1. Double patch technique for closing acute ventricular septal perforation

   • Kazuki Hisatomi
   • Kiyoyuki Eishi
   • Seiji Matsukuma

   Original Article 11 November 2010 Pages: 555 - 560

2. Short-term and long-term outcomes of octogenarians after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery

   • Shinya Takase
   • Hitoshi Yokoyama
   • Takashi Igarashi

   Original Article 11 November 2010 Pages: 561 - 567

3. Early results of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: initial series in a public hospital in Australia

   • Tadashi Kitamura
   • James Edwards
   • Robert G. Stuklis

   Original Article 11 November 2010 Pages: 568 - 572

4. Prognostic significance of the combined use of preoperative platelet count and serum carcinoembryonic antigen level in non-small-cell lung cancer

   • Masaki Tomita
   • Tetsuya Shimizu
   • Toshio Onitsuka

   Original Article 11 November 2010 Pages: 573 - 576

5. Total circulatory arrest: a life-saving procedure for mediastinoscopic major hemorrhage

   • Theodoros Karaiskos
   • Elias A. Karfis
   • George E. Drossos

   Case Report 11 November 2010 Pages: 577 - 579

6. Herpes simplex virus pneumonia following mitral valve replacement

   • Akiko Yamaguchi
   • Shigekiyo Matsumoto
   • Takayuki Noguchi

   Case Report 11 November 2010 Pages: 580 - 583

7. Successful treatment for descending necrotizing mediastinitis with severe thoracic emphysema using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

   • Akihito Kozuki
   • Hiroharu Shinozaki
   • Kenichi Kase

   Case Report 11 November 2010 Pages: 584 - 587

8. Resected osteochondroma of the rib in an elderly patient

   • Ryutaro Kikuchi
   • Nobuya Mino
   • Takashi Hirai

   Case Report 11 November 2010 Pages: 588 - 591

9. Cuff-preserving technique for aortic mechanical artificial valve replacement performed for perivalvular leakage

   • Toru Ishizaka
   • Hisashi Satoh
   • Takashi Shintani

   How to Do It 11 November 2010 Pages: 592 - 594

10. Effective and rapid technique to ensure uniform talc pleurodesis

    • Zeena Makhija
    • Ranjit Deshpande
    • Michael T. Marrinan

    How to Do It 11 November 2010 Pages: 595 - 597