Effect of prosthesis-patient mismatch on survival after aortic valve replacement using mechanical prostheses in patients with aortic stenosis Koji TsutsumiMasashi NagumoRyuichi Takahashi Original Article 16 December 2008 Pages: 577 - 583
Surgical strategy for impending rupture of an infected anastomotic pseudoaneurysm of the aorta 9 years after a Bentall procedure: radical surgery involving en bloc resection of the infected sternum, pseudoaneurysm, and artificial vascular graft Yuji KatayamaNaoki MinatoMasayuki Sakaguchi Case Report 16 December 2008 Pages: 584 - 588
Left axillary arterial perfusion for cerebrospinal protection in proximal descending aortic aneurysm Masato TochiiMotomi AndoKiyotoshi Akita Case Report 16 December 2008 Pages: 589 - 591
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with Werner’s syndrome Satona TanakaTakeshi MiyairiSachito Fukuda Case Report 16 December 2008 Pages: 592 - 594
Triple-valve treatment for prosthetic valve endocarditis occurring 20 years after implantation of a Carpentier-Edwards pericardial bioprosthesis in the aortic valve Yoichi HisataShiro HazamaKiyoyuki Eishi Case Report 16 December 2008 Pages: 595 - 598
Coronary artery bypass grafting with bilateral internal thoracic arteries for Bland-White-Garland syndrome in an adult Kazuhiko IwahashiAtsushi OmuraMasayoshi Okada Case Report 16 December 2008 Pages: 599 - 601
Traumatic pericardial rupture without cardiac injury Teruya NakamuraJames D. MaloneySatoru Osaki Case Report 16 December 2008 Pages: 602 - 605
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma originating from the thymus Kazuhiro ImaiHajime SaitoJun-ichi Ogawa Case Report 16 December 2008 Pages: 606 - 609
Bilateral pneumothorax, lung cavitations, and pleural empyema in a cocaine addict Leonardo SoliniStavros GourgiotisIoannis Koukis Case Report 16 December 2008 Pages: 610 - 612
Appearance of lung metastasis from osteosarcoma 21 years after initial treatment Ryo MaedaNoritaka IsowaYuji Kawasaki Case Report 16 December 2008 Pages: 613 - 615
Diagnosis by needle biopsy of tuberculoma that mimics lung cancer Yukihiro ZaizenMasao ChujoTokujiro Yano Case Report 16 December 2008 Pages: 616 - 620