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• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Instructions to Authors

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• Editorial

  • ·To register or not - that is the question

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• Review

  • ·The potential role of echocardiographic strain imaging for evaluating cardiotoxicity due to cancer therapy

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    Paul W. Stoodley, David A.B. Richards, Steve R. Meikle, Jillian Clarke, Rina Hui, Liza Thomas

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• Original Articles

  • ·Progress Towards a National Cardiac Procedure Database—Development of the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ASCTS) and Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG) Registries

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    William Chan, David J. Clark, Andrew E. Ajani, Cheng-Hon Yap, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela L. Brennan, Diem T. Dinh, Gilbert C. Shardey, Julian A. Smith, Christopher M. Reid, Stephen J. Duffy

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  • ·Knowledge Dissemination Resulting from the Australian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association Annual Scientific Meetings

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    Ritin S. Fernandez, Anne Rowe, Julie Redfern, Lis Neubeck, Tom Briffa

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• Clinical Spotlight

  • ·A Clinico-pathological Conference on Constrictive Pericarditis Secondary to Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report with Expert Commentary and Review of the Literature

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    Adam D. Jordan, Muhammad E.A. Khan, Edward T. Hoey, Doris Rassl, Samer A.M. Nashef

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  • ·Natural remodeling of onlay-patch arterial coronary bypass grafts

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• Letter to the Editor

  • ·Apropos “Establishment of Innovative Specialist Cardiac Indigenous Outreach Service in Rural and Remote Queensland”

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    Subhash C. Arya, Nirmala Agarwal

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• ASCTS 2009 Abstracts

  • ·Presidential Address from Abstracts of the 2009 ASCTS Meeting

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    F.L. Rosenfeldt

    
  • ·Follistatin, An Activin A Binding Protein, Reduces Infarct Size in Myocardial Ischaemia Reperfusion Injury

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    Yi Chen, Christine Rothnie, Denise Spring, Edward Verrier, Kylie Vernados, David Kaye, David Phillips, Mark Hedger, Julian Smith

    
  • ·Successful Extra-corporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO) Support for Primary Graft Failure Post-cardiac Transplantation: Optimum Support Mechanism of Choice

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    H.I. Chong, J. Chan, K. Chaudhuri, M. Vale, V. Pellegrino, S. Marasco, F. Rosenfeldt

    
  • ·Routine Vasoconstrictor Use Reduces Intraoperative Haemodilution and Transfusion Rates in Coronary Surgery

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    Alistair Royse, Hamid Mollahajian, Stephen Bottrell, Colin Royse

     
  • ·Radiological Predictors of Recurrent Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Following Non-surgical Management

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    Ramanujan Ganesalingam, Ross O’Neil, Bruce Shadbolt, John Tharion

     
  • ·Finding the Right Balance Between Univentricular and Biventricular Repair for Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum

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    M. Liava’a, P. Brooks, I.E. Konstantinov, C.P. Brizard, Y. d’Udekem

    
  • ·Percutaneous Aotrtic Valves—Our First Twenty Cases With the Edwards Sapien Transcatheter Valve

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    Jayme Bennetts, Ajay Sinhal

    
  • ·Resource Utilisation and Long Term Survival for Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement

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    Ali Alizzi, Sameet Pathak, Jayme Bennetts, Hugh Cullen, Phillip Tully, Robert A. Baker

    
  • ·Longterm Results of Mitral Valve Repair with Local Suture Annuloplasty

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    Jia-Lin Soon, Shirley Upton, Xu-Yu Jin, Ravi Pillai

    
  • ·Mid-term Outcomes of Chordal Replacement for Bileaflet Mitral Valve Prolapse

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    Satsuki Fukushima, Emma Ivens, Trevor M. Fayers

    
  • ·Training in Mitral Valve Surgery Need Not Impair In-hospital Outcomes: A Single Centre Experience

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    Philip A. Hayward, William Y. Shi, Margaret Shaw, George Matalanis

    
  • ·Use of Bioring in Repair of Severe Left AV Valve Regurgitation in Patients With AVSD

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    Prashant Joshi, Martin Wong, Vaishali Londhe, K.H. Sim

