1. Current status of cardiovascular surgery in Japan, 2013 and 2014: a report based on the Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database 5. Thoracic aortic surgery

   • Hideyuki Shimizu
   • Norimichi Hirahara
   • Shinichi Takamoto

   Current Topics Review Article 05 September 2017 Pages: 671 - 678

   

2. Risk factor of bronchopleural fistula after general thoracic surgery: review article

   • Masaya Okuda
   • Tetsuhiko Go
   • Hiroyasu Yokomise

   Current Topics Review Article 12 October 2017 Pages: 679 - 685

   

3. Clinical outcomes of aortic repair in young adult patients with ACTA2 mutations

   • Yoshimasa Seike
   • Kenji Minatoya
   • Junjiro Kobayashi

   Original Article 14 August 2017 Pages: 686 - 691

   

4. Clinical outcomes of early scheduled Fontan completion following Kawashima operation

   • Takashi Kido
   • Takaya Hoashi
   • Hajime Ichikawa

   Original Article 07 September 2017 Pages: 692 - 697

   

5. Predictors of primary lung cancer in a solitary pulmonary lesion after a previous malignancy

   • Akie Nakadate
   • Masashi Nakadate
   • Yukihiro Yoshida

   Original Article 08 September 2017 Pages: 698 - 704

6. Low-voltage coagulation, polyglycolic acid sheets, and fibrin glue to control air leaks in lung surgery

   • Norikazu Kawai
   • Takeshi Kawaguchi
   • Shigeki Taniguchi

   Original Article 30 September 2017 Pages: 705 - 709

   

7. Successful management of antibody-mediated rejection after cardiac transplantation in a patient supported by a left ventricular assist device for more than 3 years

   • Masatoshi Akiyama
   • Shingo Takahara
   • Yoshikatsu Saiki

   Case Report 27 February 2017 Pages: 710 - 712

   

8. A rare malformation of bilateral superior vena cava with bilateral partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in the presence of ostium secundum atrial septal defect: management strategies and pitfalls

   • Malkesh Tarsaria
   • Kartik Patel
   • Jaydeep Ramani

   Case Report 03 March 2017 Pages: 713 - 716

   

9. Thoracoscopic left atrial appendectomy and thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in a patient with cardiogenic stroke combined with acute aortic dissection

   • Takafumi Inoue
   • Kanan Kurahashi
   • Yoshihiro Suematsu

   Case Report 22 September 2017 Pages: 717 - 719

   

10. Successful adjustment for self-expanding metallic stent migration using a flexible bronchoscope with two biopsy forceps technique

    • Remi Yoneyama
    • Hisashi Saji
    • Norihiko Ikeda

    Case Report 02 March 2017 Pages: 720 - 723

    

11. Acknowledgment to reviewers

    Acknowledgment 23 October 2017 Pages: 724 - 726