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Presidential Perspectives

833 Historical perspectives of The AmericanAssociation for Thoracic Surgery: John H.Gibbon, Jr (1903-1973)

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T. P. Theruvath and J. S. Ikonomidis

Clinical Guidelines

837 Transcatheter therapies for mitral regurgitation:Aprofessional societyoverview from theAmericanCollege of Cardiology, The American Associationfor Thoracic Surgery, Society for CardiovascularAngiography and Interventions Foundation, andThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons

880 Intersurgeon variabi

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P. T. O’Gara, J. H. Calhoon, M. R. Moon, and C. L. Tommaso

850 Transcatheter therapies for mitral regurgitation:A surgeon’s perspective

who undergo transaFallot? Matched com

M. R. Moon

Editorial

853 Mechanical versus bioprosthetic mitral valvereplacement in patients younger than 65 years

after Norwood pallia

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T-P. Carrel and L. Englberger

Expert Review

855 Management of antiplatelet therapy resistance incardiac surgery

neonates: Results froE. M. Graham, A. M. Atz

H. Gasparovic, M. Petricevic, and B. Biocina

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863 Totally thoracoscopic closure of ventricular septaldefect without a robotically assisted surgicalsystem: A summary of 119 cases

909 Alimentary satisfactsymptoms, and qual

Z-S. Ma, C-Y. Yang, M-F. Dong, S-M. Wu, and L-X. Wang

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869 Defining the best practice patterns for theneonatal systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt

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874 Reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tractin neonates and infants using valvedcryopreserved femoral vein homografts

O. Schiller, P. Sinha, D. Zurakowski, and R. A. Jonas

lity in long-term outcomesafter transatrial repair of tetralogy of Fallot: 25years’ experience with 675 patients

Y. d’Udekem, J. C. Galati, I. E. Konstantinov,

M. H. Cheung, and C. P. Brizard

889 Does limited right ventriculotomy prevent rightventricular dilatation and dysfunction in patients

nnular repair of tetralogy ofparison of magnetic

resonance imaging parameters with conventionalright ventriculotomy long-term after repair

C. Lee, C-H. Lee, J. G. Kwak, S-H. Kim, W-S. Shim, S. Y. Lee,

J. S. Baek, S-I. Jang, and Y. M. Kim

897 Impact of preoperative risk factors on outcomestion for hypoplastic left heart

syndrome

P. Shamszad, T. A. Gospin, B. J. Hong, E. D. McKenzie, and

C. J. Petit

902 Preoperative steroid treatment does not improvemarkers of inflammation after cardiac surgery in

m a randomized trial

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, K. E. McHugh, R. J. Butts,

N. L. Baker, R. E. Stroud, S. T. Reeves, S. M. Bradley,

F. X. McGowan, Jr, and F. G. Spinale

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915 Quantification of emphysema with preoperativecomputed tomography has stronger associationwith pulmonary complications than pulmonaryfunction test results after pulmonary lobectomy

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960 Iliofemoral complica

K. J. Na, C. H. Kang, J. H. Jeon, Y. W. Seong, I. K. Park,

J. M. Goo, and Y. T. Kim

921 Micropapillary and solid subtypes of invasivelung adenocarcinoma: Clinical predictors ofhistopathology and outcome

in patients with non–

M. J. Cha, H. Y. Lee, K. S. Lee, J. Y. Jeong, J. Han,

Y. M. Shim, and H. S. Hwang

929 Comparing robot-assisted thoracic surgicallobectomy with conventional video-assistedthoracic surgical lobectomy and wedge resection:Results from a multihospital database (Premier)

973 Hybrid repair of Ko

S. J. Swanson, D. L. Miller, R. J. McKenna, Jr, J. Howington,

M. B. Marshall, A. C. Yoo, M. Moore, C. L. Gunnarsson, and

B. F. Meyers

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease (ACD)

938 Moderate mitral regurgitation in aortic rootreplacement surgery: Comparing mitral repairwith no mitral repair

984 Predictors for perma

F. H. McCarthy, N. D. Desai, Z. Fox, J. George, P. Moeller,

P. Vallabhajosyula, W. Y. Szeto, and J. E. Bavaria

942 Antegrade thoracic stent grafting during repair ofacute Debakey type I dissection promotes distalaortic remodeling and reduces late open distalreoperation rate

989 The impact of acute

P. Vallabhajosyula, W. Y. Szeto, A. Pulsipher, N. Desai,

R. Menon, P. Moeller, S. Musthaq, A. Pochettino, and

J. E. Bavaria

951 Denervation of gastroepiploic artery graft canreduce vasospasm

patients at high riskD. Ricci, M. Boffini, C. B

Y. Yokoyama, S. Matsushita, T. Iesaki, T. Yamamoto, H. Inaba,

T. Okada, and A. Amano

956 Box lesion in the open left atrium for surgicalablation of atrial fibrillation

hypothermiaM. L. James, N. D. Ander

L. Sternik, A. Kogan, D. Luria, M. Glikson, A. Malachy,

S. Levin, and E. Raanani

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F. C. Vandy, M. Girotti, D. M. Williams, J. L. Eliason,

