissection Is Primarily Complicated, Becomes Complicated, or Remains Uncomplicated
	Christian Loewe, Martin Czerny, Gottfried H. Sodeck, Julie Ta, Maria Schoder, Martin Funovics, Julia Dumfarth, Marek Ehrlich, Michael Grimm, and Johannes Lammer Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1215-1222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hypothermia Severely Effects Performance of Nitinol-Based Endovascular Grafts In Vitro
	Michael P. Robich, Robert Hagberg, Marc L. Schermerhorn, Frank B. Pomposelli, Michael C. Nilson, Michelle L. Gendron, Frank W. Sellke, and Roberto Rodriguez Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1223-1227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Adult-Derived Index for Mortality Prediction After Cardiac Transplantation (IMPACT) Risk Score Predicts Short-Term Mortality After Pediatric Heart Transplantation
	Arman Kilic, Jeremiah G. Allen, George J. Arnaoutakis, Timothy J. George, Duke E. Cameron, Luca A. Vricella, and Eric S. Weiss Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1228-1235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Completion Pericardiectomy for Recurrent Constrictive Pericarditis: Importance of Timing of Recurrence on Late Clinical Outcome of Operation
	Yang Hyun Cho, Hartzell V. Schaff, Joseph A. Dearani, Richard C. Daly, Soon J. Park, Zhuo Li, and Jae K. Oh Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1236-1240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Donald Glower Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1240-1241. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Chronic Postthoracotomy Pain and Health-Related Quality of Life
	Michelle A.O. Kinney, W. Michael Hooten, Stephen D. Cassivi, Mark S. Allen, Melissa A. Passe, Andrew C. Hanson, Darrell R. Schroeder, and Carlos B. Mantilla Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1242-1247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: Pediatric Cardiac:

Bilateral Sensory Permanent Hearing Loss After Palliative Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Operation
	Charlene M.T. Robertson, Gwen Y. Alton, Karin T. Bork, Ari R. Joffe, Gerda C. Tawfik, Reg S. Sauve, Diane M. Moddemann, David B. Ross, and Ivan M. Rebeyka Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1248-1253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Contemporary Fontan Operation: Association Between Early Outcome and Type of Cavopulmonary Connection
	Robert D. Stewart, Sara K. Pasquali, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Daniel K. Benjamin, James Jaggers, Julie Cheng, Constantine Mavroudis, and Marshall L. Jacobs Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1254-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Primary Translocation of Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery for Children With Symptomatic Vascular Ring
	Takeshi Shinkawa, S. Bruce Greenberg, Robert D.B. Jaquiss, and Michiaki Imamura Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1262-1265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Surgical Reconstruction of Tracheal Stenosis in Conjunction With Congenital Heart Defects
	Richard D. Mainwaring, Michael Shillingford, Ryan Davies, Peter Koltai, Manchula Navaratnam, V. Mohan Reddy, and Frank L. Hanley Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1266-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Extended Single-Patch Repair of Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis: A Simple and Effective Technique
	Minoo N. Kavarana, Meghan Riley, Vikram Sood, Richard G. Ohye, Eric J. Devaney, Edward L. Bove, and Jennifer C. Hirsch Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1274-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

A Bjork-Shiley Valve 40 Years in Action
	G. Hossein Almassi Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:e105. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Traumatic Aneurysm of the Right Internal Thoracic Artery
	Rui-Yan Ma, Zong-Ying Yang, Zhao Jian, Lin Chen, and Ying-Bin Xiao Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:e107. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Multivessel Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration
	Patrick Georgoff and Sunil Singhal Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1318. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Fibrous Cyst Arising From the Cordae Tendiniae of the Mitral Valve
	Friedrich-Christian Rieß, Thomas Löning, and Matthias Danne Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1319. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Triple-Barreled Aortic Dissection Developing Into Quadruple-Barreled Dissection
	Eijun Sueyoshi, Hiroki Nagayama, Ichiro Sakamoto, Tsuneo Ariyoshi, Koji Hashizume, Kiyoyuki Eishi, and Masataka Uetani Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1320. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