    
  • ·Transfusion Association With Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery: An Analysis of a Large Patient Cohort

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    Zoe McQuilten, Mark Polizzotto, Erica Wood, Merrole Cole-Sinclair, Chris Reid, Louise Phillips, on behalf of the Australasian Society of Cardiac, Thoracic Surgeons (ASCTS) Registry Group

    
  • ·Use of rFVIIa for Critical Bleeding in Cardiac Surgery: Dose Variation Does Not Predict Patient Outcomes

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    Cameron Willis, Robert Bird, Daniel Mullany, Peter Cameron, Louise Phillips

    
  • ·High Flow Nasal Prongs Use in the Post-cardiac Surgical Population Increases Functional Residual Capacity, Improves Oxygenation and Reduces Work of Breathing

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    J.F. Fraser, A. Corley, A.G. Barnett, L. Caruana, O. Tronstad

    
  • ·Branch-first Aortic Arch Replacement Without Circulatory Arrest Nor Deep Hypothermia: A Report of Early Experience

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    George Matalanis, Philip Hayward, Rhiannon Koirala, William Shi, Peter McCall

    
  • ·Paradigm Shift in Aortic Surgery in Green Lane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit at Auckland City Hospital 2002–2009

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    Parma Nand, Indran Ramanathan, Mark Webster

    
  • ·Does the Introduction of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Reduce Hospital Length of Stay? Initial Results From the Green Lane Cardiothoracic Unit

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    Tharumenthiran Ramanathan, David Haydock, Parma Nand, Peter Alison

    
  • ·ECMO for Acute Right Heart Failure

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    E. Granger, P. Macdonald, P. Spratt, P. Jansz, C. Hayward, C. Soto

    
  • ·Cardio-protective Effects of the Cyclosporine Derivative NIM811 Added to HTK Cardioplegia Solution—An In-vitro Rabbit Heart Study

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    P. Pritzwald-Stegmann, A. Hoyer, S. Krabbes, S. Dhein, F.-W. Mohr

    
  • ·Rein Angiotensin II System and Lung Transplantation: Relevance in Brain Death, IRI and Subsequent Lung Injury

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    John Fraser, M. Nataatmadja, M. Passmore, F. Russell, A. Corely, G. Hart, E. Venz, D. Chambers, F. Kermeen, P. Hopkins, Bruce Thomson

    
  • ·Venous Arterial Ecmo: “Good for Some, Not for All”

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    E. Granger, C. Soto, A. Jackson, R. Pye, P. Jansz, K. Dhital, C. Hayward, P. Macdonald, P. Spratt

    
  • ·Pre-operative Atrial Fibrillation is Associated with Poorer Mid-term Survival Post-CABG: A Matched Cohort Study from the ASCTS Database

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    Yangyang Liu, Cheng-Hon Yap, Bo Zhang, Morteza Mohajeri, Julian A. Smith, Diem T. Dinh, Michael Yii, Gilbert C. Shardey, Christopher Reid

    
  • ·Surgical Management and Mid-term Outcomes of 108 Patients with Infective Endocarditis: A Single Centre Experience

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    A. Nayak, R. Griffin, A. Wood, N. Pinto, J. Mundy, P. Shah

     
  • ·Use of Machine Learning Algorithms to Assess Outcomes in Patients Over 80-years of Age Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

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    Sean D. Galvin, Leo Anthony G. Celi, Ivor F. Galvin, Richard W. Bunton

    
  • ·Early and Mid-term Outcome After AVR with or without Concomitant CABG in Octogenarians

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    Bo Zhang, Makarand Nandapurkar, Cheng-Hon Yap, Morteza Mohajeri, Julian A. Smith, Diem T. Dinh, Gilbert C. Shardey, Christopher Reid

    
  • ·Long-term Outcome for Congenital Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis

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    A. Somanathan, Y. d’Udekem, C.P. Brizard, A.D. Cochrane

    
  • ·A Synthetic Internal Mammary Artery

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    Michael Byrom, Steven Wise, Paul Bannon, Anthony Weiss, Martin Ng

