April 2009

Masthead
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Editorial Board
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Contents
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Articles to Appear in Future Issues
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Editorials

A European View
Managed Care Health Plans: Better or Cheaper Treatment Strategies?
• Stefan G. De Hert
Published in issue: April 2009
p137-139
An American View
American and European Anesthesia Reimbursement Policies' Effects on the Adoption of Novel Techniques
• David L. Reich,
• Maria Galati
Published in issue: April 2009
p140-141

Original Articles

Minimally Invasive, Minimally Reimbursed? Anesthesia for Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery Is Not Reflected Adequately in the German Diagnosis-Related Group System
• Eva Kottenberg-Assenmacher,
• Peter Merguet,
• Markus Kamler,
• Jürgen Peters
Published online: December 22, 2008
p142-146

N-Terminal B-Natriuretic Peptide After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
• Giuseppe Crescenzi,
• Giovanni Landoni,
• Elena Bignami,
• ...
• Fabio Guarracino,
• Giovanni Marino,
• Alberto Zangrillo
Published online: December 22, 2008
p147-150

The Role of Natriuretic Peptide Administration in Cardiovascular Surgery–Associated Renal Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
• Sagar U. Nigwekar,
• John K. Hix
Published online: January 27, 2009
p151-160

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Postoperative Heart Failure After Aortic Valve Replacement
• Shahab Nozohoor,
• Johan Nilsson,
• Carsten Lührs,
• Anders Roijer,
• Lars Algotsson,
• Johan Sjögren
Published online: January 27, 2009
p161-165

Is C-Reactive Protein a Biomarker for Immediate Clinical Outcome After Cardiac Surgery?
• Luisa Corral,
• María L. Carrió,
• Josep L. Ventura,
• ...
• Elisabet Farrero,
• José Valero,
• Daniel Ortiz
Published online: February 09, 2009
p166-169

The Efficacy of Intravenous Patient-Controlled Remifentanil Versus Morphine Anesthesia After Coronary Artery Surgery
• Sevim Baltali,
• Ayda Turkoz,
• Nesrin Bozdogan,
• ...
• Mehmet Baltali,
• Riza Turkoz,
• Gulnaz Arslan
Published online: September 25, 2008
p170-174
No Evidence of Memory Processing During Propofol-Remifentanil Target-Controlled Infusion Anesthesia With Bispectral Index Monitoring in Cardiac Surgery
• Gilbert Bejjani,
• Pierre-Yves Lequeux,
• Denis Schmartz,
• Edgard Engelman,
• Luc Barvais
Published online: November 21, 2008
p175-181

Predicted and Measured Plasma Propofol Concentration and Bispectral Index During Deep Sedation in Patients With Impaired Left Ventricular Function
• Cornelius Keyl,
• Dietmar Trenk,
• Sven Laule,
• ...
• Klaus Staier,
• Christoph Wiesenack,
• Georg Albiez
Published online: November 21, 2008
p182-187

Decreased Nitric Oxide Products in the Urine of Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
• Guillermo Lema,
• Jorge Urzua,
• Roberto Jalil,
• ...
• Claudia Carvajal,
• Nicolás Aeschlimann,
• Maria P. Jaque
Published online: November 21, 2008
p188-194

A Comparison of Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Patients Undergoing On- Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
• Gebhard Wagener,
• Gina Gubitosa,
• Shuang Wang,
• Niels Borregaard,
• Mihwa Kim,
• H. Thomas Lee
Published online: February 09, 2009
p195-199

Case Reports

Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy: Case Report and Echocardiographic Findings
• Gregory W. Fischer,
• Howard H. Bernstein,
• Charles Ellis,
• Jill Kalman
Published online: September 01, 2008
p200-202
The Management of Severe Primary Graft Failure After Cardiac Transplantation
• Daniela Hauer,
• Andres Beiras-Fernandez,
• Felix Kur,
• Marion Weis,
• Michael Schmoeckel,
• Florian C. Weis
Published online: March 17, 2008
p203-205
Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass in a Patient With Moyamoya Disease
• Kamal T. Al-Naimi,
• Neeraj K. Mediratta,
• Stephen H. Pennefather
Published online: June 18, 2008
p206-207

Severe Hemodynamic Instability During General Anesthesia in a Professional Bodybuilder
• Robina Matyal,
• Peter Panzica,
• Nicholas E. Tawa,
• Philip M. Knight,
• Feroze Mahmood
Published online: December 14, 2007
p208-210

Bilateral Limb Ischemia and Acute Lung Edema in a Healthy Woman During Jogging
• Anna Hofer,
• Karl Hoermandinger,
• Hans Gombotz
Published online: March 25, 2008
p211-214