New Technology:

Anvil Extension Technology in Thoracic Surgery
	Todd L. Demmy and William R. Mayfield Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1280-1284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Intraoperative Electroanatomic Mapping
	Takashi Nitta, Jiro Kurita, Hiroshige Murata, Hiroya Ohmori, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Masami Ochi, and Kazuo Shimizu Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1285-1288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case Reports:

Giant Asymptomatic Primary Esophageal Schwannoma
	Edmund S. Kassis, Shelly Bansal, Carmen Perrino, Jon P. Walker, Charles Hitchcock, Patrick Ross, Jr, and Vincent C. Daniel Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:e81-e83. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Penetrating Injury of Ascending Aorta With Arrow In Situ
	Siddharth Lakhotia, Shashi Prakash, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, and Debasish Panigrahi Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:e85-e87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
TAVI for Pure Aortic Valve Insufficiency in a Patient With a Left Ventricular Assist Device
	Giuseppe D'Ancona, Miralem Pasic, Semih Buz, Thorsten Drews, Stephan Dreysse, Roland Hetzer, and Axel Unbehaun Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:e89-e91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bartonella as a Cause of Mechanical Prosthetic Aortic Root Endocarditis
	Jamil Hajj-Chahine, Hassan Houmaida, Chloé Plouzeau, Jacques Tomasi, and Pierre Corbi Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:e93-e95. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mitral Valve Repair for Double-Orifice Mitral Valve With Flail Leaflet: The Usefulness of Real-Time Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography
	Tomoko Tani, Kitae Kim, Yoko Fujii, Shigeru Komori, Yukikatsu Okada, Toru Kita, and Yutaka Furukawa Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:e97-e98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Secondary Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Causing Failure to Wean From Cardiopulmonary Bypass
	Jamal F. Rabbi, Ganpat Valaulikar, Nancy A. Appling, Tiffany K. Bee, Bridget F. Ostrow, and Darryl S. Weiman Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:e99-e100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alternate Method for Hybrid Fontan Completion
	Ramón Arreola-Torres, Alberto García-y Otero, Alberto Valencia-Castellanos, Eliseo Portilla-de Buen, and Fernando Carrillo-Llamas Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:e101-e103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bilateral Double Free-Flaps for Reconstruction of Extensive Chest Wall Defect
	Emre Gazyakan, Holger Engel, Marcus Lehnhardt, and Michael Pelzer Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1289-1291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tracheal Stenosis After Metal Stent Insertion Treated Successfully With a T-Tube
	Katsunari Matsuoka, Ayumi Kuroda, Angyoung Kang, Naoko Imanishi, Shinjiro Nagai, Mitsuhiro Ueda, and Yoshihiro Miyamoto Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1291-1292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Use of Cervicothoracic Anatomy as a Guide for Directed Drainage of Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis
	Cherie Parungo Erkmen, Hanghang Wang, Julianna Czum, and Joseph A. Paydarfar Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1293-1294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Concurrent Metastatic Thymic Carcinoma and Postirradiation Sarcoma
	Tzu-Ju Chen, Hung-I. Lu, Cheng-Hua Huang, Hsuan-Chih Hsu, Sung-Ting Chen, Wei-jen Chen, and Chao-Cheng Huang Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1295-1296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Direct Transaortic CoreValve Implantation Through Right Minithoracotomy in Patients With Patent Coronary Grafts
	Giuseppe Bruschi, Federico De Marco, Luca Botta, Jacopo Oreglia, Paola Colombo, Roberto Paino, Silvio Klugmann, and Luigi Martinelli Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1297-1299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Blood Pressure Measurements in Patients With Takayasu Arteritis: A Work of Caution
	Franz Hafner, Harald Froehlich, Thomas Gary, Kurt Tiesenhausen, Michael Scarpatetti, and Marianne Brodmann Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1299-1301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm of the Aortic Arch With Purulent Pericardial Effusion
	Michael J. Ewing, Philip D. Houck, Glen B. Drake, and Kenton J. Zehr Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1301-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Central Extracorporeal Life Support in Pheochromocytoma Crisis
	Carlo Banfi, Francis Juthier, Pierre-Vladimir Ennezat, Timothee de Saint Denis, Bruno Carnaille, Emmanuelle Leteurtre, Alain Prat, and André Vincentelli Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1303-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support of an Adult Patient With Down Syndrome
	Abraham J. Nunes, Holger Buchholz, Selvi Sinnadurai, and Roderick G. MacArthur Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1305-1307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Acute Dysfunction of Mechanical Aortic Valve as Electrocardiographic Mimic of Acute Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion
	Peiren Shan, Weijian Huang, Sheng Li, Hao Zhou, Fengquan Dong, Maoping Chu, and Chengchao Sun Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1307-1309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Colonic Injury From Temporary Epicardial Pacing Wires
	Mudasiru A. Salami, Richard J. Coleman, and Keith G. Buchan Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1309-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reconstruction of Pulmonary Artery in a Newborn Using a Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosal Patch
	Fariba Chalajour, Laura A. Barboza, Lorenzo Boni, Radhika Snyder, Frank L. Hanley, V. Mohan Reddy, and R. Kirk Riemer Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1311-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Severe Cyanosis After Kawashima Operation Resulting From Congenital Portosystemic Shunt
	Yuki Nakamura, Mitsuru Aoki, Ikuo Hagino, and Hiromichi Nakajima Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1315-1317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How To Do It:

