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Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: W. Gerald Austen
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.04.015
William Gerald Austen, “Jerry” or “WGA,” the 69th president of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), was born on January 20, 1930, in Akron, Ohio. When he graduated from high school at...
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Cameron D. Wright
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Editorial
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24 May 2012 |
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Understanding right ventricular dysfunction and functional tricuspid regurgitation accompanying mitral valve disease
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.01.088
Objectives: The study objective was to correlate the degree of tricuspid regurgitation with clinical indicators of right-sided heart failure and both qualitative and quantitative measures of right-sid...
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Lina Maria Vargas Abello,
Allan L. Klein,
Thomas H. Marwick,
Edward R. Nowicki,
Jeevanantham Rajeswaran,
Sarinya Puwanant,
Eugene H. Blackstone,
Gösta B. Pettersson
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24 May 2012 |
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Inhibiting CXCL12 blocks fibrocyte migration and differentiation and attenuates bronchiolitis obliterans in a murine heterotopic tracheal transplant model
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.079
Objectives: Fibrocytes are integral in the development of fibroproliferative disease after lung transplantation. Undifferentiated fibrocytes (CD45+anti-collagen 1+CXCR4+) preferentially traffic by way...
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David A. Harris,
Yunge Zhao,
Damien J. LaPar,
Abbas Emaminia,
John F. Steidle,
Mark Stoler,
Joel Linden,
Irving L. Kron,
Christine L. Lau
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24 May 2012 |
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When the timing is right: Antibiotic timing and infection after cardiac surgery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.01.087
Objectives: Guidelines recommend antibiotic prophylaxis 60 minutes before skin incision; however, it is unclear whether more precise timing would further reduce sternal wound infection. Our objectives...
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Colleen G. Koch,
Edward R. Nowicki,
Jeevanantham Rajeswaran,
Steven M. Gordon,
Joseph F. Sabik,
Eugene H. Blackstone
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18 May 2012 |
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Redo laparoscopic repair of benign esophageal disease
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.067
Laparoscopic fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease has been associated with excellent symptom control. Compared with medical treatment, laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication has shown favora...
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Jon O. Wee
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Editorial
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18 May 2012 |
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Carbon dioxide insufflation in open-chamber cardiac surgery: A double-blind, randomized clinical trial of neurocognitive effects
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.04.010
Objective: The aims of this study were first to analyze neurocognitive outcomes of patients after open-chamber cardiac surgery to determine whether carbon dioxide pericardial insufflation reduces inci...
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Krish Chaudhuri,
Elsdon Storey,
Geraldine A. Lee,
Michael Bailey,
Justin Chan,
Franklin L. Rosenfeldt,
Adrian Pick,
Justin Negri,
Julian Gooi,
Adam Zimmet,
Donald Esmore,
Chris Merry,
Michael Rowland,
Enjarn Lin,
Silvana F. Marasco
et al.
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14 May 2012 |
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The pumpless extracorporeal lung membrane provides complete respiratory support during complex airway reconstructions without inducing cellular trauma or a coagulatory and inflammatory response
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.04.002
Objective: Our objective was to investigate the capacity of a pumpless extracorporeal lung membrane (iLA) (Novalung; Novalung GmbH, Hechingen, Germany) to provide adequate respiratory support and the ...
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David Sanchez-Lorente,
Manuela Iglesias,
Alberto Rodríguez,
Philipp Jungebluth,
Paolo Macchiarini
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11 May 2012 |
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Unplanned reinterventions are associated with postoperative mortality in neonates with critical congenital heart disease
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.078
Objective: Neonates with critical congenital heart disease remain at risk of adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery. Residual or undiagnosed anatomic lesions might be contributory. The present study a...
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Mjaye L. Mazwi,
David W. Brown,
Audrey C. Marshall,
Frank A. Pigula,
Peter C. Laussen,
Angelo Polito,
David Wypij,
John M. Costello
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11 May 2012 |
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Predictors of in-hospital complications after pericardiectomy: A nationwide outcomes study
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.072
Objective: Advances in medical care had caused a paradigm shift in the indications for pericardiectomy. We evaluated the current predictors of in-hospital complications for pericardiectomy. Methods: P...
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Raja R. Gopaldas,
Tam K. Dao,
Normand R. Caron,
John G. Markley
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11 May 2012 |
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Use of modified ultrafiltration in adults undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with inflammatory modulation and less postoperative blood loss: A randomized and controlled study
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.04.012
Objectives: Modified ultrafiltration (MUF) has been shown to decrease the postcardiac surgery inflammatory response and to improve respiratory function and cardiac performance in pediatric patients; h...
