Unifocalization of major aortopulmonary collateral arteries in pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect is essential to achieve excellent outcomes irrespective of native pulmonary artery morphology, 21 October 2009
Ben Davies, Shafi Mussa, Paul Davies, John Stickley, Timothy J. Jones, David J. Barron, William J. Brawn
pages 1269-1275.e1
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Primary left ventricular rehabilitation is effective in maintaining two-ventricle physiology in the borderline left heart, 13 October 2009
Sitaram M. Emani, Emile A. Bacha, Doff B. McElhinney, Gerald R. Marx, Wayne Tworetzky, Frank A. Pigula, Pedro J. del Nido
pages 1276-1282
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Morphologic spectrum of truncal valvar origin relative to the ventricular septum: Correlation with the size of ventricular septal defect
Iki Adachi, Anna Seale, Hideki Uemura, Karen P. McCarthy, Philip Kimberley, Siew Yen Ho
pages 1283-1289
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Pulmonary complications after lung resection in the absence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The predictive role of diffusing capacity, 27 September 2009
Mark K. Ferguson, Henning A. Gaissert, Joshua D. Grab, Shubin Sheng
pages 1297-1302
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Expression of dual-specificity tyrosine-(Y)-phosphorylation–regulated kinase 2 (DYRK2) can be a favorable prognostic marker in pulmonary adenocarcinoma, 12 October 2009
Shin-ichi Yamashita, Masao Chujo, Keita Tokuishi, Kentaro Anami, Michiyo Miyawaki, Satoshi Yamamoto, Katsunobu Kawahara
pages 1303-1308
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Recurrence after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and surgery for esophageal cancer: Does the pattern of recurrence differ for patients with complete response and those with partial or no response?
Robert A. Meguid, Craig M. Hooker, Joshua T. Taylor, Laurence R. Kleinberg, Stephen M. Cattaneo, Marc S. Sussman, Stephen C. Yang, Richard F. Heitmiller, Arlene A. Forastiere, Malcolm V. Brock
pages 1309-1317
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Anatomic segmentectomy for stage I non–small-cell lung cancer: Comparison of video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open approach
Matthew J. Schuchert, Brian L. Pettiford, Arjun Pennathur, Ghulam Abbas, Omar Awais, John Close, Arman Kilic, Robert Jack, James R. Landreneau, Joshua P. Landreneau, David O. Wilson, James D. Luketich, Rodney J. Landreneau
pages 1318-1325.e1
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Coronary artery bypass graft surgery provides better survival in patients with acute coronary syndrome or ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction experiencing cardiogenic shock after percutaneous coronary intervention: A propensity score analysis, 11 June 2009
Fu-Chun Chiu, Sheng-Nan Chang, Jou-Wei Lin, Juey-Jen Hwang, Yih-Sharng Chen
pages 1326-1330
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Long-term survival in asymptomatic patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation: A propensity score–based comparison between an early surgical strategy and a conservative treatment approach, 29 June 2009
Patrick Montant, Fabien Chenot, Annie Robert, David Vancraeynest, Agnès Pasquet, Bernard Gerber, Philippe Noirhomme, Gébrine El Khoury, Jean-Louis Vanoverschelde
pages 1339-1348
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Surgery for acute type A dissection using total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk implantation: Experience with 107 patients, 01 June 2009
Li-Zhong Sun, Rui-Dong Qi, Qian Chang, Jun-Ming Zhu, Yong-Min Liu, Cun-Tao Yu, Bin Lv, Jun Zheng, Liang-Xin Tian, Jin-Guo Lu
pages 1358-1362
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A comparison of the RIFLE and Acute Kidney Injury Network classifications for cardiac surgery–associated acute kidney injury: A prospective cohort study, 07 September 2009
Michael Haase, Rinaldo Bellomo, George Matalanis, Paolo Calzavacca, Duska Dragun, Anja Haase-Fielitz
pages 1370-1376
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Which is better to preserve pulmonary function: Short-term or prolonged leukocyte depletion during cardiopulmonary bypass?, 15 October 2009
Kaiyu Tao, Qi An, Ke Lin, Raphael C. Lui, Xiaodong Wu, Jing Zhou, Lei Du
pages 1385-1391
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Discussion
page 1399
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Cannabinoid 1 receptor mediation of spinal cord ischemic tolerance induced by limb remote ischemia preconditioning in rats, 26 August 2009
Binxiao Su, Hailong Dong, Rui Ma, Xijing Zhang, Qian Ding, Lize Xiong
pages 1409-1416
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Discussion
page 1424
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An alternative technique for septation of the aortopulmonary window using a fenestrated, unidirectional valved fabric patch, 22 December 2008
Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, Chander Mohan Mittal, Anand K. Mishra, Srikrishna M. Reddy, Avneesh Sheil, Ganapathy K. Subramaniam
pages 1433-1435
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A new technique to reduce residual air emboli in open left cardiac surgery, 09 March 2009
Bansi Lal Koul, Faleh Al–Rashidi, Anders Roijer, Carl Meurling
pages 1438-1439
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Adjusting the length of artificial polytetrafluoroethylene chordae in mitral valve repair by a single loop technique, 17 February 2009
Narain Moorjani, Nicola Viola, Vilius Janusauskas, Steven Livesey
pages 1441-1442
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Shedding of the endothelial glycocalyx during cardiac surgery: On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery, 05 February 2009
Dirk Bruegger, Markus Rehm, Jan Abicht, Joern Oliver Paul, Mechthild Stoeckelhuber, Markus Pfirrmann, Bruno Reichart, Bernhard F. Becker, Frank Christ
pages 1445-1447
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Is minimized extracorporeal circulation effective to reduce the need for red blood cell transfusion in coronary artery bypass grafting? Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, 25 May 2009
Umberto Benedetto, Emiliano Angeloni, Simone Refice, Fabio Capuano, Massimo Goracci, Antonino Roscitano, Riccardo Sinatra
pages 1450-1453
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Reply to the Editor
Andreas Koster, Michael Huebler, Roland Hetzer
pages 1454-1455
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Reply to the Editor
Ashwin Prakash
page 1456
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AATS 90th Annual Meeting
pages 1460-1461
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AATS Meetings and Sponsored Events
page 1461
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Applications for Membership
page 1462
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Requirements for Maintenance of Certification
pages 1462-1463
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Table of Contents
pages A13-A19
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