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Originals A Novel Strategy with Fasudil, a Rho-kinase Inhibitor for Intractable Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia with Coronary Spasm T. Maeda et al.……91 Enhancement of Sternal Stability with Poly-L-lactide Costal Coaptation Pins for Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using the Internal Thoracic Artery M. Saiki et al.……96 Simple and Easy Techniques for Mitral Valve Exposure with a Single Retractor H. Iida et al.……100 Case Reports Resection of a Right Atrial Myxoma in an Adult Patient with Left Ventricular Non-compaction K. Miyamoto et al.……103 Successful Pericardiectomy for Acute Constrictive Bacterial Pericarditis in the Active Phase of Infection Y. Saitoh et al.……106 A Case Report of Left Ventricular Pseudo-false Aneurysm after Myocardial Infarction S. Ohsawa et al.……110 A Case Report of Acute Thrombotic Obstruction of the On-X Mitral Valve Prosthesis J. Honda et al.……114 A Surgical Case of Mitral Regurgitation and Atrial Septal Defect with Myotonic Dystrophy M. Iwazaki et al.…119 A Case of Blow Out Type Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with a Diagnosis of Unstable Angina Pectoris D. Tanaka et al.…123 Surgical Repair of Constrictive Pericarditis in Which the Waffle Shape Cutting of the Epicardium Using an Ultrasonic Scalpel Was Effective Y. Ichikawa and F. Chikugo……126 An Operated Case of Cardiac Compression by Chronic Expanding Hematoma in the Pericardial Cavity after Cardiac Surgery M. Dohi et al.……130 Ruptured Acute Type A Aortic Dissection with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Absence of a Bridging Innominate Vein T. Iwasaki et al.……135 Waffle Procedure for a Cool Constrictive Epicarditis K. Ohkura et al.……138 A Rare Case of Intracardiac Angiomyolipoma M. Kawatou et al.……142 A Case of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Horseshoe Kidney and Pelvic Arteriovenous Malformation M. Ikebuchi et al.……146 A Case Study of Acute Aortic Dissection, Which Occurred in a Mother and Daughter with Marfan Syndrome on the Same Day H. Nakamura et al.……151 Surgical Reconstruction with Autologous Tissue in a Case of Isolated Unilateral Absence of the Right Pulmonary Artery Y. Uno et al.……156 Renal Transplantation in a Patient with Uremic Cardiomyopathy Resulting in Marked Improvement of Cardiac Function T. Nakayama et al.……160 Review A History of Vascular Surgery in Japan K. Yasuda……165