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Anali G. Torina,
Lindemberg M. Silveira-Filho,
Karlos A.S. Vilarinho,
Pirooz Eghtesady,
Pedro P.M. Oliveira,
Andrei C. Sposito,
Orlando Petrucci
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11 May 2012 |
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Effect of hydroxyethyl starch on bleeding after cardiopulmonary bypass: A meta-analysis of randomized trials
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.04.009
Objective: The effects of hydroxyethyl starch on bleeding after cardiopulmonary bypass were determined. Methods: A meta-analysis was performed of postoperative blood loss in randomized clinical trials...
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Roberta J. Navickis,
Gary R. Haynes,
Mahlon M. Wilkes
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11 May 2012 |
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Intra/extracardiac fenestrated modification leads to lower incidence of arrhythmias after the Fontan operation
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.080
Objective: The study objective was to compare the incidence of short- and intermediate-term arrhythmias among 3 different surgical modifications of the Fontan procedure. Methods: We performed a retros...
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Pranava Sinha,
David Zurakowski,
Dingchao He,
Can Yerebakan,
Vicki Freedenberg,
Jeffrey P. Moak,
Richard A. Jonas
et al.
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11 May 2012 |
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Effect of atherothrombotic aorta on outcomes of total aortic arch replacement
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.048
Objective: The effect of an atherothrombotic aorta on the short- and long-term outcomes of total aortic arch replacement, including postoperative neurologic deficits, remains unknown. We evaluated thi...
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Kenji Okada,
Atsushi Omura,
Hiroya Kano,
Takeshi Inoue,
Takanori Oka,
Hitoshi Minami,
Yutaka Okita
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10 May 2012 |
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Elevated messenger RNA expression and plasma protein levels of osteopontin and matrix metalloproteinase types 2 and 9 in patients with ascending aortic aneurysms
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.04.008
Objective: Ascending aortic aneurysms result from a degenerative process in the aortic wall, characterized by the loss of smooth muscle cells and elastic fibers. We hypothesized that there would be ch...
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Tuija Huusko,
Tuire Salonurmi,
Panu Taskinen,
Johanna Liinamaa,
Tatu Juvonen,
Paavo Pääkkö,
Markku Savolainen,
Sakari Kakko
et al.
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09 May 2012 |
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Tracheobronchial reconstructions with bronchoplastic closure: An alternative method in treatment of bronchogenic carcinoma involving the carina or tracheobronchial angle
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.04.003
Objective: Our objective was to summarize our experience with tracheobronchial reconstructions using bronchoplastic closure for airway defects after noncircumferential resections of bronchogenic carci...
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Wen-xin He,
Bing-qiang Han,
Ming Liu,
Peng Zhang,
Jiang Fan,
Nan Song,
Ge-ning Jiang
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07 May 2012 |
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Results of interventional bronchoscopy in the management of postoperative tracheobronchial stenosis
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.077
Objectives: To investigate the role of bronchoscopic intervention in the management of postoperative tracheobronchial stenosis, a retrospective study was performed at a tertiary referral hospital. Met...
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Byeong-Ho Jeong,
Sang-Won Um,
Gee Young Suh,
Man Pyo Chung,
O Jung Kwon,
Hojoong Kim,
Jhingook Kim
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07 May 2012 |
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Mechanism of myocardial ischemia with an anomalous left coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.08.056
Objective: An ectopic coronary artery that courses between the aortic root and the pulmonary trunk may lead to sudden cardiac death, especially in athletes. It has been speculated that during exercise...
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Carlo R. Bartoli,
William B. Wead,
Guruprasad A. Giridharan,
Sumanth D. Prabhu,
Steven C. Koenig,
Robert D. Dowling
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07 May 2012 |
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Simulating hemodynamics of the Fontan Y-graft based on patient-specific in vivo connections
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.076
Background: Using a bifurcated Y-graft as the Fontan baffle is hypothesized to streamline and improve flow dynamics through the total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC). This study conducted numerical si...
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Christopher M. Haggerty,
Kirk R. Kanter,
Maria Restrepo,
Diane A. de Zélicourt,
W. James Parks,
Jarek Rossignac,
Mark A. Fogel,
Ajit P. Yoganathan
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07 May 2012 |
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Effect of changes in postoperative spirometry on survival after lung transplantation
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.028
Objective: The decline in normalized forced 1-second expiratory volume after lung transplantation is inevitable; however, the effect of this change on survival is unknown. Additionally, the benefit of...
