1. Toward standardization of valve-sparing root replacement and annuloplasty

   • Takashi Kunihara

   Current Topics Review Article 17 September 2018 Pages: 685 - 691

   

2. Repeat surgical intervention after aortic repair for acute Stanford type A dissection

   • Tadashi Kitamura
   • Shinzo Torii
   • Kagami Miyaji

   Original Article 04 August 2018 Pages: 692 - 699

   

3. Stonehenge technique is associated with faster aortic clamp time in group of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement via right infra-axillary thoracotomy

   • Masataka Yamazaki
   • Akihiro Yoshitake
   • Hideyuki Shimizu

   Original Article 16 August 2018 Pages: 700 - 706

   

4. Mid-term results of mitral valve repair for ischemic mitral regurgitation adjusted according to the degree of remodeling progression

   • Koji Furukawa
   • Mitsuhiro Yano
   • Kunihide Nakamura

   Original Article 25 August 2018 Pages: 707 - 715

   

5. Positive correlation between sarcopenia and elevation of neutrophil/lymphocyte ration in pathological stage IIIA (N2-positive) non-small cell lung cancer patients

   • Takuma Tsukioka
   • Nobuhiro Izumi
   • Noritoshi Nishiyama

   Original Article 13 August 2018 Pages: 716 - 722

   

6. Early chest tube removal after thoracoscopic lobectomy with the aid of an additional thin tube: a prospective multi-institutional study

   • Ryoichi Nakanishi
   • Yoshihisa Fujino
   • Hiroshi Haneda

   Original Article 21 August 2018 Pages: 723 - 730

   

7. Analysis of surgical treatment of Masaoka stage III-IV thymic epithelial tumors

   • Kazutoshi Hamanaka
   • Tsutomu Koyama
   • Ken-ichi Ito

   Original Article 21 August 2018 Pages: 731 - 735

   

8. Salvage esophagectomy combined with partial aortic wall resection following thoracic endovascular aortic repair

   • Masanobu Nakajima
   • Hiroto Muroi
   • Hiroyuki Kato

   Original Article 15 September 2018 Pages: 736 - 743

   

9. Leaflet escape in an Edwards TEKNA mitral prosthesis

   • Shinya Higuchi
   • Iwao Matsunaga
   • Tsuyoshi Ito

   Case Report 13 March 2018 Pages: 744 - 747

   

10. An entire clinical course of mediastinal myxofibrosarcoma treated by surgery and radiation

    • Yasoo Sugiura
    • Hiroyuki Fujimoto
    • Etsuo Nemoto

    Case Report 10 May 2018 Pages: 748 - 752

    

11. Off-pump hemostasis for left ventricular rupture after myocardial infarction with Hydrofit^® and Surgicel^®

    • Hikaru Ishii
    • Hidehito Endo
    • Hiroshi Kubota

    How to Do It 24 April 2018 Pages: 753 - 755

    

12. Acknowledgment to reviewers

    Acknowledgment 13 October 2018 Pages: 756 - 758