Presidential Address:

Patient Versus Customer, Technology Versus Touch: Where Has Humanism Gone?
	Carolyn E. Reed Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1511-1514. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: General Thoracic:

Minimally-Invasive Esophagomyotomy in 200 Consecutive Patients: Factors Influencing Postoperative Outcomes
	Matthew J. Schuchert, James D. Luketich, Rodney J. Landreneau, Arman Kilic, William E. Gooding, Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, Neil A. Christie, Sebastien Gilbert, and Arjun Pennathur Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1729-1734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Differences in Outcomes Between Younger and Older Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
	Ayesha S. Bryant and Robert J. Cerfolio Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1735-1739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Value of Occult Disease in Resection Margin and Lymph Node After Extrapleural Pneumonectomy for Malignant Mesothelioma
	Tommaso Claudio Mineo, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Eugenio Pompeo, Alfonso Baldi, Franco Stella, Paolo Aurea, and Mario Marino Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1740-1746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis: A Randomized Control Trial Comparing T3 and T2-4 Ablation
	Xu Li, Yuan-Rong Tu, Min Lin, Fan-Cai Lai, Jian-Feng Chen, and Zhu-Jian Dai Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1747-1751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Peter B. Licht Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1751-1752. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Perioperative Evaluation of Airways in Patients With Arch Obstruction and Intracardiac Defects
	Won Kyoung Jhang, Jeong-Jun Park, Dong-Man Seo, Hyun Woo Goo, and MiJeung Gwak Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1753-1758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Management of Subcutaneous Emphysema After Pulmonary Resection
	Robert J. Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, and Lee M. Maniscalco Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1759-1765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Neurectomy for Treatment of Intercostal Neuralgia
	Eric H. Williams, Christopher G. Williams, Gedge D. Rosson, Richard F. Heitmiller, and A. Lee Dellon Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1766-1770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Original Articles: Adult Cardiac:

