1. Management of active infective endocarditis

   • Kiyoyuki Eishi

   Editorial 18 June 2008 Pages: 257 - 259

2. Current status of coronary artery bypass grafting

   • Junjiro Kobayashi

   Current Topics Review Article 18 June 2008 Pages: 260 - 267

3. Role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in the management of lung cancer

   • Kazuhiro Yasufuku
   • Takahiro Nakajima
   • Ichiro Yoshino

   Current Topics Review Article 18 June 2008 Pages: 268 - 276

4. Mitral valve repair for infective endocarditis

   • Tadashi Omoto
   • Masahiro Ohno
   • Takeo Tedoriya

   Original Article 18 June 2008 Pages: 277 - 280

5. Near-infrared spectroscopy for noninvasive evaluation of chest wall ischemia immediately after left internal thoracic artery harvesting

   • Yoshiyuki Takami
   • Kazuyoshi Tajima
   • Hiroshi Masumoto

   Original Article 18 June 2008 Pages: 281 - 287

6. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma in the thymus of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

   • Ai Maeda
   • Makio Hayama
   • Kazuo Tanemoto

   Case Report 18 June 2008 Pages: 288 - 291

7. Robot-assisted thoracoscopic lung resection aimed at solo surgery for primary lung cancer

   • Katsuo Yamada
   • Shinji Kato

   Case Report 18 June 2008 Pages: 292 - 294

8. Aortic valve replacement in a patient with a brain tumor

   • Yusuke Ando
   • Kazuhiro Kurisu
   • Manabu Hisahara

   Case Report 18 June 2008 Pages: 295 - 297

9. Intraseptal biatrial myxoma excised via the superior septal approach

   • Toshinori Totsugawa
   • Masahiko Kuinose
   • Atsuhisa Ishida

   Case Report 18 June 2008 Pages: 298 - 301

10. Intraoperative contralateral pneumothorax during single-lung transplantation

    • Olufemi Akindipe
    • Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy
    • Edward D. Staples

    Case Report 18 June 2008 Pages: 302 - 305

11. Resection and stapling technique for wide-based giant bullae in video-assisted thoracic surgery using a new end-stapler

    • Shunsuke Yamada
    • Kazuho Yoshino
    • Hiroshi Inoue

    How To Do It 18 June 2008 Pages: 306 - 308

12. Modified central venous catheter for pneumothorax

    • Hironori Ishibashi
    • Shin-ichiro Ohta
    • Masahide Hirose

    How To Do It 18 June 2008 Pages: 309 - 310

13. Communication between the right pulmonary artery and left atrium with aneurysm formation

    • Masahide Chikada
    • Arata Murakami
    • Shinichi Takamoto

    Erratum 18 June 2008 Pages: 311 - 311