     
  • ·Update on Lung Transplantation using Donation after Cardiac Death in NSW

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    E. Granger, P. Spratt, M. Harkess, P. Jansz, K. Dhital, P. Macdonald, M. Malouf, A. Glanville

    
  • ·Beating Heart Preservation of Donor Hearts for Transplantation—A Working Heart Perfusion System for Pig Hearts to Extend Organ Preservation Time

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    P. Pritzwald-Stegmann, J. Passage, T. Müller, A. Mühle, S. Krabbes, S. Dhein, F.-W. Mohr

    
  • ·Accuracy in Staging Lung Cancer using Ebus Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

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    Shoane Ip, Julian Gooi, Simon Knight, Siven Seevanayagam

    
  • ·Pulmonary Lobectomy for NSCLC in Octogenarians

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    Shoane Ip, Bing Teh, Zeng Yap, Julian Gooi, Simon Knight, Siven Seevanayagam

    
  • ·Is Alpha-B Crystallin An Independent Marker for Prognosis in Lung Cancer?

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    A. Campbell-Lloyd, J. Mundy, G. Lampe, C. Hawley, G. Boyle, R. Griffin, C. Thompson, P. Shah

     
  • ·Outcomes after Mitral and Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery: Comparison and Predictors

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    Mahmoon Shirzad, Abbasali Karimi, Seyed Hossein Ahmadi, Samaneh Dowlatshahi, Saeed Davoodi, Mehrab Marzban

    
  • ·Clopridogel as an Alternative Therapy after Biological Aortic Valve Replacement (BAVR)

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    P. Poslussny, S. Folkmann, M.L. Harrer, G. Weiss, B. Heine, M. Grabenwoeger

    
  • ·Is There a Real Benefit to Dialysis Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery?

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    H. Jayasekera, A. Wood, R. Griffin, N. Pinto, J. Mundy, P. Shah

     
  • ·Surgical Reconstruction of the Left Main Coronary Artery: Radial Artery Patch

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    Raju Babu Birudugadda, Ricardo Eduardo Gallo, Mushabab Al Murayeh, Adel Musswary, Hashim Al Hajabed

    
  • ·Long-term Results of the Treatment of Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum

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    Fabiano Farto Viana, Satsuki Fukushima, Andrew Julian Burnett Clarke, Homayoun Jalali, Peter Graham Pohlner

    
  • ·Validation of Current Valve-specific Risk Models in the Australian Population

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    Thathya Ariyaratne, Cheng-Hon Yap, Baki Billah, Daniella Brasacchio, Diem Dinh, Julian Smith

    
  • ·Severe Tortuosity in Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Aneurysm—An Indication for Open Repair?

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    Paul Conaglen, Alistair Royse

    
  • ·Pectoralis Major Musculocutaneous Flaps—An Effective Tool in the Cardiothoracic Surgeon’s Armamentarium

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    Diana Tam, John Tan

    
  • ·Endovascular Stent Graft Repair for Penetrating Ulcers of Descending Thoracic Aorta—Cases Series and Review

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    Deepak Mehrotra, Mark Webster, Indran Ramanathan, Parma Nand

    
  • ·Endovascular Stent Graft Repair for Traumatic Aortic Dissection of Descending Thoracic Aorta – Cases Series And Review

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    Deepak Mehrotra, Mark Webster, Indran Ramanathan, Parma Nand

    
  • ·A Quick Reference Map for TNM Staging of Lung Cancer – “Target Map”

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    Deepak Mehrotra, Nicholas Kang

     
  • ·Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Patients with End Stage Renal Failure – Is It Justified?