Dose-Related Effect of Statins on Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery
	Antonios Kourliouros, Ayesha De Souza, Neil Roberts, Anna Marciniak, Athanasios Tsiouris, Oswaldo Valencia, John Camm, and Marjan Jahangiri Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1515-1520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Invited Commentary
	Stuart P. Thomas Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1520. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Statin Therapy Improves Outcomes After Valvular Heart Surgery
	Lynn M. Fedoruk, Hongkun Wang, Mark R. Conaway, Irving L. Kron, and Karen C. Johnston Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1521-1526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mitral Valve Abnormalities in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Echocardiographic Features and Surgical Outcomes
	Ryan K. Kaple, Ross T. Murphy, Linda M. DiPaola, Penny L. Houghtaling, Harry M. Lever, Bruce W. Lytle, Eugene H. Blackstone, and Nicholas G. Smedira Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1527-1535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Robert A.E. Dion Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1536. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Recurrent Mitral Regurgitation and Risk Factors for Early and Late Mortality After Mitral Valve Repair for Functional Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
	Traves D. Crabtree, Marci S. Bailey, Marc R. Moon, Nabil Munfakh, Michael K. Pasque, Jennifer S. Lawton, Nader Moazami, Kristen A. Aubuchon, Ashraf S. Al-Dadah, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1537-1543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Safety of Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Without Aortic Cross-Clamp
	Ramanan Umakanthan, Marzia Leacche, Michael R. Petracek, Sathappan Kumar, Nataliya V. Solenkova, Clayton A. Kaiser, James P. Greelish, Jorge M. Balaguer, Rashid M. Ahmad, Stephen K. Ball, Steven J. Hoff, Tarek S. Absi, Betty S. Kim, and John G. Byrne Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1544-1550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Less Invasive Intracardiac Surgery Performed Without Aortic Clamping
	Didier F. Loulmet, Nirav C. Patel, Joan M. Jennings, and Valavanur A. Subramanian Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1551-1555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Timing of Stroke After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Determines Mortality
	Turner C. Lisle, Kevin M. Barrett, Leo M. Gazoni, Brian R. Swenson, Christopher D. Scott, Ali Kazemi, John A. Kern, Benjamin B. Peeler, Irving L. Kron, and Karen C. Johnston Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1556-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Outcome of Patients Requiring Valve Surgery During Active Infective Endocarditis
	Evelyn E. Hill, Marie-Christine Herregods, Steven Vanderschueren, Piet Claus, Willy E. Peetermans, and Paul Herijgers Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1564-1569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Carlos A. Mestres Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1569-1570. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Absence of Cognitive Decline One Year After Coronary Bypass Surgery: Comparison to Nonsurgical and Healthy Controls
	Jerry J. Sweet, Eileen Finnin, Penny L. Wolfe, Jennifer L. Beaumont, Elizabeth Hahn, Jesse Marymont, Timothy Sanborn, and Todd K. Rosengart Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1571-1578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Invited Commentary
	Paul Kurlansky Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1578. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Twelve-Month Patency With the PAS-Port Proximal Connector Device: A Single Center Prospective Randomized Trial
	Jörg Kempfert, Ulrich T. Opfermann, Markus Richter, Torsten Bossert, Friedrich W. Mohr, and Jan F. Gummert Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1579-1584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Jacob Bergsland Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1584-1585. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Surgical Approaches in Left Anterior Descending Artery In-Stent Stenosis
	Bayram Yilmazkaya, Renda Circi, Umit Pinar Circi, Sami Gurkahraman, Mehmet Ali Yukselen, Omer Zuhtu Yondem, and Oguz Tasdemir Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1586-1590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ventricular Septal Rupture Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction: Clinical Characteristics and Contemporary Outcome
	Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen, Michael Præstholm, Kim Munk, Per Wierup, Henrik Egeblad, and Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1591-1596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Comparison of Open and Endovascular Descending Thoracic Aortic Repair in Patients Older Than 75 Years of Age
	Himanshu J. Patel, David M. Williams, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr, Narasimham L. Dasika, Mary C. Passow, Richard L. Prager, and G. Michael Deeb Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1597-1604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Outcome and Quality of Life After Surgical and Endovascular Treatment of Descending Aortic Lesions
	Florian Dick, Dominik Hinder, Franz F. Immer, Cédric Hirzel, Dai Do Do, Thierry P. Carrel, and Juerg Schmidli Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1605-1612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Himanshu J. Patel Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1612-1613. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Arterial Access Through the Right Subclavian Artery in Surgery of the Aortic Arch Improves Neurologic Outcome and Mid-Term Quality of Life
	Franz F. Immer, Barbara Moser, Eva S. Krähenbühl, Lars Englberger, Mario Stalder, Friedrich S. Eckstein, and Thierry Carrel Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1614-1618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Management of Intraoperative Malperfusion Syndrome Using Femoral Artery Cannulation for Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
	Tomoki Shimokawa, Shuichiro Takanashi, Naomi Ozawa, and Tsuyoshi Itoh Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1619-1624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Ikuo Fukuda Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1624. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Endovascular Stenting for Traumatic Aortic Injury: An Emerging New Standard of Care
	Sina L. Moainie, David G. Neschis, James S. Gammie, James M. Brown, Robert S. Poston, Thomas M. Scalea, and Bartley P. Griffith Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1625-1630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Asymmetric Mechanical Properties of Porcine Aortic Sinuses
	Namrata Gundiah, Kimberly Kam, Peter B. Matthews, Julius Guccione, Harry A. Dwyer, David Saloner, Timothy A.M. Chuter, T. Sloane Guy, Mark B. Ratcliffe, and Elaine E. Tseng Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1631-1638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Risk Factor Analysis for Bridge to Transplantation With the CardioWest Total Artificial Heart
	Jack G. Copeland, Richard G. Smith, Raj K. Bose, Pei H. Tsau, Paul E. Nolan, and Marvin J. Slepian Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1639-1644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Reiner Koerfer Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1645. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Clinical Experience With Sternotomy Versus Subcostal Approach for Exchange of the HeartMate XVE to the HeartMate II Ventricular Assist Device
	Igor D. Gregoric, Brian A. Bruckner, Leon Jacob, Biswajit Kar, William E. Cohn, Saverio La Francesca, and O.H. Frazier Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1646-1649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Andrew J. Lodge Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1650. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Argatroban as a Primary or Secondary Postoperative Anticoagulant in Patients Implanted With Ventricular Assist Devices
	Louis E. Samuels, Jaromir Kohout, Elena Casanova-Ghosh, Kevin Hagan, Phil Garwood, Francis Ferdinand, and Scott M. Goldman Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1651-1655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	John Butterworth Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1655. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cellular Immunity Impaired Among Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Device for 6 Months
	Pam M. Kimball, Maureen Flattery, Felecia McDougan, and Vigneshwar Kasirajan Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1656-1661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	John Conte Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1661. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Impact of Aprotinin on Blood Loss and Blood Transfusion in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	Hartmuth B. Bittner, Janine Lemke, Michelle Lange, Ardawan Rastan, and Friedrich W. Mohr Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1662-1668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Use of Recombinant Activated Factor VII Concentrate to Control Postoperative Hemorrhage in Complex Cardiovascular Surgery
	Lyndsey J. Bowman, Walter E. Uber, Martha R. Stroud, Lydia R. Christiansen, John Lazarchick, Arthur J. Crumbley, III, John M. Kratz, John M. Toole, Fred A. Crawford, Jr, and John S. Ikonomidis Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1669-1677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cytokines Link Toll-Like Receptor 4 Signaling to Cardiac Dysfunction After Global Myocardial Ischemia
	John Cha, Zhiping Wang, Lihua Ao, Ning Zou, Charles A. Dinarello, Anirban Banerjee, David A. Fullerton, and Xianzhong Meng Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1678-1685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Niels P. van der Kaaij and Ad J.J.C. Bogers Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1685. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Orignal Articles: Pediatric Cardiac:

