1. Surgical access rather than method of pleurodesis (pleurectomy or pleural abrasion) influences recurrence rates for pneumothorax surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Andrea Bille
   • Allanah Barker
   • Eric Lim

   Review Article 08 May 2012 Pages: 321 - 325

   

2. Long-term results of the maze procedure in patients with mechanical valve

   • Yoshimori Araki
   • Hideki Oshima
   • Yuichi Ueda

   Original Article 11 May 2012 Pages: 326 - 333

   

3. Time-dependent change in fresh autologous pericardium applied for posterior mitral annuloplasty: degree of calcification and its influence on the repaired mitral valve

   • Takashi Miura
   • Kiyoyuki Eishi
   • Shun Nakaji

   Original Article 08 May 2012 Pages: 334 - 340

   

4. Pulmonary valve replacement long after repair of tetralogy of Fallot

   • Yuichi Shiokawa
   • Hiromichi Sonoda
   • Ryuji Tominaga

   Original Article 08 May 2012 Pages: 341 - 344

   

5. Total aortic arch replacement using hypothermic circulatory arrest with antegrade selective cerebral perfusion: are there cerebral deficits other than frank stroke?

   • Kotaro Hiraoka
   • Satoshi Kawatsu
   • Yoshikatsu Saiki

   Original Article 08 May 2012 Pages: 345 - 349

   

6. Aorto-duodenal fistula on an aortic endograft: a rare cause of late conversion after endovascular aneurysm repair

   • Gian Franco Veraldi
   • Leonardo Gottin
   • Alessandro Mazzucco

   Case Report 08 May 2012 Pages: 350 - 354

   

7. Bidirectional Glenn procedure for an infected modified Blalock–Taussig shunt

   • Yuki Sasaki
   • Tsukasa Ozawa
   • Yoshinori Watanabe

   Case Report 08 May 2012 Pages: 355 - 358

   

8. Primary axillary hydatid cyst

   • Adil Arsalane
   • Massime El Hammoumi
   • El Hassane Kabiri

   Case Report 08 May 2012 Pages: 359 - 362

   

9. Left upper lobectomy with combined resection of the distal arch aorta after chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced lung cancer

   • Toshiki Tanaka
   • Kazuhiro Ueda
   • Kimikazu Hamano

   Case Report 08 May 2012 Pages: 363 - 366

   

10. Unilateral absence of right proximal pulmonary artery in the setting of severe pulmonary hypertension: considerations for surgical repair and perioperative management

    • Kentaro Umezu
    • Yorikazu Harada
    • Satoshi Yasukochi

    Case Report 08 May 2012 Pages: 367 - 369

    

11. Five-year tumor-free survival after aggressive trimodality therapy for T3N0M1b non-small cell lung cancer with synchronous solitary brain metastasis

    • Kazuhito Funai
    • Kazuya Suzuki
    • Norihiko Shiiya

    Case Report 12 May 2012 Pages: 370 - 372

    

12. Reconstruction of the intraparenchymal pulmonary artery aneurysm

    • Hiromasa Nakamura
    • Hiroki Yamaguchi
    • Takashi Takano

    Case Report 08 May 2012 Pages: 373 - 376

    

13. Choriocarcinoma of the lung: report of a case

    • Takayuki Ibi
    • Kyoji Hirai
    • Kazuo Shimizu

    Case Report 28 April 2012 Pages: 377 - 380

    

14. Successful percutaneous coronary intervention in a case of acute aortic dissection complicated with malperfusion of the left main coronary artery after replacement of the ascending aorta

    • Daijiro Hori
    • Kenichiro Noguchi
    • Hideo Adachi

    Case Report 08 May 2012 Pages: 381 - 385

    

15. Very-low-dose continuous drip infusion of landiolol hydrochloride for postoperative atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with poor left ventricular function

    • Akimasa Morisaki
    • Mitsuharu Hosono
    • Shigefumi Suehiro

    Case Report 08 May 2012 Pages: 386 - 390

    

16. Transtricuspid approach in redo surgery for post-infarction ventricular septal rupture

    • Kouji Furukawa
    • Shizuko Iwasa
    • Toshio Onitsuka

    Case Report 08 May 2012 Pages: 391 - 393

    

17. Left atrial thrombus in patient with coronary–left atrium fistula

    • Tatsuya Ogawa
    • Tomoyuki Fujita
    • Junjiro Kobayashi

    Case Report 28 April 2012 Pages: 394 - 396

    

18. Huge malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura

    • Walid Abu Arab
    • Dany Lamoth
    • Marco Sirois

    Case Report 08 May 2012 Pages: 397 - 400