1. A neutrophil elastase inhibitor improves lung function during ex vivo lung perfusion

   • Masaaki Harada
   • Takahiro Oto
   • Shinichiro Miyoshi

   Original Article 08 September 2015 Pages: 645 - 651

   

2. The relationship between perioperative administration of inhaled corticosteroid and postoperative respiratory complications after pulmonary resection for non-small-cell lung cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

   • Keiji Yamanashi
   • Satoshi Marumo
   • Cheng-Long Huang

   Original Article 29 September 2015 Pages: 652 - 659

   

3. A successful patch angioplasty with auto-pulmonary wall for congenital coronary left main trunk occlusion in a young child

   • Takafumi Terada
   • Hajime Sakurai
   • Ryohei Ohtsuka

   Case Report 11 October 2013 Pages: 660 - 663

   

4. Successful treatment of fulminant pulmonary embolism with extracorporeal life support and simultaneous systemic thrombolytic therapy after 1 h of cardiopulmonary resuscitation

   • Hiroyuki Kamiya
   • Hug Aubin
   • Artur Lichtenberg

   Case Report 09 November 2013 Pages: 664 - 666

   

5. Successful treatment of refractory chylothorax by pedicled omentoplasty

   • Kazunori Kamiya
   • Akira Yoshizu
   • Junichi Nishimura

   Case Report 22 March 2014 Pages: 667 - 669

   

6. Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan during 2013

   • Committee for Scientific Affairs, The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery
   • Munetaka Masuda
   • Hiroyasu Yokomise

   ANNUAL REPORT Open access 12 November 2015 Pages: 670 - 701

   

7. Acknowledgment to reviewers

   Acknowledgment 03 December 2015 Pages: 702 - 703