28 Years' Experience With Transatrial-Transpulmonary Repair of Atrioventricular Septal Defect With Tetralogy of Fallot
	Gerard J.F. Hoohenkerk, Paul H. Schoof, Eline F. Bruggemans, Mary Rijlaarsdam, and Mark G. Hazekamp Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1686-1689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME]
Invited Commentary
	Charles D. Fraser, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1690. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Management of 239 Patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Related Malformations from 1993 to 2007
	Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Sean M. O'Brien, Paul J. Chai, Victor O. Morell, Harald L. Lindberg, and James A. Quintessenza Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1691-1697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Predictors of Outcome of Arterial Switch Operation for Complex D-Transposition
	Danielle Gottlieb, Marcy L. Schwartz, Kara Bischoff, Kimberlee Gauvreau, and John E. Mayer, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1698-1703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A 12-Year Experience of Bipolar Steroid-Eluting Epicardial Pacing Leads in Children
	Maren Tomaske, Bart Gerritse, Leo Kretzers, Rene Pretre, Ali Dodge-Khatami, Mariette Rahn, and Urs Bauersfeld Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1704-1711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pulmonary Valve Replacement: A Comparison of Three Biological Valves
	Andrew C. Fiore, Mark Rodefeld, Mark Turrentine, Palaniswamy Vijay, Tyler Reynolds, John Standeven, Kirstin Hill, Jamie Bost, Dustin Carpenter, Courtney Tobin, and John W. Brown Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1712-1718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Fetal Stress Response to Fetal Cardiac Surgery
	Christopher T. Lam, Samar Sharma, R. Scott Baker, Jerri Hilshorst, John Lombardi, Kenneth E. Clark, and Pirooz Eghtesady Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1719-1727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	Kathleen N. Fenton Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1727-1728. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Giant Pericardial Cyst Compressing the Right Ventricle
	Agata M. Lesniak-Sobelga, Maria Olszowska, Wieslawa Tracz, Mieczyslaw Pasowicz, Zbigniew Samitowski, Piotr Pieniazek, Piotr Klimeczek, Robert Banys, Piotr Musialek, Lukasz Tekieli, and Jerzy Sadowski Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1811. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Use of Three-Dimensional Computed Tomographic Reconstruction in the Diagnosis of a Rare Case of Angina
	Saina Attaran, Stam Kapetanakis, Peter Mhandu, and Ahmed El-Gamel Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1812. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Tension Pneumothorax: A Complication of Superior Vena Cava Filter Insertion
	Surya P. Bhatt, Sudip Nanda, and Mohamed A. Turki Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1813. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

New Technology:

