1. Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block in coronary artery bypass surgery: the role of local anesthetic volume—a prospective, randomized study

   • Zeliha Asli Demir
   • Muhammed Enes Aydin
   • Ali Ahiskalioglu

   Original Article 06 July 2023 Pages: 1 - 7

   

2. Investigation of real-world heparin resistance and anticoagulation management prior to cardiopulmonary bypass: report from a nationwide survey by the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery heparin resistance working group

   • Koki Ito
   • Konosuke Sasaki
   • Yoshikatsu Saiki

   Original Article Open access 17 May 2023 Pages: 8 - 14

   

3. Thromboelastographic evaluation after cardiac surgery optimizes transfusion requirements in the intensive care unit: a single-center retrospective cohort study using an inverse probability weighting method

   • Takahiro Tamura
   • Shogo Suzuki
   • Kimitoshi Nishiwaki

   Original Article 12 May 2023 Pages: 15 - 23

   

4. An accurate prediction of negative lymph node metastasis with consideration of glucose metabolism in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer

   • Ken Onodera
   • Keiju Aokage
   • Masahiro Tsuboi

   Original Article 02 June 2023 Pages: 24 - 30

   

5. Complete thoracoscopic lobectomy versus hybrid video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer

   • Tomohiro Fujita
   • Akira Koyanagi
   • Koji Kishimoto

   Original Article 14 June 2023 Pages: 31 - 40

   

6. CircGFPT1 regulates the growth and apoptosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma through miR-142-5p/HAX1 axis

   • Zheng Feng
   • Tianyi Zhang
   • Yongan Zhou

   Original Article 16 July 2023 Pages: 41 - 54

   

7. Sutureless repair with Hydrofit^® and bovine pericardial patch for oozing-type postinfarction cardiac rupture

   • Shintaro Takago
   • Satoru Nishida
   • Takayasu Tada

   How to Do It 23 August 2023 Pages: 55 - 57

   

8. Reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract with severe calcification: lantern procedure

   • Takahiro Ishigaki
   • Satoru Wakasa
   • Yasuhiro Kamikubo

   How to Do It 24 August 2023 Pages: 58 - 60

   

9. Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeries in Japan during 2020

   • Committee for Scientific Affairs, The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery
   • Goro Matsumiya
   • Yoshiki Sawa

   Annual Report Open access 28 November 2023 Pages: 61 - 94