Top 50 Articles or Videos Viewed During March 2012

1. Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) Biopsy of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes – Technique
2. Bullous Lung Disease – Clinical Case
3. Why Become a Cardiothoracic Surgeon? — Residents
4. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation – Clinical Case
5. Pericardial Cyst – Clinical Case
6. Technique for Upper Sternal Allograft Implantation – Video
7. Aortic Translocation Operation with Minimal Prosthetic Material – Video, new to "Top Content" list.
8. Thoracoscopic Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax – Technique
9. Thoracoscopic Decortication – Technique
10. Stuart Jamieson, MD – Video, new to "Top Content" list.
11. Laparoscopic Repair of Giant Paraesophageal Hernias – Technique
12. Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) – Procedure 101
13. VATS Lobectomy for Early Stage Lung Cancer – Technique
14. Giant Bullous Emphysema – Technique 
15. Mitral Valve Repair – Technique
16. Aortic Valve Repair for Aortic Insufficiency – Technique
17. Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication – Technique
18. Thoracoscopic Pericardial Window — Expert Technique
19. A New Concept For Extensive Use of Neochordae: "The Folding Leaflet" – Video
20. Surgical Stabilization of Severe Flail Chest – Technique
21. Reverse Subclavian Flap and "Aorto-Pulmonary Window" Technique for Repair of Interrupted Aortic Arch and Common Arterial Trunk – Video
22. The Cardiovascular Hybrid OR–Clinical & Technical Considerations – Technique
23. Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (EVAR) – Procedure 101
24. Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis: The Hemi-Fontan and Bidirectional Glenn – Technique
25. Thoracic Surgeons' Mobile Device Usage– Survey Results, new to "Top Content" list.
26. The Novalung® iLA membrane ventilator: technical aspects – Technique
27. Ligation of the Thoracic Duct for Chylothorax – Technique
28. Writing a Case Report — Journals
29. Repair of Infantile Aortic Coarctation and Transverse Arch Hypoplasia with Resection and Extended End to Undersurface of Aortic Arch Anastomosis – Technique
30. Surgical Options for Total Aortic Arch Replacement Utilizing a Trifurcated Vascular Graft and Individual Head Vessel Re-implantation – Technique
31. Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement with Aortic Valve Re-Implantation – Technique
32. Postero-Lateral (Shaw-Paulson) Approach to Pancoast Tumor – Technique
33. Thoracotomy for Exposure of the Spine – Technique
34. Femoral/Brachial/Radial Access – Technique
35. Recent Advances in Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation – Technique
36. Chest Wall Invasion from Metastatic Chordoma – Clinical Case
37. Severe Diaphragmatic Eventration – Clinical Case
38. ACC/AHA and STS Guidelines — Residents
39. Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange: Replacement of a HeartMate XVE with a HeartMate II Device – Technique
40. Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Repair of Pectus Excavatum – Technique
41. Transhiatal Esophagectomy – Technique 
42. An Unusual Infection Presenting as a Chest Wall Mass – Clinical Case
43. The Cardiac Surgeon's Plight – Commentary
44. Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation – Procedure 101
45. Thoracoscopic Ligation of the Thoracic Duct – Technique
46. Sternal Splitting Approaches to Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis and Resection of Thymoma – Technique
47. Off-Pump Insertion of the Jarvik 2000 Left Ventricular Assist Device – Technique
48. …On Being a Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon — Residents
49. Aortic Arch Replacement With Branched Dacron Graft And Antegrade Stent-Graft Deployment – Video
50. The Gerbode Defect: A Ventriculo-Atrial Defect – Technique

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