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This is a selection of articles from the April 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery headlines.

Photodynamic therapy followed by thoracoscopic sleeve lobectomy for locally advanced lung cancer.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Dearmond DT, Mahtabifard A, Fuller CB, McKenna RJ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Thomas SP Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Statin therapy improves outcomes after valvular heart surgery.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Fedoruk LM, Wang H, Conaway MR, Kron IL, Johnston KC Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Timing of stroke after cardiopulmonary bypass determines mortality.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Lisle TC, Barrett KM, Gazoni LM, Swenson BR, Scott CD, Kazemi A, Kern JA, Peeler BB, Kron IL, Johnston KC Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Outcome of patients requiring valve surgery during active infective endocarditis.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Hill EE, Herregods MC, Vanderschueren S, Claus P, Peetermans WE, Herijgers P Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Mestres CA Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Absence of cognitive decline one year after coronary bypass surgery: comparison to nonsurgical and healthy controls.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Sweet JJ, Finnin E, Wolfe PL, Beaumont JL, Hahn E, Marymont J, Sanborn T, Rosengart TK Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Kurlansky P Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Twelve-month patency with the PAS-port proximal connector device: a single center prospective randomized trial.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Kempfert J, Opfermann UT, Richter M, Bossert T, Mohr FW, Gummert JF Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Bergsland J Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Surgical approaches in left anterior descending artery in-stent stenosis.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Yilmazkaya B, Circi R, Circi UP, Gurkahraman S, Yukselen MA, Yondem OZ, Tasdemir O Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

A comparison of open and endovascular descending thoracic aortic repair in patients older than 75 years of age.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Patel HJ, Williams DM, Upchurch GR, Dasika NL, Passow MC, Prager RL, Deeb GM Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Outcome and quality of life after surgical and endovascular treatment of descending aortic lesions.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Dick F, Hinder D, Immer FF, Hirzel C, Do DD, Carrel TP, Schmidli J Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Patel HJ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Management of intraoperative malperfusion syndrome using femoral artery cannulation for repair of acute type A aortic dissection.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Shimokawa T, Takanashi S, Ozawa N, Itoh T Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Risk factor analysis for bridge to transplantation with the CardioWest total artificial heart.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Copeland JG, Smith RG, Bose RK, Tsau PH, Nolan PE, Slepian MJ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Koerfer R Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Clinical Experience With Sternotomy Versus Subcostal Approach for Exchange of the HeartMate XVE to the HeartMate II Ventricular Assist Device.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Gregoric ID, Bruckner BA, Jacob L, Kar B, Cohn WE, La Francesca S, Frazier OH Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Lodge AJ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Argatroban as a primary or secondary postoperative anticoagulant in patients implanted with ventricular assist devices.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Samuels LE, Kohout J, Casanova-Ghosh E, Hagan K, Garwood P, Ferdinand F, Goldman SM Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Butterworth J Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Use of Recombinant Activated Factor VII Concentrate to Control Postoperative Hemorrhage in Complex Cardiovascular Surgery.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Bowman LJ, Uber WE, Stroud MR, Christiansen LR, Lazarchick J, Crumbley AJ, Kratz JM, Toole JM, Crawford FA, Ikonomidis JS Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

28 years' experience with transatrial-transpulmonary repair of atrioventricular septal defect with tetralogy of fallot.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Hoohenkerk GJ, Schoof PH, Bruggemans EF, Rijlaarsdam M, Hazekamp MG Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Fraser CD Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Management of 239 patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and related malformations from 1993 to 2007.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Jacobs JP, O'Brien SM, Chai PJ, Morell VO, Lindberg HL, Quintessenza JA Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Predictors of outcome of arterial switch operation for complex d-transposition.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Gottlieb D, Schwartz ML, Bischoff K, Gauvreau K, Mayer JE Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

A 12-year experience of bipolar steroid-eluting epicardial pacing leads in children.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Tomaske M, Gerritse B, Kretzers L, Pretre R, Dodge-Khatami A, Rahn M, Bauersfeld U Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Pulmonary valve replacement: a comparison of three biological valves.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Fiore AC, Rodefeld M, Turrentine M, Vijay P, Reynolds T, Standeven J, Hill K, Bost J, Carpenter D, Tobin C, Brown JW Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Fetal stress response to fetal cardiac surgery.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Lam CT, Sharma S, Baker RS, Hilshorst J, Lombardi J, Clark KE, Eghtesady P Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Fenton KN Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

The value of occult disease in resection margin and lymph node after extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant mesothelioma.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Mineo TC, Ambrogi V, Pompeo E, Baldi A, Stella F, Aurea P, Marino M Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Licht PB Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Perioperative evaluation of airways in patients with arch obstruction and intracardiac defects.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Jhang WK, Park JJ, Seo DM, Goo HW, Gwak M Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Management of subcutaneous emphysema after pulmonary resection.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Cerfolio RJ, Bryant AS, Maniscalco LM Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Neurectomy for treatment of intercostal neuralgia.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Williams EH, Williams CG, Rosson GD, Heitmiller RF, Dellon AL Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