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David P. Mason,
Jeevanantham Rajeswaran,
Liang Li,
Sudish C. Murthy,
Jang W. Su,
Gösta B. Pettersson,
Eugene H. Blackstone
et al.
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04 May 2012 |
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Rethinking the terminology of mechanical circulatory support
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.04.007
Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) has continued to grow to become one of the most important advanced therapy options for patients with end-stage heart failure. Continued improvements in survival ou...
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Nader Moazami,
David Feldman
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03 May 2012 |
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Effects of preoperative aspirin in coronary artery bypass grafting: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.04.004
Objective: This trial was undertaken to determine the safety and efficacy of preoperative aspirin administration in a contemporary cardiac surgical practice setting. Methods: This randomized, double-b...
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Marek A. Deja,
Tomasz Kargul,
Wojciech Domaradzki,
Tomasz Stącel,
Witold Mazur,
Wojciech Wojakowski,
Radosław Gocoł,
Ewa Gaszewska-Żurek,
Paweł Żurek,
Agata Pytel,
Stanisław Woś
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03 May 2012 |
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Extra-anatomic pulmonary artery bypass for main pulmonary artery stenosis caused by neoplasm
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.04.005
Currently, tumor-related pulmonary artery obstruction is most often treated with the percutaneous stenting technique; however, this technique is not indicated for patients with tumors situated in clos...
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Ryo Aeba,
Hiroaki Nomori,
Ryohei Yozu
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02 May 2012 |
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A left atrial myxomalike rhabdomyosarcoma
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.073
Cardiac tumors are exceedingly rare, with their frequency being estimated between 0.0017% and 0.33%. Despite its limited myocardial mass, the left atrium is very frequently involved in both benign and...
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Domenico Corradi,
Giovanni Andrea Contini,
Tiziano Gherli,
Francesco Nicolini
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02 May 2012 |
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Endothelin and vasopressin influence splanchnic blood flow distribution during and after cardiopulmonary bypass
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.014
Objective: Gastrointestinal blood flow can be compromised during and after cardiopulmonary bypass. Endothelin has been shown to be involved in the intestinal microcirculatory disturbance of sepsis. Th...
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Hagen Bomberg,
Benjamin Bierbach,
Stephan Flache,
Isabell Wagner,
Lena Gläser,
Heinrich V. Groesdonk,
Michael D. Menger,
Hans-Joachim Schäfers
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02 May 2012 |
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Cardiopulmonary bypass strategy with low-dose heparin and nafamostat mesilate in cardiac surgery: A safe option for patients with acute stroke
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.030
Patients undergoing open cardiac surgical procedures with a history of acute stroke pose a difficult management problem. There is always the risk that cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and heparinization m...
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Naoto Morimoto,
Soichiro Henmi,
Masato Yoshida,
Nobuhiko Mukohara
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27 April 2012 |
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Comparison of 30-day outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery verus hybrid coronary revascularization stratified by SYNTAX and euroSCORE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.062
Objective: The optimal treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease is not well established. Hybrid coronary revascularization by combining the left internal mammary artery–left anterior descendin...
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Marzia Leacche,
John G. Byrne,
Natalia S. Solenkova,
Brendan Reagan,
Tahir I. Mohamed,
Joseph L. Fredi,
David X. Zhao
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27 April 2012 |
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Percutaneous device closure of a pseudoaneurysm arising from the junction of the innominate artery and the aorta
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.069
A percutaneous approach to management of thoracic aortic disease has emerged as an alternative to open surgical repair for carefully selected patients. Approaches that have been used include stent-gra...
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Dawn C. Scantlebury,
Oluseun O. Alli,
Lyle D. Joyce,
Charanjit S. Rihal
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23 April 2012 |
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Cryoablation during left ventricular assist device implantation reduces postoperative ventricular tachyarrhythmias
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.061
Background: The number of patients undergoing implantation of a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device (LVAD; Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, Calif) is rising. Ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VA) ...
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Daniel P. Mulloy,
Castigliano M. Bhamidipati,
Matthew L. Stone,
Gorav Ailawadi,
James D. Bergin,
Srijoy Mahapatra,
John A. Kern
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23 April 2012 |
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How should I wean my next intra-aortic balloon pump? Differences between progressive volume weaning and rate weaning
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.063
Objective: Although the intra-aortic balloon pump is the most used ventricular assist device, no study has ever evaluated the best weaning method. We compared 2 different intra-aortic balloon pump wea...
