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Case Reports Three Cases of Ascending Aorta-Abdominal Aorta Bypass for Atypical Coarctation with Takayasu’s Aortitis E. Inagaki et al.……239 A Traumatic Thoracic Aorta Injury Case Saved by Helicopter Transport and Emergency Surgery T. Ueda et al.……244 Vacuum-Assisted Closure for Mediastinitis Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting A. Yuda et al.……248 Effect of Sildenafil on Pulmonary Hypertension after a Case of Residual Shunt of Ventricular Septal Defect M. Yamasaki et al.……252 Endovascular Stent Graft Treatment for Celiac Aneurysm with Behçet Syndrome Y. Seto et al.……259 A Case of Septic Pulmonary Embolization due to Pacemaker Infection in Which Long-Term Perioperative Ventilation Was Required T. Yoshinaga et al.……262 A Successful Case of Endovascular Treatment with Occlusion Stent Graft for Aortic Aneurysm Associated with Aortitis Syndrome Y. Seto et al.……266 Successful Surgical Treatment of Isolated Iliac Aneurysm with Arterio-enteric Fistula S. Setozaki et al.……270 A Successful Case of Selective Intercostal Arterial Perfusion in a Patient with Ruptured Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm T. Nakajima et al.……273 Steroid Therapy in a Surgical Treated Case of Ventricular Septal Defect with Congenital Adrenocortical Insufficiency S. Oozawa et al.……276 The Efficacy of Linezolid for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infectious Endocarditis F. Kuwabara et al.……280 Two Cases of Accessory Mitral Valve Tissue M. Motohashi et al.……284 Left Subclavian Artery Arising from Kommerell’s Diverticulum of a Left High Aortic Arch M. Usui et al.……289 Successful Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Endocarditis with a Pseudoaneurysm of Ascending Aorta T. Mishima et al.……293 A Nonagenarian with Ruptured Common Iliac Artery Aneurysm and Cardiopulmonary Arrest N. Kawai et al.……297