The effects of a soluble polymer and bone wax on sternal healing in an animal model.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Wellisz T, Armstrong JK, Cambridge J, An YH, Wen X, Hill CM, Fisher TC Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Holman WL Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Hemolytic anemia after operation for aortic dissection using teflon felt strips.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Nakamura Y, Ogino H, Matsuda H, Minatoya K, Sasaki H, Kitamura S Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Delayed improvement in valve hemodynamic performance after percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Rodés-Cabau J, Houde C, Perron J, Benson LN, Pibarot P Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Spontaneous coronary dissection in late pregnancy: a multidisciplinary approach to management.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Sherif HM, Nguyen HC, Sarter BH, West JT, Lucente E, Fink DM, Quesada-Rojas A, Banbury MK Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Mechanical occlusion of the inferior vena cava: an unusual complication after repair of pectus excavatum using the nuss procedure.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Nath DS, Wells WJ, Reemtsen BL Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Pediculate mucinous cystadenoma difficult to differentiate from pleural tumor.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Igai H, Okumura N, Ohata K, Matsuoka T, Kameyama K, Nakagawa T Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Heterotopic supradiaphragmatic liver combined with intralobar pulmonary sequestration.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Choi SU, Kim HK, Kim J Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Giant pericardial cyst compressing the right ventricle.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Lesniak-Sobelga AM, Olszowska M, Tracz W, Pasowicz M, Samitowski Z, Pieniazek P, Klimeczek P, Banys R, Musialek P, Tekieli L, Sadowski J Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

A novel arch-first T-graft technique for extensive aortic arch reconstruction.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Hsieh SR, Chen CC, Wei HJ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Alternative repair for challenging variants of partial anomalous pulmonary veins.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Woods RK, Cleveland KL Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Schwann TA, Zacharias A, Riordan CJ, Durham SJ, Shah AS, Habib RH Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Is an arterial conduit really better?email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Savage EB Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Hospital volume as a quality standard in lung cancer surgery: an unfinished debate.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Li WW, de Mol BA Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Cardiac pacing and psychologic disorders.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Marijon E, Combes N, Albenque JP, Goutner C, Vahdat O, Boveda S Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

Iatrogenic tracheobronchial injury: a support to nonsurgical management.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Authors: Conti M, Benhamed L, Porte H, Wurtz A Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: journals

[Original articles] Intra-tumoral vascular or perineural invasion as prognostic factors for long-term survival in early stage non-small cell lung carcinomaemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: Poncelet, A. J., Cornet, J., Coulon, C., Collard, P., Noirhomme, P., Weynand, B., groupe d'oncologie thoracique des Cliniques Saint-Luc Tags: Lung - cancer Original articles Source Type: journals

[Letters to the Editor] Endovascular repair of type B aortic dissection: is it possible to prevent post-procedure complications?email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: Mastroroberto, P., di Virgilio, A., Renzulli, A., Indolfi, C. Tags: Great vessels Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

[Letters to the Editor] Reply to Mastroroberto et al. * Serious complications following endovascular thoracic aortic stent-graft repair for type B dissectionemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: Neuhauser, B. Tags: Great vessels Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

[Images in cardio-thoracic surgery] Flow-related magnetic resonance; visualization of a re-coarctationemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: Beran, E., Machler, H., Reiter, G., Rienmuller, R. Tags: Cardiac - other, Great vessels Images in cardio-thoracic surgery Source Type: journals

[Original articles] Does perioperative use of aprotinin reduce the rejection rate in heart transplant recipients?email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: Shuhaiber, J. H., Goldsmith, K., Large, S. R., Tsui, S. Tags: Transplantation - heart Original articles Source Type: journals

[Letters to the Editor] Statins and perioperative management of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgeryemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: Hudorovic, N. Tags: Lung - transplantation, Cardiac - pharmacology, Cardiac - physiology, Education Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

[Original articles] Lung herniation: a rare complication in minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgeryemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: Athanassiadi, K., Bagaev, E., Simon, A., Haverich, A. Tags: Lung - transplantation, Minimally invasive surgery, Chest wall Original articles Source Type: journals

[Original articles] Factors affecting early and long-term outcomes after completion pneumonectomyemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: Chataigner, O., Fadel, E., Yildizeli, B., Achir, A., Mussot, S., Fabre, D., Mercier, O., Dartevelle, P. G. Tags: Lung - cancer, Lung - other Original articles Source Type: journals

[Letters to the Editor] Matrix metalloproteinases do not properly work as peripheral blood biomarkers without taking into account the preanalytical impact of blood samplingemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: Jung, K. Tags: Transplantation - heart Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

[Original articles] Survival analysis in heart transplantation: results from an analysis of 1290 cases in a single centeremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: Tjang, Y. S., van der Heijden, G. J.M.G., Tenderich, G., Grobbee, D. E., Korfer, R. Tags: Transplantation - heart Original articles Source Type: journals

[Original articles] Editorial commentemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: El Khoury, G. Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Concomitant ablation of atrial fibrillation in octogenarians: an observational studyemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: Herko Grubitzsch, Sven Beholz, Pascal Dohmen, Simon Dushe and Wolfgang Konertz Source Type: journals

Accelerated intimal hyperplasia in aortocoronary internal mammary vein grafts in minipigsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Authors: Aron Frederik Popov, Hilmar Doerge, Jose Hinz, Jan Dieter Schmitto, Tomislav Stojanovic, Ralf Seipelt, Vassilios Didilis and Friedrich Albert Schoendube Source Type: journals

[How-to-do-it] Reducing cardiac injury during minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatumemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this article