EDITORIAL
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Improvement in Operative Results and its Background
Koichi Tabayashi
REVIEW
Notes to Avoid Failure in Mitral Valvuloplasty
Kiyoyuki Eishi
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Anastomotic Leaks after Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Comparison of Thoracic and Cervical Anastomoses
Chris J. Blewett, et al.
Shape and Movement of the Interatrial Septum Predicts Change in Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
Colin F. Royse, et al.
Effect of Papaverine Applications on Blood Flow of the Internal Mammary Artery
Senol Yavuz, et al.
Pulsatile Cardiopulmonary Bypass Failed to Prevent Neuropsychological Dysfunction
Yoshio Sudo, et al.
Diagnostic Validity of Computed Tomography for Mediastinitis after Cardiac Surgery
Hiroichiro Yamaguchi, et al.
Functional and Perfusional Assessment with Electrocardiograph-gated Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography after Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Kazuhiko Nishizaki, et al.
CASE REPORT
Five Cases of Lymphangioma of the Mediastinum in Adult
Taro Oshikiri, et al.
Anomalous Subaortic Position of the Brachiocephalic Vein Associated with Tetralogy of Fallot
Masayoshi Ito, et al.
Surgical Treatment of an Aneurysm of the Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery Involving an Aortic Arch Aneurysm and Coronary Artery Disease
Hideyuki Harada, et al.
Double Left Renal Vein Associated with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Riichiro Toda, et al.
Case Report: Endovascular Repair of a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (Saccular Type) with a Stent-graft
Shin-ichi Suzuki, et al.
Pulmonary Vein Orifice Isolation for Eliminating Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation after ICD Implantation
Taijiro Sueda, et al.
NEW METHOD
Bi-directional Single Anastomotic Technique for the Proximal Anastomosis of Free Grafts (the Saphenous Vein or Radial Artery) to the Ascending Aorta in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Akihiko Nabuchi MD, PhD, et al.