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Originals Vacuum-Assisted Closure for Infections after Cardiovascular Surgery 　　R. Higashita, et al.……127 Surgical Treatment for a Trauma-Caused Cardiac Rupture 　　 M. Itoh, et al.……132 Case Reports Myonephropathic Metabolic Syndrome following Femoral Arterial Cannulation 　　S. Tsukamoto, et al.……136 CABG in a Patient with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus 　　M. Mutsuga, et al.……140 A Case of Reoperation for a Starr-Edwards Ball Valve Prosthesis Implanted in the Aortic Position 30 Years Previously 　　N. Ishigami and K. Horiba……144 Mediastinitis following Graft Replacement for the Ascending and Total Arch Aorta in Two Cases 　　A. Tamura, et al.……147 Correction of Severe Ebstein’s Anomaly in a Neonate with Pulmonary Atresia 　　T. Kobayashi, et al.……151 A Case of Ostial Stenosis of the Left Main Coronary Artery and Aortic Valve Insufficiency due to Syphilitic Aortitis 　　T. Ooka, et al.……155 Pseudoaneurysm in the Ascending Aorta as a Late Complication in a Case of Cardiac Surgery 　　F. Kuwabara, et al.……160 A Case of Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm of the Brachiocephalic Artery 　　M. Goda, et al.……164 Double Valve Replacement for Severe Insufficiency of the Aortic and Mitral Valves in an Adult with Left Ventricular Noncompaction 　　H. Sonoda, et al.……168 Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage as a Useful Treatment to Relieve Paraplegia Caused by Acute Type A Aortic Dissection 　　K. Takahashi, et al.……173 Simultaneous Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Mitral Valve Replacement in a Patient with Dilated Cardiomyopathy 　　T. Miura, et al.……177 Surgical Treatment for Infective Endocarditis in a Case with Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Dilated Ascending Aorta 　　S. Tanabe, et al.……183 Surgical Repair of Double Outlet Right Ventricle and Coarctation of the Aorta in a Neonate with a Right Aortic Arch 　　Y. Kunii, et al.……188