Volume 11 Number 5 October, 2005


EDITORIAL
Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Taijiro Sueda, et al.

REVIEW
Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Strategy for a Tethered Valve
Hiromu Terai, et al.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Effect of Substituting Allogenic Blood Transfusion with Autologous Blood Transfusion on Outcomes after Radical Oesophagectomy for Cancer
Masashi Takemura, et al.
Is an Increase in Lactate Concentration Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction after the Fontan Procedure?
Masaki Hamamoto, et al.
Mechanical Ventricular Circulatory Support in Children; Bad Oeynhausen Experience
Kazutomo Minami, et al.

CASE REPORT
Successful Treatment of a Patient with Penetrating Injury of the Esophagus and Brachiocephalic Artery Due to Migration of Kirschner Wires
Shinsuke Wada, et al.
A Surgical Case of Lung Cancer in a Patient with the Left Superior and Inferior Pulmonary Veins Forming a Common Trunk
Isao Matsumoto, et al.
Simultaneous Repair of Pectus Excavatum and Tetralogy of Fallot: Report of a Case
Seiya Kikuchi, et al.
Unexpected Hemodynamic Deterioration and Mitral Regurgitation Due to a Tissue Stabilizer during Left Anterior Descending Coronary Anastomosis in Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Sakura Kinjo, et al.
A Case of Aortic Valve Replacement with St. Jude Medical Regent Valve (First Implant in Japan)
Akira Sezai, et al.
Endovascular Stent-grafting for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Following Bypass Grafting to Superior Mesenteric and Celiac Arteries: Report of Two Cases
Kazutoshi Tachibana, et al.
A Single-stage Operation for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Concomitant Colorectal Carcinoma
Yoshifumi Shimada, et al.
Late Rupture of Knitted Dacron Graft
Yasushige Shingu, et al.
Successful Surgical Treatment for Aneurysm of Splenic Artery with Anomalous Origin
Masato Tochii, et al.

NEW METHOD
A New End Graft Holder for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Yoshiei Shimamura, et al.