Volume 14 Number 5 October, 2008

EDITORIAL
Artificial Heart
Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) : A Bridge-to-Recovery
—The Novel LVAD III-intrathoracic small blood pump with atriostomy drainage for combination therapies—
Domingo Liotta
REVIEW
Technique and Outcomes of Pulmonary Endarterectomy Surgery
Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, et al.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Evaluation of Respiratory Status in Patients after Thoracic Esophagectomy Using PiCCO System
Kiyohiro Oshima, et al.
Short-and Long-Term Outcomes after Pneumonectomy for Primary Lung Cancer
Takeshi Kawaguchi, et al.
The Efficacy of Human Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Patients with Renal Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Kenta Izumi, et al.
Maximum Aortic Diameter as a Simple Predictor of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection
Junichiro Takahashi, et al.
CASE REPORT
Schwannoma of the Brachial Plexus Presenting as an Enlarging Cystic Mass: Report of a Case
Fengshi Chen, et al.
Lung Cancer Surgery in Nonagenarians
Takashi Iwata, et al.
Effective Chemotherapy Based on a Chemosensitivity Test for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Yoshimasa Maniwa, et al.
Long Survival after Resection for Lung Metastasis of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor in Neurofibromatosis 1
Katsuhiko Shimizu, et al.
Thoracoscopic Removal of a Maternal Mediastinal Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma Causing Neonatal Hypocalcemia: A Case Report
S. Ibrahim Dinçer, et al.
Shunt Operations Improved Thrombocytopenia in a Patient with Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease
Seref Olgar, et al.
Three-Dimensional Images of Extra-Routine Grafts in CABG by Multidetector Computed Tomography
Akihiro Nabuchi, et al.
Asymptomatic Spontaneous Rupture of a Nonaneurismal Visceral Aorta
Masaki Yada, et al.
Aortic Root Reimplantation Using a Valsalva Graft for Postoperative Pseudoaneurysm after Acute Aortic Dissection
Toshinobu Kazui, et al.
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