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    A.K. Sibal, S. Javali, H. Wilson, P. Alison

    
  • ·Excellent Cardiac Surgical Outcomes in Paediatric Indigenous Patients, But the Same Cannot be Said for Documented Follow-Up

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    Simon Rohde, Mbakise Matebele, Douglas Wall, Andrew Clarke, Peter Pohlner, John Fraser

    
  • ·Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel? Lessons Learnt with Vaso-View Endoscopic Conduit Harvests

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    Prashant Joshi, Y.H. Jong, David Yong, H.J. Langi, A.D. Yusup

    
  • ·Routine Vasoconstrictor Use Reduces Intraoperative Haemodilution and Transfusion Rates in Coronary Surgery

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    Alistair Royse, Hamid Mollahajian, Stephen Bottrell, Colin Royse

     
  • ·Avoidance of Cardiopulmonary Bypass During Coronary Surgery may Reduce the Incidence of Renal Injury: Evidence from a Novel Biomarker

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    Philip Hayward, Glenn Eastwood, Leah Peck, George Matalanis, Rinaldo Bellomo

    
  • ·Mitral Valve Repair Patients with Rheumatic Valvular Disease

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    Rajiv Sharma, Hemant Sharma, Dong Kang, Sumit Yadav, Robert Tam

    
  • ·Preoperative EGFR and Rifle-Classified Postoperative AKI Predict Length of Stay Post Coronary Bypass Surgery in an Australian Setting

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    Elizabeth Moore, Julie Simpson, Antony Tobin, John Santamaria

    
  • ·Cardiac Surgery in Indigenous Australians:What are the Challenges?

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    Matebele Mbakise, Rohde Simon, Clarke Andrew, Thomson Bruce, Corpus Rohan, Lenoy Pauline, Barnett Adrian, Fraser John

    
  • ·Extensive Coronary Artery Reconstruction (ECAR) – A New Paradigm for Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease – Early Analysis

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    Rajiv Sharma, Antonio Xabregas, Robert Tam

    
  • ·Tranexamic Acid and Seizures After Cardiac Surgery

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    Christopher Cole, Andrew Clarke

    
  • ·Proportion of Patients Transfused Undergoing on-Pump Coronary Grafting (CAGS) Rises after Withdrawal of Trasylol^®

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    Yifei Huang, Rebecca Dignan, Bruce French, Hugh Wolfenden, Stuart Menzie

    
  • ·Preliminary Analysis of Techniques and Peri-Operative Complications in Elective Ascending aortic Surgery – Comparison with Emergency Surgery

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    Y. Huang, P. Brady, D. Marshman, J. Brereton, M. Mathur, D. Ross

    
  • ·Neurological Complications Arter Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery With and Without Aortic Manipulation: Meta-Analysis of 11,398 Cases from 8 Studies

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    Martin Misfeld, R. John, L. Brereton, Elizabeth A. Sweetman, Gordon S. Doig

    
  • ·Use of Cryopreserved Aortic Homografts as Treatment for Aortic Root Endocarditis at St Vincent’s Hospital – 18 Years Follow-up

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    Yan E. Sembiring, Helmi Albrecht, Yishay Orr, Emily Granger, Phillip Spratt, Paul Jansz, Peter MacDonald, Alan Farnsworth

    
  • ·Day of Surgery admission for Cardiac Surgery: No Outcome Reasons Not to be the Admission of Choice

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    Meetali Kangasundaram, Jayme Bennetts, Anil Prabhu, Arijit Datta, Phillip Tully, Robert A. Baker

    
  • ·A Multicentre Randomized Trial Comparing Anticoagulation Versus Aspirin as Primary Thromboprophylaxis for Two Years After Fontan Procedure in Children

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    Andrew Cochrane, Paul Monagle, Robin Roberts, Barbara Szechtman, Michael Gent, Maureen Andrew, Brian McCrindle

    
  • ·320 Slice CT Angiography Avoids the Need for Coronary Angiography in Selected Cardiac Surgical Patients

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    Andrew D. Cochrane, Arthur Nasis, Julian Smith, James Cameron

    
  • ·Characterisation of Key Mediators of Organ Injury Following BSD and Throughout Lung Transplantation

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    Jivesh Choudhary, Jeremy M. Arnold, Kimble Dunster, Amjid Muhammed, John Fraser

    
  • ·Early Epithelial Remodelling and Bronchiolitis Obliterans Post Lung Transplantation

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    M. Nataatmadja, M. Passmore, A. Corley, E. Venz, P. Hopkins, F. Kermeen, J. Fraser

    

• Societies

  • ·The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

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