1. Changes in left ventricular volume and predictors of cardiac events after endoventricular circular patch plasty

   • Kiyokazu Kokaji
   • Hankei Shin
   • Ryohei Yozu

   Original Article Pages: 551 - 559

2. Rationale of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for left main trunk disease

   • Satsuki Fukushima
   • Junjiro Kobayashi
   • Soichiro Kitamura

   Original Article Pages: 560 - 566

3. Cystic lymphangioma confined to mediastinum in an adult

   • A. Serhan Poyraz
   • Dalokay Kilic
   • Banu Bilezikci

   Case Report Pages: 567 - 569

4. Inverted L-shape sternotomy as a minimally invasive approach

   • Yuko Tosaka
   • Satoshi Nakazawa
   • Yoshihiko Yamazaki

   Case Report Pages: 570 - 573

5. Thymic carcinoma with a large cystic lesion

   • Shin-ichi Takeda
   • Hiroshi Hirano
   • Hiroki Asada

   Case Report Pages: 574 - 576

6. Rapid occurrence of pulmonary aspergillosis after pulmonary wedge resection

   • Fengshi Chen
   • Shinichi Itoi
   • Koji Chihara

   Case Report Pages: 577 - 579

7. Omental herniation through the esophageal hiatus mimics mediastinal lipomatous tumor

   • Junji Yunoki
   • Hitoshi Ohteki
   • Kazuhiro Hisajima

   Case Report Pages: 580 - 582

8. Surgical treatment for abnormal echoes in the left ventricular outflow tract caused by ruptured mitral chordae tendineae

   • Shinji Hirai
   • Yoshiharu Hamanaka
   • Miwa Sutoh

   Case Report Pages: 583 - 585

9. Surgical repair for chronic traumatic thoracic aneurysm after 12-year follow-up

   • Norihiro Kondo
   • Masayuki Koyama
   • Ikuo Fukuda

   Case Report Pages: 586 - 588

10. Left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement due to oversize prosthesis

    • Makoto Kamada
    • Kenji Ohsaka
    • Hidemitsu Kakihata

    Case Report Pages: 589 - 591

11. Stenting for critical airway stenosis under percutaneous cardiopulmonary support

    • Takeshi Shiraishi
    • Takayuki Shirakusa
    • Katsunobu Kawahara

    Case Report Pages: 592 - 596