| Originals |  
        
        
          Immunosuppressive
            Effects of Prostaglandin E1 during and after Cardiopulmonary
            Bypass Operation in Patients with Ischemic Heart Diseases 
              R. Shibano, et al.……167 |  
        
        
          The
            Effect of FR-167653 on Postoperative Intimal Hyperplasia of the
            Interposition Vein Graft in Rat  
              M. Yamamura, et al.……173 |  
        
        
          Long-Term
            Results after Prosthetic Bypass Surgery for Chronic Limb Ischemia 
              M. Ikebuchi, et al.……177 |  
        
        
          Clinical
            Evaluation and Comparison of the ATS Medical Open Pivot Prosthetic
            Valve and St. Jude's Medical Prosthetic Valve in the Aortic Position
             
              T. Jinno, et al.……183 |  
        
        
          | Case
            Reports |  
        
        
          A
            Case of Chest Pain as an Initial Symptom of Coronary-Pulmonary
            Arterial Fistula 
              K. Ishikawa, et al.……187 |  
        
        
          A
            Case of Aorto-Enteric Fistula after Reconstruction for an Abdominal
            Aortic Aneurysm due to salomonella Infection  
              A. Miyazaki, et al.……191 |  
        
        
          A
            Case of Successful Surgical Treatment for Open Ruptured Abdominal
            Aortic Aneurysm due to Salmonella Infection 
              S. Miyamoto, et al.……194 |  
        
        
          A
            Recurrent Case of Infectious Endocarditis after Mitral Valve
            Repair 
              K. Horike, et al.……198 |  
        
        
          A
            Case of Tetralogy of Fallot with Endocardial Cushion Defect of
            the Intact Primary Septum 
              S. Ohuchi, et al.……202 |  
        
        
          An
            Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Rescued a Patient from
            Potentially Lethal Arrhythmias after Partial Left Ventriculectomy 
              S. Mukai, et al.……205 |  
        
        
          Successful
            Valvuloplasty for Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation due to Blunt
            Trauma 
              H. Osawa, et al.……209 |  
        
        
          Successful
            Continuous Irrigation for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
            aureus Mediastinitis after Open Heart Surgery in an Infant
            with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome 
              A. Ito, et al.……214 |  
        
        
          Reoperations
            after Operation on Acute Type A Aortic Dissection 
              H. Fukuda, et al.……217 |  
        
        
          A
            Case of Early Repair of Ventricular Septal Perforation due to
            Blunt Chest Trauma 
              T. Ikuta, et al.……221 |  
        
        
          Successful
            Surgical Treatment of Retroperitoneal Lymphocele after an Abdominal
            Aortic Aneurysm Repair 
              T. Kuwata, et al.……224 |  
        
        
          A
            Case of Combined Acute Aortic Dissection and Abdominal Aortic
            Aneurysm with Hemolysis 
              E. Suenaga, et al.……227 |  
        
        
          A
            Case of Surgical Repair of Ruptured Aneurysm of the Sinus of
            Valsalva with a Congenitally Bicuspid Aortic Valve 
              K. Yamane, et al.……230 |  
        
        
          Mitral
            Valve Repair with Coronary Artery Bypass under Ventricular  Fibrillation
            in a Case with an Atherosclerotic Ascending Aorta 
              M. Yoshikai, et al.……233 |  
        
        
          A
            Successful Case of Sutureless Pulmonary Artery Plasty Using Autologous
            Tissue for Severe Pulmonary Stenosis after a Rastelli Operation 
              M. Yoshida, et al.……236 |  
        
        
          A
            Case of Mitral Valve Replacement in a Patient with Severe Mechanical
            Hemolytic Anemia after Mitral Valve Repair 
              Y. Fukada, et al.……239 |