A Dynamic Association Between Cavopulmonary Shunt Pressure and Cerebrovascular Autoregulation in an Infant With Congenital Heart Disease and Intracranial Hemorrhage
• Ken M. Brady,
• Raymond C. Koehler,
• Luca A. Vricella,
• ...
• Anne-Marie Guerguerian,
• Donald H. Shaffner,
• R. Blaine Easley
Published online: April 09, 2008
p215-218

Delayed Emergence and Acute Renal Failure After Pneumonectomy: Tumor Emboli Complicating Postoperative Course
• Waheedullah Karzai,
• Jürgen Schmidt,
• Andreas Jung,
• Renate Kröger,
• Gösta Clausner,
• Norbert Presselt
Published online: June 18, 2008
p219-222

Review Article

The Inflammatory Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Part 1—Mechanisms of Pathogenesis
• Oliver J. Warren,
• Andrew J. Smith,
• Christos Alexiou,
• ...
• Charles Vincent,
• Ara W. Darzi,
• Thanos Athanasiou
Published online: October 20, 2008
p223-231

Emerging Technology Review

Intraoperative Graft Patency Verification in Coronary Artery Surgery: Modern Diagnostic Tools
• Giuseppe D'Ancona,
• Fabio Bartolozzi,
• Ad J.J.C. Bogers,
• Michele Pilato,
• Matteo Parrinello,
• Arie P. Kappetein
Published online: January 27, 2009
p232-238

Case Conference

Case 2—2009 Hybrid Surgery in a Patient With Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries and Situs Inversus Requiring Tricuspid Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Revascularization
• Galina Leyvi,
• Vineet R. Jain,
• Frank J. Mazzeo,
• Victor C. Baum
Published in issue: April 2009
p239-244

Pro and Con

Pro: Has Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Replaced Carotid Endarterectomy as the Treatment of Choice for Carotid Artery Disease?
• Christopher J. Kwolek
Published in issue: April 2009
p245-247
Con: Has Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Replaced Carotid Endarterectomy in All Patients? Not Yet
• Mohammad H. Eslami
Published in issue: April 2009
p248-250

Diagnostic Dilemmas

Unexpected Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation After Successful Mitral Valve Repair
• Sergio Bevilacqua,
• Chiara Lazzeri,
• Stefano Romagnoli,
• ...
• Roberto Lorusso,
• Giuseppe De Cicco,
• Gian Franco Gensini
Published online: April 18, 2008
p251-252

A Patient With Chronic Hemodialysis-Dependent End-Stage Renal Disease Presenting With Mild Dyspnea on Exertion and a Harsh Systolic Murmur
• Abie John,
• Davida A. Robinson,
• Sandeep Markan,
• Alfred C. Nicolosi,
• Paul S. Pagel
Published online: November 22, 2007
p253-255

Sudden Onset of Sharp Left-Sided Chest Pain and Hemoptysis in a Young Man With a History of Childhood Aortic Coarctation Repair
• Kishan Patel,
• David M. Ruttum,
• Timothy J. Olund,
• ...
• William B. Tisol,
• Alfred C. Nicolosi,
• Paul S. Pagel
Published online: January 21, 2008
p256-258

Expert Review

Recent Advances in the Management of Coronary Artery Disease: Highlights From the Literature
• John G.T. Augoustides,
• Harish Ramakrishna
Published in issue: April 2009
p259-265

Cardiac Calendar

Cardiac Calendar—2009 to 2011
• George Silvay
Published in issue: April 2009
p266-267

Letters to the Editor

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Liver Transplant Recipient: A Diagnosis of Exclusion?
• Melissa S. Phillips,
• Timothy L. Pruett,
• Carl L. Berg,
• Klaus D. Hagspiel,
• Robert G. Sawyer,
• Hugo J.R. Bonatti
Published online: December 11, 2008
p268-269

Sleeve Pneumonectomy
• Peter Slinger
Published online: May 08, 2008
p269-270
The Use of Saline for Bronchial Cuff Inflation
• Steven M. Neustein
Published online: March 31, 2008
p270-271

Two Cases of Tracheal Rupture After Endotracheal Intubation
• Ali Alagöz,
• Fatma Ulus,
• Hilal Sazak,
• Akif Çamdal,
• Eser Savkilioglu
Published online: March 13, 2008
p271-272
Central Venous Oxygen Saturation: Is It Time To Find Its Clinical Applications?
• Gumersindo Solares,
• Manuel Gomez-Fleitas
Published online: August 11, 2008
p272-273

A Rare Cause of an Entrapped Pulmonary Artery Catheter
• Neal S. Gerstein,
• Damian DeLeon
Published online: May 08, 2008
p273-275
The Airway Scope: An Aid Also in Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe Placement
• Hirotoshi Kitagawa,
• Yasuhiko Imashuku,
• Toji Yamazaki
Published online: June 24, 2008
p275