N. L. Dasika, G. Michael Deeb, and H. J. Patel

966 Outcome of elective total aortic arch replacementdialysis-dependent renal

insufficiency stratified by estimated glomerularfiltration rate

K. Okada, A. Omura, H. Kano, H. Nakai, S. Miyahara,

H. Minami, and Y. Okita

mmerell diverticulum

J. Idrees, S. Keshavamurthy, S. Subramanian, D. G. Clair,

L. G. Svensson, and E. E. Roselli

977 Stability of aortic annulus enlargement duringaortic valve replacement using a bovinepericardial patch: An 18-year clinical,echocardiographic, and angio–computedtomographic follow-up

M. Celiento, M. Saccocci, A. De Martino, C. Nardi,

L. Faggioni, A. D. Milano, and U. Bortolotti

nent pacemakerimplantation after concomitant surgical ablationfor atrial fibrillation

S. Pecha, T. Sch€afer, Y. Yildirim, T. Ahmadzade, S. Willems,

H. Reichenspurner, and F. M. Wagner

kidney injury on midtermoutcomes after coronary artery bypass graftsurgery: A matched propensity score analysis

S. Gallagher, D. A. Jones, M. J. Lovell, S. Hassan, A. Wragg,

A. Kapur, R. Uppal, and M. M. Yaqoob

996 Minimally invasive tricuspid valve surgery in

arbero, S. El Qarra, G. Marchetto,

and M. Rinaldi

1002 Predictors of electrocerebral inactivity with deep

sen, M. Swaminathan,

B. Phillips-Bute, J. M. Hanna, G. R. Smigla, M. E. Barfield,

S. D. Bhattacharya, J. B. Williams, J. G. Gaca, A. M. Husain,

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1008 Reliability of new scores in predictingperioperative mortality after mitral valve surgery

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1065 Autophagy gene fing

F. Barili, D. Pacini, C. Grossi, R. Di Bartolomeo, F. Alamanni,

and A. Parolari

Perioperative Management (PM)

1013 Prospective evaluation of patients readmittedafter cardiac surgery: Analysis of outcomes andidentification of risk factors

M. Zhang, X. Liu, X. Zhan

H. S. Maniar, J. M. Bell, M. R. Moon, B. F. Meyers, J. Marsala,

J. S. Lawton, and R. J. Damiano, Jr

1021 Relative amplitude index: A new tool forhemodynamic evaluation of periprostheticregurgitation after transcatheter valveimplantation

Y. Kubota, S. Miyagawa,

T. Daimon, Y. Sakai, T. A

A. Heinz, M. DeCillia, G. Feuchtner, S. Mueller, T. Bartel,

G. Friedrich, M. Grimm, L. Ch. Mueller, and N. Bonaros

1030 Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment ofanastomotic complications after trachealresection and reconstruction

with tetralogy of Fal

C. Stock, N. Gukasyan, A. Muniappan, C. Wright, and

D. Mathisen

1036 Safety and efficacy of prothrombin complexconcentrates for the treatment of coagulopathyafter cardiac surgery

H. K. Song, F. A. Tibayan, E. A. Kahl, V. A. Sera, M. S. Slater,

T. G. Deloughery, and M. M. Scanlan

1041 Surgical Care Improvement Project measure forpostoperative glucose control should not be usedas a measure of quality after cardiac surgery

replacement: An earM. Vola, J-F. Fuzellier, B

D. J. LaPar, J. M. Isbell, J. A. Kern, G. Ailawadi, and I. L. Kron

Evolving Technology/Basic Science (ET/BS)

1049 Remote ischemic preconditioning impairsventricular function and increases infarct sizeafter prolonged ischemia in the isolated neonatalrabbit heart

D. E. Jaroszewski, K. Joh

M. R. Schmidt, N. B. Støttrup, M. M.Michelsen, H. Contractor,

K. E. Sørensen, R. K. Kharbanda, A. N. Redington, and

H. E. Bøtker

1056 Mechanism of aortic medial matrix remodeling isdistinct in patients with bicuspid aortic valve

aorta with aortic insA. Pawale, A. Weiss, A. M

J. A. Phillippi, B. R. Green, M. A. Eskay, M. P. Kotlarczyk,

M. R. Hill, A. M. Robertson, S. C. Watkins, D. A. Vorp, and

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K. K. Singh, B. Yanagawa, A. Quan, R. Wang, A. Garg,

R. Khan, Y. Pan, M. D. Wheatcroft, F. Lovren, H. Teoh, and

S. Verma

1073 MicroRNA-30b is a multifunctional regulator ofaortic valve interstitial cells

g, Z. Song, L. Han, Y. He, and Z. Xu

1081 Impact of cardiac support device combined withslow-release prostacyclin agonist in a canineischemic cardiomyopathy model