Acute Reduction of Functional Mitral Regurgitation in Canine Model Using an Epicardial Device
	Masatoshi Akiyama, Zoran B. Popovic, Keiji Kamohara, Faruk Cingoz, Masao Daimon, Chiyo Ootaki, Yoshio Ootaki, Maureen Martin, Jenny Liu, Michael W. Kopcak, Jr, Raymond Dessoffy, and Kiyotaka Fukamachi Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1771-1775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Effects of a Soluble Polymer and Bone Wax on Sternal Healing in an Animal Model
	Tadeusz Wellisz, Jonathan K. Armstrong, John Cambridge, Yuehuei H. An, Xuejun Wen, Christopher M. Hill, and Timothy C. Fisher Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1776-1780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Invited Commentary
	William L. Holman Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1780. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Case Reports:

Photodynamic Therapy Followed by Thoracoscopic Sleeve Lobectomy for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer
	Daniel T. DeArmond, Ali Mahtabifard, Clark B. Fuller, and Robert J. McKenna, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:e24-e26. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Total Arch Replacement Under Normothermic Beating Heart Surgery
	Jui-Chih Chang, Shen-Feng Chao, and Bee-Song Chang Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1781-1782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Ascending Aortic Dissection: Look Again Before You Leap
	Michael S. Firstenberg, Juan A. Crestanello, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, John H. Sirak, and Benjamin Sun Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1782-1784. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hemolytic Anemia After Operation for Aortic Dissection Using Teflon Felt Strips
	Yuki Nakamura, Hitoshi Ogino, Hitoshi Matsuda, Kenji Minatoya, Hiroaki Sasaki, and Soichiro Kitamura Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1784-1787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Delayed Improvement in Valve Hemodynamic Performance After Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation
	Josep Rodés-Cabau, Christine Houde, Jean Perron, Lee N. Benson, and Philippe Pibarot Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1787-1788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Obstruction of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract After Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement
	Qingyu Wu, Lufeng Zhang, and Rui Zhu Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1789-1791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Implantation for Active Mitral Valve Endocarditis in Third Degree Thorax Burn
	Maurice A. Smith and David D. Yuh Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1791-1792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Spontaneous Coronary Dissection in Late Pregnancy: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Management
	Hisham M.F. Sherif, Hiep C. Nguyen, Brian H. Sarter, Joseph T. West, Edward Lucente, David M. Fink, Adrian Quesada-Rojas, and Michael K. Banbury Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1793-1794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Resection of Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms in a Takayasu's Arteritis Patient
	Samer Kanaan, Craig Baker, and Vaughn Starnes Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1795-1796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Mechanical Occlusion of the Inferior Vena Cava: An Unusual Complication After Repair of Pectus Excavatum Using the Nuss Procedure
	Dilip S. Nath, Winfield J. Wells, and Brian L. Reemtsen Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1796-1798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Orthodeoxia-Platypnea Syndrome Presenting as Paradoxical Peripheral Embolism
	Sophie Delalieux, Kathleen De Greef, Jeroen Hendriks, Patrick Lauwers, Bert Suys, and Paul Van Schil Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1798-1800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Management of Tracheomediastinal Fistula Using Self-Expanding Metallic Stents
	Chirag Choudhary, Thomas R. Gildea, Reyadh Salman, Enrique Diaz Guzman, and Atul C. Mehta Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1800-1802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Rare Tumor of the Diaphragm: Pleomorphic Rhabdomyosarcoma
	Pelin Pinar Deniz, Nilgun Kalac, Gulnur Onde Ucoluk, Belgin Samurkasoglu, Abdullah Irfan Tastepe, Erkmen Gulhan, and Funda Demirag Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1802-1805. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Primary Mediastinal Myelolipoma
	Mohammad Vaziri, Alireza Sadeghipour, Abdolreza Pazooki, and Leila Zahedi Shoolami Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1805-1806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Pediculate Mucinous Cystadenoma Difficult To Differentiate From Pleural Tumor
	Hitoshi Igai, Norihito Okumura, Keiji Ohata, Tomoaki Matsuoka, Kohtaroh Kameyama, and Tatsuo Nakagawa Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1807-1809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Heterotopic Supradiaphragmatic Liver Combined With Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration
	Seon Uoo Choi, Hong Kwan Kim, and Jhingook Kim Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1809-1810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

