Originals
Outcome and Problem of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Octogenarians
  K. Furubayashi, et al.…1
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS) for Double Valve Replacement (DVR)
  N. Kaki, et al.…5
Long-Term Results of Open Heart Surgery in Hemodialysis Patients
  M. Yamamura, et al.…9
Surgical Site Infection by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after Cardiovascular Operations: An Outbreak and Its Control
  M. Umesue, et al.…14
Case Reports
A Surgical Approach to the Repair of a False Aneurysm in the Left Main Trunk, Using Transection of the Main Pulmonary Artery
  T. Furusawa, et al.…21
Endovascular Stent Grafting of a Perforated Descending Aorta Caused by Empyema
  K. Dairaku, et al.…25
Two Cases of Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Ventricular Septal Perforation and Right Ventricular Free Wall Rupture
  T. Furukawa, et al.…29
Right Parasternal Vertical Approach for Tricuspid Valve Replacement in Repeated Cardiac Surgery
  M. Takahashi, et al.…33
Atrial Blood Cyst: A Rare Tumor in an Adult
  T. Ando, et al.…37
A Case of Aortic Valve Blood Cyst with CoA Complex
  H. Masuhara, et al.…40
Pericardiectomy with Cardiopulmonary Bypass in a Case of Constrictive Pericarditis Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  H. Morita, et al.…44
Octreotide for Postoperative Chylothorax
  M. Mutsuga, et al.…48
A Case of Open Stent Grafting for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Combined with Atypical Coarctation and Aortic Regurgitation
  H. Yoshitaka, et al.…51
A Case of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Involved by Acute Type B Dissection Treated with One-Stage OPCAB and Y-Graft Replacement
  Y. Araki, et al.…55
A Case of Superior Mesenteric Arterial Dissection Associated with Stanford Type B Acute Aortic Dissection
  S. Okumura and J. Okawara…59
Excision of the Clavicle for the Treatment of Sternal Nonunion Following Open Heart Surgery
  Y. Sawada, et al.…63
Less Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using the Internal Thoracic Artery: Usefulness of Balloon Occlusion of the Internal Thoracic Artery Graft
  S. Hazama, et al.…67
Prosthetic Valve Replacement in Corrected Transposition with Severe Tricuspid Valve Dysfunction
  Y. Ko, et al.…70
Two Cases of Mycobacterium fortuitum Infection after Open-Heart Surgery
  Y. Yokoyama, et al.…74
A Successful Operative Case of Delayed Repair for Acute Traumatic Aortic Rupture
  M. Ohnaka, et al.…78