Safe pleural contraction employing a new tip for electrosurgical units Noriyoshi SawabataKeiji IuchiTakashi Mori Original Article Pages: 1221 - 1225
Simultaneous operation for minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass and abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Nobuaki HirataShigeaki OhtakeHikaru Matsuda Case Report Pages: 1226 - 1228
Safety and indication of open heart surgery without blood transfusion for congenital cardiac defects in infants Takahiko SakamotoYuzo NagaseNoboru Kosai Original Article Pages: 1232 - 1238
Microcirculation of kidney and skin during left ventricular assisted circulation —Comparative studies of pulsatile and nonpulsatile assists— Akira SezaiMotomi ShionoYoshiki Taniguchi Original Article Pages: 1239 - 1246
Preoperative magnetic resonance angiography findings and postoperative neurological complications in 93 cases of CABG with cardiopulmonary bypass Tadaaki KoyamaTakaaki MochizukiAkira Marui Original Article Pages: 1247 - 1252
Prognosis and management in patients with left main shock syndrome —Emergency PTCA following CABG— Hideyuki TomiokaSunao WatanabeMasaharu Minami Original Article Pages: 1253 - 1259
Near-infrared spectroscopy during hypothermic selective cerebral perfusion —A clinical study of its value— Tsutomu ItoToshihiko UedaShiaki Kawada Original Article Pages: 1260 - 1266
Efficacy of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scans in diagnosis of pulmonary nodules Kimito OrinoMitsuo KawamuraYoshiro Sazawa Original Article Pages: 1267 - 1274
The pharmacokinetics of a fibrin adhesive agent applied to the rat lung Hideyasu OmiyaYukihito SaitoAkiharu Okamura Original Article Pages: 1275 - 1278
Long-term results of aortic root replacements with pulmonary autografts (Ross Procedure) in five cases Toshiaki OhtoToshikatsu YagiharaToru Ishizaka Original Article Pages: 1279 - 1284
Hemodynamic evaluations of patients with small aortic annulus with St. Jude Medical prosthetic heart valve Takashi ShimabukuroYasuo TakeuchiNaoko Nagano Original Article Pages: 1285 - 1291
Protective effects of halothane on ischemic reperfusion injury on rat perfused hearts Osamu HondaKouichi InoueToshihiro Takaba Original Article Pages: 1292 - 1296
Postoperative therapy using human atrial natriurectic peptide in cases of valve replacement Tomohiro MaedaMasaya KitamuraHiroshi Kasanori Original Article Pages: 1297 - 1304
Changes of serum cytokine levels after thoracoscopic esophagectomy Masashi TakemuraMasayuki HigashinoHiroaki Kinoshita Original Article Pages: 1305 - 1310
Norwood procedure to hypoplastic left heart syndrome Shunji SanoMasaaki KawadaMasahiro Inoue Original Article Pages: 1311 - 1316
The role of bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt on selection of Fontan patients Yasunori ChoToshiyuki KatogiShiaki Kawada Original Article Pages: 1317 - 1323
Surgical treatment for mitral regurgitation associated with secundum atrial septal defect Reiji HattoriKiyoharu NakanoSoichiro Kitamura Original Article Pages: 1324 - 1328
A case of reoperation 24 years after repair of absent pulmonary valve syndrome with anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery Fumio ChikugoTetsuya KitagawaItsuo Katoh Case Report Pages: 1329 - 1333
Surgical repair of isolated congenital tricuspid regurgitation with artificial chordae —A case of two year-follow up— Tsutomu ItoToshiyuki KatogiShiaki Kawada Case Report Pages: 1334 - 1338
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the heart, report of a case and review of the literature Kazuhiro MyojinYoshimitsu IshibashiMasamichi Itoh Case Report Pages: 1339 - 1344
Two cases of mitral restenosis occuring eight years after percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) Masaaki KogaHiroshi SoharaAkira Taira Case Report Pages: 1345 - 1348
A case of coronary arterial fistula orginating from both coronary artery and draining to the right atrium Masahiro ObanaMotomi ShionoYukiyasu Sezai Case Report Pages: 1349 - 1353
A case of aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis with aortic root aneurysm Takeru ShimomuraAkihiko UsuiKenzo Yasuura Case Report Pages: 1354 - 1357
Metastatic lung tumor developing 15 years after resection of invasive thymoma Ryusuke SuzukiKeiichiro KondoNobuo Kitamura Case Report Pages: 1358 - 1362
A case of constrictive pericarditis with atrial fibrillation after mitral valve repair and Maze III procedure Hajime KinHiroshi IzumotoKohei Kawazoe Case Report Pages: 1363 - 1367