Volume 12 Number 1 February, 2006


EDITORIAL
Cell Transplantation for Cardiac Repair
Michio Kawasuji

REVIEW
Present Status of Clinical Proteomic Analysis for the Early Detection and Determination of Therapeutic Strategy in Lung Cancer
Takashi Hirano, et al.
Impact of Lung Preservation Solutions, Euro-Collins vs. Low-potassium Dextran, on Early Graft Function: A Review of Five Clinical Studies
Yoshinori Okada, et al.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Preoperative Prognostic Factors for pN2 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Masaki Tomita, et al.
Can the Outcome of Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation after Cardiac Surgery be Predicted?
Ghassan Baslaim, et al.
Outcome of Emergency Conventional Coronary Surgery for Acute Coronary Syndrome Due to Left Main Coronary Disease
Mitsumasa Hata, et al.
Perioperative Coronary Artery Spasm in Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and its Possible Relation with Perioperative Hypomagnesemia
Naoki Minato, et al.
Experimental Study on Stability of a High-porosity Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Graft in Dogs
Mitsuhiro Isaka, et al.
Midterm Results of Transluminal Endovascular Grafting in Patients with DeBakey Type III Dissecting Aortic Aneurysms
Shinichi Suzuki, et al.

CASE REPORT
Ultraflex Expandable Stents for the Management of Air Leaks
Mitsuru Takahashi, et al.
Coexistent Lung Carcinoma and Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Same Lobe
Motoki Sakuraba, et al.
Rupture of a Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Causing Early Local Recurrence
Kazuo Yoshida, et al.
Surgical Experience of Subacute Pulmonary Thromboembolism with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension
Yuji Maruyama, et al.
Lobar Torsion after Pulmonary Resection; Report of Two Cases
Adalet Demir, et al.
A Successfully Operated Case of Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis during Planned Pregnancy
Masao Soeda, et al.
Temporary Axillo-femoral Bypass for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in High Risk Patients
Shinji Kanemitsu, et al.
Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Subclavian Artery Following Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder: A Report of a Surgical Case
Koji Tsutsumi, et al.