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Francesco Onorati,
Francesco Santini,
Enrico Amoncelli,
Francesco Campanella,
Bartolomeo Chiominto,
Giuseppe Faggian,
Alessandro Mazzucco
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23 April 2012 |
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Intra-aortic balloon pump inserted through the subclavian artery: A minimally invasive approach to mechanical support in the ambulatory end-stage heart failure patient
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.007
Objective: Intra-aortic balloon pumps are traditionally inserted through the femoral artery, limiting the patient's mobility. We used alternate approaches of intra-aortic balloon pump insertion to pro...
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Mark J. Russo,
Valluvan Jeevanandam,
John Stepney,
Aurelie Merlo,
Elizabeth M. Johnson,
Raja Malyala,
Jai Raman
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23 April 2012 |
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Computational fluid dynamic simulations for determination of ventricular workload in aortic arch obstructions
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.051
Objective: The cardiac workload associated with various types of aortic obstruction was determined using computational fluid dynamic simulations. Methods: Computed tomography image data were collected...
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Jessica S. Coogan,
Frandics P. Chan,
John F. LaDisa,
Charles A. Taylor,
Frank L. Hanley,
Jeffrey A. Feinstein
et al.
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20 April 2012 |
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Right anterior minithoracotomy versus conventional aortic valve replacement: A propensity score matched study
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.064
Objective: Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery by way of a right anterior minithoracotomy has shown excellent results in terms of mortality, morbidities, and patient satisfaction. The aim of the p...
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Mattia Glauber,
Antonio Miceli,
Daniyar Gilmanov,
Matteo Ferrarini,
Stefano Bevilacqua,
Pier A. Farneti,
Marco Solinas
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20 April 2012 |
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Lung cancer screening trials—Denmark, United States, and beyond
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.066
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, with fewer than 15% of patients surviving 5 years after diagnosis, despite advances in treatment during the past 20 years. Lung cancer scree...
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Jesper H. Pedersen,
Rene H. Petersen,
Henrik J. Hansen
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Editorial
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19 April 2012 |
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Growth-associated hyperphosphatemia in young recipients accelerates aortic allograft calcification in a rat model
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.010
Objectives: Cardiovascular allografts in the young have limited durability because of early graft calcification. The objective of this study was to examine the hypothesis that growth-associated hyperp...
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Haruo Yamauchi,
Noboru Motomura,
Ung-il Chung,
Masataka Sata,
Daiya Takai,
Aya Saito,
Minoru Ono,
Shinichi Takamoto
et al.
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19 April 2012 |
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Complete revascularization is compromised in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.052
Objective: Patients who undergo off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) commonly receive fewer bypass grafts and are more often incompletely revascularized compared with those receiving conve...
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Mark W. Robertson,
Karen J. Buth,
Keir M. Stewart,
Jeremy R. Wood,
John A. Sullivan,
Gregory M. Hirsch,
Camille L. Hancock Friesen
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19 April 2012 |
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Endoscopic management of gastroesophageal reflux disease: A review
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.025
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is the most common esophageal disorder encountered in the United States. Gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms are associated with a negative quality of life and inc...
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Chaitan K. Narsule,
Jon O. Wee,
Hiran C. Fernando
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19 April 2012 |
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation combined with conventional heart surgery: Hybrid approach for complex cardiac pathologic features
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.056
A new hybrid approach, the combination of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and conventional cardiac surgery, might be a possible solution for patients considered not suitable for complex...
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Miralem Pasic,
Semih Buz,
Axel Unbehaun,
Roland Hetzer
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16 April 2012 |
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Combined surgical and ablative cure for localized sternal compression–induced cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachyarrhythmia
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.033
Ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT) in structurally normal hearts often arises in the right ventricular outflow tract and is characterized by left bundle-branch block (LBBB) inferior axis morphology. VT ...
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Christopher V. DeSimone,
Sandeep Sagar,
Chris Moir,
Samuel J. Asirvatham
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16 April 2012 |
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Discussion
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.074
Dr James Fann (Stanford, Calif). Dr Sinha, I want to congratulate you and your colleagues on a highly informative presentation.
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16 April 2012 |
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Warm beating heart with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: A technique for an unclampable aorta with aortic valve regurgitation
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.057
The presence of severe aortic insufficiency (AI) in patients with severe atherosclerotic disease of the ascending aorta at aortic valve replacement (AVR) poses considerable technical challenges, often...