S. Fukushima, A. Saito, H. Watabe,

kita, and Y. Sawa

Cardiothoracic Imaging

1088 A case of cryptogenic thoracic aortic aneurysmlot

S. Miyairi, M. Koide, and Y. Kunii

1089 Proximal thoracic aortic aneurysm mimickinga mediastinal neoplasm

M. Camporrotondo, F. Piccinini, and M. Vrancic

Surgical Techniques

1091 First human totally endoscopic aortic valvely report

. Chavent, and A. Duprey

1093 Sternal elevation before passing bars: Atechnique for improving visualization andfacilitating minimally invasive pectus excavatumrepair in adult patients

nson, L. McMahon, and D. Notrica

1095 Minimizing chest wall trauma in single-portvideo-assisted thoracic surgery

C. S. H. Ng, R. H. L. Wong, R. W. H. Lau, and A. P. C. Yim

1097 Balloon in the left ventricular outflow tract: Asurgical technique for the calcified unclampable

ufficiency

ittnacht, and P. Stelzer

1099 How to size the main aortic endograft ina chimney procedure

H-W. Chou, C-Y. Chan, S-S. Wang, and I-H. Wu

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Brief Research Reports

1102 Sometimes an ounce of extracorporeal membraneoxygenation prevention is worth a pound ofextracorporeal membrane oxygenation cure

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P. Saxena, R. Flick, and K. L. Greason

1103 Quantitative analysis of 3-dimensional aorticannular geometry: Implication for aortic rootreimplantation

carcinomaC. Galvez, S. Bolufer, J. N

L. P. Ryan, M. M. Levack, J. H. Gorman III, R. C. Gorman,

R. C. Milewski, and J. E. Bavaria

1105 Maintaining situational awareness in a cardiacintensive care unit

K. Eudailey, J. Lewey, R.

D. Engelman, T. L. Higgins, R. Talati, and J. Grimsman

1107 Prime oxygen concentration has no effect onplacental vascular resistance for fetal cardiacbypass

N. P. Patil, P. N. Mohite,

C. R. Cole, R. S. Baker, D. Herbert, and P. Eghtesady

Online Only: Case Reports

e13 Membranous atresia of anomalous left coronaryartery originating from the pulmonary arterypresenting as an intravascular tumor

M. Kai, G. H. L. Tang, R

D. Spielvogel

M. C. Wyler von Ballmoos, P. Bartz, R. B. Love, and

R. K. Woods

e15 Surgical treatment of pulmonary hypertensioncaused by echinococcosis disease

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M. Camporrotondo, M. Vrancic, F. Piccinini, and D. Navia

e17 Use of an automatic internal defibrillator toinduce and maintain ventricular fibrillationduring left ventricular assist device pumpexchange

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M. A. Levin, A. C. Anyanwu, C. A. Eggert, and

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e18 Cardiac hemangioma at the apex of the rightventricle: A case report and literature review

W-J. Jiang, J-H. Li, J. Dai, and Y-Q. Lai

e21 Functioning Cooley-Cutter aortic valveprosthesis 40 years after implantation

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e23 A child with purulent pericarditis andStreptococcus intermedius in the presence of

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L. Presnell, K. Maeda, M. Griffin, and D. Axelrod

e24 Awake uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopicmetastasectomy after a nasopharyngeal

avarro-Martinez, and F. Lirio

e26 Aggressive infective endocarditis and theimportance of early repeat echocardiographicimaging

T. Hahn, and I. George

e28 Ex vivo lung perfusion to evaluate donor lungsafter high-pressure pulmonoplegia

A. R. Simon, and M. Amrani

e29 Cardiac allograft failure: Retransplant orlong-term ventricular assist device?

T. Saito, N. Hiemann, T. Krabatsch, E. Potapov, and R. Hetzer

e31 Venoarterial extracorporeal membraneoxygenation for right heart failure complicatingleft ventricular assist device use

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Cover Photographs

Left: From Hybrid Repair of Kommerell Diverticulum.Single-stage frozen elephant trunk repair of Kommerelldiverticulum. Top, anterior view shows the antegrade stent-graftdelivery into the descending aorta through an aortotomy.Bottom, posterior view shows the stent-graft in place and thecoil embolization of the left subclavian artery.

Center: From Left Ventricular Assist Device With Venoarte-rial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. The extracorpor-eal membrane oxygenation outflow is directed to the systemic

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circulation through an 8-mm Dacron polyester fabric graft,which is tunneled through the right pleural cavity and anasto-mosed to the left ventricular assist device outflow graft.Right: From Intersurgeon Variability in Long-Term Outcomes

After Transatrial Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot: 25 Years’ Experi-enceWith 675Patients. A smaller incision of the right ventricularoutflow tract led to reoperation for right ventricular outflow tractobstruction and a larger incision to reoperation for right ventric-ular dilatation. RV, Right ventricle; LV, left ventricle.

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