1. Destination therapy: the new gold standard treatment for heart failure patients with left ventricular assist devices

   • Michael Yamakawa
   • Shunei Kyo
   • Takashi Nishimura

   Current Topics Review Article 21 December 2012 Pages: 111 - 117

   

2. Open stent grafting for complex diseases of the thoracic aorta: clinical utility

   • Naomichi Uchida

   Current Topics Review Article Open access 29 September 2012 Pages: 118 - 126

3. Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: current status and prospects

   • Hiroshige Nakamura
   • Yuji Taniguchi

   Current Topics Review Article 30 November 2012 Pages: 127 - 132

4. Long-term results of bioprosthetic tricuspid valve replacement: an analysis of 25 years of experience

   • Naoto Morimoto
   • Syunsuke Matsushima
   • Nobuhiko Mukohara

   Original Article 06 December 2012 Pages: 133 - 138

   

5. A personal experience of 2-year general thoracic surgery training programs in Japan and the United States

   • Masatsugu Hamaji
   • Toru Tanaka

   Original Article 08 December 2012 Pages: 139 - 142

6. Surgical correction of giant extracardiac unruptured aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva: case report and review of the literature

   • Shuyang Lu
   • Xiaoning Sun
   • Xueling Liu

   Case Report 25 May 2012 Pages: 143 - 146

   

7. Invited commentary on the article, the title “surgical correction of giant extracardiac unruptured aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva: Case report and review of the literature”

   • Nobuhiko Mukohara

   Invited Commentary 01 August 2012 Pages: 147 - 147

8. Subepicardial aneurysm by venting catheter via the right superior pulmonary vein

   • Masaaki Ryomoto
   • Masataka Mitsuno
   • Hiroyuki Hao

   Case Report 29 June 2012 Pages: 148 - 151

   

9. Early acute thrombosis of bioprosthetic mitral valve presenting with cardiogenic shock

   • Athanasios Tsiouris
   • Hassan Nemeh
   • Jamil Borgi

   Case Report 20 June 2012 Pages: 152 - 154

   

10. Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for lung cancer in a patient with complete situs inversus

    • Mitsuteru Yoshida
    • Hiroyuki Hino
    • Fumitaka Oogushi

    Case Report 29 May 2012 Pages: 155 - 159

    

11. Aortic pseudoaneurysm: a rare complication of mediastinoscopy

    • Andrea Billè
    • Charlotte Longman
    • John Pilling

    Case Report 31 May 2012 Pages: 160 - 162

    

12. Large pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour requiring extrapleural pneumonectomy and diaphragm resection

    • Lawrence Okiror
    • Werner A. Draaisma
    • Karen Harrison-Phipps

    Case Report 20 June 2012 Pages: 163 - 165

    

13. A case of successful preoperative chemotherapy with cisplatin and irinotecan followed by curative-intent surgery for locally advanced thymic carcinoma

    • Shigeki Suzuki
    • Hirotoshi Horio
    • Tsunekazu Hishima

    Case Report 04 July 2012 Pages: 166 - 169

    

14. Erratum to: A case of successful preoperative chemotherapy with cisplatin and irinotecan followed by curative-intent surgery for locally advanced thymic carcinoma

    • Shigeki Suzuki
    • Hirotoshi Horio
    • Tsunekazu Hishima

    Erratum 19 September 2012 Pages: 170 - 170

15. “Roman Sandal” modified method for securing the chest drain to the skin

    • Francesco Inzirillo
    • Casimiro Giorgetta
    • Claudio Della Pona

    How to Do It 29 November 2012 Pages: 171 - 173