1. Memorial address for Togo Horiuchi (1924–2012)

   • Yoshikatsu Saiki

   Obituary 10 December 2013 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Modified Konno procedure: surgical management of tunnel-like left ventricular outflow tract stenosis

   • Yukihiro Takahashi
   • Yoshikatsu Hanzawa

   Current Topics Review Article 01 May 2013 Pages: 3 - 8

   

3. Recent advances of pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension including Japanese experiences

   • Hitoshi Ogino

   Current Topics Review Article 26 September 2013 Pages: 9 - 18

   

4. Current status and future perspectives of prosthetic valve selection for aortic valve replacement

   • Hiroshi Furukawa
   • Kazuo Tanemoto

   Current Topics Review Article 31 May 2013 Pages: 19 - 23

   

5. Long-term pulmonary function after major lung resection

   • Kazuhiro Ueda
   • Masataro Hayashi
   • Kimikazu Hamano

   Current Topics Review Article 23 November 2013 Pages: 24 - 30

   

6. Predictors of early and late outcome after total arch replacement for atherosclerotic aortic arch aneurysm

   • Kunihide Nakamura
   • Hiroyuki Nagahama
   • Hirohito Ishii

   Original Article 23 May 2013 Pages: 31 - 37

   

7. Mitral valve replacement versus annuloplasty for treating severe functional mitral regurgitation

   • Kazunori Yoshida
   • Kenji Okada
   • Yutaka Okita

   Original Article 05 September 2013 Pages: 38 - 47

   

8. Midterm outcomes of sutureless technique for postoperative pulmonary venous stenosis

   • Kizuku Yamashita
   • Takaya Hoashi
   • Hajime Ichikawa

   Original Article 06 August 2013 Pages: 48 - 52

   

9. One-stage bilateral pulmonary resections for pulmonary metastases

   • Yoshimasa Mizuno
   • Hisashi Iwata
   • Hirofumi Takemura

   Original Article 29 August 2013 Pages: 53 - 57

10. Chest tube insertion is one important factor leading to intercostal nerve impairment in thoracic surgery

    • Takuro Miyazaki
    • Tetsuya Sakai
    • Takeshi Nagayasu

    Original Article 06 October 2013 Pages: 58 - 63

    

11. The preoperative management of a patient with a large aneurysm of the sinus of valsalva and takotsubo cardiomyopathy

    • Mario Lescan
    • Tobias Walker
    • Christian Schlensak

    Case Report 02 February 2013 Pages: 64 - 67

    

12. Branch ligatures and blood aspiration for post-traumatic superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm: surgical technique

    • Zoran Rancic
    • Felice Pecoraro
    • Mario Lachat

    Case Report 13 February 2013 Pages: 68 - 70