How To Do It:

Right Ventricular Reduction as an Adjunct Procedure in Tricuspid Valve Repair
	Utz Kappert, Sems-Malte Tugtekin, Ahmed Ouda, Konstantin Alexiou, Alexander Schmeisser, Steffen Schoen, and Klaus Matschke Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:e27-e29. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Facile Stabilization and Exposure Techniques in Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery
	Murat Kurtoglu, Sanser Ates, Tuba Demirozü, Ibrahim Duvan, Haldun Y. Karagoz, and Tayfun Aybek Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:e30-e31. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A Novel Arch-First T-Graft Technique for Extensive Aortic Arch Reconstruction
	Shih-Rong Hsieh, Chien-Chang Chen, and Hao-Ji Wei Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1814-1816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Treatment of Symptomatic Coral Reef Aorta by Endovascular Stent-Graft Placement
	Johannes Holfeld, Roman Gottardi, Daniel Zimpfer, Marion Dorfmeister, Julia Dumfarth, Martin Funovics, Maria Schoder, Ernst Weigang, Johannes Lammer, Ernst Wolner, Martin Czerny, and Michael Grimm Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1817-1819. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
New Surgical Procedure for Ischemic/Functional Mitral Regurgitation: Mitral Complex Remodeling
	Hirokuni Arai, Fusahiko Itoh, Takeshi Someya, Keiji Oi, Kiyoshi Tamura, and Hiroyuki Tanaka Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1820-1822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Alternative Repair for Challenging Variants of Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Veins
	Ronald K. Woods and Katherine L. Cleveland Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1823-1824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Thoracoscopic Total Parietal Pleurectomy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
	Derek P. Nathan, Nyali E. Taylor, David W. Low, Daniel Raymond, and Joseph B. Shrager Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1825-1827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Coronary Connector Devices: Analysis of 1,469 Anastomoses in 1,216 Patients
	Willem J.L. Suyker and Cornelius Borst Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1828-1836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Key References:

Gene Therapy in Thoracic Oncology
	Jack A. Roth Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1837-1838. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Review of Recent Books:

Lung Metastases and Isolated Lung Perfusion: Edited by Paul Van Schil. 2007, New York, New York, Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 241 pp, illustrated, $129.00 ISBN: 1 59454 450 6
	William Burfeind, Jr Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1845. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Advanced Surgical Recall, Third Edition: Edited by Lorne H. Blackbourne. 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 944 pp, $44.95 ISBN: 0 7817 7068 8
	Walter H. Merrill Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1845-1846. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Correspondence:

Is an Arterial Conduit Really Better?
	Edward B. Savage Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1839. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Thomas A. Schwann, Anoar Zacharias, Christopher J. Riordan, Samuel J. Durham, Aamir S. Shah, and Robert H. Habib Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1839-1840. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Cardiac Pacing and Psychologic Disorders
	Eloi Marijon, Nicolas Combes, Jean Paul Albenque, Christophe Goutner, Olivier Vahdat, and Serge Boveda Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1840. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Hospital Volume as a Quality Standard in Lung Cancer Surgery: An Unfinished Debate
	Wilson W.L. Li and Bas A.J.M. de Mol Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1840-1841. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Sudhir Sundaresan, Tom Oliver, Farrah Schwartz, Hartley Stern, Bernard Langer, and Melissa Brouwers Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1841-1842. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Patients With Myasthenia With Oropharyngeal Involvement Need Medical Preparation Before Thymectomy
	Marcin Zielinski Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1842. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Should Ultraflex Metallic Stents Be Used In Benign Airway Obstruction?
	Christophoros N. Foroulis, Nikolaos Charokopos, and Christos Papakonstantinou Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1842-1843. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Syed A. Husain, Anthony Morgan, and Martin Hetzel Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1843. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Iatrogenic Tracheobronchial Injury: A Support to Nonsurgical Management
	Massimo Conti, Lotfi Benhamed, Henri Porte, and Alain Wurtz Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1843-1844. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Reply
	Hans Hoffmann, Thomas Schneider, Konstantina Storz, and Hendrik Dienemann Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1844. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

Editorial Board Changes
	Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1509-1510. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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