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Zain Khalpey,
Rene J. Dekkers,
Foeke J.H. Nauta,
Prem Shekar
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16 April 2012 |
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Penetrating injury to the right side of the heart without hemodynamic compromise
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.053
We report the case of a 45-year-old man who attempted suicide with a kitchen knife. The knife (blade length, 20 cm; blade width, 4 cm) penetrated the anterior thoracic wall through the sternum and sta...
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Zeljko Duric,
Igor Gosev,
Drazen Belina
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Editorial
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16 April 2012 |
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Management of postdissection thoracoabdominal aneurysm after previous frozen elephant trunk procedure with the E-vita Open Plus stent-graft
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.031
The use of a hybrid stent-graft enables the extension of the aortic repair into the dissected descending aorta in patients undergoing aortic surgery through a median sternotomy. The frozen elephant tr...
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Vito Giovanni Ruggieri,
Amedeo Anselmi,
Issam Abouliatim,
Jean-Philippe Verhoye
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16 April 2012 |
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Left main coronary artery atresia with tetralogy of Fallot: A novel association
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.037
Left main coronary artery (LMCA) atresia is a rare coronary anomaly in which there is no left coronary ostium, the proximal left main trunk ends blindly, and blood flows from the right coronary artery...
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Nikhil Prakash Patil,
Smita Mishra,
Saket Agarwal,
Deepak Kumar Satsangi
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16 April 2012 |
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Is VAMLA/TEMLA the new standard of preresection staging of non–small cell lung cancer?
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.038
Accurate mediastinal staging is the hallmark of a good thoracic oncology program. Mediastinal lymph node staging is important for prognostication and to guide the administration of neoadjuvant and adj...
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Sai Yendamuri,
Todd L. Demmy
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Editorial
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16 April 2012 |
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Low-flow antegrade cerebral perfusion attenuates early renal and intestinal injury during neonatal aortic arch reconstruction
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.008
Objective: Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) and antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP) are 2 cardiopulmonary bypass strategies mainly used in aortic arch reconstructions. It has been suggested t...
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Selma O. Algra,
Antonius N.J. Schouten,
Wim van Oeveren,
Ingeborg van der Tweel,
Paul H. Schoof,
Nicolaas J.G. Jansen,
Felix Haas
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16 April 2012 |
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Quality of life 4 years after complex heart surgery in infancy
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.050
Objective: To determine the health-related quality of life at 4 years of age in children who had undergone cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease in early infancy. Methods: A prospective cohort ...
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Gonzalo Garcia Guerra,
Charlene M.T. Robertson,
Gwen Y. Alton,
Ari R. Joffe,
Irina A. Dinu,
David Nicholas,
David B. Ross,
Ivan M. Rebeyka,
Western Canadian Complex Pediatric Therapies Follow-up Group
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16 April 2012 |
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Adjuvant chemotherapy for surgically resected non–small cell lung cancer
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.039
Despite surgical resection, patients with early-stage (I to IIIA) non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are at considerable risk of recurrence and death from their lung cancer. In recent years, multiple,...
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Stephanie Heon,
Bruce E. Johnson
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Editorial
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16 April 2012 |
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.035
Objective: To report the outcomes from a large multicenter cohort of neonates requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) after stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Methods...
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Elizabeth D. Sherwin,
Kimberlee Gauvreau,
Mark A. Scheurer,
Peter T. Rycus,
Joshua W. Salvin,
Melvin C. Almodovar,
Francis Fynn-Thompson,
Ravi R. Thiagarajan
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16 April 2012 |
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Computed tomography lymphography by transbronchial injection of iopamidol to identify sentinel nodes in preoperative patients with non–small cell lung cancer: A pilot study
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.040
Objective: The objective of the present study was to assess the safety and feasibility of computed tomography lymphography by transbronchial injection of a water-soluble extracellular computed tomogra...
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Hiromitsu Takizawa,
Kazuya Kondo,
Hiroaki Toba,
Koichiro Kajiura,
Abdellah Hamed Khalil Ali,
Shoji Sakiyama,
Akira Tangoku
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Nadir hematocrit during cardiopulmonary bypass: End-organ dysfunction and mortality
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.058
Objective: To discover the effects of the lowest hematocrit during cardiopulmonary bypass on end-organ function and mortality in patients who did not receive red blood cell transfusion and to identify...
