Is pulmonary vein isolation effective for permanent atrial fibrillation? Yosuke Ishii Editorial 12 February 2012 Pages: 68 - 70
Rationale of Miyamoto’s technique for reconstruction of tracheal carina Kimihiro Shimizu Editorial 12 February 2012 Pages: 71 - 72
Reversal of oxidant-mediated biochemical injury and prompt functional recovery after prolonged single-dose crystalloid cardioplegic arrest in the infantile piglet heart by terminal warm-blood cardioplegia supplemented with phosphodiesterase III inhibitor Katsushi KinouchiKiyozo MoritaKazuhiro Hashimoto Original Article 12 February 2012 Pages: 73 - 81
Mid-term results of the box pulmonary vein isolation and the cryo-maze procedure for chronic atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valve disease Taiichi TakasakiTaijiro SuedaNaomichi Uchida Original Article 12 February 2012 Pages: 82 - 89
Carinal resection and reconstruction for respiratory tumors using Miyamoto’s technique Adnan SayarOkan SolakAtilla Gürses Original Article 12 February 2012 Pages: 90 - 96
Safety and prognosis of limited surgery for octogenarians with non-small-cell lung cancer Akira OkadaTatsuhiko HironoTakehiro Watanabe Original Article 12 February 2012 Pages: 97 - 103
Current status of postoperative follow-up for lung cancer in Japan: questionnaire survey by the Setouchi Lung Cancer Study Group—A0901 Shigeki SawadaHiroshi SuehisaHiroshi Date Original Article 12 February 2012 Pages: 104 - 111
Surgical treatment of entrapped intravascular ultrasonography catheter Yusuke ShimaharaJunjiro KobayashiTomoyuki Fujita Case Report 12 February 2012 Pages: 112 - 114
Combination of familial Barlow’s disease with bilateral axillary artery aneurysms in two brothers Hirofumi KasaharaMikihiko KudoAkira Shiikawa Case Report 12 February 2012 Pages: 115 - 117
Anomalous systemic arterial supply to the basal segments of the lung with three aberrant arteries Tadashi AkibaHideki MarushimaToshiaki Morikawa Case Report 12 February 2012 Pages: 118 - 121
Pleural solitary fibrous tumor with bullae: is it a microinvasive tumor? Yoshihiko KanaiShunsuke EndoMitsuhiro Nokubi Case Report 12 February 2012 Pages: 122 - 124