1. Patch-and-glue repair in combination with or without direct suture for cardiac rupture after myocardial infarction

   • Toshihiro Fujimatsu
   • Hajime Oosawa
   • Shunpei Sakurai

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 September 2007 Pages: 345 - 350

2. Early and mid-term results after thoracic aortic surgery in patients aged over 70: survival and effect of the age factor

   • Hideyuki Kunishige
   • Kazuhiro Myojin
   • Junichi Oka

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 September 2007 Pages: 351 - 354

3. Combination of a Hetzer operation and a Sebening stitch for Ebstein's anomaly

   • Takeshi Komoda
   • Satsuki Komoda
   • Roland Hetzer

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 September 2007 Pages: 355 - 359

4. Hospital volume and surgical outcomes of lung cancer in Japan

   • Hiroaki Osada
   • Etsuko Yamakoshi

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 September 2007 Pages: 360 - 365

5. Successful treatment of descending necrotizing mediastinitis

   • Yugo Tanaka
   • Yoshimasa Maniwa
   • Yutaka Okita

   CASE REPORT 01 September 2007 Pages: 366 - 369

6. Apicoaortic valved conduit without an apical connector

   • Katsuhiko Matsuyama
   • Yuji Narita
   • Yuichi Ueda

   HOW TO DO IT 01 September 2007 Pages: 370 - 371

7. Contrast magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of periaortic bronchogenic cyst

   • Satsuki Komoda
   • Takeshi Komoda
   • Roland Hetzer

   HOW TO DO IT 01 September 2007 Pages: 372 - 375

8. Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan during 2005

   • Committee for Scientific Affairs
   • Yuichi Ueda
   • Harushi Osugi

   ANNUAL REPORT 01 September 2007 Pages: 377 - 399