Video-Assisted Cardiac Myxoma Resection: Basket Technique for Complete and Safe Removal From the Heart
	Aristotelis Panos and Patrick O. Myers Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:e109-e110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Video]
Cervical Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Using a Flexible Endoscope for Bilateral Thoracoscopy
	Moishe Liberman, Mohamed Khereba, Eric Goudie, Mehdi Tahiri, Jessica Forcillo, Alain Gauthier, Vicky Thiffault, André Duranceau, and Pasquale Ferraro Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1321-1323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Video]
Composite Venous Coronary Grafts: Construction Made Simple
	Pankaj Saxena, Peter Hsang-Yu Chai, and Ivor Galvin Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1324-1325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Use of an Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator to Expose Buried Coronary Arteries
	Hiroshi Takami, Taizo Hiraishi, and Tohru Kobayashi Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1326-1328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Loop-in-Loop Technique in Mitral Valve Repair via Minithoracotomy
	Kazuma Okamoto, Ryohei Yozu, and Mikihiko Kudo Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1329-1330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Large-Animal Models of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
	Cherry Ballard-Croft, Dongfang Wang, L. Ryan Sumpter, Xiaoqin Zhou, and Joseph B. Zwischenberger Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1331-1339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Report:

2011 Meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
	David R. Jones Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1396-1397. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Review of Recent Books:

100,000 Hearts: A Surgeon's Memoir: By Denton A. Cooley, MD. 2012, Austin, Texas, University of Texas Press, 323 pp, illustrated, $29.95 ISBN: 978-0-9766697-7-7
	L. Henry Edmunds, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1402. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Correspondence:

The Indications for Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
	Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Toshiteru Nagashima, and Hitoshi Igai Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1398. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Gaetano Rocco Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1398-1399. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
DualMesh 2-MM Gore-Tex and Pectus Excavatum Repair
	Christophoros Kotoulas Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1399. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Blalock-Taussig Shunts With and Without Closure of the Ductus Arteriosus
	Issam El-Rassi, Antoine Soueide, and Bassem Chabb Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1399-1400. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Martin Zahorec, Matej Nosal, and Lubica Kovacikova Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1400. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Aorto-GoreTex Central Shunt With Side-to-Side Aortic Anastomosis
	Murat Ugurlucan and Emin Tireli Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1400-1401. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Yves d'Udekem, Luca Barozzi, Igor E. Konstantinov, and Christian P. Brizard Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:1401. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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