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Gabriel Loor,
Liang Li,
Joseph F. Sabik,
Jeevanantham Rajeswaran,
Eugene H. Blackstone,
Colleen G. Koch
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Prediction of the critical thermal zone during pulmonary cryoablation on computed tomography from correlated experimental and clinical findings
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.029
Objective: During cryoablation, cells are destroyed at temperatures less than −20°C. The determining factors for local cancer control in pulmonary cryoablation were assessed using computed tomography ...
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Kohei Hashimoto,
Yotaro Izumi,
Yoshikane Yamauchi,
Hideki Yashiro,
Masanori Inoue,
Seishi Nakatsuka,
Hiroaki Nomori
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Thoracic stent graft sizing for frozen elephant trunk repair in acute type A dissection
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.059
Objective: Although stenting of the descending aorta simultaneously with proximal aortic repair has become an accepted part of the therapy for acute type A dissection, no general recommendations have ...
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Andras Hoffman,
Anneke L.M. Damberg,
Gereon Schälte,
Andreas H. Mahnken,
Ayman Raweh,
Rüdiger Autschbach
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Development of a cardiac surgery simulation curriculum: From needs assessment results to practical implementation
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.026
Objective: A paradigm shift in surgical training has led to national efforts to incorporate simulation-based learning into cardiothoracic residency programs. Our goal was to determine the feasibility ...
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Craig J. Baker,
Raina Sinha,
Maura E. Sullivan
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Segmentectomy for selected cT1N0M0 non–small cell lung cancer: A prospective study at a single institute
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.034
Background: To examine whether segmentectomy is radical for cT1N0M0 non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a prospective single-arm study was performed at a single institution. Methods: The criteria for ...
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Hiroaki Nomori,
Takeshi Mori,
Koei Ikeda,
Kentaro Yoshimoto,
Kenichi Iyama,
Makoto Suzuki
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Healing process after total cricoidectomy and laryngotracheal reconstruction: Endoscopic and histologic evaluation in a canine model
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.041
Objective: The surgical procedure for subglottic stenosis is technically challenging when the vocal cords are involved and concomitant management for glottic involvement is required. After total crico...
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Kazumichi Yamamoto,
Michitaka Honda,
Tetsurou Yamamoto,
Tatsuo Nakamura
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Role of the sinuses of Valsalva on the opening of the aortic valve
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.060
Objective: The present in vitro study was designed to ascertain whether the presence of sinuses of Valsalva in the aortic root were able to regulate the valve effective orifice area and modulate the g...
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Giuseppe Pisani,
Raffaele Scaffa,
Ornella Ieropoli,
Edoardo M. Dell’Amico,
Daniele Maselli,
Umberto Morbiducci,
Ruggero De Paulis
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Aortopulmonary collateral flow volume affects early postoperative outcome after Fontan completion: A multimodality study
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.032
Objective: Aortopulmonary collaterals are a frequent phenomenon in patients after bidirectional cavopulmonary connection. The aortopulmonary collateral flow volume can be quantified using cardiac magn...
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Lars Grosse-Wortmann,
Christian Drolet,
Andreea Dragulescu,
Yasuhiro Kotani,
Rajiv Chaturvedi,
Kyong-Jin Lee,
Luc Mertens,
Katherine Taylor,
Gustavo La Rotta,
Glen van Arsdell,
Andrew Redington,
Shi-Joon Yoo
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Educational program in crisis management for cardiac surgery teams including high realism simulation
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.006
Introduction: Cardiac surgery demands effective teamwork for safe, high-quality care. The objective of this pilot study was to develop a comprehensive program to sharpen performance of experienced car...
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Louis-Mathieu Stevens,
Jeffrey B. Cooper,
Daniel B. Raemer,
Robert C. Schneider,
Allan S. Frankel,
William R. Berry,
Arvind K. Agnihotri
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Surgical approaches to apical thoracic malignancies
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.049
Objective: Several surgical approaches have been described to access apical thoracic malignancies extending into the thoracic inlet. However, most publications have focused on a specific approach and ...
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Marc de Perrot,
Raja Rampersaud
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Gaming in risk-adjusted mortality rates: Effect of misclassification of risk factors in the benchmarking of cardiac surgery risk-adjusted mortality rates
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.018
Objective: Upcoding or undercoding of risk factors could affect the benchmarking of risk-adjusted mortality rates. The aim was to investigate the effect of misclassification of risk factors on the ben...
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Sabrina Siregar,
Rolf H.H. Groenwold,
Michel I.M. Versteegh,
Luc Noyez,
Willem Jan P.P. ter Burg,
Michiel L. Bots,
Yolanda van der Graaf,
Lex A. van Herwerden
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