1. Thymoma and thymic carcinoma

   • Federico Venuta
   • Erino A. Rendina
   • Giorgio F. Coloni

   Guest Review Article 13 January 2012 Pages: 1 - 12

2. Surgery for atrial fibrillation: recent progress and future perspective

   • Takashi Nitta
   • Yosuke Ishii
   • Shun-ichiro Sakamoto

   Current Topics Review Article 13 January 2012 Pages: 13 - 20

3. Multicenter trial of carperitide in patients with renal dysfunction undergoing cardiovascular surgery

   • Kazuki Hisatomi
   • Kiyoyuki Eishi

   Original Article 13 January 2012 Pages: 21 - 30

4. Morphological evaluation of areas of damage in blunt cardiac injury and investigation of traffic accident research

   • Noriyoshi Kutsukata
   • Yuichiro Sakamoto
   • Masami Ochi

   Original Article 13 January 2012 Pages: 31 - 35

5. Efficacy of functional operability algorithm for octogenarians with primary lung cancer

   • Hideo Umezu
   • Shinichiro Miyoshi
   • Masayuki Chida

   Original Article 13 January 2012 Pages: 36 - 42

6. Role of pulmonary resection in the diagnosis and treatment of limited-stage small cell lung cancer: revision of clinical diagnosis based on findings of resected specimen and its influence on survival

   • Takashi Iwata
   • Noritoshi Nishiyama
   • Kiyotoshi Inoue

   Original Article 13 January 2012 Pages: 43 - 52

7. Hammock mitral valve in an adult patient

   • Takayoshi Kato
   • Shinji Tomita
   • Ryu-hei Tanaka

   Case Report 13 January 2012 Pages: 53 - 55

8. One-stage operation for esophageal perforation of a thoracic aortic aneurysm

   • Yutaka Imoto
   • Akira Sese
   • Akihiko Uchiyama

   Case Report 13 January 2012 Pages: 56 - 59

9. Muscle plombage for extensive bronchial necrosis after right lower lobectomy

   • Kenji Tetsuka
   • Shunsuke Endo
   • Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

   Case Report 13 January 2012 Pages: 60 - 62